Marshall High School - Marshaline Yearbook (Marshall, MO)

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HISTORY OF SENIOR CLASS OF E924 All great organizations leave a record of their progress and of their achieve- ments set down in the archives of literature for the help and enlightment of pos- terity. So do we, who have, according to our own ideas, been a most remarkable class. Our high school history is in four acts which represent the years, and might mean the epochs of the life of the class. ACT l SCENE l. The Old High School Time: 1920-321 About eighty short trousered and short skirted Freshmen, pig tailed and hair ribboned, on the part of the girls, enrolled in that great bee hive of learning, the old High School. They were Wrapt and oier shadowed by a deadly fear of the faculty, and an unspeakable awe of the Seniors. More than this, they were bur- dened down by the terrors of a little red Latin book and entranced by the mira- cles of lVlr. lVlarschall's General Science Laboratory. The sound of lVlr. Finley7s fingers coming snap! snap! up the halls sent every terrified little Freshman scurry- ing into the shelter of a classroom-his heart up where his tongue ought to have been. However, when the faithful sponsors, Miss Dickson, Miss Klinger, and Mr. Marschall, took the horde of rnotherless refugees under their kindly protective wings, they came out of their terror and had a glorious hike to the Indian Foothills where everyone, by the label on his breast, learned who everyone else was. The next social function was a Hallowe'en party in the cracker box of a gymnasium of the high school. How these Freshies did carry leaves and corn stalks, cut crepe paper, and plan games. The party was a wonderful success-a party to go down in history as a high point in the social achievement of the school. At the middle of the year came the advent of the baby Freshmen who cer- tainly were a consolation to the charter members of the class. They were at least some who were even greener than they Were. After school one afternoon a welcome party was given to the new arrivals, at which heart to heart advice as to their conduct and home made candy were the chief attractions. The class was well represented that year in all activities, especially in declama- tion. ACT II SCENE l. Old High School Building Time: Sophomore year, 1921-'22 Hush! Wait! Ah, the dawning of a new era! Sophomores at last! Really truly Sophomores, not green gawky Freshies any longer, but Sophomores bubbling over with the importance of taking Caesar and Geometry, two of the Twelve Labors of Hercules. Even Ancient History had its charms. ln that year almost the entire faculty was new, and they were to be made friends. The styles changed and the girls cut off their hair and shortened up their skirts. This marked the birth and growth of HFlapperism7, in lVl. H. S. The only important social affair was a dance at the home of Alice Newell, which will never be forgotten by the members of the class. Dec. 7, 1921. The High School burned! As the students stood watching that building go up in flames, they felt a part of their own lives was going with it. And most certainly it was. Page 23

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si 2' 'T wtyyt- -1?flQE4Q1cm1:AQHtir?n:ttZ?3:1:Q.6+am , ' age 22 BROWN, EVA SUSAN Sewing Club, '22, Girls' Club, '21, '22, '23, '24. v I may do something sensational yet. ELSEA, CHAS. WAYNE Current Event Club, '21, San .lose H. S., '22, '23, Football Squad, '23, Senior Play, '24 We both graduate this year. THOMAS, CORA LEE Declamatory Club, '21, '22, '23, T. T. Club, '22, '23, '24, Sec.-Treas. T. T.'Club, '23, '24, Choral Club, '21, '22, Girls' Club, '21, '22, '23, '24, Honor Student. PHILLIPS, HURSTON Literary Society, '21, Pres. Honor So- ciety, '24, Vice-Pres. Senior Class, '24, Chief Justice, '23, '24, Spreading the News, '23, Chief Editor Mar-Saline, '24. Hitch your wagon to a star, and climb after it. MARSHALL, MARTHA SUE Literary Society, '21, '22, Threads of Destiny, '21, '22, Pres. Class, '22, '23, Star Bright, '23, Vice-Pres. T. T. Club, '23, '24, Girls' Club, '24, Fourteen, '24. Ye gods, it doth amaze me what one small head containethf' HARRISON, J. L. Summer Graduate. ....,.. ..... , .... ....-.-t......... 1 g .A ,.....,. V V ' ' ' . ' -- -fr?-xv-.f.g,,',1 . I Y, Y ,

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.nazv-:H ' .-.. -V-,.--.......,..:..uf.1u1.14cafclw:::::..f:.1g4gIf ,,.,-......,.......- ...M-5u:v.z1um-LIL-.-.-, , .. f ACT ll SCENE ll. The North Building Time: The Reconstruction Period. . . Things were terribly crowded but everyone adjusted himself to conditions yqeryl quickly. lt was here that the class learned what it was to really study .and WOT I H a disadvantage. ln the last half of the Sophomore year .they had their first fling of dramatics and play writing, for, in Miss Greer's English classes they compose marvelous plays, limited to three pages of paper, and took an afternoon off and put them on for the Sophomore English department. ACT Ill SCENE I. Exile Time: 1922-'23. Junior year U This was a period of subjugation by the Seniors-the poor Juniors were slaves of the superior Senior wills and whims. Nevertheless, the Junior class distin- guished itself in grades and furnished some good athletic men. Near the middle of the year the Junior Class presented HA Fan and Two Candle Sticksf, uWhere But in America, and 'aSpreading the News, and made a good showing for beginners. C During the year the proceeds of food sales were carefully and zealously hoarded in the treasury for the event of all events in the Junioriyear-the Junior-Senior Banquet. The Juniors Hmelted and fretted over their finals during those last two weeks of tiresome school life when the Seniors were free, with the only consolation that they would be Seniors the next year. The Banquet and the management of the Commencement week came out so well that the young martyrs wonua laurel wreath of praise from lVlr. lVlarschall and the rest of the faculty. This made them feel that virtue might be its own reward after all. ACT IV SCENE l. Continued Exile Time: 1923-724. The Senior year . And now we are Seniors. How proud we feel as we look back over our history. We have weathered the storms and trials of High School life together! for almost four years. Do we not deserve to ulord itw as our predecessors have done. At any rate we have not hesitated in doing it. We are beginning to feel repaid for our efforts on the Junior-Senior banquet last year. The Juniors of the present are 'Lhead over heels in plans to give us a banquet even more glorious than we gave. The Senior Year has been full of excitements and cares. Some of us are going to blossom out as teachers and stenographers next year, while the most of us are go- ing to college. We are really growing up at last! We took a step to the future and abolished the lVl. H. S. custom of a fashion show being put on by the Senior girls commencement week. From now on Marshall High School's sons and daugh- ters will be uniformly attired in caps and gowns at graduation. We had a masquerade Hallowe'en party at Wayne Elsea's which quite rivaled that fabulous one of our Freshman days. Our next social event was a play party at the West School building, followed by the picture show as guests of Nellie June Vaughn. ln March the Seniors distinguished themselves as actors when we put on four one-act plays, HHow the Noise'Began,7, Mlfourteenf' uThe Rising of the lVloon,7' and Over the Garden Wallfi ACT lV SCENE ll. The New Building Time: Some day, we hope X Scene. II has been staged when thishistory goes to press. It is only a material dream which lVl.r. Lockridge says will come true. It is yet to be realized along with some more parties, the Junior-Senior banquet, and efficient Chemistry lab., the Senior Play, Graduation, and a lot of other things. Page 24 P ............L..:.-..f......., - .....-.. . -. V ,,.--..-,,,,........- vw.. . .. - -.-. 7,-..... . '-, . - -- -.N . . , . . , . .,, Vw. . .',-,.',.X.T