Hughes High School - Hughes Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Fosdick, our suave and gentle friend, At his words the wills of men will bend: And from the PI'E'Sldtl'le Of our class:; To the Legislature he will pass. Cacssl-cr will keep an apothecary shop, Caldwell's wise mainstay and prop, And those that Caldwell doesn't kill, 1 have my fears that Gacssler will. Gavin, with understanding sound. Will search the Scriptures all year li'ouhd, And then, with maxims wise and true, His lengthy scrmons 11611 imbue. T0 preach the truth helll undertake, If his gentle flock Will remain awakE. Getzl our gentle ladies' man, Built on the Chesterfieldiah plan, lYill win some wealthy Widowls hand, And live in a mansion large and grand Grollisch. with steady hand and eyes, Will explore mid acicls and alkalies; In a laboratory he will dwell, And chemical truths to the world he'll tell. Hall, with ready wit and pen, lVill lead at will the minds of men; l 1n a lecture platform he will star, His name will be blazoned near and far. Heisel, with tall silk hat and cane, Will wall: in case adown life's lane: 116111 have On his threshold the letters BLDH And that he'll get rich the fates all agree. Hertwig, with ample store of knowledge, Will teach a class in school or college. His pupils all will like him so, Theyill never consent to let him go. Hess will interpret the signs of the times, 111 dignified and stately rhymes; Grim. fateful tragedies he'll write, .th comedies. lllil'thful and light. liexter and Laas. good men and wise, Will be in the future learned rabbis; 1n the r ceremonial robes they'll stand Dispensing blessings with a liberal hand, Hurley will be a ward politician, And will soon occupy a prominent position; 011 the votes of Old Erin he'll learn to rely, And, aided by them, helll be Mayor by and by. lsracl a Fine linguist will 136, And Spanish will be his specialty; He'll joulrney to Spain to acquire more knowledge. And then he'll teach in some noted college. Jones will be treasurer of a bank, And soon Will be advanced in rams; Pleased by the sunshine of his smile, Theyill make him President after a while. Keaggy in Pittsburg will show them how To make iron cheaper than they make it now, And by a daring, original plan, lVill make himself a famous man. Krampe far out West will toil, Extracting riches from the soil; llis coffers with well-carned coin he'll fill, And he'll found a town named Krampesviilg,

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I met H11 old seafaring man. who whispered low to me, that he, above all others, had the gift of prophesy. And after making many boasts of the things that he wuld do. He talked about the weather and asked me for a chew. I told him that I tlitl not smoke, nor neither dicl l chew. But, said I to the aged man, 'lI have a task for you. Unveil the future of oulr class. Aml tell the things to come to pass for every sin- gle man. The old man spat and murmured, HGood,H Auil Hshivered his timbers. but he would ; And smiliugly began: Adams a philosopher will be, Expouuding thought and theory: Grave proverbs from his lips shall come, Striking his wondering hearers dumb. Agnew as a farmer will sow the seed. Exterminating bug and weed; And far away titom care and strife Hall at last depart this mortal life. Barringer will explore life's mystery. And delve in the secrets of chemistry: But half his burden of toil and can: A jolly, bloomin' wife will share. Buescher will figure in high finance; Helll lead prospectors a. merry dance, And when heis made his little pile, Helll bask in fortune's sunny smile. 21 All hall to Caldwell, the future sawhones, Who'll carve and cut, not healing our groans; With a curious, pleasant, offhand grin, lrl-eill carve us open and explore within, And, aided by a whiff of chloroform. He'll extract the appendix vcrmiform. Durrah shall be a. drummer hold; His Iine'i will bring him wealth untold; And although hels a sport. helll save his rocks, And helll carry a cane and wear openwork sucks But when he's tired of business strife, Helll buy an estate and change a wifet And settle down to domestic life; And then a monrufnl sport we'll see. Rocking three kids upon each knee Dyeris ambition. so he himself avowst Is to be the owner of a prosperous hash housC'. And then a mournful sport weill sect He'll s-ell Huhigis pies at the pearly gates, Emhshoff, our man of ample length, In searching the sky will spend his strcngth, For, being quite near to hcavcn. you see, Helll best succeed in astronomy. Dock's professional shingle will read thus: z'Doc Fold. Vet. Surgeon, thatls us. But,-alas! for his professional fame. Horse doctor will be his common name. To kill or cure he'll agree! But whichever he does hclll get his fee. Fleischer will deal in bonds and stocks, A typical broker. as wise as a fox, lly his wonderful business power His wealth will accumulate hour by hour.

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Levy will shine upon the stage; His fancy steps will be all the rage. And people will come from fair and near His wonderful tenor voiCe to hear. Manischewitz will undertake The world's supply of matzo-s to bake. And. if we let him. he will try The H ughes lun-ch room to supply. Mueller will be a concrete engineer, With hand steady ancl brain clear; lVonderful structures he will raise, Which all the world will come and praise Murdock will be a lawyer at the bar, llis eloquence will be noted near and far: If you ever get in a place thatis tight, Hire Murdock to make your legal fight. Oehler will perform on the airy trapeze, And hang from the roof by hooks on his knees; He'll walk on his hands around the ring, And to the bareback horse will cling. 3y the defunct patients of Gaesslcr and Caldwell Um- will manage to prosper quite well; An undertaker he will be. And wealthy grow on many a fee. Success to Schiff the fates wonlt refuse. Because he was manager of Old Hughes? The business ways he displayed to us them Will make him the most successful of men. Stapleforil. the fales all say, Will be a phenomenon in a business way; Having made a forlune. his life will seem To pass away like a beautiful dream; And, secluded from domestic strife. l-lelll he a bachelor all his life. Snodgrass will be a diplomat, To him the nation will take Off its hat: As; peacemaker, with charitable intcnl, T0 foreign countries he'll be sent lMeber as chemist will make his debutJ Having knowledge that's given to only a few; Mid test tubes and beakers heill spend his days, lowing t0 the critics, praise. eeemeeg