The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-05-04
Class Prophecies and Yaledietorr.

HOOP RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL, APL 28, 1900.
Kind friends, let us imagine ourselves
transported fifteen years hence, long
time to be separated FROM ones friends.
And yet fifteen years had elapsed since
had seen one of my schoolmates after
we graduated in 1900 from Hood River
Public School But where have | been
all this timer you ask. l have just re-
turned from successful prospecting
expedition in the Alaskan gold fields,
which have opened up to the fullest ex-
tent, and one can obtain the precious
metal without ipcurring the personal
risk which was necessary some fifteen
years ago.
Having settled some important bust
ness in San Francisco, | thought |
would call OF my old home in Hood
River and see what had become of all
my former schoolmates, I find Hood
River has grown to be city OF consider
able size, containing many large brick
buildings and about 10000 inhabitants.
As | was Walking down Main street, l
noticed Adams block erected 1908.
A little inquiry elected the fact that
it was owned by my old classmate,
Percy. l Immediately proceed to look
him up, On the fourth floor, in large.
we'd apportioned apartments, / fouaef
him, Il man OF large stature and flowing
beard. After some Introductory re-
marks, he proceeded to tell me his his
tory for the last fifteen years. Just
after graduating from the Hood River
school, he had attended college for two.
years, studying law, and had then
started life as lawyer in Hood River.
He had greet success and is fast becom-
ing weahhy man. asked him what
had become of all our old class, and he.
said, II don't know where all of them
are, but | will tell you Of those OF whom
| have kept track. Yon remember
Lillian ShuteF' "Shure l do" "She
was always the best behaved scholar
in school She commenced, teaching
m about q year after graduating, and in
little while married a wealthy mechanic.
but she did not give up teaching and is
now teaching a missionary school for
Indian children in Spokane, Wash. |
Laura Crsmer, he continued, "became
the wife of well-to-do farmer, whom
we knew as q boy and is now living hap
PLY at her beautiful country home in |
Iosemite Valley Call"
| babe Mr.. Adams adeu that evening.
and having some busipess to attend in |
spokane / determined to find Lily Shute |
that WAS her name when I last knew |
her-as she was teaching in that city.
| found her in the school room, and she
haoa Glass recitipg as stepped in.
After making myself kpowp, she invited
me to stay there until evening and then
go and take lunch with her and her
husband at her home. asked her
That evening what had become Of Eva
Nickalsen, and she said that she had i
become society belle but still remem-
eered her SehOolmates and had been out
rom her home in New York bat a
month before to make her visit l
men inquired about Lena Evans and
QUAD ont that she had become an old
maid and was living in Hood River val
sS, raising all kinds of birds, rabbits,
nc, and that she was very enthusiastic
n her work and doing well, She told ,
ne that our dear cid teacher, Prof.
thompson was now a professor in
arge University in Idaho, and was well
lsed by all who knew him.
Dear friends, the time has now come !