George Washington High School - Monument Yearbook (Cedar Rapids, IA)

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To the Class of '22: Greetings! By the light of the pale yellow Persian moon we have observed the stars in the heavens, comparing, ever comparing, their potent messages with the fateful horoscopes transmitted to us-aye, the horoscopes of your illustrious class. We have calculated all phases and positions of the entire astral systemg we have formu- lated and tabulated these calculations. Oh! noble youths and maidens of the renowned Class of '22, we, three mighty prophets, now forecast the future of your class! The stars have told us, the stars that gleam so brightly in the heavens have shown us what is to be, and herewith, most celebrated and distinguished class, herewith receive the fate which is to be yours in the year of Our Lord 1932: Clearly, oh so clearly, out of the skies we have read it: Charles Boegal is the inventor of a wondrous wireless, assisted by George Keppel. Behold! They are talking to Mars. joseph Rozen is a famous surgeon, with his assisting nurses madly infatuated with him. joseph, 'tis rumored, always had a way with the fair ones! David McCosh-john T. McCutcheon! What connection have these names with one another? Can it be that David is to succeed john T. as America's fore- most cartoonist? 'Tis even so! Dorothy Cummins-how great her fame !-is the most wonderful woman de- signer in the world, having applied her artistic ability to setting the fashions in women's dresses. Even Paris goes wild over her creations. Ted Beck-Ralph E. Turner! These two names, associated by the unmistak- able relationship of their horoscopes, are the joint authors of a tremendous set of books on Social Science, which will revolutionize the social theories of the world. This work has brought forth in the Review of Reviews a scathing criticism written by Miss Witwer. Other writers of note include: Mary Holt, leading woman novelist, who has taken the position formerly occupied by Mrs. Rinehart, Edward Werkman, who is

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exams given last year in English and Mathg and we even got Gladys Drew into last year's Senior Play. There is one thing for which we can be blamed, and we regret it-the abolish- ing of the girls' societies, Kappa and Phi Epsilon, so long a part of this school. Every girl in our class being clever and likable enough to belong to these societies, and their membership being limited, the only possible thing was to disband. We suggest that they re-organize after the graduation of the present Senior Class. Of course our,' junior Banquet was the high light of our undergraduate career. The program, which included the Mikado with a cast of High School song-birds and a speech by our all-round athlete, Don Hines, who proved to be a real elocutioner, was highly entertaining. The decorations Qall put up by handj, the green and white ice-cream, the music, that slippery floor-are things for other classes to dream of, but never to equal. CHAPTER IV. As seniors, we have had the double distinction of being the first class in thirty- six years to graduate from C. R. l-l. S. without Miss Abbott's guiding hand, and of being the Hrstrclass of seniors in Cedar Rapids for Mr. Turpin to introduce to the world. We have tried to be worthy of both of them. Our boys have continued to make good in athletics, as they have always done. The senior girls are almost di- rectly responsible for the interest being aroused in girls' athletics, for Ero pre- sented the loving cup won by A. S. A. in the recent Captain-Ball Tournament. Of course the only reason Ero didn't keep the cup was that the society doesn't like to appear selfish. ln literary lines, The Pulse, edited by a senior, with a staff composed largely of seniors, won first place among lowa high school magazines. fEor general contentsj. Now that our career as students in old C. R. H. S. has ended, we have be- queathed to those who come after us this brief story of our broad experiences, with the challenge to improve upon them and profit by them. We have left, as the last of our worthy accomplishments this, our one best seller -the Senior Annual of the Class of '22. S we Kerr Al1e.a.cl or Our- 'S'tu'c:li'e.5 T - ' as ' 'r .H r gifs, J - '5' 5 -gl -Q- ff., r JN, fag 4 ' -.1 J'

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ff X f 1 xx My 1 X ff A the editor of the Century magazine: Donald Paul, who is the joke editor of the Whig Bang , Evelyn Zerzanek and Ruth Cunningham, authors of a book on Social Science rivaling that of Beck and Turner, Agnes Balcar, publisher of poems that move strong men to tears-and sometimes drive them to suicide, Barbara Warren, Kathryn Gibson, and Loretta Harms, scenario writers for a large moving picture concern, and Katherine Holden, writer of short mystery stories. Cliather- ine always was a mysterious girl lj. Hunter Niles, a lover of dogs, even in his high school days, is now the proud proprietor of a Hot Dawg stand in Coney Island. He has secured Leonidas Baken and Ivan Maier to run the stand. The stage, too, claims its own,- and the movies seize in their grasping claws some of the wonderful talent of the former Class of '2?.. Alfred the Great, prop- erly named Danziger, occupies the place once held by Charlie Chaplin in the hearts of American youths. His feet have made him famous is the slogan used by his press agent. Horace Butterheld plays Shakesperian roles with a hnesse that would put E. H. Sothern to shame. Playing opposite him is Mary Louise Hickok, whose experience received in Miss Chapin's Dramatic Art classes now proves invaluable. Harry Hoyt and justin Hood are on the vaudeville stage, starring in a little sketch entitled Although our eyes are green, we ain't no seaweed! This act is the rage of the Orpheum Circuit. The two Filipino boys, juanita Mina and julio Lorenzana, are both great in fame-the former as the greatest statesman on the island, and the latter as presi- dent of the Philippine Republic, formed as a result of the Alpha Rho's victory in the '22 debate upon this question. Cecil Miller and Howard Grau, friends as always, as the contented owners of a large department store, are engaged in quarrels morning, noon, and night Cbotb are in love with the same girlj. Now the stars grow dim, the horoscopes become hazy 3 night fades, and the first red pencil-line of light appears in the heavens. Dawn bursts brightly forth in the once dim east, we cease our speculations and our telescopes become idle. Re- ceive, oh ye of the Class of '22, XG. our weighty portents, and learn fs X525 wisdom therefrom. Z' -x W0 'N fg-YJ? Yours, with salaams, l S3 'K 9 Qs N Yefthree ancient Prophets 0 Mohamet, L- ' ABDUL KHAMIR. g X OMEN Gi-IAM. ' ISKAR LLAMED.