Milton Township High School - Miltonian Yearbook (Milton Center, OH)

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1927 MILTONIAN 1927 We are now going out into the world and try to make a success of our education. Our work will, no doubt, be along many different lines but each one hopes to make a success of their hopes to make a success of their particular calling. We are going to set out with the idea that, There shall be no Alps, or at least none which will be so that we cannot cross if we are so determined and we know our High School education is going to help us attain this goal. In the future we hope to make our school proud of the Class of '27, for while the voyage of High School life is at an end, the voyage of Real Life is just now at its triumphant Commencement. Thus when school life is completed, Still, life's school is just before us, When all lessons are repeated, And it's rule is always o'er us, And we are no longer seated Then we look for graduation, In the class -room as before, But it comes when life is o'er. fFinisj Class Prophecy It was the witching hour of midnight and the wind was biting shrewdly. I was returning unescorted from an amateur concert, which had lasted about an hour beyond closing time. I stopped on a street corner to make the usual transfer of cars, but there was no car in sight. The east wind was blowing sharply as I started down the street.In the distance, toward which I was going, I could see a large open doorway. As I came to the door I entered, safe from the biting wind. I leaned cozily against the wall, not caring if my car came or not. As I stood there a warm glow of light encircled about me, and turning my head I saw a man standing behind me. Don't be alarmed, he exclaimedf 'I was only trying my Prophoscope, and I presume you have something weighing very heavily upon your mind. Just then I heard a faint click, the warm glow left my head and the light was with- drawn. Ah , I said in reply, 'tYou have indeed discerned some of my troubles, for when I tell you that I am the prophetess of my class, whose graduating exercises come now with a few days, can you wonder that my mind was distressed? The day after to- morrow I must read my prophecies to the class, and yet not a word have I written, or even thought of! Ah, went on the cultured voice, then let me help you, do you suppose that you can secure a photo of each member of the class, also the date of each birthday, dur- ing tomorrow forenoon? O, I am sure I can, was my prompt answer. Then let me come to your home tomorrow afternoon. O, I said, my voice trembling, surely that will be too much trouble, for, you see I am only a student with restricted income and have no way of paying you for your time and trouble. O , the voice went on, do not mention pay, I only want to try out my new invention, the Prophoscope, and if it should succeed in telling the futures of members in your class, then my fortune and fame are assured. True, true! I exclaimed, I shall look for you tomorrow at two o'clock, and now, I added putting my head outside, there comes the car, the one with the green light, and that is the one I must take. O , exclaimed my unsought companion, Uhow fine, that is also my car. I felt a little suspicious, but made my way to the car, he at my elbow. The car was crowded, and I left him behind, seeing no more of him that night.

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1927 IVIILTONIAN 1927 l-lislory of the Class of 1922 BY ELEANORE RICHARD 0 N September of the year 1920 this class entered high school with twenty QQ 64 six members. Our membership had been increased from that of the pre- vious year by the addition of several students from other schools. We S j X .9 found High School life much different from what we expected. We tried to make the best of it but our trials were not lessened by the taunts we received from the higher classmen. We were the Hgreen freshmen and our upper classmates seemed to think it their duty to constantly remind us of the fact. Then came the dreaded occasion-the freshman initiation. We, however, survived this event and proved to the school that we were, at least. good sports. After we became accustomed to high school our strangeness wore away and we began to take our place with other members of the high school. The freshmen were found in athletics, social events, literary work and all other phases of school life. During this year we were very sorry to lose two of our members-John Blasius and Eugene Norcross. However, when we came back to school after the summer vacation we found two more of our members-Helen Kronberg and Paul Moor had left our ranks. We were no longer Freshmen but were now in a position to laugh at and torment the new fresh- menhforgetting our own dislike of the same. This year was made memorable to all of us by the several class parties held in the homes of different members of the class. During the course of this year, again some of our classmates became dissatisfied with school and we lost three more of our members-Josephine Beckman, Irven Burdock, and Joseph Schon. All ninteen of our members were back to start the Junior year. While we were Juniors we decided we would like to have something as a reminder of the days spent in good, old Milton High. This wish resulted in the purchasing of our class rings, of which we are all very proud and prize very high. Being Juniors it was our duty to prepare a banquet in honor of the Seniors. We gave a play entitled, Eyes of Love,', as a financial aid toward the banquet. When the date for the banquet arrived every- thing had been very well taken care of and the banquet was a big success. We, how- ever, had lost four more of our members-Vera Lance, Leo Feehan, Anthony Dibling, and Ronald Kieffer. Ronald, as a result of hard study graduated with the Senior class of that year. Finally came our Senior year. We started this year with fifteen members. Herman Mannhardt, as a result of hard work joined our class. We sixteen are now ready to graduate making the largest class that has ever graduated from this school. This year our duties have been heavier than they had been before. Among all of our other duties We decided to have an Annual. Everyone in the class did their part very well and the Annual was a success. In all forms of athletics, social affairs, and school work the Class of '27 has always been represented and we have done our best to help the school. In all of our under- takings in High School we have been successful. This was due partly to the cooper- ation of the whole class but mostly to the help we have received from our teachers, parents and the school board. We know we have caused our teachers some trouble, but what class has gone through school without causing a little trouble? We hope we have not caused more than our share. As we realized the importance of the time spent in school to our future lives we have tried to use all of our time profitably. We tried to make every minute count because in our mind was constantly the thought. .sw 9 - of f ' 5 0 ' . om, .Cfi ' .-Ii ., fi if V6 V - i if ..-:frm , ik Ju L ' f HI have only just a minute, I must suffer if I lose it, Only sixty seconds in it, Forced upon me, can't refuse it, Didn't seek it, didn't choose it, But it's up to me to use it, But eternity is in it! Give account if I abuse itg Just a tiny little minute-

