Astoria High School - Zephyrus Yearbook (Astoria, OR)

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Red Cross nurse, and her escort can be no other than Elmer Manula, “the white man’s hope,” the only man who ever whipped Jack Johnson. But who is this pompous figure in the outlandish costume? Who, did you say? Oh, Foster! The confidential advisor to the Sultan of Sulu. And the lady directly back of him must be the erstwhile Elva Jeldness, wife of the great ball player. The next with the chicken under her arm is Cousin Lennah Parker, the greatest living authority on poultry raising and on country life in general. The leaders of the coming group cannot be mistaken as they are two most famous ladies, Evelyn Stewart, school superintendent of Goble, and Jennie Anderson, president of the Astoria Suffragette Club. The two immediately following these are Myrtle Harrison, for many years editor of the “Portland Mercury,” and her friend Hazel Davies, head tester of the Portland Chewing Gum Factory. The sound of loud, argumentative voices precede the next two around the corner of the building. The possessors of these voices are Ira Gaston, patent medicine man, and Anson Allen, the great Prohibition speaker. After a pause a loving couple appears. They are Charlie Johnson, ex¬ mayor of Blind Slough, and Ruth Bremner, who became famous by writing the ladies department of the “Skamokowa Eagle.” Next appears a be-spectacled man of great apparent learning, carrying a chemistry under one arm, Brewer Billie, the science professor of the Astoria High School. The next two who come tripping on the light fantastic toe are Eulalia Leahy, the greatest comic opera star of the decade, and Violet Lockard, the great dancing instructor. Next appears Frank Sanders, making sweet melody on a harmonica, which brings the other members into unison. The group of three which follow him are oddly assorted. First marches Fanny Berglund, “captain of the Salvation Army,” with a tambourine in one hand and a collection plate in the other; then comes Ruth Larsen, the undisputed successor of the “Widow Wise,” and her pet dog; and last but not least comes Johanna Neilson, the first suffragette member of the As¬ toria School Board. As the last dim figure passes, the old man sighs and leaning his tired head against the pillar, drops into a deep slumber, from which he awakens only to follow his classmates into the oblivion of the Future Life in the Land of Promise. E M . M

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Glass Ipropbecs The class of 1911 had met for the last time. Speeches had been made; songs sung, and the class cheer given. All realized that never would the same old crowd meet again; they lingered in their seats, talking over old times and their plans for the future. Just as they rose to go, one of the boys raised his hand and asked for a hearing. “You all know,” he said, “that in all probability this is the last time we shall meet in our entirety. Therefore, I have a pact to propose. Let us agree that when, with the exception of one, we have passed over the Great Divide, we will all appear to that one, in order that he may leave a history of the lifework of the class.” When he had finished speaking there was a pause, then a burst of laughter, but the speaker, nothing daunted, said, “As many as will bind themselves to do this say ‘aye.’ ” After a moment’s hesitation all answered “aye”; some laughingly, some gravely, some sheepishly, but each feeling somehow as if he had made a solemn promise. In the year of our Lord 1970 an old white haired man descended from his biplane on what had once been the lawn of the A. H. S. He unfolded a copy of a Tillamook daily which had come by aeroplane service that very morning. Glancing casually over the headlines, a notice caught and held his gaze. “Death of Respected Citizen.” A. G. Barry, for twenty years pound man of Tillamook, passed away at his home early this morning.” The old man laid down the paper. “The last of the 1911 class,” he soliloquized, “Alex always was late, but he beat me to it at that. I always thought he would be the one to receive the class history.” As he spoke he looked up to see a figure, old and bent, dressed in an old and faded baseball uniform, approaching him. Dick Wilson was hardly recognizable because of his hard life as manager of the Portland Pacific Coast League team. Behind him came a gaily carroling figure; that of the celebrated Margaret Griffin, the greatest illustrated song singer of four continents. Next in line came a hoary headed man in gingham overalls, in whom one could not but recognize Hardesty, for many years janitor of the A. H. S. At the right of Hardesty came an odd couple. A venerable white haired lady, leading a little black boy by the hand, Grace Kennedy and one of her African proteges. The next comer, in the white dress must certainly be Blanche Heron, the

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Senior WMl We, the mighty, esteemed and revered Senior Class of nineteen hundred and eleven, of the Astoria High School, in the County of Clatsop and State of Oregon, being of sound (?) mind and mindful of our mortality, do this - day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eleven, make and publish this, our last will and testament, as follows: I. We, the most noteworthy class that has ever honored the Astoria High, do desire to leave said school peacefully and to leave our famous records published for the benefit of the High School and of mankind. II. Also, we do bequeath to the next Senior Class our desks, which have been much envied by the lower classmen, provided they take good care of same, and use slates so as not to mar said desks with ink. III. Anson Allen doth desire to leave to Louis Malagamba his Irish brogue, and also some of said Mr. Allen’s original speeches, sometimes termed jokes. IV. Jennie Anderson giveth her high chemistry marks to Virginia Peterson. V. Alex Barry bequeaths hereby his strength and blushes to James Moberg, and hopeth the aforesaid James will make especial use of the first named virtue. VI. Fanny Berglund doth leave her modest and retiring manner to Leola Ball. VII. Brewer Billie doth leave his graceful walk to Grace Jones. VIII. Ruth Bremner cheerfully giveth her beautiful raven locks to Elsie Youngstead in the hope that both may thereby be benefited. IX. Hazel Davies bequeaths her privilege of running up and down the halls to some person of as remarkable endurance as her own. X. Wilmot Foster doth bequeath his scientifically systematic hand¬ writing to Miss Moncrief as a set copy for future penmanship classes. XI. Ira Gaston hereby desireth to divide his application to study equally among the rest of the school. XII. Margaret Griffin doth cheerfully leave her smile to Mary Ward. XIII. Blanchard Heron willeth her unseemly shrieks and giggles to