Cambridge High School - Yearling Yearbook (Cambridge, MD)

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THE HOTTFNTOT PaeSv . g C en toznloioioioioicbioivioitrimvim11011:isvitii:xiogoioinitlit111xiiiiimilrio!miapicnic11031iioioioioiaiialitliclinlilbitliliillioiqfo THRIFT AS SEE Saving ain't so hard if you go at it in the right way. The easiest way in the history of mankind is to hang a ball and chain around your neck and pocketbook. In other words get married. Once a battle ax gets hold of the bank account it is squeezed so hard that you could get enough feath- ers ofi' the eagle of the dollar to make a feather bed, but that is all that you would get, I think that is why Miss Nora Dunn was elected president, vice-president, cashier and general utility man in our Business Training Class. Another easy way to save is to put your money in a bank and then ask the President to declare a bank holi- day like he did in March of '33. But scratch my back and make me purr, I don't think saving is very hard. Ask Miss Dunn if I haven't got over two bucks in my account. I am going to draw it out soon to go to the junior-Senior prom. The hardest way to save is to walk out of school with a nickel or maybe a dime in your pcoket and see Mr. Robbins sitting out there in his ice- cream wagon, If you resist the TEMPTATION on a nice hot sum- mer day you are a better man than I and I like my spinach. Well, you have my ideas on saving so I guess that I will have to leave you and go hunt for a job so that I will have something to save. Good- bee er aa goodboo, darn it, So long. Saving Pays To say that saving does not pay is pure foolishness. In the last school year 46 pupils of the Junior Business Training, and Bookkeeping classes have saved over 55100.00 Miss Nora Dunn was elected pres- ident, vice-president, and cashier. She has filled all these offices well, Many of the pupils have saved enough for their graduation clothes, others drew their money to go on trips. Wimpy James withdrew his account in full and bought a pack of cigarettes for the University of Maryland track meet. Arline Stewart drew out her money and got weighed four times. Edwin Harper, who has been appoint- ed the most saving boy in the Senior Class, won the grand prize. He saved enough to be a big help on his gradua- tion outfit. Miss Dunn says that knowing that you have money in the bank is a great comfort. After her first deposit she won two first prizes at bridge. After all, keeds, SAVING PAYS. THRIFT Saving pays. T'hat's a broad and sweeping statement and yet one of the simplest. When we speak of saving BY IIC we not only mean money, but also time and materials as well. The test that should be given to de- termine the wise use of one's time is not the number of minutes and hours spent on an activity but the results that are obtained from the use of those minutes. People marvel at the enormous amounts of work accom- plished by great men of the world and yet the real truth of the matter is that they spend their time as carefully as they do their incomes. Benjamin Franklin said, If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigalityf' The country finds more and more thc necessity of saving materials. If forests were cut down and none planted in their places as fast as they were a few years ago, wc should soon have no forests. Now large tracts of land have been set aside by the gov- ernment for the purpose of planting small trees. The school child should realize the importance of being thrifty with his supplies. He can be thrifty and still not be stingy with materials. james J. Hill said: If you want to know whether you are going to be a success or a failure in life, you can easily find out. The test is simple and infallible. Are you able to save money? If not, drop out. You will lose. You may not think it, but are a loss or surely as you live. seed of success is not in you. may be right but I think that if you The Hill you find you cannot save why not try to correct this fault in some way or another. Nothing is more admirable in a person than the overcoming of a mistake or a fault. In learning to save money, four principles must be followed: Qlj Be- gin while you are young because in youth habit is more easily formed: f2J be satished at first with small sums. You cannot expect to become presi- dent of a company at the very first before you have learned something about the