Gnadenhutten High School - Goal Yearbook (Gnadenhutten, OH)

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Twenty THE' GOAL poured it on the stone, rolled it around and murmured some peculiar words. Then tak- ing the tobacco from the stone, she put it into her pipe. Lighting the pipe, she asked for my classmates' names and a little description of each. Before I gave her the description of them, I, being curious, asked her what effect the stone had. She said she had never told a person but she would tell me because I was the one that really discovered all. She said, Dear child, I had been hunting this very stone. It once belonged to an old Indian medicine doctor who was able to make prophecies and he had most of his power through it and I am one of his descendants. I have the power now that he had and which, dear child, I would never have had if it were not for you. 'fNow, whom do you want to hear about first? she asked. I began to describe each classmate and she started to talk to me, as she gazed through the smoke from the pipe, and described each so vividly that I, looking through the smoke seemed to see them also. She told me that Gladys Brown had gone to Maryland to take up nursing and had successfully finished her course there and is now Superintendent of one of the big hos- pitals in Columbus, Chio. Francis Nussbaum had graduated from Antioch College and had then taught for several years but is now at Princeton Uni- versity. Mary Pfeiffer graduated from Ohio Uni- versity and had begun teaching in Charles- ton, but is now leaving for California to be a missionary among the Indians. Mary Bender, after graduating had be- come a proprietoress of the Elite Dress Mak- ing Establishment, New York City, then she had married a noted barber. Victor Schreiner is now making his fame as a great ball player, playing at the present with the Cleveland Indians. Victor is suc- cessor to the great pitcher, Cy Young. Julia Shull, thru her great love of history, had followed up this line of work and is now on a tour to Mexico where she is gathering material for her new lecture and securing a number of relics from that ancient Indian city, Pueblo Bonito, for the museum of Gnadenhutten. Harold Thomas went to the Art College, Chicago, Ill., and progressed wonderfully in his paintings and had studied under Madame De Ogden of Rome. Harold is now on his way to America. His famous painting, Ossawatomie, now hangs in the Louvre Art Gallery, Paris. Luther Lindon, having graduated, had gone to live with his uncle in Texas and now owns a large ranch in the southern part of Texas where he and his queen reign supreme. After giving me this interesting history she took the stone, carefully brushed the tobacco from it and wrapped it tenderly in a large piece of linen and put it back into the old chest, promising that at her death it should be mine. To think it all came about through one little hike! Clara Mae Reed '24 Ulillli CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of '24, having com- pleted our school life in the G. H. S., and pronounced, by the faculty, sound in mind, and by the lower classmen of having a wonderful judgment, do make and solemnly declare this to be our last will and testament, and do wish to dispose of our many and vast possessions in the following manner:- SECTION I Item 1. To the faculty we bequeath eter- nal peace and happiness. Item 2. To Mr. Sindlinger-The privilege of advising us in our final productions. Item 3. To Mr. Kennedy-All of our un- solved mathematical problems.

