Waterloo West High School - Wahawk Yearbook (Waterloo, IA)

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16 THE SPECTATOR Vocations The junior high school principals, Miss Ruth 'Updegraff and Mr. Charles A. Hoffman, co-operating with the guidance department, have started the practice of sending letters to the parents of 8A stu- dents as an aid in registration. The letter explains the four cur- ricula offered in the high school, suggests courses which should be taken in ninth grade and senior high school, and invites the parents to confer with the principal and home room adviser regarding the pupil's work. This arrangement will assure a carefully planned high school education adapted to the vocational interests and needs of the student. Sixty-two of the 72 12A boys availed themselves of the Rotary interview service this year. Seven of the ten who did not sign up have already decided upon their vocations. Fifty-nine of the '71 12A girls availed themselves of the Business and Professional Women's club in- terviews. Only two of those not signing up for interviews are still undecided as to a vocation. Betty Potter, vice-president of Home Room 213, presented an un- usual home room discussion on various means of earning money while attending Iowa University. She based her material on a recent pamphlet issued by the university. Members of Miss Bessie Young's stenography class and a few other graduating senior girls interested in stenography or secretarial work visited business offices on Tuesday, May 17, a group of nine going to Black's Department Store and nine to the Penn Mutual Insurance Company. Sixteen visited Rath's offices on Thursday, May 19. Home Room 5 conducted several mock interviews of applicants for the position of stenographer, sales- man and saleslady, pointing out both the desirable and undersiable traits. A faculty member chose the best of the iinal interviews and 'told why. Max Hughes, he came, he saw, but Houndered. It was his soul's own slaying, When the French horn papa gave him, Maxy learned the art of playing. Mid-Year Prom The place-Hotel President. The time-Jan. 23, 1932. The event-West High's annual mid-year Junior-Senior prom. Approximately 100 couples at- tended the mid-year Junior-Senior prom this year. The dance Hoor was a riot of contrasting colors- the boys, in their dark suits, mak- ing a good background for the colorful winter sport dresses of the girls as the couples danced to the music of Bob Schnieder and his orchestra. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Dunsmoor, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Strobridge, Miss Nona Timm, Miss Ruby Patterson, Miss Eva Adams, Mr. Palmer Low- ry, Mr. Donald Holt and Mr. Ralph Logan chaperoned the dance. Oh, Art Van Doren, may his tribe decease, Will leave West High, Oh! once more peace. We hope that we don't say it wrong, But why did you have to stay so long? We wish to extend our most sincere congratulations and best wishes to the Class of 1932 and hope that each of you will achieve success, happiness and prosperity. Waterloo, Cedar Falls and orthern Railway Co. Two' Hundred Years Ago George Washington, foremost Ameri- can, was born, destined to the service of a new nation. Thirty-one Years Ago Cal J. Miller opened his drug store on West Fourth Street pioneering a ser- vice to a new community. For thirty-one years Cal Miller Drug Store has stood as a fortress of health for both the sick and the Well in Waterloo. For dependable Pharmaceutical Ser- vice go to- Cal Miller SL Co. Drugs Paints Candies Stationery

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THE SPECTATOR 15 'l ' ' Citizenship ' i Awards Delaney Schuck - Scholarship The scholarship record of West High for the past year has been rather remarkable. The number of failures is comparatively low considering other high schools' records. Home Room 9, a sophomore girls' room, is the most outstanding in its scholarship record. There are a certain few members of the high school that have been on the honor roll for each period. In oth- er words, they have attained the requirements of at least three A's and one B. Among those consist- antly noticed on the honor roll are Billy Fort and Ruth Suther- land, both seniors. In preparing scholarship reports, there are a few interesting facts to be noted. For instance, the number of boys in a home room is comparable to the number of fail- ures in that home room. Another interesting fact is that the first week of a period the failures are relatively low, but during the next three and even four weeks, the number of failure goes up. But the last week the pupils make a recovery and improve greatly. The scholarship committee, ad- vised by Miss Dorothy Wilson, wants to congratulate the student body as a whole on their co-op- eration in making this a red let- ter year in scholarship. Florence Blough and Delaney Schuck at the commencement ex- ercises are to be awarded two of West High's most coveted prizes, the Citizenship awards. A committee of fourteen com- posed of the citizenship committee of the Student Assembly, the ex- ecutive committee of the Student Assembly, together with Principal W. W. Gibson, Mr. C. C. Duns- moor, Miss Mabel Heller and four other teachers acting as advisors, chose Florence Blough and Delancy Schuck as the best girl and boy citizens in West High. The chart of qualifications by which these two students were judged contains the following four main requisites-character, service, leadership, and scholarship. Quill and Scroll The seniors this year to be giv- en membership in the international honorary journalistic society are Helen Louise Bernbrock, Jean Gar- ner Wm. Fort, and Erwin Sias. Erwin Sias also has the journal- listic distinction of .having twice won awards in international con- tests sponsored by Quill and Scroll, his first award was on a feature story submitted by him, and the second for an editorial on depression. Howard Hauserman also won distinction for a copy entered in a Quill and Scroll contest. West On the Air People of Waterloo and vicinity through the broadcast programs of the West Public Schools on each Tuesday evening at seven o'clock have not only learned muchvof the excellency of the work of the system, but have been entertained by vocal and instru- mental music as well. Mr. Donald Ames, dramatic coach at West High, announces all school broad- casts. The committees in charge of these radio programs are: Or- ganization and preparation-W. W. Gibson, Miss Fern McClennahan, and Miss Naneen Davis. Time- Miss Lyla Day, Mr. Ralph Pronk, and Mr. Donald Ames. Program- Miss Elsie Sindt, Miss Ruth Up- digraff, and Miss Agnes Faint. Florence Blough Dramatics On October 23 the curtain went up on the first act of the dramatic season when the all-school play, Nothing But the Truth, by James Montgomery, was produced. This comedy of errors was very effec- tively portrayed by Ross Randall and Marjorie Parlow in the lead- ing roles, ably assisted by Ray Strayer and Jeanne Ogle. The second act took the form of a mystery, when on Febrary 12 the Marionettes' play, In the Next Room, by Eleanor Robeson and Harriet Ford, was presented. The plot, concerning the wiles of a criminal, was well carried out by Erwin Sias, Celia Kronberg, Fred Wimber and Forrest Makinster taking the important roles. The climax was reached on March 18 when the Junior play, Miss Lulu Bett, by Zona Gale, a comedy with a touch of pathos, was presented. Don Short and Marian Barker in the leading roles, and Mary Penly, Kathryn Mak and Helen Gross successfully carried out the plot dealing with a woman in her thirties who had never mar- ried. The curtain closed on the fourth and last act of the dramatic sea- son when a beautiful play, Chil- dren of the Moon, by Martin Fla- vin, was presented by the Senior class on May 20. This tragedy, full of life and beauty, was well enacted by Elizabeth Harris and Fred Wimber in the leading roles.

