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

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THIRD—To the Juniors, who. although they are as yet far inferior to us, have at least attracted attention, we leave cur dignity, our room, and the kind sympathies of Miss Wormuth. To these would-be scholars we bequeath as follows: 1. Edith King, the famous basketball star, leaves her uniform and reputation to Hilda Kelly. 2. Harold Green, being well over the measles, leaves his interest in Dr. Spongier to Somebody else. He has plenty of other interests any- how. Even Miss Pike thinks so. The other day she saw Harold in the corridor talking to Dorothy Gossner. ‘Well Harold, she said, How many girls have you? This makes three that I know of this year. 3. Mary Sinnett leaves her oral English assignment to Louise Van Denberg. 4. De La Vergne Mills bequeaths his springy walk (the sign of an athlete we suppose) to John Cornell. 5. Russell Horner leaves the use of his Ford to his younger broth- er, for next year (that is of course, if It hangs together that long and he doesn't overload it with that famous Terpentine meanwhile). 6. Arthur Weldon leaves to Bernard Thompson his books of Cicero and Math. He can’t seem to get rid of them otherwise. 7. James Gifford, never in a hurry, leaves his watch and the time of day to Bruce Root. 8. Marion House wills six Inches of her height and a few of those admired curls to Edna Catherine Moyer. 9. Maynard Hencle, sometimes called Georgia Washington for short, leaves his experience in dish-breaking, etc., to Mr. Getman. 10. Anna DeLyne leaves her reputation as a troublesome child to Vera Rice. 11. Frances Mawhinney and Genevieve McCarthy bequeath all of their freckles to Kenneth McWhinney. 12. Harriet Kratzer wills her comb to Dorothy Chapin, providing she joins the bobbed hair brigade' as it is called. 13. Helen Garrett bequeaths her knowledge of Alexander the Great to Edith Johnson. 14. Frances Virginia wills her generosity and personal charm to Martha Crook. I believe Frances must have gotten some of her politeness trom Mrs. Prudhon. They’re together so much and anyway they're both that dark-haired bewitching Fren.h type. Frenchmen are so polite.' You know the other day Mrs. Prudhon jammed into her desk and said Pardon me. Then she looked around sheepishly to see if anyone had heard her. Xo. Alexander Reed, having found great attractions in New York State, leaves his interest in the Virginias to Arthur Fellows. 16. Sherman Gilmore leaves his remarkable ability as an artist to Frederick Scars 17. Helen Gates leaves what is left of her books after cramming for Regents to Gertrude Maloney. 15. George Lewis bequeaths his ability to faint to Edward O'Brien. 19. Thomas Reider leaves his gift of gab and his quick motion to Clancy McNeil. 20. Doris Barney leaves her punctuality to Esther and John Clark. 21. Van Coe is noted for his forgetfulness which he leaves to Adria Gaylord. Van usually doesn't remember that there is school until about one minute to school time. Then he saunters in and smiles at the clock, satisfied that he's on time. 22. Dorothy Guess likes to take the part of hair-dresser. Just the other day she asked Homer Abbott if he wanted his hair combed. Homer looked startled and exclaimed, “Does it need it! V ell, Dorothy leaves this peculiar trait to Ellen Peterson. 23. Anna Hurley leaves her amazing power Helen Brown. 9 of concentration to

