Annie Wright School - Shield Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY June. 1941. Dear Annie: For thirteen years we ve been watching senior classes walk down the front stairs and out the front door for the last time. Now. all too soon, it s our turn to go out into the big. big world, and it does look big from here! But before we go. we want to write to tell you how much fun we ' ve had with you during those past thirteen years. Do you remember the Class of 41 as Small Fry ? Our first members were Mary Elizabeth, a frisky member of the Kindergarten, and Mary Ann. a very wide- eyed First Grader. From all reports our class was a problem even at that tender age! The Fourth Graders were everlastingly climbing in the willow tree, a popular tree with our class, and acting up. Louise Wilbur made us a threesome in the Fifth Grade. She arrived just in time to start wearing the abhorred long stockings and to be told to act grown up. Umm. seems we ve been hearing that ever since! We ' ve heard reports that our Eighth Grade Play. The Wiving of Henry the Eighth, was one of the best ever presented. Were you amused at our class as regal ladies of the English C ourt. Annie: What green Freshmen we were! Catherine, whom we selected as our Presi- dent, with the two Barbaras, joined the march of 41 that year. Do you still have one of the cowboy dolls from our Freshman Doll Bazaar table? And do you re- member how we blushed as our dates came for our Freshman-Sophomore Hop? Ms. how proud we were of our new yellow ties which gave us the distinction of being Freshmen. and how we attempted to act as though we knew it all ! Oh. Annie, shall you ever forget our Sophomore Man Haters ' Club ? Our aversion to the male race was indicated by yellow ribbons fastened on by very conspicuous safety-pins. That was the year the Trammell sisters came from Can- ada. Could you tell them apart at first? We all thought that they were twins. Mary Jean, who has finally convinced us that Idaho potatoes are the best on the market, joined our ranks, with Doris, Leslie. Janet, and Beverly Howe. Barbara M trs led us through that rather stormy year. Of course, it s needless to explain wliv we say stormy year. Our numerous perfume, persimmon, and orange fights must have given you fifty gray hairs! Perhaps it s better il we pass r | u i k I over our Sophomore year. However, we shall never forget the pride we shared with you when Barbara Hibbard won the Art Award at Commencement exercises that year. Being an Upper Classman was just about tops ! Besides, living on Junior corridor gave us one less flight of stairs to climb. Our Junior year was highlighted by Miss Fitch s arrival. Remember how excited we were to meet her? We surely weren ' t disappointed! With Mary Jean as our leader, and with the additional enthusiasm of the new girls, Pat. Rocelia. Jean. Virginia. Betty Ann. Mary Heard, and Beverley Brown, we sped through an exciting year. You ate almost too many hot dogs at our Barn Dance, Annie! Pat published a Crest that was a Crest! And our Prom, wasn ' t it perfectly gorgeous? The Great Hall converted into a heavenly old English garden! Remember our white class sweaters and their yel- [18]

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JEANNE WARREN Hardin. Montana Of surpassing vitality and in the bloom of youth ' Senior Portraits by VIKNA HAITKR

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low and while emblems? And the fun we had decorating for May Day! We were proud of Betty Ann. a lovely Maid of Honor, as she walked before the Senior Queen. And that night at the A. A. banquet when Pat was awarded the Key. we were thrilled. Annie, do you realize that it was our class that abolished the Senior Sorority? Nevertheless, we were properly initiated into the Senior ClftM at the Junior-Senior luncheon! But it was worth the ordeal to get Senior privi- leges. Oh. Annie, you can t imagine how thrilling it was to walk up front stairs without being invited by a Senior! Yes. our Junior year was truly a happy one! Now even our Senior year has passed. When we returned last fall, walked proudly up Senior Stairs, and put our baggage and radios into Senior rooms, we were looking forward to a delightful year; but it has gone so quickly! We found the Senior Spade almost at once after we began searching for it. Then we were suddenly wearing our class rings; our Senior Dance was over; we were planning for our Senior Fair; then that. too. suddenly came and disappeared, leaving a large sum of money as a reminder. Pat, Catherine, and Doris have been splendid class officers. We hope. too. that Shirley. Allene. Mary. Danae. and Estelle have en- joyed being with our class its last year as much as we ' ve enjoyed having them. It ' s unbelievable. Annie, that May Day. the Class Play, and Graduation have been our very own! Now. it s time to say Aloha. But just one last thing: before we leave, we want to give you a copy of our class song. In the years to come, no matter where you are. Annie, when you hear a few feeble voices singing it outside your door, please let us come in! As ever. The Class of 1941. 1041 Class of 41 is marching on. Our colors flying high for mighty ' 41 Our yellow and our white. Stand high within our sight: We ' ll challenge all and never fall And ever win the fight. f( forv in always be our aim. We 11 struggle on and on until we win our fame, And so we ' ll stand the best in the land. Our loyal dass of 11 forever! [ I9l