Ashtabula High School - Dart Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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THE DART 25 stated that “Contractors Eleanor Morey and Hildur Olson intend to leave the entire supervision of the construction in the hands of Marjorie Shaughnessy. The Work will commence April 13.” We turned the page and beheld a picture. I covered the name beneath it and told Della to identify the likeness. This is what she saw: a woman whose hair is straight and combed straight back. She wore tortoise shell rimmed glasses (now out of style for the last 12 years) and a waist with a high collar and long sleeves. In her hand she held a net, such as children catch minnows with. Delia made several attempts to guess but failed. That woman in the picture is no one else but Vera Emmons the great Bug-ologist. On the “Sporting Page” of the May first issue is an article by Coach Hazel Durey, announcing the line-up for next fall’s “Great League Football Squad.” Among its members are Margaret Clarke, Rose Ethel Dooley, Alice Erickson and Beth Rowiey. We again resumed our review oi tne “Dart.” “My, I never realized there were so many in our class. Here’s Anson Caloway. It was just the other day, Tillie, that I made out an ad for Anson. He’s conducting a matrimonial agency in Plymouth. 1 made an ad for Helen St. John, too, she’s teaching elocution by mail. Her office is in New Lyme.” “Della, do you know that Duane Harmon is teaching Greek at Junior High?” “No, but did you know that John Gran and Leo Kane are directors of a beautiful girls’ seminary? They admit girls who are of the ages from 16 to 20 only.” “How interesting! Let me see, it seems as tho’ there are some others who have taken up the teaching profession. Oh, yes! There are Barbara Mosier and Lillian Holmes. The giris are conducting the dancing classes in Mabel Eddy’s Dancing Academy. Helen Grosart and Ruth Day are Superintendent and Principal respectively of the Dorset High School. Forest Crandall is an ardent student of Browning and is teaching English In his old home town. Oh! I nearly forgot Leslie Broughton is the kindergarten teacher in the city schools. “Poor Venus! She fell in love with a count and Mary Craig married him. And now, Venus Dexter, of all people is a nun at St. Mary’s convent.” “Tillie, I was never so surprised in all of my life as I was to find Harry Carlton, Chief of Police in Ashtabula! And by-the-way whatever became of Max Dowell? and of Clifton Dunn?” “Max is right here, as society editor on the ‘Prevaricotor.’ Clifton has an egg factory. He has a method of producing eggs from egg plants.” “I received a letter from Almeda Eastman the other day. She is Ambassador to France. She says that Doris Shields has joined her and will act as her secretary. “Oh, what a picture! Why that's Merle Eddy!” we both exclaimed. “I always knew Merle would be famous,” Della continued, “and he is. He is noted all over the country as being a model husband. He stays at home and takes care of the kiddies while wifey works in the steel mill.” “Nellie Farrow is a mighty busy lady. She is truant officer.” Della didn’t seem a bit surprised at this but said “I always knew Nellie would do something desperate.” The next picture was of Henrietta

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24 THE DART “Leroy Arvidson! Isn’t that picture funny, Dell? You know at the time it was taken we all predicted him to become a movie star, but he s far from it. Lee is now teaching Domestic Science at A. H. S. Oh, I saw Leslie Beckwith just the other day. He is an expert accountant and was auditing the books of the Gas Co., which is now managed by Mildred Sheldon.” “Oh, say, while I was in New York City, I went to the Metropolitan Opera House, and what do you suppose I heard and saw? A musical review composed by James Breen e, with Clifford Smith singing the part of the leading lady!” “Here is shy, modest, Vera Brooks, she is now the court stenographer. You of course know that Gertrude Stimpson is the Judge.” “And here’s Andrew Burnham! I know this will surprise you. You see, I’ve been in a great many of the larger cities lately. Now listen closely; Andy and Luther Hollister are conducting a very prosperous beauty parlor in Sheffield.” “Speaking about beauty parlors reminds me, Edwin Palmer or rather ‘Red’ has invented a solution of red pepper, baking powder, jamaica ginger, nitro-glycerine and ammonia, which he guarantees to make any one’s hair the exact shade of red as his. As an inducement to buy this solution he offers with every bottle a perfectly beautiful football. Harold Trautman and Russel Wagner are two of his best traveling salesmen.” “Your mentioning inventions, Till, reminds me of Homer Blakeslee. He invented a perpetual motion potato masher