Coquille High School - Laurel Yearbook (Coquille, OR)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1927 volume:

THE LAUREL Annual Publication of COQUILLE HIGH SCHOOL For The Year NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN VOLUME XII j j Published by ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY OF COQUILLE HIGH SCHOOL Coquille, Oregon COPYRIGHT 1927 LAUREL PLATES BY HICKS-CHATTEN ENGRAVING CO. PRINTED BY COQUILLE VALLEY SENTINEL PICTURES BY STADDEN STUDIOS JEAN YOUNG, Editor CLARENCE BARTON, Manager FOREWORD j The Laurel staff for the year nineteen hundred and twenty-seven presents this book with the sincere hope that it will give a true and pleasant picture of school life and activities in Coquille High School for the past year. May this year’s book always help its reader to remember the golden days of their youth which were spent in the happy environment of h:gh school life. DEDICATION v To KEITH (BRICK) LESLIE who, as coach, has endeavored to inculcate the principles of true sportsmanship in athletics. ORDER OF BOOKS FACULTY CLASSES ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVITIES ATHLETICS WIT AND HUMOR Lynn A. Parr Superintendent of I’nhlic School John Francis Cramer I'rincipiil of High Scliool BZRTHA ATKINSON English GEORGE MOORHEAD Economics and Civics ESTHER ROEDER History HELEN ROSEMAN SEDORIS JORDAN Home Economics Commercial MARY DRULEY Science RUTH BEYERS Mathematics KATHERINE KAYE Latin and English SENIORS ROYCE RICHMOND President Junior Chamber of Commerce, 3; Football, 2, 3, 4; Basketball, 3, 4; All-of-a-Sudden Peggy, 3; Bells of Fol-de Rol, 4; Gypsy Rover, 2; Freshies,” 3; Glee Club, 3, 4; Track. 3; Senior Class President, 4; Vice President Student Body, 4; C Club, 2, 3, 4. HADLEY CURTS Football, 2, 3, 4; Basketball. 3, 4; C Club, 2, 3, 4; C Club President, 4; Glee Club, 2, 3.4; Glee Club Pres., 3, 4; Senior Class Vice Pres., 4; Inter-Class Rivalry Chairman, 4; Gypsy Rover, 2; Bells of Fol de-RoI, 4; Freshies.” 3; A.I of-a-Sudden Peggy, 3; Seventeen, 4; Secretary of C Club, 3. DERYL HOPTON Entered from Denver, 3; Hi Times Staff, 3; All of -a-Sudden Peggy, 3; Glee Club, 4; Secretary of Senior Class, 4; Honor Society, 4; Librarian, 4; Seventeen, 4. EDWARD JOHNSON Orchestra. 1, 2, 3, 4,; Glee Club 3, 4; Vice Pres, of Junior Class, 3; Asst. Business Manager Laurel, 3; Asst. Business Man ger Hi Times, 3; Gypsy Rover, 2; Freshies, 3; Bells of Fol de Rol, 4; All-of-a-Sud-den Peggy, 3; Seventeen,” 4; Honor Society, 3; Basketball, 4; C Club, 4; Treas. Junior Chamber of Commerce. 3, 4; Treas. Senior Class, 4. HARVEY BENHAM Entered from New Pine Creek, Oregon, 3; All -of-a-Sudden Peggy, 3; Seventeen, 4; Glee Club, 4; Football, 4; Class Executive Representative, 4; C Club, 4. JAMES AGOSTINO Basketball, 3, 4; C Club. 3, 4; Basketball Captain, 4 CLARENCE BARTON President of Class, 2; Debate, 2, 3, 4; Football, 2, 3, 4,; C Club. 4; Business Manager Student Body, 4; Assistant Laurel Manager, 3; Laurel Manager, 4; Hi Times Manager, 3; Seventeen,” 4; Gypsy Ro ver, 2; Freshies, 3; Bells of Fol-de-Rol, 4; Honor Society. 3, 4; Representative to Chamber of Commerce, 3; Oratory, 4; Glee Club, 2, 3, 4. LARKIE BARNES “She speaketh not, and yet there lies conversation in her eyes. FREDAH BAXTER Representative of Junior Chamber of Commerce, 2; President of Sophomore Class, 2; Librarian, 3, 4; “The Man in the Bowler Hat ’ 4. CLARE BEAN Hi Times Staff. 1, 2, 3; Hi Times Editor, 4; “All-of-a-Sudden Peggy,” 3; “Seventeen.” 4; Book Exchange Manager, 4. ALICE COLLIER Basketball, 1, 2, 3; Vice President Junior Chamber of Commerce, 3; Glee Club, 3, 4; Laurel Staff, 3; Junior Chamber Commerce Representative, 3. ALTA BELLE ELWOOD Laurel Staff, 1; Hi Times Staff, 2; Secretary Freshman Class, 1; Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Honor Society, 3; Librarian, 3, 4; “Feast of the Little Lanterns,” 3; “Gypsy Rover,” 2; Seventeen,” 4. OPAL GASLIN Glee Club. 1, 2, 3, 4; Spanish Club President, 4; “All of-a Sudden Peggy,” 3; “Seventeen,” 4; “Feast of the little Lanterns,” 3. MARVIN JANE HAWKIN'? O.chestra, 3, 4; Glee Club. 1, 2, 3, 4; Doub'e Quartette, 3, 4; Hi Times Staff, 3, 4; “All-of-a-Sudden Peggy,” 3Seventeen,” 4; “Gypsy Rove ,” 2; “Feast of the Little Lanterns,” 3; “Bells of Fol-de-Rol,” 4; Hon-o Society. 3, 4; Librarian, 3, 4; Junior Class President, 3; Secretary of Student Body, 4; Typing Team, 4. FERN HOUDYSHELL President of Freshman Class, 1; Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Pres, of Girls Reserve, 4; Pres, of Junior Chamber of Commerce, 4; Pres, of Honor Society, 4; Sec. of Junior Class, 3; Laurel Staff. 2; Girls Basketball Team, 1, 2; Librarian Glee Club, 2, 4; Hi Times Staff, 2, 3; Executive Council Rep., 2; Honor Society, 3, 4; “Adam and Eva, 3; “Bells of Fol-de-Rol, 4; Junior Chamber of Commerce Rep., 2; Double Quartette, 3. 4. BLANCHE JORGENSON Glee Club, 1, 2, 4; “Gypsy Rover, 2. HARRY MAST Football, 4; Seventeen, 4; Honor Society, 3; “C Club, 4. ESTHER MILES Entered Lorn Wenatchee High School, We-nat.hee, Wash., 4. THELMA PULLEN Glee Club, 3; “Feast of the Little Lanterns, 3. RUTH SCHROEDER G.ee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; “Feast of the Little Lanterns, 3; “Gypsy Rover, 2.. JEAN YOUNG Secretary Class, 1; Executive Council Rep., 3; Junior Chamber of Camme.ce Rep., 3; Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; “Gypsy Rover, 2; “Feast of the Little Lante.ns, 3; “Seventeen, 4; “All of-a-Sudden Pe gy,” 3; Vice President Student Body, 3; Honor Society, 3. 