Vinton High School - Arrow Yearbook (Vinton, IA)

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cfnxnl I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 51- no--.'.1..1..1n.1.q1..1. - - --'------ The Vinton Arrow for Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-four -n-- - - - - Class History Mary Mclntyre. In the fall, winter and spring of 1912- 1913, the members of the class of '24 trud- ged blissfully to school over long country roads or over paved streets. For twelve years we have labored, hoping that our re- ward would be the chance penetration of some knewledge of the world and its ways into our brains. Now, as a climax to this, has come our graduation to which we have looked forward so long. Most of us have shared the kind words and ways of Miss Keith, who piloted us through second and third grades. She can give you some very vivid accounts of our doings-of NVilma Pierce, who even then felt a fondness for the opposite sex, and of Verne Christianson, who loved to display his superior knowledge. NVhen we entered Junior High, we felt we were competent enough to organize and we were the first class to do so in seventh grade. As our officers we chose Wilma Pierce president and James Conter secre- tary and treasurer. In the eighth grade we chose Verne Christianson president and Jessie Mclntyre secretary and treas- urer. Once in a while, under the strict supervision of Miss Flannigan and Miss Goocher, we managed to break the rules and show our charateristic pep. Our entrance into high school was spec- tacular. Our class had been geratly in- creased by the addition of several rural rustics, among whom were Helen and El- sie Strellner, Leland Auld, Francis Stev- enson, Mamie Floyd, John Primmer and several others. At our annual election of officers Wade Roszell was chosen presi- dent and William Newton secretary and treasurer. We became acquainted with the horrors of a Freshman initiation, and We know that Francis Stevenson hasn't yet forgot- ten the electrically-heated chair. After this ordeal our vivid hue began slowly to fade. It was during this period of our development that James Gow brought honor to himself and his class through his declamatory work. At this time also oc- curred our party at Bernice Alcorn 's. Due to our excessive hilarity, together with oth- er things, our teachers decided it would be easier and probably safer for us and .1 ig... 1.m1.,1'.1nn.-:ni1p1'.iqg1..1fgp1q'i ig all other classes to hold our parties in the gym. Among the girls, who were express- ing their preferences, Margaret McCand- less escaped with the prize of the sopho- more class-Howard Dickson. As Sophomores we entirely put aside the Wearing of the Green, and settled down to work. It was one night during this year that several of our fair members including Margaret McCandless, Leone Beller, Lola Miller, and Louise Thomas left these halls with long hair, but in the morning returned shor11 of their crowning glory. Our one entertainment worthy of mention was the Kid's Party, with its good refreshments and our large appe- tites. Josephine McElroy, Corinne Gor- don and James Gow still retain i11 their memories a recollection of that walk home. VVhen we became Juniors we chose as our president Verne Christianson, and as secretary and treasurer Jessie Mclntyre. Three of our members were on the Arrow staff: Leland Auld, Verne Christianson and Corinne Gordon. VVe were represent- ed on the girls' basketball team by four members, on the boys' by three, and on the football team by six members. All these teams were captained by Juniors. Here mention should be made of our mus- ical ability. Two of our members were in the orchestra and four were principals in the operetta. At the close of the year we banqueted the outgoing Seniors whose plac- es we would fill. As Juniors we left these halls with misgivings, for we knew that with the coming of another year We would spend our last hours in V. H. S. A new dignity we assumed in the fall of '23 for we were Seniors. But along with our dignity other things had bee11 as- sumed. By dint of hard work James Con- ter had at last succeeded in getting his hair into a pompadour of an approved style with the aid of Stacomb. After much deliberation we chose Corinne Gor- don president, Verne Christiauson vice- president, and Jessie Mclntyre secretary and treasurer. We also elected an all- senior Arrow staff with James Gow as edi- tor-in-chief, and James Conter as business manager. We have hoped to leave in the U1p.1u1ng..ql1,l1ll1qp1qq1.g-.11

