Vancouver High School - Alki Yearbook (Vancouver, WA)

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Page Sixteen A L K1 'Twenty-four They are chief accountants in Paul Troeh's derby hat factory, replied Pearl. And what has become of Paul Wilde and Voyle Curtiss ? They are world famous scientists. They recently discovered a method of preventing earthquakes. What has become of Fern Butcher and Marjorie Pender, our star typists ? They own a business college now. Merle Marteeny, Lily Johnson, and Edna Dubois are instructors at their school. At this moment Pearl excused herself to go after the evening paper. In a few minutes she appeared and began to read, Local teache1's at- tending a convention of the State Educational Association are Alace Haycraft, Geneva Barney, Esther Cottle, Mary Luch, Anita Sperber, Alice Quarnberg, and Virginia Wornomf' Here's some more news! Listen to this! 'Helen Simis was unani- mously re-elected president of the Happy Spinster Club. Waldena Goley was elected vice-president, Mildred Preston, secretary, Cecelia Wig- gins. treasurer and Katherine Ammon, sergeant-at-arms. Doris La- moureaux, Margaret Ryan, and Kathleen Peterson were chosen as a permanent committee to lecture on the advantages of single life. What is Helen Roberts doing now? I haven't heard of her since I graduated. She owns and conducts an exclusive tea room at Battle Ground Lake. What about Everal Carson, who could out-talk any teacher in V. H. S.? Everal? Oh, he's been married these last ten years. He is now the quiet and submissive husband of Maggie Arnold. Where are Fred Pringle and Ray Baker, the twins? Oh, they are wealthy owners of a macaroni plantation in Cuba. William Priebe, Parker Lineberry, Theodore Davis, and Gerald Peru are manufacturers of silk petticoats. Leonard Moss is Mayor of Salmon Creek. Neil Atkinson and Horace Chapman are prospecting for radium. Benjamin Baily, Allan McCoy and Orlo Bagley are influential mission- aries to the Fiji Islands. Walter Hockinson is Ambassador to Czecho- Slovakia. Leo Belisle is a teacher of French in La Sorbonne, Paris. Where are our star athletes, Ted Hertel and Vic Winkler Y They own a modiste shop in New York City. Siri Sterner is head designer there, while the LePonte girls, Doris and Ethel Lee, Dorothy Lockwood, Ada Hutchinson, and Beatrice Kelly are clerks.

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Twenty-four A L K I Page Fifteen As I slowly opened my eyes and gazed stupidly around, a white- capped nurse silently entered the room. She advanced toward my bed and laid her cool hand upon my burning face. Be quiet , she commanded. You have been seriously injured. I recognized the voice of my high school chum, Pearl Slothower. Where am I, and how did I get hurt? ' Well, as I understand it, she replied, you were knocked down by a taxi driven by Roy Wilson. An ambulance, driven by Willis Hatha- way, was summoned to bring you here. Dr. Simis and Dr. Weigel say that your recovery is assured. That's some encouragement. Have you any other good news for me ? Oh, yes! Here is a bouquet of flowers from Pauline Wrennf' I asked to have the flowers brought nearer. I noticed the inscrip- tion, Sara Scott and Roberta Richter, Florists. As I grouped these names with familiar ones I had just heard, I thought of the Class of '24, Determining to find out as much as I could about the rest, I asked Pearl to tell me about those of whom she knew. I'll be very glad to do so, replied Pearl. I shall return again at 4:30 when I am off duty. In the meantime you may listen to an ex- cellent radio concert. She had been gone only a few minutes when a voice that much re- sembled that of Clyde Schimelphenig announced: This is Station WXY of Chicago, Illinois. Selections by the Erickson-Thompson Opera Company will be given from the two operas, Cleopatra and Dr. Faust., Florence Santee is impersonating Cleopatra and William Brown Antony. Jack Blair will be Dr. Faust, Donald Harris, Methistopholes, and Doris Wheaton, Marguerite. Lovon Whitney is at the piano. As I was pondering over this unique situation, Pearl re-entered to entertain me. She carried with her two books, one, The Vices of the Age written for the W. C. T. U. by Willard Futtrup, and the other. The Evils of Jazz and Puplic Dancing by Juanita Leathers. I'll begin with classmates of my profession, began Pearl. Janet Begg, Lillian Thorton, and Marguerite Morgan, who are graduate nurses, are at present out on special cases. Eugenia Bennett is now Justice of the Supreme Court. Virginia, her sister, drew up the plans for the building which was owned by Elpha Moulton and Alma Peterson, but which has been given over to the homeless Siberian Sniff Hounds. Frances McMaster and Leona Lippe are members of Congress now. I remembered that they were excellent students in Civics. What about Dorothy Thornton, Arvilla Harrington and Viola Wol- verton ? I asked.

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Twenty-fouiw i i i V Page Seventeen I saw in yesterday's paper that Dayton Larrimore is playing op- posite Wilma Kane in, The Long Lane. Louise Garrison is a budding actress in Ireland. Noel Holsman is teaching Latin to the Chinese. John Kinert has gained publicity by his magazine article on Voice Culture and how to attain itl' Pearl Crisman and Patricia Donavon are beauty specialists at Yacolt. Genevieve McClure, Lela Kaufman and Mable Bakke are civil service clerks in Washington D. C. Have you ever heard of Phoebe Smith ? I questioned. Phoebe has gained renoun for her ability to write with flowery phrases on the subject of American History. Where is our comedian, Phil Gallagher? In a Parisian Cabaret he directs one of the jazziest orchestras knovm. Included in his orchestra are Stanley Childs, Martin Olson, Donald Donaldson, Wayne Stanley, Rudolph Shubert, James Woodroof, Graydon Cleveland, and Clive Neil. He also directs the Dizzy Dozen Follies Teresa Garret, Mildred Bradway, Sidney Abrahamson, Edith Petticord, Ester Hayden,. Eva Blanchard, Ruth Caldwell, Onga Johnson, Hulda Holmes, Ava McLeod, Catherine Podesta and Ruth Stratton. Where are Howard Damon and Walter Henry? Howard is a second Babe Ruth. He is now playing on the New York Giants. Walter Henry Won the world's record for endurance in a walking contest. At this moment a nurse appeared at the door. Miss Slothower , she said, you are wanted at the office. Doesn't that sound natural? asked Pearl as she laughed and dis- appeared, leaving me with fond memories of the Class of '24,