Ridley Park High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Ridley Park, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1935 volume:

Cx ULifanSi THE RETROSPECT PUBLISHED BY THE CLASS OF 1935 OF THE RIDLEY PARK HIGH SCHOOL RIDLEY PARK, PA. TO LINCOLN ATKISS Our class advisor, willing teacher, and able leader, the living embodi- ment of our class motto enthusiasm to whose lively originality and high standards of taste we attribute much of our achievement: whose wise piloting has guided us by many a dangerous shoal, and who has made the dream of this book a reality, we dedicate with esteem and respect this, the first Retrospect. Three LAUNCHING A romance lingers about a ship. Though mute, a ship seems gloriously expressive of bright lagoons, of stormy nights, of windy capes, of tor- tuous channels; a redolence of calm blue nights, of stillness, of stars, of smooth gliding over peaceful seas is a part of it. We cannot think a ship forgets its diverse adventures; legend says even though long sunk ships rise to seek familiar harbors in the night. We have had four years sailing at Ridley Park, through seas rough and smooth, round many pleasant green shores, and by many treacherous reefs. Our last voyage as a class is over; we are safe in harbor. We conceive this, the first Retrospect, in the nautical theme because our days at Ridley have been as adventurous, as thrilling, as diverse as those of a ship; like it, we too shall grow lonely for some of our oft-visited harbors. Here in this our book, we have assembled our voyages, our ports of call, our sister ships, our cargoes, all that is remindful of our voyaging. May our fellows find in it abundant opportunity to relive again and again the glory of it all. SHIP’S MANIFEST DEDICATION.........................Page 3 LAUNCHING .........................Page 4 ALMA MATER.........................Page 6 ADMIRAL'S SAILING ORDERS...........Page 7 CHANTY ............................Page 8 THOSE AT THE HELM..................Page 9 SHIP'S LOG ........................Page II READING THE STARS..................Page 13 RIDLEY PARK FLEET................. Page 15 FOOTLIGHTS FORE AND AFT Page 32 THE WASHINGTON VOYAGE..............Page 35 THE PAY-OFF........................Page 37 SISTER SHIPS.......................Page 38 LEARNING THE ROPES.................Page 41 SPORTS ............................Page 53 GAFF ..............................Page 61 ALMA MATER Hail, Ridley Park High School, pride of our youth, Long may thy name stand for right and truth. To thee from year to year our voices we will raise; We'll bear thy standard high and shout thy praise! When high school days are o'er, life's trials begun, We'll sing thy fame, while we our journeys run. Ever thy loyal sons and daughters we will be, And e'en thy greater glory hope to see. Uufurl the Red and White, long may it wave O'er hopes and memories ever true and brave. Bound to extend thy fame wherever they may fly, Hail to the colors of old Ridley High! J. LAYTON MOORE THE ADMIRAL'S SAILING ORDERS Soon the Class of 1935 will join the large group of Ridley Park High School Alumni. In many respects this class is unusual. From point of numbers, it is the smallest graduating class since 1925. Its accomplish- ments and the abilities of the individuals composing it are not told in the mere enumeration of its membership. The meTnbers of the faculty as well as the lower classes of the student body will remember with pleasure the sincere purpose, the effective leadership, and the enthu- siasm marking your High School work. Your participation in every phase of school life has been significant both because of your initiative and because of your great spirit of cooperation. You will find the world outside of school different from that you have experienced here; yet those same virtues, ideals and attitudes that have made your High School career a success will always operate to your advantage. As soon as possible pick out your life's objective, if you have not already done so, and having done this set your compass and chart your course. At times the sailing may seem rough, but you, through patience, industry and honesty of purpose, can arrive at your goal. Whatever may be your activity in the future, you may be sure that good wishes from your many friends here go with you—we all say, Congratulations and Bon Voyage. Seven CHANTY A fog of gloom surrounds each heart As nears the time when we must part— Chorus: We cannot fail, my merry men. Today, my lads, we leave this land, Where by the grace of Fate's kind hand All trouble and distress are banned— Chorus: We cannot fail, my merry men. For life upon this ship we’ve signed And, tho' so dear to every mind, We all must loose the ties that bind Us to the joys we leave behind— Chorus: We cannot fail, my merry men. The voice of life exhorts us all. And we must answer to the call— Chorus: We cannot fail, my merry men. That sacred shrine so glorified We leave, to sail the surging tide Led by the Star of Fate, our guide— Chorus: We cannot fail, my merry men. All o er the Sea of Life we sail, Combating wind and stormy gale, But, trusting Him who cannot fail, We must at last o'er all prevail. Chorus: We cannot fail, my merry men. JOHN FORD. THOSE AT THE HELM Mr. J. Layton Moore.......................................Supervising Principal Mi. Jasper L. Swinehart ................High School Principal, Science Mr. Lincoln Atkiss............................................English Mr. Richard P. Bell............................... Industrial Arts Mr. David H. Bining...........................English, Social Studies Mr. Willard J. Bullock.................... . German, Mathematics Miss Margaret Cherry........................................... Nurse Mr. Wm. Lindsay Cornog ............ ........Science, Athletic Director Miss Dorothy Deininger......................................Librarian Mrs. Jeanne N. Dever.......................................Commercial Mr. Walter L. Ferree ..................................Social Studies Mr. Ralph Garreth .....................................Social Studies Mr. Samuel Godfrey...........................................Physical Education Mr. H. Lytton Jones............................................ Music Miss Marian E. Kemp. Secretary to Supervising Principal, Dean of Girls Miss Frances Kline.........................................Commercial Miss Emily Mae Long...........................................English Miss Thelma Murr.............................................Physical Education Mr. Ralph N. Myers..............................................Latin Miss Kathryn H. Price............................................ Art Miss Martha Rogers ................................Geography, Civics Miss Margaret Scarborough ...........................Home Economics Mr. Robert B. Shaffer.....................................Mathematics Miss Marie L. Tapper............................................Music Mr. Frank H. Waltz .......................................Mathematics Miss Margaret Williams.........................................French BEACON UGHT: Enthusiasm COLORS : Orange and Brown CHEER: H-Yi Thirty-five We are the gang That's always alive With a ray, gals, A nd a ray, boys. Full of pep! Pep, you say? That’s us, Thirty-five RETROSPECT SHIP'S LOG “Of ships and men departed, of old days come again. All ashore that's going ashore. The good ship 35 slowly edged out into the river. Upon its bridge the skipper, James O'Neil, and the executive officer, John Mackenson, plotted their course for the first leg of the journey. The pilot, Miss Beatrice Shafer, stood by to take them over spots that the chart does not snow. The log was open, spotless, white and untouched. It wasn't to remain that way long because the keeper of the log, Helen Mitchell, was prepared to start the records. Down in the ship's strong room Robert Adam, the purser, made ready his books and opened his safe doors. The register showed 170 passengers were booked for the cruise. The merry life at sea began. The first entertainment on shipboard was the Freshman Reception. This had a twofold purpose: to entertain, but also to allow the Freshman to orient himself and to let him get his sea legs. After this the ship 35 was more familiar to its passengers. One day a rumor went around, you know how rumors travel on board ship, that a Red was aboard the ship and planned to wreck it. The rumor was traced and it was discovered that someone had seen a hirsutely adorned individual walking about: it turned out to be John Mackenson who had forgotten to shave for five minutes. A crew of huskies from the stokehole somehow discovered a game called football. Although they considered it a slightly sissy game they decided to give it a trial. Mr. Waltz, athletic officer, led them through one of the most successful years any Freshman team has ever had. The huskies also found a game called basketball and liked it so well that, with the good ole class spirit, they chalked up I I victories to 2 defeats. One day a gale struck the ship, at least the passengers thought it was a gale until Pilot Shafer said it was too warm a wind tor a gale in these latitudes. The solution came when they found Steve Stratton, alias The Goon, Alice Eastlake, and Mercer Smullen limbering up their pulmonary apparatus preliminary to engaging in a histrionic and rhetorical battle with other classes known as the Declamation Contest. Did we win? Have we ever lost? Steve Stratton won the individual honors and a silver cup. The Freshman track team wound up the sport season with a good record. The ship 35 reached its first port of call and the passengers and the crew took shore leave for three months. September found the ship 35 all ship-shape for its next leg of the journey. White and gleaming, she lay ready to go. The passengers and crew arrived, more of the old salt about them and having their sea legs. They know their course and are determined to stick despite cross tides. They know however that these are shoals to be avoided. Captain O'Neil again skippers the ship. The executive officer was changed however, for Al Evans wore the three stripes. Robert Holm had the log in his care this year and the purser's office was occupied jointly by Mary Kelly and Abe Shapiro. The pilot was Mr. Lincoln Atkiss, master mariner. The company heard a loud hullabaloo up forward, and rushing to see what was the matter found a mascot being lowered to the deck in a cargo sling. It was Zeke, a most unusual horse, having hind legs exactly like his front legs. The first party on board was held and it proved a grand success. Zeke was unveiled, the class cheer and song were introduced, the first of a long line of crazy skits appeared, and everybody had a swell time. Again that blast of hot wind, the Second Declamation Contest. The contestants arose on the windward side, and the participants practiced diligently. They were Ed. Kuhar, known as Big Boy Kuhar, Alice Eastlake, and Anne Delany with Clyde Elmes as alternate. Eleven RETROSPECT A loud crash was heard in the galley and Pilot Atkiss came rushing by muttering something about Broken Dishes. Following in his wake came Lillian Bentley, dressed as an old shrewish woman, Jenny Bumpstead. Her three daughters: Alice Eastlake (Myra), Anne Delany (Mabel), June West (Elaine) and her husband, Robert Holm (Cyrus), followed meekly in her wake. The play was a decided success and gave the crew and passengers an idea as to the kind of entertainment they could expect in the future. The next port of call was sighted and the ship docked to give again a three months' shore leave. September again, and the ship 35 is ready to sail. A new captain stands on the bridge; the person with the four-striped sleeve this year is Harry Gaul. The mate is Charles Reynolds. The log keeper, Doris Gallagher, with the same pursers in their office as last year. This sailing only I 14 passengers were aboard: the rest had missed the ship. A crew of pirates are aboard who call themselves The Iron Men. They have a stateroom, Room 18. all to themselves with the exception of Miss Esther Mobus, who maintains if they are Iron Men then she is a blacksmith. The Third Declamation Contest was held, but we had no luck. We lost with Anne Delany, Inky Larson and Bob Holm fighting valiantly. A bird was seen hovering around the ship, not the albatross of our Freshman days, but The Swan. This is the annual play introduced by our pilot, Mr. Atkiss, who is still with us. During the play the ship pitched a little and one of the characters became seasick. Outside of this, the play was a financial and dramatic success. It was recognized as one of the most ambitious things ever attempted here in dramatics. The biggest social event on shipboard this year was the Junior Prom. The Dance Salon was decorated elaborately and in one end Harry Gardiner's orchestra played soft melodies. All arrangements for this were made by June West and John Mackenson. The final important event of the school year was the installation of members of the National Honor Society. Al Evans, Paul Stephani, James O'Neil, Robert Holm and Robert Adam were the boys and Betty Williams the lone girl. The ship again reached port and allowed the passengers to disembark for a three months' shore leave. September 34, the good ship 35 is ready for the last leg of the journey. Many of the passengers were forced to transfer to the ship S.S. Ridley Township, a new craft. We wish them bon voyage with safe harbors and no gales. Since outstanding members of our class, both in athletics and scholarship, left on this boat, with a smaller crew we dug in and worked double duty. A new skipper stalks on the bridge, Robert Adam, who becomes captain, while John Mackenson is the mate. Doris Gallagher still has the log in her care and Mary Kelly shares the purser's office with Paul Stephani. The first shipboard amusement was the Freshman Reception. The crew of 35 had as their guest the crew of 38, another ship of the Ridley Lines. The next entertainment was the Senior Hop. This was the special event of the season on ship- board. The melodies were supplied by the Nova Casa Orchestra. The decorations were in the Christmas spirit. The humor on this occasion was supplied by the studied nonchalance of the boys in their first soup and fish. The class standard was raised, orange and brown in color. The class motto was Enthusiasm. The Washington Trip was the big event of the year. The ship sailed up the Potomac and stopped at Washington for three days, much cain was raised and many buildings seen in the act of being torn down. Finally came class night and commencement. Class night this year was an invocation, a banquet and dance. The ship passes over the horizon but the smoke still lingers on. Twelve READING THE STARS And as the prine noses out a way for itself. It seems to weave a dream of bubbles and flashing foam, A dream of strange islands whereto it is bound. The old salt shielded his eyes from the stinging spray, and shifted his chew to his other cheek. Turning to the small mess boy he said, Look at those stars, son, and see what you make of 'em. All I see is a whole bunch of stars, but there ain't no meaning tags attached! Well, son, it all depends on how ya look at 'em. Now take that one over there, for instance. That's the Dog Star. To you it's just a twinkle, but it means Anne Delaney, who plans to be a surgeon, will become head of a Hospital for Penniless Pooches and Blind Mice. That one over there is known as the Movie Star. In it I see a picture called 'The Great Lover,' co starring Larry Berlet and Rozzy Campbell. Doc Cornog gets a free pass to it. There's a shootin' star, son. Know what it means? Siege-gun Kalies will be a member of the Sphas basketball team. Spha means South Philadelphia Hebrew Association, son, but they'll never know the difference. Stars mean a lot to sailors, son. Let me tell you some more of the things I read in them: Clyde Elmes (Joe Bush) will finally fulfill his dreams and be captain of a ship. In fact, he'll have the distinction of being the only Ward Line captain who hasn't wrecked his ship. In his engine room he will have stoker Tryens, who can throw more than anyone else. Johnny (Baldy) Mackenson plans to be a dentist, but in that star I see him working with a pneumatic driller in a cavity known as a stone quarry. Mary Kelly will continue her typing, and after a few years of work as a secretary will marry her boss. Dixie O'Brien will have two distinctions. One will be her recognition as the leading woman poet of 1980, and the other her winning the Hog Calling Contest. The old salt shifted his chew to the other cheek, spat vigorously, and continued: Those three stars prove Abe Shapiro will manage a profitable pawn shop on Eighth Street, near Race. Now son, you see that group in the form of a hockey stick? Peggy Wood will be a member of the All-American hockey squad and incidentally is quite a success. The four star final of the Daily News will find Goon Stratton a tireless reporter. Steve will write a best seller entitled 'Making Use of Your Leisure.' Every one knows the Big Dipper, and its hidden meaning shows Pokey Padgett as the prosperous manufacturer of a popular brand of lemonade. The mystery of the heavens has always been a source of material to the poet. Johnny Ford will combine with Mr. Myers in the gravestone business. Johnny will write the epitaphs, and we hope he will bury a certain dead language first. Charlie Harper will be their undertaker. That star over there, twinkling with glee, means Helen Nagy will be in great demand as a model for advertisements. Her eyes have It.’ Down by the horizon Cerberus, the three-headed dog constellation, has a slightly vague mean- ing. It tells me Alice Eastlake either will manage a chain of kennels, or will break into the news by biting a dog. A bright star, a group of bright stars like the lights of Broadway, can mean but one thing. Anne Polischuk will be the toast of the theatre with her 'Dance of the Seven Back Themes' and the 'Lester Hop.' Orion's mouth, shaped in a sour grin, proves conclusively Beefy Walichuck will make a success. He will publish 1001 New Jokes and will be much in demand for radio comedians.” Here the grizzled tar stopped for a moment. His neck had a severe pain in it from looking at the heavens. The boy had a pain somewhere else from listening to this story. Then our raconteur started again. Son, this may seem a trifle strange to a novice but the planets and other constellations hold many obvious interpretations. There are stars and stars, but that one means Hunk Adam will be an All-American football star. He should be a hard worker in the Punch Bowl classic. June West will continue her success on the stage. Her presentation of the powerful drama, 'Gaston et Julie,' will be the hit of the century. That should be two or three stars' rating. A belt is generally considered an article of clothing, and Orion's Belt shows Natalie Densmore will found a successful women's dress store the designs for which will be conceived by Pat Yocum. That up and coming young artist Andy Coek will paint the Nobel Prize Winner 'Flood Over Lester' and on the side will illustrate the class magazine 'Ballyhoo.' Thirteen On the side of the Dipper there is a star shaped like an aster. Of course you've guessed it. The slogan 'Plan to Plant Plante's Plants' will sweep the country and you're right again—he'll aster and she'll accept. That takes care of Betty Williams' future too! Florence Clifton will displace Kate Smith (a lot of displacement) as the 'Song Bird of the South.’ The Milky Way is just one way of knowing Margaret Murphy will continue her good work and become a partner in Whitman's candy factory. Marion Stowe will be chief taster, also con- tinuing her good work. After long years of experience Panther Gallagher will be an outstanding authority on Model T engines and with such fame can sleep as much as he wants. Gert Gallagher will enter the Gallagher Buick Company and will make valuable improvements on the air-flow body. With his ab'l'ty for drawing and keeping quiet, Stehman Fridy will become an expert in the field of drafting. He will make the plans for a building big enough to hold all the back themes the class owes. The planet Venus, Goddess of Love, glows in the distance, signifying Peg Knowles' sensational rise to the top in her 'Advice to the Lovelorn' column. There v ill be stars :n the music world, too, where Doris Gallagher will publish her 'Concerto for Four and a Half Fiddles.' The sword of Orion looks military, and it undoubtedly means Jennie Marchesani will be gym teacher in a school for Marines. Even the lav has long used the star as a symbol of authority. That star is slightly hazy, but it nay have more than one meaning. Probably Dot Sakers will follow her father's footsteps and be a police-v oman. Her first duty will be to provide the force with stunning lace uniforms. Cliff Thompson will become a hair-dresser of note, his chief advertisement being his own hair. The weathered sailor was tired of standing and lay down on a pile of sails. The boy followed suit, and as they stretched out the story was continued: Sis Bruton will without doubt win the annual Talkathon with ease, while from the same group of stars I find Senator Stephani will completely humble the great Huey Long in a stirring eight hour address. That bunch in the shape of a chandelier means Pop Hook will be illustrating kiddies' clothes for Sears Roebuck's new catalogue. Time marches on! George Mitchell will eventually win the Olympic half-mile and will promptly go in the movies. For years fishermen have read the stars and they know Abie Cliff will win the Angler's prize for the biggest-fish-that-got-away. If that cluster there means what I hope it does, Ghandi MacNamara will earn millions by perfecting a noiseless ash-can. The star that burns deep in the heavens signifies a lamp at midnight, and Harry Gaul, by hard v ork, will be head of General Steel. In his spare moments he will publish a dictionary. Cy Dugan will retire from a successful career as a radio comedian and will open a Chinese restaurant. A star is winking bitterly over the fact that Ed Aldin will come to a tragic end. His car finally will stall in Essington and the rising tide will get him. May we have a moment of silent tribute. Another star in athletics from the class of '35! Ed Kuhar will throw Man-Mountain Dean out of the ring to win the heavy-weight wrestling title. Bright stars will arise in the theatrical world too. Merc Smullen and Jim Bryan will displace Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as the best dance team. That falling star shows another tragic end. After a brilliant career on the staffs of 'Ye Ridlyan,' 'Retrospect' and 'Ballyhoo' making linoleum cuts, Ed French will end up cutting paper dolls in the bug-house. That cluster in the shape of a typewriter keyboard means one of two things—either Grace Quinn will write her story of 'How to Sleep on a Bus' or Thelma Crossan will finally get up to sixty words a minute. That particular red star indicates Julia Rizzo will demonstrate the use of cosmetics in Snellen- burg's. Audrey Gray will enter her father's insurance business and will use her wiles to sell $1,000,000 in policies to old men like Steve Stratton. Al Evans will continue to make rotten prophecies for the weather bureau, although he will develop the fool-proof system of prophesying rain when he’s had his pants pressed. The old sailor turned from his study of the sky to find the cabin boy fast asleep. Well, can't say as I blame you, he muttered, as he curled up beside him. Fourteen RIDLEY PARK FLEET Our Topsails Are Hoisted and We’ll A way to Sea Fifteen SHIP'S OFFICERS SKIPPER ROBERT ADAM FIRST MATE JOHN MACKENSON LOG KEEPER DORIS GALLAGHER PURSERS , MARY KELLY (. PAUL STEPHANI RETROSPECT ROBERT LEONARD ADAM Hunk 210 Barker Street, Ridley Park Football I, 2. 3, 4: Baseball 2, 3, 4; Basket- ball I. 2. 3, 4; History Club. Dramatic Club. Class President. Honor Society Member. Class PUy 2. 4; Glee Club. Track I 4 The class ship is steered into port. Hunk at the helm. Because of the hearty compan- ionship and his knack for mixing, he is a natural leader; the stalwart build and love of sports make him a born athlete. A dozen nicknames spell Bob’s popularity. Every mem- ber of the crew is fond of him. EDWARD GEORGE ALDIN Eddie Pawhatton Avenue. Lester Football. Glee Club. Cross Country. Track A ship limps in to harbor with her engine knocking badly. Ed has arrived in the car (?). He is one of the best of the Tinicum Fleet. The flair for drawing makes him another of our artists. He made the foot- ball and track teams and won letters in both. Should he escape the Lester floods, he'll prove a valuable addition to any drawing class. LAWRENCE BERLET Larry 317 Morton Avenue. Ridley Park Football I. 2. 3. 4; Basketball I. 2. 3. 4; Track I. 2. 3. 4; Tennis I. 2. 3. 4; Camera Club. History Club, Dramatic 3. 4; Glee Club 4 We might have made a bad mistake by dub- bing Larry the laziest on the ship, however, the other day we saw him playing tennis on A deck. Smooth player—that Larry! He’s been on board for a rest and his only racket outside for loafing, is strolling on deck with a pretty girl. ELEANOR ANN BRUTON Sis 508 Hinkson Boulevard, Ridley Park Hockey I. 2, 4; Basketball 2, Baseball 2. 4; Volley Ball 3. Camera Club. History Club, Glee Club. Mixed Chorus. Dramatic Club. Class Play 3. 4; Operetta On my first lap. I noticed three chairs hitched together; on the second, two had been added; the third time around, I had to detour. My curiosity led me to ask one of the group Why! The only answer was a gale of laughter and Sis has a new one! Seventeen JAMES P. BRYAN Kuz 8 Chester Pike. Ridley Perk Camera Club. Operetta. Glee Club. Baseball 4. Junior Play A wave of laughter rolls over the ship as suddenly as a Flash of lightning. That rollicking voice boomed forth in the latest ditty. Flash is at it again giving an exhi- bition of the dramatic and singing ability that earned him a principal part in the operetta. He is a popular shipmate who is always willing to entertain. ROSBROOK CAMPBELL Rozzy I I W. Sellers Avenue. Ridley Park Class Play 2. 3, 4; Operetta 4. Dramatic Club. Camera Club. History Club. Football I. 2. 3. 4; Track 4 A grey-eyed morning stretches across the horizon. Against the dawn is silhouetted a lone horseman. There is something very right about the world when the odor of buckwheat cakes meets one as the ranch door is approached. Have you ever watched Rozzie's face when he is telling about all this? RICHARD ROBERT CLIFF Dick” 527 Saude Avenue. Essington. Pa. Student Council, Football 4, French Club, History Club Clear all decks! Here comes that sailor from Essington with a cargo of stories and jokes. A. B. stands for able seaman and that explains Dick's nickname Abie. Hav- ing worked on a yacht he knows something about boats. He is also an able seaman in the class ship and on the athletic field. Quiet and even-tempered, the clear-thinking mind should carry him far. FLORENCE CLIFTON Floss West Ridley Avenue. Ridley Park Glee Club, Mixed Chorus Eyes that sparkle like the beads that appear when the gentle breeze makes rip- ples in the sea. Florence, the owner of the eyes, is reserved. She didn't allow many of her fellow classmates to become acquainted with her. But during these happy days, we couldn't help knowing a likeable disposition lay behind that reserve. Eighteen ANDREW J. COOK Cookie Essington, Pa. Ye Ridlyan. Student Council 2. Operetta 3 Glee Club President 4, Cross Country 3. Football 3. Advertising Art Club There is scarcely anything more appealing to the eye than a full-rigged ship. This might be said of Andy’s drawings, too. One of the best artists in the school, he has drawn cartoons in Ye Ridlyan and has been a loader in the music group besides. Keep at it, Andy! ANNE ISABEL DELANY 206 Cresswell Street. Ridley Park Class Play 2, 3. 4; Dramatic Club. History Club. French Club. Play Contest, Operetta 3. 4; Glee Club, Tennis 3. 4; Declamation 2. 3: Retrospect Staff Anne's compass swings true. She plans to become a surgeon. Competent, steady, reli- able; she works toward that end. One would not hesitate placing life and safety in her hands. If you have seen Anne, you have noticed the tawny golden hair and remark- able eyes. THELMA CROSSAN Thel 109 Morton Avenue. Ridley Park Girls' Baseball Manager 3. 4; Glee Club. History Club. Girl Reserves, Spring Operetta 3 Like a trim graceful schooner on a calm sea. Thelma has passed four years with us. She never hurries or worries and is always perfectly composed. Known by all. she is liked by all. In her own quiet way she has made her impression on us. an impression we cherish and shall not soon forget. NATALIE LOLITA DENSMORE 110 Chester Pike, Ridley Park History Club, National Honor Society. Latin Club. French Club. Retrospect Staff, Camera Club A sonneteer of the Elizabethan age wrote of a dark lady. There is the same reticence, culture, and dignity. It is difficult to be- come acquainted with Natalie. But to know her is to admire the many sterling qualities. When we think of scholarship, of work care- fully and accurately done, we shall think of this our own dark lady. Nineteen RETROSPECT HOWARD WILSON DUGAN Cy Sigh to the Girls 507 Stiles Avenue, Ridley Park History Club. Camera Club A strange Chinese cackle sounds and a wave of laughter sweeps through the group of boys about one berth. Cy is at it again —telling another joke or playing some trick. He returned to us after spending a year at Long Island; we found him the same cheer- ful, likeable fellow. With his ability for making friends he should go far. CLYDE COLLAMORE ELMES. Jr. Joe Ridley Park Football I. 2, 3, 4; Basketball Manager 2. 4: Student Council. Play 3. Ye Ridylan. Retro- spect (Ed. in Chief). Camera Club. History Club. Dramatic Club. Honor Society A clear, cheery good-morning followed me down the deck. Turning, I recognized Joey. Steady as the ship’s balancing ballasts, dependable as a careful crafts- man’s compass. As editor of this book he has done all the crew a meritable service; you will find it sprinkled with his character- istic wit. After a career at Annapolis, he hopes to have a ship of his own. Here's luck! ALICE EASTLAKE Eastcake 116 W. Ridley Avenue. Ridley Park Glee Club. French Club, History Club, Camera Club, Dramatic Club, Tennis 2, 3, 4; Student Council 4. National Honor Society 4. Declamation Contest I, 2. 3. 4; Retrospect, Ye Ridlyan, Oper- etta 3. 4; Class Play 2, 4 Alice dreams of travel in far-off lands. To see a tall ship or hear the restless hum of an airplane is to experience an indescribable thrill. Sincerity, impatience, and frankness characterize a complex personality. Every day is made a new adventure by her bound- less enthusiasm. ALAN EVANS Al Peanut 107 W. Ridley Avenue, Ridley Park Tennis I. 2, 3, 4; Basketball I. 2. 3. 4; Football I. 2. 3. 4; Orchestra. Band. Dra- matic Club, History Club, Latin Club, Honor Society, Class Play 3, 4; Ye Ridlyan, Retrospect Ahoy! Full speed ahead to all points within range of compass. We find Al sitting on our vessel's prow, searching for new worlds to conquer. Yet, in moments of leisure he blows us syncopated tunes on his mellow instruments. He is the center of friendly ship-board groups with his sparkling wit and genial personality (among the ladies, too). Twenty EDWARD McKINLEY FRENCH, Jr. Ed 407 Harrison Street, Ridley Park Orchestra, Band. Play 4. Football 4, Retrospect After wading through the swamps of four years of Latin. McKinley is well hardened to any kind of kidding. His eccentric walk has brought fame while his excellent work in making cuts for our magazines shows his real worth. A great fellow is Ed but a dan- gerous man with a pair of trousers. JOHN FREDERICK FORD 120 Shaw Road. Ridley Park Ye Ridlyan. Yearbook, Declamation Contest, History Club. French Club. Glee Club Student Council. Operetta 4 Silent, tall, the night watch stands silhouetted on the bridge, peering into the black. John is the quiet fellow who finds poetry in the stars and keeps company with a melodious hum. If you chance to be on deck late some night his pleasing tenor voice may rise above the splash and roar of the sea. R. STEHMAN FRIDY, Jr. Rube 10 Ward Street. Ridley Park Orchestra. History Club, French Club, Camera Club, Tennis 3, 4 Reuben is like a calm sea. quiet but full of potential power. He has always been a sin- cere, hard-working student, and throughout his school career has proved his worth. He may labor unseen but if the ship needs an abTe sailor, he can step into any berth and fill it well. DORIS HEWES GALLAGHER Phoebe 312 Swarthmore Avenue. Ridley Park Tennis Manager 3. 4; Orchestra. History Club. Camera Club. Sketch and Art Club. Glee Club. Class Secretary 3. 4: Operetta 3. 4: Class Play 3. Retrospect Staff Through the stillness of the morning air sounded an extremely infectious giggle. A feminine group was rocking with laughter. We recognized Doris before we looked her way. She detached herself from the group to go to orchestra practice. We doubt whether any face on board is unfamiliar to her. or her merry personality unfamiliar to anyone. Twenty-one GERTRUDE S. GALLAGHER Gert Greystone, Chester Pike, Ridley Park Class Play 4, Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, Tennis. Dramatic Club. Operetta 3. 4; Hockey Manager 2. 3, 4; Camera Club Sketch Club. Art Club ’’Gusty is one member of our crew who never worries about storms. As long as a wave doesn’t swamp the S. S. 35 today, why worry about tomorrow? We always havo our life preservers anyway, and if the time comes, we’ll use them. Her infectious laughter should be warning enough to trouble. AUDREY MAUDE GRAY Audge 105 Penn Street. Ridley Park Camera Club, History Club, Glee Club, Sketch Club. Mixed Chorus, Operetta 2. 3. 4: Hockey 4 Retrospect Staff, Student Council 2, 4: Class Play 4 The door opened to admit a beautiful lady. As she walked. I tried to draw her out, but she was very reserved in her answers. Ail I knew when we docked was that she was a gentle, quiet girl: faithful to friends and duty as one of the passengers on the S. S. 35. WILLIAM F. GALLAGHER Panther 400 Park Avenue, Ridley Park History Club, Camera Club. Football 2, 3, 4 Bill may be compared to a sea-worthy craft, slow-moving but staying on the. course. His movements earned him the name Panther, and he will be in the middle of everything except English Contracts. He was an able performer on the gridiron. He has his own inimitable way of making friends and hold- ing them. HARRY TAYLOR GAUL Pisdolsky Meat-Ball 6 Iroquois Avenue, Lester Football 3, 4; History Club, Student Council, President of Class 3 Last year Harry was our skipper, and did his job well. He has had to work his way through school, yet he has found Time to take part in many activities. The keynote to his success is a trained mind and an amazing memory. He has sailed safely past many hidden reefs, and we sincerely hope he finally reaches a quiet harbor. Twenty-two CHARLES B. HARPER, Jr. Charlie West Ridley Avenue, Ridley Park Football I, 4; Track 4, Student Council, Plays 3, 4; Baseball 3, 4; Retrospect In the shadow of a life boat we discovered Charlie and heard the ship's instructive news. Ho appears to be a strong, silent man, but one of affairs. Look at his various services on the captain's committees. Situations should be mastered by Charlie as easily as he controls his dashing automobile. RICHARD J. KALIES Siege Gun Fairview Road. Woodlyn Track 3. 