South Side High School - Optimist Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1917 volume:

THE OPTIMIST June, Nineteen Seventeen DO IT NOW “If with pleasure you are viewing work a brother is doing, and deserving of approval, tell him now. Don’t withhold your approbation till the Chaplain’s last oration falls un- heeded on his still and lifeless brow. For even though you shout it, he’ll not know or care about it, nor will he see the teardrops you have shed. So if praise is justly due him, now’s the time to slip it to him. for he cannot read his tombstone when he’s dead. “Better far than fame or money is the comment warm and sunny and the hearty, warm approval of a friend; For it gives to life a savor and it makes you stronger, braver, and it nerves your flagging spirits to the end. If he earns your praise bestow it, if de- serving let him know it; let a whis- per of encouragement be said. Do not wait till all is over and he’s under- neath the clover, for he cannot read his tombstone when he’s dead.’’ South Side High School NEWARK, NEW JERSEY x®0' THE OPTIMIST 1 CAMP CHENANGO ON OTSEGO LAKE, COOPERSTOWN, N. Y. The Ideal Place for a BOY to Spend the Summer MOUNTAIN AIR WHOLESOME FOOD SYSTEMATIC EXERCISE These are the things that give a boy HEALTH and STRENGTH Boating, Swimming, Fishing, Canoeing, Hiking, T ennis, Baseball, Basketball, all Sports; Nature Study, Woodcraft, Manual Training, Tutoring, First Aid—Field Days. For further information, address the DIRECTOR E. L. FISHER South Side High School, Newark, N. J. CAMP LIMITED TO 40 Ages : 8 to 18 Years Igjfl THE OPTIMIST THE OPTIMIST SOUTH SIDE HIGH SCHOOL NEWARK, NEW JERSEY Published monthly, except July, August and September, by representatives of the student body. Single copies, 10c. Senior Number, 15c. Subscription for the year, 90c by mail; 75c delivered in the school. All members and friends of the school are invited to contribute to the school paper. Articles must be in the hands of the Editor at least two weeks before publication. Advertising copy due the first day of each month. Entered as second-class matter at the Newark Post Office, December 21, 1913. VOLUME IV. NUMBER 8 SENIOR OPTIMIST COMMITTEE Sanford J. Hill. Chairman Dorothy Bioren Elsie Goldberg Tessie Henechowitz Margaret McNichoI Minet Singer Sarelia Hahn Sadie Felzenstein Julia Howell Bernice Rodcmann Elizabeth Shoyer Alexander Goldfinger Frederick Groel Mortimer Weiss Pericles Belfatto Louis Schrenzel Paul Gipfcl Morris Wosnitzer Oscar Katz Editor-inChief Sanford J. Hill Circulation Manager Norman Ward Literature Paul Gipfcl Louis Schrcnzcl Gertrude Smith Sarelia Hahn Edna Meliser School News Margaret O'Connor E. Wood Gauss Pauline Rif kind Estelle Greenfield Clara Horland Elizabeth Shoyer Alex Goldfinger Athletics Leslie Blau Harry Sayre Dorothy Bioren Wade Lewis Robert Levine Associate Editor Edson Gould, Jr. Business Manager C. Malcolm Gilman Exchanges Frederick Groel Mortimer Weiss Personals Gladys Arnold Tessie Henechowitz Isadore Weinstein Blanche Friedman Benj. Saslow Stella Stitch Art Herman Krause Miles Smith Norman Keller Virginia Gardner Victor Leibowitch Edgar Volke STAFF Advertising Manager J. C. Ware COLYER SEILER. PRINTERS. NEWARK. N J 1 Your Future— Have you given it any thought ? Has it occurred to you that whether you go to college or to busi- ness, or remain at home, a bank account will be one of your best friends ? Start now at once and begin to save for your future needs and pleas- ures. Two Dollars or more will start an account for you in the carefully managed Savings Department Fidelity Trust Company Prudential Building, Newark, N. J. Largest Institution of its kind in New Jersey Savings, Banking, Title, Bond, Trust Mortgage, and Safe Deposit Departments Capita], Surplus and Undivided Profits Over $6,000,000 4 SSTl THE OPTIMIST PAUL GIPFEL EDITORS GERTRUDE SMITH LOUIS SCHRENZEL SARELIA HAHN EDNA MELISER “ Non Nobis Solum ” “Not for Ourselves Alone” (Class Song, written for the Class by M. Myrtelle Hoppen) Once more we gather with thee, Alma Mater, Glad to sing praises to thee for thy care; Glad, too, that we are thy youngest and nearest. Proud to be first through thy halls here to fare. Chorus: Then let us sing for our class and its colors. Sing for the rays of the purple and gold. Purple for power, and gold for true value, Class of Seventeen, let thy banner unfold. Sing of the gladness that comes in the springtime. Gladness of youth with its work and its play: Happy are we to accomplish our aims here. Happy for future with prospects so gay. Sing yet of sadness at leaving our home here. Leaving our friends, too, so helpful and true. Love fills our hearts now with tenderest mem’ries. Ever we’ll cherish in scenes far and new. Forth then to service as “Non Nobis Solum,” Rings out our motto, our p’edge to South Side, Join hands together, we’ll live as we pledge thee, Loyalty, love to thee, ever our guide. 5 THE OPTIMIST New England Coast By PAUL GIPFEL Warmed by the sun the greenish waters gleam. And joyously the bathers shout and sport. Far off, yet clear, the trim white jaunty ships Run airily across the distant port. The salty rushing south wind strongly blows, And now the heaving sea begins to rise. I slowly pass along deserted shores Whose loose white sand, once warm, now chills the foot, To where the beach is specked with rounded rocks. Among which lie the sea-shells myriad. From cliffs which form a bulwark ’gainst the waves I watch the swishing sea, cut by the rocks, Roll in and out, but farther in each time; And finally it laps the craggy base, And soon returns no more from off the beach. And then the billows don their snowy caps To hurl their vengeance hard upon the cliffs, And throw the spray high o’er the rugged wall. Woe to the hapless sailor in his skiff! Woe to the luckless fisher in his yawl! An April Shower By BESS PHILLIPSON seemed at least to Ann Leonards, wrapped about in a heavy dark cloak, as she turned the corner and quickly glided past the gloomy cemetery. Only two more blocks to the car, and then in a short half hour she would be safe at home. How good that word “home” sounded to her now! To her chagrin, after waiting about fifteen min- utes on the corner, a passer-by informed her: Sorry, miss, but the car won’t run again until morning.” Well, what was she to do? All alone, and an hour’s walk before her. She was in a predicament, and had only one course to follow—to walk. Ann began to lose courage. Her imagination was getting the best of her. From the shadows, leer- ing faces seemed to peer out and mock her. Even the rustling of the leaves ter- rified her. She wanted to run, but her feet began to weaken and she couldn’t. Every block seemed to grow longer. Would she never get home? Hundreds of dark things entered her mind. Sud- denly she felt some one staring at her. She turned her head sharply, and with a little sigh of relief, found it was only the night watchman of a neighboring fac- tory. Ann plucked up courage and hastened her steps. She ran about three blocks, when suddenly she plainly heard foot- steps in back of her. She crossed the street; the other person did likewise. When she walked quickly, the pursuing footsteps quickened: when she slackened her pace, so did the person behind. Now she was certain that some one was fol- lowing her! She trembled. Ann could control her tears no longer. Why, why, she asked herself, did she ever attempt to go all this distance, alone? 6 fojfl THE OPTIMIST ] With a little resentment, she thought of Bob, and her experience of a few hours before. For a moment she was back in the dazzling ball-room, dancing with many of her admirers, and paying little attention to Bob. With a smile of satisfaction she remembered the disap- pointed look on his face when she had refused again and again to dance with him. Yes—Ann loved to tease Bob, but she was too proud to be lectured by him or anyone else. And, furthermore, just because she had gone with him, didn’t give him any right to dictate. She felt that she would show Mr. Bob that she was not to be trifled with, and would give him a fright by slipping away. Now, however, she was paying for her im- pulsiveness. Ann was still being followed. She felt she simply couldn’t endure this suspense any longer. At the next corner, under the friendly illumination of the street light, she nervously pulled out her hat- pin. Who would ever think that this desperate looking person was little Ann Leonards? She still wore her masque costume. One black ring was still dangling from her ear. Anyone might have taken her for some heroine, posing for a moving picture, as with flashing eyes and gleaming hatpin, she wheeled round to face her tormentor. In another moment, however, Ann found herself in the strong, protecting arms of Bob. My Garden by the Sea By SARELIA HAHN I Through the labyrinth I’ve sped, by the broad linden tree Where the jewel-like jasmine grow. And morning glory nods at me. As winds through the flow’rets blow. Here children have gathered. Joyous band. To hear strange tales From the Magic Land. Rustling leaves dar.ee in the tree In my garden by the sea. II Tall grasses bow down, as the angry wind sent Comes thund’ring his rage from the deep; Every tree its boughs has bent. And waves like wild horses leap; Lone seagull cries, Black clouds assemble. Gushing rain flows, Mighty rocks tremble— Yet the arched rainbow we’ll see. Near my garden by the sea. Ill When calm, solemn eve in her long robes of grey, Has lulled to rest the day, And lady-moon gliding in halo of light Through fleecy clouds steals her way. When birds are asleep. As the moon doth soar. In sadness I wander When these flowers are no more— The waves of life will dash as free. Nigh my garden by the sea. 7 THE OPTIMIST My Refuge By BERNICE RODEMANN gjCROSS the road the creek de- scends in a steep fall. The bank on one side is sheer rock; on the other side a grad- ual decline. We used to creep down this lower bank and come out at the bottom of the fall, which formed a deep basin, almost round In this basin was a boulder large enough to seat three girls. We reached it by crossing the creek a little lower down, then coming up along the base of the highest cliff. Right at the bottom of the cliff was a little oblong patch of weeds and stones and a shallow little stream ran along on one side of it, thus making this patch an island which we called “Green Island.” “Green Island” and “Rock Island,” men- tioned before, connected by a few step- ping stones. Thus the water on one side of “Rock Island” was shallow enough to wade through, and on the other deep enough to drown in. We used to lie on this island and deep or read, hanging our feet over the edge and letting the cool water trickle over. The incessant booming of the fall was like a tragic song of nature and I used to love to lie on the island, listening and dreaming for hours. Perhaps you would ask the question, “What were your dicams?” If I had been a great writer the voice of the water would have told me hun- dreds of wild tales and songs. If I had been a great painter, the beauty of the nature around me would have inspired my hands to make a poor imitation. I was neither a poet nor a painter, just a simple city girl who loved the country, but the water told me many stories and the spot formed many pictures in my mind. I can see it now, the singular, whole- some, inspiring beauty of the wild glen. The trees on the cliff above could hardly be heard for the water, but still their faint whisperings and pleadings were audible. Occasionally a bird would rest on them and trill out a song. The wind sobbed a lullaby. The tumble of the water was like the roar of a mighty wave. No human voice could be heard from above in that wild place. It was like a retreat of nature which nothing could in- trude upon. I would lazily gaze for hours at that mighty fall resembling life in its ever noisy, never ceasing downpour; gaze at the fish apparently stationary in the water. The spot was generally shady and restful, but sometimes a sunbeam would Bicker through from overhead, and some- times a cloud would pass over. Then the who’e spot would suddenly grow darker, darker. The falls would boom, it seemed almost louder than before and the whole world resemble a tragic scene on life’s stage. Even the birds hushed and trembled, the trees bent in terror and the flowers cowed as if fate had laid the heavy, prophesying hand of a dark fu- ture over them. The Rainbow By GLADYS M. KAISER Come, let us chase the rainbow. Whose gauze-like lines of splendor Make glad our hearts and bring to us Life, joy, and feelings tender. Life that is worth the Jiving, joy that may shine though tears Of tenderness and happiness Through rainbow-colored years. 