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

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Art. 4. To Miss Wormouth we leave a dictaphone which, for the benefit of certain students, will constantly blat: “The first bell has rung.” Art. 5. To the Faculty in general we leave the following questions, to be answered by them: What will the girls do now without John Adsit and his Ford? 4 Just what rank did Mr. Cary have in the navy? Who conceived the idea of having quarterly tests? • Art. 6. The following students dispose of their personal possessions as follows: Jack Kelly leaves his famous horse laugh to be recorded by the Victor Talking Machine Company and given as a special program in assembly. Peg Waiters leaves one cowboy suit (slightly worn) to Katherine Farkas. Kenneth Reinhardt, our class president, leaves all unpaid senior bills to the beloved Juniors. Marion Crandon leaves her 4H Club uniform to Elizabeth Peters. Donald Higgs leaves the request that the A P store be moved to Room 106 for the benefit of students taking their lunch. Evah Mae Matthewson leaves her famous giggle and love of the Halls of B. H. S. to Peg Gere. • Francis Scabold leaves his football uniform to Margaret Farley. We don't know what Margaret could use it for; but Francis is such a kind- hearted chap that we couldn’t refuse him. Gertrude Jones leaves her smiles to air out the school building on rainy days. Maurice House leaves several girls with broken hearts to be taken care 4 of by Sidney Luce. The ConneM girls leave their curls to be made into wigs for the next High School Minstrel. Nelson Loup leaves his ability to get through a crowd to Louis Bicknell. Bob Orvis leaves his title as the handsomest boy in the Senior C ass to Richard Decker. We know that Richard will blush with pleasure at this unexpected surprise. Thehna Smith leaves her shadow (Estelle Browning). Russell Furman leaves his favorite Friday night song. “Tell Me To- night-Will I Be Eligible?”, to Philip Cooper. Mabel Mercer leaves Russell ........... That certainly is a big sacrifice on Mabel's part. John Yoorhees leaves In’s ability to construct miniature ships to Win- ston Baker. Now “Prof. will be able to do something constructive in study hall as well as amuse the girls. Dominica Cenci leaves his place in Room 103 to Richard Price. Arres Henderson, be’ng of a jealous nature, refuses to will Clayton to the care of any unsophisticated Junior. The Adsits leave the distinction that the B. H. S. faculty has graduated five cousins. Fritz Cre o leaves his crutch and bed-romn slippers to be placed in the glass case along with General Summer’s sadd’e. Dorothy Palmer leaves her boyish haircut to Maud Marvin, provided that she cut her curls. Roger Diffenderfer leaves his cello to Frank Harrington. We expect great musical ability from Heb. Florence Tyler, our only woman driver, leaves the request that anyone desiring driving lessons please refer to her. Francis Van Wie leaves the request that everyone call him just plain “Speedy . Jeannette Stryker leaves the Juniors the privilege of exoloring the in- tricate depths of the library with the friendly advice that they should pad their shoes and cover tbeJr mouths with adhesive tape James Dunham and Edward Fauler, two country lads, leave the request « that Mr. Elden place several couches, comfortable armchairs, a good supply of current magazines and some breakfast food in the bicycle room for the convenience cf tardy students. Signed and sealed this 24th day of June. 15 CATHERINE CASSIDY.

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John Adsit J ust O n H im N obody has nothing —Athletic Association: Glee Club 2 yrs.; Orchestra 2 yrs. —Plans—indefinite Ruth Cramer—South Side Grammar School W on’t go —Athletic Association; Glee O ut with- Club 4 yrs.; Crimson O ut being White Staff; Minstrel Cir- F oolish cle 1927, 1928: First Prize in Pastry, 1924 —Plans—indefinite Phil Linscott—North Side Grammar School P uts —Athletic Association; Foot- H is ball 1926; Glee Club Chor- 1 merest on us; Minstrels 1928, 1929; L adies Kiwanis Debate 1928; Crimson White Staff —Plans—Syracuse Univer- sity Gerrit Smith—South Side Grammar School S ure —Athletic Association M ike I ’m not a —Plans—indefinite T uneful T enor Y ou bet Pm bass John Voorhees—North Side Grammar School C lever —Athletic Association; Glee A t making and Club P aiming boats —Plans—indefinite Dorothy Palmer—Plain ville Grammar School D ifficult —Athletic Association O bstacles are nothing —Plans—indefinite T o her LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of 1930 of Baklwinsville High School, having reached the stage in our career when we must depart from this phase of school life, and having accumulated in our four years here, by fair means and foul, a large number of possessions which will be of no further use to us, do make the following disposal: Art 1. To the School Board we leave the request that they install an automatic device whereby the fire alarm will ring in the midst of a test, to afford belligerents a chance to acquire a few facts from sympathetic friends. Art. 2. To Mr. Elden we leave the request that he take care of the Seniors who arc not graduating and graduate them next year. We couldn’t. Art. 3. To Mr. Getman vve leave one policeman’s uniform and billy to be used while on traffic duty in the corridors. 1 14

