Lancaster High School - Mirage Yearbook (Lancaster, OH)

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THE ORBI T. 9 ► i PROPHECY OF THE SIBYL FOR THE CLASS OF 1908. For many weary days and sleepless nights. I sought to peer into the fu- ture of the class of 1908 of the Lan- caster High School. One evening when spent with my efforts so to do, I lay back in my chair and fell asleep. I dreamed that I was transferred to the times long since past, when gods and godesses moved among men and were accessible to them. In my sleep, the happy thought came to me that as I was now mov- ing among those who were blessed with such great powers of every des- cription. I might at once obtain the best of help in the performance of my difficult task by consulting the far- famed Sibyl. Accordingly. I sought out Aeneas, who in answer to my earnest solicitation agreed to conduct me to her cave. It is not needful that I describe the difficulties we underwent in reaching that place. We found her just as she is described in mythology, seated with- in her cave surrounded by the leaves of fate upon which were inscribed the fortunes of all mankind. Having gained her permission to consult these most precious oracles. I at once began to look for the leaves upon which were written the future of my class-mates. Fortunately, they were so arranged that I came to them easily. I shall now read from leaves like those I saw in my dream the fate and fortune of each member of my class, the class of 1908. as revealed bv the unerring prophetic vision of the Sibyl: Hazel Stoneburner. a diligent and studious girl during her High School course, will surpass all others In the knowledge of Science. She will ac- complish that which others have tried in vain to do discover some chemical process by which she shall be able to melt the icebergs and then sail direct to the North Foie. Joe Hershberger shall make learn- ing easy by publishing his Condensed Notes in English Literature. begun during his Senior year in school. Among the members of this class, two alone shall aspire to fame as sing- ers. Farl Foreman will be known as Caruso the Second, the greatest tenor singer during the middle of the twen- tieth century. Marie Sturgeon, the siren maid of the class, will win fame as a Prima Donna. At her feet the royalty of foreign courts shall kneel. Mildred Miller will go to the Canni- t bal Isles as a missionary. By her win- ning ways she will gain the faith as well as win the heart and hand of a Cannibal Chief. In the late years of their life they will return to America and spend the remainder of their days on Grass Island in Buckeye Lake. Margaret Clarke, wearied with the incessant demands made upon a fa- mous society leader, will withdraw and devote her time to embroidering dresses. These dresses she will send Mildred for the poor benighted heath- en. By means of the knowledge of writ- ing gained through writing the Class History. and the knowledge of argu- ment acquired in Mr. Brashares’ Virgil class, Isabel Harris will write a fa- mous book. The title of tfyis book will be. Defense of the Doctrine of Foreordination.’’ Owing to his wonderful I know It all” air displayed while President of the Senior Class. George Alten will become President of the District of Panama. He will have as his cabinet all the members of the L. H. S. who so successfully aided him in ringing'' a yell captain for the year 1908. Elizabeth Wilson will have an office in New York, from which she will fur- nish full information and directions, to all who desire it. how they may learn to play the piano successfully, without the aid of an instrument. Her work will be fully guaranteed, as that was the method by which she leanied to play. Ethel Gillespie and Brunella Hood will be two very prominent club wom- en of their day. They will hold high- est offices in their famous literary so- ciety. which will meet regularly to discuss every topic from the latest fashions and the absent club mem- bers. to William Shakespeare and Bobby Burns. In the year 1915. one of the mem- bers of this class will become very famous as an author. Many Latin students shall consult the work as an authority, and Emma Spaun will make her fortune on her book. My Opin- ions. Ralph Crook will travel far and wide lecturing on the merits of High- School Fraternities. He will also pub- lish books containing poetry, which will prove a howling success. Blanche Nicolia. a star of the foot- lights. will become one of the greatest actresses of her age. Her name shall go from pole to pole, and she will be greeted with crowded houses. In the role of House Maid she will be ex- celled by none. With this company Marie Ruffner will travel as Stage Manager and scene-shifter. After the season Is over, she will be engaged to boss the work house. Willis Henterly. business manager for the Orbit, will change his career after leaving school. He will have an accident while running a street car in San Francisco, by means of which the secret of sending a message to the moon will be revealed to him. Willis’ name wll be famed among all the stars and planets as the first man on an- other planet, to be able to talk to the Lady in the Moon. Rowles Driver will become a mighty minister, rivalling the