Elkton High School - Elk Yearbook (Elkton, OR)

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In themr Semor ye r at Elkton I-hgh School Josephtne Mulkey rejotned them Eleanor Btnder IXI artxn and Larry Emel moved away durtno the last seme ster leavxnf fourteen Senxors tn thetr oraduattno class The offtcers were Donna M tdtson PYCS1dCDt Pete Inman Vtce Prestdent Sandy Baker Secretary John Beckley Treasurer Mr Grlmsrud was agatn thetr class advtsor Grace Scrtbner was carmval prtncess and queen wtth Pete Inman as her escort Ne trly all of the members of the class were actmve tn sports and made letters tn them Senlor Sneak The Sentor Class of 1953 started on that annual occaston the Sentor sneak M arch 77 1953 In the mornmg before daylwht they were to meet tn front of Rxndalls tn Elkton about 5 30 Ftnally everyone made tt by about 4 30 wtth Mr Grtmsrud the la t one there We started Oelt and our f1rst ston was Newport where we had chartered ftshtno boat for deep sea I1 h1nU Due to the we ather we were unable to Oo ftshtno but we were taken for a half hour r1de out over the bar We also had breakfast at Newport then left for Depoe Bay where we went throug h tn aquartum of all ktnds of sea antmals seals sea llons sea anemones ftsh and an octopus Our next stop w IS Ttllamook where we went through a large cheese factory on 1 nutded tour After our tour we had lunch at a drxve tn tn Ttllamook and were on our way to Portland on I-Itghway 6 We went through the Ttllomook Burn thounh not pretty anymore tt was a stght to see We arrtved 1n Portland and went to Mtlwaukee where we found the motel we were gotng to stay 1n that ntght It was Maynard s TV Motel whtch has Telev1s1on 1n some of the rooms After resttng from rmdlng we changed our clothes and took off for the Shrlne Cmrcus at the Ice Arent tn down town Portland It was a good show and Jerry Colonna was Master of Ceremontes The boys were hungry agatn as usual so we went to the Oyster I-lou e and had a sea food dtnner before gotng back to the motel Everyone was to settle down and oo to bed but dtdn t 'ttll after televtston went off at one o clock We awoke around 8 o clock and checked out of our motel to go and eat breal fast We found an Ital1an restaurant tn Portland and had breakfast there We then went through Lambert Gardens and rode through the Reed College campus Then we were headed to Salem the state capttal to eat lunch and for the boys ro im around The glrls and the chaperones though went through the capttol butldtnw and sat tn on the Senate where they were passtng b1lls The glrls cltmbed to the top of the dome of the capttol butldtng and took ptctures Then the g1rls rode out to the state penttenttary and the warden there wouldn t let us go through much to our dtsltke We went shopptnc back at Salem unttl ftve when we were to meet the boys tn the Hotel Senator We then he tded for Eugene to take tn a show We couldnt aoree on whtch one to no to so they all went to dmfferent shows throuohout Broadway tn Eugene We stayed to eat together at a c feterla style restaurant tn Eugene before gotno home. We Got home around 7 OO a m feeltng as though we had had a very suc cessful sneak l3 , . rl . . . . 1, , , . 1 O ,, , . W . . . . . Q ' ' U o o ' ' ' 1 Y ' Y I - I L I 1 Y , y . . 4 . . 1 , . 5 , 5 2 Q , . . C I I : - , . O , I ' . A ' I . ' 4 . . . , . I :f . A . , 4. , D 5 D. 1 , ' :J cm' 1 , t ' ' I Q 3 2 . 1 S , , , , e , r 1 f. f ,, 1 , ' cu ' - Y ' ' f 1 7 . 1 za ' ' ' , . . . . . 4 . . 1 I . - 1 y S . S . l . . . , K 0 1 ' 1 Q r . c . - . , , , . to z f . , , ca ' ' 1 U 7 . . ' , I3 I . . O ,I A I 1 , ' - I ' ' ca ' D I zu o ' L 3 L n o x - ' - . O Q.. . . v- ef , 1 .

