Venice High School - Gondolier Yearbook (Venice, CA)

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]r r i: Nisi Presidvnt Lli: Am fx V ice-President Le Mai MalDu.nalu Secretary RUSSLLL GlIAV Treasurer Ida Schade ss ' t Treasurer W ' B HISTORY The larger portion of the Winter Class of 1933 entered Venice High School six years ago as rugged seventh graders with a fixed determination to attain heights for which they would long be remembered. They dreamed dreams and more impor- tant yet, they realized those dreams. Along the distant climb from scrubs to mighty seniors the members of the Blue and Red attracted notice because of their unusual ability in arts, in scholastic ability, and in athletics. Joe Wilensky, Madalcinc Bertram, Russ Gray, Olga Schade, Dale Riter, Harold Stolle, Homer Hout;, Kuni Miyake, and Art Yuba, achieved high positions on the schooFs governing boards while Ray Charlson, Madalyn Thaw, Lovey Weinstein, Louise Davidson, Bruce Uchino, Ben Bnghtman, Florence Ella Thurlow, Vic De Nisi, Lee Allen, Ida Schade, and Jim Prince predominated in numerous club activities. In their junior year, athletics again asserted themselves, this time more strongly; the names of several athletes in the class will long stand out in the Sports Annals of Venice. Some of the more prominent athletes are: Joe Wilensky, June Keeth, Vic De Nisi, Bruce Uchino, Ray Charlson, Joe Schwartz, Martin Sanchez, Russ Gray, Paul Dunlap, Elsie Mertz, Ben Bnghtman, Olga Schade, Navalette Tabor, Florence Ella Thurlow, Lugi Carlucci, Burke Morrison, Betty Castle, Jack Dexter, Madaleine Bertram, Bob Rapin, Garnet Daniel, and Nathan Cunningham. Madaleine Bertram and Olga Schade received the coveted Roman Lamp at Com- mencement. Evelyn Quist, Pete Smith, Madalyn Thaw, and Thelma Sloan brought forth the drama sector. How wonderful it will be if all of these who vision great things will realize their hopes and continue to Climb Though the Rocks Be Rugged. [21]

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STUDENT ADMINISTRATION The governing body of school activities, the Central Committee, is made up of the activities themselves, in addition to the Student Body officers. In the first semester their chief duty was the approving of the change in the Constitution providing grade requirements for candidates, doing away with all campaign cards and allowing two posters for each candidate. This was the result of an economy movement. A move- ment to change the team name of Gondoliers was defeated here, as it was later by the entire Student Body. A great deal was accomplished under Joe Wilensky ' s lead- ership in this organization. Jimmy Coleman had very little chance to preside over the second semester Com- mittee, due to the earth disturbance. But before the misfortune, the body had allotted the yell leaders their uniform expenses, approved a 6-inch D with numerals for the year earned as an award for the debaters, and were working on school monogram regulations when the school was transferred into a tent town. The Girls ' League ' s chief project was their annual Christmas Basket Drive, start- ing December 5, which was a great success. With Madalyn Thaw presiding, they enjoyed a lecture on beautiful Italy by Mr. Clark, a talk on Books by Miss Drake, the school Librarian, and then met jointly with the Boys ' League to see films of the Olympic Games. Alyce Young presided over the second semester cabinet, though the organization as a whole was inactive. The Boys ' League was active for only the first half of the year. In the spring it was dropped. Under Prexy Ray Charlson, the boys enjoyed several very interest- ing programs arranged by him. Talks were given by Tom Lieb, the Loyola football coach, and Bob Decker, U.C.L.A. backfield star, on the more intricate points of foot- ball and the value of true sportsmanship. The Student Court, presided over by Chief Justice Tom Wilde, who held office during both semesters, handled hundreds of cases in the courtroom, 105 A. They operated for a short time in a small room in the Boys ' gym. Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Crutcher were the able advisors. A new method of choosing a Chief Justice was adopted. The officer will be selected by the Central Committee from the preceding semester ' s judges and the remaining four will he elected by popular vote of the Stu- dent Body. June Hallberg, Kuni Miyake, Jmimy Coleman, and Bettina Thomas were associate judges in the fall while Marie Bahn, Virginia Pyne, Jerre Carlson, and Paul Older assisted in decisions during the last semester. The school ' s special police were captained by Harold Furst and Dale Riter during the first semester, with Henry Kubota in the chief ' s position in the spring semester. After the quake, they were stationed as near as possible to the streams of traffic around Tent Town and did their best to keep order. These traffic guardians and directors were treated to a banquet at Thanksgiving. [20]

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Don Allen Lee Allen Lucille Allen Lois Arnold Maiieleine Bertram Elfriede Braun Ben Brichtman Daisy Brownson Harry Canann Vernon Cary Betty Castle Ray Ciiarlsox Jimmy Clark Leo Coxe Nathan Cunningham GEOIiOE CUTIIILL Ruth Dalton Garnet Daniel Louise Davidson Vic De Nisi Jack Dexter Wayne Dunaoax Paul Dunlap Jack Dunning Jack Esler [22]