Charlotte High School - Witan Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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WHAT WE THINK OF EACH OTHER Result of vote taken at the regular senior meeting January 7. 1924 Hardest Worker £ 2 0 1 ia £ £ c 1 § c Jj 3 £ | -a 11 t; 12 | L. t 3 cc I b £ 1 .3 3 £ 3 t 1 £ A ■o c 3 r . r. '£ -z c. | 1 « 1 o s sc 3 ■2 2 o' . a- 1 c u: s I ti i= u. A Anderson, Astnd 1 8 5 12 1 Arlidge, Florence o 5 2 7 2 7 3 1 Bacon. Helen 1 2 5 2 Bums, John I 1 3 o Castle. Mary 8 1 2 8 1 6 3 Cleary, Miriam 1 1 2 I 1 3 Coons, Norman 1 8 4 1 4 4 Doty, Ernest 4 1 I 3 1 3 1 2 5 Drews, Florence 1 5 6 2 Howe, Dorothy I 3 3 1 Justice, Howard 1 1 2 3 1 2 Karl John C. 4 2 I 3 1 3 Landon, Don 8 6 4 8 2 Pickens, Joseph 1 1 1 1 Punnett, Milton 3 5 6 11 3 Riche ns, Carlton 15 1 Rickman, Ruth 1 3 Sage, Ruth 2 13 1 4 4 1 1 1 2 Shaw, Erma Soucie, Edith 5 I 2 Travis, Opal 1 C Westfall. Gilterta 1 I 2 1 Wignall, Wilbur I 2 1 1 1 1 6 Total number of votes cast.................................................................... ]g

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” s 3. Io General ' Howe the privilege of walking to school with Lois Speares each morning in the absence of our friend Cuddy” Spcarcs. L To Red” Keeler a free scholar- ship to the International Correspondence School of dancing. When not engaged in the strenuous pursuit of this art. he may shoot one monkey-faced owl each pheas- ant season. 5. To “Charlie Mac” a copy of Miss Riley's speech on how to study. 6. To Frank Siddons a pair of field glasses to enable him to see facts clearly. 7. To Harry Tarrant a copy of Mr. Lee’s essay on silence. 8. To John Maher. Norman Coons good intentions. 9. To “Cille Bailey. Mary Castle’s gum. 10. To the class of June 1921 all of our failures. 11. To the class of 2000 Gordon Howe. 13. To John Donoghue a copy of Burton's rhyming dictionary. Sixteenth: We give and bequeath last but not least unto the school in general, with deep regret and best wishes for the future, our excellent class advisors Miss Sharer and Mr. Chamberlain, trusting that they will find some other wanderers in the hall of learning in need of kind guidance and trusting also that they may be as deeply appreciated and as sincerely ad- mired by all those who come after us as they have been by the class of January ’21. We hereby appoint the class of June 21 to be the executor of this, our Last Will ami Testament. In witness whereof we subscribe our name and affix our seal tin: eighteenth day of January, in the year of Our Lord, One thousand, Nine hundred ami twenty-four. Class of January 1921. Astkid Anderson, testator. Witness: 12. To “Jim Hughey a new radiator L. Karl. ice-President, for his Ford. John Burns, Secretary. iu 27

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Auto-Hiking “We walk a mile, we rest awhile, we’re 097 miles from home.” So sang Bill Bacon who, with his chum Jim Miller, was taking an auto-hiking trip to Chicago. “W hat do 1 see, is it a ride that is approaching upon the western horizon? Hail him. quick! Bill.” said Jim. Bill motioned with his hand and at the same time shouted, ‘ Give us a lift!” I he car, amid a squeaking of tires and brakebands, came to a stop and a cheery. “Climb in. boys, invited them to an easier method of traveling than walking. The boys slipped their packs off their backs and took a seat in the car, arranged themselves comfortably, so that they could see everything there was to be seen, and were off once more. This is only one example of how hun- dreds of hoys are satisfying that travel lust that grips them at a certain age. Auto-hiking is a delightful means of traveling. By auto-hiking I mean, travel- ing by means of getting rides in auto- mobiles. whose drivers are kind enough to stop and give you a lift when you ask. It is a delightful means of traveling for there are few worries and few expenses to detract from your enjoyment, and there are plenty of adventures that are not met in other modes of travel. Rides are very plentiful. Almost every- one that has the room will give you a ride, some are even glad to have your com- panionship. Some of these rides are long and some short, some cars go fast and some slow, some are careful drivers others are daring. You take your chance, for you have no choice. It is seldom you have to walk far, not even ten out of a thousand miles would have to be covered in this manner. In some places people will not stop so read- ily as in others, as in towns and at the foot of hills, so it is to your advantage to walk if you happen to be in one of these places. Rides are sometimes obtained with very amusing people. This only tends to make the trip more enjoyable. For ex- ample you might get a ride with an old colored fellow in an ancient I.izzie, who had only fifty cents, five extra gallons of gasoline, a wife in Pittsburgh and another in Chicago, who was on his way to Pitts- burgh from Chicago because his Chicago wife had run away. He tells you he wouldn’t have picked you up only he joined the Masons here awhile back and learned what true brotherhood is. You would laugh all the way from Toledo to Cleveland if that’s where he carried you. In this mode of travel, you often run across newlyweds and even they will pick you up, and you will spend another hun- dred miles or so amused by them and their actions. The thing I could never figure out was why they would give any- one a ride. I should think a man just entering the state of matrimony had plenty of trouble already. Then there is the fun of telling of your adventures to the kind person who gives you a ride. This is indeed a pleas- ure and of course each time it is told, like small town gossip it becomes more thrill- ing and wonderful. Although automobiles will stand al- most unlimited abuse. e «-n nowadays they are not trouble-proof. That's one more reason why it is advisable to do your traveling on someone’s else back seat. When his car breaks down, you see if you can help him. If you can’t, you leave him in the hands of some understudy of Jesse James, who is armed to the teeth with a garage hill, while you step out and hail the next car that happens along and continue your search for new sights with- out further delay. It seems cruel, but it is unavoidable. Sending post cards home (and other places! occupies about half of your time and consumes about half of your money. No auto-hiker’s equipment is complete without either pen or pencil to write postal cards. Even if he should have to