Page Two
Friday, Feb. 1, 1946
THE AMPLIFIER
Œfje Amplifier
Published Bi-Monthly by Journalism Class
Exlibris.. • ByWilliam Sharp
STAFF
Editor in Chief________________ ______ ____ Dennis Branding
Business Manager...._____ ......__ ______ ........____ Gloria Deamer
News Editor.___ ____________________.........Geneva Sherwood
Society Editor........ ...... ...............................
LaVerne Bagley
Feature Editors....... ....... ..... Dolores Sherman—Hattie Carpenter
Sports Editor_______ .._______ _____ ..................____ Don Byer
Reporters..... ...... Alfreda Carlson, Maralyn DeBok, Bessie Grey,
Narma Helsby, Betty Hoffmann, Roy Taylor, Beverly
Stevens, Georganne Thien, Cornelia Nichols, Jean
Wahl, Phyllis Wacker and Dolores Peterson.
A NOMMENT TO THE CHINESE CWUE*
717 MILES THROUGH TORTUOUS
CQOUJ
SUBSCRIPTION IS BY STUDENT BODY MEMBERSHIP ONLY
crowded last Tuesday the members of the West Linn high
were scattered throughout making it almost impossible to
organize the students for the yells. If this condition existed
because it was planned so, I wouldn’t say for sure, but if it
did, I am sure it could be corrected at the next W. L.-O. G.
game by getting the majority of the West Linn student body
there early and in a position where the yells could be con
centrated.
The support of the basketball team has fallen off- to such
an extent that even some of our home games the yell squad
from the opposing school equalled and sometimes exceeded
that of West Linn. Many of the students can put up some
fancy excuses, but if they were really interested they would
get there some way, somehow.
PRIMITIVE. TOOLS, BARE HANDS,
DAUNTLESS COURAGE —
7H£S£ HE &IMLT 7ME SURMA
KORD»
Fashionable Fads
If you’ve seen a dream walk
ing down the hall take another
look; it’s pretty and petite Betty
Jean Olson in her cardigan suit
worn with her luscious red cash-
mere. Then maybe you’ve seen
dark haired Barbara Schnoerr in
her bright green suede shoes.
Another lovely lass who is mak
ing a big hit in her gray chalk
striped dress, is Lois Petit.
Some of the smart girls who have
not been able to get real cash-
mere sweaters are buying cash-
mere blended with virgin wool.
Arlene Stone has one in a dark
evening red and Janet Sturges
has oneof beige brown.
Angora sweaters are also very
popular as proved by Joan Ren
ner’s blue one, Ardis Mullin’s
pink one, and Dorothy Rothe’s
yellow jerkin sweater.
So long now, but next time we
are going to tell what we are
packing in our trunk to carry to
Oregon Older Girls Conference
to be held in Corvallis.
The Underrated Frosh
the building OFW
BURMA WAD
Seniors, gather ’around me,
and lisjten to me talk,
about the -way you complain
why and where we walk.
If we take our shoes off and
walk across the gym that way,
Do you realize that we’d have
to have two pairs of ¿ocks a
day?
From my History class above
I see you seniors in the gym;
You all have your street shoes
on, all that you are playing in.
It might be polite and maybe
right for us to bow down low
To all you seniors where we
are, no matter where we go.
I’m sorry, all you senior girls,
if freshies get your beaux,
But maybe you should stay
a nt i go
go e s!!
I’ll have to leave you seniors
now and let you guess the rest;
That’s all for now from a little
freshie pest.
What Do You Suggest?
THEN TO HOLD BACK THE JARS’, HE DESWED, fy- tan
TAN pei-yiNG
PEI-YING
The Amplifier welcomes constructive criticism, but too A VITAL SECTOR UNDER 7NEMY GVWWtë ' WW SUPERVISED Ifò
often in the past West Linners have voiced their opinions far
from the ears of Journalism students, who are only too anx
ious to make your paper a mirror of school activities and
school thoughts.
Why not help us do a good job? If you have any ideas ; One of West ¿ Linn’s most out
for improving our paper, PLEASE make then known to any standing senibrs is seventeen
year-old John Seines.
Amplifier scribe.
Johnny was born in Portland
.
r.an'i
thy»' Uvefodr
all -his
The Happy Medium
It’s second semester now, and time for your second wind. life. Johnny attended Sunset
grade school where he actually
This is that fresh start you’ve-been waiting for. This is your experienced every boy’s dream.
chance to redeem yourself, so make the most of it.
The school burned down. He was
Why not make yourself study? It will be quite painless. then transferred to West Linn.
An hour of concentration every evening can do untold won When Johnny was a sophomore
NATURE'S TRANSFORMATION
ders on your report card. Surely an hour of your time given someone discovered that he could her grade school days the school
sing. Soon after this he started was consolidated and so Betty One day the rain beat down up-
to “just fooling around” could be turned into, more fruitful taking voice lessons. He is now graduatedfrom Stafford grade
on the earth.
efforts.
a member of the Boys’ Quartette school.
The land was clothed in fog,
Of course, on the other hand, there are a few conscienti and has appeared on numerous
One of her best friends is
cold and gray.
