East High School - Orient Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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superintendents of the city schools, were attending the School Teachers' Association Convention at Albany. I heard a most terrific noise, and looking down the street, I saw several pennants upon which were engraved, We want a four hour working day. In the center with sleeves rolled up, and gesturing wildly, I recognized Ruth Blaesi, and Helen Blumensteil, who were the leaders of this cause, supported by Francis Wait. In the rear were Margaret Browne and Carolyn Burns assisted by Ruth Henry and Margery VValters who earnestlyyopposed this agitation. just at this exciting point, I was rudely startled by a sharp touch upon the shoulder and I heard a voice that sounded remarkably familiar say For goodness-sake, Bob, hurry up and finish cleaning those papers. You've been exactly two hours and twenty minutesf' It was with reluctance that I roused myself suliiciently to accomplish the ordinary commonplace task assigned to me, and for the time, forget the great achievements of the Class of january, Nineteen Hundred and Eighteen. THE MEDIANNUS BOARD Class Prophets The class fvropliecy is cz combination of flzree propliecifs zwilfazzv by Katlzcrizza Fillingliam, Madeline Ii-vans and Nelson' Croivvll. Parts of all three liaiw' been revised and CUIIIIJIIZCCI' by tivo llll'IlZl7t'l'S of The Ilffddldllllllj Board, Jaan. Laidlaw and .losepll Adams, to zvlzom is due Hzwzlcli of flzc credit for its sizccess. ' 22

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James McGregor, an Indian, discussing the easy job lsadore Sherman had as chief dishwasher at Geiss' restaurant in Fairport. just then someone grabbed me and told me that Olyn BIacNaughton, the living skeleton, had failed to appear, and I would have to dress up and take his place. I met Julia Trott, the fat lady, who told me that Roy McCarthy, who was there as the wild man from Borneo, had threatened to kill Viola Reynolds, the sword swallower, and that Angus Turner, rep- resenting a cannibal from the South Sea Islands, was crazy about Lois Goeddertz, the human rail, but that John Palermo, the two-headed boy, wouldn't stand for such affairs. just then we were told to get ready to move. As I emerged from the carnival grounds, l purchased The Rochester Inquirer, edited by Ilruce Mann. A one page add announcing the opening of new hat store attracted my attention. The familiar names were those of Miriam Shencup and Dorothy XYrouker. Un the opposite page I saw that Arthur Loeser had just won the world's diving contest, and that Margaret Andrews, the leading feminine doc- tor of the day, had just discovered a cure for that deadly disease. Gray-prose-itis. The front page showed me that Helen liaker, our Congresswoman. had made a speech appropriat- ing more money for the XYidower's Ifundf' Isabella XYatson's aviation school was progressing rapidly, and Yivian Block had made an improvement on her machine. The Skid and Fly. The Skid and Flyw was a machine, that would tly through the air when the operator pressed a button, and when he applied a brake would run along the ground like an automobile. In a corner of the paper I saw that my old friend. Katherine Fillingham. had been presented with a Carnegie medal for a daring rescue she had accomplished. when the Turkish Bath Parlours of Burns and Grauel, burned to the ground. I.ois Valentine and Francis Guggenheim, the two assistant 21

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CLASS HISTORY HF four short and joyous years of the high school life of the class of january , 1018. have nearly passed away. llut there remains something more than a mere memory: the results of these years of effort and of pleasure are like a large and beautiful web, intricately woven with silver thread. Sometimes the thread wavers and the pattern is not perfect: but there are signs of master hands here, those which have guided the class in work and in play. The first strong foundation of that web was laid when, as freshmen, the boys' and girls' sections each organized and adopted a constitution. Bliss Southworth and Mr. Taylor were appointed the advisors of the class: com- mittees were chosen from both sections which met and selected a pin. ln the second year, all joyfully celebrated their departure from the hated class of l7reshmen. The girls held a picnic at South Park and later a Hal- loween party with all the spooky accompaniments. The boys had two jolly Times. jolly Time l was a hike into the country and a sausage roastg and at jolly Time ll. Mr. Taylor conducted a dancing class in the girls' gym- i l nasiunz, P And then becoming juniors, the two sections of january. 'lS united and began to bestir them- selves in earnest. One cold, frosty night all packed into sleighs and departed for a sleighride. After numerous adventures. they returned to the school to thaw out and enjoy the refreshments and dancing. 23