Noblesville High School - Shadow Yearbook (Noblesville, IN)

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the purpose of obtaining something to eat and drink. We were dumb- founded when the owner appeared and proved to be Bessie Berg. She soon told us of her desire for a free life and her establishment of a Jack- Rabbit Ranch. She said her best exercise was to ride the jack-rabbits round the ranch. She did not forget to inform us that 'iOld Molly, the bob-tailed family horse, was still thriving. Taking leave of this place of wonders, we started southward, intend- ing to visit the country around the South Pole. ' The long night was on and we had much difficulty in advancing. All at once my companion exclaimed, 'GI see a light! I see a light! I see a bright and shining light! We descended at once and were astounded to meet Gertrude Dixon. Gertrude had the ambition to paint a picture of the South Pole. CG-ertrude has marked talents in this line.D She had one decided advan- tage, because she had no need of any light to light up the darkness about her. Nature has certainly been kind to her. Pursuing our course, we eventually came out of the regions of dark- ness and directed our course to the West Indies. Here, at a large Hhaciendaf, we found Katherine Roudebush. We soon obtained the whole story. Katherine had seen an advertisement in the newspaper of a bachelor living in Cuba, who wanted a wife. Immediately answering this in person, she was accepted and-well, there she is yet. Visiting her was another old class-mate, Mabel Metsker, well known opera star, who was taking a much needed rest after a continued tour of Europe and America, where she appeared in all the large theatres, everywhere win- ning fame and popularity. Soon taking leave we proceeded north to the Philippines. At a large town, hearing of the presenceof three white women, we sought them out and found Chelsea Randall, Bertus Farlow and Bessie Ale. They had control of the school and missionary work there. Bertus was head teacher. She was here trying the power of Hmoral persuasionjlialthough it worked not. Occasionally when asked a question, she would remove her glasses and say, HI did not get to read about that, my eyes were hurting. Bessie was official whipper, and she spared not the rod. Far and wide she was feared for her eagle eye, and strong unrelenting aim. Chelsea was Hchief cook and bottle washerw and had charge of the church department. She was known, as she was known in N. H. S., for her quietness and meek acceptance of everything that fell to her lot. In another town, far away, we encountered another old class-mate, Evans Dierlein, not much resembling the old Evans, but still Evans Dier- lein. Seeing his desperate look, we inquired the reason and he told us all. I-Iaving graduated from N. II. S., he had gone from college to college only to be canned, from each in a short time. Finally he had been can- nedvfrom the last one and had gone to the Philippines to take command of a force of outlaws and revolutionists there, who were causing much trouble i

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From what we were able to learn, these two were also on a tour, to learn whatever they could in the old world. It was rumored that the buxom Miss Bartholomew was looking for a husband, but I am not inclined to that opinion. From here we decided to travel southward to the jungles of Africa. Arriving at a small village, we discovered i'Bud'i Hare with a party just starting on a great hunt into the forest. He said he was going to hunt 'ibig gamef' Now it is a well known fact that Bud hits what he shoots at-sometimes. I asked him what animal it was his ambition to kill and, drawing himself up and expanding his chest, he said: i'Friends, since I have killed at least a wagon load of rabbits in America, and those 'a-settini, too, it is now my ambition to kill a bear, with my fist, until then, my insatiable thirst for adventure and heroic actions will not be quenched. ' Going on past the jungles, we saw, far away, a caravan. Approach- ing this, we saw Mrs. Harold Vestal, formerly Blanche Carlin, riding in state on one of those big camels. Riding meekly beside her was Reddy.H It was easy to see who was boss.', Poor Reddy. She said she was taking her husband out for a long trip, which she thought would benefit his health and bring back the roses to her cheeks. Crossing to South America, we found in the city of Montevideo, Noel Young, noted .lack-of-all-trades. Just now he was demonstrating the Maxwell Automobile. Noel says, Boys, she's the only auto that ever was? I-Ie said he was just starting to bum his way to America again, wanting to save his money. Visiting the scene of the Panama Canal, we found Chauncey Craig, noted engineer. He had full control of the construction of the improve- ments on the locks and his work was certainly wonderful. He said that he was about to resign his work here and go back to Noblesville, Indiana, United States of America, and become i'Dean of Fryberger University, which position was open to him. Enthusiasftically, he cried, c'Ch, you wedding bellsii' Journeying to Argentina, we discovered Lura Mallery, or rather Mrs. ---. She related about her happy marriage to a ranchman and his sad death- Now she was running a boarding house and was getting a reputation as a cause of indigestion and doctor bills. We traveled on southward, but had not proceeded far when my atten- tion was attracted to a little hut, with strange looking implements sur- rounding it. We descended to investigate and whom should we encounter but Tunk,' Tescherl 6'Tunk had now been in the South for many years, isolated from the public and pursuing conscientiously his scientific inves- tigations. The World will, in all probability, soon hear of his great dis- coveries in the scientific realm. Sailing across to Australia, we stopped at a large establishment for , '-1

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for the government. Far and Wide he was known as 6'Funny-Face, the outlaw. We tried to get him to return home With us, but he said, Noblesville has long since run out of cans and therefore it Would be use- less for me to go back. Taking sorrowful leave of this, our last class- mate, We hurriedly started back, and after a long trip We safely arrived in Noblesville, the home of good old N. H. S., having seen many sights and bringing back sad remembrances of my old class-mates of 1911. GEORGE BOWEN, '11. A POEM i Herels to the Seniors and all they have done, 1 Theylve worked and theyive struggled, but had lots of fung For four years theyfve rallied and now at the close, Therels somewhere a summit We'll reach, I suppose. MABEL METSKER, '11. U. J XX