Lincoln High School - Torch Yearbook (Webster City, IA)

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Page 29 The Senior Class Prophecy [Time about the year 1938—more or less. | The Toonerville Trolley sped along with an extra bump and bounce for Homer while its sole occupants Mrs. Merrill Bickford—formerly Margaret Ann Austin, and Ruth Burnstedt—an enthusiastic instructor of little chil- dren in Flugstad—were squealing at every bump and in between squeals were managing to do a bit of gossiping. “T wonder” began Margaret Ann, “If those two old bachelors Phil Gates and Kenneth Sohns are still making their annual tours lecturing on ‘How to remain single?” “Oh, yes,” answered Ruth, “They still are, but they never come around here any more because they can never get away from those two old maids Ida Winchell and Leita Brower, who just talk and talk and you know how those bachelors like talkative women.” “Speaking of women,” said Margaret Ann, “have you heard the latest? Esther Drackley and Margaret Swanson are playing the leading roles for De Mille’s next picture. Milton Baldwin and Cecil Segar are playing oppo- site them.” “That isn’t the latest I’ve heard,” put in Ruth. “I’ve heard that Ted Gillman is one of the most prominent lawyers in New York and has written several editorials for one of the lead:ng papers there. He says in one “I’ve never lost a case for I’ve never had a client.” As the Toonerville Trolley was making its stop at a station, Eleanor Butts—now Mrs. Chet Gore—got in and seeing her friends immediately joined in with her gossip. “Chet and I went into the Circus at the City of Duncombe yesterday, and we saw the most people of the class of ’28. When we came into the grounds we heard a familiar voice calling “Right this way folks! Groceries and candies guaranteed not to poison, to maim or to kill.” “Why,” said Chet, “that sounds like Timm Alkire,” and to be sure it was. Arlene Juhl and Charlotte Neff were helping Timm, working like trojans just as they did in ’28. To our surprise, there were many more of the old gang of ’28’ers around the grounds. Arlene said that if we tried to collect them all togeth- er we’d have a bunch of antiques. We surely would if we had attempted, because Tod Henegar was selling balloons to all the attractive girls on the grounds. Melford France was introducing a Human Fish. Who do you suppose it was? No one else but Raymond Burns. “Did you know,” interrupted Margaret Ann, “that Viola Paulsen has endowed a home for decrepit cats and installed Claire Hoge and Louise Weidlein as Matrons ?” “Do you know that the “Sandpiper” Vaudeville Company was in Jewell last month?” asked Ruth. “The players attracted huge crowds with their neart rendering, jibbering minstrel show. The players were Lois Brown, Claire Dinsdale, Jack Desmond, Mildred Zeihan, Virgil Pringle, Harold War- rington, and Bertha Taxted. Marion Rasmussen acting as judge of the beauty contest given by the “Sandpiper”? Company declared Ruth Lane and Gladys Lemon, winners.” Eleanor who was displeased with these interruptions decided she’d go on about the circus. ‘When Chet and I went in the Lovers Tub, whom do you suppose we saw whirling in it? Howard Jones and Dorothy Rutledge, Russell Mazanti and Mary Ferguson, Verna Kramer and Arthur Lundell!” “Tid Kenneth Nichols ever become a coach?” asked Margaret Ann. “Yes,” answered Eleanor, “but not in athletics, his glee club has won prizes for three consecutive years. He expects to become the next musical director at Stanhope. It’s very remarkable, isn’t it, how the members of 28 rise to distinction?”

