Bluffton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Bluffton, IN)

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THE COMET THE COMET Published every other Friday by the pupils of the High School, Bluffton, Indiana Editor-in-Chief .. William Weisell Business Mgr. ..Bruce McAfee Faculty Adviser.Verta Sisson Associate Editor ...Helen Bonham Advertising .Margaret Jane Morris Circulation .James Elliott Literary Editor.... Anna Larrimei Local Editor.Jane Williamson Feature Editor ..Mary McFarren Joke Editor .Marjorie Redd Alumni Editor ....Kathryn Craven Sport E ditor .Joseph Eichhorn Exchange . Elizabeth Cole Senior Editor.. Robt. Klopfenstine Junior Editor .Mary Farr Sophomore Editor .Josephine Metts Freshman Editor.Mary Morrow Eighth Grade Reporters . .Locke Rogers, Lois Farling FACULTY Miss Jeanetta Kapp, head of the Commercial Department, has re¬ signed her postiion as a faculty member of B. H. S. in order to mai-. ry Lee Gregg, a prosperous farmer living South of Bluffton. Miss Madeline Kelley, who has been teaching in the Chicago schools, has been secured to take Miss Kapp’s place. Miss Josephine Beeler, teacher ol music in the High school, enter¬ tained Tuesday evening for her guest, Mrs. Paul Morgrett, who is visiting in Bluffton while her hus¬ band oversees the erection of our new Country Club. Mrs. Morgrett was formerly Miss Thelma Blue, and she and her husband are both graduates of Bluffton High. VAN GOULD-EHLE (Continued trom Page One) they will go to Chicago to make their home. (The above is undoubtedly very interesting to Bluffton people, for both Mrs. Aleister Van Gould and Mrs. Robert Van Gould are well known here, and graduated from this high school. Mrs. Robert Van Gould formerly Miss Harriet Long- den caused quite a little excite¬ ment a few years ago by eloping from college.) LOCALS Mrs. John Lesh, formerly Miss Rebecca Studabaker, ’23, is spend¬ ing a few days with Mrs. Geoi ge Arnold. Miss Garnet Sullivan, 23, has been promoted to the position ol division manager of the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Stores. Miss Esther Smith, member of the class of ’23, has accepted a po¬ sition as candy seller and sampler in the DeLong Quality Shop. Mrs. James Cowens, nee Esther Porter, of Decatur, visited her par¬ ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Porter, and attended the Bluffton-Decatur foot¬ ball game. Several H. S. Students attended the races at Indianapolis recently and had the pleasure of seeing Dale Huffman take first place in a Crites model racing demon. Miss Lillian Fitzpatrick arrived home from Chicago yesterday to nurse Miss Crystal Hedges, who was injured seriously in an automo¬ bile accident, which occurred on Main street, when Mrs. Harold Conklin, who was driving a hand¬ some Marmon sedan, collided with Miss Hedges in her little Stutz roadster. Mrs. Conklin escaped without injury. Miss Josephine Norris who won was njured seriously in an automo- pic contests, is reported to be train¬ ing diligently for the next year’s work. Miss Norris holds several national championships and it is expected that she soon will be rec¬ ognized as a world record holder in swimming, tennis and marathon dancing. Buy your fresh Dairy Products of RUTH GREGG The Store Around the Corner The GAIETY Proprietor, Robert Fetters MONDAY AND TUESDAY Esther Blosser and James Dailey in “INNOCENT LOVE” adapted from a novel by Lela Gaul A gripping sensational drama full of thrills and tender pathos COMING Fern Warner in “ONE O’CLOCK” Dancing Announcements You are cordially invited to attend the dancing class from 7:00 to 9:00 at the Sturgis Hall. Grand Open¬ ing, Tuesday evening, November 24. Music by Tangeman’s Symph¬ ony Seven PROF. DONALD E. RUSSELL Instructor Oil Free Air Gas Tires sold, changed and repaired Prompt and reliable service guar¬ anteed Tom Wilkin’s Garage SPECIALTY PKGS. For Thanksgiving and Christmas Special at 39c per pound Get Your Groceries at COBBUM’S Both fancy and staple products

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BOOST YOUR HIGH PT—Ip {f X f T7 Tj DON’T LOAN BOOST YOUR CLASS X X XX JLVIXv X YOUR COMET EVERY ISSUE A LITTLE BETTER IF YOU LIKE OUR COMET, TELL OTHERS; IF NOT, TELL US VOL. V. No. 14 BLUFFTON, INDIANA FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1930 ASSEMBLIES Professor Edward P. Williamson, A. M., Ph. D„ LL. D., Bl., A. B., M. M., made a fine address to the high school students during his transient visit to his home town last week. Professor Williamson is a promin¬ ent member of the faculty at Har¬ vard University. On Monday of last week Rev. Herman Gilbert, D. D., gave us an inspiring talk on “High School Morals of Today.” Rev. Gilbert is conducting evangelistic services at the Methodist church this week. We were very fortunate last week in these two alumni who visited with us. They are fitting examples of what diligent students may be¬ come. A snappy pep meeting was held last Wednesday, in order to give the student body enthusiasm for our football game with Decatur that afternoon. Another short assembly was held Thursday morning in hon¬ or of our victory. Rousing yells for the team were given, and Coach Don Colbert, ’23, made a short speech. VAN GOULD-EHLE Chicago, Oct. 29.