Weatherwax High School - Quinault Yearbook (Aberdeen, WA)

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TOP: Mr. Curran, principal. BOTTOM: Mr. Londahl, vice principal. In spite of the changes and upsets to what may have been regarded as traditional, you have been most gracious and cooperative. I am deeply and humbly grateful. My only hope is that we may go forward toward greater educational opportunities for all. We can be proud of our accomplishments this year. The statement of policy in regard to membership in school organizations by the senate is ample evidence of your growth and understanding in democratic concepts. The sportsmanship campaign has brought credit and values in innumerable ways not only to the school but to the community in which we live. The outcomes to us all are infinitely of greater value than the trophy which, after all, is but a symbol of the real doing, thinking, cooperating, and influencing. These we have achieved and they can never be taken from us. Only by our own laxness may we lose them. We would be remiss were we not to call to mind some of the problems which do and will confront us and to which we must bend our efforts toward a solution. Some of these are: devising ways and means of maintaining our present activities on a seriously curtailed budget; improvement of the auto parking and traffic; increased attention to the care of the buildings and grounds; maintainance of a high level of sportsmanship: increased enrollment with shrinkage of space, and the attendant problems of building, traffic, and morale. For a time we may find ourselves handicapped for space and facilities, but with the brand of cooperation and understanding demonstrated this year I am sure we can overcome this with no loss of educational values and activities. Good luck to the class of ’56! lien O. Curran SCHOOL BOARD—Seated: Mr. Karshner, Mr. Weatherwax, Mr. Spoon, Mr. Hill. Standing: Mr. Kramer, superintendent of schools; Mr. Turk, secretary of board; Mr. Van Syckle. 7