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Published Semi-Monthly By West Linn High School
Thursday, May 6, 1943
WEST LINN, OREGON
Vol. 22, No. 11
Queen Suzanne to Reign Over
Annual May Festivities Today
Girls Gym Classes Present Varied Dance
Program; Seventh and Eighth Grade Students
And Parents Are West Linn Guests
The twenty-fourth annual May Day on May 6 will offi-
¡cially open at 1:00 P. M. with an assembly for the visiting
grade school students. An address of welcome will be given
to the future students of West Linn by Student Body Presi
dent Frank Bracelin, which will be followed by a greeting
to visitors by Dave Silver, May Day manager. The band un-
l der the direction of Fred Wade will play several numbers
for die visitors.
Left to right: Princesses Verle Day, Mildred
Bernert, Gayle Zaniker, Kathleen Dalzell,
Queen Suzanne, Pat Erben, Evelyn Wood worth,
Rosalind Enns and Betty Schleiss.
May Queen Ball W.L. Bond Drive Seventy-Eight
Held Tonight
Goes Over Mark Seniors Receive
Stirred, by a Thursday assem
If
In Gymnasium
bly speech by Chief Boatswain’s "Sheepskins
The annual May Queen’s ball
will be held this evening from
8 to 11:30 p. m. in the West
Linn high school gymnasium,
Every year students look for-
ward to this event when the
queen and her court rule over
the main ball o< the y§ar.
Mate Howard C. Rice, tJ.S C.G.,
that if. by Friday night W. L.
H. S. would raise enough war
bond money to pay for the build
ing of a jeep, he would see that
the jeep would be named in ac
cordance with their desires, stu
dents of the high school staged
a hectic one-hour war bond sel]-
¡Art Department
¡To Give Annual
Exhibit at Tea
On Thursday afternoon, May
13, the annual exhibit of the
West Linn high school art- de
partment, will be presented. Ac
cording to precedent, this date
coincides with the date of the
Mothers’ and Daughters’ Tea,
sponsored by the Girls’ League,
This year the tea will be served
in the gymnasium and the art
exhibit will be held in the cafe
teria. The hours for the exhibit
will be from 1:30 until 4 o’clock.
Everyone is invited to the art
exhibit, and Jhe toyn^p^aplp and
Coach Brown will make an ad-
dress to the boys telling of the
athletic opportunities of West
Linn high. Bob Stanley will give
several readings followed by a
shor skitt entitled, “The Fatal
Quest,” by the dramatics class.
Queen Suzanne, gbwned in
white brocade, will be preceded
by Kathleen Dalzell and Patricia
Erben, maids of honor, in pink
and blue brocaded gowns.
Senior princesses will be Verle
Day and Betty Schleiss in blue
net and lace; Rosalind Enns and
Mildred Bernert in pink net and
lace; Gayle Zaniker and Evelyn
Woodworth in yellow net and
lace. Billy Riley will âct as the
crown bearer; Roger Maxfield
and Jimmy Bernert will carry
the queen’s royal purple train ;
while Mary Ann Bernert, San-
lengq^ white dotted swiss with
pink <nd blue velvet ribbon
trim, will be flower girls.
With a graduating class of
78, seniors of West Linn will bid
their school farewell on May 31,
the date of the commencement
exercises.
The graduating class is com-
posed of 49 girls^ and.29 , hnvs.
This IS'
<
scjiools are .•^ouraged to at
class of 105 students.
and
raised
$2,16^0?
tend.
and her Royal' Court are plan
Those seniors who will grad-
The amount added to $726
Variety of Dances Given
ning on a large attendance at
Number of Artists Participate
uate are as follows:
contributed
earlier
in
the
week
the dance. The dance is semi-
Immediately following the
Art
oh
display
will
include
Seth Hall
Jane Adeii
formal, the girls wearing eitijpr brought West Linn high school’s Don Anthony
Lou Anna Heitz
representative work of the fol crowning of Queen Suzanne I,
Donald Holden
formals or afternoon dresses, total for the first week of the Elder Baisch
lowing artists: Donna Beach, the program under the direction
Audree Kern
R euben Baisch
and the boys wearing sport second war loan drive to $2,894.- Helen
Jim
Bernert, Mildred Bernert, ' of Miss Muriel White, head of
Vincent Kilmer
Barnard
50, a sum large enough to pay
clothes.