businessg Q33 save with regularity. Set aside so much of your wages or allowance for saving and save it regularly, C41 live by a budg- et. Plan your work and work your plan. The hrst dollar of your pay is the easiest to spend, it is also the easiest to save. Five or ten cents a if invested securely will in a years amount to hundreds of dol- day, few lars. Take the example: 1 cent the first the the day, Z cents the second, 4 cents 3rd, 8 cents the fourth, 16 cents fifth, etc., doubling the amount for 30 days the sum will be 35,368,- 709.l2. The man who lives within his means and regularly and systematic- ally lays aside part of his earnings and puts this surplus where it will work for him so unfailingly as he worked for it, has acquired a habit of no small import in the building of his character and the carving of his future as well as his earnings. One can be thrifty and saving and still not be miserly, stingy, niggardly, or selfish, which indeed are very unde- sirable traits. On September 10, 1933 when school opened, the 11C Section started to take a new lesson, this was Junior Training for Modern Business, taught by Miss Nora' Dunn. After a couple of weeks of this we then or- ganized a bank in our class. The cashier was Miss Dunn and our teller Robert McAllister. Some of the stu- dents in the 11B section were inter- ested in this and they started to make deposits. All together there were around 46 depositors. After the first half some of the depositors' money was being enlarged. At the end of the year the two sections had saved close to one hundred dollars. Miss Dunn saved around twenty dollars to spend this summer while on vacation trips, The student who had saved the most money was Edwin Harper, who saved twelve dollars and fifty cents. This money helped him to pay for his graduation outfit. Some of the students saved close to ten dollarsg some hve dollars, and down the line. Duane Shuffier who had saved nearly three dollars, withdrew his account to go to Annapolis when Cambridge High School played soccer for the state championship. Arlene Stewart withdrew her account of fifty- four cents to go to Annapolis. Mr. Leo Shenton who deposited three cents thinking that the interest would go up to twenty-five dollars was fooled. When time came to withdraw his money Leo only had three centsg he then said, I have enough money to buy one cigarette, one pretzel, and one stick of VVrigley's Spearmint chewing gum. As it has been told, the students who saved twelve dollars and half and the student who saved ten and five. They only made small deposits but kept paying them regular- ly. So if everyone would start to save when they are in school they will keep this up later on. So as you see, SAVING PAYS. PRO AND CON IN ENGLISH CLASSES As a class. for sometime 11B has been studying argumentation and de- bating. After about two weeks had been spent in studying the funda- mentals of the subject it was decided that as an added project the class would sponsor a formal debate. In preparation for this the class voted on the people who were to give the debate. Those chosen were: affirma- tive-Ifdith Murphy, Leo Shenton and jimmy Merrickg negative-Carole Dill, Virginia Brohawn and Emeline Slacum. These people decided on this question for debate, Resolved, that the present method of education is worthwhile. After a long period of preparation and hard work, the day came for the big affair. Excitement was in the air and when those people began to talk we realized that we were hearing some well prepared speeches. But the fun began when the rebuttal speeches were given in earnest. The arguments sup- ported by each side were conclusive in all evidence. The class decided on the affirmative side as winners of this debate, so we are all glad to know that our present day system of edu- cation is worthwhile. I think that the entire class bene- fitted by this debate, not only did it provide fun, but it was also educa- tional. PRO AND CON IN ENGLISH CLASSES As a unit of class work, 11B had been studying debating and argumen- tation, After spending about one week on the fundamentals of the subject it was decided by the class that we give a debate. But who would the debaters be and who would act as chairman? Those were the two ques- tions to be answered. Of course, our class is made up of such an intelligent group that it made it much harder to select these people. Those