Ottumwa High School - Argus Yearbook (Ottumwa, IA)

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CL SS OF 1903 Statia Feehan.— Born Oct. 11,1883. Thru the four years of her high school course she lias been a fitting example of good behavior and pro- priety to her less favored class- mates. Pearl Dana.-Our class jewel was born July 6, 1884. Her pet aver- sion and ruling passion is a violent hatred of chemistry in all its at- tributes and connections. The Fates have not as yet marked out her path of duty for the future. Bertha Evans.—Born August 21, 1883. She expects to be a guiding star to babes along the first ap- proaches to the rugged paths of knowledge and will probably enter Drake Uni versi, y at Des Moines to perfect herself for her kindergar- ten work. Alpha Farmer.—She began to begin to be Alpha on the 31st day of Oc- tober, 1883. Her eccentric nature is exemplified in her lavish affection for bugs, frogs, lizards and other equally elevating specimens of life. She will spend the following winter in Nebraska but what her Omega may be we cannot foretell. Sam Farrell.—Opened his innocent blue eyes on lire March 8, 1884. Sammy has spent most of his time heretofore keeping his hair in apple- pie order. He aspires to be a rail- road man and will enter an office in Ohio next fall where he expects to be initiated into the perplexing maz s attendant on his vocation. £ — 5—

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CLASS OF 1903 Louise Bigham. —Entered life’s arena Aug. io, 1882. Her quiet manners and silent tongue would have won for her the gold medal in deportment had any been awarded. If the old saying be true that “silence is golden” Louise will surely live to see herself a second Vanderbilt, and to this end we bid her godspeed. Lelah Busselle.—“Our crowd” at Chariton hail e»! Lelah as an addition to its illustrious number on April 25, 1885. If she doesn’t go to college next year she will return to “our crowd” and there live happily ever after. Ralph Coen.—First found his voice on August i4, 1885, and later discovered that it improved upon longer ac- quaintance. 1903 graduates one and all will extend to him their good will and patronage when he becomes the world-famed lawyer he now promises to be. Wisconsin University is his destination. May Cook.—Born Aug. 10, 1883. She will probably teach next year and as a reward of her industry and persever- ance we can wish her no better fate than a trip to the “northern part of the state” there to re-enforce her time- worn anecdotes with fresher and yet more wonderful tales. Fannie Cushing.—Born April 27, 1884. This demure maiden aspires to be a twentieth century woman with brawny muscles and robust health and as a true advocate of her calling she will fit herself for a physical culture teacher at Qberlin College.

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CLASS OF 1903 Lena Ford.—Born April I, 1883. Her actions up to this time have been in direct contradiction to the indications of her birthday for the force of no cir- cumstances has ever startled her out of her calm and dignified demeanor. She has not yet decided whether to fit herself for a musician or a house- keeper. Nellie Foster.—Came among her inferiors June 4, 1886. She is the baby of 1903 but she has endeavored to make up in quality what she lacks in quantity (of years), and to that effect has maintained a dignity distinctively her own. She has adopted the Woman’s College at Baltimore as her Alma Mater and will enter there next September. Hazelle Fry.—In a propitious moment the gracious Three sent Hazelle to our open arms. With mirth and laughter she lingers still and Nerissa of Mer- chant of Venice fame brightens us with her cheery ways in many a cloudy moment. Ethel Gephart.—Made her first con- quest on Dec. 31, 1884. when she com- pletly won the heart of her father. Since then countless numbers of poor unsuspecting youths have been caused to appreciate the old story of the “spider and the fly’’ by sad exper- ience, and yet unsatisfied Ethel will leave Ottumwa and her native state for Pennsylvania in search of new’ worlds to conquer. Elfleda Graves.—This bonny lass was born on January 9, 1884. She will immediately remove to the wilds of Seattle, Washington, where she ex- pects to spend her future days. —16—