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About The amplifier. (West Linn, Oregon) 1921-current | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1941)
THE AMPLIFIER Volume XXI WEST LINN HIGH SCHOOL, WEST LINN, OREGON, MAY 23,1941 101 Seniors Graduating The West Linn high school auditorium Monday evening, at 8:00 p.m. will be the scene of the annual commencemerit ex ercises. 101 Seniors will take part in the exercises which will include a commencement address by Dr. Bruce Baxter, president of Wil lamette University. The West Linn high school orchestra, un der the direction of Mr. Wade, will also take part in the com mencement program. The Senior class under the di rection o f President Delbert Langelears and assisted by senior class advisors, which in clude Mrs. Coen, Miss Moe and Mr. Fors, have been preparing for the graduation exercises this past week. These preparations being augmented by a senior gradpation program given before the general student body in pre- parenTon ~ fof June the second. Those graduating are: Barbara Alwin, Virginia Ander son, Gloria Beckhart, Frances Bernert, Viola Bickel, Grace Boerner, Helen Boettcher, Lois Butler, Maxine Chaney, Leola Chassells, Georgia Chaudoin, Audrey Church, Catherine Cush man, Eileen Davis, Jean DeCos ter, Frances Dobson, Betty Down ing, Betty Easson, Nadine Fields, Nay da Geske, Lois Heater, Mary Jane Hill, Eloise Hollenbeck, Viola Iorns, Shirley Langeliers, Margory Larson, Mary McLean, Peggy McClure, Barbara McKen- nett, Rheta Moreland, Patricia Osborn, Catherine Paterson, Mar garet Peterson, Helen Richter, Dorothy Schleiss, Viola Sigwart, Agnes Stangel, Marjorie Stanley, Blanche Shearer, Betty ‘ Taylor, Rose Ann Thornton, Grace Tiede- man, Evelyn Twitty, Orlena Volpp, Barbara White, Dorothy White, Dolores Wilken, Leota Wilkin, Lois Young, Doris Zim merman, Leia Bamford. LeRoy Adams, Clifton Baker, Robert Baker, Donald Ballard, John Beutler, Wilbur Bruck, Glenn Campbell, Donald Day, James DeCoster, Willis Elliott, Carl Erickson, John Erickson, Guy Gump, Wayne Herndon, Ar den Ivins, Orris Jennings, Ernest Kahle, Larry King, Elmer Kunz, Delbert Langeliers, James Lari- (Continued on Page 4) SCHEDULE OF SEMESTER EXAMS May 27 A. M. 1st period classes: 8:50-10:20. 2nd period classes: 10:30-12. LUNCH 3rd period classes: 12:40-2:10. 4th period classes: 2:15-3:45. May 28—Wednesday A. M. 5th period classes 850-10:20. 6th period classes: 10:30-12.00. LUNCH 7th period classes: 1:00-2:30. Organizations to Take Beach Trips The beach trip sponsored by the Honor Society and the Speech Club will be held tomor row. If enough tickets are sold, there will be two busses running to Cannon Beach. Bus tickets are 60 cents for a round trip. Each person going is to take his own lunch. Students should watch the bulletin board for the bus schedule. Tickets may be- bought from Glenn Campbell and Lois Butler, presidents of the two organiza tions. The Amplifier and Annual staffs have planned a beach trip for May 30 to Lincoln beach. Georgia Chaudion Elected Float Candidate Georgia Chaudion was elected as West Linn’s representative as a candidate for the queen of the Rose Festival float to be entered by the Oregon City Rose Festival association. She was elected last Tuesday. Other girls nominated were Viola Bickel, Betty Taylor, Bar bara White, Lois Young, Lois Heater, Dolores Wilken, Georgia Chaudoin. Band Given An Excellent Rating The W.L.H.S. band returned late last Saturday evening from a trip to the National Regional contest in Tacoma. The high school band was given a two rating which is excellent and also many of the soloists. Janet Wieversick, marimphonist, and Blenda Rhodes, harpist, were both given superior ratings. No. 16 Junior-Senior Sendoff Scheduled for Today Baccalaureate To Be June 1st Baccalaureate will be held June 7st in the West Linn audi torium this year. After the precessional march of the high school orchestra, the invocation will be given by Rev. Roy W. Anchor, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Ore gon City. Music for the program will consist of songs by the Girls’ Chorus. After the scripture reading, the baecalaurèate address will be given by Dr. Anchor. Cabinet Members Visit Schools The members of West Linn’s student cabinet visited two sou thern Oregon high schools May 5 to study their forms of student government. The group left at 7 a. m. and spent the morning visiting at Eugene high school. They at tended classes and discussed student government, which is practised in Eugene in a manner similar to that of West Linn. During the lunch period they were entertained at a noon pro gram. At University High in Eugene, the group attended a council meeting where the constitution was being revised. The “Uni” sudents decided to enlarge their cabinet to include a delegate from every organization in the school. The West Linn cabinet mem bers visited the School of Edu cation before leaving for home. Those included in the trip were: President Harold Ness and Vice-president Gerald Ness, sec retary, Audrey Church; treasurer, Gloria Backhart; Senior class representative Ernest Kahle, Sophomore, Hazel Grassman; Freshman, Donald Dennis; court secretary, Nayda Geske; and stu dent government advisor, J. A. Howard. The Juniors and Seniors will leave for Jantzen Beach for the annual Junior-Senior send-off in two busses at 12:30 today. There will be activities of all sorts for everyone. Students must have an admit ticket with them in order to buy tickets at a re- ducion. The price of he con cession tickets will be fifty cents for seventy-five cents worth of tickets. The concessions will open at 1:00. Those who wish to swim may, for thirty-five cents if they furnish their own towel and suit. A nadditional fifteen cents will rent a towel and bathing suit. A picnic dinner will be served just before returning home. The dinner, which will consist of hot dogs, ice cream slices and cokes was arranged for by Bob Holt and Gloria Brough. The busses will leave at 5:30. There will be a dance in the, evening with Jimmy Greer’s or chestra at Jantzen Beach. Junior class president, Bill Walston stated that over a hun dred juniors and seniors are ex pected to go. He also stated that no student would be allowed to go who had unpaid dues. He also urged all those going to have their admit tickets with them or they will miss a lot of fun. The admit tickets will be issued at school without charge. Senior Class Holds Exercises for Students Yesterday the Senior class held its exercise in the West Linn auditorium. The seniors marched to the traditional “Pomp and Circum stance.” John Beutler, class salu- torian gave his address followed by Audrey Church ,the valedic torian. Lois Young gave the class history and Ernest Kahle gave the class prophesy for Dave Williams. The class will was read by Betty Easson and the class poem by Orlena Volpp. The program was concluded with the class song by Dolores Wilken, sung by the girls. The motto of the class of ’41 is “Before us lies the timber; let us build” and the class colors are blue and silver. The class flower is the white earnation.
