Published by The Dalles High School Students, June edition, page 57 SENIOR DEPARTMENT SALUTATORY We hate to lose you, we're so used to you now. But we'll remember, how up until now, Just like McCauley we've found, we're used to having you round; Your are the best we've ever had, and still you're not so bad, And we like you just the same. Just like our books, here, that are used to hard wear, Our high school days close, as summer time comes. You've been the very best Freshies, and Sophomores too, And I guess Juniors, that you will do. We hate to leave you, we're so used to you now. We hate to leave our work, we're so used to it now, We'll miss our lectures, for sleeping in class. And we feel sure that you, will miss some of us too. What is Ziggie going to do, when Marion is through, And he must come to school alone. We know Miss Ross will feel a relief When our history class is, a thing of the past. But Miss Riddle will miss us the most, Because we bother her more. But she doesn't mind how much trouble we are. We hate to leave you, we're so used to you now. (Unsigned) Submitted by Earline Wasser

Surnames: Cyphers, Stafford, Oliver, Stephens Reba Eunice Cyphers, 92, a resident of The Dalles, died at her home on Monday, April 22, 2002. She was born June 25, 1909, in Byron, Oklahoma, the sixth of eight children to Frank Elmer and Clara Francetta (Stafford) Oliver. She grew up on the family homestead near Madras (Oregon) until moving to The Dalles at age 12. She graduated from The Dalles High School in 1927. She started work as a secretary at Walther Williams in 1928 and retired as a bookkeeper from the First National Bank of Oregon in 1971. Frederick Oren Cyphers and Reba were married January 1, 1933, in The Dalles. He preceded her in death on March 11, 1972. She retired to Hood River (Oregon) from 1978 to 2000 then returned to The Dalles. She was a member of the Hood River Shepherd of the Valley Church and volunteered in the nursing home ministries. She enjoyed being a pianist, knitting, crocheting, bird watching and loved reading and writing poetry. She is survived by her children and their spouses, Oren Cyphers, Vancouver (Washington); Fern and Henry Stephens, Washougal (Washington); Glen and Carolyn Cyphers, The Dalles; and Gary and Cheryl Cyphers, Sisters (Oregon); nine grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and a great-great grandson, and her sister, Frances Christensen, Colton. She was preceded in death by her husband, three brothers and three sisters. Funeral services will be held at Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, with Reverend Stan Love officiating. Interment will follow at The Dalles IOOF Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Gorge, 751 Myrtle Street, The Dalles, Oregon 97058. The Dalles Chronicle April 24, 2002 Written permission to reprint obituary given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon. Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser

Late yesterday afternoon messages from as long ago as the first of the year started showing up on RootsWeb mailing lists. For several months there have been problems with board posts not getting through the gateway to their corresponding lists, and it appears many of these messages represent the gateway beginning to work again. Some of them, however, appear to be new messages that somehow got spooled onto a mail queue but for some reason were never delivered. Although it's a bit confusing, you can identify these messages because they retain their original dates. If you receive My Notifications for board postings, you may see old messages show up there, too. That's all we know right now, but I suspect/hope the plethora of messages will end fairly soon. This isn't a subject relevant to our list purpose, so if you have questions, please don't respond to the list -- email me personally at bjohnsto@oregonvos.net . Thanks for your understanding, Beth Perry Johnston List Admin

Published by The Dalles High School Students, June edition, pages 56-57 (Knock is heard. Studious gentleman enters.) - Madam, I represent the Curtiss Publishing Company, for the American Magazine. We are getting a special record of all the people who graduated from high school in 1919. I represent the Oregon division and have a record of all the graduates of The Dalles. High school with exception of a young lady by the name of Bessie Potts. Can you, by means of your magic globe, give me her past in regard to her educational career? (Madam reading globe.) - Well, she started in school at the East Hill school, in The Dalles, and from there attended several other schools in that city. She reached High school in the spring of 1916. Her work was pretty good, when she studied, which was seldom. Was that all you wanted to know? (Gentleman) - Yes, I think that will be all. I've already some knowledge of the class as a whole. (Gentleman thanks Madam and exits.) (Madam consults watch and sighs, as if tired.) - This certainly has been a busy day. It seems almost a reunion for me as I have heard from all of my old classmates. Strange that they should all come at once. Well, it is closing time. I must don civilized clothes, slip out the back way and appear like any real American citizen should in public. (Unsigned) Submitted by Earline Wasser

