Benson Polytechnic High School - BluePrint Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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MR. SHOTWELL M133 BARTA CLASS ADVISORS Perhaps the hardest working members of the taculty this term have been Miss Frances Barta and Mr. Thomas Shotwell. They have served throughout the year as the senior class advisors, giving freely oi their time and advice to all of us seniors. Mr. Shotwell was never too busy in the lab and Miss Barta could always put off correcting English papers to come to class meetings, The supervision of the financial status of the class was the work of Mr. Shotwell. He has given us advise and ideas which were a help to smoother accomplishment of our plans. Miss Barta has given much of her time to help us plan and complete our class activities. She was always willing to advise us in such things as this year book, the class play, the prom and graduation. We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to our two tine advisors.

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WING, PHILLIP-Couch Grade School: Technical Mechani- cal: president, Graduating Class: vice-president, Stu- dent Body: Executive Board: secretary, Hi-Y: captain, Fire Squad: sergeant-at-arms, Orange B: Iunior Foot- bam Basketball, lunior, Varsity Baseball. WONG, GARY N.-Abernethy Grade School: Technical Electric: Tennis: Bronze, Silver, Gold Scholarship Pins. ZAPP, KENNETH WILLIAM- -Hosford Grade School: Tech- nical Electric: president, Minutemen: Executive Board: Student Body treasurer: Public Speaking Club: Electric Club: Cafeteria cashier: Candy Stand: assistant chief, Fire Squad: news editor, Tech Pep: Iunior Football: Defendre lspe. DILLEY, EDMOND D. CLASS HISTORY On a cold Ianuary morning four years ago, several hundred pupils attended Benson for their first time. Mr. Cleveland, who was then our principal, gave his instructions and each student went on his individual way until three and a half years later when we were again reorganized and called The Graduating Class of Ianuary, 1948. Mrs. Grout and Mr. Krieger were selected as class advisors and with their guiding hands proceeded to get the business of the class under way. The officers of our class are: Phil Wing, President: Robert Davis, Vice-President: Robert Womack, Secretary: Gary Lee, Treasurer: Ted Hawkins, Sergeant-at-Arms. The class colors are aqua and yellow. The class flower is the pink Carnation. The class pins were selected and we had our class pictures taken at the Steffen-Colmer Studios. The baccalaureate service was held at the Sunnyside Methodist Church on lanuary 18, 1948, at 7:45, with Dr. Wolf giving the sermon. Unfortunately our class will not have graduating exercises, but will have it in lune with the Iune class. We are having a ioint senior prom on lanuary 24 at Benson. The other schools are Franklin, lefferson, Commerce and Lincoln. We leave Benson with happiness that we are to ascend to higher education and regret that we are leaving one of the best schools in the city.

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We, the oiled body, Section I: Section II: Section Ill: Section IV: Section I: SENIOR CLASS WILL graduating class of Iune 1948, being of mechanical mind and well- do hereby bequeath the following: ARTICLE I To our ever-endeavoring instructors, we leave the horrible thought that there are more where we came from. To the freshmen, we leave the many happy days that await you in physical ed. To Mrs. Macklin, we leave the silverware in the garbage cans. To Miss Patterson, we leave no hope of returning to lane Addams. ARTICLE Il Individually we bequeath the following: Leroy Anderson leaves his trombone to become an electrician. Don Annas leaves with the accent on the first syllable. lim Archer leaves his manager's sweater to Wayne Bollenbaugh. Bernard Benz leaves in his swimming trunks. lack Charley leaves the projection booth to operate home movies. Ivan Child leaves with the senior class funds. Iim Cole leaves Mr. Weagant with a ray of hope. Ed Cowles leaves with a bottle of Brandenfels. Cliff DeWitt leaves the bowling team in the gutter. Keith Dodge leaves in his Plymouth. Bill Elsten leaves the student body looking for a new prexy. Bob Foreman leaves his flashbulbs for Mr. Schrei to clean up. lim Hanrahan leaves for Woodburn this homel. Wilford Hernsen leaves with Paul Romig for another eight years at Vestal. Stuart Hood leaves with an orange B tattooed on his chest. Dick Horne leaves out of breath. Bay Kays leaves the usher corps with the students' blessing. Dwight Kellogg leaves with the drum major's hat. Louis Lazoff leaves for the Oaks as Mr. Krieger's guest. Ierry Kincheloe leaves with a one-hand push shot from the side. Ray Lindsey leaves to replace lose lturbi. lim Loyd leaves for a night in Rhododendron. Ronald Lucas leaves in a war-surplus wonder. Harold Manfredi leaves in his motor-scooter. Teddy Moore leaves in rimless glasses. Terry McCurdy leaves in the footsteps of Vic Santangelo. Bob Mueller leaves with the yell king's sweater. Merle Odell leaves for the showers. Charley Olson leaves to take lessons from Lester Gooch. Richard Olson leaves with a box of Ry-Krisp. Bob Ruan leaves to replace Bill Stern. Keith Rydman leaves with half of the records from KBPS. lohn Roaney leaves for next term's class play at Girls Poly. Lyndell Samples leaves for a rest home. lack Schaller leaves for Princeton. Ioe Searcie leaves for high school. Dick Skiles leaves for the joint meeting with Pierette. Ed Storm leaves Benson's greatest fraternity, the Ben-Ia-Fors. Donn Sweeney leaves explaining his name is not Donald. lim Taber leaves Miss Patterson without the ribbon of her type- writer. Bob Viducich leaves with his ping 'pong racquet. Weldon Warfield leaves for the navy. Ted Woodhouse leaves with the Oswego fire department.