Reedsburg High School - Gleaner Yearbook (Reedsburg, WI)

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with tears of joy in their eyes. They decided to remain in old Reedsburg for the rest of their days and were glad to join in the 1928 reunion of their class. Dorothy Hawkins had become noted for her literary works. Chief among her valuable collection she said was “The Vast Iron Mines of Ironton. A copy of it has been' placed in all the up-to-date High Schools. Clarissa Henry, one person related, devoted the first ten years of her life after leaving High School to writing a sketch of her life. In spite of its many thrilling passages, it failed to please the critical public. Recently she was seen in La Valle starring in “The Pink Lady and “Francis II.” Ruth Sparkes fearing to venture out in the cold, wide world had decided to remain in Reedsburg for a time. She pursued the occupation of a saleswoman and had accumulated a vast fortune by selling Hix ley’s English Mustard. She said that she expected to follow this profession as her life's work. Disgusted with life and the ways of the world, Gretchen Aton and Elva Schuette had started out one bright, sunny day for the Island of Majorca in the Mediterranean Sea. Whether they ever reached their destination remains an unknown fact, for not one of the company present could inform me as to their fate. Henry Powell, after coming to grief in trying to invent a new sort of .frying machine had turned to the occupation of salesman. He made a specialty of selling Wriglcy’s Spearmint Gum. He had attained his highest ambition, so he told us that night and was content and at peace with the world. Rose Sparks, after her ;• (Unity's untimely disaster, seemed dazed for several years. She later rented a pleasant little cat Cage near the suburbs of Ableman and now lives in seclusion away from the noise and din of .he city, supremly happy in the company of her cat and dog. So deeply does she feel her great sorrow that she does not even attend her class reunions. I learned that Caecelia Thiemann was known the wide world over as the second Sarah Rernhardt. After several successful years in amateur theatrical work in High School she blossomed forth as an actress of no mean ability and does her best work in “An Old Sweetheart of Mine,” though her talent and power of interpretation is perhaps best displayed in that splendid comedy, “The Cut-up of Physics Lab.” Wesley Snydert while touring through foreign lands, was suddenly seized with a desperate resolution. On the memorable night ot .Tun » 3rd, 1920. he plunged into the seething waters of the Cispian Sea. The cause of his great sorrow remains unknown. Minnie Holtz and Nina Pelton had probably contributed more to the welfare of mankind than any other two people. They had succ ed- d in convincing the world that the present m des ot demonstrating problems in I f

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It • • limi ] V i • i The Class of Returning after an absence of fifteen years to the city of Reedsburg I found everything much changed- On the night after my arrival I chanced to pass by the old High School building, and as I drew near the old, familiar place I noticed, to my intense surprise, that a group of some twenty or thirty people were assembled on the lawn. They were seated in a se ni circL around a blazing ca np fire and I w ndered what this gathering meant. Hut, as the tlicce ii' rays of firelight shed its ruddy glow on each fa I lomprehended it all in a second. It was a reunion of tn. Classof 1913. Ithen happily joined the gathering and in due time found out where each individual had been and what cacti had accomplished during this long period of separation. Malvin Davis, it seemed, had made himself famous in the wrorld of Exploration and Discovery. In the year 1h20 lie discovered a new continent the like of which no one had ever even dreamed. He explained further that he was contemplating an expedition to the East Pole. Phillip Schweke, it was said, had, soon after completing lign School, contracted the terrifying disease called “verbomania” and physicians had pronounced his a hopeless case. I recall that even in his early school days Phillip showed a remarkable tendency toward this disease. 1913 in 1928 Florence Thompson for a time seemed to have completely disappeared. It was revealed later that she had become a most noted critic. Chief among her interests was the criticizing and revising of Dante’s and Shakespeare’s works. Later, I was informed that the original works were abolished entirely and Florence's versions placed into the hands of the whimsical public. Forest Vayette had. as a writer of poetry, fulfilled the great expectations of his friends and teachers. His poems, so I was told, were of the most simple and alluring type, and his efforts had brightened many a desolate home. Among his most noted ones were, “If I Were a Hird, “Dotty Dimple,” “Hoses Red,” “The Private Cutter.” and a series of Lullaoys, all of which were dedicated to his wife. Fate, it seemed dealt harshly with Walter Brown. He accidently stepped too near a tire while kindling it, and “Sparks” became attached to him. In spite of his frantic efforts to free himself, he was a doomed man. He died shortly alter. Soon after leaving High School Walter Donahue and John Flynn were seized with a “Wanderlust.” They set out on foot, intending to take a trip around the world, but after a few days absence they returned to their native city

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Geometry are entirely wrong. To prove their ability in this line of work they demonstrated several figures which was indeed enlightening, and it may be truly said that were Pythagoras living he would hang his head in humilia tion at his clumsy attempts. Mabel Wiseman in 192fi completed her education as a great prima donna ; f music in Madrid. She far surpasses either Schuman-IIeink or Tetraainni and is famed alike in all countries. She was singing, at the time of the reunion, in the Orpheum at Reedsburg. Esther Brown in 1922 entirely lo t the power of speech. This horrifying catastrophe was due to the fact that she talked too excessively. She was present, but being unable to speak. I was told by others that she had been in tin-habit of giving lectures seven nights out of a week on the subject, “How to Live to Be a Million. Glenn Miller had. soon after completing High School, become absorl»ed in her work as a mathematics teacher in Oazenovia, and was still expecting to continue her work in this place for some time. Alter securing Equal Suffrage in all the states. Ruth Shultis and Agnes Hurd, satisfied that th y had completed their mission in this world, retired immediately to the new continent. Their classmates remarked that little had been heard of them since. Ima Hastings, when asked in what way she had been successful, replied that she had been able to retain her position in the Heeds bury: Five and Ten Cent Store during all these years. She added further that she expected to continue her work until her knight appeared. Two years ago when Harnum Bailey's circus passed through Reedsburg the friends and relatives ol John Flynn were delighted to learn that he had become one of the best performers. He told the class that for ten years he had been the champion sword-swallower of th circus and far surpassed any one yet who had ever attempted to perform in this line. A wonderful instrument had been perfected by James Fadden and Floyd Hirst called the “Klectro Frog Pre server,1' by means of which a frog is restored to life after being frozen. They also informed us that experienced men lutd long been trying to find out this method, but had l ecn unsuccessful in their attempt. It seemed that the energetic souis of James and Floyd possessed an unusual capacity for this special kind of work. Ralph Kordenat. unable to be present, had, since the year 11117. begun to fail rapidly in his business career. Disappointment, however, had not rutiled the sweetness of his nature and he was still struggling on as bravely and cheerfully as ever, so his classmates said and they think that the world will yet hear of him.