1929 FCS Yearbook

Record of the

Class of Nineteen Hundred Twenty-Nine

Friends' Central School

Overbrook, Pa.

Dedication

WITH THE DEEPEST ADMIRATION, WE, THE CLASS OF DEDICATE OUR BOOK TO

DOROTHEA G. MURRAY and EDW.ARD A. BRIGGS

THE CLASS OF '29 WISHBS TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPRESSING OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO ALICE FUSSELL and PERCIVAL T. REX FOR THEIR PATIENCE AND HELP

Faculty

PRINCIPAL

DR.

BARCLAY L. JONES

History

PERCIVAL T. REX

OLIVEs. DAY J. FoLWELL ScuLr.,

English

EDWARD A. BRIGGS

DoROTHEA G. MuRRAY

JuLIA M. EvEs

J. KENNARD SKILLING

MARGARET V. PusEY

Mathematics

wALTER c. CROUCH

RoBERT ScnuLTZ

ALICE FussELL

MARGARET V. PusEY

Arts

WILLIAM V. GoRHAM

ELIZABETH B. DAVIDSON

Language

ANNA B. EISENHOWER

WILLARD N. GRUBB

MARGARET A. MuNROE

BERNICE s. FLICK

Science

ALVAH c. SMALL

CLARENCE E. TOBIAS

ELIZABETH P. LINTON

MARGARET V. PusEY

Athletics

DouGLAS W. CRATE

ELIZABETH w. CADBURY

J. FoLWELL ScuLL

ELIZA E. BLACKBURN

Music

IIARRY c. BANKS

THOMAS w. SURETTE

Class Offi cers

GIRLS

President

ELsiE WoRRALL DARLINGTON

Vice- President

MERLE HAMILTON SEITZ

Secretary

ALMA IRENE ELLIOTT

Treasurer

MERCIE LILLIAN SIMPSON

BOYS

President

JEAN CROWTHER

President

WALTER EUGENE NICHOLSON, JR.

Secretary

HARRY LEWIS HuMPHREYs

Treasurer

HARRY McCARTY DARLINGTON

Record Staff

Editor

ELsm WoRRALL DARLINGTON

Assistant Editor WILLIAM Fiss LEE

Business },fanager

1-IARITY DAVIDSON EvANs, JR.

Assistant Business Managers

ALMA IRENF. ELLIOTT DAVID CAREY STRONG

Art Editors

DoROTHY CEcELIA TrMM

Blue and Gray Sta.ff

Editor

ELSIE w. DARLINGTON, '29

Assistant Editor

'VILUAM SERBER, '30

Business Manager

HARRY D. EVANS, JR., '29

Assistant Business Managers

LAWRENCE L. FELTON, '30

LEWIS H. KIRCHHOFER, '30

Associate Editors

WILLIAM F. LEE, '29

MERLE H. SEITZ, '29

Alumni Editor

JoHN R. BIGGs, JR., '29

Exchange Editor

ALICE R. SERBEH, '29

Athletic Editors

ELEANOR G. KELLER, '29

J. QuENTIN RoDGERS, '29

Scrap Baslret

HELEN E. O'BRIEN, '29

WILLIAM F. LEE, '29

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

FLORENCE BOON ANGOVE

3607 Hamilton St. Philadelphia, Pa.

"Flos:sie"

"For green is forsaken, and yellow's forsworn

But blue is the bonniest color that's worn."

lrnpression: Something "Blue."

Entered: K.

Service Club: E. D. C. B. A.

A: Class secretary.

Senior: Social representative, Dance Committee.

Florence would Radnor (pardon, we mean rather) look up tricky little places to go than most anything else.

ADA GRAHAM CLEMENT

Meeting House Road

Jenkintown, Pa.

"Who loves the rain And loves his home And looks on life with quiet eyes."

Impression: Sapphires.

Entered: B.

Senior: Varsity Hockey Squad. Class Hockey Captain. Service Club Representative.

Synonyms-Ada and Packards. For the last year Ada has been our longsuffering chauffeur to most of the games.

FRIENDS'

MARY TIPTON COOKE

115 Park Road

"Coolcie"

Llanerch, Pa.

"Snappin' our fingers And slitherin' our feet Beatin' out a sugar tune Sticl•y and sweet."

Impression: Speedboats

Entered: A.

Varsity Basketball: A. Senior.

Senior: Glee Club (President).

Voted the peppiest girl in the class, Cookie certainly lives up to her reputation-with the added attraction of a glorious voice.

ELSIE WORRALL DARLINGTON

Darling, Pa.

"Els"

"The Editor is born for Woe I've been the Thing and hence I know."

Impression: Purebred Collies.

Entered: K.

Varsity Hockey Squad: D. C. B. A. Senior.

Varsity Hockey Team: A. Senior.

Varsity Basketball Squad: B. A. Senior.

Assistant Editor of Blue and Gray: B.A.

Editor of Blue and Gray: A. Senior. Plays: "Mennonite Maid."

B: Treasurer.

A: Social Committee.

Senior: Glee Club. Class President. Editor of Class Record.

Whatever is going on Elsie is at the head of it. Vive Elsie!

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

ALMA IRENE ELLIOTT

5365 Wissahickon Ave. Germantown, Pa.

"Age cannot wither, nor custom stale II er infinite variety "

Impression: Emeralds.

Entered: C.

C: Service Club.

13: Class Notes.

Senior: Class Secretary, Varsity Hockey, Library Representative, Assistant Business Manager of Record, Notes and Phrases for Record.

At a time like this we particularly ·wish we had Alma's ability to ·write clever things. Let's give the little girl a hand, she certainly deserves it.

MAHALA KURTZ ETTINGER

206 N. 35th St. Philadelphia, Pa.

"Much have I traveled in the realms of wit, Full 1nany goodly jests and verses read."

Impression: Rubies.

Entered: E. Service Club: C. 13. A. Senior.

D: Class President-:Y-2 year.

Senior: Student Council. Class Historian for Record.

It's just fascinating to watch Mahala draw those designs. They start out as a line and end in an intricate group of triangles, squares, cubes, rectangles and-what have you?

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

HELEN FL\.NAGAN

3211 W. Penn St., Queen Lane l\Ianor, Philadelphia, Pa.

"I'm very well acquainted, too, with matters mathematical I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical

About binomial theorems, I'm teeming with a lot o' newsWith many cheerful fact:> about, the square of the hypotenuse."

Impression: Hyacinths.

Entered: Senior. Service Club.

This is the brilliant liLLie person who monopolizes the A+' s in Physics!

ELIZABETH HAYS FLA YELL

140 Maplewood Ave. Germantown, Pa.

"Libby"

"But rather like a young atltlelic girl, Fearl ess and gay, her hair all out of curl

And flying in the wind- her head thrown back."

1 mpression: Tea Roses. Entered: C.

Service Club: C. B. A. Sc11ior.

Varsity Hockey Squad: C. ll. A. Senior.

Varsity Hockey Team: A. Senior (Captain).

Varsity Basketball Squad: B. A. Senior.

Statistician for Class Record. She spends her time looking for birds; and we suspect her of cherishing a secret fondness for P. M. C.

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

EMILY BENZING FRYER

4625 Hazel Ave. Philadelphia, Pa.

"Fryer"

"Speak the speech, I pray you, Trippingly on the tongue."

Impression: Ginger-Ale. Entered: B.

B : Class Secretary. Senior: Class Notes.

Where there is noise, Lherc also is Emily. We hear she is also Mr. Smali's alarm clock when the end of the period draws near.

El\IILY HARVEY HAY

333 Summit Ave. Jenkintown, Pa.

"Jfy heart was made for laughterJfy eyes were made for smiles."

I tnpression: Rose-quartz. Entered: F. Glee Club: Senior. Service Club: Senior.

Shoes - shoes - shoes - and more shoes! At the last count there were 20 pairs, and still going strong!

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

ELIZABETH SHALLCROSS JONES '27 Sellers Avc. Millbourne, Pa. "Betty"

"1YI y heart is all a-flutter like the washing on the line."

Impression: Fraternity pins. Entered: K.

Service Club: C. B. A. Senior.

A: Dance Committee. Punch and Flower Committees.

C: Ring Committee.

Senior: Chairman of Ring Committee.

How to become popular with the opposite sex? Ask Betty, she knows.

ELEANOR GERTRUDE KELLER

6609 Lincoln Drive Germantown, Pa. "El"

"I'll wallc where my own nature would be leading: It vexes me to choose another guide."

Impression: Tiger lilies. Entered: K.

Service Club: E. D. C. B. A. Senior.

E: Vice-President. Athletic Representative.

D: President-Yz year.

C: Athletic Representative.

B: Secretary. Athletic Representatative.

A: Athletic Representative. Blue and Gray Staff.

Senior: President of Athletic Representatives. Blue and Gray Staff.

Varsity Hockey Team. C. B. A. Senior. Varsity Basketball. A. Senior.

El's fortes: Attractiveness, Athletics, and Argument.

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

LORETTA KEBLER MERCER

1925 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pa.

"Ret"

"In love with hours when from circling faces Veils pass, and laughing fellowship glows warm."

Irnpression: Teddy Bear.

Entered: K.

Service Club. E. D. C.

Service Club Representative. B. A. Senior.

Plays: "Mennonite Maid."

Varsity Basketball Squad: A. Senior.

A: Tennis Manager. Class Hockey Captain.

Senior: Captain 2nd team Varsity Hockey. Vice-Chairman of Social Committee.

Whether managing horses or participating in the Service Club, Ret is in her element.

