Westwood High School - Chipmunk Yearbook (Westwood, CA)

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SENIOR HISTORY In September, 1931, a group of wandering minstrels met within the portals of W.H.S. and decided to hold regular meetings so that they might give one grand concert. They began their tuning up by choosing Le Grande Reid for their director and he soon became skillful at wielding the baton. Clementina Perry was elected composer and Joe Myer, concert master. At their next practice, they gave a Chinese pageant for the assembly and again for the Mother’s Club. The boys organized two football teams, the Redheads and the Steelheads. The next year, being eighth graders now, they were so well satis- fied with their director that they reelected Le Grande Reid. They conducted parties and sales that were extremely successful. The Freshmen, as they were popularly called, elected Darrell Rookiard, director, Richard Knudsen, second director, Virginia Dyer, concert master and Velma Prior, song leader. The Freshmen learned to organize and had a very profitable year. When they Were Sophomores they elected Nicholas Freemyer director; Pete Timone, second director; Velma Prior, composer; Joe Myer, concert master; Mae Craig, composer, and Francis Bergstrom, yell leader. The following year the Juniors elected Robert Smith, director; Le Grande Reid, second director; Joe Myer, concert master; Mae Craig, composer, and Francis Bergstrom, yell leader. The juniors sponsored sales and dances and helped to make the prom on May 16 an outstand- ing success. The Seniors elected Earl Prusia, director to lead them on to higher achievements and to prepare for their final concert. Betty Parker was elected second director; Betty Welder, concert Master, and Velma Prior, composer. They sponsored outstanding dances, the most outstanding being “The Roundup”. They also joined with the Juniors to sonsor the Prom on May Twenty-eighth.