4; President Honor Society, 3; Secretary-Treasurer Glee Club, 3; Secretary Junior Chamber of Commerce, 3; Asst. Edi tor Hi Times, 3; Asst. Editor Laurel, 3. Laurel Editor, 4; Librarian, 3, 4. SENIOR CLASS HISTORY j AS I sat looking into the fire one evening my thoughts went back to the day when the thirty-three freshmen, of whom I was one, entered Coquille High; and as I sat there dreaming, Father Time appeared before me with his large book of Time in his hands. I began to question him. He turned the pages and with a long lean finger pointed out many instances : During our Freshman and Sophomore years we were recognized by the student body, during our Junior year we furthered our efforts, but the Senior year was the most active of them all. The Senior year, 1927, was a busy one with Clare Bean as editor of the “Hi Times;” Jean Young, “Laurel” editor; Clarence Barton, business manager of the student body; Hadley Curts, interclass rivalry chairman; Marvin Jane Hawkins, secretary of the student body; Fern Houdyshell, president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce; and Royce Richmond, vice president of the student body. Five seniors are members of the Honor Society and each has a Torch pin. They are: Beryl Hopton, Marvin Jane Hawkins, Clarence Barton, Jean Young, and Fern Houdyshell. Ruth Schroeder, Opal Gaslin, Beryl Hopton, Alta Belle Elwood, Jean Young, Blanche Jorgenson, Marvin Jane Hawkins, and Fern Houdyshell are in the Glee Club. Fern Houdyshell and Marvin Jane Hawkins are also members of the double quartette. The boys’ Glee Club has five seniors as members: Royce Richmond, Edward Johnson, Hadley Curts, Lawrence Cadle, Clarence Barton, and Harvey Benham. Clarence Barton represented the class in debate. Edward Johnson and Marvin Jane Hawkins are orchestra members. Hadley Curts, James Agostino, Royce Richmond, and Edward Johnson were the seniors playing basket ball. Football claimed Harvey Benham, Harry Mast, Royce Richmond, Hadley Curts, Clarence Barton, and Fred Clinton. Clarence Barton is our orator and Fern Houdyshell our declaimer. Clarence won the right to represent Coquille High School in the county Oratorical Contest. Very successfully did our class present “Seventeen,” a well known play by Booth Tarkington and very clearly it presented evidence of talent for acting in our class. The president of this new organization in the high school, the Girl Reserves, is a senior; namely, Fern Houdyshell. Also a good percentage of the membership is composed of our senior girls. The class of ’27 feels that they had the most successful flunk day that any senior class has ever had. On March 29th they spent the day at Floras Lake, where swimming, rowing, and dancing provided entertainment for all. They returned to Bandon to eat their evening meal and there were met by a car of enthusiastic juniors. The seniors, however, made it very plain that the guests were uninvited so that eventually they were obliged to go home hungry. JUNIORS JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY CLASS OFFICERS KENNETH HANSEN ALICE FISH President Vice President PHYLLIS McCURDY ELIZABETH MINTONYE MARLIN BRANDON Executive Council Representative Secretary Treasurer THE Junior Class started out in high this year, and we have made the hill without shifting. We have been at the front in all the activities of Coquille High School this year and have made our grades as all good students should. We not only lurnished a very large per cent of those taking part in the athletic contests but also in debate, oratory, declamatory, typing, “Laurel” staff, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Girl Reserves, and Honor Society. In football we had Kenneth Hansen, Haldane Holmstrom, Ross Brown, Lester Butts, and Harlo Call. Harlo and Lester also played on the basket ball team. Our class was not all made up of athletes, for we also had some oiators and debaters. Three members of the debate squad were juniors: Billy King, Jo Terres, and Harlo Call. Of those chosen for the declamatory contest, three were from our class. Phyllis McCurdy was chosen to represent the High School in declamation and Jo Terres as alternate, while in oratory Kenneth Hansen came out second. Wanda Houdyshell and Mildred Chapin represented us in the county typing contest at Coos River. Our workers on the “Laurel” staff have done no small amount of work. Jo Terres is kept busy with her calendar and her other articles for the “Laurel,” while Edna Robinson, Kenneth Hansen, and Phyllis McCurdy are also working on this book. Several of the Student Body officers are Juniors, for instance the president, Harlo Call, and the treasurer, Kenneth Hansen. Haldane was elected treasurer but he had to drop school at mid-year. The Junior girls take a very prominent place in the Glee Club also. Phyllis McCurdy plays the piano and those who sing are Wanda Houdyshell, Alice Fish, Jo Terres, Mildred Chapin, and Ruth Wilsey. Orpha Burket who moved to California at mid-year also represented our class in this organization. Jo Terres is accompanist for the Boys’ Glee Club. Wanda, Alice and Mildred are in the double quartette. Last but not least of our High school activities is the Torch Honor Society. We have more members in this club than any other class in school. They are Kenneth Hansen, Haldane Holmstrom, Jo Terres, Edna Robinson, Orpha Burket, Phyllis McCurdy, and Elizabeth Mintonye. Beside all these High School activities we found time and talent for a Junior Play, or rather Plays, for we put on three one-act plavs, “The Trysting Place.” “The Crystal Ga er.” and “The Man in the Bowler Hat.”1 These plays were also taken to McKinley and given there. Much o +he credit for the success of these plays must be given to the directors, Miss Jordan, our class adviser, and Miss Kaye. SOPHOMORES Frances Nosier Marguerite Agostino Vera Fortier James Watson SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY OFFICERS FRANCES NOSLER VERA FORTIER MARGUERITE AGOSTINO JAMES WATSON President Vice President Secretary-Treasure.' Executive Council Representative SOME learned person made the remark that the word “Sophomore” meant “Wise fool,” but the modern translation, when applied to the class of ’29 means “Jolly good Sports.” They have taken part in every activity the school had to offer, and what C. H. S. could have done without us—well, nightmares should not be dreamed in the daytime. We are proud to mention James Watson and Werner Plaep as our representatives in football, and Donald McGilvery in basketball. The class was fortunate in having at least two good singers, Jean Pierce and Gretchen Mehl, who belonged to the Double Quartet. The following were representatives in the Glee Club: Jean Pierce, Eleanor Folsom, Vera Fortier, Rosa McQuigg, Doris Kay, Helen Glenn, Marguerite Agostino, Etta Marie Whobrey, Gretchen Mehl, Alice Jenkins, Pauline El-lingsen, Virginia Miller, and Bernice Butsch. Those in the boys’ Glee Club were: James Watson and Donald McGilvery. Alice Jenkins, Margaret Ridle, and Bernice Butsch played in the orchestra. Those who took part in Oratory and Declamation