Jamaica High School - Folio Yearbook (Jamaica, NY)

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THE ORACLE Founded 1859 at LGrn1unv'5 Euninezn Glnllrgv N O harm in dreaming as long as you get up and hustle When the alarm clock goes off. FLATBUSI-I AND LAFAYETTE AVENUES DAY AND EVENING SESSIONS Telephone: Nevins 2942-3469 Enter Any Time OEORJYE ...IIllnri5t... CUT FLOWERS FLORAL DESIGNS SHRUBBERY AT UNION HALL STREET STATION JAMAICA N. Y. Phone. 2336. THE ORACLE When a Regular F ellow Goes to Camp E DOESNVI' exactly bother with a Tuck or white flannel trousers-no siree! He gets some good old dependable khaki duds that will stand any amount of rough Wear. Our Boys' Clothing Department is thoroughly equipped to serve campe1 s clothes needs. You may have your choice of Well-made khaki gar- ments in many styles and all sizes. There are breeches and knickers, trousers and the ever popular short'sf'-you may have a suit of Norfolk and knickers, if you choose. Corduroy breeches are serviceable and quite inexpensive. If you are going to a camp for your vacation, come and get your outfit here. SECOND FLOOR MEZZ WW Jhzw HERALD SQUARE NEW YORK Patronize our Advertisers TH E ORACLE 527 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY An exclusive school clevotecl cntirclv to the 5 incliviclual training of young men :intl younn' women for positions as private secretaries. TEN SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED ANNUALLY CURRICULUM Shorthand Typewriting Spanish French English Finance Oflice Appliances Connnercizil l,:1w Secretarial Duties Filing zinrl indexing' Business and Legal Forms Office Training' Spelling and Wvord Building Business Corrcsimonrlencc Secretarial Accounting DAY AND EVENING CLASSES Also an intensive summer course ENROLL AT ANY TIME APPOINTMENTS BY TELEPHONE VANDERBILT 2474 Secretarial and Executive Training CO-EDUCATIONAL A private school that develops high clziss secretziries :intl business executives. Fine paying positions with reliuhle iirms ziwziit our grail- uzites :is they have the prestige of :L well-lcnown school to hack them. COURSES OF STUDY SIIORTHAND TECHNTQUE ....,.,,.,,......,Y,..,,....,..,,...,,,,...,......., Six XVcclcs SECRETARIAL COURSE ....... ...,. ' Twelve to Fifteen XVeclis EXECUTIVE COURSE .........,.,.....c....,......,...........,...... Fire to Six Months Day and Evening Sessions SUIHI' fill' Sfwfiril lillllffill SIP W BROWN SCHOOL OF COMMERCE 25 West 45th Street New York City Phone Bryant 0786 THE SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION'-' Paf1'0ui.:'e our flI1'I'UI'fi.S'01'rS THE ORACLE Miss Dunharls Secretarial School 186-190 JORALEMON STREET BROOKLYN, NEW YORK AX lllgll-g'l'ZlilC st-crctztrizil school on Tlrooklyn lleights, between li0l'0llU'll llzill station and Packer Institute. 25 The building' is ol lircproof construction with modern equipment throughout. The school is conducted by Miss Margaret E. Duinbar who has trained :L large number of young women, including llzunzticzi High School grzicluzitcs, for successful business careers. T , T A special vzlczltion course is Open to high school and col- llfrl students who wish to Orrin '1 knowlcdee of two or three Qhl. , . ' . 5c L b of the following subjects, during' vacation: SECRETARIAL ACCOUNTING STENOGRAPHY CPITMAND FILING AND INDEXING TOUCH TYPEWRITING -- CORRESPONDENCE 5 weeks' course, july 2-August 3 -S25 5 days weekly from 9 until 2 o'c1ock. The xvorlc coverecl. :ind the tuiton paid in this vacation course will be credited towards the full secretarial course, if Completed later on. Telephone: Triangle 7420: Kindly mrzzfimz Tina Omoui wlzvu dealing with ad'zfc1'iisprx, THE OR CLE Entered as Sccond Class rnatter, January 3, 1912, at the Post office at J'a1naica, N. Y., under the Act of March 31, 1879. ..Publisl1ed monthly except July and Augest. Subscription price, 51.10 cents a year. VOL. XI, Book 11 JAMAICA, N. Y., JUNE, 1923 25 Cents EDITORIAL STAFF BUSINESS Editor-in-Cliief .................... ISABEL HAMILTON Business Manager ....,,,,,..,........ WALTER I,ICHT Assistant Editor ......... CHARLES MUR1'HY Ass't Business lllanager, RAMON TINAGERRO News Editor .....................,...... HARRIET SEIBERT Circulation Manager ........,,,, Jos, PANZARELLA Ass't News Editors Athletic Editor ............................ M ARIE FOLEY SHIRLEY HAMILTON ROBERT HEALY Ass't Athletic Editor .,..,........... ROBERT SMITH Ass't Circulation Manager .... JAMES MAHONEY ,flzzizex Circulation Manager, MONROE SHERMAN' -A------At-A----,-i',,,t ,1-t-t- ti A FACULTY Humor Editor H -.v--'-w '-.-- - FOREST HUFF lfaculty Adviser .,.......... HENRY J. SILVERMAN Erclmnge Editor .. ..,... MABELLE PATTERSON T ff'-W L ' -'----- --------- E RNEST MAYNARD Art Editor .......... .............. E ARL CARVER Art Adviser ..... .,........... M ISS SANDRY CONTENTS SENIOR CLASS PICTURES .. .. 6, 19 SENIOR CLASS ............. .... 2 0, 22 PROPHECY .......... .... 2 3, 27 MINSTREL PICTURE .. .. 30, 31 EDITORIALS ....... .. 28, 30 PERSONALS .. .... 31 SE.-XRCHLIGI-IT . .... 32, 34, 43 ATHLETICS .. .... 35, 37, 55 STORY ........ .... 3 8, 40 EXCHANGES ... , 40 ANNEXDOTES . .. H 41, 42 CARTOON .... 45 ALUMNI ...... , l 44 AUTOGRAPH . H 46, 47 THE ORACLE Sl'ONISl'RS lxl,lX N l.Tll L,RIiMI' Senior Class President, llasehall Captain, lfoothall Team, Stock Room llnty, Hockey Team, Cross Country Tr-ani. Ciatl1cr round me girls. RUTH IJUTTUN Vice-l'i'esideut of Senior Class, Girl leader of Arista, Q. E. ll. Club, Forum .Xrlium G, O, Minstrel, Dramatics. Tile hlush is heautiful but some- times inconvenientf' EVlil,YN SULLIVAN Senior Class Secretary, Canrliklate for G, U, Corresponding Secretary Girls' Rifle Team. 'LX single conversation across the talllc with a wise man is hetter than ten years study in hooks. JOHN IIEIFFORUS Treasurer of Senior Class, Boy leader gt Arista, Rifle Team, Track Team, lfootlmll Team, Q. li. ll. Cluh, Chair- lnan of Senior llncs Vomnnttee. Latin, hy study must he won, Tfithout a pony must be done. FOREST IIUIFF III. O. Presirlent, Captain of Swim- ming Team, Ride Team, President of llrainatics, Charge of C. 0. Minstrel, llalll Um. Sanitation Sound, llinnor ,Editor of Oracle, Class Play. 'Alle-tter a witty fool, than a foolish wit E MAREI. RENNISON G. O. Corresponding Secretary, Senior Proinenade Committee. Tlic-rc was a maid in our school :mil she was wondrous wise, She'd tell so many things and .... only with her eyes. VICTORIA AVIGNONE Chairman of Class Day Committee for Senior Class. ulfranlcness is the best knowledge JOE KTELY G. 0. Recording Secretary, Track Tezun, Stock Room Duty, Football Tm-am. lloosts and Knocks lonimittee. 'A wild, tremendous Irishman, 'SX tearing, swearing, thumping, linnniing. ranting, roaring Irishman. TH E ORACLE LAURA HAM Chairman of Boosts and Knocks Com- mittee, Girls' RiHe Team, G. A. A. VVhere joy and duty crash Let duty go to smash! HAROLD MASON Chairman of Senior Picture Committee. Track Team. Every fat must stand upon his own bottomnf HERBERT MEHLING Senior Class Oracle Committee Chairman, Track. Who does not love wine, woman and song. Remains a fool his whole life long. ELIZABETH SWEET Senior Class Night Committee. She was so sweet she would pour rose- water on a towel. KATHERINE CELLAR l'd rather be a poor man's darling than a cakcate-r's slave. VVALTER LICHT Business Manager of ORACLE, Class Day Committee, Hall Cop, Track team, Glee Club. The main support of the ORACLI-:. ROBERT HILLE llasclwall Manaqer. Track Team Captain, Cross Country Team, Senior Class Oracle Committee. Cut and come again. ELIZABETH BRADY Senior Class. Oracle Committee. A cake-eater. DOROTHY! GRAEBER I ain't nobody's darling. EMERSON LOOMIS Class Day Committee. Faint heart ne'er won fair lady. TH E ORACLE JAMES MCMANUS Captain of Football and Baseball Teams, Hockey Team, Dramaties, Lieutenant of Hall Police. Sanitation Squad, Candidate for ti. O. Pres., G. O. Minstrel. Senior Prom. Committee Chairman, All-Scholastic Tackle. 'Now that Jimmie is graduating, the judges have unanimously decided to award him Iam- aiea High. MARIE TRUNK Senior Class Play Committee. My tigure, my figure my apple tree figure. VIRGINIA LAUDRY Senior Promenade Committee, Secretary of Dramaties. Untliinking, idle, wild and young. She laughed and danced and talked and sungfi FZDVVARD LEBOHNER Carried out arrangements for Senior Pictures for OIQJXCLE, Stock Room Duty, Hall Cop. A pony! a pony! my battery shop for a pony! CHARLES GRACY Football Team, Chairman of Ring Com- mittee, Swimming Team.. Built lfor freight and yet for speed A beautiful and gallant craft. MABEL JONES Senior Class Ring Committee, Forum Artium. Coulds't not see I am brighter than thou? EDYTHE GASTMEYER G. O. Minstrezl Show, wrote Class Prop- hecy For Girls, Glee Club, Dramatic So- ciety. Two souls with but a single tho't, two hearts that beat as one. HARVEY CORNELIUS Track Team, Hall Cop, Sanitation Squad. Football Team, Glee Club. Bari-:is is willing. ELISE PLAGE Forum Artium. XVe're not as bright as we're polished. VVILLIAM PATTERSON Dramatics, G. O. Minstretl, Sanitation Squad, Chairman of Senior Play Committee. And wilt thou leave me thus that hath ,loved thee so long? In weather and woe among: and is this heart so strong As for to leave me thus? Say nay! Say nay! THE ORACLE WILLIAM HORN Queensborough Junior High Jump Cham- pion, G. O. Minstrel, Hall Cop, Sanitation Squad, Tennis Team Captain, Senior Play Committee, Forum Artium. The man that blushes is not quite a brute. ISABELLE BOOTH Forum Artiuni, Ring Committee, Art Scholarship Student. And a loud enough laugh that spoke the vacant mind. JULIA BROVVN And when you stick on conversatioifs burrs Don't strew your pathway with those awful e-r-r-r-s. THOMAS NELSON Tennis Team., Licittenent of Sanitation Squad, Hall Cop. The blush is beautiful but sometimes inconvenient. DE LEON WALSH Baseball Team, Hall Cop, Sanitation Squad, Glee Club, G. O. Minstrel. My Lord knows how to gild the pill. ELINOR SPENCER Arista Student. , She has served long and faithfully. EILEEN CONHENY An innocent cherubf' WALTER BEAUDEL Track Team, G. O. Minstrel, Dramatics, Forum Artium, Glee Club. Go West! young man go west! But keep away from Hollywood. EVELYN CHANDLER Let no act be haphazard nor otherwise to the finished ruler that governs its herd. JOSEPH CLAVELLE Track Team, Drainatics. G. O. Minstrel Show, Hall Cop. The Perfect Man. 10 THE ORACLE LOUISE MAINLAND In Class Play, Dramatics, Class Play Conunittee. Love the little trade thou hast learned and be content herewith. ' AGNES SMITH Senior Class Dues Committee-, worked in school bank. Look before you leap. JOHN VV ELCH The whining school boy, with his sat- ehel, And shining morning face, creeping like a snail, Unwilling to school. MURRAY MARKS Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind. - Therefore winged Cupid pa-intecl blind. FDNA CHOBOT Glce Club, Dramatics Favorite occupation sightseeing with n mirror. FRANCES BTCINERNEXY I will speak in a monstrous little voice' HARRY LYNN Hockey team, Basket Ball substitute. He was the bright light of all his classes... but someone put the light out! AUGUST BAD ER XVhenee is thy learning? Has thy toil O'er books consumed the midnight oil F MlLDRED STEINBACK i Principle is over my motto, not exped 1 . H L iency. v THE ORACLE XYILLIAM SOUTHARD God made him-Therefore let him pass for a man. , .v.3,L-.s-f1-'-i-fL- f- -:fx N-.' 