Chinook High School - Breeze Yearbook (Chinook, MT)

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12 THE CHINOOK BREEZE May. 1926 Class History In the fall of 1914 the craft was launched which was to become the ship of 1926. The task of getting the young, unruly pupils started on the straight and narrow path was given to Miss Paine. Because of the lack of understanding of school life and the worry to our teachers, we only had to go to school one half day. but this was considered long enough by we young aspiring students. The only significant event of the year was Miss Paine’s marriage, and we struggled in vain to accustom ourselves to calling her Mrs. Griffin. The second year of our school life proved more interesting than the first, except for the occasional visit of Superintendent Willman, which filled us all with terror. We seemed to regard him as a superhuman being having a desire to inculcate fear in our hearts and make school life more unpleasant and disagreeable than it already was. As we advanced in grades. Miss Arnold became our teacher and it was during these years that music was introduced, and the “would-be musicians” of future years had an opportunity to exercise their powers. Another thing which we shall all remember were the speeches made on war savings stamps, which early instilled in our young hearts a spirit of patriotism and loyalty to our country. By the time we reached the fifth grade it was naturally supposed, by us at any rate, that we knew a great deal, but it took the teachers to show us what a strike was, and yet when it was all over, we knew no more than when it began, except that we had a new teacher. Mrs. Rhodes by name, and w e came to the conclusion that it was a poor way to acquire such an unnecessary thing. In the seventh grade we had Miss Arnold again, and each member of the class has a good word for her because of the treats she gave us all on holidays. Our only regret was that more great men hadn’t been born, or that Christmas and Thanksgiving didn’t come more often. It was in the eighth grade that we experienced the thrill of being in “Junior High School.” This exultant feeling soon left us when wfe discovered we were to have Mrs. Trumbull for home room teacher. We all knew this meant “Mind your P’s and Q’s”. However, it was something of a novelty for us to have manual training and home economics, and we tried our luck at the mysteries of saws and cook stoves. When we entered the high school, we settled down with a satisfaction which comes to all of us when we have achieved something we have worked hard for and still fondly imagine it is good. We wrere awakened from our dream by the upper classmen’s sarcastic jeers and ridicule. They never ceased to remind us that we were their inferiors and should conduct ourselves as such. Miss Clark and Miss Hobart were our roll call teachers, and we rejoiced in the fact that here, at least, was one point where we excelled the other classes. At the end of our Freshman year Raymond Gardner. Reba Gibson and Janet Thibedeau wrere gone, but these were replaced by Beatrice Lemman and Earl and Vera Murphy. It was during the Sophomore year that we really began to show our talent and to win a dominant place in school activities. We helped win the inter-class championship in football, had three men on the basket ball squad and won the inter-class track meet. We led in speaking and declamatory and w’ere the first ones to edit a class paper. The same spirit was manifest during the Junior year, and the following new students were added to our list: Lynn Butcher, Mable Musgrove, Leo Peterson, Edward Kuhr, Nettie Sharpies, Henry Hollen-berger, and Earl Streeter. The class of ’26 proved their leadership by holding the leading offices in every club and organization in the school, by again winning honors in speaking and declamatory, winning inter-cless basketball, football and track, and having some snappy members on the girls’ basket ball squad. Why shouldn’t we have made it a banner year, with Frances Easbey president, Nettie Sharpies vice president, and Anna Holst secretary and treasurer, not forgetting to mention our jolly good sponsor, Mr. Peterson. Our Junior Prom proved much of a success, even the Seniors admitted “we sure put it