South High School - Tiger Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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“Lawton and Rossman, Attorneys at Law,” Is a firm well known in town; For George and Claude have both worked hard And fairly earned renown. The two are portly gentlemen, And whatever else they be, In ery way to this very day, Reflect credit on old ’03. Hattie Peterson and Ellen Holmgren are quietly established in two little cottages side by each; and in the afternoons before time to get supper they sometimes read of old Polyphemus and Achemenides as of yore. A certain Miss Clara, well known in the school, Who sits ’cross the aisle from her friend, Julia Buel, Has determined for one thing her temper to rule And thro life's stormy battles to ever keep Cool. Minnie Friedman is assistant librarian at the Public Library. A good place to indulge her literary tastes. Frank Ludolph now owns the grocery across the street from South High. First day of school he usually treats all the little girls to olives. Marian Drew attracted the city’s attention last week, All the town for her recital tickets did seek; But the best of it all was that Marian drew A millionaire artist and took his name too. Frank Mixer is now pictured in the papers as “Padrewski’s successor.” He used to play divinely for the Literary Society at old South High. Nellie Leland takes care of children whose mothers work during the day. No extra charge for chastisement. Elsa and Ella Long have gone to Dakota where Ella has opened a school of piano musk for spinsters under forty-three and Elsa has found a solace in a great big, broad-shouldered Dakotan. Earle Lawler is starring with the Realistic Theater Co. Last week he made love to the heroine in such a natural manner that she fainted and had to be carried off the stage. 26

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Mathilda Bookman, true to the training of her youth, has gone to Africa as a missionary. In our class there was a boy up to the Senior year, And of the fame he’s reached since then you presently shall hear; He’s now a multi-millionaire with automobiles three, And folks say now that Chas. Castle next president will be. Jeanette Watson has settled down to quiet domesticity. Wise (?) girl, Jeanette. Ernest Swenson is the inventor of the scriptoscope. It will write an essay on any subject whatever. Too bad Ernest didn’t make his discovery when we were Freshmen. Out on a lonely western ranch, lives our Miss Scal-len, our only Blanche; but her name is not Miss Scal-len now—it’s been changed for another—you know how. Florence Grime is an old maid high school teacher and they say it’s a hopeless case. Love in a cottage with baked beans for two,” For Miss Mabelle Dukelow would never do; She’s mistress of a mansion in England, in Kent, Where her charms are shown to their full extent. She’s taken a place as an American should, And gained greater honor than an English belle could. We only hope before she grows gray, She’ll come back o’er th’ Atlantic, determined to stay. Agnes Stenning drills the girl’s Megaphone Brigade of all four Minneapolis High Schools. She writes yells to order. Carolyn Smith has changed her name for one more uncommon. It saves confusion of letters. John Quinn has just issued the 5th edition of his thrilling translation of Virgil. We remember that John showed remarkable precocity in this direction in the second period Virgil class. As far as can be ascertained Julia Buel is simply a lady of leisure. 25

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Ezra Oberg is tax collector for the 18th District in Minnesota, N. B.—He has erected six flat buildings since he started to serve (?) the public. May O’Connell and Ellen Hall have a hairdressing establishment in the Syndicate Arcade. Sympathetic reduction in price to old maids. Swenney Bang is leader of the “Go Lightly Chorus.” Serenades a specialty. Agnes Klein keeps all the small boys of class of ’04 busy distributing handbills advertising her sure cure for giggles: 50c per bottle. Eva Enger broke last year’s record for speed as a stenographer. Eva is certainly a hustler. Harry Hoover won the world’s championship as an all-around athlete this year. Ellen Eide (so they say) sets the supper table each night for two. Mildreth Haggard is making a tour of the U. S. lecturing on “Woman’s Rights.” Clara Friedheim is teaching kindergarten. All pupils must be escorted inside the room by their big brothers. Clara Marvin now occupies the position of supervisor of music in the State High Schools of Idaho. Mabel Parker has just sold the second copy of her poems on “Dreams of Spring.” A man who helped house clean last May bought one and a bachelor artist bought the autograph copy. There may be hopes for Mabel yet. Howe’er else changed the class, Our Gertrude is “Sweet William(s)” still; She has become a most learned lass, And in translating Sanskrit shows marvelous skill. Leslie Hughes late in life, after working successively as a geometry professor, a professional mountain climber and a hobo, has taken up the study of medicine. Anna Anderson has made herself very popular with her dancing school. She is at present making a tour of Europe and China, learning the latest steps. 27