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wk? Fefe Inrmu, 'Hue 151,48 Vlce Fpq-.J,,,-r eg-,J,, CD Samly Jak n- 5l'cfcTIH' -T5 h Bc lrl X Trexsu. :cb-W In the fall of l95O there were n1neteen students who entered lnto Elkton Hwh School as Freshnmn Only two of these students Ronnme Henderer and Eleanor Blnde Nlartm han. started school 1n the flrst Grade IH Elkton schools In the thlrd grade John Beckley Jolned them In the f1fth grade Marlana Jones Kenneth Amee and Ju11e O Brxen were enrolled wlth them Davld Scott Carl Hershberger Sandr Baker Donna Madmson and Larry Emel entered mn the slxth Grade In the seventh grade Josephmne Mulkey 'md Betty Gossel Jomed them Barry Bloom Joyce Ferguson and Loulse Hamr1ck came 1n the e1ghth Grade Grace Scrmbner Amta I-I1xon and Dale Bowman entered ln the nmnth orade Later Dale Bowman dropped out reduclng thelr number to ewhteen In the1r Freshman year Eleanor Blnder 1VIart1n was elected Pres1dent Ronme Mrs LaVoy was thelr class adv1sor Carn1val prmncess and and queen was Eleanor Bxnder Martln w1th John Beckley as her escort The class had slxteen members when they were Sophomores Loulse H muck Joyce Ferguson Anlta HIXOH and Carl Hershberver left them and lklarle Kelhson Mower Jolned them As Sophomores John Beckley was elected Presldent Eleanor Btnder Martm Secretary Barry Bloom Vlce Presldent and Ronn1e I-Ienderer Treasurer Mr Grlmsrud was thelr class adv1sor Betty Gossel was the Sophomore carmval pr1ncess wlth Larry Emel as her escort In thelr Jun1or year they were mlnus Josephme Mulkey and also Marle Kelllson Mower who had Jomned the Senmor Class Pete Inman came to Jom them and Mary Allce Bunch moved up from the Sophomore Class thus maklno fmfteen members IH the Jumor Class In thls eventful year Barry Bloom was elected Pres1dent Donna Mad1son V1ce Presxdent Grace Scrlbner Secretary Ronnle Henderer Treasurer Mr Brown wa thelr class advmsor The Junxor Class prlncess was Donna Madlson and her escort was Ronnle Henderer They produced Fmnders Creepers a mystery comedy wmth Mr Sweet dmrectlng as thelr Junlor Class play They ordered thelr class rlnos mn thxs year and were very proud of them The class also cave a banquet and prom mn honor of the Semors The theme for the affalr was Dutch 17 . xg It ,f N X , D. u w ' , . f., , 1 '17 , ,Y ,V . A .1 ' In x 7 1 . ' D -D , . 1- . , ' . It L . 7 . . O . U . 1 l l - l 1 'V I 1 D 1 . , , , . - F - - 1 v fl 1 . 1 h . Q - . C 54 . . I , , . . . . O C I F . , . . , . . O i 1 no - . . . . y . Henderer, Vice-Presidentg John Beckley, Secretaryg and Julie O'Brien, Treasurer. . . , . l , . .1 D X . . . . . y . 2 Y ' ' , 9 , ' - J 1 ' . , . , I . . , . . . U . . I . Y . O . , . ' , K ' 9 ' , ' - ' 5 ' , 9 ' 1 . ' . s ' ' . ' Q ' 11 A lv ' ' ' ' ' 7 I ' I I . . O . . . O .

