Modesto High School - Sycamore Yearbook (Modesto, CA)

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RFCQIIISITIGN . ,.i ' at is N, 41 A+ an all-school eleclion held in fha' Fall by ihe sfudenl s body, an official school emblem was chosen for use on school rings, pins and iewelry. These insignias were available io all Mo- 'A desio High School pupils, regardless of class. A plan for a safefy commission, hall policemen and couris, prepared by Tom Mellis, was presenied lo Congress and 'lhen lo a vole of ihe eniire enrollment Afler much debaie, ihe sru- denls adopred only lhe safely commission phase of 'lhe pro- posal. This group, consisling of Edna Mcfiraih, Felice Mallhews, Bill Magladry, Walfer JolliFF, Miss Virginia Garrison, and J. T. Aungsl' immediafely ser our ro sfudy hall congesrion. A complere renovafion of fhe Associaied Sfudenl Body consfiiulion was lhe final change underialcen by l'he officers. A direcl' primary eleclion was insiifufed wifh every siudenl in school being allowed lo voie. The office of song leader was made elecrive and placed on ihe execulive commiriee. Jeanne Eagleson in lhe Fall and Jacqueline Church in ihe Spring were ihe lasl' song leaders fo be appoinied by 'ihe execulive group. X W V I .e Glenn Kearns Yell Leader-Fall Jim Babcock Business Manager-Spring qm- 'Y is J-' E if W Sfanley Wilson President-Fall, Spring iimrcarr 5i,f,,i:,g , 2421111 RCHUOI, sf 7- ,SM if Q 1, 4 4 'Y g STR? 510829 f Soiap so i S rv ,Ja ff fs riff i is in .ki Q, so , A ,, s sl ' 'wi s ,ii so 45, viiiik 'H q 0 f?f'Z, 13 ax: 'Q K lg, l u'f,jg'fL1,LA ,Egg nigga Tom Mellis 1' if Us T W' ,5 ' if ry, A , as qi Treasurer-Sprung X114 QE' ,tp fr? Y A c gf, ff' . We R f 1' ..b k w, lah' to riqhi--Bob Griffiths, I2Bg Dewey Mclsaac Boys'agxcizilaiidrieliresiiiirnl:oBob Jones, IIAQ Lane Rolefson, IOBIA Bob l-0ChYy.- 3Y051d casf Edifor, Front row-Mariorie Rilchie, Girls' Leagye Presidenfj Pd?fICl6 Zim morman, IIB: Palricia Thompson, I2Ag W. M. PUQW. AdV'59 - Kgb wi els l VMS: Page Twenfy-five sf Q ,B m Q QT af Q'

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HIGH SCHOOL ' California ORDER Dare x i i -.M f:fl,. . l' 1 -1,q JL ris r + f Evelyn Milchell Vice President-Fall Secreiary--Spring ln addilion lo performing ils regular dulies, 'lhis year's execuiive commiHee can claim al leasl six record-smashing ac- complishmenls. The lirsl one was lhal of being presided over for lwo conseculive semeslers by amiable, able lwo-iermer Slanley Wilson. Mid-way lhrough 'lhe firsl' semesler, lhe group crealed a Rally Commillee of fifleen sludenls who served lo creale and mainlain school spiril. Besides planning and execuling rallies, lhe members, dislinguished by red and while caps, acled as ushers and hoslesses ai 'rhe various home games. The l940 lerm was disiinguished by a successful series of four nighl parries planned by lhe sludenl body. Complele wilh lirsl' rale orcheslras, ingenious decoralions, games, food, and duly elecled rulers, 'lhey al-lracled hundreds of sludenls lo 'lhe girls' gym. These all-school affairs included lhe Winler Carnival, which fealured a foresl of Chrisimas frees, lhe Cenlral High Hop, held in coniunclion wiih 'lhe senior play, lhe Day on 'rhe Farm Dance, which followed 'lhe school spring 'frolicg and lhe 45,56 cf 92- .91 62, XJ' 6' r YN Rcprosanlalives-back row, left fo right-Bill Lovvorn, l2Bg Tom Conway, l0A' Bill Schemmel, IDB, Ferris Boolhe, Boys' Associalion President. Fronf row-Peggy Booths, Sycamore Editor, Dexler Hogin, l2Ag Marilyn Maxwell, Girls' League Presi- dnnfg Walter Jolliff, H83 Mrs. ' , Gretchen Smxfh, Adviser Page Twenly-Your 'fig Lily Miyashima Treasurer-Fall Junior-Senior Prom, boasling a wonderland lheme. V6 X Z' iw 9. ., Q' .ii ,J . .. 15- fi Y ,U yi Ring Egan , l , W Gordon Yorlc Business Manager-Fall i V wt -if we 4 Don Schwien Yell Leader-Spring

