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

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.. '? f ' I 'L , 'J 5 5Vf L'i -r-Hr X , N1 ii ei ig Qf -rl if , s, Wy L' A Q' A 1 .45 Ps V -- . r-'Fit - 1 ff M' 1 'ii -' h y' ' P W -'lf 1 S I I' , . , ii -X , I up xl f. Q i' 5' - . C I n F: l W l Fl f ' A if ' 5 Entered as second-class matter, October 23, 1906, at the Postofiice at Rochester, New York, under Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. OCCIDENT STAFF ROBERT G. HARMON. ,,.., ....... E ditor-in-Chief C. RAYMOND NARAMORE ....... ...... F aculty Adviser FRANK R. ZIERER ,... ...... Managing Editor EUGENE M. REMINGTON .,.,.., ........ S tudent Adviser JOHN M. KOENIG .,.,.......,...........,...,... .......,.., A rt Editor JOHN A. WHITTLE ....,.....,,..................,,.. Business Adviser EDITORIAL BUSINESS PAUL WOODBRIDGE ....,,....,..............,.,,,...,.,.,.. Sport Editor PAUL ADSIT ....,.,...,......,....,.....,.,,...,,...,,.. Business Manager HARRY MEYER ,.....,.,,....,...,, ..,... A ssistant Sport Editor ALLAN SITZENSTATTER .,.,,....,., Ass't Business Manager DORIS GARNISH ,,,..,..,....,,...,. .,...,..... ,........ . , Literary Editor LOUIS LaFONTAINE ..........,,.........,,... Advertising Manager KATHARINE McGENEGLE ....., Assistant Literary Editor RICHARD EVANS ..........,. Assistant Advertising Manager DOROTHY STOWELL ,.......... ...,,....,.,..,,.,.. E ditorial Editor KENDRICK LYDDON. .... ...Assistant Advertising Manager AUSTIN BLEYLER ..,...,, ............,.....,., L ocal Editor WILLIAM HUMPHREY ..,.......,. Ass't Advertising Manager CARL FISHER ,,,,,.,,.,,.,,, .... , ..Assistant Local Editor LAURENCE PLATT ....,........,,....,.. . .....,,,. Publicity Manager HELENE MURPHY., ,... .........,,.... E xchange Editor' RALPH FISHER ............ ...,... A ssistant Publicity Manager MARY STOWELL ,..,.... ...,.. A ssistant Art Editor EMBERT LUSINK ...,.... ....... A ssistant Publicity Manager FRANCIS SEARLE ,.,,.,...... ...... A ssistant Art Editor ELSIE STANDING .,..... .,.....,...,,...,..,..,,....,....... S ecretary KINGSLEY HORTON ,,...,.i.,...,.,,,.,.,.,.. Assistant Art Editor MADELYN REED ....,...........,,................. .,..... S ecretary REPORTERS MAURICE FAUGH EDNA MANLEY MAY COLLINS HELEN HARMON GLADYS RIDGELY MARY BETH WI-IALEY CHARLES SHANTZ GEORGE CLARK RAYMOND KIRKPATRICK ROBERT SCHROEDEL Something is wrong somewhere. A mild riot of consternation ensued in one of the recent class meetings when the faculty advisors announced the new bug bear Why? -pardon us-ruling, providing that any student a member of the eighth period, was debarred from class offices or from membership on the school executive board. There is no consistency in this ruling which shows unmistakable evidence of the faculty's desire to force a student who is not the best 'of scholars to become an outcast as far as stu- dent activities are concerned. The new rule would perhaps be a bit more bearable if it were carried out in all these activities, but at present it applies merely to student officers, class offices, and council membership. These are the offices which demand less at- tention and application than the sport teams, to whom the new ruling does not apply. The council meets occasionally, perhaps once a month, for generally a period lasting less than a half hour. During the athletic seasons, mem- Eight bers of the teams are excused from the eighth period regularly to attend practices. Mr. Stowell tells us each year that we are all members of the XVest High School Student Association and as such entitled to vote and hold office. This same rule is in effect at our sister school East High, where there is no eighth period. We hope the faculty executive board can explain this ruling which is appar- ently a puzzle to the student body. ooo, Can you laugh with your pupils ?,' This should by all means be a stock ques- tion among the list regularly asked hopeful pedagogues seeking em- If Our Teachers ployment. Superintend- Would Laugh ents arrange interviews T ' with applicants at which they insist upon credentials of training and ex- perience, but never upon that gem of all ex- istence-a finely cultivated sense of humor.

