McMinnville High School - McMinnvillan Yearbook (McMinnville, OR)

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That night they went to the biggest night club in town which was naturally under the management of G. A. Holden. “I think Glen has been planning a career in the night club business ever since our Junior Prom. Wayne said. Glen assured them that actually he had done just that. He informed them that he had recently engaged two new acts. Rosalie Adams being the torch singer in one of them and Ethel Scheve a partner in a sophisticated dance team. Glen added that both acts were big successes. Wayne and Rosemary, having told Glen of all they had learned concerning their classmates were delighted to receive further information from Glen when he said that Margaret Nelson had been appointed court reporter for the Supreme Court. Following a short reunion with Ethel and Rosalie. Rosemary and Wayne excused themselves, explaining that they intended to make an early start for Hollywood the next morning. Upon their arrival in the filmland. Rosemary and Wayne immediately phoned Doug Miller, who had achieved stardom by taking the place of Costello in the Abbot and Coslello team, and was now living happily in a spacious California home. He invited the Robbins family to spend their stay at his home. Who should open the door but Richard Rice! Sitting around a blazing fireplace that evening Wayne and Rosemary again related the experiences of their trip. Doug mentioned that Jo Lawrence was doing very well as a dress designer for the larger studios . They all fell silent for a time thinking of the changes the years had wrought since high school days. Wayne summed up their reflections as he broke the quiet by saying that the class of 45 had really made a showing for old Mac High and that there would never be another like it. L A S T W I L L A N D T E S T A M E X T TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: We. the high and mighty seniors. Class of 1945 of McMinnville High School, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do now make and publish this, our last will and testament, so that we may distribute our interests among our beloved underclassmen, realizing that they deeply regret our passing. To the faculty we leave memories and fond recollections of the many happy hours which they spent with us in their beloved institution. I. Juanita Glascoe, leave my acting ability to Mary Hansard. I. Evelyn Rouske. leave my pet parking spot to whoever arrives there first. I, Kenny Wright, will my ability to have three flats and two blowouts one mile from Yvonne’s to Phil Polacheck. I. Alberta Schmauder. leave my twirling ability to Donna Lee Griener. I, Clarence Shandy, leave making one less Shandy. I. Glen Holden, leave my position on the TYv All-Star team to next year’s lucky member. I. Beth Wear, leave the G.A.A. presidency to some lucky junior. I, Allen Asmussen. leave footprints in the sands of time. I. Wayne Robbins, will make no will. I will carry my secrets to my grave. I. Zella Westphal. leave my witticisms and wise cracks to Shirley Quilliam. I. Joe Schmidt, will the love of the Coast Guard and pretty girls to James McLeod. I. Lois Christensen, will my journalistic mind to Jane Cline. I. Bruce Hall, will my old age to Jim Apperson—Watch the draft, Jim! I. Ruth Zimmerman, being of Scottish ancestry, will absolutely nothing to nobody. I. Jerry Thomson, do bequeath to Larry Hearing my manly physique. I. Betty Zimmerman, do bequeath my library store of knowledge to Thelma Stuck. I. Jerry Booth, will my dark curly hair to Cecil Montgomery. I. Marjorie Williams, leave locker No. 375 which never opens when I want it to. I. Dorothy Christensen, bequeath my love of quiet Saturday nights to Joanne Maxwell. I. Bob Immer. leave broken hearts in the Junior and Sophomore section. I. Doris Jean Childs, leave my love of public speaking to next year’s students. — 14 —