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WMAM7 rain! F u Girls' League cabinef, seefeq. leff fo r-QHMBHYSX S1 feavani Lorraine Rossi, Tennis Vincenl, l39lfY Pflfldle- ur ' S' Bef? Bomberger, Felice Malfhews. slandinq, Mary anger, V Hs?gf?'l,L , 115 , D 5 .K ., fr l 39 s f .r ' fif'f,'Yv ' as R04 ,gb 3' rr: 2,-- , 1 sz: ..,f 1 , s -' Y f Q wk' 5 5 3' W Marilyn Maxwell, Mariorie Rilchie 1 --- My , M., ,,, Gelhng into fha swing of it wsrh fha Boys' Associafion and Girls' League. Fall Boys Assocoalion Cabmef, left fo Jones, Dick Clark Dexder Hogin, Edison Ayer. iured: George Keene, Jim Abbey, Busfer Lee Wright 1 I M ffyfi Q, in As inseparable as a circus and pink lemonade, fhe Girls' League and Boys' Associa+ion collaboraled on a busy schedule of aclivifies 'lhroughoul fhe year. The fwo groups, 'lo which every Modesfo High sfudenl belongs, were again ably advised by Mrs. Grelchen Smilh and Wesley Pugh. A. Under 'rhe leadership of Marilyn Maxwell and Ferris Boolhe, lhe cabi- nels slarled fhe Fall semesler wilh parries for freshmen and lranslers. Dur- ing fhe foolball season, +he organizalions sold candy, pom-poms and yarn dolls lo raise money wilh which lo finance a series of mon'l'hly aflernoon dances. The annual chariiy drives a+ Thanksgiving and Chrislmas reached a new high wilh forly-six complele meals and more fhan one hundred dollars being conlribufed by lhe sludenls. The Fall semesier was climaxed wilh a high-powered March of Dimes drive which ended wiih lasl' year's mark of S203 being lopped by five dollars. Marjorie Rifchie and Dewey Mclsaac fool: over ihe 'reins in February and confinued an aclive program. Incoming freshmen were enlerlained and enlighlened al lhe beginning of lhe Spring sernesier. Leap Year Day was celebraled by a special edilion of a paper called Cupid's Gazelle, and an aflernoon dance, while May Day was duly noled by 'lhe sale of corsages made by 'rhe League. Several hundred molhers received corsages, food and enlerlainmenl. Afler weelcs of rehearsals, 'lhe annual varie'l'y show, direcled by Joy Smilh, was presenled ai ihe end of May. Depicling a slu- Sprinq Boys' Associaiion Cabinsf, sealed, leff fo riqhf- i V - - - - Pale Rumble, Jaclr Bowen, Jim Babcock, Don Hynes, sland- Hnesqfggg, Ggrgliclgeaeiigimcgfb'TjL',,,i,eaH gum Lee Quarlarolr, Earl Barron, Bill Palmer, Bradley Camp- Bain- ' ' e . Page Twenly-sux