Bakersfield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 190 of the 1951 volume:

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These small pallerns we follow in high school are preparing us lor lhe lulure when, as adulls, we shall lalce our places in communily lile. When we have maslered such pallerns of group behavior, we shall be beller able 'lo mee? problems and lo malce wise decisions. 4' ,ly You'II Find On These Pages: H. fi Q QP Z ' fp S s Nui! 3 jails, X ET, ' Ei E gf: i'3 . gif' ' P s 4 4 V P 0 0 0 Q H fx nnnnn mlnlstratlon -Sh ag PM Page I2 X if 1 P2552 t 4 Q R Classes 4 --I Page 26 6 ii i' VP ' J? big 2 ggi? Organizations Z PTP ig, ,, Page 74 4 A' 5 4 ,I-I 'f I K 'P w x Sports P we IQPQA W! P 134 CPP A G 9 0 U' Q W em ik' ' 'af Social Page I52 2 ' I NW Advertising Q- Page I64 lg W AN P H, ' aw . X i U 1 I is U P 27' , P ES? ' ' u l 4 C N ,, ' JK so IIIEVM V X X M '- P 'H-me ii T 'fig A-'15 .kfov 5 'af A r ' ' ii' f We Honor Our Servicemen From every mounTainside. leT Tree- dom ring. Again Tree people ThroughouT The world are uniTed in This single purpose. ' Many Tormer sTudenTs OT Bakers- Tield High School were required To leave Their homes and loved ones To march under The TirsT impressive Tlag oT The UniTed NaTions. The Tun-loving looy who lived nexT door donned a new, more serious Tace and ioined wiTh oTher maTure-minded Americans who realized ThaT They musT uniTe To deTeaT Tyranny. Servicemen bravely Taced This new challenge To Treedom. ln The darlc OT nighT and The lighT oT day, They ToughT on Toreign ground To proTecT our American principles oT demo- cracy. Through inTolerable TighTing condiTions. average G, l. Joes marched To The TronT lines, some never To reTurn. OThers in plaToons. baT- Talions, and divisions walked Through The misTs oT The Valley OT The Shadow unharmed. To preserve liberTy some oT The boys Trom This school played valianT roles in This recurrenT drama. To Those Tormer sTudenTs oi BalcersTield High School, who ToughT ThaT we mighi lceep our American way oT liTe, we proudly and humbly dedicaTe This I95l Oracle. In Remembrance of .... Monfe Carrol '52 RoyceWeIIer '53 Joe Fanucchi '54 . . . +ha+ . . . Jesus Chris+ mighf shew for+h all long-- suffering, for a paflrern +0 +hem which should hereaffer believe on him 'ro life everlasfingf' is -I Tirnofhy l:l6 Harvey Audilo Our Buildings Are Our Our buildings are symbols oT our growTh and monurnenTs To our progress. They represenT The age- old TradiTions as well as The mod- ern Teaching meThods used wiThin Their walls. The AdminisTraTion Building, now in iTs TorTieTh year oT use, holds The record oT receiving sTu- denTs Tor more years Than any oTher building oT Today. IT alone served as audiTorium, sTudy hall, and classrooms combined unTil The erecTion oT The Old AudiTorium in l9l5, From l9I8 To-i928 The Girls' Gym was used by boTh girls and boys. A big year in our progress was l92l, when The AgriculTure and Science Buildings were consTrucTecl on The souThern end oT our cam- pus. The complete facilities of the Mechanical Arts Building make possible advanced courses in machinery. 8 ast and Present Ludden l-lall, with its home economics rooms, model apartment, and life-sized por- lrail ol lale Principal A. J. Ludden, was completed in l922. The Library Building was erected two years later. Industrial Jrrades courses were offered more exlensively alter the addition ol The Mechanical Arts Building. The same year, l929, saw Jrhe beginning ol lhe Junior Col- lege Building, which the college shares with us now. The completion of Harvey Auditorium is The latest change in our campus. The use ol it makes possible such activities as noon plays and dislr iocliey shows which are be- coming part of our patterns. Above Right: Hungry students follow their noses to the Cafeteria in the Junior College Building. Lower Right: Duck! The Attendance Office in the Administration Build- ing. Lower left: You may get trampled in the quad when classes change. l' g Our Classrooms Are ndustry. During second semesler il was common lo see leachers carrying Red Cross books and sludenls carrying bandages aboul lhe cam- pus, because sludenls and lacully alike look lirsl aid. ln addilion lo academic subiecls, Bakersfield l-ligh School ollers all lypes ol olher praclical courses. As knowledge is useless wilhoul applicalion, classes made praclical applicalion a parl ol daily class- work. A sludenl governmenl class. using whal il had learned, revised lhe sludenl body conslilulion and slarled work on a new sludenl handbook. The Visual Aids Audilorium was lhe selling lor Driver's Educalion, a course required by lhe slale. An oplional course in Driver's Training was also ollerecl 'lo 'leach lhe lunclamenlals ol operaling a car. The girls learn to make their own clothing and study textiles m Students get an introduction to atomic physics. clothing classes. 