Saint Helens High School - Lion Yearbook (St Helens, OR)

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1 9 3 2 L O O - W I T 23 IIIIIIIIIIIIIDIIIIIIIIIllIDIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIllIIDIIIlllllllllllllIlllIIIIIIDllllllIIIIIIlllllllIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllilllllillUllllllllllIIUIIlllIIIIIIIUIIlIlllIIIIIllIlllllllllllulnllllllllllllllllllll ANNUAL STAFF Editor, Ruth Storlag Assistant Editor, Theresa Ballatoreg Business Manager, Kenneth Penningtong Assistant Manager, Joyce Tupper, Ath- letic Editor, George Paserog Humor Editor, Swepson Morton, Clubs Editor, Marie Sturgessg Society Editor, Gladys Johnson, Typing Edi- tors-Mary Valpiani and Imogene Bergman, Feature Editors-Mabel Sturgess, Mary Valpiani, Gladys Johnson. The Work on the Annual this year has been done through the Jour- nalism Class whieh also put out th-e Hi-Spots with Theresa Ballatore as Editor, Mary Valpiani, Assistant Editor, Swepson Morton, Ath- letic Editor, Marie Sturgess, News Editor. C'3 ll0lf?3 I-II-Y The St. Helens Hi-Y organization with a membership of seventeen, is a service club endeavoring To create- maintain and extend through- out the school and community, high standards oi' Christian character. The boys have been active in school, helping in every way possible. Dur- ing the year they held their meetings each Tuesday and once a month enjoyed a supper meeting. Members frequently attended joint meetings at Portland, thereby gaining knowledge and appreciation of Hi-Y work. The officers during the past year were: President, Elvin Erieksong vice-president, Art Morten, secrctary-treasurer, Donald Baker, chap- lain, John Ross. f'?i01F'3 LIBRARIANS Students have been aided this year in the use of the library by nine librarians with Theresa Ballatorc as head librarian. Librarians who assisted in this service were: Katherine Ballatore, Ma1'ian Kem- nitz, Mamie Oliver, Mona Bowser, Echo Rollins, Louise Larson, Elaine Lange, Mary Disdero, Georgie Cole and Muriel Bowen.

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