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

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Merit Committee The merit committee is composed ot one representative student trom each class and one trom the student body at large. This body supplements the worlc ot the student body council in the matter ot selt-government. The purpose ot the merit system is to stimulate activities indicative ot good citizenship. It provides a means ot rating the citizenship standards ot individual students. Changes in merits may be recommended by members ot the taculty or by students with the signed approval ot the appropriate taculty member. The merit committee has been in ettect at the Laton High School tor approximately six years. The students this year are fortunate in having a group ot conscientious students to conduct the important business involved. The sessions held every Thursday during activities period are always busy ones. The members are: Chairman, Glenn Price: Freshman Representative, Neva De Hart: Sophomore Representative. Janet Hetionkp Junior Representative, Leslie Jewettg Senior Representative. Terril Etirdg Student Representative, William Roush: Faculty Representative, Miss Allen. Roush, Jewett. Del-lart, Allen, I-letionlc, Price, Etird l l l I 2911- fl ai: feaves SM'

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ala Eeaves X i Scholarship Society The Scholarship SocieTy, branch member 2l6C oT The CaliTornia Scholarship Fed- eraTion, The mosT exclusive club in The school, had during The lasT year The Tollowing membership: Terril ETird-President JuaniTa Anderson-Vice-President Ursula Turner -SecreTary7 and George Nishi, Council Memberg RoberTa Jenlcinson, Ilene Mcfxliis- Ter, Glenn Price, Maxine Vaughn, Vlfilliam Roush, Mae Delle Cessna, Frances Nielsen, Grace Nishi, ivlargareT Love, Muriel Holsinger, STewarT Blanchard, Irwin ETird, and KeiTh Parsons. The club has had a very enioyabie year, whaT wi+h various excursions led by The advisor, Miss Cook. Following are privileges allowed The SocieTy by The TaculTy: I. All members oT The socieTy may be excused Trom guarTer examinaTions in any course. 2. All members oT The socieTy may be excused Trom Tardiness wiThin a cerTain limiT. 3. All members OT The socieTy may give Their own excuses Tor absences. A wriT- Ten excuse Trom Their parenTs shail noT be required. 4. All members oT The socieTy may have The privilege oT sTudying where They please during Their sTudy period. Roush, Price, T. FTird, Coolc, l. ETird, Blanchard, Nishi Turner, lv1cAllisTer, Anderson, Nieisen, Cessna, Jenkinson, Love -T28

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lx Eeaves r V 5 .J ' N , Nr N Xi ,J 2? X Debating The LaTon DebaTors, winners oT Madera, Tulare, Fresno, and Kings CounTies Tor The year oT T935-36, losT The Valley Championship To BakersTield High School by a small margin in Their Tinal debaTe. The Team which includes one veTeran, Tony VicTor, a senior, and Three neophyTes, RoberTa Jenkinson, a iuniorg Hazel Gonser, a sophomore: and Francis Landis, a Treshman, began The year deTermined To win Their division. They TirsT clashed in non-decision pracTice debaTes wiTh Tour large schools -l-lanTord, WashingTon Union, Kerman, and Roosevelt Then in Their league debaTes They won The division by Tive wins and one loss. ln compeTiTion wiTh RoosevelT and Coalinga, winners oT divisions one and Two, The debaTors capTured The counTy championship TiTle. They +iI+ed wiTh l-lanTord Tor The San Joaquin Valley semi-Tinals and won Tour ouT oT six decisions. ln The debaTe wiTh BakersTield They were unable quiTe To gain The vicTory so are placed second in The Valley. The debaTe Team wishes iT To be known ThaT They owe a greaT deal oT Their success To Their coach, Miss Mildred Clark. Sornrnars, Dooley, Gonser, VicTor, Jenkinson, Landis, Clark -,iso