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

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The Faculty

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Faculty Allis, Mabel M......................................English Bennett, William M............................... Principal Bryan. Mary F........................................ Latin Caring, Katharine L............................ Mathematics Carpenter, Harry A...................’............Chemistry Clackner. Mary A..................................... Latin Conway, Ernest F................................... Physics Cook, Chas. E................................... Commercial Coon, Melvin E..................................... Physics Crennell, Mary ................................ Mathematics Crippen, Ruth ..................................... English Curtiss, Harriette A............................... English Dunsford, Mabel Hope .............................. English Ellis, Mrs. Chas. S................................ English Felsinger, Marie A................................. English Ford, Edward E..................................... Physics Hogan, Miss K. F......................................Music Holmes, Robert E......................................Latin Kates, Ethel McKay................................... Latin Klein, Francoise H............................. Stenography Lotz, Emma Elizabeth ............................... German McMahon, Theresa .............................. Mathematics Manchester, Ethel M...............................Gymnasium Melville, Marion .................................. History Miller, Louis H...........................Modern Languages Milliman, Claribel .............................. Biology Munson, Ella I..................................... History Nichols, F. G....................................Commercial Department O’Hern, Joseph P................................... English Otis, Kate E.............................. Modem Languages Paget, Frances .......................... Modern Languages Pultz, Louis A..................................Mathematics Purcell, Mary...................................... English Roberts, Mary H.................................... Biology See, Ella E........................................ Drawing Sias, A. B....................................... English Silsby, Don II................................... Gymnasium Smith, E. D...........................Commercial Department Southworth, Florence A............................... Latin Stowell, Roy Sherman............................... History Sumner, E. H................................. Mathematics Thomas, C. C....................................... Latin Tower, Mary Sherburne.............................. Biology Underhill, Mae Eleanor .......................... Secretary Weaver, Margaret ................................ Librarian Weet, Frank................................ Manual Training Wells, Beulah...................................... English Wet more, Mrs. E. P.................................History Wetmore, Katharine S. ............................. Biology Wile, Abram J.................................. Mathematics Wright, Belle E.......................... Modern Languages Young, Letitia E..................................... Latin [ 8 ]

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Class Poem—1911 My tasks were clone; and weary of the world Of care and toil, I wandered forth alone. The path I trod stretched toward the setting sun Whose vari-tinted rays lit up the sky To right and left and far above my head. On either side, tall sentinels rose up, Their leafy branches swaying in the breeze And humming a low lullaby to hush All nature’s children far and wide. And as I gazed upon them there, I could not guess If they were set there for such souls as I, To give protection from the woods within; Or to conceal from curious human eyes Nature’s sweet purity. And, walking, I Espied, while pondering thus, a smaller path Which went athwart the first, and which at last Did lead me, following with weary feet, To where the woodland foliage gave way And left a space all open to the sky; And with a verdant carpet soft as down. And all around there rose a grassy mound Which sloped down gently to the central 'spot. I paused; afar I heard the muffled roar Of steady waterfall, which strangely seemed To mingle with the sweetly murmuring breath Of slowly dying wind. And nearer, was The last faint twitter of the woodland birds, Which just before had sought their nightly perch. A feeling of serenity lay hold Upon my soul, and with a thankful heart 1 lay upon the grassy mound; and as I looked upon the little, cup of green Queer fancies trooped across my mind. Perhaps This was the very rendezvous of elves And fairies, who were dwelling in the woods; Perhaps by night this formed their banquet hall; Or else, perhaps, their queen here held her court; Perhaps— But here there broke upon my ear The sound of distant music, born along Upon the last faint movements of the wind. [ 10 ]