AMITY HIGH SCHOOL 1928-1929 Senior Class

AMITY HIGH SCHOOL 1928-1929

College Springs, Iowa

IMPRESSIONS OF THE SENIORS

PAULENE YATES: “Lefty”

Athletics? She was captain of the girls basketball team. Dramatics? Remember Mrs. Mullin. Leadership? She was Junior Class President. Scholarship: You can say almost anything for Paulene.

MARY HUDDLE

Mary is a quiet girl – but she plays basketball and runs the library. Wheat would A.H.S. do without her?

VERA MARRIOTT

Vera just came to us this year but we are glad for she’s taking her part in H.S. activities She is valedictorian, too.

FERNE BURLEY “Wuzzy”

When Ferne looks at you over those glasses of hers you know she’s got something on her mind. She has been the efficient Secretary of the Senior Class.

INEZ McCLYMONDS “Mac”

Inez also cane to us this year but look what she’s doing. She’s editor of the Amitonian, in the Class play, and has an influence in running the Senior Class.

ETHELYN KNOWLES “Eddie”

Every once in awhile we see Ethelyn going some place and she isn’t alone either. Perhaps she makes up then for her silence on other occasions. When quiet people talk they are listened to. We expect he listens.

ROY WHIGHAM “Bud”

Roy is one those bashful boys but just get him started. He’s lots of fun. Ask those that know him.

DONOVAN NELSON “Swede”

Drollness is usually thought to be a characteristic belonging to people quite past the age of youth—and yet “Donnie” has it. He also has a new Ford. Who’ll be the lucky girl?

ERNEST BORTHWACK “Ernie”

Ernest is one reason for our success in basketball and football this year. He is President of the Senior Class. Quite often you see his eyes gaze over toward the west windows, and he’s not looking at the weather, either.

RAY LUCAS “Lukie”

Ray is a rollicking good sport, and always seems to have a good time. He makes a good girl, too, if he just has the clothes. Remember Miss Frances.

GLENN STEPHENS

They say Glenn is beginning to be a nighthawk. We are wondering who the girl is. Seems like a bashful boy, but he must not be.

ROBERT HART “Bob”

The smartest boy is the Class. He doesn’t study all the time either. He was captain of the basketball team and occasionally entertains a Sophomore girl.

BENNIE WILSON “Benson”

He’s from Missouri and proud of it. But we notice he comes to Iowa to school and brings a load with him everyday. He always carries on a conversation with a certain party in the assembly.

LESTER VAUGHN

If it wasn’t for Lester we’d not have the proper light carnival and banquets. A main standby at the radio shop.

GEORGE MORROW

He isn’t quick to jump at conclusions but when he does set his mind to a decision he keeps sight of the end all the time. George shines in Dramatics. Remember Declamatery contests and school plays.

EARL BLAIR “Earlie”

Earl is another quiet sort of a boy. But I guess he “steps out” once in a while from what we hear.

JUNIOR –SENIOR BANQUET

The Juniors entertained the Seniors at the annual Junior-Senior Banquet, Friday evening April 12 at 6:30 P.M.

The gymnasium was beautifully decorated in the Senior Class colors, which are green and white. The tables were arranged in the shape of a horseshoe which represented the theme “Good Luck”.

The program was as follows:

G—o Irene Twaddle L—o Gertrude Beal

O—rganize Ray Lucas U—praise Lester Vaughn

O—operate Ernest Borthwick C—operate Lorene Potter

D—o Supt. Obye K—eep Francis Bagnal

Songs: I Haw Down and Go Boom --- George Grove

My Old Kentucky Home. (Baritone Solo) --- Robert Wyckoff

Reading: The Bath Hour-----Vera Marriott

HOBO DAY

On the morning of May 8 about 4:30 one could hear the whir of autos, the honk of horns, and shouts of boys and girls, “Let’s get gone”. Why all this hurry in the wee small hours? It was just the Seniors getting started on their annual Hobo Day.

As was contrary to custom, the annual advent was not to Nebraska City but to Bigelow Lake.

From the time that we left – one could have heard Inez saying “When do we eat” and from the way that bacon and eggs were devoured one would have thought all were thinking if not speaking the same record.

At Bigelow boating and baseball were enjoyed by all until—well, the clouds began to look black and you know these Missouri roads. The group journeyed back toward College Springs and by the middle of the afternoon all signs of rain disappeared so the happy bunch journeyed to Shenandoah and enjoyed an evening of Roller Skating.

By Gertrude Beal

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

We, the Class of 1929 of Amity High School, city of College Springs, county of Page, State of Iowa, being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make this our last will and testimonies made by us heretofore:

We give, devise, and bequeath, as follows, to-wit:

I, Earl Blair—bequeath my ability to be seen and not heard to Wesley McGinnis

I, Ernest Borthwick---- bequeath my Studebaker to Carl Lucas that he may see Mildred Cavner every night as I will have no use for it this summer.

I, Bernie Wilson—bequeath my ability as hack driver to Donald Radford as Lorene Potter rides in my hack.

I, Paulene Yates---bequeath my musical ability to Mr. L.H. Crookmore to aid him in teaching the theory of sound in Physics.

I, Roy Whigham---bequeath my quiet and modest ways to Francis Bagnall providing he uses them to an advantage.

I, Glenn Stephens---bequeath my luxurious head of hair to our beloved superintendent, Charles H. Obye.

I, Lester Vaughn---bequeath my ability as a mechanic to Francis Blair so there will be no excuse for parking along the road when he visits Blanche Bast.

I, Ferne Burley---bequeath my ability for keeping track of all high school scandal to Hazel Whigham.

I, Robert Hart---bequeath my studious ways to Keith Russell

I, Inez McClymonds---bequeath my well-developed figure to Elizabeth Farquhar.

I, Donovan Nelson---bequeath my new green Ford to “Bert” McDonald and Mary Kenagy as Mary doesn’t like the horse and buggy because she fears it won’t run out of gas.

I, Mary Huddle---bequeath my dancing ability to Eleanor Morrow.

I, Ray Lucas---bequeath my stock of cigarettes to Leslie Dunbar, for I think he needs something to stunt his growth although I fear this opportunity has come to late.

I, Vera Marriott---will my ability to be seen in the company of Francis Bagnall to Evelyn Twaddle.

I, George Morrow---do bequeath my oratorical ability to Max Snodderly if he remains here long enough to find it.

I, Ethelyn Knowles---bequeath my religion to Marion Bagnall who stands in dire need of such a gift.

In witness whereof we here unto do set our hands on this, the Seventeenth Day of May, Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-Nine, A.D. Signed, published, and declared by the aforesaid Senior Class of Amity High School for their last will and testament.

Ernest E Borthwick, President Witnesses: Inez McClymonds

Paulene Yates