Tigard High School - Tiger Yearbook (Tigard, OR)

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FOUR'rEeN'rH ANNUAL HI-SPo'rs 3 HEADED FOR EDEN Suspense laden seconds, laugh- ter, sadness, and surprises filled the '41 senior play, Headed for Eden, a comedy in three acts, presented on Friday evening, March 28. Mrs. Myrtle Mullen directed the play, working with a cast of seventeen. The scene takes place in Mrs. Oral Skipworth's boarding house in South Chicago, in which six working girls make their home. The story centers around Her- ald reporter Kate Roberts' brother, Bob, who runs into the boarding house one afternoon in great fear and desperation, say- ing he has hit a man with a car, because a gangster made him drive it South as fast as he could. The boarding house becomes a hot bed of activity, each one of the girls doing her part to help. Nancy Lane, clerk at the Orange Fizz Company, calls in Henry Banks, her boy friend, to help. He suggests Kate dress as a Sal- vation Army girl in order to make easier the search for in- formation. In the meantime, Ken How- ard, rival Star reporter, offers his services, but Kate orders him out of the house. In the end, Ken's services prove Bob's inno- cence and Kate and Ken find mutual interest, as do Nancy and Henry. Rosina Blandish, one of the six girls, works as a secretary for a broker, Barry Richards who promises to help Bob get started. Barry, of course, marries Rosina. thus ending everything happily. AUDITORIUM CLUB Under the direction of Mrs. Mullen, the auditorium class in its second year of existence, strove to better itself in the art of dramatic work. Monologues, pantomimes, dialogues, and plays were part of the year's work. Several plays were presented for various occasions during the year including the Metzger Wo- men's Club Bazaar, Carnival, and Girl's League Bazaar. To finance the club's Annual page a varied 'program, consist- ing of two playlets, and novelty numbers, was presented. SENIOR DANCE The yearly senior dance is set for the night of May 24, the evening after Commencement. Because of the flu epidemic dur- ing December, the dance planned for that month was postponed. It will be sports, and in the form of a farewell dance. All net profit will be turned over to the band treasury to increase the uniform fund. - WHEN THE MOON RISES Daring dancers, gay gypsies, and handsome heroes formed the background for this year's op- eretta, When the Moon Rises, presented by the combined glee clubs of Tigard High School. The setting was the grounds of Cedarglades, a resort hotel. The story concerned a well- known gypsy tenor, jon Tarko, who left his tribe to seek fame and fortune. Carla, a pretty gypsy girl, came from the tribe to warn him that he must re- turn because the gypsy leader was displeased with his long absence. After Carla had inno- cently lured all the men from the hotel to her, and jon Tarko, all the girls to him, jon and Carla found they were meant for each other, while all other romances were restored. The characters were: Mrs. Spendwell, Harriet Russell, Tommy Rott, Bob Williams, Ar- line Spendwell, Catherine Eng- kraf, Jon Tarko, Clifford Al- sen, Roger Lynn, Bill Tully, Helen Brooks, Helen Ensor, Car- la, Hazel Gaither, Mr. Brooks, Marvin Brown, and Paulo, joe Joyce. ANNUAL SALES The Senior class of '41 unani- mously voted to take the respon- sibility of publishing this year's Ti-U Annual. A goal of two hundred subscriptions was set and easily reached within a four week period. Highest individual sales honor went to Mary Ann Geil, who obtained twenty-three subscriptions. The year book was under the editorship of Carol Rider, with Mrs. Mullen and Mr. Fowler as advisors. 23 STUDENT BODY ELECTION On April 22, student body of- ficers for the year 1941-4-2 were elected. Fourteen petitioexs were presented in all, each with the acquired twenty signatures of student body members. Elected president was Marvin Brown, junior. Marvin has tak- en part in many activities, among them being sophornirc class prexy. The following officers will serve with him: George Otte, vice-president, Beulah Peterson, secretary, Betsy Rider, treasur- er, John Shumway, athletic manager, jim Lawrence, activi- ties manager, and Virginia Wright, editor of the Hi Spots. NOTED SPEAKERS During the course of the year Tigard High School was for- tunate in having several out- standing and well-known speak- ers. Charles Walker, president of the Northwestern School of Com- merce, spoke upon a trip he re- cently took through the United States, centering his talk on in- teresting points of the South. Because the National Christian Youth Conference met in Port- land this year, the students were favored with talks from Rever- end Daniel E. Poling, noted youth leader, and Reverend Karl Downs, Negro speaker of ethics, both of whom will be long re- memhered. BOYS' LEAGUE For the first time in several years, the boys of the high school organized into a Boys' League. They elected the fol- lowing as their officers: Jack Shaw, president, Johnny Sloot- mans, vice president, Bill Tully, secretary, Paul Warner, trea- surer, Bob Fisher, sergeant at arms, Ralph Eastman, student council representative, and Les- ter Davis, program manager. The purpose of forming the League was to create a spirit of friendliness and cooperation among all the boys in the school and to bring to them speakers of special interest during their meetings.

