South High School - Index Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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4' C' 2 HENRY JOHN SCHAEFER About twenty years ago, there appearetl in XYorcestt'r rt little tow-heatletl hoy calletl Henry, or more appropriately Heinrit'k. As his name might imply, Henry has a knowledge of German which is to he cnrietl lay those who are not inelinetl towartl lan- guages. Being in a stntlious contlition at present, he plans to cn- tt'r l.owell Textile School next yt'ar. Ht ll make a proper man. ll IQLICN MARTH .X Slil.l..'XRS ll' Martha hatl the ,Qootl ttualities that tit'org't' hatl I atn afraitl that llelen tloes not tleserrt' her ntitltlle name. Helen has ntanagetl to get through four years of High School on very little stutly-always trusting' to ht'r ggootl looks antl tztlkative ways. She has hatl great trouhlt' all this year in keeping ht'r p.g't'ntlt'in:tn frit'ntls straight: Carkit ' antl Charlie tlo sotmtl alike. llt'lt'n may takt' up tht' stutly of vocal music antl when sht' makes ht'r tlehnt, wt' will all ht' prontl to own that she was in our class at lligh School, She nt'x't'r worltetl Intl moment otltl, lint many a hlntf worketl she. SICLIG SIMCJNS tireat Selig, alias Prof, Otto lirinslein. is a wt'll known mt'mht'r of our class, a favorite with ns all. St'lie's recitations in class remintl ns of a runaway engine. llt' rt'solvt'tl to try for honors in class e'amt's junior year. hnl lacketl t'itht'r eonr age or wintl at tht' last moment. Selig is well liketl hy all tht' tt'acht'rs antl has long heen a mt'mht'r of tht' llratnatit' Cluh. llt' is known for his poetry, which has somt'tinit's intt'rruptt'tl his stntlies. He expects to t'nter llarvartl yt'ar after next, hut next yt'ar will return to South as a P. ti. lis tht' greatest folly not to he jolly. 'l'hat's what I think. HELEN 'l'HEOLA SXIITH Helt'n if one of tht' most prominent memhers of the Philo' mathea. In the plays presentetl hy this society Helen has taken a prominent part. Helen is a quiet little Miss antl spentls no time talking with the hoys in our class, antl so wt' are letl to think that she has attraetions elsewhere, or that she tloes not care for the opposite sex. She may enter Normal School after grati- ttation. antl we hope that she will make gootl there. f.lt'aert' were her looks. sharp misery hatl worn her to the hones. 62

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RALPH ALANSON ROBBINS. Ralph is one of the jolliest fellows in '08. Ever ready to make a good time. He and some of his teachers have now and then had words, the result of which usually was another conversation between Mr. Wootlwzird and Ralph. Is an en- thusiastic automobilist, often letting lessons slip for the sake of giving the auto exercise. For further information concerning Ralph apply to Ethel Roach. The lost sheep. GOODVVIN RGBINSON was perplexed for the first time on Sept. 18, 1889. His per- plexity increased during his grammar school course and cul- minated in an acute attack when he reached South High. Goody's genial and humorous character, and his unique com- mand of a peculiar vocabulary have made him known to all, while his A'Now, I don't quite see that, after something has been ex- plained three or four times, has served to take up many hours in the class room wihch might otherwise have been devoted to more harmful things. Dense as a London fog. DONALD MAY RUSSELL is still another of those many quiet ones among us. He honored Worcester by his arrival here in 1891. He appears to be a hard worker, and we hope that he'll continue to be ambitious in his future career at Tech and also later. We think that he must have some attraction for he has paid no attention to the many beauties in our class. Sober he is, but not severe. ALICE ELIZABETH SAVVYER first entered NVorcester society approximately eighteen years ago. She may, without the least hesitation, be called one of the most popular girls in our class. Freshman year she was chairman of the class-pin committee, Sophomore year she was class Treas- urer, and ,the past two years she has been class Secretary. Be- sides her excellent work as Secretary, she is one of the associ- ate editors of this book. Alice has several peculiarities: but per- haps the most notable one of which she is the sole possessor is that quaint laugh. It might be more distinctly described as be- ginning like the croak of a frog and ending with the trill of a prima donna. Since Alice is to have it patented soon, those girls who fancy such an ornament should hasten to obtain it. UBorn to command is she, and woe to him that heeds not. Gl 1

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FLORENCE EDNA SQCIRES Edna, as she is known to us. is one of the favorites of our class. She was born in NVorcester in 1888, and waited for our class before she entered High School, knowing well that it is better to enter late than never. Edna took part in both plays given by the Dramatic Club. and in both she did very well, She is to display her talents at the Boston Conservatory of Music next year, and we wish her the greatest success there. She had not much to do with the fellows in the class until this year, but lately we have notiCed that she is a little Battey. Friend of the stage! To whom both Players and Plays Must sue alike for pardon or for praise. CLARA LOUISE STEELE Clara has been with us four years, but we are not yet very well acfuiainted with her. She is a very prominent mem- ber of the Philommthea Society, and has materially helped this club in many ways. Has taken a leading part in the plays given by the club and has done some very promising work in this line. thereby winning no little praise. W'hat is man that thou art mindful of him? VVALTER ELDRED STEELE VValter has been a quiet member of our class although he has had many honors. Our first and last years he has been class treasurer, and this year he has also been treasurer of the Dramatic Club. He has much to remember about his trip with the football team to Pomfret during the season: he doubtless will not soon forget Mr. Donnelly. :Xt the Senior Banquet he treated the subject of Dramatics very dramatically which pleased C?l all the fellows. During our last year he has been much of a Holmes boy, going out little except when lnez went. But there's nothing half so sweet in life as love's young dream. JOH N NVILLIAM TUCKER the must have got his name from Shakespeare, whose works he Zl.ClO1'CS?l is a lfVorcester born young gentleman. As far as can be seen from his appearance at school, his habits are good. Kas might be expected from the influence of the '08 class which surrounds himl ln a few years we expect to hear of him as a literary star of Amherst :Xgricultural College, the institution he plans to enter after leaving South High. Blow. gentle breezes, blow. 433 I f 1.5, ' f. .fs 7. . xii' Q f ,'-9 .,, Y.