East High School - Orient Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Class Prophecy n ANNA CAROLINE MCK Pag Eight “Should .mid acquaintance be forgot An' never brought to min’? We hope the date will think of thin In nineteen thirty-nine. DECEMBER 31. l‘ 38—Twenty-five long, drear)' years spent amongst the heathen, thousands of miles away from civilization and friends, a stranger in a strange and hostile land. At last my mission here is ended and I am again free to join my own people. I have watched and waited for this eventful hour and it has come finally. Tomorrow our good ship will set sail for Home and I am counting the hours until I shall be in dear old Rochester again. What a vision home brings to my mind! Vividly I see the Class of January 1915 and how anxious I ant to know whether each one achieved the successes he was striving for. January 1. 1939—Set ? ail for San Francisco. Imagine my surprise when on board the vessel. I recognized the Captain as Whyland Sprang and I knew his ambition had been realized for he was at least running something. I asked him to introduce me to a party of tourists whom I thought looked familiar. One was Count Rockford Filski and another Sir William Grimm. English noblemen. What a change. thought I. “in my former class-mates! They were forced to go to America to put up bail for two people whom they thought I might know. Did I ? -Poor Maury Komenski had tried to get money under false pretenses ami was caught at it this time: no. he was not class treasurer but a politician: the other was Irwin Cole, the famous soapbox orator, charged

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student presidents they have ever had. This office was held by Winfield Rietler. I-eola Mayer and Luella Good ridge played on the girls' basketball team. t hir fourth and last year was the most eventful one. In February we held our Junior Dance. post| oncd from our Junior year. It was an “all-around success. This year Helene Tierney was a member of the girls' debating team and helped East High to keep the Delta Phi cup. The chess team was captained and managed this year by two of our members, Sol Posner and Maurice Komenski. respectively. Engle Marks played on the school basketball team, and Winfield Rieller was Censor of the Roman State. Hernice Dodder proved a most capable editor-in-chief of Dtr Kamtrad. Class History [Continued] n The members oi the class have all worked for the interests of the school and have attained results of which the school and class may be justly proud. May this history help the class of January 1915 to recall in the future its happy high school days. IIelenk A. Tikrnky. Class Historian. Page Sara teen

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with hot( ?)-hcadcdness in delivering an oration on “How To He Happy Though Married.” Class Prophecy January 3— Arrived in San Francisco. («lad to he under the Stars and [Continued] Stripes again. Women had at least obtained their rights here; the customs inspectors were Cora Fowler and Mary Cohen. The largest hotel was run by Reed Du Bois. 1 then went to the “Minton Gardens. Katherine Poorman was clerk here. Upon being shown around in the kitchen. I caught a glimpse of Elston Yacgcr employed as head cook and Conrad Zaenglein as dish washer: Edward Ashworth was general girl.” So this was a result of women's rights. Deliver me! January 5—And still as I near New York. I meet more of my friends. In Chicago, where I stopped off to view the stock yards, I noticed Joseph Lisson who was extremely happy, being still able to shoot the bull. I visited an exposition here, and whom should 1 meet but David Hackwell and I am sure his ambition was realized as he was the perfect model for Goldman, Levine Begy, makers of Klass Klothes.” January 7—At last, the Statue of Liberty and New York; almost home! My attention was attracted to a small urchin who persisted in trying to sell me a paper. Finally I yielded, but horrors! what difficulties did I encounter as I again endeavored to labor through German! The editor of Die Hausfrau was Hernice Docjilcr. On the first page under Isadore Messingcr’s picture, printed in large red letters: If You Want Your Rights. Vote for Messinger dfl Socialist Ticket.” In looking through the paper. I noticed that Clayton Bush had been unable to pose for “Slimy Si the Sleuth for some time, as late hours did not agree with him. and l age Nineteen