Walnut Grove High School - Yearbook (Walnut Grove, MO)

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QIFJI' E. -.. 31 1 'Il' 'III 'II' 'IIUII' 'IIUII' 'UV ill' 'll' Tom YVright devoted himself to the World of sport, became a past master in the art of baseball and vvas manager of a team of his own which several times Won the vvorld's championship. Erma Cummins started early in life in the Walks of pedagogy and later became one of the able instructors of Vassar college. Gervais Smith after diligent study and application became a doctor and the leading specialist of New York City. VVinnie Tarrant also became a teacher and for a long time was a teacher at Vassar with Erma Cummins. Mark Rogers still worked on the farm but by using the know- ledge gained at YV. G. H. S. he became the best farmer in the country near his home. Blanche Gorman and Cliff Edwards both married soon after leaving school, one becoming the wife of a noted composer and the other marrying a famous minister. Dale Griffin was also a devotee to the world of sport and spent his time in arduous practice for the Olympian Games in which he often excelled. Doolin Gorman left for Texas where he met Caruso from Whom he took singing lessons and Whom he later succeeded as a superior genius. .Iohn Tarrant became a noted divine and spent most of his life working among the heathen of the Cannibal Islands. Clifford Farmer and John Hamstead formed a partnership and started a magazine which became one of the most successful pub- lications of the day. These being the last members of the Junior class and fearing to tarry longer lest the aged father should awake, I carefully closed and returned the book and then made my Way back to the school house puzzling over what I had just read. .1 f, f - AAA f HIUIQ E il 1 E . . W . W . . .2 NSIUII' 'II' 'Il' 'II' 'lllill' 'IIUII' 'll' 'll' 'Il' 'IIUIW

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glial' -ll' 'II' I ill! s dllalliwdlslhrs,NWUI1.- G hill' 'II' 'NDIS III .- -T. 1 -1. Pllttililf lgtnphesg One day having grown tired of studying, I went out for a stroll to refresh my mind. I headed for a tract of timber near the school house and was soon strolling about among the trees. As I was walking along I suddenly came upon an old man lying fast asleep in a shady spot underneath a large tree. This old man wore a long beard and was dressed in a garb totally strange to me, while by his side lay a long scythe which he had evidently been whetting when he fell asleep. I saw that I had surprised old Father Time himself, who having grown tired of keeping track of the commencement preparations of W. G. H. S. had decided to take a nap in order that he might be more serviceable to those pupils who were using him so relentlessly. Here was an opportunity not to be cast aside. For lying by the side of the old man along with his scythe was a large journal in which he kept a record of his loss and gain. With great care therefore I tiptoed to the book and, securing it, retired to the shade of another tree where I could read it without fear of awalcing the old man. In this book I saw several things but that which interested me most was the future career of the .Iunior class of the W. G. H. S. Ralph lNIcLemore after serving a short apprenticeship in his father's bank, began to look for a wider Held for his genius and became the president of a new Continental Banking System of which he was the originator. Gladys Ham became known for her efficiency asa skilled musician and was renowned over a large district as the best pianist in the country. - -4. l.. .T IE ? QIUII' 'Il' 'll' e 'll' IIIUII' 'IIUIII 'll' 'll' 'III lllmly

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