Lancaster High School - Mirage Yearbook (Lancaster, OH)

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1921 -------------------------- ercr's name was Royall Adams. 1 found that Mercedes Eisele was also In New York. She was playing In Zicg- field's Follies and was becoming quite pop- ular and prominent. New York held yet another of our grad- uates. Goldie Morehart was a state sen- ator from New York. From New York City I went to Massa- chusetts. In Boston, to my surprise, I found Elizabeth Hans. She was giving illustrated lectures on The Evils of Candy and Chewing Gum. But I was astonished when I learned that La Vera Trimmer had become presi- dent of Wellealy college, not far from Bos- ton. 1 went to Connecticut and heard that Elizabeth Swlnnerton was living there and was the champion swimmer of the world. By a close margin, she had defeated Alice Bose Carr, who decided after she was de- feated to go in for racing. Her favorite car could not be used, so she designed one and had it manufactured for her special use and with this car. she won the cham- pionship for racing. I went on to Vermont and located Lee Clark. He was teaching artistic dancing and becoming quite wealthy. In Portland. Maine. Arthur Mowery and Francis Mock were partners in a big tlsh- ing establishment. I wanted to go abroad so I decided to start immediately As I was crossing the ocean I paused above an ocean liner. I heard merry voices so I went down and discovered that I knew some of the people on the boat. Marian Beery was on her way to Russia to play her fiddle to the Bolsheviki. Gladys Ricketts was on her way to China to learn the Chinese lan- gauage. and to teach the Chinese women how to hemstitch their children's woolen clothes. Ralph Beck was going to Eng- land to learn to drink tea and Harry Herdman was on his way to Turkey to see if he couldn't have a harem like the Sultan's. After I reached Europe I heard that two young Americans had discovered that the North pole had not really h»en reach- ed by Peary and they would start for It the next day. Rumor gave their names as John Boyer and Miesse Baumgardner. in Italy Hazel Owens and Annetta Bur- den were quarreling hotly about whether Caesar crossed the Rubicon in the morn- 27 ing or in the afternoon. Sada Belle Grimm was in Sicily learn- ing the gentle art or Sicilian hair dress- ing. and In France I found our girl artist. Dorothy Pickering, who was very widely known. Then I went to Asia. In India I saw Florence Acton and Geraldine Wilder. They were studying magic. Lena Arm- strong was in India, too. I found her the proud possessor of an elephant farm and she had trained about one thousand ele- phants for circuses. In Japan I found Genevieve Schneider interpreting Japanese to two small French noodles who were unable to understand the language themselves. From Japan I hurried to Africa. When at last I hovered over Africa my wand wavered and finally moved downward. As 1 got nearer the earth I saw that I would alight in the terrible African Jungles. I stopped on a troe top and tried to see signs of human life and at last I saw in the distance a small tent. I went nearer and. to my astonishment, saw two men lying on the ground near It. Their skins w’ere very tanned, but I could discern their features and found it to be Harold Willis and George Martin. And I learned from their conversation that they were exploring that part of Africa. In Egypt t found Murbel Bochert mar- ried to an Egyptian princess and appar- ently they were very happy. On the hot sands of the Sahara I saw a caravan mov- ing. I went closer and saw it was led by Charles Bonner, seated on the largest camel of all. He had become very weal- thy through trading in Africa and was engaged in trading at that time. In Argentina 1 learned that Eleanor living alone with the exception of her cats. dogs, parrots, one screech owl. a kangaroo and a bird of paradise. She had taught the kangaroo to fox-trot and he did It quite gracefully. In the Fiji Islands I found Ruth Mc- Clelland and Helen Moody civilizing the natives. Ruth was missionary and Helen sang evangelistic songs in her melodious voice. From Africa I went to South America, and in Brazil Fred Walter was organizing a Society for the Prevention of Taming Wild Animals. Fred’s colleague was Thomas Wright. They declared that since M I R A (i E

