Classical High School - Classic Myths Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 144 of the 1917 volume:

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Williams Frank A. Wilson QN Qw - fx xf'?. 0 ' 0 CLASS UFFICEHS freshman Sophomore PRESIDI-.Nl JOHN L O DONNELL MILLS D BLANCHARD VICE PREBIDEVT MARION L HIGGINS MARION L HIGGINS :ECRE I ARE DORIS WILLIAMSON DORIS WILLIAMSON TRFXSURER JOHN L CARNLI STANLFI B MILTON umor Scmor PRFSIIILNT NICE PRFSIDENY MARION L HIQOINS BFRTIIA B NAPIIINI :ECRFTARY DORIS WILLIAMSON MARY R MELICAW TRFAHLRER LLcIrv C ESTI FRFDI RICK L MLRPIII STANLEY B. MILTON STANLI-LY B. MILTON 41' - 'X FRESHMAN PIN COMMIFTFII JOHN L 0 DONNI LL Lhanman DONALD CRALIN HAIKOLD 1 LIJIN MARION L HlhGINb DORIS WILLIAMSON CIAQS GAMIS DICORAFION COMMIIIEL JOHN L O DONNLLI Chalrman SIANILX B MILION JOHN R SIIANNON SOPHOMORE LI 'INS LAM!-S DI-IORAIIOIN LOMMHIEP SFANLI I R MILION Chanrman IOIIN R bIIANNON JOIIN DJLKCJAN JUNIOR CLAbS DAN COMMITTEE IULILN Q FSFY Chalrman CRADLAIIOXN COMMIIFEE DTANILX B Mil ION Chanman SENIOR SENIOR COLINCIL STANLEI B MILTON Chalrman MILES D BLANL HARD fR?SlgH6d, MARX R MFIIC AN 115516111 lllfll Sf IOU HFNRI BIRMAN IWARION L HII c INN HI LI N I RAI FI RMAN NEIL F IIONIARIJ F IDI RII R R ML RPIIX IRIIIXIVI NAPIIINI NRLI N 9 I X IIILA I CI IIIIN SIIANNIIN MN KOVI I IU 'N D III AN! HARD I cIIt0r In C IIICI Iitqilgllfd L IIARLI N S NLI I Lchtor ID CIIIcf DONALD QRACIN FRANQIS M DXER PI! 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I I IINS SIIANLLN' BARI-.R IXIILION STANLEY B MILTON CLASS PRESIDENT XJIPGIUPIII H Ahhrr-W DI AR PRINQIPAL T1 AC Hr RN FARM. rs Amo A Sun U D Pun NDN XVC KA8lCOITlE yOU OU6 dfld all to these OUT XSS Day FXCTCISCS Four YCIYQ 8gO when 'WC lll' l EZHtCl'CCl he school Ill diy NNl1lClX LHS COYU6 all too VVWU QCPITIP hut not overvvhelmed vve the hoys and sglrli of the Qlasb of l9l 7 o forth imbued vvlth the splrlt of democracy and pledqrns., ourselves to do our hrt tovvard the advancement of thls sprrlt throughout the vvorld We vvrll try to use to good advantage the l-tnovvledge and helpful advice vvhlch you our dear prlnclpal and teachers have lmparted to us We vvlll strrve to repay you our clear parents for your many krnd and loving SHCYIHCCS IU our behalf We vvrll endeavor rn the days to come to he true to those hrvh standards and noble rdeals of character for vvhlch Classrcal has alvv ays stood Once more rn behalf of the Cla s of 1917 I extend to you all a corclral welcome to our exerclses P Q ' , Q Q . . - L , 71 j 2 .' SJ 1. 5 4 Q: V ' , ' , xi . . ' . . . Q ' s t.. .. ., is , ', f l . .. . e ., e . ,fl far remote. ln the meantime the world has lzecome disrupted by war. Sohered, 'Y 1 ' c ' ' Q ' L 'I Y . I . . Y . , . . . , , , U u 4 Y -D ' A A . NEIL FRANCIS LEONARD Qlhv Ernthrrlmnh nf lgatrxntuam wha Sequel tn Ihr month Brama Cmss ORAIION msg! ISM HI N Arnold Bennetts vlslt to Amerrca was hauled with a ' novel mterest he was the guest of Lorado Taft m the Wxndy 4 City of the Mlddle West As the two rode around that vast C, stock market nts commercral rmportance left the vlsltor srlent 147015, ' But upon entermg the Park standmg before that marvellous statue of Lincoln wrth 1ts Godllke combmatlon of strength and tenderness he sat up and his companion felt the thrlll that surged through hrs whole bemg he was studymg the frgure wrth the eyes of one who knows men as well as art and hrs host the sculptor says From that very moment Chicago took on a new meaning We were no longer a vast populace wlth materlal values bu we had a Soul' Salnt C-audens of the East put a Soul into the West' Or more kxndly stxll he had expressed for us what we longed to say but could not Now that great work grves the keynote of what 15 uppermost ln our mmds today Today we are Hmgmg our patrlotlc slgns from every emmence and soundlng the busy note of preparatron ln every appomted meetrng place At last Commercral America IS breathmg forth a soul and saying Ir IS not enough to l1VC comfortably to have our modern devlces at hand the ammals can lrve for the hour we must use and utter our Confesslon of Falth And IS thls to be wondered at'-' Not when we remember that the rlght relatxonshxp between man and man rs the foundatxonal prmcrple of our Democracy that thls operative prmclple has restralnecl us from waglng a single war except when intolerable conduct on the part of another was the lncltement to contest and that when we had secured the relief sought we have absolutely retlred from the con HICI Lnder Lmcoln we waged a war for llberatlon and thls humane object accompllshed has given us the urge for our present actton Not to hght for our selves but for llberatron from that barbarous doctrme whlch has estranged nations and kept back the umty and progress of the world So we go forward wrth eyes wlde open to establlsh right human relatlonshlps And for nineteen hundred years this has been the keynote of that Kingdom whose .. , , ., i I ,--- h K -eg '5:,N4 ,. . . 5, ' ,fd 'I . . . 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'if' ' ' . if-by - 'fP4wf- - - tiiftfw ' ' ,ezfsv - ,- - . - U , . 1 Y . . . f F- 1 .. . , ,- , . , . . 1 Y I , Y 4 , . , I8 flrc Aftermath roots reach deep down rnto the hearts and conscrences of men To all thoughtful people thrs lrght whrch was never on land or sea has done more to lrft mankrnd rn rts steep ascent than anythrng else rn hrstory ln the present event the most srgnrfrcant pacrfrst rn puttrng hrs whole manufac turrng plant at the drsposal of the government does so wrth the vrsron of a Crusader who sees that the prrncrples of love and justrce are at stake He belreves that underneath thrs hrdeous exterror we may Frnd full manhood when the trumpets blow Unconscrously may feel They are our brothers Nor doubt that Cod rs callrng us to them We are but one there rs a host of others We cannot escape rt nor shut our eyes to the turmorl Even so we would be far from Jornrng rn Stephen Decatur s toast Our country rrght or wrong but rather Jorn wrth Carl Schurz who sard Our country rf she rs rrght rf not to make her rrght But what rs patrrotrsm3 If rt rs love of country how shall we determrne what we really mean by country3 The Eagle screams the Lron roars some one says The crtrzen shouts the tourrst sees the colors and hrs throat trghtens for love of what3 Somethrng he calls country The two young women who sat frve hours on a cold radrator wartrng to book a passage for the land they left so eagerly a few weeks before the trarn of tourists who reached up hands to touch the flag at a wartrng statron rn a forergn country the good Worcester crtrzen who hastened hrs famrly home from Parrs on that same eventful August more than two years ago all were ready to serve then and there what3 The rocks and rrlls the woods and templed hrlls3 No though these are dear by rrght of assocratron but the people lrvrng amrd these charmed surroundrngs When we go forth from thrs hrgh school rn a few days should the burldrng rtself burn wrth all of rts furnrshrngs even the very books whose pages we have loved wrth many srghs and tears l say should all of these be lost the hrgh school would strll lrve Should we meet rn the desert or rn some far away land not yet vrsrted the hand grasp would restore the old assocratrons even the vrsron of The old famrlrar faces but more soberly the hrgh school would lrve rn the rdeals promoted here of equalrty of opportunrty Yes a Patrrot loves hrs country when she rs rrght and when she rs wrong he serves her wrth the purpose to recall her better self Were thrs not true we would not today feel the benedrctron of the calm presence of Wendell Phrllrps 1 . 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H ,. . 1 - 1 r1 - 11 f 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 ,i. 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . , 1 1 st ' ' 19 1 1 1 1 1 Classical High School who ln large forgetfulness of a tlme when he suffered himself to be dragged through the streets of hrs beloved crty for his prophet vrslon of the Brotherhood of men now says to us No natlon IS worthy to endure whose humblest cltlzen IS refused the right of free expressxon of thought A Frederick Douglass or a Booker T Washington proves to the world the Justrce of hrs plea We would not however exult ln the fond mother s ambltron for her son as he enlisted when ln her own dialect she called out Ah my son go and Hght but rf ye can t come back a Clneral don t come back at all V No lt rs not to be generals that the truest patrrotlsm marches forth but rather to work out a unlhcatlon of the Vox Populi and the Vox Del that there may be no chasm between them And when Russran French and Engllsh go on weary marches together for a common hope when Chrlstlan and Pagan work together as Rudyard lxrpllng tells us they can do when an honored servant goes at hrs country s call and IS rewarded with a commlssron and perhaps wrth a tltle and who can doubt thrs as we look at Lloyd George rt IS rmpossrble to agam declare that capaclty depends upon arrstocratrc breedlng alone That God made us and they are made evident today When daughters of magrstrates take the places of daughters of workmen that the latter may be more ready for a succeeding task thmk you that equality of opportunlty gams no new meaning for us3 Other signs of the rlght human relationship as the sequel to thls great war are manlfest There IS an effort to shlft the expense mcldent upon preparation for war from the shoulders of workmen to the shoulders of those better able to bear lt for the land tax the Inheritance tax the co operatrve tax all attest the fact Then the Allies are setting asrde the agricultural profits for the general public and coal and shrppmg lnterests are soon to be natronal concerns So we see promxsmg slgns of the kingdom of right human relatronshlps movlng forward Stull another slgn that mrght encourage us IS the fact that there IS a dawning realrzatlon among us all that the future does not depend upon one natlon alone The old ldea subjugatron xmperlallsm meant all nations for the sake of one lf that one were strong enough to hold dommlon but we belleve that the day IS at hand when the sea connectmg the Eastern wrth the Western Hemlspheres will bear across rts deeps not only emigrants seekmg greater economic Independence rn a new country and tourlsts going to see hrstory recorded but that the genius of a Salnt Gaudens will free older clvlllzatrons from the blxghtmg shadow of the past and redeem us from a commercrallsm that has obscured worthy Ideals ' I9 the rest of the world just happened, is not a mere sophistry in the face of facts as I hc Aflurmrllr But rt takes an enlrghtened understandrng to be master of so regardful a crvrlrzatron The skrll requrred to make a sword rs not greater than that requrred to make a plowshare whrle the note back to the sorl and the college credrts grven therefor clearly rndrcate the value attachrng to the use of the rnstruments of peace How crrtrcal rs the unclerstandrng necessary to o admrnrster the rnstru ments of peace that rndrvrdualrty shall not be repressed but expressed toward the rrght adjustment of human condrtrons Thrs we belreve rs the sequel to the greatest world drama that has been known to hrstory ls the vrsron Utopran3 lts srgns of approach are many l..rsten' A mon arch who has held the frnest harbor on the seas for half a mrllron of years has been called upon to yreld rt up for the passage of the shrps of the world The Cross rs restored to St Sophra and the hymns of natrons wrll frll rts soundrng corrr dors A Northern Monarchy most despotrc rn rts hold has grven place to a popular form of government and prrsons are sendrng forth therr noble vrctrms to enter rnto a full crtrzenshrp of the land for whose sake they have suffered A suppressed popu latron need no longer depend upon a werrd musrc as therr only means of expressrng an emotron for the open book rs free to all Yes equalrty of opportunrty rs callrng loudly rnsprred Ly the brotherhood of patrrotrsm Even young Krng Hal must have dreamed of thrs when he rdentrfred hrmself wrth hrs soldrers rn the words We few we happy few we band of brothers For he today that sheds hrs blood wrth me Shall be my brother be he ne er so vrle Thrs day shall gentle hrs condrtron We may be moved to smrle at the two negro boys who accosted each other on thrs wrse when seerng the Unron flag wrth U S upon rt Rastus sard Sam has you done learn to read? Yas I reckon I can says Sam Well den can you tell me what dat U S spell3 Dat U S spell Unrted States Well dar I Jes knowed you drdnt know nuflrn bout spellrn why dat U S spell us Now dont you go an forget dat nex trme Yes rt does spell us and thrs sprrrt of unrfrcatron rs what puts a soul rnto the armed crtrzen of today and prophesres a better future for us all 20 , -- 1 . ' u - no - v . A' S - s - a 1 v . , ' ' s s 1 , . 1 v qi n o 1 u , . 'i . . . . ,, . . . . - an an - . I -s as n u n n v - U n , , . . . n - n nr - - s - v n - v v v v - no . . . , - v n . Classical Hrgh School May l recall the story of Robert Lours Stevenson s brmgmg hrs little slate to his mother upon whrch he had drawn a picture wrth the question Mother I have drawn a man now can you tell me hows to draw his soul3 How mdeed can we more clearly define the problem before us today for to draw forth the soul of our vast resourceful America IS the problem that all good men have at heart We have the word of an old prophet Where there IS no wsron the people perish The Soul of Amerxca recognlzes the VISION and goes forth to make lt a reahty even the vnslon of the Brotherhood of Patrrotlsm 63554355 Q Y3 cm.. 'csv of ,yfgtfin 3 ,.4o-- Q Q SYG M l ' Q I V Ii 1 f ,v . i5!itZ79QEi5iU35Z?'i?: Recaf.'-1,'5,9 tss'fn- f .1 i12'f'. , ff. .- . 'fH:v-- :..:3MP:59v .L ,H .. .V If - E ,. . , gvjvag nj H - ,553 2 532 f ' JZ eila, T- ','ff4l-Saws . fl 95 ' ,,,1,.,f?I53'?, Z N, 'r High A, :ai-'ie-. O' 'Q x C Q1-.5 L ANNA FRANCES CALLAHAN Gllaza ltlmtnru Br ANNA FRANCES CALLAHAN all NE early September morning ln l9l3 there entered the old F65 .tw Q I Classical Hugh School on Walnut Street a band of youths E, H and maidens all under the red and whlte standard We has tened into the bulldmg not knowing just where to go next for ls ,I ' 6' of course thxs rs the way all freshmen enter a school We group of lndlgnant sophomores remarked Hello freshles Oh here you are And then ln a slde remark thev said Aren t they cute ust then a stern vxsaged woman pomtmg a long quxvermg flnger at us appeared and told us lf we were freshmen to go to the hall We looked at each other ln amazement for we dldnt know where the hall was In another tone she sand Get to the hall We flew ln all directions We reached the top flxght breathless Sllpplng ln quietly we sat down and awaited further plans Everyone s attention seemed to be flxed on the gentleman who stood on the platform He busted himself read mg out the names of the pupils Each boy and glrl tlmldly stepped forward and recelved a slip of paper from his prmclpal Mr Goodwin which contamed a llst of studles and room locatlons Durmg the weeks that followed the Class of l9I7 settled down to be a part of the student body and began to play an lmportant part m her hxstory A notlce for a class meetlng brought together the Class of l9I 7 ohn O Donnell became president Marlon HlgglnS vxce presldent John Carney treasurer Doris Wllllamson secretary A week later our presldent brought before us the task of selectmg a class pm A little klte shaped pm showlng a red background with the letters C H S 191 7 was chosen Durmg our freshman year a most excxtmg event happened when we heard the clanglng of the hre slgnals We hastened to the corridor and found to our om the first floor We all hoped that the bulldmg would burn up and that school would cease for a week or two but luck wouldnt have that and there was sllght damage done which resulted ln surprlse clouds of smoke lSSUlI'lg fr one half day off 0.-as tiiml ' ' .. 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The Aftermath In May class songs and yells were called for and we decked ln our class colors went to the class games at the Oval No one was prouder than the wear ers of the red and whlte and thus arrayed ln our glory we attended our l:lfSt class games The next month flew by and before we reallzed lt we were sopho mores But we dldnt know that thls would be the last farewell to that hugh school bulldlng for durlng the summer lt was voted by the school board that ln September we should leave that school and renew our studles at the Engllsh Hlgh School Chatham and lrvlng streets now known as Classlcal Hlgh School Our officers elected for the sophomore year were Mlles Blanchard presldent Marlon l-llgglns VICC presldent Dorls WllllamSOn secretary Stanley Mllton treasurer Agaln ln May commlttees were appolnted by the presldent to make arrange ments for the class games whlch followed soon after Another lmportant event that occurred durlng our sophomore year on May 28th l9I5 was the play Sllas Marner glven under the dlrectlon of Mr Post The cast lncluded two sophomores Nell Leonard our well known orator was warmly applauded for hls theatrlcal ablllty We must not forget Marjorle Day a darlng malden of our class who also took part ln the productlon of thls play We were all dellghtecl when we heard thls play was to be glven ln the Worcester Theatre for that made us feel as though we were real actresses and actors The only warnlng glven to us before we entered the theatre was Dont get stage struck When june brought wlth It the Joys vacatlon tlme IS sure to brlng we de serted the bulldlng for the summer But shortly September was Wllh us agaln and we entered the school anxlous to be called JUIIIOTS The first part of our llfe as junlors passed wlthout any lmpOYt3nt event occurring We were agaln called together to elect officers for the next twelve months The results made Stanley Mllton presldent Marlon HlgglHS vlce presldent Dons Wllllamson secretary LUCICII Esty treasurer Agaln the warm weather brought class games wlth lt ln celeora tlon of tlle Shakespeare tercentenary we enloyed the staglng of llls plays every Monday and Frlday Among the members of the Class of 1917 who took part ln the productlon of Henry VIII were Stanley Mllt0D Mlles Blanchard Donald Cragln and Luclen Esty It was voted to hold a Junlor banquet Those on the commlttee were Stanley MlltOH chalrman ohn McKean Mlles Blanchard DOTIS WllllamS0n and Martha Llbby Agaln the ten weeks rushed by and we returned as dlgnlhecl senlors Among the lmportant events was the Euclela Alethela play Nathan Hale ln whlch John Shannon showed hls hlstrlonlc ablllty Durlng our senlor year Mr Post strongly appealed to some of us as he gulded us through the hard passages of 1 n v - ' v . , - . , . , n 1 , . n s X u ' x r 9 a ' s 1 s H . ,, . . . . - s 1 - v , . u ss v an , . v - , . - y s ' f 1 v ' ' ' I - - as u - - 1 x , . . . . . J , , , . . . - u n ' - ' v v CIGSSICUI High SCIIOOI Edmund Burke the great Englrsh orator ln order that we mrght begm right away we elected for the last trme our offlcers of the class Stanley Mrlton was chosen to take the all rmportant role of presrdent while Bertha Naphen was elected to assist hrm Mae Mellcan became secretary and Fred Murphy treasurer Plans were then discussed for a senlor dance which was held Aprll 27 Members of the dance committee were Nell Leonard chalrman Fred Murphy Stanley Mllton Bertha Naphen and Abrgall Doran We also selected our speakers for class day Nell Leonard was made orator Wllllam Bowen was to foretell the events of the future Nlarron Hrggms composed the class song and Ann Callahan was to grve the class hlstory This year Nlay 23 our class games were agam held Our attention however was somewhat drawn away from this by preparatrons for our senlor banquet And on une 6 we all made merry at the feast And now l1fe at the Classlcal Hlgh School IS hnrshed and we shall be sepa rated from one another but stlll the dear memorres of Classical will ever remalr wrth us gf mrQfc L , P - 3 KC, 65 l - fast iw L nf LK -43' ' ' 25 ' . 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It f-5 WILLIAIVI FRANCIS BOWEN Qllaaz lirnphem WILLIAM F Bowes: was the morning after the night before or in other words the morning after the senior banquet There I had partaken in fy I unlimited mounts of all the beverages served and hence the '7 morning after the mght before was all that the name implied Q I felt very unnecessary and carefree Oh yes I had a great 8' -hL old time I was even sure that the European War was bemg fought in my own noble dome for it was big enough and I was sure I heard cannons roaring and Lombs bursting with such great violence that I had all I could do to hold my head ln order to prevent it from bemg blown off All I recollect is a series of misty events at the conclusion of which I found 1sh1ng and General Sleep the twin brother of Death was routing the opposing forces with the aid of the sweet flowing words of Mr Goodwin who was making a few announcements on the platform I remember faintly having heard him say that there would be no meeting of Willie Eckers Sewing Circle that afternoon owing to a lack of needles and thread Sleep sweet sleep did not prevent me from hearing a groan from Willie and the rest of the girls Their d1sappo1ntme'it however was somewhat alleviated when Mr Goodwin added that mstead of that meeting the ping pong champion ship of the C H S would be decided that afternoon at a match between Donald Cragin and Esther Grover Then Mr Goodwin said something about George Washington introducing Max Wolff to Patrick Henry at a banquet gnen by the Kaiser in honor of President Wilson or at least that s what I thought he said Finally Max stood on the stage before me He began to talk Nuff said My head drooped dimmer and dimmer grew the objects around me Max seemed to be moving backward I was bemg wafted into the realms of dream land by the melodious voice which growing fainter and fainter I soon heard no more My eyes blinked I thought I saw Max again in fact I was sure of it Much to my surprise though it was not the Max Wolff who had stepped upon the plat form m the school hall He was a man of two score and ten years clothed in a yr x . . ' 1.1 , 7 a ' AN an ,Z . fq ' myself seated in the school hall. By this time the intensity of the battle was dimin- The Aftermath long black gown Thls made me thlnk that I was payxng a VlSlt to the realms of Satan but after shaklng myself and looklng around I found that I was next door to lt I was ln a courtroom Max was the Judge There all dressed up ln a pollceman s unlform stood Wllllam Lee an old classmate of mme Your honor he was saylng this man polntmg to Francls Shannon IS accused of hlttlng thls man wrth a brlck How blg was the br1ck3 asked Max Was 1t as brg as my hst3 Larger replled Francrs Was It as large as my two hsts3 Larger replled Francls agam Was lt as large as my head3 asked Max 0h lt w as about as long but not qurte so blg Well said Max from the looks of thlngs now rt appears as though you threw the brrck at thus man Yes answered Francls and from the looks of the man now rt appears 'rs though I hrt htm Ofhcer Lee shouted the Judge stop that man over there from smoking Lee walked over to ohn O Donnell who happened to be the man smoking and sald Cant you see that slgn there No Smoking Allowed 3 I never smoke aloud replied John and besrdes Ill have you to under stand that I like a qulet smoke Lee wrth a touch of wrt retalrated As long as you keep at that brand of crgars youll never hare a crowd around you I felt that thls was enough too much rn fact so I went out and started to walk down the street I had no sooner started however than I met Mlchael Selzo an old hugh school friend I had not seen hum smce we left the C H S just about twenty years before He renewed his wanderlngs for me He had vlslted every country ln the world You would be SUYPYISCCI to know how many of our old classmates I ve met sand he In New York I came across Frank Newklrk who IS runnmg a pawn shop on 42nd Street In Pekin Chlna I passed the store of I-Ielen Richardson and Vlola Page where an extenslve lme of college aces Ice cream sodas and evening gowns IS carrled I saw that Helen Rlchardson was up to her old game agaln She had proved herself a saleslady of the first rank rn her high school days Now she was , . r t , . . , . . . . , . tt n - t. - . . . . v v C D . . . . . ,, mn ' - H r. - - H 1 tt .1 - - , . rt - ,- as H - - - , . 