Washington High School - Scroll Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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Miss Lynch Miss Havens Mr. Smith IN TRIBUTE Miss Gladys Lynch, English in- structor for a decade, developed skill in self expression and appreciation of literature. At one time supervisor of the infirmary and a member of the War Service Committee, she later served as attendance supervisor. She is best known for her personal inter- est in students. As gym instructor for twenty-four years, Miss Nellie Havens developed the all-around Washington girl. Stressing the values of physical fit- ness, grace, and poise, she built a foundation for right living through the development of leadership, team work, and a sense of fair play. She organized Wahiat as a special outlet for athletic achievement among girls. In 1922, Mr. Fred G. Smith came to Washington to develop the chorus classes and initiate the new organ. We especially miss his apropros num- bers at the close of auditorium con- vacations-and his fun. We remem- ber him also for organizing the A Cappella Choir with its well-loved songs at concerts and for directing the operettas for several years. At community sings and solo perform- ances, he was tops. Milwaukee still calls upon him to direct church choirs and accompany at public gath- erings. IN MEMCDRY KENNETH A. DEWEY On May 26, 1947, Washington High School lost Mr. Kenneth A. Dewey. Those who had had him as an instructor of speech knew him also as a builder of tomorrow's citizens: he developed in his pupils poise, clear thinking, and a spirit of cooperation and loyalty, he opened the eyes of his debaters to the problems of the world, he instilled in all a desire for truth and knowledge. The school has many memories of Mr. Dewey's twenty-four years of service. It remembers his unselfishness in sparing no time to perfect Washington's debaters and oratorsg it remembers his sympathetic un- derstanding of students and their problems, it remembers his practical humanness, teaching life as well as speech. His happiest reward was a blossoming of promise in his students. Mr. Dewey's inspiration will long be feltg his love for good books and the out of doors will continue to be perpetrated through the Dewey Memorial Library. The memory of his days at Washington will be long lasting. 21

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Standing: Miss Bleyer, Commercialg Mr. Omdoll, Conimercialg Miss Leete, C ommeicialg Mr. Sprague, Indaftrial Arty, Mr. Bruns, C oin- mercialg Mr. Woods, C077I,7?'l67'Cldl,' Miss Raasch, C0nzinei'cial,' Mr. Mereen, Indaflfrial Aitiy Mr. Seifert, Coininercialg Miss Carlson, Home Economicf. Seated: Mr. Tatge, Industrial ANL' Mr. Miller, C077If7?'l64 Cldl,' Mr. Bannister, C0m1nei'cial,' Miss Fairall, Home Econoniicyg Mr. Berg, Indaitrial Army Miss Bear, C ominercialg Miss Nappe, Coinineifcial. CCIVIIVIERCIAL FINE ARTS I-ICIVIE ECCNCIVIICS MUSIC INDUSTRIAL ARTS PHYSICAL EDUCATION Standing: Mr. Hecht, Phys- ical Edacationg Mr. Good- earle, Physical Edacationg Mr. Blackbourn, Pbyrical Edacationj Mr. Milbrath, Arty Mr. Erdman, Music. Seated: Mr. Goodrich, Mmicy Miss Dillon, Phyf- ical Edacaliong Miss Meyer, Arty Miss Gutsch, Art. 20

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Mr. Pestalozzi, Harry Voigt, Helen Klumb, Miss Green, Miss Nappe, Richard Garland, Ann Pestalozzi, Mr. McCain. Its object shall be to promote the best interests of the school .... The organization, the Student Coun- cil, devotes much time and effort to furthering teach- er-pupil understanding and interclub cooperation, thus acting as the students' voice in the administra- tion here at Washington. This past year a special group, the Constitution Revision Committee, in order to make the council a better representative and active organization, conferred with their fellow students, faculty advisers, and Mr. Schardt in the formulation of satisfactory changes in the constitution. The main revisions involve the method of representation, which will now be from the homerooms instead of from the clubs, and the qualifications and method of electing the president and the vice-president. Here- after, candidates will take out nomination papers. For each oflice, the two receiving the most votes in the primary election will compete in the final election. In April the new constitution was presented to the school body for approval and accepted by the neces- sary two-thirds vote. STUDENT CGUNCII. The regular committees were also busy. The Dance Committee sponsored the Cinder Ball in May to honor the spring athletic teams. As usual, the Point System Committee was on the job every six weeks checking and recording individual point loads. In order to acquaint the students with Ametica's gov- ernment, the Auditorium Committee helped to ar- range the presentation of a Freedom Train pro- gram. Notices about club meetings were regularly put in the study halls by members of the Announce- ment Committee. In the fall our Student Council sent two of its members to Wausau for the State Convention, where our representatives received a detailed account of activities of student councils all over Wisconsin. Washington was also represented at the monthly meetings of the All City Inter-High School Council and at the District Convention at Sheboygan in April .... Thus closed a most active and fruitful year in the history of the Council. Work- ing in cooperation with the faculty in the administra- tion of the school, the Student Council has truly pro- moted the best interests of the school.