Versailles High School - Portal Yearbook (Versailles, OH)

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PAGE TWENTY-FOUR and “Thelma” are the members of the ('lass of 20 who are staying around Versailles. GLASS OF ’21. Colors—Royal Purple and London Smoke. ’21 William Poly—“Bill” is attending the O. S. U. where he is taking an Agriculture and Engineering Course. ’21 Virginia Long—“Virginia” is taking a course in Latin and English at the Miami T’niversity. ’21 Dorothy Hole—“Dot” is attending Shipley School, Bryn Mawr preparing to enter Bryn Mawr College. ’21 Lee Whiteman—“Preacher is attending school at the Ohio Northern, where he is studying law. ’21 Forest Boyer—“Boyer”is taking a business course at Miami Jacobs at Dayton. ’21 Carol Hardman—“Giggles” is attending Miami Jacobs Business College. Until and “ ’21 Jeanette Didot, Esther Brandon, Ellen Begien, Elsie Pettijean, Border and Willard Moore— Jane”, “Es”, “Elling”, “Elsie”, “Ruth Unk” are attending normal at Ansonia, preparing to teach. ’21 Emily Jackson, Klyta Kiev, Henrietta Barber, Mildred Minser, Velma Buchely, Joseph Reed and Cletus Magoto — “Emily”, “Klyta”, “Heinie”, “Mid”, “Velma”, “Joe” and “(Mete” are the members of ’21 who are staying in Versailles at present. MILDRED HOLE, 73.

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PAGE TWENTY-THREE ALUIMI MOTES The Alumni Association was started by the (’lass of 1885, which was made up of Luella Lehman, Edith Fackler, Minnie Engleken lteed, George Turpen and Ora Fahnestock. This class gave tin Alumni Reception for the Class of 188(i, at the Turpen home, now occupied by Sally Fahnestock, at the corner of West Wood Street and Main Cross Street. Since the first Alumni, it has been held in the schoolhouse numerous times, and, in the late years, in the K. of 1 . Hall. The Alumni at fhe present time has three hundred and thirty two members. The Alumni has existed for thirty-seven years (1885-11122). Each year a program and banquet are given for the Graduating Class. The following are the members of the last two graduating classes: CLASS OF '20. Colors—Crimson and White. ’20 Frederick Frankman—“Frit .’’ is now preparing to make his way through the world as a physician. He is taking up this course at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. ’20 Joseph Begin—‘‘Joe’’ is one of the leading men at the Policy office. He also is flu leader of an orchestra. ’20 Florence l’ettijean—“Flo” is a school teacher in the vicinity of Versailles. ’20 Beatrice Humrichouse— B” is going to college in Illinois. ’20 Annabel Alexander—“Ann” is going to Athens where she is taking music course. ’20 ..Edith Klipstine—“Edith” is attending normal preparing to be a teacher. ’20 Alfred Heller—“Whitey” is working in a city in Kentucky. ’20 Jessie Nicholas—1“Jessie” is at Miami College, Oxford, taking a Home Economics Course. '20 Ottis Oliver—“Oliver attended normal last year and is teaching this year. ’20 Dorotha Oliver—“Dot”, like her brother, attended normal last year and is teaching this year. ’20 Edna Farley—“Edna” is now a teacher, having attended normal last year. ’20 Henry Douglas—“Henry” is preparing to be an engineer at Earl-ham College, Richmond, Indiana. ’20 John Nisonger—“John” attended normal last year and is now (•“aching. ’20 Bertha (’ashman, Elsie Littman, Thelma Blue—“Bertha”, “Elsie”

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PAGE TWENTY-FIVE Tfia© Mysfoeriotuis Ewial One evening late in the spring, -Mary Belle sat in the porch swing idly turning the pages of the latest fashion magazine. She was a blue-eyed, brown-haired girl of sixteen, very short and slender. A popular movie had been widely advertised and was scheduled for that evening at the opera house. Mary was waiting for her old pal. Gene. ITe had told her at school that ho was going down to Webster after school to collect some wild flowers that grew along Stillwater, and would probably be late. Gene was sort of a scientist; he knew more in astronomy than Professor Crabbe, and seemed to take great interest in nature study. Mary waited. But Gene did not come. She did not become impatient until long after the rest of the family had gone; suddenly she threw down her magazine and stamped her foot. •Til go alone,” she said, her eyes blazing. She saw Kila and Peggy coming down the street. She picked up her paper hastily, and was very much absorbed in the contents when tlu» girls passed by. “ by, hello Mary,” called Peggy in a surprised tone, Aren’t you going this evening?” “Yes, of course,” replied Mary. “Gene, I'll bet, panted Itita as they hurried on. They always waited until the last minute, then hurried to wherever they had planned to go. Lucille and Alex strolled by; they were never in a lmrrv. “War, Mary,” yelled Alex, Where’s Nuiiky?” “I don't know, coming I suppose. But Mary did not have much con tidence in her suppositions. By this time it was quite dark and she was aftaid so she sat er still in the darkness. Suddenly sin- heard running foot steps; they seemed to be coming nearer. Who could it be? She saw the dark figure coming nearer. It turned and dashed up the steps. Then Mary recognized him. It was Gene, and, not seeing her. he rushed into the house. Mary followed and saw to her amazement that his hands and face were scratched and dirty and bits of moss clung to his •lothing. He was very excited and as soon as he could speak, he burst out, “Mary I've discovered a great secret, Professor Collins wasn't at school today; well, he’s disappeared! Nobody will ever see him at school again.” “What do you mean,” cried Mary, “That lie’s—” “Been murdered, yes, murdered! he exclaimed tragically. “Then that's the reason—” began Mary. “What?” That's the reason Mrs. Collins seemed so unconcerned, 1 mean she didn't seem to notice anything at all. She was going by and she never even looked at me when I spoke to her. Maybe she was wondering what had .mppened to the Professor. But how did you know anything about it?” Well. began Gene, You see 1 was down to Stillwater to get some flowers for my botany note book; near Brink-Baven Cottage I was crawling through a thicket to get a new kind of flower, when I heard some men tallT ing. 1 squirmed around, but I couldn’t see very well. There was a bio b mch of well-dressed men and they were lowering some sort of a coffin into the water. It couldn't have been, yet a voice like Collins' said. •Bon't do it boys,' but the boys must have put it in any way, because I heard a lug splash. Now, it's my opinion that the Professor’s been murdered anil