Washington High School - Lens Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Mr. indnagle, % ire-Principal Miss I .mi ! • i si»n . Dean of Girls WiiidiiHgle-LsiiiilMH ' KOii M, lR. WINDNAGLE and Miss Lamherson are two members of the Wash- ington faculty who have accomplished a great deal in moulding our high school careers and in preparing us to cope with the situations we shall meet in later life. Upon the shoulders of the vice-principal rests the responsihility for the smooth and efficient handling of our complex school affairs. Besides con- trolling the finances of the school, he has also produced some of the great- est track athletes in the Northwest. In all. his activity and his fine under- standing of affairs are a credit to his personality, and are quite appropriate to an alumnus of Washington. Miss Lamherson, our dean, is a friend to everyone in the school, and her office has become a haven in which we can receive advice to handle perplexing situations. Miss Lamherson also receives the problems of chil- dren and through the Girls League is able to provide help for the less fortunate. Through her organizing ability, she has developed an unusually efficient body of officers for the Girls ' League, and she has guided the large organization through its programs. To these two people. Mr. Windnagle and Miss Lamherson. we owe a great debt for their aid. To them, the January 1935 class extend their appreciation for the help given to all of the members. [8]

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31 r. Bov«l We HERE THE name of Washington High School is spoken, the name of Hugh J. Boyd is coupled with it as the man who has worked to make Wash- ington the fine institution it is today. Gradually scholarship and activities have reached greater efficiency through his judgment and a desire to see his school gain the high honors he covets for it. The fine reputation for honesty and fairness, that Washington now holds, is due to the direction of its leader Mr. Boyd. January 1935 marks the heginning of his fifteenth year as principal. During the past, prohlems resulting from the great fire and aftermath have heen successfully met by him. until today a new and greater Washington has evolved. Always active in promoting the welfare of Washington, and happi- ness of those under him, it is with pleasure that the January 1935 class, along with those six thousand students who have received diplomas from his hand, hid him farewell, proud and happy to have known such a leader. The 35 Class wish Mr. Boyd even greater success in the years to come. [7]

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Miss Marguerile Svkcs. Miss Dorothy Do d Offi -« Staff A HE DUTY of maintaining the working schedule of Washington falls on the shoulders of two cheery and capahle people, Miss Marguerite Sykes and Miss Dorothy Dowel. It is their difficult task to handle all the checking of ahsences and tardiness besides answering the innumerable phone calls for students during the day. Naturally, the many trials of students are closely associated with them, but through everything they maintain even dispositions and face each new- problem with cheerfulness and enthusiasm. It is doubtful if the smooth- ness of the whole of Washington ' s organization could manage even for a day without them to guide and direct. Daily they must listen to the stories of mishaps and excuses for tardi- ness and lateness with the same consideration given the more weighty prob- lems. It is a compliment to them that through the many weeks of school that they do not lose their wholesome outlook on school life. Because of the radiation of their personalities into the school activities and lives of the students, Miss Sykes and Miss Dowd are thought of not as school secretaries, but as members of the student body who are also faculty members. Their closeness to both students and faculty has made them the clearing house for arguments, schemes and various ideas of both. Washington owes a debt of gratitude to these two fine people who have worked toward the unification of both faculty and student desires. It is with regret that the seniors bid them goodby after four years of pleasant association with them. [91