Washburn High School - Wahian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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4--WASHBURN WAHIAN I944 i' LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE Mr. MacQuarrie Completes Nineteenth Year THEY ADVISE US Miss Christensen is WHSl1bl1fD,S girls' counselor. She helps the girls plan their programs so that they are most benefited. She also gives any information about college to the seniors. Many students come to her for help with personal prob- lems because she is so sympathetic and helpful. Mr. Wells, boys' counselor, usually helps the boys with similar problems, but this year his duties are quite diff ferent. Most of the boys are planning to enter the armed services in the near future, so he has been occupied with the tests and records necessary for their entrance. Both counselors help the seniors in all the details of graduation, one of which is the senior aptitude test. Prob- lems of scholarship, from supervising unsatisfactory students to helping select National Honor Society members, fall to their lot. Another indispensable at VVashburn is Mr. Fleenor, our assistant principal. His Work never ends. Each semester he adjusts all class schedules and han- dles all book sales. He manages the financial part of all athletic games and is Wahian business adviser. Miss Lund, who is the chief clerk, keeps track of the records and the Hnancial business. The credits are taken care of by Miss Green, and all absentees are recorded by Miss Pearson. Miss Eustis Cinsetj is the visiting teacher Mac Reminisces VVhen VVashburn was established in 1925, Mr. A. li. MacQuarrie became principal. According to Mr. MacQuar- rie, instead of Frank Sinatra and the A'Lindy, Rudolph Valentino and the A'Charlestonw were current fads then. K'Macu even admits that back in those uflapper daysl' his gray hairs Were comparatively few. As Washburn was made up of both junior and senior high students, club activities were doubled. Mr. MacQuarrie,s desire for student representation was the basis l MR. MacQUARRIE for the student council. Another one of Mr. MacQuarrie,s special interests is his plan for the National Honor So- ciety which has been copied by schools throughout the United States. He ad- vocates electing students according to scholarship, service, and character. Mr. MacQuarrie says that his greatest sat- isfaction through his years as principal comes from watching students progress through the school and meeting them in their various phases of life after graduation.

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'A' I944 WASHBURN WAHIAN-3 Wahian I944 Editors-in-Chief ..,... LOUISE ALTMAN CLAIRE HOILAND Associate Editors ....... IRENE RAIHLE DKJROTHN' SCHOEN Art Editor ........ AIURIEL TOWNSEND Business Manager .....,. DONN Blcos i VOLUME XVII Photographer . ...,, ,...,. , .Miller Studios Engraver and Printer , . , . . , . .Bureau of Engraving, Incorporated QXQKBLSCIIQUI :P My f f-53'ASS0f.IP59 PrinI'er's Devils Wahian Chiefs-of-Staff this year are as follows: Louise Altman, co-editor of the Editorial Staff fleftj: Muriel Townsend, editor of the Art Staff, Ccenterjg Claire Holland, co-editor of the Editorial Staff, Crightjg and Donn Bros, manager of the Business Staff, fstandingj. Louise and Claire have worked with the Editorial Staff editing copy. Muriel has been in charge of layouts and artwork. Donn directed the business end. They Also Serve If lj Wf ,gy fr , If fb 2 X awe, J fy X3 2 ee. Z ee, 'F L 'I fe WWW Iwi' V ?f Ixxhklf 'g, !,f il I Q WWW rr IWIJWQM XX 3, - H ,, , ffiisfggz, f. 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Although some Wahianites may have com- plained that slavery has again come into its own because of hard-driving editors, almost all of the staff will agree that it has been much more fun than drudgery . It is true that most of our copy narrowly made deadlines, and pictures had a habit of disappearing. Perhaps the latter was caused by the mad dash of staff members to see newly-arrived prints .... One day our spirits were lifted when two sailors found their way to 218 and serenaded us with a 12 inch record of HSing, Sing, Sing .... Then there were the staff members who worked down- town on Mondays. How they had to dash away after fifth period to escape be- ing put to work by uSimon Legreen Claeson! . . . Another memory will be the over-joyed expression on Miss Trowbridge's face whenever she saw those noisy editorial staffers coming in the door .... Nice, too, were the days when we had ice-cream if we stayed especially late into the afternoon to work .... The marble hall between the art room and 218 was worn thin by art members trying to flnd parts of the dummy which had been taken off by some unknowing edi- torial quirk .... On the glum side is the memory of trying to count characters , when a few of the less-working staff MY ARRIVAL The busy students helpfully trampled me in the halls as I clung to. my shiny, new, blue notebook with the metal rings. I was proud of the initials W.H.S. which I had joyfully printed on with orange crayon the night before. I elbowed my way up to my home room, 317, where everyone was engaged in speaking combination pidgin English and pig Latin. Hearing this, I began to feel really intellectual. fDaaaj Miss Olson, my advisor, then distributed our program members were going