POOR AERONAUT'S ALMANAC 1927 ff ; Ot JO: rJ mm - • STERN HISTORY DEPARTMENT Denver Public Library DENVER PUBLIC LIBRARY RD1T77 3T7t3M &®&k Copyright 1927 VIRGINIA LLOYD, Editor ALLEN KOHLER, Business Manager [2] >* ^TBfee ^ar 13oofc South. TOjjh,§frurol Oertven GMor-afltJ. "**»•», (llo.trmc Jjcven 10*27 Alita <valat prapftms (He flies With his ovvn Wings) [3] Koi^m 3^-7^7 POOR AERONAUT'S ALMANAC 1927 Being the seventh year since the publication of the first annual. Completely compiled, computed, and edited by a competent staff with sundry illustrations by well- known artists. Containing valuable information » for Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, Faculty members, and others inter­ ested in South High School. And also a chronicle of the out­ standing events of the past year which illustrate the importance of every branch of school life in de­ veloping and training the students. And more particularly a compen­ dium of fascinating information in regard to South High School, its activities and organizations; de­ scriptive matter as to the persons who compose it, and the building and classes. And various humorous items which will be found interesting to all who turn the pages of this Al­ manac. ..4«-. [4] [5] AWARDED TO THE YEAR BOOK OF 1925 "THE AERONAUT ENCIRCLES THE GLOBE" 'All-American."—Central Interscholastic Press Association. 'The Best Annual in Colorado."—Rocky Mountain Interscholastic Press Association. 'The Best Annual in the Rocky Mountain Region."—Rocky Mountain Interscholastic Press Association. AWARDED TO THE YEAR BOOK OF 1926 "THE AERONAUT JOINS THE CIRCUS" 'All-American."—Central Interscholastic Press Association. 'The Best Annual in Colorado."—Rocky Mountain Interscholastic Press Association. [6] P^Weathjgr,,'Bureau; Qjjjj] [ 7 I THE CHARTMAKERS—ART STAFF First Row—Bruce McLeran, Katherine Glodt, Robert Gardell. Second Row—Verna Pearson, Velma Pearson, Editors. Third Row— David Hoel, Vida Lowell, Hazel Fyles. Fourth Row—Robert Tammany, Alice Smith, M. Janette Conine, Sponsor; Josephine McLauthlin. Fifth Row—Riley Cass, Neva Morrison, Myrtle Evans, Helen Powell. [8] THE FORECASTERS—ANNUAL STAFF First Row—Iva Fowler, Assistant Editor; Darwin Bern, Janis Rowell, Assistant Editor. Second Row—Helen Perry, Assistant Editor; Amy Olinger. Third Row—Robert Schlageter, Virginia Lloyd, Editor; Allen Kohler, Business Manager. Fourth Row—Edwin Hamilton, A. Helen Anderson, Sponsor; Bessie Weller'd, John Kuiper. Fifth Row—Mary Sue McSpadden, Violet Margetts, Frances Pulliam, Alice Huber. * n THE CHRONOLOGY OF A YEAR AUTUMN September (When calendars for year are made) Months of year (Seniors) Page 13 Days of month (Juniors) Page 39 Little Minutes (Sophomores) Page 49 Ruling Bodies (Faculty) Page 55 A long, hard winter is predicted (Views) Page 59 October (In which month elections are held, clubs are organized, and the Aeronaut appears) Page 69 November (The faculty presents a play and King Football begins his reign) Page 91 WINTER December (The girls indulge in athletics, much shooting is done, and the cadets drill) Page 99 January (Dramatic stars twinkle excessively during the presentation of "Mary's Millions" and "Wreckage") Page 109 February (Junior Prom is well attended. Basketball becomes a matter of supreme importance and many exciting contests take place) Page 115 SPRING March (In March the glee clubs and orches­ tra display their talent in a Chinese production) Page 127 April (Costume Day and the Senior Prom create a diversion—Baseball and swim­ ming occupy students' time) Page 135 May (The seniors put on "The Thirteenth Chair" and girl and boy athletes dis­ play prowess in track events) Page 145 SUMMER June (The annual appears and school is dis­ missed after a siege of sweltering heat) Page 153 ll. r *> S r [10] Courteous Reader: I, your humble servant, have endeav­ ored to set down the happenings of this autumn in a manner which, if Providence wills it, will find favor with you. I have predicted great activity among the calendar-makers for the month of September, for my calculations and read­ ings of the heavenly bodies have led me to believe that butterflies, warblers, LA 'possums, monkeys, and a great number of other creatures will interrupt the usual quiet of the calendar office by demand­ ing special calendars for themselves. I also have read in the stars that the minutes of the hour will behave in a most alarming manner,—not staying within the confines of "Father clock", but climbing around the tower, swinging on the hands, and teasing the signs of the zodiac. The Ruling Bodies have also decreed a long, hard winter, filled with tests, low grades, and reprimands. For some time the squir­ rels have been getting ready to hoard nuts, and the bears have been seen preparing their dens for a long hibernation inter­ rupted only by demands for tardy and absence slips and the administering of an occasional cuff to some truant. For October I forecast a period of blus- (To ..