4; Football 3. 4: Basketball 3. 4; Play 4. Operetta 3. 4: Flyer Staff, Year Book, Glee Club. History Club A burning sun sinks hissing into the waves, and it somehow brings to mind Dick's face when he is called on in class. He ran aground here last year after escaping sev- eral other shoals of education. This year he has been on the football, basketball, and track squads. He has been the butt of many jokes, but his many nicknames are proof of his popularity. He is also an excel- lent pilot on the dance floor. THOMAS E. HOOK Pop 326 W. Ridley Avenue. Ridley Park Football 4. Basketball I. 4: Track I, 3, 4; Glee Club. Camera Club. French Club. Ye Ridlyan When a mast sways in a gale the stays creak and pop. but they hold. Just so has Pop'' proved his ability to stand hard work. Ona of our most talented artists, he is cartoonist for Ye Ridlyan and when idle performs on the track and football teams. His drawing has won acclaim since grammar school days. We expect to see Cartoons by Hook in the leading newspapers. MARY JOSEPHINE KELLY Kelly 205 Water Street, Ridley Park Home Economics Club, Glee Club. Mixed Chorus. History Club. Dramatic Club. Retro- spect Staff. Ye Ridlyan. Girls' Treasurer 2. 3. 4; Class Play 3. Play Contest 4, National Honor Society, Typing Team 4, Operetta 3 On my way to the purser's. I nearly col- lided with a dark-haired person who seemed in a great hurry. She was carrying an arm- load of papers and paused only long enough to mumble Beg Pardon. Upon inquiry, I learned she was the captain's stenographer, and a very competent one. Twenty-three RETROSPECT MARGARET A. KNOWLES Paeg 517 Tome Street, Ridley Park French Club. Latin Club. Glee Club, Camero Club. History Club. Play Contest 2. Dramatic Club. Tennis. Hockey. Basketball Manager, Ye Ridlyan Staff, Operetta 4 Sport clothes, lipstick, short bob. horseback riding, and the proverbial camel. Peg is sophistication personified. Her lively per- sonality attracts many friends. And friend- ship with Peg is not a tiresome duty, but an interesting experience. If you have seen her clad in blue, you remember the wide blue eyes. JOHN Z. MACKENSON Baldy 601 Thayer Street. Ridley Park Vice-President I, 4: Band, Orchestra. Foot- ball I. 2. 3. 4: Track I, 2. 3. 4: Class Play 4. Retrospect. Ye Ridlyan, Glee Club In the glimmer of the moon on the upper deck we can distinguish Bing's features among those of his fellow crooners and musicians. His sax sends plaintive tunes into the whispering wind. Only this afternoon he was ashore and won honors over the hurdles without disturbing a hair. Ah. ladies! Where e’er you meet John — Beware! EDWARD KUHAR Big Boy Essington, Pa. Glee Club, Class Play 3, Track 4 He may be the ship's cabin boy because of size, but don't let that fool you. He has put in a good deal of work for the ship in the play The Swan and on various committees. Small boats can go faster than large ones some times and Ed may prove we're right by becoming a successful busi- ness man. He has one asset—the ability to talk the legs off a piano. JOHN F. McNAMARA Ghandi 428 Deakyne Avenue. Ridley Park Football I, 2. 3, 4; Track 3, 4; Operetta 4 A crash like two or three boats going through a plate-glass window—that reminds us of Ghandi. His unmistakable laugh shows he’s been kidding Abie again. His easy-going manner and Irish humor make him popular with his pals. Twenty-four JENNIE MARCHESANI NO McCormick Avenue, Ridley Park Hockey 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; Baseball 3. 4; Operetta 2, 3. 4; Mixed Chorus. Glee Club The rain prevented my doing five laps around the deck, so h became a spectator in the gym. I noticed one girl in particular. As soon as she finished a workout on the horses, she joined a group playing basket- ball. Just to watch her vigorous actions wore me out. GEORGE D. MITCHELL Georgie Sellers and Delaware Avenue. Ridley Park Orchestra. Band, Track I. 2, 3, 4: History Club, Glee Club. Cross Country Destroyers are often called the Greyhounds of the Sea. George is the greyhound of the class. A powerful runner on the track team and a willing worker, he has many adrrjjrers. He has been voted the handsom- est gob on the ship and this coupled with his good-nature and willingness to help you in any way makes him an ideal ship-mate. MARGARET MURPHY Murph 418 Stiles Avenue. Ridley Park Glee Club, Dramatic Club, Class Play 4, Year Book Staff, History Club, Play Contest 2. 3 Margaret voiced the preference of her class- mates when she told of her love for jazz. But few who worship at the shrine of Cab Calloway can appreciate classical music. Besides being one of Ridley's most able typists, Margaret is very quiet, and very, very blonde. HELEN NAGY Brown Eyes' 600 Harrison Street, Ridley Park Basketball 3. 4; Operetta 2. 3, 4: Typing Team. Home Economics Club. Glee Club, Ye Ridlyan Staff, Retrospect Staff There is never a stormy day for Helen. Always she is smiling brightly, even in the wildest gale. We wish her smooth sailing in the sea of life and a safe landing at Success. May her cheerful disposition continue as a beacon to friends and happiness in the future. Twenty-five DIXIE O'BRIEN Dee' 5 Crum Lynne Avenue, Ridley Park Contest Play 2, 3: Class Play 3, 4: Ye Ridlyan Staff. Retrospect Staff, Dramatic Club, History Club, Girl Reserves Club, Home Economics Dark waters hushed by moonlight. A grace- ful figure stands by the rail. The soft black hair holds the moonlight. Were Dixie not poetic, her appearance would belie her nature. In her eyes is a dream ever on the verge of coming true. JOHN W. PADGETT Pokie 15 E. Ridley Avenue. Ridley Park Orchestra, Band. Tennis 3, 4; History Club Pokey landed on our shores from Media last year and immediately won many friends. He has garnered his letters in tennis for two years now. His haircut gives him the appearance of a bartender, hence the name Rummy. With his sunny good-nature and winning personality he is a cheerful ship- mate. We predict success in any business ventures. FRANKLIN HUGHES PLANTE, Jr. Buss Folsom, Pa. Track Manager 2. 3, 4; Football Manager 4, History Club. Dramatic Club, Operetta 3, Cross Country 2. Class Play 2, 3. 4 That becoming voice and unmistakable laugh. Franklin has a way with the girls, a character part in every play, and the indis- position toward work. His carefree philoso- phy attracts friends and prohibits the com- pletion of algebra homework. ANNE POLISCHUCK Polly ' Lester, Pa. Glee Club. Typing Team 4. Operetta 3, 4; Ye Ridlyan Staff. Retrospect Feeling a bit troubled in the region of my stomach and in need of some cheering up. I looked around the deck for the Jolly Tar. Hor pep and enthusiasm had already drawn several to her corner, and I joined the laughing group to watch her put over the latest songs. Twenty-six GRACE QUINN Quinnie 610 Swarthmore Avenue. Ridley Park Basketball. Operetta. Hockey 4, Glee Club, Retrospect Staff. Art Club, Mixed Chorus. History Club, Hop Committee Quinnie is the artistic member of our crew. Her efforts have made the S. S. 35 colorful ond decorative during its four years afloat. Recently she completed a big job on the Retrospect. Her jollity and will- ingness to serve have characterized her dur- ing the entire trip. DOROTHY HENRETTE SAKERS Dotty” Cresswell and Ward Street, Ridley Park Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, Typing Toam, Operetta, History Club, Sketch Club I peeped into the writing room and spied a blond young lady at the typewriter. I watched her fingers fairly fly over the keys. She smiled, and remarked that she had to keep in practice for her place on the typ- ing team, even if she was sailing on the S. S. 35. JULIO RIZZO Mazie Folcroft, Penna. Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, Operetta 3, Dramatic Club Helpful as a cooling sea breeze on a warm summer day is Julia. Most members of the Class haven't been well acquainted with her. But, any Commercial student will tell you that she is always willing to lend assistance to a fellow shipmate. ABRAHAM SHAPIRO Ham-hater 109 Hinkson Boulevard, Ridley Park Football I. 2, 4; Baseball I, 2, 3, 4; Class Treasurer 2, History Club. Dramatic Club. Operetta, Class Play 4 Last year Abe was the ship's purser. He has appeared in many dramatic productions; his best role was in the Operetta. His aside remarks to Ghandi and Baldy keep the ship in an uproar. Although intently inter- ested in sports. Abe has been kept close- hauled because of a trick shoulder, yet he has four years of baseball to his credit. Twenty-seven GRACE MERCER SMULLEN Merc 1302 Amosland Avenue. Prospect Parle Declamation. Camera Club. Home Ec Club. Glee Club. Class Play 4, Ye Ridlyan. Operetta II. Ill, IV Some one saw her a few moments ago. stroll- ing up and down the promenade deck. Whether aboard, ashore, or in the water. Mercer seems to be a good sport. Some- what of a sophisticate, her expression may be read— and I have traveled on such ships before. A characteristic boredom lifts with her smile; we may follow her reck- oning glance ahead to new waters. STEPHEN M. STRATTON Goon 205 Penn Street. Ridley Park Class Play 2. 4; Declamation Team A towering mast looms over the horizon and the Goon approaches. Always slow in movement, Steve is a real character in the class. His dramatic ability is great, and if he manages to conserve his energy, he should live to be either a areat actor or a success in his chosen sea of journalism. He can best be likened to a slow wave, not moving very fast, but going places. PAUL STEPHANI Big Shot West Ridley Avenue, Ridley Park Football I, 2. 3. 4; Ye Ridlyan. National Honor Society, Camera Club. Class Play 3. Class Treasurer 4 He can't deceive us, we hear his loud, hard step along the main deck; the authoritative clearing of his throat and clear, concise con- versation. Paul spells business with a capital B and when we weigh anchor he stands by the rail, apparently overseeing the job. Through the rigging rings his hearty laugh at the imaginative—cynical fellow. MARION ELIZABETH STOWE Nan 105 S. Swarthmore Avenue. Ridley Park Dramatic Club. Play Contest. History Club, Declamation. Student Council, Glee Club. Typing Team, Mixed Chorus, Ye Ridlyan Staff, Class Play Slim and dark, with a friendly smile and a flare for acting. Marion likes airplanes and spooky stories. She may sail in peaceful waters, but we prodict something more color- ful. Such lively blue eyes demand an occa- sional squall. Twenty-eight J. CLIFFORD THOMPSON •'Cliff 429 Johnson Avenue, Ridley Park History Club, French Club As a white-rigged clipper forges past with little noise, so Cliff has come to the fore in the last year. He has stayed in the back- ground until recently, but now is participat- ing in baseball and showing more enthusiasm for class activities. If he keeps up his present pace we'll be following in his wake. JOHN GEORGE WALICHUCK Beefy” Maddock and Miller Streets, Leiperville Football 3, 4: Track I, 3. 4: Orchestra, Operetta 4. Ye Ridlyan, History Club A ponderous junk floats into the school grounds. There’s Beefy and his car and you can take your choice. He is joke editor for Ye Ridlyan and has been kidded plenty about it. His classic line. Have you heard my latest joke? should be inscribed in the ship's log. He is one of the most genial of our shipmates and an earnest worker of the football and track teams. Some day he’ll think of a brand new joke. JOSEPH A. TRYENS Jokie 107 Park Avenue, Ridley Park Tennis, Cheer Leading. Orchestra. Operetta, Band, Glee Club. Senior Play, History Club. Camera Club. Play Con- test, Retrospect Staff The buttons shone brightly on Joe's uniform as he leaned against the rail. He was tech- nically explaining the mechanism of a pulley to a fair passenger. We watched from our deck chairs as Joe led enthusiastic yells on hearing of the captain's winning his chess game. Everyone returns his broad grin as he walks sturdily from group to group. JUNE WAY WEST Westie Waylands, Ridley Park Glee Club. Tennis. Class Play 2, 4; Dramatic Club. Ye Ridlyan I. 2. 3. 4; Student Council President 4, Retrospect Staff, Operetta 2. 3 Dancing ha2el eyes, a silvery laugh, piquant beauty, colorful clothes, intelligent opinions, ready wit, an astounding record of dramatic triumphs, six hundred dollars' worth of ads for the Ye Ridlyan, a lilting voice that has charmed us with many a song, a pen worthy of a professional—a seeming paragon is our June. But then there is the mis- chievous. the flirtatious, the naughty, and the capricious June, so loveable and real— quite unlike paragons. Twenty-nine RETROSPECT K. ELIZABETH WILLIAMS Willie 404 Cresswell Street. Ridley Park Hockey 2. 3. 4: Basketball 4. Tennis 4. Operetta 3. 4; Class Play 4. Play Contest 2. Glee Club. Mixed Chorus. French Club (President). Dramatic Club. Class Council, Ye Ridlyan Staff. Retrospect Assistant Editor. History Club. Sketch Club. National Honor Society 3. 4 (Vice-President), Camera Club, Latin Club The keynote to Betty’s success is versatility. Baron Munchausen himself would be con- founded if called upon to draw up a longer list of accomplishments than that with which she is accredited. Her enviable popularity can be explained by the ready laugh, friend- liness. and dependability. MARGARET P. WOOD Woody 104 Chester Pike. Ridley Park Hockey (Second Team) I, 2. 3: Hockey (Varsity) 4 Captain; Tennis, Basketball (Captain), Play Contest, Class Play. Oper- etta 3. 4; Glee Club. French Club. Camera Club. History Club. Dramatic Club. Latin Club. Art Club. Retrospect Staff Sun, and wind, and bright blue skies. A child of the elements, slim, suntanned, hair bleached by a summer out-of-doors. Peggy we associate with swimming, riding and ten- nis. She was captain of both the basketball and hockey teams this year. Yet these inter- ests did not hinder scholastic attainment. PATRICIA M. YOCUM Pat 122 W. Ridley Avenue. Ridley Park French Club, Latin Club, Glee Club, History Club. Dramatic Club. Play Contest 2. Class Play 3. Hockey I, 2. 3; Ten- nis 2. 3, 4; Ye Ridlyan Staff. Retrospect Staff, Operetta Don t you know Pat? She's that clever girl who discovered the secret of repartee, and never lacks a retort. Writing ability is one of her assets. Never long stories, but one- page ideas with a final snap. In her poetry we see an imagination that dwells in ethereal worlds. Notice her hands? Slim and attrac- tive—like Pat. Thirty RETROSPECT Otto Adamek Katherine Armstrong Isabelle Barrett Edith Bell Lillian Bentley Richard Bentley Robert Buck Seeson Brunke Stella Burlincky Frances Carr Emma Carplick Edmund Carplick Elsie Chapo Annabelle Clark Howard Cleland Jerry Colavicci William Collison Albert Cressman Florence Curran Howard Clinger Julia Cichoski Irene Czinger Anna Davis Robert Davis Madeline Delany Francis Delany Merton Dilks Anna Dougherty Laura Dreyer Mildred Draper .Elsie Du Val Lewis Eislle George Ersek Anna Foote Albert Fullerton Michael Guadiella Michel Gizzi Kenneth Graham Helen Green Miss Anna Brice Miss Margaret Brinton Mrs. Alma Deppisch Miss Eleanor Dilworth Miss Ruth Ellstrom Miss Jessie Hann LOST WHILE VOYAGING John Gray Rose Guaddetti . Francis Haberl Mary Haney Davis Hannurr John Hassippen Hilda Hedgemen Henrietta Heineman Elsie Herngren Robert Holm Margurite Hollingsworth Joseph Horner Fred Hoot Edward Howard Helen Jacobs Mazie Jenning Dorothy Johnson Chester Kozak Ralph Lanza Ralph Larsen Ingleborg Larson Lorraine Larue Jennie Lesmar Edward Luchetski Peter Mazepink Frederick Manahan Daniel Manspeaker Tony Martin Charles Mayo Doris Michalsen Bessie Monastero Helen Mitchell Louis Mower Ruth Mower Lidia Olesky Joseph Olinchack James O'Neill Florence Opansivitch Sam Panella Stan Peisochenski Helen Pelkonen James Pfander Ray Phillips Gladys Pinkerton Celiy Platt Evelyn Platt Anna Padolak Thelma Prue Marvin Ransom Lyda Reese Charles Reynolds Edith Rhodia Edith Rousak Joseph Rousak Milford Schlagel Clarissa Schrieber Francis Sehuty Betty Sibole Elsie Slezak Grace Smith Bernard Snow Marguerite Stewart Mary Tomaski Joan Tooker Elsie Vavra Nicholas Veratti Alice Vincent Helen Wagner Dorothy Webb Albert Weldon Marina Wilson Veronica Wood Warren Edwards William Goodwin James Rankin Herbert Williams Stella Kline Mary Johnson ERSTWHILE KEEPERS OF THE HELM Miss Marjorie Johnson Miss Ester Mobus Miss Mabel Mosteller Miss Mary Elizabeth Oyler Miss Eleanor Potts Miss Beatrice Shafer Mr. Ralph Sharer Miss Thelma Shellender Miss Emily Stamey Miss Alice Strudwick Miss Lillian Steele Miss Betty Vanzant Thirty-one RETROSPECT FOOTLIGHTS —FORE AND AFT . the plays we've had aboard this ship with lass and lad astir with pride Drama with its thrills, its heartbreaks, its tension, its satisfaction has played a major role in the activities of our class. Dozens of us have experienced that tug at the heartstrings as first call is sounded through the wings, have striven hard to swallow that awful lump in the throat as we listened nervously to the last instructions of the director, and have felt complete nausea as the curtain swept to the side lines leaving us marooned on the stage. We have worked hours on end when success was assured and when it was most doubtful. Some of us have wept with keen disappointment over failure to acquire good parts or to perform worthily when we had them. Many of us have felt the great joy that comes with creation, the pride that comes