Eugene High School - Eugenean Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

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Senior Class CZQJNI Here's the Last Will and Testament of the l943 Senior Class who on Graduation Day, said goodbye to the Eugene High School forever, lThat's a heck of a long time.i As witnessed by: MR, I, B. DANGED MRS. Y. LJ. WORM We, the class of '43 soon to be ex-residents of the fabulous institution of higher learning of Eugene, Ore- gon, known as Eugene High School, being of an average of WM or older, also of sound mind l?l and body l?l. lSurprising what three years in this place can do to a guyl and not working under duress or undue influence of the members of the faculty, do voluntarily make, publish and declare this our Last Will and Testament, as follows: First: We bequeath our strength and bravery lsome 300 Strongl to the Goddess of Liberty, who is already carry- ing a torch for better men then we are. Second: To Eugene High School, the faculty, lower classmen, and all others connected in any way to the said institu- tion, we bequeath our sincere gratitude for the three- year ride on the Merry-Go-Round and no apologies for what is to follow. Third: We leave our established reputation as one of the l-P-l classes yet to next years crop and hope they produce as much as we did. Fourth: We bequeath our president's lMalcolm MacGregor? abilities and his fondness of telling tall tales to next year's senior prexy. Fifth: We solemnly leave Howard Kernutt's office of senior vice-president to the one unlucky enough to be elected to that office. Sixth: We bequeath the cute Grace Crane, our beloved sec- retary, all the library fines she collected during the year to the Student Body Financial Relief Board. Seventh: ln the name of our treasurer, Pat Colerick, we be- queath to some member of the Mask and Dagger, her dramatic ability and her overflowing radiance. Eighth: Marian lSkipl Schmieding, leaves the memories of her Glenn Miller band and her scheduled appearances to anyone who paid his fifty cent Union fee. Ninth: Our one and only Texan, Jerry Smith, leaves his girl's dazzling smile and southern personality to Don Hlebe- chuck, who doesn't need them. Tenth: Gordon lSprecl Sprecher leaves Janice Murray to his brother, Curt, to keep her in the family. Eleventh: Jack Thienes and Jim Whitmore lthe dancing team of Jackelin and Jinny l leave all their intricate dance routines to Jim Luckey and Dave Lamport. Twelfth: Camille Bell and Eileen Hubbard leave their memories of the radio song The Hawaiian War Chant to Mrs. Christie's '44 oral English classes. U Thirteenth: Vincent lTillamookl Welch bequeaths his ability to pitch a baseball with either hand to Marion Watkins. Fourteenth: Bette and Barbara Hinds leave their resemblance to one another to the next twins that don't either. Fifteenth: Bob lPugl Porter leaves one pair of boxing gloves, a black eye, and a pair of brass knuckles to Eddie Good- nough. Sixteenth: Arnold lAtlasl Anderson bequeaths his fitness and finesse to Jack Bacon. Seventeenth: Al ll do it with mirrorsl Wolf, our star basketball maller, leaves his fast dribble and pivot to Bill Hutch. Eighteenth: Our Annual heads, Jim Working and Jeanne Guiley, leave a batch of headaches and dreams of sunshine to their successors. Nineteenth: Beverly Brunton, that shy senior, leaves her acting ability and her empty check-book to those yet-to-be- discovered matinee idols, who can't see what they are headed for. Twentieth: Bill lSportsl Love leaves his musical composition and arrangement of the beautiful Concerto for lndex Finger to Mr. Griffith to use as he sees fit. Twenty-First: Juanita Johnson leaves her post as Girls League Prexy to next years electorite who has a priority on aspirin and bromo seltzer. Twenty-Second: lBigi John Chamberlain leaves his football suit to Cal Hersey, providing he can let go of his girl friend's hand long enough to wear it. Twenty-Third: Eugene Bird leaves his editorship of the News to La- Verne lAlmost like Lelandl Huff. Twenty-Fourth: Bob lGood-lookingi Hicks bequeaths the memories of his first touch-down to Ford iMullen. Twenty-Fifth: Jack Fassett bequeaths the student body presidency and the endless tasks involved to Malcolm Karr. Twenty-Sixth: Ernie Danner leaves his sports achievements to the Uni High transfer. Twenty-Seventh: Maryann Bonney leaves her sublime quietness to Car- ole Terry. Twenty-Eighth: Don Dickerman bequeaths all his dancing ability to the incoming sophomores.

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ui Pos E Nice surroundings N09 And they closed school only one day The other half of th show Toll timbers ond the scrub oo . Comes complete with acces- sories. Chess o gome of noon. Remember when- Bish starts the loop. A dab 0 doy. Herb ond l-leod 'folk it over. Half 'n half. Silly, isr1'l it?

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On the Diamond Under the eye of Ford Mullen for the first time, the Eugene High baseball team had a successful season during i943 - competing in the NO- Name and District 6 dia- mond leagues. Mullen, a professional b a s e b all player who will leave to join the Seattle Rainiers of the PacificCoast league at the close of school, drilled his team well in fundamentals- brings his professional training experience into the A x e m e n diamond camp. Eugene lost several key men from last year's Dis- trict 6 second-place team, including all their pitchers-one to gradu- cher Ray Brauner. and Catcher Clyde Greene are pictured going over last minute I ctlons before taking the field. rauner, Hendershott Trophy Winner A little professional advice . . . Joe Gordon, voted the most valuable player in the American league last year, and a member of the New York Yankees, .gives the Eugene infield combination, Ranny Smith and Jack Fassett a few pointers on the game. Gordon witnessed several basketball games, and played on a local independent team with Ford Mullen. ation and two to the navy. However, the A xe m e n were blessed by the ap- pearance of Ernie Danner, who did his hurling last year for University High. He was the only experi- enced pitcher although several other members looked good on the mound during the season. Altogether the Axemen had seven returning let- termen, including Capt. Jack Fassett, all-star sec- ond baseman, who, along with Ray Brauner, won the Hendershott cup. Chuck McCloskey, out- Captain Jack Fassett, Hendershott Trophy Winner fielder and catcher, Ranny Smith, short stop, Ray Brauner, pitcher and outfielder, Herb Gilbert, third base- man, and Don McCune and Charley Mickelson, fielders, were the other re- turning letterwinners. With Brauner and Danner doing the large share of the pitching, and Clyde Greene and Chuck McCloskey usually on the receiving end, the Axemen got off to a good start in both circuits, de- feating Corvallis, 7-3, in the seasons opener, and stopping University High, lO-2, in their initial district tilt. FRONT ROW - Jack Fassett, Roger Wright, Ranny Smith, Ernie Danner. Chuck McCloskey, Ray Brauner, Clyde Greene, Har- vey Humphrey, Frank Bishop, Charley Mickleson, Don I-llebechuk and Herb Gjl- bert. SECOND ROW -- Markger Malcolm Karr, Assistant Manager Cal Hersey, Byron Pengra, Cal Snyder. Bob Harries. Marion Watkins, Don McCune, Don Dickerman, Vincent Welch, Lowell Hersey, Dave Lam- port and Bill Love. THIRD ROW-Dick Murray, Corland Mobley. Harold Mclntyre, Willard Starr, Curt Sprecher, Warren Web- ster, Willis McCullough, Coach Ford Mullen, Ed Tivey, Ross Guiley, George DeBell and Hank Tobey. Absent-Bill Elder. A im