Wilbur High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Wilbur, WA)

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i,lLl1l1IL'ltIL5 The chief dramatic event of the year was the commencement play, The Fifteenth of january. This is one of the most pleasing college comedies open to amateur performers. It is needless to say that it scored a great success. The cast of charac- ters was as follows: Lieut. Jack Wilson - - Alvin Lyse Ted Allen Herman Scheibner Diclc Sherman - Roscoe Parrish Billy Burton - Raymond Scheibner Count Andreas Cassavelli Grant Edwards Chuck Clinton - George Britton Tom Harrison - - Charles Tusler Prof. Ebenezer james, M. A., Ph.D. Arthur Norvell Prof. Henry E.. Burton, M.A., Ph. D. A. C. Robinson Don Hampton Franlc Burton Barbara Burton Doris Meredith Ruth Thurston Elsie Smythe Tabitha Tattler Sally Sue Stevens Dolly Dinsmore Polly Preston Mrs. Meredith Maggie Mahoney Harry Spinning Milton Portch Genevive Godfrey Carrie Hanson Eugenia Reeves Clara Birchill Bessie Martin Selma Lyse Margaret Travis May Portch Anna Scheibner Elsie Zarp

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Feb. 7.---A sleigh ride was enjoyed by the Sophomores. The class met at the home of Marjory DeClark. F eb. I4.---A Valentine party took place at the school house. A tableau-reading was the main feature of the evening. The party broke up at an early hour. Feb. 22.---The Washington's Birthday dance was given at the W. O. W. hall. A minuet by eighth-grade girls was one ofthe special features of the evening. The patronesses were Mesdames N. Starr and H. M. Hansen. About forty couples were present. Feb. 28.---The mock-marriage of Avenise Claire, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dickerson Lockwood Harlan, to Mr. Alexander Wilkinson, was solemnized at the W'ilbur School Cathedral, Bishop Mcpharland officiating. Mar. I5.-The junior class was entertained by Superintendent Schmidt at his apartments. The rooms were beautifully decorated in the Junior colors, lavender and violet. Refreshments were served during the latter part of the evening. Mar. 2 l .---The Sophomore class had a feed at the home of Miss Pearl Dillon. Mar. 29.---A Higi School c'mival was held at the G. A. R. hall. Each class had a booth. Among the ma.1y other curiosities were the wild man and the fat lady. A special feature of the evening was the vaudeville performance, which lasted about an hour and a half. April l2.---A fancy dress ball was given at the W. O. W. hall from. eight to eleven. About forty couples were present. The patronesses of the evening were Mrs. S. Britton and Mrs. O. Zarp. Apr. 25.---The Domestic Science class entertained the faculty at a luncheon in the Domestic Science room. Apr. 26.---The juniors entertained the Seniors and High School teachers at the school house from eight to eleven. The rooms were artistically decorated with Junior and Senior class colors. A light banquet was served in the Domestic Science room in the course of the evening. May 7.---The Senior dinner was given by the Domestic Science girls. May l0.---The Commencement dance was attended by an unusually large num- ber. The patronesses of the previous dances were the guests of honor. Several special dances were given in the course of the evening. The decorations consisted of butterflies. May I4.---Mrs. E. L. Famsworth gave a dinner for the members of the Senior class and the Faculty at her home. The table and dining room were beautifully decorated in the Senior class colors---bumt orange and navy blue. V G 'l4

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I nvemainei DECLAMATORY CONTEST The annual declamatory contest took place un Friday, March 21. The program was one of unusual excellence. The contestants had been carefully trained Their work on the whole would have compared favorably with the recitals in some of the best schools of elocution. First place was awarded to Roscoe Parrish. The program was as follows: The Night Run ofthe Overland - May Portch Mrs Mnlderick's Turkish Bath - Bessie Martin ' 'While Azalias - - - Margaret Travis The Last Leaf - - May Scheibner Cupid and the Cadillac Helene Bump ' The Unknown Speaker ----- Roscoe Parrish I' O RATORICA L CONTEST The first oratorical contest, in which the contestants were required to deliver original orations, took place on Friday evening, May 2. ' Every one of the e-ix ora- tions would have compared favorably in both composition and thought with manv college oralirms Thr.-e are- printed in this issue The winner, Alvin Lyse, will represent the Wilbur High School at the L. C. S. A X. contest in Davenport. As in the case or' the declamafory contest, Superintendent Schmidt trained the speak- ers The program was as follows: The American Press - Nona Taylor The Rise of -Woman - - Myrtle Bott The School in Transition - - Ethel Brown A World Court - - Odessa Tusler ' Our Industrial Crisis - - Alvin lryse The Coming Farmer - Raymond Scheibner W T.,