Waynesfield Goshen High School - Reflections Yearbook (Waynesfield, OH)

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Senior Class History ByHe1enBaker N THE MORNING of September 8, 1911, the freshman assembled in the two rooms that were then occupied by the High School. A few weeks later the class was organized and under the leadership of Harry Dawson, as president, a new class was formed. The freshman year passed uneventfully, merely serving as a period of getting us to our work, and as a time in which acquaintances were made and friendships formed. After the class of 1915 became sophomores good fortune began to smile on this de- serving class. We had one basket ball star, Mike, a player on the team of Flying Merkles, with Mr. Fasig as coach, which was organized the year he was a freshman. Later, when Mike became asopho- more, he was transferred to the high school team. When we became juniors, we gained the reputation of being the most alive, the most active, the most independent, the most jolly, the most brilliant and the most original of any class yet enrolled in the Wayne High. When the nineteen fifteens became seniors, the class was increased by Wardner and Beryl Swartz, making it number fourteen. In coming back to school, we were sorry not to see Mr. Lusk, who had become a teacher in the Wapakoneta High, present, but were glad to get back our old freshman teacher, Mr. Fasig. Sorry to say we have only four boys in the class, but these boys have the wisdom of Solomon. f'Heck Dawson was as yet its acknowledged head and leader and whose judgement and influence covered such topics as sports, morals, good behavior and girls. Hover Taylor still hopes to be a preacher, but some think he would make a better farmer. Wardner Swartz is the class artist. Mike Butcher is the business manager and sorry to say, has won the affection' of one of the class. Irma Douglas has also been struck with Cupid's arrow and from all appearances, it has proved fatal. Edna Rapp is the poet laureate of the class of '15, Mabel Gilmer and Abigail Taylor, the long and short of the class, will be remembered by their motherly advice to the other members of the class. Beryl, although she has been with us only one year, has distinguished herself by the beautiful love stories of Aeneas and Dido. Beck, not the brightest in her classes, although she has made fairly good grades, shines when the teachers are not looking, causing much merriment for the rest of the pupils. Marg is usually successful in humbugging the teachers and is assistant Latin teacher. Lurene Horn is quite fond of ponies-being a Latin student-and interested in the normal department, especially one. Last and shall we say least, Erma Dale? Yes, for we fear she is not very energetic. Through this year we have gone flying but well represented in every branch of school life and we hope to be intensely something and a class of which the old Wayne High need never be ashamed. page seventee

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T h e R e t r o s p e c t NineteenFifteen ABIGAIL TAYLOR If she will, she will, you may depend on't If she won't, she won't and that's the end on't. Abigail, known as Abbie, has a strong will power which has carried her through her four years successfully. Two years good deportment is her record. Abbie is well known among the teachers for her well prepared lessons and among her classmates for her good grades. Af' BERYL SWARTZ And all that's best of dark and bright, Meet in her aspect and her eyes. Beryl came from South Waynesfieldv and has been with us only the last year Nevertheless she has been a good scholar and 21 friendly SCl100lm3t6, SO We C311 H0'C hold that against her. She has a very bewitching smile and a charming blush-especially for the boys. She is also fond of picture shows. ' page sixteen

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Seni01' Class Prgphecy ByIrmaDoug'lasandErmaHorn GREAT INVENTION! Originated by the Professor W. B. Butcher. When peering into the machine we are able to look far into the future. Two girls only have had the honor of using the wonderful machine. The following is what was revealed to them: Hover Taylor first tried farming which was very distasteful to him and then entered the ministry, but was unsuccessful and only remained in that calling a few years. He is now dancing master in Paris and is a howling success, keeps all pupils howling, stepping on their toes. Helen Baker. Married? Yes. What's his name? Oh! Nobody knows, but every- body knows Helen. She belongs to the Royal Society of London. She is quite a genius in chemistry and physics and has discovered a new element she called Xanoborumalbiniferous. Wardner Swartz is a sea cap- tain on a trans-Atlantic steamer. After graduating from Wayne High he entered a naval academy and through his faithful efforts has become the greatest captain on the seas. Lurene Horn was a country school teacher, for one year she was married and then divorced. Graduated as a nurse. Now she is devoting her time to a literary career. Marguerite Bennett is landlady of the International hotel in San Francisco. It gave her a nervous shock when David eloped with another girl. She went to California for her health. Her health must be improving, because she has the best hotel in the city. Mabel Gilmer is an old maid and is quite happy with Belshazzar the cat, Ben Hur the canary and Poll the parrot. She is also a milliner. Marie Huffer, whom everybody thought would turn out an opera star, is a second Florence Nightingale. She is well suited to her work and quite happy with the results she has had. Harry Dawson, not satisfied with being a farmer, has turned his attention to lecturing. Being unsuccessful in this he bought up gold mines in Australia and is now president of the World's Mining Corporation. Abigail Taylor, the poor dear motherly soul, was disappointed in love and raises chicks on a farm near Lakeview. Edna Rapp is a grass widow and is daEy over woman suffrage, but since her cause has been won she has deveoped her taent for classical music and plays for the only picture show in Waynesfield. Byron Butcher, besides being a famous athlete, is one of the greatest inventors of the world. Alas! We shall know no more of the future. Irma Douglas, while watching the panorama of her life was startled, this caused her to jump and break the delicate mechanism of the instrument. Erma Horn did not get a glimpse of her future. This machine was mainly constructed from the element which Helen Baker discovered and it is so rare that another machine can not be made. page eighteen