Cleveland High School - Beacon Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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Twenty-Five Years Do you remember when Judson Biehle was editor of your Beacon and won the Washington U. Scholarship? For a time he was instructor at the American College in Constantinople, Turkey. Do you remember when Vincent Tiefenbrunn won medals for his rifle shooting? Last year he ranked second among target shooters in the United States. He has been awarded about 150 medals for his shooting. Do you remember when Helen Gast was President of Philo and Associated Editor of the Beacon? She is now Mrs. Millar, wife of the former Mayor of University City. Do you remember when Harold Brocksmith was a member of the Wireless and T. Square Clubs? He is now in the central office of the Farm Credit Administration where he has direction of field examiners throughout New England, New York, Pennsylvania, and several other states. Do you remember when Myrtle Wanek was elected Boys' Treasurer of the Senior Class? She was selected by a famed photographer as the most beautiful freshman co-ed on the Campus of Illinois U. Do you remember when Ralph Lending played in the orchestra? He made the Philharmonic Orchestra. Do you remember when William Smith wrote this sonnet for the Beacon? SONNET I heard the rain.. You said that it would be. fTo hear the pitter patter once again To hear the soothing sound of God-sent rain,j Relief to one in weariness like me. Oh yes, I heard the rain. I paid the feeg I felt the beating feet of men in pain, And saw the tear-filled eyes that seemed to stain The glass. Each drop possessed ability To penetrate me with the piercing ery Of ill and hungry men who haunt the street, The tralnping train of cold and half-shod feet Of men. who live in. death afraid to die,- I heard the rain, the rain you said would be So soothing to a wearied soul like rnef, Last year he was given a scholarship in French at the Sarbonne in Paris, France. Do you remember when Kenneth Haas was a Cleveland football letterman? He was Big 6 tackle on the University of Missouri Football Team this year. Page Twenty-Two

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oi Memories BRIDGING THE YEARS Do you remember when Hillis Duggins wrote this for the Beacon? SPRING ON THE MISSISSIPPI The hern are building their nests in the glen Where the moss from the oak hangs the lowest: The mangrove trees are skirting the fen Where the run from the spring flows the slowest. The cypress wails o'er the waters black Whose great deep flows silently onward- The marsh of azalea and wild hardack Becomes the abode of the rnallarfl. The air is atune like a humming bird's wing. The swamp's like a kingfisher's feather. Oh come, let us go and dance in the spring As light hearted children together. ' He is now the Canon of the Episcopal Church in Paris, France. Do you remember when Merle Fainsod was editor of the Beacon and won a Debating C ? He wrote International Socialism and the World War. After receiving his Ph. D., he was appointed on the Harvard U. Staff. Do you remember when Melville Cole was a competitor in the Rifle Club? He was awarded a fellowship for research in wood preservation for the American Society of Wood Preservation Manufacturers and has now a responsible position with that Society. Do you remember when Ted Straeter entertained you at the piano in the Aud? Now he and his Rhythm Singers may be heard on the Kate Smith Hour. Do you remember when Francis O. Schmitt was a member of the Botany and Latin Clubs? He is now Dr. Schmitt, Professor of Zoology at Washington U. Do you remember when Grace Niebuhr was a Football Maid and Associate Editor of the Beacon? She now has a dancing school of her own. Do you remember when Maury Tuckerman played Blue Beard? The Orange and Blue reported him as The meanest little villain ever viewed upon the American stage. He appeared in Maurice Evans' production of Hamlet which played in St. Louis this past winter. Page Twenty-One

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of Memories Do you remember when Doland Lobeck was a member of the orchestra and Glee Club? His European concert tour was cut short this year with the outbreak of the war. Do you remember when Nathaniel Pieper was on the track and wrestling teams? He is now head of the U. S. HG. Service in San Francisco. Do you remember when Stella Lange played the lead in Midsummer Night's Dream? She got her Ph. D. in Greek at the U. of Chicago and is now teaching in St. Mary's CNotre Darnel, South Bend, Indiana. Do you remember when Melvin Maginn was president of the Senior class? He is now an announcer over the radio under the name of Peter Grant. Do you remember when Kenneth Menke was a member of the Chemistry and Popular Science Clubs and Editor of the Orange and Blue? He is now Assistant Superintendent and Plant Chemist at the Monsanto Plant. Do you remember when Gus Tuckerman was vice-president of the Science club and played on the tennis team? He compiled Walter Duranty's newspaper articles into a book called Duranty Reports Russia, and served on the staff of the New York Times. Do you remember when Martha Biehle, the Associate .Editor of your Beacon wrote this: EVENTIDE AT CAMP When the sun. is sinking down behind the mountains, And the sky is growing crimson in the west, Then I love to drift out oler Gold Lalcels blue waters, While the earth is slipping quietly to rest. There's a tiny silver cloud above us drifting And above the blue the stars are swiftly stealing. Oh, the glory of a wondrous western sunset Seems to me to be both strengthening and healing. For oh, surely, there is strength in flame-tipped mountains And the quiet waters certainly bring peace, And the quiet of God's world is calmly restful When the voices of the day at last have ceased And tho' many are the memories that may linger I shall dream of this perhaps more than the restg Oh, I love to go a-drifting over Cold Lake While the pleasant day is dying in the westf, Now she is on the Board of College Examiners for New York. Page Twenty-Three