Wicomico High School - Tom Tom Yearbook (Salisbury, MD)

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“Describe him who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man.” George Lester Byrd Salisbury, Md. You are now gazing at a perfect gentle¬ man, steady and persevering. His last name does not suggest it, for you would naturally think from that, that he leads a very flighty life, but names do not always make the man. Lester is one of our champion Soccer play¬ ers. He is a regular star, but he shines in the daytime as well as at night. He is part¬ ly known for his “Thank you” and “Excuse me” which he never fails to use even on the Soccer field. He has so many honored positions in school that we would not be sur¬ prised to see him a trifle mixed up some day in his calculations, but he has such a business brain that we suppose this would be impossible. As Busi¬ ness Manager we have found in him everything that could be needed and desired. Anyone should be proud to know this young man, and we hope all of our readers will have the pleasure of knowing him as we do. Business Manager of “Tatler” Manager Soccer Team Track Team Manager Basket Ball Team Pres, of Athletic Association President Tennis Club “We live by admiration, hope and love.” Mary Jane Cathell Fruitland, Md. This member of the Commercial depart¬ ment comes to us from the city of Fruitland. Mary Jane is one of the many vamps of our class. Not satisfied with capturing all the boys in Fruitland, she has come here to try her charms on some of Salisbury’s bright young men. She and Miss Ruth have never been able to agree on one subject—that of hair-dress¬ ing. Mary Jane insists that she cannot comb her hair without ruffing it, and Miss Ruth insists othe rwise. She admires bright colors and unique patterns, and frequently ap¬ pears in a new cap, sash or sweater which are admirably suited to her style. We know that a successful future awaits such a charming and at¬ tractive young lady. 26

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“He’s very fond of one named Bess We’ll leave the rest for you to guess.’’ Jesse Thomas Bratten Pittsville, Md. By the nickname “Runt” you might think that Jesse is quite a dwarf but far from it. He stands as high as anyone in our class, that is, in height. In History class he never sits straight in his seat but he always turns halfway around and looks toward the back of the room, though Mr. Cordrey usually stands in front of the class. Why do you suppose that he does this—to avoid Mr. Cordrey’s piercing gaze? No, that isn’t the reason. “She” sits in the back of the room. Jesse is quite an athlete even though he didn’t make the first Soccer team last fall. In his practicing however, we find that it isn’t his fault that he is not a professional athlete. His failure was just bad luck. Pittsville may justly be proud to claim this member of our class. We never did know before that Pittsville sent out such good students as a few who have entered our class this year. “Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.” Josephine Olga Brittingham Salisbury, Md. When you behold the picture above just think what a wonderful girl, Olga is. She is the Champion Typist of the Commercial room and her speed won for her a medal, given by the Underwood Typewriter Com¬ pany. However, she does not spend all her time working. Olga is very fond of visiting Dennis’s Shoe store, either to try on shoes or buy shoe strings and that isn’t the only rea¬ son she goes there. She also goes to see ?— maybe you can guess. In almost every play that has been given, Olga has been chosen to take the part of Bridget or one of the colored servants, as she is especially good in this role. As Olga has always been a good English student, we do not wonder that she has been chosen Assistant Literary Editor and she has done much to promote the sale of our “Tatler.” Assistant Literary Editor of the “Tatler.” 25

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“The word impossible is not in my vocabu¬ lary:’ Clara Beatrice Chandler Salisbury, Md. Now when it comes to English, Beatrice is “Johnny on the spot.” She can tell you any¬ thing from the parts of speech to the life of Shakespeare. And in sewing she is Miss Ruth II. When we look at her sewing we turn with a sigh and a gaze upon our own. Flaws that were unnoticed before now be¬ come apparent and we give up in despair. Beatrice’s nickname is very suitable, for she is just like a bee—always busy. But she has her faults and the most prominent one is that she hardly ever speaks unless she is spoken to. However if she never has a worse fault than this we feel sure that success will be hers. Beatrice with your golden locks And your bright blue eyes, % Perhaps some day you’ll be darning socks About number eleven in size. “7 live for the future in the distance 1 live for the good that I can do.” Charles Stanley Chandler Salisbury, Md. Stanley is so huge in stature that one would naturally expect him to have a brain in proportion to his size. Well, he comes up to everyone’s expectation for though he gen¬ erally makes one wait for an answer, we know that his brain is working busily be¬ hind those serious blue eyes. “Leave it to Stanley” is right. He will do work intrusted to him as well as anyone could wish it done. Nothing is difficult for Stanley because he perseveres steadily at his tasks until they are finished and finished well. This may be one reason for his great success in Man¬ ual Training. He can construct anything—checker boards, tables, chests, chiffoniers or floor lamps. Each is given his undivided attention and is perfectly modeled and made. Soon we look forward to seeing a model home being built on a model farm by a model carpenter and farmer—Stanley. i 27