Dallas High School - Dragon Yearbook (Dallas, OR)

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D. H. S. PERISCOPE SENIOR DRESS-UP DAY And it came to pass on the 16th day of May in 1938 that the senior class did plan a great day of merriment and fun for all the school. And they called it Dress-up Day. And behold, she of the house of Holman and she of the house of Stevens did become suddenly aged and appeared dressed as two prim maiden sisters, Sophrenia and Isophrenia Hector. Then were there among us that day many young children, for June of the tribe of Domaschofsky and Mildred of the house of Eastman,Lillian of the tribe of Clanfield,and Beatrice of the house of Benge, she of the house of Helms, also Annie of the tribe of Thiessen, Leona of the tribe of Hart and Thelma of the house of Yung, Joan of the house of Stin-nette, and she of the tribe cf Clayton did come attired in gay, short dresses of many colors and some wore long curl3 and carried dolls. Then came also two little boy3 to your great hall of learning that day. He of the tribe of Crerard and he of the house of Springsteen appeared clothed in most becoming little boys’ suits, complete with big, gay colored ties. And now did Bud of the house of Douglas,Tod of the house of Paver,Frank of the tribe of Parris, arren of the tribe of Bennett,Ralph of the house of Russell,and Edgar of the house of Smith rise up and proclaim themselves to be sophisticated young ladies in skirts or girlish slacks, hats, dainty sandals, and silk hosiery. But behold, in our midst were many laborers. Jasper of the house of Venter, Frank of the house of Fast, Curtiss of the tribe of Dornheclcer and Robert of the tribe of Foster v cre all typical farmer boys in patched overalls and ragged 3hirts. And lo, there was a baker, portrayed by Bill of the tribe of Anderson. Eolomar of the tribe of Conner was a merchant Jew for the day, in his queer dark suit, black derby, and trim black mustache. And Leonard of the house of Peters was a parson. Then did Charles of tribe of Lynn come forth to proclaim himself a W. P. A. worker. Also was Oliver of the house of Linscheid a farmer boy for half the day. And lo, then did Beverly and Loeta of the house of Branch, joined by Ellen of the house of Carper, come forth in gaily colored raiment and bedecked with many pieces of bright jewelry. And they called themselves gypsies. Then up rose Lyle of the house of Hart and he of tho house of Sentcr, and Ben of tho tribe of Frisson, and they were throe cowboys from the wild V cst. 1938

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D. H. S. PERISCOPE Donald Sanders also wishes scholastic standing up a notch good grades to Frieda Fdigar in a blue report card rent year. to help bring the school's . Therefore, ho'’ wills his hopes that Frieda will have Maxine Rowell leaves her ability to get men's sweaters to Esther Eckivnd. Esther lucl: with LaVcrne McPherson's. and wear letter-dicin' t have much ,-Aiiti—G Thlcssen wills to Martha Jean 1 umner her humorous outloom on l ie. In there will be someone to take the Tour places left vacant on the girls' tennis team, Oliver eighth-grade°giris. 3 LrCUt lntcrest in tennis upon the „ i-hldre ctn bequeaths her abilit-”- to become socv,otar'r °| every organization in school to Mr. Gabbert. Mr. Gabbert ProCand Con hub dur cr£C yZZ$ Cecrotliry 0l% tho 2aamoricmsr°thy T71allano» L':olla - al1 Elves her quiet modest Levi his class shoes. V;ions wi] Is tho tx to Duane Cast who ic of being the ornricst kid in think will ally fill Levi's and Gilbert Celine idcr as stuaeni body ere rclanguishes his claim on LaVon Ford si dent to Preston Diekcy. Jasper Venter leaves his school for knowledge co Lucille conception Fryer. that you go to i Maxine helms wishes to will ano. ncr ability to always appear body tolls her to Donnie Grow. her tall hay Francis figure, surprised at anything my- lar tly, .vc hereby appoint Disc Ann of this our last Will an Testament -former wills by us made. a May Unratli executrix hereby revoking all In witr.ess whereof; vc have the ninth day of .Tune, in the v nine hundred and thirty-eight. lie remito scribbled our name ar of our Lord one thousand The Class of 1930

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D. H. S. PERISCOPE Luella of the tribe of Wall, Maxine of the house of Rowell, Marjorie of the house of Sanders and Mary Ellen of the house of Dalton portrayed old-fashioned ladies of varied ages. Also were Dorothy of the house of Davis and Jewel of the house of Hendrickson in this group. And behold, many foreign nations were represented on this day. Valdean of the house of Burk came from Japan in her embroidered blue kimono. Anne of the tribe of Friesen appeared in the costume of a true native Indian girl. And there was among us a little Dutch girl with wooden shoes. And she was Betty of the house of Boydston. Also she of the house of Pleasant came a3 a young Hollander in full blue breeches with a white blouse and cap. She of the house of Watson came forth in an abbreviated Scotch plaid costume and Robert of the house of Dalton portrayed a modern Scotchman. And lo, a strange spectacle was seen by all when Frieda of the house of Schmitt came forth clad only in a snugly fitted suit of red flannels, while Donald of the tribe of Sanders wore a black suit of a similar typo, and Gilbert of the house of Schneider startled many of his fellow students by appearing in only a large leopard skin like the ancient cave-man. Then she of the house of Voth arose nd came forth garbed in a first-class gunny-sack, providing much amusement for all. And in our midst were many great athletes. For Eston of the house of Grant and Levi of the tribe of Wiens did core prepared for strenuous snorts. And then there was a. clown, and ho was Marvin of the house of May. And lo, she of the house of Harber did come forth most resplendent, dressed as a devil, complete with horns and forked tail. Then Harold of the tribe of Peterson came direct from the wooded hills in a bright red hunter's suit and with a generous supply of water in a canteen. Then behold, she of the house of Lange did appear as a nurse in a black robe and official v hite cap. And Alice Joy of the tribe of Frizzell boldly came forth bearing a Picket ere sign proclaiming the unfairness of our dearly beloved school. Then she of the house of Duerksen rose up with her woolly white lamb and proclaimed herself Mary and her lamb of nursery fame. And lo, soon the day passed and was over, to be no more until next year.