Curwensville Area High School - Echo Yearbook (Curwensville, PA)

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CURWENSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS PAGE 23 The long anticipated year has come, we are Seniors. Byron McDowell wasunammously elected president to lead us through the intricacies of our Senior year. George Wrigley was elected secretary and Elizabeth Wall chosen as treasurer. We looked forward to '22 as our best year. As Flreshmen, Sophomores and Juniors, we strove to lift better to best , in school life, and as Seniors, We shall attempt to magnify that ideal and set an example for those following in our footsteps. Shortly after the start of school, we were highly entertained at a lawn party, given at the home of Elizabeth King, of which all the Faculty attended. There we enjoyed games and dancing and ended the evening with delicious refreshments, returning home at a late houzr, and vouohing We had never had a better time before. Our .class play, and other entertainments, such as banquets and parties, will be held later in the term. Thus stands the history of our class of 1922, as far as the historical facts are concernedg but the pleasant mem- ories of our pasti association can never be recorded. We can sincerely hope and trust that our future paths and associations may be as bright as those of our past four years. ' - MARJORIE A. MURRAY CAN YOU IMAGINE Helen Benson 6 ft. 2, in. in hecr- stocking feet? Reuben Moose with his arms arofurnd a girl? , Pearl Mumma not taking a bath on her powder-puff ? Rudolph Yacabucci awake in History , Class? Olive Eckert without her 50c rosy cheeks ? Toby Collins setting still? Carl Downs without chewing gum? Lois Vau'hn, short and fat? Jim Holton studying? Efdith Brunnetti not flirting? Lucinda Clark not talking? Alice Wall not sitting near Guery and Orville? John Bowers in a bathing suit? Helen Clark chief police of Curwensville? Bastael Felo playing a pipe organ? Earl Bloom not day-dreaming? Wava Jones not writing love letters to Cecil? . George Wrigley not staring at Cora? Dorothy Bixler raising a fnuss in school? Byron McDowell lookiing blue? Perdita Ardary with shorter skirts? ,Elizabeth K. with her Vergil lesson , studied? 7 Y, A, s A

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PAGE 22 CURWENSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SENIOR CLASS HISTORY ' The class of '22 entered Curwensville High in the fall of 1918 with a membership of 48. The following are the ones who dropped out before our four years' were completed: Merville Bloom entered as Freshman, then stopped for two years, this year he entered as a special student. Ruth Butters entered as Freshman then moved to Du Bois. Elizabeth Betterelli entered as Freshman, with- drew when a Sophomore. Now employed at the Sunny Blouse factory. Jane Cross entered as Freshman, decided to attend High School at Mill- ville this year. Rufus Cooke entered as Freshman, then moved away. Clay- ton Dale entered as Freshman, then stopped, now an employee of Crescent Refractory Company. Will Evans stopped Junior year, so as to join U. S. Army. Tony Errigo entered as Freshman, then stopped. Dorothy Edmiston stopped Freshman year, now Mrs. Woodward Kelly. Emery Fasoli en- tered Freshman year, stopped Sophomore year, moved to Detroit. Robert Hadden enteredl as Freshman, then stopped during the year, while in our class he served as our president. Jennie Heitsenrether stopped Junior year, now employed at the Sunny Blouse factory. Grace Hipps stopped Junior year, now bookkeeper at the Sunny Blouse factory. Dorothy Kimes stopped Freshman year, moved to Reading. Elizabeth Lantz stopped Freshman year, moved to Mt. Union. Ray LaPorte stopped Sophomore year. Lo Rene Mar- tin stopped Junior year, now Mrs. Clair Wisor. Roberta McDonald stop- ped Freshman year, now employed as bookkeeper at Clearfield. Elsie Norris stopped Freshman year, moved to Clearfield. Clara Passarelli stopped Freshman year, now -a nurse at Philadelphia. Jennie Riddle stopped Soph- omore year then entered Du Bois Business College. Hazel Shively stopped Junior year, now employed at Pittsburgh. Jeanette Weber stopped Fresh- man year, then moved to Youngstown, Ohio. ' After due consideration we decided upon green and white for our colors. To manage our class affairs we elected as president Robert Haddeng vice- president, Cora Wolf, treasurer, Lo Rene Marting and secretary, Elizabeth Lantz. As we were all very young, our greatest determination was to give up most of our pleasure, and start right by studying, during all of our spare time. In this respect We accomplished just what we started out to ac- complish, each one gaining distinction and renown, throughout the whole year. Our Sophomore year, was: one of the happiest years of our school life. Our first move was tohold a class meeting, and decide whether we should continue our officers and o-ur colors. As two of our officers had withdrawn, we elected as our president, Byron McDowell. As we had no work to be done by a secretary, we did not elect any that year, but still held the same colors. During that year we entertained the Seniors by giving them a banquet, which 'proved a great success throughout. We also en- joyed a sled ride to Clearfield, and also was entertained at the home of Byron McDowell. We had a. membership of thirty-six, and with loyal support from every one, it was not unexpected that we should be' winners in most of our undertakings. , When we had gone a notch higher, we found we were,'Juniors. With special privileges of upper classmen, we indulged in many social events. The first was ia party, given at the home of our French and History teacher, Miss Shively. Next we enjoyed ia sleighing party to Cleariield, and afterwards partook of a delicious chicken and waffle supper. This was the first year basketball was played in our High School. Most of the star play- ers were our Junior girls. At the close of school we were entertained in a most pleasing way, at the home of Byron McDowell.