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Ida Winchell Normal Training Foreword: “She likes to have fun, laugh and talk. Yet at work and study she does not balk.”’ Table of Contents: Normal Training Club; Mixed Chorus 3; Basket Ball 1, 2, 3, 46,G. A. A: Lea Aosta wits BOD.” Phyllis Valen Normal Training Foreword: “Her two outstanding characteris- tics—giggling and pep.’’ Table of Contents : Normal Training Club; Basket Ball 2, 3, ; Tracks 2.05 Gs An Ace Ls 2, 3, 4; President of G. A. A. 4; President of Normal Training Club 4 ; “Mr. Bob.” Harvey Weedman Commercial Foreword: ‘‘Occasion- ally within my brain I think a thought.” Mildred Zeihan Language Foreword: “The girl with a smile makes friends all the while.” Table of Contents: “The Arrival of Kitty.’’ Harold Warrington Language Foreword: ‘‘Among the tongues that sway the nation. Count on ‘“‘Speed’”’ for an oration.” Table of Contents: Mixed Chorus 3, 4, 5; Boy’s Glee Club 2; De- clamatory 3, 4; “The Whole Town’s Talking”’ ; “Captain Crossbones.”’ Louise Weidlein Vocational Foreword: ‘‘She’s lit- tle, but she’s wise. She’s a terror for her size.’’ Table of Contents: Mixed Chorus 3, 4; Glee Club: 4:3 Gl A. CASS Annual Staff 4; “A Mother’s Mistake.”’

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| a “Speaking of music, the “Singing” Sisters who sing at W OI on Tues- days and Thursdays are wonderful,” said Ruth. “You know who one of the “Singing” Sisters is? It’s a secret, but you won’t tell, will you? Clarabel Rinehimer, isn’t that wonderful? Miss Whitten always said that Clarabel had musical abilities.” The Toonerville hit a bump, but this didn’t affect the gossip any. The stop at Homer was made and the next stop was at Duncombe. Still the gossip continued. “Did you attend Chautauqua last summer, Margaret Ann?” asked Eleanor. “Yes,” replied Margaret Ann. “They surely had a wonderful program. Madame Biernatzki’s recital was wonderful. I appreciated Avis Shelton’s lectures the most, however, because they were so educational. “How to feed your husband to prevent indigestion” gave me the most hints because Merrill is constantly complaining of indigestion.” “Were you there the day Helen Austin gave her lecture on the wonders of physics? She had the stage fixed up like a laboratory and gave various demonstrations. We renewed acquaintances after the lecture and she said the demonstrations were as simple as mere child’s play. Imagine it!” “T see by the Freeman-Journal that Lawrence Kelting and his wife have completed their tour around the world. Lawrence, yon know, got his wife, Mildred Shafer, by applying at the Internat’onal Matrimonial Bureau, French Headquarters. Guy Nelson is the President of this wonderful organ- ization and has supplied a hundred bachelors with wives,” put in Ruth. “You remember what an interesting person Phyllis Valen used to be? She has established a cooking school, the kitchen of which is immaculate. Her motto is, ‘The bun is mightier than the sword,’” said Margaret Ann. “What has become of those bright energetic girls Gladys Neff and Ef- fie Ferguson?” asked Eleanor. “Oh, haven’t you heard of the famous school for aesthetic dancing?” asked Margaret Ann. “They train most of the girls that enter the Follies. Madame Danski, the famous Russian dancer was graduated from this school. “T see that Robert Ambrose is the ear specialist in the Fare-thee-well Corn factory. Vera Lee has been made president of the Grabit Oil Company for three days because the boss is on his vacation. Chet says it’s a very re- sponsible position,” put in Eleanor. “I always knew that in spite of his bashfulness, Glenn Fisher would amount to something,” said Ruth. “Why just think he is one of California’s senators at Washington! He and his wife—who was Eleanor Bonner—keep the social circle at Washington stirred up constantly, because of their daily arguments. They say she completely rules the house.” “Kermit Oleson and Claire McFarland have been employed as private secretaries in Hollywood for the famous movie stars Harold Lloyd and Mack Sennett. Isn’t that grand?” asked Margaret Ann. “Not so grand as this, Sylvia Dalbey has established a school in Berlin where she teaches those famous German canaries how to sing. She has written the book “Psychology as Applied to Canary Birds,’”’ answered Ruth. “Chet got a letter the other day from Harvey Weedman asking him to attend the Airmens Association’s banquet. I wouldn’t let Chet go, be- cause I won’t have him take such awful risks as these fliers do. I under- stand that Harvey has made an invention recently that has made millions for him. It is a combination of a collapsible automobile and airplane.” At this time the Trolley gave an extra hard bump and a bounce which awoke these three women from their reminiscences and they found them- selves on their way to Fort Dodge. All three pounced upon the skipper and overcame him with a hot torrent of words which shocked him so he had to have a week in which to recuperate.