Mount Vernon High School - Minute Man Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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..........Cyra Wolf GIRLS' GLEE CLUB Row I-Jocelyn Schneider, Marilyn Miller, Joan Friedman, Janet Inman, Evelyn Chanon, Wanda Peterson, Norma Peterson, Alyce Ushijima, Joan Theard, Carol Reed, Darlene Baller, Shirley McNutt, and Carol Dreyfus. Row 2-Leatrice Hersh, Diane Nellis, Sandra Bennion, Helen Strasser, Roberta Barionian, Shirley Kelly, Yoshika lshigami, Camille Roane, Carol Frye, Bar- bara Catalano, Myrna Bonn, Edda Schwartz, Ethel Outlaw, and Mrs. Myrtle Toothaker. Row 3-Linda Pate, Norma DeWitt, Beverly Coleman, Nancy Finlay, Elaine Rush, Joyce Toran, Mary Jane Upton, Beverly Giles, Bernice Frye, Mary Gruber, Joan Topalian, Brenda Chapin, Lois McFarland, and Wanda Oglesby. Row 4-Adrienne Clark, Joanne Bernstein, Sylvia Mansfield, Sally Peters, Phyllis Heckler, Marilyn Bravender, Sue Domack, Joanne Kritt, Julie Mason, Carolyn Smith, Arlene Harman, Ezra Lee Jeffery, Shirley Cooke, and Myrna Weiner. N Nice ....,.., ,..,,, .,,,,, Noble .,...... O Ornery ...... Obliging ...... P Personality ...... Physique ....... Q Quaint ....,.. Quiet ...... R Roguish ...... Rugged ,..... S Simple ....... Sweet .......,,,4,,.. T Temperamental ....... Talkatrve .......... U Useless ...,....,.,.,., Unattached ...... V Voice ..........., Vain ........ W Witty ......,..... Wise .....,..,,,,... X 'Xtra Smart ...... 'Xtra Funny ...... Y Yappy ............. Youthful ..,.,.. Z Zany ........,. Zealous ..... ......Kenny Kuhlman ...,,..Marvin Snyder .........Marilyn Lee .......Jesse Miranda ...........Kenny Johnson .......Madeline Seropian .................Elbert Lui .........Carl Clay ..............,Cal Darrow .........Shirley Bennion Marion Megrdichian ...........Diane Plotkin ....,...Marty Berman ...,..,....The A-9 Class .....Edmond Rothstein .......Norma Peterson .............Don Houk .,...Annette Weiss ............Morris Bloom ...,...Norbert Sternad ........Stan Schwartz ......Audrey Smylie .......Dorothy Duke ,.....Susan Bichachi .,.....Bobbie Perll Bob Resnick ........ Nancy Cohen ....... PET PEEVES ,.,.,,,,.GirIs who dont wear socks Marty Berman ......................................... Mickey Garfield ....,.. Don Seltzer..People Cyra Wolf ............................................. Joe Miller ........ Joyce Motty ....... Moe Bloom ........... Shirley Bennion ....... Cal Darrow .,......... Susie Bichachi ....... Kenny Kuhlman ,..... Charlean Franke ....... Carl Hunn ............... Margie Drake ...... Roger Summers ....... Annette Weiss ....,. Johnny Allan ..,..... Bobbie Perll .........,.. Marty Ansoorian ........................... .........People who sing in algebra who are show offs .,.........Susan's talking in social studies .....Boys who don't roll up their sleeves ...,..............Hair worn in a horses tall ...................People who dont smile ........People who have bacl tempers Dora Silk ................................................. Diane Plotkin ............ ll ir M JJ FQ dll' y J .Marty Berman's Hungarian nicknames who talk about their home state or city .Roman s pet sayings . ...... People who call her Beck .Boys who wear low pants B-7's who act like A 9's Cor vice versal

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The glee club has sung for P.T.A., Christmas and gradu- SONGS OF THE LARK BOYS' GLEE Leadership of Boys' Glee this term rested in the hands of its president, Fred Rosenthal, vice-president, Richard Kohling, and secretary, Timothy Lecky, under the super- vision of Mrs. Jane Niethamer, who is also their accom- panist. ation programs. Songs featured this term were Lucky Old Sun, Battle of Jericho, White Christmas, Carol of the Bells, and several Spanish ballads and cowboy songs presented for graduation. GIRLS' GLEE Assisting Mrs. Myrtle Toothaker with the management of Girls' Glee for the term, are Shirley Kelly, president for the first ten weeks, and Norma Peterson for the second ten weeks. Jocelyn Schneider, A-8, has done an'outstanding iob of accompanying. The girls in glee club have discovered many new tal- ents on the semi-weekly programs which they present for their own enjoyment, and also offered many outstanding performances to the student gatherings. Girls' Installation of Officers was their first offering fol- lowed by the first P.T.A. meeting of the semester. The Thanksgiving assembly was next, for which they sang two inspiring songs, Bless This House, and O God, Our Help in Ages Past. At the annual Christmas program they