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 !
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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
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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
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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,
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Assisting Claver w ith tge fresh ents. This looks very good to
and 1-ton models.
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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
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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.
United States, most of them have
I t was easy to get started at Co
attended at least one 'school In quille High because the “ kids*
Oregon.
make up so easily. Most of them
Mrs. Erma Wisby, math teacher are as friendly to new students
and ju n io r adviser, comes from coming in as they are to the “ old
Rushmore, Minnesota. She grad timers." I know my two broth
uated from Chisholm high school, ers feel the same as I do about
and later from Minnesota State this.
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Coquille High Band
Set For Big Doings
i k i t im e s
¿fen tin cl
Red Devils Have
New Yell Leaders
Drivers' Exams
Set Again This
Week
Pepsters Practice
Original Quadrilles
Intramural Ready
For Soccer Season
Hi-Times Staffers
Swing Into Action
Chuck Davis Named
Senior Class Prexy
Rookie Red Devil
Views Coquille Hi
Teachers Have
Varied Experience
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