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

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M ..,, WW., ..,,,.....,.,,.,...,..m,,,..,7a...-.. . 5 4 xxx t xg ,s ,f M. JL Ci. S. Cabinet ssmzwricn Gnu. s'rrm2N'rs of the San Mateo High School have expanded in number, enthusiasm, and accomplishment. The association is known, in brief, as the A. G. S., but only those who have paid student body dues for the semester are allowed to take active part in the at'fairs of the organization. The girls and women teachers are endeavoring, chietly, to promote and sustain school spirit and to further social activities within the school. These activities are sponsored by the Cabinet, which consists of thirteen members. They are, this year, as follows: President, Betty Bennett, Vice-President, and Social Service Department, Eva Biordang Secretary, .lane Mulcahy, Treasurer, Vivian Hague, Assemblies, Marjory McClareng Hospitality, Carol Holmbergg School Activities, Beverly McCurdyg Publicity, Colleen Clarkg Home Department, Dorothy Bones, A. G. S. Representative, Bunny Archerg Girls' Athletics, Olga Kaskg Advisors, Miss .lane Comings, Miss Mildred Hays. Secondary Committees are chosen when needed, such as committees for revision of constitution, budget, and calendar. These department heads and committees are always at work. Each term a worthy project is undertaken, usually for the betterment ol' the school as a whole. This spring it donated a large sum toward ob- taining lhe splendid curtain now hanging in the Little Theatreg last se- mester. it gave a picture for the great fireplace in the Libe. The outstanding fuctions this spring have been the Little-and-Big-Sister Parties, Freshman Mothers' Tea, Burial Ball, Farm Jinx, and Barn Dance, and Mothers' Day Program. Individual ideas for any of these A. G. S. ac- tivities are gladly accepted by the sponsoring group of girls. Cabinet meets every other Tuesday at major period in their special clubroom, where the reading of the minutes, reports ot' ollicers and commit- tees, projects, the latest functions and plans are taken care of. On the in- tervening Tuesday, during major period, are held the Board of Representa- tive meelings by a group ol' girls chosen to represent their major rooms. lTi1e Eiml

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.V . mc.-,W V ' f 'T W.i.g,. ,,, s f 'K N. VK, - - -,.l WW, ,, , Engineers' Club fi1'Ill'l'iIi Nlaiiager Iloln ltiddel llnsim-ss NiZIll2lfl't'l 'vilivlltillt' llavs-n Vliiel' Ell1Iilll't'l 'i'l'li lirii-luerg Ailvertising hiIlll1I5IPl'- Hob l'Ilf'ving' Moms SAN MATli0'S oldest and most active organizations is the Engineers' Club, organized by Mr. Blanchard and students who are interested in engineering, for the purpose of better acquainting the members with engineering and to promote an interest in that technical occupation. Stu- dents who were invited to join the club must have shown an interest in en- gineering, besides being able to earn good marks in their school work. If members received a failing mark during the semester, they were asked to resign from the club. These requirements not only raised the Engineers' Club to the higher standards of school life, but they also made the organiza- tion one of' the most exclusive clubs of the school. Throughout the semester, moving pictures of the manufacturing of the more useful products were shown to the club, so that the members could know something of the industries of the United States. The manufacturing of glass, one of our most useful products, was one of the first to be shown. Another was the manufacturing of steel, a product that probably plays the leading part in the industries of the world. Still another film was that of the Ford coal mines, which showed the mining of that sooty, black product that is so important to the iron and steel in- dustries. The Bosch 62 Lomb Optical Company also loaned a film to the Engineers' Club, The Eyes of Science, which showed how telescopes, bi- noculars, field glasses, microscopes, and other glasses that man uses to steal the secrets of science are made. Then, too, the California Fish and Game Commission contributed a series ol' films, dil'l'erent from the others, that showed the work of the state men. These films, that were loaned to the En- gineers' Club by the organizations and manufacturers, formed a very inter- esting and a most educational type of entertainment. To help the students become more familiar with one of our leading industries, about thirty members of the club visited the Bay Farm Airport whe1'e they were shown through a branch of the Boeing Air School. The assembling of planes and motors was also explained to those present. Uther trips were taken through the XVestern Pipe and Steel Company, the Pacific Coast Steel Company, and the Fuller Paint Company, where each step in the process of manufacturing was explained to the club by men of the firms. lTi'ie Eiml