Warrenton High School - Warrior Yearbook (Warrenton, OR)

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the girls under her reaily toe the mark. She has worked her way up from the training she received in the Nurses Cadet Corp. that she had entered upon graduation. Rose Birkholz, another classmate, had entered the Cadet Nurses. From Evelyn I obtained Rose's address, I caught the next plane to New Yark. After trudging up and down corridors for what seemed like days, I located Rose. She was doing splendid work in a veteran's hospital. She had charge of the entertainment department. This job seemed to be made for Rose. I stayed with Rose for two days and she really did show me New York, The next classmate that I set out to find was June Christensen, It wasn't very hard as I already had her office address, She had accomplished her girlhood dreams and was secretary to an Admiral in Washington De C. We didn't have much time to talk as her boss was a busy man and tNeeded her help. I did manage to find out that June had married Vern, and that they were a very happy family with two girls. With both of us rushed: for. time, we said good- bye, and I set off once again. This time to find our one and only boy of the class, Bob Reed, With the help of various newspaper clippings of his scientific achievements given to me by H. C. Dishaw, I was able to find his home and laboratory in the hills of Indiana, Much to my surprise, Bob had overcome his bashful- ness and married a nice scientific-minded girl who helped him with his work. I was invited to. stiy for a week, but

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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

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Since this was impossible, I accepted only for the night. We spent an enjoyable evening around Bob's fireplace chat- ting over school days, The next morning ai teteaen arte to leave, an explosion occured. Bob, upon Peepers eeereg told me that it was just a little experiment that he. had been working on. He didn't mention, though, that it had blown away half of his laboratory roof. I found this out in’ the newspaper later, tae Journeying from Indiana to Wyoming, my next stop was a little town near Sa eeariet Here, I learned the whereabouts of Ruth Hart's home. She had married and had a nice family of five boys. Her husband owned quite a bit of land and happened to be away at the time, tending to some ngalisewann His name was Verl and that he used to be in the Coast Guard. I stayedwith Ruth one day which we spent talking over old times. Then she drove me back to town in her station-wagon. I started on the last step of my travels before returning home e | : This took me to Los Angeles, California where Ladona jeaeeares was, She cee a very fashionable dress shop and was really doing well. After treating he itc the best, dinner I have ever eaten, she showed me the town. I stayed tn Los Angeles three days visiting with Ladona and some of my own relatives. Then cavine farewell to traveling for Rare some time, I boarded the train home for the great metropolis of Warrenton, and % quict, peaceful ending to td few remaining yearse ESTHER CURNOW