4- - H .4 - - - n , , - H H - tt - - 1 t , 1 f - U 4- H . rt - , - 1 - - H 1. . tt yy - U - U , Q - , . y , - rt , - 4 - , U , n - rr va - U - v Y O ' - - - H . . . ,, , Q 1 - , H Y P , y , f - 1 1 - f V Y ., . - n , . ,, . . . . , . , , , , . . , . ,, f c,llI.55ltLll 1,1211 School K selling the poor Chinese something which they needed as much as an Esquimo needs a bathing suit Mike had met Frank Dyer and Francis Doran in Spain I thought that Spain was the best place for these two fellows I knew that they would make good Spaniards for they certainly could throw the bull In South America he had run across Margaret Mccsumess Beatrice Manning and Marguerite Fernane x ho were collecting rare specimens of bugs Then Mike tried to explain the various standards of European money How much is a shilling worth? I asked A shilling is worth about twenty fixe cents replied Mike And a pound3 I asked A pound is valued at five dollars How much is a guinea worth3 was my next question A guinea or the average guinea is worth about one dollar and a quarter a ay Leaving Selzo I ran into Abraham Bradley now a professor of mathematics who was having an argument with a little newsboy He had a head of hair that By three o clock thou shalt get a haircut announced the newsboy Abe all excited ran to me to tell me of the insult which had been dealt him What shall I do3 he asked what would you advise me to do5 I looked from my watch to Abes long hair and from Abes long hair to my watch and said Say Bradley you were an old classmate of mine I ll gve you the best advice I can Its now hfteen minutes of three That gives you fifteen minutes to make good I bought a newspaper from the boy and again started on my way The first thing to catch my eye was the theatrical announcements One read ohn Shannon and Agnes uinn starred in their latest photoplay The Paxton Boys Dream or DIZZIC Lizzie and the Holy Doughnuts Another read The Roly Poly Photoplay Co today releases its latest play entitled The Larger They Are the Harder They Fall featuring Abigail Scott and Mary Short A little further along I read Marion Higgins former artists model now acclaimed to be the second Mrs Vernon Castle will give exhibitions of her latest dances tonight Her newest creations are The North Grafton Glide and The Webster Town Walk V' ' 'K f- Z I V v i I v i v 'V .. ,. .. . ,, ll ' - v II V , ' d .. . . . Catherine Kelley in her high school days would have envied. .. , , ., , . Y ' ! . I A . A ' tl Ov ll ' ' 7' Y ' I no w ' V I ' I ! ' U D E D .t . I Q , , , , . . . . . ,, I u V - ' S 4 . . !5 . ' ! 1 V' I YI I lllt Ajit rnnllll I knew that the muslc at least would be good for ames McKenna an old classmate was dlrector of the orchestra I hadnt forgotten the manner ln whlch lm used to dlrect the muslc of the school In the personal column was the lnformatlon that Helen Kaffeman the dlS tlngulshed ballet russe dancer connected wlth the opera house of Mlsses WlCkSlf0m Sweeney and Whlte spends her spare tlme ln wrltlng for the .Snappy btorles magazlne I perused the page ln search of a hotel ad and soon found lt Breen s Ho el corner of Wetry and Klllem Streets Mrs P I-I Bleen proprletor Mount lng a street car I started out for thls hotel I was not the only member of that lllustrlous class of l9l 7 who was holdlng down a seat IH the car for OPPOSIIC me were Alfred Mahan and Harold Lever both carrylng the alr of prosperous busl ness men Futher along were Mlsses IVICC-own Le Tourneau and Kllmer all wearlng yellow plns demandlng votes for women After we had passed a few blocks a woman ascended the car She was followed by a small reglment of chlldren I counted elght ln all There she was Marlon Rowe an old classmate of mlne wlth elght brlght robust looklng chlldren Alfred she sald Ile dovxn on that seat Alfred lay down Now Marlon and the rest of you Slt on hlm Marlon Rowe and Alfred where had I heard that before3 Alfred Al fred3 I was plcturlng a tall stout broad shouldered stralght backed fellow when my thoughts were lnterrup ed by Sam Nlcoll the conductor who was maklng a protest because Marlon had only handed hlm a nlckel How about these chlldren3 Arent you golng to pay for them? I dont see why I should pay for them she Sald the oldest I5 under seven Dlsgusted wlth the slovsness of the car I demanded of Sam Nlcoll Cant you go faster than thls3 Sure he replled but I have to stay on the car I w s reslgned to my fate for I had heard tell of the man who wlshlng to commlt SUlCldC had laln down on the tracks and lnstead of belng run over had dled of starvatlon Glanclng out of the car wlndow I espled Nell Leonard marchlng down the street Nell had lost the smlllng happy go lucky face of hls hlgh school days The . J , - , . . v Q ' . , U . l - v 1 v ' Q n - QQ - ll QQ - lt v , . . . - - as L Q , . . . , . ' v , . . ' Q , - f s Q Q , . 1 f .-, - Q 1 Q an Q, - lt - Qu v Q Q - -4 - - - QQ - as Qs v - Q - Q - Q Q v ' 4 v v w u - 1 - QQ ., . lt s .Q - ls - Q Q Qu . - - u , v r Q Q - ,Q ss Iv ' Al 9' Q v ' 3 , Q Q Q 1 A , - - , Classical Hrgh School look on hrs face was just lrke the wheels of the perambulator whlch he was push mg tired Flnally I allghted from the car at Breen s Hotel I marched up to the desk where Bertha Naphen was lookrng very Important and told her I wrshed to reglster Sign your full name here Is lt necessary for me to srgn my full name3 I asked Yes she replred we get your full name and then we have your number What are your rates3 I asked Five dollars up for others hve dollars down for you Oh you neednt be afrald of your money Bertha Im not afrald of my money Brll lm afrald of yours Walking mto the drnmg room I found so many old schoolmates that I felt rlght at home Luz I-lorgan and Henry O Malley sat at a table one glass of soda and two straws Letween them Sue Mrgauckas Eleanor Miller al Horowitz and Charlie Kanglsser sat around me Ray Goodhue and Anna Callahan srttrng to ether were looking over the menu Ray with shrnlng eyes sard Wrll you have a lrttle lobster dear3 Ann replied Oh Ray this IS so sudden George Nylen was complamlng to Margaret McCarthy the waitress that there was no chicken rn hrs chrcken ple Margaret however settled things by tellrng hlm that there drdnt have to be chicken rn chicken ple for there IS no dog ln dog brscurt Just then somebody shouted frre for a streak of red was seen at the portleres so grabbrng a hre extrngursher I rushed over only to flnd that lt was Dot Gllbert and Sarah Rogers belng ushered rn by Dick Fitzgerald They took seats at the table wrth Mildred Henry Mane O Donnell and May McNamara At the next table sat Charlle Nutt and Donald Cragm Donald was now a sedate lawyer who would no longer look at a pretty woman for lf he drd the long and the Short of lt would be that he would l'e called to account for It I notlced too that he stlll settled hrs tre but only hrs friends understood the reason the Short of rt drd not Going out of the hotel I entered Berman s barber shop Hrs establlshment was one of that kmd whlch contalns two charrs This grves the barber a chance to work on one man whlle the other stops bleeding For the second tlme rn my llfe I sat down on the charr to undergo the ordeal - - 1 - 1 , . 11 - 11 11 - - 11 u 11 - 11 11 1 1 1 .1 11 rr 1 11 , . 11 1 - 11 1 1 - 11 1 - - 1 - 11 , . . - , .. c . . , - 1 . . . J G 1 3 1 . . . . ,, , . ,, - 1 1 -1 1 1 - - u - - 11 1 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 41 11 1 1 1 1 1 . . . , 1 A 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , , . . , . I lu Aflermrlfh Opposlte me sat Louie Levensohn recuperatlng from the effects of his wounds The Greenburg brothers oe Beaudom Stanley Milton and Loulse Gleason sat t ere waltm to be operated on Henry Berman the barber was xery talkatnc Haw you been here he fore3 he asked Once I replied Strange I dont recall your face Not at all I reassured htm My face altered greatly ln heahng By the time he was through with me I xx as about ready to pay a vlslt to asper who kept an office across the road went mto a drug store ohn Carney was clerk Agnes Kmg was buy mg some soap Wrll you have rt scented or unscented? Oh Ill take rt vslth me rephed Agnes 1n her dlsmterested tone I bought a few pllls from Mr Carney Shall I do them up for you? he asked No Ill roll them home I rephed dlsposltlon from the Martha of our hugh school days 'She xx as a school teacher Hove you worked at that all your hfe3 I asked Not yet she answered and without further comment I proceeded The next day was Sunday so I went to church Meeting John O Connor I proceeded wlth htm as a companion After passmg May Mehcan and Herman Slobln we met Anna Meyne and Bull I-Ieagney strolhng along together Further along we met Ruth Smith and Nathan Felngold chums smce their hrgh school days Next came Charlle Mascroft and Beatrlce Soulllere while further on we met Gladys Shaughnessy and Catherine Hall walking along together just before enterlng the church my eye was attracted by a sign whlch rea Dorothy Fish great CTIIIC and actress null lecture here tomght her topxc belng Why I thmk I would make a better dramatlst than Bllly Shakespeare Then I met one of the Keeley twms Why how do you do Mlss Keeley-' Which of the turns are you3 Oh Im the one that s out walking she replied Thanklng her for her lnformatlon I passed mto the church I sat down Ahce Fallon and Fred Murphy on one side of me Paul O Day and Ellen Foster on the other That set me to fhlnlilflg that everyone but me m that Class of l9I7 C I-I S had beheved m the saymgs Eventually why 32 , , J I h ' ' . ' ' ' , A A Dr. I met Martha Libby on the street. She had not changed much in looks and . D . . dz LICISSICKII Hzglr School not now 3 In umon there rs strength United we stand dmdcd v e fall and others too numerous to mentron Rev Miles Blanchard lately admitted to the mmrstry nervously announced as the text of his ermon He fed fue people wrth hve thousands loaves and two thousand fishes That s no mrracle shouted out Foster Whrdden I could do that myself Rev Mr Blanchard dnd not pay any attentron to hlm and continued his sermon One week passed uneventfully Next Sunday I was agam lrstenlng to Mules give the text of hrs sermon It was the same as the prevrous Sunday but thrs trme he quoted rt correctly He sand He fed Hve thousand people with Hve barley loaves and two hshes He looked down at Foster Whldden rn the congregation and shouted Could you do that lVlr Wh1dden3 Certalnly I could replred Foster Well possibly you wrll tell the rest of us how you would do lt Yes Id feed them wrth what was left over from last Sunday I felt a funny feeling m my head The sermon seemed rather far fetched I heard somethlng about Peace Peace War and a few other thmgs Forbrd It Almlghty Cod' rang out I Jumped up I was srttmg rn the school hall Max Wolff was talking Forbld It Almighty God he repeated I know not what course the others may take but as for me glve me liberty or give me death I still wonder why Mr Coodwm gave me a week of P M s for shouting Yes glve hlm death Klll hlm lf he wants you to ' 1 . 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CONSTANCF YVETTE LE TOURNEAU what the Arnlrrtrnlt mullldll Qlilll Du tn Qrlp the lilmteh Stairs In the igrearnt mar 2 HIL Unlted States after nearly a score of years of peace IS xslt ! f agaln ID a state of warfare Agaln natlonal leglslators and IV U governors are all dlrectlng thelr energles toward the preserva I'-1:.g, tlon not only of our rlvhts but also of the prlnclples of ClVlllZa D tlon It IS true thls war may end very soon The allles may ment toward peace On the other hand the war may last three or even flve years In her trouble Amerlca turns to her women for asslstance It IS there fore our duty to work YVltl'l all our mlght ln the defence of our own land our own people our own freedom We have sacrlflced too much for that freedom to glVC lt up easlly then let us take the only senslble course We must go about thls calmly not rushlng lnto lt bllndly but let us act and act QUlCkly Our country needs our help and tlme IS short dangerously almost desperately short We must utlllze every mlnute we have There IS one way women can help greatly and that IS by soclal and CIVIC rellef work We have mllllons of allens ln our large cltles who stand aloof from Amerlcan cltlzenshlp who retaln the customs of thelr natlve countrles to a large extent who remaln SUQPICIOUS of us and the allens of other natlonalltles and fearful of the unknown danger whlch the entrance of the UHltCd States lnto the war wlll brlng upon them It IS the duty of the Amerlcan women to seek these people out and educate them They are lntelllgent and strong and thelr braln and brawn can strengthen our country wonderfully The majorlty of them are peasants so they can be brought out West where they can be taught our customs and can help on the farms In fact they can be made to be good and patrlotlc Amerlcans The women also can look after the needs of the famllles of the men who enllst It was found that many of the famllles of the men who went to MEXICO were greatly embarrassed hnanclally but would not acknowledge lt The women can secure from any man who enllsts the names of those who are dependent upon hlm and can see that these dependents are cared for ln the proper manner One of the most lmpOffant thlngs that we women can do IS to help ln the T813 lng of food At present we have llttle food to spare and we can only produce the surplus that IS needed by organlzlng a large army on the hrlng llne of the farms Q V 9 0 V I Ulllfl ff r ' N n , , . lies' :jar 'f' . I h . - ' Q 6? ,,.-I' 9 W . . . . MH'-Q . . . . . . . ' T I RQ E.. ,553 o ' ' x' - - ,. I J - - ,L -leg wlng the Teutons may wlng or there may be a general move- - , , , . . , ' , , , . 1 ' . ' n . D I D Q - , . - 5 . I 9 Y ' , - , V , , N , - , . . , . , . , . I n M ' V I U . . . .. . - ., 36 The Aftermath This would not be so hard rf we had plenty of tlme but as I salcl before trme IS dangerously short and because of thls fact we women must get busy There IS absolutely no reason why any woman wrth only a few square feet of ground can not rarse somethlng for famlly use ID order that the food m the market may be preserved for the soldlers For an army IS not one blt stronger than lts food supply Another way by which we can help IS to put a taboo on all extravagance Save do not waste should be the battle cry of the women of the United States We have acqulred the habxt of spending freely and wlthout foreslght but the tlme has come when we are obl1ge'l to save SHCTIHCC has been a stranger to us The way food IS thrown away here would appal the women of France Many a crust of bread or scrap of meat that rs wasted here would mean l1fe to many a dymg mother or chlld rn France And we can help the government greatly by srmplrfylng our mode of llvmg of dress and the ellmmatlon of all waste Not only must the woman of average means economxze but the wealthy woman must do llkCWlSC The woman of ample Income who does nothing at thls tlme ID the way of self denial IS a crrmlnal paraslte and lf thrs war results ln causing her to rcallze what she owes to her country lt w1ll not have been fought m valn Flnally let us conslder the work of the Red Cross If we purpose to come to the rescue of strrcken and afflrcted people ln thls country durmg the war or at any other tlme the only efficient and patrlotlc method posslble IS to Jom the Red Cross Its story of the last few years IS llke a falry tale There rs not a woman ln the country who would not have answered had she had a personal call to stand by on any of the dlsastrous occaslons of the past few years The Red Cross does lt now lf we belong we help There are many qualifications requlred even of professlonal nurses But the 7 000 nurses IU the Red Cross nurslng SCYVICC requlre a certaln amount of asslstance whlch can be furnxshed by women of little trammg Here the average woman must hnd her opportumty Thls tramrng can be acqurred from the educatlonal teaching centers under the dlrectron of the several chapters of the Red Cross These lnstructlve classes offer to women opportunltles to take courses rn elementary hygrene and home care of the slck household rules for dlet and also a course rn the preparatron of surglcal dressings For women anxlous to be of patrlotlc servlce to the government durmg the war the latter course IS by far the most lmportant of the four In any serrous struggle very large quantxtles of these dresslngs wlll be needed It IS an excellent rdea for women of wealth to take a course rn surgrcal dressmgs and to employ seamstresses to work under their drrectxon u v v ' an n 1 . ' s an vs , Z , . 1 x . . v a ' a ' 1 , . , . u v 1 Q - - v n 1 Q Class1calHzgh School 37 The war nursing service has been thought of as a huge pyramid At the top is the small force of professional nurses just below are the aids who are selected from the training classes and the base consists of the strength and foundation of the war nursing service the women who work at home These women are scattered ll over the country some only units in the cities thousands others secluded on lonely farms They bend hour after hour over surgical dressings clothing for wounded men and the small luxuries allowed to the convalescent There is no one to praise their work no one to see or exen know of the loving care put into those neat stitches To be sure this work is not so inspiring as the direct service to wounded soldiers lut is it not after all the more heroic because of its common place drudgery3 Then let us women unite in lightening the great burden of the American Red Cross scope of the average American woman I have spoken of social work the care of those dependent upon the soldiers home gardening the elimination of all waste and finally of Red Cross work But the above are only a few of the things that we women can do There are many other activities going on under the leadership of prominent women and the young as well as the old should summon all then energies in united effort against the ravages that war will leave We can say truth fully and with pardonable pride that the American women have never yet failed their country in time of stress They will not fail her now The earnest prayer of the American woman in past years has been not that she be relieved of her bur dens but that she be given the strength and courage to bear them undaunted by disaster The woman of today must do her duty for the generations yet to come as her ancestors did theirs for the sake of today Let us do our share unselfishly not merely as women but as American citizens CONJSTANICE Yw rTr L5 VOL iwrxxu ll 3- . . . . , V I have gone over in detail several fields of patriotic action that are within the JACOB TASHAMKA Ulu Flrvnh nf the mnrlh Efnumrii Iflvmnrrnrg Q Wgif S QX 91,-Lrj 7 v 'fx hill BY JACOB TASHAMKA we assemble here today we realrze that we are taking a very Important step We are fast nearlng the posltlon where our actlve partlclpatlon rn the world s affalrs IS lmperatxve It IS therefore flttlng that we spend a short trme In dlscusslng one great questlon that IS ln the minds of all namely Democracy We are descended from those warlike trrbes who rn Roman trmes mhablted the terrrtory whlch IS now known as Germany The e Teutonic trxl es cro sed the narrow waters and invaded Brxtam where they estab llshed llttle states destined ln trme to become hngland When Wrlllam of Normandy conquered England he realized that all hrs subjects must umte therr separate mterests mto a common purpose m order to secure national greatness and he strove to reach thls end Being naturally a marltlme natlon the country was able to gather ldeas from all other natrons The effect of thls we find ln the Magna Charta and still later IH the overthrow of the DIVIHC Right theory These we may call the cornerstones of Democracy The real foundatlon of Democracy we find here rn America True Democ racy was bullt up here as Mr Roosevelt declared by the backwoodsmen lwlng In the clearmgs they had hewn out of the everlastlng forest a grlm stern people strong and slmple the love of freedom rooted ln their hearts core Their lives were harsh and narrow they gamed their bread by thelr blood and sweat ln the unendlng struggle with the ruggedness of nature The dangerous frontler lrfe tended to produce self rellance independence and lndmduallty It developed the sense of equalrty on the part of the members of the communlty There was no great wealth no highly polished soclety no leisure class and no hlstorlc tradltxon the condltlons were therefore extremely unfavorable for aristocratic theory or prac tlce To the hardy ploneers the Idea of jure drvmo lung or hereditary noblllty was rldlculous ln the extreme They hrmly belrevecl ln the sovereignty of the people The copper faced lndlans the Spaniards the French the Dutch none of these stopped them They were led by no commanders they acted under the orders nexther of a lung nor of a congress It was rn ohedlence to thelr mstmct that they wrought out the destmy of our great natlon Liberty had prevrously been regarded I W .,...... .... . . 