Piqua Central High School - Piquonian Yearbook (Piqua, OH)

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Twenty Years Ago Robert Lukens Shake hands, old fellow, once again. God bless you! How the years have flown Since you and I were highschool mates, lmbued with knowledge all our own! The seniors' dignity we wore And cared no whit for things below. We knew it all and rather more For that was twenty years ago. Oh, well! Life's gold is mainly gilt And fancy fabrics, sorry rags, For all the castles that we built Are standing still on Spanish crags. But let's forget Fate's cruel frown And call to mind those days so great, When we were someone of renown, The senior class of '38. The dear old schoolhouse, on the square, Has grown and altered more and more, But students still will do and dare The pranks that we enjoyed of yore. But- ghostly forms of dreaded tests, Why come ye here to haunt me so? In days gone by, ye were my pests, But that was twenty years ago. A different system's used, l've heard, Gne subject's all one has to take, Exams, a long forgotten word, And homework's very out of date. They've forty teachers, maybe more, To tell the truth, I do not know. There used to be six and a score But that was twenty years ago. The dear Piquonian has outgrown The little sheets of former times And other fingers than our own Are writing roasts and weaving rhymes, The Piqua Call page, so well known, Has vanished many years ago, They've now a paper all their own, Theylve travelled far, it goes to show. Our choir has travelled through the states, And toured Europe, o'er and o'er, Directed still by Mr. Gates And winning laurels by the score. Before crowned heads they sang a hymn, It pleased King George, so news relates, ' As a reward, George knighted him And now we have---Sir Philip Gates! Page Twenty two

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very, very high. Among the members of this society are the former Beatrice Ellerman, Margaret Winkler, Martha LaChat, and Lillian Francony. Shannon O'Brian is president of Fletcher Tech, in that big metropolis a few miles east of Piqua. Fletcher used to be quite a joke in Piqua, but due to the television plant which has been established there, it is now a thriving city of 50,000 inhabitants. Mary Schrader and Dorothy DeWeese are blues singers for Bill Schneyer, director of the television concern, who lists them as one of his 'sister' acts. Glenn Badertscher and Harold Marrs are the joint owners of the new Grain Elevator in Miami County. Betty McMaken is keeping their books. Martha Nicodemus is one of the governesses at the Knoop's Children Home, from all reports a favorite. Elva Schmidlapp is on the board for this Home. ' Mildred Goins is the dietician at Wilberforce college in Xenia, and Margaret Hurd is a teacher in Dunbar High School, where Evelyn Sawyer is the girls' athletic director. Lady Carita paused, saying, The crystal is not clear. But after we had anxiously waited the crystal showed scenes from abroad. Carlton Dickensheets is the Tokyo correspondent for the Wirephoto of the New York Times. He has been exiled from some countries for taking too many pictures. Richard johnson is the athletic adviser for the Olympic teams, at present stationed in Paris, France. Betty Morrow, Olympic Swimming and Diving champion, who was scheduled to swim the Hellespont next week, has suddenly disappeared. William Speelman is touring Europe on a bicycle. The last time he was seen he was crossing the Alps. Barbara Williamson is a missionary doctor in the wilds of Africa and is now among a tribe of head-hunters. Helen Isensee has started an etiquette school in the Arctic in which Glen Morrow is teaching the Eskimos to change their clothes more than twice a year, while Edith Foster is'teaching them to have a warmer feeling so that they can make friends easier. Mary McMaster has translated the old classic. Dale Carnegie's 'How to Win Friends and Influence People,' for these Eskimos. ' And now, back to America. jane Denman is the active Secretary of State at Washington, and Miriam Long is reported to have been filibustering in the Senate. Also in Washington is john Hines, Supreme Court stenographer, taking down shorthand faster than the judges can talk. james Body, the little man with big ideas, is Secretary of Agriculture. We turn to Cincinnati, the city of radio. Bill Folkerth, the Piqua Maestro, and his lads broadcast weekly over WLW. Among the members of his famous orchestra are Don Trostle, known for his clarinet playing, and Shelburn Hill, who with his drums has made that old favorite of fifteen years ago, the 'Dipsey Doodle,' a new hit. Betty Brown- ing, the vocalist with this orchestra, is known as the LLady of Song'. Alex Ellerman is master of ceremonies for this nationally known program. An attempt was made on the life of Dick Hydeman, comedian, for telling some terrible puns last week. And by the way, the sponsor is none other than john Zollinger, who is doing very well as a pickle manufacturer. 'Kjessica Eleyet is also in the field of radio, with a program of her own. Her general adviser and manager is Evelyn Epperly. The Curtner brothers are announcers for this same station. Carl Wack is a leading radio technician at WLW. Nancy Bohlander is working as a reporter on the Cincinnati Times-Star. In this same paper the 'Aid to the Broken-Hearted' column is written by Norman Van De Grift. It has taken the place of the Betty Fairfax column. Ralph Schilling is drawing cartoons of the outstanding people of the day for the 'Star'. The crystal next showed that a few graduates of '38 were in Columbus. Norman Bryan, president of Ohio State University, has just published a modern encyclopedaea. Elwood Rose is teaching pyschology at Ohio State. Mary Campling and Lois Minton are leaders of Ohio State 4-H Club work, with headquarters in Columbus. Lady Carita then exclaimed that she saw Hollywood in her crystal. jane Cromer's personality, beauty, and talent have led her to the top in the movies. She is like the Ginger Rogers of sixteen years ago. The new picture just released from Hollywood, Men Prefer Brunettes is making quite a hit. The star of the picture is Rosemary Black, who fifteen years ago was said to have been an exact double for Sonja Heineg the only difference was that Sonja could skate. Her secretary and push about is none other than Mary Kiefer. By the way, Vesta Loffer wrote the script for this picture. On the set you will find john Hollis, a stage manager who is very popular with the actresses. Rollo Dunkle, owner of the famous Dunkle News Corporation, can be seen in all the big 'night spots. Also in Hollywood is Melbournejacquemin, who runs a very exclusive men's clothing StOr6. He specializes in bright-colored clothing. , jean jessup's salon is attracting many stars. Among her beauty advisers and attendents are Eunice McQueen, Evelyn Walters, and Irene Pollard. The scenes in my crystal have changed again, this time to Missouri, said Lady Carita. jean Hunter has be- come wealthy and well known with her 'Get Thin Quick' school. She even has a patent on her method, which guar- antees sure reducing. Also in Missouri are jim Campbell and Kenny Smith, who are coaches of rival football teams. Both teams have been noticed by famous sportsmen. The crystal went blank, and Lady Carita said, That ees all, my creestal shows you no mora de peectures. I walked out of this mysterious room feeling not nearly so lonely and much better about my graduation. Page Twenty-one

