Howe Military School - Tatler Yearbook (Howe, IN)

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CLAS I, Robert F. Olson with considerable hesitation and trepidation, do feebly en- deavor to perpetuate and immortalize the diversified cliques which constitute the Senior Glass of 1937. Acting merely in a representative capacity, I do hereby promulgate the following bequests: Barns' proficiency in science to Twaddle YV. Beam's ability to drop a baton to the next drum-major. , Boaks' scheming mind to USchultzie . Brown's managerial efficiency to Mar- Vie Edwards. De Noyelles' chubiness to 'fMiter Tausz. Duenweg's beautiful, golden, and sonor- ous baritone to Bing Adam. Esler's Hlantern jaw to Ptak., Gabriel's volubility to McMahon J. Gentry's conciseness to Robert.Brines. Hallowell's gracefullness to McNeal. Humphrey's bugle blowing ability to Lyle Taylor. Hutchinson's smile to Pierre Font. J ohnson's military ability to General Hart. Kulms' exaggerativeness to Hosten. McMullen Bfs pugilistic expertness to Reid. Meyer's sophistication to Socialite Wil- liams. S WILL Mote Ofs experiences to Youmans. Mote D.'s studiousness to Gooy G-oode. I Mounsey's shortness to Jugernaut lvlurphy. Peck's bushel of knowledge to Profes- sorl' Jones. Rathbun J. 'S cheverons to Rathbun E. R1G1'1ll1lQ,'tO1l7S accent to Wlorinan E. Scudderls Vocabulary to Aherns. Shelby's good-naturedness to Black. Sori-ick's humor to Sullivan. Spencer's pate of hair to anyone who is in need of an abundance of a mop. Stall 's Ping Pong expertness to Clinton. Tannehill's oratorical powers to HSil- ent Burch. Temple's imitation of Cab Calloway to 'tSwing Hern. flTodd's musical aptitude to Carter. Twaddle His slang to Youmans. Fisher's hem-stitching ability to any able-bodied Junior. And lastly, I, Robert F. Olson do here- by bequeath my powers of argumentation to the outstanding arguer of the illus- trious Junior Class. In witness whereof, I have set my hand and signature this tenth day of June, in the year ninteen hundred and thirty- seven. Roennfr IPREDERICK OLsoN C Seal J

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McMullen, the super Science and Group Guidance student, began his eventful career the same year. Mac is one of the smoking room standbys. Corporal Stall, the third occupant of room 6, rush- ed out of Detroit one morning to be a cadet-1935. His speed in getting places has dwindled a little since then. 'tDave Esler, CSSD, another furniture man from Grand Rapids, enrolled as a two year student-he graduates an Alpha Tau member. Nice work, son. CilyH Olson, mail orderly extraordinary, was determ- ined in 1935, that the whole world would someday know that Green Bay was on the map, so he joined up with the Howe scribblers . . . he was also a peach of a basketball captain. Big Bill Tanne- hill, the tennis mentor, left Kalamazoo to occupy a high position in Howe ath- letics. Hutchie Hutchinson, who is noted for his disposition HD, graduates as a Sergeant. f'Mouse Mounsey and t'Scud Scudder, the outdoor boys of the third floor, came here in 1935 for a two year course- Send is a crack shot with a fish pole, QPortsmouth, Ohiol, and Mouse is fairly good with a rifle -Iowa must be a fine place for practic- ing. Toddie Todd, the violin man from Pontiac, also plays the baritone in the band . . . f'Toddie', is also a Sahgent. The band will miss you, Mark. This class History would not be com- plete without a good word for the new boys, who have accepted responsibilities, and borne them like old timers. Jack Kulms is one of these boys-a tough luck man of football, but a Varsity H winner in spite of his injuries. Mel Humphrey has shown himself, throughout the year, as worthy of the stripes he now carries. Herbie Twad- dle, President of the Midnight Oil Club , is the star student of the class, even though he doesn't sleep for weeks at a time l l His goal is Annapolis-may Howe's training prove useful to this fu- ture Finsign. B-arneyw Barnes is the quiet lad of the graduates. f'Barney will succeed in anything he does because of this enviable characteristic. Fish Fisher, one of Tannehillls pal and beer buddies from Kalamazoo, has the dis- tinction of being the most annoying mem- ber of the class, because I nearly left him out of this class history. Fish7', a future Alumnus of Manchester College, has been an addition to this year's band, with his clarinet. 'iCdie Remington, a man about Indianapolis, gives the Sen- ior class a slight touch of merry old Eng- land and the Bushwhacker's. Best wishes to a future Prime Minister. 'tPeckusH Peck, from Allegan, Michigan, must have learned to play the drums at the Holland Tulip Festival, because he 's mighty good. Charlie is the constant worry of Presi- dent Twaddle, and C' Curls Temple, due to his proficiency along scholastic lines. Jim Howland of Detroit, has been a cadet whom officers delight to work with-his willingness to listen to helpful sugges- tions, and his courtesy, will be remem- bered when future officers speak of the Class of 1937. Throughout the year, this class has improved, it has accomplished its pur- poses. We feel, although we have not been letter-perfect, we have, by consist- ant efforts, developed a cla.ss which the Patrons, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni should look upon with pride. Our best wishes are for the success of the Class of 1938-we hope that they hnd, within the pages of this Tatler, a helping hand to their problems of the future. P. S. lf T have touched anything but the hearts of the Senior class, I humbly apologize, mainly because there are thirty-three of them. -CARL Mora, JB.

