Bonita High School - Echoes Yearbook (La Verne, CA)

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Gardens the class put on a beautiful farewell for the seniors. A grand five piece orchestra from Pomona with a vocalist was obtained to provide the dancing entertainment and for those who did not care to dance, games were provided. With this as the crowning event of the junior year, this class set their eyes toward the last rung of their school adventure-the senior year. So, under the leadership of Ray Burkhart as president, Ernie Haber as vice- president, and Helen Bowman as secretary, the class worked hard to make their last year a year that would be remembered by all. In this last year the seniors took hold of the reins and led Bonita through a most successful year. Most of the major and even minor clubs were under the leadership of seniors. Of course, we find the names of seniors in the athletic limelight too. In football, basketball, track, baseball and tennis seniors predominated. Not only did the boys enter into sports, but also the girls made the G. A. A. program successful. In the middle of the year the seniors threw a party at the lohnstone's home. This was a most memorable occasion, as a great many of the class turned out for a grand time. Dancing, skating, and games were provided, and later in the evening the group ate to their heart's content. And again later in the year a grand Senior Ditch Day took place where the whole class journeyed to Big Pines to spend a most enjoyable day in the snow. Then on Friday, May 13 at 8:30 o'clock in the evening, thirteen seniors put on a three act play called the Black Flamingo, which turned out to be a grand success. The thoughts of graduation began to float into the minds of the seniors and a vote of what to wear for graduation was carried out with caps and gowns losing out. On Sunday, Iune 12, the seniors met at the Bell's for a lovely gathering for tea in the afternoon, to be followed in the evening by the Baccu- laurate service. Also, the class followed in the steps of the class of '37 by having class speakers instead of outsiders. The theme of Life as a Glorious Adventure was most capably carried out by Doris Way, Hazel Miller, Iohn Gilman and Don Haefer. On Wednesday morning, lune 15, the class gathered for breakfast. As this would be their last time together as a group, many made a special effort to attend this occasion. With regret, but with a new spirit for a new adventure in life, the class said Goodby and good luck to all.

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Then we find five out for B basketball, four for C and five for D . ln the baseball squad there were ten fellows, varsity track two, in X track there were three, and in tennis we find two. Not only did the boys enter into things, but the girls put their helping hand into girl's athletics as well. For we find in this year that the girls won the interclass hockey tournament. ln the big Play Day the sophomores won their hockey and volleyball games also. Two girls were able to gain a position on the girl's tennis teams. The boys who could not find a place on the teams made themselves useful in getting the pep of the Student Body in unison as yell leaders. With a swell skating party at Chino the lights of a successful sophomore year dimmed away to be gone forever and forever, but not forgotten! So another rung of the ladder was stepped upon: the rung of the ladder known as the Iunior year. Again this class had to decide on its leaders and they found this faith and ability in Iohn Gilman as president, Pauline Sue Rus- sell as vice-president, Floy Strayer as secretary and Betty Rothrock as social chairman. With this group they pushed forward to even greater success and glory for their class. Around the first of the year the eyes of Bonita were all drawn to the mem- bers of the Iunior class as they blossomed out in a most beautiful rust and white sweater. This class set a new and original step in choosing a sweater, that very few schools have ever had. No one school in this region has ever had this color of sweater, thus showing the originality and wise choice of the class. Something more than just entering into sports and joining clubs was in the hearts of all-leadership. As this class was to be the leader of Bonita in a year, they set themselves to the task of developing real leadership in the members. Two of the girls found places on the Girl's League Cabinet, and two were made G. A. A. officers. Another club on the high school campus of honor and responsibility is the Service Club, and on this club five of the Iuniors were elected to serve. The Bonita Echo is another part of the school jobs that requires people who are willing to work and feel they can carry such a responsibility of writing and planning, on this job we find that five out of our class were nobly represented. Also we find ten out of the class on the school paper, the Bearcat Again we find in this class that three out of twenty-one on the Scholarship Society were from the Iunior class. This is one organization where the ability to study is required to gain a position. A large part of the music department was made up of members from this class, the same goes for the Senior Hi-Y, Pep club, Lettermen's club and the school's yell leaders, too. Now focus your attention on athletics and you will find even more interest and following from this class. ln varsity football there were twelve out, and eight of them were lettermen, seven out for varsity basketball, three for B basketball, four for C football, five for A track, seven for baseball and three for tennis. Also four of the girls were able to get on the G. A. A. hockey team for Bonita. Gone, but never forgotten, is the Iunior class play, Skidding. This was the dramatic side of the class' ability. lt was a three act play and turned out to be one of the crowning successes of the entire year. Many participated in this and thus it was a success. So successful was it that our class was able to give the seniors a most successful prom. With the theme of Old Southern

