Southampton High School - Sea Spray Yearbook (Southampton, NY)

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TAPS 13 ADELAIDE EOiSTEiR GORWITH— “Silenice is of the gods, Only the monkeys chatter.” Who knows not Skipper and Patricia Puddlejumiper? What fire is th|ere, O Catiline, what game, at which she has not been present? How many times has she not sworn at thee, or confounded the race and doings of the magna numina of the Aeneid? How mjany questions has she not asked in Spanish class? In what mischief have not her fiery locks been seen? But let us speak no evil of the great'. She was our President when we were Juniors and she worked hard for us. Now she is ou Vice-President. She is warranted good natured, human, full of fun, and full of pep, so Viva! Viva Adelaide! RUTH LOUISE CULVER—“Hail to thee, blithe spirit!” What do we see herewith? All together now! One, two, three! A pretty picture! Whose is it? Ruth Culver’s! How do we know? We’ve seen her before! Yes, so have we, truth to tell. She is one of the famous three, the Culver kids, as we all knowi She decided, a very short time ago, to graduate in 1923, so we hustled her off to have her picture taken so that you might enjoy it. Wasn’t that kind of us? Good luck, Ruth. CLARENCE CARLTON DEIM, of Wa- ter Mill— “M uch study is a weariness o fthe flesh: Let the world slide.” Friends, Romans, countrymen! Behold the vacant space where his picture should have been! Sad, sad, is it to see the blank that should have been so fair. Never- theless, let us commend him for his kind- ness, for he says that he did not have it taken so we might not have to endure the humiliation of comparing his classical fea- tures with our deformed ones. He is a silver-tongued orator, a wondrous debator (by the way, doesn’t he exercise his talents in the Senior Room, while teasing “Sophy”?) and ;an ardent (aah-dent, should I say?) student of Latin. He is badly bitten by the, at present, ubiquitous radio bug. Amlong his other accomplish- ments Rocky is a runner, and not as bad at basket ball as he might be. Sir, may you lose some few faults, and gain many honors, so fulfilling yourself.

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TAPS 12 Our Gallery FRANCES M-ARY BALNIS—“There is great ability in knowing how to conceal one’s ability.’’ Ladies and gentlemen, to the side you see a picture of Frances Mary Balnis, a worthy Senior of '23. She is a most in- dustrious scholar, and a model of behav- ior for all wild Frosh.es. We can’t decide in which subject she excels. Frances, it’s hard to know what to say. Since we can’t find a lot of faults to enumerate, as we very easily can for some, we just want you to know that you have our best wishes for success. ELIZABETH BENiNETT CAMPBELL —“A lady kind and mild.” Betty (she doesn’t like that, but she detests “Lizzie,” therefore we take the lesser of two evils), Essie, we should say, is one of our most sophisticated and polish- ed animals— except once in a while. She has labored hard and faithfully to capture and retain the fugitive knowledge that lurks here. Go thou and do likewise reader, and be wise. She it was who christened our school paper when both she and it were new in High School, leaving it as a remembrance of her. Bon Voyage in life, Mademoiselle! NANCY ETHEL CAMPBELL— “I cannot check my girlish blush, My 'color comes and goes.” Another of the notorious Campbell Kids. “Petunia” is some actress; if you don’t believe it, ask her and see for yourself; and as for being a mimic, no simian could surpass her. She is some speaker too; who has not heard her from the Senior Room to the lowest regions? We recom- mend you to try a dose of Nance for a sour disposition. Favorable results guar- anteed. She works as hard as she flirts, which is saying quite a lot, you must ad- mit. Three cheers for Petunia!

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14 TAPS BESSIE FRANK— “A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the wisest men.” The real name of this person is Eliza- beth, but we didn’t put it down because nobody would have known it—we our- selves didn’t until a month agO'—anyhow, it’s too big and dignified a name for a small piece of humanity like this. Who ever saw Bessie when she was really angry, spitting and sputtering like “Sophy,” for instance? No one. Who ever saw her laugh with her pencil at her mouth? We did! Who says so? Everybody! She is another of our numerous brilliant stud- ents. Here’s hoping your “dainty little feet” carry you far! MiARY AUGUSTA HALSEY—“And there came a fair maid from a distant land!” We’re not as well acquainted with Au- gusta as with most of the other 23-ers, since she just started to come to our finishing school in January. Therefore, readers, we’re sorry to disappoint you. No, absolutely not. We cannot publish any scandal concerning h,er. Keep on reading, though; there are others to come whose slates are not so clean. Gusta is still another in our galaxy of academic stars, and moreover, her piano-playing is like the famed “music of the spheres.” Here’s to a demure good sport. (By the way, her dwelling is in Sagaponack, if that knowledge will help you out.) MARION ELEANOR HALSEY — “Like a circle ending never Does her tongue run on forever.” This beauty is variously referred to as Mary-Anne, Nela and Spika—0 yes, and as “my little dark-eyed girl.” Then too, she is an ex-Water Mill-ite, so her abilities are explained. She is one of the firm o “Nance and Nela,” a partnership some- times, or rather very many times, on the verge of dissolution, but having wjthin it an efTi|cient self-healing element. In English class she shines by means of her poetry and romantic prose, and in the Senior Room by ready speech. Ihe Class of ’23 hopes that there will never be a time when you cannot say “I’m glad that I’m glad that I’m glad...........”