Higginsville High School - Blue Bird Yearbook (Higginsville, MO)

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Semor Class Prophecy Q-lH SQRCEPESS' Let me look 1nto thy marvelous kettle and find xx hat Q xl at IS to become of the Class of 1920 Let me see the1r successful 1 f ltll1QS and all that concerns these boys and g11ls xxho have togeth G1 t10d the paths of knoxx ledge IH good old H H S fo1 four Sh01t YBHIS and xx ho fue noxx so eagel to go out and seek the11 fO1tllH6S 1n the Wlde Vl1d6 xvo1ld For an ansxx 61 to all my appeals the anc1ent dame leads me up to tl1e fi1e and ne1m1ts me to seal ch the bo1l1ng depths or the kettle fol our futures I see the Cftpltol at NN ashmgton and the Senate EVCIY one thcle seems en1aptu1ed by the spe1kc1 I look It hlm and xxho IS It but the I1I0l'1013blQ Republlcan Senato1 Hlgglns Smlth Oh' What 'x Slght noxx gl eets my eyes It IS Olll Stlld10llS Flances a suffragette of Nat1onal 161311126 clad ln sex e1e mascullne clothes mounted on a platform 1n Washlngton squale del1ve11ng an anlmated speech 111 favor of a 1ust cause The scene changes to New York Here I see a stream of stout lad1es Wlth a hopeful look upon the1r faces entermg a beauty parlor on F1fth ave nue An electr1c S1g'H gl1tters above the ent1ance Let us help you to Welgh what you W1sh The doors are open and I see the proprletress Ruth Garr1son who 1n the good old days at H H S Welghed a hundred and elghty but now xx e1ghs a hundred and elght a perfect lady s NV91g'l'1t As I xxande1 doxxn the avenue falnt st1 BIDS of d1VlI16 dance muslc reach my ears When I had followed the strams a block or so a dancmg academy IS found to be the sou1 ce Many young lad1es patromze th1s establ1shment and all of them a1e secretly 1n love NVltl'1 the11 handsome danc1ng mstruct or MQIVIH Lay I look farthe1 1nto the depths of the kettle I see the advert1sement fo1 one of the largest theaters 1n Nexv Yo1k The blllboard leports the ap pearance of Helen Golladay The Vamp1est Vamp of all the Vamps can you 1mag1ne our qu1et restra1nt Helen 1n such a role nevertheless lt IS true The scenes move on to reveal further xx onde1s I now gaze 1nto a large department sto1e There IS the propr1eto1 no the proprletors I recogn1ze them to be Lou1s and Henry I alxx ays thought they xx ould make a success but neve1 d1eamed of such as th1s A young lady ve1y styl1shly dlessed steps up to Henry and says Dea1 hlllly home ton1ght as xxe d1ne at the Shube1t xx 1th the Manor and xx ho IS she but Henly s old sxx eethea1t Elsle The busy c1ty vanlshed and a fashlonable Sem1na1y comes 1nto VIGW The P1es1dent of th1s 1Y1StltLlt101'l IS seated at he1 desk SGVGIQ and bespec tacled She IS none othe1 than dea1 old Emllx fo1me1l5 the Vamp of H H S but noxx a man hf1te1 B9fOl9 me 2113136315 a la1ge chulch IH Boston The m1n1ste1 ente1s d1essed 1n h1s ClQ11Cdl 1Ob6S and V'1nDvke beald At filst I dldn t 1ecog H176 hlm but xxhen he snnled I knexx It xxfms ou1 populal felloxx student I 84 . , . n . V fl ' Q ' 2 ' . ' . , ,--,,,,.l L s 1 -1 v - . 1 4 , c . . . ., 1 v Q - 1 I 1 fn l c 4: . v. H . , . ! I n l I ' l V. 1 O 1 , , l Y . 1 1 u c ' c . 1 . f v f - v 1 ' - , ' ' c . 1 , , , ' ,266 ' ' ' ya . C l., 1 ' v . I ' . ' . . c . v . I . 7 . . Y Y 7 - 1 , - . . . I H . - ,'- L . . ,, . - 1 , . . . . 7 . . , . 1 s - v v v . U . . . . 1 . N . . . . 4 . . . ' . . - .-.. ' . 4 . . 1 I fn l 1 - sc ' H 1 s . , . r Q ' 1 I . . N . . . , . ' V y . . c , , . H . . . ' v ' . .' ' rr a . 1 Y ' 0 , v 1 . , . C ' Q v . . .... ' t - C v . 1 ' y k - - y 1 . , . . 1 1 ., c . I t 1 I u . . I 1 1 . . , . 1 ' ' .' . . , , ' r , N c c U . - A , V K . vc 1 . . y y 'ut-rv