were: Alvin Mc- Quigg, Bernice Butsch, Etta Marie Whobrey and Helen Furber. Helen Furber and Helen Glenn showed the school we did not lack wisdom by upholding our good name in the Honor Society. Those who were members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce are: Helen Glenn, Vera Fortier, and Frances Nosier. The Girl Reserve Club, a new organization, is well aware of Sophomore spirit, for fourteen of the members belonged to our class. In fact, we are very proud of our class, and expect to make record-breaking Juniors. FRESHMEN Harold Glenn Aune Pollary Paul Detlefsen Floramae Johnson George McClellan FRESHMAN CLASS HISTORY OFFICERS HAROLD GLENN PAUL DETLEFSEN AUNE POLLARY FLORAMAE JOHNSON george McClellan . Treasurer Executive Council Representative AND last, but far from the least, come the Frosh. At the beginning of the term more than forty entered the class to be mocked at by the upper classmen, but nevertheless they will be there in time to come. It took three men, Everett Seeley, Edwin Harding, and Elwood Smith, to make the football squad. In basketball, Paul Detlefsen and Everett Seeley proved themselves very active and played several quarters. In glee club—well don’t forget that the Frosh have a voice which they can control when they try. Paul Detlefsen and Harold Glenn were in the operetta “The Belles of Fol-de-Rol.” Anne McMillan and Rodney Creager represented us before the student body in oration and declamation. In track are several who are doing their part and if they keep on will win some honors for Coquille High. The freshmen class is proud to note the fact that they are the only class which presented an assembly entertainment this year. The program, which was well received by the Student Body, consisted of a humorous dialogue by Paul Detlefsen and Harold Glenn and a short play. Those taking part in the latter were: Jerene Low, Everett Seeley, Willie Gas- lin, and Felix Miller. It was later presented at a meeting of the Business and Professional Women’s Club. The class was also active in social affairs. They gave two parties during the school year; the first just before the first semester was over, and the second, at which they were hosts to the Sophomore class, in the last of April. Dancing and games were enjoyed at both parties. Don’t forget that “practice makes perfect” and before this class graduates the members will prove it, and leave their names on the records to be admired by those who come in after them. ORGANIZATIONS ■ JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFICERS FERN HOUDYSHELL........................................President PHYLLIS McCURDY - - - -..........................Vice President EDWARD JOHNSON ......... Secretary-Treasurer CLARE BEAN - ........ Book Exchange Manager UNDER the supervision of Miss Mary Druley, the Junior Chamber of Commerce has had a very successful year. The book exchange under the able management of Clare Bean has been a great help to many students, both in high school and in the grade schools. Students, not wishing to buy new text books, can obtain second hand books in good condition for about half their original price. The book is left at the exchange by the owner and when it is sold he receives the money while the exchange gets a commission on all books sold. The treasury of the organization has been greatly increased by this efficient method of handling old books. Those not used in the high school library and for which there was no call were given to the Lincoln school for reference work. The boys in the organization built a stand on the athletic grounds and here the girls cooked and sold “hot dogs.” The weather was usually stormy and disagreeable and this fact made the sales larger. Much profit was derived from this source. The organization donated money to the school library for the purpose of binding old issues of the “National Geographic” magazine. About Iwenty bound volumes are now in use and much benefit is derived from them. The membership is as follows: Fern Houdyshell, Edward Johnson, Edna Robinson, Jean Pierce, Opal Gaslin, Vera Fortier, Jean Young, Helen Glenn, Elizabeth Mintonye, Phyllis McCurdy, Clare Bean, Frances Nosier, Ruth Schroeder, Royce Richmond, Wanda Houdyshell. Marvin Jane Hawkins, and Stanley Stevens. Harlo Call Royce Richmond Marvin Jane Hawkins Kenneth Hansen Hadley Curts Jean Young Clarence Barton ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY OFFICERS HARLO CALL ROYCE RICHMOND -MARVIN JANE HAWKINS KENNETH HANSEN CLARENCE BARTON JEAN YOUNG HADLEY CURTS President Vice President Secretary Treasurer • Business Manager Laurel Editor Interclass Rivalry Chairman THE Student Body is the big organization of the school which carries on all the business and sponsors all the county activities. Football this year was a failure, more or less, but basket ball was much better. Debate proved still more successful. One thing of benefit to the town was sponsored by the Student Body. This was the appearance of the Willamette Men’s Glee Club at the Community Building March 21. Due to the fact that Holmstrom left school at the end of the first semester, Kenneth Hansen was elected treasurer. Call and Richmond also left before the second term was finished and Edward Johnson conducted the Student Body meetings for the remainder of the term. HONOR SOCIETY OFFICERS FERN HOUDYSHELL.......................................................................President JO TERRES .......... Secretary-Treasurer A CHAPTER of the National Torch Honor Society was installed in Co-quille High School last year with seventeen charter members. The requirements for membership demand a certain number of points to be gained by major or minor activities. If a student once enters the society he must keep his grade up to a certain standard; otherwise he loses his membership. Only three students have been dropped on this account but several have moved away. At the regular monthly meetings the club discusses ways in which the standards of the school might be raised which have proved both helpful and interesting. The society is backed by the local Lions Club which has shown itself very interested in the society’s activities. The present membership is as follows: Torch Bearers, Fern Houdyshell, Marvin Jane Hawkins, Beryl Hopton, Jean Young, Clarence Barton, Phyllis McCurdy; Two-Bar pins, Kenneth Hansen, Haldane Holm-strom, Jo Terres, Edna Robinson, Elizabeth Mintonye; One-Bar pins, Helen Glenn and Helen Furber. LA CONCHA OFFICERS OPAL GASLIN ................................................ - - President ETTA MARIE WHOBREY...................................................Vice President PAULINE ELLINGSEN . ......... Secretary-Treasurer THE Spanish Club, “La Concha,” was organized the first of the year by the members of the second year Spanish class. The name “La Concha” was selected, meaning “the shell,” as Coquille in French means “the shell.” The club meets every two weeks on Monday during the sixth period. The object of the club is to stimulate interest in Spanish. The first members of “La Concha” gave a pan-tamale supper to the new members, who came in the second semester, and to those of the faculty, who had studied Spanish. Spanish games and stunts were the diversion of the evening concluding with a welcome to the new members by Opal Gaslin, president. The club has bought a page from an ancient Spanish Bible. This will be kept in the room where Spanish is to be taught. A chile con carne sale was held one noon to raise money for “Laurel” pictures. Of special interest were the pictures taken in Spain, shown by Mr. Cramer and the visit to the club by Mrs. T. F. Maginnis, of Marshfield, who read and talked in Spanish. All members now have their “La Concha” pins, representing the name by being shaped like a shell. 1. Gretchen Mehl 11. Barbara Richmond 21. Harlo Call 2. A da S'oan 12. Ruth Gaslin 22. Gloria Getz 3. Mary Oddy 13. Jean Dungey 23. Maxine Neal 4. Daniel Fish 14. Jerene Low 24. Opal Gaslin 5. Marguerite Agostino 15. Marjorie Ashton 25. Jean Pierce 6. Harold Glenn 16. Gweneth Waters 26. He'en Glenn 7. Laura Pollary 17. Evelyn Roberts 27. Rosa McQuigg 8. Aune Pollary 18. Thurman Hickam 28. B'anche Jorgenson 9. Devona Shaver 19. V'olet MrAdams 29. Ftta Marie Whobrey 10. Paul Rietman 20. E'izabeth Lane 30. Pauline Ellingsen “C” CLUB THE “C” Club is the lettermen’s organization of the school. Every man who wears a “C” is more than ever a representative of Coquille High School wherever he may be, and thus has more responsibility as to the manner in which he conducts himself than have other students. The “C” Club at the first of the year contained six men it was soon augmented by the new lettermen in football and The members are: FOOTBALL Harlo Call, 3 stripes Hadley Curts, 3 stripes Royce Richmond, 3 stripes Kenneth Hansen, 2 stripes Haldane Holmstrom, 2 stripes Clarence Barton, 1 stripe Lester Butts, 1 stripe Ross Brown, 1 stripe Harvey Benham, 1 stripe Edwin Harding, 1 stripe Harry Mast, 1 stripe George McClellan, 1 stripe Werner Plaep, 1 stripe Everett Seeley, 1 stripe BASKETBALL James Agostino, 2 stripes Harlo Call, 2 stripes Hadley Curts, 2 stripes Royce Richmond, 2 stripes Lester Butts, 1 stripe Edward Johnson, 1 stripe TRACK Royce Richmond, 1 stripe THE GIRLS RESERVE OFFICERS FERN HOUDYSHELL.....................................................President PHYLLIS McCURDY................................................Vice President ETTA MARIE WHOBREY..................................................Secretary EDNA ROBINSON.......................................................Treasurer ALTHOUGH this is the first year of the Girls Reserve in the Coquille High School it is a live organization and has quickly become one of the leading activites of this school. The membership is about forty-five. This year the girls helped with the program at the Corn Show and at the Community Christmas Tree, dressed dolls for the poor children in Coquille, gave several candy sales, and sponsored the mothers’ and daughters’ banquet. The latter was the first one in Coquille and it was a wonderful success. The hall was filled to full capacity. The program was well prepared and a pageant was presented which showed the progress of the mothers and daughters through the years since their coming to America. Six girls were sent out by the club as representatives to the Mid-Winter conference at The Dalles. They brought back much helpful information as to what other Girls Reserve organizations were doing. At the conference the girls were pleased and surprised to find that the Coquille Girls Reserve had quite a reputation because of the fact that they were the only Oregon chapter organized without the direct supervision of the national “Y,” and also because our delegation had come the greatest distance. Much of the credit for the organization and success of the Coquille Girls Reserve is due to Mrs. George Moorhead who has been an excellent and faithful advisor. The organization is divided into various committees and in this way the work of the club can be carried on in a most efficient and quick way. The six committee heads are: Phyllis McCurdy, membership; Etta Marie Whobrey, publicity; Edna Robinson, finance; Marguerite Agostino, service; Pauline Ellingsen, social; Doris Kay, program. ACTIVITIES ORCHESTRA i First Violin Irmen Kimc Edward Johnson Alice Fish Maxine Neal Piano Marvin Jane Hawkins Flute Daniel Fish Banjo Jo Terres PERSONNEL Second Violin Evelyn Robert Margaret Ridle Bernice Butsch Saxophone Phyllis McCurdy Drums George Tracy Leach Director Mrs. Beyers Although the orchestra lost some members, it has worked faithfully all year and has done very well under the circumstances. Owing to Ihe absence of so many of the members, the orchestra was unable to play at the Community Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. This last semester the orchestra has worked on some very difficult numbers for the high school musical program, and for class day and for commencement exercises. It was arranged so that the orchestra could practice occasionally with the chorus, and much benefit, besides enjoyment, was derived from these meetings. The well known song, “O Sole Mio,” by DeCapua, was probably the most enjoyed by audiences as it is an old favorite and is a beautiful song. GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB PERSONNEL Soprano Mildred Chapin Jean Pierce Marvin Jane Hawkins Beryl Hopton Alta Belle Elwood Eleanor Folsom Vera Fortiei Devona Shaver Marjorie Ashton Jean Young Rosa McQuigg Barbara Richmond Esta Leather wood Ethel Squire Opal Gaslin Doris Kay Helen Glenn Grace Eilingsen