Coquille High School - Laurel Yearbook (Coquille, OR)

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CLASSES SENIOR JUNIOR SOPHOMORE FRESHMEN

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19 LAUREL 40 ♦ ♦ SENIOR CLASS HISTORY ♦ ♦ The senior class of 1940 is proud to present the highlights of their outstanding career in the Coquille High School. They have excelled in athletics, play productions, and all other activities in which they have participated. With the able guidance of Mrs. Osika, class adviser, they have been a superior class all through High School. In their freshman year this class was represented by three lettermen: Dee Kiantz, Everett Smith, and Marvin Goodman. The officers of the class were as follows: Marvin Goodman, president; Robert Arnold, vice-president; Ted Schaer, secretary-treasurer; and Eunice Howe, representative to the student council. They were honored by the sophomores at an exciting initiation party. The sophomore class elected as class officers the following: Robert Arnold, president; John Shambow, vice-president; Charles Hawkins, secretary-treasurer; Jeannette Wheeler, representative to student council. Seven members of the band were from the sophomore class. Again the sophomore class was represented on the football and basketball squads, with seven lettermen: Dee Krantz, John Shambow, Dick Sproul, Robert Arnold, Everett Smith, Marvin Goodman, and Dee Krantz. The juniors sponsored several notable activities among which were the Junior Play, the Junior Frolic, and the Junior-Senior Banquet. The junior play. “Pleased ta Meetcha,” was a comedy concerning a country boy in the city. The junior frolic was an informal dance given April 14. This was the first time in many years the junior dance was not formal. The hall was decorated with evergreens, spring flowers. white trellises, and lighted by spot lights. Theme of the junior-senior banquet was centered about the 25th anniversary of the myrtlewood cane originally presented by George Oerding. Seven junior boys received football letters, eight received basketball letters, and three were awarded letters for track. Six juniors were in the high school band. The seniors proved themselves outstanding students in their last year by presenting first a very successful Senior Ball. Glittering northern lights and a shimmering fall of snow carried out the idea of “The Winter Carnival” which formed the theme of the dance. The senior play, “Wings of the Morning,” was a modern three-act drama which merited much praise for the cast and their director, Miss Rose Naef. The unusual stage sets ant lighting added much to the production. The class of 1940 was represented in the high school band by: Mary Jane Dunn, saxophone; Flora Ellen Wise, cymbals; Wilmer Northup, snare drum; Dorothy Belle Newton, baritone, and Helen Kyle, Drum Majorette. The seniors leading the student body of Coquille High were Howard Taylor, president; Flora Ellen Wise, secretary, and Eunice Howe, treasurer. Notable athletic records, both scholastic and individual were established by the many athletes in the class of ’40. The football squad of ’39 won the County Championship; the first time this has been done since 1924. Six of the boys were on the All-County Football Team, and three on the All-County Basketball Team. From this class Everett Smith, Dee Krantz and Marvin Goodman are four-year lettermen; John Shambow, Ted Schaer, Robert Arnold and John Williams are three-year letter-men. Virgil Arrell is a two-year letterman; Bill Ray, Phil Williams, and Ray Gaulke are one-year lettermen. Nancy Sonneland and Bill Ray were selected to be the class speakers at graduation, since their scholastic records were the highest in the class. Class Colors—Old Rose and Silver Class Motto—“Today we follow, tomorrow we lead.” Class Flower—Carnation