Central High School - Central Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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12. Doctor Ashmun gives an interesting lecture on Lincoln, including personal reminiscences of the great American president. Heard immediately after lecture. Freshie 1: “Gosh, I’m glad the teacher caught me skipping rhetoricals.” Freshie 2: “What’s the reason?” Freshie 1: “I saw Abraham Lincoln, and he made a big speech.” 19. The school has a most enjoyable time at the auditorium. A special program is given in honor of Washington, which includes songs by the Glee and Treble Clef clubs. 23. A pleasant diversion was planned for us in the form of a victrola concert, given by a representative of the Edison laboratory. 25. Senior Class officers elected: President. Floyd Flick; Vice-President, Elizabeth Mock; Treasurer, Sydney Kline; Secretary, Jean Ashkenas; Sgt.-at-Arms, Herbert Zdara. 26. Annual gymnasium exhibition. Some very fine work done by the boys. MARCH 1. We heralded the new month in by the first defeat of our basket-ball season— Central 12, East 14. However, as East lost a game the very next week and had already lost one, we received the basketball championship. 3. The Monthly began a rally for midyear subscriptions in which the boys won with a total of 467 to the girls’ 435. 9. Shakespeare Club banquet. 12. Foot-ball rally to officially receive Senate championship. New rag time hit. Try it on your East High friends:— There was a little school That had learned a little rule By dint of much observing and some practice. Whene’er we’d won some play, Then they would always say: Chorus— We are sorry that we lost it, They would say with voices cool. But if it e’er must go from East High May it go to Central School. 15. Owing to the death of Mrs. Rockefeller, classes were excused for one hour today and an assembly meeting was called which was devoted to her memory. 18. Ivanhoe at rhetoricals by Alex Marcus and company. APRIL 7. The cross-country race. This was the first of its kind in the history of our school. The purpose, mainly, was to arouse enthusiasm for track work. In this respect it was certainly a success. About thirty-five fellows took part in the race, all of whom finished the three and one-half miles of hard running. This shows there is some good material in the school. The course was from Case field to Cedar and East 107th St., and from there down Cedar to the school. Part of the running was up hill, a fact which made the race all the harder. Nine prizes, consisting mostly of articles for track use, were given by some of the leading stores of the city. 9. The first Senior Informal was such a great success, both financially and socially, that another is to be held soon. The gym was secured and decorated. Programs were printed by our new “Economy Printing Co.” A new idea was introduced when some side shows were put into play. The well-known Kazoo Club gave us a performance, and at the popularity contest, Katheryn Lucas was voted the most popular girl, and Gerald Howland most popular boy. To the informal committee, namely, Emilie Vinnedge, chairman; Kathryn Lucas, Everett Loeb and William Rothen-berger much credit should be given. The informal committee wishes hereby to acknowledge the receipt of the pennants used from Browning King. 15. First real practice of the recently picked track team. Although practically no men were back from last year’s team, the material seemed fair, so that a team 27

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11. The annual visit of the Fortnightly Club impressed us this year more than ever. We do not have the opportunity to hear a harpist every week, nor is it a common occurrence to be able to hear the wife of our city's mayor, Mrs. Newton D. Baker, sing. 23. As we notice two of the members of the Shakespeare Club walking about the halls, we wonder how they could have changed so much since the twenty-third of December. Neither Harry Kirtz nor William Sindelar impress us as being exceptionally timid now, but we have only to recall the Christmas play, “Les Deux Timides,” to realize how great their development in self-possession is. JANUARY 1. The Central High School alumni who joyfully made their way homeward from the dance which they had held in our hall, New Year’s evening, little imagined what a disastrous effect would arise from their gaiety. For the first time in his long and faithful career, the Belfry Owl, special reporter to the “C. H. S. Monthly,” turned in a false report. This may seem trivial to many, but there will be a few who will recognize its seriousness. If the Owl reported Mrs. Ruetenik as a chaperon of a dance at which she was not even present, what is to be expected in the future? However, our confidence in him is slowly being replaced by the accuracy of his subsequent efforts. As for Mrs. Ruetenik, she has certainly pardoned him because of her interest in owls in general and the Belfry Owl in particular. 