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About The amplifier. (West Linn, Oregon) 1921-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1940)
THE AMPLIFIER Volume XXI WEST LINN HIGH SCHOOL, WEST LINN, OREGON, NOV. 14,1940 Junior Play to Be Oppenlander Named President Presented Nov. 29 Herman F. Oppenlander, man ual arts instructor of West Linn high school was named presi dent of the Clackamas county di vision of the Oregon State Teach er’s association for the ensuing year at its annual meeting held in Salem on Wednesday, Novem ber 6. Mr. Oppenlander, who is now serving this organization as its vice president, wjll' bejianded the executive gavel soon after the first of the year. Associated with him will be W. E. Dillon, principal of Eatham.school, Ore gon City, vice president; Mary Kelley, Gladstone, secretary, and Lewis Douglas, Milwaukie, trea surer. John L. Gary, West Linn’s school superintendent, was also elected a delegate to the annual business meeting of the Oregon State Teacher’s, association. Among the many tasks that will challenge the president’s at tention in the near future will be the preparation of credentials for the delegates to the Oregon State Teacher’s association meet ing to be held in Portland during (Continued on Page Two) Honor Society Holds Meet for New Members An initiation committee con sisting of Pat Silvers, Morton Parks and Mary Yeomans, was appointed at the last Honor so ciety meeting by Lois Butler, president. The meeting was for the pur pose of introducing new mem bers and to explain the point system of the Honor society. The play, “One Wild Night” will be presented by the junior class at the West Linn auditor ium November 29 at 8 p. m. The play centers around the visit of Aunt Myra Opal Dodd to the Dodd household. The usual stony silence of the house is then broken by a chain of uncanny events. Everyone is considerate of Aunt Myra because of her pocketbook. She is accompanied on the trip by a companion, Charlotte Allen, who greatly overwhelms Rodney, the head of the house. The events that follow are guaranteed to hold everyone an suspense. Those in the cast are: Rodney Dodd played by Tom McGee; Henrietta, Peggy Redhead; Jod- willow, Morton Park; Aunt Myra Opal Dodd, Connie Kron; Char lotte Allen, Mary Ellen McLarty; Dr. Bell, Melvin Buckles; Ned Steerwell, Bob Gillette; Doris (Continued on Page Four) Homemaking Girls Hostesses for Faculty The second year homemaking girls with Miss McWhorter, head of the homemaking department, were hostesses to the faculty at a noon luncheon on Thursday, October 31. The table was decorated by Miss Fulton with the help of the girls in the art department. The decorations of the table were of a Halloween theme. Place cards representing black cats and pumpkins were found at each plate. Foimer W. L. Students To Witness Game The grand and glorious wind up to an outstanding season of football is to be held November 20 on the Lion’s gridiron, when Molalla high is to receive the final charge of the 1940 West Linn grid machine. The game, slated to start at 2 o’clock sharp, will not only carry thrills and spills but the attitude of “any thing spectacular goes” will carry the day. The standing of either team will not be effected by the outcome of this fray, so spectacular playing is the course that will probably be followed. Highlight of the day’s game will be the return of students of former years, coming back to gaze on the battle of the day, with turkey to follow. Another phase of this game is the fact, confronting many of the players, that this will be their last game for the old Alma Mater. Student Body President Harold Ness has extended on behalf of the student body, a warm invi tation to all alumni to attend this “Old Grad” day game. Mo lalla has an' enviable record of victories, which couples with the success of the Green and Gold squad should insure an after noon of thrills. No. 4 Parents To Be Guests At Program Today Junior and senior annual pictures are tentatively sched uled to be taken next week on Monday, Tuesday and Wed nesday, November 18, 19 and 20. Boys are asked to wear coats and ties. Students are asked to watch the bulletin board for further announce ments. Essay Contest to Be Sponsored for Pupils An address by E. F. Carleton, secretary of the Oregon State Teachers association, and the visitation by the parents to the fifth period classes will high light this afternoon’s National Education Week program which will start at 1 o’clock. The fifth period classes, which parents are invited to attend will be held’from 1 to 1:50. The pur pose of this is for the parents to have a chance to see how the classes are conducted. At 1:50 the assembly program will start. The band, directed by Mr. Wade, will play and the girls’ chorus, under the direction of Miss Yost, will sing, The Pep club girls will be ushers for the affair. Mr. Main is program chair man for West Linn high school, and Mr. Gary, principal of West Linn, is state chairman of thé state NEA week program for the third consecutive year. To every student in secondary schools of America, the fourth annual ,American Magazine, Youth Forum competition is now under way. Every student who is less than 21, years of age is eligible for the contest. A $1,000 prize will be awarded for the best original article, not to exceed 2,000 words on the subject “What Americanism Means to Me,” in the article di- yision. In art division $1,000 will be awarded for the best original painting, drawing or photograph Biology instructor G. Shearer on the subject “What My Com munity Contributes to the Na has opened his maternity ward for young fish again this year. tion.” In his tank are a secret number A trip to New York will be of white salmon which he ob given the first award winners tained at the Big White fish hat- and their principal or teacher Linn to calculate with reason- sponsors in both divisions at ex chery. Mr. Shearer challenges pense of the American Magazine the mathematical minds of West Youth Forum. able accuracy, the number of The competition will not close eggs and fish in the aquarium. until midnight, March 28, 1941. Ten of these future fish stories The Oregon Historical society are already hatched and the has selected “Early History of prof, is nervously pacing the Salem and How It Became the floor in apprehension of an Capital,” as the subject for the eleventh arrival. 1940 C. C. Beckman essay con Now one and one-half months test. in the water, the fish will be re- Prizes will be awarded for the (Continued on Page Two) best four original essays on the subject submitted by~ girls or boys, over 15 years of age and under 18 years of age, attending any public or. private school, academy, seminary college, uni To make sure that no one in versity or other educational in I the school need go without a stitution within the state of Ore student body ticket, President gon. Each of the four prize win Harold Ness announced the be ners will also receive a hand ginning of ticket sales on the in some bronze medal. stallment plan. The plan allows students to The essay submitted in the competition must not exceed 2,- pay $1.00 down payment and the 000 words in length. Essays may rest in three installments. A car be in handwriting or in type rying charge of ten cents will be written form. All entries must be added to the $2.50 ticket price. in not later than Saturday, Jan This plan will allow students (Continued on Page Four) uary 15, 1941. Fish Displayed In Shearer1s Room S.B. Tickets on Easy Payment Plan