with the high praise, the glory that comes with victory. But no matter what fortunes old Ridley's stage has provided, we wouldn't trade our hours spent there for anything else school life can offer. The good ship 35 was fortunate in possessing a splendid array of talent that early made itself evident and continued development through our four years. Our first essay in dramatics came in Freshman year when we took charge of the Lincoln Day assembly. Two scenes were given from John Drinkwater s Abraham Lincoln and were popularly received by the school. Lingering still in the memory are Paul Stephani's interpretation of the young lad condemned to die, Steve Stratton's portrayal of the Great Liberator, and Bob Adam's realistic reliving of General Grant. In the Sophomore year we approached bigger things. Silly Sue's Football Foibles, the first of a long series of rollicking nonsense skits our class brought to the boards in the course of its career, helped entertain our first party gathering. June West (who seemed to have forgotten to memorize all her lines), Rozzy Campbell, and George Ersek starred. The initial play contest Thirty-two RETROSPECT found 35 presenting Thanks Awfully. In resisting the charms of Pat Yocum, the heroine, Al Evans registered one thousand Thanks Awfullys (don't doubt it, we counted them). The gals monopolized this play; poor Ai was swamped with the surrounding pulchritude of Peg Wood, Marian Stowe, Margaret Murphy, Dixie O'Brien, Peg Knowles, Evelyn Platt, and June West. Second place was garnered, and Pat earned a laurel crown. Who of us will forget our first real triumph, Martin Flavin's Broken Dishes! It was a tough play for Sophomores, but we made it a success that set the pace for better dramatics at Ridley. It was called by some a galaxy of voices: Lillian Bentley (Mrs. Bumpstead), shilly, stead); Steve Straton (Reverend) shouting toheckling her husband, Bob Holm (Mr. Bump Frank Plante (Sam Green) to raise his lugubrious tones: Ed. MacIntyre (Bill) stuttering words of love to the alluring June West (Elaine Bumpstead). Bob Adam as the smooth villain almost got away with it, but Rozzy Campbell, as the sleuth, caught him short. Alice Eastlake and Anne Delany offered good characterizations as old maid sisters of Elaine. We v ere justly proud of this our first major venture and our two stars, Bob Holm and June West. Junior year found our members a main support in all school dramatics. At our class party we were uproariously entertained with two skits: Nicked, Paul Stephani and Bob Adam strutting their stuff, and Some Class, wherein a real gang periodically peppered Professor Jim Bryan with chalk. Frank Plante's trick wig and rubber tie bouncing on his adam's apple was a scream. Why the Chimes Rang, a charming play supporting the Christmas Carol Service, found Frank Plan+e, Dixie O'Brien, Bob Adam and Marion Stowe upholding the class traditions to advantage. When we came to decide upon our Junior three act play, we aimed to attempt something highly artistic and above the common farce of the usual high school play. Molner's The Swan was selected and a strong cast gathered to put it over. No Ridley Park play ever had the benefit of such an extensive advertising program as this one. Poster contests, newspaper articles, signs plastered over almost every available spot, weekly skits in assembly mention but a few elements of our campaign. Can you ever forget Stephani in a dishpan on the stage with Evans as his erratic echo in the rear; or the radio broadcast from Czegladin, Austria; or the court trial of Swan vs. Ridley Park citizens- or Zeke's little act. Perhaps, but never J. Caesar, with Stratton in a derby as Brutus, Colavicci in red underwear as Caesar, and Adam as Antony yoo-hooing for Caesar. Nor can you forget the deep passion of The Balcony Scene from Romeo and Juliet as played with slight improvisations by June West and Romeo Evans. Nine weeks of earnest rehearsal through snowstorms, examinations and much lost sleep put the play in a most promising condition. On a rainy night in March with hearts fluttering and hopes high The Swan cast stepped into the glare of one of the largest audiences the old hall has ever known. The blaze of color, the cultured atmosphere, the intellectual wit held the gathering entranced until we reached the middle of the first act. Then Anne Delany, doing excellent work as Beatrice, made a mad rush for the wings that was not in the script. It seems Anne's tummy was playing tag with her liver. She made a valiant fight to go on with the show, but nature would not have it. After several curtain drawings, explanations to ye audience, and hastily constructed plans, we carried on with Peg Knowles subbing for Anne. No cast ever Thirty-three RETROSPECT worked under such difficulties and no cast, all considered, has shown such control. It was a nightmare for many of us. but good acting was nonetheless evident. The Princess Alexandra of Pat Yocum, the Dr. Agi of Rozzy Campbell, the Prince Albert of Paul Stephani reached toward heights seldom attained in school dramatics. Clyde Elmes as Hyacinth, Betty Woodle as Symphrosia, Al Evans as Caesar merited much praise. Those handling minor roles well were Jim Bryan, Frank Plante, Herb Williams, Ed. Kuhar, Sis Bruton, and Mary Kelly. Luncheon for Six, our Junior entry in the Play Contest, fared not so well; it took third place. Bob Holm, Marion Stowe, Margaret Murphy, Ed. McIntyre and Frank Plante did a good job, all judges to the contrary notwithstanding. Miss Tapper gave us the brand of her excellent work in the Spring Operetta, Bon Voyage, popularly referred to as the best thing of this nature Ridley has yet had. A large number of the class were aboard as chorus members. As the potentates of the school in our Senior year, v e hit a new high with Rouverol's Grow- ing Pains, as charming a play of Adolescence as has been written. A cast of twenty kept the audience chuckling over their antics from curtain rise to curtain fall. Critics of high merit heaped encomium on the splendid histrionic art displayed by a well trained cast. The set was beautifully done and the gorgeous gowns added much to the lively atmosphere. As the inimit- able tomboy, Terry, June West was superb, while Al Evans, as her brother George, trying to adjust himself to life, held his audience alternately in laughter and verging on tears. Betty Williams as Mrs. McIntyre and Steve Stratton as Professor McIntyre did themselves proud. The gang included Bob Adam, Ed French, Abe Shapiro, John Mackenson, Rozzy Campbell and young girls on the make were Marion Stowe, Gert Gallagher, Margaret Murphy, Alice Eastlake, Mercer Smullen and Dixie O'Brien. High spots were the twenty-two report that sounded like a .75 gauge gun, Evans losing his trousers, Alice dancing, Plante's graceful fall, the telephone that failed to ring, and the best acting 35 ever produced. To add further to our great record, our Play Contest entry, The Dear Departed, walked away with first prize. Mary Kelly, Marion Stowe, Anne Delany, Frank Plante, John Ford and Joe Tryens performed skillfully. Melinka of Astrahkan, Miss Tapper’s second Spring Operetta, proved decidedly successful, particularly in view of the fact that over one hundred people participated, with the Seniors contributing many names to the chorus. John Ford, Anne Delany, Rozzy Campbell, Joe Tryens and Jim Bryan held down leads” meritably. A. B. Shapiro and Chin-Chin McNamara received a big hand for their swell comedy. Glamor, lilting songs, and smooth costuming made this Russian trip a great production. Our class is proud of its dramatic achievement and its candidates for the Hall of Dramatic Fame. June West's sparkling ingenue roles, Bob Adam's villains, Steve Stratton's old men, Frank Plante s character parts, Al Evans versatility, Anne Delany’s heavies, Pat Yocum's smoothies, Rozzy Campbell s heros and Alice Eastlake s eccentrics were works of art. To Mr. Atkiss, who has directed practically all our plays and written so many of those skits that are our class property, we owe much of our success. Thirty-four RETROSPECT THE WASHINGTON VOYAGE '.V there s things V sights to see of every kind of sort t's a fine place for sailor wen is that there port The alarm rang a gloomy warning of sleepless hours to come at 6:30 Wednesday morning. If you're not at the school at 7:30 the buses will leave without you we had been warned, so the whole class waited until eight before the buses came. In spite of the bad start, the trip down was enjoyable, for the weather was perfect. After a short stop at Conowingo Dam, and an unsuccessful effort to snitch a brass cuspidor (it would have looked lovely, too) we entered Washington. Next a rather unwholesome meal (the food was terrible) and a sight-seeing tour. Well, we know where our money is going! On your right is the Department of Agriculture Building. It was built four years ago at a cost of twelve millions. It is being torn down to make way for a larger one! There are plenty of new buildings going up, but not one with the added attraction of an escalator. Steps! We've never seen so many steps! Every building has flights of 'em. Some walked up the Monument and there are endless flights of stairs. We received a sad blow at the Department of Printing and Engraving when we got no samples. They handle five hundred dollar bills like so many English themes. Tired out by climbing and touring we dressed for dinner and a dance. That night the boys went to bed at 10 sharp, but the pesky girls kept at it all night. Some fool wench tossed an ash can down the stairs at 4:30 and woke up the whole city. Holy smokes, what a racket! Thursday we got the religious note in the tour and went through the Franciscan Monastery, a cathedral, and the senate. Momma, c'n I be a Senator? All they do is sit and talk. Some of ’em read newspapers, some sleep, and some joke across the aisle. None are interested in the discussion, and they seem to have found the perfect job. We saw the better-known statesmen— Garner, Robinson, Borah and La Follette—but we didn’t see Huey Long. They don't know any sum of money less than a million bucks, but they don't take much interest in what happens to it. In the afternoon we went to Mount Vernon, where the Rogues Gallery picture was taken, and Thirty-five RETROSPECT another effort was made to get a brass cuspidor, also unsuccessful. Those guards haven't any appreciation of art! From there we went to Arlington Cemetery for our customary wreath throwing. Skipper Adam put the one on the Unknown Soldier and Johnny (Baldy) Mackenson laid one on the grave of Lieutenant Buse. We also tried to figure out the system of guarding the Unknown Soldier. The poor guard wears out a pair of shoes and a carpet every day. We went back to the hotel where several groups were formed: some swimming, some to the movies, and some to another dance. We met the class from a Rockville, Connecticut, school, but their manner of dancing was a bit disconcerting. The object seemed to be to put as much space as possible between you and your partner. We were so good on Thursday we were allowed to stay up till eleven, and had a grand time playing dominoes. Friday dawned on some of our more daring shipmates who tried horseback riding. There was an amazing call for pillows after their return. Ghandi McNamara was bow-legged all day, and Goon Stratton got a horse too small for him—his shoes were badly worn from scraping on the ground. After a fair breakfast we journeyed to the White House and wandered around wide eyed. There were no cuspidors in sight! The President kept in hiding while we were there (no doubt he was forewarned). After an hour's discussion as to whether the pool in front of it were the swimming pool or the bath-tub overflow, we left for the Smithsonian Institution. In two hours we saw but a small part of it, all intensely interesting. We vaguely remember a stop at an art gallery, but there was too much gallery and not enough art. More million dollar buildings being torn down, and more flights of steps to mount. Egad, fellows! Remember when buildings had elevators in em? The buses finally arrived and we romped back to the hotel. There was a little trick in catching the elevator. After ringing the bell for ten or fifteen minutes (depending entirely on the temper of the individual) you'd probably conclude the elevator boy was asleep or dead, and start to walk up the stairs. When you reached the first landing, the elevator came, and left again before you could get back. The best way was to send a decoy up the stairs while you hid behind the door. We managed to surprise the elevator boy several times in this way, and he grudgingly gave us a ride. To get back to our story—after another poor meal and the customary call Pass the rolls, we packed for the trip home. We left our rooms in excellent condition and took no souvenirs. In the hour or so to follow we were on our way to Annapolis. Here we saw the Plebes marching and part of the great Navy band playing. Of course it rained when we were without raincoats, and we all scurried for shelter. The crypt of John Paul Jones was an impressive sight, as were the stained glass windows in the chapel. Next followed a two-hour hunt for Kuhar who had fallen in the bass horn. The most fitting climax a trip ever had was to come in Baltimore. We were fortunate in getting an excellent dinner (the first since Tuesday) and an inspiring floor show. Still no cuspidors! One bus-load gave itself up to sleep on the rest of the journey, but there was sparkling wit in the front bus. The lights of the skyscrapers of Ridley Park blinked a welcome as we arrived at the school. A good time was had by all hardly expresses it. It was the high spot of four years in high school. Home and sleep, g'night . . . b-z-z-z-z! AL EVANS. Thirty-six THE PAY-OFF An’ Hill cnn have my sea hoots and Jim can have my knife, For it's time I quit the deck and went ashore. We the class of 1935 do bequeath: to the incoming Senior Class, what is left of Room 16: and unsatisfactory heating system; to future needers of a Santa Claus, room 16’s brightly rouged bust of Teddy Roosevelt; to Mrs. Dever, one-half dozen victrola records; I, John Mackenson, leave all my used razor blades to Sam Polischuk; I, Steven Stratton, will my ability to evade gym class to Bruce Douglas; I, Dixie O'Brien, bequeatn my gentle voice to Jane Peckmann; I, Anne Polischuk, do leave my dancing feet to Mary Carpenter; I, Peggy Wood, bequeath my girlish figure to Boom Boom Trefz; I, Alan Evans, gleefully return to Mr. Garreth all his reference books; I, Natalie Densmore, leave my ability to stay awake in Latin class to all students taking Virgil; I, George Mitchell, bequeath my wiry hair to Robert Fulton, my stooge; I, John Walichuck, give my intense sense of humor to Mr. Meyers; I, Mercer Smullen, leave my naive ways for the girl who can best employ them; I, Lawrence Berlet, divide my Hunt-ing proficiency equally between Burke and Bonnet; I, Franklin Plante, bequeath my soprano voice to Ronald Olsen; I, Pat Yocum, leave the remains of my reserve to Helen Worrilow; I, Eleanor Bruton, do pass on my verbal collection of jokes to Dot Sisson; I, Doris Gallagher, leave my magic Piddle to Kent Kitchell; I, Marian Stowe, leave my capability for mispronunciation of French to Dorothy Newberg; I, Florence Clifton, give the natural wave in my hair to Ruth Bender; I, Jennie Marchesani, will my entire knowledge of arithmetic to Elaine Sakers; I, Edward Kuhar, bequeath my stature to Robert Burns; I, James Bryan, leave my position on the football team to Bill Logan; I, Emmet Hook, bequeath my somewhat questionable ability as cartoonist to Alvin Trefz; I, Howard Dugan, pass my skill in speaking Chinese to Mildred Gillan; I, Thelma Crossen, leave my passion for jazz to Peggy Fitzsimmons; I, Dorothy Sakers, leave my magnetic power to Ester Camello; I, John McNamara, give my envied pompadour to Connie; I, Grace Quinn, hand over my love for dissecting frogs to Florence Haggerty; I, Mary Kelly, gladly shove all my typing worries upon the next copy editor of the Ye Ridlyan ; I, Audry Gray, bequeath my love for poetry and other forms of torture to Betty Padgett; I, Richard Kalies, do hereby leave my ability to attract girls to Bob Grudem; I, June West, leave my off-stage scream to my kid sister; I. Richard Cliff, bequeath my immodest blushes to Bill Smith; I, Abe Shapiro, leave my front seat in P. of D. to Bill Rice; I, Stehman Fridy, leave my acute bashfulness to Carl Stokes; I, Edward French, beaueath my elusive trousers to future butterfly chasers, sans nets; I, William Gallagher, hand my nick-name of Panther to Kent Kitchell; I, Harry Gaul, bequeath years of experience to Bob Bucher; I, Andrew Cook, leave my skill in finding innumerable Reasons for Absence to Dan Conn; I, John Ford, bequeath my cynical smile to Jim Lyons; I, Peggy Knowles, leave behind my quiet personality; I, Clyde Elmes, bequeath the editorship of the Retrospect to Ann Coulter with my blessing; I, Paul Stephani, wish my dynamic pull upon Marian Hunt; I, Joe Tryens, leave my flying time to Frank Mills; I, Betty Williams, bequeath my ability to care for Plantes to Georgia Scott; I, Robert Adam, shift the weight of the presidency upon all future sufferers; I, Edward Alden, leave the rattle of my lizzie to Jim Lyons; I, Charles Harper, leave my theme song, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, to John Smith; I. Julia Rizzo, do bequeath my typing ability to Helen Jansen; I, Clifford Thompson, pass on my ability in public speaking to Peggy Fitzsimmons; I, Gertrude Gallagher, leave