Danville High School - Le Tresor Yearbook (Danville, PA)

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ORANGE AND PURPLE 29 Boys' Prophecy By EMMA FLICK, SARA TREAS. Night has let fall her curtain of darkness, and has cast an enchant- ed spell over the quiet house. All is silent! Silent as the grave save for one monotonous sound, the tick, tick of the old fashioned grand- father's clock. Its efforts are unnoticed by a figure that comfortably lounges in a spacious arm chair, lost in deep thought. So great is her meditation, one is led to think that the tick of the clock might go on forever, without her knowing it. A huge apple bough burns cheerfully in the open grate before her. and from it creeps a stealthy shadow that passes quietly over the dream- er's graceful form. One step, two steps, three steps-it stops-it fiickers. What has it encountered? Has it seen some ghostly phantom, or is it frighened at its own heart beat? Follow the direction of its glance. Ah! well-ground- ed is its fear, for, looking toward the center of the room, its gaze falls upon a dark form that is noiselessly advancing toward the girl in the chair. The shadow cannot control its trembling step so il: gradually re- cedes to the fire. The figure draws back its veil, holds close its shroud and makes its way to the fire-place. The dreamer starts. Fate, with a gleaming smile upon her face, looks at the girl prophetically. Wouldst know the future of the Class of 1917? she asks, divining the trend of the girl's thoughts. Sh! Do not interrupt me, then. Thomas Evans, the one who was always willing to begin at the bot- tom of things will, thru his untiring efforts, reach the top. You will soon hear of him as President of the New York National Bank, and later as a multimillionaire. Because of his generosity, he will build one of the finest churches in the city, of which Paul Roney will be pastor. Paul will not teach the rugged path and take the primrose one himself, but will practice what he preaches. The first thing of importance. which will take place in this magnif- icent building, will be the marriage of Henry Sidler to Jack's charm- ing sister. He, with his wife, will reside near Columbia College, from which he has been graduated. He will be admitted to the Bar and be- come a famous lawyer. Within a few years, the market will be flooded with Mauger's Patent Medicines. Their fame will spread throughout the world be-

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28 ORANGE AND PURPLE always wanted to do. Another of our class-mates has reached the height of her ambition too. Mrs. Vernon Castle has been outclassed by Mary Pursel fbetter known to me as Murd J . After returning from France where she serv- ed as a nurse in Base Hospital No. 34, in the War of 1917, she took to dancing which was one of her old arts. During the winter she has a dancing school in Philadelphia and during the summer she enjoys nature at first hand, living at her country home near Danville. I'm for Ruth, said Doc. I'll always give place to an optimist, and if 1 had my way the path of such would always be strewn with roses. I have found only too late that what the world needs is happiness. If the radiating of happiness could be a separate occupation, I would rec- ommend Ruth Wingert for it. They also serve, who only stand and wait. That's my theory. Still waters run deep. Agnes Wagner has been rewarded. She is the librarian in the Bloomsburg State Normal School. Who's that, back of her? Why, that's Blanche Wilson. .She was always such a good sensi- ble girl and so capable. Not surprising at all to find her as chief nurse in the Children's Hospital at Philadelphia. Is that so? When I go back to Philadelphia, I shall certainly go to see her. - Oh, I forgot-I believe that Kathryn Hoffman gives a concert tonight. He reached for the pad upon his desk. Yes, I have it marked-8.15 at the Forty fourth Street Music Hall. She is going to give it for the benefit of the Red Cross Society. Tots is quite a noted soprano, you know. Oh, come on, I wouldn't want to miss hearing her. What time it it now? Just 7.45. It will be a fitting prelude for a holiday, he said, as he hailed a taxi. We'll hunt Tots up afterwards and have a luncheon at Van Dyke's.

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30 ORANGE AND PURPLE cause of the guarantee, Cures instantly without pain. The serious side of life will be relieved by Charles Murray the noted comedian. This need not surprise, if one considers the number of jokes he is able to manage in a day. Think of the one on James Magill acting as judge of the County Court, and prove the statement. He who laughs judge of the Supreme Court, and prove the statement. He who laughs last, laughs best. Even surpassing the world's present greatest achievement in mech- anical engineering, the Panama Canal, will be the construction of a sea wall off the coast of Labrador, to cut off cold currents of the north and give a tropical climate to the eastern part of the United States. This will be accomplished by John Hancock and Torrence Peifer, who have already displayed their skill in the D. H. S. Laboratory. No experiment ever seemed too hazardous for the members of this class to attempt. They always felt great confidence in the skill of Doc- tor Howard Warner. He will soon have greater opportunities to display his skill, as he is destined to become one of the leading surgeons in the University Hospital. William Forney and Eugene Fry will be instrumental in reducing the high cost of living in America. and in relieving conditions in Europe. William will act as superintendent of a large poultry farm in Massachus- etts and Eugene Fry as a great agriculturist in the wheat growing reg- ions of Illinois. Frank Myers, the star basket ball player who by his readiness won the game for the home team with Harrisburg, will soon join the Chicago team and take the laurels from Pittsburgh. He not only excelled in athletics but in commercial branches. He will accept a government po- sition and be gradually advanced. William Vannan, who was always the quiet, thoughtful student, will follow in the footsteps of his father, as one of the leading mechanics in the Iron and Steel Industry. After receiving his college degree, he will astonish his co-laborers by inventing a new coupling for freight cars. This device will not only benefit those who use it, but the community in general. Cars will be coupled without sound. Because of Jack Gross' wonderful argumentative powers, which have made him able to convince people that two and three make six, he will be one of the best salesmen the Reading Iron Company has ever had. Dean Switzer and Karl Foust, who were always especially inter- ested in Stenography, will have a chance to use their knowledge. They will be seen working in the Main Ofiice of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail- road Company. Lake Frazier who was one of the first to enlist in the cavalry unit in his home town will be called to the front. Because of his military prow-