Anoka High School - Anokan Yearbook (Anoka, MN)

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THE ANOKAN M1929 into the social circle of life where Mildred lit up the presidential chair of the Ameri- can Federation of Women's Clubs. As I turned and looked away to the west, I saw two beautiful stars which seemed very close together. They were Janie Germundsen and Merle Laflin maintaining a beauty parlor in Los Angeles, California. As I shifted my telescope again, I noticed a group of three stars, but one seemed to preside over the other two. These were Evelyn Sherman and Mary Totushekg while Mrs. Faltin, formerly Della Sumpter, widow of Albert Faltin, who had been a prosperous truck farmer, presided as the superintendent of the nurses in this hospital. Looking at an angle to the horizon, I observed a star which appeared as Ernest Reynolds, a. prosperous farmer of North Dakotag and, beaming in the distance was an- other star which identified itself as George Giddings, champion farmer of the Northwest and also the treasurer of Anoka County. Lo, as I turned to the East, I noticed a very particularly gleaming star: and, as I watched it, the face of Karin Lennarts appeared. The happy lights of an outstanding artist shone from her Visage, and I saw several of her famous paintings placed in the New York museum. Then again I observed two new stars which radiantly appeared as Henrietta Ruseling, a fast and speedy typist, who was employed as private secretary by Howard Case, a wealthy business man of Wall Street. Before closing my work this night, I gave one long and yearning glance to the East, and I was attracted by two stars which had the resemblances of Angeline Walquist and Ruth Steffenson, two missionary and social workers in the far East. Having left my work for a few nights because of stormy and dreary weather, l now continued it on this bright and moonlight night. And what was that I saw? It was two stars which were so close that they seem linked together and several around them. They smilingly beamed as Harriet Roberts who had just been joined in matri- mony to Douglas Reed. Two of her bridesmaids were her classmates, Elna Olson and Helen Sumpter otherwise engaged as air cops. As I turned from this scene, I noticed two distinctly outlined stars which appeared as Josephine Keillor, a cashier in the First National Bank of Minneapolis, and Marie Steidl, employed there also as a bookkeeper. As I gazed listlessly in the distance, my eyes were attracted by two beam- Page Tfwenty-seven

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THE ANOKAN :1929 Several nights later I took up my job again, and this night I noticed at different intervals, beaming brightly, two new stars. One was Mollie Barstow, a brilliant woman lawyer of Chicago, and the other was Aaron Batcheller, a noted poet working with her in all things. Again at midnight I took up my observing machine, and lo, there appeared a new little twinkling Star. This was Hilding Chilgren, a United States Representative, pouring over several large volumes preparing a fiery oration to be given the next day. Beginning my study of the stars again, during my hours of observation, I noticed three stars appearing, forming a new group. These all belonged to the world of sports and appeared as Berniece Brown, successor of Miss Lundquist, as the girls' physical education trainer and coach of the girls' teams in Anoka. Leonard Peterson. champion boxer of the world, and Charles Wells, captain of the football team of Yale. The next evening soon after the sun had sunk in the west, the stars appeared and this time I noticed a new one which bore the expression of some great literary character. It was Florence Dieckhoff, a writer, who is noted for her many romantic and thrilling novels of love and adventure, especially Cal's Calaboosef' Later on I was deeply impressed by a new star which rose rapidly in brilliance. This one appeared as Ruth Haycock, who having reached the height of her ambition, had discovered a counter-ray for the famous disintegrating rays used in warfare. Several nights later I noticed two new and rather friendly stars appearing in the west. These were Margaret Butler and Coletta Rech, two efficient and well liked teachers in a high school of Denver, Colorado. The same evening during my study, I discerned one which appeared to rest over a far distant land. It was Walter Israel, a missionary working in India. As I was about to close my work that night, I was attracted by a shooting star which appeared as Alvin Nelson, a taxi-cab driver. At the time of the new moon I again started my work. After many hours of silent and patient watching, l discerned two stars which appeared as Mrs. Scheon- rock, formerly Mariam Cheeley, wife of Frederick Scheonrock, president of the International General Motors Company, and Mildred Nelson, both making their way Page Tfwfnly-six

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THE ANOKAN 1929 ing stars which seemed similar to those watched by travellers in the Orient. They recalled to my mind Madonna Blaska and Marie Powell, who have spent some time in travelling in Arabia, where they met two princely sheiks to whom they were married. VVith them they returned to Anoka where they made all the others darkly jealous. just then I was overawed by a dazzling, beautiful star, Harriett McCauley, proprietor of a fashionable night club. As my eyes fell from this view, I discerned a pure star which glistened as violets wet with morning dew. I recognized the face of Gertrude Skinner who was married to a young minister. My eyes rested on a group of three leading, majestic stars which enabled me to see in my mind the faces of Harry Smith, Governor of Minnesota, his wife, formerly Lela Reeves, and his private secretary, Dorothy Dallman. Growing weary I was about to retire for the night when I was attracted by two stars which were moving rapidly across the sky. I soon recognized them to be Clara Wuest and Lillian Weidenhoff, two scientists of the day who had discovered a perpetual motion machine. On the last night of my observations as I stood gazing at the heavens, a dazzling group of stars broke upon my sight, blinding in their brilliance. As I watched them, the sound of heavenly music seemed to float into my ears. I recognized the voices as three of our former classmates who made a name for themselves in the field of music. Dear to the heart of music lovers everywhere is Donald Henning, known by his wonderful baritone voice. The voices of Victor Hodson and Elroy Lehn rang among the notables oi the Chicago Civic Opera Company as they were appearing in the famous opera, Il Trovatoref' Paul Peterson shone as leader of the New York Symphony Orchestra. Ah, well-my work is ended now. The sun of my life is fast setting-I hope its dying rays may have brightened the lives of the few who have come within its radius. I see, almost hidden by a misty cloud, one tiny star-but the cloud has covered it, and it becomes obscured entirely-forever gone. IBN MUKADDASI. Page Twenty-eight