Princeton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Princeton, IN)

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131151 Hinrirm '-F xiztrnryr nf 0112155 '13 Edna E. McAfee, '13. N l.he volcanic region near Vesuvius, where the whole coun- try is cleft with chasnis from which sulphurous flames arise, while the ground is shaken with pent-up vapors and mysterious sounds issue from the earth, the Sibyl spends her foreboding life. It was a cave connected with a temple and grove, sacred lo Apollo and Diana, where I was sent, because of my untidiness while on earth, to arrange the leaves for the Sibyl. I sorted lhose leaves of my beloved classmates, the Sibyl was 'kind enough to explain all to me. A S Because of the brilliant careers, the members of the class l'. ll. S. '13 had enjoyed upon earth, they were doomed to spend their HIJOSlL-lllO1'tCll1,, existence in the lower forms of life. y On the first leaf was the destiny of Erminda Clarke, our class president. She was now humming around the fairest flowers, busily seeking the honey, but always in dire distress, fearing winter would overtake her before all her work was accomplished. Q t - ' - The next leaf, a brightly colored oak contained the name, Helen Woodburn and after it the words- Innocent Lamb. The Sibyl said that Helen was lnowl away on the pasture lands of Australia. - Following this was a dark brown leaf upon which was written, Ralph Wlheeler-a grizzly bear-especially known for its hugs. y Then a leaf bearing t.he name Edith Ervin doomed t A . s 0 roam through the wilds of Africa as a baby elephant, 1 Ida lVI iyer in small letters across thenext leaf was written. Sl1e had been changed into a frog, that Shes might still be heard in a regular chorus by the appreciative public. .Wylie Woods was now an electric light bug, content to flitiiaround the lights in the discarded Physics room in the old High School building. e The Sibyl explained thatpMary Stewart, a well-remembered Senior, was scouring the forests as a red fox. The eighth leaf was a largeone, tinted by autumn in many colors and upon it written-'6Hugh Harris-a peacock. He was then struttingaround the terrace of Noble Castle, the lord of the barnyard, proudly demonstrating his lovely plumage. Then Bessie Agar. inscribed upon' an elm leaf, was destined to become a star fish, because of her brilliant career as a school teacher, and was to be mercilessly cast. into the Atlantic Ocean. Joe-Hensleyfon the tenth leafj was timidly working his way through this existence in the form of a mole, and next on a bright red maple leaf Verna Churchman was said to have been changed into a rat. terrier and 'was especially fond of digging after moles. . i g Marguerite McRoberts' name was next. The Sybil ex- plained that on account of Margueriteis inability -to remain in one place in P. H. S. she was 'to spend her post mortem exist- ence in the shape of a wiggle-worm and live upon the ground only. P S I Thesevbeing placed in at row, the next column was begun with Arthur.Twineham's name. As a mortal Arthur 'had been 'lim known as the 'csocial lion', and it was in changed to spend his afterlife. Naomi McClure on a short broad l the Sibyl as having taken the appearanm paddling around in Patoka river. i The following name was Fae Trible cat, was one minute favoring one house seeking another that she deemed more l But on the next leaf a sad event ws LaGrange, the girlis favorite champion, into a whale and was vainly floundering ar hunting for Jonahs. Then a sharp breeze blew the unfasi open, scattering the leaves that had not several more of old P. 'H. S. students nat The first among these CI noticedj v She had been given the form of a goose her favorite occupation-seeing how muc with the least trouble to herself. Next to this leaf was Ruth Partenhf so quiet on earth, that she had been cha was cheerfully keeping up the spirits of Then Harold Ellison. The fates ha to change Haroldls gender in the pos consequently he was now a hen lying ar sunshine-destined to be immortal or ei Methusalah because he had not exerted his early life in High School. Erma Sloan as a crow was flying

