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

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 Seventeen, a riotous four-act comedy, was presented by the Senior class of '38 on December third. This drama was taken from Booth Tarkinqton's famous novel of the same name. James Bell in the role of William Sylvanus Baxter, discovered that love can produce come very discomforting situations for a youth of seventeen. As Jane, Willie's talkative little sister, Doris Hatch, proved a very realistic and troublesome twelve-year-old. As parents of Willie and Jane, Gerald Berger and Roslyn Norman found that the ridiculous antics of their son provided more than one difficulty. The part of Lola Pratt was enacted by Philippa Landry, who proved thoroughly adept in the art of baby talk. As Lola's hostess, May Parcher (Bernita Sodergren) found that her guest's attraction for the swains of the town created a family, (or shall we say a neighborhood) problem of some magnitude. Comedy was supplied by Genesis (Frantz Cox), the negro servant, and Mr. Parcher (Clinton Harvey), May's distraught father. Joe Bullitt (Merlin Fisk) and Johnny Watson (Jack Alger) revealed themselves as dangerous rivals arid fair-weather friends to the long-suffering Willie. Burl Cobb, as the rich and spoiled George Crooper, proved himself a villain worthy of the name. Le Roy Rush, Natalie Morrow, and Joan Minette in the roles of Wallie Banks, Mary Brooks, and Ethel Boke, respectively, completed the cast as friends of May Parcher and Willie Baxter. The best performance of the evening, however, was that of the one and only canine actress, Flopit Edwards. Much of the success of this play was due to the capable direction of Mr. Horsley. Also aiding in the production of the play were Joan Rigney as property manager and prompter, LeRoy Rush as stage manager, and Merlin Fisk as electrician. Dear Diary: I had the most thrilling adventure today. This morning I decided to attend the lecture at which the new Omnivision machine was to be demonstrated. Imagine my surprise to discover, upon my arrival, that the lecturer was none other than Jim Bell, who has. apparently, lost none of his old gift of gab. After the lecture I went back to discuss old timed with Jim and he kindly offered to show me the remarkable possibilities of his machine. He claimed that by simply concentrating on certain persons this wonderful machine could find them and thus ascertain their present activities. Being somewhat dubious i' suggested that we look in on our former classmates. We decided first to locate our class president of ‘38, Frank Denney. No, Frank was tiot operating the Orpheum Theater; he had risen in the world and was now one of Hollywood's greatest producers having bought out Selznick's interests. Frank, always a man of action, had just completed casting the long awaited Gone With the Wind, with the role of Rhett Butler being played by Merlin Fish, conceded to be the greatest feminine heartthrob since Gable or Taylor. Personally, we never thought Merlin the Rhett type, but Hollywood is a place of queer ideas. In a crowded cafeteria of a large mid-western city was Clinton Harvey, the perfect example of the nation's small business man. He had his paper open to the sports page where he was evidently reading an article by America's Greatest Football Coach, Buzz Lutz. We observed that the title of the article was I-ove Making as Applied to Football Tactics. George Grout, who headed the list of the year's best dressed men, is still a confirmed bachelor and a Manhattan man-about-town. Gerald Berger, on the other hand, is practicing dry-farming on his ranch several miles north of Cut Bank. We also found in the city of Cut Bank. Helen Meade and Dick Kindle. Helen is a respected matron of the community while Dick has succeeded his father as janitor at the grade school and is a great favorite with the kiddies. Philippa Landry is successfully managing The Elite Finishing School at Ann Arbor. Imagine our surprise to find that No. 2867 of The Rock is none other than Johnny Anderson. Johnny, we hear, is in for bigamy. Florine Stewart has gone over to the enemy and is directing the Pet Squad at Shelby. Mary Louise Murphy is busily employed writing an advice to the lovelorn column entitled. Ask Aunt Lucy. Jim Money, havina finally won the fair lady's hand, is settled comfortably with Mary Jane Sullivan at his dude ranch in the Park. Claire Denney is establishing residence in Reno in preparation for her fifth divorce. As we looked in she was telling newsmen (for the fifth time), He just didn’t understand me. r i71

