South High School - Index Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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HELEN FRANCES CONNOLLY Helen was born in Vtlorcester at an innocent little age, but since coming to S. H. S. has out-grown the innocent part of it. She is a firm believer and strong supporter of woman's rights, and the arguments she and Mr, Cole have almost every day on this subject generally end up with he is made up of pure cus- sednessu tmeaning Mr. Coleb. She is one of those fortunate individuals possessed of a sunny disposition, nothing seems to trouble her but the woman's right subject, and the ease with which she expresses her sudden emotion in History class is little short of marvelous, Thy How of words is excellent. JAMES CUNNINGHAM James or Cunny as he is more often called, is the cain- raiser of '08. Holds the record for the greatest number of trips to Mr. NVoodward, and would have his present record dou- bled had he been to see our principal every time he has been told to make this little pilgrimage. A firm believer in horse- trots or in fact of any kind of a trot. Fresh as the month of May. GERTRUDE DARLlNG Trude's four years in high school have not been unevent- ful, even if she has spent much time in the faithful prepara- tion of her daily tasks. She has been vice-president of our class three years and has proved herself a good worker in the Dra- matic Club. Much of the success of some of the plays have been due to her efforts. Of late she has been having bad dreams, ugly dreams, sweet dreams and even romantic dreams. In one of these nightly attacks she Ucried her heart away in Mr. Bench- ley's arms and ever since poor Trude has been without a heart, She has always been a popular girl. Such a maximum of glee and such a minimum of mischief in her mirth. FLORENCE MYRA DAVIS Florence is the fair-haired, blue-eyed, rosy-cheeked member of the twins,- A regular hurricane in petticoatsf' It looked at one time as though her name might be Dennis, but now it's all off. She does not seem to like her own class pin very well.-red seems more to her taste, even red hair was her fancy a short time ago, She has been a member of the Dramatic Club four years and is an assistant editor of this book. Mr. Wood- ward's Move on or Don't let me see you two talking to- gether in the corridors again, has been the cause of Florence and a second party meeting at the much desired drug store, Ask her who her Kalumet Club pin belongs to? I have lived and lovedf 43

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GEORGE LESLIE CARRICK made a great hit in the ntinstrel show this year and he also showed his ahility in the dramatic line in the play given hy the llramatic Cluh, entitled A Class Day Conspiracy, George has a line bass voice and so is a friend of Miss XVoodman's. I guess that the only thing that hores George Leslie is his Eng- lish and he can frequently he caught asleep and has to he re- minded of his place and position XVe all wish him great success in his Clark College career, hut we must warn him to keep awake in class. XVe hope to see him a niemher of the famous tilee Cluh, St-est thou a man wise in his own conceit. IJOROTIIY CARY. Hot is one of the husiest girls among us, though just what she ever really accomplishes no one can tell. Easily ex- cited, she is generally just as easily cooled otl. Can talk as fast as iit'l'lI'llClt', and thats going some. .X great lover of dogs, she is hardly ever seen without her l't-ggyf' QX staunch friend, sllt' is well liked hy all her classmates. lN'lairlens should he mild and meek Swift Io hear and slow to speak, l'I'l'l I lil, lCI.l.,iX Cl IASIC .Xll young lilflies should pattern after Miss Chase, for the heigltt of her :nnhition is simply to he good. She is a loyal friend on all occasions, has a genial manner and a ready wit. lfrivolity is not in her line, W'hile she has heen in lligh School she has heconie quite proficient in many lines, heing a star in hliss Vinal's lfrench Class and as much of a star in lfnglish. XVe think she must have :1 strong liking for W'oonsocket, her native town, for the minute school lets out for vacation, lithel grahs her hag and runs for the R. I. train. A Something so shy, it would shame it to make it a show. EDITH CLOUG H. Edith came from Lewiston, Maine, She is a good, conscien- tious, hard-working scholar and never was known to have a mark helow A. XVith all her powers of understanding and reasoning, of ability and genius, that faculty of the mind hy which she receives or forms ideas cannot fathom the meaning of fusser. Generally speaking-Edith is generally speaking, VVhile in high school she has acquired a singular fondness for drawing. She expects to enter the Boston Art School and as she is a dili- gent student may success attend her efforts, She stayed at home and spun. 42

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G 0 1 x - 'uma GRACE MARIA DAVIS is one of the celebrated members of the famous Sextet which occupies the southwest corner of room 4, third period. She is a girl of fashion-even had the German measles. which was a novelty during our senior year. How we all envy Grace! She has a drug-store, a sunny smile, and a number of other per- sons and things. Grace is so happy, that she laughs every time you look at hcr. She is always weary at one o'clock, so mitch so that she really cannot carry her own books. livery lover is demented. XYAl.'l'liR lilJlXlL'NlD IJIQICIJY another scvcnteen-year-old youngster, is one of our senior rc- crnits. llc tried st-vt-ral other prep schools, bitt none of them conhl compare, in his excellent opinion, to S. ll. S, XValtcr is an enthusiast ot' the nianual training tlcpartment. spending all his sparc time improving his knowledge along that line. As September is such a long way otl, XValter cannot quite make up his niintl as yet whcrc hc wishes to go. Much stnfly is a wcarint-ss to the tlcshf' tilitllitili ADAMS IJICVICNICAU ticorgc, who thinks he is the smartest pupil in the mediaeval history class, mach- his advent into this world of sin jan. EIT, tsittl, Since he has been in high school he has provcrl himself a good sturlt-nt and a hard worker by taking up a number of op- tional conrses along with his regular work, such as tennis func- tions, nature study, natural history, etc. llc intends to enter Clark next year to stufly physiology, psychology, biology, botatiy, zoology, inincralogy, etc. llc may prefer a position on the fac- ulty of a ladies' seminary, but let its hope he will be an eminent and celebrated scientist. l'Jevcncau thinks he knows, all that anybody ought to know, ANNA OTTILLIE lJlCK Anna's long brown curls and chubby round face make her the most youthful looking girl in the class, She has acquired a bad habit of late, that of borrowing erasers. She is a constant annoyance to her neighbors in this respect and they wish to give her advice. neither a borrower nor a lender be. None can compare to Anna in physics and chemistry. She knows the text books from beginning to end and she can even catch Mr. Andrews once in a while. She is a lover of tranquil solitude and never goes into society except that which is wise and good. Books. not frivolity, are in her line of doings. 'AA good little soul. 44