Cambridge High School - Yearling Yearbook (Cambridge, MD)

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TI-IE I-IOTTENTOT Page Thirteen ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE HOTTENTOT Back in, what seems to us, the dark ages , twelve years back to be exact, Mr. Ransom, the princi- pal of the high school, called the seniors Hottentots, because he claimed they had characteristics closely resembling those of that African tribe of bushmen. Then someone conceived the idea of editing a school paper, a staif was elected. Members on that first staff were: Editor-in-chief, Bayly Orem, News Editor, Nancy Lan- ierg Sport Editor, Calvin Harring- tong Advertising Manager, Billy I-Iarringtong Business Manager, Grason Winterbottomg Humor Ed- itor, Elizabeth Maceg Faculty Ad- visor, Mrs. L. W. Bennett. A paper could not be edited minus a name, so, after careful consider- ation, Mr. Ransom's name for the seniors was chosen. The paper was dubbed, The Hottentot, anl so it has remained these twelve years. It had its many growing pains but kept right on growing. Always a progressive paper, Hottentot staffs have tried to look after its improvement-thus we see that since its organization it has been registered as a charter member of the Maryland Inter- scholastic Press Association, the Tri-State Inter-scholastic Press, and the National Scholastic Press Association. For several years there always appeared above the staff names the picture of a ferocious, man-eating Hottentot cannibal, standing by his boiling pot, in a most threatening manner, iPerhaps it was a picture likeness of the punishment meted out by various editorsj. In 1929 there was introduced the idea of a Senior Hall of Fame. Of it the Hottentot said, The pur- pose of this is merely to create in- terest in the Hottentot, The class of '29 hopes that the electing of a Hall of Fame may continue through the years to come. Some of our present faculty members would be mighty uncomfortable if we were to print from that list the names of the Biggest Prevaricator, Biggest Flirt and Most Apple- sauce. Anyhow, the dream of '29 has been kept alive each year by the staff. For the first time in the history of its organization, a dinner dance was given for the members of the '34 staff. This was the result of the fine work done by the senior and junior staffs of that year. The dance was held at the Country Club. An affair of that type has since climaxed the years' work up to date. In 1935 there appeared in the paper a column known as Ash Can Pete, School Prowler, now just plain Ash Can Pete. Even the form in which the pa- per has been published has under- gone a complete metamorphosis. It was Hrst an 8 by 10, 3 column, 8 or 12 page printed paper. Then it became 12 by 9, 4 column, 6 to 8 page paper, from that, because of the depression year, the mimeo- graph and planograph idea was used. Now its present form is a 15 by 12, 5 column, 4 page printed issue. The first magazine form was ed- ited in 1930 and was about pam- phlet size. Since fet time the senior issue has alwa,,1 been in magazine or year book style. Advisors have come and gone. From '26 to '38 there have been Mrs. W. L. Bennett, Mr. Wm. Sow- ers, Mrs. Eleanor Willis Fox, Miss Nora Dunn, Miss Helen Doenges and Miss Sarah Linthicum. Below is a list of the editors since the dawn of the Hottentot to now: Bayly Orem-'25-'27 Robin Lanier-'26 W. N. Williams-'27-'28 J. W. Matthews-'28-'29 Lillian Slacum-'29-'30 Charlotte Fletcher-'30-'31 Kaye Wallace--'31-'32 Edward Smith-'32-'33 Jimmie Merrick-'33-'34 Donald Matthews-'34-'5 Wildai James-'35-'36 William Sackett-'37-'38 Edward Peters-'38-'39 .l- . LAST WORDS 0F C. H. S. HEADLINERS When asked by our nosey re- porter, What has your high school life meant to you? these Seniors replied: Irving Gordy-Prominent athlete I say, as many others who left C. H. S. say, I should have giv- en more time to studies and less to athletics. flmagine that com- ing from Gordyl. Russell Mills-Class president Of all my years in school the last four at the C. H. S. were the most enjoyable. fWell brother, I sure wish I could say thatl. Ellis Orr-Managing