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' 2 The Aftermath as a trophy extorted from royalty but because it rs the people who make the nation we find the one Original idea in the American Constitution that liberty is a strictly personal prerogative that it is something inherent in each individual as a moral personality Now the questions arise Is this mstmct of democracy of progress dead? s lt a thmg of the past3 These questions are being answered every day by a most emphatic No' The people of America have never been more progressive t an they are today They have never shown greater determination to accom plis than in this present era The United States is striving to be of service to the world at large We stand for the right in the eyes of all nations The third and perhaps the greatest development of democracy is to come within our own lifetime Of this we need no greater proof than the Russian Revo lution Historians tell us that the taking of the Bastille was acclaimed by poets and philosophers in every corner of Europe Yet the Russian Revolution is as great an event as the French Revolution of 1789 perhaps even greater To many of us it may appear only a stirring episode of the war but to posterity it will be war was a struggle for democracy for freedom After a slumber of centuries the Russian grant bound by a feudal system by illiteracy by persecutlons has finally broken his chains and has burst forth into the glory of democracy He has proven that Autocracy has been weighed in the balance and found wanting Whether the Russian Republic will persist is yet too early to predict but lt is fair to say that its birth is ln a most favorable time The enthusiasm of France for the new order will strengthen the Russian patriots at home and the success of popular government in Canada England and the United States will make the Rus sian people familiar with the ideals and methods of democracy Popular govern ment is no longer the exception or the dubious experiment Even China old con servative dignified China that has seen the successive dynasties of Emperors live and die rise and fall for 4 000 years has finally passed her revolutionary struggle and now bids fair to maintain herself as a republic And will this eternal trend this onward march of democracy stop at the Russian frontiers? It is unbelievable There must be a reaction on Germany lhe afhnlty between the autocratic governments of Russia and Germany in times past has been a bad thmg for the liberties of both peoples and these two powers have been the chief contributors to the sum of evil influences in the world which 40 I . . ' . . h ' . . - far more important than the war itself. To them it will signify that this world Classztul H1 lr .School culmmated ln thls mar 'lhe CltSlI'UCllOI'l of Q1 xrdom leases Prussxa ln a more exposed state more suhject to assault from Wltlllll and erltrcxsm from xxlthout At the Serv moment when the Growth of freedom In the world IS making lm penal systems obsolete Caermany rs trymg to re create the old fashloned emplre house of Hohenzollern Xvhen me exentually hnd 1 Uowunment ln Germany ruled hy the people and for the people we shall then see justlce and good will m the world and brotherly haurnonx nnom, men of 111 races tongues und creeds FSI' 'Sfx g...f ll... A Xl' 2 . .K ,Q , 4' The unequal distribution of liherties must cause and will cause the downfall of the ' 0 . . v . I A o B ' iii MAX J. WOLFF ilternnratrurtunn After the mnrlh mar QQ HEN thrs trtanxc struggle ends a new era begms The dawn of a better brighter day wrll hght the world The glorrous NF work of reconstruction will commence a work ln which we 1475? I, all hope to be granted a part a work rn which many of us 5f J must take part And for that part xt rs our duty to prepare 2 L!-h ourselves to pledge our hearts and our hands towards estabhsh mg a better era for ourselves for posterity for our country and for all the world T e people must wm thlS war autocracy must perrsh All over the crvrhzed world the will of the ma orlty must prevall and that majority does not will war Therefore there shall be no more war But how IS war to be prevented how mav a fretful realm be held ln awe 3 Many plans have been propounded notably that of the League to Enforce Peace The very name of thls orgamzatron seems paradoxrcal to prevent force by the use of force And ln a king infested world nts prlncxples would not only be lmpractlcal but dangerous to the exlstence of a republrc and to the preservatron of freedom Before we establrsh such an alhance we must first rld the world of one man government lmaglne the justlce of enforcing upon a free repu' hc the decrees of an mternatronal court on whose bench srt memals of a karser tools of a kung or sultan When victory closes the war we should require not only at the hands of enemy countries but of all the countrres of the world the abolltlon of autocratic govern ment For the sake of humanlty the Entente should not drsband tlll all over the ClVlllZCd world rt has secured for every people rule by the people themselves This effected It wlll scarcely be necessary to establlsh a league to enforce peace One true democracy never wars agamst another When everywhere the people rule then and then only wlth no use of force necessary the kmdly earth shall slumber lapt ln universal law In this noble work Amerrca the oldest great democracy should naturally be leader It should prove to a doubtmg world that rt entered the war not for pur poses of aggrandrzement not for materral galn merely to establxsh Justlce over the earth and to safeguard the rrghts of mankmd We would see our country rrse before us moral leader of a world fulfrllmg the great Tennyson s dream of nearly elghty years ago an America which not only Amerrcans but all the world wrll love an Amerrca embodymg the highest rdeals of man an America truly light of the natlons 3 U ' '4 Lf- . 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' .1 H - - - , , - , , . 1 1 Y '- - , - - - tt H , . - , n , rt - - - H , . , , . , ' , C - f - , r 44 The Aftermath Then turning from this subllmely hnlshed task we must set our own house ln order We have many thmgs to do to make our country better But the chlef problem whnch confronts us IS how to transform our many lmmlgrant peoples our multltudmous races Into true Amerlcans All great countrles hltherto have been homogeneous We are attemptmg an experrment We are attempting to form a Great country by the unlon of many races not a blood unlon not a melting pot asslmllatlon but a cham whose llnks shall be love of a common country To effect thus we must make our allens loyal to Amerrca If eventually they are not loyal rt will be our fault That they are of loyal spmt rs proven for ln thelr own coun tries they are persecuted down trodden oppressed so that they leave perforce and yet when war arises they are eager to return even from far dlstant Amerlca to do all they can towards saving then country We have only to make them transfer thelr loyalty to Amerlca and they wlll remam loyal We need only to teach them Once loyal bellevers they wlll always be loyal bellevers We must reach them and teach them not merely by the formality of our pubhc schools but by assoclatlon by personal contact by the power of love and gratltude A plan suggests rtself by whlch thus can be most effectlvely accomplished Why not apply the brg brother ldC33 Let every man of recogmzed character ln the commumty show hrs patrlotlsm by takmg under his wmg a fresh lmportatxon to hrs town Let hum take thls man and make htm feel that he IS hrs frlend He need not glve htm pecunlary and m fact he should not for thus would place hlm not ln the character of a frlend but ln the posntlon of a patron He should only advlse the lmmlgrant teach hum the better way of hvmg mvlte hlm and hrs sons to hrs home and open for them by the key of Amerrcanlsm the doors of knowledge whlch lead to a hlgher llfe Hrs wlfe may do the same to the lmmlgrant s wlfe and daughters and so make them better women better mothers for future Americans Men and women undertaking such tasks may never have their names wrxtten m the Hall of Fame but they wrll be consclous that they have served therr country truly ThlS noble work wlll not be accomplxshed all at once for a great natron as Amerxca of the future IS to be cannot be welded rn a day We must burld slowly patlently surely and the product of our labor wlll be firm and lastmg will be an Amerxca nourlshed by the blood of all races protected by the hearts of all peoples an Amerrca of multrtudmous mmds all dltferent yet all cultured an Amerxca of many brams but of one heart of many wxlls but of one purpose an Amerlca great m ClVlllZ3ll0I'l strong m Justlce the wonder of all humamty MAX J WOLFF 1 1 1 , . -5 1 1 ' , . 1 - 1 . , ' 1 ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 , . . , . 1 1 , . 1 1 1 , . 1 1 1 - 1 , . , . , . - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' an thv 61121-in nf Nuwtrrn Srrurntevn Il tt x uhlin 1 tm lu ' 1 X X 1 XXrN NN C X x x N 4 4X 1 XX. 1 xx ttfNN lx N If ll XI-I , lfizixxvis lil'1HN.XlZl1 X gul lin sliutt ut' sunlight unit lnright nmrn. 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Uhr mar aah Gbur Eutg BY CATHERINE EUNICE HALL Q INCE the high executlves of our country have seen Ht for us as ,M 'S a nation to engage ln this terrible world conflict we must fq S accept the fact and see just what our duty as members of the senior class of the Classical High School of Worcester is max- or the Navy but lf we are refused this privilege let us find some other way in which we can aid our country in this crisis to the best of our ability Because we shall have to feed ourselves and most of Europe also we must take an active part in the conservation and production of foodstuffs Here is a fine chance for many of us who know something about the raising of crops of one kind or another But if we have no knowledge of farming we can serve better by taking the places in oflices and shops of those who have left them to serve their country in the capacity which we could not None of us ever wish to take inferior positions and small parts but when we can do the most good by taking such positions it most certainly is our duty to do so If it happens that we are girls we can in other ways do our share Many girls could take the men s places on the farms and surely some could go into offices but we are needed most by the American Red Cross Here is work which is similar to that which we do at home This has always been our home duty it is at present our duty as citizens our national duty and we are begin ning to realize this fact Surely we are all going to do our duty now the first time in our lives our country has called us and do it to the best of our ability so that we may always be gratified that we have had a chance to show our country how true and loyal we are 3? . . . . . ef -3 -. t A55 FA.. V5 . . . . 6'2'E'wig4'Q Few of us will have an opportunity to enter either the Army ' 15 , , 31 4 . . . . -X 411' 'ir I . ' 0,112 mar mth Qbur Hart m Alt BY STANLEY B lVllLTON ww the slxth day of Aprll our President slgned what was vrrtually QQ a declaratron of war agalnst Germany A Congress unlted 5 fb' almost to a man voted on Aprrl l5th to ralse a seven bxlllon l dollar loan whlch rs to be used for our allies and for our own ts' wr is preparations In an address to the people Presldent Wilson way to prepare thls great nation for euentualrtles DUflHg Aprrl and May many colleges and preparatory schools all over the country closed and thelr students de voted most of their time and energy to patrlotlc labors Now what can we do as high school graduates to help our country3 To enhst rn any of the varlous Army un1ts IS glorlous and commendable but rt rs not the only way to show our patrlotrsm Thls country will be facmg the greatest food crlsrs ln rts hlstory for It will be necessary to feed Europe and Amerlca both Therefore boys work ln the gardens and on the farms ln and around Worcester and by so dolng help yourself and your family Thus rf you ralse ten bushels of potatoes you release the same amount to be sent abroad to feed the starving fHmlllCS of the brave loys who are defending our hrst llne You can be of servlce to the United States and at the same time help feed the folks rn perhaps your own old country Thus duty Wlll always be glorious ln the eyes of posterity for you Wlll have helped save our country from certam famme Glrls our country needs your ablllty and co operatlon Just as much as It needs the boys falthful toll Already your teachers have rnltrated you lnto the Red Cross work Keep thls up durmg the summer and through the coming years untll the war ends In the home help your mother NCCCSSIIICS of lrfe must be gathered frult and vegetables must be canned extra semng must be done and new work ln all branches of the household must le completed If your brother IS called comfort and console your mother help her bear her new burdens Thus you can be of rnestlmable service both to your famlly and to your country lhese are not the only thlngs to do Be economical for foolish expenditure by you may mean suffering for others Above all be patrlotlc talk rt act lt and BE lt' Don t be a slacker' Boys and glrls be an asset to your country and not a llabllrtyl F if i ,.:.bx . , :f 19 ft ' if Gif l 1 ' - , ' Q M fu: ,,p 1' ' ' ' ' I 45 l 1475, called men and women IH all walks of llfe to help ln thelr smal PIAINISI HENRY BERMAN Qllami Snug M HL H gm Math B Lbby w JA! 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W L, , , , AQJY 5159 3 3 is fan ff ' MC' ng ' 2 3 , 4 W I- - A if 5 ' A if 5 ' L SUCIETIES Y 4 PA -kgm 'N , I We fl' I Alvthvla The Alethela Society rs the oldest lrterary society for grrls among the hugh schools of Worcester havlng been founded rn 1881 The past year has been a very successful one both fmancrally and so rally Several new members were en rolled and the programs were carrred out ln a somewhat different manner from hat of former years lhe frrst soclal function of the year was a Hallowe en party on the evening of Octo er 27 I9l 6 whlch drew a larger crowd than was expected The usual open meetlng was held March I6 l9I 7 To our regret we were not allowed to dance at thls event but every one had a pleasant evenlng as the socrety presented a short playlet entxtled The Reverles of a Bachelor after which all ang and talked untrl they were ready to go home lhe Alethera and l1.ucle1a coached by Mlss Frances M Hunt Miss Florence Powers and Mlss Margaret Walsh of the faculty conjomtly presented Clyde Fitch s Nathan Hale Two members of our class Mildred P Henry and Helen Kafferman were lncludecl ln the cast No member of our class need be told that thls play was a success The presrdents of the year were all members of our class Ruth E Keeley Bertha M Naphen Elizabeth M Horgan and Alrce G Fallon Other senior members were Marle F O Donnell Anna R Keeley Gertrude A Sullrvan Helen F Kafferman Mary G Splame Mary F Wrllrams Catherine f Murphy Mary R Melllcan Mlldred P Henry Viola E. Page Ablgall lL M Doran Margaret M Donahue Mary F McNamara Ruth E. OHara Anna P Foley Agnes B Klng and Eleanor C Mrller 4 urlna The clo e of this successful year IS the frfty nmth one of this debating socxety Havrng declcled not to enter the Amherst Cup Debate the Euclela looked forward to declamatlon contests and to presentlng a play together with the Alethera They conducted a most successful one on April 20th 1917 They selected Nathan Hale by Clyde Fitch Miss Frances M Hunt Miss Florence Powers and Miss Margaret Walsh of the faculty coached Members of the senror class that held important places ln the cast were ohn R Shannon Francls Doran ames F McKenna Chester Toohlll john M 0 Connor Francxs E. Shannon It was abl managed by Wxllram F Bowen It was successful both theatrrcally and financially The declamatlon contest was also a success The presrdent s charr durlng the past year has been held by seniors john R Shannon Edward Pee herry Richard Hoey and Wllllam F Bowen Other members of the emor class who were active members of this society were William T Lee Michael H Selzo Rrchard Hoey and Edward Feeherry , . I Y , . . . . U . , . . , , . , . . , - .. . .. - 1 . - , - - - . .. ., , , - . - , I . , . , . , . . . . , . . , . , - . . , - . - , , . . . . . . J. , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . . 'F a r' Q All are allies lo each other. S . . - . . . . . 3v - U , . ,, . . . . . - - , . . , . , , . , . . . . . , . I . , ' . . . Q , . , . . - : . , . . . - llrc Afltllllfllll Nathan Hale The Alethela and Euclela socletles presented Nathan Hale as their annual play m luckerman Hall on the nlght of Aprxl 70th lqhls IS one of Clyde Fltch s well known plays and proved to be a great success It was sand to be the best play ever glven by amateurs ln the hugh schools The play demanded an extra large cast The two leadlng parts Nathan Hale and Alice Adams were exceptionally well portrayed by ohn Shannon and Margaret O Leary Edward Brown proved hlmself worthy of the part of Guy Fltzery Helen Kafternan played the part of Angellca Knowlton and Mildred Henry that of her mother The rest of the cast mcluded Francrs Doran as Captaln Adams Chester loohll as l:.benezer Lebannon john O Connor as Lleut Col Knowlton Lepme Narlyan as a per ames McKenna as Qunnlngham FTHHCIS Shannon as Tom Adams Thomas Lynch as Captaln Hull George Naphen as the efferson boy as Widow Chichester Those who took the part of oldxers were Arthur Flynn Tlmothy Mc Inerny Wllllam Gllfeln Maurice Powers Michael Selzo and Wllllam Lee I the School Room scene appeared Katherine Breen Irene Shea Mable Mccaulay 'Vlay Kelly Franklin bheahan Stephen Shannon and Thomas Donahue The Prologue was glven by Bertha M Naphen The setting of the play and the costumes of I776 greatly aided ln the production It was under the dlrectlon ol Mlss lerances Hunt 'Vhss Margaret Walsh Miss llorence Powers and Mr Perry 5 Howe of the faculty The play was a great success theatrlcally and hnanclally due to the earnest fforts of two senlor members Bertha Naphen and William Bowen who had charge rl the management l here were nme members of the senior class ln the cast Q ' J s , j A ' , ' , - I , ,l , Arthur Flynn as the Talbot boy, William Bowen as the sentinel, and Sadie Mulvey v S ' : ' I . J. 1 Classical High School D3 Smnuwr Qlluh The Sumner Club has passed through a very trying year Not often has a school society been called upon to face the propositions that this one has been forced to consider Classical High School s area limit fixed by the school authorities a year ago robbed from the Sumner Club a ource from which it formerly drew its members Rather than have a society with a heterogeneous roll call it was mutually decided to forego the weekly meetings in the future and wait for developments These developments have not yet appared but it is hoped that by next year condl tions which necessitated a change of policy this year will partially if not wholly disappear and that the bumner Club will resume its normal trend The Club made he semor class debates what they were When our class was in the freshman year the Sumner Club furnished Donald Cragm as captain and Stanley Milton for the class debates ln the sophomore and Junior years it gave Donald Cragln Miles D Blanchard and btanley B Milton as class representatives lhe senior class was represented by Stanley Milton and Donald Cragin It is seen by this that the Sumner Club did its share for the Class of l9l 7 lgllfhdgllfldll Olluh This club was founded in September of I9l5 Its object is to promote an ovves its present success chiefly to the untiring zeal of Miss Harriet R Pierce of the faculty The mathematics teachers of the school are all honorary members The club meets once a month and its various programs add to the interest of everyday mathematics Such problems as that of fourth dimension give room for thought and create a desire to study As nearly all of the members graduate with us next year will see a new club The present officers are President HERMAN 5-Loaw First Vice Prtsrdtnl HAROLD bLOBlN Second Vrcc President MARX bHORT Treasurer MARGORX DM Stcretury HELEN bAvAc.L Chairman of the Program Committee MAX WOLF Clmnman of the Munbtrslup Commzlltt MARX bHORl O . . . . , . 1 . ' . ' . I . . V I . interest in the study of mathematics and in allied scientific subjects. The association ' ...... Q . ' . fc 4 Lffv. Hs NZ! ,.,4- ' Xi S - 'N X! Elhe Svenunr Svlruxh 1KII1P The slergh rlde was our hrst attempt at entertarnment We had everythlng ready the tlckets prrnted two blg barges engaged and arrangement w nth the country club for the use of the hall when suddenly ack Frost had to hutt rn wlth hrs most furious attack of the wmter Because of the extreme cold no one felt hke lnuvxng trckets and not enough were sold to cover expenses lherefore we called It off There w as plenty of enthusrasm over the tlme we were golng to have hu Jrrrr' E112 Smunr Dunn' On the ewenlng of Aprxl 23 the Commercial Hlgh bchool gymnaslum was the scene of one of the most attractive and successful affarrs the Class of l9l 7 exe: conducted lhrs was the Senior Dance lhe decoratlon were very festwe and artlstlc for ln accordarce with the present wave of patrrotlsm the American flag was conspicuous on the dance orders and ln the hall together with the flags of the Allies A true C H S sprrxt was also shown by the effect e use of the Blue and l'81Slng of the Stars and Strrpes and snnglng of Amerlca after whlch there w as general dancmg Enthuslasm drd not chmmlsh durrng the exemng for much to the dellght of all there were many spe xalty dances during NNlllCl1 confetti streamers lalloons and other noweltles were u ed l he dance was well supported and much IS due the commlttee for rts undenlable succe s The members of the faculty actmv as patrons were Mr and Mrs lr R Cjoodwm Mr and Mrs Q l Porter Mr and Mrs A G Race lVl1ss Hunt hrlrss Crawford 'Nlrss WlllldmS Miss Pager strom lVl1ss Crane lVlr Dowd and hflr Ohlynn lnhe dance commlttee were asslsted ll1 dtcomtlng the gym ly Xlr Vlfrllrams Janltor of the Hrgh School of Commerce I .1 'L 4 I ' ' ' ' ' ' ! tg! . 1 I if ' : . K 1 . v A V , K JK I White, and the Red and White. Perhaps the most appropriate feature was the . . . . 