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Blllle who IS stlll trylng to bluff now not hls teachers but hls parlshlon There IS a man on the back seat looklng at a magazlne Looklng over hls shoulder I see thls ad Mock s Plnk P1118 for Pale People guaranteed to cure anythlng from toothache to corns Herbert Mock Kansas Clty Mo The llquld ln the vessel now beglns to b0ll sloxx ly and malestlcally sendlng up graceful thln vapors Lo and behold I see the Sun ly South and a beautlful cotton field Oh' look at that large man the ovel seer xxho IS bosslng the negloes xx hy It IS oul old frlend Myron tl ylng to rlflke the negroes keep tlme xx lth th91I lmplements to the tlclx of the ITl6t10llOlll6 In the dlstance SLlll0llIldC-Ed by a hlgh bale stone xxall IS an OIDIVIIIS home It IS SL11l0llI'1d6d bv such a xx all ln Oldel to keep the chlldren ln and to keep the manx Slllt0lS out fls the matlon IS extlemely lntelested ln phllanthloplc xx olk and does not xx ant to be dlStll1b6d iso I m llIfO1'Ill9d by lesldents neal by J Can that young lady OV91 thele ln that cll cle of clllldlen be hel Yes It IS and xx ho IS she I xxondel '7 Hel flee IS famlllal Oh' Yes It IS Zayda The scene noxx changes to far xxestern Texas Ox 91 the hlll comes a coxx boy on a bllflklflg bloncho N0t1C6 h1S stlalght and glaceful flgule I heal some say There comes Slr Isaac Nevx ton I alxx ays knexx Ike xx ould find h1S place ln the wolld and accompllsh xx ondelful thlngs The mass ln the kettle seems to become suddenly a bllghtel and blowlng ln the cool sea breeze On the OLltSk11tS of the wonderful clty of San Flanclsco IS a large blllboard wlth the folloxxlng announcement Won derful soprano SOlOlSt comlng to the Newman next xx eek My heart gaxe a tremendous bound as I read the name Now I guess Myrtle has cllmbcd hel Brelpohl to success Here IS the ocean the peaceful PHCIIIC and xvonder of wondels the Golden Gate A lal ge vessel IS Steamlng out of harbor and on the deck IS famlllal face It IS Mary Catherlne I glance sxxlftly to hel tlllllk and lt IS checked f0l Chlna She must be golng thcle as a mlsslonary On the OLltSklI'tS of Los Angeles IS a lalge cll cus It IS called the lal gest ln the xx Ol ld The maln tent xx as vely clowx ded The bare back llders dash pell mell lnto the llng Who IS the one ln the vxhlt llIl1fOl'Il'l7 everyone asks and to thell appeals the managel arlses and shouts Maude Coburn the best bare back Fldel on the globe Oh' Catch me ql.l1Ck old xxltch or I xx lll fall lnto your bolllng pot lust thlnk Olll qulet and dlscreet Maude I am almost afrald to look agaln but as there ale a few mole of my classmates xx hose flltlll es I have not seen I xx lll try to endure lt altho the stlaln IS vely nerve racklng Upon looklng ovel the edge of the x essel I see not the cllcus but the Rocky IlIOLll'1t3lIlS and among the lofty tlees almost ObSCll16d by the ClOlldS lS a snlall hut The C1001 IS open and standlng there IS a man xx ell DIBSBIW ed and d16SSQd 'ls stxllshly as ex G1 upon looklng mole closelx at hls C1911 cut f93tLl16S I lecognlze FO119St Lee I suppose that some glll ln old XIISSOIIII has 19fllS9d hlm so he has come to the l'll0llIltdlIlS to klll . . , . . . , y . Y . . . - eI'S. A u at , g - O . 7 9 . ,, . n e Q . , u w , u I , 0 ! V - 7 . . , . I , Ni s u . . q. - , 1 fl 7 V . y . - . v . A 1 .I Y . . , , . . . . u s D I v ' I , o Y 1 , , , n Q C t, . , C . A, . . I I ' v 1 v D u , . 7 , ' ' , ' ' ' '. ' 2 ' 1 '. . , . . y v y - ' I as 1. ' V , x H , , , I . 2 . ' . . . , . D . 2 ' ' .. I ' llghtel' hueg Oh! Now I can see Sunny Callfornla, the b93.l1tlIlll flowers are - . . . . . V. . H I - . . Y H . 7 . ! . . ' 7 1 ! . - n . In tt . u l v 1 D Q ,, ' ' . . 1 , c H . s s f y . D ,, . v. V 7 , 7 . ' v . , v' ' 7 n . 1 , , . - 7 A .- ' 7 ! . , . A . , - L Q ' 7 ' . I . 7 Y V '. , . C L, . , , .3 , . t, . 6 .- . , . .. . . Page 85