Alameda High School - Acorn Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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The Acorn Land.” The next meeting, falling in vacation, was enjoyed in the form of a picnic in Diamond Canon, and much pleasure was derived from the day’s outing. Sigma Phi Upsilon. Sigma Phi Upsilon reports favorably this term. At a recent initiation Heath Angelo and Harold Naylor were taken in. Homer Spence has been pledged. After having made a visit to chapters in the East, Guy Lands- burg has gone to Alaska with Henry Guerin for an indefinite visit. Phi Lambda Epsilon. A charter was recently granted Alpha Pi fraternity of the Ala- meda High School by the Grand Council of the National Academic fraternity, Phi Lambda Epsilon to establish a Chapter here to be known as California Delta. The initiation was held Saturday eve- ning, March 21, 1908, under the direction of California Beta, of Oakland High School. The active members initiated are: Paul Kuhns, Killiam Gale, John Siegfried, Edward Seagrave, John Coyle, George Davis. The alumni members initiated are: Howard Fassett, Joseph Emmal, David Clark, Loris Dexter and Kenneth Staniford. THAT FRESHMAN PAUL

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The Senior Theater Party. On Thursday evening, March 19th, the senior classes each held theater parties at the Ye Liberty, where “In the Bishop’s Car- riage” was being played. It was a strange coincidence that both classes chose the same play and the same night, and a still stranger one that the Low Seniors had heard so many whisperings about the High Seniors’ party, when each High Senior expected the other class to gasp with astonishment at the sight of the pennant suspended from one of the boxes. At any rate, the affair was one of the biggest successes ever known, and everyone enjoyed the evening. There are various suggestions for Senior good times before the close of the term. There has been some mention of a hay- ride, to be given jointly, and other picnics are sure to be held, Don’t you wish you were a Senior? The High Senior Class is thinking of a trip to Goat Island, but they don’t intend to tell anyone about it. Considering the example set on March 19th, and the name of the chosen spot, the Low Seniors will certainly feel justified in “butting in.” Alpha Sigma. Eta of Alpha Sigma has pledged Marie Tyson. On Friday night, April 24th, the Alpha Sigma dance was given at Maple Hall, Oak- land, and was one of the prettiest affairs of the season. The fol- lowing day the annual convention was held in Alameda. Delta Sigma Theta. The Delta Sigma Theta girls enjoyed the week’s vacation at a house party at Ben Lomond. An initiation will take place soon, at which Ruth Soule will be taken in. Skull and Serpent. The Skull and Serpent held an initiation on January 28th, tak- ing in two new members, Mary Teller and Erna Seeger. A theater party was enjoyed by fourteen of the members the following Sat- urday at Ye Liberty, the play being “A Stranger in a Strange

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There has never been a more prosperous year than this in basket-ball at Alameda High. And what has done it? Hard work grit and a fighting spirit for the school has accomplished what noth- ing else could. It is true that our girls were defeated by Healds- burg and also by Berkeley, but began again with a new spirit. They defeated California College by a very large score not long ago, and came out of the Fruitvale game with flying colors, the score being 29 to 16. The Fruitvale game decided the sub-league championship and enabled the team to enter the semi-finals. The semi-final game with Healdsburg was played on Saturday, April 4th, in an Oakland gymnasium, and resulted in a victory for Healdsburg, the score being 16 to 9. The girls tried their best, and certainly played a splendid game, but the strength and speed of the husky country lasses was a wee bit too much for them. Although there will be no more league games for the girls to play they will continue their good work and endeavor to add a few more victories to the list. Miss Murray, the manager, has secured an able coach, Mr. Gray, of Oakland, and under his competent in- struction the girls are advancing rapidly. The line-up for the Healdsburg game was as follows: Centers—Irene Wood, Sylvia Strouss, Ethel Murray. Guards—Hermina Schlageter, Ruthven Sackett, Emma Naber. Goals—Nita Diamond, Martha Gordenker. Then out strode brave Horatio, With fire in his eye, And dared the naughty baseballs To e’er approach him nigh; Alas! a big one did it, And nearly hit his head, And though the sun were shining Yet he saw stars instead. And red!