Cuyahoga Falls High School - Cuyahogan Yearbook (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)

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Seniors Ruth Gwendolyn Alspaugh “Delphian” Class Play 4, President Delphian 3, V. President 4. Literary Contest—-first prize 1. “Careful and troubled about many things.” Ruth is a busy, enterprising girl who is always doing something worth while. She spares no pains in doing well all she attempts, especially her lessons. She is goodnatured and always willing to help anyone. Her favorite occupation is keeping track of a certain Senior. Dorathea Virginia Bayles “Chestnut Burr” Basketball 1-2. “There is no pleasure like the pain of loving and being loved.” “Dord” firmly believes in the art of appearing as well as possible. And she succeeds; at least she ought to succeed. What time she does not spend in improving her appearance, she spends in mak- ing use of it, the appearance, not the time. Her favorite occupation is entertaining a Junior. Phyllis Bond “Delphian” Basketball t-2-3-4 “Tis safer being meek than fierce.” Phyllis came over the bounding waves from England, bringing along with her a quaintness which must belong to the maidens of that coun- try. She is one of the best liked persons in our class, for she is a versatile person, athletic, socially inclined, businesslike. Her favorite occu- pation is basketball, for that is one thing she especially enjoys. 19

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The History of the Class of 1920—Continued This year the flu epidemic closed the schools for a number of weeks in the middle of the term. So when we returned, we had to study extra hard and make up for lost time. The Junior girls carried away the championship in basketball in the tournament between the high school classes. 1 he girls were quite surprised at this because they did not expect to win. It must have been a streak of luck. Nevertheless, we were glad that the luck was in our favor. One day in early spring, we heard that the Canadian Band was going to give a concert in town. Thinking we would not be dismissed, many Juniors and Seniors met in the park instead of going to school. We met the Band and gave them a royal welcome. The (lay was a typical spring day, everyone declared they had spring fever. The penalty we paid for this escapade was to make up all time missed. This was done by staying half an hour after school had been dismissed. The next day we were dismissed in the afternoon to see an exhibition of a Tank. It was a cold dreary day, and those who had been in the mis- chief of the day before, were rather glad they had taken advantage of the only spring day. The High Cost of Living prevented us from giving the Seniors a reception this year. So we contented ourselves with a Junior-Senior party at the high school building. The event of the evening was a “Mock Commencement” by the Juniors. The Seniors declared it was the “best ever.” The rest of the evening was spent in dancing and play- ing games. The Seniors served the refreshments, after which the party broke up. Everyone saying they had a glorious time. Near the end of the year, examinations took up so much time that we did not have time to think of other things. As the Juniors walked out of the school build- ing on the last day, they greeted each other with “One more year.” Then in the fall of 1919, we returned as Seniors. Our class showed promise of being the largest class that ever graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School. There were thirty-seven in the class, ten boys and twenty-seven girls. 1 am sure we also showed that we had an unusual amount of knowledge before the year ended. Our Senior party, held in the fall, was a success. The evening was spent in dancing and a program. This was a busy year. The Seniors attempted to put out an annual larger and better than the one published the year before. 1 am sure they were successful in this attempt. They were also busy with orations and did not have time to think of mis- chief. On March 17, a Sophomore-Junior-Senior Dance was held at the high school building, and St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated in a glorious way. As these thoughts wandered through my mind. I could not help but think that those days were the best days of my life. There was a spirit of seriousness when it was time for lessons. And all sport was eagerly entered into by all. I am sure everyone of our class treasures the memories of their dear old school days. My dreams of days gone by were over, I closed the annual and came back to realities. 18

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Paul Ben way “Chestnut Burr” Basketball 2, Football 4, Class Play “He is full of valor as of kindness, princely in both.” Paul is one of these gentlemen who do not seem to be attracted much by the ladies. He takes his way calmly among us, doing what he is supposed to do, and occasionally doing what he is not supposed to do. His favorite occupation is being of some use, to some one, for something. Helen Murphy Dabney “Delphian” President Delphian 4, Oratorical Contest 4. Springfield, Ohio, 1, Huntington, W. Va., 2. “None knew her but to love, none named her but to praise.” , . .. H. Dabney came here last year looking as small and insignificant as she could. But she is not the kind of a person to remain so. Now she’s one of the shining lights of the class, in scholarship, activities, popularity, etc. Her favorite occupa- tion is telling folks how much they don’t know. i Irma Jean Duffy “Athenian” Basketball 1, Joke Bditor Hi-Kcho 4, Class Play. “Not only witty herself, but the cause of wit in others.” Jean is just plain funny, when she means to be, and when she don’t mean to be. Every word she says, everything she does, every expression that crosses her face is laughed at. She is one of these mistaken geniuses who are laughed at all the time. And like Mark Twain, she does not wish to be laughed at all the time. Her favorite occupation is typewriting for every- one but herself. 20