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

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the last name of Viola Tsehirgi, we will it to Marco Bruschi, hoping that the unpronounce- ahles may live on in unforetold glory. Bert Colburn leaves the exhuberant enthus- iasm displayed by him upon seeing a comical show to Beverly Bradley. As Junior Socrates Metcalfe says that francais est tout grec a lui, we will his knowledge of French to the entire Grecian populace. The remains of Lillian A. Watson ' s sprained right knee is to be left, that is, to any lead in the next class play. Chester Prague and Dick Bennion will be honored by Margaret Wittman, who will leave them her ability to interpret the dance. We will the experience that Janet MacDcm- ald and Bob I.ansdon derived from the count- less rehearsals of that last passionate love scene in the class play, The Patsy, to Rodger Bankson. You surely will slay the femmes now, Roddy. Betty Blake wills her rosy cheeks to Dorothy Oliver; Dorothy Overmyer, her tremendous height to Mr. Kennedy. Betty Brown presents that box of angle worms she once collected to Miss Franck with her blessing. Helene Johnson bestows that long sidewise glance to the next star on the North Central stage. Walt Boomer gives his knack of whirl- ing a baton to Zona Gable. Just think. Zona, someday you may be a great band leader, like John Philip Sousa. John Aggie Cook leaves his art at getting inside information to Mrs. Winchell ' s bad little boy, Walter, so that he may make tomorrow ' s gossip today ' s news. Reed Rhea bequeaths his ability to play hokum on his horn to Gabriel. Good ole Gabriel ! And now, ladies and gentlemen, here is the announcement that you have been wating for. We are very sorry to say that it is now time to lend thine ears to Au Revoir, Pleasant Dreams ! ' Twenty words more or less — tabulate them, (prolonged roll form a snare drum) Thank you, until fifty years from now at this time, thank you. This is station S. A. of the N.C.H.S. Broad- casting System. SIGNING OFF, GLENN STARLIN ELEANOR KENNEDY GENE CONKLIN Class Prophecy Reading time — 3 minute . 2 second The sign on the door read, Clement Zimney, Phrenologist, Pathologist, Archeologist, Phys- icist, Psychologist and expert in all other branches of Science. As we reached for the door handle, the massive portal receded slowly into the wall before us. As we passed through the aperture, we perceived in the distance four frosty-headed patriarchs. The constantly moving floor soon brought our little party of three into close proximity with the great professor and his trio of illus- trious cohorts, George Taschereau, Stewart Sparrow and DeLoss Seeley. Howdy, Prof, genially remarked our leader. Junior Socrates Metcalfe. The professor bent his eagle eye on us three optimistic investigators of the human race and remarked, Gentlemen, be seated. We sat. You no doubt have come, chortled the man of science, as a smile played over his lips, to uncover certain vital facts which have to do with your classmates of that extinct institution of learning. North Central high school. As you are no doubt aware, after you graduated in January ' 32, the members of your class scat- tered to the four corners of the universe. How- ever, I will endeavor by means of my super- television set to give you an intimate glimpse into the life of each. He whirled a dial and threw a switch. All went dark, and on a large television view-plate was thrown a life-sized picture of our class president, Benton Roberts. Ben had his shirt sleeves rolled up and was industriously leading the chorus of Allan Miles ' new Follies. Janet MarDonald drummed on the piano to keep the dancers in time. The scene changed. The next panorama that spread before our eyes showed Margaret Brod- recht, Betty Blake and Catherine Baker in darkest Africa busily preparing the evening meal for their cannibal husbands. The meal consisted of boiled roots and Donald Glenn Starlin, Raymond Jacob Langenbach and Win- L2S1

