Ottumwa High School - Argus Yearbook (Ottumwa, IA)

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CLASS OF 1903 Elma Olney.—This “nut brown maiden’s” birth is unrecorded. Iler love for whispering at wrong periods has many times brot down the wrath of teachers on her head. She says she is “going to get married.” Romie A. Ostertag.—Short but sweet. Renowned for her history outlines. Horn Sept. 23, 1884. Married—(?) Hallie Powell.—Bom May 3, 1882. Our class enius. A very versatile youth. The following are only a few of his various accomplishments—a musician,a reputed composer, a critic, an orchestral leader, a scientific “shark” and a veritable lady’s man. Chicago I’niversity will feel the weight of his wondrous personality next year. Pansy Prewitt.—With natural piety and perpetual smile on the 25th of April, 1885, this ethereal being descended from the realms above. Her mind runs along professional lines and to be a doctor is her highest ambition. May she have many patients and may a few at least live to testify to her skill. Katherine Rhoades.—She is a very strong worker in the Y. W. C. A. and will devote herself even more earnest- ly to this noble calling when she finishes her school work.

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CLASS OF 1903 Maud Mclntire.—Born Nov. 20, 1884. Has always been a friend of all the girls and a sister to all the boys tho it is quite doubtful whether the latter relation will always remain as innocent and harmless. The Northwestern University will enroll Maud too as a second representative of the class of 1903. Mary McNett.—Took up the duties of her strenuous life on August 26, 1884. She was fully armed with all the nec- essary equipments required for having a good time. Mt. Holyoke College, Mass., will be the shelter and defence of this wily maiden for the next four years “if she ever gets her work made up.” Elisabeth Merrick. — Born March 1, 1885. The Iowa College at Grinnell will claim “dieses Madsehen” as its own for one year, while to Mt. Holyoke has been allotted the finish- ing touches of the final years. We predict a brilliant future tor Elisabeth as author of Merrick’s “Manual of Physics Problems for High School Students.” Grace Miller.—Born Feb. 23, 1884. She intends to join our brave and bonny band of teachers to “waste her fragrance on the desert air.” Alma Muller.—Our true German rep- resentative was born July 29, 1884. She is very reserved and exclusive as becomes one of her nationality. Can- not yet inform the world of her future plans. —20—

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CLASS OF 1903 Edith Rogers.—Iiorn Feb. 24, 1885. Her unparalleled ability for putting her ponderously wise thots into words has always been the delight of her teachers and the wonder of her school mates. She has a stock of five-syllabled words prepared in order to pave her way next fall when she enters Oberlin College. Hugh Slaught.—Born Sept. 11, 1883. His extreme fickleness is his most de- plorable characteristic and his weak- ness for new-comers and Preps (of the fair sex) is positively incurable. Ilis present intentions are to pursue a “post” course at the Ottumwa Tele- phone office during the following year. Maria Slaughter. - -Fat and jolly Maria was born June 29. i8S . She is a gi l of the old school mixing fun and pleasure with earnest work. She will take up library training next year. Grace Slutz.—Born Jan. 31, 1885. Gentle, modest and studious she would almost border on the ‘‘goody- good y ” t pe were it not for a certain stock of quiet fun which she possesses. She will accompany Winnie as chap- eron next year at Grinnell. Winnie Slutz. The head of the family of fair sisters. Inclined to be some- what flighty but kept within hounds by her sister Grace's restraining in- fluence. A joint delegate of the Ot- tumwa Association which meets at Grinnell next September.