Ellensburg High School - Klahiam Yearbook (Ellensburg, WA)

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J UST as the crepe-hangers were clearing their throats for the funeral dirge, the United States kicked up its collective heels and demonstrated that it is stronger than any depression. Because of its peculiar nature a reliable barometer of general conditions, the Circus indicated last year that America was com- ing out of the depression. The general prosperity of an insti- tution virtually unchanged in 150 years shows that the New Deal has brought sunshine after darkness. With it came new ideas and benefits to education. We have been among the first to receive those benefits, and the past year has been stirring history for school and country. The Circus is synonymous with America, and as we have dealt with it in our theme, the 1934 Klahiam has perpetuated in a small way, the history of a group of typical Americans, the Associated Students of the Ellensburg High School. Of course, the parade is not to be missed, and Jimmy and his dog are to be seen right in the thick of it.

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,XL es 5 E . 3 S .3 W HEN we're young, it's play that we indulge in, and when we're a little older-it's recreation. Play is necessary to the well-rounded, complete growth of the child, developing self- expression, self-confidence, cooperation, loyalty, democracy, and health. ln later years, recreation is often the balance-wheel, keeping one in good health, good spirits, and alert-minded. So it is that we dedicate the 1934 Klahiam to Play and Recreation, and adopt the Circus as our theme. For the Circus, appealing to children of all ages, calls forth a demonstration of abandon, carefree enjoyment, self-forgetfulness, make-believe, good humor, and good nature. Combined with the hustle and bustle of the Circus is the friendship and good will of united enjoyment. For a few hours, under the influence of the Big Top, we are all children againg and then we go back to work once more, better for having seen the Circus. Down at the railroad yards, the Big Show is almost unloaded, while on the lot Jimmy watches, with fascinated eyes, the pitch- ing of the huge tents.

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THE Circus is a marvel of efficiency as a result of cooperation. Rain or shine, the show must go on, each day playing in a new pitch. Every member of the show's personnel has his job to do and he does it with a minimum of fuss. And so the tent city springs up like a mushroom to the amazement of the bystander. ln this rapidly changing world, also, cooperation is becoming the keynote--cooperation of city, county, state, and nation in bringing about better times, cooperation in the New Deal in education with teacher-dictatorship giving way to a new spirit of assistance between pupil and instructor in getting the most out of education. And here is Jimmy with his dog attempting to see the show without the usual formalities of admission, but alas! he is caught by a watchful guard. One or two smart raps from the guard's stick persuades Jimmy that he has made a little mistake, and he backs hastily from the aggressive weapon.