Grants Pass High School - Toka Yearbook (Grants Pass, OR)

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being lost in this now familiar High School? Strange as it may seem we are the same bunch. But we gladly took upon ourselves the responsibility that all Seniors do. We were fortunate in having Mr. Wardrip as our class advisor. Juel Bestul was elected President. Mabel Hanseth, Vice-President, Gertrude Berry. Secretary. and Wallace Niles, Treasurer. I he Blue and White Clubs were organized in September. Juel Bestul was appointed captain of the White boys and Eleanor Bocock. captain of the Blue girls. Juel Bestul was also president of the Athletic Association and captain of the foot-ball team. Over one-half of the foot-ball team this year were Seniors; they were, Loren Basler, Cliffton Booth. Allen Underwood. Juel Bestul, Eldon Spalding, John Harmon and Wallace Niles. Several of our members have gone out for track and are making good records. Loren Basler, Raymond Leroy, Earl Voorhies and Arthur Cramer well represented the Seniors. In October the Seniors entertained the Junior class and faculty with a Halloween party. In December the Juniors entertained us in return at the High School. In April the Seniors held their picnic at Table Rock, this being one of the most enjoyable class gatherings of our Senior year. Several have left our ranks during these four years and others have taken their places, so we now number a class of thirty seven. We, of course, have made mistakes and have had failures and disappointments, but still success had been in our paths during these four years. Taking all into consideration, we believe our class to be the most successful class graduated from Grants Pass High. May our future be as successful as our H. S. years is the wish of each and every member of the 1917 Senior class. t J f J CLASS PROPHECY MARY YOUNGBLOOD. Grants Pass, Oregon. Miss Mary Youngblood, May 24, 1925. Mexico City. Mexico. Dear Mary: 1 wish to congratulate you on your efficient work, as head of the Red Cross Corps, in your demonstration as to what sanitation can do for a city. Today is the tenth anniversary of the class of seventeen. We were entertained at the Chateau of Countess Deschamp (formerly Valesca Truax) with the Governor of Oregon, Juel Bestul. as guest of honor. In the afternoon Paul Day arrived with his aeroplane, an invention of his own. run and lighted by wireless. with a wireless telephone at his elbow and we were invited to take a sail with him. Our first stop was at the home of Arline Morrison, where we were shown her modern kitchen where she spends many delightful hours experi-

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SENIOR HISTORY ELEANOR BOCOCK. SEPTEMBER 15, 191 3, was a great event in the lives of the Senior Class of 17. Grants Pass High School opened its doors to a class of sixty innocent Freshmen. We, as all Freshmen, were awed and amazed by the airs and manners of the upper classmen; we, of course, received our share of hazing, but in a few weeks we became familiar with High School life and settled down to work. We held our first class meeting the first week and elected Allen Underwood. President, Ira Disbrow, Vice-President, and Goldie Stinebaugh, Secretary and Treasurer, but upon her mid-year resignation. Juel Bestul was elected to fill the vacancy. Miss McLean was appointed our class advisor. After much controversy and discussion we decided on red and white for our class colors. In October the Seniors gave the High School a reception, this being the Freshmens first social function in High School. The Sophomores entertained us with a skating party at the Dreamland Rink at the beginning of the second semester, we entertained them in a like manner in March. We entered into debate enthusiastically considering the fact that we were only Freshmen. Juel Bestul and Raymond Lathrop were the debators from our class, but were defeated by the Sophomores. Charlie Gilmore. Allen Underwood, Park McCracken and Juel Bestul were on the foot-ball team and several of our men went out for track, basket-ball and base-ball. Returning to school the next fall we took up our Sophomore year with a class of 42. The officers for this year were Earl Pittenger, President, Charlie Gilmore, vice-President, and Margurite Davis, Secretary and Treasurer. The Seniors gave a reception to the High School and faculty the first semester and we united with the Juniors in giving a class party in March. During our Junior year we were the smallest class in High School, 35 members, but regardless of that we entered into school activities earnestly. We elected Hubert Wilkins, President, Douglas Pinkerton, Vice-President, and Allen Underwood, Secretary and Treasurer. I he Seniors entertained us with a Halloween party, and we entertained them in January. In December we held two meetings at different Seniors' homes, to practice our class song and yells. Juel Bestul, Douglas Pinkerton, Eldon Spalding, Allen Underwood, John Harmon, and Parke McCracken were on the foot ball team. In the class rush the Junior and Freshmen boys carried off the honors by defeating the Seniors and Sophomores. On May Day the Juniors came in with the second highest number of points in the track field meet. Also Eleanor Bocock was elected May Queen. .Viable Hanseth received the scholarship medal of our class in May. School again closed and after a summer of pleasant vacations we were enrolled in High School as grave and mighty Seniors. Can it be possible that only three years ago we were the green and innocent Freshies that were always 22

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menting on new dishes, that she may help the home maker with that problem of, What shall I cook? Our next stop was at the Leonard Orchards, owned and operated by Wallace Niles; there we were shown through his well appointed dairy. We again went sailing through the clouds until we dropped into that beautiful “Two in One” garden owned by Gertrude Berry and Ollie Moore who are married now and live in modern bungalows on 1 okay Heights. We again started on an upward flight and were soon landing on Baldy, “the scene of many High School picnics. There we were conducted through Arthur Cramer's wireless station. While there Arthur received a message from two of the world's most famous women aviators, Essie Nipper and Edythe Robinson. Having exhausted the resources of Earth they are now searching for the man in the moon. Our last stop was at Dr. Loren H. Basler's new scientific hospital on North I Oth street. This is the largest health institution of its kind in the world and is figuring largely in the growth of Oregon. We then returned to Grants Pass and had our annual banquet at the Oxford Cafe, and after that we were taken en masse to the “Dreamland Theater owned by Gerald Prescott. The picture entitled “Love, Labor and Laugh, with Robert Jewell as the comedian, was in great favor. Charley Chaplin is fast becoming a back number since Robert began creating his own comedies. The day was a success as all things are with the class of ‘17. Of course you will be interested in the other members of your class and what they are doing, Mabel Anderson has been appointed Poet Laureate of the West. Arie Gotcher has proven to be a very successful teacher. At present she is in the Philippine Islands under the employment of the United States Civil Service. Lester Calhoun is business manager of the Ellison-White Chatauqua, his motto being efficiency. Eunice Blodgett is a dramatic teacher in a Baptist college in Chicago; her wonderful ability as a dramatist being first discovered in the Senior play. As a Trombone soloist, Earle Voorhies is attracting large crowds in his tour around the world. Edna Van Gothen is principal of the Consolidated schools at Wimer, and Mabel Hanseth has made her name famous with her new primary methods. Claud and Clifton Booth inherted an immense fortune from an unknown uncle in Australia. They are now hunting mummies in Egypt, and have unearthed some rare specimens. Elsa Gebers is secretary to a Wall Street financier. The Le Roy Dictionary, edited by Raymond Le Roy, is fast taking the place of “Webster's in home and school. Dorothy Gilfillan is making her mark in the Republic of Germany as private secretary to our Foreign Consul, That little paper entitled “Life, owned and edited by Earl Pittenger, has more subscriptions than any other paper in circulation. Earl has also made a name for himself in the base-ball world. 24