East High School - Quill Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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old but IEII able xx ork avoldex as to fexqn a weak heart or some other myury or lllness xxhlch renders the p art1c1p ant ancapable Throuqh these IIILIIIIOLIS maladacs some unenerqetac souls man aqe to evade toll by the craft of thear hoax Throuqh the extensave study I have con ducted I conclude that proletaraanasm should be abohshed Bora HAMBORC exammmq the paper carefully I xx as able to hazard a quess as to the sex of the person xxho xxrote the paper xxlthout knoxxmq the n ame be fore hand I decxded that the rather larqe easy motaon xxould be the boys handxx r1t1nq and the small damtx type vxould be the qarls hand xxrrtmq It xxasn t lonq hoxx ever before I dascox ered that there were nearly as many qarls xxho xx rote p ywawmiwa- QB? You pw 'rip ,paw bcantall atmq sparklmq lovely you Garl of the hour xxath eyes of blue Heads all turn at your qtrl lake qrace As you descend ln xour qoxxn of lace M X Enchantmq excatmq CXQLIISIIC vou Q af IIhe xx om an for ham an th at qoxxn of blue Your eyes seelx the room for has head so falr M 'J F You NIIIIIL xxhen you set ham xxnth qlanee debon tu Oh qul of today rn ax xou ncxer fade And m a 1 you rem a1n as xou ue today Iovely tnchtntlnq excatlnq and qay ISIXIQIVXRX WIIIINIBR On Chlrography Exerybody has a dlfferent style of hand xx rltlng Thas became apparent to me one day xx hen I xxas asslqned the task of correctang a fexx hundred spellanq papers I never before had reall ed that there xx ere so many mdlyadual xx ays of xxratmq the same xx ord not to mentaon the errors an spelllng The saze ofthe letters r anqed from a xxhole space or more hagh to so small that at xx as al most lmpossable to read the xx ords xx lthout the ard of 1 maqnlfymq qlass The slant too I notlced x araed as qreatlx as dad the SIZC of the letters These slants ancluded exerythmq from the orthodox Palmer slant to an almost flat un orthodox backhand slant xx hlch I must say xx as the hardest xxratmq to read that I came across IU all the papers that I corrected I fanashed checkxnq the papers and then for the sake of curaoslty I xx ent over them aqaln trymq to quess by thear style of handxxratmq vxhether they xx ere xx rltten by a boy or a qarl By cox ermq the name xx 1th mv hand and then xx 1th a large easx motlon as there xxere boys In the cases of the sm all da1nty type at xxas number of boys Cjllllfx of 1I'1dUlqll 1q 1n such an eflemanate style Becommq bored and not xxlshlnq to qo any further lnto the study of handxx r1t1nq I turned the papers ox er to the teacher but not before commq to the COIlK.lllS10I'1 that a rather small underslzecl nutshell xx ould be QLIITICIQTIY to con ta1n all I knexx about the subpect of chlroqraphv Bu IY O Buns Drlvel Un xx angs of sllx er sxx1ftness Ideas flexx from me When I needed them Wath the speed of laqht from stars My monex melts axx ay When I xxant It I 1lxe the blankne ss of a clean blaelxboard My mmd IQ When I am called on On xx mgs of s1lxe1 sxxaftness Pumshment shall come For calllnq thas draxel A poem Axorxlx xaous . ' Ia ' ' 1 I '. I ' ' I I . I I ' If-I I c I I I I s I I I . . .I . I ,T E ' ' i ' 1 . r 'I VI K 2 - 2 ' I r r I 5' - 1 .V ..' S C - Y - - l , Ic I . ' 1 I r I ' -' . 1. c I I t .I I I .,........,. I . I I I I 2 I A .. ' I C, . IxtIl IQIII I xv R . . 5 I 5, . ' W xxj x fi 2 ' -' , x 4 x 'a s U J . . M xx ,y ' V V .,f ' . . - , - , . I q lah ,L , ' ' af I ' 1. 'I A , .I .' 1 . . QV- . I R I V V . ' ' f V , I . 1 u . . Q I ,I ,I I . c . c , I' I x V X Lax! I Q 'I E T ' aI'. 'I in r I 1 s V 1 . But may you qroxx' loylier as the ancient jade: true that there WUC OUIYVH C0mPiU'i1fiVflY Small aj LI .S ' Q ' e . . 1 1 - fI - - 'I I J f , I' I 2 I t , ' I I I t , ff K c . I I ,-V . A, 'QV I . I I . 'I IIS I . . I , ,-V,-V.....,-..-.,.. c . I c . O XI I , I I - - .. I I I I , IL Q I ,T1,14,1a,T4,l1,T1 Y - vc -1 is It in I I I 1 c . 0 V .Z K V k I . . . V S ,.' ' hc V ' ' . . V' ' V V' -s . I .I i K c I I I . . c I In ' - ' B ' C V V' A ' ex' 5 't V e., , I I, kt vii . 'Q L. K L I' I 5 5 v . 4 , I I I I , , ' ' .I' I-. z C ' . . s C C C ,' 2 e . 2 . ' I' 3 .2 'is , - - , I I t , , L , r K I. c I . I I I K e .. 2 I a - I -II I V I I . I I I v ' 1 Y . . 4 T I I I II c KI . I I I I II V - .I II I.

