Boys High School - Epitome Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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+I ,:::-:it ,. :I-' ,cm K . THE EPITOME ...., .J 5': ' N -'-F1 sie gv. ,., -a. .., .- .3 a s HOWARD B. ZIEGLER-Latin Scientific uzigxr uziggieu Gold Barg Treasurer of Class, 3, 4, French Play, Rosalie, Zelos, 3, 44 Operetta, 4g Class Gift Committeeq Thespians, 2, 3, 4, Treasurer of Red and Black, Student Council, 2, 4. Why, of course, this is Antony-that great singer in that greatest of operettas. Howard, we fear, will some day become a great singer. CBut not until he learns to sing.j He can keep the keys of a piano in motion without much eHort. For two years our philosopher has taken charge of the pecuniary end of our class. So if any money has escaped, we shall know where to look for it. 'tZiggie is a sputterer of one of the romance languages, as was shown in the French Play, Rosalie Truly, Howard has been a noble supporter of his school during the past four years, and he deserves much credit. He expects to go to F. and M. and study for the ministry. Pax vobiscum. SEYMOUR ZIFF-Latin Scientific Zipf, 'iStudious Zelos, 3, 4g Class Foot Ball, lg Camera Club, 2, Debating Team, 3, 43 National Oratorical Contest, 4. Bang! Zip! VVheeee! Don't be frightened, ladies, it's only our quietC?j little Ziff. For the last six years t'Zipf has been the terror of the teachers of Reading High, and it was only the thought that he might some day graduate that kept many of them from com- mitting suicide. t'Say-a-Lot is a shark with the wimmun and is to be seen wherever there's a jazz band. His favorite tune is, f'Kin I Lend Yer Notebook? Studious was a prominentC?J member of the Zelos, and he admits that it was through the effort of that society that he became such a famous speaker Chis most frequent speech, VVhen do we eat? j. Ziff is a fine fellow, and we are sure he will be a success, if he goes straight. n 'N if ia SE: ri! W

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THE EPITOME CHARLES I. WISE-Technical Choc, Charley, NC. L, Chas Bronze Scholarship, 1g Class Nu- meral, 3, Camera, 2. Gaze, ladies and gentlemen, on the accom- panying complexion. The whiskers simply refuse to grow on Charley's face. Four other fellows cantt keep track of Choc's women. Those fellows are the rest of that exclusive club, The Sigma Delts. After UC. I. is finished weighing a mean pound of boloney at the crystal Palace, he either pro- ceeds to the Rat Race, where he meets his ladies, or he drubs the ivories for the Lon- downtown serenaders. He won a bronze scholarship and decided that it was not en- tirely collegiate to have a better one, there- fore-oh, well fyou know the storyj. What- ever you do in Philadelphia, Whiskers, We know you will be a success, and they will be just as proud of you as we are. C. FRED YEAGER--General Scientific Fritz, Fred, Farmer Look, girls. Don't rush. Form in a single line. This is a reproduction of the youngest nian of the class. QHe is no professorj VVell, putting all jokes aside, Fred', is an all-around good fellow. NVe have heard that he expects to be a farmer. He is going to Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. We won- der what important business Fred has to transact on North Eleventh Street, it must be very important, as he is there about seven times a week. About once a week Fred', steps in the assembly and starts tickling the ivories. Oh, Music, where thy tongue! Well, Fred,', we wish you all the success at college. ROBERT F. YEAGER-General Scientific uBobn Class Foot Ball, 4. Company, halt! Behold, ladies and gentle- men, one of the Loonies of the 'Citizens' Military Training School at Camp Meade. Bob is one of the many fellows from Reading High who have attained this rank after many months of training. He is always the center of disturbance in the vicinity of room 107, in the company of Tubby and Smitty, Bob is somewhat of a sheik, and can always be heard talking about Evelyn, Helen or Suz. His woman-draw- ing qualities are in his wonderful hair. Bob is really a good fellow, and after leaving school he intends to enter a well-known school of pharmacy, where he hopes to learn something of the drug business. Goodbye, Bob, and good luck! 111 fc Q. -',f ' I f,....,a UU E 5 Oi ii --79: x 4:-,.1, -1 is-gi:-L.. X

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1 Lfarralanreatv Svrmnn REV. GUSTAV R. POETTER, Pastor St. Mark's Reformed Church Sunhag, dum 13th, at 1H.45 A. ill. SPIRITUAL GROWTH John 5:17- My Father worketh even until now, and I work. It is a mistake to think that the creation was finished long ago. Modern science confirms the teaching of Jesus that God is ever working in the midst of the processes of creation. Lazy people necessarily are uncomfortable in this world ever in the making. VVe cannot escape the truth that we are forever sur- rounded by an infinite and eternal energy. VVhy do we feel the breezes on the mountain top? VVhy do we still feel a mysterious energy on the beach of the ocean? Vlfhy everywhere is there motion which we cannot ignore? Simply because God is at work in such physical energy. And this is equally true of revelation. Indeed, it is erroneous to teach that the only revelation is that which we find in our Bible. Not only to Moses and to John has God spoken, but to all mankind from the dawn of human history. He has never left Himself without witness. To be sure, Jesus is the highest type of incarnation. There is none like Him. Yet our incar- nation is the process by which we are to climb to the heights of grandeur with Him. Yes, we are conscious of the physical energies around us, and rightly so: but of greater significance it is to know whether we are equally conscious of the spiritual energies which are within us. If we shall think a moment, there are three factors in the spiritual processes of mankind which help us to understand that the Father worketh even until now, and that .lesus worketh with Him. The first factor we find in the prophets. They are God's spokesmen. They echo the moods and passions of their day, and they are the agents of revelation. Wfe may differ from a prophet, we may resent his demandsg but, mark you, his voice marks an era in human progress. And such a man must be prepared to make his revelation. Godls thoughts have found their way into his mind. Nothing comes by accident. And we may say that all dis- coverers are prophets. Columbus. Galileo, Kelvin are prophets in the fields of science: Moses, Isaiah, Paul, Augustine. Zwingli, Luther, VVesley are prohpets in the field of righteousness. Every voice bears us a little further onward. Nature does not take leaps, either in material or spiritual affairs, but nature is forever moving forward. And we know, too, that what a prophet proclaims in one age is frequently cap- tured by legalists and becomes crystalized in another age. And then what does God do? He allows another prophet to come and to break the crystalization, and rightly so for the progress of the world. Moses taught in the law, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. And this law of Moses was a long step forward in improv- ing the law which he met in his day, when it was custom to knock out two eyes of another who had knocked out one. And then jesus came, centuries later, and said: 'Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth, but I say unto you, Resist not him that is evil, but whosoever smiteth thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. Here is the Christian principle of non- resistance. VVhat are we doing with it? We still lean heavily toward the law of Moses in our supposed Christian civilization. The early Christians sought to maintain the principle of Jesus. George Fox emphasized it and the Society of Friends are its witnesses. Tolstoi made some daring attempts in it. Gandhi is suffering because of his adherence to it, though not a Christian. This illustration is one of numerous instances in the Bible to show the process of moral and spiritual development under the prophet's guidance. This service of the prophet to mankind is of inestimable value for improvement ever of the world of human beings.