Washtucna High School - Crimson and Gray Yearbook (Washtucna, WA)

Text from Pages 1 - 60 of the 1954 volume:

'f r40'gn?f. i Jin lag MR, EDWARD L HILDHUbEN We the Journallsm Class of 19:4 wxeh to dechcate tlus annual to our Commerclal teacher who has glven much of hxs tlme and effort tn our behalf We thank you Mr Feldhusen ft W ' 1 W l Q 2345144 Sedan! -aufw ' I ,M Scion! 36442160674 ALLEN WHITNEY HERMAN GRIFFITH and GEORGE SULLIVAN 6 -- Y-,1-f ,tidy Q ,, ..A-T.-M...-fa----.,...-.-fav'-A'g A ' ' .5 ,f Q 1-f vm INI TRATIEP N . 9-10 ?:. Tx I . Mx -. If f!':'. T'eQ :. 'ids' ':..'? ::'n's LAI-:il Q-H - 'q - J '--5 ,,:.f.,-.l4u g, ull .'L-4f I15 '- ' 7 422552-F K' 373.1-. ' ,',- -':!f-' R. 1 . .'- - i- 4 u--hu---. .. .n P, ' Q 1-g 1-.. -------. l . '-.-51,1-, !'f'11'f :Ng1IiiffxttfxtttlX',', Q -51: fir .Nxg nl' 11111 um-.n---ni, x G., ,I h . 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'V -'CX x 2 it ,I J , N K L H L I ' S4004 77041 The Mmstrel Show Men are standmg Mr Bones Archle Staley Jackson Bud Lee Mr Interlocutor Mr Hxldmg Ntcodemus Les Lane Sambo Drck Coon Slttmg Johnson Mr Sperlme Rastus J1mBachman The P T A sponsored Mmstrel Show was held 1.n the gymnaslum February 26 1954 at 8 00 P M The program started wlth the hlgh school mrxed chorus smgrng Can t You Hear Me Callmg Carolme and Shlne On Harvest Moon Between the acts of the mmstrel men drfferent numbers were presented R1Cky Hrldrng and Lours Allert pre sented a venrnloqutst act about cub scoutmg Darlene Snyder an accordron solo Mr Kelm a trombone solo Mrchael Sxtko and Kenneth Depee sang and acted to the song of Shortnm Bread The show was enjoyed by every one who attended. la Nr -will-f H. Anal qw,-W fx X Qmmhj A' A .I '71, 44 M1611 . ' .' ' ' - 7 ge A. fyf il 5 ,' 171 ' ' If I 'tw' ' X mf ' W' . N J 'xx A , . Y M 1 Q X' ., , J. - l -X, o V .1 ,I J I 7 , . KN ., ! 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I Dick Srtko will my broken leg to next year s tailback and my good grades in History to Jeanette WALTER GRAY Football 1 2 3 Basketball 1 2 3 4 Baseball 1 2 3 4 Mixed Chorus 3 Paper Staff 3 Band 1 3 I Walt Gray wrll my brg hands to Larry Honn and my ab1l1ty to get along with girls to Billy West BOB MCKENZIE Band 1 2 3 4 Ah! Men! 4 Basketball 1 2 3 Baseball 1 2 4 Football 1 2 4 Mixed Chorus 3 4 Boys Chorus 4 I Bob McKeuz1e will my abihty to play basketball and the way to keep the locker rooms clean to Walt Fifield DALE NAVE Football 2 3-4 Baseball 1 2 3 4 Basketball 1 2 3 4 Mixed Chorus4 Boys Chorus4 Ah ' Men' 4 I Dale Nave will my sherky btuld to Duane Myers my whiskers to Tony Duks and my dancing abrlity to Arthur Murray i' DENNIS STARK Basketball 1 2 3 4 Football 1 2 3 4 Baseball 4 Paper Staff 3 Band 3 Mixed Chorus 4 Boys Chorus 4 Class President 4 Class Representative 3 Dennis Stark Will my ability to keep away from girls to Larry Honn nl. 'UNC' TOM MEISE Basketball 2-4- Baseball 1-2-3-4- Boys Chorus 4- . Football 1- Mixed Chorus 4- Paper Staff 3- Ah! Men! 4- Student Body Secretary 3- Soil Conservation President 4 I Tom Meise will my whiskers to Larry I-lonn and my ability to get in trouble to Nancy Little BOB HAMILL Class Vice President 3 Football 1 2 3 4 Basketball 1 2 3 4 Baseball 4 I Bob Hamill will my dancing ability to Walt Fifield MICHAEL GRAY Football 1 2 3-4 Basketball 1 2 3 4 Baseball 2 3 4 Ah' Men' 4 I Mike Gray will my ability to grumble to Billy West and my shiny shoes to Larry Honn STEVE ANAYA Football 1 2 3 4 Basketball 1 2 3 4 Baseball 1 4 Class Representatrve 4 Student Body Vrce Prestdent l Steve Anaya wrll my happy ptlls to Duane Myers PAUL PARISH Basketball Manager 4 Baseball 4 Football 1 2 4 Mrxed Chorus 4 Boys Chorus 4 Annual Staff Edrtor 4 I Paul Parxsh w11l my abrhty to stay out of school to Norns Johnston and my smartness rn Enghsh to Mrs