Acalanes High School - Aklan Yearbook (Lafayette, CA)

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lf only aged Mount Diablo could break its silence and tell us of the romance and pageantry it has seen, we should know much more of our land's glorious past. The aged mountain would tell us of the land's earliest known inhabitants, the ln- dians. They lived in small villages called rancherias and roamed the hills and valleys for food since they did not know the art of planting and growing. Because of the mild climate, they wore very little clothing, the men went naked and the women wore small skirts of grass or deerskin. Their chief pleasures were singing and dancing: these played an important part in their religion. The men, wearing headdresses, danced while the Women, swaying their bodies, kept time. Now, large piles of sea shells, in which many old relics have been found, are the only traces left by these Indians, who moved into the wilderness soon after the Spaniards entered the area.

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lr SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Top row: Nancy Whittaker, secretary of entertainment, Beth Bradley, treasurer. Bottom row: Betty Bunker, vice president, Leo Coleman, president, Margie Bowbeer, secretary. The Senior Class commenced the year with the Snow Ball. This dance, together with other activities, was given for the pur- pose of raising money for class events. Qther Senior entertainment included the Picnic and the Senior Ball, an annual for- mal dance. The luniors gave the traditional lunior-Senior Banquet in honor of the de- parting class. The close of the year proved an hectic time for all Seniors. The Senior play, grad- uation announcements, cap and gown measurements, graduation exercises, and the baccalaureate ceremonies required much time and effort on the part of this class. The Seniors terminated their final year at Acalanes with hidden feelings of regret even though they showed outward signs of rejoicing as the time of departure grew near. '55, My-I Georgia Alexander Betty Anderson Mary Jane Beatty Francis Allen Evelyn Andrews George Bell toward Armininc Barbara Boomer Joseph Barkley Margie Bowheer Robert Basharn Beth Bradley O