Germantown Academy - Ye Primer Yearbook (Fort Washington, PA)

 - Class of 1911

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Bulletin Cthey alwayshsaicl I was rash with my moneyj-. After waiting some minutes, one of the same old cars that ran on Main street twenty years ago approaches. Some- thing new, however, catches my eye. The car is provided with one of the new Sterrett Patent Fenders. Ever since Wfillard lost his job as wireless operator on a Delaware and I-Iudson canal-boat, he has devoted his time to the invention ofa car-fender which shall safeguard human life. . Wfhile glancing over the various headlines, on the way in town, I notice that 'fGovernor Evans sees the Phillies trim the Giantsf' and that Chaplain-of-Congress, Gillespie, rebukes the Speaker of the House for matching nickels with Senator Knox Uohn having decided that there were more heathen in Congress than in China, has given up his foreign work and has returned to his native countryj. I turn to the society page and in the Evening Chat column I read- of an elaborate dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. Roland Iellett, of Mt. Airy, in honor of Admiral McKinley who has just been apppointed to 'the command of the European squadron. After many a sleepless hour I reach Fifteenth and Chestnut streets and , whom should I meet in front of Jacob Reed's but Elliot Wleston Stinson, admiring some loud shirts and neckties in the window. From all appearances Elliot has become a man. I-Iello Stin., still here, eh P Stin., after favor- ing me with his usual manly handshake, passes out a UFatima' 'from a beautifully engraved cigarette case, and we wall: down Chestnut St. Elliot, still fond' of walking, proposes that we take a stroll up the Boulevard. Anxious to see what a great work ,Mayor Passmore has done for our city, I accept with alacrity. At Sixteenth and Race streets is a large public playground, and whom should we see teach- ing the children to play that exciting game of leap-frog but our old friend and classmate Guilliam Aeneas IVells. Wlellsy has become quite expert at this new game, due to his boyhood training with ponies. just at this moment a great banging and exploding noise is heard. Turning around, we see amidst clouds of dust, a huge black auto coming in our direction. As it draws near we discern the figure of a man with a large cigar in his mouth and minus a hat. Nobody else seems

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I have known these gentlemen whom you see before you to-night, I have viewed their future from the truly modern American standpoint of seeing things with one's eyes wide open. I will beg the indulgence of the audience while I step about twenty years in'to the future. I find myself standing on the corner of Main Street and Chelten Avenue gazing up at the lofty sky-scrapers that adorn the center of our metropolis. During a lull in the buzz of the aeroplanes, strains of sweet music smite my ears. Turning in the direction of the sound I notice a regiment of boy scouts march- ing up Main street headed by Clark Nichol and his mouth-organ band. Behind this regi- ment are numbers of tall hats, evidently be- longing to some political club on its way to a mass meeting. After a while I follow them, and find that a crowd has already assembled in Vernon Park where, upon a platform, a very rotund, handsome man with a bald head is making a speech in which he is addressing a body of suffragettes, and is denouncing the city garbage contract. I push into the crowd to get a closer view of the speaker, and by watching his gesticulations, I make out the pleasant, smiling face of Select Councilman Doyle of the Twenty-second Wfard. I am unable, however, to get any closer to the speaker and begin to wedge my way toward Main street. just at this moment a hand grasps me by the collar, and looking around, I behold my old friend Grandma Cope, clad in the uniform of the suffragette-police. I-Iello, Edgar, what are you doing awake at this time of the day? It seems to me that when I knew you, these were usually your sleeping hoursf' Uh, no: I have night duty now and sleep on my beat. I-Iaving reached the sidewalk, I stroll idly down Main street toward the Germantown Theatre, the oldest place of amusement in the town. There I behold, on the signboards, in large letters, Special, This IN'eek,t Mr. Spie- gel in 'Wlhat Happened to Noah. ' Seeing no hope of getting into the show, I resolve to board a trolley car and go into the city. A little newsboy comes up and I purchase a



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to be in the ear. lsn't that Mason driving that car, Stin.? Making sure it is Harold, I run into the road, and the car slows down. lYhy, hello, fellows, jump ing I'm just rid- ing around killing time till the choruses get out. Have you been up to the auto show yet? To our answer of 'lNo,,' he replies, lYhy, you know Merrie Allell Hlld I ll-HVC H big exhibit up there: I'll take you up l ln less than no time we are in the spacious armory, walking around among the exhibits. A large sign confronts us which reads, Use lVhitby's Lubricating Oil, made from Banana Skins. Steve used to think that banana skins were made only for missiles, but he must have learned, through his great talent for ob- servation, to utilize their well-known property of slipperiness. Down at the end of the aisle, a handsome man with gray hair is dem- onstrating the wonderful combination auto- aeroplane. Drawing near we recognize Merrie Allen. But he is no longer the sporty little chap he used to be when he attended school, his years in the wild and woolly Wfest, where he went broke with a circus, have had a tell- ing effect on his appearance. Seeing nothing else to attract our special attention, we decide to go home. Having said good-bye to Elliot at the sta- tion, I wander back to the hotel for dinner. As I am leaning over the office desk, talking to the clerk, I hear a familiar voice shout, I bet yo got ma ankle brace in yo suit case. Turning around, I see old Jim Franks, raving at some tired looking men and saying unkind things to them. He has become captain and manager of some up-state Bush League team. lVhile strolling about after dinner, I en- counter rather a handsome fellow, in a tall hat and evening dress, evidently bound for the opera. Yes, sure enough its Monk Belfield. Bill has become Professor of Astron- omy in the University. I-Iello, Monk, where are you going? Are all those young ladies- over there, with you ? Yes, we're going to hear Signor Pletcher, the great tenor, in :Car-men.' Too tired, after such a strenuous day of meeting so many old friends, I deny myself the pleasure of hearing this great singer, and go to bed.

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