West High School - Westerner Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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GLH4.-SS When the i943 graduates leave the halls of West on June ll, and their days as high school students become memories, among those that linger longest will be the Senior Gingham and Cord party, the outstanding athletic year of l942 and l943, in which the wrestling team won the title and the basketball squad reached the state tournament, the Senior-Junior prom, the i942 and i943 Color Weeks, the Senior assembly- l Hear America Singing, and the qraduation, the theme of which was l Hear America Singing. The grads have been alI pals together, workina, planning and assisting one another. They will be all 1 l . . I , ' K. . ' 2 V 11, ' I iv I XL.-- 'l v, 1 x . .,.,, 1 :Ifi , E-1 L 'NM'--A fllg ill. F me 04113 pals forever, though none knows what the future holds for him. Some seniors will enter the armed forces, many will go into war jobs, others into civilian jobs, and a few will enter institutions of higher learning. Throughout the stay at West, the class of '43 has been led both by student officers and faculty sponsors. Mrs. Helen Bayliss and Mrs. Opal Riddell have been the head faculty sponsors, assisted by Miss Louise Starr Peck, Mrs. Josephine Blose, Miss Ethel T. Odgers, David S. Welsh, Richard Hotton, and Charles Arm- strong. BETTY ADAMS Girl Reserves, Posture Contest '42 MERLE ALEXANDER ' D Club, Nature Club, Rotary Club, Spur. Football, Basketball Manager, Baseball Man- 32812 .I V HJ' 4 'ff ,J ' C if' J . Q . yin, f-ltrigyg A - ' ...L . X 'Wt . A A H. 3.225-Q.-.. 1 T-f.ir3s11s, ALBERT ANDERSON Drama Club, Pen Rum- blers, Spur, D r u m ai Play, First Lady. Man Who Came to Dinner , Assemblies '41 and '42. MONA ANDERSON After School Sports, ESTHER liACA Girl Reserves, Nature Club, Nv.-ezlleworl: Guild.. Rifie Club, After School' Sports. JESSIE BALES P.-T. A. Poster Contest, Annual Board, S. 0. S., Band, Spur, Suph. As- sembly, Jr. Escort., Big Sister, School Seal, Af- ter School SD0l't5. Rifle Club, Victory Corps Award, Clean-up Paint- up. Publicity Cum. 1.gfQ51sE'3 MARION ALKIRE MARGARET Fine Arts, Art Work ALLACHER for School, Poster Con- Gi,-1 Reserves tc-st. LETTY ANDREWS. K. ANGELOPOULOS Safety Council, S. O. S. Club. Spur, Jr. Escort, Big Sister. Play Festival '42, Candidate Sr. Vice Pres., Student Ticket Salesman '42. 1 X Fight t I R 31511 0 win' JEAN ALLEY Girl Res.,-Spur, Soph. Assembly. Orauyze and Black Day Com., Big Sister, National Honor. SHIRLEY AMBLER Head Girl. Girl Res.. 50-50 Club, Natl. Hon. Society, Safety Council, S. O. S. Sec., Spur Sec.. Student Council Vice Pres., Annual Bd., Jr. Escort, Assam. Com., Finance Cum., Publicity Qorn., Rustlers. THEANO ARAPKILIS S. O, S. Club, Spur, Jr. Escort, After School Sports, Play Festival '41 '42 ? Q MARV. ARMSTRONG D Club, 50-50 Club Golf. Ts, ' 1. '-. 51- ' . . 1 . , 41 rd, , w . I, 0.-lg. T - A .. :fst- 'A -C if' AUDREY MAXINE l3ARliOWS BARKHAUSEN Girl Sports, Stud e n t Council, Rifie Club, Jr. E s c o r t, After School Sports, Play Festival.

