Woodrow Wilson Junior High School - Citizen Yearbook (Erie, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 28 of the 1931 volume:

THE WILSON CITIZEN Published by the students of Wilson Junior High School ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA Two THE WILSON CITIZEN MR. A. J. NICELY THE WILSON CITIZEN Three Dedication THE FEBRUARY CLASS OF 1931 Of Wilson Junior High School dedicates this, the Class Book Issue of the Wilson Citizen, to MR, A, J. NICELY our principal, from whose splendid ideals students and teachers of Wilson have drawn the inspiration which has made our school a success. December 22, 1930 Miss Irene Cyzeski Editor-in-Chief, Wilson Citizen Wilson Junior High School Erie, Pennsylvania My dear Editor: Someone has said recently that young people surprise us more every day by their excellent accomplishments. I think this is very true of our boys and girls of Wilson, for every day I depend upon them more and more in carrying on the affairs of our school. Certainly, it is a great privilege to live and to work among young- people who are making successes of their lives. Your classbook is an inspiration to all of us because it reflects a fine spirit of interest and work on the part of our students and be- cause it adds much to the happiness of our school life. Let me congratulate you and your staff for the excellent prepara- tion of the Citizen Classbook and for all that you are doing for your- selves and for Wilson. Sincerely yours, A, J. NICELY, Principal, Wilson Junior High School. Four THE WILSON CITIZEN THE WILSON CITIZEN Five An Appreciation ACH semester the Wilson Citizen staff welcomes the opportunity to express the appreciation of Wilson students for the loyal help of Wilson teachers. In this classbook we wish especially to honor the members of the following group : Miss Carrie Gleason, instructor in mathematics and adviser of the Puzzle and Game Club, who has so kindly contributed a description of her European trip to the current numbers of the Citizen. Miss Rachael Adams, geography and science teacher and adviser to the Girl Reserves and seventh grade assemblies, who is always willing to help students express themselves. Miss Florence Kebert, geography teacher and adviser to the Girl Reserves, who in a short time, has shown us many reasons for liking her. Miss Marion Blake, instructor in ancient history and adviser of the Debating Club and Alumni Association. Miss Blake has always been a cheerful chaperon for evening parties. Miss Margaret Kuhn, history teacher, adviser to the Girl Reserves and seventh grade assemblies, who is also responsible for the project bulletin board, keeping our best work on display. Miss Helen Sullivan, teacher of mathematics and adviser to the Boosters, Girl Reserves, and president ' s cabinet, who has taught us that mathematics can be a very pleasant subject. Miss Gertrude Munson, teacher of business training and typewriting, and adviser of the Commercial Club. Though she is a newcomer, Miss Munson has found her way to the hearts of all her students. THE WILSON CITIZEN Seven Wilson Junior High School Faculty A. J. Nicely, Ed. M. L niversity of Pittsburgh Principal Grace A. Nunn, A. B. University of Pittsburgh Vice-Principal Rachael Adams, Ph. B. LIniversity of Wisconsin Geography Claudia Baker, B. S. Edinboro State Teachers College Geography Elinor Bauschard, A. B 1. LTniversity of Michigan English Marion Blake, A. B. Allegheny College Ancient History Eleanora Bond Pratt Institute Art Miriam Bridge Bucknell College English Mary Campbell Erie Normal School Civics Paul Cleveland University of Chicago Orchestra Eenore Dalton New Haven Normal School Phj ' sical Education Paul Derby Oswego Normal School General Shop William DeVette, B. S. Uni ersity of Pittsburgh Drafting Viola Diefendorf Howard Seminary Sewing Isabelle Doubet Edinboro State Teachers College French Jeanette Geren, B. S. Ohio State University Science Carrie Gleason Erie Normal School Mathematics Ethel Gordon Michigan State Normal School Art Helga Hendrickson, B. S.Pennsylvania