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

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24 NORTHERN LIGHT sEN1oR BANQUET Eat, drink and be merry seemed to be the motto of 250 North Central seniors, who, dressed in their starched shirt fronts and best dresses, were gathered Monday evening, jan- uary 23, in the banquet hall of the Elks' tem- ple to commemorate the passing of the class of January '22 by a formal banquet. Although the demise of so great a class should have been a solemn and sad affair, everyone seemed so full of spirits fthe kind that come from the soul and not from the bootleggerj that even Harvey Adolph Bras- sard forgot to give anybody the razz or makelany of his famous spellbounding ora- tions. Even the elk heads which decorated the walls of the banquet room wore smiles, probably because they remembered the time when they, too, were happy little deers. Harley Olson was the first senior to arrive on the scene and he promptly took possession of two chairs and a half. Mr. Olson was greatly grieved when the head waiter forced him to give up one chair and a half to R. Irving Anschutz and his diminutive friend and chaperone, Miss Lucille Edgington. During the rest of the evening the position of our friend, Mr. Olson, greatly resembled the famous balancing rock. Owing to the fact that the hay wire with which Fred Marshall was pulling a certain Ford did not break, Orlen Bailey arrived be- fore the banquet started. The calendar was forthwith decorated with a red mark, as this was the first time that the Ford and its occu- pants had ever arrived on time. Last to -arrive was our popular Doris Aileen, bringing with her the handsome young North Central News society editor, Louie Ashlock. Now, if ever, the banquet could start, for the mighty deeds which were to be done that night would not go unchronicled. By this time the bevy or so of waiters had managed to distribute the first course among the famished seniors, who had gone without their lunches for the last two weeks in order to do justice to the occasion. The first course, which consisted of soup a la carte, was con- sumed to the strains of Flower's orchestra. Mr. Flower afterwards admitted that he saw no need of the seniors hiring an orchestra, as the soup yodelers more than drowned out the melodies rendered by his corsage. The management felt that it was unnecessary to throw Mr. Flower any bouquets. '23 Mr. Patton, in a very brilliant speech, wel- comed the senior Afs. He made but one stipu- lation, and that was that the senior A's please refrain from carrying away the silverware, as all missing articles would be charged to the senior B class. Such a charge would be a great calamity, as the class pocketbook already was invisible from a side view. This state- ment put a damper on the spirits of Kenneth Bush and Lewis Lowery, as these two gentle- men had planned to make their start in life from the proceeds reaped from the results of their night's accumulations. Vtfesley Robson responded by saying that he would do his best to keep an eye on the silver- ware. As he sat down, two soup spoons and a butter knife dropped from his pocket. This greatly added to the excitement of the evening. The audience was kept in suspense while the senior quartet rendered several varieties of Blooze.', Pauline Crowder was greatly worried over the antics of Fred Marshall, the bass. He afterwards explained to her that he was just getting down to business. He really should have done his singing in the basement, it was so low down. Although Dr. Benefiel swore that he was not advertising for the Washington Water Power company, he made a very good toaster. Miss Marjorie Kitto pleased all with her ren- dition of some of the more popular pieces, such as t'The Vamp and VVhose Heart Can I Break Next? During her song she was forced to stop, as it was observed that Frank was Eaton. On the strength of this Mr. Ram- sey rose to the occasion and stated that as he noticed that some of the members of the senior B class were not very well bread he had better toast them This closed the official entertainment of the evening, but it has been rumored among some of the more sedate members that a few of the more mature seniors trod the light fantastic 'til early morning. When roll was called at school next morning the only casualties were Zell Spry and Helen Russum, who were suf- fering from nervous shock because they had seen the salad dressing. Dale Van de Walker was the victim of a terrible accident. Despite the warnings of Margaret Slater, who was act- ing as his chaperone, he stuck his spoon in his eye while drinking his coffee. It is thought that Dale will recover.

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NORTHERN LIGHT f 23 CLASS WILL '93 NOW ye all by these gifts that we the class of January, nine- teen hundred twenty-two, of the North Central high school, hav- ing arrived at the age of four years and apparently being of sound mind and in full posse- sion of all our faculties, Qin- cluding the North Central fac- ultyj, do hereby make, publish and declare this our last will and testament. To the Senior B's we will and bequeath Er- nest Henry, Orie Matlock and Don Byersdorf. VVe take it for granted that the next Seniors will follow our example and do likewise. To Orville Peterson we leave Pauline Crow- der's extra credits, hoping that with this aid he may be able to graduate sometime in the near future. Harvey Brassard leaves his supply of sar- casm in class meetings to the next editor of the Senior Year Book. To Prentice Balch we leave Harley Olsen's surplus avoirdupois hoping that with this ad- ded weight he may fulfill Harley's place as president of the Avoirdupois club. Aileen Linney leaves her popularity to Bill Tousey in view of the fact that he wishes something by which to remember her. VVe leave Dwight Snyder and Louise Clau- sen to each other, for we feel sure that they are able to thrive without any assistance from us. NVe also leave the undisputed lovers' lane by Miss Gibson's office to the remaining soul- mates who infest the halls, including the mem- bers of the Cupid club. Marjorie Kitto wills her little ingenue stage kick to Mr. Rice to bestow on the next oper- etta lead. VVe gladly leave all the sideburns used in the operetta to the various boys around the school desirous of decorating themselves. The two Louies-Ashlock and Lowry, leave their good looks to the Aston brothers.- Paid Adv. We leave Orlen Bailey's, Irving Anschutzls and Pauline Crowder's prepared speeches and undisputed privileges to gab in class meet- ings to these coming Senior A'sg Neil Holm, ! r 1tqv1 S. Marjorie Segessenmann and Grace Glasser- although they need it not. To the trophy case we bequeath all the med- als, prizes and honors that Vtfesley Robson has had during his sojourn at high school. Kenneth Bush leaves all the worries and cares which he has undergone in this school to the past, for he has at last decided to give up a business career. Ed Rule leaves a copy of his latest- book, The Narrow Path or How I Spent My Four Years in High School, to the freshman class. VV e leave Audrey Smith's maiden blush to Frank Eaton, with the hope that by its aid he may become the grand champion in the next annual blushing contest. To the school we leave our sincerest symp- athies for the loss of the renowned Fred Marshall. We likewise leave an enlargement of the sa.id person to be hung in the News of- fice to inspire the next occupant of the Pad- ded Sell. Lastly, we leave all the worries, cares and criticisms endured while writing this will to the next VVill Committee. Signed KATHLEEN RILEY VIRGINIA FROST ioiffl A SORT OF A FISHE STORIE Oh, the skipper of the Mary Anne, A merry Manne was heg He could drink a lot more Whistle Than any gink I ever see. One day the cap, he drank so much- Drank till he was so daring- In th' sea he jumped. He was harpooned out And sold for pickled herring. i I io-0-1 Irate NVife- And how did you get that cut on your forehead ? Enviable Gent- Musta-hic-bit myself. I. W.- Gowan! How could you bite your- self up there P E. G.- I guess I must have stood on a chair. -Chaparral.

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