Hammond Technical Vocational High School - Chart Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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SENIOR PROPHECY M R. F. E. BENSON, adviser of the Senior Class of the Technical High School, was pleasantly surprised to receive a cablegram on April 1, 1928, announcing that his Uncle Bim, who lived in Australia for several years, had left him a legacy of forty-five cents. Benson pondered deeply on the matter of investing this huge sum of money. At last he decided that instead of investing the money in Munster Real Estate as Miss Kaske suggested, he would satisfy his curiosity as to his own future, and the future of the forty-four members of the Tech class. A class meeting was called, and at midnight, Friday, April 13, the entire Senior Class, led by Mr. Benson, gathered around a penny fortune telling machine; not a word was spoken, as one by one the Seniors dropped in the precious pennies. Here are the fortunes each received: MAXINE BARNHART — Before you lies great success as a designer of men’s cloth- ing. You will also edit a magazine entitled “What the Well Dressed Boy Will Wear.” MARGUERITE BONAR — You have talent for singing. Make the world admit this and you will, in the near future, become one of the best-known singers in the Hammond Grand Opera Company. BERTHA BLOCK — Establish yourself in the grocery businesss and your success is assured. In a few years you will be the head of a great chain of grocery stores that will make your name known from coast to coast. JOHN CARSMAN — You will do a part of your flying in this world. Your specialty is air — hot air particularly. This indicates that you will be successful as an aviator. You are destined to complete a non-stop flight over the Calumet River in less than sixty-five hours. ETHEL COLE — All Hammond shall know and eat of your cooking. Editors’ Note: Ethel acquired her knowledge of cooking during her senior year. ALVIN DEDELOW — An artist’s model you will be. (So we shall still have our funny pictures.) FRANK EBLER— You are destined to be a great financier. You are a good execu- tive and will prosper in the management of large concerns. Editor’s Note: As Business Manager of the CHART Frank has demonstrated his ability — We recommend him to Schwab. FLORA EIN — You are very valuable in your present position. You will one day be principal of the Lincoln School. ARTHUR EVANS — If you can rid yourself of that most becoming blush you will become a world-famous lecturer on 1 “How to Flirt.” LOUISE FANDREI — You will marry a traveler and travel with him in a covered wagon. BURDETTE FRYER — You will achieve success as a movie actor. Editor’s Note: If Burdette considers entering the movies we will be glad to write the directors at Hollywood telling them that Burdette was voted the handsomest boy in the Class of ’28. Twenty-two

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MALCOLM GARNER — You are fond of sports and write well. We suggest that you ' apply to the Sports Editor of the Chicago Tribune for a job. BEULAH GILBERT— The stars predict a wonderful future for you— a happy mar- riage, money and a long life. STELLA GREGOR— You’re patient and long suffering, you are not easily influenced by hard luck stories, you can crook your finger and make small freshmen quake in their boots. With these qualifications there is no doubt that you will succeed Miss Landon as Personnel Director at Tech. EDNA HE REST — You are fond of studying bugs and insects (particularly those that fly by night). You will become the nation’s greatest naturalist. GEORGE JENNE — You are a good judge of food; therefore, you will be successful as the proprietor of a delicatessen store. (Take care that you do not eat up all of the profits.) MARENIS KA NSFI ELI) — Y ou are to be Hammond’s leading soda jerker, prosper- ous and successful. Editor’s Note: Why not go into business with Jeaine, Marenis? FRANK KARSTEN — You stand ace high with Benson. You’re a friend of Mrs. Byers; but you will make your fortune mending bicycle tires. WANDA KIJCHEN BECKER — Ten years from now the fashionable women of America will no longer go to Paris for their clothes but to “Wanda, De- signer for the Fastidious Woman.” OLA LARSON — You’re a born diplomat, a real politician — you will one day be Mayor of Hessville. ELMER LEIMRACH — After diligent practice you will become America’s champion bicycle rider. LUCILLE LUDEMAN — You are very studious, and someday will be spoken of as “Dr. Ludeman, Hammond’s leading surgeon.” FRED MAYO — Success awaits you in your chosen profession : you are destined to design ' • gymnasium for the Hammond Technical Vocational High School. TONY METZCUS— You will earn fame and fortune playing villian roles in the movies. Editor’s Note: Won’t this sign look great outside the Parthenon: The Hero Burdette The Villian Tony EARL MOORE — You will become prosperous as the proprietor of an ice cream parlor catering to young ladies only. JOE MYERS — You are destined to be one of America’s foremost authors, your novel “Why 1 Never Married” will bring you fame and fortune. CLARENCE McCOY— Your invention, “The Noiseless Egg Beater,” will make you a millionaire. ALBERT PETERS — A future “neighborhood! butcher” — patronized by the whole south side — over your door shall hang the sign: “Sausages from pigs that died happy.” EVERETT PHELPS — You will one dav be the leading merchants of Hammond. ORVILLE PHELPS — It is only a question of time until the name “Phelps Brothers” will replace “Kaufman Wolf” on Hohman Street. WILLIAM RATTER — Your unassuming manner indicates that you will make an excellent private secretary. Editor’s Note: Better ask Titus Beeswax for a job, William. Twenty-three