Grant Union High School - Prospector Yearbook (John Day, OR)

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of life more than anything„ He holds the record at Grant for Spectacle-smashing”, so we imagine he’ll some day invent a new pe of glasses (unbreaksble). He’s now attending Oregon State toll ege under the auspices of Uncle Sam. MARGE MATHEWSON—When Merge arrived on the Grant High scene at the first of her Junior yoar, all the rest of the Grant girls took one look at the glorious person and went out quictlj t- conteiaplate suicide. But it wasn’t long before rll cold shoul- ders warmed up, and Marge was accepted unconditionally. Merge is never too preoccupied to laugh at some kerny” Joke., and she i3 exceptionally good on the accordian, too. She has no partic- ular occupation in mind after school is over, but we are inclined to look at her beautiful hair, flashing dark eyes, generous red mouth, trim figure, and nice leg3 and sadly mur« mer, ,rif there’s a man around, she won’t get ten feet away from this building but what she’ll have an occupation for life .. .FRANK HOLLENDER—Around school we always called him ’’Mouse”, and the name seemed to be Justified. He is small and so quiet you can hear a lemon-drop. He .tootles his clarinet, and when it accidently squeaks, you blink twice to make sure, but when he left, there was something so lacking that we miss him very much. Only a month before he was to graduate, Frank moved to Oregon City, leaving behind him four honorable, well-spent years, and the distinctive honor of being Valedictorian of his class.. PAT TRACY— Tracy” is the athletic type of girl from Canyon City, proved by the fact that she was Princess at the Grant County Fair one year, and also Princess at the Mining Jubilee in Baker. Whenever anything funny is going on, you can always hear first, blonde Pet’s high-pitched laughter. She has plenty of spirit and determination. She is efficient office help as Mr flaberly will testify, aid she will, no doubt, wind up pound- ing a typewriter, unless a rancher we know gets there first JACK C07AD—Remember the blue Ford? Remember the kids hanging from the windows, fenders, radiator cap, and bumpers? Then remember the man behind the wheel and sigh for an era that is gone for now. That guy with the infectious laugh is serving bis Connery too, in cue Ax-my. We’ve missed him a groat deal be- •oust- ie was always cooperative and ready to help. So we’re looking forward to the day when kids once more will b3 hanging from the windows, bumpers, fenders, and radiator cap of Jack’s car ROSALIE EDDY—This girl can sometimes be Judged by her laugh, and Eddy’s friendly little giggle is fun to hear. She’3 small and blonde and a very good manager,, When working, she’s really on the Job but

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SENIORS SILVERS— Dignified without being highbrow is what one w-uld term our Student-Body President. A serious thinker with sense of humor is always rather hard to find, and we hate to say good-bye to Leonard for just that reason. The Navy must have notioed his potentialities too, for they snapped him into the ervice just before graduation. So don't be surprised if the war ew months sooner. It'll be due to a fine guy who is des- :—Better known as Panoho, the Seneca Kid. Leslie to flash around school with the greatest of care-less . rivacious an$ gay, she never-the-less is waiting patiently for isr man to return from the wars. And if a certain ring adorning .ertain finger means anything at all, we'd say the deal was GRAY—Y hen we think of lack now, we remember him as a quiet, nice looking, studious boy, never particularly putting himself :ut to be noticed, but being notioed for that particular reason, v -■ miss his familiar presence, but we try to realize that the :pe of graduation with his own olass had to be abandoned fr the 'ar that must be won, and his own part in that war. He has been in the U, S. Navy since February, and we are proud of him for that, and for the fact that he graduated Salutatorian of hi3 MILDRED BLACKBURN— Pinkie , fresh from Silvies, first entered the portals of Grant one lovely day four years ago with her ohin about a foot forward from its original position, and an I-dare- ya gleam in her eye. But that didn’t last long, as soon as we discovered in Pink a treasure of sparkling energy and wit From then on, she was one of us . She has good common sense (Which didn't have anything to do with her taking up the trumpet) and whenever there is a deal going on, Pink is always right in the center of the huddle, collecting money and cracking jokes as fast as coins fall in her pockets. We shudder to think how dull it's going to be around here, when we can no longer view the red-head snoring softly in Social Ec. KENNETH SHIDELER— Shide has always thought that his his personality, and accordingly never consented to greater part of it done away with when that was all the rage- But we are inclined to believe that (al- though his hair is bee-yoo-tiful) his personali ty c nsists of Shide just being his own charming, de- bonaire self—which is enough. He's never too busy but what ‘he con stop to help someone, unless he is going uniting, for nothing could keep him from being outdoors with a gun in his hand; he loves that kind hair wes have the

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she plays just as hard and gets much enjoyment from either work or play. There is a tall, dark, man in her life, which scares us because she is our nominee for the girl we would like most to be marooned with in Algebra Class. STANLEY PHILLIPS—There are really three Stanleys. When you hear a loud rrport up in the hills, it probably isn't an ava- lanche; two-', o-one, it's Stan up there providing provender for his hungry brood. (He is also an amateur taxidermist.) Another Stanley is the one who plods methodically around in blue cover- alls, unfreezing weter-pipe3 and fixing sinks and drains so they’ll drain. The third Stanley is Stanley the school boy, who played football for the first time this year, and really made a name for himself. He is now in Naval Training, so perhaps we should make it four Stans. SARAROSE DAVIS—Sararose has been in Grant High for three years and' has made a fine record of which she may well be proud of. Aside from being a main stay in the Band, her name invariably appears on the Honor Roll. Sararose is friendly to everyone and she deserves all the good breaks she can get. She is going on to college this summer to become a teacher. TED HINSHAW—Ted is one of our outstanding athletes, and was an All-Star for the District 'B Tournament. Ted is leaving Grant High to become a sailor. His chief school interests were foot- ball and basketball, and he was a four-year lettermen. We will remember Ted also in the Senior Play as the troubled husband. Good luck, Ted; in the Navy! ERNESTINE MULCARE—This Blc.ck-eyod-Suzy holds the glamour situation at Grant well in hand. She is part of that vanishing race who take their time but achieve their purpose. Her raven- black hair produces sighs and cries (from men and women re- spectively) She lends her lovely voice to the Glee Club (Si’.id tosses many sparkling smiles at everyone KENNY SCOTT— Live-wire-Scott, the man wno gets 'things done , is barely 5 feet, 6 inches tall. But that doesn’t hinder his maneuvers in the least. He's in on everything from managing the carnival to dating a certain blonde. He is a nstural lead- er when he isn’t too busy tearing sofas apart to give it a thought. His specialty is being hep to the jive , which, in English, means he is quite a li'l jitterbug, and his lament is that he's too young to join the Marines. BOB HOLLAND— Holland is one of those rare fellows who, even though he is built like a football player has a heart cf pure inedulterated gold. His act of complete innocence would fool any body. Whenever1 © ’lose our eyes and think about our wonderful foot-