Conneaut High School - Tattler Yearbook (Conneaut, OH)

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to recite, thus perfecting a rebellion which forever broke up the despotism of the Civics teacher. We are living in hopes that Jennie will not be blown off the High Level Bridge for should such a thing occur, her highly sensitive nature would hardly survive the shock. Jennie never talks much and for that reason makes one of the best listeners, a delight to all teachers who relish attention in class. Ralph Wagoner is another splendid athlete, whom C. II. S. loses this year. It was lie who last year won the individual medal at the County Field meet, the first Con-neauter in many years to carry off this honor. Perhaps the most noticeable characteristic of Ralph is his unassuming manner. Kverything is done on the quiet by him. even hie heartiest laughs being of this nature. Wraggie never acted up in American History except to whisper a very little to his seat mate, and on rare occasions, to indulge in a silent chuckle. Lena Walker next occurs to me. a shy timid lass with a clinging manner and woes enough to make an ordinary person thin. But Lena is -certainly no ordinary person. Though her name would signify it. she is no piker but is “Johnnie on the spot whenever michief of any kind is afloat. Among the most prominent of her antics 1 might mention th amusement she created while reading her serious Junior essay. How her eyebrows did rise and fall, how her dimples came and went, how her lisp stuck in her throat, and how hei knees and paper shook ! Nevertheless we enjoyed it and that amply repaid Lena. Then there was the impromptu presentation speech which she tendered to Miss Lett as an accompaniment to the donation of a watermelon, guaranteed uneatable, and carefully engraved. Lena is very much interested in Pages but evidently they do not belong to her school books, and there is something of the mysterious about her for she has never recounted the manner in which she raised her physics grade. Forest Walrath is one of those long drawn out fellows who remind us pleasantly of after-dinner toothpicks, high ideals, and, in this particular instance of “long green” for Forry is our class treasurer and a good one he is. : one time he thought Lena and he would make a good team, but for some reason they didn't hitch very well. Soon there were no more readings of German, nights after school, and Forrv's heart flew out to the ranks of the Alumni. Xow 1 think that is all. but hold on, just wait. Oh yes, there is Katherine, mostly called Kate. Though Katie is from the country you would never know it for she is certainly not dull and if coaxed insistently she would display her accurate knowledge of German. She is always talking about the “ages of parallelopopeds” (edges of parallelopopedsl and telling us how she was “becomin highly eddicated for she was beginning to put on her g's.” She played catch a great deal with Bessie and last year evinced much interest in the Field meet, although she did not go for fear that she would “git to rcadin the signs and fall down.” So endeth the history of the class sent forth from the old Broad Street Building. But before we take leave of you. there yet remains one duty to perform, that of disposing of cur superfluities. To the Freshmen we bequeath our defects, great or small. May they overcome them as we have done; to the Sophomores—empty headed gabblers—the well deserv ed animosity of a finished product; to the Juniors our stainless reputation, to keep pure and undefiled; to the beloved teachers our heartiest thanks, and good wishes for the tuture. May these grateful partakers of our bounty enjoy their activities in the new building as we have done in the old. which is now given over to the defacements, disfigurements and despoliations of the modern Assyrians—those uncouth denizens of the grades; from which, marvelous to say. seniors are developed, to whom, instead of a beloved institution our 28

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the hall-bat with a vim worthy of a better cause. Hut it is altogether fitting and proper that she should do this as. from present indications, hers will probably be a base-ball career, although she will not have a place on the diamond. Bessie is of a very affectionate nature, and one day when recpiested insistently. by Professor Williamson to take a seat nearer him. is said to have ejaculated “Oh dear” with such a loving intonation that our staid instructor was completely overcome. Now my ears are deafened by the hurricane voice of Mildred Loomis, who it is said, imbibed too much sweet cider at our call on the Cider mill while on our geologizing expedition. Anyway it is known that she raved all the way home at her companion. Hazel Rich, or Black eyed Susan, is a prim young lady with a rosebud mouth and a bewitching pucker between her •yebrows. probably due to groundless worries over her standing in Physics. Hazel is very rebellious and even the elements can’t stop her for she went driving in that dreadful storm which did so much damage to our city and sat unmoved through all the confusion. Athletic shoulders and dental smile distinguish Harry 1 r “Cap Olson from the rest of us boys. Me is a heap big Athlete as many a scalp which bedecks his belt proclaims, lie is not satisfied with a mere place in athletics, but must occupy first place. His official positions he filled with efficiency and as President of the Athletic Association always treated the meeting to the spectacular phenomenon of his —killing blush. “Cap showed the perfection with which he 'an embrace one of the opposite sex—an art only acquired by long practice—when he embraced Ruth as Penelope in our Junior Farce. Reva Rogers is another surburban lass, coming from Pumpkin hook, and dragging after her a long list of names belonging to those whose hearts she has entangled. Probably the best illustration of the havoc, which her coquetry has wro t is the blighted life of Ken Dean. It was Reva who took such extensive notes on the topic—At. Agues. Eve. Did you ever hear of a girl who never sighed either for riches, beauty, affection or any of the thousand and one things to which feminine minds turn? I have heard of just one such person and she is Alberta Stone. Hut then why should she sigh? Riches have no charm for her. because her natural talents outweigh mere gold: and then too she has enough beauty to satisfy even the most exacting: as for affection— well sonic things arc better left unsaid. Alberta can be and generally is most dignified—a colossal figure of classic mien— but to know her as she really is. one should hear her merry infectious laugh, which is hound to attract attention anywhere. but especially in the assembly room. Her conversations are marvelous but alas! they are generally carried on surreptitiously in an undertone especially in classrooms. Though Ray Rifenburg has not been with us long there has been time given to learn to respect this young man from North Springfield very much. Ray is the star pupil in Physics but 1 think he enjoys Virgil class most of all. Certain it is he makes it most interesting for the rest of us. We would not for worlds have the famous Carthaginian queen called Dido and the expression of “defiling her face with her feet. is ferocious to say the least. In Arithmetic he is equal to the majority, neither the Metric System or Specific Gravity holding any terrors for him. It was in this class by his oft-repeated remark “Why I don’t see” that he exposed to us his reason for wearing glasses. Jennie Sanders could not be called the least bit Athletic by her worst enemy and her conduct, in the main is ladvlike though last year she did “stoop to conquer” when she, nottobe outdone in nerve by the other members of the class—declined

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venerated Alma Mater will seem a hated prison. together in after years so that we may never forget the So with shoulders squared and courage high we resolute- pleasant associations of our youth. lv face the future, to engage in various pursuits. But may the same spirit which united us in High School bind us SAM McAUJSTKK