State College Geography Agnes H«rwig, A. B. University of Michigan Librarian Mary Horrigan Normal School Sewing- Geography Florence Kebert, B. S. Edinboro State Teachers Ctdlcge Blanche Kelly, B. S. Ohio State University Cookery Robert H. Kelly .A.llegheny College Biology Margaret Kuhn Edinboro State Teachers College History Ira M. Long, M. A. Gettysburg College Mathematics Harold McCurry, A. B. ITniversity of Pittsburgh Mathematics Agnes Mechan, A. B. Pennsylvania State College Algebra Albert Mehncrt, F.A.G.O.New York University Music Gertrude Munson, A. B . University of Pittsburgh Commercial Villiam Nelson Edinboro State Teachers College Physical Education Lucille Schiefferle Edinboro Normal School English Herbert Schilling Bradley Polytechnic Institute General Shop Helen Sullivan Edinboro State Teachers College Mathematics Marjorie Sullivan, A. B. l ' niversit - of Pittsburgh History Cora Tefift Geneseo State Normal School English Inez Van Natta Erie Normal School History Eve Wagner, A. B. Pennsylvania State College English John Wallach, M. A. St. Bonaventure ' s College Latin Charles Whiteman Edinboro Normal School Commercial .Vrithmetic Mable George Academy High School Secretary WILSON GRADE SCHOOL FACULTY Kathryn Gray Edinboro State Teachers College Grade 1 Florence Obert Edinboro State Teachers College Grade 2 SCHOOL FOR DEAF FACULTY Betty Davis St. Louis Central Institute Principal Mary Casely St. Louis Central Institute Instructor DENTAL CLINIC P. G. Daubenspeck Margaret McClelland University of Pittsburgh East High School School Dentist Dental Clinic Clerk Eight THE WILSON CITIZEN Dear Fellow Students of Wilson Junior High School; During my three years at Wilson my association with teachers and students has been most helpful. I realize that in leaving I am going to miss a great deal, in my school work and along social lines. I will aim to do my best at Academy Higli and to build my future on the good work that all have helped me accomplish. As a class, we desire to thank our principal and all the teachers for the splendid assistance they have given us in gaining an education. We have received in abundance, but we realize that there is much more to accomplish in preparing for service before we reach the goal that we desire. ' our student president, Jack Pilgrim. Dear Fellow-Students at Wilson: I wish to thank the monitors as well as the whole student l.)0dy fur their wlnile- hearted co-operation. Without the support which the monitors so loyally ha c given me, and the help of the faculty advisers, my task would have been a hard one. Taking part in Wilson activities has taught me to have confidence in myself. One must either advance or retreat; there is no middle ground. I hope every loyal VVilsonite will do his best to uphold the high standard which Wilson sets for its boys and girls. Get into its activities, remember it is your school. You will value its lessons more as you advance in your work. My best wishes for a successful semester for the new officers and the student body of Wilson will follow you. Sincerely, Dora Mae Sweet, vice-president. Dear Faculty and Student Body of Wilson: I wish to thank you for the fine way in which you have given me your co-operation. Sincerely, Vern Wilcox, student secretary. THE WILSON CITIZEN Nine Naomi Conklin, Social Chairman Roger Scolio, Head Usher STUDENT OFFICERS Dora Mae Sweet, Vice-President Jack Pilgrim, President Vern Wilcox, Secretary Dorothea Boyce, Ass ' t. Social Chairman Fay Warner Display Chairman THE WILSON CITIZEN Eleven Wilson Student Government Organization The student government organization has had another successful semester; in each of its departments fine results attest its ef¥iciency. The president ' s cabinet, working under Student President Jack Pilgrim, has done effective work, both in committee and in individual home room management. Among its outstanding achi ' evements this semester it numbers the Community Chest campaign, the Anti-Tuberculosis pin campaign, the home room bulletin board contests, home