Willard Middle School - Target Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 24 of the 1950 volume:

PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF WILLARD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BERKELEY 5, CALIFORNIA PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE With this issue of The Target another good semester at Willard passes into history. Willard pupils have maintained the usual high standards in scholarship, citizenship, and school activities. In art, sports, music, service, spelling, English and history our students have given a good account of themselves in competition with others. Student Association affairs have been well managed, under a group of capable leaders. To all of you, best of luck! h. n. McClellan With thanks to the efforts of the students and the faculty backing of the different activities, this term has been very successful. The low seven initiation was carried out with great suc- cess. Nominations for the Student Body Officers by petitions were started, and we would like to see them continued with success in the following terms. Students from a neighboring town visited one of our Council meetings and got ideas on how it functions, hoping to start a similar student council. I have enjoyed being President this term very much. My many thanks go to all the committees of the Student Government who have worked and cooperated together successfully this term. I especially wish to thank the other Student Body Officers and Commissioners for their fine work. On behalf of the graduates, I would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to Mr. Rhodes, Mr. McClellan, and the other faculty members for working so patiently and understandingly with us during our three years at Willard. jean McCarter THE FACULTY SAYS: Mr. McClellan: That ' s enough of that. Mrs. Abbott: What ' s this world coming to. Mr. Allison: You know you have four checks. Mr. Babcock: Hi there! Mr. Berry: Check out first. Mr. Bliss: Now my good people ... Miss Blumert: Let ' s have one moment of silence. Miss Bonney: That missing alto section. Mr. Burke: You better get up earlier. Mr. Caldwell: Could I have that again? Mrs. Carr: What is it you wanted? Mrs. Conrad: Your between a ' D ' and a ’F. ' Mr. Cralle: See me after school. Miss Daniel: Write it on the board. Miss Dart: Now boys and girls. Mr. Dell ' Ergo: Talk in a low whisper. Mrs. Dunkum: Don ' t write me volumes. Mr. Gaylord: My class knows the rules. Miss Holton: Now you girls in glee club. Mrs. Ivelsky: Do your own work. Mrs. Kellogg: This isn ' t my graduation you know. Mrs. Malmsten: Get anchored. Mrs. Neff: That is one hundred checks. Mrs. Nelson: Where ' s your excuse? Mr. Rhodes: Let ' s settle down, now. Mrs. Sidebotham: Sign your name before you leave. Mr. Sitkin: Today is composition day. Mrs. Stockfisch: Put that candy away. Mrs. Terry: Didn ' t you read the bulletin board downstairs? ' Miss Vaissade: Your assignment was on the board. Mrs. Watkins: Now, let ' s be good. 2 STUDENT COUNCIL The student council members are the student body president, vice-president, sec- retary, student commissioners, advisory rep- resentatives, and the faculty advisor. The student council discusses and handles all business concerning the student body. The President presides over all the meetings. Mr. McClellan is our faculty advisor. We had members from Pleasant Hills visit us to see how our council meetings are run. We started the idea of having petitions to nom- inate the student body officers. We hope this continues next term. MARY JANE LITTLEJOHN STUDENT CONTROL The Student Control has had a very suc- cessful term this past year. Twenty-five mem- bers participated in the Junior Traffic Review held in May. Some of the privileges we received for our services were to attend some of the baseball and hockey games. To be a member of the Student Control a pupil must pass these qualifications: 1. Must be in the Eighth Grade. 2. Must be on the citizenship Honor Roll. 3. Must be dependable. 