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THE GOAL Nineteen 'fOh yes, it was at John Shull's. They spent many good times that year but grieved to lose two more members, Grace Haines and Walter Shull. But a bright side appeared when they gained the first members since the Freshman year, Clara Mae Reed. And they rejoiced again in the Senior year to get another new member, Luther Lindon. Their commencement season was made doubly happy in the fact that they could use the new school building for their graduation. They all left High School leaving a wonder- ful record of a wonderful class. Oh, Wise Owl, do you really think that was such a wonderful class ? I asked, over- joyed. I certainly do and I should like to see all of them, he replied. Why, Wise Owl, that was my class, the class of 1924, I told him. His eyes gleamed as he congratulated the class of '24 and asked me to fill and light his pipe again. I did and he smoked in silence, leaving me to meditate on the happy days spent in school. Julia E. Shull '24 lllli CLASS PROPHECY Come Pet, let us go for a hike. I said. It was a wonderful spring day and it cer-5 tainly was a great pleasure for me to take Pet, my collie dog, and go for a long hike. Generally one of my girl friends went along but this time I happened to go by myself. Pet and I had not gone so very far until we reached a thicket, which we managed to break through and when we were coming out at the edge, my foot caught in some of the tangled grass, and down I went, bump- ing the side of my head on something very hard. I looked to see what it was and found that it was a queerly shaped stone. I brushed some of the moss and dirt from it and could see plainly that there had been some markings on it, which, of course, I could not make out, but I readily saw that the stone resembled those which I had seen on several Indian graves. I knew it had been there a great many years because there was no trace whatever of the grave. I marked the place so that I might easily be able to find it again. I determined not to say a word to any of my friends except an old lady friend who claimed she had the gift of prophecy. She had often told me stories about the Indians and was very fond of showing me some of her relics. Many people did not believe in her prophecies but I had implicit faith in them. I went to her home and told her about what I had found and she said that she would be pleased to have the stone. It had been ten years since I had last seen her. In the meantime our family removed to Texas where I had completed my college course and had been working as a private secretary to the Governor, when I decided I wanted a vacation. So I started back to Ohio where my grandparents were living. Several days after I arrived, I asked grand- mother if the old Indian lady were still living and to my great surprise she told me she was. I at once decided that I would go and see her for I wanted to ask her some ques- tions. I reached her cabin in the early part of the afternoon and found her sitting there in her chair and the smoke lazily curling from her pipe. She did not recognize me at first was nice but I explained who I was and she greatly pleased to see me. We had a little friendly talk, and then I told her that there was one thing that I should like Very much to know. She quickly asked me what it was. I told her I had lost trace of my High School class, the class of 1924, and wished information concerning it. She immediately took from an old chest the stone which I had found, which I had long forgotten and taking some tobacco,

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THE GOAL Twenty-one Item 4. To Mrs. Everett-A more obedi- ent and studious Occupations Class. Item 5. To Miss Taylor-A deeper and more commanding voice. SECTION II Item 1. We, the Seniors, do leave in trust to the Juniors our slogan: The Faithful Nine. The honor of being the first class to graduate in the new Hi Auditorium. Item 2. We, the Seniors, do bequeath to the Sophomores, our claim and studious dis- positions, which will lead to higher and nobler ideals. Items 3. We, the Seniors, do leave to the Freshmen, a room in the new school build- ing where they may develop a feeling of responsibility and importance. SECTION III Item 1. I, Francis Nussbaum, bequeath my ability to argue upon any questionable subject, to Albert Sindlinger. Item 2. I, Harold Thomas, do leave my position as cartoonist, to Paul Williams. Item 3. I, Gladys Brown, bequeath my greatness to Ruth Milligan, provided same is used only in self defense. Item 4. I, Mary Bender, do will my long raven black locks to Josephine Snyder. Item 5. I, Victor Schreiner, bequeath my social relations with the Sophomore girls, to Leonard Blick. Item 6. I, Clara Mae Reed, do leave my power to charm the boys, to Hazel Gibbons. Item 7. I, Julia Shull, bequeath my deter- mination, to Gail Hamilton. Item 8. I, Mary Pfeiffer, do cleave my musical talent, to Edith Schreiner. Item 9. I, Luther Lindon, bequeath my love for quiet and solitude, to George Wentz. We, the Seniors, do leave the whole school with the hope that it has been made better by our presence. THE SENIOR CLASS Luther Lindon '24 lllillli CLASS PLAY NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH Presented by the Senior Class, May 9, 1924 CAST Robert Bennett ......L .LL.,,...L... - . ...., - .Victor R. Schreiner E. M. Ralston ....... ,... ,,,, ...... , L u ther Lindon Dick Donnelly ,.............. . ..,.-., Albert E. Sindlinger Clarence Van Dusen ......... ...... Harold A. Thomas Bishop Doran ...... A ....... - o...... Francis E. Nussbaum Gwendolyn Ralston .... ........ Clara Mae Reed Mrs. E. M. Ralston ..... 1 I . ..-oMary K. Pfeiffer Ethel Clark. ................ ..... M ary E. Bender Mable Jackson ......... . .... Gladys M. Brown Sable Jackson ....... ............. ......................... . .... .......... . J u lia E. Shull Martha .. ............. ................................................. . . Julia E. Shull TIME-THE PRESENT NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH A bet is made that Bob Bennett can not tell the truth for twenty-four hours, but the hero does it. The bet he makes with his business partners and the trouble he gets into with his friends, his partners, his fiancee and his friends. Nothing But The Truth is one of the most sprightly, popular and amusing comedies that the school has produced.