Kapowsin High School - Kapisonian Yearbook (Kapowsin, WA)

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A --V ------ - ------, ----- J-MY--Vw--1-A-A--a, UKAPISONIANH ies-----'vw-Qsfsssffsssssssssssssssfssfsfs -- Q CLASS PROPHECY A 1112111 entered the office of our school one day during the past year and wished to visit the classes which contained Seniors. His request was granted. Mr. liizer thought him rather odd looking and a little mysterious. He was rather dark and re- sembled the Hindu somewhat. 1 At the close of school he made the request that he be allowed to speak to the high school faculty. This request was granted. Soon the teachers were assembled, wondering what the stranger had to say. i 'The visitor began: l a111 a student of Uccidental Psychology. I have so trained myself that l can predict the future of students after a very little observation. l do this because l like to and because I believe it helpful to them to know that they are always under observation, that they are always making or marring their futures by what they do every day. l can do this observation to better advantage than others because of the fact that l can make myself invisible. ln tl1is way l can observe without being ob- serwed. My deductions are not final in all cases, for each member of the class may change his course of conduct after leaving school and 'so changehis future for better or for worse. rf. :Miz Danner wished to know what the future of Arnold Andrews would be. Arnold Andrewsfl the strange one said, will never allow anything to stop him from reaching his goal. I took careful note of him when he was working for a trial balance in bookkeeping. He literally made it come out by sheer force of mind over mat- ter. He threw enough on the short side of the trial balance to do this, but he did not take even so much as one iota too much from the long side to do this. lf he had taken too much from one side, his force of character wo11ld have returned it very quickly. Now, this is quite different from the efforts of Victor McMa- hon, who first deducted from the long side but forgot to add to the short side. Naturally the short side became too heavy with figures and the long side too light. He then cut from the heavy side, which made the short side too long. He did this alternately until the long side was too short to cut from, and the short side was so nearly like the long side that by drawing a heavy line on the short side they were so nearly 'iiifimiimiwfiiiii if i i if 418- N

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KAPISONIAN av gggg gg ggggw-,AA-a QE 6? - and John Taylor. VVith Mr. Kizer at the head of the army, and with capable oH'ieers, we found that we were doing well, and Junior was soon added to our other possessions. Finally, the fourth and last section of Education appeared before us. This fourth part was called Senior. At elections this year, John Stewart was elected President, Ross Tuttle Vice- President, while Evva VVhittlesey, lrene Swanson, John Taylor. La Vaunne Farmer, Florence Owens, and Allan Bjerge assumed other important offices. This year we knew the ways of battle, and ignorance was growing weaker and we grew stronger. VVe gave some time this year toward the production of a newspaper, and the publication of a book which contained the history and interesting facts of our battles. This book was called the 1926 Kapisonian. The fourth battle which we fought with Ignorance, meant that High School Education was ours, and we received diplomas of honor and bravery. Those who have gone ahead of us are now fighting the harder battles to gain Normal School, University, and College Educations. Perhaps some of us will join these armies. XVe may go on and on, but always there is a little army of Ignorance ready to keep the precious land of Education from us. The ways are hard and long, but if we desire it, we know that nothing can stop us. Some of our companions have settled on the way, finding their life work there. Some of us will perhaps stay here at the end of High School, content with the battles fought and the land won, while others will go on to join the ranks of the leaders of the world. EVVA WH ITTLESEY, '26. XVe're a class of happy Seniors, For we've tried our best always. To make dear K. H. S. better Than it was in former days. IRENE SXVANSON, ,26 ' to - . - Q Q -17-

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ff K A P 1 s o nga LQ the same length that Victor disregarded the slight difference. Such methods will never do in business, of course, and Victor realizes that, for his long suit is his oratorical ability. His hearers will need to be on their guard when listening to him or they will be short of cash or cows or cucumbers, or whatever it is that they have that Victor wants. Miss Hubbell broke in at this point to ask about John Taylor, whether or not he would be the compiler of a new -Dictionary. Mr. Kizer spoke to the effect that he had noticed that John was quite adept at mixing his English and Latin. You have observed well, the stranger replied, Hhe is on the highway of Big VVords, and this leads to a dictionary just as surely as the Mountain Road leads to the Mountain. I have ob- served nothing that will keep him from arriving, unless it is the habit of gum-chewing. You will all agree that gum and big words do not mix when telling phrases and pointed metaphors are demanded. There are two deep thinkers in the class. l refer to Norman Phillips and Evva Wlhittlesey. Norman has unusual ability in judging distance as l observed when he was pouring liquids from one test tube into another. lt is through such muscular control and delicate sensitiveness of touch that our expert soda fountain dispensers are produced. And on a hot day in July what is more refreshing than to come face to face with such an expert? Any- one ought to be convinced that a high school education pays, as soon as Norman is seen working. Evva's nature is sprightly and her glance is keen. Her mental processes are hidden. She gives herself away less than any member of the class. Hut she always has the answer. Pro- pound any weighty question to her and you are sure to get a weighty answer. Mr. Eriksen inquired about the social attributes of the members of the class of ,26, as he had noted certain affiliations and preferences between different ones that at times had made him wonder. There are bound to be these sentimental preferencesf, the seer replied: it is unavoidable as long as boys are boys and girlS are girls. However, it is not so very serious. although it does interfere with some of the activities of high school life, basket- ball, for instance. It is rarely that the above disease is fatal. 7Ak ,Q -19- Q - -