George Washington High School - Surveyor Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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'Iaughf af Lowell, Polyfechnic, and af Galileo as head of fhe language deparfmenf and, prior Io coming fo Washingion, she was af San Francisco Junior College. Affer leaving Washingfon she served as Direcfor of Curriculum and fhen wenf fo Girls' High in l942 as principal. She has fraveled widely and was a delegafe fo fhe Lima Conference. Mr. William A. Weiland was Washing'fon's firs'I dean of boys. He alfended Oakland High School and 'Ihen graduafed from fhe Universify of California. He served as a capfain in World War I and sfayed in Europe fo help sei up fhe Educalion Program for fhe army. Upon his refurn fo fhe Unifed Sfafes he wenf +o Mis- sion High as a Ieacher: he came fo Washingfon as vice-principal when if opened in I936. Mr. Weiland died in I944 as fhe resulf of an iniury obfained from 'Fighfing a foresl fire. STUDENT GOVERNMENT. As in any well-organized govern- menf, George Washingfon High School has ils wriHen laws vesfed in a consfifuIion.The complefed consfifufion was adopfed in l94I. Under fhis consfilufion, fhe sfudenf body offices of presidenl, vice-presidenf, secrelary, freasurer, cusfodian. afhlefic manager, and yell leader were creafed. Recenfly esfablished, fhe oliiice of second vice-presidenf was recorded in Ihe consfifufional amend- menfs. To run for any of fhese offices, a sfudenf is required fo submif a pefifion Io 'Ihe principal for approval af Ieasf five school days before fhe primary elecfions. The pefifion musf be signed Auditorium and Gym, complefed Ocfober 21, 1940 by af Ieasi fwenfy-five sfudenfs and five faculiy members. Af fhe direcf primary elecfion fhe candi- dafe who receives fhe maiorify of vofes will be declared elecied. lf, however, no candidafe receives , a maiorify, fhe Iwo candidafes receiving fhe greafesf number of vofes will run again af a general elecfion. The PrincipaI's Cabinef, an advisory board Io fhe principal, and The Sfudenf Council, fhe Iegislafive branch of fhe school, were also creafed. The Sfudenf Council consisfs of fhe elecfed officers of fhe sfuclenl body, all elecfed class officers, plus necessary repre- senfafives fo malre Ihe foial represeniafion six for each class. The qualificafions for candidacy are based on gen- eral conducf and scholarship. A passing grade is required in all subiecfs, and lhe cilizenship marks musf be safisfacfory or beHer af +he fime Ihe pefifion is filed. Any unsafisfacfory marlrs will disqualify 'Ihe candidafe. An elecfed officer nof Ireeping up Ihe aforemenfionecl requiremenfs during his ferm of oflice will have fo forfeif his posilion. AII sfudenf body officers and delegafes fo fhe Sfudenf Council serve for one ferm. The consfifufion may be amended by proposal and fwo-fhirds vofe of lhe Sfudenl Council, and fhe ma- iorify vofe of fhe members of 'Ihe George Washing- 'ron High School. WAR EFFORT, SERVICEMEN, PTA. George Wash- ingfon High School sfudenfs, as one of fheir firsf confribufions Io fhe war efforf, boughf a bomber. Afhlefic Field, Ocfober 21, 1940 Ofher acfiviiies, while nof so momenfous, were carried on faifhfully and successfully by Ihose who were foo young fo fight Washing- fonians procured blood donors for 'Ihe Red Cross Isome sfudenfs do- nafed blood fhemselvesig fhey learned firsf aid and home nursing: Ihey collecfed clofhes, food, and fin cans, 'Ihey boughf war sfamps and bonds, and sold Ihem 'Io olhersg Washingfon sfudenfs graduafed and wen? info fhe armed forces: fhe girls became nurses: and when Ihe war ended, fhey did noi' cease fheir eliforfs fo help siriclren people in all paris of Ihe world. Fiffy-five