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Class Prophecy It was hard work swimming ashore from that Detroit trip and a long stay on the desert isle: twenty years. But when I came back to Conneaut— Things weren’t at all like they were before I went. As I walked down Main Street what should I hear but the court crier, Clyde Smith, saying “Oyez, Oyez, Oyez.” Upon further investigation, I found that Jay Childs was not just plain Jay Childs, but Judge Childs, and who was it taking down the court procedure so swiftly? Why, none other than Bernice Graves, Conneaut’s court reporter. On further investigating the town, I stopped in at Conneaut’s leading department store, founded in 1942 by Myron Pease. The store was doing a rushing business. In the bathing suit department, who do you suppose was modeling bathing suits of the latest fashion? Shirley McMillen. Margaret Clarke and Evelyn Simpson were two of the most capable clerks, and Dorothea Huber-ich was the buyer who went to the fashion centers, Paris, New York and Hollywood, for all the latest styles for “Pease and Company.” My next stop in this new Conneaut was at the bank. Here was Anthony Christopher “behind the bars.” A great financier. This position was undoubtedly due to the fact that he always could explain stocks and bonds to the Economics class. Anthony’s private secretary was Frances Ann (? . . . What was that last name?) who cherished her typing and shorthand so much in high school. After my errand at the bank, I hailed a taxi whose driver was “Never Speed” Reets. Somehow or other, I ended up in the hospital, no one seemed to know much about that. Anyway, when the taxi crashed there was “Movietone” Hollister rushing to the scene of disaster with his candid camera. He was a reporter for the Conneaut News-Herald, trying to please Editor William “Utah” Tinney. When I awakened in the hospital, there was nurse Dorothy Beach to hold my hand ar.d Dr. Wiley, successful brain surgeon. With the work of these two, especially “Doc,” it wasn’t long before I was once more meeting old friends of Rowe High. One day I turned on my radio to hear John Lahti, announce that “G Man” Buie was giving a dance for the graduating class of ’38. At the dance I learned many more things about the class. Marjorie Swartz was wnuag a column, entitled Muvice to tne Lovelorn” in one of New York's largest papers. Irene Kangas (?) was broadcasting her helpful hints on “How to stay happily married.” William Pataky and Harold Atkins were operating a school for typists with Betty Jane Childs their “Always smile” secretary. Bob Rector and Charles Massie were engaged in a peculiar kind of vocation. I hey were holding chamelon races every week and were now “in the money.” Ar-vine Seppi had become the athletic coach at a large college. Mabelle Wheeler was a well-known manufacturer of “Madame Mabelle Mae” no-grease cosmetics. Grace Goonus was doing her duty by helping to educate the heathen in faraway countries. After J. Edgar Buie’s party at Washington, I went back to Conneaut and decided 1 would like to take a little drive out in the country. A very well-kept farm had a sign “Jersey Cows lor Sale.” Of course 1 had no intention of buying a cow, but I thought 1 would stop and see if maybe some of my Rowe High cow fanciers lived there, and sure enough, Leon Stephenson was successfully operating a 200-acre farm with Richard Shumake as his assistant. A little later I stopped at a little country store which was owned and operated by Duane Kent. There I saw Ernestine Groff demonstrating how to use a miracle corn pad to keep the corn borers out of corn. After a time, I thought that I would go and visit the school once more. In the Senior room was Jean Whitney, now teacher of Physics, and Mrs. Kitchen playing “Hang ’em” on the blackboard. The worst part of it was that Mrs. Kitchen had “hung” Jean on her own name. Here Joe Bagnall was taking a postgraduate course in Home Economics. Lydia Gaus had set up a growing business known as “The rent-a-pen” for shorthand students, and she was earning profits. The day I visi- Continued on Page 34 PILOT LIGHT 1938 T 13
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The Last Will and Testament of the Class of ’38 PILOT LIGHT 1938 ▼ We, the most progressive and intelligent class ever to graduate from Rowe High School, are on the verge of departing from our beloved Alma Mater and therefore do bequeath our various talents to students who will attempt to fill our places but will never quite succeed—(so we believe). I Harold Buie, bequeath my chairs and dryers in the various beauty salons to Harold Bennett. To Evelyn Hicks, I Dorothea Iluberich, bequeath my vocabulary of snappy retorts. I, Charlotte Dewey, bequeath my infinite patience and length to Hazel Fuller. We, the senior triplets, Donald Zeller, Robert Rector, and Richard MeElroy, will our studious and angelic natures to Dernll Evans, George Rector, and Henry Brooks. We only wish that the latter three would ar-lange to be in the same grade so that the tradition oi a perfect trio in every class could be carried on. 1, Jay Childs, bequeath my curly hair and rosy cheeks to any girl who can use them. To anyone who goes against my wishes I will my attack of the “itch.” 1, Shirley McMillen, bequeath my long fingernails to Anna Maki. To Gladys Parris, I, Irene Kangas, will my clinging feminine ways. I Robert Wiley, bequeath my quiet dignity to Kenneth Davis. In return for his promise to charm all the girls with it as I did in my day, I, Haroid Atkins, bequeath my cute grin to Raymond Kangas. To Norwood Lane, I, Anthony Christopher, will my flirting ability. I, Dorothy Beach bequeath my quiet and bashful manner to Wilbur Brown. I, William Tinney, bequeath my hate of women to Floyd Valentine. It’ he is found willing to accept my first request, he may have a second gift—namely my ability to avoid the afore-mentioned section of human society. After searching far and wide, I, Clyde Smith, have decided to will my hidden gallantry to Harold Hillyer. I, Frances Ann Graff, bequeath my long- cherished giggle to Bertha Bailey. To Barbara Cheney, I, Grace I oomis, bequeath my rough and tumble ways. We, Arvine Seppi and Charles Massie, bequeath our mighty muscles to Russell Silkey and Leslie Frank. 1, Evelyn Simpson, bestow my permanent wave on Wilma Bartlett and may she sufier the ridicule I suffered when I appeared with a fuzzy top. To Mary Louise Ryan, I, Darwin Hollister. bequeath my incomprehensible bashfulness. 1, Jean Whitney, bequeath my love of sweets and passion Tor dieting to Matie Phillips. May she remain slim until I lose weight. After long consideration, I, Richard Shu-make, have determined to will my ability to slide down in my seat so as to be unnoticed in Economics class to Ahti Orrenmaa. .My passion for falling down, I, Bernice Greaves, bestow upon whomever designated by Miss llunnell and Mr. Williams as the best at choosing weak chairs in which to sit. I, Leon Stephenson, will my dapper, man-about-town manner to James Bast. To Ross Buie, I, Myron Pease, bequeath my sense of humor which is such that 1 burst out laughing when the joke is over. My poetic talent, which has been so useful to me in writing in autograph albums, I, Betty Jane Childs, bequeath to Mary Christopher. 1, Margaret Clarke, will my ability to smile in any situation to Jeanette Sauro. To Esther Hill, I, Lydia Gaus, will my gorgeous blush. To Orel Hicks, I, Duane Kent, will my playful nature, and my book on how to slide desks around successfully and make a general nuisance of yourself. I, John Lahti, bequeath my beautiful pompadour to Ralph Cox. He may also have my imported brush to care for it. To Ethel Bennett, I. William Pataky, bequeath my love of money and my ability to care for it. I, Ernestine Groff, will my ambition to Continued on Page 34 14
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