Beaux Arts Ball Set at Santa Ana College May 29
Frances Egge SAC art instructor announces the Beaux Arts Ball will be held May 29 in the Don campus Student Union. Jointly sponsored by Santa Ana residents, the event marks a revival after a three year hiatus with a dance and novelty program. Cochairs Shirley and Arthur Hopkins lead preparations with SAC art, music, and drama groups providing entertainment and refreshments.
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Santa Ana
Frances Egge
Santa Ana College
Don
Shirley
Arthur Hopkins
Sre Cochairmen
Paris
SAV Art Club
Ethel] Jacobsen
Vesta Nickerson
Yukel
Councils Meeting Attended by Duo
Gene Dupree and Stan Richards represented Banning High School at the California Association of Student Councils regional convention in Oxnard. Los Angeles city students met at Manual Arts High School and traveled by bus to Oxnard for discussions exchanging ideas among southern California high school student councils.
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Wilmington
Gene Dupree
Stan Richards
Banning High School
California Association of Student Councils
Oxnard
Los Angeles
Manptal Arts High School
Students Donate Pints of Blood at Santa Ana College
A Red Cross mobile blood unit visited Santa Ana College on Wednesday and collected 80 pints of whole blood for the armed forces in Korea. It was the second visit this year, with 105 pints collected in the earlier drive. Santa Ana College was among the first junior colleges to sponsor an on campus Bloodmobile drive.
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Santa Ana
Red Cross Mobile Blood Laboratory
Santa Ana College
Korea
Don
Tartarettes Elect COMPTON Officers
Tartarettes, the women students service group at Compton, held their semi annual election at adviser Mrs Florence Neubauer's home. Names of the newly chosen members will not be disclosed until a later date.
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Compton
Tartarettes
Florence Neubauer
Torrance Seniors Reveal Final Graduation Plans
Torrance High School seniors map a Catalina trip for May 29 and a June 6 junior-prom Tahitian theme with Kaye Riggs and his band. Baccalaureate week begins in June with a senior prophecy breakfast, a June 11 Senior Tea at the new YWCA hall, and evening graduation exercises on the football field followed by an all-night party at the Hollywood Riviera Beach Club.
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Torrance
Torrance High Schools
Catalina
Kaye Riggs
Civic Auditorium
Betty McKown
YWCA
Hollywood Riviera Beach Club
Adventist School Rites Set May 29
Clos ing exercises for Seventh-day Adventist School students at 15548 Santa Ana Ave will be held May 29 in the church at Bixby and Walnut Aves. Pastor Robert W. Greiner will give the commencement address and Raymond Fisher will present diplomas and certificates. Open house is in the morning and a flag raising ceremony at 11 a.m. is directed by Mrs. Ruth Johnson of the local Women’s Relief Corps which donated the flag. other corps members and school officials will attend.
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Bellflower
Seventh-day Adventist School
Santa Ana Ave
Bixby
Walnut Aves
Robert W. Greiner
Raymond Fisher
Ruth Johnson
Women's Relief Corps
Mary
Neal
Adrianna Smith
Elva Bradhoff
Augusta
Terry
Theme Announced for Bellflower High Prom
Rhap sody in Blue has been selected as the theme for Bellflower High School’s junior prom at the Whittier Clock Country Club on May 29 from 8 p.m. to midnight. Ines Springer, junior class president, said the theme fits the occasion.
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Whittier Clock Country Club
Ines Springer
Kiwanian Honorary Member of Excelsior FF Chapter
NORWALK May 24 Excelsior High School Future Farmer chapter presented a program to Norwalk Kiwanis members. Speakers included E Trish farming committee chair and Excelsior chapter president Phil Gunsauis. Honorary membership was awarded to Irish for outstanding efforts in chapter activities. Participants included Tom Powers Gunsales Pete Wassenaar Victor Gamboni Richard Fernan Bob May Pete Vanderpoel DeWitt Albert Williamson ey Burrows and Jim Oxford. Public Publications Day Five Excelsior journalism students attended UCLA Publications Day led by editor Tim Head and featured speeches by Peter Graber Brain editor Dr Stratford Warren head of the School of Medicine Dr Brandt Department of Journalism and Bruce Russell LA Times Pulitzer Prize winner. Service Tales Representatives from US Armed Forces spoke to senior students to acquaint them with duties and advantages of the services. Sgt Helen Herdena WAF Cpl Bobbie Robbins WACS Sgt Margaret Brown Marine Corps and others conferred with Victor Ford Sgt Hugh Swanson Chief Robert Nufford and Sets William Nills.
