Bonita High School - Echoes Yearbook (La Verne, CA)

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Senior play, and an important part in both Fireman Save My Child and Tug of War, and was a commencement speaker. Ruth Reed was a faithful drummer in the Drum and Bugle Corps. She was secretary of the senior class and a mem- ber of the Hostess Club and G.A.A. She was lnterclub representative for the G. R. also. Iames Sawyer continued his musical activities this year with member- ship in the Drum and Bugle Corps and the orchestra. He participated in debates and in panel discussions, and had an important part in the Dramatics class play and in the Tri-School play. Crystal Shamblin, G.A.A. president for the year, was on at least four All- Bonita teams. She was a member of the Pep Club, and won her GAA. sweater last year. Gertrude Shotwell was this year a member of the Nature Club, and of the Business Statistics Club. Shirley Soder made a real place for herself in Bonita's musical activities, for she was in the Glee Club, Orchestra, Singing Nine, Operetta, was music chairman for Girls' League, and pianist for the Girl Reserves. Doris Spotswood Worked willingly in G.A.A., Hostess Club, and the Operetta. She was a typist on the Bearcat staff, also. Melba Stokes was a mem- ber of Pep Club, and played the part of Mrs. Stevens in the senior play. Melba served as the G. B. president through the school year, and represented the club in several district meetings as speaker. She was accompanist for the Girls' Glee Club and social chairman of the senior class. Hazel Stone received marked recognition when she received a Life Scholarship pin. She served as Student Body secretary and was a member of the Welfare Council. Aside from these duties, she was program chairman for Girls' League and a member of Pep Club. Hazel was active in sports, for she was on the speedball and basketball All- Bonita teams. Lois Torrey served as a drummer in the Drum and Bugle Corps. She led the senior class in their yells and was assistant school yell leader. In Hostess Club, Lois served as president. She also helped in the operetta. Lucy Urban turned her interest toward mathematics, and Slide-rule Club. G.A.A. and Bible as Literature club also took her attention. Dorothy Verba was a' quiet par- ticipant in G.A.A., Nature Club, and Hostess Club. She excelled in cooking. Richard Werkman was La Verne business manager for the Echoes, and took a vital interest in the new Student Government plan. He was a Welfare Council member. Ruth Werkman was the third of the senior girls who worked with the Drum and Bugle Corps. She was very interested in speech arts and was student director of the operetta. She served as a reporter on the Bearcat staff, and was Editor-in-Chief of the Echoes. Ruth was treasurer of Girls' League, and was a member of the Welfare Council. She climaxed her year by announcing over KHI'for the Girls' Glee Club, and then by being one of the speakers for gradu- ation. Bill Westlake's interests were centered in music. He had a leading role in the operetta and was in the Boys' Glee Club. He worked admirably in the Music Festival also. Roberta Williams was vice-president of Girls' League, and secretary of the Girls' Glee Club. She was a member of Pep Club, and did an excellent job as a Iapanese girl in the operetta. Boy Williams was a quiet but persistent worker, in tennis and in football. He was a lettennan, and belonged to the Hi-Y. For amuse- ment, he played checkers with the Checkers Club. Evelyn Zug majored in book- keeping and in home economics. She was vice-president in the Hostess Club and was a member of the Business Statistics and Stamp Clubs. I-I

