Lick Wilmerding High School - Commencement Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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and the eft ' ect. that I was made to feel that I had, at last, become an important part of the school. After six months of hard work, and earnest effort, I threw off the parental yoke and Harold Lynn was elected president at Lick, while at Lux, Eleanor Propfe held the executive office. The start of the .Sophomore year saw Helen Kammerer and Harry Meyer as I)residents. Both showed skill in running the class, and during their administra- tions the class rose into prominence by scoring victories in most of the Interclass Athletics. In order to get the girls and fellows acquainted, a Sophomore picnic was planned, which turned out a great success and fulfilled its purpose to the letter. At Lux the girls were doing their part. They gave a reception in honor of Mrs. J. Merrill. The Old English Dance. interpreted by eight girl members of the class, was the hit of the afternoon. Later in the year they established a reputation as successful interpreters of the drama when they presented two scenes from, The Merchant of ' enice. In the second semester of my Sophomore year, Alex Tosi was elected presi- dent. He, too, worked hard and unceasingly to put 19 on top. Looking over the Sophomore year, my heart fills with pride and happiness, when I think of the giant strides the class had taken, as compared with those of the Freshman year. In the second year, June, 1919, was certainly a credit to the school, and all that stands for patriotism, loyalty, and devotion to one s Alma Mater. Dorothea Hopkins and Albert Forster held the executive offices during the tirst lap of my Junior year. Both showed skill in running the class. I had a hard struggle, but as in my two previous years, I succeeded in standing the strain. The first affair, by which to test the strength of the new administration, was the Junior-FresTiman Picnic, given at Pinehurst, and the results were an imdisputed success. The next noteworthy event was the Junior Farce and Dance. For two long years the class had looked forward to this grand event which, heretofore, had been in a downtown hall. Rut the class was doomed to disappointment, for, owing to the conditions forced on us by the war. and the urgent need of money elsewhere, it was decided to hooverize and utilize the hall at Wilmerding. So, under the personal supervision of Miss Strachan, the class presented a one-act comedy, My Lord in Livery. The play was an exceptionally good one, and was followed by dancing. The class feels safe in saying that everyone present enjoved the informality of the alifair and had as good a time as he would have had, had it been given in more elaborate surroundings. At last I come to the Senior year. Alex Tosi is again president at Lick and Helen Andrews has piloted the Lux affairs. Both officers have filled their posi- tions most satisfactorily, and deserve praise for their work. During the last and final si.x months of my Senior year the executive offices of the class were filled by Eugenie Crapuchettes at Lux, and Adrian Greenberg at Lick-Wil- merding. Now that I have given a general survey of my history. I will attempt ti show the different activities in which I have taken a hand. In athletics, the class has worked hard. Our track team won the interclass for two consecutive years. Pase Nineteen L.-W.-L. LIFE

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THE CLASS OF 1919 It is better to die lii ' ing, than be liz ' ing dead , ,f I f HE CLASS OF 1919. Although you have heard my name mentioned I in connection with my many members. I hardly believe you have • taken the time to look into my history and see the many battles in which I have participated. I came in 191 5 ; I saw what was required of me, and have conquered the trials at Lick-Wilmerding and Lux. By so doing I am prepared to meet and conquer those that all must encounter in the struggle of life. I am like an old soldier who. notwithstanding the many scars he bears, is still sturdy and strong. I am now in the winter of my life, and in a few days will cease to exist as an organization. But I am not afraid to meet my fate, for I have always carried out what I believed was right, and know that my death will bring me the fruits of my labor. That spirit which has carried me to victory will not die; and to show you that spirit. I am going to review the hardships which I have suffered. During August of 1915. the Freshmen organized in the Class of 1919. That was my birth. At Lick, Thornton Corwin, of the ' 16 Class, was appointed by the faculty to act as president, while at Lux, Anna McCormick, ' 16, held the executive office. These two Tigers pulled me thru all my first troubles in such a manner that 1 was able to withstand the almost savage animosity of the .Sophomores. This class rivalry went a long way toward breaking me into the customs of the school. I soon learned to wage war against the Sophs, respect the Seniors and hold the Juniors as my steadfast friends. To these first officers I owe what I am today. They urged me ; they helped me ; they filled me with that Tiger Spirit which has made Lick-Wilmerding and Lux famous the state over. They impressed upon me the thought of the great responsibility which rested on my shoulders, the responsibility of making this first class, since the amalgamation of Lick, Wilnicrding and Lux, a model and precedent to all classes which are to follow nie. I buckled down to four years of hard work. It was these first officers who sowed the seeds of what I am today, a spirit hardened by four years ' battling, but I am here and ready at all times to deliver the goods. While I was still a newcomer, the Juniors pulled off one of the greatest Jimior-Freshman picnics ever heralded at Lick, Wilmcrding and Lux, at which I was the honored guest. The place was .Stege Park, the time. September. 191s. L.-W.-L. LIFE Page Eighteen

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In our Sophomore year some of our classmen were already prominent on the school track team and football squad. The third year showed us winning most of the Interclass sports and the ' igers in majority on the school teams. Our Senior year has been one of victory in track, basketball and swimming; while the majority of school team men are Seniors. Thus the class has always been prominent in athletics. The prosperity and glory of the L-W-L Debating Society may he accredited to Elsie Otto, Gladys Clayburgh, Marcel Ehrer and Adrian Greenberg, all mem- bers of the ' 19 class. When they took hold of the society it was about to go out of existence ; but Ehrer made it the largest debating society in the league. It was not until the Junior year that the social functions of the class became prominent. They began in the form of jjicnics and changed by degrees until we were giving dances. The several picnics were given at Stege Park and I ' ine- hurst. They were most enjoyable, and will be remembered by the class long after it has disbanded. No school probably staged a more successful play than The Man on The Box, presented by the June. 1919, class, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, on the evening of April 5, 1919. The cast knew their parts perfectly, and everyone who saw the play commented on the fact that one could not realize that the actors were not professionals. The last social function of the class, the Senior dance, was held in the ball- room of the Fairmont Hotel on the evening of May 31, 1919. and provetl a fitting climax to our social activities. This is a short history of my struggles, and as you see, my life was linked by resemblance to that of the founders of these schools. We all worked our way up in spite of many hardships ; perseverance has triumphed. And now that our battles are over, it is our hope that we may continue in future years to be as great a credit to our school, as we have been thus far. L.-W.-L. LIFE Page Txvent))