Western High School - Westerner Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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. . Santa's little helper paring to leave Western, and after thc election of class officers, plans for their prom, held at the 2400, class day, and graduation exercises went forward rapidly. 'l'he exercises were mcmorableg Oliver Carter, Class President, delivering the saluatory, lamcs Kearney, Class Treasurer, the valedictory, and Rev. War- ren llastings, the address. After the many farewclls, we seniors who were left realized that our own graduation would comc before long and set about to make the most of our last semester in VVcstcrn. The Student Council was also very active in sponsoring dances at Western this yearg the most successful of which was thc Sadie Haw- kins Seruff Dance given in March, where the girls paid thc boys' ways, did the cutting, brought spectacular corsagcs of radishes, let- l . . . Ah-li-h

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being made through our Student Council to lengthen them. One of the ventures which the 1945-46 Student Council can exclusively claim is the launching of the Club Room. The old Ration Board rooms were taken over in September and due to the perseverance of the Student Council members, particularly its president, Doyle Rogers, they were painted, varnished and . . . the feeling wasn't mutual put in order, much to the delight of the many students who frequent it. The traditional Christmas Pageant under the supervision of Old Nick himself, was given with all the expressive beauty of the choir and tableaux and proved that Wester1i's '45-'46 Choir certainly upheld all of the dignity and loveliness of the previous pagents. About this time the February class was pre- . . . music hath charms, and so hath David.

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l i L i tuce, and ivy, and in general, proved them- selves worthy escorts. lncidentally, those who might have noticed a few aimless souls wandering through the halls earlier in the year, with a fixed gleam in their eyes, and muttering to themselves as they ambled along, were probably relieved to find that they were participants in Western's Spring Play, 'LDon't Keep Him Waiting, which was watch it boys, the boss is here sponsored by the Drama Club. Its preview in assembly served to arouse the curiosity and interest of the entire school and when it was iinally presented, its fame was so wide- spread that the auditorium was packed at both showings. Bouquets to the tireless individ- uals, both in acting and producing fields! Spring is coming now with tests, breezes, and a very delinite temptation to sit in the sun . . future aviators