Ashland High School - Rogue Yearbook (Ashland, OR)

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LOYALT Y We're loyal to you, Ashland High: We're Crimson and Vvhite, Ashland High: We'll back you to stand Against the best in the land. For we know you have sand, Ashland High. Rah-Rah. Then win for us now, Ashland High: We're backing you all, Ashland High: Our team is our fame protector, On boys, for we expect A victory from you, Ashland High. Yell Cha-he, Cha-ha, Cha-he-ha-ha- Cha-he, Cha-ha, Cha-he-ha-haf Ashland, Ashland, Ashland. Bring on that dear old flag of Crimson and Whiteg Bring on your sons and daughters who for you fight, Like men of old on giants, Placing reliance Shouting defiance Oske-wow-wow. Beneath these grand old hills the best in the land, For honest labor and for learning we stand And unto you we pledge our hearts and hands, Our Alma Mater, Ashland High!

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the noted author, Eugene Detrick. In the advertisements I found that Earl Evans was a popula: perfumer of odors collected from the chemistry room in Ashland Highg also the fact that all the people have adopted Miss Wallace's slogan, Cry and you weep, Laugh and you grin. Across the aisle from me was seated a person whose face looked very familiar and I found that it was John Churchman, the reporter and illustrator of the Whiz Bang. At last I was home, and here are some of the items of interest I found upon my return Margaret Dougherty was doing a rushing business in massaging bald headed men's hair in Sammie Davies' barber shop. Jean De Carlo was the leading elocutionist at Tolo. Keitha Brookmiller was taking a correspondence course on How to Become Popular in One Night. Ruth Aitken was licking stamps for Post- master Wagner. ivan De Armond was holding the responsible position of dog catcher for the hot dog standi Eileen Nutter was a fancy dancer in Treferen's Con- fectionery. Edith Dodge was a very high paid demonstrator of how to chew gum for the Wrigley Company. Maxine Rose was working in a basket factory. She learn- ed how to make them in high school. Genevieve Swedenburg was photographing the life of the mosquitoes at Crater Lake. Elean Kerby was drawing a large salary for removing pyrohhea from grasshopper's teeth. Alice Ruger was found clerking in Woolworth's at the cheap jewelry counter at Stienman. Marcus Woods was seen every day looking eagerly over the lists of the matrimonial bureau. Helen Sanford was searching in vain for Shorty Burnett's still of moonshine. Helen Merrill was cutting holes in doughnuts at the Bon Ton Bakery Mable Potte: was on an expedition to Dead Indian looking for the indians. Lil.ian Reimer had at last solved the problem of how to run a typewriter with your feet. Afton Madden was printing -lowers on curtain goods for Sears and Roebuck, Mary Laughlin was parked on the street of Mistletoe cranking a grind organ and crying, Pea- nuts 5 a bag, buy them while they're hot, so I am told. Mildred Gyger was wip- ing fly specks off the showcases in the P.aza Confectionery Hoyt Downing was sprinkling clothes in a Chinese laundry. Howard Hobson was heavyweight cham- pion of District No. 5. Russell Frost was the dwarf in the Ringling Brothers' Circus. Joe Neil has devoted his life to translating the Ashland High School con- stitution. Virginia Jones was trying to so.ve the g eat problem, How to Remove the Color from Blackheadsf' Ruth Fiackus has written a book on How to Keep One Always on the String and we see that Ralph Robinson is still pursuing her. Mildred Ferren has now settled down to the pleasing task of mending holes in the heels and toes of Brown socks. Ramona Wise was a movie actress at Holly- wood. She is star in When Girls Leave Home Glen Wilde was infringing upon the rights of Wesley Barry in producing his latest picture, Mamma's Boy. How long I must have been asleep, I know not, yet it took me through years of time. May all the good luck and blessings go with the class of '24,

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Senior Last Will and Testament We, the class of 1924, of Ashland High School, county of Jackson, State of Oregon, do hereby make, ordain, and certify that this is the first, last, and only will and testament of the class of 1924. To the following persons herein named below, we hereby bequeath all of our property, debts, and belongings contracted during our four years stay in the above named city prison, as is hereinafter pre- scribed: Unto Mr. Briscoe and the Board of Directors, we leave our sincere thanks for the opportunities which they have given us in the past four years. Unto the faculty, We leave the hope that future classes Will be more ndustrious, absence slipsg also a new stack of blanks, especially pink ones to be used in the -uture. To the faculty, we leave the hope that future classes will be more industrious, less mischevious, and less adapted to bluffing than we are. We, Ruth Flackus, Virginia Jones, and Ralph Robison, leave our extreme beauty to the school to be used only when necessary. We, John Galey and Marion Costley, leave our ability to convince judges that we should win a debate to the team of 1925. I, Ruth Aitken, bequeath my ability to keep the library in a torn up condition to the future librarian. I, Josephine Barber, bequeath my numerous notebooks, etc., to the class of 1928 to be used only for reference work. I, Keitha Brookmiller, leave my stand in with all Medford boys to Delphine Sackett. I, Cleon Caldwell, bequeath my ability to get kicked out of class to Kenneth Hobson. I, Bo Carlon, bequeath my football punch to Wayne Ramsey. I, Gertrude Carlton, bequeath my typing record to Charles Tilton, provided he will agree to improve the said record next year. I, Raymond Carson, bequeath my place on the football second team to Giant Petit. I, Wilbur Chapman, bequeath my place on the platform to the next year's Siudeut Body President. I, John Churchman, bequeath my seat in Miss Hall's room to the next un- fortunate victim. I, Aleta Cozart, leave the hope that the person who takes my place will come to school oftener. I, Ivan DeArmond, bequeath my grin to Sonny Flackus, as he already has a good imitation of it. I, Jean DeC-arlow, leave the hope that future Seniors will have more sense than to bob their hair as I did. I, Ruby Derrick, bequeath my sly glances at the boys to Velma Clapp, know- ing that she has the ability to use them. I, Eugene Detrick, bequeath my ability to write poetry to Lester Beck. I, Edith Dodge, bequeath my superior ability to Therone Faris, I, Margaret Daugherty, bequeath my popularity to Dorothy Paddock. I, Hoyt Downing, leave my pull with the girls to anybody who is fool enough to take it. I, Ruth Emery, bequeath my quiet disposition to Stella Sewell. I, Earl Evans, bequeath my ability to get excused absences to Elmer Dix. I, Mildred Ferren, leave my place on the girl's basketball team to anyone who can kid Zip into giving it to them.