Kutztown University - Keystonia Yearbook (Kutztown, PA)

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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«

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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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Stella Kalii was for some time physical director at Albright College and while there met the handsome young coach of the college, and as the story books say, “They were married and lived happily ever afterward.” Arthur Bilger became a platform lecturer and spoke at Keystone State Nor- mal under the management of the Redpath Lecture Bureau on the subject, The Dignity of Labor.” Irene Farbcr, who took such an interest in Luther” and his work, after- ward became the wife of a sedate young Evangelical minister, who was a K. S. N. S. graduate of 1914. She is a model pastor’s wife. Our little girl,” Agnes Frew, became a teacher of Latin in a high school in the coal regions, where a handsome young principal presided, and as their duties compelled them to be together much, a romance developed and Agnes is now a model helpmate. Maude Gano married a slim” man, whom she averred that she would love through thick and thin. .Maude delights the New Jersey village with her songs at many farmers' festivals and is as jolly as ever. Ira Carl, who displayed his oratorical ability while at school, has been elected district attorney of his county. His patriotic speeches, delivered during his campaign, aroused the voters to enthusiasm. Elsie Goldman became a deaconess and devoted her time to charity. It has been rumored that a minister has asked her to restrict her ministrations to his parish, but she has not yet decided. Another one of our girls, Marie Gilpin, has married a prosperous scientific farmer. She is president of The Farmers’ Wives’ Association” and is doing much for the betterment of rural conditions. Olive Griffiths is the wife of a successful engineer and fortune has blessed them with happiness and prosperity. As she gets passes on the railroad, she is a frequent visitor at her beloved alma mater. Dr. Horace Grim is a prominent physician and is a great authority on “Bac- teriology,” thus upholding the family record for scientific attainment. The tallest girl of our class, Mclsena Grube, taught for a few years and then realized the dream of her youth, by becoming the loving wife of a doctor and a loving mother. She is very proud of her six-foot son, who is now an athlete at K. S. N. S. The tiniest girl of our class is the successful teacher of the kindergarten at the Topton Orphans' Home. She is greatly beloved by the children whom she delights with her music. Viola Haldeman became a physician. She always said, My highest ambi- tion is to become the happy wife of a good man.” Therefore she married a talented young doctor and Viola feels that married life is better than “even” teaching in “Paradise.” Maude Hamm was for several years preceptress at a normal school, a position for which her bearing qualified her; but contrary to expectations, she married an eminent professor at that school, who was no other than her former sweetheart,” Irvin Reitz. Anna Hammes made a great success as a teacher in New England and was in much demand as an elocutionist. Later she met her ideal, a professor, thus realizing her ambition of becoming a professional man's wife. 19