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

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gn ' NEW GYM-MThe new Wilsoii gym provided by the bond issue will go forward as soon as mater- als are released. It will provide a well rounded program absent since the earthquake in 1933. Included vill be a complete orthopedic unit, an 84 by 107 foot gym Hoor which provides two practice basket- aall courts and an exhibition court and 500 may be seated on this main floor, and telescope bleachers vill fold back to provide added activity. There will be badminton courts, volleyball courts, formal gym- nastic area, boxing and wrestling areas. A mezzanine balcony seating 700 will have telescope bleachers vhich will also fold back to make space for evening games, ping pong, shuffle board and other social ind club games. A closed pastel tile pool Z0 meters by 75 feet will have nine competitive lanes. 'H ENGLISH'-FFOHI row: Townsend, Nlinami, Barnhart, Conger, Lauderdale. Second row, Harrison, Hansen, Pierce, Krythe, Johnson. LIBRARY4-H3ffiS, Iredell. MATHENIATICS'-FYODI row: Enholm, Neely, Davey. Second row: Bakken, Stewart. ART-Luberg, Burdick, LANGUAGE-FFOHE row: Scott, Blackwood Second row: Robinson, Oxley, Krythe, Johnson. Physical educafion building . . . lasf word in 1- N' design

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4' SCIENCE-Front row: Dunkle, Lowry, Denman. Bark row: Shallenbcrgcr, Stewart, Voisard, Mari Suops-Blanton, Morrison, Thomas, Johnston. Commrskczmr---Hcnncs, Wfacldell, lilnckinari, Gill, Burk HOME ARTS-LJFSED, Olmsted. lVlUSlC 'll7l30ISOIl, Bruggemann, l ui'janick, 9 CURRICULUM-With the coming of peace August 14, 1945, the large battery of pre-induc ion classes designed to gear boys and girls for war, to fit them to kill intead of being killed, to do jung fighting, to swim through burning oil, to make rugged bodies, were automatically dropped. Cut went Fir Aid, the obstacle course, navigation, war program swimming, radio, war hygiene, blue printing of batt ships and bombers, and host of others. In their place 'returned activities for peace and leisure and hapl: play and courses that benefit man kind, that uplift ideals. Social studies, instead of teaching to hate ei emies, teach students to understand foreign people, to feed them, to help give them life and hope. urricula scrap war courses for peaceful programs

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i D NEW GYlVlAThe new gym designed by Physical Education teachers of Long Beach who stunliecl gyms in some ten different types of builclings including high schools, army installations, naval bases, municipal pools, U.C.L.A., orthopedic units and many consultants. Nlr. Davis, Miss Reagan, ancl Mr. C. Meyer were committee members from Wfilson. For 13 years the physical education program has func- tioned at about 40 percent, about two units of five were taught. The-re has been no orthopedic pro- gram, no aquatic program on the campus. Basketball teams have hitchhikecl four miles across the city for a 45 minute practice, competing against all other schools who have full time availibility of practice courts. Gymnastics and rhythm programs were absent as were play programs and many game skills. f' SOPHOMORE SOCIAL S'I'UDIES7l '-l'0I'll row: Hai-sen, firoesamlc, Congcr, XVilcox. link row: XVoodvvard, lVIcCune, Thomas, Teschlce. Insert, Alguire. PHY lin- Reagan, Wfalli-rs, Xvliittalcur. SflN'I11.ll1, johnston. SOCIAL STUDIES-Front row: Hart. Laudcrclale, figgc-nbex'g,er. Back row: Pierce. Robinson, iliurnbull. PHY. ED.7Al'Cl19l', Frazer, Teschke, Johnson, Reel, Seatccl Davis. New gym fo rise when maferials are released