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Norwalk
Excelsior High School
Future Farmer
Norwalk Kiwanians
E. Trish
Agriculture Committee
Kiwanis Club
Phil Gunsauis
Excelsior
Future Farmer Organization
Tom Potter
Gunsauls
Pete Wassenaar
Victor Gamboni
Richard Fernan
Bob ‘May
Pete Vanderpoel
DeWitt
Albert Williamson
Ey Burrows
Jim Oxford
Stuents
UCLA
Westwood
Tim Head
Byeter Graber
Statford Warren
School of Medicine
Brandt
Department of Journalism
Bruce Russell
L. A
Times
U. &Armed Forces
Helen Herdena
WAF
Bobbie Robbins
WACS
Margaret Brown
Marine Corps
Setrictor Ford
Hugh Swanson
Robert Nufford
Sets William Nills
Coast Collegians Name New Chiefs at Compton College
Alpha Pi elects Art Cutler as president for next semester with officers Paul Alcantra Richard LeGros John Bonner and Bob Cottrill. Alpha Phi plans dinner dance and Hellbox newspaper. Kappa Epsilon names George Perryman as president with Bob Law Chuck McKinley and Bill Goodman. Beta Phi selects Gene Noble as next gavel holder with Bob Pyatt Chuck Weldon and others. Costa Mesa election names Paul Lee ASB president. officers include Darale Stanley Beth Mashburn Curt Renfro William Pence Flora Brown Ned Parsons Lois Winslow and others.
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Compton
Alpha Pi
Compton College
Art Culter
Fident
Paul Alcantra
Richard LeGros
John Bonner
Bob Cottrill
Alpha Fi
California
Hellbox
Kappa Epsilon
Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
George Perryman
Bob Law
Chuck McKinley
Bill Goodman
Beta Phi
Gene Noble
Gene
H. M. S. Pinafore
Bob Pyatt
Bot McSpatdan
Bob Stafford
Chuck Weldon
Hig Bear
Costa Mesa
Paul. Lee
Associated
Coast College
Paul Chafe
Seal Beach
Darale Stanley
Huntington Beach
Beth Mashburn
Curt Renfro
Waliam Pence
Flora, Brown
Ned Parsons
Orange
Lois Winslow
Tustin
Glen Griffith
Newport Beach
Mike J. Burns
Corona del Mar
Paul Alexander
Associated Men Students
Colleen Mittrick
Garden Grove
Associated Women Students
Carole Adsir
Lisa Isle
Guy J. Coats
James Hagey
Downey
Colleen McDermott
J. Newport Beach
John Scott
Sonana del Mar
Aree
Pupil Wins Scholarship to Pepperdine College
Norwalk may 24 Alex Samarin Excelsior High School senior has been notified of eligibility for a Pepperdine College fine arts scholarship in Los Angeles. Eugene White art department chairman announced the award after a college exhibition displayed his paintings and a mobile art unit. The prize covers full tuition for the freshman year and is renewable for three more years. Samarin also won the Bullock's Art Award from Scholastic magazine and contributes to the senior class sweater emblem as stagecraft manager and member of-Unera Artes campus art organization.
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Norwalk
Alex Samarin
Excelsior High School
George Pepperdine College
Los Angeles
Eugene White
Pepperdine
Samarin
Bullock's
Mothers Honored at Excelsior Senior Tea
NORWALK May 24 Honorees at the annual Senior Mother's Tea held on the Excelsior High School campus were the mothers of the graduating seniors. A reception committee greeted them and presented wood fiber corsages. A student fashion show featured garments made in clothing classes, with Jodi Wallick narrating and Janet Hummell providing organ music.
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Norwalk
Excelsior High School
Jodi Wallick
Janet Hummell
Collegians Attend Junior Senior Prom at South Gate
Hundreds of Compton College students filled the South Gate Civic Auditorium for the Junior Senior Prom. Music by Sonny Burk and his band accompanied the dance while decorations publicity and ticket sales were managed by Nene Ford Sims and Chief Cliff Sumrall.
