Montana Wesleyan University - Prickly Pear Yearbook (Helena, MT)

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THE PRICKLY PEAR 31 I-IAZEL M. ASHBRIDGE DCL6ClCIZfiCl7Zf. Y. W. C. A. Helena, Montana. If you are not acquainted With this lady it might be possible for you to gain an acquaintance by suggesting your predicament to almost anyone of the professors. She is sometimes hard to approach at first, but this is not continuous. True it may be said she is an optimistic body who has a Word of cheer for everyone.

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1 30 THE PRICKLY PEAR ARCHIBALD E. PLUMMER Y. M. C. A. Pastor Oake's Street M. E. Church Helena, Montana. An enthusiastic booster, Whichever Way he turns-foot-ball tennis ! ? checkers, and sometimes he even studies. He can preach, teach or reach the man carrying the ball. WALTER L. GREER Pliilfzflorilctvz.. President Y. M. C. A. Axtell, Montana. This man has an aptitude for concentration that is Very seldom realized. Xenophon has piloted him in many an interesting journey in Asia Minor. We almost forgot to emphasize this innate power of con- centration tha.t he possesses. Especially does he concentrate his thoughts on the Y. W. C. A. A mystic bard might thus characterize him: Wlalter Greer, Chicken Fancier, In this line he specializes, And in fact he almost idolizes, This man Greer, This Poultry Fancier.

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32 THE PRICKLY PEAR THE CLASS OF NINETEEN SEVENTEEN Motto: Climb higher, see farther. Colors: Black and Gold. EE In September 1913, there appeared a new class in old Wesleyan's halls, which excited no unusual notice for such a phenomenon was an annual occurence. But there were several people in the school who were much interested in that class. These were the young ladies and men who had only now left their homes in the mountains and on the prairies of Montana for the purpose of pursuing a course of study in the best school in the State and were therefore the members of the class, themselves. The personnel of the class in its Freshman year, was: John K. Clark, Pres.,Hazel Asbridge, Vice Pres., Mary Alford, Sec. Treas., Ruth Mack, Mamie Carney, Harry T. Lay, and Walter L. Greer. The incidents of that year standing out most prominently in the memory of the class are the four glorious days that the black and gold pennant waved from the top of the school flag-pole, while the Juniors and Seniors vainly tried to haul it down. During the sophomore year of the class' existence the members were Nolae Palmer, Pres., Hazel Asbridge, Vice Pres., Mary Alford, Sec., and Helen Brown, Treas. This year the class was not bothered with any gentlemen members, but they were bothered with gentlemen just the same. Irene Gordon a member of the Freshman class of that year ranked as a sophomore, but was not enrolled with the class until the year 1915-16. During the Junior year the class was composed of ,Charles Dunsmore, Pres., Hazel Asbridge, Vice Pres., Irene Gordon. Sec., Howard Smith, Treas., Rachel Shand and Ariel Armstrong. And during the Senior year the class has consisted of, Thomas Gonser, Pres., Lois Carver, Vice Pres., Irene Gordon, Sec., Walter C. Wampler, Treas. and class prophet, Walter L. Greer class historian, Archibald E. Plummer. It will be noted that as regards the matter of the personnel' of membership the class has had a somewhat checkered career. Hazel Asbridge being the only one of the eighteen members with the class during each year of its existence. Mary Alford comes second, having been with the class for three years but has only been an actual member for two. Walter Greer who was widowed to the class of '18 after the Freshman year again caught step with the class in the senior year. Jack Clark was fast enough to keep company with the class of '16 after the Freshman year. And Lois Carver comes around in the senior year by having outrun the class of '18 with which she had been as- sociated for the two years previous. Seven of the eighteen namely, Thomas Gonser, Walter Wampler, Walter Greer, A. E. Plummer, Lois Carver, Hazel Asbridge, and Irene Gordon will graduate. However in spirit-Well we shall say that each member of the class has very strongly felt the tie that binds our hearts to one another and to Montana Wesleyan. This tie we trust will never be broken or weakened.