Editor of the Hottentot They tried hard to pour it in. I hope they have had a little suc- cess. fWell, if it all went in as easy as yours, the teachers sure would 9 enjoy teachingj. Bayne Neild-Student My last big laugh of the year was when Mr. Busick was ex- plaining the radio. And a boy asked, 'Is that a telephone! fThat just goes to show you how bright our A section isl. Sewell Matthews-Track Star Well, I sure wish I could take my school days over so I could play football and have more fun and eat the white bread of life again. fWe know you like to study, f?l but we know too that they're go- ing to start giving cups for the 220 dash in 19451. Seward Gray-Masked Singer IV C I leave this school on May 31. All I hope now is that I go to heaven . fWell Seward, you might as well know that when you go there you can't be towed inj. Ed Peters-Editor of Hottentot I gained a thorough knowledge of newspaper work and spent probably the best four years of my life in a fine way . Veach Hurley-Tall Man of the Class I have been exposed to a lot of learning and had a lot of fun. Helen Shenton-Janet Waring in Three Days of Gracie If I could only be a Senior the remainder of my life! It was all great. But why Miss Doen- ges and Miss Dunn do not have gray hair puzzles me. fHotten- tot workllf' Bettye Stewart-Easy on the Eyes My high school career has been a very interesting and enjoyable one, with duties as Vice President of the Student Council and the Senior Dramatic Club. My only regret is that there is not an- other year of it. Margaret Mowbray-Blue Belles Star Athlete During my senior year I have enjoyed taking part in all sports, especially basketball. They have helped me to acquire one import- ant idea-cooperation-which is necessary to succeed in the busi- ness world. There is one thing as captain of the team I wish to leave behind, that is the spirit and fight of my teammates. Mary Wright-Gracie Allen of 1938 Besides preparing me with a commercial background, my four years at high school have meant a lot of new friends and many enjoyable times. Augusta Merrick-Songstress of Tune In With only a few days of school left, I am beginning to realize how I am going to miss Cam- bridge High this year, though it seems to have been the shortest, has been the fullest and best year of all, and I have enjoyed every minute of it. SENIOR SIMILES As athletic as Margaret Mowbray As lively as Winnie Belle Pattison As carefree as Virginia Brannock As spoiled as Albert Atkinson As silent as Albert Cook As determined as LeRoy Seward As innocently mischievous as Ray- mond Marshall As keen witted as Veach Hurley As courteous as Jack Twyman As sincerely sweet natured as Hel- en Shenton As Baby Snooks -like as Mary Wright fyou know why? D As argumentative as Duke Willis As easy on the eye as Bettye Stewart As impish as Grayson Creighton As slow as Sewey Matthews As well informed on Love as Ed Peters As self-assured as Robert Melvin As nonchalant as Willis Conover As prim as Lillian Peterson As much in love as Anna Ruth and Russell Messick As night owlish as John Travers As blushable as Mace Harper As dreamy eyed as Jane Carreau As dependable as Ellis Orr As navy minded as Margaret Sla- cum As neat as Margaret Pink As seasonal as August Meyer As disrupting as George Eckert As absolutely exact as Eleanor Shorter As business-like as Bill Blades As talkative as Edgar Brannock As blank as Oliver Gore As mousy as Henny Dashiell As correct as Bayne Neild As cheering as Shirley Dill As country loving as Carl Harrison As much an executor as Russell Mills As good an aimer as Irving Gor- dy As Wright as Eldridge Horner As ducky as Fred Pritchett As Johnny on the spot as Carl- i.on Spedden As good IU a headliner as Ever- ette Creighton As good a soda jerker as Ellsworth Burton As interested in out of town affairs as Norma Warner As squirmy as George Eckert As furniture-minded as Margret Richardson As scoutish as Rosemary Byrn As southern as William Hogan As historical HJ as John Paul Jones Mr. Walter: What is this lump in the cake? Mrs. Walter: Dearest, that is cottagelpudding, and that must be the foundation.

