Auburn High School - Follies Yearbook (Auburn, IN)

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Great to lead him on to victory. ButI had not much more than looked, when up rushed Potter, his face flaming red, grabbing the fellow, it took him but a very few minutes to convince him, that Alexander could only be found with his help.” “Yes,” the Judge is saying, “Glenn has a good posi- tion and is capable of filling it well.” But last night as I was glancing over the paper, I chanced to see Art Rakestraw’s name. Art has become a wonderful singer. He not only sings, but has written several popular operas. Probably his greatest opera is en- titled, “Why I Never Married.’ It has made a great hit and that alone has made him a wealthy man. You seea man can always write best from experience, and I suppose that is the key to his great success with that opera.”’ “So Art never married? Well, he ought to have done so. he was just the fellow to make some girl’s heart beat high.” “Well, Faust Johnson surely succeeded in making a girl’s heart beat high, that’s sure. A few years after leav- ing High School, he took a coursein mining. After grad- uating from the University he made a short and successful trip to St. Joe, for the girlhe made happy. It is here that, with Helen’s aid, Faust became the world’s greatest gen- ius. For he invented a way to make gold by combining certain unknown chemicals. He has accumulated great wealth, but like the true lad” of High School days, he is still generous. He gave the High School that beautiful gymnasium, which they have needed for so many years. He and Helen are planning to spend the winter in Africa.”’ “O, say, De,”’ Floss is speaking, “did you know how well Auburn is represented in Africa? Well, Clayton Weaver and Roy Maxwell are both there. Roy left for Africa shortly after taking a theological course. It was through his manly efforts, mainly, that Africa became the christainized and civilized continent that it is today. Ev- ery one puts his name first among the names of all mis- sionaries.”’ “Hetty Weaver become equally famous as a mathema- tician. Geometry is his main subject of study and research. He has mastered the fourth dimention and discovered a “Royal road to geometry.’ The confusion and noises of this country became too many for him, and his love for qui- et and solitude lead him to Africa, I’m not sure whether he is there now or not, but this I do know, his name ranks with Platc, Euclid and other great philosophers of the world.” “Now we mustn’t forget to tell De of all the members of the class. Who else is there? Oh yes! Naomi Brady, is one more. Naomi specialized in domestic science, but she wished to make her training as practical as possible. So she ‘set her net’ for a farmer’sson; leap year approach- ed; she was successful. In college she cooked and sewed for pleasure, now she cooks and sews because she has to.”’ “Then there’s Hazel Quince, too, Wint.’’ Floss is speaking. “She became a public speaker and took up pol- itics, ‘lectioneering for the last lady president of the United States. She makes a very good speaker. I’ve heard her several times, but don’t agree with her arguments.” “Let's see, I guess there are but two more left,” says Wint, “Shep and Teenie. Why, youcan’t have forgotten what they used to call Frank Shepard and Kent Leasure! Well, they form a law firm here in the city. Frank, the senior member, has been senator from Indiana for the past 14

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surprised to see the home of Raymond Ludwig protected and cared for by a memorial society, bearing his name. For Raymond had acquired great fame as a poet, but death put out the light of this genius while he was still in the heighth of his glory. Just now the discoverer is talking with a tall, well-pro- portioned man, with mustache and chin whiskers, slightly tinged with gray. This man was Judge Ketcham. The Judge is inviting the discoverer to take dinner with him in his home that evening. Now I can see De, as the discoverer was called in High School, comfortably seated in one of the most spa- cious and most elegantly furnished homes of the city. Across the table from the visitor sits the Judge, and beside him his wife. The silver thread in his wife’s hair, along with the other changes of years, had so changed that girl into womanhood, that De is still struggling to cover his surprise. For the wife is none other than his old school- mate. Floss Morrill. Now they have finished dinner and are seated in the library. De is looking over a book, a trifle worn with much reading. Itis the annual edited by their class, the class of 1910. He had often thought of the “Star,” and the mem- bers of that class with whom he enjoyed those four bright years. Re is now saying to the Juijizge: “Tell me what has become of the members of our class, I have been gone so long. I’ve lost track, though | heard of Raymond Lud- wig. ° ‘Luddy’ always was a genius, and I was not sur- prised at his great fame.” Then I hear the Judge answer- ing and telling of Helen Fitch. Then Floss says: Yes, Peggy landed on earth the other day for more provisions, but only for a short while. No one knows how she is miss- 13 ed on earth even if she is doing a great work higher up.” Again the Judge is saying: “There are other mem- bers of the class, too, who have beencourting fame. You take Inez Magginis, for instance. The present day civili- zation probably owes her more than any other living per- son. You can remember when in High School the size of women’s hats was on the increase. Well, they continued to become larger and larger each year, until at last a man could not walk on the same walk with his wife, and a wom- an with a hat on was not allowed within the business sec- tion because two or three women with that kind of hat on would stop the traffic. Many women lacked the ability to navigate with such burdensome hats, and accidents became a common occurrence. In order to meet the tax and to identify the offending woman, owners of large hats were compelled to secure licenses, similar to those used by own- ers of automobiles, with the exception that the numbers were arranged different. At this crisis, Inez Magginis, who had dropped that Irish name of hers, substituting one of French, came forward witha new hat. To the joy of all, the hat was soon adopted by most women. Its designing was very stylish, I suppose, but if Floss hadn’t bought one, I would certainly have considered anyone crazy to even wear the things, beneficial as they were to us.” “Oh the word ‘crazy’ makes me think of an incident that occurred a few daysag),’’ said Floss. “Glenn Potter after leaving High School, secured a fine position at Long- cliffe. But when a state asylum was built here, Glenn was made chief warden. Iwas doing some shopping in the city, when I heard some one yelling franticly. Upon turning around I saw a crazy man, dressed in every color of the rainbow, pounding on a tin pan, and calling Alexander the

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seven years. A few days ago, he suc3eeded in passing a bill through which prohibited the celebration of Hallowe’en in this country.” And Kent is popular now, as ever, but especially as the author of a bill which will satisfy the national cry for simplified spelling. It seems queer that he should have wished our old mode of spelling changed, since he had mastered that science so thoroughly.” “I guess that includes everyone. Do you ever hear from Alda Elson. You know she was unable to finish with us in °10, on account of her eyes, but I’ve always felt as tho’ she was still a member.” “Why I got a letter from her,” Floss is saying, she is in London now, the head of a sanitarium for nervous inva- lids, who are cured through the influence of music. Her life work has certainly been one of the greatest of benefits to the world.” “And you” says De, turning to his host and hostess, “are truly great at entertaining at least Judge, I’ll have to take a look at you in court tomorrow.” And I see them there still talking about High School friends and teachers. But I must not waste more time on the ignorant earthly persons. Already | have spent one whole evening at the game, and | must move on, for some one is calling for some water, and in my interest in earthly men, I must not forget my duty here.