Abilene High School - Orange and Brown Yearbook (Abilene, KS)

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Senior Class FTER FOUR long hard years on the range, about one hundred twelve full-fledged cowboys are ready to dismount from their hard 1'idde11 ponies, take off their worn chaps to don caps and gowns. In these four years we have been taught to ride and to become expert with the lariat. It took some of us eral years to learn, but we finally mastered the art of be- ing a cowboy. In September 1929, a hundred twenty-six strong, we stampeded the Abilene High School corral, XVe were but tenderfeet then and about the greenest of the herd, but all that greenness was taken out of us during Freshman NVeek and on St. Patrickis Day. From that time on we were properly initiated into the herd and were tenderfeet no longer. That first year on the range the class was headed by the chief riders: President, 'William Greeng vice-president, Lucile Murphy, secretary, Ruth Fengelg treasurer, Robert Casanova. During that first year we showed the other cowboys that we had talent in nearly all lines. Some of our mem- bers distinguished themselves in basketball, football, band, orchestra, glee clubs, and track. We also held up our scholarship to a high standard, and we were hard to beat when it came to getting on the honor roll. The second year was a little different. We were soph- omores and had been duly initiated into the herd, and we had the pleasure of initiating the incoming tenderfeet. That year we did nothing especially outstanding. We spent our time learning the tricks of sticking in the saddle and of lassoing, We started the year off by having a class roundup at Baer's grove. We did our part in keeping up the schol- astic standing, in sending cowboys onto the football field and basketball court, and many of our members helped in the musical departments. This second year we made but few changes in our head riders. lVi1liam Green was president againg Lucile Mur- phy, vice-presidentg Ruth Fengel, secretaryg and Mary Fair, treasurer. We were steered straight by Miss Es- ther Crowe, Miss Ethel Giles, Mrs. Genevieve Andrews, and Mr, Fred Allison, who were the foremen over us our freshman year. Many of our herd transferred to different corrals. We became very sad, however, in September, 1930, when one of our best and most respected riders, Joe Leckron, died. This of course, made our roundup in the spring of 1931, incomplete, for which we were all sorrowful. At this spring roundup we, who had ridden hard and conscien- tiously, were awarded the title of Junior, of which we were extremely proud, During our junior year we became outstanding as a class and quite active in all activities of the A. H. corral. That year we first chose another troop of riders, name- ly: Alden Carney, presidentg Max Beamer, vice-presidentg Jane Case, secretaryg and Virginia Emig, treasurer. On November 13, we presented our Junior play, The Impor- tance of Being Earnest, a very entertaining three-act comedy. I11 honor of the seniors of 1932 we gave the annual Junior-Senior Reception at the Hotel Sunflower, on April 8. This year we had riders who represented us in foot- ball, basketball, track, debate, oratory, and the C. K. L. music contest, At the closing of the year we began to feel quite proud and also feel the seriousness of becoming Seniors The year 1932-33 and incidentally the last for most of our herd, started off with a bang. However, we were again saddened by the death of one of our members, Jun- ior Haberman, whom we all claimed as a friend. Head riders for this year were: William Gragg, presi- dentg Alice Hees, vice-president, Virginia Emig, secre- tary, Lucile Murphy, treasurer. From our midst was tu.rned out a fair football team and a championship basketball team. Fifteen members of the herd were honored by membership in the National Honor Society and sixteen by a membership in the Inter- national Quill and Scroll Society. These two societies are honorary organizations and accept only those riders, who have stayed astride their ponies and proved themselves superior by remaining in the upper third of the class, On April 28 the Senior Play was given. It was a mys- tery drama entitled, The Thirteenth Chair. The final rodeos of the high school career was found in the Junior-Senior banquet, the all-day picnic, and the alumni banquet. XVC, of the graduating class of 1933, leave the A, H. S. corral to face the real roundups of life with a hint of sad- ness a11d yet with a tinge of excitement too, but we will always recall at times the memories of our high school roundups and rodeos. Class Prophecy ACATION TIME of 1933 and I'm still alive, con- trary to the prognosticating of the Right Reverend Lester Wisby who has foretold the end of time ever since the death of his wife, Gladys Thiel. This vacation was almost spent in Europe as an old class mate is now in charge of the Black and White Steamer Company-none other than Noble Frey. But since I never cared for cats, and one of the sD9Ci2llti9S Of this line is a striped pet for every guest, I decided on the ranch at which Mr. and M rsi F. Yuhl fArlene Cheneyb spent their honeymoon, I notice I said operators, for Wayne Woolverton was driving with Hermine VVili assisting from the rear seat. At the airport I took the elevator fan invention from the master-mind of Paul Hopkinsj, to the air line. It was very thrilling boarding the moving plane, but with the as- sistance