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IIH li
Junior Class Has
Odd Basket Social
Boys Health Class
Studies Diseases
T w irp Season is on hand again,
Coquile’s future citizens w ill un
so the girls were the ones who doubtedly make this city a safer
bought baskets at the big Basket place to live after the unit qn com
social that was planned and spon municable and non-communicable
sored by the ju n io r class for the diseases has been completed in
entire
student
body Saturday Fabian Nelson’s boys’ health class
night.
es.
». The boy brought baskets of food
A ll the common communicable
which were auctioned o ff by Mr. dieases are being studied and also
We observe that:
McMahon.
The baskets went to means of prevention and general
The fairer sex of Coquille H i had i the girls who bid the highest.
control measures which we as in
their day last week at .the annual
Biddings started at 50c and a
T w irp Season at C. H. S. The fe l lim it of >1.00 was placed op the dividuals should know about and
lows say that they didn’t like all box. The g irl that bought the box practice. By practicing these con
the girls asking them for dates— ate w ith the boy that brought the trols, epidemics can be prevented
very easily.
bragging or complaining?
lunch. The girls did not know
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The seniors got a little touch of whose boxes they bought u ntil the
World
War
II
Films
Uncle Sam’s army life in a recent owner was revealed.
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movie on the U. S. Arm y. In te r
Mr. Melson's World History and
Mrs. Wisby, Junior class adviser,
esting, but . . .
has been calling in the members World Geography classes have
Boy, did we women, get rooked of the ju n io r class during activity been having movies on World War
The World Geography class
at the Junior class basket social period to get their ring measure II.
last Saturday night! We had to ments. The class decided on the has also had movies on expeditions
pay and eat the food the fellows rose gold rings w ith protection of the South Pole. They have also
guards. The rings are expected in finished their panel discussion and
prepared, too!
their notebooks.
Christmas has blossomed out all the middle of February.
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The balance in the jun ior class
over Coquille Hi. We particularly
fund
on
Dec.
1
was
>152.12.
In
PLAN
FOR
PARTY
like the tree in the office. I t looks
the month of November the class
real homey-like.
Mrs. Coleman’s Home Ec classes
made >61.67.
,
have been decorating their room
Tomorrow afternoon ts the date
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and making popcorn balls fo r the
set for the all-student body Christ- _ .
,
A ll School Christmas Party on De
mas party. I t ’s going to be com- F u tu re H om em a kers
cember 22. The different classes
plete w ith a Christmas tree, a Plan Pre-School Party
movie, gifts, carols, Santa Claus,
The Future Homemakers held a each h a v l a different part of the
and FOOD.
meeting December 12, to discuss room to decorate. The Homemak
Everybody be sure to remember further the pre-school Christmas ing I I I class entertained the teach
to bring a can o f food or some party. Committee chairmen were ers Thursday noon w ith desert.
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other household article to the par announced as follows: Refresh
ty tomorrow afternoon. Let’s all ments, Colleen Brinkley; enter TYPISTS PRACTICE SPEED
make this a better Christmas for tainment, Glenna Noble; present,
Miss G irts’ Typing I class is
others besides our families and Ruth Keeney; decorating tree, Sue having a five-m inute speed con
special friends.
Cedarquist, and clean-up, Dorothy test in typing. The theme of this
M iller. They also discussed brief is “ Rudolph the Red Nosed Rein
ly how our club could earn more deer.” Her Stenography class is
STUDY HUMAN MYTHOLOGY
Mrs. Engen's Latin classes are money.
making a children’s color book, il-
studying the bits of Roman M yth
lustrating the
“ Night Before
ology that explains phases of our
Remember— you saw it in The ! Christmas.” They w ill also- illus-
world today.
Sentinel!
1 trate some other poems.
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S e n tin e l
Written and Edited by Coquille High School Students
Editorial
General Mechanics
Build For School
Christmas, does that bring to
mind the smell of roast turkey
and a glittering tree loaded w ith
Paul Snider’s general mechan
gifts? Perhaps, but the season of
Christmas should have a broader ics class is one group in Coquille
H i that is continually building
meaning than just one’s personal and repairing the school.
well-being.
