Philadelphia Manual Training School - US Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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MEMBERS OF THE CLASS XVHO ENTERED FROM '88, ROBERT B. BERRY. ' Entered june, 1886. Left School beginning First Year. XVILLIAM N. BRADLEY. Entered june, 1887. Left end Second Year. CLARENCE MORTON DUDLEY. 8 Entered june, 1886 5 Member Natural History Society, Second Year. Entered '90 june, 1888. THOMAS PRICE FARRADY. Entered june, 1887 3 Member Natural History Society, Second Year. WILLIAM I-I. SNOWDEN. Entered june, 1886. Left School beginning First Y ear. HENRY UPP. Entered June, 1886. Left School beginning First Year. THOMAS JAMES VVASSER. Entered june, 1888. MEMBERS OF THE CLASS WHO ENTERED '90, THOMAS CASTOR. Entered june, 1888. CLARENCE MORTON DUDLEY. Entered june, 1888. GEORGE FORSTER. Entered june, 1888. FRANK LOVE FUGATE. Entered june, 1888. ,lil wemuriam WILLIAM P. ECCLES. Died Dec. 21, 1886. 16

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CHARLES TOWN TRIMBLE, Puss. CLASS z Ylird Year.-Member Baseball Team. SCHOOL? lent Year.-Meinber Natural History Society. Second Y2'ar.-Member sameg Member Lecture Committee same, Second Term. Tflird Iflvzr.-Member Base- ball Team. WILLIAM VEDITZ, IR., Spring Poet. CLASS : I Third IQzz:'.-Member Us Editorial Committee. Scrroor, : Third I'2.m'.-Stocltholcler Argus Publishing Company. FERDINAND FREDERICK WAECHTER, jim. First War. -Member Natural History Society 5 Assistant Curator same, Second Term. FRANCIS CONARD WARNICK, IR. Thzrrl Y2'a1'.-Stoclcltolder Argus Publishing Company. ' EDWARD H. WATSON, JR. First Y2'zz:'.-Member Natural History Societyg Member Football Team, Editor ARGUS. Left School end Year. ROBERT H. WELTHALL. Left School middle First Year. EDWVIN BENNETT WHEELER, ff Sammy, fin! Year.-Member Natural History Society. Third Y2'm',-lvlember Chess and Checker Club. GEORGE HALL WHITE, f' Bob. CLASS : T bird I'?zzr.-Mernber Spring Arbor Day Committee g Member Baseball Team. V SCHOOL 1 Tim! Mffzr.-President and Manager Baseball Association, Member Baseball Team. JOHN T. WILLIAMS, JR. i Left School end First Year. ROGER WOOD. Left School end First Year. WILLIAM WVISE YOUNG, S U Billie. First Year.-Member Natural History Society. A ALBERT J. ZAHBT, '4 Zahmfg lefffl ' Left School latter part Second Year. , IS

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THE CLASS. HENRY LOOMIS CURTIS. HEN we entered the school it was with a feeling of awe, not only that strange feeling which is characteristic of enter- ing higher institutions, but also one of wonder at seeing implements of carpentry, blacksmithing, forging and molding scattered about the first Hoor, while on the third floor were draw- ing desks, the full use of which we did not fully comprehend then, as we were unaware of the existence of the drawers within which we were supposed to keep-well ! anything but scraps of paper, euchre decks, authentic sketches and other nondescript' articles. ,A A few of us poor mortals were so taken by the wonders of the place that we left the High School after a two years course and concluded to start over again on a different tune. We were so taken with the place at the end of the year that we sent word over to three of our old friends at the High School-fBartine, Singer, Swayze-to come over and join forces with us for the rest of the course. They accepted our invita- tion and have never regretted doing so. VVhen Whitey Robinson and Neill met they immediately froze to each other, where one was there you found the other, when one was transferred to another section the other applied for a like transformation. One cold winter day, while in the metal- shop, they were noticed to be studying the size of Mr. Brush's overshoes. Mr. Brush, although fond of oranges and bananas, preferred the inner parts to the skin and was accustomed to having them served on plates-not in shoes. While talking with President Sayre about it, the couplet suggested that they had better take a leave of absence, but the President, with tears . 17