Collinwood High School - Railroader Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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 EBRUARY 6, 1929 saw the first organization of the illustrious class of January “32 whose members were drawn mainly from Nottingham. Longfellow. East Clark. Brett Memorial, Memorial. Patrick Henry. St. Jerome, and St. Joseph. Sophomores! Bullied as we were by over-bearing seniors we were nevertheless alive in school affairs. W e were ably represented in the operetta, “Pickles,” by Herbert Hiss. Don Motter. Elynor Eirons. and Ruth Tyler. Jean W'ilks was awarded a gold pin in the Cleveland Music Memory Contest for having a perfect paper. In the 10A. a stunt party was held in which each homeroom was represented by an original skit. The prize was won by the 10A5’s who presented the Whoopee Makers. Again in the 10A our class scored in the Thirteenth Chair.” a senior play in which Robert Webster had a leading role. Juniors!! As juniors we blossomed out giving promising signs of our greatness. not unfulfilled as seniors. In the operetta Bells of Beaujolis,” Ruth Tyler had a leading part and many others were members of the chorus. Esta Casterline won a spelling contest making her the champion speller of Collinwood. In the 11A a musical show, Here We Are.” our class was well represented. Negley Cochran and Ruth Tyler had leading roles in the “Vanishing Princess. Nine of our members have the honor of being charter members of the National Honor Society. They are Virginia Dangler, Lenorc Patterson. Virginia Seyfert, Justine Zele. Hazel Brindley, Leona Reynolds. Dorothy Dietz, Arnold Crompton, and Andrew Tennant. Jean Wilks won a gold pin for her speedy typing. Seniors!!! At last—the goal we had been striving for. Our first important accomplishment as seniors was the organization of our class. Carl Hertel easily won the office of president and Richard Mericle. Dorothy Dietz, and Walter Werner were elected vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. A ring committee was selected with Hazel Brindley as chairman. That this committee was efficient is proved by the fact that our rings arc the ones to 1)C selected as the standard ring. The 12A class gave us a dance which was a huge success; so towards the end of the semester we repaid them with a dance, equally successful. Our basketball team succeeded in winning two out of three basket-ball games from the 12A’s— no mean victory. Our 12B Prom was a social success and the proverbial good time was had by all. Jean Wilks, Amelia Mervar. Josephine Modic, Nelson Gregory, Negley Cochran, and Dorothy Ott were received into the National Honor Society making a total of fifteen members of our class in the society. When we returned to school in September as 12A’s our first duty was the re-organizing of the hall guard system. We congratulate ourselves that it has been more efficient and cooperative due to our efforts. Our first social enterprise was the giving of a dance for the 12B’s. The 12A Prom is an event we will always remember. It marked the formal closing of our high school social activities. Nelson Gregory, Hazel Brindley, Andrew Tennant, and Virginia Seyfert took competitive examinations for scholarships at Oberlin. Three offices on the Student Council were captured by 12A’s. .Richard Mer-

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WILKS, JEAN Commercial The fairest garden in her looks. And in her mind the wisest books. National Honor Society Student Council IDA, 11B, 1-B: 12A. Treasurer Bridge Club Roosters Club Ring Committee Finance Committee Rookie:, Assistant Editor Dress Committee Spotlight Editor Tower, Literary Editor Secretary to Miss Nigh . . Commencement Pageant—Spirit of Commerce Quill an l Scroll, Secretary Class Night Valerians Glee Club WRIGHT, LOUIS Technical “I have gained my experience. Electrical Shop Assistant Dance Club Hall Guard. Lieutenant Electrical Club ZEBRAUSKAS, FELICIA Commercial “Soft peace she brings.” Basketball Ixrttcr 10A Commercial Round Table BALABAN, ANNA She sang and e'en the nightingale paused and listened.” Opera Club Choral Club Glee Club Gym Captain Bells oi Beaujolais ' Musical Revue Commercial Round Tabic Rest Room Assistant TERHUNE, WILLIAM EDWARD Technical A man of sovereign farts he is esteemed.” Honor Roll 12A Metal Trades Club 10I512A Science Club 12A Class Night WOLEEN. VERNA LOUELLA Commercial Her ways are ways of pleasantness And all her paths are peaee.” Bridge Club 10A. 11B, 11A Dance Club I2R Commercial Round Table 12A Booklet, Art Committee Dress Committee YORKOVITCH, WILLIAM Academic Thou animated torrid-rone. Baseball Club 1IK ltaskctball Club IIA Booklet. Activities Committee Hall Guard, Lieutenant Glee Club Gymnasium Club I2H Class Night ZELE. JUSTINE Commercial I cannot say a cron is white Hut needs must call a spade a spade.” National Honor Society L'shers Club 1 IB Honor R I! Biology Club 10B Masquers Club 11A Booklet. Activities Committee Student Council Desk Secretary to Mr. Naujoks Class Night Commencement Pageant—Page LANG, LYMAN Technical “Where the stream rmutest smoothest. The water is deepest. Electrical Club 12B, I2A SCHLETER, WILLIAM FRED I’ll warrant him heart-whole.' Aeroplane Club 10A Euclidean Club 11B Social Club 12B Science Club 12A LUSENHOP, MARJORIE Academic “The fair, the chaste and unexpre.s-sive she.” Glee Club 12A Honor Studyball Chairman

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icle, Josephine Modic, and Jean Wilks were chosen as president, secretary, and treasurer. Hazel Brindley was awarded an Honor Pin in the 11 A. In the 1211 Andrew Tennant and Virginia Sevfcrt received Honor Pins. The literary abilities of our class have not been negligible. Dorothy Aldinger has been editor-in-chief of the 'Power for two years. Jean Wilks was on the Tower stalT one year, the last semester being literary editor. Jean Wilks and Kathrine Chenoweth were editors of the Spotlight. Lenore Paterson and Josephine Modic were also on the Spotlight staff. Several of our members have scored along histrionic lines. Virginia Dangler, Virginia Scyfert, Tom McPeak, and Robert Webster all had leading roles in “Monsieur Bcaucairc.” Dick Mericle, Boh Webster, Ncgley Cochran, and Tom McPeak, had leading roles in the three senior plays given in the fall. Ruth Tyler. Esta Casterline. Ruth Hyde, Jane Ruic. Lois Pratt, Dorothea Ott. and Irene Exelby have been outstanding in the “22 Playshop. Several 12A girls have not only been members of the Valerian Club, girls' honorary society, but have also held offices. They arc Hazel Brindley, Virginia Seyfert. Dorothy Dietz, Justine Y.ele, Dorothy Ott, Leona Reynolds, Jean Wilks, Dorothy Aldinger. and Hazel Grapentine. The Gamma Chapter of the Hi-Y has been a great success. Richard Mericle. Andrew Tennant, Burtain McCain are the officers. All the officers of the National Honor Society arc 12A’s. Xegley Cochran was elected president; Hazel Brindley, vice president; and Virginia Seyfert. secretary and treasurer. Five more members will lie added at graduation. Dorothy Aldinger was president of the Quill and Scroll Club, an honorary international journalistic club of unusually high requirements, and Jean Wilks was secretary for a year and a half. Our last memories of Collin wood were Class Xight and Commencement. Class Xight was a modernized Mother Goose musical show and a one-act play, “The Knave of Hearts, starring Ruth Tyler. Charles Tame, and Nelson Gregory. The idea for Commencement was worked out by Hazel Brindley. The receiving of our diplomas on January 2«S formally closed our high school careers.