through the lines By Beverly Schoen of Little Nelll' .... Then there was the rumor that kept going around that Mr. Claeson was leaving for the army in ten days. CWhat will we editors do?j .... But on the whole, good ex- periences outnumbered the unpleasant, and we have all survived! schedules, and everybody received hers except one person .... When l asked for mine in the oflice, everyone flew into a fit of pique as I was a 1013. I think that was the reason, for don't people usually pound on the counter for attention? A short while later I journeyed to my third hour class-study. I walked in and out of 312 four times before I discovered the room wasn't under construction with a few walls missing. After this I found my way to the lunchroom, being escorted by the usual riot squad. More difiiculties, and the first day was over. I had sur- vived-obviously? Now I really enjoy my daily obstacle course at Washburn and have as big a collection of signed passes as any A seniorl Washburn made paper sale news on March 30, when a total of 75 tons of paper was collected. In a house-to-house campaign, the paper was gathered to- gether in volunteer trailers. The S5626 raised went to the fund for our gold star memorial. CSee page 95.5

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it I944 WASHBURN WAHIAN-5 JANUARY SE IORS Ianuary Class Officers: President, Ralph Eide: Vice-President, Phyllis Peterson, secretary, Betty Murdockg we missed the treasurer, Bill Holtc, because of his entrance into the armed service Fred Mueller and Bill Holle Now Serving Their Coun+ry The 12A class oflicers were Ralph Eide, president, Phyllis Peterson, vice presi- dent, Betty Murdock, secretary, and Bill Holte, treasurer. The candidates were nominated from the class at large. Ralph Eide was a member of the track team, the ski team, and Hi-Y. He was Washburn's star pole-vaulter. Besides being vice president of her Commercial Club, and a member of V.O.S. Girl Reserves, U.C., National Honor Society, Ofiice Board, Student Council, and the Records Committee. Phyllis plans to attend Gustavus Adol- phus. Betty Murdock served on the G.A.A. and Library Boards. She belonged to U.C., Girl Reserves, and Spanish Club. VVhile at VVashburn she received her letter and was elected to National Hon- or Society. The treasurer of the IZA class, Bill Holte, was on the basketball team, the track team, and was a member of the Credit Bureau. Two valedictorians and one saluta- torian were chosen from the extremely small Ianuary class. Marion Sundberg and Patricia Peeke, the two valedictorians, main- tained an A average throughout their high school careers. Marion was active cl ass, Phyllis Peterson was president of in Spanish Club, Commercial Club, Magnets Girl Reserves, and U.C. Her plans for college have not been decided. Pat was a member of Latin Club, Li- brary Board, Grist Stafi and G.A.A. Board. She was a WH and City-wide wearer. Pat is thinking of attending Oberlin College. The salutatorian, Fred Mueller, had a scholastic average of 2.90. Cogs Hi-Y and the Credit Bureau took most of his spare time in his senior year. Fred entered the army after graduation. All three students were chosen mem- bers of the National Honor Society. Editor's note: Because of the un- certainty of this year's Wahian the pho- tographer did not take a picture of the valedictorians before graduation. If you wish to see their pictures please turn to page 8 for Fred Mueller, page 9 for Patty Peekeg page 10 for Marion Sundberg. SMALLEST CLASS GRADUATES On Ianuary 27, 1944, 130 seniors grad- uated. Nine boys in the armed forces also received diplomas. This was one of the smallest and most varied classes to graduate from Washburn. Because of the war, twenty-nine students com- pleted their course at summer and eve- ning schools. Many of the boys left for the service immediately after gradua- tion, including Bill Holte, the class treasurer. The seniors marched down the aisle to the strains of the Triumphal March from i'Aida', which very well might have been Mendelssohn's Spring Songf' The weather was characteristic of spring with rain ushered in by bal- my breezes to dampen the spirits of the wartime graduates. This class was the first to contribute a gift of 25165 to the Gold Star me- morial fund. The students of Wash- burn have set aside money earned in the past year for this fund including profits from the paper sale, the inter- city championship football game, and the Christmas Chorus. The Ianuary seniors participated in numerous activities throughout their final year. They had 'LThe Hit Paraden for the theme of their mixer. The par- ticipants came dressed as song titles, and a record crowd turned out. The Baccalaureate Service conducted at St. Luke's Episcopal Church gave inspira- tion and hope to the graduates, their parents, and their friends for the criti- cal times that lie ahead. Another thing that distinguishes this class from former ones is the fact that no class play was produced. The Board of Health asked that no audiences as- semble because of the flu epidemic in the city. The war has changed the plans of many following graduation. Many girls have enrolled in the Cadet Nurse Corps, others have gone into war work. Some boys have gone to the university to complete at least a quarter before entering training, others have gone di- rectly into the service.