DeVilbiss High School - Pot O Gold Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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Page I2 FREDERICA HANSON She tried to find along the way A relic to keep to her dying day. BLANCHE LUTHER A friend is needed in this rugged land She is iust the one who will understand. MARIAN SMITH She served as cook for the hungry crew On pioneers she tried recipes new. C. W. BALSAM The balsams out there grow big and tall I wonder what made this one so small? B. FAYE MILLER The miners were healthy, they had no ills, They were cured by her peppermint pills. LUCILLE KERLIN In this land of gold a green thumb is rare A sight for sore eyes was her garden fair, RUTH DOUGLAS She went along to cheer the miners This gayest and best of the forty-niners -IRVING PROSS In the out-of-doors he liked to roam And so in the West he made his home. -ETH EL PASQUIER Such a dainty, pretty miss! Who'd ever think she'd come to this! 'IO-ALICE PERKINS She dug and dug with all her might And hardly stopped to rest at night. 'Il-IVA MENNIG Women are scarce out this wild way, And when this one arrives it's a holiday. 'I2-R. O. MERRILL He led the pioneers in their singing, Over them all his voice was ringing. -MARIE LERCHE The settlers' clothes, now I will weave , Said Pioneer Marie, as West she did leave.

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'I PAULINE BACKUS A wonderful girl-they called her Tiny She ever dug for the sfuff fhoi's shiny. -JANE TERHELL She found herself in a social whirl For she was Ihe miners' pin-up girl. -FANNIE GUNN A forged permil she clid noi see For ihe whole wide Wes? locked a library. -WAYNE CRUEY He came especially to win some gold A courageous, valiant miner of old. -ALICE GERDING She was the first lo a mounlain scale Her true bold spiri? did never fail. -DONALD SHARPE He rode ihe Pony Express way back then, The mos? daring and brave of all ihe men -NORMAN STALKER He was lhe luckiesf miner of the year, He found his gold in a poi-right here. -RUTH SMITH She wrole ihe memoirs of ihe pioneers For us lo read Ihraugh all fhe years. -DOROTHY MILLS Gold of friendship she really treasures, Foreign friends are her greai pleasures -ELIZABETH JOHNSON She hiked her way from Easi to West For pieces of gold which were her quesi. BEATRICE LOUY As they danced, ihe piano she played, And with gold dust from fhe dirt was paid. ' FRED BREED He was lhe man on the Oregon Trail Who by Pony Express delivered all mail. Page 'l 'I

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-MARGARET TIPPETT The book store of hers in the land of gold Sold tales of adventure to those not bold. -GENEVIEVE STOWE She came by land in a prairie schooner, No gold! She shouId've come sooner! -HERBERT EMERY Reading while walking with mule and tent We find this gentleman westward bent. -MARGARET KING She helped the miners to count their gold And the help she gave them cannot be told. -MILDRED SCHMIDT She was the card shark of the West She beat the men, even at their best. -DAVID VOSS He opened u post omce, a western branch, With the money he made he bought a ranch. -RUTH LUKENS O that the camera had been invented, I'd have shot big game, Ruthie lamented. -BERNICE KRAUSE Personality plus with a ready wit With the miners she was always a hit. -GERTRUDE LeGRON The first typewriter here was she, A thing most women dared not tc be. -ELAINE HIRTH She started the only newspaper in town Then, she helped track criminals ,down. ROSE BLOOM She got the news of ull the strikes And delivered papers while on her hikes. DAVID HARDY He called for the train to go more slow As he shot out the wagon ut a big buFFulo. Page I3