Willard Middle School - Target Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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Vacation By the time this issue of the Target reaches you, your vacation will be definitely planned, and many of you will be ready to start for the mountains or the seashore. We in California are very fortunate in living in a state that is blessed with beautiful seaside resorts, as well as state and national parks second to none in the country. I sometimes wonder if we really appreciate all of these wonderful opportunities that are given us, or if we just take for granted that these garden spots are to be found everywhere and are available to everyone the country over. I hope our Willard boys and girls will be able to take advantage of these opportunities and will enjoy the vacation period to the extent that, when the summer is over, they will be able to look back and say, It has been a very profitable vacation. H. H. Glessner. Willard Parent-Teacher Association The Willard Parent-Teacher Association year of 1935-36 was full of fine activities under the leader- ship of President Mrs. Fred Paris. Meetings and dinners were enthusiastically attended to further rehabilita- tion of our auditorium and gymnasium and acquisition of land for a much needed community playground. Our programs of music, drama, and lectures provoked most favorable comment, perhaps explaining such a goodly average attendance of one hundred thirty persons out of a paid membership of two hundred thirty-eight. Our Boy and Girl Scout Troops received aid, as did student welfare under the wise administration of Mrs. Colmore. Enthusiastic support was given to two bridge parties thus supplementing our current income and enabling the purchase of books for our school library. Recognition of cooperation and leadership was marked by the gift to our principal, H. H. Glessner, of a National P.T.A. Life Membership. Even greater opportunities await those who carry on, for nothing succeeds like success. Helen M. Buckingham, Historian. Willard Dads ' Club It gives me a great deal of pleasure to review briefly the work of the Willard Dads ' Club during this term. The meetings have been held regularly each month, and the programs have been most entertaining as well as instructive. It has been the policy of the club to obtain speakers who were thoroughly familiar with their subjects, and I am certain the Dads will agree that we have been more than fortunate in our choice of speakers. Among the outstanding topics were Skiing and Other Winter Sports, given by Mr. Von Lutken, an authority on the subject, the Bay Bridge, so ably presented by Mr. Kenyon H. Clark, one of our own members, and The East Bay Regional Park and Organized Recreation, discussed by Colonel Davies, widely known English army officer, engineer, and world traveler. The last meeting of the term, which was held on June 11, was given over to a report on the much needed playground for the Willard School by Mr. Oscar T. Barber, chairman of the playground committee, and a report on the rehabilitation of the gymnasium and auditorium by Mr. Lester S. Ready, chairman of the committee on the rehabilitation of the Willard School. The meetings throughout the term have been well attended, and much enthusiasm has been shown regarding the programs as well as the discussions of the needs of the school. The outstanding gathering of the term was the dinner given by the Parent-Teacher Association and the Dads on the evening of February 11. This dinner was attended by over two hundred Willard parents. The needs of the school were very clearly presented by Mr. Oscar T. Barber, representing the Willard Dads. Mrs. Louise Hector, representing the Board of Education, and Mr. Hollis Thompson, our city manager, also spoke on the needs of the Willard School and expressed themselves as being eager to do everything within their power to provide these needs. In closing, I wish to thank the dads for their loyal support and the program committee for the excellent programs they have provided. I also wish to thank the Parent-Teacher Association, the Willard Orchestra, the glee clubs, the faculty and the student body for the fine cooperative spirit they have shown throughout the term. It has indeed been a privilege to work with these organizations, having always at heart the welfare of the boys and girls of the Willard School. Fred S. Stripp, President. 3

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WILLARD OFFICERS ROY BRADSHA W (Vice-President ) — ROBERT DOUTHITT (President) — BOB READY (Secretary) Official Report June nineteenth marks the end of my term as president o; the Willard Student Body. This year, on account of the lack of an auditorium and stormy weather, we have only been able to have a few assemblies. Three were outstanding. The first wis held for the purpose of awarding prizes to the winners of the pDetry contest held at Willard and tD award to the school the Gazette Swimming Trophy which some of the boys won as a result of their swimming accomplishments during the spring holiday season. The second was held in honor of the Willard Band after they made such a fine showing at the State Band Contest in San Francisco on May 19. The third was our Memorial Day Program. In the Student Council our most important task has been rewriting the Willard Constitution. We also collected money for the Flood Relief. When the City Hall had Open House, volunteer members from the Student Council went down to get material for reports for some of our classes especially interested in city government. We also nomi- nated candidates for May Queen. The election of the Student Body Officers for the fall term was a concluding project under the management of the council and under the supervision of Miss Chace. First came the registration of voters, then the primary and final elections, at which in either case practically a hundred per cent ballot was cast. Right here, permit me to name the presidents of the various classes of the school who so ably served the Student Body this semester as their representative council members. Members: Miss Farwell (sponsor), Duane Alton, Bill Barnard, Dorothy Betaque, Mac Neil Burt, Donald Campbell, Martha Crandall, Clifford Elwood, Barbara Erickson, Pete Farmer, Barbara Holmes, Henry Houser, Barbara Jones, Paula Joy, Kathleen Kreitler, Ray Kruschke, Delbert Laudel, Merritt Neale, Patricia Packard, Alma Roth, Erna Roth, Barbara Russell, Minoru Sano, Helen Scott, Dean Solinsky, John Sproul, Clifford Stewart, John Stroud, Jack Wallace. Now that my term of president of the Willard Student Body is ended, I wish to take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Glessner, the faculty, and you, fellow students, for the frank spirit of friendliness and cooperation which helped this term ' s projects to run smoothly and to succeed. Robert Douthitt. Ready, Go! Just a smile upon your face, Just a will to make you race, Just a sparkle in your eyes, And you ' re set to win the prize. Polly Morgan. 2

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G R D E Bob Andrews Jim Arbios Tony Arrieta Ian Ball Ava Jean Barber Helen Barker Frances Barnes Don Bartlett Clarice Behm Gordon Bell John Bellamy Bill Bennett Joe Bennett Park Biehl Eva Blanchard Ted Blanckenburg Mardell Boucher Bob Boyd Bob Bright Nathalie Brizard Marie Brown Frank Buckley Gloria Bullock Betty Burns MacNeil Burt Phyllis Butler Lloyd Callaway Kenneth Cameron Alvin Carlson Arthur Carlson Alice Carrell Richard Chinn Gerald Christensen Billy Clark Bob Clark Marian Clark Richard Clark Margaret Coleman Patsy Poe Cooper Elinor Crocker Loring Curtis Thornton Davis Bill Day Adrienne De Journette Eugene De Luca Armando De Mingo Bob Dieterich Carolyn Dobbs Marian Doran Robert Douthitt Patricia Doyle Dean Driseoll Boardman Drobish Stuart Duncan Bill Durkee Lorraine Ehle Lola Lee Eisenmayer Mildred Ekstrom Jack Eldridge Dan El kins Bob Ellis Jean English Jean Erickson