Washington High School - Lens Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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arise' was Class Song Tune of HSOIIIRHIIIFU Goodbye, old school, We'1'e leaving you, After four years of toil. Our work is clone We'1'e had our fun- Allll we've been true and loyal. 7 CHORUS : Farewell, old faces change to newg Spirits, hearts, are the same. Altho we are leaving you, We will praise your name. The memories of our four years, Come to us from the past. Farewell, we will be faithful and loyal To the last. We'll HCSCI' forget Our W3Sl1l1lgt011, School of iuaroou and gold. Welll not forget Her principles, And them we'll always uphold. -Maxine Campbell. Page T-'wenfy-three

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A Iii? 71305 ' Class Poem Though We may Wander on and on, Traversing many paths of life, VVashington will lead us on, And gurde us in time of future strife. Washington's name We'11 ever praise, VVherever We may roam, Her standards we'11 uphold always, Afar as Well as at home. VVe'l1 remember too the friends We've made Each and every one, And we'11 ne'er forget our cherished school Dear old Washington. -MAXINE CAMPBELL. Page Tfwenty tfwo

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CLASS or JAN. '26 ENTERS VV.-'KSHINGTON FRESHMAN FROLIC OCT. 25 THE FIRE SEPT. '24 ENTER NEW XVASHINGTON FEB. 16, '25 ELECTION or OFFICERS JUNE 2 ENTERTAIN JUNE '25 CLASS SEPT. 22, '25 NEW TERNI OPENS WITH VARIOUS ELECTIONS OCT. 7 FRESHMAN FIIOLIC Nov. 10 CLASS lVlOVIE DEC. 18 AND CL.ASS PLAY JAN. 27, '26 GR.ADU.-XTION , av: History of the January '26 Class VVe entered Washington with fear and expectancy. Having been pre- viously warned by sympathetic friends that Freshmen, on asking for directions to the assembly or class rooms, were instructed to take the elevator, we walked somewhat hesitantly about the halls, seeking the entrance to the assembly. We were Freshmen and as green as our prede- cessors, but did we really look like Freshmen ? S0011 the Seniors, whom we looked upon with so much awe and fear, invited us to the Gym where they entertained us. Each Senior took unto himself five or six Freshie brothers and sisters, and we felt, indeed, part of the great family of Washingtonians. Before we could cast off our title of Freshman, we were 1I161'Cll0SSly deprived of our beloved school. Lincoln hospitably opened her doors to us, and there we remained for a year and a half. At last. our new Washington was finished. Oh! how long it had Seemed since we had been in a school of our own, but when we finally had one, it seemed worth the years of waiting and longing. III this term, our sixth, we decided to have a class Get-together-party iII order that we might become acquainted with all our fellow classmen and be better able to choose from them the next term officers for our class. Then, we were Seniors! Were we as awe inspiring to the Freshmen as the Seniors lV6l'C to us iII our Freshman days? We surely hoped so! Soon we held our first class meeting and elected these officers: Edmund Jones. President, Harriet Butterworth, Vice-President., Dorothy Church, Secretary, Donald Monroe, Treasurer, Archie Scott, Editor, and Dick Tur- nure, Sergeaiit-at-Arms. Miss Grant and Senor Garcia were chosen advisors. We should not have dreamed of boasting about our ability in choosing them, but we were very proud of them. What, pray, could we have done without them? ln our seventh term we planned a picnic at Laurelhnrst Park and invited the June '25 Class to be our guests. The day before the picIIic was grandg but 011 the appointed day we were blessed with one of our delightful Oregon mists. Needless to say, we held our picnic in the cafeteria. Food was plentiful, and so were speeches! All individuals, from the butler in the class play to the Advisors, gave talks. Due to the resignations of the Secretary a1Id the Treasurer, we elected Georgia Upthegrove secretary, and Joe McCord treasurer. The minor officers: Janice Smith aIId Louise Ireland, Prophets, Margaret Clark and Paul Hunt, Attorneys, Ruth Elliott and Dick Rawlinson, Historians, Max- iIIe Campbell, Poet, and Kinert Wolf, Artist, were elected. For our class flowers we chose Cecil Brunner roses and violets, Ellld for our class colors, nile green and orchid. For our ll10l',tO we chose t'Vouloir, c'est pouvoir, or 'tWhere there as a will there's a way. We gave a frolic for the Freshmen, and ea-ch Senior received anywhere from three to twelve brothers and sisteI's. We had a fine time, and we hope they did. we presented The Mark of Zorro in the high School auditorium. The class play, The Admirable Crichton, was given two evenings in our auditorium. It was pronounced a huge success by all who attended. The two who contributed most to the success of the play-our -coaches, Mrs. Thorne and Mr. Krausse-did not appear upon the stage. The eve of our graduation came at last! VVe had looked forwaI'd to and worked toward this night for four years. lVe were rewarded with our diplomas, Zllld our high school career, which at times had seemed long, but now-too short, closed. Respectfully submitted, Ruth Elliott, Richard Rawlinson. Page Tfwenly-four