Cut Bank High School - Wolf Yearbook (Cut Bank, MT)

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 rntnr SruelattmtB Rich man, poor man, beggar man,” drones Old Father Time, marking the destinies and fortunes of man with tin severing of each petal of the Hose. C. It was knee-deep in the May of the year of 1942. Heaven had smiled upon Glacier t’onnty; the gods had sent sunshine and rain and soft south winds, causing tin prairies to bloom as though Dame Nature had ordained them her garden spot. Hut in one lone dell, just without the portals of Out Hank High School, Nature was still unkind, for in its dry and rocky soil not a vestige of life was to be found. Hut now, just as the grasses and the grains of nearby fields were blooming, there developed hen a stirring and twisting and turning. A soft tipped shoot, with a mighty effort, reared itself to meet the sunlight, and grew and thrived, and waxed luxuriant. A miracle worked—for in this dry, clayey, earth appeared no other sign of vegetation. Hy a strange coincidence (or was it Fate?) on the morning of the nineteenth of May, anniversary of Commencement of '22, a wonderful six-petaled pink rose, dewy and sweet, arose from this plant, breathing its perfumed fragrance on the world. Many came to view, and were awed by the wonder of a lone rose in so unkind an environment. The flower seemed fraught with some special significance. On the evening of the same day, when all Cut Hank was wrapped in slumber, obeying a call of the Fast, which could not be resisted. I stole out to the rose, and gazed at the flawless beauty of the six petals. A deep quiver passed over the slender stem—it stirred as though it were trying to rid itself of a troubled secret. Slowly one of the petals twisted, then turned completely titer. On its back I saw the characters “Evelyn Anderson.” Fascinated I read my old schoolmate's fate, as it appeared, lint by line, on the fresh pink background. Alas, the frailty of man's judgment! Your comedy idol did not become Mrs. Seal—nor did sin ever intend to, even in high school days when you considered her interest serious. Prim and precise, she forces the A H C's upon unwilling primary pupils at Cadmus, latch day the traveler may hear her order lunch at the ‘Hucket of Hove' Inn: ‘Some green tea, very weak, please’.” The petal twisted, and wilted, and dropped to earth. Another soft sound from the turning of a petal: Again witness the fallibility of human judgment! Your six-foot class bluffer did not take Harvard's high honors in English as you expected. Jakey is efficiency expert for the ‘Get-Rich-Quick Texas Oil Co.' His services are highly remunerative since In- is

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Then with pale faces and wobbling knees Did each budding Freside pour forth his wisdom, Even so (lie mighty Senior and flighty Junior; With resolution and great assurance, spake Our worthy Evelyn Anderson. Again the voice was Heard, which said: “ 'Tis fair Evelyn, ('lass of ’22, Who deserves this praise and honor.” Even a Juniors, with wondrous thirst and hunger We flocked to the pastures of knowledge. Then did the children of Anderson, And the children of lloldren, Hansom. Ilosea and Jacobson cast their several arms Around each other's coat tails, and plunged Madly into plans for the unparalleled “Prom.” And ht! Such beauty and grandeur was seen As had never been seen before. Then were the rose and silver blended In heavenly harmony. And it came to pass that the brilliant Ilosea Departed. Sorely afflicted we complained. Prophetic voice was then beard saying: Von invincible (’lass of '22, hark ye, and be comforled For 1 shall send one of shining talent, (’ommeree, the all-wise, the all-sufficient; His boundless store of knowledge Shall he contribute to your good ('lass.' Now has come the longed for Senior year, in w hich We do naught but look ultra wise, And sit in the much coveted back seats. Our underclassmen, forsooth, are now Even diligent understudies; and with bland. With unctions tone, they crave our notice. E’en the worthy and exalted Faculty bow down Before us! And now comes the End. Behold the day of Baccalaureate draws nigh! Forthwith shall we step out as learned ones. We bid farewell to unsophisticated Frosh, To the snickering Soph, even to the Juniors, who would be wise. All these Will weep and wail and be cast in grief When we depart from this place of learning. Lured thence by the world’s given pastures. —LORETTA CHASSE, ’22.

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The passing of the second very adept at watering stock.” petal. Line by line appeared the third fortune: “Evelyn Ransom has evolved remarkably from her modest, hashful manner. She is now Congresswoman from Montana, and is taking a very prominent part in the agitation of the question: ‘Why flying fisheries should 1m- established through the state.’” The passing of the third petal. “Clifford Commeree on the fourth petal: “Your class philosopher and logician shall never have his name writ in water; rather it he in milk and water. On a little dry-land farm near Cut Hank, he wrests his meager sustenance from the unwilling soil. Matrimony caused his downfall. He now has a home of his own where he fights in peace.” The fourth petal. The pastel beauty of the fifth petal gave up its secret : “Although your Marie suffered from fluttering of the heart, her case was never serious. She has become an actress, outclassing the inimitable Mary Hickford, as well as out-vamping Theda Bara.” This occult secret divulged, the fifth petal dropped to the ground. The sixth petal,—delineated here was the fate of Loretta Clmsse: “Completely realized are her ambitions. Her training at the aeronautical school finished, she has become conductor of a flying car and spends her time soaring through the clouds and skimming through ether. Though still short, her basketball practice in the old High gave her great strength and ability for assisting the passengers in and out.” With a sigh of the south wind fell the sixth petal, and t he miracle was ended. —CLIFFORD COMMEREE, ’22. £ nttnrB (’i.ass Flower—American Beauty Rose. Class Motto The Door to Success is Labeled Hush. Class Colors—Old Hose and Silver.