Willard Middle School - Target Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 32 of the 1955 volume:

REFER; REFERENCE COLLECTION FOR USE IN THE LIBRARY ONLY BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA Central History Room 373.236T174W Spring 1955 The target TARGET SPRING ' 55 Aerial Photo by T. ?. Caldwell. WILLARD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Ptiblishcd by The Students of WILLARD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY Principal ' s Message President ' s Message Again this year, Willard pupils have made a fine record in many fields, and brought credit to themselves and their school. In scholarship, Gold Ws were awarded to 16 High Nine pupils, the largest number ever awarded. Many other pupils made outstanding records in scholar- ship and citizenship. A number of pupils took part in essay, art, and industrial arts contests; our teams made good records in sports, and our music groups reached a high standard in concerts and in competition. Our High Nines were prominent in all of these ac- tivities, and we know that they will continue their good work as they go on to high school. H. N. McClellan. During the past semester as president of the Student Council, I have enjoyed working with Mr. Sitkin, Mr. McClellan, and the members of the Student Council. It has been a pleasant as well as an educational ex- perience. Our student Association has had a successful year. School assemblies, paid for by our Student Body Cards, were of an exceptionally high order. Dances and the Sports Carnival were most satisfactory. The number of students participating through the purchase of Student Body Cards was excellent. I would like to thank our sponsors for their patience and cooperation. Best of luck to the High Nines of Fifty-five in Berkeley High School next year and those remaining here at Willard. Richard Adachi. Faculty MRS. ABBOTT Latin, English, Social Studies MR. ASHLEY Science MRS. BEEKEN Arith., P.E. MRS. BLEVINS Foods MR. BLISS Arith., Counselor MISS BLUMERT Art MISS BONNEY Music, Girls ' Glee MR. BOYCE Arith., Science MR. BURKE Metal Shop, Counselor MR. CALDWELL Orchestra, Band, Inst. Music MRS. CARR Secretary MRS. COLLINS Arith., Social Studies MISS CONNER English MR. CRALLE Wood Shop MISS DART English, Counselor MR. DELL ERGO Crafts, Counselor MRS. DUNKUM English, World History MR. HILL Arith., Science MR. HUGHES English, Social Studies MR. ISONO P.E., Arith. MRS. IVELSKY Spanish, Social Studies MR. JAMES Social Studies MRS. KELLOGG Music, Boys ' Glee MR. LEAVITT Gen. Math., Algebra MR. McCLELLAN Principal MRS. MALMSTEN Clothing MISS MANES English, Arts and Crafts MRS. NELSON Attendance Secretary MISS PARENT Physical Education MISS PRISK French MRS. RICE Typing, Business Practice MR. SEITZ English, Social Studies MRS. SIDEBOTHAM Nurse MR. SITKIN World History, English MR. SWEETMAN Math., Mech. Draw., Metal Shop MR. WILLIAMSON Algebra, Arith. 0n 0£ n jI a n 1 i f) ' -— 4 — 0 Graduates RICHARD ADACHI JEAN ALLEN ANNA ASHLEY EDNA ASHLEY IRENE AVOTINS BECKY BAIRD MARK BAKER WALTER BANKS SUSANNAH BARNHART FRANKLIN BAYLESS CHARLES BEAN BROOKS BENNETT TROY BERETTA EDNA BLANKENSHIP ALLEN BOYD CLARK BROWN KIRBY BROWN- STEPHANIE BRYAN CAROL BURTON EVELYN BURTON- WILLIE MAE CAMPBELL BETSY CANNON SANDRA CARPENTER STEVE CHANDLER ALEX CHARLTON FRANCES CLARK MARLENE CLARK PAT COLL MICHAEL COLLINS DENNIS CONWAY JAMES COOLBAUGH FLORENCE COOPER NED COPELAND SANDRA CORDINER CAROLYN CROUCH ALEC DAI.ZIEL GLORIA DEADWYLER FRANK DE CARBONEL DIANA DESTON SHARON DOI SEELEY DOLE BARRY DORFMAN LARRY DUCKLES EDDIE LEE EASTMAN VICTOR ELISCHER ROCHELLE ELLIOTT LOIS ELLISON SCOTT EVERS SUZANNE FARQUHAR MIKE FARRELL LOUIS FERNANDEZ NICHOLAS FERNANDEZ DON FERRARI DENNIS FRANCIS JEAN FROST THOMAS FUKUYA DAVID GARTH JANET GEE ROY GALSVIK JOSEPH GILBERT Graduates PHILIP GOOCH CONNELL GOSSETT NANCY GRAY ARTHUR GREEN MAC GUSCOTT WARREN HALLIGAN LOIS HANLIN LYNN HANNAFORD MARGARET HANNEN