McKinley Technical High School - Techite Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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BIOGRAPHIES HELLEN FARIS 1346 Harvard St. N. W. Rifve Club, °13. 14; Spring Play, 16; Honor Roll 2 Semesters. Hellen’s so nice to us all, She's liked by the short and the tall. Her beauty, too Is missed by few But she will be missed by us all. LUKE JOSEPH FEGAN 3210 13th St. N. W. Cadets, 15, 16; Prise Cadet, ’t5; Spring Play, ’16, '17; Players’ Club, '16, 17; Pres. Players’ Club, ’17; Sergeant-at- Arms, German Club, 17. Faith, an’ shure, ye’re a son of ol’ Erin, Hoot man, an’ whose kilts be ye wearin’? He’s an actor of fame, And won him a name, While on Central's huge platform appearin’. ELEANOR FIELD 1673 Park Road. Honor Roll 2 Semesters. Eleanor’s a girl full of art; In drawing she’s really quite smart; Her painting is fine, She surely does shine; As an artist she'll sure do her part. J- RALPH FILLIUS 4126 Fifth St. N. W. Cadets, 15, '16, '17; Sergeant Co. B, 17. Fillius loves to dance, And in the cadets to prance; He runs his captain crazy, Because he is so lazy; With a gun he wil! ne'er take a chance. NEAL D. FRANKLIN Bethesda, Md. As a wireless fiend, Neal’s renown Has spread all over the town, But a bicycie cop To his joy put a stop By taking the antennae down. PAGE to on

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$$ —— ————— 8r0GrAPates PAGE 24 CHARLES BERNARD EATON Our Charlie lives at Giesboro Point, You may have known that far off joint; When the car-strike was on Then the good ship St. John Took Charlie to Tech safely on it. EDMUND KENNEDY ELLIS Bethesda, Md. Cadets, 14, 15, °16, 17; Capt. Winning Co. C, 17; Wireless Club, '15; Treasurer Officers’ Club, 17. Captain of C, Shrimp Ellis, A lad both small and zealous, Gave Central a surprise When he got the drill prize, And that school is certainly jealous. ELIZABETH W. ELY (Bee) 320 East Capitol St. Spring Play, ’17; Opera Club, ’17; Sec. Pres. 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Semesters; Honor Roll 8th Semesters. Here’s a girl with a fine disposition, To get higher marks is her greatest ambition, For her heavenly smile Surely doth us beguile And to cheer us we feel is her mission. JOHN WEBSTER ERBACH 713 Massachusetts Ave. N. E. Cadets, ’14, '15, ’16. Yes, Erbach’s the boy with the laugh, That startles you when it goes off, In Spanish he stars ° And knows all about cars, For he lectures like any old “Prof.” ANGELA M. ERVIN (Gela) 506 Eighth St, N. E. Orchestra, ’14, 15, °16, 17; Spring Play, 17: Shakespearian Pageant, 16. Angelia’s a dandy musician, But she'll ne'er be a wise politician “To be a house-wife, ; Oh, that is the life.” Sings ou r Ang ela, this her ambition.

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BIOGRAPHIES Pace 26 — EDWARD ROBERT FRENCH, JR. 231 Ninth St. S- E Cadets, 'I4, 2415,. 197 1% Captain Co. F, 17; Wireless Club, 14, '15; Spring P.ay, 17; Secretary Chemistry Club, 17. Why our Eddie is a chevalier gay, Makes the girls throw their hearts all away, When he drills his cadets They have few regrets, Although it is harder than play. HELEN GARRETT : Ballston, Va. Helen’s a real bashful maid, But she’s there with the brains, it is said; So now we'll be kind, And say that her mind Just puts all the rest in the shade. DONALD E. GATES 1817 Lamont St.. N. W. Track, 17; Basketball, 17; French Ciub, '17. We have nere our track star, Donald Gates, He’s a bear lifting hundred pound weights. One day on the track He ’most broke his back, In trying to pole-vault on skates. RODGER DUNN GESSFORD 2536 14th St., N. W. Cadets, 14, 15, 16,17; Major st Battalion, 17; Literary Editor, Year Book, 17; Class Treasurer, °17; Spring Play, °17. Old Rodger is king of the dues, We wish we could be in his shoes; He visits the bank, And cuts many a prank, His face he hopes that you'll excuse. EDWARD ¢. GILLETTE, Jr 3343 17th St. N. W. Cadets, 14, ‘15, 16, 173 Lieutenant Colonel 2nd Regiment, 17; Vice-President Of- ficers Club, °17; Players’ Ciub, 17; Spring Play, “17. Gillette, the Chemistry shark, Could smell H2 $ in the dark, But in math it is said ; He’s not minus a head, To the rest of the class it’s a lark.