West Night High School - Echo Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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and hard-working treasurer was accused of cmbezziing the school money of which crime he has never been acquitted. Mas: poor Sir, how can you live and carry such a heavy burden? The picnics held during vacation time, and our trip to California. Ohio, to inspect the waterworks. were pleas- ures we will never forget. But now our journey is at end. We have reached that goal for which we have striven patiently and diligently. A happy chapter in our lives is closed furever, and a new one lies before us, to be tilled with the best that is in us. From our dear Alma Mater we depart with a feeling of exultation mixed with regret. but As we drift and drift away From each other day by day, With us we will always carry Memuries of our four years' tarry. 26

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occupied the lirst half hour of the evening. it was a pleasure to all to see the hands of the cloak move around to a quar- ter t0 Eight. We would then joyfully pick up our books and depart for our respective German and Latin classes. there to meet the smiling countenances of the Messrs. Mayer and Winkler, The opening of the third year brought with it quite a few changes. We no longer had with us as principal Mr. Wash- burn, up0n whose merits it is needless to dwell. but in his place we had our beloved and honored principal, Mr. E. W. Wilkinson. To those who had come in dontact with him in their earlier school life. it was useless to sing his praises, and ere a few weeks had passed. we all felt that we had met one who would be our friend through life. Another change that took place and which could hardly be overlooked, was the combining of the two classes. The hatchet was buried and our motto then was, 'tUnited we stand; divided we falle Such was the spirit with which we entered our Junior year. Indeed, we had great need of such a spirit, for the year was a strenuous one. The study of History brought with it Mr. Stanley Bauer and notes. To the Seniors alone is this word notes great with a mighty significance. With what rapidity Mr. Bauer dealt out his notes. no words can eXpress. Neither can words express the feeling of joy experienced at the end of that bell. Literature was a source of pleasure to all. With Mr. Samuel Bauer as instructor. we took quite a number of delightful trips. to say nothing of that memorable Sunday spent with Sir Roger de Coverly at his country home, Again we were confronted by Geometry. Here Mr. Siehl appeared in all his glory with a book in his hand and said: iiJuniors. you will have to devour five books of prOpositions this yeari and when you have accomplished this. you will have the honor of being the first class that has ever done so. We gained the honor. let me assure you. but at what cost we alone know. 'Twas a fortunate thing, however. that this study occupied the last half hour. or I fear there would have been nothing left of the brains of the Juniors. At last we entered our Senior year. To us the future was bright. We had so thoroughly mastered the study of Geometry that we were no longer afraid of it. We had with us again Mr. Stanley Bauer. but in a different study than heretofore. As a teacher of Literature it is useless for me to say how we enjoyed his instruction. But we met with another stumbling block in the study of Physics. As mighty Seniors. however, we pushed it aside and under the careful guidance of Miss Weber we came out victorious. The absence of a laboratory made it impossible to try experiments, but it was a pleasure to have Mr. Wilkinson drop in some evenings and try experiments on some of the boys. We are sure we will forever remember those experiments. The class meetings which were held each alternate week were a source of delight to everyone. The debates were always interesting even though the debaters sometimes became quarrelsome and in a rebuttal brought up the fact that the opposing side had gotten all of its information out of books. But abOVe all, we enjoyed the great mock trial' Which We attended in the Junior year. At that time our honest 25

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Class Prophecy Jt A. SCANLON. '12 ache; after puncturing my forearm until it resembled a sieve, and after smoking opium till I felt something rising in my throat, I was finally forced to acknowledge that i could not get my inspiration in the old-fash- ioned way. : FTER eating combination mince-pie, ice cream, dill pickle suppers, resulting in nothing more than a bad head- Accordingly. I consulted that gifted lady known as Mary Von Java, mistress of the past, present and future . Preeenting her with a list of the names of my classmates, I requested her tu direct her powers into the future only, and predict t0 the best of her ability. Here follows the gist of her prophecies: Sunderman, Chief Justice of the United States, has spelled success for himself and doom for the trusts in his lucnity- year fight against unlawful combinations. Adele Wirth, the great Italian opera singer, is playing daily to crowded houses and crowned heads in the Old World. Herman Jacobs has accepted a position as President of the Correspondence School for Insurance Agents. It is believed his wonderful powers of persuasion were first developed soliciting ads for a high-schooi paper. After Obtaining an amendment to the Constitution, granting woman suffrage. Rose Rassell has turned her efforts to literature. Her success is assured because all her works are pervaded with her charming personality. Frank Wulfhorst is editor of One of our greatest magazines and his. salary is reputed to be greater than that of the President. Frank now takes places with the best writers of the day. Ed. Callahan has established a trading post at the South Pole and is busily engaged convincing the natives that glass beads and gum-drops are far more valuable than sealskins and diamonds. The country recognizes Harry Gemberg as one of the greatest statesmen, and his friends are confident he will be the next Senator from Ohio. Edna Rome has been leading lady in the best New York productions for the last few years. Every time she Visits t'Cincy her old classmates see the show as her guests. Drink Hock's, the beer without a headache, advises an attractive advertisement. Our old friend Louis now diVides his time between his race horses and his brewery. Leo McJoynt has decided that three years with the worlds champions is enough for any ball-player,and has accepted a position as manager of the Hi-Fli Aeroplane Co. 27