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

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++++++ ' +++++++ ++++++++++ +++++f++++++++++++YYY THE SENIOR PLAY, ADAM AND EVA AM ll cniiiwly, Aclznn :incl ltfvzlf' tht- play prcscntcil hy thc .lzintiitry vlziss nf WIS un t ictulmer 38th, was tint- nf thc liest plays 1-ver prcscntctl :it Wt-st lligh. L'nrlcr the rmtipctctit ilii'ct'tinn of Xliss lit-t't'ct', thc cast, which in- clntlt-tl thret- memhers front lower classes. pci'fm'1iicrl vxccptiiiiizilly wcll. 'l'hc play is :i stnry nf :in t'XlI'ZlYZlgZlIll fznnily. thc fztthcr nt' which flv- citlwl tw tzilcc 21 vziczitinn trip tn Sunth ,Xtm-rivzn, llc lt-ft Nlr, Smith, his hnsint-ss nizinzigcr, in uliztrge nt' his fznnily. ln nrclcr tu mziltc his clizirgcs nitirc zipinvcizttivc, Ailzini Smith pmteiitlvrl that thc hnsint-ss nf Mr. King was rninctl :intl ftimcrl tht- family tu iiinve tint nn the f:1rm,whcrt' they ctvnltl L-zirn their salt , Nlr. King, ttpnn his rt-turn fuunil his zit'istwcr:ttim' family raising cliiflacns. Aftcr mnch ilncstinning, Aclzim Smith uiiifcssc-tl thzil thif whnlc story uf thc' ruin was zt fzllw. 'lirtie tn fnrin, Amlzttn :intl lfvzi wt-rc loft liztppy in each tmtlit-r's :irms :ts the cnrtziin clusccl. XX-rlc Xtniitnii in thc rulc of Mr. King 1wm'ti':1yt-rl this cltzn'ztt'ti-t' with Il nzttnrztlncss that wus nnthing shnrt uf rcmzirlazthlc. L'nclc lltwzirc, pm! trztyc-tl hy Klzinlcy l'lnppe. wits ll t-mm-ily in himst-lf. Kzitliryn lizintlzill :ts lfwi. thc chztrming ynnng rlzitighter nf Klr. King. zitttiictccl that zlttilit-lift' :is well :is twin zirilcnt stiiturs, llr, llclcmzttt-r :incl lmral Aiitlrcw. lllzinclit' Nlt'lsCL'X'L't' plztycfl thc part of thc clclcr tlflllgfllili' -lttlici' cxccptiimztlly wcll. tit-rzilcl Klctlcrcl :ts L'lititnii zulilecl :1 grcztt clczil tn thc stivrcss nl' tht- play. 'lihc vztst inchtm I 2 V lul U A Y. ' Klr. lxmg .,.,,,,,, ,. . YN crlc XX nuttin lam Ising, . ..... xzitln-yn lxzinclnll ,-Xnnt ,Xlilit-5' lint-ltt-r. Y, ,,.,,,,,,,, , ,,,,, .. ,t,.... lrm:i Yun .'Xl'SllZllL' Lfnvlv llnrzice, ,,.. ,,,, N lzinlcy llnppc Cnrintliizi. thc mziitl, l':inlinc XXI-st ,Xtlgnn Smith ,,,,,,, ,,,,,, S ttintnn Smith Nlrs. lJc'lYitt ,,,,, lllzniclic Nlclst-t'x'c1' Xlr, Clintnn lJcXX'itt ,,,,. ,,,,,,.....,, ,,,,,,,,. , ,,,,,, ,,...,,, , , , . ticrzilfl Nli'llci'1l llr, .lack llelt-tnzttt-r ,tt,,,, .,,,, l lzirnlil lit-iiiptnii l,tirtl ,Xnrlrvw liurclmi,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,t , , ..,,,, ,, ,,,,, , ,lfw1'vtt Utllrvn ++4+++' 4+ 4+++++++++++++++++++5++++4+4 ++++++++++04++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TIt'.'::!,x' Iirrri'

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To Irma Talbott, Blanche McKeever bequeaths her ambitions to play the role of Ophelia. Stanton Smith leaves his ability to argue with the faculty to Dauris Rogers. Chester Howell bequeaths his ability to write liquid lyrics to XYilfred Stone in case he, too, should love a Mary, Doris Stewart leaves her scientific mind to Phillip Middlesworth. Dick Bruce and Milton Moore bequeath their athletic fame to Harold XValker and Manley Hoppe. Anne Bennison leaves her ability to establish Roosevelt friendships to Carol Anderson. Virginia Osburn and Minerva VVoodard bequeath their literary style to Mildred Hamm and Madeline Larson. Homer King leaves his shyness to Lincoln Coate. Milton Blanc bequeaths his power of mastication to Stanley Wieiser, hoping that he, too, may keep it under control. Spencer Hagen and Verle VVooton bequeath their ability to fascinate the weaker sex to Ray Fisher and VVill Rutherford. Kathryn Randall leaves her capacity for work to Catherine Torey. Gerald Metferd leaves his treasured hat to Harold Breed in the hope that it will receive the proper rejuvenation. Pauline XVest leaves her habit of arriving at school -before eight o'clock to Catherine Kensinger. Byron Hollis bequeaths his ineligibility record to anyone who can sur- pass it. Lastly, we make, constitute, and appoint Russell Fisher of XYest High to be executor of this, our last will and testament, the making of which was witnessed by us whosenames are underwritten : AL SMITH, CHARLES PADDOCK,,llHOMAS EDISON. RICHARD DIX, CLASS DAY The last Senior Class Day was held Tuesday, January the 24th, at two o'clock. The program opened with the address by the president of the class, Milton Blanc. At the conclusion of his address the class poem, Written by Florence Thompson, was given. Kathryn Randall, and Blanche McKeever, two talented violinists, gave a violin duet. The class will, which was declared to be the last will and testimony of the class of 1928, was read by Doris Stewart. XN'e then turned back to the serious part of the program and listened to the class oration on The NYorld VVar. Peace and the League of Na- tions, by Homer King. The surprise part of the program was then presented, a brief history of XYest High. Stanton Smith proved to be a very interesting and accurate historian. He gave a number of very interesting incidents in the History of VVest High. The various members of the class illustrated the hrst formal party held at Wlest High, the moving of West High from the old building downtown to the building on the corner of Fifteenth and Center, and the combining of the Junior and Senior schools. Mr. Smith presented the Honoraria after which the class song, which was composed by Blanche McKeever, was sung by the entire class as they left the auditorium. Q++++++4 Twenty-two

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++4+++ ++++ V++4+ M11 Hulrcrt T. Stvcpcr, under whose splendid Sl11JC1'ViSiHl1 and lcamlcrshlp thc D1'CCCdillg group of seniors has rcccwul its IIXSYTIICUUII and tralnmg ++++++ +44-Q-+++++ ++++++ ++++9+ Tfvvu ry-four