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ffffffffffiffffff wwww Class Will Ye olde Senior Class of January, the first month of the year Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-two, being too high, mighty, and learned to further grace ye timely halls of this noble institution of learning, do hereby depurt from thence to loftier and nobler regions. But, it would rack the party of the first part ' s con- science terribly if the party of the first part could not bequeath upon the parties of the second part those things that have so helped and hindered the party of the first part in its years and years within these portals. Therefore, we do hereby set forth our last will and testament. We first wish to relieve ourselves of the faculty and with many scrapes and bows, we willingly will them all our old topic and make-up test papers and sincerely hope their paths next year will not be as rugged as their countenances. With tears and regrets we give Clarke Miller to the feminine populace of Lewis and Clark; we leave the insanity of George Taschereau to Audrey Owen. (Insanity caused by the ap- parent absorption of eight Latins.) M iss Pamela Persons has very obligingly offered her Pocahontas it to Mack Koon. Margaret Brodrecht has been overly kind in agreeing to bestow her flaming locks and spas- modic laughter upon Barbara Bloom. After much pleading we persuaded George Albert Davis to part with his fourteen free pants press tickets and to forward them to Mahatma Ghandi, while Gordon Reckord exhib- iting his usual charitableness gives the Wash- ington Memorial Society one hundred copper shekels in order to make up the deficit caused in their funds when Georgie threw a dollar across the Potomac. We are sure Dick Greenough will now have to carry a club around to beat off the girls, for our worthy president, Benton Roberts, has be- stowed upon him the art of scientific love- making. Raymond J. Langenbach has cheer- fully offered to cede his thirty-eight final A ' s to Master Melson as they will make excellent prefixes to the grades on Bill ' s English themes. Eleanor Kennedy wishes to leave all the green kalsomine to the next to the next one that has to mop the stage floor. Catherine Baker wills her success with Miss Ellis to Keith Reckord. In memory of that famous movie actor, Lon Chaney, we wish to grace the countenance of one Miss Glascock with the facial expressions of Grover Warren. In return for this honor, Edna, we would like to have you make faces at all the teachers we dislike. Harold Sanford has been kind and conde- scending enough to place the unlit cigar he used in the class play in trust for Master Fiz- zleworm until Jack becomes of age, and Albert Dimond gives his uncanny knowledge to Mary Hurd. In turn we hope that she will submit this knowledge in the form of a supplement to the Encylopedia Brittanica. Constance Jordan wills her cello to William Dibhlee. If you ever travel to Venice, Bill, you will surely be able to make a goodly sum of money by selling the big fiddle to some ro- mantic Italian for a gondola. George Tiefel wishes to bequeath his weak- ness for blondes and his ability to get brunettes to Toussaint Tucker. Since Elsie Meyer has no more use for her book of clever sayings she has given it to Grant Dixon and Harold Hove in hope that their wise cracks in the presence of big shots will add to their increasing popu- larity. After much cross questioning, Harold Hinkle has broken down and confessed the theft of the third base bag from the last game in which he played. To make amends, Harold has willed the sawdust filled sack to all habitual sleepers of the school. Ernest Gentle wills his Earnestness or Gentleness to Bud Horsemeat Jones and F. David Slee bestows his perserverance upon none other than the answer to a maiden ' s prayer alias Jack Whataman Keenan. Margaret Sievert gives her ability to weep to Eleanor Peterson. Cherish the art, Pete, and someday you ' ll be doubling for sob scenes in the talkies. Norman Cooney wills the surplus money he made from the Delta club paddles to the com- plete completion of the playfield, and as some good-looking young man will soon be changing [271

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sor Hunt who had tried to sell the natives some Flit. As he switched dials to 5i-W, George Tiefel, George A. Davis, George I.owery, George Bit- ter and Ernest Gentle appeared clinging to driftwood in mid-ocean. Even when they were sinking, Tiefel was endeavoring to collect the seventy-five cents that Ernie owed him for the Tamarack. A charming domestic scene was revealed when Pamela Warren, nee Persons, and Luckie Warren, her dearly beloved spouse, were seen entertaining their intimate friends Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Heckord. Mrs. Keckord was formerly Miss Lillian Watson. At this point the silence was broken by Hetty Agrippina Brown who cattily remarked, I don ' t see how Lillian rates V Back to dear old Spokane we came to see Harold Hinkle, Al Dimond, Beryl Monfort and Dave Slee. The four of them are the new owners of The Spokane Theaters, Incorporated. Then old N. C. flashed on our screen. Bob I ansdon, assisted by Eleanor Kennedy was running the school. Eleanor had replaced Miss Wiedeman. Allyn T. Luenow was the new head janitor and his assistant was none other than M. Gale Beals. At about this time Dave Tinling came skat- ing into the room to replace a weak tube in the television set. On the University of Southern California ' s quoitennis team we found Bert Colburn, Gene Conklin, Harold Sanford and Norman Cooney. Their coach was Miss Constance Jordan, with Muriel Glayzer assisting. As the scene changed we found ourselves face to face with that All-American explorer, Clarke Miller, who was gayly tripping around the North Pole with three or four Polar bears in a barber pole dance. In the background we see Elsie Meyer, Norman Lamb und Marguer- ite Treffry picking away at a petrified Goof- euse bird so that they might satisfy their longing for good old white meat. They no doubt had been living on Christmas seals and dead fish during their trip to the frigid regions of Arctic. Now my children, quoth John Agamemnon Cook as he twirled the bakelite knobs of the televisor under Zimney ' s instruction, we will see what is happening in that interesting little monarchy of Graustark. Margaret Sievert and Theodore Roe were the new plenipotentiaries of this great country. Arnola Sharpnack was heading the police force in the capital. Living in this quaint principality which was so favored by members of our class was that eminent author, Al Bed Walsh, whose great- est work is entitled, Brains Win, or Up From the Gutter. We shifted our television scene to a fast traveling continental train. The porter was none other than Dick Ellarson. We saw the following traveling salesmen in their Pullman car: Jess Hancock, Ralph Whitmus, Marshall Jones, Ray Steffey and Valaire Van Hook. At about this time, we grew weary, the set blew out a half dozen tubes and we all went home to bed. SIGNED: JUNIOR METCALFE BETTY BROWN JOHN H. COOK +• GOLDEN HILLS OF ST. JOHN Fihst Prize Pokm Mary Roller Pierced by the desert ' s golden gleams, I lifted trembling hands; Then opening wide my blinded eyes I strained to see again. Lying there a golden pool And from its sloping edge Rose hills of dazzling splendour, A shining mountain hedge. Hills of glimmering yellow That shrank and seemed to fall Till my madness called them haystacks; The hills— not hills at all. Then, as the sun sank lower, The world began to grow ; And from the dim receding hills, I i erceived a dull, pale glow. [29]