Cambridge High School - Yearling Yearbook (Cambridge, MD)

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HOTTENTOT BANQUET AT COUNTRY CLUB First in History of Organization Because of the extraordinarily fine work done by both the Junior and Senior staffs of the Hottentot, it was suggested that a dinner dance be given them at the Country Club. This sug- gestion was unanimously favorable. And so-o-o IfVe started to arrive at Miss Dunn's house at 6:30 and kept coming like cats going to heaven, one at a time. About 7:00 every one was present and so we started. VVe hit the club house some where around! 7:10 and after a little confu- sion entered the porch. This is where we were welcomed by a short but fine speech by Donald Matthews. Having been made at home. everyone was seated and the dinner was served. The menu was as follows: chicken a la king, peas, carrots, potatoes, iced tea, rolls, ice cream and cake, but with the cool breeze from the river giving zest to my appetite it tasted like nectar to me. I don't know whether it,was the food, the sea breeze or the bantering wit that fiowed around the table, but anyway before long everyone was singing CPD and we almost raised the roof. After the singing died out we were treated to an excellent speech by Pro- fessor Koch and then by various staff members, telling jokes on other mem- bers. And did Jimmie Merrick burn Donald Matthews up? The party again broke into songs. Having freshened ourselves by these songs, we heard another speech, this one by James Merrick. Someone be- side me, quoting Scaramouche, said, He has a dangerous gift of eloquence. The party turned to a bigger rein and again jokes were told on each other. Vllhen this source of amusement was over, we filed into the ball room and danced. Snap shot after a long dance: Bill Wells: Some dance, His partner: Yeah. and some don't. -gi. How to Keep Awake in School finds it very difficult to keep in school, especially after a hard night. But I have been sleepy so much that now I have developed keeping awake down to the finest point. Qne of the best methods I have developed is the method of pinching myself at spaced intervals. Another method is having someone sit behind one and gently but forcefully prod one in a tender spot whenever one begins to doze. A lesser used method is getting one's One awake THE HOTTENTOT Page Nine -ozonxoxuxoizr1o1oioio1o1o1o1o1 ng 111111 1113:vitri:131xiivimvie1101:viehisP030111141101011w1o1o:o1o1o14x2o1o3o1o11n14ri4i11Q1 F CULTY R. Floyd Cromwell, Principal-Chemistry L. C. Marshall, Vice-Principal--Commercial Arithmetic, Algebra, Trigo- nometry Emmett Andrews-Boys' Athletic Coach, Biology, Physical Education I-II Nita Perry Bradley-General Science, Physics Cleona Brinsfield-English I-II Anna G. Collins-Typewriting III-IV Helen Doenges-English IV, Faculty Adviser of HOTTENTOT, Physical Edu- cation I-II Nora Dunn-Bookkeeping III-IV, Business Training IV, Faculty Adviser of Ho'r'rEN'ro'r Albert E. Farver-Manual Training Rosabelle D. Gould-History II-III Hilda E. Harwood-Stenography III-IV, Civics I Charles J, Koch-Problems of Democracy, Civics I, General Science, Geography, Algebra Sarah K. Linthicum-English II-III Frances Matthews-Home Economics I-II Margaret Matthews-Music I-II Marie L. Mills-Librarian, Latin I-II, Library Classes Dorothy Noble-French III-IV, History II: Civics I Bertha M, Robinson-Algebra I-II: Geometry III: English I To the Teachers-of C. H. . A tribute to our teachers- To To To To To those unselfish ones who are always willing to help us, those who listen with great respect to our perpetual chatter. those that simply cram us with knowledge, the ones who are expected to be perfect in every detail, the ones who create such a lasting impression upon us. And to those who deserve so much and receive so little, To these our teachers- We, the Senior Class of '34, express our sincere and utmost gratitude. Mention of Yester- day's Graduates Estelle Leonard will be a of the graduating class at College in June. Miss Leon- attained very high marks at Miss member Goucher ard has Goucher and has proved to be very studious. She was a graduate of C. H. S. in class of '30. Miss Mary Fletcher, who has been a student at Hollins for the past four years, will be graduated in June. Miss Fletcher is also a graduate of C. H. S. in the class of '29. Miss Sarah Ellen Byrn, a student at Washington College, will be a mem- ber of '34 graduating class. She is also one of C. H. S. alumnae, having been graduated in '29, Miss Alexina Robinson, one of C. H. Sf former graduates, in the year '30, will be graduated from Washing- ton College in June. self into so cramped a position that it is almost impossible to even think of dozing. If one feels the least sleepy do not sit near a radiator but, if possible, sit near an open window where the cool air has the tendency to keep one awake. However, if none of these methods work, there is one more thing to do- go to sleep. The Earth As The Home of Man High school Geography has for its main objective the understanding of the various influences which terres- trial forces have on the development of human society. To learn how these forces act it is necessary to have some knowledge of the great laws governing the universe and the evolution of the earth. VVe follow this order: CU The universe. Theories of its genesis and destiny. Q25 The earth as a member of the solar system. C35 Physical geography. The story of the earth's atmosphere and crust. Time and tide. Graduation and diatrophism. Seasons, climate, etc. 141 Economic forces. Barriers and helps to trade routes. Q53 Moral and mental influences. Ideals and religions as they are af- fected by physical environment. C. J. KOCH Taking up geography from these points, the Staff can easily under- stand why it has proved to be so very well liked among the