Blair High School - Saga Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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Cartoonists Prove Power Of The Pen The daily newspapers are a veritable gold mine of cartoon art. Political cartoons, comic strips, gag cartoons, and sports and editorial illustrations arouse us, spur us on to action, humor us, and often please the eye. Meeting every other Wed- nesday under the direction of Mr. Jerry Garden, Blair's Cartooning Club practiced one of man's oldest art forms. Members had the chance .a 1. to work on original cartoons, as well as to get inspiration from the political cartoons of Vaughn Shoemaker, Paul Conrad, Bill Maul- din, Karl Hubenthal, and Herblock, and the comic strips of Milton Caniff t Steve Canyon l, Chester Gould t Dick Tracy l, and Hal Foster f Prince Valiant l. Well, back to the drawing board! IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllll CLUB OFFICERS President ...................... Lisa Stokes Vice President ........ Curtis Johnson Secretary ............ Laurens Van Luyk Treasurer ............... Omar Rodriguez LOWER LEFT: Like any artist, professional Cartoonists each have their own trademark. In this collage drawn by club member Peter Katinas, you can see the unique styles of many famous Cartoonists. LEFT: FRONT ROW: Robert Green, Mike Bozeman, Lance Martin, Peter Katinas. BACK ROW: Mr. Garden, Greg Chamberlain, Anahide Achekian, Omar Rodriguez, Mirella Cordova, Jenene Acosta, Curtis Johnson, Joe Pierson, Laurens Van Luyk. QNOT PICTURED: Lisa Stokes, Sachiko Kondo, Earl Weiss, Jim Hart.l BELOW: Besides artistic ability, drawing a cartoon takes patience and a steady hand. Here Lance Martin and Peter Katinas con- centrate on their own creations. '5!fas?fvbff4:f - ig 5 HAL 597.214 if 6542? O gown 5.?9.'S. !.-?,r fvv4UL.DIM 5? QHUL2-x wnsmmw WV f Q I fl- u D54 W 4,Q,efSl9L '2-5' ucmsu -n ee x2'mAfG?4,-145 J ,wcgzgggdng-v Q, CARTOONING CLUB 39

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King Tribute A Success This year Blair's B.S.U. showed great ability by presenting a bang- up assembly to an intent audience. The assembly, a memorial tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. has been declared the best assembly of the year and has set a precedent for future memorials. However, this contribution was ironic. The assembly supported by the B.S.U., to make Black aware- ness known to the students did not in the least stop the decreasing membership of the club. Efforts have been made by Mr. Wallace lclub advisorl to motivate the students in hopes to increase inter- est in the club. Good luck to next year's B.S.U. IIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllIIIIllIllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII CLUB OFFICERS President: Brigitte Delmar Vice President: John Kennedy Secretary: Rosalind Toliver Treasurer: Lynn Martin 38 BSU --klt L 1 . K --na . . ' ...: s t-sf, Y :,pX'ge x 'Nfe' ll... ABOVE CENTER: Tim Rice arouses memor- ies as he orates Martin Luther King, Jr,'s speech, l Have A Dream . ABOVE LEFT: During a BSU meeting Kurt Hamilton is thoroughly engrossed in a write-up of the clubs' agenda. TOP: Mr. Wallace and John Kennedy devote their lunch hour to discuss BSU plans. ABOVE: FRONT ROW: Renee Bass, Diane Newman, Elizabeth Kennedy. SECOND ROW: Rosalind Toliver, Danny Robinson, Murline Hicks. THIRD ROW: Kathy Grigsby, Stephanie Burton, Tina Smith. TOP ROW: Kim Farris, Lea Edwards.

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Chess Sharpens Wits Blair students found many ways to spend their lunch hour, but perhaps one of the more unusual forms of recreation was offered by the Chess Club. Meeting 3 days each week in advisor Al Larsen's classroom, members enjoyed dis- covering the strategies of this age- old game. Club members played each other in tournaments and were ranked among themselves accord- ing to their winlloss records. The top player in the club, Peterpaul Vita, along with other exceptional players, went on to represent Blair in the Foothill Chess League. This season, Blair finished third out of the 4 schools in competition. Whether in an important league match or a quick lunchtime game, chess provided a challenge to all who played. UllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllll FALL OFFICERS President .................. Peterpaul Vita Secretary ....... .................. J eri Ellis Treasurer .............. Anthony Mitchell Statistician ........... Douglas Galindo SPRING OFFICERS President .............. Douglas Galindo Secretary ........................ Steve Chiu Treasurer ........ Randy Schoonhoven Statistician ............... Peterpaul Vita , -s-..,,,W,. , ...t.. .......t.. . ABOVE LEFT: Jeri Ellis carefully thinks over her next move in hopes of getting her opponent into an eventual checkmate. ABOVE: Chess Club advisor, Al Larsen, and many of the CIub's members spent thought- provoking lunch hours trying to outwit each other in this classic game. TOP: FRONT ROW: Bill Cameron, Jeri Ellis, Lenny Clark, Eldon Vita. BACK ROW: Kris Ongchangco, Conrad Lu, Peterpaul Vita, Stanley Edmondson, Steven Chiu, Mr. Lar- sen, Anthony Lu, Jeff Becker, Doug Galindo.