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Santiam Union High School Building
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OLIVETTE ROLES
‘What Do I Do Now, Teacher,
s what ring* in the ears of Olivet e
Virginia, and Charleston, South Nutter Roles, homemaking teacher for
the past four years here at Santiam
Carolina.
Union High School, but a number
Mr. Loucks has organized
school bands, ail now working. He as years ago (we won’t say just how
sisted in con«!u ting of the Massed many) she was probably say ng the
Band at the dedication of the De same things to her teacher.
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! Olivette was bom in a gold mining
troit Dam.
Loucks
Mr. L
------ is the first band d*" I community ¡n Nevada. When almo t
rector of the Santiam Union High a year old she moved to Loveland,
Ohio where she attended school. I p-
School of Mill City.
on graduating from ehe e gth grad*
she and her family moved to Long
Beach, Calif. George Washington Jr.
High School and Woodrow Wilson
High School were the schools she at
tended in Long Beach.
Having an uncle as a college pro
fessor at Linfield College, McMinn
ville, Oregon her parents shipped her
there (a little under protest) to at
tend college. After one year of col
lege
however, she had to go to
ROBERT W. HARRIS
work due to family finances.
A newcomer to the teaching staff
After working in Portland for al
most two years she returned to Long of The Santiam Union High School
Beach, Calif.
and joined
the this year is Robert W. Harris. Al
W. A. V. E. S. during World War II. though new to Oregon, his background
Her rating was Specialist Photogra indicates a vast amount of exper
pher where she worked with combat ience in the field of musical
and N*vy training films. During instruction and a varied amount
Mr. Loucks attended South Browns
her enlistment she married, and after of experience that qualifies
ville Elementary and High Schools.
two years was discharged and return him to teach the subjects he is teach-
Later, he was a student of the Col
ed to Calif., where her sor Tom was ing.
lege of Education at Monmouth,
bom. When Tom was eleven months' Mr. Harris has been playing music
Owtfon. He also attended the Naval
old she returned to Oregon and back professionally for the last 20 years,
Band School at Yerba Buena Is
to Linfield College under the G. I. bill having first joined the Chicago Fed
land, San Francisco, and served as
of rights. By going to school the eration of Musicians in 1948. Since
Transport Band Musician during
year around she completed five years that time, he has written and play
World War 1.
of college in which time she prepar ed with some of the top musical or
ed herself to be a homemaking ganizations in the country. While tn
During subsequent years Mr.
la college- in Minnesota, he conceived
Ixiucks has taken studio work in mus
; teacher.
la musical show, wrote all of the mus-
ic in Salem, Oregon, and Longview
Her where
first she
teaching
position
was at ie and directed the show. He has ap-
BOB DRAPER
Scio
planned
and equipped
and Kelso, Washington. He served
¡as Station Bandsman at the United
Pictured above Bob Draper one of their homemaking department. After peared as a guest baritonist on
several college and U. S. Army con
, States Naval Stations at Norfolk, the custodians at Santiam Union
certs and radio shows, and while he
High can be seen operating the "Big
was in the Army was .Chief Arrang
gest Laundry" in town. Among his
er and Instructor of Musical Theory
duties is the washing of athletic
and History for the U. S. Army
equipment for both schools.
Band. He has had the pleasure of ap
Bob Draper was born in Colorado
pearing professionally in 41 of ths
in 1911 of Scotch-Irish- English
48 states and has been in Canada
parents and had most of his school
and Mfexico.
ing there in spite of very cold win
i Since entering
public
school
ters, disagreeable conditions having,
teaching he has worked as a Di-
to ride horesback for long distances
rector of Choral Activities in Idaho,
to get to school. Mr. Draper came
and has been a supervisor of instru-
to Oregon with his parents in 1922.
mental aid vocal performances in
at first living on the coast later,
Montana and Arizona. He has al-
moving about on various jobs and
so supervised elementary music in
seeing much of our state. One of
Montana and Arizona.
these areas was that of Mehama
Mr. Harris has had college study
where he met Mrs. Draper and found
at Cosmopoliton School of Music in
employment for several years at the i
Chicago, Wright College in Chicago,
Mehama Tire Shop. While working |
. Austin College in Minnesota, The
there Mr. and Mrs. Draper bought/
University of Montana where he re
' a home and had an opportunity to ►
ceived his Bachelor of Music Edu
I get acquainted with many people of k
cation Degree, and done graduate
I the area.
1
work and further studies at Greeley,
Mr. Draper has been an active I
Colorado; Flagstaff, Arizona; Evan
member of the community for sev- |
ston, Illinois; Urbana, Illinois and
eral years, having a special interest i
Portland, Oregon. He is a member of
in the Masonic Lodge of Mill City I
the Lion’s International and the Al
and having been elevated to the of- i
pha Pi Mu.
j fice of Master of the Lodge in 1954.
Salem Oregon
He takes a special interest and an
active part in working with the three years she moved to Alsea, where
a new homemaking department
DeMolay boys. He says that he and again
■
was
started
for that school then to
his wife Dorothy like kids and that
his work at the high school as part- Mill City where she helped plan
Fir Manor
time custouian
---- - promote
-
. , our home-
__ .,
custodian gives mm
him an auucv,
added and
opportunity for working with them, making department which >9 her pnde
Bob also runs the large Flying A and joy.
Olivette has also attended U. of O.
service station on the west entry to
town. Mr. Draper says, “I think that and Oregon State during pa-t sum
the Canyon and Mill City is a great mers to keep up on the latest trends in
community and I know there is « homemaking, which in turn have been
brighter future for me and many passed on to the high school stud
other people”. He is looking forward ents as well as adult homemaking
to our community growing into a students.
So we end our portrait of Olivette
much bigger and better place in
and say “What Now, Teacher?”
which to live.
8—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER *», 1958
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Congratulations on your fine new
High School Building
We are Proud to have been chosen to install the
Plumbing and Heating in this New Building.
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CONGRATULATIONS
Santiam Union High School
We know you will enjoy your new
modern building for many years to
come.
CONGRATULATIONS
Santiam Union High School
We know you will enjoy your fine Building
We are proud of our workmanship
on this building and are pleased that
we were chosen as contractor I or this
job.
We are Proud of Our Part in Making this one of the
Fine Schools of the State, and are Pleased to have
been Awarded the Contract for doing the Sheet Metal
and Roofing Work on the Building.
Hampton C. Platt
General Contractor
Phone EMpire 4-0581 Salem, (Iregon
R. L. Elfstrom Co.
Phone EM 2-2493
Salem, Oregon