West High School - Senior Occident Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 112 of the 1909 volume:

Spinning, Davis Steele Printers Rochester, N. Y. THE OCCIDENT Senior Annual l Published by the Class of June, 1909 West High School, Rochester, N. Y. ] Vu Vv cV o R A,n i ii 1 6 19o 9 ■ r- r r r r- r r r- r r '■r r r f rr„ r r r r- r r r re-f rr r e r r r r r r r r r C r . c r r + r r rr-e r r '■erf' +r r rrt rr r r � ■ r ' r r r •. r « r rfr r r r r DEDICA TED to Miss Harriette A. Curtiss Whose wise counsel, broad interests and consecrated endeavor for student, class and school are bringing her the highest reward of the true teacher. 1- 554002 i West High Alma Mater Proudly waves old W est High s emblem, black and orange fair. Floats triumphant in the breezes, no dishonor there. Student days have fondest memories, comrades here we stand. As our troth to Alma Mater pledge we hand in hand. From thy halls, dear Alma Mater, we at length must part, Hut thy memory shall not perish from one student’s heart: Far away on life's broad highway, all shall fortune try. Still our loving hearts shall cherish thoughts of thee, West High. Alma Mater 2k Sweet be thy memory. High School of ours. Fair be thy destiny, fadeless thv flowers. Hearts that have loved thee have won in life’s fight. Names that we honor thy standard bolds bright. Our Alma Mater dear, to thee we sing. May all thy future year new honors bring. May friends thy banners raise, thy foes grow less, All love and praise to our old K. H. S. West High School t Faculty Weet, Herbert S. . . . Allis, Mabel M....... Ball, Winifred....... Bennett, William M. Bryan, George........ Bryan, Mary F. ... Caring, Katherine L. Carpenter, Harry A. Clackner. Mary A. . Cook, Charles E. .. . Coon, Melvin E. ... Crennell, Mary .... Crippen, Ruth........ Curtiss, Harriette A. Dunsford, Mabel H. Ellis, Mrs. Chas. S. Felsinger, Marie A. . Fisher, Royal H. Ford, Edward E. . .. Holmes, Robert E. . Lotz, Emma E. . . . Kates. Ethel McKay Klein, Francoise H. McMahon, T........... Miller, Louis H...... Milliman, Clarabel . Munson, Ella I. ... O’Hern, Joseph P. .. Otis, Kate E......... Paget, Francis....... Pultz, Louis A....... Purcell, Mary ....... Sarle, Eleanor M. See, Ella E.......... Sias, A. B........... Silsby, Don H........ Stowell, Roy S. ... Sumner, E. II........ Underhill, Mae E. . Waugh, L. A.......... Weaver, Margaret . Weet, Frank.......... Wells, Beulah ....... Wetmore, Mrs. E. P Wetmore. Katherine Wight, Barbara Wile, Abram J. ... right. Belle E. . . . Young, Letitia E. .. ........; Principal ............English ............. Latin ........... Physics ............. Music ............. Latin .....Mathematics .......Chemistry ............. Latin .....Commercial ........... Physics ..... Mathematics ........... English ........... English ........... English ........... English ............English ..............Latin ............Phvsics ..............Latin ............ German ............English ........Stenography ..... Mathematics Modern Languages ........... Biology ........... History ............English Modern Languages Modern Languages ..... Mathematics ........... English ............English ............Drawing ....... English . Physical Training ........... History ..... Mathematics ..........Secretary ..... Commercial ..........Librarian . Manual Training ........... English ........... History ........... Biology Physical Training ..... Mathematics Modern Languages ..............Latin The Faculty The Athletic Field To say nothing in our Senior Annual of the West High School athletic field would he a serious mistake. “ 1 he field has come to be a subject of dis- cussion and inquiry. In fact, from the time the project was broached, the public has evinced great interest in it. The greater part of the debt, incurred in purchasing and putting the field in shape for use, has been paid off. The iron fence surrounding the field has also been paid for. At first it was proposed because of the lack of funds, to put up a high board fence, but the nearby residents, in a public spirited man- ner, offered to raise the difference between the cost of such a fence and a good iron one. We were only too glad to accept this otter and we have been enabled through West High Day, an account of which is given below, to pay for the fence. The field has been effectually drained and seeded and although the weather has hindered much, it will be in prime condition for the formal opening which will occur Saturday. June the twelfth. It is expected that by this time the building of a grandstand will be well under way. A baseball game and a track meet will probably be features of the opening. A nominal admission fee will he charged and faculty and students are aiming to make this first Field Day as great a success as was West High Day. As students, we take this opportunity of thanking the trustees for their careful management on our behalf. The members of the Board of Trustees are Judge Arthur E. Sutherland, Rev. Clarence A. Barbour, Mr. H. B. Graves. Mr. Lansing Wetmore, Mr. James P. B. Duffy, for the patrons, and for the fac- ulty, Principal Weet, Mr. Miller, Mr. O’Hern, Mr. Bennett, Miss Ball and Miss Wight. West High Day Although there is no need to record West High Day in this brief history, in order to impress it on the members of the present class; yet for fear that future generations, in their blissful enjoyment of the field, should forget our arduous labors to obtain it. we must mention it here. On Saturday. February twenty-seventh, the friends and patrons of W est High School met in Convention Hall to aid in the good cause, and incidentally, to have the time of their lives. W e will say nothing of the weeks of preparation, of the most generous donations of our many friends, of the excitement of the immediate preparation. I he hall itself presented a delightful appearance. From the gay Japanese booth at one end of the hall, with its dainty kimona-clad attendants, past the wierd gypsy tent, past the pennant booth and the refreshment stands, around to where our dignified faculty, attired in chefs’ aprons and caps, served ideal hot waffles, and to the booth where the array of delicious cooked food was displayed, all was a marvelous success and the returns far exceeded our wildest expectations. Probably the feature most enjoyed by the thousands present, was the music and dancing. A concert was given afternoon and evening by Dossen- bach s Orchestra. I his was followed by a program of dance music to which everyone did full justice. Sixth Commencement West High School CLASS DAY OFFICERS. Master of Ceremonies Historian............ Prophet.............. Class Poet........... .. . .John M. Colt ... John M. Colt . Marjorie Taylor Avadna G. Loomis COMMENCEMENT WEEK CALENDAR. Senior Dance.................................................. June 11 Commencement ................................................. June 18 Class Day .................................................... June Class Picnic ................................................. June CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES. Commencement Senior Dance . Class Day .... Class Picnic .. Rough House . . .Avadna G. Loomis .... Frederick Cross Howard T. Cumming ..... May Sheridan .....S. Roy Bryant Senior Class Officers John M. Colt Edwin V. Paasciien Norwkna Sheldon Helen Parker Senior Glass Poem r Four happy years have passed, dear Alma Mater, Since we, thy first-born sons and daughters, came To learn of thee the truths of life and duty. And in return to add our tributes to thy name. Always, in our days of sun or shadow, Before our eyes, thou earnestly didst hold The torch of learning, clear and burning brightly, With heaven mounting flames of ruddy gold. When often, on the narrow path of duty, We loitered, or aside essayed to stray, Thy ever ready hand was stretched to guide us, And faithfully thou ledst 11s, dav by day. In our joys and fears, successes, even failures, Thou hast been the first at hand with hearty cheer. And to thee, O dearest Mother, we’ve attempted To bring more worthy honors year by year. But as the stars must fade before the morning. And as each sun that rises, sets at eve, So to an end must come our happy school days. As toward the tasks thou fittedst for, we leave. Led on bv aspirations high and noble. We’ll strive to raise thv standard to the sky, Through seeking all that’s true and great and worthy, As we’ve been taught by thee, our own WEST TITGH. . A. G. L. Senior Class Senior Annual Board Editor-in-Cliief: James M. Spinning. Associate Editor: Avadna G. Loomis. Assistant Editors: Business Manager: Carlyle Kennell. Assistant Business Manager: H OVV A R D T. CU M MING. Advertising Manager: Edwin V. Paaschen. Assistant Advertising Managers: Frederick R. Cross, James Dunigan. Ruth Leonard, Frances Moore, John M. Colt, Azel Gay. Je jj Class History A history of the Class of June, 1909! What an incomplete thing it will he! It cannot describe our feelings when we entered, our strivings and disap- pointments while we toiled through what now seems four short years, and can much less portray our sorrow at leaving the High School which we all have learned to love. There were over one hundred and fifty of us when we entered in September, 1905. One hundred and eight have persevered and are about to receive their diplomas. This forms a very high per cent. Now what shall I write of first and what next, as Virgil says: “Quae quibus anteferam? Before I relate some of the achievements of our class, let me explain to the world our unique position. We are the first class to enter West High School as freshmen and to be graduated after pursuing a four years course there. Other classes have been graduated before to be sure, but we are the first class which has had all of its preparatory training in West High School. We are the artists’ proofs, so to speak, from the West High School studio and we are determined, by making those proofs worth something to the world, to bring honor and glory to our Alma Mater. In our freshman year, the class of June, 1909, was a somewhat extraor- dinary organization. We were alive to say the least. Our first class meeting was so well attended that standing room was at a premium. And our meeting was so enthusiastic that we gained the notice of the dignitaries of the school. Our meetings have become more orderly in late years, that is true, but our old freshman interest and spirit are still there. In our sophomore year we started doing things. Before the year was over, everyone realized that the Class of 1909 would have a bright future. Evidences of strength and prowess were not only exhibited on the athletic field but such stars as Root and the Kennells were beginning to show their possibilities in the class room. And that is wherein the Class of 1909 is a characteristic West High output. It is well balanced and well rounded. It is not a class of grinds, nor a class of one sided athletes. It is a class of America girls and boys who can work while they work and play while they play. An this spirit of wholesomeness whether in play or in work is but the following out of the principles and precepts which our teachers have ever taught. For in West High School from the principal clown, all the members of the faculty seem to believe that their duty is more than the single teaching of lessons, they believe that the directing and molding of the students’ lives are important requisites in pedagogy. Moreover what is far more helpful to the student, our instructors have reflected their teachings in their own lives. Well you can see I am not a historian. I make too many digressions, but yet I am trying to put content into some of the form of my story. It was in our junior and senior years that we shone. First we had a successful Junior Prom and then gave a farce worthy of the school. We also commenced to figure as winners in interclass series, and for awhile 1909 was written on every championship banner. In this, our last year, we have been well