Bloomington High School, The Gothic, 1908, Page 14

Description:	…Prophecy of Seniors…FATES DECREETWENTY years have gone by, quoth Prof. RalphNoyer, principal of the Bloomington High Schooland preparatory school. Twenty years, and nowinstead of that old Gothic structure, there stands upon this cam-pus four splendid buildings. I wonder if an equal change hastaken place in the conditions of the graduates of that illustriousclass of 1908. I will be off to Trevlac at once.Arriving at that famous resort, he hastily made his way tothe oracle of the God of Fame. At this point it is fitting to saythat Reuben Tourner was acting soothsayer at this sanctuaryand, to him, Noyer addressed these remarks: Reuben, myfriend, it is the intention of the faculty of B. H. S. to hold analumni reunion. First, we wish to ascertain the location andposition of the members of the famous 1908 class, which publishedthe first Annual. Open unto me, I beseech you, the doors of thesanctuary, and, having consulted the oracle, prophesy unto mewhat fate has held in store for the persons whose names I shallread to you.The soothsayer immediately became greatly agitated. Hislips frothed and the power of the mighty God of Fame seemedto take possession of him. He opened a door into a narrow-passage and returned with a mysterious book. Kneeling in aprayerful attitude, lie became quiet and, turning through thepages of the book, motioned to the suppliant Noyer for him tocall the first name.Hugh Brown-and strange characters appeared on thefirst fair page of the mysterious volume. Reuben, the prophet,read clearly, Located at Ontario, Canada. Manager of theEarth terminal of the Mars-Earth wireless telephonesystem.“Ida Chenowerth. President of the Juanita Seminary foryoung ladies. Located in the Yosemite Valley, California.Guy Fuller. Motorman for the Unionville, Trevlac andNashville Sub-Transit Co.Phyllis Hostetter. Has completed a course of study inmusic in Paris. Is at present making a farewell tour throughAustralia and New Zealand, together with the eminent con-tralto, Mile. Bernice Kinzaire.Ruth Ikerd. And Reuben reads in flaming characters,Author of ‘Womans Place-Past, Present and Future; or, TheDownfall of Man. The first woman representative to Congress.At present electrifying the nation with a flood of oratory.Hamilton Keck. Leader of the famous Keck Band and,incidentally, owner of the C, I. & L. Buffet at Limedale.Frederica Kirby. Secretary of the Indianapolis division ofthe Y. W. C. A.Julia Lively. Principal of the New York InternationalKindergarten School And what became of Eula, editor-in-chief of the Annual,and tall like a goddess? Married a Mr. Short, whose height14
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Collection:	Bloomington High School

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