West High School - Westerner Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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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

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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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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY fConcludecll The 11ext stopping point was Alaska. VVhd should be there but Mabel Slee and Leo Downer! Mabel was a fish inspector at a Cannery. Leo, with his charming Esquimo bride, ran an athletic school for the natives. His boys sent a gift to the present students of West. Mabel declared that nothing had made her so happy for a long time as this little journey into Memory Land. The famous woman president of Berkeley University they discovered was Kathryn VVernet. Kathryn jokingly said that as King of Wisdom in ttEager Heart' she had been started on the right road. Raising spineless cactus in the California desert was the occupation of some of our class. Clarke Williams, Mrs. Mary Rogers Smith, Miller Mussey, and Fern Spratlen were all there. Fern still wrote poetry. All four were glad to see the party. In a Mission convent in Southern California Helen and Lilly found Ruth Harvey, Garnett Buck, and Ruth Antles. Garnett was the Mother Superior, the others newcomers. They were pale, wan, and sad with their shaven heads and somber dress, but they enjoyed a brief respite in talking of gay high sc-hool days. Herbert Lomas was in Dallas, Texas. On seeing John he began an ex- cited account of the Minstrel Show and how he was preparing his darkies for the vaudeville. The two gave a performance on the spot, to the astonish- ment of those passing and the delight of some of Herbert's little negroes. At last they were ready to go to Denver where they found WVilbur in- stalled as Mayor. Such a time as Mr. Cheatem had trying to drag them away, so fast and furiously did they talk of old times! On leaving the office they met Hilma Stephenson who was a. stenographer. Hilma took them to see Margaret McKinley and Mary Maddox, both of whom were married. Mar- garet was wealthy and had built a handsome night school. Mary was a so- ciety nia,tron whose hobby was butterflies. Their memories of YVest were many and happy. Among the boys our party found in Denver were George Bieri who ran a grocery store at Fifth and Galapago, Ralph Hanson, the leading man at the Denham, and William Hamill, the rector of St. Barnabasl Among them it seemed that every event of the four years was recalled. Victoria Thorpe was librarian at the Public Library. She told Kenneth that she got her training at West. John found that Gertrude Lawson had added Davis to her name and had a vocal studio. Cf course, Gertrude vividly remembered the Chinese operetta. They found two more in Denver, Virginia Johnston and Edith ,Mc- Knight. Lilly saw Edith clerking at D and F's and Helen met Virginia going to her settlement work among the Poles. It is needless to say that they were still loyal. t'Look here, Mr. Cheatemf' said John, after the five were assembled, shall we go on? There are still more? t'How do you get that way, J ohn?,' retorted Mr. Cheatem, with a twinkle in his eye as he handed to Kenneth the completed plans for the million dollar high school. The movie ended. I turned and my guide was already leaving. There is one more, I cried. t'Yes, yourself! That you will not be permitted to know. But one thing I may tell you. Search never more in prophetic realms. Therein lies your doom I To this I solemnly agreed. MARJORIE COLLIER. Page Thirty