West Technical High School - Technician Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 28 of the 1919 volume:

February Graduating Class 1919 Btalnrg Our four years enlistment on the good ship West Tech has nearly expired and we who are fortunate enough to reach the harbor in safety look back with satisfaction over our four years voyage. When we first enlisted, there were nearly two hundred of us but many were not fit for so rough a voyage. Many died from the common disease known as laziness. Our casualties were greatest the first year and a majority of those who survived this trip were able to serve out their enlistment. Of those who were frightened by the first stages of sea sickness we remember little. They arc long since at rest in the sea of oblivion. 'Those who could not stand the pace, one by one dropped out and today only picked men are left. Men whom the captain can recommend and who are bound some day to sail the high seas, not as men before the mast but as officers. These men have held their posts through many a gale and when they leave the harbor and launch out for themselves, they will surely succeed. Our four voyages each lasted nine months and we were given three months shore leave in between. A few overstayed their shore leave and some deserted. After every shore leave we attacked our work with fresh vigor and determination to succeed. We all resolved to work hard, that our ship might come to safe anchorage after every voyage and not become a victim of the deadly U-boats. Although these U-boats succeeded in doing a great deal of damage we steered our course courageously and resolved to build our ships faster than they could be sunk, and W(C who have survived, suceeded. On all our four voyages a great deal of credit is due to our officers. For two years and a half our captain was Mr. Short. He was an efficient captain and under his command our ship became one of the leading ships in the fieet. Mis work was so satisfactory that he was promoted to admiral of a small fleet. Our new captain has proven a still more able seaman. He has had many difficult problems to solve. He received a crew of apprentices who are not yet ready to become seamen, and disposing of them about the ship was a difficult task. The personnel of our officers corps has been changed almost completely in the last four years and first officers Axline, Elmer and Marshal and some of the chief engineers are all of the original corps that are left. We all served our apprenticeship in the hold under engineers Thomas, Klee and McMillan. Some of us liked this kind of work very much and decided to become officers in this line while others of us were more interested in the theoretical handling of the ship or in the explosive department. In our last year we may work in that part of the ship in which we are most interested. Some selected the cooking department, some the drafting department and others the explosive department. Our cooking department is very efficient and our mess hall is the best regulated and we get the best food in the fleet. We have nearly as many yeomen as seamen on board. ()ur commissary department is made up almost wholly of yeomen. They have many activities of their own and their Corinthian society hold dances and plays which the seamen like very much. We have a great deal of fun mixed in with our work for our officers realize that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. There is a great deal of friendly competition between the ships of our fleet. The crews engage in football, basketball, track and debating. Our ship has always had a good record for its athletics and many members of our class have participated. Seamen Schmitz, Sloat, Gaskcll, Cole. Nealon. Laisy and Christopher all did their share towards making our ship victor in many a contest. Although the yeomen did not participate in athletics between ships as the seamen do, they have athletics of their own. They also have a rooting club to cheer on the seamen in their contests. The success of our athletics is due partially to the hearty cooperation of our yeomen. On every cruise it has been the custom to have a ship play. In the last play six of our members played important roles. The debating team also has been especially successful. Led by Clarence Mraz our ship has triumphed many times. Due to quarantine we had only one debate this year. Two members of our