great ministers Conwell and McIntyre. In his con- gregation Marie Strachen will lift up her voice in song and the hearts of the people shall be filled with love and admiration for the charming singer. There will be two girl graduates, who will be chums until death them do part. One will be a blonde and the other a brunette. Over one question only will they worry, and that will be. How can we ever marry and not separate?” After many years of won- d -ring and worrying. Alice Baker and Myrtle Ginder will go to Salt I ake City, and there marry a Mormon. This class will have but one bache- lor. Fain would he climb but he fears to fall. Harry Matthew will cast his lot among the bashful men who live a solitary life, always hoping for a different future. Anna Starke’s sparkin. days will be over soon after leaving High School. She will quit actin' and marry a foreign nobleman whom she will meet while traveling abroad. R. E. STEVENSON DRY GOODS AND SHOES 510 EAST MAIN STREET

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THE ORBI T. 11 The wretched and suffering will find in Elizabeth Spaun their best friend. She. as a Red Cross nurse, will dis- tribute sunshine and cheer as well as Butler's Purity Spring Water wher- ever duty calls her. Russell Driver will excel as a teach- er of oratory, elocution and physical training, including the art of dancing. He will introduce as a specialty the famous barn dance.” Henrietta Gromme through her ef- forts in school to convince the teach- ers she is always right, will become the first female lawyer to compete with Jerome in the New York courts. In order to entirely accomplish this, she will only need a little special study in law. Oral Myers, by his exemplary ideas of justice, will become Chief Justice of the United States. He will then seek Ethel Shumaker with whom he was associated in the oratorical con- test of 190S. and they will unite their interests for life. After a stormy mar- ried life of six weeks’ duration, the divorce courts will grant to each a divorce. To Oral, on the plea of Ethel’s bad cooking, and to Ethel, on the plea of Oral's loud snoring. Edythe Everett, on finding the tele- phone a most unsatisfactory means of courting, will devote many years of her life to the perfecting of an instru- ment. able to convey all the delicate, sensitive, and satisfying yum yums. so essential to blissful courtship. Be- cause she has so studiously devoted herself to this end so great a length of time, her gentlemen friends will have lost all interest in her. She will therefore be condemned to spend the balance of her life as a lonely old maid. Ix uis Boving, although small in stature, will be known throughout the world. His caricatures of the latest fads and devises drawn for the New York World will win him great fame. Through her diligent study of astro- nomy. Estella Danison will discover the secret of the Fountain of Youth.” Thus in 1965 she will be found the same rosv-cheeked. laughing-eyed, sunny-haired maiden, the ever-glowing light of the class of 1908. The last leaf I picked up was so dimly written, that I was only able to read the letters W. E. M.” Know- ing this must be mine. I turned to the Sibyl to ask concerning my future. Just as she was about to speak. I awoke and found myself sitting in the same place in which I had been earlier in the evening. W. E. M.. '08. SENIOR CLASS SONG. We are happy to be seniors. We're the class of 1908. But we’ll never meet together When once we separate. We have reached the mighty cross- road Where we know we must decide. Some go one wa .some another, O. let judgment be our guide. 0) 0 Oh! the glorious hour of school life. There are none so bright and gay; We are happy Wfe at e Seniors, We regret to go aVqy. , ( We are glad that w,e are members Of the class of 1908.- ’• ■ —.a We are Seniors, we are jSenlOrk; We're the class that's never late. Four long years have we assen b{td But the time has quickly passe . And no year have we enjoyed As we have this year, our last. Would that we had four more years yet To improve the time we've lost For. of all the time we've wasted We will soon find out the cost. Fare thee well, thou glorious High School. May thy days be long and bright. For we leave you now to scatter In the thickest of the fight. We will never more assemble. We're prepared to meet our fate. We are Seniors, we are Seniors. And this year we graduate. ORAL H. MYERS. 'OS. V K V V V Copyright iooo . STChN SOf NtW YORK V V V V The High School” Mill they say, grinds fine. The system is all right. But The Top” Mill also's in line; Its styles are a delight. If Snyder’s clothes and hats and ties Don’t make the people stare The fashion hand-book surely lies And folks are blind, for fair. The Top” Mill will your outfit grind, Coat, pants and furnishings, More stylish clothes you’ll never find Than Toppy” Snyder’s things. The price is right, the goods are too, They’re always up to snuff. We'll make a fashion plate of you, This is no bluff. Our reputation in this line’s not equalled on the street. We have the shop that’s really up-to-date. Come order now, and bloom out neat. Don’t wait till it’s too late. if if if A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A S A A A A A A A A A A A A A