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

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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

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 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)

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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