University High School - Cub Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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IGHT students comprise the regular U- N- I staff. They a1'e Betty lNfIc Lauchlan, Ruth Janson, Irene Hend1'ickson, Dorothy Snyder, and Alan Nelson, daily editors, respectively, Bill Grover sport editor, and Frank VVootten, his assistant, and lllary Gale, business manage1'. I It is the duty of these students to publish and distribute the paper each day. This is one of the most difficult tasks to accomplish well, a11d everything is supposed to be carried on without a hitchf, The members of this staff are supposed to serve the student body by re- porting all the news when it is news, to make humorous cracks, and to write editorials about things on which the student body should be informed. All of the eight, with exception of the business manager, must take an examination given by ltlr. Robert E. Brownlee, adviser of the paper, before they may become editors. This examination is mostly about proof-reading, copy-reading, grammar, punctuation, and rewriting. The daily editor receiving the highest score is usually given his choice of the day he wishes to publish his paper. There are also quite at number of staff editors and reporters.

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of California faculty, played about 35 simultaneous chess matches at the presentation. This year the team again started off with a bang by defeating Fremont 5- 2. The Chess Sharks also held our old rival, Tech, to a 6-11 score. The team is the same this year with the exception of Robert Lang in Nathan Mayis place. BASKETBALL DI N N EIQ With an interesting entertainment and an appetizing menu, the Girls, League Council honored the University basket-ball team on March 7 in the cafeteria rooms at the customary annual basketball dinner. In the course of the dinner entertainment was given. Phil W'ood's orchestra played, Leola Dixon gave a readingg Helen Mc- Cormick sang two vocal selectionsg and Hilda Hirsch of f ered a piano solo. Speeches were made by Olive Vance, Coach Allison, Miss Jacobs, Dr. Rice, and Dana Murdock. After the dinner, dancing was enjoyed to the strains of Phil Woodls orchestra. BENEEIT DANCE For the purpose of raising money for J oe Lancione, who broke his leg in the Berkeley game, the baseball team gave a benefit dance in the gym during the noon period on March 27. Music was furnished by Jimmy Miller's orchestra. Norman Parish, manager of the affair, and Olive Vance, Girls' League president, worked with the team in putting the dance over and appointed a reception committee to receive the chaperons . The committee was made up of Leola Dixon, Dorothy Bradford, Marie Lamb, and Jane Rea. Patrons were Miss Beatrice Burnett, Miss Katherine Lindsay, and Coach Dave Snyder. Tickets for the affair cost ten cents, and at the presentation of a ticket students were excused from classes at twelve o'clock. This allowed a whole hour for the dance.

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HE CUB staff has attempted something new and different this term in publishing a semi-annual in place of the quarterly or annual. The staff was chosen from a group of English VIII students, interested in publication work, who met at the begin- ning of the term. From. this group Elizabeth Schuster was elected editor-in-chief and the following people, associate editors: Jane Rea, seniorg James Koford, literary, Susan Powell, cub tracks, lXIaX Cramer, sportsg Jean Jensen, alumni, Yvonne I-Iostetter, junior highg Mason Whitney, jokes, and lVIary Johnson, art. Bill Blac- Gregor was elected business manager and appointed as his assistant Leola Dixon. In order to keep the work divided among the four English VIII classes, an associate editor was elected from each class. These were lNIargaret Robinson, Betty lXIcLauchla,n, lNIary Brad- bury, and T rinone Rule. Under the guidance of lXIiss Beatrice Burnett, faculty adviser of the magazine, the written material for the various sections was contributed by the English VIII classes and edited by the editors. The material was set up by the printing students under the direction of lNfIr. Fred J. lXIartin. The art work was created by drawing stu- dents of lNrIiss hIabel VVhitmore.