Rockford High School - RHS Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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24 THE ANNUAL. Nelson Hopkinls hand shows patience and diligence, of which he will have need in editing the new Variorum edition of Shakes- peare, which he will publish in IQOS. For Mae Hickey we read a great future as an astronomer and student of the starry worlds. Our Pepper is the spice that shall preserve the class of '99 from staleness. On Percy Thomas' hand is pictured a Post toward which he tends, and which will eventually be his destination. For john Sinderson we read world-wide fame as an orator. In Nina Reynold's future but little is to he seen beyond the stone quarry where she hopes to find her fortune. The lines on Webster johnson's hand indicate much wisdom. He will walk i11 the trodden paths, and like his famous ancestors, write a dictionary. Agnes Steinman will join the ever-increasing ranks of school teachers. i The hand of Mabel Mulroy shows a long line of soldiers, promi- nent among whom is a particularly Frank one. Such was her fate She was Early named, But came always late. 3 Marcia VanDuzer's hand reveals a love for the sea, and her pref- erence for the Brigtgsj above all other sailing vessels. There are summers and Somers which will give place to a winter of discontent l' unless the young ideas are taught-to-shoot. In Frank Pond's hand we read a decided preference for agricul- ture, which will lead to his becoming Professor of that department at Madison University. The malign influence of Mars will cause Violet Johnson to still retain her name, though she will be twice married. '

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PROPHESY CLASS NINETY-NINE. -of CLAIRVOYANTS AND PALMISTS. ROOM 1, HIGH SCHOOL, - - - OVVL BLOCK. aaaggeee C onsultation Free if not correct. Readings acknowledged by the whole Senior Class of 1899. Advice Given to a certainty. Nothing Concealed, but All Revealed- Names, Dates, Facts, Faults, Fancies and Follies. Removes Evil Influences, Developes Genius. OFFICE HOURS: FROM 9:00 A. M. TO 3:00 P. M. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY EXCEPTED The following examples attest the truth of the above advertise- ment. Any one doubting them is respectfully invited to the office to confer with Principal Parker regarding the extent and accuracy of these revelations : The palm of Mabel Burnett is crossed by many lines, showing that there has been a long line of rejected suitorsg that to make these decisions has been hard, but in the future it will be Harter Qharderj, Atwood, with his hand upon the tiller, Will still make love to Bessie Miller. Mae Furman's lines indicate a strong proclivity for nature study, with an especial fondness for birds, that will soon make her an organ- izer of Audobon societies throughout the West. Reading Albert johnson's future, we see its Early sweetness suc- ceeded by a Post-like hardness that sometimes shows a spark. The fairest of maids is Carrie Ades, And Ades on Steward may tend, O'er her shining hair, with irresistable air, He will only too frequently bend.

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Tl-IE ANNUAL. 25 Lena Merlien's hand gives indications of great talent in histrionic lines-she will be particularly successful before the public and will never lack nor fear an audience. The long lines on Clara Miller's palm indicate the journeys which she will take exhibiting her skill as a pianist. We read in Inez Thompsonls hand a fondness for Martins and even Wilder game. One reads upon the extended palms the following indications: Little Mabel at the window Hazards many a smile, Though she be a Miller, She has many a wile. B. Hill is famous for specimens of granite and gneiss. Ellen Kjellgren will be added to the long list of Andersons. Nellie Cross may be encouraged in knowing that she will not always be Cross. Lillian Lund will star with the German Grand Opera Company., Vera Sheldon will instruct students in new and original Latin translations Carrie Hall's lines, which rhyme, indicate that she will become a poetess and win many laurels for our class. In Alice Brown's hand, just at the base, We see a few lines That we read A' Case. For Hulda Chindahl we read a brilliant future as a German teacher, her pupils being very much enlivened, as well as instructed, by her originality and wit. On john Gerberls hand we see pictured numerous kinds of game, the predominating game being Martin.