Curtis High School - Curtis Annual Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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And Flora teaches children To trip the light, fantastic toe, Those wishing to be graceful To the Van Scheltema School should go. Our legal light is Hoffman, His eloquence is greatg He climbed Fame's golden ladder, He's attorney-general of our State Phillips sings the funniest songs, He's on the vaudeville stageg Alnd everyone to hear him goes, To be frank-hels all the rage. Nurse Van Keimpema was so helpful, She becanie a doctor's brideg She rules his home with dignity, VVhich is her greatest pride. Miss Manson in a country school The happy mistress reignsg Her pupils learn to work by rule And use their little brains. Twenty-ive

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CLASS PROPHECY Curtis had a Senior Class, Of which she was quite proudg Whenever it was mentioned, The praise was always loud. To guess what Fate would bring to each Was a thing We could not dog So a little fairy came and said, I'll tell each future true. Milton has a splendid choir, The finest in the land, He leads them on to victory By waving his right hand. And Hildur sings with all her vim, The mezzo part to carry- She fell in love with a tenor fair, And very soon did marry. Of a paper that the truth does tell, The editor's Anna Wardg The miscreants are in awe of her, For their deeds she does record, Twenty-four

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Todd's the captain of Lusitania, The finest ship of the day: He's starting off for Elsinore, VVe hope he will hnd the way. Brave Emil has done wondrous work Our country to advance, He became the Socialist governor. And got rid of all the scamps. Katie has some pupils And they are very hneg They never miss the sharps or Hats, And always keep good time. McClelland is a business man VVith an office in the Loopg He is square in all his dealings, To cheat he would not stoop. And Irma is in High Schoolg With a vigor, she teaches such Fine German, that her pupils In sprechening, beat the Dutch. Twenty-six