Bakersfield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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, CREW. ROW I, leff lo right: James Barnes, Bill Sams, Mona Sullivan, Leonard Huffman. ROW ll: Terry Seanor, Steve Rice, Bill Hun? lno longer a memberl, Bill Hanson lno longer a memberl, Lowell Kamrar, Advisor. No? piclured: Warren Coker, Gordon Day, Phillip Lsmasler. P. E. instructors trained Wilh indomilable spiril, lhe GIRLS' P. E. DEPARTMENT presenled a program of diverse aclivilies. This year saw The formalion of an advanced sporls class offering girls MARGC ROBESKY- cI'aI a wilh exceplional abilily lhe opporlunily lo cornpele in one group. The slaff, as lhe nucleus of many recrealional organizalions, also supporled Modern Dance Club, lhe Drill Team, and Aquannelles. Al periodic deparlmenl meelings, in addilion lo solving problems al hand, slall members could be seen assisling one anolher lo a more lhor- ough and versalile knowledge of sporls skills. GIRLS' P.E. ROW I, left to righl: Beverly Davis, B.A.g Palricia Leddy, B.A.g Jean Meixner, 8.5.5 Phyllis Hulleff, B.S.g Marion Locher, B.S. ROW Il: Margo Robesky, M.A.g Edly Day, B.A.3 DeEHe Sargenf, B.S.g Beverly Bowman, M.A.g Belly Moehnke, B.S. 3 Q B X 4' sie ' I ,s,ls 'Mya . ,... fry, K QV!! Responsible for lhe props, backdrops and special scenery seen in lhis year s plays were lhe energelic members of lhe STAGE

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As a home proiecl, agricullure sludenls raised eilher a crop, poullry or liveslock. The AGRlCULTURE DEPARTMENT helped each siudenl wil'h his home proiecl as well as his schoolwork and on lhe farm. The freshmen classes were laughl aboul' planls, poullry and bees, while lhe sophomores siudied all lypes of liveslock. The iuniors advanced by having a choice oi eilher hor- liculiure or agricullural mechanics, and lhe seniors learned how lo make money by farming. AGRICULTURE ROW l, Iell fo righf: Harvey Brockmeyer, M.S.g Craig Marlon, M.S.g Ben Suflon, B.S. ROW ll: J. W. Nielson, M.S.g Kennelh Whilney, B.S.1 Harry Hocrofl, 8.5. vocational preparation. The BUSINESS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT provided courses io prepare siudenls for fulure posilions in business. Among lhe courses olilerecl were bookkeeping, shorlhand. merchandising, lyping and s+enography.'College preparalory majors were also offered for sludenls who planned lo conlinue business courses in college. ln ihe fall, The deparl- menl' sponsored a 'ren-hour Chrislmas lraining program for all siudenls who iniended io work in business eslablishmenis during Chrislmas holidays. This program also helped sludenls gel parl-lime iobs in downlown slores. BUSINESS EDUCATION ROW I, Ieff lo righl: Ollo As erqer, M.A.g 'W.lIi am Robb, lvl.A.g Harold Hendry, 8.5.5 glare Holmes, B.A.g Barbara Prifchefr, B.A. ROW ll: Wallace Johnson M.S.' Hesle K.nnear, B.S.p George Kyle, B.A.g Mary Ritchie, A.B. NOT PICTURED: Marion ScoH, B.S.g Gladys While A.B i HARVEY BROCKMEYER, Chairman HARO lD HENDRY, Chairman

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Sludenl panel discussions highlighled several oi lhis year's PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION meelings, as 'rhe P. T. A. inlerpreled high school life 'lo parenls and adull members. The organizalion sponsored a barbecue and Back-'lo-School Nile in Oclober and The Whing-Ding for gradual'- ing seniors, boughl' eyeglasses and gradua- 'rion ouliils for deserving sludenls, and 'rhis year, as in lhe pasl, donaled lwo scholar- ships 'ro qualified graduales. Dua fo rain, lha annual fall P. T. A. Barbequ was held in lhe cafeferia inslead of Elm Grove, buf Carl Berra, Dr. Klakoff, and Wallaca Johnson bought lheir lickeis lo lhe affair iusl lhe same from Elsie Aclis, fickel saleswoman. The BOYS' PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT promoied physical fifness, in- leresl' and abiliiy in sporls. and sporlsmanlilce conducl among Bl-lS boys. Personal hy- BILL FRENCH, Chairman giene was also slressed, as P.E. leachers insisled on a daily shower for each sludenl, as well as a freshly laundered uniform each week. Besides general P.E. and The required se- mesler of hygiene, 'lhe deparlmenl' offered lennis lo upperclassmen and co-ed P.E. lo seniors only. Members of This deparlmenl also coached lhe inlerscholaslic alhlelic lea ms. BOYS' P.E. ROW I, leff lo rlghlz Arnasl Dalmom, A.B.g Bill French, Phisfer, A.B.g Slanley Adronikg Jay Mulvehal, M.S.g Lowell M.E.: Earl Sarqenl, M.S.g Donald Harrison, B.S. ROW ll: Sayre, M.E. NOT PICTURED: Charles Bainbridge, M.A.: Dell Whelsler, M.S.g Donald Casi'da, A.B.: Duane Anderson, Carl Barra, M.S.g Paul Briggs, M.S.: Charles Gales, M.E.: M.S.g Jack Spencer, B.S. ROW Ill: Jack Troul, M.S.1 Henry Ken Robesky, M.S.g Earl Sargenl, M.S.g Charles Sarver, A.B.