Minerva High School - Crescent Yearbook (Minerva, OH)

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IQCHBSCU TQO We were about to enter a building, in which a political campaign was being held, when our attention was attracted to a group of men who were having a heated argument about Men's Rights. We easily re- cognized George Steineck, a prominent engineer, Cecil Rue, a high priced plumber, Marvin Clapper and Frank Simmons, farmers who had come to see what kind of animals were kept in the stock market on Wall Street, and Everett Emerick, an eminent statesman. We gained a position inside the hall in time to hear the last two speakers, Jeanette Cowden and Janette Henry. Both speeches were excellent. We learned that the young lady just in front of the platform was Hazel Kibler, whose duty it was to record the minutes of the meeting. Two of the many newspaper reporters were Ruth Bates and Eileen Labus. The men must have lost interest in politics, for there was not a single one in that entire building. Among the rising politicians who had come for the meeting were Helen I-Ietherington, Marguerite Lotz, Pauline Miller, and Genevieve Sexton. As it was about one o'clock we went to the Cross-Hahlen Cafe for our lunch. Besides the owners of the Cafe, Myrtle Cross and Laura Hahlen, we met Grace Unkefer who informed us that she was a teach- er of mathematics. From our conversation with Grace, we learned that Hilda Whitacre was an instructor of English, Clara Smith of Home Economics, Hugh Dietrich of Sociology, Glenn Lautzenheiser of Agriculture, and that Hudson Wright was a football coach. Having finished our lunch we attended a Movietone Theatre. The young lady who sold us our tickets proved to be Vivian Russell. We were more than pleased to find that the main features were vocal se- lections by Lillian Hellyer and several readings by Pauline Stonehill. We had traveled quite a distance from the hoter so we rode back in a taxi driven by John Davis. At the desk we were told that Clark Woolf wanted us to come up to his radio station on the roof of the hotel. This we gladly did and while we were there, Clark re- ceived a message and a map fby televisionl from Thomas Weir and Harry Rutledge who were exploring Mars. Just then Waldo Grubbs, an aviator, came up to us and invited us to go to Mars in the airplane which was ready to leave. Of course no one would let an opportunity 'of that kind go by, so we all piled into the plane. There we found Lindsey Tope, a noted veterinarian, Ralph Finefrock, an automobile salesman, and others who intended to set up business in Mars. The mammoth plane shot up into the air like a bird. We saw the earth diminish in size,-then-suddenly-the engine stopped! Every- thing grew black! I felt myself being hurled through space. All at once I came to a stop. I opened my eyes. I was sitting on the floor of our car! So it had all been a dream, but even at that, it had been an interesting experience for me. --Mary A. Thomas Class Prophet Pane T-nf.-nh fi r

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Page IQCHL SICK TQQ Srninr Gllaaa lirnphrrg Some time ago when I was returning home from Canton after hav- ing made arrangements to enter a training school for nurses, I be- came drowsy and before long was fast asleep. I was aroused, sud- denly, by a tap on my shoulder. Are you going to sleep all day?' inquired a familiar voice. I turned around and saw Lucille Filliez dressed in a nurse's uniform. Looking about, I saw that I was in a huge bus crowded with people. Then I remembered. It seemed strange that I should have forgotten that I was a graduate nurse on my way to the National Nurses' Convention at New York City. Besides Lucille and myself, other nurses of the M. H. S. class of '29, Mary Slates, Lucille Eick, and Margaret Weaver, were also in the bus. After we had talked over old times and our adventures since we had left high school, we turned our attention to numerous magazines and papers which were in pockets under the windows. Having looked over them thoroughly we found only three really in- teresting facts: namely, that Dorothy Risher was the owner of tne White Wing Buses, one of which we were riding ing that Carl Rue was the editor of the Chicago Gazette, and that Roy Koch was an- nouncing the opening of his Correspondence School of Grammar. While we were marveling at the heights to which our former classmates had risen, a new bus driver took his place at the steering wheel. As soon as he removed his cap we recognized Terry Ewing. When we reached New York we Went to Hotel Forzano, which, as the name implies, was owned by Mike Forzano, We signed our names in a large book that the busy clerk shoved toward us. We learned later that the clerk was Adolph Fry. In the elevator there was a large, easy chair, which Mr. Forzano had put there to induce the elevator man, Walter Freed, to keep his job. As the other nurses had not yet arrived for the convention, we five decided to walk around and view the sights of the metropolis. On leaving the hotel we passed Roy Baunach, a big Butter and Egg man from Ohio. We saw a crowd gathered before a municipal build- ing so we hurried in that direction. From snatches of conversation we gathered, the people were being kept out of the courtroom until some minor case had been disposed of. I don't know why, unless it was because of our uniforms, anyhow, we were admitted. To our surprise we found that we knew several of the people in the room. The plaintiff in the case was Francis Davies, who charged that his milk truck had been demolished by a lumber truck, belonging to Earl Cox, the defendant. The court stenographer was Bessie Gamble, the small policeman at the door was Oscar Shaw, and Mr. Davies' lawyer was Atty. John Tope. Of course we weren't allowed to in- terrupt court proceedings so we left without greeting our friends. We next attended a style show at the shoppe of Madame Modeste, who proved to be Amanda Leggett. Among the models were Mildred Pedlar, Katherine O'Donne11, and Ruth Crawford. Our time was limit- ed so we didn't stay there as long as we might have. Twenty-four

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Pay: IQ C 1'-5 SKC '13 T '20 Seninr Glass will We the Senior Class of 1929 of Minerva High School do make, publish, and declare this our last will and testament hereby revoking all previous wills made lby us. FIRST: VVe bequeath to the faculty next year's Senior Class, knowing that they will be glad to get rid of us. SECOND: We bequeath to the Juniors our ability to give assembly programs, also our seats in assembly, chewing gum included. THIRD: We bequeath to the Sophomorcs our dignity. FOURTH: We bequeath to the Freshmen our good looks, also our scholastic standing. - FIFTH: WVe Bequeath our athletic ability to any class able to surpass it. We give and bequeath the members of the faculty and high school as hereafter named, these special gifts from the members of our class: I, Myrtle Cross, do give and lbequeath a portion of my pessimism to Mr. Switzer. I, Pauline Stonehill, do give and bequeath a portion of my smiles to Mr. Shallcross. I, Hugh Dietrich, do give and bequeath my devilishness to Mrs. Dillow. I, Amanda Leggett, do give and bequeath my lipstick to Mabel Matz. I, Adolph Fry, do give and bequeath :1 portion of my sarcasm to Drexel Dennis. I, Hilda Whitaere, do give and bequeath my beloved Cliff to Lulu Swearingen. I, Carl Rue, do give and bequeath my freckles to Margaret Sluss. I, Grace Unkefer, do give and bequeath my dignity to Ruth Elton. I, Mike Forzano, do give and 'bequeath my bluffing ability to Goldie Taylor. I, George Steineck, do give and bequeath my kiddie-car to Martha Skelton. We hereby appoint Mr. Switzer as the Administrator of the aforesaid will, and direct him to pay all debts that might be presented to the Senior Class of 1929. In witness to thereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seal, this seventeenth day of May, A. D., nineteen hundred and twenty-nine. SENIOR CLASS OF 1929 WITNESSES: I. B. Broke I. O. Jack C. U. Later Twenty-:ic 4 l