class, captain Mraz and Clifford Laisy made good. Our captain believes that music helps the morale of the crew-We have had an orchestra every trip and sometimes a band. Seamen Bohmer. Scott. Hauschild and Mutersbaugh have helped a great deal toward the success of both organizations. During our third year a ship paper was published every month and this trip a weekly has been printed with great success. Six yeomen and three seamen of our class hold important positions on this paper. On our last trip the admiral has ruled that drilling for seamen is compulsory. Mraz and Stcigelmeier of our class have received commissions. Our military companies have become very efficient and compare favorably with any in the fleet. Now that our cruise is ended we must decide whether we shall embark on another four years cruise with a higher training ship or whether without further training we will launch on our own ship “Ambition” on the stormy sea of life. God grant that we may reach the final harbor in safety. GORDON MUTKRSBAUGH. iCast Hill anil apstamrnt nf the � iFrbruariT (Class nf 1910 M As we, the Class of February, 1919,. are about to pass away, we bequeath upon you. Class of June, 1919, the most wonderful edifice ever conceived by a Chinese Architect (the name of whom we will not attempt to pronounce). Its broad, spacious halls, where many interesting love affairs and dances have been sadly interrupted at the most opportune moment, by one who is fitted to hold highest office in the Burn’s Detective Agency, namely, the renowned Hawkshaw, alias Mr. Richards. To you. we leave the little room wherein doth set the dread and fear of pupils. “His sceptre shows the force of temporal power.” Here many future lawyers, cooks, physicists, dressmakers, mathematicians and artists have found that “the quality of mercy is not strained.” But do not fear. His bark is worse than his bite. His 'first thought is always for the good of the school. In the same way that he helped us. he will also help you, the succeeding class. Now. Class of June. 1919, “Lend us your ear.” for we are about to disclose the hiding place of a kingly treasure. From the room, aforementioned, take ten steps forward, three to the left, then walk to right three feet. Here you are confronted bv a large cupboard, behind whose spacious doors lies that for which you are seeking. To you. and you alone, we disclose the fact that it is a stack of “blue permits,” large enough to supply you all in the time of need. This fortune will be distributed to you this coming term, as it was to us. with the liberal hand of the diminutive teacher of higher mathematics, the well-known Mr. Marshall. His kind-hetarted assistant. Mrs. Elmer, is not so generous with the treasure. If yon are lucky enough to develop a sick headache or dead grandmother when she presides, you may be sure that she will not waste that grand fortune which has afore been bequeathed upon you. But with the more economical nature of woman, she intends to use up the remainder of the white pad. Her husband, the noted head of- the-.-history department, is of an altogether different nature. But nevertheless, he is greatly admired by the male sex of this institute, omaccount of his “rare jokes and stories.” After a generous assignment, handed out by this historian we think it very fitting to leave you all the books which we enjoyed so hugely. Miss Wood, the librarian, rules over her donia’n with a stern hand, but is always ready to lend her aid where it is needed. Just like the “Safety Razor”—the “Ever-Rcady.” While you are trying to figure out the effect of H.,S04 on KCLO:t, the strains of Lohengrin’s “Wedding March and Bridal Chorus,” reach your ear. We leave this future Symphony Orchestra leader, Mr. Schacha, in your care, hoping that you co-operate with him. Another with whom you are to coroperate is the man who has done so much toward stirring up the school spirit. Mr. Mitchell, through his efforts in producing our school paper, has encouraged us all, and been the means through which many school activities have come about. So, you. Class of June, help him to keep this fine spirit growing. We leave you the makings of a star football team, under the coaching of one who has exerted all bis energy toward leading us on to victory. In connection with Coach Bell, we leave another who, by his training has brought forth the manhood in our boys. Major Beyer, through