Penn Yann Academy - Key Yearbook (Penn Yan, NY)

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one of illiant, I1 It in Sarroll f York ocialist ialifred for she rm Yan rian of picture r a plat- crowd. ', Whom ,vin Mc- roduced Botsforzl He said . a cam- istorical. Branch- Square me great lcture'iH was HQ' .e Slmlm jathefllle md in the ada Mary Se' 1110112 the autauflua ccH0f- of. 3 llI'9 plant, E16 fforll 'lhelm ,eirglothes '1'hetPennsylva.nia Yankee 23 Pin Manufacturing Company. Another picture showed a man high above the deck of a bi'g ocean steamer laying a new smokestack with red bricks. Under the picture were the following words, Waldron Spear, the only smokestack brick-layer in the world. The scene changed more quickly than I can tell you and the next square pictured a street in some city, and in the foreground, was a shop where a sign read, Constance Rob- son, Shoe Shining Parlors, Open from Sunrise to Sunset, New York City. On the right hand side of the fifth rib of the umbrella, I noticed another picture which showed two ladies talking to each other. They were in- closed in a pen and completely surrounded by apparently tame turtles. The verse be- neath said, i'Genevieve Louns- berry, a newspaper reporter of the Democrat and Chronicle is interviewing Louise Thayer in her profitable business of rais- ing turtles for the manufac- ture of expensive soaps. ' The space on the umbrella above this was larger than the others' preceding it. This pic- ture showed the inside of a great circus tent. High on the trapeze, I recognized Helen Geer trying to draw the atten- tion of the crowd who were Q watching two clowns lead the funniest looking personage I ever saw around the arena. To my surprise, the words beneath read, It is necessary to have two ,clowns of great physical strength, as the noted James Townsend and Perle Corey, to hold in check this funny creat- ure, Malcolm' Lerch, from mak- ing absurd remarks or picking on the crowd. Uprin the very peak of the umbrella, I noticed a square which portrayed Wendell Car- roll, capturing a mammoth al- ligator and -using only his hands to accomplish this won- derful feat. The seuare faded and into its place came one on which I read, 4'Dora DePew is trying to win a college degree by making many kinds of candy. The space to the right of this said that Helen Kindleburger, at last, has become the most noted feather-fan maker .in the United States. Her spec- ialty of fans are those made out of humming birds' wings. The old man, that I had nearly forgoten, whirled the umbrella around a little so that I was able to see a differ- ent set of squares. ' The one that caught my eye showed a man working at his desk and apparentlv his pri- vate secretary was likewise en- gaged. Beneath the picture

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22 The Pennsylvania Yallklif? in the semi-darkness? To be sure, an old man carrying a huge umbrella. He opened it and held it directly over my head. What was I to see on this superstitious Friday, the thirteenth? Were the depths of Hades about to be disclosed to me or only a harmless um- brella with the underside completely covered with pic- tures and writing? Each pic- iture or few lines of writing was set off by itself in little squares. Wondering how many squares there were, I counted them and found ex- actly 66. This was the exact number of graduates in my class of '26. The pictures and writing had been here-to-fore blurred, now became very distinct, and be- ing curious, I examined a square closely. This showed a man wearing a military suit and acting as though he were giving orders to his subordinates. The writ- ing underneath said, Edgar Bingham , , Commander -in - Chief of the Army, is teaching his men the principle of obedi- ence that he learned under his French Madamoiselle. He wishes the men to learn it un- der him instead of in the much-heard-of public hotels, called the prisons. A After reading the few lines about our honorable President, the square faded and one of its neighbors became brilliant. This one had written on it in bold type, Genevieve Carroll for Governess of New York State on the extreme Socialist ticket. She is well qualified for the high position, for she graduated from Penn Yan Academy as Valedictorian of her class. The next showed a picture of two ladies sitting on a plat- form before a large crowd.. The mayor of ,the city, whom I recognized 'to be Melvin Mc- Creary, arose and introduced the ladies as Myrtie Botsforfgl and Frances Robeson. He said that they had started a cam- paign to save the historical Red Jacket Farm near Branch- port. The neighboring square ishowed the work of some great artist. Under the picture in gilt-edged letters was in- scribed, Rising of the Sun in the North, ' by Catherine Gridley. A -The Louvre- A The scene changed and in the adjoining square I read, Hor- tense Wortman and Mary Se- mans now traveling among the Eskimos -on a Chautauqua tour. Next was a picture of a large manufacturing plant, with a sign across the front which read. Ruth Wilhelm and Paula Windnagle, Clothes

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24 The Pennsylvania Yankee was printed, The President, Alden Orth, and his secretary, Mildred Rolfe, are working diligently to have the law of gravitation repealed. ' On the following square was inscribed, Harriet Jorgensen and Margaret Tierney, re- nowned deep-sea divers, are recovering the treasures of sunken vessels. The scene ' immediately changed and in its place ap- peared a lady skipping thru a meadow trying to catch butter- flies. Beneath the picture was written, I-Ellva Jean Turner, the butterfly girl, makes a good living by raising butter- flies of all colors and size-sf, My head felt queer and my eyes blurred, but I peered again at the umbrella and this time I saw a newspaper with big headlines across the front reading, Bernard Sherman and Francis Townsend on their way to Mars to discover the North Pole of that planet. The square changed, and I saw a large manufacturing building bearing a sign across the front, Iva Conley and Mary Eskildsen Co., Inc., Raincoats Manufactured for Frogs. The different squares kept on succeeding each other like the flashes of lightning in a thunder storm. One showed a chemist work- ing diligently over his appara- tus. The words beneath said, I-Iarry Sutherland is trying to find a substance to take the place of Palm Ulive soap to remove the school girls' com- plexion from young men's faces and coats. Another showed a Marion- ette Theatre in action and be- neath this funny theatre, were inscribed the words, Mary Mitchell, who is manager of the largest Marionette theatre in the world, uses the Marion- ettes constructed by John Car- penter. x I ' That square faded and soon appeared distinct in the dark- ness, a lady blacksmith. Be- neath this picture it said, Nel- lie Wood, the only woman blacksmith in this country. Just then the little old man gave the umbrella a lively twirl and showed a space where two ladies were work- ing dilligently on an apparatus, apparently in some laboratory. The writing informed me that Mae Wright and Clele Swarth- out were trying to measure the velocity of ultra-violet rays. . Next I read that Olive Ad- ams is making rare candles in Chicago in hopes of running electricity out of business, as far as lighting is concerned. The adjoining square show- ed two ladies in a hen-house,