Bexley High School - Bexleo Yearbook (Bexley, OH)

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llllllllllllIlllIlllllllllllllllllIIIllIIIllIIIIIIIIIlllIIIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIllIIllllIIIllIIIlllIIIllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllh lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllIlIIIIIIIllIlllllIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllillll' Class Prophecy Hon. David H. Davis june 13, 1949 U. S. Ambassador Tokyo, japan fOUR letter asking for information about our classmates in Bexley High reached me several days ago. Since receiving it, I have been thinking a lot about that fine old crowd. I have also been thinking about the talks we had together in our senior year. Remember how we would sit by the fireside on a winter's evening and discuss our ambitions, how we hoped to enter the diplomatic service of our coun- try someday? You have succeeded, where I have failed. But for the news of our class. Buried in the distant Orient, I appreciate how easy it must have been for you to lose track of us, so I have gotten down my copy of the old Annual and will try to tell you what I know of the whereabouts of the 1929 class. The First photograph that my eyes fell upon when I opened the book was that of Jack Boyland. ,lack is now a very capable criminal lawyer. He has his offices in Chicago, and although I have not seen him for over ten years, I understand that he is married and has two charming kiddies. Do you remember how Willard and Dorothy Brenning were always willing to be of service to the class and the school? Well, Dave, those two are still helping those with whom they live. Willard is one of the best known surgeons in Columbus now, and Dorothy is a trained nurse. Garnet Cain, the little lady with the hazel eyes and the beautiful hair, is at the head of Columbus' new Conservatory of Music. She is also president of the Women's Music Club. As you of course know, Paul Davidson is planning to retire from professional baseball this year to become sales manager for one of the large sporting goods concerns. It seems unlikely that his home run record, made two years ago while playing with the Pirates, will be broken soon. Marty Davis, happy girl, is married and lives on one of the finest estates on Long Island. She has realized one of her school day ambitions and raises Pekinese poodles for a pastime. I presume that copies of The New Yorker reach you occasionally, and that you have notice that our old friend, Marjorie Dieterich, is an associate editor. Her writings are quite popular with the younger set. Dear old Pal, The most luxurious tea room in St. Louis was opened five years ago by Jane Downey, and it has been a great success. Jane travelled abroad for live years after graduating from college, then opened an exclusive restaurant in Columbus, and finally went to St. Louis. You have, of course, kept in touch with our mutual pal, Bill Edmister. He told me a month or so ago, that as technical adviser for the New York-Berlin Airways, he has little time for vacations, but that sometime next year he hopes to fly his private Flying yacht to Tokyo to visit you. I learned just the other' day that the Jones and Elder Haberdashery Co., Inc. is the largest and best clothing company on the west coast. Jack and Burton own the controlling stock, and as I under- stand it, both have realized several millions of dollars from the business. Those boys always did know their spatsfl Louise Evans, quiet, shy, little lady, was married soon after graduation from college, and she and her husband went to South America, where he has busirlCSS interests. American Farm Products Co., newly organized agricultural monopoly, has offered Pearl Fogle an annual salary of Sl25,000 to become general manager of their business, according to news dispatches from New York. Pearl is, at present, assistant manager of a similar, though smaller, company. There seems to be little doubt but what VVilberforce University will renew Bowles Ford's contract as track coach next spring. Since coming to that school, Bowles has developed three Olympic champi- ons. According to an advance release from the American Society of Kindergarten Teachers, Catherine Grable has been elected president of that organization. Catherine has been a leader in this work for years. Ann Freeman is now high in New York society. She married a wealthy publisher soon after her graduation from State. She is the author of a best-seller, How to be Happy, though Married. Betty Havens, petite little miss, fell for the son of a steel magnate while a junior at State, and left school to marry him. They are said to be the happiest couple in Columbus. Another character in the sport world whom I do not have to tell you of is Mary Holtzman. I met and talked with Mary soon after she won the United States tennis title, and it is my intention to write the story of her life in the near future. Last summer I had occasion to visit the Walter Reed Hospital at Washington, and whom do you suppose I met there? None other than Vrina Hughes. She is the hospital dictician, and has gained quite a reputation for her excellent work. She took home economics at State. She is married. VVilda Hyland was recently commended by the Columbus Retail Merchant's Association for the splen- did service which she has been rendering. Her employment bureau is the most reliable organization of its kind in the city. True to the tradition of his family, Lincoln Kilbourne turned to the sea. His career has been a varied one, but at present he is an instructor at Annapolis. There are some names which I know you are very well familiar with, because of the publicity which they receive in the daily press. One of them is, of course, Dorothy Kingbeil. Her popularity as a concert artist, I believe, is just beginning to grow. Twenty-via:

