Willard Middle School - Target Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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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

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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

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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