Springfield Senior High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Springfield, OH)

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THE SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 1926 Mid-Year Class Poem ANNAHELLE INICINTIRE, IOZ6 Nlifl Our happy school days now are soon to end, And by ourselves we must begin lzfe's game,- The teachers who have coached us now proclaim I n ly'e's stern test you're ready to contend. But, puzzled, we demand, On what depend Success and victory in this glorious game? What are the rules and what the highest aim? Of all the prizes what will mostly tend To bring to us respect and happiness? Then, to our troubled minds there comes this thought Be square, in all your work and play, be fair. In this way only can you win success, And count as victories all the battles fought. To win respect and happiness, be square. 1

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26 THE SPRINGFIELD ' HIGH SCHOOL HERALD sorry to see that Annabelle had lost her Hpepf' Her shoulders were dropped and she was wearing glasses because of hard study. The necessity of helping the unfortunate ones in the Near East was shown to me by Emily Clippinger who was Secretary of the Near East Relief. She was located at Teheran, Persia. Emily still possessed the ability of convincing one that what she was talking about was right. After she had talked with me for several hours, giv- ing me a million reasons why the Near East should be helped, I determined to tell my friends in America of the awful situ- ation. I knew it muct be awful since Emily talked so long and vigorously Cal- though I didn't understand half that she said because I had forgotten my diction- aryl. I found Calcutta, India, a thriving agri- cultural center, made possible by Margaret Miller who had developed its natural resources. Margaret Rehm and Dorothy Egger were in China carrying out their longed-for desire of helping the Chinese to find the right path. I visited them but refused to be told that it was my duty to remain there and help them in their work. I journeyed on to Ceylon where the Adams spice, blended by Ethel Adams, had taken its place among the culinary necessities of the world. Ethel gave me 'some spices which I planned to use imme- diately when I arrived home. Ethel was a very good friend of jacob Norr and, through her infiuence, he took me by submarine from Ceylon to Honolulu. jacob told me that a surprise would be awaiting me in Honolulu. Well, it was a surprise! Robert Hatheld was a great statesman on the Island and when I heard him speak, I was very much astounded to find his voice was very deep. It sounded like the roar of a cannon ball. Everyone came at his bidding. My geratest surprise was to find that Mary Ayer was his wife. I felt very sorry for her and hoped that Robert had not acquired his voice by using it on Mary. My journey through the foreign coun- tries was ended by a quick trip by airplane from Honolulu to San Francisco. In the private car of Jessie Stucker, a celebrated educator, I was taken to Holly- wood, where I found that Anna Harwood, who had been sent there by the Springfield News as a winner of a beauty contest, was setting the movie-world on fire. Esther Fisher and Louise Davis were rivals there for filling Gloria Swanson's place in the hearts of the men. Arriving in Chicago on the Hollywood Flyer, I was met by Floyd Smack, a great stock broker. During my visit there, he gave a reception for me and Odella Gwinn entertained us with the latest dance, 'lThe Airplane Dip. At our Nation's Capitol, Ollie Myers, the head librarian of the Congressional Library, brought to my attention the fact that Lucille Hall was supervisor of the U. S. Mint. Although as yet she had not become a millionaire, I still have hopes that some gold dust will stick to her fingers. Ollie also told me that Daisy Gid- eon was in charge of the Smithsonian In- stitute and still possessed her long hair. Thus my trip around the world proved to me that my classmates of Mid-1926 were the foremost leaders in the develop- ment of civilization- not only in the United States but also in all parts of the world. ki nm-.. .M

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THE SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL HERALD