Elmira Free Academy - Torch / Sagoyawatha Yearbook (Elmira, NY)

Page 18 text:

 a E = GERTRUDE GEISER “gert” To mourn a mischief that is past and gone Is the next way to draw new mischief on. Gert” doesn't seem to need to mourn the past mischief in order to find some new. The next thing she really ought not to do appears before the last is finish- ed. She has a flow of eloquence ever at hand, equal to ’’Old Faithful” himself. “Gert” has two other great accomplish- ments. giggling and always having her lessons without ever seeming to study. This last is an art we would all like to ac- quire and we think “Gert” could make a fortune by giving a course of lectures tell- ing of her discoveries along that line. GRETA GIBSON “gibbie” “Such a dancer Where men have souls or bodies she must answer.” “ Gee. ain’t it great to be popular ! How well we all like “Gib” with her ready grin and funny snort. Her greatest fads are Physical Geography Class and studying in Room II. third period. It is rumored that she even dropped a subject in order to obtain this last joy. Greta is very regular in her attendance at school and is very set against skipping; if it were not for this fact we'd consider her a pretty good sport. Banquet Committee. = = = DONALD N. GILBERT “don” He's the leader of the ba nd. Don “Sousa” Gilbert—the far-famed leader of the notorious E. F. A. band and composer of the “Fish Dance. which is reputed to have drawn tears from the shade of Orpheus himself, equally well known as a minstrel monologist, musical organizer and Virgil shark—has probably done as much to make our glorious class stand in the shining lime light of publicity before future generations as any other of our classmates. GERTRUDE GOLDBERG “GERTRUDE” Of an argif yin' mind To do Gertrude justice would be to use a whole lot more paper than this little space but we will do our best with what we have. She is a genius for remembering anything that sounds like a date and is a French student after Miss Daggett's own heart (and that means something !) And be- sides all this brillance, she is a delightful school mate and for the good of future English classes we advise Gertrude to take up argumentation as a profession and to write a book on it. Honor Student. - - i i r iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiii,ill|||||||n|||||||||||||||||||||||||i||||i|i|||||||i|i||||||||||||||||||n|f|||il||||il||iil|||||||||||||||||il||||i,,|ill||,||||,,i,|il,,||l,,,ll|n||lli,lil,iia|iail,,||||||||||,|||i,||f,|a,||||il|||il||,iii,IiiiaBiill|||||iiiiiil|||iii|Vii|i|Bai|K|||il||ili||||iiiiiiifv|||t|||||— (17)

Page 17 text:

...............................................................................................I il|lllllillll(l|lllllll«llillll|l|ll«lllllliiilllllniillllllllilllllliillliliiilniiiiiiiiiilllllmlliilnlllllllllllllllliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimniniiiiiuuniiiiii(iiiimimniiiiiiiiiininii HELEN ELSTON “ live but to study and beat all the rest, breath but to work and to plug my best You may judge from this that Helen thinks of nothing but her friend Aeneas, but from the numerous rumors that have reached us concerning notes.et cetera.from A. B.Oy we are afraid Aeneas may get the mitten. We also fear that leap year has turned Helen's head and desire to warn all shy maidens to avoid this period of ex- citement. With all her brillancy some- thing has been whispered in our ears to the effect that she dislikes greatly to im- part her knowledge and lend her papers to less shining lights, but of course we don't believe this. Salutatorian. LOUISE FRIDIE “louise” ‘4 Oh ! How qu iet a nd shy a nd still. ’' Allow me to introduce to you the most quiet girl in E. K. A. .She is absolutely guaranteed to say less than a hundred words a day and is often known to keep her own counsel for an hour at a time. Do you wonder that we are proud of this wonderful girl ? And her silence is bene- ficial for she is one of the stars of the class, so we advise more of the feminine sex to adopt her way of doing. = a CHARLES FRIEDMAN 5 “chuck” “Behold! IVe have before us a man, a a spirit. And it is true, ever since “Chuck has been a Freshman, school spirit seems to a have been fused into him so deeply that every defeat and victory has been a personal affair for him to grieve or rejoice over. Although he does consider the school so highly there is one part of it he seems absolutely to disdain, and that is, the fairer sex. We would like to see him a more all-around man and hope this will a be a word to the wise. DANIEL K. FURHMAN “dan Peace ! Ho Let us stay and hear Da n, most noble Dan. Daniel K’s world revolves about one and only one word—argumentation. If this sounds incredible just corner Dan'1 anywhere, he don't care, he don't care,” move the right peg, and like Pega- sus he's off like a flash with a dash and a crash, and soars into the realms of oratory. We hear he intends becoming a lawyer. So we recommend him right now as a competent pleader in any cause, if persistancy has any weight Dan will be “ritfht there with the goods. That is the reason we cannot solve the problem why Dido, the Sibyl and all ‘ Virgilian creatures elude this tenacious youth, but then of course women always have been elusive beings, at least so it seems in Daniel K’s case. Invitation Committee. Vindex Board. .......................................................................................................................................... iiiimiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiimiiimmiimmiiiiimiiiiiiimiiiiiiMiiiiiiimimimiiiiimiiiimiimimiiiiii? (16)

Page 19 text:

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIinilllllllllMIIIIIIIII|||||||||||MI||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||lllllllll||||||||||l|l||||||imill||,l„l„„l,„„l„,ll,||m|||||||||m||||m||mm||||m|m||m||||||- ‘'■•••■■•■I..................................................................................................................................................... iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim...... iiiiiiiiiiiiiii AGNES HARRISON l'A maid most mild and true as steel. For four long weary years, Agnes, like a princess in a fairy tale, has been faith- ful and true to her knight, and has been waiting, fondly waiting for him. And we know she will not be disappointed, for cannot Agnes, our Delphian oracle, see far into the future and know things that are to be ? With her extensive know- ledge of the Sibyl’s doings and her ability as a writer, is it any wonder Agnes was chosen «asour prophetess? Class Prophet. WIIJJAM “SPEED HARTNETT “bill Oh what may man within him hide Though angel on the outicard side.'' Now that’s just the question. What does “Bill hide within him? Surely he is not always so slow and dignified. Our only advice is that if you must be slow in other things, don’t be so slow in smiling at the numerous girls who are just crazy about your wavy hair. Business Manager of Class Book. Glee Club, Treasurer of Athletic Council. MIEDRED HAVENS She is of so free, so kind, so apt, so blessed a disposition. From the moment that this clever girl stepped within the portals of E. F. A., she has attained such fearfully dizzy heights in her standings that it makes our heads reel to think of them. Nevertheless she’s not a bit proud of her learning, but walks humbly in the path that leads to know- ledge. Besides Mildred never fails to give her less brilliant friends a boost over the rough places. and she drags many from the “Slough of Despond. We fear that this maiden has more thrilling adventures than are good for her health. There is a rumor afloat concerning one. of the dime novel style, which they say happened at 12.48 at a place where such things usually occur, a gate. For complete details we refer you to Mildred herself who will be more than willing to enlighten you on the subject. Class Historian, Girls Debating Team, V a ledictoria n. AEEYN P. HOFFMAN red’’ “brick” I have no 7vords.'' To look at his picture you would not thi.ik he was bashful but you should see the roses mount in his cheeks when a girl speaks to him. Some foot ball player though—a regular stone wall. Then too the little touches of comedy are enough to crack any one’s face. We are sure “Brick s bashful smile is bound, by some hook or crook, to catch n maiden some time.— Good luck. Foot Ball Team. (18) llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIli