Central High School - Brecky Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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MARY ETHEL DAVIS. Essie No mutter where you see her, In quiet haunt or mart, Her gracious Southern manners Wi!! surely win your heart. VVe challenge anybody to produce as many names as Ethel has been known by since she ar- rived at Central, four years ago. Beginning with Mary, her names next run down through the E's, Edna, Elizabeth, etc., and before many years she will probably be changing it again, legally, Regardless of her already numerous appellations, she has recklessly made a name for herself in her studies and class debate. JULIA WHITING DAVIS. Her sunny locks hang on her temples like a golden fleece. Julia hails from Virginia, as you can tell by her pretty Southern accent. She is a jolly girl and her bright smile always lights up the study hall, especially on those dark days. She is a great talker, as Miss Morgan will testify. RUTH ELIZABETH DAVIS. From the frown of her head to the tiff of her toes she is all mirihf' Ruth is our great candy lover and from all re- ports we hear that she makes a specialty of P'eter's Chocolate. Ruth is thinking of going to Normal School, but oh! what a shame it is that she does not cultivate her talent for debate. We hope and expect that she will make just as good a success at teaching the little tots as she does at convincing the judges. 24

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WINNIE WILLIAMSON COX. Oh, .saw you Ihe lass tuillz the balmy blue K'-jlllfiyi The little girl with the golden hair and the happy laugh is VVinnie. Although the teachers do not seem to appreciate her vivacity in study hall, there is no lack of appreciation shown by her friends in the back of the study hall, especi- ally those in the double seats. MARY CRANSTON. I have a smiling faceg I have a jest for all I meet. Vlfhenever you see Mary she is smiling. We are sure that she will make a fine teacher, for she will win the hearts of her children with that everlasting smile. As for being bright-we will not be surprised to hear of Mary heading the Normal School list. ELIZABETH AILEEN DAVIS. It never rains but it ,b0m's - So it is with Dafvises. Elizabeth is the fourth and last of the Davis family to leave Central. Elizabeth has one bad habit-she will talk in class, and consequently she gets sent out of the room a great many more times than she should. She expects to enter Syracuse next fall, but unless she stops talking the faculty will not have time to teach her. Any- way, we wish her the luck that is sure to be hers. 23

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MAY TORPEY DONAHOE. D011k. And then lzer eye5. ' It's the little things in life that count. VVe are sure of this when we see May. Besides being an allright student, she can certainly make the piano talk. I guess if you consult Miss Morgan. you'll find she can do a little talking herself. HELEN DORAN. Berley. 'My l0z'e's a soldier l1rar'e. Helen came from Baltimore and did not enter Central until her junior year, but she has been here long enough to make a great many friends through her perseverence and ever-readiness to help a friend in need. She has a wonderful way of acquiring E's and G's, and, best of all, she is not a bit selfish with her knowledge. FLORENCE OLIVE DRAKE. And still we gazed and still the zuozzdm' grew, That one small lzead could farry all she leizezuf' The calm way in which Olive gives her Eng- lish recitations is a marvel and the recitations are known so pat and rattled off at such speed that it would take an expert to take down her words. lf there were more like her in Central, we would be even more a shining light in the universe than we are now. 25