HELEN ELIZABETH O'BRIEN

6 Bedford Place Merion, Pa.

"IIel"

"In there's naught That's true but 1'ho11ght."

Impression: Crane.

Entered: A.

Service Club. A. Senior.

A: Library Committee. Varsity Basketball Squad. Orchestra.

Senior: Joke Editor of Blue and Gray. Debating Club. Class Notes. Orchestra. Prophecy for Record.

Her opinions are the life of many a class, and the way Helen handles her vocabulary is nobody's business. She is noted not for her presence, but for her absence. '

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

MAMIE ELIZABETH PITCHER

48 N. 39th Street Philadelphia, Pa. "Mamie"

"Every woman, child and rnan That lives in mansion, house or flat Is either a lovely lwpublican Or else-a vicious Democrat."

bnpress1'on: A Saint Bernard. Entered: E.

Service Club. C. B. A. Senior. Plays: "Mennonite Maid." "Cricket on the Hearth." Senior: Debating Club.

Victorious Representative of the G. 0. P. She treats the unoffending shutters in the Senior room as she would a hapless Democrat.

MATHILDE S. RABINOVITCH

5318 Baynton St. Germantown, Pa.

"Dancer of silver shadowsyou are all youth and freshness Like a bow pulled to quivering."

bnpression: Peacock.

Entered: E. Service Club. C. B. A. Senior. Plays: "Mennonite Maid." ''The Turtle Dove." "The Neighbors." B: Social Representative. Dramatic Club.

If all the world thinks as we do, Pavlowa will soon be but a faint memory, and Mathilde will be Queen of the Dance.

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

ELIZABETH REES

3630 N. 6th Street Philadelphia, Pa. "Peter"

"I go 1ny way complacently As self-respecting persons should."

Impression: A Beaver. Entered: C. Plays: "Mennonite Maid." Service Club.

We wonder if Peter will ever overcome her indignation at the soup with which "there is nothing wrong but the taste."

JANE DALZELL RIDDLE

5334 Greene St. Germantown, Pa.

"Just as my fingers on these keys Malee music, so the self-same On my spirit make music too."

Impression: A Blue-Jay.

Entered: B.

Service Club: B.

Service Club Representative: A.

Senior: Glee Club. President of Service Club.

Plays: "Twelfth Night." Chairman of Music Committee.

Enter Jane - also Romance and involuntary outbursts.

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

ELIZABETH TRAVIS ROBERTS

248 N. Congress Ave. Lansdowne, Pa. "Bebs"

"You are lilce morning breadSmooth and pleasant."

Impression: Amethysts

Entered: A. A: Service Club. Glee Club.

Lucky the man who captures Betty -She's sweet and practical in the bargain.

MERLE HAMILTON SEITZ

Gl5 Drexel Ave. Drexel Hill, Pa.

"What are you?

A gem under sunlight?

A poised spear?

A jade cup?"

Impression: Diamonds.

Entered: Kindergarten.

E: Class President-Y2 year.

C: Class President.

Athletic Representative: C. n. l">lays: "Mennonite Maid." "Twelfth Night."

Dramatic Club: B. A. Senior. Associate Editor of Blue and Gray. A. Senior.

A: Dance Committee. Class Notes.

Service Club: A. Senior.

Senior. Dance Committee, Vice-Pres. Our ideal-the girl with the magazine-cover looks and personality plus. It's a treat to say things about he1·. Feature F. C. S. '29 without her!

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

ANN ELIZABETH SELTZER

649 Strathaven Ave. Swarthmore, Pa.

"And music was her mouth, And sunshine was her hair, My soul, was she not fair/"

Impression: Bluebirds. Entered: A. Service Club: A; Senior. Junior Dance Committee.

Giggles- Ann- Car; Car- Ann -Giggles. We'll all miss them, except those lucky few who are going to college with her.

ALICE RUTH SERBER

3509 Baring St. Philadelphia, Pa.

"The hand that burns to hold the pen, the mind

That longs to frame with silver all it sees."

Impression: Red Roses. Entered: G.

D: Class Secretary.

Service Club: B. A. Senior.

A: Dramatic Club. Class Notes. Blue and Gray Staff.

Senior: Secretary of Dramatic Club. Girls' Chairman of Student Council. Student Assembly Committee. Blue and Gray Staff. Personals for Record Book.

Plays: "Mennonite Maid." "The Neighbors." "The Turtle Dove."

Dramatist, poet, author. Alice is sure to make her mark in the worldhere's our best wishes for as much success there as you've had at F. C. S.!

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

REBECCA HART SHRIVER

3106 Midvale Ave.

Queen Lane Manor, Pa. "Beclcy"

"Your voice 1's lilce lem•es Softly strucl• upon by a south wind."

Impression: Democratic donkeys. Entered: C.

Service Club: C. B. A. Senior.

Senior: Debating Club.

Glee Club: A. Senior.

Beekey is gentle but firm; she has been an ardent Democrat since time immemorial. AI Smith is her big moment.

MERCIE LILLIAN SIMPSON

3715 Lancaster Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. "Mere"

"For all your days prepare, And meet them ever ali/,·e."

Impression: A Toy Pom.

Entered: K.

Service Club: E. D. C. B. A. Senior.

D: Class Treasurer.

B: Varsity Basketball. Service Club Representative.

A: Dance Committee. Class Treasurer. Varsity Basketball. Varsity Hockey. Senior: Class Treasurer. Senior Dance Committee. Varsity Hockey. Varsity Basketball.

The Female Alexander Hamilton of the 20th Century! How she can handle money! We're sure Mer('ie will make a place for herself on Wall Street, along with other financial wizards.

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

HELEN LOUISE SMEDLEY

Narberth Ave. Narberth, Pa. "Smed"

"And all I aslc is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover, And a quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over."

Impression: Old King Cole.

Entered: E.

Service Club: E. D. C. B. A. Senior.

Varsity Hockey: C. B. A. Senior.

B: Class President. Social Committee. Varsity Basketball Squad.

A: Basketball Squad.

Senior: Varsity Hockey Manager. Athletic Council. Art Editor of Record.

An Athlete, an Artist, and an allround Good Sport.

BETTY MECRAY SOUDER

Simpson Road

"Betty" Ardmore, Pa.

"Men call you fair, and you do credit it, For that yourself ye daily such do see."

Impression: Violets.

Entered: A .

.Junior Dance Committee.

Service Club: A. Senior.

Miss Fussell has just read the Bible, there is a lull, the door opens stealthily, and in walks Betty. We wonder what makes her so late?

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

ELEANOR WILLIAMS TAYLOR

133 E. 3rd Street Media, Pa. "Taylor"

"My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is in a watered shoot."

Impression: Crystals. Entered: A.

Service Club: A. Senior. A: Class President.

Senior: Basketball Squad. Sccreta1·y of Debating Club. Statistician for Record.

As far as we know, Taylor is the first newcomer to a Friends' Central class who has been elected to the presidency. What's more, she proved herself worthy of that honor in more ways than one, and is one of the best-liked girls in the class.

DOROTHY CECILIA TIMM

6912 Boyer St. Mt. Airy, Pa. "Timmie"

"I go with all who go Daring to dare."

Impression: Black Onyx. Entered: Senior. Service Club.

Varsity Hockey. Varsity Basketball (Captain).

Peanuts and lettuce! What a combination! Still that's typically Timmie-

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

KATHRYN VIRGINIA WELLS

315 Valley Road Merion, Pa.

"Kay"

"She has dancing eyes and ruby lips, Dainty slippers, and away she sl.ips."

Impression: Opals. Entered: E. Service Club: E. D. C. B. A. Senior. Plays: "Mennonite Maid." "Twelfth Night."

Glee Club: Senior.

Kay's our Good- Will Ambassador to foreign countries; she has a suspicious preference for Cook Tours and the Cunard Steamship line.

Snickle- Fritz

APOLOGIEs TO IsAAC WATTS AND LEWIS CARROLL

How did our little Snickle-Fritz Come by his purple bow? Don't you know we put it there, Because we love him so.

How cheerfully he seems to grin, How neatly spreads his paws, And welcomes mighty Seniors in With gently smiling jaws.

KATHRYN WELLS

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

JOHN RULON BIGGS, JR. "J aclc"

"Where in all the shades abode, find ye such another?"

Entered: B

Football: A. Senior.

Baseball: B. A. Senior.

Basketball: A. Senior.

Track: A. Senior.

A: Class President. Junior Dance Committee. Vice-President Athletic Association.

Senior: Representative Student Council. President of Athletic Association.

Jack is one of the tall members of our class with an ever-present grin and cheery, "Hello." He was captain of our Football team this year and if you ever heard him say, "C'mon, fellas, get in there and fight," you would know that Jack characterizes the word "Fight!"

JOHN ROBERT BILL, 3rd "J aclc"

"His words bear no rnalice, his ,iests no sting."

Entered: Senior.

Senior: Football. Track. Baseball.

Chairman Social Committee. Chairman Senior Dance Committee. Notes and Phrases, Senior Record.

Jack came to us this last year :from Frankford. He displayed great ability in managing our Senior Dance and has been active in other class activities. Committee meetings are duck-soup for .Jack, especially where the other members are of the opposite sex. He hopes to be a physician some day. More power to you, Jack.

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

FREDERICK STOREY BLEUIT "Sto"

"IIe 'is a well made man who has a good determination."

Entered: Senior.

Senior: Soccer. Basketball. Baseball.

Although Sto has been with us only one year, he has made many friends. lie is full of fun and bound to have a good time wherever he is. Sto is a good student, but not averse to athletics. He intends to go to Haverford College. Good Luck! Sto.

