Dover High School - Tiger Yearbook (Dover, NJ)

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ROBERT B. JENKINS Bob.” Senator” Srvans sing before they die, 'truere no bad thing Did certain persons die before they sing.” Hail, noble Jenkins, Editor-in-Chief of this Eternal Edifice, and sole survivor of the Johnsonian style of literature. Hail to thy countless offices, recorded in this book. To be sure, Robert Jenkins has many offices, even if they do not impose duties upon him. He is very conscientious. Before accepting any office, he carefully weighs the opportunities for receiving graft, only taking those by which he will receive the most. In Chemistry, he is very brilliant; having discovered a method bleaching cherries to a red color. He is also a great admirer of the United States, the government of the people, by the people, and for the people.” But with all his faults and ambitions, he was very industrious about publishing this book, and we prophesy that he will some day become a great publisher, provided he does not write the matter for the books himself. EDITH JOHNSON “Jack” “O, it is excellent To have a giant's strength.” The next character in our rogue’s gallery is Edith Johnson, called Jack because of her strength and pugilistic tendencies. Her address is R. F. D. No. 2 (We don’t know where this is, but imagine it is in the country somewhere.) Edith walks to school every morning, and always enters with a flush of brightness on her cheek. This daily exercise probably accounts for her great strength. Jack, for in athletics she was never Edith, was a star on the girl’s basket-ball team for two years, even while laboring under the responsibilities of Manager. As to her favorite color and flower, we cannot say. and we have not noticed that she has ever been afflicted with that disease of the heart, lovesickness. On the whole, for we hope no one will pick her to pieces, Edith is a fine fellow, (No, I mean girl) and we feel sure that she will go out into the world, and sweep everything before her (especially mere man). DAVID KRAFT Crafty David” Study to be quiet. Quite a number of years ago (surely not more than five or six) there dropped into the comparatively quiet town of Dover one who was brought up in the famous “City of Churches. He seemed to bring with him the mannerisms and traits of a Brooklynite, besides a great velocity of speech, which, with constant care during four years of kind training under the head of the English department, has somewhat abated. To tell the truth, our dear friend Mr. Kraft takes it all as a joke when we arc entertained by his loquaciousness. ’ But for all that he is a good sport, especially when the basket-ball season approaches; he being on the job with his shrill whistle. 19

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GUSTAV P. HELLER Gus” When I ope my lips, let no dog bar If. Gus has been the instrument that has written many of these harsh and cruel character sketches and we do not think it more than fair to give him a taste of his own medicine. However, we are going to be broad minded and let him off easy; in fact, we must admit, altho we hate to do it, that we can not find anything about Gus that is really worth knocking. Gus is on the debating team and he has shown here that he has a great ability toward that line, especially when it comes to talking of “brotherly love.” Some of his brotherly love is most clearly brought out in some of the character sketches. On the level, however, we want to keep good our words: we find Gus to be a fine fellow, holding with good judgment the office of President of our class and winning much respect from it and admiration from the school in general. MABEL HILL “Smiler” Laugh, and the world laughs with you. This member of our class hails from Wharton, a city of brotherly love and one church. If you would like to call, and upon asking her where she lives, she should reply, “Next to the church,” do not ever be so ignorant as to say, “Which church?” Despite her pious surroundings and solemn environment, she is very merry and gay, and whenever you turn your glance in her direction, you may behold her con- vulsed with laughter. When asked why she does not attend the school dances, she invariably replies that she is too stupid to learn how to dance. We wonder if this is the real reason, or whether she just has a natural avidity for boys. No; it is surely not this. We think sometimes that her father must own stock in the Traction Company, for she entices boys to throw nickels away like stones. We haven’t noticed any other serious failings about this maid from Wharton, but whatever they may be, they are counter-balanced by the happy smile which is constantly on her face. FREDERICK HONEYCHURCH “Honey” Speech is silver, silence is golden. Cheer up, you Doverites. Frederick is a native dweller of Wharton and he has only honored us with his presence by one memorable year. “Honey” was one of the foremost debaters in the great debates recently held in Dover High School. Here, he pitted his great knowledge against his opponents and here, he swelled the auditorium with his majestic words and insurpassable eloquence that held the audience spellbound with admiration. We only regret that Fred did not try for the football team, because with his powerful form and fleet legs the Dover team would have been made unconquerable. When June comes it will find Fred physically and mentally fit to cope with all the hardships of the world and triumph over them. 18

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ESTHER LEWKOWITZ “Esther” She that is slow to anger is better than the mighty. We may now gaze upon the fair countenance of Esther Lewko-witz. Another with an equally sweet disposition would be hard to imagine. If anyone ever beheld Esther angry the fact would be jotted down as a memorandum in history. But we must turn toward her capabilities. As a stenographer—-well, she can make the typewriter hum; only she always puts one “p” in the words that should have two “p’s . She says there is only one “p” on the typewriter. We may wonder why Esther receives great rewards on her report card, but a glance into her study-hour at night would certainly make us rest assured. Such deep thought and concentration cannot but bring good results. A very good example. Esther. In after years, we may see Esther as an agent for soap wrappers, or sewing machine needles. Then, again, she might use the knowledge she obtained in Dover High School as a means of being a private secretary to a great railroad or mining president. Nevertheless, we all wish good luck and fortune to our Esther. MARGARET LYNCH “Margaret Man delights not me. Alas! we now have Margaret Lynch! Four years ago she entered, a shy and studious individual. But now there is no traits whatever to identify the past Margaret with the one here presented. She is an Irish lassie, well known for her sly glances and cunning smiles. Talking, laughing and fooling seem to be her favorite pastimes during school hours. She delights in causing confusion just as robust Seniors delight in teasing dainty and delicate Freshmen. Margaret nearly met the end of her existence in High School when she met with an accident in one of her studies, but fortunately, by much hard labor and patience, she helped to prove the old adage, “Where there s a will there’s a way,” and is among our class of '1 7. We have predicted farming, scientific and otherwise, for Margaret s future career. The only reason is because of her unmistakably sweet and pleasant temper which will prove an excellent advantage in handling seemingly impossible farm tools. LYDIA MALDEIS “Idjit” O woman! in our hours of ease uncertain, coy and hard to please. Westward Ho! No, she did not come from California; she came from a girls’ school, Baltimore, where the only male to be seen was the principal. Was it any wonder that she gazed, awestricken at the boys? But a few basket-ball games and a number of dances soon banished all her fears. And that isn’t all. She is one of the best artists that Dover High has ever had for centuries to come. She can paint bedsteads, chicken coops, sofa pillows and barns. (And the teachers when their backs are turned.) You will find many of her renowned works hanging in Carnegie’s library. She also drew cartoons for The Clarion, which everyone liked “right well.” She is particularly good in English, History, Chemistry, German, dancing, catching ball, roller skating, moving pictures and tennis. She is very fond of nature and dogs. With all these accomplishments we surely wish her success and good luck. 20