University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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ROBERT L. GIBBONS, N2X, Sharon, Pa. Sharon High School. Penn State. Thinks of ninny things, is very quiet as a rule, hut you must not mention the good old winter 'port or he will talk you to death. Usually quiets the more boisterous with a cut the prep school stuff. ’ A Gibbonism: You never can tell who flunked until you see them in the re-exam. RUTH HARVEY, HON, Pittsburgh, Pa. California State Normal. V. V. C. A. Pitkin Club. Ruth would rather study Chemistry than go to the nick any day. She is sternly opposed to talking in the halls and violently opposes Co-education. Honk Honk! Tamed for ho perpetual grin and cheery nature. Jumped from the Sophomore into the Junior Class—and the letter surely gained thereby. MAX HURWITZ, Pittsburgh, Pa. PittKbui'Kh High School. Famous as a Fresh because of his utter disregard of Sophomore dictations. The one honest-to-goodness student in the class. . I successful 'wonder and a wonderful success in everythina. Can speak intelligently upon all the isms in the curriculum. Hut all his intellectual endowment is wasted. Max is a Socialist. JOHN PERSHING HEINER, IX. Butler, Pa. Dcllefontc Academy, Glee Club. Bonlentown Military Institute. Varsity Basket Ball. Culver. Varsity Baseball. As a Freshman John tried to impersonate .Xapoleon by applying his previously military training to directing the class fight, liver talking about the little pippin he teas with the night before—until one night he was seen with a little pippin 'who looked like an escaped inmate of the Old Ladies' Home. Absolute silence front J. P. 29

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R WALLACE EBE, 2X, Edgewood, Pa. Ed go wood High School. Clusa Football. Class Secretary and Treasurt r (2). Class Baseball. Y. M. C. A. Varsity Tennis Team. Onp and Gown. R. Wallace may be said Our Wallace. 7 he one on idiom all political failures are blamed. Relieves evenings acre invented for careful, cautious meditation—an occasional indulgence, such as a theater, but never to shut one's self oil from the outside world. JOHN MEREDITH FLUDE, ASII. NSN. Wilkinsburg, Pa. Wilkinsburg High Sehool. Staunton Military Academy. East liberty Academy. This is our IS can Brummel. We suspect that he is a ladies’ man, but cannot get any positive cvidcncc--just circumstantial. Rut with all his fastidiousness and lozc of the fair sex, we appreciate his good fellozoship and congenial laugh. THOMAS ALEXANDER FRAZIER, AA. Pittsburgh, Pa. Allegheny High Sehool. Y. M. C. A. Clara Football. Chick is one of that Chemistry crowd—when he comes to sehool. Spends most of his time analysing tin soil and atmosphere of Penysville .Ivenue. The author of an original lexicon, containing words of his own coinage. Is either a genius or a boob—it's hard to tell which. JOHN NICHOLAS FREDERICK, MHI. Pittsburgh, Pa. Pittsburgh Academy. To look at John you would take him for a traveling salesman. peddling soap. Has an omnipresent smile, 'which wins for him a host of friends and no enemies. His business sagacity cropped out when he and his side-kick organised a stock company for the use of their honing stone 28

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ABRAHAM CHARLES HEPPS, 4»KII. Homestead, Pa. Homestead High School. Athletic Committee. French Dramatic Club. Class Football (1), (2 , (3). Student Senate. Class Haskct Hall (1). 2). The Homestead Bear-cat. A lad who has demonstrated repeatedly his abilities as a politician. His worst enemies admit it—his friends gloat over it. liven the cops in Homestead bow to him. Also some football player. Ask the Sophs. And also inquire of Provin about that Doc’s excuse. SIDNEY S. HOEHL, Pittsburgh, Pa. Swiss vale High School. Class Haseball (1), 2 Y. M. C. A. Class Football (2. (3). Student Senate (3). College and Miscellaneous Editor 1916 Owl. Says he is going to be a minister. Good night! Can raise more rough-house in five minutes than the rest of the school combined in half a day. Inaugurated the novelty of having Co-eds attend class elections and thus saved the day for Gus. lixpects to be murdered after the Owl appears. JACOB JOHN HORWITZ, I AB, Pittsburgh, Pa. Pittsburgh High School. Class Hasket Hall. Class Husehall. “Junk.” The jeweler of the class. The active member of the Baer Horwits Association. Judging by the present rate of growth, he should have a mustache by the time he graduates. Gives unrequested advice and insti actions to everybody upon anything. SAUL SENIOR HURWICH, Pittsburgh, Pa. Pittsburgh High' School. If you see a fellow dressed up like a million dollars— that's Saul. An expert in the terPsichorean art Talks a lot. but says nothing. Cackles like a duck, but is quite human in other rcs cct . Almost on the Junior Prom Com-nr'ttee—but so were others. 30