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

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Thirty-eight.. T X Music Crganizations T T g T y Many oT- The sTudenTs'are enrolled in musical organizaTionsf aT Edison. There are Tour orchesTras. one band, a boys' glee clubf and a girls' glee iclub. L if y ' I The Girls' Glee Clubjhas sixTy-Three mem- bers. The oTficers Tor This semesTer are Mozelle Criswell, presidenT: Arlena ForresT, secreTary, and Isabel Mumgolo, program chairman. The accompanisT Tor This semesTer is Nadine VTfulTesTieg,'who has accompanied The sgroup Tor The pasT Two semesTers. The Girls' Glee Club is underlThe direcTion oT .Miss STrong. T ' G L There areTsixTygone members in The Boys' Glee Club. Mrs. Eiigberg sponsors This group. The pnesi'denT Tor This semesTer is Donald Walker: The vice-presidenT is George Prealey: The secreTary is Raymond Mason: and Jack Williamsiis The Treasurer. The' orchesTras and band are direcTed by Mr.'Boucher. The Tour orchesTras-are as Tollows: senior, inTermediaTe. iunior, and beginners. The senior orchesTra is The ad- , , . ...,,:..,,i. vancked group. They play Tor assemblies. ParenT-Teacher 'AssociaTion meeTings, Rand many oTher programsr, There are TorTy-one members in The senior orchesTra. The inter- mediaTe orchesTra is Tor The sTudenTs who are noT advanced enough To be in The senior orche,sTra buT ,are more advanced Than The members OT .Thegiunior orchesTra. Occa- sionally The inTermediaTe orchesTra plays Tor assemblies., There are TorTygTiye gygl members in The inTermediaTe orchesTra. The iunior orchesTra has sevenTy-one members. lT is composed oT sTudenTs who have Taken les- sons Tor a -shoTT Time or-A Those wholwere promoTed Trom The beginners' orchesTra. The beginners' orchesTra !is,Tor The sTudenTs who wanT To learn To play an insTrumenT and who have.noTy had previous musical Training. The senioriband is The pride oT The school. They play Tor Track meeT, assemblies, and many oTher'school programs! Edison is one oT The Three iunior high schools' in Los Angeles ThaT has a' band. The band is composed 'oT ThirTy-nine members. Only boys are allowed To ioin The band. 1 ALICE BELL. i T' 2 T

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1 x Red Cross Club N i The aims of fhe Red Cross Club are fo pro- mofe friendship, and fo help fhose' who are in need. Theclub membersfareichosen from 'rhe social science classes. Theymeefings are held each monfh. A+ fhese meefings. fhere are discussions, as fo ways of giving Vassisf- ance and Acornforf fo fhose who are ysick. Whenval .sfudenf is absenf from school, someone who lives near him calls fo see how he is. If he is going fo be ouf for a few days, fhe represenfafive goeskback fhe nexf day wilh a ibouquef offlowersl. a roll of funny papers. or a scrap book. The Red Cross Club noi' only helps people in fhe lcommunify, buf also ofhers. This year funds were collecfed and senf fo 'rhe flood suffer- ers in fhe Middle Wesf. ln one of fhe social science classes a world friendship porfolio is being made. ln fhis porffoliofhere will be leffers arid arficles from California. If is goingfofbe senf fodapan. This organiza- fion is sponsored by Mrs. Taylor. The offi- cers are Edifh Cordil, presidenfg Gene Puf- nam, vice-presidenf. and Lorraine Kowall, secrefary. h T R A T L EDITH CORDIL. l Thrift Club T T my The Thrifi' Club is an organizafion, com- posed of boys and girls. Every new semes- fer a represeinfafive is chosen from each home room. Af fhe beginning of each new ferm fhe fhriff commissioner and secrefary are chosen. iFor'fhe, firsf semesier Roberf Thompson was .elecfed commissioner wifh Rebecca Benoun, secrefary. Charles Loger- well was elecfed commissioner alnd Anna Mayer secrefary for fhe second semesfer. Thriffm'ee'ringsg are Held monfhjly. During 'rhese meefings fwo banners are awarded. One of fhe. banners is givenifofhe home room fhaf has fheihighesf percenfage of bank accounfsj fheiofher 'is won by 'rhe home room ,having fhe highesf poinfs for new -accounfs and deposifs. Al' fhis fime recognifion isr given lfo hxomei rooms for presenf and pasf accomplishmenfsy The Thriff Clubfpublishes a special bullefin each monfh called Thriff Topics. ' The Thriff Club is happy fo announce fhaf 'rhere is anQincrease in new accounfs over lasf year. By working faifhfully fo bring innewaccounfs fhe sfudenfs will show fheir allegiance fo.,yEdison and our Thriff sponsor, MTFSS Ross- f y MARY JANE WEFING. i , ' 1 1 I X Thirty-seven

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