Renton High School - Illahee Yearbook (Renton, WA)

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Qlass llilliisltoiry Cn the sixth of September, in the year of our Lord 1920, the Renton High School was invaded by a group of enthusiastic children determined to take all the science, mathematics, history and French that they could get and so frightened and bewildered that they just stood in the halls looking at the other high school students as they hurried by laughing and talking and wondered how they could ever have acquired such a care-free attitude in this school. Then one of the Seniors noticing especially a small, nervous, rosy checked boy with abbreviated trousers standing in a corner on the landing, approached him and said, VVell, little boy, what is your name? Fritz Bernertf' answered the lad in a high, squeaky voice that just suited his size. How long have you been here ? Long enough,', explained Fritz in the same quiet way. Say, it's time for you to be at your class, see that building about half a block down the street? HYeh. VVe1l, that's the auditorium and you are supposed to be there nowy run along, you're tardy already. And off the little innocent boy ran to a place that was any- thing but the High School Auditorium. But it did not take many of these tricks to put the Freshmen wise to themselves and before long the student body and the faculty realized that we were as enthusiastic a class as ever entered the Renton High School. And thus, the class of '24 made its entrance into the High School as Freshmen. Miss Neighbor and Mr. Armstrong were chosen as class advisors and under their faithful supervision the class of '24 began to take part in all High School activities. For class officers, we chose the ones whom we knew were capable of guiding our class through the first year of high school. Accordingly we chose Thelma Thorne as president, Frank lVIathews as vice-president, John Delaurenti as secretary, and Winifred Steele as treasurer. During this year the-Freshmen took part in nearly all activities, including athletics, dramaties and all social functions. Harold Gaby took part in boys' athletics and Veva Thomas took part in girls' athletics. Anne Edwards and Bill VVood were in the chorus of the annual operetta. On February 21, the Freshmen gave a dancing party for the entire High School. A one-act play was presented by the class after which refreshments were served and the remainder of the evening was spent in games and dancing. Page Twenty-two

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Class Oy Mine PVe've laughed, yes, weave laughed together, W'e've shared happy hours with each friend But now so they say, we must sever, Happy school days have come to an end. Ufe started out lightly to conquer The realms of knowledge to find, The bright lamp, leading us ever, dnd helping us, friends, always kind. Perhaps, a good many years from now, Our lessons will have left us forever, dna' though, their flight we will allow, Kind thoughts will remain, and lea'e us never Uh! the years have gone, and swiftly, Dear old class o' mine, we've come To the parting of tlze ways already, And our high school days are done. And, maybe, sometime, someday, wlzen We're old and wrinkled and gray, In memory we'll visit our old school again flnd he happy once more, and gay. -KATHERINE FLYz1K. Page Twenty-one

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Then came final exams and vacation following close behind. September 7, 1921, found the members of our class returning to school, no longer as green freshies but as intelligent Sophomores Cat least we thought we werej, determined to make the coming year even more successful than the previous one had been. The oflicers chosen were Avis Greggs, president, Winifred Steele, secretary, and George McDonald as treasurer. Later in the year Helen Kiel replaced George McDonald as treasurer. Miss Neighbor was re-elected class advisor. Leonard Mitchell, George McDonald, Cecil Dunham and Harold Gaby made our boys' athletics stronger, while Veva Thomas played forward on the girls' basketball team. The Sophomores proved themselves to be quite musical and many of them took part in the operetta. George lVIcDonald and lVinifred Steele had principal parts, and Verda Carr, Bill Wood, Gertrude Newman, Mary Louisa Jones, Lois Wilson and Roy Hud- son took part in the chorus. The Sophomores gave a Christmas party for the High School students. Good old Santa was among the guests and he presented everyone with a remembrance. The class presented Doctor Di- vine, a short one-act play and after the refreshments were served, dancing was enjoyed by all. In Forest Rondo, a cantata, presented by the Girls' Glee Club, Eva and Veva Thomas, Helen Kiel and Avis Greggs took part. A month before school was out the Sophomores gave a picnic for the baseball boys. This picnic ended our activities for our Sopho- more year, and then, like one big dream, it was all over and vaca- tion was here again. When we returned to school in the fall we were upper classmen and we realized that the success of the activities ofthe school depended a great deal on us. The officers chosen were as follows: VVinifred Steele, president 3 Helen Kiel, vice-president, and Avis Greggs, treasurer. Mr. Bar- darson was elected class advisor. The juniors on the Board of Control were: Verda Carr, editor of the Hi School News, and Winifred Steele, Junior representative. Without the Juniors the football, basketball, track and baseball teams would not have been very successful, but Ed Peterson, Fritz Bernert, Leonard Mitchell, Paul Hunt, Cecil Dunham, John Delau- renti, Fred Cavanaugh, Harold Gaby and Kester Gaby went in for athletics with such a strong determination that they developed for Renton High some winning teams. While this was taking place some of the girls in the class were helping to develop for Renton High a championship basketball team, Veva Thomas, Eva Thomas, Verda Carr and Helen Kiel played on the team. To wind the football season up right the Juniors gave a dancing Page 'l'wenty-three