Weaver High School - Portal Yearbook (Hartford, CT)

Text from Pages 1 - 194 of the 1927 volume:

jhj, cW of ih cJhcmui v iiruil Wwwr JchW,. RattfouLCj (ma_ j ' Dedication In appreciation of her patience and her efforts to keep the standards of this school high, and to create good fellowship among the students, as well as a better understanding between the students and the faculty, We, the Class of 192 7A, respectfully dedicate our CLASS BOOK to Miss Faith H. Talcott Second Vice-Principal and Dean of Girls CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School Class; 2 ook 2$oarbs Editor-in-Chief —Frances A. Rau Assistant Editor —Leonard Selitzky Business Manager —Daniel B. Charter Assistant Business Manager —Raymond A. Morris Editorial Board Ethel M. Dooley Richard W. Reppert Isadore Garber Marion Rutt Henry Hudson Alba I. Zizzamia Business Board Richard M. Hemenway Florence M. Joseph Florence B. Savitt FOREWORD E that hath a sense of humor, but is so blinded by his confidence in his own prodigious powers as a wit that he peruseth this Class Book without a smile which softeneth his features, but stayeth wrapped in his own melancholy and lonely conceit while his companions laugh and make merry, is like unto the ass, who, though he knoweth his master leadeth him well, still to indulge an asinine caprice, balketh in the middle of the road, and, bowing his head in stubbornness, alloweth the rest of the world to go by. It is with this sentiment that we present this book to you. We have no apologies and no regrets. We have worked hard in preparing it and now our only feeling is one of hope that our offering will please you. To the faculty advisers, Miss Craig and Miss Hood, who have so generously helped us in editing this Class Book, we, the Board, wish to extend our sincere thanks. 2 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School Class of 19273 Class Motto Res Non Verba Class Colors Maroon and Silver Class Chairman Leonard Selitzky Chairman of Reception Committee Frank T. Carney Class Marshal Sterling D. Harger Orator Frank J. Lang Treasurer Edward J. Verrillo Historians Alba I. Zizzamia Isadore Garber Essayist Dorothy I. Reinholdz Prophets Ethel M. Dooley Richard W. Reppert Testator Richard M. Hemenway Reception Committee Lois S. Abbe Katherine M. Kearns Daniel J. Tasillo Fred C. Leonard Color Committee Sylvia D. Ginewsky Raleigh A. Dresser Virna D. Gunther Pin and Ring Committee Frances A. Rau Leonard Selitzky Isadore Garber Alba I. Zizzamia Motto Committee Harry L. Weinstein Ruth H. Flanigan Louis Clare 3 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School Class doll Lois Seville Abbe Betty Applebaum Hilda Aron Ruth Lillian Barber Ruth Elizabeth Blessing Sylvia Bronstein Helen Scott Carney Sylvia Edna Corvo Ruth Louise Crane Harriette Frances Croker Violet Florence Dixon Ethel Mary Dooley Sadie Elizabeth Eagney Jean Faldman Ruth Harriet Flanigan Sylvia Doris Ginewsky Freada Molly Glotzer Frances Goltra Virna Doris Gunther Grace Bernice Heap Rella Rose Himmelblau Florence Mae Joseph Ruth Juster Sarah Ida Kaprove Katherine Mary Kearns Sadie Kostin Dorothy Irene Lay Esther Edith Lutin Louise Elmore Macauley Dora Rosalie Mancini Clara Meiselman Evelyn Meiselman Gertrude Miller Katherine Elizabeth Moriarty Bertha Morse Mary Grace Preston Frances Austin Rau Dorothy Ingeborg Reinholdz Lillian Selma Rodensky Beatrice Romansky Marion Rutt Florence Bailey Savitt Sylvia Spalter Marion Veronica St. John Geraldine Frances Sullivan Ruth Estella Sullivan Marjorie Esther Taylor Irina Alberta Whaley Mildred Adele Whitney Marguerite Theresa Wissel Alba Isabel Zizzamia 4 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School CIas Uvoll 2?0J S! Louis Berman Samuel Herman Berson Raymond Leonard Bialick Frank Thomas Carney Daniel Buell Charter Louis Clare Sol Dolgin Arthur Dorman Raleigh Adams Dresser Louis Leigh DuBrow Isadore Garber Roy Theodore Hammer Sterling DeForest Harger Carl Douglas Harthon Richard Maine Hemenway Henry Hudson Alfred Gamard Jeter Samuel Kaplan Phelps Mexcur Lane Frank Joseph Lang Fred Charles Leonard Walter Max Loeffler, Jr. Robert Ladue Macauley Raymond Augustus Morris Paul Louis Paulsen William Samuel Peterson Richard Walter Reppert Benjamin Rosenthal Irving Herman Rosenthal Ralph Edward Schlatter Leonard Ryder Schoenfeld Leonard Selitzky Lloyd Runnalls Smith Norman Smyth Marshall Murray St. John Daniel Joseph Tasillo Vincent Egan Turley Edward John Verrillo Harry Leonard Weinstein Harry Weisenberg 5 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School LOIS S. ABBE “Lo” “Rare is the union of cuteness and virtue.” Northwest School; Art-Crafts Club 2b—4b ; Ingle- side Club 2b—4b; Glee Club 3b—4b; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Athletic Association 2a—4b ; Upper Choir 2b—-4b; Waitress at Boys’ Club Suppers 4a, 4b; Reception Committee 4b. Dainty little Lois ! We don’t think it’s right that the class picked you for the most conceited. Never mind, Chub, it isn’t everyone who has something to be conceited about. Say, listen, why didn’t someone ever write a book called, “Ladies Prefer Blondes” ? We won’t tell all we know, though. BETTY APPLEBAUM “The countenance is the portrait of the soul.” Arsenal School; Business Club 3a—4b, Vice-Presi¬ dent and Treasurer 4a ; C. H. L. S. 4a, 4b, Executive Member 4a ; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Athletic Associa¬ tion la—4b. We didn’t hear from you, often, “Betts,” in that big, noisy room of 227, but once in a while we looked over at the aisle near the door and saw that sweet, angelic face and that aureole of golden hair. Are you really as angelic as you look ? Well we’ve heard nothing to the contrary as yet, but- HILDA ARON “Hil” “For all vain wishes in her prevented By a fortunate habit of being contented.” Northeast School; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Athletic Association 2a—4b ; Girls’ Business Club 3b—4b ; Ingleside Club 4b. Another one of that silent throng in the first aisle, weren’t you, Hilda ? Too bad we never got to know you better. You seemed awfully nice, but you didn’t give us much of a ' chance. RUTH L. BARBER But all the pleasure that I find Is to maintain a quiet mind.” Girls’ League la—4b. Ruth was one of the very few who kept ’27A on the Honor Roll and that in itself deserves great commendation. We never got to know you very well, but we liked you just the same, and we’re awfully glad to have you with us. You have the sincerest wishes of the Class of ’27A for your future. 6 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School LOUIS BERMAN “Shrimp” “We saw him upon nearer view !” Northeast School ; Choir 2b—4b; Leaders’ Corps 2b—4b ; Athletic Association la—4b ; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b; Classical Club 3a—4b ; Glee Club 3b—4b, Assist¬ ant Librarian 4b. Louis is quite small, but very much in evidence. His wit and good-natured humor are as bright as his rosy cheeks. His attitude is care free, but we find him the best of companions. He’s one reason why the Class of ’27A is considered cute! Ain’t that the truth ? SAMUEL H. BERSON bam “I crave alone for peace and rest And feel that it is best.” Northeast School ; Athletic Association la—4b; Orchestra la—4b ; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b. When some of the girls say “Sam” is quiet, the boys just look at one another, and smile meaningly. They know that he isn’t as quiet as he appears to be. He is surely a ccrtnical fellow, and we often see a laughing group with “Sam” at its center. We’re glad he made double promotion, but wish he’d been in Room 227 with us, to make our sojourn in that room even more enjoyable. He’s a nice fellow. RAYMOND L. BIALICK “Bow-wow” “O bed ! O bed ! delicious bed ! That heaven upon earth to weary head 1” Northwest School; Athletic Association la—4b; Boys’ Club 4b; Football Team 1924-25-26 ; Basketball Team 1924-25-26. We began to wonder, after a while, if “Ray” had no clocks home. His tardiness has come to be a tradition among us. “Ray” has “tried” for more athletic teams than any other of our number, and has come to be an athlete of parts. His bellowing and happy laughter has lightened many an afternoon’s practice. Although he doesn’t make himself known much, socially, we like him a lot. RUTH E. BLESSING “Harpy” “She dwelt among the untrodden ways.” Northeast School; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Athletic Association 3b, 4a ; Choir 4b. “Harpy” is one of those quiet girls who are better listeners than they are talkers, and we must say that in Harpy’s” case a lot is hidden behind that slow smile of hers. We predict something nice for “Harpy” in the future. She’s such a pleasant girl. 7 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School SYLVIA BRONSTEIN “Syb” “Be thine with airy steps to trace Some bright and sunny way.” Northwest School ; C. H. L. S. 3a—4b ; Girls’ Busi¬ ness Club 3a—4b ; “Lookout” Business Board 3b, 4a ; Athletic Association la—4b ; Girls’ League 2b—4a. You got quite a few votes for the most angelic. “Syb,” but I think it’s just your golden locks that gave that impression—anyhow, most of the class knew you a little better than that. By the way, how ai-e your two “sweethearts” that used to adorn that famous Civics class? Also, I’d keep away from the yacht club if I were you ! ! ! FRANK T. CARNEY “Curly” “Earth has few more handsome things to show !” Northwest School ; Classical Club 4a, President 4b ; Radio Club 3a, 3b, President 4a, Secretary 4b ; Rifle Club 3a, 3b, Secretary 4a, Vice-President 4b; Rifle Team ; French Club 4a, 4b ; Student Council 2a ; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b ; Athletic Association la—4b ; Chairman of Reception Committee. Good looks galore and plenty more besides. That’s Frank. Always helpful and handy with a smile. Quite serious, and how he blushes ! Frank is there with the women, but we fear he gives them little encouragement. We like him, and will never forget his struggle with Trigonometry and French readers ! HELEN S. CARNEY “Giggles” “I am tipsy with laughter.” Northeast School ; Athletic Association la—4b; Girls’ League 2b—4b. Laugh—I thought I’d die” might more than apply to this young lady. Helen’s giggles could be heard all over Room 227, and perhaps, one might say all over Weaver for that matter. How about the time you stepped out with the captain of the team, Helen? What team ? Oh, well, if that’s how you remember it—! 1 DANIEL B. CHARTER “Dan” “Danny” Many a tear have I shed for her sake. When she little thought of me.” Crosby High School ; Athletic Association la—4b ; Interclass Basketball lb—4b ; Assistant and Business Manager of “The Chronicle” 3b—4a ; Rifle Team 2b— 4b; Range Officer 2a, Vice-President 2b, President 3b—4b, Assistant Instructor, Captain 4a ; Track Team 3a; Football Squad 4b ; Radio Club 3b. 4a ; Interclass Football Team 4b ; Business Manager Class Book 4b; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b ; Leaders’ Corps 2b. Wicked stares—but they are usually at a paper target. “Dan” is our marksman. He shoots a straight arrow besides (so they say, but we couldn’t see it). We commend him for his ambition and—for his nonchalance in receiving the undivided attention of female “bookworms” in the library ! 8 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School LOUIS CLARE “Lou” “All I ask is to be let alone.” Northeast School ; French Club 3b—4b, Secretary 4b ; “Lookout” Reporter 4a ; Classical Club 4a ; Boys’ Club, Treasurer 4a, 4b ; Junior Usher 3b ; Choir 2b— 4b ; Baseball Squad 2b ; Class Basketball 3a, 4a ; Class Football 4b ; Athletic Association la—4b ; Motto Com¬ mittee. Louis is certainly a good sport. He has been do¬ ing home work incessantly for four years, and then assisting erring students by the loan of his treasure. “Lou” is a bit too serious, but still he has accom¬ plished his main objective ; that is, his marks are fine. Perhaps if a few more of us were as conscientious as Louis, we might also be rewarded when that cer¬ tain white card comes around ! SYLVIA E. CORVO “Syb” “Love me little, love me long.” Northwest School ; Athletic Association 2a—4b : Girls’ League 3b—4b; “Lookout” Circulation Board 4a ; Choir 2b—4b ; Girls’ Leaders’ Corps 3b—4b ; Glee Club 4a and 4b ; Waitress at Boys’ Club Suppers 4a and 4b. Be he short, sweet, and dainty, be he large and masterful with a dimple in his chin, or be he j ust medium with an ordinary physiognomy, “Syb” would fall and flirt, and flirt and fall, for not without reason was this vampy maiden chosen “most flirta¬ tious.” Those dark-eyed charms didn’t work on quite all the football squad, though. Did they, “Syb?” RUTH L. CRANE “Ruthie” “Silence does not always mean wisdom.” Northwest School ; Athletic Association la—4b ; Choir 2b—4b ; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Girls’ Leaders’ Corps 2b—4b ; Basketball 4b ; Classical Club 4b. Though Ruthie” has not been with us through all our “happy days,” she knew what she was doing when she dropped into ’27A in her senior year. Now, no kidding, Ruth, aren’t we the very best class to graduate with, and aren’t you glad that you were lucky enough to drop back into it? HARRIETTE F. CROKER “A face with goodness overspread 1” Danbury High School; C. H. L. S. 4b; Girls’ League 3b, 4a, 4b ; Athletic Association 3b, 4a, 4b. This studious and unassuming Miss has proven that some girls do come to high school to get an education. Although we think she’s quiet during school times, reports have come from the outside world that “you’d be surprised,” and maybe we would. But any one who knows as much about Geology as Harriette does, can’t have much room to know about “outside doin’s.” Success is bound to come your way, Harriette. It is your classmates’ wish. oQ.0 2 — 9 - CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School VIOLET F. DIXON ‘Dixie” ‘‘.Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever.” New Park Avenue School; Girls’ League 2b—4b; Athletic Association la—4b ; Choir 3b—4b. “Dixie” was a little different from most of our girls. She never bobbed her hair just to see whether it would look different when it grew in again. We don’t know very much about her except that she always looks very much embarrassed when some one chances to mention the Hartford Electric Light Com¬ pany. SOL DOLGIN “Wondrous pictures hath he wrought, Of man, and child, and beast.” Northwest School; Athletic Association la—4b; Choir 2b—4b; Owlet” 2a, 2b; Glee Club 3a—4b; Boys’ Commercial Club 4b; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b; Dramatic Club Producing Group 4a, 4b. It is hard for us to comment on this “glorious” lad. We can just imagine him sailing about in a long smock and flowing hair with a brush in his hand, but since these are sadly lacking, “Niglod” flies around instead with a broad grin and a camera. What a rogues’ gallery Sol must have tucked away among his possessions somewhere. Never mind, Sol, we know and like that walk, that smile, whenever he smiles, and that roaring voice, when he gives commands. Only the very great possess such char¬ acteristics. Then, if you a re still in doubt, as to his efficiency, just( cast a glance at that Pompion profile and vanquish your doubts. Yes, the greatness of mind exceeds its limited space; that is why you see his forehead projecting out—with knowledge. ETHEL M. DOOLEY “Red” She has that everlasting rotation of tongue, that an echo must wait till she dies before it can catch her last words 1” Mount Saint Joseph Academy; IngleSide Club 3b, 4a, Secretary 4b ; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Representa¬ tive 4a; “Lookout” Editorial Board 4a, 4b ; Dramatic Club Producing Group 4a, 4b; Art-Crafts Club 3a—- 4b, Executive Committee 3b; C. H. L. S. 4a, 4b; Athletic Association 2b—4b ; Editorial Board of Class Book 4b; Class Prophetess ; Choir 4b; Waitress at Boys’ Club Suppers 4a, 4b ; “Then and Now” 4b. If you want to find “Red” in a crowd, look to see who’s making the most noise! “Red” is there when it comes to verbally impressing others, and if ever any information is needed concerning the private doings of any of our classmates, “Red” is the one who can tell “how and the reason why I” ARTHUR DORMAN “Art” Who never said a foolish thing Who never did a wise one.” Northwest School ; Athletic Association la—4b; Boys’ Club 3a—4b ; Class Basketball 4a ; Class Foot¬ ball 4b. A bit removed from our sphere, but still one of us. The struggle for marks, is perhaps one of the causes for this. Then again, he is naturally of a quiet and retired nature, but with his own friends he is quite at home. He seldom speaks, but when he does, he utters words of wisdom. 10 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School RALEIGH A. DRESSER “Pop” A flower cannot blossom without sunshine And a man cannot live without love.” Northwest School; Choir 2b—4b ; Glee Club 2b— 4b ; Color Committee. Many, many years ago, when the freshman roll was being called, a weak voice answered to the im¬ posing name Raleigh A. Dresser. This weak voice has now become rougher, and the owner has honored us by consenting to graduate with our class, after refusing many earlier offers. Raleigh has a way about him that seems to entice the opposite sex. Moreover, he has acquired a certain knack at filling out demerit slips, and a close acquaintance with the office. Never mind, Raleigh, we’re tickled to have you with us. LOUIS L. DU BROW “Leigh” The world knows little of its great men !” Arsenal School; Choir 2b—4b ; Glee Club 2a—4b ; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b ; Athletic Association la—4b. In obscurity so far as the girls are concerned, but popular with the boys. Perhaps it’s his shrinking attitude that makes this so; we don’t quite know. At any rate, we wish he could be with us more after hours, but this ambitious boy says he is sorry, but he must go to work. Keep it up, Lou” ; we know you’ll get there ! SADIE E. EAGNEY “Sally” The look composed, and steady eye. Bespeak a steady constancy.” Unionville Grammar School ; Athletic Association 2b—4b ; Girls’ League 2b—4b. We wonder what “Sally” does on Thursday after¬ noons. There might be a variety of answers to this, and, as “the truth hurts”, we’ve decided to keep silent. Along with an ability to talk much about nothing at all, Sally” has an unknown admirer who leaves notes in her desk. JEAN FALDMAN “Jean” Falsehood is so easy; truth, so difficult.” Arsenal School ; Choir 3a—4b ; Athletic Asso ciation la—4b ; Business Club 3a, 3b ; Ingleside Club 3a—4a ; Girls’ League 2b—4b. You’re a pretty good bluffer, “Jean,” but not quite so good as you think you are, or else we’re not quite so credulous as we look. We may have the wrong opinion of you, but if you hadn’t acted so disdain¬ fully and had taken the trouble to mix and make yourself better known, our impression might have been different. 11 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School RUTH H. FLANIGAN “One should look into people as well as at them.’’ Center School, East Hartford ; Ingleside Club 2a—- 2b ; French Club 3b—4b ; C. H. L. S. 3a—4b ; Classical Club 4a—4b ; “Lookout” Circulation Board 3b ; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Athletic Association 2a—4b ; Girls’ League Representative 4a—4b; Executive Committee of Classical Club 4b ; Motto Committee. Maybe Ruth doesn’t say very much, but she thinks a lot. And then too perhaps the “heavy talking crowd” she travels with may have squelched her a little. Are you a man hater, “Ruthie,” or is it just that you’ve never had an opportunity to display your charms ? Whatever happens, you will always hold a place in our memories—as that nice little Flanigan girl ! ISADORE GARBER “Izzy” “They go wild, simply wild, over me !” Northwest School; Student Council 2a and 2b; Athletic Association la—4b ; Classical Club 4a and 4b ; Choir 2a—4b ; “Lookout” Business Board 3b, Cir¬ culation Manager 4a ; Dramatic Club 3a—4b, Libra¬ rian 3b, President 4a, “The Mourner” 3b, “White Headed Boy” 4b; Junior Usher; Football Manager 3b, 4b ; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b ; ’Varsity Basketball 3b, 4b ; Tennis Team, Manager 4a ; Pin and Ring Committee 4a ; Class Historian ; Class Book Board. And all these years we’ve been wondering, “Izzy,” whether you are interested in the girls or the girls are interested in you. Well, it’s no fault of the girls, is it? How does it feel to be a really truly actor on the great big stage and an honest-to-gosh athlete on the “gym” floor, not to mention a past master of the terpsichorean art? By the way, “Izzy,” how long do you genei ' ally spend on her front porch when you take her home ? SYLVIA D. GINEWSKY oyb Gin “What am I after all but a child?” Northwest School ; Choir 2b—4b ; Student Council 2b; Girls’ League 2b—4b, Treasurer 4b; Ingleside Club 2b—4b, Executive Committee 4b; “Lookout” Reportorial Staff 3b; Glee Club 4a. 4b; Dramatic Club 3b—4b, Secretary 4b ; C. H. L. S. 3b—4b ; Ath¬ letic Association la—4b ; Waitress at Boys’ Club Sup¬ pers 4a, 4b; “Seventeen”, “The Whiteheaded Boy”; Color Committee. We can never forget you as “Jane” in “Seven¬ teen.” Everyone in the audience was in love with you ; also some on the stage ! ( ?) Do you really have as many “affairs du coeur” as we hear about, and does a Yale fraternity man mean less than nothing to you, or is that just a pose? We’re inclined to believe the latter, but, just the same, you’re a “cute lil’ kid, ‘Sibby’ ” and we really do like you lots. FREADA M. GLOTZER “Fritzie” “And good thoughts, where her footsteps pressed. Like fairy blossoms grew.” Northwest School; Choir 2b—4b ; Athletic Associa¬ tion la—4b : Leaders’ Corps 3b, 4a, 4b ; Girls’ League 2b—4b; C. H. L. S. 3a—4b. “Fritzie” is a perfect peach! We were glad, of course, that she had the opportunity of taking that trip to Europe at that time, but we were shaking for fear that she’d not graduate with us. She has ful¬ filled our wishes, however, and jumped up into our class again. We like her patience and willingness and appreciate her gratitude for any little things we may do for her. She’s an all-around “good fellow!” 12 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School FRANCES GOLTRA “Buttercup” The great fault in woman is the desire to be like man.” Northeast School; Basketball la—4b, Captain 3a and 3b. Manager 3b and 4a; Girls’ League 3a—4b: Ingleside Club 3a ; Athletic Association 2a—4b ; Girls’ Leaders’ Corps 3a—4b ; Choir 4a and 4b. O, those boyish girls ! How could anyone ever forget the only girl in ’27A who graduated with a boyish bob ? Buttercup” was one of the few who kept up the athletic record of the girls in our class and held the rest of us for shame when it came to basketball. Here’s hopin’ you don’t get ordinary, “Buttercup”, and start to let your hair grow. VIRNA D. GUNTHER “Women’s blushes express what they dare not speak !” Northwest School; French Club 3b—4b ; C. H. L. S. 3a—4b ; Ingleside Club 2a—2b ; Classical Club 4a—4b ; Lookout” Circulation Board 4a Athletic Association 2a—4b ; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Dramatic Club 3b—4b ; Waitress at Boys’ Club Suppers 4a ; “The Whiteheaded Boy” ; Color Committee. Some one once said that blushes are the badge of inexperience; and we used to think that applied to Virna. However, our Upper Senior has proven to the contrary. How did you ever find time to keep a football captain on your visiting list with your bridge parties and the like ? Not to mention your friend at Trinity ! ROY T. HAMMER “Sledge” Yet leaving here a name, I trust, That will not perish in the dust 1” Northeast School ; Boys’ Club 4a, President 4b; Choir 2b—4b ; Boys’ Leaders’ Corps 3a—4b ; Athletic Association la—4b ; Choir Monitor 3b, 4a. If Roy had curly hair, we’d choose him as our nearest resemblance to a Greek god. We know little of what he does after school, but we are sure we need have no worry. He is interesting when he once starts speaking, but this happens very seldom. Roy specializes in Leaders’ Corps’ work, where he shines. With all his quietness, he is a likeable fellow and an asset to any group. STERLING D. HARGER “Sam” “Nig” “I’ll fight till from my bones the flesh is hacked !” Northwest School; Football Team 1925, Captain 1926 ; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b ; Boys’ Leaders’ Corps 3a—• lb ; Athletic Association la—4b ; Class Marshal. Sam” started to blossom forth quite late in his high school life, but when he did, he turned out to be one of our prize flowers, an athlete par excellence, and an all-around good fellow. When a practical joke is played, or boisterous laughter is heard, you can be sure it is “Sam”, and his fellow— scongels.” We’ve heard girls say, “Sam”, that their hearts flut¬ ter every time you go by 1 Watch your step is our warning ! 13 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thoma s Snell Weaver High School C. DOUGLAS HARTHON “Doug” “What a maiden look On his boyish face.” Wilson Street School; Choir 2b—4b ; Athletic Asso¬ ciation la—4b ; Boys’ Club 4a and 4b. O, Doug,” what we know about you 1 Wanna hear it? Well, you just love asking fair maidens to accompany you on mid-day frolics through Keney Park, and you write simply ‘‘knock out” love mis¬ sives ! Didn’t think we knew all that, did you, “Doug,” but you’d be surprised! Never mind, even though your “hiking” invitations ax - e cruelly declined and your notes are treated likewise, you may attri¬ bute the fact, not to your girlish blush, but to the sad Fate that makes gentlemen pi-efer blondes, but makes most ladies admire big, dark, handsome foot¬ ball players ! GRACE B. HEAP “Why then should I account of little pain. That endless pleasure shall unto me gain ?” Northwest School; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Athletic Association la—4b ; Girls’ Business Club 3a—4b. Well, Gi-ace, you’re with us again, much to our delight. You bring a good time with you, and, of coui ' se, we like that! But say, Gi ' ace, what do you do on Thursday afternoons ? We shan’t give you away, though! But we shall give you this bit of advice: Be careful, when you woi ' k in banks. You know bank people are pretty shai - p-eyed 1 You can’t fool them. Never bother, Grace, we like you all the same. RICHARD M. HEMENWAY “Dick” I am a clown; I know it; and yet, God help me, I am poor enough to be a wit.” Northwest School; Dramatic Club 4a, 4b ; Athletic Association la—4b ; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b ; Classical Club 3b, 4a, 4b, Vice-President 4a; Debating Club 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, Vice-President 4a; Business Board of Class Book; Junior Usher; “Chronicle” Editorial Board 3b; Class Testator ; “Seventeen”, “The Whiteheaded Boy” ; Choir 2b—4b. We predict a gi-eat futui ' e of astounding success as Chief Spouter of the International Salesmen’s League for “Dick.” He seems to have been born with the “gift of gab.” and a sense that there’s no place like a soap-box for a talented orator. We surely did enjoy his “lines,” didn’t we, and those interpretative dances he performed at Dramatic Club l’ehearsals. We feel sure that anyone who can talk like “Dick” will be able to argue himself anywhere. Can’t you just imagine him at the gates of Heaven saying, “My dear Angels and Saints, hei-e we have the small¬ est harp in existence, etc.” Here’s luck and a long life to ye, “Dick.” RELLA R. HIMMELBLAU “Cinders” “Rel” “Second thoughts are ever wiser.” Northwest School ; Athletic Association 3b—4b; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Girls’ Business Club 3a—4b ; French Club 3b; C. H. L. S. 4a; Editorial Board of “The Lookout” 4a. Though you try to act as dare devilish as the rest of us, Rella, you can’t attain that careless, indolent air and are still a conscientious, hard worker. Were it not for what we heard about you one night at the “Wooster” we might have thought you had no interest in the opposite sex, but- 14 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School HENRY HUDSON “Wiff” “This is the happy warrior, this is he That every man should wish to be.” Northeast School ; Athletic Association la—4b; Football Squad 4a and 4b ; Class Book Editorial Board 4b ; Cartoonist for “Lookout” 3a. This is the young gentleman whom we have sat and gazed at from the far-off bleachers during the excitement of a Weaver football game. And to watch him “smear the opposing team” one would little think that this “he-man” could wield as fine an artist’s brush as James Montgomery Flagg, himself. It’s all right, “Wiff” ; every single person in ’27A admits that although there may be better sports than you, they are few and far between, and we’ve never met ’em as yet. ALFRED G. JETER “Al” “The worst fault I have is to be always in love.” Northwest School ; Athletic Association la—4b; Boys’ Club 4a and 4b ; Science Club 3a and 3b ; Radio Club 3a. If at first you don’t succeed, you certainly do try, try again, don’t you, Al” ? And being rejected by one female seems only to quicken your ardor for an¬ other. Do you go to the library for the good of your head or your heart? We’re inclined to think that it’s the latter. But you must keep away from Sterling Street on dark nights, if you expect to maintain your boyish dignity. Here’s hopin’ you “Laff That Off.” FLORENCE M. JOSEPH “Flo” “Her bark is worse than her bite.” Henry Barnard School ; Choir 3a—4b : Ingleside Club 3b, Vice-President 4b, Treasurer; Athletic Asso¬ ciation 2a—4b ; Girls’ League 2a—4b ; Pianist Fresh¬ man Choir 4a ; Business Board of Class Book 4b. Why are you sarcastic, “Flo” ? Have you been disappointed in love, or is it put on? We’re inclined to think the latter. Even though you wear your brown locks primly turned about your head, you re¬ ceived not one vote for the most angelic. You’ll be remembered for the jokes you told, the amount you ate, and your recitation, “At the Baseball Game.” RUTH JUSTER “Ruthie” “Merrily, merrily shall I live now Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.” Washington Street School; Girls’ League 3a—4b ; Athletic Association 3a—4b ; Girls’ Business Club 3b, 4a. Quite a few of the class think you’re quiet, because they don’t hear of you very often, but they’d feel quite different if they could but hear you in the Senior Civics Class holding long, soulful conversations with—but you know whom we mean. You’re another one of that mob who are letting their bobbed hair grow. 15 j CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School i SAMUEL KAPLAN “Shrimp” “It is not growing like a tree In bulk, cloth make man better be !’’ Northeast School ; Athletic Association la—4b; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b. “Sammy”, so dainty and demure, is one of those quiet beings so rare in Room 227. But we are agreed that sometimes looks speak volumes where words fail, and that tends to prove that “Sammy’s” just got “heaps” inside of him. It’s always the quiet ones we miss the most, anyway, and oh! how many have blessed him for being a good listener. We’ll wake up some day and find our silent little “Sammy” way up in the world. Just give him a ladder! SARA I. KAPROVE “Sally” “The world shall listen then As I am listening now.” H. P. H. S. Athletic Association 4b ; Girls’ League 4b ; French Club 4b. Only a little while have you been with us, Sai’a, and as you’re not over-hilarious, it’s hard to know what you’re really like. Well, there’s one thing that we can say, and that is that you don’t make so much noise as the rest of the females around you, and that’s the height of originality. KATHERINE M. KEARNS “Kay” “A pert little miss with eyes of blue, A speck of salt, and some pepper too !’ Northwest School; French Club 3b, Executive Com¬ mittee 4a, President 4b ; Dramatic Club 4a, Librarian 4b ; Glee Club 4a, Assistant Librarian 4b ; Choir 2b— 4b ; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Athletic Association la— 4b ; Student Council 2b ; Circulation Board of “Look¬ out” 3b, 4a ; Waitress at .Boys’ Club Suppers 4a and 4b ; “Whiteheaded Boy” 4b ; Reception Committee 4b. Poor abused Kay” ! Always getting slammed by someone, never at peace with the world. And how you can talk—gosh ! You think yourself quite a little heart breaker too, don’t you? But as usual the “one you loved didn’t love you” and so. Do Exeter and Suffield Prep Schools mean anything to you, “Kay” ? We wonder. SADIE KOSTIN “Svd” “Some have too much, yet still do crave; I little have, and seek no more.” Northeast School ; Choir; Ingleside Club; Girls’ Business Club ; Weaver Girls’ League ; Athletic Asso¬ ciation. That such a quiet little girl as “Syd” should sit across from the noisiest girl in the class without getting contaminated seems almost miraculous. But such was the case, and so “Syd” went on her sweet, solemn way, unmolested. If she can do that, she will surely be able to resist plenty in her later life. Aren’t we right? 16 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School PHELPS M. LANE “All I ask is the heaven above And the road below me.” Northwest School; Athletic Association 2a -4b; Boys’ Leaders’ Corps 2a—4b ; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b. Some people are naturally quiet, and retired, yet it has often been remarked that one says more by being silent, than all the noisy “know-it-alls” about school. FRANK J. LANG “It’s here am I, a sailor gude, To tak ' the helm in hand.” Northwest School; Junior Usher; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b ; Athletic Association la—4b ; Class Orator. One would never think that a fellow could have two natures, so different and yet each so distinct. At school, we see only the serious side of Frank. We see only the quiet, thoughtful boy, going his own way in silence, but respected by all for his personality and scholastic record. It’s outside of school, with the fellows, that Frank throws off that air of restraint and becomes a regular fellow. Ask any one—he’s right there ! DOROTHY I. LAY “Dot” “Period” “Content to follow when we lead the way.” Northwest School ; Glee Club lb—4b; Athletic Association 2a—4a ; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Girls’ Busi¬ ness Club 3a—4b, Vice-President and Treasurer 4b; Choir 3a—4b. Dot’s” the type of girl who never has much to say, but when there’s work to be done, it pays to be able to keep silent. Those who know “Dot”, realize how many hours she has spent in Room 102, working for the good of everyone. It is superfluous to add that we know she will succeed in the line of work she has chosen. However, “Dot”, go easy, for girls never work so well after they get that certain diamond 1” FRED C. LEONARD “Ted” “Late, late so late! but ye can enter still. Too late, too late ! ye cannot enter now.” Northwest School ; Boys’ Club 4a and 4b ; Junior Usher ; Boys’ Business Club 4a and 4b. Is “Ted” optimistic? Well, we wonder! It is well we remember in grammar school when “Ted” was a young “devil,” but all we ever see of his “devilment” now, is an occasional black-eye. He has a peculiar genius for getting on the wrong side of teachers, and also for collecting various kinds of demerits. With your gift for throwing books and notes across the room when a certain Latin teacher forbids you per¬ mission to talk, you’d make a valuable addition to any basketball squad ! 0 17 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School WALTER M. LOEFFLER, JR. “Walt” “A kind and gentle heart he had To comfort friends and foes—.” Bloomfield High School ; Athletic Association 3a— 4b ; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b ; Rifle Team 3a, 3b, Captain 4a ; Football 3b, 4a ; Leaders’ Corps. Yes, this is “Walt”, that courteous, smiling, hand¬ some youth that can be found in the Library almost any afternoon. We cannot say whether “Walt’s” frequent visits to the Library are in pursuit of knowledge, or of a certain little junior Librarian. However, it is certain that “Walt” makes these trips, but we don’t see many A’s on his report card. “Walt” has also voiced his intention to take a P. G-, which again arouses our suspicions, and sends Old Lady Gossip upon another destructive journey. Never mind “Walt” : let gossip say what she may, we know you as the real scout that you are. ESTHER E. LUTIN “Teddy” “Goodness is beauty, In its best estate.” Northeast School; Athletic Association lb—4b; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; C. H. L. S. 3a—4b, Executive Committee 3b. When we think of “Teddy” Lutin, we simultan¬ eously think of Spain and Spanish—not because she is Spanish, but because many times we have seen the highest exam mark in Spanish with “Teddy’s” name after it. Let’s hope you take a trip around the world sometime, Teddy”, so that you may astonish the Spaniards by your fluency in their native tongue. Don’t forget to tell them then, that it was with the famous class of ’27A that you graduated ! LOUISE E. MACAULEY t c? squeeze “And thus Louise, though her station was humble Passed through this sad world, without even a grumble.” Northwest School; Athletic Association 2b—4b; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Girls’ Leaders’ Corps 3a—4b; Choir 3a—4b ; Basketball Team 2b. “Squeeze” likes a good time with the rest of us, as many of us know. She’s a good sport, and we like to have her around. Like others in our midst, she has a keen appetite. Perhaps the fact that she has so much to eat, is the reason she is so optimistic. At any rate, she’s jolly ; no matter the cause of her joviality. We’ve heard, also, that “Squeeze” enjoys sleigh-rides with certain light-headed (?) chaps ! What can you say for yourself, “Squeeze” ? ROBERT L. MACAULEY “Bob” “With the strength of ten and forty ways to use it.” Northwest School; Football Squad 2a—4b ; Athletic Association la—4b; Boys’ Club 4a and 4b; Boys’ Leaders’ Corps 3a—4b. O, “Bob”, why are you such a big, strong, hand¬ some brute? It seems cruel that so many girls are going to be heartbroken the day you settle down for life, with “the one and only.” And say, “Bob”, we’ll never forget how during one of the football games you carried out one by one, strong able-bodied football players. How the mighty throng gasped at the display of such Herculean strength, and to a man loudly cheered “Mac-cauley!” Still, “Bob”, you’ll never realize how perfectly angelic you looked when you used to take short “snoozes” in that Geology class. IS CLASS BOOK of 1927A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School DORA R. MANCINI “Dolores” “Words without thoughts never to heaven go.” Driggs Grammar School, Waterbury, Conn. ; Ath¬ letic Association 2b—4b ; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Girls’ Business Club 3a—4a ; Girls’ Leaders’ Corps 2b, 4b ; Leaders’ Corps’ Carnival 3b ; Girls’ League Revue 3b. You certainly used to be hoai-se after those foot¬ ball games, didn’t you, “Dolores” ? And the only time we ever heard of your being quiet was when you used to go home in a certain “house-mover’s” car. Do you know you can call some people “honey” in the sweetest voice, but of course, that depends on the time and circumstances, doesn’t .it? CLARA MEISELMAN “We must reap as we have sown And take the dole we deal.” Arsenal School ; Choir 2b—4b ; Glee Club 3a—4a ; Athletic Association 2a—3b ; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Ingleside Club 2b—3a ; Classical Club 3a—4a. When we think of Clara, we think of Latin. We just naturally picture a Latin book in her hand, and Clai-a, puckering her brow in persual of some elusive word ! But never mind, Clara. You usually manage to find it. Isn’t that right? But we know more of Clara. She has an umbrella complex! You’d better ask her about it!! EVELYN MEISELMAN “Pansy” “Enjoyment stops where indolence begins.” Arsenal School ; Upper Class Choir 2b—4b; Glee Club 3a—4b ; Athletic Association 2a—4b ; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Business Club 2b—3b ; Classical Club 3a—4b. We’d like to make “Pansy” blush, but we think she’d consider it too much of a job. “Pansy” thinks that the one who invented work should have finished it, and her favorite expression begins with “Gimme.” How’s the boy friend, Pansy”? Does he ever take you motorcycle riding since he sold his car, or didn’t you know he sold it? GERTRUDE MILLER “Trudy” “Let thy words be few. Every why hath a wherefore.” Arsenal School; Athletic Association 2a—4b ; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Ingleside Club 3b, 4a ; Business Club 3b—4b. Well, “Gert”, we must say we like that gentle laughter of yours in the French class, and the way you pronounce French names! Remember that once you got the highest test mark for the marking period ? Bet that wasn’t a grand and glorious feeling, what? And how about your tenses ? Will you ever forget how to say, “I left my notebooks up in my room.” 19 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School % KATHERINE E. MORIARTY “Kay” “I’m sure work’s an enemy of life.” Saint Patrick’s School; Business Club 3b—4b: Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Athletic Association la—4b ; Waitress at Boys’ Club Supper 4b. Well, “Kay” 1 Looks certainly are deceiving! You’d never think to look alj you in school, so quiet, that you were such a “little devil” outside! One surely has a good time with you. And ’member, Kay”, don’t go walking in the “profound” snow, will you ? We hope that when you’re working, if the fire alarm rings, you’ll not leave your work, and scurry to the fire! And don’t sit near that movie- box again at the Lenox 1 RAYMOND A. MORRIS “Ray” “Still to be neat, still to be dressed As you were going to a feast.” Arsenal School ; Choir la—4b ; Athletic Association la—4b ; Glee Club 2a—4b ; Orchestra 2a—4b ; Presi¬ dent and Pianist of Glee Club 4b ; Assistant Manager Basketball 3a, 3b ; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b; Entertainment Committee 4a, 4b ; Assistant Business Manager of the Class Book 4b. Here is a real nice chap, and talented, too ! Ask us if he can play the piano or the bass viol, and see what we say! Everyone of us will e nthusiastically proclaim his proficiency along these lines. He is always the same, too; agreeable, obliging, and an all-around good sport. We can truthfully say that we expect to hear great things of him in a few years. BERTHA MORSE “Bert” “ ’Tis not in mortals to command success ; But she’ll do more, Sempronius, she’ll deserve it.” Morris High School, New York City; Athletic Association 2b—4b ; Girls’ League 2b—4b : C. H. L. S. 3b, 4b; Art-Crafts Club 3a, Secretary 3b, President 4b; “Lookout” Editorial Board 3b, Assistant Editor 4b ; First Scholarship Prize Junior Year. Bertha is what we term “a good kid 1” She’s al¬ ways ready to help anyone out with anything, and can she make posters 1 Well, we wonder ! We didn’t know Bertha had so much dramatic talent until she impersonated the “Pied Piper.” She can act him, paint him, read him, ’n everythin’. PAUL L. PAULSEN “Plop” “Singing with the ease of breathing 1” Northeast School ; Choir 2b—4b; Glee Club 2b— 4b, Secretary 4b ; Athletic Association la—4b; Rifle Club 3b—4b ; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b. Paul proved himself quite a songbird in our Glee Club. We wonder, “Ouiji,” will you ever forget that tenor section and the tenor quartet? To get back to more common affairs, Paul is one of our more inde¬ pendent fellows. He does what he likes, when, or where he likes; and this applies to his homework especially. With a little more effort, and less deviat¬ ing from the straight and narrow path, we might expect more serious work from you. We all surely wish you luck in your musical career. 20 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School WILLIAM S. PETERSON “Bill” “I fear thy kisses, gentle maiden !” Northeast School ; Athletic Association la—4b; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b. “Bill” is an exact personification of bashfulness; we mean where girls are concerned. At least, he ap¬ pears that way, but perhaps we are mistaken ! Who knows ? The boys seem to be laughing and talking when he is around, so perhaps he is just “girl-shy 1” We like his occasional wise-cracks, and also enjoy seeing his familiar face quite often in the lobby of a local theatre ! This is one place where the boys have the lead on the girls, in knowing him. M. GRACE PRESTON ‘‘Grade” A heart as soft, a heart as kind— As in the whole world thou cans’t find.” Northwest School ; Girls’ League 3a—4b ; Athletic Association 3b—4b ; “Lookout” Staff 3b. “Gracie” is a peach! Many are the good times we have had with her. Do you remember, Grace, the times at the Lenox, which theatre we helped to support? How about the rubbers, size 14? We hate to start mentioning Grace’s “armours,” because there are so many whom we should have to slight. But Grace will always hold a place in our hearts, and we shall always delight in hearing her laugh ! ! FRANCES A. RAU hni lies Tran “There be none of .Beauty’s daughters with a magic like thee.” Northwest School ; Athletic Association la—4b; French Club 3b, Secretary 4a, President 4b ; Choir 2b —4b ; C. H. L. S. 3b—4b; “Lookout” 3b, Assistant Editor 4a, Editor 4b; Dramatic Club 3b, Librarian 4a, Vice-President, Treasurer 4b ; Girls’ League 2b— 4b, Treasurer 4a, 4b; Girls’ Business Club 3b—4b, Secretary 4a, President 4b; Head Waitress at Boys’ Club Suppers 4a and 4b; Head Usher, “Then and Now,” 4b ; Editor of Class Boole 4b ; Chairman Pin and Ring Committee 4a ; Student Council la—2b ; Scholar¬ ship Prize, Junior Year. A good friend, a good pal, a good sport! And Oh what a smile ! When “Smiles” appeal ' s on the scene the rest of the girls fade into oblivion—and yet think not that her heart lies in W eaver (though she fools much of the masculine element into thinking it does) for there are colleges too numerous to mention which claim a part of it. “Smiles” has a weakness for football players and rainy nights hold an untold ap¬ peal for her. DOROTHY I. REINHOLDZ “Dotty” “My true love hath my heart and I have his. By just exchange one for the other given.” Northwest School ; Girls’ League 3a—4b ; Athletic Association 3b—4b ; Girls’ Business Club 3a—4b ; C. H. L. S. 4a, Vice-President and Treasurer 4b; Second Scholarship Prize 3a, 4a ; Waitress at Boys’ Club Sup¬ per 4a ; Science Prize 2b ; Salutatorian : Class Essayist. “Dotty” sure handed us a giant surprise when she adorned her left hand. She always appeared like a very quiet girl, and even was unknown to some members of the class. But then, you never can tell ! You must consider November a lucky month for you, “Dot.” Salutatorian, Essayist, and a diamond ring, all in this same month • 1 21 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snel l Weaver High School RICHARD W. REPPERT “Dick” “Jests—brain fleas that jump about among the slumbering ideas.” Northwest School; Honor Roll ; Producing Group of Dramatic Club 4b; Junior Usher; Boys’ Club 4a and 4b ; Tennis Team 4a ; Athletic Association la— 4b ; Radio Club 2a—4a ; Student Council lb ; Prophet 4b; Assistant Editor of “Chronicle” 4b; Editorial Board of Class Book 4b. O, Dickie” boy, would that we might tell all we know about you! But you’ll have to come around some time and get the information privately. Have you any recollection of a certain night when you frantically beseeched, “Don’t take me home”—and O boy, how it was raining ! How does it seem to be prophet? Have the red-headed charms of the proph¬ etess taken effect yet? O, well, that comes later and who’s gonna have those brown eyes ? Will you ever realize that a pun is the poorest form of wit? LILLIAN S. RODENSKY “Liir “Sweet are the thoughts that savor of content.” Northwest School; Athletic Association 2a—4b; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Ingleside Club 4b ; Waitress at Boys’ Club Suppers 4a and 4b. You always seem so contented, “Lill”, we don’t think you envy a person in this whole, wide world. But then, why should you ? Those fraternity dances and those whirlwind court”-ships on the Keney Park tennis courts satisfy you supremely and so— You’ll make some one a sweet little wife some day, Lill”, with those forlorn A’s in Home Economics. BEATRICE ROMANSKY “B” “A mind at peace with all below A heart whose love is innocent.” Northeast School ; Girls’ Business Club 3a—4b; Ingleside Club 3a—4b ; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Athletic Association la—4b. “B” is one of those girls who have ever before them the thought of reducing. You might think she needed it! Between that, and keeping her hair in a respectable condition, she has her hands full. “B” has a cute little giggle, and her pet hobby is jump¬ ing from the platform in Room 227 ! It may be a reducing exercise ! BENJAMIN ROSENTHAL “Ben” “They also serve who only stand and wait.” Northeast School; Athletic Association la-—4b; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b. Benjamin is one of the members of our class who is conspicuous by his silence. Few know him, even by sight, but that is not a fault. If there were more of the silent type, and less of the boisterous type, the demerit slips might be fewer in number. We hope that even though you’re silent, “Ben”, you won’t think unkindly of the more boisterous ones, nor think that their wishes for you aren’t the best. 22 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School IRVING H. ROSENTHAL “Izzy” “For never was there idle brain But bred an idle thought.” Brown School ; Athletic Association 3a, 3b; Com¬ mercial Club 4b ; Boys’ Club 4a ; Choir 4a, 4b. Irving didn’t get the class vote for the “silliest,” but everyone seems agreed that he did his share of giggling and more. At any rate, whenever an eluci¬ dating remark boomed forth as if coming from a tomb, we all knew Irving was spouting some of his rare thoughts. Well, Irving, even though we’re wax¬ ing ironical, you can always console yourself with the thought that you’re all right; the world’s wrong. MARION RUTT “We arouse in others the attitude we hold towards them.” Alfred E. Burr School ; Girls’ League 2b—4b, Executive Committee 4a, Cheerleader 3b—4b ; Athletic Association la—4b ; Upper Choir 2b—4b ; French Club 3a—4b, Executive Committee 4a; C. H. L. S. 3a— 4b; Girls’ Leaders’ Corps 3a—4b ; Girls’ Basketball Team 4a ; “Owlet” Reporter 3a ; “Lookout”, Assistant Editor 3b, Managing Editor 4a ; Class Book Board 4b. Marion has certainly livened up our Girls’ League suppers by her unsurpassable cheerleading, and it was partly through her efforts that the C. H. L. S. made the Boys’ Debating Club give girls credit for knowing where to talk and what to talk about. Marion also knows her “stuff” when it comes to basketball! FLORENCE B. SAVITT “Flo” “Well, there is yet one day of life before me. And whatsoe’er betide, I will enjoy it.” Central High School, Springfield, Mass. ; Choir 2b—4b ; Glee Club 4b ; Ingleside Club 2b—3b, Treasur¬ er 3a, President 3b; Business Board of Class Book; Athletic Association 2b—4b ; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Waitress at Boys’ Club Supper 4a. Although “Flo” didn’t like it very well because she had to graduate with us, we’re not so sorry, our¬ selves. We like to see her working, and above all, at that bookkeeping ! What would “Flo” be without the first fifteen minutes ? “Flo” has had many affairs,” and by the amount of her mail, we should judge that the first one lasts till the last one’s over. The last one we heard of was rather “Foxey !” RALPH E. SCHLATTER “He loved his friends, forgave his foes. And spared his fellow-men.” Northwest School; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b; Choir 2b— 4b ; Athletic Association la—4b ; Glee Club 2b—4b ; Orchestra 3a—4b. Here’s another reason why the class of ’27A is a good class. And can he sing! We wonder 1 If you want to spend an enjoyable hour, or as long as Ralph’s willing, ask him to sing for you. (“School Days” is his specialty.) If you don’t think it’s per¬ fect, you’re not human ! We’re surely glad you’re graduating with us, Ralph, and we hope that when you’re a great success you’ll not forget to remember a few members of our class and think kindly of them. 23 I CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School ) I LEONARD R. SCHOENFELD “Len” “May heaven its choicest blessings send. On such a man and such a friend.” Northwest School ; Weaver Debating Club 4a, 4b; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b ; Athletic Association 4b. “Lenny” is a nice, quiet chap. We all know he is a gentleman through and through. He doesn’t say much, but we feel he’s the sort that proves : “Hearts of the great beat never loud ; They muffle their music as they go.” We expect to see “Lenny” a great man some day. So here’s to you, old boy ! LEONARD SELITZKY “Lennie” “Some are born great. Some achieve greatness. And some have greatness thrust upon them.” Northeast School ; Glee Club 2a—3b ; Athletic Association la—4b ; Classical Club 3a and 3b ; Choir 2a—4b; Dramatic Club 3b—4b, “The Mourner” 3b, “The Whiteheaded Boy” 4b, President 4b: French Club 3a—4b, President 3b and 4a; Pin and Ring Committee 4a : Assistant Editor of Class Book 4b: President of Senior Class 4b; Debating Club 3a and 3b, Vice-President 3b; “Owlet” Board Weaver Sec¬ tion 2b and 4a ; Assistant Editor 3a ; “Lookout” Make¬ up Editor 3b ; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b, Vice-President 4a. Gaze ye long and affectionately upon this, the Caesar of our class. He came, he saw, he conquered, might easily be the system upon which “Lennie” works, and this applies not only to studies and school activities, but also to the girls. O, yes, this popular chap has been the object of much attention on the part of certain young ladies whose eyes look some¬ what doleful at times when Lennie” is so busy with other things that he finds no time for such frivolities as mere women and yet we’ve heard that underneath that calm exterior, he is not so blase. LLOYD R. SMITH “Sunshine” “ ' Tis the greatest folly, Not to be jolly. That’s what I think.” Northwest School ; “Lookout” Circulation Board 3a—4b ; Boys’ Commercial Club 3a—4b ; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b ; Athletic Association la—-4b ; Junior Usher. Isn’t it too bad that there was no prize for the sheikiest,” because then Lloyd would have taken first prize. We base our assertions on the trolley ride home from the Electric Light Plant. ’Member ? The saying that “looks deceive” certainly applies to Lloyd; for the benefit of the ignorant, Lloyd has been an Honor Roll student many times. Here’s luck to you, Lloyd. We hope you’ll find as much enjoy¬ ment in your work as you’ve found in your classes ! NORMAN SMY TH J nix “Cuckoo, shall I call thee a bird?” Northwest School ; Dramatic Club 4a, 4b ; Boys’ Leaders’ Corps 3a—4a: Boys’ Club 4a, 4b; Athletic Association 2a—4b ; Rifle Club 4b. Perhaps you can fool some people, Norman, but all your idiosyncrasies are clear to us. “Noi ' m” is one of those who think that the world is continually looking for some way to play him “dirty.” A bit more ambition, and a little less bluffing is what is needed in your case. We hear it said that you also rate as one of our biggest borrowers. Snap out of it, “Norm” ! You are made of better things than you show us ! 24 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School SYLVIA SPALTER “Syl” “And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect, and her eyes.” Wethersfield Grammar School ; Art-Crafts Club 3b, Treasurer 4a, Vice-President and Treasurer 4b ; Ath¬ letic Association 3b—4b ; Girls’ League 3b—4b ; Dram¬ atic Club Producing Group 4b ; Ingleside Club 3b—4b. “Syl” is another one of our artists. Her posters have adorned many a wall. Do you remember, “Syl,” the night you took the Yellow Cab home and we poor mortals looked on ? We have accidently found notes which “Syl” has negligently left around, and one read. “Eyes like burning coals of fires !” “Syl,” Syl”, please go more slowly. We’d hate to cheat the other fellows like that. MARION V. ST. JOHN “Earth’s noblest thing—a woman perfected.” Northwest School ; Athletic Association la—4b ; Girls’ League 3b—4b ; Student Council la—2b ; Ingle¬ side Club 3b ; C. H. L. S. 3a ; Choir 3a—4b. You really are awfully cute Marion, but you mustn ' t get any more conceited, because we told you so. You’ve caused quite a havoc among some mascu¬ line hearts, but even a bearskin coat fails to impress you. You are one of the few girls who has rejected the attentions of a football player and seem to prefer writing to a junior in Georgetown, rather than exert¬ ing your charms upon a mere junior at Weaver. Be careful about going to the Palace on Sunday nights, though—someone might tell! MARSHALL M. ST. JOHN “Saint” “The lazy man aims at nothing and generally hits it.” Saint Thomas Seminary; Athletic Association 3b, 4a and 4b ; Boys’ Club 3b, 4a and 4b ; Boys’ Commer¬ cial Club 4b. And, ladies and gentlemen, in this corner of the room we have “Saint”, the fellow who has laziness down to a science. What a very close run you gave your opponent for that “much coveted” title, “Laz¬ iest.” We know that you feel badly—better luck next time. And yet you have ambition enough to have your spare evenings taken up by a blue-eyed damsel to whose wiles you have proven susceptible. You don’t mind conversing with others of the fair sex in the corridors before school, though. Do you? But perhaps you’re only telling them that you “gotta date.” GERALDINE F. SULLIVAN “Gerry” When I think, I must speak 1” Northwest School; Athletic Association la—4b ; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Girls’ Leaders’ Corps 2a, 2b; Ingleside Club 3a—4b. “Gerry” is the type of girl who will make a neat little wife when she grows up. She is inclined to be a bit sarcastic, but we don’t like to think she means everything she says. “Gerry” seems to shine during the winter up at the pond, but perhaps it is because we don’t see so much of her in the summer, or something. We’re telling everyone, though, that the final winner is a lucky fellow. 