Dysart High School - Oracle Yearbook (Dysart, IA)

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QD CCC T' T' T' ' ' -:- Lrg? ?'0vg cs Cf ffeffv ' i 2-TT - L eyed Mary Beilke. Her exceptional acting fairly took the audience by storm and when the curtain went down after the last act, Mary was almost smothered in flowers. I soon gained entrance into her dressing room and after about an hour of talk we had a delicious supper. Later in the evening in our room, we talked over old times until the Hrst streaks of dawn came creeping in at the eastern window. Several months later, while driving overland in a car, I was caught in a violent thunder storm. After wandering aimlessly about in the rain and darkness, I saw a bright light. I immediately started in that direction. After some minutes I arrived at a large house. Shivering with cold I rapped timidly on the door. The door was opened by a good looking man who said that I might spend the night there. He called his wife and she came hurrying into the room. I was astonished and pleased to see my old classmate, Berniece Schrieber. I could tell by her beam- ing face she was very happy. I spent an enjoyable week with my friends on their modern dairy farm. Berniece told me that they usually spent the winter in Flor- ida, but when spring came she thought there was no place like their lovely Iowa farm. I agreed with her that the large and model farm was very fascinating. While visiting with Berniece we became interested in the case of Haselman vs. Peterson. We had been watching the case for several weeks and then attended court the day of the trial. The attorney for the defense had been highly praised. After the court proceedings, to our amazement we were told that the attorney was Harold Zobel of Dysart. Of course we were very interested and when he appeared we recognized him as a member of the Class of '24. Harold won the case and national fame. During the winter months I visited a friend in Philadelphia. After we had explored every place there was worth seeing, she suggested that we go and visit Bryn Mawr College, a distance of only Eve or six miles. I was deeply impressed with the way this institution of advanced learning was conducted. Several of the teachers were presented to me and last of all, the Dean. She was none other than my Senior classmate, Newella Melhaus. She graduated from the University of Iowa and had spent eight years at the University of Michigan. She told me that she liked the work immensely and was delighted to hear of the discoveries I had made concerning the Class of '24, That evening I was a visitor at the home of Newella. She told me that Lawrence Lally had become a star pitcher on a big league team. He showed a marvelous record, not having been defeated once dur- ing the base ball season. That evening we attended a circus. Imagine our surprise when we learned that this famous circus was owned by Billy Clark. He was his own clown and had several of the '24 class in his company. Vernon was his strong man, Elmer Santman and Leroy Messer, his chief trapeze performers. Thinking that these members probably could tell us about the other members of our class, we began telling them of the discoveries we had made. Billie told us that Wesley Melhaus had been appointed Brazilian ambassador, and that he owned a huge cocoanut plantation, and was reported to have married a beautiful Spanish noblewoman. We were told that lvanel was with a dancing troupe. She was the star and was becoming very popular the world over. Realizing it was becoming late, Newella and I went to her apartment. LJ C- Os 6 C Nineteen -1 -'N 221 L3 L1 ..-'f F 'T -Fi 'N Qs -1 QT-J as T412-9 Q 7' c MY ' 3. Q J V QC' Q ' YA?

