Charlotte High School - Witan Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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THE W I T A N PERFUME AND THE LADIES Perfume and the ladies—when we stop to think about that phrase, what a vast amount we find it contains. There are so many different types of perfumes and “ladies that a con- sideration of a few of them might prove very interesting:. It is a beautiful June night and the gentle breezes are softly blowing; among the trees. Inside of the pil- lared colonial mansion there is light, music and gay laughter. Presently thru a pair of wide flung French win- dows step two figures. He is immac- ulately clad in white flannels and a blue serge coat and as she comes into view, looking very demure in her snowy white dress, with just the faint- est suspicion of lavender about it— how sweet she looks! As they step off the porch, passing very close to us, there wafts back a delicate odor of lavender perfume. Just a hint and (hen it is gone and we cannot And it again. How very fastidious she is and how wisely she knows how to use her perfume. The scene changes and though it is still a June night it is a hot, sticky June night, and we are riding in the subway at six o’clock. As the car stops at the Forty-fourth street sta- tion we notice a young girl get on the car. She has on black slippers, white stockings, a flamboyant, very short, red silk dress and a black and red hat. Her lips and cheeks very nearly match her dress, while he eyebrows are plucked to a mere thin very black line and her hair, which shows be- neath her hat, is very curly. In her hand she carries a walking stick. A walking stick on the subway at six o’clock! We shudder to think of it. It does not take as long to notice all this as it does to write it and, besides, after the first startling glance we have ample opportunity to view her, for she comes and sits down next to us. Immediately we look at each other and mutely our eyes say “carna- tion ,M—she simply reeks of it. There is no faint hint that this fair lady has used perfume. One knows it! Again the scene shifts and we are having tea at the apartment of the languid lady who appears at our knock in a gorgeous gold and black tea gown. Her apartment is very evotic and from all s;des rise thin pale streams of smoke from her oriental incense. Every time she moves her heavily jeweled hand, and rustles the folds of her tea gown, we are conscious of sandalwood and other rare oriental perfumes. The whole effect is gorgeous, resplendent, ex- otic, but as we drink our tea it seems as though that too had been made under the magic oriental spell. G

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THK W IT A N the highest average standings in the five following comprehensive Regents examinations: English four years, (16 credits). A foreign language, three (or four) years, (15 credits). Intermediate Algebra. (7Vfc credits). Plane Geometry, (5 credits). One of the following: (a) a history, (h) physics, (c) chemistry, (d) two (or more) years of a second foreign language—(5 credits). Candidates may repeat examina- tions as desired and the highest stand- ing attained will be allowed. A cand- idate may offer more than one subject in the elective group and the subject with the highest standing will be selected. In computing averages the standing attained in each subject will be multiplied by the number of credits assigned and the total of the products divided by the total credits (48V£).” For the current college year, the first year in which Charlotte High could compete, the award has been made to Elwood G. Meyerhoff. The Cornell Scholarships By arrangement between the State Legislature and the college authori- ties, Cornell University offers annually in each county as many scholarships as there are assembly districts in the county. Monroe County receives, therefore, five. These amount to tuition and fees for four years, and so may have a value upwards of $1200. Recipients are determined as a re- sult of a competitive examination held at the county seat on the first Saturday of June in each year. Candidates must be residents of the state, at least 16 years of age and have attended school during the six months just preceding the examina- tion. Candirlates are examined in six subjects: English, history (Ancient, English or American), plane geom- etry, algebra, and any two of the fol- lowing at the option of the candidate: Gieek, Latin, French, German, Span- ish, advanced mathematics. As an alternate for advanced mathematics, physics or chemistry may lie offered. Five questions, each assigned ten credits, are set in each of the six subjects, making 300 credits in all. A candidate must attain 233 credits to be placed on the eligible list. In the agricultural and veterinary courses at Cornell, tuition is free to all residents of the state, so these scholarhips are not usable. We do not send many students there in other courses, so interest in the competitive examinations has not been keen here. No Charlotte student has entered the examination since 1915. Those who competed previously were successful. Our records show that the following achieved this honor: 1908—Grace E. Warner 1913—George Elton Davis 1915—Warham W. Janes. World W ar Service Men’s Scholarships Following the late war, the State Legislature appropriated funds to pro- vide college scholarships for young men who had served in the army, navy or marine corps. These awards were made one to an assembly dis- trict, following a competitive examin- ation. George Haddleton Janes '17, who had served in the Student Army Training Corps at the University of Rochester, earned the scholarship for this assembly district. 5

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THE WITAN Three distinct types, all perfumed and appearing at their best, but always our thoughts wander back to the girl in the garden with her deli- cate lavender. We do hope he” ap- preciates it as much as we do. —Helen Marks '26. AN ADVENTURE ON THE HILL The old oak tree had stood for hundreds of years on the top of the hill and was beginning to be a bit bored with life in general. He knew every dip in the land, every tree and shrub, every bend of the little brook that rippled by near the foot of his hill. Nothing ever came near him ex- cept the cows, and it can hardly be considered interesting to see a bunch of lazy cows lolling about chewing their respective cuds. Even the cows were gone now, for it was midwinter, two days after Christmas, to be exact. But this afternoon he suddenly straightened up his branches and stared. Could that be people, honest- to-goodness people, coming toward him? It was, and he soon discerned two hoys and a little girl. The Traber twins, with their little sister Alice, were staying during the holidays with Grandma Parker. They had exhausted all means of amuse- ment near the house, and today had strayed farther and farther with their two big sleds, in search of good hills for sledding. • “There’s a peach of a hill over there!” exclaimed Dick, the wild twin. “See, that one with the big tree on top. Let’s go over.’ ‘It's kind of far,” suggested Alice, timidly, looking back at the half mile of fields between them and the farm- house. “It isn’t so very far, Sis. Tired? We’ll pull you,” said Bob, the quiet twin. Alice was partly appeased, so they plodded on through the drifts. The hill proved to be even better than their expectations. It sloped just enough to suit Alice in one place. while further on was quite steep. The snow was well packed and a thick crust had formed on top. It was ideal. They spent a merry half hour, slid- ing frontwards, backwards, sitting, standing, lying flat—any way—the boys taking turns on the easy slope with Alice. Dick began to feel quite reckless. The accustomed ways of sliding no longer held any charm for him. “I want some regular excitement,” he said at last. He got it. Upon investigating the other side of the hill, which had until now been forgotten, he found his ideal of a hill. It was considerably steeper than the first side, and half way down it stopped abruptly for several yards, forming a jump, the height of Dick’s desire. The first time he went down he landed in a drift before he reached the jump. The second time was the last. He flew at a terrible rate over the crisp snow. At the jump he lost control of the sled. On and on he aped. It was great fun—until he sud- denly noticed that he was headed straight for the brook! And still he sped on. Crash! Through the bushes. Splash! Into the brook. The old tree groaned. Alice screamed, and Boh jumped forward on his sled to the rescue. And Dick ? He had the surprise of his young life. When his head ap- peared above water, another head ap- peared next to him and he looked straight into the astonished eyes of another boy! Dick couldn't believe his senses, and proceeded to make for shore. The other hoy did the same and when Bob arrived on the scene, he found two shivering boys staring at each othc»r. “Who under the sun are you?’ gasped the three at once. Then Bob came to his senses. “Never mind who we are. Here, Dick, you pile into my coat, and you put on my sweater and both of you run to Grandma's. And keep running! Don’t you dare stop or you’ll freeze.’’ The boys welcomed the dry coat and sweater anil started out at a brisk 7