Oroville Union High School - Nugget Yearbook (Oroville, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 100 of the 1948 volume:

Till! P lil) 1 IS keel A nnua lly ky 1 lie .Shulenf lie cl y Of Oroville U mon H,sk Set, ool Orovil le, Ca 11 forma FOREWORD On January 1848, James Marshall found a substance which caused him to hasten to Sutter's Fort where he and John Sutter gave it every test they knew. It always spelled G-O-L-D. The attempt to keep the discovery a secret was futile. Even since then the news of gold in California has affected us, the name of our country, and the name of this yearbook. The China Wall shown above is a sinuous monument to the men who hoped to get something for nothing in a world that is rarely so generous. For the purpose of refreshing our memories regarding this epoch-making discovery, the Nugget Staff felt that it would be appropriate to use the yearbook theme as a means ol celebrating this centennial. Courtesy Oroville Mercu. DEDICATION We, the graduating class of 1948, wish to dedicate this volume to the realization of our high school’s building pi ogram in the not to distant future so that succeeding classes will not have to go through with the same inadequate fac-31 ties we have had. Under the circumstances, however, we feel that the situation has been handled well and neither learning nor social life has been sacrificed. Because of assured continual growth of Oroville, it is evident that an enlarged campus is a necessity; consequently, it is our hope that our alma mater will soon provide for the needs of the future.” Ill M emonum And death itself to them, was but The wider opening of the door That had been opening more and more Through all their lives, and ne’er was shut. And never shall be shut. They left The door ajar for you and me, And looking after them we see The glory shinin ‘Hrough the cleft John Oxenham In sincere appreciation of the three who have preceeded us up the trail. Willard Webb George Wangelin Mrs. Lenore Holley P rincipa l’s M essag To the Seniors, One hundred years ago gold was discovered in California and a great flow of people came to California during the next few years Those were stirring times which produced men whose deeds made up a romatic chapter in the colorful history of the state. We, too, are living in stirring times. Another migration, which in time and space will be as great as that of the gold rush period, is taking place. The problems brought about by the present migration will also be stirring and as before will call for the best in men and women. You are graduating into this world of change. These problems will be your problems and how they are solved will color the destiny of our state for generations to come. This is a challenge. It will require strong minds, hard work and moral courage. This you can acquire by making the best of your educational opportunities which the state has supplied in abundance, by making your bodies physically strong by caring for the attributes with which God has endowed you, and most of all, by living according to the moral precepts which the Greatest Teacher of all has supplied you. My personal wish is that you have a happy and successful life in whatever you choose to do, remembering always that Nature is an exacting master, keeping an even balance so that in the final analysis we receive only that which we have given. May you and yours prosper. J. C. Nisbet Principal TRUSTEES Dr. Benninger Mr. Bolles Mr. Dealey Mr. Townshend Mr. Pank THE FACULTY All through our four years of high school we have had three outstanding personalities to guide us. They are, Mr. Nisbet, our principal, Miss Freida Beik, Dean of Girls, and Mr. Paul Stollar, Dean of Boys. ‘ Mr. Nisbet has had a very difficult job these last few years, and especially this year because of the large enrollments. However, he has had two very efficient helpers. Miss Freida Beik, Dean of Girls, is wellloved by all. She is vice-principal of Oroville Union High School and keeps the permanent school records of individual students in order. This task requires much time and patience. She also teaches classes in shorthand and bookkeeping and supervises cafeteria finances. The titles of Dean of Boys, Vice-Principal and Financial Adviser all belong to Mr. Stollar. He is understanding and efficient. The fames and dances are made possible through his cooperation. Aside from these duties he still finds time to teach chemistry and physics. The attendance officer George Graham. h s much more to do than most of us realize. Not only does he tabulate attendance each mon+h but also repairs books and keeps them in order. He keeps the school supplied with books and other necessary equipment. Mrs. Gray, Clerk of the board of trustees, has many duties, all of which she executes faithfully and efficiently. The Board of Trustees is composed of Dr. Benninger, Mr. Lolles, Mr. Dealey, Mr. Townshend, Mr. Pank. The other members of our faculty have had no easy job this year. Practically all the classes were overcrowded and the necessity for new classrooms has been great. Many new members have been added to our teaching staff this year. They, along with the older members of the faculty, have all done a marvelous job. We, the class of ‘48, wish to express our deep and most sincere gratitude to you. Mrs. Gray Mr. Graham THE FACULTY ENGLISH DEPT. Miss Thomas Mrs. Kunkel Mrs. McBride Mrs. White SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPT. Mr. Lattin, Miss. Christopherson, Mr. Bloom, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Fylling. SCIENCE DEPT. Mr. Hughes, Mr. Talbot, , Miss Mr. Stollar, Mr. Watson. LANGUAGE DEPT. Caffaratti, Mr. Rodriquez Mrs. Henderson. Miss Wallace Mr. Hooper Art Dept. Mrs. Rice Mrs. Jones INDUSTRIAL ARTS Mr. Landry Mr. Bockrath Mr. Nelson Mr. Harrison Mr. Felipe. Miss Haddick Miss. Falbo, Cooks Mrs. Mackenzie Mrs. Walburn Mrs. Taber Mrs. Smith Janitors F. Kinder W. Walburn R. Parker W. Dunbar Mr. Metcalf Cliff Milligan Mark Burns SENIOR CLASS Our years in high school are nearly ended and as we look back upon them, we can truthfully saythey have been good, successful years, full of new knowledge, and many new friends. These friends we will always remember. Perhaps we will even remember i.ome of the knowledge. We, the class of 1948, have been an eager class, full of leaders and new ideas. As Freshmen, we went through initiation as most Freshmen, with dolls, and onions, and old jeans. But that was just the beginning! As the year progressed, we made many interesting changes around school. The lunchrooms were improved and the lunch trays and auditorinm were painted; we made an improvement to the Freshman bench and flower box. In Mr. Fylling’s citizenship Classes, we bought and donated to the school many, war bonds. someday these bonds will help build the new school so our grandchildren can walk down the halls without being shoved. As Sophomores, we donated to the Red Cross and gave a very successful Sophomore Hop, with the usual theme “Blue Rain”. One of our greatest accomplishments that year was winning the Freshman - Sophomore brawl. This took great skill and endurance, and at least we didn’t have to go through the spats again. Once was enough! The big project our Junior year was the Senior Farewell. This was a wonderful dance, and it should have been! We worked hard painting murals all around the gym and we put a palm leaf hut in the middle of the floor. The theme was “Aloha Oe”. Another good deed that year was framing the school constitution and putting it on the patio where we could all read it. Now we are Seniors and though there is much left to do, we must go; however, we have confidence in the classes we are leaving behind and know they will carry on in a fine fashion and have as much fun doing it as we did. Robert Adams Football Track Boxing Band Orchestra Christena Babb G.A.A. 1-2-3-4 500 Society 4 Malcolm Baker Trans. Durham Boxing 1-2 Basketball 3 Baseball 3 James Barnes 4 Football 2-3 Track 2-3 Charlene Barrett Shirley Beeson Joyce Bevan Trans. Los Gatos Choir 2-3-4 Office 4 School Paper 2 Glee 2-3-4 Glee 2-3-4 Elinor Biggs G.A.A. 1-2-3-4 500 Society 4 Glee 1 -2-3-4 Sextet 4 Mary Lou Bishop Richard Blair Hon. Soc. 1-2-3-4 Glee 4 Orchestra 4 Band 4 Jane Booth 500 Soc. Officer 4 Glee 3-4 G.A.A. 1-2-3-4 Eugene Boulton Band 1-2-3-4 Track 2 Ass. Band Dir. 4 Robert Brown Robert Caborn Patricia Cantler Glee 4 Louis Carello Dorothy Ann Chamberlen Honor Society 2 Nugget Staff 4 Glee 4 Band 1 Allen Christenson Football 2-3-4 Basketball 1-4 Boxing 1 Track 1-2-4 Block “0” 4 Fred Clarke Gerald Collinson Football 2-3-4 Baseball 1 Boxing 1 Track 2-3 Block “O” 2-3-4 Lorrie Cook Class Pres. 2 Majorette 1-2-3 Yell Leader 4 Stu. Body Off. 4 500 Society 4 Jerry Coiner Cadets 1 Baseball 1-2-3-4 Block “O” 3-4 Roy Conner Blocik “0” 1-2-3-4 Football 1-3 Boxing 1 Basketball 1-2-3-4 Marvin Conway Football 2-3-4 Track 2-3-4-Block “0” 2-3-4 Sylvia Crabtree Glee 1-2-3-4 G.A.A. 3-4 Tran. Gridley 4 Tilford Derrick Baseball 1-2-3 Mary Lou Dugger Trans. Red. 2 Glee 3-4 A1 De Massa Football 1-2-3 Baseball 1 Class Pres. 4 Cadets 1 Robert Develter Boxing 1 Tennis 3 Baseball 4 Roberta Davif G.A.A. 1-2 Glee 1-2-3 Cadets 1 Drum Bugle 3 Katheryn Duckett Glee 3-4 Dramatics 3-4 Beth Dennis Glee 2-3-4 Eugene Dugger Marjie Evans Glee 3-4 Cadets 1 ’,;ck Dunca.. Betty Lue Edwards Cadets 4 Glee 1-4 Class Officer 1 Band 1 Dramatics 3 Transfer Mo. 3 Ramona Evans Charles Flynn Football 1-2-3-4 Basketball 1-2-3-4 Baseball 1-2-3-4 Block “O” 2-3-4 Frances Gerber Glee 2-3-4 Trans. S. F. 3 Glee 3 James Farris Transfer Florida 2 Basketball 2 Track 3-4 Block “O” 2-3-4- Don Frazier Collean Gentry Class Sec. 1 Dramatics 3 Drum Bugle 3 William Fleming Baseball 3 Joyce Fylling Class Sec. 1 Honor Soc. 1-3-4 Dramatics 3-4 Band 2-3-4 Choir 4 Robert George Stu. Body Off. 4 Block “6” 1-2-3-4 Football 1-2-3-4 Basketball 1-2-3-4 Track 1-2-3-4 Gene Flick Football 2 Basketball 1-2-3 Baseball 1-2-3-4 Margaret Gannett Honor Soc. 1-2-3-4 Class Officer 2 Cadets 1 Nugget Staff 4 Harriet Grahm Band 1-2 Cadets 2 Joan Griffith Stud. Body Sec. 4 G.A.A. Off. 3 Glee 4 Honor Soc. 2-3-4 Nugget Staff 4 Jack Hanson Football 1 Cadets 1-2-3-4 Ralph Hanson Cadets 1 Tennis 1-2-3-4 Lou Ann Harding Trans. Taft 1 Honor Society 2 - Cafeteria Cashier 4 George Harvalos Football 4 Basketball 2-3-4 Baseball 2-3-4 Cadets 1 Joyce Hemingway Glee 3-4 Phyllis Hemstalk Glee 3-4 Band 3-4 Cadets 1-2 Sextet 4 Erda Herring Glee 3-4 Cadets 1 Honor Society 3 Harold Higgins Honor Soc. 1-2-3-4 Band 1-2-3-4 Track 3-4 Baseball 3-4 Barbara Huston Glee 3-4 Cadets 1 Beverly Jaco Glee 2-4 Cadets 1 Pat Johnson Glee 4 Honor Soc. 1-2-3-4 Office 1 Phillip Johnson Bud Lamb Trans. Spokane 4 Basketball 4 Cora Lee Claudine Jones Glee 4 Cadets 1 Roderick Lang Boxing 1 Track 3 Tennis 2-3-4 Block “O” 2-3-4 Bill Leedy Football 2-3-4 Basketball 2-3-4 Track 2-3-4 Doial Killgore Football 1-3-4 Baseball 1-3-4 Boxing 1 Block “O” 2-3-4 Ila Mae Landsaw Pres. G.A.A. 4 G.A.A. 1-2-3-4 Class Officer 4 Girls State Rep. 3 500 Society 3-4 Thelma Lineker Choir 3-4 