University High School - Cub Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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STAGE CIQEW N UNSEEN but necessary group of volunteer workers is always behind scenes on our school stage. Their work is never finished. The body, known as the Stage Crew, pre- pares the stage for every assembly, rally, or dramatic production. Between the times when the audience sees the effects of their efforts, the crew is usually busy preparing for some future event. Sometimes it is necessary to carry on work simultaneously for two or even three presentations. This is especially apt to occur during the crowded days near graduation or the Christmas play. The members of the crew have had an average of one or two terms, experience. The manager usually has had two years, experi- ence and his assistant a year or a year and a half. Since membership is not in any way compulsory, no one seems to mind doing his share of the work. Excursions made to other schools have shown that our stage has the best combination of stage equipment in the district. The school is also fortunate in having excellent lighting equipment. The stage crew consists of the following: Hal Earle, managerg John Bliddleton, assistant, and Bill Lippin-cott, Bill Meyers, Ken- neth VVishart,- and Bill Sammons. Evan Jeffries has charge of the electrical department. Ivan Hudson is his assistant, and VValter Cleary and Eddie Lindsey are on the crew. LDW IENICD DANCE The Low Senior Dance, which opened the term's program for the low twelves, was held on Friday, February 15, in the school cafe- teria. The room was decorated in spring flowers with orange pre- dominating to carry out the color scheme. Five cents a program was the assessment imposed upon each member so that money did not have to be taken from the school treasury to finance the affair. The purpose of the dance, according to J. E. VVasson, was to build up unity among class members. Dorothy Snyder and her committee served punch between dances. The other committees appointed by J. E. VVasson, class president, were as follows: Kenneth Butler, clean-up, Chester Bolton, publicity, and Earl Tretheway, entertain- ment.

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HE UNIVERSITY High School Chess Club first gained wide prominence last term by winning the championship of the San Francisco Bay Region High School Chess League. After a tournament in the club to decide the team to represent the school, the following men were chosen for the seven-man team: Guthrie McClain, p1'esident of the club, Al Ashman, Francis Crofut, John Finger, Harold Haf ford, Nathan lllay, and Bill L'Hommedieu. In the East Bay section of the league, University started off by winning from Fremont 4-3. Piedmont next succumbed to our team. This score was also 4-3. Uni was next scheduled to play Tech, but their team failed to show up for the game, giving us a victory by for- feit. This made our boys the East Bay champs. They were to meet lllission High, which had beaten Polytechnical and Lowell for the championship of San Francisco in a th1'ee game title series. The Blis- sion team defeated Uni in a close match 4-3, and took a strong lead in this important series. University came back in the next match with a will to win, and defeated them 5-2. The feature here was McClain's brilliant playing in his win over the individual champion of the league. The last and deciding game of the trio was won by the Cubs, four and one half- two and one half. This made University the champion of the league. As an emblem of their supremacy a large silver cup was donated by Roos Brothers. at Stephens Union, Saturday evening, lNIa1'ch 9. Professor Branch, champion chess player of the University