Anatone High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Anatone, WA)

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Senior Class History Seven of the present members of the Senior Class entered Anatone High School in their Freshman year. All seven stayed the entire first year. We were effectively initiated by the Sophomores, and were glad when it was over. A week later we gave the Freshman return party. Jerry Combs was elected our class President and Mr. Shaw was our class advisor. At the beginning of our Sophomore year the class had gained two pupils, who were Jack Lohman and Don Sigler. Jack Lohman was President and Mrs. Taplin was our class advisor. The boys took an active part in basketball and boxing. Betty took part in the Junior play, M’liss. In our Junior year, we lost one pupil, Don Sigler. Everyone was very sorry to see him go as he added such joy to the school. We gave a Junior play, called “Just Ducky,” in which all of us took part. The boys were active in basketball and boxing. Betty was chosen class President and Mr. Lundquist was class advisor. Our Senior year commenced with nine members: Jack Bezona, Don Scheibe, Dean Miller, Jack Lohman, Ronald Matheny, Jerry Combs, Philip Johnson, and two new members, Hank and Nancy Swartz. At the half we picked up sin old classmate, Betty Colpitts, who had gone to Joseph High for the first half of the year. We gave the play “Bolts and Nuts” in which we all participated with our director, Mrs. Mincoff. Five of the Senior boys made the basketball team and two took boxing. For our sneak, we plan to go to the Bar M Ranch which should be lots of fun for all. Jack Bezona was elected class President and Mr. Swartz our class advisor. Junior Class History On September 3, 1948, four boys and one girl entered Anatone High School as Freshmen. We were soundly initiated by the Sophomores and gave a return party a few days later. Barbara took part in the Junior play. Jim Vantrease was active in boxing. Dean and Clayton Stone were active in basketball. Mrs. Taplin was our class advisor. The next year, we came back to find we had lost one of our class- mates. Clayton Stone had gone to Clarkston. Barbara Amen took part in the Junior play, “Just Ducky.” Jim Vantrease and Lowell Moore were active in boxing. Jim Vantrease and Dean Forgey were both on the basketball team. Dean was also on the Debate team. Dean Forgey was class President and Mr. Newell was class advisor. This year we had lost Lowell and gained Gary Bunton at the half of the term. This made four in our class again. We put on the play, Baby’s Night Out. All of us had a part in it. The Junior Prom was also put on May 11. Jim and Dean were active in boxing and basketball. Mr. Hayes was class advisor. 10

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JACK BEZONA DEAN MILLER Basketball 1-2-3-4 Junior Class Play Cast 3 Senior Class Play Cast 3-4 Annual Staff 3-4 Class President 4 BETTY COLPITTS Play Cast 2-3-4 Princess for Fair 1 Transferred to Joseph, Oregon in fall of ’50. Transferred back to Anatone at beginning of second semester, JERRY COMBS Class President 1 Basketball 1-2-4 Boxing 2-3 PHILIP JOHNSON Basketball 1-2-3-4 Orchestra 4 Sergeant At Arms 4 Social Chairman 4 Junior Play 3-4 Senior Play 3-4 JACK LOHMAN Basketball 2-3-4 Boxing 2 Play Cast 3-4 Class President 2 Came from Lewiston Junior High to Anatone in second year of high school RONALD MATHENY Basketball 1-2-3-4 Boxing 2-3 Play Cast 1-3-4 Annual Staff 3-4 President of Class 3 School Orchestra 1-2-3-4 DONALD SCHEIBE Basketball 1-2-3-4 Orchestra 1-3-4 Boxing 2-3-4 Student Presidetot 4 Class Treasurer 4 Debate Team 2-3 Junior Play 3 Senior Play 3-4 HANK SCHWARTZ F. F. A. 1-2, Basketball 1-2-3, Boxing 1-2-3, Thespians 3, Honor Thespian, Class President 3, Class Secretary 2, L. R. A. 1-2-3, Secretary, Junior Play 4, Senior Play 4, Lettermans Club 1-2-3, Mixed Chorus 2-3 NANCY SCHWARTZ Girls Athletic Association 1-2-3, Future Homemakers of America 1-2- 3, Honor Society 2-3, Thespians 3, Will and Scroll 3, Pep Club 3, Newspaper Staff 1-2-3, Editor of Palauce Hi Lites 3, Secretary of Student Council 3, Band 1-2-3, Girls’ Glee Club 1, Mixed Chorus 2-3, Play Cast 3, Class Officer 2-3-4, Orchestra 4, Play Cast 4 Basketball 1-2-3 Boxing 2-4 Play Cast 2-4

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Senior Class Prophecy The time is the fall of 1961. I am just finding a comfortable seat in the stands at the Lewiston Rodeo. The most exciting event of the day, was Jerry Combs and his old mule, Rastus Peanuts Genabe. It took some time to figure which was Jerry and which the ass. To my surprise the announcer said the world wide famous clown was none other than Don Scheibe, who also fights bulls for a pastime. That wasn't too much of a surprise as Don has always been good with the bull?! The main speaker of the day was the coach of the famous Globe Trotters, who turned out to be our former classmate, Jack Bezona. Jack made an interesting speech, but we were sorry to hear that they had only won one game out of twenty, which was from Anatone High School. As I was leaving the rodeo grounds, I saw a small tent, and there was a terrible commotion, so I wandered over to see what it was all about. Upon entering the tent, I recognized another classmate. Hank Schwartz. He was now retired from the Navy and his former job of Captain of a U. S. Submarine, and was giving tattoos. I spoke with Hank a minute and journeyed on my way. I felt a little hungry, so I went to the Majestic Cafe to get something to eat. There I ran into another classmate, whom I hadn’t seen since graduation. It was Philip Johnson. He and Janice looked very happy, and I got a chance to meet their fifteen children. We continued talking for awhile and in walked Betty Colpitts, who much to our surprise was Miss Lewiston of 1961. Betty had just finished a two year course at Lewiston Business College and is now secretary to the President of N. I. C. E. I left Betty and Philip to talk and wandered off down the street. I went a few blocks on down the street and stopped in at my ole hang out to have a short beer. While sipping my beer, I let my gaze go to the Lewiston Morning Tribune. I looked it over and found where Mr. and Mrs. Schwartz had announced the engagement of their daughter, Connie, to Jack Lohman. I wasn’t too surprised. I always knew if Jack got up enough courage to ask Mr. Schwartz for his daughter’s hand, that they would eventually get married. As I turned a page of the paper a big red headline caught my eye. I read that my former classmate, Dean Miller, is playing his violin in a concert at Carnegie Hall. I finished my drink and went out, climbed into my car, and took off down the street. I felt the fluid leave my brakes when I screeched at a halt to let a herd of sheep very slowly pass me. After two hours and forty-five min- utes wait, a rider appeared among the sheep. He was singing the song of the Old Chisholm Trail.” That started something in my brain, that song, where had I heard it? Oh yes - my classmate, Ronald Matheny used to sing it. Upon his riding closer toward me, I found it was Ronnie. We talked awhile and upon my asking what he had been doing, he replied 11