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GRANTS PASS DAILY COURIER
8TIIUAY, MAY 17, 1UIU.
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CLASS HISTORY
CLASS PROPHECY
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The class t '19. AY hat a world of
meaning there la In the word "nine
teen!" In the fall of 1915 we started our
careers as high school students. Our
class at that time was the largest
that had ever entered the high
school, for we numbered 116.
The first weighty problem that
was placed on we flighty Freshmen
was that of electing officers which
would suit our discriminating tastes.
But here we met difficulty, for we
had to elect three presidents. The
first two resigned immediately when
they began to consider that the prob
lems and trials ot the entire 116
strong-headed Freshmen would rest
upon their shoulders. But the third
nominee for the presidency, Alice
Ament, was elected and filled the of
fice in a most commendable manner.
George Riddle was elected vice-president,
Sally Erickson secretary, and
Mary Jenkins treasurer. Miss An
nette Pritzkau was our class advisor
that year. We chose as our class
colors blue and gold. Upon the plac
ing of the pennant at the back of
the auditorium Eldon Wolfolk was
inspired to write the "Blue and
Gold:"
As all Freshmen do, we began
to wear our colors surreptlsciously
about the high school, and as the
upper classmen were not allowed to
haze us, a class rush was held on the
campus to determine whether we
had the right to wear them or not.
With the aid of the Juniors we de
fended our colors against the Seniors
and Sophomores, winning the day
and the right to wear our colors.
Soon after, we entertained the
Sophs at the Guild Hall with a "pov
erty party." In return they showed
their appreciation by allowing us to
accompany them to the dam.
With a few more social events and
much hard study and cramming for
exams, we acquired the title of
Sophomores. In the fall of 1916 we
again entered the doors of the high
school, but with no such feeling of
awe as we had the 12 months before.
We soon "noted when we registered
that we were minus a great many
that had beeir with us when we were
Freshmen, for now we numebered
68. We chose as our officers, Wil
bur Bearss, president; Pauline
Swacker, treasurer, and Alice Pence,
secretary. With these officers and
SENIOR CLASS WILL
Know all men by these presents:
We, the Senior Class of 1919, of
the Grants Pass High school. City of
Grants Pass, In the County of Jose
phine and the State ot Oregon; ex
ams being over, and being still pos
sessed of a few glimmers of Intelli
gence, and without undue influence
from the Bolshevikl or, I. W. W.'s,
do hereby make, publish, declare
and ordain this our last will and test
ament in the following manner:
Firstly We do direct that all our
funeral expenses, laboratory fees,
parage bills and similar accumulated
debts be pall from e el-itlc pro
ceeds of the Senior Play.
toecondly Unto the Grants Paw
High school as a whole, we do leave
our unfunded enthusiasm, interest
and moral support in the material!
zation of the long looked for gymna
slum.
Thirdly Unto Supt. J. G. Imel we
do leave one large sized bottle of
guaranteed hair restorer.
Fourthly To our beloved and
highly esteemed principal and class
advisor, Miss Katherlne M. Bridges,
who has so forcefully aided us ment
ally, morally, and physically through
our High school career, we do be
queath one large perescope to locate
all students -who have the unfailing
habit of cuttingclasses.
Fifthly To the faculty members,
-collectively, we leave one large pair
of scissors with the request that they
be used sparingly in the cutting of
deportment. Also, realizing that In
. the past mistakes have been made In
the averaging of monthly grades, and
that "to err is human" (on the sup
position that the faculty Is human),
e lev nn sddlns machine to be
used for the benefit of the students.
Sixthly To the girls basket tall
team we will and devise one tin lov
ing cup in honor of the many games
Miss Penn as class advisor, we went
through our second year In high
school.
Our second year did not prove as
eventful as the first, tut when we
began our Junior year there was
enough to keep our minds busy. Our
brothers, fellow-classmen, and
friends had answered the call ot
Uncle Sam and were training to go
over seas, or had already gone.
Of course, everything in 191 S had
to tit In with the Hooveriiing idea,
and our receptions and parties were
not exempt, but we entertained the
Seniors with a very novel entertain
ment.. 'A carnival was staged at the
high school. There were Punch and
Judy shows, fortune telling, min
strel shows, and evolution was por
trayed as well as many other clever
stunts. The carnival was declared a
rousing success by the Seniors. The
Seniors In return banqueted us roy
ally in the lower halls of the high
school.
A few weeks before commence
ment we entertained the Seniors 'at
Riverside park with songs, jokes and
games.
In athletics -in 191S the Junior
class was foremost. Eight men out
of the 11 on the football team were
Juniors, and of course that was the
reason Grants Pass High school
gained the championship of South
ern Oregon on the gridiron.
