York Township High School - Talisman Yearbook (Van Wert, OH)

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A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE In was early in the month of December, 1940, about eight p. m. The night was cold, dark and starless. I was sitting comfortably before the huge old Colonial fire- place in my cozy little home in Los Angeles, California. Listlessly I picked up the Los Angeles Daily Times. In glancing over the paper these headlines, Jonestown Rivals Standard Oil Companyl' attracted my attention. I hurriedly read the article and learned that during the last twenty years Jonestown had grown to he the largest city in northwestern Ohio, and had incorporated the villages of Elgin and Venedocia. As l pondered over this it recalled those old days at Y. C. H. S. Thoughts of 1ny old schyool-mates came back to me. Ah! How I should know of each of my class-mates of 24. just then I heard a step on the porch and a tap at the door. One moment and we were in each other's arms. Peg, where did you come from? What are you doing? Why haven't you written FU Before we parted I learned that she had just secured her fourth divorce, that she was now making her living by selling literature on Perplexing Love Affairs. She had received a letter from Elizabeth George, who had met a wealthy man at college several years ago and with her little family was now living on a ranch in Texas. Eliz- abeth also wrote that Grace Roller had been teaching in Hawaii for several years and was now seeking the appointment of Superintendent of Schools there. After we talked for some time, we decided to go to a cabaret for dinner. After hurried preparations we took a cab to the Biltmore. The driver looked familiar and we soon recognized him as Dan Couts, who was a valuable employe of the Yellow Cab Company. He told that he kept in touch with Kenneth VValtz. Kenneth was now called the second Steinmetz of America. He had just invented a bomb which carried hi1n up to lNIars, where he is making regular trips every VVednesday and Sunday night. When we reached the Biltmore and were seated, two well-dressed and prosperous looking men came in and were placed near us. I caught sight of one of their rings and recognized the signet of our class of y24. At that moment llvlargaret, who was looking in the same direction, whispered to me, Glad there is something familiar about our friends at the next tablefl Do you believe in mental telepathy? This is what happened. VVe enjoyed din- ner in the company of Oscar Jones and Leland Ross, and were acquainted with their many experiences in life. Oscar was a model for Hart Shaffner 85 Marx. Leland was managing a haberdashery. During our conversation they told us that Carl Bev- ington had been a champion of a football team at Yale. At present he was preparing to become a minister to save the youths of the nation. YVe had a very delightful time and said good-bye, not knowing when we would meet again. The next morning, as was my custom, I made a cross-country flight to Pamona. About ten miles out I looked down and saw on the roof of a large farm building Ill large, black letters: -I. Harold lVIorris, Persian Cats for Sale. This induced me to land and before long I was in Harold's presence. He was the same Harold, a little older, but jolly as ever. He showed me his collection of cats, thousands of them. From annual cat sales and international animal shows, Har- old had made his millions besides the admiration of the fair sex. The next evening as I sat by my fire-place pondering over the coincidence of having learned of the class of IZ4, it gave me much satisfaction to know that they were Hlllessezl is the Illllll who has found his life's uforlx Let him ask no ofhrr blessedness. -G. NI.

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EDITORIAL As the first class to graduate from the York Centralized High School, the Seni- ors of 1924 have put forth great effort to publish this 1lIl1iSIIlKl71. VVhen we 'con- sider that high school days are coming to a close it is with bright hopes for the future, yet not without profound regret. There- fore it is our wish that in years to come each page will act as a charm to help recall those finest associations at York. -LIQLAND Ross.

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