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

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ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT Front row: Audrey Coleman, Elaine Rider, Mag- dalen Leroux and Mary Willoughby. Back row: Merrie Erlandson, Jackie Dahl, Susan Morrow and Marilyn Peterson. Missing from the picture is Pat Poehlitz, department head and officer sponsor. PERSONAL EFFICIENCY DEPARTMENT Front row: Barbara Duncan, Peggy Greeno, of- ficer sponsor, and Ruth Staats. Back row: Pat Porter, Beverly Anderson, department head, and Annabelle Aller. ENTERTAINMENT DEPARTMENT Front row: Edith Cadley, officer sponsor, Marilyn Lee, department head, Jackie Luther, Priscilla Lovering. Second row: Dorothy Whitemarsh, Char- lotte Bryan, Alene Hoffman, Pearl Osborn, Jo But- ler. Back row: Betty Greathouse, Olga Farafontoff, Margaret Hunter and Klarinell Carlson. SERVICE FOR VICTORY DEPARTMENT Front row: Polly Sweazey, officer sponsor, and Nancy Peters. Back row: Elaine Wilbur, Nancy Daly and Dorothy Thompson, department head. COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT Front rovw: Patty North, and Gloria Fahnlander. Back row: Patty Sweazey, Doris Stobie, department head, and Barbara Afflerbach, officer sponsor.

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ys' lub Although, following P e a rl Harbor, most enterprises under- went radical changes, we the increasing Boys' Club officers, felt we could have the Busi- ness As Usual sign on Doctor Liston's door for I943. How- ever, barely a week had passed before we began to realize the many changes that would have to be made then and during our administration. B e c a u s e of transportation difliculties, ob- taining speakers for assemblies Charles Hannaford, new Boys' Club advisor, congratulates former advisor Doctor Ed Liston upon his appointment in the Navy, while looking on are Jack Makus, first vice-president, Walt Litch, second vice-president, Phil Brewer, president. and Wes Hotchkiss, secretary- treasurer. and Thursday Morning Club meetings was a problem. We successfully solved this situation by using more intra-school talent, and publishing the Boys' Club paper the Tomahawk in place of the Thursday Morning Club. The biggest job the Boys' Club faced was that of employment. We were almost swamped with calls asking for high school boys to fill war plant vacancies. Our office was crowded many times a day with boys seeking jobs or receiving minor's permits. The confusion which accompied this employment rush prompted us to investigate the problem more thoroughly and work out a plan to relieve it. To this end we held several meetings with groups of students who worked at least four hours a day. ln the exchanging of ideas at these meetings we not only worked out plans for handling the necessary preliminary details, but we also gained a better understanding of the problems facing high school part-time workers. However, this research was only a means to an end. Our big task was actually setting up a method in which work problems could be handled efficiently and quickly. With Dr. l..iston's experience and guid- ance to help us we were able to make a fine start in the solving of our employment problem. Another job, although not as big as the employment situation was our work in connection with West Seattle boys going into the armed forces. Our purpose in this program was to ed- ucate the boys in the steps they would take upon entering any branch of the service. To ful- fill this we invited ofiicers from the Army, Navy, and Marines to speak to prospective inductees about opportunities offered them. Pamphlets and data procured from service head- quarters helped to keep the boys up-to-date on developments and changes in the military set-up. In all these projects, whether school wide or influencing only a small group of boys, we have had a feeling of accomplishment not only in the successful results, but also a feeling of having made a contribution to our country's war effort.

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TIN CAN COMMITTEE Front row: Wayne Baskett, Russell Bemis, Tom Jones and Dick Ames. Back row: Don Hester, Earl Grahm, Jerry Costacos, Jim GaIIetIy and Al Holz- heimer. STRETCHER SQUAD Front row: Kenneth Lowthian, and Jerry Cos- tacos. Middle row: Dick Whiting, Jack Joseph, and Eddie Smith. Back row: Ed Anderson and Stan Haynie. YELL SQUAD Don Ireland, Walt Litch, Jerry Costacos and Elwood Pelton. PROJECTION COMMITTEE Front row: Gordy McDonald, Bob Towhey, Tim Wallace and David Gjersee. Back row: Mason Rhoades, West Hotchkiss, Bill Knight, John Hudson and Bob Rollins. SERVICE COMMITTEE Front row: Walt Litch and Wes Hotchkiss. Back row: Jack Makus and Phil Brewer.