West Seattle High School - Kimtah Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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GIRLS' CLUB ln the Old West a family built and settled in a log cabin on a ridge overlooking a broad ex- panse of low land. Twice a day tides covered the flats. Indians passed, their faces hideous with paint, and war cries echoed through the woods. The wind caused the tall firs to sway so that the father and mother feared that one would fall across their home and the occasional sound of a distant tree crashing did not reassure them. Water had to be carried from the river when the tide was low for when the salt water backed M155 CHILBERG up into the stream, it was unfit for use. While Girls' Adviso' mother and children spent anxious days wait- ing for the father to go to the nearest settle- ment and return with provisions, the howling of coyotes at night accented their loneliness. Little by little, the impenetrable forests were cleared, dikes were built, the flats were ploughed, seed was planted, and the vision of the early settler was realized. Today you and l enjoy the garden land produced by the courage, determination, energy and endurance of these pioneers. Can we meet their challenge? IVIABEL CHILBERG, Girls' Advisor. Gay chattering of girls heard above the click of busy knitting needles, girls eagerly planning the forthcoming assembly . . . the soft cry at the smarting pain of mercurochrome administered to a skinned knee . . . the jangle of the telephone as a request comes for girls to serve at the P. T. A. meeting . . . argument as to the best solution of the geometry problem in question . . . a reassuring smile from a senior officer in response to the bewildered look of a shy newcomer . . . center of all activity is the apartment, where a girl may go if she is ill or lonesome, in need of advice or needle and thread, or just to pass the time. It is here that the club for all girls functions. It was here that refreshments and decorations were decided upon for the banquet, mother's teas, and the parties for new girls. Thanks- giving baskets were filled. A successful toy drive staged. Plans made for school drives for tinfoil, clean halls, and yarn. Clerical work was attended to. Transfers from other schools made welcome by the Tillicum committee. Sweaters and afgans knitted for the Red Cross. Scrapbooks completed for the Veteran's hospital. Council conferences were planned, and hobbies developed. Elections held. Instal- lation was arranged. Behind these activities there was a well organized cabinet, consisting of five oflicers and five de- partment heads. This year's officers were: Carolyn Caillac, president, Ada Woodhouse, vice-presi- dent, Bette Maples, recording secretary, Marian Alford, corresponding secretary, Katie Harrison, who transferred and was replaced by Juanita Beck, treasurer. Social service work was under Shirley Zoffel, department head, first semester, and Josephine O'Connor, second semester. Nita Beck and Elizabeth Sward took care of foreign correspondence, flower arangement and novelty clubs were under the Hobby Riders department, which is a new addition to the Girls' Club organizations. Charm Club, Health and Standards committee work was supervised during the fall semester by Helen White, and in the spring semester, by Doris Stobie, heads of the Personal Efficiency Department. Providing entertainment for all

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T LIBRARY A well worn copy of the Holy Bible, a cloth bound volume of Pilgrim's Progress, a book of Church hymns, and perhaps an edition of a book published in the 18th century in England on the fundamentals of friendship, made up the meager library of '49, Pioneer fam- ilies were considered fortunate to possess any such library, for out on the prairies Hbook larningn was of little importance. Today our cities have large public libraries where anyone may borrow a book. Special first editions of the old books are cherished in these institutions. Right here in high school we have a library well supplied with all kinds of books. Here a student may check out fiction books for his own pleasure reading or non-fiction books for class room studies. Here, too, he may get technological information from one of the many reference books. Also located in the library are the latest magazines, as well as old copies, and a clipping file which is kept up to date by the librarian. TEACHERS ON LEAVE Several faculty members are on leave or exchange this year. Mr. Liston is an exchange teacher in Brookline High School, Brookline, Massachusetts, while Mr. Cross is taking advantage of his art schol- arship to Yale. Mr. Slocomb is serving as an exchange teacher in Providence, Rhode lsland. During the Christmas holiday, Mr. Kimball left West Seattle to serve with the United States Navy. STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council of West Seattle includes representatives from every roll room. The President, Vice-President, and Secretary, are elected from these representatives by a majority vote. The purpose of this council is to bring before the students problems which affect the students or school. These problems are discussed at a regular meeting of the council, held every four weeks. STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENTS Gretchen Schneeberger, first semesterg The co-ordinatlng committee consists of sixteen members-eight BJHYHC Qvale, second semester. The Student Council works in unison with a co-ordinating committee. teachers and eight students, the teachers being appointed by the principal and the student branch nominated by a committee chosen by the Student Council. The co- ordinating committee is the fact finding body in the matters of: Stamp Plan, Assemblies, Productions, Scholarships, Athletics, Community Relationships, and Room Organizations. All the members serve for a term of one year, elections being held in the fall quarter. , 1 9

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OFFICERS Under the able leadership of the Girls' Club officers, activities under this organiza- tion functioned smoothly. At the election held in the previous spring, girls in the school made their choice of leaders. It has been the duty of these girls during the past year to function as members of the cabinet, to take care of administration affairs, and to assist department heads in the club work. Front row: Marian Alford, Corres. Sec.g Carolyn Gaillac, Pres.g Kathleen Harrison, Treasurer. Back row: Bette Maples, Re- cording Sec.g Ada Woodhouse, Vice Pres. ENTERTAINMENT DEPARTMENT' To add gaiety to the serious trend of the Girls' Club activities, this department gave parties and banquets. Two parties were given welcoming newcomers, the first in September, the other in February. Honoring their moth- ers, one tea was given for Junior and Senioi girls and their mothers, and the other for Freshmen and Sophomore girls and mothers. A special Christmas party was featured in December, as was a Music Recital Tea in january. Front row: Barbara Aflilerbach, Virginia An- derson fl-leaclj, Nlarilyn Lee, Pauline Marin- ovich, Betty Morgan. Back row: Irene Ozer- koff, Rachel Schultz, Marian Smith, Connie Walker, Donna Waller, Ada Woodhouse. SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT Activities of this department were centered around National Defense. Tinfoil, other metals, and waste paper were collected. A drive for the conservation of paper lunch bags was carried on. A campaign by the Record Rustlersu was staged. Workers for the Needlites and Red Cross knitted sweaters and afghan squares and sewed diapers and quilts. Front row: Ciloria Alford, Marian Alford, Ruthie Butler, Dorothy Chandler, Josephine Costello. Back row: Virginia Ferulano, Elaine Rider, Polly Sweazey, Shirley Zoffel fl-Ieadj. girls in the school, giving banquets, teas and parties was the work of the Entertainment Department under Virginia Anderson. To keep the activities of the entire club running smoothly was the task of the Administrative Department under Bette Maples. Under each department from three to ten committee chairmen worked with other girls to complete the task. Early in the spring a Iunchroom clean-up campaign was staged by the Girls' Club. Council members took an active part, even helping with the actual serving behind the counters. I-Iostesses from the Girls' Club and members of the Boys' Club assisted in the drive.