Honor Society 1 Bobby Kinser Football 1-2-3-4 Track 1-2 Boxing 1-2-3 Baseball 3-4 Bkfck “O” 1-2-3-4 Colleen Larson Pep Club Officer ] Glee 2-4 School Reporter 2 Dramatics 3 Mary Frances Locke Trans, to Ariz. 2 Trans, to Oroville 3 Tiger Mirror 1-2 Glee Club 2-3-4 Dick Lofstrand Baseball 3 Honor Society 2 Norm. MacKenzie Block “O” 1-2-3-4 Football 1-2-3-4 Track 1-2-3-4 Basketball 2-3 Stu. Body Pres. 4 Ronald McElroy Tennis 1-2-3-4 Frieda Logan Dramatics 3 Glee 1-4 Choir 2-3 Albert Martin Football 1-2-3-4 Track 2-3 Boxing 1 Block “O” 2-3-4 Virgil Logan Football 1-2-3 Raymond Martin Football 4 Basketball 4 Marie Long Glee 3-4 Class Officer Wesley Martin Block “O” 1-2-3-4 Football 1-2-3-4 Basketball 1-2-3-4 Track 1-2-3-4 Stud. Body Off. 4 Rose Melle Trans. Oakland 2 Class Officer 1 Drum Bugle 3 Choir 1-2-3-4 Beverly McKillop Class Officer 1-2-3 S. B. Sec. 4 Girls League Off. 3 Honor Society 1-2 G.A.A. 1-2-3-4 Clara Melle Trans. Oakland 2 Drum Bugle 3 Choir 1-2-3-4 Class officer 1 Benny Miller Henry Miller John Miller 'Basketball 1 Track 2 Track 1-2-3 Football 3 Block “O” 1-2-3-4 Baseball 3 Mary Ann Morgan Trans. S. Monica 4 Dramatics 4 Class Officer 2-3 Boxing 1-2 Irving Nieland Cadets 1 Track 3 Vivian Nieland niop 4 Hon. Soc. 1-2-3-4 John Nystuen Football 1-2-3-4 Track 1-2-3-4 Block “O” 1-2-3-4 Hon. Soc. 1-2-3-4 Charlotte Owens Glee 2-3-4 Chrysanthe Palios Hon. Soc. 1-2-3-4 500 Soc. Pres. 4 G.A.A. Officer 4 Girl’s League Off. 3 Betty Jo Parrish Glee 2-3-4 Girl’s League Drum Bugle 3 G.A.A. 2-3 4 500 Soc. 4 George Pattison Leo Payne Football 2 Basketball 4 Track 2-3-4 Jack Perkins Football 2 Basketball 2 Track 2-4 Cadets 4 James Porter Marion Pitt Glee 4 Cadets 1 Honor Soc. 1-2-3-4 Randall Post Football 1-2-3-4 Basketball 1-2-3-4 Baseball 1-2-3-4 Track 1-2 Block “O” 1-2-3-4 Rudy Platzek Band 1 Boxing 1 Basketball 3-4 V Honor Society 4 Ralph Prater Boxing 1-2 Track 1-2 Baseball 4 Basketball 4 Leora Portis Cadets 1-2 Glee 3-4 G.A.A. 3-4 Bill Price Honor Soc. 2-3-4 Class Officer 2-4 Boxing 1 Dramatics 3 Alma Pruden G.A.A. 2-3-4 Cadets 1 Patty Pyke Honor Soc. 1-2-3-4 Choir 1-4 G.A.A. Manager 4 Dramatics 3-4 Bill Pynchon Tennis 1-2-3-4 Band 1-3-4 Orchestra 4 Joxing 1 Morris Randolph Football 1-2-3-4 Track 1-2-3-4 Band 1-2-3-4 Block “O” -2-3-4 Richard Randolph Block “0’.’ 1-2-3-4 3asketball 3-4 Track 1-2-3-4 Boxing 1 Football 4 Margaret Reed Trans. Das Ralos 2 G.A.A. 8-4 Glee 1 Madelyn Rogers Trans. Richmond 3 Glee 3-4 Preston Rush Boxing 1 Tennis 1-2 Ruth Ryan G.A.A. 3-4 Cadets 1-2 Band 3-4 Glee 3-4 Marilyn Scott Glee 3 G.A.A. 1-2 Cadets 1 Betty Rygaard Betty Shipocot Orchestra 1 Glee 1-2 Girls Club 1-2-3 Trans. Wash. 4 Treas. Drill Team 4 Bill Sanford Baseball 1-2-3-4 Basketball 1-2-3-4 Honor Soc. 1-2-3-4 Band 1-2-3-4 Stu. Body Pres. 4 Frankie Shoermke Glee 4 Lois Scott Glee 1-2-8-4 Drum Bugle 3 Myrtle Smith Kenneth Spencer Cadets 1-2 Football 4 Track 3-4 Block “O” 4 Claude Stringfellow Trans. Santa Cruz 3 Block “O” 3-4 Baseball 3-4 Marilyn Tupper Class Officer 1 G.A.A. 1-2-3 G. League Off 1 Honor Soc. 1-2-3-4 Stu. Body Off. 4 Leonel Stollar Track 2 Basketball 1-2-3 Sid Tennenbaum Football 1-2 Track 1-2 Boxing 1 Cadets 1 Block “O'” 1-2-3-4 Shirley Vaughn Honor Soc. 1-2 Polly Stormes Class Officer 1-2 G.A.A. 1 Mert Thomas Baseball 1-2-3-4 Football 1 Track 1 Basketball 1 r,yl. Washington Anna Mae Strang G.A.A. 1-2-3 Glee 1-2-3 Cadets 1 ' Drum Bugle 3 John Thompson Basketball 1-2-3 Track 2 Class Officer 1 f ! Selina Watson Cadets 1-2 G.A.A. 2-3-4 Glee 3-4 Band 3-4 (500 Society 4 Emery Weddle Football Mgr. 1-2-3 Vernette Wright G.A.A. 3-4 Glee 1-2-3-4 !. BOD ADAM , being rf sound mind hereby will my bish-fulne?s and reserve to Robe’t PHI. I. CHRISTENA BARB, being of sumd mind (?) and body, will end bequeath to Geraldine Holmes, my alert som e of humor and my fantastic giggles. May she use them nl tlm light time, as I never could. L MAL BAKER, being of unsound mind, and in my dwindling decrepit state, do in this last will and testament, bequeath to Frank Johnson, my timid and reserved manner, plus my nickname, “Didja”. I, JIM BARNES, being of sound mind and good health, do will one of my excellent front teeth to Don Lawson. I, CHARLENE BARRET, hereby will my quiet and reserved ways to Shirley Wold. (She can use them.) We,SHIRLEY BEESON and MARY LOU BISHOP, do hereby declare the dedication of our senses of humor to Mr. Watson, who hates giggling girls. I, JOYCE BEVAN, do hereby will and bequeath to any girl my ability not to get caught chewing gum in glee. 1, ELINOR BIGGS, being of a high moral standard, will to Virginia Meyer, my ability to resist hot caramel sundaes while at Patton’s Variety Store. May her figure ever profit by it. I, DICK BLAIR, being of good health, do hereby will my height of 6’1” to David Strachen. “Buddy”, the cutest Junior in school. I, JANE BOOTH, being of sound mind and body, (I think), will my red hair to Judy Kitrick. Here’s hoping she has twice as much and may she profit by it. I, EUGENE BOULTON, Solo tpumpeter of O.U.H.S., being of feeble body and mind of equal instability, do hereby will an bequeath to Pat Conley my''title of “Hot Lips”, along with the position of first chair. May she MANGLE the trumpet solos as VIGOROUSLY as I have done in the past. We, PAT CANTLER, and VIVIAN NIELAND, will to Rita (Dodobrain) Ermatinger the priviledge of making all the noise possible on the Bangor bus, since we won’t be there to listen to it. We hope. 1, ANN CHAMBERLEN, being a sleepy head at 7 o’clock every Monday morning, bequeath my amazing ability to miss the bus to my sister, Marie, hoping that her attendance record will be a little more regular. Swiah 0, what a climb! Just resting. i ALLEN Le Roy CHRISTENSEN, hereby will all my Spanish homework to Richard Christensen. I, FRED CLARKE, will to Larry Simpson one Bald Rock school bus (No. 4). And may God be with him. Amen. I, JERRY COLLINSON, will my ability to ask a girl for a c� uie to Gene Verkerk. I, MARVIN CONWAY, being of sound mind and body, will to Robert Wixom a few of my excess pounds. I, ROY CONNER, being of sound mind do hereby will my unsuccessful love life through High School to any Freshman who may want it. Heaven knows I don’t! Yo H3aV3 H© I, JERRY COMER, being of sound mind and body, will all my four years of English homework to Bob Wilson. May he do more of it than I did! I, LORRIE COOK, being of feeble mind and body, do hereby bequeath my long skirts to Jeanne Allen. May her back be strong enough to ward off the constant razzing. I, AL DaMASSA, will to any lucky Freshman my ability to Le late five times a week. I, ROBERTA DAVIS, being of sound mind and body, will to my little sister Elinora, my place in Mr. Graham’s heart. I, BETH DENNIS, being of sound mind (?) will to Pat Jester a sack of red apples, in the hope that she’ll get A’s with ’em I didn’t. -- • - BMW Yum, Yum! I, TILFORD DERRICK, do hereby will my safe driving ability to David Edwards, and may he put it to good use. I. ROBERT DEVELTER, will to Eugene Poindexter the position of sole male delegate to O.U.H.S. from Gawthorne Ave. in school. I, LA VERNE DORF, will to a certain pair of Sophomore boys (Dean and Richard), the front seat on Benny’s bus. I, KATHRYN DUCKETT, will my conveted figure and black skirt to Boots Bivens. She so desires them. I, MARY LOU DUGGER, with a sound mind and body, do hereby will my curly hair to any girl who needs it when it gets foggy. Me, JACK DUNCAN, hereby bequeath my blo-gum (room 6, row 2, seat ?) to “Willy Golithon”. I, BETTY LUE EDWARDS, being me, do hereby retain sole ownership to all I possess as I have survived four years of high school and am still alive and kicking, can take it all with me. I, MARJIE EVANS, will and bequeath my rare sense of humor to some poor freshman who likes to get in trouble with his teachers. I, RAMONA EVANS, will to my cousin, Maxine Rhoades, my sewing ability to her in years to come. I, LOU ANN HARDING, hereby will and bequeath to Ronald Oh, my aching ----. Th9 Three Bears I, JIM FARRIS, will my ability to fool old George and my love for Senior English to anyone who has trouble with both. i, LILL FLEMING, will if you will. We, GENE FLICK, LEONEL STOLER, and TOMMY THOMPSON, being of sound minds and bodies, hereby will to Charlie (Dried-up) Dryden, our ability to throw fifty street pots 0. f the lirst bridge, and hope that he will equal, or if possible surpass our scores in his next three years. 1, GENE FLICK, before setting on my long journey into life's l.ttle troubles, do solemnly make my last will and testament: i will my curly hair to Frank Johnson who is in need of a new set. I, CHARLEY “LEFTY” FLYNN, being of sound mind and body, will my nickname to anyone H. H. Harrison decides is good enough to carry out the honor. Any suggestions? I, JOYCE FYLLING, presumably being of sound mind and uody, do hereby bequeath to Bob Fylling the crowded band busses in the hopes that he may furnish as comfortable a lap „ i usually rested on. I, MARGARET GANNET, do hereby will and bequeath Elton i_,egget to Maxine Rhoades. I, FRANCES GARBER, being all here, mentally, will and bequeath my power to keep my mouth shut while chewing gum in Mr. Pepmueller’s class to Dee Woodruff. May she profit by it. I, COLLEEN GENTRY, having a sensible mind - well at least a mind - will my one and only marble, which is chipped and rolls backwards, to Dodie Hunt, hoping she can manage to get through high school without chipping it any more, he will profit by it. He won’t I, JOAN GRIFFITH, will my picture of Jonnie Lambros to anyone who wants it, providing he promises to take as good care of it as I did. (P.S. I m giving it away because I want a bigger and better one.) I, JACK HANSON, hereby will my Ball Point Pen to Mr. raham if I graduate. I, RALPH HANSON, being of sound mind and body, hereby will six weeks of Spanish to any student who may profit by x. as I didn’t. I. BILL SANFORD, will my aDility to withstand Mr. Graham’s continual charges of “always running around”, to Dick Green, my successor as Nugget editor. I, LOIS SCOTT, will my ability to fix hair to Betty Prater. May she be as famous a hair dresser as I. I, MARILYN SCOTT, leave—never to be brought back by Mr. Graham. I, BETTY SHIPOCOT, with sound mind and body, hereby will my ability to have perfect grades in cooking to Rosemary Newarth. I, FRANKIE SHOEMAKER, will my ability to be quiet to .ill Caldwell. I, MYRTLE BEATRICE SMITH, hereby will my ability to jitterbug to Lupe Gomez. I, KENNETH SPENCER, hereby will to the following: Dick La Rose, all my attained facilities as a Senior. To whom 1 supress as a well expressed Junior of all activities. We, POLLY STORMES and MARILYN TUPPER, leave-finally!! At times we wondered. I, ANNA MAE STRANG (HENRY), will to my two little sisters, Jennie Lee and Pee Wee (Delores, the ability to be absent every other day and still be able to call “George” my friend. May they benefit by it!!! I, CLAUDE STRINGFELLOW, will my ability to get out of homework to my pal, George Scott. I, MERT THOMAS, being of ghastly mental ability, make my last and final donation. 