West High School - Westerner Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY tContinuedJ paganda. It was Herbert Quaintance. The matron found a friend, the fa- mous heart specialist. Mildred Thompson. Vllhile they were talking, Herman. in quest of a balloon, ran pell-mell into a stern looking man who scolded him well. declaring that in his school days all the boys were model young men. It was Harry Horner, the proprietor of the New Light institution. In the mean- time Robert, the cook, was having his troubles. W'hile procuring the tickets he tread upon the hat of a lady who proved to be Mary Sereff, the author of many stories of Bohemian life in New Yo1'k. At last they were all seated. The ring master was a wonder. He showed unusual ability and leadership. Of course, it was Howard Christenbury. The prize act was bare-back riding by Mildred Jackson, who said that she got her training with a. pony in Latin. Six natty jockeys, Blanche Almberg, Louisa Baker, Marie Backus, Ida Marcus, and Dora Lucas, came in jauntily dressed in riding suits with shining boots and belts. The circus had clowns but Vharles Ramus was the most amusing while posing as the governess of a naughty child. The orphans became almost uncontrollable. A kind old maid, Florence McC'oy. with a little lap dog. bought them some taffy because they were good to her Sweetums.,' Marie confiscated the candy bringing forth a howl from the children and an irritated growl from a nearby Greek scholar, Louie lValters. At last the circus was over a11d the orphans started home. Robert and Marie were with the older children wildly blowing on tin horns and squealers, waving balloons, and eating peanuts. Norman was last seen trying to patch a tire and console a heart-broken baby. In the Current Events. I saw the future of several of my class. Francis lVyant, the noted humorist. was making a tour of the country. Pictures of the Rocky Mountain National Park were shown. The special feature of tlllS playground was the women guides among whom. I saw Crystal Callahan and Lucille Knox. Much helpful work in sanitation was being done in Mexico City. Two well known workers were Irene Plank and Thelma H1ll. The interesting invention for the reproduction of the voice with the movies was demonstrated. The inventor was lValter Judge. Avis Conroy, the heroine of the hour, had gone through the hands of the treacherous Turks to rescue some Armenian children. Violet Lerch and Margaret Hearne were engaged in a most patriotic work as farmerettes. So ended the Current Events. The main feature was a play entitled The iVager. The scene opened at a large banquet in lVashington. Educators from all over the United States had come to hear Arthur lVitt. the principal of the famous West Side High School, speak on loyalty and school spirit. After the talk a small group gath- ered in the lobby. Among them were John VVeisz, an evangelist of the Billy Sunday type, Kenneth Greenawalt, secret-ary of the Department of Educa- tion. Mrs. Lilly Edquist Bennett, president of the National Mothers' Con- gress, Helen Warner, art supervisor of the Chicago schools, and Mr. Cheatem. a profiteer. The latter was saying something about that utommy rot stuff, school spirit. 'tLook here, Mr. Cheatem,', said Johnnie, 'chow do you get that way? I'll wager that every member of the class of '20 is still loyal to WVest.,' I'll give you a million dollars for a school building if you prove it, Mr. Cheatem answered. Page Twenty-eight

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GARNETT BUCK Her words are bonds. Ambition: To do good all the time. HERBERT QUAINTANCE Athletic Association. Castalian. The weight of the world is upon me. Ambition: To get a good night's sleep. SEN IORS EUGENE MADDEN The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleas- ure a business. Ambition: To cross the bar. STANLEY WILLIS Athletic Association 145, C st l' 141. ,a a ian Boys' Glee Club. Minstrel Show. All my heart is in my singing. Ambition: To plan a new school for West. SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY One day when I was wandering around by myself on the prairie east of Denver. I noticed an airplane graieefiflly soaring above me. As I idly watched it, the plane landed and the pilot came towards me. Though dressed as an aviator, little winged-shaped things on his cap and shoes, reminding me of the statue of Mercury in the hall at high school, suggested the flight of time. On closer View I saw strange markings on his suit like camouflage in orange and black. The figures bore an uncanny resemblance to the number 1920. Approaching me he introduced himself as the fate of the 1920 class of West. HI am taking you, he said, 'tto the Land of Years Unborn and Deeds Yet Undone. There in the Theatre of Time you will see a movie of the future. Soon our plane a-lighted before a majestic theatre flying an orange and black pennant. I was far too excited to notice the cast of eliaraeters or the name of the play. The scene opened in an Orphans' Asylum. A big boy came in dragging a little girl by the hand and