Berne French Township High School - Our Yesterdays Yearbook (Berne, IN)

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«J[ BH$ Our Yesterdays 925 y Y nu( to Washington aren't you? asked Ruth. “Von must be sure and see Ruth van der Smisscn who is teaching in one of the Kindergartens there. Mabel Braun is the as-s.s'.ant secretary to the President’s wife, I believe.” “Yes. 1 was thinking of visiting Washington next week. I'm sncerely glad that I have had this little gossip with you, but it is getting late, you arc tired, and 1 must go to my hotel,” and with an informal “goodnight' 1 left her rooms. The next morning as 1 sat over my breakfast at the Pennsylvania Hotel, a well dressed gentleman approached me. There was a strangely familiar look about him but still 1 could not recall seeing him before. He stepped up politely and said, “Miss Kohrcr. 1 believe “Yes,” 1 answered, something I can do for you?’’ “Why. Maddy! he cried. “Don’t you know me?” Well if it isn’t Michv!” I exclaimed. “You’ve certainly changed! What have you been doing?” I'm in the city on business.” he answered with a d’plomatic air. I thought I saw you pass through the lobby last night as I entered. You were rcconnoitering at quite a late hour, weren’t you? 'Wes. I’ll confess I was.” I answered. I explained to him about my visit to Ruth and told him about her success. I started in as salesman for W’rigley’s. but continued Mr. Michaud, “I soon received promotions and now 1 own half of the capital stock in the company and have just completed plans for a new high, school building at Berne. Say! I was back to see the old home town last summer and it certainly looks splend:d!” Perhaps you could tell me what has become of Leo Gilliom. Ruth and I were just wondering last night. ’ “I eo left last September with his wife for South Africa as a missionary. Quite a surprise isn't it? But I guess he knows what lies doing now that he's married.” Leo married!” I exclabned. Oh yes. he has been for almost two years” “What a shock!!! It was all 1 could say. After some moments of silence Lory continued. Ever hear from Verona Snyder?” No, I haven't heard from her for years. (Pause) Henry Gilliom has his office at Gary. Indiana. You knew of course, that he is the Agricultural agent for the Central States. He has been offered a position at Purdue. Lester Lehman is now playing solo cornet in Hoffman’s Band. You remember Howard Hoffman. His band now ranks with Sousa’s and the U. S. Marine Band.’’ More surprises! I’m going to Washington. I). C.. to morrow to see Mabel and Ruth van der Smisscn.” Good luck, but I must be going My train leaves in forty-five minutes,” was Lory’s characteristic farewell. The next morning I departed for Washington. I arrived about twelve o’clock, engaged a room at one of the hotels and decided to find Ruth first. I had not walked two blocks towards the capitol when a big lbnousine drove up to the curb just ahead of me stopped, and a well dressed young lady sprang out and came towards me. “If it isn’t N’eola Habcgger!” 1 cried. “Evangeline, what are you doing here?”

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B H S Our Yesterdays 925 CLASS PROPHECY I had just returned from Paris and was spending a few days in Xew York when looking over the theater announcements. 1 nt ticed that the Metropolitan was playing “Faust’ with Ruth Stuckey, a promising young soprano, in the leading role. This was great news to me and I decided that I must go and hear my old classmate 'roots’’. I could hardly wait until the curta:n rose and my expectations were fully justified for Ruth was received with a great applause and she seemed to he the favorite thr ughout the entire evening As soon as the Opera was over I went quickly to her dressing room. The door-man said Miss Stuckey would see no one hut as I insisted lie delivered my card and I was admitted immediately. In a few minutes she stood in the door-way staring at me. Ruth!” I cried. Why Maddy!’’ she answered, I didn’t expect to see von here. How did it happen?’’ I explained that 1 had been continuing my studies at the Paris Conservatoire tor the last three years and had just returned: hut I wanted to know of her success. Well.” said Ruth. I’ve been studying lure for some time and about a month before the opening night of Faust the leading lady became very ill: a substitute had to be considered immediately, and as I was studying the score at the time. 1 was one of the eligibles. You have seen the result.’’ This is certainly an amazing story! By the way—do you know what has become of some of our other classmates?” I know of a few of them. X’oble Schindler is Second Vice-President at the First National Bank. I see him quite frequently.’’ Here she gave me a wise glance. 1 saw Vera Schug about two months ago when she was here filming her latest picture. I guess she’s making quite a hit among the producers. A few of the folks have palaces up the Hudson River There’s Gladys Schindler—you heard about her latest book— they say it’s one of the best sellers ever written. Dorothy Wittwcr lives tip there too. You know what a success her cartoons were. Velma Opliger is also living on an estate up the Hudson. She married a New York broker or some one of that sort. 1 see her once in a while at the Opera but I haven’t spoken to her for years.’’ I didn’t know anything about these people. I remarked. But do you know anything about Merlin Fllenberger. Robert Fox and also some of the other girls?” Well, Merlin is coaching the famous Yale basket-ball team that hasn’t been de- feated in two seasons, lie’s been making quite a record the last few years along that line. Bob has done all kinds of things since he graduated. 1 saw him up state some weeks ago and he told me that when he left Irgh school lie went on a pleasure ti ip through the Mediterranean with some friends and liked it so well in Arabia that he stayed to pasture camels for some shiek there. Afterwards he came back to the States and is now managing a home for the aged. Mvrcn Lehman has just signed a 5-year contract on Keith’s Vaudeville Circuit. 1 hear that he and Harry Snodgrass are almost rivals already. Do you know where Fditli Xeuenschwander is?’ Yes, she’s married and her husband is in the real estate business in Omaha. Did you see the pictures of Orlando Stauffer and Lucille Baumgartner in the papers? Lucille is being presented at the court at St. Janies England, and Orlando is her designer of beautiful gowns and costumes. Stauffer’s work was very highly praised in the European papers.” Well. I’d never have thought it of Orlando.” (Pause) ‘‘You’re surely going down [24]

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V V BHS Our Yesterdays 925 “That’s what I’d like to ask you! ’ “I’ll tell you. hut come home with me and stay for lunch. We’ll walk if you don’t mind and I’ll send James home. Didn’t you know that August has served one term in Congress and has been re-elected?” “It seems strange that neither Ruth Stuckey nor Lores Michaud knew anything about it. I saw them both up at New York a few days ago.” “Arvada Habegger is matron of a children’s home near Linn Grove,” continued Xeola. “Rufus Liechty is going to be here in a few weeks to make exhibition flights. I guess you didn t know that he joined the National air forces, and has made some improvements on them too.’’ “Do you knew anything about Verona? Nobody else seems to. I suppose Dorothy Sprunger’s married. “No 1 haven’t heard from Verona. Dot Sprungcr isn’t married. She was engaged to a Harvard student but somehow it was broken off and now she has entered a convent somewhere in the west. Ruth Schlechter is head nurse at a hospital in the Everglades and Rolandes Liechty has been managing a large engineering contract at that place. He was taken seriously ill with malaria and the werk has been stopped until he is again able to take charge of it. Ruth writes that he is,convalescing nicely.” “We certainly have turned out to be a prosperous class. 1 almost forgot Judsou Erne. Where is he?” “He is professor of Mathematics at Leland Standford Jr. University, and has made several startling new discoveries about lop-sided poly lions.” “Well, who would ever have thought this of our class ten years ago. and we don’t know what the future has in store for us. Give us ten more years and we may smash this splendid record with a better one.” EVANGELINE ROHRER ’25 [26]