Widney High School - Maroon and White Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 64 of the 1957 volume:

5 F5-3 -agipqpv-Q? ..,.L -1- rgq -gqgay -375,5 - 4. . -r r D may -QE S' Af. F' ,-., N4.f,fr -5,-. is-Y .K f . . 4? , L3 J' f . .V 3 .,--Mu- I-xii? .K . -4, f He? ,, - 'F-' . ali:-P 'H.,,r,,5 ' Y' F, L.:-' :fs . . , I J ' gm- . L3 ' ' if f- , 97 ,L 125 -,, 1:4 151' 1. V.. . ,Q ,. K wif , -I .-P-N.-U. xr ..- 'fr I 1 0 1 MDW . . . -1 - . ..-.,',,-: . . l U . . r I I 's MAROON AND WHITE VOLUME XXX PUBLISHED ANNUALLY DR. JOSEPH POMEROY WIDNEY HIGH SCHOOL LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA YEAR 1957 ROCKET TO TOMORROW ln the third edition of the MAROON AND WHITE, we are trying something new. Many other annuals have been built around themes, so we are going to try our hand at it. Since we Senior A's are about to leave Widney behind, the natural theme was ROCKET TO TOMOR- ROW. In this book you will find a number of things sound like science fiction, yet they all tie in with some phase of lite here at Widney. From the time an applicant enters Space Academy until the time he makes that tirst trip into outer space, he learns all about all kinds of things. We do that at Widney, our Space Academy. He also has a lot of fun. That happens here at Widney, too. So, come on -ioin us on our ROCKET TO TOMORROW. Roger Cole Editor in Chief Space Academy, U. S. A. p l li I - z:'- 5 i .. 5, ,f ' V, I jflyj I - ir .. . ,, 4 kA is .,,.. ,, ' ' .,! -1045 ii -ii ff- , 1? if COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF fm-- i go-N 1 -A DEDICATION The 1957 MAROON AND WHITE is dedicated to our principal, Al- fonso B. Perez, in his first year of administration at Widney High School, in proud recognition of the positive steps we have taken foward during the short time he has been in our front office. As a teacher at Widney, he was known as a firm but fair friend in his relationships with the student body, and he has successfully carried this policy over in his move up to the exclusive north end of our campus. With his great drive and enthusiasm,Widney cannot help but be- come his realized dream. 1 , X X SPACE ACADEMY U.S.A. How do you pilot a spaceship? How do you know which direction you're going when there's no such thing as north or south? How do you keep your ship from being smashed by a meteor? Every spaceman needs to know the answers to these questions, for they may some day save his life. He can get these answers at Space Academy, U. S. A., where capable teachers give him the information he needs for these emergencies. Of course, he needs everyday information too, in science, music, art, geography, history and so on. Let's meet some of the capable teachers at our Space Academy. Space Academy's Commander-in-chief is a long time friend of all space cadets at Widney. Alphonso B. Perez, in his first year as principal, is in charge of administration and supervision of all high school work and special classes at Widney, at the Valley Branch, and all home and hospital instruction. He is noted for his inspiring brief disserations at assemblies. Wearing a path in the cement between the office and Room 3, where she pours mathamatical wisdom into around 35 unyielding minds, Mrs. Norma Carl- son alternates between being Counselor Registrar, and higher math teacher. She instructs in Algebra 1, 2, and 4, Geometry 'I and 2, Trigonometry and Solid Geometry, and in her spare time sponsors the Nobles. Mrs. June Currin, cat fancier and cottage cheese lover, sponsors the Soph- more class in their many and varied activities, and teachers three art craft classes and two music classes. Taking lots of students and faculty abuse this past year was Miss Edith La Vine, who purchased a Nash Metropolitan for herself and was the butt of campus humor from then on. Miss LaVine, senior class sponsor, is the Business Education instructor, and teaches typing, shorthand, bookkeeping, business education, Eng- lish and Senior Problems, and serves as school librarian. She lives in fear of hav- ing her car run over by a Chevy. Mr. Shelby Light, newest addition to the faculty, is another hazard in the parking lot with his undersized transportation facility, a Volkswagen, into which he folds his 6'2 height every evening. Mr. Light teaches U.S. History I, Basic Math, senior math and A9 social studies, and sponsors the Freshman class. Widney's answer to Elvis Presley, Mr. Wesley O. Smith, who keeps the Lettermen on their toes, and the assemblies institches, teaches U. S. government, physical science, life science, U. S. History II, and Spanish I-IV. Thought for the Day instructor, Miss Olivia Steele holds forth in Room 4, imparting a knowledge of reading and literature to students in the four grades, and sponsors the cream of the crop, the Scholars, Widney chapter of the Cali- fornia Scholarship Federation. She is also chief coffeemaker for the faculty. Miss Elizabeth Stewart, quiet, shy and retiring, manages to conduct a few scattered classes in English and Social Studies during the day. When forced into it by her anxious pupils, she will tiptoe in Journalism l-Ill and whisper a few murmured phases about getting out the Hi-Lites or the MAROON AND WHITE. If really urged, she will conduct a meeting of the Student Council and Student Court, sitting meekly in the rear of the room. Her main interest in life is her marbles collection. School nurse Audrey Harrington, scooting between her duties at Belmont and here, drives a coffee-grinder that burns diesel fuel and old shoes. Most of the Widneyites have met her once or twice in her Wednesday visits. 5 I I I I I Il I I ,I I 1 I 1 1 QQ --P AT THE CONTROLS Once you're out in space, everything has to be supervised. Even things like air and water could become poisonous, if there is no one to control their use. There are people who keep things ship-shape here at our Space Agqdemypoo. Here they are 1 Mfg, Dgrig Lucqg MPS. Edhll CfUfCl'lfl6ld ,Y Mrs. Allyne Hempstead Mr. William Brown Mrs. Doris lucas, secretary to Mr. Perez and the Associated student body, is in charge of mountains of paper work in the front office, as well as the home instruction program for the home teachers. This is her first year at Widney. Mrs. Edna Crutchfield, the clerk in the office, is responsible for filing atten- rance records and reports, keeping our money and books straight, and issuing texts. She also handles attendance and hospital slips, and is the discouraging issue of Blue tardy slips. Mrs. Allyne Hempstead is our regular matron, although she spent a good part of this year on sick leave. She was sorely missed at Widney during her absence. Mrs. Deborah Powell and Mrs. Virginia Flott substituted for her. Mr. William Brown, the custodian for Widney, is as familiar to Widneyites as the building itself, and lust as important in the lives of many of us. He is every- one's friend, and couldn't be left'out of anything. THE CREW A space ship, like a school, needs a crew to handle her. She needs pilots to keep her on course iust as we need Student Council. The course is charted and computed by a crew of brains like the Scholars. Main- tainence, radio, astrogation and a dozen other crews are always ready to help out whenever they're needed, like the Nobles. All work and no play makes ixtl a' dull spaceman is a favorite saying aboard flying saucers. It you can't believe that games are good for spacemen, ask the Lettermen. We have other crews, too. Meet our spaceship crew-in- training on the next pages. .3 S- l , c resir- , S 3.21171 f . WH ' I X rear- Q A m ars- Q ,' 11. S f X l ORGANIZATIONS The Student Council, which