University High School - Bisbila Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Time: Fifty years hence, after great world-wide war. Place: University Campus. As I prowled about the remains of the old University High School, now leveled by the hostile shells of the allied enemy, picking up here a spent bullet and there a jagged cartridge case, my thoughts returned to the days when I was wont to prowl about its premises in an altogether different atmosphere, an atmosphere of peace, with my mind wholly on the past. Suddenly I stumbled on an old man, who mumbled something about letting an old gentleman go about his work. Pegging his pardon. 1 asked for what he was looking, lie replied that many years ago, while principal of the now devastated University High School, he had buried somewhere in the basement of the ruins a box containing the names and occupations of those who were graduated in the first class and given their displomas during his reign. 1 now became interested. and we hunted together, but our search seemed a vain one. Suddenly he caught sight of the cover of his much-cherished treasure. Prying stones loose and removing debris, we finally were able to lift the cover of the strongbox. The old gentleman lifted out a scroll very tend.rly, and handed it to me. 1 here reproduce the contents, as the old gentleman has since passed on to his fathers, having bequeathed me the scroll. Robert Steele, whose periodic roving habits have grown until the whole world is his playground, is now living in Honolulu. 1 regret to say that his habit of girl fussing has not left him. and he has never married, because he could not pick one out of all his acquaintances whom he liked better than another. To my surprise and delight I read that Leon Schall. whose highest aim once centered in the presidency of the United States, was married, and that he is now the greatest mushroom raiser in Anoka. Blanche Flynn succeeded Jane Addams at Hull House and is devoting her whole time to the settlement work, and with her is Mildred Bleakely. who has established a day nursery there and is an ardznt advocate of Mellin’s l»abv Food. W hen the war broke out in the United States, the preceptress at St. Margaret’s left to become a war nurse. Her name is inseparable with the battle of Indian Mounds. Ida Kiel, who completes this quartet, went to her Vaterland to reconstruct the Herman language, which was so badly shattered during the war. With the kindly assistance of General von Kliick she has gathered together the remnants and placed before the world a newer and simpler German language. Of Lamoine Rucker my remembrances are most pleasant, and with delight 1 read in the Hopkins Gazette that he is now conductor of the Hopkins Glee Club. The same newspaper gave a thrilling account of the “Captain of the Bearded Bandits, who again terrorizes city.” and who was this but the Carl Linsmaycr, whose hobby was naturalism in the days of old. I always did like the style with which Eugene Burke displayed his talents in acting. Since his rise to fame I must sav that having an understudy like His Skinner does not alter his friendship for me in the least.

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Che i rtriiir (Class History (Bv Frances Clark anti Lamoine Rucker.) The Senior Class of 1915 has a very unusual history. The class was never thoroughly organized until October 16. 1915 in the histon room of the new school. Emily Anderson, Frances Clark. W illiam Dowd, and Lamoine Rucker are the only members of the present class who were members of the 1911-12 Freshman Class. In our sophomore year of 1912-13 we were joined by 1 Handle Flynn. Ida Kiel, Ella Xess and Bernadette O'Grady. In our junior year of 1913-14 Fanny Kanter. Russell Morrissey, Leon Schall and John Jerome became members of our class. At the beginning of the 1914-15 year Ora Allschwager. Mary Berg. Mildred Bleakley, Eugene Burke. Paul Dudley. Warner Hagberg, Fay Mature. Grace I-incline, Carl Linsmayer, Alice Mareck. Thelma Petterson. and Robert Steele were added to our class enrollment, making a total of twenty-three. In the fall of 1914 we began school in our new building on the main campus. Mr. Kent occupied the principal’s chair in place of Miss Mott, our efficient and faithful principal, whom we miss, but whose place, we all feel, is extremely well filled bv its present occupant. Miss Boyce is now our only teacher from the old school. At the first meeting the following officers were elected: President. Lcor Schall: vice president, Blanche Flynn; secretary, Frances Clark; treasurer. Rob ert Steele. At the second meeting the questions of pins and class pictures came up. Paul Dudley was elected the chairman of the committee to look after the pictures, and Blanche Flynn and Carl Linsmayer were elected to be our pin committee. At the next meeting we chose “A Bachelor’s Romance” for our class pla In several of- the following meetings a hot discussion ensued among the masculine members of the class as to whether they should all wear white trousers at graduation or mot. It was moved that a ballot vote be taken on the subject and a box was placed in the office to receive the votes. For various reasons the votes were cast and recast until the majority were in the president's favor. so it was “voted” that the boys would not wear white trousers. The girls, meanwhile, had decided that they should wear white sailor suits. At a later meeting Eugene Burke, Robert Steele and Lamoine Rucker were appointed as the invitation committee, and we received an invitation from the Juniors to a Junior-Senior ball. We expect that President Vincent will present us with our diplomas at graduation, and we also have high anticipations of a class picnic. When we leave the old “C High School there is not one but will remember the good times we have enjoyed within its walls and hope that we may, in the future, gather together there again.

