Gloversville High School - Oracle Yearbook (Gloversville, NY)

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JUNE, 1921 rounding country. Emeron will be the boss and will specialize in the raising of small farm products. A senator from New York is about to be elect- ed. Victor Panek is trying his best and it seems he is about to succeed. Some friends are even congratulating him, but he is laboring under a misapprehensionf' for, when tl1e returns come in, Grace Karl, another of our classmates, is found to be victorious-the first woman sena- tor from New York. WVe may well expect some day to hear that Francis Bourne is a great lawyer. He is al- ready unsurpassed in his arguments and there is nothing he likes better. ' A young man is just alighting from a taxi and entering a large drug store. It is owned by Farrant k Co. When the man comes out a little later, he looks up and we see our old friend, VVilfred. One member of our class is going to rival 'Paderewski. Of course, you all guess that it is Evelyn Burr and you are not far wrongj Piano- playing and heart-breaking will be her chief oe- cupations. . Galli Curci seems to be casting jealous eyes on a young lady. They are both in the Metro- politan opera house and the one in question is Nlargaret Lenz. Ruth Vedder will soon leave Gloversville as she finds it a little slow, and, because of her natural charm, will be given a trial in the movie world. She will become, without doubt a sec- ond Uonstance Tahnadge. Because of her great love for children, Emily Hall will be established in the near future as the head of an orphan asylum. Elizabeth Whipple is going to make a bril- liant success in the business world. There seems to be a paper on whose staff she holds an im- portant position. .Because of l1er great ability of making herself agreeable, she will always have many friends. A stage is before us and on it appears a dancer who is world-famous. As she comes nearer and nearer, the lights grow brighter, we see our classmate, Verna La Rowe. Ruth Naish will become a bookkeeper in some large firm-perhaps a New York bank. ln future years we will read a great deal about the dean of a certain college who has introduced many new and successful ideas, which are the result of much dreaming done during her early life. The dean 's name will be Marion Spicer. - 9 Vile see a young lady sitting at a desk with a great pile of novels before her. In the back- ground is a sign which reads: Bookswritten to order - any style - prices moderate - French translations a specialty-Elizabetl1 Hodges. Before a large fire-place, in future years will be seated a young lady darning socks. We al- ways knew her as Adelaide Kenyon. Now her name is-well, do we need to say what? Pauline Karchowsky, unlike most women, will break the world's record for silence. There will be at least one girl in our class who will realize her ambition to be a nurse. Margaret Manwell will be the head of a large hospital. VVouldn't it be nice if Tom could be one of the patients? Because of her great ability to manage things, we expect something great from Phyllis Men- dell, but it seems that she is going to be content at no distant date with the management of one man. Marion MacDonald ought to go on the vaude- ville stage as a eomedienne, but instead she will become a great society leader, due to great fame acquired through illustrations of popular novels. Because of her unlimited ambition, Julia Shufelt will make a great success of her life, especially along business lines. , Due to her great love for teachers, Rosanna Shear will keep a boarding and rooming house, where only the above mentioned need apply. Ethel Lieberman-It would not be at all sur- prising if Ethel carried off the honor of being the first member of our class to be married. lt is so much more convenient for two people to occupy one side of the street than to live op- posite each other. Some day Blanche Noyes will be famous be- cause of her voice, and will make a tour of the country giving concerts. Alice Saxton is going to travel about a great deal, and it seems to be as the companion of a noted lady. It' looks as if Liberty Nicholas might spend her life watching baseball games and carrying flowers to a first baseman in whom she is very much interested. . Henry Houghtaling will be a circus manager and won't be able to refrain from taking the part of the principal clown. ln the future Ruth McGuire will be the wife of a sailor. This life will be especially pleas- ing to her in that a good share of the time she will be a grass widow, which will give her free- dom to exercise her vamping powers. C. DEL Tomo, R. MCGUIRE