1 eslgned for Work Whalever your chosen career may be- housewiie or secrelary. carpenler or scien- lisl-lhere is a course lo lil your need. Mechanical drawing classes are The lirsl slepping slones foward learning aboul blue- prin+s and working drawings lhal are neces- sary in skilled lrades. Sludenls planning lo enler scienliiic fields are encouraged in physics lo lhinlc scienlifically. The old arf of homemalcing is preserved by 'home economics classes. Girls learn lo manage a household successfully wilh salis- laclion and economy. The educalional finishing louches are ap- plied 'ro lulure slenographers and boole- lceepers in office praclice classes. As sludenls make furnilure in woodshop and weld in sheel melal classes. Jrhey learn The fundamenlals of mechanical Jrrades and ues lhem in praclical experiences. Top Righl: Push, pull, click, click! Calculating machines re- quire a lrained operaior. Above right: Boys in shop classes are learning a Trade. Lower right: Home economics students fancy up their cookies. lower lefl: Welding classes aren'f chiId's play. is E + 4 Q I2 ration To insfrucfors and fo adminisfrafors af Bakersfield I-ligh, fheir dufies are more fhan worlc, fhey are also a plea- sure. Our sc:hool's hisfory is filled wifh educafors who have considered each sfudenffs problem fheir own as fhey sfrived fo spread learning. The feeling of responsiloilify and fhe spirif of friendliness are fhe pafferns of our ADMINISTRATION. They Coordinate the Recommending all personnel oT The dis- TricT became la duTy OT Theron lv1cCuen in i945 when The board oT TrusTees appoinTecl him DisTricT SuperinTendenT. As ExecuTive Officer and SecreTary oT The Board, he carries ouT and adminisTers policies de- veloped. As elecTed represenTaTives oT The people, The BOARD OF TRUSTEES approves all Ti- nancial TransacTions and hiring of personnel, supervises The consTrucTion oT new build- ings, and seTs The policies Tor The develop- menT and operajrions oT schools oT The clisTricT. Upon The resignaTion oT Phil Ohanneson in February, Emil Bender was appoinTed a member oT The Board oT TrusTees. L H1 gh? Alberl S Go ld Ch l W O Ne ll Clerk H E Woodworlh Pre idenlp Phil Ohanneson, and William T. Baldwin. District ctivitie The BUSINESS OFFICE. in charge oi Ti- nance and The man headaches which ac- company The care o money, acTs as banlcer Tor The clubs. DuTies oT This office include paying bills and ordering books, supplies, and equip- menT Tor The enTire disTricT. One duiy which was enioyed, however, was The issu- ance oT pay checks. Experience, iudgmenT, and diligence are Three oT The qualiTies possessed by The DIS- TRICT OFFICERS. Their duTies Take Them as Tar as Burroughs To observe condiTions and To malce any needed changes. They also Try To coordinate all The dis- TricT acTiviTies so The schools will conTinue To run smooThIy. OThers. noT picTured, who serve in vari- ous capaciTies are Bernice Braddon, Orral Luke, Guy Gerrard, Norman I-larris, and Louis Tangen. L to R: Theron S. Taber, Assistant Superintendent in Charge of Business Affairs, .lohn Eckhardt, Assistant Su- perintendent in Charge of Instruc- tional Service, Avery Allen, Admin- istrative Assistant to the Superin- tendent. Above: Business Fern Veal. Row R: Betty Hendrix Row 5, Ed chori Office, Row l, L to R, Leah Smith, Pearl Bertolini, 2, L to R, Joyann Frazer, Madge Ward, Row 3, L to Mary Schwantes, Cyrilla Rothstein, Barbara Battistoni. L to R, Howard K. Dickson, Super- visor ot Agriculture, J. B. Haralson, Supervisor of Physical and Health Education, E. J. Peery, Supervisor of Audio-Visual Aids. L to R: C. M. Cornell, Supervisor of Buildings, Grounds, and Equipment, J, H. Pauly, Supervisor of Trans- portation, Valentina Valena, Super- visor of Cafeterias. I5 Above: L. W. Hedge, Principal tudent Body Executives Working on sfudenf and faculfy problems is one of fhe many responsi- loilifies enfrusfed fo our PRlNClPAL, Leslie W. Hedge. He compefenfly made decisions which