North Central High School - Tamarack Yearbook (Spokane, WA)

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Page twenty-one DOT BEARDSLEY Scientific course I ; iris ' League Vocational department Chainnan business requirements committee Honor roll (lirl Reserves Vice president. ' 23 IKKXR GENEVA FYHRIB Scientific course Cirls ' League ilonor roll Room representative News staff, ' 23 Hatliematics club AL.YN D. ANDICRSON Commercial course Kntered from L,ewis and Clark. ' 20 !irls ' League Honor roll, silver emblem i;irl Reserves Chairman Service Triangle CAROLYN MYERS General course c.irls ' League Director of orchestra Honor roll Orchestra. ' 20, ' 21. ' 22, ' 23 Amphlon society WILBUR L. YEARSLBT General course i:ntered from Lewis and Clark liigli school. ' 23 MARGARET E. SMITH Commercial course OGA A. DANIELSON General course ESTHER LUND General course ;nes ila chinn General course

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Pniir Iwciily-llirci ' THE TAMARACK Class History ( )nct upon a time, a long time ago, some- tliing very extraordinary happened. It was in the spring of 1920. All was quiet and peaceful in the little town of I ' nsophistication. Most of its drows inhabitants were tilted back in their chairs in front fif the Hotel Hayseed. A checker game was in progress there, and farther on down the street, leaning heavily against the town hitching rack, snoring contentedly was the vil- lage constable. The whole atmosphere was one of complete resignation. I ' p on the top of Beginners hill, ju.st west of town, stood a large wagon. The suns bright rays made it glisten in its fresh new coat of green paint. It was half past eight on that eventful day, when suddenly the air was filled with shrieks and cries of mad laughter. The town citizens came to life immediatelv , and the checker game was discontinued. The village police force awoke with a start and fell hack- wards over the hitching rack ' into the watering trough. .Ml eves were turned towards Beginners hill, anci what a sight they beheld. . hilarious bunch of young.sters just out of grade school came dashing up the hill and climbed into the wagon. To it they hitched two steeds, De- lennination and Hard ' ork, and giving it a mighty push, rolled off down the hill and out on the High School road of Fun and Fret leaving behind forever the little town of Unsophistication. What a jolly bunch they were. There was Ethel Lafferty, Coop Curry, Louise Clau- sin, Edgy Hog ' le, Johnny C,raham, Elta Waters, Don joiies, and a lot of others. I ' robably you wouldn ' t have recognized any of them, they were such a youthful lot. Ethel Lafferty wa.s a cute little thing with fluffy curls, and Coop Curry was a meek-eyed lad who wouldn ' t even look at one of the fairer sex. Rut Them Days Is (lOne Forever, eh, Coop . ' The travelers found their journey not as dif- ficult as they had expected. All except John C.raham, who decided there was no great hur- ry, and so was lost, ere they came to Sopho- more Lane. The time passed swiftl and soon the edu- cation seekers turned off on to Junior De- tour. They crossed the bridge of Popular- ity but luckily did not fall into the waters of the river Conceit, which flowed beneath. I ' retty soon they met Byron .McCoy, and liking his appearance picked him up and went on. About every one got most awfully tired of the horse Hard Work. He was such a boresome old nag, so they unliitched him and let him go, b ut then their progress was much slower. On farther the wagon wheels stuck in two deep ruts, Chemistry and Physics. Il was too much for the horse Determination to pull them out alone and he was obliged to lie down and rest. The bunch were having a good time when Old Man Conscience came along and whis- pered to them. Immediately they found Hard Work, hitched him up and barely made Senior Highway because ihey had lost so much time. Now the travelers asked Lawrence Davison to take the driver ' s seat. Before they had dei)ended upon the teamwork of Hard Work and Determination. . l Flunkville Spike Ca.stle, Marve Fin- ne , Margaret Green, John Heily, and Kate L()ng joined them. Farther on they found X ' iola Blessing, full of pep and anxious to go with them, and they took her along. The way was rough, but the travelers, who bv now were older and more experienced, withstood the effects of the hard travel. One last cata.strophe impeded them. A wheel came off when they crossed the ditch of Compul- sor Gym. but you know Hard Work and Determination ! On Lmuarv 4, 1924, they dressed in their best, and frolicked far into the night at a big l)arn dance, which was the last party they en- jo ed together. After four years of travel they found them- selves at their journey ' s end, in the city of Graduation, which is really the beginning of the Road of Life. MAURINE GODFREY GEO. E. JENNINGS