represented on the various teams. Uderitz. Gumming and MacDonald starring on the football team, while Mac and Stahlbrodt have upheld our honor on the track team. Thus I might go through the list. For a climax I can mention our representatives on the debating teams. On the girls’ team this year there were Miss Leonard, Miss Howard and Miss Sheridan, all 1909 girls, and ones of whom the class may be pretty proud. On the boys' team Gumming and Spin- ning ably upheld not only the honor of the class but of the school as is shown by the retaining of the Amherst Alumni cup. There are still other members whom I would mention, those who. though less prominent in school affairs, nevertheless have been doing their duty as loyal West High students, and deserve their allotment of praise. I said at the beginning this history would be incomplete. ow I will give a reason. A history of a person to be a finished product must relate the events of a lifetime. So of a class, the history should not only narrate of its infancy but of its manhood and old age. For the writing of such a history 1 am handicapped. The class of 1909 is but in its infancy. Four years do not even constitute an era. And what historian takes up a history in periods shorter than decades? If asked to write this history thirty years from now, I could write more fully and completely. And yet in the main it would have the same tone, that of just pride in the achievements of the class and of endorsement of the spirit and character of its members. Still I hope this history may serve a purpose in pointing out to future classes just what a West High School class should stand for and accom- plish in four years. John Milton Colt, Historian. Senior Play Given in West High School Assembly Hall, May 21st, 1909. “SILAS MARNER 99 Dramatized by and given under the direction of Mrs. Charles S. Ellis. DRAMATIS PERSONAE. Silas Marner...............................................Milton Bond Squire Cass............................................ Carlyle Kennell Godfrey Cass........................................... Frederick Cross Dunstan Cass...........................................S. Roy Bryant Mr. Lammeter.................................................Azel Ga Nancy and Priscilla Lammeter.............May Sheridan and Gertrude Fre Mr. Crackenthorp.................................................Lester Kennel Mrs. Crackenthorp...................................... Marguerite Lyo Mr. Kimble..........................................Hamilton Griswol Mrs. Kimble............................................ Gertrude Carrol Eppie............................................................ Helen Ston Mrs. Hodge............................................. Temple Hunga Myers.................................................Theodore Brigg Villagers............................. Benjamin Root and Raymond Burn Dolly Winthrop ................................................... Mary Pixie I he Miss Gunns.......................Elizabeth Dunbar and Helen Parke Mrs. Osgood....................................................Lorraine Bank Solomon.................................................... Ellis Ga The Minister at Lantern Yard........................James M. Spinnin Memljers of the Congregation at Lantern Yard...................... Arthur Levis, Eleanor Corcoran, Estelle Barnes. Norwena Sheldoi Bessie O'Kane. 4 Winners of Occident Pins Avadna G. Loomis Mary Sutherland Eric X. Barbour S. Roy Bryant Coral A. Morgan James M. Spinning Winners of Debating Pins Winifred Howard Raymond W. Cross May Sheridan Carlyle L. Kennell James M. Spinning. Senior Essays Students chosen by faculty for general excellence in High School work. GIRLS. Edith Allen Estelle Barnes Zina Davey Eddith Gormly Avadna G. Loomis Lucy Padley Helen Parker Mary Pixley Maude Randle May Sheridan Marie Skinner Marjorie Taylor BOYS. John M. Colt Howard T. Cumming Roy Hendrickson Carlyle Kennell Lester Kennell Benjamin Root Walter Schaefer Arthur Slobbe James M. Spinning 1 ■ in oj u j ll The Cauldron --n « ALLEN, EDITH H.......................................207 Kenwood Avenue '7 keep my nose in my books, wy heart is fancy-free, ow unfrequented nooks: a hermit will Prepared No. 29, University of Rochester. BANKS, LORRAINE M.f A l ...............................333 Ravine Avenue “7 sunny temper gilds the edges of life's blackest clouds. Prepared No. 6, Rochester School of Music—Senior Play 4; Class Day Comm. 4. BARNES, ESTELLE E.................................121 W. Magnolia Street And yet, tis true, a woman may be over wise Prepared Xo. 29. Normal Training School—Glee Club 3. 4: Debating Society 3. 4: Senior Play 4. BELL, DOROTHY, Ar......................................862 South Avenue “Kind hearts arc more than coronets. And simple faith than Norman blood ' Prepared No. 13. Undecided. BENNER, LAUREN E M.,.....................................153 Thorn Street ■'Slight is the subject, but not so the praise. Prepared No. 7. Normal Training School. BLAKESLEE, LILLIAN A........................................20 Yale Street “Mystery of mysteries. Faintly smiling Lillian. Prepared No. 24, Normal Training School. BOND, MILTON E.,............................................10 Ethel Street “All the world's a stage. And Milt, the only actor on it. Prepared No. 3. University of Rochester—Dramatic Club 1.2; “As You Like It ’ 2; Science Club 3; President Science Club 4; Junior Play Committee 3; Junior Play 3; Senior Play Committee 4 ; Senior Play 4; Reader for Musical Clubs 4. BOUGH TEN, BERI HA L..................................64 Plymouth Avenue A daughter of the gods, divinely tall, And most divinely fair. Prepared No. 3. Normal Training School—’08 Senior Play; (dee Club 2-3: ice-President '08 C lass; Rough House Committee 08. BRANSCOMBE, OLGA,................................36 Washington Street So sweet of face, such angel grace In all the land, has ne'er been seen. Prepared No. 6, Undecided. BRIGGS, THEODORE C...................................22 Lakeview Park “How long, O Lord, how long? Prepared Bradstreet's. Princeton University—Class Baseball 2; Vice-Presi- dent Class 3. BRITTON, LAURA................................................1587 Dewey Avenue Deep subjects such as law are not for woman-kind. Prepared No. 7, Law School—Debating Society 2; Science Club 3. 4. BRYANT, SILAS ROY...................................102 Roslyn Street Lustier than any and whom they could but lore. Prepared No. 19, University of Buffalo—Junior Farce 3; Chemistry Banquet Committee 3; Glee Club 3, 4; Advertising Manager Occident 4; Debating Team 4; Senior Play 4; Chairman Rough House Committee 4. BURNE, C. RAYMOND..............................................27 Brooks Avenue ‘77is genius must be latent. Prepared No. 19, Rochester Business Institute—Class Track 1. 4: Class Base- ball 3, 4; Class Football 4; Senior Play 4. CARROLL, GERTRUDE E.,...............................383J4 Troup Street But beyond expression fair With thy floating flaxen hair; Thy rose-lips and full blue eyes. ' Prepared Immaculate Conception. Undecided—Captain Class Basketball 1 ; Vice-President Class 1 : Secretary Class 3: Sophomore Dance Committee 2; Class Treasurer 2; Junior Prom. Committee 3; Junior Play 3; Senior Play 4. CHERRY. CORA............................................102 Post Street “But she was trained in X at lire's school, Xature had blest her. Prepared Nazareth, Undecided. COAKLEY, W. MAXWELL................................8 Alexander Street “Aor sees; nor hears: nor speaks; nor knows. Prepared Saint Mary’s. University of Michigan—Orchestra 3. 4: Band 4; Cross-countrv ream 4; Class Basketball 4. COLT, JOHN MILTON, r5.............................65 N. Fitzhugh Street “He timer yet no vileyne me sayde. Prepared Baltimore. Mcl., Princeton—Class Secretary 1; Occident Staff 2, 3; Junior Occident Committee 3: Executive Council 2. 3; Secretary Council 2; Standard Bearer 3; Debating Society 2, 3. 4; Vice-President Debating Society 2; President Debating Society 4; Debating Team 2, 3, 4; Assistant Cheer Leader 4; Manager Track 4; Class Historian 4; Class Pres- ident 4; Senior Annual Board 4. CORCORAN, ELEANOR M.,..................................66 Seward Street “She is the mischief. Prepared No. 3, University of Rochester—Class Basketball 1, 2. 3, 4; Track 1; Basketball 4. CROSLAND, BENJAMIN H.,..............................135 Magnolia Street “Let the world slide.” Prepared No. 19, Columbia University. CROSS, FREDERICK R., T2..............................4 Fairview Heights ”IVhat dost thou, brother, in thy marches here?” Prepared No. 7, University of Rochester—Pledged 4 Y; Junior Play Com- mittee 3; Junior Play 3; Debating Society 4; President Class 4; Senior Play 4; Senior Annual Board 4; Chairman Senior Dance Committee. CUMMING, HOWARD T., AZ..............................668 Seneca Parkway For then I surely thought he would be king.” Prepared No. 15. Yale—Football 3, 4; Debating Team 3, 4; Junior Play 3; Assistant Business Manager Occident 3; Business Manager Occident 4; Standard Bearer 4; Business Manager Senior Play Committee 4; Assistant Business Manager Senior Annual 4; Winner Yale Scholarship; Chairman Class Day Committee 4. DAGGS, DOROTHY M.,..................................78 Danforth Street “My teacher well was pleased” Prepared No. 30, Undecided—Science Club 3, 4. DAY EY, ZINA, ......................................4 Deringer Place I “Work, work, work, Till the brain begins to swim.” Prepared Geneseo Grammar, Geneseo Normal. DAVIES. JANET. KE.....................................294 West Avenue] We see naught but her beautx.” Prepared No. 4, Wells College. 287 Brown Street DENGLER, FRANK JOHN, “Who broke no promise, served no private end Who gained no title, and lost no friend.'' Prepared SS. Peter and Paul’s, University of Michigan—Freshman Play 1 ; Class Track 1, 2; Senior Play 4. DISNEY, OLIVE CAROLYN....................................90 Peart Place “A little sober-mite—modesty personified.” Prepared No. 29, Undecided—Science Club 4. DUNBAR ELIZABETH U., ................................229 Linden Street “Mark me, hoiv still am.” Prepared No. 13, University of Rochester—Debating Society 3, 4; Senior Play 4. DUNIGAN, JAMES A.,.................................118 Jefferson Avenue “He speaks an infinite deal of nothing .” Prepared Immaculate Conception, University of Rochester—Debating Society 2, 3. 4; Debating Team 3; Junior Prom. Committee 3; Junior Play 3; Science Club 3, 4; President of Science Club, (resigned) 4; Assistant Ad- vertising Manager Senior Annual 4. EASTMAN, BELLE.......................................139 Depew Street “It's guid to be merry and wise It's guid to be honest and true” Prepared Gainesville, N. Y., Normal Training School—Glee Club 4. ECKHARDT, GEORGE F...................................420 South Avenue “Now remains but little cause for laughter ” Prepared No. 13, Undecided. FEINBERG, EUGENE.....................................163 Seward Street “As proper man as ever trod upon tan shoes” Prepared No. 5, University of Pennsylvania—Debating Society 2; Class Track 3; Science Club 3: Glee Club 3. 4; Class Track 4. FISHER. HAROLD F., n t .............................33 Emerson Street He hath the artistic temperament and all that with it goes.” Prepared No. 6—Class Pin Committee 2; Class Football 2; Second Team Football 3; Junior Farce 3; Executive Council 4, 5; Manager Track 4; Member Finance Committee 4; Assistant Treasurer Students’ Association 4; Treasurer Students’ Association 5. FISKE, LESLIE B., OHT..............................278 Kenwood Avenue A proper and lady-like man, Fit for a soldier or a dancing-master.” Prepared Auburn, N. Y., Mercersburg Academy—’As You Like It” 2; As- sistant Stage Manager Senior Play 3; Junior Play 3; Glee Club 3. 4. FOSDICK. MARION, 464 Plymouth Avenue ! “A very good piece of work I assure you, and a merry.'' Prepared Xo. 3, University of Rochester. FOULDS. HAMILTON J.. AZ.............................174 Fulton Avenue The woman-conqueror. Prepared Xo. 6, University of Rochester—Pledged Aa I ; Class Football 3; Class Track 3: Class Baseball 3. 