George Washington High School - Surveyor Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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Girls Service Society (Gaisaiss Top Row: Roschelle Paul, La Verne Min- kel, Adah Parker, Yolanda Gomez. Row 2: Martha McLaughlin, Eleanor Langpaap, Jean Weatherbe, Mary Ann Mangan, Louise Payne. Row 3. Louise Jacobs, Jean Cramer, Mary Trussell, Erma Everett. Bottom Row: Helen Blum, Janet Wheeler, Adele Ohe, Frances Young. Under the diligent leadership of Bernice Praet- zel, president, the Girls’ Service Society led the student body in raising the standard of service at George Washington to higher levels than ever be- fore. The earnest desire of each member to do her utmost in the field of service to Washington prompted every girl to accept every duty without the slightest hesitation. Frances Young and Adele Ohe filled the offices of vice-president and secretary, respectively. Under the sponsorship of Miss Eleanor Jackson, girls’ vice-principal, this organization admits only girls who have shown that they are capable and have done some service to the school. Main activities of the Society were keeping order in the halls, in rallies, keeping the school grounds clean, and helping other girls. This term a dinner for the alumni members was held. New members who were added this term were Martha McLaughlin, Yolanda Gomez, Mary Man- gan, Eleanor Langpaap, Louise Jacobs, and Jean Weatherbe. The members who are graduating are Janet Wheeler, Mary Trussell, Roschelle Paul, Jean Cramer, Helen Blum, Bernice Praetzel, Adele Ohe, Frances Young, and Adah Parker, all of whom have taken prominent parts in student body activities. The other members who will carry on with the new members are Erma Everett and Louise Payne. BERNICE PRAETZEL, President

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Eagle Society Upholding its everlasting aims of service to the school, the Eagle Society has completed its fifth successful term since it was first organized in the Fall of 1936 by Mr. Lloyd Leith. Clyde LaVerne has led the Society in many ac- tivities as president, with the assistance of Bob LeBaron, president of the low seniors, serving as CLYDE LAVERNE, President EAGLE SOCIETY Top Row: Joe Compagno, Tom Trent, John Shaughnessy, Al Shatsky, John Phelan. Row 2. Walter Minner, George Merriman, Fred Leuenberger, Leo Leggett, John Leddy. Row 3. David LeBaron, Berkef Kenchelian, David Hunicke, Norman Hawkins, Win- ston Halley. Bottom Row. Stewart Gross, Norman Lazarus, Earl Beenfeldt, Bob Bar- socchini, Bob LeBaron. vice-president, and Bob Barsocchini serving as sec- retary. The duties of the Eagle Society, as they have been in the past, are to maintain order at the rallie s and dances, and this term, to assist the yell-leaders with the rooting section seating at the football games. Membership of the club is limited to twenty-two. After each member has submitted the names of three candidates, who must fill the scholarship and citi- zenship requirements, the Society votes in enough new members to fill the vacancies left by the gradu- ating members. Eagle Society members leaving school this term are Barkef Kenchelian, Fred Leuenberger, Winston Halley, David Hunicke, David LeBaron, Stewart Gross, and Norman Lazarus. The Eagle Society’s main activity this term was a dance held at the Presidio Junior High gymnasium, in conjunction with the Girls’ Service Society, with the student body as guests. The Society has been the guests of the juniors, sophomores, and seniors, at several of the class dances.

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Class Officers HIGH SENIORS President Fred Leuenberger, Vice-president Ro- schelle Paul, Secretary Jean Cramer, and Treasurer Stewart Gross, led the high senior class in many of the school activities for this term. The important functions of the graduating class were the Senior-Sophomore Reception, the giving of ‘Fly Away Home,” first senior play to be given at George Washington, ‘Book Day,” in which all high seniors dressed as characters of books, two rallies, one for the senior play and one for ‘Book Day,” and a graduation dance at the end of the term, held at a large San Francisco hotel. The proceeds from “Fly Away Home” made it possible for the senior class to hold its dance at a very low cost. LOW SENIORS Under the guidance of Robert LeBaron, Presi- dent; Dolores Cook, Vice-president; and Phyllis Anderson, Secretary; the low seniors, the largest (18) High Seniors FRED LEUENBERGER President ROSCHELLE PAUL Vice-president JEAN CRAMER Secretary Low Seniors ROBERT LeBARON President DOLORES COOK Vice-president PHYLLIS ANDERSON Secretary High Juniors LOUISE PAYNE President JEAN WEATHERBE Vice-president PHYLLIS SHANE Secretary class in the school, played an important part in the various activities, The main feature of the class was ‘Pioneer Day.” Dressing in clothes that their great grandparents wore, students made a successful affair out of it. A dance held in the library completed the festivities of the day. The project for the low seniors was to try to im- prove the conduct of the students in the classrooms. Truly distinctive are the sweaters of this future graduating class. The boys have chosen grey sweaters and the girls, white. The class was second in the student body card contest. HIGH JUNIORS Prominent in student activities the past term was the high junior class, under the capable leadership of President Louise Payne, also a member of the Girls’ Service Society; Vice-president Jean Weath- erbe; and Secretary Phyllis Shane.