4. Must be able to carry on school work while on Student Control. With the supervision of Mr. Burke and the cooperation of Mr. McClellan I am sure that the Student Control will have successful terms in the years to come. GEORGE BURR Chief of Police WILLARD COURT The Judicial Powers of our school govern- ment are vested in a Student Court. This court is divided into two sections, each meet- ing on alternate weeks. The first section in- cludes judges Don La Barthe and Richard Tocher. Serving on the second group are Diane Coxhead and Helen Varney. The offenders appearing before the court have violated Student Control, bicycle yard, or Berkeley Traffic rules. Besides the above mentioned judges, there are other court offi- cers. The Bailiff is George Burr. Desk Clerks are Marilyn Page and Maurine Simoneau. The Detention Clerks are Stephanie Await and Jacquelynne Pickier and serving as Ser- geants of the Court are Sally Vaughn, Margo Dennes and Fay Campbell. The four Judges also serve as Berkeley Bicycle Court Judges at the Saturday s essions. RICHARD TOCHER 3 Burton Anderson Shirley Anthony Stephanie Await Jimmy Barrio Sue Bermel Beverly Bishop Beth Blackie Duard Blowers Bill Bosak Murphy Bowser John Boyd Cassie Bridges George Burr Frances Burton Nancy Casebolt Patsy Clark Athena Condos Ethel Connor Richard Cox Diane Coxhead Katie Cumby Ruthie Dean Margo Dennes Richard Devries Ronnie Dodson Marcia Dudley Jessie East Billy Edwards Janet Ellsworth Stephen Evans Elrogers Ferguson Larry Fites Mike Freeman Aileen Frenz Gloria Gapasin Pete Garcia GRADUATES 4 Patsy Geddes Billy Gilbert Marilyn Goforth Phil Gonick Shirley Gorham Lisa Greenwood Carrie Gums Marlene Haglund Bob Hanscom Sandra Harrington Fred Henderson Morton Hilliard Kenny Horn Ann Hunter Anne Hussy Pat Jenkins Barbara Johnson Patsy Johnson Rose Johnson William Johnson Greil Jones George Katayama Freddie Krebs Ann Lambert Joe Langworthy Freda Lawrence Sherwin Louie Polly McCandless Jean McCarter Easterlyn McElvane Gail McGinty Camilla MacKay Beverly McKinney Arnold McKinney Lee Madsen Joel Mandel JUNE 1950 Jun Makishima Manuel Martinez Arline Massey Bill Michelbook Frank Miller Dora Molina Nip Montgomery Tuck Montgomery June Morita Ruth Ann Morris Jimmy Morris Frank Morse Charlie Munn Jerry Muse Pat Muse Fujiko Nakano George Norcia Les Orrett Marilyn Page Wally Peters Rosemary Pigford Lois Pratt Arlene Preston Tom Prosser John Reiche Janet Richards Joyce Richardson Jane Robinson Mary Samuel Rebecca Sanchez Mike Sanford Linda Schmidt Margaret Segura Virginia Service Patrick Shelley Dick Slagle GRADUATES 6 Nancy Snow Erika Sonneschein Mary Joan Speese Norman Stevens Virginia Stumpif Margaret Syversen Catherine Syversen Bennie Thibodeaux Greg Thomas Sigrid Thomsen Richard Tocher Helen Varney Bill Vaughn Sally Vaughn John Wagner Bill Wakida Jane Weaver Barbara Welch Joyce Whittemore Iola Williams Dale Williams Nick Williams Tony Williams Emma Willis Charles Wilson Dick Winfrey Charles Young Tom Coppla Bonnie Shamp Geoffrey Millward Maurine Simoneau Vera Cruse Sylvia Ruscitti Celine Thomas Doug Hobson JUNE 19 5 0 7 HOROSCOPE NAME NOTED FOR PET PEEVE AMBITION FATE Burton Anderson Butterflies Shirley Anthony height Stephanie Await disagreeing. Jimmy Barrio sports Sue Bermel acting Beverly Bishop quietness Beth Blackie blue eyes Duard Blowers shyness Bill Bosak girl ' s ideal... Murphy Bowser drawings John Boyd B.T.O Cassie Bridges height low doors pianist George Burr over loaded cars blowout Indianapolis D.D.T more butterflies mosquitoes short boys tall, dark, handsome 7-foot coffin people who agree debating team woman wrestler officials... All American all southern Borneo ham Broadway stage-hand loud teachers typist square dance caller baggy eyes eyest that sparkle pink-eye fast girls librarian night club owner other boys bigamist bachelor funny papers Esquire Rembrandt Mama ' s boy rogue S.T.O. piano tuner no gas Francis Burton swimming shallow water high dive fish pond Nancy Casebolt ballet dancing sore feet big star... flat feet Patsy Clark big mouth meek people larger mouth librarian Athena Condos Stockton boys Berkeley Boys surgeon hog slaughterer Ethel Connor laugh giggle comedian laughing hyena Tom Coppla