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

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XX i l ' f, f QXQCIDEM-1' 4 We Wonder lf a day will pass when nobody is late. If Packy McFarland can tell the girls how to marcel their hair. VVhen Louise Mason is seen alone. VVhy Bump Howard arrives at school so early! How Teddy Dimon Keeps the school- girl complexionf, . VVhy Ed Loysen can't find a desk large enough in Room 221. VVhy Emma Otto aims so high. 'Some people are so dumb they think danc- ing King is a foot ruler. ' Curses That Count Damns have had their dayll' cried Bob Acres a century and a half ago, but despite his optimistic efforts at reform, the damns are still with us as thick as Fords at a county fair. There is no meaning in the common oaths-nothing but their antiquity makes them respectable. The ordinary oath is in the same class as common slang. Even a college professor of English does not object to slang. What an- noys him is hackneyed, threadbare, overworked slang. You are not the only pebble on the beach, may have been refreshing when Demosthenes contemptuously sputtered out the sharp-cornered pebble which cut his tongue and'didn't fit into his elocutionary stunt, but to use the figure today is a sign of arrested development. A high grade moron should know enough to substitute, Youyre not the only condenser in the radio, or You're not the only Tut in a tombf, So too, with curses, you're damns and Hhellsy' indicate a barren- ness of invention. . V K -Scribner's. Band Is Formed Several players from the junior high schools have joined our band so that there are now about sixty members. As finances are low, Mr. Clute is troubled about getting money for the sweaters for the new-comers. BW' fPurify the Genesee---Conlinuedl pollution of the river can be stopped and the water's purity restored. just now we are in the midst of an educa- tional enterprise looking forward to the build- ing of a greater and a finer Rochester. It would be most fitting for those men and women who are leading in planning for a university whose buildings are to overlook the river to include in their plans whatever is necessary to restore so far as is possible the natural beauty of the Genesee. The river that fiows by the Greater University and through the Greater Rochester must play a harmonious part and be really beautiful. Hereafter, the Occident will be offered to the students and faculty for one half the for- mer selling price, in other words, ,for ten cents per copy. The object of reduction is to bring the magazine within the range of every findi- vidual's pocketbook, to exclude the possibility of cost as an argument for not purchasing West High's Occident. . Because of the qualifications of those stu- dents elected for Occident composition, the student body is assured a superior magazine as regard short stories, special articles, cur- rent topics, and editorials. Because of the selection of five girls as mem- bers of the staff, the Occident is in position to gratify the desires of those whom these five represent. Lack of girl interests is no longer true. All editorials and articles of influence will be written in a style conducive' to the pros- perity and well being of all. The Occident will be managed in such a method as will give the most service to West High in the solution of her problems and the conducting of campaigns. No partiality shall be shown toward any individual or group of individuals. If an issue arises between two organizations, or individu- als, the Occident will act in the sole capacity of mediator.