25 I CLASS BOOK of 1927A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School RUTH E. SULLIVAN “Teach me half the gladness That thy brain must know.” Northwest School ; Athletic Association la—4b; Girls’ League 2b—4b; Girls’ Leaders’ Corps 2a, 2b, 4a, 4b ; Girls’ Business Club 3a—4b. Ruth is surely full of fun 1 We just couldn’t pic¬ ture her as a real nun when we saw her in “Then and Now” 1 It didn’t seem to fit in with what we know of her. We like to see Ruth at work in the schedule room; she handles the cards so deftly, and we believe that it is through her that we get either the good classes or the not so good! Too bad “the” boy-friend left to work in a bank, Ruth, but there are others just as good, so look around a bit! DANIEL J. TASILLO “Dan” “Oh Love ! has she done this to me ? What shall, alas! become of me?” Chauncey Harris School ; Producing Group of Dramatic Club 4b ; Boys’ Club 3b—4b ; Athletic Asso¬ ciation la—4b ; Radio Club 3b—4b ; Reception Commit¬ tee ; H. P. H. S. Tech Club 3a. Saturday night walks aren’t so bad if one has something “light” with him. Are they ? Despite the fact that “Dan” seems to have acquired quite a repu¬ tation as a discriminating connoisseur of blondes, we’re afraid we’re rather skeptical and are awaiting the unexpected. We don’t hear much from him in Room 227, but we do hear that his outside activities are—Well, aren’t they ? Good luck to you, Dan.” A fellow with your dignity and nicety of selection ought to get somewhere. MARJORIE E. TAYLOR “T ommy” For she’s a jolly good fellow.” Burlington Junior High; Athletic Association 4b; Girls’ League 3b—4b; School Revue 3b; Leaders’ Corps 4a, 4b ; Basketball 3b, 4a, Captain 4a. “Tommy” joined us rather late, but she certainly “fell into the crowd.” We wonder how many basket¬ ball games the girls might have lost if it weren’t for “Tommy’s” graceful shots. If one wishes a loyal booster of Weaver at all the games—’tis “Tommy.” Now when it comes to the boys, “Tommy” is there. Oh yes, you’d be surprised. VINCENT E. TURLEY “Bingie” “If she think not well of me. What care I how fair she be.” Northeast School; Athletic Association la—4b; Boys’ Club 4a and 4b ; Commercial Club 4b; Basket¬ ball, Letter Man 4a. Bingie”, why will you persist in doing eccentric things like speeding through Poquonock with “that red-headed gal” and spending the evening at Carni¬ vals in Windsor ? We warn you now that if you wish to have your secrets kept as such, avoid the above mentioned two from this day on. Is it possible that you, realize how perfectly stunning you look in a fur coat? Would that you might wear it playing basket¬ ball. Just a final word about those nice girls in your English Class. I don’t see how you could ever bear to leave them to go to New York even for two days. They weren’t all beautiful and blondes, either, were they ? Recollect that little brunette but sh-h ! 26 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School EDWARD J. VERRILLO “Ed” “I fear no foe, I fawn no friend ; I loathe not life, nor dread my end.” Northeast School ; Athletic Association la—4b ; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b; Choir 2b—4b; Junior Usher; Treasurer of Senior Class. Ed”, the shark of the Physics class, and the ter¬ ror of the Algebra examples is at last leaving the field of battle with many honors conferred on him. Whenever anyone asked “Ed” what he received on a test, he invariably answered F48. But we knew better. Sad was the day when “Eddie” received be¬ low 90 in Physics and Chem ! Well just keep up that work Ed” and you’ll get somewhere in life that’s worth while ! HARRY L. WEINSTEIN “The purpose of speech is to be understood.” Northwest School ; French Club 4a, 4b; Classical CJub 4a, 4b; Choir 2b—4b ; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b; “Lookout” 4a, Circulation Manager 4b ; Debating Club 3b, 4a, 4b, President 4a. We can all assure you that the “joy” of attending classes was much heightened by Harry’s intelligent remarks. What would we have done without all the brilliant discussions that Harry started ? And those debates with Mr. .Burke when Aeneas was left to wander in lonely solitude through fresh, unused pages ! At any rate, his translations would have told Virgil something he hadn’t known before. All the same, we shan’t forget that debate in which Harry starred for us, and his inconspicuous, but good work on the “Lookout” Boards. Was your intellectual aristocracy a dream,” too, Harry? May all your dreams come true, be they about the futures of na¬ tions, or certain charming damsels. HARRY WEISENBERG “Content to live, this is my stay ; I seek no more than may suffice—.” Northeast School ; Athletic Association la—4b; Boys’ Club 4a, 4b. Harry is another who helps to balance our class. With his help, the noisy ones are counteracted, and made a good class out of what might be an exceed¬ ingly noisy one. We can’t tell you any of Harry’s secrets,” because we don’t know any of them. He keeps them all to himself, and once in a while we fancy he’s smiling at his memories, but he proceeds without disclosing them ! We don’t hold it against you, however, Harry. IRINA A. WHALEY “Rina” “So didst thou travel in life’s common way in cheerful godliness.” Northeast School. Even though we never heard much from “Rina”, we all knew she was an “awfully nice” girl, always ready with a sweet and cheerful smile. Weren’t you ? And we all know those help a lot. Rina” is grow¬ ing up into one of those quiet, mouselike creatures, who never make any noise, but who are absolutely necessary for the machinery of things. We’re glad we’ve had you with us, Rina”, and we have all sorts of good wishes for your future. 27 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School MILDRED A. WHITNEY “Mil” “Here let us sit and let the strains Of soft music creep into our ears.” Hartsdale, N. Y., Grammar School; Girls’ League 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b; Ingleside Club 3b; Athletic Associa¬ tion la—4b. Mildred has permanent ripples in her hair, and we can assure you that the variety of ripples she pro¬ duces on the piano makes her a young lady much in demand. We’re certain she’ll play her way to fame some day. There’s an air of mystery about “Mil”, too. We’ve heard something about skating partners and such like; and we just adore mustached heroes. Don’t you? MARGUERITE T. WISSEL “Monnie” “Just” “Kindness in men, not their beauteous looks Shall win my love.” Northeast School ; Glee Club 2b—4b ; Choir 2b—4b ; Girls’ League 2b—4b ; Athletic Association la—4b. “Monnie’s” giggle is her chief asset! Many are the times in the French class we have been reminded of a young hen cackling, but in spite of that, we like to have her near us in the class. She makes it half-way interesting. How about that girl’s funny face? Is that anyone special, “Monnie”? ’Member the time you first wrote “Just” on the board ? Too bad, “Monnie”, your charms didn’t work in your class, but you needn’t take it to heart because we all agree that your choices in the lower class are nice ! ALBA I. ZIZZAMIA “Al” “One who knows much has many cares.” Northwest School ; Student Council 2a; Dramatic Club 3a—4b, “Mourner” 3b, Vice-President and Treas¬ urer 4a, “The Whiteheaded Boy” 4b; 0. H. L. S. 3a, Secretary 3b, President 4a ; “Chronicle” Board 3a, 3b, Weaver Editor 4a and 4b ; Girls’ League 2b, Secretary 3a and 3b, Vice-President 4a, President 4b ; Classical Club 3b, 4b : Pin and Ring Committee 4a; Athletic Association 4b ; Choir 2b—4b ; Scholarship Prizes Four Years ; Historian 4b ; Valedictorian. When we become very old, and have cultivated a hoary and sanguine appearance, we will remember at least one vivid figure of our care-free high school career; a happy individual, who acquired 4 A’s with no exertion at all, and yet rejoiced with us if we got one “C” ; a girl who headed our Girls’ League, made our class famous for brilliancy, and could speak the Irish brogue like a native; a girl who spoke to everyone as a friend, and possessed not only honor and loyalty, but was an excellent scholar; a girl whom we were proud to know and love as—our Alba. CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School 4$ratiuatton Program Marche de la Cloche (Delibes)—The Orchestra Salutatory. A Winter Night. Why We Read Novels These I Have Loved. . . Dorothy Ingeborg Reinholdz .... . .Relict Rose Himmelblau . Edward John Verrillo .. .Ethel Mary Dooley Ethiopian Dance (Delibes)—The Orchestra Current Stupidities. Isadore Garber Joy of the Hills.. Virna Doris Gunther To Love the Game Beyond the Prize. Lloyd Runnalls Smith aledictory. Alba Isabel Zizzamia Valse Mignonne (Drigo)—The Orchestra Presentation of Diplomas Mr. Fred D. Wish, Superintendent of Schools Claste ptgfjt Program Address of Welcome Leonard Selitzky Piano Selections. Katherine Mary Kearns Legende (Padei ' ewski) Br’er Rabbit (MacDowell) Oration. Erank Joseph Lang Essav. Dorothy Ingeborg Reinholdz Class Song. The Class Words by Clara and Evelyn Meiselman Music by Raymond Augustus Morris Historv. Alba Isabel Zizzamia and Isadore Garber Vocal Selections—Sea Feaver (Ireland). Ralph Edward Schlatter Rolling down to Rio (German) Accompanied by Raymond Augustus Morris Prophecy. Ethel Mary Dooley and Richard W(liter Reppert Will. Richard Maine Hemenway School Song. The Class Words and Music by Rosalind Feldman, 1924B 29 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School Cfjatrman’g Hltforess HAKESPEARE tells us that when the return of a victorious Roman general was expected from the field of battle, all the people climbed up to walls and battlements, to towers and windows, even to the very chimney-tops, and that they sat there the whole day long patiently awaiting him. When he arrived, drawn along in his chariot, the river trembled underneath her bank with the noise of their acclaim. The general standing triumphantly in the midst of the mob received their homage and forgot the many weary hours spent in forced marches, forgot the tiresome days in which his phalanxes sweated blood to turn the tide of battle, and forgot the moments of suffering and suspense in silent anticipation of the outcome. Just so have we attained our victory after four years of incessant struggle, during which we have studied hard, oftentimes painfully extracting our lessons while “the wandering moon’’ was “riding near her highest noon.’’ This we now forget, also the royal skir¬ mishes with our teachers over marks and demerits, resulting in ultimate defeat for us, and the moments of fear and dread before the final exam marks were released and we knew for a certainty that we should graduate. All that is past. Now is a time for rejoicing, a time which we shall always carry fresh in our memories as the culmination of the social side of our school life. We come here tonight not to show our knowledge gained painfully in the past four years, or to praise or criticise our teachers, or to express our regrets for leaving this our beautiful school. We are rather assembled here tonight as one large class to hear our historians and prophets proclaim aloud our past achievements and our future glories. So we invite you, who have for four years watched us with patient expectation, to become one with us, to enter into the spirit of the night, and to enjoy with us the pleasures of the program. Parents, teachers, and friends, in the name of the Class of 1927A I extend you a hearty welcome. 30 Leonard Selitzky. CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School Class Cratton IS COLLEGE WORTH WHILE ? HROUGHOUT the modern world there are a great many wonderful colleges and universities. They all lay their opportunities at our feet, and every year increasing num¬ bers of students are taking advantage of these opportunities. Why then, should people be asking, “Is college worth while?” Simply because opportunities are not enough. They must be coupled with the right attitude on the part of the students; and that depends on the individual. Since we, as individuals, are considering going to college, let us see tonight how we may make the next four years contribute to possible future success. Our business men find three faults with the average modern college graduate. First, they say that there are a great many graduates who seem to have the idea that they know all that there is to know. They are unwilling to take the advice of the older business men. They are unwilling to start at the bottom and work up. They have the idea that they are qualified to start at the top. There is perhaps nothing which irritates a business man more, than to have a youth try to tell him how to run his firm. Yet many graduates have tried to do this very thing and as a result they have lost their positions. If we have an increased knowledge we should be humble about it. Suppose a man starts a radio business and thinks he knows all there is about the manufacture of radios. As the business progresses, he finds himself face to face with many little questions which he cannot solve. Finally he realizes that his knowledge is not so complete as he thought it was. What attitude is he going to take now? If he is the right sort of man, he will put a propor¬ tion of his time on a more complete study until he has mastered the business. Then he will help those under him to become masters. Fortunately there are some college graduates who are of this type. 31 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School They do not try to show their superiority. They show by the results of their work, that they have a full knowledge of the business. Business men also say that the college man is unwilling to work hard after four years of comparative leisure. When he leaves college, his superiors expect him to work hard for at least eight hours a day and, if necessary, a few hours overtime. If he is really desirous of increasing his wisdom, he should attend evening educa¬ tional classes and do considerable reading. Unfortunately many college men will not do these things, because in college a few hours of study outside of class was the only work which they were forced to do. They were able to spend more time on pleasure than on work. There has always been a good deal of question as to whether or not they have any reason for not working hard in college. In the student circles of one of our greatest universities, it has been pointed out that since the war there has been a tendency to place many obstacles in the way of the student who really wants to learn. The first of these obstacles, they say, was the over-emphasis on athletics. The second is the gay life of certain groups of under¬ graduates which is endangering their health and their grades. The third, and the greatest, is the bootlegger. These are three facts which they called obstacles. I cannot see how these can possibly be classed as obstacles. We can see that anyone with a little power to control himself could overcome the last two without difficulty. As for the over-emphasis on athletics, the successful college student does not necessarily have to devote all his time to intense study. Every school has a varied field of athletics. Everyone can take part in sports, if he will only remember that there is a limit to everything. It is the fault of the student if he devotes more time to sports than to study. The third objection is that the college man has not made a definite preparation for his life-work. He has spent four years in studying the subjects which appealed to him and not those which he needed in later years. He might just as well have given up college and started to work. Many executives think that a boy who starts at the bottom and works up, learning the fundamentals 32 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A—Thomas Snell Weaver High School of the business, is by far better off than if he had gone to college and studied along the wrong line. Business men are demanding that a man have a complete knowledge of the business before he can obtain a high position. A large proportion of college students do not realize the importance of deciding their life-work definitely until they have started out on the journey of life. It is then that they see their mistake, when it is too late to correct it. But to counter-balance these, there are many other students who have made a wonderful success of their college career. These are the people who have started with a definite idea in mind. They decided their life-work upon entering the institution. They worked faithfully and were willing to take advice. They have a complete understanding of their line of business. These people eventually have the first choice of the highest positions, because they are just the type of person the world needs and wants. It is indeed unfortunate for a university to have a group of students who do not want to learn. Today there is evidence that the colleges are beginning to realize the necessity of eliminating these people. A time will come, and it may not be far off, when the requirements for entrance into our institutions will become very difficult, and only those who really want to acquire wisdom will be able to fulfill them. But after all, the question on which I have spoken, “Is college worth while?” can be answered only by each individual. We can make our college years an everlasting benefit to us or we can make them a waste of time and money. So the real question is, which are we going to do? Frank J. Lang, Orator. 33 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School Class; Cssap THOSE FORDS ! HEN people talk of their “cars —you know what I mean, Willys-Knight, Chrysler, Rolls-Royce, or anything but a Ford—and tell you how smoothly they run, and what very little trouble they cause, mother always sighs with contentment and says, “Well, I think Fords are all right. They aren’t classy, or exceptionally speedy, but they always get you there and bring you back. After such an ardent exclamation in favor of a Ford, one less optimistically inclined would love to burst out with, “They’ll take you there in all ways, but if they get you back, you’re lucky. Indeed, as far as stubbornness goes, Fords fairly rival mules. On a beautiful, warm day, when you could just as well walk to your destination as ride, the Ford starts at the first attempt, but when the rain is pouring down in torrents and even the nearest trolley stop is far too distant for comfort, the old flivver absolutely refuses to utter a sound, and stan ds stubbornly fixed, not to be moved from the spot. Those Fords also have a queer way of running out of gas at the particular hours of eleven or twelve P. M., when it is most enjoyable to walk a mile or two to pull some sleepy garage keeper out of bed. And then those rushed mornings when there is a very slight possibility of “getting in on time! How inevitably it happens that these are just the mornings when the opened gararge door reveals a flat tire! Have you ever heard of a case in which cranking was necessary that the crank didn’t want to go the way the furious cranker was turning it and it jumped quickly back the other way, resulting in a few more dollars for the doctor? He, it seems, would make a comfortable living if he specialized in Ford victims. But, despite these two hundred and eighty-nine more or less aggravating characteristics of a Ford, it is evident that the chief source of enjoyment for a good many people lies in the possession 34 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School of a flivver. In fact, there seems to be almost no limit to the number of people who derive enjoyment from one poor little Ford, for the highways are filled with seven-passenger Ford sedans, and four-passenger Ford coupes, to say nothing of the greater number who manage, in some way, to fasten themselves to the more open spaces of Ford touring cars and runabouts. Yes, every highway sees Fords of many descriptions. There are clean Fords and muddy Fords; Fords that rattle, and Fords that squeak; new Fords and antique Fords; and every one carries a group of merry persons. What is more delightful on a summer’s morning than a ride in a Ford, over one of the few remaining, partially-deserted country roads, far from the noisy highways and the rush and rumble of life? Here one can roll along at an easy rate without fear of blocking traffic, or in any other way disturbing the drivers of large, aristo¬ cratic-looking cars. A splashing of mud merely adds to the enjoyment! And in the winter, when drifts of snow are piled high, the faithful flivver isn’t afraid to leave the snug garage. It pulls along without a fret. But those of you who are experienced with Fords, and whose experience has proved none too gratifying—those of you who dis¬ agree with the little praise I have given those Fords—stop a minute and think how many tokens can be bought for the price of a gallon of gasoline, and how far those tokens will take a family of five. Also look back at that day last summer when you took that old flivver way up into the woods to your favorite lake, and spent the day fishing, to your heart’s content. There were no plush or leather upholsterings spoiled with your dirty clothes, and if the fishing rod went through the back window it didn’t matter a great deal. When you are tempted to get rid of the Ford because of some little loose screw or some unusual display of stubbornness on its part, just concentrate on its good points and calm yourself, for its sale will surely not make a noticeable increase to your bank account. Dorothy Reinholdz. 35 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School Class Iftstorp Characters — Mr. Douglas, a pompous, middle-aged gentleman with a sixteen-year-old daughter on his hands. He is a Weaver graduate, Class of 1927A; Susie, the saucy sixteen-vear-old daughter, a student at Weaver. Time— 1955, at 11.30 P. M. Place —The living room of the Douglas’ house. Mr. Douglas is waiting impatiently for his daughter, an ominous, ill-fated report card in his hand. Little Susie comes tripping gaily into the room, perceives the threatening figure of her father, turns, and starts to step softly out again. She accidentally drops her purse, the father turns suddenly and— Father —“Susan! ! ! !’’ (Susan stops with a jerk and turns slowly.) Susie (in a weak little voice) —“Did you call me, Daddy?” Father —“No! ! ! !” (He stares angrily into space, and then, as Susie starts toward the door, removing hat and coat) —“Come back here, young lady. What do you mean by trying to skip out on me like that? I’d like to have you know that when I’m talking to you, I—” Susie —“Yes, sir. I was just going to see if you’d put the cat . 11 out. Father —“Cat out! What are you worrying about the cat for? It’s high time you were in bed. What do you mean by coming home so late? Where were you, anyway? Tell me that now.” Susie —“Why, I was—I was—why I’ve been—out!” Father —“Out!” Susie —“M-m. You know—out!” Father —“Yes, I guess so. The Lenox again, eh? Didn’t I tell you that the next time 1 you came home late, I’d give you a good, old-fashioned spanking?” (Susie starts to dodge.) Susie —“You — you — you didn’t say the next time. Daddy. And besides, you wouldn’t spank me, would you, Daddy? I 36 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School haven’t been a very naughty girl. You know, one of the girls was telling me today that she thought I had the sweetest-tempered father.” Father (wholly softened )—“Well, was she now? Of course, you know I don’t like to scold, Susie, but ( flaring again ) do you happen to realize that I’ve been waiting for you all evening?” Susie (sweetly )—“Ah! You didn’t have to do that, Daddy. I had my key and—’’ Father —“I’m not talking about keys! I—” ( starts to shake fist and perceives report card.) “I’d like to know what you think of that? Read it! Just read those marks!” Susie (very flustered) —“A-a- ‘C’—2 ‘D’s’ and an ‘F.’ I— I—” Father —“There! Aren’t you ashamed of yourself? To think that my daughter should get marks like that! What have you got to say for yourself? I suppose it was your teachers’ fault again!” Susie —“Yes, sir, you see I—” Father —“I understand. And the same applies to the demerits, of course (sarcastically). Fifteen of them! Doubtless it was the girl next to you.” Susie —“Yes, Daddy. Why I never talk or giggle in class. Only when somebody talks to me, I have to answer ’em, don’t I? And then I get the demerits for it.” Father —“I’ve heard that story for the past four years. I don ' t know what’s the matter with you children. Why when I went to school—” Susie —“Yes, Daddy. You were real wonderful. And besides, you were in the Class of 1927A and there’s never been any class as good as that was.” Father (drawing himself up proudly) —“Well, I’ll admit we were pretty good, and what we did, we did well. Why even—” Susie —“Oh, Dad. You’ve told me that so many times.” Father —“Never mind! It’ll do you good to hear it again.” Susie —“All right. Go ahead” (resignedly). Father —“Why, even when we were Freshmen we were unusual. I remember we were in Hartford High that year. It was a nice, homey place. I don’t think I shall ever forget the weird, homey creak in those old, wooden floors. Ah! Yes! But we weren’t ordinary Freshmen.” Susie —“Nope, you were in a class by yourselves.” % 37 CLASS BOOK of 1927 A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School Father —“We didn’t do any foolish things like knocking on doors, and—’’ Susie —“No, but Grandpa said you almost got three demerits once for going walking in a free period.” Father ( ignoring remark) —“Nor were we overawed by the superficial importance of the imposing Seniors. We studied hard, did splendid work, and—and—we were a credit to the school. What brilliant records we established!” Susie ( sarcastically )—“You established them all right. You were the Class of 1927A.” Father —“Ah! Freshmen! What happy reminiscences!” (Pause.) Susie —“Well, Dad, after Lower Freshmen usually come the Upper Freshmen who have survived the terror of their first exams.” Father —“Yes, exams.” Susie —“No, Upper Freshmen.” Father —“Yes, Freshmen.” ( He’s still reminiscing.) Susie —“You were still in Hartford High, and you went to school from two to six, and then you went in the morning, and you sat on high stools, and your feet didn’t reach the floor. That was in the manual-training department. And you studied in the auditorium and did all sorts of crazy things—just like that!” Father —“Yes! That was a hectic semester. There was some¬ thing of the spirit of adventure in it, too, for we never knew to what musty corners our classes would next be transferred. And studying in the auditorium! The slightest turn of the head was enough to bring a stern teacher down the aisle with three demerits in her pocket.” Susie —“Yes, Daddy, they’re all the same, aren’t they? I don’t think teachers will ever change. know. They stalk down the aisle and the first thing you get shot at you is ‘Were you talking then?’ And while you’re gulping ‘Report three demerits’ hits you. O-o-h” (with a groan). “I know—How many of them did you get your sophomore year?” Father —“Well-er—I-er—Well, I’ve been thinking, Susie, that the sophomore year is the most uneventful in high school life. The novelty of being high school students has worn off and we are not yet allowed to participate in school activities. It is a period of sophisticated boredom, when we must content ourselves with watch¬ ing the so-called superior beings run things for us.” Susie —“You should have been a philosopher, Daddy—but— was the sophomore year of the Class of 1927A uneventful?” 38 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School Father —“Why—Why, I wouldn’t say that. Didn’t we enter Weaver? That was an episode. We were like lost sheep for a week or so, and all our themes were written on Weaver High. Why we—we did all sorts of things.’’ ( With a sudden inspiration.) “Nothing could dampen our youthful ardor, and we continued our good work, even though we were forced to sit back while others formed our clubs for us.’’ Susie (in mock indignation) —“Wasn’t it a shame, Dad, that you brilliant people couldn’t add your sparks of wit and genius to what they were doing! I’m sure they felt the lack of them. Doesn’t it seem one of life’s tragedies that sometimes the truly capable are kept in the background because they are considered too young and inexperienced. You know—’’ Father —“Susie, you’re getting irrelevant.” Susie ( meekly) —“Yes, sir.’’ Father —“It seems one of the faults of this younger generation to be too facetious, too flippant.’’ Susie —“Yes, sir. You weren’t all that, were you?’’ Father —“No.” ( Dreamily. He is gazing off into space thinking of his past youth. He sighs dreamily. Sue sighs boredly, perceives her father is “ten thousand miles away”, and starts to slip softly out again. Dad “comes to” suddenly , and Susie slides into the nearest chair.) Father —“And then we entered the clubs.’’ ( Waxing enthu¬ siastic.) “Believe me, we made things hum. All those clubs started to be something then. We brought them new life.’’ Susie —“I can just imagine. Lots of fun—that new life.’’ Father (raving on )—“The spirit of our class was wonderful. Everyone entered into the activities full of enthusiasm. Everyone pitched in and did his share to make those clubs a success. It was a spirit, infused through all the members, which animated the whole and gave life to the mass—’’ Susie —“That sounds like Virgil—only worse. But what did all your wonderful clubs accomplish?’’ Father —“Why didn’t our Debating Club defeat the Choate School in our junior year, when members of our class were on the team?’’ Susie —“O-o-o-h yes! Wasn’t there some debate with a girls’ team once? A-a-a literary society or something? That was in your junior year, too.’’ 39 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School Father —“Oh! No doubt there was something of that sort, but—I don’t quite remember it. There were quite a few of those minor-’’ Susie —“I remember now. It was the C. H. L. S. It was quite a peppy club. And they won, didn ' t they? Yep, the girls won.” Father —“Did they? Say, how do you know all about this, anyway?” Susie —“I found some of your old Lookouts in the trunk up¬ stairs, and I read all about it.” Father —“Yes! The Lookout! What an enterprise that was! Three members of our class were editors of that paper.” Susie —“It must have been good. I was reading about an alligator in it—his name was Archie, wasn’t it? A thoughtful, extraordinary sort of animal, with an inherent longing for hearth and home. How heroic their reporters must have been to dare even to brave wild beasts to get material for their paper. And you had The Chronicle then, too, didn’t you, Daddy?” Father —“I should say we did. There’s nothing like having a school magazine, Su sie, in which those who have any literary ability at all may have the opportunity to use it. And we surely must commend a magazine that has been in existence so long and has always interested the student body.” Susie —“Them’s my sentiments prezactly.” (In a light, rather mocking tone) “Just think how much a school magazine does to develop budding geniuses. Let me see, what author of today published his first article in The Chronicle ?” Father —“Susie! !” Susie —“Yes, Daddy. What else was I reading in those famous old Lookouts? Something about Dramatic Club performances and things.” Father —“Ah! Yes! They gave two performances a year, and they were performances.” Susie —“And there was something about all the other clubs, too.” Father —“Of course. Wasn’t I telling you that our Class made things hum? There was the French Club, and the Classical Club, and the Commercial Clubs, and oh all the rest. Weren’t they the best ever under the leadership of members of our class?” Susie —“If you say so.” Father —“Well!” Susie —“And oh I was reading something about bazaars, too.” 40 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School Father —“Why yes. Didn’t the Art-Crafts and Ingleside Clubs give bazaars that made the world sit up and take notice?” Susie —“I notice they were girls who did that.” Father —“And what about the Boys’ Club? Wasn’t it fine? We surely mustn’t pass over that.” Susie ( excitedly) —“O-o-h. And there was something about the Girls’ League in those Lookouts, too. They were always pop¬ ping up and doing something, weren’t they? Wasn’t there a Fashion Show, and a School Revue, and a sort of pageant—‘Then and Now’, or something to that effect? You weren’t going to pass over the Girls’ League, were you?” Father ( ignoring Susie )—“And our Rifle Club rated with the best in the country. What those boys accomplished! And then there were athletics, of course.” Susie —“Are you going to rave about those, too? Well, please don’t. I read all about the football team growing beards and everything—all about the games you lost and those you won. You kept the middle path, didn’t you? But Weaver wins all the time now. Our athletic field is hung with the trophies of the vanquished and- Father —“That athletic field! Why I remember when it was dedicated—parades across the field, speech-making, and all that sort of thing. It was an event. It all happened in our Upper Senior year.” Susie —“That’s when things happen all in a bunch.” Father —“I should say so. Everything was rush and hurry. There was homework and other things—” Susie —“Mostly other things.” Father —“227 surely did buzz. What good times we had in that room. What memories are connected with it! All sorts of things imaginable were done. I remember especially, the incident of a poor little cat that was transferred from desk to desk. And then, for a while, we had everyone going about spouting the Irish brogue. And there were pictures to be taken. Everyone was bringing in the likeness of his handsome self and that room was a regular rogues’ gallery for a month. Oh! All sorts of things happened. Why we even had three rallies and a football dance, and there were two or three assemblies, too, to top it off.” Susie ( who hadn’t been listening )—“Oh! By the way, Dad. I have something to ask you. Our Student Council—” Father ( still thinking of his own school days )—“Student Council! Why it seems as though we did have one of those once, but I think it got lost somewhere in our sophomore year.” 41 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School Susie —“M-m. Lost, strayed, or stolen, just like those twenty- minute study periods you were telling me about once.” Father —“Yes, that was one of the thorns in our happy existence —those twenty-minute study periods that were supposed to be, but weren’t. By the way ( coming back to present day ) it would be a mighty fine thing if you had some of those. It might improve the appearance of this little white card. I don’t know what I shall do to you, Susie, if you bring home another card like this.” Susie —“But you’ll sign it, won’t you, Daddy? I’ll only get another demerit, if you don’t.” Father —“Well, I will this time, but remember what I said!” (Out he goes to sign the report card, leaving Susie alone.) Susie —“Well, that was an edifying little lecture. The only thing he forgot to say was that one’s school days are the happiest days of one’s life. I wonder. Oh! well.” ( Sees text-books on table) “Curses on homework! Only six precis in Burke for to¬ morrow! Now if only I could hand in one on Daddy’s lecture. An appropriate precis of that would be that there never has been, there isn’t, and there never will be a class so good as the Class of ’27A was. By the way, I wonder how Daddy looked when he went to school. I think there’s a picture of him somewhere.” (calling through door) “Daddy, is that class picture of yours still in the table drawer?” Father (off-stage) —“Yes, I think so.” (Susie hops over to table and pulls out drawer. As she does so, two pieces of something flutter to the floor. She stoops and picks them up.) Susie —“One of Dad’s old report cards! Look! A ‘D’, 2 ‘E’s, and an ‘F’! That’s even worse than mine!” (Father re¬ enters.) Susie —“Oh! Daddy! See what I found. One of your old report cards! And look at the marks! A ‘D’, 2 ‘E’s, and an ‘F.’ I guess I’m my father’s daughter.” Father —“Susie, you get to bed! You should have been asleep an hour ago. Why when I was your age, I was always in bed at ten o’clock.” Susie —“Yes, Daddy, but you were telling me how wonderful your class was, and what brilliant records—” Father —“ Susan! ! You go to bed, I said! ! ! !” Susie (meekly) —“Yes, sir. Good-night, Daddy.” (Curtain) Alba I. Zizzamia, Isadore Garber, Historians. 42 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School Class Propljeep Time —January, 1945. Place —On the road between Hartford and Windsor. Scene — HERE is the sound of a great crash, a girl’s scream, a man’s voice and the curtain rises on two toy automobiles which seem to have run into each other. A comely looking girl in a fur coat and a modest appearing young gentleman who, at just that moment, is in a rather uncomfortable position in the roadway, are disclosed to view— She— “O-o!” He {aloud, but to no one in particular) —“Isn’t that just like a woman? After having secluded myself for all these years in Windsor Locks to keep these females from running after me, I come out of my seclusion for one night only to run right into one the first thing.” She {indignantly )—“It’s all your fault. You weren’t looking where you were going and should be arrested for reckless driving. Men always did make me weary anyhow. To think this is the first time I’ve been out unchaperoned in nineteen years and the first thing I do is run into this specimen.” He —“My fault!!! Say, how about yourself? You were on the wrong side of the road, you were speeding, your lights were off, you didn’t blow your horn coming around a curve—” She —“Well, of all the nerve! Do you mean to insinuate that I should tolerate such a diabolical, unpardonable insult?” He —“You bet I do and I’m going to see that you get prosecuted to the full extent of the law for this, too! {looking at her license number) No. 8509 Connecticut markers—well, well. What’s your name? Your right one now! Don’t try to put anything over on me.” She (beginning to get frightened) —“Why—what are you going to do to me? I’m only a poor, weak, defenseless woman?” 43 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School He —“Well, I’ve been dodging women for the last nineteen years and now when I’ve got the opportunity to teach one a lesson you don’t think I’ll give it up, do you? What is your name?’’ .She —“Ethel Mary Rita Dooley.’’ He —“What—all that? Ethel Mary Rita Dooley. E-t-h-e-1 (writing it down in his ‘little blue book’) D-o-o-l-e-y, what! Ethel Dooley—well, of all things.’’ She —“What’s the matter now?’’ He —“And I’ll bet you’re going to the Weaver ’27A reunion —of all things. If this isn’t the queerest ever!’’ She —“How on earth do you know where I’m going? And what do you know about me?’’ He —“O, I know lots of things about you. You graduated from Weaver High School in ’27A, used to have flaming red hair, wear green stockings every St. Patrick’s Day, knew more about people than they did about themselves and graduated as the noisiest, peppiest, and most original girl in the class.’’ She —“For goodness sake; who are you?’’ He —“Don’t you remember in those dear, dead days beyond recall a certain lil’ boy who used to frequent your house on Sunday afternoons and to whom your mother used to feed fruit cake with whipped cream in between times as we wrote the class prophecy.’’ She —“You—it can’t be—and yet it is, ‘Dick’ Reppert, the prophet of 1927A.” He —“At your service, madam’’ ( with a sweeping bow). Ethel —“Isn’t this great? After all these years that we should meet again! You aren’t by any chance, going to the reunion your¬ self, are you?’’ Dick —“I am, you know. It certainly does seem great to see you again and to think I was angry because you ran into me.’’ Ethel —“You ran into me, you mean.” Dick —“All right, have it your way! You always did, you know, back at Weaver. Say, what are you doing now?” Ethel —“No doubt you will chuckle when you find out, but as long as you ' re interested I’ll tell you. Remember my vivid career on the Editorial Board of The Lookout?” (Dick nods assent.) “Well, my old love for newspaper work drove me to this, my present position. I am the one who answers the ‘Question Box’ in the ‘New Britain Current Slopis.’ You see people write asking for advice on all subjects and I give it to them. By the way, I have some letters here now that I am rather puzzled about. Maybe you 44 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School can help me to answer them.” ( Takes letters from her pocket .) ”1 have to have the answers in after the reunion banquet tonight and I was planning to answer them during any spare moments 1 might have.” Dick —“Go ahead. Let me hear some of them.” Ethel ( reading )—” ‘Dear Question Box : I am sunk in the depths of despair. The notes which I daily write to her remain unanswered and though I beg her to walk in Keney Park she refuses me always. What can I do? Entreatingly yours, Douglas Harthon .” Dick —“That ' s easily answered. Just tell him to take one tablespoonful of Marion St. John’s famous love syrup before and after meals three times a day, and he will instantaneously be in possession of the famous St. John charm.” Ethel —“Great! Here’s another: ‘Question Box : I am des¬ olate! What can I do? I can neither look upon nor speak to a woman without blushing. It will be my doom. Help me, William Peterson .” Dick —“Here’s a chance to give an old friend a customer. Tell Peterson to take one lesson from Frank Lang who is now giving a correspondence course in ‘How to Cure Blushing in Six Lessons’.” Ethel —“And an answer to this? ‘ Dear Question Box : I am a poor man out of work and would like a nice, easy job, preferably one where I could sleep days and one with a large salary. Do you know of any vacancies? Louis Berman’ Dick —“I know of just the thing for Louis. It was only this morning that I saw in the paper that they are looking for a head caretaker for Archie, the Alligator, at Weaver, and I think Louis would do very nicely.” Ethel —“You certainly are helping me out wonderfully; but here’s a difficult one to answer. ‘The Question Box : I long to see the wide, wide world and am slightly lacking in financial respects. How can I be helped? Arthur Dorman ' Dick —“That’s too simple! Just tell him to join the navy and he’ll see the world in eighty days.” Ethel —“The work of a brilliant mind all right. Can you help me out on this? ‘Madame Question Box : We have a longing to help our fellow men. The spirit of a great enterprise fills our souls and we seek guidance from you. Aid us we beseech you. Irving Rosenthal, Leonard Shoenfeld, Harry Weisenberg’ 45 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School Dick —“I should suggest that by teaching etiquette to the cani- bals out in the Fiji Islands they would certainly help their fellow men.” Ethel —‘‘Very suitable. Now, here is the final letter: ‘ Ques¬ tion Box of Mystery : We are two good fellows who desire a great adventure. We have one aeroplane between us. Could you give us any suggestions? Louis DuBrow, Paul Paulsen V ' Dick —‘‘They might try a trip to Mars to find out the most approved methods of high school education there. They always were so fond of education, you remember.” Ethel —‘‘Good, you’ve done all my night’s work for me. Now, tell me about yourself.” Dick —‘‘Before I start, won’t you have a piece of this ‘Kay’ Moriarty candy? I bought it at one of the ‘Kay ’Moriarty Candy Stores before I started, in case I should get hungry. It’s really very good, in spite of its name.” (He offers her some candy in a paper hag and she eagerly accepts it. They both settle themselves for friendly conversation .) Ethel —‘‘Oh! thanks—but aren’t you in a hurry to get to the reunion?” Dick —“No, I can get more gossip from you in fifteen minutes than I could get at the reunion in fifteen hours.” Ethel —‘‘Just for that you’ll have to tell me every single thing about yourself.” Dick —‘‘Well, you know how I always hated women, anyhow; so I tried to get away from their wiles and temptations, their frills and fancies, and went to live up in Windsor Locks. Wherever I went they followed me in droves, clung on to me, adored me, while I heeded them not, and so I lived all alone. But only a week ago I got a longing to go back to my old, familiar haunts and see those friends of my youth at the class reunion. And so it was there I was headed when Fate brought me in contact with you.” Ethel —‘‘Well, I was there last year and found out a few things about some of our former classmates.” Dick —‘‘I knew you’d have all the latest. Tell me, whatever happened to that flirtatious member of our class, ‘Syb’ Corvo?” Ethel —‘‘Oh, she and ‘Syb’ Ginewsky have gone on the stage. They have a vaudeville act all their own and sing, ‘Who is Sylvia?’ just as though they didn’t know. As an encore ‘Syb’ Ginewsky gives old Irish folk songs in the brogue, accompanied on the ‘uke’ bv Lloyd Smith.” 46 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School Dick —“Very appropriate. And say, was Raleigh Dresser at the reunion?” Ethel —“Oh, yes, Raleigh was there and in between flirting with the beautiful blonde waitress, ‘Syb’ Bronstein, he was studying— he is still trying to pass entrance exams for college, you know, under the tutorage of the famous teacher, Louise Macauley. So far, Raleigh has only failed once a year for the last nineteen years.” Dick —“That’s not bad for him. I saw ‘Al’ Jeter the other day and he still denies that he used to prefer red hair to brown. Do you remember when he displayed such remarkable preference for that red headed sophomore during his senior year?” Ethel —“And how! Did you hear about Alba Zizzamia?” Dick —“No, what happened to her?” Ethel —“Well, you see ‘Lennie ' Selitzky has been appointed American Ambassador to China, and for his especial benefit Alba has compiled a dictionary of the Chinese language, consisting of ten thousand volumes and containing thirty thousand million words. It only took Alba three weeks to write it, but it’s gonna take ‘Lennie’ plenty of time to learn it. However, I’ve heard that his three private secretaries, Hilda Aron, ‘Dot’ Lay and Esther Lutin, are of great help to him, and with their aid it probably will not be so difficult for him to learn the Chinese language, that is, if he gets those private lessons he always was so fond of.” Dick —“Do you ever see Frank Carney?” Ethel —•“Wait’ll I tell you! Only last night I went to the Lenox {yes, I still go there ) and the picture flashed on the screen was, ‘Why Women Love’, starring Frank Carney, ‘Bingie’ Turley and ‘Sam’ Harger.” Dick —“So the y were the reasons?” Ethel —“That’s it. ‘Aren’t women quare the fancies they take?’ And you haven’t heard the half of it yet. The women in the picture were Lois Abbe, who was s’posed to be madly in love with Frank Carney, {of course this was only a picture, mind you!) Virna Gunther and Jennie Faldman. It was some picture! There was some heavy vamping done by ‘Flo’ Savitt, who hasn’t changed a bit, and ‘Kay’ Kearns played the villain who tried to separate Frank and Lois.” Dick —“Speaking of the Lenox, reminds me of our class beauty. Frances Rau.” Ethel —“Oh, yes, Frances Rau—if I remember rightly, she and I were bosom friends in the days of yore. Do you remember that 47 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School famous smile of hers? Well, it did her some good, after all. She is now posing for Colgate toothpaste—you know that adv.—‘He told me my teeth were diamonds in the moonlight’, while Grace Preston has a position advertising Palmolive Soap. She goes from house to house as a living example of ‘Keep that school girl com¬ plexion—out of the rain.’ ‘Ray’ Morris appears daily in G. Fox’s basement every afternoon from four till five displaying, ‘How to be well dressed on $10 per week’.” Dick —‘‘I never thought those three would end up like that. That reminds me, I have quite a bit of news about our classmates. Last summer a carnival came to Windsor and in a moment of frivolity I went to see the side show never expecting that I should see so much of 1927A therein represented. Well, wha’d’ya’ know? A whole party of them had joined together and made up a side show of their own. There was Harriet Croker, the one and only example of a woman who knows when and where to keep silent, and on the other side of the tent Helen Carney represented the only living specimen of a girl who could giggle steadily for one whole hour without stopping. ‘Monnie’ Wissel was also there as the snake charmer—’member all the snakes she charmed at Weaver? ‘Dan’ Tasillo posed as the one and only gentleman who didn’t prefer blondes, and Henry Hudson made sketches of the ‘gang’ to be sold at ten cents apiece. ‘Dick’ Hemenway was their advertising sales¬ man and side show barker, when he wasn’t selling fountain pens on Main Street, and in between times ‘Flo’ Joseph recited the little ditty which she has made famous, ‘At the Baseball Game’; Sadie Kostin took care of the children while their mothers went inside to look at the curios.” Ethel —‘‘Ha, ha, pretty good! Did I tell you Norman Smyth and ‘Ted’ Leonard were at the last reunion?” ( Dick shakes his head in the negative ) ‘‘Yes, Norman was trying to borrow a dime from ‘Ted’ and ‘Ted’ was trying to get it from Marshall St. John. Marshall couldn’t spare it ’cause it was all he had for his carfare back to T ' hompsonville where he now resides.” Dick —“ ‘Ted’ and Norman are still up to their old tricks— what?” Ethel —‘‘And ‘Betty’ Applebaum has taken up the gentle art of nursing, so they say. Picture that angelic countenance hovering over your bedside. No wonder ‘Dan’ Charter has developed appendici¬ tis, swollen tonsils and heart failure all in one week.” Dick —‘‘Ah, yes, ‘Betty’—she was so sweet and shy. Some¬ thing like ‘Lil’ Rodensky, who is still teaching Bertha Morse and 48 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School Rella Himmelblau the ‘Charleston.’ And have you read the latest book of etiquette made in combined style by ‘Roy’ Hammer and ‘Walt’ Loeffler called, ‘Hints to the Impolite’? ‘Walt’ says he learned his hints in the library.’’ Ethel —“The strangest thing of all, I think, is that Louis Clare is running an ‘Advice to the Lovelorn Column’ in the ‘Daily News’.’’ Dick —“And Ruth Blessing, who never spoke two words back at Weaver, while the rest of us talked to our hearts’ content, has written a series of books called, ‘Fifty Thousand Words a Day for Sixty Days’.’’ Ethel —“Speaking of ‘Fifty Thousand Words’ reminds me that Harry Weinstein, the famous authority on mad dogs, gave a speech over the radio the other night entitled, ‘Every dog has his tale’, and I think he must have used every word in Ruth’s books and a few more besides.’’ Dick —“That’s another reason why I secluded myself in Wind¬ sor, so that I might get away from radios and static.’’ Ethel —“But there are some nice things about radio just the same. Last night there were some bedtime stories for the children given by Ruth Barber, and they really were so sweet that I listened in myself. A few moments after they were over though the Meisleman sisters gave a vocal duet entitled, ‘Come Back to Erin ' , so I decided to shut the radio off for the remainder of the evening.” Dick —“Do you ever hear from ‘Gert’ Miller, ‘Bee’ Romansky, or Sarah Kaprove?” Ethel —“Well, you see, ‘Ray’ Bialick has started a class in aesthetic dancing, assisted by ‘Bee’, Sara and ‘Gert.’ He has invented a new dance called ‘Blue Top’, in direct contrast to the dance of our day, ‘Black Bottom’.” Dick —“Have you heard the latest idea in travel?” Ethel —“No; what is it?” Dick —“ ‘Eddie’ Verrillo and ‘Ben’ Rosenthal have formed a corporation to teach people how to flap their ears and fly. They’re almost trillionaires now from it. And guess who they’ve got as instructors? Sadie Eagney, Mildred Whitney and Marion Rutt.” Ethel —“Well, for goodness sake!” Dick —“Yes, and Frances Goltra and ‘Tommy’ Taylor, the world’s leading women athletes, are coaching two of our leading college teams in football. There is heavy rivalry between the two of them and each stakes her life on her own team.” 49 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School Ethel —“I remember their athletic tendencies all right. But where did you find that out?” Dick —“Well, you see, I met them and their friends, the famous Sullivan sisters of the vaudeville act, ‘Spring and Springing with Sullivan’s Heels’, down at the Electric Light Company, visiting an old chum of theirs, Violet Dixon, who helps turn off lights down there.” Ethel —“I s’pose you’ve read the best seller of the year entitled, ' How to Be Happy Though Married, by One Who Knows’, written by ‘Dot’ Reinholdz. It really is a masterpiece, so different, you know.” Dick —“As I didn’t marry I’m not interested in books of that sort. I forgot to tell you about the wonderful job ‘Izzie’ Garber has. He is working for the Samuel Kaplan Five and Ten Cent Store and has risen to great salesmanship heights, now having charge of the baby carriage department. Dora Mancini is posing for the covers of ‘Farm Fife’ and ‘Syb’ Spalter has the none too easy task of painting her.” (Auto horn sounds off stage.) Dick —“Here comes another car. Maybe we’ll get them to tow us to the reunion. I’ll go over and see.” (Comes rushing on the stage with a long cable in his hand .) Dick —“Help me tie up the cars. Guess who’re in the other automobile.” Ethel —“Tell me quickly.” Dick —“Ruth Crane, Ruth Flanigan and Ruth Juster with Irina Whaley at the wheel. They’ve just come from a meeting of ‘Fet Everyone Have the Same First Name Club’ of which Ruth Crane is president; Ruth Flanigan is secretary, and Ruth Juster is treasurer. They’re all going to the reunion. We’ll let them tow us in.” Richard W. Reppert, Prophet , Ethel M. Dooley, Prophetess. CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School Class WU E |E IT HEREBY KNOWN TO ALL MEN by these Presents, That we, the Members of the Class of One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Seven, Anno Domini, having reached the conclusion of our allotted stay in the Thomas Snell Weaver Memorial High School, and being recognized universally (cum grano salis) as the most illustrious class ever to have entered the portals of this magnificent institution of learning, do hereby make disposal of our belongings, eccentricities, proclivities, and propensities, in the magnanimous manner hereinafter set forth, nunc aut nunquam: To Mr. Holden, we leave a model lunchroom, free from papers and empty milk bottles. To Mr. Burke’s youngest son, Richard, born without a hair on his head, we donate Ethel Dooley’s auburn locks, in order that the aforesaid and abovementioned Richard Burke may resemble his father as much as possible. To Coach Stone, we leave “Izzy Garber’s unfailing eye for baskets, and the flying tackles of Sam Harger, “Wiff” Hudson, and “Walt” Loeffler, to be held in trust for future championship teams. To our session room teacher, the Darling of the class, we leave a Maxim-silencer for quieting the future inhabitants of Room 227. To Mr. Fox, the building superintendent, we leave a “scooter”, with “Syb” Ginewsky as chauffeur, that he may get around the halls more quickly. To “ Izzy ” Garber, we leave the ham which he requested in “The Whiteheaded Boy.” We leave Harry Weinstein ' s flaming neckties to the N. Y., N. H. H. R. R. for flagging trains. 51 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School To Bill Shea, we leave the crimson sash worn by “Dan” Charter on Senior Day. Inasmuch as “the meek inherit the earth”, we leave that part which Louis Clare inherits to the school for an annex to the building, to contain all the cups awarded for “moral victories.” To the Faculty, we leave the members of our class who will take post¬ graduate courses, so that all the intelligent pupils will not be lost to the school at graduation. To the French Department, we leave Monsieur Leonard Selitzky for an interpreter at French Club meetings. To the incoming Class of 1931 A, we leave the talent of Alba Zizzamia, to be divided up among the members of the class, that they may all be honor students. CODICILS To the School, Raleigh, the best Dresser of the class, leaves a song, beginning: “The years I spent with thee, dear friend—” To Joe” Kastner, Frances Rau leaves the trials of editing The Lookout. To True Confessions Magazine”, Marion Rutt leaves the selections from her diary which appeared in The Chronicle. To Tiny” Berman, Louis Berman leaves his overcoat. To Archie the Alligator”, we leave “Bing” Turley’s fur coat, to keep him warm in these northern winters, while far from “Lulu and the kids” in the sunny South. Signed and sealed, uno animo, verbatim et literatim, The Class of Nineteen Twenty-Seven A. Richard M. Hemenway, Testator. ★ 52 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School Class Jkmg Lyr C by C d ra nd Eve yn Me se nd.n Moder dto Mui C by R.A uJustus Tlo r r s s FT • £ : J N- % • 0 � —•- —)rd — last time as a Class We shall seen, be Cil edhyh SChoo yrads, wp shall miss e meet Acre to — h fht , the a — Though we re —j’o ce X-o £ ■ - F r —h F f —j r r— ■j---) - f ■ J - 3=1 r nh , - J ■ J J J V ' « —« —■— -■— —i . —J— -V-:-:” m J j mate our way out a — monos t the world ' s oreat ru sr But Whe re e ' er we m ay Stray Or what the yood t mos snd the fuZn We here ware had , h the Gym, n tad L)i, where tee zSk d . To -b-4- etr � c may ao, To the Cause of ourScheo We ' re — main feed, and true. Chorujrty- word WiT- .hush, A The bbal Sa SeSi on roomS, auid is e tig uncArrocrru rush. T- - word Wit- . hush, .A, The Ma Seotmn roomS d ±se big uocL-rocnu it I J J J J Jl J J J J, m Z3EL -Tdh wave -F ?n —f— joyed. — our ■ years n. this 5-- b School Wea-rer fhjh , To live Up i -;—— r ——(- to your f—(— (fe - J— -J — -i-Ci- = r-r zt==;-=i=s =J -y- f if- - Stond-ard x -- wp a - - - 0— — Ways Wt try Sy K - V- . .j J 4-4—1 Tut—are Suc-csess and by wor.