3 F1.oR12NcE FLYNN People that make love in glass houies should pull clown the shade. ELIZABETH AWRYANSEN Arista Student, Girls RiHe Team, Dramaties matics. Down in a green and shady nook ll modest violet grey. RAYMOND WOLF Office Assistance, Track Team. The short of it. ALFRED BERNARD Good things come in small packages. LOUISE MARTIN In every enterprise consider where you would come out. ANNA BEHNKE I'd be a butterfly born in a bower- where roses, lilies and violets meet. ERWIN MAURER Track Team. G. O. Minstrel, Dramaties. Glee Club Class Day Committee. The long of it all. CHARLES KRAUS Distance lends enchantment. MARGARET KELLY A sweet, attractive, kind of face. THE ORACLE JOHN CARWAY Track Team, G. O. Minstrel, Hall Cop. Sanitation Squad, Senior Class Picture Lom- mittee. Freckles always got the blame For every broken window pane. MISS LEVERONCE Is she not 'passing fair? MARY HENNESSY tilee Cluh. Hold the Fort. I am coming. CllARl.ES XVEINSTEIN Track Team. Baslietball Second Team. Remember the last row, FRED MOHRING School Orchestra. lf music is the food of love, play on. XlAl5lfl.Llf SlVllTH Our Star' Athlete. MIRIAM SHANNON I would I were a butterfly. DONALD RUSHMORE Hall Cop. Sanitation Squad, Captain of Rifle team. Dues Committee. All great 111011 are dying Don't feel well myself! JOSEPH RUBTNOVVTTZ As fat as lmutterf' ROSAl3lfl.l.E XVOLFF Arista, Give Clulh, Office Duty. ':Con1e and trip it as you go on the light fantastic toe. THE ORACLE HOWARD VAN SICLEN Football Team. I did it, Mr. Pulvermacherf' MARION KOBER Arista Student. Silence is a virtue. MARION MANSEFIELD Oh surpassing beauty and in the bloom of youth. ALFRED HADORN Candidate for Baseball and Track. I am not in the roll of common men. HERBERT HEINEMAN 'Thel fashion wears out more apparel than the man. FLORENCE VVOOD NA blessed companion is a book, a bool: that fitly chosen is a lifellong' frendf, JENNIE GREENSTEIN I am resolved to grow fat and wloiolc young at forty. PAUL WOLFSKELL Track Team. Rolling bones gather no moss. WILLIAM SHULTZ Cross Country Team, Track Team, For- um Artium. A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the wisest men. IRENE LAVIN A clinging vine. THE ORACLE Xl .XRTIN METZGER Track Team. Double, double, toil and trouble. RUTH MCPHILLIAMY Member of Q. E. D. Club. The tongue of an aisle person is never idle. ROSALIE VVALOHOVIC Love me littlle, Love me longf' ARTHUR HUMANS Ile was a scholar and a ripe and good -, one ISRAEL BERKOVVITZ Track team. Pursuit of knowledge under difficulties. FLORENCE MILLS Senior 'Play Committee, Secretary of Ari sta, Glee Club, Dramatics. is As calm as a cucumber REBECCA KRAKOW Arista Pupil. Great oaks from little acorns grow. VVILLIAM JUNGE Baseball Team, Basketball Candidate, Track Team. , Lets to biliardsf' I NVILLIAM SCHNECK n cast of Classy Play, Committee Of Boosts and Knocks, Sanitation Squad. The gobble un's 'ill get you ef you don't watch out. DOROTHY MARTIN Arista Student, on Senior Class Oracle Connnittee, Glee Club. The fllllgllalll girl. THE ORACLE MONROE SHERMAN Annex Circulation Manager Of Oracle, Radio Club. The blow that killed Father. ANNA WRIGHT Rocked in the cradle of the deep, She lay down in peace to sleep. MARGARET: COOPER What is yours is mine and all mine is yours. HAROLD FRIEDELL Thou will be scarce a man before thy mother CLEMENT KELLY As anyone.seen Kelly, Kelly? Kelly with the green necktie? MISS KELTZ Who it this who comes thus? DELLA FOX Neither fear nor wish for your last day. HOWARD PETERSON Handsome is as handsome does. WILLIAM BISHOP Track Team. M ...... .... .............. ......... g l oo myi as usual ? ANGELO VULIN A man, a man, my kingdom for a manf' THE ORACLE LESILE LAURENCE Track team, midget broad jump champion of Queens. Boasts and knocks Committee. Blessed are the meek, for they shall possess the land. ALBERT JEVVETT Track Team, Basketball substitute. One foot in the grave, the other on a bananna pee2l ELIZABETH ALTMAN Arista Student. Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain setf, EVELYN SWENSON Sad. very sad was syeet Evelyn's fate. She married a barber to get her hair' cut straight. ARTHUR HAMMER XVe met upon the level and we parted Oll the square ROBERT MACDONALD Senior Ring Committee. ti VVhat's the matter, That you have this February face. So full of frost and storm and cloudness? FLORENCE KINSEY 'AAs merry as the day is long. DOROTHY FLETCHER A good reputation is more valuable than money. JULIUS ASTRACHAN Member of Q. E. D. Club, Arista. Tho he be blunt, I know him passing wise. ELIZABETH IBRIGGIS She who goeth borrowing, goeth sorrow mg. THE CRACLE EVELYN HENDERSON Good things come in small packages. HELENE BENTZ Secretary of Forum Artium, Glee Club. Oftice Duty. 4'Looks belie ones age. KATHERINE MONSEES Arista Student, Taught at Annex, Glee Club, Senior Picture Committee. God made her therefore let her pass for a woman. TERESA CI-IRITBAR No one knows what she can do until she tries. EDWARD BARATTA Base Ball team. And when you stick on conversation's burs Don't strew vour athwa with those awful ,vs ' y e-r-r-rs . BERTHA KNEEZY Descretion is the better part of valor. ANNA BURMESTER Arista pupil. Sweet to the sweetf' KATHERINE SMITH ANNA WILSON HELEN KERN' Her voice was ever soft. gentle and low- an excellent thing in a woman. TIIE ORACLE ' l'AUI.INE VOCIEI, Inlinite rivhes in 21 little room. ISABEL TROVVIE li,RClT1ClIIIJL'l' 'this-facts are stubborn things. KATHLEEN MCGREEVY Girls' Rifie Team, It is so soon that I am done for-I wonder what I am begun for. MARION BETHGE l'here she stood, stately, tall and slender. BLANCHE BROCK Venus' only rival GERTRUDE MICHAEL Senior Class Picture Committee. First say to yourself what you would he and then what you have to do. EMILY VUILLEUMIER Meek and lowly. HELEN EIRMAN The secret of success is constancy to purpose. GLADYS BRONYN Respect the faculty that forms thy judg- ments. HELEN BAAS Is she not passing' fair? THE ORACLE 7 FLORENCE KESHEN l Age cannot wither her, nor custom state her infinite variety. IQDNA GOLDBERG VViscly and slow-they stumble that run fast. HELEN FRISCH VVrigfley's main support. RUTH CANIS A Chemistry hug OLIVE BEEBEE Sho had talents cquasl to business and aspired no higher. FRANCIS CURTIN Audacity, audacity, audacity, always auda- city. SENIOR CLASS '23 'XQ S'ff7'Q QLl? 20 THE ORACLE W rivninr Ginza l The Senior Class of June 1923, con- tains one hundred and sixty three mem- bers among them the G. O. president and the two G.O secretaries. The president of the class is Kenneth Crump and our little favorite Ruth Dutton is vice-president. john jeffords is treasurer and Evelyn Sul- livan secretary. The committees in charge have worked faithfully and hard to make the Class of '23 a w-ell remembered one. The class colors are blue and grey and the sponsors are Miss Kuehn and Mr. Thompson. The valedictorian is Miss Elizabeth Auryanen. lii - COMMITTEES RING Charles Gracy-Chairman Rob't MacDonald Helen Micht Mabel jones Isabelle Booth CLASS DAY Vic. Avignione-Chairman Elizabeth Sweet Emerson Loomis Erwin Maurer Walter Licht DANCE Jim. MacMan'us-Chairman Del. Walsh Virginia Laudry Francis Curtin Mabel Renison PLA Y VVII1. Patterson-Chairman Williaiii Horn Marie Trunk Florence Mills Edythe Gastmeyer DUES John jeffords--Chairman Donald Rushmore Evelyn Chandler Agnes Smith PICTURES Harold Mason-Chairman John Carway Gertrude Michael Katharine Monsees. Mildred Siteinbuch ORA CLE Hubbert Mehling-Chairman Robert Hille Dorothy Martin Elizabeth Brady . Dorothy Fletcher KUNOCKS AND BOOSTS Laura Ham-Chairman Leslie Lawrence Willianl Shneck Joseph Keily Elinor Spensor Raymond Wolf - TALES OF JAZZ FROM THE SENIOR CLASS. Angel Child -Howard V an Siclen You Tell Her, I Stutter -Forest Hui? I 'Gave You up just Before You Threw Me Down -Virginia Laudry A Kiss in the Dark -Walter Beaudel cf cc H THE ORACLE li Wanita Qwanna eat? wanna eat?j- Ina Schlesinger as My Buddy -Harvey Cornelius Sweet One -Joseph Kiely November Rose -Mabel Renison li You Know You Belong to Somebody Else So Why Don't You Leave Me Alone -Joe Clavelle Rose of the Rio Grande -Elizabeth Brady Love Sends a Little Gift of Roses - Harold Friedel Bees Knees -Jimmie McManus Just Like A Doll -Ruth Dutton KK IC Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean -Bob Healy and Eddie Leboner if Flapper Blues -Edythe Gastmeyer Baby Blue Eyes -Bill Horn H Sweet Hortense, She Ain't Good Look- ing but She's Got Good Sense -Julia Brown I VVonder If You Still Care For Me - Roland Bining You Remind Me of My Mother -- Katharine Monsees. Say It While Dancing -John Carway When Hearts Are Young -Vic Avi- gnone Aggravatin Papa -William Schenck Honolulu Eyes -Gladys Brown E. G H If IK It ll STAR GAZTNG After our recent minstrel show Davey Blelaskow, Charles Fillingham, Dodge'm Goin' and Oil Karrel agreed that Jamaica High School had quite a bit of talent! in it. Since these are the days of come- backs , the writer gives his impressions of a theatrical page in 1935. Abie's Irish Rose -Rosabelle Wolf Kiki -Marie Trunk i Zl Charles Gracey ....... Rob 'em Good. Joseph Clavelle. . .The Town Scandal. Hubbert Mehling. .A Fool There Was Harry Lynn ............. Mad Love jack Carway Harold Fridell William Southard The Three Must-Get-Theres Vliilliam Paterson Has The World Gone Mad? Erwin Maurer.. .My Friend, The Devil Martin Metzger Kenneth Crump ...... Julius Astrachan ...... Impulse . . . . . .The Shock Zander the Great William Bishop ...... The Mountebank Walter Licht John Jeiiords The Gold Diggers Emerson Loomis The Man Who Came Back August Bader Alfred Goble Arthur Humans ...................Three Wise Fools Charles Krause ............. jazzmania john Jager ............ The Go Getter Alfred Bernard ..... Alias Julius Caesar Israel Berkowitz .. . . . . . . . . . .The Man From Glengarry Edward Baratta ......... The Old Soak Edward Abrahamson For Value Received Alfred Hadorn ........ Golden Dreams Joseph Rabinowich ...... Give and Take Herbert He-ineman Thomas Nelson Partners Again John Welsh ........ ...... T he Fool De Leon Walsh .... ..... G rumpy William Schultz . . . Arthur Hammer . . . . . Vernie Cunningham William Horn Walter ,Beaudel Dread Game . . . . The Apache The Wasp . . . . Rivals 22 THE ORACLE joseph Keily ..... .... P apa Joe Forrest Huff .... .. .... Bombo William junge .............. The Bat Look Your Best Paul Wolfskehl Barnum Was Right Fred Mohring ........... How Come? Donald Rushmore Harvey Cornelius Edward Lebohner i .... Within The Law Leslie Lawrence ........... Cold Feet Charles Weinstein .... Secrets just Married Raymond Wolf William Schneck Wfhispering Wires James McManus .............. Merton Of The Movies Howard Van Siclen - The Devil's Disciple Harold Mason . .. The Adding Machine Albert .lewett Clement Kelly Howard Perterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Is Money Everything? Murray Marks ...... The Girl I Loved Robert Hill-e ...... So This Is London Robert MacDonald 60 Cents An Hour You Sz I or Romeo and Julietn- Edythe Gastmeyer Sz Harvey Cornelius Whispering VVire: -All the Girls Peg-0-My Heart -Marian Mansfield Shuffle Along -The Hall Cops Little Nelly Kellyl'-Ima Schellinger The Heart Raider -VVeinstein The White Rose -Ruth Dutton' School for Scandal -Eddie Leboner THE SENIOR PROM june eighth found the cars 'of all those lucky ones who possessed them parked before the Hollis held Club. Strains of music furnished by our own Huff and hiscolleagues issued forth. The place was charmingly decorated with streamers and lanterns, the class colors, blue and grey being prominent. The many varied colors of the girls dresses made a charm- ing scene as they mingled with their es- corts under the lanterns' glow. There were about a hundred couples present. As the mystic hour of twelve stzrmck confetti mysteriously appeared. A great din arose flnom horns and all so-rt of noise makers. It was a sight worth seeing, to behold dignified seniors prancing aborut with confetti about their necks waving childish ticklers and horns. I he place was soon showered with cionfetti and drapped with streamers. A good time was most certainly had by an. Mr. Thompson. himself, was there and Miss Kuehn as well as Miss Sandry Some one, namely a tiny grey kitten slip- ped by the vigilant door keeper without paying for his bid. Many Alumni and Alumnae were present. The dance is expected to cover all ex- penses, an unusual thing for a senior prom. Much credit is due to the commi- tee headed by James McManus. The commitee thanks Miss Kuehn and Mr. Thompson and all those who partook in the success of the affair. l, .ll Our idea of a good talker is a sum- mer vacationist who can borrow from a stay-at-home enough money for 3 sea trip. You Yanks, remarked my English friend, Just make a fellow lawfe. At first you say you're on a boat And then you shout, 'we're off. Colgate Banter. Mrs, Hibrow- Did the Earl you had to dinner last night bring his coronet? Mrs. Newrich- I didn't even know he could play one! - Cpassig Showj , Clflff Ply:-i atv Kathleen Metireevy will enter a debate and will be sueeessfuly arguing Ullome rule for Il'Cl11I1Cl.U l7lorenee Mills and Dorothy lllartin will travel far and near in search of fa,ithl'ul husbands, tinipossible to' find, girlslxl Elizabeth llrady and Elizabeth Briggs are sure to get in trouble because their initial are the same. Look out l.izzie ! lflizabeth .Xltman has digested so inueh Yirgil that in the near future she will as- sist Nlr. Reynolds. l.aura llam will start a riding academy where she will teach the merits of horse- back riding as a safe and ellirient re- ducing exercise, tliliz iXuryansen will l'e her assistantj Marie 'l'runlc will join the circus. Sh: will be regarded as the most beautiful and perfectly formed specimen fn exis- tenee. Virginia Landry and lilsie Plage will settle down. with 32,000 each. which they will earn after uiany hard years of labor as school teachers. KCARVER 23 Mabel jones will become the loving wife of l.ueius L, after nianv 'ears of , 3 struggle. Helene Bentz by means of her dazzling beauty will gain fame as an artists mo- del. lsabelle llooth will join the 'incessant Talkers Soeietyf' lra Sehellinger will become a great advertisement for the eat and grow thin theory. Marion lletlige will become a trained nurse. She is so faithful to hiome-nurs- ing. ' Katherine Nlousees will be the strictest teacher in tl. ll. S. in about live years. XX'e pity the poor students. lfranees Clnrtin will become an Egyptian Dancer, we can tell bv her hair comb. Dorothy Fletcher will write a book in Siranisli about the days she spent in bl. H. S. lXlargaret Cooper will become a great eloentionist. Ask the girls of lO3 how clever she is along that line, 24 THE ORACLE Ruth Dutton 'is going to open a beauty parlor. Her specialty' will be helping girls. Keep that school girl complexion. Mabel Renison and Victoria Avi- gnone will have to live to-gether after they are married because they are inse- parable. Rather hard on their future mother-in-laws Joe Clavelle will be a style model and will make his home in Paris where he can sport all he wants. Augy Bader-No words can foretell it, Ed Barrata will get a Job rolling r-r-rs at a boiler factory, Cbecause they can't hear him. ' Evelyn Sulivan will be the most noted hair curler in l'alut's Beauty Parlor. Blanche Brock has aimbition of be- coming one of Mack Sennet's Bathing Beauties. Gladys Brown, Edna Chabot. Aileen Cohemy, R-osabelle XVolf are going to be school teachers in the Forest Hills School so they can be high hat. Ruth Canes and Theresa Cristbar will be Marylan lXl,illcr's only rivals as toe dancers. Anna XVright and ,lulia Brown will open a school of exclusive standards where they will teach French and Spanish.. tto Spaniards and Frenchmen onlyj. Della Fox, Evelyn Chandler. Isabelle Towrie are applicants for the Zigfield Follies of 1924 Beware girls, re- inemher your reputations. Elinor Spencer is going to be good dentist, it she choose dentistry as her profession. We know she will be suc- cessful for she has been Oracle rep for 103 and it sure has been worse than pul- ling teeth to get the money from the glrls. Louise Mainland will argue for So- cialism until she is thrown in jail for disturbing the peace. 