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

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Page 22 MI MIR □ 1933 (Elass IJniphrnj It's a strange story to «ay the least, but I will give it to you the way I heard it, and you can have it for what it’s worth. It was nearing the end of the high school career for all the class of ’33. It was getting along that time of year when a young fellow’s chief worry is the poem he is trying to construct for his one and only. Anyway. I was wandering around the fair city, between classes, when I looked down an alley and saw none other than Horton Andrews sitting in the doorway of a stone building. He seemed to be very dejected, and so I nonchalantly strolled down to see if I could read him one of my latest poems (thinking it might cheer him up a bit.) Well, that might have been all right, but I no sooner got comfortably settled than he began to tell me a story that even made me forget my poems and such. He saids ‘I have just seen one of the strangest, most amazing things that the world has ever seen. Yet I know that no one will ever believe me because I have no proof of the happening.” You can imagine what I thought about that time—that the heavy strain a young fellow, and especially such a handsome one, is under at this time of year had gotten him. He went right on, however, before I could make any comments. “It was right in this room.” he continued, that this amazing thing happened. Rill Corey and I were trying to hide from some fair specimens of the opposite sex, and walked onto that platform (indicating one in a corner of the room) and Rill turned what looked like a rotary calendar, and then it happened. The room started changing from daylight to dark and back again in swift even Hashes. This continued for a short time, and then when we found the light was steady we stepped out of the contraption into a very large library. We were dazed and about ready to give up the ghost, when along came a fellow, with books piled up in his arms so high he couldn’t see over them and fell over Rill’s feet. When the books had all come down to earth, and he had picked himself up, it turned out to bo our old pal, Rob CunlifTe. We were about to shoot a flock of questions at him. but he beat us to the draw with— “Where have you two been? I have looked through every record in the city, and haven’t been able to find you.” “Then he explained what it was all about,” continued Horton. He said he was making a chart showing what each kind of student was doing, as it was just ten years since we all supposedly graduated. “Here’s what we are all doing in. 1943, according to him,” Horton said, pulling a paper out of his pocket and handing it to me. Here is what I read: Adah Singleton is doing sketches for McCall and Good Housekeeping, besides making famous pieces in art. Jeanette Blanchard and Lenn Pierson, united in the holy bonds of matrimony, have gone in for frog raising on a large scale. We are sure Jeanette is so thrilled that she “simply can’t say a word.” Wayne Foster is an outstanding detective on the New York police force. It is rumored that he received training in the Junior play, “The Thirteenth Chair.” Barbara Coolidge, Mary Doherty, Zeloris Weatherspoon and Lois Russell have joined a gypsy tribe, and are teaching principles learned in “Chonita”. Tom Struck is now an aeroplane designer and has Lee Spencer as his able assistant and silent partner. Everett Reynolds, more informally known as “Shrimp”, is an enthusiastic golfer, and finds time from his business for a few holes each day. Paul Finlay is now editor of “The Finlay Times”, that outstanding New York paper. We recently clipped the following announcement from its columns: “Riley Lambert will be presented next Friday evening in a radio program during which he will read selections from Shakespeare and Tennyson. Ruth Maguire and Jean Mc- Kennon will furnish several vocal duets for the program, which advertises that fam- ous chain of drug stores. Erickson Erickson, of which Chas. Erickson is president. Virginia Shepherd is head librarian in the La Grande city library. Her staff includes Eva Daugherty, Etta Severns and Theresa Curran. Earl Edwards is janitor. Melva Bull and Genevieve Choate just sailed for an extended tour of Europe. They expect to visit Cecilia Reynaud, who is taking vocal lessons in Rome. Italy! Albert Lilly, a renowned contractor, has secured the contract for the recon- struction of the La Grande high school, recently damaged by fire believed to be of incendiary origin. This was announced by Donald Steinbech, chairman of school board. Fred Ilertzog. following the example set, has become a minister. He recently performed a ceremony in which Myrn Smith and Glenn Fox, Eugenia Trowbridge

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MIMIR □ 1933 Page 21 Z E LOR IS W E ATII ERS PC )ON '7 can’t tell a lie, even ivlien I hear one” CLAUDE WHITESIDE “The ladies just won’t leave him alone” m I GEORGE WILCOX “Earnest and sincere” FLORENCE WINBURN “Another of the quiet type” PHYLLIS WINTERS “Earnest and sincere in all she docs” DOROTHEA WOOD “She quietly wins Iter zvay into the hearts of all” NORVIN WOODELL “.-I right good fellow MARY ZIVKOVICH ( “Good nature is the sunshine of humanity” , HAROLD ZURBRICK “Slumber is sweeter than toil ROBERT ZWEIFEL “When people agree with me. I always feel that I must be wrong” ' L