Our officers for the Junior year
were Sherman Smith, president;
Pauline Swacker, vice president;
Mildred Taylor, secretary and treas
urer. Again we entered the high school,
but now as Seniors. What a world
of difference there was in us from
the time we entered the high school
first. Then timid, backward Fresh
men, and now wise and grave Sen
iors. Miss Bridges was again chosen
class advisor, as she had proven
such an able one In our Junior year.,
Soon after the opening of school
a reception was given to all the
classes, and especially to the incom
ing Freshmen. But all social gath
erings were soon stopped on account
of the influenza. Many of the pu
pils were very 111 because of this
epidemic, end on the morning of
January 8th, the disease took from
us the most beloved of our class
mates, our president, Richard Cra-
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which they have won. ,
Seventhly for the benefit of the
several students of the school who
have suffered from the "spring fe
ver, we do leave to the library twoi
well bound volumes entitled: "How'
to Play Hookey" and "How to Wash
Windows."
Eighthly To the respective classes ,
of the high school we give, devise
and bequeath: j
(a) . To the Juniors, our succes
sors, one SO-passenger aeroplane to
be used on the future Table Rock
picnics, to avoid all possible acci
dents (of which we will rouch there
are many).
(b) . Unto the Sophomores, Jun-
tors to 'be. we beoueath one cata-
'logue containing latest styles in loud
socks, ties, etc.
(c). To the Freshmen, Sopho
mores to !be, we leave all our themes,
note-hooks and stories, our aim be
ing to lend them a helping hand.
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vu,. uut lu .nLoming r rosn we tlon ,or a coege educatIo. Our
leave our much beloved colors: Tluejpatn hag oeen fce8et wlt Am.
and gold, also all our dignity, good
sense, and our pull with the faculty.
N'lnethly We give, devise and be
queath unto the Janitor's small black
and white pup one weekly bone, and
we appoint the afore mentioned
FreBhmen as a committee to see that
this gift is faithfully delivered.
Lastly We hereby nominate and i
appoint Mrs. Gunnell, Executrix of!
this, our last will and testament, and
do hereby revoke all our former
wills. '
IN WITNESS whereof we have set
our hand and seal this 15th day of , oppression and freedom, and recent
May, in the year of our Lord, Onejly ha" Deen between kalserlBm and
Thousand Nine Hundred and Nine-' Individualism. -
IKK".
Signed: SENIOR CLASS OF '19.
Drawn up and approved by:
DORA HERMAN.
VeONA "WILLIAMS.
EDITORIAL
Contributors
Alice Ament, VeOna .Williams.
Dora Herman, Blanche Hartley, Earl
Larson, Florence Bocock, Don
Keaxns, Mildred Smith, George
Booth, George Williams.
The class of 1919 has graduated
from the Grants Pass High school.
This statement carries with it a
meaning which is both Joyous and
sad. All of us are more than ready
to tell any chance Inquirer of those
trials and triumphs which have made
our four years of high school life so
dear to us, and which will always be
kept bright and fresh in our mem
ories. Until the last two years the grad
uating classes have published an an
nual magazine, the "Toka," which
has reviewed the different depart
ments and activities carried on by
the high school. On account of the
war absorbing all extra time and
funds of both students and patrons
of the school, the periodical has been
discontinued for the past two years,
but will undoubtedly again take Its
place as a feature in high school life
the coming year.
We are in its stead, utilizing the
space offered us In the Courier,
through the kindness of Mr. Voor-
hies, who has so heartily cooperated
Un toemortam
of
Our beloved Class President
1?tcbart 3ame8 Cramer
VALEDICTORY ADDRESS
We, the Senior claus of nineteen
hundred and nineteen are about to
leave these inspiring halls. For four
years we have been struggling on
ward and upward seeking material
with which to build a solid founda-
culties but with true American spirit
we conquored them. We look, at
High School as the place where
higher learning is commenced, not
finished. It prepares one for the
years to come. The future yes,
that vast, vague, indescribable fu
ture lies before us. Just what it will
mean or bring to us who can tell?
It cannot he judged except by the
past. '
In the history of the world there
has always been a conflict? between
autocracy and democracy, between
We have lust nnunixl ho tia.i
critical D-rlod In thn flvinnmn. t
'the world. The Ttaiser and his war
lords -with their ruthless Huns were
swooping down upon helpless Bel-
wlfh us during our entire Sonlor
year, and will try to present to the
public a brief outline of our high
school activities.
There is one thing which has, In
a way, marred our high school life.
