Klamath Union High School - El Rodeo Yearbook (Klamath Falls, OR)

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PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE Each year the lil Rodeo presents an opportunity to its readers to compare the achievements of the year just gone hy with any of the more recent years of the past. This year the issue of the annual publication gives additional in- terest to comparison by calling attention to the growth oi the thirty years just gone hy as well as to the year by year growth and accomplishments of Klamath Union High School. The excellence of the creation of the advisor and his staff speaks for itself through the pages of this year book. Once again, as in the past year, a fine piece of work has heen done, and these people who have worked hard and faithfully are to he commended for the fine creation. Page 12

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lnms liotensg Perry Murray, cll1lIIlll1IllQ ll. .l. Lnttsgaartl. Mrs. Pearl 5t'llllIllQ Pl'lllt'II71ll l.loy1l H. l'.l1lt'l'XQ W. S. Wiley, Secretary. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ,Xlthongh not so niany years separates onr present lloarrl of ltireetors t'oin the eonnty hoarfl ot 1906, a great rlistanee separates the inagnittnle ol the eflneational estahlislnnents lor they were anfl are responsihle. lt was st a few inonths over twenty years front onr starting clate ol WOR that the niove was inarle front the oltl County lligh School hnilcling to the orig- inal portion of the present plant. llowever. two vears earlier. the tirst hoarrl ot' flireetors ot' the new nnion high sehool tlistriet hail starteml their sk, realizing that the olrl sehool eonlcl no longer eope with the increasing tnclent hotly. lieeanse ot existing statntes, laelq of availahle taxing powers ol the eonnty, anfl the existing clistriet arrangements. they laeetl the neees- sit- 4 A I honrl issues. anrl ot' hnilrling a new plant anfl sehool organization front the v of ereating a new sehool clistriet. of having voteml ancl ot' selling' vast -' onnrl np. lhe fine hoarfl wlneh aeeoinplisherl tlns herenlean task was coniposerl of l,eshe Rogers. ehairinan. Clarenee ll. l nclerwoocl. l.ewis ltotens, H. -I. l.ot'tsgaarrl. XY, if lizell. anrl their ahle seeretary ancl attorney. XY. S. Xliiley. 'liwo inenihers ot' this original hoarcl are still giving ol their tnne anrl energy to onr sehool, During these years two wings have heen ulflerl to the original hnilcling. Klocloe tielcl eleareml. hnilt. antl soflcletl. anml a new gyninasitnn ancl shop huilrling startecl. 'lihe eapital ontlav supervisecl hy' the hoarml ol- V908 was tf-33,5Ull. ilihe present sehool plantiis worth appiioxiinatelv 3750,0U0.lltl, anal the annual cnrrent expense hnrlget approximates Sl07,UOO. These tignres show the ulfleml hnrclen ol responsihility which is so ahly earriecl hy the present hoartl. 'lihere have heen several ehanges in the personnel of the hoarml sinee lilo, Nlr. l'nclerwoocl was sueeeerlecl in l93.Z hy l'erey Murray. the present toreefnl anrl ahle ehairinan. The plaee ol' Mr, Rogers was taken hy l.ee -jteohs in W33, ancl this year Merle 5. XYest. the newest ineinher, was apf pointerl lo till Klr. ,laeoh's position. .Xfter the fleath ul Mr. lfzell in W37. Xlrs. l'earl Sehnltz was appointetl to that vaeanev. .Xlthongh she is the Inst lafly ineniher ot' the hoarrl, she has alreatly provetl herselt' a real amltli- tion to the group.

