Fergus County High School - Fergus Yearbook (Lewistown, MT)

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THE FERGUS m. Hopkins, John—General manager of Woolworth Company. Residence, New York, N. Y. Housel, Helen — Beauty specialist. Owner of M ayfair Beauty Shops, New York. Great indeed was my surprise upon finding' in the next few pages of Who's Who that seven of my old friends had been chosen for parts m that exotic pro- duction, the Ziegfield Follies. Esther Humphrey as the premiere danseuse, while Bcrneice Isaacs, Lilli an Jacobs, Edna Johnson, Cleo Keever, Helen King' and June Kizer appeared m the chorus. The class of '26 surely had many pretty girls in it. I then read further and added more information to my stock: Jenni, Rose — Sales manager of Sears, Roebuck and Co. Residence, Chicago, Illinois. Krall, Ro selyn — Poultry expert. Discoverer Egg' Mash. Residence, Moore, Montana. Larson, Lawrence — Head of Larson Business College. Residence, Berkeley, California. { Lehman, Rudolph—Educator. Principal Montana State Normal College, Dil- lon, Montana. Lofstrom, William — Judge, attorney-at-law. Residence, Portland, Oregon. Loveland, Mary — Lawyer, Congresswoman. Residence, San Francisco, Cali- forma. McClave, Charles — Life guard at Atlantic City beach. McC ullom, Raymond—-Salesman for Real Silk Hosiery Co. Residence, Columbus, Ohio. McKee, Lew — Publish er. Owner of McKee Book Publishing Co. Residence, Los Angeles, California. Marsh, Lyle — Head of School of Dentistry, University of Montana. Resi- dence, Missoula, Montana. Martin, Leta — Paris buyer for Gage Hat Co. Residence, New York, N. Y. Merrill, Robert—Editor of Democrat-News, Lewistown, Montana. Merrill, Margaret (McGovney)—Assistant editor of Democrat-News, Lewis- town, Montana. Mielke, Albert — Editor Scientific Monthly. Residence, New York, N. Y. Moore, Donna — Secretary to the President of the United States. Residence, Washington, D. C. Munski, Frank—President of Utopian Bank and Trust Company, Buffalo, N. Y. Martin, James — Cle rk of the District Court, Fergus County, Montana. Author $ of How to Hold a County Office.” Residence, Lewistown, Montana. Nodson, Mary — Real estate operator. Residence, Ogden, Utah. Obee, Esther—Artists model. Residence, New York, N. Y. O Shaugbnessey, Irene — Owner of Vogue Sbop, Tampa, Florida. Peterson, Claudia — Director and solo dancer of Greenwich Village Follies, New York, N. Y. Peterson, Henry-—Vice-president Philadelphia Special Railroad. Residence, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pierre, Mary—Editor of Good Housekeeping Magazine. Residence, Phila- delphia, Pennsylvania. Pittman, Thomas — Oyster farming expert. Residence, Norfolk, Virginia. Powell, Helen — Soloist of Chicago Opera Co. Residence, Chicago, Illinois. Puckett, Vernon — Treasurer of General Motors Go. Residence, Detroit, Michigan. N i n e t e e n H u n d r e d Twenty-six