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Dick Hydeman's known throughout th He once was Einstein's protege, Till Einstein sent his resignation. In science now, Dick holds full sway. Perpetual motion he's discovered, He's solved the fourth dimension, too, All mysteries he has uncovered, He does what no one else can do. Goldsborough is our Governor And now Ohio's out of debt. Jim Campbell's warden at the peng One from our class he's never met. Ken Smith is coach at Notre Dame. His team is champion of the West. To Piqua, he has brought much fame. Of time he's surely stood the test. Poor Norman Bryan now is dead. He was an editor of note, But for some cutting thing he said An angry reader cut his throat. His life was like a beacon glow, To follow him is our intent, But ere we start we'd like to know Which way poor Norman Bryan went. john Zollinger now lives abroad, He chums with the nobility. His friends are earl or duke or lo'dg The life just suits john to a T. Do you remember Elwood Rose? He's president of O. S. U. Degrees? A dozen, l suppose, His name appears in Who ls Who. Bill Harris is at Tuskegee, In foremost rank he's won a place. He holds a Ph.D. degree And is an honor to his race. I chanced upon Bob Woods last week, His features radiated cheer. He teaches gym out at Spring Creek And makes two thousand bucks a year jim Dawson's in the far-off West, His is a forest ranger's life. With health and happiness, he's blest, A pleasant home, a charming wife. Bob Gates is now a movie starg The answer to a maiden's prayer. He drives a Rolls-Royce motor carg Is hailed an idol everywhere. I heard from Dick Hill once last yearg He broadcasts over N. B. C. He's worth a half a million clearg ls happy as a man can be. Dale Westfall's pilot of a plane CConcluded on Page 68D Page Twenty-three e nation