and now just like everyone else who has discovered something before anyone else, he is being photo- graphed and painted and statued and busted.” “What has become of Dorothy Burch, Dell?” “Why, she and Kathryn Seymour ; are prosperous detectives in Trumbull, and right across the hall from j their office are two marvelous lawyers, and they are Clara Dalin and Hattie Leslie.” “Just you wait a minute, I have something that I am sure will interest you.” I went into the filing room and pulled down the big file which contains the April and May issues of the “Prevaricator.” We were soon engrossed with the contents of these issues. Among the various items which I pointed out to Della was “Speaker of the House. Mary Louise Fawcett admits that she | will Recognize Only the Good-looking Male Representatives.” About two columns away from this was an item which said, “Representative Marion Mills has been Recognized by the Speaker. He has introduced a bill which will prohibit high school children from attending school more than ten hours a day. Mr. Mills firmly believes that the twelve hour system that we now have is a serious handicap to the mental development of modern youth.” We turned to another issue and on the first page was a notice saying that “Aviatrix Annette Hogan was arrested for exceeding the speed limit. She pleaded ‘not guilty’ and was released on $1000.00 bail, which was provided by Mr. Gordon Burweii. President of the First National Bank of Ashtabula.” We were now looking at the April 10th issue. The Headline read. “Plans for the Center Street Subway Completed,” and the article further

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26 THE DART Fassett. I turned to the file again and showed Della a picture of Henrietta, Audrey Howard and Mildred Heas-ley, just before they sailed on their missionary mission to Missonla, a new-country adjacent to Mesopotamia. When Della saw the next page she exclaimed, “Nowr I really am surprised!” What she, or rather we saw, w-as the Ashtabula Opera House’s ad telling the public that “on June 4ili you will have the opportunity to see the great Shakespearean Drama, ‘Macbeth. ’ The renowned actor Arthur Spaeth will play the part of Macbeth while charming Lucilie Sharpe will play opposite as Lady Macbeth.” “Agnes George is the mayor of Plymouth,” Della informed me, “and she says that Iona Seymour has a dairy, which the students of agriculture, all over the state are compelled to visit before they are given their diplomas.” “Homer Pritchard ow-ns a restaurant,” this information from me, “and as a convenience to his patrons, and himself, he is running an undertaking establishment as a side line.” “Very considerate I calls it,” Della answered. “What do you think of this for opposition? Ruth Kelly is selling ‘French pastry guaranteed to make you fat, while in the same building Laurice Warren is selling 'Candy guaranteed to make and keep you slender.” “Of course, Dell, you know Charlotte Hoyt is married. I called on her several times. You ought to see her home! She has a “QP” doll In every room, which she said are Julia Smith’s specialties.” “Isn’t that a sweet picture of Elizabeth Hubbard! The w’hole wrorld is at Betty’s feet. Her latest opera “John of Johnstown” is said to be the most wonderful ever produced. “We have three members of our class w'ho are in the Cabinet. Howard Hough is Secretary of War, Edward Krause, Secretary of State and Endi- cott Landmesser, Secretary of the Treasury. And, Tillie, Kathryn Loomis is now in the Senate. She has introduced a bill which wiil provide that women who are tw'enty-four or over need not give their ages when registering. ’Tis said the bill is sure to go through.” “Hazel Lewis is Superintendent of the local hospital. Who would have thought fifteen years ago that Edith Johnson would be head surgeon, Florence Kellogg, chief dietition and Mable Crum, head nurse at Hazeis hospital!” “Elizabeth Lindslev and Elizabeth Reed are on the stage as “Star Acrobats and Paper Weight Lifters! Della have you heard from Elli Hanhilami or Lucy Guerini lately?” “Come to think of it I did. Elli is Commissioner of Immigration, and Lucy........oh, yes, Lucy has a very exclusive “Hat Shoppe” on Fifth Avenue. I am a little worried about Agnes Mack and Dorotha Grover. I haven’t received so much as a word from them since they left for Portugal to start a Portu Geese farm.” “I wouldn't worry, because I met the Reverand Dorothy Pelly, just before the girls sailed and she said she w'ould pray “for their safe deliverance,” so I feel sure that they are safe.” “Robert Shauter, American Consul at Bahama, sent word to the American Press that at last the unheard or was being accomplished. He stated that Ray Thorpe and wife are successfully raising Bermuda onions on the Bahama Islands.”