Bakersfield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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New spring oui'fi+s for Senior Class Day -eager faces on Graduafion Day and Commencemeni' Day - serious 'rhoughfful expressions ai' Baccalaureafe Services-all were 'Typical of The big week for seniors ai Bakersfield High School. They had worked four years for gradu- afion-as curious sirangers when 'They were were freshmen, as eager ioiners in fheir sophomore year, as cooperalive workers in Their ihird year, and when 'They could mark The 4B on 'Their schedule cards, if was wi1'h a 'feeling of accomplishment A+ The be- ginning of +he lasi' semesfer 'l'hey checked credi+s, 'finished drivers' educaiion and made changes in iheir schedules. A+ fhe quie'I' Baccalaureaie Services seniors had a chance +o review +heir high school lives. Regrel a+ leaving 'Friends and ioy ai gaining new ones were mingled wi+h +heir plans for +he fu+ure. My, how fime wen+ by! Grand years of high school faded in+o +he disiance and The senior year drew quickly +o a close, soon +0 be only a memory. Plans, senior assembly and many gay aciivifies . . . The curiain rose and 'Fell on a beHer-+han-ever senior play. Then +he day of all days, Di+ch Day. Swishing of gowns and ihe gay mood of +he never-+o-be-forgo++en Junior-Senior Prom. The gay air gave way +o solemniiy as Class Day and Baccalaurea+e approached. The excife- men+ of measuring 'For caps and gowns and The fear of making a mis+ake a+ graduaiion were forgoHen as +he seniors said fheir goodbyes ai' fhe farewell assembly and ga+hered for +he las? fime ai' rhe Senior Banquet The graduafion ceremonies over and diploma in hand, The grads walked off +he familiar cam- pus grounds wi+h mixed 'Feelings of joy and sadness.

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pproac ing fl: lay AN s s Q u Circled: Milton Younger, President. lst Row, L to R: Dave Martin, Elsie Lanterman, Milton Younger, Beatrice Wong, Pat Huddleston, Ethel Lewis, Joan Bedford, Ruth Cole, Roberta Jones, Margie Meneray, Shirley Huskey, 2nd Row, L to R: Jo Ann Holreith, Danna Ogilvie, Beverly Brown, Gloria Egger, Joan Kimble, Becky Stewart, Carol Edholm, Betty Ann Holder, Dianne Bryan, 3rd Row, L to R: Mary Ann Ziegler, Mary Anderson, Beverly Chuchian, Ellen Green, Sally Bradshaw, Rita Duncan. 4th Row, L to R: Evangeline Steel, Mary Jo Siemon, Glenn Michel, Camille Beaty, Pat Cheney, Ann Booth, Susan Delgado, Betty Ann Krmas. 5th Row, L to R: Emma Sandrini, Adv., J. W. Blackwelder, Richard Anderson, Bob Spawn, Don R f W r n Teeters, Don Napier, Gwen Kilmer, Gwen Tindell, Lee Selby, Pat Hougham. en ro, or e oth Row, L to R: Joaquin Valladars, Robert Smith, Walter Rich, Erwin Pearl, Ray Bryson, W, J. Cunningham, Jim Lewis, Ben Bird, Don Mydland. ' H ll' Not Pictured: Jack Gill, Florence McKay, Bob Newcomb, Lyndon Peterson, Mattie Powers, o is Shannon, Jack Van Zandt, Kenneth Wainscott. The Senior Class is always one ot the busiest groups on the campus and this year's council was no exception. The Senior Play was presented early in April in the Harvey Auditorium, under the direction ot Miss Theora Bartholomew. The group assisted the Junior Class in planning the Junior-Senior Prom, and helped sponsor the tirst Baccalaureate Services held in the beautiful new auditorium. Hiclc Day, Class Day, and the Senior Banquet rounded out a tull year ot activities tor the class ot I949. Through the Council, this year's senior! clasi cjr- ried out many interesting and varied prolects which were enloyed by the entire stu ent o y. L to R1 Dave Martin, Vice- - President, Elsie Lanterman, Sec.: Beatrice Wong, Treas. , xt k

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Abbott, Keith Abbott, Robert Abril, Rudy Acord, Dorothy Adair, Barbara Adams, Bette Alcala, Arnaldo Allande, Julie Allbritton, Edith Allen, Chester Allen, Myrtle Alesso, Ernest Allsman, Joan Anderson, Donna Anderson Mary Anderson, Walter Andreatta, Charles Andrews, Lucille Apostolos, Connie Arauio, Tony Armas, Betty Ann Asbury, Doris Aubrey, Yvonne Bailey, Mildred Baker, Blanche