Published by The Dalles High School Students, June edition, page 56 (Noise is heard - bang on the door. Madam goes to door.) - Good, a fashion sheet. Wonder where it is from. "Vivadou Elite Styles". "Madame Helene Jeane Flinnette." This must be Helen Jane's shop that Marion wrote me about. Well, Helen is certainly disguising her Irish name well. I don't blame her, though, as Flinn would not pass very well as a French cognomen. That reminds me, the globe gave me a picture of Helen in the first grade at Court Street this afternoon. While I have a few minutes to spare, I'll run over her history for old times' sake. (Turns to globe) - Here we are - Don Wilkinson and Charlotte Thrall are there also. They have gone to school from the first grade, in The Dalles, graduating with the class of '19. Helen had the Valedictory, and Don was business manager for the Steelhead. They were good students as their positions will testify. Charlotte prepared to pound the typewriter, and was very good in that line of work. I had a letter from one of the old classmates last week, saying that Charlotte had been taken up by the Police for peddling fruit on Market street in San Francisco, without a peddler's license. The same letter said that Don was admitted to the bar in Missouri. (Unsigned) Submitted by Earline Wasser

Published by The Dalles High School Students, June edition, page 55-56 (Madam to herself.) - Well, poor girls. I should have thought Alice would have known better than to try to make doughnuts when the girls came. That must have been a perfect ending to an awful day for the whole bunch. (Knock is heard and pompous policeman enter.) - Madam, I have just taken up three educated crooks, who refuse to give any information as to who they are, or where they came from. Can you throw any light upon the subject? (Madam) - Perhaps I can help you. You say these people will not tell their names. Perhaps if you have heard bits of conversation, or can give a description of these people, I may be able to help you. (Gentleman) - Well, they don't talk much when anyone is around. The taller, heavier man is called "Becker" and the little guy is "Shorty," or "Smithie". The young lady is a decided blonde, and has naturally red cheeks and blue eyes. (Madam to herself.) - Well for the love of Mike! Does he mean Martha Yvette Grizzell, my former classmate, Thorman Smith, and Frank Becker? >From what I have heard to-day, I'm almost willing to believe it, before he confirms my suspicions. Well, I'll see what the globe has to say about it. (Reads glove.) - Sir, the globe tells me that these people are Martha Grizzell, Frank Becker, and Thorman Smith. They are from The Dalles, Oregon, and all have lived the most of their lives in that place. Miss Grizzell went to The Dalles from Centralia, Illinois, and entered the fifth grade at the Court Street school. She was a great favorite among her companions. In her early life there was nothing that showed a tendency to her later criminal career. Frank Becker has lived all of his life in or near The Dalles, Oregon. His first public appearance was at the Academy, in 1906, when he entered the first grade. All through his school life, he showed a strong liking for moving picture shows, especially of the variety that gave criminal episodes; this will probably explain why he is such an expert at the business. Thorman Smith is an Oregon man and begun his public life at a grade school in St. Johns, Oregon. In 1914 he entered the seventh grade at Court Street school. He was never studious, and generally got most everything that a very small boy is subject to, but a good report card. (To gentleman) - Would you mind telling me the facts of this case? I'm very interested in these people, and have heard of them before. (Policeman) - Well, this morning as I was taking my beat at 3:00 a.m. I noticed three figures creeping along the shaded side of the alley. I crept close, and in a few minutes, the coast seeming to be clear, the young lady walked boldly out into the light, passing in front of the diamond display at Tiffany's. As she passed, there was a sudden crash, and she ran. At the sound the two men rushed forward, grabbed several valuable pieces of jewelry, and ran, also. I call to them to stop and fired my revolver which stopped them. So, you see, I saved the day and a few thousand dollars' worth of jewels. (Policeman goes to door, and leaves.) (Unsigned) Submitted by Earline Wasser

