Dallas High School - Dragon Yearbook (Dallas, OR)

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D. H. S. PERISCOPE Many of our old members had dropped out of the class for various reasons. Although all were not replaced by new students, there were several new recruits to strengthen the class enrollment. Of course, it was still necessary to have some one lead our class through the year,and the class elected the following: Frank Farris, president; Hubert Springsteen,vice-president ; Mildred Voth, secretary-treasurer; Mickey Lynn, sergeant-at-arms; and Miss Anna May Unrath, class advisor. This year was a very busy one for all Seniors. Many class meetings were held to discuss and decide different important matters that came up before the group. The class did not work together very harmoniously, and acauired the name of being the fightingest class in school. Again the class showed its colors in the school activities. Debate was entered into by a number of Seniors,and one of our members was fortunate enough to make the school team that went to California to enter the Debate Tournament there. Athletics and music were also entered. Although the smallest class in school,we still placed the most on the honor roll in almost all of the six-week periods. The Junior-Senior play was presented effectively and very interestingly,and a large number in the cast ' ere from our class. Flunk Day was another long awaited desire that came in the last few weeks of our school career.We all skipped school and went to the coast for the day—a day which we will never forget as long as we live. This year the Junior-Senior banquet was given in our honor and we greatly enjoyed it. The biggest and most important event of the entire four years of our lives in the school came on Thursday, June 9, 1938,when we marched up to receive our diplomas.showing that we had finished the high school course satisfactorily.A deep feeling of regret and sadness was experienced by each member of the class at the thought of leaving, not to return the following year, but there was also a feeling of great Joy to know that our work had been completed and well done. Thus our little story ends. It may be sad for some,but to others it ’ill bring great happiness. 1938

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D. H. S. PERISCOPE Again at the end of the year came the annual tug-d-war, and it was the same sad story that it had been during the Freshman year. We were defeated Since this was the last chance to get even for our defeat of the previous year, it was doubly hard to acknowledge that the Freshmen had won. Capable leadership of the class was again carried out by the class officers and advisor. Gilbert Schneider was reelected president; Donald Senter, vice-president; Mildred Voth again acted as secretary-treasurer; and advice was given to the class by Mr. Virgil McPherson. CHAPTER III Junior Year Now we had become one of the upper-classmen.11 An added feeling of responsibility and importance became a part of each student in the class. One of the first important orders of business to be transacted by the students of the Junior class was the election of officers for the ensuing year. The officers chosen by the class were: Frank Farris, president; Jack Eakin, vice-president; Bernice Bailey, secretary-treasurer; Edward Dyck, sergeant--at-arms; end Miss Veroka V ampler, advisor. These officers did very well, and functioned in a cooperative manner. The usual number of pupils were represented in each of the school activities, A splendid showing was made by the girls on the tumbling team. Nine out of twelve tumblers came from the Junior class. An added attraction for the Junior year was the Junior-Senior play. A few of the cast came from our class. The high-light at the end of the year was the Junior-Senior banquet sponsored by our class. This proved to be fun for everyone, and was a great success from every standpoint. CHAPTER IV Senior Year Our Senior year started with a big bang'1 as far as the entire school was concerned. The enrollment in Dallas High in 1937 was the largest in the history of the school, with 400 enrolling before and during the school year. 1938

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Dallas June 1 Oregon 1948 D. H. S. PERISCOPE PROPKEOi Mr. Gilbert Schneider Washington, .5. C. Dear Gilbert: We are so sorry that you couldn't be present for the banquet and reunion of the Class of '38, but we realize that the President of the United States has many duties and we wish to take this opportunity of congratulating you. I was at the reunion and will attempt to tell you what each member of the class has done since graduating. Warren ennett joined the Navy to see the world, but when he happened to see Loetu Branch (a famous torch singer) in a San Francisco night club, he decided he'd seen all the world. They both came to the reunion and brought Warren, Jr. who promises to be a great football player. Everyone was startled at the sudden appearance of Beverly Branch, chattering happily. Beverly suddenly got tired of being unnoticed because she was so quiet, so she has been taking lessons from Pat O'Brien for the last five years. Now she can rattle on and on about nothing even better than her cousin, Joan. Ellen Carper is the society editor of the Capital Journal and was mixing busin ss with pleasure tonight. She says she took this position so that she could go to all the society events of Salem and Dallas and seems to be doing well. Curtiss Dornhecker planned to join the Navy and remain a bachelor,but when he hoard that Warron got himself married anyway, he planted 10 more prune trees and is still farming his father's farm. The love affair that everyone considered kid stuff when they were in Junior high blossomed again after high school days and Alice Joy Frizzell is now Mrs. Frank Harris. She came alone, 3nying, Oh, i.' I v ' only ?o'ov.tl • the o were bringing their children-----ours would have enjoyed this and Frank could take just as good care of them here as he is at home. Wc sent Frank our best wishes. 1938