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R0liER'I'A B. BLOMQUIST-- I'll bet I can live on less food and sleep than anyone else in this school, declares Mrs. Blomquist, teacher of senior English and dramatics. She sits up all night working feverishly on a play or a book and then sleeps all the next day, not even getting up in time for supper. TRYGVE BRAlVI'I -Chanipion mustache grower is Mr. Brauti, general science and bookkeeping teacher. He raises a new one for Christmas, one to start the new year off right, and one to celebrate six weeks tests. not to mention those in between holidays. Besides this he is a v'-ry capable supervisor of all ticket sales for school affairs. INlRtl'I'IIY E, BUSFH--Things are never dull in ancient or modern and medieval his- tory classes. When recitations lag, Mrs. Busch promptly begins telling of her wonderful experiences when she was in Washington. If her pupils have heard this story more than ten times before aml object, she can swiftly switch to her operation. RAYMUND CUOPEY-Have you any kicks about the band? Blame Mr. Coopey, he won't care smuch. Anyhow, he's a fine band leader, and he can even play an instru- ment 'the trumpet. Every once in awhile he stops playing to teach biology. His favorite exclamation of surprise, joy, grief, or pain, is Oh, gad. .IICNNIIC IC. IDEIJI'II.I.--I reshinan English and home management are the by Miss llelzell, and although this is the first year she has taught home has done a good job of it. Already she has shown her girls how to boil bring out the flavor. - s N I'llARI.lC5 ll0I.I.-fIlere's a man whowcam 'lltake alliolffstifthinftgfroni subjects taught economics, she water so as to A., L rolling his to toothpicks, for he is the wookworkinq instructor, Like Popeye, Mr. Doll says Blow me down, and he is vcry falnous in school for his versatility in slang. He ias even originated some of his own. - I Q ,ff . I VIRGINIA I lt'K - Freshman and sophomore ng is are aught by Miss Fick, who is saving her money to go on a trip to the I'Ia aiian Islands SOIIIQ day. In the meantime she is entertaining herself by her pet hobbies of horse-back riding and the collecting of phonograph records. RIITII FINK'-A first rate connncrcial teacher is Miss Fink. When students get out of her shorthand and typing classes, she's 'learned 'em' a thing or twog usually two. She spends all her spare time reading True Stories and detective magazines and resting, believe it or not. IlWItllI'I' l RICNf'H-Beholil one of those absent minded about, Ile spends an hour looking for his pencil on his the floor, only to find it where he put it--in his pocket. tion and biology pupils aren't complaining. INlNAl.Il GOIJJING'-'Ex-ambulance driver. Mr. Golding commercial arithmetic, and business training, and hates than a tootliache, but he still gets it. He is the fastest ls crawling unless he's going 70 miles an hour. professors you hear so much desk, behind his ear, and on However, his physical educa- teaches general mathematics, publicity in the Krater worse driver in school and thinks he RM'lII'II. GO0Il Mrs. Good is really as good as she sounds. She's a good Latin teacher, a good home room teacher, a good housekeeper, tand so on far into the nightj, Better than anything she loves to climb. If there are no mountains around, she just climbs steps, Bl'IIlI.AlI GORE rtllee club, orchestra, and English teacher is Miss Gore. When she gets really angry at her students, she stamps her foot, marches up to the blackboard, and writes Oh foo. Miss Gore's passion is knitting, She knits her own blouses, skirts, stockings, sweaters, etc., etc., etc. AI.I'f'I'IIA GRAY+Iloggone, if anyone has bad luck, it's this first year shorthand aml typing teacher. Every time she goes out skiing, or skating she comes back looking like something the cat drugged in. Well, maybe not quite that bad, but she always has several bumps and bruises and at least two black eyes. AR'I'IIllR GllS'I'AFSON 'This teacher, better known as Snowy, was especially im- ported to KUIIS from Milton-Freewater just to coach football. Ile is one of the most popular members in school, and he spends his home room period writing what looks like letters. Besides coaching he teaches II. 5. History. KI'1NNI'I'I'II IIAMMICR-Kllistory teacher, Mr. Hammer is a gambler. It's scandalous but true. Ile just can't stop betting people milkshakes. Ile bets on how many points he's going to make when he plays basketball, whether it will rain or snow, etc. But there is one good thing-he never collects. MORRIS IIARVICY--Mr, Harvey, who took the place of Mr. Ludington as social economics, commercial law, and sociology teacher, loves to chop wood, wear his oldest clothes on Saturday, and try to figure out a new way to run the government. He has a wife, a little boy, and a sense of humor. ALIVE IIOWARIl Mrs. Howard has one of the most tiring and often thankless jobs in school, that of being dean of girls. Sympathetic and fair at all times, she has capably handled not only the dean's job, but has taught geometry as well. She would rather garden than have a Sl,000,000. VICTOR I.. .IEPSEN-A new teacher at KUHS, Mr. .Iepson teaches typing and book- keeping, Ile was very smart when he was a boy. In fact he graduated from high school at I5 and was valedictorian at that. His ambition is to write a book that will be a best sellerr- or something. ige I3