1 Ruth McPhilliamy will organize a girls Basketball team and play the greatest team in the country with marvelous success. ,... . .1. Edythe Gastmeyer is going to be Il school teacher and teach the ways of a flapper to all the little Htinale Happersf' Edith Burke will become a wild, wild woman and go to Hawaii with the rest of the Bamboo Babies. Marian Mansetield will make a stun- ing prima donna if she has the talent and artistic tendencies, Mary Hennessy is going to Hunter College to hunt for a companion,f tio honor and obevf' Katherine Cellai will become a real flapper' when she finishes going out with all the cake eaters and cookie niblersf' Natatlie Maashohf and Anna Burmester are going to travel to Hollywood. Poor girls they don't need any more studio hands there. - Elizabeth Sweet will make a lot of money by making sweets and selling them It will be a prolitable business, remember her nam-e, THE ORACLE 25 Angele Vulin and Emily Vuilleurnier will write a new one act play called Two French Dolls. They will be the leading characters. Florence Flynn will be the author of a tremendous volume called Ain't love grand. Margaret Macker, Florence Kinsey, Marian Kober are going to be private secretaries to wall Street Brokers, Olive Beebee is going to be a steno. l1Ve think she will also be Treas. and pri- vate secretary. A Anno Behuke will marry a barber and get her hair cut for nothing. Evelyn Swenson, Agnes Smith, Pauline Vogel have high ambitions for the busi- ness wold. Helen Frisch will work in a candy store so she can chew gum whenever she cares to. Jennie Greenstein, Edna Golberg, Ger- trude Michael will, join Keith,s Circuit and amuse the rest of the world. Evelyn Henderson will go on a diet and gradually become a perfect 36. Rebecca KraKow will stay out in the rain so that she may grow. We wish her luck and hope it pours. Helen Licht will some day become a great opera singer. 1 F Bill Southard will write several books the most popular will be Senor Tomato of How to Thr-ow the Bull. A Del Walsh will become star twirler of the Jamaica Invincibles. He will bring home the bacon, as it was never brought home before, by winning one game in the entire season. Licht will be affected with hay fever. This will come from marrying a grass widow. Welsh will become a elevator operator and rise suddenly. Howard Peterson will be the husband of a husband who conducts a rubber band. Kelly and Kraus will go into the res- taurant business, but after several ca- sualties the place will have to close and the two cooks will leave. for the frozen n-orth with the Polish Army. Marks will spend his spare time reading that mysterious book called How to Make Relieve' How Van Sicklen will inherit his father's farm and live happy till he dies., Al Jewett will get a job working in a coal mine where his High School edu- cation will come in handy. Johnny F. Hards will go into the busi- ness of making projects. His great ma- thematical knowledge will come in handy in bending them. ,Toe Keily will lead a successful revolt of his countrymen against England and as a reward for his services, he will be elected to a position of General Governor of the Irish Republic, Z6 THE ORACLE Ed Lebohner will bec.ome a. lawyer but lack of clients will give him time to write a book on How to argue at great length without expressing a single thoughtf' McDonald will choose Melancoly for his companion and move Fo Central Islip and be a successful business man. 'Bily Patterson will be Forrest Huff's leading man, they will both want to marry the leading lady, Patt will succeed and Huff will jump the Brooklyn Bridge. Marty Metzgar will go to Mexico and make a fortune selling Hot tamales to MCXiCa11s until he eats one himself. After that it will be all off. Em Loomis will open a new beauty parlor but instead of getting men, women will flock there. But being too- shy to re- ceive them, he will shut up his emporium and disapear. Bobby Hille will be member of the 1946 Olympic team in the half-m.ile and when he returns, will go into partnership in dancing school, and it will be a decided surprise to the Finale Hoppers when it turns to be a success. Don Rushmore will join the Army and he the best UH shot in the United States. Mo Sherman will some day surprise us all by becoming editor of the Long Island Daily Press from his experience in delivering the Chat Charlie Vtfeinstein will organize the Class of june '23 Basketball Team which will become the best losing team in the Alumni League, A Paul VVolfskehl will some day surprise us all and become the shadow of his former self th-ru playing tennis. Ken Crump will open a stationary store because of his great proficiency Q Pj in the H. S. Strock Room. - Alfy Hadorn will someday show us all what a self made man he is. Harry Siynn will marry a sweet little girl and buy a house with the money 'he wins by playing 5-3-1- after school. Frances Mclnerny and Mabelle Smith are going to be soap box orators they talk so loudly. Izzy Berkowitz will become principal of Boys' High and rule with a. high hand. Alf Bernard- I ain't nobody's darling will be his motto. Julius Astrachan-He will become the editor in chief of the Press obtaining the position thru selling papers. Wally BeaudellFAll I can say is He comes fnom Springfield. B-ill Bishop will be a champion math shark if he goes to school long enough and will stay here as a teacher until he gets put out. 'I 'Milli .f 1--:Q Ed Abrahamsen will get a job as book- keeper for Wh.osis and where he will be a great success. Bill Horn will go to Spain and be vamped by one of Spain's beauties, then his I. H, S. Spanish will come rn handy while wooing her, THE ORACLE 27 Harold Mason will -become the pl10t0 grapher for the Rogue's fGallery and will live in perfect contentment on his salary. Erwin Maurer will join the circus and become famous as the Smallest Giant in the World while VVillie Schneck will be noted for being the largest dwarf in that same world. Heineman will suddenly turn cake as will How Van Siclen. Fred Mohring will succeed Paul White- man as director of his -orchestra and will be the Idol of Jamaica. Tommy Nelson will lose his ability to blush and theneby lose his pull with the girls and retire to seclusion.. Bill Schultze will some day 1'68Cl1 dizzy heights in the art world and sketch pic- tures for the Police Gazette. joe Rubiniowitz will open a Chain of pawn shops where he will d-o a great busi- ness due to his shrewd bargaining. Hub Mehling will be Harold Loyd's only rival UD. Raymond Wolf will join the Same :ircus as Schneck and Maurer, and pose with Maurer as the long and short of it. Les Laurence will become a millionaire from profits made on wireless sets. Art Hummans will get a job with a Coney Island side show las a barker, wfhere because of his thunderous CU voice he will be a great success. RICHES! Sometime when you're feeling sad and blue Over the little that's come to you, Of luxury and good times and gold, Think of this story an old man told. The richest man an'd the poorest man Were made b yGod from a settled plan. Each had two eyes, two ears and a nose, A mouth and tongue and lingers and toes. The richest man went blind one night And all his money cloud not buy sight He travelled about in his handsome cars Brut couldn't see the moon or the stars. And the richest man wen't deaf one day To get back his hearing he'd gladly pay All of his millions, but gold couldn't buy Sound for his ears or sight for his eyes. And the poorest man when he saw him knew Who was the richer of the two And he learned that the greatest riches of all Were the things he had never thought of at alll HARRIET C. SEIBERT. CLASS NIGHT JUNE 25 The mystery of the futurewas pierced when the Class of '23 had its Class. Night. The Class History revealed many hitherto undiscovered secrets. Knock! knock! xvhat's that. Merely the knocks being read. All were,good sports however and minded the knocks not at all. The play was a humiorous, little, sketch and very well done. It was called the Flower Shop and centered about an old maid romance brought to a happy conclusion thru orchids sent from a flower shop. The cast was Mabelle Rennison, the fiower girl: VVilliam Scneck, the florists boy: Huff, Clavelle the old maid's sweet- heartg and the old maid Louise Mainland. me DITQRIALB E Ti! l'B'Rl5ACl'i-O H THE ORACLE BIDS ITS FRIENDS GOOD BYE ilillli tJuAcLE takes the opportunitty to bid the Senior Class a fare-vou-well and offer its hearty wishes for their suc- cess in the life they are about to under- take, be what it may. We have tried to give you in this senior number one which you may take away with you and have as a keepsake. VVe have tried to make it one to be remembered, one that will be worthy of the class of June '23, Inas- much as we may have succeeded in our effort we now offer you the Senior Issue of june 1921 Now is the time for bidding farewell to our beloved seniors. They are now going to leave our ranks to break through the lines of the business wlorld or further study. the same as when they dashed through the lines in football. They are now dropping from a perch of superiority tio the lowest one of business, from the glorious position -of seniors to that of college freshmen, so let us send them off with a smile and best wishes for a suc- cessful future. But, dear seniors, let this farewell not be final. Come 'back often and pay us a visit, we shall receive you with open arms. Keep in touch with the activities of the school: come to the games and to practice so you may give the new fellows a few of the fine points of sport which others have given you. And, last, but not least, awaken the spirit of the alumni so that we shall not forget you nor you forget us. Till we meet again: Farewell C. M. A NEW SCHOOL Shout it from the house tops! Let Paul Revere carry the news far and wide. The powers that be have rested from squabbling long enough t-o decide finally and definitely on the Clark site. a large plot at Grand Avenue and Donchiester Road. It is only ten minutes walk from our present 'buildingt Even now, the appropriation for one million and a half dolars for a line new building, where the gym does n-ot swim and the seats don't give suddenly, is in the 1924 budget! Say it with hated breath. An athletic field! tennis courts! a diamond! more wonders still. If we can obtain the plot we're after, Mr, Yosburgh says he will have every pupil of the school enrolled in some form of athletics HALF the P. T. period will be devoted to the pursuit of these athletics. for instance,..a boy enrolled in tennis will play tennis l'alf his P. T. period! Joyfully yours, YE EDITOR. THE ORACLE 29 THE ORACLE REPUDIATES A CHARGE Recently we received the following let- ter much Ito our own surprise. The ORACLE wishes to state its entire innocense of any such a charge as partiality' in school politics. The item in question was not printed with any such intention and if the faintest idea of being received thus had been entertained it would have been omitted. However, if it was received in that light we hereby deny the suspicions which seem to have fallen upon us, and declare ourself as non-'partisan in all matters pertaining in any way to school politics. VVe will endeavor to maintain this attitude in every instance and will print nothing that in any way might mis- represent out attitude. Allow me to voioe my disapproval of a new policy which the ORACLE has -I hope unconsciously-begun in its May Issue. I believe that a school publication should be absolutely non-partisan in school politics. It is therefore with fear for the future of our paper that I see distinct political moves in the Personal Notes . I assure you that I have nothing against the gentlemen named, and that my protest comes from purely a question of principle. Let us have square school politicsf, LITTLE THINGS We hear so much about hitting the line hard in the game of lif-eg about being earnest and square and striving after big things that we are apt to over- look the little things that count so much. For after all tis moments are the years and tritles life. Little deeds and little words must not be neglected in the struggle for the big things. Our -eyes turned upon the distant goals must not gaze unseeing on those near at hand. Napoleon in the midst of his far seeing visions had time to bestow a frienoTy word on the least of his soldiers. Lincoln in the hardest battle of his life found time while matters of vital importance waited on him to comfort the grief of a mother, childless by the war. A smile, a handclasp, often just a friendly non may mean more to some than any suc- cess one may attain. Earnestness ,concentration yes, but not to the exclusion of other things. Music, art, literature, these should have also a place in one's life. As important as gaining success is the keeping of one's mind atuned to the better things in life. COMMENCEMENT Commencement, it is oalled and wisely so. For tho youn school days are over, your life is still before you. You are now considered men and Women. Now is the time to begin thinking about what you will be in the future which now seems so far distant but which is upon you before you realize it. On every hand we hear of the oorruptness of American politics. One hears oomplaints but never a reason- able remedy. It isthe fault of each and every American that our politics are crooked. If every citizen made it his duty to do his part in politics, the prof- fesional 'fbossu would not have the cinch he now has, But the average man is too busy about his own affairs. too indifferent, too lofty to dabble in dirty politics . So instead of rolling up his sleeves and getting in to clean up the dirt he sits calmly back while the bosses run affairs to suit their own sweet will and let the public benefits go to the wall. The average man complains long and loudly when some great graft plot or political ring is exposed but his querlous voice dies away into thin air and 'TEIE 1 THE MINSTREL Barnum was right! Did you see the minstrel show? Oh dem darkies and dem jip-jam jazzing tunes. Feet were arapping and shoulders shaking before the curtain had risen many moments on the darky chorus. Try it! l1Vhat? Pick out some one when his face, is blacked if you can. Mr. Copeland successfully hid l-ehind black until Mr. Silverman drag- ged him to light and bade him sing where- upon Siu found himself gently but firmly lifted and dropped out ot the Way. You should lmve hleard those darkies sing! The jokes they cracked were mel- low with age but they were greeted glee- fully. Toon Gomez as inter-l-ocuter was great in his swallow tails and Oliva llamer as Topsey was a scream. Rin- ning, Thompson and Walsli sang solos. Then tbq scene changed. the Court of Ancient Ferdinand came to view. Hero C01LfilZ'IlCd from Page Z9 thuekling up their sleeves the grafters go their merry way. Are you going to be one -of that species of citizen that goes about his own affairs and is too busy or more truthfully too indifferent to take part in public affairs? Or will you be an active. earliest worker helping to clean up politics and make them the organ of public welfare rather than the canker in its heart? If every citizen or even a good portion of them would do thus there woud be no conplaint about crookedness in American politics. Now is the time for you to decide and to re- solvee to keep to your decision, to be a public spirited, true citizen of your city and of America. PERSONALS The minstrel show missed some very conspicuous talent when it omitted some of the Nukes we hear at noontime. Regents are with us again, our ever pre- sent. ever enduring fellow. This is also a true story Con the levelb a member of certain organization resigned because he didn't have enough work to do. Those who did not seq Brown lift up XVandza and Diller at the Silver Jubilee, one under each arm, missed something. Some Hercules! The pride of Jamaica High pranced into the arena at Grand Lentral Palace in the P. T. stunts. Notice their mus- eules? Venus had nothing on them as they formed their pyramids, ec. TSTPEEL 1 l llutl' came upon the scene. He pranced thru the reznaining acts to cnoruses of laughter as Nero a hlaclc faced come- dian, teasing Queen Isahella. slaqping King lf'erdie on the hack and heating up the whole court. lfle was thoroughly 'fvampeclu hy a Hawaiinan dancer tVVal- ter jaeksl. He was certainly the hit of the show. The costumes of the .court scenes were very lovely. A Spanish dance in costume was delightful. Eleanor and Stanley tfoan ran Ruddie and his wire ' a close second in their clever interpretation of the tango. Heaudel was Columho g Horn, King Ferdinand: Isabel Rorches a lovely Queen Isabellag and XVilliam Pat- terson the side partner of Huff. Huff and Miss Jones certainly deserve credit for the clever show which was well up to the professional average in as much as they worked very hard over it as did Miss Henken and Miss Plum on the dances. ln Drums of Fate the audience was supplied with a thrill when De VVitt Brown, clad or unclad in a South Sea Island Costume stepped out on the stage showing the line of many hulging IULIS- cles. VV ho supplied the charcoal De XVitt? Yen Dre Witt did not wear his Tom Mix hat. Shir-iild the News start a piano throwing contest, we would beg leave to enter Alphonse Guardino to float them up the alley for jamaica. judge not, lest you he judged. Among those we will he sorry to lose is Evelyn Sullivan, a good skate. Coach Pulvermacher is grooming Charlie Weiss for Roly llunning's po- sition on the football team. lVho said nine terms. That gentle- man has made a lot of enemies in jamaica. - OUR BUG HOUSE FABLES Cramer's hour and forty minutes on Latin. t'Remember where little boys go who tell lies Emilj After the Calm Comes the storm. Minstrel show, Senior Prom, Radio Dance .......... Regents. Introducing Alhert Solway, our llel- gian Rose. My passage to Belgiucn, James! Also introducing Mr. Bose's Panama suit. . THE SILVER JUBILEE AT GRAND CENTRAL PALACE New Yomi. june 2.-All New York joined in the Silver jubilee and the streets along the l5 alace were ind-eed like a bit of Arabian nights. The Palaoe itself might have been an enchanted one from our olden fairy tales. A spouting cascade of liquid jewels played upon by myriad lights until it was a wonderful, rainbow hued jet was the fountain in the main hall as one entered. Then one climbed to the third Hoor and here jamaica High held almost unbroken sway. Her dainty lassies tripped thru a minute. Her versatile students tripped. trippingly thru a French comedy. Her chemistry students, displayed their vast knowledge. Here her glee club woke the echoes with their golden melody and every one paused fo listen entranced when Martha lglrauningier sang. Kenneth Livinston played with silver strings. Earl Carver sketched while crowds looked on and Zimmerli also held their attention with pen and brush. Ah! the last and crowning feat. The boys of Jamaica High displayed their muscular forms on the arena. To the snappy obli- gato of Nr. Copeland they went thru the intricacies of open and closed formation. the daily dozen and stunts as pyramid building Some of then stood on their heads while others held their feet fthat is to say others held the feet of those who stood on their heads not their own feetl Brown, the Hercules. seized two of the boys and held them aloft while the others grouped about him in a series of Greek Athletes groups. Miss Adriance was responsible for the minuet and it was right pretty, we'd say. The French play was Mr. l5randt's in- spirations. Mr. Mendel led his class thru their chemical recitation. Of course, Miss lXlcConne1 was responsible for the music which was wonderful as usual. Mr. ljletrie had charge of the economicsrecitation. iiii. CIRIIS RIFLE TICAM The members of the Ciirl's Rifle Team are diligently practicing every Friday afternoon in the Gym and are confident that they soon will realize their ambition to show the boy's team what they can do. The girls are enjoying themselves im- mensely, taking trips into the country and practicing in the open air. On Satur- dya, May 19th, the girls motored to Ciar- den City and had a jolly time, accom- panied by Mr. Hoggins and Mr. Ultman and Miss Henken, who very kindly took the girls in their cars. Scores:- Yivian Toohill .......... 47 out of 50 Elizabeth Auryansen ..... 46 of 50 45 50 Grace V oss ............. Eyelyn 'Sullivan .... ...45 50 lfdith Maier ........ ...45 50 Margaret Mcfireevy ..... 45 50 Isabelle Saloman. . . . . .44 50 Betty Gray. .. .... 43 i' 50 Grace Creed . . . . . .42 'i 50 THE ORACLE A 33 THE PLAY NEVERTHELESS In a recent assembly, Hortense Milton, Walter Tinagero and Erwin Mauer, pre- sented a screaming funny 'VCI sion of the play Nevertheless or The Narrow Path . We commend Miss jones upon her coaching for the acting was certainly unsurpassed by any other amateur thea- trical. The characters also deserve a good deal of credit. Hordense was de- lightful in her role of sister, while Tina- gero, as brother Billy, carried off his part to perfection, making us think of our own quarrels with our brothers. THE CLEAN UP WEEK VICTORY ,lust another victory to ad to the rapidly lengthening list. One of our students, Samluel McGill, carried away one of the four, fifty dollar, prices offered in the recent Clean Up and Paint Up NVeek contest. Not only this but our victory was more sweeping for besides this prize, three honorable mentions came to rest in Jamaica High. The winners were Sylvia Tollen, De XfVitt Brown and Gertrude VVhent. We might add that our school came out highest of all the schools in the city. ROMEO AND JUILET CONTEST Surely the -others schools are not making progress while -lamaiioa is in the run. We, or rather Thomas Gomez, has captured the Romeo and Juliet Prize offened in connection with the play. The person writing the essay had to have seen the play to be in line for the prize. It is hard to say how very proud this third success has made us. ANOTHER VICTORIYI FOR JAMAICA Hurrah! Jamaica's on the map in the world of studies as well as that of ath- letics. XVe congratulate you Crum. To those of you who haven't heard the news, Henry Crum has just carried off the prize of a Spanish Gold coin and boo-k- This was a reward for being one of seven best Spanish Students in Greater New York. The examination was held by the Association of Spanish Teachersl' and the students, entering the competition had to have had two years of Spanish. You have all heard about the essay con test in connection with New York's Silver jubilee. The three essays to be sent have been chosen. They are: Agnes Kessel-first ' Shirley Hamilton-seoond Charlotte Bode-third Shirley Hamilton, as you all know, belongs to the ORACLE and weare proud to own her. THE ARISTA INSTALLATION The topic What is Arista ? has been discussed so many times and so very competently that there is no need for us t-o go over the ground again. However, some of you may not know the Greek meaning for the word Arista . It means The Best . It is right. The members of Arista are the best, in every sense of the word. So we realized when we saw the installation Oli newi memlbers held May fifteenth. We congratulate those elected and hope they will keep up the g-ood Work. just a word to those who have not realized their ambition. You remember the old proverb, If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. The new members are: FORM V. GITIS Boys Mildred Cowles John Scales Lucy Matthews William Torre-v 34 THE ORACLE Y I. Thorpe Aschoff Fon M Anna liurnester Ruth Geisler Tiioinas Foran Agnes Kessel Marion Kober Vera Munsternan lileancr Tully Marion XVright llomi Yll. Clara Oitxifzzi Stanley Coan ' l o1tM YIII. Elinor Spencer The speaker of the day, Mr. Gilbert -I. Raynor, Principal of Commercial High School, gave an extremely interest- ing talk upon the subject of Arista and being an Arista pupil at heart, altho you have not been elected to the organization. ART NOTES On VVednesday, May 9th, the Forum Artium metg the Junior Chapter at noon in room 306, and the Senior Chapter during the eighth period in room 305. Lillian Topping and Asta Olson gave an ilustrated talk on costume. Asta Olson described. the different phases of History C-ostumc. VVhile describing these phases Lillian Topping ilustrated them with chalk drawings. I Miss Topping then gave a talk on the correct and incorrect forms of modern dress and Miss Olson illustrated tlheni for her. This club, although one of the new- est clubs in the school, seems to be the most active and the most successful club of jamaica High School. . Goldie Haggerty, a former pupil of .lamaica High School,, who left to take the art course in Costume Illustration at XVashiington Irving High School, has been doing very successful work. A number of her drawings have been exhi- bited l1oth in room 305 and on the exhibis tion board in the assembly room. Miss Haggerty will graduate from Washing- ton Irving High School this june, and will then attend Pratt In 'titute where she will continue her work in Costume Illustration which she intends to make her career. I wish to correct a rmistatement in connection with the Girl's Athletic As- sociation, which appeared in May's number of the ORACLE. At least it does not apply to the branch under the supervision of Miss Henkin and the Writer. As the overlapping ses- sions did not give the time for the meet- ings during the early part of the present term, and later the extra demands on the time of the teachers for dances and mins- trel show, prevented them from giving their time to the C-. A. A. the meetings had to be suspended- for a time, now they are expected to continue for the remain- der of the season. The girls under the above named teach- ers were most faithfully in thei ratten- dance during the last term. They covered al the time required for hockeyg almost doubled the amount of time for basket- ball and they expect to complete the time for basketball throw for distance and walking before the school closes. Anne Adriance SPECIAL MUSIC In Jamaica High School there is of- ferred to students of music an excep- tional opportunity. In this school there is given a complete course in theory of Music. the foundation course in the His- tory of Music and Harmony. A pupil finishing all the ie may then take up coun- terpoint. This courle entitles one to three units and may be taken in place of a science or math or a language. em-'Q E l JM nf .9 I f 7 .aj fi fb -A l l A nv ' , rf. Li.. L- 1 r f 4, X X . m l A ....mn BRYANT FALLS FOR JAMAICA Bryant skies wept as jamaica cleaned up l3ryant's llase Hall ttcam with the score of 6-3. The jamaica rooters were few. hut ardent. Jamaica scored first in the sixth, when llelehanty hit a honier. The score was tied hy a home run on llryanfs part in the seventh., therefore making it necessary to play more innings. lt was not until blZll11fllCZl'S half of the eleventh that things hegan to happen. With the hases loaded, XValsh hit what was apparently a homer, hut was nahhed at home plate. hringing in three runs. TWO more runs Came in in that inning hefore our side was out. llelehanty pulled down three nice ones at short and young tluardino, who hattcd for Koch in the tenth caught a hot one out to right field. Crump replaced XYalsh in the eleventh. Al tiuarcliano twice gatherel in wild ones for outs at first. llrvant ll. S. AJ! R. II. o. .x. E. Hinock. rf. .. 