Harding High School - Folio Yearbook (Bridgeport, CT)

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THE SPECULATCR Vol. III THE WARREN HARDING HIGH SCHOOL No. I I .1 ff- . Harding Gridders , f L Spaghetteers Defeat Hilltoppers Ig, I Organize .frlniosa fifty fans, ladies .Zi Am , Cafeteria Setting ant gen emcn, were pr .- ,.,, . 1 ' , cnt last Saturday, Novem- f ' Por First Contest ber 19, 1898, to watch the c , ,v 1- Harding fighting eleven ' gjllil' .Xll Harding is on its conquer Centralx by the I, f- lt! toes in- anticipation of the score of 65-54. ll1C 'C0l0f' , JZ inzunmotli Spaghetti-l'fab ful crowd wore the latest ' 7 ing t'ontt-st, which is fashions, including the new l,1,,,m -1 to 1 - Ai, fr i 27-inch liats with plunn-s bw' i IIN. ,,:i,.u.ria'Kirlrillilzuit Scsi of l'l-ilffllllt-Z Flllfl U 11ff1l xl , , Iii, lt is expected that all colors, and sported banners and parasols of the most up-to-date style. The game was fast from the start. Central won the cartwheel toss and chose to kick off. Blinker, Harding, received the kick and ran thru the field for a touch- down. Harding kicked this time, and was saved from disaster by Capt. Nowitz, who made a desperate ef- fort and tackled the Cen- tral fullback by the mous- tache on the four-yard line. On the next play Central was penalized forty yards for attempting to hide the ball. However, a line buck by the Red-andJBlack quarter went thru and the enemy made their first score. Score, end first quarter, Harding 6, Central 11. In the next period, Hard- ing held the opponents scoreless, but put over three touchdowns and four field goals. The Hilltop- pers fell into a rare bit of luck when the game was held up, just as a Harding- ite was about to get away to another score, in order that the derby of a Central supporter might 'be re- trieved from the field. Score at the half, Harding 36, Central 11. At the beginning of the third quarter, three Cen- tralites were found to have greased their leather jack- ets, and a penalty was im- posed. In the final period the drive of the Centralites was so vigorous that many penalties were necessary, anfong them that imposed upon the westside center, 'ilcig ' oum gruwr: CUWTMN NOWITZ Prof. Sombre Gives Health Hints Many practical and useful suggestions on how to live to a grand old age were given the students at an assembly devoted to health held recently by Professor Billy Sonrbre. Prof. Sombre is a remarkable spec- imen of perfect manhood, haying successful- ly attained the age of sixtyfaided only by glasses, false teeth, crutches. and an ear trumpet. l-le has had a long, uphill fight to reach his present state of perfection, since teu years ago he had tuberculosis, leprosy, pneumonia, cancer, dandrulf, and fallen arches, in adldition to being deaf, dumb, blind. and totally bald. His success, he declared to students, has been due to l1is diet. This has consisted of banana skins, parsley, buttermilk, onion stalks. peanut shells, and Old Goldsf' He declared that 99-44!100-'W of high sfchool stu- dents are tubercular. that four out of five have pyorrhea and the other one is drying of overwork fapplausel, and that every slice of bread contains 3,435,648 germs. He also gave many other cheering figures. ln conclusion, Prof. Sombre urged stud- ents to eat more bird's nest soup, animal crackers, grapefruit skins, and castor oil. The students are following his suggestions, and since the health assembly the mortality rate at Harding is noticeably on the de- crease. who was accused of sticking his opponent with a Remember the Maine pin. Another Centralite was accused of calling his oppon- ent a Dirty Spaniard but the charge was not confirmed. Following the game the marvelous Hard- ing players were borne off the field on the shoulders of the crowd to the Harding om- nibus. ' 89 existing records will he sliattcrcd. The main aim of this contest is to de- termine the live outstand- ing llarding Spaglietteers, who will represent their alma mater against t'en- tral at a dual meet to be held at the Coney Island Lunch on u date not yet announced. The first day a corps of forty-three entrants turned out for practice under Coach Doolittle and many more are expected. The coach. a noted pessimist. declares his char':es will clisgrace themselves on fouls, and is aiming to drill them to a perfection which will eliminate this possibil- ity. The rules f-or the con- test include the following: tai No professionals al- lowedg thi inhaling thru spag- hetti is a foul and punish- able by a penalty of two feet or three seconds or bothg tc! Spilling of tomato sauce on uccktie is a foul, punishable by same penal- ties as tbl, tdi Use of tongs or other mechanical assist- ance is a major foulg pen- alty seven fcet or ten sec- onds or bothg tel Spaghetti used will be standard Mt in. dia- meter. Among the most for- midable of the entries al- ready received are Mc Pherson, Tarasovic. and Young in the T2-inch class: losephson, O'Shea, and Dick Thorpe in the 36

