Middlebury High School - Middiette Yearbook (Middlebury, IN)

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- V wllll lllllli va., ORIGINAL ll CLASS OF '23 : lit ill' fr Iilllllllllllll lllilllllllil lillllllllrllllll lllllilik AIllini!llvliuvuvl-0-l'lmml1l'lli uuuuuulu lm qnmnl 0 rf? ' facturing Co. On the street corner I noticed two people, whom I later recognized as Edith Smith and Elsie Yoder, or at least that had been their former names. All at once I saw, what I at first thought were two meteors, but upon closer exam- inations found greatly to resemble mounted horsemenq They were riding very swiftly amidst a throng of sheep and cattle. They rode up to a small tent with several large shepherd dogs. These words were printed on the tent in large black letters, Hostetler and Yoder Ranch. Sure enough it was jonathan and Albert. Then the scene was changed from the west to the east and I saw several bright stars in the room of a large college office. I noticed a program and upon reading it I no- ticed the name of President Beals. Looking farther down the list of teachers I saw the names of Miss Cooper, a teacher in English. The name of the college was Vasser. Lastly, I noticed a very small but exceedingly brilliant star above me. It did not twinkle a bit, but -la- 35 91679 shone with a very steady and bright light. In the background I faintly distinguished the words Prof, Hostetlerf' Then I roused myself and 'looked about me. How changed everything was. The night which had set in very dark and dreary, was arrayed in a very brilliant, soft and powerful light. As I gazed longer the barren plain changed to a very fertile plain. Everything showed marks of progress, you could hear tht hum of factories, the land was filled with schools, big fields of wheat and corn were growing. The sight was marvelous and I watched still longer. Soon the plain changed to a map of the world. Yea, the whole world was filled with the light of these twenty-eight stars. As I was about to make a great excla- mation of admiration I heard a very loud. gruff voice cry in an imparitive tone, Mark thou what thou hast seen! 'Tis truth and prophecy. . I awoke, and, behold. it was a dream! Samuel Yoder, '23. CLASS OFFICERS Freshman Year. President .............,...................................... Theodore Funk Vice-President ............ .........,. ............ ............. R a y Gohn Secretary ............ .......... S ara Lininger Treasurer ........ .............................,................ E lsie Yoder Sophomore Year. President ......................................,....................... Ray Gohn Vice-President ..............,.....................,......... Sara Lininger Secretary ,...,..... .................. Dorothy Edwards Treasurer ........ ......... , ....................,............... E lsie Yoder Junior Year President ...............................,......... ...,...... Ray Gohn Vice-President ......... ......... O rland Eash Secretary ............. ............... E lsie Yoder Treasurer ........ ......................... .......... S a ra Lininger Senior Year, President ............................................................ Orland Eash Vice-President ........, .......... W illiam Nusbaum Secretary ,,........... ,................. E lsie Yoder Treasurer ........ .......... S ara Lininger Page Twenty