8 THE OPTIMIST The First Annual Outing By LOUIS SCHRENZEL HEN I recall the first annual outing of the Jolly Six” Club, I must revert to my boyhood days when an outing was a milestone. When that outing was held a few years ago I was a happy participant: it caused me then much pride on account of our wonderful achieve- ment; now it serves as an effective anti- dote to relieve any blue” feeling. After much heated discussion, a com- mittee of a half dozen was appointed—the total membership was six—to formulate ways and means for the arrangement of this momentous affair. The members of the committee dickered and argued, harangued and fought over possible means of providing a conveyance to some outlying suburb. Finally the committee agreed to hire a horse and wagon. For- tunately the father of one of the mem- bers was a vegetable peddler and he most philanthropically consented to allow us the use of a wagon for one day. All that was now to be done was to hire a horse. The committee marched in a body to a livery stable where horses were hired out cheap for the day and by skilful bargain- ing got a horse for a day for the munifi- cent sum of one dollar. The horse was a lean animal with a pair of hungry eyes, a set of bruised legs, a white body almost entirely hidden by freckles,” upon which the whips of im- patient drivers had often found a target, and a bespattered nose. Figuratively speaking, “the horse had one leg in the grave.” The steed was hitched to the wagon and we set out for Bray Farms. Urged on by the continuous coaxing of the driver, the horse trotted on for a few moments. Everything seemed to go right with us, as we sat in the rig. Fiee wagon. cheap horse, beautiful day, all served to bolster up our good spirits. We soon reached the outskirts of the city. We were bouncing along leisurely, for-the horse was now walking, and plain- tive pleadings to “git dep” found a cold ear. We were resolved to reach our des- tination before noon; so force took the place of peaceful means in attaining our end. In relentless fashion the driver lashed the animal until it broke into an irregular trot. We were now at least ten miles from our starting point, just at the borders of an adjoining town. The green grass and budding trees filled our youth- ful breasts with joy. At the junction of two streets the horse suddenly stopped. No amount of coercion could make that animal move a step. A burly traffic policeman told us in no un- certain terms to move on and be quick about it. The animal remained deaf to our pleadings; it did not budge. We de- scended from our shaky rig and endeav- ored to ascertain the cause of the trouble. One bold fellow inspected the hoofs of the horse, another tenderly rubbed his legs, a third attempted to console the ani- mal by patting his nose—all were doing something. I saw a wistful look in those small eyes—a look that spoke hunger. We fetched the oats bag and handed the en- tire contents to the horse. We waited eagerly until the animal had consumed his feed while the policeman was threat- ening us with arrest if we didn’t move out of the way. But our horse calmly enjoyed his repast until ene impatient policeman pulled him to the side, spilling the feed. We were stranded. We be- came so loud-voiced in our complaints that we were warned to ‘‘shut up” if we didn’t care to spend the day in a “cooler.” (Continued on page 15.) 9 S§ | THE OPTIMIST SANFORD J. HILL HOUR years ago the present graduating class took up its high school duties. At the same time South Side High School was founded. Within the four short years South Side has kept pace with the class in growing up. In these four years South Side has accom- plished things of which she may be justly proud. In football she was first in the New Jersey High School Athletic Asso- ciation League. The state and city cham- pionship in basketball belongs to South Side as a result of the fine work of the team. At the indoor track meet with Barringer, a goodly margin placed our Alma Mater in first place. The many inter-grade teams in all sports and the attention given to girls’ athletics denotes the democratic spirit in the school. But South Side triumphs are balanced. In the realm of debate she is also su- preme. The ’Varsity Debating Team de- feated both East Orange and Barringer, and then in a debate with New Bruns- wick captured the state championship. One of the members of the team also won second place in the state extemporaneous speaking contest. The Glee Club won honorable mention at the Hamilton Col- lege contest, and our Dramatic Club's play, “Why Smith Left Home,” was a huge success. As a local achievement, the system of recognition for being on the Honor Roll is worthy of special mention. But in the field of scholarship South Side excels. Her graduates are success- ful in the higher institutions of learning as well as in business. In fact, in all her activities. South Side shows the results of her splendid organization. The activities of South Side are really the activities of the Senior Class. Every championship team has had one or more representatives of the class on it. From 1-B on, this class has supported the af- fairs of South Side. In return for their support the members of the class have gained things that cannot be measured by dollars and cents. They have gained in addition to fine mental preparation, a high school spirit of democracy which is inestimable. Responsible for the success of the Seniors are our principal, Dr. Ken- nedy, and the teachers of the school. To them the class extends its fullest thanks. Before laying down their tasks the members of the present Optimist Board wish to tender their thanks to the faculty advisors for their assistance, and to the student body for its hearty support. We wish the new board and editor-in-chief much success. May they add another successful volume to the Optimist. 10 CLASS OF JUNE. 17 THE OPTIMIST SCHOOL EDITORS MARGARET O’CONNOR E. WOOD GAUSS PAULINE RIFKIND ESTELLE GREENFIELD CLARA HORLAND ELIZABETH SHOYER ALEX GOLDFINGER OUR “ROLL OF HONOR” South Side High at this stage in our national crisis is extremely patriotic. Our patriotism is manifested not only by the fervor and spirit with which our na- tional anthem is sung, but also by deeds and actions which count. We have boys in almost every branch of national serv- ice. J. Allan Ackerman is with the U. S. Marines, Harold Meyer is connected with the navy, and Charles Krueger and John Alexander are members of the First Regi- ment, National Guard of New Jersey. In the agricultural army we have the names of Herman Chester, Percival Pen- nitch, Alfred Pennitch, Robert Fava, Freeman Hopwood, Merle Smith, Charles Handler, Mordecai Segal, Raymond King, Bernard Rothhouse, George Brown and Howard Roemmele. There are scores more who are waiting and even anxious to be called. DANCING EXHIBITION The dancing exhibition of the gymna- sium classes of S. S. H. S. met with the enthusiastic support of a large gathering of mothers and friends on May 15, 1917. As the exhibition was given by the “gym” classes alone, with no selection of girls, the onlookers saw more talent than they had expected. The principal feature of the afternoon was interpretative dancing, although a little marching and apparatus work was put in. The star feature of the afternoon was the dancing of Julia Howell and Helene Neumann. The dancing of our senior girls reminds one of Milton when he said: “Come and trip it as you go. On the light, fantastic toe.” After Elizabeth Shoyer, attended by Julia Howell and Helene Neumann, car- ried in a large American flag, the exer- cises came to a close with the singing of one verse of “The Star Spangled Ban- ner.” THE GIRLS’ VOCATIONAL CLUB On May 14 the Vocational Club en- joyed a rare treat. Miss May Sullivan, who holds an important position in a brokerage concern on Wall Street, spoke to the girls on a most interesting subject, “Opportunities for Women in the Bank- ing World.” She began her talk by out- lining in detail the various steps leading to ultimate success in the profession. She said that while a high school and college training are not absolutely essential, still they are a vast help. To show the girls that their chances of entry are not as small as they seemed to think, she ex- plained that every one of the big broker- 12 THE OPTIMIST age houses employing women has a wom- an whose especial duty it is to distribute information to those interested. She closed her talk by enumerating the dif- ferent positions open to women, giving some instances where women have at- tained success in these positions. A rising vote of thanks was tendered Miss Sullivan in appreciation of her de- lightful talk. THE SENIOR PROM On Friday, May 18, the Senior B’s gave a promenade in honor of the Senior A’s. The afternoon was a very pleasant one for all concerned. Everybody forgot his cares and weighty problems and joined in the great fun. Why, even the teachers smiled! A few sat on the side and watched the others have fun, but most of our stern teachers “let loose” and joined the crowd. You ought to have seen them dance! Maybe you don’t be- lieve it, but they are just as graceful on the floor as most of us. The writer, hav- ing danced with one of them, feels quali- fied to judge. At the end of the first half of the pro- gram everybody gathered around the platform at the south end of the gym. Isador Watenmaker, after a few introduc- tory words, introduced Columbia (Gladys Arnold). As the gifts were distributed Columbia read the verse of poetry which accompanied each. Compliments and knocks were both in evidence and many secrets were also revealed. The