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

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ageiial positions are held by June 1912 folk. For instance, basketball was managed last year by Ralph Richardson, this year by Walter Prien. The man- ager of the 1912 baseball team is Walter Brown, while Leo Van Derhoff is track captain. Speaking of managers, Leland Stilwell is this year s manager of the musical clubs in which there are many June 1912 people. The glee clubs and orchestra will lose many members in June. Especially will the orchestra feel the loss of John Vonhold on whom it depends for much solo work. Another school activity in which the class has been well represented is the chess club, perhaps the youngest of our school sports. And last but most assuredly not least let me mention the many 1912 people who are members of the debating teams. They are Earl Allen and Lee Waldron, members of this year’s team which won the Lafayette debate; William Miller, Walter Prien and Walter Coapman composing the team to debate East High and Walter Miller, Arthur Miller and Felix Elliot who were members of the 1911 teams. Also Elizabeth Garbutt and Elizabeth Levis represented June 1912 on the girls’ team which won back the Delta Phi trophy cup from East High. Last year that redoubtable Miller trio was victorious over our sister school and this year the team again won a notable victory over East High. If mention were made of each member of the class who has been promi- nent in some particular way, there would not be space enough to print the names. For every man of us has done something to add to the renown and good name of our class. No doubt the class has its bad qualities (we wouldn’t be human if wc were perfect), but they are so overshadowed by the good qual- ities that wc quite lose sight of them. The scholarship of the class has been by no means neglected. Indeed it is far above the average. There are more people in this June 1912 Class who are graduating with the class in which they began their high school career, than in any class that has been graduated in several years. And for this we must thank the faculty, individually and collectively, for surely it was due as much to their efforts as to the natural abilities of the students, that we are graduating in four years, instead of five or----! For its memorial, the class is leaving money sufficient to erect the foun- tain so long projected. Many of us remember Mr. Finch who built the founda- tion for it and every member of the class certainly counts it a privilege to be able to bring to completion the plan of one whose memory is precious to the school and alumni. June 1912 is happy to be so remembered. DOROTHY CRAGG OWEN. 17

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Ct» 7 iX. cx Ttx a a X -o- X3A History of the Class of June 1912 Tho’ Walpole said, “All history is a lie,” and Frederick the Great when he wished his secretary to read him his history would say, “Bring me my liar,” I am going to try very hard to make this history tell truly the story of the June 1912 Class, and surely the truth concerning this class will not be disparaging. For unlike Louis XIV we need no false padding and high heels to make us greater, and better to look upon. From the beginning of our high school career, the June 1912 class has been marked as unusual. At our first class-meeting we were noted as different for we elected a girl, president. What an exciting, and also excited, assembly that was! And the enthusiasm that was present at our first meeting seems to have continued throughout the four years. June 1912 has had the usual activities—and others. When the class attained the dignity of Sophomores, in accordance with custom it gave the Sophomore Dance in the corridors of the school. Shortly after that was held another Sophomore Dance, a very informal barn dance. And who of us attending that festivity has forgotten it? In the third year of our existence, we held the Junior Prom, also in accord- ance with custom. But—we made money on it which was most unusual. Per- haps this was largely due to the committee that had the affair in hand. But in part it was the enthusiasm and support of the class that made the dance a success. And before this is printed the class will probably have held its last informal gathering, the Senior Dance. The first opportunity the class had in which to show its dramatic ability was in the Junior Farce. Tho’ there was no particular star, Violet O’Keefe, who had the leading feminine part, was especially good. The play was “The Twig of Thorn,” a story of Irish peasant life. Incidental music was a feature of the production. In December. 1911, we gave the Senior Play, “Fanny and the Servant Problem.” This was one of the most pretentious offerings ever given bv a high school class. And so well was it portrayed that the cast was asked to repeat it. As in the Junior Farce, no one in particular shone more brightly than the rest, but the parts were well assigned throughout the entire cast. The leading parts were portrayed by Mary Flynn, Walter Prien, William Miller, Evelyn Bloomfield and Mae Braggins. Both productions were carefully sup- ervised by Mrs. Ellis, who was assisted by Mr. Anihal in preparing the Senior Play, and both productions were successful financially as well as histrionically. Throughout the four years the class has been represented in every branch of athletics. The June 1912 men have been invaluable members of every team. Observing the teams of 1911-12, we can note the predominance of our class- men. And not only are the men active members of the teams, but many man- • io

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I Senior Play I Presented in the West High School Assembly Hall, December 8, 1911. “Fanny and the Servant Problem. ’ j Cast The Elder Miss Wetherell ..............................Evelyn Bloomfield The Younger Miss Wetherell..................................Mae Braggins Bennet............................................................William Miller Dr. Freemantle..............................................Elmer Harper Mrs. Bennet................................................Lucile Wilcox Vernon Wetherell......................................... Walter Prien Fanny................................................................Mary Flynn Ernest.......................................................John Turney Jane..................................................Charlotte Attridge George P. Newte............................................Harold Munsotv Honoria.....................................................Ethel O’Kane Our Empire Mildred Eckhardt Marguerite Brautigam Marianne Bidelman Gail Keeler Dorothy Owen Jennie Fulton Elinor Clune Kathleen Albright Dorothy Wescott Anna Burns Lillian Jay Evelyn Schmidt Business Staff Director .................................... Business Manager............................. Assistant Business Manager .................. Advertising Manager.......................... Assistant Advertising Manager................ Property Manager............................. Stage Manager and Electrician................ Mr. Charles S. Ellis ......Sidney Adsit .....Martin Lehnen .....Willard Pryor .....Walter Brown .C. Walter Coapman .....Edwin Gruppe IK