La Grande High School - Mimir Yearbook (La Grande, OR)

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thirty-one of the sixty who started were left. Again we were important, because of our amateur theatrical workers, through Florence Lynch, Loyd Thompson, Marcella Berry and DeLoris Pearson. The Junior-Senior Banquet was most assuredly a success this year. Now we are Seniors—how did we ever do it? There are various answers to this question. Girls who wished to graduate with a real class came from neighboring towns, namely; Ruth Blackington, Jean Stearns, Minnie and Ina Watkins,(537 letters). Thelma Stanley, Hazel Wright and La Rue Hanks. From Concordia, Kansas, our “lunatic” Lowell Smith join- ed us. From Denver,—oh daddy! our heart breaker! Frank Crippen came. Then several boys who had been in the service joined us, Kenneth Wil- liamson, Dallas Green, Chet Thompson, Toot Garity, Frank Crippen had all been “over there.” These boys were formerly students of the good old L. H. S. Finally, this illustrious class is ready to graduate. If you want some proof of the “pep” and ability of this class of ’20 hunt up news on the Senior Play, “What Happened to Jones”—or just read the best issue of the Mimir. There are still forty-five bright faced students ready to receive their diplomas into this wide world on May 28, 1920. Bessie Moran ’20 Julia Hopkins ’20 Romance of the West Age old and sad they haunt the sky, As spring and summer pass them by. Pine clad the rugged mountains stand That watch above my western land. As daylight fades behind their crest And twilight gathers in the West It seems a land of vague content, Half western and half orient. Half orient with the mystery Of zephyrs from a peaceful sea; And western. Ah because t’was here The cowboy found the last frontier. At night among the chaparell Where long ago a chieftain fell, ' Faint breezes moan across the sand In peaceful valleys here they rest: His message from the spirit land. Brave souls who grappled with the West. Whose faces showed no sign of fear When they stepped past Life’s last frontier. WILBUR SHAW. Page 26

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On a sunny day in September 1916, there were many bright looking boys and girls trudging up the hill toward the old L. H. S. Why did they all seem so happy? Maybe they didn’t all seen that way, but nevertheless it looked enticing. Who were these especially happy tho rather timid looking boys and girls? Why—they were the Freshmen on their way to the first day in high school. For eight long years they had worked to reach this height and at last—success! From all the things they had heard, a Freshman ought to feel rather young and meek, yet being Freshmen ourselves we couldn’t, no matter how green we might look, still we thought we had accomplished wonders in this busy world. How young we must have really been! Where are all those boys and girls who were so easily recognized in the throng? Where are they that began with us, of whom we have nearly lost sight altogether? Among these were: Emmett Hamlin, Glen Saling, Elonzi Lilly, and Oweda Lilly, Katie Maier, Ragnor Johnson, Thedore and Adolph Kammerer, Carroll Swart, Josephine Bradley, Bernice Brown, Silas Summons, Herbert Reaves, Esther Byng, Marton Honeywell, Lila Mallory, Dora Snider, Faye Wilcock and Wldridge Huffman. There are a few who having gained all the knowledge they consid- ered necessary for future comfort and happiness left us long ago, of whom we have some record. Gus Rosenbaum is working; Clifford Hofstman has just recently been discharged from the service of Uncle Sam: Charles Moran is like Gus, just hanging around; Harley McDonald is farming, trying to feed the world (oh); Harry McClure is another chap (just what is he doing?) Gladys Ainsworth is a working girl; Robert Miller is a very industrious lad; Eva German is now Mrs. Elam Briggs; Donna Smith is attending school at the Sacred Heart Academy; Gladys Herr is at Walla Walla; Frances Pierson—now Mrs. Herschel Horstman. There are seven people who started with the class of 1916 who for various reasons are not graduating this year, but are still in L. H. S. We got along very well with our work, Algebra, History, etc, until January 1917, when a few new Freshmen entered. Oh how green we thought they were! They certainly had a good opinion of themselves. When in assembly, Mr. Hampton asked the faculty to rise, twenty-five frightened rooks stood at attention. We have only three of the twenty-five mid-year Freshies graduating with us: DeLoris Pearson, Marcella Berry and Bessie Moran. In our Sophomore year we had forty-eight members and lost, for awhile, one of our well known members, Dallas Green, when he enlisted. We were making a good name for ourselves by this time, in our ability in taking care of rooks, etc. Finally we were Juniors. Oh! how good that did feel, we just had to stop and take a long breath in order to realize this. By this time only Page 25

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 We, the La Grande Senior Class in the County of Union and State of Oregon, do establish and publish as individuals our last will and testament, in the following manner; that is we declare: Lowell Smith bestows his love for the fair damsels to Gene Taylor. Gladys Currey bequeaths her brilliance and reputation to the students of the freshman class. (There will be plenty for all.) Cecil Young bestows his model conduct upon Buster O’Connel. (To he used often.) Ruth Blackington bequeaths her ability to answer civics questions to Showalter Lynch. Atrell White bequeaths her commanding height to George Garrick. (There are rumors that he needs them.) De Loris Pearson gives her love and last wishes to Ted that they may be cherished by him through out the remainder of his school years. Eva Ledbetter leaves her study at home habit to Ruby Day. La Rue Hanks bequeaths to L. H. S. a permanent student now employed by the Red Cross. Frank Crippen sadly leaves his place in the boiler room to Neal Smith. Dorothy Lewis bequeaths her ability in regular attendance to Chester Garrity, so he may not follow his big brothers footsteps. Harry Proctor leaves his pure unadulterated indolence to the classes of next year. Thedore Heidenrich bequeaths his genius for disputing those in authority to Miss Rees. Marcella Berry leaves her wonderful voice to the Glee Club, hoping they may prosper with same. Eugene Newlin bestows his ability for being found out of place to some loud mouthed freshman. Martin Stein bestows his ability in regular attendance at military drill to the entire school. Lois Given wills her giggles and rippling laughter to Miss Rye, hoping that she may use them often. Chester Millering bestows his intelligence as a meat cutter to Mr. Hampton. Thomas Hill gives his pipe to his father. Omer Barnwell leaves his popularity with the ladies to Reed Geddes. Florence Lynch leaves a box of rubber hair pins to Mr. Towler. Ruth Williams bestows her peek-a-boo ways on the faculty. Walter Blokland bequeaths his gift of gab on his younger brothers. Kenneth Williamson leaves his ivory beads to some fair haired girl in the freshman class. Ina Watkins bestows a bottle of Watkins Liniment upon next years football team. Grant Geddes leaves his wonderful method of getting credits upon a Page 27