Washburn High School - Wahian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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they educate - . This is our i957 taculty, our hard-working, not-always-appreciated, sincere and necessary taculty. They have been our instructors, advisers, discipli- narians, and also have become our triends when we gave them an opportu- nity. We have given them many headaches and we know they have otten doubted we would ever grow up, but we also know fit we happen to look at the right timel they have had many goods laughs at our strange antics and sometimes telt real satistaction in working with us. They have become an important part ot our school lives, and Washburn would not have been what it is without each ot them. It is they, and not ourselves, who have maintained the excellent academic record ot which our school is so very proud. For though we come and go they remain to keep Washburn's high rating and reputation intact. ln' years to come, when we look back at our high school days and think ot our teachers, we will remember over-doses ot homework, 7th hours tor tardiness, punishment tor too much chattering, zeros tor work never handed in, and especially an A received with great pride atter much hard toil. During the last three years our taculty has watched us grow trom immature sophomores to not-quite-so-immature seniors, and any progress we have made has been with their guid- ance. It is strange how ditterently we are treated now that we are seniors. Maybe they are just being nice because we will soon be leaving, or maybe we have grown up enough, at last, to be worthy ot the re- pect and trust which is now shown us: whichever it is, we are thanktul tor the patience and under- standing with which our taculty has taught us to read and write and, uppermost, to live. We salute our taculty ot 1957.

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Mr. L. A. Fleenor, Our Principal he leaves wushburn with memories 'llt has been a great privilege to me to be a part ot a school such as Washburn tor these thirty- two years, From the beginning the statt, the students, the parents, and the community con- tributed towards making it an unusual opportu- nity to work with young people. ln tact, l tind it easy to compare Washburn with many ot the better-known high schools throughout the coun- try. Some ot the highlights ot my experience here might be listed as: working with Mr. A. lf. Mac- Quarrie, the tirst principal, in establishing the quality ot the school and the many traditions that have stood the test ot timep having had a major part in tounding such activities as National Honor Society, l-li-Y, publications, and athletics: conducting Washburn boys to Century ot Prog- ress' in Chicago, Olympic Games in Berlin, and National l-li-Y Congress in Berea, Kentucky: serv- ing as Boys' Counselor and assistant principal tor many years: experiencing many tine records in athletics-three State Track Championships in a row lI94O-I94l-l942l, three times in the State Basketball tournament ll94I-I946-l955l, and the unprecedented experience ot having teams win the City Football Championship, State Basket- ball Championship, and State Baseball Champion- ship all in one school year, l954-55: and tinally, realizing that so many ot our graduates have gone on to tields ot great accomplishment in practically every worthy type ot endeavour. Vlt three years at Washburn have built up mem- ories tor you, l can practically multiply them by tml! l.. A. Fleenor Who has attended more sports events. seen more class plays, chaperoned more dances, en- couraged top scholastic achievement, been more loyal to Washburn than Mr. Fleenor? No one! Cn behalt ot the class ot l957, the WAHIAN statt wishes the best tor him, our principal. 9