Published by The Dalles High School Students, June edition, pages 54 (Enter news reporter.) Quick, Madam. I want some help on my story. The biggest thing out! Woman throws her husband and guests into fits by feeding them home made doughnuts with their dessert. Give me some past stuff for my write-up. Young woman formerly known as Alice Skelly, guests, Hazel Eslinger, Florence Howell, Lela Pashek, Dorothea Wolfken and Helen Cooper. (Madam reading globe.) - Well, Miss Skelly and these guests were schoolmates in the old days at The Dalles, Oregon. Miss Skelly from Olex, Oregon, entered the High school as a Freshman in 1915. Though rather quiet, she entered nearly all class activities, and showed an early interest in Domestic Science. (To news reporter.) - You might add that she was very popular, etc., and make your story more effective. Hazel Eslinger started her career in Grass Valley (Oregon). Later on, she attended St. Mary's Academy at The Dalles, Oregon. From there she went to Newport (Oregon) where she attended high school. From there, she entered The Dalles High school as a Junior in 1917. She was an estimable young lady, and has many friends who will be grieved to hear of her eating the fateful doughnuts. Miss Florence Howell began her education in Couch school, in Portland, Oregon, entering the eighth grade in The Dalles schools in 1915. Her school records were splendid, and she was graduated with second honors, being Salutatorian for the class of '19. Lela Pashek and Helen Cooper both started in The Dalles. Miss Pashek, at the old Academy, and Miss Cooper at Court Street. They were both very good students, but Miss Pashek showed an early inclination for the companionship of her little neighbor boys and masculine schoolmates. She was very popular with all her friends. Miss Cooper established an imaginary iron fence around herself, as far a masculines were concerned. Dorothea Wolfken entered The Dalles schools from Ladd school in Portland, in the fall of 1915. She did splendid work in school and was very popular among her classmates. If she was ever made to stand in the corner or sent to the office for misdemeanor, I have no knowledge of it. (Reporter) - Thank you madam, this will make a swell write up. Exit reporter.) (Unsigned) Submitted by Earline Wasser

Surnames: Payne, Eustler, Randall, Moore, Brace, Specht Vera Geneva Payne, 86, a resident of The Dalles, died at a local care facility on Tuesday, April 16, 2002. She was born October 14, 1915, in Moscow, Idaho, the eighth of 12 children to Jesse H. and Clara A. (Eustler) Randall. She grew up in Portland until 1929, when her family moved to The Dalles. She married Matt A. Payne in 1933 in Goldendale (Washington) and they resided in The Dalles. She enjoyed homemaking and her church. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Veterans Auxiliary, AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) and the American Cancer Society, Wasco Unit. She is survived by her son, Jesse Moore and his wife, Hilda, Newberg (Oregon); grandchildren and great-grandchildren, her sisters, Cora Moore, Highland, Illinois and Olive Brace, Hood River; numerous nieces and nephews including Dale Specht, The Dalles. She was preceded in death by her husband, Matt, in 1984 and six brothers and three sisters. Viewing visitation will be held at Smith Callaway Chapel from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on thursday, April 18. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, at Smith Callaway Chapel with Pastor David Ballard officiating. Private interment will follow at The Dalles Parklawn Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2120 First Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109. The Dalles Chronicle April 17, 2002 Written permission to reprint obituary given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon. Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser.

Pioneer Cemetery Clean Up Day “Restore a grave site – don’t let history vanish.” Saturday, May 18, 2002 join us at the Pioneer Cemetery on Scenic Drive in The Dalles at 9 a.m. to 12 noon. The Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society is sponsoring a spring clean up in the cemetery prior to Memorial Day. We made a good start last year and would like to continue the project. Please wear comfortable clothes, shoes, hats, and work gloves. Sun protection is recommended. We can use all tools that you can bring including: Rakes, weed eaters, clippers, chain saws, trimmers, shovels and wheelbarrows. We need pick-up's or other vehicles suitable to haul the debris to the dump. Please help however you can Contact Earline Wasser, 541-296-8511, petew@netcnct.net Or Jim Bull, 509-395-2289, jimbull@gorge.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/nZB.2ACE/163 Message Board Post: I am looking for info about my grandmother-Mary L. Snyder-listed in the 1920 census-age 12/father was Frank B. Snyder-age 43/mother was Mary G. Snyder-age 40. My grandmother was possibly adopted..She married my grandfather Thomas R. Campbell sometime in the mid to late 1920s. They had 4 children-3 boys & 1 girl. I met Mary once in the early 1970 and I believe that she was living in California at that time. But I have lost track-any info would be appriciated.

