Washington High School - Sunburst Yearbook (Washington Court House, OH)

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'CHE SUNBURST 29 Senior Class Prophecy By Vo'nna Hicks Last night I had a drema in which I traveled in many lands. In my travels I encountered some of my classmates, living as they will live in the future. As soon as I awoke, I wrote down my vision, that I might be able to tell it to you. Janet Barger was the first old friend I met. She seemed very busy, and I was told that the poor girl's life was just a perpet- ual Rush. While I,was in New York, I saw three more of my classmates. I attended the theatre on Broadway where Katherine Barnes and Norine Chaney were chorus girls., The next day, as I passed along Fifth Avenue, I was attracted by a Frenchy-looking little style shop, wth the sign, The Madame Frances Shop, over the entrance. I went in, and a charmingly gowned young woman came forward to greet me. It was Frances Martin. From New York I took a steamer for France. On the way over I noticed a handsome couple strolling on the deck, one day. I was delightedhto recognize Gwen- dolyn Baughn, or Mrs. Felix Kathe, as I should say. I asked her about everyone back home, and she told me that her cousin Vivien was working on his father-in-1aw's farm, near Jeffersonville. Every evening of the trip the passen- gers were entertained by ,a concert given by Sousa's Band, which was going abroad for a season. One evening, much to my surprise, I noticed Warren Creamer and Harold Coil in the band. When we reached the other side, I went immediately to Paris. After my long jour- ney, I felt tired and rather in need of ri beauty treatment. I made an appointment with a famous beauty specialist, who had been recommneded to me. W he'i I entered her exclusive estatlishment I was told that Mademoiselle would be with me in a mo- ment. When she came to me, I lfnew he at once as Erneit'ne Thornton. She gave me a splendid massacre. and pruned my eyebrows, then she sent me to Monsieur Louis to have my hair shampooed and mar- celled. The much sought-after Monsieur Louis proved to be none other than Louis Quonn. ' While in Paris I met Harold Rodecker at an afternoon tea. A dashing young French woman whispered to me that he danced divinely, and that he might be traced anywhere by the trail of broken hearts he always left behind him. Surfeited with the life of Gay Pareef' I decided to visit the Mission colonies in South Africa. Here, among the snakes, savages and crocodiles, I found two de- voted missionaries, sacrificing all worldly pleasure to bring the gospel to the heathen. They were my old schoolmates-Wiimali Dale and Dorothy Jones. I was somewhat depressed after leaving these two in the jungles, and I determined to sail for home. As soon as I reached America again, I boarded the train for Washington, D. C. Here I visited the halls of Congress. There I found Raymond Flee occupying an important legislative posi- tion. He was acting as the Honorable Custodian of the Cuspidor. While in Washington, I learned that the Supreme Court was Working on a decision. I went to see this important body, and I found that Duane Neale was the Chief Justice. I was almost overcome by his dignity, but he was quite sociable, and told me that our old classmate, Donald Dray, was the pres- ent Secretary of Agriculture. While in Washington, I also learned that the How- ard University of that city had Paul Har- ris as one of its athletic coaches. The afternoon .before I left Washington, I went to a little social function given in honor of Percival De Vere, a celebrated matinee idol. The women flocked about this popular man, until I thought I'd never even get a glimpse of him. but when T did. I was horrified to find that Percy De 'Vere was Caryl Williams. The next day I left Washington, D. C., for Washington C. H. I had to change trains in Columbus, and when I entered the Union Depot, whom did I behold lrit Daniel Stuckey, who was the train caller there ' I was glad to reach Washington C. H. again. I decided to get a car of some kind. so that I might drive around to see my friends. I accordingly went un to the ga -

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28 THE SUNBURST the field of drama. Just remember the Gold Bug and When the Clock Strikes Twelve and my point will be proved. Among the finer arts most assiduously pursued by our boys is that of hair dress- ing. Stacomb seems to cool their heated brains, and also seems to have set the style for the handsome creatures of the under- graduate classes. We are not self centered in our inter- ests, and we hope to see the underclassmen excel in everything they undertkae. Boys, we'll be there on the field, rooting for you and dear old W. H. S., we'll be waving her banner of blue and white in the breeze, when proud victory crowns your efforts, for- We'll honor Washington, We'll honor Washington, While breezes blow, Or waters fiow, We'll honor Washington. Now, my dear friends, should you desire to hear more of us, give good heed and you'll soon be wondrous wise. We have an Alfred, not the Great, but the Handsome, who is thought the best looking of Washington High School. A Smity, who by his brawny muscle and nerve to face the world is considered the most representative of this high school. Besides, we have a Park, in which there is a single Violet. There's a pet Flee, a Paw-o-line Coil, a BarfkJger, a mu- sical Wolfe, a Martin, and a W fhlisslerf' There's a Hay-ward, re- markable for its Merritt,l' from which we feed the menagerie Crisenberries, however the Jay is especially fond of this delectable dainty. The Haines or the two wheeled Drays which convey sightseers through the Park, Terry on the Archfibefd7 Rfhboadfejsv to the Kat Barnes. There's a lovely Dale in which a Flee, continually buzzing his beautiful Caryl, makes his home, while nearby the Rhine CoilCsJ along which Vir- ginia dremas of her English home. or a little trip to Lancaster, thence to John Hopkins University. On the river is the Fisher managing her Orr with extreme difficulty for it is of the Bernard type. Here the musical Wolfe is also found Rowe fingJ. Gwendolyn -who sings Ladd fieJ no more but wishes him to Mary -can only shutter Ka Ka -and murmur Thee! Those two Jones Kids usually play in the Park, though Dot's mother fears she is Browning from the sun's rays piercing through the ElfmJwoods g and that Doc must be chaperoned, threeby needing a Dean, By the Callendar we never get our dates mixed, but the honorable Steven- son seems to be a bit confused in that she writes not on Treasure Island but For- estfryjf' We are very sorry for our President, Duane, who must continually Neal, One day Janet and Ollie, who are always Rush fingJ somebody, were try- ing to make a conquest of Ben, biut he, like his namesake, Milton, was inter- ested in Hyer pursuits and social pleas- ures. We are very glad to say that Esther M. Sherfsb De, Hart instead of idan. Cur friend Verna has decided to leave the Concert Stage, to spend her life beside the babbling Bruch. H We extend our Park to you to be vis- ited at your earliest convenience. We promise you Presto fnb service and Ed- ward might even take you and your dog Mac, Roan. While, ifyou broke your hook when Engling, Evelyn would surely Sodder it for you. Duane was reading in the daily about some organization, which held on to all problems with tenacity, it had loyalty, hon- esty, dependability. eagerness to do things honorably and wellg-he raised his head, thinking what a Mark of distinction this class has. for as he said, It possesses these traits and more - and then. with a great cry, these words. Here's to the mem- ory of the Class of '24. Here before you is the largest class in the history of your schools :you have had a glimpse at the past of that class: will you not join me in this toast to its future? To the Class of '24-May its future jus- tify the faith of the citizens of this com- munity in its young people! ALBERTA ROBY.

