Aledo High School - Astrum (Aledo, IL)

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.Q' ii .i those old popular songs tGlenn's favoritesj Alabama Bound and California, Here I Come. No one could vouch as to their destination. Clifford Morrow is a wild animal trainer in gRingling Bros. circus. He is especially successful in training lions. Clifford talks so much that the lions do not have a chance to roar. After a short time the lions forget their ferocious natures and become quit'e docile and playful. Gladys Scannell, Leonard Olson and William Chinlund are traveling with the same circus. Gladys is a most charming little snake charmer. Leonard Olson is a tight rope walker, and William Chinlund is an expert trapeze performer. Mae Morgan is very successful as a famous 'designer in Paris, the able assistant and successor of the noted Paton who is now very old. He has trained Mae in his work and expects her to assume all the responsibilities of his shop. So for some of our prevailing styles we are indebted to our old classmate, Mae. Happiness and contentment are the ruling factors of Ethel Olson Fender's life. She is known o'er the countryside as a splendid cook. Dale is happy and well fed by Ethel's delicious pies, cakes, jams, jellies, and other sweetmeats. You would not recognize Dale. He weighs two hundred an-d forty-nine pounds. The happy couple reside on a farm near Gilchrist. Fender's Dairy is very important in supply- ing that large, flourishing city with much milk and cream. I must not forget our great authors. Our old classmate, Anne Ruse, has written the great book Souls for Sale, which is now receiving much consideration. Also, our old friend, Harry Olson, has received much public attention lately. In his youth he was a prominent character in a Punch and Judy show. Since the publishing of his book, The Value of Grasshoppersf' for which he received a large sum, he has retired to his estate. Harry has made a life study of the Grasshopper: and his book contains many accounts which are interesting and accurate in every respect. Martin Conway is a successful comedian and is appearing this week at the Chicago theatre in the comedy Cockoo. Josephine Morris is a matron of a fashionable girls' scliobl. For several years she made a study of old Egyptian hieroglyphics. She constantly talks about the Egyptian people and next fall she expects to go to Egypt for the third time. She is going to teach in a girls' school in Cairo. A News! Arthur Rush is the proprietor of the -Aledo Sweet Shop . You should see Arthur mix the Coos and Cremoes. My! How efficient Arthur is in that work. He likes it too, for he says there is something in the atmosphere about the Sweet Shop that makes his hair curly. Arthur is also an unusual musician. He has an engagement for the winter season to play in a very good orchestra at the Chicago . theatre. The Lemon twins, Sarah and Rachel, are great artists. Working together, they have painted many wonderful pictures. Their picture, The Broken Heart, at- tracted much attention at the recent Art Exposition in Pasis. Success to them! I heard that Opal Haney is happily married to a clothing merchant in St. Louis. Mildred Rounds is a History teacher in the University of Oklahoma. Earl Johnson an-fl Katherine Whitehall have set sail upon the sea of matrimony. They have charge of a Mountain Goat and White Rat farm near New Boston. Earl is quite clever in making a reality of a very unique idea. As the wool of a mountain goat is quite valuable, he captured several of the animals among the Alps in Switzerland. With these he started his goat farm. The goats were quite at home among the bluffs near New Boston. As a result of' his work, Earl has prospered greatly. During his spare moments he cares for the White Rats. He teaches them many tricks and says that white rats are really intelligent and learn readily when given a chance. Teddy Moberg is the famous announcer from station HICK in Chicago. He also sells pocket radios. Teddy thinks he has invented a machine that catches the The Astrum-Aledo High School 19

