Holyoke High School - Annual Yearbook (Holyoke, MA)

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PURPLE AND WHITE CONSTANCE BEAN “Q” 'IX, 19; R. T. C. '17, 18’, '19; CLASSICAL T9; A. A. 19. 1‘lnTe is absolutely no doubt but thafConnie Bean lias the sweetest disposition of anyone in Hass. She’s one of '19’s best loved girls. is retary of “Q” Club, “Connie” has worke 1 unceasingly. Of course you know of Q’s” famous quintet. Well, my dear people, Connie” Bean is one of the noble few who have been chosen to show their musical ability. “Connie” has such a loving nature that she has made hosts of friends during her school life. It is through girls like “Connie” Bean that ’19 is able to show its worth. Connie” Bean, here’s to you. ‘W ere she perfect, one would admire here more, hut love her less.”—Grattan. JEANETTE BE ARC “Q” ’19. Jeanette Bearg can with all truth be classed as “peppy”—in fact she is one of the “peppiest” members of ’19. She hasn't taken such a large part in school affairs, but what she has taken upon herself, she has gone at with a will. She is a tireless worker when once she gets started. The commercial course is the one which she chose to follow, and she certainly has made a success of it. H. H. S. will surely miss Jeanette when she leaves its halls. “Whose little body lodged a mighty mind.”— Pope. ALICE BEGLEY “Q” ’18, ’19; R. T. C. ’18; French ’18, ’19; A. A. ’16, ’17, '18, ’19. Was ever a girl more loved than “Al Begley? No matter how busy she is, invariably she finds time to listen to a tale of woe, or help somebody out of a scrape. “Al” was chosen vice-president of Q” in her Junior year, and this year has made one of the hardest working presidents “Q” ever had. “Al” was forced to stay out of school some months because of illness, but nevertheless she comes up smiling and graduates with the best of us. Al,” you don’t realize what an uncon- scious source of inspiration you are. “Perseverance is irresistible.”—Sertorious. 23

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 PURPLE AND WHITE MINNIE BARGER “Q” '19; Spanish '18, '19; Mandolin '19; A. A. '18. Wc all know Minnie Barger. She’s one of the stable members of our class—the kind of girl upon whom we can always depend. She im’t one of the pushing kind—perhaps that’s why we all like her so well—but she always stands ready to help in anyway she can. The commercial course has the honor of claiming her as a pupil, and she has always upheld the stan- dard of that department. What would '19 be without such girls as Minnie Barger? “Greatness knows itself.”—Shakespeare. ATHLEEN BARKI.EY Q” '18, '19; R. T. C. T9; Classical T9; A. A. '16, '17, '18, T9. If the class could boast of half a dozen girls like dear old Lene,” we would, indeed, be famous for ages. But, unfortunately, we have only the original package. Lene” is talented, exceed- ingly so. She is a splendid writer, shines in the Classics, (in fact, has the distinction of being one of the only two survivors of Greek,) and has extraordinary ability in drawing; a deep ap- preciation of good music, besides skill in playing the piano, make her a fine musician. In making and executing programs for her various clubs, she has been especially active. She served on the senior play committee and took part in the play. “Lene was elected to the Year Book Board, and it is to her untiring energy that the l)ook owes much of its suecss. “Small Latin and less Greek. —Jonson. BERTHABATHELT Q” '18, T9; R. T. C. '17, '18, T9 French '16, '17, '18, T9 Hello, Bertha! We’re glad to see your smiling face on these pages. They’d be lonesome with- out you, I’m sure. You’re just the kind of girl we like to have around—up-and-coming, and always with a cheery word for everybody. And Bertha, how we’ll miss your good thi ;gs to eat, when we leave this dear old place! My! but you can make dandy fudge! And those flowers you used to bring to school—um-um, I can smell ’em yet! We shall always associate you, Bertha, with flowers and fudge—both sweet like you. “ Your cheeks do counterfeit the roses.”—Shakes- peare. 22

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PURPLE AND WHITE BEATRICE BENTLEY “Q” ’1», ’19; R. T. C. ’18; French T7, ’18; A. A. ’18, '19. Happy-go-lucky “Bee” Bently is no new occurence for T9. She’s one of the kind of girls that can do anything, and do it well—without a doubt, that is the reason why we elected her our secretary for this—our Senior year. And “Bee” is awfully amusing. She’s just as witty as she is pretty—a very nice kind of a girl to have around. Of course we don’t need to mention the fact that “Bee’ has taken part in all our class plays. Why shouldn’t she, with all her talent in that line? She's musical, too—plays jazz beauti- fully with the rest of that famous Mandolin Club. Didn’t we hear her perform at the 1919 “Q” Club vaudeville show? Indeed, “Bee” deserves the fame she has won in T9. “She's pretty to walk with, And witty to talk with. And pleasant, too, to think on. —Suckling. DORA BERMAN Q” T9; French T8; A. A. T9. In disproof of Virgil’s famous statement that “Woman is fickle and changeable always,” we produce Dora Berman. Isn’t it a pity that T9 can’t boast of more girls like Dora? And still her presence among us repays us for whatever else we lack. Come what may, you’ll always find Dora the same good natured, easy going, and lovable girl. Whoever saw her “rattled?” Would that we all had such wonderful disposi- tions. Is it any wonder, then, that when we mention her name, everyone brightens up and says, Dora’s a good sport!” T9 is proud of you, Dora Berman. “A fair exterior is a silent recommendation.”— Syrus. GERTRUDE BILZ “Q” T9. Girls like Gertrude make the world run smooth- ly. She is not very lively, never bowls one over when dashing blindly around the corners in the corridors as many of our girls have a habit of doing, but, nevertheless, always “gets where she’s going.” She smiles the live-long day. We, her friends, can’t understand how she keeps on the perpetual grin, in the face of the hardships which we are continually enduring. Every- body likes you, “Gert” Bilz, and we are glad to have this opportunity of saying so. “Can we ever haze too much of a good thing}”— Cervantes. 24