Myrtle Point High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Myrtle Point, OR)

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Senior Class History . . . WE were an awe-stricken group of freshies who stalked into the halls of learning four years ago, and after a miserable day finally found ourselves enrolled as members of old M. P. H. S. We were greeted by the sophomores with a never-to-be-forgotten initiation which was just about as much fun for us as for our executioners. After that first week we considered ourselves full-fledged high school students. Although we endeavored to rate high in inter-class sports we didn’t win much glory our first year. The next year our class, decreased in size upjn the enlistment in the service of some of our boys, had quite an eventful school year. One spring evening we piled into several cars and went on a skating party, which turned out to be so much fun that we went again a few weeks later. Everyone turned out to see Maxine Wilson and Bill Dayton in a gay, humorous pantomine, which constituted our sophomore assembly for the year, and was considered a great success. Our junior year we jumped up to second place in inter-class contests and one of our big successes was taking first place in basketball. About October if you had come into our halls and seen boys and girls scurrying in every direction with hammers, nails, crepe paper, and boards you would have known that something interesting was going on. Yes, you guessed it—the carnival! That was a gay hard-working time for everyone, and when the big night came it was well worth all the work. All of the concessions did a rushing business and our class came out second in inter-class points for this event. If you had seen a junior walking around the halls w'ith a little book entitled “Which Shall He Marry?” and mumbling to himself—no, there was nothing wrong, he was just a member of the play cast trying to memorize his part. It was a hectic, but enjoyable few weeks, when Ed Brown and Eloise Vadnais playing the lead, with Dolores Barkley, Ramona Francisco, Pat Overton, Betty an Doren, Evelyn Leeper, Bob Detlefsen and Johnetta Miller turned out faithfully to practice their parts, under the capable direction of Phil Ryan. The proceeds of the play went toward our last big event of the year, the Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom. We juniors know what it is to scrub a dirty gym floor, for we are still wringing mop water out of our joints. From a bare, drab gym it turned into a dimly lighted blue and white ballroom with tables around the outside of the floor where refreshments were served, and those not dancing might sit and watch the dancers and listen to the music. To start the big evening we went to the Presbyterian church where we enjoyed a delicious chicken dinner. Later we all went to the beautifully decorated gym and danced to the music of Mfcdford Fuller and his orchestra. Everyone seemed to enjoy the occasion immensely and it was considered a great success. That ended our junior year and we looked forward to the responsibility of being mighty seniors. Agrin the halls were filled with the noise of hammering and sawing and preparations for the carnival were once again under way. The seniors had the gym for their concessions and the smoker drew the largest crowds. The carnival was an unusually good success, the proceeds going toward the installation of the football lights. We seniors took second place in this. That much whispered about day, of course we mean “Skip Day,” when “mum” was the word and everyone trying to find out where we were going, finally came. We left bright and early and after an exhausting day returned tired, but happy. May 2 the juniors honored us with the traditional Prom and Banquet. We thank the juniors very much for the work they put in on it to make such a good time possible and hope that they will receive as good a time. What a happy day was May 16 when we had our last classes. We felt good to know w’e were getting out of classes before the others. On May 18 we attended Baccalaureate Services which was a very impressive service in the beautifully decorated church. Then the biggest night of all camejmd we weere about as frightened as the day we entered high school. It was May 23 and we were leaving our school for the last time to make our own way in life. It gave us an odd feeling when we received our diplomas and knew we were leaving our old Alma Mater. We hope that the classes following us will have as may wonderful times as we did in Myrtle Point Union High School.

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SENIOR CLASS NORMAN MORRIS - Never do today whot you can put off until tomorrow. Inter-class Basketball. JOYCE NORTHRUP Quiet but nice. G. A. A. 2; Baseball 2, 3, 4; Soccer 3. JOHN O'SULLIVAN —It's a friendly heart that mokes many friends. F. F. A. Officer 1; Lettermon's Club I; B Football 1; Boseboll 2; Track I. PAT OVERTON There's o bit of mischief in everyone. G. A. A I, 2, 3; Torch Honor 4; Bobcat Staff 2, 3; Jr. Ploy 3; Popster 3, 4, Boseboll, Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball 1, 2, 3. PERRY ROPER — I work for the pleasure I get from resting. Class Pres. 3; Class Rep 4; Stoge Mgr. Jr. Ploy 3; Lettermon's Club 2. 3, 4, A Football 2. 3, 4. B Football I; A Basketball 2, 3, 4; B Basketball 1; Boseboll 1, 2, 3, 4 Track 3. BOBBY SHELTON —I'm sure ca.es are an enemy to life. Transfered from Washington; Inter-class Football 4; LORRAINE SMITH —Speak no evil. Baseball 3; Soccer 3. TED SMITH —Finally mode it. Track I; Inter-class Football 4. ELOISE VADNAIS —What's life without fun. Class Rep. 1. 3; G. A. A 1, 2, 3; Sgt.-ot-Arms G. A A. 2; Torch Honor 1; Jr. Play 3; Pepster 3, 4; Basketball, Volleyball I, 2; Soccer, Baseball I, 2. BETTY VAN DOREN —What am I here for if not to folk. Jr. Ploy 3; School Ploy 4; Baseball 2, 3, 4. Volleyball 3. 4. Soccer 3; Glee Club 4. Center: BURTON WILSON —Jovial leader. Student Body Vice Pres. 3; Student Body Pres 4; Class Sgt -at-Arms I; Closs Sec. 2, 3- F. F. A. Vice Pres. 2; F. F A. Pres. 3; Torch Honor I, 2, 3; Myrtle Leof Stoff 3; Bobcat Staff 3. Lettermon's Club 3. 4, A Football 3, 4; A Bosket-ball 3, 4. B Basketball 2; Boseboll 1, 2. 3, 4; Trock MYRA WYRICK —Personality smile. G rls' League T r e a s . 3; Girls' Leoguc Pres. 4, G. A. A. 1, 5, 3; Vice Pres. G. A A. 3; Glee Club 1. 2. 3, 4, Glee Club Sec 4 Right: CHET ZUMWALT —Good things come in small pockogcs. Student Body Sgt.-ot-Arms 3; Class Sgt.-ot-Arms 2; Lettermon's Club 3, 4; Lettermon's Club Sec.4, Boseboll I. 2, 3. 4; Trock 3. 4.