**• tery and unsettled weather, for already crows,magpies,and blackbirds have shown a tendency to quarrel and have uttered a great variety of loud and boastful cries. They have been very busy gathering planks and building platforms. Follow­ ing this will come a severe frost when even the goats, accustomed as they are to having bricks tossed at them and n** hearing the anvil chorus in the height of vQ its glory, will seek shelter. However, the weather will become fair and clear, giv­ ing the owls an opportunity to hoot wisely, thereby displaying a great knowledge of the quickest way to the lunchroom and the surest methods of bluffing their way through classes. Moles, chickens, prairie dogs, and spiders will also make their appearance at this time. During the month of November a storm will arise. Geese honking loudly will fly before the storm of applause which greets their antics. The howling of coyotes and wolves will be excessive, indicating great struggles. With the hope that this almanac will please you, I am Your friend and servant, POOR AERONAUT. fJo ..*»•• [11] r~ > First Month SEPTEMBER 1926 SEPTEMBER HOURS OF MOONLIGHT The moon smiles broadly and enticingly. So entic­ HATH ingly, that the pupils just returning to school are forced to exert great will power to keep their minds on. study. THIRTY DAYS Now the favorite subject is astronomy, taken at any hour from five in the afternoon till midnight. Weather forecast 8—Lafayette, we are here. for month. 9—Calendars are made up: The sophomores are lost. A long, hard 10—Searching parties organized by seniors. winter is 11—Sophomore hiding places are discovered—city ditch predicted by: is formally opened. Hibernation of 12—Hard winter forseen when peculiar conditions arise. bears. 13—The lunch room floor is oiled—three burned by Hoarding of nuts flying soup. by squirrels. 14—Book store bargain counter is scene of rebel riots. Falling of 15—Pyramids in tumbling classes still collapse at the smoke. slightest sound. 16—Strange activities of bears intensify belief in weather predictions. Select with care your studies, 17—Coach Moles issues first call for football candidates. keeping always 18—Great demand for liniment among boys. in mind the graduation 19—Maxine Smith observes squirrels hoarding nuts: requirements. further forerunners of winter. • 20—Jocelyn Koch introduces the windblown bob. 21—Twenty-three girls are seen with windblown bobs— big cyclone. 22—Aeronaut staff awakes, yawns, and gets to work. 23—First Aeronaut comes out—big sales. 24—Furniture for the Girls' Room arrives—many gasps of admiration. 25—First practice game—South vs. Longmont is played. 26—Mary Broderick snickers in Church. 27—Registration for student election. 28—Mel Philbrick scrubs off the good old party platform. 29—South vs. Cathedral, another practice game, held. 30—Buzz! Buzz! Rebel Party; Confederate Party; Comet Three! [12] [ 13] A BUTTERFLY'S CALENDAR Lucian Morgan Lucille Conrad Iris Martin Waterman White East 1, 2 Hi-Y 3 Business Manager of Dramatics 3 lerona "Dragon of Wu Art 3 • ut BoysJoys'' FedFederatio* n Rep- Foo" 3 Girl Reserves 3 Girl Reserves 1 resentative 2 National Honor Sterling, Colorado 1 Toledo High School 2 Biology Club 3 A peptimist is even It is a joy to have a Joy maketh a pri Society 3 good time. Good times keep better than an fellow youth in good optimist spirits Jocelyn Koch Dorothy Ebinger Vice-president Stu­ dent Council 2 Girls' Representative Girls' Representative 2. 3 2. 3 Girl Reserves 2 Social Hour Committee bad luck away. Delight and happiness French Club 3 Sophomore Queen 1, are first cousins Light feet cannot sup­ Senior Queen 3 port a heavy heart. Girl Reserves 1, 2 Gaiety never lost popularity contest. Jack McKee Mable Honea Myrtle Evans Glenn Rowe Orchestra I, 2. 3 Hi-Y 1. 2, 3 Cadets l Inter-class Basket­ Glee Club 1. ball 1, 2, 3 Golf 3 Junior Escort 2 Butterflies ate fleet Dance orchestra 2 messengers of good Boys' Represenitativt e Basketball 1, 2 2. 3 Inter-class Basketball All mankind is behold­ times. 1. 2 en to pleasure. Senior Prom Com­ A butterfly carrieth no mittee 3 A butterfly and his -4- sting sorrows are soon —L— parted. 1 1927- SENIORS -1927 Charles Anderson Elsie Seitz Violet Margetts Robert Stewart National Honor Society 3 Girls' Athletic Club Cadets 1 I. 2. 3 Girls' League Band 3 Volley Ball 2, 3 Representative 1 is possessed Orchestra 2, 3 Basketball 2, 3 Girl Reserves 2, 3 oytul disposition Senior Play 3 Indoor 1 Basketball 1 never lacks a friend. Thanks for the butter­ Bounding spirits alight Annual 3 fly, he has a won­ in high places. Delight is seemlyeeml derful time. Lena Micheletti Ardelle Loury Home Room Orchestra Representative 3 Glee Club l/]2~. Social Hour Operetta 1 A Committee 2 Yo Ho! ho! and a East High School 1 barrel of fun.