Willard Middle School - Target Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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WILLARD BAND The Willard Band, composed of more than eighty members under the able leader- ship of Mr. Schott, has been rapidly maturing into a finished unit. Through the cafe- teria windows on practice mornings drift sounds that quicken the step and provide a pleasing obligato for the games in progress on the terraces. The band always plays an important role in Willard activities, and their recent assembly program including symphonic and martial numbers as well as several novelty features captured the audi- ence completely. Willard expresses its thanks to the boys and their leader for the pleasure they have given throughout the term. Membership: Norman Alien, Rex Anderson, Dick Barger, Fred Beretta, Jean Berry, Worth Bishop, Leoi rd Blackford, Billy Blair, Roy Bobo, Eugene Boehrer, Ted Bruce, Roy Burnett, Chip Cheney Cather ' urir cil- Doolittle, Robin Doughty, Tom Downing, Dick Duhring, William Ellis, Clifford Elwood, Jack Evernden, Tom Evernden, Lynn Farrar, Clarence Felt, David Fulmer, Jim Samos, Marjorie Gerke, Melvin Gielow, Roger Gilmore, Richard Gore, Stanley Greig, Alvin Hambly, Harold Hibbard, Wayne Hooper, Don Ingalls, Ralph Kennady, Victor Kiernan, John Knight Edward Kruse, Frank Kruse, Paul Lindblom, Norman Lippert, Bill Love, Bud Minor, Graham Moody Leland Moore, Timothy Pearson, Douglas Peasley, Robert Price, Russell Rawson, Hugh Renfro Rita Richberger, Robert Rutherford, David Rutledge, Albert Samson, Jack Sather, Ernest Schauppner! Dick Seymour, Sasha Shulgin, Donald Slaiter, Marvin Smith, George Snell, Raymond Snow, Alan Stagner, Tom Stanton, Robert Stevens, Ben Taylor, Cyril Taylor, Robert Trumpler, Dorothy Uddenberg, Ted Valentiner Don Waldie, Jack Wallace, Bob Wann, Bill Weik, Billy Wester, Prentice Wharff, John Wiskocil Norman Wykofr, BOYS ' GLEE CLUB The boys zipped Into the term s work with their usual enthusiasm, and the semester has been an active one. Rapid strides have been taken In learning new songs and giving performances. New In the history of the Glee Club Is the Special Glee Club, an all-star team, as It were. This organization Is composed chiefly of Low Ten and High Nine members. They pleased the radio audience by singing two numbers over station KRE on Willard s program. All the boys sang for the Pad s Club, P. T. A., and a student assem- bly. Under the able direction of Mrs. Kellogg the boys have progressed rapidly and consider this season ' s efforts a total success. Membership: Francis Allen, Alvan Al+man, Duane Alton, Manuel Ambrose, Bill Barnard, Richard Bartholomew, George Blevins, Tommy Boyd, Bob Brewer, Carlos Brown, Bob Bruen (sec.), Allen Bucking- ham, Donald Campbell, Herbert Cantelow, Donald Carlson, Quentin Casebolt, Cullen Chapman, Sumner Clayfon, Robert Collins, Bob Cutter. Bob Dable (announcer), Kenneth Erway, Mitchell Farrar, Harvey Fielder. Louis Fischl. Harry Gester, Edward Gilman. Henry Grady. John Grosh, Hood Harris (librarian). James Haynes, Bobbie Heebner, Jack Heffernan, Don Hellier, John Hewlett, James Hoxie, Charles Hoyt, Tod Judkins, Seldon King, Eddie Knudsen, Ray Kruschke, Robert Laning, Jack Lee, Walter Lucas, Jack Lynch, Ed McCreary, Harland McLaughlin, Bill Morton, Ronald Naess, Merritt Neale, Bob Ready (pres.), Fred Ritchie, Bill Robinson, Leslie Rogers, Fred Rohde. Henry Schaub. John Schaub, Jim Scott, Irving Short, Douglas Sinclair, Arch Sparrowe, Delmer Sparrowe, Arthur Starke, Ned Stroud, Jack Tea- garden, Kenneth Terkildsen, Junior Tesar, Ian Thomason, Perry Thornton, Don Treadwell, Bill Trueblood, Robert Van Buskirk, Kevin Varanese, Robert Veaco, Harlan Veal, Stuart Watterson, Benjamin