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I I v . E F i I i t , ,X . 1 , f, . seixecxneahfpa C Julius Caesar E IMPROVED VERSION BY PROP, ' ACT I. Scene I. Opening scene, Antony, a Roman, guarding a dog kennel. Antony: VVho passeth there? Aurelius: Me, a bootlegger with a bottle. Antony: Pass bootlegger, halt bottle. Scene II. A Roman courtyard. Caesar: I have conquered Pompey: I am Master of the world. Pasinacus: All hail, Caesar. Caesar: Bring me a tennis racquet-no, Cleopatra does not like it. Execute Antony. Pasinacus: But why master? Caesar: He has a mole on his neck. Scene I I I . Cleopatra's Boudoir. Cleopatra: Where the deuce is Caesar? Passethal Understanding fa slavej : 'Caesar doth execute Antony. . , I Cleopatra: Tell Caesar I wish his presence. CPassethal returns five minutes later with a beautiful seal coat.j - Passethal: From Caesar, noble queen. Cleopatra: Tell him to execute the whole army. Curtain ACT II. Great confusion in Rome. Uprising of all the Romans against Caesar. Scene in Senate chamber. , Caesar: Kill everyone with axes. Master of Guards: Yes, we have no axes. Caesar: Throw bricks at them. M. of G.: We have no bricks. Caesar: Then scare them to death. M. of G.: Your orders will be obeyed. CCurtain Falls All Over Againj ACT III. Scene I. Cleopatra on a balustrade. QVVhateve'r that is.j Caesar: Good evening. Cleopatra: What of it? QCaesar is dis- concerted.j ' .Cleopatra: Can I never stop you from slid- ing down the bannisters? Caesar: Well, the elevator's broken. Cleopatra: Caesar, I do not love you. CCaesar fires a cap pistol at her.j Cleopatra laughs while Caesar turns pistol to his brain. Kills himself: Cleopatra gazes at him in horror takes feather from hair, swallows it, is tickled to death. Slow Curtain. Menu for a Lunch Counter Our Motto: Eat here and you will never eat anywhere else. 1. Hot .dogs with celluloid collars and mustard ................................................ 5C 2. Sardine sandwich impersonated by a gold fish .............................................. l0c 3. Creamed Hop Toads on Toast ............ 20c' 4. Soft Boiled Cobblestones with side order of fricasseed Shoe Laces ........ l5c 5. Cement Eclairs with Camel Hair fil- ling ...................................................... Sc Our Uncle Jiggley Bedtime Story Early one morning as Uncle Jiggley stag- gered up the front walk to his hollow stump bungalow, he pulled out his keys and tried to insert one of them into the lock. My head and tail light! he cried as he strove to open the door. At lasht Cyou will notice a slight thickening in the speech of the long ears gentleman, children. Run now and ask mummy to send to the W. C. T. U. for a booklet on the evils of cabbage-leaf cigar smoking, or better still ask daddy, it's near election timej. My goodnessf' he exclaimed as he stum- bled over the threshold. 7'Four o'clock' he stuttered. Nurse Jane will have a flt. Why, there's W'illy Snake over there with his gray fur earmuffs on. just then Nurse Jane entered. ' In this pleasing situation we will leave him. And if the lawn mower doesnit climb into the pantry and chew the frosting off the cake of soap, I'll tell you tomorrow about Uncle jiggley and VVoOdy Woodmouse. Good night, Kiddies I-Signing off P. D. , I .r

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V w R sggiziiwlhia' gf A d m ... Fl Q.. i.. 'X Butcher: Son did your mother trust youwith this Hve dollar bill? She's taken an P awful chance, ain't she. Ken Cooper: She is when she sends me here with it. STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE FULL SCHOOL YEAR-SEPTEMBER, 1922 TO JUNE, 1923 CASH RECORD Balance, Sept. 21, 1922 ...... 3 370.59 General ......,.,..........,.........,.. 312.32 927.41 Occident ....,. ...... 1 ,952.94 2,073.46 Baseball ...... ...... 5 34.05 697.38 Track .............. ...... 1 32.56 Basketball ............................ 3,609.43 1,960.09 Soccer .................................. 279.05 258.82 West High Day .................. 754.90 502.08 Balance, July 3, 1923 ........ 1,261.48 37,813.28 37,813.28 RESERVE FUND U. S. Bonds .....................................,.... 3 600,00 Cash in bank including interest and bond coupons ............,,....,,.....,,, 1,398,18 31,998.18 IN VENTORIES Occident Desks, Files and Books .... 3 90.00 Spot Light ................,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,...,,,,,,, , 65,00 Booths ..........,,.,,.,,,,,,,,,,,.,,-,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,.- 6 0,00 Radio ...........,..,,,...,., .,,, 2 50.00 Band Uniforms ..,,,,,,, 500.00 -.,-.MA .,., Sidewalks ............................................ 324.00 Glass Bankboards, M. H. S ...... f.. 208.00 31,497.00 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE Accounts Due Occident .................... 3 31.25 OBLIGATIONS Students' Memorial Scholarship Fund .............................................. 3 500.00 CLASS ACTIVITIES Funds Deposited with Treasurer Alumni .................................................. 3 28.35 Interest .......... Glee Clubs .... Library .......... Special Fund January, 1922 June, 1922 .... January, 1923 June, 1923 .... January, 1924 June, 1924 .... January, 1925 June, 1925 .... On deposit in 49.85 161.57 166.89 14.59 83.90 118.36 110.81 50.50 76.25 27.25 8.42 24.33 bank ........ ..... 3 921.07