1 hereby bequeath to one of my best friends, Marcella Smith, my bad disposition and feeble mind. I, SIDNEY TENNENBAUM, being of sound mind and not under any influence, do will and bequeath unexcused absences to George Graham (alias “Hawkshaw”). I, SHIRLEY VAUGHAN, do hereby will my ability to be quiet in study hall for ten minutes to Chesley Austin. May she profit by it. I, SELENA (TILLIE) WATSON, will my place as center forward on the “A” varsity hockey to Robbie Kaylor and Grace Stewart and may they always keep out of Nancy’s way. I, EMERY WEDDLE, upon leaving O.U.H.S. do will my mechanic ability to Mr. Landry. May he profit by it. Last, and certainly not least, I leave my thanks to the O.U.H.S. faculty for four very nice years. I, MYRNA WELLS, do hereby will Point Manager to Jeanette Cunningham. May she profit by it. I, VERNETTE WRIGHT, being of no mind (I am told) and of a body, do hereby will the well known freckle on the end of my nose and the heard-of Hawaiian dance to my very favorite sophomore, Robbie Kaylor. May she profit by them. We, JOYCE BERG, BOB BROWN, BOB CABORN, GENE DUGGER, BOBBIE GEORGE, JACK KAY:LOR, BUD LAMB ALBERT MARTIN, SYLVESTER WASHINGTON, BOBBY WEDDLE, and RICHARD RANDOLPH, will not I, VIRGIL LOGAN, being of (?) will if somebody else will. I, MARIE LONG, will to Tisha True my ability to keep her friendship with her redheaded buddy-buddy as I have with my redheaded buddy-buddy, Jane. May you two have as l'un and as many nice memories as we will always have of each other. I, NORMAN MacKENSIE, being of sound mind and body, will and bequeath my track shoes to Carl Bloss and hope ihat he has as much fun as I did with them. I, RAY MARTIN, being of unsound mind and abnormal body, will my ability to keep George Graham in an uproar to any lucky Freshman. I, WESLEY MARTIN, being of sound mind and body, will and bequeath my expert ability to ride motorcycles to Carl Herman Bloss. May he gain by it as I didn’t. I, RON McELROY, will my calfskin jacket to anyone who is ioOl enough to want it. 1, BEV McKILLOP, will my cherished position as majorette in the O.U.H.S. band to Virgil Ricketts. (P.S. Don’t forget to suave your legs!) I, CLARA MELLE, supposidly being of sound mind, leave to Halph Clarke my ability to get along with Mr. Graham. You h_ve only one year left, Ralph. I, ROSE MELLE, hereby will my ability to Elta Mae Clark, so she may get along with her boyfriend as long as I have. (That is without fighting, Elta!) I, BEN MILLER, hereby will my ability to run the mile to Myron Bean. I, HENRY CLAYTON MILLER, in my last will and testament, will to any Freshman in agriculture my tight little number “elevens” that will enter the corn-growing contest. I, JOHN W. MILLER, in sound mind and feeble body, will my place in agriculture to Marion Boelman. I, MARY ANN MORGAN, being of unsound mind and with very little strength left, will my ability to fight off the Oroville boys to Lois Johnson. I, IRVING NIELAND, in this last will and testament, do hereby will my weakness for short, fat, dumpy girls to Terry-Boon. May he become aware of fact before it is too late. I, JOHN NYSTUEN, will but Beverly won’t. I, CHARLOTTE OWENS, hereby will my perfect record for not chewing gum in glee to Peggy Hendershot. We, CHRIS PALIOS and 1LA MAE LANDSAW, leave nothing, as we need all we’ve got!! I, BETTY JO PARISH, being of sound mind and body, do will my ability to stay short to Diane Tabor. May she profit by it. II, GEORGE PATTISON, will my ability to talk my way in and out of Mrs. Kunkle’s English class to David (Buddy) Strachen. I, LEO PAYNE, bequeath my beautiful handwriting to some Freshman who needs it. I, JACK PERKINS, hereby make my last will and testament: Upon leaving this institution of knowledge, I leave my ability to slip and slide into class at the last minute to Gene Vassco; my ability to come home right after school to Sandra Duggan and last but not least, I extend my thanks to the faculty of O.U.H.S. for making my stay here a happy and successful one. I, RUDY PLATZEK, will my D’s in physics to some unfortunate underclassman who takes it. I, JAMES PORTER, being of unsound mind, hereby will to my ghastly, hoary, droll, immature, malicious friend, Leroy Slavicek, all my dirty, haggard, greasy Levis. I, LEORA PORTIS, being of sound mind and body, do hereby will my ability to grow tall during four years of high school to Doris Harkness. I. RANDY POST, will the “strawberries” I get every baseball season to A1 Walsh, if he’s lucky enough to get on base. 1, RALPH PRATER, bequeath in my last will and testament, the front seat of the Clipper Mills bus to Ruth Hammond. May she have as much fun as I haven’t. I, BILL PRICE, bequeath in my last will and testament my job at the Purity Store to “Neversweat.” I, ALMA PRUDEN, in this, my last will and testament, hereby will to Helen Scheurmann the long hours spent with Bob Adams in the photography laboratory. May she profit bv them. I, PATRICIA PYKE, do hereby bequeath my red, red coat to Betty Elders in hopes that she will stand out in a crowd without getting laryngitus. I, BILL PYNCHON, do hereby bequeath one snare drum to Nancy Johnson. May she have as good a time with it as I did. I, MORRIS RANDOLPH, do hereby will and bequeath to Lottie Mae Jones my great sense of stenography, and may she enjoy it as I have enjoyed attending O.U.KS. I, MARGARET REID, do hereby will my ability to remain calm and collected at all times to my sister who needs it. I, MADELYN ROGERS, do hereby will and bequeath my place in Mr. Hooper’s heart to Wilma Van. May they both profit by it. I, PRESTON RUSH, being, do hereby will to Elton Leggett my ability to be late everyday of my Senior year to first period. (They’ll love you.) I. RUTH RYAN, hereby will to anyone who takes Spanish from Mr. Rodriguez, my sweet disposition and patience, so he won’t miss me so much when I’m gone. I, BETTY RYGAARD, do hereby will my laugh and good times in art to Mackie ’ Denny and Audrey Kruger. May they continue to have fun. I, GEORGE HARVALOt), do nereby make the last will and testament of my high school days: I will my extra credits to Dave Berntzen that he might graduate in 1949. He needs them. I, JOYCE HEMENWAY, will and bequeath my ability to be absent quite a lot and still get excused by Mr. Graham, (Well most of the time) to any poor Freshman who thinks i, PHYLLIS MARIE HEMSTALK, being of sound mind and body, hereby will to Bobby Hemstalk, my ability to tell iomc of the teachers off when necessary. I, ERDA HERRING, hereby will and bequeath by abundance of neckles to Erma Collier. I, HAL HIGGINS, being of sane mind, hereby bequeath my sacred position as solo clarinet of O.U.H.S. band to Joanne Williams and may she satisfy Mr. Hooper as 1 was unable to do. i, BARBARA HUSTON, will and bequeath to Carl Mefford, the ability to be happy all through high school. I, Pat Johnson, will to my sister, Nancy, my ability to take .ma like three years of French. I, PHILLIP JOHNSON, being of sober mind, do will my height to Mr. Rodriguez as he needs it to handle the Frosh. I, CLAUDINE JONES, hereby will to Mavis Schwartz and Mary Margaret Murphy the property of Jimmy Franklin. Reave it up to them to fight it out between themselves. May the best girl win, with all my regards. I, DOIAL KILGORE, do hereby will to Charley Lerner my helmet. May he never have a sore head. I, BOB KINSER, will my hair to Mr. Oscar Fylling. I, RODERIC LANG, hereby bequeath my body after death, to the biology dept, of O.U.H.S. for scientific research. We, MARIAN LATHAM and BEVERLY JACO, being of sound minds and bodies (unquestionably) will to Johnetta Chisholm our ability to have fun with Curtis. (When she isn’t along, of course.) I. CORA LEE, do hereby will and bequeath to my brother, John, the ability to make A’s in U.S. History. mI, BILL LEEDY, will the ability to get as many girls as I have during the past three years to Richard Keith. May he profit A . by it. 1HELMA LINEKER,do will and bequeath to my younger ■ ■sister, Lorna, the happiness I have had at good old O.U.H.S. Il, MARY FRANCES LOCKE, do will and bequeath my naturally curly hair to Patty Tedd and Margaret Lintin. I ■twHhope they make good use of it. ■I, DICK LOFSTRAND, in the presence of strong mind and £ 1 feeble body, will my belt to Carl Bloss. U. FRIEDA LOGAN, will my laughs in my four years of high school to Mary Woods, who knows how to laugh like a hyena. NAME Bob Adams Christena Babb Mai Baker James Barnes Charlene Barrel Shirley Beeson Joyce Berg Joyce Beven Elinor Biggs Mary Lou Bishop Dick Blair Jane Booth Eugene Boulton John Brown Bob Caborn Pat Cantler Louis Carello Ann Chamberlen Allen Christenson Fred Clarke Bud Collinson Lorrie Cook Marvin Conway Roy Conner Jerry Comer Sylvia Crabtree A1 DeMassa Roberta Davis :Beth Dennis Tilford Derrick -Bob Develter XaVerne Dorf Katheryn Duckett (Gene Dugger Wary Lou Dugger SENIOR PROPHECIES NICKNAME DISLIKE AMBITION Speed Castor oil Never to be sick Babs Chemistry To keep away from Einstein Didja White shoulder Teach Arthur Murray s purses dancing class Jim Cows Own a dairy Charlee Boys To change her dislike Cupid Being a teacher’s To be through with daughter homework Hamberger Harry James Dance at the Mark Hopkins None Getting up early on cold mornings Get an electric heater Biggsie Homework Not to be so “big” Midnight - oil Homework Not to get straight A Dick Walking Own a street car Flame White shoulder purses Gene Long skirts Get Harry James out of business Bob English room To get a locker Cabe Eggs Write a second “The Egg I’ Pat Cowboy movies Shake hands with Trigger Louie Ice skating Join the Follies Yokel Diaries Find a good freckle removen A1 Getting up at 6:00 Sleep till 10:00 every day Freddy Long skirts To drive a greyhound Jerry - Bud School Have a fan club Lorrie White shoulder purses Marv Snapping turtles Go tiger hunting Con Giggling girls Find some who don’t giggler Jerry Women Get away from them all Slivers Opera Singers See “Carmen” A1 Mistletoe Get an electric razor Bertie Tennis Have A1 come home Denny Snakes Be a concert pianist Til Redheads Manufacture henna Bob Physics Be a graduate of Yale Stormy Cities Get away from Oroville Kate Shoulder bags Be a model Genie Keep his New Yrs. resolutions Dink Hear people quarrelling Move to Philadelphia NAME NICKNAME LISLIKE AMBITION jack Duncan Mort School To graduate uetty Luo Edwards Prissy Spinach Write the strip Marjie Evans Marj Homework Collect antiques Kamona Evans Mona Hockey To always play tennis Jim Farris Jim School To win Miss Hush contest _ull Fleming Woody School Be a lumberjack Gene Flick Flicker Peach fuzz, blood, frogs whiskers, smoke To always be a bright llamt Charlie Flynn Lefty Long skirts Be a baseball star Don Frazier Kaisier Motorscooter Je suis pret Joyce Fylling Jo Homework Be a second Florence Nightengale Margaret Gannett Pat Fish Go deep sea fishing Francs Gerber Sandy Sissified men « Make another A in homemak ing Colleen Gentry Corky White shoulder bags Be a radio comedian Bobby George Van Cactus To keep the girls panting Joan Griffith