Cambridge High School - Yearling Yearbook (Cambridge, MD)

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'1 Y 1 ir Page Ten MAATAIIEMIIAKLTATAIL lX l' 0 T uuuuuuu-AMA QQ ,,.Hlifgo1t Brotie: But my father says we're descended from monkeys. Mr. Busick: See me after school. We can't discuss your private affairs in class.- ik Pk Ik During the trip to Washington, some of the students found them- selves lost. After getting on a street car, one of them hit the con- ductor over the head. When asked why he did it, Dinky replied: Well, there was an organ grinder with a monkey in his lap, and I asked the conductor if he allowed monkeys on his car. Tom Venable: And what did he say to that? Dinky: 'tHe said to sit down and be quiet and maybe no one would notice me. 41 Pls lk Dunbar Groff: It's all over school! Pauline Harris falways eager for gossipi : What ? Dunbar: The roof. Si' FK lk Bev. Dill: Pm not going to school any more. Anna Mae Warner: Why not? Bev. : I can't learn anything. The teachers keep changing the lessons every day. 111 Dil Ik Little Mary was playing school when her father came along and said, Well, Mary, I suppose you are the teacher. Oh, no, Mary replied, I don't know enough to be the teacher. I'm only the principal. -X- 'lf 'X- Friend: What is Fred taking up in college this year? , Mr. Jones: Space, nothing but space! 96 91' -X' Miss Barkley was speeding down- town in her car. She was stopped by a policeman. I shall have to give you a ticket, lady, said the oiiicer. But I'm on my way to my eighth grade class, protested Miss Bark- ley. Ignorance is no excuse, said the officer sternly. -X' 'I' 'X' Mr. Busick has always been fond of dogs. When he was a little boy, he had a peculiar-looking poodle. One day a lady asked him what kind of a dog it was. A police dog, was the reply. A police dog! I never saw a police dog look like that, said the surprised lady. Oh, but this dog's in the Secret Service, answered little Jimmie with dignity. PF if 41 That's a nice-looking fellow who has just come in, said Meredith to Virginia Lee. Is he a friend of yours? Yes, indeed, I know him well, laughed Nin . Shall I ask him to join us? Oh, Meredith! said Virginia Lee, blushing, this is so sudden. Sudden? What do you mean? he asked in surprise. Why-why, that's our new minister. HF Pk 11 Web : If you are tired of dancing, Bonnie, we'll sit down and have a little tete-a-tete. Bonnie: Oh, dear me, no! After such a big supper, I really couldn't eat another thing. if s -r Canvasser: Is the master of the house in? Harry Bushes Foxwell fweari- lyjz He's upstairs in his cradle. wk aw -xi 77 Mrs. Mowbray was telling some ladies about the burglar scare in her house the night before. Yes, Belle said, I heard a noise and got up, and there, from under the bed, I saw a pair of men's legs sticking out. Mercy, exclaimed a woman. The burglar's legs ? No, my dear: my husband's legs. Kelly heard the noise, too. sk wk Pk Mr. Andrews and his family were standing in front of the lion's cage. Emmett, said Mrs. Andrews, if those animals were to escape, whom would you save first, me or Barbara Ann? Me, answered Emmett, with- out hesitation. if Sk Sk Mr. Andrews: How long is the alimentary canal? Albert Atkinson fhesitatinglylz In-miles ? Pk ek wk Bill Shaw: When I dance with you, I feel as though I were tread- ing on clouds. Katherine Robbins: Don't be mistaken. Those are my feet. i I I The Supreme Court of the United States gives a man a right to open his wife's letters, but it doesn't give him the courage. Heard around school: It's not the school I don't like, it's the principle of the thing. If you are in doubt whether to kiss a pretty girl, give her the benefit of the doubt. Mr. Walter: Are you doing any- thing on Sunday evening? Arline Heckler fhopefullyjz Oh, no, not a thing. Mr. Walter: