Nevada High School - Nevamo Yearbook (Nevada, MO)

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28 THE COMET and' Henry Maze. How cute they look in their blue middy suits! Then let me see-Meryle, Mary, Goldie, Corine, Violet, Irene and Donna have crossed the great divide, the bourne from which no troublers return, the -in other words they're married! Next I see Congress in session, with Lawrence Chat- man, Democratic leader in the Senate, swaying all with his marvelous eloquence, while in the House are Ruth and Dorothy, our representatives from Missouri. Now I'm on a Military Reservation. Isee a sham battle, I hear the blast of trumpets and the sound of tramp- ing feet, and there in the midst of the fray is a regiment or soldiers, led by Homer Martin, with Wallace and Joe marching proudly along. Hi there, Wallace quit your flirting with your sister soldier! shouts Col. Martin. Behind the lines we see the tents of the Red Cross. Within Nell Cormack and Bertha Middleton are caring for the overworked and underfed soldiers, lthat's according to El- bert Foland, head ot the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals! Then suddenly a delegation rushes upon the scene wildly waving white iiags and yelling Peace, peace at any price! It's led by Clinton and fol- lowing are Denice, Lois, Orpha, Hazel and Mabel. Ah, I hear music, beautiful music-it is Agnes singing accompanied by Alice on the violin and Hazel Hill on the piano. Now before me looms Drink Water University where Hazel Farley has charge of the physical culture de- partment, while Madaline preaches the value of the union to labor, and Anna Ferry teaches Art. And now I take a distant Bight to South America and behold!-there is Blanch Hayes in Chile! Suddenly there was a sharp clang at the doorbell and Soph awoke with a start. O dear! she said, there is an- other client. Well, did I tell you all aboutthem? Yes,' I answered and I'm sure we can all be mighty proud of our class of '17. HARRIET HILLIAS.

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THE COMET 27 A PROPHECY FOR THE CLASS OF '17 It was exactly twenty years to the night since the famous class of 1917 had graduated, and I had been wishing all day that I knew just what had become of everybody. Suddenly I thought of Soph now Sophina Bergina, the famous trance medium. I know, I said, I'll have Soph go into a trance and find out all about them. Soph was alone asI entered her dim wonderfully furnished apartment. Oh Harriet, she said, I was just thinking about you. Do you know what today is? Yes of course, that's one reason why I came to see you, Ianswered, I want to know where everybody is. Of course, I know about some of them, for instance, every- body knows Kenneth is the greatest Evangelist the world has ever had. But then that didn't surprise me much for I remember in Economics he was always telling us that we must do all the good possible so that when we got to Heaven we could look down upon our life's work and be proud of ourselves. And then of course Faye has made a wonderful success in Movies, they say her salary equals that of the President, while Judith is starring this year in Little Lorraine the Deacon's Daughter, the biggest hit of the season. Oh yes, and Lester's at the Metropolitan this week with his Honk Honk machine, you remember, Soph he began that in High School. I've heard that the King of England and the President of Germany, have both awarded him medals for his wonderful invention. . Well let me see-- those are all I can think of now, Soph, you find out about the rest. All right, said Soph, Hssscicch-don't make a silence or you'll disturb my trance. And this is what she saw: Before me there is a great crowd-seems to be some kind of a convention-ah yes, it's a teachers convention, I see Beulah Taylor, Rachel Graham, Beatrice Kizer, Ollie Leonard, Mamie Selim, Ora OToole, Sallie Taylor and Margaret Stevenson with Norma McFadden lecturing to them in thirty-three different languages. Hum, I always knew she'd make a lecturer, she loved to talk so well. Now the scene changes and I see an immense battle ship and yes-there on the signal bridge are Willie Wyatt

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THE COMET In the year of nineteen fourteen In that year of peace and plenty Came a class into the High School To the High School of Nevada. From all schools we came together From the city and the country THE .IUNIORS CWith Apologies to Longfellowj Banded in this school together. Full three years we've been together We are Juniors now and mighty, Mightiest of classes are we. We it was who had a hay-ride On a moonlight autumn evening