Grif Front porch lights Have candles on the front porch Jack Hanson Jack Unexcused absence blanks Work with Mr. Graham Ralph Hanson Handsome Women Raise Llamas in Peru Lou Ann Harding Louie Gumpoppers Be a queen for a day George Harvalos Georgie Long skirts Design women’s clothes Joyce Hemingway Poke Chop History Marry a butcher Phyllis Hemstalk Phil Teachers who don't grade fairly Take Alice Faye’s place Erda Herring Freckels Spiders Make bomb - sites Harold Higgins Hal Mrs. Kunkel’s homework Be an English Prof. Barbara Huston Bobby Chemistry Study radar Beverly Jaco Jake Chemistry To be six feet tall Pat Johnson Pat People who crack gum Be a great artist Phillip Johnson Flip Sat. nights at home Join the Sat. Night Club Claudine Jones Peaches U.S. History To adore History Jack Kay lor King George Oatmeal Have eggs for breakfast Doial Kilgore Killer People who sneak into shows Own the Paramount Bobby Kinser Trippy Dill Pickles Try eating snails Bud Lamb Bud Champayne Make more than ten points in Basketball 11a May Landsaw May Spotters Outlaw spotlights Roderick Lang Roddy Tomatoes Give tennis lessons NAME NICKNAME 3ISLIKE Colleen Larson Cokie Sissy boys Marian Latham Chemistry Cora Lee Cokey People who read over her shoulder Bill Leedy Mopey Beer Thelma Lineker Lenny Radio commercials Mary Frances Locke M.F. Necking in public Dick Lofstrand Dick Beard contests Frieda Logan Logey Giving reports Virgil Logan C’s Marie Long Shortie White shoulder bags Norman MacKenzie Norm Long skirts Wesley Martin Wes White shoulder purses Leo Raymond Martin Ray English Harriet McCourry Harry U.S. History Ronald McElroy Ron Broken tennis rackets Beverly McKillop Bev Spotlights, Homework Clara Melle Mell Gaining weight Rose Melle Rose Dull movies Ben Miller Ben Long skirts Henry Miller Mill School John Miller Slim English and Agriculture Mary Ann Morgan Kelly White shoulder purses Irving Nieland Irv English Vivian Nieland Viv Calisthentics Johnny Nystuen Nice - tune Work every aspect thereof Charlotte Owens Chick Gossipy girls Chrysanthe Palios Chris Grasshoppers Jletty Jo Parrish Jo Snaltes George Pattison Pat Cairar Teo Payne Prof A person who doesn't talk Jack Perkins Perky Books IRudy Platzek Rudy Weeds James Porter Jimmie Girls’ long skirts Leora Portis Lee U.S. History Randall Post Randy Long finger nails AMBITION Meet Humphry Bogart To be a good housekeeper To dislike History To have lots of banana Sandwiches Write soap operas Hm-m - m Get an electric razor Take public speaking To have a nickname Have shoulder bag dyed black Always have a pair of scissor : Own another convertable Be one of King Arthur’s Knights Read H. G. Wells Meet Jack Kramer Win majorette contest Gain ten pounds Sing on Bob Hope program Talk to Paris designer Go to Holland Raise olives Marry her next door neighbor Like ’em tall for a change To get off the Honor Society Be a bellboy in the Waldorf Be a tight rope walker Get her 2000 pt. block Be a snake charmer in India Study crocodiles Be a doctor Be a librarian Climb Mt. Everest Raise silver foxes To see “Gone with the Wind’’ To be a farmer SAME NICKNAME iSLIKE AMBITION Ralph Prater Prat Long skirts Visit Coney Island Bill Pi'ice Limelight Will The Bluff To find a better place Alma Pruden Blondie Ilomemaking Get in the movies IPatty Pyke Pat Homework Go to a big league game 3ill Pynchon Will English home.. Write a violin concert Morris Randolph Dimples Girls using promn; language Meet an angel Richard Randolph Junior Tomatoe catsup Always have chile sauce Margaret Reid Peggy Swearing Rewrite the dictionarv in French Wladelyn Rogers Baby Oral reports in English Always to give them in French Ruth Ryan Ruthie Mayonnaise on Spinach Sell Fuller brushes Preston Rush Prep FLL Work in an acquarium Betty Rygaai'd Nickio People that aren’t natural Be a naturalist Bill Sanford Bill Too much wor' Be editor of the Times Liois Scott Scotty English Be a hair dresser IMarylin Scott Scotty History Design John Frederic’s hats Betty Shipocot Bets Gardeners Marry a florist SFrankie Shoemaker Frankie Bobby sox Go to France IMyrtle Smith Mert History Win a jitterbug contest EKenneth Spencer Kenny English Be a druggist ZPolly Stormes Stormy Foggy weathei Be a weatherman tLeonel Stollar Stall White shoulder bags Be a ballet dancer Anna Mae Strung Lumpy Hocky Learn to weave Claude Stringfellow Homework Manufacture twine Sidney Tennenbaum Sid English Be a contractor IMert Thomas Jolly Boy Strong drinks Have a coke bar Tommy Thompson Tommy White shoulder bags Start a jazz band IMarilyn Tupper Tup Plaid checks combined Get two letters every nighi Shirley Vaughan Eggs Go to Africa Sylvester Washington George Toothpicks Raise cherries Selina Watson Tillie English Work in the post office ZEmery Weddle Mutt Math Be a great Mathematician ERobert Weddle Bobby Slimy snails Move to Sacramento IMyrna Wells Charlie English Go back to the woods 'Vera White Peggotty Ironing Travel through Mexico Vernette Wright Netty Jo Stafford Sing on the hit parade JUNIOR CLASS This year the Junior Class started off by electing Lochlen Gregory as president; Eugene Verkerk, vice-president; Jimmy Richardson, secretary, and Larry Simpson as executive committee representative. The Juniors have had a big part in reviving the school paper “The Tiger Mirror”. Raymond Kilduff and Nancy Lofberg both acted as editor in chief; Jimmy Lenhoff, business manager; Pat Conley, art editor and Bill Caldwell and Joyce Johnson as reporters. On March 12, the Junior Class sponsored it’s Junior Prom, with Carrousel as it’s theme. The gym was decorated with red and white crepe paper and a merry-go-round was the center of interest. The horses on the merry-go-round were made by A1 Walsh and they were admired by everyone. The dance was a huge success and there were a number of out of town guests. The class had many outstanding athletic stars. Eugene Verkerk, basketoall, was voted the most valuable player in the Big Six League. At the beginning of the spring semester Eugene Verkerk was elected president; Virgil Ricketts, vice-president; “Tiny”0’ Kelly, secretary-treasurer and Joe Jones was chosen as executive committee representative. All together the Junior Class has done very well this year and they should be able to take over the senior responsibilities next year very competently. SOPHOMORE CLASS At the beginning of the fall semester the Sophomore class elected the following officers: Gene Poindexter, president; Sue Andoe, vice-president: Betty Elder, Secretary; Betty Rassmussen, executive committee representative. This year the Sophomores took a very active part in the revival of our weekly school paper, the Tiger Mirror. When the paper first came out, Lynn Dunbar was feature editor.of the paper with Stuart Hayes and Marilyn Means as' reporters. The class gave a very successful Sophomore Hop this year, with decorations in an autumn motif. In spite of the handicap of having to decorate the gym, the decorating committee did a beautiful job and were well rewarded for their effort by the compliments they received. The sophomore class was very well rep- resented in the Honor Society with 16 members during the first semester and 13 the second semester. During the second semester Gene Poindexter presided over the Honor Society and Sue Andoe took over as secretary. In the field of sports the Sophomores took an active part in football, basketball, and track, In G.A.A. the Sophomores were very active and many were members of the “500” Society. For the second semester, Don Lee Davis was elected president. Bill Harrington, as vice-president, and Sue Andoe as Secretary. Carl Bloss was chosen as executive-committee representative. During their second year in high school this class has taken a very promment place in different activities. Congratulations to a fine class which, we hope, will carry on as well next year. Class of ‘50 FRESHMAN CLASS Heading the Freshman class in the fall Semester was Walter Senior, the vice-president was Bill O'Kelly, and the one who took the notes and kept count of the money was Bob Wilson. Ray Rosas was the representative of the class. The year started off with a bang for the Frosh. Under the supervision of the G.A.A. and the Block 0, they were initiated into O.U.H.S. An occasion we are sure they will not forget. All through the day, the comically dressed Freshmen were seen doing various stunts according to the wishes of the upper classmen. To terminate the day’s activities, the Freshmen - Sophomore Brawl was held which was fun for the spectators as well as the participants. The outstanding project of the Freshman class is the Annual Freshman Oratorical Contest. Last year American Heroes was the Subject and this year different editorials were given as speeches. Every year, the winners’ names are placed upon the plaque in the patio. In the spring semester Ray Rosas was elected to take over the job as president. Earl Kelly became vice-president: Carl Patterson was the class secretary and treasurer. The representative was Walter Senior. Sports are a favorite pastime with the Freshmen. Many girls have been interested in the G.A.A. and many bovs have nlayed football, basketball and all the other sports that they love. The Honor Society has also been enlarged by the Frosh. This year there were seven members and six associates. We are happy to see this class rom° +n O.U.H.S. and we hope that they will enjoy pverv minute of their next three years here. Good luck to you! NUGGET STAFF Nugget Staff Editor Associate editor Faculty Classes Organizations Boys Sports Girls Sports Photography Bill Sanford Joyce Fylling Margaret Gannett Joan and Sue Griffith Ann Bills Dick Green Selina Watson Patty Conley As Nugget editor I would like to thank the staff members for their worthwhile efforts and cooperation this year. Although not all of our ideas materialized, we hope that we have succeeded in producing a book that you will enjoy and be proud to keep through the years. Even though we feel that we have edited an interesting and fairly complete chronicle of the years events, we believe that it could have been immeasurably better if we had had certain advantages which I will now briefly discuss. It is my hope that this bit of constructive criticism of the yearbook setup may help the staffs th« futu’ '' First, we are without training. No matter how much one may wish to play a trombone or be half-back on the varsity, he must have training and practice too. The composers of our yearbook get neither, yet the skill required in their work is as great as that for blowing a horn or packing a pigskin. Second, we are without a coach. A team needs a mentor and a band needs a conductor, yet the annual team is left to swim in dangerous water without the watchful eye of a lifeguard. Third, there are the many little snags which even the most eager workers run into when they haven’t been shown how to handle their jobs expertly and efficiently. In short, to put out the Nugget is about like trying to win a baseball game with the umpire on the other side. What we need is either no yearbook or an