servicemen who af some fime had aifended George Wash- ingfon High School were Irilled in World War Il. On all fhe war fronfs, in all branches of fhe service, Washingionians, I,700 of 'Ihem fo be exacf, foughf for fheir counfry. And fiffy-five, in losing fhe personal side of fhaf lighf, helped assure fhe real cause-and gave fheir lives for fhe freedom of fhe people of fhe Unifed Sfales of America. The Parenf-Teachers Associafion, esfablished in I93b wifh Mrs. Carl Hallford as fhe firsf presidenf, has supporfed many proiecfs of fhe sfudenfs of George Washingfon lin facf, fhaf swimming pool is sfill on iheir as ye+ unaccompIished Iisfl. The principal obiecfive of fhe PTA is fo promofe undersfanding among parenfs, feachers, and sfudenfs. SPORTS HISTORY IN REVIEW FOOTBALL. Wi+h fhe opening of our new school came Washing- fon's firsf foofball feam, and under fhe direcfion of Coach Joe Verducci, if esfablished fhe besi record of any of our feams fhus far. The Eagle Eleven, affer opening ihe season wifh fheir firsi foofball win againsi Lowell wen+ on fo boasf a record of 4 wins, and I loss. I Mural, leff side of entrance

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Main Academic Urril showing Courf Yard. Now Veterans' Courf, December 3, 1935. . los, Mr. Joseph Verducci, Miss Marie Weller, Miss Elsie William- son, Mrs. Alice Wilson, Miss Gerla Woodruff. Firsl Adminislralion: Mr. Ernesl J. Cummings, Miss Edilh Pence, Mr. William A. Wieland. TRADITIONS. Allhough len years is nol a long period in which lo build lradilions, Washinglon High School has managed lo eslablish many: some have survived lhe lesls of lime, olhers have faded, and slill more are yel lo be made .... The Dead Indian, meeling place for lhe whole sludenl body. was lhe sleeping guardian of lhe Washinglon lobby back in I937: and in I957 sludenls slill will parl wilh a reminder lo friends-- Meel you under lhe Dead lndian. How lhis mural depicling a proslrale Indian lnobody is posiiive he is deadll of George Washinglon's day became lhe Grand Cenlral Slalion of lhe school is nol known. Bul lhe D.l.-as il is abbrevialed in lhe heclic, rushed days of I947-has come lo symbolize lhe enlire lobby: any school day al 3:l0 aImos+ every Washinglon sludenl can be found Under lhe Dead Indian. Tillie Mieseles, one of Washinglon's lirsl sludenls, wrole lhe school hymn in l937: bul il was lhis year, I947, lhal lhe new ending was added by Mr. Knoll, making lhal hymn more impres- sive, powerful, and complele. Hail, Washinglon, Hail! Mary Trussell, in I936, wrole Fighl On You Eagles, and lhe song was presenled lo lhe school for lhe firsl lime over lhe radio, sung by Mr. KnoH's regislry. Mr. Lloyd Leilh, former physical educalion leacher here, and now al Mission High School, laughl lhe lricIcs of lhe lrade lo lhe firsl yell leaders who, in lurn, passed on lheir knowledge and pep lo lhose who followed lhem. Red, While and Blue, Boys, forever, will be up lhere for all lo see. Those words could fil lhe Fighl On You Eagles song: and red, while and blue were almosl our school colors. By elec- lion, and a close one il was, scarlel and gray were officially adopled in I93b. Gymnasium under consfruciion, March 19, 1939. Many presenl Washinglonians were in on lhe beginning of some lradilions. The firsl family dinner in Fall, l945 was in lhe cafeleria. Parenls spenl an enioyable evening-so enioyable in facl lhal nexl year saw a repelilion of lhe evenl. And once re- pealed, evenls are well on lheir way loward becoming lradilions. May Feslivals, lhere have been lhree so far, are yearly occur- rences IF earned by lhe sludenls. ln l945 lhe May Feslival proi- ecl was oblaining blood donors: keeping absences and