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Page Twelve THE HOTTENTOT ASH CA PETE School Prowler Well, it's about time you Seniors did a little serious thinking in re- gard to your future. After grad- uation, what? Will you loaf or start carving out a career for your- self? Did the rest of you folk by any chance notice an item upon the cal- endar of events, which we were handed, that read, Faculty Fish- ing Trip . Doesn't that phrase conjure in your imagination a scene of delight?-Old Sol beating down on the slightly rippled sur- face of Fox Creek, Fishing Creek, the Honga River or some other ideal spot selected by the Crapo Conqueror. The boat dipping gent- ly and looking for all the world like a white polka dot on the blue dress of a fat lady doing a rhum- ba. On the top of the cabin, Mr. Busick lying at full length, cap pulled down over his face, fishing rod stuck between his toes, lunch basket half empty sitting along- side of him, and a crab crawling with warlike intentions toward his right ear. Mr. Walter draped over the stern of the boat pulling at a hand line with one hand while with the other he combs bait, hooks, spare parts for the engine, a Major Bowes Unit, and a few stray sea gulls out of his mus- tache. The female members of the faculty grouped around the one barrel fan Andrews inventionj waiting to get their hooks baited. Mr. Andrews admonishing Messrs. Walter and Busick to help him pull in the whale he has hooked.-- Perhaps some such scene will take place fthey say in Septemberj and fish will be served in the cafeteria for two weeks. Did you hear about the service station attendant who brought a real fiat tire to a dance? Or the two faced movie house manager who has double features? Well sir, they laughed when I suddenly exclaimed, Hi O Silver! They didn't know I was making out my income tax returns with an English accent. It was in the tenth inning-the score was tied. There was a tre- mendous excitement in the stands as Cambridge and Federalsburg fought it out for last place in the league. Our heaviest hitter came up to bat. The crowd was in a turmoil. The batter looked around for his favorite bat. It was no- where to be found. The suspense was terrific. He walked over to This picture shows one side of the prize winning exhibit entered in the National Outdoor Life Show in Baltimore during February by Pioneer Point Farm of Centerville and Cambridge High School. The anemometer won by the school is mounted on the highest point of the school roof to measure the velocity of the wind. the dugout and there in the corner he found - brace yourself - that Grayson Creighton was using it for firewood so that he could fry a fowl ball. Thought for the Month-Why don't the boys who hang around No. 4 West End Avenue hold some sort of an elimination tournament. Warning for the Month-Just because you chew gum in school don't get stuck up. Well sir, they laughed again when I stuck my head into the tubs. They didn't know I had been a lion tamer. So for the last time this year I say- Cattily yours, ASH CAN PETE. ,-Q.7 VERSIFYING WILLIS fCont. from page 11, Col. 35 But Bill, is it worth all the mud in that lane To sit in the parlor and hold hands with Jane? And now that I've finished my in- nocent fun, A voice at my back says, It's only begun! Now-ladies and gentlemen-let's make amends! My glasses! Remember the pen- alty, FRIENDS! Please, wait just a moment! I'm sure you'll agree, You'd best be exposed than remain on the shelf. If people act queerly, then so it must be, Besides, Tombstone Willie gets around some himself. 50 YEARS FROM NOW Farewell Junior Assembly Junior members of the Senior Dramatic Club sprang an enjoy- able, entertaining surprise in As- sembly, Tuesday, May 31. The pI'0- gram, a peppy dramatization of the prophecy, was given as a fare- well, honoring the members of the Senior Class. A high school senior goes to grandmother fmember of the class of '38J for information regarding her classmates. The occasion is the Golden Anniversary of the school year book. Grandmother, getting out her memory book, looks through it and recalls incidents of school life, marriages. achieve- ments, etc. As Grandmother turns the leaves of the book, the curtain opens to reveal a page from her memory book. She realizes that this