Johnson GINGER MCKENZIE Transfer from Wrnona Class Secretary 3 4 Mrxed Chorus 3 Glee Club 2 3 4 Annual Staff 4 Paper Room No 13 3 I Grnger MCKCHZIE w111 my expenence wlth my class to the Junror grrls and my temper to Larry Honn 3. ' Staff 2-3-4g Quill and Scroll 3-4g Pep Club 2-3-4g 5444 Qfcdlfazg In the year 1942 a bunch of l1ttle fellows and two gals started school at dear ole Tucna School Those startmg were Walt Gray Bob Hamrll B1l1y Frsher Mrke Gray Dale Nave Drck Sttko Jack Sltton Denny Stark Nora Wtlhelm and Lucrlle Grxffrth The teacher who got these lrttle people off to thetr start of school years was Mrss Delura Dale Nave moved away 1n the second grade and went to Starbuck whrle Drck Srtko waxted unt1l he was rn the fourth grade before he left for Idaho Although thrs class lost some of therr mem bers they also gatned some Bob McKenz1e came here from Spokane and Carol Lund came here from Benge rn the thrrd grade Another was Stephen Anaya who came rn the fourth grade from Calrfornra They thought they d lost Dale and Drck for good but tn the frfth and srxth grades agarn they were gamed Dur1ng that S1XIh year two more puptls were added to thrs class and rwo were lost Garned were Tommy Melse and Paul Parrsh from Benge Lost were Nora Wrlhelm who moved to Pullman and Luctlle Grtffrth who moved to Nrne Mlle Falls In the seventh grade Leonard Olmstead came for awhtle but thts class must have been too much for htm because the next year he left for Boardman Oregon In the seventh grade these ltttle boys were left all alone rn therr class for there were no gtrls to bother them as Carol Lund had been moved up another grade ahead of them Durmg th1s year these dear lrttle creatures drove therr teacher Mr Drake Wmona She was Grnger Brown MCKCHZIC Followmg erghth grade graduatron Brlly Frsher left th1s class for Spangle Well now they have frnally made rt mto hrgh school Durrng the Freshman year Gtnger left for Wtnona and she, came back agarn when a Sophomore Some of the hlghlrghts that entered tnto the ftrst year of hrgh school was Freshman Imtratxon and the return party they had to grve for the Sophomores Dur1ng the Sophomore year they lost Jack Srtton who moved to Rrchland In the Iumor year thrs class gave therr Junror Prom It was cleverly decorated wrth green and whlte streamers wrth a platform set up rn the mrddle of the gym for the orchestra The theme was I ll Remember Apr11 and the mus1c was provrded by Sammy Mazutto and hrs orchestra Thts successful event was repeated the followtng year when they sponsored the Semor Ball For thts dance Al Reeve s Orchestra furmshed the musrc The theme was Blue Moon and the decoratrons were blue and whrte Ftnally the last months of school rolled around Dale Nave left for Qurncy but came back for the Sneak and for Graduatton These Semors were brg people now so they posed for therr class prctures Then came me day for the Semor Sneak whtch wasn t very sneaky as everyone knew where they were gorng Baccalaureate servtces and graduatlon were the last events that followed tn the hrgh school years of these people They deserved those hard earned drplomas GOOD LUCK TO THE CLASS OF 54 into a nervous breakdown. In the eighth grade a girl was gained from . . , li ,-'51 Z6 f ,PYv.,:'- f .IAA sy- tri' X I SR: CQ em Frrst row Nancy Llttle Jeanette Selcho Sally Thomas DeAnne Day Patsy Sutherland Mrs Johnson Kay Lane Second row Bob Clrnesrnrth Herb Haase Duane Myers Walt Frfxeld Joe Graham 'XX Sa Frrst row Vrrgrnla Graves Bonn1eBaker Norrrsjohnston Deanna Brown Mr Latham Second row Mane Clmesmrth Shrrley Grrfflth Joan Sutherland Wayne Jrrava B111 West Larry Honn Patsy Johnston L. 5 4 -as S My lf 6604054 ?'Z64d0t66t FRESHMAN INITIATION FRESHMAN INIT IAT ION FRESHMAN INITIATION zeehnea First rowg JoAnne Nave Sandra Austin Barbara