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

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Class Will We, the class of 1941 of Colfax High School, bequeath our respective properties as the following articles designate: Walter and Marjorie Aeschliman collectively bequeath their abilities at the keyboard to Ted Smith and Myron Miller. Zourimae Johnson leaves her best come hither look to Sally jo Stine. Virginia Teal receives the superior ability of Avis Poffenroth in home economics. Jean Manring leaves her third period siesta to Larry Ayers. Don Tinnel's athletic ability is given to Johnny Codd. Bev Overman and Eva Hughes, ardent Republicans and C.H.S. yell leaders for two years, leave-no third term! Mel Seeman receives George Paysse's footwork in boxing. Ace Meyers leaves his mustache to john Delegans. Helen Weitz, Hildegarde Morrison, and Evelyn Wagner bequeath their industry as committee workers to Esther Brose and Marion Townsend. Harold Herman wills his bottle of Sta-comb to Harry Martin. Wendell Hopkins receives the argumentative powers of Thurston Hull. Don Morasch leaves his five hundred largest words to Dick Dasch and Earl Pierson. Mack jones receives a dozen choice mystery stories from Sam Delegans' personal library. Babe Lyons' trumpet is given to jim jones. jesse Waymire and Don Perkins leave their positions on the stage crew to Bob Fox and Marshall Miller. Anne Casper leaves her twirling ability to Donna Meyers. Marilyn Knutsen receives Dorothy Jean Cox's excellent taste in clothes. Max Thomas leaves his broken-field running to anyone who can equal it. Al Teal, Doug Prize, and Al Koenig leave their places in the F.F.A. to Jack Danaher, Calvin Poffenroth, and Robert Leinweber. Norma Meyers receives Ed Thomas' individuality on the piano. Betty Madison, senior play technician, leaves her outstanding ability in sound effects to next year's production staff. Warren Lagers bequeaths his acting ability to Wallace Girtz. Gene Meyer leaves his pet scissors hold to Brother Skinny. Paul Cocking leaves his saxophone to Ralph Leinweber. Lawrence Sarver leaves the one-mile run to Don Aeschliman. Bill Matzger leaves his preference for blondes and brunettes to George Rudy. Louise Bruning leaves the position of most dependable worker in the senior class to Doris Pierson. Gordon Edgren and Marcia Hendricks receive the tap-dancing ability of jean Maurer and Pansy Sullivan. To Mr. Steig and Mr. Peterson we leave the right to use those famous last words, Well, that's one more bunch off our hands l To the faculty we will the memories of another group of students, reluctantly leaving the classrooms of C.H.S. after four years of most pleasant asso- ciations. To our worthy successor the junior class we bequeath five honorable rows of seats along the sunny south side of the assembly, hoping that they will fill them as a senior class should, and trusting that they will appreciate and respect the monograms and tokens of affection engraved thereon. To the sophomore class we leave the privilege of writing themes, making book reports, and arguing about grammatical construction. To the freshman class we bequeath our ability to ask questions on previously explained material in order to use up recreation periods. Twenty-Four

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Class Prophecy Excerpts from the Alumni of the Class of '41 page of the 1951 Colfax Blue and Gold. Walter Aeschliman is conductor of the New York Philharmonic orchestra. Louise Bruning, popular Broadway actress, is currently being starred in the stage version of Eleanor Roosevelt's stirring autobiography, Twelve Years in the White House, Off and On. Thurston Hull is chief aircraft designer for the Boeing Company. Sam Delegans is banker for a sideshow in Barnum and Bailey Circus. Irma Culbertson is a Honolulu socialite and wife of Major Ragsdale. Larry Schott and Bob Weitze have returned to the United States via Yankee Clipper after four years of fighting the German Civil War. Monty Wagner has accepted a position as warden at Sing Sing prison. Evelyn Sanders, a leading New York throat specialist, has been acclaimed the greatest operatic soprano of the decade. Helen Stanke, lovely photographer's model, is star danseuse of the Ballet Russe. Fred Hollingsworth is an eminent professional photographer of ballets. George Paysse, world's lightweight boxing champion, is editor of Field and Stream magazine. Dorothy jean Cox, stock company actress, is currently featured in Bob Kembel's new play, Dreadful Night. It was! Drama Critic Max Thomas, after seeing Dreadful Night last evening, made the following com- ment in his column: Exactly! Fred Haupt is owner and manager of the Colfax Beauty Mart-for cars. Vernald Mackliet, Socialist candidate in the Alaskan gubernatorial race, is author of The Evils of Das Kapitalismf' Betty Madison is a leading Hollywood columnist. Carl Geagley of New Port, Rhode Island, is editor of Ye Olde Bulletin, exclusive society paper. Dorothy Allen is present holder of the women's national golf championship title. Bob Biedel, Olympic diving champion, is husband of Lola Hickman, the stunning songbird of television. Mae Rose Roth recently signed a contract to play the part of Mammy in the refilming of Gone With the WVind. Jean Manring is Secretaryllitif War in President's Matzger's Cabinet. Warren Lagers, head of the C.I.O. and Ace Meyers, president of the A.F. of L., recently came to blows in their fight for the exclusive right to organize the workers in the Overman Glue Factories throughout the country. Esther Davis, promising young pianist, played Mozart at the Moscow Com- munity Concert last night. Mozart lost. Anna Marie Casper is cigarette girl at Earl Carroll's. Jesse Waymire is ascending new heights as steeple-pace for the Empire State Building. Joyce Brookhart and Lauren Lancaster are trapeze and high-dive artists respectively for Ringling Bros. Ruth Cloaninger is stewardess for United Air Lines. u Ed Thomas has finally graduated from college. Upon receipt of his sheepskin he said, I may be college-bred, but it has taken a lot of dough and has proved to be a five year loaf. Harold H. V. Kaltenbornn Herman, famous news commentator, thinks Hitlerism is positively naziating. Anne Collins has recently published a new verse anthology. Shirlie Eggers, noted racing car champion, is still burning up the speedways. Twenty-Three

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Senior Hall of Fame Zfzfldjffl jiuifwf' l3Il,l. MA'l'ZGliR: To the vice president of the student body went the football inspiration award for being an outstanding center and captain of the team. lllfl,liN ST.-XNKIC: Double honors go to our versatile friend Helen for being valadictorian of the senior class and for her ability as a majorette. B011 BIEIJFI.: To llob goes the greatest honor one of our athletes can obtain, the Golden Award. His nine letters entitle him to this honor which has never been given before. AVlS POl7l7lfNRO'l'H : Avis was rewarded for her work in county -l-ll work with a trip to Chicago. This trip was in recognition of rare home eco- nomics skill. Vl2RN.'Xl,lD MAL'lil,lE'l': A friend of everyone, Vernald was elected student body president. and his scholastic ability brought him the honor of being salutatorian of the senior class. l.Ol,gX HICKMAN: l.ola wins the praise of the student body as Star of the -Innior Prom and composer of the thrilling new basketball light song. Twenty-Five