DONNA HART LOLITA HARVEY FLORENCE HAYES SHARON HEMMERLING MARJORIE HENDERSON CAROLYN HODGHEAD ANITA HOM JOHN HORTON DIANE HOSHI MARY HOUSTON JOAN HOWDEN MARIBETH HUGHES CHARLES INNIS CAROLYN JAMES CLARIS JENKINS BARBARA JOHNSON ANITA JONES LAWRENCE JONES YVONNE JONES ESTHER JORDAN CHIYEKO KAWASAKI MARILYN KEGG PATRICIA KENADY MORRIS KOSAKURA RAYMOND KUHN BARBARA LEIBUNDGUT CHERRON LEWIS ELAINE LEWIS ELLSWORTH LONDON MARCIA LONG CHRISTINE LUPERINE VICTORIA LUPERINE GARY MACHUNZE FRANK MARINO DORIS McCRAY ETTA McDANIEL MARY McFADDEN RONALD McINTIRE JIM McMANUS MARY ANN McPHERSON KATHLEEN MERRITT LOWELL MILLER MARECIA MOTON JAMES NOHRNBERG JOHN O ' DEA EDWARD OLDS ELLIN OLSON LARRY PARKER JAMES PAYNE HAROLD PERRILLIAT MARVA LEE PIERRE Graduates P ft JERRY PILCHEK M RTHA POWERS DONNA PRICE PETER PRICE DICK RAHM WILLIAM RASMUS ANNIE RAYMOND LAN DONIA RICHARDSON GRETCHEN RIDDLEBARGER LUCRETIA RILEY BEVERLY ROBINSON KEITH ROBINSON RONNIE RONNEBERG JOHN ROPER MARY SANDERS SYLVIA SCHWARZ LOIS SHERRARD KENDALL SIMMONS MARTIN SINGER SUSAN SLEDGE JERRY SMITH KATHERINE SOLARI KENNETH SOLON JACQUELINE STEELE MARY ANNE STEWART MIKE STOOPS DICK STOVER BILLIE STRANE JANET SUZUKI GUY TAYLOR LOIS THOMAS THADGIS THOMAS JAMES TOMPKINS EUGENE TSUJIMOTO YVONNE TURNER LENORE UYEYAMA MARINA VIEGLAIS CARROLL VORIES TOMMY WHARTON WENDY WICKLER CAROLYN WIGGINS DENNIS WILLIS MIKE WOOD RAY YONEKURA ROBERT ZEMSKY MARJORIE ZIMMERMAN JAMIE BRUCE TOM GRUENIG NO PICTURES- DAVID ABBOTT SHARON HAUSER SAMUEL JACKSON PHYLLIS MARTIN OLEG MASLENIKOV MARIAN MONIZE LEAMON ROSS STANTON SHARP NORMAN TOLLEFSON BLAIR WHITE DELOIS KIRKWOOD 6 High Nine Will Leaves To David Abbott His saxophone A junkman Richard Adachi His speeches .The auditorium Jean Allen Her will A. Boy Scout paper drive Anna Ashley Soft voice Loud speaker Edna Ashley Hair styles Richard Hudnut Irene Avotins Hair Curlylocks Becky Baird Bassoon A dark alley Mark Baker His track shoes Rodger Bannister Walter Banks His jump shot -Robert Freeman Susannah Barnhart Future Conovers Model Agency Franklin Bayless His belt Mr. Sweetman Charles Bean His books .The library Brooks Bennett Her glasses? Any near-sighted rabbit Troy Beretta His Student Control badge A sheriff Edna Blankenship 6 ' 3 . Little Johnny Allen Boyd His baseball glove Willie Mays Clark Brown His grin George Gobel Kirby Brown His coins A mint Jamie Bruce His pompadour Jack Benny Stephanie Bryan Quietness Florence Cooper Carol Burton Romance magazines Mr. Hughes Evelyn Burton Hook shots The basket Willie Mae Campbell Tap dances Fred Astaire Betsy Cannon Swing The backyard Sandra Carpenter Complexion Ponds Steve Chandler His cap pistol Roy Rogers Alex Charlton His knuckle cracking A bone specialist Frances Clark Brush and palette Rembrandt Marlene Clark Earrings Tiffany ' s John Coll His two cartons of milk Elsie Michael Collins -His money -Uncle Scrooge McDuck Dennis Conway His nonsense 2 1 5 James Coolbaugh His crewcut Jamie Bruce Florence Cooper Petticoats Paratrooper Ned Copeland .His Algebra Mr. Leavitt Sandra Cordiner Eyebrows Audrey Hepburn Carolyn Crouch Block W The best sport Alec Dalziel His promptness Jerry Smith Gloria Deadwyler Temper Anita Horn Frank de Carbonel His speed A turtle Diana Deston 1 Glorious tan All sun worshippers Sharon Doi Head bands Head shrinkers Seeley Dole Flute Pied Piper Barry Dorf man His diet book Wayne Reiser Larry Duckies His bicycle A bike store Eddie Lee Eastman .Whistle His mother Victor Ellischer His T-shirt Laundry Rochelle Elliott Cello - .