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Amplifier Attend The Annual Tea May IO Vol. 23, No. 11 Performers to Honor Queen at Festival Queen-elect Eleanor I, accom panied by an endless parade of attractive princesses, will step to her throne in the center of the campus to be crowned by Prime Minister Tony Kissel as queen of May Day, 1949. After the corona tion at 1 p. m., the boys quartet will sing “Sweet Eleanora” in dedication to the queen and her court. For the entertainment of Queen Eleanor I, her princesses, and her honored guests, the high school and grade school students will present the following fea tures of drills, dances, music, and track events: Square dances.....Girls’ Physical Education Classes The Grapevine Twist Inside Arch and Outside Under Couple Dances .... Girls’ Physical Education Classes The California Schottische Lazy River Cotton-Eyed Joe May Pole Sophomore Girls Dances...... .......... Grade Schools Skip to My Lou Divide the Ring Drill ................... Pep Club Girls Tumbling and Pyramids Boys’ Physical Education Class Processional and Recessional ......4..^...... A Band Grade School Track Meet Baseball Game..... . West Linn vs McMinnville Everyone is invited to dance to the music of Jack Woodward and his orchestra at the annual May Queen’s ball tonight in the school gymnasium from 9 to 12 p. m. _ The . admission price is> $1.20 per couple. Students presenting the vari ous colorful features of this aft ernoon’s program have been as sisted by Miss Marion Locher, girls’ physical education; Miss Dorothy Moore, pep club drill; Mr. Alexander B. Hays, May pole; Mr. Gerald Burnett, tumbling and boys’ physical education; Mr. Louis Gilles, band; Tony Kis sel, May day manager and Prime Minister; Miss Jean Turnquist, costumes and May court; and Mrs. Pearl Watson, throne deco ration. The student body wishes to ex press its gratitude for the coop eration of the teachers in charge of the grade school activities— Mrs. Willamine Bostwick, Mrs. Lois Anderson, Bolton, Mrs. Gladys Busch, Sunset, and Miss Dolly Hawkins, Willamette. WEST LINN, OREGON Welcome To Our 3Oth May Day Friday, May 6, 1949 Royal Court To Reign Over May Fete West Linn's royal May court for 1949 will reign over today's activities in regal fashion. They are front row, from left. Princess Adele Allen, Maid-of-honor Lois Patterson, Queen Eleanor 1, Pri- cesses Dolores Olson and Anna Fay Rees; back row, from left. Princesses Janet Whedon, Joan Renner, and Colleen McCandless. Photo Courtesy of Banner-Courier. Beauties to Bedeck Bright May Setting Mystic fairy-like grandeur will cast a spell over this year’s May Queen and court as Queen Elea nor I and her royal attendants rule over the May day festivities. One wave of any magic wand will take you speeding into fairy land, unequalled in beauty and enchantment, where only the loveliest of maidens may rule. You will hear from a golden throated trumpet a fanfare of be witching quality and look up to see the royalty of this wonder land pass in review. Drifting along a cloud lined path will be Queen Eleanor, gowned in soft white organdy; Jerry Town will proudly escort the Queen to her throne, preced ed by crown bearer Craig Dem ing. The train bearers will be Joe Seeley and Gregory Etchi- sen. Maid-of-honor Lois Patterson, escorted by Dick Duval, will wear a filmy light green frock to enhance her golden-brown hair. Pixies Heather Brandt and John ny Bolzell will announce her ar rival. Tiny Cheryl Moles and Alan Moehnke will precede Prin cess Dolores Olson, who will catch the sunbeams to color her pretty yellow dress. For her es cort, Dolores has chosen Larry . Goldade. A cool lavender will (Continued on Page Two) EDITOR TO STRIVE Elections Determine MUSICIANS RETURN Brain List Discloses FOR FRANK AWARD Future Club Leaders WITH TOP RATINGS Senior-Soph Tie Selected as one of the fifteen finalists for the fourteenth (an nual Aaron M. Frank Scholar ship, Jean Hartman, senior, will journey to Portland Saturday, May 7, to be interviewed by the scholarship committee at the Portland hotel. This committee will make its decision as to who is the winner of the $1000 four- year scholarship at a luncheon that noon. “One contender from each high school in Oregon is selected by a faculty committee from his school. The fifteen finalists are chosen from these and one is ap pointed as receiver of the schol arship which may be applied to any college or university the win ner chooses. With a grade point average of 1.047, Jean has received a straight 1 grade during her high school education except for two 2’s given in an unacademic subject. QUEEN ELEANOR I TO REIGN SUPREME Marking the finale of her high school days, gracious Queen Eleanor I will reign over the 30th annual May Day festival with her usual charm and friendliness. The enhancing Queen is 17 years old, weighs 130 pounds, and is 5 feet 5% inches tall. Her smooth olive skin is well set off by dark brown hair and dark brown eyes that are always sparkling with merriment. Being an accomplished vocalist, Queen Eleanor I has sung first soprano with the nonette