Colfax High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Colfax, WA)

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5:2501 Ufaaa glzojigecy Excerpts from issues ofthe CoU'ax Focusv 1957-58 Sept. 2--Frances Stokes, famous concert pianist, will give a recital ton night in the conservatory at the Albion Academy of Arts. She has been studying in Vienna with Zaoexadowoslie Qpronounciation not guaranteedj. Oct. 3-Mildred Stanke has just been appointed head of the secretarial staff by Mr. Ray Warren, President of Harvard University. Oct. 4-Marion Busby left today for New York where he will be Main- tenance Supervisor of electrical apparatus in the botanical gardens of the Smithsonian Institute. Oct. 5-Ernie Herman yesterday completed a non-stop flight from the Colfax airport to Tokyo, Japan. Ernie states that his flight was not for fame, but to teach the little japanese children the Grecian ballet. Dec. 3-Dorcas Brose, wealthy matron, has donated a large sum for the construction of a bungalow in the Sahara for those citizens who voted dry. Dec. 7-Johnnie Masterson is working dilengently on plans for a mamoth expedition into the interior of Africa to look for a new species of the flea. Mr. Masterson has disclosed the fact that his means of protection will be the pea-shooter made by the Preucel Pea Shooter Works. jan. 21-Elbert Parvin has just become manager of the J. C. Penney Co. store in the thriving beach metropolis, Mockonema. jan. 30-Bob Wilkinson is enjoying his work as president of the Endicott Advanced Law and Speech University. Feb. 15-Bill Powers has just been appointed acting director of KVVSC. Feb. 18-Pattie Chase, Broadway celebrity, has just been chosen for the lead in the current stage hit Little Bo Peep. Feb. 19--Ruth Marler is singing the leading role in the PWA production, jerry of Bagdadf' Mar. 7-Vera Lagers is happily instructing pre-school children at the North End Kindergarten in Colfax. Mar. 29--jim Christopher is overjoyed over his recent promotion to fireman in the Colfax Fire Department. Jim has waited a long time for this honor. Mar. 28-Del Shemwell has just been graduated from the Steptoe Diesel School. Del says that it took him a long time to graduate but it was worth it. june 1--Carroll Tretner, famed violinist, has just announced her plans for an extended tour ofthe Bad Lands. She says that she should be of great help as music soothes the savage breast. june 23-Roy Kohler reports that he is enjoying his job as strong man in the Lust, Olsen, and Appel Circus. July 4-Hollis McNeilly is creating a racket teaching Don Budge's children not to play tennis. july 6-Grace and Pearl Mader have just sent word that the Japanese- Chinese war in their section has come to an end. July 8-Lester Ackerman has just purchased ten cows for his new dairy which he plans to open in the near future. Les plans to give a glass of milk to every child over ten who visits on opening day. . july 10-Charles Hofer is now manager at Ye Olde Greasy Spoonef' He reports he is doing very well. July 21-Ed Stewart has returned from college to take up the duties of P. E. instructor in the high school. july 25-Kenneth Pierce is now manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Kenneth said that the fact that he won the inspiration cup back in 1937 helped him get the job. Page Twenty-Two

