Lodge Grass High School - Golden Eagle Yearbook (Lodge Grass, MT)

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Golden Eagle (ElaaB Will Now that the class of 1930 is about to leave this sphere of activity, devolves upon the members thereof to put their desks in order, set the classeoom to rights, and make disposition of those treasures that must be left behind. Therefore, representing the class of 1930 I have prepared the following document. To Carolina Johnson, Cloanna Bond leaves her box of fishhooks so that she, too, can qitch some poor sucker. lo Margaret Bond, Edith Williams, Fern Liming and Marceline Neal, Ida zeleny leaves her ability to get on the good side of the teachers. To Alex Ball, Arthur Zeleny wishes to leave his ability to win women. Howard Mason leaves his cool nerve and easy going manner to Billy McKinley. To Lawrence Themey, Melvin Johnson wishes to leave Wilma Lynde. To Josephine Pease, Cloanna Bond leaves her ability as a star basketball player. Madge Mason leaves to Arthur Barrett her indifference. Art’s basket-ball twist is to be given to Carrol Graham. To Grace Krietaberg, Cloanna Bond leaves her popularity. Esther Foster leaves to Kenneth McCaughin all her giggles. Joe Strawn has practised a reducing recipe all this year and finds it very satisfactory. She wishes to leave this recipe to Cathryn Chatham and Mabel Buckingham. To Carlton Eaton, Arthur Zeleny leaves his quickness in thot and speecn. Howard wishes to leave Lee Buckingham his ability to work Physics problems. Madge wishes to leave her smiles to Ervin Cornwell. To Ben Foster, Mel Johnson wishes to leave his broken comb. To Billy Reinhart, Howard Mason leaves his quietness. Cloanna Bond wishes to leave her ability to dress well, to Wilma Saunders. When the nurse examined the students Ida Zeleny found out that she was under weight. She immediately started in search for a weight increasing recipe. She wishes to leave this receipt to Catherine Williams. To Datus Chandler, Esther Foster wishes to leave her curly hair. Arthur Zeleny wishes to leave a book of Common Sense to James Faught. Mel Johnson is going to leave all the Whiz Bangs he possesses to Walter Zeleny. Joe Strawn is kind enough to leave to Vem Liming her ability to grow large. To Everett Themey, Howard Mason is leaving his power to whip his big brother. Cloanna’s “Wild Way” is to be given to Mary Cornwell. To Nellie Livingston, Madge Mason leaves her ability to be a typist. To Agnes Lix, Joe Strawn is going to leave her habit of doing the splits. Mel is going to leave all his charming ways to Bill Yellowtail. May Livingston is to be the happy possessor of Ida’s studiousness. To Edith Wise, Howard is going to leave his pleasing voice. Cloanna Bond is going to leave Sis Miller her restraint from blushing. All of Esther Foster’s good looks go to Rose Chatham. All of Mel Johnson’s frivolous ways go to John Weigand. To Stewart Mason, Aart wishes to leave his conscientiousness. Esther Foster leaves to John Green her agility in basketball. We also leave to our faculty a sincere wish for the best of success in the careers that they may follow. We the Senior class of 1930 leave our pep and enthusiasm to the remaining schoolmates. We will to the Junior class our place in the Library, and we hope they will fit it as well and successfully as the class of 1930. M M. ’30 [221

