Ashtabula High School - Dart Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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THE DART erator at Washington, is in daily communication with Clarence Miner, minister to Lapland, and Charles Farrow, minister to England, about his disappearance. Charles is also in communication with Arthur Tkach, secretary to the Russian president. They rather expect to find Varckette in Russia or Siberia.” “She also said that Victor Visconty bad perfected his passenger cable line to Italy, and that Theodore Warren was in New York lecturing on ‘Reform’ and ‘Clean National Politics.’ ” “I had not seen Florence Taylor for years. She is Court stenographer at Mercer, Pennsylvania.” ‘‘Abigail Wescott has a game-bird farm at Conneaut Lake. She says it is very interesting work. I thought Hazel Seymour seemed very much devoted to her bass soloist husband. She is manager for his company you know.” ‘‘Isn’t it fine that Eva Reebel and Harold Scoville give one evening’s receipts every week to German-Am-erican war orphans? My! Can’t they sing? They are a team in evening entertainments.” ‘‘Pauline Lishner and Rebecca Levin are very successful in their girls’ school in New York. They seemed glad to see Ashtabula again.” ‘‘Clarence Maynard said he was just back from Australia. He has finished his explorations, but is going back to take up a ranch. Arthur Louis and William Mantell are going also as they have purchased a sheep ranch there. Beryl McBride and Mary McDaniels go by the same boat. They are to be missionaries to the natives of the interior. Someone said Charles Sanborn had resigned his management of the National Base Ball league and was going to Australia, too.” “Rudolf Siegfried is still making violins and ukeleles, and sometimes condescends to teach the buyers of his instruments to play them.” “Walter Stewart hasn’t changed a bit, even if he is the youngest bishop of the Methodist church and called ‘The Silver-Tongued Bishop.’ ” “Morris Campbell and Forest Kit-son were certainly kept busy showing off their new gyroscopic car line to West Ashtabula. You knew they are to extend it to the Harbor next year.” Doesn’t it seem funny to think of Francis Dickson as rector of St. James church in Cleveland, and Louise Krause and Esther Lang as settlement workers in his parish?” “And did you know that Lawrence Russell was going back to Germany as chief civil engineer to the new President? and that Arlene Henry was going to Germany, also?” “Bane Fassula, though a graduate of Yale, has accepted a position as Professor of Modern Languages. He seemed glad to be here again ” “And can you imagine anything funnier than our faces when we saw Ralph Heil, grown so stout, 240 pounds they say. And a family of beautiful daughters! Neil Knowlton could have found some pretty good famous subjects for hs cartoons in the “Independent’ right here at our reunion, couldn’t he?” “Paul Hogan, barber to the President of the United States, and Thomas Kane, his secretary, came through from Washington in one day in an aeroplane. How would you like the trip?” “No, thanks, but speaking of trips, Lloyd Woodworth got stalled with his auto the other night. Ran out of gasoline. He just took a bottle of pop and a bottle of ten cent perfume which he (Continued to Page 31) 24

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THE DART Farmer's Experiment Station on the Jefferson road. Oh! and I liked Cecil Covert’s prize lecture on “Pure Milk for Better Babies.” He is head of the milk department for all the state experiment stations, you know. “I guess Bill Wood, who is making good as a traveling salesman, spent most of his time in the ladies’ department of Grotemat, Burke, and Gron-quist. By the way, Thelma is going to resign her management of the Ladies’ Department. Howard Burke is to keep the Men’s Department, and John Gron-quist is to take over the Ladies’ Department with the children’s.” “I was surprised to see Leona Cooper looking so young and happy.” “Why shoud you be, Harold?” “Oh. I don’t know, but when she married that little redheaded Say-brook man, I rather thought life would be a hum-drum affair for her. But she was about the happiest and best looking girl there. Well, you see, Harold, that proves that a peaceful, country home life is the best beauti-fier” “But, did you hear that Mary Johnson and Harold Robishaw had pooled their money and had bought out Carlisle Co., and were going to call the new firm Robishaw Co.? Think of that!” “And wasn’t it great that the Bech-tol, Beiter Circus was in town? George Cross certainly makes a splendid manager. All Mary and Pearl have to do is to sit at home and spend the money. Didn’t we have a good