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About The amplifier. (West Linn, Oregon) 1921-current | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1924)
U. H. S, AMPLIFIER THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1924 SENIORS GIVE CLASS DAY EXERCISES HERE Class of ’24 Presents One of Programs Ever Given At U. H. S. * JOHN MOFFATT AMELIA PAULIN LENA. LEHMAN RUBY HOGAN EVANGELINE CHRISTIANSEN DOROTHY FOX LILLIE FIALA LENA SANDSNESS LAWRENCE DUNCAN ELSIE JUNKEN MAMIE WALLIS RODERICK PORTER SURPRISE PARTY GIVEN ANNUAL SCHOOL PICNIC HELD ON HIGH CAMPUS YESTERDAY IN HONOR OF SENIOR GIRL A merry party of boys and girls gathered at the West Linn depot on /Wednesday evening, May 21 and later went to the home of Alice Lewthwaite where they gave a farewell (surprise) send-off on Alice, a Senior. Miss Lewthwaite will leave for New York soon after school is out; A royal chicken banquet was serv- ed at 6:30 by Miss Alice Stone, aunt pf Miss Lewthwaite. . After jthe banquet, the guests danc- . id oii the lawn and porch for some itime, following which they departed for the Liberty theater in. Oregon City? | Those?1' enjoying the banquet and ■party were: Messrs. John Moffatt, Mar vin Hickman, Elmer Simpson, Rod erick Porter, Charles Reed, Garnie (Cranor; Misses Leona Fox; Ruth Rob- ipson; Ruby Hogan; Evangeline . Christiansen,i Mary Zaniker, Alice Lewthwaite^ and Miss Alice- Stone.— L The annual student body picnic was held on the high school grounds, Wed- nesday, May 29. Early in the. school year the entire student body was divided in two sides in order to carry on a contest, . It was understood that the side defeated < must banquet the other side. The “Reds” won the contest so the “Blues’ under the leadership of Elsie Turel, had charge of the “eaté”? and enter! tainment for thé picnic. A small boy was holding a black and tan dog by the collar, when a smartly dressed young man passed and re- marked, “Is he bad to bite, sonny?” “No, answered the boy, he can’t bite, but heeats cheese, and I was holding him until you got by. Elsie Junkem (Riding with ?)4-Do you mind if I sing? Gentleman Friend—No, I workjin a- boiler factory;----- ......... i ... “'yeiriy smartof $360 ELSIE TUREL GORDON DEBOK DOROTHY LAFLEMME DENNIS KIDBY Best The Senior; class day exercises were held on Thursday evening, May 15, in the U. H- S. Auditorium. The program was one. of the most original that has been presented by any graduating class. A record crowd was in attends ance. The program "was opened by some announcements by Mr. Gary. Follow ing these, Amelia Paulin, salutatorian, gave her address, . The class poem, written and given by Annette Adcock, was well applaud ed. . The class history by Ruth Lund told of the many social functions which had been given by or for the class of ’24 and of the many activities in which they had taken a part. A vo<?al solo, “Out on the Deep” by Mr. R. E. Jackson, science teacher, was greatly appreciated. ■ Dennis Kidby, class prophet, gave a very fitting account of the future, fif teen years after the class, of *24 left the portals of Union High School. Jack Hempstead, author of the last Will and Testament of the 1924 class, left some very suitable gifts to the lower classmen. The Senior class rendered the class song in a very delightful manner. The words were written by 'Mrs.' Duncan Christiansen Sr. After the song the valedictorian, Mary Zaniker, gave an address which held the attention of the entire audi ence. A piano solo, “By the Waters of Min netonka”, by Mary Louise Merrick was greatly appreciated. The U. H. S. quartet, composed of Mr. R. E. Jackson, Earl Echaubel, Garnie Cranor,. and Roy Buckles, sang (Continued on page Five) MARY ZANIKER JACK HEMPSTEAD