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2 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL H1-SPoTs MAY FETE Geraldine Brown was crowned Queen Geraldine, the first, by Prime Minister Walter Froman at the annual May Day festival on May 9. The Queen's prin- cesses and attendants from the four classes were: freshmen, Pa- tricia Conklin and Dean Hanna, sophomores, Betty Lou Beroud and Jim O'Halloran, juniors, Clara Hedlind and George Otteg and seniors, Maxine Davis and Joe Boatwright. The theme of this year's fete was The Rainbow of the Years, depicting scenes of normal life development. The surrounding grade schools, Durham, Metzger, Garden Home and Tigard, inter- preted the theme with clever songs and dances. After the banquet for the Queen and her court and their mothers, a baseball game was played between Tigard and Sherwood. To complete the day's festivi- ties, a Queen's Ball, honoring Queen Geraldine, was held in the evening. JUNIOR PROM Glittering stars, a lovely moon, and trailing ivy in a blue and silver garden setting were ef- fective in carrying out the theme Stardust for 194-1's annual Junior Prom, held Saturday eve- ning, February 15. Beulah Peterson, as queen, and Catherine Engkraf and Muriel Storey, as princesses, were chosen by their classmates to rule over the Prom. This is the first year that a royal court has reigned supreme, only the queen being selected in former years. Warren Speer and his ten- piece orchestra furnished music for the dancers. Solos and novel- ty numbers were featured with special emphasis on sweet music in keeping with the semi-formal theme. The proceeds from the dance went toward the Junior Class' page in the Ti-U Tiger. GIRLS' LEAGUE With the formal candlelight installation of the 194-0-41 offi- cers, the Girls' League officially began its year. Under Miss Naomi Taylor, dean of girls, and Gloria Hawley, president, the League enjoyed the most active year in the Tigard Girls' League history. The largest event of the entire year was the annual Girls' League Bazaar, held on Decem- ber 5. The bazaar, supervised by general chairman Jeanie Moe, was the most successful ever held, a net profit of 5108.81 he- ing put in the treasury. To fur- ther increase the funds, pep hats were sold during the football season, and candy and ice cream, at the basketball games. The Girls' League district conference met at Newberg high school on December 6, with over eighty girls attending from Ti- gard. The day was spent in listening to speakers, participat- ing in group discussions, and watching skits and a motion picture. In the afternoon, tea was served, ending the confer- ence. A new idea was introduced this year when the father and daughter party, a Valentine H Frolic, took place. The boys' fathers were invited as well as the girls'. Hearts, arrows, and red and white decorations car- ried out the Valentine Day motif. The Mothers' party was de- veloped on the Easter theme, with decorations of Easter eggs, bunnies, and flowers. After five years without a new coat of paint, the Girls' League room was completely redecorated with refinished walls, furniture, floors, and recovered couches, thus concluding a successful and busy year. PUBLIC SPEAKING CLUB Debates, formal and informal addresses, and orations were part of the year's work of the 1941 Public Speaking Club. To give 22 D. A. R. Jean Moe was chosen to rep- resent Tigard High School in the D. A. R. contest. Each high school in Oregon chose one senior girl and out of these, one was selected to make the good citizen- ship pilgrimage to Washington, D. C. The Senior class nominated Carol Rider, Gloria Hawley and Jean as the three candidates for the honor, and the faculty made the final choice. The selection was based on various qualities including leadership, dependabil- ity, service, patriotism, and scholarship. Anne Wendling from Grant High School in Portland was chosen as the girl to represent Oregon. H I-S POTS The Hi-Spots, Tigard High school paper, completed another successful year under Jean Knowlton, as editor. To raise money for their page in the Annual, the journalism class sponsored an amateur show. The stage was a barn setting of hay,'straw, bridles, harness and cardboard cows. Walter Scott acted as master of ceremonies. The high point of the show was the perform- ance of jimmy Whetmore, Port- land swing pianist. Other mu- sical and novelty numbers were also given. The show was a financial suc- cess with S16.95 net profit shown. the students speaking experience, several of the class members were sent to various places to speak on special occasions. Under President Bill Cole, the club sponsored two shows, a movie entitled, The Barefoot Boy, and a performance show- ing what marvels liquid air can produce. The proceeds of the two pro- grams financed the cIub's An- nual page.

