Central High School - EN EM Yearbook (North Manchester, IN)

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 It was in a magnificent stone High School buihling in North Manchester, Indiana, that these words were written on the blackboard in the afternoon of January 27, 1935: No recitations in Room 15 this afternoon because of Ihe reunion of the teachers of 1915.” The teachers had already gathered. Time had not used his scythe on them to any great extent, and with the exception of two of them having new names, they were much the same as twenty years before. They had not talked long until the conversation dwelt upon the class of ’15. A little sparrow that ventured to sit in the window wondered greatly at the compliments (and other things) that were said of that truly wonderful (?) class. Later the sparrow related some of them to me. “Never until lately,” ’twas Mr. Ulrey speaking, “have 1 realized the true greatness of that class.” “Who would have thought,” continued the former Miss Martin slanderously, “that those irresponsible youngsters, who nearly bothered the life out of me, could have become such celebrities!” “‘Celebrity’ certainly is the word,” said .Miss Dwyer in her usual sauerkraut inflection, “take Pauline Steele for instance—the first woman Sena-toress from Indiana! Newspapers use more black ink and bigger headlines on her name than on any other woman in history.” “Yes and Merrill Lefforge writes better ragtime every day,”—this from Mrs. Sexton, “while his hair-dressing establishment at Bolivar has an enviable reputation. “Eva Freeman is acknowledged by press and public to be the greatest living pianist. To be sure, she uses a piano player, but her ability to peddle it has brought her her fame,” continued Mr. Harter. “When I think of that class I can scarcely believe that I taught the same Russell Ulrey, who last year discovered the magnetic pole and brought it back to civilization,”—and Mr. Lewis lapsed into deep reveries. Pauline Freeman will ever be famous for her ingenuity in combining her two professions and making a fortune by selling pies with landscapes painted on them”; from Miss Martin's tone you would be led to believe that she had “ata pie.” After a moment of silence Mr. Ulrey continued, “Just look at my old physiology class! Lozier Warner has become so great a doctor that he told me confidentially that his own medicine would make him work at least five days a week. That was once impossible.” “Della Peden certainly made good as a school reformer, and has brought Pane Twenty-one

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HOW Aill SMITH—KABOO Olee 'IiiI), Base Ball, Basket Ball En Em ’15 Staff. Famous for His Tardiness PAULINE STKEI.E—SNIPSY Olee Ululi. Class Secretary ’15, En Em '15 Staff. The “Sweet Young ’Thing’’ of Our Class FOHEST SWANK WAMP Olee Club, Captain Basket Ball ’l l, le, Base Ball, En Em ’15 Stall'. Perhaps He came from Bluff-ton Pajje Twenty

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about some wonderful changes in education. II was she who introduced the theory that a pupil knows as much or more than the teacher, but lacks, the ability to express it,” remarked Mr. Lewis. “I.one and Harry Sandoz are heralded everywhere as the greatest surgeons of the day. Louie can handle a knife so delicately that when business is dull he runs a barber shop. Harry is noted for his cancer-cure, which may also be used for furniture polish,” spoke up Mr. Harter. “Eileen Mills is said to be the finest kindergarten teacher in tin1 United States. Indeed she had all the children so crazy about her that she was offered the matronship of an insane asylum. However, she refused the offer and later took shares in a feed store,” chipped in Miss Martin unable to remain silent longer. “Howard Smith also brought honor to himself by the invention of the ‘Radiohectogrammeter,’ which in plain English means a wireless telephone to Mars,” said Mr. Ulrey. “And Genevieve Frame’s name shines out,” continued Mrs. Sexton ora-torically, “from a theatre at Rose Hill. The electric lights may be only eight candle power, but never-the-less she is famous for her ‘magnolias' impersonation of an old maid.” “Russell Hippensteel is not only a famous surgeon but his essays are of great importance in the realm of medicine. One very interesting I assure you,” continued Mr. Beaehley, “is entitled: ‘Be sure to sterilize the paddle before you whip the child.’ ” Forrest Swank is also a great doctor,” said Miss Martin, “and his articles on health (which I read every day in the ‘Chicago Blood and Thunder’) are highly instructive. Yesterday he wrote upon ‘The art of winking at two people at once.’ ” “Well, it was some class. That’s all isn’t it?” “Yes—Oh no! There’s Clay Leonard.” “He settled in Liberty Mills didn’t he?” “Not much of a lawyer. Never thought he’d amount to much. “Well he should he proud to be one of the 15 of ’15.” And he is. Page Twenty-two