Ontario High School - Echo Yearbook (Ontario, NY)

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The Junior Echo me - -uw seldom seen around Ontario, as her interests were centered else- where. I shall try to- find Myrtle, as I must see her for old friend- ship's sake, I said. , During the course of the evening I was so glad to hear that Cloise Swearingen had followed in his fatherls footsteps, taking up the ministry, and was a rising your minister preaching in Illi- nois. His life was made much happier by the presence of a sweet little wife called Lady Ethel. We had a hearty laugh when we remembered the time Cloise was so bashful about making love to Myrtle, even in our own Se- nior play. Not much time was left for me to muse over all these happy events when one bright sunny day Miss Violetta had me whisk- ing past green fieldsa and meadows until we came to a beautiful big farm where rows upon rows of corn and wheat fields were waving in the breeze, giving the place a look of great prosperity. Finally the car came to a halt at a beautiful long, low bungalow, covered with twining roses and vines, and I was presented to none other than Norman Beach, who was owner of that prosper- ous place. It seems we could not enjoy a long chat there, as Violetta must needs stop with some important papers at a neighboring place, at whic.h we soon arrived and a'very attractive place it was. A fine looking little light-haired youngster was playing outside. We stepped right in, passing a young gentleman holding a little to-t in his arms. A young woman came toward me. Yes,-can it be,-am I seeing right--way, it's Gladys Her- bert-Cone,', I nearly shouted. VVhat happy times ! Why, girls, I've seen or heard about all my classmates. Surely, this is more than could have been hoped for. On the way back I remarked that a good many things might happen in ten years. She agreed and said: Within the next ten, the children of the class of 1923 will be going there. Where do you mean P I asked. Look, she said, pointing. I turned around and looked back to where she was pointing. There stood the dear NEW school building, the. one we had hoped for so long! 17

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Ontario High School vw - A mr Class Prophecy oft 1923 By Beulah Brandt PTER TEN YEARS of absence engaging in my chosen vocation, I was at last going back to Ontario. The train slowed down and finally came to a standstill. Could it be possible that I was again in the good old town-possibly so near to that dear school building where all our childhood days were spent? S Ten years! But what a change in the place. I was at my wits end when a young lady lightly touched me. Where on earth did you drop from P she demanded. I hardly know myself-why, why-Petty-I mean Violetta Finkle, is it really you ? Yes, I was waiting for someone, but have just discovered he would not be here fand it's strange I could not for the life of me find out who that someone was.j After warm greetings, during which she insisted on my vis- iting her for at least part of my stay, she conducted me to her car in the same old speedy way. I found Violetta had become very successful in the business line. In fact, she was then the head of the fruit packing establishment. But there are so many things I want you to see and hear! Tomorrow it's necessary that I call at the hospital and you must go with me. Oh, yes! we have a hospital here now, with one of the dearest of nurses. I know you will fall in love with her, she is so kind and tender with her patients. Why, only recently the head doctor told me a young gentleman purposely fell and in- iured himself so this nurse could take care of him. I have reason to believe the doctor was rather nervous over it, she said. I also had reason to believe that doctor was nervous, too, as ,the next day when we went there, I found the head doctor to be none other than Smith Pratt and the nurse our dear classmate and president, Pearle Leenhouts. I seemed to be out for surprises that day, for we had hardly stepped into the open air again when I met face to face Maurice Maher. Do you see that building over there P he asked. That's the firm of Maher 81 Co., architects. Oh, yes, you know I always said I was going to be a business man. I'm sure he has succeeded beyond his wildest hopes. That evening as we sat around the table, Violetta told me that we all had reason to be proud of Myrtle Allen, who had secured a fine position as English teacher in Cornell University. She was 16

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Ontario High School 4570 'F'-5 1923 Broadcast By Norman A. Beach T HAS BEEN my good fortune to be here with this radio set and listen in upon the programs of the evening. Each member of the class of 1923 owns and operates a broadcast- ing station not only for the benefit which they derive but al- so for the amusement of the town of Ontario and vicinity. You will readily deduce that our class is modern and up-to-the-minute in Every respect. It is quite the custom for each class to excel the preceding class, but it will be quite impossible for the class o-f 1924 to excel this class. It now being 8:30 or thereabouts, the programs will soon start. I shall endeavor to get station MMM. I have it.--The announcer is announcing station MMM, owned and operated by Maurice M. Maher at the Tourists' Camp, Ontario, N. Y. He is advertising the best kinds of Lolly Pops, Soft Drinks, and Coney Island Hots. This is station MWA, operatingl' fro-m Ontario Center, owned by Myrtle W. Allen, now operating in unison with Har- land Hogeboom. She is sending a short talk on the dignity of the Senior Class to be followed by talks on Our Eiiicient Faculty. This is station CES, owned by Cloise Swearingen, operated from the First Congregational Church of Ontario. He is telling how he spent his four years in high school getting three years of Latin. He is also discoursing on beauties of the French language and the numerous irregularities of the verbs. Let's look for another. This is station VIF, operated by Violetta I. Finkle under the auspices of the Lakeside Automobile Club, giving a topic on accidents fro-m speeding. She says acci- dents are sure to occur to speeders on the race track, highway, or in the class room. She announces a resolution that speeding be prohibited for this special class night occasion. Station GLH is now sending her program a little late. She is sending bedtim-e stories of school children at play, to put the un- der-graduates and other foolish creatures to bed early so they will not get her habit of staying up late at night and being late at school next day. She is now signing off station GLH, operated by Gladys L. Herbert. This is station BLB, operated by Beulah Louise Brandt from the Cotton Home, Irondequoit, N. Y. Tonight's program is on the beauty of cotton 18 p V,