Grants Pass High School - Toka Yearbook (Grants Pass, OR)

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 H class OF '3® Sophomore History On September 3, 1934, 190 new students entered the high school as green freshies.” After being thoroughly initiated by the junior class, they built the bonfire for Rally Night. The sophomore class gave a party for them on December 7, which they returned on March 15. The freshmen played an important part in the student body and took an active interest in all affairs. The class officers were: President, Maurine Hermann; vice-president, Bob Madden; secretary, Shirley Riebel; treasurer, Harold Meeker; student council representative. Constance Lyon. Their class adviser is Miss Daphne Matthews, As sophomores their officers have been: President, Maurine Hermann; vice-president, Haiold Meeker; secretary, Shirley Riebel; treasurer, Marguerite Sappington; student council representative, Donald Dillingham. Miss Matthews was again elected adviser. They presented to the student body a Thanksgiving Day play entitled “Bring On The Turkey.” Those taking part were: Marguerite Sappington, Alida Mae Sautter, Jack Massie, Hermie Palmer, Harriet Smith, Hollis Connor, and Guy Straley. On November I they entertained the new “freshies” at a party, which was returned on March 7. The sophomore class had the following representatives in the student body play: Willa Le Vee and Marie Belcher. At the Girls' League carnival Shirley Knox, Thelma Holloway, Marguerite Sappington, and Mary Ellen Sutherland sold candy for the sophomore class. The sophomore class also had several representatives in football, basket ball, and debate. 24

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Junior Class The Junior class has been well represented in all school activities of the year. The inter-class tennis and basket ball tournaments were won by the junior boys. Those on the tennis team were: Bud Gilmore, captain; Waldo Gray, Bob Pritchett, and Stanley Clark. The boys on the basket ball team were: Arthur Winetrout, Waldo Gray, Gayle Anderson, Jack Ridley, Bud Gilmore. John Rhodes, Darrell Baldwin, and Stanley Clark. Bob Pritchett and Bob Madden received basket ball letters. Four juniors were awarded football letters. They were: Art Winetrout, John Rhodes, Claude Gillett, and Bob Pritchett. Waldo Gray was one of the two managers of the team. The junior girls’ basketball team, composed of Sybil Stewart, Alfreda Drolette, Norma Bjorge, Leola Albright, Norma Johnston, and Louise Ramsey, won the inter-class basketball cup awarded to girls. Sybil Stewart, Miriam Tracy, and Alfreda Drolette received volleyball letter awards. In the class play, “Easy Money,” Lois Littrell, Marion Stein, June Davis, Zoe Carpenter, and Ernest Trimble were given the leads. Mary Sheldon, flutist in the high school orchestra, won the state championship as flute soloist at the contest conducted in Corvallis, April 10. Nineteen juniors are members of the Torch Honor Society. George Hull debated on the affirmative team which won the Southern Oregon Debate championship. King Denison Ginn

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Freshman Class The largest class in the history of Grants Pass entered the high school last September with 200 members. After being initiated by the juniors, the freshmen settled down to making a name for the class of '39 and to entering into the school activities. At the first class meeting the following officers were elected: Blondel Ownbey, president; James Lium, vice-president; Orville Colby, secretary; Hazel Hoffmaster, treasurer; and Rea Calvert, student council representative. 1 . H. Coke was chosen class adviser. The freshman colors are crimson and silver. October 4 the class built the annual bonfire, and later the sophomores entertained the freshmen at a party. The class of '39 returned the party March 7. Two freshmen, Bertha Sexton and James Lium, made the debate team. John Sexton, Albert Roberts, Bill O’Leary, and Louise Harnish were in the high school operetta. “Tune in.” Lila Mae Furchner and Elsie Brownell lead the journalism class in the number of inches of news articles published. The freshmen boys organized a football team and basket ball squad. The girls organized inter-class speed ball, basket ball, and volley ball teams. Marion Young, Louisa Trimble, and Margaret Orr were on the inter-school volley ball team. Bob Long won recognition for his drawings and cartoons for the Scroll, Toka posters, and the orchestra concert and operetta posters. Two Latin students were officers of the Latin club and nine freshmen were on the first semester honor rolls. Other freshmen were active in the Pep club. Science club. Dramatics club. Camera club, F.F.A., F.C.A., orchestra and band.