Cambridge Rindge and Latin School - CRLS Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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Doings, Wise and Otherwise, of the Class of 1915 elev AT SUICIDE Miss Ruth Collett, the noted actress, attempted suicide yesterday by taking an over dose of Latin, to which she is unaccustomed. The doctors have succeeded in saving her life. Her act is ascribed to despondency caused by the fact that she had just been reading the joke (?) page of that little paper, “The Cambridge Review.” PEOPLE WE KNOW Ted Ball, the well-known vaudeville actor, is appear- ing this week at the Scenic Temple, in his song and dance act, entitled, “Don’t throw me down.” . The Glee Club of this school gave a very enjoyable concert iast week. The hit of the evening was the popular Bemewoaetne seniors, “If I get a ticket, V’ll buy it from you.” A RECENT BOOK The greatest philosophical work of the year! Every- body should read Sherbourne Eaton's latest book, en- titled, “The Futility of Study.” In his books Eaton ex- plains the reasons why he has found it absolutely un- necessary to study since he entered school. EPIDEMIC RAGING Latest reports state that there has been a large increase in the epidemic raging at the Cambridge High and Latin School. Eminent medical authorities have diagnosed the aisease as, “Lockjaw of the Pocketbook,” and strange to say seniors especially seemed to be attacked. The symp- tons are an inclination to decline to expend cash for Foot- ball, Baseball, Hockey, Track, Debating and Drama tickets. Editor's note:—Upon receipt of the above article, we imimediately investigated. Yes, the report is true! We have personally attempted to sell Year Book Subscrip- tions, and many of the above mentioned. Believe us— it is a mighty hard task. We should suggest, that, in the most serious cases, a crowbar be used, or, if this fails, it may be necessary to resort to dynamite in order to separate the tightwads from their beloved cash. DID YOU EVER SEE Merrill write his name V. Merillus Sapieus? Spring says he will have to live up to it. Sarah Biggane’s Gym Class? The commands given are something like this: Toes sink, Heels upward bend, Hands stretch, Go! (The class is still taking lessons.) A “Quam” without its “Ante” in Manilian Law? This figure is called ‘““Temsis,” in case you do not know. Miss Curio’s name written “Curius” by ignorant latin pupils ? Proctor and Eaton sit still while sitting side by side? Abe Cohen asleep in Physics Class? Whittemore talking to the ladies? No, he is not class president. Helen Bradley (Bradlee) when she was not talking? The cute little Greek Class second hour? CAN YOU IMAGINE T. P. D. (our president) plugging for an Exam? How do you like his bow ties and pompadour? Proctor talking sense? Eaton playing on a football team? Appollonia cracking a joke? Miss Leventhal talking out loud? One tenth of the “Wise Guys” who knock the various athletic teams, coming out and playing themselves ? Roy Raymond going without lunch, or Mr. Bram- hall either. How Miss Dunn felt when her trot was discovered? Why we ever undertook to get out this book? The reason Manning and Kimber look at each other so much? Ask Miss Flanders. Why Eleanor Fairbairn has such fluffy curls? Why Warren sticks to the orchestra? Yes, Harriette ctill plays the piano. Class Notes, 1915 “Happy moments.” “Now we'll have a recitation from Miss Coveney.” I’d love to be in the semi-chorus. Not that I’d like to be the “main squeeze,’ but I do like to have my voice tested. Oh joy!!! What's the trouble, Miss Cullinane? Time too precious that you can’t be in the semi-chorus? Absence makes the heart grow fonder, yes, and distance makes the nerve grow stronger. N’est ce pas? Where did Peggy Bolton and Pitney Brennan get those nicknames ? M— says she doesn’t go with Mr. O’Connell. No, Mil- dred, you come with him (every morning to school), What’s his first name? Nobody knows.

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WHITING, GERTRUDE 62 Kirkland Street. Prepared at Peabody Grammar School. Will en- ter Boston Normal Art School. WHITTEMORE, HDWIN C. (‘Led’) 36 Linnaean Street. Prepared at Peabody Grammar School. President of class 13-’14. Dramatic Com- mittee, °14-°15. Drama Cast. Re- view Board, 711-12, °14-’15. Intends to enter Harvard. WEINER, MINNA Street. Prepared at School. Senior Saal ys Will 6 Sacramento Peabody Grammar basket-ball team enter Radcliffe. WILKEY, EDITH MARJORIE (“Edie”) 1648 Massachusetts Avenue. Pre- pared at Peabody Grammar School. Will return for a post graduate course. WOLFE, MARGARET M 119 Morrison Avenue, West Somer- ville. Prepared at Ellis Grammar School. Intentions undecided. WOODS, CONSTANCE (‘Connie’) 15 Everett Street. Prepared at Calais Grammar School. Will enter Mount Ida School. YORK, FLORENCE MAE 17 Mt. Auburn Street. Prepared ai Houghton Grammar School. . Mem- ber of picture committee. Will .en- ter business. ZIMMERMAN, LYDIA BERTHA (‘“Lyc 2) 2 Daye Court. ton Grammar undecided. Prepared at Hough- School. Intentions ZIMMERMAN, WHILHELMINIA LOU, 2 Daye Court. Prepared at Web- ster Grammar School. Intentions undecided. ZOLLIN. RUTH OLIVE 10 Andrew Street. Webster Grammar list, first quarter. social service work. Prepared at School. Honor Intends to study REGAN, ABBIH JOSEPHINE (“Babby”’) 84 Pemberton Street. Prepared at Ellis Grammar School. Intentions undecided.

