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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
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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.