University High School - Cub Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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Q-1:5 1 xl Q Q lj ll KJ '4 Q K .L ws 909 .R Om: L 9 vs ,R 4 va ur -41 15' AY -49' My Y Qx Y X x A W 5 Q STUDENT BODY NIGHT NV ith spirits undampened by the d1'iving rain, a record breaking crowd greeted the rising cur- tain at tl1e seventh semi-annual Student Body night given by this school, that took place on Friday evening, October 11. The show started off with everybody happy and never for one moment lost its tone throughout the whole per- formance. Students aroused by the noon dance a11d the enthusiasm of the day, mothers and fathers an- ticipating the well advertised pro- gram and little brothers and sis- ters thrilled with the brightly col- ored serpentine, all were in a re- ceptive mood to greet Eugene Charlesworth's Ambass a d o r s, the first number on the program. HNew ltlooni' and Could If executed by vVi211'1'Cll Andresen, piano, Jack and Wlalter Vance, saxaphonesg lNIonte Kelly, trum- pet, and Eugene C-harlesworth, drums, thrilled the audience as only good jazz can. A college boy appeal was fur- nished by the Senior Boys glee in a singing act with ia fraternity house setting. Following The DCS1JC1'2lflO,,, their first song, Bob Koll, George Horton, Bill Layne, and J ack Steinbaek introduced some 11ew steps in a clever bit of horse play. The Bells of Saint lNIarys and 6'All Hail Blue and Gold which b1'Ol1gllt University of California students to their feet, concluded the act. cc Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty took a great fall, And all the king's horses and all the king's men Couldnlt put Humpty together again. In a series of acrobatic stunts, dances and tableaus, the Junior Girls Athletic association, led by Florence Bianchi, told the sad story of Humpty inscribed above. A comedy in an English setting, entitled The Shutting of the Doori' was presented by the Blue- bird Theatre, an eighth grade insti- tution directed by Bliss Beatrice Burnett. The east included: Villa Beth Stiles, as ltfargaret Tindalg Charles Dondero, as J an Tindalg 40 i I fy U C, i

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Left: Amos Culbert doing a circus stunt with two oi the pack mules. Centerg A scene along the trail. Right: The Devi1's Punch Bowl. that we couldn't have eaten more if there had been any. Next morning we started down Evolution Valley to the south fork of the San Joaquin river. There a1'e more mosquitoes here than any other place on earth-at least the Muir club thinks so. With my feeble assistance Bill ltlurdoch managed to kill two hundred mos- quitoes in forty minutes, a record to envy. After a somewhat rainy day, the sun came out and, at six olclock, we pitched camp in a meadow near the San Joaquin river. That night we slept under clear summer skies. Such is the climate in the high Sierra. This afternoon is also to be re- membered by some of us because Coley maintained a slower pace tl1a11 usual and actually had to be pulled as well as pushed for several miles. Slow as Coleyu will soon be a universal expression. Fording the river the next morn- ing, we skirted the shores of Lake Florence and at noon again saw civilization. The Southern Cali- fornia Edison company has built an immense dam which forms the lake. At the dam we learned the baseball scores and that night we camped near a ranger station. The next morning will go down in history as an eventful day be- cause we all had baths at some hot springs nearby. These baths were really a pleasure, not a duty. Recovering from the shock of hot water by mid afternoon, we hiked up to the top of Kaiser ridge above Lake Huntington, and spent our last night on the trail. This last night was also the cold- est. The party arrived back at Lake Huntington at noon of our six- teenth day and the fourth annual Muir club excursion was brought to a successful close. Hiking fif- teen miles a day was our average and we covered one hundred sev- enty miles of trail. Now to think of our next year's trip.

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Howard Lisher as the first thief, and Ben Deane as the second thief, Daisy Bell, Two Little Girls in Blue, and other sonrrs of the same period, fancifully portrayed by the members of the lNIiusic BOX, followed in Reminiscenses of 1890'. Mothers, fathers, and grandparents were carried back to other days by the voices of Aileen Bechtal, Jessie Viers, Elizabeth Billings, Phoebe Cooper and VVard Parsons, accompanied by ltiargaret Holman, pianist, and Bertrum Lurie, violinist. Solo dancing and high kicking greeted the audience in the lNIini- ature Revuef' in which the Bianchi sisters, Florence and Evelyn, Eve- lyn Schlichting, and E v el y n Graves were the solo artists. Don Smith, Cyril Cope, Clar- ence Schrader and VV ard Parsons struggled through a black-face quartet rehearsal for their contribu- tion to the program. It is under- stood, of course, that it was the re- hearsal through which they strug- gled, not the act, which was xvell received, as the applause indicated. Thrill followed close upon thrill in the Senior Dramatic club of fer- ing, TWo Crooks and a Ladyf, In this play, the cleverness of a para- lyzed woman in outwitting two pro, fessional crooks is portrayed. The cast was made up of Rolph Burr, Ina Hayes, Rose Segure, George Schofield and Clarence Gordon. One of the biggest attractions of the evening was the Woodwind quartet, composed of Jack Vance, VValter Vance, Stanley Moore and George Baldwin. In this number, forest stories told by Jack Vance were illustrated by music. The final act, a portion of which was presented several days earlier for the student body, was a feature bv the high senior class, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. In this burlesque, erstwhile staid and dig- nified seniors romped like the mer- est freshmen. The audience waxed enthusiastic over modern fanciful settings, bright remarks, and Nathan Rowley dressed up like a Christmas tree. Actors and actresses, the stage crew, the art clubs, music depart- ment, publicity department, ad- ministrative board, and the com- missioner of special events, faculty advisors, and the large audience, all contributed to make this Student Body night the success it was pro- nounced to be. THE- SENIOR MOTHERS' TEA That the mothers of the students of the high senior class might be- come better acquainted with one another, was again the purpose of the Senior lNIothe1's, tea, a semi-an- nual affair that was held on Thurs- day afternoon, Oct. 7 in the school library. The room was tastefully decora- ted by a committee of girls under the direction of Bess Pottinger, to represent the living room of a home. Even the piano in the cor- ner of the library was appropriate- ly draped. The mothers were received at the door by Miss Marion Brown, dean of girls, Miss Vera Miller, Kath- 41