—..Mr. Caldwell (if he ' ll take it) Lois Ellison Sweaters A girl Scott Evers His childhood .Willard Suzanne Farquhar Sea and Ski _ Jill Kilmont and Florence Chadwick Mike Farrell His dyes A house painter Louis Fernandez His basketball ability Goose Tatum Nicholas Fernandez His muscles Charles Atlas Don Ferrari His baseball Mrs. Dunkum Dennis Francis His toothpick ..... Mr. Sweetman Jean Frost Her dance? All crazy mixed-up kids Thomas Fukuya His quietness Victor Elisher High Nine Will Leaves To David Garth -His skinniness Barry Dorfman Janet Gee... Her height? One of the Tip Toppers ' Roy Gelsvik His trumpet Scrap metal dealer Joseph Gilbert.. His voice 113 Philip Gooch His handball The gym roof Connell Gossett His yellow pants Calif, football team Nancy Gray Eyelashes ' . Movie star Arthur Green His girls Earl Kinchen Tom Gruenig— — His confidence Tom R. Mac Guscott His redness An Indian Warren Halligan His leather jacket Back to a cow Lois Hanlin Smile Liberace Lynn Hannaford— Bubble gum On the teacher ' s chair Margaret Hannen That laugh Hyena Donna Hart Her mind Science Lolita Harvey... Her flashing black eyes Carmen Sharon Hauser Teasing Gretchen Riddlebarger Florence Hayes Sugar ' n spice Little girls Sharon Hemmerling Sausage Curls —Meat factory Marjorie Henderson Her looks A dark corner Carolyn Hodghead Slow voice Donald Duck Anita Horn Mild temper Gloria Deadwyler John Horton ._ .-.His pestering Anybody who ' ll take it Diane Hoshi Her picture of Jupiter Juno Mary Houston French Miss Prisk Joan Howden ... Daffy-dills __ Jimmy McM. Maribeth Hughes ... .....Algebra Mr. Leavitt (if he ' ll take Charles Innis ...His catchers mitt Yogi Berra Samuel Jackson His beard Santa Claus Carolyn James No H-9 itus Future H-9 ' s Claris Jenkins Ballet JVloira Shearer Barbara Johnson Violin George Liberace Anita Jones Doodlings Picasso Lawrence Jones His dance band A dead man Yvonne Jones This and that The other thing Esther Jordan Her wisecracks Those who deserve them Chiyeko Kawasaki Cheesie The moon Marilyn Kegg Friends Boston Blackie Patricia Kenady Her Gold Cross Mary Anne McP. Morris Kosakura His big brown eyes To B. B. Izes Raymond Kuhn His tan Kirby Brown Barbara Leibundgut Her silence Commercials Cherron Lewis Her bubble gum wrappers Joe Elaine Lewis Her sweetness E. Scrouge Ellsworth London Ellsworth Yvonne Turner Marcia Long Handsprings Sealey mattresses Christine Luperine Her love . Tier sister Victoria Luperine Her love Tier sister Gary Machunze His ships The navy Frank Marino His slouch . A bone specialist Phyllis Martin Swing at a baseball Jakie Robinson Oleg Maslenikov His midget camera The FBI Doris McCray Her baseball rules A furious fan Etta McDaniel Figure Marilyn Monroe Mary McFadden .... .. Her books In a good hiding place Ronald Mclntire His trombone Music room Jim McManus His Spanish book 2 1 0 Mary Ann McPherson Her Gold Cross Patsy Kenady Kathleen Mcrritt Suede jacket Out in the rain Lowell Miller.— — .His smile The timid soul High Nine Will Leaves To Marian Monize Her brown eyes Sweet Brown-eyed Baby Marecia Moton Kindness The Good Samaritan James Nohrnberg .His glasses .Whoever needs them John O ' Dea His pink jacket David Garth Edward Olds His height .Jim Normburg Ellin Olson Blonde hair Bleached blondes Larry Parker His green coat E. McDaniel James Payne His red tea kettle Mrs. Collins Harold Perrilliat His speed : A snail Marva Lee Pierre Thoughtfulness Everybody Jerry Pilcher His weight N. Tolefson Martha Powers Power Wheaties Donna Price Cowboy blouses Gene Autry Peter Price His homework Mrs. Ivelsky Dick Rahm His wit Mr. Williamson William Rasmus His chess set Mr. Sweetman Annie Raymond .Willard .The L-7 ' s Lan Donia Richardson Athletic ability . L .The people who need it Gretchen Riddlebarger Puns, jokes (No one wants them) Lucretia Riley Lucretia The birds Beverly Robinson Her blue eyes The stars Keith Robinson His coaching ability Casey Stengle Ronnie Ronneberg His blond hair Mike Farrell John Roper His mind To science for study Leamon Ross His reading abiblity Shakespeare Mary Sanders Rhinestone necklace Diamond mine Sylvia Schwarz... Her watchyoumacallit Any ordinary dohicky Stanton Sharp His grades Miss Dart Lois Sherrard The cafeteria The hungry kids Kendall Simmons His stride A Dachshund Martin Singer His saddle oxfords A shoe store Susan Sledge Her wardrobe Katie Solari Jerry Smith His tardiness Mr. Burke