Union High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Union, OR)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY On the fifth day of September, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty-three, twenty-one shy, bashful and frightened boys and girls marched up the steps of the little red schoolhouse to become the class of ’45. Out of the twenty-one students, four originals are left in the present class. The others have either transferred to other schools, dropped out, joined the Armed Forces or married. Though we have lost a few. others have come from different schools to join the class. The four that have stayed all twelve years to welcome the newcomers are: Venita Cross, Larry Griggs. Thelma Mills, and Jim Turner. In the second grade they welcomed one of the best athletes in the class, Maurice Irons. Two shy little blondes, Marie Milligan and Gwendolyn Green, entered the class during our third year. David Johansen, one of the additions in the fourth grade, brought brilliance to the class. Dorothy McGrath also joined us in our upward march and four boys who are now in the Armed Forces, Ken Smith, Don Hoyt, Bob Crooke, LeRoy Draper. The short and the tall happened when a little five by five Deleva Robinson, and Barbara Trump, the wonder of the class for her brilliant tardy and absent excuses, walked into the fifth grade room. From way down in old Missouri came a little southern girl with long curls. Mescal Payne, to be with us from the sixth grade to the end. I la Tiffany moved from La Grande in the seventh grade to continue her education in the Union schools. Out of the snowy November sky a long, lengthy, flake of a girl, Josephine Southard, walked into the eighth grade room. Little did we know that she would be the Student Body President of 1944-’45. Thus the grades passed, eight uneventful years. With a sigh of relief that could be heard for miles around, Mr. Boring passed out the eighth grade diplomas. A hilarious day of shrieks and freaks initiated the thirty-one freshmen to the well-being of high school life. We had five additions, three from High Valley—the Wright sisters (no relation t » the Wright Bros.), Shirley and Pearl, and bashful but not timid, Cordelia Mayotte: one carrot-top. Gloria Lay from Pondosa and transferring from Burns came our angel, Don Herbig. The play, Mother Goes On A Strike , brought out the fine characteristics of Maurice Irons and Gloria Lay. who took honors for outstanding actor and actress. Our little five by five”. DeLeva Robinson, after leaving us in the eighth grade for Elgin, decided she iiked us better and returned in the Sophomore year. Mescal Payne practiced her southern drawl in the play, “The Silver Bracelet' and was chosen outstanding actress. Jim Turner and Robert Hendrix were chosen as outstanding actors. Remember the basketball team that went to John Day and Salem? Well. Swede Johansen and Mike Irons went along too. not only for the joy ride but to help win at John Day and to hold the other teams down at Salem. The girls, although little ladies, were quite successful in athletics, five girls taking honors—Josephine Southard, Shirley Wright, Barbara Trump, Thelma Mills and Ila Tiffany. The timid little blonde. Gwen Green, crept back into her old place as second in the class (alphabetical order) in our Junior year. Due to Miss Bagley’s super directions and patience, Mamas Baby Boy . presented on December 2. was the most outstanding thing the class had ever done. Thelma Mills received the dramatic medal award for her outstanding performance. The great event (Junior-Senior banquet) was planned by a group of enthusiastic Juniors. The Juniors were quite frightened as they went stiffly around the banquet table to the strains of Dainty Daffodils.” The Annual and U-Hi was published by the Juniors under the editorship of Ila Tiffany.

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 MARIK MILLIGAN “ risk” Years at Union 4, One-Act Plays 1-2-4. Class Plays 3-4, May Day Princess 3, Class President 4, Dramatics 1-2, Glee Club 4, All-Star Team 3, Operetta 1. Girls’ League 1-2-3-4. Home Kc. Club 1-2-3. Home Kc. President 2. Library Club 4, Student Council 4. Basketball Captain 2. I)ebate 1. I’-Hi and Annual Staff 3. CORI )ELI A M A Y EXT E Cor die” Years at Union 4. Girls’ League I-2-3-4. Home Ec. Club 1-2-4. Class Plays 3-4. LARKY MALCOLM GRIGGS Years at Union 4. I '. K. A. 1-2-3. Lettermen’s Club 4. Class Plays 3-4. One-Act Play 4, Track 3, Football 4. DON I I Eli BIG Years at Union I, Class Play 4. JIM TURNER “Red” Years at Union I. Football 3-4. Basketball 3-4. Basketball Manager 2. Student Body Secretary 4. Letter-mens’ Club 3-4. Thespian 1-2. One-Act Plays 1-2. Class Play 3. Most Valuable Football Player 4. EUGENE SHANKS “Swoon” Years at Union 1. transferred from Modoc High school, Alturas. California. Football 4. Basketball 4. Lettermens’ Club 4. Lettermens’ Club President 4.

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JUNIOR CLASS Left to right, first row: Scroggin. Courtright, Courtright. Phillips, McCrae. A. Baxter Second row: Huffman. V an Housen. Vogel. Zaugg, Bateman. Lange Third row: Timpy. Haefer, Courtright. Monoghan. B. Baxter Fourth row: Mr. Fox. Dale. McMillan. Jones. Davis. Not in picture: Mrs. Moberly, Mansfield. Wulf. OFFICERS RENT—--------------------------------------Bud Davis Qilrp---------------------------------------Jeanne Scroggin -------------------------------Donna Van Housen lREASURER----------------------------------------Loyal Dale ! ! EJ? T----------------------Cleora Mansfield ASS COLORS-------------------------------Green and White ADVISORS-------------------------------Mrs. Moberly. Mr. Fox The Junior C lass opened the l‘)44-'45 year by presenting, in Union and Pon-dosa, a 3-act play entitled, I he acky Widow.” This was a coined)' concerning VVinnie Foofus, a wacky widow, and her troubles with Madame De Baker, a fake fortune teller. Jeanne Scroggins as Winnie Woofus, gave an outstanding performance. Our class presented the second football skit of the season, which was about i woman and her little girl who were trying to buy a ticket to some place while the team sat around in the train depot waiting to buy tickets back to Union after plavin ' Elgin. Norma Matthews was the Junior candidate for carnival queen. The penny-toss lx oth. decorated by the Juniors, won second prize for decoration. The U-Hi has been printed regularly, with Jeanne Scroggin and Adeline Huffman as co-editors. The Sophomores put out the fifth edition. Stormy Weather . a vocal solo by Donna Van Housen. was the main feature of the minstrel show, which was presented by the entire class as the basketball skit. The annual Junior-Senior banquet was held April 20 at the Womens’ Club House. It was acclaimed as the l st given for years. Cleora Mansfield was toast-mistress, with the program consisting of a tumbling act. a girls’ quartette, a vocal solo by Donna Van Housen. and speeches by Mr. Meidinger. Merton Davis. David Johansen. Pharis Timpy, Bud Davis, Marie Milligan, and Jeanne Scroggin. Jeanne Scroggin was the selection of the Junior Class for the May Day Queen.