Goshen High School - Crimson Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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THE CRIMSON Ira Hoover ' s law-abiding temperament, to Jerry Williams. Mildred Fisher ' s mischievous smile, to Mariam Richardson. Helen Ponko ' s grace, to Kathleen Shoup. Sidney Plaut ' s scathing sarcasm, to Dan Stiver. Helen Kindle ' s gruff voice, to Ilah Abshire. Jack Rathka ' s pearly teeth, to all gum-chewers. Harold Swartz ' s blood-curdling laugh, to Vernon Sharpe. Eugene Boyt ' s imposing appearance, to Porgie Merrill. We do, hereb declare that these, our last wish- es, shall be faithfully executed, and we do declare that this is a conscientious disposition of our most dearly prized possessions. Drawn up in the fourth and last year of this our present school life, this twenty-eighth day of Ma -, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred twenty-five. Witnessed and signed Charley Burkett General Pershing Louise Hatch (L. Hatch folds document) Judge. Oh! Well then, your only complaint is that these possessions have not been duly distribut- ed by the administrator? L. Hatch . Yes, your Honor, and I consider it very important. Judge. Very well. The court shall reproach Mr. Walter for his negligence and rest assured that the dying wishes of the Class of 1925 shall be gratified. Curtain. CLASS POEM Twelve ears ago a silver ship Set sail on a sea of blue — Set sail on the sea of school life. For a land of Promise True. The last port of our journey is won — The port called, Commence.-iient Day ' We gather on deck for the last farewells. E ' er we scatter, and each go his way. Our bune litt ' e craft went on. The rocks and shoals passed by ; Each storm and calm of the voyage vve met. With our motto, Always Ready, on high. The faithful, blue Forget-me-not Keeps memories ever near. Of happy days in G. H. S. — Our A ' ma Mater dear. Thelma Brown CLASS PROPHECY CHARACTERS The Gieen God Three Alurr.ni of G. H. S. of the Class of ' 25. TIME. About the year ' 4{). SCENE. In a temple, where a G een God statue is set in the center of the room. A group of for- rrer Gorhen High School girls enter — They place gifts at the feet of the statue. FIRST GIRL. Oh, great and august Majestv, we have heard that you have the power of seeing th. ' ngs o er the entire wo-ld. Is this true ? GREEN GOD. 1 am the God of Prophecy. It is indeed true that I am blessed by the Superior God to see things that are happening all over the world. What is it that you want ? SECOND GIRL. We have come a long way to ask you to inform us where our former class- mates of the Class of 1925 of Goshen High School are, and what they are doing. GREEN GOD. Before I can ai iv ' er, you must light the magic lamps. (Two of the girls light the lamps). THIRD GIRL. The lamps are lit. GREEN GOD. I must first becomt accustomed to the light. (Short pause). I am looking around the earth. I can see France — now England — the Hawaiian Islands — now the United States. 16.

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THE CRIMSON CLASS WILL CHARACTERS: JUDGE LOUISE HATCH BAILIFF SCENE. Court room. Judge is seated at bench, Bailiff enters announcing. Bailiff. Miss Louise Hatch. Judge. Who is Miss Louise Hatch. ' Bailiff. Don ' t kno ' , your Honor, but she says she must see you. (Louise Hatch enters) Louise Hatch . Your Honor, I have a complaint to make about a man named Judge. You ' ie in the wrong place. Go see a law- yer and ha e him hx up your case. This is a civil court. Ve haven ' t time to monkey with frivolous young people in a huff about somethin:;. Louise Hatch. But, your Honor. I ' m neither frivolous nor young. I have graduated. Judge. Well that ' s different. Let ' s hear what the trouble is. L. Hatch . Well, when the Class of ' 25 passed on into another world, it, of course, left its last will and testament properly drawn up and sworn to, and Mr. O. L. Walter was named administrator. Judge. Mr. O. L. Walter — a very worthy man. He should make an excellent administrator. L. Hatch. Oh no — but he didn ' t. That ' s what I came to see ou about. He hasn ' t peiiormed bis duties at all. Wh , the class ' es most important possessions a;e left totting away instead of being passed on to the rightful heirs. (Tearfully) Imagine — beautiful curly hair, football ability, dozens of other talents — all hidden — because of this man ' s negligence. Judge. This is serious. But hat autborit ' have you to say this? Are you one of the heirs or ex- actly in what way are ou interested? L. Hatch . Well, you see. I wa;. -. ery intimately connected with this class in m youth — very mucii attached to it. Of course when I see its dying wish being disobeyed, it — it — almost breaks m heart. Judge. Very sad — very sad. But perhaps Mr. Walter has merely been too busy. Perhaps this will was very complex ; and, yo;i know, being administrator takes a good deal o: time. L. Hatch. Oh no, the will is very simple. In fact, I usually carry a copy of it. Judge. Fine, let ' s hear it. Then I can judge whether or not this man has an excuse for his negligence. L. Hatch. (taking from purse a document) You can ' t realize how it affects me to think of all these wonderful possessions being simply forgot- ten.. Oh. here it is. Shall I read it? Judge. ' es, go ahead. (She unfolds the paper and proceeds to read) L. Hatch. We. the Class of 1925, having come into our last hours, but being in full possession of all our mental faculties, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament. ITEM I We, as a class, bequeath : — To the junior