horseraces Shetland ponies Bookie jockey Richard Cox Eating no money soda jerk jerk Diane Coxhead neatness being hurried model sloppy Joe Vera Cruse high notes no accompaniment higher notes flat Katie Cumby sports umpires gym teachers school janitor Ruth Dean Freckles sun freckle remover more freckles Margo Dennes witty character Margot college boys girls ' college Richard Devries book worm funny books classical books Foreign Legion Ronnie Dodson chattering Ronlyn census taker nun Marcia Dudley Asthma acacia fifteen children old maid Jessie East flirting no boys maid at men ' s hotel .burlesque queen Billy Edwards Pinky large people tramp professor Janet Ellsworth eating in class no money ...more meals false teeth Steve Evans singing no music glee club band Elrogers Furguson muscles weaklings Mr. America coal miner Larry Fites History maps girls forest ranger Mr. 41st Street Mike Freeman Ha, Ha French tests millionaire Frenchman Aileen Frenz losing weight fat people slim and trim toothpick Tillie Gloria Gapasin -glamour stupid girls Miss America side show Pete Garcia biceps homework professional boxer bouncer Patsy Geddes ' ' What are you doing Saturday night? , too few dates boys — boys — boys book worm Billy Gilbert Spanish student teachers Flunkie straight A ' s Marilyn Goforth ---spreading news no news news broadcaster solitary confinement Phil Gonick long hair butch braids shaved head Shirley Gorham dancing blisters loafer folk dance teacher Lisa Greenwood Winthrop League no listeners older boys diaper service Carrie Gums paleface lipstick no lipstick too much lipstick Marlene Haglund hillbilly songs heavy classicals singing Western songs opera singer Bob Hanscom honesty people who lie president of U. S census taker Sandra Harrington typing writing secretary boss ' lap Fred Henderson History .teachers more history History professor Morton Hilliard eyebrows ... Mortician to reduce Burp Doug Hobson Flashy Hawaiian Shirts T shirts Hawaiian original burlap sack Kenny Horn personality quiet grils Friend to everyone hermit Ann Hunter quietness loud people stenographer circus barker Anne Hussey dramas ham actors better rehearsals soap operas Pat Jenkins stories fish stories novelist fisherman Barbara Johnson hair peroxide teacher Mexican hairless Pat Johnson lipsticks pale lips seamstress no needle Rose Marie Johnson Bcp waltzes square dances square William Johnson bully weak type strong man spaghetti muscles Greil Jones long legs short legs glamour legs peg legs George Katayama.. popularity snobish people first place on popularity contest. booby prize Freddie Krebs fighter 10 count heavyweight ticket taker Ann Lambert helpfulness tardy people hair stylist pig-tails Joe Langworthy long-joe shortie ... basketball player red flannels Freda Lawrence gum chewing spit-it-out gum salesman no gum Sherwin Louie scientific mind algebra doctor snake pit Camilla Mackay boys boys with no phones more boys telephone operator Lee Madsen radio ham no tubes comedian janitor in NBC Jun Makishima .shorty tall boys beanpole midget Joel Mandel Would you repeat the question? No! intellectual hot dog salesman Manuel Martinez dark glasses daylight darker glasses blind Arline Massey hair-do soap film blondie shaggy dog 8 HOROSCOPE NAME NOTED FOR PET PEEVE AMBITION FATE Polly McCandless .... acting sweet sourness ..beautician ....cave woman Jean McCarter dancing boys that can t aance. ..professional dancer ....bubble dancer Esterlyn McElvane ....friendliness rudeness... missionary burlesque dancer Gail McGinty ....curly straight hair ..never a permanent.... .wig Arnold McKinney ....ball player bench ..first string peanut vender Beverly McKinney ....long finger nails clippers ..clear polish... false nails Bill Michelbook shoes tennis shoes Shinola salesman sneakers Geoffry Millward ....bravery chickens fearless Jeff nervous breakdown Dora Molina ....Spanish singing singing alto ..night club singing. singing commercials Nip Montgomery .... tuffie citizens. ..bigger tuffie . flatfoot Tuck Montgomery .....being nice snobs ..friendly type. ....grouchy old maid June Morita ....cute smile tall