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

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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.

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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

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