Ellis School - Ellisian Fields Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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THE SEVE EAS To Navigator Pickard, who Watched the glass and diligently charted our course, after Officer Skeath de- serted to the Good Ship Matrimony: To Chief Minstrels Fell and Cook, who emulated the sirens, when they led the crew in loud and lusty sea chanties. To Master Craftsmen Williams and Mantell, whose guiding skill gained an enviable reputation for our Iigurehead, from Iceland to the Orient. Last but not least, to Officer Dickey, in charge of knotted muscles and aching limbs, for our agility in scampering up the rigging. Our heads and hearts beaten but unbowed, we journey forth, singing grateful praises for the sometimes explosive, ever resourceful members of our masters at the helm.

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EXPLORERS OF Our ubiquitous commanding officers have guided our sea- going vessels past the rocks of the sirens, through squalls and tempests, safely into port on schedule. We are indebted To Mates Currier and Manning for our vivid and accu- rate log: To Chief Linguists Vuagniaux, Ellis, and Shreve, who made us feel at home in foreign lands, and to Officer Hogg, who always quite rightly asserted that our patient study of Latin would be rewarded when We reached the Mediterranean lands: To Chief Chronicler Stevenson, whose astute anecdotes have stimulated interest in the ancient ruins along all, shores. To Alchemist Hutchinson, for those musterious intriguing elixirs which filled our hold continually with aromatic odors.

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Eighth Grade, Left to Right: C. J. Leonard, M. Miller, L. Long, J. Mullet, K. Russell, C Engelder, B. J. Baird, F. Murray, M. J. Robinson. E. Helm, C. Williams, E. Carroll, C Chapple. D. Swan, B. Foster, C. McGinnis. J. Dickey, K. Horne. Sealed in arbor: A. Collins J. Garrison, J. Hazlett, M. Rowland, C. List. One of the members of Admiral Tilley's vast fleet is the PT-8, a most daring and venturesome ship. At the start of this year's grim voyage, darkened by the clouds of knowledge, the officers aboard were Skippers Swan, and First, Second and Third Mates Foster, Carroll, and Chapple. ' The crew of the PT-8 has almost doubled this year. Much to our disappointment, two members deserted to Florida: but the several new members have added greatly to the spirit of the ship's company. Our numbers have always been outstanding for entertain- ment. In the past we have presented Gareth and Lynette, and The Violin Maker of Cremonaf' We have featured piano solos and fine recitations. This year Seaman List gave an astonishing speech on the Grenfell Mission. This was on the Ellis Guild program. Her knees shook and her voice quaked, but she pulled through nobly for a noble cause. All hands aboard are now busy either with plans for the Fair or rehearsing for the Dramatic Club plays.