Senior Prom certainly was a suc- cess and a good deal of credit is due the committee, Gladys Arnold, chairman; Margaret O’Connor, Samuel Princer and Arnold Rosenthal. Day,” but this name being inappropriate this year, it was dropped. Instead of a talk on “Peace,” therefore, the Rev. Dr. Harry Y. Murkland, of the Central M. E. Church, one of the fore- most clergymen of this city, delivered an address on “Patriotism and How to Show It.” It was very forceful and answered some of the questions that many have been thinking about. Mr. Murkland said: “It is your duty as high school stu- dents to make the most of your advan- tages and complete your education. It is folly to leave school to join the nation’s forces when one can benefit himself and others in the forces by studying, helping by farming at home or doing Red Cross work.” After Mr. Murkland’s talk, Mr. Heit- camp, a senior of Rutgers, congratulated the school on its winning the State cham- pionship in the Rutgers Interscholastic Debating League. He then presented the school with a plaque for the State cham- pionship, a banner for the group cham- pionship, and another banner for having the largest cheering squad and the most enthusiasm. These were accepted by Dr. Kennedy for the school. The exercises closed with the singing by the school of “The Star Spangled Ban- EXERCISES IN THE ASSEMBLY Teacher: “Why don’t milkmen want to Special exercises were held in the As- use bottles with a green tinge?” sembly on Friday, the 18th. In previous Student: “Because the milk would look years the day was set apart as “Peace sick.” 13 THE OPTIMIST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP DEBATING TEAM Due to the untiring efforts of Mr. Stew- ard, the coach, and to the natural aptness and ability of the boys themselves, South Side has made an enviable name for her- self in matters of debate. Having successfully competed with Barringer and East Orange, the schools of her own league. South Side entered a debate with New Brunswick, who had captured stellar honors in her league. South Side won this debate and was voted champion of the State. The members of the winning team are Fred Groel, Alexander Avidon and Charles Handler. ATTENTION, GIRLS! You are perhaps not all aware of the fact that some of the girls of South Side are helping France. Every afternoon a group of girls meets in Room 205 to sew undergarments for the destitute in France. Miss White, supported by the Misses Kieran, Brayton, Pearce and Becker, has charge of the undertaking. We all appreciate greatly the valuable 14 Wl THE OPTIMIST 1 time they are devoting to this worthy cause. Think of it, girls; by giving up a few hours of your playtime during the week, you are really helping clothe the poor sufferers in France. Now, we want support, and a good deal of it, too. THE GLEE CLUB On Friday, May 18, an “Interscholas- tic Glee Club Contest” was held in the auditorium of Central High School. The contest was given under the auspices of Hamilton College and is said to be the first contest of its kind ever held in Amer- ica. The schools competing were East Orange High School, Lincoln High School, Dickinson High School, Central High School and South Side High School. East Orange High School won the first prize, a silver loving cup, which has to be won two consecutive years in order to re- main permanently at any one school. South Side received honorable mention. The members of our Glee Club are: Sopranos, Jessie Ayres, Johanna Fischer, Lydia M. Koehler, Edith Lingerman, Florence McCarter, Mildred Noscher, Marjorie Osgood and Mildred Rommel; altos, Thelma Alexander, Helen Benz, Dorothy Bioren, Edna Greene, Elvira Knoth, Ella Melnick and Clara Quinlan; tenors, Frederick Bioren, Nathan Schimachoff, Erwin W. Gauss, Sanford J. Hill, Harry Quass and Mortimer Weiss; basses, Ferdinand Allen, Herbert Deinin- ger, William Gardner, Malcom C. Gilman, William Rabinowitz, Edward Schartoff and Rudolph Thevenet. Lillian Troutz was the pianist and Herbert Deininger acted as leader. The songs which our club sang were Mighty Lak a Rose,” by Nevin; the Hamilton College song, “Carissima,” by Stryker, 72, and our Alma Mater, by Mr. Stevens and Mr. McWhood. “FIRST ANNUAL OUTING” (Continued from page 9.) Kelp came from an unexpected quarter. A benevolent soul came to rescue us from our misery. He examined the animal carefully and finally said: That horse is doctored: he can’t go any farther; he’s all in.” What are we going to do?” we ex- claimed in chorus. “The only thing you boys can do is to drive home as fast as he’ll go,” exclaimed the veterinarian. “I’ll fix him up.” Our benefactor produced a small pack- age which contained some white powder. He applied some of it to the tongue of the animal and fastened its bit. “Now jump on, boys, and hold him in tight,” he shouted. We leaped in the shaky rig; the horse reared and plunged and then broke into a terrific pace. We could not extend our thanks to the old man, for we were occu- pied in keeping safe on the rig. Home- ward bound we narrowly missed hitting several cars, for the horse ran as though wild. A weary, fatigued company of youths descended safe within the walls of the livery stable. We had held an outing. The Senior- ' to of a food is Wl THE OPTIMIST The Class History thirteen, the first Freshman class, numbering nearly two hundred, entered the South Side High School. How proud each one felt! What did it matter that the South Side building had not as yet been completed? Were they not all High School students? Part of the class took up its studies in the old Normal School on Washington street, while the rest went to East Side, although classed as “South Siders.” In East Side High, under a splendid corps of teachers, Mr. James A. Hulse, Miss M. M. Hoppen, Miss Denton and Mr. Lewin, the class soon sat down to business. But within a few months it packed up its luggage and moved into the building on Johnson avenue, which had been made ready for occupancy. Then the school began to organize in earnest. Innovations in the school’s man- agement marked the progress of the class as well as that of the school. One of these was the establishing of a system, called the General Organization, which is not only the pride of South Side, but also the envy of all “frat-laden” schools. Then there was a system of “class ad- visors,” a system which was of great ben- efit to both pupils and teachers. It was the good fortune of the class to have as “class advisor” Mr. Hulse. As during the first year the develop- ment of the class had kept pace with that of the school, so it was during the sec- ond year. The affairs of both the class and the school began to take a definite shape, and to point to a definite end. By the middle of the second year things be- gan to move smoothly. During this year the class suffered a deep sorrow, for Mr. Hulse died in April, 1915. Not only the class but the school, not only the school, but Newark, lost a friend when they lost Mr. Hulse. He was loved by everyone, for it can be said that he devoted all his energy, all his interest to making this world a better world for all. Each member of the class felt this loss a personal one, and when the ques- tion of giving a gift to the school was taken up, it was voted unanimously that the gift should be a large picture of its friend. During the last two years of this course the unity of the class was preserved. Mr. Wakefield became class advisor, succeed- ing Mr. Hulse. The fact that, as far as it was possible, the teachers went on with their classes, tended toward unity among the students. But only Miss Hoppen has been with us since we began as Fresh- men, four years ago. It was she who made us feel at home when we were un- accustomed to the new conditions. It is she to whom we have so often gone for advice. One seldom speaks of our class without mentioning Miss Hoppen. During the third and fourth years there were many social events; chief among these were the Three A Social at which the class met informally for the first time, the Four B Social in December, 1916, held in honor of the class of January, 1917, and the social held by the class of Jan- uary, 1918, in honor of the present grad- uating class. While the class has had many other interests, still it has not neglected ath- letics. Some of its members have made ’varsity teams, while in inter-class ath- letics, it has a remarkable record. The boys have won the Boys’ Basketball championship and the’ girls the Girls Basketball championship of the school. The class has also had great influence in school politics. The President and Secretary of the General Organization, 16 Wl THE OPTIMIST | the Editor-in-Chief of the Optimist are all Four A’s, while the Demosthenes of the school is the President of the Seniors. And now we are ready to graduate, South Side’s first graduating class. Of the original two hundred or so, only eighty- eight remain. The four years of happi- ness are over—for they have been years of joy. The clouds are all forgotten, the petty cares no longer trouble us. Upon looking back we see only a broad, bright. shining road of acquaintance met and friendship formed. Now comes the part- ing. The vistas of the future lie open, stretching out far away. But may there be many reunions! May the days spent at South Side be always remembered with pleasure. And may our motto never be forgotten, “Non Nobis Solum” (Not for ourselves alone). PERICLES E. BELFATTO. Honor Roll, 4A Room 50 Edna Green Estelle Gelb Esther Goldberg Gladys Kaiser Lydia M. Koehler Claire Newman Edna Rech Jeanette Residor Helen Miller Room 109 Pearl Barlow Pericles Belfatto Emilie Kuebler Marjorie Marcy Elizabeth Shoyer Minet Singer Mortimer Weiss Jeanette Weisbrod Room 57 Louise Ackerman Marion Bisson Ruth Clairville Madeline Ellerman George Kalnitzky Morris Wosnitzer Abraham Zucker 4B Room 50 Walter Makosky Room 215 William Grogan Margaret O’Connor 3A Room 54 Celia Berlin Room 214 Edson Gould Estelle Greenfield Room 105 Kathryn DuPont Sidney Silverstein Anna Weidenbaum Room 207 Dorothy Anker Helen Finley Sadie Fisher Lillian Kerstein Gertrude Ratner April, 1917 3B Room 53 Edna Meliser Margaret Schneeweiss Helen Simon Room 110 Ellen Schultz Gertrude Smith Room 56 Florence Minnick Minna Stahl Room 104 Michael Alenick William Carson Isadore Flax Hans Volk Room 52 Frieda Lagner Jennie Ogareck Harry Polinsky 2A Room 212 Winifred Jackson Ida Packer Frank Zwigard Milton Richman Room 205 Muriel Hedden Ruth Schrenzel Beatrice Weiss Pearl Zucker Room 100 Freda Hauptman Carolyn Robinson Emma Weinstein Room 201 Madeline Bisson Idabelle Berger Sara Kaolan Room 113 Herbert Deininger Louis Fried Malcolm Mcllroy Carl Menier Harry Haines Room 58 Gertrude Braun Anita Faatz Eleanor Glucksman 2B Room 108 Janet Maclver Room 112 William Krinsky Room 204 Florence Danzis Room 103 Beatrice Crawford Ralph Jacobson Room 211 Robert Nolan Esther Farber Room 4 Max Friedman Albert Oliner Abe Spiegel 1A Room 206 Jerrold Stern Room 102 Ruth Levias Emma Volk Room 114 Fanny Finger Helaine Myers Winifred Springer Room 60 Gertrude Lachenauer Room 55 Mildred Bowie Anna Cluesman Charles Finkel Carl Kepplar Samuel Rosen Room 106 William Feinstein Emma Shoyer IB