his many efforts, has better fitted them for any demands placed upon them. If through hard study and strenuous military training you become hungry a generous and tissue-building meal will be furnished by Miss Hart. In your hurry to get to the cafe in time, our advice to you is to heed the “center” stairs, for at its base awaits no other than Mr. Thompson to send you hack down the “end” stairs. In case your lunch does not agree with you, there is a little room in this building which we have bequeathed to you. called the hospital. Miss Holland, the nurse and physiology teacher, is always ready with medicine to cure your ills, fter your ills have been cured, you will in no doubt be in better condition to undertake the tedious task of setting up type under the supervision of Mr. Groves. But don’t be frightened, if you distribute more words than type, for Mr. Groves is too good-natured to scold. If you wish to have your name flashed on Broadway, the thing to do is to put yourself under the direction of Miss .Stearns, for you all know that she has put our school plays across with a vim which has proven a great success. Another who has done much to further the dramatic qualities of the pupils is the Corinthian I'acuity Advisor, Mrs. Bortz. It is with regret that we leave her, to the girls of this coming class. We leave you, the girls of June Class, to try to excel the efforts Which we made in making the beautiful gowns, which you see on some of the girls tonight. Try your best to do as Miss Hear on tells you, and you might succeed. And last but not least in any way, is our dean. Mr. Axline. It is with regret that we resign him to you. He has helped us in so many ways it would be impossible to begin naming them. To you the June Class, we bequeath his helping hand. It is our greatest desire that you should succeed to as great extent as we did. We bid you goodbye with the assurance that you will live up to the high standard of West Technical High School. (Signed) The February Class of 1919. Witnesses: Paul Bearer, 176 Gas Jet Alley. Luke Warm, 916 Pumpkin Lane. Earl Lee, 1689 Mosquito Hollow. EDELTRUDE RYANT PHYLLIS MEYER (Elaaa Jirnpljenj February, 1919 W ell, in the first place I never could see why teeth were such a bother. To me. a dentist was nothing short of a monster and I always did dread any necessary visits. l� ut no torture lasts forever, and even the worst is soon over. With this thought in mind, I bravely set out to “get even” with the tooth which had, for the last month or so been quite active. As I was in no great hurry. I leisurely promenaded the streets, looking at the different shop windows and become quite interested in the display of the latest fashions in spring suits. While thus engrossed a limousine suddenly stopped at the entrance of a large store and out stepped a tall graceful young lady. “Well,” thought I, “that certainly reminds me of someone I know.” A second glance satisfied me as the young lady bestowed a smile upon a little street urchin, who had also been admiring the fine clothes. Without a further thought 1 rushed up to her, gave her hand a welcome shake and with a “Hello Dorothy,” I immediately requested her to honor me with a short account of her life since she had left West Tech, which she did. 1 was so engrossed with our conversation that I had forgotten my original errand until my unfortunate tooth gave me a reminding tug. A hasty good-bye and she was gone. So Dorothy Emmett was a settlement worker and a very popular one, too, with her ready smile and helping hand. I began to wonder about my classmates, and became eager to know how they had fared. At last I reached my destination and was very fortunate to find no one there but myself. Meanwhile the tugging at the root of my tooth had become much more pronounced and I was only too glad to seat myself in the dentist's chair. He calmly examined my tooth and then more calmly announced that it would have to be extracted. Extracted! The word itself suggested horrors untold, but I finally consented to the operation, after the dentist suggested taking gas as a means of transferring my mind elsewhere. Far away I heard a voice faintly saying, ‘’breathe deeply”—but in a twinkling even that faded away. When 1 next opened my eyes. I was no longer viewing a dentist, but found myself next to an old. old woman, very quaintly dressed in a garb of a gypsy and instead