Edison Middle School - Wizard Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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CARNIVAL DAY On April 25, 1930, Edison held its annual Carnival Day. The Carnival this year was truly American for the costumes were those of the American Indians. Mr. Goulet, or Heap Big Chief Swat 'em Hard, joined the students by masquerading as an Indian and many teachers followed his example. A variety of Indian costumes were Worn by the students in the morning classes. At 12:00 o'clock a bell rang announcing that the Carni- val had begun. Out on the yard you could see many excited students running from ice cream to candy booth, hot dog stand to lemonade booth, and so on. After about an hour on the yard, buying and eating, we went to the tepees of the Indians to see the students display their costumes and watch the stunts. The first prize was given to James Ven- nink, the best dressed warriorg the second prize to Isabel Menes, the best dressed squawg and the third prize to Tom Pettibone, Elizabeth Drown, and Anna Reibstein, the most comical Indians. After the winners were presented with their prizes, which were tickets good for either Carnival or show, we stayed out on the yard or went to the Auditorium, where Mr. Fleischer's jazz band played some of the latest songs. Pearl Beach. Gertrude Burkett, Allyne Neely, Nathan Rubin, Leo Naideth, and many others contributed a part to the program. In the evening the same program was given with the addition of a few other acts from outsiders. The Parent Teacher Association had charge of the Car- nival this year as usual. It was one of the best Edison has ever had, and it was also a financial success. Page Seventy-two

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MINOR DRAMATICS Not all of our entertainments are long, full length plays. During this year the student body has put on many short dramatic programs which have been enjoyed by all almost as much as the long three or four act plays. First comes the assembly plays and dramatic programs. Among these was the Hallowe'en program. It was directed by the Physical Education department and presented by thePhys- ical Education girls. The program consisted of ghost and cat dances with a Seance of the Spirits. , ,For the Thanksgiving program the English depart- ment gave a play. The B9-4 English class was chosen to present this fine one act play. The program was enjoyed very much. Next came the annual science program. This was in form of a play, the first scene taking place in a class room. Scientific experiments were shown and then the class was taken to a hospital to see a serious operation perform- ed. The operation was a humorous silhouette which kept the auditorium roaring with laughter. The play, Little Brother Sherlock was put on by the Players' Club and directed by Mr. Orr and Mr. P-erry. It was voted a great success by the students. The play concern- ed a young lady, and her boy friend, and her younger brother. The different departments take turns giving assembly programs. The Mathematics department gave a story in play form called The Story of Our Numbers , beginning with the Chinese, touching on the Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek, Hebrew, Roman, Hindu and lastly the Arabian type of numbers. The story was made very interesting by pant- omines behind a screen. Besides entertainment the program taught everyone something not known before. Cynthia's Strategy , a roaring burlesque, was presented by the boys in the glee club. The play was the story of a girl's plan to get her parents to accept her boy friend. The girls' glee club presented a Spanish skit at a late assembly. Some Spanish songs were sung and two girls gave a Spanish dance. Easy Terms a play presented by Leon Naideth, Blanc-he Allaire, and Gorden Hast of the Players' Club, and directed by Mr. Perry and Mr. Orr, was given in an EISSGITIDIY during the spring semester. The play set forth the curse of buying by the instalment plan and the struggles of a young married couple against this evil. Page Seventy-one

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On Wednesday afternoons at ten minutes after two, dear old Edison Junior High knows that something very interesting is about to happen. Students with tennis rackets, ukes, sewing baskets, books, bows and arrows, and various other pleasure accessories, go streaming into their club rooms for forty minutes of fun and enjoyment. Each stu- dent chooses, early in the school year, from among the fifty or sixty clubs offer-ed the one he wishes to be afliliated with for the year. It may be a purely recreational club, or it may be a club in which he will improve his skill in a chosen field. Edison clubs cover a wide range of interests, and no student has trouble to find one he likes. On the contrary, the problem each student faces is that of making up his mind which of the many that he wants is the one he wants most. In the athletic clubs teams are chosen and games are chal- lenged. In the girls' atheltic clubs girls are trained to be- come referees of the regular games. Both boys and girls are able in these clubs to prepare for the big track meet and field day events which are looked forward to all year. Hand- craft clubs are always popular. Lamp-shades, flowers, em- broidery, party favors, hooked rugs, hats, dresses and even bows and arrows are all products of hand-craft clubs. A number of entertainers' clubs gather together students with special abilities and training in singing, dancing, reciting, et cetera. Dramatics clubs are busy all the time preparing plays and skits to be presented at various times. Many am- bitious student join subject clubs, such as French, mathe- matics, typing and study clubs, in order to get special help or to improve their grades. Our sponsors have done everything possible to make our club periods a huge success. With this splendid coopera- tion between students and sponsors, who can wonder at the excitement and joy which is evident every Wednesday as two o'clock draws near. Page Seventy-tlwee