Wapakoneta High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Wapakoneta, OH)

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ADVICE TO JUNIORS O Juniors, Juniors, do beware! Do not assume that, “I don’t care.” Enjoy life and be carefree, I say, But do not confuse study so much with play. O, that is a serious blunder made So often by thoughtless lad and maid. Take advice, and do not be willful You’ll win your goal if you are faithful. We Seniors thru Hi school have carefully gone With joyous functions and all sorts of fun. We have been happy, carefree, and now love to think Of those wonderful days so marked with bliss. But we were studious and obedient, too, When the right time was at hand to be so. And now if you’ll follow our principles; be firm in your stand, You’ll win for yourself Good Fortune’s Hand. Now, Juniors; just a word to you. We give you all the credit due. We know that, as your course you run, You'll think less of your work than fun; But stop before you go too far And do not now your record mar. You’ve done your work with ease and grace, And looked hard problems in the face, But still you have another year In which to struggle, work and fear. It is not bard to make mistakes, It’s easy ’nough to make bad breaks, But if you follow in the tracks Of those, who now have turned their backs Upon this glorious institution, And reverently make this resolution That you will work with might and main The highest honors to attain. You’ll have no trouble getting thru The same as those ahead of you. Now, Juniors, try to bear in mind These words are said with feeling kind; We want you just to understand The work that you have now on hand. We are not trying to find fault; We are but telling you to halt And do your work with thot and care That heavier burdens you can bear. Be careful now of all you do; Then some day, when your work is thru. You’ll realize, what we have done Has made you realize that fun Is not the only thing in life With which to battle, toil and strife; And as you enter in life’s ranks. You’ll give to us your heartfelt thanks. Now, Juniors, with school we’re almost thru, And we must say farewell to you. We hope that you your ways will mend And follow this advice to the end. DIK STRAT. o |[ o

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 • »••• ♦» «♦« »♦•♦»♦ ? ♦ ♦ ♦ • ; citizens of Wapakoneta, had contributed large sums to the V'. M. C. A. of their city. Kermit Zint, leader of Zint’s ()rchestra. had given a concert in Mammoth Building, New York. 'Plie favorite movie actor, Byron Davis had changed from the Artcraft to the Paramount Company. Gladys Holtkamp had just opened up her kindergarten for the fall season and had twenty-five enrolled. Ralph Emrick, the well-known stock dealer. had purchased the Northwestern stock farm. Marcus Puetz and Franklin Kreitzer had won great favor as the new comic artists for the New York Times. I.ehr Swinehart, the worthy vice-president of the National Bank of Philadelphia, had been chosen President because of the death of the former president, Y. A. Lewis. Cleona Albright, the young social settlement worker, had just taken up her work in the slums of Chicago. Russell Hey wood, who had completed his college course as a doctor, had taken up his practice in his home community. Opal Specs and Estella Sielschot were managing a large department store in Cincinnati, Ohio. Gertrude Veit had just completed her book, “The Perfect Ideal.” Andrew Schrocr had succeeded Mr. Max Menschel as professor of Chemistry, and Cecil Hull had succeeded Miss Basinger as teacher in Home Economics in Blume High School. Helen Schurr, the renowned pianist, had been the director of music in the Singer Building, Memphis, Tennessee. Ruby Feikert had just finished her poem, “The Reverie”, which is considered the best of her many works. After we had finished looking over the papers and magazines which we enjoyed very much, we had a conversation with Blanch and she informed us that Florence Miller, Mildred Ramga, Mildred Sillin, and Gladys Schuler had married. Having said good-bye to Blanch we went to the Musical Comedy, “Seventeen”. To our surprise we found two of our classmates starring. Dean Bitters taking the part of Wm. Baxter and Matilda Kohler that of the mother. We enjoyed the show more than f can tell and upon reaching the town square, we were informed that the train was ready to start. KATHARINE F. VOSSLER EMMA ANN LANGHORST |[ c 25

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