Dowagiac Central High School - Wahoo Yearbook (Dowagiac, MI)

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zz. 1 -I-i A H . LJTIY1-iillll7l'TjQ, i ,Vw '7'l'lf1V' I S' That certainly was a unique way of aining entrance to the White House, but with Anna's ambition I might have known it could Ee done. I only weigh abnut 350 pounds at resent. When I saw the words Steam Bathsi' on a certain letter I began looking it over, to End that Stephen Martin was operating a steam bath. Of course, I am a trifle heavy but I thought I'd wait and visit Ste hen at some other time. During the program Thelma Byers aid a business visit. Slse is a newspaper correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and inquired dliiring her visit the details of our program. Closely following her visit Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Gould strode into my room. Ed. is Professor at M. S. C. and was at the time on a short honeymoon trip with his wife, formerly Violet Carney. Miss Marjorie Myrkle, the famous all-round female athelete paid us a visit and spoke a few words over the radio. She told how one may eat heartily and maintain a Hue figure. She has as many as three crackers and a whole cup of tea at a meal. This talk was immediately followed by telegrams from various sections of the country requiring further details of Miss Myrkle's talk. Arlene Anthony is a typist residing in India. Miss Gladys Nowak, an agent for the Eatmore Candy Company, also wrote for further details. An announcement of an offer of 810,000 to any woman who would traverse the American continent on foot was made. A reply was received from Miss Ruth Squiers why has succcss- fully scaled the steep sides of Mt. Wilbur Hill near Dowagiac. She practically has the money cinched. We were also favored by the appearance of two of the foremost business men in the world. These were Dale Gard, president of the National Cash Register Company, and Harold Horst- man, head of the International Fisheries. The former attributed his success to Mr. Mead's Salesmanship class and gave a talk on salesmanship and psychology, The conclusion of our program was nearing and a feeling of relaxation began to possess me when in cameWilbur Gillette and his wife, formerly Alice Bennett. Wilbur is conducting a great Boy Scout movement in the Phillipine Islands and has wonderful prospects. During the conversation, Mr. Mersereau brought in a telegram from the Health Department in charge of Miss Constance Dymond. Miss Dy- mond is doing wonderful work in bettering the health conditions of the Philippines and plans a Health program over the radio. She stated that her assistant Miss Alice Swisher, a wonderful speaker would take charge of that pro am. A short musical number terminated our program. The following day telegrams andgietters literally poured in from those that had heard and enjoyed our program. All expressed their appreciations of our efforts. Among these telegrams two must be mentioned, one from Carrol Walker, the international caricaturrist. She is in Wash- ington making studies of famous persons in preparation for future work. The other was from Ruth Horan residing in Florida. She had gambled and struck fortune during the Florida boom. All of this was written about a week after this program. In pondering the roles of my classmates the significance of time strikes me in clear direct terms. The jests of yesterday be- come the exponents of reason and wisdom of tomorrow. And in spite of the fact that this world is soundin like an onrushing train it has been a great pleasure to find that all of my classmates have boarid and found their places. -MARION FRONTCZAK. 3 I i 15 rp... .uw ii . ip:-W l,'f l Vfffipkiw-i.,L ' 4-.3-.V 3 im :-Y p.--ix V V :Y C as M ,i.

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'T' ..i 'v-' ' f-Q 'Asa During Professor's Lyle's lecture George Mersereau fell asleep, but as soon as Mr. Lyle con- cluded his lecture Mush was all eyes, for in strode Frances Palmer, Grace Yaw, Margaret Howes and Ardell Shanafelt, the moving spirits of the Zeigfield Follies. As steppers and songsters they were no detriment to Ziegf1eld's judgment. A reading number was given by Miss Erta Marie Young. I assumed that Melvin Clark must have died. Miss Young is adually rising to greater heights in the poetic world and some already predict her the poetess of til age. Among announcements we noticed that the major leagues are in the midst of controversies over contracts and holdouts. Two of the Giant Stars are involved. They are William Gaideski and Don Lamoreaux. Both are hitting the ball by seeking increases and it is expected their de- mands will be met, for the Giants would be failures without them. Mlle. Grace Cauffman made her appearance at our station. She was on her way to America to teach the women there how to dress or rather undress according to indications. Mlle. Cauff man gained fame in Paris, as fashion dictator. She long wished for an opportunity to visit Ameri- ca again, and with the entreaties of Miss Thelma Howell, Miss Mildred Adams and Miss Dor- othy Price she finally embarked to return. The latter trio operate a chain of fashion shops from coast to coast. Their object is to place the American woman in a better dressed world. Practice makes perfect is the firm belief of Oral Allriedge. His wife, formally Miss Vera Johnson, is campaigning for nomination as representative. She seeks her first term and Mr. All- riedge states that if given a speaking chance she can't lose. The only rival of Vera is Harold Pot- ter. Harold's favorite recreation is horse-shoe tossing. At first, this was looked upon as radical, but soon Harold drew others into the game with the result that all are practicing with anticipa- tion of revenge. , Here was a telegram that should have been the last one. Earl Barrington had a fondness for slee ing that he seldom abused. He never obtained any wealth, but did the best he could by clerliing in a bank, thus at least being near it. One morning as usual he over-slept and arrived at the bank in time to see it blown up. Promptness would have meant death to him. Earl said he hadn't been practicing all these years for nothing. Another of our classmates in the person of Wayne Maher exhibited some real wit. Skeex manages a troupe of fplayers that stops wherever a nickel is displayed. After taking it, they ha- rangue the audience or having so little. Skeex has confessed a deep-rooted affection for Miss Beatrice Arbor since school days. Now she has a permanent meal ticket, fwayne thought it was lovelj Arrangements were made for a nuptial ceremony over radio as 'QSkeex said he didn't fancy a justice kissing Bea in his presence. Coming back to our program we were favored with a visit from Miss Frances Coble and Meltha Barney. Miss Coble is playing double for Colleen Moore and soon expects a starring chance. Miss Barney was the member of an accompanying chorus. Both were going to China where a new picture is to be filmed. After a short talk, Mr. Mersereau announced a musical number by Theo Anthony and her Jazz Orchestra. Theo has played in all of the famous theatres of the world, with success following her everywhere. Miss Ida Osborn, librarian in Dowagiac High School sent a telegram informing us of the erection of an Old Ladies Home. Miss Hattie Belle McIntyre will have char e. Miss Osborn states that the city is deplorably in need of such an institution, though I think tlgey are exercising a keen insight into their futures. During the progress of our program two sedate-looking people of a spiritual bearin ap- proached me. I was surprised to meet Christine Swartz and Helen Pemberton in the gaiis of Missionaries. I learned from them that Richard Evans was in char e of Missionary work here. Dick was always so obligingg if he doesn't convert those natives, they may convert him into a meal yet. Another surprise followed through an announcement from the Beauty Parlors of Ruth and Velma Atwood. Both had achieved success in their profession and were now living in luxury and ease. Their parlors were raided by bandits who made a haul of about 525o,ooo. Frances Vronski, a patron of theirs, was relieved of about 550,000 in jewelry by the bandits. An announcement of the American president's favorite dish followed. The name of it I can't recall but I was shocked to hear that the president's cook is none other than Anna Shapiro. fi l ag? 1-ml '. ,rx lui., 'lf ' l ' ll' , p xi, J' ' ---i ir: 3 ,

