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About The amplifier. (West Linn, Oregon) 1921-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1945)
Page Two Friday, January 26,1945 THE AMPLIFIER Amplifier Twelve Publications by the Journalism Class of West Linn High School. STAFF Editor in Chief...,*__ _______________ ...................George Lipp Business Manager...-......^.......;..*.___ ......__ ....................... Etta Payne Assistant Editor.................................................. Dennis Brending Assistant Manager___ •__ ...........________ ____ Shirley Brennan News Editor__ ........___ .............._ .....___.—....^.......Ralph Matile Society Editor__ ______ ..„.,...,.....<......v..........v,.,.JBarbara Pittwood Feature Editor__ ,.^......^^*1...*.......,_ ................... Hattie Carpentef Sports Editor........^..?__ ----------------------------------- Jerry Ryan Reporters.....Gene Deschamps, Ione Johnson, Barbara Schneorr, Mildred Barry, Dennis Oldenstadt, Virginia McCart Advisor....,......~.,i..„~.«.......^-.i.........~.~.....^........... Mrs. Oppenlander SUBSCRIPTION RATES PER YEAR 50c Student Body Members 65c Non-Student Body Members LANDEEN TRACTORS and IMPLEMENTS 10th and Main Street, Oregon City SALES and SERVICE Which Do You Scrutinize, Looks or Books? Compacts, lipsticks, occasionally books, mirrors come forth—got to see how she looks; she dreams about boy friends, a new dress for fall, believe it or not; she’s in study hall. A bell, a rush, a clamour for the right seat, and she is finally there. Another bell, she sinks down in her seat. Her gaze wanders to the world outside. • She thinks of the freedom beyond that wall. Two piercing eyes cause her suddenly to seize a book and begin to study with fervor. Already five minutes have gone! She must hurry! hurry! she expects to get anything accomplished before the period ends. She grabs at her compact, pats furiously at the shine on her nose, smears on rouge, and dabs on crimson lipstick. Horors! Her eyebrows are growing out again and she was to meet him after school. She squirms about in her seat in an attempt to get the best light and her eyebrows become a thin line. She likes the effect and practices the look she is to greet him with after school. Then she fits that look in to what she would first say. Her heart skips a beat as—heavens, only five minutes more! She takes this time to worry over the test she must “flunk” to dab at her nose, and to hurry on to the next class totally unprepared because she simply has not had time. Boon Boggling We all know him. He is the person who spends the hour in study hall with his book open before him, but is never reading it. When he is not gazing at the hands of the clock or twiddling his thumbs, he is pestering his neighbor. Sometimes he sings to himself—usually poorly. His more industrious neighbors stop their work to turn withering glances at him, but no avail. When he had finished his song, students nearby hold their breaths, wondering what he will do next. Then he starts again—this time crumpling and cracking paper. If only he would use the energy he wastes bothering stu dious students near him for something worth while. When the bell rings, he slams his books together and marches out into the hall to raise another ruckus. Although this student boon doggies for one precious hour each day he is probably the one who incessantly whines about “all the home work those mean teachers pile on us.” - There have been many complaints in the last semester about the undependability of the Amplifier. We feel that your complaints are justifable and we will endeavor to be more prompt in the coming semester. Many things have Caused these delays, but we feel we should be able to overcome them during the coming semes ter. The students of the journalism class will have had mor^ experience and the staff will be able to work together better. We hope you are not disgusted, but will try to overcome our faults in the next semester. TO THE EDITOR: Well, the battle for life still goes on in the halls and the sweet, delicate