Taylor Kayne Couch was born March 5, 2002, weighing 6 pounds 11 ounces and was 19 inches. Taylor's grandparent are Alan and Sue Borton of The Dalles, Brenda Jenkins of The Dalles, and Kai Nichols of Hood River (Oregon). Great-grandparents are Bill and Christie Burgess of Hood River, Jean and Joe Couch of The Dalles, and Bill and Shirley Robinson of The Dalles, and Al and Jean Borton of Hood River. Taylor also has a great-great grandmother, Connie Lindley of Hood River. The Dalles Chronicle April 14, 2002 Written permission to reprint birth announcement given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon. Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser.

Robert and Rebecca Weir, The Dalles, announce the birth of a new baby son, Austin Robert Weir. He was born March 19, 2002 at 9.14 a.m. He weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and was 20 inches. Maternal Grandparents are Lawrence and Cyrena Gerber, Natural Bridge, New York. Paternal Grandparents are William Weir on Yoncalla, Oregon and Pat and Laura Tomlin of Parkdale (Oregon). Austin joins his sister, Emma Weir, age 2. The Dalles Chronicle April 14, 2002 Written permission to reprint birth announcement given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon. Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser.

Andy Solberg and Denise Beaty have a new baby girl, Taylor Denise Solberg, born March 18, 2002 at 4:15 a.m. She weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces and was 21 inches. Maternal Grandparents are Duane and Carmen Blankenship of The Dalles. Taylor has a sister, Chelsea Solberg, age 13. They reside in Hood River (Oregon). The Dalles Chronicle April 14, 2002 Written permission to reprint obituary given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon. Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser.

Published by The Dalles High School Students, June edition, pages 53-54 SENIOR DEPARTMENT SALUTATORY (As he leaves, another young man enters. Very studious appearence.) - Madam, I have been given the task of looking up the past of Professor X. E. Morgan, the World famed authority on all questions relating to Home Economics and Farming. I am to write his biography and would be thankful of any help you could give me. (Madam reads globe.) - I would be glad to help you with your biography. Mr. Morgan started to school three miles south of The Dalles, Oregon, and entered the High school in the fall of 1914, and was graduated with the class of '19. Very early in life he showed a marked ability as a leader. His earnest efforts in club work won for him a trip to summer school at the Oregon Agricultural College when he was a mere child. His early life was very quiet, with the exception of one accident, when he was struck upon the head with a ruler, breaking the ruler, and sending the pieces flying in every direction. When still a child, he became the victim of a pair of brown eyes and brown curls, which, by the way he had not outlived when he graduated, in 1919. In his Senior year, he spent much of his time in going over the country and establishing industrial clubs. I hope you will find what I have told you of interest and benefit. (Young man expresses thanks and exits.) (Unsigned) Submitted by Earline Wasser

