Dallas High School - Dragon Yearbook (Dallas, OR)

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Junior-Senior Prom and Banquet The Juniors entertained the Seniors at a formal Banquet and Prom on May 20, 1943. The Banquet was held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms, and the Prom in the Dallas High School gym. Practically the entire Junior and Senior classes attended the Banquet. The Home Economics class cooked the dinner, and the menu was turkey, peas, mashed potatoes, salad, and hot rolls. For dessert they had ice cream and cake. Many of these foods were very hard to obtain because of war time restrictions. After the dinner the President of the Junior Class gave a short talk, saying farewell to the Seniors. Eldon Bevens, President of the Senior Class, then said a few words and thanked the Juniors for the lovely dinner. Miss Hathaway, from Willamette, then gave a fine humorous after-dinner talk. Thus ended the Banquet. From there a good number of both classes went to the Prom. As Time Goes By was the theme song for the first and last dance. On the last dance Miss Patricia Krewson sang As Time Goes By. The entire gym was decorated with flowers, which consisted of Ocean Spray, Scotch Bloom, Mock Orange, and Lilacs. The combination was very beautiful. For music a juke box was used. The girls looked lovely in their formals. Kampus Kapers November 19 and 20 our auditorium was filled with people who came to see our Variety Show, Kampus Kapers, which consisted of an extensive variety of D. H. S. talent. The biggest attraction of the evening was Ballet Moose, a ballet given by the graceful football players and featuring Earl Appleton. There were vocal solos by Shirley Hass, Donald Hughes, and Pat Krewson. The Mixed Chorus, the Girls' Sextet, and the Boys' Quartet also sang between plays. Entertainment was provided when a musical comedy was given by the Girls' League, and when Beverly Bennett and Carol Enstad gave humorous readings. The Girls' Tumbling Team performed and Pat Zentz did some acrobatics. Other features of the show were a guitar solo by Wayne Gerard, a tap dance by Beverly Osuna, and an accordion solo by Bob Cox. There were two skits given. One in which Bob Dunn and Pat Sharp showed how to catch your boy or girl friend, and Epandemonium, about a little negro boy who never did things right. All in all a very enjoyable evening was had by both the performers and the audience. 21

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Ensigns Admiral—Bob Dornhecker Yeoman—Allan Inglis Vice Admiral—Mel Courter Pay Master—Anna Clanfield Shore Patrol—Bev. Bennett Commander-in-chief—Miss Horton When we peeked through our portals last fall, we saw 77 Ensigns looking very trim and happy in their new outfits and coming toward D. H. S. Little did we dream then that our Ensigns would see so much action. They have been very cooperative in assisting other crew members to scrub the deck with dances and to put on some extraordinary ones themselves. Early in the year they sponsored a Junior Victory Dance. Just for a little entertainment—(nothing else)—and for raising money for the Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom, they sponsored a Fun Nite and then later this spring they sponsored the Junior-Senior Play, both of which aided in raising the necessary funds for that extraordinary chow to be held in favor of the Lt. J. G.'s on May 20. Petty Officers Admiral—Neil Richardson Yeoman—Orlanda Ratslaff Vice Admiral—Vic Resch Pay Master—Julia Ross Shore Patrol—Wayne Taylor Commander-in-chief—Mrs. Ott Next in rank to our Apprentice Seamen in D. H. S., we find our studious Sophomores or petty officers. Initiating the gobs was quite a task this year but leave it to the second year men, they really did an excellent job of it. After the first year, many of them have decided that they could not stand the rest of the tars for at least another year. The registration of the Sophomore class went as high as 77 but 24 dropped to leave the rest to suffer with the other crews. Apprentice Seamen of '46 Admiral—Bud McFetridge Vice Admiral—Jean Flux Yeoman—Lawrence Guy Commander-in-chief—Miss Buchanan The new enlistees of the Dallas High School have brought to our deck new ideas, new spirits, and new faces. The class has been very active this year. During the first part of the year they were led into boot camp where they were initiated. Then this spring they were very successful in sponsoring the Frosh Frolic which provided fun for everyone, commanders-in-chief, officers and all. Out of the 85 apprentice seamen this term only 17 have found it impossible to stay with the fleet. 18

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Fighting Forces from Dallas High The boys that have joined the Services this year from the Dallas High are as follows: the Navy; Ben Smith Clifford Friesen Bob Gohrke Delane Holter Everett Mott Earl Appleton Wayne Gerard Dick Osuna Gordon McCully Dan Fisher Bill Russell Carl Perry Richard Fisher George LeFever Ernest Steward joined the Marine Corps. The Dallas High School is very proud of its fighting men. Victory Corps Dallas High School has organized a Victory Corps. There are 86 members to date and there will be more following them soon. The aim of the Victory Corps is to group war-minded teen-aged folk, to develop them and to help them do their part in our effort to win this war. This organization has been formed all over the United States by the Office of Education. The advance divisions of the Victory Corps are: Land, Sea, Air, Production, and Community. To belong to these you must be a Junior or Senior in high school. If you are an under-classman you can belong to the general membership. Duties of the members are to sponsor and help in salvage drives and Red Cross Board and Stamp drives, and to bring about the close coordination with the civilian defense organizations. Members earn V hours for working in some Patriotic way for Victory. The officers of the Victory Corps are the Student Body officers, and the advisers are Mr. Leonard, Mrs. Dexter, and Miss Butler. 22