4: Class Basketball 3. 4; Captain Second Team Basketball 4. FREY. GERTRUDE 1.....................................87 Fulton Avenue “So richly hath she deserved that it is impossible to reward her icith words.'' Prepared Xo. 6, City Hospital Training School—Debating Society 2; Junior Play 3; Senior Play 4; Class Day Committee 4. FRIXK, MABEL A.......................................547 Fulton Avenue “If my actions speak not, let me be silent.'' Prepared Gibsonburgh, Ohio, Undecided. GAY. AZEI...............................................40 Essex Street Ambition sky-aspiring led him on. Prepared Xo. 2 ). University of Rochester—Chemistry Banquet Committee 3; ()rchcstra 3, 4: Science Club 3, 4; Manager Band 4 ; Senior Play 4 ; Senior Annual Board 4: Class Picnic Committee 4. GAY. ELLIS,.............................................40 Essex Street Music hath charms to sooth my saz’age breast. Prepared Xo. 2 ), University of Rochester—Orchestra 3. 4; Band 4; Class Football 4; Senior Play 4. GORMLY, EDDITH....................................123 Jefferson Avenue “I feel within me a peace above all earthly dignities .-I still and quiet confidence. Prepared Xo. 8. Undecided. GRISWOLD, HAMILTON...................................28 Reynolds Street “'Tis striving makes success. Prepared Xo. 4. Hamilton University—Mandolin Club 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 3, 4; Debating Society 4: Debating Team 4 ; Senior Play 4. GUERIXOT, GEORGE W.t (•)«! ........................284 Campbell Street “Proudman. dressed in a little brief authority Prepared —, University of Rochester—Class Treasurer 1; Class Pin Committee 1; Occident Staff 2. 3: Sophomore Dance Committee 2; Junior Farce Committee 3: Junior Prom. Committee 3. HALL, DALE C,..........................................517 Chili Avenue “How shall we rank thee upon glory's page? Prepared No. 7, Undecided. HALLOCK, MARION,.....................................100 Clifton Street “A merry heart goes all the Jay, A sad one tires in a mile. Prepared No. 13—Glee Club 3. HAXF. FRIEDA.........................................87 Sanford Street “Pier modest looks a cottage might adorn Sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn . Prepared No. 13. Undecided—Vice-President Class 3; Debating1 Society 2. 3. +• HARPER. WINIFRED.....................................2 Primrose Street “I leave thy praises unexpressed leave thy greatness to be guessed. Prepared No. 7. Normal Training School—Girls’ Glee Club 3, 4; President Girls’ Glee Club 4. HAY7LL. REGINALD, •..................................18 Waverly Place Small stature, large ambitions. Prepared No. 19, Cornell University—Science Club 3: Debating Society 3. HENDERSHOTT, ERMA. A 1 ..............................65 Melrose Street ‘7 was not born for courts or great affairs I pay my debts and say my prayers. Prepared No. 19. Undecided. HENDRICKSON. ROY H.....................................373 West Avenue His learning makes us all to gape and stare. Prepared No. 6. University of Rochester—Rough House Committee 4. HETTIG, IRENE..................................The Cornwall. Elm Street “Eftsoones they heard a melodious sound Prepared No. 29, Chicago School of Music—Glee Club 2. HOEHN. CHARLES E.......................................4 Drandc Place “If I should talk might reveal my ignorance, therefore am silent.” Prepared No. 24. Cornell University. HUGHES, ETHEL, KE................................401 Bronson Avenue '7 hope they won t put one of those crazy things in the Annual about me. Prepared No. 29, Mechanics Institute. 99 Bartlett Street HUNG AD. TEMPLE................................... Varium ct mutabile semper femina. Prepared Brooklyn, X. V. and Xo. 19. Normal Training School—(ilee Club 1, 2, 3; Class gasket ball 1. 2, 3, 4; Girls' Basketball 3. 4; Senior Play 4; Man- ager Basketball 4. KAVANAGH. OLIVE A.................................466 Plymouth Avenue “She neglects her heart, who studies her glass. This is not true of Olive. Prepared Immaculate Conception. Undecided. KEIL, GRACE N.....................................68 Normandy Avenue ‘7 have lived and loved. Prepared Buffalo, X. Y., Undecided. KEN NELL, CARLYLE....................................... Chili, N. Y. “A young man will be wiser by and by, An old man's wit may wander ere he die. Prepared Xo. 29, University of Rochester—Pledged AA t ; Sophomore Dance Committee 2; Debating Society 2, 3. 4; Secretary Debating Society 2; Secretary Class 2; Class Debating Team 2; Class President 3; Debating Team 3, 4: Junior Play 3; Manager Debating 3. 4; Senior Play 4; Busi- ness Manager Senior Annual 4. KENNELL, LESTER S...................................95 Brooks Avenue The noblest mind the best contentment has. Prepared Xo. 19, University of Rochester—Science Club 3, 4; Chess Club 4; Class Football 4; Senior Play 4. LAY. MINNIE 0........................................400 West Avenue Young as I am, yet would I do my best. Prepared Xo. 29. Rochester Business Institute. LAYS, ALBERT FRANCIS....................................57 Lime Street Which not even critics criticize. Prepared Cathedral School. Syracuse University—Class Baseball 3. LEONARD, RUTH...........................................85 Birr Street “All orators are dumb when beauty pleadeth. Prepared Xo. 7. Undecided—Junior Play 3; Debating Society 3, 4: Secretary Debating Society 4: Debating Team 3, 4 : Science Club 4; Senior Annual Board 4. LEVIS, ARTHUR B.,.......................................... “.4 voice so thrilling ne'er zeas heard. Prepared Xo. 7. University of Rochester—Class Colors Committee 1 : Debat- ing Society 2. 3: Class Treasurer 3; Junior Prom. Committee 3; Class Track 3, 4; Executive Council 4; Senior Play 4; Property Manager Senior Play 4: Class Baseball 4. LONG, EDITH, ....................................323 Jefferson Avenue Lest I should burst with ignorance I grind both night and day ” Prepared No. 19, University of Rochester. LONG, MARION J., ....................................76 Shelter Street “'Tis impossible to say she does one thing better than another ” Prepared No. 19—Glee Club 3, 4; Debating Society: Science Club. LOOMIS, AVADNA G..A I ...............................50 Ambrose Street “A motion and a spirit.'’ Prepared No. 29, University of Rochester—Committee to select school colors 1 ; Chairman Sophomore Dance Committee 2; Junior Play Commit- tee 3; Junior Play 3; Junior Occident Committee 3: Secretary Debating Society 3, 4; Vice-President Debating Society 4 : Debating Team 3; Secre- tary Executive Council 4; Associate and Editor-in-Chief Occident 4; Associate Editor Senior Annual 4; Occident Pin; Class Poet 4; Chair- man Commencement Committee 4. LYON, II. MARGUERITE............................... 18 Hickory Street “Vessels large may venture more, Hut little boats should keep near shore. Prepared No. 13, Mechanics Institute—Debating Society. MacDONALD, GEORGE ALLAN. AZ.........................336 Frost Avenue “He wrought all sen ice with a noble case That graced the lowest act in doing it. Prepared No. 29, Yale—Pledged AA4� ; Football 2, 3, 4; Track 3. 4; Captain Track 4; Property Manager Junior Farce 3; Business Manager “As You Like It : President 10 Class 1. 4: Executive Council 3. 4: N ice-President Council 4: Captain Class Football 1. 2, 3: Captain Class Track 2. 3; Class Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4. McCarthy, Walter r...................................75 Bartlett street “Is there no life but these alone? Madman or slave must man be one? Prepared Immaculate Conception. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute—Class Football 3, 4; Class Track; Class Baseball 4: Captain Class Track 4. MERZ, KATHERINE 1....................................51 Wilder Street “On their oivn merits, proudest men are dumb. Prepared No. 17. Undecided—Science Club. MOORE, FRANCES E., .....................................Gates. R. F. D. “Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls zeisdom. Prepared Charlotte, N. Y., University of Rochester—Debating Society 2, 3, 4; Science Club 3; Senior Play 4; Senior Annual Board 4. MORDOFF, WILLIAM......................................293 West Avenue ‘7 issue gorged lidtIt knowledge.” Prepared Scottsville, X. Y., Cornell University—Baseball 4. O’KANE, BESSIE M..................................82 S. Fitzhugh Street ‘7 have marked a thousand blushing apparitions to start into Iter face.” Prepared Immaculate Conception, Undecided. O’KAY, KATHLEEN E.....................................74 Snyder Street “Yet IMS she but a girl.” Prepared Xo. 10, Johns I lopkins Training School. PAASCHEX. EDWIX V..................................42 Alexander Street Blow, blow, blaze.” Prepared Xo. 13. University of Michigan—Assistant Equipment Manager 2; Equipment Manager 3: Track 3; Class Track 1. 2, 3; Class Football 2, 3; Manager and Captain W. H. S.—Masten Park Relay 4; Treasurer of 1 Class 4 ; Announcement Committee 4; President Chess Club 4; Advertising Manager Senior Annual 4. PADLEY, LUCY.........................................248 Garfield Street “There's nothing ill can dwell in such a temple” Prepared Newark Union School. Undecided. PARKER. HELEN H.......................................315 Troup Street- Xot for the deed’s sake have done the deed” Prepared No. 4. University of Rochester—Class Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4: Girls’ (� lee Club 1,2, 3; Basketball Team 2, 3. 4; Captain Basketball Team 4 ; Class Secretary 4. PECKENS. ALICE.......................................116 Plymouth Avenue “Shine, little glow worm, glimmer “ Prepared No. 3. Undecided. PHILLIPS. ETHEL MAY..................................610 Plymouth Avenue “Her enraptured countenance marked her for a poetess Prepared No. 19, Normal Training School—Glee Club 4: Science Club 4. PICKARD, LYNN W.......................................447 Hawley Street “I am but a gatherer and disposer of other men's stuff Prepared No. 19. Cornell University—Entered 3; Junior Play 3: Debating Society 3; Secretary and Treasurer Chemistry Club 3; Stage Manager Alumni Farce 4; Science Club 4: Class Cross-country Team 4; Executive Council 4; Assistant and Treasurer Students’ Association 4; Advertising Manager Senior Play 4. Gates. X. Y. PIX LEY, MARY.......................................... Such perseverance scarce seems human” Prepared Xo. 4. Syracuse University—Glee Club 2; Debating Society 2, 3; Committee Chemistry Banquet 3; Senior Play 4. RAXDALL, CHARLES.......................................585 Dewey Avenue li'c are all confounded, IVe had esteemed him but a fool. Prepared Lake View School. University of Illinois. RAXDLE, MAUDE 1..........................................39 Essex Street The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it. Prepared Xo. 29. Rochester Business Institute. RAUBER. AXXA. KE......................................362 West Avenue “To see her is to love her, And love but her forever.” Prepared Xazarcth. Mechanics Institute. ROBERTSOX. WALTER E.. ..........................40 Lozier Place “Of all men he is the best deserving a fair lady. Prepared Xo. 29. Union College—Business Manager Occident 4; Junior Occident Committee 3. Executive Council 3. ROOT. BEX JAM IX H.......................................15 Lyell Avenue “Such wisdom had he, it did seem diabolical. Prepared Xo. 6. Undecided—Stage Manager Junior Play 3; Science Club 3, 4: Vice-President Chess Club 4: Senior Play 4. RUSSEL. HAROLD S., ...................................514 Genesee Street “The boy is noblc-naturcd Treat him with all grace. Prepared Xo. 19. University of Rochester. SAWERS, MARIE E........................................548 Lake Avenue “I've done my duty and I've done no more. Prepared Xo. 6, Undecided. SCHAEFER. WALTER C, ..................................669 Genesee Street “His dear little face was troubled. Prepared Xo. 19. Rochester Business Institute. SCHAEFFER. RALPH WILLIAM..............................236 Sherman Street 7 am young yet—zeait awhile. Prepared Xo. 30. University of Rochester—Class Football 2. 