over.” At the beginning of this year we obtained a good good start by having Mr. Peterson sponsor again, and re-electing Captain Easbey president. With the help of his co-workers, Vera Murphy, vice president, and Anna Holst, secretary and treasurer, no one can doubt the success of this year’s efforts. Although at the beginning of the year the class diminished to only twenty-two members, we entered the game with much the same spirit as in other years and were again successful in the various activities. With Miss Ingersoll’s help our Senior play went over big. and with that out of the way w e began making plans for the annual. Its success can only be determined by those who read it. We have put forth our best efforts and hope to leave in the hearts of the students who come after us. a feeling that the class of ’26 did their best for the Chinook High School, which is all any of us can do. Class Will Know all men by these presents, that the Senior Class of the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six. of the Chinook High School, County of Blaine, State of Montana, of the United States of America, about to sever connection with the dear Alma Mater, and being sound of mind and body, and under the influence of no man or drink, hereby and by these presents do bequeath and divide their earthly possessions collectively and individually, as follows: We, the Senior Class, leave to the community as a whole the Beet Sugar Factory, built under our surveillance and with the aid of some of our worthy members. We bequeath to Chinook High School the new gymnasium, which we arranged to have built the past year. To the Faculty of Chinook High School, we leave

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May, 1926 THE CHINOOK BREEZE 11 + I i I ! ! ! ! ! j Henry Hollenberger—“Hank” Annual Staff—Ag Club—“C” Club —F. B. 25, 26—B. B. ’25, ’26—Track ’25, 26. Frances Boyle—“Frank” “Come Out of the Kitchen”—Annual Staff — Dramatic Club — Skull and Bones Club—B. B. ’26. Jessie Magruder—“Jess” “Come Out of the Kitchen”—Glee Club. Percival Watkins—“Percy” “Come Out of the Kitchen”—Ag-Club '25, '26—“C” Club. Leo Peterson—“Malta” Senior Play Committee—F. B. ’23 —B. B. ’23, ’24—Track 22, ’25. Mary Antoinette Sharpies—“Nettie” Student Voice ’26—Vice Pres. ’25. Loretta Kuhr—“Tootie” Annual Staff—Student Voice ’25— B. B. ’23, ’24, ’25, 26. William McGregor—“Red” “Come Out of the Kitchen”—Annual Staff—Student Voice—Student Council—Dramatic Club—Orchestra —Yell Leader—B. B. ’24—Track ’24. Jesse Brooks—“Jazzy” “Come Out of the Kitchen”—Skull and Bones Club—“C” Club—F. B. ’24, ’25. ’26—B. B. ’24, ’25, ’26—Track ’24, ’25. ’26. Emma Guertzgen—“Peanuts” Student Voice ’25. Francis I. Peterson Sponsor of Senior Class. Insructor of Sciences. Leonard Cole—“Cole” Track ’23. '24, ’25—B. B. ’23, ’24, ’25—F. R ’23, ’24. ’25—“C” Club—

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May. 1926 THE CHINOOK BREEZE 13 our best love and affection, and out of gratitude for the services they have rendered us, and as a recompense for the grey hairs and wrinkles acquired in the attempt to endow us with knowledge, we will use our influence with the School Board to obtain for them a fifteen per cent raise in salary. For our successors, the Class of 1927, we leave our dignity, good looks, and history outlines to be used by them for the development of the high school. We leave to our friends, the Sophomores, the chance to win the inter-class basketball championship for the season of 1927. We give the children in the primary grades the right and privilege to plaw on Bill Miniken’s lawn. We leave as an endowment to the school, ten dollars, the interest therefrom to be used for Prince Albert tobacco for all school board meetings. 