Prescott High School - Hassayamper Yearbook (Prescott, AZ)

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THE HASSAYAMPER most successful in our High School history; we are proud to have had out- class ably represented by three members. Four of our members had leading parts in “Bulbul.” the school operetta, which created such a sensation among the theater-goers of Prescott. This year we took it upon ourselves to intro- duce the art of haircutting, and with the aid of several Seniors we trimmed the “verdant” Freshmen, and to this day the flowing locks of several of the unfortunate victims are relics in our possession. The after-effects, or better to say. consequences, were, although exciting for a time, all to the best. Soon afterward the school establishing a ruling—Absolutely no “Koughneckism.” Nineteen hundred and thirteen rolled around, and we began our illus- trious career as “Jolly Juniors.” Fate was against us. so we started out with only twelve loyal members. The fact that we had such a small class led us to adopt our motto—“Qualis non Quantus” (Quality not Quantity), and we began to live up to it by striving for quality. Whether we have succeeded so far. we leave you to judge. Again you find us duly represented in athletics, both in football and basketball, our boys easily winning the championship games in basketball. ’Twas this year we put on the Junior play, “Cupid at Vassar,” which set a high standard in dramatics for the future classes. At the close of the school year we gave the Junior hop in honor of the class of ’14. The old High School building was being torn down, so the hop was given at the Odd Fellows’ Hall. The evening of June 5th will long be remembered, for. with pleasant surroundings, good music and lovely decorations—how could any one help from having a good time? Now we are Seniors. Our career this year is one of which we are proud. In dramatics we are again prominent, for four of our seven class members were principals in the operetta. “The Nautical Knot,” and with the Senior play, The Admirable Crichton,” we will produce one of the heaviest plays yet attempted by any former classes. In athletics three of our four boys have won honors on the football field. With this publication of The Hassayamper, we will place before you an Annual which will be as good, if not superior, to any publication yet attempted by the High School. We have enjoyed this year immensely, and unmindful of the crowded conditions in the Manual Arts Building, which the larger classes have to cope with, we have had several very enjoyable parties. By the time The Has- sayamper is published, we will have given a dance to the present Junior class, the first dance given in tin- new High School building. In order to add beauty to the outside of the school building, we are the first class to plant a tree or vine on the grounds. We wish that the future Senior classes would follow our precedent, and in the future years we hope that interweaving of the various vines will be thought of as a symbol of our interwoven friendship. Tis with a feeling of regret that we leave the new building without first enjoying its many conveniences; ’tis with regret that we leave our teachers, who have won our everlasting friendship; and lastly, ’tis with regret that we leave good old P. H. S.: but duty calls us onward, for in order to reach out- goal, “SUCCESS,” we must be “up and ever doing. and with best wishes to the future classes of Prescott High School, we, the Class of ’15, bid vou all “farewell.” Page Nineteen

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 THE HASSAYAMPER Class History On the morning of September 3rd, 1011, our army of twenty-seven indi- viduals trudged cautiously up the worn steps of the historical building of Prescott High School. Our feelings were indescribable—only those who have gone through the agony of being a Freshman for the first day. can appreciate them. However, we, like most Freshmen, lived through it all, and in a few days we felt as though the school really couldn’t be run without us. This little feeling was soon knocked “galley west” by Miss Gibbs (now Mrs. Hart), who called us into her office and informed us of the fact that High School life was to be of a more serious character than we had heretofore been accus- tomed to, and she also added that we had started out our High School career as the biggest bunch of “boneheads” yet sheltered under the root. Me admitted the truth, but nevertheless we soon were able to slip this cognomen down to the classes that followed. At length we began to think of serious things, as Freshmen generally do. and in order to reach our goal in a more efficient manner, we elected our officers. The election was a heated one. and after counting the forty votes from the twenty-seven members, we found Lawrence Brandon was elected President: Laura Andrews, Vice-President: and Richard Ullman. Secretary and Treasurer. Now being fully organized, we started about making a name for ourselves. In athletics we boast two able representatives: in dramatics we were far from Freshmanlike: in society— well, why dwell on our Freshman period, when it was merely a round in the ladder by which we gained our last three years of prominence! The fall of 1912 found us once more entering the portals of good old P. H. S., not twenty-seven strong this year, but with only sixteen of our loyal band. That year we elected our officers early. They were as follows: Don Bell. President: Martha Cowan, Vice-President: and Tom Marks, Secretary and Treasurer. This vear we were successful in everything. In athletics, the Page Eighteen

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