Edison Middle School - Wizard Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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D The Wizard, our school paper, is edited by a class called the journalism class. It has ten members, and its teacher and sponsor is Mrs. Eklund. Edison Junior High has published a very creditable school paper ever since the first semester of its existence, and Mrs. Eklund has been the capable and faithful sponsor from the very first issue. The whole student body owes her a debt of gratitude. The Wiz- ard normally has four pages, but on gala occasions it grows into a six pager. There are all sorts of sections and departments of news and literary efforts, and its appear- ance twice a month is always greeted joyfully by all the students. The subscription price is only fifteen cents Per semester, and we don't know of any better investment an Edisonite can make than to subscribe to his school paper. The Wizard staff is always on the job and has proved to be very capable. Blanche Freeland is the editor-in-chief, and she has worked hard to make this year's Wizard the best we have ever had. If you wish to know whom to thank for the enjoyment you have had in reading the Wizard this year, just look at the picture at the bottom of this page. Hats oif to them! Page F-ifty-three

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THE HALL SQUAD is now bringing to a close its iifth semester of service. This organiation has as its job the keeping of well ordered hallways. The workers are posted at set positions throughout the school plant to help direct traffic and keep everything running smoothly and in the best possible order. The sponsor of this squad is Mr. Davis, and in a school of more than two thousand students his is a real job. The workers are organized in rather a military fashion. This semester Helene Jacobs is commissioner, Pauline Mathews is director and Venita Cheichi is inspec- tor- There are one hundred and ten workers and eleven cap- tains. THE YARD SQUAD takes care of the grounds. If in throwing your papers away you happen to miss the can, they are the ones who remind you to pick them up and put them in the can. Mr. Dryden is the faculty sponsor. The aim of the yard squad is to make Edison's grounds the finest in the city. At their meetings, which they have every week, there are suggestions made as how to improve the grounds. Emelda Romero is the student leader. Junior members of the student body serve on this squad, and get training which makes them eligible to serve on' the Hall Squad when they are seniors. THE SAFETY COMMITTEE is a very important organization in our school. These students have many dlu- ties They take care of the seating and order in the assemb- lies and other meetings in the auditorium. They are stationed at various points on the grounds to keep the stu- dents from going off the school, grounds without a lunch pass at noon. One of the important jobs they have is to regulate traflic at the various street intersections close to school. In this part of their work they are a part of the city-wide organization for safety sponsored by the Auto- mobile Club of Southern California. Mr. Neenan is the faculty sponsor of this group and James Meikle is the stu- dent director. THE STAGE CREW is composed of eighteen boys who are willing to do hard work. They have to weigh about one hundred and fifteen pounds, for there are -many heavy scenes to shift and other hard physical labor to be done. The boys are required to have had a course in every shop activ- ity given-in the school. Also. they must have excellent recommendations as to citizenship and responsibility before they are taken onto this squad. Mr. Spicer is the capable teacher and sponsor of this group. Page Fifty-five