Woodrow Wilson High School - Campanile Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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• Student Council — First row: French, Dodge, Phreaner, Harris, Hunter, Arnold, McDannel, Probst. Second row: Edgecomb, Gushing, Spath, Stabler, Duckham, Brown, Frank, Mr. Catlin. • Student Council — The aim of the Student Council is to perform the legislative powers delegated to it by the con- stitution of Woodrow Wilson. The Council this year has more than ever represented the great democracy for which Wilson is noted. Under many trying conditions, the Coun- cil has brought a feeling of unity to the campus. Acting as co-host with the Girls ' League of Woodrow Wil- son the Council entertained over one thousand alumni No- vember 9. The Council this year inaugurated the spectacular Costume Ball with the aid of the service organizations of the school. May 29. With the staunch cooperation of the various service groups of the school, the Council sponsored a gigan- tic Campus-Clean-Up Drive. Representing twenty different campus activities that promote life, initiative, and enthusi- asm, the Council has rounded out a well-filled year. • Under the able direction of Miss Chalker, art teacher, Wilson students turned the hall of the Awards ' Dinner Dance into one blazing pageant of crimson and gold. For weeks both boys and girls spent hour after hour of tedious work cutting and pasting dainty streamers which adorned the walls of both the dining room and dance hnll. Tables were decorated with massive block Ws and gorgeous flow- ers ulii.li .i.].. .-J in ilii etTcrtiveness of the beautiful decorations. ;!Jl! ' (i ivi t i ii:; ' n I ' P if .sA '

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Governors — Sublci. R.n. Mr. Catlin, Shallenberger, Duckham. • Progress . . . Full of vim and unprecedented vigor, the second semester governors staged an unusually heavy pro- gram and undertook many money-raising and expense cut- ting measures in an attempt to pull the budget out of the red. Sponsored by Leon C. Catlin, dean of boys. Governor of Af- fairs Douglas Duckham, Governor of Welfare Eloise Ray, Governor of Safety Tom Shallenberger, and Governor of Athletics Bob Stabler, sponsored the Minstrel Show and Costume Ball, as their main means of raising funds other than those derived from the new and less expensive student body ticket, which sold for twenty-five cents. The Second Awards Banquet, staged by the governors, was acclaimed a decided betterment over the former method. New awards were originated for pep leaders; song and yell leaders received uniform sweaters. Fire drills were staged and the new buildings patrolled. ' X 3 Dean Cromwell, renowned U. S. C. track coach and guest speaker for the eve- ning, thrilled students who heard and met him. Matching the finesse and polish of collegiate affairs, Wilson broke foith with her first spectacular Awards ' Dinner Dance. Flaunting her athletes, her spirit, and her awards, hundreds of loyal old fans turned mit fm rins uiuiui.-il affair. iKm m

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i Commissioners — Front row: Pike, Harris, Mont) ' , Probst lolis Kahards, Holden. McArthur, Arnold, Quinn, Hooker, Ray, Bell. Second low Lord, Hunt- er. Collins, Hagaii, Norton, Spath, Shallenberger, Mallonee, Fast, Ramsey, Mas- terson. Anderson, Coach Gartner. Third row: Damskey, Mayson, Ireland, Rick- man. Brown, Miller. London, Standlee, Powell, Dorn, Hedges, Edgecomb. Fourth row: Martison. LeLacheur, Seares, Hughes, Jameson. • Gltardians of Safety . . . Watching over Wilson ' s well- being like eagles were the Commissioners, who were directly responsible to the Governor of Safety and led by Walter Hooker and Charles Arnold, head commissioners. Safety drills, assemblies, student control, conduct, discipline in the new buildings, all were under the jurisdiction of this active organization. The twenty-three commissioners conducted campus cleanup drives to preserve an aspect of tidiness about Co-operating with the Long Beach Fire Department, under the direction of Fire Chief DuRee, several fire drills were held under the inspection of fire prevention officials. Work- ing together with the regular commissioners were Virginia Flunter and Harriet Spath, head girl commissioners, and seven subordinates. •r Probably the greatest success of all the social events sponsored by Wilson this year was the first Awirds ' Dinner Dance held for the purpose of presenting ath- letic letters, jeweled and gold Ws, debate, journalism, art, and many other awards. Under the direction of Coach Roland T. Davis, the governors inaugurated this new and unique way of presenting awards which it is hoped will do away with the dull uninteresting assemblies held in the past.