South High School - Index Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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For this show of weakness, Henry was removed from the front and and given charge of the ammunition and baggage. That tried and trusted warrior, Albert Norris, was appointed to the post of rear admiral and given command of the fleet. His nauti- cal career out-shone that of such renouned mariners as Bob Evans, Stonewall Jackson, and Eric the Red. Al always was good on the high C's. Merton Fogerty stayed in the service only a short time. Mer- ton's auburn hair was so audible that it was constantly betraying the armies' positiong so he was retired on half pay, with the title of General Nuisance. In the meantime a new bakery had been established in Wor- cester. The three johns :-Whalen, Tucker and Prendergast were the owners, and were doing very well. Everything they stirred up panned out well. All they kneaded was theirs, they had dough to burn, and their stock was still rising. They were stirring chaps and they did things up brown. Though well bread and rather high rollers, they were pie-ous men. In fact, the three Johns had become the original wise men of the yeast. Hearing of a richer clime than Worcester, Ernest Whittemore and Daniel Woodbury left for the regions where golden mines are found and golden minds are lost. Among the boulders of the hills, no bolder pair than this could be found. Dan worked the claim and Ernest claimed the work. That loyal basket-ball supporter, Walter Brown, having a strong disinclination to work, secured a place on the Worcester Police Force. He had the beat at Elm Park. And we must not forget Grace Hubbard, the girl with the mar- cel wave. This chic little bit of humanity went into partnership with Mona Jackson, and started a doctor's office. One day a glass- blower came to the office with a pane in his side. He had swallowed a ten dollar bill and, although he was so much in, he was desirous of having it where he could reach it more easily. Mona wished to use the X-raise on him, but Grace had a better idea. She simply got a cash register and rang up the ten. Love Me, Love My Dog, or Peggy, Where Art Thou ? was the latest production of that famous writer, Dorothy Carey. It was quite as original as those book-reports Dotty used to write for Miss 229

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Having an interest in excavations, Arthur Vifithstandley ob- tained his diploma in dentistry after attending the U. of P. for six years, and opened an ofhce on Main Street. Business was bad just at present, but although Art was feeling down in the mouib he had a strong pull and was filling' in his spare time well. He was sure to bridge all difiiculties and to secure the crown of success. In the time that had elapsed since I left the earth, trouble had broken out with Japan, and many of my old classmates had gone to the war which followed. Hearing of his good fighting qualities, the president placed james Cunningham in command of the land forces. The appoint- ment proved to be a good one for James hated the Japs so that he wou1dn't even allow Jap-a-Lac to be sold in the country. The happy four, Effie Drury, Gertrude Darling, Ruth Wood- ward, and Grace Redding at once proved their patriotism by enrol- ling as hospital nurses. But the numbers of sick soldiers increased so rapidly when the four girls appeared that there weren't soldiers enough left in the field to take the shells off the peanuts and the head surgeon dismissed them. Although John Nugent was once shot six times in one week fno pun intendedj when he was the hero in The Drummer Boy he was by no means a dead one. When the war broke out John re- signed from his position as manager of the Would be Stars and joined the band. His innocent, child-like face often cheered the soldiers on the march. To raise spending money and to protect the soldiers from the bullets, johnny sold them dress shields and was drumming up trade to beat the band. A red cross nurse was Edith Clough, and her smiling face was very popular with the soldiers. One look from this Sunny jim, Second, was a sure cure for the blues. By far the most popular man in the army was the cook, Louis Dominis. Between meals Lewie sold Fairy Soap to the soldiers. His complexion was a good ad for the soap. Lewie and his big stick always lead the army on the march and he took Johnny Nu- gents' place as drummer boy when Johnnie's little legs cou1dn't toddle any further. In his first battle Henry Schaefer collapsed. He straightened right up, however, for in his collapse he sat on one of his spurs. 28

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XVoodman and-but perhaps I had better not say any more about that. The trouble with some people's past is that it refuses to stay past. But I continue. Since they wanted a quiet vocation, George Carrick and Harold McAfee became undertakers. They cremated, froze, or buried 'em at the lowest rates. It was a stiff proposition, but every job that they did was a lay out. The invincible trio, Elsie Walsh, Eliza Gillespie and Evelyn Gould were running a boat livery at the lake. That is, Evelyn ran the business and Elsie and Eliza hired out with the canoes. But they never went out alone, for as Elsie said, Suppose we got a puncture, or a wheel came off, what would we do ? Helen Bemis, the original Helen of Joy, head of Arthur's table, after leaving South High, studied Art. She became more and more devoted to it every day, and remained at Smith's College six years in order to master the subject. She was considered by her class- mates a very unsympathetic young lady, in fact, quite Stony-hearted. Perhaps this was due to the hard time she was having in keeping Arthur at School and Roland at work. XValter Dolan went on the stage-shifting scenery. One week while David was working at the Columbia, in Boston, a blood-curd- ling melodrama held the boards. In the last act the leading lady advanced toward the wing where Dave was standing and shouted, Here I am alone in the dessert! Not a rock or tree in sight, and here come the ferocious lions! What shall I do? Dave, think- ing she was talking to him, yelled, Dive through the trap, yer standing right on it I After he got out of the hospital, David went on the road as the star in Florence Davis' new comedy, The Rejected Lover. Harold Irving Green, Ending Worcester too quiet, had gone abroad. He had used his marvelous oratorical skill to aid the King of England in passing a decree prohibiting the wearing of tight col- lars, and as a reward, had received the title of Lord Helpus. The Slater Block contained a new tailoring establishment, and Clara Steele, Grace Haskell and Helen Smith were its founders. They advertised a perfect Ht. That is, father had one when the bill came home. t'To Is or Not to XVas, or If it cannot VVere VVhy is it? a 30