room and assembly programs for visitors ' day, and the collection of more than fifty baskets for distribution to the needy at Christmas. Home room presidents included in this hard-working group have been Kenneth Parkman, Archie Tate, Nora Fincken, Phoebe Watson, Rosalia Mayer, Scott Reynolds, Norman Smith, Arthur Holtz, Agnes Bentze, Marjorie Edwards, Marguerite Lenhart, Ruth Palmer, Jean Butler, Kathleen Meyers, Marion Davis, Robert Benner, Charles Bunting, Earl Steinhauer, Beverly Shaw, Kathleen Bernhart, Robert Adams, Emily Koziarski, Emory Matteson, Mike Kloss, Harriet Case, Jean Gleason, Anthony Moculski, Eleanor Cristallino, Ada Ray- mond, Stanley Wisniewski, James Smith, Earl Nelson, and Hubert Coburn. Vern Wilcox has been most satisfactory as secretary of the organization. Dora Mae Sweet, vice-president and head monitor, has had a very faithful corps of traffic officers. Monitors who have been able, because of good citizenship and scholarship, to retain their offices to the end of the semester are Geraldine McCartney, Betty Alexander, Katrina Hickey, Lillian Sperry, Joseph Petrucelli, Albert Vicks, Scott Reynolds, Marguerite Depew, Anna Schonthaler, Marion Johnson, Charles Kissinger, Marguerite Lenhardt, Mildred Hamilton, Harold Lacy, Mary Jane Rider, Sara Sanford. Carl Roth, Donald McCain, Alice Snell, Dorothy Knall, Alena Gibson, Gladys Mother- well, Madeline Steiner, Robert Steiner, Eleanor Cristallino, Mary Hickey, Betty Sweet, Bertha Halperin, Almeda Wolfram, Raymond Luce, Helen Lennburg, John Jaskulski, Norman Chadbourne, Dorothy Young, Edward Dworakowski, Martha Clark, Marion Davies, Lester Cole, Earl Nelson, and Kenneth Eaton. Head Usher Roger Scolio has been able to care most adequately for the needs of assemblies and evening entertainments, with the assistance of his two groups of ushers. Ushers for the upper grade assemblies were Alfred Karznia, assistant, Arthur Meyers, Kenneth Lacy, Arthur Diefenbach, Robert Brown, Willis Uhlman, Robert Hartman, Bobby Lowry, Veto Cheslock, Edward Dworakowski. Seventh grade as- semblies were served by James Cox, Howard Johnson, Arthur Wagner. Paul Sherly, Jack Gregor, Raymond McDonald, Richard Kissinger, and Earl Nelson. Social Chairman Naomi Conklin and Seventh Grade Chairman Dorothea Boyce have presided at some of the most interesting assemblies ever given at Wilson, and Bulletin Board Chairman Fay Warner, with his assistant, John Maker, has kept Wilson ' s display places things of beauty. The faculty advisers, Miss Grace Nunn, Miss Mary Campbell, Miss Inez ' an Natta, Miss Helen Sullivan, and Miss Eve Wagner, have agreed that the student government organization of this semester has been one of Wilson ' s best. THE WILSON CITIZEN Thirteen The Nine ' A Class Winifred Sexton — I wisli I were in l ' loiida. Alice Snell — Our blushing blonde. Catlierine Roney — Professor Roney. Jerome Eisert — Oh, those ties ' . Anna Sch on thaler — Do-re-mi- fa-sol. Walter Reiter — The long and William Kuntz — Short of it. Prudence Kopec — We all lilie Popular Prudy. Jennie Gorniak — Self-defense. James Stearns — I ' ll be good, Santa! Lloyd Wakely — Another math teacher. Mary Wooden — Baby, come to papa! Joseph Borchik — The quiet type. Richard Tanner — The early bird. Dora Mae Sweet — Dumb Dora??? Margaret Waldinger — Skis and snow, we ' re off! Vern Wilcox — Miss Dalton, look! A new stunt! Jack Pilgrim — President? Have a heart! Roger Scolio — ! — Sweet Jennie!! Irene Cyzeski — We cawn ' t say it! Arthur Myers — Look out, girls! Nora Fincken — C ' est Dommage. Jack Rathers — Shake! Naomi Conklin — Ay ban tank so, too! Kathryn Butler — Amo me. Bobby Dowry — Off to Hollywood. Dorothy Knall — Her winning ways. Anthony Tammaro — A day ahead. Frances Strader — News ' ? Martha Sorenson — Whoopee Girl. Archie Tate — No homework J J-iOrrors!!! Robert Hartman — I studied the wrong lesson. Helen Gabor — Buy a Citizen? Mary Di Luzio — The girl who diets. Robert Smith — Smitty. Rose Marie Becht — The cook — no meals. Wilbur Mosher — Girl-shy. Sara Sanford — Wooden shadow. Willis Uhlman — Always teased— poor Willie! Leo Ferretti — Such broad shoulders! Alberta Alexander — Tee-hee! Harriet Bayle — Perpetual lauhter. William Pratt — The falling star. Leo Ignasiak — Still waters. Olive McCart — You ' re driving me crazy! Mildred Hamilton — Mademoisele Petite. Charles Wriglit — Never wrong. Emma Sachse — Ouch, my operation! Robert Brown — Curls — and more e-g-urls. Louise Kern — Silence is golden. Hazel Wallace — Betty Co-ed. Ross Mayei- — The lady-killer. Henry Johnson — Davy Jones ' locker. Mary Ann Kielczewski — Where can you be ; Margaret Boettiger — Quiet, but? Elmer Snyder — My Ford and I. Marian Crook — Radio star. Gladys Motherwell — Red. Andrew Friedricli — We love red hair. Joseph Baiter — Office furniture. Hazel Cowley — University prof. Mildred O ' Keefe — A jolly good fellow. Stanley Lewandowski — Angelic, but — ! Mary Wolfe — Wolf? No, Titania. Henrietta Vilk — Sweet sixteen, and never — ? Margaret Steiner — Blondy Peggy. Edward Parson — The wisecracker. Donald Morton — Naughty but nice! Robert Becker — Another Bob! Artliur Diefenbach — Short and snappy. Barbara Kolenda — The Unknown. Carl Roth — A Don Juan with a certain I. E. Donald McCain — You wouldn ' t understand! Alice Boam — Nurse Alice. Frieda Rinke — Pep, pep, you ' ve got it! Kennetli Lacey — Nowa — nowa — a-a. Lillian Dorman — Oh, baby, be careful witli those eyes! Charles Kissinger — Who is tlie ' er? Mildred Swift — Personality plus. Kennetli Parl man — You don ' t I ' tnow the half of it! Doris Anderson — Oh, that sailor boy! Harold Lacey — More Lacey. Richard Knittel — Windy Riley. Hazel Wettekin — Expressionf ul reader. Myra Belle Van Tassel — Omit, please. Evelyn Williams — My Art did it. Jacli Taylor — Business and a secretary — whoops! Jack Joint — Freckles is his name. John Entres — Alibi Ike. FAREWELL By Irene Cyzeski Farewell, dear old Wilson, Farewell to you, we say ! ' Tis hard to be departing, To go upon our way. But we smile at the future, Whatever it may bring, For we know that Wilson has prepared Us for most anything! Fourteen THE WILSON CITIZEN Betty Alexander, Frances Strader, Assistant Editor Irene Cyzeski, Times Page Editor Wilbur Mosher, Wilson Citizen Editor John Taylor, Assistant Editor Business Manager THE WILSON CITIZEN Fifteen Dear Wilsonites : — Truly, I dislike to write Farewell in this letter — one short word, but what an enormous meaning! With regret and a foreboding of homesickness we leave the shelter of Wilson. We must leave the student activities of the junior high school to tread together up the hig her path of learning. But this promotion and farewell will not keep us from W ilson, for we shall rush back as soon as the doors of our future school open at the end — of — day. I do most heartily thank the staff, the student body, and the faculty, especially Miss Nunn, for their co-operation, their very best, which I have received during the publication of the Citizen in the past semester. I shall greatly miss the Citizen work, which has been most enjoyable, although difificult (also, I shall miss the few classes which I could skip to collect my news). Congratulations, future Editor! JV ' Iay you have the same pleasure and support on the Citizen that I have enjoyed. Sincerely, Irene Cyzeski, Editor-in-Chief. WILSON CITIZEN STAFF Editor-in-chief. Irene Cyzeski; assistant editors, Betty Alexander, Wilbur Mosher; special editors, Ada Raymond, Charles Kissinger, Lillian Sperry, Margaret Waldinger, Jennie Gorniak, Kenneth Parkman, Ella Steinbarth; reporters, Archie Tate, Clotilda Cristallino, Evelyn Brown, Evelyn Olson, Earl Xelson, Betty Sweet; business managers, John Taylor, Marvin Smith, Robert Robbins. TIMES PAGE STAFF Editors, Frances Strader, Norman Smith, Betty Crowell, X ' irginia Ende; re- porters, Winifred Moore. Virginia Boucher, Edward Kelly, Arthur Wagner, Virginia Martin, Winona Lloyd, Sarah Ashton, Lunetta Nelson, Delores Miller, Madeline Steiner, Dorothy Galvin Edward Chichester, Eileen Auer, Dorothy Shubert, Lyle Brown, Helen