Kutztown University - Keystonia Yearbook (Kutztown, PA)

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Malvcne Heater is the wife of Rev.” Abner Richards, a former classmate. He has “long ago” overcome his bashfulness and with the help of his wife is now the efficient pastor of a large country church. Mary Hemsing, after attending Oberlin College, became a successful kinder- garten instructor and is also a famous debater on the question of Woman s Suffrage. Harold Heywood is the trusted cashier of the National City Rank of New York City. He is widely known as an authority on finance. Lona Hepner, who took such an interest in science while at Normal, is now applying her knowledge as an assistant to her husband, who is a well-known chemist. Mary Hoffman, after a number of years of teaching, at last took pity upon the long continued wooing of her faithful lover, a prosperous merchant, and is now a jolly little housewife. Our noted debater, Grace Kramer, is a famous speaker of The Flying Squad- ron” and has saved many from the snare of strong drink. It is rumored that she is engaged to the Prohibition candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania. Fanny King, while a student, said that she would teach until she could afford to enter an Old Ladies' Home, but a certain young physician did not allow her to carry out this plan and she now resides at Pottsvillc.” Daniel Heffner is the proprietor of a successful department store and is the proud possessor of a beautiful wife and bright children. Danny” has found that domestic life” is all that he dreamed it would be. Anna Minnieh and Veronica Kiss are the charming young wives of U. S. naval officers and are prominent at many social functions in Washington. Lillian Kline presides over a splendid southern home in sunny Florida as the wife of a rich orange grower and is still loyal to K. S. N. S., expecting to send her children there. Howard Hoch is manager of his father's flour and feed business and takes a prominent part in politics, having been elected county commissioner of Perks County. Mabel Knoll married a wealthy lawyer and devotes her means and time to Social Settlement work in the shims of Chicago, where she is dearly beloved. One of the finest farms in Perks County is owned and managed by our former classmate, Raymond DeLong, and he is imparting his knowledge of agriculture to his six sturdy little sons. . Helen Levan married a druggist. Later she studied pharmacy and is now his assistant. It is needless to say they are very successful. Florence Levy was for some years the director of a kindergarten, but agreeing with Pestalozzi, that a mother is the best kindergarten teacher, she is now apply- ing his principles in the training of her own little ones. Florence Madeira decided to help her suffering fellow men by becoming a nurse in the service of the Red Cross. She has done much good work in foreign lands and while engaged in her work married a surgeon. George Frey started a general store and built up a splendid business. He ta ces a great interest in the Y. M. C. A. basketball team and is the instructor of the boys of the town in athletics. I orrainc Lewis is a teacher of domestic science. Every one who looks at .orraine sees the benefit of scientific cooking, for she is as fat and jolly as ever and has decided to scientifically manage a certain good-looking bachelor's” home. 20

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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

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Marjorie Marcks specialized in kindergarten work, but later married a mis- sionary and is now in the Philippine Islands teaching the little natives. Estelle Miller designed fashions for a couple of years, but Estelle was not satisfied with single life and married a “wealthy automobile manufacturer and spends her time in touring over Europe. William Fryer is the efficient grammar school principal at Souderton, his wife’s home town,” and is a very happy father of his little flock. Our former V. M. C. A. president, Henry Kehres, is the pastor of a large Reformed Church and is a great temperance leader. His beautiful parsonage is presided over by our popular classmate, Lillie Ncster, who is a help and inspiration to her husband. Dorothy Porter married a musician,” a former student at K. S. N. S., and she now assists her husband in giving concerts which have met with great success. Agnes Reiniger was for several years a missionary in India, but she found life in India “too lonely” and she is now the wife of a professor at Franklin and Marshall College. Harry Frymoyer is the popular manager of a large musical company. His wife, whose musical ability he appreciated while at Normal, is the leading soprano. Carrie Schadler is a prominent newspaper reporter on one of the large New York dailies. She has as yet warded off all the “suitors” on her staff who have come to her for matrimonial information. Our friend with the patriotic name, George Washington” Francis Hohe, abandoned school teaching to take up telegraphy and is now chief telegrapher for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Helen Schaeffer is teaching elocution at a normal school in the West. At our alma mater’s last alumni night she delivered with rare power a reading entitled, The One Horse Shay. Esther Scheirer taught a few years in the Mary Drexcl Home, Philadelphia, but decided that she could exert more influence as a minister’s wife and married a handsome young preacher,” whose heart she had won while at school. John Shankweiler became a professor of Latin at Harvard and his home is a center of attraction for the students on account of the splendid duets rendered by him and his wife, who was his classmate, I.elah Schuler. Emily Smith taught in New Jersey, where she met and married her soul- mate,” a business man, and she is a model housekeeper. She has long forgotten her youthful admirer who wrote, When I write to you, I dip my pen in honeydew.” Walter Kramer is a successful country physician. His success is largely due to the fact that his jolly disposition has a beneficial effect upon his patients. Helen Schncck, our dignified” classmate, is head nurse in a New York City hospital, but she has at last decided to become the wife of her faithful admirer of old. Charles Lindcmuth, after teaching a few years and marrying a “Kutztown doctor's daughter,” has lately accepted a position as manager of a department store in a western city. Pearl Rabenold and Grace Wanner are teachers in two of Perks County's model standardized schools and they are enthusiastic and efficient workers. John Messersmith has established a successful business college and is still a charming bachelor who writes finely typewritten letters to the “fair sex,” for John always was a “ladies’ man.” 21