3, 4 ; ( lass Track Team 2. 3: Science Club 3. SEEL, PAUL C 41 Magne Street “Large men have large hearts. Prepared Xo. 17. University of Buffalo—Property Manager Junior I la 3; Property Manager Alumni Play 4; Stage Manager, Senior Play 4: Science Club 3, 4. SETCHEL, MAUDE L.................................... 32 Lorimer Stree “She pleases when distant, but when near, she charms. Prepared Norwich, Conn., Undecided. SHELDON. NOR WEN A...............................341 Lexington Avenue “Joy rises in me like a summer’s morn. Prepared Holy Rosary, Saint Elizabeth College—Dramatic Society 1; De- bating Society 4; Vice-President Class 4; Senior Play 4. SHERIDAN, MAY,.......................................603 Dewey Avenu “Whate'er she does, whate’er her fate Whatever she says, will be ‘simply great’. Prepared Holy Rosary—Senior Play 4; Debating Society 4; Debating Tean 4; Chairman Class Picnic Committee 4; SKINNER, MARIE M., ...............................209 Flower City Earth’s noblest thing, a woman perfected Prepared No. 6. Rochester Business Institute. SKIVINGTON, FRANCIS M., ...............................Mumford, X. Y “Lest zee forget—lest zee forget. Prepared Caledonia High, Clarkson Technical School. SLOB BE. ARTHUR |.,..................................268 Orchard Stree “Upon a great adventure he teas bound. Prepared Xo. 17, Undecided. SPINNING, JAMES MARI IX. Ti.......................225 Kenwood Avenue He gave the people of his best His worst he kept, his best he gazr. Prepared Xo. 8 and Xo. 29, University of Rochester—Pledged AA J ; Soph more Dance Committee 2; Business Manager Junior Play 3; Executiv Council 2, 3, 4; ()ccident Staff 2. 3; Junior Occident Committee 3; Ass ciate and Editor-in-Chief Occident 4; Science Club 3; Chess Club 4; Clas Room and Corridor 4: Debating Society 4; Mandolin Club 3, 4; Debatin Team 4; Editor-in-Chief Senior Annual 4: Occident Pin; Class Daj Committee 4. 167 Columbia Avenue STALLMAN, GERTRUDE L............................ “Distinct in individualities.'' Prepared No. 19. Rochester Business Institute—German Club 1; Debating Society 4; Science Club 4. STONE, HELEN ELIZABETH. Arethusa...................1C8 Highland Avenue Angels listen when she speaks.' Prepared No. 3. University of Rochester—Track Team 1 : N ice-President Class 2 : Class Basketball 3 ; Senior Play Committee 4; Senior Play 4. STONE BERG. OLIVE..................................222 2 Bronson Avenue Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance. Prepared No. 29. TANGER, MERIEM E.,.................................199 Warwick Avenue Simplicity of all things is the hardest to be copied. Prepared No. 3, Undecided—Chemistry Banquet Committee 3; Science Club 3. TAYLOR, MARJORIE, KE...............................«85 Caledonia Avenue For I dipt into the future, far as human eye could see. Prepared No. 3, Smith College—Class Basketball 3, 4; Junior Play Commit- tee 3; Basketball 4; Class Prophet 4. TOOLE. BEATRICE M.,..................................26 Churchlea Place Of utter hardihood, utter gentleness. Prepared Immaculate Conception. Undecided—Class Basketball 1. 2. 3. 4; Track 2; Basketball 2, 3, 4. TRAILL, KATHERINE PARR...............................45 Augustine Street The sweetest cordial we receive at last. Is conscience of our virtuous actions past. Prepared No. 7. TRAYER. CARL R.....................................326 Plymouth Avenue The soul of this man is in his socks. Prepared No. 23, University of Rochester—Basketball 3. 4: C lass Basketball 2, 3; Mandolin Club 2. UDERITZ, GEORGE W......................................433 Chili Avenue The bold in heart and act and word was he. Prepared No. 29. Western School of Mines—President Class 1 : Class Base- ball 1. 2. 3. 4; C lass Track 2; Class Basketball 2: Second Basketball Team 2; Track 2, 3, 4: Executive Council 3: Basketball 3. 4. 5: Football 3. 4, 5. WEBBER. ORRIX B 26 Essex Street r t 'Meagre were his looks Sharp misery had worn him to the bones.” Prepared Xo. 29. Cornell University—Class Baseball 1; Class Football 1, 3. 4; Advertising Manager Junior Play 3; Class Football 3. 4; Class Track 4; Second Team Football 4. WESLEY, GEORGE B.. «4� ......................................112 Bartlett Street “So slow he went, he seemed scarce to move” Prepared Xo. 4, Boston Technical—Class Track 3 ; Track 3, 4; Glee Club 3. 4. WILLSOX, HARRIET.............................................52 Roslyn Street “('.'ease not from your quest until ye dud” Prepared Xo. 7. Mechanics Institute. Editorial 3k West High's fourth year as an institution is fast drawing to a close. During the last four years a high school generation has passed. Hitherto graduating classes have not prepared entirely at I Vest High; part of the praise or blame must he attributed to other schools. But from now on. I Test High alone will he our Alma Mater. Attention has been given in connection with the “Class History” to the intellectual and athletic achievements which have characterized our four years of existence, so let us here speak of what might be called our moral achievements. When ll'cst High began her career, public opinion seemed to hold that nothing much could he expected of our school; we were too young; we had no traditions, no precedents of our own to go by. So at first when the new school attained any phenomenal success, to the public it was a mistake, it wouldn’t happen again. But time has proved the contrary. Ye have had many obstacles to overcome, many problems to solve, but we have conquered. Not only have we developed what is known as the WEST HIGH SPIRIT, hut we have succeeded in convincing the citizens of Rochester that such a spirit exists and that in an institution as in an individual there can he noble traits and loftiness of character. You outsider, who may chance to read this, do not call it “idle boasting” or “mere vanity. ’ Remember that it is possible and proper for the members of a class to laud their Alma Mater without indulging in self-praise. W e. the members of the “Senior Annual Board,” as representatives of our class, pro- claim to all that we are proud of our “Foster Mother.” proud to 1 e sons and daughters of West High. To you who remain to work on for the glory of our school, we leave a message. Don’t think we do it merely because it has been done before, because we feel that we ought to; hut understand that we do it because we want to, because we must. In the years to come whatever may he WEST II CITS fortunes in material battles, if you. her students, succeed in presenting her spirit —that intangible ineffable something 7cc cannot describe but which we all understand—if you shall succeed in preserving that spirit. no matter what else may happen. WEST HIGH will hare won. The WEST HIGH SPIRIT is success. Long and steadfastly has Miss Curtiss held out against our even mention- ing her name in connection with the OCCIDENT. But although we know that we will “catch it” for this, we are going to attempt to express our appre- ciation of her work. For the past four years she has labored unceasingly and whole-heartedly to raise the OCCIDENT to its present standard and we are certain that, in the future, through her efforts, it will be placed on an even higher pinnacle. Though the staff appreciate Miss Curtiss s modesty it would l e nothing less than presumption for us to take all the credit when our critic ’.s deserving of by far the major portion of it. Am. Gay .Manager of Band Walter Robertson Business Manager of Occident E. Reed S hutt Manager of Musical Clubs Carlyle Kenneli. Manager of Debating Raymond Elliot Manager Hockey 4 Occident Staff EDITORIAL STAFF. Editor-in-Chief: Avadna (i. Loomis ’09. Associate Editor: John Babcock 10. Assistant Editors: George Guerinot 09, Margaret Cumming 11, Byron Marsh ’ll Howard Sauer 12 Athletic Editor: Coral A. Morgan 10. • BUSINESS STAFF. Business Manager: Walter Robertson ‘10. Assistant Business Manager: Vincent S. Bennett ’ll. Advertising Manager: Raymond Coates 11. The OCCIDENT staff for the first semester also included James Spinning 09. Eric X. Barbour 09. 1 toward T. Cumming ’09, S. Roy Bryai 09, Raymond W. Cross ‘10, and Helen Sauer ’ll. (Vrii� KXT Staff Executive Council, 1908-’09 OFl-rCERS. Herbert S. Weet............................................. Preside Allan MacDonald.......................................Vice-preside Avadna (I. Loomis........................................... Secreta Lynn Y Pickard.............................................Trcasut PUBLICATION COMMITTEE. Avadna Ct. Loomis, June 09. Byron S. Marsh. Jan. ML John J. Babcock, Jan. MO. Margaret Cumming, June 1 George Gnerinot, June MO. Howard Sauer, Jan. M2. Mr. J. P. O Hern, Faculty Member. ATHLETIC COMMITTEE. Arthur Levis, June 09. Herbert Paaschen. Jan. 11. Allan MacDonald. Jan. MO. Bernard Myers, June Ml. Bernard MacDonald, June 10. Ralph Richardson. Jan. M2. Mr. L. H. Miller. Faculty Member. MUSICAL AND LITERARY COMMITTEE. Gertrude E. Carroll, June ’09. Mortimer Smeed. Jan. Ml alter Robertson, Jan. 10. Loretta Conners, June 11. Mary Sutherland. June M0. Sidney Crossett. Jan. M2. Mrs. C. B. Ellis, Faculty Member. r r j- r r “ r r ■ f ' «■' � •?'• f f'rrr r- r %■ f r 1 554002 K k i’tix k Cor NCI I Treasurer’s Report September 18, 1908, to May 10, 1909 Balance on hand September IX Foot Ball .................... Basket Ball .................. Track ........................ Hockey........................ Baseball ..................... Debating ..................... Occident ..................... Atb’etic Field................ Musical Clubs................. Students Association ........ I balance Received. Paid. X 98 $ 3452 78 3274 55 136 75 150 43 12 21 26 30 15 03 87 30 1 OO 69 24 13 75 771 40 702 72 409 53 340 34 24 35 32 07 179 00 116 00 ----------•------------- $5151 74 S4X72 61 279 13 $4X72 61 $4872 61 Approved by Herbert S. Whet. Signed Lynn Pickard. Trcas. Defenders of Amherst Alumni Cup Interscholastic Debate, 1909 2 I. At W est High School, February 11th. 1909. Question—Resolved. That the system of indirect taxation now in force in the State of Xew York, should he replaced by a graduated income tax system. Affirmative—Lafayette High School of Buffalo. Negative—West High School of Rochester. W est High School Team: Carlyle Kennell, Raymond Cross. Howard Gumming: S. Roy Bryant, alternate. Judges: Hon. Seldcn Brown, Ex-Congressman James M. E. O'Grady] Judge Hibbard. Decision: Negative won. Unanimous. 