Berkeley High School - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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RAYMOND JONES You see to lofty things he shall aspire, He ' ll be the leader of a large church choir. DAHLIA SPENCER AND GRACE JOHNSON A goodly fortune shall fall to this pair, Their skilful fingers earn it dressing hair. HARRY HOFFMAN A novel industry he ' ll undertake, All kinds of automobiles he will make. JENNIE PETERSON She ' s strong and brave, so it shall be her fate To be a bold sea-captain ' s cherished mate. MAMIE WILSON Her winning manner and sweet face we ' ll see Within the classic halls of Wellesley, Beloved by all her students whom she serves, But not a bit more than she well deserves. GEORGE ELLIOTT His life shall be a model of success, He ' ll be a rustling man of business. LAWNIE CROZIER The songs she writes in future days we ' ll sing, They ' ll be the rage, and have the rag-time ring. ELLA REA Long will she live apart from care and strife, Mid rural scenes, a farmer ' s happy wife. SAM EASTMAN His mobile face, the mirror of his wit, Sends every audience into a fit, — He is a funny man of world-wide fame; With that of Ferris Hartman ranks his name. IVY STODDARD In Uncle Sam ' s employ she ' ll find a place, — The postal window frames her pleasant face. ALICE GOMPERTZ With helpful ways and gentle reprimand Her kindergarten children she ' ll command. 3 1

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LEILA ABBOTT AND MAUD BARNETT Amidst the slums their future shall be spent, Brave workers in a college settlement. EMIL KRUSCHKE The fairest marble shall his skill proclaim, A sculptor he shall be of world-wide fame. ALFREDA BERG She shall renounce all gayety and fun, Her pale, sweet face pronounces her a nun. VIRGINIA PIERCE She treads the boards with dignity and grace, The tragic muse inspires her handsome face. NETTIE MCKAY When you take down your phone, Hello, she ' ll say, ' ' What number, please ? ' ' Perhaps some other day When you have waited half an hour in vain She ' ll say, Line ' s busy; kindly call again. STELLA HOAG She ' ll gracefully grow old mid college life, A mathematical professor ' s wife. MORRIS BOWMAN A literary genius he shall be, He ' ll write the novel of the century. FLORENCE REEVE As a swell matron, she a star will be In circles of New York society. VIDA VERVALIN A character that ' s plainly meant to rule, She ' ll be the mistress of a country school. JAMES LESTER With leather bag and neat gray uniform, Our letters he ' ll deliver night and morn. FLORENCE SENGER Wife of a millionaire, her life shall be A benediction to humanity, Hundreds her generosity shall bless, — Her charity shall bring her happiness. 30

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EDWARD ABBOTT With eagle eye and ready gun in hand A guard upon San Ouentin ' s walls he ' ll stand. BESSIE PACK With skilful brush and pencil she can thrill All those who love the beautiful, until The canvas-seekers to her studio flock, A line of them extending down the block. CARRIE JOHNSON Confident and ready for her cue She ' ll be a most successful ingenue. JOSEPH HARTLEY A wise and rich attorney lor his bounty, The best beloved man in Yolo county. LUCY KASTENS She ' ll write a useful and successful book, Teaching the world how properly to cook. MINNIE MCAVOY Piano lessons shall this maiden give To Berkeley children long as she may live. ERNEST WELLS This schoolmate shall a wayward farmer be, But not the kind that you would like to see, For while he ' s making calls the country round His plow and hoe lie rusting on the ground. CECILIA SKINNER 9 Her gentle qualities of heart and mind Her fate to a young clergyman ' s shall bind. ALINE BLACKMAN An elocutionist of rarest art, She ' ll stir emotions deep in every heart. EVANGELINE GREY A legacy shall fall into her hands, She ' ll travel all her life in foreign lands. HELEN BENNETT With hats that have the true Parisian air, She ' ll deck the heads ol San Francisco ' s fair.