Webb Schools - El Espejo Yearbook (Claremont, CA)

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Gaynor, Geremia, Chaffey, R. Atherton, Whitmore, Whyte, Erving, Thomas, Witalis. BLCDCK Old athletes never die, they iust fade away. No more did patrols of broom-bear- ing athletes march up and down the Chapel hill, no more did chorus lines of well-muscled legs perform at recess, and no more did shamed initiates dress in skirts, nylons, and Webb coats. Block W was ended, it was but a legend, and to the dis- may of candidates eligible for acl- mission in i959-60, the club pre- ferred to retire into noble seclusion rather than to initiate new members. The elite group pictured above and their graduated compatriots were found guilty in faculty court of un- gentlemenly conduct during initia- tions, and one year ago, their ac- tivities ceased. Instead of appealing the much-disputed decision, the un- happy athletes rested on their lau- rels, sporting their treasured Block W jackets and reminiscing.

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FIRST ROW: Mickle, Lesser, Daley, Bray, L Price SECOND ROW Bracher Valentine Williams Bong Brooke Dunham THIRD ROWS Mulhauser, Breeze, Heintz, Warione Rodes Millar With Mr. Alexander as advisor, the Electronics Club had a successful year. In 1959 it voted to hold its meetings only every six weeks since it was felt that many of the mem- bers could make better use of the time on their own proiects. At sev- eral meetings Mr. Alexander gave a series of talks on basic electricity and electronics, incoming members passed their key examinations to gain admission to the shack, An enlightening trip was arranged to the CBS studios in I-lolywoodg the members enioyed their tour of the station's facilities. The radio ama- teurs participated in international sweepstakes contests, the audio fans produced realistic sound effects for the Drama Club's production of Inherit the Wind, and the experi- menters operated bootleg broadcast stations and dismembered televi- sions with unbridled glee.

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T' NJ 5 ,if - 'Xu ip-, Wm g vu. H: S l ' A I ,Q -4' The shop, with Mr. Iversen as fac- ulty advisor and Mr. Charles Savage at the controls, has attracted many of the more manually oriented Webbites. On a good day, the quonset is a hive of activity: the buzz of the saws, the roar of the drill, the cacophony of sounds em- anating from the shop announce to the campus that boys are working . . . discovering the power which comes from labor, from creativity. Often before one of the home dances the scream and whine of the power saws could be heard trans- forming a pile of lumber into the island of Alcatraz, or some equally incredible creation. From Pomona College's floats to hydroplanes, from pseudo-Polynesian sculpture to lacerated and blistered hands . . . the shop was equipped and avail- able to help Webb School students build, and to build better. Little shaver HOBBY SHOP --asv' . f A f 'N Levis, 125 The final touch.