The Penn's Grove record., 1909-07-02
Class oph
RAE w, KIDD

to get anyone to prophecy for our
class.
Therefore, ] first consulted fortune
tellers in Philadelphia. but in vain.
could not find one, that could fortell
the future Of our class.
/ tnen sent to the city of New York,
never doubling but that l could get
one out of that large city. So when
tell you / could not, perhaps you will
realize what a brilliant class We are.
Ibid receive word from n that she
would not prophecy for a class that did
not agree any better than ours, but l
think 1t was only an excuse. because
she knew thai she could fortell our
future.
From New York l sent. TO tie oracles
of Greece, but they were altogether too
ancient for so modern a class.
1 was wondering what to do next
and where to get the needed informa-
ton. While reading the newspaper,
I saw that Mr.. Wright was about
to make a trip to Mars in his flying
machine. / had head of a tam
u scothsayer on Mars by the name of
Propheta, so l decided to try to get
Mr.. Wright to visit him. l conmun-
icated with him and he promised me
that he would aid me in any way he
could for an immense sun of money.
Was money any object to me when
the future of class was concerned?
No. Therefore, l accepted his terms.
He set off on his journey and after he
had been absent for three days a dense
fog settled on the earth. l afterward
learned that it was necessary for Pro-
pheta to envelope us in this fog to learn
our futures. After eight days absence
MI. Wright returned and brought with
i'm the prophecy.
just think, it was necessary. TO send
AS far as Mars and get some Ii to be-
hold our class through so great a space.
A most wonderful class. Well, the
prophecy reads as follows;
l, Propheta, can tell you the future
of the class of 1909 until 1894, making
it just % years from the present time.
After that l know nothing of you.
You have in your class a boy, who is
very short. The first thing he will dc
after he stops school will be to grow.
He will take a course in Rutgers Col
lege i'll civil engineering. He will meet
with great success i'll his undertakings.
Of couis Sc, he will have the knowledge,
but a great part of his success in get
ting positions will be due to hisstature,
so very tall and dignifed. He will be
holding a position with the government
a~t>theclose of the IS years, helping tc
develop and improve the road and water
ways aid sewerage and saniIion of the
country.
There is a girl in your class with
dark hair and dark eyes WHO is rather
stout. ohe will take a course in col
lege, making specially of Physics and
Chemistry. / am sure those who
know how fond ~ this young lady is
of those studies will not be astonished.
After completing her course, not being
able to give up these sciences, she
will marry her instructor i'll the same.
The last | am able to see of her, she
will be a very happy woman surroun.
ded by a family. And how her study(?,
of chemistry will aid her in cooking fol
them.
Now, concerning the boy with very
black hail who lives a little outside the
borough limits. He will take up farm
ing, making lots of money, but thiS
will be entirely too slow for him. He
will then invest his money in automo.
biles and start a garage III Penn's
Grove. But this will become tiresome
So he will start to ride from morning
till night at I. breakneck speed in his
automobile. And as far as 1 a see
he will still be going.
Now, let us look into the future q
the girl with light hair and blue eyes.
She will take d course in the Univers.
ity 81 Pennsylvania making a special.
i'y of Ian guages. After teaching for q
few years she will marry a very veal.
thy man N Gotrocks. She vii
live a life of leisure, having servants
always at her command. Ii you ask
to do anything the answer win be ooh
get Bridget" Always call, G on hel
servants.
And yet enc more boy He will he.
come a printer and then following the
trade and gain fame as editor of a daily
newspaper in PENIS Grove. There
are great possibilities i'll such a calling
as a printer poet has said;
Legislators, great debaters, educa-
ted men,
Have arisen, from the prison of
the printers den."
Although lie is now considered {
a little lashful he will become a lead
ing mai in society's realm, which Will
swell as Penn's Grove grows, attending
all tie dances and banquets of the seas
on. And finally l seq him with {
sweet little wife in his home.
Now the class as a Whole, probably
all of them, will not reside in the vicin
ity of Penn's Glove. But those VIII,
do will be an honor and an uplift to I'll,
community. Those who do not, you
will be proud to poino out and say tina
they are graduates of the Penu's Grow,
High School.