Balboa High School - Galleon Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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THE BALBOA JOURNAL LOW FRESHMAN HOME ROOM PRESIDENTS Low Freshmen-Fall '28 HE low freshmen entered Balboa High School full of hope and pride. They will be one of the first classes to graduate from the school. We all Worked together to organize the first Student Body, and made our contributions for student body officers. We elected the following class officers: president, James Scheihingg vice-president, Lillian Moore, secretary-treasurer, James Sylver, representatives, Leo Zweig, Dorothy Dempsey, Fred Schaffler, and Harold Penn. For Home Room presidents we had Melvin Cooke, Emil Grosso, Maynard Schultz, Carl Cathey, Fred Jones, James Hurley, Orvilla Harris and Harry De Witt. Low freshmen are not even heard of in other schools. Here in Balboa there was a great opportunity for us. We have tried to make use of this opportunity. We hope that we shall all complete four years of high school and that Balboa may take pride in us. JAMES SCHEIHING. -..gf 19

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THE BALBOA JOURNAL HIGH FRESHMAN HOME ROOM PRESIDENTS High Freshmen-Fall '28 HE history of the high freshman class of Fall '28 is interesting though short. As the higher class in our school, we supplied most of the leaders, and as the ranking group in the school, we felt that we should' set an example for the low freshmen to follow. In other words, it fell upon the shoulders of the high freshmen to make Balboa what it should be. We elected the following officers: H. Warden, president, A. Winn, vice-president, S. Ellis, secretary-treasurer, and' J. Allen, F. Von Schell, E. Johansen, representatives. The Home Room president were P. Uhren, V. Rodby, C. Grady, E. Cunningham, and Jack Schneider. In supplying leaders we did quite well. Our first student body president, Adolph Schmidt, was a high freshman. He showed the school he was the right leader. The first vice-president, Zena Pack, was a member of our class and filled the office with credit to herself and to the school. Balboa's first teams were important in making school history. First came the football team, the team that needed leaders, boys with backbone, and a sense of sportsmanship. The high freshmen were well represented on that team. The two basketball teams, the 110's and l20's, the golf team, and the swimming team were also fortified with members of our class. The traffic squad was run last term by a high freshman, Wendell Groves, and its membership was largely from our class. The traffic squad not only kept the school in perfect passing order but helped to keep the school clean. Everything that Balboa is or ever will be has been affected by the excel- lent pupils of the first classes. HALREC WARDEN. is Fe--

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THE BALBOA JOURNAL LOW SOPHOMORE HOME ROOM PRESIDENTS Low Sophornores--Spring '29 HE sophomore class will have the honor of being the first to gradu- ate from Balboa, and its members will hold the unique position of 5 4 being the highest class throughout their school career. This is not only an honor but a responsibility, since the whole school looks to the highest class to set the standards. Accordingly We find that many of the leaders and student body officers are members of the sophomore class. This term the class is represented in the Board of Directors by H. Warden, and J. Buffa, representatives, E. Kaffka, vice-president of the sophomore class, and Adolph Schmidt, president of the class. The Home Room presidents are T. Ward, L. Hunter, R. Novak, D. Fama, and K. Campbell. The sophomore class gave a dance in honor of the incoming freshmen. On account of lack of dancing space, we had to limit the attendance to the sophomores and freshmen only. The bids which were given to all the fresh- men and to our own members had che school colors and a large block B with the words Welcome Freshmen. Everyone had a good time, and towards the end, We served delicious punch made by the cooking classes. We hope that we made our new students feel at home, with the bold sophomore boys twirling the freshmen girls in a jig. We are sure our reception was a success. The students of the sophomore class have a fine spirit of friendliness toward their fellow students. They realize they are the potential seniors of the school and work to make themselves worthy of their position. ADOLPH SCHMIDT. -..gf 20 Ea..-