Palo Alto High School - Madrono Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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Senior Class Prophecy By Emma Andrews and Clarence Rausch The time is ten years after the commencement, 1938. Emma Andrews is private secretary to the president of Consumers Power Company at Battle Creek. Clarence Rausch is a beautition in Hollywood. Mary Elizabeth Garner has found her success on the stage. She insists on washing her own dishes and being late to work for old times' sake. Norma Anderson is reducing five pounds a week with a certain system she has worked out. Norma Frost and Frances Russell are grad- uate nurses at Ford Hospital. Out of the bigness of his heart Grant Bates is financing a huge modern Orphanage in New York City. Mary Elizabeth Barnes and Ted Slafter are married and are famous for Food Distributors Inc. They started witha lunch counter and now they own a chain of restaurants extending across the United States. Mrs. Marie Beecher, formerly Marie Bates, and her husband are touring the country and playing over the radio. Evelyn Fischer is singing in the Metropol- itan Opera House while Mildred Bradley sings cowboy songs on the Tom's Liniment Program. Alice Mary Furman is married to a fine old gentleman and uses her musical ability to entertain her husband. Ruth Gohsman is the band leader at Caro. Myrtle Fetting is a teacher at Reese Kindergarten. Maxine Esckelson is a substitute teacher and is very popular. Floyd Draper is a beauty operator. The only thing he hates is polishing ladies' fingernails because he has to hold their hands. Melvin Stange is now chaplain at Jackson Prison where John Col- lis is Warden. Lucille Plumb is the Superintendent at the Evart High School. Allen Lambert handled the job as Business Manager on the 1938 Echo staff so well that he is now employed at Hudson's Department Store as Advertising Manager. W Audrey Glazier has perfected an invention for automobiles which run backwards or forwards with equal ease. It has a steering wheel in both ends. Clifford Wilkinson and Glenn Welsh are employed at the Millington Short Wave Station. . Marion DuBois is rapidly becoming a millionaire through her com- mercial art. Rosemary Ellis has goneback to being Mr. Hamilton's sec- retary after getting her Docto1 s Degree in Business Administration. Jack Honsinger is an astronomer. 'No wonder, he always liked to gaze at the stars on a nice moonlight night, especially in company with a nice young lady. Ted Hart is a professor at one of the leading universities and the latest report said he's engaged to the Latin professor. He always said he was going to wait until he found someone who knew more than he did. Betty Johnson is proprietor of the College Inn in Chicago where she began as a waitress a few years ago. Sinclair Opperman is in shape to meet Junior Inscho in a championship bout. Vassar High School Girls Basketball team will play Saginaw Girls May 25. Margaret Schack is the instructor at Vassar. Bernadine Schaf- er has broken all former worlds records in typing and shorthand. Mae Stevens has written a book entitled How to Keep Quiet. Itfs the best seller of the year. Henry Streeter joined the marines as he always planned. He's in Europe now and has a girl in every port. His brother. Robert Streeter, has taken over his father's job as postmaster. Raymond Stoley is president of the State Bank of Saginaw. Page Twenty 'SEUCYI

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Page Senior Class History By Bernadine Schafer On one fine autumn day in the fall of 1934, 64 future builders of our great nation assembled in Vassar High School. They had come to acquire more knowledge so that they might some day be able to try that great boundless sea of life well prepared. The first few days were spent in getting acquainted with High School life and the exceptionally fine staff of teachers. As Freshmen we elected as our class president, Don Garner, vice-president, Beatrice Web- sterg secretary, Alberta Reichleg treasurer, Edward Swanson, and Mr. Hamilton as class sponsor. One day late in the month of September we were instructed to appear at school the following day, the girls Wearing their dresses inside out, bows in their hair and carrying dolls, the boys wearing over-alls and aprons. The Sophomores called it initiation and of course the Freshmen were compelled to agree with them. The next fall, fifty-nine out of the sixty-four returned as sopho- mores. Many interesting and successful events occurred during our sophomore year. We succeeded in selecting our class officers which were: Ted Slafter, president, Emma Andrews, vice-president, Jack Ho.1- singer, secretary, Frances Russell treasurer, and as our class sponsor, Mr. Slaughter. The wheel of time spins rapidly 'round, and We were Juniors be- fore we realized it. Ten, we are sorry to say, did not return. By this time we had grown to love old V. H. S. and were ready to uphold her standards. We immediately began this season by electing our officers: President, Ted Hartg vice-president Grant Bates, secretary, Alberta Rei- chleg treasurer, Marion DuBoisg sponsor, Mr. Pemberton. The Junior play, Growing Pains coached by Miss Hare and Miss Wellemeyer, was very successful. It supplied the funds for one of the best Junior-Sen- ior banquets, which was sponsored a week later. We all looked forward to the opening of school the next fall when we would assemble as Dignified Seniors. The next fall thirty-eight of the sixty-four, who had started as Freshmen, came back to finish their high school career. The officers for this last year were: President, Mary Garner, vice-resident, Grant Bates, secretary, Bernadine Schafer: treasurer, Clarence Rausch, and as sponsor, Mr. Yonker. The play selected by the class was Guess Again , which was very successful, and was under the able direction of Miss Woodman. This year has been a very busy one for us all. Besides our regular Work we have published the Echo , the first annual since 1926. We have tried to make this publication a creditable one, we leave it with you to decide whether we have succeeded. With graduation in view our class chose as its flower the yellow tea rose, class colors, blue and gold, and the fitting motto, Building for Eternity. As the last few weeks of school approached we look forward to all the happy events which were to be a part of our graduation. One of the outstanding events was the Junior- Senior Banquet on May 27, for which we wish to sincerely thank the Jun- ior Class. Other Senior events were the Senior Day on May 25, Senior Assembly on May 18, Baccalaureate Service on June 5 and finally Com- mencement Exercises on June 8. Q In closing I wish to express for the class the hope that thus far in our climb toward a goal of higher education we have cariied on worth- ily the traditions of Vassar High School. Twenty-six I

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Alice Mary Toots Allen Lam'y Audrey Aud Bernadine Bernie Betty Suzy Clarence Butch Clifford Cliff Elizabeth Liz Emma. Babe Evelyne Squirrely Floyd Rock-a-bye Frances Fanny Glenn Chink Grant Gabby Henry Hank Jack Hon'y John Johnny Junior Babe Lawrence Larry 'Nt Page Twenty-eight Senior Humor Weakness Bennie Goodman Lucille Cille Gabbing Mae i'Maggie Freshmen Margaret Margie Holding hands Marie Dorie Mouth-organ Marion Muggins Reichle Mary Mitzy Radio Maxine Mac Coiffures Melvin Melv Blonds Mildred Mil Screeching Myrtle Mutz Woman-hater Norma Babykins Giggling Norma F. Frosty Criticising Raymond Ray Akins Robert Bob Dancing Rosemary Ro'ie Jittezs Ruth Rudy Fords Sinclair Sinky Bessie Ted H, Teddy Cars Ted S. Slicker Class Poem by ALICE MARY FURM AN Our Senior days are over, And the joys we knew so well Will forever linger with us No matter where we dwell. We've started from the bottom And never ceased to climb That pathway to achievement Which makes progress so sublime We're building for eternity, We strive to do our best, These four long years in high school Have only been the test. As we leave Old Vassar High School, Our future we can't foretell, But we wish success for years to come And bid you a true Farewell , Weakness Accordion Quietness Its a secret Trumpet player Indians The stage Sailors Photography Hiccups Marriage Baby talk Hearty laugh Blushing Love stories Movies Clarence Temper Pineapple Sundae Neatness