Woodward High School - Treasures Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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BENZING, ELMER LEONARD Cadets, Gym Team. This fortunate youtli is endowed witli the first requisite for greatness — he resides in Cumminsville. Nuf Ced! Grave, thoughtful, studious, modest, he has made an indelible mark on the minds of Woodward’s students, who recognize his wonderful genius by his original Greek translations. He loves to study antiques, mythology, dead and living languages, and nature. Cumminsville not being sufficiently rural for him, he intends to V “trek” to Columbus to study agriculture at the State College. He and his friend Seibert are credited with the brilliant performance of getting through Woodward in three and one-half years. Elmer’s solemnity and dignified bearing suggest a successful career as an undertaker in the future. BICKLE, ONEIDA NELLIE “ Without eloquence, one is not a poet.” Miss Bickle, delegate from the “ Baby Class,” made a place for herself in the minds of her fellow-students by the concise, emphatic way in which she presented the grievances of her companions at one of the Senior Class meetings. Oneida is one of our stately girls and she always sustains the dignity of her class with credit. She is devoted to art in all its forms, but if you should see the picture of a horse drawn by her you would swear it was a table. But then she believes that art should be vague and left to the imagination. Oneida says she will continue her studies unless he proposes and they decide to live in a “cottage just built for two.” 15

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BANKS, ANDREW J. Debating Club. A. J. is a hard, earnest student, and we hope that some day his studious efforts will be crowned with success. Being a large, husky lad, we much regret the fact that he never entered into athletics, as we feel sure he would have aided us in this department. He is a favorite with all his teachers; this is no doubt due to his finished and polished man- ners and exceeding grace and composure of carriage. We conclude, from the amount of interest Andrew displayed in the scientific and mathematical branches at school, that he will eventually become a renowned scientist and build his railroad to Mars. BAUER, KATHERINE “ She was so charitable and so piteous ” Really, Miss Bauer is a wonder. She has never been known to miss a question in class. There is no task she cannot overcome, no study she cannot master; she just grits her teeth, purses her lips and says, “ I will.” She rejected with disgust an invitation to join the Riding Class. She has one good quality, which, in fact, redeems the foregoing record — she is exceedingly lavish with her wealth of knowledge and is always ready to aid those unfortunate enough to have been thrown from their “bronchos.” In fact, Miss Bauer is as neat and precise in everything as she is with her studies and has made a host of friends for herself at Woodward during her four years. 14

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BLUM, RICHARD JOSEPH The flowers that bloom in the Spring, tra-Ia, have nothing to do with this case.” Dick’s chief duty in school life is to open the register in Miss Fillmore’s room when his friend Caniff closes the door. Besides, he is always the first to see the wit in Tecum’s translations and is keenly appreciative. Not content with the course of studies of the Senior Class, he devotes himself zealously to the laws of Natural Philosophy, to the de- light of the Juniors. We have not yet discovered Dick’s particular lady friend, but we venture to say that she does not stroll through the classic halls of Woodward. We will soon see Blum a prosperous barber, whose specialty will be cutting off golden curls. BRUECKNER, LYDIA ADELINE Glee Club , Gym Team. She ' ll make you laugh.” She is always laughing at something or other and it seems to be contagious. She is a girl of unrestrained good humor and is exceptionally kind-hearted. She possesses a jolly disposition, deriving as much pleasure from her school life as those with whom she is intimate seem to derive from her jovial company. Lydia is a very busy young lady, as she is a member of the Gym Team and Glee Club, and is the fastest and best talker in the class. 16