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THE VSPECTAT OR 17 MUSIC ,West High's musical activities for the past year have been very successful. At the state contest West High was able to capture two first place awards. A first was won by the reed sextette, composed of Arlene Bentz, Elmer Bickford, Roger Wolfe, Paul Loomis, Mar- jorie Seaburn, and Don Penlygthe brass sextette, whose members in- clude George Jenny, Sterling Myers, Don Penly, La Moyne Schrader, Marjorie Seaburn, and Max Hughes, also ranked first. The band received second place and the orchestra fifth. Individual honors went to Ar- lene Bentz, who won second place in the bassoon solo group, and Fred Bates, whose oboe solo took fourth place. In the district contest, Philomel and Boys' Glee club took first place. The band and orchestra won first in the district, while Arlene Bentz received first place with a bassoon solo, and Fred Bates re- ceived another first place with an oboe solo. Operetta The operetta, Chimes of Nor- mandy, presented by West High school's Philomel and Boys' Glee Club under the direction of Miss Naneen Davis and Mr. Ralph Logan, was one of the most color- ful and picturesque events of the year. The plot involved the love af- fair of Germanie, the Lost Mar- chioness, gracefully portrayed by Mary Renk, and Henri, Marquis of Corneville, characterized by Bob Sarset. Other outstanding parts were of the miser presented by Ross Ran- dall, the Bailli by Bob Slifsgaardg and Serpolette by Zada Corbin. Irene Rugtiv, Millicent Lucht, Celia Kronberg, Jean Rohlf, Art Van Doren, Cecil Scott, Gerald Scott, and Jack Estel were also characters contributing to the plot. The chorus with their bright colored costumes formed an ap- propriate background for the light opera. It's Jeanie now has dawn, I feel so sad 'at I tood twi, I hope 'at she is dood to Jack, And a'ways will be feewin high. V State.-Champ Dick Rugg, the state tennis champion of last year, easily cap- tured the state singles champion- ship again, Saturday, May 21, at the state high school tennis tour- nament held at Ames. Rugg scored eight points as in- dividual honors and at no time allowed any player to win from him more than three games in a set. In the singles Rugg defeated Brown of Ames, 6-1, 6-03 and in turn he defeated Hutton of Ames, who had won from Westis second man, Huffman, 6-2, 10-8. Extemp. Speaking An activity of which West may well be proud is her extempora- neous speaking. During the last year West entered in only three contests, but came out on top in two of them. In the local contest, in which 12 students competed, Wells Barnett, sophomore, was the victor. He spoke on Hoover's Cures for the Depression. West sent six students to the dis- trict contest, where Wells was again winner, this time speaking on the Lindbergh Kidnapping Case. Four members were sent to the state contest, where Wells spoke on Suggestive Platforms for a Possible Third Party. Banking H On the whole, school banking has maintained a satisfactory condition throughout the school year. Our average was only a few points be- low last year, in spite of hard times and depression. The bank failure had little or no effect on school banking. Home Rooms 9, 5, 12, 203 and 109 have consistently banked 100 per cent, very seldom going below. The sophomore class had the poorest record, with the juniors between the seniors and sophomores. The average for the year for Home Room 9 was 99 per cent, Home Room 5, 98 per centg Home Room 12, 98 per cent. Home Room 203, 99.8 per cent, and Home Room 109, 99.8 per cent, tied for first place in school. The year's average for the entire school was 86 per cent. The highest percent- age was on Nov. 17, 94 per cent, the lowest percentage was on May 11, 81 per cent. Every student has a bank book, and an average of 575 pupils bank regularly each week. .. Expressions Did you ever stop to notice people's expressions? Try it some- time, it makes a pleasant way to spend a half hour or so. Pick, for your experiment a score board upon which are mark- ed the results of a state contest. Stand quietly among the crowded people, take your sense of humor out of that moth-proof compart- ment, and you have all the neces- sary equipment for a good ex- pressionist. You notice first the vague feel- ing of suppressed emotion as hope- fuls await the chalking up of first, second, third and fourth places, always with a faint far away look through which they see their name in the first panel of awards. goes on for an undeter- period until you see the who holds, between her This mined scorer thumb and first finger, the judges decisions on, perhaps, the tuba or piccolo solo event. After building up what she con- siders sufficient suspense, and af- ter repeated refusals to anxious excontestants as to the placings, she calmly chalks in the long awaited results. Careful, now! Get the expres- sions. Glimpse that first place winner! A beaming face topped CContinued on page 211