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Senior Class Prophecy . . . IN a jj;ay caravan there s a lady they call the Gipsy. Yes, she sees all, knows all, and—tells all. Quote: I see two beautiful girls. Yaz, they are danzing. One is a peroxide blonde. She tells me that her name is Betty Van Doren. The other, she saz her name is Ivylene Floyd. Look! two men cut in on them. Handsome? Yaz, and their names are Glade Krewson and Ted Smith. The ballroom, she has turned into water. A ship is sailing onto the water. Captain Ed Brown’s red hair is seen. He says, “Crawl Aboard,” to his crew. Among his crew are Ralph Cotton, Ray Clarno, Norman Moms, and Bill Dayton, who is sitting on the crow’s nest playing “South America Take It Away,” on his saxaphone. it “U1 SUld-enly land C°meS 'nt° my Creestal balL 11 is the 'sland of Lu-Lu: spelled backwards it The ship, whooz name ecz August Flower,” pulls to an abrupt stop at the edge of Lu-Lu.” Two mermaids are seen under the dock. The blonde one is Mjyra Wyrick. The dark-haired one is Margaret Meyer. Two sailors jumped off the ship into the ocean and swam away with the mermaids. Their names are John O’Sullivan and Burton Wilson. Everyone is much happy because the ship is here. The inhabitants of “Lu-Lu” all run to meet the crew. The Tower of Aloha comes into my creestal ball. Sitting on it is Ruth Culbertson and she is throwing lets to Bob Shelton, who is strumming a tune on his leetle guitar. The name of the song is “What Do You W|ant To Make Those Eyes At Me For?” Everyone is still much excited over the docking of the August Flower and hula-dancers greet them zestfully. Lorraine Smith and Joyce Northrup are wearing leetle grass skirts and have flowers in their hair, around their necks and a little bouquet is embracing their ankles. They sing much while they dance with Bob Herring and Eddy Ellis. Ah, thees ees a land of much love and music. The ship s crew is now going to the village of Kolakakana. As the crew briskly walks down the street, they wave to one of their old shipmates, Chet Zumwalt, who is now tending bar. A closer vista disclosed the silhouette dance of Dick Gill and Eloise Vadnais. The name of the club is Zig-Zag, and if you’re from Missouri, come in and be confirmed. Eventually the crew came to a little farm. Dale Hoffman is harvesting his pineapple crop while his wife, the former Thelma Huff, pulls a lettle plow though the few thousand of rows. A Luau is going on in Honolulu. Dolores Barkley and Ramona Francisco have just become brides and the festival will continue for several weeks. Their maid and butler, Jerene Bell and Keith Bushnell, are quite beesy preparing food and drink for thees fine occasion. After a few refreshments, the crew picks up a couple of guys from the “Lu-Lu Institution of Higher Education.” This place specializes in the development of muscles on the arms of bugs,(not human bugs). The gentlemen’s names are Perry Roper and Bob Detlefsen. They haven’t as yet figured out how to grow the arms on the bugs, but they are making many futile attempts just the same. I now see Evelyn Leeper in a leetle shop of her own where she is giving Leland Harry a permanent. He is going to an entertaining concert this evening. Walt Barklow will play his violin and the melodious music of Raymond Lakey with his Jew’s harp will also be heard. Finally, the crew figures it has explored enough of the exciting island of “Lu-Lu.” They go back to the dock and find a heliocopter instead of a ship waiting for them. As they climb in, the aviator, Murl Laird, and his co-pilot, Pat Overman, are preparing to take them away. My creestal ball, she has gone blank. I shall tell you more next May.” —The Gipsy.