lardies down lo a minimum has been lhe melhod of earning lhe day of fun, surprises, a rally, and a dance, lhis year and lasl. Sporl nighls are recenl addilions lo exlracurricular aclivilies -Fridays al 7:30 in bolh gyms for volleyball, badminlon, ping pong, and even checkers. Anolher Friday-nighl evenl. loo new as yel lo be called a lradilion-is lhe folk-dancing class. The Spring Concerl, when lhe real lalenl of George Washing- lon High School is displayed, was firsl slarled in l94I lo raise money for choir robes. Classical music and folk songs are played and sung by lhe orcheslra, girls choral, mixed chorus, and soloisls. The Chrislmas season is observed wilh lhree lradilions: a beau- lifully decoraled lree slands in lhe lobby, carolers in choir robes slroll lhrough lhe halls imparling lhe Chrislmas spiril lo all who hear, and a Chrislmas pageanl depicls evenls in lhe life of Chrisl. Heads bow in reverence. For whom? The high seniors, of course! The high senior class and ils lradilions are always lhe pride of George Washinglon. The imposing lisl of senior lradilions is headed by Senior Day. On lhis day a rally is presenled lo lhe sludenl body by members Alhlefic Field, March 14, 1939. of lhe senior class. The scripl, wrillen enlirely by seniors, has a serious, hislorical lheme. All day lhe halls are filled wilh color- ful, coslume-clad seniors. Olher lradilions exclusive lo lhis class are lhe Senior Banquel, held in a holel banquel room: lhe Senior Breakfasl which is given in lhe school cafeleria: church services before lhe breakfasl: and lhe Senior Prom, usually presenled in lhe Gold Room of lhe Fair- monl Holel. The lasl aclivilies in which lhe seniors parlicipale before gradu- alion are lhe Farewell Dance and lhe So-Long Rally. The dance is a sludenl body sponsored affair dedicaled lo lhe gradualing class. In lhe rally lhe seniors are afforded a lasl opporlunily lo enlerlain lhe olher sludenls, and lo say so long. FIRST ADMINISTRATION. Mr. Ernesl J. Cummings was lhe lirsl principal al George Washinglon, having come here in I936 from Galileo. He allended privale school and lhen gradualed from Slanford. He laughl al Lowell for a lime and lhen wenl lo Galileo where he laughl Lalin and Greek: he was also principal of lhe nighl school. Mr. Cummings served as Washinglon's prin- cipal unlil January, I945, when he wenl lo lhe 'Board of Educa- lion as Depuly Superinlendenl of Secondary Schools. Miss Edifh Pence came lo Washinglon in I936 as dean of girls. She is a graduale of Lowell and lhe Universily of California, has I0

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Mr. Ernesl J. Cummings, firsl Principal al George Washinglon Inexperience plagued lhe leam of I937, and Coach Verducci wisely lurned lhumbs down on enlering lhe A.A.A. for anolher year. Playing games wilh bolh oul ol lown and cily leams, lhe Eagles linished oul lhe season wilh a 4 wins and 4 losses record. Malring ils enhance inlo lhe Academic Alhlelic Associalion lell, George Washinglon High School proved lo be lhe grealesl lirsl-year leam lo enler lhis league by coming lhrough lo finish in second place. Behind lhe leadership ol lheir new coach, Red Scheflin, lhe Washinglon gridders, in lhe season ol I938, smashed lheir way lo 5 viclories againsl 3 deleals. All five viclo- ries came aller losing lheir lirsl lwo games of lhe season. Coached by Mr. Saul Madles, lhe Eagles waded lhrough a luclcless I939 season wilh 7 losses and 3 viclories and I lie. Wilh a lighl, lasl baclclield, Coach Red SchelIin's Eagle grid- ders ended a mediocre I940 season wilh a record ol 2 wins, 4 losses, and 2 lies lo linish in 7lh place. ll was inleresling lo nole lhal Washinglon had 3 Chinese on ils