3 i Y . D The Aftermath Ellyn Svmznr Eanqurt Jlunv H 1917 Another shlmng success of our senror year was the banquet held at the btate Mutual Restaurant The guests of honor were Mr and Mrs Gooclwln Mr ancl Mrs Porter Miss efts and Mr Rlce After an excellent and plentlful menu came some serrous mterestlng and also humorous toasts Mr Mrlton as toast master lntroduced the peakers m a masterful humble or humorous way according to the speaker Mrles Blanchard gave a toast to the faculty speakrng stralght from the shoulder about some well known facts at therr expense Mr Goodwm made an address ln whlch he praised our class and hrs trrbute was well worth rememberlng Beatrice boullrere toasted the boys with an orrgmal poem whrch bespeaks a good future for her rn that lme Mr Rice then humored us and also remarked upon the unlted sprrlt of the class and school Miss efts gave an extemporaneous speech ln which she explamed ln an Interesting manner why those from the Classlcal High School wlll be the ones to lead rn the makmg of future hrstory Neal Leonard was also called upon and he kept us ln hugh splrrt endlng with a clever poem he had wrltten to Miss efts The ladles were next toasted by Donald Cragln who landled the delicate subject wlth ease and kept himself on the best side of everyone l'ollow1ng thrs was the Prophecy by Bertha Naphen whrch caused consrderable rnlrth john bhannon ended the toasts by briefly telling of the successful efforts of our athletes rn the varrous helds We then went mto the large hall to dance untrl twelve and durrng an lntermrssron Henry Berman our class pranxst gave a selectron which was so well received as to demand an encore blmpson s orchestra whlch furnished the musrc put up therr thmgs at ten mmutes of twelve so everyone went home tired and happy Eh: Senior Hmm lhe benlor banquet cleared expenses a thing unusual ln the present economic sltuatlon but drd not provide sufficient proflt to do as much for our country as we lntend to so lt rs probable that we wlll run a Senior prom It IS expected that we can do thrs at a much lower expense than our Senior dance entailed whrch was a ery profitable event If o we should make enough money to buy a liberty bond for the school thereby helping the Unxted States ln her time of need and at the same trme grvlng our school a future anniversary present We expect that the usual united splrrt of the class wrll grve thrs project a patrrotrc push to make rt a profrtable achrevement , Q 1 D v . . . . , . . . , J , . . v v ' - n ' Q u - v I r ' 1 , . . , . . , . . . . . v . 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Y 1' Allan CE ilhre INST RUCTOR OF HISTORY COACH OF TRACK ATHLETICS Of the four class teams under Mr Rice three took first place and one took econd Ihe senior junior and sophomore teams won their respective meets while the freshmen took second place ln addition to this the final Inter high school Indoor meet was won by Classical the faculty only last year and adding him to the coaching staff of Classical s ath 'etics places this department of the school on a new basis With football basket ball and baseball under lVlr Dowd and Mr Rice coaching the track athletes the future athletic standing of our school IS bright where before lt seemed doomed to total eclipse On graduating we see that a great future Is bound to come to our smilms friend lVlr Rice both as an Instructor and a coach lhis, without a doubt, proves the ability of lVlr. Rice as a coach. He joined TRACK TEAM Baclc Row A Cn Rice Coach H Arnold W T Lee S Wackell P F Landry ManaUcr Slttlng C S 'Nutt and B Rosephslu lC1eor e Butler x ho was transferred to North Hugh was elected cal tam of the team Hrs work done by the manager I '-..4, ,j.. ..-. .D Middle Row-L. Smolenslcl, l... B. Riley, A. Statz, E. Hansen 1 111 Aflcrmalh wrath Although thts year s track team won no W s lt certamly was a credtt to the L H 5 At the cross countrles we took the lndmdual honors as ames F Mc lxenna won them However w hen the points were totaled we were ID thlrd place Indoor track was where we shone lhe three upper classes won thelr respective meets whlle the freshmen took second place III thelrs Qlasstcal won the hnal lnter hugh school Indoor meet w hlch proves that we had the best Indoor track team For the class games our best sprmter had passed the age hmlt another w as dlsabled and our best long distance lunner was ln poor condltlon However we came one DOIHI short of second place lhe Worcester Hlgh School senloxs won the meet by a long lead Our track team w as sent to the Durham and the B A. A meet but vas not sent to Brown whtch w as the meet we had planned to wm On account of the war many schools called off thetr meets so what ones were held became larger than ordmarlly planned lhls was to our dtsadxantage Cross Courzlms Srmor Intel Hrglr Mtcl LHS 2 lnlu H1911 .School Mcet Llass Games 30I3 bCHlc DUI l- lNHb tl LIUSDLS INHS NHb 5lJ H SHS bl-IS 5 2 HSC HSC 60 M C 1 1 . 1 . ' V i ' 'f r, J . - CsH.S. N.rLs. s.H.s. H.5.c 48 at as za '. ..1 1. . 1 5. .s. 14.'.c ity' I3 as sy V- g -'- A Q u -. --,- JI c.rt 5. H .g. .1 .g. . g 43 41 Zl 2 C.H.5. . .'. 2 . . ., - 9 -f 311-6 61-3 31nhn Q1 Bomb INSTRUCTOR IN PHYSICS COACH OF FOOTBALL BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL The C H S rs very fortunate ln having ln lts faculty one of the best all around coaches ln thrs part of the country A man who can coach three clrfferent kinds of teams wlth the success that lVlr Dowd has had IS valuable to any school or college He has had very flatterlng offers from some of the large colleges but he would not break away from hrs Alma Mater Not only IS he popular rn athletics but at all the school social events he occupies a promlnent place, and rs rated by most of the falr sex as one of the best dancers of the faculty We need not preclrct the future for Mr Dowd as he has already met success and we know he wlll still keep clrmbmg h Q 1 1 1 - s - 1 FOOTBALL TEAM Back Row E. Dowd Coach Horgan N Warner R Bombard L Carney Tufflll T Phrllrps H OMalley L Gleason B Rosephskl 5 B Amldon Mlddle Row W T Lee L ODonnell D Curran Caplam E Phrllrps Moynahan S Wackell G Nylm Sllhng G Horan A Golumbreskr J Wrxght E Corah and A Greenberg -j.. , ,j. ,. ,. ,j.. , , -.. ,j.. ,. . ,. ,j. , ,. .. c Ill ILII 4Fnutl11ll lhe nlnetecn hunched 1nd IXICLII footh rll ca on wa not XNl1'll could he called a lvnlhant one hut lt certamly xx 1Q not a d1c1ed1tahle one Prom the hunch of hght lnexperlenced fellows who turned out for toothall coach ohn E. Dowd developed a remarkably fat team It IS and tlnt our team tcchmcally outd1d nearly every squid they played lut wsenwht d lrute t1cn th won Amon the 1mportant uc e x 5 t1e one oxer South 1 xx 1 om ll ln chnchec 1th one o ure tleet held tgo1lQ eur c t cc amz rl hls It 11n xx in supported oo Jall scwon xx ki tht dawn of 1 x sr t xnc tht hoys lllil glrls turned out by fun teds to cheer lm tre te. 1 csc BCIIIOI 1c on t1c tenn lirry Cori Abraham C,rec11l1tr Wllll1I1l l l 1nd Ol1I1 R ODon1 Il ID 1 Schrcl r Qonnnt Holwolu Hlgh School IN 1rl1o1o l'l1L,ll School Dawld Proulx H1 l1 ochc l 'North H1 h School Clxnton H1 l1 School South Hlvh School C FllCl1lJUf l-l1s.,h School C11 xfulllhfl .Stl tfff I 115 - 4 - . Q j , 3 lf an 14 S '1 gi ' . gg ' 1'- tori 5 va' l - - -1 Hgh. 'l ich 'ln lil 'l '15 ' ' l Nvl l the 1 t' . A Q . '- s -'r' Il in th- high s'l111l g' Q -1 'z ' 5 hy the school lar hettcr than any other while we were at Classical, for atm llllfm f tl no 'z. 1 ' ' a nw' 51111, t l 2 z g' 5 l 1 d' .i ' 'A 'lr 'ilII. ll1- sm--1 l ' L I l't'M' i teh, ' 1 g, ' Q ' l. -em t . ' IC . Illl-Q Sffll . LfLl', C. l l. S, 6 Hitgl S' an nf f 'ree O C. H. 6 v' '- 'lf . 34 C. H. S. 6 li l ' 1 Qi I0 C. H. 5. Z7 ' '4 1' ng Jo ll C. H. S. U . ' 'S V I8 C. H. S. O ' Ig 20 C. H, S. 9 'O 6 . H. S. ltl g 'lf 36 BASKETBALL 'I EAM Sitting XV Heagney F Dyer E Fitzgerald W Lee Caplan: J Horgan A btatz and A Galombeslu Back Row-S. B. Milton, .Munagen R. Hathaway, D. Curran. N. Vvarner, E. Dowd, Coach ,. ,.A ',. f lass1calH1gh School Basket Bull lhe best game of the I9I 7 Inter school erles was won by the C H S when v e won over N H S 22 to Zl Before a crowd of over 600 the team showed lrow remarkably clean and cleverly they could play lhe exclted rooters stood up and walked onto the floor near the end of the game and could hardly be kept back by the cheer leaders I'1rst one team and then the other led by one polnt until at Ire end of the game we were on top Our rooters went wld and hats mufllers gloves and xoxces all went up xnto the axr The same thing can be sand of the basketball team as was sand of the football that our boys could usually outwxt the others whxle strength and slze won over them bCHI:.DL Lt Harvard Freshmen Southbrldge High School Woon ocket Hugh School Uxbrldge Hxgh School Webster Hugh School South High School North High School Hlgh School of Commerce South Hlgh School North Hlgh School Worcester Trade School Hugh School of Commerce Southbrldge High School C Natick Hlgh School Q ' ' ' 65 I 7 Y V. C. H. 5. ZZ ' ' 8 C. H. 5. I9 ' ' ' ' IO C. H. 5. 20 s ' 6I C. H. 5. ZI ' ' Z5 C. H. S. I3 ' 3 I6 C. H. 5. ZI ' ' Z5 C. H. S. 22 ' ' ZI C. H. S. 33 ' ' 27 C. H. 5. I3 ' ' ' I7 C. H. S. I4 ' ' I9 C. H. S. 6 24 C. H. S. 36 ' ' I8 C. H. S. Z6 ' ' ' Z9 '. H. 5. 6 ' ' ' 36 BASEBALL TEAM Back Row D Curran Tunney W Heagney Larney S Wackell A Galombeskl N Vvarner Mana er Slthng A Scrlcco G Ryan P ODay T Phllllps Caplam E Werme Fltzgerald and A J Statz I ' -. ,. , . ,.L.. ,. , . , . ,A Q L lcrssrtal ISIILII Sc mol Qiawvhull At thls xx Yltlllg It looks as though the Classical Hlgh Base Jall team should take the honors for the l9I 7 season for half of the local serres has heen plaved und the C H S team has not lost a sgime The team hegan on hard luclt hy losrnq the hr t game 1t played xxhrch xx as at Dean Academy but from then to non lt has not lo t a game The work of Statz on the nine agam shows hlm to he one of the hest all around athletes ln the high schools at the present trme Although threat of deft xt frown from mch of our three rn mls we smrle rn conhdencc of our team IHIL SCHEDULE Dean Academy Gardner H1g,h School Groton Worcester Polytechnlc lnst I-hgh School of Commerce C South Hlgh School ' 'g 'I 67 C. H. S. O 7 C. H. S. 3 'f I C. H. S. 4 3 C. H. S. I f' ' . 0 C. H. S. 21 ' 0 . H. S. 8 ' 3 GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM Back Row Mass M Donaghue Mxss Mooney Coach Mlss Anna Meyn bnthng Miss Marlon Huggins Mnss XIII' lnla IVlcGown Miss Madelyn Green faptam Miss Sarah Rogers and Mxss Mary Splame a 1 ' - . , , L lussrccrl Hrglr bclrool Qnrlw Qlzurkrthall lhe usual routrne ol the grrls basketball games was changed tlrrs rear 1 tead of havrng a representatrxe team for the school formerly called Alethera there were lour team one for each class lhe reason for drslnndrng the school am was that the bow were lorbrdden to attend the game Hence the grrls were rot allowed to play out of town ames Qf the erght players who took part rn the ames only two were veterans Lonsrder ng thrs lrne up and the lack of a gymna rum the fact that we hold second place make the year r uccess he ast senror ame decrded our posrtron Qoach Nl Nlooner FREAHMANI Alma Werre Captarn Alma Werre Forward Mable H Stead Guard Wrnrfred R Brad haw Forward Alrce Barrett Guard 'Xnna Valukus Center Classrcal Z Commercral 4 assrcal 'North Qlassrcal South SOPHOIVIORI' lxathxrn A Dowd Qaptarn Kathryn A Dowd Qenter llorenee Nlclxron Gurrd Alrce G Donohue Guard X xonne Dupre l orw rrd E leanor Keller Forward Classrcal 6 Commercral 20 Cassrcal l lNorth Qlassrcal South JUNIOR Mar aret M Power Laptarn Margaret M Power Forward Marx Rogers Guard Katherrne llynn Forward Hazel Shor fuard Kathleen A O Lonnor Qenter Qlassrcal 9 Qommercral l 7 Qlassrcal North L a rcal South SILNIOR Madelsn D C reen Qaptarn Madelyn D Green Center Wan l Wrllram Guard Marronl Hrggrns forward Margaret M Donohuf Guard Sarah Rogers Forward Nlarx G Splarne Guard Vrrgrnra lVlcGown Guard Anna R Meyn lorw rrd C, as rcal Commcrcnl 37 Qlassrcal 'North Clas rcal 73 South . Km .A .Q O9 .. L , . , 3 L K I i ,L V' t . nd . ' S. z N .: ' '. 1 A . te ' ' ' ' s. , ' 1 1 7 , - - G . ' 1 - , ' C7 S' , ' . s ' 2 . 'll l ' . I A .Y ' , iss j ., N H A - I S nv V v Y Q A4 .f ' ., N A ' , ' 2 Cl tr' i9 .' ZZ ' 8 Q I7 ' ' lf 2 ' I6 ' 6 .' 3 21' - ' - X ' ' 7 , , ' V J ' l ' ' Q ' .Z r' II 'l I2 f 3 ' , , i 1 Y' I A 3. il 5 Q .. N .' 5 .7 Il .s' -L .' 25 I lr Aftermath 59111115 For the last two years tennls has been lncluded among the hrgh school sports We are glad to state that Classlcal had the hrst team This year schools all over the country have dropped thelr athletics on account of the war No tennls veterans were left thls year so to start a team was lrke talung up a nevs sport When every body else was grvlng up things we drd not feel luke startlng up a team One or two of our rlval hugh schools had teams but they found the season pretty cold and met mrnrrra nf the 01 ann M The C and W are symbols of honor rn the Worcester Hugh Schools The C stands for Classical and shows that the person wearing rt has proved hlm self to be one of the Classical Hugh School s best athletes The W 15 the highest award aside from rndlvldual cups or pr1Les and lt slgnlhes a member of the best teams of tts lcmd IH the Worcester Hrgh School or a point won ln an lnterscholastlc track meet ln whlch the wearer has represented the Worcester High School The members of our class who have earned these honors are ohn L Carney C CB F T Carl G Nylm C F Francis M DYCY C fBask ohn L O Donnell C F Rrchard E. Frtzgerald C fBaslc Michael H Selzo C T Abraham Greenberg C F Arnold Statz C B F Baslc T Wllllam T Heagney C fBask W QTQ Wlllram T Lee C Bask F Ernest Hansen C QTQ W T ames F McKenna C QTI BBbIlBkBk1lllFF1b 70 e Irving li. Bigelow, C Cl'1a1'l6S S. Null, C QT, J D. , , . J . ', 1 J V - L . 1 J . ' . 1 1 - - 7 ' - . C J , C D J. , Q , , , 9, . . l ' D ' ' - , f , J , 1 C D J . , X I ase a Z as 1 as e .Ja 3 1 oo ally Tirlqraclt. LIUSSICGI Hzglr .School Svrhnnl Sung E112 141112 zmh Jllihtte Adapted from The Orange and Blaclg of Prlnceton Br Mmm CAROLYN Bowman l-hough our rnal High Schools favor nl hrough the years of glad endeavor Colors of the rainbow brlght Mud the scenes we love so well And the orange and the crlmson Lendlng to our earch for knowledge Places worthy hold by rlght Something of a mystic spell Though the Golden srgn of commerce While we crown SUCCCSSIVC VICIOYICS Glares its rrchness 1n our srght Wrth the frttlng trophies brlght We have chosen for our banner Strll dear Classlcal thy banner ust the slmple blue and white We unfurl the Blue and Whlte Should the cares of llfe o ertake us Sprrnkllng fast our locks wrth gray Should the call to serve our country O er all other plans hold sway lnhen we ll re enforce our courage As rn mem ry we re wrrte l he song whrch youthful gladness Shouted for the Blue and Wlrlte Athletu Sung WORDS BX URIAIi KAPLAN ffune jmgle Bells J Cnce more we clash rn battle Our ranks forever solrd lqhe alr IS frlled YNlll'l cheers Our motto Ne er bay Dre lnhe name of dear old Clas rcal Where er we glance about us ls musrc to our ears The colors greet the eye ln basketball or football They re faltermg neath our onset In baseball or IH track We never Hght rn varn An endless charn of YICIOTICS bo here s to one more vlctory Glad memorres call back lror our long roll of fame CHORLS Classrcal Classrcal Classlcal all the way We re fighters to the hnlsh And wmners of the fray Come on boys another cheer lu t play with all your mrght For there s nothing more worth hghtlng for lhan the dear old blue and white . C , 2 3 . , , , . . , . , , , , s . , , , . , , J . , . . . , , ,. . , , g . ' n . , . . , - .- - .. , . ..- , . . . , . , S , - , . - . , . , , . . . , , . . , , . , . . b v , . . -- .. - v. 1 he Aftermath Qllaamral Hugh Brhnnl 1111-Iarrh WORDS BY URIAH KAPLAN fTune bazlmgj Come gather round ye comrades brave Let o er us proud our banners wave And everywhere from mam to mam We ll smg to Classrcal s dear name lhough near or far wherever we may be brng loud the cry the cry of vlctory bo here s to her heroes who ve fought the And whose hearts are always loyal trled and true CHORUS Cheerrng cheermg for Classical all the trme ust watch our team with lots of steam Go plowmg down the lme Cheermg cheermg Alma Mater s fame A loyal band we firmly stand We always wm the game battle through When as the years roll on so fast Our days at Classical long past Where er we be though near or far ln slght Fore er with love we ll clearly keep As emblems dear her colors blue and white 50 here s to her heroes who ve fought the battle through And whose hearts are always loyal tried and true fliallg Swann WORDS BY JOSEPH PEMSTEIN AND NATHAN FEINGOLD fnlqune Columbra the Cem of the Ocean In golden days of glory That made for us a name The Old School s loyal heroe Won out at many a game So rally round the standard Wrth cheers both loud and long We ll honor all our wlctors In poetry and song Now warriors we are wlth you To cheer wlth all our mlght It s tlme to do your best boys For the dear old Blue and Wh Let Blue and White float ever Ablendlng wlth the sky To spur us on to vlctory Whose echoes never dle C HORUS A gallant band of stalwarts We re all here hundreds strong Showmg the royal splrrt Of Classrcal s mighty throng HC , . . , . . v I , . J . . I , . v C ' U . , bhe s strll a gllldlflg, shrmng star. , . . v I l I ! Y! ' Y ' , . , , . , 4 STANLFY B MILTON BFRTHA M NAIJHEN F 1 FRI-QUI-lRIi'K L. ML'RPllY MARY R. MELICAN I he Aftermath HELENA CATHERINE BARRON Nellie Born November 4 IS99 Worcester Mass Prep Mrllbury Street School Thrs qulet httle classmate of ours has been among us srnce her freshman year but strll there are many who do not know her Nelhe used her spare moments drlrgently endeavormg to 1m prove her artrstrc skrll But we are sure that when freed from the restrarnt of art she rs full of Jolllty and makes everyone around her brrght and happy We belreve that rn future years she wrll make people happy wherever she goes Children should be .seen and not heard MARIAN RUTH BEAN Born September I3 IB99 lndlanapolrs lnd Prep Sever Street School Marran was a thorough all round student and a skrllful drspenser of hot dogs at the lunch counter She was greatly lrked by all her teach ers on account of her natural abrlrty and hard work She won favor among her classmates be cause of her genral and unaffected dlsposrtron She was always accompanled to school by a large plle of books and her farthful satelllte Vlfglnla sent us at Wellesley next year 5 rllful all e wrlh tongue and pen EUNICE. ISABEL BEAUDETTE Eumc Born October 8 l900 Worcester Mass Prep Ledge Street School Eunle was very short and very broad but thus dld not rnterfere rn the least with her popu larrty For Eunle had the knack of makmg friends wrth everyone and her pleasant smlle was a famrlrar srght ln the classrc corrldors of the C H S To quote Mr Rerdy she was far more fond of Terpslchore than of Cho but stlll she man aged to get by ln her studles Eunle has no definite plans for the future but a glrl who can make frrends as easily as she can afford to let the future take care of Itself Shes gone lr e Alexander To spread her conquests farllrer McGown. She will be one of the girls to repre- .. k. .k , .. . .Ie U L lass1calH1gh School JOSEPH BEAUDOIN Born anuary 26 l900 Worcester Mass Prep Ledge Street School oe was one of those fellows whose skull at chemrstry brought Joy to Mr ORegans heart For no matter how poor the other members of the class mrght be oe was always ohnny on the spot wrth a B recrtatron He was one of the many members of our Bashful Brrgade and one of therr mam supports rn Mr Post s room Next year you wrll hnd hrm at we dont know the college but we know they ll garn a good fel low rn Ye are sae grave nae doubt ye re nnse HENRY BERIVIAN Born Aprrl 2 lS99 Worcester Mass Prep Ledge Street School Henry made lrttle rf any norse durrng hrs four years wrth us but what rs more rmportant he made frrends The teachers lrked hrm because he he always had hrs lessons We dont know just why we clld llke hrm but we drd just the same We do not know hrs plans for the future but we know he wrll be one of those to prove the rule that rt rsnt always the fellow that makes the brggest norse that wrns success rn lrfe urc lo learn and lvrse lo naw IRVING ELLSWORTH BIGELOW JR Une Unlof Born une 5 1896 Shrewsbury Mass Prep Lake Vrew School Rumor has rt that une has honored the school off and on prrncrpally off for the past seven or erght years However hrs popularrty never waned durmg all thrs trme and he proved to be an especral frrend of the farr sex At recess he was always seen surrounded by the belles of the school who pronounced hrs name wrth great ad mrratron but wrth lrttle awe june was an ath lete and a valuable asset to the baseball team dur rng hrs junror year He expects to go to work after leavrng Classrcal and we know he has the qualrtres whrch make for success 1 love lhe ladies if 9, foe . J , , . - 51.1 1, .' . s ' ll Y, - J J - - - . . . , , - U , . , - joe. , . I 1 U t I ' U was always quiet and orderly in class, and because , . , ..Q .le ' . If , . ffl ,I Si., ' 7, , J . . H , . ' I' llil YI I , , . . - , 7 he Aftermath MILES DAVID BLANCHARD Born December 20 l898 Frtchburg Mass Prep Sever Street School Mlles was qulte actrve ln the work of the clas In hrs sophomore year he was president and slnce then has been on many commlttees He IS a very talented planrst and he devoted much of hrs tlme outside of school to hrs muslc Although elected chalrman of the AFTERMATH Committee to the great regret of the class he felt that he could not spare the time He was an able debater and at one time presldent of the Sumner Club He ex pects to devote himself to the study of muslc and we know that some day he wnll bring fame to the c ass Musrc hath charms to soothe the savage breast DOROTHEA BLISS Blrssy Do Born November I7 1898 Worcester Mass Prep Dlx Street School Dot dnd nothlng but raise cane and yet IS completmg her course ln three years a paradox ht to puzzle the wlsest mmds Mr Dowd and Mr Porter even Miss efts and Miss Wllllams ln fact all the faculty dld their best to keep her ln the straight and narrow way but xt was lmpossrble We do not know what will become of D t rf the splrlt of youth note the poetic expresslon and that she will reform before 1t rs too late Where ldnorance rs Blrss Trs folly lo he lvse WILLIAM FRANCIS BOWEN 1 Born August ll I9O0 Worcester Mass Prep Mrllbury Street School Though always qulet and retmng Bull was one of the hardest and best workers ln the school He was a prominent member of the Euclera and ln hrs semor year lts president He was chosen to manage Nathan Hale and all wlll agree that he and Bertha should be gxven much of the credrt for rts success The Euclexa especially IS mdebted to his business ablllty for the hnanclal success of the productron Bull also served the class well on various committees He made many friends dur mg his stay wrth us and we all wlsh hlm the same popularity at Holy Cross that was his at Classical Cc-nrus IS the capacity for lafgmg an ln mle number f pains l . - .. 