McMinnville High School - McMinnvillan Yearbook (McMinnville, OR)

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Murray. Edward Tistadt filled the role of the villain. Upon entering the theatre, we saw, much to our amazement, Mrs. Sanders (Irene Vaughn) and Mrs. Dodson (Doris Delamarter) acting as ushers. In the news-reel we were fortunate in seeing another of our old classmates. Leland Barnes, who is now first tenor in the Metropolitan Opera of London. Walking over towards Brockwood Hill, we came upon a queer looking contraption which was invented by Roy Davis. It was a rocket by which a person could get to Pluto in three minutes. We, deciding to risk our lives, got in, and found Emery Tresham to be the operator. Upon reaching our destination, whom should we be greeted by but the president of Pluto, Geraldine Nott, and her husband. Alvin Mullikin. Down the alley we saw a hot dog stand and decided to get refreshments. There we met Verna Horton, who had come all the way from West Linn to run the stand. Once again walking along the sidewalks of Earth, we met Ned Linden leading a Pomeranian and a St. Bernard on leashes. He told us that his employer, Laura Odell, the famous violinist, made him take them for their daily exercise because of orders given by Dr. Robert Dean Boyd, the veterinarian of Moscow. He also informed us that Florence Pyatt had finally married Bob and that Leonard Rice and his wife. Margaret Duerst were demonstrating the new completely electric house. Walking down Tail Light Alley Boulevard we saw the “Chic” Fashion Shoppe, operated by none other than Earl McMullen. He called out his models, Marian Wort-man, Marjorie Stephenson. Mary James. Helen Parrish, and Melba Hood, and showed us his latest designs which had been inspired by his wife, Jean Cone. Going over to the national Livestock Exhibits, we found Paul Beal and Diane Cameron, the managers. They told us that at booth number fifty we would find Helen Kenney Mekkers and her husband, Wallace, exhibiting their prize Mexican Longhorns. At booth number ninety-six Leon Howard was showing prize Plymouth Rocks from Louisiana. Frances Wichert and Wilma Russell were demonstrating how to make confectionery from Candy Tuft and Sweet William. Stanley Tornbom, the second-hand man, and Harold Buel were sitting on the corner smoking their corn-cob pipes and arguing over the value of an antique egg laid in the depression of the year 19}3. A noiseless drum, invented by Alvenia Connell, was being demonstrated by Frances Westall and Eunice Boone. As we wended our way toward our hotel, we passed a book stand where Debby Lou Lever was selling the book Psychology of Restricted English compiled by Ruth Margaret Massey and William Victor Russell, with illustrations by Agnes Wind. We found a radiogram at the hotel asking us to be in Berlin by 2 a. m. Hurriedly packing our bags, we left, hoping that sometime in the near future we might again see our old '34 classmates of Mac Hi. 21 F. W„ E. B.. and A. C.

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enior Class Prophecy It WAS the month of August in the year of our Lord. 1 955. when the World's Fair was being held in McMinnville, the metropolis of the Willamette Valley. We were arriving via the Yamhill River on the Pennyline Steamboat run by good old Steamboat Bill” DeVall and Man O' Leisure” Small. We were engaged in a grand conversation when we puffed up to the dock of the home of our dear old Alma Mater. While we were rushing around gathering our baggage, whom should we encounter but the steward. John Wisecarver. He immediately began lecturing to us about his petition for more and better missionaries for the head hunters of Borneo. We hastened down the gangplank and were met by the mayor. John Baker, and his wife. Ruth Breeding. Behind them was the world's famous discordant band led by Rodney Minnon, the champion clarinet squeeker. Farther down the street we noticed a very dense crowd. Elbowing our way in. we found Norma Hoffman lecturing on The Whys and Wherefores of Woman Suffer-age.” This was too much for us, so we hastened on. but stopped abruptly in order to avoid a collision with Ed Keinle, the fish peddler. We asked the way to a hotel, and he referred us to the De Lazy Hotel run by Handsome Bob Tuttle and Shorty” Elmo Oleson. Entering the hotel, we were greeted by Velma Jones and Lucille Leonard, the bell hops. After the usual scramble for baggage, we learned that John Mekkers was the official dishwasher with his wife. Marjorie Newbold, assisting him. Ross Coughran was the chef. After engaging our rooms from the clerk, Marjorie Kerr, we decided to see the fair. The first booth to attract our attention had a purple and green sign which read Critcher-Wyffels Youth Cream. Hastening in we found Louise in a very talkative mood. We learned that John Wortman, the president of the First National Bank, had left with his wife, Betty Pray, on a honeymoon to Reno. Bob Smith, our class debater, was pearl-diving off the coast of Sicily. Willene Wann was showing a display of baby clothes put out by the Hoffman-Hessemer Manufacturing Company. Leo Bride and his wife. Olive Lerum, were operating a radio station over which Einstein Sanford gave a review of his book The Seventh Demension. Picking up a papef, we noticed Esther Pattey’s comic strip. Falconer, the Soap-box Orator.” Some customers came in. interrupting our conversation. Who should they be but Lola Spencer, Thelma Shreves, Goldie Stephenson, and Alberta McElroy. Time was going on, so we bade them goodbye. Across the street was the San-do” Theater run by Delmar Sanders and Eldred Dodson. The picture showing was The Shock of ’55”, featuring Ruth Hall and Leslie

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junior Class President Vice President Secretary . Treasurer ...... Sergeant-at-Arms Milton Robins Esther Beal James Breeding Oscar Chenoweth Hubert Bernards A.T THE outset of the school year of 1913-34 the Junior class of that period was organized and officers were elected. The Junior class has been active in all A. S. B. functions. Several members of the class were on the football team including lettermen Robins, Thurston. Clevenger. Terry. White. Mann, and Chenoweth. Not only in athletics were the Juniors supreme but in the operetta. Melinka of Astrakhan. the Juniors had the greatest proportion of leads. Managers for all of this year’s athletics were Juniors, while several Juniors slaved earnestly on the staff of the McMinnvillan and to the paper's success th;y gave much of their best efforts. Many of the girls took an active part in the Pepsters. Since this has been made an activity for only the juniors and sophomore girls, there has been more for those in the junior class to do. They have earnestly cooperated in every way that they could in advertising games and other school functions. Though this is the first year they have not had any members in the Collect-O-Peps. they have made up for it in their other organizations by giving their full support to the school. For Junior day the boys wore ear-rings and hair-ribbons while the girls wore hats and carried canes making it a very gala event. The Juniors gave the Seniors a breakfast in the banquet rooms of the High School. The Junior picnic, an annual event, was not neglected by the class of this year, a very delightful evening indeed. Even though perhaps, we were not the best of them all. we feel that we spent a very profitable year.