Class I-hstory was a bright sunny day September 1919 when the class of 1923 first entered the Emporium High School By no roll of thunder or flash of lightning did nature give warning that a great event had transpired In the High School the faculty sat calm and serene unconsclous that anything was happen ing To them the day meant simply that another Freshman class had entered High School To all outward appearances they were as green as any preceding class and the faculty accepted them as such and proceeded to use upon them methods and weap ons sharpened by vears of experience with mediocre classes Events slipped along ln oiled fashion for one short week and then the class of 1923 having gotten over the r fear of this temple of higher learn ing shook the r wings free and proceeded to soar In all directions they soared until one day ln the second week of school Professor Clawges sit ting in hls office enJov1ng a few days rest between the openmg of school and the appearance of the first bad boy of the year had his meditations broken in a singular way The door fiew open slammed shut, and Mr Pontzer stood before his chief his curls on end his face pale and drawn several reference books from the extensive High School library tucked under one arm Stammer ing and stuttering ln his excitement he managed to convey his request He must he slmply must have more time to devote to study and research My dear sir said Professor Clawges in his dignified manner Why this sudden thirst for knowledge? Mr Pontzer his voice heavy with the solemnlty of the words hovering on his llps An unforseen event has hap pened A wonder class has come to High School ln the guise of this year s Freshmen They are a class of geniuses slr a class with brams the first we have had in my experience and no doubt the last However you and I must be equal to the occasion we must not be caught napping by this super- class. By constant study, summer school work and correspondence courses we can feed the unusual minds of the class. At first Professor Clawges could not would not believe such action necessary but in order to be sure he went forth taught two classes him- self and rushed back to Mr. Pontzer with these words My son you have spoken the truth, we must get busy. ' So by dint of constant efforts the teachers managed to keep up with the class of 1923 though several of them wore out with the effort and dropped by the wayside. Because this history must be truthful it cannot be modest. If any of my fellow students or readers are a bit skeptical over the events so far related let him or her but think back over the four years now past and see if they can account in any other way for the phenomenal rush of teachers to the summer schools during this time. UH Qi H I- l- I l- CZ T CJ H I-2 1521 T ' , , , l 'I b .
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Class Proplresy EFORF an open fireplace IU a largc room of a New York Hnanc ers country home an old man of about erghtv years and a small boy of eight were seated Grandpa said the little box Tell mc a story tell me what became of your class ll 3 mate and vxhit they called you when you went to school b Well my boy began Grandpa when I went to school they called me Drz Yes Dizzy Ersklne of the Invincible Three consisting of Dope Howard Cockv Kenly and Dlz Frskrne The las' time I saw Dope he vsas head salesman for the W est Creek Cider Mills and Cocky was sitting around leon Pontzers hotel telling about when he played foot ball for In H G back n 21 and 22 -Xt the class reunion in 1913 I met the rest of my old High School classmates There was Doc Panton Doc Bodine and Alvin Klock the 1an tor of the class of 23 Memor ral Hospital I had a conversation with Iggy Bloom our former business manager and he told me all about his business running a soap factory rn Hollywood I asked him about the rest of the class and he said that Kris Ixrrngle Yrllella was noyy president of the Backfrre Railroad That always was on Kris line It seems to me he said Irene Toner and Brute Vlrlton were tray elrng with 'Vloore and Bllnzler c rcus posing as Farr and IX armer Dorothy lVIcDonald was married and had eleven children Kate Howard was a nurse m the Old Ladies Ho rre at Slzervrlle takrng care of Ifaye lords rheumatrcs Ruth Johnson Mary Zrdar and Evelyn Loucks were hanging around the Canoe Run Home for Blind Bachelors try mg to vamp the inmates. When the time cfrme to go honre I had learned all about the 1'est of the bunch. Vernon Goodwin and Porky' Bair were head conductors on the Emporium and Rich Nallcy Railroad. George Hertig had a position calling trains at the Emporium station. George always did have a good yoice and I was in hopes he would make a barker in Charley Newtons carnival. Jinr Haley' is said to have died of Paintibitis from painting signs on Sentner s chicken dairy -st Driftwood. Gladys Herrick still rides around in a lVillys-Ixnight and won t speak to Adaline Fenton because she i: washing dishes in Helen bwartwoods kitchen. I guess that covers all the class cxcept Georgie krieder and Clayton Barr. Clayton or Bucky' be- came an admiral in the Quiss Navy while Georgie bccame the vocal teacher in the Emporium High School. Nou you d better go and play' and Grandpa will tell you another story' sometime. Goodnight.-R. H. H. 23. . . ,Y .Y - C C D Q , P Q .4 - .25 .' W . l I , , 4 .5 7 . -v 1 ' . X ' . . , ' , U u ' ' v '55 . f A ' , is , v , , . , ..- -Q ,H .v - .x . -- ', - v . . v V . 'V -ff , 5 4 ' t K . . .XX-Nl -f in , vs u , . 1 . v r ' rx . 1 1 , r f - A ' . 'L . Y v . . . 4 . c . , l Y . . u , . t ., . 4 , , ' 1 v y - . . u. A . I ., ' F' V ' - 1 . ' ' . ' f , Y . y 1 . 1 ' ' . ' c , . -. v . ' . . N - '- f . v- . . . . , . . . Y . , . w . . . ' Y' r . ' '. .. .' ' ' . . . , . , . v .. ' . ' J ' ' ' , ' . . l I , ' ' . ' . . 4 . . . , t I . ' . h Y. I 1 I I v v ' 1 v I a 1 r r N w v r r A Y , 1 xr Y r v 1
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