5 O l l 0 'J Connelly ss. .. 6 l l l 2 l Clafone Zh. .... ... 6 l 2 2 4 0 lfeuer, lf. ......... 2 U O 1 0 0 .'xI'lHl!l1S1'CI'. lf. ..... 2 O l l O 'U Alisie, 3h. ......... 4 0 2 Z 3 1 Slavdovick. cf. ..... 2 O 0 l 0 'J Comisky. cf. . .. . :. Z O l 2 0 0 Gavin. lh I .... .. 4 l l 10 0 1 Sainaelli. c. .. 4 0 O 10 0 0 Rottman, p. . . . . . . 4 0 O 2 5 0 Totals . .. . . 36 3 O 33 14 4 N .ltlllltliftl H S. AJ! R. 11, o. A. 12. Amodie, Zh. ....... 6 O 4 O l 1 Sullivan, cf. ....... 4 O O 4 0 0 Delehanty, 2h ..... 5 l 2 2 6 2 A. Guardino, lh 4 l 0 ll 0 0 . . . . 2 l O 2 0 0 llurchall C .... . . 3 l l 7 O O O l.. Guardino, rf Koch, rf . . .... 3 0 4 0 0 lleteria, rf. . .... 0 O 4 O 0 0 llarratta, 3h ...... 4 l O 2 l 0 XYalsh, p ..,....,. 5 0 l 3 4 l Totals 36 6 6 3312 4 Y. PREP IN SEASON JAMAICA BEATS N. LAST GAME OF hlanzaica closed its season with a hard won victory over the New York prepara- tory School with a score of 4 to 3. The gfzune was played at Dexter Park. lt was a pitcher duel thru out. Xklalsh get- tiugthe hetter of his opponent Ramsdam, holding the invaders down to live hits, New York's only tally came in the second after VX'al:l1 sustained a hruise on his index linger when he stopped a hot rrrounder hv Curtis. Ja IlIfI'I.t'tI High School ah. r. h. o. Cl. C. llaratta. 3h ............, ...2 l l l l 0 Sullivan cf ,,,,.,, ,,,, 3 O 2 l 0 0 Delehanty, ss, 3h ..... . 2 0 l 0 3 l Crutnp, lf .................... 3 O 0 tl O l Amodio. 2h. ss ., ..,,... 3 l l Zl 2 O Baylis. rf ........,., ..,,, 3 O l l O O Guardino. lh ..........., 2 0 O10 O O l3irchall,c ,,,, .... . U2 l O 5 2 O 36 THE ORACLE VV-alsh, p ,.,... ......... 2 1 0 0 2 0 Totals ....,......... . .... 22 4 6 21 121 2 N Y. Prcparaviory School ab. r. h. o. a. e. Wolclott, ss. ...........,..., 4 0 2 1 1 1 QCurtis, 2b ........ ......... 4 O 0 0 0 0 Grosso, 1b ..... ....... 3 0 0 3 0 1 Gherich, lf ..........,..,.... 3 0 1 1 0 O Willoiighby, cf .,........ 3 0 0 2 O 0 Florence, rf .........,.... . 3 1 1 2 0 0 Van Keuven, 3b ........ 3 U U 3 0 0 Kirsh, c .................... Z 1 0 6 2 0 Ramsdam, p ........ . .... 2 1 1 0 2 0 Totals .....,.,.....,.,..., 27 3 5 18 6 2 Score by innings: Prep. School ............ U 2 1 0 0 O O-3 Jamaica .................... 0 O 1 1 2 0 X-4 JAMAICA TRIMS FLUSHING 7-4 The.ol.clen..looking,ge11t.you see walking down yonder lane, -bent over with age dirtlbe-spattered, looking' downcast: is old man dope. The other day he was UK. O'ed at Dexter Park. when our boys kicked over the pail he labels do-pe and spilled its contents over the ground. Our boys beat Flushing, sent them into third place. Jamaica the proletariat, the commoner, heat the lads from Flushing under a 7-4 count, while VValsh. the lad who was re- ported tro have lost all his pitching ability held the North Shore boys down to three hits. Our-long anticipated revenge sat sweet within the mouths of Jamaica students and they watched the vindication of our former defeat with relish. The score: Jamaica Hirzlr School ab. r. h. o. a. e. Haratta, 3b ........ . ........ 3 1 1 0 3 1 Sullivan. cf ............,... 2 1 0 1 0 O Delehanty. ss .. .1.. ....... 2 1 1 1 4 2 Crump, lf .................... 3 1 1 1 4 O Amodio, 2b ................ 3 2 2 0 2 0 Guardino, A. lb ........ 3 0 0 10 O 1 Koch, rf .... . ................ 3 0 1 O O 0 Guardin'o, S, c .,.......... 3 1 1 6 0 1 Wlalsh, p .................... 3 0 1 0 1 0 Totals ,....,............ 35 7 8 21 10 5 FI1lsh1'ng High School ah. r. h. o. a.e. Gold, 3b ...............,.... 4 2 1 1 O 0 Hammill, rf ........ . ........ 4 1 2 0 0 O Cerosky, 2b ...... ,...... 4 0 O 1 1 0 Haas. lf .......... ...... 3 0 0 2 0 O Cornell, lb ...... ...... 3 0 O 5 O 0 Skysak, cf ........ ....... i 2 0 U 0 0 0 Blum, c ........., ....... 3 O 0 S 2 0 Aguais, 55 ,,.,,,... ..,.... 3 1 O 1 3 1 Cherdon, p .,,.,. ...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 Bleecke, cf ...... ....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 YBaker, ,,,,.. .,......... 1 O 0 0 U 0 Nash, p ....... ...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals ,,,,...,,,,, . ,....... 30 4 3 18 6 3 Xllattled for Cherdon in 5th, Score by innings: Jamaica H, S, ............ 1 0 0 5 0 1 X-7 Flushing H. S. ....,... 1 0 0 U 0 1 2-4 NEWTOWN HIGH BEATS JAMAICA TENNIS TEAM The Jamaica High School Tennis team suffered defeat at the hands of the New- town team at Elmhurst on Friday, May 25, by the score of 4 to 1. Nelson was 'he -only Jamaica man to win his game. JAMAICA H. S. TENNIS TEAM VICTORIOUS Jamaca High School's tennis team vanquished the racquet 'wielders of Hemp- stead High, by the score 5-0 in a match played on the Hollis Field Club courts, Jamaica won the three single matches, :and the doubles match. Captain Bill THE ORACLE 37 Horn played a wonderful game, beating D. jones in the first singles match atter he had lost the hrst set. Wonskehl dis- posed of P. Smitih in easy fashion and also paired off with E. Smith, won the doubles match against P, Smith and D. Jones. QUEENS BOROUGH MEET On Saturday, June 2, the Queens Bo- rough Meet was held at thue Astoria Field. ,lamaica was fifth in points! and altho her final score was not very good, much indi- vidual merit was displayed. Guardino. -our young Hercules, was in fine form putting the twelve pound shot. forty-two feet and two inches. If you don't fthink tl1at's far, try heaving a twelve pound ball that distance. Inci- dently, he won that event for Jamaica. Smash, another record gone blooey. Our up and coming, young athlete That- cher smashed it all to bits when he sailed over the bar in the junior high jump at tive feet five. Thatcher has been particu- larly faithful in practice all term and has given up two days every week to ir, while others fellows were having a good time. Griffing, altho he gained no points, de- serves mention for his faithful service all term and his good shit-wing at the pole vault. Rollie Rinning came in second in the broad jump and our midgets in 120 puond class also ran second in the eight eighty relay. TAMAICA BEATS MARQUAND 7-4 The Red and Blue's victims were the tossers of Marquand High who were humbled by the score of 7-4. Lefty Singer was used by Mr. Lovely and .nas- tered the situation throughout, permiting but seven safeties and making Eve of the opposition fan the ozone. Modio smashed a three bagger and Uelehanty and Baratta made a couple of nice catches. The score 2 - Marqucmd ab. r. h. o. a. e. Newman, ss ................ 4 1 Z 1 3 2 Herbert, 3b ...., . ....... 4 1 0 l Z O Natteli, Zb ...... ....... 4 l 2 1 0 0 Heitman, rf .... . .... 3 0 0 1 0 0 Robinson, c ..... ....... 3 O 1 8 1 1 Ahrens, ef ...... ....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 Meyer, lb ...... ...... 3 'O 0 6 1 0 Smith, p ...... S 1 1 0 2 l Norton, lf ......... ........ 2 0 1 0 0 0 Totals .................... 29 4 7 18 9 4 Jamaica ab. r. h. o. a. e. Berchell, c ......... ........ 1 0 O 1 0 0 Sullivan ,cf ..... ....... 3 1 2 1 O 1 Delehanty, ss ............ 4 l 2 0 2 0 Crump, lf .................... 3 Z l 1 0 0 Amodio. Zh .......,..... . 3 2 Z 2 3 0 A. Guardino, lb ...... 3 O 0 7 1 0 Peterka, rf ................ 2 0 1 1 0 1 L. Guardino, c ........ 2 0 0 5 1 O Singer, p ......... ........ 3 0 0 l 2 0 Berchell, e ...... ....... I O O 10 0 Baylis, rf ...... ....... 1 0 l l 0 0 Totals .................... Z9 710 21 ll 2 Score by innings: Marquand ................ 0 0 2 2 0 O 04-4 Jamaica .,,................. 4 O l 0 2 0 X-7 RICHMOND HILL REGISTERS V SHUTOUT OVER JAMAICA jamaica lost to Richmond Hill for the second time this season by the score of 8 t'o 0 in' a game played in Dexter Park. Walsh who beat Flushing in the earlier part of the week by 7-4 was hit hard in this game. However another season lies just over the top of the year and lt's a long lane that has no turningf' Richmond ................ O 2 l 1 O 1 3 --8 Jamaica .................... 0000000-0 Continued on Page 55 1 And the reatest Ferid darkness, made hideous by the Ifuzz of imyriad insects, settled down over the noisy streets, redolent with the scents and legion sounds of the old Chinese city, its closely-packed houses, full of humans living among misery and squalid poverty, spilling out their chattering mob into the muddy, filthy streets. The shrill cries of the market mingled with the rattle of carts and the squawking of geese and children. A hideous day had given way to a still more hideous night. Darkness brought no peace, but rather it shut in the intense heat, made the babel more ranoous, intensified the squalidnezls rather than softening it. The very walls sweated, oozing stickily and giving out a ferid sickening odor. The heat rose in wave upon wave beating upon the senses and smothering one. The noise of the streets came up to a' poor room that jutted out above the mud- dy Street -of the Sacred Dragons that wound its tortured Way between evil- browed houses. Faint light from a swinging lantern hltered thru the win- dow. In the corner on a poor huddle of mafftress lay a figure that tossed and writhed in the steaming heat occasionally sitting up to curse at the infernal noise below. Iiy the dim light that filtered thru to the corner, he was a white man. gaunt and fever-ridden with a growth of black stubble that made his white hollow cheeks ghastly. The sunken eyes roved in unrest and the long fingers clutched at the tortured throat. Desperately he strove to fall into unconsciousnessfchat deep. black pit, from which he had at first shrunk back in fear but which now was a blessed deliverance from the white, blazing, torture of a sleepless night. The irhrill, high chater from the stneets pierced his splitting head. The incessant buzz of the myriad insects drove him of T ese-C arity. frantic. The noise of the Orient was hateful to him. All the noise of New York would be a bit of heaven to him now. Remembrance soothed his fevered brain. It was June now, New York in June! The purple of the buildings melt- ing s-oftly against the blue, black of the night, the stars above them twinkling dOW11-W3ShiHgt0H Square with its friendly jostling crowd and the buses starting off into the mystery of the night between the old, old homes-RiverSide Drive-the river-Times Square, a breathless wonder of lights-laughter, tinkle of glasses in restaurants, waiters gliding about on silent feet, bare armed women, correct men, dining to soft music in cool fragrance-a thousand poignant memories! New York, with what sobs and yearning have your children tho't of you in distant scenes! Oh, to be in New York again. To feel the pulsating throb of life once more before he died. Far from home and dying ,dying like a beast in a filthy hole. rotting in a heathen house. No, a beast crawled away from prying Orienial eyes and died decently. Like a consuming Fire his de-'ire tortured him. As a desert lost man conjures up pictures of cool life-giving water, so hungered his soul for a glimpse of the familiar magic of his city of Dream 1. llis fancies were rudely broken by the patter of slippered feet. .X round faced grave eyed girl came up the stairs, her face s'3rub cd. shiningly clean, her back. slantiugg eyes full of pity. Meester want his tea? Mysan alledy make. Go away, go away. D-! can't I even be left to die decently? Go away. I tell you! Then as she gravely started to withdraw, his conscience smote