Puyallup High School - Viking Yearbook (Puyallup, WA)

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Senior l-listory TAND by! The valiant warriors are recounting their daring tales of battle during the past three years on the battle field of P. H. S. The shields we refer to are the ones used by the grim-faced old Viking warriors. The practice of marking their shields whenever they performed a great deed was used by many of the feudal tribes and nations. Say, said one old warrior, do you remember at the beginning of the fray how bright and green our armours were? Our shields were bright and shiny and absolutely unmarked. Now, they have many marks on them, and they have lost that new bright green Color. They are worn, but this condition results from honorable wear of battles well fought. Yes, answered another, and do you remember how they christened us 'sophs'? And how they looked down on us, calling us peppy but harmless?': Do you remember our first fray? asked the former, Remember that season ticket drive? We certainly did defeat those older warriors that day. That was our first mark of victory. At the end of that year our group numbered l69 storng. Not many had dropped out, and a few new ones had joined. Wasn't Chief Beals proud though? Do you remember our only defeat in the season ticket drives? That was in our junior year. We lost only by the percentage plan, but it made us determined not to lose again. And, brothers, that peace conference! Held in the Elks temple, it was the most gorgeous thing of the year-daffodils waving, and Dutch girls swaying! What a picture! Dancing and card playing were offered for recreation. For peace toasts we drank punch. Crowell Beals was our chief that year also. Yes, and an able leader! By his good leadership and the cooperation of the warriors, we added more of distinction scars to our shields, and were a few steps nearer our final goal. At last, we had earned the right to be called Seniors, said the latter. The yearly season ticket fray certainly found us well-armed that year. We were deter- mined not to be beaten. And was that a royal battle! The defeat of the other tribes twice in three times was an unheard of thing, and we were called 'champions'. For that we had our shields blazonedf' The second speaker smiled whimsically, then began: That was rather a tough battle with the depression we had. l thought for a while that we wouldn't have an annual. But we couldn't be stopped by even so formidable a foe. Those dauntless warriors cooperated to make an annualf' Yes, said the first, many warriors turned out for the great Minstrel. Those finally chosen for endmen were: Ernest Fitzsimmons, lack Schonborn, joe johnson, Fred Gamble, Lawrence Glaser, and Cleon Loehrke. Crowell Beals was interlocutor. Fifteen of our girls represented Persian women and sang Oriental songs. And that inter-tribal basketball meet! Did we defeat those juniors? Both our girls and boys played so well, that we added another win, thus adding to our shields! Now, we have won our goal. Our armours are quite worn. But, oh, how gloriously those shields shine forth! Looking at the faces around us we notice a difference. These braves are wiser now, more studious, and thoughtful. Our new chief, Ellis Whitman, has been a remarkable leader. We have finished our land journey. We are now ready to embark on our good ship 'The Viking' and sail into the future to conquer new fields. All aboard! is heard by the two grim warriors. I guess we had better board the ship, said the first. Stand by! The good ship with flying banners with its valiant warriors aboard is slowly leaving port, sailing toward the unknown future. twenty-eight

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Franklin Thomas I He never lets duty interfere with playf, Russell Thomas Do I look like an IriIhman?', Track 2, 3, 43 basketball 2, 3, 43 foot- ball 2, 3, 43 campus day Z3 cafeteria committee 33 lettermenys club 4L senior dues committee 4. Rose Trover There is nofhing. ta be lost in being nice. Entered from Black Diamond '32. Dcclamation 43 honor roll 4. Virginia Turner Happy-go-lucky, fair and freeg nothing exisl: that bother: mef' Basketball 2, 3, 43 girls' club nomin ating committee Z3 usher 43 prom coma mittee 3. Virgil Walston The day'r 'Work is done: We may xleepf, Marie Walters She look: at the World through rose- colored glasses. Entered from Lincoln in '31. Honor roll 2, 3, 4. Delbert Weeks I came, I Wrote, I flunkedf' Class basketball 2, 3, 4. Helen Wentworth Promise if the mort given when the least is xaidf' A Tri-L 2, 3, 43 program committee girls' club 43 ba-ketball Z. 4. Verne McBride loyce Thomas 'Heard melodic: are sweet, but nnhsarzi are sweeter. History committee 43 usher 43 honor roll 4. Muriel Tompkins One tongue is sufficient for womcnf' Honor roll 23 Spanish club Z3 glee club Z, 3, 43 Tri-L 33 senior minstrel 43 spring concert Z, 3, 43 annual staff 43 debate 2, 33 declamation 33 stunt club 4. Nannette Tullis Eat, drink, and he merry, fur tomorrow we may have to study. Spanish club Z, 33 Tri-L 2, 3, 4: cabinet 43 Hi-Life staff 43 annual stafi3 senior minstrel usher 43 honor roll 4. Grace Turver Dun'l judge a girl by the noise sh: mukesf' Glee club 2, 3, 43 spring concert Z. 3. 43 senior minstrel 4. james Walters After due deliberation, he utlerr gcnzi of thoughtf, Lorrain Webb Gl'mnri' a nickel, ma, life Wants to ln taughf' President Spanish club3 secretary science club 23 minstrel Z3 librarian Z: vice president radio tlub23 prom decor- ation comrnittee 33 vice-president class 43 lettermen's club 43 Hi-Y 43 annual staif 43 chairman class assembly committee 43 stage crew 43 football 3, 4. Henry Welzel 1 would rather be right than be prexidenff' Ellis Whitman , Left call a senior meeting and . . . U Class pres1dent43 senior minstrel 43 campus day Z. 43 announcement commit- tee: basketballg track Z, 3. 1 low not men becaurc Ihuy are men. lm! because they are nut n'mm'n. Annual stalf 43 Hi-Y 43 stage crew. minstrel 4.

