Central High School - Brecky Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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CATHERINE MILDRED DYKES. 'Tis the mind that .vlzines in every word. lYhat would we do without Mildred on these dreary school days when life begins to pall? For four years she has buoyed us up with her humorous remarks and witticisms, of which she commands an inexhaustible supply. Never would she let an opportunity pass in English without taking advantage to employ her analytical mind in interpreting such passages in the classics tBurke or Miltonh which no one else dared to attempt. MARY EASTLACK. Her eoive was ever soft and low, An excellent flllillg in a woman. Mary always slips in from her suburban home with a bunch of ilowers and a breath of spring. All the people who sit in her vicinity in school know her as that lovely girl with the gentle manners. H.-XTTIE MAY ENSIGN. Debating Team, 19123 President Literary So- ciety, 19123 Class Poetess. Earll1's noblest thing in ufoman perfected. Oh, Young Lochinvar is come out of the lVest -just in time to graduate with us and im- bibe the Central spirit which she has so success- fully upheld in this short time. For is not Hattie one of our Debating Champions, the genius of the Literary Circle, and, last but not least, our class poetess? You ought to see her step upon the platform to deliver her speech and smile upon the audience with her contented three- cornered smile. Our regret is that she could not have been with us longer than the one year during which she was one of ns. 26

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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

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EDYTHE MARIE EVANS. You smiled, you spoke, and I believed, Bu! every tvard and smile deeei'z'ed. Edythe is another one of those girls who is especially interested in cadets. lt is queer how shoulder straps appeal to the feminine heart. Edythe tells us she spends a great deal of time studying, but we notice that she hnds plenty of time to attend all of the Tech dances. But, se- riously, she is a mighty jolly girl, and we all like her. Ask her who her favorite Bible char- acter is. The bet is she'll say the slayer of Goliath. ALBA VON EZDORF. She could songes make and well eztditef' We may say of Alba what can be said of but a few people. She is absolutely dependable. lf Alba says she will do a thing, it is Ado or die with her. Because of this and other Hne char- acteristics, we know that she will make a fine teacher. During the coming summer, Alba ex- pects to spend much time gardening, a pastime to which she is much addicted. FRANCES FLEMING. Francois, A daughter of the gods, DZ-Z'lA726l3' fall and mosz' dizuffzely fair. Although Frances has always lived in Wash- ington, she seems to Find Annapolis a much greater center of attraction. Social activities, studies, a good time, etc., are all the same to Frances, who takes everything with equinamity. She is going to Smith in the fall. and if she goes through college as serenely as she Went through high school, she'll make a wonderful teacher. 27