Orcas Island High School - Viking Yearbook (Eastsound, WA)

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SENIOR CLASQ WILL W the Sen1or Class of 1952 of Nellxe S Mxlton Hxqh school, belng sane ffl and sober m1nd do hereby declare thxs to be our last wxll and testament Personal bequeathals are as follow I Jxm Reach, leave my speed to Jxm Gasho, my bxllty ln b ketball to Bob Sheehan My hetqht I wxll take to Clear Lake because I need what lxttle I have I Irene Dundurs leave my ambxtlon to Betty Jean, my emotxon to Ktm O'Dell, and my stack of comzc books to the school lxbrary I, Harold Pleas, leave my curly locks blue eyes and the acaod looks to Jerry Brown My love I leave to Pat and my car I keep, as w1ll need to leave I Jerry Parker, bexnq tallest ln the class leave some of y hexght to B111 Buchan, my batnrday nxqhts to those who are strong e ouqh to take them, and my love to the facul y My ways wxth o er women I keep for I may need them lat I Osborne Van Moorhem, leave my edxtorshxp of the Annual t Eva the Base Drum to Mary Ellen and SO pounds to Larry Norton, and my sarcastxc remarks to Davld I B111 Johnston, leave my pepsodent smtle to Larry Pence y Sense of humor to Roy and Donny, my athletxc abxlxty to the coa h to be d15fflbUt6d as he sees best, but most of all lmyselfl leave I Jerry Pence, leave my GIIIYGYINQ personalxty to Ralph Lxllxe my nonchalant manner to Mrs H ack and the rest I shall ' xn y bandana and take wxth me I Bob Schaefer leave wxth reqrets that xt couldn't have been sooner I bequeath my braxns to the lab Ito be examxned laterl y books to the School Dxstrxct and to the faculty I leave a pleasant sxlence and peace of mlnd I, Mxke Wells, better known as Iawrence, leave as rapxdly as possxble takxnq only what I can carry and leavxnq the rest to the 'custodxan To the followxnq Senxors I leave thxs advxce Don't run 1h the halls Louxs Waldorf, leave wlth a Sona lh my heart W Wi Women the boys leave e mo ln o e o P QOIS love', and to theltbrary I leave my volumes of Black Beauty, Hexdx Rebecca of Sunny Brook Farm, and Forever Amber 81 I . I ' - A , ' ' a ' ' ' as- ' 1 . . . , , I ' it . J . . Q m n , f , . 1 , ' ll Il er. , 1 ' ' ' 0 J J 1 ' l J m .1 . . C I A . . 4 . A . . . a .ie ' m J J l 4 ' ,. . m . . J -v . J . , X , 1, ' ' I y a -- ild, ld, ,' To . I th 'S kl H 1 ', t lh. NNY

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Irene Dundurs Bob Schaefer Jxm Resch Harold Pleas Jerry Pence Presxdent Vxce Presldent Secretary Advxsor Simon News CLASS ROLL CLASS OFFICERS Class Colors Blue and Gold Class Flower Gardenxa Osborne Van Moorhem Bxll Johnston Louxs Waldorf Jerry Parker Mxke Wells Jxm Resch Harold Pleas Jerry Parker Mr Owen MOTTO Enjoy yourself, 's later than you thxnk SENIOR HISTORY n the year of our Lord, 1948, 17 bold Freshmen charged up the sta1rs to Hlgh School Our fxrst three years passed by very QUICK ly and our senlor year has gone even faster but durxng our fxrst three years we lost two boys and all of our gxrls Those who left us were Jxm Tracy, Bob Marsh, Donna Smxth Janet Ferrxs, Joanne Warner Joyce Johnson, Jeannxne Lehmann and Margaret Cowden, thus Junxor year, 'rene Dundurs a student from Latvxa joxned us, makxng u a class of en Our senxor Ball was Jdfy xce rd well arranged affaxr and all who attended enloyed themselves. The musxc was furnxshed by the Harmony Boys orchestra. The Deer Harbor Hall was decorated xn blue w1th sxlver and gold stars on the walls and ce111ng Our theme song was Stardust The annual Junior Senxor Banquet was held tn the school cafe terxa. Thls was a very nrce Ham dxnner And the program was also very enjoyable The Senxors took thexr annual trxp on a Ff1dQY th1s year so that they mxght have the whole week end to enjoy themselves. The Baccalaurate servxce was held at the Epxscopal Church wxth Reverend Pratt offxcmatxnq Commencement was held on the nxght of May 29, 1952 U U U U O n O O l I U l I U I I ' . . ' if ' . J z . . J . , . leaving us with an all boy class. Then in the last half of our S I '. . . . . . ll .ll

