Central High School - Central Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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Editors: Marion Cleaveland, AdelbertHeinmiller, Elizabeth Mock, Sylvester Traub, Marion Cowin, Isidore Helfand, Louise Moyse. SEPTEMBER 14. School begins. The day of changes. A change from vacation to hard work, a change from junior to senior, a change from one study to another, a change from one teacher to another. This year the greatest alteration in the school itself was the succession of Miss Adams to the late Miss Bertha Keffer as assistant principal. The many students who knew and loved Miss Adams were very pleased to hear of her appointment. 18. Monthly Board was entertained at Miss Adams’ home. The plan of work for the coming year was discussed. Some of the members proved themselves competent waiters, dish-washers and cake consumers when the faculty were not aware. 23. The October Monthly went to press. 28. Central began its practice games for the championship. Kindly notice the score. Central 13, Lisbon 14. OCTOBER 1. In October we settled down once more to our daily routine. Those that began with a spurt quieted down into their ordinary pace, those that always work hard were grinding away again. The clubs began, each one starting with a new interest and much hope for an enjoyable year; the class-meetings and informals were dis- 24 cussed with a few rumors of the formal. Most interesting of all was foot-ball. We spent part of our Fridays in rallies, half our Saturdays at the games, half our Sundays reading paper reports, sometimes— few and far between we spent one period of our Mondays in rallies, and all the rest of the week doctoring our throats for the next game. 2. At the beginning of the year Mr. Ruetenik was determined that Central should not only come out ahead in athletics but that the school as a whole should back the efforts of our team. So on this all important Friday we held our first real rally to tune us up for the East Tech game. Vernon Burke and Floyd Flick, the two newly appointed cheer leaders, were much in evidence. 3. Central 16—East Tech 0. The playing of Tony, our captain, and Sommers was creditable. Some of us were disappointed on being refused a rally, but then, mayhap, it was for the best. 6. Initiation of new members into Faraday. 12. Had a holiday to give Columbus a chance to discover us. Impossible! 13. The Treble Clef Club held its first rehearsal. Notice the date. 16. Already our Friday recreation period begins. All glory be to the brave seniors who made their first appearance at rhetoricals.

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To graduate from the school of which one has been a pupil for four years, is a novel experience which inspires in one a feeling of awe mingled with joy and disappointment. We have joy over whatever we may have accomplished and disappointment over what we have failed to accomplish. However, if we could imagine our emotions as personified in the forms of two different persons; one person expressing all joy and the other nothing but disappointment at the completion of a task, we would not go wrong in judging the disappointed man as the one who must have had the highest ambitions. So at the completion of our Monthly Board Year and on the editing of our last Monthly, we do not feel ashamed to say that we have cherished many disappointments. We have set ideals before us which we have not been able to carry out to our complete satisfaction. We are thankful, however, that these uncompleted ideals can harm no one and can probably be handed down to the next year’s Board for completion. Among some of our aims have been: 1. To interest the school more in our Literary Department by directing its thought along some particular line each month. 2. To establish a closer and more systematic union between our school paper and other school papers by means of our Exchange Department. 3. To enliven our paper with more pictures and cuts. The next year’s Board will undoubtedly do its part toward the fulfilment of these aims, but it is likewise the business of each pupil of Central to support them in every possible way. The Monthly Board this year experienced a great loss on the resignation of Miss Mary E. Adams as faculty adviser of our paper. Miss Adams has been for many years such a source of strength to the Monthly that we felt at a great loss to learn how to do without her. 23

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17. On this memorable Saturday, be it proclaimed how near ye Central High School came to being defeated in a plucky game of football against ye rivals of said school, namely; West Tech. Remember ye one and all the ancient moral that runneth, “Pride cometh before a fall.” Namely, a fall from ye score of 16—0 to ye score of 0—0. Take heed, therefore, I warn ye. 20. Contributions collected for the Christmas ship to be sent to the Belgians. 22. Report Cards distributed (or sent home) ? 23. This fall the Northern Ohio Teachers’ Convention met in Cleveland. We put on our company manners and behaved well all day long, and even consented to give them an exhibition of our gymnasium dancing at East Technical in the evening. 30. David Dietz was elected the senior class president, Dorothy Goddard, vice-president; Helen Mendelsohn, Secretary; Wm. E. BenninghofT, Treasurer, and Herbert Neubauer, Sergeant-at-Arms. 31. Hallowe’en brought with it this year, among other fruits, a plum in the pie of Central, namely, the neat little score of 20—14 rolled up against U. S. NOVEMBER 2. We were all summoned to the auditorium for the first big rally of the year. Literally, it was a foot-ball rally; not one of those affairs at which the fellows get together and cheer for the game that has just been won, but on the contrary, a big meeting of the entire school at which we rally our forces for the next game. 3. Extra! Extra! All about the big election, paper. Central High School goes solid for Governor Cox and for Woman Suffrage movement. Paper, mister? 5. The monotony of the regular school day was broken when we attended a special rhetoricals to hear an interesting talk by Mr. Robinson, an international secretary of the Y. M. C. A. He held the closest attention of the audience throughout the entire address. Especial emphasis was placed on the point that one must first form a mental conception of oneself attaining his ambition in life, and then in the face of all adversity stick like a bull dog or a postal stamp until that ambition has been realized. 6. Enjoyed another big rally for the East game. Central felt the need of a new class song and, “presto chango,” behold the transformation of “Tipperary.” 7. Vacant space to let. Nobody but undertakers need apply. 11. Art Club initiation for I A’s. Ask Hugo Wheelock if he likes huckleberry pie. Florence Stief proved to be a modern cubist artist by drawing with much skill some cubic boxes of candy. 12. “Backward, turn backward, oh time, on thy way, Make me a child again, just for today.” Pig tail day. (Did anybody see Edytha's curls?) 13. Central High beat Lincoln. This game gave us the Senate championship. 24. By the new ruling the senior class was allowed two formals, one to be held at Central, and two informals each year. On Tuesday, the twenty-fourth, we enjoyed our first informal. Vernon Burke was chairman of the dance committee. 25. The day before vacation we all enjoyed the shortened periods, the Shaw vs. Central game. (Notice—Shaw lost), and our German play, “Einer Muss Heiraten.” Kenneth Morse, Joseph Futterman, Marie Bleiweiss and Carrie Kromer were our newly converted Germans. 27. Thanksgiving. ’Nuf stated. DECEMBER 9. Kenneth Morse elected valedictorian of February class. 10. Glee Club initiation. There was a little boy, And he had a big red tie, Right in the middle of his collar; And when he strutted ’round He had a look profound, Resembling a classic German scholar. (Poetry a la Shakespeare). 25