Onalaska High School - Hi Climber Yearbook (Onalaska, WA)

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ACT Ill '1lITl6 1919 1950 Characters 30 Jun1ors ln what seemed 11ke a few short months of h1gh school we found om selves f11l1ng the roll of upper classmen Scene l Elect1on of officers B111 Wl11lS led us through another year as our dut1fu1pres1dent and LeRoy Badger served another term vue president Doris Bowen took over the Job of keepmg m1nutes md Dick lximbo was elected class representative for the third t1me Xgain D111 class was 1cpresented w1th cheerleaders when Noreen M11ler Esther Turner and Viola Jacobsen were chosen song queens Scene ll Judging Team Four boys from our class won banners at Cr ay s llarbor County Fa1r Portland International Lwestock Show and Carnation Holste1n Judging contest They were LeRoy Badger lommy Burchett V1ctor Schutt1e and B111 W1111s Scene Ill Junior Prom The theme forthe Prom was An Enchanted Tvemng with patr1ot1c decorations Esther Turner reigned Prom Queen with Ethel Marie Ames and Margaret Mallonee px incesses B11lW11l1s served as Master of Ceremonies Scene lV .Tumor Play A l1ght comedy All of a Sudden Peggy was p1oduced by the Jun1or class Edna Jean Burchett played the le 1d1r1g 1ole as Peggy O'M1ra Scene V Amateur Show Esther Turner and Noreen M1l1er won f1rst Quick Silver Scene V1 JUHIOT Senior P1Cn1C at Offut Lake After dinner we c11nced swam f1shed and rovved laz.1ly around the lake 1n motor boats S1 cne Vll Esther Turner was elected by the Student Body to rep icsent our school as pr1ncess at the Southwest Washmgton Fair ACT IV 116 1950 1 C haractez s Z8 Seniors Scenel Election of off1cers Th1s year the masculine part of the 4 lass took over all the OfflCCS which included Bill Chappell as pres 1dent Gerald G1sler VICE pres1dent DlCk Rambo secretary Tom my Burchett class representat1ve Esther Turner was elected one of the yell queens and Noreen Miller one of the song queens Scene ll l ootball Bill Chappel was appointed football captain Scene lll School Carn1va1 Noreen Miller was chosen princess from the Sen1or Class cene IV The Sen1or Play The t1tle of the play was Uncle Fred 1 l1ts By Mr White again was the director and lt was a great suc cess btene V As this play goes to press we still have some scenes wh1ch will be 1ncluded 1n the f1n1shed product1on The Senior Ball the tr1p to V1ctor1a Baccalaureate and Commencement we st1ll lookforward to wh1ch will make our sojourn from 1939 to 1951 1n the Onalaska schools complete 1 l : ' ' , as z ' H ' ' ' , 1 1' ' ' 'f ' ! 4 ' l V . I - Z V, 7 1 . , . . f ' A . I : , ,, 7 y , . . , . . . ' 1, ' , ' ' ' , ' as ' , ' , as . ' ' ll - - - - lv - v 1 x , . ' , az ' ' f 2 . prize in the high school division of the Amateur Show. They sang ll ' ' ll .X I . - . . . Y . A . Z ! V I I l 1 ' . I '? ' 1 ' ' . T11 : - 951 I 1 1 .L I 1 ' ' A . 1 ' f , I . ' ' ! 0 S . ' ' ll f' ' ll ' ' ' ' - ' i 3 l 0

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Z5 P28 POLUZ5 I1 OHCLKQJ L61 This is a four act drama, with the graduating Seniors of '51 as the characters, the action taking place at Onalaska High School xxhich furnishes the stage properties, and lighting effects. Five of the original characters are: Tommy Burchett, Frank Javorsky, Harlan l,eydig, Gerald Gisler, and Elspeth Coutts, who ,were ar- ranged long before 1947, which is the time set for the opening curtain. ACT 1 Time: 1947-1948 Characters: 36 Freshmen Scene I: Election of officers. Bill Chappel was elected presidentg Gerald Gisler, vice-presidentg John Jacka, secretaryg Dick Rambo, class representative. Esther Turner was elected one ofthe three yell queens representing O. H. S, Scene ll: Freshman initiation. After this dreadful thing finally caught up with us we were on our way to becoming full fledged students. Scene 111: Freshmen return dance. For all the nice things the Soph- omores did for us, we showed our appreciation Q? ? ?l by giving them a return party, ACT ll Time: 1948-1949 Characters: 32 Sophomores As one step more was made toward our goal, we gathered our little clan together to elect officers anl plot against the Freshmen. Scene 1: Election of officers. Bill Willis was elected presidentg Le- Roy Badger, vice-presidentg Margaret Mallonee, secretaryg and Dick Rambo, class representative. Margaret Mallonee and Edna Jean Burchett represented our school as Song Queens, Scene II: Barkers elected. Esther Turner, Ethel Marie Ames, Maxine Shipp, Darlene Kempf, Mary Davis, Doris Madden, Noreen Miller, and Doris Bowen were chosen by the previous barkers to carry on their duties. Scene 111: Freshman initiation. We enjoyed initiating the Freshmen into O, H. S, A dance followed and all had fun. Scene IV: Freshmen return dance. This year we were honored by the freshman class with a party in return for the dance we gave them. 9 ADX! F QQ .i 'E S V f s g 1 A I

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add As we the Sentors of '51 sadly prepare to depart we leave a record of our last w1ll and testament for future referentc as a gu1de to the younger generatxons followmg us Bemg of sane mxnds we thtnk and hope and havlng already bequeathed our most pr1celess possesslons our books to the Northwest Erastng ind Reb1nd1ng Company do hereby wtll and bequeath the remammg trtfles to the followmg people To the dear Junlor Class whxch 15 trylng so vatnly to follow our noble footsteps we leave our ' supertor tntelltgence and that shlnlng exalted tltle SENIORS along wxth the few remalnlng crumbs of our glory To the meek ltttle creatures who go under the name of Soph omores we leave our elegant and pollshed manners and our refxned d1gn1f1ed ways To those amusmg emerald txnted mfants correctly called Freshmen we leave sound advlce Study extra hard get lots of sleep and do all your asslgnments so that you may become well equlpped to grace the world w1th your presence as we are To our beloved faculty wh1ch has gumded our errmg footsteps these past four years we leave our apprec1at1onfor the fme work they have done and a bound book of our many assorted excuses and tardy sl1ps to remember us by To the Student Body we leave our plctures hangmng tn The Hall of Fame to respect and adm1re ' To Mr Swanson our fatthful Janxtor we leave the gum and candy wrappers mn our study hall desks so that he vullhave some 'hmg to do durxng the summer As personal remmders we mdtvldually leave thzs flotsam and Jetsam I Ethel Mar1e Ames w1ll my popularlty wlth the out of town boys to anyone who ltkes weekly trxps to Toledo I Omer LeRoy Badger wxll keep Helen Pat Pooled you d1dn't I9 I Edward Bazmnet wmll my favorlte book The Websters D1ct1onary to Buddy Newton so that he may no longer remam speechless I Edna Jean Burchett leave my ab1l1ty to make new cars look old, to anyone who's boyfr1end w1ll put up w1th tt 11 1 1 I . I I 2 I , 1 I ' ' ' ll 1 . . f . H H . . . I I I . ' I 1 - 1 I I I 1 I I SI , . I f 1 1 , ' K - I . I 1 1 7 ' . 1 1 - C ' , ' ' ' ll 1 1 , I 1 1 .