Weir, Van Williams, Robert Wise, Peter Wolff, Bob Woods. LOW TEN CHORAL Thirty-five members of the Low Ten Class elected music as a subject and organized a choral under the leadership of Mrs. Allen. It has been the first and only Low Ten group of its kind in our Berkel ey Department. Two periods a week were devoted to ensemble singing and music appreciation. The history of the opera was fully studied, and many grand and light opera librettos and scores presented and discussed, with sketches and excerpts given by members of the class. There has been concentrated advance In knowledge and appreciation of the theme selected, and the club ' s efforts were hailed as a pleasure and a success as the curtain rang down for the season. Choral (LIO) : Manuel Ambrose, Adele Arey, Jean Barkhimer, Betty Barley, Betty Condeff, Nancy Cox, Bob Dable, Melba De Mingo, Mitchell Farrar, Dorothea Foss, Betty Hadley, Holly Hammond, Barbara Hansen, Betty Houghton, Mona Janney, Kathleen Kreitler, Walter Lucas, Jack Lynch, Jayne Marquis, Dorothy McCann, Francene McCarty, Carolyn Moore, Polly Morgan, Fred Rohde, Jean Rouse, Mary Scott, Winifred Scott, Margaret Sholin, Billie Jean Simpson, Douglas Sinclair, Arch Sparrowe, Merle Steinmann, Olga Wilson, Georgina Wood, Mary Wucher. » 19 «

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WILlARD orchestra— WILLARD BAND WILLARD ORCHESTRA Achievement has been a major stepping stone tor this Willard harmony group this semester, and their excellent teamwork on training days has primed them for a season of unusual activity. The Student Body has greatly enjoyed the programs they have given at the various assemblies of the term. They also played for the Girls ' Glee Club In their usual finished style and gave a thrilling radio performance over station KRE, which was acclaimed a real triumph. Their final concert and the numbers played for the Graduation Program were a pleasure and Inspiration to all lovers of music. Mr. Salis- bury and his team of harmonists have concluded a most successful season and justly merit Willard ' s appreciation. Membership: Elinor Anderson, Howard Anderson, Rex Anderson, Roy Bradshaw, Tatiana Buzanotf, Chip Cheney, Catherine CofRn, David Cole, Naylor Cole, Nancy Cox, Melba De Mingo, Bob Doolittle, Richard Doyle, Faith Droitcour, Dick Duhring, William Ellis, Clifford Elwood, Tom Evernden, Lynn Farrar, Melvin Fields, Beatrice Foster, David Fulmer, Jim Gamos, Melvin Gielow, Ina Henning, Lorraine Howells. Marion Jewell, Jeannette Jones, John Knight, John Kondeff, Bill Love, Jean Mallory, Virginia Merchant, Merilyn Morshead, Barbara Nattinger, Miriam Otto, Nancy Payne, June Pilant, Betty Platt, Robert Price, Betty Jane Pyke, Isabel Rasmussen, Edmund Richard, Hal Rutledge, Dorothy Sayles, Betty Schultz, Simone Sciobereti, Sasha Shulgin, Ailene Smith, Frances Steiner, Merle Steinmann, Henry Thomas, Bill Tocher, Andre Tournier, Richard Tucker, Dorothy Uddenberg, Jack Wallace, Bill Weik, Bill Werum, Don Wood, Burgess Woodward. REWARD Not for sheer strength in violent clash Nor boastful laugh at rival ' s fall. Do we in every game ' s hot dash Our utmost efforts strongly call. Instead, we prize the skill of mind In active bodies so displayed That we may fight the ills we find, And life may say to us, Well played Barbara Brightfield » I 8 «