Blanche, Richter, whom she has The trees hung humbled heads
ous students—to them studies come first. You may think that programs.
John Seines Is an active par gone to school with for more
before the wind
their activities are not as amusing as yours, but you must
than 15% years. They ara both That had taken all their lovely
ticipant
in
sports
at
West
Linn
admit, they get results. We don’t advocate going to extremes,
leaves away.
high. He played tail back on the taking commercial course and
but we do think that every one should try to strike “the happy football team this year and for will graduate this June.
medium.”
Two of Betty’s favorite person The grasses, brown and bent,
the past two years has been first
stood
baseman on the baseball team. alities are Mrs. Hattie Meiritz Like ashes in an unused fire
Courtesy Pays
Johnny is an excellent swimmer and Cornel Wilde, movie actor.
place,
An older visitor to West Linn recently, was surprised at and participated in our last Her favorite dish is any kind of
Reminders of another day and
lorfie lack of order in the halls, especially at noon. The noise swim meet with Oregon City.
ice cream sundae.
scene,
e-which some of the students make, must be the voice and ener- Johnny’s hobby seems to be
Betty has a fluff of light brown
' gy not exercised during classes. If a fellow sees an old friend puttering with his car which he hair, bright brown eyes and is I That had brought a happy smile
to some sad face.
from whom he has been separated for at least ten minutes, he keeps in tip-top shape.
about five foot seven., She states
zooms past at fifty miles per hour, no matter who is in the After graduation Johnny plans she would enjoy working as a The next day the bright sun
way. At noon, especially, there is a delicate clique who de to join the navy instead of wait secretary or being employed any
shone down
light in pulling stray bandannas in six or seven directions. If ing to be drafted.
where she could do office work On land where the first fog had
there are no play thingsto satisfy their fancies, they beat each If you’re wondering who keeps for about two years. And then
laid.
other’s brains out, trying to make up for it. Surely high school the student bogy financial sys you know what?
The green grasses were forerun-
students can act more civilized than the lame-brains they tem running ;so smoothly, it’s
ners of
Here are two of her pet peeves:
seem to be.
, Elizabeth Ann Wilken, who is Conceited girls and students who Good things to come; like a cir
cus parade.
our very reliable student body are rude in assemblies.
treasurer.
Don’t take it for granted that
Born on November 6, 1928 in she is in circulation, because she BIOLOGY CLASS WORKS
Mr. J. P. Brown looks charm Little spats are soon forgotten. Stafford, Betty tvent to the only
“This afternoon we will take
has been going steady with Will
ing wearing his new bangle Joan and Johnny proved this “little red scfiool house” in Bruck
Mr. Frog apart and see what
for almost two years.
more than once.
bracelet
And that sums up the girl in makes him croak,” said the pro
Donna Little did a swell job Clackamas county which was at
A group of girls looked mighty
fessor to his Biology class. I
Advance.
But
before
the
end
of
the
limelight this week.
peculiar last week in those dark of substituting for Dodie Sher
have a frog in my pocket to be
clothes, hair up, and no lipstick. man last Friday when she help
used as a specimen.”
S and N Men’s Store
Huntley-Draper Drug Co.
ed lead yells.
They must have been pledges.
He reached into his pocket and
Reseated
and
Receipted!
Q. “What is heredity?”
Speaking in general the stu Selling popcorn at the games
drew
out a paper bag which he
Customer:
“
I
’
Ve
bought
these
A. “Heredity is something you
dents have a new outlook on life is an excellent idea. Please won’t trousers to be .reseated — you believe
in until you’re children emptied on the table. Out rolled
as far as their studies are con someone try it.
know I sit a lot.”
start proving it.”
a badly smashed ham sand
Tailor: “Yes, and I hope you’ve
cerned. Maybe the last term Davey Jones has a new inter
wich. The professor mopped his
brought
the
bil|
to
be
receipted
HOME WORK
grades had something to do with est A redhead, too.
brow. “My goodness,” he stam
Junior (at supper table): “That mered. “I distinctly remember
Sunlamps are becoming quite —you know I’ve stood a lot.”
it.
problem ydu helped me with last eating my lunch!”
The swimming team is really popular nowdays. Look at Ann
Red Dot Cafe
night was all wrong, Dad.”
going strong in order to turn out Moyes with that radiant glow.
What's This?
Bowling has become one of the
some excellent swimmers. Willa
Anna: “I’m so glad you like Father: “It was? Well, I’m
Pantorium Cleaners
Worthington, their manager, favorite sports this year. More it, dear. Mother says chicken sal sorry.”
Plumber:
“I’ve come to fix that
plans to have a swimming meet and more are bowling that have ad and strawberry tarts are the Junior: “None of the other dads old tub in the
kitchen.”
only
things
I
make
correctly.
”
got
it,
either,
so
you
don
’
t
have
never
tried
this
enjoyable
sport
for Friday, March 1, among the
Pa: “Ma, here’s the ‘doc’ to
Alfred: “Which is this, darl
see you.”
before.
to be sorry, Dad.”
students of West Linn.
ing?”
Senior Interview
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