It Is the absence ot a gymnasium In
which the physical as well as the
mental needs of the students might
be supplied. This need has always
been urgent, but the time has not
always been propitious for Its mater
ialization. Several times we have al
most obtained our object, the last
time being Just before our country j
was placed on a war basis. We I in
mediately realized that a gym at this
time would be out ot the question,
and our energies were then diverted
to the needs of our country. The war
is now over, and It has shown us how
great Is the need of nation ot
strong and sturdy Americans.
Space does not permit a longthy
discussion of this subject, but In the
coming election, on May 30, which
Is for the purpose ot deciding this
question, so near and dear to the
heart of every high school student. It
Is to be hoped that the taxpayers will
be alive to the needs of their com
munity and that they will not fall
to make this long hoped for benefit
a substantial reality.
ALICE AMENT. Editor.
glum. They then turned their fangs
upon France and threatened her
very existence. But the democratic
people of the world realized that
those ideals sacred to themselves
were in grave danger of being crush
ed by the 'barbarous Hun. They
united their armies and combined
their capital, Industries,- and re
sources. The conflict then was not
between Germany and Belgium, It
was not between Germany and
LFrance, it was not between Germany
and Italy. On the contrary It took
on a new form. The allies with Ideals
of freedom and democracy united to
crush kalserism with Its plutocratic
Ideals. The war went on. The
kaiser and has Huns had a tremen
ana ms nuns nad a tremen -
advantage. The advantage of
aous
a well-defined, deep-laid Dlot which
had been' 40 years In the formula
tion. But to counteract this the al
lies had the advantage of superior
motives and ideals, superior patriotic
principles, and superior manhood
and womanhood. Before this mighty
' trlumveraite the dlabo,Ica Plots of
0,9 eTMpng. greedy, plotUng Hun
( Con tinned on page six)
(1930) v
Since I bonun my earner as cub re
porter on thu "Hlcksburg Weakly
Effurt," I havo, at different time
come upon articles which have men
tioned members of the cluss of 1919
or the Grants Puss High school, and
I have saved these articles, and now,
I believe, I am able to combine them
In a brief review of the career of
each momber of our class.
Florence illocock Is the efficient
manager ot a lame sheep ranch In
Wyoming. Miss .Hocock spends on
an average ot 36 hours a duy In the
saddle, overseeing her Mexican sheep
herdors. Madge llrattou arrange all social
functions which occupy the leisure
moments ot Washington, I). C, law
makers and diplomats.
The Metropolitan Opera Company,
featuring Mmo. Irene Colwell, leary
sopruno, supported (llterully) by an
all slur cast composed ot Mine. La
Vera Brown, contralto; Clifford
S. buffer, buss, and I-enllo Turner,
tenor, have just completed a most
successful run In Central Africa,
where they were pursued by har
mony loving natives.
Pansy Dukes is the most popular
vampire in the movie world, Thuda
Dura having retired rrom thu Hereon,
alter many unsuccessful allomptH to
out-vamp Miss Dukes.
The present representatives rrom
Oregon, Miss Blancho Hartley, M.
C, has hud the great honor of being
elected speaker of the house ami
chairman or the committee for the
nation-wide movement for belter
cats,
In a recent article describing the
murder of Jack-lhe-Chnker at the
Bloody Gulch rooming house,
the
namo of the populur and efficient
landlady was given as Mrs. Dora
Herman Castile.
Mllllrent Kiphurt and Alzina Pope
are floating a lance project whirr.
Introduces the new drink "Frlitky
Sham-plain."
The rocent trial or Amelia Motion,
real estate dealer or Flagpole, Arl-
zonn, hus resulted In acqultal from
all charges of misrepresentation to
eastern school teuchers.
David Bolasco Is staging an In
tensely emotional pluy railed "Wed
ded and Saved," with Alice Ponce In
the stellar role, and Ixo Wilson
playing opposite.
' No ladles' toilette Is complete
without the famous beauty aids
manufactured by the "Hoses of
June" extracted company, or which
Hose Perry Is originator and man
ager. "Ida Mae Ruth Pratt, Landscape
Gardener," was the advertisement I
observed In a recont Issue or the
"Cheeseville Chronic" which town I
observe to be in Connecticut.
The unparalleled self-effacement
practiced by Marlon Sabln In her
work as missionary In the heart of
India has caused much eulogistic
praise among the ministry of this
country.
While I cannot but be sorry that
such a misfortune should fall upon
a memiber or our illustrious class,
honesty forces me to say that no
more skillful sare-blower or a pick
pocket has ever plied that trade
than Mildred Smith. She never
stays long In one community, and
has twice in the last five years been
In my very offlco, as she has both
times left a lovely little note whore
the money was kept.
