Houghton High School - Amygdaloid Yearbook (Houghton, MI)

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Page20 THE AMYGDALOID Regarding the personnel of the class now graduating: forty of us entered Houghton High School in September, 1919. Ten of those entering in February, 1920, have completed their high school course. Three have joined us from the class of 1922. Seven have come from Ripley High School, three have come from Calumet, and one from the Central High School of Detroit. entered high school in September, Two 1920, completing a four-year course in three years. This makes a total of sixty-six stu- dents,-the largest class in the history of our school. CLASS PROPHECY HENRIETTE GUNDLACH Ten years have passed-ten years since I have been in Houghton and since I was graduated from Houghton High School with the Class of 1923. Yesterday I won- dered where each one of the class had gone, and now I know. This is the way I found out. I picked up the Gazette, and to my surprise found that Lucille Williams, The Little Redheadf, was playing at the Ker- redge. I was determined to see her. After the matinee, where I recognized Elmer Jacobson as the comedian in the vaudeville, and Palmer Sullivan, in the minstrel show, I rushed to the dressing-room, where I greeted Lucille and began to inquire about her travels. Have you run across many of our class- mates during your travels, Lucille ? I in- quired. Have I? said Lucille. I believe I have seen them all. After a moment's thought she began thus: Exactly ten years ago today we gradu- ated from Houghton Hih. and at that time each one of us pursued different courses, scattering throughout the world. I know you are eager to hear about all of them, so I will tell all I know. No doubt you recognized Elmer Jacob- son this afternoon. He has been with this company from the start, drawing a salary of two hundred dollars a week. And when did Palmer join the com- pany? I asked. Oh, we ran across Palmer down in Ala- bama a year or two ago, and as he was not working, we took him into the minstrel show, Lucille went on. I have been at the Kerredge playing for almost a week and during my spare time I have been able to look up some of the boys and girls. Alice LePage and Helen MacFarlane, you know, are running a tea-room in the fashionable district of Dodgeville. Alex Pakkala is running a bus line be- tween Hurontown and Houghton. I-Ie told me that he studied in Germany to become a doctor. but this did not satisfy him, so he returned to Houghton. When I was riding this morning, I passed through Laminga, and noticed a big sign, 'Calverley Hotel.' I went in and found that the proprietor is no other than Harry, and that Helen Fovargue is the head waitress. Oh, yes, I interrupted, Yesterday, when I was riding on the train through At- lantic, I noticed a pretty young lady hang- ing up clothes lines in the back yard. By the time the train had stopped, I recognized her as Loretta MacRandle, and I thought 'There's Loretta giving out her line againf I called to her and she said that she has been married for several years and has lived at Atlantic all the time. Loretta also told mej in the few min- utes that I had, that Henrietta Krellwitz is taking an Advanced Course in Flirting

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THE AMY GDALOID Page19 test was a member of our class. The big social event of the school year, as far as the class of '23 was concerned, was the dance! the Freshman class gave for the entertain- ment of all the classes in school. At the beginning of the Sophomore year we elected Harry Calverley to the presi- dency. This year found up better able to enter the various branches of athletics, and more of my classmates supported the Orange and Black in the inter-scholastic contests. Our declaimer of the Freshman year again took first honors in the prelim- inary contest, but was less fortunate in com- petition with the representatives from other schools. The girls' physical trainin clubs were organized under the clirectioliflli .Miss Stanka, and the Sophomore girls proved themselves dangerous rivals for supremacy in the inter-class competitive events. just before the Christmas vacation we learned that Mr. Willerton had resigned and was going to take a position in the Mar- quette Normal High School. Though we regretted his departure. the change was a promotion and we did not wish to deny him that. Mr. Hoxie succeeded him. The cast of the Senior play of that year was so large that some of the members had to be under-classmen. Eight Sopho- mores volunteered and their services were accepted. VV hen 'we returned after the summer va- cation, we were welcomed by Mr. Thorpe, as principal, and by several new teachers. There was no gymnasium in the high school, and at the time that Mr. Thorpe ar- rived no arrangements had been made for renting a hall outside the school building. Mr. Thorpe started working almost imme- diately to make the necessary arrangements. After some time and a considerable expend- iture of labor, a lease was secured on the Citizens' Bank hall. The first games played in the new gymnasium were those which determined that the Juniors were the inter-class champions. The real tragedy of our high career came on the night of December sev- enteenth. 1921, when Houghton High School was completely destroyed by fire! Wliile the building was standing we took it for granted, and gave it little serious thought. We all wanted a new and bigger school: but after the fire had taken its toll and left only a heap of smouldering ruins we realized that our school was the old one, and that the new building would not re- place it in the memory of our high school days. Temporary quarters were arranged in the Bosch and Carkeek buildings on Sheldon street to snfhce until a new school could be completed. Assemblies were held in the gymnasium. Almost all of the dif- ficulties of such an arrangement were over- come and school went on much as if all the classes were in the same building. Spring came at last, and with it prepara- tions for the Junior reception to the Seniors. Committees were appointed by the presi- dent, Milton Grams. The committee on finance decided that larger funds would be necessary than could be raised from the class dues alone. Accordingly, a dance was given at the gymnasium, the proceeds of which were used to help defray the ex- penses of the reception given at the Amphi- drome on june ninth. While the Senior year is recent enough so that most of the facts connected with it will not need to be recalled, a few of them might be emphasized. A majority of the letter men in football and all but one on the basketball team were Seniors. We had three representatives on the girls' basketball team. For the Hrst time in several years our year book, the Amygdaloid, has been successful financially. It had been difficult to meet the expenses of such a book and there was danger of its publication being discontinued. But now we have practically assured for the future classes of Houghton High School the pleasure of having an An- nual.