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8 Tun Oaaclnfz he lass rnpbrrp ALKING down Fifth avenue one sun-shiny day, there is a young man wearing a silk hat and otherwise dressed in the latest with a girl leaning on each arm. lt's Stewart Abdella-does it seem possible? Because of his brilliant speeches and convinc- ing manner, Glenn Bass will be elected in the near future to the governorship of New York state. ln later years .loc Berlanstcin's name will ap- pear in all prominent papers as the greatest historian of tl1e age. The future holds for Gerald Grinnell un- rivalled success as an inventor. He may even surpass Tom. lfldison-who knows ln later life we will see Jesse Cashinsky es- tablished as the world's tallest man. Strange things sometimes happen! Though Bob Dart's future seems unsettled just now, he will eventually become a noted newspaper editor a11d, because of his advanced ideas and fondness for the fair sex, his staff will be composed entirely of wofmen. Upon inquiring the cause of loud applause issuing from a far famed opera house, we will find that Warren Fox is the leader of a great orchestra which is calling forth tl1e aforemen- tioned praise. None will be able to surpass Ben Franklin as a stage manager. lle has it right down pat and will no doubt become a professional in this line. He may even become a great movie director. Of course, everyone remembers what a genius he was during the Senior play. While an orchestra is playing the latest song hit a certain few talented girls are dancing tl1e latest steps before their admiring dancing mas- ter, Raymond Freeman. lf it were only in tl1e time of kings and court- jesters, Johnny would be one of tl1e latter, but as it is, our friend Mr. McKillip will become a noted physician. Page Smith, the Berkshire merchant, will some day be captain on a lMan of War, but will eventually be reduced to the rank of deck-hand as a punishment for his too frequent conversa- tions with the mermaids. , Benjamin Starr will be hailed as tl1e world- famous poker player, due, of course, to experi- ence acquired in his younger days. Perhaps the happiest member of our class will be Kennie Van liuesen. The cause of his joy will be due to the fact that he has built and is boss of a gum factory. It is quite certain that Charles, alias Chuck, Miller will become a great stock broker. His success will be due largely to his smooth lille of talk. A girl, who is taking dictation from the head of a firm in a large establishment, suddenly glances up and we recognie her as Betty Gorey, a tell-tale diamond sparkles on her left hand. We wonder if the diamond was bought with money earned by selling drugs? Carrie liel Torto, everyone's friend, has a bright future before her. She seems to settle down early in life with a fine husband and many friends. ln Jenny liorey's opinion, Amsterdam is the finest city on the map. lt is there that she will finally settle, down with one of her boy friends. Mae Griffin will be a school teacher in one of tl1e nearby cities. Her aim in life seems to tend toward the teaching of -Civics to those who, be- ing more fortunate than herself, know nothing about it. True to her sex, Anna Becker will become a great lecturer on the question of Votes for Women. Some little suffragette! We have no trouble in believing that some day Hattie Bradley will become a famous shorthand teacher, and we surely wish her every success. Because of her winning personality, Dorothy Uhesebro will become the head of some great woman's organization and will succeed if her hopes are all realized. Marian Uooper has decided to keep a store later on. She will make a specialty of selling bows and arrows. This is due to her fondness for darts. As a missionary, Ethel Clute is going to be a great success. This is right in her line and she is looking forward to it with great anticipation. lsabel Houghteling seems always to be laugh- ing, so we may rest assured she has a happy life before her, although it is hard telling ex- actly what she will do next. Though tl1e Maneth farm is large now, it will eventually cover a great deal more of the sur-

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ll? T H ic Oimcnn bt barge tn the juninrs T the close of this talk l expect we shall have a spectacular, pyrotechnic dis- play of bombast from our young rep- resentative of the Junior Class. De Nihilo, Nihil fit. Nothing comes from noth- ing. It will be his mission to spellbind you in- to believing that they are a live class, and to this end he will direct his prattle. VVe now come before you in a straight-forward effort to see that you are given the unbiased truth, and noth- ing but the truth. This can be obtained only by an impartial examination of the records con- cerning the functions participated i11 by both classes during the past year. The Juniors have had two school parties, mere money-making affairs they were. The first of the class parties was an affair which they honored by calling a party. There was something peculiar about this Hpartyf' Either they could not find anyone to chaperon it, or they ran short of eats, for when the Vigilant Seniors arrived about seven o'clock, the Junior boys had gone, leaving the girls for the last load. The Senior boys having no quarrel with the Junior girls, allowed them to go in peace. Then they decided to have a sleighride. When the night appointed arrived, young Maider was late to the rendezvous, and so he decided that he would run part of the way so as not to delay the rest of the party too long. Quite oblivious of his co-pedestrians, he breezed by a couple of Senior boys, who hailed him. Where are you going, Maider? Uh! er, er, to the show. Well, isn't that great? We're going too, so come along with us. Seeing that the game was up, he allowed them to drag him off to the show while the rest of his classmates were enjoying themselves. The Seniors, having compassion for his youth, and fearing a shock to his delicate nervous system, allowed him his freedom in time that he might partake of the eats served after the ride. This brief account covers the social activities of the Junior Class. ln contrast to this, the Senior Class have had two school parties. There is absolutely no doubt in the mind of anyone but that they were the finest school parties given by any class. We had our sleighride and six real parties. The Seniors, realizing the state of coma into which the Juniors had fallen, did not make very seri- ous attempts at secrecy regarding any of their affairs. On one occasion Lenz and Maider, two prominent Juniors, with their chaperon, were driving aimlessly around the city when they happened to run across our meeting place. A bright idea occurred to them, so in order to put it into execution they came over and offered to drive a number of the Seniors to the place where the festivities were to be held. flt was a rash thing to do, but I should like to remind you of that old saying, Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. It turned out that instead of taking Seniors for a ride, Lenz was given a ride by the Seniors. At a point a few miles north of the city, George began to complain of some of the effects of the ride, in particular, aching feet. Now the Seniors are a humane bunch, and when they viewed the agonies that the poor fellow was going thru, it was decided that he should suffer no longer, so he was released and given an opportunity to rest his pedal extremities by walking home. This incident was the only oc- currence in which a Junior figured in a Senior affair, and was quite an accident. At no time in the past year have the Juniors attempted to make a concerted effort to join in any Senior function, which l believe to be ample proof that the spring of their class spirit have run dry. The fibers of their being have shrunk and with- ered until they are now but an empty shell. VVe will now turn the pitiless glare of the light of publicity upon another field of en- deavors-athletics. We shall take up first foot- ball. lt seems unnecessary for me to say any- thing regarding this phase of sport, for you al- ready know that it is in this field that Glovers- ville High School reigns supreme. With this knowledge in mind, it occasions no surprise when I tell you that there were six Seniors on the squad and two Juniors. This clearly indi- cates the unwillingness of the Juniors to contest in a man's game. ln basketball tl1e balance is in favor of the Seniors, altho tl1e game is not so strenuous, and really should be more to the aesthetic taste of the Juniors. There were three Juniors and four Seniors on the squad. With almost half the squad Juniors, we marvel that our teams succeeded in annexing as many games as they did with such an insuperable handicap. In the