Then, would you try to get to school on time on Monday morning? -X- 49 '19 Indignant employer Qdictating letteriz Sir, my typist being a lady, cannot take down what I should say. I, being a gentleman, cannot even think of it. You, be- ing neither, can easily understand what I have had to leave unsaid. Heard at the last dance: Pd like to ask you for the next dance, but all the cars are taken. -X -X' -it Emily Marine: Are this year's freshmen dumb ? Pauline Harris: Say, some of them are so dumb, if you told them when the Seven Years' War start- ed they wouldn't know when it ended. 'X' 95 -ll' The other day in English, Brotie asked Fred Fisher to direct him from Factory B to Factory D. Be- fore Fred could answer, Leonard Tall piped up: Just follow the odor. George Cannon: Would you call for help if I tried to kiss you? Etta Wilson: Do you need help? -li '15 'li' About Bev. Dill's driving: Is she a reckless driver? Say, when the road turns the same way she does it's a coincidence. -1- -li' -if Ellen Barnett: When you sleep your noble brow reminds me of a story. Phoebe Morse: What story? Sleeping Beauty? Ellen Barnett: No, Sleepy Hol- low. -1- '76 -X' At the Sea Scouts, Mr. Koch was asking questions about ships and the sea. After repeatedly receiv- ing wrong answers in desperation, he asked: Where's the mizzen-mast? I don't know, replied Rip Sla- cum. How long has it been miz- zen? -JE N' 'X- We caggewell Matthews, Theo- ry, becalfse he so seldom works. 'K' 'X' -I' Co-education used to be a race for supremacy between the sexes, but now it's neck and neck. if I FAREWELL SENIORS fContinued from Page 2, Col. 35 operated to help the high school faculty draw up a plan whereby both the high school and elemen- tary students could go to school at the Seminary building. Several members of the Senior Class have enviable records on the basketball court and also on the soccer field. The soccer team, comi posed partly of Seniors, was beaten in the County Championship only after they had played almost three mwhole scoreless games with Hur- iflock, who finally conquered the fighting team of Cambridge High, at Vienna, by the score of 2 to 0. The boys' basketball team, which was composed mostly of'.Se1iiQ1jS, gives the Senior Class feason to be proud of its athletic prowess. This team won the Eastern 'Shore Championship and was the runner- up for the State Championship.- The girls' basketball team, which was one of the best that Cambridge High has ever had, was composed partly of Seniors. This girls' team won the County Championship, but was defeated by Oxford in a very close game at Easton in the semi- Hnals of the Eastern Shore Cham- pionship. Wildai James, the President of the 1936 Senior Class, has a fine record as a student and also as an athlete. Wildai enjoyed great suc- cess also, as the Editor-in-Chieftpf the Hottentot , the school paper. He was captain of the 1935-36 basketball team which won the Eastern Shore Championship, and he was also one of the most impor- tant members of the soccer team. Many of these departing Seniors. have chosen their life's work, 'bdta some will delay their choice for a' while. The rest of the School feels confident that whatever job these Seniors take up they will perform it in a fine and upright manner, and do nothing that would taint or stain their well-deserved reputa- tion. . We, the rest Oli, the school, Freshmen, Sophomoresand Juniors, wish the departing Senior Class all the luck in the world and hope that they will often think of the good Ole C. H. S. Signs of the Times: Pawnbroker's sign:-See me at your earliest inconvenience. Beauty shop:-If your hair isn't becoming to you, you should be coming to us. Laundry:-We soak the Clothes, Not the Customer. Texas Qafe:-Use less sugar and stir 'like h--:we don't mind the noise. Ji .,,5 .. f.i...

