Artesia High School - Ano de Oro Yearbook (Lakewood, CA)

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It would be impossible To single out which dean has been most instrumental in making Artesia High's second birthday so memorable. For this reason T956 Ano de Oro has two dedicatees. Mrs. Clare Williams and William Atkins, Dean of Boys. The Frontiersmen was organized to work with the Girls' League to make Artesia a better school. Under Mr. Atkins' ambitious leadership the boys have kept a tight schedule consisting of assemblies, dances, intra-mural sports, Cavaliers and many other League events which give every boy student an equal chance. Members of the California Cadet Corps refer to him as Maior Atkins, have always been given helpful guidance and assistance when launching any one of their many activities. Many a student has sat in his office in front of the crying Towel and been guided in the right direction because of Mr. Atkins' sensitive understanding of teen- agers and their problems. Mr. Atkins, like Mrs. Williams, was selected for this dedication, not because he is one of the key adminis- trators, but because he is one of the key people in school. The staff was not concerned with protocol in making this dedication. They were concerned with the kind of human dynamo who generates the electricity of school spirit. Bill Atkins is unquestionably one of Ar- tesia High's best generators. - Because he is warm, human, vigorous, capable, and sincere, William Atkins holds a top spot in the heart of Ano de Oro! William Atkins Dean of Boys

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Clare Williams DEAN OF GIRLS ln a school the size of Artesia High, there are many who contribute to activities and other varied phases of school life, all of whom would be likely candidates for dedication of the yearbook. However, there are always some leaders who have gone far above and beyond the regular call of duty. One of these is Mrs. Clare Williams, Dean of Girls. It has been through her efforts and inspiring leadership that Artesia High's Girls' League has become so success- ful. Many League activities . . . Campus Hostess, Friend- ship, Ways and Means, Girls' Athletic Association, Big Sisters, locker inspection, assemblies, and dances . . . gave every girl a chance to take part in her school. The Cadettes, a female branch of the Cadets, was also organized and advised by Mrs. Williams. The girls were taught military routines and aids for becoming leaders of tomorrow. Always ready to give help and assistance to anyone in need of it, Mrs. Williams' understanding of teenagers and their problems caused many great and everlasting friendships to evolve. These are material things which can be numbered like the beads on a counting board, but there is more than that. Material accomplishments alone are not enough to determine the type of person to whom Ano de Oro is to be dedicated. In Mrs. Williams there are the intangible qualities of devotion to her school, her duties and, most important, the students with whom she works. Her quiet humor, her unbounded loyalty, her dedication, are the elements upon which this dedication is based.

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In contrast to Artesia l-ligh School's first day of operation, the second year was launched on a bright, sunshiny day. Stu- dents who were now a year older, a year wiser, welcomed their first class of neophytes as bewildered freshmen ioined the campus. Activities started full tilt. Classes were settled, now in five class buildings, the shops and locker buildings, as contrasted with two class buildings, shops and lockers the first year. The first iunior class saw an increased course of study to meet their needs. Varsity teams were fielded as sports went into their 'First league competition as members of the Rio Hondo League. The Californian became a four The very first dcy you got off the bus . . . . . then you got in line to register . . . by alphabet, of course . . . fits ltr ,