Los Angeles High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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IBoys Seeior Gl©© Club President: Ted Alexander Manager: Ray Miller Librarians : Cutler Huebener Lloyd Zondler Accompanist: Jean Share Director: Verna C. Blythe The Glee Club has always been a prominent organization of Los Angeles High School, having stood for high ideals in citizenship as well as in music. Many former members have attained high rank in the musical world. Previous to 1910, the club rarely exceeded ten members, several being members of the Faculty. The club has steadily grown in enthusiasm, and the boys realize that this is due to the devotion and ability of their director. Miss Blythe. The boys have won new laurels on every occassion when they have sung. The spring prom was a brilliant affair. The following are the members: Ted Alexander, Jack Allen, Mack Bachelis, Tom Bernard. Bob Bird, Roland Bliss. John Bodley, Bob Byerts, Mervin Chase, Dubby David- son, Bob Doyle, Charles Earle, Jim Fahy, Bob Gandolfo, Sidney Gelfan, Tom Gentry, Errol Gibson, Donald Gray, Don Green, Jesse Harvey, Don Hemmings, Dave Hoefflin, Cutler Huebener, Leslie Hyde. Frailey Jacksen, Sam Jacobson, Page Jennings, Bob Jones. Earl Judia. Roland Kay, Clyde Kerner, Ted Kohnert, James Lampiasi, Jerome Marks. Dan McHargue. Ray Miller, AI Nessamar. John Nice, Ben O ' Shima, Jack Per- kins. Charles Richmon. Arno Sbragia. Dick Schenck, Jack Slattery, John Smith. Milton Tyre. Stanley Wagner. Frank Weidler, James Yamazaki, Lloyd Zondler. 163

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Or©Ih©§tirsi Concert master: Ruben Adelman Assistant concert mistress: Florence Kressfeld Librarian: Ricliard Woods Assistant librarian: Gordon Hatcher Manager: Ed Weekly Director: Mrs. Lena Moon Morgan The first orchestra of our school, then consisting of only three members, a violinist, a cornet player, and a pianist, was not formed until 1SS9. The members of this orches- tra practiced at each other ' s homes. The school provided neither auditorium nor in- struction as it does now. This early orchestra entertained at the Star and Crescent exercises the year it was organized. Now the orchestra is proud to claim fifty members, and can boast of having an oboe and hassoon in its instrumentation. This year, the orchestra has played for assemblies, for the Senior Vaudeville, at the Star and Crescent exercises, and at graduation. The members are: Piano, Doris Grove, Bettie Amsterdam: First Violin, Ruben Adelman, Florence Kressfeld, Ted Alexander, Robert Kiber, Norma Bergb, Kenneth Regier, Ruth Hammel, Arthur Guy. Bernice McElwain, Albert Clerx, Wilbert Hammel, Joe Arciga, Annette Wein. Olga Scherbak; Second Violin, William Roberts, Henrietta Guthrie, Mary Katherine Weese. Pauline Pipher, Herman Siegle, Lillian Tessel, Arthur Gustafson, Nathan Cooper; Viola, Leonardt Warren, Mary Reynolds; Cello, Quayle Petersmyer, Susanna Thompson, Arthur Epstein; Bass Viol, Bob Smirl, Lloyd Gladden; Flute Luther Leonard; Oboe. Irving Morhar; First Clarinet, Richard Sedlachek, Jim Nickell; Second Clarinet. Jack Strauss, Tom Douglass, Gordon Hatcher; Bassoon, (Saxophone), Merlin Peterson, Lee Horvitz, Bob Fuller; First Trumpet, Ellen Kalbfell, Don Carrall, Jean Gardner; Second Trumpet, Richard Woods, Ben Greenberg, Jim Huron; Trombone, Dave Gaulton, David Anderson, Ted Ley; Tympani and Drums, Bill Hess, Robert Kiber, Ed Weekly. 164