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

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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

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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.

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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.