consists of student body officers, president of the four classes and the organizations, and editor of the Hl-Lites, serves the student body as a clearing house for all questions of interest to the students, as a code and conduct maker for the students, and as an instrument to work for and with the principal of the school. During the past two semesters, under the guidance of student body presidents Joe Gonzales and Eddie Edwards, the Council organ- ized and set up the new Student Court, put on seven assemblies or parties, and considered the addition of several new organizations to the Widney student functions. Miss Stewart is the advisor. The Widney Scholars belong to Chapter 3965 of the California Scholarship Federation, and each member has earned at least three A's and one B, with no D's, F's or U's. This year Widney has had a Sealbearer, Roger Cole, who has been a member of the Scholars for four semesters, including his Senior year. Miss Olivia Steele is sponsor of the organization. The Nobles, honor society of Widney High, is dedidoted to the task of service to the school and the student body. Nobles raise and lower the flag daily, usher and host and hostess at Graduation, Open House and first days of school, and in general, be helpful to students and teachers in every way. To become a member, a person must collect points, which are awarded through various acts of service. The 1956-57 presidents are Winter, Janice Woo, and Spring, Polly Rambo. Mrs. Carlson sponsors them. The Sound and Proiection Crew at Widney is a service organization, having the responsibility of running the technical end of all our activities. Among their duties are running the assemblies, graduation, Field Day, movies, and playing records on Wednesday for the collection for the war orphan. Mr. Smith is the ad- visor. The Letterman's organization is the student sports club. Having changed their Constitution this past year, one now becomes a Letterman by filling out an oppli- cation and waiting his turn to be a member. There is a limit of twelve members, but if vacancies occur, they will be filled from the waiting list. When a Letterman becomes a member of two organizations or holds a high student body office, he becomes a retired member, but with all social privileges, and a new member is then elected to his place. Lettermen presidents for the past year were DiAnn Blackett, Winter, and Eddie Hogihara, Spring. The hall monitors, under Mrs. Carlson's direction, and the Library monitors, guided by Miss LoVine, perform services for the school. The hall monitors work out of the front office, delivering messages, looking for students, collecting absence slips, and running errands. The Library monitors looks after the books, check them out to students, and takes care of the Library. STUDENT COUNCIL Joe Gonzales, Miss Stewart, Pat Robin- son, Eddie Hagihara, Roger Cole, Pat Stull, Jimmy Terry, Molly Berry, DiAnn Blackett, Eddie Edwards, Diane Lawr- ence, Steve Harshfield, Janice Woo, Harry Strauss, Polly Rambo, Kathy Wade. NOBLES Joe Gonzales, Valerie Lewis, Steve Harsh- field, Roger Cole, Linda Willey, DiAnn Blackett, Eddie Edwards, Polly Rambo, Jimmy Terry, Diane Lawrence, Janice Woo, Mrs. Carlson. it Nav? SCHOLARS Roger Cole, DiAnn Blackett, Harry Str- auss, Linda Faulkner, Pat Stull, Jimmy Martin, Kathy Wade, Janice Woo, Lillian Boydston, Steve Harshfield, Miss Steele, Barbara Ross. SOUND AND PROJECTION Frank Flannigan, Miro Matulich, Robert Lee, Harry Strauss, Eddie Edwards, Steve Harshfield, Jimmy Terry. JE.: M. LETTERMEN Charles Smith, Eddie Hagihara, Cloudy Manning, Isaiah Henderson, Jimmy Terry, Barbara Ross, James Todd, Rudy Costa- neda, Jack Cale, Roger Cole, Jennie Mota, Joe Zenzola, Miro Matulich, DiAnn Blackett, Eddie Edwards. HALL AND LIBRARY MONITORS Molly Berry, Barbara Allinder, Marti Aubert, Janice Woo,-Florinda Nicastro, Barbara Ross, Lillian Boydston, Pat Wil- liams, Collette Hobi, Richard Harding, Pat Robinson, Charles McCustcheon, Pot Stull, Freddie Woodmore, Charles Smith, Valerie Lewis. PUBLICATIONS The HI - LITES .,r .I R Roger Cole and Harry Strauss Manuel Hernandez, Steve Harshfield, Eddie Edwards, Roger Cole, John Turner, Horry Strauss, Cloudy Manning, Isaiah Henderson, Polly Rambo, Barbara Allin- der, Jimmy Terry, Moria Ramos, Corl Bailey, Jimmy Ables. g l The MAROON AND WHITE The Hi-Lites, published twice o month, and the MAROON AND WHITE, the yearbook, are both put out by the some hardworking staff, which does double duty. The paper is edited by Harry Strauss, ond the annual by Roger Cole, the W'57 Hi-Lites editor. Steve Horshfield served as assis- tant yearbook editor, and DiAnn Blackett as ed- itorial assistant on the Hi-Lites. If anyone ever looked for the two feminine sponsors of the Hi-Lites and the Maroon and White before school, here is where you were sure to find them, having o cup of coffee. Miss l.GVir1e had iournolism last fall, Miss Stewart this spring. J' PREPARE FOR BLAST OFF ,,.. is ,Taxa 4.--'V Q - gn V Q -- l'?-. 'S ,.ZP 7 -Y - L Q D 2- Q i' 2 Y, , Z C552 ,YW VZ ii , s ag ,,,, 1 f f : 1 ?f Ld - H 4 P' 5. H A E lm ef ' ' - .1 f' 'rr fy 5 jj I2 Space Academy, U. S. A., where earthlings become spacemen! Four years of training is necessary to every man who wants to brave the rigors of space. Let us ioin an earthling as he goes through Space Academy to become a full fledged space cadet. I 'gt cl a as!! . s 4' lx i 1, 4 , 54 Perlina Beck John Crandall Tommy Dale Fernando Esquer Patricia Gaitin Murrel Gilbert Stella Gonzales Dennis Jackson Leonard Kahn Theodora Paul Steven Perea Sandra Van Hook Luis Veloz Molly Berry James Johnston Lillian Boydston Frank Flannigan Maria Herrera Jerome Lee Theodis Norton Martha Ramirez Pat Robinson Robert Roias Anna Sanchez CAMERA SHY: Jennie Baker 10th GRADE If iff? iv! 'LW 'Cl 4? J Martha Aubert Royce Callison Rudy Castaneda Michael Downs Carmelina Flores Gerald Sarott William Harber Dayle Mclntosh Jimmy Martin Bessie Serna Mary Varela Pat Williams Roberta Beavers Jack Cale Shirley Clayton X rl l lxllx 5'1 N 'W ' DQ 4 v W Rudy De Leon Carrie Evans Linda Faulkner Manual Lopez Marla Magdalena Miro Matulich Ellis Peffis Gene Powers Ray Price Barbara Ross Thomas Rachal Rosa SanfaAnna Dolores Shadwick Roger Sioclin Nathan Smith 4 n CAMERA SHY: Geraldine Crane Diane Moore Joan Scoggins Charles Smith James Todd Verna Tucker Beatrice Uribe Jim Whittington Linda Willey Terry Williams Freddie Woodmore llth GRADE Michael Costello Joanne Giertz Colette Hobi Valerie Lewis Charles McCutcheon Ronda Michaelson Cletus Curry Pat Stull Eugene Sylchak Janice Woo Barbara Acquistapace Alex Garcia Richard Harding Steve Harshfield Manuel Hernandez ee A., if CAMERA SHY: Isaiah Henderson Barbara Allinder Cloudy Manning Florinda Nicasiro Annette Randal John Turner Kathy Wade James White ' 6 .ia ,ri-'fx gg! if 1 1 is ,V ' ' , mar, ' L B12 GRADE Joyce Cullins Ruth Gloyne Eddie Hagihara Diane Lawrence Maria Ramos Harry Strauss CAMERA SHY James Crawford S '57 FAREWELL, SENIORS To you, the graduating classes of 1957, I extend my warmest con- gratulations and fondest wishes for a happy and successful future. I feel a particular attachment to these 1957 classes, Winter and Summer, not only because you are the first to graduate under my administration, but because I have known most of you so well and for such a long time. I will remember each one of you as an individual and as a personality. With time, your names may become a little hazy in my memory, but not your faces nor the different incidents I associate with each one of you. You have indicated by your record here that you are ready to go on to face