Ernest Bixler, Billy Bokoskie, ■ the girls’ physical education de-
Lee King
Bill Bartholomew
The dance, which is sponsored for the building of three jeeps. Ted Deschamps
Ida Mackin
Muriel Bolz, Dale Bradley, Max- • partment, will follow the ex
The students plan to nick Maxine Dillow '
Bernard Marx
by the student body, is under
ine Buse, Betty Buckendorf, Haz-1 tensive field plans of last year,
Bob McAnulty
the direction of student body name the three jeeps “Chet,” in Bob Dorney
el Chapman, Jeanette Cissman, ■ Eighty girls in long pastel ruf
Jim
Milliken
Vernon
Eadon
president, Frank Bracelin. Stu honor of Chester Tunnell; Edward Eckleman Alvina Miska
Rosalie Cox, Kathleen Dalzell,1 fled formals will dance the Pas
dents were allowed to invite two i “Suzy,” in honor of Suzanne Ralph Elligsen
Janies Naas
Dorothea Demise# Dick Dan-1 tel waltz. Betty Schmidt will fol
Kenneth Oldenstadt
or more students from other Zimmerman: and. the third one Paula Kittleson
iels, Norma DayrShirley DeNeui, | low with “Dance of the Flower.”
schools through the social com “The Roaring Lions,” in honor Betty Koellermeier Willy Papez
Maxine DeNeui» Bob Dorney, Vi- j Dehra Critchfield will perform
Shirley
Peik
Cidyin
Kruse
mittee. Invitations must be pre of the accepted symbol of all Jean Kyllo
loet Dragoo, Ed Eckleman, Joan j in rhythmic acrobatics. Fourteen
Alvin Peter
sented by outsiders at the dbor. West Linn school activities* Wilma Dot Lampkins Robert Peterson
Elliott, Jeanne Emmons, Rosa-1 girls in symmetry, a group
Joyce Quint
Advisors are Mr. Chester Tun “West Linn High School” will RalphLong
lind Enns, Pat. Goodrick, Bob ' which has won state renown,
HuestonReynolds
Marcus Beach
each jeep,
nell and Mr. Robert Dietrick, and also be painted
Green,
Dorothy Hallmeyer, Bev-1 will portray “Ideals In Action.”
Junior
Roe
One of the jeeps was brought Mildred Bernert
the chaperons include Mr. and
erly Hoffer, M^ Kern, Robert Gremlins, those pests of the
Marjory Sanders
Euegen Booth
Mrs. Zimmerman, Mrs. Dalzell, to West Linn on Friday and Frank Bracelin
Ray Sch^ckla
Koellermeier, Joyce MacDoug present airmen, will dance gay
Miss Muriel White, Mr. Chester christened by Queen Suzanne in Myrle Brockart
Betty Schleis?
all, Gene MaloneX Shirley Matt ly. One hundred girls will dance
Bee Schwartz
Lowell Bruck
Tunnell, and Mr. John P. Brown. a short assembly
son,
James McGinnis, Marilyn in the swing schottesche and
Harold Seaman ;
Grant Chamberlin
Miller, Della Moore, Merdyth Peasant polka nuihbers. Sketches
Antoinette Cissman Roderick Shadle
Waldo Silver
1 Jeanette Cissman
Moser, Robert Xioyes, Barbara from boy’s military training un-.
24TH ANNUAL MAY DAY PROGRAM
Clark Smith
I Shirley Crosby
Murray,
Etta Payne, Barbara der direction of Sam' Nixon and
I Kathleen Dalzell
Dick Smith
May 6.1943
Pittwood,
Audree Ream, Joy Ri Chet Tunnell, A vast panorama
Gloria Smith
’ Bette Davis
ley, Marilyn Ru^L Frances Sea of girls marching in nine musi
Betty Surges
Older of Events
| Verle Day .