— Vh ■f--|-f 7 j ill J y .o ms , 4-4-, F - ■— 4 - WA c, A - 0 — we f� d rned =f=Tf in. our 0 u.bS, dnd } J ' our word, .and. our eimesWevu raise jj, J J) f fe to «j:cif M=l 44= zza • a - 4 --- —-T--- 4 jrJ 4 £ - he yfts ytur yb-ry a n dl your Time, And. be proud ,Vlen-ver Hijh, When we hear your name. 53 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thotnas Snell Weaver High School Class Statistics GIRLS BOYS Frances Rau Most Popular Leonard Selitzky Alba Zizzamia Most Capable Leonard Selitzky Virna Gunther Most Practical Edward Verrillo Ethel Dooley Most Original Richard Reppert Dorothy Reinholdz Most Serious Louis Clare Grace Preston Most Courteous Walter Loeffler Frances Goltra Most Masculine Sterling Harger Lois Abbe Most Feminine Lloyd Smith Geraldine Sullivan Most Sarcastic Alfred Jeter Dorothy Reinholdz Most Dignified Daniel Tasillo Lois Abbe Most Conceited Richard Reppert Ruth Blessing Most Bashful Louis Clare Evelyn Meiselman Most Pessimistic Harry Weinstein Louise Macauley Most Optimistic Fred Leonard Sylvia Corvo Most Flirtatious Raleigh Dresser Betty Applebaum Most Angelic Frank Carney Marjorie Taylor Most Athletic Sterling Harger Ethel Dooley Most Noisy Harry Weinstein Ruth Blessing Most Quiet Benjamin Rosenthal Sylvia Spalter Most Credulous Alfred Jeter Frances Rau Best Looking Frank Carney Grace Preston Best Sport Henry Hudson Sylvia Ginewsky Best Dancer Isadore Garber Katherine Kearns Best Dresser Raymond Morris Jennie Faldman Biggest Bluffer Raleigh Dresser Evelyn Meiselman Biggest Borrower Norman Smyth Florence Savitt Biggest Spendthrift Raleigh Dresser Frances Rau Busiest Leonard Selitzky Katherine Moriarty Laziest Vincent Turley Ethel Dooley Peppiest Isadore Garber Katherine Kearns Neatest Alfred Jeter Sylvia Ginewsky Cutest Louis Berman Helen Carney Silliest Lloyd Smith Lois Abbe Daintiest Samuel Kaplan Alba Zizzamia Best All-around Isadore Garber Alba Zizzamia Done Most for Weaver High Leonard Selitzky 54 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A—Thomas Snell Weaver High School IN SONGLAND SittirT on Top o’ the World. Norman Smyth My Sweetie Turned Me Down. Kay Kearns Drifting and Dreaming.. All of Us Gimme a Lil Kiss. Dan Charter Too Many Parties and Too Many Pals. Syb Corvo Why Don’t You Marry the Girl?. Marshall St. John If I Had a Girl Like You. Monnie Wissel Don’t Wake Me Up; Let Me Dream. Kay Moriarty Big Boy. Wiff Hudson That Red Haired Gal. Red Dooley That Certain Feeling. Just Before Exams Breezin’ Along with the Breeze. Ted Leonard Dapper Dan. Dan Tasillo Lucky Day. Graduation Day When the One You Love, Loves You Dot Reinholdz Sweet Child. Sammy Kaplan Kiss Me Again. Dick Reppert C’llegiate. Ray Morris I’ll See You in My Dreams. Harry Weinstein Angel Child. Betty Applebaum Lovin’ Sam. Sam Harger Who’s Sorry Now?. Lennie Selitzky When Lights Are Low. Bingie Turley Good-Bye Forever. After the Reception A Smile will go a Long, Long Way. “Smiles ’ Rau Could I? I Certainly Could!. Alba Zizzamia How Many Times. Raleigh Dresser Till We Meet Again... At the Reunions Let Me Be By Your Side. Izzy Garber At Peace With the World. Ruth Barber Say It Again. I ' hat I Graduated You’re Always a Baby to Mother. Lloyd Smith When You Love More Than One. Virna Gunther Sorta Miss You. Demerits! You’re in Love with Everyone. Syb Ginewsky Let Us Waltz as we Say Good-bye. At the Reception It’s Too Late Now to Be Sorry. That We Flunked Oh Say! Can I See You Tonight?. D. Harthon Let’s Talk about My Sweetie. Syb Br on stein Suppose I Had Never Met You. Frank Carney Mindin’ My Business . Louis Clare Ah, Ha!. You ' ll Never Know Who Wrote This? 55 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School THE DIARY OF A 1927A FEMALE Monday —The same old dreary Monday! How could they expect us to settle down to old, dry studies after such a glorious week-end! Gee! I can’t get the picture of that great big handsome fellow I met Saturday night out of my mind. Joe seemed so insipid today beside that picture! Rained. T uesday —Cloudy. Joe must notice a change in me. He was awfully nice today. Waited for me after school and put my over¬ shoes on for me! It does him good to make him jealous once in a while! Wanted to take me to the show but I h ave two tests tomor¬ row. Miss Bunch was awful today. Gave me three demerits for telling “Betty” about the “honey” I met Saturday! Wednesday —There’s a new fellow at school! He’s awfully cute! He plays football and basketball, writes poetry, and has a driver’s license! He’s just adorable. I’m going to see if I can meet him. Poor Joe! Pleasant. Thursday —Met the new fellow! He’s so dumb! gee. Looks certainly are deceiving! I guess Joe’s a pretty good fellow after all. Anyway, he’s not dumb. Went to the show with him and ate afterward. He certainly does spend money! Friday —Only good day in the week, because it’s the last. Got three more demerits for telling “Betty” how dumb the new fellow is. He’s sorta all wet! If he wants to go over, he’ll need some coaching! Gee, I’m all thrilled! My great big “he-man” just called me up for a date! I stalled around, but was I eager! It’s tomorrow night! What’ll I wear? Poor Joe gets another knock¬ out, but this fellow’s perfect. Got his university letter! Saturday —Gee, I’ve been getting ready all day! Had my hair marcelled this morning, and fixed my dress. I was supposed to wash the dishes, but had my nails all manicured, so called it off till next Saturday. I’m all excited to see him! Gee, he’s perfect! Hope I look my best. Sunday —Well, I enjoyed myself immensely last night. He ' s a fine sport. A lot like Joe, though! Not an awful lot of differ¬ ence. I have another date with him for next week. Hope Joe comes tonight. I haven’t seen him for a long time. Funnv they’re so much alike! Well, I must get ready for another bad day tomor¬ row, I ’spose. 56 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School DIARY OF A 1927A MALE Monday —Same punk Monday. Got called on in three classes! Got caught cribbing on that History test. Got home and found some one had told dad, I had taken the car the other night, after he told me not to. Ye gods! Tuesday —Life’s funny. Yesterday, I didn’t feel like livin’. Today, well, everything was perfect. Got my letter in football. Jack paid me that quarter he owed me, and “Betty” asked me to her party, after treatin’ me like a worm all last week. Wednesday —Nothing ever happens to me. We were reading in English today about a guy called Sam Johnson—gee, he must’ve had a great ole time—never went to school half the time and still managed to turn out great. Some people have all the luck. Reports tomorrow—’nuff sed! Thursday —Family on the warpath! Dad gave vent to his feelings tonight. Have been sentenced to my room to study for three hours, at the least. Plugged at History for twenty whole minutes the other night, got to school next day and teacher called on me for review work which I hadn’t even looked at. What’s the use? Friday —Down to the “office” today. Told by “one who knows” that unless I studied harder that I wouldn’t graduate. Won’t get my car if I don’t graduate, so I guess I’d better try. “Betty’s” party tomorrow night. At times “Betty” does seem rather commonplace. Saturday —Had to write this down. I’ve met “her”, diary, and I’ll say she’s a wow! Gosh, the minute I got to “Betty’s” I spied her sittin’ way over in the corner—rather aloof-like, and she kinda smiled a lil’ half-smile sorta; an’ O, gee, well, it’s enough to say I never left her the whole evening through, an’ I’m takin’ her to every basketball game that’s left, and my reception, and class night. “Betty’s” wild but—wha’do I care? “Her” name is Ann—cute? Sunday —Called Ann up five times. Even tried to study so that I’ll graduate so that I’ll get my car so that I can take her to real “proms” when I go to college. I’ve turned over a new leaf— no more F’s, no more demerits, no other girls. Mother and Dad think I’m sick, ’cause I’ve been studying and didn’t even go to the “Lenox” tonight—gee, it seems good to be alive, even though I did get three F’s and an E. I hope no one tells Ann about my marks. Boy, but she’s nice—. 57 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School Hlpfjabettcs? etrls A is for Abbe, We do like her some; Though she comes from the abbeys, She’s not like a nun. B stands for Bertha, A girl wondrous wise; Her talent for drawing Has earned many a prize. C stands for Corvo, She’s “Syb” by name; We bet her flirtations Will gain her some fame. D denotes Dooley, With flaming red hair; When we hear her talking We know it’s hot air! E is for Esther, With her hair in a roll; We hand it to her When you sa “Espagnol.’’ F is for Frances, Who’s busy as a bee; The beauty of our class, None nicer than she! G means Ginewsky, A cute little lass; She’s right there at acting And has quite a past! H is for Himmelblau, Quite a long name; If we’ve spelled it correctly We shall have earned fame! I is for Iodine, Miss Fleming does give. It’s down in her office Our athletes do live. J denotes Jennie, At hookey, a shark; At bluffing, she’s better, And to her, school’s a lark. 58 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School K is for Kay K., With eyes of blue; She may be a spitfire, But what can we do ? L signifies Lilly, With a cute little giggle; Her “e’s” and her “i’s” She knows how to jiggle. M means Macauley, They call her “Squeeze”; She’s the type of a girl We all like to tease. N is for nothing, And we got quite a fall; When we found at our meetings We knew “Nothing at all!” O is for Ovid, A piece of bad luck. When it comes to reciting, We’d all like to duck! I signifies Preston, A peach of a sport. Say what you will, She’s just our sort. Q is for quizzes, That some teachers give; When it comes to the answers. We feel like a sieve. R is for Rutt, Our cheerleader fine; In athletics, too, She’s sure to shine. S stands for Spalter, Who wields a fine brush; It’s one that’s artistic And not for the dust. “Tommy” Taylor comes next, Right under the “T”; She’s a speedy young athlete, As fine as can be. U stands for Unity, We can’t have too much; We need it for everything, And—that’s that! V is for Virna, A modest young miss, Which she shows by her blushes: Like a rose, dew-kissed! W’s for Whitney, At playing she’s great, When she’s on the program We just hate to be late! X denotes Xyloid, Meaning “like wood”; This applies to the people That we think it should. Y stands for Youth, That is ’27A. Shall we ever grow up ? Who knows but we may. Z is for Zizzamia, A hard name to spell; But the spelling’s a trifle, When we like her so well! 59 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School 2?opsi A, to our sorrow, Begins not one name; As sad as this seems We are not to blame. B stands for Berman, Who when all is said, Is a cute little boy From his toes to his head. C is for Carney, As everyone knows, Though he looks so angelic, It’s only a pose. D denotes Dresser, We’ll admit we’re quite proud, That to leave Weaver with us Dear Raleigh’s allowed. E means our Eddie, Verrillo, oh hark! Not so good with the ladies, But at problems, a shark. F is for Fred, Just brimful of pep; For getting sick passes He’s acquired quite a “rep.” G stands for Garber, Of Dramatic Club fame, In the play, he was “Denis”; So what’s in a name ? H is for Harger, And “Wiff” Hudson too; When it comes to football We’ll leave it to you. 1 means just Irving, Don’t mind him, I pray;: His giggles increase As his thoughts fade away. J is for Jeter, He thinks he’s a wow, He may have been one time, But he isn’t now! CO CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School K denotes Kaplan, So quiet and cute; If he were bigger, He might be a brute. L is for “Lennie”, Selitzky, 0 my! We know we could like him, But he won’t let us try! M is for Morris, We’ll say he’s got class; As a red-hot c’llegiate None can surpass. N is for news, Which spreads like the mumps, And makes our dear classmates Feel down in the dumps. O is for orchestra, ’Twill play at our dance; And to show off our “stuff” ’Twill give us a chance. P is for Paulsen, We don’t think it’s fair That a boy like this boy Should have golden hair. Q is for quiet, And that’s what we’re not; If it’s noise and loud talking, We’re all on the spot. R is for Reppert, Of excuses he’s fond; When at night he goes walking Near Keney Park Pond. S can mean Smith, Both Norman and Lloyd, With the “y” and the “i” We are often annoyed. T’s for Tasillo, Of him we are fond, And find him a gentleman Who prefers a blonde. U is for us, And as usual “you”, With a letter like this What more can we do ? V is for Vincent, Whose last name is Turley, He took out a red-head And brought her home early. W is for Weinstein, With voice far from weak; When it comes to the ladies He thinks he’s a sheik. X, Y, and Z are no friends of the poet. We’ve come to the end, And don’t care If you know it. 61 CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School IN THE MOVIES NOW Why Women Love. Frank Carney The Best People. Class of 1927A Flower of the Night. Syl Spalter It Must Be Love. Dot Reinholdz Classified. In the Class Book Midnight Lovers. We Wonder! Paths to Paradise. Four A’s Tin Gods. Lennie and Izzie Partners Again. Marshall St. John, Al Jeter Subway Sadie. Kostin or Eagney? The Devil’s Circus. Class Night Infatuation. Virna and Sam Memory Love. Second Floor Corridor His Secretary. Kay Moriarty Little Irish Girl. Ruth Sullivan Fine Manners. Dan Charter Why Girls Go Back Home. Lloyd Smith Outside the Law. Thirty Demerits The Son of the Sheik. Raleigh D. Pals First. Red Dooley. Smiles Rau Stage Struck. Izzie Garber As No Man Has Loved. Dan 7 a sill o The Temptress. Flo Savitt Mantrap. Female Section of 227 Broken Hearts. The Rest of Weaver After 1927A Graduates Three Bad Men. Sam, Wiff, and Walt High Steppers. What Some People Think They Are The Campus Flirt. Syb Corvo Keeper of the Bees (?). Mr. Darling The Homemaker. Lil Rodensky Mannequin. Kay Kearns The Perfect Flapper. Syb Gineivsky The Big Parade. To Get Those Diplomas The Amateur Gentleman. Louis Berman Classmates. We Wonder! Ella Cinders. Gert Miller The Live Wire. Harry Weinstein Let’s Get Married. Let’s Not! 62 S’ ' -. ■ U n, i J ? DEC, 3 fill o -|fc ™ t T ' ' ,L r iPO Uif J ffo V.UO fcW Uv jCtt-. wUd io t V OL 7 1 ] N C mo Fmis . H WNE CLASS BOOK of 192 7A — Thomas Snell Weaver High School |E that considereth himself abused by an unostentatious slam, meant in the spirit of friendliness and jest, should recall unto his mind the following parable: There was a king, and he was king over a vast domain, and a wise ruler was he, a wise man, too, and many came to him from round about to seek his counsels, and hear his words of wisdom. And the king had a jester, a sharp-tongued fool, and he made a jest of every one and all things, so that the king and his courtiers might laugh. Now this fool had a pair of bow-legs, and very sensitive was he about them, for in the fashion of the times, they were not well concealed, and he did think his good appearance was much detracted from. So the poor fool did do his best to hide his misshapen limbs, but with no little difficulty, and always in hopes was he that people would not notice them. Now the princess of th land did take unto herself a husband, and the king, her father, prepared a great feast, and all the lords and nobles in the land were invited. And there was much merrymaking at the banquet, for the food was good, and the wine ran free. Now there was a minstrel at the feast, who sang songs of valorous deeds of heroes, and ballads of fair maidens sang he, to amuse the guests, and right prettily did he sing, and the king was made glad. Now this bard did beat the rhythm with his foot, and a long foot had he, and narrow, so that the jester, thinking to show his wit, remarked, “Faith, Sir Minstrel, and thou hast a pretty foot. I’ truth, it remindeth me of the wooden paddles my kitchen knave hath to pound his foods as thou dost pound out thy music.” But the bard made answer speedily, “Zounds, fool, didst ever look at thy legs? A prettier pair of rainbows never have I seen,” whereat the fool flew into a rage, and did make for attacking the minstrel. But the king called forth, “Stop, fool! Thou are merry enough in making jests of others, but the jest is not so pretty when turned on thee. Out with thee knave. Cast him into exterior darkness!” And so, thou seest that there should be no weeping or gnashing of teeth, for many are slammed and but few are extolled, and thou must take as thou dost give. G4 r yw.v ft nr TAKE P EEP AT OUR ADS. nr L 4 � « b OUR ADVERTISERS If it had not been for the generous support of our Advertisers, the cost of publishing this Class Book would have been prohibitive. In apprecia¬ tion of this good-will, the members of the Class of 1927A should consider it their obligation to patronize, as far as possible, the concerns who have favored them with advertisements. ... Society for Savings “THE PRATT STREET BANK” 31 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD, CONN. 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' property IHE JEWISH BlSTSSISul So-Sltll of mm chi eh donated by DATE description Class llook 1927 B “Virtus ¥ atum Par it Thom as Snell w eaver Hi h Schoo Hartford, Connecticut I 3it grateful appreciation of Ins “pofoer to cmbullish the passing hau” tuith his fricnhlu gnihaitcc, ftiise counsel, ronstant interest anh gooh sportsmanship, toe affectionately hchicatc this QJIass ®ook of 1927® to (JHelfmt (6. Crntiu ' ll, j . JH. jforetoorb L IFE, at best, is such a transient passage through trials and misfortunes that what matters a few hard knocks, more or less. We, in our sojourn in this “vale of tears , must needs have a shock or two to awaken us to the full tide of our petty ambitions. If the impetus which drives us, forces us constantly without cessation, then, in truth, are we to be pitied. The majority of us, we are thankful to say, have our leisure moments, and are sometimes even blessed with a sense of humor. It is in the spirit of helpfulness — to help beguile time — that we, the Board, present this Book to our Classmates of ‘ 27 B. If praise be given where praise is due, then Miss Craig will come in for a considerable amount, for, with her ever-present maxim, “Is it true,is it kind, is it necessary? she lightened many a knock, and contributed much of the humor. ©)c Class llool; of 19271! STAFF Editor-in-Chief JOSEPH C. KASTNER Assistant Editor MARGARET R. BUTLER Business Manager BESSIE FINE Assistant Business Manager NORMAND R. KALINSKY Editorial Board Jane Burger Ellen M. Lynch Doris E. Penfield Hugo T. Saglio Ruth M. Segal William B. Shea Joseph P. Verdery Delano G. Wheeler Business Board Hyman Green Sophie Rosen Leslie H. Rowley [ 8 ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL Class of 1927 B Class Motto “Virtus Fatum Farit” Class Chairman Jack S. Greenbaum Chairman of Reception Committee Joseph P. Verdery Class Marshal George C. Kilray Orator Hugo T. Saglio Treasurer Edwin H. Basden Historians Doris E. Penfield Frank E. Orefice Essayist Margaret Ramette Prophets Mildred S. Jackson William B. Shea Testator Delano G. Wheeler Reception Committee Ellen M. Lynch William B. Shea Katherine Thompson Ring Committee Frank E. Orefice Doris E. Penfield Leslie H. Rowley Color Committee Ellen M. Lynch Bessie E. Baggish Abraham Rosenfeld Gordon C. Willoughby Motto Committee Bessie S. Spalter Loretta M. McGuire Samuel R. Basch Louis A. Beck [ 10 ] Class Roll Girls Ruth Dorothy Adelson Edith Elizabeth Akerberg Bessie Elizabeth Baggish Helen Rosaline Bayer Josephine Cecelia Bonafede Dorothy Glazier Bruce Alice Jane Burger Margaret Rose Butler Hilda Mary Carlson Catherine Marie Codraro Lillian Leah Cohen Sarah Cohn Dorothy Bernice Edmond Gertrude Elkins Mildred Dorothy Fairweather Bessie Fine Esther Sylvia Forman Adela Goule Gibson Rosalind Goldstein Bella Gurolnick Rose Hurowitz Rachel Hurwitz Mildred Sherwood Jackson May Louise Kenig Rosalind Koppelman Jeanette Kovarsky Dorothy Lebovitz Barbara Freitchie Libman Dorothy Jacqulyn London Ellen Murnane Lynch Lucy Marie Maddaluna Elizabeth Mass Katharyn Eleanor Mastaglio Leola Lvnette Matchton Loretta Madelene McGuire Katherine Pembroke Morse Antoinette Geneva Olds Doris Edith Penfield Julia Marie Piccolo Margaret Baker Ramette Sophie Rosen Dora Schreiber Mollvena Pearl Schwartz Ruth Margaret Segal Evelyn Silver Ida Estelle Solway Bessie Sylvia Spalter Eva Sydney Steinberg Frieda Frances Tanenbaum Pauline Elizabeth Tasillo Frances Telechansky Katherine Thompson Evelyn Wachtel Minnie Mildred YVechsler Lillian Wessler Lois Leila Whitney [ 11 ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL Class Roll R oy s Samuel Reinholt . Basch Edwin Herbert Basden Louis Aaron Beck Jack Thomas Frederick Bitter Curtis Crawford Burnham John Thomas Codraro Stephen Vincent Composto Albert Cordo William John Doerr Maurice Dubofsky George Elias Falk Russell Leo John Fenn Herman Bernard F ' ox Leon Mathias Goldstein Hyman Green William Hurwitz Everett Jackson Harry Jaques, Jr. Isadore Irving Kaplan Normand Ruffkess Kalinsky Joseph Cornelius Kastner George Clement Ivilray Jack Sydney Greenbaum Samuel Lerer Bernard Pausmentier Libman David Marcus Paul McAlpine Ralph Reuben Mitnick Crayton Fowler Montei George Spencer Newman Frank Edward Orefice Martin Alfred Orleck William Peterson Henry Anthony Priore Sheldon Irving Raphael Willard Almon Roberts Abraham Rosen feld Leslie Henry Rowley Hugo Trossello Saglio Albert Schulze William Bernard Shea Milton Irving Singer Joseph Paul Verdery Delano Grant Wheeler Gordon Case Willoughby [ 12 ] CLASS BOOK OF 1 9 2 7 B RUTH D. ADELSON “Addi ' e “ ’Tis neither here nor there. Chauncey Harris School; Athletic Association, 3a-3b; ( ' •iris’ League, 3a-4b; Choir, 2a-4b. This maiden ambled carelessly enough through YY’eaver, but we hear that she’s quite an actress outside. Wasn’t it queer how she always saved her volubility for outside of class? EDITH I. AKER BERG “Edie “.She makes a solitude and calls it peace. Northeast School; Athletic Association, 2b-4b; ( iris’ League, 2a-4b; Girls’ business Club, 3a-3b. YVe wonder how many in 227 knew that the sec nd seat in the first row was occupied? But never mind, Edith in your quiet way you succeeded in doing what many of the wiser girls didn’t — you let your hair grow! BESSIE E. BAGGISH “Bess “Agreed to differ Northwest School; Athletic Association, 3a-4b; Curls’ League, 3a-4b; Choir, 2a-4b; C. H. L. S., 3a-4b; Y ice- Eresident and Treasurer, 4b; French ( lub, 3b-4a; Cl rovi- cle Business Board, 3a-4l , Assistant Manager, -1 a - 4 b: Dramatic Club, 3b-4b; “The YVhiteheaded Boy,” la. ‘‘The Dragon,” 4b; Color Committee. Shall we ever forget the regal way Bessie paraded through the corridors, spurning the common crowd, or her unfortunate outbursts during opening exercises? But she is endeared to those who knew her best. SAMUEL R. BASCH “Sam “Reserve is the truest expression of respect toward those who are its objects. Arsenal School; Athletic Association, 1a-4b; Boys’ Club, 3b-4b; Boys’ Business Club, 4a-4b; Secretary Radio Club, 4b; Motto Committee. Samuel came and went in his quiet, dignified way, but we never knew him very well. YYe know that he stands high in the estimation of all, and we wish him success. ft. -;, ' . ' ■Jr jhf m [ 13 ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL EDWIN H. BASDEN “Eddie “ Nothing succeeds so well us success. Northwest School; Rifle ( lub, la-3b; Athletic Asso¬ ciation, la-4b; Boys’ Club, 3b-4b; Basketball Manager, 4a: Junior Usher; Class Tre asurer. Eddie is one of the famous members of that dwindling Spanish Class, the last one at Weaver. We all know ' what troubles he had trying to collect class dues from numerous among us. Eddie also managed our first City Champion Basketball Team. HELEN R. BAYER Lux A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge. Brown School; Athletic Association, lb-4b; Girls’ League, 2a-4b, Fashion Show; Waitress at Boys’ Club Suppers; French Club, 3a-4a; C. H. L. S., 4a-4b; Execu¬ tive Committee, 4b; Girls’ Business Club, 3a-4b; Secre¬ tary, 4a; President, 4b. Although ever laboring diligently at bookkeeping and the mysteries of shorthand, Helen always had time to spread joy and cheerfulness everywhere. She had the ideal combination, brains, beauty and a sunny smile. LOUIS A. BECK Louie Manners — the final and perfect flower of noble character. Northeast School; Athletic Association, la-4b; Boys’ Club, 3a-4b; Student Council, 2a-2b; Classical Club, 4b; Junior Usher. Louis belongs back in the days of old, when knights were chivalrous and ladies were fair. His grace and politeness have been a joy to behold. We know that his manner will continue to win. JOSEPHINE BONAFEDE Jo The reward of a thing well-done is to have done it. Henry Barnard School; Athletic Association, 4b; Girls’ League, 2b-4b; Girls’ Business Club, 3a-4b. “Jo” was another hard working commercial student. Shall w ' e ever forget her endeavors to sell “Weaver High School pencils” to destitute seniors at ten cents each? [ 14 ] CLASS BOOK OF 1 92 7 B s DOROTHY E. BRUCE “Dot “I hate nobody; I am in charity with the world. Lawrence Street; Athletic Association, la-4b; ( irls’ League, 2a-4b; Glee Club, la-lb; Choir, 4a-4b; C. H. L. S„ 4b. “Dot” evidently found her greatest difficulty in letting her locks grow down over her ears! By the way, we wonder if she’s still making up time? JANE BURGER “Bid me discourse; 1 will enchant thine ear. Crosby High, Waterbury; Athletic Association, 4a-4b; Girls’ League, 3a-4b; “Then and Now,” School Review, C. H. L. S., 3a-4a; Secretary (resigned), 4b; Executive Committee, 3b; Dramatic Club, 4a-4b; Executive Com¬ mittee, 4b; “The Whiteheaded Boy,” 4a; “The Dragon,” 4b; Glee Club, 4a-4b; Vice-President and Treasurer, 4b; Orchestra, 3b; Senior Orchestra, 4a-4b; Girls’ League Orchestra, 4a-4b; Chronicle Board, 3b-4b; Assistant Editor, 4b; Classical Club, 3a-4a; “Class Book” Board. Ever since Jane came to Weaver she has been holding forth, whether on evolution or the new immigration laws. No matter what vicissitudes of fortune may lie in wait for her, one thing is certain — she will never be at a loss for words. CURTIS BURNHAM “Curl “Every one is the son of his own works. Northwest School; Radio Club, 3a-4b; Executive Committee, 3b-4b; “Then and Now.” “Curt” seemed to shine in Auto Mechanics, but we recollect the time he expressed a desire to compose a theme on the beauties of earth in the autumn. How about it, “Curt?” MARGARET R. BUTLER “Peg “She is pretty to walk with; witty to talk with. Northeast School; Athletic Association, la-4b; Girls’ League, 2a-4b; Girls’ Business Club, 3a-4a; C. II. L. S., 3a-4b; Secretary, 4a; President, 4b; Choir, 2a-4b; Lookout Reportorial Board, 3a-4a; Chronicle Editorial Board, 4b. Original, witty, capable “Peg.” We certainly enjoyed your contributions to the Chronicle. With all the “pep” you used up for those midnight typing bouts for the “Class Book,” we don’t quite see how you did anything else, but, being “Peg,” you did. [ ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL HILDA M. CARLSON “ Mil Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech. Northwest School; Athletic Association, 2a, 3a-4b: (iirls’ League. la-4b; Girls’ Business Club, 3a-3b. Quiet as a little mouse, Hilda sat at her desk and loaned her sought-after fountain pen to one and all. And then there was that little episode of Keats! We wonder if Hilda still thinks a “heifer’’ is a lady? CATHERINE M. CODRARO Kay Like the violet, which alone Prospers in the shade. Brown School; Athletic Association, lb-4b; Girls’ League, lb-4b. With her dark eyes and raven tresses, Catherine seemed made for a Spanish shawl and a pair of castanets. And her heels! 227 will resound with their echoes long after we have departed. JOHN CODRARO Johnnie Dress does not give knowledge. Brown School; Boys’ Business Club, 2a-4b; Vice- President, 4b; Boys’ Club, 3b-4b; Athletic Association, la-4b. We ' d like to know your tailor, “Johnnie,” but suppose that you wouldn’t divulge the secret for fear that you might get a little competition. After all, you deserved to graduate, John. STEPHEN V. COMPOSTO Steve All thoughtful men are solitary and original in themselves. Northwest School; Boys’ Club, 3a-4b; Athletic Asso¬ ciation, la-4b. Stephen is another silent member of ’27B. My, but we had a crowd of them! But his quietness was of the peaceful, gentle kind, and he has our best wishes for all good luck. [ 10 J CLASS BOOK OF 1 9 2 7 B ALBERT COR DO Al One ' s outlook is a part of his virtue. Boys’ Club, 3b-4b; Athletic Association, la-4b. “Al,” too, appeared very calm and meek, but we have always had our suspicions! We know that he will go far on the road to success. LILLIAN L. COHEN “ Laiki ” An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege. H. P. H. S.; Athletic Association, 4b; Girls’ Business Club, 3a-4b; Girls’League, lb-4b; Chronicle Typing Staff. Lillian is another industrious one. We all recollect her unfortunate adventures with an unruly desk top in our famed session room, too. She will rank high among the “Successful Graduates of the Commercial Department.” SARAH COHN “ Nothing is impossible to industry. Northwest School; Girls’ League, 2a-4b; Athletic Association, 4b; Girls’ Business Club, 3a-4b; Chronicle Typing Stuff, 3b-4b. We suspect that Sarah’s middle name is “Diligence.” She alternated between 227 and the typing room. Her success will assuredly be great and lasting. WILLIAM DOERR Bill “An affable and courteous gentleman. Choir, 2a-4b; Boys’ Club, 3b-4b; Radio Club, 3b-4a; Boys’ Commercial Club, 2a-4b; Athletic Association, la-4b; Baseball, 4b; Basketball, 3b-4b. Remember William as Mr. Vincent in “Beau Brummel? Look out, William — David Belasco may be waiting to engage you! We hope that your life will always be as merry as you made it at Weaver. [ 17 ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL MILTON R. DONN “Milt” “I hasten to laugh at everything.” Boys’ Club, 3b-4b; Athletic Association, la-4b; Glee Club, 3a-4a; Librarian, 4a; Choir, 2a-4b. “Milt” is another who surprised us by catching up with ’27B at the last moment, bringing additional merri¬ ment with him. We feel certain that “Milt will laugh his way through life in the same jolly way that he drifted through high school. DOROTHY E. EDMOND “Dot” “Beware her hair, for she excels All women in the magic of her locks.” H. P. H. S.; Girls’ League, 4a-4b; Athletic Association, 4a-4b; C. H. L. S., 4b; Girls’ Business Club. 4a-4b. We never got to know Dorothy very well, but we suspect deep, dark secrets between her and Adela Gibson because of their frequent conferences together. How about it, Dot? GERTRUDE ELKINS “ Gert ” “Contentment is natural wealth.” Alfred E. Burr School; Girls’ League, 2a-4b; Athletic Association, la-4b; C. H. L. S., 4b. Gertrude always seemed at peace with the world there in her back seat. We hope that her journey through life will be as happy. MILDRED FAIR WEATHER “Secret and self contained and solitary ...” Northwest School; Girls’ League, 2a-4b; Athletic Association, la-4b. She “wandered lonely as a cloud” about our corridors, but we hear that she is headed straight for an A. B. at Beaver College. We hope that her loftiest ambitions will be realized. [IS] CLASS BOOK OF 1 92 7 B GEORGE E. FALK Come, give us a taste of your quality. Arsenal School; Boys’ Club, 3b-4b; Athletic Associa¬ tion, la-4b; Choir, 2a-4b. We never really knew George very well. Somehow we always suspected that he was a little superior to the other mere mortals in 227. How about it, George? BESSIE FINE Bess Taste the joy that springs from labor.” Northeast School; Lookout Circulation Board, 3b-4b; Assistant Manager, 4a; Manager, 4b; Girls’ Leaders Corps, 2a-4b: Girls’ Business Club. 3b-4b; Business Manager of “Class Book;” Class Basketball, 2b-3b; Ath¬ letic Association, 2a-4b; Girls’ League, 2b-4b. Bessie always reminded us of an active little bird. Witness the swift progress of the Business Board under her able leadership. She was always a true Weaverite and a good sport. May her highest ideals be realized. ESTHER S. FORMAN “ Es ” For tragedy is not for me, And I am content to be gay. Northeast School; Athletic Association, la-4b; Girls’ League, 2a-4b; Choir, 2b-4b; Girls’ Business Club, 3a. Too often did Esther’s name go to make the list of those who will stay “forty minutes after school.” But her’s is a merry, merry way. HERMAN FOX “ Foxey ” A little more sleep and a little slumber. Arsenal School; Athletic Association, 1a-4b; Boys’ Club, 3b-4b. “Foxey” always walked about 227 in a daze — doubtless the sad effect of too much studying! [ 19 ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL ANNA F. FRIEDMAN “Ann” “She fills the day with merry laughter. Northeast School; Girls’ League, lb-41); Glee Club, 3a-4b; Choir, 3b-4b; Athletic Association, lb-4b; Ingle- side Club, 3b-4b. Vou wouldn’t let us run off without you after all. Would you, Anna? “The more the merrier,” you know. And your infectious giggle always makes merry. ADELA GIBSON “Gibbie “Thy wit is a very bitter sweeting; it is most sharp sauce.” Windsor High School; Glee Club, 2a-4b; Art Crafts Club, 2b-4a; Girls’ League, 2a-4b; Athletic Association, 2a-4b; Choir, 2a-4b. Adela was another who decided at the last minute that she liked 227 better than 240. Between getting her hair “up” at a respectable angle and getting to school on time, Adela really waxed quite wan and pale! ROSALIND GOLDSTEIN “Red “Spick and span new. Northeast School; Girls’ League. 