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

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Flag caretakers, Buster, Shozo and Tony . . Honor points, millions of them. Point-Tabulators .... After a brief lay off period of three years, the presentation of honor pins to the year's outstanding senior students with 225 points and over was started again this year. These students were selected by the Honor Point Committee, consisting of Kirino Oda, chairman, Ethel Mukai and Kazuyoshi Ide, with tl1e help of Mrs. Sarah Putnam. The ancient card system, which held in- formation on payments, points awarded and grades, was eliminated. Instead, the names of all students were listed in a binder stating their payments, points and grades. These honor points were Compiled through question- naires sent to advisers, heads of committees, clubs or other organizations so that they might Iill these out for each member of the organiza- tion, stating the work done by each or the offlee held. P? l Z E 1. ral, The regular duties of this committee were tip Compile the honor roll list each quarter, send out questionnaires, go over the question- naires and recommend points, select members for the special points committee, who in turn v ent over the questionnaires to decide how many points the students should receive. Bugle Call Rag Ah, that bugle-call! Every person stood at attention when he heard Retreat resound throughout the classrooms and the halls and across the campus. Proud, indeed, were we at Hilo High of Old Glory as she was raised and lowered daily. Chairman Hliustern Maruyama was our bugler and his assistants were Shozo Taketa and Tony Taniguehi. This triple brigade did their daily job faithfully. Zl

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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

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Watchmen Covering all corners of the school, the reliable Hilo High Junior Police officers were ever on the alert to see that the rules and reg- ulations of the campus were observed. Wear-- ing IPO arm bands or circular badges sew- ed to their clothes, they performed their duties courteously and were respected by all. How- ever, at times, it was necessary to teach a smart aleck that the JPO's could use force. Their duties were wide and varied. The traffic squad, headed by Raymond Suefuji, had a morning and an afternoon detail. They as- sisted the local police force by directing the hazardous traffic in the mornings and after- noons on Waianuenue Avenue in front of the school. The campus police, under captain Shozo Taketa, always saw that the school premises were in order and free of rubbish. As much as everyone loathed having a watchman while he ate, it seemed necessary for Kozo Hirayamafs cafeteria squad to be all eyes for students who accidentally cut into ' Top and bottom: Four squads of JPO's .... traffic .... campus .... cafeteria .... building. the chow lines. They also had to remind the students to dispose of rubbish which was often left behind. Bertha Souza's building squad kept their eyes peeled for amnesia victims who forgot that there was a no-smoking rule during school hours, Many students found that the jPO's disapproved of defacing walls and too much chattering in the halls. As some of the basketball games were play- ed in the afternoons this year, these school policemen were supposed to see that eager beavers Walked in the safety lanes and did not take any short cuts to the Armory. During assemblies in the auditorium, students behaved well under the watchful eyes of the jPO's. 4'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. So-the jPO's entered the ,inter club basketball tournament and finished runners- up. NVhen school closed, members of the force enjoyed a picnic. Richard Segawa, sheriff, was assisted by Deputy Sheriff David Basque and Adviser Richard Oka. 22