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I-f .,-, ed .,. 1... P!! f W if Wiki 'llwl ,lL , - TSTJ-if-1 g Class Will We, the Senior Class of Dowagiac High School, City of Dowagiac, State of Michi an, be- ing unbalanced of mind and decrepit of body, and realizing the futility of others to chalinge in any way our irreproachable status of imbecility, do hereby make, publish, and declare this our last will and testament: Item 1. To Mr. True, who has been our guardian angel for four long years, we leave our best wishes, which is our most valuable possession. Item 2. To Miss Mishica and Mr. Letsinger, we leave the hope that they may never be obliged 1 3 'to direct the destinies ofa class as trying and as hopeless as our own. Item 3. To the juniors, we leave the ri hr to graduate in 1927, also the right to follow our path of glory rather than the straight ang narrow. - Item 4. To the Sophomores, we leave our credit records. May they assist them in their assidu- ous search for snap subjects. Item 5. To the Freshman, we leave nothing. No one left us anything when we entered this in- stitute of learning. Item 6. I, Maurice Rector, leave to john Metras the exclusive privilege of discussing the fine points of foot-ball with various referees. I also offer up a prayer that he may always prove the point in question. Item 7. I, Bill Barszcz, leave to Dean Parrish my champion-ship in the locker-room towel bat- tles. May he be as careful in the presence of electric light bulbs. Item 8. I, Peggy Howes, leave to some aspiring Junior the office of custodian ofthe Pennies. May he be able to collect dues without resorting to the use of a broadax or an express rifle. Item 9. To Lowell fMulliganQ Timmons we leave the time-honored position of Chief Asker of Foolish Qgestionsf' Item 10. I, Wayne Maher, leave to Paul Leiber the privilege of addressing teachers by their first names. May he exercise it as freely as I have. Item 1 1 . To Glen White, better known as Knute Rockne, we give the sole right to employ large impressive words, such as sal-u-bri-ous-ly and fpro-mis-cu-ous-ly. May he always hold his positions as Halfback and Team Jester on the ootball squad. Item 12. I, George Mersereau, leave to Helen Nugent the task of brightening dark corners in the new high school building, with the request that she may a ways keep her spirits as bright as her hair. Item 1 . To the under aduate student bod , we leave the New Central Hi h School, entirel 3 gf Y E Y paid for with the profits of our Senior Mardi Gras. Item 14. As the Senior members of the Ring of Drug Store Addicts withdraw, we leave our places to be filled by a chosen few undergraduates. We suggest that Vic, Welsh be made President and select the promising candidates. Item 15. I, Jane Howard, leave to Charles Mersereau the prerogative of administering harsh reproofs to all delinquent students. Item 16. We, Meltha Barney and Grace Yaw, the Song and Dance Girls leave to any team of entertainers who should come into renown, the right to amuse the student body on all oc- casions. We hereby invest Mr. Cargo with authority to pass final udgment on the applicants. Item 17. I, Don Lamoreaux, hereby bequeath to Leslie Casey, all dates contracted for the year of 1927, hoping that he will survive the strain of six nights each week. Item 18. I, Earl Barrington, assign to Ralph Burling the duty of equallin my perfect record for attendance and punctuality. To Mack Moon, I give my title of Wiiie-Wide-Awake. In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto set our hand and affixed our seal on this I0th day ofjune in the year of Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four. 5 Don Lamoreaux -CLASS OF 26' WITNESSES: Ben Pierce EARL BARRINGTON, George Mersereau Attorney-at-Law 43 X 1 l 14 f 7517 l fi f'T'!fl1i fiillv Qggjilst