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Sllllltll EHHNIIH Washington High School recognizes student participation in school government as an important part of school activities. Its purpose is to secure cooperation of faculty and student body in the solution of school and com- munity problems. A still more important purpose is to give students actual experience in the exercise of their rights and obligations as citizens of the school republic, Student participation in government in any high school is subject to faculty and school regulation. Within these limits the decision of the students is final. At the beginning of the 1940-41 school year, each home room from the seventh to the senior' grade, elected their representative which constituted a total membership of thirty-two. The Council in turn elected their first officers: Eddie Brothers, president, Bill Miley, vice-president, Sylvia Pinnick, secretary, Harry Barrett, treasurer. The sponsors of the Student Council are Mr. Hosea Russell and Miss Dorothy Schmidt. Bob Fletcher Miss Schmidt ROW 1-fleft to rightl ROW 2-Cleft to rightj ROW 3wfleft to rightl l l Paul lohnson Robert Farris Robert Tolsori Mr. Russell Len Barber Roy McRoberts Mack Allen Art Price Stanley Dayton Robert Hagel? Tom Hagel Helen Lou Wallace Freddie Phyllis Dobbyn luanita Storey Calvin Thomas Forrest Washington Bill Miley Eddie Brothers Harry Barrett lohnny Waller Not Pictured Beatrice Colbert Herbert Grimes 26 Ruth lane Snider Esther Keith Dorothy Simpson Dorothy Ellis Virginia Meyers Caroline Brown Sylvia Pinnick Lyndle Lee Fullerton lean Millar lean Eaton Marjorie Blevens Marceline Kortge
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-v HlHlHHY Ht lHl HHH The first school in Washington of which there is a record was the old Seminary Build- ing, which was built in l837. lt was erected on the corner of East Walnut and Sixth Streets, directly in front of the present lunior High School. This four-room building was used un- til l876-77, when, due to the necessity for' more room, the Walnut Streeet School was built. The Walnut Street School, which cost 540,000 was a brick structure with three floors both there and a basement, and was occupied by V9 .CTT the grade and high school. The first was an enrallme o HI HHlHN HIHH HHHHHl cided that the football team and school needed school colors. He wore the colors, black and old gold, to a game and after that the school adopted these colors without discussion or voting. This has become a tradition because the school has carried these colors since that time. Washington High School is a member' of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and has a high rating. All members of the faculty have college degrees and are well-trained specialists in their fields. lockers in school faqulty was composed of nly 2 the school proved very the stu- bers, Prin?rinfrl Hamlet Allen and body. A the ent W. T.l ry. ' school and has con- The th ee grades of high school In the last' Curriculum of sopho -or'e, junior, and senior. The been eXTe1'1ded hiS'lOfY. menceme t exercises of the business law JC ENQ- class wer held on May 30, in the cl ss were Samuel, Gt the Meridirh, lEmma become Q Allen, Meridith liflrflenf- of the city that time GTITGF- become chemistry also de- efgl lCIQ'. The by Miss The The on April by the l1'1 l'1lgl'1 were American Building by the building, ary, 1898. WCIS superintendent and Hamlet Allen, principal. To accommodate the advanced classes, the present high school was built in l9l3 at the cost of 365,000 Domestic art, manual training, and physical training were the studies added to the curriculum at that time. From the beginning, the high school has made an excellent record in both scholastic and athletic activities. ln l930, Washington had a State Championship basketball team of which everyone was proud. The debating and Latin contestants always make a good showing wherever they go. Allen Field was bought in 1902 for athletics. ln l9l4, basketball was started with O. P. West as coach, and the first annual was published. A football team was organized in l897 with H. C. Wadsworth, its coach. The team was trained until l9ll and then given up. How- ever, it was taken up again in l936 and has Won a prominent place in sports. ln the fall of 1897 a boy by the name of Willard Mathews, who had quit school, de- 25 paid a great compliment. The orchestra lead- er, Malcolm lohnny lohnson, who graduated from Washington High School in l9l6, wrote a Victory Song for the school, which has been copyrighted. This song was introduced at a pep session on lanuary l5, l94l, by W. H. S. band, and will take the place of our former school song. W. H. S. is very proud to be the sole possessor of this Victory March. A Student Council was started this year with Mr. Russell and Miss Schmidt as its facul- ty advisers. This council meets once a Week for a half hour to discuss the opinions of the student body about matters concerning the school and its activities. Each home room has a representative who attends these meetings and it is his duty to inform his home room what the student council is doing. At present, Mr. Clyde Parker is superintend- ent of the city schools, and Mr. H. C. Wampler is principal of the high school. The enrollment is 1,047 and the faculty numbers 40. Beverly Vollmer.
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