Prescott High School - Hassayamper Yearbook (Prescott, AZ)

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5It| f IS a fi n a tj a m y c r BY PRINCIPAL FRANK W. HART. This year marks the beginning of a new era in the efficiency of our school. When “The Hassayamper” comes off of the press, ground will have been broken for the erection of what we believe to be the most modern and efficient high school plant in the Southwest. For this we owe a debt of gratitude and a sincere expression of thanks to the good citizens of Prescott and to our very progressive Board of Trustees, whose unanimous efforts and unfaltering energies have made possible to every child of the Hassayampa educational facilities surpassed by none. However good our record may be, whatever we have wrested from the brow o! Learning in the past, it marks but the beginning. The old Territorial Capitol Building which has housed us since our birth has served us well, and we look with pride upon our graduates who have gone out from its doors. It has served us so well, in fact, that we have long since outgrown it and now we watch with reverence, but with joy, its crumbling walls give place to the realization of our dreams, a building of beauty and efficiency, a landmark of progress and a monument to learning. May it forever stand in the hearts of every member of the Clan of Hassayampa as an inspiration and as a means to the realization of the highest and best in man. And may we carve upon a tablet of bronze and mount upon her walls this inscription: w. The purpose of this school is to develop 1. self-supporting men and uuomen of uuhom The uuorld may says I am belter for your having lived.

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OSln l agga amy rr worst lot of youngsters she had ever seen. What a blow to our self-esteem! How we cried whole tubs full of tears over the long arithmetic problems! How we feared the vise-like grip with which she would grab us by the chin, leaving a dimple there (Homer has one yet). To counteract these woes, however, we had the pleasure of initiating several new members: Marcella, Alma, Homer, and Kenneth, all of whom proved themselves loyal supporters of the “insurrectionists.” The experience of that year curbed our revolutionary spirits for a while, but by the time we reached the eighth grade our heads began to grow again. This grade was a memorable one. Tradition says that a member of the eighth grade can domineer over all the other classes. Of this privilege we took advantage speedily. For particulars consult our underclassmen. The girls will recollect how we missed a certain half-holiday and just how we spent that particular half-holiday. The one thing that made us maintain the dignity bf our position was the arrival of Miley, a small, well-behaved, polite preacher’s son. We reached the Freshman year with the distinction of being the best class that had ever come to the P. H. S. Our records will show that we made good this reputation. The four recruits, Evelyn, Frances, Ola and Ernest, whom we enlisted this year, soon proved themselves worthy members of our illustrious class. We began to show our theatrical ability in the Freshman public-speaking exercises. Small, scared Freshmen, we marched up to the stage, knees knocking and faces very pale. However, we always braved the whole sea of indulgent grins, did our “stunts” and escaped without injury. The Sophomore year simply whizzed by—a sign of our industry. We merely existed. That was all. One fact stands out clearly and with credit to us. Our musical and dramatic talents were unearthed, and public demonstration was given when we starred in “Sylvia.” Only with our valuable assistance was Miss Gale able to pull off that operetta with brilliant results. Another fact stands out clearly and with credit to Nell. She joined our class. As Juniors we were a lively bunch. That old classic, “She Stoops to Conquer,” was presented in a novel and original manner. This play was exciting for everyone concerned. “The Junior Newspaper was the first of its kind and a great success. 1 hen the Junior Prom, “a thing of beauty and a joy forever,” came as a culmination of the year’s events and was a fitting climax. In the events preceding this grand ball several of our members gained reputations hitherto not accredited to them. The boys showed an astonishing willingness to work and portrayed a keen sense of the artistic; while some of the girls—enough said! We mustn’t forget to mention the two worthies, Baldy and Howard, who fell in line in the Junior year for graduation with this estimable company. The class also underwent other alterations, which were not so favorable. Three girls, Frances, Evelyn and Ola, left for other schools at the end of this same year. The Senior year has been a grand finale to our notorious career. We have indeed been model Seniors, always leading in scholarship, and always leading in deportment (of a certain kind). We show lots of class spirit; this, too, of a certain kind. We work industriously. We are good to the Freshmen. By our class parties we promote good-fellowship. True, the girls do like to get together and “crab,” but then—! In short, we are the most beloved of all classes, and the teachers show strong feeling about our leaving the P. H. S., because we are such—. Good Night! O. and J. Collaborators.

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