JEAN CROWTHER "Bub"

"And the elements so 'mixed in him that Nature might stand up and say, 'This was a j}f an.' "

Entered: A.

Football: A. Senior.

Basketball: A. Senior.

Baseball: A. Senior.

Track: A. Senior.

A: Vice-president.

Senior: President. Boys' Chairman of Student Council.

We take pleasure in introducing for your approval, Jean (Bub) Crowther, a man of many affairs. As the class president he was an admirable executive. As boys' chairman of the Student Council he was the "shining light." As a student and a fellow- ...... classmate he was a "cracker-jack." Our opinion of "Bub" is this: "A royal good fellow-what more can we say.''

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

HARRY

McCARTY DARLINGTON

/

"As prone to mischief as the Devil himself, nd 'alrnost as adept."

Entered: A.

Soccer: Senior.

Track: A. Senior.

Football: Senior.

Basketball: Senior. Senior: Class Treasurer.

Harry is our class treasurer as we well know. Besides being "Chief Money Bag," I think by unanimous consent he is elected the "Class Jester." When any of us feel gloomy it doesn't last long if you are near Harry. )

RICHARD BRIERLEY DEAR "Dick"

"His laughter droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven-'In a thunder storm."'

Entered: Senior. Senior: Football. Social Committee. Senior Dance Committee. Record Prophecy.

When you hear a wild outburst of laughter over your head you don't have to look up because you know it's Dick. Dick can play a mean banjo and he is a flash on the track. All we can say is Harry Reser and Charlie Paddock better watch out. Good Luck! Dick.

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

WALTER EBERBACII "Walt"

"Secret and self-contained and solitary as an oyster."

Entered: B.

Dramatic Club: B. A. Senior. B: Service Club.

When school hours arc over, Wall can always be found at the wheel of his faithful Marmon. He was active in the yearly presentations of the Dramatic Club.

HARRY DAVIDSON EVANS, Jn..

"lie dares do all that does become a man; fVho dares do more is none."

Entered: K.

C: Class President.

B: Treasurer. Service Club.

A: Service Club. Senior: Athletic Council. :Football Manager.

Football: C. B.

Assistant Business Manager Blue and Gray: B. A.

Business Manager Blue and Gray: A. Senior.

Business Manager Record Book.

Harry as business manager of "The Record" was a financial genius as we have found out. He could usually be seen rushing around the school with the interests of the class at heart. He is a real friend. Medicine has claimed Harry's attention for the next nine or ten years; a lot of salesmanship talent going to waste we think.

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

ALAN MERRITT FISIIB URN "Fish"

"Rejoice, oh young man 'in thy youth."

Entered: '27 Dramatic Club. Orchestra.

Fish was a last year's graduate, but his love for his Alma Mater was so great that he returned for anothct· year. This budding young actor has taken a stellar part in the Dramatic Club's plays for some years past.

HARRY LEWIS IlU 1PIIREYS "llump"

"All the great men are dying; in fact I do not feel well myself."

Entered: K.

Football: A. Senior.

Basketball: A. Senior.

Baseball: A. Senior.

E: Secretary.

D: President.

A: Treasurer.

"Hump" is one of the members of the original class. He has been outstanding in athletics, including Football, Basketball and Baseball, ever since he was old enough to carry the pigskin or swing a bat.

FRIENDS' ENTRAL

WILLIAM FISS LEE "Bill"

"A good nature is rather to be d esir ed than great riches."

Entered: Senior. Senior: Soccer. Assi s tant Editor of Record. Blue and Gray Staff. Cheer Leader.

Bill hails from Swarthmore High where he has been cheering up his classmates the past four years. lie was a strong pillar of our soccer team and led cheers during all the football games. Next year he goes to Swarthmore College where we're sure he'll make good.

WALTER EUGENE NICIIOLSON,Ju. "Nick"

"Then spake I to my seven girls."

Entered: Senior. Senior: Football. Basketball. Baseball. Vice- President.

"Nick" holds the office of VicePresident. When not relating how he entertained his girl last night he is perambulating about in his trusty Dodge.

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

JOHN QUENTIN RODGERS "Quent"

".M ethinks I saw the f ootprinls of a giant."

Entered: D.

Dramatic Club: B. A. Senior. Social Committee: A. Senior Record: Notes and Phrases.

Quent is by far the heaviest member of the class. He has taken an active part in Dramatic Club production; his most noted role being that of Sir Tobey in "Twelfth Night." His reporting ability came to the fore when he was elected athletic editor of the "Blue and Gray." We have great hopes that some day he will usurp Stoney McLinn's column in the "Ledger."

DAVID CAREY STRONG "Dave"

"Second fiddle to none will he play."

Entered: B.

Soccer: A. Senior.

Senior: Debating Club. Chess Club. Orchestra. Assistant Business Manager Record Staff.

Dave is the class genius in the way of music, being quite an artist on the violin. It follows quite logically that he devoted very nearly all his spare time to the music room. Besides being a musician Dave is athletically inclined, having been captain of the soccer team in '28 and our heavyweight representative in the boxing tournament.

FRIENDS' CEN-TRAL

FRANK HILL STOUT ".Af o use"

"Hath ct lean and hungry look."

Entered: Senior. Senior: Football. Basketball. Bal-ieball.

"Mouse" came to Friends' Central from West Catholic. He has been active in athletics including l<'oothall, Basketball and Baseball. Mouse docs not say a great deal but "still waters run deep."

A.\.HON CHARLES WOOD, Ju. "IV oodie"

"Neither brilliant nor dull."

Entered: K.

Football: C. Senior

Baseball: A. Senior. C: Treasurer.

Woodie can always be found wanJcring aimlessly about asking each one that he encounters, "'Vhere's Bub?" He has been actively engaged in athletics as the stellar backstop of the diamond devotees, a member of the football squad, and Junior Varsity courtman.

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

Salutation

JE, THE CLASS OF extend greetings and UU welcome to all those who have come to enjoy with us our day of revelry.

Some of us have spent many years at F. C., some have spent few, and yet for all of us those years have been happy ones.

At this time many things which we did in the past and which we hoped were unnoticed will be brought to light. Fellow students, please take all our jokes as jokes, and remember this as one of our happiest days at Friends' Central.

ELSIE DARLINGTON.

FRIENDS' CENTRAL

Girls' History

SEEING

as it is only natural to begin at the beginning, let us, therefore, begin there, and bring up a few memories of our E, D and C years first:

After we had been duly shown how and when to do everything, we decided to get down to business. At the beginning of E class it was suggested that we form ourselves into a club and be more than just a class. Now, at this early date we were ever ready for any thing new that might happen along. So we seized upon this suggestion eagerly. We set out on our way with Merle Seitz as president; Eleanor Keller, vice-president; Elsie Darlington, secretary; and Corinne McClelland, treasurer About that time also we were given royal purple as our class color. For some reason there was a world of hard feeling against royal purple, and we did all in our power to have it changed. But every color we tried some other class claimed. Now, even though there are jokes about it, we feel that it is :worn with more of its rightful air of pride .... Then there was the party the D's gave us to get acquainted. We had felt before this a little timi<:l about D's because we were always told what a "fine" class they were. Now that we knew them it was different .. .. 'Ve worked harder over our class teams in Ethan in any other year. We took it as a matter of course, however, that we didn't win anything but a lot of fun.

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In D, when we came back the next fall and took up our task of learning everything there is to know at Friends' Central, we felt so nicely at home that the term started without a hitch. (May we be aliowed to go off the track a bit at this point and wonder, if we as Seniors look as tall and nonchalant, and indulge in as many lightly tossed familiar terms of endearment as did those Seniors in the years when we were very young and very impressionable. We sincerely hope so, as we meant to be, as soon as we should have the chance.) ... This year Eleanor Keller and Mahala Ettinger split the term as president, with Alice Serber as secretary and Mercie S imp son, treasurer .... This year we decided to give our club a name. After much thought we chose "Cabbage Club" as being an appwpriate one because it signified that, as a class, we were "always a-head." Quite a brilliant idea we all thought, and forthwith ordered pins to be made for our club .... In D, it was our turn to give theE's a party. We blew soap-hubbies, and a pleasantly damp time was had by all. ... During this yea1· we didn't have to depend solely upon class teams for excitement because Eleanor Keller made sub on varsity hockey. Were we proud!

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Now we enter the Freshman Class. The whole school picked up and moved out to Overbrook the year we were Freshmen. Out of the array of rooms we felt that we were well treated indeed. We were given the chapel room. A

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number of new girls entered our class this year and two of them took class offices. These were: Rachel Baldwin, secretary; and Doris Hance, treasurer. Merle Seitz was president that year .... The C class always gives a play and ours was "The Mennonite Maid." You may guess from the title what it was about. Elsie Darlington played the heroine and Merle Seitz the hero. It went off well, and we shall never forget the ending when the villain, played by Louise Smedley, gave our heroine's hair a yank and down rippled Elsie's golden locks- accidentally but quite effectively Varsity hockey was quite within our reach now. We had three members on the squad. Eleanor Keller, Louise Smedley and Libby Flavell.

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Thus we entered upon the most important (to us at first and others later) years, B, A and Senior.

The Sophomore year is the first year you begin to feel your importance. Yet it is probably the most in-between year of all. At our first class meeting we · chose our officers, Louise Smedley, president; Eleanor Keller, secretary; and Elsie Darlington, treasurer. We also began gathering in "public" offices about the school. Elsie Darlington became assistant editor of the Blue and Gray This year our mothers decided to break the monotony for us and give us a picnic luncheon. The day after school ended for summer vacation we had the picnic. Ask anyone who was there, if ever before she tasted such food! This was our year to carry the daisy chain. It was very solemn. We felt almost as though we were graduating ourselves Our varsity lists swelled with the years and in B we had Simpson, Flavell, Keller, Smedley, and Clement on the hockey squad; and Flavell, Keller and Smedley on basketball; which was a goodly lot.

