Culver High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Culver, IN)

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should happen to come .into the office but Kathryn Parker, head of the English De- partment. She said she was to be married in June, but refused to tell the name of the lucky man. She went with us to the train and wished us good luck as it pulled out of the statrion. X Alice and I were deeply .interested in talking to each other when we heard a fa- miliar voice say, Tickets, please. In astonishment we recognized Harold Robinson. A little later he came back to talk with us and as usual he knew about everything. He told us that Lawrence Rollins was studying dentistry with his brotherg that Es- ther Voreis had fallen heir to several millions and was living at Palm Beachg that Maryalice Buswell and Reynold Crossland were in New York City. Maryalice was do- ing settlement work and Reynold was a civ.il engineer. Harold gave us their addresses and when Alice and I reached New York we gave Maryalice such a surprise that she would hardly believe that it was we. She said that she was enjoying her work immensely and had just received a letter from 'Mar- garet Shilling, who was studying music in France. She asked if I knew where Cai. Adams was. I told her that I bel.ieved he was still Waiting in the bank for Margaret to come back to Culver. The next afternoon we called on Reynold Crossland. He was just leaving his office with a large box of roses and to our surprise we learned that they were for our old classmate, Zella Albert, a nurse in one of the New York hospitals. We went with him to the hospital and Zella told us that Reynold had been badly .injured in an explosion and she had nursed him back to health. She had a beautiful little solitaire on her left hand and we could easily guess who had placed it there. Reynold linformed us that Carl Warner was the director of a moving picture company and was making good. We also learned that 'Mildred Irwin was a movie actress and had been a star .in several good plays. I had written to my brother Glenn that I was going to Paris and he and his wife, whom he had married in France, came to- the docks to bid us good b'ye. Our voyage was fine and the clothes Alice bought were simply beautiful. After spending two months in France we returned home. The date of the wedding had been set for the twentieth of June and a lovelier bride I have never seen than the one who was led to the altar on that beautiful morning .in June. Page Twenty-five M rumours. mmm.

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Il A TRIP TO FRA CE It had been several years since I had seen my old chum, Alice Overmyer, and I was very glad to get her letter asking me to come and see her. 'After leaving high school she had entered business college. Her career as a business woman had been a successful one and for the last five years she had been working for a large firm in Chicago. For myself, I had been teaching so long ard the idea of a vacation made me so happy that I immediately informed my 'pupils that I would be gone for the next two weeks. So, packing my clothes, I took the iirst train for Chicago. The rain was coming down in torrents when my train pulled into the city. As I was leaving the station, a lady and gentleman ran finto me, kmcqcking my umbrella from my hand. The gentleman asked my pardon and chased after the umbrella, but the lady threw her arms around my neck and exclaimed, Why, Ruth Behmer, where did you drop from '? I instantly recognized my 'old friend, Grace Romig, although her name was no longer Romig, for she told me that she and her husband, who was an officer at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, had been living in Chicago for the last four years. After I had promised I would come to see them while in Chicago, they accompanied me to Alice's boarding house. That night Alice .blushingly explained that she was engaged to a promising young minister, and asked me 'if I wouldn't go to Paris with her and help select her trous- seau. I was very enthusiastic over the idea and that night we planned a wonderful trip to France. Alice decided tow return to Culver with me. Since there was a wait of about thir- ty minutes between trains at Hibbard, I suggsted that we have a short visit with Ruby Schrock, principal of Hibbard high school. Ruby was very glad to see us and we had a very enjoyable talk with her. As our train drew into Culver, Alice was very much astonished at the size of the city and said she thought it had grown very large in ten years. That evening we called upon -Mr. and Mus. Stabenow. lWe had a very pleasant time, since Mrs. Stabenow, who was formerly Evea Fishburn, was as jolly as ever. The next afternoon we drove over to Curtis' to see Elsie, who had been writing articles for several papers on, How To Become Beautiful. On our way home, Alice remarked that Elsie was sweeter than ever. In the evening we went 'to the theater and whom should we reiqognize as one of the chorus girls, but 'Mildred Castlemam After the show we had a short visit with her in the dressing room and were surprised to learn that her wedded life had been very stormy. She said that she and Mr. Robertson simply couldn't agree and after she had twice broken a rolling pin 'over his head, he had applsied for a divprce. She told us that she had met Marion Crandall while traveling out West with the troupe. Marion had married one of her many frienlds at the C. M. A. and at present was lead- ing a peaceful life on a ranch in Arizona. About the first of March, -having shipped our trunks, which were packed with pretty dresses and all necessary articles, we took a morning train for South Bend, where we had to change cars. We had ,a wait of three hours in that city so we vis- ited the high school. Prof. D. E. Walker, the superintendent, met us with a smile that made us feel like we were in high school again. And while we were there, who ' , Page Twenty-four

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H CLASS WILL When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for us, the Seniors of 1920 to dissolve the precious bonds which have connected us with the loved ones who are to follow, being of sound mind and in order to show our bereavement we make this our Last Will and Testament decla.ring all others void: To Mr. Walker, our worthy superintendent and chum, we. wish to leave fond mem- ories, many friends and our appreciation for his help as our adviser. To Mr. Zechiel we bequeath a set of slightly used nerves and our dignity. To 'Miss Buswell, our noted music and art teacher, we leave 'one hundred copies of Speed Our Republic. After a long and exciting debate about our noisiness, we leave to Miss Moss, Quietness, to be distributed through the following Senior class, to preserve her patience. To 'Miss Deerhake we leave our Latin ponies to be ridden by the Caesar classes. To Miss Reed we bequeath our ability to keep late hours and still maintain per- fect order in the study hall. To the Juniors we bequeath lour reputation for brilliancy and good behavior and the privilege of the new school house. To the Sophomores we bequeath a little more pep and advice to follow our lillus- trious example rather than the Juniors. To the Freshmen we leave three long years of hard wolrk, but with all the plea- sures found therein. I, Zella Alberts, after due consideration, will about 25 inches of my height to Russell Currens. Ruth Behmer, very busy on account of her vocal weaknesses and popularity, has requested me to say for her that she wills aforesaid properties to Roth Cline and to Cecil Brooke. I, Glenn Behmer, bequeath my place in the class of 1920 to Paul Humbert, know- ing they will receive you with great love for my sake. I, Mary Alice Buswell, leave my secreut on how to get through high school in four years to Bob Joplin. I, Mildred Castleman, do will with the greatest of pleasure all stamps and en- velopes which may be found Lin the assembly, and my poetic brains, to George War- ner and Burford Voreis. I, Marion Crandall, hereby will twelve dozen discarded vanity cases to the Ath- letic association to be disposed of, providing the proceeds be used to buy monograms for next year's B. B. stars. I, Reynold Crossland, leave all of my bashfulness to Merril Crabb. I, .Elsie Curtis, have decided to wiill and bequeath my lofvely blush in good working order to Roy Overmyer to go along with his other ladylike qualities. Page Twenty-six