whatever life has in store for you. Somebody once said, What you are to be, you are now becoming. The habits, the attitudes and the aspirations you have developed at Widney will determine, to a large extent , the kind of adult you will become. In this respect, I have great confidence in your future. Alfonso B. Perez Principal THE LANCERS S '57 FAREWELL, WIDNEY A silver space ship stands in the desert. In a few minutes it will give off an unbelievable amount of energy as it zooms toward its goal. Yet, into that spaceship has gone years of work, research, testing, com- putations-and an overpowering desire to conquer the unknown. lt's that way with us. We, the graduating class of Summer, '57, are ready to leave Widney and begin our lives in the years ahead, each working toward his own goal. What lies ahead? Success, we hope. New experiences and new problems to handle. But whatever awaits us, our years at Widney have given us a foundation on which we can face the future unafraid. The teachers at Widney have given us wonderful opportunities- opportunities to know about the subjects they teach, opportunities to know them as friends, opportunities to better understand our selves, opportunities to be active in organizations, and opportunities for leader- ship. We've had chances here that we may never have anywhere else. Whether we've taken advantage of them as much as possible has been up to us. As so many have before us, we leave with mixed emotion. We are sad to close the door on one of the most important parts of our lives, and we are happy because of the excitement of discovering a whole new part. To sum up our feelings, l'd like to quote the words of a man some of you may have heard of-Dr. Joseph Pomeroy Widney. Amigos mios, Goodnight for the day that has been. Good morning for the day that is to be. Roger Cole Senior Class President A SEE .Bibi 911 J 'S 'X EDDIE EDWARDS President, Student Body, A12, Vice-President, Student Body, B12, President, Junior Class, A11, Treasurer, Junior Class, B11, Student Court, Judge, B12, Nobles, B12, A12, Lettermen, Sound and Projection Crew, HI-LITES, B12, A12, Exchange Editor, Circulation Mangager, Mimeo operator, Host and Hostess Committee, Prom Committee, Student Council, 11th, 12th grades. DIANN BLACKETT I Editorial assistant, Assistant editor: Secretary, Senior Class, Treasurer, Junior Class, President, Sophomore Class, President, Freshman Class, Student Court, B12, Nobles, vice-president, secretary, Host and Hostess Committee, Student Scholars, A12, secretary, Lettermen, president B12, HI-LITES, A11, B12, A12 Council, 9th, 10th, 12th grades. ROGER COLE Scholars, A9, A12, President, A10, A11, B12, Vice-President, B11, Nobles, A12 Lettermen, A9-A12, Vice-President, All, President, Senior Class, A12, Trea- surer, Student Body, B11, Editor, HI-LITES, B12, Associate editor, A12, Editor, MAROON AND WHITE, A12, Student Court, B12, A12, Student Council, 9th 10th, 11th, 12th grades. I POLLY RAMBO Nobles, B10-A12, President, B11, A12, Secretary, A10, B12, Vice-President, A1 1, Secretary, Student Body, A10, Secretary, Senior Class, A12, HI-LITES, A11, A12, Asst. Editor, Art Editor, A12, MAROON AND WHITE, Art Editor, A12, Student Council, 10th, 11th, 12th grades. JIMMY TERRY Vice-President, Student Body, A12, Letterman, A10-A12, President, B12, Nobles, B12, A12, Sound and Proiection Crew, B10-A12, HI-LITES, Sports Edifvff A12, Student Court, Judge, A12, Student Council, 12 grade. CARL BAILEY HI-LITES, B12, A12, Head mimeo operator, Joke Editor, A12, Recreation Direc- tor, A12, Library Monitor, Hall Monitor, Prom Committee, A11, Host and Host- ess Committee, Chair Committee, President, B12, il Prom Committee JIMMIE LEE ABLES Hi-Lutes Staff Prom Committee Lettermen Prom Committee ESPERANZA SAUCEDO Prom Committee, B12 A12 Senior Forty Committee A12 Senior Queen, Field Doy A12 HI-LITES, B12 HI-LITES, B12, A12 Prom Committee FAYE POTTS lTransferred in A Prom Committee AUTOBIOGRAPHIES ROGER ALAN cous Around February 10, 1940, the doctors in Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena were expecting a visit from the stork. However, due to a bad case of smog in Pasadena, our fine feathered friend was delayed until February 23rd, which proved that good things are worth waiting for. After spending the first year of my life in El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncu-la, we moved to the booming metropolis of South Gate. At the age of 5, I started pre-school at Washington Blvd. School in February, but changed to Pacific in 1953, two years before they remodeled: it. I spent the next four years at Widney High School. This summer, I plan to start at Compton College, where I'll be for the next two years. After college, I plan to go into writing. DIANN BLACKETT On Saturday afternoon at 2:15 in the Subrom Hospital in South Gate, California, a little girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Grant Blackett. The proud parents named this little girl Celeste DiAnn Blackett. I went to school at Pacific Blvd. School from the first to the eighth grades and in 1953, I came to Widney. Now after four short years, l am going to leave. My plans for the future are to go to East Los Angeles Junior College. JENNIE MOTA I was born on May 20, 1938, in the city of Los Angeles, California. The schools I have attended are Pacific Boulevard and good old Widney. I would like to go to work when I graduate. ESPERANZA SAUCEDO My name is Esperanza Saucedo. I was born in Los Angeles to Mr. and Mrs. Saucedo. The schools I attended were: First St. Grammar School. Hollenbeck Junior High School and Roosevelt High School. I attended Roosevelt for about one year. When I was 16, I had an accident which left me paralyzed in my legs and landed me in the hospital for one year. I then had a home teacher for two years. I came to Widney to finish my last year in high school, because if I continued with a home teacher, I would have to graduate from an old foIk's home. FRANCES ELAINE WILHELM On June 9, 1937, the stork brought to Culver City Hospital a little brat called Frances Elaine Wilhelm. At the age of 5, she started pre-schooling at Huntington Park. Then home teaching followed until she reached 4th grade. She then proceeded to Washington Boulevard School and then on to Widney High School, from which she graduates this June. Her ambition is to further her education at one of the junior colleges. JIMMY L. TERRY On September 28, 1937, a baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Alex Terry, Jr. He was named Jimmy Lee Terry. That baby was me. My home is in San Pedro. Some of the schools I have attended are Barton Hill, Point Fermin, Harlan Shoemaker, and Dana Junior High. It was in iunior high school that I became sick again with rheumatic fever and had to have a home teacher. After I recovered, I came to Widney where I have made many friends. My ambition is to be an electrical engineer. EDDIE EDWARDS On the 21st day of September in the year of our Lord, nineteen-hundred and thirty-seven, a baby boy was born into the Edward household. That was me, Edward Charles. This earth shaking event happened in Burlington, Iowa. After living in many different sections of our country, we eventually settled in Cali- fornia. We Iived in a number of cities until 1948 when we were fortunate enough to find Wilmington. Here I attended the Gulf Avenue Elementary School until the summer of 1949 when while vacationing in San Diego I had an argument with the polio virus. For the next thirteen months, I lived in San Pedro at their community hospi- tal. After that I had home teachers until September, 1955, at