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What lsn't Done in the uill Room lt cant be done lt can can t e c What can be done? Well lt s thls xxay You take a y1rdst1ck and balance four books on the end of lt 1nd then p1Ck It up Vlth the other end Wh1le txxo of the d1gn1hed l7l sen1ors under the supervusnon of another argue It out 1n one corner let s t1ke 1 look around the rest of the pl1ce From ex eryxx here comes the sound of talk 1ng Glfllgh glggles bass roars boy1sh hoxxls an m1xed 1n xx1th It 111 the clattermg of four or hve typexxr1ters the pract1c1ng of the band and Mr Strlttons orders to the adV6I'f1S1I1g staff Oh yes xxe do get some xxork done Over here 19 1 boy do1nq tr1gonometry over there a qlfl Ol txxo d0lnq sl1orth1nd and lo' and behold' one of our hardy students for amusement do1ng 1 Re iders D1gest test Suddenly there are the sounds of frenz1ed xx 11ls and the te 1r1ng of ha1r Why doesnt somebody get some q11otat1ons for the sen1or n 1mes7 Why doesn t somebody hand 1n a p16C6 of xx r1t1ng fox the l1terary sect1on7 Hoxx much hu the sports sect1on got done? One art1cle Ooooh These 1re the CIIES of the edltors Somebody asks Where s I1ne7 Shes out x1s1t1ng her relat1x es th1s perlod What? Yeah Well vxhy dont xxe all? There IS 1 m1d rush for the door And th1t my ch1ldren IQ hoxx Qu1lls are made MARCARET IOIIINSON Rebirth I loxc to look xt 1 cloudless sky When the ur IS brlght md cle11 Fxery house and tree Blmk contentedly As l bllnk xx hen the sun lb hlgh l never ask the re1son vxhy But l feel that God 19 near I love to look at a soft gray sky Through a mlSf of fallmg ra1n l hnd a peace In the dr1pp1nq leaves And 1n the ra1n s soft splashmg Slqh My sp1r1t sems to find a t1e Betxx een the xx orld and a h1gher plane l loxe the beauty of the earth BQCTUSQ lt brmgs to me A yoyous thr1ll And reverence st1ll A s1mple blend of avxe and m1rth Would that xxe all could hnd reb1rth ln the be1uty xxe ill m ly see E1111x1sE111 HARVEY Work Work IS 1 physlcll or 1ntellectual effort d1rected 1t some xccomphshment T011 IS IH ev1table to exeryone though It mamfests 1tself ln d1vers1f1ed amounts It beglns w1th ones hrst toddlmg steps 1nd termmates at h1s death To many people xxork 19 a scourge vxhnch de f1les the art of loaf1ng and ann1h1lates v1luable ex er to some fevx the1r xxork IS the1r play and they manage to der1ve pleasure from the1r efforts These hovx ever are 1n the m1nor1ty and the vacat1on mad lads preva1l Work d1v1des 1tself 1nto txxo class1F1cat1ons namely phys1cal labor and mental angulsh As one advances 1n h1s llfe work l1ttle pleasantrles creep 1n Gorgeous secretar1es pet1te blondes and brunets become ava1lable for the sum of txx enty hve dollars a xxeek ln the upper stratum of the bus1ness xxorld ofhce hours d1m1n1sh xx1th 1maz1nq rap1d1ty A modern tycoon 1rr1ves 1 'ill1Xl'I'lOL1S ofhce xt 1pprox1 mately n1ne a m IS greeted by a corps of subordlnates and proceeds to go 1nto conference and neglect the 1ff11rs of the company corpor at1on or xxhatnot unt1l approumatelx 12 o clock noon A luncheon engagement xxlth some exe cut1xe acquamtance and an afternoon of golf complete h1s tedlous d1y Many 1ngen1ous dex1ces serv1ng the pur pose of avo1d1ng vxork have been pract1ced An ,, . 2 Q . Z .l 2 c 'Z . 14 V, - -v JY K' i , , .. I . v ,.. O V It . , 1 ., etc.. - 1- , .. . Y . . p - i ' , , , K , , , , L . A , Q- - I I ' s L' s O . I . s Y V . , , , , . l , ' -. l . . c. . D ' , ' C 1 m fi - . , Q f 2 ' . .,......... -L -----,QV 4 .. c ' 2 2 . 1 'W - '-' . I.. I' . ' l p-4,vr,i,Tf,T1,T1 1 1 e ' z X . c . E . . ' , . . l c f . ,-.11 ' f 'L 1 ' - , . C H - l ' . , hours xvhlch could be spent at lensure. How- ' ' -. K 7 x v ' r ' ' z . . 1 . . - - I ' . V Q - . 7 ' . h U . . z : . . . . .. . . , ., A . Y ' v 1 f ' V - ' 1 ' K 1 . . s s 1 . - . . 1 ' 'c .1 2 Z K . ' - ' . A 1 1 ' . Y v . 1 . . A v ' ' ' 7 ' . 14. - ' 1 ' f V r' 1 ' ' 1 . c L 1. . . . c c . - C- HL N O ' , Q . . 1 ' 1. . 4 Al 1 vv Al 1 f ' w - L Z. ., . c . c L c ' ' Q v.', , ' , V . , 1- 11 n ' V ' ,' , ,, .. ',, y Y V- . ,' - . , ' . ' 1 1 ' 1 I V D f C . Q . I I , , f r I . C , , L Y . . V. . , 11' 1 f . 1 ' .