efficient journalism department with a competent instructor. If we had these, all the little problems would take care of themselves. That s JO for this year and best wishes to next year’s staff. Bill Sanford STUDENT BODY FALL STUDENT BODY The students of O. U. H. S. chose for their fall officers Norman MacKenzie for President. bill Sanford was elected Vice-President, and Beverly McKillop, as Secretary-treasure. Emery Weddle took over as Block “O” Custodian and Lorrie Cook as .s.orian. The years activities started with the Freshmen Ueception which introduced and welcomed the new students into school. Next on the agenda came the Freshmen initiation and Freshmen-Sophomore Brawl. The Frosh stood up well under the pressure of various trials and tribulations but could not overcome the energetic Sophomores. Following these activities the Sophomore class again came into the spotlight by sponsoring the annual Sophomore Hop. A very clever theme of “Autumn in Winter” was used which was a credit to the class. Prior to the Christmas vacation a moderately successful Old Clothes Drive for buropean relief was held. The students were fortunate in enjoying the turkey dinner again this year before school closed for the holidays. Emery Weddle Bill Sanford N. MacKenzie Beverly McKillop B. George SPRING STUDENT BODY AFFAIRS With the coming of the new year, a drive was begun to increase interest in Student Body affairs. The result of this drive first showed up in the pre-basketball game rallies and in the spirited elections held in February. The new officers immediately undertook as the chief projects for the spring semester the standardization of athletic a-wards in the Big Six and the revision of the school constitution. Completion of the former project was not realized because in one term a suitable compromise among ail the schools could not be made. If the next few administrations carry on the work, however, the ultimate goal will be reached. The numerous changes made in th constitution, it is hoped, will increase the efficiency of the student body organization. Programs for the student meetings this spring included a science show put on by the Chemistry classes, entertainment by the music department and an informative speech on conditions in western Europe. Although the administration had a successful term and numerous activities were carried on, students are looking forward 1o the day when a new auditorium will facilitate and increase school functions. W. Martin J. Griffith M. Tupper B. George TIGER MIRROR THE TIGER MIRROR We of the Tiger Mirror have had a number of hardships to try to ease over since the first of the year, when we decided to attempt putting out a paper that would be satisfactory to the majority of the school. If had not been for the willing cooperation and help of Mr. Nisbet, Mr. Bloom, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Pepmeuller. we would not have had our school paper, the Tiger Mirror. They have worked hard with us, giving up much of their time and effort in trying to build our paper. We also owe a great deal of credit to Mrs. Gray and several of the typing teachers for being so kind in helping us cut our stencils. Our first papers were mimeogranhed because we wanted to see how the Tiger Mirror would go over and also because our financial status would not allow us to print. Most of the school seemed to enjoy these papers, and so we decided to start printing. Then the complaint came that the majority of the students would rather have a mimographed paper because there was more in one of them, so we changed back to our original method and have been turning our paper out in this way ever since. Another hardship that we regret to acknowledge was the loss of our original, excellent- editor, Raymond Kilduff. Raymond had to undergo a serious eye operation and therefore had to give up his editorship for a while. Our regular Tiger Mirror staff includes the following people: Ray Kilduff, Nancy Lofberg, Jim Lenhoff, Pat Conley, Nick Poppelreiter, Lynn Dunbar, Marian Skinner, Stuart Hayes, Joanne Schab, Bev Albright, Bill Caldwell, Joan Flynn, Bud Lamb, Joyce Johnson, Jerry Swain, Phyllis Anderson. Norma Conway, Wilma Smith, and Shirlev Vaughn. MAJORETTE YELL LEADERS Patty Conley Ila Mae Landsaw Jean Allen Alvetta Allen MAJORETTES The attractive majorettes seen leading the O.U.H.S. band throughout the year were Alvaetta Allen, Ila Mae Landsaw, Beverly McKillop, and Jean Allen. Patty Conley very ably led and direct ed the entire group. At half-time during the season’s football games the girls performed many intricate maneuvers to the delight of the fans, both at home and at out-of-town contests. '1 my u iveue, Carol Chanesworth YELL LEADERS Kelly took Beverly’s place during the foot- At the beginning of the school year try- ball season, outs for yell leaders were held and the stu- All in all the yell-leaders have done a dent body elected Beverly McKillop, Lorie fine job of boosting school spirit throughout Cook, and Carol Charlesworth. Tiny O' the year by their hard work and enthusiasm. BAND Front Row — Watson, Ryan, Campbell, Means, Pynchon, Andoe, Keefer, Albright Schab, Flynn, Braun Second Row — Mr. Hooper, Wagner, White, Patterson, Hunter, Pattison, Williams Higgins, Caborn, Flick Third Row — White, Emmons, Hardin. Austin, Kitrick, Fylling, Green, Hines, Turner King Fourth Row — Holmes, Swift, Hunt. Jiminez, Leggett, True, Jester, McGinnis Fifth Row — Christopherson, Hemstock, Harrington Sixth Row — Sellers, Holsdan, Downing, Seventh Row — Sanford, Boulton, Farris, Lawson BAND AND ORCHESTRA The school can well be proud of the fine band and orchestra which have been so capable led throughout the year by Mr. Hooper. The band was very active during the football season playing for nearly all the games. During the spring season the band played for the Annual Flower Show and for the opening baseball game at Mitchell Field. During Public Schools Week a concert was held in the gymnasium. On April 24 the Andoe, Bishop, Conley, Boulton, Morris, Randolph, Unfried, Untried. Hill Alexander, Johnson. Rogers, Sundhal, Gray group iourneyed to Redding to participate in the Music Festival held each year. They were given a very high rating. Programs were also given to raise money for badly needed uniforms. The Royal Tigers, after several years of absence, again were outstanding. The first public appearence for the group was at the “Sadie Hawkins” Dance given in April and sponsored by the G.A.A. They also participated in the Public Schools Week and Flower Show programs. ORCHESTRA GLEE CLUB O.U.H.S. can be proud this year of having the largest glee club membership in the schools history. The approximate number of members is one hundred and forty. Many different types of songs were learned through-out the year ranging from non-sensical ditties to love ballads and extending to spirituals and sacred places. On the whole the numbers were not difficult to learn but required practice intense work. Within the group there were two sextets formed. One was a mixed group; the other Seniors only. The only public appearence made during the year were at the Xmas program given for the Student Body before school dismissed for the holidays' and at the Music Festival held in Chico on April 24. Although appearing only twice the glee club was very favorably received and it is regretted that more concerts were not given. GIRLS’GLEE CLUB First Row -- Herring, Collier, Taylor, Houston, Owens, Dennis, Jester, Williams, Griffith Chamberlain, Rowland, Henry, Henry. Second Row - Mr. Hooper, Cantler, Woodruff, Hemingway, Hemstalk, Latham, Jaco, Murphy, Jones, Melle, Barrett, Tweedy, Teullenen. Third Row - Flatter, Beeson, Chislome, Boulton, Williams, Ryan, Larson, Edwards, Owens, Navarro. Fourth Row - Crawford, Garber, Payne, Wagner, Hunt, Richardson, Bishop, Clatworthy. Fifth Row - Stranberg, Ax, --------, Watson. Elliot, Russell. Hidler. Sixth Row - Holmes, Bruce, Fosdick, Aiton Wells, Trosin, Becker, Clausen. First Row — Gomez, Duncan, Shoemaker, Long, Booth, Parrish. Straehan, Hastings Lucio, Bamer, Stewart Second Row — Cantler, Schwartz, Duggan, Prevette, Scott, Kirk, Melle, Clark, Pyke Scott, Taylor, Johnson Third Row — Ermatinger, Nieland, Rogers, Boulton, Ellis, Wright, Baker Kaylcur Platzek, Elder, Fylling, Campbell Fourth Row — Preble, Crismon, Bevens, Evans, Orick , Fifth Row — Crabtree, ----------, Kinser, Senton, , Biggs, Tedd, Wolfe, Dugger Lantz, Allen, Hanson HONOR SOCIETY The Honor Society, made up of the “smart set” was led during the fall term by Harold Higgins, President, Bill Price, Vice-President, and Margaret Gannet, Secretary. After getting a late start the members sponsored the Eighth Annual Oratorical Contest during the middle of the year. The three topics were “The Threat of Communism discussed by Eugene Poindexter, Andrea Lofberg, Joan Flynn, and John-etta Chrisholm; The Community of Oroville”, chosen by Beverly Albright, and La Verle Alexander; “Atomic Energy”, selected by Bill Caldwell and Ray Kilduff. Joan Flynn placed first, Andrea Lofberg, second; and Eugene Poindexter, third. Very soon after this the members again elected officers: Gene Poindexter, President, Bill Caldwell, Vice-President, and Sue Andoe Secretary. The semi-annual “Brain Brawl;” with Chico was held in March. The Oroville group won by an over-whelming score of 66-45. Added to this year’s battle of wits was a talent show to determine which school had the best talent in its Honor Society. Chico High won this contest. There were approximately thirty-six members in the Society. BLOCK O First Row — Keyes, Logan, Kilgore, Leedy, George, MacKenzie, Martin, Post, Nystuen Flynn Second Row — Thomas, Lang, Collinson, Conway, Verkerk, Davis, Lerner, Treichler Smith, Keroher, Farris Third Row — Bean, Andoe, McAfee, Sanford, Brown. Deady, Stafford, Campbell McElroy Fourth Row — Martin, Richardson, Culet, C lark. George, Coleman, Guiterrez, Hines Harris Fifth Row — Spencer, Smith, Conner, Flick, Randolph, Johnson, Lambert, Bloss, Jones M. Randolph, N. MacKenzie, B. Leedy B. Sanford, N. MacKenzie, B. George The Block “O” got under way in the league games. The boys trying for blocks fall by electing Bobby George as president, in track must earn a point or fraction of a Norman MacKenzie vice-president, and Bill point in the finals or semifinals. The net Sanford secretary. The spring officers champs must win a majority of their match-were, Norman MacKenzie, president; Morris es through the season. A boy must earn his Randolph, vice-president Bill Leedy, secre- letter in one of the preceding sports to be tary. eligible for membership in the Block “O” The Block “O” society is made up of Society, boys who have earned their letter in one or Usually the boys have a dance each year more sports at O.U.H.S. to raise money for future activities and this Letters may be earned in football and is anticipated by all. Another method of basketball by playing 3 out of 4 quarters in raising money is the sponsoring of coke league play. For baseball it’s 2-3 of the stands at football and basketball games. G.A.A. First Row: Hastings, O'Kelly, Stuart, Brow n, Cunningham, Evans, Allen, Burris,, Pyke Second Row: Babb, Doyle, Parrish, Ryan, W atson, Pruden, Lofberg,Winslow. Third Row — Portis, Wright, Wells, Butter field, Biggs, Palios, Cook. Fourth Row — Miss Haddick, Conley, Johnson, Jones, Anderson, Smith, Overstreet Booth I. M. Landsaw N. Lofberg J. Cunningham The girls Athletic Association started in ting honey and catsup in their hair, the girls the fall of “47” with about 100 girls taking felt fully iniated. part in the many activities. The main and final event of the year One of the main attractions of the year was the annual G. A. A. banquet held on was the iniation in April of the girls with May 24. It was here that the girls received 125 points or more. After wearing burlap their awards for being outstanding in the sacks all day and after going through the different sports. Myrna Wells was awarded showers, getting flour in their faces and get- the trophy for the most outstanding girl in G. A. A. in the graduating class of “48”. 