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In our Junior year our importance really began. This is a year of many trials and occurrences. Since nothing can occur properly without a little system we set out at once to put things in order. We elected Eleanor Taylor, president; Florence Angove kept the records; and Mercie Simpson the finances This year Elsie stepped up to the editorship of the Blue and Gray. With Merle Seitz as associate editor, Eleanor Keller as athletic editor, Alice Serber, exchange editor and Helen O'Brien, one of the editors of the Scrap Basket, our class ran the paper quite creditably The various committees of the Junior Dance ran it off smoothly. We realized quite a large profit on the dance, nearly two hundred dollars Again this year our mothers gave us a treat. This time it was a dinner and theater party, and the boys of the class were included. The success of the I uncheon had been spread abroad. This time, practically the whole class was present, girls and fellows both .... In our A year Flavell, Jones, Keller, Smedley, Seitz, Simpson and Cooke made basketball; and Darlington, Flavell, Simpson and Keller, represented us in Varsity hockey. El. Keller also won a place for herself in tennis.

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Then we came to the finn!, and most important year or all-the Senior year. We simply and sincerely hope that we have lived up to all expectations. We believe we have. What Senior class doesn't? The election of officers for the last time was very serious business, and the most capable and responsible girls must be picked out. Elsie Darlington was selected president; Merle Seitz, vicepresident; Alma Elliott, secretary and Mercie Simpson, again treasurer The presidency of almost every organization and club in the school is held by a Senior. Here are the girls who carried these honors for us: Alice Serber, girl chairman of the Student Council; Jane Riddle, Service Club president; Merle Seitz, president of Dramatic Club; Eleanor Keller, president of Athletic Representatives; nnd Mary Cooke, president of the newly formed Glee Club This year we felt we were the friends of everyone in the school. We made the most of our Senior privileges, gave the Senior dance and .... graduated .... And now for our last vat·sity representation: hockey-Libby Flavell, captain; Keller, Darlington, Elliott, Smedley, Timm and Simpson, baskctbali - Timm, captain; Cooke, Darlington, Flavell, Jones, Keller, Taylor, Seitz and Simpson.

And now we have come to the end of our history. Yet we cannot say the end for as long as there is a member of this class its history will continue. I.et us hope that this part of om history will be ns much fun to make as that which is already made.

MAHALA ETTINGER

Athletic Notes Contributed by ELEANOR KELLER

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Boys' History

'WAY

back in 1923 a small group of ten misfits banded together under the caption of the Class of 1929. Our section-room teacher was Mr. Blackburn. The first month or two at Friends' Central was certainly a period to be remembered, in that at that time there was practically no one in the school who had anything against us-except the more serene upper classmen, who maintained that we were always getting in their way. Our chief tormentors were the then D class, who took great delight in making us push pennies across the Meeting-house steps with our noses. However, about the third month, under the tutelage of one Jack Stauffer, who had been in the E class for two or three years, we gradually acquired the knack of getting ourselves in wrong with 'most everybody. Nothing of any importance happened to us that year; the only distractions being our weekly visits to some place of interest under the chaperonage of Mr. Blackburn.

"Came the D class year," however, and we all returned to make life warm for the "new boys" who were to carry out our biddings. We again had Mr. Blackburn as our supervisor. Some of us, whenever we were fortunate enough to evade an afternoon "date" with either Mr. Briggs or Mr. Skilling, decided to render our services to the soccer team which practiced daily at 44th and Parkside. One of our new additions was none other than the illustrious J. Quentin Rodgers, who was promptly nick-named "Mary"-a monicker which still sticks. Perhaps the funniest thing we "pulled" that year was the refunding of the dues accumulated thus far at the end of the year. I'm sure, however, none of us will ever forget the brief sojourn of one Peter Hurd, who took Mr. Gorham's place for a couple of weeks. Peter was evidently a cowboy from the great, open spaces, and one day, Art Clair, the bad boy of the class, noting the thick, studded belt which he wore, made the mistake of greeting him with, "Hy'ah General!" The less said about the results of that particular scene the better.

In 1925 Friends' Central moved out to the wilds of Overbrook, and we took our places under her protecting wing as the C class, with Mr. Schultz as our director. This change in locality was certainly one for the better as it enabled us to take many nature walks with Mr. Fletcher, our Biology teacher. It was no unusual sight to see us crawling around in the grass to get grasshoppers or worms on which to perform surgical operations in the laboratory. "Doug" Crate took "Doc'' Bell's position as Physical Director and under his coaching a number of us made

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the "weight" teams and turned in three or four victories on the gridiron, or to be more exact, the soccer field in front of the school. This year the demerit system was introduced and promptly met with support from our class. Scarcely a day went by without Rodgers or Evans heading the D.P.W. gang, and these two youths are credited with personally constructing the jumping pit.

The B class year brought with it several new arrivals: Dave Strong, the scholarly blond from N. Carolina; Walt Eberbach-a second Barney Oldfield; and Jack Biggs, the Beau Brummel of the class. I'll never forget the difficulty Jack had in learning the football signals, but we must add, that once master of them he certainly showed us how football should be played. This year we certainly got the "breaks," but alas-they were all bad ones. Our very presence in the entrance at 9.15 every A.M. caused all the teachers' sweet dispositions to turn into vinegar and it seemed to us that Mr. Rex couldn't look at us without slapping on five or ten demerits. I dare say that we deserved them, but our "miserable situations" about the school caused no few of Mr. Grubb's hairs to turn grey. Between keeping us "in line" and trying to work out a system that we couldn't "beat" he certainly had his own troubles. However, by some unaccountable circumstance, we all passed into the A class year.

This year, under the stern eye of Mr. Rex, our advisor, it was well nigh impossible to "play horse" with anybody and we at last sellled down to act our ages. We managed to find a little time to study, but then it must be remembered that studying is just one of the minor phases of school life. We welcomed into our midst three new fellows, who all turned out to be typical of the rest of us. Harry Miller and Bub Crowther entered in September and a lillie later Harry Darlington appeared bringing with him sunshine and happiness. But "wise-cracking" and getting into difficulties weren't the only things Harry was adept in for he proved himself to be the second best "miler" in the "Interacs." The various teams were comprised almost entirely of the members of our class. Some of the less athletically inclined members of the class pored over the Blue and Gray, Lrying to get the copies out on time. The two outstanding events of the year wer·e the Class Banquet and the Junior Dance, both of which went over big.

Finally, September of 1928 brought us back to F. C's portals in the role of Seniors. It certainly was a fine feeling to know that we were rightfully first in the lunch line and it tickled us greatly to watch Mr. Rex gently, but firmly, remove to the end of the line any culprit who had daringly ventured to reach the lunch counter ahead of us. We were sorry to lose Dick Price and Don Horter who had

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been with us for five years but we were glad to welcome into our esteemed company several new fellows in the persons of walt Nicholson, former Overbrook High luminary; Jack Bill and Sto Bleuit from Frankford; "Mouse" Stout, Dick Dear, and Bill Lee. Alan Fishburn remained at F. C. another year to take a "post-grad" course. Dick Dear hailed from Lansdowne where he performed wonders on the cinder path. It also struck us as being wonderful how he managed to get to school every day in that "hack" that he sheepishly called an automobile. Bill Lee, another owner of one of those "perambulating rat-traps" that throng our streets today, claimed that he could get to school from Swarthmore in five minutes, but he must have started late every day because he rarely arrived at school until the first period was half over. Again the teams were comprised largely of the members of our class and this year we were fairly successful in our athletics. Of course the big events of the year were the Senior Dance, the 'Vashington trip, and CoMMENCEMENT.

Before we leave Friends' Central, howcvct·, it is only fitting that we render our most sincere expressions of gratitude to the teachers who have endeavored so hard to put us on the right path and who, although they may not realize it, have succeeded in spite of all the trials and tribulations we have caused them. In short, our six years at Friends' Central have been a period of the utmost pleasure intermingled with the minor difficulties through which everything worth attaining must be undergone.

HARRY L. HuMPHREYs.

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Boys' Athletic History

THE Class of 1929's athletic history did not begin until its C year, when :Friends' Central was moved from :Fifteenth and Race Streets to Overbrook. Under the leadership of Mr. Crate, our newly arrived physical director, a one hundred and fifteen pound football team was organized. This team had as members from '29 Humphreys, Evans, Horter and Wood. In this sport we played a team of foreigners who beat us every time. Humphreys was the one who arranged the games. In its B year this same team was a success with Humphreys and Burwell, the only '29 members left; the other members of the team leaving on account of their growing out of the weight class.

Basketball of the same year was helped considerably by Humphreys who had just broken into the varsity, showing that he was going to be a success.

In football '29 acquired a new member, Biggs, who proved to be a promising end.

When '29 arrived at its .\. year it broke into the varsities in almost every sport. In football, Harry Humphreys, our old stand-by; Jack Biggs, and two new arrivals, Bub Crowther and Harry :Miller, made up the regular members that 1929 gave to the team.

In basketball '29 made up three-fifths of the team, contributing Harry Humphreys who showed that he was a star, Harry Miller, a tall center, and Bub Crowther, a forward.

When Baseball rolled around '29 showed increasing power by contributing Harry Miller, a first baseman; Bub Crowther and Harry Humphreys in the box; Biggs in the outfield; and Wood behind the plate.

