Baxter High School - Oriole Yearbook (Baxter, IA)

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- -f--- -----'--- -- -0- :T H E o R I o L E -H: : 2 2- 2 -: zu:--I----iz--M.. As we were four years ago. Class History Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Freshmen ! Freshmen! Freshmen ! W'hat's it all about? ? Well! that's just what we wanted to know when we were wel- comed into B. H. S. fby the stately Seniorsl one September morn in 1921. There were thirty of us and oh! what a frightened and down-hearted bunch. Our instructors were Mr. Howell, Miss Cochrane fPrincipalj, Miss Celly, and Miss Laughran. Mr. Howell was just new to the entire -assembly so I don't be- lieve that we were' any more afraid of him than anyone else. Several months after school had started Miss Henderson was hired as mu- sic teacher and basket-ball coach. During the year we were initiated and how we shuddered when we had to put our fingers into hot molten lead which we soon found to be nothing more than pure mercury. We struggled through Algebra and Ancient His- tory and in the spring to relieve our distressed minds we invited the Seniors to a picnic. fHow much they enjoyed it we cannot sayl. Page 18 The outlook the next fall was not so dark although our class had decreased in number. Miss Vlfilkinson occupied the position pre- viously held by Miss Celly. Miss Hender- son was our English teacher and before the year was over everyone knew how to make an attempt at writing themes, love letters, invi- tations, etc. Although most of us enjoyed an imaginary trip through Treasure Islandf, some despised it, and these found more en- joyment in the love affair, A rnidsummeris Night Dream. The boys carved out foot- stools and hook racks while the girls fed them candy which was made in Home Ee class. Early in the year we initiated the ufreshiesi' into the mysterious order of the 'lKnights of the Broomstickf' Several of the girls won their fame as basket ball players before the year was over. Our number was still smaller at the begin- ning of the Junior year, Vera Cushatt having moved to Woodward, Iowa, and Ethel Starr was attending school at Newton, bvut there were still sixteen. Our faculty line up for this year was Miss Kirk, Miss Boyd and Miss

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- ---1--------- T H E o RIO L E ----M-----1--'-'-fi-H-1 -'-I-+ How Members of Our Class Became F amous ERMA LONG - - WESLEY BISSETT - KENNETH PRICE IVIINNIE DORR - AILEEN BUTLER - ZONA HARDENBURGH DORIS HAMILTON - FLORENCE BACH - ETHEL STARR - - CHESTER PETERMEIER VICTORIA SINKLER JOE ALLAN - - HELEN STOCK HAROLD HOLTZ - GRACE LOUPEE DONALD PRICE Cartoons' - '4Cutc Remarks His Curls - Her Heiglithn - S-s-s-s-s-t Hurry Up Erma Her Sweet Nature - - Posing Spit Curlsi' Flirting', - Real Curls - Good Nature - '4Baskethall Love for Freshmen - - Well Joe Ideas', News, News everywhere and quarts and quarts of inkg But not a- friend will come around to help the Editor think? U Page I7

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Class History Continued . i -:------------------- --------M T H E o R 1 o L E m-------- --- ---------2 Bowie with Miss Wilkinson as principal.. Mr. Howell was still with us and it was he who endeavored to teach us a few things about geometry. We enjoyed ourselves in class and even took a field trip, during which we at- tempted to measure telephone poles, trees, ponds and creeks. During the first part of the year the seniors gave a wienie roast to which we were invited and then later in the year we invited them to a 'fkidi' party. Some seemed to enjoy the re- juvenation and others found' that they had aged too much to brave the cold weather. The last semester we took up American Government, learnirg many interesting diings, including the fact that judges of the Supreme Court sat in any convenient placeg that people started towns in certain places because they liked the scenery, etc. Then toward spring it dawned upon us that we were supposed to give the Seniors a ban- quet. To do this we certainly needed money so we decided to give a play, 'gThe Hoodoo, and before the thing was over the entire class was hoodooed. First it rained and the lights went out, so naturally our play was post- poned. We planned to give it the next week, but alas, Wesley Bissett, leading man, con- tracted the mumps fpoor contract in my no- tionj and again our play was postponed. Well! after being postponed so many times everyone was curious to know why a play should have such a name. So when it was finally given a large crowd appeared making the pocketbook of the Junior Class nice and fat. But our finances didnit last long for af- ter several weeks worry we decided upon a banquet in Des Moines. This idea had never been tried in Baxter, but what was to prevent us from having something new? So arrange- ments were made for transportation and for a banquet in Harris En1ery's Tea Room. Then to carry out the Hoodoo idea of the year it began to rain just before we started for Des Moines, but it was only a shower and we were soon on our way. At the banquet a long drawn out sigh was heard when all fSen- iors includedl saw the many forks and spoons beside each plate. But that was:1't a beginning to our trouble. About the, only thing on the menu that we knew how to eat or drink correctly was the water. Several threat- ened to take their plates and dive under the table, but all in all I believe that everyone had a good time. Then after the banquet we were escorted to the Orpheum wliere we en- joyed a six act show. Several of the cars lost their way on the return home but all were present at school. on the following Monday. i We spent several days in decorating the church for Baccalaureate and the Hall for Commencement. We were much relieved when these tasks were completed and felt that we would be repaid because some one else would do the same for us the next year. Well! here we are again as a class of Sen- iors. Mary McCrane has dropped out, but Ethel Starr has returned from Newton and also Cyril. Carpenter, making a group of seventeen. Cyril left at Christmas much to our sorrow. There was also an alteration in the faculty, as Miss Hawkins had taken the place of Miss Kirk. The punishment inflict- ed by her for disobedience was the memoriz- ing of poetry and Wesley and Donald soon became the chief poetry reciters of the class. Our class has always had the name of being a peaceful one. Ask Miss Wilkinson, she can inform you as to our peaceful. dispositions for she has always said that she wished we had a part of the argumentative spirit of the Juniors. So naturally we had no difficulty in selecting our class rings. As is our usual custom they are Hdifferentw. Five of the Senior girls that play basket ball are on the first team and three of the Senior boys are also on the first team. Our class is further represented in athletics by three members of the Athletic Board, Joe Allan acting as president,'Wesley Bissett as vice president ,and Erma Long as advisor. Again this year we initiated the freshies . As the new gym was not completed we escort- ed them to an old vacant house out in the country. There they became members of the organiaztion, 'fKnights of the Brooxnstickn. None as yet have seen the famous Broom- stick but I am sure that some felt a few extra strokes of the paddle on Initiation Night. After the ceremony a fire was built on the road side and everyone had a sufficient supply of uwieniesv and everything that goes with them. Monday, February 16, the members of our class went to Newton to have their pictures taken for this annual. See the photograph if you think that the camera was broken. We are now looking forwardIto commence- ment, but regret to leave dear old Baxter High wherein we have enjoyed so many won- derful hours. -M. K. D.