time at their special performance? And would you ever have believed that Harold Gary would make such a master clown? Weren’t his hits on the class good.” “Isn’t it nice that Dorothy Sprague has secured the new position of Dancing Professor in Glenville High School, Cleveland? Myrtle Payne, Superintendent of the hospital, reserved a room in case it was needed, but luckily all went well. And, by-the-way, have you seen Architect Minnie Salisbury’s plans for the new hospital? They are simply great.” “Yes, and the contract was awarded to William Rainnie. Say, wasn’t his response to the toast. Our Athletes, fine? That song at the end just touched the spot.” “Too bad our famous debaters couldn’t have been here, but they are in a city in California. You know they are to vote on the question of equal suffrage for the men. George Shiya and Laurel Rasey are arguing for it, and Margaret Sill and Eunice Sharp against it. Margaret and Eunice are afraid the state will go wet again, if the men win out. You see there are enough women voters in California to disfranchise all who voted wet last fall. When the election was held, Marion Stewart was the principal lawyer in the case.” “I’m glad that Cassie Bentley, Phebe Hubbard and Helen Britcher could get here for the reunion day. They were having a week’s stand in Cleveland, but their manager, Forrest Jerome, was able to cancel one concert.” “I read a letter Aline Viall, New York’s most fashionable matron, had written to Ruth Hubbard, who is the best city manager Cleveland ever had. She said that Philip Varckette, the new United States immigration distributor, was missing, but that Lucy Strong, the best and most daring detective in the U. S. was on the case, and that Ralph Culley, United States’ chief secret service aviator, was on the job, so that they hoped to find him soon.” “John Dickinson, chief wireless op- 23

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THE DART TRUE PATRIOTISM GEORGE SHIYA, 17 American Consulate, Buenos Ayres, Argentina. April 18. '17- Dr. James I). Madison. President University of America, Boston, Mass. My dear Doctor: Inasmuch as your recommendations with reference to the selection of competent scholars for government service have been of invaluable aid to us, I take the liberty of calling upon you for another favor. To be brief, we are at present in urgent need of an efficient young man, with some training in consular work to act as private secretary. It will be unnecessary for me to go into further detail as regards other qualifications the applicant must have, for they are undoubtedly only too familiar to you. However, I wish to state, that in view of the present crisis which confronts the nation, it will be of the utmost importance that the person in question be a true patriot; one whose patriotism is unquestionable and above reproach. Incidentally, the position, besides paying a comfortable salary, leads to a consulship. Confiding in your ability to select such a scholar, and greatly appreciating any effort you may make in the matter, I remain Yours sincerely, R. C. Benton, American Consul at Buenos Ayres. So read the letter in the hands of Dr. Madison, who now leaned back from his desk, turned in his swivel chair, and looked out at the campus of the renowned University of America. There during the recess hour hundreds of stalwart young men in the prime of manhood, moved to and fro, while as many others stood about in groups, discussing various topics, ranging from college activities to the latest development in the war situation. Suddenly, the doctor’s grim countenance lighted up, and, mopping his brow as if he had found a solution to the question before him, he laid the letter aside and proceeded to peruse the mail remaining before him- “So you believe, Dick, there is no possibility of immediate peace?” “It is my personal opinion, of course, but you see, Phyl, the Germans may be under the impression that we have already given the allies material aid, and not until they feel that our entrance into the war has gravely changed the situation will they yield.” “But it is distressing to think of the number of lives it may cost us to bring this terrible war to an end, Dick.” “Yes, that is to be deplored, Phyl, but when one reflects upon the outcome of the struggle, I mean the probable elimination of monarchies, and the establishment of democracy in those countries, where the lives of millions of people are made miserable by the oppressive rule of a few tryants, one can not help but believe that the cause is a most worthy one, and that lives given up in such a cause are certainly not lost in vain.” “Dad holds the same opinion on the question as you do, Dick. He appears 25