Katherine Solari Her wardrobe Sue Sledge Kenneth Solon : His glasses The Three Blind Mice Jacqueline Steele Jackie Miss Parent Mary Anne Stewart Blush The Bride Mike Stoops The girls Kirby Brown Dick Stover His wavy hair A shaggy sheep dog Billie Strane The library The bookworms Janet Suzuki Grin An elf Guy Taylor His middle B The alphabet Lois Thomas Horse tail Any frightened filly Thadgis Thomas His beard Rip Van Winkle Norman Tollefson His hair A bald eagle Tames Tompkins His laugh A hyena Eugene Tsujimoto His advice Scott Evers Yvonne Turner Herself A doll factory Lenore Uyeyama Smile Brighten a dark day Marina Vieglais That grin Stevie Bryan Carroll Vories His piano Nat King Cole Tommy Wharton Tilly The gym Blair White His white jacket The cleaner Wendy Wickler Her philosophizing A frustrated psychiatrist Carolyn Wiggins Studiousness Anyone who needs it Dennis Willis His leftiness A righty Mike Wood His track ability Whoever wants it Kay Yonekura Quietness . A mouse Robert Zemsky His speeches To anyone who ' ll listen Marjorie Zimmerman Lots of fun Her sister Low Nine ©PA • ' ir Ik w — - GEORGE BANKS ALVIN BARCLAY JOHN BENSON ALICE BIAGI CLAUDINE BROWN HARMON BROWN 1SIAH BROWN VIOLA BROWN CURTIS CLARK PATRICIA COBB DANIEL COLBOl ' RN JEANIE COSBY DAVID CRANDALL ROGER DUNHAM WILLIE FERNANDEZ THELMA FORTE TANIA FOWLKS LOVELL FRANKLIN ANDREW GARTH LORETTA GRAY DENIS HANNON MARTIN HELMKE PAUL HOFMANN RICHARD IVEY RICHARD JONES EARL KINCHEN KERNA KRUGER JEAN LUM SYLVIA LUPERINE CHENITA LUSTER LORRAINE MAKISHIM A BETTY LOU McKINNEY GERTRUDE MONZON DEAN NELSON STEVEN PHILLIPS GLORIA POEHNER RICHARD RAILTON CAROLYN RHODES CHARLES RIEB SHARON ROBINSON TOM ROBINSON LEROY SCOTT BLYTHE SHELLEY ANN SINGMAN JACQUELINE SMITH GARY SNOW RICHARD STONE MICHAEL TAGART GLENN TAKAGI HATTIE VORIES PATRICIA WARNER LINDA YOUNGREEN Low Nine Horoscope Name Noted For Pet Peeve Ambition Fate George Banks .Baby Face ... Howdy Doody Clown Buffalo Bob Alvin Barclay Beanpole Beans Bean Eater Bean Bust! John Benson Jump Shot Handball Hobo Trains Alice Biagi... BlueEyes... JBaggy Eyes Brown Eyes ... Blue Eyes Claudine Brown Tall Claudine Midget Stilts Harmon Brown Silence Girls Marriage Bachelor Isiah Brown Comedian Red Skeleton Cop Girls Viola Brown . ...Her Love Pats ... ...Weaklings... ...2000 lb. Hercules 200 lb. Weakling Curtis Clark All American Gym Athlete Waterboy Patricia Cobb Boys No Boys Dental Hygienist Toothache Daniel Colbourn ._ .. Current Events No News Politician.... ...Civics Teacher Jeanie Cosby Neatness Messiness Neater Neatest David Crandall . . Strength .Weakness Stronger S issy Robert Dunham ...Posture .Bad Posture Good Posture Broken Back Willie Fernandez Girls Arleen Adachi Marry Her Lorraine M. Thelma Forte Lazy Work Mattress Tester Mattress Maker Tania Fowlks Art No Paints Michealangelo Cartoonist Lovell Franklin ...Crossbreed Wolves Be a Dog Cats Andrew Garth Fights Loser Heavyweight Flyweight Loretta Gray ... Petticoats.. Straight Skirts More Petticoats .. Balloon Denis Hannon _ ...Corny Jokes Funny Jokes Better Jokes —No Jokes Martin Helmke Legs -Long Legs Longer Legs Three Legs Paul Hof mann Dancing No Music A. Murray IL1 ... Rheumatism Richard Ivey .. Nickname Little Abner ...A Frog ...Toads Richard Jones Mexicans Track See Mexico Curly Hair Earl Kinchen ...Honesty Fighting _. Willie Sutton II Cops Delois Kirkwood Hoop No Hoop 2 Hoops... .Parachute Kerna Kruger ._ Those Eyes . .....No Eyes.