which time I was enrolled in Widney High School. Since being at Widney, I have made many friends and had many experiences. Now after two short years, I am going to graduate. My plans for the future are to go to college and further my education. POLLY RAMBO One cold night at 9:00 p.m., to be exact it was on February 19, 1940, one cold child weighted in at the Community Hospital in Reading, Pennsylavia. This baby's name just so happened to be Pauline Dorothy Rambo. Yep, that was mel Well, when I was two, I was still cold, so we decided to move to th-at never cold place called San Pedro, California. When I was three, my mother noticed something was wrong with me lno, not in my headlj so she took me to the hospital where they chose a name from the dictionary lspondylitisl and said I must have that. It means T. B. At the age of five, I attended kindergarten. I flunked sandbox, but they passed me anyway. I attended Harlan Shoemaker and then went on to Dana Jr. High, but then back again to good old Harlan Shoemaker where I graduated. I came to Widney and now after four short years I am again preparing to graduate. After school, I hope to go to Harbor Junior College. CARL E. BAILEY On August 27, 1938, the stork flew over a little country town called Romance, Arkansas, and left a good-looking blue eyed baby boy. After about a year and a half, my parents discovered a slight defect in me. It was cerebral palsy. On August 7,'1951, I arrived in Bellgardens, California. The following September I was enrolled in Pacific Blvd. School. After I graduated from there, I came to Widney. After graduation, I am planning to get a iob and maybe continue my education. FAYE POTTS My name is Faye Potts and I was born on a Monday morning at 2:30 a.m. on November 20, 1938, in Dallas, Texas. I am the fifth child of a family of 7 chil- dren. At the age of 2, I was very ill with rheumatic fever. We left for California in 1949 and I started to go to school at the age of 5. I attended Lincoln Grammar School, Willowbrook Junior High, and Centennial Senior High until we moved to Los Angeles and then I attended Los Angeles High School until October, 1956. From October to November I was in the hospital because of another attack of rheumatic fever. On February 4, 1957, I started coming to Widney. I would like to express my appreciation to all the teachers at Widney for all the kindness they have shown me. JIMMIE LEE ABLES On May 9, 1938, in General Hospital, a little boy weighed in at 2 pounds 13 ounces. I, Jimmie Lee Ables, was that little boy. I had to spend fifty-two days in an incubator because I was so small. When I was about eight months old, the doctors decided that I had C. P. Nothing eventful happened until I was eight years old, at which time I was attending the Spastic School. Then a fall from the top of a slide at school put me in the hospital with an infected knee. I was there eight months during which time I learned to walk with canes and the doctors decided I should have regular schooling. So, I then went to Pacific Blvd. School and from there to Widney High, where l've spent three happy years. My ambition is to be a public speaker or disc iockey. THE TIME MACHINE As any space cadet can tell you, no space ship is complete without a time machine. With it, you can go back through the centuries to see the age of the dinosaur, the building of the pyramids, or the first ancient trip to another galaky. Here-we'll show you: with a flick of the lever, we can go back seventeen or eighteen years to see how our senior space cadets looked as babies! Or-press the lever again, and we go to the future, to see what the Lancers are doing . . . . 'fhf f if if 1 +49 CLASS PROPHECY The scene is your video-telescreen .... you lounge comfortably in your suspended comfor-couch, gaz- ing at the tri-dimensional, full stereophonic color,-four-way set, waiting for your favorite program to come on .... you wait for that familiar, beloved voice to fall on your ears, that well-known face to swim into your vision .... it's almost timel Therel It's coming now .... Good evening, friends. This is your host, Jimmy Ables, bringing you another peek into the lives of others around the globe on your favorite show, People to People or Contemptuous File. All people have problems, and now, more than ever, it's the fad to see a consulting psychologist. Our guest tonight is one of the best. We are in the offices of the world's most famous personality in this field, Miss Polly Rambo, D.C., D.O.P.E., and P.S.E. ll don't know what they mean either, but they sound goodJ Today we are going to delve into the secret files of this famous psychologist to see what is troubling some of the great people in the news today . . . well, now, this looks interesting . . . OOPPS, uuuhhh, hello, there, ladies. Uhhhh, we were iust .... uhhh . .glancing through the .... iust looking at .... Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce Miss Rambo's secretaries. This is Miss Faye Potts, girl-type singer in her off hours, and Miss Esperanza Saucedo, a famous ex-beauty queen, who handle the office routines. Oh, is it all right to look around? Well, thank you, ladies .... heh heh heh.. . . one never knows, does one, folksl Well, then .... these files l was about to rifle .... uhhh . . glance through, the Terry Electro-Selecto No-Work Filing system, are manufactured by the Terry Electric Company, owned by boy-type manufact- urer, millionaire, playboy, electronics expert Jimmy Terry. Maybe we should peek into his file .... I'lI bet it would be shockingl lChuckle.J Oh, here is a really dandy one .... on the man who built and designed this unique building we are standing in. He is the genius of the build on air school of thought, Edward C. Edwards. This is, as you know, the first building of this type, entirely unsupported by anything but air. This architectural idea came from further development of the Pathagarien Theory Ui which Edwards understood and explained obove and beyond the call of duty to his fellow students way back in Geometry 2. Let's iust see what his file has to say about ....... WOWI Uhhhhh .... ladies and gentlemen, let's get on to other matters. Mr. Edwards' lovely wife and children-raiser, the former Miss DiAnn Blackett, was undoubtedly a great inspiration to this genius, for they have five lovely children. The mosaic on the front wall, which you no doubt noticed, was done by Paris Gantt. His file states he underwent treatment by Miss Rambo, for a long time, based on his confusion due to always believing he was named for his birthplace, Little Rock, Arkansas. Oh .... here is Miss Rambo now. Welcome to People to People Polly . . . we are just enioying your office. Won't you tell our friends in the audience about some of your interesting cases? I'd love to, Jimmy dear. Have you heard about the seven-year study I did on that wonderful Spanish writer, Roger Cole? What a dear boy. I met him on on Ganymede near the planet Jupiter one summer vaca- tion, and you can't be-LIEVE what problems that man hadl Everyone knows he is the world-famous creator of those darling stories for Mushy Magazine, but it seems he wanted to do science fiction or some such thing. Imaginelllt took a lot of time, but I finally cured him of that nonsense. l got him interested in romance between spaceships and he is doing beautifully, now. Say, that really is interesting, Polly. Where is he these days? Well, to be truthful, he is taking a long rest tour in the Andromeda Galaxy. He was always a bit odd after my treatments. Anyone else? Well, there was that sweet old darling man, Carl Bailey, the television expert