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Elizabeth Odell North Side Grammar School Member of I nterclass Championship Basketball Team 1919-1920; Track Meet 1921; Pilgrim Pageant; Trial By Jury; Saow White; Jewel Maindea; Oswego Cantata; Glee Club; Special Chorus. “When I begin, I will also make an end.” Edith King Special Chorus; Trial By Jury; Oswego Cantata; Basketball Team J 924 ; Assistant Editor of Lyre. “The last state of that man is worse than the first.” Sherman Gilmore South Side Grammar School Athletic Association; Decoration Committee Senior Dance 1924. “Not to be underestimated.“ Edna Wheaton Lysander, District No. 5 Glee Club; Special Chorus; Athletic Association; Track Meet 1921. “Love conquers all.” James GliTord North Side Grammar School Football Letter 1920-1921-1922; Baseball Letter 1923-1924; Ath- letic Council 1922; Member Athletic Association. “Hasten slowly.” George Lewis South Side Grammar School Speaker Decoration Day 1923; Senior Play 1923; Contestant Bigelow Prize Speaking Contest 1924; Member of Senior Dance Decorating Com- mittee; Senior Play 1924; Class Prophecy; Valedictorian. “Of whom the world is not worthy.” Van Coe North Side Grammar School Track Team 1923; Championship Interclass Basketball Team 1921- 1922-1923: Football 1923; Manager Basketball 1923-1924; Senior Play 1 924. ‘ The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. Thomas Keeder North Side Grammar School Football Letter 1922-1923: Baseball Letter 1921; Basketball Letter 1923-1924. “Absent in body but present in spirit. ’ LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We. the Class of 1924. about to leave this great ‘ Palace oi Learning. Baldwinsville Academy, and being in possession of sound mind and judg- ment. do hereby make, publish and declare this to be our last Will and Testament. FIRST—We direct that all our just debts and expenses be paid by the Board ot’ Education. SECOND—To the members of the Faculty we leave our appreciation for all that they have made us do and all that they have kept us from do- ing; especially to Miss Rauch we give our thanks for her patience with “doubting Thomases.” S

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24. Edna Wheaton, the enthusiastic Biology student, the girl with that cheery, sunny, radiant, dimpled smile, leaves her interest in Roots to Blanche Patchet. 25. Elizabeth Adell leaves her books, pencils, tablets, erasers, to her brother Benjamin for future use. 26. Homer Abbott leaves some of his abundant knowledge along scientific and agricultural lines to Francis Carroll. Homer seems to un- derstand the care of Rice perfectly and that will probably be his future occupation. Lastly, we do hereby appoint our Principal executor of this, our last Will and Testament, at the same time revoking all former wills. Dated and sealed June twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and twenty- four. GRADUATING CLASS OF 1924. Midred Kratzer. CLASS PROPHECY Maynard Hencle, president of the Clas3 of ’24, according to the fates, will In the near future be obliged to Interview two people in regard to be- coming sole proprietor of the West Genesee Street Mills. It will be very difficult to do, but using his dauntless courage, he will succeed. After completing her term of office as vice president, Mary Sinnett will go to Syracuse University where she will take a course In Flue “Arts.” On finishing that course, she will go abroad where she will study the ways and means of Art. Tiring of Baldwinsville and Its brilliant “Spenglers” and its dazzling “Dots ' Harold Green will go to New York City where he will become one of the most brilliant Stage-door Johnnies in history. Anna Hurley will realize her ambition to become the second Sarah Bernhardt. Her most important role will be that of “Teddy Beara’ ’in that noted opera, “Sears Roebuck.” Frances Mawhinniey is destined to succeed Miss Wcrmuth as History teacher in good old B. H. S. James Gifford will scon lose that air of happiness which in the days of B. H. S. characterized him and he will take on a terribly woebegone look. This will be caused by his being seriously in love with two beau- tiful young ladies. Wish him luck; he will need it. Recalling the days at B. H. S. and the good times there, Frances Virginia is going to become an author. The book which will secure her fame Is from true facts and is called “The Conquest of McCarthy's Heart. With his ability to manage. Van Cce should either go into politics or sports. However, on account of his failures in shaping (Chapin) people's lives, he will decide to lead a Gaylord's life. Helen Gates has set her heart on feeding the world. Therefore, she is going to start a restaurant in Syracuse. Probably working out that old adage “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Things lock rather dark for Homer Abbott. He is going to lose his interest in the Rise business. Walt! Here is something else. He will re- tire as an Abbott on the return of the Rice business to its former status. Soon afterward Rice will also become an Abbott. Genevieve McCarthy will adopt the mein and life of a poet, writing plays for her inseparable companion. Anna Hurley. Witness “Sears Roe- buck,” a product of be: pen. Alexander Read—Why. he is to become the proprietor of a bird store; specializing, as was his wont in High School, in poilies (Polly Gar- After her many attempts in tho past to get a man (Getman), Edith King on account of her inability to find things well done (Welden). will be rather downhearted. But. remembering that she is a King and a 10