class, the privilege of beginning at once to squabble over class plays, invitations, and the subject of collecting dues. To the entire student body, our earnest plea to uphold the reputatio i. given our school by the famous grand jury investigation. ITEM II We bequeath our individual possessions as follows: Marigrace ' s success with the Elkha c lellows, to Jane Ulery. Fritz Blougb ' s prominent possessions — his whisk- ers and his girl — to Charley Moxley. Roy Immel ' s Rudolf Valentino dancing, to Elmer ontz. Dorothv Cissell ' s slippers — our one and only pair of rubber heels — to Genevieve Jackson, Kenneth Zook ' s famous constitutional oration, to the ages. Harrison ' s and Bernice ' s long telephone conversa- tions, to Don and Louise. Joe Farrel ' s siren beauty, to Bob Farrel. Johnny McMahon ' s share of said Purl Street taxi, to Wilhelminn Nymeyer. Herbie Green ' s copy of Webster ' s Dictionary, with personal corrections and notes, to the Junior- Senior Study Hall. Dallas ' ringlets and Earl Waltz ' s bulk, to Bobby Bigler. Kathryn Reicbard ' s fine water wave, to our local Marv Pickford. (Edith Cuthbert). ]5

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THE CRIMSON FIRST GIRL. What do you see ? GREEN GOD. I see Dallas Whittle, coach of Notre Dame, at the Great Chicago, a hotel whose proprietors are Jesse Getz and Eugene Boyts. Mr. Whittle is in conference with Fritz Blough, coach of Wisconsin and Harrison Berkey, coach of Michigan. Charles Egenrode, sport editor of the Chicago Tribune, is also present at the con- ference. Passing from Chicago I come to Indianapolis, where I see Esther Muth, occupying the govern- or ' s chair in the state capitol, the first woman governor of Indiana. She is givmg orders to a committee, composed of Thelma Brown, Ruth Childs, Edith Gibb and Blanche Guffey — all leaders in politics — to investigate niearis of build- ing a canal from Lake Michigrui to Goshen, Indiana, now a thriving manufacturing city, thanks to the efforts of Joe Farrell Jr. Still in Indianapolis, the great racing stadium comes into view, where the annual speedway races are being held. The race is almost finished. Roy Foos, the manufacturer of the Foos Royal Eight, Racing Car DeLuxe, is anxiously watch- ing his entered car, driven by Russel Rathka, a famous driver. He is fifth at the beginning of the last lap — he passes a car at the first curve and is fourth — at the lounding of the last turn, he moves into third place. (Girls are excited) No v on the straight-of-wav he is secouii — now he ties with the first car — an entr ' from Elkhart, Indi- ana — again he is second ; but at the finish, Rathka races across the line for first place. (Girls cheer) And now I pass to Har ard Uni ersity. I sc.; Herbert Greene, president of the uni ersity, ad- dressing a group of his faculty, an.oiig whom are : the notable Leslie Diveley, instructor in science; Paul Kauftman, Doctor of Philosophy; Francis Bickle, a professor in trigonometry ; and Evelyn Wilden, instructor of fine arts. At the same university, I see, in the observatory, that plans are being made to send a rocket to Mars, by Professor Walter Mayes and Sidnev Plaut. Mr. Mayes hopes to put his rocket on the market to sell to the public, to take the place of Fords. Lee Miller has consented lo manufacture the rockets, and LeRoy Bakei has accepted a position as business manager of the compan . And now my vision reaches New ' ork, where I see the New Strand Theater, owned by Dorothy Cline. The famous Follies Revue of 1940, -a which Helen Kindle as Rene ' O ' Malley is starr- ing, is now running at the theater, with great success. Also in New ' ork the most important society event of the year is taking place — the annual Masque Ball given by iVIiss Bernice Miller. Miss Virginia Little is aidng her as hostess. One of the most important events on the program is the piano duet given by Misses Floreli and Isabell Holsinger, the twin piano wonders. Among the guests is Kathryn Reichard, a pruii.inent society leader in New ' ork. Still in New York, Miss The!a:a Goldsmith, who has gained renown as a novelist and who Ins taken Gene Stratton Porter ' s placi :.i tne literi.rv world, is talking over the microphone at Rad. ' j Station G. H. S . Among her unseen listeners are Ira Hoover, a famous radiophone manufac- turer, and Vada Weaver, mayor of Philadelphia, in which city she has made her Iiome. (GREEN GOD pauses — ) SECOND GIRL, (anxiously) Do ou see noth- ing else ? GREEN GOD. The vision is becoming dim. Stir up the fires. (Third girl stirs up the sand in the alcohol lamps) On the Atlantic Ocean, I see the good ship Pinafore captained h - Bernard Hess. Among his passengers are Kenneth Zook, V ' ilbur Whit- tle, and Earl Weltz, who are returning from a successful debate with England on the subject Refohed that prunes are better lor the health than rice. On the same ship are VVilidean Mar- tin, Florence Hooley and Thelma Ropp, return- ing ' : from a tour of the Thousand Islands. They stayed a week on each island. Also on the ship i? a symphony orchestra ; among the members are Catherine Whitehead, Ralph Blosser, and Joseph- ine Burridge. (GREEN GOD p.-uses ) FIRST GIRL. Please continue. GREEN GOD. Going on to France, 1 see Vir- ginia Cecil, Mary Miller and Lois Cripe con- ducting a gown and hat shop in Paris. Their shop sets the styles for the entire world. In the shop are Dorothy Cissell, Marigiace Krutz, and Louise Hatch. They are choosing their honey moon dresses with the aid ???? of their husbands- to-be — three wealthy, young men residing in New ork. 17