Salinas Junior College - La Reata Yearbook (Salinas, CA)

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G. A. A. Under the leadership of President Patria Mixson and Adviser Mrs.Wing, the Girls' Athletic Association has done much to further the interests of girls' sports. It acts as a sort of a sponsor for everyday sports and also for many good times which the girls have cause to remember. The annual Play Day was held in Santa Cruz April 14. All the G. A. A. organizations from this district participated. Hockey, speedball, soccer, basketball, volleyball, and baseball were played, each girl choosing three sports and playing in competition not with other schools but with mixed groups. During the luncheon a program depicting the Re- creational Life of American People was given. Salinas gave an interesting presentation of the O American Indian. To close the day the G. A. A. furnished swims at the Santa Cruz plunge. X About 700 girls attended. The Home Play Day was held April 21. The participants enjoyed a treasure hunt followed by an interclass meet. At the close of the fun cookies and punch were served to everyone. During Easter Vacation, the G. A. A. held a picnic in Chualar Canyon. The girls spent a happy day hiking, playing games, eating, and riding. May 18 was the date decided for G. A. A.'s annual Guest Nite. Other oiiicers of the G. A. A. were president, Alice Kubota, secretary, Arleen Hebbron, scrapbook editor, Virginia Cavaner. Fern Adams received the pin given for 1000 G. A. A. points. Letters were awarded to the following members: Evelyn Erringtong Arleen Hebbron, Josephine Ledo, Juanita Burnette, Ruth Appleby, Hede Kubota, Olga Petersen, Madeleine Lowell, Thelma Thomsen, Pearl Haver. ARCHERY e Interest in archery has increased this year until about 115 students have taken part in the sport. Every sunny day a group of enthusiasts were seen on the court lawn in a still hunt for a target set at a distance of about twenty yards. The only things lacking were a few bushes for camouflage and a method to combine the good points of the boomerang with those of the arrow. General results were sore wrists but straight backs. Outstanding archers were Virginia Cavaner, Margaret Hughes, and Ruth Kellom. 052

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LIGHTWEIGHT BASKETBALL This year's lightweight basketball team didn't revolutionize the basketball world, but under Coach Bennion's guidance many future greats were developed. The first team wasn't composed of only five members, but in each game many substitutions were made since th e competition was so great. The team made little progress at the beginning of the season, but made suficient headway to defeat their closest rivals, Monterey, two out of three times. These, however, were the only league games .won by the Cowbabies, since Santa Cruz and Watsonville proved too tough. , 'U There were no outstanding players, since the lightweights relied on TENNIS teamwork rather than on individual playing. The entire season's scores are as follows: Salinas......f.................i........... I4 Paciic Grove. Salinas,,........-......................... 11 Santa Cruz-...... Salinas,,,.,,,...,...,.........-...-..-. 12 Watsonville...- Salinas........ ,..... .-..................... 25 San Jose,........ Salinas.,...............-............... 20 Monterey-.....- Sa1inas,............ ..... ............ 18 Chaminade .... ... Salinas,...,,....-.-...................m... 6 Santa Cruz... Salinas,.,,,,,,,.,,,,..,......,.,.......-........... 14 Watsonvilleg... Salinas... .... -.......,,.............. 19 Monterey...... SaIinas...............-................- 16 Monterey-...... TOTAL....---.-. ....-...-...........l S5 TOTAL... During the fall, practice t o u r n a m en ts were held with Monterey, Watsonville, and Santa Cruz. Indications were that if our players would get down to steady practice, we might have a fairly good chance to get somewhere in C. C. A. L. tennis. Although the team as a whole was a little erratic, due mainly to some of our players' reliance on extreme western grips,', it was undoubtedly the best team produced by Salinas High up to this time. The teamfailed to do as well as expected in the C. C. A. L. tourna- ments, losing both to Monterey and to Pacific Grove. However, our boys managed to Win again from Watsonville and Hollister. Members of this year's s chool team were Johnny Lumsden, Wilfred Scheifler, Eugene Cahoon, Howard Pence, John Kokalis, Jim Thorup, Ed Burke, H o w a r d V a s c h e, Richard. McCollum, D i c k S h i n n, and Merle Estes. . With the completion of our four new tennis courts it is to be hoped that the general standard of tennis will improve a great deal. 510

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HOCKEY Here the embattled players stood And fired the balls around the field. It was hockey-time in Salinas, and the Junior and Senior girls were having a glorious time trying to injure and kill each other. Twenty- one girls fighting hard with feet, stick, and ball made the field a battle royal. Of course, the object of the game is not to kill but to win. However, these poor benighted girls considered violence to be the best way of winning both the game and a place on the All-Star eleven. It took the team captains over two weeks to pick the All-Star players. Even then there was just about a straw's difference between the first and second teams, and the second team knew it could beat the All-Stars if a challenge were accepted. That was hockey. The girls who disabled a sufficient number of other hockey players to win All-Star rating were Thelma Thomsen, Virginia Cavaner, Shirley Stevenson, Georgia Moifitt, Irma Gorda, Helen Neal, Eileen Hunt, Aloha Tisher, Gladys Nielson, Arleen Hebbron, and Betty Hamilton. BASKETBALL The juniors and seniors have played two-court basketball this year instead of the slower and less exciting three-court game. Since there was more space for each player to dance around in, there were fewer casualties and more action. For six weeks the gym resounded to the rush of feet on the floor, eager shouts, the squall of the referee's whistle, and that pulsating silence that comes when the ball hesitates on the edge of the basket. On to victory, or down to defeat with the hope for Victory next time! The final test for a basketball player was to see how much clothing she could start out with and how little she could finish with. Buttons, straps, buckles, and pins all proved faithless under strain. Only on cold days was a full uniform appreciated. Intense rivalry was shown in the class games and especially at the time when the two Junior-Senior All-Star Teams were chosen. Those who were awarded places of honor were forwards, Norma Hile, Helen Neal, Alice Kubota, guards, Evelyn Errington, Fern Adams, Gladys Nielson, forwards, Martha Hatton, Josephine Ledo, Juanita Burnetteg guards, June Abe, Toshi Nagano, Nell McDougall. 530