Stadium High School - Tahoma Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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! w ,Y Q. ,P T' 1 95 5 ,P Q' ,y Q. ,y -- A.-Q nv.. ' few... fs: hmm. I Sixteen 31 4, .. M., W March 10. Sophomore Mixer. The annual affair for underclassmen was particularly successful this year. April 23. Valedictorian and salutatorian an- nounced. Swede and Ede fDorothy Nelson and Edith Sinclairl, the saledictorian and valutatorian, respectfullyg pardon, we mean the salutitutituti- torian and valedictidictitorian. Mar. 19, 20, 21. 'iKatinka. .lane Kirkland and Coe Norton, the stars of the opera, consent to pose for the humble cameraman. The opera this year was one of the most elaborate stage performances ever given at Stadium. lt was highly successful. May 8. Senior Class play. Forsoothe lreholde Tanya and John Paul, alias Virginia Hedberg and Bill Hanson, ye heroine and hero of ye faymouse and mfghtily successful classe playe. April 4-12. Spring vacation. George Kunz and Marjorie Johnson demonstrating the most popular and appropriate accessory for that week-the um- hrella. June 5. Senior assembly. The long and short of this picture is that Lang Shelton, Rex Schmals and Ted Swan are spiritedly if not musically sing- ing the class song. Apr. 16. Report cards. Look closely and the one with the brown shoes is Lucy May Spencer breath- ing a sigh of relief on account of not flunking out of school this quarter. 1The court as seen by Lang Shelton.P June 10. Commencement. The commencing of what? The seniors know, however, that it is the ending of something that will become a precious memory-high school life. Marja Nelson and Beverley Jones wishing each other good luck. April 20. Triple S and Hi-Y elections. Here is Madeleine Kirk, newly elected Supreme Sister of Stadium,s Supporting Spirit-next year's president of Triple S-and Doug Bohn., the new High He of Hi-Y. June 12. School ends. This is an authentic view of the east corridor at 3 p. m.

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,r Q. ,rig 'rv' A W ' ,Y 1 lv -l ,...-...s- .M 31 4. .. M Dec. 1. Opening of basket ball season. Here is the smiling Varsity basket ball captain, Dick Nichols, destined later in the season to be the leader of a state championship team and to win a place on the state all-star team. Congratulations, Nick! Jan. 13. First Matinee Dance. Famous couple number 112. i'Miggles Scheel and Harry Lane are shown here as representatives of the numerous others who attended this afternoon function. Dec. 5. Junior Prom. Aldean Sykes and Jack Ship- ley, who was the big shot in the production. The prom was quite successful both socially and finan- cially. J 22 Sh t y t t d an. . . ort-s or cones winner announce . Ronald Groshong, Stadium's 0. Henry, wins first place with his story, A Pal's Retributionf' Dec. 18. Charles Kemp wins first place in the National Quill and Scroll Newswriting Contest. Charles is one of several winners Mr. Hoffman has trained. Feb. 2. New Students. Elisabeth Rhodes, a fem- Sem, one of the 253 new pupils at Stadium. Sta- dium now has the next to the largest enrolment in the history of the school, lacking but 7 of sur- passing her record of 2,333 made in 1924. Dec. 19. Christmas assembly. Reading from left to right is Marion Ray, chairman of one of the most important assemblies of the year. Feb. 6. Senior Banquet. Committee workers on the annual senior spread are caught on a windy day. Left to right they are Bernice Coyle, Grace Weller and Ruby Hart. The little girl in front im- personating a library is none other than the re- nowned Bessic Myers. Jan. 13. Election of subjects. An extraordinary snapshot of Dave Rcuter trying to decide whether to take trigonometry 3 or Latin 8 as his sixth sub- ject. Feb. 13. Students' Night. Bill Thompson, the moving spirit of the aforesaid production, in other words, the general chairman. Even though the day was ill-omened by its superstitious significance, a fairly good crowd attended. Fifteen

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