Room 51 Mary Curcio Pauline Curcio Bayard VanRenselaer Reuben Zimmerman Room 216 Pearl Resh Room 3 Raymond Boardman Morris Finkelstein Clara Held Room 210 Helen Clark Mabel Duesel Room 111 Marion Bergner Bertha Lantz Meta Rosenberg Abe Salbin Room 209 Dinah Gash Room 208 Pauline Beller Beatrice Eichhorn Viola Keyl Mildred Sinn Room 107 Rose Hahn Mildred Wildman I’M NOT fftEf WED TO-DAY! BELFATTO « rri never GOING TO HAKE ANOTHER SPEECH . GROEL THINGS THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN 17 7 THE OPTIMIST The Class GER and excited we finally reached the temple of the Sibyl. Hither we had come to find out how we might learn the future of our class- mates. After we had explained our mis- sion the Sibyl answered: “About five minutes' walk directly east- ward will bring you to an immense grove. In that grove there is a tree containing one golden branch. This you must find and pluck off in order that you may learn what you so desire.” After rendering our thanks to the Sibyl we rushed out of the temple and east- ward. It was not long before we reached the grove and started through it. No- where in sight was any golden bough. On and on we walked. All of a sudden two caterpillars fell from a tree onto my shoulders. I looked upward and there hidden amongst the leaves was a glitter- ing of gold. Quickly I parted the boughs and plucked that so desired branch. “I have it! the golden branch, covered with leaves!” I cried. “But what are we to do with it? How can this help us?” My companion, who was now eagerly examining the bough, calmly said, “Use your eyes.” Sure enough. On every leaf was a name and a few words. My com- panion pulled off one leaf: I plucked an- other. Immediately two others took their place. “Listen to this,” she exclaimed. “Here are at least two patriotic members of the class. Pericles Belfatto is to be a colonel and Gladys a Red Cross nurse.” “I bet over half the class will be fol- lowing their example before long, but I suppose, first of all, we will see them started in their respective professions,” I remarked. Then, as I read my leaf, I ex- claimed: “Look at this! These must be the speakers of the class! Fred Groel, Prophecy a distinguished street vender of patent medicine. Harry Levin a lawyer! Well, I hope he makes as good use of his mouth in that line as he has in school. Morris Wosnitzer a stump speaker. Marion Bis- son a lecturer on pronunciation and clear speaking, and Louis Schrenzel a ventrilo- quist. Oh! I wonder if he’ll go around with a doll the way the men do down at the shore! What fun! I hope------” “Oh! stop talking so much,” my com panion chided; “and let me tell you what this leaf says. Ella Mabus is to be the head buyer for a large department store owned by Alexander Goldfinger. And, oh! imagine it! Bess Phillipson is to be the demonstrator for a new corn cure just on the market, and Mortimer Weiss a floor- walker. I wonder in what city that fa- mous store will be.” “I don’t know and don’t care,” I an- swered. “Here’s something better yet. Petite little Julia Howell is to be an equestrienne in Barnum Bailey’s, and Abram Zieger an acrobat. Don’t you worry. I’ll never miss the circus when it comes to town.” “Oh! but we have real actors also among our class. Sadie Felzenstein as a comedienne and William Rabinowitz as a tragedian certainly will make the class of 1917 famous.” My! But here are two lucky boys. William Margerum and Edward Hyman will some day both be worth millions.” “But,” added my companion, “they will be kind-hearted, for this leaf tells me they will establish an orphanage and Cecile Hecht is to have charge of it.” “Guess what Sam Waldman is to be— a hypnotist. And Gustave Goldstein a magician. Oh! I hope they’ll work to- gether. They’d make such a cute couple!” “Why, this class is even represented 18 SENIOR OPTIMIST BOARD OPTIMIST BOARD SST| THE' OPTIMIST OFFICERS OF CLASS OF JI NK, '17 in the motion pictures. Edna Greene is to be an emotional actress and Ethel Hel- wig a dare-devil of the movies.” ‘‘I guess they’d better steer straight of some other members of our class, though,” I rejoined; “for Rudolph The- venet is going to be a minister and Fred Waltzinger an evangelist. But more than that. Helen Sellner is to be a prohibition- ist and—who would have thought it— Margaret Schnefel and Tessie Henecho- witz are to spend their lives in foreign countries as missionaries. Oh! I hope they’ll accomplish a lot of good. They ought to.” “But come! lets hurry or we’ll never finish. My next leaf says Estelle Gelb is going to open a beauty shop and Edith Slatoff and Mary Gross are to be the man- icurists.” “And my leaf says Esther Goldberg is to be a suffragette—I mean a suffragist.” “Oh, listen! Frieda Meisnest is going to start a private school with Lydia Koehler as kindergarten teacher, Ada Minkowitz as laboratory assistant and Oscar Katz as German professor. Good- ness! I never suspected all these would teach, did you?” My answer was, “Here is something good: ‘Paul Gipfel, a doctor for insects.’ I pity the poor insects.” “And Jeannette Weisbrod a worker in the Audubon Society.” “Oh! Pearl Barlow is to be a detec- tive.” “Rose Henig a telephone operator.” “Louise Ackerman a librarian.” “Gertrude Huff a settlement worker. I suppose she’ll be a second Jane Addams.” “Morris Ruchaisky a chef.” “And Arthur Roemmele a book agent. But, best of all! His best-selling book is a Vergil pony edited by William Cohen and George Kalnitzky. It must be a good one, for you know Miss Schenck was their Vergil teacher.” “This leaf says Selma Sternick will be a fortune teller. She’ll make a good one, I bet!” 20 «Continued on page 44) ImTI THE OPTIMIST Who’s Who, June ’17 Ackerman, Louise, 440 South Belmont Avenue Pratt Institute “What I do. do weir We wish she had been more among us, for her buoyant spirit made her a favorite among her group. Barlow, Pearl, 311 Eighteenth Avenue Normal Great deeds from smallest springs may take their course.’’ Pearl is a very agreeable girl and besides she has attained a creditable record. Barr. Clara, 138 Monmouth Street Business Courteous though coy, and gentle though retired.'' Her pleasing manners and willingness to help a dis- tressed classmate distinguish this little lady. Belfatto, Pericles Ernest, 114 Johnson Street Harvard Strong reasons make strong actions'’ Secretary French Club, 4-B; President French Club, 4-A; Senior Optimist. Although he studies very hard, the result justifies the effort. Biddelman, Samuel, 233 Littleton Avenue N. Y. U. Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.” Sam is one of our newcomers, but it did not take him long to make our acquaintance. Bioren, Dorothy, 133 Hillside Avenue I ndecided Sweet as a flower and upright as a bolt.” “Trial by Jury”; Hockey, ’16; Basketball, ’13-’17; Secre- tary oirls’ A. A., ’17; Manager Tennis Team, T6. “Dot is our girl athlete, but she is distinguished even more by her sunny disposition than by her feats of strength. Bisson, Marion, 117 Chadwick Avenue Normal Silence is more eloquent than words.” Marion is content with her books. Her scholastic ability is her greatest recommendation as a model student. Blank, Benjamin, 697 South Eleventh Street Cornell Behold the child, by nature's kindly law Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.” Benjamin’s youthful appearance causes us to wonder often how such a head can carry the burdens of a senior. 21 THE OPTIMIST W[ 3W Brotman, Harry, 274 Belmont Avenue First my piano, then my studies” Tickling the ivories is Harry’s favorite diversion and em- ployment. Burns, Kathryn, 159 Monmouth Street Cheerful good humor gives honesty grace” Hockey, ’16. Kathryn is in school for work and her pleasing personal- ity impresses all favorably. Burns, Marion, 159 Monmouth Street A sunny temper gilds the edges of life’s blackest cloud. Corresponding Secretary Vocational Club, ’17; Hockey, ’16. Marion vies with her sister in pleasing personality. Cantoni, Almerina, 20 Baldwin Street 7 never dare to write as funny as I can.” Almerina makes a very enjoyable friend. She has a great deal of wit and can be very funny. N. Y. I . Normal Normal Normal Chester, Marie, 34 Madison Avenue Normal It is not right to hurt, neither is it right nor wise to menace” Marie is a firm believer of the above statement. Clairville, Ruth, 51 0 Ninth Avenue This world has angels all too few.” Ruth surely knows how to make friends quickly through her winning smile. Cohen, Anna. 509 South Nineteenth Street Through obedience she learns to command.” We do not hear much from Anna except when it comes to reciting. In recitation she is an expert. Cohen, William, 21 West Street “Let me shoot” Baseball, Intercollegiate, 3-A; Basketball, 3-B, 4-B. “Velvela’s” favorite activity at school is playing basket- ball. He was the mainstay of the Senior basketball team. D’Arcy, Edna, 91 Clinton Place “Speech is silver, silence is gold.” We wish that we had seen more of Edna during her school career. Normal Normal Normal Home 22 Wl THE OPTIMIST Ellerman, Madeline, 440 South Sixteenth Street “A sprightly stop marks th athlete.” Girls’ Interclass Basketball, 3-A, 4-A. Although a gymnast of no mean ability she found time to study. Her honor roll record proves it. Normal Felzenstein, Sadie, 295 Belmont Avenue ‘'When not studying, she talks.” Girls’ Interclass Basketball, 4-A; Senior Optimist. When it comes to writing historical essays Sadie takes the prize, actually not figuratively. Normal Friedman, Joseph, 145 Peshine Avenue “A pindaric book-keeper and mathematician in the clouds.” Secretary Physics and Chemistry Club, ’17. Joseph carries three grades of mathematics and so must be loaded with figures. (We wonder how he figures his graduation out.) Harvard Gelh, Estelle, 168 Livingston Street “She teas a lover of the dance.” Give Estelle a menu consisting of dancing, dancing and dancing and she will never be hungry. However, beside being a good dancer, she is also a good student. Normal Gipfel, Paul A., 271 Sherman Avenue “Away with him, away with him. he rpeaks Greek.” French Club, 3-A, 4-B: Chairman of Program Committee and Critic; Chess Club: Vice-President, 3-B; Optimist, 3-A, 4-B, 4-A; Senior Optimist. Paul has poetic aspirations and some of his attempts are truly praiseworthy. Wit and humor are his specialty, and we are thankful to have him in our midst. Brown Gohd, Otto, 233 Belmont Avenue University of Pennsylvania “A banker hath calloused hands.” Class Treasurer, 3-B, 3-A, 4-B: Interclass Football 3-B; Baseball, 3-A; Basketball, 3-B, 4-B. Otto is known for his good fellowship. Goldberg, Esther, 12 Somerset Street “Virtue is bold and goodness never fearful.” Secretary German Club, ’16; Hockey. ’16; Senior Optimist. Esther is very sociable and a good mixer. She has a commendable record. Normal 23 frjTl THE OPTIMIST Goldfinger, Alex., 158 Johnson Avenue Jefferson College “A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays and confident tomorrows President Debating Club, ’16; Optimist, ’16, ’17; Senior Optimist; Vice-President of Physics-Chemistry Club; G. O. Representative, 2-A; Varsity Debating Team, ’16. To look at Alex is to be happy. He’s always there with a smile and a jest. Goldstein, Gustave, 40 Market Street Undecided ‘‘When you have nothing to say, say nothing Optimist, ’16. His ready wit and funny cartoons amuse us frequently. Greene, Edna, 303 Chadwick Avenue “Nothing but mirth can conquer fortune's spite Orchestra, ’17. At 8:55 A. M. the door swings open and Edna comes in. Good-morning! The smile has come to stay. Groel, Fred, 833 South Fifteenth Street “Behold the man, a wonderful creation.” Debating Club; Vice-President, 2-A; Secretary G. O., 3- B; President G. O., 4-B; President of Class, 3-A, 4-A; Optimist, ’15, ’17; Senior Optimist; Magistrate Caste: Varsity Debating Team, ’16, ’17. Groel’s actions speak so loud we cannot hear what he says. Gross, Mary, 32 Monmouth Street “For she of light heart lives long.” If there is no joke in what Mary hears or reads, she imagines one, in that way keeping herself in a happy state of mind. (A good policy.) Iialin, Sarelia, 63 Avon Place “With serious thoughts sedate.” Hockey Team, 3-A, 4-A; Secretary Camera Club, 3-A. 4- A; Optimist, 4-B, 4-A. Sarelia is here for an education as is shown by her staid manner. Normal Princeton Normal Normal Hecht, Cecile, 155 Springfield Avenue Normal “Piping a vagrant ditty free from care” Basketball, ’14; Hockey, ’14, 15. Celia is another one of our optimists, and why shouldn’t she be since by not being tardy a whole month she was rewarded by Mr. Alden with a whole chocolate? 