him. Mysan, pardon me. Thank you, Iin a beast. Please, try tio excuse meg I was thinking about home, THE ORACLE 39 Meester think of home F Yes, Mysan, New York. God! for getting her, I'd give all of the little life, I've left. I'd give my soul even to be there againlu Beeg city, New York, Mysan read all 'bout at Mission school. Perceiving that he had forgotten her and was deep in his revery, she withdrew quietly to prepare Meester's supper. With a start he remembered her and looked up to find her gone. How old was she anyway? he wondered. Darned decent -of the kid to wait on him like this. Come to think of it, he didn't know how he came here at all. Here he lapsed from coherence into babbling phrases of his home. 41 lk Ill if HY Ill Miss Martin sat at the window of the little Mission school., Her thoughts were far away from the playing, blue-kimo noed, little Chinese outside. They were in America, far over the sea, in a little Cape Cod town. She could picture the church spire rising in the blue as the boat rounded the Cape. just over the rise of that hill was the little, white farm house she called home Qften had she sat thus and dreamed of how she would open the gate and run up the flagged path to surprise them all. And now she was going home, at last. Slhe had saved enough money thru ten long years to go home. Her reverie wan broken by the silent appearance of a little Figure by her side. Escoose Missie, Mysan like to talkee you little way, no long. Certainly, Mysan, I am very glad to see my old pupils again. VVhat can I do for you? Me tink long time, all same me no know me come you. Melican man velly seeck. He die soon. Mysan find him seeck in street. take him home. He no get better: him seeck all time. He want go New York, never sleep, talkee, talkee all time. Him want go home velly much. Him die. Mysan velly sorry. Miss Martin looked at the little figure, its eyes alight with faith in her power to aid. I am very sorry Mysan, I will try but I think I can do nothing. Like a. phy- sical pang it flashed over her that she could she had the money, her hard earned, long saved money. I canlt, I can't, her heart cried. Missie seeck P asked Mysan anxiously. No, No, child, I am all right. Tomorrow I will tell you, come then. Yes, Missee, and Mysan padded do- cilely away. Miss Martin sat at the win- dow and gazed at the slow, tumbling of dream castles which ten long years had wrought. I can't! I can't!,' Think. her other self admonished, could you sleep at night for imagining the reproach- ful eyes of a dying countryman, whom you cou.ld have helped and didn't? Could y-ou rejoice in your home going, knowing that a fellow man had passed beyond without the aid you sel- fishly withheld P So the struggle waged and, the frail body of the little old maid was torn by the conflict within. Even when she knewishe would yield at last, she battled desparately against herself, crowding visions of her home flooding her mind and making renunciation the harder. At last, she rose limp and white from her terrible ordeal and with fum- bling fingers pinned on her shabby hat. Threading the Christian section, she came to the old Chinese quarter, thru the dusty streets to the narrow Street of the Sacred Dragons. Before the meanest and cleanest house in that mean, filthy, street she paused. Mysan came running out. Oh, Missee, so glad to see you. he sleep at lastf' Show him to me, child. Leading the way to the little ro-om, Mysan pointed 40 THE ORACLE to the figure in the corner. Bending over him the frail, little old maid with a great pity in her heart was glad at last for her renunciation in spite of the tears which fell on the gaunt, sleeping face. Gently she whispered to Mysan, To- morrow he shall go home to New York. Oh, Missee me velly glad, me sorry too. Mysan like Melican man. And so she stole softly from the room and a light akin to divine shone in her faded, blue eyes. -r :or 4: an ar 4: The great ship plowed thru the waves, lifting lazily to their lift and fall. The sun fell warmly upon the deck, where swathed in steamer rugs, lay a man who plainly showed ravages of fever but in the sunken eyes was peace. He was 'Ill ' ss la IllllllllIllllllllIIIIIllllIIllllllllllIllIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllll lllllll C Omet, New Utrecht H. S., Brooklyn.- VVe liked your magazine very much and thought the story The Valley of Death the best we've seen. in any of the maga- zines this term as regards originality. The Editorial spirit was very good especially Our New School . VVe hope to hear from you again. The Maroon and White, Bay Ridge. The tribute tio Dr, Hanley' in your issue is a very praise worthy subject and very well done. Your school notes could be improved on. Blue arid Gold, Girls High.--VVe think your paper very clever but where were we among the Exchanges? Every monfth we send you a magazine and we never hear from you! Middlebury Campus, Middlebury, Vt.- going home, home to die decently. He had but a hazy notion of how the miracle had happened, how he had come here from the Chinese hovel where he had lain dying. Something about the Ameri- can Consul he tho't but what did it mat- ter? He was going home, home, home! It sounded in the pulse of the engines, in the lap of the waves, home, home, and mounted into a tide of overwhelming joy. In the window of a little mission school a little, old maid gazed out of the win- dow. On the ruins of the old a new castle began to rear itself. Hard work would again enable her to save money to go honie. Meanwhile, pi tender littfle smile played about her mouth. She was content. Isabel Hamilton lllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE EXCHANGES IlllllllllllIlllIlllIlllllllIlllllllIlllllllllllllllIlllIllllllllllIllIIlllIllllllIIllIIlllIllIIllllllllllllllllllllllllu' Your weekly is very newsy and up to date and we enjoy it very much. But don't you think it would be easier to read if you had a definite place for your columns such as athletics and editorials. Maroon and W lzite.-Your new issue just neceived and we like it better than the last . Where are your cuts? We didn't understand your cover but we liked some of your jokes. Prospect, Manual Training.-We al- ways enjoy your Daily Detention but the rest of your magazine is way behind it when it comes to originality. Argus, HunterfCollege High School.- VVelcome! Your cartoons are very funny especially your Hatched, Matched, Snatchedln Your cuts are not so good but the histories make up for that, 'illllllIllIllllIIllIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIlIIIllIIIIIIIIIIllllIllIIIllIIllIIIlIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII REFLECTIONS OF A COOK'S TOUR Recently as a reward of merit, a small band of pilgrims accompanied by a good sannaritan, left Jamaica for the Capital Theartrfe in New York. After wit- nessing the performance, seven of the original twenty-four gave indica- tions of true sporting-blood by declar- ing that they would remain in Manhat- tan for the balance of the day. To- gether with their teachers they repaired to a most fashionable dining-resort, best known as Cafe' Llenfantl, wh-ere they were carefully served with a sump- tuous repast, consisting of at least eight courses, each one of which went to its respective purchaser. While filthy lucre was being exchanged over the counter, the boys of the party, anxious to make their presence as Jamaicians known to the New Yorkites, went without and and examined an eight-cylinder palace- on-wheelsfl They sincerely tried to con- vince the chauffer of said vehicle that he was mistaken as to the make of the car. The unsuspecting teacher appear- ing upon the scene gathered to-getuv ner Iittle brood and with them attempted to cross at Columbus Circle. They al- most succeeded in being completely an- nihilated. After about fifteen unsuc- cesful attempts, a Riverside Drive Bus Driver condesended to let the party aboard. By applying the process of eliminati-on all foreigners on top of the bus were gradually prevailed upon to descend, and the explorer's were non- archs of all they surveyed. Leaving the at DOTES bus at its terminus, the days festivities concluded with a visit to the Indian Museum, to an art exhibit, a walk along the Drive, and an ice-creaim soda. For other happenings incidental to this pilgrimage, consult carefully other pages of the ORACLE. -..-.-. Tuesday, May lst, the boys of 101, Mr. Gusick's class. invited the girls of 203 to a luncheon party. It was held in room l01. Recitations were given by the boys. Fanny Cohen, the pride of 203, sang a song at the request of the boys. We all agreed that it was a very pleasant party. The following officers preside in E. R. 202: President-Gladys Johnston Vice-President-Helen Pliieiier Sec. and Treas-Vera Peterson Oracle Rep-V era Peterson A very artistic and attractive method of procuring the amount we are deficient in the payment of the piano has been thought of by the girls of 202. They are selling at a cost ofi5c, each, prettily dressed lolly-pops of various colors, shapes and flavors. Quite a, good idea, Hey! She- That dance made me dizzy, let's sit down. He- All right, I know a nice dark corner out on the porch. She- Thanks just the same, but I'm not quite as dizzy as that. 42. THE ORACLE CAN YOU IMAGINE: l-Katherine Steiger coming without her hair curled? 2--Marion Eiblemeir without earings? 3-Edith Hinchcliffe not being crazy over Miss lnteman? 4-Judy Lessels stop rolling her eyes? 5-Claire Timen getting a passing mark in Spanish? 6-Yirginia Sydam coming early f8.59l? 7-lnez lflille being made captain of the sanitary squad? 8-Dorothy Peterson not having her banks frizzed? 9-Carol Laskl getting a hair cut? 10-Miss Inteman being cranky Qfleau' tiful eyesj P 11-Miss Mcllanus not being pretty? 12-Ethel Know n-ot giggling? 13-Muriel Skinner not singing fcroakingl ? Miss Kreykenbohm has the pupils of enrolling room 205 undef her protective wing. She also teaches them French. Miss Kreykenbohm is a wonderful teacher. the girls declare lovingly. Many Fiandola of enrollin'g room 205 made some of the cutest powder bags you can imagine. All pink and white n'everything. Helen Butler of enrolling room 205 stepped out of Shakespearels Mid-sum- mer Night's Dream. She is tall and blond thus making a splendid Helena. The girls of 205 are proud to have Helen among them. Ruth Bondy, of the salme enrolling room, is one of the best money makers in the Annex. Ruth will make a dandy bill collector some day. Helen Budrziski also boasts of 205. She is known as Buddie and writes under that name. Novels and poetry are in her line. Maxine Carson became popular thru her acting. Maxine intends to go on the stage. Leila Hess is promin'ent in social acitvi- ties. and because of her splendid dancing, is known as A dancing beauty. Helen -lanazak became famous after the Annex discovered what delicious candy she can make, Boys take notice. Kathleen Hogan and Lorraine Bentz are marvels in athletics. Their running and jumping is the best in their Pt. class. E, R. 201 played E. R 204 and was beaten decisively by the score of 10-l. E. R, 204 played in great style. Baer pitching for the winners displayed much speed and some curves. SCHOOL ORCHESTRA Next term the New York Symphony Orchestra is going t-o have an arrange- ment with the Board of Education whereby the best players in the student orchestras -of the various schools are to be instructed in -orchestral combinations, free of charge by a player of the New York Symphony Orchestra. The five best players on each instrument will re- ceive this free instruction. