Oakland High School - Oak Yearbook (Oakland, MD)

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1928 — jects, and Hildred Bernard, principal of the Junior High School. Then came a report of agriculture work in Garrett county by Mr. Harland Biggs, the county agent. Mr. James Dodge, president of the Oakland Aeroplane Corporation, gave a talk on “Building up a Business,” as did Miss Helen Hinebaugh, his head stenographer, on “The Importance of Ac- curate Bookkeeping.” Mr. Robert J. Stanton, of Stanton’s Taxi and Trans- fer, who had inherited the business from his father, and was making a great success of it, gave a talk on “Keeping Things Moving.” Follow- ing this was Mr. Leonard Murphy, editor of the Oakland News. His ad- dress was “Keeping Things Before the People.” Last, but not least, Miss Myrtle Kight, recently crowned World’s Champion Typist, told how she had reached her goal, beginning in the typewriting class of Oakland High School. This ended the program of the evening. The things I had heard and seen had greatly impressed me. I told Alfric that these people had been members of my class in high school back home. Then it was that I realized what a truly wonderful thing the hamodic was. June 30, 1940.—I did not go to sleep directly last night, for I lay awake thinking of the events of the evening. When I did sleep I dreamed the members of my class passed before me. There was Edith Bittinger, teacher in a country school. It was.a two-room school and none other was principal of it than Miss Katherine Filsinger. There was Mr. Thurl Tower, a famous engineer, who had built a railroad through the South American jungles, and Evelyn Bosley, the wife of a prominent banker of Oakland. And still they came. Vivian Clary was now Mrs. R. W. Stemple, the wife of the great dentist. Then I saw Mr. Albert Snyder and little wife, Eleanor White. He is one of the biggest farmers in Garrett County. Then came Mary Grace Shirer of the Oakland Hat Shop, and Miss Theoda Rice, coach of girls’ athletics in the University of Maryland. Again I saw a stage and there was Ruth Newman as the mother of the leading man. Teddy Marley passed by. He was making a success as the private secretary to a great lecturer. Next was a political meeting with Mary Louise Helbig on the box loudly proclaiming the benefits that would be derived by electing her a National Senator. Then was pictured a little home with the former Irva Ashby in a spic and span kitchen. She was the wife of a prominent merchant in Oakland and her house was one of the model houses of the town. The next scene was a large room with rows of white beds with white figures moving around among them. It seemed to be a room in a hospital and I recognized among the moving figures the faces of Irene Bond, Louise Michael and Martha Townshend. They were head nurses. Another scene, and Margaret Canty appeared as an important clerk in a department store. Then I saw a home in which was Marie Zimmerman and around her were three very pretty children. The last scene was that of a Paris beauty shop with Genevieve Sebold at one of the chairs. My experiences of the past night had brought back to me thoughts anc recollections of the time we had all graduated from high school together. All of us had done something more or less important. And then again 1 turned my attention to the contrivance that had done so much toward bringing two worlds together. Will wonders never cease? —George M. Altstetter. 28

