Walla Walla High School - Royal Blue Yearbook (Walla Walla, WA)

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THE GRUBBERS Well, here it is. The result of hours and hours of toil and tears and midnight oil, well mixed, is a high school annual. Lack of student interest in a sales campaign, shortages of materials, and leaky water pipes got the staff off to a good snappy start. The photographers, Hob Naimv and Richard Nightingale, managed to keep ahead of a complete lack of films by slightly more than a half-step. The leaky water pipes in room IN, former home of the Royal Blue, rusted the staff typewriter and ruined many of the pictures then on hand. Trying to figure the number (if student and faculty work hours that go into the production of a Royal Blue would result in the naming of a figure that no one not on the staff would believe. The staff this year lias been small, with Leoma Kann serving as editor, Lois Waldron as copy editor, Helen O ' Hearn as Jill-of-a 11-trades. Burton Roy I an as busi¬ ness manager, and Bob Naimv and Richard Nightingale as photographers. Betty Lawrence was a staff member until a downtown job lured her away. Royal Blue headquarters moved during the second semester from room 111 to room 208, a more central location and a lighter room. Had you dropped into room 208 after school during the first two weeks of April, you would have been impressed by the feverish activity evidenced by the workers. It wasn ' t, as many suspected, that they had taken a spring tonic. It was just the usual last minute rush of a staff trying to meet its deadlines. prcoMA KANN Editor BUHTOK BOTLAN Business Manager LOIS W A Lilli OX Copy Editor BliOmUTION ST ABB Naiiny, Kmm, Waldron, OJHcatti, Nightin¬ gale, La vv it nco, Bi y Inn. SALKS ST ABB Kniiii, C. Anderson, Lawrence O. Anderson, Boyltin, UrBoor, Nnliity, KrCb i! Waldron, O ' Hearn

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THE BOY FRIENDS This year is one that will be remembered by the boys of Wa-Hi as one of in¬ tensive aetvity. Bob Demory served as president of the Federation, assisted by Louis Gehrett, vice-president. Bob Lange, secretary, and Paid Criseola, treasurer. These officers led lhe boys through a highly successful year. Tlie greatest improvement lias been the utilization of an unused classroom for a hoys ' lounge. It contains a ping-pong table and checker board with pictures of form¬ er Wa-Hi athletes adorning the walls The Federation friendship committee, similar to that maintained by the girls, insures new students of a warm welcome. As usual, the hoys have sponsored the Intramural homeroom competition, furn¬ ishing recreation for a large number of students, A quiz program for an all-school assembly and a radio program covering purposes and activities of the Federation were presented. Four boys ' assemblies were held. The first featured Dr, Richard¬ son of Whitman College as speaker, and the second, Captain George Roberts of the Walla Walla Air Base, An impressive farewell assembly was held for Lawrence Jaeky, faculty member who left mid-year for the service. Desp ite a marked decrease in the male element of Wa Hi’s student body, the Boys ' Federation has carried on its splendid work and will continue to do so for many years to come. non DHMOIIT Pl’CftfrlPtlt LOUTS OEHRETT, Vic(-Pi wLilont ROB LANOE Swetary PAUL CRTSCOLA TrtMiMirer BOVS ' CABINET First Row . Corking; Alton, Benefit], Stem- nnv, Criacolfi, Swoon How. Och ret t, Stools ton, Nglitinpriile, Buf ' k, Luhjjo, Oiouoiy. cnjnnTTER CHAIRMEN Oelirett, Bock 2S

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NEWS WHEN ITS HOT C hit ' l merit of the new Journal is tfie efficiency with which it collects and presents the news to every VVa-Hi student every school morning. This is ;i striking contrast to the previous system of publishing our high school paper once or twice a month. Under the direction of co-editors, Evelyn KIndus and Hill Touts, a large staff worked long hours perfecting the novel plan of producing the paper A new duplicating machine purchased for the journal makes possible student work in printing as well as in writing the news. Illustrations play a big part in the daily journal with at least one cartoon and several other pictures appearing in cat ' ll issue. Not only does the new journal print all school news, but it also gives publicity to matters of administrative nature, such as schedules for health examinations and annual pictures, and important last-minute announcements formerly requiring a homeroom bulletin. With much experimentation in organizing and preparing the Journal necessary at first, the staff gradually developed in efficiency until the news could be gathered, edited and printed by four o’clock each day for distribution next morning. This work requires the close cooperation of a large staff of students working with school officials, A student poll during the second semester brought, an over¬ whelming response in favor of maintaining the daily form of streamlined journal. Hy the second semester the students who had earned positions of responsibility were Jim Fsarv and Sybil Tate, acting as assitant to Evelyn Kludas, editor; Barbara Wfllraan and Carol Morris, handling the work of preparing pictures and headlines for printing; Mary Lu Kimmerly, in charge of publishing, aided by Wayne Gordon; and a staff of reporters including Wandalce Fleck, Rachel Knowles, Rita Harrison, Phyll is Day, Jack Fitzgerald, Jamie Hartley, and Anne Judy. Typing work was handled during the year by Loi ' s Stebner, Louise Colombo, Delons Kralman, and Pheobe Weaver. The business of the paper in all its forms was handled by Jack Dull, experienc¬ ed business manager, and his assistant Harry Smedes. James Stevens was faculty adviser. EVELYN KLULAS BILL FORTS Co-Editor Co Kell tor run i men ox staff Row 1, Cage, Kim marly, Griffiths, Colom¬ bo, Morris, Row 2, Kluita , Willinan, null, Knowles Harrison. 30 JACK HULL MARY LU KIMMERLY Mil n a go r Assistant Manager EDITORIAL STAFF Row 1- Tate, Freeman, Hartley, Jnfly. Row 2 . Klmins, Fitzgerald, Lull, Fruit, Flack,