Fremont High School - Flame Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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CLASS HIGHLIGHTS . . . LIO - Class Officers: lack Corder, class chairman. BIG AND LITTLE SISTER PARTY . . . The theme of the party being nautical, the decorations and programs were carried out in ship-shape form by the LIZ girls, who entertained the girls of the class at this traditional get-together on Thursday, February I7, I938. MAY DAY . , . Tradition gave our class the responsibility of decorating the door of every classroom in the building with a May Basket filled with flowers. lack Corder was general chairman, Betty Mathias, chairman of the flower committee: Beverly Frey, chairman of the art committeeg and Donna Harris, chairman of the food com- mittee. HIO - Class Officers: Bob Wright, president: Donna Harris, vice-president: Rhoda Hollenbeck, secretary. NEW GYM . . . Construction on our long-awaited modern gymnasium was started Monday, November 25, I938. The ground-breaking exercises were held at I I :OO a. m. on the same day. SOPHOMORE HOP . . . Amid the atmosphere of the Alps and the surroundings of an Alpine Lodge llater converted into a refreshment standl we enjoyed our first big social event together onffhursday, December l, I938. The program featured a group of novelty numbgswalph Peterson's orchestra played for dancing. LII - Class Ofiicgrs: Don Buntain, president: Eleanor Ludwigsen, vice-president: Eloise Spamer, s I ST. PATRICICS DAY ' 'SERT PARTY . . . Replacing the traditional Ll I tea, we had a St. Patrick's Day Dessert Party for our parents on the evening of March 9, I939. The purpose of the evening was to get our parents acquainted with the aims of a modern high school. A short program was offered, which featured a monologue by Bert Holland. HII - Class Officers: Rhoda Hollenbeck, president: Doris Freeman, vice-president: Betty Albright, secretary. NEW GYM COMPLETED . . . Our new gymnasium was publicly inaugurated on October I3, I939. Fremont held open house for the occasion, and between eleven and twelve hundred parents from the community attended the affair. At the request of the student council and the Fremont faculty, the Board of Education approved naming this gymnasium in honor of a man who gave the best part of his life to our school, Mr. H. D. Brasefield. IUNIOR PROM . . . A barnyard frolic was the theme. Several bales of hay and thirty- five yellow pumpkins made an appropriate setting. The girls dressed in gingham and the boys in jeans. This memorable event took place on Thursday, December 7, I939. Rhoda Hollenbeck was the student chairman of the affair. LI2 - Class Officers: Clyde McAuley, president: Eleanor Ludwigsen, vice-president: Edith Payne, secretary. BIG AND LITTLE SISTER PARTY . . . Life-size replicas of Cinderella, the prince, the fairy godmother, and others, aided in carrying out the theme for this party, held on Thursday, February IS, I94O. The girls of our class played hostess to the LIO girls, presenting for them a novelty program, which featured a skit entitled Cinderella HI2 - Class Officers: Bill Gray, president: Doris Tapley, vice-president: Betty Sulli- van, Secretary. SENIOR BALL . . . The Ball was by far the most colorful and most memorable event of our high school career. Stardust was the theme, which was carried out by a I2 x I4 foot mural depicting a boy and girl sitting on a hilltop gazing ata starry sky. lack Buckingham and his sweet swing orchestra were engaged for the event. The Ball was held on Friday, December I3, I94O. MEMBERS of the class of january '4l who received recognition pins from the Oak- land Press Association are: Betty Mathias, Phyllis Riehl, Marve Taylor, Ken Dunham, Mitsugi Neishi, Doris Tapley, Mary Miller. SENIOR DINNER . . . The Senior Dinner, our last social event together before gradu- ation, took place on Friday, january IO, I94I. Bill Gray, Helen lamieson, Gerald Roinestad, Eleanor Ludwigsen, Bert Holland, and Alice Schnaidt presented talks.

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