San Mateo High School - Elm Yearbook (San Mateo, CA)

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f -nw , ...MN 1. ' v . S. is . 1 Honor Societq l'r1-sid:-nt -Anna l'lslne Secrm-tary-liarlmara C'l1ilt1'lul4-ll Vice-I'resident--l+llizal1etl1 Salvage lfat-ully Advisor! Miss Hazel Wolhanplcr HIE HoNon soC1l4:'rY was created for the purpose of encouraging scholar- ship. Membership in the organization entitles a student to a gold seal and life membership in the California Scholastic Federation. The names of life members are engraved on a bronze plaque hanging in the main hall. This semester the society has sponsored a Junior Honor Society in the San Mateo High School. Pupils from the various grammar schools in the eighth grade receiving over a 90 average are eligible for membership. At the end of the term the San Mateo Honor Society gives the Junior Society a party and thus endeavors to create interest in the scholastic field among the freshman students. At a lll96tlllg of the Honor Society held on March 19, a program in com- memoration of the tenth birthday of Chapter 52 was presented. Mr. Francis Mcflonville gave an interesting talk based on Browning's quotation, You cannot plant the ivy until the wall is seasoned. At the conclusion of the program a slip of ivy was planted at the front of the school. On March 20, the Honor Society invited as their guests, several of the neighboring chapters to San Mateo High School to participate in the Student Body Assembly. The idea was entirely new and the program was greeted with enthusiasm. Representatives from the San Mateo chapter attended the C. S. F. con- vention held in Palo Alto in April. High schools from the' central region of the state were present. The morning session consisted of a short business lneeting and a group of speeches given by interesting speakers of the region. Luncheon was held i11 the Stanford Union. In the afternoon there we1'e various round table discussions attended by the delegates of the different schools. At the adjournment ol' the convention a sightseeing tour of the Stanford campus was made. t lTlie Elml

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.W-,pq-'mf e . .Q Q - . .X ... I Ratlq Committee SUALLY the spring semester does not lend to create new school spirit. However, this year. the Rally Committee made strides toward increas- ing the spirit of the school. The various rallies showed just what our school has in il. Probably the best rally that San Mateo High has seen in the past few years was the San Mateo vs. Pittsburg basketball rally. Morton Hart, Dorothy liones, and Betty Enquist performed' the stunt showing how the l30's had captured the P. A. I.. and how they were going to capture the N. C. S. Mr. Joseph Acheson spoke on the importance of the support of the student body in winning a game. As usual, Mr. Bert Griffin took the house by storm with his most welcome contrilzution. Mr. XVihr's band played the school songs, while Mr. Dunn led the singing. This rally had a great effect on the game: almost the entire student body was present. The Band cooperated with the Rally Committee in every possible way. to make games and rallies both more colorful and more inte1'esting. Stu- dents have shown interest in the musical department, which is growing in every field. San Mateo High has always had good cheer leaders. This is largely due to the Rally Committee, as the leaders are part of the committee. At present, new cheer leaders are being trained for next semester. A very busy season is forecast. The cheer leaders will be leading yells at all football and basketball games. All bleacher stunts were conducted by this peppy organization. A vast amount of effort is put forth by the Rally Committte to try 'to create that short phrase which means so much to any schoolf-School Spirit. lTi1e Eiml