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

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Meissner in Bohemia. New York, artist models of Bill Nuetzman, a famous artist. As this scene fade l she saw the figure of Harry Schnable, the most popular grand opera singer in Paris, still courting Mildred Gooden, who was playing star roles in melo-dramatics. Then came Bergen Therwachter. manufacturing nov- elty ties and shirts in Africa. And Marv and Eileen appeared happily married and enjoying the popularity of their latest novel. “Home. Sweet Home. ' Then came Orpha Schumaker. fat and rosy as ever, manager of the well-known Gum Company, I. M. A. Chewer. Next she saw Cecil Wright and Marian Lahey running the E. Z. Cleaning Plant in New York, rendering special service to men in khaki and blue. And she gasped as she saw Ruth Bielefeldt traveling with Billy Sunday and very popular in all the leading churches. Theo Borden came next into the mirror, as manager of a beauty parlor and having great success in making cute noses for people She saw Kathryn Saflford the manager of The French Millinery Shop on Lincoln Way in the great city of La- Porte. Ruth Briscoe and Emery Petering she saw masters of a classy studio of the art of dancing, the Tickle Toe” their specialty. Next came John Klasscn and Helen Wilk, now mar- ried, managing the Couturier Musical Instrument factory. Bessie Shinitsky came into view running a shoe and rubber store in Union Center. Dorothy could not believe her eyes as she saw Dick Russell, finally settled down, after a heart-smashing career, in a little country town, married to Mahnon Proud, and handling the Ford Agency. Hester and Helen Bowman appeared toiling unceas- ingly in the graveyard at Waterford. Chester LeRoy. she saw. a well known politician and the Mayor of Union Center. In the mirror Ella Goetz appeared running a goat farm in Nevada. Delmar Anderson, still successful in his ability to manage, was the President of the Steel Mills in Gary and manufacturing Pegs. Dorothy smiled as she saw Bernice Henry, pretty as ever, in a big studio in Hollywood, making giggles for the movie queens. Christine Hayter, appeared a hair dresser, in far-off England. And Velma Cannon, she saw happily married to the president of the Telephone Co., and Grace Sharpe the nurse of her ten children. Then came Kenneth Schnable. knightly and sedate. I’MTO thirty

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Archie Taylor and Harold Kale, Parties of the First Part, is presented a motto, “Never take the girls with you when you can ride alone, it saves gas. To Mr. Kolsay. Party of the First Part, from the Sen- ior Class, Party of the Second Part, is presented the title of the best coach in Northern Indiana. To John Hamilton, Party of the First Part, from the Senior Class, Party of the Second Part, is presented a box of powder with which to keep White. From Marvin Danielson, Party of the Second Part, to Charles Wilson, Party of the First Part, is presented a book, “How to Get a Case.” To Mr. Harris, Party of the First Part, from the Sen- ior Class, Party of the Second Part, is presented our best wishes to lead the next Senior Class thru High School as successfully as he did us. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we, the Senior Class, have hereunto set our hands and seal the twenty-third of June, in the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Nine- teen. —M. G., '19. Class Prophecy Dorothy was sitting in a big arm chair ga .ing pen- sively into the fire before her. She was dreaming of that clay, five years past, that had begun to wind the paths of her school-mates away from her. I tun iweniynlno Oh. if I only knew what they were all doing, she sighed. Then her thoughts were interrupted by laughter and her handsome husband entered with himself in minature on his shoulder. Oh. muvver. Daddy John just read the nicest story ’bout a girl who got losted from her family and wented to Ozma of Oz and she let her see what all of them were doing in a great big mirror. John Junior kis.ied his mother and demanded more of the charming story and once more Dorothy gave way to her thoughts, and as she dreamed, the room, the fire, ev- erything seemed to fade, and she was in a land of fairy- like beauty before the beautiful palace of Oz. A beautiful girl came out from the castle and conducted her into the enormous throne room, one side of which was a huge mir- ror. Dorothy gasped when Ozma told her to tell her whom she wished to see and the mirror would reveal them. “May I see Betty Travis? she asked in wonderment. For an answer Ozma waved her wand over the mirror and Dorothy saw coming near and nearer to her a big theatre, and as the figures became clearer she saw Betty as the leading lady in the “Follies of 192-1.” As this faded from view Dorothy asked to see Ellis Gro- ver. and in the mirror she saw him and his wife, Florence Mathews, making a concert tour of the world. Then in the mirror she saw Eva Downing and Virginia

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having received an Earldom. living in Venice with his wife. Marion. Then Marie Wise appeared the head of the library of LaPortc. Hope Norton and Louis. of course came together, mar- ried. Louis head professor at Ann Arbor. And last but not least came Jo Parrish manufacturing curling irons for Chicago University, and Florence John- son head of the Foreign Correspondence Bureau at Wash- ington. As the last figure faded from view Dorothy woke up with a start, the room was light. She sat up and yawned, then laughed—she had been dreaming all night. —E. C.. '19. THE SENIOR CLASS ALPHABET. A is for Andy—he can’t be beat, B is for Betty, a maiden petite. C is for Cannon, not below par. I) is for Danielson, our B. B. star. E is for Ella, a stenographer she, F is for Flo. she’ll suit “him’’ to a T. G is for Grover in serious mood, H is for Hope, so quiet and good. I is for Eileen, a dancer divine, J is for Jo with hair like mine. K is for Katz in gigglish glee. I’ago thirty-one L is for Lahey, a maiden care-free. M is for Mildred, one of the smartest. N is for Nuetzie, our wonderful artist. 0 is for Orpha, a smile reserving, P is for Pete, Oh. how observing! Q is for Quiet, not known in Civics 3. It is for Ituth J., busy as a bee. S is for Schnable, H. and K. zwei, T is for Thuerwachter, with his Tokyo tie. U is for US, the class of nineteen, V is for Virginia, very serene. W is for Wilk. height she has plenty, X is for Xcuses, of which we have many. Y is for Years, ahead of us yet, Z is for Zeal, we've got it. you bet. —R. M. B., '19. When first he came to see her He had a timid heart, So when the lights were burning low They—sat—this—far—apart. But as their love grew stronger And they learned the joy of a kiss They knocked out all these spaces Andsattherejustlikethis.