Gettysburg Academy - Osoga Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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GETTYSBURG ACADEMY foretell but ln no way avert the d1re calamltles that are sure to befall them elther those who are to be slngled out by fate for good fortune or those less unlucky wlll be able 1n any way to change or alter thelr future The dle has been stamped and cast and no power except that whlch lS omnlpotent can change It Your surprlses your averslons your pltfalls and your steppmg stones have all been carefully selected and set 1n order that tlme eternal w1ll only untwlne Harken ye potentates both good and bad to your fortunes as revealed by the power of prophesy The presldent of our class must FSCGIVG Hrst conslderatlon Robert Wlnthrop Wood has been successful 1n hlS llne whlch lS the gentle art of lnstructlng less nlmble humans ln the excen tr1c1t1es of the Terpslchorean art Odd as thls may seem th1s IQ never the less a fact Robert has elevated to a much hlgher plane the art of stepplng over the pollshed floor than It ever hoped to ascertaln IH our day How thls all came about IS of course a mystery and undoubtedly for the most part It Wlll re main as such Whlle partxclpatlng ln one of the well knovsn rassels at a renowned and famed hostelry Robert dlscovered 1ust hovs low and degraded thlS beautlful Greek Myth had be come So R Wlnthrop dedlcated hlmself to the upllft and ad wancement of th1s pleasmg and dehghtful art I reallze that th1S epllogue lb golng to be nothlng but one sul prlse after another but thelr can be no llghtenlng of anyones burden no omlsslon of anyones ldlosyncracles However 1m probable yea even lmposslble these futures seem le me say that they w1ll be proven and vlndlcated only wlth the passing of the years A hermlt l1v1ng the llfe of one d1SpOSS9d IS Frederlck Barclay In a llttle obscured cave somewhere up ln the W1ldS of Smna mahomng he drags out h1s dreary and mundane exlstence Here he has a l1ttle dllapldated stove a remnant of h1S school days on whlch he cooks h1S frugal meals To be alone wlth h1s banjo IS h1s one dearest W1Sh Also lt was because of thxs lnstrument that he IS now l1v1ng the life of a recluse The patlent and for g1v1ng tollers of the so1l of Slnn etc could not obtaln thelr l 1,23 Page 80 ui l 1 1 K 1 . K , . . W . . 1 1 1 ' K , c 1 . . v. . K . . N 1 . . Y . . Y . -D lf. . . V . I . 7 . . T . - 1 1 . . Y . . Y . . - 1 1 . xv A . . . . . V ca 11 - , . Q V 6 .. Y . . . . . . .Y . . I C - . . . . ,Q . . , . . . . 1 ' ' . . .- 1 1 U 1 1 - , - 1 ' 1 . .,

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GETTYSBURG ACADEMY Class Prophesy of the Class of 1923 By jack F Croasdale Prologue I hardly know where to begm th1s more or less ardorus and vet dellghtful task A long long story IS connected Wlth the wrltlng and the consequent publlshlng of thls rambllng eplstle The express and definlte purpose of thls manuscrlpt IQ to un ravel and reveal IH the naked truth the destined occupatlons and professlons of the d1ve1se members of thls class The unde scr1bable povver of forecastlng and predlctlng events magnanl mous or othe1vv1se has alvv ays been one that has fasclnated us to the very depths of ou1 puny and drab souls Many a human has vson and lost fame by endeavorlng to forsee those happen lngs th xt lre vet to be Mv llfe sultry and tommonplxce as It m xv be IS fu too de mr to llSk1t foollshlv by lntelpletlng vvlong lmpresslons IN 1 uvst 11 glzel To unravel and untangle the 1 task that at once seems to assume mountainous proportlons Fo dlsentzngle the shroud to vvlpe fnvvav the mlst that folever clouds the vv ay to pu1e and umestramed v1s1on of the future IS a task th xt would to some p1esent an 1lmost lmposslble and lmpregnlble