Washougal High School - Kaiyawi Yearbook (Washougal, WA)

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cfs g Lilssifsgggggfazmomah as ses t at ln spite ot' the sad disappointment, the journey home proved soothing to many participants. Altho, most of the former occupants of the upper deck again returned, we were deprived of the jolly company of three of our teachers, for their time seemed fully occupied on the lower deck. Resolving to make the best of defeat, with few exceptions the passengers found conso- lance in the beauties of the slarlit night. Thus the little boat brought many, both young and old, back to the earth rather suddenly, when she slipped quietly into Washougal during that first small hour of morning. Such was the Vancouver excursion. CAMAS Hum. lt is not often that W. H. S. students go to Camas to picture shows. But the combination of Billie Burke in Peggy and one of those balmy evenings so uncommon in the early spring was too overpowering. Fourteen ot' the girls, with Mr. St. .lolms and Mr. ltundall as bodyguards, walked down. The show fully came up to our greatest expectation, so it was a gay, spirited crowd who started back to Washougal. Everyone who went will doubtless remember the amusing incidents of the walk home, for instance, the rock candy. For no one could possibly have kept serious and dignified with that jolly crowd, and on such a wondert'ul evening. THE Fismans Tnlr. The reproduction of Untangling Tony in Fishers on March 3 is consid- ered by the members of the cast and their friends as one of the greatest pleasures of the year. The memory of that gay afternoon, evening and also night is happy and lasting. The word Fishers recalls to our minds some of the amusing incidents and happenings which, for us, came very nearly being tragedies. Ot' course, as most people know, we enjoyed it far more than our poor chaperons, who were compelled to waste an enormous amount ot energy in tearing us away front the amusements being carried on in the adjoining dance hall. Still, for that night. at least, we were a show troupe, YI - U y - 9 ' qf gf,t V.-, ffm! Yfwgff. MH 'A artfff1stt,4:'ftGaKw4f XXXXXXXXXXXXXXxxxxxxXXKXXXXXXxxsv XKXXXKIXKX XQIHXXISXQXIIKSK KQIXN .

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A':'+f4 T'-Zfilffi rgifaunamah flffxff-evra the crowd assembled at the hall after the games, it was necessary 'to make the dances rather short. However, we managed to have our usual twenty-four numbers on the program and still give our visitors two or three hours' sleep before rising to take the early boat. A NEAR Tmr 'ro KIAPE HoRN. What might have been, are not these the saddest words of tongue or pen? Such they seemed to the basketball girls as they stood at the depot helplessly watching the train go on without them. This was to have been the team's first trip. Bubbling over with enthusiasm, thrilled with the adventure of it all, every girl was so engrossed in the situation that when no coach arrived on the train, they could scarcely be convinced that thus the trip was impossible. Stunned far greater than if they had met defeat, the crestfallen team trudged slowly back to town. VV.-KSHINGTUN BIRTHDAY HIKE. Altho' melting drifts of the winter's storm still lingered in the fence cor- ners and a cool mist filled the air, they were no discouragements to the jolly students who had planned the hike of February 22. Early in the morning twenty-nine High School representatives. three faculty members included, set out at a brisk pace, which not once subsided until Gibbon's Creek was reached. Immediately fires were made, and altho' it was difficult to get the damp wood to burn, once started, the fire blazed up merrily. Dinner was .then pre- pared. -The pleasant odor of coffee increased everyone's realization that their appetites were indeed in need of attention. After satisfying them as much as possible, active games were participated in, bringing to memory the pleasure of bygone days. A little later the party started up the canyon in search of tne falls. However, long before they were reached a mutiny broke out, and part of the hikers returned to camp. The remainder again divided, 'and these parties scrambled thru' snowdrifts and up the two steep sides of the canyon as best they could. Upon returning to camp, they found the mutineers had replenished the fire. So in a body, headed by Mr. St. Johns, the boys marched away to the nearest farm house in quest of eggs. Much to our sur- prise, they returned with a plentcous supply. Very soon the smell of coft'ee again arose from the flames, and seating themselves in a circle about the fire, everyone enjoyed the meal of boiled eggs and .coffee to the utmost. Much fatigued, but in highest spirits, the party returned in the early evening to Washougal. HIGH ScHoo1. Excenslon. The .lesse Harkins, chartered by the High School for the evening of Feb- ruary 26, set out at seven P. M. with sixty-three pleasure-seekers aboard. The seas0n's most important basketball game was to take place between Washougal and Vancouver, at Vancouver, the destination. This, of course, was the in- spiration of the excursion. . The boat's upper deck was occupied chiefly by students, all jolly and hopeful, and why not? During the season our team had been undefeated, and would this not be another victory? An almost continual volley of High School yells and songs drifted away from the boat's stern as she sped along the river. The trip down 'was splendid, but the game, alas! You may look in the athletic department for that.

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A- 'i i -1H9'Vaunomwk 1'T 4-i T i T' H . WWHLKIICS ln this, as in other lines of school work, Washougal High has especially distinguished itself during the past year. The impetus given athletics while Mr. Ferrin was here has been nourished and kept up to its old vigor, never wavering for a moment. This was due in part to the interest which Billie Wood took in the football team during the disappointments early in the sea- son, and to the steady, consistent work of Mr. St. .lolms, our present coach. since he took charge of this branch late in October. We have but a 'few hoys in the school, but they are of the true athletic type. Much to their credit. be it said that indulgences are absolutely unknown in W. H. S. This is the sine qua non of the athletic spirit in the school. While we have done much to be proud of in the world of sports, athletics are judiciously kept away from the center of the stage. They are of second importance, scholastic training being of first consideration. Yet it is recog- nized here, as elsewhere, that both are necessary to the complete development of the individual. Training of the body, making it a strong machine to stand the wear and tear of a ninety-year run, as Mr. Frank 0. Kreager would say, this thing goes hand in hand with the training of the mind. Moreover, athletics have given the students here an opportunity to visit other schools, meet other students on a common ground, and establish friendly relations with our neigh- bors. They have, at the same time, been a strong force in developing the spirit of unity and fellowship at home. i FOOTBALJ.. Though we say it ourselves, there's no grass on W. H. S., if it is football you talk about. Consider that on the trip to Stevenson, for instance, we left only four boys at home who were not on the football squad, and that during the season we played such large schools as Hillsboro, Vancouver and St. .lohns, and lost but a single game, and you have propel' football in a nut- shell. This phenomenal record can only be explained by a sight of the phe- nomenal group of huskies who attend Washougal High. Farmers, they are, for the most part, and not so slow, either. Their average weight, just before the Hillsboro game, was 162 pounds. That ought to be a sufficient introduc- tion to the players on the squad. For about five weeks early in the season the boys worked without a coach, except for the occasional evenings when Billie Wood was able to leave his ranch work to give them the beenfit of his football experience at Oregon. Without him to enliven the interest in practice and to tide over their disap- pointments until Mr. St. Johns came, football must have failed from the very start. This was but one of the claims which Billie has upon the esteem of lhe boys of Washougal. .