Ferndale Union High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Ferndale, CA)

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Z0-I IJ, 11-nj,-lm 7123, CW 15, The Tomahawk s+aFF For l94O was headed by Gerald Beclrer who was ably assisied by Le+ha Robaris, Assis+an+ Edifor. The seven ofher members of fhe sfaff were responsible for diFferen+ secfions of 'rhe boolr: Ka+herine Gill, Phofography Ediforg Lee Briggs, Ari' Ediiorg Alan Peers, Snaps: Ernesl' Boynfon, Boys' Sporfsg Joyce Bruner, Girls' Sporfsg Anna Meisfer, Organizafion Ediior. Faculfy Advisor, Miss Fifzgerald. Confribufing weelcly 'lo fhe En+erprise was fhe worlc of ihe Senior English Class. Firs+ Row: Kafherine Gill, Gerald Beclcer, Dan Clausen, Fran Clausen, Miss Fihgerald. N Second Row: Fran Lanini, Nancy Miller, Lois Anderson, Marge Silva, Evelyn Tedsen, E Enes Caires. W S C L A S

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-vnulnw Dedicalion The Tomahawk lor lhe year ol i940 is dedicaled lo a man who has buill up an enlire organizalion since he enlered lhis school as a leacher eighl years ago. ll is a greal pleasure lo publish lhis book wilh a lhoughl loward Mr. William B. Crane, head of lhe musical deparlmenl al Ferndale Union High School. When Mr. Crane, beller known as Bill among his more inlimale friends, came lo Ferndale, lhere was only a small group ol sludenls who had any knowledge of music. There was no band or orcheslra, and lhese sludenls had received whal lillle knowledge lhey had lhrough privale inslruclion. Mr. Crane slarled giving lessons in bolh lhe high school and lhe grammar school, and wilhin a shorl period of lime had organized lwo bands, one in each school, and an orcheslra in high school. Since lhal lime, lhe bands have sleadily increased in size and skill. The crowning achievemenl in Mr. Crane's leaching career al lhis school look place in I939, when he look his 45-piece High School Band lo Treasure Island lor lhe yearly musical conlesl. The band received superior raling. lhe highesl possible. Besides leaching band and orcheslra, Mr. Crane also leaches glee and beginners' band. Aparl from his work in music, Mr. Crane has helped wilh lhe producing of several plays. He direcled lhe lhree-acl play, Come Seven. and several olher smaller plays. Always being dependable, giving a helping hand whenever needed, being agreeable, palienl, laking an inleresl in school allairs and sludenls, and his keen sense ol humor are lhe qualilies lhal have made Bill Crane a popular man al Ferndale Union High School. 4

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6 0 TOP ROW: Mr. Crane, Music: Mr. Sorem, Principal: Mr. Luslr, Agriculfure: Mr. Jensen, Shop: Mr. Krauss, Science: Mr. Voorhees, Coach and lnsfrucfor in Mechanical Drawing and Mafhemafics. 0 SECOND ROW: Miss Kane. Social Science and Physical Educafion: Miss Fiflgerald, English and Hisfory: Mrs. Fay, Home Arfs: Miss Kremer, Home Arfs and English: Miss Duryea, Spanish, French, and English: Miss While, Bookkeeping, Typing, and Shorfhand. U TOP ROW: Mr. Sorem, Bill Flowers, Fran Bierre, Jean Robinson, Jean Hindley, Don Clausen 0 SECOND ROW: Russ Escola, Harlan Deflefsen, Gerald Becker, Henry D,gO.-0, Jerry Clausen 1 9 i : 1 ' as .. i l