Washington High School - Washingtonian Yearbook (Fremont, CA)

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Tlie Prcsliiiinii CInss Early last fall a large number of young boys and girls enrolled in Wash¬ ington High as freshmen. They were new and unaccustomed to the regular routine, but it was not long until they were a very important part of the Student Body. The dread of every freshman is Initiation Day, but it turned out to be a day of fun and good sportsmanship. Each freshman came to school in a short dress or in short trousers with one long and one short stocking. With faces painted grotesquely, they paraded through the halls and then adjourned to the gym¬ nasium where the real fun took place. When the fun and nonsense of the day were past, the freshmen settled down to their studies. They elected officers and made many friends among the faculty and upper classmen. Their first party was a grand success and was a great step toward establishing new friendships with their fellow classmates. The majority of freshmen thought themselves too small to compete in inter¬ school athletics and were somewhat hesitant in the beginning about going out for the various teams but those who did soon found themselves an integral part of the athletic program. The ‘ ' C championship football team was made up primarily from the freshmen as was the “C basketball team and the B track team. Many of the larger freshmen found berths o nthe varsity football, track and baseball teams. Next year’s varsity baseball team especially will be built upon a foundation of this year’s freshmen stars who practically formed the nucleus of this year’s team. A number of freshmen tried out for the Student Body play, some of them successfully. Talented freshmen also took part in assembly programs and in the “Vodvil.” There were also four members of the class who won places in the Scholarship Society. This exceptionally large class of eighty-nine boys and one hundred ten girls will probably be one of the largest classes to graduate from the school. The showing that they have made this year in athletics, dramatics, scholarship and other activities leads us to expect fine things from this class during the rest of their high school life. The freshman class this year instituted a series of weekly meetings designed for the purpose of explaining to these new comers some of the things which would be expected of them while at Washington High School. The first three meetings were devoted to discussing classroom, auditorium, hallway and cafeteria conduct. The remainder of the meetings were given over to other faculty members and members of the administration who spoke on extra-cur¬ ricular activities, school curriculum, art, drama and other appropriate subjects. [ 22 ]

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The Sophomore Class Ofeicers Were: President-Charles West Vice-President-Jack Parry Secretary-Winifred Bendel Treasurer-Joan Boyd Yell Leader-George Ushijima Student Council Representative Douglas Roraback i Miss Wilson, Chairman Miss Knoles Mr. Regli Mr. Thornburg Miss Du Coty

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The Freshman Class Officers Were: President -John Dusterberry Vice-President Mary Virginia Bristow Secretary-Wilhelmina Guardanapo Yell Leader.- James Kataoka Student Council Rep. ... John Dusterberry (Mr. Morse, Chairman Advisers--jMiss Botelho Miss Fisher I Mrs. Wright Mr. Morgensen [ 23 ]