Published by The Dalles High School Students, June edition, pages 52-53 SENIOR DEPARTMENT SALUTATORY (What became of my paper? Looks around, and picks up paper.) - What! - A train robbery. "One of the most thrilling episodes of the last twenty years. No money or valuables taken, but ladies all scared to death. I wonder who the criminals are. (Bell sounds off left.) (Enter plainly dressed gentleman, takes chair.) - Madam, I am Detective Howell and have come to you concerning three young men who held up a train near Brooklyn bridge last evening. These men are to be tried, and I should like a review of their past as we feel sure we can convict them of several other crimes committed in that vicinity lately. Their names are Urban Pashek, who appears to be the right-hand man, Wilford Saunders, evidently the tool for the gang, and Jim Hill, alias Fay Hill, the leader. (Madam reads globe.) - Mr. Howell, the globe tells me that these three men are from The Dalles, Oregon. Mr. Pashek is educated, as are the other two, and began his education in the St. Mary's Academy, of The Dalles, where he continued until 1915 when he entered The Dalles High school as a Freshman. Through school he was very quiet and taciturn, almost to the point of sullenness. Though popular with the boys, he may have entertained early tendencies to a criminal career, but if so, they were not brought to light. Mr. Saunders began school in Arlington, Oregon, in 1908. He entered The Dalles schools in the second grade at Court Street school. He, also showed a very quiet disposition, although his school work was all that could be desired. However, in Senior history classes, he showed a very restless spirit always whispering to some one, or marking with his pencil, probably thinking up some mischief to be in when school was out. Mr. Hill began school in Wasco (Oregon) in 1907. When in the fourth grade he came to The Dalles with his parents and attended the Thompson's Addition school. He never was very studious, and generally tardy. He showed an early inclination for making easy money, which probably accounts for the final step which resulted in his capture. (Gentleman rises and thanks Madam.) Gentleman - I'm glad to find their past is not so bad. Their sentences will be hard enough as it is. (Exit.) (Unsigned) Submitted by Earline Wasser

Published by The Dalles High School Students, June edition, page 53 SENIOR DEPARTMENT SALUTATORY (Madam picks up a paper) - Ah! here is the evening paper. Getting ready for election again, how time does fly! I wonder who are to be candidates this year. (Knock heard. Madam lays paper aside.) (Very well dressed gentleman enters.) - How-do-you-do, Madam. I have come to consult you in behalf of my friends who are running for the Senatorship of New York State. These gentleman are opposed by two very strong politicians, and we wish to know something of their past to publish in comparison with our candidates, in the coming campaign. These men are from Oregon, but for several years have been the political leaders and reformers in New York. They are Ivan Roberts and Alex Shipe, two of the strongest political men in New York. (Madam again consults globe.) - These men are both well educated men. Alex Shipe began his education at Oceanside, California. From there he came to The Dalles high school in 1916 as a Sophomore. He was graduated with the class of '19, and all through his school life, was a recognized leader in school activities. He was very clever, and an able leader. The globe shows nothing of importance that might be put down against him in your campaign. Ivan Roberts entered The Dalles schools in the first grade, at the Court Street school. He received his entire education in The Dalles and is a credit to those institutions. He figured prominently in Student body affairs he, also, can give you nothing to complain of in his past life. (Gentleman looks disgusted, and with brief thanks, takes abrupt leave.) (Madam to herself.) - I'm glad to hear that the boys are doing so nicely. They certainly are a credit to the old class. I hope they win. (Unsigned) Submitted by Earline Wasser

The Dalles High School Class of 1942 is planning a class reunion on Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5. The mailing addresses are needed for the following class mates: Alene Braga Keller Elaine Cooke Iliff Ruth Denton Lager Eula Farlow Beaman Marvin Gates Nona Greiner Nowlin Naomi Harris Jane Johnson Parmenter Dale McAllister Ruth Means June Owens Trotter Norman Duane Potter Lawrence Russo Josephine Spellman Bies Virginia Stoner Lee Lillian Welsh Davis Lora Welsh Send information on these classmates to John Thomas, 909 West 10th Street in The Dalles or call 541-296-4371. Written permission to reprint announcement given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser

