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

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W'ILSON lIlSTOBY-A black gold rush, oll ln Slgnal lllll ln 1923, brought pion- eers by l,000's to Long Beach from every state and land. Poly was too blg. Then came lvilson, with her resourceful pioneers, bursting for action. Go get ltf, old Amer- ican slogan, was strong in the g they tried everything, started every group they could think of, most of them worked. The booming blood of the late '20's was ln themg 102 Senior Pilgrims left the sheltered folds of Poly to graduate here ln 19274 six of '29's, the wonder class, won Phi Beta Kappas in college. A AWllson Leaders-Today those first classes are leaders ln Long Beach and other cltles. They met the depression and beat Itg they pulled out of the quake ruins and beat that. Jobless, depression-ridden me went to college. The war came. College training gave them commissions, top priorities. Soon they were flying over the globe, heading ships, directing men a hore VE Day and on Marine beacheads in the South Pacific. The supreme sacrifice was made by 107 Wilson service men. FACULTY-Strong broad gauged teachers with flne academic preparation and teacher training requirement have always manned Wilson. They brought to Wil- son vision, sympathy, understanding, masters' degrees. With their masters they have sent others on to win masters. They know their psychology, modern methods, their students. They are vital cogs in community work. They have given thousands of nn- told hours of after school work. They have staged countless extracirrlcular plays, pageants, Fiesta , operettas, sports, contests, Loudspeakers, Campanile. EARLY WlLSON-In 1885 Wilson site was sheep pastures oil, beaches, harbor and climate built W'ilson. The first year Wilson had 58 teachers and B35 students. The Pageant of Youth dedicated building in 19283 first rally was on bleachers. Poly gave Wilson S1000 for an activity fund. Quote from WJ.. Stephens at athletic field dedication: I hope this athletic field will have great splrlt made up of memories of athletes who have struggled here to win with honor . . . The test of a team in a football game comes when the opponents have you backed up to the 6 Inch and you hold? At a pep rally Mr. Stephens donned a red and gold Wilson sweater and gave tudents a fight talk. A IWILSON LEADERS1HEf8 are some success stories from recent clippings and Homecoming data: Larry Collins Jr. '38, Mg. Editor, Independent, Hugh Burham '3l Pres. Insurance Assoc.g Bob Lemon '40, pitcher for Cleveland Indians receives 550,000 salary, WM Grub '40, ordained minister, John C. Spence '30, judge, Raymond Bowman '33, authored music book, Dr. Bob McCullock '28, aided Kathy Fiscus in pipe, Rodger and Willa Case '35, Advertising Assoc., Jim Hester '42, Rhodes scholar, attended oxford, Marian Darlington '29, movie star, bird whistlerg Ralph Murry '29, in- vestment brokerg Dr. Arthur Buell '29, physician, Stanley F. Hill '29, investment broker, George Ff Johnson '33, lawyer, Dr. Carleton Pollock '32 silver star for war bravery, Ed Losch '29, laid 100 miles of pipe in Lakewood Park areag Lowell Clark '28, contracrer, has built top rank buildings in So. Calif., Bob Stabler '36, is publicity mgr. for Hoppalong Cassidy, Lauren Proctor '28, sportings goods store, jack Merrick '30, appraised thousands of dollars of property for the military in War, Bill Statton '40, worked on atom bomb, Mary Eselun '35, worked on atom bombg Burgess Collins '41, worked on atom bomb, Esther Thompson '29, past president of Women's Music Club, Vada Webb, Lolita Monk '31, Co- owners ice cream parlor, Keith Hunter '35, portrait painter, Edward Killingsworth '35, shared in designing new Babtist church, Dave Hargrave '36, prexy of Ir. Chamber of Commerce, Bob Turner Ph. D. '35, made 3,000 photostatic copies of historic Belgian documents, Gordon Wilson '39, heads major spot on Riverside Press, George Hart '32, lawyer, Craig Hosmer '33, lawyer, Alberta Brown '29, former dean of Women in eastern college, Kay Wallentine '37, doctor, Clarice Haylett '37, doctor, Marjorie Leatart '29, past pres. Jr. Ebell Matronsg Betty Bixby '29, past pres. Junior League, Pat Keller McCormick '48, national diving champion, Margaret Hanewinckel '28, past pres. P.T.A.g Bruce Johston '37,

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Kal In-ryn Katie- llarrison All .inwrivzln ! I P DENT PHOTO I I- WHAT CAN one do to render tribute to a person who has given 25 years of her life to a school? Katheryn Katie Harrison has done that for Wilson High. Unselfishly, unsparingly, Katie has given of her energy, her time, her money, and her heart to make Wilson what it is today. Anyone who wonders about this need only ask any of the thousands of students who have felt the warmth and enthus- iasm of her personality. Or any of the thousands of alumni, most of whom she can call by their first names. Or any of those fortunate to have eaten her hot rolls, her jams, jellies, pickles, her roast turkey and fixings at Campanile dinners. What will Wilson do without Katie? Without her intense loyalty, her boundless enthusiasm, her deep and abiding love for young people, her concern for their problems, and her shining pride in their accomplishments? Perhaps it would be better to restate that question. What will Katie Harrison do without Wilson? Because Miss Harrison is Wilson and Wilson is Miss Harrison, one and insepar- able. What can one do? Very little. Because Katie is not a person who receives. She gives. Perhaps this little tribute in Campanile, the book she loves, and placed here without her knowledge, will be most fitting. It is spoken from the heart of Wilson. Thanks for everything, Miss Harrison. Goodbye, good luck, and God bless you. 7