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Y 1 Y Y ---DLE--ll52-l.T-F.iIf2-F---- ---M Page Nine CLASS HISTORY lContinued from Page 2, Col. 21 shadows before, so the large num- ber of students who entered the declamation contest of '33 foretold the well-known fact that our class, with the exception of this year, has had the most contestants en- rolled in the annual declamation contest. Freshman names began to ap- pear on the honor roll. Many came under the title of distinguished scholarship. It was indeed an honor to the Freshman Class when one of our girls made the only girls' champion- ship of our school. Many students received the Cambridge C , which was given for the first time. Much of the success of our class in the Freshman year was due to the splendid leadership of Miss Bessie Bradshaw. Her death was a great loss to the school. But the short time that we knew her as teacher, librarian, and friend was sufficient to inspire us to live up to what she thought and expected of her girls and boys. Entering with us this year was Mr. Cromwell, the new principal, and Miss Frances Matthews, the home economics teacher. Soon we became sophomores. For- getting our own former awkward- ness, one wondered how anyone could be as dumb as those Fresh- man who were lost in the hall and who could not remember the traffic rules. In our second year several girls became members of the basketball team, while many boys took part in Athletic Day. One member of our class won second place in the school declamation contest and took part in the county. contest. The girls regretted losing their physical educational teacher, Mrs. Fox, but her place was soon cap- ably filled by Miss -Helen Doenges. Later in the year Miss Cleona Brinsfield received the position left vacant by the resignation of Mrs. Louise Wright. Our Sophomore year drew quick- ly to a close: needless to say we had already begun to feel the im- portance of being Juniors. When we entered high school as Juniors in 1934 we had begun another important era in our scholastic achievements. It was in our Junior year that the Dramatic Club was formed. A large number of Juniors took part in the five plays successfully staged by the club. The declamation contest again drew a large number of con- testants from our class. This time the winner of the school contest and second choice in the county was a member of our Junior Class. Literary talent was depicted among the virtues of the class when the Junior Staff became active workers on The Hottentotf' Several girls and boys obtained prominent positions on the basket- ball teams. To our happiness came a sadden- ing blow when we learned of the unexpected death of Miss Marie Mills. She had been our Latin teacher, our librarian, and our ad- viser. The sudden death of the janitor was also a great shock to the school. Several new teachers were ap- pointed at the beginning of the year. The vacancy left by the resignation of Vice-Principal L. C. Marshall, faculty member of the C. H. S. for over thirty years, was filled by Mr. James Busick, while Coach Andrews was made vice- principal. Other new teachers in- cluded Miss Mabel Wright and Miss Ellen Byrn, later in the year Miss Estelle Leonard filled the va- cancy left by Miss Dorothy Noble. and Mr. Theodore Boston was in place of Miss Rosabelle Gould. When the teachers have a meet- ing everyone expects school to start. We Seniors were awaiting anxiously the time when we would enter the high school as dignified Seniors g when we would get those privileges, such as the front seats in the assembly, that had long been denied us. Suddenly there arose such a clatter of fire sirens that the whole town was excited and our hopes were smashed in a few sec- onds. The new high school that had housed us so comfortably, and of which we were so proud, had burned. Yes, it had succumbed to a heap of ashes. There was nothing to do but to return to the Seminary. All was in darkness. But: True ambition fires the soul With a zeal to make life's goal Hope declares, 'I will not die!' And lights a candle in the sky. This ambition the Senior Class possessed. They may be rightly commended for the spirit in which they have taken hard knocks and made a successful year in spite of hundreds of drawbacks. Although we gave up such pleasures and what we had previously thought of as necessities-such as the library, assemblies, lunch hour, and a flourishing cafeteria-things have not been so bad. Seminary was more than kind in taking us in and providing room for us. Even though the cellar fell to the lot of the Seniors, we rose above it! This year the basketball teams have been very successful. For the boys' team, of which seven seniors POPULAR SONGS Lost Christopher Columbus Stardust Where are you? It's Been So Long I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket Would You? I Found A Flower the Color of Your Eyes I Found a Dream Please Believe Me Thanks a Million Song of the Islands I'rn Walking Through Heaven My Sweet There Is No Greater Love Lovely Lady Truckin' If You Love Me I'm Getting Sentimental Over You The Very Thought of You Goody, Goody were members, conquered the Eastern Shore Championship and put up a good fight for the State title. It is the first time in our high school career that the girls have