University High School - Cub Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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ers given by Sergeant J ones to Kenneth Butler and Richard San- ders for making higher than ninety per cent in the recent 9th Corps Area Match. lllajor McClure made the presentation of these. Rich- and's record was 541 out of a possible 600 points, and Kennethis was 5344 out of the 600. The movie 4'Chang, a story of manis struggle in the ungles of Java, was the last thing on the assembly program. The students showed their appreciation of this well-planned assembly by their good attention. BDYI' LEAGUE A Un March 11, 1929, a meeting of the Boys, League was presided over by Preston Hunt. After the meeting was called to order the election of class representatives to the Boys, League was held. The meeting then proceeded to the main attraction of the assem- bly, a boxing match between Fulton Tooker and Earl Clark. The referee was Al Sabatte. In a two round encounter the fight provided a f ew thrills. Tooker, with a punch that missed, fell to his knees on one occasion. Clark several times swung with great force only to find he had hit the air. After a fast encounter the judges called it a draw. All boys present enjoyed the assembly and felt that it was a great success. They hoped that more programs of this type would be arranged in the future. MINSTIQELS Thursday, Mfarch 27, an assembly was held in the auditorium after school. Elbert Ashland, commissioner of special events, thank- ed eve1'yone for the support of Carnival Day. Then Bill Vifood turned the assembly over to the four colored minstrels, who put on one of the best presentations this term. The quartet sang HOld lNIacDonald Had a Farmf, The Tree in the VVood, and a number of Negro Spirituals.

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IDIQUDUCTIUNS HE DRADIATIC department opened a promising semester with two short plays, 6'Rosalie,' and '4The Slave with Two Faces, on Thursday, February 7. The first was a lively comedy played by Josephine Fenwick as llladame Bol, Jack Frost as Monsieur Bol, and the part of Rosalie, the maid, was cleverly portrayed by Barbara Pomroy. Wlhen the play opened, llfladame and lllonsieur Bol were excitedly awaiting the ar- rival of an aristocratic guest and discussing the arrangements for the evening. The greatest difficulty lay in posting Rosalie on her behavior toward the guest. She seemed very ignorant and stupid, breaking cups and doing foolish pranks, but the play ended in a laugh when she proved herself a little more clever than her employers. 'KT he Slave with Two Facesu was of a more serious. nature. The sce11e opened upon a beautiful setting in the woods. Grace Yohn and Silvia lllay Cady, two queens, were waiting for Life, cleverly played by Bill lVood, to pass in order that they might ask him for the things which they wanted. Life came, and to the queen who commanded him he was a slave, but to the other who feared and yielded to him he was a cruel master. The play was beautifully symbolic. SHEIQWOUD That Sherwood, the pageant presented by the combined Oak- land high schools, was one of the most truly beautiful performances ever given in Oakland was the opinion of all who were fortunate enough to see it during the Principals, Convention in Blarch. Robin Hood and his merry men lived once again in the arena of the New Oakland High School. Generous hearted King Richard once more proved too lenient with his malicious brother John. Blondel sang most appealingly to his lost monarch, and our hearts ached for poor Shadow-of-aleaf as he crouched outside the closed gates. Perhaps it was the lights, perhaps it was the coloring of the cosw lZllI1l6S, perhaps it was the wonderful unification of it all, but what ever it was, we lived and felt with ltilaid ltfarion and her gallant lover. Surely a thing of beauty was created, and in the hearts of all who saw