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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1950)
article for Hi-Times, but the peo PAGE SEVBW ple in this class are to be the edit ing staff. This was a group which got into the swing 'of things faster than others. A big job given to them immediately was to work Written and Edited by Coquille High School Students Ooodles of tootles! The Coquille out a football program for the COQUILLE, OREGON. SEPTEMBER 21. ISM. game w ith M yrtle Point. Every high school band is bigger and . EDITORIAL one was excited for a few days, better than ever this year. Teachers college. She has been The Jim Byers, and the senior class is but things turned out a ll right, Things have changed since teaching about 14 years. last three years has shown an in also entering one team. and the program was completed •we le ft school last spring. The The first game was played Sept. Miss Joyce Dies was born in crease o f one hundred per cent in before the game. 18, at Fortier field. Each game w orld as a whole is different. Moline, Illinois. She has lived in The yearly activities for the membership, w ith a present total w ill start at 12 o’clock and end Already we have had the out Oregon about fifteen years. She staff includes a quarterly issue of of seventy-two students enrolled. at 12:25. Each team w ill play burst of the Korean war Hi-Times, a page in the Coquille Among these are three newcom twice in the league and the top brought closer to each one o f us graduated from M cM innville high Velita Batty, Kay Simmons and Valley Sentinel, a weekly .radio ers to Coquille, Orvita Baker, four teams w ill play a double A drivers license personally by the induction of school and Lin field college. This Mary Ann Thomas were elected program. a«d a mimeographed fun Donna Hancock and Chloe Han elimination tournament to decide w ill be on duty in Coquille members o f our families and is her firs t year of teaching. Her sheet for the high school. cock. the championship. Wednesday, September 27, 19M, classes are freshman and sopho for the new yell leaders out of the friends into the armed forces. The Hi-Times this year w ill be Assisting Mr. Carroll Nickels, keen competition of nine Junior Mrs. Irma Damark reported this hours of 9 a. m. and 4 p. na. more English. She is also adviser There is little that any high edited by Mae Dean Green, editor; who has taught here the past four girls. week that the girls were starting according to an announerm»■» school student can do to actually of the annual. Corkie Horton, business manager; years, is Mr. David Nelson, who A ll the girls tried out in sets their Intram ural league, but no received from the Secretary of Miss Anneta Quick was born in help fig h t the enemy, but we B ill W illard, Bob Groves, Keith w ill instruct the Junior Band. definite plans have been made as State's office. can back our forces by being Lewellen, Nebraska. She teaches of 3’s w ith Velita, Kay and Mary Noah, Lynn Purvis, Keith Parry, The band’s firs t public appear Persons wishing licenses or the best citizens we can at English, speech, and is in charge Ann trying out first giving such Eugene Brown, Brian Barkwell, ance this year was during the Co yet. permits to drive are asked te of dramatics. Miss Quick is an yells as K -K -K -O -K , the Locomo Ed Howe, and Betty Hall who are quille Fall Festival last week-end, home. ~ ' tive, and “ Yea Red,” which won SCOTT MOVES get In touch with the exa We have been in school now other firs t year teacher. reporters. when a sixty piece marching band A fte r five years of Hollywood well ahead of the The three new men teachers are them the honors as the 1950-51 fo r three weeks, and there is a The instructor is Mr. James Mc performed in the parade held Sat stardom, Liza beth Scott, star of closing hour in order to long w inter ahead of us. No all natives of Oregon, and are yell leaders. Mahon who has had several years urday afternoon. Later in the a f Hal Wallis’ “ Dark C ity,” romantic completion of their applications In the second group Diane Jack- teaching here for the firs t time. longer can we take a gay, lig h t of newspaper experience before ternoon on Saturday, a selected Mr. Vernon Bowman corn son, Marlene W illard and Norma coming to Coquille Hi. He taught smaller group performed at the melodrama w ith a gambling-back with a minimum of delay. hearted outlook on things; we • a must acpet realism as it actually from Klamath Falls where he Jean Cole gave yells as Yea Red, social studies and advised the H i- dedication a t Coquille’s new ground, has purchased her first home. The two-bedrooom early I is. We must settle down and do graduated from M e rrill high. He Locomotive and Red Devils. Times at Coquille last year. See “ Spike- Leslie fo r insurance swimming pool. In the third group, Joan Gauer, American cottage is located high ! • • o u rle v e l best; I t goes w ithout then went to the University of Although no regular schedule in the Hollywood hills. all kinds, phone 5 or 95-L. tfe Yvonne Watzllng and Peggy T u t His classes consist of saying that we shouldn't forget Oregon. has as yet been decided, there tle led the group in C-O, the Lo those every-day things lik e typing and bookkeeping. w ill be future public appearances comotive and Fifteen Rahs. Mr. David Melson teaches world sportsmanship and common so of the band, fo r the various civic Mrs. Damark on her second clubs of Coquille. cial courtesies which help to music. He comes from Salem and year as adviser for the yell leaders The girls’ chorus and the boys’ make everyone feel- friendlier went to Willamette university. said she had talked to Mr. N ihil Mr. Fabian Nelson, boys’ phys vocal group has increased fifteen and more adaptable to school ical education director, was born and he said that the girls were life . per cent in enrollment, and w ill allowed overnight trips in foot This year Coquille