St Elizabeth High School - Elizabethan Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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ELIZABETHAN NINETEEN-THIRTY Junior Notes , V i . . l 1 ' A f f , Vai' . 5 Qui ARTHUR FISHER MARY JANE STENGER MARIE PARGETT LA VERNE LEWIS Prr.iir1r'nf Scrrrfary Vin'-Prrsiilmt Trvaslzrrr MARIE POTSTADA GERALD GULARTE Girlx' Marshal Boys' Marshal Class History MARIE PARCETT stretched, yawned, and turned toward Margaret Barry, who was sitting up in bed. Really, Margaret, l'm not the least bit tired. Are you? l'm not very tired, eitherl came Margaret's answer. Let's just talk for a while. Well, then, continued Marie, what will we talk about? We've over- done almost every open subject already. Why don't you tell me about your entrance into high school? You know, you promised to tell me some day, replied the other. Well, it's a long story. I guess it really began with the first day. That surely was a day! Such a mixup. No one knew how the locker numbers ran, and Mr. Kelly was kept busy all day and, for that matter, all the following days opening combination locks, at the end ot which time he should have been an expert safe-cracker. We were scrubs to the higher Sophomores, and the juniors treated us as mere infants, while the exalted Seniors clidn't even know we existed. We couldn't vote, we couldn't belong to the C. A. A., we couldn't be on the team-in fact, we had no privileges at all. Haven't we improved a lot since? -15-

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ELIZABETHAN NINETEEN-THIRTY Se-niorNotes fer MARGARET MCCANN BETTY MARKHAM FRANSCINE XVHITTED Virr'-Prrxirlvirl Prrxirlr-uf Trmsurrr KATHERINE KITTERMAN BERTHA ASCHVVANDEN Srrrvtrzry Girls' Marshal History ofthe Class of I93O FOUR YEARS AGO an enterprising group of students entered, for the first time, the portals of St. Elizabeth's High School. After we, as Freshmen, had become acquainted with the mysteries of high-school life, pep took the place of shyness. lt didn't take long before the other classes sat up and took notice. As Sophomores we had to live up to the reputation which we had so well started the year before. With joseph O'Hern as president, we progressed rapidly, coming into the limelight with the outstanding work of our athletes. The upper classmen began to realize that we were a big factor in S. E. H. As juniors our class was well known as the peppiest of all. ln athletics we excelled, many stars being members of our class. Our programs were always snappy and the Senior-junior Luncheon which we supervised was the talk of the school. We have now nearly completed the four years of our glorious career. With the able work of our president, Betty Markham, we have reached the top of the ladder. ' SENIOR CLASS POEM Dear old school, we must bid you adieu, We cannot forget our days with you, To our high school days, all too few, And all the joys and pleasures, too, Leaving you with a sense of work well done, Now we are going into Iife's great game, And memories of joy and fun. We'll try hard not to tarnish your name. ..14.. .

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ELIZABETHAN NINETEEN-THIRTY I should say you have, but all Freshies are like that, laughed Margaret. We got a good many lectures, too, went on Marie. The higher grades seemed to laugh at our mistakes, criticize our efforts and even look down on us with scorn, but of course they really didn't. Theresa Blewett was our class president that year, and she certainly made a very good one with her fine speaking voice. Our Sophomore yearwas the most exciting year of all. At least, thatiswhat l thought. Lorraine Faria was our president during that year, and-oh, Margaret, l almost forgot to tell you about our little, old-fashioned skit. Everybody worked hard and raked up all the old clothes their grandmas had worn in the gay nineties. We really had a large collection. You should have seen some of the girls. lt was a scream. Of course, we had a prize for the best outfit, and that went to Isabelle Rose, the Blushing Bride, and Maureen Henno, the dainty little flower girl. Then, of course, there was a skit that the boys furnished. lt was a comical negro play, and it was really very funny. We gave the show at a Student Body meeting, and it was a huge success, and one that we shall always remember. There was another thing, too, which raised us up a little higher in the estimation of our elder students, and that was our Sophomore teams. What teams! The girls won the inter-class championship, and that's something, isn't it? l'll say it is. l bet you were thrilled. lt certainly was something to be puffed up about, replied Margaret. Yes, said Marie, with a touch of pride in her voice, and we were puffed up about it, too. lt was after that that we became steadfast friends, wasn't it, Margaret? Now we are juniors. just think, 'juniors' The very name demands attention and respect from the lower classmen. lt will not be long before we are Seniors. Why, even now we are important in the affairs of the school. just look at the way we worked to initiate the Freshmen. l'll bet our skits constituted half of the program. And you composed the class song, and that is doing something, if you ask me. But you just wait until next year, and see how we advance. Then we'll show them what we can do. Onward, luniorsl The goal is in sight! Oh, Mariel Margaret Burke '3l. -15-