of Dwight Hesselbarth and Norman Dull all made it safely save a rather corpulent business man whom Ar- thur Bloyd was endeavoring to assist aboard. Alas, poor Arthur was pulled over and both fell. A woman in the plane went into hysterics and turning to comfort her I rec- ognized Alice Hees ready to jump after her husband, and then I understood it must have been the dynamic sales- man, J. Adolphus Graff. He was selling a simple inven- tion made by simple-oh well, the inventors were Rich- ard Funk, George Buhler, Doster Chase, and Kenneth Jensen. It was to decrease stage fright. Iona May Morrison, Lucile Murphy and Josie Conn- are profiting by it in their Anti-Neckers League work. The pilot, Albert Martin, pointed out the largest sub- urb of Abilene, Solomon, where Marion Atnip now re- sides, and Salina also. fthe home of Jane Case.J And there suspended from a sky hook was Marvin Bo- gart trying to thumb a ride. And look! Tl1ere's someone else, Richard McAdams. in fact. trying the same thing, but he has a little dog suspended also with a flag on his tail. Yes-one of those thoughtful people. He had the dog so trained that when he heard an approaching plane he automatically wagged his tail and the flag. One Pwould think such an excellent traffic cop as Frances NVoolverton would prevent such cruelty to animals. Or at least the Humane Society in which Frances Switzer is prominent would inflict just reproof. Since there was another hour before sundown, the time of our arrival, the steward, Charles Chaves, tuned the radio in and noting something familiar in the laugh of the entertainer I placed Allene Murphy who was giving re- ducing lessons-her motto. Laugh and Lose. It is ru- mored she will be tried by the supreme justices, Alfred McKanna and Claude Mangel for drastically reducing Lola Stark, Margaret Tinkler and Janice Monroe. Her attor- ney will be Clifford Daugherty., The announcer's voice i 545' i l

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Commencement Baccalaureate Sunday Evening, May 'Iwenty-one Nineteen Hundred Thirty-three Invocation ...,...,.,......,.............,.......,..,...., . ...........,...... .. ....................,. Rev. Charles Colas Music-Song of Farewell .....,......................,..,...... ..,,.....,............ K ountz Mixed Chorus Scripture .,.... ....,,........,.,.....,......,.,. I lev. Dr. Fuller Bergstresser Music ..., ....,.....,. ................,.,....................................,,,,....... S e lccted Girls' Sextette Sermon .,......,... .....,......................., ,...... I Q ev. G. E. VVhisler Benediction ,..i... ........ R ev. C. VV. Roll City Auditorium ljight o'Clock Graduation VVednesday Evening, May Twenty-four Nineteen Hundred Thirty-three llrocessional- Marche Dignitaire ,..........................,.,......................, ......... V Valt High School Qrchestra Invocation ....................,.........,...............,................,........,..,........ Rev. David Townley introduction of Speaker ........ .......,. l jrin. C. E. Hawkes Address .....................................,............................................................,..... F. D. Farrell President Kansas State College, Manhattan Music-The Angelus ...................................................................................... Massanet High School Orchestra Presentation of Diplomas .......................,...................... ......... S upt. F. C. Gardner Benediction ........................ ......... R ev. F.. H. Dahm Recessional- In Full Dress ...........................................,................... .......... I-I artmann High School Orchestra City Auditorium Eight o'Cl0ck

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also had a familiar ring, how impossible to forget Blanche Bowersox's voice-and what was that? Oh yes--Mon- sieur S. Long, grand opera favorite, in his Jacksonian hour, rendering Charles Hensley's latest hit, Silas, the Soup Sipper's Son. Moving at this terrific speed there was of necessity a look out suspended from the plane to tell the pilot when we had arrived, Lifting his head over the side I recognized Allen Nottorf who informed me that Mrs. Nottorf qliil- lian SeelyJ was quite well. We were dropped off at the front door of the ranch and were met by the hostesses, Dorothy Hout. Jane Keel, and the little French maid, Ellen Krisher, who sent us out on our evening's tour. The guide explained the presence of Jane, not verbally, but you see he was XVayne Mellor. What a beautiful place to forget the hum-drum of city life. There silhouetted against the sky was the head ranchman. VVhat a resemblance-ah yes-surely that was France Wilson. And another solitary rider--Chain ley Johnson. It looked as though he was talking to him- self but they told us he was only reciting poetry to the appreciative cattle. , Just 20 years ago tonight we were graduated-and now-WVilliam Gragg is with the circus. He and his performers, the Hawaiian dancers, Alzina Howard, Al- berta Brooks, Glenna Sexton, Velma Hoover, Phyllis Sea- ton and Cordelia Stroda run close competition with the other bally-hooer, W'illiam Green, His specialty is The Harmony Six, Loren Hoffman, Opal Medley, Herman Bath, Wilma Philips, Kenneth Marshall, and Elizabeth Hargreaves. Lenniee J. Baer and Alden Carney were affiliated wi.th the trapeze department, but Jean fell and now Alden takes consolation in the auto races, fquite antiqueb, but he and Ralph Hinkle can't