24 iMfl THE OPTIMfST Hclwig, Ethel, 866 South Fifteenth Street Home “No speech ever uttered or utterable is worth comparison with silence.” It is evident that she is a good student. Henechowitz, Tessie, 45 Quitman Street Normal “She has a smile for every one.'' Hockey. ’16: Optimist, 16, ’17; S. S. Representative Editor’s League; Treasurer Editor’s League. Tessie’s winning personality and natural cleverness are the cause of her popularity. She is a favorite with all. Henig, Rose, 284 West Kinney Street Normal “It is the wise head that makes the still tongue. Basketball, ’17; Hockey, T6. Rose is small in stature but big in spirit. Hill, Sanford J., 140 Seymour Avenue Mass. Institute of Technology “Of manners gentle and affections mild. “Trial by Jury : Optimist, T5, 16, ’17; Editor, 17; Glee Club, T7: Varsity Debating Team, ’16; President Radio Club, 16. He is not only a good fellow but inspires good fellowship in others. Hook. Gertrude. 289 Johnson Avenue Barnard “The hook often gets the catch.''’ Secretary Nature Study Club, ’16; Vice-President Nature Study Club, T7. Gertrude is very demure and her pleasant smile carries her a long way. Howell, Julia, 46 Johnson Avenue Smith College “Nature was here so lavish of her store, That she bestowed until she had no more. Swimming Team, T6, ’17; Hockey, ’15, ’16; President Girls’ Vocational Club, ’17; Senior Optimist. We think the Senior B’s were right when they gave Julia a mirror so that she might always have something pleas- ant to look at. Huff, Gertrude, 13 Milford Avenue Normal “Perseverance tvins the day. Gertrude is one of those amiable, sympathetic girls whom it is a pleasure to know. Hyman, Edward, 339 Camden Street New Jersey Law School “Broad-shouldered and strong. ’ Varsity Baseball, T4, 15; Varsity Basketball, 14, ’15. His athletic ability is the outstanding feature of his high- school career. 25 THE OPTIMIST Kaiser, Gladys, 26 Morton Street Normal “T ie mills of God ground small and fine and exact” Basketball, '17. Gladys is little but, O! my! She also has a fine record. Kalnitzky, George, 80 Belmont Avenue Harvard “Eternal smiles his kindliness betray.” Interclass baseball, 3-A. George's willingness to help a fellow speaks well for him. Katz, Oscar, 148 Spruce Street Michigan None but myself can be my parallel.” President, 4-B: Vice-President Debating Club, 2-B; Interclass Baseball, 3-A: Basketball, 3-B, 4-B. No matter in what line of endeavor Katz ventures, he makes a success of it. Klappholz, Ruth, 36 Tracy Avenue Undecided Her pure and eloquent blood spoke in her cheeks.” Ruth is one of those girls about whom there is much to be said on both sides. She’s quiet and yet she isn’t. Koehler, Lydia, 30 Johnson Avenue Eyes too expressive to be blue; too lovely to be gray.” To quote an unknown author: “It seems looking in her eyes one would think that God must have placed her soul right there.” And judging by the eyes it must be a pretty fine soul. Kohn, Herbert, 29 Hillside Place 'For then he felt himself and found the blessedness of being small.” Herby is our “cutest little fellow,” but he loves the ladies just the same. He is, however, a hard worker. Kuebler, Emilie, 177 Milford Avenue “Gently to hear, kindly to judge.” Miss Kuebler is one of our extraordinary specials. Her school song will preserve her memory in the school for aye. Levin, Harry, 34 Livingston Street In every mischief his hand is visible.” Basketball, 4-B. Harry lives on intrigues but withal a clever student. Loebel, Sydney, 697 High Street He had a time for study, a time for play.” Sydney is a good student: yet he is not known as a grind. 26 Normal Rutgers Syracuse N. Y. U. Columbia THE OPTIMIST Mabus, Ella, 69 Astor Street Normal “To bo slow in speech is a woman's virtue.” Ella’s quietness and reserve keep us from writing more about her. Margerum, William, 219 Pomona Avenue Undecided ‘VI writer of music can be naught but happy’' Fife and Drum Corps, ’16. Margerum is of a retiring nature, but we feel that in his friendship there is much to enjoy. Mann, Martha, 101 Monmouth Street Normal Talking comes by Mature, silence by wisdom. Martha is another one of the members of the Society of “Quiet Friends.” But she’s happy, which fits her for the Optimist. Marcy, Marjorie, 47 Mapes Avenue Radcliffe “With her quiet, modest, sunny disposition.” Short and sweet. McNicoll, Margaret, 10 Miller Street Undecided “As free as a butterfly” Senior Optimist. Through her wit and personality Peggy found herself rightly situated when she was placed with—pardon me— in charge of the Senior Personals. Meisnest, Frieda, 311 West Kinney Street Normal Work with a stout heart and a resolute will.” She is honorary president of the Laborer’s Club and has in this way completed her course with honor. Miller, Helen, 35 Cottage Street “ ’Tis my talent to conceal my thoughts” Basketball, T7. Helen’s quotation applies only when she is not asked. However, we know that many-a-time she has saved one from getting a zero by giving a helping hand. Minkowitz. Ada. 88 Charleton Street “Always striving for other s good.” Ada does her classwork well and allows her action to bespeak her character. Neumann, Helene, 179 Belmont Avenue Savage’s Eternity too short to utter all thy praise.” Interclass Basketball, ’14, ’15, T7. Her radiant happiness and gymnastic ability will surely bring success to our future gym instructress. Normal Normal 27 THE OPTIMIST ]W Newman, Claire, 1158 Broad Street Normal “Thy modesty's a candle to thy merits.” Claire is a demure little maid and has a great number of friends. Her name is usually found on the Honor Roll. Padalino, Philemon, 228 Belmont Avenue N. Y. U. Large was he in form and large also in heart. Basketball, 3-B; junior Football; Baseball, 3-A; Basket- ball, 4-B; Interclass Track, 3-A; President Camera Club, 4-A. In athletics “Paddie” shows that he has it in him to fight and to win. Serious and manly his fine qualities bid fair to raise him high. Pliillipson, Bess, 402 Hunterdon Streeteet Music “Profound as reason. She excels in her studies and is a supplement to her “sister Minet in optimism. Quass, Harry, 25 Cottage Street Springfield Y. M. C. A. Training Camp Rugged the breast that music cannot tame. Glee Club, ’17. In other ways Harry hardly lets himself be heard, but when it comes to singing, you can distinguish his fine voice in a hundred. Quinlan, Clara, 30 Wainwright Street Normal Her silver voice is the rich music of a summer bird. Glee Club, T7. To think that Clara should follow Quass. No, you don’t follow, Clara; you both lead in song. Recli, Edna, 95 Winans Avenue Normal Inflamed with the zeal of learning and the admiration of virtue. G. O. Representative, ’17. Edna is too good to write up. She is one of the few at the top, as is shown by the fact that she was one of the four who received gold medals for honor-roll records. Residor. Jeanette, 55 Hillside Place Normal ' And hope enchanted smiled and waved his shining locks. Vice-President Sewing Club, ’17. Good for you, Jeanette! You’re getting there! But we know you will have a chance to apply your domestic knowledge, so it’s all right. 28 � 0 1 the optimist Robinowitz, W illiam. 96 Stratford Place Yale “While there is life, there is hope.” Vice-President Physics and Chemistry Club, ’17; Glee Club, ’17. Willy can make much noise. He sings in the Glee Club and is also active in other clubs. Rodemann, Bernice, 81 Farley Avenue Goucher “A happy talent is the gift of Nature” Vice-President French Club, ’17; Senior Optimist. Bernice is a very popular girl as can be seen from her hosts of friends. Roemmele, Arthur, 31 Astor Street “A man is but what he knoweth A pleasant fellow, but quiet. Rosenthal, Harry, 29 Charlton Street There's in him stuff that puts him to these ends” Hard work characterizes his career in school. Cornell N. Y. U. Ruchaisky, Morris, 22 Clayton Street Brown “Spare the poet for his subject's sake.’' Chairman Class Song Committee. Ruchaisky likes to dabble in poetry and he has almost achieved a reputation. Rummell, Elizabeth, 30 Vernon Avenue Southern Seminary “Notie knew thee but to love thee. Elizabeth is a grateful and pleasing addition to our class. Schnefel, Margaret, 617 South Seventeenth Street Well’s College “Ilcr modesty her charms concealed. Margaret’s companionship is always welcome. A bright light in the class. Schrenzel, Louis, 71 Quitman Street “No really great man ever thought himself so. Interclass Baseball, 3-A; Class Vice-President, 3-A; Treasurer, 4-A; Optimist, ’16, ’17; Senior Optimist. Louis has always been popular with the class, but especially has he sprung into prominence this term, since he pursues us constantly with extended arms for dues. Rutgers Sellner, Helen, 43 Treacy Avenue Tliy wrapt soul sitting in thine eyes” We never know what Helen is thinking about, because her eyes always have a dreamy, drowsy expression. In spite of that, Helen is an earnest worker. I ndecided 29 THE OPTIMIST IW Shoyer, Elizabeth, 89 Osborne Terrace Mt. Holyoke Ability wins the respect of true men.” G. O. Secretary, 4-A; Class Secretary, 4-B; Treasurer of Fr. Club, 2-A; Vice-President of Fr. Club, 4-B; Secretary of Fr. Club, 4-A; Optimist, 4-A; Senior Optimist. Elizabeth of Recognition Day fame excels also in other school activities. A charming girl besides. Singer. Minet, 519 South Eleventh Street Pratt Institute A gen rous soul is sunshine to the mind.” Secretary German Club, ’17; Senior Optimist. A jolly young miss with a smile for all, a true optimist of the Senior Class. Oh, yes, we almost forgot! Her honor-roll record! Slatofif, Edith, 153 Charlton Street Normal Talking is not always tit converse.” Edith doesn’t let herself escape our notice, but she helps liven up the class a little. Solodar, Esther, 110 Hedden Terrace From the looks is the soul reflected.” For a long time Esther’s devotion to her studies pre- vented her joining often in the merry circle, but of late she has become a sharer in the joys of being a Senior. Sonntag, Bandichta, 89 Winans Avenue So womanly, so benign, and so meek.” One friend, but a friend is enough for Bandichta. She and Edna are inseparable. Sternick, Selina, 186 Ridgewood Avenue Barnard Her dimpled face with smiles bespread.” Debating Club; Vice-President, 4-B; Secretary, 4-A; Vice-President, 3-B; Secretary, 3-A; Vice-President, 4-A; German Club; Vice-President, 4-A. Her ardent participation in class and school affairs and her good scholarship spell success. Thevenet, Rudolph, 142 Seymour Avenue Rutgers A man in appearance and in wisdom.” President, 3-A, Class, ’16; Varsity Football, ’14, ’16; Baseball, ’14-’17; Interclass Basketball, ’16, ’17; Presi- dent G. O., 4-A. Thcvy is an all-round fellow. See his record for par- ticulars. Undecided I ndecided Teeter, Betryx, 25 White Terrace Maryland College The observed of all observers” A very popular girl and very much liked by everybody. 