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CLASS PROPHECY I had been in the employment of the Alumni Social IVorkersl Association for only two weeks, and when the manager of the concern called me into his office to give me my iirst important assignment, I experienced a great lack of self-conf1- dence, my knees shook like the jello I used to chew twenty years ago. Desper- ately I tried to regain my composure be- fore presenting myself to the boss. After all, I said to myself consol- ingly, I'm not completely unfamiliar with social. work, ever since the day I graduated from Howe, I have been one of the most persistent customers of this very organization ! Then, I bravely walked into my execu- tivels office, received my instructions like a veteran social worker, and sallied forth on my mission, namely, to investi- gate the positions, incomes, and charac- ters ofthe Howe School Seniors of 1937. The lirst name on my list was that of VVilliam Mounsey. I found that he had been pursuing an ecclesiastical career, and decided to visit his little parish in East Liberty, Kentucky. I arrived dur- ing the midst of a very eloquent sermon. The Reverend W. B. Mounsey was in the pulpit, gurgling gleefully to an attentive congregation : Coffee, mah chillen, is the drugged sweat o' Satan! You all remembali the fate of Brothah Gentry, who drank of the Devil's evil potion. Unless you-all change yore ways, you too, will be victims of coffee nerves. 77 Reverend Mounsey's listeners were obviousl moved dee ol f b his oration r . . . l 7 Ior they rose with one accord, and earn- estly bellowed out the recessional hymn: Why don't you practice what you preach OZ ' ' ' The next name on the list was Mr. J. Spencer . After much difficulty, I finally located my former Cadet-Major at San Quentin. Reading over the files which the warden had given me, I no- ticed the following paragraph: Mr. Spencer, who, in affiliation with his three business associates, Messrs. Morgan, Rockefeller, and Hearst, had attempted to establish a ' 'universal mon- opoly on everything , was caught last week in the most atrocious of his capital- istic operations. The four kings of in- dustry and tyrants of humanity, not be- ing satished with enacting a tariff on drinking water and demanding a share of Salvation Army profits, were now forcing proprietors of bread lines to place heavy taxes on all bread, and were reaping huge returns from said organi- zations when G- Man Tannehill, sneak- ing out from behind a loaf of bread, caught them red-handed. I thanked the warden for his trouble and asked if he had the name, Mike Scream , alias '4Beam'l on his files. I learned to my great sorrow that Mike had died shortly after graduation from San Quentin. After having spent only two years there, Scream received the highest honor open to students-mein- bership to the famed society, 'CI IVanna Sing Lauda . The dean of San Quen- tin was so pleased with Mike's record that he offered him a parole. CJust an- other Udizzy dean D. No sooner did Mike leave college than he had another one of his vociferous attacks. . Now I can scream , screamed Scream, screaming. Poor Mike died of acute boisterosis. Leaving the college in a somewhat de- pressed mood, l walked downtown to dine at the Club VVoolworth. Wliile try- ing to find the nickle for my dinner check, I heard a thunderous noise outside. Rushing out, I found myself in the midst of a riotous mob. Everyone was cheer- ing, yelling, and waving flags. Bands were playing, salutes were being fired, police and militia were busy trying to restore order in the jammed streets. Thinking that war had been declared, I