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Compton
Compton College
South Gate Civic Auditorium
Sonny Burk
Nene Ford Sims
Cliff Sumrall
Eleven Narbonne Scholars Lauded
Eleven Narbonne High School seniors placed in the nation's upper five percent on the Iowa tests in science and mathematics. Named among the top scorers were Orville Balcom Donald Meyers Wilson Jones Ronnie Thayne John Converse Robert Denton Judy Magarum Darrell Miller Diane Perry Melle Armes and Donald Miller. Shirley Yumiba was chosen posture queen and Laura Talbert posture princess at Narbonne High School. results await judging.
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Lomita
Narbonne High School
Iowa
Orville Balcom
Donald Meyers
Wilson Jones
Ronnie Thayne
John Converse
Robert Denton
Judy Magarum
Darrell Miller
Diane Perry
Melle Armes
Donald Miller
Shirley
Hub Women Students Host AWS Councils
Honored guests from Compton College and surrounding junior colleges gathered as AWS councils met. Neva Ashford introduced by Esther Conrad and Dr. Craig Thomas highlighted next semester's AWS head at Compton.
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Compton
Compton College Associated Women’s
AWS
Neva Ashford
Esther Conrad
Craig Thomas
Pep Rally Honors SAC Baseball Finalists
On the Santa Ana College campus an Associated Student Assembly and pep rally celebrated the SAC baseball squad, finalists in the State Junior College championship playoffs.
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Santa Ana
Santa Ana College
SAC
Scholar of Year Named at Oil City High School
Betty Johnson, senior, named Huntington Beach High School Scholar of the Year at the annual distinguished service banquet in the auditorium. Awards honor service points from extracurriculars. June 5 installs student officers. Mother-daughter silver tea June 2 at 3 p.m. features a fashion show and music with sixteen models. Carole Renfro oversees arrangements.
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Huntington Beach
Betty Johnson
Huntington Beach High School
Buddy Kimball
Luke) Stricklin
Nadine Karnes
Tom Wigginton
Jeanette Mahaffey
Stephanie Belcher
Shirley Amling
Glenda Crell
Kevin Ortman
Ann Gardner
Ann Murdock
Ronnie Montgomery
Fueture
Carole Renfro
Paramount Junior High Prom Set With Barns in the Spring Theme
Paramount May 24 The Paramount Junior High School prom is planned for June 6 in the gym. Music will be by Victor Rose’s Merry Makers and a buffet supper starts at 10 p.m. for the expected 933 members. Florence Kirk and cafeteria staff will supervise the meal. Charlotte Henkler leads decorations with Pat Gallagher Nancy Crawford James Bond Gerald Noordman and Barbara Hale assisting. Shirley Rogers chairs refreshments with Frank Davis Nick Vanderelst Holly Dorland and Jare Rhinehart on the committee.
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Paramount
Victor Rose
Merry Makers
Florence Kirk
Charlotte Henkler
Pat Gallagher
Nancy Crawford
James Bond
Gerald Noordman
Barbara Hale
Shirley Rogers
Frank Davis
Nick Vanderelst
Holly Dorland
Jare Rhinehart
Excelsior Teams Triumph at Playday Sports Meet
In Norwalk on May 24 Excelsior High School teams won at Wilson High School playday. The GAA softball team tied for first in playoffs and the Pilot netters led by Liz Mulder Melva White Donna Wallis and Sally Clarks scored an undisputed victory. Teams included Compton Poly Jordan and Wilkon among female athletes.
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Norwalk
Excelsior High School
Wilson High School
Pilot Netters
Liz Mulder
Melva White
Donna Wallis
Sally
Clarks
Coun Ted
Femiznine
Compton
Poly
Jordan
Wilkon
Downey Junior High Pupils Aided by Stage Production
Downey May 24 central staging of plays revived by teachers and students in eighth and ninth grades to develop speech, poise, enunciation and voice projection. Performances use minimal scenery and focus on dialogue and acting. Some plays are student written and produced, offering audience participation. parents invited to view each term. School to expand drama classes next year due to rising interest.
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Downey
Downey Junior High School
Ruby Horstman
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