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.

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Fifth and Sixth Grades During the past year we have hac a very active room, consisting of eight sixth graders and twenty-two fifth graders. »Ve had a Halloween party, playing games and having cider and doughnuts for refreshments. At Christmas time we were participating in the Grade School Operetta, Where was Santa , until it was canceled by the flu epidemic. We had no Christmas party for the same reason. In February our hearts turned to love, and we topped it off with a grand Valentine Party, with fourteen pre-school aged children as our guests. The Valentine Box was gaily decorated and full to the top with Valentine Greetings. For refreshments we had ice cream and cake. We had an Easter egg hunt on the lawn which was enjoyed by all. Several members of our room have been very active in the Grade School Band, some of which were promoted to the High School Band in the spring. Eighth Grade Will I, Betty Bowman, will my rea hair to Edna Lee Morrow in hopes that it will make hers a little brighter. I, Katie Karlnee, will my earrings to Charlotte Laughlln. I, Adell Graham, will my popularity among the boys to Carol Vohs because I am sure she can use it in the years to come. I, Barbara Vohs, will my good voice to Joe Ramos in hopes that he uses it to serenade the girls. I, Argel Collinsworth, will my ability to play basketball to Glenn Rohde. I am sure he will need it when he becomes an All Star . I, Dick Snow, will my ten-gallon hat to Elmer Berry. He will need it to keep the freckles off his face. I, Betty Stevens, will my Hermiston boy friends to Donna Miller in hopes she will enjoy them as much as I have. I, Edgar Bloom, will my ability to play tennis to Donnie Moses. I, Shirley Cunha, will my sun-suits to Lily Crow as I believe she can fill them as well as I. I, Lawrence Berry, leave all my blue shirts to John Madison in hopes he will discard his green ones for the blue. I, Billie Miller, will my tumbling ability to Mary Lou Mills. I, Wayne Meyers, will my note book of 8th grade answers to Allen Young for he will be needing them. I, Marcine Vohs, will my big brown eyes to Marlene Helms. I hope she will make a catch. I, Joe Ray Tolar, will my big smile to Dale Cambell in hopes he uses it as much as I. I, Harold Pointer, will my height to Bob McVicker for I am sure he will need it. I, Grace Abercrombie, will my clarinet to Jesse Boyer in hopes that 3he learns to play. I, Dorothy Long, leave all my books to Frank Young, in hopes that he will give up tennis for books.