New Bern High School - Bruin Yearbook (New Bern, NC)

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af t? eerie Digi RVTH XYYAIAN Dixox Tim twrId'5 no Z7C'fft'1' if ict' tuorry. l.ife'5 110 Imzgjvr if imc fI1l1'1'j'. lllack nf hair and dark of eye, Ruth could play the part of an Indian Maiden to perfec- tion. She used to lie fond of promenading with the sailor lads Uendurin' of de war. Since the armistice, however, she has turned her attention to commercial work, and is now as vigorously hitting the typewriter as she once hit the paving stones. She will make a good business woman, if she does not decide to plunge into thc sea of matri- 11llllI3Y. Ulellflliu ELIZABETH DUFFY Editor-in-Chief Annual, 19213 Athletic AS- sociation, 1918-19-20-213 Basket-Ball Team. 1921: Scholarship Medal. 1918-19-205 Third Year Math. Medal, 19203 First Year Latin Medal, 1918: English Medal, 1920: Dramatic Society, 1918: Senior Class Play, 1921: Class Poet, 1921: Class President, 1918. To flzosv zulzo kzzotu hm' not 110 words can f tl1'I1f,' And those who kzmtv her know all words are faint. Polly is our paragon-a gem of many fa- cets and ne'er a dull one. First in Latin, tirst in Math., and first in the rest of her studies. too, She is a magnet for all the medals, they just can't he kept away from her. Polly is no grind, however, but a good, all-around sport, and gives her opponent plenty to do on the basket-ball court. Our Annual could hardly have existed without her, for she has had to be both editor and author, both poet and humorist. Polly has a very strong sense of justice, and we would leave her with this admonition: that she remember that earthly power is likest God's when mercy seasons justice. POIIy

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of fi , , fi Deed BERTHA V.XNCE DICIQINSKUN Operetta, 19213 Recitation, 19193 Recita- tion Medal, 1920. So11c'1', quiet, j1c'11sit'1', and dC'l1llH't', One of 111030 f1'ic11a's of 1111111111 you are 111- ways SZH'L'.n And, indeed, that describes one side of Bertha's nature well. But it must also be said that she is one of the most conscien- tious, hard-working members of the Class. To all her other virtues add a goodly amount of class spirit, which she possesses. and what greater praise can we give her? All of us admire and respect her, and will always be glad to remember her as our classmate. B1'1'I11a Jax NE Mia.-xuows 13111, Marshal, 1918-19-20: Basket-llall Team. 1920-21: President Girls' Athletic Associa- tion, 1921: Dramatic Club, 19181 Operetta, 1918-213 Athletic Association, 1918-19-20-213 Class Prophet, 1921. For if 5110 w111 51111 iui11, You 11111-1' 1101101111 lfflit, A1111 if 51111 tu1111'f s11e -w1111'1, And f11t'l'C S 1111 111111 111111.11 Quick temper and tender heart-strong will and impulsive temperament-tire and dew-ice and sunshine-sweetness and acid. Such a bundle of contradictions is our Jane that life would be stale, flat, and unprolit- able to many of us without the daily stimu- lus of her presence, if that stimulus doesn't transform itself into a goad to our slow movements. fame

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vt. li Cieilig Uied RUTH ERNEsTi:EN1a Epwixlzns How b1'z'llia1zf and uzirllzfzzl fln' liglzt of lim' eye, l.il.'c 0 star glazfdzzg out from the blue of tlze sky. The hrilliancy of her hair does not detract one atom from the hrilliancy of her friendly nature. Her cheerful smile, her roguish laugh, and her merry glee sometimes give way to the sober realities of life. l?u.vl3 ' Reiaaetlx CHEATHAIXI Ifeluzlznig Assistant Art Editor, 19213 Athletic Asso- ciation. Not foo svriozls, not foo guy, Bu! 0 jolly good fellow tvllulz if routes to play. Reba has spent most of her time this year drawing cuhs in all kinds of postures. Besides being an artist she is a great sport. If any kind of hall game is going on you are certain to lind her on the side-line doing her hit of yelling. She even goes away with the teams whenever we are given permission to leave school. In spite of her outside ac- tivities she has found time to make good grades. She has true artistic instinct- l or Reba is a girl who always lvnows XYhen and where to wear her clothes. l?c'l1a