Des Moines Technical High School - Engineer Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Harl Eslick, Pres. Gerald Hunt, Treas. Sarah Davidsonb, Sec. Lenore Mudge, Vice-Pres. Morrison Gardt, Sgt. at Arms

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SENIOR CLASS POEM Another Senior Class our school is leaving And all West High we fondly fancy grieving, The halls will miss our chatter and gay faces For strange new friends will occupy our places. A longing for those happy days now o'er Will linger in our hearts forever more: The trials, pleasures, friends whom we have met,- That vivid vision we shall not forget. Then, Alma Mater, do not mourn or sigh, The Senior Class, alert, with purpose high, Will scattered be, but ever think of you And, thinking, to your standards e'er be true. Some truths are firmly fixed and lessons learned, Some principles into our hearts are burnedg For these, enriched by happy, care-free days, We give our gratitude and heartfelt praise. Tho' strangers say, To West High bid farewell, We answer, In our hearts she'll ever dwell. LAURA MCCLARY, 'IO

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UIIII IIII ,IIIIU H Class of 10 E1 l-lll Il ll II ll Ill-l There has long existed a somewhat justified aversion to class histories. The chief accusation brought against these narratives is, that they resemble breakfast foods. That is, the nutrition offered the brain is slight in proportion to the bulk, and, they are dry. These objections have, however, been due to cause rather than effect. The objects written of have been uninteresting and it naturally follows, the accounts provoked criticism rather than approbation. Not so wit-h the class of l9l0. Every aspect of her record presents one grand panorama, a motion picture so to speak, of interesting action. From the very advent of her three hundred and fifty verdant, yet courageous members, they have always measured up to and, in many activities, surpassed the previous standards of West High. i ln the most important activity of school life, studies, our class has amply demonstrated her worth. Enola Eno is the only recognized flunker of the class. It is truthfully stated that she only received 95 in geometry once,- astoundingly humiliating, shocking, to say the least. The many forms of athletics have had the best material for the past seasons from the class wearing the numerals ' l 0. So universally is he claimed throughout the entire school, that we dislike to appear selfish in the least, but Archie Sanders, the best punter in the state, and an all-around athlete, is an honored member of our hosts. Plato Redfern, or Red the Enthusiast, is another athlete of wide repute listed among this year's seniors. In every branch of sport our boys have shown themselves true sportsmen. They have entered for the sport's sake, and for the purpose of helping establish West High supremacy. What class would not be proud to claim such debaters as Luella Clark, Scioto IVICACIOW, Robert Dodson and Harl Eslick? Last year out of six members of