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

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Bernice Loveless, a member of Ringling Brothers' Circus, is being billed as the strongest woman in seven worlds. This, of course is all be- cause of Coach Getman’s strenuous basket ball practice. Fremont Brooks, the Beau Brummel of Baldwinsville Academy, has shoved Ramon Novarro and John Gilbert far in the background and is hailed as the “Rudolph Valentino of the age. Elizabeth Davis has become a manicurist in a certain local barber shop. Katherine Stryker, a very excellent seamstress, has become the presi- dent of the well-known Mending Club. Francis Green, a most celebrated musician, has become chief bass drummer in the House of Providence Drum Corps. Leslie Horner is running a bus line between Baldwinsville and Belgium. Ellen Wilkinson has become the leading lady in a. popular sto. k com- pany. As she is also happily married, it seems as though she has made her “Marks in the world. Robert Kersten and Edwin Mignault have opened a Physcls and Chemistry supply house. Undoubtedly they had this in mind in high school; this would explain the collection they made at the time. About the year 1960 anyone who attends the Episcopal Church, will undoubtedly see Mrs. Charles A. Lind berg, nee Miss Elizabeth Miller, walk- ing down the aisle followed by ten little Lindbergs and their renowned father. Katherine Cook, the most brilliant member of our class, was elected president of the United States in the year 1948. Blanche Weldon has taken the place of our beloved history teacher. Mrs Niece. History always seemed to have a great fascination lor Blanche. Anna Donahue, the most graceful of us all, has become the solo dancer of Zeigfield's Follies. Gladys Ellis has taken the place of Miss Lawrence, who retired on pension. Geometry was always Glady's favorite subject. She’s been trying the Regents twice a year for the last five years just to see how high she can pass it. Paul Donahue has become a wciglu-lifter in a one-ring circus; occa- sionally he treats the spectators to an exhibition ot how a trick knee should be thrown out properly. Mildred Ward is a great spiritualist and crystal gazer who for a liberal compensation will lortell all sorts of stupendous future events. HOKWOOD JONES. 10

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assembled in the library and in the gymnasium, where we participated in games and dancing. Everyone enjoyed himself. The Senior ball directed by a capable committee, was held at the Town Hall This was the best evening of the year. The Senior (.’lass has enjoyed many other pleasant social gatherings during this memorable month of June. JEANETTK CLUTE. CLASS PROPHECY This is the year 1940. I have become the president oT a famous air- craft corporation and am cruising about the world in my plane with Rich- ard Blann as my pilot. I decided to look up my classmates in the Class of ’2 8 at Baldwinsville Academy. This is what I found. John and Walter Bellows have converted their father’s farm into a used car establishment. Several hundred of the relics are piled around the place. While looking around at the cars, I found Walter tinkering with the “Star' of his high school days, still trying to find out what makes the wheels go around. Jane Matson and Brewster Paine have cast their lot together and are now misisonaries in the tropocial islands, attempting to convert the natives. William Crago, a great athlete, is now succeeding Ty Cobb as one of the best, fly catchers in the American League. George Youngs has become a well-known comic strip artist and has succeeded the famous “Briggs” in writing “Old Gold Advertisements.” Jake sincerely believes that there is “not a cough in a carload.” Thelma Surbrook is accompanying Merle Loveless to Rochester every week to take vocal lessons. In a short time she expects to tour Europe and give the folks over there the treat we enjoyed during our high school days. Lyman Abbot was reluctant to leave old B. H. S. and lias returned as an assistant to Mrs. Griffith He may be found any day up in 208 follow- ing her around the room and assisting in the instruction us he used to do in his undergraduate days. Louise Eggleston has become a nurse and at the present time is caring for Donald Van Wle. who has developed pneumonia from failure to get under cover when it rained. Louise Fuess. the noisest student of the class of ’28. is now a famous radio announcer. Her most famous work was the broadcasting of the Army-Navy football game. Sydney Cooper and Joseph Turkowski. partners In high school days, are now running a chain of billiard academies. Ruth Weeks now holds a position as grocery clerk in Oriskany Falls. Olive Brown and Marian Connell, the mainstays of Miss Roth's orches- tra, are trumpeters in the Redpath Chautauqua. Malcolm Reed, the Senior class deacon, is now preaching the gospel to the natives of Lysander and vicinity. Inez Wagner has been happily married to one of the class of ’28, Frank Younk, the gaugling collegian. Clifford Sadelmyer, a second Edgar Guest, writes poems for the great dailies of the country. His especial theme is The Girls of the Present Day.” Esther Clark is the manager and star guard or a girls' basket ball team that bids fair to win the National Championship. Esther still aver- ages three fouls a game. Benjamin O’dell who has taken up agriculture, is now the pilot of his father's farm. Jeannette Chile has become bead of a large correspondence school. She received a large amount of her training and experience during study per- iods in B. H. S. , Coe Althouse by means of using his enormous powers of suddenly coming to life, and always being where least expected, is the present ■“Sherlock Holmes” of America. 9

