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

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CLASS HISTORY We the anticipatory graduates of 1944 have met here in the great institution of Grant Hi to reminise on the past and plan for the future o As hashful downtrodden Freshmen, we certainly have stuck through to the end. and are only mere ske3.etor's of the thirty-nine whc started» Freshman week was one of continued torment, and extensive were the sighs which issued from our hearts when It had ended, Our scholastic achievements were somewhat hampered du6 to our inferiority.. Yet, we were represented in the Lettergirls by Mildred Blackburn; on the Annual Staff by Jack Cosad; in theG.ee Club by ten members;' and in the Band by twelve members.. luring the year Sararose Davis transferred from Spokane- Ten of our original number never returned for the Sophmcre year; al- though several new members brought the enrollment to thirty-six. We were reticent Sophomores, so we took out our heated revenge on the poor Freshmen. While we were Sophomores Dale Ray and Ted Hinshaw were in the wchool play THE CAMPBELLS APE COMING. Eight of us graduating Seniors were in the Band in our Sophomore year; four girls wore letters and seven boys were Lettermen. Our teachers had changed. Mr. Wright was still our Principal; Mrs. Driskill, who had taken a sudden liking to a domestic life was replaced by Miss Reith; Mrs.Dotts waa. replaced by Mrs Romig Mr Wolpert and Mrs Dickens were with us until Mr V olpert joined the service; Mr„.Rix also left for the Air Corps before the year was completed. Kenneth Shideler J.eft Just before the Sophomore year was over, and Evelyn Brock left for Kentucky for her Junior year, as Marge Mathewson Joined our merry group. Thus our Junior year enrolled twenty-eight happy upper classmen, This proved to be the most eventful year of our school. Three flourishing Juniors helped the Carnival staff in the fall of the year. Early in January the Junior-Senior banquet was a splendid affair. The Junior Varieties was featured to sponsor the Junior-Senior Prom inclu- ded a one-act play HIS FIRST GIRL by a complete Junior cast. Stanley Phillips had the recognition of an All-Star on the district tournament team. £

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Then we became in the fall of 1943 those honorable Seniors, and while Seniors we had a very memorable year., Our class was represented on the Carnival Staff by Kenny Scott Pat Tracy, end Stanley Phillips. The Carnival was the big event of the fall term The Student Council was made up entirely of Seniors; Rosalie Eddy, Leonard Silvers, Leslie Faye and Mildred Blackburn Also in the fall, we took our annuel Senior Pay Pionic and accompanied by Mr Johnson, the class Advisor, we spent the day at Magoon Lake doing some fishing, boat riding and swimming. In April, the Senior Play was the outstanding spring aotivlty. it was completely oast of Seniors and coached by Mr Habex.lj'' The play MS AND MY SHADOW was quite a success. After the play the cast faculty and other Seniors enjoyed a party at Benson Cal e o The night after the play, the Seniors were entertained by the Junior Class at a formal banquet given in the Home Economio’s Room of the High School, The Seniors took part in the program by giving the Class Poem, Will, Prophecy, and History. The Junior Class again entertained us with the Junior-Senior which was a formal invitational Prom in the Gym» The Gym was gaily decorated in red, white, and blue and carried out the patriotic theme in honor of those gone from our class to armed service„ During the months,of March, April, and May, several members had to leave school and enter the various branches of service We all hated to see them go but were proud of them also Those leaving wera; Bill Kelly, Navy; Kenneth Shideler, Army; Jack Cczad; Army; Leonard Silvers, Army; Jack Gray, Navy; Bill Smith Navyj Ted Hinshaw, Navy; and Stanley Phillips,. Navy On Sunday May 7, the memorable Senior Baccalaureate service was given by Mr Brown at John Day, Oregon Of course, we will never forget the graduation on May 11 Graduation always will hold a note of sadness for Seniors., but this year, it held a double note of sadness because of the graduating Seniors who ware unable to be present at their own graduation because of their presence in the Armed Forces., Let us for a moment take a look at these Seniors. Student-Body President, Leonard Silvers, was our officiant executive all year He likes southern girls so be want into the .Army hoping he would be sent South. £