Barstow High School - El Desierto Yearbook (Barstow, CA)

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lhonorTof'itli'e teams, which was. appreciated by everyone. Then we were ,invited to enJoy the movies given in the High School Audi- torium, 1 4 - , r 'I -'We started home alittle after nine and, with only one blow-out, We arrived' home, tired, but resolved to have another game that we might retrieve ourfailure, on our home court. i ' Saturday, May' 8, the girls .played a match game of indoor baseball with the Victorville girls on our own field. Much excite- mentlaccompanied the game, which was won .by our opponents, although' the Barstow girls did splendidly considering the amount of practice' which they had had. The resulting score was twenty- ,one to twenty-nine. INEZ HOWE. up The. Orchestra '-It wasa--very-pleasant surprise when the High School students learned- at the beginning of the year that they were to have an orchestra. ' During the first year of the school there was a small orc'hestra,..but after that year the organization did not appear again until this term. It was astonishing to see the number of instru- ments that appeared in answer-to the call for musicians for the orchestra. Very few of .the volunteers were able to play well enough at that time to join the orchestra and so lessons were given for the violin, trombone, cornet and drums. Due to the ability and efforts, of our music teacher, Miss Aiken, it was but a short time before a small group was able to form, an orchestra. As time passed the music students made rapid strides and the number in our orchestra gradually' increased until now there are eleven pieces. Following is the list of students who now comprise the orchestra: Leonard 'Soules .... .......... ......... . .................................. Q ............................. P iano Robert Greer ........ g ............... a ......, ................................ - ............................... C ornet Frederica Dresie .......... QQ ...... First Violin' Helen Jones ....... Q ..... ........ F irst Violin Walter Bell ............. ............ F irst Violin Elsie. Riche ..... x ............. ........ S econd Violin Leta f Thompson .... .......,. Second Violin Dilla HOWe .............. ......... S econd Violin George Leak ........... ,,,,,,,,.,,,- T rombone Frank Greer.-. ......... -- ........ Trombone Eugene Miller,.,Q ....,., T ,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,.,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,-,.,,,.,.,,, ,,---M.,,-,,,,,,.-,,,, D rums Miss Aiken ..............,,..,,.,,,,..,,,,,,,,,,,.-,,,.,-,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,..,,,-,,.,,, N .,,,.,.,,,, Director - The orchestra has played in public twice. The first time it furnished a part of the entertainment at a mass meeting. 'V The sec- ond time, with the Girls' Glee Club it furnished the programme ' K Page Thirty-Eight

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irls, cfftbletics - gl, 1 L . GIRLS' 'BASKET BALL TEAM . ' p At the beginning of this term the High School girls under the supervision of Miss McNeese devoted their gymnasium period to folk dancing, but when the weather became cooler they turned their energies to basketball. The last of February Victorville challengedius to play basketball. Everyone hoped the game would takeplace about the first of March, but the 'fflu interfered, so the match was proposed for April 10, 1920. ' The students of the High School furnished five machines, enab- ling all who wished to attend the contest. We started early be- cause Victorville had suggested that the boys' play tennis in the morning, before the wind, which had been blowing for three or four days, should become too severe for playing. The girls' team was entertained for lunch at the Oasis Cafe, then hurried back to the Victorville School to prepare for the game. While we were putting on our suits Joe won a tennis single. The team, consisting of Lily Reeves, captain, Ellen Iveson, Doris Jones, Inez Howe, Grace Brock and Grace Toennies, took their places on the field about half past two. The 'first half resulted in a score of eighteen to two in favor of our opponents, but- during the second half we succeeded in checking them so that they made only ,baskets The final score was twenty-two to two in Victor- 1 e s avor. The Victorville Student Body gave a banquet at six o'clock in Page Thirty-Seven '

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3 iwhlch they will take 1n the- events f 'C' 'parmgoh' Orr' Q. Q ceding the Annual Play and they are now pre f ,Q o ommencement W rWherever the 0I'ChGSt1'3 has appeareid it has been enthusiastical 1y,,reCeIYed These public appearances have 'gwgh the' fowngpleo some 'conception-of what the High School 1S doing, 'i T f A 7 ,. We hope that the orchestra of this year Will furnish a' inugleus and .incentive for a larger and better orchestra in the futurefahd We ,Sincerelyiatrust that 'the good Work begunlwill be continued in the, yearsto come.M In ' l ' r ' .4 . , ' , , I - , A 1 V , . Qmfyzafff . ' f' 1 x 1 BOYS' BASKET BALL TEAM The students were very slow in taking hold of athletics this Year, but during the height of the basketball season they became quite enthusiastic. The first game was played between the Juniors and Sophomores March eleventh. There was great excitement on each side, as the teams were quite evenly matched. The victory Went to the Juniors, however. The first of the year Victorville challenged us to a game of basketball, and We practiced every day to prepare for it. When Page Thirty-Nine