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4 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL H1-SPo1's VARS-T The Tigard Hi's lettermen's club completed a very successful year in the way of activities by promoting several mixers and a smoker . After home basketball games, mixers were held in the old gym with a nickleodian of- fering music. From the sale of basketball schedule pencils, Tiger stickers, and the proceeds from the mixer, a profit of approximately thirty dollars was shown. The year was well-rounded off with a very enjoyable trip to the beach, an affair which the boys look forward to each year. BAND Although in only its third year of existence, the Tigard High School band rose to great heights during 1940-41, under the direc- tion of Raymond A. Carl. The most important function of the year was the drive for uniforms, the band sponsoring numerous activities to increase the uniform fund. One of the most unusual shows given was the Donkey Basketball game, played in the Tigard gymnasium by local riders on the trained, well-performing donkeys. Another feature of the band was the addition of seven new twirlers to the regular four- Betty Singletary, Catherine Eng- kraf, Barbara Bunn, and Viola McConneI. There were: Bonnie Stoops, Patty Conklin, Colleen Frink, Lois Bader, Irene Rick- man, Gwendolyn Steele, and Barbara Kellner. For the first time at Tigard, a twirling festival was held, with the Washougal Drum and Bugle Corp as a guest. Drum majors and majorettes from Salem, and Oregon City participated, many of them having studied under Mr. Carl. Awards were given for their progress. Later in the spring, a concert was presented by the combined glee clubs and band, the proceeds financing both groups to the music contest at Newberg. The band will participate for the first time in the Portland Rose Festival to complete a very successful and active year. THE BOAT RIDE Hi-ya, Georgia! Howdja' like to go for a Ridefrj in my new boat? Oh, Gudie, said Georgia. She Don-ned her coat, Bader mother goodbye and went with Henry. Georgia had lots of Boese, but Henry was tops. They walked over hill and Dale to reach the river--past the Rosefield, over the Alpha field, through the Woods, and near the Brown hills. When they reached the boat, Henry said, I'll sit in the Boat- wright. Sit in the Sturm. I'm not desErvin of all this, Henry. You've Dunfsj more than you should have. I'm so Hap-py. This is so Cozey and nice. It's such a Gloriafsj day -not a bit Cole. It's just Wright. I don't even 'Nita coat. Oh, look at the Fish, Henry. SitCsJtel, Georgia! By George, this is the life. To be Frank, Georgia, I've something to Tully you. Will you go to the Big Waltfzl with me? Oh, Henry. I'd love to. Georgia's voice would quickly have changed if she had noticed the darkened sky, but she was Geil-less. The clouds didn't Warn-er. Soon, the boat was Bob-ing up and down. The water Boyle-d. The wind bBlue- lla. It looked Vera bad. The boat was just a tiny, helpless Dot. Georgia yelled, Oh, you Wick-ed Henry. You Ruth-less creature. You ought to be a- Schaen-ed of yourself for bring- ing me out here. I won't go with you any Moe. Henry was a-Paul-ed. Well, gee, Al-sen for help right away. How? asked Georgia. Oh, Shumway. If the good Ol-son would shine, the wind would stop. Now listen, my Fran, don't Louis your nerve. 'But, H-H-Henry, I'm scared. We M-Mike drown. I didn't Know-tltonl it would be like this. Oh, Shaw! We w0n't drown. Helpl Help! 'tGo ahead. Call-a-way, it won't help. Oh hooreyl O'Mara day! We're saved. Here come Maxine, Carl, Frances and Helen to save us. 24 SPORTS REVIEW Although ending the football season in the cellar, the Emerald Tigers nevertheless achieved the goal for which they had striven -a display of good sportsman- ship and games packed full of excitement. Joe Joyce, who was elected co- captain with Jack Shaw, pro- vided the greatest thrill of the season in the Thanksgiving game with Beaverton when in the third quarter he took the pigskin, and to the amazement of the Beavers and fans, ran 91 yards to plunge across the de- fenders' goal for a touchdown. IA1 the Estacada game, after catching a fumble from the hands of a Ranger, Joyce ran fifty yards to land on pay dirt. Carl Finley brought fans to their feet when he drove through Sherwood's line on Armistice Day, cut back and neatly trotted 65 yards to score. VVith a squad of loyal boys but sadly in need of height, the basketball team finished at the bottom also. West Linn, new- comer to the league, captured top place, while Beaverton went to the tournament. The baseball nine, handi- capped by many factors, also was to be commended on its show of fine sportsmanship. A great amount of interest was shown by many students to- ward golf which placed as tops among the minor sports. SALEM TRIP The junior and senior class made their biennial trip to Salem this year, under the supervision of T. W. Smith, instructor of civics and sociology. The group first visited the Oregon State Capitol Building, where the Senate and the House of Representatives were in ses- sion. The classes then were shown through the state penitentiary. The field trip ended with an in- structive visit through the Fair- view Home. Both buildings and grounds were examined, and some of the patients were seen.