Willard Middle School - Target Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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DAD ' S CLUB During the past year Willard Dad ' s Club has undertaken several proj- ects which will ultimately work for the benefit of the school and Willard boys and girls. Willard must have more space, for Willard is expanding. The addi- tion of Edison pupils increased Willard enrollment by about thirty per cent. More space for playground already was needed, and the buildings themselves were already filled to capacity each school day. The closing of the auditorium and the gymnasium made the holding of normal school exercises still more difficult. The Dad ' s Club is firmly committed to a policy of securing more playground space and the building up of a physical plant of the school to care for present and future needs. During the year the Dad ' s Club became the sponsor of Troop 33, Boy Scouts, which meets at Willard School. During the spring term of the present school year, the Dad ' s Club has held three meetings of general public interest where pictures were shown and talks were given on such topics as The Bay Bridge , Boulder Dam , and the Grace Steamship Trips to South America . At these meetings the children of Willard Dads attended. An appeal is made to each Willard pupil to have his or her dad en- rolled in the Dad ' s Club membership list for next year. An increased membership in the Club will mean a quicker attainment of Willard ' s needs and will also enable the Dads to carry on their interesting and in- structive programs. Dozier Finley, President. Our Willard We ' re proud of our Willard; To her we ' ll be true. We ' re proud of our teachers, And principal, too. We ' re proud of our colors, The Green and the Gold; Those are the colors We ' ll always uphold. John Shea. 24

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PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION Willard Parent-Teacher Association has completed a successful year and has enjoyed splendid progress. Outstanding were the Parent Educa- tion Classes under Dr. Edith Bryan. Attendance averaged over eighty in the combined day and night classes, with fathers attending the latter. The attendance was the largest of any Berkeley school. Dr. Bryan will continue the classes next fall, also six lectures have been arranged with Dr. Vaclav Podstata. The student welfare work included room and board for a student temporarily without a home, thirty-four Thanksgiving and Christmas boxes, emergency medical service, food for undernourished children, clothing, fuel, and haircuts. Many good books were added to the Willard Library through the P. T. A., including yearly subscriptions to London Illustrated News and Book of the Month Club. The P. T. A. participated in the Annual Spring Day and held two fund-raising bridge parties. The Spring Day money will be used for stu- dent welfare. Mrs. George Anderson, ' President. My Mother Since I have been a tiny tot She ' s held me in her every thought. With loving care each day and night Her knowledge taught me wrong from right. I hope that I may grow to be One half as fine and good as she And by my acts in future day Try hard my mother to repay. Janet Bourne. 23

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GIRLS ' GLEE CLUB BOYS ' GLEE CLUB BAND ORCHESTRA 25