McKinley Technical High School - Techite Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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CLASS OF JUNE, '24

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Senior Class History While thus through all the stages thou hast push'd Of treeship-first a seedling, hid in grass, Then twigg then sapling and then the giant tree. . -Cowper f ' ic HUS THE CLASS OF JUNE, '24, has attained the height of QQ its final position and may you, oh, underclassmen, profit from f the example of' our evolution and development. To look back upon our rookie days recalls, for the great NW' part, many humorous incidents. How well we remember our foolish blunders and ridiculous appearance, little girls with long hair falas, where can it be found nowj, and big boys with short trousers. In those days we were only seedlings in the school, but it was, however, not so much of a joke. It was a hard struggle to overcome the prejudice established against us, but we won the admiration of the rest of the school, by showing our loyalty to Tech, and by our activities in field, drill, and class. Our brave beginning as Freshmen made the journey through our Sophomore year considerably smoother, and by our enthusiastic participa- tion in all of the activities, we became more than twigs to Tech, and were actually forming an excellent reputation for ourselves. Our Junior year marked another era of growth for us. The organi- zation of the class and election of officers during that year made us swell with importance, and we blossomed out into society by a very successful dance. It was then that individual talent and ability won its just recog- nition and certain names in dramatics, cadets, and athletics became renowned. Then came the climax and last stage of our growth-Seniors. We were by this time possessing excellent opinions of ourselves, and thought with pride of certain members of the class. Two elections of class oflicers were held during our Senior year. In the seventh semester the following ofhcers were chosen: John Schellhaas, President, Charles Pugh, Vice-President, Alice Chatelain, Secretary, Stafford Jones, Treasurer, Ross Guthrie, Sergeant-at-Arms. For the eighth semester the officers were: John Schellhaas, President, Ross Guthrie, Vice-President, Alice Chatelain, Secretary, Stafford Jones, Treasurer, Charles Pugh, Sergeant- at-Arms. Class Night officers also were elected at this time. These were Grace Laleger and John Daly, Prophets, Charles Irelan, Lawyer, and Lawrence Manning, Historian. Seldom has so much enthusiasm ever been displayed in athletics as.this year. This is largely due to the winning of the football champion- ship with the help of our classmates, Captain Charles Pugh, Gooch, Cline, Adams, Olds, Brown, and April. Members of our class whd worked on the basketball team were Captain Donald Adams, Gooch, and Raffael DeMarco. Wilson, April, and Dove represent the class on the baseball team, and if they're not actual Babe Ruths, they're a splendid imitation. The names of Pugh, Fravel, Jones, and Bolton in track need no introduction. Meanwhile the field of athletics has been occupied not only by boys, for certain of our 'girls also figured in the limelight. Who other than Dorothy Baumgarten, Kay Baxter, Anne Byler, and Christine Block 13