This group of eight boys, Den
Every year at Coquille Hi, d if
nis Alford, Earl Clark, Francis
ferent organizations have collected Ferre, Duane Frye, Carl Jacob
basketfuls of food and distributed son, Joe Loss, Keith Parry, and
it among the local families who
Richard Rankin, have perform
are not able to have as enjoyable
ed some valuable tasks through
Christmas as most of us do.
out the course of the school year
This makes a student feel proud They soldered gutters and rolled
that he is a member of such an roofing on the garage, put black
unselfish group.
Recently one boards in classrooms, b u ilt a
student was overheard saying, calendar holder and newspaper
“ Sure, gifts for ourselves are fun, case for the library, and put
but look at all the people around locks on several doors.
here who won’t get h alf as much
Keith Parry, Francis Ferre,
as we w ill at home.”
Richard Rankin, and Carl Ja
I t is good to know that w hile we cobson are responsible for the
Americans have so much we are stage construction for the senior
w illin g to share our possessions Play.
w ith the less fortunate. A t a re
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cent lecture in one of the senior
classes, the speaker said that na
tions are looking at the United
States and studying our secret for
success.
The world has to look no farther.
For the firs t time in several
The unselfish attitude of the
years,
Coquille H i w ill have an
American youth today w ill be car
The
ried on to the governing bodies all-school Christmas party.
of tomorrow.
Christmas is the party w ill be held tomorrow after
best season to exercise this outlook. noon and much planning and work
We a ll love to receive but how has been put together to make this
much better it is fo r someone to an enjoyable event fo r both the
students and the faculty.
receive the thing we give.
Frank N ihil, school principal, in
When we receive gifts and en
joy elaborate meals on Christmas troduced the idea to the student
day, we w ill fe e ljw ic e blessed be council at a recent meeting and
cause we have made the season everyone was in favor o f it.
brighter fo r someone who, other ' The party w ill begin at 2:15 and
wise, would haave been darkened w ill include a Christmas movie
and the group singing of carols.
by need.
The student council decorated a
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tree and each student w ill bring a
gift. They w ill be distributed to
the student body by Santa Claus.
Do you like to meet people w ith The students are also bringing
a happy and pleasing personality? canned food or other household
Let me introduce you to this type articles which w ill be -given to
needy families by the H i-Y and
of a woman.
Her name is Mrs. Matilda En- the Girls League.
Mrs. Coleman and her home eco
gen and she may be found during
the day In Coquille high where nomics girls are making the re
she is teacher of Senior English freshments which w ill be popcorn
and distributive education. Both balls.
of these classes interest her great
ly as they are a very important
factor in our lives. She likes Vo
cational Guidance work and is in
terested in seeing young people
Seventeen years ago, in North
finish school and find th eir suit
Bend, Oregon, an event took place
able occupations.
Now, that you have a clearer which has been a problem ever
idea about htis teacher, wouldn’t since. Here it is in the v ictim ’s
you like to know a ltitle more of own words:
“ One shining summer afternoon
her life?
She was bom in Missouri back in the middle of May (year ’33)
a grouchy, grumbly old stork
i n ------. (the date was evaded, but
she did give the statement that (who had just been worked over
"40 is the youth of old age” ). She by a Piper cub) saw two happy
graduated from high school in' Mis- people at the home of Mr. and
Thought he,
souir and attended at the North Mrs. Ray Jeub.
West Missouri Teachers’ college “ Peaceful are they, I ’ll fix them.”
and the U niversity of Missouri and So, he dropped me. My life as a
her senior year found her in the baby was, I hope, normal.”
Gerard moved to Coquille, soon
University of Wyoming.
Mrs. Engen has three children. ! after and started school here. He
Russell is in the U. S. Navy, sta has always had a knack for getting
tioned in Japan at the present into trouble. Says he, “ A t the ripe
time. Nancy Jo is planning a nurs- old age o f seven, just to keep
i” » career and Tommy is attending things lively in the family, I w alk
Washington grade school and is ed o ff the end of a dock and
darned near drowned myself. Just
his mother’s “ mascot.”
