South High School - Tiger Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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THE WIERD FUTURE OF THE CLASS OF ’03 Foretold by Marion. G. Richardson, J. Raymond Barse and Reuben Edquist LAST week there was an ad in the “Personals.” A well-to-do farmer in the southern part of the state wanted a good looking lady, not too old, to grace his table when there’s company and to grace the kitchen and sweep the floors other times.” Apply in person to Fred H. Blomgren. Hilda Youngren is learning to be a nurse; she’s filling her heart as well as her purse; she nursed Mr. New-rich thru typhoid fever; now he says he cannot go ’way and leave her. Rose Weisman has edited a set of Shakespeare’s plays in story form which are said to rival Chas. Lamb’s attempts in that direction. Ernest Stover makes a specialty of raising fast horses. Last week his “Fitzsimmons” took a purse of $4 for making the half mile jog time, 33 1-3 minutes. Nels Vireen and plump little Marie, have settled down now as snug as can be; a home they have where Marie is boss, and ’tis said that poor Nels never dares to be cross. Ethel Brooberg is seen frequenting the bargain counters down town very often and she had three new hats last summer. However, she has not bought her cat and parrot yet. Lulu Walton and Clara Peterson are conducting a lunch counter at the Union Depot where they sell chicken bone sandwiches (25c each). Dwight Bell made the world ring a year ago with the discovery of perpetual motion. We always knew there was good metal in him. Tho Dwight was the only Bell of ’03, we felt sure there another at sometime would be; this is now the case; yet we hardly dare tell, but they say that Miss Pearson now Is-a-bel. Harry Brenchley is a good, sensible man. They are running him for mayor now out in Denver. 23

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more facts and in a few days we will publish a new romance. Miss Schussler is salutorian of the class. Ernest Swenson spends most of his time quoting the following from the Scriptures: “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s seat by the window, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbor’s chisel nor his plane, neither shalt thou covet any apparatus in chemistry and thou shalt not covet anything that is thy neighbor’s.” Like many others, Agnes Taafe does not believe in high school examinations and one of her grievances is “quizzes.” The pleasantest moment of her life was her first vacation. Nels Vireen, our sergeant-at-arms, received his preparation for his present position from Bob Fitzsimmons, Jeffries and John L. Sullivan. His training along these lines speaks well for his instructors. Jeanette Watson came to the high school to get what Matthew Arnold called “Sweetness and light.” No one thinks she ever regrets it for her greatest delight is examinations. From what we notice we believe Gertrude Williams is a firm believer in women’s rights, but a casual observer might not notice it. Hilda Youngren says among her many regrets is too short vacations around Thanksgiving and Memorial Day. For what reason we do not know. Carrie Wangaard is terribly bright and is a good worker. Chemistry is her fault; chemistry is her cry; she’ll stick to chemistry while she lives—chemistry till she dies. Celia Tanner has acquired a great appetite and like the poor, it is always with her. Her friends keep their pockets full of oyster crackers for her. Lulu Walton says her high school grievance is that she can’t play football. A basket ball she loves to toss; and all her classmates she loves to boss. Fanny Zimmerman has taken many prizes, mainly booby. She says her best study is the one in which she has to do the least work. Respectfully 'submitted, Irving H. Robitshek. J. Earle Lawler, Chairman. Ellen M. Hall, Class Day Committee. 22

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Miss Marie Johnson, the distinguished authority in German and Latin, has recently compiled a second edition of Johnson’s Universal Encyclopedia. Mildred Gaus has, in consideration for future H. S. Seniors, compiled a new “Advanced Algebra,” without any surds. Lulu Stobbs and Anna Dahl, have formed a great combine, they’ve opened up an “Old Maid’s Hall” and live in style quite fine. Our classmate, Celia Tannar, with her entrancing manner, has won a most wealthy bachelor, who is quite a suitable match-for-her. Lily Askeland is making a great success of the intelligence office she is conducting on Hennepin avenue. Last year she arranged three marriages and found employment for eight hired girls. Jennie Harris and Rebecca Schwartz have been teaching school for six years and still declare they are not yet on the matrimonial market. Arthur Haslund’s a sailor lad, and sails the deep blue sea; for safety his ship’s the best to be had— cheap rates to the class of ’03. Conscientious Susie, on leaving school, joined a maiden’s baseball nine and from the latest reports concerning her we find that she is still left Fielder. Jennie Lindquist does proof reading for the N. Y. World. She always was quiet and read so much. Edna Goodrich has patented a ten-cent lunch for H. S. students; contents of the box, one pickle, half slice of pie, two sardines, one bun and one piece of taffy. Louis Engdahl has to his intense delight obtained a position as assistant professor in chemistry at the School for Feeble-minded down at Faribault. You all remember Carrie, our quiet Miss Wan-gaard; she vowed she’d never marry—yet already she’s chosen a “pard.” Agnes Taafe copies compositions for high school pupils with disabled hands. That’s one of her old duties. Harriet Brearley is still Miss Brearley—by choice! 24