West High School - Westerner Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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THE R who find out a subject will require them to study, or who wish to be in a class with a certain girl or boy. But on the whole, West students desire courses that will be of ben- efit to them either financially or in prepara- tion for college. The next exciting moment of the new school year is the assembly. The seniors, in View of their prestige are seated on the stage. In the front row are the new teach- ers and Herb and Kay , the newly chos- en round-up bosses for the coming se- mester. This is the beginning of their many assembly speechesg they assure everyone of the hospitable spirit of West and herald the beginning of new interests and new friend- ships. Oh boy, the first dance or social hour! This is the time when loves begin to bud, hands start being held, and gossiping tongues loosen. It,s June in September or Maytime OUNDUP 21 Herb greets one of the Smiibs in the fall. Nothing in the world can equal young love! W The Seniors attempt to im ress the siudent body X 645' '

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The Round-up W'hen it's round-up time in West High And the cowboys are on hand, Then I wouldn't trade old West High For a castle great and grandf, OUND-UP time again! Once more over the halls of West hangs that in- tangible thing, that feeling of happy friend- liness, of joy that is combined with the de- termination to, win. Bright and clear arrives September the fourth. Boys and girls flock to one building. The girls hurry ing but note, however, a lagging on the part of some of the boys. Within the building is an unmis- takable roar and a peculiar congestion near the entrance. The mass of struggling, shout- ing pupils is around the bulletin board, the world's most popular place for the first two days. - Where,s my home room?', roars a senior. Let me find mine firstln comes from an anxious sophomore. Out of the way, freshie! You've got to make room for the juniors. Then a future member of the Annual Board listens in on a conversation between two well-known senior Lotharios: Say, Red, did you see the keen number in the office? Net yet, Bill, but I'm on my way. I need a new girl now that mine has fallen for the new music teacher. A bell is heard, then a rumble, more like the famous Thundering Herd than a group of students going to their respective home rooms. Come, let us look in on this scene. We behold awe-stricken freshmen, cocky sophomores, quiet juniors, and mighty seniors. We see perspiring teachers with hopeless expressions on their faces. Sign here, sign there, sign everywherelv Lavender cards, yellow cards, long per- forated white cards, little papers, big papers are-passed out by students volunteering af- fably. CThey're working for a stand-inlj With the exhortation to return the cards Or you will be listed as delinquentv, and with the clang of another bell, the rumble again begins, the pupils are going to first hour. This continues throughout the morn- ing. Near noon the final card has been checked in, the girls have given the once over on all the boys, the older Cowboys have spied around for new football material, and the teachers re- lax. The opening day of school is over. Throughout the week many adjust- ments have to be madev for students l20l

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22 1936 WESTWARD I-IO Mr. Norton Trustman has a real dance orchestra of loyal Westerners. What a mon- ey-saving joy it is that some students study music, are generous with their time and abil- ity, and have the physical endurance to play for all the dances. Big horns, little horns, saxes, drums, and piano make the hours hot for the gang, who make themselves hot by all kinds of queer and lovely movements. Some dancers require and take all the floor in their cavorting and running full speed aheadg others lazily dawdle in a spot three WHAT PLEASURE . . . does a dance orchestra derive from a social hour? There's certainly no money in it for these boys. yards square, more interested in eyes than in feetg a few really dance correctly and gracefully. But in the girl's gym a large per- centage of West's population learn ball-room dancing. Wirh the first social hour every phase of school life has begun, and the nine months of grind and fun have started in earnest. All events of this merry life will be investigated and disclosed throughout the pages of this Annual. W YOU PUT YOUR . . . left foot out, the arm goes round and round. Ho- ho-ho-ho-ho! ' Q 5.- ,,