Hopewell High School - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Hopewell, VA)

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dllaaB Jiropljpn} EW INVENTIONS and discoveries had always been of the greatest interest to me. Consequently I was very pleased when I received a letter asking me to call at 412 East 22nd Street the next day and inspect a new invention. The letter was unsigned. I called at the stated address the following day as requested. To my utmost surprise and pleasure I was received by my old Hopewell High classmate, Erased Slocum. He ushered me into a room littered with electrical apparatus. On the far side of the room was his invention, a radio equipped with television. The inventor told me that the amazing feature about his machine was that it would pick up any every-day sound. I walked over to the set and connected the switch. I turned the dial and a large Hospital appeared on the screen. In this hospital I recognized Forrest Glass, a busy doctor. Dorothy Elliott appeared as Superintendent of Nurses with Louise Brog- don, who was her first assistant. Another turn of the dial showed me the monument then under construction to commemorate world disarmament. I look¬ ed hard into the screen to make sure that I recognized Winfrey Lane and Carl Lester directing the work. I already knew that the architect for the work was Steve Bogese, who was happily married to Annie Bobb. Turning the dial again I saw an oriental city’s airport. Stand¬ ing beside a powerful airship were Anne Goodson and Mabel Newton. They were getting ready to take off on the third leg of the first airplane trip around the world by women. I now saw a busy office and recognized Eltis Davis, who was superintendent of the A. P. stores in Virginia. Every turn of the dial seemed to bring one of my old high school classmates into view. Forgetting my host and the out¬ side world I sat and played with the dial on this fascinating in¬ vention. Another office, but this was the headquarters of a large newspaper. On the side was a small office and printed on the door were the words, “John Elder, Cartoonist.” Noise! Cheering! Oh, just a major league baseball game. Looking closer I saw that the pitcher was Clarence Elliott and the catcher was Murry Oliver. - M[. Page Twenty-nine

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CLASS HISTORY—Continued The occasion proved very successful and was immensely enjoyed by everyone. This brought to a close our Junior year which marked our entrance into Senior life. Little did we realize how soon our high school career would end. Senior It would take much time and space to enumerate each little remembrance, each invention and each accomplishment of the members of our Senior family, so we will mention only the most outstanding ones. Although we are unfortunate enough to graduate in this time of depression, our high school show proved very suc¬ cessful, the “Mock Minstrel” was given good support, and we were able to publish our annual. We feel greatly pleased with the results of our efforts. This year a Dramatic Club was formed under the direction of Mr. Ellis and Mr. Smith. Many of the students joined and much interest was shown. We. have been quite successful in athletics this year, es¬ pecially in basketball, scoring victories over Petersburg in the double-header games played by both boys and girls. The base¬ ball season opened by halting Petersburg’s “winning streak.” We were very proud of this as they had won twe nty-two games in succession. We are very grateful, indeed, to Miss Burch, Mr. Mallonee and each of our home room teachers for the splendid advice and cooperation they have given us. We realize what they have meant to us and that we would have been utterly lost without them. It is with deep regret that we bid good-bye. As we look back over our past we see how each year we have prepared ourselves to meet the requirements of a graduate. Now that the curtain is about to fall, we are ready to make our exit, and re-enter on a new stage .... the stage of “Life.” —Isabelle Futch. Pnp ' e Twenty-eight

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CLASS PROPHECY—Continued And now an auditorium packed with people. The speaker was Louis Aderholt, a candidate for United States Senate. Another turn and I saw a small native village surrounded by a jungle. Starting out on another of his famous exploring trips, was Mr. Herbert Ford. I next saw a fashionable beauty parlor. The owners were Judith Vivas and Wanona Glenn. Turning the dial again I saw a building on a quiet street with the sign, “School of Elocution, Director, Miss Patsy Batte.” A large farm was the next image on the screen. The own¬ ers were Gilbert Atwater and Daniel Vtipil. These successful farmers were married to Helen Jozwiak and Emily Sodomka. I now saw a quaint tea shop. It was one of a chain owned by Idell Ameen and Annie Hood. In a large city I saw looking through a beautiful new home Virginia Dailey and Arline Poland, Interior Decorators. Another turn of the dial and I saw a large University. In the gymnasium was the Director of Athletics, Dennie Pritchard, talking to the coach of football, Clarence Cunningham. A high school came int o view. Walking down the hall were two teachers, Mauro Helms and Aurelis Savage. Standing in a large fashion shop was Julian Pritchard, musi¬ cal comedy king, talking to Elizabeth Huffman and Mary Powell, fashion experts. They were discussing the costumes to be worn by the star of his next production. I caught the name of the star. It was Isabelle Futch. The next turn of the dial showed me a girl’s college. I saw Christine Collier as Director of Physical Education. William Elder was the next of my classmates to come into view. He was a well-known and respected minister. On an isolated strip of coast I saw Richard Cook and Edward Powell, inventors. They were working on a new type of gyro¬ plane. On the main street of a thriving city I saw the Motorcycle Sales Corporation of Emmett Cibula and Anton Jozwiak. Another girl’s school. A pupil was walking into an office. On the door were the words, “Miss Virginia Benesek, Head of English Department.” Another turn of the dial showed me John Burnett seated in the office of his wholesale grocery store. At a doctor’s meeting I saw Claude Wells and William Wicker. Albert Grosch and Jennings Hall appeared with the next ■ M[ H, { ( Page Thirty