is the year Bettye Stewart is celebrating her Golden Wedding Anniversary. Wil- lis Conover is for the fifth time making his farewell tour as an op- eratic star. Shirley Dill and some of her school day friends are seen comfortably rocking in an Old La- dies' Home. Goldy Tall has be- come a preacher of some renown. The Lichti Cup that is presented annually to the winner of the high school sailing team is a gift of John Lichti. Bill Blades is the popular C. H. S. principal. Irving Gordy is this year's candidate for gover- nor. Tommy Applegarth is living royally on his royalties from that famous book, How to Overcome That Inferiority Complex . Sew- ard Gray has just had recognition as oldest man to win a record as a SENIORS TAKE T0 THE OPEN ROAD ON CLASS NIGHT On class night, Tuesday, June 8, the Senior class of '38 had the gypsy in their souls, for the class presented a gypsy program entitled The Open Road. It was a program unlike any before offer- ed for a Class Night. One of the main characters, the Captain of Gypsy Tribe fclass presidentj spoke, telling the gath- ering that they were to witness a Harvest Festival of the gypsy tribe lseniorsb at the gypsy camp. The curtain rose, revealing the gypsy tribe, seated around a huge iron kettle, placed over the open campfire. After the gypsy welcome chor- us was sung by the enti1'e tribe, the Captain and other members all listened to the history as told by Madra fEleanor Shorterj. To add to the true gypsy spirit, instrumental solos, trios, and pop- ular gypsy songs fOl'm8d a part of the festival. Two other main characters then arrived, Princess Senior and the Queen of the tribe. After they were royally received the group was entertained by the telling of fortunes by the famed palmist of the band, Everette Creighton. All awaited Prince Nikoli of the Future Clan who was to come and take Princess Senior to her Clan. Before his arrival a stranger came offering jewels, later found to be paste, to the Princess. The stran- ger's identity was revaled by Madra who explained that there were many such impostors await- ing the anxious group of the Sen- iors. Soon the true prince came with his present of a diploma, and a chance to help the world. As the camp fire died low, each member of the tribe received a parting gift from Princess Senior, and listened to the last will and testament of the group on the sen- ior camping ground. As everyone knows when the embers of a dying fire are wit- nessed, it is the signal that the gypsies must again be on the open road, and so they bade farewell to their four camping grounds, the school. 1... Y.- 1 1 flag pole sitter. Eleanor Shorter has just been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the best novel of the year, The Eastern Shore Paddy . The assembly closed with a song and a yell to the new alumni. This program, entirely original, capped the climax for a most suc- cessful year of the club's work.

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Page Fourteen THE HOTTENTOT COMMERCIA LS WIN HONORS BOOKKEEPING In a recent bookkeeping contest sponsored by the Business Educa- tion World, IV B came through with honors. Thirty-one out of the thirty-four papers submitted made the owner eligible to a certi- ficate. Practically the only criti- cisms made were on poor w1'iting and careless erasures. Russell Messick was congratulated on his neatness of work and Miss Dunn was patted on the back for her conscientious instruction which was proved by splendid solutions of the students. This work was entirely a class project. No outside work was al- lowed, therefore was done individ- ually. Those eligible for certifi- cates are as follows: Thomas Applegarth 1Post Grad.1, Betty Bloom, Virginia Brannock, Archie Brooks, Albert Cook, Brice Creighton, Everette Creighton, Mace Harper, Marie Hurst, Anna Ruth Jones, John Paul Jones, Elizabeth LeCompte, Robert Melvin, Russell Messick, August Meyer, Naomi Mills, Reba Mills, Russell Mills, Virginia Mills, Margaret Mowbray, Blondy Mur- phy, Margaret Pink, Frederick Pritchett, Lloyd Robbins, Vernon Robbins, Marie Seward, Helen Shcnton, Winifred Smith, Freder- ick Thomas, Norma Warner, Mary Wright. Both the junior and senior class- es have submitted papers in a con- test being sponsored by Beacom College, but at the