Westlake School for Girls - Vox Puellarum Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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MGTHERS' CLUB MRS. RICHARD WALLACE president The mothers ot the Westlake Mothers' Club gave their assistance to two proiects: that of helping the Alumnae Association sponsor the Gol- den Anniversary dinner at the Beverly Hills Hotel on April 22, 1954, and that ot purchasing the curtains and draperies forthe auditorium. These were used tor the first time at the Vespers service. Two important business meetings were held, to which the mothers ot both Lower and Upper Schools came. Organizational mat- ters and routine reporting tormed the agenda for the tall meeting, followed by a tea. The spring meeting was a morning session, when plans were made for the Anniversary dinner. Then the children ot the Lower School presented a program ot orig- inal skits, and read essays on the subiect of The Ideal Mother, 15

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MRS. JOHN BOWLES, president Every graduating class in the fifty years of our school is a lighted candle on our gold- en anniversary cake. Each, lighted in the spirit of West- lake, glows from a common heritage of traditions and ideals as kindled by our founders, Miss Vance and Miss de Laguna. The prime ingredients of the cake are friendships begun in our days together at school, loyalty to Westlake, and a desire to work,to- gether in mutual dedication to certain worthwhile aims. These ingredients are blend- ed in the activities of the Alumnae Association, Alum- nae Newsletters, a Fall Tea, Valentine Party and Home- coming. Behold the finished product! Our Alumnae Association. But truly, there is no finished product. For there is con- stant renewal here and in- spiration drawn from the addition each year of a shining new light. 14 ALUMNAE

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IN MEMQRIAM To Molly-for her sincerity, tor her cheerful outlook on lite, for her kindness and loyalty, for her gentle, warm nature, her spirit of fun, and, above all, 'For her great courage, we, the Student Body, dedicate this page in Memoriam.