the matron in the next room called after them, 4'VVhen will you children grow up? At that they turned and who should they be but Herman Clow and Eva Greenameyer? Herman was much the same for he teasingly yelled back at the exasperated matron. She was fair, fat, and forty with something rather familiar about her appearance. It was Marie Bollinger. She gave Herman a smart rap on the ear and sent him down to the kitchen. He made for the pantry but was violently thrown out by the cook, a wiry man with red hair, Robert Graeber. I11 the midst of all this confusion the doorbell rang and Eva admitted a jolly opulent-looking man, Gordon Gillard, who proposed in a philanthropic manner to give the orphans a treat by taking them to the circus. The matron gave orders to the handy man, Norman Dunnavant, to have the Ford ready for the children who were too young to walk. Oh, the wild excitement of an orphanage getting ready to go to a circus! Finally the matron and the cook started with about fifty of the older chil- dren and Norman came in the Ford with the babies. Of course, Lizzie balked and with it and the kids Norman had his hands full until a Cadillac roadster drew up beside him. It was Irwin Colemere, who assisted Norman and then hurried to catch a train for New York where he was to assume the duties of business manager for Farnum St. John on the Orpheum circuit. In the grounds a strangely dressed man with long hair and a weird ex- pression- was excitedly mingling with the crowd giving out anti-circus pro- Page Twenty-seven

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SENIGR CLASS PROPHECY CContinuecD 'CIS dot possible? Here's to a million dollar VVest. VVe'll score four points already, myself, Kenneth, Lilly and Helen here. Then we'll find the members of '20. In New York they found Frances VVinter, the artist. She greeted them with a happy story of how much the work on the Annuail had helped her career. There they also ran across Elwood Claughton, the actor, and Eugene Madden, the politician of Tammany Ring. Both spoke pleasantly of iVest, Elwood thinking of the 'time he was Tam o'Shanter and Eugene remembering Senior English class elections. ttThat's seven ll' said Lilly. GCI , .L 'd v . 79 ' CC , . l'7 neiei sal a ii old, replied John. Now foi Europe. At London they met the charming wife of the American ambassador, Mrs. Frances Kirchner Thomas. Her pleasantest memory seemed to be of the Fashion Show. It had given her so much poise. VVhom did they find in Parliament but Harriet Schwartz? Harriet was writing a book on Burke because she had become interested in his epigrams in English. Esther Sapper was her secretary. Both were eager to taflk of old times. In Ireland they encountered Ed O'Hara who was raising potatoes to feed the starving people of Cork. He and Charles Hagerty. who was a lec- turer on the proper conduct of Irish wives. including his own, had a gleeful tilne remembering IVest. Elsa. VVuebbenhorst was a linen maker. She asked John if the Home Economics department was still flourishing. He answered. HI forget. 'tIVe will find Chet in France. said Kenneth. They found him in'Paris, a costume designer in a fashionable dress-making establishment for which oc- cupation he thanked the class play. ' Stanlino VVillissi, as he now called himself, was in the Italian Opera Com- pany. His melnory was of Scrooge. IVhile they were talking, another mem- ber of the company entered. Mable Peterson or Mme. Pierrefils' most pleas- ant thought of lvest was the Chinese Operetta. All of the party were happy except Mr. Cheatem. who though annoyed by Johnny,s constant. ttSince de day vot you got de egg was still confident in his wager. The next stop was Marseilles. Here Jack Zelinkoff was engaged in ex- ploring 'the bottom of the Mediterranea.n. Dahlia Dill and Caroline Kuch examined specimens that Jack brought up. He asked about IVest's baseball team and Dahlia and Caroline wondered about the Physics lab. In Russia they heard that Maurice Dill, the head of the Soviet govern- ment, was besieging the castle of a nobleman. an Earl. when he discovered that the earl's wife was Gladys Swem. an old IVest Denverite. Ivith her. as a governess for her children, was Eleanor Crook. Because of this he gave up the siege. Mr. Cheatem was satisfied with this report. so without stopping they went on to China. In Pekiiyg at a school for Chinese girls was Margaret Regan teaching Domestic Science. She 'told Helen that the training she received in the luncheons served to the football boys had helped her hold her position. Australia proved to contain a Quaker colony headed by Joe Groussman. Frank Bodine, Gertrude Ellis. Louise Braun and Florence LeGault were there. The girls raised cats. lVhen the party arrived. the colony gave them a royal welcome with pennants, yells. and songs of lVest. On now to the Philippines they went, meeting Gerald Miller there doing his utmost to secure independence for the islands. He and Kenneth exchanged memories of the Debate. Mrs. Zella Hensley Brown worked for VVoman's Suffrage in Manila. V Page Twenty'nine