present time nothing has been heard in regard to them. Last year Evelyn Bran- nock, a post-graduate taking first year bookkeeping won first prize in a similar contest conducted by Beacom College. BUSINESS TRAINING The Business Training Class plunged into a contest given by the Business Educational World and came out very well. Forty- two members, the whole class, en- tered the contest and twenty-two of them were eligible for Certifi- cates of Achievement. The contest included examples of sales records, Filing, monthly statements and a question to an- swer. The papers were judged on the following points: 111 Inaccurate results 121 Poor Writing. 131 Disregard of instructions 141 Misspelling 151 Untidiness 161 Errors in grammer 171 Errors in alphabetizing 181 Poor solution of related thought question The people who have received their certificates are: Martha Conway, Vernon Cook, Ruth Faulkner, Florence Higgs, Elizabeth LeCompte, Ellis Orr, Lillian Peterson, Robert Pike, Marguerite Schaffner, Marie Sew- ard, Margaret Slacum, Bettye Stewart, Goldy Tall, George Todd, Olive Vinton, Dot Weedon, Roslyn Wheeler, Wilsie Willey, Lauraetta Wilson, Rosabelle Wilson, Virgin- ia Wright. Prizes will also be awarded in a national contest and some of these papers are eligible for these na- tional awards. TYPING Since the April-May issue of the Hottentot, many names can be add- ed to what we call our typing hon- or roll. By the publication of the awards which this paper has pub- lished, it can readily be seen that typing students are in the run for honors. Junior Membership Certificates to the Order of Artistic Typists were awarded to: Edgar Brannock, Harold Brannock, George Brower, Billy Blades, Oliver Gore, Veach Hurley, Allen Hurley, Windsor Johnson, Milton Malkus, Bayne Neild, George Orr, Edward Peters, Raymond Sheets, Edward Vickers, Wallace Willey, Mary Mace Bro- hawn, Norma Davidson, Dorothy Dail, Martha Doty, Dorothy Fisher, Sara Foglesonger, Nettie James, Isabelle Jarrett, Jean Jones, Kath- leen Kirwan, Alice McCarter, Ada Rippons, Mary Robbins, Emily Spear, Mildred Spedden, Allen Den- nis, Robert Harding, Mace Jones, Frank Tanner, Alonza Wrightson, Hilda Casper, Hannah Dean, Lula Hurley, Betty Jones, Bertha Kep- linger, Marguerite Lambdin, Syl- via Mende, Edna Mitchell, Drusilla Mitchell, Mabel Ruark, Elizabeth Rue, Belvalea Vickers, Olive Vin- ton, Albert Atkinson, Marcus Bram- ble, Ralph Jackson, Monroe Lay- ton, Earl Marshall, Phillip Robbins, Harvey Seward, Billy Windsor, Ruth Dashiell, Augusta Merrick, Betty Rose Moore, Marguerite Lambdin, Annette Robbins and El- eanor Shorter. Mace Jones was awarded an Es- terbrook fountain pen desk set for presenting the best paper in this class of work. Senior Membership Certificates to the Order of Artistic Typists were awarded to: Thomas Apple- garth, Seward Gray, Lillian Peter- son, Margaret Slacum, Dot Wee- don, Virginia Wright, Archie Brooks, Albert Cook, Everett Creighton, Brice Creighton, Mace Harper, John Paul Jones, Russell Messick, August Meyer, Frederick Pritchett, Vernon Robbins, Lloyd Robbins, Marie Hurst, Anna Ruth Jones Naomi Mills. Margaret Pink, Marie Seward, Helen Shenton, Winifred Smith, Norma Warner, and Martha Conway. Albert Cook was awarded a sil- ver 0. A. T. pin for having the most outstanding work in this group. Modern Progress Certificates is- sued to students writing 30 and 40 net words per minute for a period of 10 minutes with not more than 5 errors, were earned by the follow- ing: 30-word class, Albert Atkin- son, Elizabeth Trice, Norma David- son, Frederick Thomas, Margaret Schaffner, Drusilla Mitchell, Hilda Lee Casper, Augusta Merrick, Mary Mace Brohawn, Mildred Spedden, Mary Robbins, Veach Hurley, Oliver Meredith, Oliver Brannock, Raymond Sheets, Sara Foglesonger, Lula May Hurley, Pauline Pike, Norma Messick, Lou- ise Mende, Marcus Bramble, Har- vey Seward, Ralph Jackson. 40-word class: Margaret Rich- ardson, Windsor Johnson, Wallace Willey, Bertha Keplinger, Kathleen Kirwan, Allen Hurley, Dorothy Fischer, George Orr, Billy Blades, Blondy Murphy, Freddy Newcomb. Competent Typists Gold Pins is- sued to students writing in a 50- word class. were awarded to: Hel- en Shenton and Marie Hurst. li 4 1 fQHEVRO'LET l B. J. 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