0 .. - she persists in her misdeeds, but we trust it is only . I f . . L ' ' D i . ..B.H., .. . . . . T. 0 LIUSSICGI Hugh .School ABRAHAM BRADLEY A e A IC Born August 2 IS99 Flamel Russla Prep Cymnaslum Flamel Abe came to us from Russla and lf all Rus slans are llke hlm they must be real nlce fellows But Abe IS now of course a loyal Amerlcan He would rather solve Algebra problems than eat or sleep He has Thomas Edlsons capaclty for work and when he solved ln a few mlnutes a prob lem over whlch we had been struggllng for hours we thought hlm qulte as wonderful Abe s par tlcular hobby IS chess and we are told he IS a most excellent player Hls hard study won hlm the admlratlon of all hls teachers and we know lt wlll stand hlm ln good stead at Tech where he expects to go He made malhcmallcs poetry ANNA FRANCES CALLAHAN Ann Born anuary 31 I9O0 Worcester Mass Prep Mlllbury Street School Ann was a Jolly talkatlve glrl who llked the though at tlmes sorely trled by her could not dlS llke Ann At recess she was generally found seated on the plano stool wlth Allce Dapper and Sue MlgaUCkaS about her We wlsh Ann the best of luck and we know that a glrl of her jolly optlmlstlc dlsposltlon would be happy wher ever she mlght be Or tall or Ilghl or dar or small She sprlngs one trap lo calch them all FRANCES ELIZABETH CALLERY Fran Born anuary I6 I900 Worcester Mass Prep Dlx Street School Fran always had a smlle for everybody Her chlef dellght was ln danclng and she IS also an accompllshed vlollnlst She was greatly lnterested ln hlgh school athletlcs and followed wlth pen chant the progress of a certaln North H gh boy Her most enloyable hour was that ln whlch she and Madame Jefts argued ln French Her plans are lndehnlte but we feel that her vvlnnlng personallty wlll brlng her success ln whatever she undertakes Come and trlp lt as you go On the llght fanlasllc loe .. b ., .. b. ,. il U! .' 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S! , ' : - I c . 7 he Aftermath JOHN LAYAL CARNEY Born September Zl l899 Worcester Mass Prep Rochdale Grammar School ack came to us from sweet Auburn and IS a genume country boy ln hls freshman year he held the exalted positron of class treasurer and suc ceeded m collectmg qu te a llttle money from his tl en unknowlng classmates Since then ohn has or namented varlous athletic teams and been a valu able asset to the school ln that lme He was always a famlllar fngure about the school and especrally ln old Room 7 where he spent most of his afternoons ohn has many frlends who w'sh htm the best of luck wherever he goes I am not only willy rn myself But the cause of nut m other men ELIZABETH CHAMBERLAIN Born uly II l898 Worcester Mass Prep Abbott Street School In our freshman year Elrzabeth first sprang lnto prominence when she maxntamed that great authors are more beneficial to the world than great mven ors After expoundmg her vlews on this sub ject she retlred from the public eye and devoted her time to her lessons 3 Elizabeth IS a great movle fan and a few of us have found to our sorrow that she knows the name and age of every leading man and whether or not he IS marrled She IS a good student and was popular allke wlth faculty and classmates We feel sure that her popularlty will contxnue wherever she goes Keep smiling HARRY CORASH Born December 25 I900 Russia Prep Ledge Street School Harry was a stocky youngster who dnd falth fully and well whatever he undertook He was an excellent scholar and was therefore looked upon with favor by the faculty However hrs studles dnd not take up all hs time and he was very fond of athletlcs of every sort rn which he excelled He made many friends during hrs stay with us and was well llked by all that knew htm We wrsh him the success his efforts so richly deserve Too hear! and spa e oul what was rn fum clear and strong luck bi-I !! 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Classrcal Hugh .School ETHEL COTTON Born November 25 IS99 Worcester Mass Prep Ledge Street School How Ethel got rnto our class rs a problem yet to be solved She yust entered completed her course and rs now ready for her lrfe s mrsson She had great perseverance rn Mr Rerdy s room and would always reply to hrs laconrc questron Got a colcl3 wrthout rarsrng her vorce bl he fact that she spoke through velvet also bothered lVlrss Dodge who never could tell whether Ethel was calling the Karser names or speaking hrs natrve language Ethel rntends to be a bachelor grrl but who can te 3 A lrllle knowledge rs a dangerous llung DONALD CRAGIN Born une 3 l90I Chrcago lll Prep Sever Street School Donald was a debater He asserted rt and as nobody denied rt that was the end of rt H appeared each year on the l9I 7 rnterclass team and was a promment member of the Sumner Club whrle rt lasted During hrs senror year he was the AFTERMATH Comm ttee He was also for a trme a member of Mr Abbot s famous fourth hour Greek class It was a well known fact that Donald was enamoured of certarn young ladres rn Mr Abbot s room but then as he always drd like the grrls this occasroned no surprrse Donald intends to go to Phrllrps Andover and we know he wrll represent us well there A man he seems of joyful yeslerdays and can den! lomorroms ALICE ELIZABETH DAPPER Lrzzre Hip Lrs Born December l IS99 New York Crty Prep Sever Street School Most of Mr Abbot s trrals and trrbulatrons of the past year can be accounted for by the fact that Alrce occupied a seat rn the rear of hrs room She frequently threatened to change her seat but upon the persuasron of Mr Abbot she decided to try to keep Blanchard and Berman rn the straight and narrow path She was a member of the prano stool trro consrsteng of Anna Callahan Sue Mrgau ckas and herself Classrcal knows that success rs assured her A lrllle nonsense nom and llren ls relrslred by ll're lresl of men n . ' I . . . ' , . . . .. ,, - , . . V U ll. . ,I , , ' , - Q I , , r . e . , quite active in the work of the class, especially on 'I 1 3 . . I ' - , . , .. . H A lf ' ' Y, If ' ,1 Cl ' h,Y . . . . , . L I , . - J I lu Aftermath MARJORIE. DAY Born March 2I I900 Worcester Mass Prep Tatnuck School Marjorie was a good natured glrl whom every body liked She had some abil ty as an actress bemg one of those whom the Class of I9 I 5 honored with a place m the cast of Sxlas Marner ut Marjorles forte was eating and recess always found her buslly engaged ln depletlng the stock of the lunch counter cheese sandwiches ln particular were never safe 1n her lmmedlate vxclnlty She was also a most mqulsltxve llttle body those who peacefully perused thelr new papers behmd thelr desk covers were often suddenly awakened for Marjorie loved to let the covers down at full speed II she couldnt see over them We do not know what the school wlll do wlthout Marjorle Smrle with an mienl lo do mzschlef MARGARET MARY DONAHUE Peg Born May I6 I898 Worcester Mass Margaret was a quxet voung m ss who was con stantly belng accused of creechlng by Madame efts Although always modest and retlrmg b nature all those who knew her found ln her a very plea ant and agreeable frxend Margaret was an athlete bemg a basketball plaver of some ablllty and she dld most excellent work on the team We do not know Margaret s plans for the future but we can assure her that she has the best wishes of the Class of l9I 7 Speech rs szlxcr szlcncc is golden EVERETT CARROLL DONNELLY Born February 23 l900 Upton Mass Prep Upton Hugh School l:.verett was another boy to prove that the versa tllxty of the members of the Class of I9l 7 has not been equalled smce the year One For he could do anything from selllng bananas at the Front Street Market to maklng hls classmates wonder lf someone hadnt planted a solid geometry book m hrs bram when he was young For ln that very solld and impenetrable subject he was certainly a star Al though he has our best wlshes for success he does not need them for one of hls brllllance IS qulte capable of standmg on hrs own feet 1 am nol In the roll of common men so , , . . . - ., . ' . ' E , ' - as - as B . . , . I , 1 , s I , 'f U U H I ! V1 V 5 0 Prep., Mrllbury Street School. . D - . S . J . . . V ., , S . , , , , , , w . , . , l , , I . , . -. . , . . . . U Y . Classical High .School ABIGAIL ELEANOR MARY DORAN Abbze Born une I7 I9O0 Worcester Mass Prep Dlx Street School Abbie was hrst heard from m debate which her team was vlctorlous We hope Abbie s sze dxd not mtlmldate the Judges but possibly rt added welght to her reasomng Her favorxte occu patron at chool was walkmg past the door of Room ll and there IS no doubt ln the mlnds of those that knew her whlch subject she enjoyed most durmg her hrgh school career Ablgall and Vlola dnd their part ln wearmg out the publlc tenns courts As a member of the Class Day Commlttee she served the class well Hzslory 15 the father of Iles FRANCIS JOHN DORAN Fran ze Born October II l898 Worcester Mass Prep Chandler Street School When Frankie was asked lf his mlddle name was trouble he replied ln the negatrve but his friends know better He could explam a good many thmgs that puzzled Mr Porter who was contlnually st cklng hrs head Into a classroom and asklng Is Doran here? However has abrllty ln drawmg caused Mlss Marshall to look at hlm ln a drfferent llght for Frankle IS really a very good artrst We all wlsh hlm the best of luck Never trouble trouble lrll trouble troubles you FRANCIS MARTIN DYER Franlg Born july I0 IS99 Worcester Mass Prep Mlllbury Street School Frank was one of the most popular and versatile boys ln the class He could do anytl' ng he turned his hand to from outwrttmg Mr Abbot to playing a star game of basketball For Frank helped us wm many games He could work too as hrs associates on the AFTERMATH and Prcture Com mlttees are only too ready to testify The pictures ID this AFTERMATH bear witness to hrs lndustry When Frank once undertakes a thing he sees xt through to the hrr sh and for this reason alone we know he will be a success at whatever he does Some are born great some aclueve greatness .. - .. . J . . . - 66 ' U! ' ' , ln A . s . I , V .. .. . . - , 1 . ,, ,, . .. , - , - - .. . ,. - , .. ,. ., . fn , . ' O I I I . . The Aftermath WILLIAM HERSCH ECKER WIIIIC Born August 24 IS99 Worcester Mass Prep Meade Street School Willie s smlhng face was a famlhar sxght durmg hrs four years at Classlcal Hrs welght proved to be hls hold on thls class for Wlll e was one of the heavywelghts that dldnt try to reduce Wllhe rs an artlst of some abrllty and served his class on the drawing committee Although hls graceful form never decked the athletic held he took a great lnterest ln sports He mtends to rema n for a P G course and after that to enter Tech where he has our best wlshes Up and down those echoing starrs sounded hrs majestic tread EVANGELINE. EELLS Born Apr1l28 l9O0 Dallas West Vlrglma Prep The Bancroft School Evangeline was not a cheer leader she was one of the rank and hle that made Seventeen the splen much of a nolse but let her drawings speak for her as they were qulte capable of domg She spent her recesses ln MISS .Iefts room dolng wonderful thlngs with pencll and paper It looked easy but try It and see f you can get her results bhe was qulet of course but these qulet glrls are likely to be heard from later on Shallows murmur depths are dumb LUCIEN COY ESTY Born March I9 IS99 Urbana lllmols Prep Moravran Parochial School Bethlehem Penn Lucien was with us only three years but durmg that time he gamed great popularlty m the class In his Junlor year he was treasurer and gave great promise of bemg one of the best workers rn the class He was an excellent scholar and llkecl by all hrs teachers especially MISS Hunt Hrs broad smlle was always on deck He was the best dresser of the class and was always faultlessly and rmmaculately clad He spent hls senror year at the Bethlehem Preparatory from whlch he wlll enter Amherst College A broad smile Dams many friends .. -... . Q l . ' fl Q , . ' . , 1 did class it.was,irl every respect.. Slfe never made x 1. . . ' , X . D If , . .. . .f . .1 1 4 Classzcal Hzgh .School ALICE GERTRUDE FALLON Born Aprll 23 l900 Worcester Mass Prep Mlllbury Street School ln school Al was one of the retmng kmd but outslde she was always ready for a good tlme She always put work before pleasure She tried to command attentlon wherever she went and suc ceeded remarkably well especlally among the oppo site sex She was president of the Alethela and was most prohclent ln amateur theatrxcals She expects to become head of the new Classical Hlgh School Gymnaslum when she graduates from Sar gent Pretty to wal lvxth clever to tal mxth NATHAN AARON FEINC-OLD Nulch Born anuary 6 I90O Mrllbury Mass Prep Ledge Street School Nutch the farmer as he was commonly called came to us a suave easy mannered mdl vxdual with long harr flowmg gesture and cold exterror Though a farmer Nutch was not a rube Hrs ehnef bus ness at Classlcal was trymg to Impress Mr Abbot that he was there In this he succeeded admirably as Bxlly Abbot would be the last to deny Nutch was very susceptible to lemmme charms and was an easy vlctlm m the hands of the gentle sex especially blonds A Iron among ladres MARCUERITE GLORIA FERNANE o Born uly 4 IS99 Worcester Mass Prep Lamartme Street School Glo belonged to the class of glrls who drd not bother much about class HHHIIS and were content to let others dabble ln polltlcs She also had a membershp ln a certam group of glrls who rf one of their number ever farled to appear almost dred of lone omeness Clos qunet dlsposltlon and pleasant manner won her the regard of teachers and classmates alllce She well deserves the good w1shes which are hers The happtest women ltlfe the happrcsl nalrons have no htstory uAln Q . - y 0 ., . so n - - ' n , - , - U ' tt If . k . ,- , . u u - .l , . . . -1 . u u s 1 , ' .. - n Q u - u vs ' 1 H ,, . . . . . .1 . 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I he Aftermath DOROTHY FISH Born February8 I900 Worcester Mass Prep Sever Street School Dorothy a very quret mrss ranked above all rn the class rn her zeal and strrct honesty rn her studres A C upon her report was looked upon wrth great amazement by the other puprls The Department of Spoken Engl h was much encouraged by her vocal rnllectrons Wherever she goes to college next fall we know that l9l 7 s reputatron wrll be safe rn her hands Away from hoo s she was lr e a Frsh out of wafer RICHARD EDMUND FITZGERALD Drcf Re Born August 7 IS99 Worcester Mass Prep Ledge Street School Red was one of the most popular young men of our class and also an especral frrend of Mrss efts Outsrde of school and work hrs chref occu patron was clancrng Hrs sunny smrle made lrfe worth whrle for those who knew hrm Hrs optr mrstrc drsposrtron made hrm a favorrte wrth the grrls The Class of l9l 7 wrshes Drck a prosperous future whrch hrs earnest endeavors wrll assure hrm Good luck Red and heres hoprng your harr doesn t get you rnto too much trouble The name lhal rs on every lonvue no mrnstrel needs ANNA PATRICIA FOLEY a Born Aprrl 30 l900 Worcester Mas Prep Lamartrne Street School We drd not hear much from Anna Patrrcra dur rng her first two years wrth us but she certarnly made up for lost trme durrng her last two She had a wrnnrng way whrch made her very popular but rt was her clever use of her beautrful Mongolran eyes that really drd the trrck In her senror year she was treasurer of the Alethera She and her frrend Agnes Krng were never seen apart and they were known as the Sramese twrns We feel we should say good bye to them together and we wrsh both the best of success She was full of lrfe and happy loo Q r y r - ., . Q 1 ss va - ' u - n 'AU , . . 1 -Q If . .1 rs - In as dn , , v , - ., . as uv s , . as ny 1 - ' s v , . .. . . .- L, . up tn 1 1 y 1 3- ., . 1 . . , u a 9 ' 9 .1 - n 1 y - Classlcal Hzgh .School ELLEN FRANCES FOSTER Born August 9 l900 Worcester Mass Prep Bancroft School Ellen was so busy throughout her course endeav ormg to make C 74 s into B 75 s that she found llttle tlme to engage ln class actlvxtles However she was well liked by all who knew her and we slncely hope she may accomplish the purpose for which she IS strlvlng If she succeeds she will be one of the group of charmlng young ladies who will represent us at Smlth We trust that there too she may be able to mamtaln an average sufhclent to appease the demands of the faculty Stull waters run deep GLADYS FRIEDBERG Born March I7 I900 Worcester Mass Prep Elizabeth Street School Although Gladys made a big nolse upon entermg this world her dlsposltlon IS qulte the opposlte of nolsy Although serrously mclmed and very stu drous her kmdly sympathy and frlendly smxle have won many fnends for her Gladys IS so she says Although retlcent as regards her future as mlght be expected from one of so modest a nature we are sure Gladys wlll do her work ln llfe ably and well A ready mrle a cheery word A sunhcam rn thus world of slrlfe MILDRED VIOLA C-AGE Born uly I8 l900 Worcester Mass Prep Mlllbury Hugh School When she was not engaged with her male friends or to be more exact shall we say fr1end3 M11 dred was usually seen wlth MHFIOH for the two were fast frlends We intend no msmuatnons by the use of fast m this case ll slmply means firm for Mildred could scarcely be called fast unless ln her studles For as she was not actrve rn class work she took this means of doing her share toward brmgmg credlt to Seventeen Mildred was one of those who put more stress on actions than on words and such people are pretty apt to succeed rn their undertakmgs Heres fo the maiden of hashful .xlxlecn , ' V , Y . ' Y 1 a man-hater, but-well, least sald, soonest mended. , . ..l 3 . . . . l , , ' .J '- , 55 ,,. u - Q 1 . Q v , ' ! . . Q The Aftermath DGROTHY IRENE. GILBERT l Dad Born February 3 I900 Worcester Mass Prep Lamartme Street School Dot was a member of that unchartered society ln Room 5 whose mam obyect was to get Mlss efts goat if such a thing could be possible bhe possessed a head of halr that was envied by the other girls especially in winter Wherever a good tme was to be had Dot was to be found When it came to studies though she was right there She 1 undecided as to her future plans but wherever she goes our good wishes go with her A womans crowning glory is her hair LOUIS FRANCIS GLEAbON Born February I7 I90l Worcester Mass Prep Lamartme Street School Louis Francis was with us only one year he came to us in order that he might have the dis the Class of I7 His good taste in thls stood as a most excellent recommendation for him Bu even without such a recommendation Louis would have been a popular fellow for he possessed the ability to make friends ln large numbers We know that a person of his sound Judgment will never hope ln vam for success On their own merits modes! men are dumb WILLIAM IRVING C-OLDBERG Willie Born August 25 l90I New York City Prep Millbury Grammar School Willie was small in stature but this did not hinder him either in making frlends or ln getting good marks For besides being an all round good fellow he is a chemistry shark of the hrst magnl tude We expect William to mvent something to destroy the Germans if there are any left when he grows up He mtends to enter Tech after leavmg us and we feel sure he will wm credit for us there A man of science he .S . E , tinction of graduating from the Classical High with I i . I Classrcal Hzgh .School RAYMOND ELLSWORTH GOODHUIL. Ray Born Aprrl 5 l898 Worcester Mass Prep Abbott Street School Ray was such a modest fellow that many took hum for a post graduate mstead of a semor How ever he was known rn Mr Post s room where he made hrs stay durmg the semor year and all those who knew hrm llked hum We wrsh we knew more about Ray for we feel sure that hrs modesty IS not caused by any lack of abrllty However t 1 often the most modest men who make the brggest successes xn thls world and Ray has our best wlshes that he may be among thxs number Theres nolhmg so becomes a man as modes! slrllness and humrlrty RUTH ADAMS GRAHAM Born September 5 l900 Bridgewater Mass Prep Leominster Grammar School Ruth was a gxrl who was very fond of talkmg or shall we dlgmfy rt by saymg conversatlon3 and she was an expert ln the art She was a very socrable mlss and never worried over studies or even the hardships of Room 7 Thus though neglecting the many admonrtrons of her teachers she was a favorite with her classmates We feel certam that Ruth possesses the qualltles that make for a happy future and we hope to hear from her ln future years Her head was as Irghf as her hear! ABRAHAM GREENBERG A e Able Born August 31 I900 Worcester Mass Prep Ledge Street School Though Able never made much norse around the school nevertheless he had plenty of real school spmt For Able was one of our best athletes and drd fine work on the football team Classrcal will certainly mlss hum for unfortunately we are never mH1cted with a superabundance of good foot ball players He rs gomg to Clark and we know he wall make the customary good C H S showmg Deeds speak louder than words .. .. - , . - . . , - , , , . , 1 s , . . . . ,, . ,, . . . - . . . .. b .. .. - ., .. - .. . , - - .. . .. , . . - . I he Aftermath ARCHIE GREENBERG Born une 8 IS99 Worcester Mass Prep Ledge Stre t School Archle was another of our qulet brlgade and he was one of its nrcest members We always feel a blt susplcxous of these quret fellows that never tell anything about themselves we are afraxd they may have a past they are trymg to conceal But Archle IS such a good fellow we cannot brmg ourselves to uspect such a thmg about hlm So we wlll slmply have to label htm as the Class Sphynx and say that even lf we know nothing of hrs past we hope to hear good thmgs of hlm ln the future When found ma e a nole f MADELYN DOROTHY GREEN Born une 28 I900 Worcester Mass Prep Dlx Street School Maclelyn was that very demure young lady who sat ln Room 5 durmg the semor year She caused Miss efts great consternatlon by perslstlng rn talk mg with her boon companion Anna Meyn Mad elyn was the sweetest tempered glrl ln our class he played a star game of basketball and was captam of the semor team We of the AFTFR MATH C0mmIftCC wlth one exceptlon could not see her play but we are told we mlssed some very fine games We wish her all future success and happiness To know her rs lo love her ESTHER FRANCES GROVER Born October 20 H398 Whitman Mass Prep Abington School Esther came to us rn the second year of her hugh school course Her trreless energy and hard work made her an excellent scholar and a universal favorlte with her teachers while her genial dlspo sltlon served to wm her favor among her classmates These are qualltles whrch wlll prove mvaluable to one who mtends to become a teacher and we feel sure that when Esther has completed her course at the Normal School she will wln the best of success rn her chosen profession Vrrlue IS rls anm reward . 