my surplus of daily themes to be distributed evenly among the members of the Junior Class; I, Alice Eastlake, bequeath my graceful stride to Ida Cole; May they live long and merrily with these our prize possessions. Thirty-seven SISTER SHIPS Ship of 1936 Skipper—Porshing Harrison First Mate—Joseph Somy Log Keeper—Claire Borrell Purser—George Derbyshire Ship of 1937 Skipper—Jack West First Mate— Betty Anne Clark Log Keeper— Mildred Creamer Purser—Harry DuVal Ship of 1938 Skipper—Bob Beatty First Mate— Samuel Polischuck Log Keeper—Ruth Harding Purser—Jane Ramsdell JUNIOR CLASS Florence Allen Irma Davis Frank Lipcius Dorothy Ryan Frances Andrews George Derbyshire James Lyons Fred Schiller Helen Anne Bruce Douglass Suzanne Mackenson Georgia Mae Scott Edward Bartow Eleanor Downes Nancy McCloskey John Smith George Berlet Harriet Erickson Marie McNamara Louise Smith Elsie Betch Lillian Faix Thelma McGuiro William Smith Helen Borneman Peggy Fitzsimmons James Methven Joe Somy Claire Borrell Jeanette Foreman Georgo Metro Isabelle Stafford Baxter Bright Marvin Galloway Christopher Meyers Rose Stipa Richard Burlce Elizabeth Grushevetz Frank Mills Anita Strobel Robert Burns Florence Haggerty David Mohr Tod Thomas Esther Camillo Madeline Hampton Dorothy Newberg Esther Todd Dorothy Carter Herman Hansen Evelyn Othoudt Alvin Trefz Martha Clausen Pershing Harrison Nellie Pace David Wenrich Vincent Cliff Eleanor Horne Jane Peckman Emily West Earl Coffman Grace Hunt Maclem Plennert Mary Agnes West Ann Coulter Marian Hunt Eleanor Powers Joyce Whitehouse Marian Cox Helen Jansen Bill Rice Olga Zaharko Jessie Curtis Kent Kitchell Ann Ryan SOPHOMORE CLASS Anna Adams Steve Csanady Doris Hilliard Helen Murphy Elsie Adamek Catherine Deal Elbridge Hosmer Helen Nawrocki Lowell Ashbrook Henry Derbyshire George Hughey Sara O'Connell Lay Bailey Ross Durfee Frances Hutchison Marian Patrick Joseph J. Barrett Harry DuVal Olivia Johnson Frank Pearson Joseph R. Barrett Donald Eastlake Olga Kenish Harry Polinsky Ruth Bender Bernice Eby Elsie Kiszonas Mary Ryan Thomas Blockson Josephine Edgell Morris Lax Jane Scarborough Loman Booth Jane Edwards Ethel Locke Velma Scott Marian Bonnes Leon Epstein William Logan Fred Seaman Robert Bonnet Betty Fielding Esidor Lipcius Gertrude Sorenson Elizabeth Brown George Fielding James MacDonnell George Smith Joseph Bruton Mildred Gillan Marie Marshall Marian Stiles Robert Bucher Robert Grudem Margaret Manspeaker Carl Stokes Mary Carpenter Charles Handschuh Jack McKinney Dorothy Thomas Betty Anne Clark Elberta Hampton Mildred Meisel Ann Thompson Eleanor Clark Evert Hansen Catherine Millard Arnold Trueland Richard Coleman Rhea Henry Glenn Miller Jack West Daniel Conn Jack Hiller Peggy Most John Wiernicki Mildred Creamer Russel Zurinsky FRESHMAN CLASS Adele Baltier Robert DuBois William Kirk Edward Pistone Charles Beale Joseph Epstein Raup Karoebenick Samuel Polischuck Robert Beatty Paul Fisher Gertrude Lax Jane Ramsdell Chha Jane Bining Howard Francis Frances Logan Betty Rock Stephen Boomer Robert Fulton Andrew MacDonnald Wanetta Roth Betty Brooks Anne Gatland Theodore MacDonnald Elaine Sakers Norman Brous Mary Gallagher Albert Mako John Sawka William Brown Hazel Gaul Margaret Mahler Edward Schiller Augustine Burgemister Edward Geluski Anne McCaffrey Dorothy Sipson Marie Carter Charles Goodwin Eileen McNamera Edwin Smith Jack Campbell Marjorie Grubb Bertha Meade Enolds Smith William Campbell Ruth Harding Thomas Methven Carol Stipa Irene Chipman Walter Harding Robert Mills Evelyn Swanson William Clark Eleanor Harper Vera Morgan Frederick Tryens William Clark James Harvie Harriet Most Lorena Walker Ida Cole Robert Hafford Malcolm Murphy Helen Wilson John Corse Clara Hosmer Chester Meyers Philip Wilson Jack Cross William Joachim Nancy Nilon Helen Worrilow Michael Csanady Thomas King Betty Padgett Richard Wright Forty SOME OF THE CREW DOING WASHINGTON GOBS ON DUTY All hands bear a hand that have a hand to leu A nd there never it ’as a better haul than you gave then Forty-one Anne Delaney RETROSPECT fcditor-in-Chief Clyde C. Elmes, Jr. Assistant Editor Betty Williams Features June West Richard Kalies Patricia Yocum Alice Eastlake Class History Prophecy Poetry Robert Adam Alan Evans John Ford Harry Gaul Dixie O'Brian Art Business Activities Grace Quinn Edward M. French Natalie Densmore Athletics Copy Editors Circulation Abe Shapiro Mary Kelly Paul Stephani Peggy Wood Helen Nagy Anna Polischuk Advertising John Mackenson (Chairman) Steven Stratton Doris Gallagher Charles Harper Joseph Tryens Audrey Gray Faculty Advisor Lincoln Atkiss Forty-two YE RIDLYAN This year the Ye Ridlyan took on new life and became an entirely different magazine from any- thing it had formerly been. With Mr. Atkiss as faculty sponsor, a completely inexperienced staff was organized in the fall. High standards of attainment were set and many plans laid that seemed only dreams. That these dreams came true is now history. Too much credit cannot be given to June West, the advertising manager, who singlehanded obtained six hundred dollars worth of advertising and so made it possible to print our magazine instead of mimeographing it, as had been done somewhat unsatisfactorily for the past two years. After a fervent cam- paign in assembly, a subscription list of 200 names was gathered; as nearly as can be judged, a record in our school. Instead of the usual four issues five were produced, all of high quality. Many innovations appeared; a series of interviews with such men as Owen Wister, Leopold Stokowski, and Herbert Smith, Warden of the Eastern Penitentiary; a short story contest; a Know Your Faculty Column; a Who Why Column in which meritorious seniors were reviewed; Hi-lights, a sort of Winchell bureau; and many others. Cause indeed did we have to be proud when we marched home from the Columbia University Scholastic Press Convention with first prize for the Ye Ridlyan. Here we had competed with all the worthy schools in the country of our range and had been found superior. When the laurels were given the victors on their return, Alan Evans, whose facile pen had done sterling service in every issue, was most deserving. No Ye Ridlyan reader will soon forget the fine poetry of John Ford, Dixie O’Brien and Patricia Yocum. Long will readers remember the interesting stories of Alice Eastlake. Clyde Elmes, Bruce Douglas, Florence Haggerty, Jeanette Forman and Natalie Densmore. The staff owes a special vote of thanks to Dorothy Newburgh and Edward French, together responsible for the clever art work. Emmett Hook and Andy Cook collaborated in Cartoonery to provide many amusing slants on school life, while John Walichuck dug into the past to offer us laughs on his Buffoonery page. Mary Kelly, our officient typist, also made a valuable contribution to our magazine. But without the splendid work of June West and Alan Evans and the able direction of Mr. Atkiss, the Ye Ridlyan this year could not have scaled the heights it did. We trust those who follow in the footsteps of the retiring staff will not only maintain the present standards but continue to raise them to higher levels. Forty-three THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY The Ridley Park Chapter of the National Honor Society is composed of Juniors and Seniors elected by the vote of the faculty. It aims to bring the importance of Character, Scholarship, Leadership, and Service before the student body. The annual installation of new members takes place in Assembly during the second semester. The emblem of the society is the torch, signifying all four basic points. It is +he duty of each member to keep the ideals of the society outstanding in school life, so that membership becomes the aim of every student. The Carr Scholarship Fund is sponsored by the Ridley Park Chapter and is supported by the sale of pencils, the Senior Birthday Fund and the annual Play Contest. Miss Marian E. Kemp is faculty sponsor. The officers are President, Alan Evans: Vice-President, Betty Williams: and Secretary, Mary Kelly. On March 8th the annual Installation Service was presented in Assembly. Mr. William H. Michaels, Supervising Principal of Media School District, was guest speaker for the morning. Mr. Meyers and Mrs. Dever explained the emblem of the society and the basis for selecting members. The roll call for new members was announced by Mr. Cornog. This is always a very impressive ceremony, and one of the most important assembly programs of the year. On Thursday evening, March 21st, the Annual Play Contest sponsored by the local chapter was presented in the school gymnasium before a large audience. It is given each year under the auspices of the Honor Society for the benefit of the Carr Memorial Scholarship Fund. Friday, March 22nd, the twelve members for this past year and Miss Marian Kemp attended the second annual Sharon Hill Installation Service as the guests of Sharon Hill High School. The Reverend Walter V. Garrett of the Lutheran Church at Norwood delivered the address. This year the present members decided to dispense with the customary spring banquet and in its place have a picnic. Robert Adam Natalie Densmore Alice Eastlake Clyde Elmes MEMBERS Alan Evans Mary Kelly Paul Stephani Betty Williams Florence Allen Claire Borrell Jeanette Forman Florence Haggerty Fifty-four STUDENT COUNCIL Student Council, maintained for the purpose of supervising student activities, is an active school organization. It is composed of representatives elected from the home rooms and various class officers. Visitors are welcome. Meetings are held once a week, the usual time being Monday Activity Period. Its members serve on committees appointed by the president in order to oversee various school interests. These committees are the Publicity, Social. Prop- erty, Lost and Found, Sanitation, School Spirit and Hand Book. Officers for the Council are elected each semester. There are two faculty sponsors, Mr. Jasper Swinehart and Miss Marian Kemp. First semester officers were: President, June West; Vice- President, Charles Harper; Secretary, Audrey Gray; Treasurer, Sue Mackenson; and second semester; President, Charles Harper; Vice-President, John Ford; Secretary, Robert Bonnet: and Treasurer, Jack West. The work of the Council extends over several fields; one of its important duties being the publishing of The Flyer, circulating school news. These mimeographed news editions appear once every two weeks and are distributed to every student. It has also made possible the Student Council dances for furthering social life of the school. The publishing of the Hand Book is a major achievement. Because of the planning and foresight of the Council, it is possible for each student to obtain one of these books free of charge. Each year according to established precedent an award of a school pin is made to the Freshman and Sophomore having the highest scholastic standing. The representatives for the past year were—the first semester; June West, Charles Harper, Robert Adam, Audrey Gray, Richard Cliff, Pershing Harrison, George Derbyshire, Suzanne Mackenson, Mary West, Jack West, Harriet Erickson, Mildred Gillan, Bob Bonnet, Marjorie Grubb, Bob Beatty, Bob Fulton, Edward Shiller, Janet Hetzel, Mortimer Moore, Avis Densmore and Robert Wright. For the second semester: Charles Harper, John Ford, Robert Adam, Alice Eastlake, Marion Stowe, Pershing Harrison, James Lyons, David Wenrich, Ted Thomas, Robert Bonnet, George Huey, Jack West, Edward Smith, Bob Beatty, Mildred Meisol, Thomas Methvan, Martha Coulter, Badgley Elmes, Robert Wright, Avis Densmore. George Derbyshire, Claire Borrell and Michael Csanady. Forty-five ACTIVITIES 1. Election of officers. Brief Business meeting 2. Combined party with Camera Club 3. Discussion, Mr. Thomas Que Harrison 4. Business meeting ACTIVITIES 1. Mended cloth ing for poor. 2. Cooking meetings 3. Trip to Philadelphia Food Fair. 4. Trip to Drexel Open House 5. Dinner for school board ACTIVITIES 1. Attendance at Tony Sarg's The Wicked Ma- Magician 2. Project — Marionette Show (Assembly pro- gram) 3. Sketching at Stoney Brook 4. Visit to University Mu- seum (sketching) 5. Sketching at the lake 6. Visit to D’Chenzo Stu- dios—stained glass 7. Annual Social in Phila- delphia HISTORY CLUB The History Club was organized to further the study of international affairs and government. It is under the faculty leadership of Mr. Walter Ferree and Mr. Ralph Gareth of the History Department. Meetings are held frequently, the programs being varied according to current interests. Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores maintaining an average of eighty or above in History subjects may become members. Those serving as officers during the past year were President, Natalie Densmore; Vice-President, Jack Padgett; Secretary, Claire Borrell, and Treasurer, Bob Bonnet. It has an established constitution drawm up by the original members and -faculty. This is one of the largest and most popular clubs of the school because of the general interest provided by its close association with the History Department. Dancing and refreshments follow the usual monthly meetings. It began its activities this year with a com- bined social meeting with the Camera Club, at which movies, singing, dancing and games provided the evening's entertainment. It has been the custom of the club for the past several years to end its activities at the close of the school year with a party. HOME ECONOMICS CLUB The Home Economics Department under the faculty leadership of Miss Margaret Scarborough sponsors two clubs, the Home Economics and the Junior Club. Membership is offered to all girls Interested in Domestic Art. The clubs were organized for the purpose of furthering activity in these subjects and they also provide many opportunities for applying classroom instruction to practical living. Officers were elected in the Senior group to serve for the year. They include President, Sue Mackenson; Vice-President, Ann Coulter; Secretary, Grace Hunt; and Treasurer, Frances Andrews. For the Junior Club during the first semester Dorothy Harper served as President; Ann Miller, Vice-President; Secretary, Eileen Linton; and Treasurer, Barbara Brown. The present officers of this group are President, Barbara Brown: Vice-President, Naomi Nakano; Secretary, Ann Miller; and Treasurer, Eileen Linton. The work of the clubs is varied. At some of their meetings they mend clothing which is then distributed among the poor by the local welfare groups. The Junior division sometimes holds cooking meetings after school. Some of the activities of the advanced group were various trips, one to the Philadelphia Food Fair and another to the Drexel Open House. They have also prepared and served two dinners to the local school board. ART CLUBS The two Art Clubs of Ridley Park High School are organized for the purpose of advancing art craft activities. The dues for both clubs are used to pay the expenses for various trips to Philadelphia exhibitions. Miss Kathryn Price is faculty sponsor. The Freshman Sketch Club meets every week in Activity Period. The work of this group, open only to Freshmen, is to develop observation. The human figure is stressed and drawing is done from a model. Officers for the past year include President, Dorothy Sisson; Vice-President, Evelyn Swanson; Secretary, Jane Ramsdell; and Treasurer, Betty Brooks. The Advanced Art Club meets every Monday after school. Their project this year was a Puppet Show consisting of two plays presented in Assembly May IOth. The plays, scenery and decorations were all planned and executed by members, and the puppets were also constructed and dressed by members. Another popular activity of this organization is sketching at Stoney Brook. Trips to Philadelphia are usually planned for the second semester. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors are eligible. Officers of the Advanced group ipclude President, Claire Borrell: Vice-President, Florence Haggerty; Treasurer, Irma Davis; and Secretary, Dorothy Carter. ACTIVITIES 1. Home and School pro- grams 2. Exchange program at Marcus Hoolc 3. Exchange program at Springfield 4. Delaware County Teach- ers’ Convention 5. Operetta Melinlca” 6. Graduation exercises ACTIVITIES 1. Christmas Carol Service 2. Annual Operetta 3. Assembly Program 4. Graduation ACTIVITIES 1. Business meeting to elect officers 2. Organization meeting 3. Assembly play 4. Combined business and social meeting ORCHESTRA For those interested in music and developing their ability in playing instruments a High School Orchestra and a band have been organized. Both of these organizations participate to a great extent in school activities. They are under the supervision of Mr. H. Lytton Jones. Practices are held weekly for the Orchestra in the gymnasium, Activity period. The chief work of the band is in connection with the Athletic program. The Orchestra plays in Assembly, occa- sionally at Home and School meetings, and frequently furnishes exchange programs at other schools. The Orchestra for the annual spring operetta is selected from this group. It has been the custom in recent years for it to present a spring concert before the student body. Mem- bership is offered to both Senior and Junior High School pupils. Members of the Senior Class in the Orchestra include Doris Gallagher, Stehman Fridy, Edward French, John Walichuck, James Bryan, Joseph Tryens, George Mitchell, John Mackenson, Alan Evans, and Jack Padgett. GLEE CLUBS Playing a prominent part in school activities are three vocal musical organizations—Senior High Mixed Chorus, Junior Girls' Glee Club and Junior Boys’ Glee Club. They are all under the faculty leadership of the music supervisor, Miss Marie Tapper. Each group has its own officers. Those serving for the Senior High were Andrew Cook, President; Edward Aldin, Treasurer; Peggy Fitzsimmons, Vice-President; Richard Burke, Secretary; and Marian Hunt, Librarian. For the Junior Girls’ Club, Jane Ramsdell was President; Ruth Harding, Vice- President; Marjorie Grubb, Secretary: and Doris Gray, Librarian. For the Junior Boys' group the officers are President, Norman Brous; Vice-President, Enolds Smith; Secretary, Thomas Mitchell; Treasurer, Clifford Allen; and Librarian, Jack Mochel. The work of all three Glee Clubs has been outstanding at school and in various entertainments. The annual Christmas Carol Service is made possible by them and the spring operetta is built entirely around this work. Meetings are held weekly in the Music Room. FRENCH CLUB Interest in the study of the French language and the desire to become acquainted with French customs prompted the organizing of this club. Programs for the monthly meetings consist of the playing of French games, singing of French songs, and discussions of questions pertaining to France, all providing additional opportunities to use the French language. Miss Margaret Williams is faculty sponsor. The officers include President, Betty Williams; Vice-President, Jeannette Forman; Secretary, Alice Eastlake: and Treasurer, Peggy Wood. One of the most important activities of the year was the presentation in December of an Assembly program featuring a play, Noel En Provence, which explained the Christmas customs and traditions of France. Membership is extended to students of French I, II and III. Third year students being admitted regardless of marks. ACTIVITIES 1. Election of officers Guest speaker, Mr. Lewis of Chester 2. Combined party with History Club 3. Visit to Lewis Studio 4. Social Meeting 5. Address on Indoor Pho- tography by Mr. J. W. Burton Second in the League Upper Darby . . . tie 5 5 Collingdale . won 9 1 Haverford . . . 8 2 Swarthmore . . . won 7 3 Upper Darby . .. lost 8 2 Collingdale . . .won 6 4 Haverford . . . 10 0 Swarthmore . . .won 6- 4 ACTIVITIES 1. Match at Collingdale High School 2. Match with Haverford 3. Contest at Taylor Busi- ness School CAMERA CLUB Those students interested in photography are given the opportunity of furthering their study of the subject through the Camera Club, organized with the very definite aim of offering guidance. Meetings are held once a month, usually with dancing following, if the time permits. A dark room is maintained in the basement of the school for developing and printing pictures. Mr. Walter Ferree and Mr. Jasper Swinehart are faculty advisers for the club. Officers for the past year include President, Paul Stephani; Vice-President, Audrey Gray; and Secretary- Treasurer, Grace Hunt. It has been the custom of the club to visit the Lewis Studio in Chester each year, where additional instruction in the use of the camera and in taking pictures is offered. One of its most important events is the annual picnic held at the end of the second semester. The popularity of the Camera Club is due not only to the opportunities it provides in amateur photography, but also to its social activities. CHESS TEAM Ridley Park Chess Team had an active and successful season this past year. An average of one game a week was played, the final scores indicating victory in all but one match and the tying of another. The team is under the faculty direction of Mr. Frank H. Waltz and Consists of the following players: Richard Cliff, Jack West, George Fielding, Vincent Cliff, Donald Eastlake, Henry Derbyshire and William Logan. Henry Derbyshire also served as manager. The schedule consisted of eight matches—Collingdale, Upper Darby, Haverford and Swarthmore. SCHEDULE Interclass ..................Haverford-Rodney—R. P........Winner Swarthmore Lansdowne-Media—R. P.........Prospect Park—R. P...........Ridley Park Away Darby—R. P................................................ Winner Home Swarthmore—R. P.......................................... Seniors Lansdowne TYPING TEAM This past year, because of the exceptionally small Senior typing class, the schedule planned for competing with other schools was delayed a month. The team consists of five Seniors: Mary Kelly, Anne Polischuk, Marian Stowe, Helen Nagy and Dorothy Sakers. The first match was held at Collingdale High School on April 30th. The schedule also consisted of two meets with Upper Darby, one with Haverford, and a final contest at the Taylor School in Philadelphia on May 25th. The latter is the most important since forty schools from New Jersey, Penn- sylvania and Delaware compete for the Tri-State championship and also the Delaware County championship. Ridley Park has won the silver cup for the past two years and another victory would mean the cup becomes our permanent property, according to the custom of presenting it to the school having three consecutive successful years. The Ridley Park team is recognized for its ability and efficiency gained through the capable leadership of Mrs. Jeanne Dever. Fifty-two RETROSPECT SCRAMBLED EGGS GOBS AT PLAY .Vow row, hearties, row let your reeking sweat roll Give to your blood a free circulation Bend to your oars lads, give way all you know! Fifty-three SCHEDULE Collingdale . . . Op. .. 0 R. P. 6 Clifton .. 7 6 Lansdowne . . . . . . 0 0 Media . . 6 0 Chester .. 6 0 Darby .. 0 0 Radnor . . 6 6 Eddystone . . . . . . 0 2 Prospect Park. . . .24 6 SCHEDULE Op. R. P. Yeadon . .10 35 Collingdale .. . . .21 25 Yeadon .12 25 Eddystono . . . . ..15 13 Aiumni . .20 16 Marple-Newton ..10 38 Eddystone .18 21 Prospect Parle.., , .22 26 Springfield , .21 33 Darby .19 18 Adam Mackenson Thompson Aldin Gaul Walichuck Berlet Hook Marchesani Bryan Kalies Williams Campbell Plante Gray Cliff Padgett Gallagher Elmes Mitchell Knowles Evans Shapiro Bruton French Harper Crossan Gallagher Stephani Wood FOOTBALL To say that Ridley produced a great team would be cried down by our grandstand quarter- backs, but to say we produced a fighting bunch of boys would be unanimously agreed upon. Against great odds of inexperience, youth and light men, they went out and achieved in many ways a successful season. Time and again they proved their mettle against teams much bigger than they. Although we lost four games, three of them were moral victories. Radnor, Darby and Lansdowne were deadlocked, while Prospect Park, Clifton Heights, Chester and Media were our conquerors; Collingdale and Eddystone were vanquished. We should be proud of our players; each and all worked hard to make the season a victorious one. To name the stars is to review the entire line-up. There was the constant fighting spirit of Bob Adam, all-suburban center; the drive of Al Evans and Joe Elmes at the guard posts; the speed of Stephani and Berlet on the wings; nor shall we soon forget the clever running of the ball by Johnny Macken- son, Dick Cliff and Smith and Bright of the Junior class. These sterling players were ably substituted for by Abe Shapiro, Kalies, Hook, French, Alden and Bryan. Our hats are off to Coaches Cornog and Godfrey for wielding such a bang up team from three letter men and a mass of inexperienced players. We look upon the season with renewed hope for next year when the under-classmen who showed such promise this year will carry the Red and White to high places. BASKETBALL With one man returning from last year's team Coach Godfrey developed a varsity team from the Intra-Mural teams. The boys whom he picked worked overtime af practice and even prac- ticed during the Christmas Holidays. As a result of their fine spirit they encountered a suc- cessful season. The boys when in action had the appearance of a well-drilled team. They handled the ball like veterans. In winning 7 games and losing 3 they regained the athletic spirit of the school that had somewhat slackened in the fall. Playing through a tough schedule, they went down to the Kiwanis tournament and participated witn Darby in one of fhe greatest games ever played in this series. Our rivals from up the Pike finally came through to win after 3 extra periods of keen basketball. The work of 3 boys stood out on the squad: Berlet, Evans and Adam. They were the bulwark of the squad, but found excellent support in the playing of Red Rice, George Derbyshire, Baxter Bright and Bill Smith. When Emmett Hook, Dick Kalies, Herman Hansen and George Berlet were called on to substitute they did their work well indeed. SCHEDULE Op. R. P. Prospect.........13 3 Springfield .... I I 0 Yeadon ..........— - — Chester .........— - — SCHEDULE Winner Intorclass ......Seniors Lansdowne - Media - R. P...........Lansdowne Darby - R. P., Ridley Parle Swarthmore - R. P., Swarthmore Havorford Radnor - R. P...........Havorford Prospect Park - R.P...P. P. SCHEDULE Taylor Business School May 17—Home Lansdowne May 23—Away Penn Charter May 15—Away Swarthmore May 20—Home Upper Darby May 27—Away Swarthmore June 10—Away P. M. C. Prep May 28—Home BASEBALL For a while the prospects of having baseball at Ridley looked doubtful. A group of boys interested in the game made a petition for the continuance of the sport in the school. They were successful. Coach Godfrey then issued the call. Twenty nine boys reported amid a driving rain. Of these, only three were veterans: Hunk Adam, Bic Bright and Abe Shapiro for his fourth year. Mr. Godfrey expects these three boys to steady the younger players, some of whom have never played in interscholastic competition. Among the latter are Harry Duval, promising Sophomore third baseman; Joe Barret, a shortstop: Reds Rice and Pie Smith at first base, who have handled themselves like veterans in the practices. George Derbyshire seems to have second base sewed up, and capably assisting him will be Paul Fisher. Other infield men are Ross Durfee, V. Cliff and Phil Wilson. Behind the bat Bic Bright will predominate with Mort Moore as his sub. In the outfield, we have Shapiro, Bryan and Adam. And last but not least come the moundsmen. Stokes, a member of tne second team last year, will be a starting pitcher this year. Coming up fast are MacDonald and Thompson. The latter two will be used for relief pitching and pinch hit duties. Though this is a green team, a worthy season is anticipated from this promising aggregation. TRACK When the squad, under Coach Doc Cornog, was finally called to arms, a number of last year’s great team were found to be missing. Most of them have graduated and others have gone on to the Ridley Township School. It will again be up to Doc to build another of his famous championship teams from the bottom up. Although he has some bright prospects this year, he does not expect too much. But next year he believes the prospects of a great team will be developed. In the weights this year we have another Kurlish. His name is John Smith, a brawny 185-pounder. He has up to this writing won the shot-put title at the Delaware County Championship meet. Other boys in the weights are Samuel Polischuk, John Walichuck, Bob Beatty, Jack West, and Walt Harding. They also throw the discus. As Walichuck is the only Senior, he is expected to gain many points. In the high jump we have Hook, Berlet and Burns. Hook has done 5 feet 8 inches, which is very good. Burns, Mitchell, Douglas and Campbell all look good in the broad jump. In the javelin Smith, Polischuk, Walichuck and West will bear the brunt. Baldy Mackenson again will head the sprinters. As this will be his fourth year on the squad, he is expected to be a big point winner in the 120-yard hurdles and the sprints. Support- ing him will be George Mitchell, a fast 440 man, Jack West, Bonnet, Csanady, Plante and Hook. In the mile we have a new man in Dick Kalies, who has yet to prove his mettle. Aiding him will be Ed Aldin, Herman Hansen, Jimmy Bryan, and Dave Wenrich. TENNIS After patiently waiting all winter, the tennis squad finally answered the call of Coach Bullock, the genial math teacher. A number of veterans reported, along with a group of inexperienced under-classmen. Among the veterans are Larry Berlet and Al Evans, both of whom are striving for their fourth consecutive letter in this sport. Other veterans include Jack Padgett, George Berlet and Paul Stephani. Everyone of these boys has proved himself capable of stiff competi- tion. They will bear the brunt of the squad through a particularly tough schedule. Supporting the varsity men will be a group of beginners. They are George Fielding, Bill Logan, Jack West, Joe Tryens, Bob Burns, Bob Bucher and Kent Kitchell. Mr. Bullock expects a successful season, but he will be satisfied if the team breaks even. Due to the lack of candidates he will probably groom some of the younger boys for the singles and keep the veterans in the doubles. This will be a different problem as the season goes along. If the players come through the difficult schedule with a good percentage of wins, Ridley may justly be proud of them. SCHEDULE Op. R. P. Media 1 1 Prospect Parle.... 1 2 Lansdowno 0 2 Darby 1 0 Nether Providence 3 0 Swarthmore 4 0 SCHEDULE Op. R. P. Prospect Park.. ..33 21 Lansdowne . .. . . .55 32 Darby ..32 20 Upper Darby.. . .34 25 Media ..18 21 Swarthmore . .. ..50 22 GIRLS’ TENNIS SCHEDULE Opp. R. P. Upper Darby .... 6 0 Taylor School ... 2 3 Haverford ........— — Swarthmore .......— — HOCKEY The prospects for the 1934 hockey team were not very bright, for only one varsity player remained from last year's line-up. However, the team started out having a tie with Media and victories over Prospect Park and Lansdowne. Ridley next met Darby on the opponent's field. The girls suffered their first defeat at the hands of this fast team. Then came the two biggest games of the season, Nether Providence and Swarthmore. The Ridley girls fought hard, but were defeated in both games. Four letter girls will be lost to Ridley this year through graduation: Jennie Marchesani, that flashy wing and high scorer of the season: Betty Williams, an outstanding player at center-forward: Audrey Gray, an invaluable inner; and Peggy Wood, captain and center-half for the team. Gertrude Gallagher, manager, will be replaced by Jane Pechmann. Despite Miss Murr's good coaching the girls came through with only a fairly successful season—two victories, one tie and three defeats. Next year's team should be a good one, with several second team players coming up to take the places of the graduating Seniors. GIRLS' BASKETBALL The basketball season was not so successful as was hoped for. Several members of last year's varsity were lost through graduation, but those who took their places worked their hardest for Ridley. The season was opened with a defeat from Prospect. Bad luck seemed to follow until Ridley met Media in a game of two court basketball. The game was an exciting one with Ridley coming out on top. After this victory, Ridley again fell back into a bad defeat from Swarthmore, their big rivals. Betty Williams and Eleanor Downes made an excellent pair of guards for the varsity; while Eleanor Powers, jump, and Jennie Marchesani, side-center, worked well together in the central zone. The forwards were Peggy Wood, captain, and Florence Allen. Though the season was not a successful one from the standpoint of scores, Ridley always showed good sportsmanship even in the hands of defeat. GIRLS' TENNIS Under the leadership of Miss Kline the girls had their first tennis meeting late in April. Matches were planned with Taylor Business School, Haverford, Upper Darby and inter-class games with Swarthmore. Several candidates from last year's team have turned out again this year: Florence Allen, June West, Peggy Wood, Mary West, Esther Todd and Marian Hunt. Because of the poor condition of the courts and the bad weather, outdoor practice was delayed until the early part of May. However, the girls used this time to great advantage by practicing inside the gym. Having six girls back from last year's varsity we have a good chance for a successful season. The prospects for next year's team are also bright, for only two players will be lost through graduation. RETROSPECT INTRAMURAL SPORTS Realizing the success of any athletic program is almost entirely determined not by the number of games won, but by the number of students enjoying an opportunity to participate in athletics, the administration of Ridley Park High School has adopted a plan of intramural activity. It is the purpose of the athletic directors, and other members of the faculty co-operating with them, to provide opportunities for student participation in various sports. These sports include basket- ball, baseball, track, tennis, soccer and volley ball for the boys, and basketball, baseball, hockey, swimming, tennis and volley ball for the girls. The athletic program of the Ridley Park High School is so planned that every boy and girl in the school may have an opportunity to engage in some type of healthful recreation. First, second and third teams play regularly planned schedules, giving every one an opportunity to match his skill with those in his class. The members of the athletic squads are fully equipped with the necessary uniforms, thus minimizing the number of injuries and giving all a feeling of confidence. This system of intramural sports brings about a feeling of closer friendliness among the members of the student body, and affords new acquaintances which would have otherwise never been made. At this time of the year we find the activities of the intramural system at their height with baseball, track, tennis and swimming topping the list. In the months just past, basketball was the chief activity of attraction. The various teams were organized with their respective captains under the coaching of Mr. Godfrey. These teams belonged to leagues—the American League including such teams as Ohio State, Michigan, Minnesota, Western Maryland, and Penn State; the Junior League, including Dartmouth, Harvard, Temple, and Princeton; the Eastern League with Yale, Navy, Pitt, Carnegie Tech, Army, Notre Dame, Pennsylvania, and Alabama. The winners in the various leagues were: Wisconsin of the American League with Captain George Derbyshire; Temple of the Junior League with Captain Clifford Thomas: and Yale of the Eastern League with Captain William Logan. The girls' teams, under the coaching of Miss Murr, were organized similarly to those of the boys with such teams as Savage, Hood, Bryn Mawr, Wellesley, Vassar, and Swarthmore. Wellesley was the winning team of the season. Boys' and girls’ baseball is now under way. The boys’ teams include the Athletics, Tigers, Indians, and White Sox of the American League, and the Cardinals, Phillies, and Cubs of the National League. Mr. Bell, faculty coach of the boys' baseball, offers a prize to the player having the highest batting average. To climax the season, the winning team plays the faculty. Sixty GAFF That talkative. baldheaded seaman came ( Twelve patient comrades sweating at the oar) Prom Troys dine n-c rim son shore A id with great lies about his wooden ships Set the creie laughing and forgot his course. Sixty-one SENIOR TOP-GALLANTS 1. Most Popular Girl......... 2. Most Popular Boy.......... 3. Best Looking Girl......... 4. Best Looking Boy ......... 