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PAGE 24 CURWENSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ' PROPHECY I Imagvineburselves to be living in the year 1935. I am starting for a trip through the United States. Where are all the dear old Seniors and what are they doing? ' I spent much time -sight-seeing in New York. As if in answer to my thoughts, one day while walking throuigh one of the buildings on Wall street I happened to notice over one of the doors the name of George Wrig- ley. ll entered and- after a long period of waiting and many announcements I gained an interview with one of New York's greatest business men. He informed me that Byron McDowell was an artist and had his studio at Washington D. C. How could we know years ago from the pictures that were drawn on the old blackb-oiard by Byron that he would develop into so great an artist? . He also salid that Myrtle Daubs, our little curley headed girl, was pro- ducing some fine fiction and had a gay apartment in Greenwich Village. That evening I attended a theatre where a marvelous dancer was to dis- play her grace and so dumfounded was I wihen I recognized Cora Walf charming the people. I we-nt behind the scenes after the performance and was received joyfully by Cora. In turn she presented to me Helen O. Clark now traveling with the world's famous Symfp-hony'Orchestra. We talked- of school ,days and 'all agreed' that we would give several years of our life to be back in the dear old assembly hall. They delighted me by telling me that our friend Elizabeth Wall was married and lived in one of New York's famous mansions. As there were so many of us in the city we decided to meet somewhere. So we called Elizabeth, now Mrs. Van Courtland Ness. We were immediate- ly invited over for the afternoon and dinner. Elizabeth, said she had been to 31153 Yale-Harvard game -and that Arthur Hockman was playing football at a e. She also explained that a very distinguished music college of the city was sending a new music teadher for her daughter Constance. Not long after this the maid announced the new music teacher and was told to show her into the Y Hrary. To our astonishment in came Hazel Weber. She was the same cu, Hazel to us. She also remained for dinner. After dinner we went to scientific lectures given by a great scientist. The third man that went on the platform was a very distinguished looking man whom we recognized as William Snyder. His talk certainly was an inspiration and took us back to the times when Bill thrilled us all with his eloquence of speech in the Chemistry class of 1922. We tal'ked with! him after the lecture and he said he had been married for several years and lived in the city. I left the city the next day for Chicago. At Evanston, Ill., John Bowers entered the-train. He recognized me and -came and sat down beside me. He said .he was a mining engineer. He was very different from the troublesome John Bowers that made my school life very burdensome at times. Arriving at Chicago about noon I found that my train wofuld not leave until midnight. I decided to go shopping. Going into a large dress-mak- ing establishment I sat with many other pecrple who were watching the display of dresses. One of the models took my eye more than the gowns for it was no other than Perdita Ardlalry. She told me later that she and Cora Snyder worked for the same firm. Cora was a designer. - That evening I went to a vaudeville. I sat down beside a very quiet looking lady. She smiled and suddenly held out her hand to me for it was Frances Cook, our shark at translating Latin. ' ' - She said she was teaching Latin in one of the high schools of Chicago. She also said that May Shirk was acting there tonight. So after the show I had the pleasure of seeing another one of my classmates who had turned out to be a very stunning actress. l u Hearing that Elizabeth King was a superintendent of a hospital, I stopped to see her and to my surprise Kathryn Hile. was there also. She had graduated in that hospital as a nurse and was still there.