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We, the Senior Class of '38, of the City of Cut Bank, County of Glacier, State of Montana, being of supposedly sound mind and memory, do hereby declare and publish this, our last will and testament. ARTICLE T: To the class of '39 we leave our most valued possessions, our honored position in C. B. H. S. and our infinite and undisputed wisdom. ARTICLE II: To the faculty we leave our sincere affection and our gratitude for their expert guidance and abundant patience during our high school years. ARTICLE III: We bequeath individually and separately the following possessions: Philippa Landry bequeaths her neat appearance to Pearl Thompson. Buzz Lutz wills his athletic prowess to Leighton Small. Doug MacCarter wills his way with the women to Jack Peoples. Joan Minette wills her knowledge of coquetry to Anne Watson. Roslyn Norman wills her mathematical mind to Carlyle Webb with the hope that Mr. Keyes appreciates her sacrifice. June Oliver leaves her many ardent admirers to Margaret Kiesser. Bill Reiland leaves his ability to skip classes to Bob Stack. Roy Rush bequeaths his ability to blush to Maxine Trenholm with the gontle reminder that blushing is the color of virtue. Bernita Sodergren gladly leaves her freckles to Buster Ruetten. Jack Lawrence leaves his love for the great open spaces to Mary Zahenaiko. Ruth Stack leaves her musical ability to Frank McAdam. Florine Stewart and Mary Louise Murphy, speed demons of typing, leave this title to Art Teterude and Allert Berger. Jim Bell surrenders his tenor voice to Jimmy Murphy. Two volumes are better than one. Gerald Berger bequeaths his speaking ability to the basketball boy most in need of it next year. Burl Cobb bestows his hearty laugh on Demorise Allen with the request that it is to be used on all occasions. Frank Denny bequeaths his dancing ability to George Brown. Merlin Fisk wills his curly hair to Wayne Wilcox. George Grout wills to the faculty the information that he wasn't the dunce that they thought him. Claire Denney generously leaves her red curly hair to Barbara Small. Bud Momberg leaves his surplus slang to Lois Judson. Leone Wheeler leaves to Syvilla Gore, her serious outlook on life. Helen Meade wills her outside interests to Margaret Baker. Clinton Harvey wills his gift of entertaining his Shorthand neighbors to Jack Alger. Louis Paine bequeaths his ache to whomsoever shall desire it. Don't rush. Juniors. Susan O’Laughlin wills her sincerity to Martha Gunderson. Dorothe Judson wills her slim figure to Ethel Fuller. Natalie Morrow leaves her small stature to Ruth Brown. Marine Narducci wills her dignity to Ruth Henry with the hope that Ruth will use it to the bost advantage. Doris Hatch wills her ability to be seen and not heard to Eva Wilson. Mary Jane Sullivan surrenders her gigle to Blanche Walker. Shirley Allison leaves to Betty Linder a large supply of Midnight Oil which has never been used during her high school career. Jim Money bequeaths his football shoes to the McClanahan twins. Esther and Lorraine Jacobsen leave their sisterly affection to the Morley girls. Duffy Kittson wills his motto for success. Thou shalt not work all the time for thy head will wax gray, to John Drury. Norman Warburg wills his I. Q. to Pauline Bedord. Frantz Cox leaves his negro dialect to Alan Anderson. Don Ralston, Ray Hanson, Cliff Hartford and Benn Kapp will their collective assets to the Biology department for microscopic investigation; leaving forwarding addresses and pursuasive pleas that any findings be returned immediately to the donors. Dick Kindle wills his name of being the best dressed gent in the senior class to that sheikish young hopeful, John Krapf. Joan Rigney wills her ability to talk (often gossip) to Viola Hanell with the hope that Viola's difference, then, will make a deep impression on her teachers. In witness whereof, we place our names and seal on this our last WILL AND TESTAMENT this first day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-eight. WITNESSES: M. I. DIPSY. R. U. DOODLE. Signed: CLASS OF '38.

