Chinook High School - Breeze Yearbook (Chinook, MT)

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May. 1930 THE CHINOOK BREEZE 21 THE SENIOR CLASS PLAY “Charm School,' the delightful Senior play of the 1930 graduating class, was presented on Dec. 18, 1929. The play was given in the Griffin hall as the gymnasium stage was not large enough to put the play cn as it should be. The theme of the play was as follows: Austin Bevans. a young uutomobile salesman, inherits a young girls’ school from his aunt. He has his own ideas of running the boarding school; he believes that girls should be taught “Charm,” and that they need a man at the head of things. He proceeds to establish himself as the president, much to the dismay of the Instructors. The ladies of school also disapprove — until they see the handsome new principal, and then they begin to “hero worship” Bevans. Elsie Benedctti, the president of the Senior class, thinks that Austin is wonderful and at every opportunity is near him. Bevans tries to keep out of her way as his allegiance to the school. All of Bevans old college friends are given w:rk at the school and as a result, there are numerous cases of “puppy love,” thus bringing more cf the teachers disapproval down on his shoulders. The play ends happily, with Austin Bevans and his views being very popular, and, of course. Elsie end Austin find they were made for each other. The cast of the play was: Austin Bevans. automobile salesman Joe Sackett David MacKenzie. a law student Hollister Reser George Boyd, an expert accountant......Billy Duke Jim Simpkins ........................ James Staff Tim Simpkins, twins who “toil not Scotty Crawf rd Homer Johns, guardian of Elsie .... Elmer Gesell Elsie Benedotti. Pres, of Seniors Eleanor McCaffrey Miss Hays, a teacher in the “Charm School— ............................. Evelyn Westbroog Miss Curtis. Sec. in the School Isabel Griffin Students in the “Charm School:’” Sally Boyd. George's sister....................Grace Peterson Muriel Gordon ..................Margaret Morrison Ethel Spelvin Ameretta Easbey Yvon Mercier .....................Katherine Holst Lillian Stafford ..................Stella Monson Madge Kent ....................... Agnes Olson Charlotte Gray Irene Turner Dotsie, a junior, who is always in the way ............................... Evelyn Leonard Director ......................... Mercedes Ellison Stage Manager ..................... Clara Baldwin Tickets ..........Nina Sackett and Loretta Phelan Ushers..... Oase Olson. Hilga Olson Ruth Maeirt, ........................Opal and Alice Overcast The play was very successful and those who attended, said that it was one of the most wholesome and best comedy ever given by the graduating class of Chinook high school. CLASS OF ’30 ’Twas in the fall of '26 When first we gathered here Taking up our w'ork together And making friendships dear. Of goodly number was our class, And to each girl and boy Life seemed so full of promises So full of hope and joy. And others who before us went Harked back to times of yore. Telling us of good old days That have gone on before. They told us that the many folks Who now have gained success Trace back the progress through their lives To dear old C. H. S. So day by day we wrestled with The rugged knots of learning And night by night we burned the oil The weary pages turning. And through the weeks and months that passed The goal seemed still as far As that dim spot in mystic space. The far-off Polar star. Many comrades who with us Began this course to run. Becoming weary of the race Have dropped out. one by one. To those cf us who gained the goal. Much sought through bitter strife. Its rich reward. for it means much In each one’s after-life. It means a higher better sphere For each young girl and boy. And that is why our graduates Hail C. H. S. with joy. Our High School days are ended— Soon we’re dreaming of the past. Fc • v o’re reaching where our life roads Take their separate ways, at last. SENIOR DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE The following is the unanimous declaration of the thirty-four students of the senior class. When in the course of our high school career. wre find it necessary to separate ourselves from the scholastic ties, which formerly have held us together, and to assume our future vocations in the world, it is only fit and proper that we should declare

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20 THE CHINOOK BREEZE May. 1930 specialists was called to sit in judgment upon the rapidly failing patient. By means of tests and other examinations, they took her temperature and mental standing, and performed a very essential operation upon her over-crowded brain. In her poor cranium they found such a jumbled mass of mathematics, science and literature that there was absolutely no chance for relief. There, in a huge, indigestible mass, were crowded together ten years of reading, writing, drawing, spelling, language, and arithmetic; eight years of geography and physiology, four years of history. Latin, algebra, bookkeeping, typing, shorthand and Ancient History;, with one year of Geometry and Chemistry, besides the most deadly kind of a medley of Burke’s “Conciliation with the American Colonies.” Webster’s Reply to Hayne,” Irving’s “Sketch Book.” Hawthorne’s “Twice-Told Tales.” George Eliot’s “Silas Marner,” Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” “Macbeth” and “Hamlet,” and many other bits too numerous to be completely diagnosed here and now'. Truly, there was no hope of recovery—none! When they saw the serious aspect of the case, with grave and troubled faces, these wise doctors pronounced 1930 to be in the last stages of excess of information on the brain, w'ith an average temperature of 93 per cent and declared in their professional wisdom that she could not possibly last longer than until the evening of May sixteenth. I assure you she cannot last many minutes longer, for her pulse is beating at a most alarming rate, her nerves are keyed to the highest pitch, and her temperature is one hundred and eighteen and three-fourths in the shade, and still increasing. Therefore, she asks, as a last request, that you will bear with her patiently during the time that she remains with you. and remember only the good she has done—if any—forgetting her faults as one should always overlook the failings of those who have passed on to other spheres, and thinking as charitably as possible of her many glaring mistakes, thus making her last moments as easy as such moments may be made. To this end. she invites you to be present on this solemn occasion, and to a participation in these last sad rites, extending to v:u her feeble but no less sincere welcome. SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In the fall of ’26 we were afflicted with the terrible disease of more knowledge needed.” We were at once sent to Dr. Julian and he turned us over to Miss Wagner, as head nurse, to take care of our pitiful case. A few. under her w’atchful and tender care, began to feel some better and have a little more pep; so we joined everything possible. Because much exercise was prescribed to be good for us. We were well started on our way to recovery this year. In ’27 after our pleasant summer vacation we decided to continue our treatments. Dr. Julian said we would not be entirely well for three years at least. This time he puts us under the care of Mr. Rebol. We thought that Nina Sackett was about the mcst fit, physically and mentally, to lead us in our trials and tribulations. Again we took all the exercises we possibly could to improve our critical case. In ’28 we w'ere assigned to w'ard No. 21 with Mr. Rebol in charge assisted by Billy Duke. Poor Mr. Rebol had a terrible time w’ith his patients. I’m afraid. Some of us were afflicted worse than others. He surely had his hands full doling out new medicine to us. Sad to say, this year we lost, as we were nearing the crisis cf our disastrous disease. Mabel Randal, Helen Moore. Gertrude Hall and Maud Farnsw’orth. Hollister Reser. Joe Sackett and Franklin Overcast began to show great improvement. Soon they began to exercise and achieve much publicity in basketball. We must net forget Lillian and Esther Burns and Margaret Lott, who w'ere improving as quickly as the boys. We gave vent to our feelings twice in the way of a play and operetta. Jo Sackett. Margaret Morrison. Eleanor McCaffrey. Isabel Griffin, Evelyn Westbrook. Elmer Gesell and Billy Duke felt well enough to participate in a play. While Evelyn Westbrook, Eleanor McCaffrey, Ruth Maeirt, Isabel Griffin and Joe Sackett also took part in the operetta. Again this year we seemed so much improved that we tried our strength against the high and mighty seniors in a fight. We would have won it. I truthfully believe it, if it had not rained. We had to guard cur health in our sad plight so the fight was declared a tie. with neither side receiving any more than a few bruises. At last we have reached the crisis in our critical disease. Nearly all of us have passed it none the worse for the wear. Mr. Rebol left us this year to the care of Miss Ellison. Miss Ellison, as long as she lasted tcok very good care of us, carrying us successfully through the tragic siege of the Senior play. She felt that we did not need her anymore so she married, and there we were, all by ourselves. We nearly had a relapse, from which we were saved by Mrs. Sias. Miss Brown a nerve specialist, prescribed by Dr. Burney, came to look into our case. She found that we were nearly well and would be released from our four years quarantine soon. In fact we feel so well she can hardly w’atch over the patients in her ward. Over, Hollister Reser. Joe Sackett. Scotty Crawford and Franklin Overcast, she had a very trying time to prevent anything serious happening to them. She lets them have all the exercise they desire and they certainly take it by being State Champions in Basketball. Although some of our “medicine has been bitter and some of our ‘nurses’ not what we all would want, we know now that every thing was for our own good. Now that we have passed the crisis we shall be allowed to return to the world again. After our four years of severe illness we will return as much better citizens. We are all very glad that we have survived. We have left many behind us who are very ill, but we can only hope that they recover as well as we have.

