Ionia High School - Ionian Yearbook (Ionia, MI)

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He has become personal advisor to the president of the French Republic, and on the list of the French president’s personal staff appear the names of Beverly Benedict and Elizabeth List. And speaking of political situations, I notice that the Senate of the United States is now partly composed of members of the feminine sex. Patricia Lampkin, Katherine Dolphin, and Eugenia Boltz were elected respectively from New York, Alaska, and Hawaii, the latter two having become states recently. Thomas Westbrook has become quite famous for his prize livestock, which have won more blue ribbons than any other cattle in four states. Donald Faulkner and Alfred Horrocks have moved to Kentucky and are training race horses; now they have their own 1,000 acre farm, and have become quite prosperous. Ray Elliot is their best jockey. Albert Lemke, who has his own orchestra, buys all his music and has much of his arranging done by the New York publishing house of French and Company. Harriet Holbrook is the chief lyric arranger of Robert French’s establishment. Somewhere off in the wilds of Africa, William Webster is tapping rocks. A geologist with the Smithsonian Institute, he has led some very noted expeditions to South America and Africa. Gara Caine has gone to the big city. She is now running the Blue and White Cab Service in San Francisco, which is entirely and exclusively a feminine organization. During her school days, Gara formed such an attachment for her Alma Mater that she insists upon having her drivers attired in very dressy blue and white unifoms. Her best “cabby” is Virginia Zick. James Thatcher’s acting ability has placed him in Hollywood. His auburn locks have become such a rage that men all over the country are rapidly “going redhead.” Glen Ries has entered the field of athletics and is now coach at the University of Colorado. And Ethel Seybold? Oh, she is assistant manager of the Western Union office at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The ambitions of Frank Fisher in the field of civil engineering have been realized. He has just fulfilled a contract with England and France, which provided for the building of a tunnel running under the English Channel, between Dover and Calais. In charge of the electrical work of this project was Douglas La Due. Rayburn Mason has also become outstanding. He adopted the principles of the great Socialist leader, Norman Thomas, and is now his most trusted aide. Rayburn has taken his oath to carry on the work when Mr. Thomas retires. Teaching piano and violin back at our dear, old Ionia High School are Gertrude Pearce and Dorothy Humphrey, who took up work in the field of Music. Thus the Fates decreed, and the words which fell from their lips have remained in obscurity through the ages, only to be brought to light when they should be entered upon the scroll of history. Marie Fox 23

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esteemed Elwood Brake, and on the staff appear the names of William Allen, international news reporter, and Mildred Nelson and Alice Williams, society editors. Oh, yes! There is an “Advice to the Lovelorn” column—even the best of diplomats do have their troubles, you know.Who writes this column? Well, the advice is signed either “Aunt Helen” or “Uncle Jim.” Just as I thought—Helen Eddy and James Nimz! Posted everywhere in the city of Boston are notices to the effect that the next presentation of the Boston Symphony Orchestra will feature guest conductor Leon Lockwood, who regularly directs the New York Symphony. The medical profession has claimed several of our class. Dorothy Stevens, a surgeon and medical missionary, with Madeline Schmidt and Louise Petrie to aid her, has accepted the management of the largest United States hospital and medical base in Korea. Gertrude Linebaugh is Superintendent of Nurses at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Louise Peterson and Beulah Ockert both started seriously on careers as Early Elementary teachers, but Louise was persuaded by J«ck Shoemaker to join him in a dancing act; now they are making many hearts flutter, for they have gone into the movies. Their instructors in the art are Kenneth Ritenburgh and Donald Marion, who teach the stars of Hollywood their dance steps for pictures. Louise’s gowns are designed by the noted Jepson, and are modeled by Willie’s assistant, Dorothy Cobb. Earl Platt, blessed with good looks and intelligence, was also tempted to go to Hollywood, but abandoned this idea when he was offered the Chair of English Literature in the University of Edinburgh. Two of our girls have turned out to be very brave, for Charlotte Miller and Lillian Martin are stunt flyers and parachute jumpers at the Los Angeles airport. Barbara Bennett, whose ambition when she left high school was to be a kindergarten teacher, was lured from this course by a rich oil man of Southern Michigan. Frank Harkness purchased a farm, struck oil on his property and found himself in need of an efficient housekeeper. So he asked Barbara to take the permanent position, which offer she found very tempting, and finally accepted. Gordon McGee has become a noted performer on Station WLS in Chicago. Every Wednesday night he conducts his world-famed minstrel show. In the cast appear the names of Marvin Marshall, Harold Lemke, Charles Rushford and Mallery Wyman. At the Chicago Art Institute are several pictures which are causing a great stir in the world of artists and picture lovers. Two familiar signatures can be found on these, for some bear the initials L. J. and others, C. B. R. The former are those of Leslie Johnson, and the latter are Bert Richardson’s. Maxine Matthews and Vinnie Hoppough are still together, I see. They own the world’s best known botanical gardens, located in Berlin, Germany. Frances Wakefield and Kenneth Rowley are their very able assistants. The two Gladding sisters, Pauline and Arlene, are in charge of the orchids of “Matthews and Hoppough, Limited,” and are making extensive experiments in the blending of colors. Richard Craft’s address reads 1538 Rue de Champs-EIysses, Paris. 22

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