Johnston Gerri Buckmaster Marian Depee Mr Feldhusen fNot shown- Lonnie Haynes Q ,Qs ai FRESHMAN INITIATION Freshman Inmation took place on October 2 1953 for the class of 57 Some of the funniest lookrng characters you ever saw walked into the doors of Washtucna High School Sandra Austin was Puss and Boots JoAnne Nave was Muriel Barbara Johnston was Sanforized and Marian Depee was Denny D1mw1t Muriel had a sign on her The sophomores marched them through the classrooms singing the green green Freshmen song There was naturally l1pSt1Ck smeared all over their faces In the morning the seniors 1n1t1ated them To start things off they all had to roll a charcoal covered candle across the floor with their noses Denny and Sanforized had to propose to one of the sophomore boys Then Muriel and Puss and Boots did some ballet Sanfonzed sang ISawMommy Krssmg Santa Claus a song that she didn t know Then everybody fed everyone else crackers and bananas That evening the sophomores had a little fun wrth them Puss and Boots had to do a dance Muriel had to go beg Mr Sartain for a cigar Sanforized was told to take off her dress and wash it Denny had to say the Gettysburg Address with four pieces of bubble gum rn her mouth There was a pie eating contest All of the pres that they ate had pepper in except one If they weren t eating the pies fast enough the sophomores would shove it in their faces Despite the pres and the sore noses everyone had a lot of fun 6 e v , 4 . 41 L-f , 'S s XX o ' sv a D r J I I I back saying Why don't you pick me up and smoke me sometime, v Q - ' fi FY ff K, I 1 I 5 w '-vw-ay.e-aw-M,-..-,.,,t ELEMENMRY? 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' ' . . . Sedan! LINDA DAY TIMMIE HAMILL SANDRA SULLIVAN GRADE BASKETBALL Washlucna Kahlotus Washtucna Othello Washtucna LaCrosse Kahlotus Washtucna LaCrosse Washtucna Lamont 31 54444625 Fust row Rlchard Ausun Barry Nelson Ronnle Hammond Denme Baker Keith Rogers Second row Jerry GIHIS Tony Duks Chnton Allen Ronme Klte Allen Whltney Leland Austm ----------47 -----------31 ----------34 ------------41 ----------19 -----------24 Washtucna ---------- 29 -----------19 ----------23 -----------38 ----------19 Left to rlght Sally Thomas Nancy Lrttle and Bonnre Baker Thls year Washtucna I-hgh School had three Yell Leaders whrch they have not had rn recent years The three guls who led yells thls year were Nancy Lrttle Bonnie Baker and Sally Thomas Thrs year made the second year of Yell Leadmg for Nancy and Sally Bonnie was added thrs year to make a threesome The guls attended all of the games wrth the help of Joe Gray, who was rherr means of trans porrauon . , , . 1 9 ' . 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X I X gd JJ f K M Q 'f Front row left to right Manager Tom Metse Bob Cltnesmrth Duane Myers Larry Honn Herb Haase Dale Nave Steve Anaya Denny Stark B111 West Manager Wayne Juava Manager Joe Graham Second row Dick Sttko Walt Fifteld Paul Parish Mtke Gray Norris Johnston Captain Bob Hamill Walt Gray Coach Dick Sartaln Assistant Coach Lee Latham The Washtucna Wildcats for the fnst time in several years came out on the winning end of a football season They wound up with a season record of 5 wins 2 losses and 1 ne The Wildcats opened their season by traveling to Endtcott Scoring in the opening minutes the Cats went on to trounce Endicott 32 to 6 Washtucna traveled to Othello and came home with their second straight win by a 40 to 0 score The Wildcats suffered then first defeat at the hands of the Kahlotus Koyotes The final score was 6 to 0 the touchdown coming m the third pertod After trailing 14 to 0 at the half of the fourth game the Wildcats came back strong in the last two periods to gain a 14 to 14 tie with Connell Washtucna then met Othello for the second time, and again blanked