30 in THE OPTIMIST Teitelbauin, Blanche, 84 Belmont Avenue Laugh and the world laughs with you” Her optimism makes her a valuable friend. Waldman, Samuel, 186 Prince Street And still they gazed and still the wonder grew That one small head could carry all he knew.” Secretary, 3-B Class. Sam is a little ambitious, bit of a chap, and he can accom- plish much. Waltzinger, Fredric, 899 South Sixteenth Street ’Tis good nature only wins the heart.” Secretary Debating Club, 1-B, 1-A; Cross Country, ’15; German Play, ’16; Track, ’17; G. O. Representative, 3-A. When Waltz is around we all know it, but still we miss him when he is away. Weisbrod, Jeannette, 139 Livingston Street With hash fulness flushing her cheek.” Jeannette, as has been said, is bashful and retiring. Syracuse Princeton Princeton Normal Weiss, Mortimer, 1 Baldwin Avenue Columbia “Let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower.” Optimist, ’15, ’16, ’17; G. O. Representative, 4-B; Class Baseball, 3-A; French Play, 3-B, 3-A, 4-B; Secretary Fr. Club, 3-B; President Fr. Club, 3-A, 4-B; Senior Opti- mist; Glee Club, ’17. Mort believes that II Penseroso is a much better leader than L’Allegro. The “vain deluding joys” have ro at- traction for him. Wosnilzer, John, 329 Belmont Avenue Stevens Institute 'JIe would rather do mathematics than talk.” Orchestra, ’16, ’17; Interclass Baseball, 3-A; Basketball, 3-B, 4-B. Johnny’s time is taken up by fiddling in the orchestra and working knotty mathematical problems. Wosnitzer, Morris, 743 High Street Undecided “Bigness is not always reckoned by size.” Class Basketball, 3-B; Varsity Basketball, 4-B; Senior Optimist. A little bit of a chap who can do things in a business-like way. 1 i THE OPTIMIST Zieger, Abram, 71 Pesliine Avenue Undecided Hr had much wit thd shy of using it.” Class Baseball, 3-A; Basketball, 3-B, 4-B. Abe is another fellow capable of doing his work credit- ably. Sport topics is his favorite subject, and he is a critic of exceptional ability. Zucker, Abraham, 99 Johnson Avenue University of Pennsylvania Hath thy toil or hooks consumed the midnight oil?” Baseball, 3-A. His studious nature makes him a favorite with the unpre- pared students. HONORARY Krueger, Charles (He’s in Khaki now) His country called him and he went.” Ethel ¥ felwig ver lionest Philemon Radalino rince of 1 als Frieda jl leisnest inc lTIanners Betryx TVeter est 1 alkcr Claire Tewman lever llaive Jeannette lljTeisbrod ust ¥¥ ise Gladys l 'aiser ifted knowledge Oscar f atz ptiniistic lVid Marion Rums any Dlessings Lydia | ’ ehler oving IVindncss Louis Qehrenzel anguage imperialist Rose Ifenig ather Hearty William Robinowitz histling IVifus Elizabeth Qhoyer ndless Ourprise Selma Qtemick tupendous Omartness Helen Oellner appy Omiles Margaiet Qchnefel arvelous Otudiousncss ASTHE5ENiORS WERE 4-YEARS ago Otto '•olid fficial Joat NOW. Jeanette Residor ovial Readiness Pearl Rarlow retty Dig Madalinc Rllcrman entallv Eifficient Almerina Xintoni dmirablc x onduct Gertrude ¥ look ood Hearted Gertrude ¥ Juff reat Historian Edward ¥¥vman xactly Hopeless Abraham Fucker miable Zephyr Marie Chester odest V hihl Rudolph rPhevenet apid 1 alkcr Anna '•ohen Iways Vsalm Frederick ’'•roel avored Jenius Clara Quinlan an’t be uict Harry R rot man eart Dreaker Bandichta Qonntag lushes Oometimes Edith Platoff ver Oiangy George If alnitzky reat IVnowledge 32 fojf I THE OPTIMIST EDITORS LESLIE BLAU DOROTHY BIOREN WADE LEWIS HARRY SAYRE ROBERT LEVINE 4A BOY S CHAMPIONSHIP GRADE TEAM Senior Sportdom With joy and sadness, profound pride, We leave your halls, inspired South Side. Your mystic clover, black and gold. Has brought us luck in athletes bold. Insignificant in number as varsity rep- resentatives, but great in action—this characterizes the group of athletes who are members of the Senior class. There 33 4A GIRLS’ CHAMPIONSHIP GRADE TEAM is still fresh in your memory the excellent performance of the ’17 basketball team. This quintet, by its neat teamwork, ac- curate passing, and sure caging, won fame for South Side High as claimants of the state title. A member of this crack five was “Shrimp” Wosnitzer. He knocked to pieces the theory that height and bulk are needed; it was a treat to watch him in action. We expect great things from him, so sit up and take notice. If you hear, in future years, that he is starring in college, don’t be surprised. And who is that husky youth following in the wake of Wosnitzer? Why, that is Eddie Hyman, of course. Here is one of the best athletes turned out by South Side. The years ’13 and ’15 inclusive found him a member of both the baseball and basketball teams. As a pitcher he showed splendid form; as a guard on the quintet he was even better. Unfortunately South Side lost the services of Hyman in ’16 and ’17, because of ineligibility. But if we heard little of Hyman the last two years we shall hear more of him later. Built on the lines of a Hercules, yet speedy, Hyman, as an all-around athlete, has fame staring him in the face. Next in the varsity line comes Rudolph “Chief” Thevenet. As far back as 1914, he cavorted around the third sack for South Side’s nine. The following three seasons he again guarded the hot corner in creditable style. But as a warrior on the gridiron “Thevy” was also there with the goods. In the season of ’15-T6 he played halfback on the eleven, which rep- resented the Black and Gold in football, a game which, with the possible excep- tion of boxing, is the most gruelling and telling sport in captivity; and, while on the subject of boxing, we can truthfully (Continued on page 39.) 34 THE OPTIMIST EDITORS FREDERIC GROEL MORTIMER WEISS To Our Exchanges: With this Senior Optimist, the present Exchange Board bids farewell to all Ex- change Editors far and wide. It is with great regret that it thus leaves the circle of its unseen but ever present friends. During the time it has occupied a place in this paper, it has always taken great pleasure in reading the pages of the school papers which were so kindly sent to it and which were so thankfully re- ceived. It has never been a task but always a delight to review these ex- changes, so fine were the stories, so funny the jokes, and so enthusiastic the spirit of all. For the last nine months we have been reading over and criticising the papers of our neighbors in the north, the south, the east and the west. We have tried in our way not to criticise them in an adverse manner, not to ask them the reason for this and that seeming defect or omission, but rather to point out to our students the good features of the periodi- cals, and the things which would be of most interest to them. Being sometimes five thousand miles from a school, we realize we are in no position to criticise their paper, for they are well aware of the conditions that have to be met while we are absolutely ignorant of the same. Such criticism ninety-nine times out of a hun- dred is useless and amounts to nothing more than ink, paper and time wasted. However, if in discussing these papers we devote our energies to telling the students what is good to read, we believe that some real benefit can be obtained. Little by little, we have seen improve- ments made in all directions, paper after paper has added some little refinement and all have striven to become better and still better as time went on. The Board has felt a personal interest in all the ex- changes it has known. Each one seemed a good and steadfast friend whose face was good to look upon. Because of this, the Exchange Board honestly feels very sorry to part from its pals from Japan and Siam on the East, from Panama on the South, from California on the West and from Michigan on the North. The Board hopes that the coming ex- change editors may derive as much pleas- ure from the task as did their predeces- sors, and that they may have the best suc- cess the exchange department has ever attained. Well, if that Watson isn’t the most conceited, self-satisfied, self—” “Yes, yes, I’ve heard you say some- thing of that kind before. What’s started you off this time?” “He just sent a telegram of congratu- lations to his mother.” “Well?” “Today’s his birthday.” Money talks,” observed the sage. “Yes,” replied the fool. “But all some of us hear is the echo.” 35 THE OPTIMIST EDITORS BLANCHE FRIEDMAN JOHN GLENNIE ISADORE WEINSTEIN GLADYS ARNOLD STELLA STITCH TESSIE HENECHOWITZ “WON” BEE DREAMS Gee! I’d love to be a 4-A, I bet they know so much; I bet they can do algebra, And English themes, and such: And answer science questions, And translate Latin, gee! When I become a Senior How happy I will be. I’ll treat the 1-B’s nicely, I’ll help them with their work: I’ll tell them very plainly Their tasks they mustn’t shirk. I’ll take the Sophs in hand, too. I’ll make ’em suffer, gee! When I become a Senior How happy I will be. HE'S HAD EXPERIENCE Tessie (to Margaret McNicol): “Say, did you get that ‘ad’ from your grocer?” M. M.: “Aw, say, Tess, I can’t get it any more. His horse just died, and he doesn’t allow himself to be seen.” Teacher (in physics) : “What is a con- cave mirror?” Poles: “A mirror one side of which has the shape of a cave.” Teacher: “What is a convex mirror?” Poles: “A mirror one side of which has the shape of a vex.” Jake Glickfeld wishes to announce that he is the mascot-in-chief of the baseball team and that whoever attempts to re- move him from his important position will meet with serious opposition. Kurtz: “Macaulay didn’t like Johnson’s Whig.” Teachers’ Unions, Take Notice Miss Hoppen conducts an English sweat shop. In twenty-four hours we were required to write a poem, while Gray took eight years to write his Elegy. 