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POETRY CLUB (Riding with Pegasus) One doesn ' t have to ride with Pegasus to know that the Poet ' s Workshop writes inspired verse. Any Thursday morning, first period, Room 209 is humming in rhythm, with or without rhyme, as enthusiastic members read original verses. Inspired by the fact that many received wide recognition, some members have written a sufficient number of poems for books. The club ' s poetry contest aroused much interest throughout the Student Body and the following students were awarded the honors: Frances Lockwood (1st prize), Jeanne Covey (2nd), Sirkka Wuori (3rd), Jeannette Con- nick (4th), Polly Morgan (5th), Sasha Shulgin (6th), Ingelborg Schleiff (7th), Edward Howell (8th), Anne Martins (9th), Barbara Brightfield (1 0th), Nancy Patterson (Nth), and Betty Kinsey (12th). Honorable mention was given to Tybel Bernstein, Glynn Lee, Robert Pratt, Irving Short, Shizue Ota, Verna Wilson, Tamako Niwa, and Anna Lea Lloyd. DAWG (First Prize) His tail Is kinder curly an ' it ' s purty much too long; His legs Is kinder skinny, but he ' s really awful strong. He surely ain ' t no thorobred, he ' s got no pedigree, He ain ' t no raving beauty, but he ' s sure a pal to me. An ' then when I git lonesome an ' I ' m teelin ' purty sad, He wags his tail an ' licks my hand to try an ' make me glad. He ' d never let a feller down if he should need a friend. He ' d try to cheer him up an ' stay with him until the end. He sure ain ' t like those fancy dawgs with coats all smooth an ' fine. But he ' s the truest friend I ' ve got, that lil ' ol ' dawg a ' mine. Frances Lockwood. Membership: Jean Alexander, Georgina Allen, Jane Anderson, Gordon Andrews, Bill Armstrong, Tybel Bernstein, Isabel Blythe, Betty Brown, Theresa Clark, Jeanne Covey, Esther Enos, Barbara Erickson, Patsy Heaslett, Edna Herrmann, Earl Jones, Betty Kinsey, Bernal Kirwan, Betty Lerch, Roberta Lerch, Frances Lockwood, Elizabeth Marshall, Marylee Miller, Polly Morgan, Audrey Jean Myers, Tamako Niwa, Dorothy Patmont, William Rogers, Mary Rosenkranz, Roger Saunders, Ingeborg Schleiff, Mary Scott, Gloria Shallat, Sasha Shulgin, Jeanette Templeton, Margaret Thomas, Mary Wucher, Sirkka Wuori, Louise Yarnell. DRAMA CLUB The Drama Club, under the direction of Mr. Edwards, started the term most auspi- ciously. They at once concentrated their efforts upon choric speech and ten members as the Willard Verse Choir rendered eight interesting and well-chosen selections for the Willard P. T. A. so successfully that the program was repeated at a later date. Riff- raff, an historical, patriotic drama was selected for rehearsals to start the season, and later Just Women and White Phantom, two comedies, were added to their reper- toire. These were ambitious under takings for those anticipating their first appearance before the footlights, but all went well, and on Spring Day they were presented as the Drama Club ' s contribution to the day ' s program. Recently the club had the opportunity of responding to the request to repeat White Phantom for the Costume Party, thus concluding a stimulating season of pleasure, profit, and service. Membership: Zaida Carlson, Janet Chick, Carolyn Clifford, Andrea de Grassi, Ellen De Journette, Mac Falconer, Lowell Foster, Susan Fowler, Nancy Garoutte, Nancy Haven, Lorraine Howells, Mary Janney, Peter Kilburn, Barbara Mattes, Dorothy Munson, Helen Ann Neale, Joan Peacock, Mary Jane Pearson, Mauricia Price, Sylvia Pr ' ce, William Silva, Don Stone, Connie Thomas, Dorothy Jean Thomas, Margaret Thomas, Prentice Wharff. SLIDE RULE CLUB A group of mathematics ' fans meet every Tuesday to have a scrimmage with their slide rules. They are speeding up their multiplication, division, and percentage with a vengeance and developing real skill in placing decimals. Mr. Harrison is the captain. Membership: Rex Anderson, Floyd Becker, Roger Blaney, Donald Cook, Edward Coulon, Richard Doyle, Arthur Dunlop, Grace Gillespie, Alvin Hambly, Bernal Kirwan, Frank Kruse, Edward Lind, Arthur MacGregor, Arthur Morgan, James Morley, Merritt Neale (sec.), Mary Rosenkranz, Alan Stagner, Peter Wolff (pres.). » 20 «