Ellettsville High School, The Flash, 1930, Page 24

Description:	24The FlashTHE S E N I O R S-ContinuedThe next one we have is TedOr maybe its Virgil instead.Now theres a pal for you,For he never gets blue.And his hair just misses being red.Virgil Hendricks in the fall of 1919 started on the road to education at Mason where heattended until completing the fifth year. In1924 he began the seventh grade at the Vernal School. In the fall of 1926 he started atEllettsville as a Freshman where he has reached the end of the road as far as high schoolwork is concerned.The stars say that Virgil will send his newsfrom across the water.Paris, FranceFriend: April 5, 1950At last Im not so rushed with business butwhat I can answer your letter. You see onleaving school I went to France. While I wasthere I learned that my uncle had died andleft me a small cafe in France. Well it certainly was a small cafe, but I worked hard andnow the Whoopee Cafe is the best one inFrance. I wish some of the Seniors could comeand spend a week in France. I dont believethe boys would ever leave after seeing theFrench girls. The boys here are not so hardon the eyes either. My limousine is at thedoor of my apartment now to take me to theclub so I must stop.A former E. H. S. friend,VIRGIL HENDRICKSOf Charles there is nothing to tell.Although he does very well.He has passed every test.Though hes younger than the restAs an agent hes sure to excel.It seems that Charles has accomplished alot in ten years.Charles Kelly, the youngest of our class wasnot enrolled as a first grader until the fall of1920. After ten years of hard work he hascompleted the education that it usually takestwelve years to complete.Ellettsville, IndianaApril 22, 1950Friend Irene:When I left school I went to Bloomingtonto become a Bookkeeper. I bought a littleFord to go to Spencer. I went there so muchthat I wore out my Ford. In fact, I wore outa Essex Hudson and Reo going to Spencer trv-ing to get Annabell Durbin thinking she shouldmarry me.She finally consented and we were married.We are now living part of the time in Ellettsville and part in Spencer as we neither onewished to leave our parents.Your Friend,CHARLES KELLYNow Irene is jolly and full of fun.But shes bashful we all can tell.And if you mention mushShes sure to blushFor she knows it makes her look well.The reports are that Irene Brown in the fallof 1919 enrolled as a beginning pupil in Ellettsville. She has climbed step by step up the ladder of education till 1930 when she reached thelast step of the ladder having finished the Senior year.Can it be possible that we will get the following account from Irene in 1950?Bloomington. IndianaApril 15, 1950Hello People:Well, here I am. First you want my life cyclefrom my Senior year in High School until now.Very well, you shall have it. Upon graduating Iwent to work in Detroit. I worked there for onoyear. I then returned home and was secretlymarried. I told no one of my marriage but returned to Detroit. Another year rolled around.I then returned home and told them I was married. You should have seen the faces of thefavorite gossipers of the town. Oh My! Howdown cast they were that they had not known itbefore. Well now for the finish. My husbandbecame owner of the False Teeth Factory andthe Love Joy theatre at Stinesville. We are nowconsidered the richest and happiest couple inthe state.Happily Yours,IRENE YOUNGAs a scholar Eugene will shineFor he never wastes any timeHe acts very sedateBut when hes out on a dateHe certainly carries some line.Eugene came to us with quite a lengthy history. In the year of 1918 there entered intothe great halls of learning a child, Eugene Eich-enberger by name. Eugenes first taste ofschool life began at the age of seven in Northern Michigan. In the spring of 1918 we findEugene in Wisconsin in the first grade due tothe fact he was unable to get to go to schoolthe first winter. In the fall of 1918 he was backagain to the school of Michigan in the secondgrade. In the fall of 1919 he was found in thefourth grade at Wisconsin as he was promotedahead of the schedule. Here he continued until 1925; while a member of the graduatingclass, he left for Fowler, Indiana, where aftersix weeks of studying he graduated from common school. In the fall of 1925 he entered as aFreshman at Fowler and after two years he began at Arsenal Technical School at Indianapolis.In 1930 he began as a Senior at Ellettsville,where he completed the course of High Schooleducation.A crystal gazer forecasts that this letter willbe written.Indiana State Normal, Terre Haute, IndianaApril 15, 1950Dear Friend:It certainly was a great surprise to receive aletter from you. Since you made the request oflearning about my life I will try and answer it.You see when I graduated I attended IndianaState Normal. I also went abroad and studied.
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