2a-4b; Girls’ Business Club, 2b-3b; Choir, 2a-4b; Athletic Association, la-4b. Rosalind’s boyish bob certainly was a sensation when it appeared. And we just couldn’t resist this quotation for her. We always suspected that someone brought her to school in a bandbox. LEON M. GOLDSTEIN “Music is the universal language of mankind .” Orchestra, la-4b; Glee Club, 3a-4b, Librarian, 4b; Boys’ Club, 3b-4b; Athletic Association, la-4b. What would the orchestra have been without Leon? His musical talent made him a welcome addition to our class. By the way, Leon, where did you ever get the long wind for those Latin translations? [20 j CLASS BOOK OF 1 92 7 B HYMAN GREEN “ Hi ” “The hoary beard is a crown of glory If it be found in the way of righteousness. H. P. H. S.; Athletic Association, 2a-4b; Boys’ Club, 3b-4b; Football, 2a-4b; Basketball, 2a-2b; “Class Book” Business Board. “Hi is entitled to a place in the Weaver Hall of Fame for his noble sacrifice of manly pulchritude in the interests of Weaver’s ill fated football team, not to mention the awe-inspiring murderer he portrayed in Macbeth! JACK GREENBAUM Jake “ He ' ll find a way.” Northeast School; Baseball Team, ia-4a: Football Team, 2b-4b; Track Team, 3a-4a; Dramatic Club, 3b-4b; “The Whiteheaded Boy,” 4a; “The Dragon,” 4b; Glee Club, 2b-4b; Vice-President, 4a; President, 4b; Boys’ Club, 3b-4b, President, 4b; Boys’ Leaders Corp, 3a-4a; Choir, 2b-4b; Choir Committee, 4a-4b; Lookout , 3a-3b; Radio Club, 4b; Athletic Association, la-4b; Class President. Jack was always awake to an opportunity for some cheers, impromptu or otherwise. Remember his role in “The Dragon,” with Jane Burger as the wrathful mother? BELLA GUROLN1CK Belle Still to be neat, still to be dresl, As tho’ you were going to a feast. Henry Barnard; Classical Club, 2a-4a; C. H. 1.. S., 4b; Secretary, 4b; Lookout Business Board, 4b; Athletic Association la-4b; Girls’ League 2b-4b. Bella’s dresses were the envy of all the maidens fair in 227. And rightly so. We shouldn’t be at all surprised to learn that she made a non-stop flight to Paris now and then, and came back burdened down with some more of her beguiling clothes. ROSE HUROWITZ Rosie O ' Grady” “ Your heart ' s desires be with you.” Henry Barnard School; Athletic Association, 2a-4b; Glee Club, 4a-4b; Girls’ Business Club, 3a-4b; (Girls’ League, 3a-4b; Choir, 2b-4b; Ingleside Club, 4a-4b. Rose certainly had a terrible time borrowing a short¬ hand book for the fifth period. She was another of those pleasant individuals who made ’27B bigger and better. [ 21 ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL I WILLIAM HURW1TZ “Percy “What should a man do but be merry? Brown School; Athletic Association, la-4b; Boys’ Club, 3b-4b; Classical Club, 4b; Junior Usher. Your humor was appreciated by all, with the exception of the faculty. You were often late, but managed some¬ how to get to school for the French period where you bravely attempted to prepare Chemistry. RACHEL HURWITZ “Roe “Or light or dark, or short or tall, She sets a spring to snare them all. Northeast School; Athletic Association, la-4b; Choir, 2a-4b; Girls’ League, 2a-4b; Art Crafts Club, la-4b; Ingleside, 2a-3b; Girls’ Leaders’ Corps, lb-2b. “Rae” certainly played a great game of tennis. Some future day we hope to see her drawings gracing “Vanity r • � � r air. MILDRED S. JACKSON “Mil “She is little, she is wise, She ' s a terror for he Y sizel” Wilson Street School; Girls’ League, la-4b; Athletic Association, la-4b; Art-Crafts Club, 2a-3a; Ingleside Club, 2a-3a; Girls’ Leaders’ Corps, 2a-3a; Choir, 2a-4b; Prophetess. “Mil” surprised us all by becoming prophetess at the last minute. The charms of the prophet may have been the motive. Anyway, we all thought Mildred was a cute little girl, and we wish her luck. EVERETT (). JACKSON “Square “Evvie “Worth makes the man. Northeast School; Athletic Association, la-4b; Boys’ Club, 4a-4b; Choir, 2b-3a; Student Council, la. It’s going to be a great sacrifice for “Evvie” to leave Weaver. That blonde beauty of yours caused many a female heart to miss a beat now and then. [ 22 ] V I 4 CLASS BOOK OF 1 9 2 7 B HARRY JAQUES Jakie “Thou should si not have been old till thou hadst been wise” Northwest School; Roys’ Club, 4a-4b; Athletic Asso¬ ciation. 4a-4b; Track Squad, 4b. Harry used to have the best time all by himself in the study hall trying to attract the attention of the girls. He will probably go direct to Hollywood after graduation. NORMAND R. KALINSKY “A T or “Wilt thou have music? Hark! Northeast School; Roys’ Club, 3b-4b; Athletic Asso¬ ciation. la-4b; Roys’ Commercial Club. 2a-4b, President, 4b; Track Team, 4b; Orchestra, la-4b. Normand added his talents to the Orchestra and at cne time to the famous football band! He was another of those who used to engage in early morning battles in 227 with part of his desk as a weapon. ISA DO RE KAPLAN “ Izzie ” In general those who have nothing to say contrive to spend the longest time doing it.” Athletic Association, 2a-4b; Roys’ Club, 3b-4b: Roys’ Leaders’ Corps, 2b; business board of Lookout , 3a-4a; Reporter, 4b; Choir, 2a-3b. Izzie, when knowledge fails you, your vivid imagination supplies you with ample facts. And you certainly can talk! JOSEPH C. KASTNER Joe” “ Hear ye not the hum of mighty workings?” Our Lady of Sorrows’ School; Athletic Association, la-4b; Roys’ Leaders’ Corps, 2a-3b; Rifle Club, 2b-3b; Rifle Team, 3a-3b; Radio Club, 3a: Roys’ Club, 3b, Executive Committee, 4b; Debating Club, 4a, Vice- President, 4b; Lookout, 3a, Makeup Editor, 4a, Editor-in- Chief, 4b; Editor of “Class Rook,’’ 4b; Choir, 3a-4b; Football Squad, 4a; Track Team Manager, 4b. What activity would have been complete without “Joe?’’ It was too bad that the lunchroom didn’t serve a supper at 7.00 P. M., to save him the trouble of going home! His was the true school spirit tirelessly working for Weaver. We who have known him and have worked with him. know that not one of his many duties was ever neglected. 123 ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL MAY L. KENIG “Lu “Great works are performed not only by strength, but also by per sever ence. Henry Barnard School; Glee Club, 3a-4b, Vice-Presi¬ dent, 4a, President, 4b; Girls’ League, 2a-4b; French Club, 3a-4b; Chairman of Executive Committee, 4b; Classical Club, 3a-4b; Executive Board, 4b; C. H. L. S., 3a-4a; Choir, 2a-4b; Monitor, 3b-4b; Athletic Asso¬ ciation, la-4b. May never said very much, but we know it was because she was so busy with her studies. She was also proficient in dramatic art. Her diligence and perseverence were admired by all. GEORGE C. KILRAY “A mos” “Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment. Athletic Association, la-4b, Vice-President, 4b; Basket¬ ball; Baseball; Football; Boys’Club, 3b-4b. We hear that “Amos,” our three-letter man, has signed up with the Yankees. Let’s hope that he keeps up his batting average and does not forget his rapid-fire lingo on the sideline. ROSALIND KOPPELMAN “ Ros ” “What is your sex’s earliest, latest care, Your heart ' s supreme ambition? To be fair. Arsenal School; Athletic Association, la-4b; Girls’ League, 2a-4b; Ingleside Club, 4b. We wonder if “Ros” really thinks we’re as bad as she pictured us in her theme on “The Younger Generation.” Remember how she used to swagger into 227 every morn¬ ing in a new dress? JEANETTE KOVARSKY “Jenny “She would talk; Lord, how she talked .” Northwest School; Lookout Advertising Board, 3a-4b; Choir, 3a-4b; Ingleside, 4a; Girls’ Business Club, 3a-4b; Girls’ League, 2a-4a; Athletic Association, 4a-4b. The Class of ' 27B was certainly blessed with volubility, and Jeanette was one of the prime contributors. As for letting her hair grow well, hers was the great adventure. CLASS BOOK OF 1 9 2 7 B DOROTHY LEBOV1TZ Dot “Zealous yet modest. Northeast School; Girls’ League, 2a-4l ; Athletic Association, lb-2b, 4b; Girls’ Business Club, 3a-4b; Lookout Circulation Board, 4a-4b. “Dot” had quite a stormy time during her last half year with the sublime combination of Shorthand and Music Appreciation. And what a time she had reading her notes for transcription. SAMUEL LEKEK Sam I never dare to be as funny as I can. Northwest School; Boys’ Club, 3b-4b; Athletic Asso¬ ciation, 2a-4b; Classical Club, 4b. Was there ever a time when “Sam” was serious? His scintillating smile often spurred his schoolmates on. BARBARA F. LI BM AN Bob Vivacity is the gift of women. Northwest School; Choir, 2a-4b; (dee Club, 2b-4b; Girls’ League, 3b-4b; Athletic Association, 4a-4b. “Bob” made a great talk of reducing, but she simply couldn’t resist the temptations of lunch. She certainly had a fine time convincing the rest of us how wonderful her brother was. We wish that we all had as staunch a supporter. BERNARD LIBMAN “Mike Lille — late — too late. Northwest School; Football; Basketball; Athletic Association, la-4b; Choir, 2a-4b; Boys ' Club, 3b-4b: Debating Club. 3a-4b; Glee Club, la-4b. “Bemie”. or “Mike” kept the Print Shop busy turn¬ ing out tardy and demerit slips. He was also noted for his promptness in bringing excuses (?) but his pleasant smile and cheery manner atoned for these slight de¬ ficiencies. THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL DOROTHY J. LONDON Dot A light heart lives long. Northeast School; Athletic Association, 3a, 4a-4b; Ingleside Club, 2a, 4b; Oirls’ League, 3a-4b; (jirls’ Business C lub, 3a. Here’s another one of ’27B’s many Dorothy’s. “Dot” surely was all wrapped up in Home Economics. We want to wish her the best of success after graduation. ELLEN M. LYNCH Imp Something of happiness, something of care — All that is honorable, true and fair. St. Patrick’s School; Lookout Reportorial Board, 3a-4a; Art-Crafts Club, 3a-4b; Executive Committee, 4a; Dra¬ matic Club, Producing Group, 3b-4b; Girls’ Leaders’ C ' orps, 3a-3b; Waitress Boys’ Club Suppers, 3b-4b, Head Waitress, 4b; “Class Book” Editorial Board; Reception Committee; Color Committee; Athletic Association. la-4b; Girls’ League, la-4b; “Weaver Review;” “Then and Now;” Student Council, 2b. Ellen used to be a “Girls’ Leader,” too, in her youth. Didn’t you, Ellen? But in her last year her exercises were narrowed down to roller-skating on Ridgefield Street. She deserves great credit for her untiring work on costumes for the Dramatic Club, and her drawings for the “Class Book”. LUCY MADDALUNA “ Lu ” “A good laugh is sunshine in a house Girls’ League, la-4b; Athletic Association, la-4b; Ingleside, 2a-4b; Glee Club. la-2a. We have never heard much from you Lucy, but we can remember those sessions you held in the Lunchroom. Will you ever forget that brilliant Civics class and that remarkable treatise on “Outdoor Relief ”? No, neither will we. DAVID MARCUS Dave Who goeth a borrowing, goeth a sorroii ' ing. H. P. H. S.; Choir, 2a-4b; Athletic Association, 2a-4b; Boys’ Club, 3a-4b. We can’t forget how you used to breeze around 227 hurling Spanish greetings at us. W e never knew you were poetically inclined until you produced that “Sonnet.” Keep it up, “Dave,” we’re with you. [ 26 ] CLASS BOOK OF 1 9 2 7 B ELIZABETH MASS “Betty” “Better to be small and shine, than to be great and cast a shadow.” New Park Avenue School; Girls’ League, 2a-4b; Athletic Association, la-4b; Girls’ Business Club, 3a. “Betty” divided her time between scrambling to get her Stenography done between periods and writing to a mysterious “Bob,” whose “frat” pin she wore constantly. KATHRYN E. MASTAGLIO “ Kay ” “ Happiness seems made to be shared.” Roger Ludlow School; Basketball, la-lb; Girls’ League, 2a-4b; Athletic Association, 2a-4b: C. II. L. S., 3a-4b; Girls’ League Fashion Show: Girls’ League, “Then and Now.” “Kay” is what one immediately calls a lovely girl. And she is! Her unfailing good humor and merry smile have endeared her to all who are fortunate enough to know her. LEOLA E. T. MATCH LON “’Tis well to be quiet and wise.” Northeast School; Girls’ League, 2b-4b Association, 3a-4b; Ingleside, 3b-4b; 3a-3b Choir, 2a-4b. ' 27B was also blessed with some Economics enthusiasts. Leola was prominent among them. She’s cnlv a little girl, but she has a big future ahead of her. Athletic Commercial Club, J. PAUL McALPINE “Pursuit of knowledge under difficulties.” J. Paul came to Weaver just in time to graduate, bring¬ ing a roadster that was the envy of all who saw it, and a first initial which caused many a guess among his class¬ mates. J. Paul ought to go far with that angelic smile of his! [ 27 ]. THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL LORETTA M. McGUIRE “Wret” “But O, she dances such a way! No sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sight.” Northwest School; Athletic Association, 1a-4b; Girls’ League, 2a-4b; Girls’ Leaders’ Corps, 4a-4b; Motto Committee. “Wret’s” dancing was a joy to behold. We hear that she even had classes training young cherubs in the terpsi- chorean art. Wasn’t she the loveliest blonde, with her pink cheeks and Huffy golden hair? Incidentally, our opinion was generally shared. RALPH R. M1TNICK “Slim” “ Yet still he sighs, for hoards are waiting still.” Lawrence Street School; Athletic Association, la-4b; Choir, 2a-4b; Glee Club, 2a; Boys’ Club, la-4b. We used to see you dashing through the halls minus a necktie which, in your haste, you had left in the gym. Your athletic ability should fit you for an All-American team — Time will tell. CRAYTON F. MONTE I “Crate” “ Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.” Northwest School; Rifie Club, 3a; Radio Club, 3b; Baseball Team, 2b-4b; Football Team, 3a-4a; Boys’ Club, 3a-4b; Athletic Association, la-4b. We’ll say that “Crate” is a good sport. Whether in the class room or on the athletic field his conduct is that of a gentleman, and he has our best wishes for future success. KATHERINE MORSE “Kay” “Forward and frolic glee was there, The will to do, the heart to dare.” Northwest School; Girls’ League, 2a-4b; Athletic Association, la-4b; Ingleside Club, 2a-2b; Art-Crafts Club, 2a-2b; Choir, 2a-4b. “Kay,” with her pert, turned-up nose, was usually too thrilled over “Club Worthy Hills” to pay much attention to Weaver. She was another of that vast army who let their hair grow ' with ‘Veeping and w-ailing and gnashing of teeth” — and, incidentally, another who joined ’27B on the last lap. [ 28 ] CLASS BOOK OF 1 9 2 7 B GEORGE S. NEWMAN Georgie” “ love tranquil solitude A nd such society . As is quiet, wise, and good. Northwest School; Boys’ Club, 4a-4b; Athletic Asso¬ ciation, la-4b. Your quiet, reserved manner and the silence you main¬ tained during your four years with us have aroused our respect for you. Just the same, George, we wish you had let us into the deep, dark secret of your silence. ANTOINETTE G. OLDS “ Smiles ” “ Her smile was prodigal of summery shine — gaily persistent, like a man in June. Arsenal School; Girls’ League, 2a-4b; School Review, Athletic Association, 2b-4b; Girls’ Leaders’ Corps, 2a-4b; Class Basketball Team, 2a-4a. Your jolly smile cheered us on our way during our four years here, Antoinette. You enjoyed that half year in Civics. Didn’t you? FRANK E. OREFICE “Silver Toe Worth, courage, honor, these indeed Your sustenance and birthright are. Northeast School; Athletic Association, la-4b, President, 4a-4b; Boys’ Club, 3b; Chairman of Executive Com¬ mittee, 4b; Dramatic Club, 3b; Vice-President and Treasurer, 4b; “The Dragon,” 4b; Choir, 2b-4b; Football, 3a-4a; Baseball, la-4b, Captain, 3a-4b; Basketball, 3a-4a; Chairman of Pin Committee, 4a; Class Historian. “Frankie” certainly shone in athletics, but his fame did not stop there. We who have listened to his themes in English can testify to their rollicking good humor. His character was fine and high, just as his nature was jolly. We wish you all success at colleg e, Frank. MARTIN ORLECK Matzie The will of the man is his happiness. Northwest School; Athletic Association, la-4b; Choir, 2a-4b; Orchestra, 2a-3b; Art-C ' rafts Club, 2b-3b; Boys’ Club, 4a-4b; Leader of School Band, 4a; Boys’ Business Club, 4a-4b. “Matzie” plays the saxophone in his spare time. He never gets out of breath. Remember the grand and glorious time you had playing in the orchestra at the Football dance? THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL DORIS PENFIELD “Do” “ None saw her hut to love her, Nor kneiv her but to praise.” Northwest School; Student Council, 2b; Girls’ League, 2a-4b, Executive Board, 2b-3a, Secretary, 3b, Vice-Presi¬ dent, 4a, President, 4b; “Review,” “Then and Now;” C. H. L. S., 3a-4b, President, 4a; Chronicle Board, 3a; Dramatic Club, 3a-4b, Executive Committee, 3b, Secre¬ tary, 4b; “Seventeen;” “The Dragon;” Class Ring Com¬ mittee, 4a; Girl Historian; Editorial Board of “Class Book ’; Winner of Girls’ Tennis Tournament, 3b. There may have been a busier girl in Weaver than Doris, but we never found her — with the valedictory, the history, the Dramatic Club, the “Class Book”, readings for every club now and then, and four subjects! We cannot fully express our sincere praise. To her, ’27B owes much of its fame. And this is written here with all the affection of four years of companionship, and with best wishes for her future success. Jl LIA M. PICCOLO “Julie” “ IIow sweet and fair she seems to be.” Northwest School; Ingleside Club, la-4b; Art-Crafts Club, 2a-4b; Girls’ League, la-4b; Choir, 3a-4b; Athletic Association, la-4b; Fashion Show; Waitress Boys’ Club Supper; Class Basketball Team, 2a-4a. You were always late for school, Julia. But who could blame you if you had to wait for the mailman to bring those letters from a well known prep school? Were they the reason for your sunny smile and good humor? HENRY PRIORE “Duke” “I was never less alone than when by myself.” Northeast School; Boys’ Club, 3b-4b; Athletic Asso¬ ciation, la-4b. Many a time we saw “Duke” plodding his weary way home through the park, with only his pipe for solace. Was it those reports of yours in Economics class that started you on the road to public speaking? MARGA R El ' RA M ETTE “ Ram mi e “ Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.” Rocky Hill Grammar School; Choir, 2a-4b, Chairman Choir Committee; Classical Club, 3a-3b; French Club, 3a-4b, President, 4b; Dramatic Club, 4a-4b, “The Dragon,” 4b; Chronicle Board, 4a; Girls’ League, 2a-4b, Treasurer, 4b; Athletic Association, 2a-4b; Junior Orchestra, lb, 4a-4b; No Demerits. Margaret always seemed such a gentle old-fashioned girl, but she cnce danced ’til dawn at a Trinity Prom. Remember her little habit of wearing Mowers? She, herself, used to remind us of a Mower from a sunlit garden, but she had a roguish gleam in her eye which belied her angelic demeanor. [ 30 ] SHELDON RAPHAEL “An ounce of mirth is worth a pound of sorrow .” Northwest School; Radio Club, 4b; Debating Club, 4a-4b: Upper Choir, 3b-4b; Boys’ Club, 3b-4b; Athletic Association, la-4b. You were conscientious in your third period class, Sheldon, and all because of your persistent desire to get an A. But as “virtue is its own reward,” we’re hoping with you for the best. WILLARD ROBERTS “ Will” “Common sense is not so common.” Northwest School; Boys’ Club, 3b-4b; Athletic Asso¬ ciation, la-4b. We hear that high marks in Chemistry and Mechanical Drawing come naturally to Willard. Somehow we feel that your dry humor wasn’t really appreciated. Lady Luck be with you, Willard. SOPHIE ROSEN “Soph” “A little frolic and loyalty scattered over four years of learning.” Wilson Street School; Lookout Circulation Board, -la, Assistant Manager, 4b; Choir, 2a-4b; Girls’ Leaders’ C orps, 2a-4b; C lass Basketball I earn, 2a-4b; Athletic Association, la-4b; Girls’ League, 2a-4b; Girls’ Business Club, 3a-4b, Executive Committee, 4a; Business Board of “Class Book.” When she wasn’t all wrapped up in playing tennis, taking a shower, or the Girls’ Leaders’ Corps, Sophie actually gave sometime to her studies. But we know that she will always play the great game of life as she played her game of basketball — fair and square. ABRAHAM ROSENFELD “Abe” “And all may do ivhat has by man been done.” H. P. H.S.; Boys’ Club, 3b-4b; Choir, 3a-4b; Orchestra, la-3b; Athletic Association, lb-3a; Junior Usher. “Abie” has been with us for only two years. With his fraternity, the Color Committee and duty of collecting for class ties, we are certain that he has been kept busy. [ 31 ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL LESLIE 11. ROWLEY “ Les ” “ Iley-day, what a sweep of vanity comes this uay.’’ Northwest School; Boys’ Commercial Club, lb-4b; President, 4a; Boys’ Club, 3b-4b; Boys’ Glee Club, 2a-4b; Athletic Club, la-4b; C hoir, 2a-4b. Although he is a modest chap, “Les” seems to have a taking wav with him. He has made an enviable reputation for himself in amateur dramatics, and we prophecy a successful future for him. HUGO T. SAGLIO Sag “ ’Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Athletic-Association, la-4b; Boys’ Club, 3b-4b; Student Council, lb ; Chronicle Editorial Board, 3a-4b, Editor, 4b; Classical Club, 4a; Debating C lub, 4b; Junior Usher; Weaver English Prize, la; “Class Book” Editorial Board; Class Orator. Our brilliant young classmate and philosopher is going to Amherst, we hear. We envy Amherst. We always thought that “Sag” was very dignified until we got to know him better at the “C lass Book” Board Meetings. Rumor has it that he is writing eighteen volumes about women. We’ll watch for the initial appearance. We wish you lots o’ luck “Sag.” DORA SCHKE1BEK “ Victory belongs to the most persevering. Northwest School; C ' lassical Club, 3a-4b, Secretary, 4a, President, 4b; C . II. L. S., 3a-4b; Girls’ (dee C lub, 3a-3b, “Then and Now;” Girls’ League, 2a-4b; Athletic Asso¬ ciation, la-4b; Lookout Reporter, 4b. Dora had lots of fun managing the tennis tournament during her last half year, not to mention her numerous class poems and songs. We feel sure that Dora’s ideals are very high, and we sincerely hope that they will be realized. ALBERT L. SCHULZE “ Al ” “ Neat, not gaudy — For the apparel oft proclaims the man. Northwest School; Athletic Association, la-4b; Boys’ Club, 3a-4b; Radio Club, 2a-2b; Rifle Club, 2b-3b; J unior Usher. Rumor has it, “Al,” that you were wont to dash about town in a bumpy old flivver. What ever became of it will remain a mystery to us. We admired your neatness and courtesy. [ 32 ] CLASS BOOK OF 1 92 7 B MOLL VENA SCHWARTZ “ Mollie ” “Mirth is the sweet wine of human life.” Northwest School; Girls’ League, 2a-4b; Athletic Association, 1a-4b; Ingleside Club, 2a-3b; Choir, 2a-4a. We are sure that the corridors will resound with “Mol- lie’s” hearty laughter long after she has left Weaver. Always bright and happy, she too, laughed her way into ’27li at the last moment. RUTH M. SEGAL “Ru” “She (I net It little kindnesses that others leave undone.” Charlton Street School, Newark, N. J.; H. I H. S., la-2b; Athletic Association, la-4b; Girls’ League, 3a-4b; School Review, “Then and Now,” Ingleside Club, 4a-4b; President, 4b; Dramatic Club, 4a-4b, “The Dragon,” 4b; the Lookout, J b-4b, Reportorial Board, 4a, Editorial Board, 3a, Assistant Editor, 4b; C. H. L. S., 4a; “Class Book” Editorial Board. Ruth was another member of that dwindling Spanish class. She certainly was worn to a shadow with the Lookout, but her work was ever of the sincere type that merits praise from all. WILLIAM B. SHEA “ Willie” From the top of his head to the lip of his toes he is all mirth.” Northwest School; Athletic Association, la-4b; Dra¬ matic Club, 4a-4b, President, 4b, “The White Headed Boy,” 4a, “The Dragon,” 4b; Boys’ Club, 3a-4b, Treas¬ urer, 4b; Junior Usher; Class Prophet; “Class Book” Editorial Board: Reception Committee. “Willie” has the gift of gab and song. He made plenty of noise, but we like it and we all loved our most popular boy. 227 would have been quite dreary without your cheer and wit, “Bill.” Lots o’ luck to ye, “Willie.” EVELYN SILVER “Eve ” “A mind at peace with all the world.” Northwest School; Girls’ League, 2a-4b; Athletic Association, 4b; Ingleside Club, 4a-4b. Evelyn’s gowns were always a la mode. We wonder what the Domestic Science Department will do when Evelyn leaves. [ 30 ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL MILTON I. SINGER Milt A joke ' s a very serious thing.” Northeast School; Athletic Association, la-4b; Boys’ Club, 3b-4b; Radio Club, 4b. We never hear much from you, but when we do — We understand that you are one of our coming philosophers. Where did you learn to smile? IDA SOLWAY Simplicity is a jewel rarely found.’ 