Boise High School - Courier Yearbook (Boise, ID)

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pezalzhy fQzffe5 UWB, the members of Pershing Rifles, in order to encourage, preserve, and develop the highest ideals of the military profession, to promote American citizenship, to create a closer and more efficient relation, and to provide appropriate recognition of a high degree of military ability among the cadets of the several Reserve Officers' Training Corps units of the government of our organiza- tion do hereby establish this constitution. Every year sixty cadets at Boise l-ligh School repeat this oath in a private formal initiation into the Pershing Rifles, junior unit of the senior organization at Moscow. lt is the only unit of its kind in the United States. The Pershing Rifles is an honorary organization, composed of cadets chosen because of their 'N-.,, if ft ,W f W f f Pershing Rifles Stand at Attention Inset: Captain lohn Sherman and Sponsor Phyllis Field grades and outstanding military performance. Officers of the board were lohn Sherman, captain' Bob Barbour, first lieutenantg Tom Spofford, first lieutenant, and Prank Church, second lieutenant The officers select the remaining men for the two platoons. r Although the Pershing Rifles is an honorary unit, they have taken an active part in school activities. On November 28, they sponsored the annual Pershing Rifles formal dance. lohn Sherman, major and Phyllis Field, honorary major, were co-chairmen for the affair. I Cn May 7, the Pershing Rifles took part in Governors Day and went through the manual of arms. A medal was presented this semester by the sixth regimental headquarters at Moscow, Idaho. The winner was chosen by Major William A. l-lale, Sergeant Frank Chase, and lohn Sherman, major, as the best drill cadet in Company l-A 6, Phyllis Field was sponsor of the Pershing Rifles. 22

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affliez The photographers took the pictures, the pictures were mounted with precision and care, the mounted pages were shipped to the west coast tor engraving, and these returned tor the approval of the stait. All the printed material was proofread twice and the names checked against the high school tiles. Because ot defense priorities on metal and glossy paper it is probable that no school annuals will be printed for the duration ot the war. For this reason, we, the Courier Statt of 1942, have tried to make this book one which you will be proud to own and keep. But the staff didn't do all ot it. Each and every student has had a part in the making ot the Courier. You may be the student jumping the hurdles on the sports page, or one ot the members in the Science Club picture. You, wherever your picture may be, are a part of this Courier and that which it symbolizes -Boise High School. So here is the 1942 Courier. Read it, sign it, and thoroughly enjoy it now and in the years to come. Sincerely, THE COURIER STAFF. Muriel Sax-lat, manuscript editor: Elisabeth Hannifin, inst manager- Robert Forster, assistant business manager. Helen Westfall, Guy Terwilleger, senior editors John Lafrenz, June Williams, junior editors Pat Quinn, Frances Adams, sophomore editors Marian Bailey. Patty Bilderback, snapshot editors Richard Yriondo, Jaqueline Tannlund, Romaine Galey, Alma Hochstrasser, script writers Z1

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A Officers EVERY MORNING for the past year, commissioned officers have met in the R.O.T.C. office to discuss plans. These officers were the top of the staff, the leaders of the Boise High corps. On Octolcer 6, each commissioned officer was presented with his commission and a saber at an assembly for R. O.T. C. members. Colonel Harris, who is now stationed in Nevada, inducted the officers. A new tradition for Boise High School was started on April S, when the commissioned officers held a banquet and dance at the Corral, Boise Iunior College Student Union building. Only com- missioned officers were admitted to this banquet. Bill Hays, lieutenant-colonel, Lorraine lohnson, honorary lieutenant-colonel, and Iohn Sherman, major, were the chairmen. 'vs-.., The Color Guard Sponsors Johnson, Stone, Kaiser, Burns, Field Major William Hale and Sergeant Frank Cha FRANK CHURCH. SALLY STONE .... BERT OTTO .,.... Comm issioned Officers of Boise High Scl'1.oo1's R.O.T.C. BILL HAYS ........... ......... L ieutenant'CoIonel IOHN SHERMAN ...... ...................... M ajor LORRAINE IOI-INSON ..... Lieutenant4Colonel Sponsor DICK CLARK .,.........,....,... . .Captain-Adjutant SAM DUNFORD ...,....,. Captain, Plans and Training COMPANY C COMPANY Toivi SPOFFORD. ,. ,, if EUGENE REUSSER .,,...,,..,..... BOB THOMETZ. . . B COMPANY DIXON CAINE ....,............. BERTHA KAISER ... ...,,... . . . . EUGENE SMITH .... .... BILL WOODS ......,.... . . CLIFFORD WHEELOCK ,.... ..., HAL REYNOLDS ......,,. ..... ...........Captain . .Captain Sponsor . . .First Lieutenant . . .First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Second Lieutenant .........Captain . .Captain Sponsor , . .First Lieutenant First Lieutenant 4. Second Lieutenant Second Lieutenant BILL DAVIS ......,.. ,..........., BARBARA BURNS ..., BOB BARBOUR. .. LARRY LANDoN ..... . Q , DON McCARTER ....... ...... . . IACK GEPFORD .........,.... .... D COMPANY CARL BURKE .................... PHYLLIS FIELD .... HUGH CHALFANT.'.'.l.'. f Q . ' NoRMAN SCHOONOVER. L . . GUY TERWILLEGER .... . , . IOHN CUMMANS, .........Captain . .Captain Sponsor . .First Lieutenant . .First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Second Lieutenant ..,......Captain . . . .Major Sponsor . .First Lieutenant . .First Lieutenant . Second Lieutenant Second Lieutenant