Titusville High School - Optimist Yearbook (Titusville, PA)

Page 32 text:

THE OPTIMIST Class Prophecy CConmmed Farther on in my wandering brain of imagination, I see a young, well dressed man. His name is Millard Boyle. Millard was not satisfied with science or invention in America, so that is why we see him in Paris. He is the well known inventor of the Boyle jazz Suit. He is certainly making styles that make our U. S. jazz suits look cheap on the ballroom floor. He's some society man himself, regardless of his occupied time. While still in Paris on a science tour, I saw a group of young ladies ahead of me. Looking closer I see Laura Church of the T. H. S. '23 fame. She is traveling in the finest of Parisian society. Laura has been to the University of Paris. With her are other of my acquaintances, they are Lottie McCaslin, who is engaged to some Duke with a long name and equally long title attachedg and Mildred Meyers, who has met an oil magnate from U. S., while on his tour east. There is also Dolores Schehr, who is the teacher for the Athletics of Women in Paris. Her greatest advocation is hiking. She has already married a French athlete. Going to my meals at the Hotel de Paris, l espy through a swinging door, Howard Lindblade in the uniform of a chef, and I further hear that he is wonderful at flinging flapjacks. With him are Buna Knapp, a wonder at cake-making American style, and Ralph Nelson. Ralph, who for the last four years had been a traveler in western U. S. A., got too big for that place so couldn't rest till he had seen more of the world. He is now, in I936, in the Hotel de Paris as butler on Howard's recommen- dation. He said that he was hoping to see Southern Russia soon. That evening while at a ball given to the Americans, I am introduced to Harry Lindeen. Harry is going to give us selection on the radio of the hotel, of which he is chief accountant and bookkeeper. While listening to a most wonderful violin solo broadcasted from somewhere in the Balkans, by our old friend Benjamin Feinburg, who has put his last name first, making it Feinburg Benjamin, I hear that Harry is always having a hopeless time with the ladies. May he have better luck in the future. When our friend Benjamin has concluded, we are switched over to the American Continent, and who should appear but Harold Linden, better known as Skeeter, Harold has become a great promoter of wireless, and since he has invented a sender that carries 25,000 miles, he has also acquired a wonderful bass voice and almost makes us jump out of our seats he is so loud, no doubt because of the strength of his instruments. Thus ends the prophecy of the Class of '23, Your prophet would gladly place you, one and all, on the pinnacles of fame and glory. Each one of you is desirous of success. Success, I couldn't predict for you all, but it will rest with each one of you what height of success you reach. Walford Larson.

Page 31 text:

THE OPTIMIST Class Prophecy To the Class of l923: The Present is still an echo of the Past: Of both, the Future will be an Echo. Thus with the poet and artist do we express our sentiments as we gaze today upon the past, present, and future of ours, the Class of '23. There are many who have followed the progress of this Class with the deepest of interest and sincerity. Great and noble works and deeds are expected from its members as they step out into the life which is laid before them. It has fallen to my lot to look into the future and to determine the career of these fair damsels and brave young men. As this strenuous task was imposed upon me, I began as all modern prophets do, to explore the different muses, given to me to use. But as is the most usual thing, they have refused to speak. So finding that inspiration could not be evoked from such doubtful beings, I concluded to follow the methods of all other class prophets, to depend on the voice of imagination, and, aided by past experience then as the poet said, Let the Future be an Echo of the Past. I will now set sail upon my ramblings in the world of imagination, using all license of the traditional class prophets. I see before me a young lady of bashful quiet mien, Blanche Alcorn. Having finished I-Iigh School, she was satisfied with her lot and has settled down to make life happy for some young man, with whom I am not acquainted. Looking farther on I see, Marian Amboyer. Marian has made very good progress in the world of bookeeping, and is now doing that as a specialty, and is holding a good position in Chicago. Cornelia Anderson also has made a happy living with her high school training, but has doubtlessly become less interested in such work for we see her very devoted to her home and husband, an acquaintance of my high school days. Frances Bailey we see as a promising young lady on the screen. We hope and wish you great success in that play so much spoken of. Gazing farther I see a man of noble stature and dignified manner. Itis none other than George Becker. George, who knew his history so well in the days of T. I-I. S., is now in l940, a retired man after only a few years of hard work, having fallen sudden heir to an Aunt's immense fortune. I-Ie has decided to live a peaceful happy life, tutoring his children the correct curves and scratches called Gregg Shorthand. Farther on stands our enlivener, Donald Bishop, renowned in T. I-I. S. in l923 for being able to make even the bluest teacher show their side of sunshine. I-Ie is still able to hold his own, especially with the ladies, whom he never ceases to keep happy. Donald is also noted for his wonderful acting. I-Ie, Gertrude Mulvehill, and Robert Shreve are planning to put out a new Three Cornered Star of the East at Hollywood, they being from that eastern state, Pennsylvania. Bob is not only a star on the stage, but is also a specialized musician, having taken that subject besides engineering at Penn State College. We wish to ye three, Move on, move on into as high phases as any one yet.

Page 33 text:

THE OPTIMIST Class History FRESHMEN: Oh, look at the Freshmen. Let's initiate them, were the cries of the upper classmen on September 8, 1919. With some fears and bashfulness we filed into our rooms where we began our career as Freshmen. We elected George Farwell, President, and under his guidance we emerged with a spirit of dignity during this year of tur- moil and dark mysteries, caused by class rivalry-a good beginning was it not? We held nine parties throughout the year, the most successful being given in the Presbyterian Gym March 17, 1920. Then came the long looked for Exams which were to determine whether we were to remain Fresh and Green or to become Sophomores. SOPHOMORES: Our now thinned ranks reappeared the following September. We started off with lots of Hpep. We elected Phil Stewart President, and a very good president he proved to be. We were also quite proud of the fact that several members of our Class were actually the stars of our athletic teams. We held eight parties during the year, all proving to be successful. Then again came the days of joys and sorrows-our Exams. -IUNIORS: We had now become more dignified and we had begun to think graduation might possibly occur, and with that view in mind we elected Durand Francis our President. This year, we were fortunate in having a football coach, Mr. E. F. Bitters. What happened? That's a part of our history. He succeeded in rounding out a team that went beyond our wildest expecta- tions. It swept opposing teams off of their feet and when the season ended we were the proud owners of the Championship Title of Northwestern Pennsylvania. All Hail! Mr. Bitters. Besides being well represented in athletics we were very studious and to verify the statement l refer you to our junior report cards. The most important social affair of the year-The junior Prom. This proved to be a gala occasion and it was 1 declared by many to have been the best prom ever given a Senior Class. Cnce again, the critical days loomed up before us, but we finally pulled through and we were informed we had become Seniors. SENIORS: Now we had reached the goal line and all we had to do was to cross it. We were reinforced from the rural districts and we found that we were 6I strong. Durand Francis-for short we call him Du -was again elected to assume the leadership of our Class and to our notion he is a model president worthy of any such office. With joey Thompson as captain of both football and basketball, and with two excellent coaches, Mr. E. F. Bitters and Mr. John Emminger, we had two championship teams. We also had a great girls' team due to Miss Gilbert's coaching and in Laura Church we had a captain that could not be beaten. We have held very few parties this year, partly because we realized our stay here was short and we have tried to make the best of it. Our last party was given on the evening of April 26th, at the American Legion Hall. As we are about to pass out as graduates of T. H. S. we try hard to recall the time when we passed in as Freshmen and it is with a genuine feeling of regret that we terminate our stay here-Our ALMA IVIATER. George W. Becker.