finally chosen were: Edwin Harper, chair- man: afiirmative debaters, Edith Murphy, Lee Shenton, and Jimmie Merrickp negative, Carole Dill, Vir- ginia Brohawn and Emeline Slacum. That much was over! But to find the question-it seemed that every thing suggested, these peo- ple agreed upon until finally some person asked after all, is education today worth while -and what do you think? They jumped at it and right there began working on that subject. The day arrived, excitement was in the air and when these people began to talk you would have thought them to he a Bagley, a Dewey or even a Morrison. The fun began in the rebuttal. It was here the chair- man found his duty a hard one, for Carole and jim just would not be downed. Not any judges had been appointed, as the class with the aid of a score card, was allowed to decide-and we, after much deliberation, voted for the affirmative. It is probably a good thing, for a few days later Miss Doenges stated the fact to Supt. James B, Noble and he seemed pleased. So cheer up, teachers, for 11B decided that education was worthwhile and your efforts are not all in vain. Not to be outdone by llB, 11C also had a debate and strange to say the affirmative side again carried off the fContinued on Page 121

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PageSix THE HOTTENTOT uzuxngoxf,qu111nz::is11111:11o1n1o1o1o:n1o1n1-11-lxuzozuxuzi1101:111lion,gi,zu:gevxqioxivacwx:ix::zanioxnxoxoxoxniuzugozaozol ENIOR CLASS OF 1934 Class Officers President: Leo Shenton Vice-President: Edward Dougherty Treasurer: Ann Carole Dill Secretary: Louis James Motto Build for character, not for fame Flower Rose Enrollment Hilda Frances Bailey Dorothy Barnes Margaret Benton Jeanette Odelle Bloodsworth Elsie Bottcher Edith Louise Brannock Frances Brannock Virginia Brohawn Dorothy Brooks Betty Conway Elizabeth Dail Carole Dill Eleanor W. Gore Margaret Hastings Estelle Hurley Virginia Lee Hurley Kitty Insley Mary Virginia Jones Loretta Ethel Jones Miriam Estelle Jones Evelyn Edna Kahl Nannie Virginia Kinnaman Edith Kroker Etta Louise Layton Mary Elizabeth Lewis Margaret Mende Anna Mae Mills Katherine L. Mills Edith Olene Murphy Sarah Nabb Mildred Virginia Neal Mary Noble Kathleen Parker Lucille Sherman Phillips Doris Phillips Clara Lovenia Raymond Edith Seward M. Emeline Slacum Helen L. Taylor E. La Verne Tilman Alice Nona Tyler Anna VV allace Edith Virginia Warrington Alice May Westbrook Grace M. VVestbrook Bettye Vtfright Henry Bradley Reynolds Carpenter Edward Dougherty William Edmunds VVilliam Faulkner W. Henry Faulkner Archie Fitzgerald Harry Foxwell Harry Handy Edwin H. Harper Jr. Louis James Charles Kelly Guy Marshall James Merrick Philip McAllister Gary Moore WHAT CLASS NIGHT PROMISES Brought before the Judgment Bar! Has a criminal wave swept over Cam- bridge High School? Who is in trouble? The words Judgment Bar sound ominous. What is hanging over us? Who in our midst has taken part in some deep dark deed? No, it is not Leo, nor is it Ed Cat least not alonell To our amazement we learn that this time every member of the Class of '34 is involved. Accusations have been brought against them by members of our com- munity. We understand tl1at because of these people it is very doubtful whether or not these our dignified CD, learned C?J, Seniors will receive their diplomas. The best lawyers have been obtained for both the prosecution and for the defense. Sums of money have already been spent on this trial: witnesses have been obtained for both sides. The jurymen and women have been selected Hlld the date for the big trial is set for Wednesday night at which time the stage of our own high school auditorium will become a court room. Poor Seniorsg already they have become worried and even though they feel that all accusations are false they believe in preparedness and so they are about to draw up in a legal form their last will and testament. VVhich one of you as a Junior, as a Sophomore or even as a Freshman will be heirs to the property or even good will of this class Cperhaps that is all they have to leavel? Anyhow that is the setup we have for you on Class Night ill addition to age old tradition of gifts and gif- torians. Miss Gould: And when Lord Chesterfield saw that death was near, he gathered all his friends around him. But before he breathed his last he uttered those last immortal words. Who can tell me what the dying