Track, which accompanies baseball in the Spring, was helped largely by Harry Darlington, another new arrival who proved himself a competent miler and half-miler; Crowther, a half-miler; Biggs, a pole vaulter of high value; and to cap the climax, Harry Miller was no slou ch at the shot-put.

In its Senior and final year 1929 achieved its greatest success. In football, Jack Biggs captained a team which had from the senior class: Harry Humphreys, an able quarter-back; Bub Crowther an equally able full-back. Or{ the "All Academic" teams, Jack Biggs acquired an end position on the second team and Harry Humphreys and Bub Crowther received honorable mention.

In Soccer we contributed Dave Strong, captain; Bill Lee and Sto Bleuit.

Basketball again had three '29 stars. Harry Humphreys, who had earned the title of Captain was the star of the team; Bub Crowther did a fine job at forward; and Jack Biggs was an able guard.

Everyone is looking forward to the two remaining spring sports and it certainly look s as though '29 will be well represented.

CHARLES Wooo.

1929 Sees Washington

Monday:-We were worried about Helen-she nearly dicln't arrive. Our private car was fine-some of us used the hack as an observation platform most of the way down. We pulled in at Union Station about 12:30 and by 2:00 we were on our way to the egg-rolling at the White House (it being Easter Monday). Mr. Crouch shamelessly told the guard we were his children, and in we walkedamong eggshells, children and baskets. A bit later we marched into Corcoran Art Gallery armed with balloons; this place was beautiful but we couldn't stay all day so we trundled along to the Pan-American Building; where the parrots, who spoke nothing hut Spanish, and the benches were appreciated most. After dinner we saw "Good News" and when we came home, a few went to bed-need I say more?

T1tesday: - Aiexandria, with Christ's Church and the Masonic l-odge attended by George and Mt. Vernon today. The customary picture was taken; and a tired hunch of Seniors rode back on the Washington edition of our beloved Toonervillc. In the afternoon those who didn't collapse went to the Smithsonian Institute, and in the evening some of us appreciated the marvels of the Congressional Library. But '"ere '"c loo tired to cat when we came home? Not us!

TV ednesday: - IIow Lhe Bureau of Engraving and P1·inting allracted us! Piles and piles of money- m-o-n-e-y, and the workmen never even thought of it! Then, faithful old Washington Monument- maybe those who climbed it didn't realize its height! (and maybe they did!) We went through the White House just before Mr. Hoover had his audience, but we hated to disturb him so left our calling-cards in the form of silver paper from life savers. More money at the Treasury Building, then back to the Lee House for a much-needed lunch. Our sightseeing bus this afternoon had scats stiff enough to keep anyone awake. In

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addition to various Embassies, Mr. Hoover's horne, the Memorial, Fort Myers, and Arlington Cemetery we saw the naval telescope, which most tourists don't see. Srned exhibited an unusual interest in the Cathedral. This was our "free" evening-spent in various and sundry ways.

Thursday:-More Steps! The Capitol is nothing but steps, but our guide was a peach, so we didn't mind. A few of us climbed up to the Dome, while the rest met a Congressman. Everyone enjoyed the Navy Yard, particularly the Marine Band, to whose noon radio music we danced on the base of the flagpole. Not every class has it own Navy Ball! On their return the inhabitants of room 709 found a farewell note from their twelve-year-old boy-friends thanking them for the previous evening's midnight luncheon. (Don't get excited! Mrs. Crouch knew all about it!!) We spent the afternoon packing, and left about 6 :30, not realizing what a good time we'd had until we couldn't continue it. The ride up was enlivened by some Princeton men; and the train very conventionally pulled in late.

A tip to 1930. You couldn't find a finer pnir of chaperons-if you looked the world over-than Mr. and Mrs. Crouch.

ALMA

ELLIOTT.

Girls' Prophecy

November 30, 1950.

Dear Helen:

Thanks for the spiffy week-end. I have been trying to get hold of some of the F.C.S. crowd to get them in line for the New Year's banquet. I walked into the White House yesterday, and it happened that Madam President was receiving. We talked quite a while about the campaign a couple of years ago. It was queer the way the Pitcher-Shriver feud lasted and blossomed into an honest to goodness fight for the presidency. Anyhow it gives us a drawing card for the dinner, because it seems the President will honor us and be sure not to get those two place-cards near each other.

Libby is so interested in birds I had a nice time picking her out from the flock of them wheeling around her, when I dropped over there the other day. Speaking of gentlemen of the press! I'll bet there were fivehundred trying to get a snap of "the famous bird-lover." They're still excited about her discovery of the birds' language, and Helen Flanagan was getting down a paraqueet's line of conversation by her machine when I was there. What a help those two inventors are going to be to the younger generation!

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Mahala just called over, "If that's about the banquet, tell 'em I'll be there." Oh, Helen, you ought to sec the clippings she's got about that new one- "WHY KNIT." Not everybody can be intimate with the "world's greatest humorist.'' She says it's not her humor; says its Dottie Timm's 4th dimensional drawings sell the books. Personally, I think they're both so good that there ought to be a law to protect the rest of us from inferiority complexes. Anyhow, Florence and I sure do pull in the dough with our beauty shops. W' e're opening a new one iu Walla-Walla next week.

Cookie's been consistent. I mean she's down here now, gtvtng some help to the Sailors' Rest. But I guess the "third richest woman in the United States" has a right to indulge her whims. She is giving those poor old seamen some real happiness. Last week she had the big producer bring the cast of Cyrano down from her- the producer's - theatre: have you seen The Serber yet? From what I've read it must be beautiful, but both the kids have the grippe, so I didn't want to trust them to the nurse.

I hear one of them coughing, so- so long. Let me know all the news, especially about the old bunch,

Love,

MERLE.

Caption under one of Ripley's BELIEVE IT OR NoT's. The income of Mercie L. Simpson, president of the Far-Fetched Importing Co. for the fiscal year would pay the entire expenses of the states of Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Ohio.

December 12, 1D50.

Dear Merle:

How's the Grippe now? Smed was worried about her "child" too. He got a pretty bad case of it at Princeton, but I notice he went with his team out to California for the football game, so guess he's all right. Y'know, I have a sneaking suspicion that Smed has gotten a lot more out of life by helping her husband, and living a really domestic life than the rest of us have by ntaking money or getting our names in the paper. Kay Wells certainly does seem happy. She and her husband have just left for a second honeymoon, so guess we'll have to count her out at the dinner.

About that banquet. Ret Mercer has decided she can postpone the trip to South America long enough for it. Positively, Merle, she was a nervous wreck

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ahoul l1e1' new polo pony - he broke l1is leg. But I told l1er, lhe champion polo leam's captain oughln'l to show emolion- lhere might be a cameraman around.

Here's a real piece of info. but for Pete's sake keep it quiet. You know Count Gustav Von Calliope-the nobleman who has been running the "advice" column in the Hearst Well. "lie's" EMILY FRYER! I was trying to find her to give her the invitation, and just by luck I had a letter forwarded to her-she's got a SuiTE at the Ritz. Every morning she gets on one of the Taylor false muslaehes, a silk hat, etc. and saunters over to the Count's office. Nobody seems to know the truth, and I noticed in the lobby that quite a few sartorial artists arc copying the eminent nobleman as regards socks and the mustache. I think El. Taylor furnishes the make-up. She certainly has built up a big costuming business hasn't she? I was out to dinner in Media the other night. El. and her husband know how to make a guest want to stay. Speaking of hospitality! Ada Clement is spending some of her millions aiding charity. Dropping $1 bills from her blue sports plane over the City of Philadelphia-especially the slum distriets. Honest, this looking-up the F.C.S.'ers is bringing a lot of interesting facts to light. Of course you've heard that l">etcr Rees has been cleaning up in the market. She told yr. humble servant how-this is inside sluff also. She has a secret weakness for curly hair and blue eyes, so she makes a round of the big corp.'s and if the first man she spots has 'em, she invests in his company. I think I'd try it if flat feet weren't so prevalent.

Elsie is going to furnish the flowers of course. I persuaded her to include some of that new flower she's produced because the different shades in it arc sure to match everyone's dress. She says she's going to call it something about a rainbow, since that's about what it is, a rainbow.

Did you notice in the paper lhat .\.nn Seltzer, Belly Roberts and Belly Souder were the first passengers through the new Trans-Atlantic tunnel? Those girls sure arc in the paper a lot- I'm anxious to meet those three brothers they married - inventors always arc interesting.

Jane Riddle's making one of her farewell LoLli'S this season. She says it's the real goods this Lime-she's going to marry a South American millionaire in May, I hope he's romantic.

Well child, this is plenty for this session. Let me lmow if you can get hold of Alma Elliott or Betty Jones.

See you in church-

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Dear Grandma:

Telegraphed Betty, who's in :Florida, and she will be inN. Y. for the banquet. Don't you read the society news? She's been in the papers all winter Helen, I'm looking forward to seeing everybody and their husbands a lot-we're going to fly over early to help get everything ready. This is going to be a short one, as I want to go up and see the new plane we got today.

The Rabinovitch School of Dancing gave a recital last night, at the Academy. I'll tell you about it when I see you-it was so good we're still talking about it.

I went up to Alma's office the other day, and she'll be over, in time for the speeches at least. She says there will be a directors' banquet that she has to preside over, but the pilot will be waiting to start, so she guesses she won't be very late.

See you next week,

MERLE.

P.S.-Emily Hay is holding her daughter's Coming-Out Ball in about three days. MERLE.

