Western Washington University - Klipsun Yearbook (Bellingham, WA)

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1. l i . ,. l N ,,,, M 1, M V DONNA KLINKER HAROLD M. SMITH MASON HALL 0112155 ihininrg On a certain day in September in the year nineteen hundred twenty, many lads and lassies from all over this fair state and coun- try congrcgated in the City of Bellingliaxn-to be specific, on the B. S. N. S. eanlpus, on Sehome Hill. A few in the crowd by their superior manners and knowing ways could he sifted out as Ufamil- iarsf' the dignified Seniors. The great remaining bulk of the seekers after knowledge one could easily sec were unfamiliar with the ways and customs. From this second group of youth sprang the Junior class, lnagnilicent, the largest Junior class in the his'ory of the school at that date. To ClG1l'101'lSl'1'H,tG thc fact that this class possessed quality as Well as quantity, one has only to mention the lively mix- ers, club activities, dranilatics, debates, and athletics participated in by individual members of the class. Homesickness could not exist in this big Norlnal family, in the sound, Hrmly organized Junior class. The spirit of this new body was immediately felt in the school life, and the Work begun then has continued through the two years. Since that day in September, so long ago, the record made by the class of '22 has been notable in all lines of school endeavor. The clubs in 1920 pledged a membership which in the years to follow will 22

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