Echo High School - Echoes Yearbook (Echo, OR)

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We Had Fun, Too To stort things off this year of 1947-48, the Freshmen gave a return party to oil upper-classmen They decorated the old gym with corn stalks, piles of hay, and stacks of straw The walls and ceiling were covered with black and orange streamers. Everyone had a good time dancing, eating, playing games, etc. The Hollowe'en party was held in the old gym by the Freshmen girls It was decorated with black and orange poper, lack-o'-lanterns, and witches They had doncmg, refreshments, games and o lot of fun was hod by all The Music Club heid a porty in the new gym for the music students. They had o coke walk, eats, card games, ond oil sorts of entertainment When everyone went home they were full of food and happiness Mary and Bob White held a party at their home for o few students of Echo High They hod refreshments, games, and ended up going to the show in Hermiston or Pendleton Every once in a while a few Echo students would go for o long hike, and end up eating wieners by o big bonfire somewhere along the Umatillo river Cold or not they enjoyed themselves Anyone can safely say that this is one of the rnost successful yeors Echo has ever had GRANDPA'S TWIN SISTER The ploy was given Monday night, March 29 Eoch part was corned well and the play was a success The play cost owes much to the patience ond instruction given them by Mrs Wilkerson, who was the director Granda ... ...................Charles Daly Maggie Bessie Young Betty .......................... Dolly Sparks Adam Billy Ray Mariner Louise..........................Lois McElroy Clara Mary White Ralph ................... Mark Cotton Edgar Irwin Wilkerson Collins . . Dean Rohde Widow Williams Annabel Vohs

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We Made Music Over half of the students in Echo schools ore members of some bond—grade bond, high school bond, junior or senior Pep Club. Altogether there is o total of 100 students that ploy in the bond This whole music program is under the oble direction of Mr Center, and with his patience and constont efforts to improve us, we feel thot so for it is the best the bonds hove ever been HIGH SCHOOL BAND Includes oil high school students and some of the grade students who ore advanced enough to belong There ore 53 members in the bond. The bond hos been one of the most octive orromzotions in school this year performing ot alarge percentage of home games, and during both tournaments. Every Wednesday over the radio program, the band has furnished most of the entertainment. During the winter the bond received on invitation to go to the Chief Joseph celebration which will be held ot Joseph, Oregon, July 30, 31 and August I. A letter of appreciation was received from the Pendleton Chamber of Commerce for the bond's part in the '47 Round-Up parade, and we are planning to take part ogain in 1948 The Veterans m this district have osked the band to lead the parode in their celebration in Pendleton, June 16 The school board hos generously budgeted the band money to buy new white gaberdine slacks which will complete our uniforms The success of our band this year lies in the fact that all of the members ore willing to find enjoyment in playing for these various functions One doy last winter Mr Marty, an accomplished musician ,ande one of the world's greotest French horn players, gave us a demonstration on his horn, ond directed the band Before leaving he stoted thot our bond was one of the finest school bands he had ever directed