Oakville High School - Tillicum Yearbook (Oakville, WA)

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Last Will and Testament of Class of 1917. Wl1e11 ill tl1e course of l111111a11 events, it becomes necessary for suitable. and seemly that we should leave. will bequeath, Zllld divide suitable, Hllli seemly that we Sillllllli leave, will, bequeath, a11d devise all the earthly goods we may die possessed of. Tlierefore, we. the senior elass of the Oakville High School, knowing moie than we shall ever know again, looking' down 1111011 the other classes with great eondesension, first desire that all our legal debts. Olll' fillaneial expenses, i11el11di11g crepe for the fae11lty, shall he paid. Ser-ondly, to the honorable board of directors of district 1111111- ber twelve we leave the pebbles o11 the eampnsg the site for the 11ew g'j'Il11ltlSll1II1, and to the directors individually as follows: To the llonorable E. E. Sweitzer, a teillll of horses to he made by the Illillllltli training departinentg to Dexter Newton, the privilege of whit.tli11g his vi11e maple into toothpieks for tillx hot so11p served by the domes- Iie seienee department, to Mrs. Wi1111ie Shull, the right to have and Villltillllix i11 11ndisp11ted possession of the elerkship of the school board for the next six years. We leave to the lcilldlitj' the so1111d of o11r footprints as they have echoed gently tlll'll the hall, Elllti iIllilVitillH.iiy- To Olll' beloved SllpOl'il1tUI1llG11i, Mr. George W. Stewart. an, Ol'-lllll, Ingersoll wateh, by which he may, 0l'flllll, aseertain when he has eonsnnied. erfuin, a. half l1011r of the te11 lIllIlllf0S alloted for his speech, also a name other than Hshe or Hi1Pl'7, for his wife. To Mrs. Stewart., a hook on 'l'aet, and a good humor in whieh IO eome before her IllllSlC elasses. ' 'llo Mr. Willia111 Spuler, the h01l0I' of making happy forever after, a eertain black haired llllllllilltl' of our elassg the privilege of using the sehool lumber for flll'IllSilll1Q,' l1is library, llliliil' with our txolsg a bottle of the most etteetive hair tonie, a eomplete set of hooks O11 ilOI110 li0l5lJl'2l'fl'7Il. . To o11r beloved teacher. Mr. Deane. the good lnek of finding a wife who shall take a great interest ill tlowers, espeeially two- lips g to l1in1 exelnsively. the Mllraill' that leads to happiness, a roll of eow butter. To Miss Gladys Haniilton. a Ullt'-XVEIY tieket to Seward. Alaska, :1 eave in China, and above all, A MAN. To Miss Harper. a moon. in the light of which to spark her doctor. To Miss Pearce, a Slll1ShlIll1y day witl1o11t wind in order that she may for onee go hatless without having her beautiful enrls disturbed.

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7 L- eotfee pl2111t21ti11n i11 Brazil. It seems that she met hin1 at the Elllllllill r-oiifereiiee of the 'Anti-Postum Clublf' Let me seeg who else was ill the class? O, yes. Ruth Ne1yt'111g what happened to her?'7 I questioned. She is president of the Congo Republic. You know she Went to Afiiea i11 1920 as 21 rnissionary. Then when the Congo state needed a steady hand to guide it she was elected to the place. And Gladys Finney? Is she still living? And Philip IVl1ite'? Surely he did some great and noble deed I exelainied. Yes, went o11 Loie, Philip Certainly did do l1is share of good i11 the world. First, he invented a red ink grader and niarker for teaehers, whieh ra11 by perpetual inotion. This made l1i111 llltlllj' tiines il 111illi01121ire. lIe invested part of l1is IHOIIPX i11 pho11ograpl1 1-eeords, whieh he distributed broadeast over Grays Harbor county. This was appreeiated by inany for i11 this way people were 21ble to hear the songs sung by our famous friend, liertiia rlllliblllil'-C. Phil lll?lIl'l0ll El girl fI'Ulll IIlilPlN'llllt'Ill'0, lll'2ll' where he used to live, you know. 'l'hey are still residing i11 Oakville. Gladys, is the tieket agent at tlll5 Union Depot i11 Ul1ie21.go. She always was good looking, you reeall, illlil they say sl1e is 0110 of the IIIUSI, beautiful XVUIIIPII in Uhieago. I have S0011 lll'I' pieture several tiines 011 the wrappers of llladanie Isabella Marie Mym-r's 'Colognef whieh she sold before her niarriage, but I have not seen ll4'I' sinee she was given her llIIJl0IIl2l1.M VVell, l1orraine, I said, 'Ll must leave now, but l have en- joyed this visit very IIllll'l1, Zlllll I think that your husband will re- eover, tlllll will soon be i11 good health. -Helen Shull, 'l7. NVhen Mr. Deane was a boy he wore his hair i11 curls, His feet were always i11 the air, l1is eyes were 011 the girls. Mr. Spuler Cin Geo1n.D-i'Re21d that angle. II. F.- DAB.,' Mr. S.-44Wrongg read it again. H. F.-'LBAD. Mr. S.4'WVell, thatls better, even if if is bad. Mr. Deane Ctrying to decipher a hieroglyphiej- I ean't. niake out this name. It COIHIHGIICHS with Bone-7' Shanno114 Bonehe21d Mr. D6Hl10THTlIElIlliSg I thought it belonged to you.',

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Folk dance. bv the Third and Fourth Grades. 3. Selection by the Rube Qnartette-Ernest Van Walker. Philip VVhite. lfanl llrovoe, Xvillarll Merry,--aceompaniecl l'y li mic l'anl. and assisted by C. H. Deane. 4 Tight Rope Vylalking. by Mlle.Fa'ai1eese:1 Gillliltffl-1311111001 Newton. 5. Dinner at SiX,'l-Play by the Freslnnen. ...... ... ... ...... ti. Seleetion by the New York Syniphony Hand-By Dumb O1'CilC'Sl'1'il F' J. Duet. 8. UlAM.flClllV2lI'll-P3lll0llllIllt' Stunt. fl. Nodding Choir -By the Girls Chorus. C L A S S D A Y Un May Seventeenth the Senior Class Day was celebrated with a pienie. Here, after lunch was over, the Class History, VVill, Poein, and Prophecy were read. After this out-door games and sports were indulged in until time for all to disperse and wander, all expressing themselves as having had a very enjoyable time. COMMENCEMENT . . . , ,.. . The gIl'2l.tlll2lfil0ll exercises tor the Class ot lflli were held in the l. 0. 0. F. hall on the evening of May l8. The hall was tastefully decorated with the class colors, and flowers. The program was as follows: l. Music by the Orchestra. 2. Invocation. 3. Piano Solo-lllildred Sweitzer. , 4. Salutatory Address-Isabel Myers. 5. Song-High School Glee Club. 6. Valedictory Address-Helen Shull. 7. Cello Solo-Mr. Landstrom. 8. Address-Rev. Green. speaker of the evening. 9. Vocal Solo-Mrs. G. W. Stewart. 10. Awarding of Diplomas by Mr. D. Newton, President of the School Board. If the grass grew too long, would Pearl Moore? If Edna is Brown, is Philip VVhite? If he had to keep a date in town. would Ernie Van Walkfar?