of being in a dentist’s chair, I was sailing away, high above the clouds. I looked to see what it was. that was conveying me to my unknown destination, but could come to no definite conclusion as it was like nothing 1 had ever seen before. It had large wings like an aeroplane and the bottom in which my companion and I sat was shaped very much like a canoe. Hut it was on the whole very well suited to the woman so oddly attired and who was now my guide, but whereto? I did not know. The silence was finally broken with “Watch and I answer your wishes.” My wishes. And then I knew that she was here to tell me of the whereabouts of my classmates. Her next movement interested me as she carefully lifted a little box containing many vials of different hues. Selecting one; a bottle containing a bright green mixture, she carefully broke it and in the same instant the air about me became a dense haze. Another second passed and in this hazy atmosphere, a scene appeared. At first I could only distinguish a number of moving figures, but slowly they dissolved into three distinct scenes. Spell-bound I watched the first scene. There I clearly saw a circus in full swing. At one end of the circus ring, a lithe acrobat won round after round of applause. With a quick bow to the audience he was off. but not before 1 recognized him as Robert Hauschild. At the other end of the ring a tall husky man exhibited his strength bv lifting large bowl?.of pink lemonade, while the maker. Mary Kosky, distributed recipes for making this refreshment. ’ to the audience. As he in turn left the ring. I saw Albert Kreiling, now known as “Dutch.” the strongest man in the world. But the biggest attraction of the evening was the little playlet staged in the middle of the ring. It was the dramatization of a series of cartoons, famous throughout the world and was very clever from start to finish. What made it more interesting to me was the fact that the hero was our old friend Clifford l.aisy and the heroine, the one and only possessor of a very unusual shade of hair, namely, Ruth Leach. I was quite surprised to see that the audience did not seem contented, in fact they arose and appeared to be calling for someone. My companion, noticing that it was all very mysterious to me enlightened me somewhat bv: “They no satislied. they want author.” I couldn’t see why the author didn’t appear, and couldn’t see how he could resist their calls, but all this cleared when a slender man timidly stepped out to receive his shower of applause. I sav timid, because these world famous cartoons were the work of Lawrence Cole, one time President of the February Class of 1919. With his exit, the scene changed and only two were left. Still very much interested. I gazed at the second scene. This was quite a contrast to the first, as I now saw the interior of a large and beautiful hotel, owned by Oswald Kraushaar. An exhibition was taking place in a room, which reminded me of the Rainbow Room in the Winton. After minor numbers, the audience became settled as if expecting something unusual. Thev certainly were rewarded, because the next number was a series of brilliant feats or. the ice. The skaters were attractively attired and I watched and watched, because these two “ice fairies” were August Boehmer and Ruth Hale. Well, to my mind wonders will never cease. This scene also passed into the air and I turned my attention to the remaining one. It was one of perfect happiness. To the front stood a little, wooden church with the doors wide open to admit the faithful. 'Phis was only a minor detail of the picture because a more important function was taking place inside. Two hearts were to be united into one and the work of uniting them was left to John Scott, the minister, while one of the hearts to be united was the property of Frances Woodruff, or better known as Frances Bergener. A bottle containing a red mixture was broken this time, and the same haze enveloped me, and again three scenes held my attention. The first was one of quiet and order. Dorothy Conners and Magdalene Gressle as nurses were in earnest conversation with the noted Dr. Lunte. After their talk they visited the children’s ward and made two little tots very happy by sending them to Marcella wan’s Fresh Air Camp, to which Marcella devoted her time, ile talking to the other children in the ward, Magdalene Gressle pped forward to greet