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Senior Closs Prophecy REETINGSF Salutations! Other expressions of good cheer-pals of '33l Listen to the muse in this year of I933. Where are our wandering palzie-walzies tonight? The muse knows. The muse will tell. Hark! The musel Bill Babnick now perches on soap boxes built by Bill Linklater and Victor Frederick to deliver his orations on national problems. M. M. Beall and Elizabeth Ellingwood, trained nurses, have had the same cases for two years. The patients are Irving Baldwin and james Sales, who refuse to recover from their maladies. Bob Durkee writes the column in the Puyallup Post, edited by jack Schonborn, known as Durkee Digs. jane Dickey is the secretary employed to pacify irate readers. Clifford Nelson has become a model for that famous artist-Ernest Fitzsimmons. Bob Failor has become very successful in Persia teaching the shieks the fine art of shieking- As I know it. In North Dakota, Cleon Loehrke and Kenneth Cline are raising prize hogs. Bob Scheyer is selling stocks and bonds for the Lawrence Owen's finance company. Eileen Maloney is a private secretary for Frederick Gamble, owner of the greatest fox farm on the Pacific Coast. Kenneth Pease, the famous linguist, is giving lectures at Carnegie Hall. Ed Gaeir is also at Carnegie Hall--as a janitor. Carl Hennings is professor of Theology at C. P. S. james Primm has become a successful business man. He sells balloons at the Puyallup Fair. Irvin Overman is the professional golfer, at the Linden Golf and Country Club. Russell jones is Caddie master. Marie Walters is teaching chemistry at Sumner High School. Poor ol' Richard Gerstmann! He's married. Clarence Gehrman is librarian at P. H. S. We hear that he has put his rule into effect: Any student who wishes to sleep in study hall may do so if he is careful about not being more than half-an-hour late to his next period class. Eddie Ehlke is a very prominent and very successful business man in Puyallup. He is the head dog-catcher. Eveline Gendreau is in Paris, now. She is modeling for Latou, and is very successful, we hear. George Geller is a distinguished surgeon and physician. He specializes in diseases of anemic angle-worms. jean Gray has made a fortune with her new book The Subtle Art of Coquetry. George Hunt has realized his life's ambition. He has a pair of goldfish. Clifford Gustafson is the goIdfish's trainer. Thomas Quinlan and Hillis Simpson are fast men. They are so fast that in the relay they meet themselves coming back. Esther Munizza and Sylvia O'Lander are just another couple of good women gone nerts. They earn their bread by teaching the Flangdango. Ruth Lind and Elna Nelson are milk-maids on Henry WelzeI's great farm. Vernon Ridge and Norman Sather are undertakers. They take anything under the sun they can. Watch your purses, folks. Delbert Weeks and Lawrence Reed are partners in the firm of Ha-cha and Ha-cha. ln the darkness of the ditches, Russell Thomas and Dick McColley dig for their daily dimes. Helen Munizza and Muriel Tompkins are co-directors of an undertaking establishment. Field Krueger drives the hearse. Phillip Mahaffie and Virginia Turner are established in the confectionery business. They sell nuts to the nutty. My classmates of '33 are my best customers, says Phillip. Marjorie Anderson, lrene Coffman, and Mary Charles are nurses in the Tacoma General Hospital. We owe our successes to good old P. H. S. It was there, in various classes, that we first learned to put people to sleep painlessly, states the trio. Flora Blandau is famous on the radio. She has taken Prudence Penny's place in every lwenty-nine