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xx I ! ' ff f FSQCIDEA Q' 4 know, if I came in early for a while, and I did. Twelve-thirty every night for a week straight! Isn't that wo-onderful? Please, could I? Oh, I knew you'd let me, and Freddy will you round me up slews of men? It'll just be gee-lorious! Then we-i' And sobon and on till at last Dr. Edimetz, who was almost overwhelmed by this avalanche of- feminine prattle, called a halt. 'I suppose I might just as well say, yesfnow and have it over. You'll manaQge it out of .nge anyway. But while you're both here, I'd like to have a little talk with yougffl VYoufife been himto jerk down the windows with a jfew terse and pointed remarks. ' p I Then he turned to his masterpiece and after adjusting affewknobs andelevers, leaned back in his chair to 'await developments. -At first nothing happened. Then gradually, vague forms began to take shape on the whitie screen. -- Tense. in his seat, the inyjQ.U,'GQE Watched. Then, as thedigures, grew more-dfistinct, he gasped in astonishment. -Forithere was pictured almost tl'fe,frelp,lica of the scene below, ,excepting thatuit was-1-fworse! having a good tune all summer andnow I think' ' it i its about time that you begin tovthink of more serious things. You young people of today' .WA fail to realize the, great responsibility',being placed on your--J' ' o Oh, Freddee4ee! .interrupted she of the shorn locks, Let's have it tonight! The Green Rooster eight are in town and we could get them if we ran right into town! C'mon-get a car,-mine's on the Fritz-an' let's go! I ' She grabbed her brother's hand and together they made a rush for the door. But, I-, began the distracted parent. Save it Dad, 'till we've more time! 'Saw- fully hard to get ahold of this orchestra, floated over Freddy's shoulder, and they were gone like that. No time for anything but jazz- ing, speeding, playing, always playing! I-Ie didn't understand this younger generation. That night the Edimetz home was one of buzzing activity. Down in the garden, festivity was at its height. Girls in frocks of every description and hue were waited upon by youths, slews of them, each the counterpart of the otherf For the most part, the young people were grouped about a band of sound- makers, who were going through all sorts of physical contortions to produce what was being broadcasted, by their audience as those- Sad and drearee-ee Make me wearee-ee Blu-e-ue-es. These weird noises reached the ears of Dr. Edimetz, high in his great laboratory, causing .,i.. ,K-1' ' HE scene was laid in a garden much like his'own. Girls, with hair shorn except on the tops of their heads, where it was frizzed unmercifully, wearing dresses, made with an apparent scarcity of material, with stockings openly and unmistakably rolled, tilted around on four-inch heels, held by youths garbed in trousers much resembling the voluminous skirts which our grandmothers affected, wide belts, and decollete and sleeve- less shirts of silk. They were moving Qone could not call it dancingj to the music repro- duced by a queer-looking individual, unlike anything on earth, who was performing on an instrument which was a cross between a saxa- phone and a modern washing machine. Shudderingly, Dr. Edimetz twisted another knob of his contrivance, to shift the scene. It could not all be like that first exotic glimpse. This time a peaceful country-side scene was flashed upon the screen. For a moment all was still. Then suddenly something huge and black darted across and was swiftly lost from View. Excitedly the spectator, quickly adjusted his machine, enabling him to follow the fight of the strange object which sped through space faster than anything he had ever ,seen on earth. But gradually the vehicle was slowing upg finally it stopped. Again the scientistfgasped. For this speed demon was only an automobile. fContinued on page 251 - Seven

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XX X i ' ff FSQCIDEA bf' 4 A sense of humor is an attribute of good character. Nothing can make a teacher solider with his pupils than to display a set of white molars in a genuine, honest to good- nenss grin the first day of school. The students will strive to understand him from that day on, because they will have found that he's a regular fellow. Once someone wrote eleven commandments for teachers. Qne of the eleven was written in capital letters: O O O To keep with the cultural growth of Roches- ter-its 'art galleries, public schools and con- cert music-the LeRoy Collins Management is introducing to Rochester a Series of Five Professional attractions for Project young people. The prices are arranged on a broad scale so that every young person in the city may feel that these performances are within his reach. They will be given at the Regent Theatre on Satur- day mornings. I 0 O 0 A New Co-operation-how often we preach that word and how often do we cast away oppor- tunities to practice it! Too often do we thoughtlessly fail to do our Co-operation bit and cause much unneces- sary trouble for one person. For instance-if. in the lunch room, we should all co-operate with the teacher in charge by clearing up our dishes, taking back our milk bottles, and placing our waste papers in the proper containers, we would have a neater lunch room. Also, consider this-with which teacher do we stand the better chance of receiving a good mark? The teacher who has been compelled to clear up' our dishes, take our milk bottles back. and pick up our papers, and eat his own meal in great haste, or one with whom' the lunch period duty has easily taken its course? The second teacher could be ideal, but the first -consider and co-operate. ' I O O O If it wasnt for the support of our adver- tisers. the Orridmzf could not be published. Your every dime is barely sufficient for half the cost of publication each time. Please 'So it is no more than fair that you try your very best to patronize the Orcidem? advertisers. EEEEL Nine