Southwestern High School - Prospector Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Page T'zt'r'nfy-.vr'L'm THE SO U'WE.S'TER girl. She is the image of her mother. Evelyn looked so happy, Ethel. Oh dear, it seems as if all the other girls get married and I don't. I looked again and saw a large department store. Above the door was a large sign, joseph Shivers and Son, There was a sale going on and such a rush! My goodness, his store does great business. I-Ie was an ambitious boy at school and he was so amiable that he was bound to succeed. I was looking once again at a school room, when I turned back to the ball. Little Alma Stutzke was teaching the class. She looked so tiny and so determined with all those great big boys and girls that I smiled in sympathy at the image. Can you ever forget how sweet she was in her part as the small girl in the play, The Dear Departed ' Well, we left her and went on to Washington, D. C. Congress was in session. The men were listening very attentively to a man who was speaking earnestly. It was Ardosh Coshgarian although I hardly recognized him, he had changed so much. I-Ie had grown a mustache and looked very well. There was just one more scene. Really I thought it was the funniest of all. Bert Wise, our class mischiefmaker is at the head of a boys' reform school. My goodness, Ethel and he used to cause more trouble at school than-than-well, I did! So you see all our classmates have turned out to be wonderful men and women. They all must have worked hard for their success though. I cannot get over the thought that I must see them all again and have a class reunion. Well, say Hello to jimmy and kiss the infant terrible for me. Don't forget to write to me and be sure to tell me what you think of the perfectly wonderful adventure I had in the realm of magic. Heaps of love from BEATRICE ORR. I Class Will We, the members of the june class of 1921, believing ourselves to be firm of mind and true of heart do hereby make this, our last will and testament. I, Edwin Armstrong, do bequeath to Milton Fielder my ready smile. l, Margaret Black, do will and bequeath to Sylvia Deska my finger nail file, which she may use in physics class at her own risk. I, Elizabeth Bero, do will and bequeath to Edna Kortman my supernatural ability to get through the halls without a pass. I, Edward Budnik, bequeath to Harold Oldham my ability as a basketball guard, hoping he may use it to good advantage. I, Ralph Barbier, will and bequeath to Oswald Robbins my reputation as a debater. I, Ethel Couture, willingly do give to Marjorie Peoples my ability to consume hot dogs at lunch time. I, Viola Currie, do will and bequeath to Grace Wissman my record for being at school on time. I, Zoltan Deak, wish to will to joe Fiordelis my ability to sing Spanish songs. I, Marion Denton, will to Pearl Blair my sweet voice, warning her not to use it in certain English classes. I, Gretchen Dinger, solemnly bequeath to Elsa Kalwa sole proprietorship of the locker we have enjoyed together. I, Lawrence Elwell, will my bashful ways to Kenneth Downing, knowing they will be of value to him. ' I, Willoughby Flaherty, do will and bequeath to Harold Mote my ability to blush in Miss Marsh's English classes. I, Myrtle Carrat, will to Marian Cheetham my ability to write parodies for House Betsy Ross.

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Till? SO U'WESTER Page Twmzty-.ri.r which read First Prize-winner, Lucille Pate. Isn't that wonderful? I can hardly imagine it. And yet Lucille always drew well at school. I am so glad that she has succeeded in that line of work, as we need an artist to complete the list of celebrities of that June Class of '2l. Allan Holme is an army officer. Can you imagine it? He was the next one I saw in the crystal ball. He has charge of a large company of troops. He looked so trim and boyish in his uniform that he doesn't look a day older than when he graduated from school. He was on a transport on his way fromjapan. The captain of the boat was Nelson MacAlpine. I was glad that the boys had a chance to be together again after all these years, as they always were such good chums at school and in the R. O. T. C. But of course I expected Nelson to be a captain. It is born in him as his father was a captain on a boat. The next person shown in the ball was a school teacher, who seemed to have a class in physics. George Hutter is teaching physics! George Hutter above all people! I didn't think he would be dignified enough to teach school at all. But he has made good and I am delighted to think it is so. All this time I was gazing fascinated at the glass, and my thoughts were whirling. Ethel, just as soon as I get home from India, I am going to have all the class of I92l at my house if I possibly can, and have a regular class reunion. But to get back to my story. When that scene faded from my vision I beheld to my amazement another picture of a theater. It was crowded to the utmost. I don't believe I ever saw a body of people more enthusiastic in all my life. There was to be a great comedian on the stage that night. It was Suren jaffargian. Suren, the boy who took the part of Thisbe, in the performance of Midsummer Nights Dream, our Senior class gave. I laughed aloud. He is a born actor and he has the people in the theaters