Tigard High School - Tiger Yearbook (Tigard, OR)

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' Q be put 13th SENIOR EDITIO VOL. XIII May 24, 1940 VOL. XIII SENIOR CONFERENCE The class of 1940 met with the seniors of nine other schools at the VVashington County Senior Day held at Hillsboro union high school, February 26. During the morning the group was entertained by musical numbers by Hillsboro and Heav- erton students and the singing of their school song by the Ti- gard senior class, followed by addresses by Ned Ross, Hills- boro Student Body President, Rex Putman, State Superinten- dent of Public Instruction, and V. Z. Caldwell of the Oregon College of Education. After lunch a dance was held in the gymnasium. ln the afternoon the students were divided into different groups according to whether they planned to attend the Uni- versity of Oregon, Oregon State College, the Colleges of Educa- tiow, or did not intend to go to college. JUNIOR PROM A Night in Hawaii, was the theme of the annual junior prom held Saturday night, March 30. Miss Dorothy Risch, a 'Tigard graduate who spent two years in the Hawaiian Islands, danced the hula. The theme was also carried out with colorful decora- tions. liill Fisher and his ten piece orchestra prtzvided the music. Jeanie Moe, elected by her junior classmates, reigned as queen of the dance. This year the identity of the queen was not kept a secret until the night of the prom as in previous years. The proceeds from the dance were used to finance the junior page in the Ti-l' Tiger and the junior-senior picnic. MAY FETE The Court of Happiness, was the theme of the l9-I0 May Fete. The day was ruled by Queen Dorothy Dooley, w ho was crowned in the morning cere- monies by Prime Minister Mar- vin Hunt. The maids and at- tendants who made up the queen's court were: Betty Craig and VVillis Nyberg, seniorsg Carol Rider and David Thomas, juniors, Mary Mack and Bob Bissett, sophomoresg and Bar- bara Hawley and Donner Fear- ing, freshmen. The Tigard and Metzger grade schools participated in the morning's program. A May Pole dance was presented by high school girls. The Tigard and Hillsboro nines met on the local diamond in the afternoon. To conclude the dayls festivi- ties a ball was held during the evening in the gymnasium in honor of the queen and her court. GRADUATION Commencement cerem on i e s will be held in the auditorium the evening of May 24 to climax the high school career of 52 Tigard students. After four years of study these 52 scholars will receive the diplomas for which they have spent so many hours in study. A formal program will be presented by members of the senior class which will include an invited speaker, before pre- sentation of the awards by prin- cipal Thomas R. Fowler and G. M. Leslie, chairman of the school board. Baccalaureate was held on the 19th of May. 21 STUDENT BODY FREED OF DEBT FOR FIRST TIME Une of the things that the class of 1940 will long be proud of is that during their senior year the Associated Students of Tigard llnion High School emerged from debt for the first time since the founding of the school in 1926. Treasurer I'lric Dorais first reported a surplus during the month of December and the As- sociated Students managed to stay well out of the red during the rest of the year. Some of the factors which helped to annihilate the debt were a very successful carnival, good attendance at games, and the greater amount of revenue derived from the sale of student body tickets. The new type of student bodv ticket provided for in the Con- stitution adopted in May 1939, was sold for 332.50 which in- cluded student body privileges, subscription to the Hi Spots, school newspaper, and free ad- mission to all home athletic con- tests. If desired, student body privileges alone could be pur- chased or student body privi- leges with either the Hi Spots subscription or athletic ticket. Formerly student body mem- bershi and subscription to the school per were sold for 51.00 with no athletic ticket available. PEP CLUB The Pep Club was organized this year at Tigard, with Mr. Carl as adviser. The purpose of the club is to unify school spirit. The club sponsored an inter- class attendance contest for the last three league basketball games. A plaque was awarded the winning junior class.

