La Grande High School - Mimir Yearbook (La Grande, OR)

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Sophomore Class In coming back to school this fall the class of 1930 found themselves reduced in numbers but individually four inches taller and six volumes wiser. Quality but not Quantity” fitted our class in all activities throughout the year. To start the year out right a class election was held in which Robert Stoddard was elected President, Roland Pierce, Vice-President and Margaret Cunliffe, Secretary-Treasurer. To pep up the class, Claire Perkins and Francis De Long were elected. In football our quality showed up in Roe, Guhleman and Beickel. In basketball we beat the Rooks in both quality and quantity, having Roe for the quality and Zundel and Stoddard for quantity. In the class stunts we had the best although the judges didn’t think so. Francis Lewis was Pendleton; Guy Andrews, La Grande; Claire Perkins, a six year old pest; Roland Pierce, a mourner and pallbearer; Gene McLain, pallbearer; Bliss Leslie, preacher; Lee Johnson an eighty-year- old mourner and a hick band composed of I.eland Hale, Rulon Zuagg, Al Zwiefel and Stanley Zundel. Our class has had the reputation of not being a very peppy bunch but we are all naturally quiet and peaceful. All we ask is that next year, the High School try to keep up with us. 21 —Stanley Zundel.

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Junior Class The Junior Class of ’29 is now on the third mile stone of its career, having passed the Freshman and Sophomore years with flying colors. At the head is the President, Lawrence Bay, assisted by Cleland Wallsinger, Vice- President, and Ruth Durland, Secretary-Treasurer. These officers have helped the Junior Class overcome all obstacles with the aid of Mr. Thomas. Our class numbering nearly 140, is said to be the largest Junior Class in Eastern Oregon. Football, the opening activity of the season, attracted many Junior boys but the first big event of the year was the Junior Play, A Pair of Sixes.” This was heralded with great success. The money realized from the play was used to defray the expenses of the Junior-Senior Banquet held April 26. The banquet was one of the most enjoyable socials of the year. The tea held on February ro, revealed some of the remarkable talent in the class. Jane Stange, the general chairman, was assisted by able committees, and through their efforts, pleasing results were achieved. Perhaps the most outstanding thing that this class has accomplished is the adoption of the standard” school ring. This was received with enthusiasm by the entire Student Body. The ring will be used for a period of three years at least, and we hope, indefinitely. A large number of the Juniors have participated in the other various school activities such as band, orchestra, and Glee Club. Every function has been entered with pep and the finest of school spirit” has been shown by the Juniors through the whole year. The Mascot fight held in April closed the contest between the Juniors and Seniors and was a happy event enjoyed by all. 20 —Jennie Nielson.

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Freshman Class Who in the class of 1931 will forget their first day in high school? Such rushing through the halls! Such running up the stairs! Everyone asking the other, Where do we go? Finally with the kind assistance of the Sophomores we found our place. Our class, the largest in history, consists of two hundred members. At our first class meeting we elected our officers: Cecil Black, President; Harold Hoyt, Vice-President; Ruth McAllister, Secretary-Treasurer; Russel Nelson, Yell Leader; Gene Faus and Jacqulein O’Brien, Live Wires. Our class has given a good account of itself this year. In football Gene Faus, Warren Reese, Robert Evans, and Raymond Harlow known as the Four Horsemen” were our able representatives. In basketball our boys team consisted of Gene Faus, Warren Reese, Robert Evans, Oswald McMurren, Harold Hoyt and Virgil Conley. Our girls’ team coached by Phyllis Ansell consisted of Mildred Cade, Reta Conner, Edna Turner, Mary Nowland, Margaret Milne, Mary Anne Gietlhuber and Jacqueline O’Brien. In the pep contest, sponsored by the student body, we ranked first most of the year. This is unusual as the Seniors usually walk away with all the honors. On April ninth we had our Freshman Tea in honor of mothers which was a great success. Through the help of our advisors, Miss Bickford, Miss Holt and Miss Southard, and through the cooperation of the officers and students the Freshmen have had a very successful year. —Jacqueline O’Brien. 22