Coquille High School - Laurel Yearbook (Coquille, OR)

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Two action shots taken during the Bovs' Intramural Badminton and Fable 1 ennis tournaments, which showed some last action. The 1951 volleyball champions were the juniors. I he teams were well matched and this made a very good season for intramural volleyball. 1 wo shots taken during intramural soft-ball games during Coquille’s warm spring weather. I he softball program was very well run and many boys participated. Arlan Shaw demonstrates a correct headstand in the first shot The second snap shows a large crowd at a very interesting softball game during the noon hour.

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B” SQUAD BASKETBALL Improvement was the slogan for B squad basketball at Coquille high school this season with Coach Bert Burr concentrating on fundamentals and game experience lor his boys. None of Coquille s opponents walked off the court thinking they had an easy time with the little Red Devils as Ken Trathcn, Paul Clayton, Johnny DeMain and company really poured on the heat when the going was rough. The B squad averaged 27.3 points per game to their oppoents’ 39.9. They tossed 491 points through the hoop while the opponents garnered 706 and the record for the season was five wins against 13 losses. J.V. GAME ROSTER Coquille Coquille 37 Coquille 27 Coquille 41 Coquille 35 Coquille 23 Coquille 29 Coquille — 33 Coquille 13 Coquille 27 Coquille 22 Coquille 29 Coquille 40 Coquille 35 Coquille 46 25 Coquille 41 Coquille 30 Opponents Reedsport 35 Bandon 44 Ophur 26 Port Orford —27 Reedsport .27 North Bend 65 North Bend 39 Coos Bay 51 Coos Bay 37 Myrtle Point 41 Myrtle Point .... 28 Bandon 53 North Bend 27 North Bend 39 Coos Bay 53 Coos Bay 38 Myrtle Point 32 Myrtle Point 43 STANDING (left to right): Lorry Brugnoli, Paul Clayton, John DeMain, Clinton Mar-tindale, Wayne Gunn, Melvin Drews, Butch Miller, Jack Jacobsen, Alan Brown, Gary Clover, George Clayton, Daryl Atkinson. Kenny Trcrthen, James Bradford, Gary Norris. FRONT ROW; David Rankin, manager; Mr. Burr, coach; Larry Trathen, manager.

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SENIOR PLAY GEORGE WASHINGTON SLEPT HERE CAST Mr. Kimber Lyndel Finley Nexton Fuller Eric Ericksen Annabelle Fuller Ruth Keeney Madge Fuller Velito Batty Steve Eldridge Ed Howe Katie Orvetta Baker Mrs. Douglas Clayton Evans Pete Harvey Rena Leslie Phyllis Hubbard Raymond Joan Walton Uncle Stanley Frank Christensen Leggett Frazer Don Laird Tommy Hughes Stan Roady Sue Barrington Dolores DeCosta Miss Wilcox Garnett Cochran Mr. Prescott Gerald Danielson Comedy was the keyword to the evening of December 11 when the seniors presented the Broadway play, George Washington Slept Here, before a record breaking audience who appreciated all the antics of a city dweller trying to remodel an old colonial house and make it livable by modern dav standards. Erick Ericksen played the part of Newton Fuller, the city dweller, who was supported by as fine a group of amateur theatrical fans as ever graced the stage ol Coc|uille high school. Ruth Keeney, his wife, was lovable in her sometimes discouraging way, while Lyndel Finley as Mr. Kimber, the handy man, brought in plenty of laughs with his downright plain philosophy. Surprise element to the play came when Frank Christensen, playing the loquacious uncle complete with handlebar moustache, disclosed that he went broke in the crash of 1929 and had been living under false pretenses ever since. 1 he play was directed by Win Kelley whose chores were divided between the acting and the stage production which called for rain, thunder, soot coming down the chimney plus countless other details of importance to the success of the play. Dona 1 lancock was stage manager. JUNIOR PLAY HEAVEN CAN WAIT” CAST 1st Escort Sherril Hatcher Mr. Jordan Johnny Clayton 2nd Escort Nana Foss Joe Pendleton — Jim Hollenbeck Messenger 7013 Solly Jeffrey Nurse Jane Gould Tony Abbott Bob Swinney Julia Farnsworth Joyce Mitchell Mrs. Ames Diana Schroeder Workman Nolan Brown Susie Geraldine Smith Plainclothesman Dennis Clarke Lefty Frank Schneider Doctor Fred Iverson 22 Heaven Can Wait, a hilarious comedy seeping of the supernatural, was the theatrical contribution ol the class ot 1953 to the student body and townspeople of Coquillc. The evening of March 12 was a gala one for the Juniors as they placed themselves behind the steady, skilllul acting of Jim 1 lollcn-beak and the excellent directing of Mr. Win Kelley to produce a galaxy of laughter from the stage play that was later adapted into a movie, “Here Comes Mr. Jordan. Hollcnbeak played the part of a prizefighter who was taken to heaven prematurely and later released into the body of a financier. His exploits until reaching the covering of another prizefighter rounded out the comedy and thrills ol the junior class play. Maintaining supporting parts were Ed Atkinson as the fight manager who kept protecting his 40 percent of Hollcnbeak; Johnny Clayton as Mr. Jordan, the man responsible for finding the fighter a suitable covering; Sally Jeffrey, messenger 7013, who caused the trouble; and Marcia Mauney, who provided the love interest. Stage manager of the production was Colleen Brinkley.