Keokuk High School - Comment Yearbook (Keokuk, IA)

Page 30 text:

Z2 THE COMMENT agent, and her winning smile and her charming personality are never without the best results--Ross can tell you that. The musical depart- ment is carried on by Verne La Porte, Mary Galloway and Helen Treadwell. QTheir selections are always met with much applause and appreciationj Rex VVilcoX and Hallie Lloyd have become known as the two greatest comediansfl Their past conduct in the assembly was merely a forerunner of their future fame. Palmer Pyle, with his good looks and winning smile, won as his wife a multi-millionheiress. Palmer has, at last, reached his greatest ambition-a life of luxury and ease. Helen Alvis and Margaret Hayden are both practicing Home Eco- nomics and seem very happy. Keokuk has at last a new High School-the largest and best equipped in the United States. Anna Louise Doyle is the principal, and in spite of the spring days, there is a perfect attendance. How times have changed! hladaline Hallahan is a kindergarten teacher in the slums and her work has done much to make the little children happy. A branch of Gregg school has been instituted in Keokuk. Ellie Johnson acts as chief dictator, because she speaks so slowly and dis- tinctly. Nlargaret Ryland and Gladys lNlcKenney display great pa- tience in the correction of papers-especially hlargaret. Because of her efficiency, Vera Schoel was chosen General Managei' of the school. ln spite of her dignified and business-like oflice she is frequently calling for a light lunch. How true it is that habits formed in High School follow one through life. V ' hlarjorie Hill is personal stenographer and otlicial reporter to the President of the United States. Qfhis is not surprisincf. as lVla'rjorie always did have a way of pushing herself inj .' D , Raymond Allen is a designer for men's clothes. method re- quires no models. His principle is-when you want a thing done Well, do it yourselfj . Frank Bertsch is a very prosperous farmer, and his crops always Win first place, with the exception of Harold Sutherland's famous strawberries, with which he furnishes the vicinity both summer and winter, and Yansee Dawson's prize watermelons. Frank has little trouble in calling in the cows, due to his practice as yell leader back in the High School days. Clyde james is Professor of Science at Cornell University, and Kenneth Bevering is his able assistant.

Page 29 text:

THF COMMENT 21 amused us With an old-clothes race. Raymond Kirchner brought his friend, f'Sally Hobbs, of Nauvoo. 'LSally turned out to be an exact likeness of VValter Hobbs. Everyone enjoyed himself very much. , Un all the athletic teams the Seniors have held a prominent place. At the Fairfield basketball tournament Raymond Kirchner, Captain of our team, was selected as one of the players on the all-tournament team. Walter Hobbs was placed on the second team. QIt is quite a compliment to be placed on either of the first or second teamsj. We come to a close of our Senior year with many regrets. We would that we might linger here with our patient and never tiring teachers. We thank all of them, and especially bliss Solomon and Dr. Reid, for the moral and intellectual backbone with which they have provided us. Yve feel assured that in future, when obstacles block our path, We shall be able to overcome successfully those obstacles. DUANE LAMASTER. CLASS PROPHECY It had been a great many years since I had visited in the home town where my early school days had been spent, and it was with great curiosity that I rode up Broadway the morning of my arrival. The Hrst great changes that impressed me Were the numerous sky- scrapers. These, I learned, had been built by the famous architect, Graffen Blood. His day dreams during his school days had been real- ized, after all. I bought a paper, just before going to the hotel, and discovered that Junior Skirvin was general manager, which proves what a man can do when he applies himself. A select boarding school for girls had been erected, of which Ruth Kraushaar is President and Ruby Beck, Dean Clarice Lichenberger and Lucille Schmidt had charge of the Department of Domestic Arts Cand their skilled experience has won each a home and husbandj. Hazel Sullivan and Irene Johnson are the Student Advisors. fTheir motto is: A word to the Wise is suflicient. j Because of the vast increase in population, Keokuk has great de- mand for a taxi system. Connable VVills has met this need by estab- lishing the Keokuk Transfer Company. A Chautauqua Company has been organized in Keokuk and makes a national tour yearly. Nina Van Ausdall acts as advance advertising

Page 31 text:

THE COMMENT 23 George Raber is Professor of Analytical Geometry at the University of California. He is known as the most capable teacher the Uni- versity has ever known, which is probably due to his early preparation in High School. Birdwell Sutlive is captain of a large ocean liner and his nautical ex- pressions which he developed in Miss Casey's lfnglish room are of great assistance to him. Alta Bradley is President of the Tuskogee College and her private secretary is Virginia Stewart. Fowler Phillips and Robert Pagett are both prosperous business men. Fowler is head of the overalls department at Irwin-Phillips. Carl Pilug is manager of the Nash factory, which has been advanc- ing and enlarging wonderfully under his management. Elmer Thon has become a great orator and his favorite subject is Where and How to Get lt Since july 1, 19207 Mary Louise Cochrane and Ruth Streeter are settlement workers in New York City fand have done much to better the conditions therej. Wilma Hancock and Irene VVilcox are the poets of the age. VVil- ma's Howery language won national fame for her, after all. James Galloway is at very competent lawyer and has never been known to lose a case. flt has been said that he has great opportunity for argumentation, which he practices on his adopted family of four- teen childrenj. Walter Hobbs is a senator from Illinois. They say it is surprising the way he has overcome his slow and bashful manners. fHe ob- tained an early start, though, from his frequent visits to the Pond Apartmentsl. Nlax Jones has been made head of the Steel Trust, in place of Gary, because of his hard and determined looks, which he practiced in the halls of the old Keokuk High School. Neil O'Brien's Nlinstrels have improved wonderfully, due to Earl Johnson's cleverness as end man. Raymond Kirchner, who was President of our class, still retains his title and is President of Stone 31 Webster. Virgil Keneff is head of the Agricultural Department at Ames. He believes in a time for work and a time for play-especially the latter. Irvin Lamb is President of the National Bank of New York City. He seems to have no interest in his wife and children-all his thoughts are at the bank. Nellie Elster and Ruby Brown are his expert ac- countants.