Whatcom High School - Kulshan Yearbook (Bellingham, WA)

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St. Peter: Which reminds me. I am seriously considering Earl Hemmi as my successor. For this business is beginning to get on my nerves. His record in track at Whatcom has proved him a fast man, which (lualification my successor needs must have. 2nd Angel: As for .lack White, he and Cliflord Loomis have con- solidated as advertisements for the Reduce-by-Rolling Machine Com- pany. They represent the before and after effects, needless to say. Donna Lehmann has patented a new device by which she can carry on telephone conversations with six young men at once. Bob Bettner, after studying sewing for the last ten years, prepara- tory to becoming a dressmaker, has suffered a nervous break-down and will not be able to resume his profession for several years. This is a great loss to the community, as he always specialized in the latest Paris styles. Leonardeen Miller has reached the height of her career as a pianist for she is at present playing the electric jjlayer-piano at the Dream Theater. She enjoys this greatly as it calls for fully six hours of prac- tising a day. Whatcom has developed several talented movie actors and actress- es, among whom are: Vernon Hansen, a second .Jackie Coogan; Verna Hess, another Mary Pickford: .Mildred Gerfin, a Nazimova; Homer Benefield, a third Rudolph Valentino, and, last but not least. Myrtle Pierce, who is Baby Peggj ' s nearest rival. Harriett Wiedman, contrary to her inclinations in high school, has become a tyi)ical old maid and may be seen every day taking her constitutional, accompanied by her pet poodle, named ' Anhur. As for Ben Markovitz, he and the Glazers — Sam and David have become prosperous lawyers under the careful instruction of Mr. Smith. They have won many important cases, the most interesting of which was ' that of Frances Thompson vs. Dr. Kill Me Quick, a beauty special- ist, who had dyed her eyebrows green instead of purple as she had or- dered, for you remember, Pete, colored eyebrows are a fad at present. I am sorry to say that Frances lost the case, because the jury was bribed by the doctor. Florian Culver and her husband Leslie Orr are living peacefully on the Indian Reservation on their skunk farm, which although it does not bring large dividends, supplies them with heavenly odors. After being courted for ten years. Philomena Hynes has at length refused Bob Gregory, but he still ' lives in hopes and when they join us here on high, there may be a different end to the wooing. St. Peter: Il ' m — let ' s hope so, he ought to have some reward for being so faithful. 3rd Angel: Well, as for Bill Roberts, I prophecy a bad end, and he will surely finish up by going the other way, for he has been acting as nurse maid to Mr. Keeran ' s grand-daughter. So, you see the kind of company he has been keeping. Roy Ivie and Florence Smith, having mutual acquaintances in the world of chemistry, are devoting their honeymoon to the search for dry water. So far the nearest they have come to it is thi- discoN ' ery ol dry sand. Twenty-five

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Scene: Gates oT P:ii;i(Iise. Time: 1944. Chahactichs: SI. Pclcr and the four f iiardiaiis of the ehiss of ' 24 of Whatcom Iligli Scliool. St. Peter (yellinj; al 1st Ant el) : Hey, Rastus! It ' s about lime to he sending in our orders to Sears Hoel)Uek for the har])s the class of ' 24 of Whatcom Hif h will need. We want lo know how many are goinf the other way. How did your re|)orls turn out? I hope you didn ' t have as hard a time locating Ihein now as they used to have when they ditched classes. By the way, what are the prospects of the Honorable Don Marquis? 1st Angel: Decide for yourself. He is still playing center on the Normal football team, after llunking in every subject the last 18 years. He has gotten sweet on one of the teachers there. Miss Stallings, by name, who has followed him up in his career, after her loving exper- iences with him in public speaking. St. Peter: Well, that ' s a good start. What about the rest of the class? 1st Angel: Well, Audrey Bendsil and Anne and Arlene Carter have formed a society for the suppression of dancing in high schools, and with Doris Deeter as their manager, they have toured Nooksack, Everson and Ferndale, lecturing for their cause. Their ambition is to go to Blaine to finish up their tour with a grand llourish. Ed Anderson has been doing extensive research work in Rome. His aspiration is to determine whether (Caesar was sitting or standing when he said Give me liberty or give me death! He is assisted in this great enterprise by Helen Deets whose love of Latin has carried her to great heights. Lindalee Miller and Mildred Strandberg have broken all previous airplane records by flying from Bellingham to Marietta in ten hours. The only way they accomplished this marvelous feat was by hiring a Ford to tow them. By the way, 1 noticed an ad the other day for the Alberta McLeod ballet, whose personnel consists of Sarah Adriim, Sarah Einarson, Flor- ence McDonald, Alice Selby, Ella Brokaw, Emma Brown, and Lois Gallenger. They are performing in the Chicago t)pera House after a successful season in Timbuctoo. Kenneth .lackson, incidentally, has written a novel entitled What Divorce Has Meant to Me. This book is quite the rage of the season and is especially popular with all the sub-debs, who are fascinated by the charms of the author. John Fitzgerald and Kay O ' Reilly are making a world tour debat- ing the question : Resolved, That all Irishmen are liars. Florence Pascoe, meanwhile has v.ritten a poem of 2000 cantos, named Miss Graham, as 1 Remember Her. Twenty lour