little girls of yesterday are now confirmed “muscle women” from beatihg there way up and down halls. And again I say where are the student police who are supposed to control the “Hall Sprawlers.” We would like to see some action on the part of the student police. TO THE EDITOR: I think that the noon dances should stop. Why are they called dances when they are really just a place for young sters? Better yet, let’s keep the dances going, but reserve a place for all the children who don’t seem to realize that the grade school days are over and IT’S TIME TO GROW UP. CLASSIFIED ADS Wanted— A good pair of shoes to walk to Tillamook in; George Lipp. For Sale — A good basketball team, cheap; see Ralph Ma tile. Willing To Trade — Physic book for soldier’s manual; Jerry Ryan. Personal— Please get a new bas ketball shirt, Norm. Found — A secret formula to make everybody groggy; see the chemistry class. Situation— What are you read thing this for, it isn’t your business. Real Estate— The plot of ground by the auditorium door; Mara- belle Swan. CONTEST! Snapshots Wanted! For ANNUAL FIRST PRIZE—FREE ANNUAL. SECOND PRIZE—$1.00. Additional $1.00 Prize for Baby or Children’s Pictures of those that are in school now. See Bob Robinson DO-RIGHT SONG-A-SCOPE < Some of our students who re member our ex-yell leader, Mick ey Merrick, regret to hear that he is missing in action. We seem to have a Gestapo lurking about thé premises dik ing 6th period. Just expect to see Mr. Brown jump out at you from behind any'bush. Watch out, girls, Bill Kirkpa trick is on the look-out for a wohian. The line forms, to the right. When we inquired as to the status of their? love life the fol lowing people replied: Bob Robinson: “I want a wom an.” Betty Schmidt: “I’m going to marry a Marine.” Suzy E/nmons: “Love that man (meaning Rorif of course).” Hal Lindsleÿ^ Harry Sargent, Don Carlson : “Al 1 I want to do is to kiss Virginia Barch.” Louise Jent: !“I haven’t found anyone desirable as yet.” Johnny Selnés: “I’ve found à néw baby.” Bob Walsh: “Sophie is really a cute, kid.” . Stan Stien: '“All the girls are ,?razy about me. I just can’t make up my mind.”. Harvey Anderson: “Just Mil dred and me, and Alice makes three.” Johnny Seines doesn’t seem to be very broken up over his recent split with Joan Murphy. ' Right bow he seems rather engrossed n Shirley Brennan. So many people have asked sud Hoffer, “Why do you talk so buch?” We’re beginning to ronder. Speaking of Romances: There s also the one developing in 6th >eriod art class between Eddie Tamnes and Diane White, Cute ouple. Just ask Jim Crurnly what he ays in those hôtes he writes to ■*uth Dickinson: Bud May seërhs to think he has ril the girls on the string. Won der when this boy’s rude awak ening is going to come. We are wondering when the mmance between Corrine Mac- \rthur and Ted Plummer will eome to the surface. “No! No! Not the whip!! Well, so long, and remember, vou’ve got to “do righf’ if you want to see your name in print. Contributions will be appreci ated. Seven Years With the Wrong Woman Olin Pepper I Can’t Get Started With You .7.;^........ Betty Maginnis I Don’t Want to Love You Betty McGinnis Strange Fruit .... ... Bob Veelman One Meat Ball Bill Rotrqck What a Difference a Day Makes ....:.......... Ralph Matile Put Your Arms Around Me, Hbney...... Maxine Buse My Old Flame ...... Bud May, Cornelia Nickles And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine .... Jeanne'Emmons I’ll Be Seeing You ........ Guy F., Walt B., Wes B., Olin P., Dick A.. Bell Bottomed Trousers ...... ,..... . . Girls’ . Gym Class I’ll Walk Alone ............ . Gwen Montgomery Let Me ‘Love You Tonight .................... Dorothy and Earl Don’t Take Your Love Frome Me ...... Johnny Seines My Heart Sings __ ............... Priscilla Swedlund The Very Thought of You ..... Sophie Guyton I’m Making Believe .. Louise Jent Don’t Fence Me In...... The Boys Do I Worry.... 