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2 THIRTEENTH ANNUAL HI-SPOTS SENIOR DANCE Woody Hite and his nine Royal Guardsmen furnished the latest swing tunes for the annual Senior dance held in the high school auditorium Saturday eve- ning December 22. The Christmas theme was carried out with a Christmas tree and multi-colored lights lending the spirit of the ap- proaching holidays. The dance was also a finan- cial success with the proceeds being used to purchase a gift for the school. COMMERCIAL TEAMS Tigard union high school, perennial winner of the annual radio shorthand contest for Ore- gon high school pupils, won first place for the 12th consecutive year in this year's contest, H. T. Vance, head of the secretarial science department announced at the annual shorthand and typing contest held at O. S. C. Lois Borland of Tigard, the champion shorthand writer, re- ceived a gold medal for her out- standing accomplishment. Lois also received a gold medal for winning the first half of the contest which extended from Oc- tober to January. The Tigard typing and short- hand teams both took second place at the annual state con- tests held at Oregon State Col- lege. May Schamoni r e c e i v e d honorable mention in the novice typing division, and Doris Eng- strom captured third place in the individual shorthand win- nings. The radio shorthand contest is sponsored by Phi Chi Theta, honor society for women regis- tered in secretarial science. Dic- tation was given weekly over station KOAC. The four students who par- ticipated in the typing contest were Jean Knowlton and Helen Shumway, amateursg and May Schamoni and Daniel Boese, novices. Four girls represented Tigard in the shorthand contest. They were: Lois Borland, Doris Eng- strom, Mary Ream, and Darlene Jacokes. MAGAZINE SALE The students of Tigard high earned a public address system for their school by selling maga- zine subscriptions last Novem- ber. A representative of the Curtis Publishing Company organized the students into 12 competing teams made up of all the stu- dents. The team captained by Louis Goldhammer won the sale by turning in 158850. Russel Barry's team was second with S76 and Clifford Alsen's squad captured third place with S67. A total of 5405.50 worth of magazines was sold, by far the most successful magazine sale ever held at Tigard. The school's profit was 3127.77 which was used to purchase the pub- lic address system. Russell Barry led all individ- ual salesmen by selling S61 worth of subscriptions. Jean Ann Mognett was second with 337, and Lou Ibach third with 328. THE SUNBONNET GIRL The Sunbonnet Girl was the name of the operetta present- ed Friday evening March 8 by the combined music classes. The operetta was under the direction of Mrs. Hortense Foster, music teacher. The story centers around Susan Clifton, the dsunbonnet girl, an orphan portrayed by Beulah Boyles. Her guardians are the mean Scroggses tMay Schamoni and Bob Williams! who have cared for her since she was a baby, not disclosing that she is an heiress to valuable property. Mrs. Coleman, her son Bob, and her daughter Barbara, played bv Mary Ellen Cole, Bill Tully and Catherine Engkraf, come to the rescue. Mrs. Coleman is social r er interested in promoting music among the farm homes. During the Coleman's visit, Bob Cole- man becomes interested in Sue and vows to help her. Mean- while, Barbara Coleman and Jerry Jackson lDavid Thomasi, Bob's friend, who accompanied him on the trip, find they are meant for each other. At the close, Bob discovers the papers which gives Sue ownership to the property and the two couples fin d proverbial contentment, living happily ever after. 22 GIRLS' LEAGUE The Bazaar and the Mother's party topped the activities of the Girls' League this year. The Bazaar was a big finan- cial success with more than S60 being taken in at booths and concessions. This money was used to finance the party for the mothers of all Tigard stu- dents held in February, the Christmas party for the girls, and other League activities. Eighty girls represented Ti- gard at the Girls' League con- ference at McMinnville, Satur- day, December 2. Discussion groups were held and humorous skits were given by the different schools. Miss Isabelle Wilson, dean of girls at Tigard, was elected president of the deans for the coming year. Twenty Tigard girls attended the annual girls' Play Day at Newberg high. Folk dances, re- lay races, and basketball games featured the days activities. Six Washington county high schools were represented. HI SPOTS The Hi Spots, official school newspaper, completed a success- ful year of publication under the editorship of Arthur Schendel. Miss Fanny Weaver, instructor of Journalism, acted as adviser with Coach T. W. Smith serv- ing as adviser of the sports de- partment. The paper issued bi-weekly was printed as formerly at Sher- wood by the publishers of the Sherwood Valley News and was staffed by members of the Journalism class. Arthur Schendel, Editor, and Ralph Collins, Business Mana- ger, represented the Hi Spots at the 15th annual session of the Oregon High School Press As- sociation held by the University of Oregon school of journalism October 20-21. SENIOR PARTY The senior girls gave a party to the senior boys Thursday eve- ning, March 28 as a reward for selling more annuals than they. The party was a Sadie Hawkins affair with the girls asking the boys for dates, etc., in reverse of the usual manner. Dancing and playing games occupied the evening. Refresh- ments were served.