Charlotte High School - Witan Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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T H E W I T A N EDITORIALS 3 Jilt fflrmnriam KHUtaiu fflratlnt The 1-2 Class mourns the loss of their dear classmate, William Wratten. Though his life was short, he had much to be proud of. All who knew him will always remember him and his cheery smile. Eitrlyn ©rttiirrHon Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Walter Hender- son on the death of her daughter, Evelyn, a former member of the 7A-1 grade. VOCATIONAL DISPLAYS The boys of the craft shop and of the print shop have been very busy this term. The craft shop crew turned out some splendid articles, ranging all the way from jewelry to furniture. Some of these objects are on display in the main office. There is one desk there which draws attention, and it seems almost unbelievable that such a pro- duct could be made by an amateur wood worker. Nevertheless, we are told that this is the second of its kind to be made by the boy. There are end tables and a lamp, the latter a product from the lathe. There are also examples of pottery and metal work, other than the jewelry, which are real objets d’art!” In the printing display there are the two large size sheets of the school song, which were drawn by Mr. Lee, the two reduced zinc plates of the same song, and the two pages of the finished article. There are also displays of four-color printing. We are very much interested in the work of both these shops and like the novel method of introducing their work. 18

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T H K W I ] A N PAINTING “Oh! how I love to paint!” 1 spent part of nay only day at home painting. Painting! As for the looks of the room, you may draw your own conclusions. Here is how I did it. First I sanded the surface to be painted, then shellacked the knot- holes and puttied the cracks and nail holes. Now comes the sad part of the story. I started to paint, actually spread white, sticky stuff on the wall with a brush. What fun! It ran and ran and I ran after it, catching some but missing most of it. Then my parents came to the rescue of the room and I quit, glad to he rid of the job. H. Frisbee, 89. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SCOUT What does it mean to be a Scout? Many times people ask that question when they see a party of scouts hiking by. Being a scout does not mean that every little while the boy dresses up in a uniform and has a good time hiking or the like. It means that the boy has taken an oath “to do his duty to God and his country and to obey the scout law; to help other people at all times; to keep himself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.” In the scout's regime, the boys are taught First Aid, signalling, and in the merit badge section there is work to take up in many branches. BROADCASTING “I don't care, you have those ear- phones all the time cried Connie. “O, I do not!” said Dick. “You do!” “I don't!” “You do!” cried Connie, and tried to snatch them. “Mother, please! “Now, Mother, you know 1 never have them,” whimpered Connie. “Have what?” asked Mother. “Oh, Mother,” cried Connie. “Well, whatever it is, I am not go- ing to settle any arguments,” replied Mother, “but please be quiet; I am trying to read.” “Well, 1 don’t care; I ” said Dick. “Don't say another word about those ear-phones or you both will go to bed,” interrupted Mother. And so the quarrel ended. Doris Kemp, 8A2. DAVY JONES' PUZZLE I Continued from page 0) was unwilling to lose her prize. She poured more water into the holds. “Captain Splifins ordered the men to line up. We were in regular form before you could soy Davy Jones. He said: ‘Men, today shall be the last day for some of you. The Heavens will it. I've hoped and prayed. I must lose some of you or all . We stood breathless. ‘We can only have half the crew. Every ninth man must walk the plank'. “Only fourteen men remained and they were all white. But Davy Jones still wanted the ship. It never reached harbor.” I waited a moment for him to ex- plain how the feat was accomplished. He merely shrugged his shoulders and became lost in reverie. I puzzled over the situation awhile, then left him to his dreams. What was the originul lineup? Philip Burgeon, '28. SPRING What makes folks feel glad and gay, And drives all their cares away? When the first flowers of Spring peep out, Old men forget their troublesome gout. When boys forget to study their books. And take up rod, and line, and hook. Pray tell! what is this magic thing? Why, to be sure, it is glad Spring! Bernice Gutland, '8P.2. 17

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T H E W 1T A N Our orchestra is becoming really Don’t miss the new weekly posters erudite. They are learning to play over the front hall stairs. They’re “The Poet and Peasant” and “Car- worthwhile! I» We ought to be greatly pleased with the new cosmopolitan spirit at Char- lotte. Even dogs are invited to the assembly. We have some budding cartoonists around here, but they never bloom. We cannot help noticing the clean- liness of the Girls' Study Hall for the past term. We congratulate Mr. Tracy on his efforts. The Witan is indebted to the print- ing department for the worthwhile in- sert in the last issue. It was both artistic and interesting. The whole school cannot but feel great appreciation for the senior class. They are graduating. A Junior visited a Freshman class recently. He was impressed by the studious air. But oh, the sophs! We notice that the Practice House lawn is beginning to resemble the gradually growing bald spot of a middle-aged man. The doctor pre- scribes a rest cure for the lawn and renewed activity for the sidewalk. The school clocks of Charlotte re- semble a Senate debate. They agree only when you don’t want them to. Didn’t you enjoy the last school party? We have had so many since the new president was elected. The four senior high pupils and seven junior high pupils who attended the concert given by the Music De- partment at No. 38 School are to be congratulated on their excellent taste. They will need no urging to attend again next year, we feel sure. Note the addition of six junior high school representatives to the Witan staff. The paper thus becomes more truly the voice of C. H. S. SILHOl ETTES The silhouettes which appear on page 55 are identified as follows: 1. E. Marsh 5. H. Josh 2. O. Hub' r 6. E. Rergencr 3. J. Halblcib 7. E. Dawson -1. H. Fraser 8. E. Fuhrman WELL? We are offering you a few statis- tics—you may do as you wish about them. At the Glee Club-Orchestra concert, (which, by the way, was a very ex- cellent concert), there was a disgust- ingly small audience, seventy-six in all. It appears that the teachers pos- sess more of that well known virtue, “school spirit,” than the pupils, for there were eleven teachers as op- posed to four high school students, and spven junior high pupils. The re- maining sixty were relatives and friends of the performers. In the combined Glee Club and Or- chestra there were about sixty stu- dents (two teachers in the orchestra). It was necessary to import seven boys to supplement the orchestra and to attempt to augment the base anil tenor sections of the Glee Club. The girls showed their superiority by not needing any aid whatsoever. 19