Palaszewski, Grace McLaughlin, Ruth Honecker, Frank Emmons, Betty Koppelman, Adrian Welch, Laurene Ryan, Edward Galvin, Alberta Alexander, Catherine Roney, Anna Schonthaler, Thelma Breter, Rita Lohse, Marion Lesniak, Alena Gibson, Charlotte Zuck, Esther Heckman, Sixteen THE WILSON CITIZEN THE WILSON CITIZEN Seventeen Eighteen THE WILSON CITIZEN THE WILSON CITIZEX Nineteen Twenty THE WILSON CITIZEX THE WILSON CITIZEN Twenty-one Boys ' Homeroom Basketball League Captains Girls ' Homeroom Basketball League Captains Wilson Basketball Varsity and Coach Nelson Twenty-two THE WILSON CITIZEN Organization Presidents Art Club — Evelyn Williams Boosters — Betty Alexander 9A Chorus — Anna Schonthaler 9B Chorus — Margaret Graham Eighth Grade Chorus — Martha Clark Seventh Grade Chorus — Marcella Wagner Commercial Club — Lloyd Wakely Debating Club — Nora Fincken Seventh Grade Dramatic Clul) — Earl Nelson Footlights Club — June Robinson French Club — Irene Cyzeski Guidance Club — Willis Cardot Hi-Y — Harold Lacy Home Economics — Almeda Wolfram Girl Reserves — Lillian Sperry Latin Club — Mary Jane Rider Library Club — Frank Harris Girls Leaders — Vern Wilcox Boys Leaders — Fay Warner Mask and Wig Club — Winifred Sexton Travel and Nature Study — Laura Szymula Orchestra — Marion Johnson Tech Club — Glee Club Wilson Alumni — Robert Gregor Basketball Varsity — Alfred Karznia THE WILSON CITIZEN Twenty-three Jokes Nora F. (riding in an Austin): Ooh! Look how dark it ' s getting! We must be going through a tunnel. Walter R. : No, that ' s just a ( jrey- hound Bus passing over us. New Movie List The Big Trail — Cafeteria lunch line Beau Bandit — Archie Tate Swing High — Vern Wilcox College Lovers — Donald McCain and Catherine Roney Our Blushing Brid-.s — .-Mice Snell and Mildred Hamilton The Gorilla — Andrew Friedricks Madame Satan — Martha Sorenson I ' utting on the Ritz — Kathryn Butler Whoopee — Jack Pilgrim in halls The Cock-eyed World — The world on report card day The Bad One— Waiter Reiter Naughty, but Nice — Wilbur Mosher Dentist: Well, James, you ' ll have to have an entirely new set of teeth. James Stearns: That will be O. K., but I wish you ' d patch up the old set to use as spares. Marion Crook: Why are you so anxious to sec those radio movies? Frieda R.: T just want to see if the static looks as bad as it sounds. Father: If you have no source of in- come now, how do you expect to sup- port my daughter? Carl Roth: Well, sir, you see, we figure that there ' ll be what we both save on toothpaste. Sunday School Teacher: What is meant by the saying, By their fruits ye shall know them? Archie Tate: Greeks and Italians. Fortune Teller, to Art Diefenbach, motorist: I warn you, a dark man is about to cross your path. Art: Better warn the dark man. Wibur M.: Is there anything more exasperating than to have a wife wlui can cook and won ' t? Kenneth P.: Yes — to have one who can ' t cook and will! Mr. Wallach: Archie, your mouth is open. Archie: I know it; I opened it. Lloyd W.: I have a friend who suffers terribly from the heat. William K. : Where does he live? Lloyd: He isn ' t living. (Gladys M.: So there was some hot necking at your house last night? Henriette V.: Yeah, my uncle got too near the gas-jet with his celuloid collar. Ed. Parsons: What makes this auto r .ick so? Roger Scolio: It ' s a Plymouth. Harold L. : Oh, Mr. Mehnert, I was Inlaying a mouth or,gan and swallowed it. Mr. M.: Keep calm. Harold, and be thankful you were not playing the piano. Norman S. ; I am going away for the week-end. Frances S. : Goodness, I didn ' t know you had anything wrong with your head. AI: Steve, you ' ll ruin your stomach eating all that candy. Steve D.: Oh, well, no one can notice it if I keep my vest buttoned. . nna: I hear Nora is expanding her short story into a book. Dora Mae: Yes, she says the plot is a novel idea. John H.: And how do you like the new co-eds? John F. (just home from Syracuse): Don ' t know — never drove one. Clerk: That coat fits you like a glove. Donald Morton: So I see — the sleeves cover my