Hi has been in Ashland. He went to high • ball season and one In basketball blessed w ith six Pepsters: M ari carry on w ith many of last year’s members participating. To Freshmen and New Students— school in Salem, served four years season. tie said that the girls • • We welcome you to Coquille w ith the army, and then went to would not go-to Ashland but the lyn Atkinson, Dian Buell, Gay Ce- high school and we hope that Willamette university. He isalso supporters could see them in ac darquist, Corkie Horton, Donna you w ill soon feel at home w ith in charge of boy’s intra-m ural tion m i September 22 at Roseburg. Mast, and Jo Ann Newton. The us. You are now a member of events and ju n io r varsity football. The new yell leaders plan to girls started practicing early -last Other teachers who were here the high school student body wear outfits contrasting w ith the summer and came up w ith some and we w ill be looking forw ard before are as follows; Mrs. Fran Pepsters. They w ill wear red very original steps. Each year to having you jo in us in our ces Coleman, home economics and skirts w ith whie kick pleas while the Pepsters say that it gets hard In charge of cafeteria; Mrs. Irma school’s activities. the Pepsters w ill have white skirts er to make up new steps so the One hundred and twenty ath Mae Dean Green. Da mark, g irls’ physical education, was red kick pleats. The rest of group is thinking of starting some letic-minded boys signed up for pepsters, yell leaders, pep club Intram ural League this year. The HiTimes staff w ifi not add G. A. A.; Mrs. Matilda Engen, the o utfit Will consist of white traditional routines. The outfits are a little unusual The league w ill be headed by only edit the school paper this English, Latin, distributive educa shoes and red shoestrings and a V neck white sweater w ith red scarf. this year. The girls decided on president, L a rry Wilson; secre year but w ill conduct a weekly tion and senior adviser; Miss Jean • • white sweaters, white shoes, and tary, Bob Pingleton; treasurer, radio program. Each staff Girts, typing, shorthand, stenog white skirts w ith red kick pleats. Bob Christenson, and three sea member w ill have a chance to raphy, and sophomore adviser; The jackets w ill be all red with sonal managers, Sam Duncan, Rod broadcast the news over station" Miss Velma Yeoman, library, white letters. Noah and Claude Liday. girls’ league and freshman ad KWBO. The Pepsters, w ith Mrs. Damark Five teams w ill compete in the viser. doing the coaching, appeared at soccer league this year. The Mr. “ Spike” Leslie, general Among some of the baffling the first fbotoall game of the freshman class is fielding two math., driving, football, and track coach; Mr. James McMahon, social courses on the schedule at Co season. They say they are look and Darwin. Pepper ^B o b^S w in- K IL L THE UMPIRE. W illiam Bendix is the embattled umpire te economics. American history and quille H i this year is found one ing forward to working w ith a called Hi-Times. peppy cheering section like the ney w ill lead the lone sopho- this heeUc scene from Columbia’s “ K ill The Umpire,” new baseball Hi-Times; Mr. Carroll Nickels, Of course as always anyone in one that turned out fo r the first more team. The ju n io r class is comedy at the Roxy Theatre Thurs., F rl„ Sat. The rhubarb boys’ glee, band and chorus; Mr. school is eligible to w rite an game. entering one team, captained b y ' * riot, incidentally. Leo Schweinfurt, biology, phys Charles (Chuck) Davis, veteran ics, vocational consumers econom , Coquille high school gridman, was ics, and basketball coach; Mr. named president of the senior Paul Snider, woodworking, me class at a recent class election, chanical drawing, general me F rank N ihil, principal, announced chanics. this week. A t the same time N ih il an nounced that Harold Robison “■" would lead The juniors; Eddie A t kinson, the sophomores, and Gary Claver, the freshmen. Other senior officers included Bonnie Noah, vice president; San dra McCurdy, secretary; Dalene By Keith Noah Sanford, treasurer, and Bob Chris I w ill always have a slight tensen, representative to the stu trace of Coos River Indian blood dent council. in m y veins but the Red Devil is The juniors elected Len Scolari, quickly taking over inside. I f the vice president; Charlene Neely, Red Devils w ill make a good secretary; Ferald Danielson, treas showing this year the Indian urer, and Eddie Howe, represen might drop out completely. tative to the student council. I w ill have faith in the team if The sophomores w ill be repré the students w ill support the team senter by Leonard Sell on the stu the same way they did Friday, You can now get gyrol Fluid dent council; Doug Kistner, vice Sept. 8th, at the football game. D r iv e — th e proved oil-cush president, and Mary Kistner, sec That was a very nice turn-out on ioned coupling between engine retary-treasurer. the part of-the studeitts and par and clutch— on all Dodge }$,- Assisting Claver w ith tge fresh ents. This looks very good to and 1-ton models. man class w ill be Alan Dungey, the spectators. vice president; Marcia Jeffrey, In the past I have been able to secretary; Donnie Taylor, repre attend several different schools sentative to the student council; throughout the- western portion of Roy Gilkey, treasurer, w ith Low our fa ir state. I now attend Co ell M iller and La Donqa Mauro quille high school end I like it acting as sergeants-at-arms. very much better than several of • • the schools I have attended pre viously. There is a different feel ing among the teachers and stu dents. The students seem to try to learn at Coquille. This in turn makes the teachers want to help There are six new teachers at the students. Of course, this is Coquille high this year. Although my personal opinion on this mat they were born In all parts of the ter. 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