Dana Middle School - Log Yearbook (San Pedro, CA)

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A-hd-Alla-o-s , l 4 1 l Quhitnrium The auditorium and stage of the Dana Junior High is con- sidered one of the most beautiful and perfectly equipped in the city school system. Artistically it is a joy forever with its dig- nified spaciousness, its gracious curve of balcony, its beautiful proportion of tall windows, richly hung with a warm red velour. Friezes, frescoes, and medallions in soft related values, carry out in design the marine idea which is emphasized in Dana Junior High. Five beautiful pierced brass chandeliers, using the sea horse as a motif, provide perfect lighting arrangement. The fifty-foot stage is adequately fitted for any ambitious production, it being complete with storage space, working space, and two generous dressing rooms. x . 36

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.J y tb., ygfslww WW ea 1' r--X, , 1' s. I I . l Glaze Qtluh anh Grnbestra The Boys' Glee Club was composed of fifteen boys. They have sung for assemblies and P.-T. A. programs. Once a week they have programs for their own amusement. The president is Robert San Joseg vice-president, Vincent Jorgenseng secre- tary, Toni Trani. The Girls' Glee Club has twenty-six members. President, Virginia McDonaldg vice-president, Ellen McMurtrieg secre- tary, Wanona Meeg librarian, Nona Putta. The Girls' Glee Club staged a program called Gypsy Trail. They were all in the gypsy costumes. The Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs staged an operetta called, Christmas VVith the Old Woman Who Lived in the Shoe. ' The orchestra has twenty-six boys and girls. Tommy Hen-' tila is acting concert master. The orchestra is made up of seven violins, two flutes, piano, three trumpets, trombone, three saxo- phones, five clarinets, and a drum set. 35 '

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L Qrcahe Someone has said: At the end of the road there is happi- ness, so it is with Dana. Standing as it does at the end of Fifteenth Street, it presents a striking combination of a Spanish villa and a modern office. As one enters the attractive foyer his attention is attracted to the left wall, by a map of San Pedro Bay District in 1834, done in colored tiles. Directly opposite is a ship, the emblem of the school, also in colored tiles. Three stucco pillarsi of Corinthian design dominate the steps just above the spacious lobby. To the rear of these is the auditorium, which is the center of all social activities. Toward the rear of the building are two arcades of Span- ish architecture, bordering the two patios of lawn and shrubbery. The school has a total of thirty-eight classrooms and shops. Entirelydetached from the main building are six classroom bungalows. As a whole, Dana presents a pleasing appearance. As the school song says, Dana surely looks good to me. 37