— More Eyes . Anhhh Jean Lum Boys No Boys More Boys Girls Sylvia Luperine Sports Boys Wave Wac Chenita Luster Lorraine No Lorraine Lorraine . Kenneth Lorie Makishima Ponytail . Duck Tails Longer Ponytails .. Horse Betty McKinney Borrowing.. __ Lending... Millionaire. ._ Counterfeiter Gertrude Monzon Spanish English Greek Pig-Latin Dean Nelson Voice Singing Mariana Nat Kin Cole Steven Phillips Girls No Girls Jet Pilot Helicopter Gloria Poehner Earrings ....Bare Ears Diamond Earrings Stretched Ears Richard Railton Tennis Hey, Legs College ._ Kindergarten Carolyn Rhodes __ ...David G. ... No David G. .. _. David G Andrew G. Charles Rieb ...Fighting Hannon .. ... After School! Hunter __ Hunted Sharon Robinson Eyelashes . Short Eyelashes Argus ... Cyclops Tom Robinson... ...Brains.. ...Basketball ..Leave Willard Stay Here LeRoy Scott Feet Long Feet Short Feet Twenty Toes Blythe Shelley... ...Those Extra Lbs. ... ___ Hey, Skinny ... ...Heavier .Skeleton Ann Singman Annie ... .... Annie Rooney Ann . Annieieie Jacqueline Smith .. That Figure __ . Full Skirts ..._MarilynM.il _ Mrs. Jones Gary Snow... Hair Style.. .Curly Hair Longer Baldy Richard Stone Music Music Liberace .... George Michael Tagart... Flat Top ...Long Hair _. . Flatter Top Flat Head Glenn Takagi All American ...Brain _ Work. More Work HattieVories __ Kendalls .. ..No Kendall 2 Kendalls _. . Spinster Patricia Warner Brains ....Brains Einstein II .. .Einstein 1 Yz Linda Youngreen Hair Short Hair LadyGodiva Wig TARGET STAFF ART CLUB CAMERA CLUB FUTURE HO.ME.MAKERS JUNIOR RED CROSS 12 Target Staff Camera Club Editorial: Becky Baird, Carolyn Crouch, Ann Singman, Patty Warner. Business and Sales Promotion : Bob Zemsky, Victor Elischer, Martin Singer, Thomas Fukuya, Richard Stone, LeRoy Scott. Photography: Paul Hofmann, Kirby Brown, Alex Charlton, and Camera Club members. Advisor, Mr. James. Art: Frances Clark, Janet Suzuki, Lenore Uyeyama, Sharon Doi, Anita Jones, Nancy Gray, James McManus, Kerna Kruger, Patty Cho. Advisor, Miss Blumert. Scholarship Society: Susannah Barnhart. Advisor, Mrs. Ivel- sky. Student Association: Richard Adachi. Advisor, Mr. Sitkin. Student Control: Troy Beretta. Advisor, Mr. Burke. Court: Kirby Brown. Advisor, Mr. Burke. Music: Boys ' Glee Club — Steve Chandler. Advisor, Mrs. Kellogg. Girls ' Glee Club — Frances Clark. Advisor, Miss Bonney. Band — Charles Bean. Advisor, Mr. Caldwell. Orchestra — Susannah Barnhart. Advisor, Mr. Caldwell. Clubs: Art — Frances Clark. Advisor, Miss Blumert. Camera — Judy Ward, Janet Carlile. Advisor, Mr. James.F.H.A. — Irene Avotins. Advisor, Mrs. Blevins. Sports: Girls — Janet Suzuki. Advisor, Miss Parent. Boys — Solomon Wheat. Advisor, Mr. Berry. Activities: Girls ' League — Lenore Uyeyama. Advisor, Miss Parent. Block W — John Roper. Advisor, Mr. Berry. Rally Committee — Kate Solari. Advisor, Mr. Isono. Junior Red Cross — Susan Crapser. Advisor, Mr. Ashley. Typing: Irene Avotins, Janet Gee, Marecia Moton, Mary Sanders, Anna Ashley, Yvonne Jones, Mari Beth Hughes, Mike Collins. Advisor, Mrs. Rice. The Art Club The Art Club is made up of boys and girls who want an extra opportunity to do art work. It meets Tuesdays, dur- ing fourth period. The 2 5 members are guided in their work by Miss Blu- mert, the art teacher. The Art Club projects for this year were: Halloween win- dow painting for the South Berkeley Merchants Associa- tion; 70 Christmas and 5 0 Easter posters and 136 menu covers foi the Veterans ' hospitals; bids for the Rally Com- mittee, Girls ' League, and the FI-9 Dinner Dance, and the printing of the Target cover. The Art Club serves the school and the community and at the same time its members have fun. Frances Clark, President. The main purpose of the Camera Club is to teach students how to take better pictures. Also, we try to learn how to use different cameras. We try to widen the use of our own cameras by using added attachments such as lenses, filters and flash. Our members make use of what they have learned by taking candid and action shots for the Target. We take pictures at school dances, assemblies, special events, and on Spring Day. Paul Hofmann, our able President, has served the Camera Club well during this past year. We wish to thank our members, the faculty, Mr. James, our advisor, and Mr. McClellan for making this a successful year for the Camera Club. Judy Ward, Secretary. FHA Through participation in the Future Homemakers of America, Willard girls are preparing