Medina High School - Medinian Yearbook (Medina, OH)

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Senior Department 27 Class Prophecy Time — May 1, 1927. Characters — A committee from the Class of 1917 ; Floyd Gift, Walter Coleman, Florence Carlton, Katherine Bartholamay, and Ruth Bartholomew. Place — The Medina H. S. Gym. Purpose — To arrange for a class reunion on the tenth anniversary of the grad- uation of the class of 1917. Kath : “Well, first is Bill Arick.” Floyd : “Why, our class president is way down in South Carolina, President of the Arick Savings Bank. Care of The Arick Bank, Charlestown, will reach him.” Walter : “Good for Bill. He always had a head for business. I wonder if he attends his directors’ meetings as faithfully as he used to attend class meetings when at school.” Kath: “Next is Harold Baque. What is he doing?” Walter: “When the rubber factory was started here in Medina, Harold had just finished his course at Case. He graduated with honors and was recom- mended to the position of chemist here and got the job.” Kath : “Harold was good in Chemistry at school. He always used to help me. And some of the grades he used to pull ofif from Mr. Stear! I wonder if he is married. He and Harold Waite used to be rivals for Marguerite Simmons back in M. H. S. but Marguerite got so interested in her work that she forgot them both.” Walter: “He’s an old bachelor, they tell me.” Kath: “Has anybody heard from Edith Barry?” Florence: “Edith took a course in Red Cross work after she graduated. She went abroad on one of the Hospital Units and was a real Angel of Mercy. Then when the war was over she married her Soldier Laddie. But you were at the wedding, Ruth ; tell us about it.” Ruth: “I would like to but we must hurry. Wasn’t it romantic? I have her address, 1975 Clifton Ave., Cleveland. Kath : “Wynne Boyden.” Walter: “You know Wynne expected to have charge of a department of the A. I. Root Co., in the old country after the war closed, but, he became so interested in Y. M. C. A. reorganization work that he went to Siberia and is there now.” Floyd : “I am not surprised. Too bad he can’t be with us. He was a good fellow and we were all proud of him even tho’ we did smile sometimes at his profuse apologies.” Kath: “Next is Leo Bartunek.” Florence: “What has become of Leo? I haven ' t seen him since we grad- uated.” Kath: “Leo is a professor of music and has had his studio on Fifth Ave.; at the present time, however, he has a leave of absence and is in Paris studying.” Floyd: “It is a pity Leo can’t be here. There won ' t be anyone to start an argument with. He was always the life of a party. Remember how he made things go at the reception for Mr. Stear.”

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26 CJ )t Annual unlucky 13. But it won t be long before women get the vote, and will be able to hold the presidential office and go to war. We have 23 Republicans, 10 Dem- ocrats, 9 non-partisan and 1 Socialist. Two have no politics, Dale Coons and Oral Watt. Perhaps Dale and Oral, like Royal Princesses, are waiting to find out what their husbands’ politics will be before they decide so as to have no fam- ily jars. Most of us are Yankees from the Buckeye State. Only three were born outside of Ohio. Dale Coons’ birthplace is Sedalia, Mo. ; Leo Bartunek’s, Blairs- ville, Pa. ; and Bryan Case was born in Samo Valley, Oregon. Nearly all of us have a different favorite time. Some mentioned are — meal- time, quitting time, midnight, eastern and central time, rag time, spare time, anytime, high time, all the time, spring, summer, appleblossom time and future and present time. We have high aspirations and have set goals which will require patience and perseverance to reach. All of us want to go to college. 15 are undecided as to what institution of learning they prefer. 2 desire to go to Baldwin-Wal- lace, 4 to Western Reserve, 3 to Ann Arbor, 2 to Battle Creek School of Home Economics, 6 to Ohio State, 3 to Hiram, 2 to Actual Business College, 2 to Oberlin and one each to Dartmouth, Oxford, Cincinnati Conservatory, Case, Uni- versity of Pennsylvania and Blinois State. Six are undecided as to their life work. We shall have, in the future, 1 doctor, a professor of music, an under- taker, a librarian, a postmaster, 4 school teachers, 8 stenographers, 5 agricultur- ists, 3 chemists, 4 electrical engineers, 2 dietitians, 1 bachelor girl, a prima donna, a social settlement worker, a mission worker, and three housekeepers — you know what that means, for two out of the three have engagement rings and the third must be mighty sure of one. We were asked to give our favorite sports and gave quite a variety. Eight prefer baseball, 4 football, 5 swimming, 6 motoring, others dancing, hiking, tennis, reading, rowing, moonlight strolling, drawing, working and kodaking, and two were undecided as to their hobbies. We take an active part in athletics and have several star players. Last fall, when the Senior boys played the underclassmen in a game of football, who do you suppose carried off the honors? Why, the Senior class, of course. We have a feeling of regret upon leaving good old Medina High. Of course the assembly room clock will lose its merry tone and tick sadly and more sol- emnly after our departure. And the summer breezes, as they float over Champion Creek, will murmur, “They have gone, the Class of ’ 17 .” But wherever our life work may take us we will always cherish in our hearts the memory of M. H. S. and think longingly of the good old times. “Aufwiedersehen.”

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28 Cf )t annual Walter: “Yes, and how he tried to trade parts with someone in the pliay. ou know he had the part of Tuck and he was so afraid he would have to kiss a girl.” Floyd: “He wanted to trade with me but there was nothing doing.” Kath : “Irene Bostwick.” Florence: “She’s one of the court stenographers up in Cleveland and the money that girl is earning ! Care of Cuyahoga County Court is her address.” Ruth : “Irene was a business lady, all right.” Kath : “Elizabeth Branch — I have been corresponding with Elizabeth, so I’ll let her know. Her husband is stationed in the Philippines. You know he is a military officer.” Floyd : “She always was taken up with military affairs.” Kath : “Mabel Branch.” Florence: “Mabel is teaching Beech’s “American History of Literature” in one of the Cleveland High Schools.” Ruth: “Mabel graduated from some Eastern University, didn’t she?” Florence: “Yes, she graduated from Cornell. Care of East High is her ad- dress now.” Kath: “Mildred Broadsword.” Floyd : “She is married and living in Chatham. You notify her, Florence.” Florence : “Certainly.” Kath. “Inez Brockway.” Ruth : “Inez is abroad. She is in Paris for the season studying millinery. She designs hats for the N. Y. people. They say she has the most exclusive shop there.” Kath: “Bryan Case. Bryan joined the aviation corps and invented a Case machine. I have a model of it at home. And the way that bird can fly ! I don’t think we all realized what a fine fellow he was until he enlisted back in May ’ 17 . He was the hero of the class after that.” Kath : “Dale Coons. Let’s see, why Dale stepped into matrimony and drew a Long prize. All laugh. A Long prize ! Kath : “Lester Campbell.” Flornece: “Lester is director of an orchestra in the Waldorf-Astoria in New York.” Walter : “I never knew he had a taste for music, but I guess he must have because he never let any of it out when in school.” Kath: “Ruth Dutt.” Florence : “She is teaching elocution in Medina High now.” Ruth : “I wish we might have had the benefit of that course when we went to school ; we might have had better results on Class Day.” Kath: “Next is Franklin Elder.” Ruth: “Franklin is on a ranch in Indiana.’ Floyd: “A ranch in Indiana! There aren’t any ranches in Indiana.” Ruth: “A movie ranch.” Kath : “Mildred Ensign.” Florence: “Mildred is in the Metropolitan Grand Opera Co., and has made such a success of her part in Cavalier Rusticana. She is extremely popular now and making big money.”