Willamette High School - Guld Luscus Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

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714 . 7. f. 1 KJ V 'ITN sz . A ' -s-Aoi -A Ng, V ,, .,.. ,MW ' WT?Ti.Z'.. ,ww 1 On September 26, l9-49, the first students ever to attend Willamette entered the school. At its outset, only 39l were enrolled in this beautiful new school which consisted of l4 classrooms, an ade- quate office, extensive library, and spacious gym- nasium. Many of those who met together in the halls and classrooms, met for the first time. They came from all the surrounding schools which had claimed them before Willamette High came into being. From these first acquaintances came lasting friendships, and grew a spontaneous school spirit. fe. r-4,1 1 2 ...ft wmv ffumtw felt-:fi A Willamette High today The first year was basically one of organiza- tion, but from these first-steps has Willamette been built and continued to progress. ln l95O, due to increase of the enrollment to 457, a new wing consisting of 6 classrooms and 2 of- fices and a modern caforium were constructed. A badly needed football turf was also completed that year and was ready for use at the opening of the football season of l95l. A modern wing came next . l ' - .

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K-z- -C ln the summer of l952 the latest addition to the school was built, This was the beautiful new girls' gymnasium, Thus our alma mater now stands. Increasing to an enrollment of 550 in the present school year, Willamette has grown in size, spirit, and strength. Plans have already been made for an additional wing consisting ot six classrooms to be constructed in l953. As in the past, we all are confident that our school will continue to progress in every way through the years. Up she goes! The girls' gymnasium completed