Western High School - Westerner Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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C 'WARD . . . we were all in a hurry to get to the garlic admiration and respect, through our illus- trious halls and soon were well acquainted with our songs and cheers, though most of them experienced a little difliculty with the floor plan. A typical school day-filled with all the little things that seem so trivial at the time hut which assume appropriate size through the passages of time. School is not only a place of hard-working, future Iiinstcins twisllful thinkinglj hut it typities all that in our teens is so glorious and memorable to us. 'l'hings like the thrills of a game, and even bigger thrills afterwardsg the dances, tespeeially the one where the captain of the team danced with usjg that cold dread that fills our hearts . . . lrowdy' folks, it's swell to be lnaelc

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Hurrah! September 17, l945-the first day of school! WVhat varied emotions that well- known cry brings forth. Somethin' special for the seniors toog a lump in our throats for our last totally terriiic year in Western and a song in our hearts for our very first year in high school with peace throughout the world. The sadness of reminiscing was soon dispensed A GLAN gone but not forgotten through sharing our summer fun and conti- dences and preparing plans for the new school year. The process of getting in the groove was heralded by the usual perplexing multi- tude of programs, credits, and cards, cards, cards!-pink ones, yellow ones, blue ones! Yep, it's the same place all right! The new students were shown, with proper . . . some wear 'em short and some wear 'em long

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before a physics test, and coinplaeeney upon passing it, for is it the other way around?jg the hours in the club rooni where we danced the hours awayg our reluctance to comply with Mrs. XVoodall's Daily Seven, while we cheer- fully inunch a hot dog and a candy harg our fun and laughter, our eokes and jazz, and most of all, our teachers and friends-all this goes to nrake up our years at VVestern which well . . A1hert's daily ritual ff, w W X in-f 'u'W1Wv-eww., stand out no inatter where we go or what we do. 'l'he football gaincs were in the spotlight at the heginning of the year, and though the scores were not always in our favor. it was at these gaines that VVestcrn's cheerleaders lcd the teams on to victory with the full support of the student body. VVestcrners were also very proud of Don Lichty and Iohn Beatty, . . . sure was crowded the night of the Serufi' Dance