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Another familiar name is that of Paul Dudley, whose triologv, “The Carefree Life of the Bachelor,” “The Serenity of the Bachelor’s Life Without a Romance, Never Be lnveigLd Into Being Made a Young Girl’s Guardian. are standard reading for confirmed bachelors. Mary Berg received the gold medal for writing the best article on “Mow to Train Children. She is now editor of the Housekeeper, and her numerous books are constantly read by women of culture. 'fender-hearted Fanny Ranter went to housekeeping soon after her brother’s return from the war. She lias shared her fortune with canine and feline alike in hr handsome home at Los Angeles. Madamoiselle Emele, French modiste, has just recently returned from Paris and is at the Radisson, where she may be consulted on future styles. She lias won world-wide fame because of her wonderful art. Grace 1 lineline has long since forsaken her calling and gone back to nature. She was worthy of succeeding Man Bickford in “ l ess of the Storm Country. As I glanced over a critical review of books and songs, 1 was strangely attracted by seeing Warner Hagberg signed to them. I wondered if his Calling Caroline’’ had been answered. Who knows? 1 predicted Fay Ham re would attain renown through athletics. 11 is treatises on sports now takes the place of Spaulding’s. But now since his succession to the throne of Doc Williams my heart is at ease. Oh, Fay! You do not know how many times mv scalding tears have soaked the pillows at my head. When William Dowd married one of his student teachers 1 said: William, be good to her. But William has long since forgotten his pledge and left his wife manv dreary nights to sit in his laboratory and watch the fumes ot some new element rise into the ethereal blue. Washington avenue is all aglow with blazing signs, Hear Morrissey, the I. W. W. speaker, lecture on ‘Social Problems and Their Solution,’ at Dania I iall.” Russell always did love arguments on those subjects. Frances Clark, our Merry Sunshine. is now the dignified president of a normal school in the Sahara Desert. I realized what two years at the Mankato Normal had done for her. The last I heard of Ella Ness she was conducting a girls’ boarding school in Philadelphia, and was very successful, too. From Darkest India comes word that Thelma Peterson is having a most blessed married life. After studying at Augsburg Seminary she took up her work as a missionary and. to prove that she was in earnest, married a native. Professor Allschwager is today reputed a great artist among his friends and acquaintances, although we do not find that lie has done anything to encourage this belief. I take it that everybody has noticed the excellent police service Minneapolis has had of late. Traffic is not congested at Nicollet and Sixth streets since Captain Mar ck has enforced the no parking system. The patent office recently granted John Jerome a patent on a fool-proof gun, one which, when the fool looked into the barrel and pulled the trigger, went ofl, thereby ridding the world of one more. I knew John would invent something by the ingenious way he had of having a new excuse for every lesson lie did not prepare. When I gave Wilson Engel his sheepskin those many years ago. little did I realize the money-making power that lay in it. The ancient Rockefeller, who had fabulous wealth, could now be bought out body and soul by this book agent who started out from the University High School on that morning when every bird seemed to chirp, Sell me an encyclopedia! Sell me an encyclopedia! lie is now the senior member of the largest firm of its kind in the world.