January 3, 1951.

[A clipping from the New Yorlc Times, January 2, 1951.] Last night there was assembled one of the greatest gatherings of celebrities in the history of our country. The occasion was a reunion of the Class of 1929 of Friends' Central School, Philadelphia's foremost institution of learning. It was held at one of the big hotels, and long before the time, great crowds assembled to cheer the famous persons as they arrived. The great explorer Eleanor Keller is one of this illustrious class, but as she is in Africa, a cable was read. It ran: CAN'T MAKE DINNER STOP How ABOUT A LION AS PROXY ELEANOR KELLER. There were several speeches including' one by the President. The entire banquet was, of course, broadcast allowing a large portion of the world to see and hear the genius represented by this group of former schoolmates. The occasion was one that will not be hastily forgotten.

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Boys'

Prophecy

BELIEVE IT OR NOT

[Being Lhe supposedly true adventure of one named Richard B. Dear and how he found himself in Chicago at Lhe Lion Tamers' Club, a long time afterwards.]

DURING the summer of my second year at Penn I decided to tour the world in my Ford, touching every country, state and continent I possibly could. I rigged up a seaside umbrella on the tincan and put a propeller with wings on the side. By this ingenious combination I cou ld fly along at a great clip on a nice day. I purchased at great cost several ounces of Ophegium, which was a new clement that did away with gravity and body-weight, and if used in the right proportion, could accomplish most anything one desired in traveling.

After traveling through the eastern and southwestern sections of the States I turned southwards and headed for Rio de Janeiro. As the roads were rough I frequently flew. One day while I was flying low over the coast a s udden squall came up and despite all my precautions carried me quickly out to sea. The storm closed in around me and I knew not in which direction I was going. This storm carried me southward 'til I had passed Cape Horn, I'm sure . Finally, through the mist, I saw a great wall, a vast wall of white, an iceberg. The wind was driving this white ghost through the water. Coming closer I heard thousands of grasshoppers and butterflies beating their wings and singing around the ice mountain. In the wild sea the heaving berg rolled like a mammoth ship. The icc was cracking and splittin g under the enormous strain. The waves boomed with a thunderous and hollow noise as they smashed against the side of this mountain of icc. My gas was giving out and I was very lucky to land on top of the iceberg. On the iceberg I actually lived for a month and subsisted wholly on grasshoppers' legs and white butterfly meat.

One day a crack suddenly opened in front of the car and down I slid. That is all I remember.

The iceberg must have drifted for years with me a frozen mummy inside, for when I regained consciousness I noticed that I was in the Southern Pacific floating past coral islands. The berg was now almost entirely melted and I suppose the hot sun beating down on my body had thawed the ice and I had awakened just in time. In a day's time I had regained my strength and was vainly trying to steer the small remnant of ice to shore. Of its own accord the ice drifted in a current which gradually brought me closer to land. I was afraid the ice would disintegrate

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at any moment. Finally it touched land and I gladly pushed the .For·d asl10re, and after walking up the beach for about an hour I reached a small village. It was quite a little village with an antique store, chain grocery stores and a bank. On inquiring where I was, I founrl out that. I was on Katafanga, one of the group. This island was settled by a few Englishmen and one American. All kinds of wild game were in abundance here.

My guess that I had been drifting for years was confirmed; for looking at a calendar I discovered the day to be Tuesday, August 12, Hl55.

I fell into talk with the antique dealer and during my talk I mentioned my Ford Model T car of the year 1!)21. He offered to buy it as a relic for two hundred pounds English money. I showed him the rusty runabout and he was delighted. He said it was one of three of that old model still in existence. In a glass frame I noticed a book underneath which was the title: "The Ford Car: Its Repair, Construction and Use" by H. Darlington. The resident pointed out with great pride that he had found this book drifting in the ·harbor :.tnd that it was really very historical. When he had filled the gas tank he drove into town, he had already shown me where the American lived. I idly turned around a momerit to sec if the old car had had a flat yet and lo, I saw it traveling along the pier, the fellow frantically trying to stop it. The brakes were still wet and I had FORGOTTEN that they never did hold very well. The last ever seen of him was as he drove off the pier, the emergency brake clutched in his waving left hand.

The farm I was now on was called by the name of '.' Crowther Homestead" and I saw a pretty Spanish senorita on the veranda. Up 'til ·now I had had no inkling that this was the same Crowther that was so famous at prep school and later at college. But it was; it was Bub all right. I heard him around on the other side of the spacious house calling to the chickens, ducks, turkeys and guinea-hens; it was their feeding hour.

I've never seen anybody laugh as hard as Bub did over my story. I had no proof, for the Ford was gone to D. J.'s locker and he wanted to know how I had so much money and clothes. I explained that I bought them with the money I secured when I sold the Ford and had bought out the pawn shop in the village. When I told him how the fellow went over the pier he exploded with laughter and was helpless the rest of the day.

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I stayed with Bub ami his pretty Spanish "·il'e for a week, lhen decided I tnusl gel back to the Stales. I took a boat to Auckland where I s<'cmed passage on lhc air-liner "Southern Pacific" to San Francisco. I took a seat by a middleaged man who reminded me strongly of l•'rank Slout. It really was Frank and I found out that he was managing-director of the Southern Pacific Airship l,ines, luc. He was going lo Chicago on business and it wasn't long before I had his whole life-slory. After leaving school he had secured a job with a wool concern, this cvcnlually led him Lo Auslralia where the company did business. lie quit lhc company to go inlo partnership in a diamond mine. IIis parlncr double-crossed him and the mine became unproductive, so he looked around for some up and coming business enterprise in which he could advance. The airship lines were just reaching Australia and there was a big future in that field, so he began business with them. Soon he had worked his way up to managing-directorship and contraded all business matters for the company in .\ustralia and New Zealand.

'Yc reached 'Frisco without any mishap.

That night while on my way to the moYies I bought a newspaper from a fellow who looked seedy and really out. IJc recognized Slout, but uot me. I asked Slout who it was but he didn't know. We were by this time inside of the molion picture palace and there was too big a crowd to push back through and investigate.

Thc picture was starring II. Darlinglon under Lhe stage name of Don Rinaldo. The stage was in the third dimension and the prospectus was too complex for explanation. IIarry had a black curling moustache which gave him the appearance of our former D. Fairbanks. lie was • represented as a nobleman who had fallen in with crooks and had been robbed. lie sang his two childhood favorites "So Sorry Sally" and "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" with such great emotional appeal that many were the handkerchiefs used that night. On my way back to the hotel by an air-taxi I read in the Society Column that Mrs. M. II. Darlington entertained at tea some of the high-lights of IIollywood Society. "Mrs. Darlington looked stunning in her moth-gown ensemble and was at her best yesterday afternoon." These sights of modern society must be extremely boring, I thought to myself. And so home to the hotel and bed. NoTE: I could not find news of the fellow who had recognized Mouse Stout, and had called him by name. An unsolved mystery.

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I learned by the morning paper headlines that John R. Biggs, Jr., prominent financier of Chicago and New York, and on many industrial boards, had become critically ill with ptomaine poisoning said to have been caused by canned peas at The National Press Clubs' Annual Convention Banquet in Washington. The paper went on to state that while young Biggs was only water-boy for the football team at Darby and Crum Creek College, Pa., during his college days,he had learned there the secret of his success.

It seems there was much controversy over a candy bill introduced by the governor of the state, The Hon. Harris Lunduwink Humphreys. He claimed that a tax on sweets would help to prevent the young boys from gorging so much. He augmented this statement by saying: "In fact, I have been going incognito through the streets of San Francisco selling newspapers to determine the percentage of young boys who are consuming lollypops. My observations confirm my opinion on the bill. I shall work to put this bill through." So, this was our news friend of the other night. I heaved a deep sigh now that the mystery had been solved about the identity of that "Mouse Stout Guy."

"Artist Quen Rodgers" was illustrating the Tooncrville Amalgamated Trolley Lines, Ltd. and Ltd. (Patent applied for), so I saw by the paper. The funny part was, that he was the Skipper. I hurried down to his office and he recounted how his life-long ambition to go on the stage had fallen by the wayside. He made his appearance one night as an aesthetic dancer dressed like Pan, with a flute which he had learned to play·

I asked Rodgers if he had heard from Evans. He replied, "Why, sure," and pulling from his vest pocket a clipping, he showed it to me. I read the following: "Hot Dog Stands are a Menace to the Public," states Prof. Ph. D. Evans of Vienna. "He says that they do not agree with the indigestion and therefore are indigestible." Proof for this statement is the result of many years of close observation, both in this country and abroad. Prof. Evans is the most famous living authority on Hot Dogs." Rodgers proudly put the clipping back in his vest pocket as I bade him good-bye.

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Having risked my life enough by air I went to Chicago by train on the famous Skidmor Express. While half dozing I heard two Italians talking in the seat ahead of mine. Understanding some Italian I picked out from their conversation that a M. David Strong had just given his first concert in Milan. One of these fellows had been a student under Dave and said that in a few years M. Strong would be world-famous as he was already famous in Italy. I wished I could have been at that concert.

I heard in Chicago that F. Storey Bleuit, newly appointed ambassador to Patagonia, had successfully concluded a treaty, which had been pending for many years, with this powerful nation.

