Steamboat Springs High School - Galleon / Sailors Log Yearbook (Steamboat Springs, CO)

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 0C In the year of 1910 as Freshmen the social events were few and far between. However, the one function of the year was a party at Love’s. The evening was spent mostly as a musical entertainment. Refreshments were served and the “little ones” departed for home at an early hour, all voting Harry a delightful host. The following year was more eventful. As Sopho- mores we started the year off with a rousing party given by Jessie Brooks at the home of Mrs. Gumprecht. Juniors and Freshmen had a great desire to devastate the kitchen larder with good things to eat. Then, spurred on by hun- ger. succeeded by cunning strategy, iti getting a few “eats,” mostly cocoa and milk. We were again entertained at Love’s. Games of all sorts were played. The fun was not interrupted by the Freshmen and Juniors, as the hose was ready for imme- diate use. The Seniors next entertained us at the home of Grace Remington. Mesmerizing was the interesting feature of the evening. Van charmed us by singing a delightful solo entitled. “The Morning Glory.” In the third year one of our members, Trevinia Clark, moved to Denver. On the evening before her departure Marjorie Dins entertained the class in her honor at a taffy pull. Hallowe’en night soon came and with it many masked figures. An immense skeleton led the guests up a ladder to the second story window of the school house, where they were received by two ghosts. Weird noises, min- tctp gled with the screeches of the frightened guests were heard throughout the building. The gypsy offered each one a plate ladened with eats.” After unmasking the guests grew accustomed to the unusual scenes and it was a late hour before they departed. On March 27 the Juniors gave a sumptuous banquet in honor of the class of T3 at the Cabin hotel. Toasts and jokes had their usual part during the feast. At a later hour more guests assembled and the rest of the evening was spent in dancing. The Juniors love eats” as well as ant' one so, as our friends, the Freshmen, were having a picnic with the teachers, we invited ourselves and very politely took a portion of their refreshments. When they discovered us sitting across the street calmly eating their food they became enraged and going to the pool hall each bought himself a 5-cent sandwich. The Juniors finished the day with a sunset supper on the Sulphur cave. Last but not least of that happy year we were enter- tained at a lawn party at the Bath house by the class of T3. Although it rained and Van ruined a pair of trousers we all enjoyed ourselves immensely. Our fourth year began with an auto ride to Hayden bridge, where we had a true camp supper. The Senior sunset supper was held at the school house on account of rain. On March 27 the Seniors were royally entertained by the class of T5 at a banquet given at the Cabin hotel. The president of the Junior class, Ocy Nelson, made an excel-

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lite The Steamboat High School Literary Society was organized in January, 1913, by Professor John I. Cochran first, for the purpose of training the pupils to appear before the public; and, second, as a means of entertain- ment. The officers elected were Margaret Bomier, pres- ident ; Hazel Light, vice-president; Loudon Dickson, secretary and treasurer, and Van Gooding, sergeant-at- arms. A critic was appointed by the president at the beginning of each meeting, which were held in the after- noon of the last Friday of each school month. The pro- o-rams were verv interesting, consisting of music, both vocal and instrumental, readings, and original stones, and were well attended by the patrons of the school. At the beginning of the new term the officers elected were Audrey Light, president; Marion Van Deusen. vice- president, and Van Gooding, secretary and treasurer. Some of the instructive parts of the programs were the trial scene from “The Merchant of Venice,” presented by the Freshman class, and a mock trial in which Harry Love, a Senior, was found innocent of the charges made against him of having maliciously and with malice afore- thought destroyed the aluminum sink belonging to the physics table. After the first of the year the programs were discon- tinued for the remainder of the year because of the im- portance of the school work, but it is hoped that the society may be reorganized in the fall since it proved verv helpful. Previous to this time we did not have an organization rarp in the High School, but the several contests with other towns and classes in our own school. In 1911 the ques- tion for debate with Hayden was : Resolved. 1 hat three fourths of a jury should be sufficient to render a verdict in all criminal cases.” Hayden took the negative. Steam- boat the affirmative, and through the efforts of Dorothy Smith, Lambert Gooding and Van Gooding, won the debate. The same evening in the declamatory contest Margaret Bomier read “The Raven.” The next year the question for debate with Craig was: “Resolved, That the recall of judges is proper.” Steam- boat took the affirmative and Craig the negative. How- ever. the day before the debate the Craig trio lost their nerve and it had to be given up. The same year the question, “Resolved, That woman suffrage is right,” vvas debated in the school. On the affirmative were Marion Burroughs and Anna Bacon, on the negative were Van Gooding and Gerald McClelland. The affirmative won. A big Swede stalked into the postoffice one day and stooping down to look into the general delivery window, said : “You tank der bane any mail here for me?” “What is your name?” asked Mr. Monson. “Wal.” replied the Swede. “Ay tank m’ name bane on da letter.” “It lpoks like rain.” said the Senior. •“Aha!” said the cute little Freshman; “Now I’ve got you; what looks like rain?” “Water does, child.” the Senior replied.

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lent hostess and Loudon Dickson was a very elegant toastmaster. After the banquet one hundred and fifty guests danced to their hearts’ content. One evening during the play practice we had a chafing dish party in the basement. As we were about to pre- pare the lobster Newberg the door came crashing in and also a number of Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen. After a long argument they, being unable to find our refreshments, departed, taking with them Anna Merrill. After many trials and tribulations she succeeded in get- ting back and the party continued. The night before Marion Burroughs was to leave for Savery, Wyo., Van Gooding entertained the class at a 5-o’clock dinner in her honor. A most enjoyable evening was spent playing cards and singing. On the 18th of April the members of the cast in “Anne of Old Salem” gave Anna Merrill the surprise of her life by going up to spend the evening with her. The chief event was the triple wedding performed by Rev. Cotton Mather. Old Father Hubbard Went to the cupboard To quench his awful thirst; When he got there The cupboard was bare— His wife had been there first! History Question Jokes If Mississ-ippi wore Missouri’s New Jersey what would Dela-ware? Answer: Al-ask-a fer.) “There is room at the top,” the Senior said, as he placed his hand on the Freshman’s head. CLASS PLAY “Anne of Old Salem” A Drama in Three Acts by Clara Burbank Bachelder. Presented by the Steamboat Springs High School, Class of 1914, at the Albany Theater, Friday Evening, April 17, 1914. Cast of Characters Rev. Cotton Mather Loudon Dickson T5 Captain Hardman Harry Love T4 Roger Hardman, his son Russell Palmer ’14 Nathan Ellenwell. brother of Anne Frank Morning ’15 Ezekiel Brown, “Happy with either, were t’other poor damsel away”----------------Van Gooding ’34 Mistress Hardman Jessie Brooks ’14 Goodwife Ellenwell. mother of Anne Lorna Stukey ’14 Anne Ellenwell Marjorie Dins T4 Phyllis, an English visitor at Captain Hardman’s Helen Beck T4 Ruth, of the despised Quaker faith Bertha Jones ’14 Piety and Truth, “Two souls with but a single thought” Anna Merrill, ’14 Audrey Light ’14 Peace Atkins fMina Laramore ’14 F-ierce lessons. L-ate hours. U-enexpected company. N-ot prepared. K-nocked out. A poor man is always saying he would like to be rich because of the great amount of good he could do with the money.