Woodward High School - Treasures Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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WILLIAM N. ALLEN, JR., Art League; Dramatic Club. Billy has developed into a prominent Wireless operator, a second J-ack Binns, as it were, and we fully expect him to be flashing the C. Q. D. or S. O. S. hlmseif some day. Billy is also a. renowned chemist and delights in making many experiments, neither required nor desired, and often fraught with promises of open death to those who happen to be in the neighborhood of the experimenter. Billyis musieal laugh thy some compared with that of a goati has found charms in the ear of a certain young damsel of Whom we have heard so much in the Oracle. We think William will be in politics some day and probably revolutionize the city with his social and economic reforms. HUGH F. ARUNDEL, Athletic Association; Oratorical Contest; Walking Club: Art League; Dramatic Club. What would the Senior Class do without this illustrious personage? And Hugh is so graceful when playing basket-ball! He fairly skims o'er the floor. There seems to be a personal magnetism between Hugh and bashful bits of femininity, shown es- pecially in the halls and library. We love to hear his fine voice exclaim, iiYe call me chief! and many of us would have chosen him in the oratorical contest, but the fates decreed otherwise. Hughis latest ambition is to be an after-dinner speaker, but, as some iihorridii person has suggested, we do not believe this would spoil our dinner. Herets one for Hugh, general good fellow! 28

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VIRGINIA T. BIDDLE, Oracle Staff; Art League; ANNUAL Staff; Dramatic Ctub; Athletic Association; Class Poetess. Tis only noble to be good; Kind hearts are more than coronets. Behold our poetess! What would the Oracle have been without her flights of fancy that took form in poems and stories! We shall hear from her in the future, we feel sure, and we know her work Will be as enjoyable to her larger public as has always been that which we Woodward folks have enjoyed in the Oracle. Her thoughts are like aflock of butterflies. She has a merry love of little things And a bright flutter of speech, wherein she brings A threefold eloquance-mice, hand and eyes. Yet under all a subtle silence lies As a bircfs heart is hidden by its wings; And you shall seek through many wanderings The fairyland of her realities. GERTRUDE BLAIR, Financial Secretary oi Dramatic Club; Athletic Association; Art League. A more Winsome little lady Down the hall had waver walked, A mere charming little maiden Never whispered. laughed and talked. She is chte wone of our pets-and very saucy. Gertrudews braid of brown hair, hanging girlishly down her back, reached almost to the edge of her skirt. As a schoolmarm in Mistress Penelope, she was dainty and pert, that same thick braid piled high upon her head. Outside of plays, she cheerfully collected our Dramatic Club dues, which we all as cheerfully CD gave.

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RUTH ELLEN BUCKLEY, Art League. ii Her voice changed like a birfs; There grew more of the music and less of the words. Little Ruth is very quiet ordinarily, but we suppose she saves her musical voice for better things. In addition to her school work, she has taken up the dramatic course at the College of Music. This has taken a great deal of her attention from Woodward, but those who have heard her there feel amply repaid for that loss. Many have been cheered up by her quiet, pleasing manner and when success finally comes to her, we know she will remember the Class of '12 of old Woodward. HELEN CRAMER, Dramatic Club; Art League. HO Helen. fair beyond compare, I'll make a. garland of thy hair, Shall bind my heart forevermair Until the day I die! This is plain Helen, as we call her, not because she is plain; no, not by any means, but because she has. only one name. Ye gods! what could the history class do without Helen? Sheis also always iiJohnny on the spot with the salt for Mr. Goodwin in the lunch room. We believe Helen is a talker, Which is not unusual iiin woman? She can even joke on the way to an examination! Helenis classmates Will long remember her smiling face. 29