36 SlTl THE OPTIMIST Emilie VT uebler specially MVeen John llTosnit er ust a YY iolin PI aver Majorie H farcy arvelous ITlodestv Morris IITosnitzer ighty YY illing Pm her oldberg Lnticing ; VJirl Daul 1 octrv Vpfel VJalore Vlia Ifecht Lreates Happiness Dlanche npeitelbaum Drightly I winkling Qarelia I Tahn Omne Hustler A rthur always Doemele Ready A lexander oldfingc: Awful vJusher D � th ( Really Plairville l harmiug Derides Delfatto 1 ersistcntly Dashful Clara Ilarr lass D.eheloress Herbert l ’ohn ow AYute Marv Voss ighty Jood Ela 11 Vabus irnest lYlaiden Julia I Towel I ust Heavenly Edna n ech xcellent Reliability Helene VJeumann eavenly 1 Nonsense Sanford I fill weet Harmony Tessie I fcnechowitz ruly Happy Gustave Vldstein reat vJenius Ruth I 'lapphol eally AYnowable Margaret AffcNicol uch lYIcttle Fredric IITaltzinger akes YY onderfully Dorothy IJioren ashing Dali Player Edna FVArcy vcrlastingly aJilatory SOUTH, 16; RAHWAY, 1 (Credit is given to William F. Kirk for an assist) “I saw a lovely play last night,” said little South Side May, While sitting in the grandstand on a lovely Summer day. “Look at that corking double play,” her escort wildly cried. “I saw a lovely play last night,” fair Polly quick replied. “That Seaman is quite a pitcher!” said Polly’s eager beau; I knew he’d be a corker when I saw him start to throw. He’ll be another Matty if he goes along this way!” “Isn’t Leibowitch some Frenchman!” murmured little South Side May. “I’ve seen a lot of ball clubs, but South Side takes the cake,” Her suitor said to Polly. “They’re the class and no mistake!” “I saw ‘Why Smith Left Home,’ and I’m awful glad I went— I laughed until I nearly burst,” said Polly to her gent. “That was a fierce decision!” sadly groaned her escort then. “Just look at Mac a-talking back—guess that’ll cost him ten! I never saw a man like Mac—his heart’s in every play.” “Oh, wasn’t Mrs. Smith just grand!” purred little South Side May. “Aw, well, we’ll win, at that!” said Polly’s steady knight. “I always seem to hit that day the fel- lows feel just right. It always fills me full of pep to watch that kind of play.” “Who won the game, Rahway or we?” said little South Side May. W'!liam jyjargerum Sam niddleman ome Dov Esther Colodar ver Otudymg Elizabeth VVunmel ffervesccnt Radiance Sadie pdzenstein incere T riend Bess fjhillipson cllc I etitc Harry D 'enthal ow IVeliable Ada Affinkowitz bsent lYlinded Abram Rieger wfully Lcalous Edna Veene ver Higgling Benjamin Olank mincing Dabv Bernice nodemann right Reckoner Estelle Vlb ver vJliding Louise A ckerman ikablc Amiability Minet Cinger err ’ Ijoul Sidney I oebel tudies Long Martha Mann atcldess lfleekncss Marion nisson ight be Digger Mortimer llfeiss ost YY orthy Samuel llfaldman uch a YY ee one Morris Duchaisky uch Reasoning Charles I rieger hose IVhaki Harry I evin ow Loquacious Kathryn VVims an t Dlush Joseph fViedman ollv r ellow William Vhcn itty Lhattcrer Harry uaas ow V uiet Helen Miller ow lYIodest 37 THE OPTIMIST The Farm Talks order to give the boys a defi- ite idea of the principles of ood farming and the needs f a successful garden, some of our teachers have been giv- ing their time the last few weeks. On Thursday afternoons. May 3, 10 and 17, the fellows have gathered in Room 213 and while listening to the talks given by the teachers they have learned much that will be valuable to them in their own gardens and on the farms during the summer. The talks have all been simple and point-hitting. Technicalities were avoided as much as possible and every- thing was easily understood. Mr. Dull, who has studied the different kinds of soils and their crop-bearing powers, spoke on the needs of the soil in regard to chemical elements and compounds. He mentioned the various kinds of fertilizers needed in the soil and the methods of fertilization, a subject of extreme im- portance to the farmer. Mr. Hartman took up the question of small gardens to be cared for by each boy. He told about the planning of the garden, the depth to which the various seeds should be planted, the distance of the plants from each other and the methods of cultivation. Mr. Griggs gave very practical infor- mation to the boys about the repairing of farm tools and other articles likely to be found where the ground is being tilled. Mr. Fisher, who has conducted for many seasons past a large summer camp for boys, reviewed the best methods of man- aging boys’ camps, including such topics as food, sleeping quarters, water, recrea- tion and sanitation. “What Is Meant by Hoeing and Some of Its Requirements” and “What Hay- ing Is” were the topics discussed by Mr. Hunkins. A very complete account was that given by Mr. Higgins, a son of the West, on the cultivation of corn and its relation to livestock. Mr. Higgins also took up the consideration of the various kinds of animals raised for domestic pur- poses and the difference in breed between the hogs raised for bacon and those raised for other parts of their meat, and the difference between cattle for beef and cattle for milk. Miss Spencer warned the young farmers about the enemies of the plants, both weeds and insects. She spoke of the harm they do and how they can be overcome. Mr. Roe, principal of Haw- kins Street School, who has charge of the distribution of seeds, fertilizer and lime in the city of Newark, generalized on the care of the back-yard plot. He then gave the boys a chance to ask questions. This they did without hesitation, realizing that in Mr. Roe they had a man who knows farming from root to fruit. These meet- ings and discussions have been a great success. Enthusiasm runs rife and the time and energy of the speakers who have given their knowledge so willingly and freely are used for a worthy cause. M. H. W. “Darling,” he cried, “I swear by this great tree, whose spreading branches shade us from the heat, by this noble tree I swear that I have never loved before.” The girl smiled faintly. “You always say such appropriate things. Will,” she murmured. “This is a chestnut tree.” Not That Kind “Ernest,” said the teacher of geogra- phy, “tell what you know about the Mon- golian race.” “I wasn’t there,” explained Ernest, hastily, “I went to the ball game.” 3S THE OPTIMIST ATHLETICS (Continued from page 54.) say that Thevenet was as consistent in athletics as a champion boxer is in the squared ring. Not only have we varsity athletes to mention. You will recollect that the pres- ent seniors had tucked safely away the interclass football championship in their Junior year. We have no use for self- praise, but, if we do say it, who shouldn’t, we had some classy baseball team a year ago. Represented by Padalino, J. Wos- nitzer, Schrenzel, Weiss, Katz, Zieger, Brotman, W. Cohen, Gohd, and A. Zucker, they finished in a tie for first in the interclass series. To cap the well- known climax, the interclass cup became the possession of the present Seniors when they completed the basketball schedule without the semblance of a de- feat. The members of this team were: W. Cohen and Gohd, forwards; Padalino and Thevenet, centers; Katz, Levin, J. Wosnitzer and Zieger, guards. To Mr. MacWhood, who coached the class basketball team, the Seniors give their thanks. The Senior girls also took an active part in athletics. Helene Neumann, than whom there is no more loyal basketball fanness in South Side, has been engaging in sports since the very days when she was a freshman. Hockey, swimming, basketball—in all these sports Helene has shown her skill, especially in basketball. The dependable passing of the ball by Helene was instrumental, time and again, in bringing forth a rally and triumphant victory. Winning three “S’s” and cap- taining two girls’ basketball teams, this is what Helene accomplished. A consider- able record, considerable—plus. No less important in athletics was Dor- othy Bioren. Not content, as one of the athletic editors on the Optimist, with re- porting the girls’ games, Dorothy has TAiLoe? Company The Rogers Peet standards are the same in every way as the best custom tailors’. Yet you pay not nearly so much for a Rogers Peet suit. The fit you see before you order. Everything men and boys wear. Mall Orders Filled Rogers Peet Company Broadway Broadway at 13th St. “The at 34th St. Four Broadway Corners” Fifth Ave. at Warren at 41st St. NEW YORK CITY taken part in hockey, swimming, tennis, and basketball. As a basketball star she shone. As forward on the champion Senior basketball team, Dorothy ac- quitted herself well in the art of rolling up points. Having participated in four branches of sport, Dorothy, who earned three “S’s”, might be termed an all- around star. Among the other girls we find Julia Howell, the class “mermaid”, who can swim and dive most marvellously. Mada- line Ellerman, who performed consist- ently on the Senior team; Elizabeth Shoyer, who, as center on the basketball team, was as perfect as in her studies; Rose Henig, who helped considerably on the Senior basketball team; Gladys Kaiser, ditto; Sadie Felzenstein, whose guarding on the basketball team could not be criticized, and Helen Miller, who played the guard position as only a girl knows how. Tessie Henechowitz, Esther 39 ' 0f THE OPTIMIST 1 PHONE 6874 MARKET F. F. Sheridan Co. CORDWAINERS FINE SHOES Custom Work and Repairing a Specialty 1 I Beaver St., Newark, N. J. Goldberg and Sarelia Hahn played in the girls' hockey games, and wielded the curved bludgeon very proficiently. As the Seniors depart they hope that all the future Seniors will follow their example in athletics by playing the game in earnest and with fair play for South Abram Xicger. SOUTH SIDE, 4; ST. BENEDICT’S, 3 On Tuesday afternoon, May 22, South Side’s baseball team added another scalp to the long string of victims. The new addition is that of the St. Benedict’s Prep nine. A hit to right field in the ninth inning by Milton Zucker won the game. The score was 3-3. Budish and Seaman, the first batters up, each succeeded in knock- ing out a single. Macow, our next batter, fanned, but Zucker made a clean drive to right field, scoring Budish with the winning run. Zucker was by far the stellar performer White Flannel T rousers For Outing: Days and Graduation Events $4 and $5 a pair Ko Ko Brown Oxfords, $5 Popular with Young Fellows V V MARSHALL BALL 807-813 Broad Street Newark, N. J. of the afternoon. His snappy fielding in right field practically won the game. Thevenet, who twirled his first game of the season, pitched good ball, allowing but six hits and fanning six. In the first session an error by Boyle and a double by Weissmueller sent in the first run. Two others were sent over the plate in the fourth. The Saints scored a tally in the first, fifth and seventh. Zazzalli, who was on the mound for the High street team, allowed ten hits and struck out ten. 40 THE OPTIMIST SOUTH SIDE BEATS NEWARK ACADEMY, 11 TO 9 In a game ever full of real excitement South Side beat up the Academy to the tune of 11-9. “Rabbit” Kohn, who took up the burden of pitching, was inclined to be wild; and the Academy took ad- vantage of this and scored 7 runs in the first inning. South Side, however, scored 4 runs in their half of the first and then forged ahead by making 2 in the second and 3 in the third on Macow’s hit, Kit- terer’s drive through second base, and Zucker’s clout into left field. Then with Zucker on second Kohn flied out and Lewis drove in Zucker with a smash through shortstop. Weismuller flied out, ending the inning. Then the Academy tied the score in the sixth and became all excited, but they soon calmed down when South Side came to bat. Lewis flied out to left field and Weismuller singled and kept right on to third when Thevenet also singled. Budish popped out, but Bill Sea- man, South Side’s Iron Man, came to the fore by clouting out a long double, scor- ing Weismuller and Thevenet. Seaman pitched a very good game when he re- lieved Kohn in the fourth, striking out 11 men in 6 innings. 