This woman, bubbling over w ith two days later a giant firecracker
energy, is interested in foods of went o ff in my hand and about
any kind, enjoys watching basket amputated it.”
The past three years of high
ball fames, dancing, rowing a boat,
and crocheting. She also enjoys school have been busy fo r Gerard.
attending musical concerts, to cook This year it is even busier for he
and entertain, and to go on picnics played quarterback on the football
team and center on our basketball
in the summertime.
Mrs. Engen is found to be very team.
He loves big, juicy sirloin steaks
active in community groups as she
belongs to the Methodist church w ith a side of french fries. May
guild, the Woman's club, firs t vice be we should mention that Gerard
president in the American Legion is six feet, three inches, w ith
auxiliary, and second vice presi hazel eyes and blond hair. He
dent of the Business and Profes enjoys duck hunting and is usually
successful, although once in a
sional Women’s club.
When asked why she decided to while he slips up, like the time he
come to Coquille to teach, Mrs. En walked over a ditch where a
gen replied it was because she bridge was supposed to be butJ
found our town to be such a nice, wasn’t.
It might be added that Gerry (as
friendly place and she was very
impressed w ith Mr. Hunsaker as a he is called by his friends) plans
to study law at the University of
business man.
A very th rillin g experience re Oregon. Good luck to you* Ger
cently came to Mrs. Engen when ard, we knew you’ll make it.
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she was initiated into Delta Kappa
Gamma, which is a honorary, na
tional fraternity for women mak
ing outstanding contributions in
3OC=
education.
Chosen Senior G irl for this week
is Bonnie Lou Stoermer. This v i
vacious, five foot, 4 inch, brunette
was born in Philip, South Dakota,
on August 18, 1933.
A fter nine
years she decided that she would
The Baton club consists of a rather make her home in Coquille
marching unt of sixteen girls w ith
Bonnie, being a very friendly
four alternates.
person, made many friends and is
The girls have been practicing well liked by everyone, but be
routines for their firs t appearance cause she has such a sweet per
which w ill be at our firs t home sonality and disposition.
basketball game after the holidays.
Bonnie has her favorites: they
The club is p rim a rily a d rill consist of dancing, favorite hobby;
team but the girls are planning to swimming, favorite sport, and Ger
do some tw irlin g later in the sea ard, favorite pastime.
son.
Oregon State seems to be in her
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plans for the future.
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COMPLETE CONSTITUTION
Mr. McMahan’s American His HAS CHRISTMAS TREE
tory classes completed the study
Mrs. Wisby’s algebra classes
of the Constitution this week and have started to work w ith signed
w ill start on Period 1815 to 1848 numbers. In the applied math
next week. The Social Ec. classes class they are having speed tests,
have been shown film s this last also are practicing w ith the d if fi
week on tim ber and floods. They cult problems. Mrs. Wisby has a
have been studying forest and w ild Christmas tree in her room decor
life conservation.
ated by some Freshman girls.
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Christmas Party
Set For Friday
Observations
COQUILLE, OREGON.
DECEMBER 21, 1954-
READ FANTASY STORIES
Miss Dies’ sopohomore English
class is working in English Note
books. The sophomore Literature
classes are reading stories of Fan
tasy. The freshman English class
es are working on career books
and they are analyzing two ca-
reeers.
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SPEECH CLASSES INFORM
Miss Quick's speech classes are
giving three minute speeches to in
form. The n e /t speech they are to
give w ill be to stimulate. The l i t
erature classes are studying a u n it
on American plays. The English
classes are working in their w o rk
books.
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Heat Studies Made
Opera is when a man gets stab
Mr. Schweinfurt’s classes have bed in the bank he don’t bleed, he
been studying heat in physics. In signs.
Biology the students are learning
about the ductless glands of the
Teacher:
What’s a Chinese
human body. The consumer eco um ?”
nomics classes are w orking out
Pupil: “ That depends on how
fam ily budgets.
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