—A pretty wed¬ ding of yesterday morning was that of Miss Martha Ehle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ehle, of Michigan Avenue, who was united in marriage to Aleister Van Gould, of Boston. A large number of rel¬ atives and intimate friends gather¬ ed to witness the ceremony. Mrs. Roberta VanGould, preceded Miss Ehle as Matron of Honor. The bride, a beautiful young wo¬ man, was charming in her gown of white satin, made sleeveless and overhung with net; beaded ex¬ quisitely in crystal beads. Her tule veil was fashioned with wired brim of duchess lace. The bride and matron of honor were met at the improvised altar of palm ferns and tall cathedral candles by the groom, Aleister Van Gould, and his best man, Robert Van Gould. At noon Mr. and Mrs. Van Gould left for Ashville, North Carolina, for a short honeymoon. From there (Continued on Page Two) ALUMNI Editor William Weisell recently received a letter from Albert Rob¬ inson, who was editor of the Comet in 1923, and as there are many things of interest to high school students in the communication, our Alumni Ed is publishing it. The letter is follows: E. A. ROBINSON Manufacturing Chemist Philadelphia, Penna. William Weisell, Editor-in-chief Comet, Bluffton, Indiana. Dear William:— How is the old High school by this time? I have been a subscrib¬ er to the Comet ever since I left the old Alma Mater, and this is a letter I’ve been intending to write for some time, as I think it may be of use to your Alumni Editor. My wife (for you probably re¬ member that I married my high school sweetheart, Elizabeth Cook) and I went to the theatre the other evening with Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Barrick, who were stopping here enroute to New York. Mrs. Barrick, formerly Thelma Clark, was to at¬ tend a literary convention there. Their home is in Toledo, Ohio. I’ve seen several of my high school classmates in the last few months. Not long ago, while in Boston, I had lunch with my old friend, G. D. Mock. He is manager of a large coast-wise airplane serv¬ ice. He was married last year to a New York society favorite, Miss Hyacinth McDonaldson, whom you may remember. I went to the library yesterday for a treatise on Chemistry, and was surprised to find that the head librarian is Sara Gitlin. She seems to be doing wonderful work there. George Glass was here not long ago. He is now head of the Ath- (Continued on page three.) B. H. S. GRADUATE HONORED BY PRESIDENT Miss Roberta North, class of ’23, has been commended by the Presi¬ dent for her splendid service ren¬ dered during his recent illness, and has been made head nurse at the White House. We certainly are proud of the honor of this former student, who has won national re¬ nown. LOCALS LYCEUM ENTERTAINMENT We all enjoyed the second num¬ ber of the Lyceum Course, given at the Presbyterian church, Tuesday evening. Miss Helen Tribolet, the clever entetainer, and Miss Marie Swisher, the lovely contralto gave us a most pleasing and interesting program. Both Misses Tribolet and Swisher are graduates of B. H. S. Don’t tell us that Bluffton isn’t the home town of talent? SCANDAL AVOIDED One of the prominent Juniors was caught stealing an all day sucker in the Morris five and ten cent store the other day. The name of the culprit, however, has been suppressed by request of Miss Mary Shields, who is assistant man¬ ager of the Morris Co., thus avoid¬ ing huge scandal. The Sunshine Club has just re¬ ceived a new Oder of candy. It has been tested by Miss Lavbert, our popular art teacher, and she has pronounced it delicious. It will go on sale Monday. Margaret Jane Morris entertain¬ ed the Comet Staff at a 6 o’clock dinner November 17. Every mem¬ ber was present and wonderful plans were made for the next Co¬ met. CASE OF KARNES VS B. H. S. The case of Fred Karnes, local automobile dealer, and B. H. S., which was postponed from last spring will be brought to court to¬ morrow. Mr. and Mrs. Karnes, (Formerly Miss Beulah Earhart) brought suit against the high school for a window broken by a ball thrown by one of our baseball team. The prosecuting attorney, Joseph Sowards, has charge of Mr. Karnes’ case and Miss Grace Vore is the attorney for the high school. Mr. and Mrs. Karnes have been very nice about the boys tresspassing on their lawn and we sincerely hope things will be adjusted to the ad¬ vantage of both. The excellent work of Miss Dessie Swartz in the particular case, is especially worthy of mention.

