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

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io 5QlI.IlllCQIfl.QIl C0 . Left to right: Bill Wood, Len Vann, Lloyd Benjamin, Russ Casson, Bill Hoard, Iim Knapp, George Knutkowksi, Wally Bostick. Pmaonal dchiwunenf CD . Left to tight: Chester Whitman, Marvin Goff, Eugene Swanson, Gerald Pitzer, Everett Frogner, Iohn Francis. Co Left to right: Gari Benham, Tom Ames, Bill Churchill, Don Ragghianti, Bill Marcoe, Bob Doggett, Paul Pugh. ,icfzvrcc Co Left to right: Dale Moody, Howard Bellows, Hoger McNutt, Pete Holzheimer, Charles Shorrock. J ' Cv Left to right: Paul Munson, Bill Hooper, Bob East.

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50144 ' One tepee on the YN est Seattle Reser- vation always sure to be crowded with young lndian war- t riors, and often many maidens, too, was the Boys' Club Lodge. Boys' Club includes in its membership any brave who lays down wampum for an Activity Stamp book, some 620 war- riors, and for the past ten moons has exist- ! ed under the guid- , ance of Big Chief Pop l-lannaford, dfo rating for its presi- dent, Mike Mohun- drop Bob Clithero for vice-presidentg and Howard Bellows as secretary-treasurer. As in the sun of '44, Boys' Club tasks were carried out in true lndian fash- ion by various committees, organ- ized to get things done in an effi- cient way, while braves grew mighty under the stimulus of giving friendly, constructive service. Perhaps the most important com- mittee of these would be termed the Personal Achievement Committee, which had the vital but difficult duty of developing leadership and direc- tive gualities within the braves, ulti- mately inducing tribesmen to get into school activities for experience in leadership. Because lndians are known from the Cascades to the Olympics as friendly, it was quite natural that braves organize a Friendship Com- l4 OFFICERS Mike Mohun President Bob C1 thero Vice President H ward Bell ws S .-T . mittee. which not only kept up cor- respondence with lndians who were out of school because of illness, but made any new members of the tribe feel at home on the range by intro- ducing them to school life at West Seattle. Furthermore, the Boys' Club estab- lished a minute-man organization, the School Service Committee, that hourly was on call to perform the miraculous emergency services which creep up, even on an lndian reservation. West Seattle braves are deeply conscious of the morale of their war- rior brothers in uniform and had at least one sure way of keeping it tip- top. The Letters to Servicemen Com- mittee was originated so that stu- dents in roll rooms could cooperate with the Boys' Club in sending let- ters from home to former school mates in service. Each roll was allotted the names and addresses of certain warriors in service, then braves and maidens c o l l e c t e d appropriate newspaper clippings and wrote letters. Thus, while the earth was - e afire with war, and peoples were thrown off balance mentally as well as physi- cally, the West Seattle braves lived through days of worry over studies, draft classifica- tions and jobs, without risking - scars. MR. HANNAFORD

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60241 Huw: Student Cabinet Members-Front row: Marvin Goff, Roger Young, Bill Hoffman, Dick Solibakke, Pres- ident: Ernie Karlstrom, Vice President: Frank Young, Stewart White. Back row: Iaclyn Fuller, Ioyce McFate, Grace White, Marcia McCready, Iessie Allen, Iane Pacher. To achieve a democratic school government, a greater cooperation between students and faculty, a closer tie between the pupil and his school, and to provide a medium through which the student is trained to assure his civic responsibilities in our republic . . . Thus, the purpose of West Seat- tle's newly formulated student gov- ernment was established by Chief Student Body president Dick Soli- bakke and other lndians advocating student government in originating the constitution that was adopted by the lndians last lanuary. As constitutionally provided, inter- school student activities were co- ordinated by twin tepees-the Stu- dent Council, with a membership of all roll presidents and the Student Cabinet. The former passed on all student legislation while the latter, consisting of representatives from lo the Boys' and Girls' Clubs, the tour classes, three executive-appointed committee heads, the student body president and vice president, with Mr. I-lannaford as faculty advisor, culminated all plans for student activities. Each class undertook a special phase of the Schools at War pro- gramg the seniors administered Con- servationg the juniors, War Savingsg the sophomores, Salvageg the fresh- men, Salvage of Waste Fats. Cn each Thursday afternoon, the Cabinet held a session at which activities and problems relating to the student body were analyzed and acted upon. All new legislation was referred to the Research Committee for investigation and recommenda- tion. Charters were granted to school organizations by the Charter Com- mittee, while the Assembly Commit- tee handled student assemblies.