b1r11e1 Fo one less daunted than I the future mlght alvvays remaln a st1 ong box of 1l'TlD6!1d1T1g good fortune or dlsaster Flom a ch1ld I have l10tIC6d an ever grovvlng povver to understand and ev en folsee future events that vvould have a d1rect and personal beaung on us all I have fostered and en couraged thls lmperceptable and mtanglble povver unt1l now events th xt are scheduled for ye us yet unborn ale as clear and dlstlngulshable to me as the hippemngs of yestervear May hap It IS because of thls unusual and extremely rare glft of for tune tellmg that thlg class has selected me to reveal to them thelr future fortunes vvhethel happy Or 0th61VK1S9 For some th1s wxll be a d1st1nct and profound pleasure for others 1+ vvlll only -l7i 1923 Pav 88 Y y . V . . 1 ' 9 V . , A1 I 1 . L1 ' ' y - 1 ' 1 w - 3 ' S , s Y' . S : ' ' Y Y n . nu . Y CA' Y S y Y . s A ' . kv E 2 .rv . -v ' , L1 uv 1 I 2 I kv . 2.Y ' .Lv 2 u 2 Q-L1 ' -A vy ty - 0 1 . ya ' .' as 1 - 2 '. ' f 1 ' twisted and extremely' complicated fortunes of my classmates is 2 C I nl L' Jn' D L . Y. ' ' 2 s 5 C ' y' '. ' f I 1 4 1' 1 V 11 1 c . 1 . , ' 4 . ' V ' - v' 7 K. 2 K. 2 Y . '. ' . 2 ' S . U . - ' ' 1 1 ' v 1 7 ' - u I 4 Y 1 7. - x D . , t .i........ .1-i. li.. 'E

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GETTYSBURG ACADEMY much needed rest after thelr never end1ng batle vu1th Mother Earth so they gave Freddle the ChO1C8 of thelr rustlc company or the companlonshlp of the afore ment1oned DISCS of muslcal mechamsm Ile choose the latter Passons nous SPECIAL TODAY A fam1l1ar palr of da1nty and well kept hands man1pulate the glue brush everv day 1n order to post to those hungry mortals vx hose nasel cav1t1es have ass1m1lated the dellclous a1omas that have pe1 vaded and saturated the at mosphe1e '1 llst of 3pp6lZlZll'lgly prepared edlbles These ana tomlcal members belong to MlSS Jane Robmson She IS novs the proud propr1etor of an eatlng empor1um that IS knovwn fal and Wlde as the Sassy Parrot Any thlng ed1ble at all can be pro cured at th1s mans1on of m'1st1cat1on from a cluellv tvusted pretzel to '1 plateful of Russmn Cavlar You lre about to hear of the pl edlcted career of one Iuther Seymoul Hafel Whlle he IS to you now an unassummg and gentlemanly young man he IS destlned to become a genuflectlng hlS far famed and 1ntens1xe beauty he has more customers fvnomen that my than Boston has beans llowsex er me1cenary and sord1d thls professlon mu seem to us It IS to Luthel the one brlght and scmtlllatlng 1obs of 1obs To Ht a vsomen artls tlcally vs1th a pa1r of brogans and make a palr of number tens appear l1ke fix es IS truly an art And l1ke he was accustomed to take bread at school 1 e by tvs os and threes he endeavors to sell shoes 1n the same manner Wllllam Henry Rex Gardner now commands our undlvlded attentlon Flom the first he has had an avs ful handlcap to over come 1n the person of h1s somewhat prolonged and elongated name He has str1ven ceaslessly and now hls reward has finally been del1vered or rather purchased ln a beaut1ful tract of farm 1ng land Yes B1ll has turned to the S011 for h1s llvellhood and has It all planned out to ralse razor backs' or ln other words hogs Not however of the Mullen varlety We can now Imagine Wlllle out 1n a palr of mud caked and toll worn overalls wal lowlng and Slldlng about ln the somewhat so1led compamonshlp of h1s p1 lZe members of the country s future bacon 1923 Page 40 i . . 7. 7 ' , CK - !! L7 ' V D 7 Y . . . . , - n 4 L V . C x ' ' , c -I . l Q K . . ' - ' u yy y ' ' - lk sr . Cx . ' R .I x C ps .K ' 1 2 c ' l J t V 7 .S . . shoe clerk in the great metropolis of Phillsburg, Pa. Because of - K v , K v ' 1 7 . . V. 1 . t . ,, ,, . Y ,, . . . V . Y , . . K ' 4 1 ' - , - ' . ' cc - 1 ' Y - . 1. ,