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lil for the Echoes. She was chosen as one of the speakers for Commencement. Howard Dodge had one of the leads in the senior play as Bobby, Penny's little playmate. He was a member of the Service Club and the Sports Club, and was vice-president of the Boys' Association. lgnasia Dominguez and her sister Rosemary have been two of the most active members of the G.A.A., and have served Bonita in many ways. Ignasia belonged also to the Needlework Club and to the Spanish Club. Rosemary was outstanding with membership on four All-Bonita teams. She acted as clerk of the G.A.A. and was a member of the Pep Club. ln addition, she served as first semester editor of the Bearcat. Emily Garvey was one of the principals in the operetta, and was one of the Singing Nine. She served as president of the Dramatics class, and was on the Bearcat Council. Emily made the All-Bonita baseball and basketball teams. Milford Good was this year Penny's father in the senior play, and was a con- tributor to the Echoes. He played on the tennis team, and belonged to the Slide- rule, the Bible as Literature, and the Spanish Clubs. Truman Groendyke served as president of the Phy-Chem, this year, and was vice-president of Senior Hi-Y and sergeant-at-arms of the class. He was also a sterling performer on the varsity track squad. Miriam Hanawalt was this year president of the Pep Club, president of the Scholarship Society, and treasurer of G. R. She won a Life Scholarship pin. Four All-Bonita G.A.A. teams included Miriam this year, and she is a wearer of the G.A.A. sweater. Russell lohnson served as an officer in the Phy-Chem this year, as Mr. Green's assistant, and was San Dimas business manager for the Echoes. He was a member of Hi-Y, and one of the players in the Tri-School plays. Halsey lones, as president of the Student Body, climaxed a very active high school career. He was a member of Hi-Y, of Phy-Chem, and the Lettermen's Clubs, and played in the orchestra. He was on the varsity football, basketball, track, and tennis teams. Marjorie Kampmeier was a member of several clubs this year, the Charm Club, the Hostess Club, G.A.A., and G.R. She did an out- standing iob as property manager for the operetta. Paul Kern returned to Bonita this year to make a place for himself on the football, baseball and track teams, to be captain of the basketball team, senior class president, secretary of the Service Club, and a member of Hi-Y, Letter- men's Club, and Photography Club. Charles Lindgreen continued his interest in music with membership in the orchestra. He was a member of the Stamp Club, the Checker Club, and the Angling Club. Nettie Lopez was this year a member of G.A.A., and played volleyball and basketball. She was also a mem- ber of the Needlework Club. Cecil Maxson belonged this year to the Minerology Club, and to the Rifle Club. Louise Metzger was Girls' League secretary this year, a member of the Bearcat Council, of the Pep Club, and of the All-Bonita basketball team. She was on the Bearcat staff, and was one of the Singing Nine. Wilford Michael was Hi-Y president this year, and belonged to Phy-Chem and Lettermen's Clubs. He was on the varsity football squad, the B basketball squad, and the X track squad, as well as the tennis team. Shirley Moore, better known as Squack, was co-captain of the B basketball team this year, a member of Hi-Y, Phy-Chem, and Lettermen's Club, and was sports editor for the Bearcat and assistant sports editor for the Echoes. Earl O'Brien was captain of the var- sity football team this year. He served also on the baseball team, and was a member of the Service Club and the Lettermen's Club. He had a part in the

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I-I N K Cb JI 45 4- . .. ' v , f J' x'! .1.. min- 1:41.11 1 . fl ll X Xjylj, K' lf by I1 A ' ,.,r' , ' rl' 'll I fl X TOP: Dellenbach, White, M. Hylton, Alcala, Brandt, Han- sen, Trostle, Gillis, Armenia. Yoder, E. Bell, Stevenson, Da- vis, DeShazer, Campbell, Gar- vey, D. Black, Gilbert. Ches- ter, Camacho, Garman, lead, Poore, Fischer, Sm' Calvert. L, Hylt t, Short, Woodard, r, Sick- el, Cross, Shephe ci, Gay. Bronson, K. Lapp, B. Smead, Mumford, Southworth, Auman, Wright, E. Wurtzgif ee . M I lflu F As frosh, the present junior class began its record at Bonita with high at- tainments in both athletics and scholarship, as well as taking part in most clubs and activities. There were more boys out for baseball, basketball, football and track than any former freshman classes, and a fair quota of the Scholarship Society were frosh. As class officers they elected Bette White president, Clayton Hockenbery vice-president, and Iune Yamashita secretary. This first year ended with a skate at Pomona. As sophomores, they quickly organized themselves under the leadership of Clayton Hockenbery, president, Dick Yoder, vice-president, Bob Forney, sec- retary, Clara Mae Ebersole, Welfare Council Representative, and Frank Waits as yell leader. Under social chairman Evan Wriqhfs management, a theater party at the Fox Pomona was held for Hurricane Our boy's sports benefitted through Bob Forney, Harry Humphrey, Ray Struve, and David Alcala, letter- men, and Douglas Harlow, Ewell Blackwell, Clayton Hockenbery, and Dick A. All-Bonita teams were Enid Fischer, Yamashita. Ten members of the Schol- Brandt, lune Yarnashita, Bob Trostle, Hillman, Bette White, Genevieve Bod- Bussell. Sophomore girls making Silda Wilson, Virginia Harbin, arship Society were Clayton Hockenbery, Esther and Velma Matsumoto, C. Bell. nnlu '1- TOP: Bruesch, R. Black, Mar- tin, Humphrey, Pearman, San- ders, Bryant, Harban, Sham- blin. Forney, Christiansen, Forrest, Snake, Beltran, Lamb,