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26 wealthy that he could roll in gold, if he wished to do so. After I left the city I passed over fertile valleys and green meadows. I saw a farm house, n barn and fat stocks of all kinds. 1 wondered who owned this and suddenly I saw a farmer at the barn. I went closer and saw it was Carl Ochs lit had never married, but remained a real bachelor and seemed happy in his life of single-bles- sedness. I decided to go west and see if I could find anyone I knew. In Salt Luke City I found Mabel Spybcy Baumgardner singing in the Mormon choir and at home she sang to little Jim. while her devoted spouse. Jim. Sr., played the saxophone ac- companiment. In San Francisco I found Vincent Black was an artist and was selling hundreds of pictures every year. In another picture capacity Mary Markwood was there, too. She was with the Golden Gate Film Co., and hud become “The Nation's Sweet- heart.” a second Mary Plckford. In the Redwood forests of Californa 1 saw a little cabin, and tried for three days to discover who lived in it. Finally 1 succeeded. It was Paul Jeffries who had become a hermit, as well as a poet, and was quite wealthy. In Santa Fe I found Gertrude Beck ar- dently pursuing her vocation which was Chautauqua work. At that time she was working with two chautauquas. On the Montana prairies I found Phil Bauman “rounding tip” cattle and he cer- tainly was a real cowboy. I watched him “rope and hog tie” three bucking bron- choes. saw him throw his hat high and give three wild, true Western Yells! I learned that he didn't own the ranch on which he worked, but. the owner was Donald Miller, former musician. By this time I had surveyed the west, so 1 went back east to Louisiana. There I found Willie Hyde dealing in sugar cane and teaching French to the Creoles. Ruth Walker was in New Orleans teaching the negro women how to vote. I crossed the river to Mississippi and the first person I saw was Eleanor Radebaugh. In over- hearing a conversation between Eleanor and a young man named Thomas Alfred. I learned that they were soon to be married, and Tommy had been trying to invent a mechanical flsh larger than a whale. He 1921 had gone to the Mississippi river to try his experiment and there had found Eleanor. I went to Alabama and found Harry Kent and Beryl Tucker were Baptist min- isters and had established schools for ne- gro children. They had cultivated their voices and sang lullabies to the chil- dren. there In in the southern moonlight. This was a very interesting scene. I thot that ministers were the only folk I’d find In that climate but I went to Georgia, and In Macon I found Willis Wolfe, our ac- complished clarinetist and his lovely wife, formerly Miss Lucile Marks. They were an Ideal couple. In the swamps of Florida I located Charles Bauingurdner and Carl Shouting on a scientific tour. They were collecting tropical birds, flowers, geological speci- mens nnd snakes. Charles was a prof, of geology nnd Carl prof, of biology in a Flor- ida college and they spent their spare time collecting specimens for class work. ! went north from Florida. In South Carolina I heard a great shouting and went to earth to see what was the matter. Some women. I learned had organized a No Men Association. and were trying to drive the men from the state. There were live leaders In this movement and they were Margaret Mi esse. Esther Shenker. Olive Edwards. Jennie Waits and Edith Grimm live members of the class of '21. In Tennessee I went to Lookout Ml., und derided to rest on the mountain. I alight- ed near a young woman who was sitting on the grass rending a book on “Progress and Prosperity. She was plainly dressed and wore horn-rimmed spectacles and a high collar and her hair was very plainly dressed. I thot she looked familiar to me but I dared not speak to her. When sho rose to go. however, a card fell from her book. Sh« did not notice it and I looked at It. It bore these words “Deborah Sut- ton. A. B. A. M.. ph. D. When I left the mountain I flew for some distance without stopping. When I did go to earth It was in a city, which I learned was New York. Here there was much talk about a now and very important chemical discovery that had Just been made by a rising young chemist. It would revolutionize the world’s knowledge of science, medical men declared and would abolish almost all kinds of pain. I was not much surprised to learn that the discov- —M I R A G E

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28 wild animals were wild they should re- main wild by the divine law of nature. In Argentina I learned that Eleanor Aniill had become the wife of a wealthy merchant and was wearing a diamond as large as a lima bean on each finger. I went north from Argentine till I reach- ed Panama. Albert Darling was running boats on the Panama Canal and had in vented a contrivance to keep boats from rocking. Walter Secoy was in Costa Itica and had acquired his wealth by means of photography and that year he was taking the pictures of every Senior High school class In Costa Rica. Roderic Halderman was also in Cen- tral America and held the championship for prize fighting in that country. In Mexico I found three members of our class of 21. Mabel Beougher was practic- ing elocution in the Mexican language. Robert Abbott was seeking the seven pots of gold that George Washington burled there immediately after the Revolution- ary war and Gladys Miller was giving singing lessons to the young Mexicans who called her “Voice of America” and some 1921 thot she represented our Goddess of Lib- erty. I was tired of foreign nations by this time and decided to return to the State» and visit our national capital at Wash- ington. It happened to he inauguration day and I was attracted to the earth by a large crowd of people who listened atten- tively to what seemed to me a familiar voice. I hurried to see who the speaker might he and learned that the first woman president of the United Stales that day went Into office. I went nearer to the woman speaking and to my amazement dis- covered that it was our own Dorice Tidd. So astonished was I that I drifted away front the crowd and back to the Fairy Queen, “I have found them all. They are happy and well situated. Now take away my disguise.” 1 begged her. This was her answer, “You have found them and you will tell the world what they are doing. You will travel much to do this. Now go. and spread the fame of your classmates.” So. like Aeneas. I still wander, telling of our class of 21. CLARA MONTAIGNE. M 1 R A G E .