Susquehanna University - Lanthorn Yearbook (Selinsgrove, PA)

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JAMES BLAIR HORTON, Bond and Key BELLEVILLE, PA. Belleville High School, ' 14; Clio; Class President (2, 3); Varsity Football (3); Assistant Basketball Manager ( 3 ) ; Assistant Editor Lanthorn ; Latin Scientific ; Further Study. Nickname — Jim, Rip By-Word — . ' — :,?x — ;. ' And there came a-oozin ' out of Belleville another unknown quantity. To find its value was the problem which confronted us for two years. At first we were inclined to think Jim rather quiet, but we have been compelled to change our minds on that point, as his second nickname will testify. It has been discovered that he can hold his own with any one when it comes to making noise or raising the Old Nick. To eulogize upon all his good traits would require a book containing as many pages as there are stars in the ethereal heavens. But one of his lines of greatest achievement lies on the football field. He is one of those fellows who do well whatever they may have to do. Sometimes one would think, to hear him talk, lie is about to do something violent ; but we have long since ceased to fear him when this mood is upon him. For no matter how mad, he seems, always to remember that he is not, but is, in fact, very gentle and harmless. Though overstudy never afflicted this young man, he has frequently demonstrated that he has plenty of brains ; only they are like some people ' s good manners : they have ' em, hut they don ' t use ' em. However, as a student Jim does well in his classes so long as he stays awake, but sometimes when the instructor calls on him there is no response, and Jim is fast asleep. A man ' s task is always light if his heart is light- Page Twenty-Eight

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SELIN DAVIS ULRICH, A. 5. n. SEI.INSCROVE, PA. Selinsgrove High School, ' 14; Philo ; Glee Club; V. M. C. A.; Class Poet (1) ; Class Artist (2); Editor-in-Chief Lanthorn ; Classical; Further Study. Nickname — Seal By-Word — Lawd Almighty! Emerson said, Nature is full of freaks, and we here have a specimen of humanity which, in order to diagnose completely, would require the skill of a renowned genius. He is a cross between a foghorn and a Grand Opera singer. And when he starts to sing even the little birds in the trees sit up and take notice. He is a very sensitive and persnickerty sort of fellow along the lines of etiquette, and is mortally shocked to see some other thoughtless fellow walk along the street with one of the fair sex on the outside of the walk. He is very fond of literature, and reads cartloads of moving-picture magazines and can put any movie manager to shame discussing the different actresses. Oh, yes, he notices the ladies and the parts thev play, all right. But well versed as he is among these lines, the Dot-ty series are his specialty. He delights in telling his classmates how little he studies and how easilv he gets through in his recitations. This is accounted for by good bluffing. Unwinding his legs, which, by the way, are generally on some other fellow ' s seat, he arises and in oratorical tones spins out such a flow of unknowns that the Profs, get blue in the face and mark up 98 ' s for him. As yet he has not fully decided what he will do after his school life is over. He has a theatrical trend of mind, but may become a minister and spend his life in the sunny fields of Africa; but, whatever he does, we wish him success. am not in the roll of common men Page Twenty-Seven

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FLORENCE SHEETZ LUBOLD SELINSGRO E, PA. Selinsgrove High School. ' 14; Sophomore Bihle Prize; Class Secretary (3); Associate Editor Lanthorn; Clio; General Science; Teaching. Nickname — Flossie By-Word — Didn ' t I tell you so This damosel is ticketed to be America ' s Lydia Pankhurst. She ever delights in declaiming on the woman ' s rights question and telling insignificant and mere man what he should do and how he should act. Flossie hails from the suburb of Selinsgrove, known as the Isle of Que. On the one hand flows the serene and mighty Susquehanna, and on the other the cool and rippling Penns Creek, with the gigantic Mahanoy Mountain looming darkly in the distance. Because of this serene and aquatic environment she likely acquired her majestic bearing and flow of ironical adjectives. Many times a day she can be seen moving along these quiet waters, ever piercing their innermost depths for a face — a face of a certain minister, although he never knew that his face is pleasing to this maiden. Flossie keeps this secret idol carefully secreted in her heart and ever delights in saying that she is invulnerable so far as men are concerned. In the classroom she is, indeed, at home. No matter what question the Prof, asks she has an eager answer, and usually as correct as the mind can make reply. As you see her approach- ing arrayed in her military coat and army hat, walking along with long, firm strides, she easily might be mistaken ' for a Cossack Princess making a tour of the United States. Whatever position in life she may fill, be she a missionary or (perish the thought) the wife of one, we, the class of 1918, wish her success. She is little, but she ' s wise; She ' s a terror for her sice. Page Twenty-Nine