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gig....l....1n-pq1.q..nig.1n.-gg.-.I Class Will Myrtle Young. We have met for a very solemn purpose: that of reading the will and making known the last wishes of our dear friend, the Senior Class. It is a very painful duty we are called upon to perform, but let us remember it is the wish of the de- parted. We, the members of the Senior Class of 1924 of Vinton High School, in the county of Benton, and the state of Iowa, knowing ourselves to be of sound mind and char- acter, realizing' the frailty of our bodies and the uncertainty of this life. wishing to dispose of our property, do ordain, es- tablish, and declare the following to be our last will and testament not subject to revocation by any paper drawn up later. 1-To the entire faculty we give our sincere appreciation of everything they have done for us. 2-To the Juniors we give the Key of Knowledge which we have so faithfully are interested in reducing rapidly, Marie Robeson will kindly give them her prescription for anti-fat. 14-James Gow gives his reputation and importance to Mary Collins. He thinks that his added to what Mary already has will surely give her a good standing. 15-Cecil Wright gives his ability 'to bluff the fair members of the faculty and also his ability to write windy themes to Keith Wood- house. '16-Last winter when Wilma Pierce stole Rex King away from Grace McElroy we no- ticed that Grace became very much infuriated. Now, after much coaxing we have persuaded Wilma to give Grace a few pointers on How to Capture and Hold Men. 17-Jo McElroy leaves her curling iron to Alvin Milfs because she thinks it works better than his does. 18-Donald Holst leaves his store of bash- fulness to Mick Hayes. 19-Leona'Mussman and Hazel Van Dyke have gladly consented to leave Warren Baum to the rest of the girls. 20-Pete Conter leaves the entire school I I l I li 3 Cb fi 3. 1'0- O 3 Us 3 6 S S41 Q Y 5 3 . Cb Flu Cb Q 3 5 3 ie' fs A 9 3 Q. 'S S Q 3 Fl- Y S S 'Q l l l lil x11 1-n..qg1n--nn.. n.1n1n1n.-1 ,.1..1.41n1lq-.g..-ll1l..- 1...-1413.141-.Ig-...Q- .--p--lg--pl.-rpg--ul.. -ql1n1 in-l -0:11111 -lu-111 l guarded. building to the highest bidder. I 3-T0 the Sophomore boys we give a b0Ok 21-Since Rita Cooper won't be here next g . . l entitled HOW to Play AI'0L1Hfl Wlth All lille year, we gve James Hackerson his choice of l lily Illeo lJa3'cclsll,Hand to She slolphomore the sgnigf girls. - 'ws a OO eni 9 H OW t9 et Om You 22-Margaret McCandless will loan her l glgilggnwheu You Want Him' by Comnne diamond ring to any boy who wants to use it i ' H since Howard Dickson intends to place an- : 4-T0 the Freshmen we SWG MIX Humber other ring on that same finger and she isn'-t l of lolypops which may be had by buying them. able to wear two, I 5fTQ Billy lVlClHlYYe'W0 give the Drivilege 23-The members of the Vergil class who i of Slllglllg II1 Chapel DGI'l0d IIGXK Year- used ponies have willed them to Miss Brown E 6-Thornton Noble begrudgingly donates to ride home ou. They require much exercise l the position which her has held during his to keep them in lit condition. 1 high Ffchgolq Career tg N?0l?feSYHau' h lVe appoint Donald Mackie, the well- - - re ruger an yr e oung ave re- , . , - - Q l served their special seats for Donald White known midtol of Vnlt0n.H1gh Schoolf to I and Genevieve Harper for the basketball act HS executor of thls Wlu- f Season next Year- In witness thereof, we have signed and l I 8-lla Lage Fleeklyf GEDFQSSBS llllsldesife to sealed, published a11d declared this instru- l lizvfucclfsfolfc Ions 0 Bona C OG erman to ment to be our last will. Dated at Vinton, l 9-We gladly leave Harold Geatel, Mr- Bal- Iowa, this fourteenth day of May, nme- l car's can of lubricating oil for his squeaky lffell llllllllfell and twenty-f0uL - Shoes' CSifrnedD THE SENIOR CLASS OF '24, l 10-We have a little book on detective work I i which We-thipk Mr. Balcar will gladly accept The said Senior Class of 1924, on the l gialgelp mm m hls Search for Cflmmals next said day, signed and sealed this same as : ' - 'll d t th ' e- l 11-Russell Day wishes to give Mrs. LaGrange cmd fo? tllell last W1 an Wi? a h elfhr I just one more dirty look for that awful bawl- quest, dm 111 t ehpresence 0 eac 0 er' l ing-out that she ave him in the assembl . have hereunto written our names as sub- - g y - u n l 12-Elsie Strelllner and Jo Pitts wish to SCl'llJlllQ' witnesses. ' give Lula Riggle and Helen Maynard a part- . 1 l nership essay which they have written on CSI?-medl JO Myels' l Why We Never Quarrelf' Rex Grovert. l 13-If Louise Brown and Elizabeth Hensing Vernon N3.1'be1'. l Qu..-n-1111 -nu-nu-nu-un ---1------ -- ---1- ..-uu-u-nu- - :u- - - - - -In-u ai-Y, r ' 'E 'I'

