Van Buren High School - Van Yearbook (Van Buren Township, IN)

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'- THE VAN OF 1932 .J CLASS PROPHECY It was on May 39, 1950, that Maude Marian Herbert and I, both sociable and refined old maids, began a tour of the U. S. We had accu- mulated quite a large sum of money, and after being informed by reliable lawyers that the million dollar estate of John D. Rockerbilt had been will- ed to us, we decided that we could afford this trip. I think it appropriate to relate a few of our experiences, especially those meetings with our beloved chums who graduated with the Class of '32 . Upon our arrival in Pittsburg we were directed to the beautiful Ta- coma Hotel where we were met by a large, robust, stalwart colored por- ter. We immediately noticedl his resemblance to our friend, Charles Stallcop. Imagine our surprise when he solved the question by explain- ing, confidentially, that. he Was under disguise as a colored porter on ac- count of the large salary attached to the position. After dinner we decided to go to a show, and when we reached the Plaza Theatre we were again greeted by a big surprise. Heading the Vaudeville program was The Wilson Family , in person. Mystro, the magician Cformerly Woodrow Wilsonb performed many daring acts such as the removing and replacing of heads of living human beings. He also produced doves, rats, and other living animals from utter space. After Mystro's performance came his wife, the former Iva Landis, and with her were six of their children, all of whom were distinguished dancers and trapeze Performers. After a good night's rest we started for New York, and it was on the following Saturday night that we arrived at New York City. As it was our custom to attend church on Sunday mornings, we arose early the next morning and attended the Christian Church. When the minister, a short, fat, curly-haired and very good-natured-looking gentleman, ap- peared we recognized him as William Thompson. Although during our school days he was never thought of as a future sky pilot he delivered a marvelous sermon on The Degeneration of our High School People . As it had always been Maude Marian's ambition to take an airplane ride, we agreed to stop at a large airport in Buffalo, where only reliable aviators were employed. As we were walking toward the plane a pilot approached us, and who was he but Thomas Haughee? After the ride we spent almost an hour talking with him and he seemed very happy to in- form us of his marriage to Edna Marks. We visited Edna that afternoon and she also was very proud of her home and family. Yes, she had a library! When we arrived at Niagara Falls there was a great crowd and much Johnny, in Latin- The man run into the enemy's end Page forty-eight

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2--I-I 1E VAN OF 1932 J h I' excitement in the vicinity of the Canadian Falls. After some inquiry we learned that Thelma Mathis was scheduled to go over these Falls in a barrel. We stayed to see this breath-taking performance and immedi- ately after she appeared, we presented ourselves to this dare-devil , as she was commonly called. She had almost forgotten us, we are sorry to say, and because of an important engagement, she could not spend much time with us. The following day we took a boat excursion on Lake Erie. The cap- tain of the boat, Joseph Orme, had to introduce himself toy us because he had grown so large that we failed to recognize him. He informed us that Morris Latham's famous orchestra was employed on the upper deck so we went up and danced. After our departure from the boat, we, being very hungry, dined at the Ritzmore Restaurant, owned and operatedl by Mr. Paul Frost. Our dinner was delicious, consisting of rare groundhog, pepper salad, boiled mushrooms, and mulberries with ginger sauce. The cook employed in this high-class restaurant was the former Amy Sawyer. This accounted for the good foods served here! Upon leaving the region of the Great Lakes we motored westward toward Washington. We feared that our Consolatory 8 might be need- ing repairs on account of our continuous driving, so we stopped at the I-Ieacox Motor Co., Spokane, Washington, where only this type of car was produced. While we were waiting for our car to be checked and repaired we took a taxi tour around Spokane. Charlie was still a pal to J acli and in- formed us that Mr. Jack Schlatter owned the largest and most efficient taxi service in the city, so of course we thought it our. duty to patronize him. I must not fail to mention that all of J ack's taxis were 1950 Model Consolators. When we returned to the garage Charles told us that our car was ready but, we didn't fail to notice that there were a few parts of the motor lying scattered about. He assured us that the car would run just as well Without the parts so we departed without any argument. After leaving Washington we did not meet any more of our old friends until we reached San Francisco, Cal., where we secured rooms at the Lakeshore Hotel. During our second day while sitting in the sun parlor of the! hotel we noticed a child that was a perfect image of the former Mildred Hoskins. We inquired concerning this child and found that she was one of a set of triplets and the proud parents were Mr. and Mrs. K. Asdale. After a week's visit in San Francisco we motored to Los Angeles. One of our many experiences here was our admittance to a first class movie studio, owned and operated by Thomas Thomas, a very distinguish- Great Scottsf'--Mildred May Page forty-nine