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MIMIR □ 1933 Page 23 and Pat Kennedy were the participants. Dan Cupid was an interested onlooker. Randall Enberg is an insurance salesman and Roy Quint is a Fuller brush man. Roy will soon be knocking at your door. Donald Culp has taken Hollywood by storm, and will next appear as Mitzie Green’s leading man. Sylvia Johnson is designing hats and gowns for a French firm. Marian Nelson is a leader in the Y. W. C. A. movement. Her offices—Seattle. An independent football team has been organized with Robert Baker as cap- tain. Among others, his championship eleven includes Percy Munsell, Dohl Stoop, Howard Owsley, Melvin Roe, Carl Amos, and Owen Munhall. Lee Clay, waterboy. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Karnes are. now managing the Rhea farm near John Day. Mrs. Karnes was formerly Mary Lou Rhea. Aletha Bowlus is costume director and property manager for a famous group of players. No doubt, she appreciates her training in “Christmasse Revels.” Madeline and Vivian Gallagher, known as The Gallagher Twins” are appear- ing nightly in a well-konwn Broadway theatre. Le Vonne Niedarer is the owner and manager f a popular beauty shop in Port- land. Max Baxter is proprietor of a barber shop in connection with it. Melvina Miller has been elected president of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Everyone extends her heartiest congratulations. Mildred Patten has gained fame in the teaching profession. She has a fashion- able kindergarten of her own in St . Louis. Dunn Herr is piloting a rocket mail plane between New York and San Fran- cisco. Harold Hilary is a forest ranger in a national forest in western Montana. Merle Carbine recently took the civil service examination and has been ap- pointed postmaster in his home town. Jeanne French gave up a successful career as a shorthand instructor for wed- ded bliss with David Hiatt, employed as yell king in Mrs. Hays’ ideal school. We have had no official information, but suspect that Fred Bceman is sergeant-at-arms. Robert Zweifel is a most successful civil engineer. He is at present working on a large South American project. Evelyn Masten is the dean of women in an eastern college. Her office staff is composed of Klma Ratzlaff, Reba and Delda Gray. Garth Cress is the trapeze artist in the Barnum and Bailey circus. Mae Rose is associated with the Gregg Shorthand Company. She presides over the San Francisco branch of their offices. Lucille Thacker is enjoying a round-the-world cruise as a traveling compan- ion of two elderly spinster ladies. Herman Goodwin, according to latest reports, is an Alaskan trapper. For what? We’re not sure, but it is rumored that his traps are set for an Alaskan school ma’am. Walter Berger is the commander of a fleet of submarines. He was recently promoted to that position. Wanda Berry is a famous nurse, and instructor in U. of O. medical school. Jim Chandler has lately been rivaling Einstein for prominence. Howard Lyman is still in the home town, married and driving a bakery truck. Clayton Fox is a successful farmer of the Grande Ronde valley and has been known to take many valuable prizes on his pure bred stock. Donn Geddes, scout executive, states that on a recent hike with one of Ins troops he saw Orval Sailer repairing a flat on a Ford. In the car was Clarice Taylor and on the back was displayed a Just Married” sign. Don Ezra Mahoney, a street-car conductor in New York City, reports that on passing Hyde Park the other day he heard a familiar voice, and was surprised to find Burke Inlow mounted on a soap box. delivering an oration on Oregon”. Helen Fallow and Winifred Scott are touring America lecturing in the inter- ests of the movement granting pensions to retired redheads. James Ingerson was last heard of skiing in the Olympics at Lake Placid. Freeman Kimmell, as we expected, attended the Annapolis Naval Academy. He is at present a commander in the United States Navy. Jule Weagel is art editor for an outstanding publication. Dale Standley is advertising agent for the same periodical. Donn Hannefield, for the past several years has been associated with the Los Angeles Athletic Club, and hopes to establish a new record for the hurdles. George Denny is director and manager of an unusual dance band. Among hi» musicians are Lawrence Fillmore, Grace Scully, Maelizabeth Cooper, Robert Long, and Milton Smith. Clara Norris is reported to have had a successful career as the living skeleton for Al G. Barnes anti Ringling combined circuses. Wallace Kaapcke and Don Johnson are reported to lu- running a matrimonial bureau; and finding places for the Reno-vated” is a specialty.