Echo High School - Echoes Yearbook (Echo, OR)

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felt as important as the president. The members of that class were as follows: Bill Hearing, John Henry Nye, Leona Wolverton, Clara Mae Cunha, Lorraine Huxoll, Awilda Bleakney, Marie Olson, Dorothy Davis, Dorothy Jane Reese, and later in the year Vashti Hoskins and John Corriea were added to the class. Dorothy Jane Reese (who left for Florence, Oregon), Dorothy Davis, and Lorraine Huxoll were with us for only one year. The following people left during the second year: Bill Hearing (who moved to Pendleton), Awilda Bleakney (who went to Boardman), and Vashti Hoskins (who transferred to Portland). That left only four pupils for the third, but there were two additions at the beginning of the fourth year. Dorothy Jane Reese returned to Echo from Portland, and Marie Olson returned from Mount Angel. Marie soon departed for Pendleton leaving only four brilliant members to graduate. SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY Yea verily, it is the year 1959. I am now visiting the famous city, Hollywood. I didn't want to miss any of Hollywood's hot spots ; so I thought that I would visit the new Flat Foot Floojie Palace, which looked lively. The place was jammed with people wildly dancing to the music of the latest song, The Model-T Blues . Suddenly the hilarious master of ceremonies appeared to announce the next number. He looked very familiar, and when I heard his inimitable laugh I knew that I could not be mistaken. It was John Corriea! Well, I just v ent up there while he was in the middle of his wise-cracking and made my presence known. He didn't recognize me at first, but when he finally did he was almost over-come. We then sat down and talked about old times in Echo High School until John nearly collapsed from laughing. He then told me that he had certainly come up in the world by starting out with a hamburger stand. He al60 invited me to drop over to the house sometime to meet the Mrs. and the kids . I then ask-

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od how many kids ho had. John announced proudly that ho had ton, six boys and four girls. Just then a hush-seemed to come over ovoryone as tho lights dimmod, and a torch singer came out into tho colored spotlight and sang, Honeysuckles and Cucumbers . Then John told me that this was Clara Mao Cunha, who was his special feature for the evening, Ho had her come over to our table. V e wore so glad to see each other again. Naturally I was very surprised to see Clara Mac here, and I asked her about her training to bo a nurse. She told mo that she found it too dull and wanted to have a good time. She is known a-round Hollywood as Clara Mao van Bilgownter. Clara Mao had to leave us then to do her own original bubble dance for which she is so famous. I ask.sd John if ho know whore Lotew Y'olvorton was. He said that he and Leona had corresponded on and off for years. She is now-living in Fend-leton. Leon is president, owner, proprietor, straw boss, and general manager of the famous clothing stores, Inc., Co., Ltd., Mfg., (J. C. Two-bit Stores). Leona had also had her ups and downs. She used to bo the owner of a small hardware store and also worked as a forger in a blacksmith's shop (such as Lulu Belle). I decided to stop to seo Leona when I passed through Pendleton. Clara Mao and John said that they did not expect to see mo so far away from my home in Nolin; so I explained that I was on my way homo after my third trip to Reno. Although I was busy raising thoroughbred horses, I had done some extensive traveling since Nolin boasts of a fine airport. Perhaps I would see thorn on another trip. -D.Reese SENIOR CLASS WILL Wo, the Senior Class of '39, being of partially sound mind and body, appoint Mr. Parker and Mr. Steve Spike as the administrators of this, our last will and testament. Wo do give, bequeath, and bestow tho following: I, Dorothy Jane Reese, will my vocabulary to