Weatherwax High School - Quinault Yearbook (Aberdeen, WA)

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DEDICATION To Mr. Bolkemo: For your many years of service and achievement—as a principal and a friend to the students, understanding our viewpoints . . . being a vital member of the community . . . helping to develop the Y. M. C. A. and Boy Scouts in Aberdeen . . . most of all for your wonderful philosophy of school life, which recognizes that each student is an individual and requires individual attention . . . For the many fields of interest to all that you have opened . . . the music program, not only in Aberdeen but in all Southwest Washington, the sports, vocational programs, the different curricula that we are offered ... all to meet the needs of a new and changing world . . . We take this opportunity to thank you and to express the appreciation of each and every student of Weatherwax by dedicating the 1955 Quinault to you!

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FOREWORD Lake Quinault, the theme of the 1955 Weatherwax yearbook, symbolizes the recreation and growth that is a part of every student's year in high school. From the mountains, tiny streams of water flow downward gathering new rivulets of life from their tributaries until at last they reach the lake and become a part of the scenic beauty. So, too, the students enter, make new friends, join new activities, and absorb new ideas until, upon graduation, they are ready to become a part of the world around them. Therefore, the varying aspects of Lake Quinault as found in this annual are used to present the many different features of our school days as we prepare ourselves for the future. 4

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Lights Burn Late at School Board Meetings . . the five members of the board are elected officials who receive no pay for their work . . . they meet each month on the second Tuesday . . . hold many special meetings during the year . . . consider a variety of items during meetings . . . they authorize elections for bonds and extra levies . . . hire the 190 teachers and 140 other employes of the school district . . . purchase annually $35,000 worth of instructional supplies needed in the classrooms . . . provide for the transportation of 950 pupils . . . buy busses which cost about $10,000 each . . . buy $1 5,000 worth of textbooks . . . $10,000 worth of library books . . . hire janitors and pay them $65,000 . . . buy $10,000 worth of supplies for janitors . . . buy $16,000 worth of fuel oil to heat the buildings . . . pay $16,000 for telephones, electricity, water, and gas . . . pay maintenance men $25,000 . . . pay teachers, principals and supervisors $890,000 annually . . . pay lunchroom cooks $17,000 . . . buy lunchroom food amounting to $22,000 . . . All board members are graduates of Weatherwax ... Ed VanSyckle is a newspaperman, now serving as chairman of the board . . . E. J. Karshner is in the grocery business, enthusiastic follower of Weatherwax athletics, earned Golden A's, served two terms as chairman of the board . . . Ben Hill is a grocer and South Side booster, one time fighting Bobcat in several sports . . Donald Spoon sells auto parts, was a Bobcat athlete during golden era of Weatherwax athletics . . . Ben Weatherwax is a contractor and designer, well-known for his knowledge of local history and personalities . . . H. J. Kramer is completing his second year as Superintendent of Schools . . . formerly superintendent of Wapato . . . first problem to get his attention was the building program . . . organized Citizens' Committee to help the board . . . made studies which involved several hundred people . . . asked voters to approve a $1,400,000 bond issue . . . high school will take over the present Miller junior high . . . Weatherwax building will be renovated . . . Mr. Kramer has worked closely with principals and supervisors to improve the curriculum . . . has managed to hire enough teachers in spite of severe shortages . . Steve Turk is the appointed Secretary to the board . . . graduate of Weatherwax . . . formerly taught in Aberdeen . . . concerned mainly with the business operation of the school district . . .