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1927 MILTONIAN p 1927 The next morning was spent in collecting the necessary material for the inventor. It was a tedious task involving much telephoning and calls. At two o'clock my inventor showed up, smiling and at once set to work. At first he figured on the date with each photograph, then fastened his Prophoscope to the photo, placed his eyes at the peepholes in the machine and reeled off rapidly the events visible to him. These visions I took down in shorthand and will now give them to you in their transcribed form. First, we have Harry Jones, who has always been fond of doing stunts His bones are made of India rubber and his contortions have been the delight of his class- mates. He has begun a years engagement with Sell's circus, and is advertised as the worlds greatest contortionistf' Cecelia Mahnen who is conceded by everyone as an excellent judge of applied art , will invent a new cosmetic, warranted to remove all blemishes in fifteen minutes. She will then visit the old world and amass a great fortune for it is known that a wom- an will give all she has for her complexion. Doris Hill, who thinks that nature has ordained that she will be a poet, but she will never write another poem after she turns her back on Milton Hi. Within a few years, she will meet a young man who has fallen heir to a two-hundred acre citrus ranch in California. They will be married and move to their western home. Wetha Junkins, our childhood friend, starring for Paramount pictures, and is hard at work on her next picture which is, Why Girls Leave Home , in which she has the leading part. Alice Horner, living in Canada with her husband, who is a noted wheat farmer. Alice is busying herself with stock and poultry raising. Virginia Norcross, tripping the light fantastic toe in the Ziegfield Follies. Howard Campbell is her dancing partner. They have all New York at their feet. Josie Clapp, living in Florida with her husband who is a contractor. Josie is quite well known as an authoress, her latest book is 'tYouths Fountain. Frederick Stauffer, who has never married is touring the South in the interests of the Anti-Tobacco League. He is called the Silver Tongued Orator of the Western Hemisphere. Clarice Lance, whose highest ambition always was to be a famous teacher, is superintending the schools in Hawaii Hawaiian Islands. Bernice Rickly, a famous singer, now traveling abroad with the Boston Fedettes to display her musical talents, which are expected to send her to the top round of the ladder of fame. Eleanore Richard, our old Chum, is married and living in a rose-covered cottage along the Hudson.Her husband has sold his restaurant and they are raising mush- rooms. Herman Mannhardt, an eminent physician at the head of a prominent hospital in New York City, where he shows great skill in surcical work. Verna Johnson, the jolliest member of our class, after serving four year as the White House Cook, and becoming acquainted with all state secrets, will aspire to be- come president of the United States and will be unanimously elected. Mabel Emrick, our old pal, married to a Senior of '26 and living on the Emrick homestead in Milton Township. She is busily engaged in the various duties of a house- wife. Last, but not least, Cloyce Gross, a cartoonist for the News-Bee for a short time. He then goes to California to look after a two-hundred acre citrus ranch which he has fallen heir too. This being the last picture, the inventor closed the Prophoscope with a click and arose from his chair. 'tThe revelations are all in, he said with a smile, and in a few minutes he bowed and I have not seen him since. As to the truth of these revelations, Time, the great revealer, can alone answer that wonder. lFinisl