500” .SOCIETY The first “500 Society” meeting was held on November 13, 1946. It was at this meeting that the name “500 Society” originated. It triumphed over four other names as the most suitable title in the opinion of 16 charter members. All the members at that first meeting were seniors who had 500 points or more. Now there are six seniors, ten juniors, and ten sophomores. Chris Palios was President, Nancy Lofberg, Secretary and Jane Booth, Vice President. The biggest undertaking last fall was the sky trip on the 28th and 29th of February at Inskip. Approximately 25 persons including four teachers went. Kathy Doyle, head of the food committee, saw that plenty of food was taken along. The enthusiastic skiers left early the morning of the 28th and returned late the 29th. A good time was had by all. From now on this will be an annual project of the 500 Society”. One of the fund-raising projects was selling hot dogs. Although the group had tried making candied apples and selling them, the hot dogs were found to bring in more money. The first initiation was held in November at the Y.M.C.A. at 7:30 P.M. The initiation fee, $4.25, included the cost of pins. Chrysanthe Palios Tiny O’Kelly was appointed to collect fees while Jane Booth took care of the refreshments and Patty Conley headed the publicity angle. The most important Spring project is the G.A.A. Banquet in which all members of G.A.A. participate, but the “600 Society” sponsors. It is held on April 31, and is semi-formal. At this banquet awards are given for the most outstanding senior girl in G.A. A. The awards are based on outstanding sportsmanship in softball, tennis, vollev-ball. basketball ’ ' First Row - Smith Anderson, Babb, Wright, Palios, Landsaw, Conley, Platzek, Biggs. ?tCOjdT R°W “ Wells’ Allen’ Evans, Lofberg, Doyle, Cunningham, Winslow, Skinner Third Row Parrish, Flynn, Winslow, Cook, Booth, Albright, Watson, Dunbar CADETS AND FUTURE FARMERS First Row — Crow, Lawson, Perkins, Murphy, Hanson, Sellers, Gray, Green, Christoph-erson, Howard, Burnsten Second Row — Major Hooper, Miller, Swain, McClain, Devol, Cox, Wahl, W. Eldridge. Heofling, Johns, Devol, Duncan Third Row — Higgins, Graves, Long, Vasco, Mattly, Miller, Portis, Patterson, Mullins Taylor, Higgins, Sheuermann, Poppelreiter Fourth Row — LaRue, Caton, R. Eldridge, Pitt, Malquist, Morris, Parker, Hole, Keith Rush First Row — Campbell, Coleman, Jensen, Woods, Jones, George, Cobbler, Rodgers, Miller Hoefling, Coggan Second Row — Christopherson, Sheuermann, Byers, Bean, Owens, Kilgore, Eldridge Mattley, Oberholtzer, Hudgin Third Row — Conway, Miller, Flatter, Coll nson, Boelman, Miller, Clark, Mullins TIME MARCHES ON Sept. 8—Frosh arrive and so begins another year. Sept. 9—Holiday. How did that get in here? Sept. 10—There certainly are a lot of Sophs., Jrs., and Srs! Sept. 11—What a horrible day for the teachers, but then, who cares about them? Sept. 12--Thus, the first week of school ends. Let’s go swimming. Sept. 19—First game with Colusa. 28-0. I think we won. Sept. 26—Big things today. Class officers elected. Beat Grass Valley 18- . Oct. 3—We played Marysville today. ‘Nuff said as we lost 13-0. Oct. 10—We had a game scheduled with Redding, but rather than pl y fishy in the mud, they postponed it. Oct. 11—The “Babies Bawl” but oh, what babies! Oct. 18—Tigers come in second in football game. Westwood wins 12-6. Oct. 24—Our team ate their Wheaties today and beat Lassen 12-6. Oct. 31—Boy! Are we hot? We trounced Red Bluff 25-7. Nov. 5—No heat today as the burnace burned out. No school tomorrow. Whoopee! Nov. 7—Chico 6, Oroville 0. What a revoltin’ development this is. Nov. 11—And so ends the season Redding 19, Oroville 0. Nov. 13—Poor Freshmen! Pardon me, but are those clothes you are wearing? Nov. 21—A weeks vacation. OH boy! Nov. 14—Big Stupendous Sophomore Hop. Dec. 2—First basketball game tonight. Nice start. We beat Willows 45-33. Dec. 4—Girls dance carnival goes over big. Dec. 5—Another game Woodland 26, Oroville 20. Dec. 9—Guess what. Basketball game with Yuba City. (This goes on for months) Oro. 51, Yuba City 28. Dec. 12—Too bad. We lost to Auburn 34-27. Dec. 16—This is more like it. Oroville 47, Yuba City 26. Dec. 16—Big Christmas program in the gym. Nothing like the prospects of two weeks vacation to bring up school spirit. Dec. 19—We beat Grass Valley 49-39. Dec. 19—At last it has come. Two weeks of —(not sleep). Dec. 26—Poor basketball teams. No rest here. Doing fine though. Auburn 31, Oroville 42. Dec. 30—Willows didn’t have a chance. Oroville 40, Willows 22. Jan. 2—How did this happen? Grass Valley 39, Oroville 36. Jan. 6—Nice wild game with Marysville. We won though, 45-27. Jan. 9—Our conference starts Oroville 40, Red Bluff 31. Jan. 14—Band plays for Polio campaign. Jan. 16—Curses! What a game. Redding 32, Oroville 31. Jan. 23—More like it Oroville 32, Westwood 24. Jan. 23—Three one act plays nicely done. Congratulations to Mrs. White. Jan. 24—Just so we keep it up. Susanville 37, Oroville 39. Jan. 31—Whew! That was close — for a while. Oroville 44, Chico 34. Feb. 7—Who fouled us up? Red Bluff 37, Oroville 33. Feb. 14—That’s the old fight gang. Oroville 45, Redding 33. Feb. 17—They called it stage fright. Oroville 34, Grant Union 36. Feb. 20—This is what we like. Oroville 49, Westwood 26. Feb. 21—Let’s keep in the grove. Oroville 38, Susanville 30. Feb. 23—Holidays come in so handy. Agreed ? Feb. 27—Just call us co-champs Oroville 39, Chico 29. Mar. 2—Just for practice Oroville 38, Auburn 28. Mar. 4—Acker hoop tourney. Good luck fellows. Mar. 5—Beat those Stockton boys. Mar. 6—We win the tournament. Now who’s good? Mar. 8—Orotorical contest. How did that get in here? Mar. 12—Junior Prom great success. Mar. 13—And the rains came. No track meet. You’ll here more of this kind of stuff. Mar. 14—I say, I seem to have lost an hour somewhere. Mar. 19—Band puts on enjoyable concert to benefit uniform fund. Mar. 20—Boxing has begun. That should explain the black eyes. Mar. 24—KDAN—The biggest little station in Butte county. Mar. 26—Baseball opener. Oroville 10, Gridley 0. Apr. 1—Oroville 3, Willows 1. Apr. 3—Woodland meet called off. Apr. 7—Our first tract meet. Apr. 7—Boxing finals—a thrill a minute—not very bloody tho. Apr. 17—Nothing like swimming in to 3rd base or making a swan dive over the last hurdle. Apr. 23—Weather man must be asleep—got in a track meet with Live Oak and Biggs—we won, of course. Apr. 30—Track meet with Yuba City—things ore beginning to look up. May 1—A meet with Willows—Live Oak—Biggs—we still won. May 1—Baseball arrived—Chico 10, Oroville 12. May 8—League game and no rain—Redding 6, Oroville 7—keen it up. May 8—Big Six Meet—I te’l vou, we’re just good. May 11—Baseball—Red Bluff 2, Oroville 0. Let’s have some rain. May 14—A little better—Red Bluff 2, Oroville 20. May 15—Semi-Finals—this is getting monotonous. Still to come are the Finals—May 29. May 25—Chico—Baseball. Didn’t hear results. May 29—Redding—Baseball. Haven’t heard as yet. May 26—Student Body meeting—presentation of petitions for officers. June 2—Election of Student Body officers—good luck kids, mav the best fellow win. June 9—Senior Farewell—Oh Boy! Big night. June 10—Installation of Student Body officers. Tune 11—Graduation—need any more be said. Goodbye Forever. VARSITY FOOTBALL Kneeling — Martin, Keyes, Leedy, George, Collinson, Flynn, Post, MacKenzie, Lerner. Smith. Standing — Thomas, Kilgore, Treichler, Hul tz. Nystuen, Conway. Rosas, Verkerk, Martin Simpson. A FOOTBALL OROVILLE TIGERS TRAMPLE COLUSA HIGH BY 28-0 A light-weight Oroville Tiger eleven pulled the cork from the football bo tie and downed the horde from Colusa 28-0, in front of 1500 fans at i-etchel field. A strong Tiger line kept the Colusa eleven from within the Oroville baekf eld, where Don Davis and Johnny Nystuen, with their runs and passes, showed up exceptionally well. TIGERS BEAT GRASS VALLEY 13-0 BEFORE 1600 FANS A ground-running Tiger eleven outplayed the GrassValley Miners before 1600 fans at Betchel Field, to rack up their second win of the season by a 13 - 0 score. The Tigers rolled up 16 first downs to 3 by the Miners and lomrleted 5 out of 10 passes thrown. Davis plunged over for the first talley and Martin converted, r orman MacKenzie played both end and halfback, making numerable a ns a’om the backfield position. TIGERS SUBDUED BY TOUGH MARYSVILLE TEAM 13-0 Ihe Croville Tigers were surprised when they met a rough and tough Marysville eleven who licked them 13-0. In years preceding this one, the Indians have been easy to handle, but this year the current changed. Marysville’s passes and line bucks won them the game. Norman MacKenzie, being changed from his usual position at end to iefi half, made considerable yardage. TIGER VARSITY LOSES 12 - 6 TO TOUGH WESTWOOD OUTFIT Oroville’s Tigers went to Westwood to meet a bunch of rock throwing tou hies who stoned them to defeat, 12-6. Nystuen made the lone touchdown in the third quarter by going off tackle for pay dirt; the conversion failed. rnv Lucero, of Westwood, made one talley in the fourth quarter, and Villalovas put the leather over the line in the second quarter. TIGERS SCORE UPSET IN TOPPING LASSEN 12 - 6 Following the tradition of winning all of its home games, the Tigers crrre through with a 12 - 6 score over a tough Lassen team at Betchel Field in front of excited spectators. Many large gains were made by passes tossed by Randall Post, brilliant Oroville Quarter-back, and snagged from the air by Norman MacKenzie, Oroville’s much needed end. TIGERS MAUL RED BLUFF WITH SPEED AND RAZZLE-DAZZLE PLAYS A highly touted Red Bluff Spartan eleven fell under the wheels of Oroville High’s well integrated machine and lost a bang-up ball game by a 25 - 7 score. TIGERS DEFEATED BY CHICO PANTHERS, 6-0 An outplayed but not outfought Oroville Tiger eleven went down to defeat on the Chico field, before 3,000 fans, in a heart-breaking football contest with a 6 - 0 score. The Chico tally came in the second quarter with