North Central High School - Tamarack Yearbook (Spokane, WA)

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C NORTHERN LIGHT 21 Verne Cunningham and Zella Jacobson, vaude- ville swimmersg Aileen Linney, teacher of ad- vanced expression, Clara Wilkerson, suffra- getteg Mary Porter, gym teacher, Helen Carlson, costume designer, Beulah Parrill, United States senator, and La Nor Hester, second Theda Bara. Harold Harding was extracting teeth pain- fully painlessly. Ingram Coon was still going to Waterloo, while Louie Ashlock and Walton Hone care- fully sleuthed for their master, the famous comedian, Fred Marshall. Thus they passed, followed by Winnifred Copson, Luella De Witz, Mildred Lively, Gar- net McGowan, Florence McCulloch, Netie Russel and Elizabeth Walters, cooks and wait- resses at the Little Brickf' rival of Daven- ports. Margaret Slater and Evelyn Sellars, great Paderewskiettes, followed Edith Freeborg and Virginia Frost, the world-famed Latin Pro- fessorettes. Thomas Doran lead the famous Schooley's Funeral orchestra and Robert Zimmerman and Wesley Robson had succeded at the bar and defied anyone to defy their championship at handling the crowbar. Kenneth Bush passed by jingling a few of Rockerfeller's billions. He is John D.'s Hnan- cial secretary. Pauline Crowder is her boss's pet now just as she used to be teacher's pet back in 1922, true to the prediction of Helen Russum, Borneo style hairdresser. Anna Brown, Mabel Carstens and Hannah Clark are engaged as 'teachers in a make-your- self-be-seen-and-not-heard school. Then contrary to my expectations came Ad- eline Allen and Elizabeth Green who had be- come milk maids but since automatic milkers came in they have been out of work. Kellogg Finley and Harry Meyers were horse-shoers in a Ford garage. Behold, Thomas Baird, Randall Cowel, and Louis Hodgins who have completed a four year post-graduate course in order to become a salesman for a gasolene service station at Mead, ably assisted by Herndon McKay and Loran Shaw, specialists in mechanical oddities. Signed, this fifteenth day of January in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty- six. THE SPIRIT OF NORTH CENTRAL. PAULIN E CROWDER AUDREY SMITH In witness hereof, l MEMORY Virginia Frost We leave thee, dear North Central, Go forging on alone Without thy ever-helping hand- I,ife's hardships all unknown. What though fleet time may hasten on, As pain and strife we bear, The mist of years may fade away And leave the sunshine there. The sunshine of our joyous youth, All happy and carefree, So, of the past We'll think once more, And dream, dear school, of thee.

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CLASS PROPHECY 2 NORTHERN LIGHT M THE Spirit of North Central, gQ'S,f3 do, hereby declare that, on the thirty-first day of the month of 'QBLQWQ5 December, in the year of our H- A Lord, nineteen hundred and ,AV f' thirty-tive, Merlin, soothsayer E of his majesty, the late King 2255, Arthur, did appear before me, ' saying, Hearken, ye spirit of North Central, for I, Merlin, dogrant unto you one wish. I, the spirit of North Central, thereupon did declare unto the soothsayer, Merlin, that I desired before heaven and earth, to see the people, nay, the dignitaries with whom I held session and audience in the best years of my life. Little did I believe that shortly would appear before me the august personnel of the class of January 1922. I grant thee thy wish, quoth Merlin. Thereupon, in a procession of state, there reviewed before mine eyes, the members of the class of january 1922. Professor Zell Spry lead, in dignified pro- cession, his stalf of spinsterly school marms, his fiery locks almost cancealed by his enor- mous, entirely dignified bone-rimmed glasses, rented from W. J. Sanders for the period of his, Mr. Spry's, contract of principalship at the Hillyard high school. The worthy profes- sor's staff was found to include Misses Myrile Sheets, Wilma Maycumber, Mildred Quam, Dorothy Wurhman, Alice McKay, Arlowene Riggin, Luella De Witz and Minnie Toms. Harold Berven was with them as he-is athletic coach at Hillyard. Then, singing as if their hearts would break and as though their voices had already broken, danced Audrey Smith and Dorothy Jennings, famous vaudeville vamps. Following close upon their heels, Myron Bostwick, Donald Morissey, David Auld, Mil- ton Steiner and Morgan Allen tramped, clothed in overalls, grease and grime that mark out the successful ones in engineering. Then, I beheld the three famous surgeons, Ivan Hamrnitt, Harold W. Bigger and Clair- mont Seikerman in earnest consultation over a sick cat with Sarah Lowry as Special nurse. Miss Bergete Maydahl was taking dictation from Harvey Brassard for whom she is pri- vate secretary in his wholesale slam establish- ment. She is at the head of the list of stenog- raphers including Cecil Skinner, May Miner, Irma jones, Gwendole McKay, Gladys Buss, Isabel Henry and Zona Hubbell. Clerking in the same establishment were Misses Erma Koentopp, Marjorie McConahey and Lorraine Preston. Next, a scene came to my eyes which start- led me but brought back the old days in room 305. Before me, I saw O'Leighton Bailey who had been unanimously elected to the posi- tion of managing the hot air furnace for Me- phistopheles. Gthers who had contracted with his excellency for furnace work because of misdemeanor at North Central were Ralph Olsen, Donald Miller, William Hunter and James Symonds. Israel Miller passed earnestly engaged with Mr. Salzmann, whom, he declared, he was en- deavoring to teach Spanish, but Whom, it was rumored by Helen Straub, the next in line, he was in reality trying to instruct in ancient He- brew or American slang, which one she could not tell. Roy Clark, Homer Skidmore and Dale Van de VValker rollicked by with their saws and axes, floating their Saw Log Degrees. Ruth Hamlin mothered a group of small orphaned Samoans, for she is a matron in a Samoan orphan asylum. Careening by on a bucking broncho, rode Neita Arrowsmith, cowgirl from Colorado. Irving Anschutz strutted by next escorting Misses Kathleen Riley, Helen Honefenger and Hazel johnson, and a chorus including Ber- 'nice Witt, Ruth Wollmuth, Marjorie Kitto, Isabel Roberts, Lucile Edgington, Margaret Acker and Elizabeth Poole, followed by Vic- tor Miller, stage manager. It seemed that Ir- ving Anschutz had at first started as a weather man but his predictions seemed to fit any cli- mate better than the one he was predicting for he was kindly asked to resign. Thus, we fnd him at the head of a musical comedy show. Then came Harley Olson, champion heavy-- weight, accompanied by his sparring partner, Jay Isham, and Eddie Rule, his manager. Following this came a long line including

