South Whitley High School - Reflector Yearbook (South Whitley, IN)

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THE CLASS OF 1917 IN 1942. One day as I was sitting in my law otfice at New Orleans I received a long distance call from a business firm in St. Louis asking me to make a tour cf the I'nited States. for the purpose of looking after their interests. Inasmuch as I had been work- ing very hard I decided to fit ze it as an opportunity fora pleas- ure t1'ip alo11g with my regular duties: and since my business called me over scattered portions of the United States I decided to take advantage of it and call 011 my former classmates who were likewise located in various cities throughout the Ilnited States. Accordingly l started on my swing across the continent. Imagine my surprise when one morning as I was strolling throrgh the pine forests of Maine I discovered a lady painting a picture of sunrise. My joy knew no bounds as I recognized Mildred Fosler one of my classmates. Mildred has risen to be one of the leading artists of the world and her paintings are recognized everywhere. I next went to New York and called on my friend and classmate tBillJ Gingher. However he is CIS'-illj no longer. but is known as William Henry Gingher, editor of the New York Tribune. Mr. Gingher is one of the greatest editors of Amer- ica. in fact he is a second Horace Greely. He has a wonderful influence over public opinion and it was through his efforts that Paul Trump was elected president. From New York I went to Philadelphia and while there I witnessed a baseball game between the Philadalphia Americans and the Chicago White Sox. The Wliite Sox were victorious because of the brilliant work of their third baseman, that per- son being Paul Lehman who was a member of my class. Paul is one of the best baseball players in the United States and through his efforts the Chicago VVhite Sox won the world championship for ten consecutive years. I next proceeded to Washington where I called on Presi- dent Trump. Ile has gained great renown and his fame has been justly won on account of the manner in which he handled the war with Germany. Our victories demonstrated to the world that President Trump meant what he said. when he pro- claimed to the foreign countries that the I'nited States Arco- planes must have their rights respected in the air. The same day I went to the Senate Ilouse and there wit- nessed one of the most thrilling experiences I ever expect to see. As I entered the Senate t'hamber a man standing under the Stars and Stripes was being presented a very beautiful sword. After that Congress gave him a vote of thanks for his bravery in the siege of Berlin. You can imagine how proud I was when I recoginzed the man as being Major General VVil- liam Dae Ilissem who was my seat mate in high school. While in VVashington I also visited Cecil Haublit. secretary of agri- culture in Presdent Trump's cabinet. Cecil told me that it kept him busy sending sample packages of flower seed to the voters. On the following day I began my return trip westward. My Hrst stop was Cincinnati. Ohio. Here I called on my class- mate Mr. E. E. Glassley. I found him to be prosperous and as fat as ever. He is sole owner of the Glassley Automobile Works which produces a car every two minutes and a half. Mr. Glassley is a personal friend of President Trump and Edi- tor Gingher. Eugene is also interested in music and is leader of the famous Glassley Cincinnati Ka-Wa-Wa band. After be-

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SIWASH LITERARY SOCIETY. Our Siwash Literary Society was organizetl in 1915 untler the presidency of Howard Norris. The purpose of this organi- zation was to clisrover, strengthen, anel tlevelop the ability of its nienibers along literary lines, by requiring eat-h nieinber to appear on a program. The first year we gave two publie programs antl one in the high school assembly room. The iirst one which appearetl in the early part of the school year eonsistetl of a very interesting mlebate anal several reatlingsg but that which was probably bet- ter liked by the public in general was the lIllllSl1'l'l. given at the star theatre later in the year. This year we found our number inert-aseal to forty-eight, and we eleetetl Eugene Glassley as presitle-nt. Glen Norris View president and VVilbur Haley. secretary. Owing to the organi- zation of a tlraniatie club we have given our time to purely literary pursuits. At iYlll1'lSlll1HS several of our uienibers enter- tained the sehool with an interesting Cliristnias program, in which the origin untl spirit of that day was easnestly toltl in original or earnetl compositions and poems. Later we gave an Irish program in honor of that famous Irish Saint whose nieni- ory Ireland loves antl honors. VVe will probably give another program before the elose of the school year. Owing to so many other interests this work has been some- what supplantetl llllll, altho some of our best ineiubers graduate this year. we hope that in future years our club will do all that it has hopeml antl striveml to tlo and all that its 1131110 signifies it might. Ethel Abbott. Class '1S.

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