Modesto High School - Sycamore Yearbook (Modesto, CA)

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Associafed Sludenfs GRATTAN HOGIN THE Associafed Sfudenfs have had a prosperous year alfhough handicapped by a decreased budgef. The parficipafion in sporfs fhis year was more general fhan ever before. Even fhough a championship foofball feam was nof produced, fhe loyalfy of fhe sfudenfs was shown by fhe large number fhaf affended fhe games. The baskefball season was very successful as if produced fwo champions and fwo runners-up. The frack feam won fhe Norfhern C. l. F. championship and added an- ofher permanenf frophy. The agriculfure boys confribufed fheir share of honors won. ln public speak- ing, fhe debafe feam did nof fare so well, buf in fhe Lowell High debafes, sopho- more debafes, exfemporaneous speaking confesf, and oraforical confesf, a safisfacfory record was made. The dramafic producfions of fhe year were successes. The Associafed Sfudenfs inaugurafed a new program of infroducing freshmen fo fhe school and ifs acfivifies. A new mefhod of insfalling officers in fhe sfudenf governmenl' was adopfed af fhe spring elecfion. The award sysfem was revised in several places and a commiffee is working on furfher revisions. The curfailmenf of fhe budgef caused fhe execufive commiffee fo economize in many ways. The Associafed Sfudenfs will be under fhe leadership of Andrew Berfucci and Jean Allderdice nexl' year. Alfhough fhe pospecfs are fhaf fhe buclgef will be slashed. furfher, fhey plan a full program of sfudenf acfivifies. ' cc4 by

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dminisflfaiion Vice-Prim:ipaI's Message MISS DAVIS FACING FORWARD, fhe moffo of fhis year's Sycamore, is af once an epifome of fhe acfivifies of fhis presenf year, a slogan which indicafes fhe view-poinf of fhe sfudenfs of fhe Modesfo High School, and a descripfion of fhe spirif fhaf lives in Modesfo High School. During fhe pasf year fhere has been in Modesfo High School no depression of spirifs, of moods nor of morale. ln all classroom enferprises, and in all exfracurricular acfivifies, sfudenfs and faculfy alike have been facing forward. We have been able fo rise above fhe life sifuafions fhaf are pasf fo face wifh courage and eagerness whafever condifions may be ahead. These are excifing, momenfous days. Hisfory is being made righf now, and we are parficipafing in fhe making of if. We are re- ioicing in fhe consciousness fhaf youfh has a vifally imporfanf place in fhe new deal. We face forward, nof in relucfance because we musf, buf in delighf because we have confidence in fhe fufure. The Sycamore has given us a vanfage poinf on which we may sfand and cry as Columbus did, Land ahead . Lef us, as sfudenfs and faculfy, accepf fhe challenge given us by fhe sfaff. Lef us fruly face forward as individuals and as fhe greaf co- operafing family of Modesfo High School. I ,, -- l l K3 2:

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I III I II I II ssocmfed Sfudenfs slMPsoN BURKE Graiian Hegin and Simpson Burke provided able Ieadership during +I1e year. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Spring Fall GRATTAN HOGIN ......,,. ,,,,,,,.... P residenf ........ ,.,,,...... S IMPSON BURKE RUTH HAWKINS ......,, ,.,,,,,,,, V ice-Presideni ....,.,, ,,,.,.... B ETTY WILLARD ELAINE BECKER ..,..,,,,, ,,..,..... S ecrefary ,,,,,,,Y A,.A,,.,.. P AULINE PEARCE SIMPSON BURKE ,,,,..., ,,......,...,, T reasurer ,,,,,,,, ,..,.,.,.. V ICTOR HUGHES ED WILLARD .,.....,,,...,,. ,,,..,,.... B usiness Manager ,... ,,..............,.. E D WILLARD MARY LOPEZ ........,,,,,,,,,,,, ........ ' 'Awgwan Ediior .,,,, ,,,..,A. H EDLEY ARCHIBALD HAROLD HONNOLD ,.,,..,. ...... ' 'Sycamore Ediior .,,,.,.. .,,.,... H AROLD HONNOLD TED MARTZ ......,...,,,,..,,..... .... .,,,,,, Y e II Leader ,.,....,,. ....,,,,,,,............ D AN SASO ROBERT AYRES .....,,...,. ,,.....,, I 2A Represen'IaIive,,. ,....... WILSON SCHULER PHILIP KNORR ....A............... ........, I 2B Represen+aIive.,. ...,.,,, NORMAN FLETCHER NORMAN FLETCHER ...A,... ....,,..,, I IA Represen'IaI'ive,.. ..,........ JOHN BABCOCK HEDLEY ARCHIBALD ........ ,,........ I IB Represeniafive... ...........,.. DELBERT WILLIAMS PI'IYI-I-IS KRUIZENGA ...,.,.......,...........,...,,. IOA Represen+a+ive ,,,,...A..... .,,..........,,, M ARSHALL ATKINSON MARSHALL ATKINSQN ' IUB Renresen+aI'ive .,.,,,.,,,.,.....,,,,,,.... CATHERINE HAMMOND I I I 1' cc 5 by ,f P I A I