Washington High School - President Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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SENHORS A small child with a toy wagon plus an adventurous heart stands on his doorstep in the evening and wishes that he might hook his wagon to a twinkling star and ride away to a new and different place to play. In one sense we seniors might easily be likened to him. Taking only memories with us, we silent- ly slip away from Washington to 'hitch our wagons to other and more distant stars in search of fame, fortune, and happiness.

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Miss Leola Strickler Fourteen SENIOR CLASS HISTORY HE class of 1935 was organized in October of the year 1932 at a hilarious meeting in room 301. Under the advisership of Miss Leola Strickler, an election of officers was finally held, and when the ballots were cast and counted, Helen Capeti was given the presidential seat. The offices of vice president, secretary, treasurer, and assistant treasurer were filled by Roy Beaudet, Edward Cook, Dorothy 3 Miller, and Lorraine Bunde, respectively. In order to arouse a cooperative and active spirit among the members of our embryo class they planned a picnic, which was later held at the St. Paul Water Works. Soon came '33. How different from the preceding year! We are juniors now, we proudly boasted. Actually we were bigger boys and more mature girls. Two boys, Arnold Linder and John Bloemendal, served as president and vice president. Dolores Keis and Marie Welsch assumed the duties of secretary and treasurer. Our junior year was crowded with gay and exciting festivities. .We will always re- member the great time we had dancing with our arms full of balloons at one of our sunlites. In December we had a delightful party in the school gym, where we forgot our fshall we sayl artificial dignity and frolicked and danced. Hardly had-the din of that party subsided, when Lorraine Bunde and Helen Capeti were busily planning another. It was held some time later in the music room, where table tennis and games were played. Dancing and refreshments concluded the program. The days flitted by rapidly, and before we knew it, the Prom was on everyone's mind. To insure its success, we appointed Walton Roebuck, one of our most capable students, as general chairman, and John Schreier,afinished financier, as business manager. A Hawaiian setting was selected, and the spring months found the whole class gayly engaged in the many tasks which a promenade entails. But we had fun in doing it. None too soon came the grand climax, the night of our Prom, on the evening of May 18. It was gorgeous. If ever there was a perfect reward for effort, it was our Prom. Our big job in 1934-35, as seniors, was to edit this annual, and in order to get the proper spirit and cooperation necessary to publish it, we elected as president efficient John Bloemendal, vice president of the class of the preceding year. To assist him Virginia Anderson was chosen as vice president, Marie Welsch, secretary, and Marshall Anderson, treasurer. We certainly will never forget the interesting meetings that were held under their guidance. It was in 303, Miss Strickler's room, that most of their dues-getting schemes found their forigin. But besides the exacting work on the annual, we had our festive moments too. Re- member how good Santa and his wonder horse were to us at the Christmas party? The numerous sunlites in the gym after school hours will never be forgotten by those of us who liked to dance. Now, as we dry our eyes and fidget with our hankies, we want to extend our best wishes to the coming senior classes and hope that their high school days will be as interesting as ours have been.