Arvada High School - Redskin Yearbook (Arvada, CO)

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 I’Supl 1 1 |«r Iw'l Class History Do Not Stare Up the Ladder of Success; Climb It! In September nineteen hundred twelve, four small children, Wilbur McFadden, Clifford Hines, Leonard Smith, and Elizabeth Zeller attempted to climb the ladder of success. Mr. Drake was their superintendent and Miss Lawrence their guide. On the second round Beatrice Jeffrey and Winnifred Maloney joined the group. Miss Standard served as their guide until it was time to climb a step higher. Miss Briggs relieved Miss Standard of the young villains and when she was tired of them sent them to Miss Muncaster. Now on reaching the fifth step Grace Vetting, Gertrude Campbell, and Archie Larson were added to the production, as there were no attractions there to hold them long they left Miss Shultz and ascended to the sixth step. The two following ascensions were directed by Miss Mahaffey and Miss Carne. Freda Kevelin, Fay Wilson, Sarah Holland, Endrigh Rogers, Norman Sorinson, and Ralph Stockham were added to the company on the eighth rung. Miss Keener was director on this step. Although the loss of Superintendent Drake is recorded here with much regret, nevertheless the vacancy was filled by a competent and efficient man, Mr. Wheatley. Now the Class of 1!)24 entered High School and became mere Freshmen. When windows were broken or books stolen or dishes were to he washed or the gym to be swept it was the Freshmen who did it. however, these burdens were shared by Katherene Nordhausen. Bessie and Mary Browne, Gladys Fisk, Warren Geodert, Agnes Shacklev, Margaret McFarlane, and Percy Shacklee. The tenth act distinguished them as Sophomores and here some of them became murderers, a poor innocent mule was their first victim. Here the enrollment was enlarged by Ruth Olson, Lucy Sewell, and Murville O’Brien. Then with the title of Juniors they became famous by producing plays and entertainments. The ventures on this step were numerous and the password was “Kicked Out.” Mabel McDonald and Louis Graves joined the group here. The highest and final step has now been reached, Blanche Chenot and Morris Greenspoon were the last additions making thirty-five members in all. Although they have been highly criticised, the class of ’24 will he remembered and perhaps honored in the future. Now that the climax has been attained we hope that their success may be developed to the highest degree. 1 A X A | ■ wl A v’ I A r«yi' X ■ WI [ Highteen]

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 A A A A IbJUsI A PSfcUsi A Ad A PsJUs A £ A« A RSi CLASS OFFICERS Archie Larsen, President Margaret McFarlane, Secretary Murville O’Brien, Vice-President Miss Ruth Johnson, Sponsor Class Will We, the Class of 1924, being of sound mind and body and in complete command of full mental powers, do hereby of our own free will and power make this last will and testament. And on due thought and consideration we find that we know of no one person of greater integrity and trust-worthiness than our good friend and superintendent, Mr. Wheatley. We hereby confer on him the office of executor and administrator of the will. And in lieu of the service and good will to the class and school, during our sojourn in this temple of learning, we hereby authorize the executor as a token of our gratitude to dispose of the following, real and personal property: To Ruby Hamill, Blanche Chenot leaves the copyright on her pet diet hoping the results will be huge. To Vaughn Edwards, Ruth Olson leaves her extreme altitude hoping it may impart to him the same lofty ideals. To Francis Walker, Katherine Nordhausen leaves her dainty pedal extremities hoping the same sprinting abilities be imparted to the former. To John Bacher, Endrigh Rogers leaves his sweet and charming ways and extreme bashfulness. To Elizabeth Cole, Louis Graves leaves his fond affections. P. S.—And also his photograph. To Jennie O’Tool, Murville O’Brien leaves his shocks of red hair so that she will more easily be identified as an Irishman. To Floyd Moon, Margaret McFarlane leaves her wonderful soprano voice hoping with this great attribute he may gain success on the Bijou Circuit. To Bud Berryman, Grace Vetting leaves her books and studious nature. To George Underwood, Warren Goedert leaves his new found grace on the ballroom floor, hoping it may overcome his timidity. To Mr. George Eddy, illustrious janitor of our school, we leave the fond memories of noon hours and nights spent in vain attempts to collect and eject us from the premises. To the Sophomores, we leave our calm and studious nature, and also our skill in dodging and ducking traffic cops. To the Juniors, we leave our supremacy in athletics and our senior room hoping that it will give them that air of dignity it gave us. To our sponsor, Miss Johnston, we leave the future seniors and hope she takes as good care of them as she did of us. To the faculty, we bequeath our thanks for their untiring efforts in guarding us over the rough four years of knowledge gathering and toil. Thus being the extent of our estate, we exhort the execution and beneficiaries this will to occasionally recall the class of 1924, on this the first day of the month of May, In the year nineteen hundred and twenty-four, Anno Domini, we set our hand and seal. V TZmrnv A psiAc A [Seventeen]

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A X X X X X r vV X i A r Vsi A •sa.’Us A fsaAasi A esAss A A «Asa A i Class Prophecy As I sat in the glow of the dying embers. Father Time, old and bent, his long, white beard almost touching the ground, came and seated himself near me. He seemed deep in thought, as if trying to bring back to his memory something of long ago. For fear of breaking the spell I remained silent. Finally, a smile broadened on his face and I knew he had struck upon a happy thought. I see a tall boy, Clifford Hines,” he said. “He is popular, but single. He has advanced greatly and become the president of a lumber company in Canada.” “Next. Bessie Browne, after graduating from A. H. S. will take a four-year course in nursing and then go Fast where she will nurse her hero back to life by her sweet and loving ways.” “Mary Browne, her twin sister. Mill remain at home for two years then will go abroad and become a great actress.” “Warren Goedert, our football star, will become tired of farming and take up coaching as a profession.” “Ruth Kane M ill take up dancing, but later give it up to become a Latin teacher in Arvada.” “Then I see Gladys Fisk, our queen of beauty, she M ill surprise us all by eloping with Ralph Stockham, who will become a great chemist. They Mill travel around the world tMTice and finally settle in Argentina.” “Morris Greenspoon will remain in his home town and become very efficient in the grocery business.” Here, Father Time stopped as if his memories Mere gone. “Go on. go on!” I said for fear he Mould forget and leave the rest of the class of ’24 in the shadows. He began sloM’ly, “Sarah Holland M ill be very unsettled as to her career, but will finally settle down as a short-story writer for the Saturday Evening Post.” “Xorman Sorenson will become a great musician and travel to many parts of the world playing his syncopated harmonies.” “Gertrude Campbell will have a college education, go to Paris and open a millinery store, but Mill finally return to Arvada and become the basketball coach.” “Archie Larson, our class President, Mill write a new book on ‘Rules of Order for Conducting Meetings,’ and then M ill become a sailor for the good old V. S. A.” “Wilber McFadden Mill have a college education, start a school on ‘How to Drive a Buick’ and then become cashier of the bank in Morrison.” “Blanche Chenot M ill, soon after graduation, hold down the position of head clerk at Daniels and Fisher.” “Louis Graves Mill have two years of fun and then settle down as a preacher in a small town in Nevada.” “Fay Wilson Mill study dancing for a year, but Mill finally marry her instructor and settle down to married life in NeM- York.” “Katherine Nordhausen will open up a beauty shop in Arvada and M ill draw cartoons for the Denver Post in her spare time.” “Endrigh Rogers M ill groM- to a great height and become jumping center on a professional team.” [ Nineteen]