for the most impor- tant occupation in our country — that of homemaker. Chapter activities this year have included a cookie sale, a joint installation service with Burbank, and a Christmas party for mothers of members. In the fall, two of our members attended a two-day state convention at Asilomar. In March, seven girls jour- neyed to San Francisco to an all-day section meeting. Our club is looking forward to its third year at Willard. President Muriel Nelson Vice President Judy Miklebost Secretary. Diane Gist Treasurer Irene Avotins Historian _ Linda Poole Junior Red Cross J.R.C. was very active during the year 19 54-19 5 5. The J.R.C. appreciates the efforts of all who helped out. We would like to summarize what we did during the year: Wood Shop: Made 2 5 lapboards and 2 5 ping-pong padles. Metal Shop: Made 7 5 copper ashtrays. Seiving Class:Made numerous skirts, blouses, pajamas, and stuffed animals. Art Classes: Made 13 5 menu covers, 70 Christmas posters, and 70 Easter posters. J.R.C. Work Shop: Made 100 clay ashtrays, 10 posters for Fund Drive, enamelled 7 5 copper ashtrays, 60 clip boards, numerous leather purses and portfolios, and 60 dec- orated cans for vases. Students participated in Flower Day in November. In March an assembly was put on for the lower division. Pupils contributed $84.0 5 to our Fund Drive. During December Willard pupils filled 160 gift boxes. Susan Crapser. Student Control The purpose of our student control organization is to promote the safety and welfare of each student while passing in the halls between classes and during the double lunch periods. Student control officers are also responsible for the proper use and parking of bicycles on the school grounds. Student control officers are authorized to issue tickets to these people who delib- erately break the rules of the school. Before a ticket is issued, the pupils are given a chance to try it over if they have done something wrong. But if these pupils continually break the rules, they are issued tickets which are sent to the court where these students are tried by the student court. The Student Control Officers also serve as Junior Traffic Police at street crossings, insuring the safety of the students while they cross the street. It has been very enjoyable serving as Chief of Police at Willard this past semester and I wish to extend my sincere gratitude to Mr. Burke, Mr. McClellan, and the faculty for their cooperation, and also to my fellow officers. The ranking officers who served during the past Studen t Council The Student Council is the governing body of the school. It is headed by the President, Vice President, Secretary and the other Committees and their com- missioners. The Student Body or Council is made up of Representatives from every Advisory. These Repre- sentatives from the Advisories in turn are assigned to different Committees on the Council. We have enjoyed very much working with Mr. Sitkin, Mr. McClellan and the rest of the Faculty during the past semester. Dick Adachi, President. Steve Phillips, Vice President. semester were: Captain, Keith Robinson; Traffic Lieut., Louis Smith; Aux. Squad Lieut., Steve Chandler; and Sergeants John Roper, Mike Stoops, Tom Fukuya, Bob Nash, Morris Kosakura, Don Viers, and James Nohrn- berg. Troy Beretta, Chief of Police. 14 Student Court The purpose of the Student Court is to try those students who have been issued tickets by Student Control Officers for violation of Student Control Rules. The court this year has been very successful. We have had excellent cooperation from the students of Willard. The court tries to judge offenders as fairly and impartially as possible. All defendants are given a chance to plead guilty or not guilty and to state their defense. The sentences differ according to the seriousness of the case and the standing of the defendant, his grade in school and whether he has had previous tickets. The sentences given to the pupils who violate these