Published by The Dalles High School Students, June edition, page 51-52 SENIOR DEPARTMENT SALUTATORY There is the bell again. This surely is a busy day for me; and what a coincidence, that nearly all of my visitors have asked about my former classmates. Come in, please. (Enter old gentleman with cane - rather excited.) - Are you the lady who is famed for reading the pasts of people she has neither seen nor heard of before? (Madam) - Yes Sir, I can do all that you claim. (Gentleman takes seat, and begins to talk.) - Well, it is just this way. I am President of the Universal Copper Mines, in South America, and have millions of dollars to my credit. I have an only son, Alan, whom I have raised without a single wish ungratified. I had hoped he would some day step into my place and continue the work I have so well begun. Instead, he is breaking his mother's and my heart by showing an interest in theatricals. I think he is encouraged and urged on by a young actress, who is starring in special features at the Hippodrome and whom, he has informed me, he is to marry soon. I must admit, the young lady has unusual talent, and her acting has been of the highest and cleanest type. However, she has appeared quite mysteriously in New York, from no one knows where. It is rumored that her true name, off the stage, is Marion Elizabeth Boettcher, of The Dalles, Oregon. Can you tell me if this is true, and if she is a worthy young lady? (Madam reads globe.) - My dear sir, the globe gives a most satisfactory account of your young lady. Her name IS Marion Elizabeth Boettcher, and she is from The Dalles, Oregon. She entered the Court Street school in the third grade, coming from New York, in 1911. She has an excellent record in her school life, and was a great favorite among the students. She was graduated from the Dalles High with the class of '19, and began her stage career by appearing as leading lady in the Senior class play. She is an excellent housewife, and I'm sure your son could not find a better young lady in all New York. (Gentleman rising.) - Thank you Madam, I feel very much relieved by this interview and I shall act upon you advice. (Madam musing) - Well, so Marion has captured a millionaire's son. The old man was certainly aroused over the prospects of an actress as a daughter-in-law. Wait until he sees her. I'll bet he changes his mind in a hurry. If he doesn't, she will soon talk him out of it. (Unsigned) Submitted by Earline Wasser

Published by The Dalles High School Students, June edition, pages 50-51 SENIOR DEPARTMENT SALUTATORY (Enter, well dressed lady, about middle-age.) - Madam, I have come to consult you again, as your advice proved so valuable before. This time, it is concerning several young ladies who proclaim themselves, "Conscientious 'relief for humanity' workers". They are working for a reform in the Public schools which will take the teaching of pedagogy out of the High schools and place it in Normal schools. They also order a mental examination for each child who enters school, and double pay for all teachers. These young ladies have assumed a very radical attitude, and I have come to ask you to read their past and give me a little insight into their natures that I may know better how to manage them. This group of young ladies includes a pair of twins, by name of Baker, a Miss Beatrice Powell, Miss Eva Fosnot, Miss Helen Mayer, Miss Bertha Forrest, and a Miss Ruth McCorkle, the WORST radical we have to deal with, and the leader of the troup. Madam - These names sound very familiar. Where have I hear them before? Oh, yes! Back in the old high school days. These girls were Senior representatives in the Pedagogy class. So they have made a hobby of their subject. Well, we will see what the globe tells us of the past lives of these girls. The Baker twins come first. These girls first started in school in the little town of Brush, Colorado. In the fall of 1917, they came to the Dalles High from Molalla, Oregon. They had many friends in Molalla, and a very good reputation as quiet, peaceful, fun-loving girls. How strange that now they should be helping set the whole educated world in a jumble with their theories of education. Beatrice Powell, also started her career in a little school named "Greenwood", and located in the wilds of Mosier. From there she came to Mill Creek, and then to the Academy. She, also,, was a quiet, studious girl, but would now disrupt the whole system of education. Eva Fosnot came from Caldwell, Idaho, and entered as a Freshman in 1915. All through school, her studies were the main object of her existence. Next come Helen Mayer. She started in the first grade at the Academy, and mixed HER work with fun. I am not so surprised at her joining this society, as she always did take to new things. Bertha Forrest entered school in Stephenson, Michigan, and entered the Dalles schools in the eighth grade, in 1914. She brought with her a good record, and maintained this record throughout High school. She evidently believes in the old adage, "A woman possesses the privilege of changing her mind". Ruth McCorkle started her notorious career in a little school in Tygh Valley. She came to The Dalles High as a Sophomore in 1915. Through High school her work was exceptionally good, and she showed a highly developed mentality. She could have used her talents to a much better advantage than being a leader of a troup of radicals. (Lady rises to go.) (Lady speaks) - Thank you, Madam. I am very much surprised to find these young ladies were ever quiet, peaceful girls. Perhaps they have taken their theories of Pedagogy so to heart that it has turned their heads. (Lady bows and leaves.) (Madam, to herself.) - Well, I'm certainly surprised. I had expected to hear of the girls as successful Pedagogues. Heaven knows they worked hard enough in school to attain great success. (Unsigned article) Submitted by Earline Wasser

