Hilo High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Hilo, HI)

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lay as soon as school opened in the fall. The publishing of the handbook, which helped many a 'tgreenien to get to know the school, was placed under Billy Kongls supervision. 'l'he plans for the sophomores' 'tday of tor- ture were Hardy Hutchinson's responsibility, but Henry Shigekane filled this post when Hardy left school. September ca1ne along, and so did Billy liong, looking out for .the News-Bulletin's interests. Since the assembly had decided to leave the dues at 151 and to give the N-B only 75 per cent of the dues, Editor Kong, after considerable arguing, finally convinced them that this amount was insufficient to meet the expgnses of printing a four page paper every week. As the majority of the Assembly wanted a four page paper, it was decided to have every- one pay an additional 15 cents for it. The cost of the athletic ticket was set at Sl which was 26 cents more than it was last year, because a track team was produced this year. Football was the topic of several dis- cussions throughout the year--some people wanting it, others saying it wasn't practical. To decide the fate of football in Hilo High a poll was taken. Results showed that many favored football. Though it could not be attempted this time, it may he considered next year. Upon Albert Sevcik's suggestion, an ice water dispenser, to be installed either in the cafeteria or in the hall of the auditorium building, was bought through the efforts of Henry Shigekane, who contacted the presi- dent of the USO. This year, the campus appeared colorful as many students wore blue and gold beanies sold to them by the student association. ln all, 450 skull caps were purchased for the school. To satisfy the student body, a new walk to the library was made so that new shoes might not get wet in the mud. Another com- plaint was cured by the student association's improvement of conditions in the cafeteria, making it less crowded and more comfortable. The election of new student body officers at an earlier date was a hot discussion at the assemblies. ln order to eliminate the slow, confused beginnings of the student government in September, a number of people wanted to change the date of the elections so that the new officers would take office in the spring and work as understudies. This is something that will probably be done in the not too distant future. The student government, in its effort to prevent smoking during school hours and school dances, printed a series of articles in the News-Bulletin. The Assembly voted for Hilo High to join The Common Council for American Unity, ar-, organization open to all schools in the United States, whose purpose is to strengthen democracy. The entrance fee was SSS. The Homeroom Committee, consisting of presidents of all 63 homerooms, served as a link between the students and the Represen- tative Assembly. Ruth Yahata, head of the committee, had a vote in the Assembly and passed on to them any suggestion pertaining to the improvement of the school. Above: No comment necessary .... Below: Ad- visers and Naito .... he's still in the same position . . . . note ether pictures. 19

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Right: Student body oflicersg left to right: Blue and Gold Editor Margaret Hartley, Secre- tary Setsuko Tamashiro, News- Bulletin Editor Billy Kong, First Vice President Yukio Naito, Sec- ond Vice President Margaret Luna, President Donn Carlsmith, Treasurer Thelma Chock, Sheriff Richard Segawa .... Below: Tired, Fusae? .... thinking of Kellner, Sheila? .... Bottom picture: Ho hum .... Kong's awake, anyway .... he must have heard the photographers birdie. O 18 Hilo High's Problem Solvers Donn Carlsmith, the first peacetime pre- sident in four years, did an excellent job of keeping the proverbial ball rolling through- out his entire administration, although he had had no previous political experience. First Vice President Yukio Naito, who had been efficient class secretary for two years, proved a valuable aide. Second Vice President Margaret Luna, Hilo H,igh's chief hostess, was responsible for showing guests Qmostly service- menj a bird's eye View of the school. Secre- tary Setsuko Tamashiro fulfilled her duties in keeping a journal of the acts of the association and the Representative Assembly. Treasurer Thelma Chock was an experienced worker in her field, since she had been class treasurer during her two previous years in school. Mrs. Sarah W. Putnam, vice principal, was especially helpful on the financial and ccrrespondence end. With Miss Mary Gen- ung, Ah Kong Chun, an excellent and sage adviser, cleared many channels of doubt. The school government's membership con- sisted of the student association officers, the sheriff, editor of the News-Bulletin, editor of the Blue and Gold, the president, the vice president and three representatives of each class, and the following committee chairmen: Athletic, Finance, Honor Point and Home- room. Meetings were held every two weeks to keep the student government in constant touch with current school problems. Things got underway in June, 1945, when the new officers met for the first time and laid plans for the coming school year. The com- mittee chairmen were appointed so that the committees might start functioning without de-

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HHS Reliables . . Committees Odds and Ends .... Organizing the Viking yellers4ordering school letters-making awards-assisting with g1l1HCSfNVOI'lilHg on trophies-handling the iinance for Hilo High's athletic program-in short, all those things that couldn't be handled by the athletic directors became the Athletic Connnittee's dish. Appointed by Prexy Donn Carlsmith, Hi- toshi Ikeda started the activities in the fall with the help of Kenji Kunitomo, Herbert Matayoshi and Charles Okino. Their irst task was to plan the format for the athletic ticket for the Year. In October, after several calls to the stu- dent body for a Viking yeller section, 80 odd students finally responded. Seven cheerleaders, five girls and two boys, were selected to lead the yellers, who turned out one of the most colorful cheering group in recent years, in a variety of new songs and yells. Miss ltsue Hisanaga and Keith Abe were their interested advisers. Together with the Reception Committee, the Athletic Committee mapped out the pro- gram for the country teams that participated in the Big Island lnterscholastic Federationls basketball tournament in Hilo during March. Budget Builders After much planning and careful consid- eration, the Finance Committee headed by Rose Kiyosaki and assisted by Mary Fujioka, Hanae Sagawa and Michiyo Morishita, dis- tributed iiS2U66,19 of student body dues Cand the balance from last yearj Where it did the most good. Our weekly News-Bulletin got the lion's share, 31,3503 while the Handbook Commit- tee was allotted 351529, For the several student body dances, 3150 was spent, S40 for the War Service Committee, and the rest for such items as the treasurer's expenses, secretary's expenses, needs of the Property and the Stamps and Bonds Committees. Further out- lays were made for janitors' gifts, cheer lead- ers' uniforms, honor point pins, band letters, WIPO bands and raincoats, leis for the new mainland teachers and miscellaneous expen- ditures. At the end of the year, the committee audit- ed the student body treasurer's books, the books of all student organizations, and every- thing else for which the student body treasurer kept ledger accounts. Upper right: Hitoshi Ikeda and his hard working Athletic Committee .... straight, Finance Committee. 20 Lower left: Let's get those figures