Kerby Union High School - Trail Blazer Yearbook (Kerby, OR)

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EIGHTH GRADE VISITING DAY Thursday, April ljftwenty-seven Eighth Grade students from the valley arrived at Kerby High School to visit for the day. The purpose of Eighth Grade Visiting Day is to acquaint the new-comnig students with the ways of High School. The Freshman and Sophomore classes chaperoned the Eighth Graders for the day. . Assembly was held in the morning before classes were taken up. Welcome speeches to the Eighth Graders were given by Bob Wendt, student-body president, and Yvonne Payne, Girls League president. At noon a luncheon was served by the junior Home Economic Class. To end an interesting day for the Eighth Graders a softball game was played be- tween them and the Freshman class, with the victory going to the Freshman by a score of 22 to 8. 1 GIRLS GLEE CLUB The Girls Glee Club has made excellent progress this year under the direction of Miss Elinor Hatch. Any girl who desired to join the club and was willing to try to sing was enrolled. Performances of the club at- various activities, such as the Mothers' Tea and Commencement drew very favorable compliments from the audiences. With the good beginning made this year, even greater accomplishments are expected next year. V I X ' 1 S

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Former Students of Kerby High School Now In Armed Service-Year they Entered the Service and Branch of Service AKERS, BILL-1939-Navy BAIRD, CLARENCE, 1942-Navy I BALDWIN, GEORGE-1941-Army EEROMANN, RAYMOND-1940--A. A. C. 'I I-I BROOKS, EDWARD-1940-Army En EUELL, JAMES-1942-Army EUTTRAM, JOHN-1941-Army CAMPBELL, Le ROY-1942-Army COOKE, JAMES-1940-A. A, C. FARLEIGH, JOHN-1957-Army GEORGE, JOHN-1956-Navy HAEERMAN, IVAN-1940-Navy HARBORD, WESLEY-1940-Navy HASSLER, DONALD-1936--Navy HENRY, LESLIE-1959-Navy HENSLEY, BILL-1941-Navy I-IILL, BOB DON-1959-Navy I-IOGUE, CLEMET-1931-Navy HUSSEY, ELWOOD-1938-Army JAMES, HAROLD-1941-A. A. C. LEE, WENDELL- 1940-U. S. C. G. LEONARD, GORDON-1957-Army MCLEAN, WILLIAM-1941-Army MELLOW, ALFRED-1954-Army MELLOW, HENRY-1937-Army , MELLOW, JOHN, 1957-Navy MESSENGER, RALPH-1935-Navy MESSENGER, RICHARD-1930-Navy MILLER, TERRY-1940-Navy MORRISON, KENNETH?-1940-Navy Aviation 1MOSSBURG, PAUL-1939-Army NORVILLE, ALFRED--1940-Killed in action PRENTICE, MARVIN-1940-Army SANTOES, EDWARD-1942-Navy SAXWYFR, PHILIP-1957-Army SCHIIMACHER, ROBERT-1935-Marines SLONECKER, HOWARD-1951-.Navy SMITH, CHARLES-1942--Navy SMITI-H, EDWIN-1941-N. A. C. R. SMITH, HARRY-1937--Navy SPINAS, JOHN--1928--Army SQUIRE. ELWOOD-1939-Navy STEIMER, ROBERT-1941--Navy PE If-I WALTON, JOE-1939-Army WALTON, TOM-1942-Navy WELLS, KENNETH-1951-Army WHITE, DAVE-1934-Navy XVHITE, HERBERT-1941-Navy WHITE, ROBERT-1941-Navy WILDER, HARRY-I959WAfmy ' WILDER, ROY--1939-Army VVILLIAMS. MELBOURNE-1929-'Navy MISS RHODA 'MILLsMEx-TeaCIIef-WAVES

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GIRLS' LEAGUE ACTIVITIES The first Girl's League meeting on October 2, 1942, was for the purpose of elect- ing officers for the first semester. Those elected were: . President ..........,...,...,.... .....,......,,......,..............,.... J ANET MARTIN Vice President ........,..........,,,...,, ....,,,. E LVA MESSENGER Secretary - Treasurer ....,,,,..,.....,.., ..,,,.. Y VONNE PAYNE V Student Council Representative .... ,..,.......,..,.,.,.....,. A LICE SMITH The first activity was a Big and Little Sisterls Party, which was held on October 30, 1942. The older girls revealed their identity by presenting gifts, with their names at- tached, to their curious little sisters. Previous to this date the big sisters wrote helpful little notes in disguised writing to their little sistersf' The Girl's League Follies was presented on the evening. of November 8, 1942. It proved an evening of entertainment which consisted of: A Skit and Songs by the Freshmen, A Skit and a song by the Sophomore Classg A Song Review by the juniors, and a Radio Broadcast by the Seniors. The proceeds of the program amounted to 353750. .N The Girl's League sponsored a Christmas Party on December 24, 1942, during thelast periods of the afternoon. Gifts were exchanged and the remainder of the afternoon was spent in singing, accompanied by Peggy Haberman at the piano. The second semester officers were elected as follows: President .......................,........................,............. YVONNE PAYNE Vice - President ..........,.........i... ......... R OSEMARY SACHSE Secretary - Treasurer ................... ...........,......... A LICE SMITH Student Council Representative ........ ..,...... P EGGY HABERMAN rMOTHER'S TEA Sixty-five mothers of the high school students attended the Girls' League Mothers' Tea at Kerby High School, Friday, April 30th. just inside the entrance of the building a committee of League Girls welcomed each mother bylpresenting her with a corsage of vari-colored flowers. Other girls then ushered the mothers to the science room where they viewed a motion picture, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrowf' depicting the his- tory of the processing of foods by canning. just before the picture was shown, Yvonne Payne, Girls' League president, gave the address of welcme on behalf of the League and students. Mrs. Chris Wendt responded for the mothers. After the pictures the mothers adjourned to the gymnasium where a large sign of WELCOME MOTHERS, at the East end of the gym greeted them. The sign was made of fir boughs and white lilacs, by Elva Messenger. After all mothers were seated comfortably the program proceeded with a style show by the junior Home Economics girls. The Girls' Glee club, under the direction of Miss Hatch, sang Emblem of Liberty, Aloha, and i'Mother.', After the program, tea and dainty sandwiches were served to the mothers and other guests from decorated tables. The girls worked under the leadership of Miss Laura Bailey, Home Economics teacher. l l