Cedar Falls High School - Tiger Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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beniur Qllass Zlaistnrp In the fall of 1920, Cedar Falls High School was honored by the en- trance into its midsts of a class, of about 65 pupils. True, we might have appeared as green and gawky as any of the preceding Freshman classes, but even then a close observer could see signs of unusualness about us. Perhaps Miss Thrush, our sponser, was one of these close observers, for she was very kind and patient with us and did all in her power to guide us safely through our first and hardest year of high school. Our one and only social event of that first year was a picnic up the river. After our much-needed three months' vacation in the summer of '21, we went back to school in our new station as Sophomores. How much wisdom we had acquired since we had entered old C. F. High's doors just one year before! Most of us felt quite grown up by that time-a good share of the boys wearing long trousers. Some new pupils were added to our class, and some had left us. Perhaps the most memorable event for our class that year was our winning of the inter-class thrift contest, which was started at that time. This honor made us feel very important, because, first it made us very proud to win over our upper-classmen, and too, it showed that we were a thrifty bunch and they say that thrifty persons always succeed, so it naturally followed that the Sophomore class was to be a grand success. As juniors we began to feel more dignified. It was during this year that people began to realize our importance. In the first part of the second semester we elected our class officers and sponsers and chose our class colors. As President of our class we chose Marion Jacobsen, Vice-Pres- ident, Helen DuBois, Secretary, Jane Corsaut and Treasurer, Elsie Chris- toffersen. Miss Markle and Miss Smith, both new teachers, were the choice of the class to act as sponsers for us. Our class colors were orchid and nile green, and it was not long after that we had a good chance to show them offg because a little later the junior-Senior class scraps were started. We Juniors showed both brains and brawn during the fights, as any Senior of 123 will for at least, couldj tell you. There were more social events during this year. The first was an all- school party, the first of its kind to be held in the I-H. S. Gym. The whole High School was well represented. During the year, each class put on exercises for chapel. The juniors exercises were recognized as being the best of any of the four classes. In the spring when the weather was very nice, the Seniors entertained us at a picnic, at which all of us had a very enjoyable time. The junior class was well represented in football, track, and the mid-winter play. Time passes quickly, though, and before we knew it school was out for three months' vacation. The vacation went quickly, too, and almost before we knew it we were back to school again-as SENIORS! 'How big that sounded! How dignified and sophisticated we felt! The most re- markable change that had taken place during the summer was the way we grew up. Most of the girls came back to school with their skirts about a foot longer than they had ever worn them. It did look queer, but TWENTY-SEVEN

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MABLE- TAYLOR l'Babble A wide reputation, a respect for good Worm, and a will of her own. RALPH THOMPSON 'lTho1npy I have never found the limits of my capacity. CARL XVARDIN Rather silent in school but has un- told ability in community life. EDNA VVOLFF A silent, wistful maiden, whose se- cret of success is constancy of pur- pose. DELIA VVYNEGAR Windy He is a fool who thinks by force or skill, to turn the current of this woman's will. TWENTY-SIX

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weren't we Seniors now, and didn't we have to look and act dignitied? The school year started out well, as our team won very nearly every football game they played, something they had not done for the past few years. We again held class elections and our officers are as follows: Marion Jacobsen, President, joe McConnell, Vice-Presidentg Ralph Thompson, Secretary: and Glennys Jensen, Treasurer. In the first part of the second semester, everyone was excited over the Senior rings which had been ordered a few months before. The discussion, however, was over the fact that it was rumored that these rings were to be the standard ring for Cedar Falls High School. In April things began to happen thick and fast. In the tirst place, one of our best-liked teachers, Miss Smith had left us just before spring vacation in the last part of March. When school started the 7th of April, it did not seem the same because Miss Smith was never seen among our faculty members. We hope, however, that she is enjoying her work now as a member of a chautauqua company. On the evening of the 9th of April, and for a few evenings following, there occurred the most furious junior4Senior fights that have been staged in Cedar Falls for a long time. The battles raged into the wee hours of the morn a few times, the streets of Cedar Falls were covered with large 724,S in orchid and green paint and also with ,251S in the junior class colors. Of course the Seniors got by far the best of the fight, but on the morning of April 16th, a notice written by Mr. Tidman was sent around forbidding us to indulge in any more class scrapping, either on or off the school-grounds. The reason for the notice was that the party got too rough. On the same evening, there appeared in our city newspaper, the Cedar Falls Daily Record, an ac- count of the fightingAan exaggerated account, that is-telling of the roughness of the fighting and a few other things which most of us knew about. The next evening there was another article in the paper. This was an article of denial of the charges which we had been accused of in the previous evening's paper, This article was written and signed by the classes of ,24 and 125, so now the battle 'is over, and we the Seniors of '24, consider ourselves the winners. But another year is almost over for dear old Cedar Falls High, and it is not long now until there will be graduated a class of 60 members from it. We will never forget the good times we had during the four short years of our High School course and in the years to Come we will look upon those years as four of the best ones we ever spent. TWENTY-EIGHT