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Senior Prophecy Anchors aweigh! Ship ahoy!-and stuffl The S S. Bonita is three days at sea. Wouldn't you like to come aboard my speedy number? We'l1 catch up with it, see who's on it, where they are going, and Why. Thus we speed to sea. A large white ship comes into view. Ah, yes, my little sea-urchins, the S. S. Bonita! As we go aboard, the first person we meet tto our utter amazement? is Captain Burkhart, who, genial person that he is, takes us on a tour of the ship. As we start our tour, we see many familiar faces. Look in that deck chairl There are those two famous people who won radio's popularity contest. Haefer outshone Bergen, and Flader outdummied McCarthy. We recognize the figure leaning over the rail as Skeet Fischer, wealthy dude rancher whose cowboy hat, famous even in high school days, is in the National Museum. We now approach the dining room and discover Babe Dale, famous mannequin, with Rachel Bell, social worker, still nibbling on choice morsels of food. Pitching woo at another table we find Mary Ellen Blackwell and Porter, Ida Dugay and Marshall, too absorbed to notice the waiter Waiting for orders. At another table we find Theda Butterbaugh, who is on a search for buried treasure so she and Colburn can be married. Dave Cartrnell is on his way to a convention of Salvation Army Band Leaders. Pearl Davis, the famous candy-maker, has a new slogan- Try a chew, and furnish your own dentist. Eltha Bradley is on her way to the Alps to practice yodeling, while Dr. Haber is in search of material for a book on social problems and economics. Near the center of the room, and the center of attention, we find Alice Hershey, the famous artist, and Mildred Kryder, the equally famous child psychologist, chatting with Clayton Lehman, who in on his way to Cuba to show the Cubans how to play rhumbas. Alice expects to paint pictures of tropical flowers and fish, and Mildred is going to see whether it is possible to persuade a child to do what you want him to do without using physical force. Robert Metzger, the California Farm Administrator, is surrounded wherever he goes by anxious farmers, travelling for the express purpose of discovering just what Bob wants them to plant on that spare forty next spring. Miss Michael, in the diplomatic service, has been sent by the State Department to the Near East to settle all disputes between warring tribes. On our way from the dining room to the lounge, we meet Mrs. Bixby Daniels conversing on family problems with her husband, but, as we hear the afternoon music start, we soon go on our way to listen to Lois Clark, world- famous soprano, who is accompanied by Sue Russell, pianist and composer. Melvin Ganger, millionaire oil-operator, is discussing ways and means of limiting tax payments with his secretary, Opal Gary, as he listens to the music. In a corner, Iames Morris snores peacefully. On deck again, we are blocked by a crowd of reporters, surrounding Iohn Gilman, presidential candidate for 1948 on a platform which demands a balancing of the 1938 budget. Leland Newcomer leads the pack of newshounds who have Gilman at their mercy. A bit farther along, we see those two famous naturalists, Dr. Hazel Miller, and Dr. lean Iohnstone, in deep discussion of the flora and fauna of Germany. We hear a loud noise-surely not Bowden-that substitute fog-hornl Re- member when he used to yell through that megaphone? Closely following Bowden in his noisy progress down the deck, we see Ebersole and Flora-co- authors of Live Alone and Like It as Long as Possible -attempting to escape from the mob of blondes, brunettes, and red-heads pursuing them. In the library we find librarian Helen Bowman conversing with the famous