Grants Pass High School - Toka Yearbook (Grants Pass, OR)

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Sophomore History Last year two hundred freshmen entered high school, the largest class ever to enter Grants Pass High. All through the year these new students were prominent in school affairs. I wo members of the class were on the girls interschool volleyball team. Jimmie Lium was elected ticket manager of the student body. Officers chosen were: Blondel Ownbey, president: Jimmie Lium vice-president; Orville Colby, secretary; Hazel Hoff-master, treasurer; and Rea Calvert, Student Council representative. The freshmen were tendered a reception by the Senior Class of '36. were entertained by the sophomores, and returned the the entertainment of the sophomores. As sophomores the class continued to be prominent in school affairs. Leonard Loni-gan was elected one of the yell leaders for the school, several sophomore boys were awarded sports letters, girls were prominent in girls athletics, and many members of the class were in Torch Honor and in journalism activities. The class again elected Blondel Ownbey, president. Other officers were: Jean Campbell, vice-president; Ralph Lanning, secretary; Marvin Johnson, treasurer; and Rea Calvert, Student Council representative. The freshmen class were entertained at a party in the school gymnasium in the fall and early in the spring the entertainment was returned at a similar party given by the freshmen.

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In other school activities this class has been well represented. Junior boys receiving football letters were Floyd Beck. Jack Massie. James Putman, James Welch, Bob Madden, Quentin Burden, and Hollis Conner. Those receiving basket-ball letters were: Quentin Burden, James Putman. Bob Madden, and Ted Norton. Mary McAdam and Jiin Matthews were on the debate team, and several girls were members of the Girls’ Letter Club. The class has also been well represented in the Torch Honor, Pep Club, Hi-G, and other organizations. Vagabonds Vagabonds who drift Into a land of exotic sweetness Lingering 'neath a pale moon. A breeze laden with the tropic night. The drowsy softness of many guitars And ukeleles playing somewhere near. Brings dreams of magic content Until the illusion ends. And with the ending An awakening, rude and abrupt. Into a world left far behind. Yet again the dreams carry the drifters Far away to a make-believe happiness Where no cares may enter. —Ella Mae Denniston

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Freshman Class This fall the class of 1940 entered the high school with 237 members—the largest of the four classes. The “greenness characteristic of freshmen soon disappeared as the older students helped them to become accustomed to new schedules. After the initiation, in which the girls had to wear long dresses and carry bottles and the boys had to wear short pants, the class settled down to the business of becoming active members of the student body. Clare Bud Pruess was elected class president; Richard Espey, vice-president; Aldine Ownbey. secretary; Warren Thomas, treasurer; and Earl Hall, student council representative. T. H. Coke and Miss Helen Schepman were chosen class advisers, and after Mr. Coke’s death. Mrs. Ray Me Duffee was selected to fill his place. At the beginning of the year the class was entertained by the seniors at the Senior Reception and later were entertained by the sophomores at the Sophomore-Freshman party. On April 9, the freshmen relumed the hospitality of the sophomores at the Freshman-Sophomore party.