Wapakoneta High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Wapakoneta, OH)

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s 'S Class of 1914 25 S — f tion, and as she turns, we see Minnie Anderson. Nothing to identify the child is found, and the ambulance takes it to a charitable institution. The matron is called and she orders the child to be taken to the hospital ward. The sweet face of the matron is pleasing to us, and we find ourselves gazing into the solemn eyes of Marie Kelly. “Return Home. —Anna and her husband return home and find the maid distracted, who tells them of the disappearance of the child. The father immediately calls his attorney and waits impatiently his coming. At the entrance of the lawyer, we recognize at once the stalwart figure of Herbert Bradley. He advises them to report the disappearance to the chief of police, and obtain the services of an excellent detective. “At the Police Station. —The chief, who to our astonishment is John Martin, nods sympathetically and calls a trustworthy person, no other than Adda Billger. “Hospital of the Home; Doctors and Nurses in consultation.”—We see two doctors and three nurses talking seriously, but in a hopeful manner. These faces are all familiar to us, being those of Burdette Marker, Junius Lear, Emma Burk and Hermania Ganther. Adda is admitted and learns that the child whom she is seeking is here, and the prospects are that it will soon recover from the accident. She reports it to the parents immediately, who hurry to the hospital, and the family is again happily united. The second reel shown was one of “CURRENT EVENTS.” We shall only describe the pictures which were most interesting to us. (1)—Meat Packing House of Chicago, 111. We see the different departments and the main office. In the office, we recognize the pleasant features of Carl Werner. (3)—Promoters of Alaska Railroad Company. In this group of men we see the earnest faces of Frederick Zint and Alfred Veit. (7)—Inventor of Perpetual Motion. We see the machine and its inventor, Clarence W iseley. (9)—Return of an experienced missionary to America. We are happy to look into the face of Ida Telljohan. (12) —Big Fourth of July Parade, Philadelphia, Penn. In the procession were: first, the governor and his wife, whose pleasing smiles we recognize as one of our former schoolmates, Helen House, then a number of bands, politicians in cabs. In one of these we notice Luther Winget. All municipal enterprises are represented and floats, representing different schools, in one of which, we see Clara Kolter. (13) — Best School in State of Ohio. The English department is conducted by Edwarda Rose. The History department by Eugene McCormick; the Chemical Laboratory by Anthony Shaw; the Lecture Room by Marion Streight; the Domestic Science Laboratory by Mavme Pfenning, and the Kindergarten department by Iva Julien. The third reel shown was: “A BIG DAY FOR SUFFRAGETTES.” The first view is a street corner in Wapa-koneta, where a manish-looking woman is talking to a group of women who are urging

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s 24 The Retrospect, 1914 r CLASS PROPHECY Last evening, we decided to go to a picture show, and, to our astonishment, the following are the three shows which we saw. The title of the first reel is “THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE” The first scene is an immense base Hall diamond. We see the champion of the game receiving congratulations from his friends, and later descends the gymnasium steps and enters a waiting automobile. IUs arrival Home — (The automobile soon stops and he goes into a large house.) He is received in a beautifully furnished room by his wife. By her welcoming smile, we recognize Anna Herbst. He tells her of his success and to celebrate the victory, they decide to go to the theatre. “Preparations for the Theatre —Their little son appears. The maid is called and given strict orders to take the child to the nursery. They leave for the opera. The maid interests herself in reading, unmindful of the child who stands in a thoughtful attitude. The little fellow also decides to celebrate the event and sneaks out of the room, “At the Theatre. —We see the interior of an immense opera house and large stage, picturing a scene from “The Merchant of Venice.” The actress taking the part of Portia, plays it to perfection, bringing out the clever points of her character. We are fascinated by her movements detecting in them the gracefulness of our classmate, Corinne Kahn. Launcelot appears, taking his part so well that he completely wins the admiration of his audience, we could scarcely believe that this comedian was Raymond Headapohl. “The Accident. —We see the little lad running across the street, paying no heed to an approaching automobile, which comes at a high speed and hurls him to the curb. A crowd immediately gathers and they take him into a nearby drug store, and await the arrival of an ambulance. The druggist, a kind-hearted looking man, does all in his power to restore the child, but to no avail. In a troubled attitude, he runs his fingers through his hair, and at this movement, we recognize Bernard Brown. The trim figure of the reporter attracts our attep-

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 V 26 The Retrospect, 1914 s her on and applauding her words. We notice especially one woman, who carries her banner determinedly, which reads: “No longer shall we be down-trodden! It shocks us, but we can not deny it, she is Bertha Frank. The Men’s Stand.”—A man is speaking here to a group of men who carry the Anti-Suffrage sign. By the excitement with which he speaks, we recognize Vernon Fisher. “A New Speaker Takes the Women’s Stand. —V e see a very handsome lady take the stand. It doesn’t surprise us greatly to find that it is Gladys Stueve. As she speaks, one by one the men leave their interesting speaker to join the ranks of the “oppressed” ones. Vernon finds it useless to continue his speech, as only one faithful member of his audience remains, in the person of Orlando Chambers. 1 hey also decide to be recipients of those charming smiles of Gladys', by which she is swaying the crowd to favor her cause. “Preparations for a Parade.”—They decide to have one big parade, led by the candidate for Mayor of Wapakoneta. He takes his place with an air of dignity that we know belongs to Wilfred Kennedy. Vernon, in his gallantry, carries the standard, Votes for V omen, and his followers seeing him in this office offer their services. Termination of the Parade. —The people in the parade march gleefully along with regular step until the sign, Matrimonial Bureau Agency,” meets their gaze. Then with one accord, they make one grand rush for the office. “The Agency. —The manager and his assistant greet their patrons with a friendliness which we recognize as the same that Clyde Fite and Sarah Lotz bestow upon their class- mates. All who desired mates find them, except two young men who promise to arrange for the wedding dinner. The happy couples leave for the court house to obtain their licenses. They receive them from the clerk of the Probate Judge, who, to our astonishment, is Carrie Metz. “At the Parson’s. —They arrive at the home of the parson, where they are greeted with much surprise by the religious man and his wife. It does not take us long to discover that in this quiet and happy couple, we find two of our classmates, Ilarry George and Goldie Williams. “Poultry Farm.”—In the meantime the two lonesome youths proceed to an up-to-date poultry farm to purchase chickens for the wedding dinner. The two owners of the farm, attired in snow-white aprons, greet the young men with smiles. And to our amazement we see they are Cora Lorton and Ruth Couch. The young men purchase fifty chickens, and with meaning glances promise to return. The Wedding Dinner.”—The Newlyweds are seated at the table partaking of the excellent meal, which is being served by Mrs. George and Mrs.-------, nee Laurinda Fogt, a member of Parson George’s congregation. An appropriate after dinner toast is given by a gifted lecturer, Marie Miller. The guests then depart, wishing each other joy and prosperity for their future lives. “GOOD-NIGHT EVERYBODY.” We arose and left the theatre with a feel-ing of great satisfaction. NORMA WINTZER A DELI A FISHER AGNES FENN .