5. Best Dressed Girl ........ 6. Best Dressed Boy ......... 7. Best Girl Athlete ........ 8. Best Boy Athlete ......... 9. Done Most for School...... 10. Done School Most ......... I I. Greatest Loafer........... 12. Best Actor................ I 3. Best Actress.............. 14. Best Couple............... 15. Best Stooge............... 16. 100% Talkie .............. 17. Favorite Movie............ 18. Favorite Book ............ 19. Favorite Magazine ........ 20. Favorite Song ............ 21. Favorite Movie Actor...... 22. Favorite Movie Actress.... 23. Favorite Slang Expression . 24. Favorite Poem ............ 25. Big Shot.................. 26. Book Worm................. 27. Worst Joker............... 28. Gloomy Gus................ 29. All-American Gloom Chaser 30. Champion Sleeper.......... 3 I. Best Nickname............. 32. The Great Lover........... 33. President of Barbers' Boycott ......................Betty Williams ..........................Bob Adam .........................June West .....................George Mitchell ....................Natalie Densmore .........................Alan Evans ..................... Peggy Wood ......................... Bob Adam .........................Alan Evans ........................Ftarry Gaul ........................ Larry Berlet .........................Alan Evans .........................June West . . Smullen and Bryan (While it lasts) .......................Eddie Kuhar ........................Sis Bruton . . Chronicles of American Ftistory .............. Smith's Economics .............................Ballyhoo ........................... Stardust .....................Mickey Mouse ..........................Mae West ..............Cheese and Crackers .........................To a Louse .............................Stephani .........................John Ford ..............Walichuck (unanimous) ......................Steve Stratton ..........................Cy Dugan .............. Panther Gallagher .............. Ham Hater Shapiro Rozzy Campbell (Kalies close second) ..........................Mr. Atkiss Sixty-two RETROSPECT SONG HITS OF 1935 Hello Again .............................. We're Out of the Red ..................... Going to Heaven on a Mule . . ............ Bright Eyes .............................. I've Got the Drug Store Blues ............ Song of the Blacksmith ................... I Wanna Be Loved ......................... Going Hollywood .......................... All-American Girl ........................ I Hate Myself ............................ Flirtation Walk .......................... Learn to Croon ........................... There's a Tavern in the Town ............. Sleepy Head .............................. Your Head on My Shoulder ................. I Can Sew a Button ....................... I Ain't Lazy, I'm Just Dreaming .......... How Do I Know It's Sunday? ............... When My Dixie Dreams Go Drifting Along . My Middle Name's Love .................... There's a Little Paree in You ............ I've Had My Moments ...................... It Was a Blind Date ...................... Don't Stop Me If You've Heard It ......... I Fell in Love While Dancing ............. Why Don’t You Practice What You Preach? Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name ................. Lost in a Fog ............................ Just Mention the Name Joe ................ An Earful of Music ....................... Music Puts Me in the Strangest Mood ...... I Wish I Were Twi ns '.................... It’s the Animal in Me .................... Sophisticated Lady ....................... Four Letter Varsity Man .................. I've Loved the Same Girl 50 Years ........ Pardon My Southern Accent ................ I Woke Up Too Soon ....................... I Never Slept a Wink Last Night .......... Ole Faithful ............................. With Curls Hanging Down Your Back ........ Don't Let It Bother You .................. You've Got Everything .................... Time on My Hands ......................... All I Do Is Dream of You ................. Our Last Night Together .................. You're a Builder Upper ................... You're the Top ........................... Love and a Dime .......................... .......................September, 1934 ......................We pass all subjects Ed Alden traveling 65 (down hill) in his car ............................Helen Nagy ........................ Goon Stratton ............................Peggy Wood ........................ Eleanor Bruton .............................June West ........................Betty Williams ...........................Abe Shapiro .........................Patricia Yocum ........................John Mackenson ............................Jack Padgett ........................John McNamara .............................Dick Kalies ........................Doris Gallagher ......................Panther Gallagher ...........................Reuben Fridy ............................Harry Gaul ........................Rozzie Campbell ............................. Ed. French ........................Cliff Thompson ......................................Hook .................................Walichuck ...............................Al Evans ..........................Paul Stephani ............................Larry Berlet .............................John Ford ..............................Joe Elmes ............................Frank Plante ...........................Ann Polischuk ........................Florence Clifton .............................Cy Dugan ........................Mercer Smullen .............................Joe Tryens ........................... Jimmy Bryan ........................... Dixie O'Brien ........................Gert Gallagher ........................Washington Trip ............................Alice Eastlake .........................Charlie Harper ..............................Examinations ..............................Dot Sakers ............................Study Period ......................................3:05 ..............Graduation or Class Night ...........................Mr. Godfrey .............................Mr. Moore ............................Most of Us Sixty-three RETROSPECT PET EXPRESSIONS Garreth—It tends--- Bullock—Off your collar button, Sailor! Atkiss—How many like this poem?—Maybe you prefer Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star!! Williams—Bon jour, class. Cornog—That reminds me of------ Price—Time to clean up. Swinehart—Where’s your pass? Moore—Burns, are you in this office again? Tapper—Aw, come on, fellows. Shaffer—Quiet, girls. Deininger—We ll have quiet in here if I have to send everyone to the study hall. Long—Now, boys and girls, just one more thing before you start- Binning—Consequently, that certain individual did- Ferree—Fifty pages for tomorrow. Rogers—Excuse me. Dever—Copies will be collected- Kline—Report to Room I I at 3.05. Myers—For the next time-- Bell—I used to be a top sargeant. Scarborough—-That will be thirty cents. Godfrey—The wife is all right. Kemp—Hello; Ridley Park High School. Yes- Murr—Line up, girls. Jones—Orchestra practice tomorrow Activity Period. Waltz—Once upon a time there were two Irishmen---- Evans—I can do it all tonight. Adam—Will the meeting please come to order. Stephani—A-hem! Mackenson—I need a shave. Yocum—Skip it. Walichuck—I'm joke editor. Bryan—Where's Mercer? Gaul—Hi ya, Pip! Elmes— Hello Joe. Shapiro—Where’s dem bones? Kalies—Where’s Evans? Ford—(blank) Berlet—Is she any good? Stratton—They say It's June in January. Sakers—Want to buy some candy? Tryens—I come from Chester. Dugan—You ought to see Long Island. Doris Gallagher—He, He, He. Harper—Aw, let's eat lunch outside. Sixty-four RETROSPECT FO'C'SLE FOLLY, OR WHO KILLED THE BOTTLE OF HAIR TONIC? That fearless old sea dog, Joe Dirk, swaggers down the Doc with a bold sneer on his face. He nods to two friends playing a spirited game of Rummy, and continues his stroll. On Crossan the wharf he sees a beardless boy Tryens to thread a needle. What are you Mackenson,' he Gauls in a gruff voice. Startled, the boy's Adam apple bobs up and down in his throat like a bottle imp, before he manages to stammer, P-p-p-lease, Sir, I tore one of my unmentionables on a fish Hook, and I'm going to Padgett. Joe smiles kindly at the lad (his smile is a mere gash on his face) and Dugan his hand in his pocket, he generously gives him a penny. 'Go buy yourself some Ghandi, he says. All this proves there is good in everything, with the exception of this story. Our hero (he may turn into the villain) Marchesani's way, whistling Dixie and returns to his ship, The Class of '35. He calls to his Cooke and orders a hearty meal of Beefy stew and five gallons of coffee, his twelfth meal of the morning. After salting it generously from one of his five thousand salt Sakers he pours it down his hatch and then eats the plates. Now he turns to his usual pastime of thinking over his boy-hood days. He went to that imposing structure, Ridley Park High School (Class of 24 B. C.) and he dreams now of the good times he had. He remembers walking down by the Eastlake, where the tall Elmes grow, and the Bushes are thick. On the shore Sweet Williams and another Plante snuggle close together. He recalls with a sigh the Fridy when he saw two Chucks, Polly and Wally, scamper across the bubbling Ford and disappear into the Wood, wh:le in the background several Knowles rise to break the level ground. He remembers with a pleasant thrill the day he was kept in after school for cutting a girl's throat in French class. Our hero waxes a bit sentimental, tra la! Joe is rudely interrupted by a rap on the door, Densmore and louder knocking. Who Doris to knock on Joe Dirk's door? he shouts angrily, his Hawker eyes blazing. Stowe the gab, and Stephani gas, is the dainty reply. Joe Gerts his loins, as the saying is, and with a Panther-like step goes to the porthole. He sees five men (they remind him of the Quinn-tuplets) armed to the false teeth with Thompson sub- machine guns (loud music is most appropriate here: note). After steadying his nerves with a Campbell, our fearless hero throws open the door of his cabin and spits out, D'Emmett, men, watcher want? I am Atkissovitch, president of the firm of Gallagher, Gallagher, Gallagher and Shapiro, says the four-hundred pound leader (he is the smallest). We're going to collect a Bill amount- ing to fifty million dollars and two cents which you owe us for class dues. At this Joe laughs loudly (he has a sense of humor, you see), Kuhar, har, har! And how do you expect to do it? You see, suh, we air prepahed to fight, and we may have to Kelly you-all, says the second, evidently a Greek. Quick as a Flash, Joe pulls out his trusty Larry-et (he fights with his hands only when the enemy is armed with cannons), and ropes them neatly. You're a Mercerless Bruton a monster! gasps a slim man with s-Nagy eyes, but Joe is unmoved. Weighting them down with the steam shovel he carries in his back-pocket he drops them all into the oily waters of the Harper. Even though Joe has sailed the ten seas (he discovered three himself), he is still a little soft hearted. As he wipes away the salt tear he mutters philosophically, Even though the dawn is Gray, the sun will Rizzo-gain. Sure enough, the sun rises in the West next day, as it always does in stories like this. Here we must leave our doughty hero, mourning over the fact that life has slowed down since yesterday when he pushed the Empire State Building over a Cliff. Today seems to be an off-day for Joe, and Aldin all he wants some excitement. Now, children, your bedtime story is over, and for Evans sakes gwan to bed! Sixty-five RETROSPECT OUR CALENDAR TO WHICH WE STRICTLY ADHERE Sept. 4.........Teachers' meeting. We don't know what they did, but we can imagine. Sept. 5.........Opening day of school. How we love it! The manner and descriptions of the new blondes became the common property of all Senior lads. Sept. 6.........Sot out the old pigskin. How some guys can take it! Sept. 28.........First football game. We won but took a beating ourselves. Imagine Cliff's embarrassment ... his pants were torn in a strategic part. Nov. 2.............Distribution of reports; and we break our bones playing football for this joint! Nov. 9.............Armistice Day. School all day. Curses! Nov. 28-Dec. 3 . Thanksgiving recess. Football players break training after having their noses filled with the mud of Leedom Field. Swell turkey! Dec. 4.............Turkey sandwich for lunch. That's all. Dec. 5.........The Thanksgiving turkey's hash was cooked. Amen. Dec. 7.........Senior skits in Assembly. Remember Plante fishing two tickets for the play? We liked his knees anyway. Dec. 13.........Who has scarlet fever? It almost ruined the play. Dec. 14-15......... Growing Pains. Look at those Barrymores and Hepburns prancing about the stage. And they call themselves Seniors. This year Mr. Atkiss had understudies. Dec. 19............Distribution of reports. The Faculty's Xmas present to us. Nice fellers. Eh, what! Dec. 21............Christmas vacation starts. We averaged two pounds of candy and three pounds of turkey. Dec. 28.........Senior Hop. The swing is the thing. Jan. 2.............School reopens. Hostilities resumed on all fronts. We are fighting a losing battle. Jan. 3.........Remember those resolutions? Jan. 22 - 25.......Mid-year exams. Those with the drag were exempt. The rest took exams. Finis. Jan. 28............Beginning of second semester. Half of it over! They say the last half is the worst. Feb. 6.........Distribution of report cards. Let's call that a closed book. Feb. 22.........Washington's Birthday ... a half day, the generous Faculty! Mar. I.........First signs of spring fever. Observe the specimens closely. Mar. 7.........The Kiwanis Tournament. Why go into that . . . the suits looked good anyway. Mar. 8.............Honor Society Installation. Look at those big bums, Have they got pull ! Mar. 21............Arrival of Spring in all of its glory. Note the dying cow expressions of the lovers. April 12-13........Operetta—Melinka of Astraken. What a title and what a show, so says the advertisement. Miss Tapper came through again. April 19...........Easter recess starts. What a treat! Much of the smart in the smart Easter hat is when one Senior girl sees another. April 29....... ....Back to school again. Pretty soon Mackenson will have finished playing with his Easter egg and then his mother will have candy for company. May I ..........May Day. What do we care, we went to Washington. Land of cherry blossoms, Congressmen and Mr. Garreth's girl friends. May 2...........Second day in Washington. Mackenson argues over five cents while in the adjoining room men are arguing over five billion dollars. May 3...........Third day in Washington. Remember that floor show at the Lord Baltimore? June 1-4 ........Senior exams. Who was this guy named Shakespeare in the English exam.? June 8...........Banquet. . . . Give us this night our daily bread — sliced. June 9...........Baccalaureate. . . . We need some religion after being in Washington. June II............Commencement. . . . We are officially kicked out. ’Nuff said. Sixty-six Program of. Course. FORM 10 lOOO 7-34 PERIODS MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 1 S 00X t C v.kx T ne on lime KWV, OK'J - d K 0 C fcs e ? P � a c t'rJo 2 H «MCft.Wo t « Totv ooi Na C hit VK e. T O )Vj Ot o StHOoG 3 Kt ckh doi? A NTtA STuOl e x-vi rtoo . 