Sumner High School - Spartan Yearbook (Sumner, WA)

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'lylllllfHfll lll'llf lWllt 5 l'l !Ill'l ' Alllllllllllll 13 ,ill lllll lc' 1 1 lf! Ill I mllllll mllllllln mlllllmiu lllllullll Mllllmn lmlll S1lENll4lD1lRo ll?llQ4lOllPllHllllE'lUhY HiT IS THE YEAR 1941. Fred Gratzer, famous inventor, sits in his gigantic workshop in Tacoma, watching the scenes on his televisor. It is operated by a mechanical mechanic. First it shows the opening of the Firwood Opera Company owned by Louise Friday and Charlotte Josties. Before the screen pass famous personages entering the Opera House. Among them are Madame Bertha Kessler, the fashion dictator of Firwood, and Doris Williams the calorie counting expert. The Prima Donna, Nllle. Geneviva Homero, is now shown singing Ol Sol Mio, from Carmen. The next scene is in Chicago where Painless Morgan is extracting the wisdom tooth of Art Sivertson, the Thumb Tack King. Grace Rockey, his assistant, is fluttering about handing him instruments of torture. With difficulty the mechanical man locates New York on the screen of the tclevisor. At the city hall a banquet is being held in honor of Percy Miller who has just returned from a flight to Venus, which he made in a giant sky-rocket, invented by Irvin Fowler. The banquet hall is Hlled with people. Among the notables present are, Vernieta Bounds, the society editor of the New York Times, Rex Weick, the mayor of New York and Susan Hawley, the society leader of that city. They are entertained by Charles Clark and his Harmonious Four Hundred. Next the scene is changed to the Liberty Theatre in New York, where Ahie's jewish Nose, a musical comedy, has just started on its eleventh year in that city. Fred Weber appears on the stage as Abie, and Peggy Orton does a near-bit-of-acting as his leading lady. Between acts the famous dancing team of Geiger and Geifer go through a strenuous performance. As the curtain falls on the last act, the mechanical man turns the televisor to another part of the City. It is the New York branch of the Paris Modiste Shoppe, operated by Phyllis Andrews. A fashion show is being held. A model fnone other than Doris Gustafson, walks gracefully across the screen, showing the latest in even- ing wear. It is a two-piece bathing suit of canvas with a charming shawl of mosquito netting. Another model fwho else but Vanessa Myersj appears in a sport suit of gunny-sack with purple polka dots on the blouse. The skirt has horizontal stripes in it and is cut extremely short. Viola Nicholas shows the latest in footwear. The following scene changes to Denver, Colorado, where the annual convention of the Anti-Wrinkle League is being held. Marion Purvis, founder of the organiza- tion, is acting as chairman. On the platform is Jayne Goodman, the inventor of the Fountain of Youth, giving a demonstration on How to fool your best friend about your agef, She is assisted by Mary Spencer and Lee Palmer who duck the would-be- Eighteen