Font eile Sy vert
Maxine DeNeui
man, Roderick Shadle, Wyenma cal pyramids working simultan
1:00 P.M.—Program for Grade School Students..
William Tedd
7 Wanda Jean Ellis
Sihipson,
Carolyn Stuart, Mar eously, and a colorful flag drill
Welcome—Frank Bracelin—Student Body Pres.
James Willson
Irene Endres
garet Ann Van Lanningham, will use all the girls in the de
Greetings—Waldo Silver—MayDav Manager.
Anna Mae Winkle
I Rosalind Enns
,
Dorothy Wanker, Marian White, partment. Dumbo danced by
Music—Band.
Evelyn Woodworth
j-Pafr. Erben
Reading—Bob Stanley.
|
Nora Worthington
I Virginia Gates
Alice Williams, Evelyn Wood Maxine Buse, will entertain the
Short Skit—Dramatics class.
Ray Yeomans
I Hazel Grassman
worth, B1 a n c h e Worthington, i small children. The program
Solo—Music Department.
Suzanne Zimmerman
- Bob Green
Willa Worthington,-and Roberta ! will conclude with the May Pole
Prospects for next year’s sports—Ccjtch Borwn.
dahce performed by Donna
Yeomans.
1:30 P.M.—Presentation of National Colprs—rfbnor Guard
Detail from Co. B 5th Bn, O.S.G. C^p. J. Milliken.
(Continued oxrFage Four)
Shainholts, Donna Little, Gladys
1:33
—The National Anthem ancl Pledge.«# Allegiance,
Byer, Dolores Sherman, Betty
By the Audience.
Schmidt, Gene Maloney, Jane
1:40
—The Queen’s Processional. ■
Tin Can Drive Still Perry,
Cornelia Nichols, Hattie
1:50
—The Coronation of the Queen, Suzanne I.
I
2:00
—Queen Suzanne’s Proclamation.
Carpenter, Dorothy Wanker, Eve
!
Competitive
exams
for
schol
Red
Cross
Project
2:05
—Pastel Waltz.
lyn Wilke, Dorothy Smock, Bet
arships to Marylhurst will be
2:12
—Dance of the Flowers—Betty Schmidt.
The Tin Can Drive is progress- ■ ty Mafennis, Mary Kern, Shir
2:17
—Rhythmic Acrobatics—Dehra Critchfield.
held May 1 and May 8, and will
2:20
—Symmetry.
* be given to senior girls on the ing Splendidly so stated repre- j ley Brennan, and Shirley De-
2: 30
—Gremlins.
basis of competitive and audi- sentative Suzanne Zimmerman. Neui. Races and a ball game
2:35
—Swing Schottische.
Although the high school has will conclude the day’s pro
2:40
—Peasant Polka.
: tions.
gram.
2:45
—Demonstrations by Boys Physical Fitness Class*
!' The exam's are divided into not staged an extensive drive
3:00
—Marches.
the
grade
schools
have
collected
■ two sections, A. and B. Section
3:05
—Musical Pyramids.
1 A, literature, social science, nat- much more than was expected. Army Questionnaire
3:10
—Dumbo.
Several girls are making “dit Given on May 12 th
3:15
—Flag Drill.
; ural science and mathematics
3:20
—Winding the May Pole.
! will be held May 1. Section B, ty bags” and they are expected
3:30
—Girls May Day Relay Race.
On May 12, all senior boys
art, dramatics and music will be to be ready in a short time.
3:40
—Boys May Day Relay Race.
will
be eligible to answer an
,
held
May
8.
Here
is
the
students
’
oppor
3:50
—Presentation of Banners to Winning Relay Teams
by Queen Suzanne I.
: The first award will be $150, tunity to help in the war effort army questionaire which will
4:00
—Baseball Game with Canby.
second and third awards equiva- by giving your time to the Jun determine their eligibility for of
ficers training.
. lent to $50.
ior Red Cross.
! Marylhurst Exam
Given Sr. Girls