Union High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Union, OR)

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s kJenior In the field of literature, Marian MaePherson’s poem “My Playmates” was accepted for publication in the “Anthology Northwest Poetry” by high school students. She also won first p!ace in the Christmas essay contest sponsored by the U-Hi. The class has managed the publication of the U-High each week in the local newspaper. STAFF Co-Editors ...................................... Marian Westenskow Marian MacPherson Sports Editor Ray Connor Feature Editor Audrey Gray Socie-ty Editor Eileen Hall Grade Reporter ..................................... Elizabeth Kibby In the pep assembly contest, the Seniors won second place on their “grand old opry” in bur’esque form composed entirely by themselves, which was a take-off on the high school faculty. Isabel Greenwood’s ability to play basketball won her an undisputed position on the Girl’s All Star team for the fourth consecutive year. To round out their eventful year the seniors presented as their gift to the school, furniture for the stage which included a love seat, two occasional chairs, an end table, and a hassock. After such a successful and complete year, it was no more than fitting that the Seniors have a vacation. They treked to Boise for a day of fun and frolic, and for the day forgo ttheir responsibilties of senior life. It is with regrets that the seniors close the pages of their last memorable year in Union High School. The Bobcat

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senior SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS President Vice President Marian Westenskow Marion Stitzel Secretary Treasurer Advisers Elizabeth Kibby Fern C. Trull Ray Connor William Meidinger In the fall of 1940 a group of ambitious students gathered together in the stately halls of learning at dear old Union High to proceed through this final year of high school. The class was made up of approximately twenty students —a small but mighty group. Despite their handicap of having so few members, they were full of pep and new ideas for rounding out their twelve years of education, crowning their efforts with a last but not least successful year. The first undertaking of the class was to sponsor the show “Tom Brown’s School Days” at the Roxy Theatre. It was an educational picture and a great percentage of high school and grade school students attended, packing the theatre and making the undertaking a huge success. The class also volunteered to put on a student body party, held in the gym during an afternoon. It was a dancing party and the upper-classmen attempted to help the lower-c’assmen learn to dance and feel at ease. At intervals during the dances novelty numbers were presented by the several classes for entertainment. In March the Seniors whole-heartedly went to work on their class play “Second Fiddle”. They sponsored a poster contest in which some original novelty posters were entered and put on the most successful campaign of the year. The p ay was a success, each member of the cast giving an excellent performance. This year’s graduating class also added to its dramatic honors second place in the annual one-act play contest, with the presentation of “The Tarnished Witherspoons”. Elizabeth Kibby as Grandma, and Ray Connor as Grandpa, were selected as the outstanding actress and actor for the Seniors. Marian Westenskow was elected as the outstanding Senior girl by her classmates and the faculty, and was the entree in the Daughter-of-the-American-Revolution Citizenship contest. Athletic honors were given to Richard Baum as the valuable basketball player. He was placed as forward on the Eastern Oregon “All Star” team chosen at the tournament in John Day. Richard has also done excellent work in F. F. A. and was awarded the Union Pacific scholarship to Oregon State College. Three members of the debate team sent to Eugene to compete in the State Debate Tournament were Marian Westenskow, Ray Connor, and Norman Wicks. The class of ’41 has upheld its salesmanship ability by selling more football and basketball season tickets than any other class. 1941

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Class P As the time again rolls around to the p’ace where the honorable seniors leave us, we often wonder just what will happen to them. Let us attempt to look into the future and solve this problem. As we sink into the trance we faintly hear a lecture. Could it be?—It is! The charming Home Ec. teacher, Miss Marian Westenskow. As we go deeper we hear music of the type general’y found in night clubs. Do our eyes deceive us? Maybe and maybe not, but anyway, we hear the clear bird-like voice of Phyllis Harris. I think we had better get into something tamer. Let’s attend an opera for a change. As we take our seats, who do we see but the famous Elizabeth Kibby on the stage singing with all her heart and soul. As we come into the fresh air we might like to moisten our dry throats at the drug store counter. Do you see what I see, or is that Norman Wicks’ twin brother behind the counter mixing liniments. Having nothing else to do we might go shopping. Who is that we see in a famous New York Dress Shop? Ah! Yes! It is our friend and school mate modeling those exquisite gowns—Lorena Cross. Who is that we see coming down the street surrounded by girls? Ladies and gentlemen, we see Sherman (Romeo) Hawkins. What’s wrong now? Here comes a ploiceman and he looks mad! Well, we recognize our old school mate Marion Stilzel, but it docs no good. The next thing we know we are standing before the judge—Could it be? It is! Ray Connor; this does no good either. What an afternoon! We need some relaxation, so we go to the library, where we see Marie Wells getting her daily exercise replacing books on shelves. As we are about to leave the city, we see a cute little bungalow and stop for a drink of water. Well, well! Hello, Vivian Draper. Married and nicely settled. My! What a stock of hardware she has. We continue out into the country. We look out over the fields and we see David Thomas out following a plow around the fields. As we go on we come to a farm house. Do you hear what I hear, or is that Richard Baum’s voice calling those hogs again? My! My! The country has quite a lure. There’s our charming milk maid, Eileen Hall. There’s the little country school. See the teacher out playing ring around the roses? Why, that’s Charlene Hutchinson. Will the surprises never end? Ah! An athletic field, and what’s this! Isabel Greenwood, explaining the technique of a new game. Here we come to the woodlands and find Audrey Gray, pining away her life in the pines. Our trance is slipping, things are getting dimmer. We seem to rise into the air and there we see Marian Mac flying her new cub pleasure plane.