Geneva Agostino Director - - - Mrs. Beyers Alto Marguerite Agostino Etta Marie Whobrcy Pauline Eilingsen Gretchen Mehl Alice Jenkins Georgia Ross Bianche Jorgenson Bernice Butsch Flora Mae Johnson Beulah Cornwell Helen Belloni Maxine Neal l ern Houdyshell Alice Fish Jo Terres Wanda Houdyshell Ruth Schroeder Ruth Wilsey Gertrude Mehl Anne McMillan Accompanist • - Phyllis McCurdy The girls’ glee club has made a very creditable showing this year, under the direction of Mrs. Beyers. Besides entertaining the student body, it has appeared before the public in several programs. During the Corn Show it took a prominent place in the evening’s entertainment. The girls also worked faithfully on some very difficult numbers for the musical program, which was given soon after the close of the basket ball season. A change was made in the double quartet on account of the vacancies left by last year’s seniors and Orpha Burket. Tryouts were given and the members are: Mildred Chapin, Marvin Jane Hawkins, first soprano; Gretchen Mehl, Jean Pierce, second soprano; Jo Terres, Fern Houdyshell, first alto; Alice Fish, Wanda Houdyshell, second alto. The club took part with the boys’ glee club in “The Belles of Fol-de-Rol,” a short operetta given during the first semester. HOYS’ GLEE CLUB PERSONNEL Hadley Curts Clarence Barton Harold Glenn Paul Detlefsen Edward Johnson Royce Richmond Warner Plaep Harvey Bonham James Watson Lawrence Cadle Donald McGilvery Fred Cadle Randolph Lorenz Rodney Creager Everett Seeley Edwin Harding Raymond Detlefsen Tallant Greenough Director .... Mrs. Beyers Accompanist - - - - Jo Terres The boys’ glee club hasn’t taken such an active part this year as in past years but with the numbers which they worked on, they did well. The boys appeared with the girls’ club during the Corn Show entertainment and in the operetta, “The Belles of Fol-de-Rol,” which was given in the fall. Some of the costumes that the boys wore in this operetta were especially pleasing, such as Clarence Barton as the “King” and Hadley Curts as the “Court Physician.” The chorus practiced once a week and consequently had several numbers finished for the musical program given in March, and for Commencement and Class Day exercises. The orchestra also practiced with the chorus. The outstanding piece was “0 Sole Mio” by De Capua. Quite a few new members were added to the glee club during the last semester. The vacancy of accompanist left by Orpha Burket was filled by Jo Terres. At the senior play, “Seventeen,” presented April 28th, a special quartette composed of Clarence Barton, Hadley Curts, Edward Johnson, and Royce Richmond sang between acts. Their numbers were “When You and I Were Seventeen” and “Blue Skies.” Mr. Moorhead Jo Terres Billy King Harlo Call Clarence Barton DEBATE WHEN the debate season opened this year there was a large turnout from each class, but by the end of the Christmas vacation, only four had their speeches written. These students worked faithfully under the competent help of Mr. and Mrs. George Moorhead, and by February 16 were able fearlessly to meet the North Bend team at North Bend and the Coos River team at home. The question was one of great interest: Resolved, That the United States should grant the Philippines their independence within the next five years.” The team was composed of the following: Affirmative, Jo Terres and Billy King. Negative, Clarence Barton and Harlo Call. Barton is the only one of these who will not be here to debate again next year. He was also the only veteran debater on the team, having had experience on the debate team the two previous years. All in all, the season was a successful one for Coquille High since the negative team won from North Bend two to one, and the affirmative lost to Coos River by the same vote. The students feel that they have made a very creditable showing this year and have great expectations for next year. It may be said that debating is one of the best of the activities in this school. It not only gives the participant a thorough understanding of the subject, but also gives him excellent training in public speaking, quick thinking, and the rapid organization of facts. Delivering a rebuttal calls for no small amount of brain work, and only by the greatest amount of preparation can a practically inexperienced student select his opponent’s weak points and bring them to light, select his strong ones and refute them and at the same time take care to speak in a convincing, positive manner. JUNIOR PLAYS INSTEAD of the regular three-act play, the Juniors varied from the regular custom this year in presenting three one-act plays: “The Man in the Bowler Hat,” “The Crystal Gazer,” and “The Trysting Place.” The first, “The Man in the Bowler Hat,” was a very exciting playlet, in which the home of John and Mary, a quiet old couple who wished for excitement, was raided by a terrible villian who was looking for his daughter’s sweetheart. In company with him was a heartless bad man who tortured the brave young hero to make him disclose the hiding place of the Rajah’s ruby. The play ended at the moment of highest excitement when it was discovered that the actors were merely rehearsing a play. “The Crystal Gazer” was a riotously funny dialogue about a fake soothsayer who sometimes got her cues mixed; as, for instance, the time she described Miss Blank’s poodle for her, not knowing that that bewildered young lady was seeking for her sweetheart instead. It ended happily, since the crystal gazer righted her mistake and found the young man. “In the Trysting Place” a young man of eighteen falls in love with a beautiful Mrs. Curtis who is a widow of about thirty. His mother and sister object, and try to interfere but after he proposes to her, he finds that she is engaged to another man. Further complications arise in the play when Jessie, his sister, tries to meet her lover secretely and when her widowed mother meets her first sweetheart, who wishes her to marry him. These were first presented on December 17th at the Liberty Theatre before a full house. The second time they were put on at the McKinley Grange Hall and were followed by a dance. The casts were well chosen and were composed of the following: “The Man in the Bowler Hat” John...............................Kenneth Hansen Mary...............................Phyllis