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

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is taking all the prizes around for her exccllency at the frying pan. Hilda was always a good cook while she was in high school and those cakes she made were delicious. I remem- ber quite well when Gladys and I used to go up to get her so she would have company to the Basket Ball game and she 'd always give us a delicious piece of 'Angel Foodf Hilda has had many lovers but was never lucky or unlucky enough to get ally of the many. Garland Smith. well learned in llliillj' walks of life. is still 011 the Smith Homestead three miles north of the old home town. He has 111ade a few discoveries as kill improvement to the gas engine but none of his successes has induced him to leave the farm. Mr. Smith married in 192-I to the surprise of all. She is a fat. plump and happy farmers wife. enjoying the old homestead and its enticements. Lyda says she asks for no more happiness, no more assistance than she holds on the es- tate of 'Smithyf expressed Gladys. t'Say, I have wondered for a long time where Jean is. but the other day when I was called upon by a lawyer to come and be a witness for a great lawsuit. I found the judge to be Wilbur Haley. Judge Haley knew me and asked all about us and the home folks. Pretty soon his ear drove up and he said that his wife must be coming. so he should hasten on. I accompanied him out the door and who should I see in that magnificent lnn- ousine than my old classniate, -lean Ilarshbarger. It certainly surprised me to see her in society. at least I supposed she was, for with her she had a small white poodle dog, and you know that is a good sign. She is President of the Ladies League in Chicago. and holds various positions of importance. I guess several things happened tho, I remarked. Yes and Hobart Keppler has arisen since school days to he a national sportsman along many lines. IIe can hurl the shot 60 feet. and sprint the 100 yard dash i11 8 seconds. and pole-vault over the moon. chipped in Foxy again. Edna, Marie II.. and Iva are traveling with the 'Rambler Rose' opera company. taking the three leading parts. You know they often said that there was nothing like being popular. and so at last their dreams have come true. exclaimed Gladys. Of all the most surprising facts that has aroused my humor was the sign I beheld while motoring thru to New York on my chicken truck. As I passed thru Collamer, I saw above the large department store. the notice 'Sickafoose Sa Howen- stine.' Merchants. The next place of business was also owned by one of our pals. 'Jake' Harshman. He now prospers in the

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CLASS OF '18 in 1943 Now I am forty-one years old. raising my flock of chickens yearly and enjoying life to the uttermost. During the twenty- tivc years that elapsed I have met with many trials and tribula- tions, successes and failures. The lirst four years after my high school L'2'l1'L'Q1' were spent in Indiana l'niversity. now as you all know the greatest in the l'nitcd States. Then I took a two-years poultry course at Purdue and graduated from my educational career in 1915. Since then my time has been oc- cupied in the raising of the poultry flock. About three weeks ago I had a. car-load of chickens ready to ship to New York. so I decided I would get on the train and go to the city to sell them myself. Imagine my surprise whe11 I took the check to the New York National Bank.to get it cashed. when I met my old ela.-smate and pal. Ralph Fox. the president ofthe concern. Mr. Fox had arisen rapidly in the banking business since high school days. He had received a ,job in Fort Vtlayne. then De- troit and had handled the enormous sums of currency to such a successful end that he was promoted to his present position. Come out to dinner with me this evening. and we will talk over our school days again, said Ralph. All right I will, and we left the bank immediately for his home which I found to be the most elegant residence on Fifth Avenue. As I stepped into his home I found myself face to face with another old classmate whom it is not necessary to name. She is leading a happy and successful life. occupying the important position as Mrs. Fox. the wealthy banker's wife. After dinner we retired to the elegantly furnished living room where our conversation turned to old classmates Hlltl their careers. I guess 'Sam' Long is still down on the farm break- ing horses for the surrounding community, He weighs 3313115 pounds now and has his clothes made to order and is claimed the champion horse breaker. due to the horse's inability to lift 'Sam' out of his position. Gladys remarked. Yes and I think Marie is now the reigning queen of Bippus society. at- taining her position in the winter of 1919 when she married the prominent citizen of that flourishing town, who is now a State Senator. related Ralph. 'tls that so. I exclaimed. 6'Well, where is Boney now? Oh. didn't you know that he is the foreman over the Packard Motor Company. Yes. he is receiv- ing thousands of dollars per year for his mechanical knowl- edge which he developed in our old high school Physics labora- tory. said Ralph. Well you know the other day I was look- ing through the South Wliitley' Tribune and I saw where Hilda

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most famous shoe-shining palace in the counlryg and indeed his shines illuminate the public square of the metroplis, Col- I2ll11PI'.H Bunola Nicholson, our only representative in the Science of Education, has arisen from a country school teacher in Wyn- koop to a History instructor at Cornell. Ralph informed us. Due to her unusual ability the National Board of Education elected her to the important chair of secretary. which she now holds. and with many other degrees is her 'O, M.' Gladys, anxious that she should not lose her place i11 the conversation, broke in with an account of Slivers. Yes, Don. Velma is now in Florence, Italy. studying earnestly the famous works of art: and promises the 1918 graduates of S. W. II, S. a worthy representative in the world of ModernArt. Ralph, remembering C116 of our most studious. earnest. and helpful member of the class, asked if I knew as to the where- abouts of Ethel. I said, No. He laughed a. hearty laugh and then proceeded most joyfully. which caused my wonder to rise as to the cause of his humor. Yes, didn't you know that she spent five years in college after graduation, worked on the farm for three years. and then decided to start on her aspiring career, But say, how she hated to start in alone. Well, she had in those eight years absorbed her thoughts a great deal on the outcome of her courtship. Finally on a fine day in June, her hopes and desires were realized, and she accompanied by her husband left for a grand, inspiring tour in the Golden West, where she now lives among the Sierra Nevadas in an ideal mountain home. Last, but not least. of our old classmates is Arema. She. having embarked upon her musical career in high school, has since then realized her early ambitions. Last night in order to pass away my leisure moments, I decided to go to the Hippo- drome. Imagine my surprise when the stage director an- nounced the presence of America's best loved soprano, Arema Chadwick. Indeed she was worthy of her introduction. as I decided after hearing her. Gladys, yawning, broke a new thought, into our minds- that of the time. The clock was striking 2 A. M., and during this time. we had lived over briefly the lives of our classmates, the lives of the 1918 graduates from S. W. H. L'Good Nite. Don Jordan, '1S.