'lo Huston Smith we give an incubator which will hatch chickens. To John ltebol we leave the necessary directions and equipment on “How to Get 1 hin.” We ask the executor of the estate to leave at the Clerk of Court’s office funds equivalent to the cost of two marriage licenses, which will be placed at the d.sposal of Miss Soule and Miss McNall to be used at their discretion. In view of the fact that there will be a total absence of fashion leaders w ith the graduation of this august class, we appoint our beioved sponsor. Mr. Peterson, the dictator of what the well dressed man should wear and give him full permission to wear his Oxford bags. We give Mr. Dick Boyington the right to use Bill Miniken’s power lawn mower for the school house lawn and do bequeath him a nickel plated Ingersoll watch to be used for the timing of the school bells. We leave the sum of three dollars to buy a subscription to “College Humor,” to be put in the school library, as we consider it a valuable reference magazine. and we believe it would promote a healthy interest in the school library. Mr. Easbey and Mr. Peg Kuhr. realizing the need of feminine intervention in the management of the school household, do leave their positions as assistant janitors and other membership cards for the Broom Pushers Union to Letha Runyan and Dorothy Kenyon. Earl Muri hy leaves his ath etic figure to Fat JIarbolt. “Red” McGregor leaves his famous laugh to Bob Patterson to be cultivated and trained for the amuse-l. ent of the High School in general. Frances Boyle gives her secret code to Evelyn Campbell to be used in all her love letters. Francis Easbey beq eaths his silver tongue and golden oratory to Donald Blackstone to be used in all extemp raneous speeches. Jesse Brooks leaves his E grade in hirto y to the basketball team to be used hy any member thereof in case of ineligibility due to flunking. Vera Murphy gives her ability to orate on probation to Greta Sands. D nald Montgomery leaves his appreciation of aesthetic dancing to Harold Groven. I eonard Cole leaves his athletic grace to Albert Ilollenberger. Peggy Kuhr leaves his extra supply of noise and humor to William Nesslar to be used to enliven the routine of school life. Anna Holst bequeaths all her difficulties, grey hairs, and new swear words to the w orthy editor of “The Breeze” for 1927. Alice Groven bequeaths her loose-running tongue and her extra pow der and rouge to Orpha Gesell. The residue of our estate, w hich has not heretofore been appointed out. we leave to the student activity fund, to be used for the expressed purpose of buying new bloomers for the girls’ basketball team. We hereunto set hand and seal to this our last Will and Testament this twenty-third day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and tw enty-six. Signed and sealed by the Senior Class of 1926. Clarence Harrow , attorney for the aforesaid. Witnesses—Lee Cum, Mussolini. Robert Julian. Class Prophecy Scene: Class Reunion, 1946. Time: 5:00 P. M. Place: Palm Room of new Hotel Statler. Chinook. Discovered: Entire class of 1926 seated around room in various attitudes of indolence. Teacups and wafers in evidence. Table at one corner holding teapot. extra cup and saucer. As curtain comes up. there is a general buzz of conversation, everyone talking to his neighbor. Enter Edward Kuhr in goofy cast-off costume, carrying in one hand a tooth-brush, in the other a mirror, brushing teeth and examining them in mirror, by turns, looking w ild and asking himself the question “Am I getting it? Am I getting it?” Entire group observe him in silence as he goes across back of stage and disappears. Easbey sends Watkins after him. Watkins, upon reaching the door, discovers new specimen and proceeds to examine it. forgetting ail about Edward. Easbey: “Red, go get Peg. What’s the matter w ith that man, anyway?” Montgomery: “Oh. you’ll have to excuse him. You see. Percy is what they call a bugologist. coleop-tera a specialty. He recently spent first years in Asia, looking for a ten-toed ant, and he has been queer ever since. His bo k on ’The Feeding Habits of the Scaraoptogist’ is considered a rare scientific-work.” Francis B.: “Why, he’s almost as bad as Peggy.” Alice G.: Peggy? What ails him?” Frances B.: Oh. haven’t you heard? He read so many advertisements on only one out of five being immune from pyhorrea that it has gone to his head, poor fellow, and he spends most of his time in the insane asylum, brushing his teeth to present the inevitable disease.” (Sighs). (Red enters w ith Peggy, who takes cup of tea and nabisco. sits down, and alternately takes bite of nabisco and brushes teeth.) Percy W.: “A pin! A pin! Quick, before a valuable specimen is lost to science due to your negligence! Oh. why didn’t I bring my specimen book?