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—F 19028 — CLASS PROPHECY (Extracts from the Diary of the first man to fly to Mars) UNE 28, 1940.—Today our ship came in sight of the land of Mars. It looked very much like our Earth. There were mountains, forests mand seas. Careful tests were made of the atmosphere and it was found to contain practically the same elements as that of our own earth. In the distance we could see a large city, which we were rapidly ap- proaching. Soon the city was reached and we landed in a field just out- side it and were soon surrounded by a large crowd of people slightly smaller than we. Their skin was copper red and the majority of them were very handsome. They were all talking and crying out in a strange language. Then suddenly, and much to our surprise, a man stepped from the crowd and addressed us in very good English. “We suppose you are from the earth,” he said, “and we welcome you to our land. We are glad that some one has been able to reach us from some other planet. For many years we have been listening to conversations and entertainments that have been broadcasted by what you call a radio. We have lately completed a device by which we can both see and hear what is going on on the earth. Thus it is that I can understand English. We have been listening to the reports of your flight day by day. June 29, 1940 (by our time).—Today I saw the Martean hamodic, the machine which receives radio messages and pictures from the earth. It reminded me very much of the new invention being developed by Kenneth Stahl, one of the most noted electricians of the United States. It was he who made the delicate electrical equipment of our own ship. Then Alfric, for that was the name of the man who had first spoken to us and in whose house I was staying, turned on the hamodic and tuned in on the earth. The first voice and picture startled me, for it was none other than that of Denver Sanders. He was reporting a big league baseball game. Next came a talk on better cattle raising by Elwood Hauser. Again the dials were turned and we were listening in on a report of late medical discoveries. Among others was an important discovery concern- ing the cure of cancer made by Dr. Alvin Ream. He was assisted in his work by Miss Hasaleah Yutzy, one of the leading nurses of our time. It was also said that Dr. R. W. Stemple had finally discovered, after many years’ research, an absolute method of preventing the decay of teeth. I then asked Alfric to get some music, so he tuned in on the Metropoli- tan Opera House, which was broadcasting Romeo and Juliet. The over- ture of this was played by the great accordionist, Wilmer Brown. The part of Juliet was played by Miss Lavona Blamble and the applause at her ap- pearance almost broke the hamodic. Alfric next turned in on O. H. S., and we listened to an assembly pro- gram. Here we saw the head master, “Mutt” Ready, the burnt cork come- dian. This was followed by a solo by Miss Mary Jane Kahl, the famous soprano. Following this was a report of conditions in the school. The agriculture teacher was Dale Sanders. Other familiar names among the faculty were Marie Bernard, English; Beryldine Fulk, commercial sub- 27 see: aw MN

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The CLASS WILL E, the Senior Class of the Oakland High School of Oakland, Garrett County, Mary- land, United States of North America, lying between the Atlantic and Pacific gq Oceans, in the Western Hemisphere, fearful that our days are numbered, and be- ¥ ing desirous that our plans may be carried out after our departure, and inasmuch as we have been examined and found to be under the influence of Garrett county moon- shine, and having been pronounced of unsound mind, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament: ARTICLE I. Item I—To the County Board of Education, we leave the surplus money from the year book for athletic equipment, as it is sorely needed. Item II—To our beloved and faithful Superintendent, Professor Rathbun, we will a radio to be used on week days so that he may preserve his present one for Sundays. ARTICLE II. Item I—To Miss Conley: An annex to the office to be used as a detention room for future Seniors. Item II—To Mr. Jenkins: A bronze statue of the class monkey, George Altstetter, for inspiration in the coming geometry class. Item III—To Miss Brown: An ambulance and first aid kit to mend unfortunate Freshmen, and lastly, a paper of needles with which to sew Kermit Lohr’s coats. Item IV—To Miss Stenholm: Special vocal cords donated by Roland Ready and Robert Stemple for her Freshman boys’ music class. Item V—To Miss Heath: An alarm clock donated by Denver Sanders and Mary Louise Helbig so that coming Seniors will get to class on time. Item VI—To Miss Hollar: Naylor’s Hall whenever she wants it, and pink and orange uniforms for her basketball team. Item VII—To Mr. Humbertson: Future honor “Hats” for the Seniors who make eighty words a minute. Item VIII—To Mr. Graser: An endless supply of candy for the Agriculture Club to be sold in future years. Item IX—To Mr. Speicher: A cheering squad to help him make future champions. Item X—To Mrs. Littman: A brick wall to place between her house and school, so she can have peace and quietude away from her Freshman boys. Item XI—To Mrs. Helbig: A ‘“Mik”roscope to magnify the view of the mill. ARTICLE III. Item I—To the Juniors the high and mighty Seniors bequeath all the shavings in pencil sharpeners. Item II—To the Sophomores, we will all our initials carved in various conspicuous places. Item III—To the Freshmen, we leave the many miles that we have trod through the corridors of O. H. S. ARTICLE IV. Item I—The Boys’ Basketball team leaves all its worn out basketball shoes to the reserves. Item II—The Soccer team leaves its variety of uniforms to future champs of Gar- rett County. 29