Kutztown University - Keystonia Yearbook (Kutztown, PA)

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Class Jpropfjecp ♦ SITTING in my study one evening resting after a hard day’s toil, I fall into a deep reverie of my past life and gazing vacantly at a calendar on the wall, I see the date is June 23, 1935. This at once attracts my attention and brings memories of my school days and classmates of K. S. N. S., 1915, and of the great- est and, at the same time, the saddest day of my life, ‘'Commencement Day”: Great because of the hopeful life before me; sad because of the parting with my classmates, whose friendship meant so much to me. My mind then wanders back to them and I unconsciously breathe aloud a desire that I might know what each and every one is doing after all these long years. What has become of them? Looking into the fire on the hearth before me, I behold these words, Doings of the Class of 1915,” and a fiery book appears within the flame and its 107 pages contain the story of the careers of my classmates. The first name revealed is that of our class president, Robert Aberncthy. He has become a prominent and noted speaker on “The Betterment of Social Conditions in America” and is one of the successful candidates for the State Legislature and Helen” is very proud of him. Calvin Afllerbach has long ago realized his ambition and desire and has passed the civil service examination and has been appointed postmaster at Allentown. He is still a favorite among the opposite sex, for true to his word lie has remained a bachelor. Mary Anstock gave up teaching to devote her time to literary pursuits. She- lias written a novel which is one of the season's best sellers and her name is now on the list of Dr. W. W. Dcatrick's Pennsylvania Authors.” Lately she married a musician, whose music furnishes the inspiration for her writings. Blanche Perrett is now the happy wife of “her Bill, as she used to call him, and is now living on a large scientifically conducted farm. Blanche is a great help to Bill, for she studied agriculture with interest at school. Mary Pond is the faithful and loving wife of a missionary and is helping her husband to convert the natives of Persia. Eva Brown has become the charming wife of a scientific farmer, and despite her married life, has attained great fame in the world of art for her beautiful scenes of country life. I.amont Beers has become the beloved pastor of one of the largest churches in Allentown. He is famous for his beautiful sermons on the book of Ruth.” Mary Portz and Florence White are living at Normal Hill as the wives of Hiram” and Edwin,” who are professors of Languages at our alma mater. Lulu Brown was graduated from Dickinson College with honor and taught until a young man appeared, who measured up to her ideal, “Uncle Andrew,” and she married him and they founded a home in the far West, which is beautified by many of her artistic creations. 17

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As seniors we were also the leading spirit in the Christian work. Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. had separate weekly meetings besides the joint meetings held every Sunday. In addition to these associations there were Mission Bands and Bible Bands. The time will soon be at hand when the class of 1915 will be ushered into active life. If we glance back through four years many interesting things manifest themselves. How short the four years spent in these halls seemed! During the course of years we feel that we took a very creditable part in all school activities. In athletics, studies, societies, religious organizations and other student interests did the members of the class of 1915 manifest great interest. The class expresses the hope that at some future time it may give the school a return for what she has done for it. The historian, in behalf of 1915, wishes the best farewell possible to Dear Old Normal and all its teachers who have done so much in making her members what they hope to be in the future. Farewell. John V. Shankwkilkr.

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Albert Benfield has devoted his attention to business and is a prominent real estate and insurance agent. Any of the class of 1915” who wish to buy houses or stocks, may call upon Mr. Benf.eld in the Land Title Building at Philadelphia. . Rachael Caldwell became the governess of a wealthy widower s child and after a few years, he found that he could not dispense with her services and she became his wife. Esther Christman is now a prosperous doctor and has been offered a high position in a city hospital, but Esther “for reasons all her own” has refused to accept. Anna Conry is the wife of a prominent citizen of Shenandoah and presides over a happy cultured home. Her husband, seeing the benefit of an education at K. S. N. S., has sent their children there. Samuel Berger has happily married that old sweetheart of his and is the successful supervising principal of the schools in his home town. Anna Louise Deatrick attended Cornell and while there she became acquainted with a promising young professor of science and decided to become his assistant for life, and Anna, who always took such a delight in domestic science, is a model housekeeper and is often visited by her father, who delights in her good cooking. If you visit K. S. N. S. you will be delighted to find our former classmate, Marion Christman, teaching the little ones in the kindergarten, and a wealthy young widower, whose child Marion teaches, is very much interested in her; so you better visit the kindergarten soon. Anna Conway, one of the demure little girls of our class, has made quite a success as teacher in the primary schools of her home and in addition has done much social service work in Catholic societies. Robert Zimmerman, with his business ability, and Gertrude Baer, with her knowledge of cooking, thought it would not be a bad plan to make an alliance, and as the old saying goes, Two heads are better than one,” have founded a very happy home. Bob” is a business teacher in a noted college and Gertrude is using her domestic science to good advantage. Florence Loose was graduated from Columbia University and is now a suc- cessful teacher of mathematics in a western city; but a prosperous ranch owner is trying to convince Florence that managing a household rather than a school is the proper sphere of woman. Hazel Dilcher taught a few years and then succumbed to the musical attain- ment of a young musician, who won her heart by his beautiful rendition of the Rosary.” Her husband is now devoting his talents to the conversion of his fellow men and Hazel is his coworkcr in this great work. Charles Berilla is now a corporation lawyer and a campaign speaker for the Republican party, lie has at last been captured by one of the fair sex, who has converted him to woman’s suffrage. At the head of the elocution department of the Allentown College for Women may be found our classmate, lilda Dreisbach. One of the latest items in the idette is an account of a linen shower given by her pupils uj on the announce- ment of her engagement to her one case, Guy.” At Plymouth Meeting resides Helen Enterline as the wife of a fine young minister. She is an ideal minister’s wife and is very popular among the people of the community. 1«