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22 THE CHINOOK BREEZE May. 1930 publicly our motives which urge us to leave old C. H. S. We hold these statements to be self-evident that all students are not treated alike; that students are punished by their teachers with certain unfailing tortures; that among these tortures are flunks, eighth periods, and instances of partiality. To secure our rights, a Student Council, obtaining its powers through the consent of the student body, has been instituted. Whenever, any teacher interferes with our desires or intentions, it is the duty of the Student Council to alter or nullify her commands, and to suggest other ideas that will promote our interests and happiness. Instructors, indeed, emphasize that long established rules should not be altered for trival and transient causes. Our past experiences have shown that we are more likely to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right ourselves by abolishing them. Such has been our patient sufferance for four years. Therefore, we now find it necessary to seek institutions of higher learning. The history of the past four years is a history of faculty encroachments, each edict tending more and more to establish absolute tyranny over us. To prove this, let facts be given to our sincere readers. Mr. Bowen refuses to let us speak in study hal. a punishment for unprepared lessons. Mrs. Zimmerman forbids gum-chewing in class unless the masticator supplies the whole class. Miss Baur forbids dancing after twelve o’clock for reasons unknown to us. Miss Brown insists on a thorough mastery of English, even including details, in order to prepare us for advanced school training and future vocations. Mr. Burney still repeats, “Now folks.—wonder what it means?” Mrs. Williams declares vocal training is a great asset in showing school spirit. Mr. Horn refuses to give definite assignments for those who wish to study. Mr. Bryan commands, “Put your work away.” Why? We have shop the next day. Mr. Zimmerman still believes mathematics to be essential. We find it to be a real burden. Miss Lund believes in the sayng. “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. ’ We’re too young to understand that principle. Mrs. Leonard urges that less paper be left on the floor. Seniors demand freedom of action Miss Raugust declares seniors are not privileged characters in the study hall. We object. We therefore, the seniors of the Chinook High School assembled, appealing to Mr. Burney, for the freedom of our intentions, do, in the name, and by the consent of the students of this class, publish, and declare that we ought to be free and independent citizens; that we are separated from Chinook high school, and that all connections are dissolved; and that as free and independent citizens, we have limited rights to chew gum, to talk when we wish, to dance after twelve, to forget all English details, and to do other acts and things which in- dependent citizens do. For the support of this declaration, we mutually pledge to each other cur lives, our fortunes, and our honors. CLASS SONG Our school days now are ended Yet we fondly linger here For sweet each joy that we have known ’Tis sad to part from comrades dear Our hearts will long recall each joy That binds us in friendship near For time can never more destroy The thot of memory burning clear Chorus Farewell, farewell to all We bid to all a sweet farewell (repeat) Teachers—comrades Oh gladly now we hail thee Dear friends of school day time The same old love will cherish As in our early prime As nature never changes Our hearts will remain the same And still cn friendships altar Will brightly burn loves flume. CLASS PROPHECY This is station C. H. S. broadcasting on a frequency cf twenty years after the graduation of C’30 at Chinook. Montana. We are pleased to announce to our radio fans that we have conducted an investigation as t: what has become of the wonderful class of C’30. Many and startling are our discoveries. First, Joe Sackett. the President of this class, has sh:wn many fine and superior manuverings. and has succeeded Bill Minnikin in the position of ..anitcr at the Blaine County Court House. (Joe cresses stage, dressed in old cl thes. and carrying a broom and dustpan. Whistles.) Margaret Lott, we hear is champion fat lady at the Barnum Bailey Circus. She is said to weigh 384 pounds and is gaining every day. (Margaret crosses stage, with pillows stuffed in her clothes to make her look monstrous.) Stella Monson and Ruth Maeirt. accomplishea violin and accordian players. They have been abroad for many years, and have reached the height of their talent. We are very proud of them. (Stella and Ruth play violin and accordian in great discord.) Billy Duke, it appears, is proprietor of a leading butcher shep in Havre and is carrying on a very flourishing business. He always was a good talker! (Billy walks across stage, with a white apron on and carrying a large knife.) Esther and Lillian Burns have been traveling all over the world in search of “thrills” and now