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

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Happy Birthday, Wilson Second Generation girls to welcome I-Iomecomers Kaliher, Lindley, Royer, Campbell Neely, Krythe, retired teachers Royer, Hanewinckel, alumnae Silver Almlversary Homecoming featured sueeessiul I0

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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

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llappy llirtlulny, lo you Gleiming Silver Anniversary cake reacly for big Reunion Roberts, Pratt, Trussell, Oda Miss Paine, first Clean of girls left: fourth from left: Miss Wadell, Roberts Men, Wvomen, Long Beach leaders, ploneer wllS0lll3HC i ll