The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-05-12

Il nhno, career. At first, everything
ca new that they were some
wa va bewildered but soon they be-
wnas accustomed to their new hab-
cam and reacted wonderfully to
i isa; teachers instructions. The
s uroat milestones and triumphs in
gre rst grade experience was the
~! ~, If learning to write our names,
Joy 70 read and learn to spell.
i n,,r Grade has always been noted
sor our champion spoilers.
our ELEMENTARY education sailed
= smoothly up to the exalted
on o.aoe of the sixth grade. At this
s;rae the school population increas-
s ~ IN such degree that it was
CO for the class to separate
;nto two parts. Pending the build
~ of the new portable part of
.hs class held school in the Con-
ss,reeoational church for the first
sssmester. while the remainder
stayed at the big brick school
house.
This wear the May Fete was
hold on the high school lawn. This
was q great event in the lives of
the school children. Under the
leadership of our music teacher,
Miss Jarshaw, fine fete was
staged. the sixth grade presenting
TWO numbers, the flag drill and
shepherd and shephardess dance.
In the eight grade the class was
vet separated and finished their
Grade school work with flourish.
attaining excellent grades in state
tests.
In the freshman year, the class
was again united with member
ship of %. The class was very
much bewildered when they en-
tered the high school assembly
and saw the great number of soph-
ignores over their own number
but their steps never faultered and
they showed to the world a smil-
ing face. First came the field day
exercises. Those contests held were
obstacle race, car race, ladder
race, sack race and last but not
least, the tugs of war. The fresh
man boys were slowly but surely
dragged into the chilling waters
Of the ditch. But the girls Jared
better for they outpulled the soph-
omore girls in their tug of war
across the ditch. In the summing
up the entire score it was found
to the sophs chagrin and the fresh
les JOY, that. the lower classmen
were winners in the days activi-
ties. This was great victory for
the new class. Immediately they
were cordially invited to the ini-
tiation ceremonies. With heavy
hearts and hoping for the best the
freshmen trudged toward the scene
Of torture on the appointed eve
ming.
After being blindfolded, each
was forced to tread their way
along the corridors in their stock
ing feet, branded, had their faces
dipped in first molasses then flour
felt the cold cleanliness of fresh
liver, received an electric shock,
were bounced down the stairs and
then heceived a slap in the face
with wet rag. It's a wonder that
the next years class were not
murdered in cold blood after such
treatment but I'll venture to say
the next freshmen were treated
with discretion far beyond their
deserving.
After initiation we found that
all was not yet done for our dis
comfort. Each call to assembly
found pale and shaking group
on the south side of the assembly
and their fears were confirmed
without fail, when several were
called upon each day to make a
speech.
The class organized for the
years work with Miss Dake as
adviser and Elsa Brogunier as it's
president. Class colors chosen were
light blue and white. and flower
the for-get-me-not. We closed our
terrifying year with a grand pic
Me at Clements Grove.
In our sophomore year the class
came out losers in class field day
exercises but proceeded to admin
lster punishment to our opponents.
we feel that they Jared beauti-
fully compared to the treatment
We received the year before. This
year the class organized with Roy
Warnock as president. The initial
event of the year was our entrance
INTO dramatics. Each class was af-
1orded the chance of presenting
an entertainment before the as
sembly some time during the year.
Inc class responded with an en-
entertainment including a play.
In our Junior year Louis Carpen-
Ter was elected president and Miss
olga Anderson sponsor. The most
important affair of the season was
tne junior-senior banquet sponsor
cd by the juniors. Success in this
venture was largely due to Miss
huntingdon as domestic science
advisor. The junior prom was a
much enjoyed affair also. The jun
lors kept up the tradition started
9y the preceding class, that OF
holding a junior carnival. This
venture proved to be a great sue
cess. 1t was the means of showing
the public what a fine entertain
ment that the students of the
scnool could put on.
The last undertaking as a class
IN the interest of the graduates
was performed when the Junior