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SYDNEY COOPER “Coop1’ Syracuse University Croton Grammar School, Syracuse. Class President: Athletic Association; Athletic Council. Treasurer 1928: Basketball 1 025-26,26-27; Assistant Manager of Baseball 1927; Manager of Baseball 1928: Memorial Day Speaker 1926; Civics Prize 1927; First Prize in Bigelow Prize Speaking Contest 1926; Minstrel Play (1 year); Senior Play; Basketball write-up in Lyre. Small in stature; broad in mind. ELLEN WILKINSON Dramatic Art South Side Grammar School Class Vice-President; Glee Club; Athletic As- sociation; Edftor-in-Chief of The Crimson and White 1927-26. 26-27; Third Prize Lincoln Essay Contest. 1928; Kiwanis Debate 1 927-2.8; School Activities’ in Lyre; Speaker at Junior-Senior Ban- quet 1 927; Junior-Senior Banquet Committee 1928; First Prize in Bigelow Prize Speaking Con- test 19 26; First Prize in Girls' County Prize Speaking 1926; Minstrel Play (3 years); Interlo- cutor (1 year) Senior Play. To make men happy and keep them so. HOKWOOD JONES Plans Indefinite South Side Grammar School Class Treasurer; Glee Club; Athletic Associa- tion; Athletic Council. Treasurer two terms; and Secretary (1 term); and Vice-President (1 term); Baseball 1926. 27. 28: Basketball 1923-24, 24-25, 25-26, 26-27; Football 192 4, 25, 26, 27; Manager of Baseball 1926; Manager of Basketball 1927-28; Captain of Football 1927; Senior Dance Commit- tee; Clas3 Prophecy. If athletics were music, he’d be a brass baiul. 1 KATHERINE COOK “Kay Plans Indefinite Ashland Grammar School. Ashland, Mass. Valedictorion; Athletic Association; Literary Editor of Crimson and White 1 926-27; Third Prize Kyne Spelling Prize 1926; First Kyne Prize 1928; Class Poem. Lessons stick to her like glue.” EDWARD BKRNEY “Beany” Plans Indefinite North Side Grammar School. Class Secretary: Athletic Association: Spirit Editor of The Crimson and White in 1927-28; Baseball Write-Up in Lyre; Baseball 1 925. 26, 27, 28; Football 1927; Manager of Football 1 927; Senior Play. The boy about whom ■ Collegiate was written.” ELIZABETH MILLER •‘Betty Syracuse University North Side Grammar School. Salutatorian: Athletic Association; Literary Edi- tor of The Crimson and White 1928; Athletic Council 1928; Speaker at Athletic Banquet 1928; First Prize Bigelow Prize Speaking Contest 1927; First Prize Girls' County Contest 1927; Minstrel Play (4 years). Pier ideal is flighty. MALCOLM REED “Male” Syracuse University North Side Grammar School. Athletic Association; First Prize Lincoln Essay Contest 1928; Kiwanis Debate 1928; Business Manager of the Lyre; Basketball 1927-28; Senior Play. ‘Leads girls to think he’s bashful so that he can make the shock greater.” 11