Warrenton High School - Warrior Yearbook (Warrenton, OR)

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CLASS HISTORY In the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty- nine, sixtecn Seniors will be walking out the doors of dear old Warrenton Hi. Of the thirty or thirty-five first graders who started here in '37 cniy four, Bill Hayes, Vernon Hart, Shirley Magnuson and Bevys Scrimsher have remained to the end. The rest of the present Senior Class has joined these either in grades, or in high school, and we will all miss the many happy days spent here. After starting school, and going through the usual trials and tribulations of elementary students for eight years we graduated, what wo then thought was a great day. It was then that our worries really began. We started as Freshmen in the year of 'll5 with many new friends and foes, There were twenty-eight scared and bewildered students in the class but with the help of our advisor, Mrs. Carl Nydeggar, we managed to survive. The next year we thought we were used to all the tricks and rules, but we were s lever classmen and learned differently We enjoyed all the ball games and,since it is a tradition of W.H.S., we found ourselves decorating for the Jujior Senior Prom. 'h? found us as Juniors: Upperciassment The biggest event was the Prom. We took the Seniors to dinner at the

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Martha Wiley, leaves her ability to kiss the leading men in all class plays to Arvella Karnes who has a good start. Beverly Scrimsher, leaves her ability to sleep in Mr. Dent's Social Economics Class to anyone lucky enough to inherit it. Vernon Hart, leaves his speed in football to Harold Brodrick. Delores Wallace, leaves her ability to go steady with a football hero to Jo Ellen Nichols. John McDermott, bequeaths his ability to skin school to anyone who can get away with it. Shirley Magnuson, leaves to Pussell Packard pleasant memories. ale Cochran, leaves his way with women to Donnie Whetsell(he could use it). Sam Moore, leaves his whiskers to Bobby Wilson. Sidney Stuller, bequeaths his quict studiousness to Charles Hansen and Fred Hoover. Bill Hayes, leaves his ability to call football signals and dainty stride to Keith Dyer, and unlimited vocabulary to Billy Coffey. Howard Jensen, leaves his ability to get married to Carolyn Summers and Basketball position to Alfred Olson. Lastly as executor of this Inst will ind testament, we ¥ duly appoint, Miss Betty Jean te, our class advisor. In witness, where of we, the Class of 1949, have here unto placed our hand and seal this 25th day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty nine.

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Marquee, and afterwards attended the Prom, which was held in the gym. 198, 19 dignificd Seniors enrolled in school. Our first activity was the Christmas Ball, and since this was the last one we would be in charge of we took great pains in decorating and making it a success. Our class play Miss Jimmy’! our Halloween party, and skip day were also successful. Next to come is the Prom which is scheduled for May 6, which we are looking forward to and with the wonderful help of our advisor Miss Waite, we are well on our way to climb the ladder of Succoss. Now as I come to the close of our class history, I would like to take this opportunity to wish the best of luck to our Alma Mater and those who are remaining along with the now ones to come in the future. Beverly Scrimsher BACCALAUREATE The 1949 Baccalaureate service was held on the twenty- second day of May at the Warrenton High School Auditorium. Mr. James Moborg gave the Invocation for the Ceremony. The speaker was the Reverend John O'Callaghan of St. Mary Catholic Church in Astoria, Father O'Callaghan spoke on “AMERICANISM IN EDUCATION . The Auditorium was benutifully decorated and a large crowd was present. Sidney Stuller