2. At East High School. March 26th, 1909. Resolved. That all elective officers in New York State should be nom- inated by a system of direct primaries. Affirmative—East High School. Negative—West High School. West High School Team: Winifred Howard. May Sheridan, Ruth Leonard; Charlotte Graves, alternate. Judges: .Attorney Charles M. Williams, Prof. Dodge. University of Rochester. Rev. Grosse. Decision: Negative one, affirmative two. 3. At West High School. April 27th, 1909. Resolved. I hat the present tendencies of labor unions are inimical to the industrial welfare of the country. Affirmative—W est High School. Negative—East High School. West High School Team: John M. Colt. James M. Spinning. Howard L Gumming: Hamilton Griswold, alternate. Judges: Judge Clark. Judge Carnahan. Prof. Patten, of University. Decision: Affirmative won. Unanimous. TT PERR}fs( The Year’s Athletics Although we at W est High cannot boast of a wonderful record of vic- tories in our athletic activities during this past school year, nevertheless, when one considers the class and the calibre of the teams that have opposed us in every contest, we cannot fail to congratulate ourselves on teams and men that play hard, and play fair, and do it for West I ligh. hen we think of the way in which the fellows have stood their ground, and “kept everlastingly at it.” as the saying goes, we may all well feel proud of the name and prestige that they have kept firm for West High in athletics. Without exception, every man on any of our athletic teams this past year has been a hard worker, not for himself, but for his school. No further introduction is needed, the records of each man are clean and straight, the spirit of each team has been for fairness and justice, and the WEST HIGH SPIRIT has been behind the whole. Wc can now turn to each athletic activity in order, and follow the teams in all their ups and downs. First, both in point of time and in importance, came football, with all the well-known West High enthusiasm and jubilant support for the gridiron game. Everyone knew the records, free from any defeat, that our football teams had made in 1906 and 1907, and all were looking for a great season. And it was a great season. We didn't win every game; to be exact, we lost two. but the team was fast and heady and fair, and a credit to the fellows and their coach, Mr. Langslow. ()n the first ednesday following the opening of school in September, the call was issued for candidates. About forty men responded, and from then on until the week preceding the first game, time was spent in “picking the squad that should represent West High on the gridiron. About five vete- rans had returned, so the chances for new men were good. The best, of course, were chosen, and on Saturday, October 3rd, the team lined up against the bunch from I-ockport High School at Baseball Park. When the dust cleared away we found ourselves at the rather long end of a 66 to 0 score. ■ I lie next Saturday, however, we were “up against” something entirely different, when the husky bunch from Elmira Free Academy invaded the city. They ere heavy and fast, and to be strictly truthful, tricky if not positively dirty in their play, but we beat them, and beat them soundly, by the score of 11 to 0. During the game we are genuinely sorry to say, O’Dea. the visiting left end, and their captain, Diveny, were very seriously injured. One week later came the big excursion to Buffalo, where we played Lafayette High School, with the exception of East High, our nearest and dearest rival. 'There, on Lafayette’s athletic field, was played the 1 est and fastest game of the year. The home team, although they had been over- whelmed by Tonawanda the week l efore. braced remarkably, and played us on even terms throughout the game. W est High scored first, but Lafayette came on strongly, and at the finish the score stood 5 to 5. Of the courteous treatment accorded us by our Buffalo friends, time or space is not given here to mention, suffice it to say that W est High and Lafayette can never lie any- thing but the closest of friends, and the dearest of rivals. Then, after a week’s rest, the team “struck a snag” when Masten Park’s fast bunch came to Rochester. For the first time in the history of the school, a West High football team went down to defeat. Hubbell, the Masten Park right half-back, turned the trick when he scored from the four yard line, on the third down, on a beautiful cross-buck. We lost, to be sure, but no one ever saw a West High team play a cleaner or fairer game. Victory is a lot, but to carry a defeat unflinchingly and cheerfully, and to accept one gracefully is a whole lot more, and that is precisely what the fellows and the school behind them did. The score of the game was 6 to 0. Syracuse High School came next, and accompanied by about 1(K) loyal “rooters” the team journeyed to Syracuse, where in the new Stadium of Syra- cuse University, the “Saltines” went down before us by the score of 17 to 0. The team and their supporters were there to win. and win they did. outclassing the rivals especially on the field, and incidentally in the line of cheering, which few schools are able to do against Syracuse High. Then came Tonawanda’s team. big. fast and overconfident. Only by the barest and scantiest of margins did the visitors escape defeat, for with a rush, West High had a touchdown and goal after three minutes of play, and our opponents finally tied the score on a place-kick and a safety, scored on account of the slippery and muddy ball. The final count of this game was 6 to 6. On Thanksgiving Day, before a crowd of S.tXX) persons. West High and East High battled for the championship of the city, and tor them, the cham- pionship of Western and Central Xew York. With a long string of brilliant victories behind them, with the wind bearing the cheering voices of their sup- porters to their ears. East High ran us off our feet, and in ten minutes of play had scored 12 points to our 0. From that point on the West High men fought for every inch of the ground, and but for a field goal by the East High captain toward the close of the second halt, held their rivals and played them on even terms. The final score was East High 16, West High 0. At this place a word should be said of the wonderful record which the East High football team made during the past season. In their triumph they know that we are with them, when we can’t l e ahead of them, and wish them good luck every step of the way. S . From the end of the football season, basketball took our attention. The long looked for East High—West High game was postponed once, but the eventful night finally arrived, the Alumni Gymnasium was packed to the doors, and the game of the year started. The game played by W est I ligh that even- ing would have beaten any preparatory school team anywhere, had it not been for three “horse-shoe” field baskets during the second half, which from a relia- ble source have been accounted the luckiest shots ever made in a game at the Alumni Gymnasium. W e lost to East High again, 15 to 14, the closest of scores, but we lost just the same, and our rivals were the happiest that ever played the noble game of basketball. In hockey too, the ice came just long enough, so that, in a brilliant contest played on the University Rink, East High could again defeat us, this time by the score of 1 to 0. We might say that the puck, being shot by an East High man. hit lioth the skates of a West High player and also those of a member of his own team, and then sneaked softly between the goal posts. Throughout the winter the track men had been working hard and train- ing faithfully for the meets with the U. of R. 1912 team, East High, and the big interscholastic under the auspices of the New York State companies sta- j tioned at the Armory. The first named was easily won by a margin of over forty points, and then came the dual meet with East High. ()ur rivals held a substantial lead until the last event, the relay race, when they were but 5 2-3 points ahead. As the winner of this race was to receive 5 points, the result of the meet was at stake when the runners took their marks. For three laps W est High was in the lead, and the shouting crowd looked for a West High victory. On the last lap, however, the East High captain, by a wonderful burst of speed made up the lost distance and finished a yard to the good, winning the meet for his team. With their captain sick and unable to compete at the Armory meet. West High went straight on and worked like men for the victory. By an unfor- tunate mistake of the judges at the finish of the 70-yard dash, one of our fel- lows was not given his rightful place, second, and instead, the three points were given to an East High man. This made the score read East High 23, West High 22. The East High management, however, recognizing the fact that the credit of winning the meet belonged to us, refused to accept the cup, donated as the First Prize,, and in a courteous and sportsmanlike manner recommended that it be awarded to West High, which, after considerable red tape had l een removed, was done. S And so, as the end of the school year draws on, we look back at our triumphs and defeats, and we think after all, that old West High is a pretty hard school to beat at anything, and when beaten, can bear up, and “go right at ’em again.” Eric N. Barbour. West High Football Team, 1908 Captain..................................................Carl Slllith 1 Manager.............................................. R°y Rile-V ’]l Assistant Manager ................................. Don Gorsline II Coacli ..........................k.......... H. Acton Langslow ( Trainer.............................................Davicl Cansdal Record for tiie Season. W. H. S. OPPONENT. Oct. 3—Lockport ................................. 66 Oct. 10—Elmira ................................... H Oct. 17—Lafayette ................................. 5 Oct. 24—Masten Park ............................... 0 Nov. 7—Syracuse .................................. 17 Nov. 14—Tonawanda ................................ 6 Nov. 26—East High ................................. 0 11 Totals ...................................... 105 3! ♦Home Games. THE TEAM. Left End ................................. John Long. W illis Martii Left Tackle............................................ Walter Forsvth 9 Left Guard............................. Byron Wilson, Harry Phillips Center ........................................................... Carl Smitl Right Guard............................................Charles Forsytl Left Tackle..........................................Stanley Burnt Right End ..............................Asa Ball. Harold MacDonah Quarterback......................... Howard Cumming. Louis Benzoni] Left Halfback ....................................Allan MacDonah Right Halfback ........................................ George Uderitz] Fullback..............................Frank Niven, Carl Hendcrshott KV3.L TlVHXOO.| West High Basketball Team, 1908-’09 3. Captain.....................................................Roy Riley T( Manager...............................................Ernest Stahlbrodt 05 Assistant Manager.....................'.............. Wilbur Woodams TO Record eor the Season. W. H. S. OPPONENTS, Dec. 11—University of Rochester Reserves......... 16 11 Dec. 18—Canandaigua ............................. 32 25j Jan. 5—Lafayette .................... 23 41 Jan. 14—Masten Park ............................. 14 20 Jan. 21—Brockport ............................... 23 261 Jan. 29—Cazenovia ............................... 35 19 Jan. 30—St. John’s............................... 26 17 Feb. 5—Pittsford ................................ 45 24 Feb. 14—Cazenovia ............................... 30 21 Feb. 18—Geneva .................................. 10 17j Feb. 19—Cook Academy............................. 28 30 Feb. 20—Mansfield ............................... 24 17 Mar. 5—Lafayette ................................ 22 18 Mar. 13—East High ............................... 14 15 Totals ..........;................................... 342 301 THE TEAM. Left Forward.............................................Roy Riley Right Forward........................................ Bert Woodams Center.................................................Carl Traver Right Guard..........................................George Uderitz Left Guard........................Thomas Mahaney, Harold MacDonald West High Indoor Track Team, 1909 t Captain...................................G. Allan MacDonald Manager.........................................John M. Colt ’• — —u -- Winners of First Place New York State Armory Interscholastic Track Meet THE TEAM. Allan MacDonald, Arthur Chamberlain, Kenneth Xesbit. Ernest Stahl brodt. George Wesley. Julius Kuhnert, Carl Hendershott. Augustus Zimmer- man. West High Baseball Team, 1909 ? Season of 1909. Bert Hamm....................................................Captain Eric X. Barbour............................................. Manager SCHEDULE. w. H. S. OPPONENTS. April 24—Pittsford A. C. at Pittsford............... 3 H April 28—Fairport H. S. at I'airport............... 10 May 4—Genesee Wesleyan Setn. at Lima................ 3 9 May 8—St. John's M. A. at Manlius................... 5 12 May 13—Lafayette H. S. at Buffalo....... May 22—Syracuse H. S. at Rochester...... May 29—Masten Park H. S. at Rochester May 31—Alden H. S. at Alden (Pending) June 2—Albion H. S. at Albion........... June 4—Starkey Sem. at Lakemont ........ June 5—Keuka College at Keuka (Pending) June 12—I-ockport II. S. at Lockport.... June 19—Syracuse H. S. at Syracuse...... THE TEAM. First Base.......................................... Howard Van Dame Second Base............................................Donald Crawford Short Stop ...................................... (Capt.) Bert Hamm Third Base ............................................ Joseph Connor Left Field ............................................ Jack Corcoran Center Field...........................................Louis Benzoni Right Field...........................................Charles Mordoff Utility..................................... (Manager) Eric Barbour Catcher .................................................... Carl Smith Pitcher.................................................George Weidman Pitcher...........................................................Tyler Walker Pitcher .....................................................Beardslea Shutt West High Girls’ Basketball Team,1908-’09 Captain............................................ Helen Parker '09 Manager.......................................... Temple Hnngad '09 ('nnrh . .. Miss Barbara Wight Record for the Season. « W. II. S. OPPONENTS. W est High Social Center .... 35 0 Hakes , , ... 17 13 Normal Training ... 31 0 CDiversity ... 15 2 Normal Training ... 30 2 University .... 21 25 University . . . 24 9 Totals ... 173 51 THE TEAM. Right Forward.................................................... Helen Parker Left Forward ........................................... Beatrice Toole Center.................................................... Mary Jackson Side ( enter..........................................Eleanor Corcoran Right Guard..............................................Temple Hungad Left Guard.............................. Grace Groves, Marjorie Taylor Girls’ Glee Jk Club Winifred Harper Estelle Barnes Ethel Shields Constance Barker Estelle Heins Gladys Barnes Dolores Bauer Marguerite Tuttle Belle Eastman Ida Muhle Xinita Hull Emma Renner . I a rga ret Warn bwe 11 Ruth Brown Grace Harper Maude Lambert Lillian Rodell GlRL5 GlXK Cul'B Orchestra Director Leader S ........................Ludwig Schenck ..................... Florence Yright VIOLINS. Elsie Towns Harold Munson Samuel Jackson Wallace Curtis Thomas Hai lev Charles W eber John Klein FLUTES. Mark Bradley CLARINET Azel Gay CORNETS. John Von Hold Harvey Holmes TROMBONE Emery Remington DRUMS Maxwell Coakley PIANIST . Laura Wilbur Florence Wright Edward Pulsifer Carl Dietz Ethel W ilbur Fauna Tarbox Ellis Gay The Okciiestra t i i Band Director F. B. Remington Leader Fred Remington Manager Secretary and Treasurer .. Librarian 7... Wallace B. Curtis CLARINET Azel Gay F. Remington Harvey Holmes CORNETS John Von Hold Leland Stilwell • ■ BASS ALTOS Herliert Clearing Homer . Storey TROMBONE Ellis Gay Emery Remington SNARE DRUM Maxwell Coakley BASS DRUM AXD CYMBALS Wallace Curtis The Band t I t Winners of Orange W iU FOOTBALL. Smith. A. Ball. Bnrne. Coapman, Dimming, C. Forsyth, Y. Forsyth, Hendershott. Long, A. MacDonald, H. MacDonald. Phillips, Uderitz. Wilson. BASKETBALL. Riley, li. MacDonald. Mahanev. Tracer, Uderitz, Woodams. TRACK. . MacDonald. Chamberlain, Hendershott. Kuhnert. Xeshit, Stahlbrodt, Wesley, Zimmerman. BASEBALL. Award not yet made. Assembly iu 'file past year has been marked above all others by a series of excellent assemblies. We have been honored by most distinguished men. representa- tives of the educational and business world. The Tuesday Musicale, the noted musical society of which Rochesterians are justly proud, has been most gen- erous in giving us three delightful concerts, one on the anniversary of Men- delssohn's birth, one on that of Chopin and one of Mac Dowell music. Mr. Arthur Dean, of the State Department of Education, was our first speaker of the year. He gave us a novel account of the manufacture of shoes, in connection with his remarks concerning the trade schools, of which he has charge. Professor Samuel Lattimore. of the University of Rochester, paid a warm tribute to the character of his friend, Joseph O’Connor, whose loss the city was at that time mourning. On February twelfth, we observed the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. We had as our guests, several memljers of the Grand Army of the Republic. The Rev. Chas. Rust offered prayer. Dr. Taylor, of the Brick Church, was the speaker of the day. Seldom do we have the honor of listening to a more interesting, more Ireneficial address. On the same day, President George M. Forbes, of the Board of Education, in behalf of the Lincoln Educational League, presented to us a beautiful bronze tablet, bearing Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. I bis has lxrcn placed in a prominent place in our corridor. We are always glad to receive men from the various colleges, and this year have been so fortunate as to have heard Mr. Greene, Secretary of Har- vard University, Dr. Stewardson. President of Hobart, and Dr. Crawshaw. President of Colgate. Mr. C. F. Garfield, President of the Rochester Chamljer of Commerce, also spoke to us. Various student organizations, including Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs, the Orchestra and our newly organized Band, have also been most generous with their entertainments. Another feature of this year’s assemblies has been the number of excel- lent speeches by students. Some of them were remarkably well given, and besides accomplishing the various purposes for which they were designed, and giving the speaker valuable training, they showed us where to turn for our public speakers and orators. This account of our exercises could not l e complete without mention of our cheering. Although the standard set in former years was high, we surely reached and raised it this year. To be sure a great share of the credit is due to the students themselves but their efforts would have been of no avail with- out the unexcelled leadership of Joseph J. Barnett, and his two able assistants, John M. Colt and Coral A. Morgan. All Western New York sings the praises of our football team and our cheer-leader. Mr. Barnett's work can go on without him, as all wisely directed work should Ik able to. He chose able assistants who will lead us next year. Perhaps this is his greatest service. The Year’s Dramatics Our aim this year has been to reduce the number of dramatic productions in order to make them stronger as well as to ensure a larger attendance. In other words, we have sacrificed quantity to quality, which is as it should be. On the whole we are greatly pleased with our efforts in this line. The pro- ductions were all given under the personal direction of Mrs. Ellis and a great part of the success, especially of the Senior Play, is due to her. November sixth, 1908, the West High Alumni Dramatic Association presented “The Bachelors,” a clever farce, more properly termed a musical comedy. It was written by a member of the cast. Mr. William Costello, 07. rite part of the freshman fop taken by the author was very realistic and met with hearty applause. The musical parts were exceptionally well ren- dered. especially when one takes into consideration that none of the cast had had special musical training. The audience, in number and appreciation, was very encouraging. Such spirit as our alumni showed in giving the play is certainly most commendable. We thank them. Next came the Junior Farce, “A Suit of Livery;” 1910 handled it in a very able manner. The fact that our captain-elect of football and his brother, also of football fame, took the leading parts lent added interest. The plav was of the modern style involving mistaken identity and love at first sight. 'The farce, coupled with the dancing which follows everything in high school nowa- days, furnished a very enjoyable evening’s entertainment. We wound up the season with our own Senior Play. This was given on May twenty-first. The play was “Silas Marner,” dramatized from George Eliot s novel of that name, by our own directress, Mrs. C. S. Ellis. Owing to the large cast the necessary work was immense, but the result was worth it. Mr. Bond’s work “in the title role was perhaps the best acting ever done by a West High student. The parts of Godfrey and Dunston were strong and appealing. But the type of play itself and its general tone meant success. It was distinguished by its freedom from that sickening “slushiness” so often condemned in high school productions. The subtle thread of humor, simple and unaffected, portrayed in the rural characters was gratefully refreshing. We hope that the inclination of future classes will l e more toward plays of this character. Glass Room and Corridor My colleague, who lias written the “intellectual and classical” half of this department, said that it made him feel important to have his opinions printed in the Occident, and that this was the reason he liked writing “Class Room and Corridor.” I'm afraid that 1 can't say as much for myself. I certainly feel just the opposite of “important” whenever 1 hear little conversations like this: “Did vou like ‘Class Room and Corridor this month?” “Me? O. I never read the stuff! Just the story and the Class Notes— that's all.” But for the few nice things that have l een said alxnit “Class Room and Corridor” this year. I want to thank the kind-hearted people who said them. They’re always appreciated, although you may not think so. My colleague has been known to weep tears of joy when any certain opinion of his has met with the favor of the West High Critics. It seems to be the general opinion up here at school that “Class Room and Corridor” is awfully easy to write. But it isn't, by any means. So, whenever you happen to hear anyone remark that he knows he could do it better than the person who writes it now. please tell him just to try it one time. Then, maybe after lie’s wasted a lot of theme-paper, and used all the ink in his fountain pen—or. if lie’s like me—chewed the point all off his pencil, lie’ll understand that there’s some work to do. I’m afraid all this sounds rather like a denial of what I said in beginning, that it was fun to be in the position that the writer of “Class Room and Cor- ridor” is in. But I don’t want it to sound so, at all. for it has l een a pleasure to write “Class Room and Corridor.” and I thank everyone who has listened to the words of wisdom that have been printed here each month. Mary Sutherland. Did you notice how careful my esteemed colleague was to shift all the responsibility for this department onto me? You mustn’t criticize her for that: it’s just a way her sex has. West High is not simply a preparatory school; it aims to prepare stu- dents for life as well as for college. But still it must be true that the more education a person has, the more he wants. If you will run through the per- sonal history of the class, published on preceding pages, you will discover that an unusually large percentage of the seniors intend entering college next fall. W hat does this mean? It means that we have learned at West High to appreciate the value of higher education. It means that the university graduate will be the rule rather than the exception. More and more men are coming to realize that “those who think must govern those who toil.” Many of the things we study, as Latin and Greek, seem to have no practical bearing on life. But when one considers this point, it can be easily seen that they stand in the same relation to mental develop- ment as do high school atheltics to physical development. Each is a training for the highest good in its line. And the mental training is as much above the athletic training as the mind is alwne the body. So if you wonder what difference dead languages and higher mathematics are going to make to a business man, regard them as you do football and baseball. Each has its place as preparatory drill. Some of us have completed our preparation for life and are al out to apply this preparation. Others are to get more preparation so as to have more to apply. But all of us have profited by our high school train- ing and will always have that to fall back upon. James M. Spinning. Glass Officers Sk June 1909. Colors—nine and W hite. President...................................................John M. Colt Vice-President...........