Wilson High School - Nova Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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Adding a touch of femininity to the State Swimming Meet, the girls presented, as a finale, 0 SYnCl'l 0f1lZeCl Swimming FOUHHG- Glvlng the appearance of a perfectly syn chromzed kalledascope Doll Phlns Wil son s girls form swimming group present ed their first water show, lt in th Cards to an audience of approximately seven hundred people Under the direction of Mrs Helen Simmons these water maids practiced for the show after school for five months Eligibility to swim in the show was based on a given standard test. Each girl was compelled to pass thirty-two skills of increasing difficul- ty. At the end of this period, the girls dressed themselves in colorful costumes portraying various card games to carry out the theme of the show. llllllll lllllll Helen Simmons and Miss Blaser, advisors, C. President, L. Crane, Vice President, D. S. Strom, Publicity Chairman. By practicing regularly, Doll-Phins perfected their routines.

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Boys aiming at a possible future position on the varsity squad set an excellent four- win one-loss season for the reserve swim team. The iayvee squad scored victories over Stadium, Lincoln, and the strong YMCA team, suffering their only defeat to the West Shield Boys' Club. The reserve swim team practiced after school under the direction of Mr. Dick Hannula. The entire reserve squad proved themselves good prospects for the future varsity team. Richard Hitch, Woody Davis, Roy Mesler, Bill Streeter, and Pat Waters displayed great skill in the many different swimming events. Larry Huff gained recog- nition for his diving by winning the honor of exhibition diving in several of the varsity meets. ROW la D. Rasmussen, D. Swenson, K. Petroka, R. Mesler, L. Johnson, L. Huff, R. Hopkins, G. Teats, B. Streeter, W. David- son, M. Pergande, D.'Puz, M. Neudorfer, P. Waters, L. Angelel, R. Hitch. lnt e a a outt irty oys an gir the instruction of Mr. Richard Hannula, be- gan learning the fundamentals of water life-saving. The time spent in instruction was an hour per day for two weeks. After passing a final test, the students were awarded Senior Life Saving certificates. ln the spring another opportunity for in- struction was given to those who had missed the first session. Students who received their life saving certificates were qualified to guard the pool during the many swim- Artificial respiration administered by a Life Saving class member. ffff .f M My J M.. lllllllll Sllfllllflllll Practicing one of the skills of life saving students save a drowning swimmer

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