2. “Didn’t you have the best time?” “Weren’t the girls’ dresses pretty and wasn’t the music good?” Hundreds of questions such as these might have been heard as the group of girls and boys streamed out of Glick’s Dancing Academy the night of January second. Undoubtedly the mid-year Formal was a great success. No one had any complaint to make except a few against those boys who took their lives in their hands and wore dress suits. Even these have probably been forgiven by this time, and none but the pleasantest memories remain. 4. Christmas Holidays! How far away they seem! We have almost forgotten that there is such a thing as Christmas and even the presents have slipped the minds of most of us. At any rate, we are positive that no one feels it necessary to hold an auction to get rid of any superfluous Christmas presents that he may possess. 8. Junior Harmonic Club, under the leadership of Alfred Swearingen, entertain us at rhetoricals. Monthly Board banquet was held at the hotel Hollenden. Ask some of the members what is the tendency of the gymnastics which raw oysters perform. 15. Owing to the semi-annual commencement, we have semi-annual everything now-a-days. The February class night occurred this year on January 15. The performers were, Carl Hauser, Gertrude Gibbons, Dana Moyse, Ethel Clem, Hugo Prucha, Mary Bleiweiss, Max Samolar, Vernon Burke and Gladys Van Tress. 22. “Don’t talk about it,” is the usual request when the 22nd of January is mentioned. We do not like to remember our defeats, and therefore we will not even remind you of the Shortridge Debate. So let’s talk about the Detroit-Central Debate, for we won that two-to-one. 29. As we recall the commencement of the class of January, 1915, it seems that it was not unfitting that the first mid-year class should have established the precedent of holding their comencement in the halls of their Alma Mater. What more suitable place could be chosen for their start in life than that in which they have been trained for their life work? A class with such broad ideas can certainly be relied upon to furnish more than one illustrious man or woman to honor Central High School. FEBRUARY 1. A new set of freshies have arrived. They are rather shy, meek as little lambs, and gaze around like so many Peter Pans in Never-never Land. 26

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worthy of representing Central may well be expected. About fifty men showed up at the first try-out. 16. Perhaps you wondered on April sixteenth why so many girls wore white dresses. Well, I’ll tell you, but don’t let it go farther. Those girls belonged to the Girls’ Leaders class. They had a banquet on that day and had arranged to wear white dresses for the purpose. Soph to Senior: “Our geometry teacher gave us a proposition for tomorrow in solid geometry.” Senior: “Let’s see it; maybe I can do it.” (The Proposition) : “Find volume of triangle when the four sides are given.” The Senior gave up after working two hours. 30. On this evening the school was given a treat in the form of the Shakespeare annual play. Instead of one play, as usual, three comedies were presented, “A String of Pearls,” “Indian Summer,” and “French Spoken Here.” “Indian Summer,” a play but recently translated from the French, was but once before played before an audience in the U. S. The plot was very interesting and was well given. Olyn Shaw and William Sindelar took leading roles. “French Spoken Here,” was the play that probably brought the most laughs. In the course of the play everyone becomes mixed up, but in the end all becomes straight again. The part of the French dude was especially well acted by George Roberts. MAY 7. We were entertained by Mr. Henry Oldys in an interesting lecture on birds. Mr. Oldys’ excellent imitations of songs of different birds amused us all very much. 21. On this day was given the Senior Formal. This is the first time that a Senior Formal in this school has been a combination of a dance and a banquet, the former ones being only dances. It was very successful and was enjoyed by every Senior present. 21. The Annual Oratorical Contest. It certainly was a compliment to Miss Bruot who showed her ability in coaching the boys. Those taking part were: Harry Kirtz, speaking on “Tenement Betterment”; Sydney Klein, on “American Neutrality”; Sydney Selman, on “Co-operation”; Sydney Weisman, on “Commercial Jealousy”; Ralph Hertz, on “The Snares of Moloch.” Ralph Hertz was given the medal offered by the Shakespeare Club, honorable mention going to Sydney Selman and Harry Kirtz. The judges were, Atttorney I. Grossman, a Central graduate and winner of several contests at Harvard. Prof. Findley of East High and Prof. Murray Hill of Western Reserve. The Senior Formal also held the attention of all. “Some dance!” One thing more. The Annual goes to press. 28. For the first time in the history of the school has a joint concert of the orchestra and Glee Club been given. The orchestra and the songs of the Glee Club members made the presentation a great success. I have written the last word I shall write On the Belfry Owl for many a year. But that the Belfry Owl will cease to exist I entertain nary a fear. 28