West Rochester High School - W Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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l A X l ' f, tgeclnzagf' 4 , Corridor Talk Mary Adele Winans enjoyed a pleasant vacation by alternating house parties and work in the Ceramic studiof She seems to believe that all work and no play makes jack a dull boy.', :uf :af as Osee Reynolds has returned to school after spending part of the summer in touring thru the New England States and the Adirondacks, Berkshires, White and Green mountains While away, she enjoyed her first meal of clams. FF az: 1: Louise' Mason tried to keep house between house parties this summer and seemed to en- joy it. We hope the house enjoyed it as much. af Pk ak Marie Farrow spent part of her summer on house parties and part in Canada. , Pk Pk wk Betty Hellen spent part of her vacation at the lake and the rest painting. Getting the paint on correctly is quite an art. Dk lk Pk Gladys Ridgley enjoyed a much needed rest at Sodus Point and on a house party at Can- andaigua Lake. vf x Pk Avis Baker believes that staying at home is just as much fun as going away for the sum- mer. If you don't believe it, try and see. ar :of -uf They say that traveling is an education in itself. That is the kind Ruth Fagan acquired this summer thru many short trips. Pk xc wk Virginia Gordon likes Rochester so well she decided not to leave, so she stayed home and read many of the latest novels. :sf 4: if Mary Beth VVhaley spent her summer at the lake and says there is nothing like lake air and water for one who is thin. Wall Street Financier .Speaks to Students of West High ' At the first assembly of the year, on Friday, September the fourteenth, the school had the privilege of hearing Cameron Beck, Personel Director of the Stock Exchange, New York City, gave a most inspiring talk. Mr. Beck is a man who started out on three dollars a week, part of which he 'spent to hear the well known Professor, John B. DeMotte. He said that he would never forget, as long as he lived, what Professor DeMotte said. VVhat you are to be you are now becoming! Mr. Beck told of a time, not long ago, when he was camping in the Rockies. He went into a crossroads store and saw a package on a shelf. He asked the price of it, bought it, put it in his pocket and went out. Again, while going through the Adirondacks, he stepped into a small store, saw another package of the same kind, bought it and went out. Here in Rochester, he saws a third package of the same kind and he purchased it because every pack- age, and every cracker in every package put out by the National Biscuit Company bears its trademark which is the trademark of an honest Workman who is not ashamed to show it to the world. So, said Mr. Beck, is your character the trademark of your soul. The words Mr. Beck left with us, in closing, were only two, but really worth while remem- bering! Carry on! Other speakers on Friday were Mr. Guggel- man, of the Y. M. C. A., and Mr. Benjamin Chamberlain of Cornell, an alumnus of West High. A New Feature Beginning with this issue, the Occident will publish a series of articles, written by members of the faculty, concerning the particular hob- bies in which they have a vital interest. This month the staff' is indebted to Mr. Pultz for his exceptionally interesting article, Purify the Genesee. Read these installments and be convinced that the faculty has interests other than teach- mg.

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in -i - 9 M fix 6 35 ill ft, .tif 251 1 4 , N -gm 2 1 - ' ns -' -Z , - ' A 5' J 3 M r fig iifx . K 0 0 11-i kv -, X xg. H 1Hif, D ik gf f iifflu-ji., 7 O ff- Nm, -,li gl N23 j 'll '. I ' O 0 .- I 14 511. in 1 a 4 ll - 'N l :ww N '- El . ' :gli ' 4 lid-E if,- ' 7 . eo . . . W I -lf: 2 fx ,Y 2 Z ffl- i' t - J i E Our brother Bump Howard spent his spare summer season by taking a course at Cornell. Being a Cornell man adds prestige. 4: as as Gary Odell, Reggie NVestbrook and Tom Harrington got into an awful hole this sum- mer. However, they emerged O. K. A sub- way is open at both ends! af ,X ff Stan Gafheld repaired the original Stutter- ing Stutz Twin-two this last vacation. When the owner had had the car two days he found it was without pistons. vs :if -1- - Carl Foster spent his spare time learning UQ to drive the Camp Cory truck. Rumor states he chased Al Stalker off the camp grounds twice with his ashwaggin. Al des- cribed the hunted feeling as indescribable Pk as wk Somebody told Matjackson he had a stun- ning profile, and really should get his portrait taken l So he got Fran Gill, Charlie Muntz and Bob Schroedel and the Four C4j Mus- keteers marched boldly to the whatchumaycal- lim and got jobs at the Camera VVorks. No, Mat didn't have his picture taken-yet. X :nc X Instead of the Rochester Exposition and Horse Show it should have been the W. H. Ex. and H. S., judging from the number of W. H. S. men and boys that worked there. Among the Horse Show's 400 there were Bob Fisher, D. Faragher, Ken Chase, Ken Loysen, Reg Westbrook and-others, too num- erous to mention. wk ak wk Gordon Cowles was the main ballast on the rear extremity of the Manitou Line car he rides on every summer. Ray Clark tried to save his father's pay-roll money and expense by driving his truck this SLlfl'll'HCl'. Pls Pk Pk Fritz NVahl and Bob Harmon were in the barber business during the summer months. They shaved grass in Riverside Cemetery, but let us not jest, it is too grave a subject. vt Pk ff As you see, Dick Mason bought a Ford. Also, if appearances are not deceiving, he has journeyed far. -if :if if Bill Lutz is said to have become the beauti- ful model at McFarlin's during the summer. PF Pk ff One day Lloyd Storandt was seen going down Genesee Street with a bucket of paint. He always did like cosmetics if 4: -if Did you say suspenders had gone out of style? Jeff Bettes says Hickok's Belt Co. is using, No more suspenders for a slogan. x af at P. Herrick slung rocks on the State High- way. as :sf bi- Miss Cook asked her 5th period class what else the prodigal son did beside going away. Some one piped up, He came back! xi ak as Pupil sits complacently chewing gum in study hall. Teacher: Every time I look at you I am reminded of the instrument with which Samp- son slew the Philistines. :sf if X We wonder if our bobbed-hair boy puts his hair in curlers every night.

