Washington High School - Washingtonian Yearbook (Fremont, CA)

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The Staff Top row from left to right—Maud Thatcher, Literary; Lewis Muscik, Ath¬ letics; Claremond Secada, Draughtsman; John Oliveria, Circulation Director; Joseph Shinn, Business Manager; Clarisse Hirsch, Treasurer. Bottom row from left to right—Victoria Palmer, Advertising Director; Nila Le Gue, Assistant Editor; Gertrude Destrella, Assistant Advertising Director; Estelle Hirsch, Editor; May Logan, Jokes; Velma Francis, Stenographer. The Editor and Staff of “The Washingtonian” take this opportu¬ nity to thank the faculty, advertisers, students, and alumni for their help in making this book a success. The co-operation of all has made the task of preparing this book a pleasant and enjoyable one. The financial problem was the difficult one to solve as the amount of money needed could not be raised by subscription alone. The splendid help of the business men of the township, who have given us their advertisements, has enabled us to publish this annual. To Mr. Kibby and Mr. Wright we wish to extend our hearty thanks. Without their aid and advice, we would have been at a loss to solve the many problems which confronted us in the publishing of this book.

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Commencement Program June 8, 1923 Vocal Solo, “Homing”.....Teresa Del Rjego “Invocation to Life ' 9 .-...Spross Mrs. John Antrim Bunting Address, “Opportunities”...Dr. Ira B. Cross : ; Violin Solo, “Adoration” F. Borowski Mr. John R. Edwards Miss Gertrude Hunt at piano Presentation of Diplomas Mr. Fred F. Dusterberry, President of Board of Trustees Senior Ball One of the most enjoyable social events of the year will be the Senior Ball, given by the class on June 9th at Maple Hall, Irvington. As this will be the last time the class will be together before their final separation, they are determined to make the best of the op¬ portunity. The decorations will make a pleasing and effective background for the dancers. “The best dance ever given by a Senior class,” will be the ver¬ dict June 10.

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The Great Northwest In motoring through the Northwest you are impressed by the wonder¬ ful scenery of that region. The amount of land covered with timber is astonishing. The highways have had to be constructed through the mid¬ dle of vast forests. One of the most beautiful of these roads is the one leading to Mt. Rai¬ nier National Park in the State of Washington. There are many varieties of scenery along this route, including snow covered mountains, sloping down to small valleys and canyons below. Great streams of melted snow rush down the canyons, washing away much dirt and many rocks from the mountain sides. One of these is the Nesqually River. Its course is very winding. In several places the current becomes slower for one moment and then the river drops down perpendicularly two or three hundred feet. The most beautiful fall in this river is Narada. A huge volume of water pours down the side of the canyon, crosses the road-bed on the bank of the river, then falls down six hundred feet to the bottom of the canyon. To stand near the top of the fall and watch the clouds of mist coming up from below is delightful. Farther up the canyon, beyond the fall, is a glacier. You would not know that it is there, as it is two or three hundred feet from the main road. The glacier is not gleaming white as you might expect, but is the color of dirt at a distance. With the aid of magnifying glasses you can see that there is dirt and rock as well as ice in the glacier. Small pieces of ice continually break off from this great mass. Along the one-way road from the glacier to Paradise Valley are many hued wild flowers. Sometimes you will find them growing within ten feet of a bank of snow. After traveling for ten miles with the snow and wild flowers over the landscape on the right, and with a beautiful river hundreds of feet below on the left, you reach the hotel in Paradise Valley. In the early morning you can look out of your window on a small stream below, running through a green valley dotted with patches of snow and bright wild flowers. More beautiful than this peaceful valley, so far up in the mountains, is Mt. Rainier, towering fourteen thousand feet above, with a clear blue sky forming a background for the snow covered peak and its slopes. After viewing this beautiful scenery, so typical of the Northwest, you realize what you have missed by not taking this trip before.