Silverton Union High School - Silvertonia Yearbook (Silverton, OR)

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THE SILVERTONIAN 23 been successful in locating those persons requested, I am send- ing you the addresses of each. Thinking that you might be interested in what your friends are doing I shall tell you and relate the manner in which I located them. Sephus Starr was the easiest to find because I have known him for several years, but did not know he was a friend of yours. He is at present a cashier in the First National Bank of Providence, R. I., and seems to be a commendable young man. A few weeks ago I happened to be in Washington, D. C., and While there met several members of Congress. One of these turned out to be George Shields. I told Mr. Shields the effort I was making in your behalf so he took me to see the Presidents private secretary who was none other than Miss Katharine Slade. My daughter helped me in finding two of the persons about whom you inquired. The teacher of language at the University of Chicago is Miss Pauline Morley and the head librarian at the Chicago Carnegie Library is Miss Lillie Ope- dahl. John Hollingsworth is a friend of my son and has visited at our home several times. Mr. Hollingsworth graduated from Yale and is now foot ball coach at that college. I ran across four of your friends in a very peculiar and interesting way only a few days ago. I was driving with an acquaintance of mine land also yoursl Miss Clarice Steen, who is a wealthy spinster, spending her time and money for charitable institutions. It was the noon hour and the streets were crowded with people coming from their various places of work. A lady starting to cross the street became confused and stopped directly in front of our car. Miss Steen's chauf- feur stopped the car immediately but the lady fainted from fright. We took her to a nearby hospital where she was taken in charge by a capable nurse. The lady who had fainted we later learned was Miss Vesta Conrad, head saleswoman for a Hawaiian firm. The nurse whom we met at the hospital was Annie Hobart. Miss Hobart informed me that Agnes Bock was a kindergarten teacher in San Francisco and that Marvel Nelson was a dress- maker in Madison, Wisconsin. I had just reached my home when I was accosted by a re-

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22 g THE SILVERTONIAD g class in foot ball, two in base ball and three in basket ball. Three of the members of our class have answered to the call of Uncle Sam and are now preparing for active service. Altho we have eagerly looked forward to graduation, we leave dear old Silverton High with regret. For the orange and black we have lived and worked for four years and now as we go forth into the future, we sincerely hope we may accomplish something worthy of her still. genius filings Qglfnplgrrg. Cleveland, Ohio, March 27, 1938 Mr. Sherlock Holmes, 430 Henderson Place, New York, N. Y. My Dear Friend :- Am sending you a list of the members belonging to the 1918 class of the Silverton High School, Silverton, Oregon, and am asking your aid in helping me to locate them. Knowing from old of your marvelous detective work I know this matter will be easily accomplished by you even though the Seniors were usually wandering about and never sitting in one place more than two seconds at a time. This class was always very dear to me despite their many faults and now as I am growing old and I realize that I am not long for this world, I would like to show my appreciation and lovefor my old class by remembering them in my last will and testament. I shall liberally pay you for your efforts. Sincerely your friend, CLOVER B. MILLER. 430 Henderson Place, New York, N. Y. Aug. 22, 1938 Miss Clover B. Miller, Cleveland, Ohio. My Dear Old Friend:- Being in receipt of your letter of March 27 and having

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24 THE SILVERTONIAH porter who wanted the particulars of the recent accident. This reporter was M. Riches, who I learned was a journalist on the New York Sun. I had almost despaired of finding Homer Pittman, when looking thru the paper yesterday morning I noticed the an- nouncement of a concert to be given August 21, by the Pitt- man Symphony Orchestra. I attended the concert last even- ing and managed to get an interview with Mr. Pittman. He told me he had traveled around a great deal and had lost track of all his old classmates excepting Milton Knauf and Robert Cooke, who are progressive farmers in the middle west Hoping this information will prove helpful to you, I re- main, Yours sincerely, S. HOLMES. .s ' 1 1 6- if ' ' H 2111! MUNI! ug, U Qing RU 212255 CAST: Mrs. Phillington ................ ........ A nna Hobart Mrs. Sinclair ...............,...... ........ C larice Steen Kitty Armstrong ...... - ........ Pauline Morley Victoria Sinclair .,.. ............ K atheryn Slade Mrs. Paulson .......... Marjorie Riches Cecile ................... ...... A gnes Bock Betty Bunks ..,..............,.................. Vesta Conrad Maids ,.......,........ .Marvel Nelson, Lillie Opedahl Mr. Phillington .............................. Sephus Starr Ed. Phillington .....................,.... Homer Pittman Dickie Lovejoy .................... John Hollingsworth Butler and B llb .. ' e oy. ..............,.... George Shields Ofiicers .................. Milton Knauf, Robert Cooks This comedy drama was staged by the Senior Class, June 4th in the Opera House. Miss Miller, high school English teacher acted as coach, and deserves much credit for the suc- cess of the play. Many difliculties and delays in practicing presented them- selves but over-looking these, the Seniors succeeded in getting their parts as thorough as possible and the play was con- sidered a success. The Seniors were few in number but showed marked ability and pep in putting on this production.