during the last four years. In addi tion, she “walked away’’ with a gold cup at the State Junior Com petitive Festival in Portland. Movies have become a mad passion with this dark-eyed beauty and ranks high in her list of pastimes. She loves to participate in as well as watch all sports including bowling, basketball, volley ball, golf, swimming, and softball. Her yen for hiking is largely responsible for that trim figure. Another accomplishment of this vivacious brunette is the art of cooking—could it be she has many evenings of practice cook ing for Jerry? Her ability to wield a paint brush has marked her as an outstanding artist, incidentally, that’s painting pictures, not houses. Queen Eleanor I welcomes her "subjects" today with the hope of making May Day of 1949 a true reflection of the amiable and jovial spirit of the festive event After the boisterous pep yells from the candidates ^vicing /or positions in the pep club, an election was held in the gym nasium following the assembly. Every girl that was eligible in the sophomore, junior, and* fresh man classes had her name en tered on a ballot. The following "lassies" will be members of the 1949-50 rally squad: juniors, Carol Winslow, Margie Neisen, Joan Michels, Betty Weibel, Betty Ankersmit, Beatrice Bokoskie, Virginia Lu beck, and Joyce Richardson, alter nates, Joanne Lundy and Beverly Bokoskie. Sophomores, Jane Cul ver, Dotta Jean Granquist, Sue Erlenbaugh, Carol Ann Elie, Ruth Ann Corderman, Joan Hopp, Cathy Ness, and Louise Rickard; alternates, June Stone, Peggy Lander, and Joyce Schaber. Freshmen, Marilyn Harr, Caro lyn Heisley, Barbara Oilsen, Joyce Patterson, Sue Ralston, Ja net Shermari, Sharon Stein, and Patty Watt; alternates, Ann Grib ble and Darlene Bagley. Electing their leaders by secret ballot Thursday, April 28, the freshmen have chosen Merle Stewart as president, Garry Mc Murray, vice president; Janet Sherman, secretary; Sue Ralston, treasurer, and Russell Peterson, sergeant- at- arms. Ready to take over the offices of the girls’ league next year are Carol Winslow, president; Vir ginia Lubeck, secretary - treas urer, and Joanne Lundy, league room chairman. Having their election the same day, Friday, April 29, the boys’ club has chosen Austin Hull as president; Bob Scholer, vice president; Au brey Sharp, secretary; Ron Schief, treasurer, and Stan Blue, ser geant-at-arms. For the first time in many 'years the combined girje’ cho ruses, under the direction of Miss Helen Brunner, returned from the district contest Satur day, April 23, with a superior rat ing. Others receiving top ratings were the girls’ nonette, Carolyn Heisley and Joan Driscoll with her piano solo. Jean Hartman and Janice Otnes earned 2’s, and Gloria Shanbeck was awarded a 3 rating. On the following Saturday, April 30, the band also traversed to the city of Hillsboro and re ceived a 2 rating for its work under the direction of Mr. Louis Gilles. The trumpet trio was another victorious group that ob tained a superior rating along with Dick Whipple for his trom bone solo and Jack Hanks for his clarinet solo; Lawrence Schwartz received a 3 rating for his violin solo. Those groups and students earning top ratings are entitled to enter the state music contest in Klamath Falls beginning Fri day, May 13. Seniors and sophomores tied for top position on the fifth hon or roll with a score of eleven each. Jean Hartman and Janet Sturges, seniors, received straight l’s; other four-year students that achieved academic rating were Adele Allen, Eleanor Bietschek, Janet Heisler, Anita Hinkle, Pat ty Lance, George McFaul, Lois Pickle, Richard Rounsevelle, and Eleanor Simpson. The sophomore class was represented by Doro thy Oppenlander and Jacquelyn Steuart (straight l’s), Elsie Baker, Carol Busch, Shirley Cal der, Joyce Heisler, Alan Jack, La- Vonne Misterek, Diana Murphy, Winona Myers, and Louise Rick ard. The following "rooks" added their names to the honor roll: Priscilla Horning (straight l’s), Irene Calzada, Richard Enghouse, Barbara Gardner, Shirley Herrin, Nancy Mabee, John Ray, Lloyd Tiedeman, and Patty Watt. Only two juniors, Virginia Rabick (straight l’s) and Joanne Lundy, attained honor roll grades. Orators Gain Access To Forensic Society Every mother is invited to West Linn became Chapter 811 accompany her daughter to of the National Forensic Society the annual Mother and on Monday, April 18. A nation Daughter tea Tuesday, May al speech honorary, this society 10, at 1 pu m. has only 500 chapters in the The girls' league, who spon United States. Membership is sors the event, requests each granted to schools that are out- - standing in speech work, in the West Linn high girl to bring teaching of speech in the insti either her mother or her tution, and the speech activities friend to observe the installa outside the school. Every member is required to tion of the girls' league offi cers of 1949-1950 and to en obtain 20 points in competition or in service speeches. One point is joy the program and the art given for each service speech; exhibit speech contest winners, however, are awarded 8 points.
