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

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K' T. 1 ,,., l'iw-sitlent l'lllIl1'l' Williams Yi4't l'l'1'Sl4l4'lll. S 1-f-. and Treas. Wm, II Qvn- Ile l-'aeulty Advisor Mr. A--lufson ills semester the Hi-Y Club has been one ol' the most active clubs in school. as is shown by the increase in membership, and the profound interest which most boys in school show in it. The purpose ot' the Hi-Y is, primarily, to instill in the boys the l'und:l- mental principles ol' good citizenship-clean living. clean speech, good sportsmanship, and moral courage, and to unite those upperclassmen of a high school who are ready to create, maintain. and extend throughout the school and community, high standards ot' Christian character. The club sponsored many enjoyable outings dui'ing the term, the most outstanding ol' which was a trip to Yosemite during the Easter vacation. The club had its origin in the San Mateo High School in 1928, when Mr. ltobert Simcock requested that Mr. Acheson organize a branch ot' the Hi-Yg previous to that time. the club had won popularity in many high schools throughout the state. The San Mateo Hi-Y Club is composed ol' the leading boys ot' the school, and so tar has been somewhat limited in membership. It is interesting to know that the N. C. F. champions were practically all members ot' this club. Not only does this group promote its own activities, but it also has given its support to every student body activity, as well as promoted school spirit among the boys. lt is no wonder then that such an organization as the Hi-Y, with its wide-awake ollicers and members, has gained recognition among the students ol' San Mateo. lTlie Elml

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X A,...,..W- , , I .. ...,.Yc.,,,,v ,N,,.1,,,,W..M.,. .V f 1 f ik. W N J . .Ne M H ,f Zti Debaters' Club I're-sidt-nt--Frane-es Young S+-4-rotary-Mary Lyilon l'ublir'ity Alilll2lj1't'l'- XVade Linder l'lll1'llllX Advisor' Miss Marion lledrivk 1'rH the new semester, there has come into our midst a new club, the purpose of which is to promote interest and practice in debating. Debating offers a wide field of endeavor for the argumentative student. Our two teams started their first season very successfully. Un XVednes- day, March 3, San Mateo defeated both San Jose's and Palo Alto's debating teams. San Mateo's affirmative team debated at San Mateo with San Jose's negative team. Their negative team debated at Palo Alto with Palo Alto. Members of the affirmative team were: Clement Hall and Jesse Feldman. Frances Young and Bob Elfving composed the negative team. The subject of the debate was: Resolved-That the Thirteen Month Calendar Should Be Adopted Universallyf' San Mateo defeated San .lose by two out of three votes, and defeated Palo Alto by three out of three votes. On April 16, San Mateo's two teams debated Girls' High. Members of the teams were: .Iesse Feldman and Herbert Goldman, affirmative, Frances Young and Hassel Smith, the negative team. The subject of the debate was: Resolved-That Capital Punishment Should Be Abolished in the State of California. The members of the debating team debated the same subject on April 22. San Mateo's affirmative tealn debated Los Gatos at San Mateo, and San Mateo's negative team debated Sequoia at Sequoia. Since the debate with Girls' High was an informal debate, no decision was rendered. After the debate the A. G. S. Hospitality Department served the debaters and teachers with tea in the A. G. S. room. where they dis- cusssed debating in the two schools. Vtdiie Eimj s .. 1 ..,... a.,.t1..N ...W hx. ,fi at W4 3 N. Q. . ww AW .