Klamath Union High School - El Rodeo Yearbook (Klamath Falls, OR)

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girls eager to learn and to work in order to get ahead. Various clubs, committees and pep squads such as the Pep Peppers were well furnished with enthusiasm from this Junior class. Now the class of rooks arc seniors, the graduating class of 1 51. I his year was the best and most active year this class has yet experienced. After many years of hard work to gain it they became state champions in the final playoffs of the state tournament. Not only that but they came out the victorious winner of the state basketball tournament at Salem. It was not only the players who turned out the victory in many cases but the whole school. Even though the students were not able to attend the games this year as they had done in the past, they were behind the team all their might. One of the things which seems fitting to mention in this history is the fact that our team defeated Medford for the first time in many years to win the state football championship. This year’s team consisted of nineteen juniors, sixteen seniors and there were even two sophomores who had a chance to play on the winning team of 43. 1 he plavers on this winning team are too numerous to mention in this history but the name of each can be found below the football picture in this book. Basketball was also a victorious year for the Pelican team. They traveled to Salem to take their chance at the state tournament and came back the winner over all other schools in the state. In the senior year the girls also took the lead in activities. Among these were Nadine Palmerton as editor of the school paper, the Krater; Mary Landry as president of the Pep Peppers; Joanne Hamilton, president of the Girl’s League, and Dorothy Davis as secretary-treasurer of the student body. Officers of the freshman class were: President. Mickey Butler; vice presi- dent. Adelia Robin; secretary-treasurer. Dick Cada; yell leader. Clifford Phillips. In the sophomore year: President, Orlie Kennerly; vice president, Jim Boeehi; secretary treasurer, Phil Blohm; yell leader, Edrie Smith; song leader, Ralph Foster. In the junior year of high school the class officers were Bill Burness, president; Dick Cada, vice president; Joanne Hamilton, secretary-treasurer; Jim Noel, veil leader. In the year of ’43 when this class became seniors in K. U. II. S. the officers were: Ralph Foster, president; Don Mast, vice president; Dorothy Davis, secretary-treasurer, and Bob Brown, yell leader. Time marches on. Wc find the rook class of 39 now the mighty senior class of ’43. Time passes quickly. If one took a hurried look into the past they would find many things undone and many things which were left undone still waiting for completion. Traditions are one of these things. Traditions must be upheld if the school is to carry on and become better and more substantial in its ways. So into a new world of activities steps another senior class. Some into the unknown curriculum of the modern world. Some are going to fight for the very thing which we have enjoved throughout our span as school children. Some will come back to earrv on where they left off. and others will never come back, but those who do not return will know that those who do will endeavor to keep our nation free from want, fear, and destruction. This senior class will graduate from K. l II. S. into a world of opportunities and thev will see before them a better chance to improve themselves. In the classes all over the nation that are graduating the hope of a better America is found. These are the future presidents, preachers, doctors, lawyers, and common laborers. These are the people who will decide whether America remains the free nation of today or the aggressed nation of tomorrow.

