Westwood High School - Chipmunk Yearbook (Westwood, CA)

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EVENING The sun is sinking in the west, Making shadows long, weird, grotesque. The cows have hit the trail for home Watching their shadows as they roam. Trees are black ’gainst golden glow. Where Apoleo falls below Noise stops. As yellow clouds grow Ripe, boldly the pipers blow. From dreary shadows come the bats A fluttering after moths and gnats. Then hear the owl screech his eerie yell; From what tree-top one cannot tell. The yellow moon rises; Unveils surprises Of clouds cleverly shaped and formed Into figures bent and deformed. From fire the smoke curls high Past pines and on into the sky, Into the sky and toward a star; A bright twinkling star lost afar. John Whelan 24

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jects or containing Latin allusions. The Spanish 9 class have been studying the history, geography, people, customs and traditions of Spain. From its Spanish grammar it is able to carry on a simple con- versation in the “language of the Dons”. MATHEMATICS The freshmen class in mathematics has done considerable outside reading connected with algebra. “Flatland”, an allegorically written book, describes algebra in connection with linear equations, squares, triangles, etc. Several of the students have read Cajoric’s “History of Mathematics”, which, by the way, is a college text; and the story “Teaching of secondary Mathematics”. They certainly should know their mathematics. The seventh grade has followed the older mathematics classes by taking project problems with from two to three days to finish them. They have also taken speed tests to check their knowledge of funda- mental arithmetical processes. The advanced mathematics class has studied solid geometry and trigonometry this year, and will take up advanced algebra next year. In trigonometry, the class was given assignments of two or three units, having one or two weeks to complete a unit, depending upon the difficulty of the work. The student can do as much of the minimum and additional work assigned as is necessary to earn the grade for which he wishes to try. If all the minimum and additional are finished, he receives a grade of “A” or “B”, depending on how correctly the work is completed. ARTS AND CRAFTS Arts and Crafts takes in home economics and manual training as well as the regular arts and crafts classes. This year the ninth grade home economics class has, without any experienced assistance, prepared and served all faculty luncheons. This has not only taught the students the art of cooking but has given them experience in conducting themselves properly without the super- vision of a teacher. The other home economics classes have carried on very interesting projects in home building, foods, and hand-craft. The advanced arts and crafts class has done remarkable work in tooling leather, designing and cutting various pieces of jewelry from metals, cutting linoleum blocks for block printing, and constructing bowls, trays, paper-knives, etc., from copper. The members of this class are taught the value of materials in that they are required to pay for the metals and stones they use. Wood carving is also done to some extent. The manual training classes have centered their extra work on the art of making window-boxes, book-shelves, book-ends, files, and equip- ment as it has been needed by the school. 23

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CAMP LIFE The camps maintained by Paul Bunyan were very active and lively. Paul logged with two crews of men, so there was always something doing along the line of activities. There was work of every kind, and the master loggers excelled in industry and enthusiasm. As a reward, many huge feasts were held each year for their benefit. Some of the boys were socially inclined, so they learned to play games, and some even went so far as to become musically proficient. But Paul Bunyan’s camps haven’t so much cause to boast. There is much going on in and around our high school: a large variety of subjects to choose from, sports, socials, and many different kinds of clubs. In the following pages you will see accounts of some of our activities.