Oil City High School - Oil Can Yearbook (Oil City, PA)

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JUNE TH E O I C I HI 1921 WILLIAM B. SMITH, JR. X When they start male beauty choruses as the proper thing, ‘ Bill” will be found “there,” decidedly there. His wavy, well brushed hair is his crowning glory. Add to that a modest blush and a contagious, infectious smile, and you can hearken up a fair idea of what kind of an impression “Bill” makes upon people. MARY SNYDER. One of the jolliest girls in the crowd. Always game to do anything. She’ll try anything once. GEORGE THOMAS SPETTIGUE, JR. Treasurer, Athletic Assn., 1919. n Editor, OiCiHi, year 1919, 1920. Mgr. Football, 1920. Asst. Mgr. Basketball, 1920, ’21. “Nothing But the Truth,” 1920. George has done more for the school during his four years than any fellow we know. He has not confined himself to any one line of work, but has succeeded in all. His efforts were largely responsible for the launching and success of the Athletic Association in its first year, and the OiCiHi, went through its first year under his guidance. He was manager of this year’s football team, and he was assistant manager of the basketball team. In the school play, “Nothing But the Truth,” he was really good. He is versatile, brainy, clever and a natural leader. He has chosen a future profession in which he will be sure to succeed. Engineering Administration, and we entertain great hopes for him. FLORENCE ELIZABETH SPRINGER. Betty is quiet, but “still water runs deep.” She has been so quiet about it that everyone doesn’t know that “he” goes to Penn State. We’re sorry, but since there were sixty-four girls to thirty-six men in the class, we’ll forgive her. Page Thirty

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JUNE 1921 THE OICIHI EDWIN JUDSON SCHRUERS Assistant Editor OiCiHi 3, Editor-in-Chief 4, Class Secretary-Treasurer. Edwin entered school with the idea of seeing how much knowledge he could absorb. He proved to be a regular sponge. His industry won him a job on the OiCiHi and his honesty as keeper of the class treasury. As editor of the OiCiHi he has piloted it through its second year and made it a permanent publication. By the time he was a Senior he had learned that there were a lot of things to learn not found in books. Again he proved to be a sponge. Draw aside the curtain and behold our Edwin dancing and handing some young dear “an awful line.” Never again despite his portfolio and sarcasm will the girls be “afraid to look at him” for he’s only a man and has a man’s weakness. GEORGE E. SHIVELY. George has a winning way with the tender young dears. He admits it. So do they. He has an engaging smile, a pleasing way of us'ng it, and his hair is “too cute for anything.” What more should or.e ycung man expect of Fate? Well, we’ll hazard, a certain meal ticket and a few more little things like that would come in handy, but a young fellow of George’s perspicacity is sure to get them. ROBERT McGREW SIMPSON. Our id.ea of a combined adding machine, French and Latin lexicon, automatic pencil sharpener used to be “Bob” Simpson. But after he had written out one French comp, several times, he took on a different aspect. Why, he is quite human. On top of all that, he says that he was never “caught” smoking by his folks, although everyone else knows him for a human hump hound. His only other dissipation is straying up to the medicine chest and fondly gazing at a bottle which he thinks contains X. X. X. ROBERT BOAL SMITH. “Smithy” claims that he will never need to be afraid of losing his job at Seep’s, for he is a trade drawer.” Why, I have known girls to come back as often as three times, just to buy things from me. I am useful, too, as well as ornamental.” He is safely lined up as far as work is concerned, and a fellow who ca.i draw a 100 per cent, in one of Miss Ward’s “trig” class, will never have to hire an accountant, that is certain. Page Twenty-Nine

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JUNE THE O ICI H I 1921 SYLVESTER L. SUTTON. This long-connected blonde with the blue eyes and the ready grin and greeting was always a foolproof sunshine dispenser. No matter how dark the day or how rainy the weather, Sylvester was always on deck with lots of optimism an I friendliness. MARGARET SUSAN SWISHER. Margaret is a brunette, self-possessed, quiet, and charming. Ever since we can remember, she has Peon able to write better, talk more pleasingly, and act more at ease than we. She has steadily improved, and during her last year of school, she has done some splendid things. She has written a lot of good stuff, some of which has appeared in the OiC:IIi from time to time, and some of it in Miss Love’s classes. At the Senior picnic, she proved herself a jolly good sport, and she was as vivacious and peppy as anyone there. THOMAS TRAX. “Cupid’s” brother, Tommy, is the older of the two Trax boys of our school. Yes, he is—we asked him once. lie is not quite so colossal in his propor-t:ons, and he never played football, but he is “there” all the same. We once saw Tommy loading a barrel of cider on a truck. If either of us could do that, we wouldn’t ho afraid to ask Mr. Bacon how he liked the weather or even how he felt about the high cost of living. FLORENCE TRUDCEON One cf our very nicest girls. Quiet but not shy. Ready for fun just as much as any of us, but she never lets fun interfere w'th her studies. An ideal girl. Page Thirty-One