West Chester High School - Garnet and White Yearbook (West Chester, PA)

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THE CAENEI' AND WHITE 29 Miriam E. Trego General “A merry smile she hath for all who greet her.’’ Assistant Treasurer. Ill: Monitor. IV: Basketball. II. III. IV: Dramatic Club. IV: Glee Club. II: Joseph S. Evans Speak- ing Contest. II. “Menie” is a regular all-around sport. She has a very pleasing smile and a charming manner. Now. with this last quality, ' Menie'’ has made many friends in High School and we arc sure she will be a complete success. She will go next year to Temple to study Spanish. Marion Walker General ‘Your good temper is like a sunny day: It sheds its brightness everywhere.” Dramatic Club. IV: Glee Club. I. II. III. IV: Auditing Committee. IV: Perfect Attendance. I. II. III. IV. Marion is noted for her good nature, which has won many friends for her during her High School course. She possesses a laugh which very often bursts forth unexpectedly. Marion expects to go into training in a hospital. Let’s all get sick! Anna Strode Walter General “Thy gentle voice my spirit can cheer.” Glee Club. II, III. IV: Dramatic Club. IV: French Club. Ill, IV: Chess Club. Ill: Asst. Treasurer, IV. Everybody knows and loves Anne Walter. She has a wonder- ful disposition and is always willing to help anybody. If ’’Toby’’ brings candy up from the lunch room, she takes one bite and never sees the rest again. She's one that anybody would be glad to have for a friend. She can play the piano very well, too, and is a great help in our Glee Club. We can't forget her as the pretty opera singer in our Sophomore play or the other times that she has performed in chapel. Here is good news for those who will be in school next year. Anne will take a post-graduate course. Edna Wells General “She is a maid of artless grace. Gentle in form and fair of face.” Assistant Treasurer. II: Captain Varsity Basketball. II. IV: Manager Varsity Basketball. Ill: Glee Club. II. III. IV: Dramatic Club. IV: Hockey. IV: Tennis 'Learn. Ill: Senior Advisor. IV: Monitor. IV. “Eddie’’ came to school when she was a Sophomore, and all the rest of the years we’ve been wondering how we ever did without her in the Freshman year. She’s our athletic star, and about the best sport in the class. Everybody likes her. teachers and students alike: she’s captured more hearts than Cleopatra. We shall always remember Pierrette in “The Maker of Dreams.’’ “Eddie’’ doesn't know what she’s going to do next year. but. secretly, we think she’d be a wonderful gym teacher.

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•28 THE GARNET AND WHITE Calvin H. Thomas General And gladly would he learn, and gladly teach. ' “Cal” is one of the cheerful students in the class. He has been with us only two years, but in that time he has gained many friends and is well known in the school. 'Car' comes from the country, but he is a good, steady student. Many a slow afternoon has been enlivened by 'Car' and his eyes. Cal'' expects to go to the West Chester Normal next year. Daniel Goodwin Thompson Commercial Ever ready with a merry joke. He's sure to cure your blues. President of Radio Club. IV; Baseball Manager. IV: Assistant Baseball Manager. Ill: Freshman Advisor. IV: Hall Lieutenant. IV; Science Club. Ill, IV; Typewriting Certificate HI. and Medal. IV. We can always tell when Goodie” is around. Everything is usually quiet until he arrives. Then follows a period of revelry. He likes to kid the girls and raises a laugh wherever he goes. But that is only a part of him. He is also there with the goods when it comes to study and activities. Goodie” has not been with us a full four years, but he has more than made up for the month or so he went to West Philadelphia High in his Freshman year. After graduation. Goodwin will take a position, and attend night school at 1 emple or Drexel. Paul Charles Tigue Scientific Oh. this learning! What a thing it is! Monitor. IV; Football Squad. I; Football Varsity, IV; Basketball Squad. II. Ill: Basketball Varsity. IV: Baseball Squad. II. Ill; Baseball Varsity. IV; Assistant Treasurer. Ill; Science Club. Ill, IV. Father I igue came out his last year and made a hero of himself He starred in football and basketball, and is now in the midst of baseball season, holding down first base. Further- more he has broken all records heretofore made by himself in regards to scholarship. Not once this year has he been in trouble scholastically, and oh boy! don't you remember that ,1 n{ , a. Burke test? He expects to join the brethren in the 1 hiladelphia College of Pharmacy next year. Ask father.” he knows! Dagmar Christine Torricellas Commercial A nature such as thine will sure succeed. Designer of Class Banner; Typewriting Certificate and Medal: Dramatic Club. IV; Monitor, IV. The name Dagmar tells us the young lady in question is ot Spanish origin. She certainly lives up to the Spanish type tor her vivacious laughter, dark hair and charming manner have made many close friends for her. Dagmar expects to go to Indiana Normal next year.

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30 THE GARNET AND WHITE William Crawford Welsh General A pretzel, a pretzel, my kingdom for a pretzel. Glee Club, II: School Band. I. II. Bang! I.oud burst of high-pitched laughter! Enter ' Spar- row.” Is there anybody in the Class of '24 who doesn't know Sparrow? He is one of our best-natured boys who always has a smile and a joke on hand. We re going to miss Sparrow when he goes up to Penn State next year to gain further knowledge of the world and to know more people. Margaret Cummings West Commercial A face with gladness overspread! Soft smiles, by human kindness bred. Typewriting Certificate and Medal. IV. Did you ever watch Peg's brown eyes sparkle and her face crinkle up in a delicious little grin? If you have, you know how much of her joyous self she can put into a smile, and the result it has when flashed in dry and dull classes. Yet a master hand at the business part of school is Peg. for she comes out with flying colors from a struggle with that dreadful ogre, bookkeeping. Next year she expects to be a full-fledged busi- ness woman. The best o’ luck to you. Peg.” Elizabeth Darlington Whisler Commercial ' From little sparks may burst a mighty flame. Senior Advisor; Typewriting Certificate. Medal and Bar. Liza is just a little body, but we all know her and enjoy her company. She has helped to make our old West Chester High famous by earning honors in the Typewriting Contest. Elizabeth will be a welcome pupil at Pierce s Business College which she expects to attend. Ruth Ella Williams Commercial The greatest medicine is a true friend. Dramatic Club, IV: Typewriting Certificate. IV. When you hear a smothered giggle coming from the depths of a class room, and then a red lock of hair appears, you may be sure it s Rastus. Ruth s bright smile and sunny disposition have won her a host of friends. After graduation she intends to take a position in an office. Good luck to you and may you be successful in all you undertake.