Puyallup High School - Viking Yearbook (Puyallup, WA)

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'i mQe P' l strc! Please rl J Q l jf' ' ' I' l! ,X . -' '4 X 1. 'ffvs-a.,,.,WA, , V. L they present a benefit band concert December 2 and raise l8O dollars to supplement the 300 dollars alloted by the school. Coming as an unsolicited and very much welcomed dona- tion, the American Legion presents 25 dollars toward the fund. Several hundred students descend upon PHS March 4 to attend the first Northwestern Washington Music Meet ever to be held here. Soloists stage the all-day contests in four divisions--voice, piano, strings and brass and woodwind. The judges award excellent ratings to al- most all of the PHS entrants. Representing- the old alma mater are Ruth Munsen, 0 Dave judd, tenor, Marjorie Wentworth, piano, Martin Reiter, trombone, and Ray Botsford, violin. Ed johnson, recognized as a superior clarinetist, achieves the highest honor. By winning this place, he is entitled to go to the national contest, which is held in Portland in May. After making their debut at the concert, the nonette warbles sweetly for the Masons December 5 and lends a rhythmic touch to Mrs. l-loyt's Christmas pageant December 14. Nonetters are Ruth Munsen, Mignonette Stean, Betty Cerstmann, jessie McQueed, Vera Keller, Mildred Peterman, Myrtle Kludt, Betty Kendall and Marjorie Kendall. ,. L F ' v

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twenty-eight ,l N ll Voice, volume and versatility, controlled by the slightest waver of band master jenning's baton, send PHS skyrocketing to musical fame. After furnishing assorted sweet, spirited and expressive notes for auditorium produc- tions, the orchestra climaxes a gala year when it provides accompaniment for the spring operetta, Hollywood Extra, on March 24. Consisting of regular glee club members, the Capella choir, a chorus without accom- paniment, is formed during second semester. Three meetings weekly keep the 68 members busy practicing low, high and medium notes. When the operetta is in the offing, the chorus QQ: takes a united bow for all singing parts are selected from its ranks. On December l2 the girls catch the holiday spirit and serenade with carols at a local Womens' club, During the year they demon- strate vocal prowess at Girls' club assemblies, Forming a boys' quartet, Don Phillips, George Cole, Ray Botsford and Martin Went- worth give the Masons a trill thrill December 5. Forty-nine band members start the year with a campaign for dark blue suits complete with gold stripes, Sam Brown belts and Pershing hats. After their initial, full-uni- formed appearance at the Thanksgiving game, , A, , ' , , , ' l,,,lf . . 111 if Irrr i t 1 '-ff' ,gy KV i ,-- , ta- W- X r. 1 if lflf as 'P :fl Q25 I-A 'V A 'K 1 N , 'Q i ' lf' , l i 4, i ttrrr it X , W Kg , 4 .. L F K L Q - W . ,Q Q W gg it T ' ? f if a of if P is ii if jg T 2 v .. X S , Q , K izr 1 :,, K 1 Q. , . 5 Q l V r I - r 4 1 f l ,QP , f-'tiki X i-

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lllllulj 0 i n e . e T S hi-y boys f 4 ' : tis 5 iii.. .gg 'I' 'f .f1,'. .',--1..- 1, , 2' ,... l . .,A, if C5 lfll-Y Upholding their organization aims, the lfli-Y boys create, maintain and extend high stand- ards of Christian character vvith a clean speech, scholarship, athletics and living slogan. This year Mr. George Cole, YMCA adviser, ' ' Dr. David lL,ll'l i5 O Langdon. At the annual Older Boys' Conference in Tacoma December 9, lO and ll, lO6 boys from Pierce, Thurston, Mason and Grays l-'lar- bor counties make the meet a lively affair. Members of the Puyallup club contribute ideas on the theme, Helping Youth to Build Life. ver the good ship Hi-Y to BOYS Honoring their mothers, the group gives a mother and son banquet lanuary l8. Miss Mary Beck, as main speaker, explains good citizenship. To help pay for their share of the movie projector which the local YMCA purchases, the boys sponsor a dance at Puyallup Heights lanuary 20. After the l-lighline basketball game, March l4, they gave one of those chuck-full-of-fun skating parties. Meetings are held every Wednesday with Wally Parmeter as president, Verne Smith, vice president, and ,lim Picha, secretary- l'l'GaSUl'6l'.