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30 'CHE SUNBURST age of which Pauline Coil was manager, and asked for a demonstration of some car. Pauline, who seemed to be a very efiicient business woman, said that the Haynes CHainesJ was her specialty and that she would be glad to take me a ride the next day. The next day happened to be Sun- day, so we drove out the Leesburg Pike and stopped at the Methodist Church in Sitaunton to attend the services. The Rev- erend Estel Boyer preached a splendid ser- mon. I asked about Helen Byoer, and was told that she was making a name for her- self as a teacher of mathematics at the Ohio State University. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Deheartf nee Ethel M. Sheridanj and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Rine Cnee Hilda Coilj were also at church, and after the service we enjoyed talking over our school days together. I was told that Florence Haines had been a stenog- rapher, but that her thoughts became so wound up in a Coil that she had stop her work and got married in order to relieve her feelings. Ethel A. Sheridan had also been a stenographer, they said, but she had married her handsome employer. By this time the desire to travel came upon me again. On the way to Cincinnati I stopped for a day in Wilmington. Here I found Amy Roush and her husband liv- ing. She told me that she had caught him at Wilmington Summer School, 'way back in the summer of 1924. I asked her about Mary, and I was told that she was in Holywood, acting for a famous movie cor- porationg that her salary was fifty thou- sand dollars a week, and that she had been thrice married and twice divorced. When I arrived at Cincinnati, I found Celora Overstake seated in the depot. She said that she was on her way to Kalama- zoo, Michigan. to open the Overstake School for Girls. She said that Virginia Ellies was to teach English in this school, and that Evelyn Sodders was to teach French. It was easy for me to see that the experience Evelyn and Virginia had had with English and French would make them well qualTfied to teach these impor- tant subjects. While in Cincinnati, I found Matilda Stevenson and Verna Williams both in- tensely interested in nature study. Verna seemed to get great pleasure from study- ing a brook fBruchl. But Matilda seemed to prefer a forest CForrestJ. n From Cincinnati I went to the Ozark Mountains. Here I found Forrest Smith, making a fortune from his berry patch. He told me that berries had always been his hobby, especially Crisenberries. I had not been long in the Ozarks, when Alberta Roby came to the little hotel in which I was staying. She had come to write an- other of her best sellers, and she said that the mountains always helped her work. She told me that Violet Park was now Mrs. Fred Merritt, that Mildred Fisher and Bernard Orr were married, and that Alfred Hagler and Ollie Rogers had been married on the stage so often that it had become rather habitual, and they had decided to try it in real life, and that Alfred was posing for Arrow Collar Ads for a living. One day as I was wandering arofund in the mountains, I came to the dearest little house. It looked just like a bird-house, and sure enough it was, for a Jay lived there. Berdina Crisenberry came to the door, and she told me that she had always considered a bird in the hand worth two in the bush, so she had caged her Jay- bird soon after she had finished High School. I asked her about Evelyn Hyer. and she said that Evelyn had a splendid position in a jewelry store, which special- ized in Big Bens. On my way back East, I met Clara Belle Terry on the train. I learned that she was traveling around giving lectures and recit- ing Pazul Lawrence Dunbar's poems. She had a copy of a Kentucky newspaper with her, and the headlines announced in bold type that Kenneth Sollars, the famous racehorse man, was winning all the races in Kentucky with his celebrated horse, Sparks, so named in honor of Miss Mar- jorie Sparks. On my way back to Washington Court House I stopped in Mt. Sterling. I went out to see Jennie Callender, while I was there, and she told me that she was living like a queen, since she had married a King. When I got back to Washington I went to visit the school. In the grades, I found Lida Grace Wissler and Geraldine Craig. teaching. Lida Grace was Miss Bell's successor in the Kindergarten. but Geral- dine was tecahing in the Eighth Grade. She said she always had felt a tenderness toward Eighth Grade students, especially the boys.