Grant High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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MEMOIRS U. 8. Grant Page 24 Typing Awards The Commercial Department announces typing awards for the month of January. Underwood Typewriter Co. Maxine Stein, 45 words net, bronze medal. Rita Lipp, 31.2 words net, certificates. Frances Ford, 36.5 words net, certificates. Velma Corbin, 34.2 words net, certificates. Remington Typewriter Co. Luthada Parmer, 38.5 words net, certificates. The above awards represent progress toward excellence in typing, and are the first awards won in this school. The typing department expects all second term students to have a 30-word certificate and all third term students to have a 40-word award before receiving credit for their work. —E. E. Horning. Thanks The staff is grateful to Mr. Eilertsen, Loren Shisler and Edward Snipes for making two wooden contribution boxes for “Memoirs.” One of these boxes is in the library; the other hangs in the main entrance hall of the building. Such attractive, practical boxes, so conveniently placed, will be helpful to all the students as well as the editors.

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MEMOIRS Page 23 V. 8. Grant Htoaris Scholarship Letters tfT the close of last term letters were awarded for scholarship. A jX red letter was given for an “E” average in all subjects, and a blue letter for all “E’s” for four quarters. At the end of the present term, another scholarship letter will be added to the group. This is a gray and blue letter for all “E’s for eight quarters. The following students won scholarship letters: Blue Letters Elizabeth Scott John Skinner Albert Arnst Elizabeth Burch Olive Christianson Wilmadene Rickolson Roberta Denny Marjorie Nelson Bernice Woodard Red Letters Jane Archbold Howard Johnson Grace Baird Virginia Green Frances Bittner Marjorie Needham Harry Browne Hazel Packer Roberta Burch Leo Reirstad Richard Ferguson Marvin Anderson Earl Cramer Mary Edelson Evelyn Cooke Wilma Enke Jean Doyle Sarah Hallam Walter Durham Mary Foster Winifred Duncan Helen Hurd Dorothy Dowling Margaret Kempenich Dora Goodin Eleanor Look Martha Hystad Harriet Medernach Alladine Hollister Helen Mielke Frank Robinson Josephine Olsson Edith Smith Geven Panton Merle Starr Jean Smith Dorothy Moffatt Mary Reynolds Abigail Moreland Garner Talboy Virginia Paris Robert Templeton Clifford Payne Betty Woerner Fred Tate Harold Frauendorf David Tobey Norman Scoville Lucile Wallace Ferrin Moreland Adele Wedemeyer Edward Wells Dorothy Anderson Virginia Wells Margaret Ansley Espen White Katherine Conkle Viola Beydler Minnie Elmer Rodney Lloyd Bruce Wells Louise McArthur

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V. S. Grant MEMOIRS Page 25 4Drpti;tfitiong Student Council HE first Student Council of Grant School retired after a most suc-cessful term, leaving their duties to the officers of the new council, who are: President, Walter Heitkemper; vice-president, Eleanor Look ; secretary, Betty Allen ; treasurer, Frances Ford ; editor-in-chief, John Deifell, and athletic representative, Tom Handely. A Student Body Representative was elected from each room and each club. The Council is confronted by a serious financial problem this term. As the expenditures for the spring term will be heavy, some method of raising money must be adopted definitely. Two new clubs have been approved by the Council: A girls’ literary club and a boys’ debating club. The members of the Student Council represented Grant at the Educational Exposition held at Oregon Agricultural College on February 21, 22 and 23. —Bktty Allen. Fire Squad WtftflTH the aid of Mr. Fletcher the fire squad has improved the fire drills greatly by arranging certain groups of rooms for certain exits. Each man has his post and he sees that the students get out as quickly as possible. The temporary board walks from the ends of the building have made it possible to clear the building more quickly. Our present record is 58 seconds. Alva Horsfeldt has acted as leader and Dwain Taft and Kenneth Curry, assistants thus far. Officers will be elected soon, then regular firemen badges will be secured. The fire drills have been better, but not so good as they might be. All we need is better co-operation of the students in getting out as fast as possible, and not talking or lagging behind. If the students will keep these things in mind, soon we shall have excellent fire drills. —Benton Skibitzke. Gamma Phi Sigma HF Gamma Phi Sigma was organized on January 8 for the pur-pose of drill in debating and parliamentary law. Mr. Wharfield is the faculty advisor, and the charter members are Jerome Bischoff, John Deifell, Howard Hall, Walter Heitkemper, Norman Scovill, Orrin Scovill, Ivan Silverman, George Todd, and Hartwell Whitney. On February 3, Sam Gortler and Espey White were voted into the club, which raised the membership to eleven. The officers are: President, Norman Scovill; vice-president, John Deifell; secretary-treasurer, George Todd, and sergeant-at-arms, Hartwell Whitney. Orrin Scovill is the club’s representative to the Student Council. The Gammas meet the first and the third Tuesdays of each month. —George Todd, Secretary.