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

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Golden Circle i T g Af fhe beginning of .each semesferwfhe Girls' Golden Circle 'chooses Gifs leaders. The officers for fhe fall vsemesfer were Jeaneffe Smifh, guardian: Mary Ann Baker, assisfanf guardiang' .and Priscilla Cavilloh W scribeg This springjyCharlofH'er Pynoos, 'Caro- lyn Rischel, andy Marilyn Winnie were fhe officersq Therideals of ifhis organizafiony are very admirableg Cooperafioh, friendlinessg and good characfer areiessenfialg One of c ' ' 7 fhe ibesf examples of coops-ra+iqn is shown ini fhe Chrisfmas work done by fhe girls. Each and every girl worlcs very hard fo help her homeroom, malcega good confribufion. Making friends af school is encouraged and friendliness is also exfended fo fhe mofhers of fhe girls when 'rhe fime for fhe mofhers' fea and fhe Fine Arfs-Fesfivalrolls around. The developmenf of 'good characfer is scar- ried on fhroughouf fheyenfiregyear, lwifh each andeveryggirl doing her parf fo esfablish a good rnarne forvEdison and ifs girls. f rrll . g r ' - I G ,GKATHRYN HUFF, The Edison Boys' Guild The Edison-Boys' Guild was esfablished in I936and has been very successful under fhe guidance of Mr. Livengood. There have been many chahgesiin 'fhe organizafion of fhe Guild during fhe pasf year. in Formerly fhere were six ranks, ,buf af fhe phresenf fime fhere are four: apprenficeg craffsman, afore- men,n and wiiards. ' All honor sfudenfsgare called masfers, wifhinieach ranlgand fhey receive if fheir T honors T byiearning - ia cerfain number of merifsQ The masfers are no longer elecfed. T T During fhe firsf semes+er.Billy Riley was chief engineer: George Chaves wasnfhe masfer mechanic, and Raymond 'Hovey was recording supervisor. Af fhe presenf fime David MacLeod is chief engineer: Larry Plofkin is masrer mechanic, and Jack Hare ringfon is recording supervisorQo c The Boys Guild sponsors Fafhers' and Sons' Nighffand is in charge ofall afhlefic evenfs for boys. The Boys' Guild promofes home and school-qservice, cifizenship, and scholarship. b I Vi A if ' .I g T g . I FRANK wonn-:moron Thirfy-seven :wi Q , ,

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Thi.+iy-,zx L, W, W, Q , Yard and Safety A u i The sponsor for fhe Boys' Yard Workers is Mr. Kiunfi, Richard Daiugherfy is com- missioner. Mr. Kunfz has fhirfy-one boys who are on dufy during 'rhe firsf lunch period, and 'eighfeen boys who are working during fhe second lunch period. A The sponsor for fhe Girls' Yard Workers is Miss Bolles. T Mary Rufh Gray is cornmisi sioner. Miss Bolles has fwenfy-one-workers who are af fheir posrs during fhe firsf lunch, and fwenfy-five girls who are working during 'rhe second lunch period., , p The Safefy Workers arefsponsored by Mr. McFadden -and Mr. Donyes. The Safefy Workers have elecfed Buddy Cramerpand Dave Langfield commissioners. In gall, fhere are one hundred and 'fwo -boys and -girls working +o mainfain order on our school grounds, ',aDue fo a change ini program fhe yard and safefy squads were reorganized duringfhe lasf quarfer of fhe ferm. I 'Y V BOBBY SCHULKE Office g is A The sfudenfservice groups, fhai' work in fhe various offices af Edison, are sponsored by Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Brown assigns fheisfu- denfs who assisf fhe clerks in fhe offices. These sfudenfs work in fhe principal's office, fhe boys' and girls' vice-principals' offices, fhe book room, fhe library, fhe sfudenfs' sfore, and fhe cafeferia. Each, office- has a supervisor who is ,chosen from fhe workers of each period. From. among fhese super- visors a capfain is chosen who direcfs fhe workers of fhaf offices A direcfor, an' assisf- anf clirecfor, and a secrefary are elecfed by 'the office workers. W V ' These officers .preside ai' all meefings and affempf fo confrol all difficulfies fhaf may accrue in our service' Vorganizafion. The officers are Mary Ann Baker, direcfor, and Beffy Kerr, secrefaryr We are iusfly proud of fhe work our service organizafion is doing in assisfing fhe service sysfem af Edison 'fo run smoofhly. ' P A A ' MARY ANN BAKER'

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Thirfyjeighf if ' Dramatics if , -We, fhe sfudenfs off Eclisonhare very proud of fhe excellenf worlc fhaf Mrs. Wrighf and her dramafics classes have done during fhe semesfers we have been af Edison. The Winfer Class presenfed a very suc- cessful play enfifled Growing Pains, wifh John Koernera as George Mclnfyre and Jeaneffe Smifh as Terry Mclnfyre. This is a humorous sfory of a boy and a girl who are finding difficulfy in frying fo convince ofhers fhaf fhey are growing up. A Y, in E ' The Summer Class of '39 presenfecl Anne of Green esasiee' The sfory offhle lovable liffle qrphari was well porfrayed by Mfarchefa, ' E Holfa, wifh Dick Daugherfy andrRalph Barf- leffein fhe supporfing roles.r E T The affracfive sfage seffings added greaf- ly fo 'rhe effecfivenessiiof fhe presenfafion. Nof only-have we enioyed fhe Senior plays, buf alsoofhervoufsfanding. dramafic achievemenfs such as The'Modern Cin- derella, which was presenfed fo fhe Golden Circle girls. N ' A ' . , A 'KATHRYN HUFF. The Thraficiub - The Thriff Clubfsponsored by Miss Ross, has been doing a greaf deal fhis year fo eh- courage fhe. sfudenfs fo save. During fhe first semesfer a confesf for new accounfs was held. The winning y homerooms were 222-F and B-7S. A similar confesf was held during yfhe second semesfer. E The fhriff capfains for fhe second semesfer were Eleanor McGarrify, Elizabefh Flaherfy, Lillian Womack, Margaref Morris, Jeanie Laraia, Befh Henry, Eugenie. Crowfher, Billy Finley, James Sfeiner, Alfred Pefersen, ,Leo Frafella, andGeorge Chavez. Therclub was greafly inferesfed in raising fhe fhriff sfand- ards af Edisonso fhaffheyawould compare favorably wifh fhose of ofher high schools of fhe cify. This aim was achieved .during fhe year: The club was also inferesfed infhe saving of fime, healfh, and maferials. E The officers for fhe firsf semesfer of fhe year were Johnnie Koerner, Commissioner, and LorelnefBryanf, Secrefary. During fhe second. fermi Bob Sfone and Charloffe Pynoos served as officers. ' . , A CLAIRE STEELE