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Classical High .School CATHERINE EUNICE HALL Born November 27 IS99 Worcester Mass Prep Sever Street School Catherine was noted chiefly for her brilliance in her studies She was not only a hard worker but had great natural ability and she considered it a disgrace to get any grade below an A I mathematics she outshone all others and was an oflicer and one of the leading members of the Pythagorean Club She had a quiet but pleasant disposition and made many friends We predict that she will graduate with honors from Mount Holyoke where she intends to go Prim precise ana' proper ERNEST HANSEN Efnlc Born December 24 IS96 Worcester Mass Prep Abbott Street School Ernest was one of the three seniors who daily forked over the high cost of living at the lunch counter His eagle eyes never allowed any sleight of his domestic duties he was known as the greatest short distance track man in the school Ernie was the star point winner in all the indoor track meets in which our class participated I-Ie IS going to help save our forests in the future for he is train ing at the West Side Nurseries and expects to be an Amherst Aggie next year They also .senfe who only stand and wall MADELINE MARIE HAYDEN Born September I5 l900 Worcester Mass Prep Grafton Street School Madeline was not a suffragette at least not one in practice for she did not engage m class politics But Madeline had many friends Just the same for she was quite a popular young lady Not having a copy of her scholastic record at hand we of the AFTERMATH Committee cannot state accurately just what the faculty thought on this important subyect Still we will take a chance and predict success for her It is up to you Madeline not to disappoint us Womans place is in the llomc . n , . , . 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I he Aftermath WILLIAM THOMAS HEAGNEY 1 Born August 7 IS99 Worcester Mass Prep Saint ohns School Blll was another of those boys who won fame for Classxcal on the athletrc field In the wmter he helped our basketball team pile up a score whlle ln the sprmg he turned hls attentlon to baseball with the same good results In short he was an all around athlete Bxll was a real good fellow and made many friends durlng his stay at Classical All of us who read the sportlng sectlon have great hopes of hearing of hlm continually ln the future Hrs .sirendlh rs as the strength of ten MILDRED PI-IYLLIS HENRY M1 Toodles Milly Born November I4 1898 Worcester Mass Prep Mxllbury Street School Mildred was one of the most popular glrls ln the class as was proved by the fact that she received many votes for membership on the AFTERMATH Crmmxttee on whxch she drd admirable work She was a shmmg lnght ln the Alethela and her acting Nathan Hale brought her much deserved praise Mnl intends to become a teacher after graduatmg from the Normal School If anything ever went wrong her smile was sure to make thmgs rig t For If she will she null you may depend ont And rf she lvonl she lvonl and thats the end ont MARION LOUISE HIGGINS Born December 9 IS99 Worcester Mass Prep Sever Street School Marlon was a popular gurl from the very first and for three successive years was vlce president ol the class We all remember how she was clothed ln glory and was most certamly m her own element when she gave the toast to the boys at the Jumor banquet She was on the team that brought credlt to the school ln basketball No one ever suspected she was a poetess until the class began to seek for a song Then who should step to the fore but Marlon and she submitted the wm nlng one of which the class IS proud We do not need to wish success for this versatile and popular classmate of ours for she IS one to whom success will come wxthout the seeklng A creature quite foo brrghl and good For human nalurcs daily food B'll . . ., J . ll 'SI 1 . . . 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U L lassrcal Hrgh .School GEORGE AMBROSE HORAN Slzc y Ambre Clm ers Born March 30 I900 Worcester Mass Prep Ledge Street School Georges cheerful smlllng face was a famlllar srght at the old C H S When rt came to glrls he was one of the many that help prove the rule that the spmt rs weak though the flesh IS wlllmg If the grrls hadnt llked hum he might have been saved but alas for poor George they llked hlm However he managed to hnd some tlme for ath letrcs at whxch he was qulte a star The boys llked hlm as well as the gurls and we all congratulate hlm on havmg a dlsposltxon that wlll surely get hxm by anywhere ln life He had no care but lo be glad Hrs only fear was lo be sad ELIZABETH MARY HORC-AN LIZZIC IZ Born une 27 l900 Worcester Mass Prep Ledge Street School of the class and her arrival ln a crowd always meant a good tlme Her favorlte sports were dancing and skatmg and she was one of the worthy presidents of the Alethela She and Agnes umn contrlved to make llfe mlserable for all thelr teachers LIZ intends to study business and become prlvate secretary to some bucldmg young lawyer We wlsh her success m all her under takmgs Brmg llillli ilrec esls ancl youlhful jollrly JOEL BERNARD HOROWITZ Born December I4 l900 Worcester Mass Prep Sever Street School oel s eyes have gotten htm Into a great deal of trouble and have won for hlm the reputatron of belng one of the best fllrts ln the class When the sprung comes however oel has another lnterest baseball Stull even then his bad hablts pur ue hlm for he unconscxously makes eyes at the ball Though prlmarlly Interested nn chasing chickens and other such countrlhed amusements oel found time to make many fnends We beg to remind hmm that woman has been the rumatxon of every man for we all luke Joel and dlsllke to see his chances for success Jeopardlzed ln this manner lm lovmg some sort ol somebody all the lime il ' ' If ML' I' . J , . . - Liz was one of the happy-go-lucky members I . . 1 ' ' 5 . . ' . ' J . 4 I he Aftermath WILFRED CONSITT HOWE Conme Born November 7 l899 Worcester Mass Prep Sever Street School Connle was always chaslng the Class of l9I 7 and just caught up wlth lt ln time to graduate H appeared extremely quxet untrl one became well acquamted with htm then oh my' how hrs tongue dxd wag' He had a thousand allbls for every actlon The subject of Canada was to hlm llke a red rag to a bull He could tell you more about Canada than a natlve Hrs storres were never theless fascmatmg to the class We wlsh htm good luck and happiness durmg hs four years at Tech lmaglnalzon was the rulmg power of hrs mind ISRAEL NATHAN JASPER age lzzze Born September 8 l90l Worcester Mass Prep Providence Street School ake always showed great ablllty for recltmg without prevlously lookmg at hrs books but Izzle ake as we called hlm was all rlght Hrs only antlpathxes were gurls and geometry As for gxrls he never talked to them unless they began a conversation wrth htm and as for geometry smce he finished xt he has refused to be on speakmg terms wlth It asper was smart but far from being a grmd He was also a debater havmg served on one of the mter class teams Izzre smart 3 lzzrc HELEN FLORENCE KAFFEMAN Babe Infant Cutep Born October 25 l900 New York Cnty Prep Ledge Street School Whatever Helen lacked m slze she made up for ID attractiveness and ablllty She was a member of the Alethela and none of us who saw Nathan Hale wlll forget her clever work as Angelica lknowlton Babe has caused many woman haters as well as confirmed ladies men to fall for the charm of her large blue eyes She IS a very talented dancer and we are told that In aquatlcs she may some day rival Annette Kellerman Every body liked Helen and we are sure she will uphold the good reputation of Classical at Columbia Her very fronms are faurer far Than smrlcs from olher maidens are .. . ,. .. . ,. - I .- . - . , , . 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C lasszcalH1gh School CHARLES KANGISSER Born March 27 l900 Paterson New ersey Prep Ledge Street School Ardent and good natured Charlle surely was In scholarship his vlrtue resided ln hrs ready trans latron ? of the Latm text lVlr Abbot too ambl trous by far often tested hrs readiness by assrgnmg outslde lessons and this lnhumamty dxspelled the charm for the classics which he mlght have carrled through hrs llfe As lt was he fam would wrrte a drama upon hls experrences makmg himself the hero and Mr Abbot the vrllam such a produc tlon could scarcely help meetlng wxth favor Nor IS his dramatic sense wholly unknown to us for we all rememher hrs Junlor effort m Henry V as hrgh ly commendable Hrs plan IS to go to Clark Col Come thou expressive srlence muse hrs praise ANNE RACHAEL KEELEY RUTH ELIZABETH KEELEY Born December 24 IS99 Worcester Mass Prep Ledge Stre t School We of the AFTERMATH Commlttee knew not whlch of the twlns we were wrltlng up and so at tempt to record therr achxevements at one fell swoop To tell whlch was the most lnterestmg the most demure and the prettiest would be far beyond the power of analytlc comparlson Both were mem bers of that far famed female lxterary soclety the Alethela When Anne Rachael Ruth Ellzabeth was asked lf Ruth Ellzabeth Ann Rachael was her sls ter she would reply very proudly She rs my twm We certalnly congratulate both on havxnv a twn Even after leavmg us they wlll not part from each other for both are going to the Normal School to become profxcxent m the art of dispensing knowledge to young hopefuls Tivo souls lmlh hut a smglc thou ht . . . . J - . ' 4 9 ' -. - . - . . lege, and great hopes attend his future. ' o t I he Aftermath CATHERINE FRANCES KELLEY Born une 4 1898 Worcester Mass Prep Ledge Street School If we can Judge correctly from external appear ances Catherine seemed to be a quiet pleasant girl who busied herself with her lessons and her friends minded her own business and let other people mind theirs If we Judge correctly we congratulate her on pos essing qualities which are certain to win her friends wherever she goes Now if we are wrong and lf outside of school she is very fast and a ter rible flirt well then we can congratulate her on her versatility In any case she has our best wishes for a successful career In maiden medrlahan Fancy free HARRY NORTON KELLEY Born November 6 I9O0 Worcester Mass Prep Abbott Street School Harry was a popular fellow who started his school career in IBA But the ambition to gradu ate with our distinguished class seized him and he completed his course in three and a half years to do so We are mlghty glad he did for he is a line fellow and made a welcome addition to our class To make up to I8 for leaving them in the lurch he has decided to pass a P C- year at the one who will be with him Sou ht after by many IRENE ESTELLE KILMER Estelle Babe Born August I6 IS99 Worcester Mass Prep Dix Street School Estelle is not one of lrenes nicknames we of the AFTERMATH Committee merely put it down as one because we considered it a pretty name for a pretty gurl Her beauty won the approbatlon of the powers that be or rather were and she was appointed on many committees but having no po litlcal ambitions she always declmed For she was more interested in the movies and in Ray than in class activities considering that her studies and the Pythagorean Club took up about all the time she could spare from work Beauty in itself is pretty sure to win success and when one has a very attractive personality combined with it well a word to the wise is sufficient The magic of a face . ,l , . . - I . 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I 1 1 n F , Classical High School AGNES BARBARA KING ueeme Born February 15 I900 Worcester Mass Prep Sever Street School Agnes was a qulet llttle glfl when she hrst en tered Cla slcal but It dld not take long to get rld of her bashfulness for she oon became one of the most popular glrls ln the class Ag was one of the leadlng members of the Alethela and at one tlme IIS presldent She was always ready for a good tlme though and never rlsked her popularlty by C0mmltllHg the fatal mlStakC of allowlng busl ness to lnterfere wlth plea ure Agnes has a great determlnatlon and we all know that lf success does not come to her she wlll go and get It She was YIOUJH and loved all WILLIAM THOMAS LEE Bl tl Born November 73 IB98 Worcester Mass Prep Edgeworth Street School At flrst appearance Bllly seemed to be the QUICICSI llttle boy that ever blessed our Alma Mater But the glrls soon dlscovered Bllly was as bad as any other boy He was one of our class athletes and was of great asslstance to the basketball track and ba eball teams wlnnlng many laurels both for the school and for hlmself In hls senlor year he was one of the plllars of Mr Abbot s fourth hour Greek class We wlsh Bllly the be t of luck at Holy Cross and hope he wlll show hlmself as good an athlete there as at Classlcal Appearances are decepllve NEIL FRANCIS LEONARD Born S pterrlber 8 l898 Worcester Mas Prep Leomlnster Hlgh School Wlthout exceptlon Nell was the be t actor ln our class He spoke many tlmes from the platform and has taken part ln several plays He had a leadlng role ln Sllas Marner th I9l5 clas play and also ln Davld Garrlck the Eucea Alethela play of l9l6 He was also our class orator Nell had many very lmportant OUlSldC affalrs ln pursult of whlch hls studles were a great hlndrance He agreed wlth Harry Lauder that lt IS DICE to get up ln the mornlng but nlcer to lle ln bed But as nelther teachers nor puplls could help llklng hlm he was one of our most popu lar boys The dY8m3tlC and debatlng socletles at Dartmouth wlll galn a blg asset ln Nell My only books were womens loo s and follys all llley tauglll me s4Agn uQ - u t Q l - - ., . :- - s c , .. - - u n 1 1 s S . v , . t- It .. u -H an .1 v 4- v t - - ., . ss - n - - n ' n - l 1 s r -1 v f u - no - nv . S u .. . U , I . , , , 5 . ., . - y ' - u -. n , C - u - - sl I - n v - 1 ' U . ,, . . . . . s N. . . . . . . . ,, . . , - lr. .- lhc Aftermath CONSTANCE YVETTE LE TOURNEAU Connle Born December I6 l899 Worcester Mass Prep Grafton Street School Connle IS one of those brlght glrls who know that lt pays to study What IS more CORDIS not only knew that lt pald to study she studled She was certalnly amply repald for her labors for out of our class of over one hundred and thlrty she was one of the three honor puplls and the only glrl As for amusements Connle was very fond of both danclng and tennls and at each of these she was most proflclent We do not know what her plans for the future are She needs no predlctlons her record speaks for ltself Tlvln le lwln le llllle Star LOUIS SOLOMON LEVENSOHN Born Aprll 25 l90I Worcester Mass Prep Ledge Street School LOUIS was a popular boy at Ledge Street and at Classlcal too he won many frlends He was not at all bashful and never hesltated to say what taln troubles wlth the guldlng splrlt of Room ll hls course has been an easy one as Louls IS far from a dunce A more good hearted fellow could not be found and we hope that he may have as successful a career at Clark as he has had at Classl ca Laugh and llle world laughs lvllh you MARTHA EVELINE LIBBY TTIXIC Bo Barney Oldjleld Born Aprll 28 lS99 Worcester Mass Prep Dlx Street School Some have claimed that Martha IS the Anlta Stewart of the class and all clalm that she IS second to none ln her vlolln playlng She trlps off to Boston every Frlday and spends the week end ln taklng lessons on the vlolln as well as havlng won derful tlmes ln that great metropolis Our Junlor banquet was made an occaslon long to be remem bered by her playlng Her good taste ln dress ex clted the envy of the other glrls of the class We can assure Martha certaln success ln the muslcal world MUSIC I5 love seeffmg for a word I ll I ,Y H . ,, . .I . .' - - .. . ,, - , , 5 . . . ' . i .. - ,, , V . - Q .. .IE x .lr Y . I . V I ! ' , y . he thought, especlally ln class. ASld6 from cer- , , l. Cl ' ' Y! if b1, ll ,U . I - 1 P Y ' . , - f lassrcalH1gh .School MARY MAGDALENE LOFTUS Born anuary7 l900 Worcester Mass Prep Mlllbury Street School Mary was not actlve ln the affalrs of the class or rather to be more accurate we should ay the bu mess of the class this does not mean however that she dad not do her but to make l 7 the splendld class everyone admlts rt was That IS everyone except Mr Abbot and we all thmk that deep down m his heart m splte of all our faults even he liked us Everyone cannot be an officer and the lmportant thmg to do rs to do one s own part well Mary was certamly an admlrable PTIVHIC I7 s proud to clalm such a gurl as she IS n angel or rf not n earthly paravon CATHERINE THERESA MCCABF. Kate Born une I3 l898 Worcester Mass Prep Grafton Street School Catherme was a qulet young lady who believed m bemg een and not heard Her chief pleasures unquestronably a star Mr Abbot dld not put much stock m her reputation for quletness how ever and frequently threatened Latherme and her nexghbors wrth punlshment for dlStl-lfblllg the peace Catherme IS undecrded as to her plans for next year but wherever she may be out best wlshes will be with her Theres a Irtllc lvl! of bad rn every good lzllle vrrl FRANCIS JOSEPH MCCARTHY Franlf Toward the end of senior year Francis left us to jom the Back to Nature SOCICLY and become an agnculturlst agrlculturlst 1 drgnlhed term for a farmerl Seriously peakmg though we are proud to have a member of our class how hrs patriotism m this practical manner One fellow who does something IS worth a hundred who merely shout hur rah and wave llttle flag We all liked Frank whrle he was with us and although we were sorry to have hxm leave us we were glad to have our Judgment of hrs worth conhrmed A fellow of his calibre need not worry over the future By the work one knows the Workman . J v, . . . . . . '- , v 5 1' : ' . . . . , . . . i . , - . . . . , . . . , 3 . . . , . . 1 A . ' . A , .. .. are drawing and playing tennis, and at both she is , - . . J. .. .. . 5 ' , , 4 C ' D ' - A .. .. 5. 1. ' . lhe Aftcrmalh MARGARET MARY JOSEPHINE. MCCARTHY S11 Barn March I 1899 Worcester Mass Prep Ascension School Stiff came to us a modest and retlrmg gxrl In fact she carried her retlrmg to the danger pomt seldom graclng our corrrdors before 8 29 A M She was a very consclentlous gurl as far as studies were concerned and was well repard for her efforts every ten weeks She was not a mem ber of the AIethexa for what reason we do not know but was alway seen at recess with one or more of those femlnlne debaters We know that a glrl with Mary s qualltles will not go unrewarded 1n llfe As qurcl as a nun Brealhless null: adoralzon VIRGINIA MCGOWN Born anuary WOTCCSICI' Mass Prep Sever Street School Vlrglnla was of a retlrlng drsposltlon and dld llttle to attract attentlon to herself Still she IS a glrl who has many frlends and she has been a mates While a good student studylng was not her only Interest She IS fond of soclal actlvltles ot all kinds especlally dancing She was alo greatly Interested 1n basketball and was a most proficient player Our best wrshes for her success go with her Precious lfrmds aflcn come In small pac afes MARGARET AGNES MCGUINNESS Born February 22 l899 Worcester Mass Prep Mlllbury Street School Margaret though by no means a stranger to her classmates has had the good fortune never to be come acquainted with Mr Porter at least rn hrs offlclal capacity as Assistant Prlnclpal For dur mg her four years with us never once has she been elther late or absent Never has she heard the fateful phrase One hour and a half thls after noon Thls IS a record to be proud of We hope lf she goes to college she wall contmue thus enviable record and thus brlng fame to I7 70 busmcss ffm! we fore me rzsc f7LfIf7lL And go to l wall: delzghl .. .HH li ' 9' ., K ' ' A - u - - n I . , . . , . v l , s . . , . . . congenial companion to not a few of her class- ' U . . . . 0 , .. . . 3 I . If 3 , , - - , Cl ' ' , - ., - - 1 U U - - . , . , . , , Llass1calHrgh .School JAMES FRANCIS MCKENNA Mac Born March 6 l899 Worcester Mass Prep Edgeworth Street School rm came to us rn 1915 from North wlth the avowed lntentron of studying Greek If doesnt know a lot of Greek before leavlng us ll wont be Mr Abbot s fault Under the careful supervlslon of the aforesaid gentlemen he has also become an expert cleaner of blackboards But ln athletrcs lm excels all He has led our track team to vlctory at many meets He lS a real good fellow and exceedingly popular among his class mates who expect hrm to repeat his successes at Classlcal agam at Holy Cross Swrfl as an arrow m I 1 ht MARY FLORENTINE. MCNAMARA Mae Macff Born anuary 3 I900 Worcester Mass Prep Mrllbury Street School one of those of whom that famous lady was par tlcularly proud but one of those whom she had to put up wrth Mae s mtentxons were always the best and they were generally put mto effect Next year wrll fmd her at the Normal School where rf tradrtlons hold true she wlll always arrlve just m time for dlSmlSSal for one of Miss efts regular duties was to scare up Mae and get her mto her seat by 8 29 Baller late than never ALFRED WHITTLESEY MAHAN Born anuary II I900 New London onn Prep Nathan Hale Grammar School New London Alfred was an exceedingly qulet young man which made hmm a great favorlte wrth Mr Abbot He was so :deal rn fact that Room 7 was never graced mth his pre ence or rather hrs unwllllng presence We have always wondered what he used on has halr wrth such effectrve results Stull as he never bragged about lt we will forgrve hum for not lettmg us ln on the secret We all liked Alfred and we wlsh hum and his halr the best of luc And arl made tongue lied by authorrly ..jim,. .. ku li ' if .' 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I he Aftermath BEATRICE VIRGINIA MANNING Born August 8 l90O Worcester Mass Prep Lamartlne Street School Beatrice was a shark at mathematlcs not one of the man eatlng specles She was another of our partlclpants ln the famous elght thxrty handicap champlonshlp wlth Mr Porter actlng as referee Her fondness for swlmmmg tenms and golf was unexcelled but we are not aware whether her skull equalled her fondness Whatever walk of llfe she represents the class rn we know she will do well Some one to be than ful for HANNAH FRANCES IVIANOOGIAN Sweede Born Aprll I5 l90I Worcester Mass Prep Dlx Street School On the hfteenth of Aprll l90l a tmy squeak was heard loud enough to make people srt up and take notlce of the fact that H Frances had come to share a part of the burdens of the world After enterlng the C I-I S vsrth the class of seventeen she became xts chlef mathematlclaness and an ex ceptlonal hlstorlaness She has shown great ablllty ln muslc especlally ln vxohn and volce Sweede IS also some player when lt comes to tenms We are posltlve that she w1ll become an artist of note ln future years A pnze who grudges Such a voice and lnslrumenl CHARLES BURTON MASCROFT Burt Born anuary 30 l89S North Grafton Mass Prep North Grafton Grammar School Burt was an easy gomg chap who had nelther worries nor cares He never disturbed us with any outbursts of oratory but always preferred to re maln quletly ln the background away from the fields of fxery phrases We understand that Burt IS going to the Worcester Tech but are not sure as we are unable to CllClt any posrtlve mformatron on the subject from thus qulet mdlvrdual We feel certaln that wherever Burt goes success will be his Hrs ways were ways of quietness 1 1 Q 1 1 - ., . 