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THE AMY GDALOID Page21 from Stella Armstrong, who has several classes at South Range. Stella is intending to enlarge her offices because of the increase in business. 'Puddy' stays at Loretta's most of the time. Even all these years couldn't part them. I'1n so glad to hear about these girls,', said Lucille. I had hoped that I would see or hear from them before leaving again. Well, to go on. The Sullivan Brick Manufacturing Co. has for its manager a man who married the former owner, Stephanie Sullivan. Of course you know who he is. 'Odger's Laundry, I read on a Ripley building just yesterday. I suppose it is Hankis. We knew he wanted a Landry ten years ago. Lillie Piippo and Lily McCance desired to continue as business women, so they es- tablished an Employment Agency in Chas- sell. Business there increased so that it necessitated something like that.- Thomas Trathen completed a successful hockey season with the Portage Lake team a few months ago. Through his never- failing efforts this team has won every Tom is planning a trip to Norway, game. where he intends to keep in practice. Evelyn Geismar has quite a problem be- fore her. Two very fine-looking men have proposed to her and she is trying to decide which to accept. Ev says that she may re- fuse both and take a position with the Ga- zette, similar to that of Doris Blake in the Tribune. Augusta Haller decided that she wanted always to remain at home. But this lasted only a few days. A week after graduation she was married. VVithin a year she was divorced and married again. Now I hear that she is living very happily in Ripley. VVilliam Slattery, perhaps you know, is a street car conductor at present, and has been working for the Houghton County Traction Company a year. Previously he was a policeman in New York. Did you know, Lucille, that Gage Coop- er is senator from Michigan ? Yes, not so very long ago I was in Washington and met Gage. He told me that his friends want him to run for presi- dent next term. He also thought that I would be interested to know that Lila Kel- low is his private secretary and deserves much praise for her excellent work. Marion Noetzel is located there, too, and has been very active in club work. VVhen I was there, she was president of the Civic Club. While I was in Chicago, continued Lu- cille, Uplaying at the Blackstone Theatre, I happened to look into one of the boxes, and imagine my surprise when I saw Harold Gustafson with a party of girls, and assist- ing him to entertain. them was Waino Ha- kala! Two pictures in the Chicago Tribune caused me to want to read the paper first. One was Emma Girard, who won laurels as the best all-round woman athlete in the world. The other was Edwin Goodale, a strapping, well-built man, who has become a prize-fighter. In the article it mentioned Robert, alias 'Tex', Richard, who is pro- moting a bout between Ed and Edward VVayrynen, who, they say, has grown to be almost tive feet tall! I am watching the papers for news of the outcome. Eileen Kennedy, after completing her three years' course in nursing in a large Chicago hospital, has become quite famous for her rapid cures. One of her sunny smiles and her happy disposition is her rem- edyg in other words, a moderation of Coue's Principles. Sigrid Pelto and Helen Pettis have a neat little bakery in this city. Soon they will branch out and have a chain of stores through various cities. 'tMelida Gardner is employed on the of- fice force of Ford Motor Co. in Detroit. She has prospects of a promotion which