McCurdy The hero ------- Billie Fish The heroine..............................Orpha Burket The villain - Harlo Call The bad man ----- Stanley Stevens The man in the bowler hat - Billie King “The Crystal Gazer” Madame La Sorciere ----- Jo Terres Miss Bessie Blank - Wanda Houdyshell “The Trysting Place” Lancelot Briggs ----- Marlin Brandon Mrs. Curtis........................Catherine Pook Jessie Briggs ----- Marjorie Hansen Rubert Smith ------ Lester Butts Mrs. Briggs........................Edna Robinson Mr. Engoldsby.............................Ross Brown Fredah Baxter substituted for Orpha Burket at McKinley. The others who were responsible for the success of the plays are: Miss Kaye and Miss Jordan, directors; Haldane Holmstrom, business manager; Irmen Kime, property manager. SENIOR PLAY j AFTER diligent practice under the skillful direction of Miss Atkinson (to whom much credit for its success is due), “Seventeen,” by Booth Tarkington, was presented on April 28 before a large audience at the Liberty theatre. The play, consisting of four acts, opens with young Willie Baxter realizing that, since he has reached the hale old age of seventeen, he has become a man and must act accordingly. Father and Mother, however, do not notice the radical change in their son and continue to treat him as a mere boy, much to his annoyance. Miss Lola Pratt, a young lady from the city is visiting Willie’s home town in company with her darling poodle, Floppit. Willie falls hopelessly in love with her. He calls her his baby-talk lady. He writes poetry about her. He suffers tortures untold trying to get a full-dress suit for every evening. He even gives up the idea of college preferring matrimony instead. He has a little sister, Jane, whose disrespect of his age and rights is unpardonable. Finally his baby-talk lady leaves town. The night of her departure is the event of a good-bye party. Willie cannot get a dress-suit. His father will not lend him his, his mother refuses him the money to buy one, and he cannot rent one. All the day of the party he counts shingles in a lumber yard at six cents per thousand. I When evening came and he had earned only thirty cents, his mother had compassion on him and provided one; but due to Little Sister’s slowness in delivering a message, Willie is late to the party and all of Lola’s dances are taken. When train times comes she goes to the station with George Crooper, a city chap with fine car, and leaves poor Willie almost broken hearted. It is then that he decides to go to college and forget matrimony, for he learned about women from her. Kenneth Hansen played the part of Willie to perfection and Marvin Jane Hawkins made the most aggravating, meddlesome, embarrassing little sister imaginable. Beryl Hopton, as Mother; Clarence Barton, Father; Lawrence Cadle, the negro servant; and Opal Gaslin, the baby-talk lady, fitted their parts very well and the others in the cast lent the essentials for the development of the plot and the atmosphere necessary for the success of the play. Those included in the latter are: Edward Johnson, Mr. Parcher; Harvey Benham, Joe Bullit; Marlin Brandon, Johnny Watson; Jean Young, May Parcher; Hadley Curts, George Crooper; Claire Bean, Miss Boke; Harry Mast, Wallie Banks; Alta Belle Elwood, Mary Brooks. Lawrence Cadle was stage manager and Thelma Pullen the business manager. Many have said “Seventeen” to be the best high school play given here for some years. Jean Young Clarence Barton Kenneth Hansen Edna Robinson Phyllis McCurdy Miss Atkinson Jo Terres LAUREL STAFF JEAN YOUNG CLARENCE BARTON -JO TERRES -PHYLLIS McCURDY -EDNA ROBINSON -KENNETH HANSEN MISS ATKINSON Editor-in-Chief Business Manager Assistant Editor Assistant Editor - Photograph Editor Assistant Manager Faculty Adviser DUE to the fact that Coquille High School has suffered a most depressing year financially every possible effort was made to cut down the cost of the annual this year. By using cheaper covers and less art work the staff has produced a book which costs much less than have the annuals of preceding years. However they hope that they have produced a history of this school that will remain as long as those of previous years. ORATORY AND DECLAMATION j ORATORY and Declamation furnish one of the best means for students to gain self-confidence and practice in public speaking. Everyone who desires to do so may take part in the class contest and the representatives chosen from each class are qualified to enter the inter-class contest. From the latter, one boy and girl are chosen to represent Coquille High School at the county contest. Those trying out this year were the following: Seniors: Clarence Barton, Fern Houdyshell. Juniors: Kenneth Hansen, Wanda Houdyshell, Edna Robinson, Phyllis McCurdy, Jo Terres. Sophomores: Alvin McQuigg, Etta Marie Whobrey, Bernice Butsch, Helen Furber. Freshmen: Rodney Creager, Harold Glenn, Alda Sloan, Anne McMillan. Those chosen to represent the classes were: Seniors: Clarence Barton, “The Impeachment of Warren Hastings.” Fern Houdyshell, “Hero of the Furnace Room.” Juniors: Kenneth Hanson, “Spartacus to the Gladiators.” Phyllis McCurdy: “How the La Rue Stakes Were Lost.” Jo Terres, “The Necklace.” Sophomores: Alvin McQuigg, “The Curse of Regulus.” Etta Marie Whobrey, “Engineer Connor’s Son.” Freshmen: Rodney Creager, “The Southern Negro.” Anne McMillan, “Bobby Shafto.” In the finals Phyllis McCurdy was chosen to represent Coquille, with Jo Terres as alternate, and Clarence Barton with Kenneth Hansen as alternate. On April 15th the county contest was held in the high school with T. K. Horner from the University of Oregon acting as judge. Marshfield took first place in both orations and declamations, but Coquille’s representatives each won second place and we have every reason to be proud of them. Phyllis will be with us again next year, so we have an excellent opportunity to score then. Her record is an unusual one, since she had never entered a contest of this kind before. ATHLETICS FOOTBALL FOOTBALL this year was not a success for Coquille High. At the first of the year about twenty men, all green except Curts, Call, Richmond, Hansen and Holmstrom, turned out to be drilled in the rudiments of the game under the able tutelage of Coach “Brick” Leslie. However, the outlook for next year is much brighter with nine lettermen back. The following is an account of the scores of the games: Coquille - 0 Marshfield ... 