King City Joint Union High School - Mustang Yearbook (King City, CA)

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LA COPA DE Crm In football, senior boys held positions on the team which their rank and ability entitled them. Joe Garner went through the season as quarter back, while Howard Giacomazzi, Willis Tompkins and Jan Martinus strengthened the team. Basketball claimed but two of the class, Joe Garner and Howard Giacomazzi making the heavy- weight team. Student body publications have more than before been in the care of seniors. On the staff of La Copa De Oro, Joe Garner, Walter Clement, Dorothy Rogers, Marjorie Armstrong, William Luekett, and Howard Giacomazzi have labored to make the book truly representative of student effort and original in every way possible. Since its small beginning last year, King Hi-Ways has been under the direction of members of the class of '26. A compari- son of the latest editions of the paper with those of 1925 will give an idea of what has been accomplished. In addition to merely im- proving the publications, the seniors in charge were influential in the purchase of the printing plant on which both the annual and the paper are being printed this year. 4 At Christmas time the class entertained the school with a short playlet in which members of the class and some of the faculty were shown as they may be several years in the future. Later candy was given to every one and the remainder of the afternoon devotedito dancing. I . ' , The Arrival of Kitty was presented on May 14 as the annual class play. A large crowd attended the affair and expressed them- selves as very well pleased with both the selection of characters and the production as a whole. , , . The year 1926 has been a busy and profitable one for the sen- iors in that the lessons of organization and co-operation have been forcibly brought before them. Joe Garner was elected classupresi- dent for the third time, a remarkable tribute to his ability and popularity. In directing the activities of the class,. he has been assisted by Willis Tompkins, vice president, .Dorothy Hawley, treasurerg and Dorothy Rogers, secretary. Indicative of the pre- dominence of seniors in the affairs of student government, out of eight positions to be filled in the Student Body Executive Council, seven were given to seniors. Jan Martinus, Grayce Gould and Marjorie Armstrong head the Science Club, P. A. L., and Honor Society respectively. Never since

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LA CoPA DE Ono of activity. From the distinction of having a larger number of its members in the Honor Society than any other class to being repre- sented on the smallest committee of the year, juniors were always in evidence. In drarnatics, particularly, did the class of '26 lead last year. Surprising everyone by presenting an original Thanksgiving musical sketch, the class immediately won recognition on the stage. Five months later Adam and Eva, a three act play, was offered to the public. The play won more than passing mention and some of the cast did exceptionally good character work. In staging their annual play, the class of '25 needed some assistanceg so two mem- bers of the junior class took major roles in the production of A Pair of Sixesf' All athletic teams were strengthened by boys from the class. Those winning prominent positions were Howard Giacomazzi, Wil- liam Luckett, Clifton Beasley, Joe Garner, and Ronald Russell. One of the most novel money-making schemes the school has seen was introduced when a beauty parlor was opened by the class of '26 to lighten some of its financial burdens. The business prov- ed very popular with the students and was quite remunerative. Two new student projects were greatly aided by the juniors during this year. Members of the class were prominent in the or- ganization of the Science Club and in pioneering the printing of the school paper, King Hi-Ways. In keeping with other achievements of the year, was the Junior Prom given by the class of '26. Surpassing every previous Prom in the elaborateness and brilliance of its decorations, the affair set a standard which will not soon be exceeded. I I Of the twelve members of the 1925 La Copa De Oro staff, six were juniors, some of thcm receiving positions of the greatest fre- sponsibility. Thus in the last great activity of the year, the class of '26 again rose to prominence. Beginning the past year by taking a prominent part in the ar- rangements for the Freshman Reception, the seniors followed thc precedent thus established by being on of the two classes to over subscribe their quota in the newspaper subscription campaign which soon followed. The class was the first to be one hundred per cent in the Old Ironsides fund drive conducted by the Elks Lodge last autumn.

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LA COPA oe Oreo the class began to supply leaders in their junior year has its in- fluence on the conduct of school affairs been allowed to falter. Members of the class of '26 have led the student body right up to nmencement time and as they receive their diplomas graduation eight, one of King City High's most influential classes will pass into that ever increasing body which forms a passive but interested Llumni. Kenneth Mansfield. SENIOR PROPHECY The following clippings were obtained through a device in- vented by C. Beasley, an ardent spiritualist. With the help of this invention Mr. Beasley is not only able to recall the events of the past but also to look into the future. The extraordinary psychism of this machine was brought into play when he gazed into the future of our school paper, KinglHi-Ways, and extracted some of the news contained therein. It is, thought by some, that Mr. Beas- ley's intense study will result in many more wonderful discoveries if his affinity for tips does not result in an early death. Clippings from the 1946 Hi-Ways: Mr. William Luckett, one of our most distinguished alumni, and a leading figure in every movement which goes to make life more worth while, will present to the Woman's Club a detailed discussion on The Care and Bringing Up of Our Younger Citizens. William Will use his own boy-hood as an illustration. Willis Tompkins, the world renowned scientist, has invented 11. new kind of radio. According to Mr. Tompkins, if one uses the mily album as an aerial, one may talk to the old folks. Hazel Louise Gruver has been awarded the National Family Prize which is being given each year by the government to thc woman who has the largest family. Madam Gruver's family con- sisted of fifteen alluring little flappers, to say nothing of eight stalwart income-tax-payers-to-be. It is rumored that Howard CSwissJ Giacomazzi has received an offer of five hundred thousand dollars for his appearance with thc leading All-American foot-lil? llaycrs in a barnstorming tour of the U. S. . -A ' Lloyd L. Thayer, internationally known as the harmony manf' and who replaced the saxaphone with the harmonica in the jazz