Anderson High School - Andersonian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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THE ANDERSONIAN Glancing over the sport section we saw that another Andersonian had made good. Sammy Peters has just been appointed Manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Sports writers predict that the Reds, with their new manager, will have a very successful season. Seeing no more items of interest in the paper, we turned to look out of the window. We saw that we were flying over San Francisco and one of our fellow passengers called our attention to the fact that the fleet was in the bay. Seeing the fleet reminded me that I had heard Jim Aubke was in the Navy. nI wonder if Jim is in one of those ships down there, said Mil. itHe probably is? answered Thelma. uWhen I was in Washington last month I saw Roger Schneider and he said that Jim has just been made an Admiral in the United States Navy. tth, uniforms have always been my greatest weakness, put in Phebe. By the way, what is Roger doing now? asked Mil. ttWhy, dont you know! Thelma exclaimed. He is one of Ohiols Representatives to Congress! He was elected last fall and has gained wide recognition by his brilliant speeches in the House. Roger had also told Thelma that, although it was not yet pub- licly known, the President had just appointed 'Rhoda Massey, Secretary of Labor. She has the distinction of being one of the only two women ever to secure positions in the Cabinet. . All at once we realized that the hum of the motor had ceased and that we had landed at the airport in San Francisco. Upon inquiring as to the best hotel accommo- dations we could secure, we were directed to the Rochester Hotel. As we registered, we noticed the name of Wilma Sutter signed just before ourst Later, while we were eating dinner, we saw at a nearby table two smartly gowned young women carrying on an absorbing conversation. One of them we knew to be Wilma and we soon recognized the other as Mary Klein. We crossed to their table and after greeting our old friends proceeded to deluge them with questions. Wilma told us that she is President of a girFs finishing school in Indianapolis, Indiana, and this being a rather exhausting and nerve-wracking position, she had taken a vacation and come to San Francisco to see the Olympics. Mary was filled with enthusiasm over her new position as hostess at the Rochester Hotel. She told us that the famous all-g'irl orches- tra directed by Evelyn Mudersbach was to play in the dance pavilion the following night. To our regret we would not be able to hear the orchestra as we had already planned to spend the entire day at the Olympics and there was to be a hockey game in the evening. ttAre you going to visit Hollywood while you are in California? asked Wilma. HSelby Bloomfield is there now, you know. He is working for Warner Bros. as Joe E. Brownls double. HWe'd like to, answered Thelma, ttbut we wontt have time. Jinny and Phebe have to get back to their office by the end of this week. Do you know anything about any of the other members of our graduating class? Wilma then told us that Alice Brooks was also working in Indianapolis, Where she is head of the Community Chest. The next morning we arose early and motored to a distant point in the mountains where the ski-jumping was to be held. While standing in the crowd waiting for the first ski-jumper to appear, we were nearly bowled over by two young men as they pushed their way through to the front. One carried a camera and the other clutched a notebook and pencil. Gazing angrily after them we recognized them as none other than Dan Wolfer and Stanley Longbottom. After the ski-jumping was over we accosted them and demanded an apology for the ungentlemanly treatment which they had given us. From their incoherent explanations we gathered that they were covering the Olympics for the Chicago Tribune. They had been given this assignment in recognition of their ability and their years of hard work for the paper. We had heard that Roland Martin and Robert Baker were in Chicago too. and we asked if they knew anything about them. Puff informed us that although formerly Roland had owned a cabinet making establish- ment in Chicago, he is now with a large firm in New York and has become quite well known for his beautiful and original wood carving. Toar, who has his own research laboratory in Chicago, is now experimenting with a new type of anesthetic. He has tried it out on several people and at the present time is waiting for them to recover from its effects so that he can judge whether it is entirely successful or not. ttYouire not the first persons from Anderson weive seen today, said Stanley. Your old friend Kathlyn Koster is a member of the United States swimming team. As you remember she swam the English Channel last year and we expect big things of her in the swimming events tomorrow. Also, we are represented on the bobsled team by Loren Von Gundy. With Loren at the helm the team is expected to break all former records. Hearing the roar of an airplane overhead we looked upward just in time to see a parachute open and float slowly downward. When the parachute jumper finally reached the ground a large crowd soon gathered. Being among the first upon the scene we were quite surprised to find that the daring jumper was Ethel Richardson. Nonchalantly, Ethel explained that this was an every day occurrence to her. It was the only way she could arrive on time for the ice skating contest, the event she was anxious to see 1936 Page nineteen

