Dover High School - Tiger Yearbook (Dover, NJ)

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GEORGE COLVIN “George” “ meddle with no man's business but mj) on n.” How many of you would have defied everything to finish school? Such a fellow is George Colvin. George came into High School with us four years ago and finishes with us this June. If ever you want a good conscientious worker don’t forget George. He has studied hard and has earned all of those good marks you will find upon his report-card. Yes, and he remembers a great deal more than most of us do. loo. George played on the football field with great distinction. He was always present at school dances, ever finding some way to help out. In fact, he will work at most anything that is for the good of his class. His class spirit never falters; he plugs away at one thing as hard as he does at another. George has always won respect from all his class and we feel perfectly sure that if he keeps up the good work he will win just as much respect when he docs out into the world. RONALD CRATER “Ronnie” “All's Well that ends well.” You have all heard of Ronnie, so he needs no introduction, but as you do not know him as well as we do, perhaps it is necessary for us to try to inform you a little more regarding his most intimate characteristics. To start with, we gladly say that Ronnie is a first-class fellow, always coming in for his share of the treats. However, despite this good trait there is one thing that some in the class do not like, and that is, Ronnie talks too much with the girls. If some fellow is talking with his best girl, Ronnie will come along and rob this fellow of his prize; but it is not because he likes to be mean, but it is simply because he likes the girls so much . Ronnie promises to become a great man, and if he ever gets to be President we all sincerely believe he will give each member of the Senior Class a job for life. WILLIAM CRAWFORD “Bud” ''Brevity is the soul of wit.” No, gentle reader, this is not Hercules staring at you from the picture. It is also not a descendant of the prehistoric race of giants, but merely diminutive Willie; William Crawford, if you wish to know it all. He is next to Crater the baby of the class; not in age, understanding or intellect, but only in size, which, after all, is no reflection upon either him or his family, or his class. In fact, his class is justly proud of little William, both for his ability to master the preplexing and intricate mazes of school work, and for his gloom-dispelling humor. He is often witty enough to provoke the teachers into laughter. One singular thing about him is that he never has trouble with the Trig problems he does not attempt. This is quite logical, to be sure, but since we have never seen him have trouble with the things he does attempt, we know that he will continue his life in the same way, and always be a credit to our class and to the school. 14

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JULIA BURNS “Jule” “ have often regretted mjj speech, never my silence. WE wish to begin a most remarkable account of our classmates with our singer Julia; Julia is first on our roll call, so necessarily is the first victim of all the assaults made upon the class. One of the most pleasing things about Julia is that she can sing well, she took us off our feet one day, in the auditorium, when she sang one of her songs remarkably well. Whether or not her ambitions tend in this direction, however, we cannot say, but if she doesn't take it up, we expect that some day we will find her in some glorious school, ruling her children with a rod of iron. Then, again, on the other hand, she may become married to some promising young man and become the mistress of millions, who knows ? Before closing the beginning of our tremendous account, let us add that Julia was always well liked by us all, and we hope that if she does get married, she will treat her hubby as nicely as she has us. WILLIAM HAROLD CHESHIRE “Ches” The curled darling of the Nation. If barbers were to depend on Harold's patronage they would go bankrupt. He’s the envy of all the girls and they all want the prescription for curling their hair naturally. Harold is quite a scholar and they claim, a regular Vernon Castle on the floor. He never misses a dance and you might as well call it off if his presence does not grace the occasion. He always is in style by wearing -a smile. Harold is planning to take up electricity, when he leaves our pleasant realms, and if he does, we all wish him the best of all good luck and hope that in the years to come he will not be last on Life’s highway to success. PENROSE CHRISTMAN “Pennie” Ah, lvh ) should life all labour be? Turn your head a little to the southwest and cast your eyes, for a moment, upon the shining countenance of one Penrose Christman, Professor of Trigonometry, and scholar of Chemistry. Penrose is one of our rural friends, but spends most of his time in Dover, although we have heard lately that he travels to Wharton sometimes for diversion. One of “Pennie’s pet hobbies is giggling. Whenever he has nothing else to do, he can always find relief in a suppressed giggle, although this girlish trait sometimes annoys the teachers considerably. In playing basketball, however, he refrains from this, and always puts up a good game because of his lightning speed on the court. He is the first substitute for the Varsity basketball team. Although he studies hard in Trigonometry, we thing it will do him no harm, for we may some day find those two little initials (C. E.) behind his name, (not cabbage-eared), but Civil Engineer. 13

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JOSEPH DICK “Joe “Men of few words are the best men. Many a time and oft have we gone to any athletic game to hear the Cheer Gang yell at short intervals, “Ya Dick! ya Dick! ya Dick! In fact, we heard it so often that we began to investigate to see who this Dick was. We found him to be our own classmate, our own little Joe that sat so meekly and humbly in his seat. It amazed us to think that a boy so quiet would have so much noise made about him, but when we finally came to know what a really good athlete he was that wonderment banished. Joe is the all-around athlete of the school, having won a good many games in every line for us. He was captain of the football in 1916 and manager of the baseball team in 1917. So you perceive, dear reader, that Joe was no mean dependent, but rather he is a fellow that has marked his high school career with athletic successes. DOROTHY DRUMMER Dot “Thou smilesl and art still out-topping knowledge. And now, if you peep into the next alcove, you will see Dorothy Drummer, studying her Chemistry lesson perhaps. Dot is the brightest star in the firmament of the Class of 17, at leas! in scholarship. We can predict nothing less for her than the honor of valedictorian. There is but one thing that dims her brilliance, and that is her modesty. To speak with her. one would not think she was exceptionally bright, but when she recites the truth comes out from her hiding place, and asserts itself without any further aid. We do not know anything about her habits, but we do know that her favorite exercise is dancing. She does not take part in athletics, but is always a faithful rooter. (We must have an audience, you know.) Her chief pastimes are pinochle and jacks, two fitting exhibitions of her intellect. But even though she may never secure a position as basketball coach, she may, in some future year, be seen, (if she is not married in the meantime), teaching little children that two and two are six. JOHN EDGE Edgie “Then he will talk—, good gods! how he will talk! Occupying the next cape is the biggest animal by the name of Edge, in the captivity of the Senior Class. It is true that John is not as fat as he used to be, for all we have to do is Turn back the universe” a few years and see him in short trousers, supported by a pair of piano legs. Somehow or other, either through worry or a disappointed love affair, he has lost weight, but we think, and he knows that he is much better since. He is now engaged, during his leisure hours, in more reducing experiments, the Dover Guards being the “reducing agent, and we expect him to be a perfect thirty-six” by next September. John has a delightful propensity for being the leader, (delightful for him, but humiliating, to say the least, for others.) It is this, however, that has made a number of our affairs successful, and we advise John to continue being “boss,” as long as he can get away with it. 15