Medina High School - Medinian Yearbook (Medina, OH)

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THE MEDINIAN TwenryThfee This lap of my world tour done, I was soon on the train for Paris. On the way I eagerly looked out of the window at the beauty of the scenery. What a remarkable change since the days of the war! ' Paris, indeed, was a gay city, with its wide streets and smart shops. As I was walking down one of the avenues, my eyes fell upon a sign Miller and Koons Millinery Shop, and right next to it, Mjacot and Kling Beauty Parlor. Could it be that they were from my old home town? I rushed in and beheld the beaming counf tenance of Dorothy Koons. We had a fine chat. When I went back to my hotel, I picked up a New York Times and was struck by these headlines: Lois Escott, brilliant Ohio girl elected governor of New York by a large majority. Hurrah for Lois! I always knew her brains would get her some place. Curious enough, in that same paper it told of Chuck Nettleton setting the new speed record at Palm Beach, Florida. Evidently our class was becomf ing famous. The next stop of my tour was Bombay, India. It was a rainy, dismal day, and I was feeling a bit lonely in this oriental country. But as I stepped off the gang' plank, whom should I see but Emma Smith and Grace Taylor. I learned that they were successful saleswomen for the BromofSeltZer Manufacturing Company of which Bernice Selzer was the president. At the present time they were making a roundfthef world tour for their company. They had just come from South America, where they had spent a week with Dorothy Scott in Buenos Aires. Dorothy owns a very unique Bonnet Shop there. Grace and Emma were also very excited over the news that Neva Caskey had recently been appointed pianist for the Metropolitan Opera Com' pany. l Nine weeks had passed since I left New York. It was time I was getting home, so I boarded a transfPacific steamer. And who was that girl in that seal skin coat? She looked mighty familiar. I lost sight of her in the crowd, but I found her again one moonlight night. I beg your pardon, but-why, Lillian Dethloiflv She was returning to her orange farm in California. She had been studying the oriental way of raising orange trees in India for the past six months. She invited me down to her farm for the weekfend and promised to take me over to see LaVerne Thorpe, AndrefCui's leading mannequin. On the way back across the country I saw different members of our now widely separated class. In Kansas City I stopped at the McNeal Health Camp. In Chicago I saw Herm Walker, now president of the Crane Plumbing Company. I asked if there were any other members of the class of '27 there and he informed me that Sally Reynolds was an instructress in a private school there. Cn reaching home I found Ford very ill. Mary Armstrong, the family physician, said it would be a long time before he would be fit to work again, so I took over the management of the plant until his recovery. The first thing I did was to fire two stenographers to make a place for Reba Ritter and Louise Wideman, the world's fastest typists. As I sat in the office the next day, I began musing about my trip and the people I 'had met or heard about. Only two of my class had I missed. They were Mary Grim and Daisy Hoddinott, and I have learned since that they are selling real estate in Florida. - '.L.

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TwentyTwo the management of Harold Rodgers. By this time it was getting late so I started back for the hotel. Passing the Ohio theatre my notice was attracted by the billboard which read, The Mikers, Under the Leadership of Offineer, assisted by Bowman, Black Bottom Queen. I reached the Hotel lobby about eight o'clock and, sure enough the gang was there to greet me: the most prominent men and women in Cleveland, such as Fisher and McNeal, the electrical experts, Campbell, the country's foremost artist, Council' man Fulton, Fred Baird, president of the 'Euclid Beach Co, Miss Fretter of the Fretter Horseradish Co, Fulmer and Pelton, the milliners, and Fuller, of the Fuller Baking Co. After a long chat we disbanded, not realizing that we might never meet or see each other again. . But surely I could not go on without visiting Medina. Strolling around there in search of more classmates I happened to drop into a restaurant where, much to my surprise, I found Ruder tossing hamburgs and juggling dishes. He gave me the information that I wanted. He told me that Katherine Root was now president of the Root Company, that Close was living on an experimental farm, trying to grow potatoes on tomato vines, and that Howard Selzer was on a large chicken farm that furnished friers to all the hotels and restaurants in Cleveland. i However, most of the famous class of 1927 had left Medina, so I soon started for Philadelphia. You have probably heard of the great firm of Fenn E3 Leather' man, which bought out the Wanamaker Store, I paid them a short visit. But Philadelphia is a poor place for a person on a world tour, so I started off for the City of Fortune, New York. I arrived at the Yankee Stadium just in time to watch Wade strut his stuff at first base for nine innings. He is making the grade in baseball the same as Dundas in football for the Chicago Elks, and Yost in basket' ball for the Rosenblums. The sporting world may well be grateful to Medina for these three men. After the game I went to the Abrams and Aylard Dining Parlor, where I had possibly the best feed since the alumni banquet in '27. It was then just 7 :SQ and I had to hurry to get over to the Madison Square Gardens to see Ausman box Gibson for the world heavyweight championship title. Of course I could not leave New York without. looking into the Carlton Chain Stores, managed by Norene, Norma and Genevieve. From there I dashed down to the City Hospital to see Marian Bagley, head nurse, and her assistant, Helen Clark. As I was delayed several hours at New York before I could sail, I decided to go down to Washington. There I had the great pleasure of meeting Rear Admiral Catman, Secretary of Agriculture Shaw, and his private secretary, Naomi Neumann. Late that same night I went on board ship, and two days later the stately Leviathan pulled into port at South Hampton, England. It was not long after I landed before I found out that Kraver was a chauffeur for the King of England. While crossing the Channel to Holland I could see in the distance on the main' land beautiful flowers, bushes and shrubs. Upon inquiring, I found out that these belonged to the internationally known horticulturist, jay Lash.

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Twenty-Four THE MEDINIA-N - .5 1. V ' Y Cla S Will 2 ,, 'YJ 9' x.- , ' ' ' - -3 ', By PHYLLIS MCNEAL We, the class of 1927, Medina High School, Medina County, Medina, Ohio, being of sound minds and memories and in full possession of our mental faculties, do hereby make our last will and testament. - A First, to our faculty, we will the things which we have forgotten. We present them with our sincerest apologies for our past transgressions. To the Seniors of 1928, we will our great wisdom, superiority and haughtiness. We also will thern the joys of the senior home room. We will these numerous riches on one condition, which is that they shall give their thoughts no tongue, and memorize all of Shakespeare's works.' ' To the Juniors of 1928, we will the council room-don't tell the prof.-where all of their secret meetings may be held and their conspiracies and plots forwarded. To the Sophomores of 1928, we deem it necessary to will the useless electric clocks, to be used as targets for spitfballs. They shall also have the privilege of sliding up and down the banisters. To the Freshmen of 1928, we will the excitement and foreignness of the Hrst few weeks in high school on condition that they be studious and respectful to upper classmen. They must by all means study from 7:30 to 11:30 p. m. at home each night. We wish to will Ronald Wade's slow motion and about twenty per cent of altitude to Bernardine Weaver, providing she makes good use of both. Maxine Fulmer's bracelets will go to any under classman who is in need of new piston rings on his Ford. With our sympathy we bequeath Marion Bagley's eternal and contagious giggle to Edward Yost on condition that he uses it frequently for the enjoyment of his older brother. Norene Carlton's chewing gum, with all its privileges and obligations attached .--. .milu 'fl