Southwest High School - Wagistanian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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REPORTING, SIR! “The first thinc everyone asks me about the army seems to be: What do you do all day? That isn't a hard question to answer because it is always the same routine, just li{e school. First, after reveille, which is something like a musical alarm clock, and chow, comes drill for four solid hours. After tying on the feed bag again we arc ready for maneuvers. This lasts the belter part of the afternoon and is followed by inspection. This routine is broken by occasional furloughs which arc heartily welcomed. “The only way I can explain these terms is to draw a comparison. Possibly this will clarify matters.” ☆ LIFE AT OUR CAMP ☆ Pages INSPECTION 7-10 FACULTY DRILL 11-30 CLASSES MANEUVERS 3144 SPORTS FURLOUGHS 45-64 ACTIVITIES Considering the many things we have in common with Wagi it is only natural that we should work together for our similar goals. With this in mind it follows in the same way that we should dedicate this glimpse of our high school life to those boys in the service who arc working harder and giving up more than we arc here at home. Let this book stand as an everlasting memorial to the true American Way of Life that Wagi and the fellows arc fighting for. Follow us then, as we go through our school year. Wagi, you he our guide. Show us what you’re fighting for anti what you arc so proud of! . . . Lead the Way, Fella!

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P RI VAT E WAG Yes, that is what he said and that is what quite a number of fellows said when they answered Uncle Sam’s call to war. Oh, but, perhaps you haven't met Wagi? He isn’t hard to meet; he’s a regular fellow. Remember the fellow who played right end on the football team, collected papers for the school paper sales, and sat next to you in English class? That's Wagi! Yes, he had his finger in almost every pie here at school. He is the true Spirit of Southwest. He’s not just Wagi now, though; he’s Private Wagi, First Class, in the United States Army. Here, let me show you part of one of his letters from camp: “I ast year I roamed the halls with you, talked, laughed, studied and crammed for exams with you. Now I’m one of a greater class out to win this war for Uncle Sam. But really, the only difference between Southwest and the Army is that now I’m a cog in a larger wheel, and I have something to fight for— not just a city champ title, but something bigger. They cull it Freedom! I was glad to see that 1 was not the only one representing our school in the service of our country. Some may have joined different branches of the service but their aim remains the same: To make the world a place where we can have Freedom and F.d neat ion! These fellows arc represented by the stars in your school service flag. ☆ OUR SERVICE FLAG ☆ Lt. Col. C. C. Minty William Hanson Major Leonard C. Erickson David Amidon Willard Her tig Bill Riley Robert Anderson Herbert I logan Thomas Smith John Boice (icorgc Hondlik Charles Speicr Hal Cole (icorgc Hunt Jim Sullivan Robert Dardis 1 loward Kalgrcn Patrick Sullivan James Davis Ray Keifner Roy Swanson Steve Dougherty Robert Kell Eugene Taggatz Herb Drcisbach lack Kelly Perry Turgeon Clarence Dron Don Lundquist John Wood Robert Eaton Bob McFarland Chester Walberg Joe Feldman Bryson McHardy Richard Olsen Paul Gore Dave Olsen Don Olsen Joe ( randbeck Robert Petrach William Wulkic Fred Haberberg Boyd Phelps Roger Beard Dale Halls Richard Randall John Duffy

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..Commanding Officer To the Seniors: You arc leaving Southwest’s corridors to find a place in the more important halls of life. You arc better equipped to assume your duties as citizens because you have gained, as a part of your school life, an understanding of our world’s social problems. May your experience at Southwest serve to inspire you to both worthwhile achievements and unselfish service to the community. Whatever happens, hold fast to your ideals so that America may have a glorious future. A. B. Schultz.