Œtje Amplifier
WEST LINN, OREGON
Vol. 24, No. 1
Wednesday, October 12,1949
PRESIDENTS PUSH WEST LINN ACTIVITES
PIECES FROM
THE WRECKAGE
Two club initiations have spot
lighted the opening weeks of
school. The first being presented
by the Tri-Y in an impressive
evening meeting. The second
initiation was sponsored by the
G. A. A. Tuesday, September 27.
Each member was required to
dress in some unordinary attire
and was subject to the orders of
all senior members.
Mr. Alexander Hayes was the
divorced husband this summer
when he starred in “Bill of Di
vorcement” while attending the
University of Oregon summer
school at Eugene.
West Linn had a number of
its students in the limelight this
summer. John Trapp became
known throughout the county
while serving as a part of the
royalty at the fair. Not to be
outdone in 4-H work, Mary
Grossenbacher won two trophies
with her horse, "Bunny," at the
same fair.
Back row, left to right: Aubrey Sharp, Roy Shearer, Ronnie Schief, Larry Lee, Austin Hull, Bert Stein; second row: Betty Weible,
Shirley Calder, Joyce Heisler, Virginia Lubeck. First row; Virginia Rabick, Margie Nieson, Stella Rollison, Thelma Parrish, Carol
Winslow. Not pictured: Doris Corderman.—Photo by Putz, courtesy of Banner-Courier.
MEETINGS HEADED FRESHMEN CHOOSE JUNIORS HEAR NEW TYV INTRODUCES
BY NEW OFFICERS ATHLETIC LEADERS PLAN FOR ANNUALS NEW PRESS CLUB
With the annual Sadie Hawk
ins turn-a-bout dance in mind,
the sophomore class met Sep
tember 14 to discuss this coming
event. The class voted to hold
the dance Friday, November 18.
Class president Merle Stewart
then explained to the students
that class dues for the entire
year would be fifty cents.
In a joint meeting of the jun
ior and senior classes, Mr. Ken
ny Ashton, who takes pictures
for the “Green and Gold,” pre
sented the plan that only senior
class photos be taken before
Christmas so that he could do
a more complete job for the
graduating seniors.
New Improvements
Added to- School
Look and look again! Are your
eyes deceiving you, or is there
a new floor?
Yes, believe it dr not, they have
made that improvement and
more! Including the clearing of
that field across the street for
the football team to practice on,
putting new desks in room 23, and
the school board had the library
altered for a better view of the
entire room. Mr. Oppenlander
now has both his shop and me
chanical drawing room next door
to each other.
To top it all off the Attendance
Office and Student Body Office
have new locations.
Henry Kilmer, a small- fresh
man lad, has been chosen to lead
his fellow students through their
first year at West Linn.
Last May Henry was graduat
ed from Bolton Grade School
where he was outstanding in all
sports; however his specialties
have always been baskej^all and
track in which he has promised
to represent his class and school
loyally.
Serving as vice president this
year, fiery-haired Doug Nichlos
has also pledged his support to
the sports department. Doug de
veloped his love of sports whjle
attending Lake Grove School
from which he was graduated
last spring.
Not to be outdone by her fel
low officers, petite Shirley Wil-
li¡ams, who has been selected to
serve as secretary of the class,
has always been a great sports
enthusiast herself. Sh*e played
on Gladstone’s volleyball and
softball teams and, during the
summer, was a member of the
DeBok Oilers’ team. While busy
ing herself with athletics, Shir
ley has usually found time for
her studies which fact she proved
by becoming the salutatorian of
her graduating class.
Making up the quartet, Ann
Lander has not been surpassed,
for she, like the others, has prov
en her athletic ability. Ann dis
played her sports interest in the
first few weeks of school by
joining the baton classes. When
given the opportunity, she has
attended all sports events and
assemblies.
Members of the junior class
met Thursday, September 29, to
discuss their pictures for the
school’s yearbook. Miss Marjorie
Ringham, advisor, told the class
that individual pictures would
cost each junior one dollar while
group pictures could be publish
ed at no charge. Not willing to
depart from the usual customs,
the students decided in favor of
individual photos.