1 _ 4 « V'CMtu ifiS %i%XH Kov K(l tvjp K� � Jt N s .eex thHvj e.tAe i_'f 5 Dokj V %J X Ovits� V, IMU T v4o 6 .ocwt%. OCS kiQ. V duUtHfe 7 fo HOOZt PfrEMM� 'WMCKtO in SToO'f VYMA S 1 8 F % � nC vh ClG KC OMU ME .S t � T 9 V-t 5Tt( FlM? i i_ ‘Suo.uo � w HM A RETROSPECT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF — Hunk Adam forgot the six inch pickle in his lunch. Larry Berlet didn't fall for a girl. Coz Bryan didn't trod the beaten path to Prospect. Cy Dugan couldn't wiggle his ears. Beefy Walichuck couldn't speak Russian. Paul Stephani laughed without shaking the rafters. Johnny Mackenson forgot about Cab. Julia Rizzo forget her lipstick. Abe Shapiro did a Physics experiment. John Ford should imitate Stephani. Jack Padgett didn't day dream. Rozzy Campbell did his French assignment. Charlie Harper drove an Austin. Ed Kuhar grew up. Dick Kalies didn't talk about his female relatives. Joe Bush Elmes were caught playing tennis. Ed Alden's car didn't break down. Emmet Hook didn't snicker. Cliff Tompson became a fullback. June West felt like attending school. Betty Williams lost that Pepsodent smile. Doris Gallagher lost her giggle. Peg Wood stopped playing a Pochantus role. Peg Knowles couldn’t get a lift. Pat Yocum took long strides. Gert Gallagher came to school on time. Bill Gallagher didn't attend a matinee movie. Ghandi MacNamara really was a Chinaman. Dick Cliff didn't produce his pipe during spare time. Harry Gaul didn't raise his hand to answer every question. Al” Evans combed his hair. Steve Stratten became fired with ambition. Andy Cook lost his curly hair. Ed French took another trip to the swamps. Joe Tryens could pole vault. Natalie Densmore did not hand in her homework. Alice Eastlake did a tap dance. Mercer Smullen weren't simply furious. Dixie O’Brien should marry a prize fighter. George Mitchell became a minister. Buzz Plante sang soprano. Annie Polischuck should have a long face. Florence Clifton should open a dancing school. Mary Kelly didn't rush about. Dorothy Sakers were arrested for speeding. Jennie Marchesani played ping pong. Helen Nagy lost those big brown eyes. Sis Bruton stopped clowning. Grace Quinn were a featherweight. Stehman Fridy ever said a naughty word. Margaret Murphy did a ballet dance in English class. What a strange world this would be!! Sixty-eight RETROSPECT PLAYS OF THE WEAK Larry Berlet using Popular Mechanics articles for themes. John Mackenson neglecting his shaving that his manliness might be seen. Those who roll their sleeves high to show the gals their muscles. The Physics Class during an exam. Those who go to the library to study (?). Our industrious track men strutting their stuff. Stephani wearing hard leather heels to attract sufficient attention when he swaggers about. Our baseball team in action with the full support of Stokes. R. P. vs. Lower Merion in any sport. Our basketball team in the Kiwanis Tournament. Gaul, Cliff, and Aldin coming to school at 10:00 A. M. John Ford resisting an officer. Abe Shapiro walking out of Problems Class. Campbell in French Class. John Walichuck exhibiting his physique in a track suit. Abe Shapiro's shoulder. An English Class while Mt. Atkiss is declaiming. A Problems Class with Smith's economics. An Algebra Class caught napping by Mr. Bullock. The Faculty while having its picture taken. The Yearbook staff working its hardest. The nail file being passed round to glorify some of our handsome males. Mr. Moore sitting in back of some of our studious students during a matinee movie. Mary Kelly after pounding out some copies. Anna Polischuk strutting her stuff. Pat Yocum walking. Our honorable class the day after the Washington trip. Walichuck after smoking that cigar. The Seniors who walked up the Washington Monument. Goon Stratton swimming at the Ambassador. Panther Gallagher reciting Chaucer's Prologue with verbatim prompting from John Walichuck. RETROSPECT WONDER WHAT SOME PEOPLE DO ON SATURDAY NIGHTS Steve Stratton................................On the corner (as usual) Paul Stephani.....................Waiting for a Swarthmore phone call John Mackenson....................Thumbs in vest telling her all about it Alan Evans.......................Quaffing hamburgers at a Whitecastle Dick Kalies.......................................Eighth Street Opera Rozzie Campbell.........................................Giving a lift Dixie O Brien.................................Basking in the moonlight Anne Delany................................................Dissecting frogs Mary Kelly..................................Listening to Paul Whiteman Joe Elmes...........................................Hunting, no doubt Larry Berlet....................................................Ditto June West..............................................Don't be silly! Peg Knowles............................................Selecting a hat Pat Yocum...........................Two extra hours with the cold cream Grace Quinn................................................Wondering! Harry Gaul.............................................Let him tell you Natalie Densmore.............................Writing next week's themes Betty Williams...................................Waiting for the male Florence Clifton.....................................Waiting for the mail Franklin Plante...........................Walking up Cresswell Street Abe Shapiro................................. Kicking the gong around Hunk Adam.................................Digesting Hungarian goulash Coz Brian t Mercer Smullen ('..............................Two cigarettes in the dark Cy Dugan......................................Thinking of Long Island Peg Wood..................................................With Smitty Charlie Harper......................Practicing with his father's Pierce Ghandi McNamara..................................Search the Cabin Walichuck.....................................Demonstrating his Reo Panther Gallagher....................................Look for Conn. Dick Cliff....................................With the fish on Lester flats Johnny Ford.....................................Composing love lyrics Alice Eastlake..............................Dreaming of Alaskan trails Anne Polischuk................................Reading Shakespeare (?) Sis Bruton.............................Reading up on locker room jokes Audrey Grey...........................................Waiting for Jim Emmett Hook..........................................Calling up blind dates Cliff Tompson................................. Boulevarding again Joe Tryens ......................................... Reading sport novels Andy Cook..................................In the vicinity of Glen-Nor Thelma Crossan............................. Listening to Lady Esther Marge Murphy................................Figuring ways to sell candy Gert Gallagher..............................Winding the alarm clock Dot Sakers j Thelma Crossan .......................................With the Marines Jennie Marchesani ) RETROSPECT SUGGESTED ASSEMBLY SPEECHES FOR THE FACULTY Mr. Moore—Pitching Against Lou Gehrig. Mr. Swineheart—How to Make Your Vest Meet Your Trousers. Mr. Garreth—Don't Be a Jay Walker. Mr. Myers—How to Win With a Smile. Mr. Cornog—How to Use a Joke Book. Mr. Atkiss—The Pleasures of Hating. Miss Williams—The Sights of Paris. Miss Price—How I Make Them Hold Their Breath. Miss Kline—Now When I Graduated in 1920— Miss Kemp—They Shall Not Pass. Miss Tapper—Patience, the Secret of Success. Miss Long—How to Get a Husband. Mr. Ferree—My Basketball Ability. Mr. Binning—Character Development in Athletics. Miss Rodgers—What I Learned in Private Schools. Mr. Waltz—My Chickens, Eggs, Cows, etc. and etc. Mr. Godfrey—Temple University. Miss Murr—Reply to Mr. Godfrey. Mr. Bullock—The Two-Tone or How I Get Away With It. Mr. Shaffer—How to Have One's Picture Taken. Mr. Bell—-The Boiler Room and How it Operates. Mr. Jones—Licking a Bull Fiddle. Mrs. Dever—The Art of Selecting Records for My Typing Class. Miss Scarborough—How to Collect Lunch Money. Miss Todd—The Art of Copying Report Cards. SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS Showers that don't drip. Clocks that are at least ten minutes within accuracy. Weekly teachers’ institute meetings. Ballyhoo and Film Fun in the library rack. Wayne King with lectures. More Cornog jokes. New joke books for the faculty. Installation of cots in the lunch room for first period. A megaphone for some of the members of the faculty. A few blades of grass sprouting on the gridiron. Make a record of Where's your pass? Theme paper with large spaces between the lines. A thicker Burch and Patterson for Problems. Some unstoppable sinks for the Lab. A few oboe players for the orchestra. Redder sweat pants for the basketball team. Fuller bloomers for the girls' basketball team. How about a purple girPs gym suit? All teachers blindfolded until 9:00 so those who are late can arrive safely. An Eighth Street opera in Ridley Park. Better whitewash for football season. A new car for Coach Godfrey. A new pair of glasses for Mr. Garreth. More of Speedy's humor. Some Senior girls that will satisfy the Senior boys and vice versa. More Washington trips. Seventy-one RETROSPECT WE SHALL FORGET, BUT NEVER THESE French's pants. Hook's chandelier. McNamara's bath. Our Alice. Senator Jimmy Shapiro. Back Scenes with Growing Pains. The ill-fated Swan. The Hop. Kalies' profile. Joe Tryen's track workouts. Abe's modest moments. Mackenson's beard and gym pants. Hunk Adam's stag brawl. Stephani's voice. Al Evans' blonde. Jimmie and Merce. Walichuck's soup eating. Floor show at the Lord Baltimore. Cliff and Gaul's Physics Experiments. Pat Yocum's Am I Late? Doc Cornog's booming bass. The muddy tennis courts. Coach Godfrey's health classes. Berlet's love affairs. Dugan's jokes. Mr. Bullock's wave. The daily theme. The declamations we received in English class. Melinka of Ashcan. The oral book reports. Mr. Moore's Assembly lectures. Mr. Atkiss' and Mr. Swinehart's fine attitude on our Washington trip. The trash can clanging down the steps of the Arlington. Some of the Junior girls. The varsity-faculty basketball game. Good ole Zeke. Miss Esther Mobus. THE PERFECT ASSEMBLY 1. When every one is seated on time. 2. When the chairs don't squeak. 3. When you can hear the Bible Reading. 4. When fhe lantern doesn't go fluey. 5. When more than 25% listen instead of studying for the next class. 6. When there is no sound of snoring. 7. When the so-called three parts all get together on a song 8. When teachers don't try to frown us into good behavior. 9. When we are not pleaded with to support some play or dance. 10. When the program is the intended one hour. I I. When Mr. Swinehart doesn't close with the time between now and one o'clock. 12. When there is no closing lecture on thieving. 13. When the announcements don t take up more than fifteen minutes. 14. When Ridley Park licks Lower Merion in football. Seventy-two RETROSPECT THE IDEAL GIRL THE IDEAL BOY The wavy golden hair of: Anne Delany The well-proportioned figure of: Helen Nagy The sunny disposition of: Audrey Gray The dark eyes of: Jennie Marchesani The curved lips of: Dixie O'Brien The pert smile of: Gertrude Gallagher The straight nose of: Mercer Smullen The infectious laugh of: Doris Gallagher The expressive hands of: June West The white teeth of: Betty Williams The creamy complexion of: Patricia Yocum The retentive mind of: Alice Eastlake The magnetic personality of: Peggy Knowles The broad sense of humor of: Eleanor Bruton The arched eyebrows of: Margaret Murphy The personable height of: Marion Stowe The pretty dimples of: Peggy Wood The shapely legs of: Thelma Crossan The low-pitched voice of: Natalie Densmore The black, curly hair of: Jack Padgett The superb physique of: Rosbrook Campbell The amiable disposition of: Clyde Elmes The green eyes of: Harry Gaul The well-molded lips of: John Mackenson The warm smile of: George Mitchell The hearty laugh of: Abe Shapiro The classic nose of: Richard Cliff The masculine hands of: Larry Berlet The even teeth of: Edward French The healthy complexion of: Howard Dugan The brilliant mind of: Alan Evans The pleasing personality of: Robert Adam The droll sense of humor of: Stephen Stratton The artistic eyebrows of: Emmett Hook The ideal height of: John Ford The attractive dimples of: Edward Alden The muscular legs of: William Gallagher The deep voice of: Franklin Plante Seventy-three RETROSPECT DEFINITIONS FROM A CYNIC’S NOTEBOOK The Flyer—A receptacle for bad grammar and awful puns. Operetta—What makes the whole school go haywire; and nobody can ever sing good anyway! Ye Ridlyan—One of the non-essentials, always depend on your neighbor to buy one. Chem. Class—Where one catches uo on the latest jokes. Baseball (to a trackman)—A thing they call a game where you stand around looking bored until you are tired, occasionally yelling like a maniac, then you sit down to rest and when it is your turn you fan the air with a heavy stick and scowl at the umpire. Track (to a ball player)—A so-called sport where you run your legs off until you are so sick at the stomach you feel like dying and you swear never to run again, but you do and always wonder why. Announcement Sheet—-A daily bulletin the teachers guard so diligently the student has to steal a glance at it on the way out of class. History Movies—One way to dodge work and catch up on some sleep. Pass—A slip of paper you obtain once from a teacher and then change the destination ad infinitum until it is worn out. One usually lasts two months if care is taken. Varsity Letters—Only infantile paralysis prevents you from wearing these. Chain Letters—A race of saps each striving violently not to be among those commonly called suckers. Library—A place of exchange for the latest scandal. Absence Excuse Card—A form occasionally given by teachers to absentees. Any excuse will do and any signature goes. Dues—The other fellow always pays; why worry! Washington Trip—The reason why Seniors stop school a week earlier than the rest that they may recuperate from lost sleep, bad food, nervous tension, sore feet, homesickness, new loves, broadened horizons, etc. and etc.!!! Student Council—A gathering of the semi-intelligent to discuss could, would, should, why, if, may the school be reformed: the school remains a big success regardless. Home and School Meetings—Where teachers are sometimes cornered by parents and we go on the pan. Faculty Meetings—That rare occasion we all pray for; sometimes we get a half holiday. Honor Society—Bone, burn the midnight oil, make teams, be in plays, get ads, and maybe, if the faculty likes you, you will be one of the elect. Study Hall—The mystery is in the name. Contracts—An infernal machine devised by teachers that you sweat over the night before it is due. School—A delightful place for social contact, but the teachers talk too much and won’t let you sleep in class; they even make home life tough by making you work there; then after they're talked out and you're worked out, they give you tests and send home the bad news to Pa who glares at you for weeks. But gosh, it's fun anyway. Seventy-four Robert Adam....... fcdward Aldin..... Larry Berlet...... Eleanor Bruton James Bryan....... Rossy Campbell Dick Cliff Andrew Cook....... Florence Clifton l helma Crossan Anne Delany....... Natalie Densmore . Howard Dugan.... Alice Eastlake.... Clyde Elmes....... Al Evans ......... Ed French......... Reuben Fridy...... John Ford......... Doris Gallagher. . . . Gertrude Gallagher Bill Gallagher.... Audge Gray........ Charlie Harper. . . . Emmett Hook....... Dick Kalies....... Mary Kelly........ Peggy Knowles..... Edward Kuhar. . . . John Mackenson Jennie Marchesani John McNamara George Mitchell . . Margaret Murphy. . Helen Nagy........ Dixie O'Brien..... Jack Padgett...... Franklin Plante... Anna Polischuk.... Grace Quinn....... Julia Rizzo ...... Dorothy Sakers.... Abe Shapiro Mercer Smullen . . Paul Stephani .... Marian Stowe...... Stephen Stratton Clifford Thompson Joseph Tryens .... John Walichuck June West......... Betty Williams Peggy Wood Patricia Yocum RETROSPECT THE WAY OF LIFE AMBITION DESTINY . Professional football player • Fuller brush man •Aeronautical engineer • • Six-day bike rider . Chemist • • Gigolo ■ Physical ed. teacher • • Farmer's wife .1 Aviator • • Vagabond king Business executive Bathing beauty .Electrical engineering ■ Marathon dancer Artist ■ • Bill post painter Hairdresser . . Mae West II • Telephone operator A home ornament Medical doctor • . Undertaker on the side • Teacher . . Sword swallower . Crooner . . .Ditch excavator • Teacher . . Circus barker •Sailor . .Janitor on a ferryboat •Captain of industry • • .Captain of a mud scow •Electrical engineer . . Man on the Flying Trapeze •Chemical engineer . Back scratcher in insane asylum Business man . . Arrow collar advertiser •College girl .. College widow Office girl . . Office wife •Politician . . Grafter Teacher . . Blushing bride • Undertaker . . Hobo Artist • • House painter •Teacher .. Yes man •Secretary . .Short and fat Business woman . .Writer of lovelorn column Author of Good English . . . . Strong man in circus Dentist . .Flea circus proprietor Biologist . .Ping-pong champ . Ashman . .Winner of Irish Sweepstakes • Olympic athlete . . Postman • Stenographer .. .Baby Ruth salesman •Happily married . . Movie actress with four divorces . Poetess • • Deep sea diver • Engineer . . Bartender .Marine engineer . . Traveling salesman .Secretary ..Fan dancer • Typewriter saleswoman . Exhibitor of scooters English teacher . . Make-up model Housewife . . Old maid Drug store owner . . .Pawnbroker Nurse . . Wife of interne Ceramic engineer . . Filibusterer Secretary . .The before part of ads .Loafer . . Successor to Charles Atlas Wave setter . . Public enemy No. 1 Aeronautical engineer .. Tight-rope walker .Ship surgeon . . Butcher in Moscow .Actress . Vaudeville stooge .Teacher . . Wife of piccolo player .Olympic star . . Wife of Olympic star Commercial artist . . 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