Stadium High School - Tahoma Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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N Chosen in the sophomore year by the presiding cabinet, maroon and bronze became the class colors. By winning the city basket ball championship for the eighth consecutive year, Stadium ' s quintet was again entitled to compete in the state basket ball tournament in Seattle from March 17 to 20. Five of the hoopsters were from the Class of ' 37: Will Glundberg. center and forward; Bob Richards, forward: Marvin Scott, guard: Vince Luclch, and hiarry Werblsky, who played from the ranks of the substitutes, hllgh-point man for the entire season was Will Glundberg. Prominent as Varsity football players were Lee Bickenbach, captain of the team and a two-year letterman: Bill Hol mes, tackle, a three-year letterman: Jack Tanner, star half-back: Will Glundberg, versatile end, and Frank Londos, full-back, Inspira- tional Award winner. Cheering at games during the year was led by Frank Belfoy, yell king and his dukes. Bill Sommerville and Sherman Whipple, who took the place vacated by Bob Evans. Elizabeth Rawlings and Ruth Brumbaugh were yell queens. To outstanding seniors In the field of journalism Quill and Scroll awards were given. Members of the organization are: President, Shirley Shannon: vice president, Eleanor Roblson; secretary-treasurer, Yae Takashima, and Frank Norris, Margaret O Wilson, Everett Leisure, Miriam Geiger, hiarold Rome and Katharine Clifford. r Doing the honors as spring and fall editors of The World were Alan McKean and Dot Samson, respectively. A new plan was instigated by Student Council in March giving students who | had done exceptional work In journalism one semester or more without credit a chenille emblem for their services . Of the 16 who received this emblem, 14 were CJ seniors: Bob Jenkins, Everett Leisure, Katharine Clifford, Frank Norris, Dot Samson, p Shirley Shannon, Harold Rome, Alice Wood, Eleanor Roblson, Margaret Wilson, t Ruth Clamp, Miriam Geiger, Yae Takashima, Rita Leonard and Bill Walter. With a motif of medieval times, the seniors held their banquet on March 12. The class colors were predominant in the decorations, and programs In the shape of L. castles were used. There were approximately 310 present, the largest group ever . attending a Senior Banquet in Stadium ' s history. Entertainment was furnished by Glenn Parker and Margaret Pence, who sang. Hal Byer was toastmaster for the occasion and Margaret Hitchcock, John Boyle, and Yoshiteru Kawano talked with Clark Oberlles as guest speaker. Lee Bickenbach, class president, presented the 5 class creed to the president of the Junior Class, Ray Bucsko. Dancing in the gym followed, to the music of Brad Bannon ' s orchestra. Among various other social activities presented by the Senior Class was the senior sweater dance, the first one of the school year, on Jan. 22 with Louis Grenier s orchestra playing. Under, the general direction of Lee Bickenbach, the committees were composed of Kay Charlton, orchestra; Dorothy Hallam and Gladys Anderson, Intermission numbers: Jack Snyder and Rita Leonard, advertising, and Mogens Clement and Kenneth Coffman, tickets. In its junior year the class sponsored the annual Junior Prom on December 13 1935 Decorations put up under the general direction of Kenneth Coffman carried out a seasonal motif, with tinsel-covered fir boughs strung across the balcony of the boys ' gym and Christmas trees at the punch stand. Intermission numbers as selected by Cliff Rawnsley, entertainment chairman, included an accordion duet by Helen Lockwood and Ruth Allle and songs by Frank Belfoy, Thelma Anderson and Ward Allen. With Val Valente ' s orchestra playing, $20.05 was made. Individual gold medals and a trophy were given to Alan McKean and Frank Mallory seniors, who won the state debate tournament at the University of Wash- ington These boys also earned three-year debate letters. Chenille debate letters were awarded Eleanor Roblson, Margaret Wilson, Tom Ray, Fred LeVeque and Jack Hungerford. s Fifte

