Danville High School - Tom Tom Yearbook (Danville, IN)

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26 I1 H S in the last few years, and stages several fox hunts at her country estate every year. It is rumored that she may enter the polit- ical field next year, and her picture is to be found in many of the English magazines at the present time. Martha McKamey, Class Treasurer. She is 11ow well known as traction agent for the T. H. I, Sz E. Traction Company at Amo, Indiana. She has been given the Noble prize this year for her valuable work in the Society for the Protection of dumb animals. Years ago she seemed on the point of achieving fame in the musical world, but she suddenly abandoned all at- tempts, after the sudden exposure of great scandal involving the name of Horace Fulps, Esq. John T. Hume, Vice President. Busi- ness address, 829 Wall Street, New York. Junior member of the firm of Griffin Sz Hume. Also famous in connection with the New York stock exchange, where he has lost almost twice as much as he has won, thereby causing his legal advice to' be very valuable in more ways than one. Was married to M. P. Thomson, of Danville, in 1932, it being leap year. He has two children, both at home with their parents at the present time. Elizabeth Haworth Graham. Located on a farm near Danville. Married Fred N. Graham immediately after graduation from high school. She is a fancy chicken raiser, and has made herself famous from the pro- duction of a new stock, which lays three eggs per day. The hens of this variety are a pea-green color. Fred N. Graham. At the present time he is taking treatments at the state hospital for insane at Mount Jackson. For many years he devoted his entire time to an in- vention whereby electric lights would not go off so soon after the current was shut off, and thus people could get into bed be- fore the room becomes dark. He was never able to quite perfect it, and a few years ago his mind became affected. At the present time he is laboring under the hallucination that he is the ruler of the world. Pauline Thomson Hume. Located in New York City. Married John Hume in 1932. She has recently returned from a trip to the Orient, where she spent a great deal of time investigating the condition of the starving rats there, the people of that section where she visited, Armenia, having long ago died of starvation. She has been made chairman of a committee whose aim it is to help out the said rats by sending rat biscuit to them. Lenore Matting Crawley. Located in Crawleysville, Texas. Married a wealthy oil magnate, who founded the town of Crawleysville after striking oil there. Nine children have been born to this union: Nell, Jimmie, john, Harold, Orville Jr., Mary, William, Ebenezer and Clay. Mrs. Crawley is known as the First Lady in Crawleysvillef' Alice McCoun Wickeloskovik. Lives at Brooms, Poland. She married a noted composer. They have recently made a tour of the world, giving concerts, she singing and her husband playing. They have one child, who is a prodigy, being able to master the Jews Harp at the age of four. William Brill, jr. Located in the Van- derbilt Hotel, at Palm Beach, Florida. He inherited a large fortune, and so lives a life of leisure. He has been a competitor in the 2,000-mile airplane races for a num- ber of years, and won the race two years ago, averaging slightly over 540 miles per hour. He gave up the sport a year later in disgust, after ruining a S200 suit of clothes when he fell into the ocean when his plane collapsed at the height of three miles. He is engaged to Glordioo Swams- lon, a noted movie actress. Reverend Miss Grace Barber. Affiliated with the Holy Rollers society, and is preaching with a traveling missionary crew. She received a degree from the Uni- versity of New Winchester in 1930. Crawford Parker. Located in Indiana- polis. He is an architect and at the present time is working on plans for a new gym- nasium for Danville. The school is badly i11 need of a gym, as they have been for the last 30 years using the Christian church. It is hoped that Mr. Parker can have the plans drawn and the gym built in time to have the sectional tourney here Ch.a.rm0d, I'm surcf, said the snake

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25 Fl 5 The Assembly Room Class Prophecy A Clipping From the Alumni Department of the Chaos of 1944. We the Senior class of Danville High School for the year 1044, hereby dedicate this section of our book to the Senior class of 1924. VVe do this because of their won- derfnl work in connection with the publica- tion of the first Chaos, in 1924. And in order to show our great appreciation, we are going to hereby give the whereabouts of each member of that class. john C. Griffin, Sponsor. Now located at S29 XYall Street, New York City. Senior member of the law firm of Griffin 8: Hume. Unmarried. Member of the board of directors of the National Cash Register Company of Dayton, Ohio, Has developed a great knowledge and ability with the operation of cash registers. Member of several Democratic clubs in the city, and is at the present time a candidate on the Democratic ticket for Congress. Donald B. Woodward, Class President. Now located at 378 VVest Dearborn Street, Chicago. He is on the editorial staff of the Chicago 'l'ribune. llc was married about two years ago, after being a member of long standing in several bachelor clubs in Chicago. He owns what is known as the 1-Sosley Amusement Device Company, lo- cated at Plainfield, Indiana. The company specializes in the manufacture of trick toys. Margaret Armstrong DuPoint, Class Secretary. Now located at Balliford Place, London. She married Duke Algernon Per- cival DuPoint the year after her gradua- tion from high school. The Duke was at that time traveling in America because the atmosphere in England was rather un- healthy for him, for various reasons. He was able to return to his palace i11 London about five years ago, after a fire which destroyed the office of the special firm of prosecutors who work for the government, and all of their records. Lady DuPoint has taken great interest in outdoor sports fitlllflillll is tl grant asset in fishing, l'SptY fllfly if you are ll fish

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27 Fl 5 At theIDesk next year. All lllill re111ai11s to be done is get tl1e consent of lllk' townspeople, Zllld there is 110 doubt b11t that this will be done willi11gly. Mr. Parker is also very famous for l1is XVOllCll'l'l.1ll lectures 011 Falling Ac- tion, wl1erei11 l1e holds that tl1e laws of gravity are untrue. Maxine Sears Longmire. Located 011 a l4fll'Ill near Danville. Married a very quiet man who devotes all of l1is ti111e to a sim- ple life. Mr. llllil Mrs. Longmire are lllll0lllI tl1e most respected citizens of the county. john Comer. Now cl1ief of police in the lOXYll of Plainfield. Mr. Comer recently proved himself clear of a charge that he was using confiscated liquor for purposes of l1is own, ill a case tl1at gai11ed state-wide 2lllClltlOl1. Mr. Comer is Zlll active member of tl1e anti-tobaeeo league. Me married a girl fro111 Haughville, Indiana. Leroy jones. Present janitor of Da11- ville l1igl1 school. He is a graduate of Har- vard, Zlllfl ll2lS taken post-graduate work at ffblllllllllil, Zlllll Oxford. Iingland. He co11- templates attending tl1e spring term at lllk' Central Nofllllll College. Joe Gibbs. Located at Passaic. New Jersey. He is eoacl1 of lllC high school basketball team, which has WOII fame i11 tl1e long record of victories, They recently XYOII the l,0O0th straight. He is fZlI1l0llS for the special training he gives l1is lL'1llll. They are compelled to take ar111 exercises each day, in order that they Illilj' make longer shots. He also has a very f2illlOllS girls' basket ball tea111. Mr. tiibbs married a chorus girl by the llillllt' of Harrison. Thelma Chatham Merritt. Located i11 Indianapolis. Married Cecil Merritt ill 19213. She and l1er l111sband are very sel- dom together, having separated as the ont- come of a quarrel wl1erei11 it has bee11 rumored a violin was tl1e cause. They have 0110 child, who was last heard of as being an outcast from the Paris underworld. Cecil Merritt. Located in tl1e Odd Fel- lows building. He is a11 expert lllC0l1lC Tax lllllll. He is tl1e best known authority on ways to reduce income taxes. He is a llillis gets up mul looks olwr flu' .vfllrfwnf body and then prays for Ihr school