Charlotte High School - Witan Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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CLASS PROPHECY June twenty-six, nineteen twenty-nine. It was just ten years since I had been graduated from old Charlotte High School. I sat in an easy chair at my office after many calls on my patients, and wondered how my old class mates had turned out. I finally decided to attend a motion picture show and forget my thoughts. I was fortunate to arrive just in time to see the Inter- national News film. You can imagine my surprise when on the screen I read the words “Miss Jones and her Russian ballet are making a great hit in Paris this year.” When the picture flashed on the screen I saw besides Miss Jones in the cast only two other faces familiar to me Carolyn Butts and Gertrude DeYoung. The next thing flashed on the screen was news of the United States. It showed the Capitol at Washington and the Attorney General, who was none other than J. Donald Whelehan who came down the steps after winning a great case for Senator Albert Whalen, who was about to be impeached for wanting to put track practice in the schedule for Congress. Mr. Whelehan stepped into his auto and was driven off at a rapid rate by his chauffeur, Earle Maynard. The next were views of our Army and Navy, which showed a great naval review before Rear-Admiral Dutcher and the review of the Army before Brigadier-General Slater. The next picture was of a Teachers’ Convention at Buffalo where Dr. B. F. Martin, D. D. S., was the chief speaker, his topic being “The Value of Preparatory Latin to Dental Students.” Among the other speakers of the day were Helen Regensburger, Ph. D., of Vassal College, Prof. Lilies Hempel of Wellesley Semin- ary, and Miss Dorothy Seyfried, director of kindergartens in St. Louis, Mo. The next picture showed a Convention of the National Agricul- tural Association in which Joseph McShea, the great cattle king from Montana, and Erwin Coy, the horse-radish prince, were the principal speakers. The next was a picture of the great evangelist’s tabernacle at New York City of Dr. Ferris, who had been converting sinners by the thousands.

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CLASS POEM “On the Hoad to Knowledge” As we stand and look behind us, Down the long but broadening line, , We can see where we have trodden Up the long, difficult incline. It is the road to knowledge Which we so plainly see Wending its way through trials and Troubles on to victory. Years have passed since first we entered, Classmates have fallen by the way. Rut we held fast the road to knowledge Ever struggling day by day. Many times we felt discouraged, But the next day brought us light; And at last we arrive successful To our graduating night. As we look on toward the future Past dear old Charlotte High, We may see the road to knowledge Leading on to standards high. And thus though our paths may vary And in different directions lie. Our thoughts will ever tarry With the dear old Charlotte High. HELEN LOUISE REGENSBURG Class Poet CLASS MOTTO BE GOOD. DO GOOD. MAKE GOOD. CLASS COLORS GOLD AND WHITE

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Then came pictures of the sports of the country. The first showed a bout between “Scoop” Cross and the lightweight cham- pion of the world in which “Scoop” knocked out his opponent in the first round. Then came the basketball teams of Harvard and Yale Universities under stiff practices for their annual game, coached by Trapp for Yale and Wilder for Harvard. After this entertainment I was still ill at ease so I entered Convention Hall to hear the music. I was greatly astonished to hear Miss Puffer, now a famous opera singer and Mr. Wignall, who has taken Elman’s place as a peerless violinist, giving a great concert. As I wended my way home that night I was vastly pleased with the accomplishments of my old class of June 1919 of Charlotte High School. Ah, yes, I forget to add, Mildred Pike is now private secretary to George Eastman. LLOYD PATCH IN Class Prophet