Laton High School - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Laton, CA)

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I Junior Class History One morning in early SepTember, IQ33, a kind sun poured his yellow rays on a gawky group oT some 40 adolescenTs. LaTer in The day each one oT Those same Treshies was herded inTo his respecTive classroom To begin his high school career. Their TirsT year was devoTed mosTly To becoming acquainTed. As The days passed by They became more and more familiar wiTh Their surroundings. The Timid expression ThaT each had worn aT The beginning oT The year had been replaced by one OT audaciTy and boldness. However, They learned ThaT Treshmen had To obey rules, and They were looking Torward To The Time when They could become Sophs. Their Sophomore year saw some oT The class's laTenT abiliTy come To The surface: Their posiTion Then gave Them The righf To exercise Their power oT iniTiaTion wiTh saTisTying resulTs even Though The iob was a Tough one. Thus The class made iTs mark on The LaTon High School as a class +ha+ had spiriT, iniTiaTive, and ambiTion. Their Junior year sTarTed OTT wiTh Glenn Dooley as presidenT and KaTherine Shockley as secreTary and Treasurer. Their year has been quiTe an evenTTul one. They have walked oTT wiTh Two inTer- school conTesTs: a TickeT selling conTesT Tor l-learTs and HaTs and The annual pledge conTesT. Roush, Wills, May, l-larberT, JeweTT, Dooley, Nishi,lChamberlain, BrackeTT Vaughn, STrader, Mello, Clark, Shockley, RiTchie, Reis, Robinson, Balderama Lawson, Hahn, Gomes, CrawTord, Jenkinson, Wyke, McAllisTer, Anderson, Turner 420

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Seniors BERNERD IScrI+cIwl RITCI-IIE Clubs: F, F. A., 43 Band, 3: L , 27 Journalism, lg Council, I Offices: F. F. A. Vice-President I7 Secrelary, I: Reporler, I. Acfivilies: Baseball, 37 Baslcelball, 2. Ambilion: Agriculfural Work. DEAN II-Iall-Pinll SHELDON Clubs: F. F .A., 23 Spanisl1,2: Band, 3: Council I. Offices: F. F. A. Secrefary, I: Treasurer, I7 Class Treas urer, I. Acfivilies: Baslcelball, 47 Baseball, I7 Foolball, I. Ambifion: Agricullural Work. ELROY IRodI USELTON Clubs: F. F. A., 2: 2: Spanish, 2, Commercial, I. Aclivifies: Foolball, I: Baslcelball, 47 Baseball. I. Ambilions Married Man. WILLIAM IBIIII USELTON Clubs: Spanish, 27 Commercial, I: F. F. A.. 2. Offices: F. F. A. Presidenl, I. Acfiviliesz Foolball, 37 Baseball, I: Baslcefball, I. Ambilion: Financier. TONY IPe+el VICTOR I9 Clubs: L , 3: Council, I. Offices: Sludenl Body Presidenl, I. Acliviliesz Foolball, 35 Baslcelball, l. Ambilion: To be decided. 'U al: Ifeaves

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Sophomore Class A group ol lilly-six Freshies enlered Lalon High in lhe lall ol I934. l-low limid and small lhey all lell when lhey wandered up and down lhe halls, and, when lhey enlered lhe wrong class rooms, how embarrassed lo have lhe upper class- men laugh al lhem. Bul il loolc only a shorl lime lo gel acquainled. ln lhe early lall ol 35 , lhe campus saw lhem again, lhis lime as high and worlhy sophomores, lhirly in number, ready again lo lalce lheir places in lhe sludenl body. and lo help bring honor lo lhe school. Aboul lwo weeks aller school slarled lhe inilialion ol lhe lreshmen salisliecl a desire lo gel even lor lheir own inilialion. The sophomores were aclive in baseball, loolball, volleyball, lennis, school plays, debaling, exlemporaneous reading, and olher school aclivilies such as inlerclass volleyball and loolball games, and inler-class liclcel selling conlesls. Pour Sophs were members ol lhe Calilornia Scholarship Federalion. The class was in all ways success- lul, and will undoubledly hold ils own nexl year as Juniors. Class aclivilies were carried on under lhe leadership ol Frances Nielsen, presidenl: Keilh Parsons, vice-presidenlg Janel Helionlc, secrelary-lreasurer and Meril Commil- lee member: Hazel Gonser, council member: and lhe class adviser, Mr. Smilh. While, Elird, Perry, Cunningham, Parsons, Manchesler, Ross. Garrnan Smilh, Salcaquchi, Parsons. Searcey, l-lochderller, Sanslrom, Sheldon, Hernandez, l-ligclon Neilsen, Gonser, Eigenman, Qualls, Love, Miles, l-lelionk, Cessna, Kalaolca, Camacho u a V 2IlQ- 1-4 li al: feaves l r 91 'I