Farmington High School - Laurel Yearbook (Farmington, ME)

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MISS FRANCES HLTESTON

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THE LAUREL 11 X. N. Q 2 2 llidi' .dx f A . icitgtaisiiar YHIINI THE STORY OF THE DISCOVERY AND LOSS OF THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD HE majority of the most mysterious and wonderful discoveries of the past three decades are correctly attributed to the late Hugo Von Bloickeindorf, late pro- fessor of Psychological Engineering at the imperial University of Berlin. The Pro- fessor was a dear friend of mine and shortly before his tragic death, he told me about his latest invention, the greatest, most remarkable and incomprehensible discovery that the world has ever witnessed. To per- fect this invention, the professor has sac- rificed the best years of his life in intensive labor. The result was that he accom- plished the seemingly impossible by isolat- ing in a very confined space a mysterious force which enabled him to overcome gravitation. The details of this machine, the world will never know, only that it comprised a small spherical container, easily fitting into one's pocket, on the outer surface of which was a control which, when adjusted, regulated the attraction of gravity. No less unbelievable and mysterious are the adventures of this superman when he first put his force to a test. As nearly as possible I will relate to you these truths as they were recounted to me. The professor had completed his inven- tion late in the evening of August 24, 1904. The tempestuous and the humid atmosphere of his laboratory had made the professor feel the need of air. He stepped out onto ha his terrace, with the machine in his pocketg accidentally he touched the control, releas- ing the attraction of gravitation. He was immediately borne upward into the heavens by the storm. The professor had been working hard and he was so overwrought by this final shock that it caused him to lose consciousness. When he awoke he was still in the air, but over a land entirely unfamiliar to him. His first thoughts were to get down to the earth again and to find out about this sec- tion of the world. He landed in a small enclosed valley and in the distance perceived domes and mina- rets such as would be fitting to an ancient and populous city. Adjusting the control he approached the city in such monstrous leaps as would rival the famous seven league boots. Easily he leaped over the high walls. A sight met his eyes which challenged even his imagination. Huge buildings which were far greater in height than the modern skyscrapers, towered on every hand. The most wonderful thing about these buildings to the professor's mind was that each side was composed of one huge slab of pure white stone, some of them decorated with fantastic paintings of queer shaped men and animals. Advancing further into the city he came upon some of the inhabitants, who were of singularly smaller stature than himself but who had an expression of rare intelligence. , 'E cts. '. 5. 'sig w v ?'V'., li