Warrenton High School - Warrior Yearbook (Warrenton, OR)

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About the first of December, the Seniors took an 8:00 o'clock bus to Astoria to have their pictures taken. Due to the fact that they were unable to have their pictures. taken before noon, they were allowed the whole day off, coming back in time to receive Chale penene: cards» Class officers were as follows during the year: Pres, Marvin Adams, Vico President- - Ladone Christenson, Sec. Tread, Evelyn gnultz, During the first semester Marvin Adams was - called into the Navy, thus oR EIS Ladona Christensen as our President, and the class membership at a total of seven girls and one boye | of On March le, 1945, the Seniors took their flunk day by going to the launching of the Captain Ludvig at Bay city. Thus with baccalaureate and graduation almost here, we close our four eventful yea rs of high school. . | For the last four years we Seniors have ative ae ‘the one and only day, Graduation . | We have discovered that it will be the twenty-fifth of May. Our speaker is Dei as oe Ordkan, associate registrar of Oregon State College. | | | eters There are eight of us who plan to receive our diplomas on that eves; at 83:00 pom, From freee on i have one destin= el in our own hands,

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SENTOR CLASS HISTORY In the fall of 1941, eighteen very frightened students entered Warrenton High School, amid all the threats and the taunts of the upper classmen. During the first year we lost and gained a few stu- dents. Class officers were as follows: President-Marvin Adams, Secretary-Maxine Valliere, Vice President -Enmy Lou Nelson, | The fall term of 1942 gave way to twenty confidant students. We had looked forward for a long time to the pleasure the Sophomore Class always obtains---that of initi- ating the Freshmen. We acquired two new students during the year. Towards the end of our eventful yoar, we decorated for the J.e-Sr. Prom. Officers for the year were: Press Bob Lindslay, Vice Pres.-Ruth Hart, Secretary-Betty Scrim- sher. . By the time 1943 rolled around, our class was down to thirteen members. We took over the Ice Cream Shop which 43 traditional for the Junior Class. During the year we sponsored the Jr.-Sr. Prom, and the Banquet, as well as a few dances. Officers for the year were: President-Ruth Hart, Vice Pres,.-Emmy Lou Nelson, Secretary-June Christensen. In the fall of 1944, nine dignified Seniors enrolled in aeration High for their last year in the zood old WHS . During the year we sponsored several dances and a cooked food salée

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j) Taree vt Haat iin ae ¥ un ; it — Aitee | Ste uid! Ten years have passed sincs “the sraduating class of '45 ewig) Paroweld to each other eardwent their. separate ways. a A few weeks ago I was confronted with the seemingly im- possible task of locating wns members of this class and making a written report cn “he present day life of each. -It might do:to mention nere, hew I came about acquiring this job of playing st daginel and Hares, I was employed at that time by Professor H. C. Dishaw, author of the series of famous books, School Chums., of ‘Yesterday. His books are based. on the different graduating “6ahaede of Warrenton High School while he was Principal, and since I was a member of the class of '45, he thought I might like to.do the necessary research work. This involved tra ‘vyeling around to various places | in the United States of, the homes of the different members. With the help ef relatives iving in and near Warrenton, I gathered a list of the pro- bable location of each. Arriving in Foyil, Oklahoma, I .found Cora Lee Cochran. -S8he had married and gettled down to a’ happy home life, three years after graduating. Her husband and she were the proud parents of two girls and a boy. Her two girls have appeared on a Quizz Program which I vesited for a Cay. Next I traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Here Evelyn Shultz . vals, working in a large hosyvital;, She was oy what they called a hard boiled supervisor. 1 heve leard rumors that