them This time by a 39 to 0 score. The Wildcats Journeyed to Kahlotus and handed the Koyotes a 19 to 13 loss. This was Washtucna's first football win over Kahlotus in sev- eral years. Washtucna then went to Connell to play for the league championship. The Eagles were too much for the Wildcats and beat them 19 to 0. The Wildcats ended the season with a 33 to 19 win over Endicott. Coach D1ck Sartain Tom Merse Dlck Srtko Steve Anaya Denny Stark Captam Mlke Gray Captam Duane Myers Walt Gray B111 West Walt F1f1e1d Bob Hamrll Coach Art I-hldmg Herb Haase Walt Fxfteld B111 West Larry Honn Bob Clmesmith Manager Bob Mcl-Cenzxe Manager Ioe Graham tl 'L E5 X XLR Q, nu P U 0 10 Pen To 1 ew. wavoff W1n 1333315 C 3. S mid xsgmx 011, e,Cf1's T g2sQ1'fl5,Q2'f9' Q95 W V X cg' . 'fx A N h .- -- -Smog fag, . , ff x f. - ' .f5X 'bm 25259. N A : L f . xv i X , Qi ,Q VOX. w 09' Q , 525 09 . 'J' . f-1 1 5?X, Qxrgq,-5 on XNZYIXX' 'B P9303 iX6'a9'R0y0W9' ax ' A: ' fff, If M :?6'xXi ?Mio, XL? 10 'H K2 94? 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Ohl ats 'ss 1 ace XQEFJBW QGYBWX C 3 6 LBY ln Gwes A' 'e,1S'?,5 Om un 1 6 XLUQ42 VX -Q in 'ff 521 Milk' X is ucna T k IN Idask tball Wines I i qfosse UI xi! 42501111 .ja .J 5 il Washtucna opened the 1953 54 Basketball season by dropptng a 60 to 43 decrston at Lacrosse The Wtldcats then entertained Sprague and were beaten 41 to 34 Sprague was the only team that was able to beat Washtucna on the home floor thts season Tucna then tangled wrth Kahlotus and Connell rn the annual league Merry Go Round whtch took place thrs year tn Othello Each team played two other teams for two quarters Washtucna started off by playrng Kahlotus and squeezmg out a ttght 22 to 24 wtn Connell was the Cats next vrctrm The Eagles who prevrously that ntght had beaten Othello were handed a 24 to 15 trounctng The Washtucna Wrldcats emerged from the Merry Go Round as the Champtons The Cats suffered theu' thtrd defeat thrs one at the hands of Almrra Washtucna was hot rn the frrst half and came back for the thrrd pertod leadtng 25 to 22 Scorrng only 9 potnts tn the second half the Wlldcats were snowed under by the btgger Almrra Club The frnal score was 51 to 34 Washtucna took an early lead and held off a late Lamont tally to garn a 59 to 51 w1n for therr frrst wtn on the home maples The Wtldcats avenged an early season defeat by comrng from behtnd and turntng the tables on Lacrosse to the tune of a 46 to 42 wrn Traveltng to Dayton the Wrldcats were edged 54 to 53 rn a thrrller two grft tosses after the game had ended were the margrn of vrctory A fourth pertod rally by the Cats pulled them ahead and gave them a well earned 38 to 32 trtumph over the Ltnd Bulldogs Endrcott was next tn ltne for Tucna wrth two consecutrve games Washtucna won both games by leadtng all the way The lust by a 62 to 53 score and the second game 61 to 56 Washtucna opened tts conference schedule by handrng the Connell Eagles therr frrst defeat of the season The Wrldcats led all the way and were never behrnd The frnal score was Tucna 44 Connell 35 On therr home floor the Wrldcats won therr frrst b1g game wrth Kahlotus 49 to 47 At half ttme Kahlotus led 29 to 18 but Washtucna pulled ahead rn the fourth pertod The Wtldcats won theu thud strarght league game by defeattng the Othello Huskres 65 to 41 At Lamont the Wrldcats beat Lamont 64 to 51 At Kahlotus the Wtldcats were beaten by the Koyotes 41 to 35 The Wtldcats led at half 22 to 15 but the Koyotes surged ahead rn the last half The Wrld cats beat a strong Lrnd team 37 to 35 rn a very close game wtth Walt Gray makrng a basket wrth exactly 1 second left At Othello the Wtldcats beat the I-luskres 54 to 34 Washtucna led at half 24 to 17 but surged ahead rn the last half The Wtldcars won therr most tmportant non conference game