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llllIIIIllIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIll1IIlllIIllIIIlllllllIllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll E R IlllllllllllllIllIIIllllIllllIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIllllllilllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIIItIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillll At the head of the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, at the present time, is Julia Kromer. This shouldn't be much of a surprise to you, as you will remember the fine work she did back in Bexley. By the way, one of the leading citizens of this city today is Christy Lambrecht. He is president of one of the five largest banks and also president of the local Rotary Club. Esther Landrum, when last I heard of her, was engaged in social work in Tampa, Florida. Among her achievements, as recorded by the Y. W. C. A. official organ, is the founding of a Girl Reserves chapter in every high school in the southern state. In a gesture, somewhat similar to that of the New York Evening World in importing St., John Frvine as a dramatic critic back in 1928, the London Times recently hired America's foremost critic, Scott Calvin Lyon, to write dramatic criticism for them for a period of two years. I am reminded of the raither humorous spectacle of you and Scott rolling and mowing lawns when we were all in high schoo . VVhen the 98th General Assembly of Ohio convened last fall, one of our old classmates, Norma Ijams, was elected floor leader in the Senate. She recently introduced a bill, which has a fair chance to pass, to limit the number of major studies that a high school senior may carry. The most extensive, and by far the most popula.r, course of instruction in ballroom dancing in Bexley, is being given at present under the personal supervision of Lenore McLain, who, as you will remember, was one of the best dancers in the class of '29, Clarabelle Magrew is rapidly coming into her own as a writer. Three of her books have already been published, and a fourth, the manuscript of which I have had the privilege of reading, is now on the press. It should prove one of the year's best books. As you have read, the world's largest chemical research laboratory is now under construction in Akron. I learn on good authority that Samuel Matchett and Hugo Spatz will be in charge of the lab- oratory. These two have spent years of extensive study, both at home and abroad, and are considered the most eligible chemists in the country for the posts. Right here in the same school building where we were classmates together, Lillian Mathias is today a teacher of history and civics. Take it from me, she is the most popular teacher in the school. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has claimed one of our number, too. He is no other than Fred Mayer, famous cornet player of the Bexley High School band in 1929. The San Francisco News, together with several other papers along the west coast, recently bought Ruth Mees' daily column of comment, which I find one of the most interesting columns in the papers today. Through official channels, I presume you have been informed of the appointment of William Newton, the radio bug of our class, to the position of Supervisor of Radio in the Department of Commerce. The appointment has been received with enthusiasm by the press of the country. Stranger things may have happened, but Neil Neunherz today is one of the crack pilots of the Chi- cago-Moscow Air Transport Co., which provides 18-hour service between the United States and Russia Leah Nason is first vice-president of the Chicago-Moscow Co., I almost forgot to tell you. Back in her early college days, Leah was far-sighted enough to see the possibilities of aviation, and prepared herself for the administrative part of such work. lona Kuhn and Marian Manley are among the girls of the class who have been happily married. Both girls still live here in Bexley, and we meet quite often. Alice johnson is in charge of girls' physical education at one of the colored universities in the South. I am unable to recall the name of the school. Following in his father's footsteps, Bob Palmer is one of the leading contractors of Ohio. Only last month, he completed a 125-story skyscraper in the neighboring city of Columbus. After her graduation from Sweet Briar, Mary Peters felt the call of the legitimate stage, and today, as you probably know, Mary is considered one of the most talented women on the American stage. I saw her recently as Roxane in Cleveland in a revival of Cyrano de Bergerac , and she is great. You questioned me regarding Senator Martin Polster. He is the same chap who was in our class. He was First elected to the state legislature about six years ago, and last year he ran for United States Senator on the Independent ticket. You mention having met the Tracy girls in Tokyo. Since they made their debut as artists of the Metropolitan Opera Co., I have not had the opportunity of meeting and talking of old times with them. Their continued success on the opera stage is surely fine. I received a wire from the War Department at Washington yesterday to the effect that Robert McCord VVoodward had been promoted to the rank of Major-General in the standing army. For some years, Bob has been an instructor at the Army VVar College. Bob always did have militaristic tendencies, you will remember. lt is not necessary for me to tell you that Ted VVilson is now considered the dean of American poets. I myself believe, that within a few years, Ted will be acclaimed abroad as well as at home. Many of his poems have already been translated into the Japanese language. It will not be more than a few months until you will have the opportunity of hearing Dave Strick- ler's wonderful voice from the stage of a Tokyo theatre. As soon as his present American tour is finished, he plans to travel through Europe and the Orient. In looking over your letter, I noticed that you write of having heard by radio, Chief Justice J. Paul Taber swear in the new president of the United States. I was in Washington for the inauguration, and talked with Hickey. He says he likes being a judge better than pounding a typewriter. I don't blame him Continued on Page 89 Twenty-seven