7„’. Physics 'Class ’Till the Boys Come Home Irene Shepard Time Alone Will Tell Margaret Ann‘Van Laningham A Brand New Love ................... Margaret Main My Heart Tells Me ...... . ....... Gordon Murphy I Dream of You Shirley Brennan Going Out the Back Way ....i,:.... Everyone, 6th Period If I had My Way ¿U- Irene Silver Take Me Out to the Ball Game..... . Naideen Wilkins The Love I Longed For ........... ........ ..... Marvel Smith EvCry Day of My Life Mary Robinson and Walter Borland The Time Is Now Mr. Hennigan’s Office Let’s Take the Long Way Home ....After the Game You’ve Got to Talk Me Into It ........... Bob Wievesiek ATTENTION : For information concerning two “handsome hulks” who plan on enrolling at Ye Olde Institute come next semester. Contact Verla Hubbard and Mary Gillispie. Help Wanted, Male— To do sci entific problems; Louise Jent. Things to Come BY IONE Ah! Ha! And what does our Crystal Ball foresee? In things to come for “You and Me?” 'Just “pop your Peepers” and we shall see! Drifting in with the fog in the near future will be thlt little green Gremlin namely “Spring.” And the Bud of Love once mote will bloom. At Ye Old Institute! And with this conclusion we “predict” Under The Rug “We must go to press” is the official slogan of reporters, jour nalists and other dopes in the newspaper field. With this thought in mind we wring the dew from our rusty typewriter and fling a few items on paper. Speaking of dew if the muddy piece of water they call the Wil lamette river continues to rise we may come to school in row- boats which might prove to be exciting at that. ‘ Excitement. That is one emotion that is sad ly lacking at West Linn. In fact the last excitement we had here was when Albert Hoffman and John Selness had a little differ ence in opinions. It could have got nice and bloody and then someone stopped it. Onions to him. While we’re on the subject of Swoon Boy does Joan want him herself or just doesn’t want anybody else to have him'? We were going to mention some thing about Pat George and Sue Mote here but everyone else has written something about them so. ... The Lake Theatre views many steadies and un- steadies on Saturday night. Such as: Don and Peter, Hattie and Dennis, Swivel - Hip Smith and whoever else might chance into the joint. We assume the Slick chick from the Tigard exchange program appreciated our ‘rhythm boys’ in the balcony. One num ber of that same program sorta’ hinted the fact that women are a bit slow in getting up in the mbrning which of course is tak ing unfair advantage of the sit uation. What situation we don’t know at this date but if one comes up we’ll let you know. There’s- one little girl in 4th pe riod Democracy that could stop her babyish act long enough to see how silly it looks to by standers. If that gets by the cen sors you’re reading a miracle! Scotty Beach kept everyone en tertained at Molalla last week by his repertoire of ahem! songs, poems, etc. The date when the Christmas vacation ended and school began must have kinda’ slipped Miss McGuire's carrot top. She mentioned a late train or something and walked in without so much as a pink slip or nothing. Some people have all the luck. The male population at W. L. is slowly but surely de creasing. By graduation it won’t bef co-ed anymore. Sob! Scoop! - Dick and Marybelle finally have broken up. Army? This snapshot contest should be fun. Imagine seeing our foot ball team in diapers! The kids wishing for snow before exams this year were sure fooled, weren’t they? If Jerry Ryan finds himself hung by the neck until dead, dead, dead sòme day it will only be because of the many’ honest deeds handed out in our own little honest student court. That should just about end our gripes for this issue and 7o as we leave the romantic lit tle town of Schumzastication- dlle (unquote for a certain ra- .T q program) ,oh heck, “30.” The following “Loves” Who seem to “Click”: Velma Meadows — Trieve Tanner Betty Jean Olsen—Eddie Hodsen Willa Worthington — 7 Everett Cantrail Jay McMurren—Cornelia Nickles Delores Sherman — Harmon Marshall Guy Foreman—Donna . Shainholts If a man falls in love with a pretty woman he falls out of it, but if he falls in love with a plain one, he’ll be in love with her all his life.