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fl M Q .l 'J P -f',Z-v-- 5 21195 'QQ7 CSU UZLTW J n Ne C ' GEQ-A-3-ff-Jig-gp, The annual Senior-junior Party and junior-Senior Banquet were given and also a few parties at the different homes. In the year of I923 we became Dignified Seniors, with all the privileges and freedom of anyone who becomes a Senior. During our Senior year we had the same sixteen pupils that were with us at the end of the junior year. Through the four years of High School, others have come and gone, but these sixteen remained to finish their course together in the Class of '24. Many members of the class have won fame in the Declamatory work. Those in Declamatory are: Mabel Griffith, Louise Siemens, and Berniece Schriber. Dorothy Cawelti has won fame as pianist and Mary Beilke as vocalist. Wesley Mehlhous, Harold Zozel, and Billie Clark are the distinguished Basket Ball players. -'EIICQDNSP laws Hrnpherg As it was always my desire to travel, I decided to accept a position as traveling journalist for the Chicago Herald Examiner. I had traveled several months previ- ous to the time about which I am going to tell. I arrived in Chicago one cold December day in the year of I932. I had been traveling for many days and I needed a rest and a change from the routine of daily work. While reading an evening paper I noticed that special mention was being made of the splendid research work being done by the Science department of the University of Chicago. I was immediately interested for I had learned to like the subject immensely when I took it in the Dysart High School in l924. As I had no engagement for the afternoon, I went out to the University. One of the professors conducted me to the enormous laboratories. Professor Rayborn pre- sented several of the teachers and then said, I want you to meet a young instructor from Iowa, who is an excellent authority on the subject of chemistry and physics. He has done a great deal toward proving Avagard's famous hypothesis. I smiled and recalled how difficult it had been when I hrst took the subject to keep the laws of hypothesis straight and to apply them. I saw a young man coming toward me and I thought that his walk looked rather familiar. The next minute I was shaking hands with Lyle Vauple, one of my old schoolmates, who had the honor of being the only boy in the Chemistry class of 1924. Lyle told me that he was no longer as awkward as he had been in the Chemistry laboratory at D. H. S. That evening I went to the theatre. The boxes and reserved seats were quick- ly Hlled and scores of people were turned away from the door because of the lack of seats to accommodate them. I askedione of the ushers what the unusual attrac- tion was and in surprise at my ignorance she replied that Madam Beilke was to appear in one of Ibsen's famous plays. I was swept along with the crowd and was soon seated in the large theatre. With a burst of applause the velvet curtain slow- ly rose, then there was silence, and the star of the evening came out upon the stage. I strained my eyes and leaned forward in my chair. Could it be possible, I thought as I breathlessly watched. Yes, the famous actress was our little brown- .. 6 cj C KL 6,6 :ijteen 1 :T :-N-ig-x.C.:-icmbtzgl ---W.- .37: fl' - Q CJJ7' Ctr ' A, K7 UQ

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Q CQTIIZW Je? ff QP D K F55 f,nAr-pc, gs, 5 an PC '-'Tl 'V-' -gg, V . UW,-,CJ-me-5 h ,xrlqq CSU ogffv - f-Tv 9 Several weeks later I was walking along the main thoroughfare of Washing- ton when I was attracted by the sound of marching feet and the beat of drums. I looked around and saw a parade about a mile long. The participants were all women. I pushed my way through the dense crowd to a place where I could see better. The line was coming nearer. Imagine my surprise when I saw that young woman leading the parade and carrying a banner with the words, Down with men and up with the women, was my old schoolmate, Mabel Ash. I followed the crowd and soon was in the city hall listening to a rousing lecture and a stirring message to the women of America, delivered by Mabel Ash. She told me that she no longer was nervous when she gave a speech, as she had been when in D. H. S. I later heard that she was chosen representative from the state of Kansas. While driving down th estreets of Minneapolis I was attracted by the sound and saw many children seated about a long table on a beautiful lawn. While I stood watching this happy gathering I heard my name called and upon looking up I thought the hostess who was hurrying toward me was our little Senior girl, Dorothea Cawelti. Needless to say we were delighted to see each other. Dorothea told me that she was married to a prosperous young business man. She showed me her beautiful home and then we went where the poor children were having their feast. She told me she spent all her spare time doing slum work and every six weeks she gave a lawn party and invited many unfortunate little folks. I am sure she was happy for how could she have been otherwise when she was giving pleasure and enjoyment to those less fortunate than she? One day when I was speeding through northern Minnesota on a fast train, I heard a crash, the train lurched, and I knew no more. When I came to I was lying in a small white bed and from the appearance of the room I judged I was in a hospital. I was suffering considerably from my wounds. Soon a kind nurse came tip-toeing into the room. After arranging the pillow and making me more comfortable she told me all she knew about the accident and asked me if I should like to see the doctor that saved my life. I told her that I should like that very much. She left the room. Soon I heard returning footsteps and I looked towards the door expecting to see a stern man with glasses, iron grey hair and a Van Dyke. To my surprise, the person who crossed the threshold was not a man at all, but my Senior classmate, Mable Griffith. She had spent ten years at the Rush Med- ical College and had won the recognition of the Mayo Brothers and received the position that she now holds. While convalescing, many thoughts of the past crowded into my memory. The ,ones uppermost were those of my high school days and my classmates whose names I recalled, what seemed to me the ten thou- sandth time, and found that with the meeting of Mable I had met all of them in my travels and was ready to report for duty as soon as health would permit. -Louise Siemens. f' 7 .J C Q .C C Twenty yt-3 v as it. 13' ,M -F ff:-1, -I fy -1 1,39 fi '-uv C T Cu' 05' ' 'P JJ: SC Q u . -7 Tgi.li'r5l-emi