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iw. 11- wo111le1'i11g -1 '-11 '11 -1 111-'k-is . 1 . 1 5 s . I -1.1 111i11s1 of Wvhite z-if.11gc 41ll'I'0llllLl9Cl 11-111-11 hung several -1 Ll NXOIHLIII. whose 1111 other than the 1 iarke. now ll proa- -:zre l.i1 Grange was .. For il long time 1 .Xt last we came t ll grand opera. but 1-ll11l1e1'ts performed 11161114 were graceful in P. H. S. she re- in: about. Going a ve Caine upon Edna. 111' teaching the slum t:11l tower came into The answer was: ist and prophet, Dr. 111s fellow mortals in 1kes wonderful selen- I looked down upon - streaming into the it a big trial, I urged trial was in progress. stood in front of the irofoiiml expressionj, ing this famous book Gllaun 1Hrnp13erg--Glnniinurh and now to have the 'copyright basely stolen-why it is a crime fit only to be punished by life imprisonment!,' By such pleading Turner won the case for Jessie. VVhen I learned that we were going to start for the North Pole, I shuddered at the very thought of the cold, but I soon found that Professor Ohm, Jr., had discovered a method of warming the whole Polar region. Great was my surprise, when I looked down from my lofty vehicle and beheld Edith Ervin training bean vines up the Pole. The witch, with a toothless grin, turned to me and said, Not a surprising occu- pation for your friend is it? And I was forced to admit that even in P. H. S., Edith had shown tendencies toward house- keeping. Changing our course and sailing in a southwesterly direction, so swiftly did we c11t the air, that it was only a few hours before the State of Nebraska appeared. Looking down, down, down, I beheld Ruth Phar and Pauline Charles busily driving claim stakes. They were dressed in the conventional' cow girl suits. Every once in a while, Pauline would stop work to give a cheer for the Democrats. In San Francisco, Ruth Partenheimer was becoming famous on account of her lightning speed as a stenographer and short- hand writer. Now at the Pacific Ocean. Here was Wylie Woods, the Electrical Engineer, superintending the building of a bridge across the ocean. He was climbing some kind of pole, and as he reached the top, a bright light beamed out. We could not discover whether it came from Wylie's shining countenance or from some are light. But were we to stop here? No, for o11t in the midst of that vast sea, a Senior is serving the U. S. in capacity of foreign minister to the Feejee Islands. And who is that Senior? VVhy Joseph Hensley! . We sailed and sa.iled before we sighted any land. At last our eager glances were rewarded by the sight of trees. VVe sailed in that direction and soon were close enough to hear some one shouting, Right about face! Now get in line, y0ll big black Coon or I'll-etc., etcf, It was Percy McClure giving orders, and one could tell by looking at him, that he was a S0lltl1 African commander-and of considerable note, too. VVealthy? Yes. For diamonds sparkled in the rings in his ears. The next stopping place was Australia. Here I was 11111011 interested in the large sheep ranches. One of the largest of these farms, I discovered, belonged to Hugh Harris. He, like Twineham, was conducting business by scientific methods. On and on to Paris. It was here that Laura Hudelson and Helen VVoodburn appeared. Very mysteriously they whis- pered that they were now detectives, trying to solve a govern- ment fcase. I was c11rious to know more, but the girls suddenly became clam-like and refused to talk. From France into Germany. Here the old cro11e pointed out the most famous music schools in the world. In one of these, my old friend Mary Stewart was being tutored by that grand master, Prof. Leopold Godowsky. By the next year, Mary would be ready to graduate! After she had finished, her plan was to tour Europe in the Bubu Concert Company, i11 which Fae Trible traveled as a reader. I had seen all my schoolmates and now I was to see my own future destiny. Just then the sun shone brightly. The prophetess had vanished, leaving me in ignorance of my career.

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is kai' was written. w gin still be heard it bug. content to .ns room in the old . ll well-remembercd 'X. by autumn in many fs a peacock. He Q wblet'astle.tl1e lord E- lovely plumage. lin leaf. was destined int career as a school Q the -Xtlantic Ocean. timidly working his 1 mole, and next on a vas said to have been -ially fond of digging next. The Sybil ex- inability to remain in post mortem exist- live upon the ground xt column was begun ,rtal .Xrthur had been lilnai fllllnrtrm Exiztenrr nf Clllaizu '13--Qlnniinnvh known as the Hsocial lion', and it was into a lion he had been changed to spend his afterlife. Naomi McClure on a short broad leaf was described by the Sibyl as having taken the appearance of a duck and was paddling around in Patoka river. - The following name was Fae Trible who, as a black house cat, was one minute favoring one household, the next vainly seeking another that she deemed more beneficial to herself. But on the next leaf a sad event was depicted. Clarence LaGrange, the girlis favorite champion, had been transformed into a whale and was vainly floundering around in the Arctic Sea hunting for Jonahs. Then a sharp breeze blew the unfastened door of the cave open, scattering the leaves that had not been re-arranged and several more of old P. H. S. students names came uppermost. The first among these QI noticedj was Corinne Davidson. She had been given the form of a goose and was still pursuing her favorite occupation-seeing how much noise she could make with the least trouble to herself. Next to this leaf was Ruth Partenheimer's. She had been so quiet on earth, that she had been changed into a guinea and was cheerfully keeping up the spirits of the barnyard. Then Harold Ellison. The fates had thought it propitious to change Harold's gender in the post mortem world and consequently he was now a hen lying around under the bright sunshine-destined to be immortal or even live to be as old as Methusalah because he had not exerted himself and worn out his early life in High School. Erma Sloan as a crow was flying over the corn fields of Gibson County, more content to remain in the vicinity of the High School where memories' were dear to her. Ethel Carithers, the shiest member of our class, still dis- played this characteristic. She had assumed the form of a rabbit and was timidly running through the forests, trying her best to keep out of the way of man. Then a maple leaf, very small indeed, bo1'e the name Turner Lansford. The Sibyl said that Turner, who was accustomed to say pretty strong things about l1is classmates, especially in giving them nicknames, was still in his greatest glory as a bee, stinging all the former members of the class that he recognized. Ethel Dunlap was printed upon the next leaf discovered. Because of constant association with a certain article during her life, she had been changed into a chamois. A girl, well known in the class was changed into a. fawn, because of her timidity. It was said by the Sibyl lhal, she was afraid of her own shadow. The Senior who had descended thus was no other than Ruth Phar. The next leaf had this written upon it: Earl Kolb-a por- cupinef, Certainly he was a harmless one,for did any one ever see him angry in our old High School? The Sibyl picked up the next leaf which had been blown over in a far corner by the breeze. As she read it she seemed pleased and remarked that the Fates couldn't have selected a better transformation of Jessie Jones. She was an owl and now received her wisdom from the oak tree, that whispered il.s secret to her in the night when all else was asleep. The leaves of the last five members were found after a long search among numerous other leaves strewn all over the cave.