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'noruscv If 15 NOTHING, June 1 1962, at the Orcas Island Axrdrome There 18 a IGTQG crowd Qdtheflnq today, 1n fact the freld IS quxte crowded except for the runways whxch are roped off for the safe landing of the large plane Wh1Ch IS due to land wlth a party of d1Qh1lOf1QS Thxs 15 the day wh1ch xs set as1de for the reunlon of the Crcas Island Hmgh School Class of 1952 The crowd seems quxte anxxous as lt rs now 9 O4 A M and the arrrval txme IS set for 9 OO Chl here rt comes WHIIIISSSSSHHHHH ' I neon there xt goes! The sleek Jet Job 15 banklna sllghtly, gl1d1ng, turntng, and now swoopxng, at last makmng a graceful landxng The crowd cheers Just lrsten to them! The travelers hurrledly cltmb from the plane, pause a nonent for news photographers and then enter the waxtxng l1mous1nes Thls also IS some th1ng specxal, blue automoblles draped w1th gold banners, embro1dered wlth the 1952 Class motto, Enjoy yourself, lt'S later than you thlnk The crowd follows the 11mOUS1h9S to the school, where wonder upon wonders what 15 that new edlfxce back of the school That certaxnly was n't there when they left Let's get a look at the nane over the door Says, Home of the Ever Trlumphant Vxkxngs. Thxs ms Ded1cat1on Day wonder there 18 so much excxtement' As we enter the buxldxng, we all remove our shoes and bow low to see our reflectron 1n the VGTRISH of the floor Say' Thrs IS sane place Look at that stage, 1sn't xt a beauty? We'll have to gxve thxs place a thorough xnspectmon after the program, but now, the crowd 15 QUIGYIRQ, and the orchestra plays the Natxonal Anthem and then a process1onal march The curta1ns part revealtng a speaker's box, ten cha1rs,one of whrch IS a rockxng cha1r The Senxors of '52' march on to the stage, and one of the doormen ushers an elderly gentleman to the speakers' box Lxsten, he's startxng to speak Ladles and Gentlenen Graduates of 1952, W9 GTG GGTNGTGG her? today, on the tenth annrversary of the class of 1952 Also we are gathered to dedtcate thxs f ne buxldtng, whtch was bull' through the efforts of the ten people you see seated on th1s stage I also can say that xt IS txne I re- t1red from the teachxng profess1on whxch I am able to do because I have lxved to see the day, as you wxll read on the corner stone, that Frxday H arbor was beaten twlce by the Ckcas Hxah team. And So, I take great pleasure xn xntroductng the fxrst menber to speak someone you all know Now 1f someone wxll help me back to my chaxr thank you, doornan Thank you, FU Chen Here's the next speaker How do you do everyone In case you don't know me, wh1ch 15 quxte unlmkely, sxnce I have been on the teachxnq staff of O I H S sxnce I GTOG ated from college, I am Osborne VanMoorhem, the head of the Commerc1a1 Department I was 1h Seattle on busrness when I heard about the plane bemna chartered so I called the Olymprc Hotel, got 1n touch wxth my class notes, and here I am ' If you wonder why I chose to come back here to 'each all I can say ms that the school twrsted my arm said that they needed someone for the school paper and annual Mr waldorf sa d that the band waSn't the SOUR because he couldn't get anyone to take my place on the drums ' Cmzxe takes hxs seat, and after thunderous applause, another speaker Ventures up to the speaker's box He's startxng to speak Get a load of that drawl He must be from the deep south Bellxngham Let's ltsten and 'znd out about hmm. J I 4 o . ' ' J : . .J . . . : . I , I o u .. J 5 ' A . . 'I ' ' ' ll - o J . . . I . J ' - ' . , It N . . , N . . . . . No J . . . . . 1 ' L . J K . . J . . u . b , I - - - a I n ' J . n . . . . . L L 4 o 4 ,. . A . M - . . . . ' I - ' ' an Q no n e 1 I n . . . . ' ,U 4 l ' la.: 0 U .. 1 ' li Q . - Q I J . s ll . ., . . . . ' 1 G A a c A n 1 0 U . Q .