Wisconsin School for the Deaf - Tattler Yearbook (Delavan, WI)

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Robert Holmlund, who had turned out to be a war leader after all his talking about war in his schooldays. In the prison where many other civilians had been put, I encountered one of the women. I thought she resembled someone whom I had long forgotten so I took a better look at her. It was Elaine Novak in rags, and she had been brutally beaten. Her husband and three children had been killed. I felt very sorry for her but seemed to bring little comfort to her. In a few days, after proving my innocence to my old classmate, was let out of the prison. I then wandered around in the damaged city. This grew so depressing that when I noticed a car coming, I hitchhiked to Villia and got off there. Walking down the street. 1 saw a woman who had difficulty in carrying bundles. At the same lime two children were bothering her. So I ran and helped her. Openmouthed. I saw that she was Annette Hering in costly robe-. She said that her husband, the Ruler of Villia, had escaped to Clon-.ncre. another country, to help someone rebel against the Ruler of v'astile. I wondered who he was and she seemed to read my thought so she told me that her beloved husband was none other than her childhood sweetheart. William Binn. Romeo of the senior class. She told me that I should go to Clonmere, for a surprise would await me there. So I took this advice and went to Clonmere. Sure enough, a surprise did await me. Instantly I was captured and brought to a court in Slane as I was thought to be a spy. Sitting high on a throne, a beautiful queen beckoned to me to come up to her. Everything around her enchanted me and I kept looking at her for a long time. Remembering Annette's remark. I took a good look at her and was very much surprised to see that it was Anna Estling. Casually I said “Hi. Corky”. Immediately she bombarded me with hundreds of questions. At last I told her that I was Lorry. We rejoiced at meeting each other and she took me on a tour of the town. We stopped at a heavily guarded factory, which almost frightened me out of my wits, because great numbers of atom bombs and other frightful weapons of war were being made there. Inside she called one of her gallant friends. As he came up, I noticed a familiar swinging of arms. He was William Binn, who was helping the queen of Clonmere rebel against the Castilians. Then I asked them where the rest of my classmates were. They furnished me with the whereabouts of all except one. While spending my time traveling all over Mars, I could never understand why I was captured at every land as soon as I arrived there. At Doonhaven, a small peaceful country, a tall, slim woman in clothes of the latest fashion was passing in a parade so I asked one of the attendants who this was. I was told that she had been announced as the Queen of Eton. She happened to notice me because I was dressed very differently from the other people. She demanded to know who I was and I told her. When the people heard that I was 29

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but never quite made it. She was always tray and entertained us when we were lonesome and made us happy when we were blue. For two years the class remained as it was. Then in the fall of 1938 Bob returned, a great deal taller, and a great deal huskier. The same year shy Helen Lawrence and our dimpled Anna Estling came. The making of signs startled Helen and when one of the girls made a funny face at her. she was frightened still more. This brought tears and soon she was being comforted by one of the older more sympathetic girls. Anna, however, feared nothing from the time she came proudly up the walk carrying her suit-case. Someone told her that she must watch her things carefully or she would lose them. To be on the safe side, she hid her clothes under the mattress at first. Last fall Roger Falberg joined us. He quickly learned to sign and spell and entered into his work at school with interest in all subjects. His interest in all activities at the school was matched by the feeling of his school-mates toward him. From the day on which Robert first entered until today, this class has undergone many changes.. Many have joined the class and dropped out later when high wages or other interests tempted them. There have been many good times and occasional fights, especially between Bill and Joe. There has been plenty of mischief such as the the time when several of the boys gathered several hundred June-bugs in a box. After shaking the box hard they felt a funny buzzing sound inside and decided to free the noisy insects near a group of older boys who were being assigned their afternoon jobs. The excitement caused was worth the punishment of having to sweep most of the sidewalks around the campus. In plays the boys put on, Joe and Bill were always the crooks or robbers while Lawrence played the role of the beautiful heroine. Class Prophecy „„ AFTER several years as a high school teacher at the School for the Deaf at Honolulu. Hawaii, one fateful day as I hurried down some steps, I slipped and hit a sharp corner with my head. That was in 1956. Finding myself spinning in the air. I wondered where I would land. After a shower of stars cleared away, suddenly a sign post appeared and I was rather astonished to find myself on the way to Mars, and at a distance of 3.700 miles from the earth. After landing there, I felt quite helpless in this strange land. Startled by a low pitched voice. I turned around and saw a tall, lean man of extra-ordinary appearance. He demanded a card of identification, but at that time I had none. He snapped out an order and soon soldiers appeared. I asked him what this was for. He answered that he was the ruler of Castile and that I was his prisoner. It was 28

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from Honolulu, Hawaii, on the earth, shrieks filled the air for they seemed to fear people of earth. I was helpless under her influence, but she was so clever that I admired her great wisdom. I knew that she was Betty Jahn by the talent for ail and designing shown in her costume and carriage. She asked me if I would be willing to accompany her to Point Levis in Panatela and I told her I would be glad to. Traveling to Panatela was the best trip I had. Beautiful scenery and peaceful, sprawling towns were all along the line. We arrived at Point Levis and were welcomed into the palace. A small, friendly queen stood waiting at the door and hugged Queen Jahn. No wonder! I was dumbfounded when I found out that she was Jenny Marino, Queen of Panatela. Both had been very good friends since their schooldays and their friendship seemed never to wane. The Queen of Panatela asked us to accompany her to No Man's Land, where she was going to make a peace treaty with the king of that country. As soon as we reached there, terror seized us. War, bombed cities, slaves and concentration camps were all around us. A red-haired king appeared and offered a compromise with the Queen of Panatela. It was Joseph Zinkovich, who had terrorized several countries. In my opinion he was far meaner than the ruler of ( astile. After a few days there, I was very glad to leave this panic-stricken land. But I did not know where to go. Suddenly I remembered that there was one more classmate I had not seen. That set me wondering where she was. I went on and my next stop-over was in Brod-drick in Homeland. There I saw a beautiful carriage with four attendants coming down the street. It stopped and out stepped a beautiful woman in strange clothes. Hearing her singing “Why Don’t You Fall In Love With Me”, I recalled my schooldays. Just then Helen Lawrence came into my mind; but being a stranger. I was still afraid to greet her. So I wrote her a note and received a cordial welcome. At the supper table I felt as if I were leaving Mars. On the way to the earth I noticed on the small island of Oahu that a man was dragging a girl to his cave. I could not believe my eyes so I took a good look at him. It was Roger Falberg, who had always chased girls, but never got one. I wish I could have stopped a little longer to see if he retained this one. Falling down to the earth terrified me. When I woke, I found myself in a hospital wrestling with several doctors and nurses. Whewf! Were all these events actually true or just a dream? To my dying day I will never know. 30