Oakridge High School - Warrior Yearbook (Oakridge, OR)

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THE OAK 19 3 7 • ORCHESTRA The Oakridge High School orchestra wn started during December. It wu first suggested by Mr. handles. Mr. Alvin E. Tempter was the director for two months and Mr. Crook later took his place so that meetings could be held during the evening instead of conflicting with regular classes. The orchestra consists of pupils who play the following instruments: saxophone, trombone, violin, piano, clarinett. drum, and trumpets. Until recently the orchestra ha developed rather slowly, but with the continued advancement of the pupils it is hoped that by next year a large band or orchestra may be achieved. • Home Economics Twenty-four girls took Home Economics this year for the first time in the history of O. H. S. The kitchen is conveniently equipped with an electric range, a wood stove, two sinks, work tables, cooking utensils and cupboards. Cafeteria lunches were served during the cold weather in the lunchroom adjoining the kitchen. An Honor banquet and a Mothers' Tea were undertaken and put over by the cooking class. Three sewing machines made it possible for the girls to take sewing in the spring and fall. Each girl has gained valuable practical ex- perience which will help her in years to come. • Manual Training and Mechanical Drawing For the first time in the history of Oak- ridge High School, manual training and me- chanical drawing were taught as regular sub- jects. The Manual Training Class is equipped with a circular saw. a band saw, a lathe, an emery, and two fine hard-wood work benches. During the year the students in the classes and on N. Y. A. work built some lockers and a tool cabinet for the various hand tools. The Mechanical Drawing room is equipped with indirect lighting, sound proof walls, and has a very good ventilating system. • THE ART CLASS This year the combined boys and girls art class started with lettering, perspective drawing and the drawing of objects from still life. They then designed posters for the senior play and took up blending of water colors. They learned how to make up other colors from the primary colors, and how to produce them on the color wheel in their natural order. As a Christmas project the class made popcorn plates by painting and shellacking paper plates. They also made hot-dish holder containers to be used as gifts. For the next project the class was busy carving soap from which they made models of animals in the miniature size. 13

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1937 THE OAK 1937 • Glee Clubs The O. H. S. Glee Clubs of '36- 37 under the direction of Miss Carol Wilkens fur- nished music for the following occasions: The Christmas meeting of the Woman's Club which was held at the home of Mrs. C. R. Jones; a Mothers’ tea which was spon- sored by the Home Economics girls, and for both the Junior and Senior plays. Besides the Operetta one of our special events was the broadcast over KORE. Due to the ffact that it was their grand opening O. H. S. was very proud to be able to take part in the program. The broadcast was sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary of the Cascade Post No. 64. In place of the Annual Music contest this year, the Lane County schools took part in a Music Festival of which Oakridge was a par- ticipant. The combined Glee Club con- sisting of some fifty students attended this festival. This year the Glee Clubs attempted a few- more difficult numbers, such as: The Great Awakening' , Kramer-Barlow; And the Glory , from Handel's Messiah ; The Sleigh . Kauntz Reeger; Listen to the Lambs , by Dett. • Hi-Y The school term 1936-37 has brought many new and interesting activities to O. H. S. Among these, one which may be placed as a leader is the Hi-Y club, under the direc- tion of Mr. Sprague. This club is for older High School boys and its purpose is To Create, Maintain and Extend Throughout the School and Community, high Standards of Christian Character”. It is a branch of the Y. M. C. A. and has been developed with purpose of Christian principles of fair play, honor, clean speech, and action, the develop- ment of the body, mind and spirit. On April 25. 1937. the Oakridge group of Hi-Y boys were inducted into the club at a beauti- ful ceremony held at the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Eugene. The following are the names of the officers and members: President. Henry Wilcox; vice-president. Willis Robinson! secretary. Dorman Ellis; treasurer. Grant Carpenter! Paul Cummings. Harry Bacina. Earl Napper. Bill McCoy. Walter Lyons. James Walker. Raymond Bates, James McLarrin. Philip Dimick. Max Greer, and Lloyd Henson. • Girls League The Girls' League is a new addition to the activities of our school this year and has proved a very successful club under the di- rection of Miss Carol Wilkens. In the first meeting of the year the following officers were elected: President, Iola Dunning; sec- retary, Leona Blakely. Business meetings are held every Friday morning followed by a program given by the members themselves. The club has sponsored several candy sales to raise money for the benefit of the school. Gardening and psychology are among the most interesting subjects tbat have been dis- cussed. 12

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19 3 7 THE OAK 19 3 7 • SENIOR PLAY The Senior play this year The Whole Town’s Talking a three-act com- edy, was presented December 3rd. The proceeds from the play were used in financing the annual trip to Salem. The characters were: Willis Robinson, Anna Bee Fisher, Onata Greer, Dorman Ellis, Lloyd Henson, Dorothy Hall, Philip Dimick, Lena Mae Mattoon, Marian Sorensen, Ruth Smallwood, Bruce Lansberry, June Allen and Donna Woodruff. The managers were Raymond Bates, James Walker and Henry Wilcox. • JUNIOR PLAY The Junior play, a three-act comedy, was presented April 10th. The setting of the play— The Charm School took place in a girls’ boarding school which was at first under the management of two elderly ladies. Later the school was inherited by a young automobile salesman who wanted to teach the girls charm. After much confusion he succeeded in keeping the school. Bill McCoy played the part of Austin Bevan, the young automobile sales- man; Leona Blakely acted the part of Elise Benidote, the niece of a man who had a mortgage on the school. Harry Bacina was the elderly uncle, lola Dunning and Joyce Mobley the teachers of the boarding school. Professors included Paul Cummings, Harold Mattoon, Earl Napper, and Walter Lyons. Supporting casts were Maxine Lansberry, Bettie Jones, Margaret Sorenson, Gladys Fisher, Helen Noland, Betty Caskey and Barbara Duncan. • OPERETTA This year the Oakridge High School glee clubs presented a two-act oper- etta The Captain of the Guards . The operetta took place in the Mythical Kingdom of Latonia. The King tried to keep his country from going bank- rupt and his daughter from marrying the Prince of Oxenstein, who they later found to be a dangerous criminal from France. The characters were: James Walker, June Hardin, Raymond Bates, Leona Blakely, Jesmer Fisher, Betty Caskey, Doris Walker, Philip Dimick, Paul Cummings, and Henry Wilcox. • DRAMATICS The Dramatics Class, under the direction of Miss Wetterstrom, success- fully dramatized the following plays before school assemblies: Getting Grandpa Married, Ann Drives the Car, The Princess None-Such, Fifty- fifty, The Orange Colored Necktie, Nora’s Cape, and Don’t Be Serious. 14