Billings Senior High School - Kyote Yearbook (Billings, MT)

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T II E K Y C) T E four long, long years of our school life she lias represented us. Her voice has thundered forth, fairly shaking thesi» walls in debating, declamation and public speaking, and last but not least in class meetings. And if fate docs not change her plans Frances Garrigus will some day be the successor of William Jennings Bryan. Edward Scherer may well Ik called the champion of football. In this sport he has displayed the strength of Hercules and the courage of Horatius: but even the strong annor of Horatius was capable of being pierced, so it is that the little god. Cupid, who taki ng true aim, has fractured Edward s heart, and he now lies “Sloan upon the field. A ariety is the spice of life and it is not lacking in this class. Among us is a representative of MormonEm. Victor Cotner. or Jenkins, a name originating from his distinction as an actor, is the afore-mentioned gentleman. Mr. McCall has the good fortune of being German in- structor in a class consisting of girls only. Now those girls are strictly against the intrusion of gentlemen. A few weeks ago Victor came into the class room during Mr McCall’s absence. Upon Itting denied the pleasure of remaining, he said defiantly. “I guess Miss Shuart -aid I could come in here with you girls because I'm a Mormon.” There are also the Gold Dust twins, Ethel and Carol Barham. Ethel is a quiet, demure litle lass whose interests are centered in Joliet for reason which we can only surmise. Carol, the poetess of the class, has had a checkered career in High School. Having reached her Junior year she decided that she would rather not go to school- But after a years time when the fame of this class was carrying the dav, she saw her chance for fame and became a memlier. She has been inspired to write many selections because of the variety of material furnished by the members of our class. -Viva How land and Carter .Johnson, two Swedes who migrated here from Sweden just in time to join our class, have won the hearts of us all. ( arter, who resides five miles from town, has walked a total of seven thousand, two hundred miles in order to graduate with the class of 1912. Florence Hubbard, the star of the basketball team, has broken the record. A henever she comes upon the floor her opponents link cower- ing into comers. Having seen the extraordinary brilliancy of this class Florence decided to graduate with us although she might have gone on with the fairly en|mble class of 1911. Gladys Elliott is often known as the dream girl liecause her mind is constantly straying. She expects to continue her education in collegi» with the addition of a course in domestic, science. She has risen to he High School artist, vocalist and a renowned actress. In fact she is 26

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T H K Iv V O T E Our Junior year closed with a grand flourish. Tliere were now twenty members and every heart beat with pride as we neared our goal. We were now Seniors; Diligent study and healthful training had developed our characters and heightened our aspirations. It would require columns in order to enumerate nil the characteristics and high ideals of the members of this class. I can attempt only vainly to do them justice. As time is limited only those wonderful achievements which the year has brought out can be related. To begin with, the president of the class, who has grown to lie a fitting model for us all, Ogden IVeeman. is worthy of his distinction. Besides this he was a member of the famous football team and editor- in-chief of the Kyote. Twice he has appeared in theatrical productions. In heated, turbulent class meetings it is upon his broad shoulders that lhe rest of the class rest their weary heads and weep. As two great minds link themselves together for broadening their ideas and for special enjoyment, so may we here associate another famous man. Ben I lager man, better known to us as Bennie. He is the favorite ;»f all the girls. Being a member of the Senior class we natur- ally have taken a great intensi in him. How hard we have tried to guard him and keep his inexperienced heart from wandering. And just when we thought our efforts rewarded we found he has strayed into the fold of the Juniors and dwells contentedly there as “The Man of I he I lour. ’ It is needless to argue the growing power of women. You see in your midst women representing every brunch of knowledge and every phase of industrial life. You will be interested to know' that even among you now there is one whose, ambition far out-reaches the average man’s. Daphne Van Ilouten is possessed of a wonderful versatility. She is secretary of the Senior class, and is much interested in the general improvement of Billings, particularly along the line of paving the sidewalks and building parks. She has never yet given up the idea of a hospital for cats and as these household j ets are becoming more numerous she still dreams of taking them all under her protection shim' dav. At least the Senior class may compliment itself upon having accomplished one good deed. For four long years there has been a growing infatuation between two of its members. And it is always the case, this affliction has affected their dispositions to a great extent But now Ruth Elliott and Leo Wallace are graduating, “As two souls with but a single thought. Two cabbage heads upon one stalk.” We all know and appreciate the orator of this class. During the 25

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T II K K V ) T E everything to the class, but unlike Ogden -he does not lend us her shoulders to weep upon. Every (‘lass has an Irishman. But few clashes an blessed with so fine an example as James Lennon. Since our class colors are “white and green,” he has taken to the class as naturally as a duck takes to water. Because he is very shy of the girls he fell a victim of one of the strong suffragettes of the class. It hap| ened the night of the banquet given us by the teachers and as he rushed along frightened half to death, we heard her exclaim, “There’s nothing too good for the Irish.” Regardless of the fact that s me people say this is no place for a ministers son, Faith Fauldcis thinks it is an excellent place for a minister’s daughter and joined ns. Miles Chamberlain was probably influenced to come hero because of having seen some of the graduates of 1911. We could never say that he is not patriotic to Joliet but there seems to In a magnetic attraction for him here in Billings. There are two in this class whose aims are very high. Nellie Beck and Fair Esselstvn have l een influenced by the good and prosperous examples around them, to become teachers. When Faie was a baby in long dresses people knew she was going to l e a teacher. Nellie argues that if you can control the heart of one man successfully, you can control the minds of many. Willis Strang, genteel in appearance and conduct, generous and free, entered the Billings TIigli School in 1901». He was such a quiet, studious boy then. But times have changed and mi has Willis. lie has grown to be the worst boy in school. But you never can tell how far a toad can jump by the length of his tail. Although a little previous, yet her motto is “First come first served.” Because of that, Ruth Conway has become a full-fledged suffragette and thoroughly expounds the cause of women. Unlike most suffragettes she does not even consider the livelihood of man and argues that thev are a pest only to be gotten rid of by proper methods of extermination and this year she is even more deadly in her views. iva Noble, who though she has not followed in the footsteps of her brother in the line of oratory, vet is an important factor of the class. She is typical of the quietness and extreme, modestv which is I hat important characteristic of all the members of this class, which is displayed at the right time and at the right place. Ray Mallow, the class cut up, has revealed his characteristics vividly in his recent role in the Senior play. No one realized when he 27