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

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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

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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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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