words of Lord Chesterfield were? Class Cin chorusJ: They Satisfy Jerome Mowbray Samuel F. Phillips Clifford R. Pink Teddy Robbins Thomas Robinson Ruel E. Saneholtz Leo Shenton Milton Shenton Duane Shuffler Billie Sterling Harry Vernon Stoker Ernest Tieder John Vickers Rufus Wheeler Robert Wilson SIMILIES I As studious as Kitty Insley As energetic as Eleanor Gore As polite as Ed Harper As Harry noisy a boy as Jimmy Merrick intellectual as Allll Carole temperamental as Virginia Bro- crazy about a boy as Betty about As As As hawn ,As quiet as Reynolds Carpenter As musical as Tommy Robinson As modest as Doris Phillips As dignified as Margaret Mende As As As As As As ner athletic as Duane Shuffler boy crazy as Hilda Baily tall as Vernon Stoker short as Louis James flaming-haired as Sarah Nabb fast a runner as Henry Faulk- As careful a driver as Jeanette Blood As sworth CPD athletic as Miriam Jones As As As As As As good on a farm as Virginia Neal easily teased as Estelle Hurley thin as Alice Westbrook quiet as Helen Taylor bashful ffl as Clifford Pink interested in Fords as Kathleen Parker As disturbing in class as Guy Marshall As useful in the cafeteria as Kath- Mills raven-haired as Evelyn Kahl obedient as VVilliam Faulkner interested in a radio as Archie erine As As As Fitzgerald As big a lover as Reul Saneholtz As excitable as Jerome Mowbray As ridiculous as Phillip McAllister As crazy over Thomas as Virginia Kinnamon More eager to learn than William Edmunds dramatic as Anna speedy as Sammy helpful as Rufus cheerful as Mary talkative as Mary blushable as Harry As As As As As As As As As As May Mills Phillips Wheeler? Noble Lewis Handy good a salesman as Bill Sterling prissy as Elizabeth Dail good a farmer as Henry Bradley heavy on her feet as Margaret Hastings As cute as Charles Kelly interested in the Hottentot as Murphy fickle as Ethel Jones boyish as Lucille Phillips managing as Leo Shenton As Edith As As As As big a clown as Robert McAl- lister As sophisticated as Margaret Ben- ton As loud as Anna VVallace As As As As talkative as Dorothy Barnes saucy as Elsie Bottcher generous as Edith Brannock - interested in Easton as Virginia Lee Hurley As good in typing as Alice Tyler SENIOR STAFF As the end of this term of school approaches through necessity caused by their graduation, does the present HOTTENTOT staff end. It is with sin- cere regret we see the present staff of the HOTTENTUT expire as the paper has grown and prospered under the splendid guidance and expert editing by the present staff. The staff has displayed good judg- ment at all times in editing the paper, ever keeping in mind the upbuilding of school spirit and proper understand- ing between pupils and the faculty, en- deavoring to make our high school one of the outstanding schools of its type in the state. They have encouraged all outside activities pertaining to the school, in- cluding sports and drama and have tried to be fair to each and every par- ticipant in the different activities, The staff has done much for the paper. It has built up the circulation. It has increased advertisements. It has satisfied the desire of you, its cus- to-mers, and by doing so made money. The various members have cooper- ated splendidly with each other. They have thrown themselves whole-heart- edly into the spirit of the paper. Many of them have shown extraordinary tal- ent in their specified lines and turned in excellent work. We are sure that the valuable train- ing they have received here will help pave their way on to glory and we hope they will have the success with their lives that they have had with the paper, . 1 9 3 4 Popular Songs: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes True Neighbors Hold My Handv Oh You Nasty Man Little Dutch Mill If I Didn't Care Wrong Side of the Fence. I Just Couldn't Take It, Baby Love Locked Out Man on the Flying Trapeze 'fOld Spinning Wheel This Little Piggy Went to Market Wise Cracks: Joe Penner- Wanta buy a duck F , Don't never do that, Oh you nasty man, Is ,at so, Oh I didn't know tllatf' Eddie Cantor- Oh Jimmy. ii ia n u ri As interested in Penney's as Etta Layton As well-dressed as Emeline Slacum As comical as Laverne Tilman and Lavenia Raymond As neat as Mary V.,Jones As dumb in science as Bettye Wright Ctfontinued on Page 121

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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