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anioz Cjfcz as oyiitot On the morning of September 17. 1034, the class of ,SS tripped off to school with light hearts but cold feet. XYe entered the portals of Colfax High School in the same manner every class heretofore has experienced. Wfe were eagerly awaiting everything that was in store for us. Although green. our pep', soon made the other classes sit up and take notice. Our first high school debut was made by attending a show given by the seniors. VVe later returned it with great enthusiasm. We next showed our enduring strength by winning the customary Supremacy Contest. Our first gala event came when the sophomores invited us to an enjoyable Soph-Frosh party. Later we returned the compliment by entertaining them. The Girls' League honored the freshman girls by giving them a Big Sister party. Each senior girl chose a freshman girl to attend the event with her. By this time we were no longer the young, green frosh of the previous year but up and coming sophomores. Qui' strength again showed up by winning the Supremacy Contest. On April 3 we held the traditional Sopho- more Frolic. It was carried out as a sport dance, the hall being decorated with blue and silver streamers. . Striving to be successful in everything, as juniors we gave the three- act mystery, Black Coffee. It was enthusiastically received by every- one who saw it. The last of our third year social events was the junior Prom, which was put on in May. The idea carried throughout the Prom was that of the coronation scheme. A king and queen were selected by a committee. This honor was bestowed upon Ruth Marler and Jim Christopher. At last we have reached that enviable position of being seniors. VVe started off by treating the freshmen to a show which they later returned. A high spot in the year's social events was our much talked about Senior Ball which was in the form of a llarvest Ball. Feeling very generous, we next presented good old C.HiS. with a new electric scoreboard in time for the basketball tournament. Under the able direction of Miss Howard we presented Smilin, Thru. as our class play which was generally conceded to be one of the best plays ever staged in Colfax. As the school year draws to a close we will assemble for one last social gathering, the senior banquet. Then Baccalaureate and Commencement and our high school days in C.H.S. will be just happy memories. May it be known that the Class of ,SS actually regrets bidding C.H.S. farewell. Page Twenty-0119

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522501 Efau, In departing, we the honorable and dignified class of '38, after due consideration, do hereby bequeath to the younger generation some excellent gems from our worldly knowledge with the hope that this mighty institution may servive our leaving. Therefore, with all due reverence to school regulation, we swear to tell the untruth, the whole untruth, and nothing but the untruth, so help us Mr. Warren. To our most unworthy and insignificant accomplices fthose half baked juniorsj goes a list of books entitled: Senior Pranks, Boy Dates Girl,', Senior Dignity, and To Skip or Not To Skip, with the sincere hope that they can fathom their depths. Mary .Iane Elliott rejoices in the fact that it won't be long now. The good pick-up of jim Christopher's roadster is given to the Ford of Stanley Kissel. Del Shemwell bequeaths to Dorothy Jean Cox a piece of his mind. Bill Powers and LaVonne McSweeney will their budding love affair to Gene Elliott and Florence Mohr. Bob Preucel wills his good looks and sheikish manners to Virgil Michaelsen. Paul Baker bequeaths his favorite ringside seat at Vans to Freddie Hollingsworth. Louie Perkins leaves a vacancy because his public is calling him. Bob Wilkinson wills his manly stride to Frank White. Evelyn Taber bequeaths her gift of gab to Faith Hickman. Beverly Kincaid leaves wishing she had another year of school. VVOW! I wonder why. Gene Swift leaves entirely mystified. Richard Martin leaves his ability to walk a mile for a girl to Jimmy Hensle. Heir Kromm fotherwise known as Phill leaves his director's ability to Bill LaFollette. Ruthie Marler bequeaths her blush to Baby Lyons. Bob Clegg bequeaths to some kind hearted underclassman the privilege of taking care of Lois while he is attending college, all applicants must be registered and approved at headquarters, in other words, at Elliott's. Frances Conner wills her typing honors to Elaine Walker. Harold McGuire being of Scotch descent, leaves absolutely nothing. Dorothy Elliott leaves with no leaves unturned. Maurine Smith leaves her musical talent to Jane Bryant. Bill Lothspeich bequeaths his fascinating smile and dimples to Frank Fisher. Johnnie Masterson leaves to any junior lacking a sense of humor an abundance of it. Patty Chase wills her soda fountain appeal to Joyce Shinkoskey. To Miss Baker, our adviser, we leave our thanks for all her time and work she so willingly gave to us. Those who are so fortunate as not to have been mentioned in the above will may make personal bequeaths at any time. And we do hereby constitute and appoint the said Principal sole executor of this, our last will and testament. In Witness Whereof, We the Class of Thirty-eight, the testators, have, to this our will, written on one sheet of parchment, set our hand and seal this twenty-seventh day of May, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight. Page Twenty-Three