boys. ...cuter smile sadsack Jim Morris... ....girls unfriendly girls .more girls monk Ruth Ann Morris .....Arizona accent drawl. - California accent... New York Frank Morse ....brains A — in French more brains concussion Charles Munn ....all star referees ..All American usher Jerry Muse height short people ..taller stubby Pat Muse ....Steve lonely nights . Steve ' s graduation car traffic ticket Fujiko Nakano ....fine shape fat people finer shape fat lady George Norcia ....baseball softball. ..professional baseball.. handball Les Orrett . ....initialed jacket.. no lovers booking agent no jacket Marilyn Page... ..walk wigglers . stewardess... hula dancer Wally Peters ....doing nothing work hobo cop Roger Peterson Shakespearean actor directors.... . California historian gag writer Rosemary Pigford . ..talking no listeners public speaker sign language Lois Pratt .....movie fan short subjects.. movie star farmer ' s wife Arlene Preston slowness How old are you? . out-of-doors type turtle racer Tom Prosser jokes.. corny jokes joke writer nursery rhyme writer John Reiche .....shutter bug no film radio ham.. no mustard Bob Reynolds lady ' s man.. going steady Charles Boyer II woman hater Janet Richards ....ice skating... dull blades Ice Follies... Roller Derby Joyce Richardson . citizenship non-talkers circus barker undertaker Jane Robinson violin squeaking high notes organ grinder Sylvia Ruscitti ....voice hay fever . opera sore throat Mary Jean Samuels... ....high pitched voice basses high C voice voice teacher Rebecca Sanchez ....basketball short skirts nurse horse doctor Mike Sanford car walkina driver ' s license tricycle Linda Schmidt ... .Bosco chocolate syrup chocolate milk more Bosco powdered milk Maggie Segura ....boys competition more appeal ? Bonnie Shamp cute figure calories. beauty prize dog catcher Pat Shelley ....hot rods bicycle new car feet Maurine Simoneau long hair short hair styles Veronica Lake Gravel Gertie Dick Slagle light hair red hair blonde hairy ape Nancy Snow ....compositions her brother modern Shakespeare crossword puzzles Erika Sonnenschien.... ....demure look week end assignments dates baby sitting Joan Speese ....Momo interferring girls more Momo no Mo Norman Stevens . ..big joker dead pans clown peanut vendor Virginia Stumpff ... advertising president advertising secretary school president school janitor Catherine Syversen... ....horse lover mules ranch owner stable cleaner Margaret Syversen.... ....cello violin concert cellist juke box operator Bennie Thibadeaux.... ....jacket sweaters jacket maker strait jacket Celine Thomas ....bandanas foggy weather sunshine bobby pins Greg Thomas ... metal shop Student Control flute player string bass Sigrid Thomsen ....tardiness detention early bird gets the worm Richard Tocher .... Next case smart lawyers ..Supreme Court Justice jailbird Helen Varney ....stem judge innocent people ..Chief Justice jail matron Sally Vaughn .... Johnny less John John Jr no John Bill Vaughn .. .track star disqualification . world ' s record sawdust man John Wagner ... show off no spectators ..bigger show off ....inferiority complex Bill Wakida ....speeding cops ..dirt track racer... no engine Jane Weaver ....Canasta bad hand ..professional Canasta Dlayer... . no cards Barbara Welch.... .art awards booby prize ..material designer .. house painter Joyce Whittemore .... Brain stupid people ..being smarter ...kindergarten teacher Dale Williams ...meat worker dull knives .butcher no fingers Iola Williams ....singing low notes ..opera singer ...horse opera Nick Williams ...hair crew cut ..Hollywood braids Tony Williams. .. ....low pants suspenders ..lower pants ..pedal pushers Emma Willis ....relay team receiving baton . track star dropping baton Charles Wilson ....slick hair do fuzzy ..gambler . court judge Dick Winfrey ...trains no electricity ..complete layout ...short circuit Charles Young .... The Shape ..mechanic ....tinker toys 9 10 RALLY COMMITTEE This year the Rally Committee has been very successful. We sold tickets for a P.