Columbia University has Just been
fortunato in securing the sorvlces or
Miss Margaret Smith as gymnastic
Instructor, in a recont interview
Miss Smith Is quoted as saying:
"Gymnastics have not beun made
strenuous enough if or the averago
university girl. I advocate a six
hour period of exercise each duy,
which will Include pole-vaulting,
long distance running, and trapeze
work."
Paulino Swacker Is at present n
nun in a Catholic convent In Canada.
She Is dispelling much of the gloom
rrom that institution, and in a recent
1 letter which, I received from her she
'explained that It was not nearly as
mad as she had imagined, as one
could pliy cl.jcki.s every Thursday
night, and there was nlwnys vnter
to drink.
Mildred Taylor Is ,the charming
proprietor of a fashionable tea room
In Now York cltv. wher nno
to go for a cup of tea after
Ing day of shopping. .
a weary-
VeOna Williams Is teaching school
lu the "Endless I'rnrlo" district of
Montana, und the most 4nterestlitg
article which mentioned her, stated
that she hud, alone, and single-hand
ed, shot a most ferocious rabbit
which bud linen a constant terroi to
the district on account of Its fro-v
quotit raids on rattle,
Ilernlcn Nichols and Greta Der
ricks have established a heiiuttrul
summer hotel on the top of Talilo -Hock,
The hotel Is made more so
cowtllilu by n fine automobile road,
and several elevators for podetriiV
Wayne Halley has awakened the
entire United flutes by his stirring
speeches on "Why Not Demobilize
Our Hoys In France?" Mr. llallojr
states that only five men are being
brought home from France each
week, and that with a little planning
10 can easily bo accommodated.
Halph llolinlen Is creating a great
demand for the 'ViiMinopolltiiii" In
which his short stories are featured.
The stories are Illustrated hy George
Riddle, equally famous in the realm
of art.
I think that every one who visit
Now York also visit's the Century
H(Mf Garden, at thu lop of the Cen
tury Theatre, where all the latest
fad In dancing, sinking and vutiila-
villa are given. Those who hare
been there recently find that Hurry
1'Mxertou Is nn Interpretive dancer
second to none In this assembly ot
world's famous dancers.
Glenn Hamilton, who Is an educa
tional reformer, says: "It Is Impos
sible that desks of uniform site can
fit every student In our schools.
What matter an unsightly school
room? Comfort alone should be
considered. Foot-rests and cushions
should be provided for the students,
and school should he in session no
longer t hun two hours each day."
Bishop Kearns lias excited great
comment on his views as given at a
recent Sunday school convention.
He claims that one ran easily .io
come Intoxicated on pasturUod milk,
Bll.t ,k,. I, .kmit.l 1.. .11 ft
"mi iiiwt. i, ni, ifiiiii up ufllMll nil IUUII
ehtirfli nillllllin,M 11a Un
a smiling face Is the devil's own
toot, and that one should not appear
to feel in good spirits lent It mislead
some tired traveler and cause them
to stray from the straight and nar
row pathway.
The community slug Idea which
was originated during the war, ha
been cnrrled on and made Indegpen
nlble by Karl I .arson and Kimono
Moore, who travel about the coun
try leading these gatherings.
Georgo Booth, foreign minister to
Russia, says that he Is always tiopt
In the best of health while stagger
ing under his diplomatic burdens, by
the long cross-country runs he finds
time to take. Ho says that the Hus
Klan nover tire of watching him,
and ho always has a lurge crowd at
his heels.
Arnold Meier has made wonderful
discoveries In astronomy, since ha
has gone to live alone at the drpe
Disappointment observatory. From
all that I can gathor from short ar
ticles I have read, he Is most popular
with the fair sex, and has gone Tar
away to escape tholr obnoxious at
tentions. Wosley Robinson has the distinc
tion and honor of being one of our
delegates recontly elected to th
league or nations.
It is, or course not necessary ror
me to mention Earl Taylor, and hi
decided bolshevikl views, I can nlTj
say thnt In his speeches on !!
streots of all largo cities he Is win
ning many recruits to his cause, and
ho Is in renllty a power to be feared.
I have lost trncK of George Wil
liams In his wanderings, but only re
cently saw carved upon a sign post
near the S. P. track, "0. W." (Gad
ding Williams) SouUihound.
Paul Yoiingblood, assistant editor
of "Llfo" has rcdoefned our class
from any discredit which might have
fallen upon It, The circulation of
the magazine has grently Increasod,
and "Life" Is now found In every
home.
Michnel Byrd has proven to be the
financier of our class. He Is now
one of the moat Important figures on
Wall Street, and Is many times a mil
lionaire. ALICE AMENT.
lay 15, 1930, Hlcksburg, Ark.
Whitney recently made the state
ment that he was going to run away
with the circus. Maybe so, but w
suggest that he enlarge his pockets
a trifle. -