Ripon High School - Mission Yearbook (Ripon, CA)

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1 MISSION 1935 1 , Top to Bottom: Student Body Gfficers - Merit Board Debaters - Girls' League f 'df

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llf I X' J with Xp: ,ff I 22 MISSION 1935 Debating Mr. Leonard Mcliaig, coach Nineteen thirty-five has proven to be a very active year for Coach McKaig's debating teams. Though few participated, real honors have been won by Christina Van den Akker, Beatrice Rees, Gladys Bartholo- mew and Tate Hutchins, th-e class members. In the first round of debates, Rip-on defeated Ceres and Fresno, losing to Modesto and Livingston. In the second round, Ripon won over Ceres, Fresno and Lodi, and lost to Livingston. - In addition to the regular debate schedule, Ripon High entered two tournaments. Gladys Bartholomew and Christina Van den Akker repre- sented the school in the Fresno State Teachers' College Debate Tourna- ment, where they won first place over twenty other teams entered. ln the 'University of Redlands Debate Tournament, Ripon came through the preliminaries wi.h flying colors, being one of three out of thirty-two teams entered to finish undefeated, but was then eliminated by teams from Bakersfield and Corona. Girls' League Mrs. N. T. Gonzales, advisor Mrs. Gonzales, dean of girls, and Gertrude Lisenbee, our president, have led us through two enjoyable semesters. Several parties have been given. The welcome party for new girls and freshmen was a prosperity affair, decorations being paper money of all denominations and bags of gold--not genuine of course. The second was a costume party for mothers and daughters. The birthday box was opened and yielded 351047. The girls gathered clothes before Christmas which were turned over to the local town welfare committee. The San Joaquin Valley conven.tion of this organization was held at Livingston. Gertrude Lisenbee and Georgene Osborne went as our delegates. A bus load of members also attended. The annual Girls' League program for th-e student body was given January 12. It consisted of dances, a recitation, a short play and some orchestra numbers. A cake sale was given in April to raise money. The animal junior-senior tea was held the latter part of May. Seniors and their mothers were guests of the juniors. The officers for the year were: Gertrude Lisenbee ........................ President ........................ Gertrude Lisenbee Lharlotte Sfahlberg ............... Vice-President ............... Charlotte Stahlberg Bonnie Bradley - Estelle Zinn ...... Secretary ...... Gladys Bartholomew on the Ex. Committee were: Opal Tipton, decorations, Doris Lund. Elveiya Regello, scrap-book, Marie Santos, Ireta Hutchinson, yell leaders, Phyllis Gritton, Elaine Brink, Myrtle Moody, Mildred Kincaid, Wanda German, and Georgene Osborne, program committee.

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ll ff ff 24 MISSION 1935 Gold R Society L. B. Brown, advisor At the beginning of the school year the Gold R Society held an initiatory meeting and elected five members: Charlotte Haller, Harvey Douma, Carroll Keirn, Howard Anderson, and Marie Santos. The cere- mony was conducted by Bob Hutchinson. During the second semester Frances Kincaid and Lester Newstrom were initiated into the society. There are definite requirements for membership in this organization. When a student receives 250 merit points, he is awarded a gold R pin, and automatically becomes a member of the Gold R Society. A guard is given for 300 merit points. The following officers were el-ected this year: President-Harvey Douma Vice-President-Charlotte Haller Secretary-Marie Santos Scholarship Mrs. N. T. Gonzales, advisor During the fall season the Scholarship Society had one party and attended the fall meeting of the eleventh district of the California Scholarship Federation. An election awarded them the vicepresidency of that organization. ' An induction ceremony was held for new members in the second semester. The society attended the spring district meeting and also the state scholarship convention at Hayward on April 27. The social function for the second semester was the dance drama held at the College of Pacific. Officers for the year were: John Travaille ................................. President ................................. John Travaille Gladys Bartholomew ............ Vice-President ,........... Gladys Bartholomew Yoshiko Watanabe ...... Secretary-Treasurer ....................,,........ Billy Haller War Whoop Mr. J. T. Aungst, advisor The War Whoop for 1934-35 was a product of the journalism class, aided by reporters from the school at large. The paper this year became a four page weekly, and was printed instead of mim-eograp-hed. Special Xmas and April Fool editions were published. The cost of printing was financed by adds from Ripon, Stockton, an.d Modesto, a charge of one cent an issue per student, a benefit trip to B. C. Wallace's Funeral Parlors, and a weekly allowance from school funds. Representatives of the staff attended journalism conventions at Stanford and Modesto Junior College. The staff of editors, composing the journalism class, were Rowein Schm-iedt and Charlotte Stahlberg, editors-in-chiefg Beulah Russell, News, Nick Tocco, Humorg Vera Bonnet, Featuresg Lester Newstrom, Sports 3 Miri ' - ' A ' am Spuller, Art, Albertus kamps, Business.