student body. Stenographic Achieve- ments for 1934 Seniors in the Stenographic Depart- ment who have been awarded certifi- cates by the Gregg Company, this scholastic year, to date are: Om' Certificate Harry Foxwell Louis James Clifford Pink Thomas Robinson Rufus Wheeler Betty Conway Hilda Bailey Catherine Elliott Virginia Hurley Miriam Jones Etta Layton Sara Nabb Edith Warrington Two Certificate: Elsie Bottcher Alice Tyler Virginia Brohawn Alice lrVestbrook Virginia Kinnamon Betty Wright Helen Taylor Edwin Harper Three C crtificales Edith Brannock Virginia Neal Eleanor Gore Harry Handy Edith Murphy Four Certificate: Evelyn Kahl On May the 25th, nine more papers were submitted for contest. The returns from this group have not been received as yet. This may increase the number of awards earned by some of these students In addition, ten certificates have been won to date by the Junior stenogs. Those winning are: Margaret Knauer Richard Mac Sorley CP. GJ Robert McKnight CP. GJ Beatrice Murphy CP. GJ Irene Murphy CP. GJ Frances Price Howard Sherman CP. GJ Leslie Thomas Pearl Willey Mary Asplen CP. GJ who was not only awarded a certificate by the Gregg Company, but also a pin for having submitted the best specimen out of the ten winners. This class recently submitted 26 other specimens, returns from which have not been made to date. l. Virginia Kinnamon, Edwin Harper, and Louis James hold the record in 11B Registration Class QI-Iarwoodl for not having been absent or late dur- ing this school year. Don't Give Up Hope When next year rolls around our greatly changed soccer team, led by Captain Cannon will of course be ex- pected to win the state championship. Then again when the time for bask- et ball comes, we hope to come out on top. Even though our star players Foxwell, Shuffler, Dougherty, and Stoker graduate, we still have a few stars in the school. They are: Wilk- inson, Newcomb and Burton. fThey sure look like bright stars too.J Although we did not win the Dec- fContinued on Page 192

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PageEight THE HOTTENTOT 140310liVi'Iifli''ini'Ii'if'illi''Wifi'Ii''WIIi''ilIi'Ii'7i i0l0i0i0i9i0i'710-lillillil71'Iii7iUT l0iUi9i0iUiIYiIP30i010i010i10:QI 21 YEARS IS LU G, L0 G TI E FROM FRESHMAN JUNIOR BIDS TO SENIOR SENIOR ADIEU -f some of his exhibits of drawings, ii 1- What I Think My Classmates Will Be Doing Cambridge, Maryland May 15, 1934 Dear Leo, Believe me, the life of a dentist is no fun and of all wise things for you to think of for me to do, get things in line for our 21st anniversary. I say, you ole timer, that was your job and not mine. It seems that our class with its 79 members are scat- tered to the corners of the globe and I know all of them will not be here by June 2. Of course we all you have enough to manager of the Bell tem but don't forget understad that do as business Telephone sys- your speech on Success must be good. Naturally some people are going to have a harder time getting here than others, for instance there is Harry Foxwell, the big league base ball play- er in his busiest season of the year, not mentioning the fact that he would have to pay two fares for Betty I is still with him and really enjoys cooking for an outstanding athlete. She knew what she wanted. I Ah say, bozo, I went to some of the county meets this spring and who do you think I saw running around look- ing rather efficient as a P. A. L. coach, none other than Miriam CPer- sonalityj Jones-she was good too, speaking of those reminds me of Ginny Brohawn, she tried that for a little while too but I understand she is married to some one. I can't find out who it is but she is not both- ered with college men now. As much as we all crabbed about reading when poor Miss Doenges used to call on us-some of our peo- ple have actually written books. There is Emeline Slacum famous for her two books, Glorifying the Eastern Sho' --and History of Taylors Island. These two books have brought her money as well as fame and she is much sought after by peo- ple from everywhere. Speaking of fame, Charles Kelly has obtained it with a capital NF. Yes sir, he is building bridges, not imaginary ones, and as his sideline he thinks of witty sayings to amuse Carole-ah, yes, Leo, Carole was a toe dancer, but she gave it up just to be a Kelly. You never were lucky along those lines. I was reading a year book of Cam- bridge High School, that is what they have now instead of a special issue of HOTTENTOT. The artist for it was none other than Vernon Stoker and is he good. Probably even you have seen sketches, and even paintings. Did I say HOTTENTOT, memories of Jim Merrick and Edith Murphy, yes sir Jim is editor-in-chief now of the New York Times and he has as his able assistant Edith Murphy who is still bounding her reporters for news but they are both going to be to our banquet this year. Do you remember those girls up in llA? They are all doing social service work in Cambridge and nearby vicin- ity and they are all leading things of a social nature in tow. There is Mar- garet Benton, Anna Wallace fshe still gigglesj, Doris Phillips fby the way she is the leader of the group, and Anna Mae Mills. INithout these people Cambridge would be a dead old place. You say what about Kitty Insley? That red hair of hers exerts itself once in a while in a temper when the children at Cambridge High School are particularly bad, like we were. Yes sir, she is teaching Senior English out there now. I see her once in awhile when I go out to examine teeth. Alice Tyler, the fastest typist in our class, is now the private secre- tary for the President of the United States, none other than Louis James, and say-Ed Harper is the critic of the government. But they are all coming to the anniversary. Johnny Vickers is here in town now and he is a rich man-all because he started a taxi system