Weatherwax High School - Quinault Yearbook (Aberdeen, WA)

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DEDICA HERE will be many empty chairs at the commencement exercises. The boys to whom they belong are away somewhere fighting so that there will always be a time for graduation. Some may be crouched in a muddy fox-hole on a small South Pacific island; or some sweating in the boiling African sun; perhaps some standing watch on a Liberty freighter crossing the rough Atlantic ocean. They will not be here to walk across the stage with proud steps to receive their diplomas. The fellow in geometry class who always got an A” is now piloting a bomber over Germany; the star half-back in the football team is a Marine. These fellows cannot go to the dances and parties, nor can they take it easy” Senior Week. Their Senior Week may mean battle, pain, even death. It is to them that we, the Weatherwax High School students, proudly dedicate this, the 1944 Quinault. Our seniors, as they spend some of the happiest days of their lives, will be remembering these boys who are serving our country, and hoping, too, that soon we can all get together again to celebrate the victory.

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 [N THIS, our 1944 Quinault, it is our aim to give you brief glimpses into every event of the school year at Weatherwax. Since every week saw more of our boys leaving for service, Weatherwax students have realized how important it is for them to do their share for victory. Organized clubs within the school have devoted much of their time to activities which help bring the war to an end. The Red Cross and the bonds and stamps committees have received whole-hearted support from the student body. Of course the bond auction was a lot ot fun with the greatest purpose of all behind it. Football, basketball, and baseball games, as well as track and swimming meets have brought many loyal fans to the stands. The Sunday afternoon concerts, sponsored by the music department, were all well received, with the swing concert being the most popular of them all. To be remembered also are Charlie's Aunt,” and Class Night, two fine stage productions. For the fellows and girls of Aberdeen, there probably is no better place to go for a good time than the Teen-Age Canteen. Every afternoon and evening found a large crowd dancing, playing ping pong, pool, or just lounging in one of the many, big cozy chairs, perhaps drinking a coke that was bought right there at the fountain. To many, ''Meet you at the canteen” has come to mean a few hours of fun and relaxation at a place where the whole gang will be on hand. Our parents have shown unusual interest in this project. We thank them for their enthusiastic support, and hope our canteen serves the purpose for which it was organized — giving the youth of Aberdeen wholesome entertainment in wartime. For the seniors the fun and work of high school is but a pleasant memory; to the underclassmen the future year is an opportunity for the continuation of school activities. It is for them to make Weatherwax High School a place where both an academic and a social education can be obtained.

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