Florence High School - Husky La Bran Yearbook (Florence, CO)

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY What’s all the excitement at the airport? Someone just made a daring flight! One that will never be forgotten! The pilot is climbing out of the plane—it’s Otto Johnson. Now I see a wcman of strong mind, strong will, and strong temper. A lecture on a strong subject—an old maid demonstrating her independence of man. Her name escapes me—wait—oh. yes. It is Edith Higgins. New we are back in Florence High School. There is a new Principal. He is bawling out the students for being tardy. Oh. it’s John Eskridge. Ah! A sailor. He is getting off board. He is a very handsome man. His name—Lawrence Garcia. Oh! An office. Large office in New York, a lawyer’s office to be sure. A stenographer, who is it? Her name, ah,—Clara Johnston, who got her training also in Florence High School by being one of the office girls. I hear a newsboy running down the street what is it? “A fight between movie actress for the highest position in the movies. Miss Lupe Valez and Miss Lucy Rodriguez! New I see a dime store. There is a lot of excitement. Everyone is looking toward the Employees entrance. It is some one in a fur coat. She is coming this way. Ah—Anna Gillie. I see Tess Brown in a king’s palace, why three kings and two lerds and a couple of earl:- are cn their knees begging her to leave their country as their subjects are her subjects. Oh. a stage and I see a beautiful, graceful girl dancing. She is a wonderful dancer. I see her face new. it is Talma McLoney. The secret of her success she says started way back in F. H. S. when she read the “Stage” in the English room. A Fifth Avenue Beauty Shoppe. Very exclusive, very. Ah. the proprietor. Miss Marjorie Davies, is known the world over for her perfect manicures. Large building—why it’s a convent! A fair lady, disappointed in seme love affair has become a nun and devotes her life to going about doing good to all the world. Her name is lost now for she is called “Sister Marie” but I see her face, and she was once Marie Stampfel. Oh. a big beautiful home in the country. There is a sign over the gate which reads: “Home for Blind and Disabled Cats. Here comes the proprietor. Miss Marguerite Campion. Ah! An artist’s studio. Oh, a beautiful model—well if it isn’t Clara Picccli and the artist is one of the greatest. It is Domonic Conrado. I hear soft music. I am in a large room, a ball room to be exact. They are featuring a great pianist. Miss Esther Jansen, who is playing with Guy Lombardo's orchestra. Ch' What’s the excitement, and explosion! It wasn’t so much after all; it was just Mary Marcia McCandless trying out some of her experiments. She is known the world over as the greatest chemist. I see two women, and they seem toi cling to gether. I see them exchange confidences over the fence as to this or that domestic difficulty and see hew. even in their marriage, could never be divided the girls who were so inseparable, Margaret Drenick and Grace Lipersick. , , , ,. My duty is at an end, and the future is hereafter to thee an open book May each of you follow faithfully the paths I have marked out for your footsteps, and so make your lives the glorious successes the fates have decreed that they are to be. Page 13

