Geneva High School - Legend Yearbook (Geneva, IN)

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lips, had three children and two step-children, and lived most of her life in Geneva, Unfortu- nately no information about Mrs. Myers could be found other than that she had no children and spent many years living in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Miss Maude Wells taught school for three and one-half years, Not enjoying the work. she returned to college where she completed a business course. Her life as a secretary began with a law firm in Ft. Wayne. She was appointed business secretary of the Y. W. C. A. there. and collected most of the funds for the new building. Moving to Indianapolis she did secretarial work for James Whiteomb Riley. After his death, Miss Wells helped in the compiling of the Biographical Edition of his works. In 1924 she moved to Muncie to be secretary to B. J. Burris, the newly elected president of Ball State Teachers College. She remained secretary to the presidents for twenty-one years, Retiring in 1946. she now lives with her older sister in Muncie. Indiana. Mrs. Alice Addington Wells, wife of the late W. A. Wells. has resided in Geneva since her graduation. Dorothy, their adopted daughter, has found her place in music evangelism. Mrs. Wells has contributed greatly to the good citizenship of her community by losing herself com- pletely to the task of helping and uplifting others. Mrs. Lorene Miller Wallace, former secretary to the late Gene Stratton-Porter for seven years, was married at Limberlost Cabin, North, in 1315. Mrs. Wallace. who is the wife of the state entomologist, Frank N. Wallace, has 3 son, John, in research work in Philadelphia. Since the tragic passing of Mrs. Porter, Mrs. Waliace has written magazine articles, relative to her work with this famous author. She is a member of the Womans Press Club of Indiana and the Na- tional League of American Pen Women. Mr. W. C, Bing Meeks has been employed for the last nineteen years with The S. M. Jones Company of Toledo, Ohio, manufacturers of sucker rods for oil well pumping. as a Ufac- tory man, in charge of the state of Kansas. During the first month of work for this company he invented a snap or loose handle suckerrod wrench which has been widely distributed and is still on the market. Mr. Meeks was married to Miss Lora Madding. They have three children and nine grandchildren in whom their interests are greatly centered. Mr. Meeks enjoys music and gardening as his hobbies. He has composed a few tunes for the piano and grows lovely roses. Mrs. Grace Burke Titus dreamed of becoming an artist. After graduation she did study art: but later went to Indiana University and received an A. B. degree in comparative philology and A. M. degree in English. She studied English further at Columbia University. Mrs. Titus is now teaching English in Junior College at Mason City, Iowa, where she has lived for many years and where her husband, L. J. Titus, died several years ago. Mrs. Titus is still a Hoosier at heart. First Row-Norma Ward Phil- V lips, deceased. Lorene Miller 2- ki VVallace, 3840 N. Capitol Ave- I nue. Indianapolis, Indiana. Miss ' Maude Wells. 710 N. Martin Ave- nue. Muncie, Indiana, Nora Cougill Myers, deceased. Second Row-Alice Addington Wells, Geneva. Indiana. William C. Meeks. 212 N. Beckley Drive. Wichita. Kansas. Grace Burke Titus, 412 E. State St., Mason 1 City, Iowa. l Fifteen

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Golden Anniversar Seniors of 1898 Q 4m 1 f-fs . .Q ,Z . . Tl - Q M ,uyls 6: V 1 ff? ff y . i sz, A. -.. ww-'cggf X 1' W-. , 1898 CLASS Front Row-Grace Burke, Prof. J. E. Lung, Alice Addington. Back Row-Maude Wells. Lorene Miller, William C. Meeks, Norma Ward, Nora Congill. '98 REVIEW The time: the evening of Monday, May 9, 1898, The place: the Geneva M. E. Church. The weather, good. The new stage: brilliantly decorated for the occasion. Picture the stage with two American flags and a large banner with the class motto, Ducimus, qui Sequenturf' fWe lead. motto, will follow?l, stretched between. The letters of nile green were placed on a white background providing the display of the class colors. The program: a huge success. The music: well applauded. Each member of the class delivered an oration. The valedictor- ian honors went to Miss Maude Wells, the class president. Her oration was A Message to the Twentieth Centuryf Miss Alice Addington, the salutatorian, spoke on the subject, Life's Boomerang. The following evening at the same place, a large audience once again assembled. The high light of the evening was the class address given by Dr. Joseph Swain, President of Indiana State University. He chose as his subject, Essential Education. He said, There is such a thing as misdirected education, but never too thorough or too much. We must build strong char- acters if we are to become a success in life. How well we, of 1948, could also heed these wise words. The presentation of the diplomas by Professor J. E. Lung, superintendent, followed. The Class of '99 climaxed the evening with a reception in honor of the graduates. But what has happened to these first graduates of the Geneva High School? Two of the seven, Mrs. Nora Cougall Myers and Mrs. Norma Ward Phillips, have passed away. Mrs. Phil- Fourteen

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