Southwest High School - Wagistanian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Prologue In 1849, the year of the California Gold Rush, many small towns sprang up over night. These towns were independent of one another and functioned within themselves. Have you ever stopped to think that the school forms a community in itself? Now, in 1949, the community of Southwest is a small town in reality. Just as the miners in 1849 had to work together to have a good town, we. in 1949, have to work together to have a good school, one we can enjoy attending for four years. Competent leadership is necessary. The school is self-governing through its Student Council as the mining town was through its officers. The town consisted of people of many types, many creeds, and many personalities, as our school community does. We have chosen Jack as a typical high school boy of 1949 and Clem as a young

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tyold IReuA £cUtio«t ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

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The Law . .Administration 4-7 The Foremen . . Faculty 8-1 1 Prospectors . . . . Underclassmen 12-23 Greenhorns . . Sophomores 16-19 Miners . . .Juniors . . . 20-23 Vigilantes Organizations 24-35 Turkey in the Straw Music Department 36-39 Bronco-Busters Sports 40-53 Jamborees . . .Social 54-59 The 49ers Seniors . . 60-80 miner of 1849, in our attempt to show you some of the similarities in the phases of their development. As Clem came to the mining town young and inexperienced, new to the West and eager to learn. . . . Jack, our Freshman, came to Southwest. Come along with us and follow their progress. SEE THE PARALLEL BETWEEN 1849 and 1949!