Harrodsburg High School - Harrodian Yearbook (Harrodsburg, KY)

Page 33 text:

Me Page twenty-seven

Page 32 text:

stage for three years under an assumed name—a wonderful actress—and to think we never expected it of Dolly. Miss Ruth Sandusky has been employed by King George of England to paint two great portraits, one of himself and one of the Queen. Ruth has become a wonderful artist. Such success is well deserved, for Ruth studied hard at art school. Here I will speak of Mary Della Vandivier. You all remember Mary Della—our shy little friend. Well, Mary Della is now writing. She wrote a book not so long ago entitled “Q. E. D.” It is a study of school life, a very interesting novel. One of the characters portrayed is the exact likeness of our old Geometry teacher, Mr. Lewis. Geometry brings to mind our red-headed friend, C. S. VanArsdall. C. S. is now Professor of Mathematics at the Louisville Male High School. He seems to have made quite a hit with the society ladies there, for during week end one can never find him at home. Always at Miss “So and SoV’ or at some other “Miss.” The last time 1 saw C. S. he had been to call on Miss Irene McDonley, who is president of the Woman’s Club in Louisville. We had some distance to go to find our two old friends, Misses Emma Middleton and Eva Watts. Do you remember how they used to chum together all the time? They are still as thick as ever. They run an exclusive hat shoppe in Paris. I went there last year. They didn’t know me, so I walked in as a customer. Flora Cassell was with me. We both tried on hats for half an hour, undiscovered. At last, after selecting hats, we were recognized by Eva who received our checks. She threw her arms around both of us at once, and tore up the checks. The hats were ours and Eva and Emma wanted us to live in Paris. We were tempted but, to our sorrow, couldn’t stay. In London, on the way home, whom should we meet but Alma Wheeler. We had expected to find her on American soil, but she fooled us. Alma was in London advertising a new' American brand of perfume. We enjoyed a happy day with her and heard that Miss Kathryn Gibson was visiting friends in Pallas, Ireland, the old home of Robert Burns. We didn’t see Kathryn, but learned that she has taken up the profession of coaching and was there training American girls for the Olympics. On returning to America we went to Philadelphia for no reason at all, and to our surprise found Miss Lena Rivers Sparrow operating a radio station, broadcasting at all hours. She seemed to enjoy her work and we became so interested that it was hard to leave, but as there were three classmates yet to be found, w e continued our journey. 1 wrote to the Bureau of Information in California (Dora Curd’s ranch) and found that she knew where Sada Gabhart was. Sada had entered the movies ami was known as “Marietta White.” Her latest picture was called “The Golden Romance.” I saw the picture and in her first leading part I thought Sada did remarkably well. Everyone was crazy over her and her picture. Miss Thelma Lake was found in a small town in Ohio editing the “cutest” paper one ever saw. She called it the “Lake Special” and you can imagine the witty remarks and tales Thelma put in that paper. I wrote for a copy and to my great joy she sent me one. But time is flying. I must hurry. I believe this is all. No, there is one more, Mr. Ben Allen. Ben is teaching dancing at a school in Chicago. He has donj very well in his work and his wife—I forgot to mention the fact that Ben wras married—and she is proud of him. He is a marvelous dancer and as witty as ever. Now we have all of our classmates, all but one. When we had found our friends and also found the prophecy tiue, I took the papers to where they had been kept for so many years. On the way to the bank I thought about the writer and remembered she had left no account of herself. When I reached my destination and put tho papers in the vault, I noticed a latin inscription in ink on the back of a sheet of paper lying in the bottom of the vault. The paper had evidently slipped from the batch and 1 had missed it. The inscription in English read: “I iive in peace.” This may mean on earth or in Heaven. As I sit by my fireside and dream. I dream of her. I hope she is happy and in peace if on earth, and if not, 1 know she is in peace, because never has there been a more kindly and good girl. —MAYE BERTRAM. Pase twenty-six

Page 34 text:

CLASS WILL We, the Class of 1930, being almost ready to pass from this hard and cruel life in Harrodsburg High School, do make and publish this, our last will and testament. Item We give to Mr. Ensminger our deepest sympathy in the loss of the second period Library Study Hall. His devotion to its rigid supervision has been untiring. Item We give and bequeath to the Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen the two hours of studying each night, required by Mr. Ensminger. Item We give and bequeath to the Freshmen space around the library tables for their high chairs. Item After much deep thought and hard study we have decided to leave our History cards to Mr. Parker for reference. Item To the school we leave the burden of the conceit borne by the Harrodsburg basketball boys. Item We give and bequeath to Miss Henderson the coming three months’ vacation in order that she may have plenty of time for the meeting of her Latin Club. Item We, after much consideration, have decided upon these small bequests, and w'O hope that they will not be received as something valueless, but that they will be re ceived in the same generous spirit in which they are given. We leave the following: I. To Roger Clemmons, Edward Adams’ power to make A’s. II. To Nancy Nichols, the “Joker,” alias Billy Alford’s secrets for chewing gum without getting caught. III. To Edwin Rue, all of Ben Allen’s claims on Frances True Brown. IV. To anyone who needs it, Frances True Brown, Sada Gabhart and Flora Cassell give their ability to learn French. V. To Louise Cheatham, Maye Bertram’s “Rules for Bleaching Hair.” VI. To Claude I eslie Strader, James Champion’s deep bass voice, in order that the good work of James, in making the halls of Old H. H. S. echo with his melodious tones, may continue. VII. To Hazel Taylor, Dora Curd’s endless chatter. VIII. To Ellsworth Gillespie, the force of Charles Dedman’s “mighty right.” IX. To Clell Coleman, Bush Finnell’s desire to jump center on the basketball team. X. To Mary Lou Wilson, Margaret Gentry leaves her prescription for dressing rapidly after basketball practice. XI. To anyone in the library at the 5th period, Kathryn Gibson, Thelma Royalty and Lucile Lay leave their tendency to laugh and talk. Pape twenty-ei ht