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Leona Liveiniore, Violet Slroii , Loiiia drool, and Lama Uiill, lii ' - ing disgusted with the amount of pulilieity wliicii Old King Tut is still reeeiving even to this day, have left on tlie S. S. Tulip lor Finland to look lor the leniains of Tut ' s wife, who is said to have been buried there l)y mistake, on her last airplane tri]). Adrian Morgan, I am sorry to say, following in the foolstejjs of the Honorable William .1. Hobeits, is bound for the lower world, as he has had twelve wives, among whom are: Mary (lulver, Toyo Tsulsiu, Alice Hiseland and Helen Lake. His motto is A new one every year. His methods of atlraeling his various wives are, I am sorry to say, un- known, as, the poor boy was condemned to l)e hanged for burglary before he could write his memoirs. Cyril Moore and W ' ilhelmina Masten have originated a factory for gum which can be swallowed easily at a moment ' s notice and is es|)ecially adaptable to higii school students, ( yril only achieved this invention with the help of Miss Milis|)augh, whose love for watching the aforesaid students make use of this product led her to work witti him morning, noon and night. .lohan Krabbe is the piide of the class for he is destined to lead the lloek upward. In eN|)lanation of this, 1 might add that he is a howling evangelist, after the fashion of Billy Sunday. Albert Herre and Dorothy Dawson have at last agreed ui)on one thing — to be married — the ceremony will take place in the Philippines ' nealh the shade of the jialms with .Fohan oflicialing. With ( lecil Bell as the originator, a men ' s toe-dancing troupe has made its appearance. Among these world-famous personages are: lioy Andrews, Carl Hansen, Leonard Burchette and Edward Mue ller. Meanwhile, Florence Gilbert has written a treatise of 30,000 words entitled, It Ain ' t Goin ' to Rain No More. With such an ambiguous topic Florence has written about almost everything from bananas to I ong-Island potatoes. Freda Slater and Marvin Barlow have invented, since their wed- ding, a combination potato-masher and baseball bat, which is very handy for those suffering from rheumatism. Phyllis Westover has become — after repeated eflorts — Mrs. Deane Hooke. Her methods of capturing him are now extinct for she used a mouse trap and Deane was the only one who would fall lor it. Ory Burtenshaw has written a history book which rivals that of Muzzy . It has taken him IcS years to accomplish this feat, but the result is amazing, for it is used by the Meridian High School. 4th Angel: Anne Curtis is still running for Tulip Queen. This year the contest is confined to old maids, so she stands a very good chance. Thelma Gill has gone into the garbage business. She is pro- claimed a successor to Mike Ponti and is given the title of the queen of garbage of Bellinghain, so the class has produced one real and another prospective queen. Rubye Anderson and Elmer .lorgenson have finally got hitched up. The common ground on which they met was Moose Hall and Elmer ' s radio. Since the wedding they have gone into the business of catching crabs in the Sahara Desert. Tweuty-six