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

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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The President, Alden Orth, and his secretary, Mildred Rolfe, are working diligently to have the law of gravitation repealed.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,

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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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7 3 e to m- l's m- 9 are 'FY of re M- U- OH .k- Se- el- .an 7 .an sly ice rk- us, ry. iat th- ire rlet hd- a in ing as 1. JW' 1se, The Pennsylvania Yankee 25 E apparently lecturing to their feathered friends. Beneath the picture I read, Florence Butters and Helen Christen- sen lecture daily to their hens on 'The Constitution of Better EggS7H The next picture portrayed a ladytalking before a radio broadcasting microphone. The words beneath said, N ellie Martin broadcasts to the pub- lic on the thirteenth of every month. The following space showed two citizens walking down the street talking to each other. I was surprised to read that both Carl Quenan and william Calhoun were now important secret service men. Next I saw a large crowd congregated about a street corner and just then noticed .a woman of bean-pole stature. I recognized Izora Robeson standing on a soap box evi- dently fascinating her eager listeners. A nearby square showed a lady carrying a medicine case into a zoo where there were many giraffes. Beneath the picture the following descrip- tion of this p-erson, Agnes Nielson has established a good trade by selling patent medi- cines for sore throats to gir- aiesf' ' The old man again changed the position of the umbrella and, to my surprise, a man call- ing a large herd of cows before sunrise, appeared. I discover- ed by reading the few English words beneath the picture that Ralph Platman was now train- ing his voice by calling cows on a large Texas ranch. Next I learned that Leona Sutherland was thriving by writing funny jokes for news- papers. o , My next surprise was a square in which I saw a man at work making baseball bats. I looked closer to find him to be a man weighing about two hundred pounds. I read, Wen- d-ell Ryall, renowned batmak- er, is completing an order of two hundred bats for the King of Swats, Fred Clark. The following square show- ed two ladies discussing a book. The writing informed me that Mabel Lathrop, a book agent, is trying to sell The Life History of Joseph Chal- lis to Mary Prendergast, a light-house keeper on the At- lantic coast. Next I read, Charles Chris- tensen, an auctioneer, is try- ing to sell second hand carpet tacks to the public. The next square informed me that Frances Andrews is selling patent medicines to do away with rag-chewers, es- pecially the kind that keep the country telephone lines busy.