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Semor Class Prophecy January 1 1965 l Grace Scrtbner bemw of sound mmnd do hereby declare th1s to be by legal author :ty my last and fxnal wtll and testament I hereby name as my beneftctarxes my classmates who graduated from Elkton I-hgh School ln 1953 They wlll share my estate They are here by requested to meet tn New Mexlco at the Seemore Observatory near the spaceport bu1lt by myself before my successful flrst tnter spactal expedttton I want all of you to know how much I enjoyed my v1s1ts to you two years ago When left to v1s1t my frlends IH Elkton Oregon I ltttle expected to see so many of my old class mates st1lll1v1ng near there Elkton now a thr1v1ng c1ty of 50 OOO people was a very fertlle ground for Mlss Marlana Jones marr1age broker to set up shop Out front there was a btg smgn that read If1x It up you tear 1t down I went 1ns1de and before she had recogmzed me she had a marrlage l1cense ftlled out and wa try1ng to get my two dollars She had even taken over the long deserted dance hall tn Whoop and Holler Valley and made It world famous She was as gemal as ever and told me about some of her greatest matches one bemg the mar r1age of Davxd Scott now a New York State pohceman noted for h1s safe and sane dr1v1ng to a wealthy young woman the only surv1v1ng he1r of the world's r1che st man Scrooge P Plnchpenny a bottle cap manufacturer The marrlage was hlghly successful and ln l963 Davtd the proud father of flve gtrls and f1ve boys was named Father of the Year After vtsltmg w1th Marlana I left for Oakland Oregon where I would see Donna Kobbe the former Donna Madlson Yes Donna was marrxed rtght after graduatxon back ln '53 and was now ratslng a famlly of three boys and one g1rl She and Kenneth hved on a large ranch near Oakland where she spent her lelsure tlme worklng on new methods for extermlnatmg rodents She had been pretty successful ln thls wlde open professlonal fleld She mentloned seetng Julte the week before so I declded to v1s1t her at her home near Woodburn where she LS home econom1cs mstructor tn the Boys Detent1on Home .Iul1e revealed to me that she had been secretly engaged to a man Ln New Zealand for seven years and was gotng to brtng htm 1nto the country as a male war brxde next month They were golng to l1ve ln Terrebonne near the Deschutes Rxver and ralse rac1ng turtles On I went to vxslt Ronme Henderer or Arthur the Second successor of Arthur Murray the famous danctng lnstructor H15 slogan was Learn to Dance ln One Easy Lesson' He offered me a free course but I turned mt down as I was rather pressed for tlme Itherefore declded to leave for Bremerton Washmgton where I planned on v1s1t1ng the presldent of the Internat1onal Ltars Club the one and only Larry Emel However I dtscovered my Jetmoblle needed a repalr Job badly so I took tt to the nearest repamr shop and went to spend the afternoon at a matmee Upon arrlvlng at the Paramount Theatre I dlscovered that a famous s1nger was ap pearmg tn person Bemg a lover of mus1c I dectded to see the program so I bought a tlcket for the front row and went m and sat down About ftve mmutes later the curtam went up and I recelved the surprxse of my llfe On stage was none other than my old pal Josephme Mulkey The mustc began wtth an arta from a famous opera but suddenly Chqnged to a popular ballad Let's Make Moonshtne ln the Moonshtne Tomght Needless to say I enjoyed the performance tmmensely Afterward I went backstage and vtslted W1 h .Io I learned that she was the smger respons1ble for the uproar whtch shook Carnagle Hall four years ago when a very reputable opera smger suddenly broke lnto an Okxe song She also mformed me that she was leavmg for Afr1ca the next day to pursue her pet hobby beetle trappmg I bld her adleu and went back to the repatr shop where I d left my Jetmoblle only to fmd that they dtdn t know how to f1x lt I rolled up my sleeves and went to work In flfteen mlnutes tt was ftxed and I was ftnally on my way to Bremerton I arrtved there an hour later and went to the Emel resldence where I was greeted Larry s w1fe and two small chxldren who chattered mcessantly I could see or rather hear that they took after thelr father A few mlnutes later Larry walked IH and began glvtnfv nie a sales talk on Chevrolet plckups I could see he hadn't changed a bit We talked over old 14 O 1 1 1 1 D - 1 1 ' 1 - - Q 1 c . . ' 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 - - H . , . . H . . . 1 - 1 1 . . . S . I 1 1 ' 1 C 1 1 1 - 1 ' - 1 ' ' ' ' lv ll 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 - 1 , . 1 1 . . . . ' . . , . c 1 1 - ' ' ' ll ll 1 1 . . . . ll . 1 . . , . 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 1 , - - 1 1 C, - 1 1 - 1 1 . , ' 4 ll ' ' ' ' 11 1 f . , . . . . .A . L 1 y . I - . . . . ' . . ' 1 1 . . ' . , . ., . 1 1 ' . . , by 1. ' - - , . - 1 ' Q o . . 1