Harrington High School - Panther Yearbook (Harrington, WA)

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i952 E so -- . -- - THE PANTHER CLASS WILL lContinuedl Jim Larsh bequeaths his habit of spending two hours a day on his Chem- istry lesson-by sitting on the book while he reads yarns to Don Larson. To Everett Cole he gives his power to please the girls. His ability to talk himself cut of tig..t situations he wills to Helen Okazaki. Allison Morris wills the art of being kidnapped by the girls to Bert Ring. He hopes Bert will enjoy it as much as he did. He leaves his kitchen closet rats to Harrington High School. To Walter Griggs, he leaves the ability to type menus. To Mr. Anderson, he leaves his beautiful dark curly hair. Can you use it? Nils Knapp wills his ability to demolish a car in one easy lesson to Larry Bailey. To future class presidents, his power to preside with a dignity that would do honor to a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. To anyone who wishes it he leaves the art of getting to school in the nick of time-get more sleep that way! Any brcken pens, stubs of pencils, cast-oft note books, mounds of gum we were compelled to stick hastily in out-of-sight spots to avoid faculty detection, and other mementoes we bestow freely upon the finder. With our last parting breath we do hereby constitute and appoint the members of the faculty of aforementioned school executors of this our will and testament. In witness whereof we have set the signatures and the seal of the class of 1952, this 28th day of May, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty-two. Signed-The Seniors by Nils Knapp

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THE PANTHER E -- T952 CLASS WILL lContinued1 Ann Louise Swyter bequeaths her sunny smile to Jo Ann Harrison-it won't come off! Ann wills her ability to get out of school every other Friday to Kathryn Knapp. Hope she has fun, Ann Louise didn't, To Mildred Layton she leaves the ability to take any class with Freshman. lThere is always something happening.l Gloria Werner wills to Leota Borgens her ability to keep the sax section in band under control-it isn't easy! To Lois Whiteside she leaves her ability to be Assistant Editor of the school paper for three years-more fun! Gloria also wills the ability to operate a beauty parlor for cutting hair at school to Elois Harrison. Darlene Miller wills her ability to drive a car on snowy roads to Greg Knapp. Make good use of it, Greg. To Bert Ring she wills her seat on the school bus, so he may get acquainted with the girls across the aisle. To Harriet Covert she bequeaths her desire to become an old maid. Patty Kerr leaves her psycology books to Miss Hoff, the ability to write letters every day, to Joy Wilson, and she wants to give her ability to stay up until late hours to Lois Whiteside-for studying that is! Patty would also like to will her knowledge of Chemistry to any girl who is interested. lWhat know- leclge'?l Joyce Kindred Tsecond in class to be engagedl bestows upon Garry John Kindred the ability to get along with certain Davenport people. To Darrell Varnier she leaves the ability to mix with people. He should be able to use this. Her figure troubles lmathematicall go to Janet An MacDonald. To Donna Maurer is left Joyce's ability to Paddle her own canoe, Joyce has selected someone to paddle her for her. Peggy Chappell gives the trick of looking innocent when caught in mis- chief to Kay Graham. To Joy Wilson she leaves her fondness for the boys. l,Why her'?I She leaves the ability to Cathryn Schultz to always have enough sandwiches at a class party. Tom Talkington wills his ability not to get hurt playing football to Larry Knapp. lDo you think he will?l He wills his ability to keep the class in an uproar to Ray Whiteside. Tom bequeaths to Joe Coombs his' master ability of getting kicked out of English. Bob Birge wishes to will his ability to get along with Mr. Lomax to Kathryn Knapp. To Warren Swenson he wills his quiet, dignified manner, and to Joan Patton, his ability to sit in the front of the room and still get passing grades in History. Last, but far from least, he wills his ability to speak three foreign languages to Kay, Now maybe they can converse privately. Jack Heimbigner lfirst in class to be engagedl would like to leave some of his height to John Maurer. Think you can use it, Johnny? To Larry Bailey he leaves his powers of fascination. Jack says he has a steady now fond howll and doesn't need further fascination. Terry Biggart wills his ease in using long, high-falutin and impressive words to Norman Severson, He wills ability to always find a mode of transportation to school leven though it is a bicyclel to Claudia McCune. To Don Schultz, Terry leaves his ability to carry romantic leads in class plays, Wow! Bob Jannot wills his locker full of pencils to Peggy but because she is also leaving they will leave them to Mr. Lomax. He bequeaths his shy retiring manner to Bert Ring, and his crew cut to Beniy. His infectious chuckle he gives to Janet McCormick because she never laughs.

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THE PANTHER T952 PROPHECY Harrington High School Class of 52 Reunites After 40 Years Harrington City Park was the scene last week for the reunion of the class of 52 , The returning class members found that they were not all that had changed since their graduation, for the town of 600 had grown to a city of 300,000 in the ensuing 40 years. They discovered that City Park now covers nearly all the land on which the old town stood and that Harrington High School has been replaced with a number of ultra-modern, well staffed, and well equipped schools. At the time of graduation the class consisted of only I4 members and so it is surprising to see how many of its members have done so well. Jim Larsh, the host, is now president of the Great Northern Railroad. Mr. and Mrs. Larsh are some of the most distinguished residents of Harrington. Many of the classmates still reside in Harrington, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Birge and their children, Donna Jeanne, Jackie Jay, Peggy, John, Larry, and Gene were present. Mr, Birge is president of the Peachy-Perfect Permanent Pre-mix Concrete Company. Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Johnson and their sons Jack, John Rodney, and Tommy attended, Mrs, Johnson was the former Miss Joyce Kindred. It is interesting to note that back in i952 people wondered whether or not public power would take over private power. We know now that private power won and that Mr. Johnson is president of the Washington Water Power Co. Mr. and Mrs, Tom Talkington and their daughters Donna, Joyce, and Wilma were present at the reunion. Mr, Talkington became a very successful wheat farmer, and then when people began building around Harrington, he sold his lands at an immense profit, and retired. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Jannot, daughter Joy and son Terry attended the reunion. Mrs. Jannot supports Mr. Jannot by doing clerical work at Birge-Swenson Inter- national Implement Company. Miss Darlene Miller is the president of Panther Publications. Panther Publi- cations has recently been awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Journalism. Miss MiIler's company prints the Morning Citizen and the Evening Times Tribune, as well as books and magazines. Three class members came from the East. Included were Nils Knapp and his wife, the former Miss Patty Kerr, and Terry Biggart. Mr. and Mrs. Knapp are world famous for the ioint discovery of the Elixir of Life and the Philosopher's Stone. They are now doing research work at Western Reserve University in Cleveland Ohio, To reach the reunion, Terry Biggart hopped a freight in New