Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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Paxton High School Reflector 25 Of course, every one lias heard of the fame our Frances Culver has won. She followed a course in her “loved science and is now a famous bacteriologist. Mary Currie is now the head of a troupe of “Aesthetic Dancers” and has become famous for her “Dance of the Jungle Folk.” Kenneth Smith also has c most Important part in this dance, taking the part of the baby elephant. (Jenevieve Carlsten nearly frightened me out of my wits the other day, when she took me riding in her new Ford-aeroplane. She certainly is daring. Dean says he has just been converted in the revival meetings held by the Methodists, Fred I Bare being the evangelist. Dean says that people are converted by the thousands by Fred’s vividly described pictures of the ‘ ever-after.” Maurine Schneider has won fame in the newspaper items by just winning a divorce from her fifth husband. Maurine was always fickle in the good old days. Vernon Moore, who Is now Monsieur Rigaud. is the head of the “Kigaud Beauty Parlors,” and is noted as a chiropodist. Ruby We berg is an “architectress,” making a specialty of designing aerohangars in Dutch Colonial style. Nobel Johnson married Madamoiselle Marguerite Baroque, daughter of one of the old French families. She brought a considerable dowry and so Nobe,” is as usual, enjoying the hard work of doing nothing. Florence Hanson has just received her patent for her new marcel iron and is becoming quite wealthy. Ethel Swanson is chief travelling saleswoman and is quite successful. Ethel has a good line of talk. Bessie Shinker's latest enterprise is the institution of machines for telling the exact location of a note, after its departure from the hand of the pitcher. Helen Johnson is the assistant of Dr. Francis Wenger, the painless dentist. Fannie Watson is quite a notorious movie actress. She made her debut in “Pathe News” where she was photographed at her occupation as “steeple jack.” Since then, due to her daring, she has won famP In “The Rise of the 'Spud.' ” Mercy, I nearly filled you. my dairy, with the news of my classmates. Mercy ain't nature queer—Why wasn't I a success? —Catharine Thompson.

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24 Paxton High School Reflector ' I'em Years Hence March 15, 1930. Dear me, this has been an exciting day for an cld woman like me. Just at lunch time, the doorbell rang and of course, the m ment i left the r join, my darlings forgot all their table manners—and such a commotion! I thought that I recognized that person who stood outside my door, and who wished me to buy an Encyclopoedia. The minute he began to speak, I r cognized him as my old friend Dean Ireland—he still had the same “line' he had when a student hack in old P. H. S. l’ai sure we were Loth disappoln'ed in each (..her, especially when he found I was the owner cf a heme far homeless cats. It seems that Dean soon tired of Chemistry (probably due to his overstudy in P. H. S.) and had taken up this occupation cf selling books as a new and altogether absorbing business. Of course, I invited him in and I spent the most enjoyable af.ernoon. By comparing notes we located most of our old classmates. Of course, Florence Bear corresponds with me and is quite a noted designer. The last 1 heard from her, she was designing most of Cady Duff (Jordon's creations. Dean says that Larry Sackett is quite a vaudeville star and by his songs, which he has composed, has made quite a fortune. I remember Larry's motto used to be “Laugh and the world laughs with you.” That evidently has proved a good motto. Agnes Barnes, who is known as Frankie” in Greenwich village is a favorite model for all the most prominent artists. Agnes' wonderful eyes evidently are to blame for her popularity as a Bohemian. Of course, we had both read of Pauline Berquist's success as a suffragette. I heard her making speeches from a soap box, right in the buisest part of Chicago, urging people to vote for Mamie Prestin for our next President. I certainly shall change my politics to vote for Mamie. Dean has just heard Charles Jensen in “II Trovatore” and he says he is wonderful. I certainly want to hear him as I always did have an ear for good music. Sylvia Funk is now with “Ringling Bros.” as the world's most famous tight-rope walker. If I could leave my dear cats long enough I would surely go to see that circus. My old friend Hazel Horner is a bareback rider in that circus also. Lois Moffett is now a prominent leader in the Salvation Army. We were sure Lois would be a success in those good old days in P. H. S. when she studied so diligently. Maurice Levin, so the Tribune says, is now in Russia and is a leader in a movement to make Russia a true republic, modeled after U. S. A.

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26 Paxton High School Reflector iFroltcs nf Class nf U12H “Paxton Htgl] Srluwl frtbau tlmiinjj, jHaij 21, 1920 Music....................................High School Orchestra Class Song A Word of Welcome.................Dean Ireland, Class President “Who’s Who”......................Frances Culver, Mamie Prestin Visions From a Crystal Ball......Florence Hanson, Fred LaBarre Probation of Class Will..............Mary Currie, Dean Ireland Ghosts of the Past...............Pauline Berquist, Xobel Johnson Music....................................High School Orchestra FARCE—“THE TEETH OF THE GIFT HORSE” ----------Cast of Characters- Dick Butler....................................Nobel Johnson Florence Butler, his wife.................Catharine Thompson Marietta Williams, Dick’s Aunt..............Maurine Schneider Anne Fisher, Flo’s Friend.................Genevieve Carlsten Devlin Blake...................................Vernon Moore Katie, the Maid................................Helen Johnson FINALE—“A PRETTY GIRL IS LIKE A MELODY” Tribute to Girls....... Trumerai............... Gypsy Maid............. Humoresque............ My Aero Maid........... Chong.................. Flower Song............ Garden in Sweden....... Melody in F............ Japanese Love Song..... Ach du Lieber Augustine Aloma................... I Love a Lassie........ Barcarolle............. Marseillaise........... Star Spangled Banner... .......Senior Boys .......Mary Currie .......Lois Moffett ....Helen Johnson .....Mamie Prestin Maurine Schneider ......Kuby Weberg ...Pauline Berquist ....Fannie Watson ......Agnes Barnes .....Ethel Swanson ..Florence Hanson .......Sylvia Funk .....Florence Bear ......Hazel Horner .Genevieve Carlsten Accompanist—Frances Culver Soloist—Genevieve Carlsten Violinist—Catharine Thompson