Roosevelt High School - Ranger Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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THE PREVIEW Hearken now, you readers, to this great prophecy And hear the revelation of each senior's destiny. Now, in some future circus the fat lady shall be Little L;iVerne Bilycu, so the fates decree; And then Irene Bogart is very surely meant To be the secretary of a future president. As he raised up the glass, Dale Brake-bill did say: “I’ve been a prohibitionist and so I mean to stay.” Rembrandt’s greatest rival, clad in cloak and tarn Will Ik- our famous artist, Chester Cunningham. Some futures will be promising and others will be dark. But a mother of ten children will be Naomi Clark. Working in Abydos in Asia’s sunny mist Will Ik discovered Alan Dean the paleontologist. And Marjorie, the Dominick, will to the title claim Of being the successor of Mrs. Simpson's fame. And Marjorie’s dear sister, whom we call Mara Lee, Of the Doughnut Makers’ Union the president will be. Also, Dorothy Eakin shall Ik a prexy, too, She shall lead the legions of the W. C. T. U. To the Isle of Bali Bali, a Baptist missionary, The Rooscvcltian doctrines Doris Earl will carry. In football and in soccer, plowing through mud and muck, Soon will be Frank Ferguson, the driver of a truck. Perhaps it will be very good, perhaps it may be worse, But the work of Marion Grimm is that of a private nurse. Soon an All-American will Chester I Ialiski be, Though probably carrying water for dear old O. S. C. Now, a very good singer is Pat Smith, dec dee, He’ll surely Ik the leading man of a musical comedy. To distant lands and places, Ruth Smith will wend her way, A foreign correspondent she will be some day. A double for Grade Allen will be Betty Soule, The radio fans without a doubt she could easily fool. As a connoisseur of liqueurs Harold Hansen will win fame, He’ll drink nitric acid when alcohol grows tame. In the field of mathematics Paul Hansen much will do; He will teach the subject at Minnesota U. The future of May Harrison will face a stringent test, For she has decided to emulate Mae West. Some with queer ambitions into the world are born, To ride in a derby is that of Arlene Horn. The editor of “Popular Mechanics Gladys Jermanis will be, To get rid of the magazine, she’ll have to sell it free. She’d better like the open air and the agricultural life, For Margret Johansen shall be a farmer’s wife. As for Bill Likins, he shall soon Ik seen Writing macabre articles for “Spider magazine. He’ll fly through the air with the greatest of ease, Will Roderick McNeil ere his sudden decease. Lynn Stark will stand on a highway waving a well-worn thumb, Such will Ik the future of this professional bum.

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PREVIEW AND REVIEW THE REVIEW r |“ HE senior class entered the portals of Roosevelt with an unsteady and suhservient pace—mere neophytes in the field of learning. It leaves with the satisfaction of having matured into a decorous and rcsjicctctl group of men and women. During this four-year sojourn students met many things that they enjoyed and probably as many others things that they disliked. Many members ol the class received the most pleasure from merely being seniors; in fact, over fifty per cent of the class stated definitely that their senior year was the most enjoyable they had experienced in high school. There were, however, two members who stated that the first four terms were most pleasant. Some seniors received the most enjoyment from participation in sports or from the attendance of football games. As for dislikes, the number was large and diversified; in fact, no one aversion was shared by more than two persons. Pedagogical reprimands, Hitler haircuts, taking notes, admittance slips, geometry, English, and gymnasium were each sincerely deplored by two members. Two affable souls expressed no dislikes, while one misanthrope evinced a hatred of teachers in general. There arc more factors in a student's career than attending classes, and every member of the senior class has some extra-curricular hobby, of which cycling, drawing, skating, and dancing have the most devotees. The intellectual range ol these hobbies range Irom collecting oriental art and playing chess to eating hamburgers and going to shows. The class seems to revere promptness in Irene Bogart. Marccil Young, William Tweed, Blanche Parsons, Paul 1 lanscn, Ruth Smith, Esther Spocrli, Florence McRae, Arlene 1 lorn, Roderick McNeil, Ray LcGall and Marion Grimm, who have never been tardy. There arc three who can boast of never having l cen absent or tardy. They arc Clyde I-oar, Alvcrta Nagl, and Alan Dean. The seniors present the encouraging prospect of over fifty per cent of the class definitely planning to attend institutions of higher learning. The greater number will attend Oregon colleges. As for professions, stenography, journalism, teaching, and nursing seem to Ik- the chosen vocations of many of the class. One rugged individualist believes there is a future in veterinary medicine. The present seniors seem to have |K-rmittcd their families to supply the necessities of life, for the only ones who even approach economic independence arc Charles Prentice, Jack Okazaki, and Clyde Loar. Some other arc able to supply their own clothing. One must realize that a student does not have any too much time in which to earn money. Now it is time for another senior class to fill the vacancy that we leave; but though our class shall Ik- only a memory, we defy anyone to dim the glory of the class of January, 937-

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The mighty voice of Russell Volm will make the rafters ring For to the notes of Rubinoff solos he will sing. Attention now to William Tweed, while kind fate he thanks For he shall Ik a Santa Claus each year at Meier and Frank’s. As for Andrew Vachtcr, that mighty man of brawn, He shall Ik the mower of Roosevelt’s green lawn. When little Jimmy Wilson was riding with a stork, He little thought that he would he the mayor of New York. Teaching elocution, despite her noble mind. Will be the work of Marceil Young, you’ll find. To choose one's own profession anyone is free, As for Esther Spoerli an actress she will Ik . Gabriel O’Connor swings high his clenched fists. For he is the leader of American Communists. He will he an orator and he will sway the trees, For this Woodrow Melton’s a second Demosthenes. There arc terrible tidings that we must tell you folks. Rut Jack Okazaki shall be a writer of jokes. There are some who cannot act. and there are some who can. Rut Stanley Oppertshauser would make a good “thin man. As adviser of the lovelorn, Ronita Madsen may Steer many thousands upon the narrow way. Now, probably Charles Nelson will he a prosperous one. For according to the fates a hock shop he will run. Rut p x r Charley Prentice will lead a dreary life, For when a model husband, he’ll he hen-pecked by his wife. As an owner of stock, Clyde I.oar will Re the guiding hand of a woolen mill. Pleasant will he the life-long work of Mr. Ray LcGall, From big rocks he’ll make little ones, surrounded by a wall. Some time in the future Florence McRae shall he The proud and wealthy owner of a I larlem haberdashery. As for Jimmy Merrill, he’ll go u|x n the stage, Rut after one performance they’ll put him in a cage. Unless something intervenes, Alvcrta Nagl will Re an unequalled gossip whose tongue is never still. In the future Donald Sloan is very surely meant To he a demonstrator of Sloan’s liniment. As for Olive Moser, we know that she will be A famous follies dancer in 1983. Fate to Rlanche Parsons this destiny will bring Of serving as a matron in good old Sing Sing. Some time in the future, Adolph Krebs will he seen The dynamic editor of “True Story magazine. June Saltus in the future will very surely be A sophisticated lady, daily serving tea. As for Naoma Lehman, says the decree of fate, She’ll Ik teaching history in 1998. According to Kismet shall Lillian Hubert Re a great musician; in fact another Shubert. Ended is this prophecy; it cannot he denied, For the decrees of destiny never yet have lied.