Barringer High School - Athenaeum Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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THE PARTHENON 23 Hummel, Gertrude—“Gert”.....................Gen. Spanish 87 S. 11th Street...................Post Graduate “To wield the tennis racket in the air. In swimming and in running no other can compare.” No matter what kind of girl’s athletics you attend you will be sure to find •‘Gert taking part. She is active in hockey, basketball.pinball. Not only is she athletic but she is also musical, as she is a member of the Orchestra 19. ’20 and ’21. She is also a gym aide and was on the IB Reception Committee. Kirk, Mildred—-“Circe”. C. P. Latin 522 Summer Avenue.......................Business When you look in those eyes the trouble begins. Needles and pins, needles and pins Circe” is always ready to laugh. She seldom is seen doing otherwise. Perhaps that’s one reason why she’s pop- ular. She served in the Glee Club, Science Club, Spanish Club. Thalians. and on the 4B-4A Reception Committee and the Newark Day Decoration Committee. She also had a part in the play. A Sunny Morning.” Krout, Ruth .............................. Gen. Spanish 107 N. 7th Street...................... Undecided All is not gold that outward shineth bright” (Her hair) Ruth, like her friend Gertie, is also athletic and can be seen playing tennis any fine day. Ruth has joined the fol- lowing: Basketball, hockey, pinball. Spanish Club. Girls’ League and Parthenon Board. She has also been a gym captain, aide in the gym exhibit and a helper in the IB Reception Committee. Lawshe. Aurela— Rila”............ . . .C. P. French 365 Mt. Prospect Avenue..................Vassar Her air. her manners, all who saw admired!” So calm, so reserved, so dignified from morning till night is Rila.” And yet all these characteristics did not hinder her from joining the French Circle. Science Club and from becoming Chairman of the Big Brother and Sister move- ment. She was also a gym captain and a member of the Sigma Tan Alpha Sorority.

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22 THE PARTHENON Harris, Simon—“Si”. .C. P. Spanish Junior College The temple of our purest thoughts is—silence.” Wake up, “Si. Let us in on the secret. We know you have the ability ami we like to see you display it. Si' has finished his High School course in 3! g years. Some of his spare time was spent in the Glee Club and Spanish Club. Hass, Florence— Florence ........................C. P. German 496 South 17th Street.....Hunter College, N. Y. Life is not so short. But that there is always time for courtesy.” Our first impression of Florence was that she was quiet and studious. But now that we know her, the twinkle in those eyes means mischief. She is, however, a bright girl. She was active in the Thalians and is custodian. Some other of her activities arc IB Reception Committee, Motto Committee, Chairman of Commencement Committee, New- wark Day Committee, Politeness Campaign. Big Brother and Sister Movement, Acropolis and Parthenon. Hodson, Alice ......................... General Spanish 719 Clifton Avenue.............Secretarial Course The very room, coz she was in. Seemed warm from floor to ceilin’ ” Though Alice says she is going to take a secretarial course we think it better if she chose the stage, for she has shown ability as an actress in many of our school plays. Besides this she was a member of the Glee Club. Girl’s Diving Team, Spanish Club. Pegeant, Acropolis Board. 3A Social Com- mittee. IB Reception Committee, 4A Class Day, Girl’s League. Hopler, Almeda— Al.”.....................General French 192 Lincoln Avenue............Montclair Normal Happy am 1, from care I’m free. Why aren’t they all contented like me?” Almeda!—What is there to say about this bob-haired young lady? More than can be said just now. She has tried to follow the example of her friend, Ruth Soden, but has been unable to keep the pace. That is, once in a while she is in school on time.—perhaps by accident. She does, however, have good qualities and is very popular. IB En- tertainment Committee, Parthenon Board, Class Day Com- mittee, 4A Minstrel. Sigma Tau Alpha.

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24 THE PARTHENON Lefkowitz, Bernard— Lefty”............... C. P. French 70 16th Avenue.......................Undecided He lives by asking questions.” Perhaps if Lefty keeps on asking questions some day he will know something. That is if lie asks the right party. However. Lefty is a hard worker and does his best at all times, especially on the Parthenon Board. He has been prominent in the French Circle. Science Club. C.lee Club and the Rostrum. He is also a member of the A. A. and served on the Newark Day Reception Committee. Levitt, Jess—‘Jess .........................C. P. French 7 Baldwin Avenue.... University of Pennsylvania Very great in the littlest things.” Jess is usually located cracking jokes in 31 or hanging around some dangerous female. Anyhow they know his secrets because they found out that he helped the Science Club. Glee Club. Orchestra. French Circle. 4R-4A Reception Committee. Thalians. Radio Club, Rostrum, Pageant. A. A . Class Baseball and the Senior Acropolis Board to get along. Loder, Myrtle— Myrt . .....Gen. Spanish 38 Meade Street..................Study of Organ. The music in my heart 1 bore. Song after it was heard no more.” Here’s the one and only one. Myrtle Loder. famous pianist. )rchestra member in 1920 and 1 B entertainer in ‘21. for did she not serve on the IB Reception Committee? She was also a worker on the Parthenon Board. Girl’s League and Thalians. We wish Myrtle much success as she furthers her studies and takes up the study of the organ! Maier, Ethel— Spuds”....................General Spanish 130 Broad Street........Montclair Normal School “O, thou art fairer than the evening air. Clad in the beauty of a thousand stars.” Tis Spuds” we welcome now. The inspiration of the Science Club. Glee Club. Spanish Club and Gamma Tan Sigma. Dependable? Just look at the responsibility she shared when on the 1B Entertainment Committee. Class Day Committee, and when Gym aide and Captain. Ethel is a Pin Ball player, too. So here’s three cheers for Spuds” if you think the quotation over drawn, take a look at her.