1 ' Arsenal; Girls’ League, 2a-4b; Girls’ Business Club, 3a-4b; Typist for Lookout, 4b; Athletic Association, la-4b. We suspect that Ida either rose at dawn or sat up all night, for she used to come to school before the first janitors. We know that in her quiet persevering way she will go far. BESSIE SBALTER “ Your name is great In mouths of wisest censure. Washington School; French Club, 3a-4b; Vice-Presi¬ dent, 4a-4b; Classical Club, 3a-4b; C. H. L. S., 3a-4b; Editorial Board of Lookout , 3b; Choir, 2a-4b; Monitor , 3a-3b; Girls’ League, 2a-4b; Athletic Association, la-4b; Motto Committee. Bessie deserves the highest praise, for her high marks were all earned in different subjects. Her Latin ranks were a wonder to all normal students — behold our motto, the product of her diligence. Weaver will be proud of Bessie’s fame some day. EVA STEINBERG Syd It will discourse most eloquent music. Northwest School; Girls’ League, lb-4b; Athletic Association, 2a-4b; Girls’ Business Club, 3b-4b, Executive Committee; C. H. L. S., 4b; Choir, 2a-4b. Eva will some day be a Carrie Jacobs-Bond. By the way, how about that musician’s picture which hangs in your desk? And how about telling us the secret of letting one’s hair grow? [341 CLASS BOOK OF 1 92 7 B FRIEDA F. TANENBAUM “Patience and gentleness are power. H. P. H. S.; Ciirls’ League, 2a-4b; Athletic Association, 2a-4b; Ingleside Club, 4a-4b. I ' rieda hasn’t been with us verv long, but we were all glad to have her graduate with ’27B. She always seemed to get her inspiration in History Class from the treetcps of Keney Park! PAULINE E. TASILLO Pal Cheerful at morn she wakes from her repose, Breathes the keen air, and carols as she goes. Chauncy Harris School; H. P. H. S., 1a-2b; Girls’ Business Club, 3a-4b, Secretary, 4b; Ingleside Club, 4a-4b, Executive Committee, 4b; Girls’ League, 3a-4b; Athletic Association, 1a-4b. It would seem as though the Weaver girls were divided into three groups: shorthand enthusiasts; home eco¬ nomics enthusiasts; and those who are letting their hair grow. Pauline is a member of the first two groups. She’ll be the sort of secretary that will make tired business men extinct. FRANCES TELECI lANSKY Frank The secret of success is constancy. Northeast School; H. P. H. S., la-3b; Girls’ League, 4a-4b; Athletic Association, 4a-4b; Commercial C lub, (H. P. H. S) 3b; Chronicle Typist (II. P. H. S.), 3b; Lookout Typist, 4b. “Fannie” came to us from Hartford High, anti speedily gained friends among us. Incidentally she’s a business girl, too. We know her success is assured. KATHERINE THOMPSON Kay A daughter of the gods, divinely tall, and most divinely fair. Northeast School; Athletic Association, 3a-4b; (7iris’ League, 2a-4b, Representative, 3b, School Review, C. H. L. S., 4a-4b; Student Council Representative, 2a. Never Absent, Never Tardy. Our prettiest girl was Katherine. Her neatness was a joy to behold. We wonder how desks in 227 would compare with hers for orderliness! [ 35 ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL JOSEPH P. VERDERY “ Yosul “As good to be out of the world as out of the fashion.” St. Patrick’s School; Dramatic Club, 3b-4a: Athletic- Association, la-4b; Roys’ Club, 3b-4b; Basketball, 3b; “Class Book’’ Board, 4b; Chairman of Reception Com¬ mittee. Bored, world-weary, blase, “Joe” nevertheless found time to read the best books in the library when he wasn t indulging in some fraternity escapade. By the way, don’t you like his nickname? EVELYN WACHTEEL “Ev” “The truest politeness comes from sincerity.” Arsenal School; Athletic Association, la-4b; Girls’ League, la-4b; Choir, 2b-4b. Evelyn always has a smile for everyone. She never changes, and we know she will always be as happy as she was when ’27 B knew her. MINNIE M. WECHSLER “Mm” “Frame your mind to mirth and merriment.” Northeast School; Erench Club, 3a-4b; Girls’ Business Club, 3a-4b; Girls’ League, 2a-4b; Athletic Association, 3a-4b. Your giggle was a familiar sound in 227. Remember how you used to rattle off your Erench translation? It’s a gift, “Min.” LILLIAN WESSLER “Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.” Northwest School; Girls’ League, 2a-4b; Girls’ Busi¬ ness Club, 3a-4b; Athletic Association, 2b-4b. Lillian always had one struggle with her French transla¬ tion and another to borrow a pencil for Shorthand, but her good nature and cheery smile never failed. May she always be as contented and happy. L 30 j CLASS BOOK OF 1 92 7 B DELANO G. WHEELER Tarzan “ He wears the rose of youth upon him.” Northwest School; Rifle Club, 3a-4b; Classical Club, 4a; Junior Usher; Boys’ Club, 3a-4b; Athletic Association, la-4b. Delano was a little “imp” at times, but we forgave him much because of his bright shining visage. “Tarzan” is going to Dartmouth and we want to wish him continued successes. LOIS L. WHITNEY Bonny” “ Never idle a moment, but thrifty and thoughtful of others.” Northwest School; Girls’ League, 2a-4b, Representative, 4a; Athletic Association, 2a-4b; C. H. L. S., 4a-4b. Lois was one of those silent, faithful students. She was righ t there when it came to History and English. We are told she is going to Normal School. GORDON C. WILLOUGHBY Genteel in personage, Conduct and equipage.” Northwest School; Athletic Association, la-4b; Boys’ Club, 3b-4b; Boys’ Commercial Club, 4a-4b; Dramatic Club, 4b, “The Dragon,” 4b. Gordon’s fame centers around “The Dragon,” but we shan’t forget his divine dancing which we hear is dis¬ played at the Bond. We hope Gordon was as glad to be in ' 27B as we were to have him. JACK T. BITTER “Sweet” “The greatest truths are the simplest, and so are the greatest men.” Northwest School; Choir, 2b-4b; Committee, 4b; Dramatic Club Producing Group, 4b; Radio C lub, 4b; Treasurer, 4b; Athletic Association, la-4b; Boys’ Club, 3b-4b. We certainly were glad to have Jack’s noble beauty with us even if he didn ' t decide until the last minute. THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL 4 | v Class Night Program June 8 Chairman ' s Address Jack S. Greenbaum Selection Abraham Rosenfeld, Violin A. Jane Burger, Cello Dora Schreiber, Piano Oration Hugo T. Saglio Class Poem A.Jane Burger ( ! Essay Margaret B. Ramette ■ Son g The Class Words by Jack S. Greenbaum Music by Xormand R. Kalinsky ; History Doris E. Penheld and Frank E. Orefice ! Vocal Selections Bernard P. Libman ! Prophecy Mildred S. Jackson and William B. Shea | Class Will Delano G. Wheeler j School Song The Class Words and Music by Rosalind Feldman, 24 [ 38 J CLASS BOOK OF 1 92 7 B Graduation Program June 15 Tambourin (Gretry-Motti) The Orchestra Salutatory Bessie S. Spalter Modern Politics Louis A. Beck There Have Been Moments Margaret R. Butler If 1 Could Build a House May L. Kenig Serenade (Drigo) The Orchestra A Study in Baseball Fans Joseph 1 . Verdery Kneedeep in June K atherine Thompson Safeguarding Future Generations Hugo T. Saglio Valedictory Doris E. Penfield Ballet from The Bartered Bride (Smetana) The ()rchestra ’reservation of Diplomas by the High School Committee [39 1 THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL Chairman’s Address Parents, Teachers and Friends: For the past four years we as a class have been together in fight and in fun. Our life at Weaver has been a practice game, and we, the players, have tried to train ourselves to a point where spectators can appreciate what improvements we have made as a team. We have been called an unusual class. Many unusual teams have established names for themselves and for the institutions which they represent. We have had to work hard, every day, with rules to learn and signals to remember. Hard work and ability to take punishment are the fundamentals from which great players are built. It is these things which teach us not to make the same blunders again. The days of drill and practice for the great game of life are past, and now we are ready to take the field with a fighting determination. We shall not lay our uniforms aside, for we realize life is a continuous game, although the field, the coaches, and the spectators are different. We shall not forget the laws of the game which we have learned: to play clean, to give the other fellow a fighting chance, to play together, and to take victory or defeat in a sportsmanlike manner. Most of these laws have been handed down to us by generations of players, and we hope to see them continued by the players who will succeed us. Let us use our beautiful school as the field for the last day of practice. The proof of our unusual ability will be displayed by players who have been selected from our own squad. All members of the squad, however, should be given much credit, for it is only with their support that this team will succeed. We are assembled here tonight to show you the inspiration which this school has given us in preparation for our great game. We, the class of 27B, welcome you to our Class Night Exercises. [ -to j JACK S. GREEN BAUM. CLASS BOOK OF 1 9 2 7 B Class Oration 4 ‘The Old Drag” and Its Romance Old King Solomon said a great many wise things and, as we are told, was in a position to comment judiciously on many questions of interest and importance. In our day of uneasiness and dissatisfaction, we note with peculiar interest that after the man had seen much of life he decided there is nothing better than that a man should “enjoy the good of all his labor.” More than any other time in our history, this truth needs to be realized today, for the most discouraging circumstance that attends our twentieth century advancement is the tendency everywhere apparent to regard one’s work as drud¬ gery. The business man rides to his office in a “flivver” and regards the brick¬ layer’s wage with disapproval. The brick-laver steps into his Packard vowing that his son must be brought up to a white-collared office job. (I should have said “position.” It’s more conventional.) At any rate, both fit into their jobs with a shoe horn, as it were, and their employment becomes “the old drag.” Every occupation has its romance and fascination. But in this country, and in this country perhaps more than in any other, it is conventional with a large majority to discourage dreaming, to make all men practical and business-like, and to regard any appreciation of the finer and more beautiful things in life as weak and effeminate. There is something wrong about any young fellow who likes good music. A man who looks at the sunset is a little “balmy.” No one would be crazy enough to confess that he liked to look at the stars, or the clouds. The conventional way to enjoy the beauties of nature is to ride in a car more expensive than you can afford along the roads that have the most traffic. Children must be brought up to grasp material advantages, or they will never make a success of life. Things of real beauty and romance are too commonplace for the majority of us. Who looks for romance in the sun or the moon? Yet, there is something vaguely enchanting for all who would seek. The moon we see is the same that many an ancient people worshipped as the fair goddess of chastity! It is the same moon that shone with placid calm while great nations rose and fell. In our own day, the thoughtful emigrant looks up at the moon and wonders with awe that some loved being on the plains of some distant country should be seeing the same moon, perhaps at the same time. The goddess looks down with a tenderness equal for all — the thief emerging from his dark alley, the savage sleeping beneath the open sky, and the doctor hastening along on some mission of life and death. And there are stars — millions of them — more romantic than the moon. The forests which you drive by are infinite worlds of life and beauty. The railroad treick over which the laborer sweats is a far-reaching rib that with many others binds the entire continent. [ 41 ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL Perhaps someone will say that the common man lacks the poetic appreciation to find these things romantic. But everyone, whether he will or not, has some poetic appreciation. We may exclude only a few of the recent suicides who left definite statements that they had seen everything in life worth living for. The rest of us, whether we are living from choice or from necessity, must confess a pretty keen interest in seeing what is going to happen next. That is another quality of romance. Most of us are susceptible to this at the baseball game, at the boat race, at the movies, or in reading a book. The world would be scandal¬ ized. and horrified, and mortified if it could know the bits of romance latent in the petty occurrences of every-day life. A teacher sent a slip to a little boy’s mother. “He is too stupid to learn any¬ thing,” she wrote. Perhaps you couldn’t take the whole world into it, but that teacher might have experienced a thrill if she had foreseen his future. He was Thomas A. Edison. A cop with an Irish brogue grabs a future president of the United States by his collar and planks him down on the sidewalk. Then he walks up the street a little way and shoos off a famous playwright who is trying to get into the show with a bunch of other boys. What a dry life policemen do have The conductor collects tokens from a thousand interesting people. The girl at the counter sells socks to a Richard Cory every day. The doctor saves the life of a small child, and the child grows to influence millions. Even the Ford em¬ ployee compelled by modern efficiency to spend day after day doing nothing but fixing in screw 191A is, with all other factory men, accelerating modern conven¬ ience. The coal miner warms millions of homes. The farmer feeds them all! Yet, what is there in any man’s work besides his pay? Let him work; let him grind! What business has he to dream? What has beauty to do with his success or happiness? Why should he even know that his little contribution is a brick in the mighty masonry of human progress and civilization! HUGO T. SAGLIO, Orator. CLASS BOOK OF 1 92 7 B Class Poem PICTURES A broad beach, A stretch of open sea, A scudding vessel with the wind on her lea. A star-spattered sky Reflected in a mere Fringed by willows there and here. Three Lombardy poplars Pointing as with fingers Toward the sky where the sunset lingers. The towering mountains o With clouds floating lazily by, Up which pines straggle, rugged and high. A man’s soul — clean, Marred by no hate; A master of jealousy, greediness—fate. Are these then mirages seen only in dreams? A. JANE BURGER. THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL Class Essay Found—The Royal Road? An old proverb runs something like this: “There is no royal road to learn¬ ing.” This proverb interpreted means simply that there is only one way to learning, the long, hard way, and no easy and short method. How many times we have heard that, expressed in various ways! Our parents and teachers have told us that there was no way of opening our heads and pouring the knowledge in (although it might be the only method of salvation for some of us), and so we might just as well stop bemoaning our fate at having to go to school day after day, month after month and year after year. Not being one who gives up easily, I have been observing and reading maga¬ zines, those periodicals which are widely distributed and which show the trend of public opinion. From what I see in them, I am beginning to think that the proverb may not apply any longer. We all know that the genius of America seems to lie in finding short cuts for everything. How many of you have heard of the famous “How-to” Books? They are the secret of the “Royal Road to Learning.” One can read all about them in any of the popular magazines of today. For instance, you have, no doubt, seen this advertisement. “Twenty minutes a day for six weeks and you will have at the tip of your tongue the sayings of all the great men and valuable information about any subject which may be dis¬ cussed, besides having a vocabulary of over 5,000 words at your command.” Think of the years we have spent pursuing great men through history books and giving the principal parts of the verb “to love!” There is also a thirty-day course which one may follow to have complete command of the English language. Was it for this that we struggled with themes and iambic pentameters? Those of us who will wish to become even more cul¬ tured in that line, may take the remarkable “read at sight” lessons in French, German, Italian, Swedish or any other languages. I have studied French for three years without coming anywhere near the end, and yet this advertisement guarantees fluent and perfect French in twenty lessons! How times do change! I suppose all the Latin pupils hearing this will wonder if someone has invented a short course in that language. From what I know of it, that is beyond the power of man. Writing! How many of us have tried to write a story, poem or play which we knew ought to be a best seller, regardless of the editors and publishers? Now, by a new method, all the dry technicalities are swept away (so the ad says) and one learns to write by writing. Isn’t that odd? When I read that, I wondered what great men had done before. [ 44 ] CLASS BOOK OF 1 9 2 7 B For those musically inclined, come these startling headlines: “Do you want to be popular? This young man was always left out of things until he took our thirty-day course and learned to play the saxaphone. Now he’s the life of the party.’’ “A young woman surprises her family one evening, by playing one of Chopin’s Nocturnes, after taking only fifteen lessons of our new method of piano playing.’’ ' This would be even better than radio! I am especially attracted by the diary of a girl before and after taking So- and-So’s sewing course. She was poor and could not dress as the other girls did. Consequently she was unnoticed and lonesome. Then she saw the course adver¬ tised and she decided to take it. Immediately life took on a rosy gleam for her. In only a few weeks, she became a striking and popular figure in her town, with gowns, coats and hats which breathed the very essence of Paris creations. There is the story of the young man featured, a young man who could never seem to get ahead. Then he cut a coupon and sent it away. Shortly afterwards he was called into the manager’s office and commended for his work. His posi¬ tion was advanced and his pay increased. Every now and then, he finds that his salary is larger. He says that he owes it all to the little coupon in the magazine. In a corner of another page is a picture of a nurse with an inscription some thing like this: “Why spend three whole years of your life in training, when by taking advantage of our special offer you may earn, in only ten months, thirty five to forty-five dollars a week as a trained nurse? Are you surprised that I begin to wonder what will become of our modern schools, with all these quick and easy methods springing up? It is a serious ques¬ tion, for here I have spent twelve years in school, when I might have become ac¬ complished in many fields in a fraction of that time. A six weeks’ course to develop my intellect and knowledge of literature, besides the large vocabulary which I would quickly acquire; two months to learn French and German, allowing a full month for each one; thirty days to gain complete command over the English language; five months to become a famous writer of stories or movie scenarios; two months to learn to play some musical instrument, the cello per¬ haps or the bass drums (they make such a loud noise); three months to become an expert dressmaker or milliner and only ten months to become a trained nurse. What a career would loom before me in only two years and five months! If this keeps on we wonder if the people in two or more generations will have to study or work at all. If six years’ projects are now reduced to six months, they may be decreased to six weeks and eventually six days. When it is advanced that far our chief difficulty will be the question of how to spend our spare time. No longer shall be need to puzzle long over what profession or business will be best for us, when we can learn any in six days at the most. Perhaps then, the limit being reached, the pendulum will swing back again and people will go to school once more, learning reading, writing and ’rithmetic to the tune of the old hickory stick. It remains to be seen. MARGARET RAMETTE. [ 45 ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL Class History Scene — Photographer’s Studio Year — 1940 Time — Early afternoon Frank ivalks in from stage, left, somewhat ang ry. Frank — I’d like to know where in the world that errand boy has gone to. I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if he has had his grandmother die again, so that he could go to the ball game. (Picks up paper.) Well, 1 guess if that advertisement doesn’t improve business I’ll be just about set for the poor-house. (Hears foot¬ step.) I guess he’s coming now — he certainly is slow. Well I’d better adjust this camera if I’m to do any business this afternoon. (Puts head under black cloth.) Doris (Doris enters) — Good morning. Frank — Late as usual — it’s noon and not morning — and listen, “Light¬ ning” — take those letters on the table and mail them — and leave my pencils alone. Doris — What! Frank — You heard me — leave those pencils alone and get out — quick. Doris — Frank Orefice, how dare you speak to me like that? Frank — Why you little half-pint, I’ll break — (looks up) — Why Doris Pen- field — What’s brought you here? How are you? I thought you were in Europe. Doris — Don’t you think that you’ve prepared rather a warm reception for my return? (Both laugh.) Frank — I’m sorry — you see I thought you were that pest of an errand boy we have here struggling around the building. He has to be told a thing a dozen times before he does anything. I can’t see how he gets by in high school. Doris — I don’t understand how you could be ignorant of that. Frank — Enough said. Listen, Doris, when I was at Weaver . Doris — I know all about it. Frank, I saw your advertisement in this morn¬ ing’s paper and I thought I’d come up and help out an old classmate. Frank — That was very thoughtful of you. Doris — I’d like about a dozen good pictures. Frank — You showed good judgment in coming here. Doris — That’s to be seen. Well, how are you, Frank? Frank — Fine, thank you — won’t you take this chair? Speaking of Weaver High School — there was a stubby haired little fellow up here today to have his picture taken for his classbook, and he left these bocks. He speaks about every other line in Latin. He told me his name was . . I believe I’ve forgotten it. Doris — Perhaps it is in his books. Frank — Here it is, Frank Burke, Jr. Look what’s here. Doris — What’s that? [ 40 ] CLASS BOOK OF 1 92 7 B Frank — Last week’s Lookout. Doris — My, how it has grown! Remember the size of the first issue? Frank — Yes, and how it always remained that way until a few ' members of our class got hold of it. Doris — Frank, doesn’t it seem as if it were but yesterday that we were back at school? I’ll never forget the time we entered Weaver. Frank (reading Lookout) — I don’t believe I shall either. It was quite a change after spending six months of our young lives trying to pick our way through the dark corridors of Hartford High. Doris — And the small, dingy session rooms they packed us in, until finally they put us studying in the auditorium! Frank — Doris, how did you like those short, snappy sprints we were forced to make running from one building to another? Doris — They were all right for the boys. I believe it was there that the track stars of our class received their first training. Frank — They certainly got plenty of training! Doris — Oh, but it was so different when we entered Weaver, as everything was so new and wonderful. Frank — It was a sad parting for a good many, though, for it took us so far away from the Majestic theater. Doris What’s the latest news in the Lookout? Frank — Archie’s expecting Lulu and the kids. Doris — Haven’t they arrived yet? Frank — There’s something here about the Student Council which has been reorganized. Doris — I’ll never forget when it was first organized. The upper classmen w ' ould go around the building calling our attention as to what to do and what not to do by tapping us on the shoulder. Frank — The first time I saw it done, I thought they were playing a game of tag. Well, well, well, will you look at this: “Boys’ Club entertains alumni with supper and moving picture.’’ Our class sure started something when it took hold of that Boys’ Club. They certainly started things buzzing. I’ll say. Doris — Yes, after the girls made them sit up and take notice. Frank — Notice what? Doris — Notice what! Evidently you have forgotten about the Girls’ League. Frank — Oh, yes, it put on the “Fashion Show.’’ Doris — That’s not all, either. Who put on the “School Review?” How could you ever forget such a big success, Frank? And then Frank — Oh yes, yes, I remember now . Doris — And how could you ever forget “Then and Now?” Why, every department in the school took part in that performance. And I want to tell you something, Frank, it was the Girls’ League that put them on, and no other. Frank — Yes, I understand now, Doris. You see time has dulled my mem¬ ory a bit, and furthermore, what’s the sense in wasting words? You’ll agree with me that at the bottom of it all there were a goodly number from our class. Doris — Well, yes — that’s right too. Frank — And also you’ll have to admit that the boys did their share in making them a success by their loyal support. Doris — Yes, they were a loyal crowd. They proved that when they came near shaking the building down w ith applause the time the Southern New England Telephone girls were here to show ' us how to get New Britain on the telephone. [ 47 ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL Frank — Now, now, Doris, that’s enough of that. You know it’s not true, and what’s more, they gave us a good Hit of invaluable instruction. Doris — Well, that’s true too. Frank — So you see, after all, that the boys were justified in receiving them as they did. Doris — You’re just as stubborn as ever, Frank — just as the rest of the boys in the class were. Frank — You misunderstand Doris — How do you want me to sit? Frank — Now let me see. Oh yes, right here facing the camera. Doris — Like this? Frank — That’s it — that’s fine — just hold that position — don’t move. Doris — Oh, can’t I hold those flowers, Frank? (Takes flowers and holds them near her face.) Frank — Yes, I don’t believe, Oh, how touching! Just hold that position a second. Don’t move now. (Doris sees picture on wall, and makes dash for it. Frank registers disgust, but tries to be polite.) Doris — The Weaver High Dramatic Club — you’ve kept it all these years. Frank — Yes, Doris, I cherish that picture, and a few others I have here in the drawers. Just a minute and Fll show them to you. Doris — Really! You know, Frank, last year I moved and as a result lost a whole chest full of old pictures I had taken while at school. Frank — That’s too bad. Doris — Fm sure it was the movers’ fault. Men are so careless. Frank — Yes, some are. Here’s the cast of “Seventeen.” Doris — Oh, yes. And “The Whiteheaded Boy.” Remember that play, Frank? Frank — Not so much the play as the acting of certain members of our class. Doris — They certainly did scale the heights of emotional acting. Frank — Remember this, Doris? (Hands her picture.) Doris — What? Oh, “The Dragon.” (Both laugh.) The costumes and wigs were just stunning. Fll never forget them. Frank — No, neither will I. Doris — Looking at these pictures reminds me Frank — Pardon me, Doris. I see that you’re still wearing your class ring. Doris — Yes, I wear it as a reminder of the deep, patient consideration our class showed towards the ring committee when the rings were late in arriving. Frank — Fm positive of one thing, Doris. Doris — What’s that? Frank — That the members of our ring committee were not lacking in con¬ solation. Fll never forget how the class would huddle about the desks of our ring committee each morning and comfort and assure them that as their money was in such trustworthy hands, there was no fear whatsoever, on the part of the class, of the rings not arriving in due time. Doris — I noticed that myself. Frank — I think I had better get busy. Will you take that last pose you had, Doris, before you, I beg your pardon, before interrupted you. Doris — You’ll have to show it to me, Frank; I’ve forgotten it. Frank — Let me see, now — Oh, yes. Doris — Is this it? [ 48 ] CLASS BOOK OF 1 92 7 B f Frank — Fine — fine, just hold your hand a trifle higher. That’s it. Raise the flowers a bit. Hold that position now, don’t move, please don’t. All ready. Look at my hand, that’s it. Steady now, There, that’s done. Now let’s have another of you reading. Here’s a newspaper. Doris — Oh, not with a newspaper. Frank — It won’t show in the picture. Doris — All right then. (Pose.) Did you see this, Frank? Frank — What’s the matter now? Doris — About that convention which is going to be held here next week. Frank — You mean the convention of the Blase Bachelors’ Club which is meeting at Weaver High School? Doris — Yes, it must be that same organization that had its humble begin¬ ning right up at Weaver when we were there. Where did they meet, anyway? Frank — They met every morning and afternoon just opposite the school in th-e park entrance. Doris — I wonder why they organized? Frank — Well, you see it was this way. Doris — Yes. Frank — They — well, to be honest with you, they discussed the latest social, economic, and political problems of the day. Doris — That’s interesting. But don’t you think they adopted a peculiar name? Frank — Yes, yes, but you see, it’s a safeguard. Doris — Oh, I understand. I imagine they were quite an active group. Frank — Yes, quite. Why, they’re even going to have their program broad¬ cast through the Weaver Radio Club’s new r station. Doris — Just as they did the M usic Festival two years ago. Frank — Yes. The public surely missed something when they failed to broadcast that first festival they had in 1926 when we were there. Doris — Speaking of activity, goodness knows what our class couldn’t have accomplished had it not been for the new ruling which was nothing more than a check on our enthusiasm. Frank — What was that? Doris — Oh, some ruling preventing the members of our class from holding more than two offices at a time. Frank — Well, you can’t hold that against the school. Something had to be done to check our ambition. By the way, I think I have something here that may interest you. Doris — What’s that? Oh, an old Chronicle. I saw a recent issue the other day and it hasn’t grown much. Frank — That’s probably because its chief contributors graduated with our class. I think some of the pictures in here will interest you. Doris — What’s this? The House of David? Frank — No, of course not. That’s a picture of the Weaver High Football Team taken when the players were wearing beards. Doris — Oh, yes. I remember how they decided to let their beards grow until they won a game. Weaver te m didn’t have much luck that year, did it? Frank — No, it didn’t, but it developed a school spirit which has helped the teams that followed to win game after game. Doris — But don’t think we didn’t appreciate the teams’ efforts. The foot¬ ball dance proved that. [ 49 ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL Frank — I’d forgotten about that. Remember how they gave out the foot¬ ball letters? Doris — And how our gallant warriors formed a beautiful stag line in the gallery. Frank — Ha, ha, ha, ha (Continue). Doris — And the hard time we had winning our first championships in bas¬ ketball and baseball? Frank — That was in 1927. They formed rather a habit of it after we started them off. Doris — Here are the club pictures. The C. H. L. S., the French Club, the Business Club, and the Debating Club. That turned out many a clever politician. Frank — And for that matter, so did our class elections. Doris — Do you recall the morning when some of the artistic members of our class decorated Room 227 and put up the class motto? Frank — And how we afterwards changed our class colors? Doris — Just because of the boys. I’ll never forget how indignant the girls were when the boys petitioned to have the colors changed. Frank — That’s where the boys showed good judgment. The real trouble was that the girls failed to appreciate their exquisite taste. Doris — Say what you will, the girls had their way. Frank — The majority always wins. Doris — I’m surprised to hear you speak like that. Oh, I have an appoint¬ ment in fifteen minutes. I’m sorry I can’t sit for that last picture. Frank — Doris, are you doing anything this evening? Doris — No, why? Frank — That’s good — then you can come in early in the morning for that picture. Doris — You and your sense of humor! Well, on second thought, I think I’d prefer to get it over now, than t o come back in the morning, because I never get up before eleven. Frank — That suits me. It won’t take but a second. Just take that last pose you had. Doris — This it? Frank — Yes, yes, yes — head just a bit higher — there now, steady. No, no, the other corner. Here we go, steady. There you are. Curtain DORIS E. REN FI ELD FRANK E. OREFICE. CLASS BOOK OF 1 92 7 B Class Prophecy of 1927 B Scene — Baseball Game. Place — Yankee Stadium. Time — 3.00 P. M., June, 1947. When curtain rises, Bill is seen sitting in the grandstand. lie has a straw hat in one hand and a score card in the other. lie is very interested in the game. A newspaper bulges from his pocket. Bill — Ccme on there, Babe, put it over the fence. . . . Good! a single. That’s better than nothing. (Looks at score card.) Who is the next batter? . . . Oh! Crate Montei . . . Come on Crate hit it. He did! Run — run — run. Out at first. Good sacrifice. . . Play safe there, Babe, (Looks at card again. Who is next? . . . Come on, get a hold of one, old