Echo High School - Echoes Yearbook (Echo, OR)

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Class of 49” It was a bright sunny morning on Sept. 4, 1945 A. D., when eleven Proshies were added to the Soho High School. Me came slowly up the atairs wondering where we should go next. After a hard day we found the different rooms we were to ocoupy for the rest of the year. After a few days of getting settled we elected our class officers. Ifias Briggs was our class advisor. The class officers are as follows: President----------------Homer Bowman Vice President----——-Donald Reese Secretary---------------Elsie Boyer Treasurer---------------Lucille Wattenburger Sgt. at Arms------------Edward Abercrombie A short time had elapsed when the Sophomores honored us with our initiation. Homer Bowman was a bathing beauty oalled Miss Echo. Donald Reese was a Hawaiian hula girl. Kathryne Bollm came in a union suit and night cap, holding a candle. Elsie Boyer was a farmer in typical overalls and straw hat. Billy Marines came flying up the atairs in oape and red flannels as!!-you guessed it—SUPERMAN!! Alvin Stone came carrying a bucket of rooks and dressed in a burlap sack as a cave man. Luoille Wattenburger wore a hat, overalls and logger's boots as a logger. Ellen Westfall was an old lady wearing a hat, wig of gray, and carrying a oane. Edward Abercrombie was in a large dress carrying a suitcase and was aoting as a sales lady. Jimmy Lilly wore high-heeled shoes, a dress, and a lady's hat, posing as an opera star. Donnie Abercrombie was a tap-danoer wearing a skirt and blouse with tap shoes. At noon we were marched through town followed by the Sophomores with their paddles. In the evening we had to come back to the gym for more of the same torture. Later came the Freshman return party. We had many different amusements including games, danolng, etc. Everything one did oost a penny. We made 14.83 that night. Refreshments were served to all. Alvin Dawes entered our class from Oklahoma in the latter part of September, but left after a few weeks of school to return to good old Oklahoma. During the year we also had four other students join our class; Charlotte Maudlin from Montana, Mary White from Hermiston, Audrey Whitman from Pendleton and Dick Cook, also from Pendleton. Diok only stayed for a few weeks, then returned to pendleton. We completed the year, 1946, with seven boys and seven girls,and having a successful, enjoyable time their freshman year at Echo.