Mechanic Arts High School - M Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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T H E NM!! AFTER TEN YEARS lNlCt-Xllister is now a famous name For Clark as Wlhite House cook has won much lain And lnez Riley, as you all have heard, Has one poor tar just waiting for the word. Our famous Lester lf. is wealthy now, He made his coin by betting on a cow. And Lillian Hampl, sad to say, has not VVith moving picture people cast her lot. Poor Clinton Forsman 's leading a sad life, He Went and got himself a Swedish wife! And Lawrence johnson 's selling honey now To Chinese mandarins to sweeten chow. Slats', Stafford holds a job above reproach, You know, he is the Harvard football coach. Rose Kuller now sings lullabies each day To kindergarten babies, so they say. Blanche Krosky, with her dainty little airs, ls selling candy at the country fairs. Gut charming Frances Obst has now a lead ln Hortonls play, Wllhe Dame That Took No Hetl John Friclolin has toured in numerous stares And many stories of his fun relates. And William Lyon has, indeed, won fame, He Wrote a book. fVVe do not know its namejj Florence Ferris is now teaching higher math To students who do greatly fear her wrath. lola Rahm has taken up some work Among the savages, where wildcats lurl.l lrene lVlcAlpine has a cute style shoppe And in this place all our best people drop. And Alex Dim now teaches basketball To all the boys attending' Shattuck Hall. Viola Riege has had much luck of late, She has been left a million, just by fate. Nick Nloschogianis now is selling ties, ' But not for long, he says, and sadly sighs. Fred Gerber is a swimming hero still. Hels famous also for his football skill. 19

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T H E M an Yessey, VVilber lVoolery and john Zakreski, the constitution, by-laws, and cast-off suits of my present baseball team with the privilege of or- ganizing a new Saints' baseball team by and consisting exclusively of them. fVVe know there should be only 9 men, let them decide for themselves who shall be subs.Al To Nettie Tankenoff, Dorothy Dow, llaul Halper, Abe Nahinsky, VVillard Finberg, Frank- lyn Kruse, Floyd Nelson, and Louise Raasch, all school instruments not in use in our own orches- tra, together with letters of recommendation that their jazz band be invited to appear in joint con- certs with the lVIinneapolis Symphony Orchestra. To Clinton Forsman and lkflelvin Krause the mud rooml' to try out new stage effects. To lfvelyn Goodrow and Catherine Schmidt the walls of the second floor to be used by these artists for portraits of the illustrious class of 1927. To Gladys johnson, Anna Kenlinight, Fred lxing, Eugene lVIacauley, Signe Ronquist, and lNIarie Snoren, my good wishes to them as mis- sionaries. Gladys will invade Sweden, Anna Ken Knight, and Fred King will go to Ireland: Nlarie Snoren and Signe Ronquist will attempt to civilize the Norwegians, next door neighbors to the land of their own ancestors, while Gene will nobly advance the wrought up lfnglishmen. To Rose Kuller, Clark NIC.-Xllister, Viola Riege, Donald Semple,, Lester lf. Miller, and lVinifred W'oltman the stage in our assembly for rehearsals of their own productions. fRose can play the musicg Yiola will make a line vamp and Clark and Lester can argue over the busi- ness side. YVhere can you find a more romantic hero than Don, or a more adorable heroine than lVinnief To lfdna 'l'euber, the privilege of teaching Latin to the Cannibals at llalin Beach, To lleryl Blorgan, Helen Yitek, Olga Viteli. and Dorothy Vining, Nliss Colterls needles and thread so that they may act as Pariesian -modistes for animals in the African ungles. fThey will know just what the well dressed elephant should wears, the latest manicure for fleas' lnger nails. and will be able to answer the momentous ques- tion, to bob or not to bob for all llapper tigers, lions, pelicans, and goldiish.l To the class at large: memories of the lunch- room pies, recollections of hours on the Mourn- erls Bench after three p. m., reminiscences of our great year in athletics, and last but most im- portant. a loyal and undying interest in all my students. TO LIZZIE By lmcf Rim-LY To you, my Ford, l dedicate this rhyme ln memlry of your long departed youth. Your wheezes tell me of the flight of time, For you and l are growing old, forsooth. Your paint is not so bright as once it was, .-Xnd my enamel's getting wrinkled too. l fear I'll have to get another bus, Or else you,ll have to run as you were new. Ah no, when l recall those by gone days Wlhen you and l were handsome, young and wild, l realize that you, my faithful Ford, And I can never stand to part our ways For though your stuborn nature has me riled, Our hearts will ever beat with one accord. THE COLLEGIATE FORD llv Fiucn Gi-:Rm-in .Xlone it stands in the cold wintry snow. .X battered thing that clutters up the yard Of 'lfrats whose lazy members curse the hard Labor required to start the boat , They know Unce started Lizzie purrs and wants to show Her power on the hill. l say, old 'pardl, Lend me your can , l'm going to a card Party and l want my friend to go. 'llhis greeting hails the owner of a Ford. His wreck's the pal of a college boy, the pridt Of his worldly goods. He is the lord Of a pile of junk. You see him proudly ride Dow-n avenues, and with haughty airs ,He rubs fenders with the millionaires.

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T H E NM!! Sheik Marshall Hamann's made a heap of money On Orpheum-circuit stage by acting funny. Oh! Lucille Brandt just made a lot of dough On back seat horns for women folks to blow. gloyce Peterson's the private secretary For Norway's king. fWe hear she's soon to marry., Shy Arnie Peterson's a swimming champ, He teaches his art at a summer camp. And lVIeyer Mooney runs a humor column, He make his wise cracks in a manner solemn. Now Ella Hauge is a budding poet, She soon will be quite famous, I just know it! And Evelyn Ellis wears the latest thing fThat is, for her.j It is a wedding ringl Emma Boratko owns a quaint old place And entertains her friends with charming grace. Ben Straus is now a famed bugologist, For he has added new bugs to his list. ,lack Bisnow works in Ford's new auto shop, Of sonnets he has written quite a crop. And 'KBase,' St. Peter is a well-known baker, VVe thought, instead, he'd be an undertaker. VVise Alice Stoppel, it's our lot to hear, ls now a teacher. Boy! they say shels dearl But Hazet Bratt now has a clever trade, She makes big rubies-guess she is well paid. Now Wilbur Holtz says he will neler grow old, VVhile in Alaska he is mining gold. Flfrieda Zibell finds her sweetest joys ln keeping house for little girls and boys. And Miss Bazille, still cute and far from big, On Broadway dances quite a merry jig. .lohn Korn, as you undoubetdly have' heard, Has added to our language a new word. Nliss lflsie Anderson is now a nurse, She has no trouble keeping a full purse. And Franklin Kruse's raised a Swedish hound Famed for the way it wags its tail around. Dear Phyllis is no longer known as Pride.,' For now she is somebody's happy bride. 20