Oakwood High School - Acorn Yearbook (Fithian, IL)

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THE “ACORN” together in any plot. “Ted” trying to repair the damage that Paul had done. The next scene was back in 0. T. H. S. where we saw Opal Dunavan giving French instructions, Helen Fern teaching Physical Training on the campus, and Josephine Fourez trying to teach the Domestic Science Class how to have speed and accuracy in their domestic duties. We were allowed to see in a Hollywood Studio, Norman Oakwood, second Harold Lloyd, with Virginia Eubank as his leading lady. Doris Fisher, because of her ruling ability was director and scenario writer for the company. The last scene, quite a contrast to the others showed a dog kennel on the corner of Hound and Elevator Street in Muncie. I realized it was time for me to go home because all the dogs were barking. It was time to feed them and attend to my other responsibilities at home. —Mabel Frazier. Page Twenty-five

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THE “ACORN” Class Prophecy S we sat in the crowded theatre on Broadway, on the night of January ninth, nineteen hundred thirty-five, awaiting the second act, we little dreamed what the raising of the curtain would reveal to us. We were expecting the great crystal gazing act, the hit of the season. The curtain parted at length and a cheer of applause arose from the curious audience to greet the entertainers. It was not. until he spoke that we recognized him as our class poet and astrologer, Clettis V. Musson, who had had even before he left high school experience in writing verses. As soon as his act was finished we took the opportunity to learn of the rest of our class through him. We gazed into the crystal and saw our renowned president, John Sailor, superintending the erection of a large monument at O. T. H. S., in remembrance of the services rendered by Prof. R. S. Firebaugh. We saw in the window of the “Stand No More Hair Oil Co.,” two of our boys, Harry Williams and Lowell Crawford posing as advertisements. Harry illustrated the condition of the hair before and Lowell after using the hair oil. The next scene was blurred, but it cleared and it was that of a stage in the Van Allen Opera House in Newtown. Jolly Joe’s Company was playing there. We were especially interested in this because the company was composed of Johanna Bateman, noted opera singer. Hazel Sadler, world known violinist, Velma Carpenter, Russian dancer, and Elwin and Harmon Andrews, famous jugglers. We learned that Elwin juggled the bottles, and Harmon picked up the pieces. The next place we were privileged to gaze upon was Bronson. We were greatly surprised to see that it had grown to a city of remarkable size. In the glaring lights we saw flashed “Garage, Beauty Shop, and Dentist Office.” Then we read beneath this slogan “Repairing of Autos, Women and Teeth.” “Bill Oakwood, Proprietor.” We learned that he owned half interest in the garage and was fast becoming wealthy. Upstairs we were allowed to peer into the beauty parlor owned by Velva Marion and Helena Goodrich and across the hall the dentist office of Bernice Stewart who always said she could extract teeth with no pain to the patient, but judging from the reports some of us had heard previously we doubt it. Genevieve Chaffee, as the wife of a detective was interested in solving the criminal mysteries concerning the lives of Dr. Paul Billingsley and Undertaker Theodore Palmer. We remember these two were always Page Twenty-four

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THE ‘‘ACORN” WERF JERKY MA6£ L Page Twenty-six