♦................................Norwena Sheldon Secretary...................................................Helen Parker Treasurer..............................................Edwin V. Paaschen January 1910 Colors—Olive Green and Gold. President........................ Vice-President.. Florence M. Brooks Secretary .........Charlotte Graves Treasurer............John J. Babcock January 1911 Colors—Black and Gold. President........... .Byron Wilson Vice-President.........Frank Thomas Secretary..............Susie Keller Treasurer ......Herbert Paaschen January 1912 Colors—Xavy Blue and Gold President...........W alter Miller Vice-President.......Helen Crouch Secretary............Sydney Adsit Treasurer........Ralph Richardson June 1910 Colors—Army Blue and Gold. President.........Wilbur Woodams Vice-President.....Mary Sandwav Secretary.............Ariel Shaw Treasurer.............Ruth Malloy June 1911 Colors—Reel and Gold President ... .Montgomery Diamond Vice-President.....Jean Sutherland Secretary.............Arthur Lee Treasurer.........Margaret Cumming June 1912 Colors—Lavender and Gold. President ............Dorothy Bly Vice-President .......Perry Vayo Secretary ........Martin B. Lehnen Treasurer..........Robert W. Joy Founded at Brockport Normal School, 1870. Beta Chapter. Established in 1892. Colors—Green and White. Roll of Active Chapters. Alpha—Brockport Normal ....................................1870 Beta—Rochester High School.................................1892 Gamma—Geneseo Normal.......................................1894 Delta—Oneonta Normal.......................................1895 Epsilon—New Paltz Normal ..................................1892 Zeta—Buffalo Normal .......................................1902 Margaret Brown Margaret Howe, Marie McMullen Eleanor Ament Gladys Bullard Delight Carson Dorothy Huntington Ruth Alexander Edna Braver Elizabeth Filkins Doris Howard Alice Booth Mary Colt Helen Crouch Mary Oliver Marian Ament Dorothy Bly El inore Clune Active Members. 1909. Edna Paviour Marion Richmond Helen Stone 1910. Dorothy McCauley Blossom Vail Dorothy Osborne Marguerite Ryder Marjorie Zeeveld 1911. Susie Keller Elizabeth Lampert Helen Lawrence Maud McMullen Honorary Members. Portia FitzSimons Florence Wehn Ruth Race Helen Wilber Pledged. Martha Jane Judson Edna Kirk Gladys Jones Margaret Til Ison Doris Van Zandt Carol Smith Ruth Sargent Mary Sutherland Mildred Warrant Helen Sauer Jean Sutherland Jean Werner Marie Crapsey Judith Ogden Lois Creelman Winifred Smith Edith Ryder Dorothy Owen Dorothy Salter Norma Wood Arethusa Kappa Epsilon Colors—Blue and Gold. Alpha—Utica ........ Founded at Utica. 1888. Pi Chapter. Established 1902. Roll of Active Chapters. Zeta—Manlius Theta-—Frankfort Iota—Whitesboro Lambda—Tullv 1888 Mu—Boon ville 1900 1890 Nu—Weedsport 1901 1893 Xi—Herkimer 1901 1894 Omicron—Jamesville 1901 1895 Pi—Rochester 1902 1896 Rho—Canastota 1903 1897 Sigma—YVaterville 1903 1898 Alpha Sigma—Watertown ... 1903 1898 Tau—Canajoharie 1904 1898 Phi—Syracuse 1906 1900 Chi—Fort Collins, Col 1907 Psi—Oswego Active Members. 1909. .. 1908 Janet Davies Ethel Hughes Anna Rauber Elizabeth Howard Marjorie Taylor 1910. Ruth Baxter Ruth Malloy Helen Westcott Charlotte Graves Edna McNerney Laura Wilbur Edna Hill Mildred Mason Ruth Tuttle Ethel Ford Ariel Shaw 1911. Dorothy Fairbanks Gertrude Bieser Edith Davis Evelyn Tyler Florence Bodle Marguerite Higbie Josephine Weis Margaret Cumming Grace Stuart 1912. Helen McKee Ruth Westcott Hermione Willimek Elizabeth Stahlbrodt Pledged. Verona Rouse Valaria Smith Helen Majloy Helen Kondolf Helen Crouch Ruth McKee Margaret Monger ink Grace Bullock Ethel Wilbur May Belle Morgan Mildred Crouch Kappa Epsilon Del t a Gamma Founded in Utica, X. V., 1889. Theta Chapter. Established 1903. Colors—Gold and W hite. Roll of Active Chapters. Alpha—Utica ............... 1889 Beta—Oneida................ 1896 Gamma—Frankfort ........... 1897 Delta—Richfield Springs... 1898 Epsilon—Johnstown.......... 1898 Zeta—Watervliet............ 1907 Eta—Fort Plain............ 1902 Theta—Rochester ......... 1903 Iota—Gloversville ....... 1903 Kappa—Buffalo............ 1904 Lambda—Schenectady....... 1904 Mu—Sydney................ 1905 Xu—Penn Van.............. 1908 Xi—Low ville............. 1908 Miss Dunsford Dorothy Bell Marion Fosdick Helen Bray Ruth Barrows Muriel Day Facu lty Mem hers. Miss Mink Miss Wetniore Active Members. 1909. Wanda Marth Mary Jardine 1910. Lois Geer Elina Deininger Doris Hawks Constance Gordon Miss Rounds Jessie Van Buskirk Margaret Mullen Katharine Stewart Florence Townsend 1911. Iris Bassett Katharine Raymond Pledged. Blanche Davis Delta Gamma t Delta Phi Founded in Rochester, N. Y., 1903. Colors—Yellow and White. Roll of Active Chapters. Alpha—Rochester High Schools................................. 1903 Beta—Buffalo'High Schools................................... 1904 Lorraine Banks Ruth Doane Irene Hettig Ruth Becker Irene Bender Marie Braver Florence Brooks Dorothy Brundage Dora Harroun Dorothy Bellows 9 Charlotte Paul Active Members. 1909. Fnna Hendershott Olive Hogan Avadna Loomis 1910. Helen Hartung Louise Joyce Florence Mac Far land Mae O’Brien Blanche Stevens Glad vs Stevens 1911. Vera Gorham Irene Rogers Margaret Shaft Mildred Levis Grace Park Germaine W alsh Alice Young Elizabeth Campbell Elizabeth Taylor Marjorie Klee Helen Van Valkenburg Ethel Roach Clara Steelsmith Pledged. Irene W alsh IIIJ YITHCI r Founded at Rochester Free Academy. 1878. Alpha Chapter. Colors—Old Gold, Cardinal and Blue. Roll of Active Chapters. Alpha—Rochester. X. V..... 1878 Iota—Washington, Conn..... 1897 Beta—Schenectady, X. V.... 1881 Lambda—Binghamton. X. V.. 1901 Gamma—Auburn. X. Y........ 1908 Mu—Syracuse, X. Y.......... 1903 Epsilon—Troy, X. Y.......... 1909 Xu—Los Angeles, Cal....... 1905 Eta—Cornwall on the Hudson 1890 Xi—Los Angeles, Cal........ 1905 Omicron—Washington. D. C.. 1907 Alumni Clubs. Rochester Alumni Club Cornell Alumni Association Xew York Alumni Association Syracuse Alumni Club Yale Alumni Club Binghamton Alumni Club Schenectady Alumni Club Roy Riley Frank Xiven Ernest Stahlbrodt Carl Hendershott Joseph J. Barnett Joseph Connor Asa Ball Byron Marsh Sanford Head Active Members. 1909. Willis Bradstreet Herman Norton George Lawton Lee Carpenter Arthur Leutchford 1910. Wilbur Woodams George Kavanagh Richard Finucane 1911. Hiram Davis Kenneth Henderson Pledged. James McGuire Gilbert Cox Teall Cox Donald MagiII Leo Sullivan Livingstone Bentley Charles Angel 1 Jack McCabe I Alpha Zeta Founded at Schenectady, 1869. Beta Chapter. Established 1886. Colors—Turquoise Blue and White. Roll of Active Chapters. Alpha—Schenectady ............................................ 1869 Beta—Rochester................................................ 1886 Gamma—Binghamton.............................................. 1890 Delta—Ithaca.................................................. 1894 Epsilon—Elmira................................................ 1897 Zeta—Brooklyn................................................. 1899 Eta—Jamestown ................................................ 1901 Theta—Syracuse ............................................... 1903 Active Members. • 1909. Percy Allen Francis Grant Howard Cumming Clarence Barker Carl Smith Hamilton Foulds Arthur Beale Harry Thomas Harold Doane Payson Clark Henry Chine Allan MacDonald 1910. Jack Simonds Raymond Elliot Clayton Hockenberger Donald Gorsline Gaylord Davis Tyler Walker Wilton Block Alcott Xeary Porter Van Zandt 1911. Bernard Mier Lawrence Doty Herbert Williamson 1912. Ralph Richardson Arthur Miller Howard A. Sauer Pledged. Leslie Block Paul Osborne Phillip Ogden Jack Macaulay I t« 7 � ? 8' f 1 f 5 7 � ' r-i is « r. I® Alpha Zeta Gamma Sigma Founded 1869. Beta Chapter. Established 1890. Colors—Old Rose and White. Roll of Active Chapters. Alpha—Brockport, X. V. Beta—Rochester, X. V. Gamma—Buffalo, X. V. Delta, Cortland, X. V. Zeta—Geneseo. X. Y. Eta—Evanston, III. Theta—Chicago, 111. Iota—Lockport, X. Y. Kappa—Malden. Mass. I imlnla—Oak Park, 111. Xu—Geneva, X. Y. Xi—Newton, Mass. Omicron—Syracuse, X. Y. Pi—Chicago, 111. Rho—Niagara Falls, N. Y. Sigma—Hornell, X. Y. Pau—Worcester, Mass. Upsilon—Omaha, Neb. Phi—Providence, R. I. Chi—Detroit, Mich. Active Members. John M. Colt Frederick R. Cross Ernest Hart, Jr. Harry S. Bickford John J. Babcock Harry B. Phillips Harry V'. Burrell Harold E. Colburn H. Mortimer Smeed Harold Shantz 1909. L. Elmer Mason C. Ward Whitney 1910. Coral A. Morgan El wood L. Fox A. V. D. Chamberlain Frank L. Williams Elmer W. Snyder 1911. T. Edward Howard Vincent S. Bennett Porter Surgenor 1912. James M. Spinning Earl Perrin Richard L. Wellington Platt Moody Robert G. McPhail Edmund Ocumpaugh Clarence Boucher Edward Miller Keith Estelle Pledged. Dewev alhridge Fred Oswald Augustus Barbite E. 1 teardslea Shutt John Kitchen Herbert Bradshaw fiAMMA SlC.MA Theta Founded at Utica, N. Y., 1887. Beta Beta Chapter. Colors—Red and Blue. Alumni Clubs. Cornell University Syracuse l ni versi ty Colgate University Hobart College Roll of Active Chapters. Alpha—Utica Free Academy Beta—Clinton High School Gamma—Onondaga Academy Delta—West Winfield Academy Epsilon—Frankfort High School Zeta—Boon ville High School Eta—Colgate Academy Theta—Fayetteville High School Iota—East Syracuse High School Kappa—Chittenango High School Iota Beta—Poughkeepsie H. S. Mu—Manlius High School Xu—Holland Patent High School Xi—Homer Academy Omicron—Johnstown High School I amhda—Oneida High School Pi—Fort Plain High School Sigma—Weed sport High School Tau—Ilion High School Upsilon—Herkimer High School Chi—Gloversville High School Psi—Wellsville High School Omega—Rome Free Academy Alpha Beta—Syracuse High Schools Gamma Beta—Cornell High School Beta Epsilon—Oswego High School Beta Beta—Rochester High Schools Delta Beta—Lafayette High School Zeta Beta—Little Falls High School Eta Beta—Pettie Institute. Heights- town, X. J. Theta Beta—Amsterdam High School Active Members. 1909. Guy Bloom Edmund Davenport Harry Lee Roy Bailey Hi Iyer Taylor Howard Van Dame Otho Clark Harry Irwin W'alter Robertson George Guerinot Raymond King Sam. Grant George Engert W illiam Crossett Gardiner Montgomery Edward Boorman W arren Montgomery 1910. Elmer Donaldson Fred Bloom Oscar McBain Harold Ramsdell Leo Dwyer Howe Kiefer W arren Frost Percy Young Harold Callister Oliver Mooney A. Zimmerman Ralph Barger 1911. George Wesley George Julian Jesse Webb Sidney Crossett Barton Sedgwick John Dwyer Pledged. B. McDonald Lewis Morgan William Byrne George Mora Elmer Doodv Harold Clark Leon W illiams Omega Eta Tau jl Founded at Council Bluffs. Iowa. 1859. Reorganized in 1892. Beta Deuteron Chapter. Established 1909. Colors—Green and Gold. Roll of Active Chapters. Alpha—High School............................ — f Central High School d)M n Detroit University School Kappa—High School............................ Lambda—High School .......................... Mu—High Schools.............................. y- f Northern High School [ Cleveland University School Beta Deuteron—High Schools................... Gamma Deuteron—High School................... Alumni Clubs. University of Michigan....................... University of Iowa........................... University of Illinois....................... Northwestern University...................... Council Bluffs, Iowa ......Detroit. Mich. .........Ames, Iowa ......Evanston, 111. .. Des Moines. Iowa ....Cleveland, Ohio . . . Rochester. N. V. .... La Crosse. Wis. ... Rochester, Y. Council Bluffs. Iowa ........Chicago, III. .. Des Moines, Iowa George Ludolph Harold Baker Roy S. Cole Louis B. Hendershot Arthur H. Lee Active Members. 