McMinnville High School - McMinnvillan Yearbook (McMinnville, OR)

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McMinnville, Oregon Page 27 (Emturraattmt itt 1026 “Hello Marion, how did you happen to be here?” “Well Hallie, I didn’t expect to see you working here in the ticket office. I have just left Atlanta bound for Nome, Alaska, where I expect to take a position as chief of police. I am as surprised to see you as I was to meet Hugh Whirry and wife, who are evangelists. They were having meetings while I was in Nashville. Have you heard that George Jameson is chauffeur for John Wallace, who is instructing a girls’ swimming class in Chicago, and that Golda Branson is a very successful teacher in South Africa?” “Is that so? Maybe you think I wasn’t surprised to see Ama Kendall passing through here in her latest “Star Climber.” She is traveling with the Luanne Hiatt and Harry Armstrong Toothpick Dealers.” “Do you know that when I was in Constantinople, I met Margaret Ramsey, who is now United States Minister to Turkey? She informed me that Vila Tatro and Mabel Frazier have married Turkish brothers who are contesting for the throne. O yes, Lowell Hembree has an aviation shed which is one of the biggest mail stations in Europe. His head mail clerk is Helen Johnson.” “Who would believe it? I do wish you could stay for the base ball game tomorrow, you would probably see several friends, as Evelyn Hood is short stop and Ida Hibbs has made good at first base with Rose Carter and Hester Altimus as battery.” “No I can’t stay. I do remember those girls use to be good in base ball and Til bet they are good players. You see I have an invitation to take dinner with Elsie (nee Martin) and I must leave on the 4:15 train in order to get there in time. When I was in Cuba I witnessed the boxing contest between Fae Ellis and Ruby Alexander.” “You don’t say so? Why I never thought they would take up boxing as a profession. While you are here why don’t you go up to the hotel and see Theron Olsen who is elevator operator and James Lawson who is the proprietor?” “I should like to but I haven’t time. Talking about strange things, I saw in the McMinnville News-Reporter that Hazel Range and Vivian Marr will be here in a few days, while on their way home from a suffragette convention. I received a letter from Bessie Ruby who was recently divorced from an

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Page 26 THE LINCOLNIAN juniors This year’s graduating class is—and has been from its freshman year—the largest class in McMinnville High School. Larger by about twenty members than any preceding class of graduates, our number will probably not be equalled for several years to come. Our efforts throughout our scholastic career have been for progressiveness, such as would tend to keep the “Old Mac” spirit alive. In our last year our spirit of aggressiveness has reached a culminating point in the production of the first of what we hope will become an established annual event— that is— the Senior play. Earlier in the year our “be-differ-ent” spirit expressed itself in a Winter “Flunk Day,” which caused a great furor among the lower classes. In the student body activities we have always felt a live interest. Several members of the ’16 class have won recognition as histrionic artists, having appeared in school plays on several occasions. Athletically we have been indispensable, especially in the last year, two of our number having won their letters in each of the three recognized sports of the school. Scholastically our record will bear comparison with than of any class. An examination of grade cards will reveal some luminaries that are remarkable in their merit. As this is the first year that grades for the entire High School course aie to be considered in the choice of Valedictorian and Saluta-torian, the grades of these two will be an accurate gauge as to the general class standing. Our president, Miss Margaret Ramsey, has been ever assiduous in her efforts to promote the common interests of this distinguished body, but our sense of class responsibility has not yet been developed to the point where class meetings become strictly of a parliamentary order.

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Page 28 THE LINCOLNIAN O. A. C. man, and is now teaching manual training in Kalamazoo High School. She said that Edward Swift was president of the First National Bank, and Jesse Nunn, who gave promise to such a brilliant career in his high school days, is now janitor in the bank.” ‘‘Isn’t that strange? About two weeks ago Bernie Nelson was here, giving a series of lectures on beauty secrets. Did you know that Freda Dell has become the star in the play “Love Regained?” Although Harold Taylor has made a fortune on the inventions of his perpetual motion machine, he is shifting scenes at the Lyric in order to be near the object of his devotion.” “Well! When I was in Rio-de-Janeiro I met Sibbie Beatty who is a stenographer with the attorneys Thomas Altimus and Ralph Champion. They have secured as an assistant Mildred Huddle, on account of the increased business attending the trial of Elizabeth Waters. She is accused of affecting Frank Houser’s vision with her brilliant hair.” “Well do you think she is guilty? Do you remember about two years ago of seeing an article in a magazine saying that a new island had been discovered in the Pacific by Margaret Benfer? She has founded the colony “The Haven of Rest” (because there are no men there). Among those who have settled there are Essie Hallet, Neva Wilcox, Ethel Jackman, Edna Sights and Laura Wilkins.” “Why yes I heard something about it. I also heard that Hazel Scott is running a jitney in St. Joe. I met Myona Lewis and Vivian Clark, who are going to live on homesteads in Arizona. I expect it will be lonesome but they say they like that sort of life.” “That’s as surprising as Vera Anthony going to Egypt to take up Red Cross nursing. Are you going to vote for Mabel Davids? She has been nominated as the first woman for president of the United States and Klara Corrigan for vice-president on the Socialist ticket.” “Yes, I’ll vote for them. Isn’t it too bad about poor Mabel Bond? On account of some sad disappointment in her love affair, she has decided to live as an old maid the rest of her life.” “Yes I feel very sorry for her but she may change her mind. William Champion has chosen a different occupation than I expected. He is one of the most efficient dancing teachers in the Northwest. Hulda Dixon and Lola Finley have