Castlemont High School - Falcon Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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itat bamhrzr 1' NORRIS BALLMENT Student Body Presxdent ARNOLD BEASLEY Student Body Vxce President HELENE WHETSTONE Student Body Secretary ELAINE NICOLAISEN Gnrls League President MABEL SECKER Grrls League Vxce Pre rdent LILA BURROWS Gxrls League Secretary FRED EDGINGTON Yell Leader GEORGE CROPLEY Boys Federanon Presldent DANTE GRASSI Boys Federatxon Vxce Presxdent JOHN PLATT Boys Federatxon Secretary BLANCHE CRAWFORD Commlssxoner of Annals VIGGO SANDALL Commxssruner of Boys Athleucs PHILA GREEN Commlssxoner of Girls Athletlcs ELEANOR BICKOFF Commlssxoner ofSoc1alAct1v1t1es GEORGE CALISTRO Commxssxoner of Fmame GRACE PARKER COYHITIISSIOHEF of Caiererxa TED FLAGG Commxssxoner of Bldgs and Grnds RALPH LAKNESS Commxsroner of R O T C RUBY PEIFRY Commxssmner of Bankmg BESSIE OBRADOVICH Commxssxoner ofAssembl1es MARY JANE KIRBY Crier Edltor HENRY WEED H 12 President LOWELL ALEXANDER L l2 Presldent HELEN SKAGE H ll Presldent BOB TOWNSEND L ll Presldent GEORGE HAAS H 10 Presldenl ELMER BARBER L 10 Presldent , as 2 R 'Q .ye X an I ' A

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Iantn 1192 ibm lit SYMBOL of conquerlng Castlemont sp1r1t the axe cut deeply mto the patrxotxc chord of the student body th1s semester and produced the most 1mpress1ve eflicxent and successful pupll admzmstratxon 1n the h1story of the school A carefully planned and executed advert1s 1ng campalgn greatly alded by Cr1er publ1c1ty personal co operatlon of EX6Cut1Ve Board oPHcers w1th Presldent Ballment ass1sted by V1ce Pres1 dent Beasley and the dehberate promotlon of an enl1ghtened esprlt de corps ln the Castle machmery were the dehnxte pract1cal plans of the amateur pol1t1c1ans who were out to put Castlemont on the map Nothmg less than a complete patr1ot1c resurrectlon of consclous Castlemont sp1r1t swept through the rank and file of the student body brlnglng w1th lt an almost mlraculous revxval 1n the treasury department The budget was balanced 1n two weeks the pres1dent was ready to practlce h1s New Deal and the axe was after the O A L steak It pa1d to advertlse cleverly and br1ll1antly In order that personal frlendshlp and the acqulsltxon of new acquamtances mlght be promoted on the campus Commlssloner of Soclal Act1v1t1es Eleanor Bxckoff suggested Hello Day an exper1ment whlch outclassed every other noon event on the docket It was endorsed w1th such unammous Hello Day as a permanent calendar date Meanwhile the hand of the law was ever present to curb forgetful persons Seasonxng JL1St1CC wxth mercy the Control Board adopted a reasonable fr1endly att1tude toward offenders rather than the relentless bearmg of efhc1ency experts Although some 1nd1v1duals were penahzed nevertheless even the worst offenders were grateful to the Board for 1ts falrness and 1ts mterest 1n the personal welfare of those 1nd1cted for judgment Incldentally every outstandmg leader 1n student government was represented on the Control Board Several of them too deserve ment1on as partlcularly efHc1ent and br1ll1ant executlves Among the people who deserve speclal notlce let us not forget Helene Whetstone who mlght be seen at any txme wxth her penc1l and a supply of shorthand notes Desplte her multltudmous dutles she mamtamed the hlghest scholastlc standmg of all the officers But It seems that no one ever recogmres the pluck It takes to tackle the annuals Blanche Crawford deserves much cred1t for tracklng down the lmportant Castlemont news ltems ln Eastbay newspapers and submlttmg an extenslve annual report BCSSIC Obradovxch handled assemblles w1th the dxgnlty becommg a pon txff At all tlmes she commanded the genume respect of fifteen hundred stu dents 1n the aud1tor1um Everyone too w1ll remember the umque programs whlch she arranged Then there were Elame N1cola1sen and Vlggo Sandell expert officers mn every sense of the word Although th1s semester has ended what IS for us the greatest smgle term ln Castlemont hlstory there IS an ever xncreasxng Held of opportunlty for those who possess ambxtlon eFhc1ency and foresxght 7 7 7 3 . . , . . . . 3 - . .. , ' ' 3 .... 7 V , ' ' ' L6 19 Y Y ' 56 Y! ' ' 7 enthusiasm and co-operation that future administrations will probably circle fl YV . . . . Y , 7 ' ! ' Y . , , . . . ' i ! . . . I , , . . ' 7 J y -. . . , .

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eministenuz September 4 Here we are again with summer tans poison oak and good intentions September 21 The conquering heroes make their debut San Leandro is defeated 7 0 1n initial O A L football game September 25 Faculty Footbal Fashions go over big at Girls H1 Jinx held midst Autumn leaves Septe nber 27 And 1ce cream goes over bigger at the Boys Jamboree Comedy boxmg and wrestling are of secondary importance September 28 Bold Knights bow to bashful ladies giggling gals greet grid men shy sophorrores smile at sophisticated seniors' The reason for this chaos Hello Day October 3 G A A neophytes wear hair ribbons carry dolls and have a swell time at the Bleacher Blowout The Dads Club entertams the varsity with football movies and beans October 12 Digmties and reputations among other things suffer severe shocks at H 12 skate October 19 The Sports Dance and 3 701 toes are stepped on October 26 No runs no hits and very few errors at the High junior skating party October 30 Sugar n spice n everything nice That s what senior candy IS made of and umm was it good' sophomores commg out party November 2 Castlemont wins O A L We celebrate at Low Junior skate November 9 Open House Night Proud mamas and papas see how little Susies and Willies acquire larnm in the little red school house November 12 The Crusaders take it on the chin as Galileo smothers the O A L Champs November 16 Student Body Executives stop governing long enough to partake of dancing cake and cider at their semi annual Social November 21 Virginia reels square dances and quadrilles to a hill billy orchestra are featured at the junior Prom and Grandmother s faith in the younger generation IS restored And after the Prom was over we all went to the L 12 Theatre Party to see David Harum November 23 The higher and mghtler seniors held a Harvest Dance November 28 Another skating party and we bruise so easlly This time the H 10 class is host December 7 The Beaux Arts Soxree Future Barrymores and Martinellis and Tschai kovskys perform December 13 Beneath holly and mistletoe the Seniors enjoy an old English Christmas dinner January 10 In an atmosphere of the famous Twelfth Night Revels the seniors hold their traditional assembly January 11 The Senior Ball Best bib and tucker are donned and we dance till dawn JanL.ary 25 With hearts beatlng sadly under our purple gowns and hands clutching tightly our hard earned diplomas we bid adleu to the Castle It has been fun - . , . -3 . y . . H - . . G . , -y . ' ' ' Q 1 I K 1 - A - , Y - . . , . - . . L . . . 3 . . . . . ,, S! '- . . . . D , , . GK Y! ! ' ' ' - . . . . ' . , - T 7 1 ' - , . 7 . . . . , , . , , - - , - - .. l Y October 31-Hal1owe'en pumpkins, black cats and witches make up the setting for the , . . . . . ,. . 1 ' ' - - . . . v . . . . , . . . , I - KK ' !! - U - ,. . . .- L V .... . . , ' 1 - . . . - v - l , l . . .