who invented our won- derful tri-dimensional color recievers. He had a strange fixation, dating back to his school days . . . it seems that on every other Friday, his right arm used to go round and round and round in a mod circle. He claimed it was due to some work he used to do on a mimeo machine, but I knew it was really a basic relapse to crap games he used to get into, and shaking non-existant dice. Then there were those two nurses .... let me see . . . their names were Jennie Mota and Frances Wil- helm. Really a strange case. They insisted I was ill .... mentally, you understand. They positively hounded me night and day with tranquilizer pills ...... Why, here they are now. Hello dears .... oh, is it time to go? I'll come along quietly . . You don't have to hold my arm so tightly, dear . . .Goodby, Jimmy . . . it was so nice of you to.. .come. . .over...to. . . lSlamJ Well, folks, there goes little old ...... excuse me, I mean . . .dear old . . . darn it, she's got me doing it. There goes Miss Polly Rambo, our famous psychologist.. It has been wonderful visiting in her office and very enlightening. We found some dandy material in her files for future shows, provided we can get it past the censors. Thanks for visiting with us. This is Jimmy Ables, saying Goodnight from People to People. Jimmy Terry Rita Halliburton Roger Cole DiAnn ,Blacketf Gloria Molinari Robert Andrade Carl Bailey Joan Wagner Frances Wilhelm Joe Gonzales Polly Rambo LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Lancers, Summer '57, of Dr. Joseph Pomeroy Widney High School, declare this to be our last will and testament, revoking all others. I, Polly Rambo, will to Miro Matulich, more Slav talent so that with Nathan's expert help, he will be able to understand American jokes. To everyone in the corner, I leave scads of fun and the best of luck for the rest of their stay at Widney. I will to Janice Woo someone else to flirt with and many hopes that she has the best of everything with a swell guy named Joe. To Mr. Perez and the faculty, I will my heartfelt thanks for a wonderful stay at Widney and my appreciation for helping me with my many shortcomings. I, DiAnn Blackett, leave to Kathy Wade and Steve Harshfield all the luck in the world. To Gene Powers I leave some girl to beat him in carroms. To James White,I leave Annette Randal to call Jayne Mansfield. To everyone here at Widney, I leave the best of luck and as much fun as I have had. To Miss LaVine, I leave the many good talks we've had. To all the faculty, I leave my thanks and appreciation for all that they have done for me and for putting up with me for four years. I, Frances Elaine Wilhelm, will to Lillian Boydston all the good times we have had with our two guys. I leave to Eddie Hagihara, my locker, so he won't have to remember two combinations. To Jimmy Martin, I will back all the times he teased me about Vernon S. To Mrs. Carlson and the faculty, I leave my sincere thanks and appreciation for the kindness they have shown me. I, Jimmy Terry, will to Eddie Hagihara and Rudy Castaneda, the football and volleyball in the palm tree. To Miro Matulich, I will one big fresh pizza. To Delores Shadwick, I will all the bumps on the bus on Vermont. To all the teachers and staff, I will my thanks for making my stay here an educational and enjoyable one. I, Eddie Edwards, bequeath to Manuel Hernandez and Delores Shadwick, peace and quiet on our bus. To Steve Harshfield, I will Claude to keep Clyde company. I will to the teachers and staff my appreciation for making my stay here at Widney one I will never forget. I, Faye Potts, will all my earrings to Florinda. To Robert Lee, I will my fingernail file. To Pat Williams, I will my legs, and I leave my beautiful flower to Pat and Shirley. I, Jennie Mota, leave my sincere gratitude to all the faculty members who have put up with me. To Stella, I will Manuel Lopez to eat lunch with. To Bessie Serna, I will Michael Downs to help her around school. To Joyce Cullins, I will a girl so that she can buy milk for her. I, Carl Bailey, would like to express my appreciation to all the teachers for what they have done for me. To James Todd, I leave my locker to which he has known the combination for the last two years. To Eddie Hagihara, I leave a mimeograph machine to run off the papers and hope he doesn't have trouble like I had. To Mr. Light, I will my favorite ping pong paddle and hope he will become the champion of Widney. I, Jimmie Ables, will to Delores Shadwick, the Squeakin, Deacon . To Miss Stewart, I will my Jour- nalism book. To Mr. Smith, I will my science book. To all the teachers and students here at Widney, I leave my thanks for making my three years here so happy. I, Roger Alan Cole, being of as sound mind and iudgment as anybody who ever tried to get from Room 6 to the Library on a rainy day, so hereby bequeath the following: to Miss LaVine, I will the basket on my walker so that she can carry around her Nash in it. To some new Journalism student, I will my ability to type stories one space too wide to fit in the Hi-Lites. To Stephen A. Harshfield, I leave my ability to turn in higher math assignments absolutely no later than one month after they are due. To Miss Stewart, Mrs. Carl- son, Mr. Perez, Homer, Hugo, and everybody at Widney, I leave my sincere thanks for everything they've done for me. SEASONED SPACEMEN THE CRUSADERS W' 57 FAREWELL, WIDN EY On behalf of the graduating class of Winter, '57, I would like to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the members of the faculty for all the help and understanding they have given us during our stay here at Widney. Our years at Widney have helped us to meet and understand the problems and new experiences which we will encounter in the years to come. The teachers have been wonderful with all their help and understanding, and we will never forget the friends we made here at Widney. Robert Andrade Senior Class Pres. QE? 4, ADQ, fi-'jx - .zlzfli si .2 Q if , ' N Patsy Bailey, Joan Wagner, Joe Gonzales, Rita Halliburton, Shawn Solomon Joe Gonzales, Rita Halliburton, Joan Wagner, Patsy Bailey, Carmen Mora, Gloria Molinari, Ronald Beckerman, Robert Andrade, Petra Flores Patsy solos with Pat, Linda, Jaye and Valerie SENIOR AUTOBIOGRAPHIES Jos GONZALES, JR. I was born on March 12, 1938 in the town of Albuquerque, New Mexico. When I was iust 4 years old, my parents dragged me out of that beautiful town. Oh, well, you can't have everything. They dragged me to the worst town in the whole of the United States, Los Angeles, California. I've regretted my parent's mistake ever since. Every single minute! When I was 10 I was dragged off to a hospital where I was held against my will. After 8 months, I was released. A few months later I was committed to the Orthopedic Hospital. Three months later I was again released. This time only to be committed to the Shriners Hospital. Now I'm about to graduate from Widney High School only to loaf until next September when I will attend East L.A.J.C. ROBERT JAMES ANDRADE One day in the summer very early in the morning, at 4:05 to be exact, on June 26, 1938 a new member was added to the Andrade household. That mem- was a boy whom they chose to call Robert Andrade fl got the James at my Confirmationl. I was baptised at Holy Family Catholic Church and have attended there ever since. The first school I attended was Wilmington Park School. I went there till the fourth grade when the doctor put me in Hawaiian Avenue School. I went there for about a year and then all of us in the handicapped classes were put in a brand new school, Harlan Shoemaker