Manistique High School - Kidinedamawin Yearbook (Manistique, MI)

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CLASS PROPHECY The year 1936 was rapidly drawing to a close when I determined to take a trip to look up my former class mates in M. H. S. Starting in my plane from Manistique, a Michigan metropolis, wh-ere I was employed in the Government Aviation Service, I decided I woulld first visit Detroit. Upon my arrival there I learned an important athletic meet was to take place and decided to attend it. When the Central High School basketball boys appeared, they were accompanied by their Coach, Jacob Andary. Jake had won great fame as a basketball player on our team While a Senior in M. H. S., so I wasn't surprised when the final whistle blew, Jakes' team had won the championship. The next day I found myself switfly fiying to Ann Arbor where I was iwsftorfished to meet Thomas Seller, now a well-known and respected man in Michigan. He had become Professor of Economics at the Univer- sity of his own state. I also saw Roland Follo Who was still attending that institution. Before starting my machine, I happened to glance down the street and saw a little brick building. As I went closer, I found that Lauritz Drev- dahl, proprietor of the Hand-Wash-Em-Clean laundry had just set up a new establishment. At his invitation, I inspected his cleansing methods, and I found Ida Quinlan and Eloies Cool, sweating like a pitcher of ice water over two sixteen pound flat irons. Margaret Peterson had just broken the handle off the wringer in her efforts to rid the clothes of soapsuds as fast as Abba Thompson was turning them out of the Washtub. The next morning I determined to set out for Buffalo, but While fiying over the country, I spied a little farm, and feeling hungry, thought I would inquire for something to eat. When I came to the gate, whom should I meet but Arthur Adams, now ofwner of this farm. He had settled down to quiet life and was the father of thirteen children. Frightened by a scar-ecrow he had placed in his field, I immediately set out for New York City. I stopped ir. this city for a few days to see all the marvels I had heard about. As I was walking down the street I saw the sign, Hart Millfiner Shop. I entered the shop and found Angela Hart fitting Iva Burns, now a housewife, and Laura Chandanais, now Mrs. Olson, with colossal headgear which looked like wash pans and Wagon Wheels. While there, I asked the whereabouts of Mary Lindenthal and

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was informed that she was head nurse at a hospital in Pittsburg. I also learned that Irene Gunnarson and Hazel Johnson were nurses under her supervision. A great concert was to be given that night at the Grand Opera. I was very eager to attend this concert as Leoline Cutler, America's well-known singer, was to appear. I enjoyed this concert very much and while pass- ing out, was much pleased at meeting Joseph Melican, head of the De- partment of Biology at Columbia University. While we were enthusiasti- cally' engaged in a conversation the rush of the crowd became so great that Joseph was knocked down and seriously injured. He was rushed to the nearest hospital which I learned was owned by Dr. Francis Byrne. I then visited the dock where a large steaamer was leaving for Europe. I just came in time to say good-bye to Helen Millar who had decided to become a missionary and was leaving for India. She was accompanied by Ella Anderson, who was on her way to Armenia, to do relief work. Having spent a few days at New York, I decided to visit Washington, D. C. Here at the Capitol, I saw Lawrence Weingartner, now president of the U. S., confering with his Secretary of State, Edwin Long. Edwin, who was from Thompson, Michigan was discussing improvements in that part of the country, but Gobbo, did not favor his plans and was in- clined to call him, You big ham. Gobbo had appointed Gunnar Carl- son as his private Secretary during his term of office. Lawrence invited me to caill at the White House and upon my arrival there I was greeted by Helen Crowe Weingartner. Late that day, I took flight southward to Florida. Here, at Palm Beach I met Ruth Bundy, the second Irene Castle. She told me she had erected a dancing pavilion at this place and was doing a prosperous business. I departed from this place within a few hours and iiew to New Orleans. Here I saw a large building with the sign Paragon Commercial School. I immediately inquired about this place and learned that Ruth Carlson and Ethel McRitchie were the owners. Both of these girls were well- known shorthand experts in high school. I passed on to the state of Colorado, for my next stop was at the city of Denver. Here I learned that Mary Newton was an instructor of Math- ematics in a Denver High School. She told me about all her experiences in this city and while we were conversing in the library I noticed an item on the front page of a newspaper which read as follows: Wanted, An Ambitious Young Man, desiring to start matrimnoial communication. Address Elsie Anderson, North Cedar Street, Manistique, Michigan. I left this place early next morning, flying to Los Angeles, California. Whom should I meet here but Florence Peterson, kn-own as second Pearl White. She, had becoime a well-known actress and was to appear on the screen the following evening in a mysterious story The Lost Treasure. I decided to stay here a few days in order to see this play afnd also to rest after my long journey. The next day, I was informed by Florence that Elmer Christenson also had become an actor. He had taken the place of Fatty Arbuckle who it will be remembered, had died from starvation