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

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Third Row—McKay, UPage, West, Goble, Dftknsy, Hartwell. Second Row—Weitz, Bernard, Derby, Stevens, lodmell. Decker, Meerdink, Langton. First Row—Jacky, Darling, Trousdale. Not Pictured—Weaver, Rawlins, Heimbigner, Yeager, Hall, Darr. Boys’ Federation Under the able supervision of Mr. Ledbetter, dean of boys, the Boys ' Federation turned out another successful year. The first frolic of the year, the Freshman Frolic, was organized by the girls ' and boys ' federations to welcome the Freshmen and new transfers to Wa-Hi. Later on in the spring, a guided tour through Wa-Hi was provided by the same group for the eighth graders of Walla Walla. Refreshments were also provided for the future students of Wa-Hi. An assembly was held for ihe boys of Wa-Hi once a month. Timely subjects such as interviews with the local draft board, the Army, the Navy, Coast Guard, etc., and entertainment like a volley ball game between the faculty and homeroom all-stars, films about driving safety, skiing at Sun Valley, and a program by the Department of Game which consisted of a film and a lecture, were presented in these assemblies. Special letterheads and envelopes were purchased this year and letters were sent to boys who were absent from school. The purpose of these letters was to keep them abreast of school activities and give them encouragement, Carrying out a successful intramural program is one of the chief duties of the Boys ' Federation. This task was given this year to Bruce McKay. It was his duty to look after the equipment, plan the sched¬ ule of games to be played, make public the game to be played and their results, and determine the team which had pro¬ duced the most points. A trophy was awarded to the best team at the end of the year. The Boys ' Federation also acted as a big brother to transfers and visi¬ tors by showing them around the school and grounds. The adviser for the Boys J Federa¬ tion this year, as in the past, was Mr. Ledbetter. During the year he gave a helping hand to incoming transfers by arranging their schedules and getting them accustomed to the sur¬ roundings. Helping students with their subject schedules and troubles was one of his major tasks. He was also the originator of the idea of sending letters to boys who were ab¬ sent from school.

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Girls’ Federation h e The 1950-51 school year began its activi¬ ties under the leadership of President Sonia Angell, Vice President Suzanne Skubinna, Secretary Evelyn Miller; and Treasurer Jac¬ queline Dockten Our Dean of Girls, Mrs. Paul Houghton, afforded valuable guid¬ ance. The first activity was the appointment of the chairman, and her assistant, of the newly created Scrap Book and Bul¬ letin Board Department. The duties of this department are to relieve the secre¬ tary of her responsibility for the bul¬ letin board and to keep a more vivid picture of Girls ' Federation from year to year. In co-operation with the Boys 1 Federation, we sponsored a get-ac¬ quainted ' Freshman Frolic ' to wel¬ come all transfers and freshmen. In order to meet the girls who had transferred to Wa-Hi, the Girls ' Cab¬ inet was hostess to all transfer girls at a party held in October. Games were played, entertainment provid¬ ed, refreshments served, and discus¬ sion of Girls ' Federation activities. Each year the sophomore giris sponsor the annual Girls ' Federation costume party. This year, under the chairmanship of Shari Fain, the party was known as Mother Goose Gam¬ bols. Prizes were awarded, and to climax the evening Sally Maxon was crowned ' Triend- ship Girl of 1950 and 1951. At the beginning of the second semester many girls were found rushing around in order to present the play Oh Say Can You Sing[ The all-girl cast was ably directed by Mary Davis, and was given in the February assembly for the faculty and the girls. At the same time, seven of the eight cabinet heads chose junior girls to be their as¬ sistants. just after the appointment of the assistants, another Transfer Party was given to greet new transfer girls. Shortly after this party Joan Benefiel and Joy button, co-chairmen for the Senior Tea, were engrossed in working with their many committees to make this year ' s tea a huge success. The Senior Tea was held the last of April. April 13 and 14 were the dates of the Tri-State Conference, which was held in Coeur d Alene, Idaho. Representing Wa-Hi were Harriet Pierce and Sonia Angell, seniors, and Sally Maxon and Sharlene Wil¬ liams, juniors. At that time the scrap-book was entered in competition with scrap-books from all over the tri-state area. GIRLS COUNCIL GIRLS ' CABINET Third Row—Rader, Has elman, Yenney. Second Row— ' Alien, C, Frank, Rigsby, To¬ man, Derbewka, J. Frank. First Row—Drumheller, Franklin, Halt. Not Pictured—Sherwood, Beck, Livengood. Third Row—Plankenhorn, Skubinna, Franklin, Querna, Williams, Angell, Pierce, Booth, Benefiel . Second Row—McGowan, Jeg tin, Sherwood, McAuslan, Buerstatte, Miller, Reis wig, Jolstad. First Row—’Burgess, Jamison, Zachary, Tomlinson, Davis, Mills, Hanson. Not Pictured- -Dockter, Burgess, Duckworth, Whiteman, Maxon, Barrett, Huffman, Moore.

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