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22 THE WALNUT TREE .................................... mmi.. CLASS HISTORY Way back in 1919 twenty-two lx ys and girls ascended the rickety old steps of the old high school and enrolled as “Preps.” Because of our fright, our behavior was perfect. In spite of ignorance, twenty-seven pupils entered the Freshmen year. During our first year in high we staged a “wiener roast,” a kid party, an April fool’s party, and a “line” party. Twenty-five came back to enjoy school life as Sophomores. After a general good time, and staging numerous parties, we were found to be minus four of our classmates, namely, Frank O’Dell, Lerov Buckner, Lee Wallis, and Mary Noble. Our number had decreased till we had twenty-one enrolled as Juniors. Nellie Taylor, Frank Wolf and Charles Butcher dropped out at the end of the first semester. Probably the Junior-Senior banquet was the most noteworthy undertaking of the year. However, the Junior play, “Line Busy,” brought us in the limelight. Tna Sells and Charles Butcher came back to join 11s as Seniors, making our total enrollment nineteen. Our life was not so easy, but we finally overcame all difficulties, and left the good old alma mater victorious. The only noteworthy accomplishment was the staging of “Daddy Long Legs.” iliiiiniiilliliiililillHlilliilillliliiliiiniiiiillllli:ilililiiliil!liiiiliiiiliii!iillllilili!:i:!i!iiili:ili:ilttlii!li!lilil!llliiM
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THE WALNUT TREE 21 immiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiimiiiiiiiiiiiMmiiiiiiniiiiMinmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiinuuiiuiMiiiiiiinniiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiRiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu!iH monial affair was with a South American prizefighter. She and her husband are in New York, where he is in strenuous training for the coming heavyweight championship fight. Gilbert Renner struck it lucky and married an heiress from San Francisco. He and his wife have gone to Africa, where they will collect relics for the Field Museum. Theodore Fisher was a disappointment, both to his folks and the townspeople, lie wandered from town to town, but the last that was heard from him was front Philadelphia. At that time he was the champion coal shoveler in the coal mines. Zelma Allen fell in love with the physical training instructor at DeKalb, and they were married. However, she is now an expert diver, and is very popular at all the summer resorts because of her graceful and daring dives. It is rumored rhat her husband is extremely jealous of her fame. Helen Gonigam was so grieved because her folks wotdd not let her join Ringling Brothers’ circus that she went to Louisville and entered a convent. Ina Sells never married, as everyone expected, but is really a wonderful woman, so quiet and sympathetic. She has been dean of the girls’ reformatory at Geneva for years, and it is said that she has an enormous influence on those gir.s to live better lives. A circus came to Galva the summer after Janet Burchell’s graduation. She became so infatuated with the monkey trainer that they eloped, and it is not known where they are now. Florence Meisenheimer is a well known policewoman in Chicago. It is said that she is more competent than the entire force of policemen. Nettie Johnson is a decided old maid. She has a cottage of her own and lives alone. She spends all her time knitting stockings for the orphans’ home. Charles Butcher never made much headway. lie has been a clerk at the shoestring counter in the Woolworth store at Sterling for the past thirty years. Irma McCloud married a rich old bachelor who died soon after their marriage, and left her an immense fortune. She went to I Iollywood and, according to reports, has been leading a lively life. Iva Phillips turned out to be a notorious crook. It is said that she has cracked more safes in a week than the professional does in a month. Wayne Fisher is now at the head of the department of English at the State University of Wisconsin. He is supposed to have a vocabulary equal to that of Shakespeare. In his spare time he writes romances and sonnets. Bernadine Brown entered the movies. She is now one of the greatest favorites. Her popularity is far greater than was Mary Bickford’s. Oh, yes, Pearl F'rederick married an Italian musician. Some noted Polish music master discovered that she had a wonderful contralto voice. She had her voice cultured, and is now in Italy singing. Oh, Albert, to think that the class of 1924 should be so scattered. It does me a world of good to know that you and I are in China as missionaries. Well, let us go for a short walk.” The sweet faced woman and the younger gentleman slowly made their way to the piazza, and were soon lost in the crowd. llllllllllllllllllllllllll!llllllllllllllllllllllllll||l||||l||limi!|l|||||)|||||||||l!l|||||||!l||||MI||||l|||||||l||l||||:i||||l||l||||
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