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

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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

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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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Boncls, Bulletins, Props and Posters Vtilizing Mrs. l'utnam's office for their headquarters, the Stamps and Bonds Commit- tee, under the leadership of Miriam Noda, worked pretty hard to maintain the high stand- ard of Hilo High in the sale of stamps and bonds. Auctions in the homerooms were employed to stimulate the buying of bonds. From Octo- ber to December in the Speed His Recovery campaign, the eighth and last war loan drive, these bond auctions boosted the sale of stamps and bonds to 3316,486, almost tripling our tluota of iS6,000. Over 325,000 yvorth of bonds were sold in V745-1046. Advised by Miss Mary Genung, vocational guidance counseller, the Vocational Guidance Committee unled Leatrice Loefller proved to he an active five-member committee. livery week they gathered material on various occupations and careers for the voca- tional guidance bulletin board while helping the vocational counsellors. They also assisted in organizing the career clubs, such as the 'l'eaehers' Club and the Nurses' Club. i l Clockwise: Overworked Stamps and Bonds Coni- rnittee ,,.. VValking vocational references .... Printing t'ornniittec .... future Raphacls or Gau- guins? .... Property men. Members of this committee were Seichi lhara, Frank Kim, Mabel Takae, Mildred Tolentino and Leatrice Loeffler, chainnan. Under Kiyoto Mizuba the Property Com- mittee used plenty of elbow grease to polish the numerous trophies. They also took care of school property and obtained a few articles for the improvement of the school. Artistic posters announcing the Senior Play and the Blue and Gold campaign, boost- ing the sale of stamps and bonds and urging good health were the products of the indus- trious Printing Committee, working in co- operation with the student body government. These colorful displays, which adorned the walls of halls and cafeteria, reminded students cf forthcoming dances, plays, and activities. Besides printing all the senior graduation certificates, Chairman lsami Iinomoto and assistants, Ian Fujisaki, Moriwaki Ogayva, lsao Yamamoto and Toshiyuki Mizutare, also undertook part of the decorations for the Shrine dance in March with the help of Mrs. Anita Carter, adviser. ..' 3 slr - cu-,. 3 Q a sir' L Q i Will 1 GUW