Beverly Hills High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Beverly Hills, CA)

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WI. f Z dgll6 Q? 4 Activities of the Girls' League were greatly stimulated this year by increased facilities, able leadership, and the enthusiastic attitude of all. To welcome freshman girls the semi-annual Big and Little Sister Party was held September 26, featuring a program of entertainment by cabi- net members, while later in the semester a Mothers' Tea, an upper grade girls tea, and a lower grade girls' tea were put on by the League. At these teas alumnae spoke on problems of college life. Every student at the needy Albion Street school was the recipient of a Christmas gift by virtue of the League's donations, and Mickey Titus, as Santa Claus, brought joy and laughter to all the children. To wind up the semester's activities a fashion show was presented. At the inception of the second semester the new cabinet members occupied themselves with entertaining freshman girls at a Big and Little Sister Party, on February 27 prominent stu- dent body ofhcers spoke at a lower grade tea. The Girls' League presented another assembly during activity period on March 12, at which Mrs. Dorothy Preble of the Preble Modeling School was the speaker. Collecting books for the Albion Street School and magazines for the Red Cross was a major project of the League during the year and was carried out with much success. An upper grade tea and a noon dance, the first presented at Beverly in nearly two years, culminated the activities of this year's Girls' League. I, less f 2 vig l frxjw slr ix,

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i . Q, '. Jw. . ww K LCN I IUIHQ L C 4 K I x . 'X l 1 NTIS Hi 4' K 3400 Summe Council Perhaps the most progressive student administrative group ever to serve Beverly, this yearis Summer Council boasts a record of many significant accomplishments. Foremost among these is the student canteen project, which, though under consideration for some years previously, was finally accorded prospects of immediate reality by virtue of the efforts of Bill Fore and the council. By the middle of April, after several mass meetings of parents and students, an adult advisory board had been incorporated consisting of representatives from every civil group in Beverly Hills plus four members of the student council, and plans were under way to secure a temporary site for the canteen until the lifting of building restrictions would permit the erection of a permanent building. Second in importance among the councilis achievements was the setting up of a Spirit Committee to promote better understanding and working relationship among the administra- tion, faculty, and student body and to unite the facilities of the various organizations within the student body into a more concentrated effort. Representatives from all classes and every phase of student activity, appointed by the president, serve on this committee, which, along with another innovation, the student-faculty relations board, has stimulated school spirit. Discussion was aroused on the question of the school's buying a motion picture projector, consequently a fund was inaugurated for this purpose, and already a good portion of the neces- sary amount has been donated. A similar situation exists concerning Beverlyis projected war memorial, chimes for the tower. This fund is also well on its way to completion, though the equipment itself will not be procurable for some time. A proposal of some years' standing was acted upon by the summer council with the char- tering of a lower grade girls, honor organization, the Adelphians. The club will function as a service group. The council also established the holding of a student body card as a requirement for admission to any school-chartered club. .

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Key Zeague As its initial effort in a thoroughly successful year, the Boys' League sponsored an assembly designed to acquaint Normans with conditions in war-torn countries, at which Lieutenant James Stewart of the Navy, S 936, just returned from many months' service overseas, spoke. Next on the lineup of activities came the senior A-senior B basketball game, which, though played on the swim gym floor, proved a strange version of the cage sport, however the fracas was well-received by the student body. The Boys, League terminated its activities for the fall semester with the semi-annual boxing-wrestling assembly, a source of great interest to every boy. The return of noon music under the sponsorship of the Boys, League was the feature of the leagueis activities during the spring semester.Revival of these programs was made possible by the waris end, since the chief objection to them had been the disturbance to war workers in the surrounding neighborhood who were obliged to seek rest during the day. Two sports projects were promoted by the Boys' League, both of which proved highly successful. The traditional senior A-faculty baseball game and a boxing assembly comprised the events. XTNJLS gi in 2 et gt f