14 Coquille - 3 Bandon ... 10 Coquille - - 19 Riverton ... 0 Coquille - 0 North Bend 12 Coquille - 0 North Bend - - - 18 Coquille - 0 Myrtle Point 20 Coquille - 0 Myrtle Point 19 Non-Conference BUTTS End PLAEP Tackle BROWN Tackle RICHMOND Half BARTON Tackle CALL Full HOLMSTROM Guard HARDING BENHAM Half HANSEN Half Guard CURTS Half MAST End SEELEY Center TRACK j IT is a regretted fact that track in Coquille High School has always been a sport for which a very few men each year go out. Why it should not be considered in the same light as football or basketball is unknown but the fact remains that every year there is a poorer representation out for track than for any other activity in the field of sport in which Coquille High indulges. This year all credit for a track team goes to the freshman class. Of the 44 boys in high school only five freshmen turned out to try to make the team. Track is as worth while a sport as is any other athletic game. The good track man is generally a better all-around athlete than is the football star or the basketball hero. His training is as fine and he has prepared for a number of events which provide a wider scope of training than does preparation or instruction in only one or two games. The five men who were faithful and turned out all year for the honor of representing their school were: Paul Detlefsen, Capt., Everett Seeley, Edwin Harding, Dan Fish, and Tallant Greenough. Very little money was spent on equipment and the boys had no coach to assist them. On Saturday, April 23, the team met Riverton in a dual meet at Coquille. Four men, Detlefsen, Seeley, Harding, and Fish were entered. Riverton won the meet by a score of 63 to 43. Those scoring for Coquille were, Seeley, 9 points; Harding, 9 points; Fish, 4 points; and Detlefson, 20 points. Harding made his points by placing second in the 100, in the 220 and in the broad jump, and third in the high jump. Seeley earned his nine points with second place in the half-mile, and in the discus, and third in the 220, the 440, the pole vault, and the high jump. Fish made his score by placing second and third in the pole vault and the broad jump respectively. Detlefsen placed first in the high jump, discus, pole vault: second in the 440; and third in the mile and in the half-mile. Three men are going up to Myrtle Point to enter the county track meet May 7. Those going up and the events they will enter in are: Harding, the 100 yard and broad jump; Seeley, the 440, the broad jump, and the high jump; Detlefsen, the half-mile, the 440, the broad jump, and the high jump. BASKETBALL BASKETBALL started out with a bang, Coquille winning six out of seven starts; then the team seemed to have hard luck and they lost five straight games but they came back and won the final game from Marshfield 16 to 11. The boys made an enviable record in the tournament and came close to getting the trip to Salem, as it was they were runners up. Next year we are going out for blood and with Call, Richmond, Agos-tino, and Butts back we expect to win the championship. Coquille - - 14 University High 23 Coquille - - 23 Riverton 11 Coquille - - 49 Arago ... 9 Coquille - - 15 Myrtle Point 20 Coquille - - 13 Bandon - 12 Coquille - - 24 North Bend - 10 Coquille - - 33 Coos River 15 Coquille - - 15 Marshfield 20 Coquille - - 16 Bandon ... 19 Coquille - - 15 North Bend 18 Coquille - - 15 Myrtle Point 20 Coquille - - 16 Marshfield 11 248 188 BUTTS CURTS Guard RICHMOND Center Forward CALL Guard AGOSTINO, Capt. Forward WIT AND HUMOR CALENDAR j Sept. 7—School begins; there’s Miss Roeder, Got her hair bobbed; I hardly knowed her. Freshmen green and very small As usual invade the hall. 8—On this day our study commences. 10—Student body meeting—more expenses! 13—Football practice today has begun; Come out to practice, everyone! 15— Coquille Hi Times laid down and died. 16— Orchestra nearly drove us outside. 23— Honor Society meets, the first time this year. 24— Half holiday today to see the county fair. Oct. 1—Student Body meeting; Honor Society pins. 2—Football game—Marshfield wins. 4— Volley ball practice—hot game ensues. 5— Marlin Brandon appears with green shoes. 7— A freshie was in study hall, His ink to him was denied; And characteristic of his age, “I want my bottle,” he cried. 8— Mrs. Moorhead talks about Girl Reserve. 9— Bandon beats us in football—Got her nerve! 13—Roeder and Moorhead engage in a bout ’Cause Moorhead took a Geographic out. 20— Gotcher card? Don’t try to hide ’er. 21— G. R.’s feed the team on cider. 23—North Bend game—terrible fuss! Wonder who beat? It sure wasn’t us! 29— Wedding bells ring out. Hear them far and wide. Elwood was the groom, Martha Jane the bride. Barton was the preacher; he knew his stuff, by gosh ! And thus, as is the custom, we initiate the Frosh. 30— Ko Keel Korn Show—We did our stuff. Glee club sang; orchestra played—and that’s enough. Nov. 3—Moorhead held a meeting to talk about debate. 4—Honor Society luncheon; when they didn’t talk, they ate. 12— Midsummer Night’s Dream, ’twas a play, very fair. 13— Myrtle Point game—not a dream—a nightmare. 17— G. R. initiation—’twas held by candlelight. 18— Junior girls beat seniors in volley ball tonight. 19— Letters are awarded: the shield goes to Buzz. 22— Upon this night the G. R. party was. 23-28—No school this week—Thanksgiving vacation. 29—School starts again—Oh! thunderation ! Dec. 3—We have a S. B. meeting when The Laurel comes to life again. 6—Everyone comes to school at night; And we bring Pa and Ma so they’ll know we’re bright. 8— The Belles of Fol de Rol was given. 14— Miss Kaye bobs her hair! Sure looks like H—eaven. 17—The junior class three plays presents, And reaps much profit in dollars and cents. 22— Santa’s at school with reindeer three. Say, he sounds like Bo to me. 23— Buzz goes a-shopping, Christmas gifts to buy. One is for a lady! Buzz! My! My! 27—Three tears for Royce—Brick goes south. Poor little boy! He’s down in the mouth. Jan. 3—Again our voices ring out in the hall. 4—Girls start practicing basket ball. 12-13—These are examination days. 15— At McKinley the juniors presented their plays. 