Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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The VALENIAN m m And behold in the fourth year they took upon themselves the name of Seniors, the Class of ' 24. And they said, Have not other classes pub- lished an annual recording the deeds of the class and of the school ? Shall we not do likewise? And they set out to do so. And they found it did require a great sum of money, and they set out to obtain it. And they re- paired to an upper hall where they did give dances, and did make much money thereby. But disaster fell upon them, for the hall was consumed in a great flame. And behold they did give a carnival, the fame of which was spread throughout the school. And certain ones did assemble them- selves together and engage in a speaking contest. And certain ones did assemble themselves together to give a play, which they did call The Genius , the fame of which did also spread throughout the land, even into Boone Grove and Kouts. And in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and twenty-four, on the twenty-third day of the fifth month, the Class of ' 24 did depart from the school, leaving a great record and great memories behind them. And the ceremonies at their departure, behold, shall they not be recorded on the pages of the Vidette and the Messenger, honored chronicles of the land? Yea, verily. — Martin Wheeler. A MAY MORNING HE time of the year that I like best Is a sunshiny morning in May; The trees in leafy green are dressed. And dainty spring beauties greet the day. It is then that the road that goes over the hill, Invitingly, tempts me to follow it; But, alas! I know I have work to do still. Though it ' s May — there ' s no denying it. — Isabel Foster. 151 IS iiipisiiiiaiiaisiaiiasiiiisigiiaisiiisiiiisisiaiiisKSiKiisiiiisHisgisgiisiiiiaisiiisiisiaggiisigiiis Page Twenty-seven

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The VALENIAN 1924 gliHgMiiiiiHBSiiiiiiiiaiisasBiiiaHSiaiisiiPHiisiiiiiBSiiisisiasiiisiiiiiiisHHSiiaiiiSHasgiiaiiiissciiiiiss m ANNALS OF V. H. S. Now in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and twenty, certain strangers did ap- pear in the school. And many among them were sore afraid, for it had been said unto them that one Jessee was a stern man. And after many days, this Jessee did assemble them to- gether and say unto them, Ye shall be called Freshmen, and shall become the illustrious Class of ' 24. And many months pa ssed by. Then there did ap- pear among them one Schenck, small in stature but great in mind, and he did exhort them, saying, Doth not all work and no play make Jack a dull boy? and he did add much they understood not. And when they had consulted such dictionaries and such books of learning as were at hand, they perceived his meaning. And they did according thereto form a team to compete with the other classes in bas- ketball, and lo, they defeated the Class of ' 23 and the Class of ' 22, yea even the Class of ' 21, which was great in the school. And they did inscribe their name upon a banner and raise it high where all might see that the Fresh- men had vanquished all comers in basketball. And in the second year they did call themselves Sophomores. And they gathered often and made merry with dancing and singing and feast- ing. These parties did achieve great renown, and the great Jessee himself came that he might frolic and forget his cares. And he was well pleased and did announce to the school that the Sophomore parties excelled all others. And in the third year they called themselves Juniors. And they did find themselves busied and with many cares on their hands. And they did choose to aid them one Pauley, a man of great wisdom; and they showed great judgment thereby. And in the spring of the year they did call upon the young men and maidens of the Class of ' 23 to gather in an upper room, yea the room named the Armory, that they might dance and make merry. And they did call them a second time to assemble them- selves by the waters of Flint Lake, and they did feast upon much meat and drink. m m Page Twenty-six

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The VALENIAN 1924 iiiiiiisiiiiigiiiigiggiiiiggigiiiiaigsissBiisisgisiiiiiiiiSSSisiisiisiiHiiiiaiiagigisiisiiaiiiiiiiiiaa B m m m m m m m m m 1 Class 1924 H DOROTHY PRICE— Academic. Glee Club ' 23, Senior Vaudeville ' 24, Music Club ' 23. LESLIE GASTON— Academic. Valenian Staff ' 24. DOROTHY PIERCE— Academic. HERBERT DOUGLAS— Academic. Varsity Football ' 22- ' 23- ' 24, Varsity Bas- ketball ' 22- ' 23- ' 24, Captain ' 24, Valenian Staflf ' 24, Vice-President Sopho- more Class ' 22, Varsity Tennis ' 21- ' 22. HAROLD GUSTAFSON— Academic. Varsity Football ' 22- ' 23- ' 24. DOROTHY LOWE— Academic. RICHARD STONER— Academic. Senior Vaudeville ' 24. MARGUERITE BEYER— Academic. Junior Play ' 23. U H u m iii[giii]ia[siiigsiiiiiiiiaiis[H!s iiiaisisisi«isisiiigiiiiiiisg]ii;giiiigiiaia;ii|giiiiii Page Twenty-eight