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M r ' 'N'- ,X i I I f,f NXQCIDE '4 West High Annual Board At a meeting of the January '24 class of VV est High School, VVednesday, September l9, 1923, the following students were elected to the Senior Annual Board: Editor-in-chief ...................,..,. Gilbert Hathaway Associate ,Editor ..........:............. james Mooney Managi11giEdit0r..L .,.. ....,.. P hillip Bassett Literary Editor ,,............ .............., L Ouise Gelli Asst. Literary Editor .......... Margaret Beisheim Art Editor ....,...... . ....... ....... E lizabeth Hellen Asst, Art Editor ........ ....... F lorence Webb Sport Editor ......,..... ........... C harles Shoemaker Limerick Editor ..................., Katherine Gehrke Asst. Limerick Editor ......,........... Helen Fremd Business Manager ........ Advertising Manager.. ........Jol1n C. McCarthy ............William Atchley Asst. Advertising Mgr ............. Newton Morgan Publicity Manager ....... Frederick T raugott Circulation Manager .,................ Harold Bonner Photographic Manager ............ Francis I. Swift Secretary ....................................- ..,. D orthy Zwack The class at this time also elected a new council member, Gerald VValker, and a new reporter, John C. McCarthy. New Members of Faculty Mr. Bezant has returned to W. H. S. after a year at Madison. Mr. Edgecombe is in the Modern Language Department. 'Mr. Burnard is teaching English. Mr. Hall has returned from a year at Madison. He is teaching Mathematics. Miss Bowerman has returned from a year at Madison. She is teaching Biology. Mr. Jaffray has returned from a year's leave of absence as also has Mr. Wheelen. Both are in the Commercial Department. Miss Cobb is new to us from East High. Mr. Orcutt is taking Mr. Weet's place at Mechanical Drawing for a time. Mrs, Cunningham is in the girls' gymnasium. Mr. Pickard, a West High graduate is now teaching Geography. Mr. Wilson has come to us from Madison to teach Chemistry. Miss Wheat is our new librarian. Report Cards Will Appear as Usual The students of West High will be glad to know that the faculty has arranged an attrac- tive schedule for the appearance of report cards. VVe publish it here so that pupils may make their plans accordingly. Octoberif8. November 5. December 3. January 14. Miss Purcell This fall when we returned to school we noticed a few changes in our faculty. Not many of us think that we will be able to give fifty-three years of service in any one line of Work, such as Miss Mary Purcell has given. Her teaching in Rochester was begun in the old Free Academy on Exchange Street. Upon the opening of East High School, she con- tinued her work there, and a few years later she came into the West High Faculty as English teacher. She has benefitted so many of us that we must all have a little feeling when we think of'her departure from our school. Jane Shaw, vice president of Jefferson Senior Class, is now with us in Home Room 201. , , :lf ak 4: An attempt to uphold the athletics of the Class of '26 will be made by 'fSquirrel', Town- send and Robert Cusky. :sf ak xc The Sophies have contributed a pair of fine singers to the Glee- Club. More are wait- ing for a change in their seventh period classes to get in. Some of those melodious sounds from the orchestra might be attributed to the Sophies. That booming from Blum's Tuba, the noise from Lyne's Clarinet, or those uncertain notes from Schusterbauer's Trombone blend in somewhat with the rest of the orchestra and add both quantity and quality to the resulting harmony.