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Jim asked if they would like to see the town and have dinner at some night club. Rosemary said that they really couldn’t because she had promised the children that they could listen to President Hammond’s speech. “You know they feel so proud and always brag to all the other youngsters about Wayne and me having gone to school with the President of the United States and his wife,” Rosemary concluded. “Mutt has really done some traveling as the “First Lady of the Land.’ hasn’t she?” Jim remarked. “Come to think of it. it really is rather unusual the number of our classmates who have gone into politics.” “Yes. it is,” Rosemary responded, “let’s see; there is Kenny Wright. Secretary of Agriculture; Senator Elmer Parker; and. Helen Miller is acting as Oregon’s representative since her husband died. I’ve heard that Carol Bergstrom has become mayor of a small town in the middle west and the Coats sisters have become quite well-known as labor leaders.” “Have you heard from Dianne lately?” Rosemary asked Jim. “Not since s he left Paris; that foreign correspondence work really keeps her on the move.” . . . Looking at his wrist-watch, Jim observed that it was about time for the President’s broadcast. After the children had been tucked into bed the three old friends- continued to talk into the small hours of the morning. The next day Wayne and Rosemary and the children set out once more. After a few hour’s drive they stopped at a little country store in Illinois. To their surprise they found that the proprietor was none other than Bruce Hall. While Junior and Pansie played with Bruce’s three blonde daughters, the parents reviewed old times. Bruce informed them that Joe Schmidt lived about two miles down the road and that he was running a large dairy. He also mentioned that there were now twelve little Schmidts. After bidding the Halls farewell, the Robbins family boarded their autoplane and flew to Des Moines. Iowa. They took rooms in a comfortable hotel because Wayne had a few business matters to take care of. Rosemary was delighted to find that the hotel hostess was Norvella Pratt. Norvella had news of several of the old girl-friends and spent an afternoon helping Rosemary make the rounds. They found Lois Taylor running an exclusive dress shop on Broadway, and Dorothy Christensen directing a staff of office personnel for the world famous Jones. Jones and Smith, interior decorating company. While they were traveling from place to place, Norvella told of Donna Reynolds who had risen to fame and fortune as the author of “Snooperman,” the current rage in comic magazines. Donna Scheller had also hit the headlines by inventing a new type of face cream which kept the skin absolutely free from blemishes. The last person they visited was Beth Wear who had done much in the way of welfare work since her high school days. Beth told them that she had been keeping in touch with Christa Walker who. with her husband and daughter, was spending the summer at Belknap Hot Springs. When Wayne came in that evening he reported having lunched with Brandon Bonney, the famous brain surgeon. A few days later, while driving through North Dakota, the Robbins came upon a huge circus. The children begged to stay for the evening show, so Wavne and Rosemary made camp. That night was a delight to all—for who should be the star of the high tight-wire act but Leon Church?—And those graceful ladies on the flying trapeze were none other than the Vincent twins, Mary and Barbara. In Montana the couple stopped at Verlin Standy’s dude ranch for a short time. While there they met Ellen Loise Stone who had been teaching school in Vermont and was on her vacation. It was in Boise. Idaho, that Pansie broke her arm by falling down the steps of the state capitol. Having rushed her to the hospital. Rosemary was very relieved to find that the practising physician was her old friend Betty May Jackman. After setting the arm. Betty told Rosemary the current news, including the fact that Barbara Portle-waite was now Superintendent of Nurses in the Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, and that Doris Jean Childs was principal of one of the Boise grammar schools. Betty May went on to eay that several of the old classmates were living in Seattle. Dick Kirby was making great progress in the field of research chemistry, and Zella Westphal was the head of a large beauty school. Clarence Shandy had invented a new type camera and was now overseeing the building of a camera factory. Wayne and Rosemary began to feel at home when they arrived in Portland. First of all they went to visit Lois Christensen, the chief buyer for Meier Frank Co. They were in luck to find her home, for much of her time was spent in travel. On her last trip she had run into Jerry Booth who was now manager of the Ford factory in Detroit. From Jerry she had learned that Evelyn Rouske was now a top-notch photographer for Rook magazine, and that Eleanor Gass was manger of the Singer Sewing Machine company. While passing through McMinnville. Wayne and Rose found only one former classmate. That was Mary Full—Had had retired on the millions she had made from the new “Full Shorthand System. After an evening spent in visiting the old home town, the Robbins flew to San Francisco. Here they met their old pal. Bep McCourry, who had recently become famous for her new song hit “Light Lavender.” — 13 —

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I, Mary Full, do leave to Phyllis MacLean my aim and ambition. I, Jim Strout. will my size 12 shoes to anyone who can get into them. I, Betty Mae Jackman, do hereby will the sour notes of my clarinet to any future musician. I, Wallace Simerly. leave my bus route to some other dumb driver. We, Barbara and Mary Vincent, leave our quiet disposition to Jerry Fraser. I. Dianne Worth, leave my brainstorms to Jerris Welch. We. Betty and Barbara Coats, will our letter writing ability to Wanda LeRoy. I, Verlin Standy, leave my bowling score to those who need it most. I, Margaret Nelson, leave my skating ability to Lois Bailey. I. Meredith Nichols, will my tennis playing ability to Dick Vollstedt. I, Roy Norris, will my screen personality and looks to Georgie Allison. I. Barbara Postlewaite. leave to the great satisfaction of my teachers trying to spell my name. I. Pat Prewett. leave my tinkling laughter echoing through the halls. I, Bob Hammond, leave my love of baseball to the members of next year’s team. I. Donna Scheller. leave mv height to Loretta Vincent. I. Ethel Scheve, leave Allen McAlear to the mercy of female wolves. I. Don Crimmins. leave all the knowledge I should have gained to Wade De-Lashmutt. I. Elmer Parker, will my muscles to Bob Minahan. I, Lois Taylor, will my typing grades to next years batch of greenies. I. Ellen Louise Stone, leave my sweet and winsome ways to Joyce Dies. I. Dick Kirby, will my typewriter to Janet Nicoll. It always sticks! I. Jean Johnson, being of sound mind don’t think I’ll get to leave. I. Joan Lawrence, leave with all my bridges burned behind me. I. Doug Miller, will my inability to get out of scrapes to anyone who needs it. I. Helen Miller, leave my irresistible giggle to Joann Kilen. I. Shirley Lowe, leave the physics class so Lois Gill can have a clear field with all those boys. I. Earlene DeLashmutt. leave my attractiveness to junior girls who may need it. I. Don Shumway. will by extreme interest in literature to Bud Banks. I. Norvella Pratt, do hereby leave my little sister. Lavon Pratt, with much sympathy. I. Donna Reynolds, leave school to work for a living. I. Brandon Bonnev, leave and hope others are lucky too. I. Betty Sauter. will my ability to drive a car to Jim Apperson. I, Helen Stout, leave this school so Jeanne Curry can make all the fouls in basketball. I, Christa Walker, leave my blue eyes to Ramona Agee. I. Carol Bergstrom, leave my winning smile to Jack Burgess. I. Leon Church, leave my wolf tactics to J. C. Compton. I, Rosemary Capps, leave my place in the classroom to my sister, Harriet. I, Rosalie Adams, leave my note writing ability to Don Fulham. I, Eleanor Gass, leave my studious nature to Harvey Clark. I, Betty Jean McCourry, leave many friends. I, Richard Rice, can’t decide what to leave. In witness whereof, we, the Class of ’45, do set our hands, feet, and seal this first day of June in the year of our Lord. One Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-five. — 15 - -