Rutland High School - Norwester Yearbook (Rutland, OH)

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Class Prophecy It had been exactly twenty years since my graduation from Rutland High School. I was alone and feeling slightly reminiscent. Perhaps the radio would bring my thoughts back to the present. 1 turned the dial to “News”. The very first announcement told of a ship which was thought to be lost in a storm. Among the passengers on board were Post- master-General. John Folan and t.he famous singer Helen Grass. The whole nation was listening for an S. (). S. but none had been heard yet. If news of the boat were not received soon, the government would send in search of them a number of planes under the supervision of Robert Smith, the world famous pilot. 1 turned the radio off and picked up the evening paper. The headlines read “Ambass- ador to France makes Peace Treaty”. Much to my surprise, the newly appointed diplo- mat was my former classmate, Clyde Davis. On the society page I read an account of Lyndall Lyons’ big party for the President of the United States of America, John Nelson. Lyndall had become the most important society leader in the large and wealthy city of Rutland. Ohio. Next I turned to the sports page. There I saw a picture of Lucille Wise the former women’s champion wrestler. She was accepting a contract in Hollywood with Fox Pictures. Her first picture was to be “Up and Att’em . Starring with her will be Samuel Davis. Captain of the good ship “Rutlandier”. After finishing the paper, I turned to the radio again. The voice 1 heard sounded familiar. At the end of the program the announ- cer said, Tune in again tomorrow evening at 8:00 p. in.. B. S. T. for another program with Gladys Conkle and her Home Receipts”. 1 knew then that it was one of my old classmates, whom 1 hadn’t seen for many years. I left the radio on to see what the next program would be. It was orchestra music directed by Kenneth Davis. The members of the orchestra were introduced, as this was the first time they had played over that station. To my surpiise Gladys Anderson was the leading violinist- As 1 was listening to the orchestra, I glanced at a magazine on the table. The picture on the cover looked familiar. Betty Amos and Herman Kincaid, the world’s greatest comedians would be on the air at 9:15 p. m., E. S. T. I settled back in my chair and was entertained for an hour by two ot my old school chums. This ended my rather busy day—busy because I had just accepted a position as pass- enger agent to Mars and was planning to take the students of Rutland High School on my first trip to tiiat planet —Vesta Nelson

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Seniors LYNDALL LYONS, Commercial Operetta 4 Cheer Leader 4 Glee Club Librarian Latin Club Jack 0‘Lantern Staff Annual Staff Science Club HERMAN KINCAID, Commercial Annual Staff Operetta 1-2-3-4 F- F. A. Librarian JOHN NELSON. Science F- F. A. Annual Staff VESTA NELSON, Commercial Operetta 2-3-4 Glee Club Class Prophecy Home Ec. Club LUCILLE WISE. Commercial Operetta 2-3 Home Ec. Club Glee Club Librarian President 3-4 May Queen Jack O'Lantern Staff Industrial Arts Annual Staff ROBERT SMITH, Science Football 2-3-4 Captain 4 Operetta 3 F. F. A., Sec. 3, Pres. 4. Indust rial Arts 1 -2-3- 4

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Class Will We, the Senior Class of Rutland High School. City of Rutland. County of Meigs, and State of Ohio, being of sound mind and memory, and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life, do therefore make, ordaiiv publish, and declare this to be our last WILL and TESTAMENT, hereby revoking all other and former wills by us at any time made. FIRST: We appoint Mr. Patterson the executor of this our will, and we direct that no bond be required of him in the performance of his duties as such. SECOND: We direct that our executor herein named pay our just debts including the expense of the following: Replacing Miss Marsh’s operetta scenery; Varnishing the library tables; Replacing the two large dictionaries in the library; Catching all mice in the senior home room; Replacing the chains on the registers; Removing our chewing gum from the seats; THIRD: We give, devise, and bequeath all our merits, real, personal, and mixed, of every kind and nature whatsoever, such as our unexcelled school spirit, cheerfulness, studiousness, and unblemished reputation, to the junior class to be used as the standard toward which they, the next senior class of this high school shall strive. To Weyland Brown we bequeath John Nelson’s quiet habits. To Hope Nelson we bequeath Helen Grass’s dancing ability. To the freshman class we bequeath four years in which to become as prominent as we have been. To David Wright we bequeath Clyde Davis’s popularity with the sophomore class. To Garnet Davis we bequeath Betty Amos’s success in cheer leading. To John Miller we bequeath Robert Smith’s poise and grace. To the junior class we bequeath our privilege of setting such examples as seniors should. To Dorothy Whittington Bryan we bequeath Lyndall Lyon’s typing ability. To the seventh grade we bequeath our intelligence. To Grace Andersen we bequeath all of Gladys Anderson’s broken violin strings. To Elsie Jean Roush we bequeath Lucille Wise’s weight. To Mary Ralph we bequeath Gladys Conkle’s scholastic standing. To the eighth grade we bequeath them permission to grow up. To the sophomore class we bequeath our ready, willing and able ways. To James limning we bequeath Herman Kincaid’s deep bass voice and the fame it has brought him. To Douglas Canny we bequeath John Folan’s sparkling eyes. To Margaret Gill we bequeath Vesta Nelson’s typing book. To Juanita Egnor we bequeath Sam Davis’s bashfulness. To the junior class we bequeath Kenneth Davis's Mcdel T. To the faculty we bequeath peace and quiet such as they have not experienced for the past four years. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF we have hereunto set our hand and affixed our seal this seventeenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty- eight- —Gladys Anderson