Wapakoneta High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Wapakoneta, OH)

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ISABELLA WHETSTONE “Warm with smiles and blushes.” JjLM ' ;U; ' i : h;UdiUi;si aLif£dlU “Isie” has been with us but one short year, but in that time she has proven an excellent student and class¬ mate. RONALD WALTZ “We’re glad he came to town.” Such a dignified Senior we don’t very often see. Fate in the form of the Western Ohio brought him to us last September. VERNON WEIMERT “For he was musically inclined.’’ Vernon is quiet but we know that he is here for we see him in the or¬ chestra. GERALD WALTZ “A manly form.” Gerald is interested in politics. He can answer almost any question on government which is put to him. HOWARD ZERKLE “I’ll leave big footprints on the sands of time.” Howard is “little but mighty.” His nickname is not a reflection on him because he can’t help it that he is so short. (?) LOUELLA WHEELER “Oh fairest of the rural maids.” “Johnny” is what we call her. She joined us this year, too, and has won a place in our hearts which no other can ever fill.

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ADELIA STOLL “Maiden! with the meek brown eyes.” Adelia is quiet and a friend to everyone. In her own circle of friends, Adelia drops her quiet ways and joins in every form of jollity. LEO STOLL “Man wants but little here below.” Please find above the likeness of another of our loyal members. l!e is a .strong supporter in a.l matters con¬ cerning the school. ELIZABETH SW1NK ‘ As quiet, as cool, as dignified.’’ Elizabeth is a real Senior. Although cool and dignified in school, she is not that way outside. VERNON SWINK “With aspect grand and grave. Vernon is taking a post graduate course and this is the first time that we ever saw him. lie seems to like » nr class though, especially one mem- lter of it. THELMA TOBIAS “I breathed a song into the air.” Thelma is our prima-donna, who made her reputation in “Polished Pebbles.” We hate to lose her so soon but— EVERETT TURNBULL ‘‘Always into mischief Teachers pride and joy.” Everett is a joke himself so how could we keep from having him as joke editor on the staff? He is our vice-presidenl, too. and a fine one. N. W , 1 ‘ ' -■ if 9 -3S

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1922 I Retrospect 1922 SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY New York City, March 8, 1934. Dearest Carol, We were very much surprised and pleased to find a personal letter among our daily stack of business letters. M e were astonished to learn that Howard Zerkel, who had been star-gazing all of his life, had become a re¬ nowned astronomer, and was receiving much aid in his line from his wife, who was formerly Mary Rodeheffer; also the great amount of attention which Rev. Vergil Mertz is receiving from his small congregation, which reminds me; Edward Musser is the pastor of our church with Gertrude Smith as his first organist and Anna Ruth Gebhart, director of the choir. Did we understand you to say that Kurt Mueller is the head physician at the Airdale hospital and Helen Rice his head nurse? 1 »y the way, we hear that Caroline Elshoff left for that hospital because of serious injuries she re¬ ceived in an automobile accident which occurred when she. Mar Holtcamp, Roy Bauer, and Richard Brading were hit by the 17 express on the B. O. railroad. W hile skimming the newspaper we noticed that Loren Stiener, a prom¬ inent lawyer, had just won his case on the Settlemire divorce suit. Mrs. Set- tlemire was formerly Lucile Schnell. Glancing down we saw in the want column that Albert Berlet, a wealthy farmer, had one of his largest farms for sale, advertised by Alfred Roediger, his superintendent of affairs. We wish you might have enjoyed the production of Seniorita Rilla” with us, in which Thelma Tobias took the leading role supported by the fol¬ lowing: Norma Miley, Miriam Rable, Genelle Schaffer, Charles Knost, Ron¬ ald Waltz and Melvin Elsass. M e are verv much interested in this as ou mentioned the fact that it was written by Helen Craft, produced by Vernon Swink and directed by Bernard Houtz and Roscmond Esser, and the scenery designed by Mary Smith and Roy Miller. Perhaps it would interest you to hear that Ordell Blankenbaker and Roy Craft are touring Europe with their wives (formerly Mabel Brackne j and Margaret Darst) respectively. Isn’t it wonderful to hear that one of our old class mates, namely Vergil Stewart, was elected president of the I ' nited States and we now hear that he has chosen Regina Johnson as his Secretary of State. You know it was quite a coincidence that not long ago, out of mere curiosity, we visited a clair¬ voyant and he predicted that; he also told us that he could see Elizabeth Swink and Mabel Frische as missionaries to a foreign country; Gerald Waltz, the owner of a large department store in Chicago; Marjorie Kentner, Ruth Klug and Mabel Coil as owners of a large beauty parlor in San Francisco; Luella Elsass and Helen Bonnoront as school teachers in their home town ; Marie Merkle and Marvin Boyer happily married and residing in Botkins; Howard Read was made superintendent and Wilbur Schwark, principal, Meta Schultz, Mary Stienecker and Adelia Stoll, teachers in old Blume High;