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Classical Hrgh .School MARY RITA MELICAN May Born une l l898 Worcester Mass Prep Abbott Street School We dare not use the customary terms qulet and demure ln descrrbmg May for she was a young lady of rmportance bemg our class secre tary But thls IS not the only thmg that makes us stand rn awe of May For she IS one of those glrls who helped wm for Classlcal the reputatlon of bemg the home of good basketball playmg And last but by no means least Mr RICE once went so far as to forget the glrls he left behmd hlm and actually danced with May We all llke and ad mare May and we feel she has a promrsmg future before her Methrnlgs the lady doth protest loo much ANNA RANGHILD MEYN Born anuary 23 lB99 amarca Plain Mass Prep Belmont Street School If you have never seen Anna you have only to rmagme a golden harred blue eyed young lady wrth very mlschlevous ways and there you would have Anna She llked nothmg better than a good time llberal wxth P M s all llked her greatly Durlng her junior year Anna encountered her first affalre cl amour whlch she still regards favorably ThlS was second only to basketball which was her chlef accompllshment for to her we owe the success of our best senlor game An els musl pam! to loo as farr as you FRANCES SUE MIC-AUCKAS uc Baby Born uly 23 IS99 Worcester Mass Prep Ledge Street School Sue a popular gurl of both the l9I6 and l9l7 classes had many admrrers ln the school especlally a certaln freshman She was usually seen durmg the recess hour graclng the Alethera prano tool ln front of Pop Goodwrns office with numerous fnencls surroundlng her Her chlef amusements were canoemg dancing and especlally the movle After hve years of preparatlon at Classical she IS certainly competent to wm her way m the world If ladies Be but young and fair They have the Elf! to know ll . ,I . . . - ,' l il ' Q9 , l - ' il ii ' , . 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Y he Aftermath ELEANOR CAROLINE MILLER Born October I3 I899 Worcester Mass Prep Sever Street School Eleanor has a most dellghtful nose to be pollte we wont say It turns up but call It plquant When MISS efts heard a nolse ln Eleanor s cor ner of the room her Is that you M1ller3 stopped the noise Instantly She was a very good French scholar and when Miss efts prepared the tortures of the Inqulsxtlon for her vlctlms rn other words gave a test Eleanor was always cletalled to put the fateful words on the board However wlth all her faults we love her stlll Conrlemn lhe .sm ana' nal lhe sinner STANLEY BAKER MILTON Sian Born une I2 I899 Worcester Mass Prep Sever Street School Stan was the fellow who had the class mter ests most at heart Hrs careful gulclance of the class durmg the Junlor year gave hlm the prefer ence over all others ln his semor year for he was again made our president I-Ils mterests were many and varled but to each he gave tlme and lmparted enthusiasm I-Ie was president of the Sumner Club and one of IIS best debaters He was also presl dent of the Pythagorean Club During his semor year he served as manager of the basketball team Stanley IS gomg to WlllIamS and after that he will study law We know he will make a worthy successor to hrs father The common friend of every man ANNA CATHERINE MORAN Born july I4 I900 Worcester Mass Prep Mlllbury Street School Anna was a qulet pleasant glrl Her rnqulsl tlveness had dlsastrous results for durmg her semor year while experlmentlng wlth the electric llght sys tem m her home she was shocked and very nar rowly escaped ahve As It was lf took her a long time to recover But happlly she drd and IS now the same qulet pleasant glrl she was before her accident though perhaps somewhat less curious We all hope that lf she IS ever agam m danger she will pull through as before Curiosity thy name rs woman 1 1 1 1 - ., . 1 , . . 1- - 11 , . . 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MURPHY Born November I5 IS99 Worcester Mass Prep Grafton Street School Cathenne was one of the happy go lucky mem bers of the class She was also a very falthful member of the Alethela No matter what hap pened Catherme was always ready to laugh and take lt with good spmt The Chalrman of the AFTERMATH Committee has found that she has always taken a sympathetlc and motherllke attitude toward the freshmen We hope she wrll meet everythmg wxth the same attitude ln the future as she has done durlng her hrgh school career Our best wxshes go wlth her Wllh eyes S0 blllc and Chee S S0 fed FREDERICK MURPHY Fred Freddze Born February I7 IS99 Worcester Mass Prep Grafton Street School What a wonderful thmg lt must be to have an Innocent face Thls was Freddles case for no matter who else ln the crowd would get caught he always managed to pull through Although on the football second team ln hls Junior year H was elected by the senlor class as treasurer and was the hardest worker ln the class councll Fred expects to go to M I T next year and we hope he wlll meet the same success that he met m the C H S Loolf pleasant please BERTHA MADELINE NAPHEN Bert Born November 6 l898 Spencer Mass Prep Sever Street School Bertha was supposed to graduate last year but on account of Illness she was forced to walt and be one of us That the class IS glad she dnd IS shown by the fact she was elected vlce president She was a falthful worker In everythmg she under took and that she recerved a reward for her trouble was shown by the success of the Euclela Alethela play Nathan Hale of whlch she was manager Bertha IS very fond of dancing and IS qulte accom plrshed ln thxs art A jewel rs small lwul very precious .. . If .. ., .. - .. . - .. . , ., - . , Fred could not be called an athlete, he played . . . . ' e - A .. ,, . . . , .. ,, . . . - lhc Aftermath FRANK NEWKIRK Born August IO IS99 Port Rowan Canada Prep Sever Street School Frank was genlal who ever looked upon hls shmmg mormng face wxthout dnscovermg that5 Hrs Jolly laugh and hearty good nature brought its own reward ln a well deserved popularity W have but one fear for hlm that he may some day be held up for overspeedmg m his brg Hudson Super Six Frank IS a debater al o and we all remember how vallantly he defended Seventeen ln the freshman mterclass debate Hrs ambltlon IS to be a department store magnate In that capacity he will not only be a magnate but a magnet They nun llmt lau In SAMUEL NICOLL Gm Born August I5 l898 New York Cnty Prep Ledge Street School When It came rlght down to business Sam was pretty hard to beat The class owes a lot to htm and ns glad of this chance to express its appre clatlon As a member of the Class Pm Commit tee hrs ablllty was of great beneht to us and as for hrs work on the AFTERMATH Commlttee well the advertisements ln the back of this volume can allty was a great ald to hrm ln securing them It certainly won hum great popularltv ln the class He 1 hesxtatmg between Boston and New York Um versity Busmess as usual CHARLES STANLEY NUTT Bo Bobble Born November I0 l899 Worcester Mass Prep Sever Street School Bob has never yet dnvulged the source of hrs mckname and the class IS at a loss to know Bob was one of the most useful boys ln the class Ixhls AFTERMATH bears wxtness to hrs re markable ablllty and lndefatlgable energy Every one who patromzed the lunch counter remembers hrs skull ln serving hot dogs The cover of the AFTERMATH and some of the drawmgs ln lt show hum to be an artlst He was also one of the nicest and most popular fellows ln the cla s We could say a lot more about hum lf space permxtted but shall have to content ourselves by thanklng htm for l IS services to the class and assuring htm that he has our best wishes wherever he goes Ar! 15 long and time I5 ffeelmg ,, ' ' . e - E . 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Llasslcal Hugh bchool CARL GEORGE NYLIN Crggze Born November S l898 Worcester Mass Prep Mlllbury Street School George we cannot deny was a favorite with the ladles ln Miss efts room Why3 Well prmclpally because he was good natured to all their teasmg Glggle was formerly on our football team but on mjurmg his knee he retired to our great lo s Some day we hope to hear of the mcor poratlon of Nylm 8: Company Contractors for thls rs his ambltlon He has perseverance and we have ancrent authorlty for the belief that thls quality wms out Perhaps however we may hope for hxm ln addltlon A luc y chance that decides the fate of monarchs JOHN MURRAY OCONNOR Born une I0 IB99 Worcester Mass Prep Sam! ohns School ohn was a qulet pleasant fellow of studlous dlsposltxon at least so he appeared and we have reason to thmk he was He was a promment member of the Euclela and one of its officers Hrs amlable unassumlng nature made hum a favorlte with teachers and classmates allke Whether he stays here m the Clty of Prosperity and honors Holy Cross or crosses the continent and goes to Leland Stanford our best wlshes Wlll be wlth hlm Teachers help those who help themselves EDWARD PAUL O DAY Born May 29 I90O Worcester Mass Prep Grafton Street School If lVlr Abbot hasnt a soft spot m his heart for Edward he ought to have for Edward was one of the very few who practxcally never made any trouble m Room 4 We surmlse thus was due rather to natural quret drsposltlon than to any espe cial love he bore Mr Abbot However whatever the cause the effect was the same And lt was this same quality that won Edward his many friends for no matter how the world may like those that make a nolse It IS always ready to appreciate those few who know that to mmd their own busl ness IS the best pollcy Although Edward IS not lnclmed to boast about his future the class has a feeling that he need have no fears on the subject A soft answer turnelh away wrath , . . . , , - . 1.- .. 18 . .. 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J , J , . . , . . , . . , , , . , , , 1 7 he Afiermaih JOHN LEARY O DONNELL Born anuary 4 l899 Worcester Mass Prep Dlx Street School We llked John from the very hrst as was shown by the fact we made hlm our first presldent And he certainly dld well at the Job for we made a good sfowlng under hrs leadershlp ohn also took part IP the mterclass debate of that year and we feel that lf athletics had not occupied so much of hls tlme he would have developed mto one of our best debaters But ohn chose to devote hlmself to basketball and football and the school IS mighty glad he dtd for he has made a fme record for himself and us Wherever he goes the Class of I 7 will have a cholce representatrve Half lo lhe chlcf MARIE FERRIS O DONNELL Born May 29 l900 Worcester Mass Prep DIX Street School Marne belonged to that group of our gurls who were always dlstlngulshed by thelr smlle Her gentle manners and pleasing ways won her the admlratlon of all She dtd not enter mto many of the school actxvttles but she was an actlve and a paragon of retlcence never enterlng mto any dlscusslons Thls policy of hers was also very successful ln keepmg her out of trouble Our best wlshes go wrth thls pretty classmate of ours ls she not passmv farr-7 RUTH ELIZABETH O HARA Ruthie Born December 27 l900 Worcester Mass Prep Bloomingdale School Ruth came to us each morning from Bloomlng dale where she slept ate and drd her studymg A long Illness mterfered wlth her studies so serlously that she was compelled to forego a diploma Nev ertheless Ruthle determined to graduate wlth l9l 7 and we are all proud of her on thls account Her most lntlmate frlends say she has a fine sense of humor The fact that she IS returnmg next year to be with Mlss Jefts goes far toward provmg this We hope Ruthle and the Madame wlll spend a pleasant year together Laugh and lhe world laughs with you IL6 Q , J .y , , . - J f . hard-working member of the Aletheia. She was Llasszcal Hzgh .School HENRY FRANCIS O MALLEY Harry P1 er Born November I3 l899 Worcester Mass Prep Sever Street School Harry was an athlete ladies man and good fellow a sort of Three ln One affair Perhaps we have exaggerated a llttle ln saying he was a ladies man but still there were one or two he was pretty ood to and lf athletics and other thmgs had rot taken up so much of hrs tlme he might have made a fine one He had the necessary wmmng vway and he made frlends rlght and left When mtervlewed for this wrlte up Harry was too mod est to tell us very much about hlmself but we all know that we llked hlm and we can assure htm that he has the good wlshes of the entlre class Then he would lal ye gods hon: he would tal VIOLA ELIZA PAGE Born October I8 l899 Salem Mass Prep Abbott Street School Viola was a very happy little glrl wlth lots of friends Although she always had her lessons continually wrltmg lengthy eplstles to her chum Abble much to the vexatlon of Brother Abbot Whenever you heard You re hopeless you were sure to find that llttle black haired glrl somewhere around Vlola was a hard worker on the Senlor Council and we have all enjoyed her presence ln the class of Seventeen We wlsh her the best of succe s at Mt Holyoke Cenll IH manners hul resolule ln deed AGNES EVELYN QUINN Born Apr1l23 l90O Worcester Mass Prep Mrllbury Street School Four years ago a blue eyed fascmatlng young lady came mto our school and Immediately began chattmg wlth those around her She chatted through her whole school course much to the dns comfort of her teachers She was a member of the Alethela and served the class on the Picture Committee As a scholar she always managed to ge her B She looked demure but appear ances were decelvmg She IS thlnkmg of going to Wellesley and we wrsh her luck In her college days Hrxntlsome rs lhal Plan lsome docs .. ., .. ., - . . . .. . ., . g ' . . 1 . , .. ,L A ' PC... . A , she never bored you wlth her knowledge. She was , SS 1 U, . . , A , l - , t .. D., Q - . . .. . ' K. . 1 he Aftermath HELEN MURIEL RICHARDSON Born May 4 IB99 Provrdence R l Prep Scranton Hugh School Provrdence As Helen was wrth us only a year she was not as well known as she otherwlse would have been However those that drd have the pleasure of her acquaintance mform us that the misfortune IS en tlrely Seventeens for Helen was a very good student as well as bemg a most llkable glrl She makes frequent Journeys to Provldence to see her old acquamtances and lS particularly fond of Brown We refer to the color of course l prove her fondness for Classrcal Helen has declded to spend another year here we trust that I8 will sfow proper appreclatlon Her face oh call rl fair no! pale SARAH ,IOSEPHINE ROGERS a Born Aprrl 2 l898 Worcester Mass Prep Mrllbury Street School Sarah was the qulet member of Mr Abbots room In fact she was such a model of deport addressed a harsh word to her But alas for hlm none of the others saw fit to follow her example and his days were not as peaceful as they might have been During her senlor year she mdulged m basketball and proved herself most apt ln thls lme of athletics Whatever future she may elect the Class of l9l7 knows that the color of her halr wall pull her through A still and qulcl consclence MARION FRANCES ROWE Born February 24 IS99 North Brrdgton Me Prep Elrzaberh Street School What oh what can we say about this recluse of the class3 Once she would talk to anyone at any trme but durlng her senior year at every available opportunlty she and a certaln frlend of hers would retlre to some quiet nook and who knows into what sweet channels their conversatlon flowed? We wlsh we could have seen more of her but our loss was his gam We feel sure that C H S will claxm her for a P G year for HE 1 a Junlor That rt would be a happy one koes wlthout saymg They needs must be Each others own hes! company , , V . , , . . c D , .9 D 0 . , . Y I Q HS In I y - ment that that venerable sage seldom, lf ever, ' U , . ' I , . UQ- ' O i y- S . . I . C IUSSILGI Hrglr .School 9 KATHRYN EVELYN SAUNDERS Kate Kalze Born August 20 IS99 Malden Mass Prep Sever Street School Kate was one of those happy go-lucky grrls who never studred but always got good marks how we never could tell She was very fond of dancing and was always to be found where a dance was rn progress We learned too late alas that she was a most accomplished basketball player and might have materially arded Classical had she had an opportunity Kathryn never mrxed much wlth the class but was very popular wlth all who knew her She xs wmmng great success m her vocatlon as a private secretary at Clark College Too early seen un nown and nolvn loo lale ABIGAIL FARWELL SCOTT Born November I6 IB99 Worcester Mass Prep Th Bancroft School Ablgarl looked lrke a demure lrttle maiden but those of us who saw her clever characterlzatron of a lron rn the Midsummer Nights Dream have other rdeas She was a star rn history and Mr Rice never called on her rn vam He soon dls covered that she knew the lme of klngs backward and after that he kept her busy bhe had one of those smiles that wont come off and rt won her many frrends whose best wishes go wrth her Chcerfulness and conlenl are great beau!! ers MICHAEL HUBERT SELZO Mlc y M e Born December I8 I900 Worcester Mass Prep Belmont Street School We are glad of a chance to say a good word about Selzo for he was one of those mlschrevous boys who was always helpmg us to forget our cares Once on the track however there was no nonsense about hlm and he was one of our best athletes rn that lme Mike was a promrnent member of Mr Abbot s fourth hour Greek class ard he certamly made lrfe rnterestlng Mr Abbot was sometimes worsted when he clashed wrth the rrrepressrble Mike Mike tells us hrs am b tion 1 to follow ln Mr Abbot s footsteps We doubt lf hrs ambrtlons wlll be realized but stlll stranger thrngs have happened If Mike could bend hrs energres toward this end he could undoubt edly make a success of rt Tha! for maps that are dar And for lrrcka that are vam ' A .1 .- .. - H . . . . - ., . li QS ' n , . . - t t r , . .. 1 It if .. , . , . , . - ., e . y - - 4. - - , H . , . . . , . v , . .. .. 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' I V , . . ,, . ,, , ' - 1 .. - H U - H . .. . . , A D - 1 . , - .. - H .. k . . .. 1 he Aftermath LOUIS MARK SHACK Born August I7 l90I Worcester Mass Prep Ledge Street School Strange as rt may seem Shack drd not rnvent chemrstry although that study was hrs star pornt Lours chref charm lay rn hrs reserved clrgnrty He owned a prece of land about a foot square near our lunch counter where he was seen munehrng hrs peanut butter cookres every day Rumor has rt that Lours has negotratecl wrth a local real estate firm for the sale of thrs property Lours came from Ledge Street School whrch has grven our hrgh school many good students and Lours was by no means an exceptron Hrs reserved dr nrty ma es hrm frrends FRANCIS EDWARD SHANNON Born uly 8 l90l Worcester Mass Prep Woodland Street School Francrs was one of those Shannon boys and he was not to be outdone by the rest of them l fact he trred to prove he was the best of them Hrs smrlrng face could always be seen wherever a good trme was to be had He clrd not neglect hrs lessons however and was always there wrth both feet when rt came to makrng brrllrant reertatrons Francis outshone the others rn gettrng Mr Ab bot s goat Francrs was a promrnent member of the Euclera and wrll long be remembered for hrs excellent work as Tom Adams rn Nathan Hale He hath rmleed betterecl expectatron JOHN REDMOND SHANNON Born Ftb uary 8 I9O0 Worce ter Mass Prep Woodland Street School ohn xx as one of those students to whom good recrtatrons came wrthout effort He was also a tel ented actor and figured largely rn the school theatrr cals ln hrs junior year he won fame as Brutus ulrus Caesar and as a enror took the lead rng part rn the Euclera play To say the very least hrs work as Nathan Hale was most prarse worthy He was one of the leadrng members of the Euclera and at one trme rts presrdent and he also took a promrnent part rn the class work H expects to go to Holy Cross next year and we prophesy a brrllrant future for hrm there We .shall not look upon hrs lr e agarn , , . ., . . . . . . , .. . .g . If . . . J . , . . - Y ll ' ,, . n , . . . Even while he was in the fourth-hour Greek class r ' - J , in ' .H s ' - ' li . 51 ' U . - . e . Classrcal Hrgh .School GLADYS SHAUGHNESSEY Born uly 27 l899 Worcester Mass Prep Blrthewood Avenue School Gladys was another of that mlghty assemblage of gurls who made llfe miserable for Mr Abbot her specialty was brlngrng copies of the Cosmo polrtan and srmrlar elevatmg perrodlcals to school and loanrng them lndrscrrmmately She was a member of Mr Rrce s famous fourth hour Englrsh History class and was one of those who led Mr Rrce to consider rt Infamous Nevertheless when either Mr Rlce or Mr Post called on her she generally had something worth while to say Auf wedersehen Gladys On second thought the ed ltars thought Au revolr would be more appro prlate Her eyes as stars al tnulr hl farr Lrlfe lnulz hl loo her dus y harr MARY GARDNER HOWARD SHORI Born Feb uary 6 I90O Worcester Mass Prep Sever Street School Marys ready scmtrllatmg wrt brrghtened up many a class for she was always wrltlng poems and parodies m whrch she courageously endeavored to pomt out to the faculty their faults and fallmgs As Mary was very careful not to let the faculty ee these clever products of her pen we doubt rf her purpose was accomplrshed but they were an unfallmg source of amusement for her classmates Marys brllllance rn Engllsh composrtlon was a great ard to the AFTERMATH Commrttee Mary lntends to go to Smith and we predict that some day she wrll be one of our great Amerlcan hu morlsts Short bul sweet HARRY CHARLES SHULMAN Born july 20 l899 Worceser Mas Harry was a happy fellow who had neither worries nor cares He was one of our champxon farmers hrs specralty bemg the cultrvatron of peaches He certamly raised a record crop l'or Harry could be found at any hour of the day dlscu smg the prlnc ples of mythology and flero glyphrcs and other such platonrc subjects wrth a gurl Harry rs going to Boston Unrversrty and In future years will be one of the leading members of the Worcester bar For 1 am nolhrng rf not crrlrcal . j . , . . ' , . . , . , . . . , , - C - - .. - ., .. ..4 . 