Blume High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Wapakoneta, OH)

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WILLIAM SCHCLTZ. A. T. Pour Years German. (’an t you see mischief sparking in William’s eyes In his •pinion there is no more plcas-mt occti| ation than that for vhich he has especial abilities, lamely, tensing: other people. LILLIAN STECH. I . A. Two Years German, Two Years Commercial A happy carefree Senior! Lillian never worries. She can sing. Oh! you should hear her. You can’t be with Lillian long and still be sad. for she drives all cares away by her optimism. JOHN TAECSCH. A F. Two Years Manual Training. Two Years Commercial—Class Play John is another popular Senior and his name is sure to be on the lists for all social events. He is always happy and you can feel the radiance of his smile when In come down the isle. ■ • ••• •••• • f ♦ • •«.«. ■« otos by Helplitig KATHRYN WISS. S. G. I’. Two Years German. Two Years Commercial Kathryn’s es| ecial delights are musical instruments and poetry. She is also a Arm believer In woman suffrage and is therefore always ready to tight for her rights. MILTON WEHNER. C. C. Two Years German. Two Years Commercial, Two Years Manual Training Milton always lives in the hope that someone else in the class knows the lesson better than he. He Is willing to do anything once. He has shown talent in his drawing and painting. EDMl’ND TAt’BKEN. G. S. Two Years l atin. Two Years Commercial. Of course. Edmund knew that Botkins was a good town but he decided that Wapakoneta was better so he Joined a bunch of boys one day and came to dear old Illume High for his fourth year of High School work, and we have never been sorry that ho came ... ♦ •... •... 9

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 ELMER STROM, R. R. F. Four Years German. Two Years Manual Training—Class Play Elmer finds much pleasure in Rasket Rail and we are not surprised for he Is very tall and strong. He never took anything to stunt his growth. To Elmer, study is a minor proposition and must be dealt with as a necessary evil. VIRGIL SPRINGER. l S. Two Years Manual Training. Two Years Latin Virgil has learned that selfreserve is an important occupation and by so doing has managed to acquire a great deal of knowledge. DEWEY SCHNELL. Q. C. Two Years German. Two Years t ’ommercial—Class Play. Dewey almost lights his own shadow. He likes nothing better than to engage someone in an argument. He has a habit of carefully considering the subject after the other members of the class have forgotten about it and then he suddenly •expresses his opinion. WILBUR SCHULTZ. I. S. W. Two Years German. Two Years Latin -Class Play. I would do tin- things that I could flo if I wanted to do them, but the trouble is I don’t like to do them. • Wib” likes to wear extremely bright colored tics, is very proud of his pompadour and likes to draw the attention of tin teachers to his part of the room. •• ♦ ••• • ••• ♦ • ■«. • ■«. •.«.• EDISON SCHURR. F. E. Four Years Latin—Orchestra Having finished the course offered by the Rotkins High School Edison decided to come to Wapakoneta to increase his knowledge. Although we do not mean to say that he always lives up to the part suggested by his given name, nevertheless he is a good student. HOWARD SHOFF- STALL M. C. Four Years Latin Shoffle is another member of our class who is quite short. However he makes up for his shortness by his cleverness. Did you ever ask him a question to which he could not respond with a clever answer? GLYNNE SLATER. S. S. F.‘ Two Years Manual Training. Two Years Commercial •■Slats” Is a very busy person. Though no one ever told us we feel that he puts more time on his English IV than the ordinary Senior of 18 does. He spends a great deal of time on all his lessons. Alas! these are not the only cares which worry him. He has a Ford which takes up all the odd moments he can find. CLAYTON SOI IN ELL. S. O. Two Years Manual Training Two Years Commercial es. Clayton and Dewey arc brothers but not because they resemble each other in appearance. In school Clayton retains his quiet composure except when —well there are some exceptions. 20 Photos by Helpling

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»■ ♦ • ••• • ••• ♦ ••• . ♦ ♦ THE UETKOSI'ECT—lilJ'ME IIICII SCHOOL SENIOR CLASS HISTORY On bright sunny morning in September, ‘14. we appeared at Illume High, a gay crowd ; of boys and girls, ready to begin our work; the wr rk which we had looked forward to for eight Jong years. The first few weeks were spcn. in utter astonishment and amazement, duri which time we were being initiated into the intricate routine of High School life. Our verdant shade soon wore off, our modesty disappeared, and we settled down to hard work determined to conquer all the trials and difficulties we should encounter during our High School career. This first year passed very quickly and before we could realize it, we had passed the final examinations and would be ready to take up our second year’s work in the fall. The second year we put forth extra efforts to gain the greatest knowledge attainable. By building upon the foundation of the previous year’s knowledge, our efforts were well repaid and we found ourselves fully equipped to enter upon our third year’s course. We were proud to think we had so nearly attained our goal, for which we had so nobly striven. We added more knowledge to our former record, and the work of this year was up to the average, and sometimes, (not boastfully speaking), we feel that our work was somewhat better than that of former classes. 'I'he crowning event of the third year was the Junior-Senior Reception. Xo event of the year was a greater success. But time passed on and with it our third year, and lo! this, our last year, came rushing in. Fourteen new members were added to our roll, making sixty-two in all, as large a class as has ever been graduated from Illume High School. We can boast of having four members of our class on the High School Basket Ball team, which has met with wonderful success this season. We can also boast of having five of our members in the High School Orchestra, which has so splendidly rendered selections at chapel on Monday mornings and also at the meetings of the Dramatic Club. We can still boast of having a Girl’s Glee Club, and many of the members have the honor of belonging to the illustrious Class of ’18 and last but not least is the Debating Club, in which there are six Fourth Year members. We feel sure that these facts will give you a slight knowledge of what our class has done. And while we as a class are about to leave our High School to return no more, we will ever look back to our pleasant associations and happy days there, and our memory will ever be green for our dear old friends and Alma Mater. UNA REED CLASS or XIXETEEX El (HITE EX