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Patricia Naughtin L. E. Smith A. R. Spillman
WWI involves South High
When a school exists for a mation was taken from the sailed with Evacuation Hospital
long time as South has, it wit Tooter, October, 1919. 15, which was located at Ver
nesses happiness as well as trag Miss Patricia Naughtin enlis dun, France. During the Ar-
edy. Certainly among the great ted July 19,1918, as a laboratory gonne-Meuse drive, 27,000 pa
est tragedies for not only South, technician in Base Hospital 49 tients passed through the hos
but all citizens were the wars located at Allerey, France. On pital.
faced by this country. Since it April 8, Miss Naughtin entered Mr. A. R. Spillman also was
would be impossible to list all of Red Cross Canteen work at em trained at Fort Riley, Kansas. At
the students, graduates and staff barkation dock Brest. After a Blois and Gievres, France, he
members affected by the wars, year's service abroad, she served as an instructor in the
we will allow these three indi “ returned to South High . . army schools.
viduals to represent those from Mr. L. E. Smith received his
South who served. This infor training at Fort Riley, Kansas. He
Great grads Writing alum
South High will always remember graduates Jim
Hartung (1978), Phil Cahoy (1979), and Dave Rem “ The students in high school today show more
ington (1978) for their outstanding performances at enthusiasm toward learning." This was a comment
athletes. made by Richard Rhyno in the Oct. 5,1951, Toot
er.
Hartung and Cahoy distinguished themselves in Rhyno was visiting the school to talk about his
the sport of gymnastics. After excelling in high experiences in World War II as well as his plans to
school, both went to the University of Nebraska in become a writer. He entered.the army in 1945 and
Lincoln where they continued their dominance of served with the First Infantry in Europe.
During his stay at Chanute Air Base in Illinois,
the sport. Both had the opportunity to represent he became a feature writer for the M obiler. It was
the U. S. in the 1984 Olympics. his duty to see that the news of the camp was dis
Remington distinguished himself on the grid patched to all parts of the country.
iron where he played center. Recruited by UNL, he Throughout his duty in the armed service,
attended there and was then drafted by the pros to Rhyno did a lot of traveling. He covered most of
play for the Cincinnati Bengals. Europe and the United States. At the time of this
All of these young men are proof that determi article he planned to attend the University of Ore
gon in journalism and become a free lance writer.
nation brings success.
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Centennial ’89
