Prairie Du Chien High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Prairie Du Chien, WI)

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CLASS PROPHESY My Dear Friend Edna: While sitting on the porch of my home here in Florida, and thinking of our old classmates, a lonesome feeling steals over me. So I have decided to answer your letter and tell you of our classmates and what they are doing in the world. Frank McNamara, who was always a “great joke” at school, has joined the Keystone Film Co. and is leading character among the comedians. I have the pleasure of seeing him quite often in the Tampa theaters. While going through the Art Institute in Chicago last month, I found many of Myrtle Hintze’s paintings and drawings on exhibition. I also attended a Grand Opera while there, and you can imagine how surprised I was to find Eliese Boeckh singing the leading role. Have you heard that August Plondke has just returned from three years study abroad, and is now ready to take up his position as senior physician in Cook County Hospital? August’s aim in life was always to be a doctor and I’m sure he will succeed. While on an excursion to Havana last year, I had the pleasure of talking with Raymond Zeman who is manager of the White Star Line. I was very much surprised when he told me that Claude Sime travels from city to city in a Wright Aeroplane giving flying exhibitions. Florence Des Rocher lias a position at the Central High School in Denver as Domestic Science teacher and likes her work very well. I receive the Madison paper, and noticed in one of the late issues that Muriel Schnug has taken up athletics and cannot be surpassed even by Annette Kellerman. Did you notice that Oscar Fritschie held first place in America’s group of self-made men? At present he is pushing an engineering project in Central America. Sallie Schultz, who has many medals for speed tests, is now private Secretary for Lorene Peacock, who is president of the Speedup Automobile Co. in Wisconsin. In the Chicago Tribune not long ago. I read that Esther Karno p is married, and has her home on one of the largest and best farm's in Illinois. Looking farther on in the column, I found that Louise Rowley has become very famous as a novelist. I have read several of her books and find them very entertaining, and would suggest that you read them at the first opportunity. Esther Germore gave a talk on education one evening in San Francisco, which I had the opportunity of hearing. I talked to her before she left, and learned that she was sent out by the Minnesota University. Our all star basket ball player, Kenneth Green, is now coach of athletics at Washington University. Mae Weightier. my old school chum, has taken up a position as head nurse in St. John’s Hospital at Minneapolis. I had quite a talk with her during a short visit there a few weeks ago. So you see that our class which was always said to be the most industrious in High School has lived up to its standard and is doing its work in the busy world. My work as a journalist carries me to many parts of the country and it pleases me when 1 meet one of my classmates and learn of the things they are doing for the betterment of the world. In a few weeks I shall be in New York and if time permits will certainly look you up, and have a good chat with you. permit , will certainty lco c you up, and have a sorcl ch t w th you. MABEL SPECK, 18

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