1909. Leslie B. Fiske 1910. Harold E. Bos worth L. Ashley Devans 1911. I lerbert I. Paaschen W ells A. Franklin Pledged. Edwin V. Paaschen I'rank E. Devans Cyril Fay Charles W erner Raymond Morrison w Davis Coan Omega Eta Tau STUDENTS ATTENTION! Every Student Desires to Dress Well and - - Ehrstein Shows Y ou How Appearance Now-a-days Means Much Before you select that Spring Suit or Top Coat call and look over my new stock of Imported Wool Fabrics and all pure Worsteds. Shades, De- signs and Weights will please the most fastidious. If you desire to dress in a fine grade of goods, in the best fit you ever had, call on Chas. M. Ehrstein, Custom Clothes Maker 160 State St., Rochester, N. Y. Koch. 'Phone, 2576 Bell, 3095 Main Exchanges $K There may he some who do not understand why we have an “Exchange Department.” For the benefit of any such, the exchange editor would say that this custom is carried out hy high schools for purposes of mutual benefit. We get ideas and pleasure from the perusal of other papers and we trust they do the same from us. So that you may understand how this system has worked in our own case, also to enable you to see our own paper as “ithers see us,” we publish the following list of extracts from various of our exchanges. They are selected at random from north, east, south and west, from big schools and little schools. The reason why we publish only complimentary quotations is because we have been able to find no others. In The Critic for May, we find “We are unable to review the last issue of the Occident, as it is so excellent that our superintendent carried it off to his office.” The Bugle for April, speaks of the Occident as “among our best exchanges.” The March Tiger pays us an appreciated compliment:—“The Occident presents a pleasant appearance, both inside and out, and the atmosphere of clean sport is certainly commendable.” In the Sphinx for March appears: “The story entitled ‘Love Me. Love My Dog.’ in the Occident is exceedingly interesting.” The February Optic says “The Occident is up to its usual standard. We need say no more.” We cut this from the Chronicle for February: “The Occident—Your January issue has a very neat and appropriate cover, and you are to he con- gratulated upon your magazine.” The Shehocken says. “The Occident is one of our best exchanges.” From the Orange amt Black—“The Occident, Rochester. X. Y.. is almost above criticism. The stories, jokes, etc., are of the very best. r EK=3G The Best Motorcycle Belt [ For Flat Belted Machines is Made by CROSS BROS. CO. 112-114 MILL STREET Manufacturers of High Grade Leather Belting __ _ j Plate JO 525 549 557 530 53b 546 Class-ic pins are like a smile —a good thing to wear. A We are manufacturers of classic class and Frat. pins. A Originality in design, su- periority in workmanship together with guaranteed quality, make our pins ex- celled by none. A Get in line—be in the classic class—wear one of our pins and you’ll wear that satisfied smile. Sk The Flower City Class Pin Co. CENTRAL BLDG. ROCHESTER. N. Y. Directory 3k Class of June, 190 9 Name Accomplishment Peculiarity Destiny Allen Virgil Frivolity Milliner Banks Music Smile Clerk Barnes Vocal Music Specs Matron Bell Patience Brother Nurse Benner English Giggling Pres. D. A. R. Blakeslee Faking Humor Missionary Bond Buskind Science Club Sup. 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Thorough preparation in Commercial, Shorthand, Typewriting, English Preparatory, Civil Service, and Teachers’ Training Courses. The annual attendance of students exceeds 800, the majority consisting of high school graduates or undergraduates. Full credit given to students of the Rochester High Schools for work done in the com- mercial subjects. No difficulty in assisting students to secure suitable positions. Nearly 4000 calls for our students since August 1, 1905. School in session during the entire year. Students admitted any month. Special Summer School for the normal training of commercial teachers, July 6 to August 13. Bulletin giving all particulars mailed or delivered. Visitors invited. Y. M. C. A. Building Telephone, 326 Name Accomplishment Peculiarity Destiny Foul (Is Basketball Sulphide Barber Frey Gait Extent Nurse Frink Housekeping Burns Y. W. C. A. Gay Clarinet Eating Heavenly Band Gay(er) Fiddle Wig Heavenly Band Gormly Virgil Unobtrusiveness S. S. 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A school with the prestige of age combined with the pro- gressiveness represented in her magnificent modern plant. Address. Registrar Vincent B. Fisk 1852 1909 TUFTS COLLEGE f Accepted by the Carnegie Foundation) Frederick W. Hamilton, D. D.. LL. D.. Pres. DEGREES ARE GIVEN IN LETTERS. SCIENCE. ENGINEERING. THEOLOGY. MEDICINE. DENTISTRY For catalogue and other information, address Secretary, Tufts College P. O.. Mass. Marfur’ Prints Still the Best MARKS FULLER 28 State Street “ The Kodak Shop. Home 265� Charles S. Gibbs Manufacturer of FINE HARNESS EVERYTHING FOR THE HORSE Phone 1387 93 State Street Rensselaer Polytec h n % Institute, X Troy, N.Y. Localexamination provided for. Send for «catalogue This is Your Logical Headquarters for SUMMER CLOTHES You can get here, for instance, a blue serge suit for $15 that's the biggest fifteen dollars worth of clothes you ever had. McFarlin Clothing Co. HOWARD A. BARROWS. Pres. 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SOCIAL STATIONERY DEPARTMENT Here the stationery and engraving needs are supplied. From paper, box of 50 envelopes and 50 sheets, at 25c to the stationery embossed with school or personal monogram. ART GOODS DEPARTMENT Posters for the student’s room, pictures, brass goods and leather goods. Many unique den decorations. EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT Largest line of school books between New York and Chicago is displayed in this department. 'Phis, of course, directly interests the student. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4- 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4� 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 light BOOK DEPARTMENT Thousands of miscellaneous titles in fiction for reading and books for study on all subjects. ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT Accessories for all in and out of door sports, college and school pennants, games, etc. In this department sport loving students will find everything to make their pleasure the more enjoyable. COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Drawing material and artist supplies for the art student. We have always enjoyed seeing the young people in our store and believe that they have in turn en- joyed coming. We welcome this. At all times a most cordial invitation is extended student callers. Scrantom, Wetmore Co. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 The Only Shirt to be W orn At Club Meetings This Year The Kelso Jet White Shirt Just Phone 899 STUDENTS! Are Your Eyes 0. K.? If Not Consult Us. E.E.BA USCH SON Opticians and Optometrists No. 6 Main St. Eastf Near State Frederick W. Fickett, PHARMACIST. THREE STORES: 639 Lake Avenue 336 Jefferson Ave. 254 West Avc.. corner King St. BOTH PHONES EREDKH. JONES. Pictures and frames Agent for Elson’s Carbon Photographs and Gapronl Plaster Casts 81 MAIN STREET WEST F. J. BAKER. GROCERIES, 787 Lake Ave. Bell. 104 Home • 3957 CHoOCDC DD □ C ]DOc-D McCord, Gibson Stewart 85 MAIN STREET EAST Gymnasium and Athletic Goods of Every Description Megaphones, Pennants and Sweaters, Omega Eta Tan Pennants and Pillows a Specialty Base Ball Season Now On Special Pi Stuck is Complete Prices to Teams. Both ’Phones. Open Evenings until 7 o’clock □-QOC1I ]□ ]□ doo-n TRY UPTON’S SELECTED COAL Telephones: Bell, Main 3841. Home 187 l Rubber--That’s All I THE ROCHESTER RUBBER CO. I 24 EXCHANGE STREET } I Sixty Steps from Four Corners. Try It. I VISIT THE WHITCOMB HOUSE Restaurant and Rathskeller. MUSIC EVERY EVENING stat e AND Market Sts GOOD INVESTMENTS PAYWG DA DITONOS AND BfAl,n We furnish complete, from pantry to parlor, the modest cottage or finest residence. No such assortments in inexpensive, medium and high grade furniture are to be found in any other store in the state, outside of New York city. Our low plain figure prices have built up the largest business of its kind between New York city and Chicago. It is our constant aim to supply our customers with the most choice selections and most reliable qualities, at the lowest possible prices. Our prices arc the same to one and all. Hr C' D A 7T7C 78 State Street. . JD. IjJV HO, ROCHESTER. N. Y. FRATERNITY and CLASS PINS 08 Pin, 14k., 2.25 TO Pin. Gold, 2.06 TO Pin, Gold, 1.75 09 Pin, Rolled Gold, .75 K. E., 1.00 High School Seals, Sterling, 20c, Sterling. Gold Plated, 35c. Rolled Gold, 50c. Small size. 25c. 40c, M 55c. BASTI AN BROS. CO. Manufacturing Jewelers. 21 South Ave., Rochester, N. Y. fr SMART SHOES FOR YOUNG MEN $3.50 to $6.00 Gould, Lee Webster, 146 Main Street East What About Your Photograph Work? A good share of the fun in picture-taking is seeing the finished product. Our photographic section takes great pains in bringing first class results from the exposed films. Our present equipment is just about perfect, and we are able to give you your prints two days after the films are received. If you prefer to develop and print your pictures at home, Main Floor we have the necessary chemicals and papers. Aisle D SIBLEY. LINDSAY CURR CO. n All Individual Photographs and Most of the I Group Pictures in This Annual Were Made by the CENTRAL STUDIO, 349 Cutler Building Home ’Phone, 1523 jj We're glad to have you aay. Saw your adv. in the Occident. Rival the Butterfly The Scarfings we’ve gathered for Spring and Summer are brilliantly beautiful in coloring, pattern and texture. One of our fancy waistcoats will brighten up the new Spring Suit. Shirts. Gloves. Handkerchiefs. Hose—Every pleasing “ furnishing ” for the Man and Young Man. W’hitcomb House Block Bell 'Phone Genesee 812 Estimates Given J. H. LAMBRIGHT Screen Doors and Windows 96 Warwick Ave., Rochester. N. Y. ICE CREAM SODA Our New Optical Dept. Is under the management of an Expert Optician of many years experience. Consult him for your eye troubles. Sight thoroughly tested. Satisfaction Guaranteed. QUALITY FIRST ALWAYS Interested in Purity Quality and Flavor? And None Other Will Satisfy At Any of Huylcr's Fifty Stores 44 - 46 MAIN ST. EAST Composition in English and Foreign Languages PRIZE CUPS STERLING DEPARTMENT W. H. GLENNY CO INDIAN and EXCELSIOR MOTORCYCLES WORLD S RECORD MACHINES Columbia. Pierce. Cleveland. Rambler. Lenox Bicycles. Cash or Installments. Elastic Stockings. Shoulder Braces. Deformity Appliances Large Variety of Abdominal Supports. Trusses Fitted by Experts. Metal Arches for Flat Feet. for all malcea of bicycle and motorcycle the more difficult the work the better it uic u . We are equipped for it. BIG LINE OF SUPPLIES. The GEO. L. MINER CO. South Clinton and Court Sts. Cures 90 per cent, of the cases of Rheumatism. Private Fitting Room for Ladies. Lady Attendant. GEO. R. FULLER CO., 93 Clinton Avenue N. RUDOLPH SCHMIDT , CO. Opticians and Electrical Contractors 51 Main Street East FRED E. MASON CHAS. H. MASON RI ICEICREAV1 mid . I emp S • CONFECTIONERY Orders for Ice Cream Promptly Delivered. LAKE AVENUE BOWLING HALL. Bell 'Phone Main 225H-J 731 Lake Avc. J. B. Keller Sons, FLORISTS. 25 Clinton Avenue North Payne’s Livery Jefferson Avenue. ’Phones 279 Pure Olive Oil The kind you get at POST’S 17 Main St. East. Rochester, N. Y. Smith-Curry Studio, School Photographs Elevator 16 State Sr. MASON BROS. SWISS LAUNDRY. Telephone 1446 93-99 Exchange St., Rochester, N. V. Where the Good Hair Cuts Come from PRATT BURGDORF’S Real Barber Shop CORNER MAIN AND CLINTON Under Easl Side Savings Bunk Rochester, N. V. W. W. BELLOWS, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER 290 Jefferson Ave., near Bartlett St. FULL LINE OF GAS BURNERS. MANTELS AND SUPPLIES GEO. L. WHITE, Real High School Styles Prices $20 and $25. 99 STATE STREET