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1: THE ANDERSONIAN CLASS PROPH ECY On a brisk February morning in 1946 I entered my omce in Cincinnatils new sky- scraper, the Charleton-Evans, which had just recently been constructed under the super- vision of George Richardson. He and Erwin Fischer, the architect who designed the building. have become ouite well known for their excellent work on this project. As I opened the door labelled ttMillard and Myers, Interior Decoratorsh, I found my partner with her feet propped up on the desk dictating furiously to our very eliicient secretary, Hazel Childers. We had just settled down to a busy day's work when the door opened suddenly and our happy-go-lucky society friend, Thelma Howland, slumped in and col- lapsed weekly on the nearest chair. To our alarmed inquiries she answered between gasps that due to the present strike of elevator operators she had walked up the fifty-nine hights of stairs to our office. After regaining her breath she explained the cause for this heroic deed. She had just inherited a fortune from a distant relative and invited us to go With her to the Olympic Games which were being held in California this year. The next day at Lunken Airport we boarded a transcontinental airliner for Cali- fornia. As we settled into our seats, a trim air stewardess approached and asked if there was anything she could do to make us more comfortable. Her voice sounded familiar and turning, we recognized our old pal, Mildred Riggs. Our exclamations of surprise and delight were drowned by the roar of the motors as the plane soared into the air. Not being an experienced air traveller. Phebe felt slightly uneasy but was reassured when Mil told us that our pilot, Bill Hoobler, was a very competent one. Our conversation naturally led to reminiscences of old times at Anderson and Mil told us about some of our former classmates. She had had lunch with Bernice Dunn and Ruth Glazer the day before and we learned that Bee, after graduating with high honors from Miami, is now athletic instructor at the University of Cincinnati and that Ruth is head nurse at Bethesda Hospital. Mil asked about Edna May and Thelma replied that she had received a letter from Edna last week saying that she has a good position as com- mercial artist in a large department store at Dayton. By this time we had reached Glenwood Springs, Colorado. where the plane was to make a two hours stop. We decided to take advantage of this opportunity to visit Andersonis former basketball hero, George Kersting, who is now the proprietor of a dude ranch near Glenwood Springs. By a strange coincidence we met Ralph Birkley, who was on his way to the ranch to take part in a rodeo that was being held there that day. Spider gave us a lift in his car and when we arrived we found the rodeo in full progress and the ranch in a state of confusion. The proprietor was nowhere to be seen but after a prolonged search we discovered him sitting on a fence, fast asleep. hugging a fence post. Just then the loud cheering of the crowd as Spider rode into the arena, awakened him and he was so startled at our unexpected anpearance that he fell back- wards off the fence. After getting up and brushing himself off he was able to greet us properly. When he learned that we were going to the Olympics, he told us that we would have the pleasure of seeing Elden Nash there as Eldy is now coach of the All- American Basketball team which will participate in the Olymnic Games. At our request. George then took us on a tour of inspection of the ranch. Uoon climbing to the top of a hill, we had a view of much of the surrounding country. George Dointed out a cattle ranch in the distance and informed us that it was owned by Everett Mudersbaeh. Everett raises thoroughbred heifers; it seems that he has no use for dudes. It was now nearing the time when the plane was srheduled to leave. so George drove us hack to Glenwood Springs. While passing through the business section of the city we noticed a large. modern grocery store. On the window were the words Viel- hauer 8z Sons. Chain Grocery tsnecializes in sausagesl. Is