McKinley Technical High School - Techite Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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IT IS AN HONOR TO BE CHOSEN AN OFFICER of I-be gvabuat-045 Class WiThouT leadership a crowd becomes a mob. Wi+h 743 members enrolled in The graduaTing classes, eTTi- cienT direcTion was essenTial To avoid conTusion. The senior class oT June I938 had capable leaders. ATTer more Than one day oT baIloTing William Zeller was chosen presidenT. The vice presidenT was William I-Iol- brook. The only girl To be elecTed To an oTTice was Madeline Bawell, The secreTary. For Treasurer. The class named Thomas I-IunTer. The oTTice oT sergeanT- aT-arms was closely conTesTed, buT Daniel McNally Tinally won. Mrs. Eda B. FrosT, The TaculTy adviser oT The June class, was able To counsel The class, and iTs leaders, so ThaT The deTails oT graduaTion were always worked ouT in a harmonious manner. AT The Time oT This wriTing The February class oTTicers have noT been chosen, buT Their work will be under The guidance oT Mrs. A. Frazier, Their TaculTy adviser. The chieT duTies oT The presidenT are To preside aT The class meeTings and graduaTion exercises. I-Ie also appoinTs, wiTh The aid oT The adviser, The members oT The various commiTTees. Besides serving as chairman oT commiTTees The vice presidenT musT preside if The presidenT is noT able To aTTend. The secreTary keeps The minuTes oT The meeTings and Takes care oT The class correspondence. The Treasurer has charge oT The Tinances, a responsible and diTTiculT iob. The sergeanT- aT-arms sees ThaT order is mainTained aT all meeTings oT The class and inTorms The commiTTees oT meeTings: wiTh The TaculTy adviser he arranges Tor ianiTor service, lighTs, seaTing. and The general comTorT oT The class members aT all meeTings. WiThouT a purpose Ieadershipis aimless. To prepare and carry ouT in an orderly and digniTied manner The exercises incidenT To graduaTion is work To TesT The leadership oT These sTudenTs, because The acTiviTies aTTendanT upon graduaTion are sTudenT acTiviTies. The Teachers are concerned. naTuralIy, wiTh The acTual com- pIeTion oT crediT and The besTowal oT diplomas. The sTudenTs chosen have been worThy oT The TrusT placed in Them. 27

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611 for Ivecfov u M e , 'I 9 5 8 ABBADESSA - BISSELL JOHN PETER ABBADESSA: Honor Roll, five semeslersg Pharos: Cadelsq Orcheslra: Saber, Chevrons, Chess, Chernislry, and Spanish Clubs: TECH LIFE and TECHITE Represenlalive, one sernesler. MARY FRANCES ABSI-IER: Girls' Glee Club: TECH LIFE Represenlalive, Three semeslers. ALICE BERNADETTE AMOS: Chemislry and Dramalic Clubs: Girl Reserves. JAMES EDWARD ANDERSON: Pharos. JULIAN BRADLEY ANDERSON: Cadelsi Tech Pafrol one semesler. LAWRENCE D. ANDERSON: Cadels: Chevrons and Boys' Glee Clubs: Tech Palrol, four semeslers. SYLVIA BELL ANDERSON: Girl Reserves. RACHEL MARIE ANTONIOLI: French Club. PEARL MARION ARROW: Girls' Rifle, Volley, Baseball, Baslcelball, and Diamond T Clubs: TECHITE Slarcl, JUANITA ROSALIE ASHER: Girls' Glee and Commercial Clubs: Girl Reserves: Pals and Palelles. EDWARD CLAPP ATWATER: Cadels. CECILIA MARIE BAARDSE: Volley, Baslcefball, Diamond T, and Commercial Clubs: TECH LIFE Represenlalive. one semesler. 28