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn a pr-o- fession while going to school because when the course is completed the pupils. will be ready to enter an orchestra. You ought to see some of the classy dances Mr. Cusick has taught the girls. No wonder the freshies look forward with joy to their gym periods, and then forget about Math and Science. THE ORACLE 43 SEARCHLIGHT Continue MUSIC NOTES At the Jubilee meeting on June 2nd Jamaica High's Glee Club gave a very good program. Trust in the Lord , a duet and chorus. The girls singing the duet were: lst soprano: Martha Braun- inger, 2nd sopranos: Helen Levy and Ina Schellinger. Then the ch-orus sang The Rising of the Storm, King All Glorious and My Love Is Like the Red, Red Rose. Martha Brauninger sang several solos. GLEE CLUB The Glee Club is now busy practising for graduation. They hope to offer a very good program this term. TWO SLATTERNS AND A KING A few weeks ago we enjoyed a clever portrayal of the play Two Sfllatterns? and a King . The chief, in fact the only characters, were Dotty Myers, Jeanette Lisey and Jimmy McManus. Roughly the theme was this : The king, un'mar'ried,, makes up his mind to go from kitchen to kitohen, unheralded. and to marry the misfress of the neatest kitchen he finds in his travels. Complications arise. The neatest woman finds herself at noon one day begrimed and dirty, her kitchen in a disgusting state of filth, while the slattern. having nothing else to do cleans up the house and herself. The king coming upon them, makes the mistake of miarry- ing the slattern thinking her in her dis- guise. the neatest woman in the land. There is no need to add that wei enjoyed this little comedy of errors immensely. MEMORIAL DAY ASSEMBLY It was with a feeling of pleasure, tinged with sadness, that we viewed the veterans of the Civil VVar. It seemed nothing short of a miracle that men, already grown to a ripe old age for many years, should be able to stand so staunchy and relate to us stories of th- se days long past. But how few remain as the years go by. each reaping their harvest and taking their toll upon the lives of these old heroes. But, our, topic is not thlosfe who have answered thieir call, but the pleasure we derived from the visit of the remain- ing veterans. VV e remembered many of them from our grammar school dayst Commander Siwartwood. Commander of the G. A. R. Post, is an old favorite of ours while we seem to remember that hearty and bluff old fellow, Boatswain Stringham, and his call for years. The other veterans were VV1ll'-am Prit- chard, Thomas Rider, Richard Neaill and Commander Beer, Patriotic Instructor. Commander Deer deserves special men- tion for he is eighty seven years old and still we believe, expects to live for another three years at least, Reverend Andrew McGill spoke to us upon the subject of the unfailing answer to what these old soldiers think their duty. On Friday, May 25th, the Forum Ar- tium held a dance in the gymnasium There was a fine orchestra there, which played all the new dance tunes. and everyone there seemed to enjoy the after- noon tremendously. I am. sujre Hlhere was no one who was sorry that he or she went. The prooeeds of this dance went to the art fund with the idea of buying an exhibition cabinet. -K .5 O lllllll 'A 1 .1 Q 5 S.: V l i t 4. YN wulllw Z . Ns K 2 2 L. 1-JL N Miss Muriel Rutan. a former student of this school was recently married to Mr. Charles A. Sweeney of Glen Mforris, Long Island. Frank Nicholls ,ZZ is busy studying for his exams at Hamilton. George Smith, another recent graduate is pursuing his studies at Columbia and we are glad to say that so far the pursuit has been entirely successful. Alice Mendham, '21 is now a hearty supporter ol' Barnard College and expects to graduate in '25. Alma Field, '20 is now a teacher having successfully completed her course at Ja- maica Training School. Olga Field, her sister, graduates from training School in .lune and will then teach in the fall. Lillian Schwab, '22 is one of the girls from this school who is helping show what kind of school Jamaica is by her line work at Vllashington Square College. Herbert Lovel, a former stndient of this school. married Miss Alice VV-olff also a former student of this school. They are now living at Laurelton. The marriage occurred four or live years ago but the news only reached us today so we thought we would print it. Madeline Avenia and Miss Chester. '21 are now busily preparing to graduate from jamaica training in lune. ll S 4 w , r f t al ' f 0 I. N ' . I b DEC Yr XY 3 Hi 5 QY S l I 1 ? ' Nettie Beck. Z2l is now studying phar- macy at Columbia University. She hopes to go into her fathers store soon. Safarik also of jamaica is now about to become a pharmacist and he too claims Columbia as his Alma Mater. - Julia Hammil, agraduate from jamai- ca I-ligh was married on .lime 6th to Mr. McGinty. On June 4th she gave the girls of her sorority a luncheon. Mis. Mc'Ginty will make her home: in Pennsyl- vania. Elsie Seibert, also a former pupil -of Jamaica High School, is now taking up Costume Illustration at Pratt Institute. This course is a very fine and thorough one, for you not only receive instruc- tions in Custume Illustration, but also in a number of other divisions of art, such as Commercial Illustration. There are so many who will take up the course that Jamaica feels proud of her reputation for talented boys and girls. Miss Seibert's Costume Illustration plates have been exhibited on the assem' bly exhibition board, and many of them were of much interest to students con- cerned in this kind of art. Come dearie Mrs. jones to sofnnie have your face washed so the ladies can kiss you. Sonnie: flater to father. washing his facej O-Oh I know why you're wash- ing your face Daddy! Tll li QRACLE 45 HOUSE HOLD HINTS Bolshevik salad. Mix two pounds of black gunpowder with some dynamite, sprinkle with TNT and place on Guncotton. llmbelish with strips of dynamite cut in fancy shapes. Makes a very attractive salad to vary the monontony of ones daily diet having a peculiar effect obtained by no other. Have you had your iron? Iron should be a part of ones daily diet. Here is a favorite recipe. Into a thin batter mix a pound of nails and screws. Bake well in a quick oven. Serve cold. To keep milk from souring, feed it to the cat. W l A 5EHl0lfS NIGHTMARE! It is not considered good form to tell your employer to mind his own bus- mess. If a lady wears a feather on the left side of her hat be sure to walk on the out side. The feather might tickle you. Mr- Pulvermacher- W'hat is an oyster ? Cornelius- An oyster is a fish built like a nut! Freshman- I'd like to see something cheap in a straw hatf' Clerk- Try this one on. The mirror is at your left. p Gladys-- She has the fatal gift of beauty. May-'fWhat makes you think so ? Gladys- Such glorious hair and com- plexionf' May- Oh, that isn't a gift. I was with her when she bought it MISUNDERSTOOD' Sophomore- For two cents I'd knock your head OH. Freshman-'Tm sorry, but I haven't got the money-honest ! -l1i Madge-Physical culture is just splen- did. I'm taking beauty exercises. Marjorie- You haven't been taking them long. have you? 1 In days of old, when knights were bold As a guest to a party invited, W'hen in doubt you chose the house Wliicli most brilliantly was lighted. But now-a-days more modern Ways Those old ideas have banished. You chose the house alone. From which all lights have vanished. llIllIllllunIIluzullluluuulllulllllulmIllIInIIllIIllIullIIllIIllIIllIIllIIllIIllIIllIIllIIllIIllIIllIlllllllllllllllllllll l . q . , ' la.1.Lnx 1 , ,L . dfZfLc .f Qi.1fi ' 5 Z' fczfzfwomf, Xxb. - , iff NLL4f1f'V'2f,4,,L,Q P5 VLA? Vik vulb f fzz ,w CVC, ,.jf.4fa'06fr4,,, 'X My O XfCLV22J 'V f-if' QQVL' ,J fl, 'ff mfg , f ' .nz ru. Q, Z' ?,ZaYff1A,e1Q . f2,:.,Za,, ' 1710 THE ORACLE IlllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIHIIIIIII 48 THE ORACLE THE DEATHS OF LENINE Since the public has naturally be- come somewhat confused by Lenine's frequent deaths in that far-off Russia, the date of , and the cause of each is hereby chronologiical-ly arranged for the convenience of the reader: September 24 1921-Was trying to convert a Russian capatilist to the Soviet way of thinking. Ins-tead, slipped and fell on the knife himself. Nevember 15, 1921-Found one pound of gold in confiscated dwelling. Told attendant to figure out value in rubles and was told it would take six months to do so, and by that time values would have changed. Broke a blood vessel and died shortly after- ward. December 25, 1921-Wars asked to furnish a free banquet to Bolshevik poor. VVent to a Christmas dinner in- stead ancl died of overeating. February 20, 1922-Basket of poison fruit sent him by an enemy. His last Words were. Et nu, Brute. April 1, 1822-Three days before had hair cut, thinking spring had come. Died from pneumonia after brief illness. May 2, 1922-Retired American boot legger, Soviet favorite. presented him with case of rare old Vodlca, twenty years in the wood. Too much wood, apparently, for he died soon after- wards. june 1, 1922-Tried to light a cig- arette with fuse of bomb as they do in motion picture comedies. july 31, 1922-Committed suicide after reading his own obituary notices. Arthur Moeller Manufacturing Jeweler 15-21 PARK ROW NEW YORK, N. Y. Arista Pins S G. O. Pins Senior Pins Senior Rings CATALOGUE UPON REQUEST Official fcfwoler to Class 1923 G'r I IR, LIN G- SHOE REPAIRING co. 1075 discount to G. O. members . The G. O. Shop OPPOSITE HIGH SCHOOL Tel. Jamaica 4340 CAMPING OUTFITS BOY SCOUT SHOES TENTS, UNIFORMS Special attention given to High School Students v L. I. ARMY 8: NAVY STORE 416 FULTON ST. ' JAMAICA KING'S HATS For Men and Bo-ys 412 FULTON STREET JAMAICA Stores in principal cities THE ORACLE 49 THE RADIO CLUB The members of the Radio Club are very fortunate in having in their number quite a few enthusiastic amateurs, Verne Cunningham, known to the radio world as Dave, has a transmitting set of his own and is quite learned on the subject. It was the good fortune of the club to have the opportunity of hearing his talk on The Theory of the vacuum Tube. Harold See, also a learned amateur, De- livered an interesting talk on The Theory of Radio, and Otto Schuster, our praiseworthy treasurer, spoke on The Simplicity of the Vacuum Tube. All three talks were indeed very educa- tional. Upon suggestion of Arthur Kronfeld, our president, the club has taken up a new project. The members are going to manufacture small receiving sets which are to be sold to students and teachers of Jamaica High School for little more than cost. The proceeds are to go to- wards the payment of the transmitting- set recently purchased for the school. Mr. Kromfeld also plans to conduct radio concerts next term during the schools assemblies. As a result of his never tiring enthu- sism, Harold See is now secretary of the club. Carrie A. Lewis TEACHER OF MANDOLIN PIANO UKELELE and TENOR BANJO Purchasing of Instruments a Specialty. l.. STUDIO 37 Union Avenue, jamaica N. Y. DON'T BE OBLIGED TO FIGHT FOR A BITE! Dine comfortably and leisurely at HILLSIDE LODGE 423 HILLSIDE AVE. CNear Monumentj Lunch 11:00 A. M. to 3:00 P. M. SANDWICHES, ETC. All the comforts of a beautiful home Garage afcmnmodatinns ADELPHI COLLEGE BROOKLYN, N. Y A COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS Students admitted by examinations of College Entrance Board, by Adelphi entrance examinations or by certification from approved High Schools that the subjects required for entrance have been successfully completed. Semesters Begin September 17, 1923 and February 4,1923. Registration The Week Preceding Summer Session-July 2-August 15,1923. Catalogues, information, etc., upon request. 50 THE ORACLE Park Your Car and Dine at THE IIIIEFS RESTAURANT 40 HERRIMAN AVE. just North of Fulton Street Special Sunday Dinner Chicken or Duck, 51.00 11 A. M. 'to 9 P. M Week Days-Business Men's Lunch 11 A. M. to 3 P. M. Original Spaghetti Dinner-85c. 5 to 9 P. M. A LA CARTE SERVICE ALL DAY LEONE GRANELLO Phone jamaica 2509 Jos. KACHER, IR., Prop. KARCI-lER'S FLOWER SHOP Artistic Floral Designs and Wedding Bouq. a Specialty-Fresh Cut Flowers Daily MUNICIPAL RY. BLDG. Cor. Puntine 8: Fulton Sts., jamaica, N, Y. J. J. MARX Ice Cream Candy Hot Lunch School Supplies ANNEX STORE Established 1912 EAT AT i BYER'S SCHOOL LUNCH Stationary-Confections Sporting Goods OPPOSITE JAMAICA HIGH ANTICIPATION ' Fifty- ls the pleasure of the next dance to be mine ? Twenty- Yes, all of it. That never entered my head, said the escaping convict as the bullet flattened it- self against a neighboring tree. Q. E. D. SOCIAL The E. D. Club, as usual is getting ready to have a good time. At a recent meeting, the entertainment and refresh- ment committees were appointed bv the President, Simon Newman, to arrange for a luncheon and dance to be given in the Gym to cheer us up after the Regents. It is hoped that all members survive the harrowing experience long enough to be present at the wonderful event. THE VISIT TO TIIE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE Recently those of the pupils, lucky enough to have free periods, visited the Telephone Exchange on Hardenbrook Avenue. The ofhcials very kindly showed them how things are managed. This in- formation may not be so valuable at pre- sent but we are sure that it will be off use to us later and we wish to give a vote of thanks to these good friends of ours. COOLEST-MOST SPACIOUS-BEST VENTILATED Summer Study a Real Pleasure at BROOKLYN PREPARATORY SCHOOL 808 Driggs Avenue, Brooklyn, New York Registrar's office: 230 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York TERM BEGINS ,TUNE 25-RESERVE SEAT NOW Entire High School completed in two years or less Adimission to ANY college RAPID YET THOROUGH COMMERCIAL COURSES STENOGRAPHY-BOOKKEEPING-TYPEWRITING-ETC GOOD POSITIONS FOR EVERY GRADUATE THE ORACLE Cohn: XfYhy am I like a baker? Ehrig: I'll bite. why? Cohn: 'cause I tkjnead the dough. Mr, Thompson- VVhat is a geyser ? 'Binning- A water fall going up! Howarcl- Would you visit a family with skeletons in their closet?', Charles- Yes, if they also had spirits in their cellar. I don't know what to do about Fifi- the poor little darling is getting horribly fat, gurgled the matron. Needs exercise, Madam. Would you care to inspect our stock of flees ? CIzafr,harraI. Grand Goblin- Order there, order! I7l16'I7?'ffIfCd Klamvman-- I'll take beer and a ham sandwich. -V00-Doo. o INC Jlmalm F URS REMODELLED AND REPAIRED Ready made and to ordor -Prices as low as CODSII- I tent with good Workman- - ship. ' 9 FUR SHOP Jamaica Avenue At nom su-ee: JAMAICA, N Y c. 1901. -if' IX' A., 'I ,xiii W'g BI a. L sauna , CANDLER S , I ll . . A A Eff I 4 N' A if fy' 116- Nest Butplu! nr! , A L! V - n A - d J 1 in xfni's' B Il 1 UDB.. FRANK'S ICE CREAM PARLUR Q SODAS I ICE CREAM CHOCOLATES SANDWICHES y Tables for luncheon in the rear Parties served with ice cream Opposite the west entrance f TEL. JAMAICA 4343 l WE WILL CARRY A FULL SUPPLY OF SCHOOL STATIONARY IN THE FALL 52' THE ORACLE True, too true Freshman- I have nothing but praise for the Oracle. Treasurer- So I have noticed. That girl that I was dancing with told me that she was a daughter -of ag rich planter. Yeah, her father is an undertaken Romeo- I can see that you love me. julia- I? Noi Romeo- You Know? Dearest! Slim- Yes, I'm from Wlalla Walla. Min- I heard you the first time. Widow. Freshman to Barber- You have changed your brand of soap, haven't you? Barber- How do you know? Freshman- It tastes different. Voo-Doo. Senior-Have you lived here all your life. Fresh.