Chester High School - Summit Yearbook (Chester, IL)

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THIRTY-THREE Alfred Decker Football, ’28, ’30, ’31, ’32; Basketball, ’30; Ag. Club, ’32, ’33; Dairy Judging Team, ’32, ’33; Ag. Reporter, ’33. Louis Lipscomb Kaskaskia High School. Basketball. ’32; Football, 31. Fa ye Saxe n m e y e r Waterloo High School. Virginia Gii.tkr Glee Club, ’30. ’31. ’32; Orchestra. ’30; Rip and Dip Club, ’31. Frederick Sander Marion High School. Waldemar Stewart Percy High School. Ruth Bartels Dramatic Club, ’30; Rip and Dip Club, ’31. ’32, ’33. Thelma Magers Glee Club, ’30, ’31; Yeowlers, ’31. Teddy Mann DuQuoin High School. . IA RCA R ET KIR W A N Percy High School. Transferred to Pinckneyville. Page 19

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MHI THE SUMMIT Eiuth Smith Dramatic Club, ’30, ’31, '32, ’33; Yeowlers ’31, ’32, ’33; Kip and Dip Club, ’31 Tennis, 31; Student Hoard, ’31, ’33 Secretary, Student Board, ’33. Vivian McConkey Glee Club, ’30, '31, ’32, ’33; Rip and Dip Club, ’31, ’32, ’33. Edward Knapp Paul Woi.ee Ag. Club Reporter; Ass’t Business Manager, Summit; Track, '32, ’33; Football, ’32; Dramatic Club, ’33. Ruth Ruppert Dramatic Club, ’30, ’31. ’32; Glee Club, ’30, ’31, ’32, ’33; Tennis, ’31; Rip and Dip Club, ’33; Yeowlers, '31, ’32, ’33; Joke Editor, Summit; Secretary and Treasurer, Class, ’32; Vice President, Glee Club. ’32. Fern Stabler Dramatic Club, ’30, ’31, ’32, ’33 Yeowlers '31, ’32, ’33; Student Board. ’31, '32 ’33; Secretary, Student Board, ’32; Sec retary and Treasurer, Class, ’31, ’33 Vice President, Literary Society, 31 Glee Club, ’31; Ass’t Business Manager Summit; Rip and Dip Club, ’33; Presi dent Yeowlers, ’33; Vice President, Dra matic Club, ’33. Charles Rare Stcelvillc High School. Raymond Kipp Track, ’32, ’33; Football, ’32. Gertrude Pontow May Smith Glee Club,.’32, ’33; Rip and Dip Club. ’33 Page 18

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THE SUMMIT SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY After graduating from the Massachusetts General Hospital, 1 took a position as an industrial nurse with P . Altman and Co, in New York City. Being the junior nurse employed by the firm, 1 had been able to get off only for short periods of time until the summer of 1942, when I was given a month’s vacation. A few days after my arrival at home 1 received a letter from Alberta Welge inviting me to her home, the next evening, to play bridge. I arrived at Alberta’s home in the Fairview Park Addition about seven-thirty. Alberta opened the door and welcomed me in her old talkative style. “Oh. what a beautiful home you have.” I remarked. “How long have you been living here?” “Oh, only about six months. After graduating from Cape Girardeau Teachers’ Collese, I taught history for four years before I was married.” I had visited with Alberta only a few minutes when Fern Stadler arrived. I asked, “Fern, what are you up to now?” “Oh, haven’t you heard about the new kindergarten I have in the glass penthouse on the First State Bank building?” “It certainly is good to be home again and hear about all my old friends. What has happened to our other classmates? Where’s Ruth Bartels, now? She used to go with my brother, but I never hear about her any more.” “She has been teaching English in the high school at Mt. Vernon since she graduated from Carbondale.” “A pedagogue! Are any of the rest of them teaching school ?” Fern proudly spoke up, “Why, yes, Josephine Meder is director of physical education for girls at the Crane Jr. College in Chicago; Wilma Schroeder is teaching commercial subjects at Perryville; Hulda Rieckenberg is teaching mathematics in Roosevelt High School in St. Louis; and Helen Mueller was a teacher until she married Coach McGuire last year.” After we had waited several minutes, Edith came bursting in. “You’re up to your old tricks. What’s the trouble; is the baby cutting teeth ?” Fern asked. “No. the baby is a marvel; just like his dad. But Owen was made business manager of Max Katz’s new haberdashery, and we had to celebrate.” I bid “no trump” and the game started. “You should see Mr. Katz’s store since it’s been remodeled,” Edith remarked. “This town is certainly getting a lot of new life. Have the girls told you anything about the place?” “No,” I answered. “What’s been going on in the town?” “Ob, it’s changed a lot. You should see all the new glass houses. T understand that by fall we are to get those new hidden street lights which were invented by James Baronowsky. Several other old classmates have added to the prosperity of the town.” “They have! Who are they?” 1 asked. “Since Richard Wilson has bought the Chester Press and named it the Chester Crier (more tears than anything else) it has become the leading paper in the county. Often it contains some poetry by Mae Smith. You know her lyrics have become rather popular, lately. Oh, yes. I suppose you knew about the new grocery of Berrv and Harrison. Raymond Kipp is the new bookkeeper.” “Well, girls,” said Fern, “are we going to play bridge or talk?” We played on peacefully for a few minutes until we heard a peculiar drone. “Oh, look,” Alberta said, “I’ll bet that’s one of those new rocket p'anes.” We rushed out and saw a plane with vari-colored lights forming the words, “World’s Fair. Columbus, Ohio; 1942-43; 450th Anniversary of Columbus’ Discovery of America.” The plane circled around town several times and to our amazement it dropped lower and landed in the park-way near us. The pilot got out of the plane, and as he started toward the Blue Moon Cafe. I recognized that that walk could belong to no other than Charles Meng. We ran up to welcome him and ask him how he happened to be here. “Just as you see, I’m advertising the World’s air. John Nagel is advertis- Tape 20