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s E N I O R C L A S S Top: Lee BIckenbach. Center: Bette Perkins, ton. Bottom; Kenneth Coffman, Dorothy Mallory. IN. Virginia Hamil- Hallam. Frank DISTINGUISHED as the only student in the history of Sta- dium to hold the presidency of his class for three years, Lee Bickenbach has successfully brought to a close the high school career of the Class of ' 37. To aid him in the social functions and the activities of the year, the following were chosen by the Senior Class in the elections of October; Vice president, Bette Perkins; secretary, Virginia hiamilton; treasurer, Kenneth Coffman; representatives to Student Council, Dorothy Hallam and Frank Mallory. For the first time at Stadium three girls with perfect records tied for the valedictory honors this year. They are Yae Takashima, hielen Sohl- berg and Marjorie Johnson. Yae and hielen were chosen by the ten stu- dents with the highest schol- astic standings to represent the class as Commencement speakers, according to rulings made last year when a situa- tion such as this was foreseen by the faculty. For the other two speakers, according to custom being boys, the class chose Paul Johns, student body president, and the faculty chose Ronald Rau, the boy with highest scholastic rating. Although the class is the largest yet to graduate, the senior honor roll is less than last year ' s. In its sophomore year the Class of ' 37 officers were: President, Lee Bickenbach; vice president, Orville Marvick; secretary, Margaret hiitchcock; treasurer, Bette Perkins; representatives to Student Council, hHarriet Gilmore and John Fortino. The next year Lee was re-elected president and the other officers were; Vice president, Cliff Rawnsley; secretary, Elizabeth Rawlings; treasurer, Kenneth Coffman; repre- sentatives to Student Council, Alan McKean and hlarriet Gilmore. The 1937 opera, Masquerade, presented April I, 2 and 3, took its cast almost entirely from the Senior Class. Margaret Pence, repeating her success in the title role of last year ' s opera, The Countess Maritza, was again in the lead, playing the part of Betty Holt. Opposite her was Glenn Parker in the role of Jan Jackson. The other speaking parts were taken by Helen Emmons, Marion Mulligan, Ward Allen, Howard Gregg, Genevieve Keil, Dick Haley, Keith Bogan, Charles Swanson, Betty Eernisse, Gretchen Kunigk and Frank Mallory. Further proving that the Class of ' 37 has dramatic ability, Shakespeare ' s As You Like It was presented May 14 and 15, with Bob Prins and Annette Friedman heading the cast. In the main supporting roles were Charles Swanson and Helen Emmons, while Jo Garretson and Fred Le Veque filled the comedy leads. The rest of the characters were ably portrayed by Jim Arntson, Walter Baldwin, Dick Haley, Hugh Williamson, Irwin Bailey, Bette Perkins, Jean Ellen Van Pelt, Katharine Clifford and Howard Gregg. Outstanding In school activities have been Pat Johns, president of the student body; Dorothy Searles, president of Girls ' Club; Helen Baisch and Marjorie Schwalen, successive presidents of Triple S, and Margaret Hitchcock, president of Stadiana. The offices of Student Council were filled entirely by seniors: President, Pat Johns: vice president. Will Glundberg; secretary, Harry Werbisky, and treasurer, Marvin Scott. Girls ' Club offices taken by senior girls were: Vice president, Elizabeth Rawl- ings; secretary, Shirley Shannon; treasurer, Esther Ostrem. Jlha.4«f Actment chairmen were: Social, Harriet Gilmore; weJ- twa i Thcros a €Tofeau, and service, Maida Mc- Eachron. Fourte

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I s E N I O R H O N O R R O L L Charles Allen Beula Anderson Martha Anderson Jim Arntson Margaret Beckman William Bennett John Boyle Harriette Buckner Florence Burd Lyie Busby Signa Byrd Ruth Cannon Katharine Clifford Bill Edmundson Betty Eernisse Yoshiko Fujimoto Miriam Geiger Mary Gordon . Helen Hallstrom Hazel Jean Ffanson Doris Hartman Irma Hawkinson Mobrey Jenkins Ralph Jentoft Paul Johns Marjorie Johnson Roland Koehler Kiyoshi Kono Virginia Krogh Anne K ukulanl Fran LaVonne Lawrience Everett Leisure Eleanor Lenning Frank Mallory Maida McEachron Alan McKean Mary Mladinov Edith JylQor-e— TKelma Nelson Ella Norman Haruko Oka Yoshiye Omori Ronald Rau Jeanne Reer- — Richard Reynolds Eleanor Robison Masami Sado Helen Sohlberg Dorothy Samson Arnold Schurb Marjorie Schwalen Dorothy Searles Shirley Shannon Donald Skidmore Louis Stewart Yae Takashima Betty Wheeler OUTSIDE HONOR ROLL Darrell Crisp Howard Gregg Harriet Latson Sixteen