Washington Union High School - Washingtonian Yearbook (Fresno, CA)

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Qfzaffdfy wife MISS MARJORIE BARNARD Possesses a big heart, and friendly personality. Basketball is this PE teacher's favorite sport. Al- ways willing and able to help girls with a problem. Miss Barnard iBarniei is another ski enthusiast. MRS. DORIS C. BOYD Takes a keen interest in student affairs and en- joys helping out on the costume end of any stage production. Her favorite hobby is her daughter, Kay. MR. EDWIN BURKHART 'ls the capable head of the science department. Two-bit words are his meat. He can lecture for hours without running out of material. MRS. DOROTHY CARPENTER Modeled the WUHS chorus into something to be proud of. She is always understanding, never too busy to lend her kids a helping hand. Energetic, she is never completely happy unless she's plan- ning some choral production. MRS. MARIE CAVANAGH The well-liked junior girls counselor is admired by the student body for her understanding way. She is always ready to assist the students with their problems. MISS OWENA CROW Hidden beneath a somewhat serious manner, are many witty remarks which always keep her English classes lively. She is understanding, with a thorough knowledge of the workings of the teen age brain W 1. QL I 'w '54 Q s u 01 s Nei

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Principal Robert E. Sonnemarlv 1 ' ,- , LA. w a, M , 4, .1 -4' t 77 fe. f mNcirAL's Messina: To the Class of l9S0: You are the Class of l950. Four years ago one hundred and forty of you entered Washington Union High School as freshmen. Some of your class have transferred to other schools, others have discontinued school before graduation. Now ninety-eight of you are leaving as the Class of l95O. Nineteen hundred and fifty is a crucial year in our history. In the year of l95O, Cali- fornia is celebrating one hundred years of Statehood, America enters the second half of the twentieth century. The mid-century finds our nation at peace, and experiencing a new peak of pros- perity, but full employment, such as we have been accustomed to in the years immedi- ately preceding l950, no longer exists. There are over four million people unemployed in America today, Two million high school graduates and four hundred thousand college graduates will be in the employment market this month looking for work, Jobs will not be so easy to get as they were during the prosperous war and postwar years. You will have to compete with your fellows to get a job. If and when you are employed, you will have to deliver the goods to keep your job. If you don't, your employer can hire someone else who will. Likewise those who are going on to college or university will also have to achieve to remain in school. Remember what we have said about grades and grade points! Washington Union High School has graduated over twenty-five hundred Seniors since the first class was graduated in l896, over a half century ago, The great majority of these have proved to be excellent citizens, and some of them have been outstandingly successful in life. l trust that each of you graduates of the Class of l950 will add your contribution so that the fine reputation of Washington Union High School, made by its alumni in the years past, will continue in the years that lie ahead. ROBERT E, SONNEMAN, Principal

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MR. GEORGE DIRKSEN The able senior boys counselor who can always be depended upon to add to the conversation. Mr. Dirksen spends his spare time making novelties and being official timer at football and basketball games. MR. EUGENE DILLON ls one of the best natured teachers on the campus. His snappy classroom remarks keep his history and senior problems classes howling. Well-known for his surprise quizzes and tests. MR. WALTER GALES Happy when talking about skiing--his favorite sport. Besides his many teaching duties, he found time this year to be Student Council and CSF ad- viser and to help many students in deciding about their futures. MISS CHARLOTTE GIBSON Another newcomer who is noted for her tall, well- dressed graceful look, She rockets through the shorthand book like Buck Rogers, but still gets the point across to her students. MR. HARRY GOWER Well over six feet tall, he is an example of the ideal type for the position as head coach at WU. ln addition to his coaching duties, Mr. Gower is an able counselor for the sophomore class. MRS. HELEN HEITKOTTER An enthusiastic counselor, insists the class of '52 is tops. Behind her business like manner the stu- dents find a humorous personality. She teaches cooking and really enjoys it. XM . S w MISS MARGARET LITCHFIELD A welcomed newcomer to the faculty this year. She is well-traveled and interesting to talk to. Possesses sparkling blue eyes and a friendly smile. MR. VIRGIL JOSEPH ls the easy-going grammar school orchestra leader. His pleasant manner makes him a favorite with his pupils. Because of his patience, teaching elemen- tary students comes naturally.