for both fac- ulty and students. Now he has charge of a bus line. So far these are the people I have heard from-oh-wait a minute- here are some telegrams. Boy, oh, boy. Duane Shuffler a big business man, Mrs. Si Brooks and Laverne Tilman, duet singers Cthey will sing for usl. Billy, pardon mc, William Edmunds now famous writer of hction and short stories Che will be toast masterj. Tommy Robinson, Broadway's sensational tap dancer. Those two mathematicians of Harv- ard, Bill Sterling and Phil McAllister, all of them have sent word they will be here. Let me know if you hear from any of the others. I would like to know about them all. As ever, Eddie Boy cEDITOR,5 Nora: I have not in any way made an attempt to forecast for all of you and as a matter of fact I've probably made a very poor job of it, anyhow, but I hope that you will all take it in the humorous vein in which it has been written.j Graduation. With a rush, stirring memories crowd in on me-memories that I will never forget. How well do I remember the first day of high school. I arrived long before school was to start and kept parading up and down the halls. From the Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors came sarcastic remarks about the un- necessary commotion among the Freshmen. I felt small under the eyes of the upper classmen and was glad to be called into the auditorium where I was assigned to my registration room by Mr. Koch. Going to my reg- istration room I was told by the teach- er to which section I would belong for the rest of the year. The school was given the rest of the day as a holiday. Next day we came back to begin grinding on our lessons. One thought that remained uppermost in my mind was, when were the Freshmen to be initiated, and it stayed there until we were. There were many social functions during the year and I regret that I was not able to attend any of them. VVith the school year coming to a close I began to assume the airs of the Sophomores. Coming to school as a Sophomore was better than coming as a Fresh- man. It gave me a lordly feeling over the newcomers to high school. This year I began to take part in school activities, going out and playing with the soccer team, playing basket ball and entering the Sophomore decla- mation contest. After weeks of learn- ing my selection, I went out on the stage with the other entrants. The curtain was raised and instead of looking down on the Sophomore class, we looked down on the whole school. Stage fright immediately began to take hold of me and I did not give my selection very well. Even though I did not take a place, I gained much experience in speaking before a large audience. School was soon to be closed and I began to wish that vaca- tion would go quickly for I would enter school next as a Junior. My third year i11 school began with a new principal. Several new rules were introduced by him and I soon became accustomed to them. Typing, bookkeeping and short hand were new subjects to me and they proved to be quite a novelty. The lessons to me seemed to be harder and I do know that more time was required for home study. I attended nearly every soccer, basket ball and base ball game. This year, so far, was the best year I had had in school. Senior year came to climax all my years of school. It was not long be- fore I realized that this was my last year. All social functions and games Following four years of faithful and steady work, the class of 1934 will soon leave the security of Cam- bridge High School. They are now standing on the precipice of Life. Each boy and each girl must decide for himself and herself the place in the vast world outside in which they wish to take their stand. Throughout their stay in this insti- tution the Seniors have had many ob- stacles placed before them and some no doubt feel that life in the future will be easier for them than life was in the past. However, once they are out in the business world trying to earn a living, they will probably be convinced that their new problems are much more exacting than their school life had been for them, Graduates, once you are on your way, do not become discouraged by criticism. The man who is anybody and who does anything worth while is surely going to vilified, misunder- stood, and criticized. This is but a part of the penalty for greatness and it is necessary that every man under- stand it. Criticism, defamation, and misconception are not the proof of greatness. The final proof of great- ness is in being able to endure con- tumely without resentment. Then, too, honesty and truthfulness combined with speed and correctness are necessary to make good business men and women. The managing of your life and destiny is a serious undertaking and the moulding of your fate lies in your own ability and willingness. There is an old Chinese proverb which says: Success based upon virtue is like a flower in the forest: success due to ability is like a flower planted in a potg success gained by tricking and force is like a rootless flower in a vaseg it can be seen to wither even as it is watched. VVhen you have once selected a worthy purpose, cling to it with iron- like fingers and never let go or slack- en your hold or else you will be swept away by the flood waters of Life swirling beneath you. Graduates, it is up to you, now, to carry on. The eyesjof C. H. S. are centered upon you, 1934, and we all wish you every success, happiness, and advantage that Life has to offer as you turn your backs on youthful- ness and irresponsibility and for the hrst time face the world and its prob- lems to be solved. were attended by me and I enjoyed myself in every way. Working on the HOTTENTO'F literary staff was a source of keen delight to me. My marks this year were the best of my high school C Continued on Page 121

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