La Porte High School - El Pe Yearbook (La Porte, IN)

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LA PORT Ii HIGH SCHOOL REVIEW. 25 how he had easily captured the dashes at Notre Dame in 07 when the Northern Indiana Track Meet was held there, and how he won the gold medal by making sixteen points. I thought it was no more than right to ask Hoover how he was getting along, so inquired as to his success with the razor. He uttered a groan of despair, and with eyes turned upwards and with quivering lips said that the only person that would come to him was Lyn Barnes, and that as long as he had nothing to shave ( ?), he had not been there for a long time. I told Hoover to cheer up. that the worst was yet to come. I gave him a parting farewell and went out of the door with a heavy heart, as I was sorry that Harry was having such a struggle in life. I glanced across the road and saw a millinery store owned by Garwood and Schnurr. I wondered at first bow it happened that Lillian should be situated just across the road from Hoover. Then I thought of the old saying that “Love will find a way, and I was contented. I felt much happier now. as I knew Hoover would have some one to console him in his grief. At the same time I wondered where R. Parkhouse was. I walked a couple of blocks down the main thoroughfare when the word. “Chemists,’ took my eye. I resolved to find out who was owner of the estab- lishment and entered the place with a bold front. 1 left the door open when I entered and the first words that greeted me were, “Now see here; you ought to know better than to leave that door open.” I recognized the person as being A. M. Otwell, the man who could give out O. K. slips faster than the pupils could take them from him. Over to my left I saw a tall dark complexioned youth, and recognized him as being Claire Fail, when he said. “How are you. kid?” I enquired into their business and Claire said he and Otwell were in partnership, and had built up a thriving business. At the same time I wondered where B. S. Gerdes was, but was much consoled when he entered the room inquiring as to the location of some II. 2 S. attar of roses in disguise. When I heard that symbol, I said Good bye in a hurry and left the place before Prof. Otwell could offer me an O. K. slip. . . I had seen enough of Union Mills for this time, so jumped into an auto and took a ride over to Mill Creek. I

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24 LAPORTE HIGH SCHOOL REVIEW. that Link was in Boot Jack writing many books on that sub- ject as seen by him in the Assembly Room of the La Porte High School. There was no doubt in my mind but what Bohland was the cause of Link’s undertakings. I glanced at another book and saw the word “Debate,” and concluded that John S. Martin must have something to do with that. 1 thought Fitz would know all the particulars and looked to him for information. He said Martin was in Kingsbury, showing the rubes out there how to debate (good position for an energetic young man like John S.). I left Fitz the next morning and concluded to take a little trip down to Union Mills. I was riding along slowly when I saw two girls painting a mountain scene. As I drew nearer to the young artists, I recognized them as Bertha Holmes and Blanche Parkhouse. I was interested in know- ing what success they were having and inquired as to where they were working. I was informed that Gerdes and Brad- bury had set up a studio in Tracy and that Miss 1 lolmes and Miss Parkhouse were working for them, and that they were just completing a pretty mountain scene when 1 came along. I remembered what great pictures they had painted in Mr. Simon’s Art Room, and was not in the least surprised at their success in this line of work. I wanted to reach Union Mills as soon as possible, so went on my way again. On entering the little place, I saw a big sign with the words. “Harry Hoover. Tonsorial Ar- tist.” I opened the door and walked into a neat little shop, and there sat Hoover playing with his hands as usual. We had a long conversation and the course of our talk finally led us to the question as to what all the old members of the class of ’07 were doing. I loover told me that he had receiv- ed a letter from Hook the other day and that he was hap- pily situated with Gladys in New York City, playing the ponies for a living, and making money bv the wholesale. 1 loover also stated that Hank graduated from Yale a couple of years ago and that while there he had carried off the highest honors in the intercollegiate track meets. I did not doubt this in the least, as he used to run like the wind when he was in the high school, especially when he had a cow to scare him by way of incentive. This recalled to my mind

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26 LAPORTE HIGH SCHOOL REVIEW. wanted to gather a little information before going around the city to see the sights so entered a printing house. George Raymond Hulverson with an important walk and a pen in hand stepped up to me and asked me if he could do any- thing for me. I told him he couldn’t do me for anything, but that he might be able to furnish me with some informa- tion as to the location of a number of other old chums. First of all I wanted to know where Alexander was. 1 was not in the least surprised when he told me Harold was “devil” in the establishment, and yet 1 was not able to figure out how such a fat man as Alexander could successfully hold down a job of that importance. George informed me that he was editor and part owner of the printing house, and 1 knew he was making a success of it as he was one time the editor of the LaI'orte High School Review. To give me an idea as to the nature of the paper printed by the firm, George sent the “devil” after a recent issue of the pa- per, and handed it to me. “Mill Creek Wind Shooter” was the name and I glanced up and down the columns in search of news that might be interesting to me. In staring head- lines I saw the words, “()range Grove Devasted by an Earthquake.” 1 was somewhat startled by that news and more so when I saw that Frank Bohland was the heaviest loser. Hulverson ventured to tell me that Frank and Rose had gone to California to live, and I concluded that Boh- land’s last resort now would be to start up his former oc- cupation of “grafting.” There was not a bit of doubt in my mind as to whether or not he would succeed in that un- dertaking. for I knew many a lad in the LaI'orte High School had suffered losses while he was around. I turned over to the sporting page and was looking over the basket ball results when 1 saw the names Y. Smith and M. Smith. The girls’ basket ball team of ’07 in the La- Porte High School was composed mostly of Smiths, and an idea struck me that these two girls might have been mem- bers of that team. I turned to Hulverson for light on the subject and he told me that Margorie and Vera Smith were playing basket hall in Chicago with the University of that little city. In reading the acount of the game they had played against North western. I saw that “Red” had dis-