Banning High School - San Gorgonian Yearbook (Banning, CA)

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CLASS PROPHECY oo AVING been a student of the occult for many years, the future is like an open book to me. I have always re- served this remarkable power for my own use so far, but having been asked to write the class prophecy, I feel dutybound to tell the whole truth. The class has learned that I am going to perform this duty and each one has informed me of her future plans. Ruth wants to be a linguist and music teacher, and at present she thinks it all settled. But as I gaze into my crystal sphere | do not see this future for her. It tells me that she will master many languages but will never be a teacher. Her career will be much more exciting and dangerous than this. She will be a United States spy in Germany and much valuable information will come to our officers through her efforts. Ruth, you will es- cape the fate of a spy, only to be mortally wounded by one of Cupid’s darts. But this is the secret desire of all girls, anyway. Frances tells me that she expects to be a high school teacher. I have looked into my sphere from every angle hoping to see this future for her. Alas, it is impossible. Frances will be capable of teaching High School, but her services will be needed more elsewhere. As I look I see her cultivating the potato and the succulent onion. This will be a very honorable task and many of our loyal girls will have to do likewise, so I would advise Frances to study the art of farming. Let me add, never plant po- tatoes in the light of the moon. After the war Frances’ desires would be fulfilled, but alas. A war aviator will alight on one of her fields and Cupid’s dart will do the rest. i Agnes wishes to be a missionary with “P. K.” This will be impossible because my crystal tells me that these two lives will diverge widely. It isn’t the purpose of this paper to tell P. K.’s future so I will continue with Agnes. As I look I see Agnes three years hence. She wears a blue uniform, a cap with a gold band around it, and hanging from her shoulders is a metal case containing four cylinders which hold nickels, dimes, quarters, and half dollars respectively. She will never be a missionary, for her service as a street car conductor answering all sorts of fool ques- tions will change her kind and loving disposition to a great ex- PAGE TWENTY-FOUR

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X. May leaves her stately height to Chester Hendricks. Get up and grow, Chester. Here’s hoping you obtain the same some day. Her “voys as smal as eny goat” she leaves with Marion Butler, hoping future generations may say of him, “noght a word spak he more than was nade,” Instead of “Hearest thou this great voice that shakes the world.” XI. Logan leaves his position as “Senior girls’ pet” to Beau- ford. See if you can make as good a ladies’ man ag Logan has. Also his executive ability he leaves to one of the Juniors. Most important of Logan’s possessions is his heart which he has guard. ed very carefully during his High School life. But now that de- parture from this life seems inevitable, he has, in a secret codicil, disposed of it to a Junior girl. XII. Agnes has consented, much against her will, to leave her much-loved books behind for the special benefit of the Juniors. Her gift of oratory she bequeaths to whomsoever shall appear most fit. AGNES MACKRY, ’17. Class of 717 Soon sadly will this noble class depart, To seek, perchance, regions of higher wit, And thus to this kind world more useful be. We take and hope to leave behind sweet thoughts. To those who soon will follow in our steps; Kind thanks to those who willingly gave aid To us Seniors who toiled so faithfully. To higher things let one and all aspire, Our aim, press on e’en to a worthy goal; Thus shall we be, in truth, a noble class. AGNES MACKEY. PAGE TWENTY-THREE

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tent. Eventually she will become a school teacher and will fol- low this profession until she meets her Waterloo—Matrimony. May wishes to enter the social whirl, but alas, this is the pic- ture I see. It is night and oh, what a night it is. It is so black that I can hardly see the picture. The wind is blowing furiously and rain and sleet are falling in sheets. An automobile is fighting its way over a lonely road. The scene changes. It is still the Same wild night but the automobile is standing in front of a hut and inside this humble home I see a dying man and bending over him is May. Yes, she is going to be a doctor. I feel sorry for her, for such scenes as these will be a common occurrence, Look- ing into your future, Dr. May, I see naught but the constant call of stricken humanity, so let us hasten on to Eva Smith. Eva, you wish to be a nurse, but my crystal says no. You will be a moving picture star, doing dare-devil stunts that girls of this profession do, and after a few years of acting you will have your own company, and from what I can see Mary Pickford won’t be in it when it comes to making money. You will have many proposals by person and letter and of course it will be hard to choose, so I will give you a little advice. When a man with light hair, brown eyes, and a red mustache comes along accept him, for he is the one that should be your future husband. As for the lone male member, he will die an old bachelor, though scratched by Cupid’s darts many times. His most brilliant achievement will be in connection with the siege of Berlin, where, from an aeroplane above the city, with the sure aim of his basket- ball days, he will hurl bombs down into the city. He later will become the first socialist president of Germany and dies at last. full of years and honor. ; PAGE TWENTY-FIVE