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When women get their vote, Miss Brennan is going to be a letter carrier. She likes walking. Are there any seniors who have not yet read “The Toy Shop?” If not, why not? I hear Miss Mason has a copy which she thinks a lot of but you may induce her to lend it. Mr. Cain has a lot of trouble with people who insist on doing carpentry “when he is trying to explain some- thing.” I suggest a pencil sharpening machine installed, as it would greatly relieve said gentleman’s mind. I wish I knew as much history as Mary McCarthy, not that Vminclined to pe jealous, put stiller ae The old familiar and oft repeated lay, “Oh, I don’t know a bit of my history!” “My hair’s a sight.” Things that never happen. “Everybody knew their history today and not a girl giggled.” May, have a care, don’t wear out all the bricks on the Avenue. You stroll up there too frequently, for a de- mure High School girl. Why did Manning move from the second row into the first row, Thursday morning chorus? Was it to get away farther from the second sopranos, or to move closer to the pianist? I wonder why Miss Sands and Miss Russell start for the Latin School so soon after the morning exercises. I guess it is for the same reason that Miss Stearns starts for the English School. Better ask Burns, our detective, and he, with his assistant, may be able to throw some light on the subject. If there is any surplus in the class treasury, I move that ten cents be appropriated for the purchase of a pocket- book for “Jack” Kelley. I think the best kind would be one she could tie around her neck. Safety First. How bout it, jack? Mr. Campbell: “What are the powers of the witches in Macbeth r” Scully: “They have the means to transform themselves into animals, but they have a slight deficiencies.” (Nice wav of saying they lack tails). (The pupil could not think of an English word for in- venio. ) Miss Spring: “What would the action be if you saw money on the street?” (Answer is discovery). Merrill: (Popping out of his seat and exclaiming), “One grab!” Canto—to sing and illo—to pretend to sing or chirp. (Nolite cantillere). (Passage related the transformation of mariners into dolphins which swam about.) Mr. Campbell: “By the way, what is a dolphin?” Pupils isniteitaa ple ew Mr. Campbell: “Oh, is it? Then pigs can swim!” (Quick Hansen, the dictionary). Miss Spring: “Killing a man is homicide is it not?” Papi Yes m.. Miss Spring: “What is the killing of one’s mother?” Pupil: “Matricide.”’ Miss Spring: “Brother?” Pupil: “Fratricide.” Miss Spring: “Sister ?” Pupils Siicidel 1 th 1 Latin Teacher: “Express ‘his troops’ in a word of four letters.” Pupil: “Suas.” Latin Teacher: “Why, that’s ‘his lady friends.’ Suos ise ile Oct. 1 Some of the girls may wonder what Miss Corcoran will possibly do without a certain little boy, King George I, whom she thinks “such a dear.” Perhaps she'll have to get a bigger boy to amuse her. Won’t somebody, before it is too late, tell Miss Mac- Gregor that she rea lly can sing. What would the tenors have done in the last year without her inestimable sup- port. She was always looking out for the interest of the tenors in wanting the boys to come over where they really belonged, near her (of course). Miss Anna McGrath won another title during the past year. “Legal Advisor of the Girls.” This comes from a person in whom she has a very great interest. There seemed to be a decided turn for the worse in the ability of the sixth hour class of history and civics to answer .the teacher's “stickers” sineemeViieeme oni Carleton departed. She was such a brilliant student! ! ne of the Varsity Girls proposed that the squad should have a Sleighing Party. The matter was discussed and arrangements to be made later. On the way home our Jumping Center spied a beautiful looking sleigh ap- proaching which was no other than an empty milk pung. Her expectations had arisen so high that before she real- ized it she was gracefully seated on a real sleigh and going toward North Cambridge. She was accompanied by her little side center and two of the guards. They were all having a perfectly wonderful time and as they thought, unseen. The only real thing missing as far as I could see were the eats, but their enthusiasm was so gieat that this seemed only a niere trifle. “An Observer.” Thompson was going along the corridor at a very slow pace. Evidently forgetful of his surroundings, he was, so to speak, in a “frame of mind.’ Ermma Jackson, in a dreadful hurry, comes along. Thompson looks up, alas! too late. He had collided with Ermma. Kittie ixussell presided at a Salvation Army meeting on Massachusetts Avenue, last night. There was quite a crowd present but Kittie hopes to have more next time. Among those present were Mary Moore and Mae Sulli- van. Louis Butcher had charge of the music. Teacher: “What is a pun?” M S-u-l-v-n waves her hand in the air. Teacher. Well! M » Aspun is a playron-a word:« ‘Yeacher: “Comedy or Tragedy ?” ; At the exercises, which took place in the hall, for the awarding of the Longfellow medal, there were in the audience, two poets to whom Miss Black referred in her essay, no other than Thompson and Burns. For the latest styles in hair dressing see Miss Kitty Russell : Miss———— and Carruth were so intensely interested in each other in the typewriting class, the other day, that neither one of them were aware of the fact that Miss Dennett was speaking to them. (At the Radcliffe game): “Aren’t you going to play?” One of the girls: “No, I’m the Mascot.” Regina Lee is looking forward to appearing in the Opera. “Where, Regina, on the stage or in the audience?” Regina: “Some people are so stupid.”