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

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behte The lirst district debate meeting ol the ye ar was held at Nlonrovia. in October. with representatives from seven schools present. The entire debate group from Bonita was in at- tendance, including Charles Davis, Jacic Peden, Ruth Vvard. Tyrus Harmsen, George Little, Frank Vvaits, and Bill Auman. The next district meeting was held at Puente dur- ing February, with the Bonita group again present. The last district meeting of the year was thc party given by the Puente group lor the members ol the entire district. At the Ntonrovia meeting, officers lor the year were elected. the debate subject for the year se- lected. and a party held. Two debates mariced the year's activities, with the first one at Citrus and the second at lxiarlz Keppel in Alhambra. The question was. Resolved, That the government should own the railroads. in the Citrus debate, held on December ll, Bonita was represented by two teams, made up ol the six members of the group. Both the affirmative and negative teams were defeated. in the second debate, Earle Forrest and Charles Davis represented the allirmative of the question. - r . . ' 54-ntvml: Xxauts, l.itti4'. Alllllilll, iurrcst, iinrniscn. Standing: i,K'lit'll, Nliss linrpvntvr, Xvarsi, Davis.

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l'ront row, iett to right: Hobbs, Ovcriioilzer, B1-ll, Campbell, B, Rodriguez, Pearinan, G. Rodriguez, txflatttlews, Vvrigiil, iviatsumoto. qccond row: Niiss Holmes. Xvard, ivictzger, Biuinbc-rg, Snoicv, Ohms, Biacic, Haines, Niiss Carpenter. ri nr row: Davis, Snvii. Hanawnit, Stover, Trostie, Brubaker, Chrislcnson, Spariing, Kiigorc. Kearcat A better-than-ever Bearcat this year was the product ot a great deai of hard work on the part ot the statt. Genevieve Rodriguez ac ted as editor for the tirst semester, with Cieo Snoice replacing her for the second semester. As associate editor for the tirst semester, Cieo Snoice was replaced by Charies Davis for the second semester. First semester statt inciud- ed Charles Davis and Catherine Metzger, sports editorsg Ruth Ward, feature editor: Oiive Pearman. exchange editorg Betty Matsumoto, cartoonistg and Lois Beit, business manager. Reporters included C. Campbell, Cv. Hanaw att, M. Sneii, L. Hobbs, J. Spariing, D. Over- hoitzer, E. Dominguez, C. Brubaker, P. Christianson, B. Trostie, M. Yamashita, i. Gar- man, E. Biumberg, B. Rodriguez. Typists included B. Ohms, D. Btack, C. Matthews, R. Haines, E. Vvright, D. Deshazer. For the se cond semester, the same group carried on with the paper. Special events this year have included an unusuai Christmas number, with hand- painted covers, and a series of ciever cartoons by Betty Matsumoto on the cover of each weeiciy number. On February 2, the entire staff attended a matinee of Gone With the Vvindn as the speciai Press Club party. 22

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QVKIIKWII Nxiilfii, iXiUltTt', 'QUIT' gtanding: Silvas, Rverly, H. f AS'I' land. llroolxs, hiiller, iliorrc s morn, llolmlws. liarms floociu in, univr P ag Rohert Schimmelis play. NA Howling Successfi chosen hy the juniors as their play. was directed hy lxliss lVicDonald, assisted hy man y juniors and faculty memhers. Francis ire- land. as Herhert. was the chief character. with his iamily and friends as heclders. Dorothea Van Fleet and Tyrus Harmsen were the parents. while Ruth Torrey was his sister. l.aurei Hohlhs. his aunt. and Leonard lxliller has hest friend. Dorothy Sanders and Richard Harts- horn were mysterious servants. and Jewell Broolcs, Kay firasseschi. and Charles Davis were lriends. Guy Goodwin was the police chief. Joyce lvloore. as stage manager, was assisted hy Bette Steele. prompter. Betty lxloore. call-girl, and Glenn Silvas. Rohert Sawyer, and Leland hliller. stage crew. Nlary l.ou Crosier and Ruth Xvard sold ticlcets, Ann Roherts headed puhlicity, Clifford Hill, Don- ald Reedy. and Harold lxloore were property men. and iylarjorie Vvestlalie and Betty Sawyer secured costumes. Frances Bradley and Helen Owen made the programs. Corrine Stokes, fieorge l.ittie, and Josephine ffconnor did the m alce-up. lxliss Lochridge. lxliss Vvheatland. hir. Psrownsherger. and lyliss Holmes directed student work lor the play. The orchestra and Singing Nine. directed hy lxlrs. Dent, provided music hetween acts. SVIYAVI7 erls. l. Nioore, Sawyer, Stokes. ixilitirv, XX'f'5tiitkf', Nlfljtinilitlv . it-ci.fru.,e.iln.Xinll1rt Standing: Sanders. Davis. in