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

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I I] 1 C HELEN SHELANSKY 11 We grant although she has much wit, She is very shy of using it. ” Helen comes to E. F. A. from afar, and her chief characteristic is “pluck. We have often wondered on mornings when the ther- mometer registered far below zero and we sat shivering and grumbling because we had a few blocks to walk, how she ever had the courage to come to school from way out on a farm. We envy her snapping black eyes and her red cheeks, though, and her cleverness, too. Per- haps a little farm life would be good for us all. MARJORIE SHERMAN “ ’Tis sweet to be appreciated. ‘ ‘ Say, someone tell me something about Marjorie Sherman. ’ “Oh, she’s a peach, (general chorus). That seems to be the vote everywhere. Isn’t that a good record to have made? Marjorie is always just the same. She never seems to get very much excited over les- sons but seems to keep out of deep water all right. On the whole, we have decided to let the general vote have it. “She’s a peach.” F. IRENE SLINGERLAND “The dearest friend to me, the kindest maid, The best conditioned and unwearied spirit In doing courtesies.” Irene is tall and sweet, with curly black hair and blue eyes. She is a singer of note— but it’s not a very high note. We cannot find out much about her crushes as they are outside of school. We wish her all success in the busi- ness world, which she expects to enter next year as a stnographer. Her work as typist for the “ Vindex” is very much appreciated by all. Typist for Vindex Senior Entertainment FRANCES SMITH ‘ ‘ She is likewise good and fair. Frances is one of our non-resident mem- bers and hails from Seely Creek. We don’t know what her hobby is, but we do know that she is particularly interested in minister s sons, especially—(never mind, Frances, we won’t tell). We are very glad she is one of us and she has our best wishes in whatever she undertakes after finishing E. F. A. ROBERT WOODWARD “I care not—for the ladies.” “Doc” is a good student and the quietest fellow in the class. His lessons are well pre- pared. He is serious at all times. There is, however, one outstanding and singular element in his constitution—he actually cares absolutely nothing for the ladies. Perhaps his constitu- tion will be amended. If he ’tends to business in the future, as in the past, his success is assured. “Blue and White” Board Yindex

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] 3 T i TTE “ ¥f 11 3 r'E PHYLLIS POTTER ‘‘Strength, both in mind and body, is hers.” Here is our girl athlete, who just can’t help her fondness for basketball, gym, and sports in general. But “Phil” doesn’t limit her accomplishments to athletics alone. She is quite famous for her banjo serenades, and they are especially admired by a certain person by the name of Bill. “Bill who?” you will say. Well, we won’t tell because we promised not to, and people shall never say that we don’t keep our promises. Committee Cabaret Party ALICE POWELL “One of the fairest of the fair.” Alice is one of the ‘ ‘ Three Twins, ’ ’ for did you ever see one of the three when the other two weren’t with her? Tall, fair, slim and smiling as she is, we can easily understand why she is a great attraction to one of the members of the Junior class. We don’t know what Alice will do after leaving E. F. A., but we know it will be something worth while. FRANCES RADLEY “ ’Tis industry, brave industry, That lifts its dauntless head. ’ ’ Frances is one of the most reserved and quiet members of the 1918 class. She will not talk of her accomplishments but we learn from various members of the class and also from the faculty that she is a fine student. She is the kind of girl whom you can always depend upon. Next year she expects to attend Meeker’s Business School and we know she will be a success not only in the school but also in her business carees. JULIA ROSENCRANS “The enchantment of curls.” Julia has a very winning personality. Al- though she is very quiet, we have found out that she likes Syracuse and may go there next year. Julia isn’t much in the art called ‘ ‘ gab ’ ’ but she doesn ’t miss anything of im- portance. After all, we do not know what she does on the sly. Her eyes have rather a roguish look and besides, looks are deceiving. And her hair! We could rave about her hair. J. EARL WILLIAMSON “Say, if I was your size, You’d take that back.” ‘ ‘ Stub ’ ’ graduated long ago, if we go by his counts. He decided this class was the best ever, so he just waited for us to catch up. His best card was mathematics, but his other stud- ies did not suffer by any means. ‘ ‘ Stub ’ ’ once said he wanted to be an engineer. Did you ever notice how exactly he piled his books on his desk or sharpened his pencils?

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B I i IIEWI- I] 1 IE ■ LEAH MAY SMITH ‘ ‘ A writer destined to fame.’ ’ The above seems to be true. Leali is one of the main stays of the Vindex Board and the Blue and White Board. Goodness knows what they’d do without her. And you ought to hear her recite in English. She never seems to study particularly, but is always right there in class. Leah’s a perfect peach, and every one likes her and wishes she had a twin. “Blue and White” Board Vindex GRACE STEINHAUSER 11 Skilled in Art. ’ ’ Grace is an awfully good specimen of the type called “peach.” We who know her real- ize this fact and are glad we do know her. She is always sweet and gracious. Sometimes we hear from some awe-inspired little Freshie, “Who is this Grecian goddess who carries slips?” Grace is very skilled in drawing and her future occupation is sure to be artistic. We wish her success and happiness. “Blue and White” Board MARIAN E. SULLIVAN “Life is one eternal smile.” “Mazie” believes in two things—cheerful- ness and laughter, and indeed that little, eve - present smile of hers is often quite contagious. Just what the first steps in her career as an alumna will be, we cannot say but we are cer- tain that it will be something pleasant. “Mazie” always seems to have a wav of pass- ing by the dull and uninteresting things in life. MARION L. SULLIVAN 111 thought I’d never get here. ’ ’ Overheard in locker room—‘ ‘ It that the last bell?” “Yes, it must be for theve is Marion just rushing in.” It must be admitted that she is noted for that just as she is also noted for having her hat blow off (there always seems to be a boy to run after it). Marion has heaps of school and class spirit, always attend- ing school games and parties, which is a reputa- tion to be proud of. May her popularity and class spirit continue when she enters college next fall. Ticket Selling Team for Senior Vaudeville WESLEY WORRALL “Look in the book.” Don’t think that “Wes” always depends on his book when reciting. Quite often he succeeds without it. He is especially good in history; ask Miss Rockwell if he isn’t. He can do other notable things. Among them he can drill a company of rookies as well as any full general could; also pilot a car full of boys and girls over the rougher roads without losing one. Senior Vaudeville Senior Class Basketball