Somebody running rapidly knocked me over and I perceived to my amazement Alan A-Dale Fishburn. He told me he was playing the piano in the RitzCarlton Foyer, but that during the daytime he painted large X's in three colors; red, blue and white, in the places where gangster bodies were found; red for the red gang, white for the white gang, and blue for the blue gang. At present he was running after Cold Cash Wood, the leader of the Red Gang. C. C. (Cold Cash), so Fishburn said, was the political boss of the lighthouse section and ruled with an iron hand. Well, well, I never thought Wood would become a ward politician. Boo Boo Hoff was an admirable example for C. C. to aim at while in Philadelphia. In fact C. C. delivered many campaign speeches on top of soap boxes in his early twenties, thus giving him an admirable background for securing henchmen etc., etc., later on.

I arrived uptown safe and still sane, and stopped before a large gathering at a temple in Greek style where some blond orator was giving vent to his feelings. On inquiring of a nearby lady washer-woman, I found the speaker to be none other than J. R. Bill, speaking at four o'clock in the morning on "The Restricted Rights oC the Husband in the Home." It was so pathetic, dry and uninteresting that I shuffled along. And so to bed h1 Chicago at five.

Through the medium of the Morning Post I learned that "Pinkie" Nicholson, Jr., head of the firm of "Nickel and Son" and owner of a huge department store

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covering several blocks, with everything prieed at a nickd, had been spending the last few hours gnawing his finger-nails in the City Jail. The rea. on could not he obtained hy the press agents. Nicholson had recently started a niekel lunch plan with lunch wagons at the various public, parochial and prep sehools. The idea had spread like wildfire.

Bill Lee, finding I was in town, invited me down to the Lion Tamers' Club to have lunch with him. We had quite a chat, I telling him all about my experiences. I happened to glance on the reading rack and saw the ('hicago Daily Cartoon lying open. Imagine my surprise upon seeing my friend's name as editor-in-chief. I turned lo him for eonfirmation and he nodded. lie picked up The Soda J.fan's Dispenser and showed me his name as editor (William Fizz). Still another paper did he pick up, this time it was The New York Times. Turning the pagc>s he showed me his "Stocks Day by Day" column simply signed LC'e, nnd his matrimonial column for young men.

In the course of our discussion I mentioned R. W. Eberbach, and asked what had become of him. Bill said he had read in The Roundabout News just the other day that Eberbach had been elected liead of the Mechanical and Scientific Bureau of Spare Parts for Marmon!>. lie was also author of the boob entitled ''Croppingly Close" and "How to Make Short-Cuts Shorter."

Bill left me sitting hy the fire in the rC'ading room, gazing into the I fell into a rewry. I must haw bC'C'n dozing for· I !luddenly heard in the still

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mr: 4-3Q-G-8-10. I saw Biggs catch the pass way down the field {rom Humphreys as Bub formed interference. Our illustrious coach, "Doug" Crate, was whipping us on to bigger and better deeds.

Soon I was strolling through the old grounds, the ivy clad turrets and walls seeming to reach out and welcome me back to !hat ntmosphC're of fril:'ndliness and inspiration of fornwr days.

So fellow-classmates of '29 Bene Vale.

And in these lines from "Torn Brown":

"To veer how vain-on, onward strain, Brave barks-in light, in darkness too; Through winds and tide's one compass guides,

To that, and your own selves, be true."

RI('HARD n. DEAR.

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The Student Council

THE Student Council exists for the purpose of pfomoting fellowship and school spirit among the pupils and faculty, and for the betterment of / the school. The organization began its first year in 1928 and carried out its purposes with the cooperation of the student body . In the future we hope it may continue to progress and to become the most forceful influence in the life of Friends' Central School.

Senior Chairman of Boys

JEAN CROWTHER

Senior Chairman of Girls

ALICE R. SERBER

Seniors

ALICE R.

MAHALA K. ETTINGER

Juniors

DoROTHY HuMPHREYS

JEAN CROWTHER

JoHN R. BIGGs, JR.

J. STOKES CLEMENT, JR.

ELIZABETH \VALLIS

Sophomores

DoROTHY STRAWN EDwARD JoHN SON

Freshmen

MARY ELMA " rHITE RALSTON H uG nEs

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13l'' sporl . . popular

1\lo.-L j usl

Besl dressed

lksl Joalured

l\losl enduring-

Besl athlete

Bcsl looking

Loudest voic·e

Funnicsl

l\losl silmt

l ,oudC'sl Lies

],oudcsl soeks

Prettiest Yoiee

l\Iost absent-minded

l\Iost graccl'ul

Prettiest hair

PrettiC'st hands

Most bustling

Wittiesl

Faculty Personals

J;\lr. Croudr

ll\liss Fussell

{ Mr. Crouc·h

Mrs. Murray

{ Mr. Rex · Iiss Eisenhower

[Miss Cadhury

lMr. Small

{ l\fr':'" Crouch

Miss Fus,.;ell

{ 1\fr. Small

l\hs. Murray

[Mr. Crate bliss Blackburn

l\lr. Crate

l\lr. Grubb

Mr. Crouch

Mr. Rex

Mr. Small

l\1 r. Gorham

l\Irs. Murrn.v

l\1iss l\1unroe

l\lrs. l\lul'l'ay

Miss Munroe

Mrs. Murray

l\Iiss Munroe

Miss Eisenhower :\1 iss Fussell

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Girls' Personals

Most popular . .

Best school spirit

Most responsible

Best natured

Most winning personality .

Naturally brightest

Wittiest

Most frank .

Best athlete

Peppiest

Cutest

Best dancer .

Prettiest voice

Most romantic

Best natural complexion

Best dressed

Most striking-looking

Quietest ..... .

Most constant talker '

Elsie Darlington

Elsie Darlington

Elsie Darlington

Louise Smedley

. .. Kay Wells

. . Emily Fryer

Mahala Ettinger

. Jane Riddle

Eleanor Keller

Mary Cooke

. . Kay Wells

. Dorothy Timm

Mary Cooke

Jane Riddle

Eleanor Taylor

Betty Souder

Helen O'Brien

Betty Roberts

Emily Fryer

Picture to yourself a girl endowed with the following qualities:

Hair like Betty Jones' Teeth like .Jane Riddle's

Eyes " Anne Seltzer's Hands " Rebecca Shriver's

Nose " Merle Seitz's Figure " Merle Seitz's

Mouth " Emily Hay's Feet " Ada Clement's Plus the general prettiness of Emily Hay, and you have the Ideal Girl of 1929.

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Boys' Personals

Biggest feel Strong

Best looking Biggs

Brightest. . Humphreys

Biggest eater . . . Dear

Best arguer . Evan$

Best sport Crowther

Best alibis(?) . Wood

Best natured St'out

Biggest bluffer Wood

Best dressed . Biggs

Best student(?) . Darlington

Best dancer .

Biggs

Class woman-hater Eberbach

Most musical. . . . Strong

I.oudest socks Nicholson

l\fost conceited Bill

Unluckiest . . . . . Evans

Most graceful. . . . Bleuit ·

Hardest worker ( ?) Darlington

Dreamiest . . . . Bill '

Most happy-go-lucky Darlington

Most serious Lee ,

Sleepiest . . . Humphreys

Worst hair-cut Eberbach

Funniest

Most romantic

Best athlete . Darlington .. Dear · Crowther

Fastest runner Dear

Trickiest laugh Crowther

Most helpful . . . . Lee

Most affectionate . Nicholson

Slowest .

Wittiest

Rodgers

Darlington

Most ambitious(?) . . Bleuit

Best "Cowboy" Eberbach

Most popular. . . . Crowther

lost generous . . . Rodgers

Class Sheik

• Fishburn

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Girls' Statistics

IIOllllY II AUNT I•' A I'll ESSIONS

ANGOVE "lie" \Vhcrever "J le'' is "l\Jy Cow"

CLEMEN'r Tiger Princ<'lon "Piffle"

CooKE Navy Goat Annapolis "Ain't That Awful"

DARLINGTON Editing Room "33" "How Elegant"

ELLIOTT Heading Library "Oh Spit"

ETTJNGEH Tennis \\'anamaker's Tea-room "I Can Think of Something Beller Than That"

I•' LANAGAN ....... Doing Algebra in Class .. Physics Lab ................ "l\Jy De;u·" ............... .

FL \ YELL Birds The Park "For Crap's Sake"

FnYEH Combing Her Hair Bethany Temple Gym "Please Close that Window".

HAY ............ Dreams .........•..... Germantown .\cademy ...... "l\1y Dear-} IlaYcn't Done a Lesson

JoNES Flirting Cornell. "l\Jy Soul and Body"

KELLEn ......... Athletics .............. The Gym ................. and What Town IS 1lus

MEnCEH Barbeny Bush Gwendolyn "Lel's Get Percolating"

O'BmEN Making Up .\bsence Cards "l\fakc-up" Study Hall "Good Lord, ll\fca n Gracious ·•

PtTCHEH Doing the Tango Independent Rep. 'club "My Cow"

llADINOVITCH Dancing Cowanova's "I Thought I'd Pop"

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Girls' Statistics

" H is" Rin g T o be Ma l'l'i ed Over E xulta ti on.

P ackar d R

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An chors Wife o £ a Nava l Offi ce r Ju s t a Sa il o r 's S wee lh ea rt. Na C l-11. 0

An Old Blu e a nd Gra y Fl o we •· Ve nd or Th e L as t Editio n

Boo k s Ri c h Bac hel o r's Sec "Somc hod y's S t enog'' D e t ec ti,·e S t o ri es. A 1\•nc il Sho J'l -s l

Ge rm a ntown Hi g h llc!'o rd fo 1 · '28 ... . .. . ......... In s ura nce ........... . . . . P I'O fcsso r .. . .... . ...... Hi gh M a rk s .