rules are not necessarily for punishment, but rather to help guide them in obeying the rules for the best interests of all students. The judges of the Willard Court also serve on the Berk- eley Bicycle Court at the Hall of Justice on Saturday morn- ings. The function of this court is to try bicycle violations for which tickets have been issued by Berkeley police officers. The court is made up of the following: our sponsor, Mr. Burke; associate judges, Paul Hofmann, Edna Blankenship, and Donna Price; bailiff, Troy Beretta; desk clerks, Lynn Hannaford and Margaret Hannen; and sergeants, Jeanie Cosby, Tania Fowlks, Lorraine Makishima, and Chenita Lus- ter. I have enjoyed this term as Chief Justice very much and Scholarship Society The Scholarship Society as you can see, Is a growing group of more than three Times twenty-nine, with room for more, There ' s even room for forty score. To join this group your grade points must be Anywhere, from 2.00 to 3.00, This society of two groups consists. You can get in the second if the first you missed. In the lower group your scholarship is good, But work a little harder and then you could Get into the first with a higher score, See, it really didn ' t take much more. In the lower group you have to strive To get grade points from 2.00 to 2.5. In the upper group your aim should be From 2.S to the highest, 3.00. If in the upper group you can stay Through every term, all the way At the end of H-9, will come to you The hard-earned, golden W. SUKEY BARNHART. wish to thank Mr. Burke, Mr. McClellan, and my fellow court officers for their help and cooperation, without which the court could not function. Kirby Brown, Chief Justice. 15 i rf V pp- H V . a n Oft . L.I ' ' V ( The Boys ' Glee Club, under the excellent direction of Mrs. Edna Kellogg, as usual had a very successful year. The Glee Club sang for the P.-T.A. Christmas pro- gram and Student Body assemblies in the fall. In the spring we were highly honored by being asked to sing at the California-Western Music Educators Confer- ence on April 5. Our Glee Club is one of the few organizations singing four-part songs. We also sang at the annual Spring Concert in May here at Willard. On behalf of the graduting members I would like to thank Mrs. Kellogg for her remarkable patience and untiring work with us. I would also like to thank my fellow officers, Dick Adachi, Vice President, and Keith Robinson, Secretary, for helping me this term. Steve Chandler, President. Girls ' Glee Club Listen ' . Who ' s singing? Hurry! It ' s the Girls ' Glee! We love to sing together and give programs for others. It has been fun taking part in the festivals and concerts with the other schools. Our arranger and director, in fact the mainstay of the Glee Club, is Miss Bonney. Each semester the girls elect a president. Last fall May Hessing presided and this year Seeley Dole was president. She played some lovely flute obligatos for us. Patsy Kennedy and Betsy Cannon were the other officers. Where there ' s music in the air, Like a joyful, carefree song, And you hear it everywhere, You are happy all day long. Frances Clark. 16 Willard Orchestra Ik This year Willard has its usual excellent but larger orchestra. We played for the P.-T.A. in October and for the February graduation. Other appearances were at the Northern California festival competition in San Francisco, the annual Spring Concert and the June graduation. Small goups of orchestra members were active in public performances, as a trio or soloists, and many are members of the Berkeley Schools orchestras. It truly has been a wonderful year with an expert con- ductor, Mr. Caldwell. Seeley Dole. Willard Band At the beginning of last semester, our band started practicing marching for a Halloween Parade at Le- Conte elementary school, which was very successful. After this we started practicing for a parade which was to be held in Oakland on Armistice Day. Although it was raining that day, our