Central High School - Almanac Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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HE MA AC PUBLISHED BYTHE ANNUAL BOARD OF THE TOLEDO CENTRAL H1OH SCHOOL A NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN VOLUME NUMBER SIXTEEN

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THE 1914 ALMANAC day. As we talked she made plans for a visit to the new High School the next morning, where she said I would find many of my former friends in- stalled. As I came out of the store I heard sweett ?J strains of music and perceived that they were coming from a German band standing on the corner. A second look showed me that Leo Kietzman was the eflicient leader. The next day Helen and I started out. The first person to greet us as we entered the oftice, was Catherine Gaffney, who was now acting 1n the capacity of Office Girl. In charge of the Physics Laboratory we found a young lady whom I recognized as Anna Myers. Xvhile talking with her, I learned that Ruby Danforth was physical director of the schoolsg the Freshman study room, she said. was presided over with great dignity and sternness by Howard Harpst, who also taught psychology. In the Domestic Science department we found two capable teachers: Louise Hoyt in charge of the cooking department and lithcl Fedderson in charge of the dressmaking. Madeleine -Ianney. who was teaching German, was spoken of as one of the finest teachers ever at High. In the evening paper I read that Velma Zimmerman, after making a careful study of the subject for years, had written a lengthy volume on Biology. This work had been bitterly assailed and severely criticized by the noted literary critic of the time, :Xrthur M'eber, who never failed to attack anything perfect. or to present any number of unreasonable and obscure arguments. Un the same page I noticed a neat, attractive advertisement, announcing the fact that Arthur Graves. Undertaker, always did prompt and eliicient workg and next to this was another which read, Norman Minneker, Pawn Broker. On the first page was the interesting announcement that there would be a very important article in the next edition, by Glen Crawford. on 'Catsg Their Care and Treatment. It also stated that he had made a searching and earnest study of this fascinating subject. As I turned the leaves still another advertisement caught my eye: Academy of Dancing. Carl Ruch and Ezra Bauer, Proprietors. Our special feature is Miss Dorothy Rhoades, who teaches aesthetic dancing. A commotion outside caused me to rush to the window. There stood a policeman. gingerly holding what appeared to be a bombg crouching on the sidewalk was a man with a grind-organ, and on his shoulder perched a timid, frightened looking monkey with a cup of coins in his paws. I could not be mistaken-it was undoubtedly Neil Silliman. Near by. two other policemen were holding a struggling man. I heard the term anarchist, and looking at him. recognized Isadore Mehlman. He was stating loudly that he was acting according to his conscience and beliefs, and used this unusual and somewhat original means of ridding society of this useless member, who, living upon the bounty of other credulous people, swindles the poor laboring man, overworks and mistreats a poor, dumb animal. The poor man's friends. etc., etc. There must have been much more, but I was unfortunately deprived of the pleasure of hearing it, for the strain of the startling disclosures of the last few months had been too much-I was ill with brain fever for weeks. 65

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