-Not yet stupid. I see a ship went down to-day with several millions on it,-some catastrphef' Yeh,-regular sinking fund. Record. Mrs Luther- Oh, dear. Martin has lost his temperg That diet of worms must have disagreed with him. -Lanporon. How is it that you are never affected by the sea this way? said the seasick lady at the rail. Because I always bolt down my food, said the captain.-Brown Jug Ray- Do you believe in fairies ? Dee- No, I think the new style steam ship is much better. -Sun Dodger My feet are awful tired to-night-I feel all in. That's a shame. Anything I can do ? You might take yours off. -Record Speed Fiend: Well, I'm afraid that train will beat us to the cross- ing. Non-Fiend: That's not what I'm afraid of. It might be a tie. Say, is that the moon rising over there? I'm sure I don't know. I'm a stranger here myself. Ever hear the story about the golden- fleece? No, Do they bite ? -Tiger. She: Can you bring a girl to my pa1'ty?97 He: I guess I can dig one up. Don't bring a dead one. I-Ie: No I'll dig up a tomato. She : LOCAL COLOR Rea- Liza, what fo' you buy dat odder box of shoe blackin'? Liza- Go on, yo' dat ain't shoe black- in', dat's my massage cream. THE ORACLE HEFFLEY OHOOL The Heffley School was founded thirty-two years ago as the Pratt Institute Department of Commerce. Its success and usefulness are unparalleled among the schools of this city. Its reputation has become more than nationalg last year students were registered from twelve foreign countries. Such marked success has inspired the management to keep pace with the times. Each year the scope and quality of instruction is increased so that it will be the best obtainable. The enviable reputation of Heffley School should appeal to High School students and graduates who are seeking a school where pleasant surroundings are coupled with thorough instruction. HEFFLEY SUMMER SCHOOL has been a feature for many years. This year unusual preparation has been made for accommodating the large number of ambitious young people who desire to study during the so-called vacation months. The Summer School will open July 9 to students who desire to enter any department of the school. THE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE offers courses day and evening in Secretarial training, Stenography, Typewriting, Bookkeeping, Bank- ing and Office Practice. THE REGENTS AND COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL qual-1 ifies for Law, Medical, Dental, Accountancy, and other professional schools and offers a special course in Commerical Spanish. THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING qualifies for Surveying and Civil Engineering and offers courses in Mechanical Engineering and Arch- itecture, and Mechanical and Architectural Draughting. A SPECIAL COURSE has been arranged for High School students who have failed to pass their examinations in certain subjects. By study- ing during the summer months, they can be prepared for regular standing when the Fall term opens. . -- l . DAY AND EVENING SESSIONS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS Patronize our Advertisers THE ORACLE SCIIOO1 GVer--- You are now pre- paring for a long Summer of Outdoor Sport. As carefully and as completely as we equipped you for class work, so can we outfit you for camp, beach, court and links sport. STORE OF GOOD CHEJZR jAMAlICA COMPLIMENTS OF CLASS '24 TO CLASS '23 THE FULTO jAMAICA'S LEADING CONFECTIONERS 'N Qs 151921 lib ,H ' .Q -.A .A- , 4 . xxx Three Stores: 314 Fulton St., jamaica, N. Y.-Next to jamaica Theatre 344 Fulton St., Jamaica, N. Y.-Corner of Washington St Suphin Rd. and Archer Place THE ORACLE 55 Continued from Page 37 JAMAICA LOSES 7-4 GAME T0 JAMAICA RETURNS IN POOR FORM AND IS SHUTOUT At Newtown,s field on Frclay, May 18 the team in poor form lost to Newtown by the score 11 to 0. The game was a loose- ly played one with 13 errors. Jamaica with Crump and .Singer at the mound was in poor form. jamaica made 8 errors and Newtown 5. The score: Nezvtouiii H. S. ab. r. h. o. a. e. stoner, 3b ......., . ...... 4 1 2 1 2 0 Bradley, lb ...... ...... 4 1 1 ' 0 0 Curillo, p ..,. . .... 3 2 l 0 0 0 Ryan, c ,..... .... . 4 2 2 9 0 0 Morris, ss ....... ...... 3 2 1 1 2 1 Cooper, lf ....,.., ..... 2 l 0 1 0 0 Cohen, 2b ....... ...... 3 1 0 2 1 0 Gloss, rf .........., ...... 2 0 0 1 0 0 Schmitt, cf ....... o.... 3 1 1 1 O 1 'foals ,,,.....,,,,,..,,, 28 ll 3 21 5 2 Jamaica H. S. ab. r. h. io. a. e. Baratta. 3b ....... ..... 3 O 1 1 2 2 Baylis, rf-cf ., .,.... 4 U l 0 O O Delehanty, ss. .,.......... 3 0 0 l 2 2 Crump, P-lf' ...... ...... 2 U U 0 2 1 Amodio 2b ............ .. if 0 1 l 1 l L. Guardino, cf-c .... 3 U O 5 0 l R.Guardino,1b ........ 3 O 0 3 0 l Birchall,c-lcf ...,........ 2 0 O 1 0 2 Koch, lf ........ ..... 2 0 0 0 0 l Singer, p ....... ...... 1 0 1 0 l V0 Price, rf ..., , ,.,, . .... O 0 0 1 0 0 Totals ,,,,.,,,,,., 1 ..... 27 0 4 18 8 11 Score by innings: Jamaica .................... 0000000-O Newtown ...... Q ..... 5 0 2 1 1 2 x-ll FAR ROCKAWAY On liriclay, May 4, janiaica lost to Far Rockaway with score of 7-4 Ken Crump, twirled a nice game allow- ing only 6 hits in 6 and 1-3 innings, when he was replaced by Singer in orden that his arm might be saved for the Flushing game. This defeat is. strange ln as much as we formerly trimmed Far Rockway nicely. The box score: 111711-IIIFII High School ab. r. 11. o. a. e. Baratta. 3b ................ . 4 O 2 1 1 0 Sullivan, cf ................ 2 O U U 0 1 Delehanty. ss ............ 4 0 1 'O 3 1 Criunp. PQ ll' ..,......... 3 0 1 0 8 1 Amoclio, 2b ................ 2 0 0 2 Z 2 Koch, lf, cf ................ 3 0 O 0 0 0 Guarclino, 'lb .............. 3 O 1 l2 0 0 llirchall, Q, cl' ...,.....r.. 3 2' 2 5 l 1 Peterka, rf ........ . ........ l 0 0 0 0 1 Singer, cf, p ................ l O O O 0 O L, Guardinio, rf ....,... 2 1 1 1 2 0 Totals .................... 28 4 6 21 l7 8 Far Rovkriway ,,,,,....... ab. r. h. o. a. e. VVein'berg, rf ........c.,. 3 2 O 2 O O Reedy, .................... 2 l O 0 2' 0 I. O'Shea, lf ............... . 3 2 2 O 0 O 'E O'Shea, 2b ............ 3 0 1 Z 0 0 Cunningham, cf ........ 4 l 1 0 0 0 Heisman, e ............. .. 4 1 l 9 0 l Arneth, lb ..... ..... . 3 0 2 3 0 1 McCulu.n, 3b .......,..,. 2 O 0 0 1 Z 'Werneiy p ..... .... 3 0 O l 3 1 T-ohlalsi ................ 27 7 7 21 9 5 Score by innings: ,lamaica ........ . .........,.... O 0 O 0 1 0 3-4 Far Rockaway ............ 1 0 0 1 Z 1 2'-7 THE ORACLE r To High School Graduates- I What do you plan to do after graduation? Do you know that many high school grad- uates who have studied ' n Accountancy and Business Administration have become Treasurers, Controllers, Auditors, and Office Managers of large corpo- rations? Do you know that others are practising as certified public ac- countants with the C. P. A. degree? ' Pace Institute, through its courses in Ac- countancy and Business Administration, prepares high school graduates for exec- utive positions in Business and for profes- sional CC. P. AJ practice. It offers a help- ful vocational service for all students. New classes-DayandEvening-Willforminjuly and September. Write for Bulletin H. S. Pace Institute 30 Church Street, New York Kestler Studios, Inc. PHOTOGRAPHERS 357 FULTON STREET Merrick Bui'ding JAMAICA, L. I. Trl. fumaira 0926Xl Portraits of Distinction-Home Motion Pictures - ll o in e Portraits and Commercial Woi-k Vl10!0g1'c1flza'1'.s' for all High Sflzools in Qufcus Branches A11 Over Long Island RECENT ACCESSIONS TO THE 341 352 353 374 550 537 540 580 590 595 6051 634 640 646 640 745 L IBARAY, ARRANGED BY CLASSES Moulton, H. G., Principles of Money and Banking. Tokutomi, Iichiro, japanese-Amen ican Relations. Fassett, C. M., Assets of the Ideal City. Fassett, C. M., Hand Book of Municipal Government. Nolen, J., City Planning. Robinson, C. M., City Planning. Ashley, R. L., New Civics. Hughes, R. O., Economic Civics. Hoerle, H. C. and Saltsherg, F. B., Girls and the Job. Van Buskirk, E. F. and Smith, E. L., Science of Everyday Life. Lescarboura, A. C., Radio for Everybody. Collins, A. F., Amateur Chemist. Cushman, A. S., Chemistry and Civilization. Hendrick, Ellwood, Opportunities in Chemistry. Vtfillaman, J. I., Vocational Chem- istry. Mathews, Fl. S., Field Book of American Wilcl Flowers. Hornaday, W. T., Minrs and Manners of Wild Animals. Howard, L. O., Insect Book. Baker, R. S., Boy's Second Book of Invention. Pinchot, G., Training of a For- ester. Scott, R. C., Home-Laber-Saving Devices. VVoolman, M. S., Clothing: Choice, Care, Cost. Tialbot, M. and Breckinridge, S. P., The Modern Household. ---Oriental Rugs and Carpets. Patronise our A dvertisers THE ORACLE 793 Charnplin, J. D. Sz Bostwick, A. E., ig' fn H rr Y F lk C l d' f C325 mdoslfomycope la 0 If You Have A Year of I L . 0 eos Schauffler, R, H., Arbor Day. Mcgfl Oi.H1gh ichgol Schaufller, R. H., Christman. Vgca 191,11 E t n Schauftler, R. H., Lincoln's Birth- ant .0 n er d V Business ay. Schauffler, R. H.. Memorial Day. CALL AND SEE US. Sehauffler, R. H., Thanksgiving. American NOVCMCS- After three weeks to a month 820 Yan Doren, Carl, Contemporary oi training we place you in pos-- 82l Stevenson, B. 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'17, ren. llfflllllflfl' NEW F0V6R1iiDepii:i1Ei'XEKT0RY BROOKLYN SCHOOL NEW YORK SCHOOL Cor. Franklin R jefferson Aves. L 72 Park Avenue Two blocks from Fulton St. Bet. 38th and 39th Sts. B0th Day CDwight Schooll and Evening Schools Clmrtt-red by the Board of Regents EKIII, lf. CAMERER, A.lNI., LL.B., Principal Prc17n1'c.v specially for I REGENTS' QUALIFYING CERTI FICATES. IT COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS. III GENERAL EDUCATION SUMMER TERM I?EGl'NS' JUNE 25. l923. SM111' for Czifalrvflilv and fzzrflzvz' f7fll'ffl'IIIfII'.Y Pnlrmzisc our ad7ic1'ti.vcr5 58 THE ORACLE ELECTRICEEABJ P P L 1 E S VVHITE H ALL TELEPHONE JAH. 7283 ANY VICTROLA 351.00 Down Msnmcx Elsnmm cnmmv, nw. Every Vim Record my Day RADIO SUPPLIES VISIT OUR 458 FULTON STREET FURNITURE DEPARTMENT Near Meffick Road cc-MPLETE HOME oUTF1Ts JAMAICA, NEW YORK 1 g ----- 361 FULTON STREET LIGHTING F I X T 'U R E S At Union Hall st. ' RIN T 1 NEG I R 'fn -hu Catalogues, High Class Annuals, 4 A Weekly and Monthly Publications Q Our Specialty. :--: Prices Reasonable. Send for Estimate or Telephone Chelsea 5170. I PEERLESS PRINTING COMPANY ll Y 244-246 WEST 23rd STREET, NEW YORK Z -of FREDERICK WEBER PHOTOGRAPHER 462 Fulton Street jamaica, N. Y. Telephone 1680 jamaica PORTRAITURE PHOTO SUPPLIES Commercial, Legal, Architectural Photography PANORAMAS BANQUETS PICTURE FRAMING 1'I1OTOGlx'.-Il'lllflx' 1501? JAM.-1IC':'1 HIGH SCHOOL THE LOUISE STUDIO INSTRUCTION Ballet Nature Social Dancing MEMBER NEW YORK 82 UNION AVE. SOCIETY TEACHERS JAMAICA L-L OF DANCING Tel. Jam. 7048 l'I'l'll..S' 11.-11' lx'1ifjl.S l'IiR JT JNYTIME ' Special fates for the Summer Courses, June fourth to August thirty-first. For July :md August classes w1l1 hc 111 the mornmg. Pul1'r1ni.Gc our r1d'zfCrti51'1'.v. THE ORACLE HESE are days of high interest. You are finishing something big, and starting something bigger. Many of you may want to enter A Sz S department store work. Many of you may look down on retailing as an old rag', business. Yet retailing will challenge your brains as well as your brawn. Every day you see wonderful advertisements by nationally important manufacturers. But do you know Americas retailers do far more advertising, and keener, than industries? Do you know A Sz S have served Brooklyn faith- fully for 58 years? Lincoln was alive, and the Civil VVar was ending! Now, in just a few short weeks, you will have here on Fulton Street a tremendously rejuvenated establishment, more human, more wide-awake, more necessary to daily life than ever before. Yes, retailing is the last mile in civilization's task of satisfying your needs and bringing you luxuries. A 81 S, like other great stores, are smoothing and shortening the mile. ABRAHAMOOQZJSTRAUS ...C FULTON ST., BROOKLYN 'E' ' qaqr ' THE ORACLE ANNOUNCEMENT! SUMMER SCHOOL: Begins July 5 A six weeks' course will be given in all subjects, in- cluding Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Typewriting, English, Secretarial Training, Etc. Those who wish to, may remain for fall term. Credit will be given for all work completed in sumnier school. FALL TERM g Begins september 4 ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AND A WAITING LIST WILL BE FORMED EVENING SCHOOL: IS IN SESSION ALL YEAR. NEW STUDENTS MAY BEGIN ANY TIME BROWNE'S BUSINESS SBH00l JAMAICA B. T.,BROWNE, Principal ! f ff vf U my Y! 5-9 O 2. kg