North Shore Country Day School - Mirror Yearbook (Winnetka, IL)

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FRESHMEN OFFICERS Allen Ferry President Louise Ruffner Vice-President Anna Howe Secretary-Treasurer TYPICAL PERFECTION Oh why — Oh why be anything else ' When a Freshman you can be, For aren ' t they, by far, the most interesting type Of child psychology? For the less you think the happier you are So why try to think at all? But eat and sleep and have a good time Letting ball succeed to ball. For after all, isn ' t planning a dance A pastima everyone treasures? So why not plan for one every night? Can you think of greater pleasures? And what is the use of knowledge at all. And why — Oh tell me pray Spend a lifetime learning the Latin tongue When it ' s a dead one, anyway? Now the Freshman girls are a model class There are none so dumb as they! ! For all they do is follow their nose With an occasional Look and There she goes. Page 21

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ADS FOR 1927 Ivory soap — it floats — Mary Cushman. Palm Olive — that schoolgirl complexion — Annie Masson. Smith Brothers — stop that tickling cough — Helen Walcott. New Departure — the brake with the mighty grip — Dorothy Gerhard. Jello — the world ' s most famous dessert — Anna Howe. Ever ready battery — use it on your radios — it makes your parties successful — Betty Fulton. Cooks Tour — the world ' s greatest traveling system — Mary Ellen Prindiville. Stacomb — keeps unruly hair in place — Marjorie Friedman. Eureka — now selling largest in history of world — Adelaide Atkin and Judith Miller. Eat Educator Crackers — Louise Ruffner. I ' d walk a mile for a camel — Mary Divine. Morton ' s Salt — it pours — Margaret Hamill. Steinway Piano — the greatest artists use it — Jeanette Hill. Packard — the king of the road — Janet Page. Fleishman ' s — say it with flowers — Ann Ashcraft. Farquau ' s paste — its neat — Betty White. Use Wilson ' s portable chairs — if you ' re eager to save — Marjory Street. A 16TH CENTURY ENGLISH COURT Fred Preston — The king because he couldn ' t help it. Doodie Davis — Chief councilor because of his sage appearance. Carl Koch — Chief cook and bottle washer because we didn ' t think it would hurt his feelings. Bruce Benson — Dealer in shoon and hosen. Stoke Webster — The Troubadour, songbird of the court. We have a great deal of Patience with him. Bill Maxwell — Court nuisance chosen after a bitter contest with J. Shimmin. Mack Millard — Assistant court nuisance, also very proficient. Phelps Wilder — We haven ' t decided a name for his office, the privilege of collecting and returning the handkerchiefs of the ladies after court is adjourned. Pete Paul — Hunts up gossip for the court. Jack Shimmin — Despondent at being defeated for the office of nuisance, he pines away. We are worried about him. Henry Warren — Have you ever seen him forget his dignity and dance a horn pipe? He is on the king ' s entertainment committee. Greg Durham — His facial expressions when singing give him a seat on the entertain- ment committee. Louis Dean — His musical ambitions place him on an equal with Greg Durham. Harry Curran — A court dandy quite confident of his magnetic appearance to female eyes. John Bersbach — Another courtier with the same qualities plus red hair. Bob Sellery — Gave the preceeding two a great scare when he produced a perfectly combed head of hair. Allen Ferry — An unsuccessful courtier because he won ' t wear ruffs. Herman Lackner — A respectable courtier, but rumors say that he is often seen on the street engrossed in cheap Punch and Judy shows. Page 29