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY (Gipsy girl is seated at a desk, turning over leaves of book. Prophetess speaks: Ah! Thirty, forty years hence I see a rich man—a banker-riding in his aeroplane counting out his money—wearing his diamonds—who is it? His name? O yes. I see new—Wilbur Lang. A strong breeze and a whiff of far praries. A girl of the plains—a pioneer of distant wildness and vastness—riding, bareback ever the broad spaces. Eieanor Uhrlaub. A school of learning and a noble professor before his class. They lock at him in reverence of the vast learning he acquired at Florence High School. Why what is that they call him as they bow in homage before him? Professor Stanley Smith. Oh. the dainty lady of society, envied and flattered by all, the queen of every gathering, the belle of every ball, Eugenia Lang. Ah! I feel like crying! I must cry—I must this woman's grief overwhelms me. Surely it is some lonely widow, mourning her husband. No. not so, I see nothing like that! Tis only a fair bride weeping the loss of her pet poodle. Who is the bride? Her name was once—Ada Neumeister. Ah! I see a cheering crowd. I see a white building—the White House to be exact Someone is speaking. Jt sounds like Huey Long, but it can’t be. I see his face now. It is Floyd Wood. New I see an immense bill beard r.nd what does it say? A second Grace Moore. “Greatest Opera singer of the day!” Sue Nixon! Hear the newsboys running down the street! “Extra! Extra All about the big tattle. American forces led to victory by the gallant soldier, hero of the hour—General Everett Irwin. There comes a Grey Hound bus. It surely is traveling. The Bus driver is Theodore Swartz who learned to drive busses by bringing students to Florence High School. I am new entering a circus. I see a beautiful girl flying through the air with the greatest of ease. It is Bertha Yeung. I see an old work-shop, an old man bending over a work-table. He is working cn a clock. If it isn't Creighton Larson. He has spent all his time since he has been out of school working cn a clock to send Coach Portenier so he can get his Basketball letter he earned in 1935. I am now cn a Golf Course. Here comes a crowd. Who is leading them? Why if it isn't Adalena Tocf playing for Geld Champion. Ch. a Doctor’s office. Everything is in : e°dinsss for ?n operation. There are many nurses. They are all standing and waiting. Here comes the Doctor now. Dr. William Kitto. Ah! Another Doctor’s office. My what's cn the door. No. it can’t be. Dr. Edna Ham. Chiropractor. Oh. a town of bright lights. It is Hollywood. What’s all the excitement. Here comes one of the greatest directors of the time. Who to it? Why it’s Leslie Creek. Ah! A jungle—it is Africa. Who do I see? Well—if it isn’t Wilma McShane. Famous African Hunter. I see her companion who is training savages. She’s a missionary. She is coming this way. It is Nellc- Tanner. An editor’s office. I see seated a young man with his feet on the desk. He is a handsome, busy locking man. It is Mike Ruffatti. I now see a radio broadcasting station. What a voice I hear! The song bird is none other than Viola Valenzano who got her training singing in dear old F. H. S. Page 12

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY PART I September 8, 1931, marks the day when seventy-seven bright and premising Freshmen entered the portals of Florence High School to begin their four years of study. Early in the year we had a class meeting and elected Harold Akin. President; Marjorie Gordon, Vice President; Eleanor Uhrlaub, Secretary-Treasurer; Miss Jean Brown, Spenser. Freshmen became prominent in school activities by having several boys cut for football, and several turned cut for basketball. The girls also had a good baske'ball team. Freshman boys won several of the events in the inter-class track meet. Besides athletes, we also had individuals with dramatic ability in cur class. One member appeared in the Senior play. “Icebound.” Several Freshmen took part in the preliminary declamation. In December, the Freshmen, together with the Sophomores, were hosts to the rest of the school at a party. A program was given in the auditorium, followed by a dance in the gym. This party will be remembered for seme time by those who attended. PART II We began our Sophomore year at F. H. S. in good form by electing Miss Hitchcock as sponsor; Leslie Creek. President; Marjorie Gordon, Vice President; Marjorie Davies. Secretary-Treasurer, and Esther Jansen and Leslie Creek. Student Council representatives. The class settled down to the regular routine ctf school life until Octcter, when we had a Hallowe’en party. Another party was given for Valentine’s Day. Games and other amusements furnished the entertainment and the gym was attractively decorated for the occasion. Our athletes made good this year with one winning both a football and a basketball le ter. The Sophomore girls pushed to the front in the inter-class basketball tournament. Under the direction of our sponsor. Miss Hitchcock, the Sophomore girls gave a Mother’s Day Program. Eight people appeared in the preliminary declamation contest. An annual class picnic on May 20. marked the close of cur eventful Sophomore year. PART III On September 5, 1933, fifty Juniors entered Florence High School to take up their studies which were to comprise the work of their third year. Stanley Smith was elected President; Marjorie Davies, Vice President; Marjorie Gordon, Secretary; Otto Johnson. Treasurer; Wilma McShane and Demonic Conrado were elected to the Student Council. Miss Large was elected sponsor. Again Junior athletes took their share of honor. Some received football and basketball letters. Several events in the inter-class track meet were wen by Juniors. The annual Junior Class Play, a roaring comedy. “The Smiling Cow’ was presented with much success. Immediately after this, several Jiiuors had the honor of becoming members of National Thespians. Juniors took second prize in the inter-class play contest sponsored by the Thespians. One member of the class took second prize for second-best actress in the school. Our class was well represented in declamation, with two Juniors winning in the preliminaries and one Page 14