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

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FOOTBALL In a season characterized by the lack of many of the lettermen who formed the core of last year ' s stronger team, the Wa-Hi Blue Devils, under the direction of Orville Hull, Wa-Hi s new coach, gamely fought its way through the nine games of the 1944 season with but one win. In the traditional opening game of the season, Mac-Hi defeated a fighting Wa-Hi eleven. The next two games found two Spokane teams visiting Wa-Hi and each leaving with a victory. The Blue Devils displayed mid-season im¬ provement when they lost by a closer margin than usual, to Baker; and followed this slight betterment with the most power shown the past season to win a victory over Dayton. Dropping into the losing ways again, Wa-Hi lost a close heartbreaker to Clarkston after leading the first half. The pigskin eleven lost the offensive in the second half, and came in on the short end of a 13-6 score. Playing on an extremely muddy field at Everett, the Blue Devils were swamped in more ways than one; this game was followed later by another loss to Lewiston. The annual Turkey Day classic with Yakima also proved to be disastrous, as the Pirates managed to overcome the Blue Devils, Outstanding on the Wa-Hi eleven was Bob Plucker, a powerhouse who scored a high majority of the touchdowns and gained much yardage. Contrary to the scores, Wa-Hi was a formidable team, with such outstanding lettermen as Bill Van Atta, Jerry Walker, Don Wood, and Duane Gilmore in the line. Prospects for the ' 45 season are bright with many sophomores and juniors gaining experience this year. A schedule of the season ' s games follows: September 15 Wa-Hi 0 Mac-Hi 24 September 22 Wa-Hi 6 North Central 26 September 29 Wa-Hi 6 Lewis Clark 13 October 14 Wa-Hi 6 Baker 12 October 20 Wa-Hi 38 Dayton 0 October 27 Wa-Hi 6 Clarkston 13 November 3 Wa-Hi 0 Everett 27 November 11 Wa-Hi l 3 Lewiston 20 November 23 Wa-Hi |6 Yakima 38

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GIRLS ' FEDERATION The girls of Wa-Hi have carried on a year of activities and responsibilities to a favorable termination. They have continued in helping new girls get acquainted, improving friendships already made, and aiding in the war effort. Leading the girls through a successful year was Charlotte Throop, a typical Wa-Hi girl who served as president of the Girls ' Federation; she was assisted by Donna Mahan as vice president, Vivian Swanson as secretary, and Jane Ward as treasurer. Various assemblies such as a style show; a talk by Miss Lindberg, a recruit¬ ing officer for the Cadet Nurse Corps; and a play, ' A Teapot on the Rocks , were presented by the girls; and a courtesy week campaign was carried on. The social affairs were started by the sophomore girls with their annual fall party. Twice during the year transfer parties were held to help new girls get acquainted. On April 4 the junior girls sponsored the traditional tea for the senior girls and their mothers; and in May, the freshmen girls wound up the social activities when they played big sister to next year s incoming freshmen girls. A point system for the earning of Girls ' Federation pins was continued, and the sending of mater mail to the servicemen was once again efficiently carried on. GIRLS ' CABINET Standing: Humphrey, Smith, Swanson, Eldridge, Krebs, Kid well. Seated: Ward, Kimmerly, Rader, Mahan, Mulhair, Throop, McLaughlin, Hart, Livengood, Bulla. Charlotte Throop Donna Mahan President Vice President GIRLS ' COUNCIL Fitzgerald, Wade, Rimpler, DeBoer, Kid well, Krebs, Bacon, Anderson, Noble, Childers. Vivian Swanson Jane Ward Secretary Treasurer

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VARSITY Back row: J. Childers, Westing. Barrows, Walker, Taylor, Dement, Duckworth, Edinger, Clark, Burros, Coach Hull, Middle row: Meinhart Burkhart Pope, Pringle, Wood, Gilmore, Ablott, Fiedler, Fahey, Klieker, Noble, Front row: Fuller, Kato, Milstead, E. Childers, McKay, Lockhart Bell, Noland, Robinson, Van Alta, Plucker. B SQUAD Back row: Huff, Jones, Eostwick, Elia, Bishop, Loranger, Richmond, Kerr, Coach Haase- Front row: Lindsay, Mo Iter, Rose, Decker, LeidL McCaw, Hastings, Jacobus, Morrison. FRGSH FOOTBALL Back row: Henzel, Pool, Elliott, Teal, Palmer, Herring, Fowler, Smith, Bacon- Middle row: Hair, Marsh, Gerfin, Rose, Randolph, Erdman, Knox, Harmon, Handran, Coach Haase. Front row: Kight, Lyons, Quesenberry, Schreiner, Schreiber, Irby, Gallo, Durand, Reid.