lirsl slring. A hard-lighling I94I season leam coached by Saul Madles managed lo salvage only I viclory and I lie in 8 games. An unu- sual occurrence resulled in lhis season, however, when Washing- lon, in one ol lhe longesl marches made by any leam, loughl ils way 99lf2 yards from ils own goal line wilhoul giving up lhe ball, only lo miss lhe louch-down when lhe gun ended lhe game. The leam of Fall I942 was iusl loo inexperienced, and losl all bul ils lasl game wilh Sacred Hearl. Coach Hugh Hunler's leam ol I943 won bul one game, bul showed promise ol linishing higher nexl season. A good Fall I944 leam gave Washinglon one ol ils besl sea- sons in lour years by winning 2, losing 4, and lieing I. Clancy Ylurriaga broughl credil lo his coach, Mr. Hunler, and school by easily malring lhe all-cily leam. Mr. William A. Weiland, firsl Dean of Boys The Eagle gridders ol Fall I945 finished in sixlh place lo end a heclic season wilh bul 2 viclories. Coached by Mill Axl, lhe leam was a lhreal lo every leam il mel. BASKETBALL. Washinglon has always been lcnown lor ils bas- lrelball leams. Our lirsl cage coach was Lloyd Leilh. We enlered lhe A.A.A. league al lhe laller parl ol lhe season in I937, and played 2 games, winning one. Playing lheir lirsl lull season in I938, lhe Eagles won every game bul lheir lille lill wilh Lowell and finished in undispuled second place. Again in I939 under Coach Leilh lhe leam placed lhird. The leam ol I940 led by lhe greal Mushy Silver roared lhrough an undelealed season lo win lhe championship. This was Wash- inglon's besl leam. Again in I94I, led by Marv Miller lhis lime, lhe Eagle Cagers broughl home lheir second crown in succession. winning 8 oul ol 9 games. Miss Edith Pence, lirsl Dean of Girls The leam ol I942 won 6 and losl 3 lo cinch a lirsl division berlh. The leam ol I943 placed lourlh, winning 5 oul ol 6 games. In lhe season ol I944, lhe Washinglon Cagers managed only 3 viclories in 8 games. Led by Coach Bill Bussenius, our leam of I945 wound up in second place aller winning lhe lirsl J. C. lournamenl. Winning only 2 games all season, our leam of I946 lell much lo be desired and finished deep in lhe second division. BASEBALL. Enlering A.A.A. baseball compelilion lor lhe lirsl lime in I939, Coach Sylvesler Kelly's ball leam ended lheir inilial season in lasl place. ln I940, lhe leam under Coach Kelly, ended in lasl place. I94I broughl a new baseball coach lo Washinglon, and il was under lhis coach lhal Washinglon was lo see many greal ball leams developed. Mr. Hugh Hunler's lirsl leam did nol linish in lhe lirsl division, bul developed under his leaching. On lhe leam ol l942 were such oulslanding slars as Jim Dully, Mike Keropian, Felix Ordique- handi Zane Kaplan, AI Ganum. This leam linished in sixlh place. ln I943 lhe leam had a lair season winning 3 and losing 6. Zane Kaplan, lhe leam's pilcher, made lhe All-Cily leam. Then came Washinglon's greal leam ol I944. Under Coach Hugh Hunler lhe boys made a real bid lor lhe crown lo linish in second place. Washinglon's grealesl pilcher, Jim Zavillra, lhe lireball hurler, was probably our mosl valuable man, allhough Zane Kaplan and AI Ganum also won All-Cily honors. Wilh mosl ol lhe slars ol lhe previous year gradualing, lhe leam ol l945 won 4 viclories againsl 6 deleals. Bob Rosenberg, lhe slugging oullielder, made lhe All-Cily leam, and Washing- lon's pilcher, Erwin Keller, was crowned lhe leagues' slrilreoul king. In I946, under lhe coaching ol Saul Madles, Washinglon came wilh a rush in lhe laller parl ol lhe season lo linish in lourlh place. Earle Claylon, lhe pilcher, and Al Glazbroolr, second baseman, were lhe oulslanding players on lhe leam. fConlinued on Page 612 I2