W o nn s Bi olog is t H e rmit. Bird Seed

A l\1ir i'O r T o Ge t Aw ay With Be in g Imp o rtant. ............ S t e nog ......... . ..... . B ra in F eve r.

H e r L a t es t M o vi e Ac tr ess . T om Edwa rd s' Produ c ti o n Drea min g.

Frat Pin s . ......... . . .... M e n's H ea rts .......... . . Elkto n .... . .. . ...... . . G ossi pin g. .Tuli a ......... . , ......... A R a nch ....... .. ....... Lot, 10' by 15 ' ....... . . Spo rt s.

A Saddl e L a d y T o m Mi x A Second " Prin ce" Co mmittee M ee tin gs

Life Save rs Writ e r . B ed - l ime S t ori es Ab se nce Ca rd s.

En cyclo pedi a S upt. o £ Il os pila l. N m se in Trainin g . Speedin g.

Ba ll et S lipp e rs .. ....... . . Th e S t age .... . .. . ....... Edwin-Fo res t H o me .. .. D a nc in g.

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Girls ' Statisti cs

NAME nonnY HAUNT FAVORITE EXPRESSIONS

REE S Physics Experiments Physics Lab "Wassit"

RIDDLE Her Piano Movi es "How's th e Ol e Girl?"

RonER'rS ........ Whisp ering .. .......... With Anne ... .. . ...... .... "No! Not Much" .......... .

SEITZ Painting The Hall "Hip-ti-diddy"

SELTZER ......... Running Out of Gas .... Swarthmore College ........ "Hello Peaches" ........... .

SERBER Poetry University of Mary land "I Think lie's Ilorrid "

SnmVER Donkey D e mo cratic Women's Club "Good Gracious"

SIMPSON Dates New York "Drat it"

SMEDLEY Painting 224 Narberth Avenue "Sick"

SouDER Writing Letters . P enn "Oh Chicken"

TAYLOR ......... Parking ............... Sofa ...................... " I Don 't Care" ........... .

T1MM Playing in Seven Shar·ps. The Scdgcwick "It's a Gift"

WELLS .......... Traveling .. . ....... . ... Parisian C'afe .............. "My Word" .............. .

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Girls' Statistics

FAVORITE PLAYTHING AMBITION

DESTINY DIED OF Physics Book Teacher School Marm Physics.

Chrysler "62" A Pianist. In the Fife &Drum Corps. Lovesickness.

"His" Athletic Letters Kindergarten Teacher Stump Speaker-1944 Quietness.

Men ............... . .... An Artist. . . ...... . ...... To Succeed Bud Fisher .. Bwken Heart.

"Willy" Settlement Worker Taxi Driver The Giggles.

Poem Book .............. Journalist ... ............ Editor of "Short Stories" .Literature.

The Radio Congress Woman Constable Politics.

Dance Tickets Advertising Trcasmer of U. S Late Hours.

Paint Brush Vague Vaguer Turpentine.

Ro ses Kindergarten Teacher His Wife Flowers.

Fellows' Hearts To Grow Up To Grow Older Wise Cracking.

Peanuts Commercial Artist. Genl. Out-door Adv. Co Blushing.

Cook's "Travel Toms" ... Globe-trotter .. .......... Davy Jones locker .... .. Wandering.

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NAME

Boys' Statistics

By FnANK liiLL STOUT

HOBBY

AMBITION

.TAcK Braes Raising "Chickens" Chairman of U. S. Slecl

.lAcK BrLL ..................... Making Love .................. Wake lhe Dead ... . ......... . . .

S·ro BLEUT'L' ..•.. •• ......•. Gelling Dates To Have One

Bun Cnownum Pumping Gas Be a Sailor

1fAllllY DARLINGTON ......... . .. Wr·ccking Cars ..... .. . ..... .... Heal Nurmi .................. .

DtcK DEAR Making Speeches Penn or Bust

lTArmY EvANS Selling Engines Revolutionize lhe BusinC'ss of Llw "Blue and Gray"

\\'ALT. EnERBACH Dodging Womm Outdo Edison

ALAN FrsHBURN •.. Playing Rhapsody in Blue Manage a Thcalre

HARRY liUMPHHEYS... .Teasing Mr·. Briggs Four Leller Man

Br LL LEE Studying Swarthmore lo F.C.S. in 5 Min

WALT. NrcnOLSON Driving(?) Principal of Girls' School.

QuENTIN RoDGERS Sie<;ping Eal a Barrel of Pcanuls

DAVE S1'RONG .Playing ChC'ss Do a Solo in "B" Minor

FRANK STou·r .Reading ....................... To Get Fal. .................. .

CHAS. Wooo Hoping To Pass Physic·s

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Boys' Statistics

Tail' s Bulle r and M a n Bes t Lookin g ' Uh-IIuh !"

i\f e rce r" s Surgeo n Bes t Dr·cssed " Oh lVfy. "

So me On e' s H o use En g in ee r Sho r·tes l. " \Vow. "

Mos t ,\n y }>]ace l'rcs id e n l. Silver Tongu e d " \Vh oo pee."

Wanderin g Amon g Trees With - Builder Cutes t "Call th e

Gu a rdin g lli s Ford .. .. ... Or clws lm L end e r .. . .... M os t Co mpani onable . " Eh! Ha-lla .,.

Third Floo r Doc t o r M os t T a lk a tiv e "Congratulation s. "

Drivin g Marm o n .. .. ..... M ec hani c . .... . ....... . T o uchy Hair . ....... . " H orse F ea th e rs."

0 P A. Hoo m Ac tor Mos t Sil e nt Youth " Come- Com e "

By lh c Fir·eplace C' oac lr Cheerfuln ess " Cr·ack it. "

Be tw ee n Swa rthmore a nd F C S S to ck Broke r L ·w ghing "I Kn ow, T ea che r. "

Lun eh Wa gon Bus iness Bes t Dan ce r S luff. "

Bed Senat or A Fin e Arbitrator " Oh Bunk ."

l\fu s ic R oo m Priz e Fi ghte r . T a ll es t . "Say." " Well 1'11 B e."

Ph ys ies Lab Ar chitec t. Happi es t " All Bi g ht F ellas "

\\' Piss man's Dr ug Store ... . Bu s in ess ... . ... . .. . . . .. Lu cki es t. ..... ....... " I Don't Know Nawllrin. "

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Class Poem Elixir

A row of short, squat jars on a white shelf, Carelessly I pick one up, with dull curiosity, The scarlet label screams-"Youth," I open it, and drink deeply.

Another jar, smooth, gleaming, slips under my hand, The word "Knowledge" is burned deep into its heart, I peer inside, but it seems bottomless, I wi ll put it in my pack, to sip as I go a lon g.

What is this dark quaint shape? The thin fluid burns my throat And it is bitter sweet. Soon I find "Sorrow" traced on the cover; Now it will stay with me always.

The white jug sends forth a strong vapor, It burns, like acid, and one cannot hold it long, The label says-"Happiness," I will be careful until I learn how to use it. Elusive, flashing, reflecting the radiance of the world's dreams, The smallest holds the greatest- "Ilope."

One by one I put the jars in my pack, Soon the shelf is swept clear Without looking back, I leave the room.

SERBEI't

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Vale dietary

FOR four long years we have looked forward to this day with great eagerness, but now that the time is about up we regret that we must leave so soon. Our teachers who have helped us over the rough places will long remain in our memory; but that memory will be not only of teachers, but of friends. It is only because of their patience and efforts that we have reached the end of the high school JOurney.

At this time we wish to thank Miss Fussell, Mr. Rex and Dr. Jones for all that they have done for us in our school days. I, for one, have appreciated their help and advice on many questions that I was incapable of handling successfully.

In athletics we have done our best to uphold the honor of the school and much credit is due to Mr. Crate, Mr. Scull, Miss Blackburn and Miss Cadbury, our able coaches, who have put forth their Lime and effort that we might have good teams and that we might develop into better men and women through our experience on the athletic field.

For the first time in the history of Friends' Central School a Student Council has been formed and although only a year old this Council has accomplished many things and we hope that the coming classes will follow in our footsteps and go on with plans for the betterment of the school.

The traditions which the alumni have established, we have tried to uphold in a manner worthy of the Class of 1929 and we pass them on to the Class of 1930 to cherish and obey.

To-morrow marks the close of another chapter in the life of Friends' Central School. We must then go out into the world and seck higher education. \Ve have come to the fork in the road - one path leads to Success. Honor and Fortune, tlw other to Failure and Ruin. It is fm· us to decide now which path we shall take.

For as one says:

"If Fate decrees we part and say adieu, To traverse alone a highway that is new, Where sullen clouds look down from the high ahove, Let not your footsteps falter, head hang low,

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Nor spirits droop; your eyes bedewed with tears. And when, if Fate is kind in after years The crossroads that we took turn into one, And if we meet and speak of days before, Relate the threads of life that we have spun, May memory bring us back those days of yore."

'Vc classmates have served as an inspiration lo one another. 'Ve shall sepamte to meet, perhaps, in different walks of life and we shall not forget that we were once fellow students.

And so, in the name of the Class of 102fl, we bid farewell to Mr. ll<'x , Mis s Fussell, Dr. Joncs and a ll our patient faculty and to our dear old Alma l\faler. l\fay her hanncrs of honor and fame long coni inuc lo wave . •h :AN CHOWTIIEH.

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Thus we come to the end; the end of n1any hours of hard work, and many hours of enjoyment. We hoped to make this the finest ''Record'' of all time and I think we ha vc succeeded, but we would not ha vc done so if it were not for the effort of our editorial staff. I want to take this opportunity to thank them, and particularly Elsie Darlington, for their help.

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