17—Got our report cards; no need to pine. Clean sheet tomorrow—everything’s fine. 23— Count the little freshies. Can they be very bright? Watch them stand up whenever they recite. Feb. 4—Student body meeting. Freshmen entertain. They don’t talk very loud and we strain our ears in vain. 9— Orchestra and glee club, they operate together. Both of ’em at once makes it worse than ever. 16— Honorable judge, Hear us debate! One team won—one lost—such was our fate. 21—Because of high water, much to our sorrow (?) Miss Jordan will not be back till tomorrow. 24— Record-breaking book-slinger clutters up the gym. If we catch the guilty man, woe unto him. March 4-5—Team has-gone away to the county tournament. 11—Lloyd puts tacks in chairs and to his home is sent. 17— The orchestra plays at a Lions’ Club lunch. 21— Willamette Men’s Glee Club—some keen bunch. 25— Joe and Bart spade the garden. Doesn’t it look fine? 29—Seniors have their flunk day and bring back a sign. April 1—The snow falls thick upon the ground, so cold we all stay in. Orations and declamations—Bart and Phyllis win. 6—The juniors want the seniors’ sign, so they stage a snappy fight. They roll in the mud till the juniors win, but they sure look a sight. 13—The thirteenth seems to be the Seniors’ lucky day. They fight again and get that sign of theirs away. 22— “I wish to thank the student body for this letter here. I’ll try to earn another when I come back next year.” 25—Kenneth and Gweneth this afternoon Rode ’round in her car and we saw them—go to town. 26—Kenny rode 'round with Marvin Jane. Doesn’t that girl give you a—ride sometimes? 28—“Seventeen,” the senior play; Kenny is slow getting dressed, they say. But this is the best I’ve ever seen: Bart appears in shirt sleeves in the party scene. May 4—May day dance—best you’ve ever seen. Make a big fuss over Vera, our queen. 10—Where is the Honor Society at? They had a flunk day and went down to the “nat.” 13—Friday—and the banquet—a day for mishap. Bet somebody spills their soup in their lap. 18— An evening performance because it’s class day. 19— Commencement at last! All’s well—Hooray! j jt Bernice Butsch: “Can I go through this gate to the river?” Willie Gaslin: “Probably, a load of hay went through this morning.” Bo: “Everything I say goes.” Fern: “Won’t you come over to my house some morning and say FORD?” Minister: “We shall now sing hymn number 508.” Wanda (rousing from nap): “The line is busy.” George: “Your little brother saw me kiss you. What must I give him to keep quiet?” Eleanor: “He usually gets half a dollar.” Devona: “I bet Caesar was a strong man.” Beulah: “Why?” Devona: “This book says he pitched his camp across the river. Miss Roeder: “What did Sir Walter Raleigh say to the queen when he put his coat down for her?” Doris Kay: “Step on it, kid.” Floramae: “Mother, can I go out and play?” Mother: “What! with those holes in your stockings?” Floramae: “No. With the kids next door.” Rosa: “It’s only six o’clock and I told you to come after supper.” Stanley: “That’s what I came after.” Bart: “Darling, say the words that will make me the happiest man in the world.” Catherine: “Shall I really?” Bart: “Oh, if you only would!” Catherine: “Well, then, stay single.” Ruth: “Were you embarrassed when you proposed to me, dear?” Lester: “Gee, yes, darling, I owed over $500.” Belmont: “Gee, my dog is smart. I can be a mile away and he can find me.” Frenchy: “Why don’t you take a bath?” JOKES jt Fred Cadle: “Why were you kicked out of glee club?” Rodney Creager: “For singing.” James Watson: “That sap Kenneth has jumped into the river twice.” Irmen Kime: “There must be a girl at the bottom of it.” Lester: “My girl trusts me. She let me carry her purse.” Marlin: “Was there any money in it?” Lester: “I couldn’t find any.” Everett: “I threw a kiss at Jerene today.” Edwin: “What did she say?” Everett: “She said I was the laziest man she ever saw.” Paul: “They say that a cat has nine lives.” Bo: “That’s nothing—a frog croaks every night.” Lester (in geography): “What is dew?” Mr. Moorhead: “Your twelve hundred word papers.” Miss Kaye: “What is a goblet?” Mac: “A small sailor.” Kenny: “Where are you going?” Joe: “To take a chemistry exam.” Kenny: “Gonna take the acid test, huh?” Harry: “Tell him all you know.” Harvey: “I’ll tell him all we both know; it won’t take any longer.” Hadley: “I loved a girl once and she made a perfect fool of me.” Jean: “Some girls do make a lasting impression, don’t they?” Bill Kay: “I went to a stag party last night.” Bart: “Yes, I saw you staggering in.” Book Agent: “Your dog just bit a piece out of my leg, sir!” Mr. Moorhead: “Glad you mentioned it. I was just going to feed him.” Stanley: “Quick, a frosh just swallowed a bottle of ink!” Lloyd: “Feed him a blotter.” Famous Beauty Remedies The sight of a ten dollar bill gives the eye an attractive sparkle. To avoid falling hair, step nimbly to one side as they come down. Freckles will disappear after two applications of iodine to the skin. Cop: “Hey, why don’t you stop? Didn’t you hear me yelling?” George McClellan: “Oh, was that you yelling? I thought that was just somebody I had run over.” Marlin: “Hello, Harlo, how’s the hogs?” Harlo: “Fine, how’s your folks?” Ruth S. (at football game): “Hold ’em, Les. I know you can.” AUTOGRAPHS OUR ADVERTISERS j Coquille High School wishes to thank the following people who have helped to make this annual possible by taking advertising in the book. j Bill’s Place Dr. F. G. Bunch Busy Corner Grocery George H. Chaney City Cleaners and Tailors Coast Auto Lines Coos Bay Bottling Works Coquille Chamber of Commerce Coquille Furniture Co. Coquille Hotel Coquille Ice Cream Co. Coquille Lundry Co. Coquille Machine Shop Coquille Service Station Coquille Valley Sentinel Coquille Valley Creamery Cotton Real Estate Agency Cow Bell Dairy 1. A. Elrod Dunham’s Farmers and Merchants Bank Farr Elwood First National Bank Fuhrman’s Pharmacy Gould Furniture Co. Hicks Chatten Engraving Co. Hooton Electric Shop The Hub Hudson’s Drug Store Ideal Bakery E. E. Johnson Lumber Co. D. C. Kay The Leader E. A. Folsom Liberty Theatre H. N. Lorenz Michelson’s Sweet Shop Mountain States Power Co. S. M. Nosier Oerding Industries Inc. Pauze’s People’s Market J. E. Quick Dr. C. A. Rietman Stadden Studios Z. C. Strang Taylor Ditto Battery Station The Title Company Townsend Townsend Barber Shop G. E. Trott Ye Towne Shoppe