West Lafayette High School - Scarlet and Gray Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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26 SCARLET AND GRAY HELEN THOMPSON Sunshine Society 1-2-3-4. Glee Club 1-2-3. Class President 1. Class Play 3-4. Convocation Committee 3. Helen impresses one as being rather of a Spanish type. Somehow we can picture her wearing her hair high and a big comb. She is queenly in appearance and ought to have a large old castle at her command so that she can have a beautiful background for herself. Wheth¬ er she does concert work or is a countess in Spain, we wish her all the happiness in the world. MARGARET THOMPSON Glee Club 1-2. Orchestra 3-4. Reception Committee 3. Sunshine Society 1-2-3-4. Margaret is small, but mighty. She is a sincere believer in expressing and abid¬ ing by her own decisions. She is a genius in art and music and plays only classical selections. If she is as pleasing to her future audiences as she is to her classmates, we know she will be hailed as one of America’s “Who’s Who and Why.” LOUISE WOLFF Class Play 4. Pianist Glee Club and Orchestra 3-4. Junior-Senior Reception Committee 3. Yanki-San 2. Convocation Committee 2. Louise had a host of things to do this year; she was manager of the cafeteria and manager of the Glee Club, besides being general pianist for the school. She is noted for her red—beg your pardon, I mean auburn—hair, and true to its prophecy, is sometimes fiery tempered— but, temper and all, we couldn’t do with¬ out her. BERNICE MOORE HOWARD TAYLOR

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SCARLET AND GRAY 25 HELEN SEMPTLL Annual Staff 4. Class Play 4. Class Secretary-Treasurer 3-4. Librarian 3-4. Helen is as well known as Mr. Gard¬ ner and her office at the end of the hall is as popular as his. Hardly a day goes by that she does not make somebody happier by her friendly advice and coun¬ sel. Helen has great literary talent. We hope she will cultivate it and dedicate her first book to the class of ’23. MARIETTA STALLARD Annual Staff 4. Sunshine Society 1-2-3-4. President Sunshine Society 4. Marietta is a whirlwind in the making and she always adds zest to school activ¬ ities. She has been one of the most capable presidents of the Sunshine So¬ ciety and wherever she is helps the cause along. Her ambitions for the fu¬ ture are unknown, but we hope that whatever are her desires, they may be fully and successfully realized. NEVILLE STILL Annual Staff 4. Class President 1. Convocation Committee 3. Class Play 3-4. Athletic Association President 4. Neville is one of the most likable boys of our class. He makes friends easily and is rarely seen alone. Probably that “bug” has something to do with his pop¬ ularity as he is very generous with it. It’s a secret, so don’t tell—some of us think Neville is going to be a writer, he gets so many pointers from the blonde librarian. REGGIE STILL Basketball 2-3-4. Class Play 3-4. Gala Week Committee 4. Glee Club 1-2. Class Basketball 1-2-3. Reggie came to us from England near¬ ly ten years ago and it certainly was our gain and England’s loss. He repre¬ sents the Senior class in athletics by playing center on the basketball team. He must have enjoyed his summer in England, judging by his letters to Lucie. Pie is quiet and unassuming, but we couldn’t get along without that Reggie Still.

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SCARLET AND GRAY 27 SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In the fall of 1919, just one year after the world had laid down arms after fighting a long-fought battle, our class came into the High School to start the four long years of its battle with books; and we sincerely believe now that it is all but ready to be listed in our memories as past history; that we have fought a winning battle and one in which all the soldiers have loved their foes. From the very first we have been a very active and enthusiastic class in High School, and from the list of names appearing monthly on the honor roll you will agree that we hold no lowly position, inasmuch as scholarship is concerned. Our class, with the exception of a very few members, has re¬ tained the same loyal and faithful members since our Freshman year. We have worked together harmoniously all the four years to make our class the A No. 1 class of W. L. H. S. and to publish, as has been the aim of every preceding class, the “Best Annual Ever.” We started out our Senior year full of hope, and with resolutions to make our last year a fitting closing chapter to a glorious book. To be a Senior had been our highest ambition throughout the story of three years, and now that that ambition had been attained we set forth to make our mark on the sands of time. Early in the fall we elected our class officers and were very fortunate in selecting competent members to carry on the important duties which fall to the lot of every Senior class. In October we elected our staff for the Annual, and it began work in earnest immediately. We also selected a committee headed by Louise Wolff to supervise the cafeteria, after the games. By this means most of the money to defray the expenses of the Annual has been raised, and much credit is due to this committee for their splendid work. Just before school closed for the Christmas holidays a very pleasant evening was enjoyed by all at the High School in the form of a Christmas party, which was pronounced by all who attended as “some party.” Another important event which characterized our Senior year was the play, “The Rose of Plymouth,’’ presented the first of May, which came as a very pleasant surprise to all. The last week of school, while all the other studious pupils were diligently seeking for knowledge they had never possessed to pass their final exams., we Seniors were enjoying a most interesting Gala Week pro¬ gram. We will certainly never forget this one week of uninterrupted pleas¬ ures, thanks to the committee in charge. Last but not least of our achieve¬ ments we may name the publishing of this Annual, which we sincerely hope that you will read, not to criticise for the faults therein embodied, but for the merits which perchance it may possess. MARIETTA E. STALLARD.