Manual Arts High School - Artisan Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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CLASS HISTORY 6-10 The first of February is a date we will always remember as the day a small but mighty class entered the hails of purple and grey . This was to be our home for the coming three years. Here everyone would have an equal chance to partici- pate in school activities. Irene Kruli and Bettirae Wimperls were accepted into Co-eds. Their job was service to the school . Already the brains of the class were beginning to show with Eva Zschoche, George Broder and Florrene Hays being accepted into scholarship society. Into the Aeolian Club went Dan Marquette and Tommy Griffith. A-10 Hope and ambition started the last half of our sophomore year. We were now beginning to know our way around Aanual ' s buildings and campus. We started our A-10 semester with Aeolian Club accepting Frank Coe, John Graves, Andy Morris, Wesley Doe, and Gil Valencia. Orchestra accepted Bette Murray and George Broder. In G.A.A. we found Martha Campbell, Laura Gonzales, Eve Vykydal, Janice Stayboldt, and Bette Murray. B-11 Now with a better Idea of how Manual operates, we faced our second year with new vigor and vitality. Bob Allen, Willard Penn, John Brown, and David Thomas were accepted into Lettermen ' s Society. TrI-S took Betty Sesplaukis and Florrene Hays. While HI-S accepted Frank Sole, Richard Garcia and Gary Hendrix. Elsie Vekich, James Wong, Ross Smith, Don Walker, and Frances Isola were working on the daily staff. A-11 At last we were beginning to organize, DIno Pucelli was elected Class Presi- dent, Bettirae Wimperis, Girls ' Vice President; Eddie Woo, Boys ' Vice President; Barbara Stephens, Secretary; Bob Adams, Treasurer; Laura Gonzales, Historian; and Elsie Vekich, Editor of our class paper, Junior Daily . This cabinet set the pattern for our B-12 semester. Many of our girls were active in Girl ' s Merit Board, Pavlovettes, and Lyric Club. B-12 Seniors at last, the moment which we all had been waiting for. Dino Pucelli, was again elected President; Bob Adams, Boys ' Vice; Irene Krull, Girls ' Vice; Bettirae Wimperis, Secretary; Lenetta Billings, Treasurer; Carol Foster, Historian; Thelma Brown, Yell Queen; and Gil Valencia, Editor of the Shooting Star , 19

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HOWARD WILKIN PHYLLIS WILLEY BILL WILLIAMS Scholarship Student Body Cob. 4 Society 3 Asst. Sec. A. B. S. Council 3 G.A.A. 2,3,4 Co-op 2 Cheerleader 4 Scholarship Society 2 Girls ' Court Staff 3 Sgt-at Arms Boys ' Court Staff 3 Sgt-at-Arms Boys ' Court Staff 2 Publicity Board 4 Secretary Orthopedic 3 Vice President MARJORIE WILLIAMS lAMES WILSON RACHEL WILSON Assra. of Reps. 2 Spanish Club 2,3 Lyric Club 3 Christian Fellowship Daily Staff 3 Euodia Club 2 BETTIRAE WIMPERIS LEOLA WLNSTON BENJAMIN WONG Diaconian Society 4 Northwestern H. S. Hi-S 4 Guardians 3,4 Fashionettes 4 French Club 3,4 President 4 Ceramics 3 Co-op 4 Co-eds 2,3,4 Life Art 3 Explorers ' Club 2 Vice Pres. 3 Daily Stoff Reporter Senior Advisor 4 Lyric Club 2,3,4 Cores. Sec. 3 Pavlovettes 2,3,4 G.L. Cab. 3,4 Scholarship Society 3,4 Co-ed Colonel 4 JAMES WONG AMY WOO EDDIE WOO Scholarship 3 Knights 4 Daily Staff 3,4 Secretary Spectator Staff 3,4 Senior Aye Cab. Editor 4 Aide Doily News Editor 4 Scholarship Red Feather Editor 4 Society 4 Creative Arts 3, 4 A-U Class Cab. American Legion Boys ' Vice President Americanism French Club 3 Contest R.O.T.C. Band 2 Honorable Mention Bullocks Scholastic Exhibition 3 LOU ANN WYCKOFF EVA ZSCHOCHE LOUIE LESSEOS Artisan Staff 4 Co-op Cab. 4 Senior Activity G.A.A. 2,3,4 Lyric Club 3,4 Scholarship Vice Pres. 4 Society 2,3,4 Pavlovettes 4 C.S.F. Award Publicity Mary Caswell Chairman Scholarship Players Co. 3 Girls ' Court Staff Scholarship 2 3 Society 3,4 Boys ' Court Staff Senior Cab. 4 Shooting Star Staff 4 Clerk Town Club Cab. 3 Latin Club 3 LANN SPRINGSTUN

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CLASS HISTORY (continued) Tecumsehn class paper. Mr. Van Ess was assigned to sponsor our class. Many of our wonderful victories can be attributed to the cabinet and sponsor. Diaconians accepted Irene Krull, Laura Gonzales, Charlene Leavitt, Darlene Ingle, Bettirae Wimperis, and Janice Stayboldt. Knights seated at the round table were Paul Redman, Richard Garcia, Frank Sole, Dino Pucelli, Bob Adams, Eddie Woo, and Gil Valencia. Jeanne Vig, Elsie Vekich, Florrene Hays and Bettirae Wimperis served as Guardians. In Pavlovettes we found Martha Campbell, Lou Ann Wyckoff, and Charlene Leavitt. Scholarship Society accepted Bette Murray, Shonie Aki, Lou Ann Wyckoff, Barbara Stephens, Carol Foster, and Jeanne Vig. Senior Day at last! Name: TECUMSEHNS, Colors: BABY BLUE and CHERRY RED, for the remaining year this was to be our title. In years to come this name will go down on Manual ' s pages of history as the Greatest Little Class . With a score of 4-3 we had won our first senior day. The combined Senior Picnic was held at Exposition Park, pieswere thrown at the Tecumsehns and Continental class cabinet. Under Paris Skies was the senior prom. In honor of the Continentals. A-12 Another chapter of Manual ' s history will end January 28, 1955 when the Tecumsehn class graduates. Our final semester at Manual started with elections of officers. Willard Penn, was elected chief of the Tecumsehn Class. Other members of the cabinet were Lenetta Billings, Girls ' Vice; Shonie Aki, Boys ' Vice; Elsie Vekich, Secretary; Gary Hendrix, Treasurer; Carol Foster, Historian; Marie Foon, Alumni Secretary; Thelma Brown, Yell Queen; and Frances Isola, Editor of the Shooting Star . Into Diaconians went Alice Mackay, Martha Campbell, Lenetta Billings, Elsie Vekich, Florrene Hays, and Gladys Heath. Willard Penn, John Brown, and Norman Debase were accepted Into Knights. On Student Body Cabinet we found Richard Garcia, President; Darlene Ingle, Girls ' Vice; John Brown, Boys ' Vice; Nancy Philips, Secretary; DIno Pucelli, Manager; Laura Gonzales, Daily Editor; Bette Murray, Girls ' Judge; Marie Foon, Alumni Secretary; Frances Isola, Publicity Chairman; James Conner, Cadet Major; Willard Penn, A-12 President; and John Graves, Policy Chairman. Members of the class presiding over clubs were Helen Halverson, Girls ' Merit Board; Dino Pucelli, Board of Finance; Frances Isola, Publicity Board; Frank Sole, Knights; Janice Stayboldt, Diaconians; Elsie Vekich, Quill and Scroll; and Oscar del Campo,Lettermen ' s Society. 20