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22 NORTHERN LIGHT CLASS HISTGRY PLANET MARS DAILY PAPER Twenty-second Century Tuesday Morning Great Upheaval On the Earth!! U. S. in Utter Destruction Millions of Lives Lost!!! S MR. FUTURE, a famous evolutionist and geologist of the planet Mars, read these start- 0 ling headlines in the' morning 4 n news he was quite thrilled. To him it looked like the opportu- the earth? There he would have not take his airplane and ily to nity of his life. For could he an excellent chance, in search- ing among the ruins, to prove his recent state- ments concerning geology, and above all to prove his statement that the people of the earth are reincarnated in Mars. The following month, therefore, found Mr. Future on the famous planet Earth in the vicinity of the Cascade Mountains. Ten years of endeavor found the so-called genius with no proof as yet. But one day he stumbled on a large high school library. Searching among its ruins, he found some weather-beaten vol- umes. His eye was instantly caught by the illuminating letters of a tiny red leather maga- zine, which read: p NORTHERN LIGHT Something in this title made his v'ery being shudder for it brought up repressed memories from his subconscious mind! He opened the book largely from curiosity. This is what he read: In the year l9lS a band of roving boys and girls started on a dangerous journey over mountain and plain to seek the valley of know- ledge and success. Indeed, this was a great undertaking for had it not always involved four years of struggle by former adventurers? Mount Freshman, the first obstacle which they were required to scale, proved very diffi- cult for the band was timid and frightened. Some of the unfortunate ones were even tossed into chasms of despondeney by such frightful FE? monsters as Latin and ancient history. Others by the aid of ponies and guides successfully gained the other side of the mountain. 'KMount Sophomore proved less difficult. More team work was displayed for after a rousing conference they chose a guide. The one bright spot which illuminated the second year's task was a party at the home of one of the members of the band. There arose in this year several leaders who were indispensable to the class. These leaders held down the ropes to enable the weaker ones to get over the steep precipices. Ujunior Mount proved less formidable be- cause its sides were not very rocky. However, dreadful storms of tests soon overtook the travellers. These were followed by showers of destructive grades. Those, however, who were allowed to continue the journey came up- on such a beautiful lake that they decided to hold by its banks a day of merry-making. They named it Newman Lake. Soon after this Senior Mount loomed high above them. The rovers were so enthusiastic that they undertook it with great courage. As a result of their enthusiasm there was an out- burst in such lines as art, athletics, music and dramatics. Another picnic was enjoyed at Medical Lake. After this event the exciting and thrilling part of the climbing began. A gorgeous ban- quet given by the Senior B's, an exceptional class play, a baccalaureate sermon, and the commencement exercises, brought the band to the summit of Senior Mount. From there they could see stretching out before them the great valley of knowledge and success. Signed: EVELYN SELLARS HELEN RUSSUM Mr. Future was in ectasies! His theory of reincarnation was proved! This clearcut re- cital of events had brought from his subcon- scious mind the fact that he himself was a member of that illustrous graduating class. VVith speed he returned to Mars, there, to pro- claim himself as victor of the great subject of evolution and reincarnation. Signed: EV ELYN SELLARS HELEN RUSSUM