boy . . . look out! . . . Aw, double play. Three outs . . . pretty tough. Well, that’s the end of the seventh inning. (Looks around and calls.) Hey, peanut boy. . . Why, Henry Priore, you selling peanuts? Give me a bag. (Peanuts are tossed to him and he tosses the man a nickel. He begins to eat them and watches the game.) Mil enters hurriedly with a score card in her hand and seats herself next to Bill. Mil — Get the first man out . . . it’s a fly! . . . he’s out. That’s good. . . Get number two in there now . . . three balls and two strikes on the batter. . . He struck out! . . . The next man hit it out at first. Three outs. While sides are changing, Mil begins to powder her nose and Bill begins to eat the peanuts. Bill — The first man hit it! Safe at first. . . Who is the next batter? (Looks at score c ard.) Oh, Curt Burnham. Come on, Curt, hit it. ... He did! i There it goes! It’s a double. Mil — Go on! Go on! It’s a sure triple. Bill — Keep going! Keep going! It’s a homer. At this point, Mil and Bill rise from their seats in excitement, hollering at the top of their voices. Both — Slide, slide, slide. Bill waves hat in air and Mil grabs it and puts her fist through it. Bill — Atta boy, Curt, that’s the way to hit ’em. Both sit down, Mil with the broken hat in her hand, looking at Bill. Mil (pleadingly) — Pardon me, sir, but I’m sorry. Bill (angrily, looking at hat) — My hat! My hat! And I just bought it at George Falk’s Hat Shop. [ 51 ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL Mil (staring at Bill) — Pardon me, but isn’t your name Shea? Bill (surprised) — Why Mildred Jackson! How are you? (They shake hands.) What are you doing here? Mil — Can’t a lady come and watch a baseball game if she pleases? By the way, why are you in New York? Bill — I came down on business to see my lawyer, Delano Wheeler. Mil —Delano, a lawyer? But that’s right, he was our Class Testator, wasn’t he? Bill —He was just telling me that Peg Butler has brought a suit against Doctor Joe Kastner, the veterinary, for an unsuccessful operation performed on her horse. Mil — Peg and Joe were always arguing. Bill — Have you heard or seen any of our other classmates? Mil — Oh , yes. There are a few of them at Coney Island. Joe Verdery is in a side show as the human camel who drinks four gallons of water an hour. Bill — I’m not surprised at that. Mil — Adela Gibson is riding instructor on the merry-go-round and Frieda Tanenbaum and Ralph Mitnick are there selling tablets which are guaranteed to make one put on weight. Bill — Have you heard that Margaret Ramette has just graduated from the University of Useless Arts and has accepted a position at Wise, Smith’s as window- trim mer. Mil — Margaret always was brilliant. You know Leslie Rowley has just produced a new vanishing creme which removes all blemishes from the skin. Bill — A vanishing creme? Mil es, and Hyman Green has also produced a creme which eliminates beards. He has been working at that for about fifteen years. ' Bill — He needed something like that. (Pauses) Say, look at Mush Dubof- Sky’s picture out there on the billboard. Mil — Oh, yes. He is posing for the Keep Kleen Laundry. Bill hv, he looks just like Mr. Henry Bright in the New Method Laundry advertisements at Hartford. Mil- And look at the next one. An advertisement for the Paregoric Nite Club, Hilda Carlson and Edyth Akerberg, proprietors, music by Normand Kalinsky’s Orchestra. Bill I’d like to visit that place sometime. Mil (Looking at newspaper in Bill’s pocket) — Say, is that a Hartford newspaper in your pocket? Bill — Yes, do you want to see it? Mil (looking it over) — Look here! (Reads) “Antoinette Olds of Hartford conquers the Catalina Islands. Dorothy Bruce, also of Hartford, came within tw ' O miles of the goal.” Bill eren t there some more of our classmates in that contest? d f Let me see. Oh, yes, (reads) “Other Hartford contestants were- Esther rorman, Rose Hurwitz, Jeanette Kovarsky and Leola Matchton.” Bill e did have a lot of girl athletes in our class. (Looking over Mil’s shoulder and reading.) “Girl publishes Town History. Bessie Fine compiles Story of Burnside. Mil I knew that Bessie would amount to something. (Turns to the next page of newspaper.) Look at this! (Reads) “Buccaneer Gas Station. Free oil gnen for buying five gallons of gasoline. Herman Fox, owner.” [ 52 ] CLASS BOOK OF 1 92 7 B Bill — Herman giving away oil? (They read over page.) There’s an ad¬ vertisement for Bella Gurolnick’s Modiste Shop. (Looking at Bill.) You know, I heard that Kathryn Mastaglio, Catherine Codraro and Barbara Libman are cloak models there. I’ll bet they help the business a great deal. Mil (turning page of paper) — Ah! the Society page. Why, Bill, here’s Doris Penfield’s picture. She still has that winning smile. Let me read what it says beneath it. (Reading) “Miss Doris Penfield and her spangled terrier dog will leave for the Middle West, where Miss Penfield will give many reading recitals.’’ Bill — I’ll bet they’ll be interesting. Doris always was good in dramatics. Mil (still reading) — “Mr. Bernard Libman of this city, who is spending a vacation in Italy, has been awarded the title of Count Uptoten.’’ Bill — Can you imagine Bernie being a Count? Mil — Where is the entertainment page, Bill? (Fumbles paper, drops part of it and hands it to Bill in disgust.) Bill — Here it is. (Reads) “Tonight at Poli’s Capitol, Gordon Willoughby’s Review, consisting of, Sarah Cohen, Betty Mass, Ida Solway, Frances Telechan- sky, and Lillian Wessler.” Mil — Is that all ? Bill — Oh, no, Ellen Lynch and Harry Jaques are the headliners. Mil — Ellen and Harry on the stage? Bill — Yes, I can imagine Ellen, but not Harry. (Looks at baseball game.) Say, look at that hit. Wow, some drive! . . . and look at the wonderful catch that the left fielder made. Sam Lerer made that, lie’s some ball player. (Looking at Mil.) Don’t you want some pop corn? Mil — Yes, I would like some. Bill (calling) — Pop corn boy! Mil (looking) — Willard Roberts! You selling pop corn! Bill — Give me a bag, Willard. (Pop corn is tossed to him as he tosses Willard a nickel.) Henry Priore is around here selling peanuts. Mil — There’s Josephine Bonafede and her little boy sitting over there. I heard that she and her husband run a bookshop. Bill — Speaking of books, Hugo Saglio has just published a book entitled, “Forty Thousand Wise Cracks.” It is said to be very humorous. Mil — By the way, Jane Burger is writing a book entitled, “Men I have Known.” Bill — Hugo and Jane used to write for the Chronicle at Weaver. Mil — Say, do you know that Steve Composto has had his face lifted? Bill — He has? What’s the idea? Mil — I don’t know, but due to a mistake in measuring, it was lifted so high that he now talks through his hat. Have you been up to Weaver, lately? Bill — Yes, I have, and who do you think are teachers there? Mil — I can’t imagine, who? Bill — Julia Piccolo is teaching English, Rosalind Koppelman, Geology, and Dot Lebovitz, Music Appreciation. Mil — All of them were going to be teachers, too. Bill — Oh, yes, they were hired to make the classes more interesting for the pupils. Mil — I’ll bet they’re succeeding. Bill — Yes, I guess so. They are also faculty advisors for the Lookout. Mil — Are there any of our boys back at Weaver? [ 53 ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL Bill — Bill Hurwitz lias become Assistant Superintendent of the building. Mil —Bill Hurwitz? Bill — Why, yes. Mil — I heard that Rachel Hurwitz is the shepherdess at Keney Park. Bill — You did? Say, speaking of Keney, Helen Bayer is editor of the Keney Taller , a new Hartford newspaper. Bessie Baggish is taking care of the “( hatter Box,” section, while May Kenig is Miss Information of that paper. Mil — Those girls always did talk a great deal. Bill — Have you heard the new song just published bv Ruth Segal? Mil — No, what’s the name of it? Bill — “I’m Leaving for Ireland.” Mil — Oh, how does it go? Bill — I don’t know, but the words were written by Dora Schreiber. Mil — Those girls were quite musical. By the way, what has happened to George Kilray? Bill — Oh, he isn’t doing anything at present, but he says that he wishes he were a river so he could take his course without leaving the bed. Mil — He would. Do you remember Eve Silver? Bill — Yes. Mil Well, she’s just posed as Venus De Smilo, to advertise a new brand of chewing gum. Bill Yes, I heard about that. I met Loretta McGuire the other dav did I tell you ? y Mil — No, you didn’t. Bill -Well, she says that she is now acting as the Dutchess of Cleanser in the scrubbing scene from “Naphtha.” Mil — Loretta, an actress! Bill — Yes, and Albert Schulze is acting as Lord Bonami. Mil — Our class turned out many actors and actresses, didn’t it? By the way, I received a letter from Mildred Fairweather the other dav and she savs she is running a boy’s camp in Blomfield. Bill — A boy’s camp in Bloomfield! Mil es, and she also said that Paul McAlpine has just invented an auto which burns carbon dioxide instead of gas. Bill Paul was always interested in cars. Remember the perfect roadster he had when at Weaver? Mil — I’ll say I do. Bill — Did you hear the Hooters’ Quartet over Station WIT the other night? Mil — No, who were they? Bill — It consisted of Minnie Wechsler, Dot London, Eva Steinberg and Evelyn Wachtel. Oh, yes, some of those took C hoir with me in High School. Bll r , Th , a f, same ni S ht Kathryn Thompson spoke on, “The Advantages of a Co-ed School. Mil — Do you remember anything that she said? Bill She said that hot dogs were served in the lunchroom at a co-ed schoo ' and at a school strictly for girls, they were not. Af 7-Speaking of hot dogs, Ruth Adelson has just opened a delicatessen store in Utica. Bill —Utica, Missouri? [ 54 ] CLASS BOOK OF 1 9 2 7 B « Mil — No, Utica, N. Y. Rosalind Goldstein is in partnership with Ruth, and she is a window ' demonstrator showing how to stuff olives. Do you ever see Eddie Basden or Dave Marcus? Bill — Oh, yes, Eddie has been elected Mayor of Podunk and has Lois Whitney as his private secretary. Mil — Ed always was a great politician. Bill — Dave Marcus has been investigating and studying the conditions of Broadway, and is going to publish his adventures in the Waterbury Herald. Mil — Is that so? Dave told me he always wanted to be a detective. You know I met Billie Peterson on Fifth Avenue the other day. Bill — Oh! how is Bill? Mil — Just great! He said he was time clerk in the Samuel Basch Manu¬ facturing Company, he watches the clocks. Bill — Speaking of clocks, Martin Orleck is specializing in repairing grand¬ father clocks. Mil — Clocks that are old usually do need repairing. Bill — Say, I received a letter from the Salvation Army last week asking for a money contribution, and who do you think are committee members of that organization ? Mil — I can’t imagine. Who? Bill — Lillian Cohen and Gertrude Elkins. Mil —Well that’s a good organization. Did you know Bessie Spalter was sent to Paris by Smith College to study? Bill — Why no, I didn’t know r that. Mil — She became so much attached to Parisian life that she is still there. Bill — Speaking of Paris, Everett Jackson is chief buyer and fashion plate for the Cheatem Clothing Co., and goes to Paris every year. Mil — And Russell Eenn is the Insurance Agent for that Company in New York. Articles bought there are guaranteed not to wear, tear, shrink, wrinkle or rust. Bill — Insurance? You know Milton Singer is coaching the girls’ basket¬ ball team of the Travelers. Mil — He is? Bill — Yes, Sophie Rosen, Pauline Tasillo and Dorothy Edmond are among the girls playing, who have made a scoring success. Mil — They played basketball at Weaver. Bill — Yes, they did. Have you seen Louis Beck lately? Mil — Yes, he’s doing traffic duty at the corner of Seventh Avenue and Broadway. Bill — Gee, that’s a busy corner for Lou. Mil - Yes, it is. Jack Greenbaum is selling shoe laces at the same corner. He couldn’t have made enough to live on in our day. Bill — Yes, nobody wore high shoes then. Mil — Has anybody left Hartford? Bill — Why yes, Abraham Rosenfeld is selling rain water in New Britain, and for accepting such a position he was given ten days to leave the city of Hartford. Mil — Poor Abie. He shouldn’t have done such a thing. Say, do you know that Albert Cordo and Bill Doerr arc bell hops at the Ritz-Carleton Hotel? [ 55 ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL Bill — Is that so? Well, I know that George Newman is dancing master at Ned Wayburn’s Dancing Studio. Mil — Oh, yes, I’ve seen him there. (Looks around.) Say, Bill, the game must be over because there’s no one here. The teams are just leaving the field now. Bill — There’s Frank Orefice down there; lie’s managing the Yanks now. Come on down and we’ll see him. {Both leave the stage, Bill looking back at Iris ruined hat.) Finis MILDRED S. JACKSON, Prophetess. WILLIAM B. SHEA, Prophet. CLASS BOOK OF 1 92 7 B Class Will Friends and Relatives: You have gathered here tonight to hear the last will and testament of the Class of 1927B. Never again will Weaver’s marble hallways reverberate with the stately tread of her footsteps. There is no doubt that she died from overwork, for had she not crammed and studied so diligently she would still be with you for at least another semester. Feeling that the inevitable hour of her doom was drawing near and wishing to leave to future generations, as was fitting, some valuables gained in her meteoric rise from obscurity, she called upon me, her most mature and dignified family lawyer, to draw up her last will and testament. Be it known that we, the Class of 1927B of the Weaver High School in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make, publish, and declare this instrument to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by us made. We give and bequeath to Mr. Holden, our esteemed and respected principal, our class pictures from the newspapers that he may hold us up before all other classes as models of excellence and perseverance. To Mr. Burke, our vice-principal and beloved Latin teacher, we give and bequeath a book compiled and published by A. Jane Burger entitled “Ask Me Another.” To Miss Talcott, Dean of girls, we give and bequeath the short skirts, high heeled pumps, and fashionable bobs with permission to deal them out in what¬ ever manner she desires. To the faculty we leave in trust until next June “Sam ' Lerer’s shoes, to be cast after Miss Fessenden when she embarks on the sea of matrimony. To the Weaver lunchroom we give and bequeath the residue in our class treasury, the income from which is to be used to hire waiters, to lower the price of hot dogs and to install radios to keep idle students out of mischief. To the Glee Club and Orchestra we give and freely bequeath our pardon and forgiveness for any pain they may have caused us. To the library we give and bequeath Bella Gurolnick’s favorite magazine “Fashionable Dress.” To the producing group of the Dramatic Club we give and bequeath the bundle of troubles in making costumes that Ellen Lynch has endured. To the Junior Class we leave the name of Seniors, which we trust and hope they will honor and preserve as we have so nobly done. To those who flunk the June exams we give and bequeath “Bill” Shea’s con¬ tagious laugh, for they’ll surely need it. To the incoming freshman class we give and bequeath “Joe” Verdery’s skill and adroitness in evading those little blue demerit slips. To Keney Park we give and bequeath our so-called “collapsible ’’desks to be used exclusively for better class squirrel residences. [ 07 ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL To the major league ball team that most needs it we give and bequeath the skill and talent in baseball displayed by our scintilating stars, “hrankie” Orefice, “Crate” Montei, Jack Greenbaum, and “Amos” Kilray. To Judge we give and bequeath the wit of Hugo Saglio and “Peg” Butler. To “Curt” Burnham we give and bequeath, after due consideration. Loretta McGuire’s educated dancing feet. To Ralph Mitnick, Bessie Baggish leaves her latest book entitled “How to Count Your Calories.” To the future treasurer of ’28A we leave “Eddie” Basden’s slogan, “Bring your class dues tomorrow.” To our faithful, industrious editor, “Joe” Kastner, we give and bequeath the sum of one dollar and forty-nine cents to be used by him for a long vacation. Signed, sealed and declared by the above-named ( lass of 1927B to be their last will and testament in the presence of us who at their request have signed our names as witnesses thereto. ELLA CINDERS, MR. 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V ' C Vi 7 [ 59 ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL Who’s Who GIRL Doris Penfield Bessie Fine Margaret Butler Katherine Thompson Rosalind Koppleman Jane Burger Minnie Weschler Edith Akerberg Loretta McGuire Hilda Carlson Katherine Thompson Rosalind Koppleman Hilda Carlson Jeanette Kovarsky Ellen Lynch Sophie Rosen Margaret Ramette Ruth Adelson Loretta McGuire Bella Gurolnick Bessie Baggish Minnie Weschler Mildred Fairweather Margaret Ramette Doris Penfield Margaret Butler Esther Forman Jane Burger Jeanette Kovarsky Helen Bayer Bella Gurolnick Doris Penfield Most Popular Busiest W ittiest Best Looking Greatest Spendthrift Greatest Politician Most Talkative Quietest Best Dancer Most Angelic Neatest Greatest Flirt Most Bashful Most Pessimistic Best Sport Most Athletic Most Dignified Laziest Cutest Daintiest Peppiest Silliest Most Serious Most Courteous Most Capable Most Sarcastic Biggest Borrower Most Credulous Biggest Bluffer Best-A ll-A round Best Dressed Done Most for Weaver BOY William Shea Joseph Kastner Hugo Saglio Joseph Verdery Joseph Verdery William Shea William Hurwitz Stephen Composto Joseph Verdery J. Paul McAlpine Joseph Verdery David Marcus Crayton Montei William Hurwitz Frank Orefice Frank Orefice Leslie Rowley Samuel Lerer Delano Wheeler Leslie Rowley William Shea Samuel Lerer George Newman Louis Beck Jack Greenbaum Martin Orleck Herman Fox Curtis Burnham Herman Fox William Shea Joseph Verdery Joseph Kastner [ 60 ] CLASS BOOK OF 1 9 2 7 B “Clap Your Hands” — 27 B “Tonight You Belong to Me” — At the Reception “Let’s Talk About My Sweetie” — Margaret Rainette “Because I Love You — Weaver “Tonight’s My Night with Baby” — “Bill Shea” “I Never Knew” — “Milt ’’Singer “The Girl Friend” — Ellen Lynch “Don’t Wake Me Up, Let Me Dream” — Dave Marcus “Me and the Boy Friend” — “Kay” Mastaglio “Let’s Suppose” — Delano Wheeler “Linger Awhile” — After School “Too Many Parties” — Herman Fox “Smile a Little Bit” — William Hurwitz “Could I? I Certainly Could” — Ralph Mitnick “Someone to Watch Over Me’ Leslie Rowley “Who Wouldn’t?” — “Curt Burnham “That’s a Good Girl” — Ruth Segal “Poor Papa” — The Senior Year [ 01 l THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL The Plutocrat — Ralph Mitnick The Genius — “Sag.” Love is Enough — Loretta McGuire Galahad — Frank Orefice The Private Life of Helen of Troy — “Kay” Mastaglio Three Women — Bella, Bessie and Barbara The Golden Dancer — Mil Jackson Our Times — 1923 — 1927B Ask Me Another — Jane Burger Little Injun — Russell Fenn Peter Pan — Leslie Rowley Little Minister — Delano Wheeler Huck Finn — William Peterson Return of the Native — Bernhard Libman All at Sea — Freshman Days In the Silent Places — The Library The Good Soldier — George Kilray The Talk of the Town — “Bill” Shea Young Anarchy — William Hurwitz The Big Mogul — “Jake” Greenbaum The Man Nobody Knows — J. Paul McAlpine All the Sad Young Men — 28A Morning, Noon and Night — We study Innocents Abroad — Jane Burger Why We Behave — Bessie Baggish Much Ado About Nothing — Herman Fox The Sea Hawk — Sam Lerer Captain Blood — Ralph Mitnick Penrod — “Ev” Jackson Man for the Ages — “Crate” Montei The Light in the Clearing — The Pondhouse Ben Hur — “Milt” Singer Alice in Wonderland — Doris Penfield One of Ours — Edwin Basden CLASS BOOK OF 1 92 7 B lake It from Me — “Peg” Butler The Lucky Lady — Ruth Segal The Wise Guy — Herman Fox Everybody’s Acting — Bessie Baggish You’d Be Surprised — If you knew who wrote these College Days — It won’t be long now The Man Who Came Back — “Mush” Dobofskv Rough House Rosie — Ruth Adelson Evening Clothes — “Joe” Verdery “It” — Ellen Lynch Beau Geste — Louis Beck The Family Upstairs — Room 227 Fine Manners — Louis Beck Meet the Prince — Frank Orefice The Mystery Club — “C lass Book” Board The Quarterback — George Kilray The Shamrock Handicap — “Bill” Shea The Show-Off — Rosalind Koppleman Fashions for Women — Bella Gurolnick Long Pants — Delano Wheeler The Big Parade — Senior Day White Flannels — J. Paul McAlpine Slide, Kelly, Slide — George Kilray Old Ironsides — “Mush” Dobofsky The Kid Brother — “Eddie” Basden Forever After — Weaver Rah! Rah! Rah! Blonde or Brunette — Katherine or Julia The Little Journey — To the office The Play’s the Thing — “The Dragon” Lady Alone — Mildred F ' airweather I Told You So — Bessie Baggish Queen High — “Peg” Butler The Strawberry Blonde — Dorothy Edmonds Oh, Kay! — “Kay” Thompson Two Girls Want ed — J. Paul McAlpine F ' og — Come out of it! Gentlemen Prefer Blondes — Doris Penfield [ 63 ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL Our A B C’s Girls A is for Adelson, Akerberg, too. We never hear much From either — ’tis true. B is for Bessie, Full of vigor and vim. She hopes to continue Her career in the gym. C is for Carlson, A bashful young miss — We know she will blush When her eyes fall on this. D is for Doris, A maiden of fame, Who owes her renown To the power of her brain. E is for Ellen W 7 ho looks quite demure, But we who know Ellen Are not quite so sure. t is for Frieda, Some day she will win Success with her booklet: Eat and Crow Thin. G’s for Gurolnick Who has auburn hair. At setting the fashion Bella’s right there. H is for Helen, In shorthand she’s best, And for typing awards She labors with zest. I is for Ida Who rises at dawn And so gets to Weaver Quite early each morn. J is for Jane With the questioning brain; She thinks of more topics 1 han one can explain. K is for Katherine, Our prettiest girl, With eyes that are blue And hair all a-curl. L is for Loretta. It can’t be denied That she goes to the Lenox And meets Johnny inside. M’s for Mastaglio Who goes out of town, I hen passes reports Of her visits around. N stands for no one. Now don’t be deluded — Just for old time’s sake It must be included. O is for Olds, .The g ' rl with the smile. We hear that in Civics She talks all the while. vv no, iiTMi ’ , nor k W ill probably be blamed For half of this book. i yjy) tv, [ 04 ] Q ’s the next letter. We’ve none by that name, But just to be friendly It’s here just the same. R’s for Ramette Who’s gentle and calm. But was all in a flutter After the prom. S is for Segal Whose nickname is “Slush.” Ask how she received it And she always will blush. T is for Tasillo — Pauline, bright and gay, Who displayed hidden talent In the Business Club play. U is for something, W ; e haven’t a doubt. But our brains are too weary To figure it out. V is for vim, And it certainly took A great amount of it To finish this book! W is for Wechsler, Minnie by name. If rebuked for whispering, She talks just the same. X, Y and Z Are the last in the line, And we find it impossible To get them to rhyme. THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL Our A B C’s Boys A is for Albert, Whose last name is Shulze; By doing hard work, He gained his results. B is for Burnham, Basch, Basden, and Beck Since we cannot slam any, We’ll praise them, by ” Ileck .” C is for Crayton, A pitcher of fame: He pitched many innings That won us a game. D is for Delano, A sweet little boy, To 227 He’s been a great joy. E is for Everett, Evvie for Short. He’s pretty good looking, And not a bad sort. F is for fellows — Fenn, Fox and Falk. About these three classmates I here has been much talk. G is for Greenbaum, Our class president. What “pep” on the diamond He surely has spent! II is for Hyman, Whose last name is Green. He grew such a beard As never was seen. I is for Izzy Who’s always right there. Of his noble presence Our class is the heir. J is for Joe Whom you all know about. He spent half his life Upon the Lookout. K is for Kilray Of athletic fame. He likes a young miss, But we won’t give her name. L is for Lerer hose first name is Sam. Though he sounds like a lion He’s meek as a lamb. M is for Marcus Who’s always in scrapes, But somehow or other He always escapes. N is for Newman, Who seldom is heard, No matter what happens, To utter a word. O is for Orefice Our class historian, Who has quite a crush On the valedictorian. P is for Priore. We are powerless to learn ' The secrets which make him So silent and stern. [ 66 ] CLASS BOOK OF 1 92 7 B Q is for quandary, And many a time We’ve found ourselves in one In attempting a rhyme. R is for Roberts Who is never remiss, We know he’ll be surprised When he comes upon this. S is for Shea, An actor of fame. Since the “White Headed Boy” He’s not been the same. T is for Trossello. Sag’s middle name. He looks quite reserved, But he isn’t so tame! U is for Unhappy, That’s how we shall feel If you don’t like this book, For we’ve worked a great deal. V is for Verdery Who’s always well dressed. But we haven’t the space To write all the rest. W is for Willoughby, Whose dancing’s divine. We struggled for hours To make this verse rhyme. X, Y and Z Confront us once more, But we’ll just disregard them As we’ve done once before. THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL Today’s News Tonight! (A complete news stand conducted by the president of 1927B) Open all the time from 11 P. M. to 1 A. M. {Alternate leap years.) The Country Gentleman — J. Paul McAlpine Life — After Commencement Judge — Mr. Holden Confess — Hugo Saglio The Youth ' s Companion — “Mush” Dubofsky The Monitor — William Shea The Woman ' s Home Companion — Frank Orefice Physical Culture — Sophie Rosen American Childhood — Delano Wheeler St. Nicholas — David Marcus World News — The Lookout 1 he Outlook — Pretty rosy for ’27B! The Rural New Yorker — Jane Burger The New York Herald — Kathryn Mastaglio The Literary Digest — Our “Class Book” The Forum — 227 C urrent History I he last “C lass Book” meeting 1 he Golden Book — Weaver Chronicle The Scholastic — Doris Penfield 7 he World ' s Work — Waiting for us 7 he Path Finder — Joseph Kastner 1 ' he Pictorial Review — From the steps of Weaver 7 lie Gleam — Peg Butler Current Literature — Bessie Spal ter The Independent — Bessie Baggish [ 08 ] CLASS BOOK OF 1 927 B The American Mercury — Joe Verdery Vogue — Bella Gurolnick Popular Mechanics — Curtis Burnham Vanity Fair — Julia Piccolo ' Town Topics — At Girls’ League Suppers The Cosmopolitan — Ellen Lynch Liberty — June 15, 1927 Modern Priscilla — Margaret Ramette Good Housekeeping — The Home Economics Class Farm and Fireside — Crayton Montei THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL “For instance” — Miss Craig “Hence” — Mr. Clapp “Bunk” — Mr. Crowell “You may stop” — Miss Bickford “I read yesterday” — Mr. Carrier “When I was in prep school” — Mr. Robbins “Put your chairs under the table” — Miss Kneil “Success, Dave, Success” — “Peg” Butler “Slush” — Ruth Segal “Really” — Doris Penfield “C heerio” — “Joe” Kastner “Well, I mean,” — Ellen Lynch “Aw” — Delano Wheeler “Cusses” — Bessie Baggish “Laugh — I thought I’d die,” — “Bill” Shea [ 70 ] CLASS BOOK OF 1 92 7 B They Satisfy — “Class Book” Board Good to the Last Drop — Lunchroom Milk Ask the Man Who Owns One — Latin Trot Four out of Five — Plunk The Danger Line — 29 Demerits Two to One Favorite — “Mil” Jackson Body by Fisher — “Joe” Verdery The Skin You Love to Touch — Ellen Lynch Even for Lazy People — “Sam’’ Lerer There’s a Reason — “Sag.” Let ’er Blow — Herman Fox Quality at Low Cost — Lunchroom Food They Last Longer — Molasses Candy An Investment in Good Appearance — Bella Gurolnick 3 in 1 — That’s the Oil Famous Feet — Curt Burnham [ 71 ] THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL The Roll Call Name Generally Found Generally Saying Bessie Baggish Looking as if she owned Weaver “You would! Joseph Kastner In Room 215 “The printer wants copy” Rachel Hurwitx Flirting “Isn’t he cute?” Frank Orefice Laughing “We’ll beat them!” Jane Burger Talking “But listen - Mildred Jackson Being late “We can’t help it.” Hugo Saglio Editing the Chronicle “Material for the next issue — ” Loretta McGuire With Johnny “Don’t put anything in the “(lass Book” about me”. Herman Fox Bluffing “Can you lend me — ?” Helen Bayer Doing shorthand “You can copy it when I finish.” William Shea Making noise “Laugh! I thought I’d die!” Dorothy Bruce Talking to Harold “Does my hair look fun ny ?” Delano Wheeler Staying forty minutes Volumes, when he isn’t supposed to. “Peg” Butler Saving for a marcel “I’ll bite.” Joseph Verdery Absent Guess this one. Sophie Rosen At Leaders’ Corps “Have I got time for a shower?” Edwin Basden Trying to collect class dues “Did you bring your money?” Doris Pen field Studying “Really?” Louis Beck Holding a door for someone “Pardon me.” Margaret Ramette Wearing flowers “I love blond hair.” Stephen Composto After a long search Nothing. Ruthe Segal In Room 215 “Slush.” Jack Green ban m Leading cheers “Three rahs, fellows — ” Bernard Libman Tardy “I forgot my excuse”. Ellen Lynch Making costumes “Perfect.” [ 72 ] CLASS BOOK OF 1 9 2 7 B AUTOGRAPHS C THOMAS SNELL WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL AUTOGRAPHS CLASS BOOK OF 1 92 7 B AUTOGRAPHS 5 : 5 =i€ n jC - j g= -j £=- € ur lUtftcrtisers If it had not been for the generous support of our advertisers, the cost of publishing this Class Book would have been prohibi¬ tive. 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