Edmonds High School - Echo Yearbook (Edmonds, WA)

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Senior Here in 1955. as we wander through the town of Edmonds, we are constantly reminded of the memorable class of 1945. Passing by the office windows of the New Energy and Illumination Company, we see Walt Chitty. founder and president, talking to Pat Bienz, manager of the Edmonds branch. Entering, we find Murlin Hoffer, owner of the new' exclusive High School Hang Out, and Frank Schultz and Ray Swinton. owners of the Personalized Pleasure Craft Boat Company, who have given their contract for motor installation to Harold Sims. They are marvelling over Emmett Aillaud’s revision of the policies of the Standard Oil Company, of which he is the youngest vice-president. Leaving the office, we see the famous orange and purple trucks of David Bookey Fuel, Inc., going by. On down the street we run into Charlene Wagar, manager of the Edmonds Roller Bowl, who has iust received the news that Dolly McArthur, interior decorator, was awarded a prize for her original dust-colored furniture for tired housewives. The class is really doing itself proud, for only a month ago Joan ehl. Tokyo correspondent, won the Pulitzer Prize for her book. The Adventures of a Flying Journalist.” Joan writes that during her travels she met Marian Apland, famous homemaker, who is writing a hook on housewives of different countries. Norma Bartol and Evelyn Henry, we learned from Charlene, are social research workers. They have also been traveling extensively. On one of their trips to the South Sea Islands they visited their former classmate Beatrice Johnson, who lives in Tahiti and paints the natives. While there, they also looked in on Bill Williams’ diving concern, and vow that he only takes off his helmet for food or a pretty girl. While in Hollywood they watched La on Childers, actress, who has been typed from high school days, and Melodie Lawson, acrobatic dancer, who was working on the lot where Max Howlett was set director. No more news forthcoming, we go on to the Walters and Wamsley Radio and Electric Shop, only to hear on their radio Beatrice Birkland and Gertrude Jacobsen tearing our hearts out with the tear- jerking story of “Bea and Gert,” two girls against the world. Dick Walters told us, after we dried our tears, that he thought Dorathy Young was his favorite program and he mentioned that Balfour Hill, the new swoon-crooner rage, had been her guest artist last week. Willard Wamsley said he preferred Don Kirkwood’s quiz program, which features Don Howard on the accordian with the “Grandsons of the Pioneers.” Across the street we see the sign of Lorene Curtis’ dancing studio and on down the street that of Jean Kelly’s voice studio. Going into Robert Paulson’s hardware store are Ted Wans and Walt Koepp, co-authors of the book. “We Live the Wild Life.” Following them are Dick Rickert, coach, with his own five-man team, and Russell Burfitt with his daughter, who has been hearing about “when papa was in the navy.” The four of them begin to discuss those great professional football stars. Merle Blevins and Don Noyes, who have each once been the “Man of the Year. Camera Shy BARBARA ANDERSON Entered from Lincoln High, Seattle 4; Glee Club 1. 2. RAY SWINTON DONALD HOWARD Entered from Yakima, Wash. 4; Music Senior Play; Dramatics 1; Airplane Club 2; Track 2; Spanish Festival 2; Vodvil 4; Tumbling 4; Schools at War 2. Entered from Ballard High, Seattle. 4; Board of Control 2; Football Manager 3, 4. 20