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'75, o1a1G1NAL ll eq 6 I ww....I-V..-mu.ui.1-in--.I-mm-mfg...--1in .i---I-.------..-.-mi 1 I - -,--,, - xxxxx --xx g 0 SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY CBril1iant Starsj Yes, the wise men of the East always had claimed to be able to tell future events in the stars but I never had the least confidence in it until a very strange experience, that I had a few weeks ago convince me. As I was ex- ploring some ot the highlands and plateaus of Arabia, I found myself on a very wide, vast and barren. plain. Not a blade of grass or shrub grew within sight. The sun had' set for some time and the night was setting in very dark and foggy. Being very tired I sat down to rest. In a reverie my attention was drawn to the stars. I counted all I was able to see and there were just twenty-three. Somehow it remind- ed me of the year 1923 when my old M. H. S. class graduated, and a peculiar sensation crept over me. As if to disprove this thought, I counted again, five more had appeared and the total was twenty-eighty again it reminded me of my old class in high school, for this was the exact number in it when we graduated. As I kept on gazing, slowly they changed from stars to human shapes and forms. Soon I could distinguish distinct outlines of peopleg one especially attracted my attention. I soon saw it was a traffic cop standing on what seemed to be the milky way. but I soon found it was a busy street. Looking still closer, who should I recognize but my old classmate. Homer Miller. Soon my eyes turned toward a large crowd. They were all looking in one direction. Turning that way, I saw, what I first thought was a star, but soon I saw it was Sara Lininger and although I could not hear her, as near as I was able to tell, by the motion of her lips, she spoke the words, Wo1nan's Rights and Man a great many times. Look- ing still farther down the streets I saw a star take the form of an M. D., and looking still closer I soon recognized Orland Eash and near him was the former Evelyn Swartz, al- though I did not suppose that was her name then. As my eyes followed them I saw them go to a dock and enter a large ship, then the door was closed and I saw them no more. On deck stood a tall man with the name captain on his cap. I soon saw it was Rollin Replogle. Then my attention was suddenly drawn to a large white star far in the east with these words in large letters below it, Nusbaum for President. Then my eyes wandered into the doors of a great theater and here I noticed the director ot the band whom a recognized as Roy Miller. Then all at once my eyes were attached by a very strange sight. Far in the west was a small star which was continually throwing off an extremely large volume of sparks. Sparks, sparks, it kept on until I saw sure enough that it was Orley Bailey. He was adjusting a large trolley car line, with a great large car coming down the track. I soon saw that Ray Gohn was running it and inside I noticed four Red Cross nurses. I soon recog- nized them to be my old classmates, Dorthy Edwards, Violette Karch, Viola Franz and Marguerite Caton. As nearly as I was able to tell by the motion of their lips they 'spoke a good deal of home and were probably going for a vacation. They soon drove out of sight and I saw them no more. Then the scene changed and I saw a star that twinkled and flickered a good deal. Of course it soon took the form of a person and was being introduced as Mrs. Cordill, the great hardware merchant's wife. The one to whom the introduction was addressed was a wireless operator and wore a large headphone set over his ears. Sure enough it was Victor Shoup. Following a bright line across the sky I saw a large tabernacle with a large crowd inside. In the pulpit was a tall minister and, although I could not hear him, he was moving and gest- uring enough to convict any sinner, if they can be convicted in this way. As I watched him I soon recognized Roscoe Morse. Then a strange, unseen force drew my eyes to two very brilliant stars in the west. The one just closed the lid of a large book and on the outside were these words, Shrock's Com- plete Dictionaryf' Yes, it was Mark, and near him was .Maxie. He had just completed a History of the VVorld in fifteen large vol- umes. Then I noticed two large signs just on opposite sides of the street. They read respec- tively Litweiler Oil Co. and Eash Manu- Page Nineteen

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JU 1oR CLASS 4 '-lrlnding left to right' -Xrla Trover. Nellie Miller. Bertha Manta, Helen NVittlinger, XVari-en Kindv. Oslo Sho- walter, Ilulmert Wise. Genevieve Kauffman. Kathryn Walters, Mable Yoder. Kneeling: XValter Kindv. Calvin Ul- lery, Uliver Ci-live. Maud Miller. lddwina Nickle-r. JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY Officers l resident ...... O..... ........,....,,, ...,,,.. l l L ibert XYise Vice-l resident ..,,, at Jsie Showalter Secretary .......,..... .... X Yalter Kindy Treasurer ...,................................ r...SSS ll label Yoder Class Sponsor-lllargaret Newby. Class Flower lfink 'llea Rose. .AX day to be remembered in our career in M. ll. S. was that of September l3th, 1920, when twenty-seven Freshies entered high school. After a few days of difficulty we or- ganized. lllue and gold were selected as our class colors. XYQ had several social events, as we had decided the old proverb All work and no play makes jack a dull boy proved to be true. lluring the year we regreted losing sev- eral members of our class. Feeling that we were benefited by a year of experience, we were ready to meet new difficulties as Sopho- mores. With sixteen members that year we enjoyed the duties and pleasures that belong to high school life. A program given on the last day of school proved to be a good adver- tisement of the dramatic ability of our boys. 'l'his year we fully appreciate the name of jolly juniors as it is one greatly enjoyed along all phases of our high school career. XVI: numbered only fiteen but in quality not quan- tity in our work as well as play. NVe were the First in Middlebury high school to purchase our pins and rings as juniors. Having promoted our ingenuity farther, we will be ready to enter our Senior year with greater pep and enthusiasm. Usie Showalter. 'Z-l, Page Twenty-one