Lancaster High School - Mirage Yearbook (Lancaster, OH)

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and gentlemen, if yon ever pass through Kalamazoo, stop at 333 Make You Buy Even i? You Don't Want to street.” and inspect our Buzless Buzzer.” Your humble servant. Edward Baumgardner.”— The Buzless Buzzer —some car I’m sure. Mabel as soon as we return from Eng- land. I’ll have to see them. The next is postmarked Chicago. It’s such a long ore too. “Loy. as you probably know, is now the minister ot a large church here in Chicago. We have two dear little sons, twins. We call them Hart and Dallas. Do come and see us as soon as convenient. With love, Ruth Suzanne Busby Kohler.” Twins! Hart and Dallas! How those names recali our English class. I wonder which aie their letters. This must be from Hart. I could always tell that writing. It's a perfect facsimile of a lame duck.”— “Helen and I are at present at our summer home on Long Island. You. I suppose, kr.ow that I am president of the hot air plant at Rochester. Dallas, as you will realize, is chief justice of the Supreme court and as he is now very busy working on an im- portant ca e at Pleasantville, desires me to extend his cordial greetings to all. You remember how interested Paul Leitnaker always was in farm work. Well, he now owns a large farm near Carroll, and with the help of his wife, formerly Mildred Brown, is making a great success of it. As ever, Hart.” “Yes, Mabel, it is getting late, and I'm hurrying. Here’s one {from India”—“My dear friends,, there are quite a number of our former class mates over here on this for- eign soil. I am glad to say that I have entirely changed my views and am no longer a woman hater. On the contrary some even call me tickle and flirtatious. I believe I am safe in saying that I am quite handsome and it is rot much wonder that women find me attractive. P.oy Benadum is :n command of the Ameiican troops stationed here and I frequently see Harry Nourse, our able Ambassador to India. He is very popular in court circles here, and I am told he is soon to be married to Edna Bisher or in other words to the girl he left behind him. Best wishes to you all. Merret Burt.” “Now, isn't that just like Merrit. I knew he wouldn’t keep on hating woman all his life. T do believe this is from Marybelle Thompson.” “Right now I have the leading role in 1 Princess Pat,” Laura Baxter is my under- study, but will scon have the lead as I am about to leave for my chateu in France to indulge in a long needed rest. Stanley Garrison and Donald McCleneghan are my ad- vance agents and are perfect wonders. Had vou heard that Dr. Earl Bauman is now the head cf the laigest Hospital in Berlin? Helen Vera Towt is now in California with her husband, but they both intend to accompany me to France. Much love—Mary- beile.” I'm positive Mabel, that there are no letters from Alice Sim.cox and Josephine Wilson, because it was only last week that I saw them in Boston. You can’t possibly guess what they ave advocating—Woman's Suffrage. They are traveling with Mrs. Pankhurst too. I went to hear her lecture and there sitting beside of her on the platform were Josephine and Alice. I wish you could have heard Alice. She gave such a soul inspiring address. All the time she was talking she rushed from one side of the platform to the other just like this. When she shouted, “what have men done for this world—nothing! What have women done for this world—everything!” I was completely won to the cause. And Jesephine kept nodding yes, to everything Alice littered. After the lecture I went up to them and they told me Francis Pool was living in her beloved New Mexico and successfully conducting a big lemon ranch, and raising chickens as a side issue. That same morning too, they had seen Cecil Kouser and Helen Gray, dressed stunningly in the height of fashion. Tiiese two accomplished girls were both private secretaries, one to Mrs. John Jacob Astor, and the other to Mrs. Vanderbilt. (23)