made a good showing. This year the girls played fifteen games and won thirteen, making a total of 474 points to their opponents 216. We can justly be proud of our Senior athletic record. This year a Senior won the school declamation contest and captured second place in the county. Several trips were taken and en- joyed by Seniors. There was the trip to Temple University where four Seniors, acting as senators and press agents, represented the Cam- bridge High School in the discus- sion of the Old-Age Pension. Sev- eral Seniors enjoyed week-end con- ferences at Washington and the State Teachers' Colleges. There was another trip taken to Goldey Col- lege. Many Seniors took advan- tage of a trip to Washington to re- view their Capital City. Our scholarship record has been high this year. Our principal states that it is the first time dur- ing his principalship that no warning letters had to be sent to parents. Every year some com- mercial students are given dicta- tion by Mr. Cromwell. The results this year have been more satisfac- tory than ever before. There are several outstanding typists in the present Senior Class. New teachers this, year included Miss Ella Bar.kley,A Mr. Edward Walter, Mr. Raymond Simmons and later, Mrs. Bonnie Harmon for Miss Anna Collins. We realize how much our records are due to the faithful- SIMILES fAbout a few Seniorsl As athletic as Virginia Mills As fashionable as Beverly Dill As prim as Betty Hugh Fountain As helpful as Jeanette Brannock As cute as Anna Mae Warner As romantic as Virginia Lee Willey As good a dancer as Irene Lidard As petite as Dot Gould As versatile as Hoss James As jolly as Shirley Harding As ambitious as Dot Brannock As disrupting as Dunbar Groff As self-assured as Olga Mark As well-dressed as Pauline Harris As argumentative as Brotie Brotemarkle As carefree as Freddie Fisher As popular as Alan Wilkinson As cave-mannish as Appie Tall ' As childish as Clara Bradley As humorous as Marjorie Mc- Knight As artistic as Martha Geoghegan As well-dressed as Roy Melvin As talented as Emily Marine As fair as Evelyn Brannock As loud as Margaret West f As mischievous as Walter Tanner As sympathetic as Kitty Robbins As dark as Tommy Phillips Margaret Foxwell Alice Collins As pert as As mild as As literary as Lyda Booze As good-natured as Tommy Ven- able As musical as Tus Applegarth As droll as Johnny Schneider As tall as Ducky Spear As light as Billy Applegarth As determined as Rhodessa Slacum As Wright as Audrey Booze As sweet as Virginia Sackett As surprising as Anna Jean Keene As independent as Betty Henry As solemn as Rachel Beckwith As courteous as Meredith Marshall As much in love as Sarah Linthi- cum As conceited as Louise Tyler As nautical as Web Brown ness and leadership of these and our other teachers. Doubtless, we have caused them worry, but in this sad, yet happy hour of our departure, we are deeply grateful for their untiring efforts in preparing us for an outside world. May we live up to their expectations! And may we remember that All the man-power on earth, all the stifling competi- tion-neither poverty, nor difficulty, nor even disgrace-none of these can hold you and keep you if you dream big enough to conquer them. JEANETTE BRANNOCK, Class Historian. T' .ij Juv

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R. -IH E--llflTfF-F.HIf2.T---- Page Eleven CLASS PROPHECY I was ushered through the hall. No saleswomen in the business the steam. At the door of the President's world, Alan Wilkinson was present, too, Introduction ofiice, Could do any better selling than He is a professional baseball I came to a sudden stop. that. player. On the banks of the broad Chop- tank, . In a small quaint town called Y home From its streets, so filled with f l laughter, 3'-N' We Wish we would never roam. But so as it must to all men, After our school days are done. ' ,-We think that life is jolly, .YV 'F And all is a barrel of fun. But when wefstart out on our own, And the going is getting rough, Remember the motto of '36, And take it on the cuff. 'Y Canto I ' I fr .ggi 0 The Prophet travels to Washing- ton. I travelled far to Washington, .I had come from the West. To meet my old acquaintances, 'I tried my very best. This is the year of '59, A year to all so great. I came in, in an airplane, Instead of going by freight. My trip was uneventful, It was made in perfect ease. For Rhodessa Slacum, the air- line hostess, Had all my wants to please. I travelled from the airport, By trolley, bus, and car. The Capitol so majestic, 4Could be seen from way off far. To see our nation's Senate, At work so great and true, At half-past nine on Tuesday morn, I happened to be passing through. The Senator Mark from Arkan- sas, ',-' Had just taken the Hoor. ll And her talk on old age pension, Had ended in a roar. For Dunbar Groff from Dela- ware, Had always talked quite free. And in this special instance, He happened to be on a spree. Michigan, always against this bill, ,, Had called on Senator Hess. To uphold' its wants and needs, He would try his very best. And Thomas Phillips from Ten- nessee, Was always there on hand. To lend his home-spun philoso- Phys As only a Phillips' Can. Canto II The Prophet calls on the Presi- dent and his Cabinet. On the President of the United States, I happened by