Marshfield High School - Mahiscan Yearbook (Coos Bay, OR)

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DEBATE After winning the Coos county district championship at Bandon, February 28, Marsh- field debaters entered the state tournament at the University of Oregon. There they cli- maxed a successful season by reaching the semi-finals and tying for third place in the state. The question for the entire season was, Should the power of the Federal Government be increased? Preceding the state tournament, the team entered the Linfield meet in which they won three out of six debates in the senior division. At the Willamette meet in Salem the team reached the semi-finals but was eliminated there. In the senior division of the oratorical contests at Linfield College and Willamette University, Gerd Hansen won first place. Her oration, The Invisible Saboteurs, won two trophies for the school. ln the extempore speaking division at Willamette University, Jim Bedingfield reached the semi-finals. Audrey Larson won first place, and the trophy, at the Coos County declama- tory contest with her interpretation of The Waltz by Dorothy Parker. Gerd Hansen, affirmative: Phll Seaman, negative: Miss Margaret Solioeler, advisor: Jim Bedingfield, negative: Janlece Painter, affirmative. ORCHESTRA Marshfield High School Orchestra is an organization for those who wish to study instrumental music. The group meets twice each week during activity period. Members who participate for three consecutive years are presented with orchestra pins. Under the direction of Mr. Jack Plummer they provided selections for the Junior play, Spring Musicale, and Senior play. I-'lrst row: B. J. Parker, V. Olson, M. Locke, R. Locke, V. Second row: G. Moen, L. Kirkpatrick, D. Coke, G. Beher. Thompson, P. Pete, C. Rocheleau, D. Jordan. J. Beagle, M. Baughman, P. Leuthold, E. Horton. Members not pictured: R. Sherych, and B. Stratton. FORESTRY CLUB The Forestry Club was founded in the fall of 1940 under the supervision of Mr. Queen. Planting dozen lots of many different species of trees in the Forestry class arboretum just north of the Senior High School, and caring for and watching their development is the work of the club. They have planted 52 different species and more are to be added this autumn. This arboretum is to serve as a study ground for the forestry classes in the future. First row: R. Matthews, B. Mclvor, D. Reiber, V. Kindred, Carlson, G. Watson. M. Davis, S. Waldrop. Third low: E. Kindred, A. Cook. Second row: D. Elliott, W. Damewood, B. Hillstrom, A, Not Pictured: C. Heath and J. Roderick. FUTURE CRAFTSMEN Page Twenty-four The Marshfield Future Craftsmen Club is an organization for boys and girls who work part-time at a local trade. Sponsoring various social activities, the club provides re- creation and entertainment for its members and other students. Mr. E. T. Barnett is advisor for the group. Among the Craftsmen's successes for l940-4l are the two skating parties held at the Marshfield Armory, their second annual Employer-Apprentice Banquet, and the winning of a prize banner at the Oregon Junior Safety Congress held in Portland. At this conven- tion the club placed third in safety demonstration and eleventh in first aid. First row: R. Gehrke, sergeant-at-arms: W. Damewood: B. Buckingham: M. Burrows: D. Bingham: E. Seimon: W. Westmoreland: J. Smith: B. Mclvor: J. Littrell: J. Clarno: G. Chalmers. Boekeloo: L. Watts, secretary-treasurer: B. Tramp, dee- Not pictured: E. Kindred: B. Edwards: D. Anderson, presi- prcstdent. dent: W. Cameron: J. Davies: R. Gatchell: J. Kelsay: Second row: B. Gresham: B. Baylor: R. Matthews: V. V. Kolen: V. Ott: C. Rew: L. Tindell.

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