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ngeconcf 5 HEAD GIRL SYLVIA HOUGHTON Sylvia Houghton, the head girl for second semester, was secretary of her class when she was a freshman. Chem- istry is her favorite subject, and basketball and softball are her favorite sports to engage in. SiI's favorite spec- tator sport is wrestling. She is a member of the Annual Board and of the National Honor Society, and one of her biggest iobs has been handling thousands of dollars for the Defense Council. Bill Richmond was chosen to head the senior class the Glen .E will lhiill tes' - 5 - HEAD BOY RAY GARRETT Head boy for the second semester was curly-heade d good looking Ray Garrett, who had also been president of his class when he was a sophomore. Ray likes to danc E and basketball and football are his favorite sports. His, favorite subjects are mathematics and science: and he planning to be a mechanical engineer upon graduatio l-le is a member of the National Honor Society. second t . T d'ff' It t k ' . . planningsfi-,rpiri-1grSeniovIY,Sun2or'C,gJron1aimstI1egIcg?npTg:::.lgHg? PRESIDENT Bill has lettered in baseball twice, and was head boy graduation arrangements. BILL RICHMOND 'the Second Semester of 'WZ' VICE-PRE HAROLD STETZLER I Filling the imDortant post of senior vice-president SIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER DICK GEMSON Dick Gemson, second semester senior secretary STUART COCH RAN Running unopposed, Stu Cochran was unani- is Harold Stetzler. Harold's main work has been is an outstanding student of the class with a mously elected senior treasurer. The Senior Prom to assist Bill. The vice-president excels in musical activities straight A average. makes the management of second semester fi- . Dick belongs fo fhe R.O.TlCl where he has narices a tough iob, but Stu has done his work Not only does he play the trumpet, but he also reached th? ram? of cadet Caplain' He hopes 'O wen' composes music. Harold hopes eventually to teach continue his military career at West Point. l'T1USlC. ' . Cheer our men! He plans to attend the Colorado State College of Agriculture. His ambition is to become a pro- fessional baseball player. is I1

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?-.- LEONARD ISASEFSKY Spur. Defense Council. .ES- MARY BES'l1ON ai . ,N A 'i 5 ,, I gi 2? 4.49 in ' , 439. 1 , . i -......, rin Y' SHIRLEY ' BOLLACKER Band, Orchestra, All- City llnnd. JACQUELINE IZRESSLER Orchestra, Big Sister. 431 S. HAUGHMAN Girl Res., Girl Sports, Spur. Aftcr School Sports. Jr. Escort, llifz Sister, Nxitivmul Honor. P -s- fl, 1 hi MARY BEYNON Jr. Escort, Hip: Sister, Girls' Glce Club. ANNA BORGA Girl Sports Club, Pri'- Mmlics Club, Safety Council, After Schuul Sports. MlLDR1-ID BREWER. Girl R1-sorvrs, Rustlers Pep Club, Sufc-Ly Coun- cil, Rifle Club. .. : ELMER BEIGHTS HELEN BEISNER llnnd, Hi-Y Club, Base- ml . f.. . .-5. up 1 NORMAN BLACHER ROY BIDDLE Slide Rule Club, Bas- keiball, Track. 5- , 7 fr- . EUGENE BOWER JIMMY BOYLE 50-50 Club. Rwleu Stalf. . . ' Strive for fame! A. 'S' 1 H. BERNSTEIIX Aviation Club, Band, Camera Club. French Club, Rotary Club, Ra- dio Staff, Slide Rule Club. Spur, liasketlmll. 1 hp :TW L N Lf- N - f I MARJORIE BLOOM French Club, Pre Medica Club, Spur, Plny Festi- val '41, Assembly '41.. LOUIS BERNSTEIN D Club, Spur, Track '41, Defense Council. 1 .ibm il 4 1 ' K l A ,' 'qui' ,F H - .1, U3 ,ig- ij, -. 1 E. . .' ' '. - lr.. . .. 4.!f ?gg, 4' - ft-E. .. ,, .- , , . BETTY BOG ARD Opcrelta '-12. 5 U , ,f ' -4 4 T V! ' .. gf 1 l fri' 1. . ,r . 4.41.1 .V '3 . ' :ff-. ' -.ff . , 3.7 . 9' f ,, f . ,'r PEARL BOYDE ALYS BRANDON Acappella Chulr. Rmleo Stzxtf. All-School Show '1'll. GYPSY R V '-12. Christmas Asssmgly '41, '42, , 1 . V i 1 ., , .. 'MVS ' . 4 1 :RX I i . ,ut L . K Z BOBBY I3RI'l l'AlN Orchuslral. 'l'r:iL'k. . DARTIEEN BROCK