Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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18 Paxton Community High School Reflector (Class yruphmj By Grace Larson For five delightful years we had traveled in the “Elysian fields” of Mars, and are now planning a trip into a region where nature was as fantastically colored as Poe’s Land of the many Colored Grass.” However, our proposed trip was hastily postponed by the startling news that radio music from Earth was being heard at the station on Mars. Anxior.3 to hear familiar earthly sounds once more, we hurried to the rereceiving station, where we were gieeted by the voice of Clarence Lundeen, sayirg. T.iis is station B. V. I.—am sending on wave length 2,100,000—Let me know how this comes through. The first selection will be a duet by Evelyn Swanson and Kathryn Dunnan, noted opera singers, accompanied by Evelyn Fierce, America’s greatest pianist.” Although the concert by my classmates of '22, was very beautiful, I corfcss it made me so Earth-sick that we decided to set out on our homeward journev the next day. The trip's success was due largely to Sherman Olson’s new invention -a gravitation screen through which the gravity of the planet would not act. Of course after reaching my home town, I made inquiry as to the whereabouts of the rest of the class of ’22, and found the following interesting facts: Paul Nelson, our class orator, is new Supreme Judge of the United States, and his old chum. Edmund Ludlow, has become a famous Baptist minister. Herbert Gee and Francis Henry are now scientific “agriculturalists,” and seven of the girls of the class, Lydia Brenner, Ada Ulapp, Florence Fretty. Irene Strayer, Inez Thompson, Bertha Turner and Dorothy von Brethorst, have taken upon themselves the duties and cares of farmer’s wives. As one could almost forsee, Teddy Lind has become head salesman for Wallace’s “Reducing Records,” and to my amazement I found that some of his most worthy patrons are Gertrude Pollock, Pearl Nicewander. Lovawn Burkard. Lillian Gee and Helen Johnson. During a short visit in Chicago, I had the pleasant surprise of meeting Ray Corbly, who was recently made President of the American Baseball Association and who has won much recognition by starting a ball team composed entirely of women. He told me that his best players were come of his old classmates—Elizabeth Patton, Omie O’Neal, Elizabeth McDevltt, Catherine Lachenmyer and Hazel Carlson. Emily Johnson has at last realized her ambition, and besides being president of her own Film Corporation she writes the scenarios for ail of her productions. Among the famous stars working under her direction are: Rachel Tweet, Earlene Nees. and Ruey Stanford, while Beda Tinberg, Vivian Gentry and Emeline Kollman are kept busy attending to the thousands of letters and requests which come to these actresses daily.

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20 Paxton Community High School Reflector “PRESS ON!” “Press on, if fortune play thee false today. Tomorrow she’ll be true.’ The Seniors offer as their patting advice this sntall quotation to those left behind. There is no cne in such a need of pitying contempt as a “quitter” after finding himself before seme obstacle that seems to him insurmountable. All the world hates a quitter.” and the one who simply quits at the least little set-back, deserves condemnation anti scorn from u.s comrades because of his lack of perseverance. It doesn't make any difference where the disappointments fall, a real man or woman will rise superior to them, rather than allow themselves to become their slave. High School life contains many disappointments. Would it be real life if it did not? Sometimes it seems as if subjects simply will not allow themselves to be mastered; and sometimes one is unsuccessful in making the basketball team or in winning a letter. Perhaps other fancied trounle3 arise. What of it? We would not enjoy things half so much if they came without any efTort on our part. Smile at disappointment; triumph over difficulties; In short, ‘ Press on, if fortune play thee false today.—Tomorrow she'll be true.” —Emeline M. Kollman SENIOR CLASS WILL We. individually and severally, the members of ihe Senior Class, upon our passing out on this second day of June in the year of our Lord, 1922. do bequeath to the more insignificant members of the institution the following: SECTION I Item 1. I, Paul Nelson, do leave my charming personality to “Lovy” Olson. Item 2 I. Evelyn Pierce, do leave to Prances Lindley my jazzability. Item ?. I. Edmund Ludlow, do bequeath to Kenneth Stanford my persua- sive ways. (May it help him in his heart affairs.) Item 4 I, Earlene Nees, do leave my “religious inclinations” to Dottle Pennington. Item 5 I, Evelyn Swanscn. do bequeath to Goruon Baiiey my ‘Gum” although I “chewingly” regret losing such a companion. SECTION II Item 1 I, Kathryn Dunnan, do bequeath my industry and ability to John Hall. Item 2 I. Helen Johnson, leave my youthful style of hairdressing to Elizabeth Morgan. Item 3 I. Gertrude Pollock, do bequeath my gift of writing notes to Miriam Given. Item 4 I, Catherine Ix chenmeyer. the originator and example in the “bobbed” hair fashion, leave good wishes to all my followers. Item 5 I, Ruey Stanford, the only real upholder of Senior dignity, do bequeath this qualiiy to May Pollcck, “The Dear Child.”