Northampton Area High School - Amptennian Yearbook (Northampton, PA)

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MARIE R. ERSCHEN (REI) HEAD) She’s sweet of disposition. She’s loving, wise and kind. She’s full of true affection. She cannot be defined. This blue-eyed lass hails from Cemen on. and is a member of the Great F. X.’s. Marie has greatly enjoyed her work at the N. H. S. and we are proud to own her as classmate. She was one of the Oratorical Contest speakers and a devoted member of the Literary Society. Marie is a jolly blonde and is found. “Giggling when she comes and when she goes. But what she is giggling for nobody knows.” Whatever her choice may be. we are sure that she will prove a success in her career. We wish that Bright may her future be; And every dawning day Bring joy and peace alway. LEWIS EDWARD MEIXLER “LIEBER LOUIE” “Present in body, but absent in spirit” Louie constitutes an important, tho often troublesome, acquisition to the N. H. S. side show. The young man’s desire seemed to have been mainly to get into trouble. Louie played the Cello in his Junior Year, but decided that he made too much noise, so he left the orchestra. He was also interested very much in the Literary Society meetings, never being absent at such a meeting. Louie belonged to the F. N’s, which was a club composed of very bashful and innocent students. Louie’s greatest desire is to become leader of some large Symphony Orchestra some day.

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MIRIAM ELIZABETH KLEPPINGER “MIM” A student, good and steadfast friend Was our Mini right to the end. Here you see “Mira Kleppinger. who in her sweet timidity was dear to one and all. Ready to help, no matter how rushed, ready to sym-pathi?e with anyone no matter what the misfortune might be, and always ready to have a good time, this is our “Mim . However, to tease her is to get into great trouble, for Mim does not like her blushes to be seen. Her favorite password is I hope not . Ask her its origin and I'm sure you will be amused with her answer. This summer will probably find Mim a successful stenographer. FORREST WEINMAN HUNT “HUNTIE “Push is written on every door that leads to success He is very industrious and is seldom found idle. The girls do not attract him. although he can hardly escape from conversing with them. He delights in spending his hours at typewriting and bookkeeping, in which he has proved a success. He possesses very little ability in athletics. He was a faithful member of our Literary Society and was sometimes called the “Tenor Soloist of the class of 1917. Although we do not know his future desire, his classmates wish him success and hope to see him some day as a member of HLTXT SONS’ DEPARTMENT STORE. —24—

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Senior Class Prophecy o ONF. beautiful day in August, I was strolling along the sea-shore. at a fine summer resort, somewhere along the Atlantic coast. I was all alone. I was growing tired of watching the waves come rushing in, and was about to go to my room in the hotel, when ! saw a large boat at the pier. It was a fishing schooner and was about to start on a trip. I quickly ran out to the pier and asked the captain if I might go along. He gave me permission, so I jumped on the boat. There were several large nets lying on the deck. The captain said I had to help to cast and draw in the nets. 1 was glad to do this, for I was tired of being idle for such a long time. It was about ten A. M. when the ship was stopped. All the sailors came to one side of the ship and got one of the nets and cast it into the ocean, with one end tied to the side of the ship. The same thing was done on the other side of the ship. There was not much to do aft r that. We ate a small lunch and then sat on the deck and told stories. At five P. M. we pulled in the nets. They were filled with fishes. In the second net there were so many, that it took a short time until we had them on the deck. As we slowly pulled it in. my eyes fell upon a small vase in the net. I carefully got it out of the net without being seen and hid it under my coat. I was very anxious to look at it. but I did not dare to. for there were sailors all around me. At six P. M. we landed at the pier, and after thanking the captain for taking me along. I jumped off the boat and ran up the beach. I was burning with anxiety to look at my treasure. At last I came to a spot where nobody could see me. I carefully took the vase from my coat and saw that it had a small lid which was sealed with lead. I thought at once that there was something precious in it. With shaking fingers I broke the seal and removed the lid. Immediately clouds of mist ap peared all around me. and I became afraid. Soon I saw a huge genie standing before me. He was very angry about something. I was very much afraid and 1 wished I had not found the vase. He said he wante 1 to kill me and that I should quickly choose the way in which I wanted to die. He said he was in the vase eight hundred years: and after being rtv for six hundred years he vowed that he would kill the person who '5VqC?Tc1 let him out of the vase. That is why he wanted to kill me. —26—