Oakville High School - Tillicum Yearbook (Oakville, WA)

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Snior Cfau .MA for? Chapter I in our book of memories. High School! This is what we had been waiting for. In the fall of 'L+8 we timidly but happily entered Oakville High School with 16 members. We found ourselves a part of the school after a thoroughly torturing initiation. But we survived, hoping that our turn to torture would come the next year. Enjoying our newly found rights, we elected Ronald Frost, president, Rick Damitio, vice-presidentg Bonnie Fricke, secretary, Delores Connors, treas- urerg and Maxine Grandorff, sergeant-at-arms. Student council members were' Charles Smith and Naomi Ray. Mrs. Natale was our class advisor. June Brown, Keith Henry, Frank Henry and Delbert Mitchell let us go on our merry way without them. Chapter II When it came time for us to take up work as Sophomores only 13 members enrolled, including Doris Reisner, a new member. With the distinction of being sophomores came our opportunity to show what we had. We joined in enthusiastically in every activity we possibly could. Officers for this year turned out to be: presi- dent, Rick Damitiog vice-president, Edelyn Moe, secretary, Naomi Ray, treasurer, Mildred Doergeg sergeant-at-arms, Bonnie Fricke. The student council members were Edelyn Moe and Gerald Duval. Mr. Amidon helped us through our Sophomore year as our advisor. Chapter III We now reached the station of upper classmen and took every advantage of it. Aberdeen furnished-us with a new classmate, Cur- tis Burress, to help with the tasks that faced us. Officers were: president, Ronald Frost, vice-president, Rick Damitio, secretary, Naomi Ray, treasurer, Edelyn Moe, sergeant-at-arms, Curtis Bur- ress. Student council members were Maxine Ross, Curtis Burress, and Gerald Duval. To show our dramatic talent we gave our Junior play ,UThe Funny Brats,N on November 17, 1950. Immediately we selected our annual staff and plunged into the task of publishing the '51 edition of the Tillicum. Showing our social graces we gave the Junior prom, nLure of the Woodland,n on April 20, 1951. We helped usher the Seniors out by giving the Junior-Senior ban- quet on Mag L, 1951. Miss Eddlemon, as advisor, helped us strug- gle throug our various tasks as Juniors, Chapter IV u Th fi al chapter of our book of memories in high school found fgurtgen of us starting our Senior year with the end in sight Mary Sutton and Donna Sachs joined our merry little group, d We had finally reached our goal in high school, for we had claime the title gf NA1mighty Seniors.m We found this year the most ex- pensive one, with our graduation pictures, announcements, cards, caps and gowns, etc. Officers were: president, Ronald Frost, vice-president, Rick Damitio, secretary, Maxine Ross, treasurer, Mildred Doergeg sergeant-at-arms, Curtis Burress. The year rolled through smoothly with the Senior play being November 30, 1951. Then came the awaited Senior Sneak. we sneaked off quietly Sunday morning, March 23, 1952, with two days of fun to look forward to. We explored Portland and all its beauty. re standing on the threshold of life. When we are Now we a gone we hope we're not forgotten. With that we close the golden book of memories.

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CELLS!! p P010 QC? Another decade has passed finding me in my mansion on Beverly Hills, wondering what has happened to all my classmates. As this is my two weeks' vacation from my work as editor of the 'Advice to the Lovelornn column, I decided to dig out one of my newest airplanes and look up my old companions. My first stop was at the DMD Pharma- tical and Fountain Service Incorporated, in San Diego, Califor- ceu n nia. Klncidentally, that's Damitio and Duval, Jrs. We ca?'t sei: o to separate them.l I asked them where I might find some o my classmates. They told me I would find Delores Connors Ca celebrity, by the wayl on vacation from her latest movie, NSix Gun Sue.'f After meeting Delores and exchanging endless chatter, we decided to dine at the Riviera Night Club where we found Mildred Doerge singing. In her spare time she is a caddy at the Greenwall Golf Course. After leaving Delores at her home, I reloaded my car into the airplane. When I was in the air, I found I was running low on gas, so I decided to stop at the nearest airport which was at Los Vegas, Nevada. Having heard that the Golden Nugget Gambling Casino was a famous place, I decided to visit it. When I walked through the door, I received the greatest surprise of my life, for there, standing at the roulette wheel, was my old classmate, Maxine Ross. Having spot- ted me and the stunned look on my face, she explained that she was an undercover agent for the F.B.I. and her mission required top secrecy. Two days later I was again in my airplane headed for Nebraska where I was sure I'd find two of my old classmates together, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Frost KDonna Sachsl. They were living on a small farm with their ten children. Besides their farm work, they are jockeys and are regular riders in the Kentucky Derby. I asked them if they had ever seen or heard from Lois Beckwith. They said they hadn't seen her since graduation ten years ago and last time they'd heard, she was teaching school in the Ozark Mountains. They also showed me a clipping from the society column that said Naomi McDougall and her husband were vacationing in Key West, Florida. It seems they have done pretty well for themselves the past ten years as bookies at a race track. Boarding my plane and leaving Nebraska, I decided to continue tw rd While flying over New York City, my curiosity was aroused eas a . when I heard a loud shrieking noise. I quickly landed, thinking something had gone wrong with the airplane. I rushed to the source of the noise and, much to my surprise, there was Curtis Burress standing before a crowd singing W0h, how I hate to get up in the morning.n He was going through all kind of motions and crying his heart out. After his performance I met him in his dressing room. Curtis is now known as Mario Burress because he has taken the great Mario Lanza's place. He told me about his career and his life as a lonely bachelor. After talking over our school days, I bid him a fond farewell, but before I left, he told me I could find another classmate two blocks down the road. Wondering who it could be, I started looking for him. Then I spotted it. A great big brick building with a sign outside,WKing'a Peaceful Home Palace,U featuring WKing Size Coffins.m Then I real- ized it must be George King who owned it. I ran the remaining block to the mortuary. When I went in, there was a man in a black suit