Leetonia High School - Lehiscan Yearbook (Leetonia, OH)

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B L U E A N D W HIT E CLASS PROPHECY CContinuedJ Lawrence Dean is superintendent down at the Old Cherry Valley furnace. Of course you know he married Hildred and their twins are something of which to be proud. Pearl and Carrie Stewart have a reputation for miles around Leetonia for being excellent housekeepers. We're not surprised when we remember that they studied Home Economics under Miss Shinn. Mr. Butch paused thoughfully for a moment and I knew something shocking was coming. Mary Befilhart teaches at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She had two husbands, but she laughed at them so much they both died off early. Virginia Morris edits a big newspaper in Pittsburg. She hiad lots of practice writing up the Blue and White Messenger. Eleanor Ashley has served the Indians faithfully as a missionary for years. At present she's in Oklahoma and Poppy White is out there too, somewhere. He studied to become a priest shortly after leaving L. H. S. and then spent several years abroad. Guy Nicolette and Mike Burick together have had rather romantic careers after graduating from Pitt. They took up dentistry and commerce respectively. Guy has been more than successful. He is also something of an artist specializing in womens portraits. You recall that the ladies were always attractive to Guy. Mike owns a half interest in the Leetonia Bretzel F'actory. He never quite recovered from his childish infatuation. He used to fsay 'Coonie' was in the way, now of course they're on an equal basis. You have seen P. J? Felix kept right on, using freely his ability to converse without giving me a word in edgewise so I merely nodded. I-Ie's made quite a hit in the movies. Sort of taking Lloyd Hughes' place. Occassionally he sends me comp. tickets. What about Arlene? I finally suggested. Arlene is considered a very fine teacher in some aristrocratic girls' boarding school, but they say she is likely to give it up any day, Milt Price still hangs around. By the w-ay he owns a good sized Coal mine and holds a high place in the political world. Rolland Lanpher is a splendid musician. If you 'tune in' on most any of ithe big .stations you kmay 'hear him. Grace Caldwell is the proprietress of an exclusive modiste shop in New York. Sammy Beltempo is a football coach in some western university and Frank Billet has also followed that line. He is physical director in Central Junior High, Youngstown. Bruce Ginther has become very popular as a stage comedian, 'Bricky' Stambaugh, Doctor sounds better, is still a Miss. She hasn't eloped with the first young fool that asked her but then Ed. Casey is her chief chemist and they're pulling in quite a practice. Allan Haller owns one of the largest farms in the country. He's gained quite a name for himself as an after dinner speaker, perhaps only we of the old public speaking class remember the fine speeches Allan used to make. Jim Blackwood conducts an immense dancing academy and his wife assists. Oh! Yes! He fell hard for a wealthy young lady. The newspapers were full of it. Louise Falszetta manages a hotel down in Palm Beach, Florida, and her old friend Alice Legora travels all'over the country selling all sorts of rare perfumes and cos-- metics. Margaret Kunkel presides over a concern which manufactures the famous unbreakable Peg trucks and cars. Many are the citizens who contracted heart failure when Peg drove the bread truck and just missed them by a hair's breath. A terrible crash interrupted our conservation and I jumped to my feet, rubbing my eyes. A huge log had turned over in the fireplace. Felix had vanished and every- thing remained as before my dream for I realized then that it was a dream in which a glorious future had been painted for the class -of 1926. And+-yet who can tell it may not be so absurd after all, for none of us know what lies within the future. 18