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Personallty ln Handshakes My first estlmate of people I meet comes from the handshake I have met many people and can usually judge fanrly accurately the1r personalxtv Fxrst I take the xx 1shy vxashv hand shake One nlqht I came home to fmd my sxster entertammg a young gentleman She ln troduced hmm to me I mumbled somethmg about bemq pleased to meet h1m vxhxch I wasnt and stuck out mv hand True to mv expectatlons It X fi ff6A xxas llke grabbmg a rubber glove full of glue I let go hastlly fearmg that I mlght permanently mjure l'11m lVIy psycho analysls xxas correct I never savx hmm aqam I rarely meet such people much to mv s1t1sfact1on Next comes the handshake that I never remember Nlany tlmes I meet people Whom mv folks brmg home I can t recollect anyth1ng about these handshakes except that they are nexther flabby nor extra flrm Th1s descrlptxon 15 only the general rule and has many exceptxons People vxho glve me such hand shakes pass out of mv sxx eet llfe at once and on the next meetmg I hixe to be mtroduced all oxer 'igsm These mtroductxons are the same as the prevxous ones and I aqam lose track of the glxer Last but not least comes the firm hand shake Th s may be dlx lded 1nto tvxo categorles thwt of the crusher and the smcere one My chief dlsllke among handshakers IS the brute xx ho upon meetmg me smacks me on the shoul der 'md proceeds to change mv hand from a furlv useful organ to a mangled plece of meat x hlch feels as thouqh 1t vxlll nexer serve the xarxous purposes for xx hlch I mtend to use lt After th1s felloxx comes the popular and smcere handshake I am surprlsed to note that 1 good de al of xxomen have th1s handshake The onlv h mdshske vxhlch I seem to remember fax or'1blv IS the one glx en to me by the prmclpal of the school I used to attend I hadnt seen her for qulte 1xxh1le and vxas glad to meet her I xxas sxttmg m the back of the room vxhen she came m I stood up hardly knovxlng vxhat to do xxhether to smxle stlck out my hand or both She ansvxered my QUQQIIOU promptly by glvlnq me the most frlendly and smcere handshake that I had exer or slnce felt We had a very enyoyable talk and I xx ent avxav feelmg 1 glovx after such a frlendly encounter IOIIN RAIS'lON Entertalnment A La KldS Wxth a rush of fly1ng hoofs a hearty I'Ie1gh ho Sllver the Lone Ringer rldes agam And to the tune of the overture of Wlllxam Tell there IS a concerted dash for the radlo Up the basement stalrs three at a tlme comes the fxfteen vear old XRl'llZZlHg through the house bargmg through doors and 1nto tables closely folloxxed by a small bt of poochdom comes the lanky eleven year old and jumpmg onto the lumpy hassock IH front of the radlo the llttle glrl of the famxly There are of course the mevrtable nelghbor chxldren One or tvxo more do not make an appreclable dxfference One does not care greatly after all lts better than Llttle Orphan Annle the brat ex traordmary After a steadv dlet of that par tlcular nulsance last wxnter Tonto and the Masked Man and the nlce bad bandlts are And lt does keep the dear dear chlldren quiet And vou do knovx that lf lts Monday Wednesday or Frldav and 6 30 they re by a radlo The xxonder of It 19 they remember nexer to forget the Lone Ranger but 1f one should gxxe them more than three artlcles to get at the store thev re bound to forget some I suppose you cant expect the1r memor1es to functxon all the tlme Strange Isnt 1t7 It 1snt only the Lone Ringer not bv all means There IS the Green I-Iornet to the tune of the Flxght of the Bumblebee and really xx orthxx hlle mcxdental musmc Even 1f one dldn t knoxx that the I-Iornet and Lone Ranger vsere bv the same tvxo collaborwtors you could guess Theres the same theme A masked man does good but often gets blamed for ev1l the txxo fa1thful servants Kato for the Hornet and Tonto for the Mwsked Msn then both rlde avxay before the grateful benefxteers can render thanks The Hornets speclalty IS smashmg rackets He 'md Nevx York s D1str1ct Attorney Devx ey should get together The party should be mutually beneflclal On Saturday 'afternoon 1ts the movnes Theres a feature a vxestern an hour of . . l . . c In I ' 1 3 I , . . 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