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ll ll Ellillllllllllliiiiil . ll!!!Ill iilIliilllllll !!llllI lIlllll Wi IILZAXSUIF XWfllllLlIL ANlID lllIES1If2AMlVlllllENlIf IN ORDER THAT OUR profound wisdom, our renowned learning, and our undisputed studiousness may ever be remembered by the students of Sumner High School, we, the Class of 1929, upon leaving this temple of learning, do be- queath, in this our last will and testament, certain rights and properties: To the Juniors, our books and all the writing and cartoons therein. To the Sophomores, our undying devotion to outside activities. To the Freshmen, our sophistication. To Mr. Brooks, a class that is never absent or rardy. To Miss Poole, a senior play cast that will learn their parts promptly. To Miss Schwarz, a girls glee club that can sing. To Mr. Wadsworth, some study hall students who do not whisper, chew gum, or throw paper on the floor. To Miss Bogstad, a journalism class that will get the news-all the news, and nothing but the news-and on time. To Miss Hansen, our sympathy after four years of our presence. To Reginald Clegg, Fred Gratzer's position on the football team. To Esther Geiger, Freddy Weber's silvery laughter. To Jack Rogel, Jayne Goodman's turned up nose. To Russel Frank, Jim Spencer's finger wave. To Helen Taylor, Doris William's height. To Buster Carrell, Dick Whipple's quiet dignity. To Bernice Thurston, Vernieta Bounds' come-hither smile. To Frankie Van Tassel, Thelma Duckworth's dancing ability. To Wilburn Richardson, Orville Danforth's ability as a constable. To Katherine Gaynor, Jane Herndon's quiet ways. To any one who wants it, Percy Miller's red hat. To Garland Pautzke, Mamie Gilbertson's permanent wave. To everyone, Rex Weick leaves nothing at all. fHe's Scotch, To Fern Pennington, Vanessa Myers' sense of humor. To Jim Pautzke, Margaret Orton's aid and assistance. To Helen Roberts, Lora Mae Nuttall's natural gift for argument. To Lawrence Backs, August Luhtala's blonde hair. To Violet Delaney, Genevieve Homer's dimples. To Oscar Williams, Irvin Fowler's butchered side-burns. To Dorothy Sitts, Art Sivertson's sunny smile. To Ernest Brockman, Charles Clark's syncopated drum sticks. To Doris Sprouse, Gladys Livesley's scholastic average. To Vivien McKee, Grace Rockeyis look of sweet innocence. Having therefore willed and bequeathed all of our priceless talents and pos- sessions, we hereby set our Stamp and finger print upon this sacred document, on this the twenty-first day of May in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and twenty nine. The C1455 of 'Z9. Seventeen

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ll Illllfllllllllflllllllliillilllllllllllillliillllli l ll!!IIIIllllililllllliiilIlillllllil!!llI II youngsters in the fountain for ten minutes. If they manage to hold their breath that long they come out young and beautiful. Nearby in the same city, work has been started on the new route to China to be built straight through the earth. August Luhtala, the financier, and Orville Danforth, the manager, appears on the screen discussing ways and means. While they are talking, Julius Grimes, the pick-and-shovel expert approaches and asks for a raise. Mamie Gilbertson, social worker, runs in excitedly shouting that the men are being led on a strike by Lee Benton. Ir seems that the poor workers aren't even paid enough to buy fur coats for their wives. The televisor now shows the third anniversary celebration of the Home for Crazy Traffic Copsf, in Kansas City. Mary Yasumura, the head cook, brings in the birthday cake, which the superintendent, Gladys Livesley cuts. The guest of honor is Lora Mae Nuttall, who has willed her whole fortune to the cause of the poor traffic cops. James Wallenburg, the first inmate, gives a speech on what the institution has meant to him. As a climax to rhe celebration, Thelma Duckworth, famous classical dancer, gives a dance entitled Salome Sauntersf' The door of Mr. Gratzer's laboratory opens and a mechanical butler enters and hands Fred the evening paper. The latest event seems to be the first trip of The Comma, a new Atlantic passenger flier. james Spencer is to pilot it in its trial journey. Among those who will go as passengers are Ethel Storey, Rubie Collen and Martha Sommerville, who are bound for Paris to purchase their spring wardrobe. Some other pieces of news are: Dick Whipple, the famous scientist has just received word from Mars that Babozcarowizklx has discovered a method by which he expects to overcome gravity. Upon being interviewed, Mr. Whipple stated that the plan was as follows: Baboz- carowizklx, wearing a specially made pair of shoes, the soles of which were filled with moths, is to stand on his head. Then his assistant will turn an electric fan on the shoes. This is to agitate the moths. The moths will create enough energy to cause him to rise in the air. The only trouble is that the moths might eat their way through the leather. Eleanor Olson, first woman senator from Washington, has introduced a bill in the senate for rights to install a telephone service from Seattle to jupiter. Yoriko Watanabe and Mabel Takemura, as representatives of Eetmore Soap Company, have just sailed for Timbuctoo, where they will apply the blindfold test in the colleges. The four leading brands of soap will be disguised with a coat of chocolate and the students are to decide which soap has the best flavor. jane Herndon, nationally know sculptor, has completed her latest triumph, the statue of a waffle iron. The critics all agree that Miss I-Ierndon's work is artistic and life-like. Dorothy Yabamoto has been appointed secretary to the Ambassador from japan. N ineleen