just howling with laughter. As I looked again I saw a plantation of great beauty. It was down South and I was enchanted by the beauty of the place. On the porch of a large Colonial house was Rondon Kerr. Ethel, he has changed so much. He has a small, pointed beard like all respectable southern gentlemen should have. He looks very pros- perous. I'm glad he is so happy. He looks it. Of course you know that Kornig Matosian is a lawyer, everyone does, and I saw his beautiful offices in the crystal ball. Ethel they are magnificent! Of course he is so successful that he can afford the wonderful place of business that he has. I think he is a very lucky man. One of the luckiest I know, except your jimmy of course. - Again I looked into the ball, and this time I saw the picture of a very noted brain specialist. Andrew Nagy is a success as a specialist. He is a very noted character in England. The next scene was that of a girls' gymnasium. The girls all seemed to enjoy themselves so much that I looked to see who was the physical director. It was Alice Martin! She was always so good at basketball, that I don't wonder that she would take to that sort of work. She always enjoyed taking gym at Nord- strum. The scene changed once more. I saw a table with many distinguished looking gentlemen seated about it. The one at the head of the table was Paul Schwartz- walder. He is a director of a bank and, Ethel, he is rich. He was always such a nice boy that I am glad he has succeeded. The next was a great surprise to me. Yet Carl and Dallas Vinette were always in partnership at school, weren't they? Now they are in partnership in a great big tobacco factory in Dayton, Ohio. My goodness! They're rolling in money! Ethel do you remember how they used to be in just everything at school? Again I saw another picture I did enjoy seeing-Arnold Zimmer as the head of the history department in a large university. I always thought he would be a teacher. He was always the most studious boy in our class, but he was always well liked in spite of his quietness. I looked once more at a happily married couple of our old class. This lucky girl was Evelyn Provencher. She has a nice looking husband and a very pretty little

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THE SO U'WESTER Page Twenty-eight I, Clifford Could, do will and bequeath to Spencer Brandt my shy C72 and retiring CU nature. I, Ardosh Goshgarian, will my bewitching dark eyes to any girl who may have use for them. I, George I-Iutter, will and bequeath to Leon Woodford my style of legible CD hand-writing. I, Elmer Coerke, leave to Harold Lenhardt my athletic ability, knowing he will do it fulljustice. I, Walter Hahn, do will and bequeath my sweet disposition to Ora Moehl. MI, Joyce Hammond, do will and bequeath two feet of my height to Edwin iller. I, Allan Holme, do will and bequeath to Earl Falk my super-ability to drop English classes. I, Frances Judge, will and bequeath to Juanita Bristol my bashfulness and hope she makes good use of it. I, Suren Jaffargian, leave to Franklin Smith my lady-like voice for use in class. I, Rondon Kerr, bequeath to Harold Shroeder my ability as a cartoonist. I, Robert Kaylor, feeling this to be a human act will to Mary Hotchkiss my reputation as a history shark. I, Beryl Milford, do will and bequeath to Vergiline Ryan my impulsive dis- osition. p I, Kornig Matosian, leave to Morris Mentzel my reputation as a Latin shark. I, Alice Martin, do will and bequeath my unlimited knowldge of mathematics to Ruth Bohn. May she use it as successully as I have done. I, Nelson MacAlpine, pass on to Donzel Cromwell my airs and graces as the duke. I, Ruth Mac Arthur, do will my bashful ways to Vergiline Ryan, bequeath my artistic abilities to Juanita Bristol and bestow my good behavior upon Jeanette Auslander. I, Arthur Misner, will to Edward Shumaker my ease in reaching high notes, feeling that he needs the same. I, Andrew Nagy, do will and bequeath to Lillian Crozier my tendency toward strong argumentation. I, Beatrice Orr, do will and bequeath to Anna Brandt my reputation as aphysics shark. I, Lucille Pate, willingly pass on to Norda Beutler my athletic ability, confident that she will do justice to the same. I, Evelyn Provencher, bequeath to Juanita Bristol my dreamy disposition hoping it will not hinder her in English class. I, Beatrice Palmer, do will to Jeanette Auslander my worthy position as Editor- in-chief of the Nordstrum News, and bequeath to Jessie Murdoch my knack of Spanish acting. I, Paul Schwartzwalder, will to those in need my good grades in physics. I, Ralph Scheel, will and bequeath my curly hair to any young lady desirous of it, who will call for same. I, Alma Stutzke, do will to Zella Rheinardt my mirror, so that the neatness of her hair may always excite attention. I, Joseph Shivers, leave to Edward Marr my azure tie, may he be adorned with it often. I, Carl Vinette, pass on to Elwood Everson my habit of carrying a briefcase so that it will contribute to his appearance of efficiency. I, Dallas Vinette, willingly hand down to Merril Sweitzer my ability as an actor at Nordstrum. I, Arnold Zimmer, do will and bequeath to Louis Czap my stand-in with the teachers. I, Bert Wise, gladly will to Sam Treves my physics experiment in case he should be in need of same.