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THE SPECULATOR THE SPECULATOR Published when one least ex' pects it by Warren Harding High School Bridgeport, Connecticut Price-.O5, if the roomfleadf er's memory is good The Staff The Editor, I. R. Bill Yuss POWER Harding: has illustrated its pre-eminence in every field of endeavor. The prolixity of athletic suc- cess has outshadowed any other achievements that the cooking department has attained. VVe must drop the word can't from our vocabulary and get be- hind our boys. Otherwise our pineal glands will not function properly. Never before in the history of our school have our ath- letes shown greater evi- dence of the true Harding inscrutability, the spirit of Never Say Die . Never- theless you ask, What? VVhy the homework as- signments? While you speak of their length and incomprehensibilitty, we are looking for ways in which to perambulate them. That spirit of determination can do things that are deemed retroactive, even make the goldfish in the Biology room Hop out of their bowl, like Guapenas. But We are getting away from our subject. Yes, every business of to-day wants a real go-getter . Work and conquer is our motto. Though Lindbergh soup has a great moral influ- ence on the complacency and stodfriness of the school janitorial force we must not forget the shouts of acclaim we must tender to those who went down fighting in the cafeteria. Umm O 00Nieu'rs as ensue. Za' R 'i L ALAJXX l ,,,...., wmvnmcuv JV' nw'-xanax-Y Dear Doc Sawyuh: ' I wonder if my poignant experience may be compared with that of Eternal Fugi- tiveu? I was standing in the cafeteria, waiting for the line to move on, when I happened to glance over to the boys' side. By chance there was approaching the till a figure ma- jestic, lofty, attention-holding, He moved with perfect gra-ee, gliding his 'tray ahead of him with eloudlike smoothness, and count- ing his coins in the other hand by a superb -control of the digital muscles. I-Ie was tall, fair-haired, and his steel-iblue eyes penetrat- ed the ozone to me. He stopped jerklessly, paid the bill with the air of a well-to-do per- son who incidentally owns half the stock of the establishment, lifted his tray, smoothly with one hand and set out. He showed the fearlessness of eternal youth overcoming all obstaclesg he might have been a Greek Hero setting out to war. Faultless, he p1vo:ted, and, straight as an arrow, marched directly to his seat, with the lofty pride and bearing of the stag. Watching him, I felt as if I had seen a beacon light in the fog which surrounds me. I left dizzy, transfixed., uplifted. The common daily assignments seemed below mc. ' Suddenly I was brought to earth with a jolt by a voice from across the counter: VVant some hash ? I felt profoundly vexed, offended. I glanced to my right and saw an .empty space. Hastily remarking, with an inward feeling of guilt, that I was trying to decidle what to choose. I passed on, proceeded to my seat, ate little, and dreamed. I was sick- ened by the talk around me, saitiated with the commonplace. I end-ed by doing no English. and 'by tak- ing the consequences. XVould you send me the address of Eter- nal Fugitive. Signed: ONE WHO MUST REMAIN NAMELESS. ' 0 ANSWER: Your hero was a vision, there being no Greek Heroes in Harding who are willing to pay their bills. 90 SMOKE Slowly, silently, now the smoke Belches from fires of burn- ing coke: This way and that it rolls and heaves O'er towers and spires and dirty eaves, Like vaporous ink in heavy clouds Or rising giants in smoky shrouds. I-iitched to the curve the horses sneeze, From 'clouds of dlust 'blown on the breeze. In dusty coops, the chick- ens chick, And wild from smoke, at each other pluck. To his nest in the crown of a sooty hat Over the dump runs a smoky rait. In a house, on a table, in a charred dish. Ready to eat is a dry, smoked fish. HOME ROOM NOTES That atmosphere of dy- namic energy which is so obvious at Warren Hard- ing owes its origin to the versatility of the home rooms. Each room can boast of its peculiar per- sonalities, therefore the most vaunting is 209. With the passing out of its members the construction of a new reputation 'for the school will 'be necessary. In its confines are athletic and professional men, a liberal supply of gentle- men-of-leisure, along with a few shy, sad young poets. The majority being inclin- ed toward the professions, their efficiency and co-op- eration is, of course, notice- able. Their 'frequent as- sembly rehearsals have been caused by that united we stand and fall spirit. When one person gets out of step, others must vary too, fwhile the blaring bugle appeals to the susceptibili- ties of all. They scorn the plaudits of the crowd, how- ever, their own actclama- tions of themselves being sufficient.