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THE COMET ALUMNI (Continued from Page One) letic Department at Harvard, and seems to be engrossed in his work. The students like him so well that he is one of the most popular in¬ structors. George is still a bache¬ lor, and says he always will be. When I was in New York this fall interesting several medical men in my laboratories, I found that one of them was Dr. Verlin Schoonover, who graduated back in ’23. He is a prominent member of the Medical Association, and is cer¬ tainly making a success in his pro¬ fession. Miss Ruth Sheets, my private secretary, just came in to inform me of an important meeting which I must attend so I will end this lengthy discourse, by wishing you, on behalf of both Mrs. Robinson and myself, good luck, and good Comets. Very sincerely, E. A. ROBINSON. Maurice Lindeford has recently been appointed Minister to France and his wife, who was Miss Helen Kelley, a sister of our new Commer- cial teacher, will accompany him to his new post. Misses Alice Louise Bonham, Catherine Frazier and Julia Rey¬ nolds, who have been traveling abroad this last year, working on cases for the New York “Times,” are again in New York City. Tele¬ grams were received to that effect last evening. This great triumvi¬ rate of criminal chasers and news reporters has to come home for a well earned vacation, about Decem¬ ber 10th. A letter was received this week from Hong Kong, China, announc¬ ing the wedding of Mr. F. D. Ken¬ nedy and Miss Dorothy Smith, who are both missionaries there. They are having splendid success in their work and are planning a trip home next summer. Before their mar¬ riage, Mrs. Kennedy was doing missionary work and teaching sing¬ ing in a girls’ school. Mr. Kennedy was also doing missionary work and teaching American sports to Chinese boys. Mr. and Mrs. Ken¬ nedy were school mates in B. H. S. and have many friends in Bluffton. Taking the place of the once pop ular saxophone is the now popular accordian, and Miss Helen Thurs¬ ton is touring through the western states this fall, giving concerts with her famous Melema Concer¬ tina. Crowds pack into the places where she plays, to hear this truly wonderful musicienne expand and contract her instrument as she teases out the wierd notes. JOKES IN ENGLISH CLASS Miss Sisson—“How would you punctuate the sentence, “A beauti¬ ful girl was walking down the street?” Jamie Elliott—“I would make a dash after the beautiful girl.” Helen Bonham—“It’s six o’clock. 1 told you to come after supper.” Bill Weisell—“That’s what I’m after.” The Eleventh Commandment “Thou shalt not covet thy neigh¬ bors’ Comet”—Buy one yourself. Miss Lambert—“You may leave the room.” Jane Williamson—“You didn’t think I was going to take it with me did you?” Kathryn Craven—(to mailman) — “Did I get a letter?” Mailman—“What’s your name?” K. C.—“Goodness, it’ll be on the envelope!” Mrs. Noah—“What is the matter with that poor camel, dear ” Noah—“The poor beast has both of the fleas.” K. K. KILTY Osteopathic Physician ROBERT MELICK The Grand Proprietor, Ralph Fulk 3 Acts-VAUDEVILLE-3 Acts A Florence Hesher and her Kute Kewpie Khorus In their snappy skit “ODDS AND ENDS” B Mademoiselle Helen Fetters The dainty toe dancer in her famous Interpretive Dances c Sam Shire and Charlie Clowser The joke-provoking comedians in their hit of the season “ROLLING STONES” MADAME WATSON The clever modiste offers some of her latest creations at a STYLE SHOW at her fashionable establishment, Monday afternoon, 3 o’clock Architect