Palmer High School - Terror Trail Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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History of the Class of 1923 . We hope no class ever left high school that didn't consider itself the best class that ever graduated. We know we are, for we have always done excep- tional and unusual things. We elected Nicholas King, the only Chinese student who has ever gone to C. S. H. S., as our president, and the twins, the Phelpses, as our secretary and treasurer to guide us in our freshman year. No further organization of our class took place until we were Juniors, because a mandate came ex-cathedra, when we were Sophomores, stating that only upper-classmen should organize. Miss Lillian G. Bateman and Mr. E. E. Hedblom were elected supervisors for both Junior and Senior years. A junior council was elected from the class, Mary Clark being chairman of the council the first half of the year, and Dexter Hastings, the last half. Various dramatic critics declared Green Stockings, our Iunior play, coached by E. Benson Sargent, to be the best dramatic production ever pre- sented in the high school auditorium. Our reception for '22 was an elaborate affair, the preparation of which requir- ed much time and thought on the part of the sponsors and the committeein charge. The social times we have had this year have all been great. The girls gave the boys a wonderful party on December ninth, which was returned by an equally delightful one by the boys on March seventeenth. The success of this, our last year, has partly been due perhaps to the lead- ership of our council and ofiicers. During the first semester Tom Rhodes was president, Norma Raley, vice-president, and Mary Clark, secretary. This last semester Herbert Stockdale was president, Grace Berkley, vice-presidentg and Mary Clark, secretary. Sidney Cahoon, George White, Harley Reming- ton, Chantrey Fritts, Helen Morris, were the other members of the council. Kid day was surprisingly successful. We never knew we could be so infantile and undignified. Every Senior was out in his childhood attire andromped gleefully. We surprised them all by choosing April 12th as our Piker's Day. After breakfast in the high school cafeteria, we hiked to the Garden of the Gods where we had lunch and an original program. If Class Day turns out to be as big a success as the plans indicate, it will be a fitting climax to a wonderful high school career. The exercises will be in the high school auditorium. The mothers and fathers of '23 will be there, and the faculty and junior Council will be invited. The class poem, prophecy, will, and history will be read. We've had a wonderful time-so wonderful as to completely overshadow the hard knocks and the failures and the disappointments. We have learned enough to know that we have only begun our learning. Indeed, we are through here-but the career of the class of 1923 is scarcely begun! GRACE BERKLEY. 13