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THE FERGUS propljecp of tfje Oasis of 1926 EING peculiarly favored by the gods, I had the good fortune recently to be allowed to see an advanced edition of the Who’s Who in Amer- ica for the year 1936. Gre at indeed was my deli ght when my eye caught the following paragraph which showed me that the class of 1926, being the best class ever graduated from Fergus County High School, had all distinguished themselves sufficiently to have their names appear in this illustrious volume. Baxter, Clarence--Moving picture star. Residence, Palm Beach, Fla. Beck, Doris—Educator. Inventor of Beck Spelling Method. Residence, De- troit, Michigan. Blackford, Melville — Theatre owner. Originator of the Blackford Follies. Residence, Indianapolis, Ind lana. Bottch er, Irving — Director of Jass- em-up Symphony Orchestra. Composer of current song hits. Residence, Denver, Colorado. Brown, Mabel—Educator. Author of 'The Art of Teaching Chemistry,' How to Teach Pupils to Bluff,' etc. Residence, Austin, Texas. Burke, Allan — Congress, Representative from Montana, Chairman of Ways and M eans Committee. Residence, Lewistown, Montana. Turning away from the B's I further observed: Caldwell, Caroline — Opera singer. America s greatest contralto. Residence, Boston, Massachusetts. Coveil, Helen—Social worker. Author of Sidelights of the Slums, Life in the Tenements. Residence, Chicago, Illinois. Cowen, Marguerite — Educator. Principal Cowen School for Girls. Residence, K noxville, Kentucky. Cresap, Ruth — Lawyer, Congresswoman. Residence, Helena, Montana. Cunningham, Frank — Elocutionist. President Cunningham School of Oratory. Residence, Seattle, Was Kington. I surely was glad to see how many of my class were successful. Other names I discovered were : d Autremont, Lucille — General Manage r Mont ana Wh eat Growers’ Associa- tion. Residence, Great Falls, Montana. Day, Don — Moving picture cowboy. Residence, Laramie, Wyoming. Dunn, Cecil — Western artist and critic. Residence, Kalispell, Montana. D usek, Cyril — President of Last Chance Oil Company. Residence, Winnett, Montana. Edwards, Antoinette — Owner and manager of Glacier Park Hotels. Flook, Jaco b —Stock man. Prominent cattle man. Residence, Buffalo, Mont. Geyer, Emery — Business man. Salesman, manager of Fuller Brush Co. Gramley, Ruth — Aviation instructor for women in Hodik Aviation School. Residence, Dayton, Ohio. My wonder still grew as I continued to read the evidence of other classmates’ success: Harrison, Lucille —• Winner of 1930 Brewster Fame and Fortune contest. Residence, Hollywood, California. Heffner, LaVerne — Head librarian. Congressional Library. Residence, Wash- ington, D. C. Heggen, Clara — Principal of Mid-Western Kindergarten School at St. Louis. Hirst, Keble — Head of mathematics department at Yale. Residence, New Haven, Connecticut. H odik, Joseph — Head of Hodik Aviation School, Dayton, Ohio. Nineteen Hundred T u enty six

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THE FERGUS Rolfsness, Ruth — Social worker. Head of Rolfsness Tenement Schools, Chi- cago, Illinois. Scott, John — Shipbuilder. Head of Scott Shipbuilding Yards, Seattle, Wash- ington. Shaw, Mary J.— World champion typist. Wrote 160 words per minute in latest contest. Residence, Orange, New Jersey. Ship man, H enry—Inventor of Shipman brakes. Residence, Detroit, M ichigan. Ship man, Richard — Optician in Mayo Brothers’ Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Still further along in the book I was glad to see that many more of the class of 1926 had realized their ambitions. Simonfy, Michael — Head athletic coach of Columbia University. Simpson, Wayne—Radio expert and manufacturer. Residence, Kalamazoo, M ichigan. Stout, Verdie— Professor of English, Bryn M awr College. Thomas, M arjorie — Dean of Women, Vassar College, New York. Tiller, Alton — Artist, poet and illustrator. Residence, Los Angeles, California. Titter, Eileen — Novelist. Winner of 1935 Pulitzer prize for best American novel. Residence, Spok ane, Wash ingtono. Twombly, Harry — President Grand Trunk Railway Co. Residence, New York, N. Y. Wa gner, George — Explorer, scientist. Discoverer of South Pole. Ward, Irma — Head stenographer of Wanamaker’s, Inc., New York City. Warden, Main—Conductor of Atlantic City band. Warren, Roy—-President of Warren Corn Flake Company. Residence, Battle Creek, Michigan. Westvelt, Marion — Owner of Novelty Shop, specializing in all kinds of odd hand-drawn and painted favors. Residence, New York, N. Y. Wheaton, Lois — Press agent of Paramount Pictures, Inc. Residence, Holly- wood, California. Wight, Harold — Professor of mathematics. University of Illinois. Residence, Chicago, Illinois. Wilson, Eric — Author and playwright. Residence, New Orleans, Louisiana. Winston, Helen — Pianist of Metropolitan Opera House orchestra. Residence, New York City. Works, Alice — Lecturer and social reformer. Residence, Moscow, Idaho. The class of 1926 was the most successful one ever graduated from Fergus. It was indeed gratifying to be able to see advance proof of my classmates’ future distinctions. “FLUNKIN’ BUGS’’ An' wise little conscience says, when the sky is blue An’ flowers bloom brightly, and the sun shines too, An' you hear the birdies chirpin' and the snow is gone away. An' the pussy-willows waken, and the roads with dust are gray, You better get yer lessons, and heed your teachers here. An' smile at them at hates you, and feign a mind o’ cheer, An' pay the telltale book fines at clusters ail about, Er the flunkin’ bugs ’ll git you Ef you don't watch out! N i n e t e e n H u n d r e d T wenty-six