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X THK YKAK Senior Glass History nintcen hundred thirty-nine into the portals of Klamath Union | high school stepped a new crop of freshmen. These were the future hope of K. U. II. S. This class of freshmen amounted to tin mere total of 325. Imagine .‘125 rooks all in one hunch! For a few years all would be serene from these freshmen, but just give them time. Their senior year would he the year to take all the glory. In their first year of school this class of rooks took things rather slowly for a while hut gradually worked their way to tin top of the list headed pep. Many of the freshmen hoys participated in athletics, which is the main foundation and function of Klamath union and several were on the football team of that year. In the year of '40 when the 1 1 Rodeo came out they were given this to go by: Keep up the way that you started out and you will make a name and a place for yourselves.” Now let’s take a look at the rooks who are now sophomores. This year the class gave out with more pep and enthusiasm than perhaps any other class in tin school. Now this class of last year’s rookies were really going places and doing things. The members of this class were active in the assembly committee, the social committee, honor society, musical department and all the various clubs throughout the school. Several members of the class were on tin- football squad of that year. They included Hill Christensen. Allen Cline and Neil Mayfield. Others were still playing on the Wildcat team to go into tin Pelican squad at some future date. Jim Bocchi was the only member of the class of ’43 who was playing on the Pelican basketball team when the team took third place in the state tournament. The junior Pelicans, however, consisted of many boys from this class who would be next year’s main string. All in all. the sophomore class of this year had important members in almost every branch of student activity. As juniors in the year 42 they performed the traditional Junior class amateur show and with the money that they received from this they gave the Junior-Senior prom which was a huge success. This Junior class will In remembered for their industry and interest in cooperating fully with the entire student body in all of its undertakings. Also as in previous years, starting when they first entered high school, they were included in the many busy activities which come with school life. On the Pelican football squad for that year we find that it included seventeen of the boys from the Junior class. Members of the Junior class included on the team were Phil Hlohm. Hol Brown, manager; Dick C'ada. Bill Christiansen. Allen Cline. Keith Coddington. Ralph Foster. Floyd Hunsaker. Jimmie Keenan, manager: Don Mast. Neil Mayfield, Arnold Selby. Roland Tutor, Bernard Vaillaneour. Richard Vaillancour and Marvin Watson. These players returned to make greater triumphs in their senior year than had ever happened during their school life. Taking the lead for the Juniors on the Pelican basketball squad of 12 were Jim Bocchi. Jim Cox. Fee Hunter. Ralph Foster and Aldo Bellotti. Not much has been said in this brief history of the class of ’43 about the girls, but you can be assured that they were as active as the boys of this class. Let’s look quickly as to just what they -were doing while the boys were winning numerous victories on the football turf and basketball court. We find the girls active in all of the various clubs and class throughout the school. The music department, the journalism department, and the commercial department were filled with the

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( lubs of AO, V. sH‘. f. (si ub The K Club is an organization of boys who art rated as the “heroes” of “he-men” of the school. These bovs are from our Pelican football, basketball and track teams. This year the hoys sponsored a drive for cash and used sports equipment for soldiers and enforced school regulations on letters and sweaters. Each year it seems the initiation becomes a little more extreme and unbearable for the ingoing fellows. Hill Christianson was elected president but he joined the Marines, leaving Vice President Ralph Foster as acting president for the year; Koliin Tutor, secretary, and Richard Vaillancour. treasurer. Frank Ramsey is the adviser. (fir s' fetter ($.Zub The girls of the Girls’ Letter Club earn their membership by working on a point system. Each activity they do they earn so many points and after they get fifty points they become a member. The girls this year have earned points by playing volleyball, softball, basketball, ping pong, and have skating parties. This year they have bought red sweaters on which they wear earned stripes. Margaret Hlair is president, with Cecil Bell, vice president, and Bertha Russell, secretary-treasurer. Miss Jeanninc Withers advises this club. fit 'll and ctoll The Quill and Scroll is an honorary organization of journalism students selected on the following basis: Candidates may be elected from the newspaper or yearbook staff; they must be a junior or senior: they must be in the upper thin! class in general scholastic standing at the time of their election, and they must have done superior work in writing, editing, or business management. The officers of this club are: Nadine Palmerton, president; Anita Gwyn. vice president, and Harold King, secretary-treasurer. The adviser is Mr. Howe. 'Pep Pepper's Here’s where our school spirit lies! These peppy selected junior and senior girls are seen in colorful red and white uniforms at every football and basketball game and track meet, leading parades, building and upholding the school spirit and strengthening our morale. At New Years the Hep Peppers held their annual dance and helped the Hoys Alliance with their scrap drive. The officers are: Mary Landry, president; Janice Garner, vice president; Nadine Palmerton. secretary, and Barbara Moore, treasurer. Mrs. Napier is adviser.