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

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6 30 Of BENSON Table Of Contents CONCLUSION IMPRESSIONS PAGES 3-5 INTRODUCTION 6-13 SENIORS 14-41 ORGANIZATIONS 42-50 JUNIORS 51 -62 SOPHOMORES 66-77 FRESHMEN 78-89 SHOPS 90- 1 13 ACADEMICS 1 14-139 SPORTS 140- 177 FACULTY 178-185 ADS! INDEX 186-198 199-200

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IMPRESSIONS Benson Polytechnic High School Simon Benson was born in the year 1851. He arrived in America from Norway in 1867. ln1886 Simon Benson came to Oregon as a lumberjack. He earned millions of dollars and built twenty bronze drinking fountains for the city of Portland in 1912. Recently Benson students built the rest of PortIand's fountains. Simon Benson built the Benson Hotel downtown in 1912. ln 1915 he later donated 100,000 dollars to build Benson High School, a place where Simon Benson wanted students to learn about trade and technical skills. In 1920 he moved to Beverly Hills and built an elegant home. Simon Benson died wealthy in the year 1942. Benson left his impression on the city of Portland. Each person that goesthrough Benson leaves an impression on others. 193 32353451 13523256 BLUEPRI T 1 VOL68 Page 1

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A -:EE Record Your View Of Benson Activities ln the planning stage the Blueprint staff considered many themes but one idea seemed to be behind all suggestions - Impressions. Students, whether they were freshmen or seniors, form impressions of each other, the teachers, the school, and the city. They have views on movies, music groups, and courses of study. Sometimes these are negative impressions but most students really have a positive outlook on themselves, others, and their surroundings. Since the staff cannot be everywhere to record all the events going on at Benson and in the community, the staff has created space on each division page for the book owner and hisfherfriendsto relate impressions of the year, others, and the community. A. King Kong, a gigantic rubber inflated ape used in the movie, was placed on the new Portland building to advertise the state's new lottery. The impression the lottery commission hoped to create was that the lottery was the biggest thing around. B. The Junior Class surprised everyone by actually holding Benson's first Junior Prom. The prom was held at the Garden Hall on S.E. 82nd. Couples enjoy themselves to the recorded music provided by the in-house facility. Jackie Van Zee l11j and John McPartIand l11j enjoy the music. Larry Hook 41 ij and Rachael White welcome all the juniors to the prom. C. Connie Tran i9j, Frank Byers 112i and Cynthia LaMarche f11j - not pictured - were the school Spelling Champions and competed in late May in the district contest. Frank Byers goes on to the State Contest in September. wi Page 3