-T.A. benefit movie at the beginning of the se- mester. We had an after-school dance, and a night dance which were both very success- ful. All the members of the Rally Committee have enjoyed this year ' s activities, and we want to thank Mr. Allison for all his help, and also the rest of the faculty members for their help. BOB HANSCOM GIRLS ' LEAGUE The Girls ' League activities this semester have been pleasant and very successful. The Senior Committee and Girls League Council cooperated with the officers and have given them their loyal support. The Big Sister Party, February 10, 1950, created a friendly atmosphere among the new girls. The program featured a few of the best acts from the Variety Show and the refreshments were enjoyed by all. The Bunny Ball, our night dance, which was given on March 31, 1950, was a lot of fun. The bids and decorations, which were made and arranged by Gail McGinty, Fujiko Nakano, and their committees, were clever and quite attractive. There have been two afternoon and a number of noon dances that have been well attended. The noon dances we consider to be a weekly must for the Girls ' League next year. All in all the officers of the Girls ' League feel they have had a fine time and appre- ciate the support given by the Senior Com- mittee and Girls ' League Council and es- pecially the guidance through the semester given by Mrs. Conrad. SALLY VAUGHN, President JANE WEAVER, Vice-President MARILYN PAGE, Secretary SCHOLARSHIP SOCIETY One of the greatest privileges at Willard is to belong to the Scholarship Society. Every year awards are given for scholarship. Stu- dents with grade points from 2.00 to 2.45 receive a certificate for good scholarship and students with grade points from 2.50 to 3.00 are given certificates for superior scholarship. Also a button is given with every certificate, the number of stars on each button denoting how many times one has received a certificate. Gold W ' s are the highest award for scholarship. If you stay on the Superior Honor Roll through the Low 9, you receive a Gold W and if you maintain this superior sttanding in the High 9 you keep the pin. In this year ' s graduating class twelve Gold W ' s were awarded. This year a new award has been added. Special Privilege Passes were awarded to students in the Low and High 9 who had always been on the Superior Honor Roll. This pass entitles one to go to the library without a pass, to go to locker from a class, leave advisor to see another teacher with a pass, leave room on the first bell. Thirty cards were awarded this year. Banners are also awarded to the advisory in each grade with the highest percentage of students on the honor roll. The membership of the Society this year is 144 and there is certainly room for more. MARGO DENNES iii Bfi i n m ill ■ 1 I I 1 • t Vi, V t H ’ ktM wy 4 iJH.. BAND BOYS’ GLEE CLUB This year under the skillful direction of Mr. Thomas R. Caldwell the band has played for many important occasions. Among these programs were the Willard Open House, Willard Spring Concert, a program at the Little Theater, May 12, at Civic Center for the Junior Traffic Review, Spring Day, and for several assembly programs. On May 4 we played in the Northern District Festival Competition at San Jose and received a rating of ' ' Good. ' ' If you want to play in the band, please con- tact Mr. Caldwell, as we have some instruments available. JOIN! ROBERT MATHEWS The Willard Boys ' Glee, consisting of seventy- five members, has just completed another very successful term under the excellent leadership of Mrs. Kellogg. We sang for Open House on April 19th, and the Spring Concert on May 4th. We were especially honored in being invited to sing at the Dedication of the new Berkeley High School Auditorium, and also sang in the com- bined chorus of the three Junior High Schools. I would like to express my thanks to my fellow officers for their help and cooperation. They are Richard Tocher and Morton Hilliard. FRANK MORSE, President ORCHESTRA This year the Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Thomas R. Caldwell, played for five pub- lic performances. They played for the Spring Concert and Open House. They repeated the Spring Concert for assembly and played again for Washington ' s Birthday. The Orchestra went by chartered bus to San Jose to compete in the Music Festival. They received a rating of ex- cellent. The final performance will be the Grad- uation Ceremonies. JERRY TOLMIE GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB This term the Girls ' Glee sang for Open House, the P.