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ITEM IX—We grant the following individual bequests: Our president leaves his seat of honor and his dignity to his successor; Minnie Hartman leaves a large stock of chewing gum to be equally divided among the lower classmen as they may desire. We, hereby, nominate and appoint the Schoolboard as executors of this, our last will and testament. In testimony whereof, the class of '16 hereunto set their hand and signature, this the fifteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixteen. ‘‘Letters, letters, nothing but letters. Mabel how will we ever get all of these read in time to catch the 11:30 car. We must do it though for never in this wide world v ould we think of missing Kittie’s wedding. I surely am thankful that the war is over because just fancy, we would never be taking this trip to England if it wern’t. And to think that George White is the power behind the throne in England. Can’t you re- member Miss Perfect m English class giving poor George perfect fits on account of his pessimism and now to think he is chief adviser to the King of England. Nine-thirty—Good gracious, we’ll simply have to skim through these letters, for if we don’t make the 11:30 car we’ll miss our boat. Wasn’t it the grandest pian to arrange that in ten years from our graduation day each one should write a letter, and that letter should go the rounds of the class. What better way could there possibly have been to let us know what each person was doing. Now, for the first letter.’ J’li do the reading and you listen. Whoever can this be from, with such flourishes and curleques. From Niel Amcndt. Yes. Yes, he always was keen on putting those big flourishes when he signed his name. We'll not have time to read any right through, but we can glance through them, and finish them on the ship if we don’t get seasick This is what Niel says:— “After attending Harvard four years and taking a succial course in aviation, I’m now in the areoplane business. I take great pleasure in informing you of my marriage to Minr.ie Ballmer just two years ago. Minnie is a fine wife and exceedingly econom- ical, so much so that we use only three quarters of a pound of butter a week. If you ever pass through Amanda, stop anu see us. Did you know that Dudley Book waiter has become a successful farmer. He owns the largest farm in Ohio, and often visits us. He is engaged to Minnie Hartman and has given her a ring with the largest diamond in the United Staes in it. However. I car. not say when the wedding will be as Minnie is at present dean of women at Ohio State.” “Well, Neil and Minnie, Dudley and Minnie! Whoever would have guessed that? Not I certainly. Now, for the next. H’m. from Kalamazoo, Michigan. Whom do you suppose is( there? “Just a line to let you know where I am; how I got here and what I am doing. The very day I graduated I came out here and here I’ve been ever since. The long and short of it is, that, with the efficient help of Ralp Geiser and Russel Hammock, 1 have con- structed the “Buzless Buzzer,” an automobile, whicli has it all over the Ford. Ladies (22) THE SENIOR CLASS. By Mary Louise Beck. (By Ruth D. Ritter.)

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Of course you read in the papers about Dr. Clifford Tibbs and Doctor Charles Shonk. Think of those two famous doctors operating upon John D. Rockefeller and each receiv- ing $50,000 for it. Charles will be able at last to marry Clara Alten. You know they made an agreement never to marry until they were rich enough. Poor. girl, she waited ten years, but now she has him! By the way, Mabel, did you know that Norton and Fern were crossing on the same boat wi+h us? He is such a wonderful cartoonist and has just accepted a fine offer from several newspapers in London. Fein is crazy about going as she wants to learn to speak like English people or like Katie, for instance. Dropping her r’s, saying “bean” for “been” and “doncher know” and “by Jove.” You ve heard loo, about Russel Sheets building a railroad across the Atlantic Ocean. He and his wife, Gretcheu are going to make the trial trip next week. Russel insisted that we wait and cross with them, that it wouldn’t cost us a cent, but I managed to get out of it some way. Here’s a letter from Lecla Meeker. She is living in Washington, D. C., and is chief collector of antiques in the interests of the Smithsonian Institute. That reminds me Washington. D. C., is where Gieb has his large picture show the- atre. They tell me he is still a bachelor, but a very popular one. All the match-making mammas have tried to capture him, but have been unsuccessful so far. Pipe, our illus- trious president is high in favor there also. Recently I was confidentially told that the President was about to appoint him secretary of the Navy. Of course he’ll make good if he gets the appointment. By the size of this epistle, you’d think somebody didn’t care much for writing wouldn’t you? Just as I expected. It is from Rod Shaw. He is manager and leader of the former famous Sousa's Band now known as Shaw’s Band. He writes that a number of former L. H. S. musical stars are traveling with him. Fawn Holland Alspach, with her husband, Clement and Ralph Wiedrig, as soloist are all late acquisitions to his band. He asks whether we knew that Myrlte Riegel. Laura Baker, Laura Miller and Susan Mencer had all followed the example so nobly set by I.eafee Reese in 19.15, and had been married in their graduation dresses within a few weeks after graduating. Mabel, I don’t think I told you that while I was in Boston, I found that Mary Beck and Ethel Young both models in a large department store were living together in a flat. They quarreled continually. I was told, as to which one should get up and prepare break- fast. . Each insisted that it was the other’s duty. On account of this I phoned to them instead of calling. During our brief conversation they told me that Elinor McBroom and Gladys Sheets had been veiy successful in making a great deal of money by inventing useful articles. Naturally I decided to go and see them. I found that they were now- trying to secure a patent on a man’s fancy ankle watch which they had just perfected. They gave one to me and I've been wearing it ever since. Am’t you glad that Winifred is so happy ? Winifred Oberdorfer Benadum sounds so nice I think, and Howard is an ideal husband. Howard is doing so well in the cloth- ing business and in her last letter she said he had just purchased a 3ix cylinder “Buz- less Buzzer” for her. At certain times I feel inclined to believe that after all married life wouldn't be so bad. Who can that be at the door? Harold Lobaugh! I’m so glad to see you, and here is Mabel, Mrs. Mabel Littleton Thiebert, I should say............Yes we are leaving at 11:30 ......Oh, you’ll take us down in your car?..........Why, Harold, that is perfectly lovely °f you, I’m sure. Now you can wait right here and listen to the rest of these letters if you wish. Here are two letters with inscriptions on the envelopes. The first one says “If not de- livered in five days return to Olive May Taylor, President of the National Old Maids and (24)