6—SOUTH SIDE VS. CENTRAL—3 Although Central may be able to defeat us at track. South Side can teach them some lessons as to how to play the great national pastime. On April 27, at our field, wc trimmed the High Street boys by the score of 6 to 3. Bill Seaman, our star box artist, pitched with his usual skill. It was a poorly played game, marred by many errors, and for a while it looked almost like Central’s game. In the seventh inning, with the score 3-2 in our opponent’s favor, the Sunny-Siders began knocking the cover off the ball and before the dust had set- tled down four men had crossed the plate, giving us the game. 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BIDDELMAN Jobber in Fine Woolens DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED Tel. 2544 Marled 273 FIFTEENTH AVENUE THINKING OF VACATIONS ? We will supply your needs at the Lowest Pos- sible Prices. MEN’S. WOMEN S AND CHILDREN'S FURNISHINGS Bowlby Kessel 513 Clinton Avenue Phone Wav. 2207 next to Clinton Trust Co. Compliments of A. KRASSNER The Thacher Garage Clinton and Badger Avenue Wishing each and every student of the South Specials in Stationery for this Month Cigars and Tobacco Confectionery and Ice Cream Side High—Health. Wealth and Happiness. Newspapers and Magazines When you are ready for Garage Service remem- ber our efficiency and service. OUR SPECIALTY, SCHOOL SUPPLIES 120 Elizabeth Avenue SEE US—IT PAYS Tel. 3C12 Waverly Newark, N. J. CITY TRACK TITLE CAPTURED BY CENTRAL With a total of 136 points the track team, representing the Central High School, won the city field and track title at the City Athletic Field April —. Bar- ringer High was second, with 84 points, and South Side third, with 63 points. East Side brought up the rear, with a total of 17 points. Five of South Side’s crack cinder hoofers were missing from the team. Central did the heaviest scoring in the senior events, capturing all but two first places. Barringer scored heaviest in the Junior Class, defeating Central by but one point. Two records for the meet were shat- tered. Walter Makosky, of South Side, hurled the discus the remarkable distance of 109 feet 5 inches, bettering the former record by almost 12 feet. Carl Dippel, a former South Sider, broke the record for the running broad jump, beating Espo- sito’s record by 4 inches. William Wastroff, of Barringer, had a hard fight to beat Milton Richman, South Side’s sturdy runner, in the 880-yard Junior, the honors going to the former after a tight finish. In the Inter-Class Relays Central demonstrated its superiority by capturing 7 out of a possible 8 relays. South Side’s 2-B class team won their race, defeating Central’s corresponding team by 10 yards. The Junior running high jump was won by Ambs, of South Side, with a leap of 5 feet. BARRINGER BEATS SOUTH SIDE Barringer 13—South Side 3 On May 8, Barringer took the measure of South Side in a game abounding in ragged fielding. Altogether South Side made 8 errors, while Barringer contrib- uted 4. South Side started off the game like winners, scoring 2 runs on Weis- muller’s double and Thevenet’s slam 42 THE OPTIMIST George J. Bessinger George F. Dietz TELEPHONE 7394 MARKET Bessinger Dietz CLASS and FRATERNITY RINGS and PINS Prize Medals and Trophies. Presentation Jewels, Badges, Emblems and Novelties :: 50 Columbia St. Newark, N. J. through third. Thevy” dented the pan on “Rube” Budish's double. Barringer however, came back strong and scored 3 runs on a walk, 4 errors and 1 hit. South Side, however, nothing daunted, came back and tied the score on Kitterer’s clout to right field and Berg’s error of “Itchy” Watenmaker’s attempted sacrifice. Bar- ringer registered 6 runs in their half of the second on 2 hits and a walk with about 5 errors sandwiched in. From then on South Side batted hard, but Priccillo always tightened up when in danger and kept South Side’s runners away from the plate. Billie Seaman pitched a fine game for South Side, letting Barringer’s slug- gers down with only 5 hits, but the ragged fielding was too much for Bill to fight and overcome and so South Side had to be content with 3 runs, while Bar- ringer went home with 13. Did you notice how happy the 4-B’s are looking this last month? Announcement An exceptional opportunity is offered to learn the fascinating art of Painting on China A course of four lessons will be given, with an outfit, for the small sum of Five Dollars. These lessons arc planned to give thor- ough instruction in the technique of China Painting, especially for beginners. Studio : No. 525 Clinton Avenue BIRKENMEIER KUHN CO., Inc. White and Decorated China Hardware and House Furnishings Stabiner (explaining “I’ll follow him no more with bootless prayers”): It means that when people go in to pray they take their boots oflf.” 1-B (coming out of noon music period in auditorium): “Didya see that guy with the trombone throw up his bow”? 43 Wi THE OPTIMIST SEMI “And my leaf says Blanche Teitelbaum is to be a performer on ice.” “Honestly! And Claire Newman an expert swimmer.” “Betryx Teeter is to have charge of all the fashion promenades in the large stores. Guess who are to be among her models. Esther Solodar, Bandichta Sonn- tag and Edna Rech. But, I wager you’ll find Edna with her beloved books after the promenade is over.” “Listen to this, will you? Helene New- man and Edna D’Arcy are one day to be partners of Pavlowa. They certainly de- serve to be.” “But here’s a good one! Marjorie Marcy is to own a peanut stand. Then she can eat her delicious peanuts to her heart’s content.” “And Jeannette Residor is to be assist- ant proprietor of Loft’s. I bet she’ll be happy, too.” “And Joseph Friedman an accountant.” “Next” (this from my companion): “Philamon Padalino an aviator. “Harry Brotman an organ grinder. “Almerina Cantoni a cartoonist. “And Anna Cohen editor of a question box. I think our class must be the largest that ever graduated from any high school!” “But I bet it is the most interesting,” I replied. “Here are Abe Zucker and Ruth Klappholz, after experimenting themselves, are going to form a matri- monial agency. Many a couple, I bet, they will unite!” “That’s good! And here is Gertrude Hook a Home Economics worker.” “And the Burns girls, one an artist and the other a pharmacist. I wonder which is which. It doesn’t say on the leaf.” “Oh! lend me your ears a moment. San- ford Hill is to be a night watchman at a factory. 44 THE OPTIMIST College of Jersey City 96-100 Summit Avenue Jersey City, N. J. DEPARTMENT OF DENTISTRY The College of Jersey City offers exceptional opportunities to young men and women desirous of entering upon the study of dentistry. Beginning with the 1917 session, which starts on Septem- ber 25th, the course will cover a period of four years. For full particulars apply to the Dean, HERBERT S. SUTPHEN, I). I). S., 17 Walnut Street, Newark, N. J. COX SONS VINING A. Hollander Co. FINE SHOES Maker� of First in Style First in Quality frilimik Caps Gowns Outfits of special design and color 466 CLINTON AVENUE make a Dignified and Appropriate Uniform for High School Graduation. 72 Madison Ave., New York 45 Ifrefl THE OPTIMIST KEEP HEALTHY! EAT CASTLE’S Ice Cream “And Harry Rosenthal a policeman.” “Honestly?” “Yes, and Sarelia Hahn a philosopher.” “This leaf says Clara Barr will be a novelist. “And Ruth Clairville is to be a sculp- tor. “Otto Gohd secretary of the treasury of U. S. “And Samuel Biddleman a real estate agent. “Dot Bioren and Madeline Ellerman, according to this leaf, are to be basket ball coaches. Bernice Rodemann a milliner. Benjamin Blank, manufacturer of teddy bears. That’s good. “John Wosnitzer is to be a conductor.” “This leaf has Marie Chester down as a piano player in a movie theater. Good- ness!” Oh! But listen to this: Margaret Mc- Nicoll and Martha Mann are to be Sal- vation Army workers.” “And Helen Miller is to be a farmer.” Cleanliness Quality Service ARE OUR STANDARDS We specialize in Expert Cleaning, ‘Dye- ing, Pressing and Repairing. One trial Will firmly convince you of the quality of our work. WE OFFER VALET SERVICE S. CHIVIAN SANITARY CLEANING CO. 241 Springfield Ave., Newark, N.J. Phone Waverly 3166 Our School Representative is I. S. Chivian Room 110 “Oh!” I exclaimed, “there are but five more leaves. Hurry, let’s see what they say. This one has Harry Quass down as a taxidermist. Clara Quinlan is to be a Metropolitan Opera singer. “Emilie Kuebler the head of the filing department of one of New York’s largest banks. But two more leaves! Your turn next.” “Elizabeth Rummell------” I can’t make this out, can you?” “Why, certainly,” I replied. “A model wife. Fate is good to Beth.” “The last leaf. I wonder what it says? I can’t even think who is left. Hurry up and read it.” “Minet Singer and Elizabeth Shoyer, waitresses at Childs’.” Hitherto the minute we plucked a leaf another took its place, but now the bough was shorn of its leaves and no new ones appeared. “I wonder what we ought to do with the branch?” I asked. “Surely we can’t 46 IfriH THE OPTIMIST throw it away. It is much too precious.” My wise companion replied, “Let’s put it back again on the tree so that the next class will also be able to learn their fu- ture.” “A good idea!” So I took the branch and started to re- place it. When my hand was within a few inches of the trunk the bough slipped from my fingers right into the place from which I had pulled it. And, strange to say, beautiful gold leaves sprang forth. There we left it all ready for the next Senior Class of South Side. Then, after a brief visit to the Sibyl to tell her all about what we had learned, we started on our homeward journey. M. S. AND E. S. SOne WILL HAVE T0 GROW A TRIFLE Class President: “Is anyone here an expert on love?” Low murmurs among the students. Then— Miss Stone: “Why pick on me?” A class of boys was being examined in geography. The previous day had been devoted to grammar. Among the ques- tions on geography was the following: “Name the zones.” One promising youth, who had mixed the two subjects, an- swered: “There are two zones, masculine and feminine. The masculine is either temperate or intemperate: the feminine is either torrid or frigid.” Summer School During July and August the Coleman College conducts a Special Summer Session. We give courses to meet many needs. The Business and Financial in- stitutions of New ark need more help—and need it badly. Take a course in the Coleman Sum- mer School and do your bit. Registrations now being re- ceived. Full particulars on request. COLEMAN BUSINESS COLLEGE Academy and Halsey Streets NEWARK, N. J. John Kugler, Jr., Principal 47 IUfOGR ?PkS 48 THE OPTIMIST GLOBE ART MANUFACTURING CO. SILVERSMITHS Compliments of S. IV. Weiss ‘’Phone 875 Waverly DE LUXE SERVICE CO. CLEANSERS, DYERS, VALET SERVICE 514 Clinton Avenue Newark, N. J. Compliments of Frederick H- Strubhe Tel. 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