Oakville High School - Tillicum Yearbook (Oakville, WA)

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CDW 1211 jf, '26 THE SENIOR FROLIC A gala night for Oakville was March 16th. The Gymnasium was transform- ed from four bare walls and a high ceiling, to a modern ball room. The d-ecorations carried out the spirit of St. Patrick in beautiful green and white. The shaded lights cast out a' soft green glow to the room coming through the lattice work of the lowered ceiling of green and white streamers. The orchestra pit at the side of the long hall added much to the attractiveness of the room because it was a veritable bower of greenery of ferns and fir boughs. Thejour wa-lls were decorated with masses of evergreen which took away the bareness and gave the spirit of fairy land adding enchantment to the dance. The music furnished by McDonald's Orchestra from Elma, was enjoyed by every light hearted dancer. Punch and wafers were served, by girls dressed in dainty costume to carry out the spirit of the occasion, to the dancers, patrons and patronesses, and Board of Directors, who were special guests of the occasion. Patrons and Patronesses were Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Blechschmidt, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Damitio and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Norman. JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET The Junior Senior Banquet was a real May Day affair. .Invitations were issued to all the Seniors, the Board of Directors and their wives, and the faculty. The tables were decorated to carry out May Day Festivities. The centerpiece on the ta-ble was the winding of the May Pole , by little dollies dressed in spring colors. The favors were tiny baskets filled with May flowers The place cards were clever little gates opening up to spring and the Program in the inside. After the banquet, which was served at seven o'clock, the toastmistress, Mrs. Olsen, introduced Gordon Theriault, Junior Class President, who welcomed our guests and friends. The response was given by Ilene Morkert, Senior Class Vice-President, acting in the absence of the president, Edgar Easter. Mr. Murphy, Senior Class Advisor, toasted to the class of '28 . Mr. McMaster, Clerk of the School Board, toasted to our school . Special music was furnished by members of the classes. Then Mrs. Olsen introduced the evenings entertainer, Mr. Nelson Pierce of Tacoma. Some may think that banquets might be uninteresting at times but every one agreed that Mr. Pierce kept ours from being dull. His clever collection of stories and Scotch songs were enthusiastically received. After enjoying an evenings good fun as we did that one, we wish that there were more opportunities for such entertainments in our school. Page 29

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cpfzfhru jp SENIOR MIXER The Senior Mixer, the first party of the year, was held September twenty fourth. A program was given in the Assembly Hall, consisting of jokes, songs, readings, modern dances, and instrumental numbers on violin, accordian and piano, all of which were very clever. Then everyone wentuto the gymnasium. There they enjoyed themselv-es by dancing and playing games. Light refreshments were served. A few more ga-mes were played in which faculty, friends and students joined. Thus ended our first gathering and all felt they kn-ew each other better. -Katherine Baker, '29. AM ICITIA CLUB PARTY The evening of October 28th was an evening when big and little sisters of the Girls' Amicitia Club gathered in the Gymnasium for af time of fun. Upper classmen and the lady teachers were dressed as fat men, sheiks, hobos, college rooters, and foreigners, while under classmen were gentle and sweet little maidens. Dancing, games, clever stunts, and a Grand March ending in a serpentine furnished the merriment of the evening. lt was voted to serpentine and give yells at the basketball games. Light refreshments were served after which the little sisters were safely and gallantly escorted home by their Prince Charmings in the garb of their big sisters. Edna McMaster, '29. FRESHMAN INITIATION The Freshman initiation was held on the evening of October seventh. The Freshmen were kept in the Eighth Grade room and from there taken blindfolded, one at a time, to the gymnasium, where the Sophomores had the fun of initiating them. The upper classmen, friends, and fa-culty viewed the scene from the balcony. Although it did not take long, it was very -effective and a real initiation, for the Freshmen were scared to death to begin with. However, the many wierd and terrible adventures they experienced proved them worthy to be students of Oakville High. After shoes were rescued and faces partly washed, all played games until the refreshments were served by the Sophomores. They took us young and tr-eated us rough, but they are our friends now. -Dorothy Easter, '29 THE FRESHIVIAN VALENTINE PARTY The Freshman Class planned to have it's party on February 13 at the High School gymnasium. Some rumors were noised abroad that th,e upper classmen were planning on interfering, so of cours-e the Freshmen were instantly on the alert and quietly decided to change their plans. They all met at Miss Brook's apartment where they were quite secure. The enemy was baffled, but 1'9ta1ifi'C6C1 by S9iZiHg a small pan of jello. This only helped to a-dd zest to the party as plenty more was on hand. . The entertainment of the evening consisted of various games and the distribution of numerous valentines. Delicious refreshments were served after which all departed for their respective homes, remarking on the enjoyable evening they had spent. -Miss Brogks Page 28

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ff 1211 , 0 26 SENIOR PLAY The Senior Play The Bride Breezes In was presented a-t the high school auditorium on April 1 to a large and appreciative audience. Much credit must be given to Mr. Murphy for the excellent coaching of this play. Characters Gregg Neal, Secretary to Sam Cotrex ........ .... - -- .... Arthur Hampson ltlrs, Neal, his mother, Cotrex's housekeeper -- .......... Mabel Price Alfred Cetrex CAD, Cotrex's son ................ ..... R alph Armstrong Freddie Burke, Al's friend ............................ .... R obert Cummings Bob, the Cetrex Chauffeur ............................ ....... E dgar Easter Goldie Mandel iPegJ, a vaudeville star in disguise --- ..... Verna Lemmon Lglly Gray, AVS cousin, engaged to Freddie .......... ....... N aomi Austin Sam Cetrex, Fannie Fay's guardian ................... ..... H elmer Anderson Stella Hellyti-ee, Fannie Fay's maid in disguise .................... Ilene Morkert Fannie Fa-y, the heiress, also disguised ............................ Elsie Pearson Fannie, a simple country lass and an heiress, has been unoificially be- trothed to the son of her guardian, who has not seen her since her childhood. Al, the son, revolts against marrying an unknown bride, particularly as he is in love with a charming vaudeville actress. But upon lea-rning that his father, already bankrupt, has embezzled Fannie's fortune, he consents to the marriage, in the hope of saving his father from the penitentiary. His self-sacr- ifice is made doubly hard by the arrival of Fannie on a visit to her guardian. For she proves a holy terror-a giggling, loud-mouthed, uncouth Sis Hopkins, worse than anything Al and his father had ever pictured in their wildest nightmares. Al's misery is further increased by the presence of his sweet- heart in the house, masquerading as an Irish maid. But hers is not the only disguise in this stormy household. Fa-nnie and her quiet little maid turn out to be as clever a pair of masqueraders as any audience could expect, having exchanged places. How Al contrives to escape the hated marriage, marries Peg, and saves his father from the wrath of the despoiled h-eiressg the trials and tribulations of Alis lisping cousin and her giddy young swa-ing the courting of the irrepressible Stella by the bashful gawk of a chautfeurg how Cotrex's enterprising young secretary wins Fannie and with the aid of his devoted mother, turns bankruptcy into prosperity by selling a promising invention-these are high lights of the plot that held the audience spellbound. -Verna Lemmon. Page 30