West High School - Westward Ho Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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Around the Clock with a Camera For many students a day at West be- gan before the morning bell at 8:30, as ' they gathered in the cafeteria for.last- 8,15 minute checkups on the day's ' assignments. The Latin chums generally congregated around one table, but here's a lonesome fellow sucking his pencil in the profoundness of 'his concen- tration. ' Things were always humming in the office before 8:30, too. Miss Legler is busy here with a group of students seek- 8,25 ing excuses for absences the ' previous clay . . . and by their Fingernail-biting expressions one might think they're worried about the validity of those excuses. West high's sunny library was a wel- come rendesvous for history and litera- ture lovers, and perhaps for a stray I. R. student who ambledv in about ' the middle of t'he period to browse through a magazine. Here we see Miss Cavanaugh . . . You girls are talking much too loudly . . . remember? At noon there was always a dash for the cafeteria and eats, and as a few un- appreciative people might say, the first in line got something besides I mashed potatoes. These un- lucky pupils who had fourth period classes at the other end of the building were generally only t'his far by 12:25. Foolish folks who went to a movie the night before often found themselves un- prepared: for an afternoon class, Some of them managed to combine ' business with pleasure by studying while they lunched, as you see here. Oh, young lady! How does Ger- man mix with jello? Page 'Eight

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Remember Them by These Sketches Mr. Volney Barnes: Principal and Ma- jor General . . . enough said. Mr. Ralph O. Christofifersen: Christy to you and you and you . . . NVest's Paul Bunyan . . . famed for algebra, 'hunting, story-telling, and athletic prowess . . . genial . . . understanding . . . a grand sport, sportsman, friend, . . . assistant prinlcipal to V. G. Miss Evelyn Baumann: Resides in rooms 17 and 19 . . . teaches art and art metal . . . jolly . . good-natured . . . school's okay in a class like hers. Miss Irma Baus: Tireless gym teacher . . . noted for her oft repeated Girls! . . . willing to be convinced. Mr. Lloyd Benson: A chest-heaving cough in a green smock . . . blue eyes . . . knows his stuff. Miss Lurline Boelnn: Attractive . . . fair-minded . . . trains a flock of amateur stenographers . . . She's swell, say her pupils. Mr. Richard Butler: Napoleon of the chemistry laboratory . . . pleasant, rasp- ing voice in a gray smock . . . sense of humor. Miss Gladys Cavanaugh: Possessed of unpleasant, far-famed duties . . . 'her job is not so quiet as it may appear . . . VVe can't have this talking . . . dates ol1 the the boys-especially the noisy . . . The bell has not yet rung for this li- brarian. Mr. Richard Church: Topnotch band and orchestra director . . . sarcastic wit . . . poetry and music seen in every movement of his hands. Mrs. Jean Cowles: Diminutive math instructor . . . particular . . . vigorous . . . monstrously candid . . . advisor of Girls' club. ' Miss Alice Earllez Capable and suc- cessful manager of the VW-st cafeteria . . . teac'hes cooking, too . . . stately and understanding. Miss Lorraine Fessenden: Holcombe's assistant . . . cute but business-like . . . expert whistler . . . recent U. XV. grad. Mr. Ira Fuller: A manual arts man . . . chief of the machine shop . . . always draws a rambunctious bunch for session room . . . wrestles with them successfully, however. Miss Esther Gerling: Tremendous vi- tality . . . lithe, athletic, and blond . . . the other one of the brains behind the girls' gym department. Miss Mary Hargrave: Advisor of Eng- lish club . . . always smiling . . . likes foreign and historical literature . . . teaches English . . . she talks. Miss Mabel Hendrickson: English in- structor . . . quietly adaptable . . . am- bitious . . . active . . . likeable. Page Seven Mr. Thomas Hippaka: Lord of all he surveys in the manual arts department . . . affable . . . easily led away from the subject in hand. Mr. Wayne Hepola: Thick glasses . . . large and dark . . . all business . . . as exact as his pupils' drawings must be. Mr. Ray Holcombe: Spontaneous, sub- tle humor . . . expert actor, artist, di- rector . . . inventive . . . candied . . . versatile . . . disworries very well . . . at- titude of boredom . . . the Great Stone Face. Mr. Robert Hurd: Full of fun . . . small and curly-headed . . . versatile . . . proficient in any sport due to a life spent in pursuit of athletics in which he ex- celled . . . this his last year at XVest . . . entering business next year. Coach 1fVillis Jones: A real pal to all the boys . . . 'has one walk in a mil- lion . . . noted for his extra special blushes . . . holds sportsmanship above everything else . . . gentleman in brown overcoat at football games. Miss Cornelia Karow: Lucid . . . fair- mind'ed . . . patient . . . German teacher and advisor of 104 . . . insistent upon si- lence in home room. Miss Amanda Kluth: Prudent and careful . . . kindly and serene . . . teaches English in 102 . . . noted for: Well, yes, and then again, no. Miss Harriet Krueger: Expert con- tralct bridge player . . . generous . . . considerate . . . sugar-coats math. Mr. Harold Leahy: Track coach . . . former pole vaulter . . . earnest . . . hu- morous . . . popular . . . and happily mar- ried, thank you. Miss Irene Legler: Possessed of un- toldhpatience . . . smiling . . . unbelievably ,efficient . . . and appreciated, too. Mrs. Millicent Liddle: Competent and effective instructor of history . . . sedate, sincere, and s'hrewd. Miss Ilah Lunt: The little lady who waves her magic wand in front of the a cappella choir and brings forth elysian melody . . . charming and pleasing. Miss Margaret O'Neil: VVest's platinum blonde . . . stately instructor of history . . . quotes Mr. Fish . . . wants per- fection or nothing. Miss Helga Paulsen: junior high li- brarian . . .. calm . . . even-tempered . . . enjoys picnics, tennis, bicycling. Miss Mary Grace Powers: Lenient . . . mentor to many a student, shy or way- ward . . . combines English teaching w'th campaigns against candy-wrapper-throwers . . . vacillating-sometimes. CContinued on page 615

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What Goes 011 from Dawn tlll Dusk Our afternoons often brought aud pe- riods . . . some good, some bad, some worse. But we were sometimes pleas- antly surprised, and attend- ance was tcompulsory, so we I filed into the auditorium a few minutes before 1:00 o'clock. One day James Taylor and his camera were peeking over the balcony railing, and this is how you looked to t'henx. Then our photographer dashed down to the front row in time to get this shot of John Findorff, David Madigan, and Ken Kerst on the stage all ready to instill a little pep into ' the student body with those inspiring talks so familiar to all of us. Do they look nervous? School's outl And seventeen hundred strong, we dashed for the nearest exit and the freedom of the great out-of- doors after a weary day of his- tory tests, math quizzes, and bi- ' ology exams. And honieward we ploclcled our weary way, only to face a new hatch of assignments worse than the last. That is, some of us went home. For while athletic-minded youths and maids hied themselves away to the gyms, and High-Times editors were tear- ing their hair trying to make ' deadlines, Mr. Church gesticulated music out of the band or orchestra. Here's a typical rehearsal in 303 as seen by Tom Tenney's camera. Friday night and a basketball game for a football game, whatever the season happened to bel found the stands full of rooters. The pep in the West high section seemed to varywith ' the ups and downs of' the score, though in this picture one can't tell whether West is winning or losing. Perhaps it's a preliminary game. Page Nine