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CLASS PROPHECY Class Prophecies of the last few years have been foretold in dreams, as were the forecasts of the prophets of old, but as our class is most modern in every respect to foretell the future of its illustrious members. I laid the cards before me the other night and this is what they showed me. First they showed me “Tap Reinhardt, our class president, standing behind the counter of his Cash and Carry store at Belle Isle, wearing a huge, white apron and trying to look business-like. Then 1 saw Sybil Adsit, dancing the “jazziest” dance of the season. She is playing in Roger Diffenderfer’s new show, “Captivating Cuties”. 1 he cards next showed me John Voorhees and Maurice House escort- ing ladies in and out of their “1 92 Fords by means of a gold plated step ladder which they had purchased just for that purpose. I saw Nelson Loup looking very pious and standing in the pulpit preach- ing to a:l the good church-goers of Bowens Corners. Nelson made such a hit in the Senior Play that he took up the ministry in a “big way . Then I saw Fritz Crego, the asmatic saxophone player, lie was leading his famous orchestra. And where do you suppose?—in Schenk's window, where they play every Saturday night, as a treat to those who don’t get to town very often. Who do you suppose I saw next? Peg Walters. And she was branding the cattle on her ranch, out where men arc men and women are glad of it. The cards showed me Marion Crandon, who was busily writing her new short story for the “Snappy Story magazine. 1 could see Dorothy Connell busily working the switch board up in Belle Isle, where she is Chief Operator. 1 wonder if she hears much news up there? The cards showed me John Adsit sitting at the wheel of a brand new bus which he runs between here and Plainville. Then 1 saw the great event of the year. Francis Seabold was being awarded the Nobel Prize for his great contributions to chemistry. What do you suppose the cards showed “Wcbbv Mathcwson doing? She was making rompers for the little “Halls”. I hope she followed Miss Mill’s advice about making the button, holes. Then I could see “Doc Cenci standing on top of the Woolworth Build- ing sebing flying fish to aviators. I saw Gerrett Smith trying to sell his new invention, the painless fly swatter for uneducated flics. Next I saw Bob Adsit all dressed up in a uniform and shouting at the top of his lungs. He was calling trains at the Grand Central Station. Then I saw something that made me gasp. Paul Bickncll and Francis Van Wic were throwing around Adessa Goodspeed. But it wasn’t cruelty. 3 ou see, they arc the most renowned troupe of Adagio dancers between Lampson and Little Uticy. The cards then showed me Margaret Connel looking intently at a book and bending this way and that and rolling over and over on the floor. It seems she is on her third lesson of the correspondence course on “How to Become Thin . Then I saw Dorothy Palmer and Elmer Clark dancing gracefullv about a meadow. There were about twenty children following them. But don’t be surprised—they were the pupils of Dorothy and Elmer, who teach aesthetic dancing now. I saw Jeanette Stryker, too. She was on the stage where she was acting very Shakesperian. She was playing the roll of Blossom in “The Broken Stem . Next I saw Kate Cassidy setting on the edge of her chair and talking for all she was worth. There was a large group of women with her. They were all listening intently to what she had to say. The group is that old and his- toric society. “The Men-ding Club , and Kate is the president. Then I received the greatest shock of all. Nellie Fulmer, the girl with the “snappy haircut, dressed in a very extreme evening gown. She was wearing much jewelry and a cigaret was dangling from her mouth. She is a hostess at George Cholet’s famous night club, “The Cuiller Carrouse (greasy spoon). 16