Rensselaer High School - Chaos Yearbook (Rensselaer, IN)

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The Chaos iettfiir Ub flrnpljmi Rensselaer, Ind., May 1, 1934. James Ellis .Arthur Hopkins, Successor to Billy Sunday, Winona Late, Indiana. Dear Jimmy: We were delighted to hear from you again. We have made every effort to locate the various members of the Class of ' 24, and will attempt to tell you the results of our search. We nave had great difficulty in finding one of our largest class- mates. Orlan Swartzell, whom we used to call Doc, is now a dapper little gentleman with black hair, a tiny black mustache, and a pointed goatee, selling the latest frocks to the smart Parisians, and speaking French, like one of Miss Stahl ' s pupils. Another one whom we had trouble finding is Julia Randle, who is teaching school in Honolulu. To offset this difficulty we readily found Max and Darold, as Mr. Fleming is editor-in-chief of the Chicago Tribune, and Mr. Robinson is the enquiring reporter. One of his questions the other day was answered by Miss Geraldine Roth, who is accompanist for Laura Hurley, whose soft low voice has made her a star in the Grand Opera. At one of Miss Hurley ' s recent recitals she sang an African Jazz Song, composed by the black-faced comedian in George White ' s Scandals. We Bad known this comedian when he was simply George Ballinger. No doubt yon have already heard that Francis Reeve is Slim Jam, the wonderful trapeze man in Sells Floto Circus, and that Virginia Eoss is tie highest paid dancer at Friar ' s Inn. The one farthest from the little school where we graduated is Dorothy Frye, who is teaching the little Eskimos how to make organdie dresses in Alaska. We take it for granted that you have seen Genevieve Irwin ' s com- mercial drawings for Marshall Fields and Company in the Chicago Tribune and other publications.

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20 The Chaos 42. We bequeath Marjory Sprague ' s habitual grouchiness to Martha Grant. 43. We bequeath La Verne Paulus ' much-abused Ford to Elnora Wild. 44. We bequeath Orlan Swartzell ' s red hair to Dorothy Thompson. 45. We leave a small part of Genevieve Irwin ' s drawing ability to Allie Collins, because we know that ' s all he needs. 46. We leave Iris Comer ' s ability to have an ex-Senior on the string to Skinny Grant. 47. To the Juniors especially we wish to leave the privilege of an- noying the faculty with comic valentines and paper wads, disorder, and anything else that will help to promote a congenial understanding between the faculty and the students. 48. Last but not least we give to the Juniors the wonderful Exams which are always taken before leaving. We do hereby expressly appoint the faculty as executives of our last will and testament, with provision that this will be dealt with according to the aforesaid provisions. THE SENIOR CLASS OP ' 24. %

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22 The Chaos The money to build the gym. that we talked about so long ago is being raised in a very unique manner by Willard Black and his wife, Blanche White. They have made a toll gate out of the old town bridge, and are taking in bushels of money. Most of this money is paid by a man by the name of House, who hasn ' t been able to settle down at either the Comer House or Mrs. Brown ' s. Maurice Hammond and Kate King were finally married by Hollis May, the Methodist minister, and now Ham is Professor of Oratory at St. Joe. Many of the people in our class settled down around Rensselaer. La Verne Paulus has the old Makeever Hotel-Depot Bus Line. The only cars driven by Mr. Paulus are Chevrolets, which he gets at a discount from his father-in-law. Don Arnott is proprietor of Reed ' s News Stand, where all the girls come as a shrine to worship the newly discovered Sheik, but he has nothing on Reed Pennel who is station agent. Recently they had to build a fence of steel bars with spikes at the top around the depot to keep the girls away. Ruth Kepner has a monopoly on barber shops with her latest hair- cuts, which are telegraphed over from Paris by Doc. On the staff of R. H. S. they have James Hansen as Professor of English, Virginia Kresler as Instructor of Physical Education, Kathryn Chapman as Director of Music, and Lillian Kruse as Home Economics teacher. A celebrity of whom we are very proud is Marjory Sprague, who is now recuperating in Florida. She is getting ready for the Olympic Games in which she is entered as the woman champion fancy diver. And another of the famous persons from our class is Wayne Comer, the movie idol. Earl Sutherland has an aviation field, and he is generally occupied by taking Ike Leopold to his broadcasting station EGG at Surrey. One of the latest items which was broadcast from EGG was concern- ing Jay Wood ' s Freckle Remover, on which he has been working ever since May 27, 1924. Don Cornwell is slinging hash at Monon, where he is taking the place of Phil Houser, who is retiring after a nervous breakdown from overwork (cigarettes)!!??? Donald ' s sister, Bernice, is running the Vanity Shop at Hammond. Of course you heard of Maxine Martindale ' s sudden marriage into the Royalty of Italy during her European trip! Ed Ramp ' s Circus is going to be in town on the day of the reunion, so be sure and bring enough money to buy a sack of peanuts for the elephants.