a line buck, after the Chico team had slowly pushed its way down the field. Spectators were especially excited when Jerry Collinson intercepted a Chico cass on the 50 yard line and raced to the 12 yard line where he hit the dirt. A strong Chico line kept the Tigers from going any farther. TIGERS HANDED 19-2 LOSS BY REDDING, BIG SIX CHAMPIONS The Oroville Tigers dropped their last game of the season to the Shasta eleven in Redding, with a score of 19-2, winding up their football season with four wins and four losses. Every one of the Tigers fought against the opposing team with the best of his ability but none could account for the speed and drive of Spears, huge Shasta back. The Tigers, considering their size and ability, did a very fine job. Leedy Nystuen W. Martin Verkerk Collinson Flynn George Thomas Fost Mac Kenzie Keyes Kilgore Conway Rosas S. Martin Lerner Sitting — Weddle, Campbell, Conway, Richardson, Andoe, Jones, Randolph, Clark Anglen. Kneeling — Washington, Spencer, Schleigh, Sundahl, Yorton, Ricketts, Smith, Christenson, Stratigopolas, High, Jensen. Standing — Cannon, Harvolas, Walsh, Edgerton, Martin, Wilmoth, Dugger, Logan, Kangus, Coleman. A RAMBLERS OROVILLE RAMBLERS WIN 12-0 OVER SUTTER The Ramblers scored early in Sutter. Duane Coleman took the first one over after snagging a pass from Richard Randolph. Joe Jones scored again on a quarterback sneak. RAMBLERS WIN OVER PIERCE HIGH 7-6 The Oroville Ramblers pushed over a touchdown and conversion late in the game in Arbuckle to defeat Pierce High School by a slim margin of 7-6. OROVILLE RAMBLERS DEFEAT CHICO BY 20-0 The hard-charging Oroville eleven were up to their best in blocking and tackling, not to metion the spectacular-running A1 Christenson. Passes by A1 Walsh and Richard Randolph set up two touchdowns. This being the second game with Chico, both teams seemed to be improved. RAMBLERS TRAMPLE LOS MOLINOS 18-12 With the score 6-6 at the half, the Ramblers got a sudden inspiration {and came through with a touchdown. • In the last three minutes of the game a determined Oroville eleven pushed the leather over the zero line and made the score 18-12. Joe Felipe, Rambler coach, can surely be proud of a successful season and a hardworking team. B FOOTBALL Sept. 26 OROVILLE REES DEFEAT GRASS VALLEY 19-6 The Oroville Bees won their season’s opener against Grass Valley Bees by a 19-6 victory. The Oroville scores came in the first quarter by a sleeper. In the fourth the Miners marie a touchdown, but Oroville came back with aquarterback sneak to wind up the game. In the third quarter Quiterrez went off tackle for the second tally. Oct. 3 BEES TOP MARYSVILLE 26-0 A strong line and fast backfield pushed Marysville Bees all over the fip'd and nve Orovi'le a one sided score of 26-0. Bloss’ passing and Quiter-rez’s running helped the B’s obtain their victory. Oct. 10 KITTENS COME THROUGH AGAIN 20-0 V hi ri+v R es TTmHf, T- Hold Oroville Bees Down. With nlentv of touchdowns to snare the Oroville eleven finished the game with Yuba City with the top score, 20-0. Oct. 24 OROVILLE BEES TOP LASSEN BEES BY 20-0 The Oroville Bee souad set a high mark over Lassen Bees which may have inspired the varsity in its win over the Lassen Varsity Squad at Retcbol Field. Showing well in the backfield were Frank Johnson and Carl Bloss who played a big part in reserving the team’s record of being unbeaten. Nov. 7 BEES DEFEAT CHICO 12-6 The Oroville Bee team defeated the Chico B squad at Chico. Quiterrez scored in the fiV-t nuarter and Johnson hacked the line for another score in the second period. Both conversions failed. Nov. 11 BEES LOSE TO REDDING 19-6 Ending their string of all wins and no defeats by losing to the Redding Bees, the Oroville Bee squad finished their season with a total of six wins and one loss. Football Action Courtesy Photo Center Kneeling — Dugger, Martin, Campbell, Christenson, Harvalos, Payne, Yorton, Withrow, Keyes, Johnson. Ctanding — Anasthesiau, Higgins, Richardson, Walsh, Kaylor, Brown, Flynn, Weddle, Leedy, Martin, Post. Back Row — Edgerton, Wilcox, Andoe, Y’Barra, Spencer, Prater, Johnson, Sanford. Verkerk, Coach Felipe. B BASKETBALL Sitting — Smith, Wixom, Duley, Ricketts, High, Oxley, Seniors, Coggan, Jones, Bloss, Overstreet. � Kneeling — McAfee, Huston, Dryden, Gomez, Burke, Keroher, Smith, Strates, Randolph Coleman, Gutierrez, Stafford, B rown. Standing — Henderson, Clark, O’Kelley, Smith, Rosas, Hanson, Becker, McElroy, Beavers Barron, George, Harris, Vasquez, Coggshell. A BASKETBALL R. Post B. Lamb G. Verkerk B. Weddle Following the example set by the local Grid team the Oroville Varsity Basketball squad made its 1947-48 basketball season a frenzy of wins from start to finish. The Tigers played 29 ball games, winning 22 and dropping 7. A break down shows that in the Big Six League play they copped 8 contest while loosing 2. In the Acker tournment they finished with 5 wins and 1 defeat and in practice games they scored nine victories against 4 defeats. Among their more esteemed accomplishments they won t he distinction of being the formost squad in Northern California by taking the Acker Tournment after defeating such teams as Stockton winner of the Sac- Sanquin loop title. The Tigers also beat Eureka, titlist of the Humbolt-Del Norte conference, Placer of Auburn, champs of the Sierra Foothill League, and Redding, co-holders of the Big Six. When the Tigers defeated Redding in the tourney, they were awarded the Big Six title. The success of the Tigers can be counted for by the wonderful teamwork which took place in both offfense and defense. There were never five individuals out on the court, but a five unit team consistantly working for victory. When the Tigers came home from the Acker tournament they brought home with them many individual honors. Gene Verkerk, center, acclaimed the honor of the best defensive player at the tourney and was chosen on the All-Star team. He also came within one point of taking high scoring hon ors. Bud Lamb, forward, was awarded a post on the second team. The team also compiled the best defensive average of the seven teams, also won more games than any other team. The locals scored 153 points to the opponents 121. The students can well be proud of the record attained by this years Varsity Basketball team. HHIBi t Wr fllv . 9I— D. Davis B. Sanford R. Johnson B BASKETBALL The 47-48 Junior Varsity basketball squad came through a twenty-one game schedule with nine wins and twelve defeats. The Bee’s opened the season with a win over Willows, 32-26. The starting five were Hank Gutierrez, Richard Randolph at forwards, Sal Vasquez at center, Carl Bloss, Bobby George at guards. After loosing several games the Bee’s proved that they were still in the B division league race and didn’t intend to take a back seat to anybody, by walloping the Chico Bee’s 48-27. Led by Carl Bloss and Bobby George the local Bee’s secured a comfortable lead (21-10) at the half way mark. Bloss excelled as a defense star, by stealing the ball time after time from the opponents. Playing against Chico the last game of the season, the Juniors trailed by a single marker at the end of the first quarter, 7-6, at the end of the fourth quarter the Bee’s found themselves behind 33-27. One of the best games was played in the local gym against the Redding Bee’s. The Redding Bee’s had not suffered a defeat so far in league play. Then they came up a-gainst a determined Oroville squad and were dumped 38-34. Although the Bee’s did not excel in the scoring department they proved themselves a good defensive team. Rising up in the middle of the season were Elba Stafford, Duane Harris, and Duane Coleman. These boys rounded out the team into a smooth running squad. Highscorer for the season was Carl Bloss with 145 points and in second place was Richard Randolph with 106 points. C D BASKETBALL Kneeling - Dennis, Brown Standing — Coach Bloom, Duley, Coggshell, The C basketball team, with Juan Barron and David Brown as guards, Keith Coggeshall as center, and Roy Overstreet and Dale Duley as fordwards, ended the year with a total of approximately 200 points and a third place in the league. Barron, Darkenwall According to Art Bloom, C and D basketball coach, Brown and Overstreet were the sparkplugs offensively while Barron and Coggeshell excelled in the defensive department. Kneeling — Cobbler, Minton Standing — Coach Bloom, Kent, Wilson, Roberts, Browen The quarter-pint hoopsters, under the The starting five consisted of Bobby direction of Bud Lamb, ended its league Wilson and Bob Holland, guards; Wayne season with few points but with a good Minton and Melvin McCurray, forwards; starting knowledge of basketball. and Dwight Kent, center. A—B—C TRACK TRACK A TRACK After being rained out of four meets, the UUHS A tracksters finally succeeded in out running the weatherman and were able to schedule the first meet of the season with Yuba City, on the Honkers oval. Johnny Nystuen and Norman MacKenzie led the point getting with Nystuen copping firsts in the 100 and 220 yard dashes and the shotput. He did the 100 in 10.4 and was clocked at 23.6 in the 220. MacKenzie finished out in front in both the 120 high and low hurdles, doing the former in 15.7 and the latter in 13.5. Mac also turned in a second place in the broad jump. Ken Spencer won the mile, doing the four laps in a shade over five minutes. Myron Bean was first in the 880 with a time of 2:12.4. Ernie Keyes copped the 440, finishing in 56 seconds, and Leo Payne won the pole vault. The A won the meet by a score of 61-42. With three practice meets to their credit, including the meet at San Juan which they won, the A boys combined their effort and ability to win the Big Six Track Championship. The tracksters won with 43 points, followed by Lassen with 29, Chico 25, Shasta 18, Red Bluff 15, and West-wood 0. The A’s continued their domination over schools in this area by sweeping their division in the Northern Section of the Calfornia Interscholastic Federation semi-finals. With 49 points the Orovlle cindermen topped Chico with 381 4, Willows 271 j, Live Oak 9, Corning 5, Biggs 1, Pierce 1, Princeton 1, Colusa 0, Elk Creek 0, and Quincy 0. Among the records broken in the semi finals was the 880 yd. run by Myron Bean who did the half mile in 2:4.7, breaking the school record. The varsity track coach was Hugh Harrison. B TRACK The B track team had a very successful year, winning four out of five meats, and placing second in the fifth. In the first meet of the year the tracksters copped 73 points to 26 taken by Biggs and 3514 taken by Live Oak. In a four-way meet with Biggs. Live Oak and Willows, the local boys took the top scoring honors with 59 points. Coaches White and Harrison got their first disappointment when the B’s placed second in the Big Six meet. They were five points behind the winning team, Shasta. The coaches were happy again, however, when the juniors placed first in the semi-finals. The scores were as follows: Oroville 4414, Corning 1914, Live Oak 17, Chico 15, Biggs 1414, Willows 14, Pierce 5, Elk Creek 