that the Vielhaum- with whom we used to 20 to school?u I asked. HThe same one, answered George. Freddy has guilt up a prosperous business and has stores all over the United States and Cane a3 Before boarding the plane we stopped at a news stand and bought a New York Times. The headlines ttProminent Broker Saves Wall Street from Collapse attracted our attention and 11mm reading further we discovered that Ralph Brown was the broker and that his financial qenius had averted a national crisis. Another headline struck our eyes. ttMiss June Emshoff Makes Her Debut at the Metropolitan Opera House. Her splendid nerformance in ttLohenerin was declared a great success bv music critics. In June she will begin a concert tour of the country. Then turnineP to the society page we read with interest that Miss Genevee Brandt. m'ominent member of New York's younger set. is sailing for Switzerland 0n the SS. Victoria next Thursdav. She will be accompanied by her secretary and trusted companion. Miss Valera Hurley. They will remain in Europe throughout the summer and upon their return Miss Hurley plans to give up her position and make her home in Dayton, Ohio. A 1 9 3 6 Page eighteen V

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THE ANDERSONIAN because Imelda White was to be one of the main participants. Mel is internationally known for her grace and dexterity in figure skating. We had known that Ethel was an experienced flyer and that she Was specially skillful in sky writing but we were surprised to find that she has added parachute jumping to her accomplishments. A few days before she left Cincinnati, Ethel had visited Elizabeth Hauke at her new home in Hyde Park. Elizabeth and her husband, with their charming family, are very happy. We were interested to hear that Ethel Jackson has also settled down to domesticity in a lovely home in Clifton. When we returned to our hotel late that night we found that a telegram for us had arrived during our absence. It was from Hazel Childers and as some very impor- tant business had come up, she advised Phebe and me to return to the ofiice at once. Within a few hours we were aboard an airplane bound for Cincinnati and at seven olclock next morning we arrived at Lunken Airport. Although we had enjoyed seeing so many of our old friends from Anderson and the trip had been wonderful, we were very glad to be home again The sight of the Charleton-Evans filled us with pride and to our great relief, we found that the elevator strikeifiwas over and we did not have to walk up the fifty-nine flights of stairs to our 0 ce. CLASS HISTORY Have you ever read the seven volumes tiOn the Highway to Success ? If not, maybe this brief outline will hold your interest. In the first volume the author tells how fifty, sixth graders stumbled awe-stricken and bashfully into the long, broad halls of Anderson in the fall of 1929. After many mistakes of going into the wrong doors, they at last landed safely in their own room, number eighteen, to begin a happy year under the guidance of Mr. J ohn A. Wilfred, later succeeded by Mrs. Emma Johnson. On opening the pages of volume two, we found that a year had elapsed and the number of pupils had increased. A new supervisor, Mr. Harold Prickett, had acquired the honorable job of overseeing these young stu- dents. In the social life, progress had been slow but the future still lay ahead. Do you remember the story of how twenty frogs went to school and grew to be bull frogs? 'Well, so did these sixth graders tgrow to be eighth gradersl. In the third volume we found them under the leadership of Miss Elizabeth Hines, who organized the itGuidance Club? which by its title tells you its purpose to prepare and guide them to be faithful citizens in High School. This was followed by a most thrilling and impressive gradu- ation. tiFreshies, green freshies at last, were the words of the fourth vol- ume which inspired us the most. Imagine these youngsters being so green as to obey the biddings of the upper classmen so they wouldnlt get on the itBlack List, and be treated so terribly at initiation. Miss Louise Salisbury and later Miss IVis Hovious, both did their duties in getting these pupils acquainted With the new kind of school life. The author of these seven volumes distinctly remembered his days at school for some of the tales he told seemed very realistic. In the fifth volume description of many adventures of the sophomores were related. This class, made up of both the foolish and the wise, didnit get the opportunity of initiating the freshies as was the custom, but instead a Halloween party was given in their honor.. tMuch to the delight of those freshiesJ The class as a whole hadnlt gone in for social activities as it had taken all year for them to realize the progress they were making toward the goal of being graduates in ,36. 1936 Page twenty