Echo High School - Echoes Yearbook (Echo, OR)

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Class of '47 The Sophomore class elected its class officers at the beginning of the year. They are: President ................ Patty Fineh Vice President ............ Ethel Crow Secretary ................ Doris Rauch Treasurer ........... Hazel Alberding Sgt.at Arms .............. Judy German One of the highlights of the year for the Sophomores was Freshmen Initiation. They told the Freshmen how to dress for the occasion. Much courtesy and consideration weis shown the Sophomores that day by the lowly Freshmen. The climax of Freshmen Initiation was that night when the Freshmen were entertained by the Sophomores at a party in the gym. A few days later much to the delight of the sophomores and upper classmen the freshmen shined the trophies. We held a party at Mrs. Alberding's home, December 10. Yfe played games, made candy and pop corn balls. The Sophomores, too, helped the war effort by purchasing a War Bond and selling chances on it. The bond was given away on Thanksgiving day at the football game between Echo and Stanfield. Helen Bromell again joined the sophomores in January and Gene German left. This made three boys and six girls in the class. The Class Colors are .............. Silver k Old Rose The Class Motto is ......................... Carry On The Class Flower is ........................Y hite Rose

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FRESHMAN CLASS The first day of school it was apparent to the upper classmen that eight froshies were added to their group. We stood amazed in the halls, wondering where to go. Finally after searching through the halls, we bumped into the Orientation room. We must have looked rather seedy. Anyway Miss Peterson gave a look of disappointment when all eight of us rolled in. A few days later vie elected our class officers. They were: President . ...........Mark Cotton Vice-President...........Dean Rohde Secretary ............. Lois McElroy Treasurer ............. Charles Daly Sgt.-at-Arms. ..... Bessie Young Much to our objections came initiation. For one day, Charlie Daly was a bride, and Bessie Young ms the groom. Katherine Yfilson carried the train, and Mark Cotton ms the preacher, barefooted at that. Annabel Vohs rode a stick horse and carried a bottle of milk. Bobby Hale wore a hose collar around his neck, and a very attractive sarong ms wrapped around Dean Rohde. Lois McElroy, stuffed with pillows, ms a Negro mammy. At noon we were marched through town, then back to school where the sophomores (those cruel, cruel sophomores) threatened us with paddles if vie wouldn't have our pictures taken. In the evening we paraded back to the gym where the sophomores finished the initiation with a party. A few minutes after the stunts, everyone left, so we Froshies plodded home, feeling beaten, trodden upon and unrespected. At one class meeting we chose our class colors which are purple and white. Our flower is the rose and our motto is Traverse the foothills, the mountains ahead. . Later a return party ms given for the sophomores. Yfe had many games, and the room ms decorated in class colors. There ms plenty of food, and altogether everyone had a good time. In October we gave a candy sale, which added to our small funds. At Christmastime we had a class party. Mr. Cotton, our advisor, generously offered his home for one evening for the party. Everyone brought something to eat, and we exchanged presents. Yfe topped it all off by going to the grade school operetta together. At the first of the second semester, a new boy, David Westfall, entered our class, making five boys and four girls. During the year we became accustomed to high school rules and were promptly notified if we made an error. Our freshman year has drawn to a close, and we have come to this decision: It ms fun being froshies.