School. After graduating from Schoemaker I came to Widney. Here I stayed for four long years till I was finally paroled. My ambition is to attend Harbor Junior College, get married and raise a large family. PATSY BAILEY I was born on November 6, 1939 in Houston, Texas, to Mr. and Mrs. Eligha Bailey. At the age of twelve, in January 1952 it was discovered that I had bone cancer in my left leg, and it had to be amputated. After that I still led a happy and normal life. I was out of school quite a length of time. When I did go back I was so happy and eager to learn that I made the honor roll in two weeks. After going through four years more of schooling in three years, I came to Los Angeles. I went to regular school for a week. I was then transferred to Widney. I didn't like it at all, and wanted to go back to Texas, but my Father encouraged me to go on, in hopes that I would learn to like it, which is just what happened. I am now 17 years old, and my plan for the future is to further my education in a higher institution. RITA HALLIBURTON The stork flew over the Physicians and Surgeons Hospital in Glendale on December 27, 1937. Shortly after I was born, the doctors detected a slight defect. I had cerebral palsy. I started at Washington Boulevard School when I was seven. After graduating from there, I came to Widney. My life here has been very pleas- ant and active. RONALD BECKERMAN I was born on a nice fall day on October 20, 1938. I went to John Muir School when I was five. Two years later I went to Devereux Ranch schools and there I learned the three R's. Seven years later. I came to live at the Institute for Child Study where I am still living. I went to the Washington Boulevard School and later entered the portals of Widney High School. GLORIA MOLINARI On February 24, I938, I was born on o cold and snowy day in Providence, Rhode Island. I never walked as well as other children, so the doctors said I had a weakness in the muscles. In Providence, I had a home teacher. Then we moved to California and lived in Long Beach. We moved from Long Beach to Montebello and I had a home teacher for 6 months. I then went to Pacific Boulevard School and from there I came to Widney. CARMEN MORA I was born on April I5, I938 to Mr. and Mrs. .Ioe Mora. This happy event took place at General Hospital in Los Angeles. I lived in a house on Elmaryer Street for sixteen years and then we moved to Evergreen Ave. I spent one year in the Rancho Los Amigos and went to school in Mexico for a while. When I returned, I attended Washington Boulevard School and then went on to Widney. I'm here because I have T.B. of the hip. The organization I ioined is the Lettermen. There I am the secretary. I am also the art monitor for one period. My hobbies are sewing and making blankets. My ambition is to become a nurse. JOAN WAGNER The stork must have had a lot of deliveries to make because I arrived six weeks ahead of time. After the shock was over, my parents named me Joan Friera Wagner. This all started in Los Angeles, California in the year 1938. I went to 99th Street Elementary School when I was 6 years old and was there until the fourth grade when I cought the polio virus. After two weeks at L. A. General Hospital, they sent me to Orthopaedic Hospital. About a year later, I went to Pacific Boulevard School and after I graduated from there I came to Widney. Since I have been here, I have been a member of the Student Council and in the Nobles Society. My ambition is to be a success at the Imperial Gas Company. PETRA FLORES I was born in Mexico in the small town of Mascota, Jalisco. I lived there eight years and from there we moved to Mexicali. I didn't like it very much there because the climate is too hot in the summer. From there we came to Los Angeles. We have lived here eight years and I like it because everything is modern. The first school I went to was Manchester. They put me in the fourth grade. At first I had trouble because I didn't speak English. From that school I went to Fremont. After that I had a home teacher for some time. When I started to feel better, I went to Roosevelt High School. From this school I came to Widney. I hope to finish school and to get better grades. SHAWN SOLOMON I was born one day on a little farm in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the year of our Lord, I939. I and my family lived there for two years and when the war broke out we moved to California so that my father could work in the aircraft plants. For the rest of my life up until now, I have lived in California. When I started school, I went to regular schools to the fourth grade, then my strength gave out and I started to go to a school for the handicapped. The first school was Washington Blvd. I went there through the sixth grade. My family moved to the valley, so I went to the Lowman School. I graduated from there and went to the Valley Branch of Widney High School. From here I plan to go on to college and maior in Engineering. Only the future will tell whether I will make the grade or not. Whatever I do, I owe Widney a lot of credit for my education. SENICR WILL We, the Crusaders, Winter '57, of Dr. Joseph Pomeroy Widney High School, declare this to be our last will and testament, revoking all others. I, Robert James Andrade, leave to Janice Woo,our two kids Bobby and Janice. To Joe, Jimmy, Eddie and Polly, I leave the new students, I leave the mystery of Homer and Hugo to solve, to Miss LaVine and all the members of the faculty, and to all the students, I leave my hearfelt thanks for a wonderful four years at dear old Widney. I, Rita Halliburton, will to Verna Mae Tucker, my seat in study and hope she will get more work done than I did. To Mike Lynton, I will my seat on the bus. To Mary Pearl Eichmeyer, I leave the memory of all the talks we had on the bus. To all the teachers, I leave my thanks for all their help and understanding. I, Gloria Molinari, will all my love to Aunt Jenny Mota. To Barbara Acquistapace, I wish for a silent partner. To all my teachers, I wish to give my thanks for all their understanding. To Mrs. Powell, I give my thanks for her help and understanding, and hope I didn't cause her too much trouble. I also want to wish Mr. Perez lots of luck as one of Widney's best principals. I, Joan Wagner, will to James Ables, my seat on the bus, so he can be close to Verna Tucker. To Mr. and Mrs. Carlson, I give my thanks for the wonderful time I had at the Nobles cabin. To Cloudy Manning, I leave my bookkeeping book and much good luck. To all the teachers, I leave my thanks for the help they have given me. To Carl Bailey, I leave loc ker 57. I, Joe J. Gonzales, Jr., being of sound mind, leave to Mr. Perez, the ten years I have aged since riding with him to Widney in his ever dependable Nash. To Miss LaVine, I leave a pair of crossed fingers, arms, toes, legs, and eyes for luck against anyone stepping on or running over her while going down the street in that undernourished pocket sized miniature of a kiddycar she calls a Nash and the advice that a Chevrolet is much better. Isn't it, Mr. Perez? To Mr. and Mrs. Carlson, I leave my heartfilled thanks for a swell weekend up at their cabin and everything else, too. To everyone in the corner, I'd like to thank for all the fun l've had this year. I would like to thank Jimmy Terry and Eddie Edwards expecially THREE TIMES, and Robert Andrade, if he was awake. I, Patsy Bailey, will to the teachers and staff at Widney, my thanks and appreciation for be- ing so patient and understanding with me. I will to someone with a strong alto voice, my place in the Six-Eighth Notes. I will my place