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

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FOOTBALL PING PONG tion room. An upper classman was appointed to supervise this lounge and to open and close it each day. One of the main duties of the Boys ' Federation is to carry out a successful intramural program, A manager of intramurals is chosen and he plans the games to be played, looks after the equipment, gives notice of games and their outcome, and figures up the winners in each sport. This year the intramural program has progressed very smoothly with a great deal of good competition. The advisor for the Boys ' Federation this year was Mr. Ledbetter. He has done a great deal in making the organization a success. He has had a vital part in all the activities and has done much to welcome the newcomers to Wa-HL Many have found that Mr, Led¬ better was more than willing to help them when a little guidance and support was needed. VOLLEYBALL BASKETBALL

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BOYS’ FED. During the school year 1945-1946 the Boys Federation has played an important part in the activities and development of the school. Newsletters containing accounts of hap¬ penings in the school were sent to former Wa-Hi students in the Service The Girls ' and Boys ' Federation told of the main events and happenings about the school that would be of interest to them. The Boys ' Federation organized and car¬ ried out a clean-up program with the help of all the boys 1 homerooms. Boys ' assemblies were held each month. For some of these assemblies speakers were secured and for others the talent was obtained from our own boys Mainly for the benefit of the freshman boys, a boys lounge ' ' was opened in one of the smaller rooms on the basement floor. This room was available at noon and for a short time after school A davenport, a few chairs, and a ping pong table made up the recrea- Pres.—Duane Gilmore Vice Pres.—Jay Childers Sec ' y—Bruce Walker Inframurals— Bodney Gilbertson The Girls ' and Boys ' Federations worked together on a dancing class. The main ob¬ jective of this was to create interest so as to have better attendance at school dances.

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LIFE ON THE WA-HI NEWS FRONT This school year has been an outstanding one at Wa-Hi, The return of peace has af¬ forded wider opportunities for activity than the past four war years and much has been accomplished towards improving the school. Student enthusiasm and participation in the various school activities has exceeded that of previous years. The attendance and response to the Yell leaders at the games showed marked improvement Several successful pep rallies were held and the enthusiasm helped Wa-Hi ' s athletic standing immensely. However, the most outstanding advance- ments of the year are the many school im¬ provements, These improvements were ex¬ ecuted by many different organizations. The school board authorized a complete redecor¬ ation of Wa-Hi ' s halls, changing their color from brown to cream, lightening the school building a great deal. Another project undertaken by the school was the improve¬ ment of the projection room. Largely through the efforts of the science department, this was accomplished and now the projection room has the highest degree of efficiency possible under the present arrangements. A new maroon curtain was purchased to replace the old blue one and greeted the Student Body at the first of the year It has aided greatly in making Wa-Hi ' s auditorium a more attrac¬ tive place. New dark rooms have made pos¬ sible an extensive program for the photogra¬ phy students and prompt development of pictures for the Royal Blue. Outside organizations have contributed much to Wa-Hi this year. Valuable equip¬ ment has been received from McCaw Hos¬ pital including a printing press. Also the physics department has obtained a sending and receiving set, which was originally in¬ tended to go in a Sherman tank, but was made available to the school because of the end of the war. Although not gifts, two new public address systems now belong to the school, and have already proven their worth at numerous school and social functions. Also several gifts were donated to the school by various clubs, A new trophy case has been installed in the main hall to display the trophies won by Wa-Hi. The Royal Blue has benefited by these club gifts too, as a new camera has been ordered and will bo available for use next year because of the generosity of the Equites Club. This was also financed in part by the school board and the sports depart¬ ment as the camera will be used by organ¬ izations other than the Royal Blue. The most important project of the year was the construction of a double cement tennis court. This has been financed by numerous groups and individuals and is under con¬ struction at the present time. In all proba¬ bility it will be in active service this summer. PICTURE OF THE YEAR The mcs! joyful and yet saddest time in the life of the Seniors is the day they leave Wa-Hi for the last lime. Each year, they lake away memories of their high school days to be cherished more and more as the years pass. They now turn their thoughts to the more serious aspects of life awaiting them.