Edeltrude Ryant who had come to visit hospital. The queer gypsy who sat beside me. afterwards rormed me that Edeltrude did more than visit hospitals, as her entire life was devoted to cheering up people less fortunate than herself by means of her wonderful voice. The next scene was not very clear and it took me some time to fully comprehend it. People thronged about a large shop window, very elegantly trimmed. A jjoster announced John Dyble. as the person responsible for that display of artistic knowledge. T looked at the display in the window and was very much astonished to tine! living models in place of the usual one of plaster of Paris. The attraction of the season was a handsome outer wrap made after a very enticing fashion and worn by a very tall woman. Loretta Decker was certainly suited to the part and carried off most of the honors. The people watching the style show had become very much excited but were quickly subdued by Mary Delsander. an officer of the law. My eyes had begun to smart and I began to rub them but 1 stopped as I suddenly recognized Phyllis Mever as a printer in the remaining scene. Everything was confusion and large headlines of a paper which she was reading arrested my attentions. The Farmer-ville Bank, owned by Percival Gaskell, had failed. A picture of the unfortunate banker photographed by Frank Abbey, appeared on the front page of the paper. A door suddenly opened and in rushed Oliver Bowman, a reporter, who saved the banker by the news that the report was false and that the Farmerville Bank was very prosperous. The printer sat undisturbed and continued her reading, finally turning the page. There I read that another woman had been elected to the Senate, namely, Frances Lindesmith, and I felt very proud of our Class. A broken white bottle was responsible for the next series of scenes but this time there were only two instead of three. A college campus was the first thing that greeted me here. Going up the steps leading to a large building was Fred Mayer, now a dignified professor and yes, he wore spectacles, which added to his dignity. He entered the room and seated at a desk was Edith Toreson, Dean of Eastern Reserve. The professor took a set of blue prints out of a portfolio he was carrying and he and the Dean sat down to dis the new Girl’s Dormitory, the plans being the work of Clan Mraz, architect. A horse galloped past the building, bearing Gor Muterbaugh, riding master of the University. Elmer Vanderploog and Robert Wirth were partners in a largs Realty Company in the other scene. While the stenographer rapidly taking Elmer Vanderploog's dictation was La Verne Taylor. I felt quite tired now and arose to ease my stiffened joints. While doing so, I accidentally overturned the box containing the colored vials, thus breaking them. The result was a number of confused scenes all massed together, but 1 manged to distinguish Susan Cowell as a cook; Willis Anschutz, an engineer; Raymond Cue. an arduous speaker; Gartha Hacket. a noted authoress; Phillip Holland, the inventor of a fudge pan marked in squares for the convenience of Estelle Marth. a confectioner. Myrtle Shenck was teaching a number of children the art of saying their A B Cs backward; while Arthur Stiegelmeier was second only to Hawkshavv himself, when it came to unraveling mysteries. I was very much disturbed to find the scenes ended here because I wished to know what was occupying the time of the remainder of my classmates. I happened to glance down at my feet and to my joy I saw a blue bottle lying there, unbroken. 1 hailed it with a glad cry, my companion just as eager, hastily broke it and again J watched. Walter Christopher and Everett Sloat. owners of a tobaccoless cigarette factory were planning to give a concert for the benefit of their employees. Some of the music was to be furnished by Al. Schmitz, trombone player and Loretta Frey, a noted pianist. William Nealon, a prosperous owner of a barber shop used exclusively by millionaires, was busily conversing with Edith Ohman. manicurist of the same establishment. I looked at the different men constituting the quartet, which entertained waiting patrons and was surprised to find Norman Kuebler, a bass singer. s this scene faded away. I turned to the last, for it was the last, as I had now accounted for all but one. Paul Neff, the blonde beauty, was just as spry as ever and used his spryness