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' ll luuumnl i i I WI II HI W CLASS PROPHECY My Dear Friend: I was surprised but pleased to receive your letter, and also glad to know that you have not forgotten me. I have taken great pains in collecting the following facts concerning the present whereabouts of our old classmates of '26, Our class has scattered to the four corners of the earth-even to China where Valence Brown and Edith Baxter, now Mrs. Brown, are diligently studying. They were married recently high upon the plateau of Tibet by a Chinese priest. It is said that when Edith and Valence return they plan to open a Chop Suey Shop in New York and also conducts a small kindergarten for little Chinks. Some more news! Kenneth Cady and Florence Thornton are happily married and living on a cattle ranch out in the great wild west-somewhere in Utah. Ken- neth was formerly a detective for several years until he and Florence decided to go west: He was very disappointed because the buffalo and Indians have disap- peared. Poor Kenneth! His success is partly attributed to his wife, who is quite a cattle woman. She is known throughout Utah as the notorious woman sheriff of Wildcat county. q Others who are far away are Donnie Heck and Beulah Lunn, who are mission- aries in the Hoka Poka Islands, wherever they are. And would you believe it? Charlie Sabbath and Lawrence Skinner are teaching Astronomy and Psychology in a Samoan school for Hulu girls. Lawrence writes that the work is quite fascinating and that Charlie has dedicated his life to enlighten those poor ignorant girls. CCharlie is also a dancing instructorj Mary Heck is a famous prima donna in Paris. For several years she was Galli Curci's pupil. Now Mary is taking Galli Curci's old role in Carmen, which is showing at le Theatre de Champs Elysees in Paris. Florence Bear and Francis Barnes are also in her company. Edna Dungan is now a famous actress. She is appearing in Smilin' Through, that wonderful old play which has 'been revised and is now playing at the Fine Arts Theatre in Chicago. As the demure heroine of this play, they say she is as sweet and impressive as the original Jane Cowl herself. You remember Harold Clark, do you not? I hear he is a confirmed old bachelor and woman hater. I wonder what girl broke his heart? Talking about social leaders, Velma Scull is quite prominent in the North Shore Drive Set of Chicago. Imagine this. Esther Johnson is now Countess de Melville du Pont and is living in Europe. I saw her last summer at that fashionable French resort, the Riviera. She had two large Russian wolf hounds with her. They were unusually intelligent and well-trained animals. Esther is a widow, with many millions. She is known throughout Europe for her large donations to Musical, Art and Charitable institutions. Can you imagine this? Stanley Foote is the noted minister of the Central Con- gregational church in Chicago. He is a great religious workerg and he shows so much interest in his work that Stanley is one of the most prominent ministers in America. We could not forget our' dear old friend, Glenn Monson. Early in life Glenn planned to become a Judge. However, Master Cupid shot an arrow into Glenn's heart and he never recovered from that wound. For a while Glenn was the pro- prietor of the Aledo Home Bakery. However, he has found his salary inadequate to support his wife and thirteen children, so last' week he loaded his family and a. few household articles into an old Ford. When the Monsons left town they were singing 18 The Astrum-Aledo High School

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sound waves of years and years ago which are still floating in the air. One night last week he thinks he tuned in Julius Caesar who was ,giving a great speech in the Roman Forum. He also heard Magellan, George Washington, and Daniel Boone. Quite an invention, in-deed! The Gorman sisters are very successful in having a great chain of candy stores over the entire United States. The remarkable part of it lies in the fact that they opened their first confectionery shop in Reynolds. Herbert Fisher is the principal chef at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City. That hotel is becoming very popular because of the delicious food which is served. Herbert has invented several new dishes. In order to prove his originality, he says he has never tasted or heard of them before fnor anyone elsej. Vivian Decker was always such a tender-hearted little girl. She has founded a home at 726 street, New York City, for Homeless Sparrows and Maltese Cats. I hear that she has quite a time keeping the sparrows and cats separated. Poor Vivian! Ruth Dunn is a famous violin player. Ruth spent twelve years in Europe stu-dying the violin. She seems to live in her music. The very largest audiences welcome her wherever she goes on her concert tours. Oh, yes. Gerald Greer is now the world's champion of that deep but fascinating game, Tiddely-Winks. He and his wife, formerly Myrna Mayhew, have been around the world and are returning home via San Francisco. Have you heard the scandal? Marie Barrell is at Reno, Nevada, for a few weeks. Freda Young is making her life a Life of Service. She is a nurse on the steamship, Carolina, and cares for victims of seasickness. Freda is preparing a diary which she intends to publish some day. No doubt it will be filled with accounts of many perplexing situations and humorous incidents. I forget to mention Opal Harris, when telling of those who are with the circus. Of all the surprises! You would not recognize Opal now. She is the most attractive feature of the circus. Imagine this! She weighs five hundred pounds. Without a doubt for an equall she is the fattest woman in the world. Six chickens, four cakes, three pies, ten large potatoes, three loaves of bread, and two gallons of ice cream make but a dainty morsel for Opal. She refuses to see anyone unless she receives her regular five meals a day. It is feared that she will financially ruin the show, for it takes a large percent of the gate receipts to buy her food. Her old friend, Dorothalene Litzenberger, faithfully waits upon Opal-even arising at three o'clock in the morning to give Opal her fifth meal. Dorothalene finds that the work is too strenuous for herg and she is coming home soon for a much needed rest. Extra! Hele-n Sutton is a happy member of Ziegfield's latest chorus, and she is dancing her way to success behind the footlights on Broadway. I suppose you know that Jennie and I have just returned from Melbourne, Australia. While there we worked in a little fruit store which was just across the streetfrom the telephone office where Alice O'Day is working. Alice likes this work and finds it convenient in the fact that she calls her motlier in Aledo daily and has quite a chat with her. While in Melbourne, Alice kept Jennie and I well supplied with news from the Old Home Town. I must stop now as I have written something about each member of our old class of '26, I hope you will enjoy this information as much as I have enjoyed writing it. Your old Pal, Donna Olin. 20 The Astrum-Aledo 'High School '