Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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Page tv.’cnty-w.'O The Spirit Annual , Wn tvlGa t0 be kills once more but some of us presented a ;S:f SUL number of curly homh which sprung into being, we VP’’%|V Lit'ernn' °1 ' °f WOlk j th° Senior veer ...din order to leave a better record for those who are to fill our idares, we the Senior Class, eheerfully have assumed (he respons.h.lity of carry-it,,, one-fourth of the demerits that the right honorable judges have deemed it ne cssary to bestow. Hall' glad, half rad, wc are venturing out on the sea of life and vc hope th re will be no submarines that may wreck our happiness. Our greatest wish for those who arc pushing up to take our place is that I bey may make good from our examples, profit by our mistakes and have as jolly a time ns we did in old Ames High. Class Mill of the Class of 1913 Wc, the SENIOR CLASS, of Ames High School, of the City of Ames, County or Story and State of Iowa, being of sound mind and disposing memory, make, publish and declare this the last will and testament made by our class. First: Wc hereby give, and bequeath to the .Junior (‘lass our History map hooks, note books and cveithiug—Miss Stewart to-boot. Second -. c give and bequeath to the Sophomore Class—No, not knowledge or wisdom, they do not need it—they arc now too wise, but we do give our dignity and our authority. (bird: We give and will to the Freshman class our simplicity. (They need it). Fourth: To the Faculty, we give, and bequeath our Caps ami Gowns, tmt Firih: Fanny Dixon wills her false hair to Florence Godard. Heatnec Olson bequeaths her powder and puff to Vera Grover. Dons Wherry wills her primness and dignity to Ethelvn Cole. Amu. Ln.dauer gives and wills her “Avoirdupois” to Dorothy Grucll. Map'aivt Sloss ' S l ,|U'' ls 1 .voun£ lady’s attainments and hair do, to runJ to he sit ev,,s of 1,or l,rown dress to Viola Ray, for a »mm to i.e used for the bottom of her skirt. Sr: 1 tc wm 'rin ,hc t« Hazei Ricuter. N vii, Innes W|||H his . , . Walton (icNNle will iml 1, m,,V 0,10 w ° take them. l uffet. 1 11 (HRiw ihs his interest in M5ks Miller to George

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Page twenty-orte The Spirit Annual Class Htslorij It was in the fall of ’13 when the old school again swung open her doors for eigbtv-nine Freshmen to enter and begin their four long years of life in her halls. The first few weeks we inwardly shivered when anyone yelled “Prep!” and outwardly trembled at the sight of green dandelions. After our class finally adjusted themselves, we became noted as llie peppiest class ever in school. (Please pardon our self-praise.) We organized before any of the other classes and Bcatic Olson made a sure enough peppy president. I . Our first class party, we all remember, and we somehow had an awfully good time without quite knowing why, after all the boys in some way got mixed with all the girls on the opposite side of the room. But there's one thing about that party some of us never could understand and this is, why do Edith Wallis and Barclay Noble blush when third floor is mentioned t Our Junior Hallowe’en party surely had all other class functions beaten, when Mr. Steffey, for once, allowed us to laugh at his expense when he came in doing the Agricultural two step. Our bob-party that year would have been a wonderfully good party, if there had been any snow on the ground. We took such pains to find chaperones and we finally Ihot Mr. and Mrs. Bob Thompson would fill the bill. At the school-house, we all waited and waited. They didn't come, so we finally drove off without them to an oyster stew at Noble's. All the time the said Thompson's were waiting at home for us to come after them. That year we started out very strong in athletics. The football boys were full of enthusiasm, and we had a fine team, thanks to our coach. Our boys on, the team were Soper, Anderson, and Dvoracck and they all won their monograms. In the spring our basketball team held Hammond, McCarty, Dunlap, Anderson, Sauvain, Dvoracck, with Innes, Dunlap, McCarty, Sauvain, I lines and Hammond winning their monograms. The Juuior year of athletics never went very much farther than a good class team owing to our suspension from the association. At commencement time the Juniors gave their annual reception to the Seniors. Whenever I think of the reception 1 somehow seem to hear Mr. Steffy telling his one favorite story about the Swede boy and girl but, “I tank I said too much already. ” Leroy Aplarnl was our president that year. This year the Senior class has not been very active in social events, but we have our old enthusiasm just the same. We did have a tally pull, however, and succeeded in so stringing taffy on all the hall floors that Mr. Steffy had a hard time writing tardy slips next morning. Another stunt which will be forever remembered occurcd on May 22nd. That day the Seniors grasped their last chance to return to the manners and

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The Spirit Annual Page twenty-three Vera Barker gives her ability in extemporaneous speaking to Ardella Pike. Prank Coulter wills his fifth year in High School to Buzz Lang. Torn Musson wills his ability to bluff to Homer Tostlebe. Ruth Freeland wills her ability to ask questions to Martha Lesan. Edith Wallis bequeaths her stand-in with the teachers to (’loo Allen. Gerard Ray ness gives his long loved pipe, to Ted Kooser and Lowell Houser. Gilbcrte Luke wills her winsome ways to Sara Brown. Sixth: The Senior ('lass as a whole give, bequeath and will to Air. Stcll'ey a map ot' the world. We will to Miss Miller her photo which was taken during the Carnival. We bequeath to .Miss Gates three million dollar waists. ••The thinner they arc the more they cost, ’ she says. We give to Miss Thornburg a collection of United States Army pins. Also an instruction book, “How to Keep Roll.” Wc will to Miss Sprague, the ability to pick a east for the Senior Class Play that pleases all. Irma Taylor wills her ability in cabaret dancing to Miss Fiekcl. To Miss Boyd wo bequeath the Seniors’ share of the song books. We will to Mr. Hicks a new set of books on “How to Study. “ We will and bequeath Constance Knipc's skeleton to Miss Williams to he used in Physiology classes next year. Barclay Noble wills his knowledge and ability to run tilings to Joe Anderson. Wc will to Miss Curtis the Senior Secretary book to be used as a text book next year, in her book-keeping classes. Miss Stewart said she wanted the best thing the Senior class had, .so we will, bequeath and give to Miss Olive Stewart, our Mascot, Bill Sherman. Seventh and last, we will, bequeath and give to A. H. S. and you all, our wishes for your success and prosperity in the future. Signed and sealed the 24 day of May. 1018, A. I), by the Senior Class of 1018.