Maupin High School - Redside Yearbook (Maupin, OR)

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SENIOR. HISTORY This is not a fairy story. It is also not an ancient Greek classic. It is a tale of modern days, of success; if you want to call it that. The hero and heroine are not a dashing, handsome Galahad and beautiful damsel in distress; in fact the characters (The term may be defined any way you wish) are none other than that illustrious group, the members of the class of 19li8, Wasco Union High School. Our story began 'way back (Can you remember?) in September of 19UU• On one fine fall morning we find our heros and oines excitedly and a little hesitantly (They're only human, it says here) entering a large, somber, grey colored building in the pleasant village of Maupin. What? No, it is not a prison, and there are no machine guns guarding all exits'! It's a school. And so it was that Dudley Cox, Bobby Haug, Kenneth McKay, Alden Walters, Bill Walters, Bob Ebbs, Janis Cameron, Helen Crabtree, Betty Davis, Janet Greene, Florence Jones, Vonna Morrow and Velma Savage embarked on their high school careers. They found it to be a little rough sailing for a matter of three days and one night, with a lot of hard knocks here and there-mostly there, right on the southern exposure. Initiation, I thiftk they called it. But, having weathered the storm, our little group soon settled down to such things as studying (They should have), giving teachers a bad time (They shouldn't have), and taking tests (They had to). Now, since they were a righteous and democratic body, proud of their heritage, (And -laybe partly because their advisor, Mrs. Judge, suggested it as the thing to do.), they soon had a meeting and elected officers. Betty Davis was chosen to head the classes activities, assisted by Janis Cameron, Vice-President; Florence Jones, Secretary-Treasurer; Dudley Cox, Sergeant-at-Arms; and Kenneth McKay, Class Representative. Now, of course we might ring in some murders, fires, airplane crashes, and such to liven up the story at this point, but we won't. Since the class of 'U6 consisted during its first year of a quite normal group of high school freshmen, nothing spectacular crossed their uncertain paths, except that Bobby Haug transferred to The Dalles, and the year ended much as it had begun, q ietly. Chapter Two? Oh, yes, it began in the following September (Boy, this month, September must be jinxed!), and in much the same manner as Chapter One. One slight difference; our little band of intellects was now wise to the ways of high school (Or so they thought.), and set forth with every intention of really wowing 'em this year. Under the guiding hand of their new advisor, Mrs. Gagnon, they elected a new comer, Derry Deshazer, to Cowt. A ext T

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CONTINUED the office of class president; with Janet Greene as vice-president; Betty Davis, secretary-treasurer; Alden Walters, sergeant-at-arms; and Janet Greene acting as class representative as part of her job. Another new face in the gang was Geraldine Beebe, and one. Bob Ebbs, was missing, And so, with all the little formalities connected with the first week of school quickly and efficiently dispersed with, our heros once again knucled down to the task of doing just as little as was absolutely possible, (Ne said they were normal, healthy high school students, didn't we? ell?) But wait!I Vhat's this we see? Aha! Something new has been added! And we now find the class of 'Li8 embarking on a new adventure, into the fourth estate, the field of journalism. Yes, the sophomore class in 19k5-U6 edited and released the Maupin Hi-Life, official publication of the student body of Wasco Union High School. .Veil, it looked as if our group was set to carve itself a mark in the history of their Alma Mammy after all. tfith their new responsibility and the old one, too, of making their grades, school life went along smoothly until the beginning of March, which brought a slight shake-up in the class membership Three- Velma Savage, Derry DeShazer, and Geraldine Beebe— were dropped, and Dale McDonald, from McMinnville, was added. And so ends Chapter Two. The following September found our group without the presence of Dale McDonald, but five new faces were to be noticed. Alice Pedersen and Thatcher Shaw joined them from Sandy, Don aits from Fossil, and Pat McCulloch and Margaret Olsen from Shaniko. Choosing Mr. Lienkaemper as their class advisor and Kenneth McKaj$ president; Don Vaits, vice-president (president in charge of vice, that is); Betty Davis, secretary-treasurer; and Alden Walters, sergeant-at-arms; they prepared to bask in their role of A.B.I.O.tf.U.H.S. (In case anyone may wonder, we elucidates Almost-Biggest-,Vheels-Of-tfasco-Union-High-School.) Duly impressed with the dignity and importance of their new spot in the student population of the school, they soon began work on a new venture, this time into the realm of dramatics. After careful consideration and much wise discussion on the matter, an appropriate script was chosen, entitled The Nit tfits, or Nuts To You, and work began. The gala premier of this very dramatic production took place on December 5, 19h6. Another important event of the year was the arrival of the class rings. All members of the class purchased them. The state of Matrimony took its toll from the class when Janet Greene became Janet Barnett dropped out of school.