decide which is the world champion for concentrated autos. Nadine Holmes is still trying to induce Alden to come back to the big top. Marie Kugler and Max Furgeson, happily wedded, supervise the concessions. But we must go on to the cave of the mentally derang- ed man, Percy Keller, who, because he could not live with tl1e dead, came here after killing Lois Schrader for 11ot returning his affection. WVhen he saw a few of his fellow classmates, he began to ramble, and soon his words be- came coherent. Loren Guthals is in the east, the most sought after crooner in the world fthe only one leftj. Lois WVelsh is there also-her purpose quite evident. XVillmith Scott is on the western coast and when Lore11 and she clashed-oh my! Lester Moore is employed as head sampler for the G. Rawalt Chewing Gum Works, Nadine VVells is in charge of the exchequer both for the company and George, Only a few are left in Abilene. Snid and Georgia are there raising Johnny-Jump-Ups. Wilma Coulson still undertakes many things while Donald Fink is janitor of the high school. Ethel Hensley operates the singing alarm of the school, Robert Casanova, Bruce Pucket, and Vern Comstock hang around up there. Graduates? Yes. but with a sense of unfamiliarity elsewhere. Marjorie Eggleston is a very efficient newspaper wom- an now. Editor, proof-reader, reporter and type-setter of UThe Abilene Aimless Adventurer. Her only assistant is 'Fhaine Engle, who occasionally has the rare fortune of getting an advertisement. Gilbert Burchard and Junior McNall assist with the circulation which includes half of H-Abilene, The story of the week had the break of the sensational divorce case of Virgil Bennett and Ilernadine Steele. It has been appealed from Reno to Abilene. A special re- porter, Rexford Phelps, was hired for this important story but because the radio operator of the event, Max Beamer, was too lazy to tur11 the switch on, and Rex refused to go to the court house the story was five days late. John Allen, Ellen Schwendener, and Florence Boughner oper- ate the eat shop in the court house, Little profit is made, they say, but each is a living example of what good food will do. Ruth Fengel is teaching typing in Enterprise and also conducting a research as to what type of children are mentally superior. She has almost decided in favor of red-heads. Mary Fair also teaches there, that is, when she thinks about it enough to come. Francis Blaesi, M. D,, is the most prominent of the many physicians the town boasts of, and Ruth Howie is his most able aid. Nelva Pepper and Beulah Jones are in the -theatrical business but have many difficulties with their orchestras because Lucile Jordan is still snatching saxaphone play- ers-it matters not the age. Kermit Monroe was in charge of the electrical part but he became so absorbed in watching Harold Kelley flirting with the cello artist that he went the way of all good electricians-up in smoke. The main attraction though, is Piccolo Lester Schraderg he really packs them in. Now to Chicago-Cleason Phillips and Pretty Boy Paul Picking are the most feared gangsters now. Ward Robertson has his pipe-testing laboratory there alsog he insists that all pipes be tested by smoking them himself. Reynold Goffenberger is a Bolshevik now, for Virginia Schwendener turned him down, Flossie Beck and her school sweetheart have made a match of it and own the adjoining ranch. Incidentally, she has made a hobby of collecting diamonds. Pearl Bangerter is employed just to watch her great collection. Mary Forster is also out here searching ever for her tall boy friend that made a getaway, Poor Mary! And now there was someone else' in the class- Squirt Myers, but my memory-my memory--why can't I re- member? He was surely something important-or was he? By VIRGINIA EMIG A Class Will E, THE CLASS of Nineteen Hundred and Thirty- three, sound of mind but deplete of finance, do will, leave, bequeath, and give away the follow- i11g items to the various deserving individuals or group of individuals: To the Juniors we leave Endy's History Quizzes on ev- ery Friday. To the Sophomores we leave our good will and the right to shoot paper wads, To the Freshmen we leave our paddles and the right to use them next year during Hell Week. To the Janitors we leave our dusty foot prints to be wiped away and tons upon tons of gum wrappers to be burned. ' Bill William Green leaves his debating ability to Hazel Huston. Bill Gragg beqneatlis his polished voice to LeRoy An- derson. Noble Frey wills his skunk traps to Donald Duckwall, and hopes he w0n't abuse them. Herman Bath leaves his way with the women to .Don- ald Deiter. ' Virginia Emig, Thaine Engle, Donald Fink, Ethel Hens- ley, Georgia Medley. and John Snider can't leave any- thing but love to Allene Miller, LeRoy Franklin. Dwight Hopkins, Aulene Milham, Dean Issitt, and Joy McMillan. Lola Stark and Glenna Sexton leave their grape fruit diet to Isabelle Lippincott. ' Loren Guthals leaves his football strategy and Renee to Benedict Henderson. Richard Funk leaves his dainty proportions to Gilbert Buhrer. Virginia Schwendener, Opal Medley. and Alberta Brooks bequeath their ability on the high hurdles to Edith Mae Sutton and Jackie Machen. Arlene Cheney and Eileen Schwendener leave their vim and vitality to Bump Stevens, Alden Carney and Lillian Scely bequeath a bottle of peroxide and a bottle of raspberry coloring to Joan Hogan, Jane Keel bequeaths a wrecked piano to Dorothy Miller.