Riddle High School - Shamrock Yearbook (Riddle, OR)

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Freshman Initiation At the beginning of the school year the Freshmen were initiated into the high school. This initiation was especially good as it was sponsored by the upper classmen instead of the usual Sophomores. The punishment during the day consisted of the boys wearing dresses, high heeled shoes, and ribbons; while the girls wore mens shoes, (if they could find any big enough) short dresses, and boys hats. The program afterwards consisted of a dance, games, and refreshments. As a whole everyone wa • well pleased including the Freshmen. School Parties There were a number of school parties given this year, all of them mr.°h alike, with the exception of one, which was the ‘Sadie Hawkins” party. In the afternoon the girls chased the bovs to see who took them to the party. Unlike the real “Sadie Hawkins” party the boys did not have to marrv the girls who caught them. The students came dressed as characters from the comic strip, “Li’l Abner.” Some of the better impersonations were Li’l Abner, Daisy Mae, and Hairless Joe. Christmas Program For the first time in years the high school organized a chorus, consisting of about sixteen boy and girls equally divided. Their first appearance was at the Christmas play where they sang three songs as a group and a fourth number in which a mixed quartet took the lead with the chorus as a background. This seems to be an activity which will grow more and more popular as the years come and go, and as the students learn more ot “part” singing. Junior-Senior Party The Junior-Senior Class Advisor, Mr. Lundberg, gave these two classes a party on Friday, March 7. This wras a very interesting party in that games were much different from those played at other parties. First the boys and girls were given two pie :es of crepe paper, three pins, and a piece of string. The bewildered students were then asked to make a hat. A prize was given for the best girls hat and also one for the best boys hat. Then we played “cootie” with a box of chocolates given to the high scorer. After this refreshments were served and everyone went home happy. Weiner Roast On March 13,1941, a weiner roast was given to all the students of the High School. This was probably the happiest party of the whole year, in that everyone was there. Mr. and Mrs. Meagher, high school favorites and also the persons who gave the party, managed to keep all of the boys and girls interested in games, hiking, or in some way, the secret of which they will not reveal. About ten orcl ock the weiners were roasted and -(46)-

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The Annual THE STAFF Editor-in-Chief — — — -— — — — Phyllis Meagher Boys Sports — — — i— — — — Edward Hart Girls Sports — — ,— — — — — Virginia Griggs Activities — — — — — — — — Glenn Gillespie Grade News — — — — — — — — Covie Robbins Senior Class Editor — — — — — — — Myrtle Griggs Junior Class Editor — j— — — — — Delton Pruner Sophomore Class Editor — — — — — George Hamlin Freshman Class Editor ;— — — — — — Bettty Ball Business Manager — — — — — ?— — — Pat Ball Asst. Business Manager — — — — — Eugene Carpenter The first annual for the Riddle High School was written about nearly twenty-five years ago. This annual was hand-written; therefore, you can imagine the work involved. This years for the first time the annual is printed. This is the sixth annual of the Riddle High School. The Green ‘R’ THE STAFF Editor-in-Chief — Mechanical Manager Artist — — Grade News Editor Class News Editor Features — — Exchanges — - News — — Jokes t— — Bovs Sports — Girls Sports — — — Mildred Hamlin — — James Nichols William Randall Covie Robbins — — Jean Hiles — — Jerry Sackett — — Patricia Ball — — Edna Rigsby Carl Glanville — — Edward Hart Gwen Howard There have been several changes in the “Green R” this year as far as interior decorations are concerned. The heading for the title page is now printed in green ink. Formerly it was in black ink. Also several copies have blossomed with different colored ink commemorating the various holidays. The “Green R” was entered in all Douglas County B League contest which was judged fourth best in the county by the University of Oregon School of Journalism. -(45)-

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soda pop and salad were served. After this cookies were brought out and everyone ate their fill. It is certain the students will say that this was the happiest school party of the entire year. Basket Social In order to raise money for the Junior-Senior Banquet, the Junior class gave a dance and basket social on March 14. This dance and basket social netted the Juniors $28, less the cost of the orchestra and decorations The decorations for this occasion were very good, showing the pains and the time put in at the job. At one end were streamers coming from the corners to the center with the Senior class colors on them while the other end was decorated with Junior class colors. The years of graduation were put at each end respectively, the Seniors being ’41 and the Juniors ’42. The dance lasted until about eleven o’ dock then the baskets were sold, the dance then resumed for a short while. Sophomore Play A clean rural comedy “Aaron Slick From Punkin Crick” was given by the Sophomore class, May 29. The Sophomores were fortunate to get William Randall, a junior, the school’s outstanding actor to play the lead. The play was of a city slicker, slicked by Aaron Slick, a country hick. The cast was: Aaron Slick, not as green as he iooked — — William Merridew, a crooked speculator — - Clarence Green, a mysterious young man — Mrs. Rosy Berry, an Oklahoma widow — — Glady Merridew, a sweet young thing — — The Girl in Red — — — — — Little Sis Riggs, a regular tomboy — — — Supported by the rest of the Sophomores and William Randall — Kenneth Moore — Paul Masters — Phyllis Meagher Emogene Yocum — Ruth Sielert Lois Randall directed by Mr. Frazee. School Play “Have a Heart,” was the school play this year, April 25. It was a comedy of a married man, Ted Watson who found he had no wife, then found he had two too many. Directed by Miss Davis. The cast was : Ted Watson, very much in love — — — — William Randall Peggy Watson, his wife — — — — — Mildred Hamlin Lou Mansfield, their charming neighbor — — — Ruth Sielert Bo Larson, substitute butler — — — — Elwood Townsend Fritz Vining — — r- — — — — — Lois Randall Mark Andrews, in love with Lou — — — .— Jerry Sackett Freshmen Give Party On March 28th, the Freshman class gave the Sophomore class a party. Games were played and then refreshments were served. A new game was the high-light of the party. It was baseball played with a basket ball. Although some left quite early, all had fun. -(47)-