on the bus to Pat Robinson so she can sit by Barbara Ross. I will my place in the Lettermen to Carl Bailey. I, Ronald Beckerman, will to Pat Williams my English book so she can work out of it as much as I did. I also will to Mrs. Currin another boy to run the proiector for her in music. I will to Miss Steele another bay to run the slide proiector for her. I will to Jimmy Terry, another helper with the proiection. I, Shawn Salomon, will all the chuncks of paint and plaster that I knocked off the walls to the teachers of Valley Branch in hopes they can replace them. I will my wheelchair to anyone who has a well rounded personality from the bottom up. I will my job as proiectionist to Chuck Pack- ard and I wish him good luck and hope that the projector keeps running the rest of the semester. I will the years of good times I have had at Widney to the new students and I hope they have as many good times as I have had. I. Carmen Mora will to Jennie Moto, Manual Lopez. To Ray Price I will a comic book. To Miss LaVine I leave her old mimeograph machine. To Jimmy Terry, I leave his iacket for Pat Robin- son. I will to the faculty and staff, my thanks and best wishes. In witness thereof, we do hereby inscribe our names and fix our seal to this, our last will and testament, and seal and date Nineteen hundred and fifty-seven. PROPHECY The Crusaders, graduates of 20 years ago, took a tour through Widney High School on January 17, 1977. It was part of the Back to School Week declared by Superintendent of Schools, Shawn Solomon. Almost everyone was surprised at how Widney had changed. The only ones who weren't were Joe Gonzales, architectural engineer and Robert Andrade, draftsman, who designed the school. Joe did most of the talking as they toured the building. As the Crusaders passed the loading ramp, Joan Wagner commented. Look at those new buses. You know they get their gasoline from the air. They have a special condenser installed by the Beckerman Oil Co. It was Ronalds own idea. I know. I work there. Well, I didn't do all this myself , said Ronald. These are Superpatsy School Buses, built by the Bailey Car Co. Patsy helped me work it out. l think we'd better go inside now, said Joe. There's a lot I want to show you. On their way in, the Crusaders saw the Mora Monument and read the plaque which said, For her help in making this building a reality, we give our humble thanks to her Most Supreme and Serene Maiesty, Grand Duchess Carmen of Lower Lichtenstein. Tears of gratitude came to the eyes of her Maiesty, who had flown over with her husband and twelve children. The children were being cared for by our school nurse Petra Flores. Now, continued Joe, Come into the music department. We really have a surprise for you there. You notice that you seem to grow smaller as you enter the department. That's so that we could get everything in. This process of making everything grow smaller is really a clever one. Rita Halliburton discovered it one day while she was experimenting with shrunken heads. Joe ducked as Rita waved an album menacingly. Luckily, he was saved by our music teacher, Gloria Molinari. Don't break that album, she shouted. It has recordings of all the great masters-Stravinsky, Caruso, Crosby and Presley. If any harm comes to Elvis-look outl Come on, l'll show you more of the Department. As they toured the Music Department, Shawn spoke: The Board is especially proud of this music department. It has every record ever made and every musical instrument ever invented. Petra has been taking lessons on the Central Lithuanian Kazoo here. I know, said Robert. She played Oh, Promise Me on it at my wedding. Sometime I'Il have to show you the movies I took of the ceremony. Bobby, exclaimed Patsy, You mean you took pictures of your own wed- ding? Yeah, I like to do things the hard way. Well, said Patsy, I guess that's not so unusual. When I got married the entire ceremony was performed in a school bus. This is all very interesting, said Joe, But let's see some more of the school. Let me show you the locker hall. Innocently they left the music department and entered the locker hall. As we go to press on February 1, 1977, they have not been locatedl nngmqm. 1' 7wJ 'T' J l 75 l f J l K9 Q, 1 is N v-'A 1 ...stef LANCERS S'57 Most Likely to Succeed: Eddie Edwards, Polly Rambo Prettiest Eyes: DiAnn Blackett, James Ables Most Ambitious: Roger Cole, Frances Wilhelm Most Athletic: Jennie Mota, Carl Bailey Best Personality: Esperanza Saucedo, Jimmy Terry First to Get Married: Faye Potts Most Bashful: Paris Gantt TEN TOP TUNES l'm Walking Round and Round Mama, Look at Bubu Butterfly Hospitality Blues Too Much Don't Forbid Me Blue Monday Maryanne TeenAge Crush REMEMBER WHEN Miss Stewart taught Spanish? Mr. Smith wrote songs? Roger Cole became editor of the Hi-Lites? Eddie Edwards and DiAnn Blac- kett were going together? Miss Russell didn't like Eartha Kitt? Miss LaVine and Mr. P e r e z danced on Halloween? Widney had a Presidential Elec- tion and Mr. Brown and Eddie Edwards took off the stickers? James Ables started singing western music? 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The mysterious moon, with Craters that make the Grand Canyon look like the Los Angeles river bed, comes into view. In the daytime, everything is bright because of the hot rays ofthe sun. At night half of the moon is lit by soft greenish earthlight, while the other halt has never faced our world. Our Space Academy, U. S. A., has satellites, too. Two other schools, each working independently, are under the supervision of Commander-in-Chief Perez, and part of our academy. They are the Valley Branch of Widney High School, and the Home and Hospital Division. A SPACE VIEW OF THE SATELLITE, VALLEY BRANCH A view of the satellite, Valley Branch, resembles that of Widney Space Academy, U. S. A. Like Widney, it follows a stable orbit from September to June. Here twenty-four young spacemen prepare to take their flight into the unknown future. They study English, a language of the pl-anet Earth, the home of man. They also study the earth's history, its social and its physical sciences. ln addition to studies, spacemen at Valley Branch relieve the pressure of air drag by excursions into less serious activities. During the refueling hour at noon, students engage in contests of ping-pong, basket ball, croquet and caroms. Others visit and converse about current problems of space travel. At the end of each semester there is a luncheon and birthday party. In December the Sherman Oaks Kiwanis Club sponsors a Christmas party. Toward the end of may the Junior-Senior Prom takes place. The theme this year is Rainbow Dreams . The assembly room is decorated and the tables are set for a formal dinner. Space men and women appear ih evening clothes for dinner and an evening of entertainment. When June finally arrives, Senior spacemen have their rockets set to blast off at graduation, and begin their free flight into the future. FACULTY MRS. CATHARINE NEWELI. MRS. MARIA NORBURY Coordinator Q Q I MRS. HELVI POYSA Physical Therapist STAFF MRS. ISABELLE LEASE Clerk MRS. ETHEI. BROWN Attendant Faso cAMAnn.Lo S '57 S '57 S 57 W '57 SHAWN sol.oMoN MARY CASTELLETTO ROBERT JOHNSON The graduates of Valley Branch, '57, have chosen a direction of flight for their first rocket stage. Shawn Solomon has already taken off and landed at Valley Junior College to study engineering. Fred Camarillo plans to go to trade school after graduation. Steve Cannon and Robert'Johnson are as yet somewhat undecided toward which course to set their rockets. Both are considering some type of on-the-iob