by downrng the Rrtzvrlle Bronc s 45 to 41 At the half Rrtzvtlle led 25 to 17 but Washtucna pulled ahead tn the thtrd perrod and the rest of the game was real close At Sprague the Wtldcars swept past the Vrktngs 58 to 54 The Cats pulled away rn the second quarter to lead 34 to 25 at half Sprague crept up on the Wrldcats but the Cats edged them out The Wtldcats beat the Connell Eagles 56 to 34 The Cats led at half 33 to 17 Washtucna trrpped the Koyotes of Kahlotus 41 to 39 tn a play off game for the league champtonshtp The game was played at Lrnd fSub drstrrct gamesj The Wrldcats won therr ftrst game by downtng the Anatone Wrldcats 53 to 37 Washtucna led at halftlme by a score of 25 to 20 Denny Stark made 24 pomts for the Wtldcats The Wrldcats lost to a tall Wartsburg team 45 to 44 Wartsburg led 11 to 9 at the ftrst rest stop and managed a 24 to 21 bulge at halftrme Wtth the Cards leadtng 37 to 26 the Wrldcats slowly caught up rn the fourth pertod, but the Cards pulled the wrn out of the fue Ecwedall Front row left to rrght are Denny Stark Bob Cltnesmrth Captarn Torn Metse Larry Honn Dtck Sttko Steve Anaya Back row Manager Bllly West Bob Hamtll Mxke Gray Paul Parlsh Duane Myers Norrts Johnston Walt Gray Coach Dtck Sar tam The Wrldcats opened therr baseball season by losmg to Lacrosse tn 9 rnmngs 5 to 4 Duane Myers pltched for the Wrldcats In the second game the Wtldcats defeated Lacrosse 2 to 0 Dnck Sxtko and Denny Stark pttched a one hrtter agatnst the Trgers In the f1rst league game Connell beat the W1ldcats 4 to 1 Connell s prtcher Frttz Day pttched a no htt game Duane Myers prtched a good game but the Wtldcats made the errors at the wrong ttmes The Wtldcats came from behmd twtce to defeat the Kahlotus Koyotes 8 to '7 ln erght rnnmgs The Wtldcats beat the Othello Husk1es 7 to 6 In the bottom of the mnth the Wtldcats brought across the wtnnmg run The Wtldcats trounced the Kahlotus Koyotes 14 to 5 Kahlotus used three prtchers but the Wlldcats plcked up 14 h1ts Duane Myers and Dtck Srtko prtched for the Wrldcats Othello handed Washtucna then second league loss by a score of 4 to 3 The Wrldcats led most of the way and Othello had to score all of thetr runs tn the last three mnmgs In the final game of 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Left to rrght Joe Graham Bob Clrnesrnrth Duane Myers Paul Parrsh Mrke Gray Gmger McKenz1e Sally Thomas Carol Srmrnons Nancy Lrttle Mr Feldhusen Advrsor WTLDCAT 5 MEOW CRIMSON AND GRAY 'Eff ' 3, rg mg TY Hnmrrr ln 1, 1 rr Tint Widxed Frrst row Marre Clrnesmrth Vlfglflla Graves Sandra Austln Gerrr Buckmaster Nancy Lrttle JoAnne Nave Deanna Brown Jeanette Selcho Marran Depee Bonnre Baker Second row Deanne Day Joan Sutherland Patsy Sutherland Kay Lane Barbara Johnston Patsy Johnston Sh1r1eyGr1ff1th Sally Thomas Thrrd row Tom Merse Drck Srtko Larry Honn Herb Haase Bob Clrnesmlth Fourth row Mr Kelm Musrc Duector Duane Myers B111 West Dennrs Stark Dale Nave Norrrs Johnston Frfth row Walt Frfreld Wayne Jarrva Paul Parrsh 5 ,i..,w stu ' : ?gQff'ff n :Z la' S B B 5 ' 311 7, 13,2 -' ,, '- ' T K I SM!! 1 I 'Mx- M451 IO- 7940146 Frrst row Vugrnxa Graves Mane Clmesmrth Jeanette Selcho Nancy Lrttle Sally Thomas Bonme Baker Marran Depee Gem Buckmaster Second row Mrs Johnson Advtsor Patsy Johnston Barbara Johnston Sandra Austm Kay Lane Thrrd row Deanna Brown Shuley Grxfflth Deanne Day Joan Suther land Patsy Sutherland Carol Sxmmons Epmd Fxrst row Deanne Day Patsy Sutherland Joan Sutherland Sandra Sullrvan Janlce Rerber Second row Kay Lane Marlan Depee Shuley Grxffrth Nancy L1tt.le BobCl1nesm1th Wayne Jarrva Mr Kexm Muslc Drrector Larry Honn Tony Drrks Lrnda Day Clrnton Allert Trmmre Hamrll Jeanette Selcho Back rlght Walt Gray B111 West Norrts Johnston zxtjr? 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