5 I , - , fe - , . , . . . . , U I , . , s 1 . - ' ! tht Aftermath FLORENCE GWENDOLINE SIEGEL Flosste Prep Ledge Street School No one ever had any trouble m hndmg Flos One had only to look for her halr whlch was easxly dlstmguxshable on account of nts pecu har vermlllxon shade Flossle protested vrgor ously against this descrlptlon she says her halr IS not red but auburn We are qulte ready to yleld to her and call lt this She had a pleasant talk atlve dlsposltlon which made her quxte a favorite both ln school and outslde We wlsh good luck to FIOSSIC and her auburn haxr for wlth such haxr Good Fortune wlll never fall to fund her So sweet was ne er so fatal HENRX IVIACEY SILVERMAN Chzclg Born November 8 I899 lpswlch Mass Prep Ledge Street School Chuck came to us rn the fall of l9l 3 deslr ous of mcreasmg hrs stature as well as hrs knowl edge He always had a pleasant genlal smlle on his good natured countenance and behmd that smlle hes a very keen mmd as we all know H ls stlll hoping that he will grow so that hls trousers will not overlap hrs shoes We slncerely hope that he wxll attam thls wlsh before he graduates from Amherst where he mtends to go next fall A man of sturdy action all hrs ll c HERMAN SLOBIN Born March 3 l9Ol Worcester Mass Prep Mxllbury Street School Herman IS one of those mdlvlduals who though small ln stature rs large IH mmd Clever lndeed he seems to be but not wexghed down by knowledge The gurls regarded hum as almost brll hant and without questlon mventlve for he surprlsed them wlth a thousand unforeseen antics smoothly and quietly wrought out at odd moments Herman was one of the mathematlcal stars ln proof of this hrs electron to the presldency of the Pythagorean Club left no doubt But hrs cholce IS to be a research chemist We have hlgh hopes that some day the world wlll class hlm wlth Its greatest benefactors ln some sclentlfic dlscovery The herr of all the ages m the foremost hlcs of trme 1 ss - n ., . ' - as . ,, . . SIC. , . . . U . ,, . 1 , . . . , ' 1 1 u ' 11 - - - 1 , . f me - 11 1 1 1 . . ., . an - ov - - , - - 1 1 , . C , . .1 . . -- 1 1 1 1 - ., . 1 1 - 1 1 1 v 1 1 1 1 1 ,. . . . 1 LlassrcalH1gh School RUTH GOODWIN SMITH Rullue Smllhey Born December I2 l900 Worcester Mass Prep Ledge Street School Ruthie was not one of our class polrtrclans but her pleasant dlsposltron won her many friends She was one of a group of glrls that made thmgs mterestmg for Mr Abbot durmg the semor year and kept htm busy wrltmg a questlon mark under the heading P M s on the board Ruthie plays the vlolm and IS a very talented muslclan we understand She mtends to go to Sargent and we know our class will have a good repre enta trve there If eyes were made for seemg Then beauty more rls own excuse for bemv BEATRICE MARIE ANTOINETTE SOULLIERE. Born May I4 I898 Worcester Mass Prep Sever Street School pear qulet but once he knew her he would qulck ly change his mmd Durmg recess she kept Mr Goodwrn busy m valn endeavors to see that she and a certam young gentleman from Uxbrldge dld not continually occupy the darkest corners of the cor rldor As lessons and B do not get on very well she has declded to dlscontmue further pursult of the classics and stay at home Everyone hked B and we shall be mterested to hear of her m the future Womans at best a conlradrcllon slrll GLADYS SPERRY Born anuary I6 IS99 South Manchester Conn Prep Dlx Street School Gladys Informed the Board of Edltors of the AFTERMATH that she wanted a good wrlte up when they learned the place of her blrth she was consldered a dublous prospect Outslde of that however a great deal of good can be Sald of the young lady who studled her lessons when she wasnt too busy Slnce she has made no dehmte plans for the coming year we take It that Gladys intends to remam at home and become a socral butterfly We wrsh the butterfly a happy Hlght Vanely rs the spree of lrfe ll ' if .' . ' ' ' . . . , . - , ' T - D. ..B,. To one unacquainted with her B may ap- I U - ' ii Yi - - . . - 2 - , , . 1 a . Y he Aftermath MARY GERTRUDE SPLAINE Mae Blondie Born December 2 lB98 Worcester Mass Prep Ledge Street School We dont blame Mae for oblectlng to be mg called Blondle for she certamly has pretty halr Mae was a lively young lady who never ran short of conversatlon She caused Mr Ab bot many vexahous hours and was a frequent pat ron of the P M room May always smiled sweetly when one of the opposlte sex approached and she was constantly smllxng It was a well known fact that her study hours were 8 I0 8 30 A M and recess We all liked Mae and wish her the best of luck ln the future As merry as the day rs lung FLORENCE ILLIZABETH SPLANE Flor F orrle Born uly 26 l899 Worcester Mass Prep Dlx Street School As Florrre orlgmated from Summlt we can make a pretty good guess as to where her hugh and mtends to contmue unt1l her ambltlon IS reached namely to become a school teacher Florrle rs a great lover of muslc but especlally fond of dancing ln whlch she excels She was a good pal and a regular sport and we all wlsh her the best of luck as a future lnstructress much as we plty those about to be mstructed And thy eternal summer shall not fade ARNOLD JOHN JEROME STATZ Statzze flgger Born October 20 1897 Waukegan Ill Prep Dlx Street School Arnold was the best all around athlete ln the school In the sprlng he would wm laurels on the track and baseball teams ln the fall he would play football and wlnter would see hlm carrylng away the honors at basketball games Outside of school lsr hobby was golf at whlch as ln other thlngs he was most skxllful We do not know lf he ever played Pop but we thmk he could make our honored prlnclpal look to hrs laurels We need not wlsh hlm success Hrs record speaks for rtself lt has won hlm the admlratlon of the entlre school Nolhmg left untned and skrllca' rn all Cl ,I If ' 1, 9 l, IS ,U 'l ' Y ' ll 91 ' ' 7 . y - 7 ' ll II . - - ' . . . , if V, ll I ' Y, .4 . ,Q -,u u I . ideals came from. She was born to be a climber, Y - , , A , , . , 1 .. . ,. .. . ., S . . I S ' . , . . y if Y, . ' , - 2 Classical Hrgh School GERTRUDE AGNES SULLIVAN Tootszc Born March 6 l90l Worcester Mass Prep Grafton Street School Tootsie was one of our most dlllgent stu dents as well as one of our youngest She hasnt quite declded what she will do after graduatlon She thinks she may go to the Normal School but lsnt sure For TOtSlC was one of those of whom Mr Ready sald You answer everything but what I ask We are sure however that whatever she undertakes she will succeed and we wlsh her the best of luck ln anythlng she may attempt to accompllsh So nurse sa young They sap do ne er live long MARY FRANCES SWEENEY Fran Toolslc Born August 30 l898 Worcester Mass Prep Notre Dame School Frances received her early education ln a con vent school whxch accounts for her samtly pres Joyed fun and all that pertams to a good time as Frances dlcl Her sweet laugh merry twmklmg eyes and dimples made for her many fnends Frances hked dancmg also other amusements cluding the movles much more than study She lntends to become a teacher Whatever the fu ture may have In store for her we wlsh her the success whlch she so nchly deserves A merry hear! goes all the clay JACOB TASHAMKA Born November 27 IS99 Lodz Poland Prep Ledge Street School The fame of the C H S wlll be more readily realrzed when we learn that It has spread to far off Poland and that acob came all the way from that distant land just to have the honor of being a graduate And hrs perseverance has been amply rewarded for he was one of our honor puplls jacob IS now of course a loyal American one of the few of us who have had a real mllltary tralnmg for at the Englxsh Hugh rn Boston he was an oth cer second lleutenant We are proud of havmg had so flne a fellow nn our class and he will have our good wishes wherever he goes Tramp tramp tramp the boys are marchmg ll I 1, ll ' Il ., I ' ' . , . . 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Q , , . , l he Aftermath CHESTER JOSEPH TOOHIL Chet Born une I9 1900 Worcester Mass Prep Ledge Str et School Chet dldnt look natural lf he didnt have at least one gurl m hrs lmmedlate vlcmrty the more the merrxer It was rumored that he mtended Jolnlng the army but after careful conslderatlon decided that much as he wanted to go to France hrs duty was to stay at home and look alter the girls We suspect hrs real reason for wnshmg to Joln the army was because he had seen ln English papers pictures of the delightful way the French gurls treat soldier boys Chesters ambltlon IS to become a farmer and devote his llfe to ralsmg chlck ens and we wish hlm all success ln this Somclhm between a hmdrance and a help GEORGE FREDERICK TRULSON Dulchre Born September 30 l899 Worcester Mass Prep Sever Street School room Many people wondered how he kept hrs pompadour down so mcely When asked about lt he always replled It needs cuttmg NOW He was rather shy with the falr sex but a man s a man for a that When the fever broke out m Room 5 for the game of checkers Dutchie showed he really understood the game In hrstory Mr Rlce delivered an A to hlm each ten weeks He leaves Classical wlth our best wishes for future pro perlty Nolhm succeeds 11 c success FOSTER COOK WHIDDEN Born November I2 IS99 Worcester Mass Prep Sever Street School Foster was one of the class heavy weights although he carried lt easily He was elected to the Sumner Club and was a worthy member of that ocrety In hrs senror year he was a mem ber of the Class Day Committee It IS Foster s mtentlon to go to Tech and learn the art of higher mathematrcs We surmise that rt rs hrs deslre to build brldges We surely wlsh hlm success but we want hxm to follow the advrce of these words Dont cross your brldges before you come lo them as Y' ll I! ' I ll ' ' I ' 9 - I , . , . . . i .. . .. Dutchie was very popular in Miss Jefts' ' ll . ' Y! , . ' ' Kl f , 1 I ll ' O! . ' ' li I! ' . s ' . .. . g .lr S . t . . - . . , ' U Class1calH1gh School EVELYN MARY WHITE Born February l I900 Worcester Mass Prep Ledge Street School Evelyn began her hugh school career at Eng lnsh but when we took possession of that bulldlng we were also fortunate ln acqulrmg Evelyn with her brown tresses and blue eyes It was Indeed a fortunate acqulsmon for Evelyn has not only been a popular glrl and a good student but has done some valuable work for the class For ln her senlor year she served on the Picture Com mlttee on which she was of great servrce She has our best wlshes for success and we feel we shall not wlsh tn vam Smooth runs the mater where the lzroo rs deep LILLIAN CECELIA WICKSTROM Born November 30 l900 Worcester Mass Prep Mrllbury Street School Lllllan came to use from West Boylston and we are decldedly glad she dnd The lmpresston galned by the hrst glance at her was very decelv mg for she looked very demure and meek with no hmt of the humor and pep which she really possessed In her last year lh Room 4 she suc ceeded ln destroylng the ldea that she was a quret lrttle mlss much to Mr Abbots vexatlon She was well llked by members of both sexes who knew her Lllllan has no deftmte plans for the future but wherever she will be we are sure thmgs wrll not be dull Her voice was soft and sweet and lon: an excellent thmt! m woman MARY FRANCES WILLIAMS Shortle Born une 30 I900 Worcester Mass Prep Mlllbury Street School Chatty friendly and tmy was Mary and al ways ready with a smlle She was always farthful and smcere ln the preparation of her lessons but never forgot to mmgle them with good tlmes Mary was quxte a basketball player ln her senlor year eluclmg the most vlgllant guards for she was able to slip underneath them and score a bas ket before they mlssed her Those who consider her awfully llttle must remember that Cond things often come m small packages 1 f - 1 . -. . 1 1 v 1 v , . v t. k . -v y n s u - ., . 1 u 1 . , ' . . , . , . . f Q 0 . . . .. X as - n . 1 . . , . ., . n v v ' 1 v 1 as - n .. . . .- The Aftermath DORIS WILLIAMSON Although with us only three years Doris won the esteem and admiration of the entire class It can be stated that she was the most conscientious and thorough worker the class had during the Junior year She was class secretary for three successive years and in her Junior year proved lnvaluable when it came to decorating the hall for the semor graduation In the summer of l9l 6 she was extremely ill and moved to Pennsylvania It was a source of great regret to the class that she could not graduate with us Though lost to sight to memory dear MAX JACOB WOLFF Born February 21 1901 Worcester Mass Prep Mrllbury Street School Max first became a celebrity of the class when as captain of the freshman debating team his voice was first raised in defense of humanity and he uttered that memorable statement As for war I consider it a sm Although Max tells us that outside of school he is quite a favorite with the girls his laurels in school were won chiefly at de liant boy as was shown by the fact that he com pleted the course ln three years and was an honor pupil As Miss Hunt says we expect to hear from him some day And still we gazed and still our wonder grew That one small head could carry all he now JEANETTE ETHYLE ZISKIN Cllflllf Born une 29 l90I Hartford Conn Prep Grafton Street School enme was another of those mysterious girls who never seem to wase any time in their studies yet always get by For she always followed the rule When Joy and duty clash let studies go to smash She was noted for her fancy shoes and stockings Still her face was worth attention as the accompanying illustration shows She made many friends during her stay at Classical and although last we by no means think her least Age cannot wither her nor custom stale Her lflffll'C variety bating and in his studies. Max was really a bril- ' If .ll ll! ' U! . J . , . - J ' H . . f f .xx ef? wer Q EF-:II f r R f Ill ' -'1 J 1 Q , , M 2 i' I A Q 4 I , fm., F' - C1 A qi L, - um1nf.-.N I he Aflernmlh TO BILlIIl ECKIQR H Juta e1ylltle 3 boy but l h 1 cute He s not at all hke other lads he certamly a 1eaut But lf he ew-1 hould leaxe Room Four We d hardly haxe a much fun any mo1e FOI he IS jut the hfe of the hunch Vlfhen he 19 suddenly glyen 1 punch And xx hen some pon der IS put on h1s face He ce1ta1nly can gne u '1 mrghtx ood cha e XX e bet a bunch of gnls wrote that TO DON CRACIN He Ju t the loxelxest llttle boy He s yery fond of all the gnls fEspec1ally one who wears long curls But me xslll one and all agree That Don IS what he ought to be So be not by our pome mlsled For remarkable bralns are 1n hlS head TO MARION lVla11on had a httle lamb Wlmo fondly llked MISS Rome Into exe1y room that Marlon ysent Alfred was sure to go TO FUNICE there 1 a young lady called Lun1e Q Eumes last name IS Beaudette Some people thmk she IS loony A-.nd that the squ1rrels yxxll get her yet Beyxare Eunle dont get too Moony V TO STANLEX btan btan ou1 p1es1dc-nt man BV heclx' he ua the basketball fan OUI team got beat but d1dnt cheat As manager and cheerleader Stan was neat 5545 W 'fi . 01! e'sso , ' Q ' , 'S X' l 1 ' S ', , Y. .v S v I v 'L 4 v 'Hr C ' ' I j st ' 'g ts. C 7 ' -J .. H ' s '. ' ', He s mamma s pet, and pappa s Joy, , . V I ! 7 Y .. .. , . V ' l I v . 5 ' Q V y .. . .. ,. . . A 1 '. 's . - , . L y c msn rrl H10 lr br rrnl Cragrn Toohrll ANQTHLR TO HER We wonder rf Marron Rowe If she rowrng wrth Alfred was gorng Would cause hrm to start up a row liy asltrng lrrm where he w as rowrng Instead of lettrng hrm row 3 If such a case should he so Would she request hrm to cease wrth lrs rowrng A rough rebuke to our hero And make hrm o on wrth the rowrn Because he was orng too slow Alfred rf you take Nlrss Rowe a rowrng Be sure vou don t call your oar rower Because they are oars and your hands are owers Unless somehody else does the rowrng Whose roarrng3 TO NEAL LFONARD There was a young fellow nimed Neal And oh' how that fellow could sprel But he kept the grrls lookrng wrth longrngs At hrs stage wonder lose makrng Leal TO MIL HENJRX Oh Mrl Ml he can he strll Mrl of the AFI! RNIAIH Qommrtteel But st ll trll she can he sh ll And make up a face not pretty So dont go hotherrng lVlrl TO MR PORTER Mr Porter sit rn 1 corner Ar a He pulled out hrs pen and w rote dow freshman he was wrnlcrng hrs eye n a P NI And sard W hat 1 great man im I I lose Helen Kafferman I second the motron A. I sl , 4 A C V I ' I, 3 V ' 3- , U ' .3 D . . 1 ' s ' s. 1 ., L 1 ' the r ' . N V lv -7. ' . 4 . ' ' . , His reports were preceded with warnings, - l , 5 Q c . A N . 2 r , sl . ri , ' . .c A c . , 4 .. r .. , L g . . . I lhc 4fIermalh TO JOHN Shannon of the joke committee Of us you have made a Joke We all admlt that you are witty And also are full of coke bo nom we end our little drtty TO NICOI L We ve mcknamed Nlcoll Sam And now we are reminded That Sam rhymes well xuth ham We re afrand that you d be bhnded By that most br1ll1antC3 slam TO FRANKIE We wonder lf Dyer can play the re We bet he can handle a harp We thunk he would make a swell to n crler xx l hat job IS as old as the ark TO MISS FISH lwmkle twmkle llttle star We all know who you are Lp above the class so hrgh Miss Flsh we gaze at you and sigh TO MAX All we could see was goggles and tle When he hrst got up and debated Some teeth and a voice to our ear and eye And on other senses have grated Mr O Regan Vvhat IS lt that fills all space vwhrch no wall or door can keep out 3 G Horan The smell of onlons Mr Reldy What rs meant by the die IS cast 3 Blanchard He shot a crap '22 . . . . .. .. , ' ly He'll probably be an air-scout flyer. , . 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T , - - s n I tl il ClassrcalH1gh .School SOME FAMOUS MYTHS The senior slergh rrde Dorothy l'rsh got a C, bca see3 The senlor play Don Cragrn was sllent for frve mmutes Mary lost ten pounds Mr Abbott playmg marbles Anna Callahan once suppressed a giggle Mr RICE passing back test papers the day after Martha Llbby makrng up a hrstory test Martha Kafferman mrssmg a swlmmmg lesson Max Wolff didnt know hrs Latin lesson Esther Grover smiled Every boy rn the class rs going to work on a farm Gen O Connor musterlng the 1911 contrngent Mr Goodwin remembered that the senrors were to have the hall for a meetmg Miss efts wasted five mmutes recltatlon trme Mr Rice Can you tell me what a buttress rs Murphy A nanny goat Lee I see the teachers have to wear rubber heels now Lee So they wont wake up the scholars Mr Howe Let me Impress It upon you that Lord Chatham was a Whrg was a Whrg of a Whrg the Whrggrest Whrg of all the Whrgs Z I want to ask you about a tragedy Mr Post What rs rt3 Zo- What IS my mark3 Mr Reldy Well John what do you know of the Aetolran League3 Carney I never follow up those hush leagues I8 How does rt feel to be a senlor3 I7 It rsnt a feelrng rt s a state of mrncl ' ' ' l23 - l W . -l , . - . . .. . ,. . li i! as U9 McKenna- Why? .. . .. 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' . 7 lhe Aftermath DEATH BED UTTERANCES OF FAMOUS MEN AND WCMEN Mr Goodwin Boys get to your rooms M Porter Where were you yesterday hour3 Mlss Fagerstrom Im sorry but I can s hx your schedule Miss Crane You mtl haxe to see Mr Porter about that Mr Wllson The last tlme I was abroad I Mr Abhott When I was ln college Mr Post Co ahead Miss Qraw lord Begin here for tomorrow renew Miss efts Are you there3 Wake up m the morning' Mrss Plerce For the honor of the C H S Mr Reldy Do you know what that gum IS made of3 Mrs Cummings One salad Mlss Dodge Co down the middle Mr Howe Qther things bemg equal If you please Mr O Regan All you hare to do rs to follow dlrectlons Mr Dowd Thus apparatus lsnt working Mr Powers Mlss Hunt Mr Roosevelt Mlss Marshall Wlro has permission to talk3 Ryan Be back Tuesday afternoon Smlth Walsh O Flynn Mr Pelton If you dont use your bean xt wlll dry up a Vllss Miss Miss Mr ln your head Miss Brown with pencil I lCk tlck tick' Therefore Mlss Wllllams What lady friend are you dreamlng of5 I9 Is chemistry hard9 I7 Mr 0 Regan assures us It IS very simple Mr O Flynn What are the hve senses3 Sel7o Nickels Toohll Are you going to Helen s party5 Cragln I shall be out of town that exenlng Toohll I wasnt muted either n rattle around - as va . i , . an vs rl T Y Ti... 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T I . - n - 1 va - tn - n - H v - - - vu M ' r f !G5S1CdlHlQl1bC1100l Ihe three M s taught m Room 8 Morals Manners Math Correct answers gather A s but clever ones turn away D s It s a strange report that s all A s Freshmen should not talk as though they were seniors Dont try to bluff a lesson more than four times a week Always brmg a magazlne to study 1n free perlods Mr Porter s blte IS as bad as hrs bark Post graduates are not as wonderful as they look A blufhng pupll gathers no A s Freshmen rush ln where seniors fear to tread As those outslde the lunch counter see lt The hrs shall be last and the la t s al be hrst Bowen I wouldnt mlnd bemg ln your shoes 'Wr Abbott Wny Bowen Mine leak Miss Walsh Descrlbe a mosqurto Brll Heagney They are very rellgrous MISS Walsh How s that3 Blll lhey hrst slng over you then prey on you Mlss Crawford one P M ln the Jarl fRoom 7 What are you dolng here5 Dot Bliss turnlng some pages of a magazrne Studying Mr Post What was Macbeth3 btupld He was a chicken thief Mr Post Vvhat glves you that lmpress1on3 Same It says he murdered most foul Why do we hate to hear Martm Post s 1n1t1als reversed5 Mr O Regan Cine the occurrence of water Nlrss Donahue Err It generally occurs ln ram .. 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N 1 Fx Q AH uma This store closes every day ln the weelc at 5 30 P lVl ll'lClUClll'lQ Sa urday I xlrzbfzvhfvl in 1840 I' nlarged lieautlhed M odelmled After forty slx years of buslness mtegrlty the new and greater Denholm Sz McKay Store stands today a a monument of commercial progress ancl modern enterprise Year by year smce 1ts organization the growth and progress of the Denholm 8: McKay Store has been most marked each succeedmg year crowned wlth greater success Today the Denholm 6: McKay Store IS as complete ln arrangement of departments as fine ln department ap pomtments and as modern ln service facllltles as any store ln America being excelled only ln SIZC Slxty four Complete Stores lll One Each a Specmlty Shop Speclallzatlon ln every llne of merchandise has devel opecl a stock of merchancllse at the Denholm 8: McKay Store that IS of the highest excellence Our merchandise IS fl ht Our prlces are falr ln every mstance VlSllOfS alw ays welcome We suggest talung an ele valor to the sixth floor and a leisurely stroll through the other floors to the basement Denholm Sc McKay Lo H limlmz Slow 484 to 500 Ham St lXT0I'CCSlZCI, Mass lomts of Speer tl Interest The New Sixth Floor Restaurant Wanting Room Chlldrens Play Room Welfare Rooms for Employees Sanitary Krtchen Art Gallerres 5 h Floor Interior Decorating Studio Sth Floor Vlctrola Rooms 5th Floor Housewares Stores Fourth Floor The Beautiful Shop of Vlfomens and Misses Apr arel Thlrd Floor The Yvette Beauty Shop Thlrd Floor Th Mllllnery Shop Second lqloor The Baby Store Second Floor The Great Street Floor The Bargam Basem nt 1- A D , . 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