to good effect by teaching little girls fancy dancing. I was surprised to again see William Nealon who had come to visit his old friend Paul. Xever too busy to see your friends, was Willie’s policy. I sat staring at the scene and finally noticed that it had disappeared and all I saw was air; I turned to thank the gypsy who had been so kind to me, but instead of getting a reply from her. I heard a gruff voice say, “Well, well, your mind certainly must have been wandering, but look! here is that ugly tooth which has been such a nuisance of late.” T looked and sure enough, 1 was back in the dentist’s chair and looking at the dentist who held a tooth in the palm of his hand. I walked away as if still floating in the air. and was very glad to get home, but first I had to stop at the neighbor’s home to get little Betty. With Betty’s hand in mine, I trudged home, as 1 had to hurry and get Jim’s dinner ready so as not to keep him waiting, after his hard day at the office. Finis IDA FRANTZ AKTH UR STIEGELM KIR Fargo Hi Y Machine Shop PHILLIP HOLLAND (Pants) Second Team Football 1917 Electrical Construction OLIVER BOWMAN (Farmer Business Manager Tatler” Agriculture WILLIAM J. NKALON (Fussy Willie• Second Team Football 1918 Chemistry and Printing RUTH F. LEACH (Pinkie) President of G. R. C. Member Corinthian, and Friendship Clubs Specialized in Art SUSAN COWELL (Sue) President of Corinthian Club Cafe Millinery RUTH HALE (Rufus) G. R. C. Corinthian and Friendship Clubs Welfare Committee. Glee Club Member School Play 1918 Art and Millinery LORETTA FREY (Jake) G. R. C. Corinthian. Class Secretary Art and Gymnasium LAWRENCE COLE (Pooey) President West Tech, and West Side Hi Y” Club. President of Class. Varsity Track 19 6-17-18. Second Team Football 1917 Construction and Printing: FRANK ABBEY (Johny Snow Shovel School Play 1918 Glee Club Hi Y Structural Drawing and Printing RAYMOND GUE (Gooey Track 191« Construction GORDON F. LUNTE (Caruso Glee Club Structural Drawing DOROTHY EMMETT (Smiles) EDITH TORRESON (Chubby) Corinthian G. R. C. Glee Club Cafe Corinthian Tatler Staff Sewing EDYTHE OHM AN (Petty) Girls Glee Club. Corinthian. G. R. C. Gymnasium Leader. Athletics Tatler Staff Cafe MARCELLA GAVAN ( Bobby I Girls' Glee Club Corinthian. Athletics G. R. C. Tatler Staff Cafe AI’GUST D. BOF.MHER (Windy t Orchestra Drawing ELMER VANDKRPLOOG (Dutch! Structural Drafting FRED MAYER (Fritz! “Hi Y” Construction CLIFFORD J. LAISY Debate. Track. School Play. Glee Club Drawing IDA FRANTZ iFrancey) Vice-President of Class. School Flay. Corinthian. Glee Club. Class Prophet Sewing MAGDALEN GRESSLE (Madge) Corinthian. Tatler Staff. G. R. C. Corinthian Play. Girls’ Glee Club Cafe. Sewing MARY KOSKY (Male! Corinthian Glee Club Sewing LA VERNE TAYLOR (Honey) Tatler Staff. Girls’ Glee Club Athletics Cafe. Millinery P. R. GASKELL Varsity Football 919 Class Treasurer Construction and Printing ALBERT KR El LING 'Sir Sidney i structural Drawing: Hi YM Glee Club AL. SCHMITZ Varsity Football 191S-19 GORDON MI TERSBAUGH (Muters' Chemistry Orchestra Honor Student Class Historian ESTKLLA MARTH (Jiclcey) Rod Cross Sewing Sewing FRANCKS LINDERSMITH (FranB) Corinthian Glee Club Sewing MARY DELSANDER (Mary Del Corinthian. Glee Club Honor Student Sewing PHYLLIS MEYER (Phil) Corinthian. Tatler Staff Class Will Sewing JOHN DYBLE I Red) Drawing OSWALD KRAUSHAAR (Oss Agriculture PAUL C. NEFF Football Electrical Construction NORMAN KUEBLER (Cubebs) Electrical Construction KDELTRUDE RYANT I Del) Corinthian. Tatler Staff. Glee Club. Corinthian Play. Class Will. Sewing:. LORETTA DECKER i Darlink ) School Play. Tatler Staff. Class Speaker Cafe GARTHA HACKKTT iGarters) Corinthian Honor Student Sewintr and Science MYRTLE SHENCK Corinthian Sewing:. Jewelry Millinery WILLIS ANSCHULTZ Electrical Construction EVERETT SLOAT 1916 Second Team Football 1917-18 Varsity Football Machine Shop WALTER M. CHRISTOPHER (Columbus Glee Club 1919. Hi Y” 1917-18-19 Asst. Mgr. 1917 Basketball. 1918 Track Varsity Football Manager 1918 Electrical Construction ROBERT a.WIRT (Rob fya£iiiiM? Shot JOHN SCOTT (Johnny) Orchestra Cheer Leader ROBERT E. HAUSCHILD • Red ) Orchestra Second Team Football 1917 Varsity Track 1918 Structural Drawing DOROTHY CONNORS (Dos) Corinthian Tattler Staff Sewing C. MRAZ (Slim) Valedictorian Captain Debating Team : ‘JUX’ 'Chemistry. FRANCES WOODRUFF (Fran) Friendship Club G. R. C. Glee Club