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 Golden Cagle tdlasfl Jlriipbrry Last night, as I was sitting alone in my luxurious study wooing, doubtfully, it must be confessed, the spirit of prophecy, I heard a harsh, croaking voice above my head, which at first consisted of unintelligible sounds, but after a time I succeeded in separating the following sentence: Poe was a prevaricator!” and on looking up I saw an immense crow, or raven, standng in the open window and ominously flapping its heavy black wings. As I gazed upon it in open suprise it croaked again. Poe, I tell you, was a prevaricator, for I never was a bird of evil omen. I am a thoroughly respectable, well-brought-up member of the Corvus family, and having become possessed in some instinctive way which I am unable to describe, of your soul-wracking worries over the prophetic duties which have been assigned to you, I am here to help you. I have discovered, by what means I am still unable to unfold, the future fates which are waiting down the road for each one of the youthful graduates of this remarkable class of 1930 of the school of Lodge Grass. But before unfolding to you the hidden knowledge which I possess, you must give me something classical upon which to perch. The gift of prophecy will not flow freely while I stand in this prosaic attitude on your commonplace dormer windowsill. If you are unfortunate as to have no bust of palace among your Lares and Penates, you should at least be able to provide me with a bust of Shakespeare or Woodrow Wilson. “No, I answered in trembling tones, I am unable to accomodate you in this regard, but pray do not leave me for so small a fault as that. Yonder in the sunniest comer is a fine painting of Mary Pickford; handsomely framed. Will not that suffice for a resting place?” Nay, nay,” was the quick response, she is too new, too up-to-date; give me something for a perch more in keeping with my great age and historic associations.” O well, then, there is the photograph of the Custer Battlefield.” “That will do. that will do!” exclaimed the bird in tones of joy, taking an immediate flight to the photograph in question, and without further preamble it entered upon the following startling prognostications. Miss Josephine Strawn (I will mention ladies first because I was brought up in the most polite circles of refined birddom) who is expected to enter upon a stage career as soon as she has graduated, will be given a position as doak and suit model with Pings, where her histrionic powers will be given full play. “Miss Esther Poster, whose well-known literary talent is expected to send her to the top round of the ladder of fame, will accept a position as advertisement writer for The Independent, and acquire an enormous salary, since its financial success will be entirely dependent on her talent. Miss Cloanna Bond, will become a successful manager of one of Wrigly’s chewing gum factories. “Miss Madge Mason will emigrate to California, buy a thousand acres of unirrigated land and raise onions on a gigantic scale. “Miss Ida Zeleny will devote her attention to the manufacture of cosmetics, and, after becoming proficient in the French language will open a beauty parlor in Paris. “Mr. Arthur Zeleny, because of his artistic tendencies, is destined to become a famous and successful milliner, whose headgear wfll command fabulous prices and astonish the world. Mr Howard Mason, in imitation of Luther Burbank, will emigrate to Alaska and propogate a new species of icebergs, warranted to keep their bulk and weight in torrid zones. “Mr Melvin Johnson will circumnavigate the globe three times with a Ford motor car and a birch-bark canoe. On the second trip he will meet Miss Wilma Lynde who will have become a boarding-house keeper for knitting-factory girls, and after a short but happy courtship, they will marry and take the third trip together. M. J. ’30 tan

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Golden tangle llrrarntafum of (Claao i[pij In behalf of the class of 1930 it becomes my duty to bestow upon the Juniors this token of honor; the key to success, prosperity, and happiness. It is with the greatest pleasure that I accept this duty to which due justice can hardly be given. For one year we have cherished this token without which our struggles would have been in vain. The difficult task which it lightened for us and the numerous ideas which t revealed to us we shall never hope to recall. As time is fleeting we can but here call attention to the untold abundance of brightness with which it has filled our Senior year. We bid you Juniors to consult it in time of doubt or difficulty. Learn to trust its unerring reply which is for your own welfare and that of your fellowmen. Make it your personal duty to apply this talisman to all your unconquerable difficulties and unbearable burdens and you have our assurance that, this done on your part, the solution, clear and simple, shall lie exposed to view. Not far hence is the time when you shall take our place and not until then shall you see, more clearly than words can express, how this friend never failing shall play a part in your future career. But when this time will have come we trust that you will fill the vacancy made by us in such a manner that no fault or flaw can ever be detected. We have set a standard, Juniors, that is not easily attained. Yet we know that you have the ability to reach this standard both morally and intellectually and urge you to exert yourselves to the utmost of your ability and to take every possible advantage and assure you that the results will be none but satisfactory. True to our promise have we kept this token throughout the year spotless and without a blemish and trust that you in due turn may say the same. It is with the greatest sorrow that we part with it; the lone star which has guided us through difficulties inconceivable, the assistant which has lightened our burdens unbearable, but dear Juniors, we think not first of ourselves and our own welfare but of you and yours. In accordance therewith take this key and------ To bygone days, heroic deeds, Your souls turn back with thought of yore To bliss once yours, but nevermore; Then, ah, then may you plainly see How useless the struggles of life would be Without this leader, this guide and friend, With always a helping tend to lend. ‘ • T May it awaken the spirit which within you lies. And help you to the topmost round to arise, Guide your footsteps, soothe your fears, Lengthen life’s journey, lessen life’s tears. May you at awakening on the morrow know no evil plain or sorrow, But rejoice to find your name a permanent place in the Hall of Fame. A. Z. ’30 [231