2, Quincy 1, Colusa 0, and Princeton 0. Boys who showed special ability in their events were Harris in the 440 and broad jump, Smith and O’Kelly in the 880, Elliff in the 100 and 220, McAfee, George and Farris in the high jump, Kaelin in the shot put, Rosas and Christenson in the 1320, and Farris in the 160 and 120 low-hurdles. Culet. Elliff, Harris and Smith show-ed up well in the 880 yard relay. C TRACK The C track team followed the scoring actions of the A’s and B’s by winning four out of five of the meets in w-hich they participated. The meet which they lost was the first meet of the year with Yuba City, and the boys were apparently lacking experience. Th only three boys back on the C’s this year from last years squad were Junior Randolph, Carl Bloss and Bob Hemstalk. Randolph bested the NSCIF record in the class C broad jump with a 18’ 1134” leap. He did 14 inches better than the present mark set by Jesse Edwards of Oroville in 1946. Randolph was tops also in the high jump and the 75 yd. dash. Hemstalk was Oroville’s top C 880 man. Bloss knocked one-tenth of a second off the :13.7 record for the class C 110 yard low hurdles. He w-as a top placer also in the pole vault and the shotput. The relay team of Wilson, Christenson, Bloss and Randolph shattered the old record of :48.8 and established a new one reading :47.9. Other boys doing very w-ell were Wilson, who was a top sprinter and broad jumper, and Christenson who ranked high in the shotput and hurdles. From the record breaking being done by the C’s this year it seems that the B’s will have a wealth of good material next year. J. N. MacKenzie M. Bean D. Harris M. Smith A. Eliff R. Randolph B. George J. Ferris E. Keyes M. Randolph A. Christenson B. Hemstalk H. Wilson J. Nystuen D. McAfee C. Bloss A BASEBALL After having secured the A hoop title, five members of the basketball team joined forces with five members of last year’s B baseball team and two veteran chuckers to form a well balanced team. The locals emerged from their practice series with five wins and one loss and then garnered enough victories in the first round of league play to be contenders for the championship. The weather man confiscated six of this year’s games and forced the postponement of several others. Much of the teams prosperity can be attributed to Don Seybold, who tossed a no hit no run game against Willows, and Jerry Comer, who threw a one hitter against Marysville. These boys together with AI Walsh pitched superb ball all season. Chuck Flynn and Doial Kilgore took turns gathering in the mound staff’s offerings. With the exception of Gene Verkerk, who efficiently covered the initial sack the infield was the same as it was last year. Randy Post at third, Bobby Weddle at short and Bill Sanford at second covered their spots like veterans of former campaigns should. Charles Lerner, Claude String-fellow, and Harold Higgins, a trio from the B team, covered the pasture well. The .400 plus slugging of Post and Weddle and the .300 division hitting of Stringfellow and Sanford helped the locals offensive cause. Next year the varsity will have to call on the B team for some ballplayers, as eight seniors played their last game for Oroville this spring. Again Joe Felipe is to be congratulated on his thorough job of coaching. Gridley 0 Oroville 10 Willows 1 3 Yuba City 9 4 Willows 0 4 Gridley 3 23 Chico 10 12 Marysville 0 10 Redding 6 7 Red Bluff 2 0 Red Bluff 2 20 Chico 10 5 TENNIS AND BASEBALL Playing only three interscholastic matches with Chico and Grass Valley High Schools, the Oroville tennis squad up to the present have had an interesting and successful season. We say successful, not in the win and loss column, but in the kind of tennis the boys are playing. Every time they get out on the courts they seem to be getting better, and next year they will no doubt have a more successful season. Chico was the first to test the Tiger’s tennis strength. Nick and Gus Stratigopoulos and Bert Grant came through in the singles to win three matches, but they were not enought as Chico defeated the Oroville net team 9-3. April 24 the team met a highly favored Grass Valley net squad which won by a 10-0 score. Chico again was challenged (at Chico) May 7, but again the Oroville squad lost; score; 10-4; Ralph Hanson and Derry Bowles won in the singles matches, while the Stratigopoulos brothers and Grant and Elkin won in the doubles. “Coach” Hughes’ remaining boy’s which are out there practicing with all they have are: Bob Develter, A1 Christopherson, John Burke, David Rodgers, Bruce Armstrong, Wayne Minton, and Douglas Oberholzer. HOCKEY Sophomores with the score of 2 to 1 favoring Hockey, a thrilling sport in G.A.A. the Sophomores, Jerry Leggett scoring foi turned out to be the game for Juniors. The the Freshmen. Juniors were eager to play other classes in November 12, the Freshmen played the the tournaments which took place on the The last game at the season was be- hockey field. ween the Sophomores and Juniors, on Nov- After practicing after school every Tues- ember 14. The Juniors with courage and day and Thursday, the Juniors were ready assurance defeated the Sophomores by 2 to begin. The first tournament game began points. October 21, between the Freshmen A’s and After many days of practicing and theJuniors A’s. The Juniors won the game playing, the Juniors also won their tourn-by a score of 5 to 0. ament in volleyball and basketball, giving The scorers for the Juniors were Patty them each a gold star. Christina Babb was Conley, making 3 points, and Kathy Doyle, their enthusiastic and capable manager, making 2 points. On November 4, the Freshmen A’s took on the Seniors. The total score was 8 to 2 in favor of the Seniors. Selina Watson, 11a May Landsaw, Mryna Wells (Ackley) were the scorers for the Seniors, while Diane Taber scored for the Freshmen. November 6, the Juniors tried their skill against the seniors. The score was 2 to 3 in favor of the Juniors, with Patty Conley making the points for the Juniors. Seniors scores were Selina Watson and Vernette Wright. Sitting, Brown, Anderson, Smith, Conley, Lofberg, Stewart. Standing Doyle, O’Kelly, Winslow, Overstreet, Evans, Allen, Cunningham. Christena Babb After many practices the Freshmen, with Geraldine Leggett as Captain, played their first official game. This game left the Freshmen as victors over the Sophomores. The high scorers on the victorious team were Edna Taylor with 16 points, Beverly Grier with 7, and Marie Beard with 6. The high scoring Sophomores were Kay Sharkey with 9 points and Marlene Rowland with 8. On November 21, the Freshmen tried their skill against the Juniors. The Juniors, with Ardith Overstreet as Captain, defeated the Freshmen with a score of 29 to 15. December 12, the Juniors played the Seniors. The score was 27 to 17 in favor of the Juniors. The high scores were made by Kathy Doyle and Myrna Wells. On the 16th of December the game between the Seniors and Sophomores was played. The end of the game left the Seniors with 49 points and the Sophomores with 29. The last game played in the volleyball tournament was between the Juniors and the Sophomores. The Juniors, who were the victors, became the championship volleyball players of the season. Patty Pyke During the volleyball season a playday in Corning was enjoyed by all. The participants chosen by Miss Haddock were Alma Puden, Eleanor Biggs, Myrna Wells, Ruth Ryan, Leora Portis, Selina Watson, Christina Babb, Tiny O’Kelly, Kathy Doyle, Phyllis Anderson, Ann Winslow, Patty Conley, Nancy Lofberg, Ardith Overstreet, Alfreda Bevins, Arvilla Wilson, La Verle Alexander, Twila Moore, Diane Tabor, Beverly Albright, Joan Flynn, Joanne Williams, and Pat Jester. Patty Pyke was the manager of all the volleyball games. The basketball “All Star” team, coached and directed by Miss Haddock, consisted of six Juniors, one Senior and one Freshman. They showed great possibilities at the first of the 1947-48 season and kept up the good work throughout the year. Learning to use teamwork, the girls won all the games they played. This team, enegetic and sporting, really worked for the honor of being chosen for the team by members of the G.A.A. Play days with other schools in basketball were enjoyed also. The first play day to take place was in Gridley at 8:30 p.m. Schools taking part in the activities were Chico, Woodland, Gridley and Oroville. The following week our team went to Chico where they won a game. The games were played according to classes. After the games, we enjoyed our lunches in the cafeteria while listening to a program. These playdays stimulated more practice and better sportsmanship. From these playdays the Juniors again emerged victorious. The girls chosen for the Varsity Team were: Patty Conley and Tiny O’Kelly forwards, and Twila Moore and Kathy Doyle as guards. The substitute was Grace Stuart. BADMINTON TENNIS TENNIS BADMINTON Tennis is another spring sport that is Badminton coached by Miss Falbo. eagerly awaited by many G.A.A. girls. Par- attracted many girls. Tournaments were ticipants this year include Marlene Rowland, held between different teams. Miss Falbo Beverly Albright, Kay Sharkey, Marian issued pins to the winners. She also mat-Skinner, Lynn Dunbar, Joan Flynn, Jo Ann ched the adults at night with the best of her Williams, Ann Winslow, Nancy and Andrea G. A. A. girls. Lofberg and Lois Evans. Fine Courts at Miss Falbo’s disposal at Tournaments of singles and double the Municipal Auditorium gave a great teams were arranged so players could par- many girls the opportunity to learn bad-ticipate in both tournaments. Winners of minton. tournaments were determined and blocks were awarded them. Play days were arranged for Cornin , Woodland, Redding and Chico. Girl Softk-Jl The first softball practice was held Monday, March 29, with Patty Conley as manager of the sport and with Miss Falbo supervising. Although approximately fifty girls had signed up to play, only enough for three teams actually showed up for the practices held on Mondays and Wednesdays. The Sophomores showed good teamwork at the first pactice. The Juniors were also good, but the freshmen, although they had had little experience, proved the better all-around sports. There weren’t enough Seniors to make a complete team. The following girls showed a great deal of skill on the mound: Selina Watson, Robbie Kaylor, and Tiny O’Kelly. Patty Conley was in very good form as catcher while Ruth Ryan did a good job as firstbaseman. Kathy Doyle began the season at secondbase for the Juniors while Evelyn Smith was a good thirdbaseman for the Freshmen. Marilyn Means, a Sophomore, also looked good on third base. Softball is one of the most popular sports of the year. This first is easily understood, because softball requires teamwork, skill, and good sportsmanship just as any other sport does. Most of the girls in G. A. A. eagerly await the spring months of each year when they will be able to plav softball again. Ganie i'l Studio- Oiao-ille Gali a'iuia Go-n n-atuiatiani to the. GLgAA off '48 Official Pltotoxf' ui‘p.Ue i IS