Westwood High School - Chipmunk Yearbook (Westwood, CA)

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Trees in our forests are somewhat similar to students in our schools. Each year the cruisers and timber graders go through the forests and select the trees best fitted for the needs of the world. The trees selected are mature in growth, they are tall and stately and have few or no de- fects. They have struggled against rain, wind and storm in an effort to become tall and strong and have proved their right to the great honor of having Paul Bunyan’s Big Blue Ox take them at one stride from the forest home of their youth out into the world of usefulness. Those that are left are trimmed and prepared to await their turn to go out into the world. Similarly each year students are picked to go out into the world to do their bit. They are mature; they have learned and are willing to learn more. They have weathered the storms and hard knocks of the early years of their life. They are fitted to meet the problems of the world and they look forward to them with unflinching spirit; while those not yet selected are preparing themselves for the time when they also will go on.

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SENIOR WILL “Listen, everybody, I’ve got ’hot news! No kiddin! it’s fresh from the fire. I’ve just overheard the senior class making out the class will and testament. Here’s the way it listens to date.” John Archibald: Oh, yeah, that’s right. I guess I’d better give my gum chewing ability to “Dot” Gifford. It might help her out. Ardath Batten: Well, I’m quite sure Earlys will benefit by my giving her the low down on how to get men and hold them. John Benson: Heck, yes! I’ll gladly give my ability at working out business problems to Bill Maraska. I’m always willing to help fellows out. Jack Bush: Aw, gee, I’m so modest; but I do think Jack Lamson would appreciate having my winning ways with the fair sex. Nellie Brown: Why, certainly, I’ll readily give up my dancing ability to Mattye. Heavens knows, she can use it. Lucille Bergstrom: Hey! youse guys, I wanta give my ability to fight and be hard to Bessie McCall. Earl Fitch: Yeh? Well, listen, just to help the poor kid out, you can give my managing powers to Dan Merrill. Aileen Champ: Why, no, I don’t mind if I do reward Shirley with my winning wiles and ways. Gordon Boyd: Mr. President, I’d like to give my crabby manner to Roguin. Maybe he will benefit by it. Marguerite Erickson: I’d like to bequeath my studious ways to Earline Breedlove, the poor girl. Arthur Campos: With the Class of ’31 as witness, I hereby turn over my ability to play the guitar to Francis Bickel. James Clark : I, with unsound gray matter and what not, be- queath my dancing powers to “Red” Hollis, I am sure he will benefit by it. Eulalia Young: Say, I’m going to bequeath my “Conceitedness” to Jamie Burrows; he’s too popular with the girls. “Babe” Scammon: Just to show everybody I’m not cheap, I’m going to leave everybody ten free lessons on “how to get a woman and then give her the air.” Clinton Peltier: Hey, I wanta get rid of some of my brawn; I have no use for it. I’ll give some to “Snipe” McNevin, so he can show that sister of his where to head in. James Watkins: I have an excess of dancing ability, therefore I’m bequeathing some of it to Fred Hull. Not that he needs it, but it will supply that finishing touch. 7