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

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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

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10 THE SENIOR LYRE Mary Elizabeth, owns and operates the most properous candy fac- tory in Syracuse. Doris Garrett, our sweet little valedictorian, who entertained us at so many of our gatherings, what of her after graduation? She went to College, where she proved herself in scholarship, winning honors at Vassar. She had many aspirations as a new woman, but these floated away like the “famous castles in Spain,” all because of a new style which arrived from Paris. This required that every up-to-date young woman walk with a Kane. In Donald’s profes- sion, as a bacteriologist, Doris is an excellent helpmate, for here she can make use of her knowledge. The women’s movement has developed wonderfully in these twenty years. Many shy girls have become surprises to their friends. Fancy Avis Messick and Frances Johnson as prominent members of the New York City Suffrage League, leading a wom- an’s suffrage parade along Fifth Avenue! Catherine Mangan is the most prosperous of the girls. She owns a gum factory; with one year’s surplus from this, she has built the large church of St. Stanley. Esther said she would never change the H-a-r-r-i of her name but did not say she would always keep it Harrington. Since her college days we have heard of her again and again as one of the greatest orators in the world. Willard has become really famous because of his remarkable knowledge of English History. As professor of this subject he still prefers the young Queens. Marjorie Ulrich and Martha Reaves, whom we all knew to be very studious, have turned their thoughts to a good cause; they have gone to Germany as Red Cross nurses. Leo has become a geographical expert and has traveled extens- ively : but he still finds that his greatest interests center around Venitiza, or shall we give it the English pronunciation—Venetia? You are wondering about Helen. She proved very convincingly that year we graduated was leap year, for it was but three weeks after commencement that she captured our Class President, Ned, now the Hon. Edward P . Giddings. MARJORIE SHEA. CHARACTER SKETCHES Frances Johnson—Member Literary Club. Plans to make a contract with the Danderine Company to advertise their well-known product. Takes herself seriously. A philosopher. Says we are descended from monkeys. Faculty agrees with her—think some of us haven’t descended yet. Donald E. Kane—•‘Bullet”—Football Hero. Aids Soule and VanDenburg in target practice. Says you can’t be strong eater at Cholets—you soon get weak. Employed by contractors to test the wearing quality of certain South Side sidewalks. You know all about him, why bother the editors.