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Senior Class Poem “IT’S WORK TO REACH THE TOP” We’ve got to make our life worth while At work, at school or play, By the working, not the shirking We can make good today. We all must set our aims in life Beyond our reach or grasp. By the striving and the thriving We reach the top at last. We may in time conceive our aims May that not hold us fast, By pursuing, not receding, Keep aims beyond our grasp. The rain may pour for just a while The sun is hound to shine, But by study to be ready, Success may come in time. We’ve got to work to reach the top They’re few that ever do; We’ve got work, no time to shirk, Be noble, good and true. So to our class of twenty-nine May all success be due; We’ll have to climb to reach the top, Our aims to carry through. -—Viola Mercer Barthalow 24
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a •a m—................. History of the Senior Class I he great curtains of night were drawn aside and a new day dawned in inexpressible ecstacy. It was September. The large steel doors of dear old N. H. S. were flung open and bade welcome to eighty-five verdant Fresh men. What a class! The largest she had ever held. What joy must have come to her as she beheld their promising countenances. Time and space will not permit the revealing of the many sidesplitting blunders which the Freshman became heir to. Each one, as well as the writer himself, experienced a thrill of his life upon entering the duties of old N. H. S. Early in the year a class meeting was held and the class officers were selected for the Freshman year. We chose as the leader of our class one with undisputed and untiring ability. Willis Roe exhibited such remarkable talent in the capacity of president, that we again in this our last year consider ourselves very fortunate in having bestowed upon him this honor and choosing him to pilot our ship again, knowing that we need not fear or question the outcome of the voyage. Among the social activities of the Freshman year was a party which proved a great success. September came again and found us Sophomores. We proceeded with the routine of electing officers and chose Virginia Berry as president. This year was marked in the social items with a Freshman-Sophomore party. Our Junior year was crowned with many delightful events. Virginia Mae Conrad headed the class as president. Virginia exhibited a great talent in oratory when she defeated three of her fellow-classmates, the writer included, in the Prince of Peace Contest. On May 11, 1928, the Junior class presented “Cyclone Sally” as their class play. The cast consisted of nine prominent Juniors, and under the direction of Miss Macmillan, made the play a huge success. The Junior-Senior banquet was held on Tuesday Evening, May 29. and was highly approved by the entire Senior Class and guests of the evening. Each year a few of our number with-drew until now we have but fifty-two. We are certainly proud despite this loss to carry the honor of being the largest graduating class in the History of N. H. S. These four years though filled with many difficulties were brightened by the sunshine of humor and jollity. Many pleasant memories come to us as we look back over the pages of history of the Senior Class of 1929, and there comes a little tint of sadness when we realize how soon our associations and fellowships shall be severed and we launch out deeper into the sea of life We trust that from this class will come such characters as shall cause the world to stand amazed at the wonder of it all and bring to dear old N. H. S. an honor worthy to be written in gold on the pages of her history. —Eugene Thompson 23
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Tvj Senior Class Prophecy 1345 Broadway, New York City, June 3, 1935 Dear Hazel and Ginny Mae: I have been thinking of our old school days, so 1 decided I'd write you a big long letter. Do you realize that just six years ago we graduated from dear old N. H S.? 1 wonder if we can find out what .ill our old schoolmates are doing now. First of all, I wish to compliment you two girls on the wonderful hotel that you have. I came to see you about a week ago but you were out of town on business. You have certainly been very successful in your work and you deserve much praise for your achievements. Last Wednesday night I went to hear the Boston Symphony Orchestra and of ah surprises—Bob Byrd was wielding his baton as the very efficient leader! After the program I talked with him and he told me that Connie Cooper is governess in a very rich family here in New York and that she is now on a trip to Europe. 1 read in a home-town paper that Eugene Hartman is now one of the joint owners of the Sinclair Service stations of Pennsylvania and that John Little has gone South where he is teaching History in a prominent high school. 1 have been hearing so much talk about the wonderful painter who just come to New York and the other day one of my business partners pointed him out to me. I thought lie looked familiar, and, on closer view, I recognized him as our own little foe Maxwell. 1 stopped to talk with him and he told me that he had just returned from a visit to N. C. T„ where he learned that Margaret Fletcher is teacher of the eighth grade and principal in the West Building there. I met Mrs. Meyer in New York the other day and she told me that Mary Kathryn is married and living in Detroit, where her husband, Mr. English, is office manager of several large service stations. She also told me that Helen Lehman had married Lloyd Huff and that he has now a very prominent position with the Heller Brothers Company in New Jersey. . Last evening I attended a movie and in the News Reel I saw a picture of Floyd Stocker, who had won a prize for operating the largest and most efficient dairy farm in Wisconsin. Maybe some of his success is due to his wife because, as you know, he married Hilda Ripley shortly after they graduated. Speaking of marriage—I suppose you know that Charles Stoner and Mary West have married and are now living in Fostoria? . In the same News Reel that 1 saw Floyd’s picture were shown the pictures ot Elmer Yanai and Ben Barthalow, who graduated from O. S. U. and have also been chosen as two members of Grantland Rice’s All-American team for this year. Isn’t it wonderful that so many members of the class of '29 have proved themselves lo be famous and really worth while? I ihink they all deserve much praise and About a week ago the cruiser Italia” came into New V ork harbor and whom should I notice among the crew but Loren Brown and Walter Hammersley! They told me that Ruth Troendly and Mary, her sister, were waitresses on that boat. About fifteen minutes after the boys went back on the boat another surprise greeted niv eyes—Marjorie Wise and Violet Mercer walked into the customs house! They had gone around the world, traveling on this cruiser Marjorie told me that during a stop-off in Panama she met Ralph Robinson, who is chief engineer on a very important construction there. While in the Phillipines she met Geneva Marlatt, who is a very well-known English teacher in a high school there. Yesterday 1 received a letter from Viola Harthalow and she said that Air. and Mrs. Laurence Heller and their three children from New Jersey visited their parents last week-end. “Larry” is a partner of the Heller Brothers, and George has a prominent position on the railroad. I don't recall where anymore of our classmates are, so when you answer, tell me anything you might know about the rest. I would certainly enjoy hearing about them! Yours with love, Your old pal, Milly Earley. P. S. Oh, yes, Carl McFarland and Chester Lehman are research workers in Africa. 25
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