West Hazleton High School - Arcana Yearbook (West Hazleton, PA)

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PRIMUS I928 Glass fprophecq Thus I beheld or dreamed it in a dream. Thru a veil of mist which seemed to obstruct my vision I perceived a tall graceful woman clad in flo-wing robes. I was perplexed, frightened, almost terrified. Suddenly lifting her arm, she beckoned to me to advance. As I slowly carried out her command, she spoke thus. What knowledge do you seek at the Delphic Oracle? I have the power of revealing the future unto those who desire it. So speak you. My mind was in a turmoil. Finally I replied, Reveal to me, Oh, Pro-phetess, the future of my class. As quickly as I had said this, I was enshrowded by a vapor issuing from the earth, then- I found myself seated at a huge banquet table. As I continued to gaze about me, a great silence over came the chattering and laughing and here and there I could hear whispers Sh! the president is about to speak. Looking up I saw this great person was no other than Norman Krapf, president of the International Radio Corporation. He announ- ced to my delight that a special broadcasting program was arranged for that evening and two of the best numbers were Alberta Palmer and Dorothy Haen, accomplished artists in the musical world. The next day, I went to see one of the Big League Baseball games and learned Charles Drumheller was the manager of the N. Y. Giants. A few of the reasons, why this team was so good, Edward Schneider, Glenn Davis and Carl Denke were players. I met many of our old W. H. H. S. baseball fans at the game. There were Mrs. Carl Denke, nee Etta Mumaw, Mrs. Philip Bredbenner, nee Muriel Reese, Dr. Prysbeck of Harvard University and Joseph Hujber, reporter for the New York American. I received astounding information from Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lohrke CSusan Kempj who were also present. Howard informed me that Thomas McAndrews was chief chem-ist for the Standard Oil Re- search Laboratories and Philip VVingate was coach at the W. H. H. S. Susan in turn enlightened me with a few comments about our old class mates. Grace Minnig, she said, is Dean of Women at Bucknell Univer- sity and Margaret Fink is just in love with married life, and her two children Donald Jr, and Peg. Oh! and before I forget to tell you, Ethel Schaeffer is an old maid just as she always said, If I can't get the one I want, then I don't want any. 29

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PRPMUS 1928 Gertrude S C Victoria Martincavic H Joseph Dix 0 Frank McAlo O Murie L chraeder harles Drumheller n se Reese Dramatic Club 111: Glee Club 11, 2, 3, 41 Debating Club 12, 31: Press Club 13, 413 A. A. 141: Cast 131: Operetta 121. Science Club 11, 2, 31, VVe-Ha Staff 1415 Basket Ball 141g Base Ball 13, 41: Cross Country Race 12, 3, 41: A. A. 1413 Primus Staff. Dramatic Club 1113 Debating Club 1213 Press Club 12, 3, 41: Glee Club 11, 2, 3, 413 Cast 121: Operetta 121g A. A. 1413 Sa Pi 13, 41. A. A. 141. Science Club 111: Press Club 1215 Mathematic Club 1313 A. A. 141. Glee Club 11, 2, 3, 415 Class Treas. 1213 We-Ha Staff 1419 Student Librarian 43, 415 Y. W. C. A. Club 13, 415 A. A, 141g Cast 121: Primus Staff. Katherine Smulyan, '28 28

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PRJJMUS 1928 T'he next day I happened upon Mrs. John 0. O'Donnell, whom we know as Mary Duffy. She told me that Kathryn Smulyan and Frieda Shu- pack were married. Do you ever see Anna Carr or Annetta Glace? I asked her. Oh! yes, said Mary, Anna Carr is married and lives directly opposite us in West Hazleton but Annetta Glace and Grayce Carr are dancing in Keitlfs Vaudeville. As the time passed on, I realized I had to catch the noon train for McAdoo. As I boarded the train, I was quite astonished to learn that a teacher's convention was being held at West Hazleton. Looking about me I discovered Marie Horlacher, Irene Condor, Thelma Lockwood, and Theresa Romanelli were seated directly opposite me. Soon I was seated in their midst and listening to their humorous and pathetic stories about school teaching. Finally we began to discuss the merits of other pro- fessions. Alma Flaim and Mary Scarpati are both secretaries of mem- bers of the President's cabinet. Genvea Roth, Esther Davis and Nida DeFrain are winners of many typewriting speed tests. Oh Etta, Irene said, There are Evelyn Nause and Katherine Zimmerman in the last seat, you had better go down and talk to them awhile. From these two school marms I learned that Cecelia Straka's and Victoria Martinca- vich's children were the brightest they had ever taught. Wfith a word of goodbye, I left them because the train had stopped at Allentown and I had to board a different one and who did I run into but Arline Nenstiel and Gertrude Schraeder both married and residing in that place. I was shocked but not nearly as bad as when I reached home and found Nor- man McFadden, Mayor of McAdoo and Chester Bozitsko, chief of Police. Mayor McFadden informed me that Frank McAlose and Joseph Dixon were both teachers in that town. Having jotted down the names of all those who I had been fortunate enough to meet or hear of I noticed a few were not on the list. I journeyed to West Hazleton and found Helen W. married, Alice Tressler, supervisor of the Commercial dep't. of the W. H. H. S., and last but not least, Congetta Pecora the proprietor of Pecora's Gum Shoppe and then- I awoke to find myself listening to the bewitching words of the prophetess which ran Believe these things, for the prophesy of the Del- phic Oracle never fails to come true. -Etta Fox 30