Grant High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Grant Dramatic Club ®HE Grant High School Dramatic Club was organized late last term for those students who are interested in dramatics, and who will eagerly participate in dramatic activities. Since the club is very large, it was separated into two divisions: The junior section, composed of third, fourth and fifth term students elected the following officers: Marjorie Nelson, president: Olive Christianson, vice-president; Harriet Hageman, secretary; Ferrin Moreland, treasurer, and Miss Cooke, faculty advisor. The senior division, composed of sixth term students, elected officers as follows: Claire Applegate, president; Richard Harper, vice-president; Beatrice Des-ilets, secretary; Frances Catlin, treasurer, and Miss Davis, faculty advisor. Miss Stout, teacher of Oral English, is the general advisor. The two divisions are working on “The Trysting Place,” a one-act play by Booth Tarkington. They expect to present this at a club program in the near future. The club is also planning to sponsor an all-school play, “Daddy-Long-Legs,” by Jean Webster, to be given for the public later in the term. Try-outs for this play will begin immediately. —Beatrice E. DesIlets, Secretary. Chrestomathion Society tHE first business meeting of this term of the Chrestomathion Debating Society was held January 30. The permanent constitution has been adopted and it was decided that the same officers should be kept for the coming term: Bess Templeton, president; Mary Reynolds, vice-president; Alice Morrow, secretary-treasurer; Betty Woerner, sergeant-at-arms; Helen Mielke, editor. The first important debate of this term was held February 6, the question being: “Resolved, That the present system of interscholastic sports is detrimental.” The negative, upheld by Margaret Kempenich and Betty Woerner, defeated the affirmative, supported by Florence Bell and Peggy Hallam. The names of girls wishing to join the club are being discussed and will be voted upon in the near future. Plans for an entertainment in assembly are also being made and the entire club feels that the coming term is to be one of success for the Chrestomathians. —Helen Mielke, Editor. Girl Reserves flPHE first meeting of the Girl Reserves of Grant was held February vl? 11, 1925. There were present seventeen girls, Miss Clair, who will be our leader, and Miss Cochran, leader of the High School Reserves of the city. We enjoyed a talk by Miss Cochran, who explained the differences between Grade Girl Reserves and High School Reserves. At the next meeting, February 13, an election of officers was held. The result was: Harriet Hageman, president; Margaret Wienike,

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V. S. Grant MEMOIRS Page 27 miiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiimHiiiiiHHiitiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiimiiMiiiiiiiii Orchestra flt'HE orchestra has improved greatly, due to the talented director, Mr. Millard. Several old members have come hack and many new members have been added since the beginning of the term. Because of this a few of those who played second violin have been promoted and are now playing first. Monday, Washington’s birthday, the orchestra played at an assembly held in the morning. They played “Americaa medley, “March Militaire,” by Schubert, and “My Maryland.” That afternoon they repeated the program at the Oregonian broadcasting station. It was the first time a high school orchestra of Portland had played over the radio, and proved quite a success. Robert E. Millard, Director Tom F re wen, Assistant Director First Violin Glenn Barlow Betty Ann Bunch Mildred Coi.lamore Jean Doyle Tom Frewen Ali.adine Hollister Anna May Nolan Margaret Paladeaux Second Violin Frances Babcock M a rg a ret CII a m bre au Dora Dillow Paul Gally Dorene Heacock Ruth Washburn Ruth VanSciioonhoven Cello Gladys Potts James Babson Piano Doris Knobel Richard Bauman Saxophone Frank Schumacher Flute Horace Cherrington Donald Stahl Traps Robert Dick —Betty Ann Bunch. U.S. Grant Hi Y' HE purpose of the Hi-Y is to create, maintain and extend through-Vtl' out the school and community, high standards of Christian character. In order to fulfill this purpose, a plan has been made to raise money for the treasury by means of a lecture and motion picture entertainment by Mr. Kay Conway, a noted Mazama and mountain climber. The vocational guidance campaign conducted by the Y. M. C. A. was attended almost one hundred per cent by the Grant club. Most of the members are planning to attend the annual conference of the Portland Hi-Y clubs at Seaside, Oregon. March 20 to 22. One interesting meeting was held with the Jefferson Hi-Y Feb. 23. The whole evening was devoted to discussion of the problems and achievements of the two clubs. Mr. Paul T. Shaw, advisor of the Grant Hi-Y, has the club thoroughly organized and in good working order. Since the last edition of “Memoirs,” three new members have been elected: Steadman Shaw, Hugh McCall and Jack Card. A number of standing committees have also been appointed. —Eugene Tarbei.l.

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V. S. Grant MEMOIRS Page 29 vice-president; Helen Binford, secretary, and Lorene Christenson, treasurer. We had an interesting meeting and discussed our plans for the party held February 27 in the orchestra room of the gym. February 27, the Girl Reserve Frolic was held. To this party were invited all the girls in the school who might be interested in becoming members. Our program consisted of remarks by the president; a skit to show what it means to be a Girl Reserve, reading and musical numbers. We adjourned early to go to the Newberg basketball game. Our new club wishes to extend, through “Memoirs,” an invitation to any girl in Grant High School who wishes to join this branch of our world-wide organization. —Helen Binford, Secretary. The Room Representatives cm HEN tickets are to be sold, who sells them? When money is to V ll be collected, who collects it? When announcements are to be made, who makes them? And when subscriptions for “Memoirs” are to be secured who secures them? The Room Representatives! The office of Room Representative is a responsible one. There are many duties one has, and many things which must be done on time. The Room Representatives have been very helpful in all things at Grant. The football team relied upon them to sell tickets and encourage students to come to games. The student body, in order to sell their tickets of membership and establish an organization, called on the Representatives to help them. And when we wanted subscriptions for the magazine, this same group of active students helped us. In fact, this issue would not have been a financial success had it not been for their enthusiastic support. Then, too, the boy or girl who represents his room is greatly honored. He is elected from a large group of pupils as the one his classmates think most worthy to represent them. Just as carefully as the ancient Romans chose capable leaders to solve their weighty problems do these registration members select their leader. What a great honor to daily represent thirty or forty hopeful, earnest, wide-awake Grant students! The staff of “Memoirs” feels greatly indebted to these students and wishes to thank them. The Room Representatives for this term are: Clifford Payne Bennie Johnson Malcolm Mitchell Bert McCoy Eugene Tarbell Elizabeth Bunch Jerry McDonald Marguerite Tarbell John Goss H. D. Andrews Ben Walling Roberta Denny Alladine Hollister Edmond, George Brocker Bernard Moore Kenneth Curry Kenneth Moore Sarah Hallam Edward Wells Alice Morrow Alva Horsfeldt Donald Welch Mignon Morgan Bob Templeton Chester Pierce —Janet Young.