hands. Papa, vat is science? My, how could you be so stupid? Science is dose things wot says, ' no smoking. ' Miss Campbell: Silly, what uKjnth of the year has twenty-eight days? Jack Pilgrim: All of them. John T.: What do you do for a living? Charles W. : Nothing. John T. : Well, that ' s a pleasant job, I ' m sure. No worries attached to it. Charles: No — except I might lose it. Twenty-four THE WILSON CITIZEN Krazy Kweries Dear Faith Faithless: What can be clone for Robert Hartman? Whenever he drives me in his car he seems to think he is in an airplane, usiii.t; the steering wheel for a control stick, and flying all over the road. Just a (iirl. Answer: I would advise him to drive with both hands, and to use his head a little. It ' s hard enough to stand the strain. Faith dear: I wonder if you can tell me what Mary Volf will be doing ten years from now. I often ask her and never receive an answer. M. B. V. Answer: She probably won ' t have, any future as far as occupation is concerned. Perhaps she has a male friend waitinv around the corner to snatch her up as soon as she is old enough and nut ii school. Then little Mary ' s future will end up They lived happily ever after. But, of course, you couldn ' t expect her to tell you that. Dear Faith: What do ynu suggest to cure Willis Uhlman of his Ijashfulness? Should he use rouge to cover his blushes? Curious. Answer: Sorry, but it ' s incurable. The rouge might not match, which would be just too bad. He ' d better get liquid powder and learn to paint with it. Dear Faith Faithless: Alberta . le. - ander must be planning to become a preacher judging from the way she has been practising lately. Wouldn ' t she get all tangled up, as she always talks with her hands? It would be terrible if she couldn ' t get them apart. 1 lopeless. Answer: Your question shows thought- fulness. Her use of her hands is a haliit, for she often has to talk to Wallace H. that W3.y when her Hps aren ' t free. . s {or becoming a preacher, 1 think she will forget about that, when she has been a target for ancient eggs, sad bananas, and so forth a few times. She will probably end up on the audeville stage, for which her talents fit her admirably. Dear Faith Faithless: My friend is going to leave me in February. I shall be broken-hearted. What shall I do to mend it? I thank -ou. J. R. . -Ynswer: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, so they say. I can think of but one thing to prevent her departure, however. It would be logical for you to catch the measles, in- vite her to visit you, and when the doctor found her there, I don ' t think that you would be parted very soon. Don ' t get the three-day variety, how- ever, as they don ' t last more than about a week. You can ' t always believe in names. Dear Faith: It has been three years since I heard from Frieda Rinke. She decided to go to East instead of Aca- demy, but I can ' t find her down there. Please advise me how to locate her. Worried Friend. Answer: Instead of East, she went West. Scour the ranches in New Mexico, and I think you will find her milking cows. By now she must be an expert at it. Dear Faith Faithless: My friend, Dora Mae, thinks that with suitable training she might become president of the United States, as she got such a good start at Wilson. In what year will she fill the office? M. S. Answer: Your friend, indeed, has a chance of becoming president. If you live and wait patiently until the year of 1991, you perhaps will be permitted to call on her at the White House. You never can tell, however: she may be- come high hat by then. Dear Faith Faithless: My friend, A , is always chewing gum. And when she chews it she makes a terrible noise. It annoys every one around her. In the movie every one walks out, as all think it a cracking in the Vitaphone. How can she stop the ni lise ? M. I. S. Answer: I ' m afraid the unfortunate folks around had better provide them- selves with ear muffs. If she can per- form marvels with gum, why not get her into the circus, and thus relieve the suffering population? V