Charles W Baker High School - Lyre Yearbook (Baldwinsville, NY)

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8 THE SENIOR LYRE Nevertheless, our class can boast of having the best spellers in the entire High School. Not only have we the honor of having a member chosen each year to represent our school in the County Contest, but have we not three other members each of whom, be- cause of her ability to spell correctly, has secured a scholarship for business school? .... But again, after the most strenuous examinations and hard work, which have surpassed all previous years, we Seniors still survive: to-day we have celebrated and enjoyed, perhaps, the hap- piest hours of our entire high school career, at our picnic held on our celebrated campus. So this evening, as we close this book of annals, let us remem- ber : How the yesterdays fall back, and forward troop To-days, to-morrows, with full hearts that sing Of hope’s fruition, never growing old. OLEATHA F. SCHULTZ. CHARACTER SKETCHES Hazel Aller—Member Literary Club—One of our school inarms. Independent—when she wants to hear something great, she rubs two bricks together. When we showed her the proofs of this book, she im- mediately found out from the junk man the price of old books. Payne Bigelow—“Big”—Short}' Student? Slipped up to Syracuse recently and broke every bone in his pocket. Made a two-dollar bet with Kane that he would stop playing billiards. Didn’t possess two dollars so played just the same. Otherwise unclassified. Doris Garrett—“Little Bullet.” Member Literary Club, Girl’s Glee Club, Valedictorian, says that Edi- son must have invented the phonograph to give people an opportunity to try out his four hours of sleep theory. Has survived four years of Latin. Nuff said. Edward Giddings—“Wallop.” Human straight line—length without breath. Starr?? Student. People have an awful time keeping squirrels away when he is home. Victim of mental illusions—thinks he can play football and baseball. Once manager of nine but we don’t hold that against him. Member Debate Club and Debating team. Olin Hayden—“Lil —Class Secretary. Can't help feeling superior—he is, you know. Profound philosopher. Says that sausage is the connecting link between man and beast. Member Debate Club and Debating team. Very much afraid of the word propose, no matter lrow it is used, says it is leap year and a fellow can’t be too careful. Helen C. Johnson— Jeff”—Damon Da Vinci Junior. Only time she is serious is when she is bluffing. Faculty please take notice. Unknown nationality but you would think she was French to hear her speak German. Deliciously refreshing. Member Literarv Club, Girl’s Glee Club. Esther Harrington. Busy when she hasn’t anything else to do. Member Literary Club, Girl s Glee Club. Never at loss for words in a class room. Says it is not necessary to know anything in order to talk about it. Resembles an ostrich thinks if she cannot see the teacher when about to throw a note, the teacher ought to see her. (Deductive reasoning.)

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THE SENIOR LYRE 9 GLASS PROPHECY After 20 years spent in wandering and in studying the myster- ious lore of the East, I return to my old home. Here, after the greetings of my parents and relatives, I perceive that my mind, turns to my classmates of 1916. I think first of our Class President, who I remember was Ned Giddings. He is now a staid, married man. Of course we all knew how that would be, for he could not endure having the young lady, one of the girls of our class, out of his sight for a single minute twenty years ago. Then there is Olin Haydon. 1 see that he is not onl)' editor, but also owner of one of the leading newspapers in New York City, for he cannot lay newspaper work aside. Vera? Why she has joined the moving pictures, where she is taking the part of the Midget. Since one could never tell what would become of Grenville, for it looked pretty bad for him when he used to go to sleep and even snore in school, I am unable to say what he is doing. I am very certain, however, about Marion Slauson, Mary L. Ma- loney and Catherine McCarthy; they have gained great fame in the educational world. Oleatha is now posing for the great artist, Gifford. We all ex- pected this from various incidents during the last of our school days. Frieda, a great lover of animals, has established several orphan- ages for stray cats, her favorite kind of pets. You all remember Alphonsus’ great power of persuasive speech, as shown in his winning of prize and debate; therefore you will not be surprised to learn that he is now a member of United States Congress, where his oratory has helped win world peace. Hazel Aller and Helen Vader, having read the advertisements concerning the homesteads offered by the Canadian Pacific, went to Canada, where they roughed it for a few years. Later they came back to this country very prosperous. Hazel, who then went to College, is now President of Bryn Mawr. Helen, after engaging in many kinds of business, has found the old matrimonial agency of the training class best, for she has made it very successful as its satisfied patrons everywhere proclaim. Donald Van Denburg, although he has tried several professions, still finds himself ever turning back to the scenes of his childhood, for he can never be happy unless chewing a straw. To-day he is President of one of the largest Agricultural Colleges in the world. Payne, the star in international athletics, has finally settled down to quiet domestic life. Edgar Tappan, a civil engineer, is now occupied in surveying interesting Hills. Longfellow says, “School traits and school dreams are some- times prophecies and sometimes longings wild and vain.” The former has proved true of Martha La Garry, who as successor of