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BLUE AND WHITE aiii CLASS PRGPI-IECY It was a bitter cold night, the wind whistled around the house with terrific force. Iflaeh succeeding' blast seemed louder and more wild than the last. Inside all was snug and cheerful, soft lights shed a warm mellow glow over the room, the fire burned lnigrhtly in thc iireplace. l closed the hook I had been reading and allowed myself to relax gazing' dreamily into the flames and listening' to the roar of the wind which suddenly seemed soothing: Those dull red flames fasinated me, they suggested so many dancing spiritsg then all at once, to my surprise and consternation they were-yes-they really were assuming familiar forms. Surely the figure before me could not be Felix Butch! PIT:-lllltlll, of the class of 11326 way back in old L. H. Sf? But I was not mistaken, I would know that- curly hair any place, and then, he was speaking to me. Hello Marge, he said. Hello, I replied, 'tbut of course it isn't you 7 Oh, it's lfelix all right, he responded, but itys something like twenty years since wr-'ve seen each other. i'YOLl'1'0 a l'uIl lledged druggrist now, l suppose, I said. I have my own store right in lmetonia, I bought out Hasbrouch not so many years ago. You're not married? lfelix grinned, 'AYes, I took her from the old town. too. lt's not Mary llepa-rio! l exclaimed, but I elix's heightened color proclaimed that it was, t'What do you know about the others ? I asked. Well, Betty Clminelli is the principal of the training school at Henry Forol's Hospital, She's as winsome as ever, but scorns the opposite sex as she always dld. 17

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I D 1 f ,W 3 B L U E A N W 1-1 T E W CLASS WILL LAST VVILL AND TESTAMENTU I, the Class of 1926, of Leetonia, Ohio, of the United States of America, having come to the end of my short life in a peaceful and undisturbed state of, what I have always had the pleasure of calling my mind, do hereby give and bequeath all my worldly goods, and possessions, as seemeth wise and fitting in my judgment, with- out accepting advice or counsel from anyone, and without being influenced in the least by past favors and dlsfavors, past kindness or unkindness. ARTICLE I. To Mr. Stonebraker, the human being who has guided me over the ob- stacles of High School days, I bequeath freedom from the cares we have so often caused him, but not freedom from interest in us. ARTICLE II. ' To all the teachers, who have given me the knowledge I now possess, I will my sincere gratitude. ARTICLE III. To the members of the Junior Class do I bequeath the characteristics of my own members. Sec. I. To Alice Kiernan, Eleanor Ashley's immense vocabulary. Sec. II. To Margaret Huffnagle, I take the liberty of willing Mary Beil- hart's giggles and Marjorie Kiernan's dimples. ,H Sec. III. To any member of the Junior Class, Jim Blackwood's Cheer Lead- ing ability. Sec. IV. To Leland Helt, Ed Casey's pleasure in hauling kids Baround in a truck. Sec. V. To John Bradley, Bruce Ginther's never failing art to make the most studious student laugh. Sec. VI. To Jennie Morelli I will Grace Caldwell's height. ' Sec. VIII. To Susie Mauro, Hildred Miller's talent as a songster, because SUS16,S to-be is a great lover of music. Sec. VIII. To Pearl Taylor, Carrie and Pearl Stewart's loud characteristics. Sec. IX. To Jim Degnan, Felix Butch's art to chew gum. Sec. X. To Theresa Holland, I bequeath Arlene Risher's beauty. ' Sec. XI. To Ray Holt, Rolland Lanpher's argumentative desposition. Sec. XII. To Perry Gasnier, who need it next year, I bequeath Sam Bel- tempo's tackling ability. Sec. XIII. To Rhea Abblett, Virginia Morris' ability to speak to any kind of an audience, on any subject, any time. Sec. XIV. To 'Porky' Lavelle, I will Mike Burick's knowledge of all sciences, especially Physics. Sec. XV. To Kate Thrasher, Betty CiminelIi's curly locks. Sec. XVI. To Roland Cope, P. J. Ready's and Milt Price's knowledge of note writing. Sec. XVII. To Galen Zimmerman, I bequeath those bee-u-ti-ful blusheslof Lawrence Dean and Guy Nicolette lNote-I had a very difficult time in persuading Marge and Hildred to permit me to give these away.J Sec. XVIII. To Loretta Halverstadt, Alice Legora's ardent admirers. Sec. XIX. To Mary Stiver, I bequeath Marg Kunkel's library restaurant. Sec. XX. To Ethel Paisley, Louise Falzetta's rules for keeping house. Abie, I hear, is very particular what he eats. Sec. XXI. To Dominic Butch, I bequeath the privilege, which Frank Billet noxiui claims, to keep close watch on those Freshman girls. fJicko doesn't like this very we . ' 19