West High School - Panther Yearbook (Salt Lake City, UT)

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Alvin Spencer AnneT+e STraTTon MonTe Carpenfer Grace Needham PresidenT Vice PresidenT SecreTary T-iisTorian Q5 Q2 ConTemplaTing The end oT ano'Ther school year, we Teel ThaT iT will be pleasanT To be Tree Trom a daily schedule and To have hours and hours oT Time To spend as we please: buT when we also Think ThaT we shall no longer have daily associaTion wiTh many oT our school maTes, ThaT we musT bid goodbye To our Teachers and That wiTh school our weekly assemblies, games and a+her school acTiviTies also end, a shadow Tails. The ASW oTTicers, working wiTh The sTudenT council, have accomplished much in working Tor The inTeresTs oT WesT, Tor we are indebTed To our sTudenT ohficers Tor many oT These acTiviTies which we have enjoyed so Thoroughly. Those who have no-T Taken parT in some such acTiviTy do noT realize Tully The exTenT oT work and The amounT oT Time required To keep sTudenT-body aTTairs moving conTinuously and smooThly in an associaTion as large as ThaT oT WesT. The school enrollmenT was 2,022. Alvin Spencer, presidenT7 AnneTTe STraTTon, vice-president Grace Needham, hisToriang and Mr. l-laslam, Treasurer, have been especially acTive and deserve much crediT Tor The year's successes. WiTh The aid oT The oTher sTudenT council members- senior presidenT, junior presidenT, Red and Black ediTor, Panfher ediTor, CadeT Lieu- TenanT Colonel, W.A.G. president aThleTic manager, and yell masTer-The A.S.W. oTTicers have, among oTher duTies, made The budgeT, sponsored The smokeless smoker and mosl' OT The assemblies. When Dr. NuTTall, superinTendenT of schools, visiTed WesT lasT Tall, The oTTicers were in charge of The day's enTerTainmenT arranged in his honor. Sponsoring several maTinee dances and supervising all elecTions have been The work oT This group which meT Twice a mo'nTh Tor general discussion oT maTTers perTaining To sTudenT governmenT. Mr. l-laslam, in addiTion To Taking care oT The bookkeeping and Ti- nances oT The A.S.W., is also TaculTy adviser Tor The council. ln The A.S.W. oTTicers oT I932-33 we have had a well- inTo'rmed, well-prepared group, who have won cooperaTion and N praise Trom The sTudenT body members. GraTiTude Tor Their ' splendid service is due These oTTicers as They bring To a close JemesE.HasIam anoTher successful chapTer of The l-lisTory oT WesT. A, 5,W,T,e6S,,rer Page ThirTeen IIIII IIIII I I I I I I I I I XV X X X X WI I I I I II 1 III III XX X X X x XXXX

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Wifh fhe mulfiplicaiion of aciiviiies and ihe increase in se++lers if was. of course, necessary fo have a siable form of government ln i+s firsf four years, +he colony was under +he rule of 'rhe Mormon Communify and a more definife govern- menf was noi esfablished unfil affer 'rhe se'r+ing up of fhe Ter- rifo-ry of U'rah under 'rhe Uniied Siaies' adminisfrafion. Offi- cials were appoinfed fo iake charge of The municipal affairs of ihe ciiy uniil l85l when ihe firsf elecfion was held. The Ci+y of 'rhe Greal' Sali Lake was noi incorporafed uniil afier fhe seHing up of 'rhe 'rerrifory which was fermed +he Siafe of Deseret Deserei is a coined word meaning fha land of +he hone-y bee. ln consequence fhe bee hive is used as a symbol on +he sfaie seal. As +he 'rime of early hardships passed, +he arfs began +o hofd an appeal for 'rhe people. As a resull' of 'rheir in+eres+, many sociefies had iheir beginnings. The Tabernacle Choir was es+anblished. The Ar+ lnsfifufe, which is a sociefy for +he encouragemenf of 'rhe fine arfs, was formed. I+ sponsored an annual arl exhibii. a sfaie arf collecfion and a course of public lecfures on arf. rf-. lhllzlif g, En: i 'F' X T gjiwhsn jig Qbegmgiiwq ln laier years oiher means of recreafion grew in +he form public parks. Sal+air, which was +o become a world marvel, was builf on a pier ouf info fhe Greaf Sali Lake, fo provide a self wa+er ba+hing and dancing resort I+ was iirsl' con- s+ruc+ed in I893. Liberfy Park, our I I0 acre free amusemenf park, was in early days fhe Brigham Young farm, where a grisf mill was operafed. The picfuresque old mill sfill sfands a land- mark in memory of i+s famous owner and fhose early days. Advanced as we are info anofher ceniury fhai' has liHle lefl' of 'rhe by gone one in which Sal+ Lake Cify had Hs begin- ning. we should pause +o remember ihe sfress of 'rhose early days and 'rhe 'roil +ha+ long ago planned for' +oday's progress. of summer resorfs and W fr-TUX-71'1i f fQwY?WmJwr 4- 'Sir V if ' l E4 'Wi' A .4E?' fs W A401 5 X16 , ff rf Q: ftp!! ff fmlia 1 Ui f Llllil illifl ,. H ..,. Seeing lhere in ihe hearl of +he Cify 'rhe 'fallesi buildings rising friumphanily above Their lesser brofhers, if is difficuli To believe fha? Sali Lake was once fhaf lonely deseri spoi. li seems unbelivable 'rhai where fhere are now numberless frees lending shade and color +ha+ ihere was once only scrub sage-brush and a lone cedar free. ln fhe place of ciiy blocks bounded by wide, well-kep+ s'rree'rs, pioneer roads. rough and' dusiy. once +wis+ed and curved benea+h +he fee+ of slow-moving oxen. gives us one of our several parks which offer comforiable pleasure spofs wifhin 'rhe ci'ry where children's playgrounds are supervised and where down+own dwellers may enioy 'rhe pleasures of landscaped lawns, frees and colorful flowers. We sfill enioy fhe resulfs of 'rhose firs+ efiorfs foward cul- fure in our plays. concerfs and ar+ exhibifs. Those pioneers planned well +he basis for happy and confenfed lives. Wiih all of ifs naiural and cul'riva+ed a'r+rac'rions. ihe capiial ci+y of Ufah has become well known as one of fhe mosf aHrac- 'rive cifies of ihe Wesf. We humbly pay our 'rribuie +0 +hose valian+ pioneers who eighfy-six years ago laid +he foundafion for ihe success and beau+y of +he Cify of Greai Sal+ Lake. The old mill farm ff Page Twelve

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TX XXXX TXXXXX WXXXXX XXXXX XXX STUDENT COUNCIL A. S. W. Ann Penrose W.A.G. Presidenl Roberi Done Red and Black Edilor Jerry Jeremy Junior Presidenl' Page Fourleen I933 LaVar Murri Senior Presidenl Roberl Gloe Pa nilner Ediior Shelby Arrigona Yell Masler The Siudeni Council is line execuiive commiiiee ol rlne Associaied Slud- enrs, Wesi. All siudenr acrivilies are under 'flue direci supervision of 'rliis represenlalive group of iwelve members. Alvin Spencer Presideni Grace Needham l-lislorian Hal Enos Allileiic Manager Anneffe Sharron Vice President Monre Carpenfer Secrefa ry Wilfred Davis Lieuienanl Colonel