change to call. And as I entered the 'White House, I if 'viii For standing in the doorway, Was the White House Private Cop. After I told him my business, He led me through the door. And led before the President, I stood in unexplainable awe. For coming face to face, With an old class-mate of mine. Had sent a funny sensation, Running up and down my spine. Meredith Marshall, broadminded, happy, And strong of frame, Had been chosen by the nation, To lead the hall of fame. Right after entering office, His cabinet he had to pick. For men for truth and faithful- ness, These are the ones that stick. Philip Shenton as Secretary of War, And Wildai James as Secretary of State. For men so true and loyal, Who else could be so great. For Labor he picked Hansen, For Interior he chose Tall. These men were always waiting, At the president's beckoning call Webster Brown joined the navy, It was his start in life. Now he's Secretary of Navy, With Bonnie Skinner as his wife. Bill Applegarth, the Scholar, In School he was a wow, But as Secretary of Commerce, You ought to see him now. As Secretary of the Treasury, Donald Stevens fills the bill. But for his private secretary, The President took Beverly Dill. The Secretary of Agriculture, Must be one close to the land. So he appointed Clarence Spear, To lend a helping hand. To be the Postmaster General, He picked a lady, who never fails. For mischievous Anne Mae War- ner, Knows how to handle the males. A debator has his merits, An arguer has his points too, So Brotie Brotemarkle as At- torney-General, Will argue your case for you. Canto III The Prophet goes shopping. To Downtown Washington, I went as shoppers do. To buy some nick-nacks, And to get some clothes, too. I stopped in a shoe op, To buy a pair of And who should I 'as clerk, No other than Lyda Booze. Rachel Beckwith sold me neck- ties, Naomi LeCompte sold me a hat. if L Fred Fisher, the inventor, Is always making stuff. Which just goes to prove, He's nature in the rough. Fred Gray sold me an auto, And he said it would surely last But for every five miles I go, I have to fill up on gas. John Shenton is a lawyer, I saw his shingle on a door. He has had but three cases, And has only lost four. John Schneider is a doctor, His work he does with care. With Virginia Sackett, as his nurse, They are a great pair. Bill Waller is a barber, And his life is quite fair. But as far as Pauline Travers' work, She would rather dress people's hair. Clyde Keene is a Saxophonist, His music is quite gay. But Thomas Venable, the thinker, Is now a C. P. A. Louise Burton has great talent, As an athlete, she is grand. But as far as Thurston Apple- garth is concerned, HE'D RATHER LEAD A BAND. Anna Thomas is on a diet, To lose a pound of fat. But every time the loses one, She gains four more than that. Marion Wright has become a stenographer, In the oiiice, she's quite gay And with her boss, Julian Bennett, They work happily all day. Canto IV The Prophet goes to the Presi- dent's Party. At the White House, there was a party, All the celebrities were there. And gathered in the Ballroom, They were having a big affair. The Duke and the Duchess, The rich man and his wife. Were all at this celebration, A Red Letter Day in life. I wandered among the gathered guests, I talked with friends of mine. I never did see so many class- mates, All gathered at one time. There was Dorothy Gould, An actress by all rights. And Josephine Todd, Has her place among the lights. Evelyn Willey and Lillian Hur- ley, Have formed a perfect team. But when it comes to dancing, And Betty Henry is considered, The best of all soothsayers. While Audrey Booze and Alverta Clark, Are teachers by profession. They are always at the class affairs, And especially this dedication. Grace Brannock Smith was also there, She sang a song by request. To keep from throwing tomatoes, The audience tried their best. To represent the Literary Guild, Alice Collins was sent. And as the Representative of California, Came Helen Twilley, without a cent. Roy Melvin, Chief of the Bureau of Investigation, Has chased the criminals from our land. And with the aid of the G men, Has ruled with an iron hand. Irene Lidard is in the movies, Her praises are sung afar. And all of her countrymen, Have called her another star. Louise Tyler wants to travel, And wants to see the world. But she can't join the navy, Because she is a girl. Margaret West and Sara Hand- ley, A pair of dressmakers are they While Gertrude Kahl and Eliza- beth Schnoor, Are together all the day. Virginia Mills, the Temple star, Has great athletic form. But as representative of the S. P. C. A. Virginia Lee Willey does no harm. Days may come and days may 80, But Margaret Foxwell will be down to the Spot , And Sarah Linthicum, the singer, Will be down there, too. Then we come to Anna Wheatley, Always quiet and thoughtful, But Virginia Twilley and Mar- garet Gore, Are also kind and restful. Emily Marine, the head of Pea- body, Is a concert pianist in her own rights. And Betty Fountain and Martha Geoghegan, Are so high there're nearly out of sight. Marjorie McKnight, a dietitian And Evelyn Brannock, too Were in the White House kitchen, Preparing supper for you. To see that you get your vita- mins, Katherine Robbins can put on fContinued on Page 12, Column 3,5