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------------we The Vintonflrrow for Nineteen H nndred and Twenty-four ---- - ------- Arrow a record of our activities and par- ticipation in school events. The class of '24 has had the l1onor to put Vinton on the map in declamatory work, to dispense with the Junior Stunt, which the juniors this year, kindly follow- ing our example, have omitted, to be the first to come into high school organized 11 D 7 and to be the first to graduate under our new superintendent, Mr. NYBFIIOII, and our principal, Mr. Balcar. And now when our career as a class is done, we give way to the class of '25. Leaving our class, we look forward to join- ing a larger class-that of men and wom- en. Class Prophecy Cecil Wright. A noise was heard below. Silently the rich VVall Street broker arose from his luxurious bed, secured a gun from a dress- ing table drawer, and hastened to the stairway. He had several thousand dol- lars in a wall safe i11 the library and he was taking no chances on losing it. VVhen he reached the middle landing there was a man working with the safe combination. He called to the intruder to stop. The man turned, saw the banker, and then leaped through an open window. The banker hurriedly started down the stairs, so hurriedly that he lost his footing and fell down the length of thirteen steps to light upon the luxurious velvet rug below, where he lay unconscious. Floyd Bordwell was still-and as he lay there unconscious his mind wandered. 1950 it was, and his classmates of '24 had scattered to parts unknown, but there upon the Persian rug they presented themselves to him. Here was his old friend, Carl Evans, as Carl sat upon a platform in a side-show of one of the few remaining circuses. Above him was a placard: Leroy Spurtan, The World's Largest Man 527 Pounds. Hazily he wondered how many pounds were feathers. Of course Margaret McCandless, then Mrs. Howard Dickson, was as quiet and unassuming as ever. Howard owned a taxi line in Ohio so Marg wanted for noth- ing. Mechanics drew Verne Christianson's attention, so, after absorbing all that Ames could teach him, he entered into the scheme of inventing a perpetual motion machine. He set up a shop in Baltimore and, for several years worked on his idea. Then he had world-wide fame and is ranked in a class with Edison, Ford and Mr. Lare. Thornton Noble was in Florida, still looking for a better half. He tried a mail order house, but failed. However, he had inherited some land, so the chances were he wouldn't be an old bacheler. At least, Luetta Sallee, a cashier in a Tampa store, was making eyes his way. Thorny's wish- ing. - Anyone who had ever read the latest upset in the scientific world, Gow's theory of Puppy Love, would have eas- ily recognized the handiwork of our bril- liant mind,'Jimmy Gow. Sometime, in future generations, he will be a great man. In 1950 he was looked upon as, well, more than a little off. Maxine Bower had decided to become a bathing beauty and so get her picture in the Chicago Sunday Tribune. She tried, but found that thousands of girls are do- ing the same thing. Altho she failed, she persevered, and 'finally got into the mov- ies. She may get her form on the front page yet. Wilma Pierce's most terrible fears had been realized. She had spent two years and several hundred dollars at Cedar Falls in order to be a school teacher, and then, the day after commencement mar- ried the youngest member of the faculty. They then lived in Savannah, Georgia. The Ku Klux Klan got Morris Bryson. He went in for it so strong that he was made an organizer. Idaho, Nevada and Utah, all strong Klan states, bo.re witness of his work. Thuel Bergen was a vaudeville actor. He traveled through the country making one-night stands in two-by-four towns dur- ing the winter time, and in summer he juggled platters in a chile shop in Des Mo in es. '