training. Robert will graduate from San Fernando High School. Mary Castelletto has a new electric typewriter and will be spending some time becoming proficient in its use. STEVE CANNON S 57 JON Eldredge Camera-Shy Q ELEVENTH GRADE AsensoN, PAUL ' Nickname, Fatso . . .favorite subject, Music. . .pet peeve, homework. . .favorite pastime, listening to records. . .hobby, making plastic cars. ELDREDGE, JAN Favorite sport, wrestling. . .pet peeve, disgusting women. . .favorite pastime, conversation. . .ambition, business man. . .hobby, collecting records. . .pet saying, and so the world goes round . GIBSON, HELEN Favorite subject, Music. . .favorite food, chicken. , .pet peeve, California drivers. . . favorite possession, ceramic monkey. . .favorite pastime, Shawn. . .ambition, PBX operator. HEMENGER, BONNIE Nickname, Shorty . . .favorite subject, Math. . .favorite food, potato salad. . . pet peeve, loud noises. . .favorite possession, my watch. . .favorite pastime, riding my bicycle. . .ambition, telephone operator. . .hobby, scrapbooks. J-OHNSON, DIANE Nickname, Didi . . .favorite subject, Art. . .favorite sport, roller-skating. . . favorite food, rice. . .favorite possession, a ring. . .favorite pastime, television. . . favorite color, pink. MONTGOMERY, HELEN Nickname, Helena . . .favorite subject, English. . .pet peeve, mother being too helpful. . .favorite possession, books. . .favorite pastime, reading. . .ambition, to get a job. NAUS, SHAREN Nickname, The Foreigner . . .favorite subject, Art. . .favorite food, caramel dumplings.. .pet peeve, other people's big feet stepping on mine...favorite possession, letters from home. . .favorite pastime, dating boys . . .ambition, to go to college. . .pet saying, Land-O-Goshen . PACKARD, CHARLES Nickname, Chuck . . .favorite food, artichokes and shrimp. . .pet peeve, diets. favorite possession, auto. . .ambition, scientist or architect. . .pet saying, By Jove . STUECK, MARLENE Nickname, Bobo . . .favorite sport, football. . .pet peeve, people who are always late. . .favorite possession, record player. . .favorite pastime, dating. . .ambition, being disagreeable. VAILLANCOURT, ANNE Nickname, Red . . .favorite subject, English. . .favorite food, meat,. . .birthday, March 15. . .favorite pastime, birds. . .ambition, to work. . .favorite color, green. TENTH GRADE Patricia Lynch Dudley Nicholson Victor Robbins Donna Serralno TQ,-ry Tyan, LYNCH, PATRICIA Nickname, Pat , . .favorite subiect, science .... Favorite sport. . .Baseball. . . favorite food, hamburgers and malts. . .pet peeve, being in by 10:30 p.m.. .. favorite possession, Frank ..... favorite pastime, Frank. . .ambition, housewife. hobby, Frank. ' IQQCHOLSON, DUDLEY Nickname Phooey . . .favorite subfect, lunch. . .favorite food, liver. . .pet peeve, Pat. . .favorite oossesslon, gun. . .favorite pastime, riding. . .ambltion, gunsmith . . .pet saying: F.lon't rush me . ROBBINS, VICTOR Favorite sublect, Art. . .favorite sport, Bowling. . .favorite food, steak. . .favorite possession, gems. . .ambition, would like to work. . .hobby, mineralogy. . SERRAINO, DONNA g Nickname, Bushy Top . . .favorite subiect, Typing. . .favorite sport, horseback riding. . .favorite food, vegetables. . .pet peeve, my sister. . .favorite possessions, dolls. . .favorite pastime, drawing. . .ambition, undecided. TUCKER, TERRY Favorite sublect, Geography. . .favorite sport, Baseball. . .favorite food, enchl- lades. . .pet peeve, work. . .favorite possession, telescope. ..favorite pastime, e e- --e - l...s.s - - - - .4 MJ -1-- il-W V 4- V- - NINTH GRADE Sandra Arnett Timothy Burden Rachel Gall-ardo -l0l ' Half' Sdndfd KOGWUQ John Masculine ARNETT, SANDRA Nickname, Sandy . . .favorite subiect, Art. . .favorite sport, Volley Ball. . . food, everything. . .pet peeve, brother and sister. . .talI, blue-eyed blonde. . .likes horses. . .ambition, nursing. . . BURDEN, TIMOTHY Nickname, T im . . .favorite subject, English. . .favorite sport, baseball. . .favorite food, steak. . .pet peeve, Elvis . . .brown hair and eyes. . .favorite possession, radio. . .favorite pastime, models. . .ambition, chemist. . . GALLARDO, RACHEL it Favorite subiect, Music. . .favorite sport, baseball. . .favorite food, chicken. . .pet peeve, dogs. . .favorite possession. . .birds. . .favorite pastime, swimming. . . ambition, to be a nurse. . . HAIN, JOHN Q Favorite subiect, Math. . .favorite sport, baseball. . .favorite food, watermelon. . . pet peeve, mother bosses. . .dark hair and brown eyes. . .favorite possession, dog. . .favorite pastime, dancing. . .ambition, cook. . .favorite color, red. . . KEATING, SANDRA MAY Nickname, Sancly . . .favorite subiect, Math. . .favorite sport, football. . .favorite food, Italian Spaghetti. . .pet peeve, being called Red . . .brown eyes and red hair. . .ambition, to get married. . .hobby, collecting miniature dolls. . . MASCULINE, JOHN Favorite subject, Math. . .favorite sport, swimming. . .favorite food, turkey. . .pet peeve, writing . . .favorite color, yellow. . .ambition, none yet. . .hobby, model SATELLITE SCENES STUDENT COUNCIL GIRLS' LEAGUE Chuck Packard-President Helen Gibson-President Helen Gibson-Vice-Presideni Shcren Nous-Vice President Sharen Nclus-Secretary Donna Serroino-Secretary HOME AND HOSPITAL DIVISION Also members of the Widney faculty are those teachers who really function out in space. These six instructors zoom around the city taking education to hospital and home-bound space cadets. Three of the teachers have formerly served here at the school and are known to Widneyites who had classes with them. They are Mrs. Ethyl Stuart, who now orbits on the east side of Los Angeles, Mrs. Gay Ernsberger, space-hopping in the north east section of the city, and Mrs. Miriam Melhorm, making her blast-offs in the Valley. Three other teachers also log time for the Space Academy, with Miss Lillian Duffy teaching on the west side, Miss Hilda Haddox in the harbor area, and Mrs. Louise Pitman in the hospital area. Other hospital work is done by Mrs. Ernsberger also. Each home student gets two subiects plus credit for physical education, one hour or more of teacher time and home work to last a week., BLAST OFF MINUS ONE! It is a hot summer day in the desert of New Mexico. A rocket stands silhouetted against the clear, blue sky. In the distance, a control tower looms. Five minutes to blast-off! The men in and around the rocket are tense. They have put a lot of work into this rocket, and they want their attempt to conquer space to be successful! A lot of work has been put into this annual, too-this ROCKET TO TOMORROW. The Widney Adult Association, who helps pay for the annual, Miss Elizabeth Stewart, Journalism adviser, Miss Edith l.aVine, technical adviser, Mrs. June Currin, art adviser, Steve Harshtield, my assistant editor, and the entire annual stat? deserve a lot of credit for making this book what it is. The seconds tick by. The pilot shifts restlessly in his seat as he hears the engines warming up. The control tower speaks again. Blast- alt, minus 15 seconds .... ten, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, zero! ROCKET AWAYl The pilot's hand throws the switch. A torrent of flame shoots from the tail fins as it rises. The' spectators watch the ship climb until it becomes a speck. The speck disappears .......... and the Seniors of Widney High School, Space Academy, U.S.A., are off on their ROCKET TO TOMORROWI f gf ' ,Lf , 45 ff' ,, f, ' ' 1 Z -'Z Z X - -If ix f U A W r Q, 0lxfW'Q0309wl,,1JJ'jd,l! W , f XV WWC Mffyl ,, gi ,W ,W Q9 by at 1 WMA am '0d LgHl'pTj dy' Y L, M M. 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