pre- sented Jingle Bells, O Come All Ye Faithful, Draw Nigh, lmmanuel, by William Hughes, and Good Christian Men, Rejoice, with descant by Vernon. In the interest of the Yuletide spirit they went caroling in the halls on December 16. Q BOYS' GLEE CLUB Row I-Kenneth Jenkins, Leslie Blum, Sheldon Krupp, Rudy Stuhlman, Frank Brown, Fred Rosenthal, Joe Gonzales, Leif Erson, Haig Bajoian, Louis Mon- toya, Talmadge Lewis, lvan Erdos. I Row 2-Robert Barrett, Jack Eschback, Ronnie Spilholtz, Bill Fisher, Richard Christy, Wayne Fawcett, Donald Goldman, Walter Flood, Arthur Fisher, Ed Rothstein, Russell Karches. Row 3-Julius Johnstone, Al Mendes, Bob Henderson, Richard Kohling, Tom Paine, Bob Marshall, Irving Sobelman, Jack Valensky, David Segal, Ray Whitt. Row 4-Sheldon Ackrich, Albert Barish, Louis Garay, Robert Rumack, Billy Nadel, Harold Smith, Ralph Phillipson, Michael Wood, Timothy Lecky, Wayne Simpson, Mrs. Jane Niethamer. A-9 ALPHABET by Diane Plotkin and Faye Aratani Adorable ...,....................................... Athletic ........ Bashtul ......... Bold .......... Colorful ........... Courteous ..... .. Darling .,.........,.. Determined .,,.,.. Eyes ............. Exotic ........ Frank ........ Figure ............. ....,Mickey Garfield ...........,.Carl Hunn ........Buddy Logan .........Mike Polin ......,Beverly Silver ......Rod Edwards ......Margie Drake .......Sharon Mack ..............Joe Miller ......lrene Levonian .........Cynthia Shevel .....,...Faye Aratani Gay ...................... ........... N ancy Cohen Good-looking ....... .........,,.. D anny Knapp .Frank Abrahamian Happy-go-lucky ....... . impractical ........... Handsome ........ Imaginative ....... Juvenile ........ Jolly ..........,..... Killer fmani ....... Kibitzer ........... Laughable ........ Lavish ........... Musical ........ Modest ......... ..............Bob Dady .......Peggy Barrett ...........Gerry Murray .......Chuckie Franke ...........A.Shirley Kelly ...Teresa Palazuelos .............Don Seltzer ....Martin Ansoorian ................Dora Silk .........Peter Vogler .......Joyce Motty

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-A I INSTRUMENTALISTS The Mount Vernon Senior Orchestra, numbering seventy members this term, is recognized as among the finest of such organizations in junior high school. Heading an excellent first violin section are Claudette Eidlhuber and Dennis Galanter, concert mistress and master. Other section leaders are indicated by stars in identifica- tion. Managers of the orchestra deserve recognition, and for Mt. Vernon's orchestra the difficult iob is handled by George Papazian and his assistant, Barbara Tukuyuama, who is also orchestra librarian, assisted by Julianna Whisenand. The group's initial appearance was highlighted with the well liked Adoration, by Felix Barowski. At the Christmas assembly, December 16, they played the Prelude from the L'Arlesienne Suite, Number l, by Georges Bizet, and a selection from Hansel and Gretel. They also gave an excellent performance for graduation. Mount Vernon is proud of its orchestra, which plans to enter the all city Band and Orchestra Festival to be held in the spring. Skating and swimming parties have been held during the last semester for the enjoyment of all its members. Band has added many a lively march or fight song to track meets andthe A-9-B-9 games, assisted by a few of the brasses and woodwinds of Senior Orchestra. SENIOR ORCHESTRA First Violins-'Claudette Eidlhuber, Dennis Galanter, Albert Rosenheck, George Papazian, Nancy Owens, Thelma Street, Barbara Fukuyama, David Locken, Gloria Lopez. - Second Violins-'Madeleine Hurzeler, Ruth Aranow, Judy Sklar, Richard Triplett, Lillian Kim, Jennifer Kent, Charles Krahmalkof, Gilbert Good, Jane Bresee, Sheila Raider. Cellos-'Harriet Christensen, Joyce Brown, Peter Vogler, Vahan Yeterian, Ruby Stewart, Jackie Terry, Barbara Sutton, Clay Brackrng, Tony Houton. Violins-'Gareth Carmody, Lorraine Burnstein, Mary Lou Campbell, Geraldine Haig, David Golding, Helen Tom, Lawrence Brody, Frances Mooradlan, Archie Herbert, Elizabeth Starkey. String Basses-'Patti Brinker, Truman Long, Gloria Morton. Oboe-'Dick Welland. Flutes-'Al Loria, Donald Silver. Clarinets-'Louis Varasso, Stanley Steelman, Robin Camp, Larry Arbeitman. Saxophone:-Louise Barrackman. Bassoon-'Bob Kaitz. Percussion-Patricia Harrison, Charlotte Kohen, Maurice Better. Pianist-Julianna Whisenand, Paul Witkovsky. Brasses-'Nowland Hong, Joe Doss, James Howard, Morgan Erlick. Conductor-Mrs. Jeanne Lavagnino. 'Indicates section leader. : 7 t-:iam-wxmx-.,,w..