Ironton High School - Owl Yearbook (Ironton, OH)

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formerly of Ironton, the class of ’08 have with the exception of me, poor little old maid, all gained prominence in the world. Well, 1 hope all the class are as well satisfied with their destiny as I am with mine; and will not ob- ject to this little (?) summary of their conditions as I found them in 1930. Now since my tale is ended, and my ink is running low, I will close, with expectation of a speedy answer. Your friend as ever, (Miss) Lura Tufts. (Mrs. J. C. Summers, No. 1009 High Street, Columbus, Ohio.) Ct £atin Story. By HELEN ZIMMERMANN, ’08. Ante quattuor dies Kalendas Junias in anno mille nongenti et sedecem, pulchra urbs Lynna maxime permota est, quod duo notissimi homines urbis sancto matrimonio coniuncturi erant. Hi homines erant Edwardus et Katherineca. Utrique suum cursum confecerunt in Lynnae superiore ludo, Edwardus in anno rnill nongenti et octo atque Katherineca in anno mille nongenti et decem. Cum Edwardus magnificus senior esset et Katherineca pulchra secunda esset, utrique eidem Caesaris classi aderant et in eadem classe beata sollicitatio primum coepta est. Edwardus in anno sequente ad collegium ivit et interim Katherineca suum cursum in superiore ludo confecit Edwardus pluribus annis in collegio remansit et cum multas puellas videret, nullam puellam ita pulchram et caram cordi ut suam veterem Latinam amicam. Denique suum cursum in collegio confecit et domum redivit. Is statim certior factus est suam amicam innuptam adhuc esse et constituit ad Katherinecam ire et ei de suo amore dicere. Per hos annos amor eius erga eum vehementior factus erat sed ea nunquam putavit eum erg a se ita multum amorem habuisse. Post plures annos beatae sollicitationis sponsa est ei, quae res suos amicos stupefecit. Ipsorum amici eis dixerunt non connubio iungerent quod ipsis non apti essent, sed ei modo omnium aliorum haec verba audire noluerunt. Denique dies nuptiarum deluxit et quidque splendide institutum est. Post nuptias quae a multitudine amicorum visa erant, breve iter profecti sunt. Primi pauci anni nuptae vitae beato et tranquillo modo consumpti sunt. Tertio anno nuptae vitae discrimen venit. Katherineca multos rumores de coniunge audivit et sui amici dixerunt, pulchrae virgini nobili multam diligentiam eum dare. Hoc effectum habuit et ux or fidem in conjuge amisit. Certum mane epistolam in eius thalamo invenit et ea similis omnibus uxoribus id legit. Carissime Edwarde, Ego tristis sum quoniam proxima nocte non venisti, qucd

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a street carnival as the leading bass singer of the Mudtown Minstrels. His wife, who has gotten over her disappointment in not getting a Teddy, is delighted with the suc- cess of her dear “Garry,” as weil she might be. Next, I turned southward to- wards Louisiana to visit a cousin of mine. On my way through Arkan- sas, I stopped for a few days at a station situated at the foot of the Ozarlcs. Here I learned that John Crickenberger was the engineer of that wonderful “slow train through Arkansas. On this position he has made a great success. How he has arisen to such a high and responsi- ble position is a paradox, but as you know, his nature was always a phenomenal one. Leaving here, [but not on the “slow train”] i visbed Mains, La , where my cousin lives. Near here, I located the boy [now a man, of course] who always stood highest in our class, Carl Hart, six-foot- two. He and his beautiful little wife, who was formerly Madge Croy, of Pomeroy, 0., were very hospitable to me. I was shown over their large plantation of 50 acres, introduced into the secret of his success, the famous “Uncle Tom’s Corn Salve,” which his wife has proved is very efficient in removing corns. After bidding farewell to this happy couple, 1 started on a trip through Texas and New Mexico. In Texas, I discovered Norman Ed- wards. He is the King of the Cow- boys, the dancing master and star of the society of Dallas. He was formerly the stage manager of that famous troop which staged “The Defender Capitulates” with such success in 1920 and 1921. In Navajo, New Mexico, I met the saddest figure of our class, Ed- ward Goldcamp. He was wander- ing from place to place and pouring forth into song the sorrow for his lost leve. I scarcely recognized in that wild, hollow-eyed man, our handsome, dashing young sport. My heart melted with sympathy as I read that famous little poem in which he tells the story of his lost love. It begins: “Once in the days of the happy past, I loved a beautiful young girl who was fast; I loved her, but she loved not me — All she wanted was a big Teddy.” Of course you know to whom this refers, and can also comprehend his loss. Soon after this sad meeting, I re- turned home and learned that in my absence, the world had been startled by the sudden appearance of a great orator and debater. You can guess most probably who it was; Mr. Emerson Marting. The statues of Webster and Burke look crest fallen, for they foresee a statue placed above them in the Hall of Fame. But Emerson never got over his admiration for brown- eyed girls, and has now shared his fame and name with a dark-eyed beauty from the South. So, you see, with you as the wife of the celebrated play writer,

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plurimum desiderabam. Spero vestram uxorem nostrum consilium adhuc non invenisse et nos omnia constituturos priusquam ea haec invenerit. Clara. Katherinecae persuasum est coniugem ad se amorem non habuisse sed suas divitias amavisse. Cumdomum coniunx venisset ei epistolam ostendit. Is nullam explicationem dedit sed dixit se ipsam solam amare. Haec Katherineca credere nolebat et post pancos menses se deiunxerunt. Katherineca desertissima erat et eam paene paenitebat quod hoc occi disset. Denique Katherineca accepit nuntium discentem sibi ad deversorium statim veniendum esse, si suum coniugem vivum videre voluerit. Obliviscens quid fecisset Katherineca ut eum videret ivit. Cum advenisset, reperiebat coniugem ipsum interficere conatum esse et suam vitam conditione dubia esse. Is epistolam Katherinecae reliquit et dixit puellam commemoratam in epistola suam sororem fiusse et se ei ex difficultate opitulatum esse. Dixit se sine ea non vivere posse, itaque se interficere constituisse. Katherineca statim ignovit coniugi et dum is se melius faciebat amor inter eos rursus renovabatur Postquam convaluisset, domum suam profecti sunt et reliquum vitae cum beatitudine consumpserunt. CCctss The Class of 190S are to present a play never staged before as it was written especially for them by the Principal, T. Howard Winters. The name is “The Defender Cap- itulates but the scenes center largely about school life. Miss Lona lirammer stars as Ida Richards while Messrs Ed. Goldcamp and Emerson Martiug are the leading men the lat- ter in the title role. The play is Hull P(ay. of vivacious dialogue and witticisms and has in it some fine action. These are the chief merits, although the plot is rather clever and highly or- iginal and in places the style of com- position rises above the common lev- el. The poetry in it too, has some merits. Mr. Winters will have the play copywrighted and published at once. , ,