Santa Barbara High School - Olive and Gold Yearbook (Santa Barbara, CA)

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16 OLIVE AND GOLD During the year, Miss Dimmick has painstakingly reaccessioned the entire library, and under her direction the card-catalogue has been brought up to date. Miss Ellison has catalogued 299 new books and her corps has got them ready for the shelves, she has, likewise, rearranged all the books, making them more accessible to the uninitiated. The student-body and the Board of Education are much indebted to these teachers for this highly specialized service. Mrs. Byrd has been the silent force behind. LOAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND. With the institution of a Senior play in 1904, the idea of a Scholarship Fund sprang into being. For years students unable to put themselves through college have been privileged to borrow from this fund, in sums of 3250, with- out interestj This year the production of You Never Can Tell netted 3600, which is S100 more than the receipts of any preceding play. The fund now amounts to almost 34000. The withdrawal of the Strong Scholarship, now held by Miss Ruth Compton-S200 a year for four years---is a great loss to the school, and it puts a still greater burden upon this Loan Scholarship Fund. There are at present more applications received than can possibly be filled by the money on hand. The class of 1915 is proud of its quota to the fund and it hopes that coming classes will hold to the S600 mark. The Olive and Gold, in the name of the Senior Class, takes this oppor- tunity to thank Charles Wood for his excellent management of the play. His books show economy, forethought, and business efficiency. TO THE PUBLIC. For their generous patronage, their kindly attitude, their loans, and their co-operative assistance in making You Never Can Tell an artistic success, the Senior Class wishes to thank: Miss Overman, Miss Christal, Miss Chase, Miss Hunt, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Whittaker, and Mr. Soules of the high school, Dr. C. C. Park and Mrs. F. Randall of Montecitog Miss Ednah Rich, Mrs. Charles Anderson, Herbert Orrissg Miss Hope Weston Miss Martha Graham, Mrs. G. G. Graham, Miss Dorothy Diehl, Miss Eliza- beth Pender, Miss Pansy Martin, August Mutter, Dr. Sutton, the Neighbor- hood House, Pierce Brothers, Cronise Brothers, The White House, the Class of 1910, and the High School Orchestra. THANKS TO DR. PARK. The Olive and Gold , as the organ of the Senior class, wishes to express its appreciation of Dr. C. C. Park, for his generous check of 350, which swelled their donation to the Scholarship Fund. We are, indeed, encouraged to go on with this work when we meet with this ,kind of co-operation from our citizens. Dr. Park's gift is the third such that has come from our townspeople since the establishment of the fund in 1904. The main bulk of the fund has been raised by the efforts of the students themselves. We thank you, our good friend!

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OLIVE AND GOLD 15 THE FORGE. During the past term the new school paper, The Forge, has rapidly taken a prominent place among the high school papers of the state. It has become the official organ of the student-body, promoting a spirit of enthusi- asm hitherto unaroused in that organization. It has filled a long-felt need, picturing clearly and faithfully the passing school life, and enabling those interested in the high school to keep in close touch with it. When the venture was started, many wise ones predicted failure, but under the efficient and enthusiastic editorship of Henry O'Leary, and the careful supervision of Mr. Westergaard, The Forge has become a publica- tion of which we are all proud, and it has grown from a bi-weekly to a weekly. Under the businesslike management of Harold Brooks and the technical direction of Mr. Soules, it has fast lost its arnateurish appearance. With its new title-cut, its improvement in placing, spacing, division, and its well worded and well set up headings, it is certainly an attractive paper. With the privilege of the elder publication, however, and with a keen jealously for the honor of our school and a firm loyalty to her traditions, We would suggest a little more judicious praise to individuals and to organi- zations that work unselfishly for the interest of the high school as a whole. To The Forge , the Olive and Gold tenders 'heartiest congratu- lations! True to your name, may you mould public opinion, and may that which is wrought be ever of the best! THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. We point with just pride to the Library Association as the one absolutely successful venture of the Santa Barbara High School in student control. But it is with regret we announce that student management of the library will, of necessity, have to be abandoned. The library has grown to such proportions that the need of a technically trained librarian is now imperative. It now contains 5000 volumes, the care and distribution of which has become a burden that cannot longer be borne by volunteers among the students and teachers. - Since 1905 the library has been managed by a Library Association, con- sisting of students chosen for their fitness, and of the teachers of the English and Latin departments. These are organized into President, Secretary- Treasurer, Faculty Supervisor in general, Cataloguer, Accessionist, Desk Librarians, Stack Librarians, and Custodian. The technical work is taught by the cataloguer and accessionistg the discipline is looked after by the Super- visor, President and the desk-librarians. The general staff is to be congratulated upon the excellent management of the year's work. Miss Higgins has made a most efficient and resourceful president, Miss Miller, a most competent secretary. Among the librarians, Miss R. Mason has proved herself most capable in every line 3 Miss Schauer has become the star disciplinariang Miss Herd has shown fine executive ability, and Miss Haines, Miss Paulin, Miss Boyl, and Miss Burke are good library timber. Since Faunt Stebbins has taken over the care of the library, its appearance is much improved.

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OLIVE AND GOLD 17 POSTER SALE. The week following the Senior play, the sale of the play posters took place in the Assembly Hall. Champ Clarke showed another side of his versatile nature, proving himself as extraordinary a financier as a waiter. Never before has such excitement and rivalry between classes prevailed, the single posters running up to 35.00, 36.00 and 37.00. The highest price- 57.15-WHS paid by the Freshman class for Charles Coiner's poster. However amazing it may seem, the pictures of the cast sold easily, the junior class paying 31.06 for theirs. The sale brought the management 325. MAY QUEEN CONTEST. This year saw the inauguration of a May Festival for the public schools of Santa Barbara and a May Queen to be chosen from the high school. As the student-body was in need of funds to carry on Field Day and as the May Day Festival had materially interfered with their plans for a barbecue to be given at that time, it was suggested that the contest be made a money-making scheme with votes at one cent per. The whole scheme was placed under the management of Harold Clarke. The last week of April was devoted to the election of this Queen 0' the May, Each class nominated one candidate for the contest. The names of these candidates were placed before the student-body. Begun as a joke, the election soon assumed astonishing aspects unthought of by teachers or students. Good- natured rivalry ran high and the four contesting classes poured their pennies into the treasury to the sum of 3158. Miss Lucie Tornoe, senior candidate, was elected by a vote of over four thousand. No more fitting Queen could have been chosen. All differences were soon forgotten in homage to our gentle Queen Lucie. ALOHA OE! Commencement! The Freshman looks forward to graduation as the wonder-goal to be reached after four years of hard study. We of 1915 are at that goal. As we stand in the open doorway, a feeling of regret and sadness comes over us. We turn back over those four years- the shortest, the happiest, the hardest, and dearest days of our life! We are about to begin that fuller, greater, longer life that lies just over the threshold. All through our high school life-in athletics, that has made us physically able to compete with the hardships that will confront us, in the Senior play, that has broadened and deepened our human sympathies, in our student-affairs, that have taught us self-controlg in our class activities and in our personal associations that have shown us the value of strong, good fellow- ship-we have been working toward the goal of unselfishness and helpfulness to others. Through the unceasing love and wise guidance of Daddy, of Mrs. Byrd, and of our principal, each of us individually has come to recognize the things that make for eternity and not for the moment. To these, and all that have helped us in this dear old High, we regretfully say- Farewel1 !