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(Continued) Publicized as the most photographed model in the United States is June Oliver who smiles at you from the tooth paste ads. When we found her, however, she was posing for a Wrigley ad, and looking very lifelike, incidentally. Benn Kapp has been taken off the W. P. A. rolls for temporary employment as Santa Claus in one of Chicago's leading department stores. Joan Rigney is maintaining an enviable position as Society Editor on the Cut Bank Pioneer Press. Esther and Lorraine Jacobsen are operating a home for delinquent cats in California. Duffy Kittson claims to have found the ideal occupation—a taster in a distillery. From all appearances it's a hie of a good job. Norman Warburg is still endeavoring to make out an accurate intelligence test. Doug MacCarter was giving a last minute check up to his plane, preparatory to taking off on his third attempted non-stop world flight. Marina Narducci was sunning herself on the Riviera where she has gone in pursuit of her latest conquest, the Duke of Rockbottom. Don Ralston, the crooner, was in conference with LeRoy Rush. Roy was trying to convince Don that it would be worth his while to popularize the latest Rush tune, Thundering Heartbeats. Natalie Morrow made an imposing figure as she addressed her Chemistry class at the Montana State College. Doris Hatch was having considerable difficulty over her dance at The Golden Slipper. It seems the law objected to the dance and the customers objected to the fans. Shirley Allison was aboard the Queen Mary on her way to Paris to inspect the new spring styles. Situated on the Yantze River at the American Missionary Post was Frantz Cox. Frantz has found missionary work an ideal outlet for his managing ability. We found Roslyn Norman addressing a small town Women's Club on the subject: The Care and Upbringing of the Adolescent Child. At the U. S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Bill Reiland was busy oiling the guns. It V as evidently more than Bill's fighting instincts that led him to this far corner, for we noticed many pretty native girls about. On the almost deserted Senate floor at Washington, D. C., Senator Cobb was making an impassioned plea for suffrage for youth at eighteen. Susan O'Loughlin seemed very contented with her role as governess in the Senator Cobb home. Leone Wheeler, the great horror writer, was just finishing her latest mystery, The Blue Death. Leone has woiTced herself into a state of insomnia and can sleep only with the light on and a gun under the pillow. We next turned our attention to Ruth Stack. Contrary to our expectations she is not a great prima donna. We found her in the New York Conservatoiy of Music demonstrating the principles of correct breathing to a brown-eyed little child of about five years. The parents of the child prodigy, Bernita Sodergren and Ray Hanson, waited in the outer room. Ray's new dry-cleaning invention has turned out to be a huge financial success. In Africa we found Jim Ness, one of the greatest big game hunters of our day. At the present time he is investigating the rites and customs of head-hunting tribes and has, incidentally, talked his way out of many a cannibalistic stew. Dorothe Judson, who by her expert advice has aided thousands of American women to streamline their figures, is now planning to open a branch office in London. Miss Judson's own appearance, it is said, is the best advertisement for her work. She's much the same old Dorothe. In his mountain retreat, Cliff Hartford was living close to nature in an attempt to formulate the true philosophy of life. Joan Minette was living a dignified and secluded life as Mother Superior of the Quiet Flower Convent. Having put all wordly things behind her, she yearns not at all for the days of her youth. Louis Paine has turned his liquid brown optics upon the beasts of the jungle and is today recognized as an accomplished animal trainer. Surely there was someone else we hadn't found. Oh. yes. Bud Momberg. Imagine our amazement to find Bud, a dispenser of lacteal fluid, driving a herd of goats in the residential section of Essex in an attempt to see that the people were supplied with fresh milk. • • • • Jim switched off the machine and secure in the knowledge that he had won a new convert for his latest invention, gladly broke our silence of the last hour. Thus, dear diary, draws to a close a most exciting day- And so to bed. 1181