-T.A. meeting, and the Spring Concert. Our selections were Debussy ' s Claire de Lune, Bizet ' s Open Thy Heart, and Strauss ' Voices of Spring, with solos by Vera Cruse and Sylvia Ruscitti. Sue Bermel has been our president and we have all had lots of fun. Under Miss Bonney ' s expert guidance next term is bound to be as successful as this term has been. JOYCE RICHARDSON BASKETBALL GIRLS ' The girls did not play a regular noon tourna- ment in basketball. But the girls were good sports about it. The L-8 ' s and H-8 ' s basketball inter-school teams weren ' t too successful in win- ing games, but they won with their sportsman- ship. The L-9 ' s and H-9 ' s lost to Burbank but won over Garfield. We had loads of fun and there was loads of good sportsmanship. With the help of Jane Mills the girls ' noon league for softball had a better start. Our soft- ball inter-school teams were grand but still did not win all their games. The L-8 ' s and H-8 ' s lost both of their games. The L-9 ' s and H-9 ' s lost to Burbank, but again won over Garfield. This soft- ball season has been a succeessful one, due to the grand sportsmanship of the girls. GLORIA GAPASIN BOYS ' This basketball season, Willard has had four consistent teams, the Unlimiteds, 115-pounds, 105 ' s, and the 95 ' s. The 95 ' s, a good spirited team, placed them- selves in second place. The 105 ' s, combining sharp-shooting and good sportsmanship, ran second in their league. The 1 1 5 ' s, another sharp-shooting team, went cn up to win their league and became cham- pions. They were also champions of a Saturday playground league. But the Unlimiteds, with the most outstanding record of sharp-shooting, confidence and team- work, which were very important, went on through their season without a defeat. And be- sides becoming champions of the inter-school league, they went on to become city champs. Win or lose, the fight and the sportsmanship in our teams made us proud to be represented by them. GEORGE KATAYAMA 14 BLOCK “W” CLUB Block W membership is attained by participating on the following inter- school teams: softball, basketball, volleyball and track. Every term many new members are accepted through their participation on the different inter-school teams. We hope to have many of you that are not yet members of the Block ”W will join us very soon. JOHN WAGNER JUNIOR RED CROSS At Christmas time the Junior Red Cross sent several hundred Christmas cards and posters to the Veteran Hospitals. They were made by the art classes. At this time they also made favors for their tables. Last year we filled sixty overseas Red Cross boxes. Everybody enjoyed fixing them as nice as they possibly could. On March 21 the Junior Red Cross represent- atives were invited to a luncheon given by the Red Cross. During the Red Cross drive the students of Willard collected the total sum of $35.28. During the past several months the sewing classes have been busy making garments for the overseas children. On April 21 the students of Willard generously gave flowers for the Veteran Hospitals. This turned out to be a great success. ART CLUB The Art Club this semester has been reorgan- ized to meet 4th period on Mondays and Tues- days. We have been doing many silk screen projects. Up to three color prints have been done and up to date about twenty-five yards of ma- terial have been printed by different students. Also three poster projects have been done for (1) the Berkeley Schools Music Concert, (2) Junior Red Cross bulletin board, and (3) Easter posters for the Red Cross. The Target cover and inside blocks were also projects done by three High-9 girls, Catherine Syversen, Maurine Simoneau and Margaret Syversen. CATHERINE SYVERSEN 15 16 17 18 Printed by Lederer, Street Zeus Co., Inc., Berkeley,