Dramatic Students
To Display Talent
Mystery! Comedy! Drama!
The second annual Fa'll Frolic,
scheduled for November 3, prom
ises to be all this and much
more. It will be under the man
agement of the Thespians with
talent supplied by the dramatics
classes. Two performances will
be given; a thirty-minute one in
the morning and a two-hour per
formance in the evening.
For the first time in several
years West Linn will have a De
bate team. The team is divided
into three teams consisting of
four members, two on the af
firmative side and two on the
negative.
Virginia Lubeck was elected
president of the Junior Toastmas
ters at their first meeting of the
year. David Lenz is vice presi
dent and Diana Murphy, secre
tary-treasurer. The Toastmasters
plan to accept twenty-five new
members.
A T. Y. V. Press Club was
created at a dinner meeting in
McMinnville Wednesday evening,
October 5.
Delegates and advisors from
seven school papers attended the
meeting.
The organization will draw
school paper staffs closer to
gether by exchanging general
school information, having com
mon editorial campaigns, discus
sing newspaper problems and by
developing fellowship among
journalism students.
Each school is allowed three
delegates: one official, one al
ternate, and the paper advisor.
Officers for the 1949-50 school
year are: President, Doug Blen-
sly, news editor of “The McMinn-
villian”; Vice President Charles
Burgess, co-editor of the “New
berg Echoes”; Secretary-Treas-
urer, Marilyn Patterson, manager
of thè Oregon. City “Elevator” ;
Director of Information, Shirley
Calder, editor of the West Linn
“Amplifier.”
The new club will hold dinner
meetings the first Wednesday of
each month with each school act
ing as host once during the year.
Tigard has invited the delegation
to be their guests at the Novem
ber meeting.
WANTED—SNAPSHOTS
Get those cameras ready!
The "Green and Gold" needs
good snapshots — NOW! Any
snaps of students, teachers, or
student interest may be turn
ed in to Betty Weibel or Miss
Ringham.
For thé second year in succes
sion Thelma “Tuck” Parrish ran
for “Miss Softball” of the year,
and, for the first time, was nam
ed as an outfielder on the Na
tional All Star softball teiim.
Highlighting on assembly in
which members of the Junior
Toastmasters' club took part, Mr.
Wi'lliam Little, county chairman,
spoke to the students upon the
importance of the Community
Chest. Mr. Little pointed out
many organizations within its
vicinity that benefit from the
Chest funds. He also emphasized
the fact that each member of
every family should be educated
to understand the important role
the Chest plays in community
maintenance.
Members of the Junior Toast
masters' club who participated
were: Shirley Duncan, Virginia
Lubeck, Jimmy Robnett, Ronnie
Schief, Don Atchison and David
Lenz.
Students of the journalism
class toured the Oregon City En
terprise office Monday, October
3. Mr. Elden Alldredge explained
the manner in which a newspa
per is set up and published.
McMinnville has started a T,
Y. V. press club to which editors
of school papers within the T. Y.
V. together with one delegate
and the advisor have been in-
vited to join. The first meeting
of the group was held in Mc
Minnville Wednesday, October 5,
and was attended by Shirley
Calder, Wayne Fero and Miss
Marjorie Sinclair.
This year the band will pa
rade in a galaxy of colors in
the midst of which will be Ed
ward Bradshaw, head drum ma
jor, and a host of colorful ma
jorettes under the leadership of
Muriel Duncan.
Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Lavier are
sponsoring a contest open to all
the students at West Linn in
which they are offering a p?ize
of $2.50 in cash or $5.00 in mer
chandise for naming the new ice
cream shop directly across from
the school. The new shop is
scheduled to’open sometime this
week; however the ginning
name will not be announced un
til the grand opening at a later
date.
Students in Mr. Dwight Cather-
wood’s driver’s training classés
have not yet complained, for they
are receiving instruction in a
new 1949 Chevrolet obtained from
Jarman’s in Oregon City.