Bishop Union High School - El Pinon Yearbook (Bishop, CA)

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24 KT, PTNON iKTs were luit known. The (Icl)atc was well Ljiven and showed llie i ood spirit of liotli teams. ( )n l ' -liniai ' 25. 1 loward llillis and Rav McMnrr ' , aceonipanii ' d l y Ml-. Wiiod. wt-nt to Lancaster to repri ' sent llislio]. in tlu ' second debate. This tnded the dehating ' season and at tlie end of the ear, those takin;; pnrt in the inter-scludastic dehalt - were |iresented pins on which will h.- lilaccd the numerals 53 . -mr (GILIEE CILIUIB§ The main actixity ol tlie four ( ' dee C ' luhs was the |)resentation of two one act operettas. These ojierettas gave ex])erience in solo parts to a large number of inexperienced students and should enal)le a mure difficult ])ro- gram to he attempted next year, . lthough mectintj onl - once a week, the (ilee Cluhs have learned a fairly large number of stings and have ap- ]ieared in public sc ' ei:il times.

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EL PINON S3 IDIEI ATIE CILIUIB THE Debate Club of the H. U. 11. S. started oil with g reat eiithusiastn this year, vith a very capable leader, Mr.. ' ood, who has had much experience in debating-, having been on several important debate teams in his college days. The members in the debate clnb this year are: Clare Johnson, Anabel Bulpitt, Tessie Crawford. ]{dward C.oldman, Neal Clark, Howard Hilli, ' =. Dorotliy Dixon, J -arl Wilson, I ay McMurry, Carlton McKinney. Dorothy Wilkerson and Mildred Hillis. The officers are : Clare Johnson President iirst semester, Dorothy Wilkerson President second semester; Analiel P ul- pitt, Vice-President; Jessie Crawford, Secretary-Treasurer; Ivlward Gold- man, Manager. The members practiced debating in the club for some time and in De- cember they had the first tryouts for inter-class debates. The question was: Should the Inter-Allied War Debts Be Paid? The first debate was between the Juniors and the l ' reshmeii. the Freshmen wiiniing the debate. The second debate was between the Seniors and the Soi)homorcs and this time the Seniors were victorious. A debate vas then given in assembly to decide the inter-class champion- ship. This debate was between the Seniors and the Freshmen, with the Seniors winning the championship. The championship team was composed of Pearl Wilson and Howard Hillis. Each member was awarded a medal and they both had their names engraved on the Debate Cup to lie placed in the library. During February 1933, there were two debates on Technocracy be- tween Bishop and Lancaster. The first debate was at Bishop and the Lancaster team was given a banquet before the debate took place. Dorothy Wilkerson and Pearl Wil son were the debaters for Bishop. Mr. Wood and Mr. Snidecor, the Lan caster coach, decided that the debates were to be non-decision, so the win

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EL, PINON THE CLEAN UP THE student body play was presented on November 18, 1932. It was suu- ])Osed to take place in a small western town and w as a political story. Mr. Wood and Mrs. Foster were the able directors. The cast was chosen from the school at large. CAST Nina Buckmaster ... irginia Black John Buckniaster .... 11 o ward Hillis Elizabth Madison, Dorothy ' ilkerson Mrs. Cliff Collender .... Clara Shelly Mrs. Woodruff ..Marion Cashbaugh Mrs. Aswell Helen Barlow Willie Marsden Neal Clark Mr. McKenna .... Edward Goldman Brooks Cadwell .. Norman Kinney MIDDIE MAIDS and FRESHIES On March 17, 93 . the glee clubs presented two short operettas. The girls presented Middies , a burlesque of life on a training ship. Members of the cast were: CAST The Admiral Hope Parmelee Molly Maloy Margaret Price The Captain Pauline Johnson The Engineer Mary I ' .llen Ryan The Instructress (..ale Morgan The Pastr - Cook Lela Lyon The . uthoress Careless Cary .. Marcella F ' rovience Clumsy Clara Vivian Johnson Sympathetic Susan Betty Parent Mile. Pom Pom Clara Shelly Nellie Rathjen The Stage Manageress Genevieve Butler, with chorus The boys ])resente(l l ' reshies . a tale of life in a fraternity when evervthing goes wrong. Those who appeared were: CAST Charles, Pres. Waiita I ' ie l ' ' raternity Jack, medical student Howard Hillis Robert Bates Fred, law student, Carlton McKinney Three l lohn Jockisch Clarence ,, , ( fim Hassett ,;,.,, „ , I ' reshmen 1 , , , Dan McCarthy Frank ,„.„,„„„ ' i .Arthur Taylor Bill 1 Paul Rod i 1 ' hree I jt l-iall ■ j aii i»i rtiLii j- xiaiiix ... . ' .Hill 14 1 iiAjTiv.-, Stars (Lloyd McMurry Harry fgcs jd„ey McAfee NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH The Seni ' Ts ])resented the comedy, Nothing But the Truth in the school auditt)rium on May 12. It followed the effort of Robert Bennett to win a $IO,(XX) liet by telling the absolute truth for twenty-four hours. The .•ill-. eiiior cast was directed by Mr. Wood, one of the class advisors. CAST Gwendolvn Ralston Jane Smith Robert Bennett Joe . nderson Irs. P . M. Ralston Nellie Rathjen Mable Jackson Margaret Patterson. Sable Jackson ... Margaret Stewart Martha Enid Partridge E. M. Ralston ... Wilfred Partridge Dick Dovelly Tom Wonacott Clarence Van Howard Hilli Bishop Doran Deston Cleland