Mound Westonka High School - Mohian Yearbook (Mound, MN)

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poration for marketing the products of industry in a more efficient manner. Mildred Jensen, teaching school in Roni, had won fame through her recent book How to Concentrate While Studying . Henry Ebert was playing fnsTi baseman on the All American Base Ball Team. Billy Davis was the owner of a pork packing plant in Australia. Irwin Kuske was his faithful and efficient vice president and manager. Hildur Ekstrom and Florence Fehrondorl'f were the owners of a chain of beauty culture shops and had recently opened a new shop in Seton. William Kickhaicr, now a great doctor, had just finished the erection of a large clinic and hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Stella Luedtke was his personal advisor and secretary. Walter Tyler was a salesman, working under Floyd Waikington, who manufactured June Morning Perfume . Ruby Bergquist, after travelinb around the globe several times, had retired from active life and was writing a book which she intended to call V onders of the Earth . Ruth Mab-nuson was a model in Mound's newest department store and Agnes Rogers was a journalist for the Minnetonka Pilot . As I turned the last page of that Jittle volume, a calm and peaceful feeling came to me, for I knew that each and every member of that remarkable class had done his best in his particular line of endeavor.

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Prophecy of Class of 1928 In the year 1948 when I was passing through the old home town. Mound, I paid a visit to the school library. Upon glancing over the names of several new books, I happened to see one entitled, Achievements of Members of Class of 1928 . Immediately I began t; read the contents of the book which was dedicated to our beloved advisor, Mi6S Perry. This is what I found out about my old classmates: Alice Maass was the founder and president of the largest girl s college in U. S. Hilda Olson was her chief assistant and taught social problems. Marian Chladek was a successful tenement worker in the slums of San Francisco. Ralph Strong was the owner of a new hotel in Mound where Robert Leckie was bell boy, Freda Moline, stenographer, and Jennie Iverson, switchboard operator. Carl Wehmhoff had invented a car that would run without gasoline and Paul Hauwiller was a world“famed poet, having written many lyrics, ballads, and sonnets. Annetta McCullough was a great actress, doing heavy tragedy roles. Louise Krause, a famous aviatrix, was the first woman to fly across the Pacific Ocean. Robert Ohde had the coveted position of Chief of the Mound Fire Department. Vern Von Eschen was the exclusive manufacturer of Morning Glory Brand Cheese . Dorothy Olson after successfully swimming the English Channel had accepted the position of teaching aquatic 6ports in Mound High. Clifford 0l6on and Knute Norgard had started a cor-

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THE CLASS WILL Tie, the Senior Class of 1928, do hereby make and publish this, our last will and testament, in order that we may justly distribute our possessions to the inmates of Mound High School. We bequeath the various individual abilities and possessions of the Class of 1928 as fellows: 1. William Kickhafer1s and Freda Holine's accuracy of keeping the School’s accounts straight to Harold Hoefer and Mabel Schulz. 2. Mildred Jensen’s speed as a typist to John Collins. 3. Robert Leckie's Scottish traits to Milton Lruhn. 4. The combined quietness of Ruby Bergquist and Hilda Olson to Sheldon Beise. 5. Floyd Walkington’s athletic ability to Harold Kowalke. 6. Bill Davis’ musical talents to Fern Wilson. 7. Henry Ebert’s and Paul Hauwiller’s base ball tactics to Gordon Axvall. 8. Alice Maass’s stature to Irene Terp. 9. Irwin Kuske's ability to get by on his good looks to Charles Schrall. 10. Louise Krause’s and Marian Chladek’s rapidity of speech to Myron Robinson.