band was not discouraged and we played in the bus in which we were to go to the parade. This news actually reached newspapers in New York which stated Band Plays in Bus. It was printed below a picture of our band playing in the bus. Since that time we rehearsed a march, Com- mander, the Slavonic Folk Suite and the overture, Mandalay for a competition in which many orches- tras and bands from different parts of California played on April 30 at the San Francisco Junior College. Charles Bean. 17 Rally Committee Girls ' League The Rally Committee this past year has had a very successful year. Its purpose is to promote real school spirit and I think we have accomplished this very well. The Rally Committee is made up of students having good grades in both citizenship and scholarship. The Rally Committee this past year has put on two very successful night dances, quite a few noon dances, and ushered for the Sports Carnival in March. The members of the Rally Committee would like to thank Mr. McClellan, our principal. Miss Blumert, our art teacher, and Mr. Isono, our sponsor, for their won- deful help and cooperation. Katie Solari, Steve Chandler. The Girls ' League has just ended another successful semester with the help of Miss Parent, our advisor. Our noon dances were well attended and our big barn dance, Superstitition Frolic, was an unusual success. The motto of the Girls ' League which is To Pro- mote Friendship and Leadership Among the Girls was given enthusiastic support by the girls. I would like to thank all who have contributed in making my term as president a very pleasant and suc- cessful one which I shall never forget. Lexore Uyeyama, President. Katie Solari, Vice President. Florence Cooper, Secretary. 18 Girls ' Sports Despite the most commonly known fact that we tried hard, terrifically hard, the H-9 girls ' basketball game results never announced a victory, and ditto for the L-9 and H-8. But hurray for the L-8 — they came through with a tie! Baseball was fine, too. (Did I say too ?) I ' m happy to say that a good number of awards in the form of diamond, circle, and block Ws were given out. And thanks! Thanks to everyone for giving me the exciting experience of serving you as Girls ' Athletic Manager, and to Miss Parent and Mrs. Beeken, especially, for their help. Here ' s wishing an enthusiastic athletic program for Willard. It was fun, and thanks again. Janet Suzuki, Manager. Boys ' Sports Willard started off the sport season with a great bang, winning three out of four cham- pionships in volleyball, L-8, H-8, L-9. But we slowed up a little in basketball. Although the unlimited team looked very good they finished a strong second, led by David Garth, Steve Chandler, Pat Coll, and Victor Elischer. Burbank was first and Garfield third. This was the first time in ten years we failed to win a basketball championship. Softball and baseball are off to a good start. We have five baseball and two softball groups. All boys interested in track are looking forward to a wonderful Spring Day meet on May 20. Solomon Wheat, Athletic Manager. Block W Club ' Membership in the Block W Club is attained by earning points through the athletic program at Willard. This requires an outstanding effort on the part of the individual. The athletic points are accumulated from the seventh grade through the ninth grade. At present there are about 3 5 boys and girls in the Block W Club. The members of the Block W Club have the privilege of sponsoring the annual Bean Feed, ushering at the Sports Carnival, and formulating policy matters for the athletic program. We all hope that next year ' s members will have just as much fun as we had working under the supervision of Mr. Berry. John Roper. GIRLS ' VOLLEYBALL GIRLS ' BASKETBALL GIRLS ' SOFTBALL BLOCK W 20 BOYS ' VOLLEYBALL BOYS ' BASKETBALL BOYS ' SOFTBALL BOYS ' BASEBALL 21 23 24 UtLLAaO WftlS BASEBALL ? 27 Printed by Lederer, Street Zeus Co., Inc., Berkeley, California