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LYLE AN METER Chorus 3, 4. TED WANS Track i; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Box- ing 2; John Paul Jones Contest 3; Letterman 4; Senior Play; Thes- pians 4; Vodvil 4. PA TRICIA WILLCOCK Girls’ Sports 1. 2; Mothers’ Tea 3; Girls’ Glee 3; Chorus 4; Annual 4; Vodvil 3. PHILLIP WILLIAMS Entered from Seattle Prep. 2; Football 1, 3, 4; Track 3, 4; Let- terman 3, 4; Vodvil 3; Ad Club 2, 3, 4. DORATHY YOUNG Girls’ Glee 2, 3; Girls’ Glee Presi- dent 3; Chorus 4; Everett Music- Meet 3, 4; Ad Club 3, 4; Junior Pla Property Managers; Girls’ Club Cabinet 3; Torch 3, 4; Annual 3, 4; Senior Play Business Staff, Val- edictorian. JAY PLATT Football 1, 2, 3; Baseball 2, 3; Letterman 3; Board of Control 2; Stamp and Bond Committee 2, 3; Camera Club 2. 3; Red Cross Rep. 1; Torch 2, 3; Junior-Senior Prom Committee LORNA SWANSON Pep Club 4; Glee 2, 3; Chorus 4; All-Girl Assembly 3; Vodvil 2. 3; Girls’ Sports 1, 2, 3, 4; Letter- woman 4; Girls' Club Cabinet 4; Annual 1, 2, 3, 4. CHARLENE WAGER Vodvil 3, 4; Girls’ Sports 1, 2, 3, 4; All-Girl Assembly 3; Make-Up Committee 4; Pep Club 4; Tolo Committee 3. 4; Mothers’ Tea 3; Girls’ Glee 2, 3, 4. LOUELLYN WHITSON Girls’ Sports 1, 2, 3, 4; Vodvil 1, 3, 4; Tolo Committee 4; Girls’ Club Cabinet 4; Mothers' Tea 1. 3; Girls’ Glee 2; Pep Club 4. BILL WILLIAMS Track 1, 2, 3. 4; Football 2, 3, 4; Letterman 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3. 4; Vodvil 3: Annual 3; Photo Club 3; Smoker 2; Chorus 3. MABEL WILLIAMSON Basketball A Team 2; Chorus 2, 4; Girls’ Glee 3, 4; Junior Play; Thespians 3. 4; Glee Treasurer 3; Tacoma Music Meet 3.

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We now pass the new large telephone exchange of which Gloria Blough is manager and Winkie Brennand’s exclusive dress shop. Louellyn Whitson, one of her models, has gone to New York to exhibit some new designs. We are startled to see Phil Williams, local bachelor, buying flowers at the original branch of the Nielsen’s Moral Shoppe. Inc. We soon come upon the new hospital of which Ted Chittenden has just been named resident physician. Mabel Williamson and Jean Buchholz share responsibility as head nurses, while Barbara l ee and Dorothy Huebsch are laboratory technician . On her way out of the hospital building is Joanne Henry, district nurse, who tells us that Elizabeth Orner just left the staff for a higher position in Chicago. We also hear that Pat Willcock has become a Ph.D. in psychology. We go on down the street, past Chester Yocoin’s Farm Supplies, Inc., where we find Dale Fchelbarger and Arnold Alseth, owners of the “Our Pigs Could Be Your Pets hog farm. Entering Cecelia Douglas’ stationery and supply store, we buy one of the daily Seattle papers. On the front of one is an action picture of Clara Stadler leading an American Legion parade. We also notice that Dawn Lawson’s dogs captured several blue ribbons at a recent show, and that Betty Dreschler has again broken her own typing record with 161 words a minute. We call attention to the signature of Sylvia Smith on the Frederick and Nelson advertisements and turn the page, where we find that the society editor. Betsy Peek, has written a story about Helen Reinbold, new business manager for I. Magnin’s. Next door, at Lorna Swanson’s Travel Agency, we find Dick Mackenzie and Don Bakken trying to persuade Lorna to recommend to her customers to travel on their airlines, of which Richard Brooks is executive vice-president and Jack Halstead is head of the aeronautical engineering department. Expecting to find the bus station at Fifth and Bell torn down, we find instead a new building with the sign, “Swift and Safe Bus Line, Martin Dahlgren and Fred Date, Proprietors.” Richard Parent, who proved his financial ability in his high school days, is now district supervisor of the state hank. After nearly being run down by a motorcycle fiend, we are informed by a passerby that Darrell Peters and Fred Bronson opened a cycle shop near Hopper’s. Whom should we run into now but the former Ix is Nielsen, with Betty Deebach, Virginia Garnett, Faye Ford and Lila Ewing? It seems that they are a committee who are trying to get Patsy Gibbens, famous research chemist, to speak for the “Ladies’ Society of Edmonds. ’ Having been informed by these prominent ladies of the society that several members of the class of “45” were teaching at Edmonds, we wander to the scene of our happiest year, the high school. Entering the office, we find the secretary, Martha Rupp, signing passes. From her we hear that Donna Nadler teaches P.E., Mardelle Fletcher struggles with the Wireless advising. Patt Parker is head of the commercial department, and Doris Carlson and Maryann King are home economics teachers. Out of the office now, we cross the hall and gaze into the shining trophy case. We see reflected the faces of Andree Dupont and Joaun Boulls. filled with nostalgic memories of the class of “45.” Senior4 WILLARD WAMSLEY F. F. A. 3, 4. RICHARD WALTERS Basketball 1; Track 1, 2, 3.