Oakville High School - Tillicum Yearbook (Oakville, WA)

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TIIE TILLIC UA! Ethel, who had chosen practically the same vocation in life as myself, was now matron in one of the most efficient hospitals in Balt- imore, Maryland. She, altho married, found her occupation quite in keeping with her married life, as her husband was a surgeon in the same institution. Raymond, we found out, had two years before, accepted a govern- ment position as president of a meat packing establishment in Chicago. While we were thus talking, Miss Ludella Eaton, one of our for- mer number, joined us in our conversation. She told us that she had been principal' of the High School in Centralia for the past two years. Also that Mildred Switzer, who had been teaching there in the depart- ment of music, was planning on taking up her work the following ycar, in the Stadium High School in Tacoma. Edna, she said, took a business course in an excellent bus- iness college in Seattle soon after graduating, and is now teaching in a like school in California. But, Paul, I said, you have not told me what field of work you have engaged yourself in. Then, as he told me, he was president of the Oakville National Bank, the orchestra began to play a march, by which the class, sixty in number, took their places upon the plat- form. The exercises had begun. Grace M. Couch '18, 26141414 Upon a smooth banana peel, A Senior chanced to tread, ,ind here's .... ?. . ! ? .... : 1' . QA brief shorthand report? Jf what the Senior said.

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THE TILLICUAI CEL ASS PRQWHEQY 95' I had arrived in Oakville on the evening of the graduation exer- cises of the class of 1928, and upon entering the vast auditorium of the new High School, I was very agreeably surprised to meet Mr. and Mrs. Paul Provoe, the former being my old friend and classmate in 1918. As we had about twenty minutes before the exercises Were to be- gin, we improved the time in recalling the past, and talking over the whereabouts of former classmates. Earl, he said had made great advancements during the war in naval achievements and had been promoted to the position of commo- dore, but that he had not heard from him for three years. Orvin, too, he informed me, had served a considerable time in the service, and for one of his great deeds of daring, while in the trenches in Europe, had been decorated with La Croix de Guerre . Just like Orvin, I complimented, 1 was sure he would enter the war and of course had no doubts of his progress in military feats. I saw in the paper last night, an advertisement of a play which will' be at the 'Empress' this week, in which Reginald Van Walker is one of the stars, he said. Ernest! I exclaimed. Well, I can not really say I am at all surprised as Ernest showed considerable evidence of becoming a movie actor, even early in his High School career. Have you heard from Ethel lately. he asked, or Marjorie, and where is Raymond now? It really does not seem long since we, as these happy graduates are this evening, were launching out into the river of events which we thought we had so nearly crossed, then. What great changes can take place within so few years! With the same thot, I replied that I had received a letter from Marjorie Weiland, who was private secretary of Mr. Carlson, Secre- tary of Commerce in Washington, D. C., about two weeks ago, and she said then, she was thinking of taking a vacation and Spending a Coup- le of months in Europe.

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TIIE TILLICUAI CLASS WELL LAST NVILL AND TESTAMENT OF CLASS OF 1918. 96' We, the Senior Class of 1918 of the Oakville High School, Oak- ville, Washington, being of sound mind and possessed of much earth- ly goods, and the time of our departure from this institution being definitely fixed, do will, bequeath, and devise as hereinafter nomin- ated: First, that all our debts, legal and illegal, including funeral expenses, shall be paid. Secondly, to the honorable Board of Directors, the continuous use of our new gymnasium. To Dexter Newton, the perpetual freedom from breaking the speed limits of the city of Oakville. To E. E. Switzer, a matched pair of bay Sorrel roan Durhams. To C. M. Eaton, another hennery. Thirdly, to the High School faculty, we bequeath our grat- itude and sincere thanks for their willing aid during our four years of successful High School work. To our beloved superintendent, Mr. Geo. W. Stewart, our best wishes for a pleasant trip to sunny California, and hope for his re- turn. To the gay Mr. Deane, a carload of calves. To Miss Henry, a pair of rubber shoes to aid her in carrying on her detective work, and one hundred and seventy five pounds of rice stew. To Mrs. Stewart, a new baton. To Mr. Elvis Eaton, many, many 'idollar days. To Miss Newton, a pair of blue eyes and a green ntgcktie, To Miss Spencer, a new Gate Fourthly, to the respective classes we bequeath: To the Juniors, the seats in the east side of the room along with nine months of hard work.