Published by The Dalles High School Students, June edition, pages 48-50 SENIOR DEPARTMENT SALUTATORY I wish to welcome you, in the name of the class of 1919, to these closing exercises of our High School life. This is a time to which we have long looked forward. It has been our goal for these four years, the point for which we have been striving. And now that we have attained it, as we look back upon the way we have come, we realize how dear we shall hold these school years in the future. We have worked and played together, we have had our trials and joys, and together we have come this far. From here our paths diverge, each one to go his own way in life. We may meet occasionally, but we shall never be together as we have been here in school. Each one will have his work to do, and the ties that have held us will be broken, but we will always remember these days, and hold them apart from all others. We have gathered here tonight to review our school life, to recall many things that have happened during that time, and, in jest, even to prophecy what will be in the future. We have set aside this night, for this purpose, as all other classes have done before us, to show the lighter side of school life. It is fitting that such exercises should bring us to the end of our Senior year that we may carry away with us this last pleasing memory, so that in years to come we may have this added pleasure to look back upon and enjoy. It is not our intention to stop here, but we shall keep working, and reaching farther ahead for better things, attain still higher levels. To our teachers we leave our thanks for their kindness and patience in helping us, and guiding us to this end. They have done everything possible to make our work pleasant, and have not spared themselves. And to all those who have made these advantages possible we owe our gratitude. We have not realized, and we cannot realize now, what they have done for us, but later on our realization will come, and our gratitude grow in proportion. Now our time is to be given over to our Senior Class Day exercises, and in closing, I again wish to welcome you. CLASS HISTORY (Woman dressed in costume of a fortune teller, sits looking into a magic globe. Speaks to herself.) --As I sit looking into my magic globe there comes before me a vision - Ah! it is the old days coming back for a pleasant bit of reflection. What do I see? O, yes, as plain as day, a little schoolroom, and I believe it is the old Court Street school. Wait. I see familiar faces. Can that tiny girl with the long black hair and black eyes be the same Helen Jane Flinn that graduated in 1919? Yes, it surely is no other. Near her is Charlotte Thrall. How different she looks! As usual, she is whispering, first to a little girl, whose face is not familiar, and then to a little boy, in the corner, who frowns at the interruption. Can that little freckled faced boy be Donald Wilkinson? Yes, it is, and he is beginning his career in the world of education by diligently studying his numbers. I wonder what they are doing now. Perhaps they are performing in a fake game as I am doing. People who come to me for advice and other people's past, do not suspect that they are talking to a Western high school girl, instead of a genuine Egyptian Sorceress. It certainly is surprising what people will do for the "Almighty Dollar". Did I hear a knock at the door? Someone is coming to disturb my peaceful reverie. Someone who would delve into the past and bring back days that are gone to the land of the present. Will you come in? (Enter a stately appearing gentleman. A banker.) - Madam, they tell me that those who wish an insight into the past may come to you for aid. Is this so, and can you give me some information on the past of a young man who graduated from The Dalles high school, with the class of '19? His name is Ernest Kohler. I desire a young man of ability and clear past record to handle the Northern branch of my banking interests, and am considering this young man's application. I would appreciate any help you might give me. (Madam turns and reads globe) - Sir, in reading the globe, I find that this young man, Mr. Kohler, has lived the most of his life in The Dalles, Oregon. He began school in the first grade in a Chenoweth district school a few miles west of The Dalles. From there he went to the old Academy. His school records have been very good, and, being of a very quiet disposition, he managed very nicely to keep out of trouble, such as treatments with the rubber hose, and the like. All through his Senior high school career, he showed a strong tendency for athletics, and won several letters for his work. He was a valuable asset to the basket ball and base ball teams. Altogether, sir, I think you can rely upon this young man for the position you mention. (Gentleman thanks Madam and leaves.) (Madam, - to herself) - Yes, I remember Ernest. He started at the old Academy. I wonder who else I could find there. Let me see - (reads globe) - here is Lela Pashek, and over in this corner, all by himself and earnestly gazing out of the window, is Frank Becker. There is Helen Mayer. I remember quite distinctly how Helen used to borrow some one's parasol and then come out to the playground and pose for us, in true fashion sheet style. Oh! dear, some one else to interrupt. Come In! Continued. Submitted by Earline Wasser