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.