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Elll'CATl0N-Some VYilson flrsts in the early years: John Lounsbury was flrst prlnclpal, most modern buildings, flrst daily loudspeaker broadcasts, first sections ln W'est, flrst actlvlty periods Introduced by Mr. Moore in 1933. ln 1927, '23, '29, .lunlor College shared WYllson buildings. Tents were erected on Stephens Field for 2 years following quake. Sports were played on the glrls' field untll 1931 when new Stephens Field was dedicated. 1Vllson shared ln new movements in education intro- duced by experts from the central office. lYilson was an accredited school ln 1930. llarry J. Rloore became prim-lpal ln 1932. llurlng tent city period, 1933 to June 1935, all standards and activities were maintained. Willson bought movie projector ln 1938, they bought caps and gowns. Moore was a genlu for making school budgets work. Came the war, and new classe were geared to help boys fit into tralnlng, they practiced with wooden guns made in woodshop. First aid was produced en masse. In 1946 W'llson was rated one of 8 best high schools in nation by California educators. In mllltary tests senlor boys in California were flrst ln nation. 1V0l1LD W'All ll-made Long Beach and Wilson danger spots. Everybody gave everything he had 2-1 hours a day around the clock, the boys went to war, young ones, older men, we bought bonds, we old bonds. Three hlgh schools sold 02,202,000 ln bonds in one drlve 6 bomber , two for each school, we bought stamps, we dlned service men, we manned ald stations, entertained hospitals, 0l36,000 for bonds poured over the lYllson counter ln one drive, our parents worked in war plants. W'llson went ln to the hilt, 3200 men were in the war, 107 did not co e back. QUAKE, TENT CITY ERA-was vlvld colorful, full of adventure. In spring of '33 classes were held around tables and on bleachers In patlo while the wind blew. The beloved Campanile tower, of relnforeed concrete, a hazard, was ground down while people gritted their teeth. Tents were friendly: board walks, on athletic field were set np, main hall was the track, which filled with water when lt rained, lt rained much, tents were gorgeous wlthfflhrl tmas greens. tent madonnas, carols. Assem- blies were held In park hand shell, June class '33 graduated ln the park. Later as- semblies were held on the lnclnerator. commissioned to write on post-war japan, Frank Martz '34, pres. Veterans' Post, Mary Tucker '29, stages style shows, Gordon Willey '31, Harvard professor, Edwin Emery '31 Minnesota U professor, Bruce Graham '36, USC professor, Larry Hendon '37, Treas. Redlands U, Norm Standlee '37, All-American at Standford, played in Rose Bowl, Yale Dawson '38, scientist, Hancock Foundation USC, Walter McArthur '36 Presbyterian minister. Charles London '36 won the Distinguished Service Medal, highest award to a Wilson man, Sally Nesmith '29, civic work leader, M.I. Masrerson jr. '31, owns business, Norman Masterson '32, KFOX announcer, John Webb '31, radio sports program, Gordon Dougherty '28, industrial insurance, Betty Royer '30, dance instructor, Gayton Twins '30, big southland contractors, Reggie Barden '28, termite destroyer plant, j. Stanley Smith '34, commercial pilot, flown 2,000, 000 miles, Mary Frances Gilford '36, movie star, Dr. Zantiny '32, doctor, Dr. Ted Godwin '31, eye specialist, Dr. Robert Godwin '33, throat specialist, Major Tom Shallenberger '36, Korea, Sgt. johnny Martin '44, lost his arm in Korea, Frank Scanlan '40, Lt. in army in Korea, Capt. Gordon Hayter '40, marine flyer in Korea, Winford Slaugh- tcr '28, police chief, Redlands, George Probst '36 director Chicago Round Table radio program, Horace Smitheran '27, sports head, Downey High, Dick Lawson '36, manufacturers' agent, Edward Frank '35, modern furniture expert, Rae Simonson '33, investments, Valerie Silver '34, dance studio, Al Solomon '42, restauranteur, Pauline des Granges '32, recreation supervisor for San Diego, Irving and Robert Dumm '28 and '31, own, operate valve plant with 180 personnel, Bob Hall '30, sports, Press Telegram, Dave Lewis '33, sports, Independent, Clilfey Meyer '27, sports, Wil- son, Vincent Reel '32, sports, Wilson, Skip Rowland '44, Varsity football, Wilson, Alice Green '33, counselor, Wilson. 9