kepf Bakersfield High School's educafional and social acfivifies on an even keel. Judging by fhe way he selecfed feachers and advised deparfmenf heads. his dufies as head of such a large school were made fo appear simple. lmprovemenfs made under Mr. Hedge's supervision have resulfed in a school pride which has increased wifh each succeeding year. Efficiency was fhe lceynofe among fhe secrefaries on fhe OFFICE STAFF as fhey lcepf fypewrifers cliclcing and mimeograph machines furning. As recepfionisfs for fhe principal's office, fhey gave visifors a favorable impression of fhe school. The swifchboard operafor, who handles disfricf calls, and fhe recepfionisfhsecre- faries of fhe Counselors' Offices, also vifally aided fhe school. The office staff gathers round: Seated L to R: Evelyn Bethel, Barbara Tucker. Standing, L to R: Paddy Musser, Aleta West- lower Right: Taking dictation from Mr. Hedge is part of secre phal, Norrine Clayton, Charlotte Madruga. tary Barbara Tucker's duties. Lead Us Wisely Composed QT The Ten sTudenT body oTTi- cers, The EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE is The main governing body oi Bakersiield High. They meeT weekly wiTh Glendon Rodgers, adviser: Principal L. W. I-ledge: and AI Dennis, Tinancial adviser, To discuss prob- lems and aTTairs oT The sTudenT body. Upon The resignaTion oi Caroline BooTh, Jackie Shields represenTed The yell leader on The commiTTee during The second semesTer. Along wiTh EasT Bakersfield execuTives. The commiTTee acTed in IaTe spring as hosT To The meeTing oT The Caliiornia AssociaTion oT STudenT Councils. The ExecuTive CommiTTee sponsored The TirsT dance oT The year. The Howdy Hop, To welcome Treshmen. and also The STudenT Body Card Dance. As The holiday season approached, The oTTicers puT K. C. inTo ChrisTmas spiriT by decoraTing a Tree in The hall oi The AdminisTraTion Building. n be here Righl: Row I, L Io R: John Griffiths, Sludenl Body Presi- dent, Bob Purvis, Vice-President. Row Il, l to R: Judy Bar- rett, Secrefaryg Ray Solari, Business Manager, Caroline Boolh, Head Yell Leader, Kalie Hinderliler, Head Song Leader. Row Ill, L to R: Shirley Cierley, Blue and Whit Edilor, Francille Harrison, Blue and While Business Man agerg Wanda Weeks, Oracle Editor, Paul Bucka, Oracle Business Manager. Need Help or Advice? N.-J' K.-I The REGlSTRAR'S OFFICE is conslanlly beseiged wiih repori cards lo Tile, gradu- alion and alhlelic eligibililies 'lo record. and daily announcemenls lo compile. Losl and found arlicles are carefully harbored here unlil claimed. Enrollmenl increases meanl more X-rays and hearing lesls lor The NURSES lo give. Knowledge, experience, and skill enable lhem lo keep sludenls sound and heallhy. Did you have lo wrile a special repori or Theme? Whelher il was on condilions in The Far Easl, lhe inlluence ol Mahalma Gandhi, or lhe American Republic. lhe LIBRARIANS solved any dilliculiies involv- ed in finding malerial. issuing re-admillance slips is daily rouline for lhe ATTENDANCE OFFICE. A ledious Task is keeping allendance records of every sludenl. Sludenls wilrh wandering leel soon mel lhe ATTENDANCE COUNSELORS. Each individual's problem was considered im- poriani. and lacl, underslanding and inler- esl were used. Lef! Above: Regislrar's Office: L lo R: Mabel Hendry: Dorolhy Donahoe, Regislrar, Lillian Rea. Lefl: School Nurses: L fo R: June Johnson, Lillian Howen. Lefl: Librarians: L to R: Dorolhy Whearly, Belly Wallace. Lower Left: Ahendonce Counselors: L lo R: John Harp, Jack Hilton, Supervisor of Allendoncep Carl Lundslromp Homer Beally. Not shown, Evelyn Schilling. Below: Allendance Office: Row I, L lo R: Ollie Mason, Glenn Lindsay, Edilh Hughes, Ann Grandell, Gladys Hildremyr, Belly Wieman. Row ll, L io R: Millie Johnslan, Jo Ridgeway, Margaret Jones, Rose Robinson. No! shown: Phyllis Rodekuhr, Mabel Payne, Emma La Poinl. Ask Them For lt. Was llunlcing a big problem lor you? Or perhaps you were undecided as lo what courses lo lake? The person you consulled was one of The men and women who lill lhe imporlanl and essenlial posilion of COUNSELOR. Their counseling duties also meant regislering sludenls lwice a year and new freshmen each spring. Bonnye Deal direcled The special lesls which freshmen slave over and the vocalional inleresl 'lesl which sophomores lake. Upper classmen are well-acquainted wilh the many aplilude lesls given under Miss Deal's direc- tion. This Seplember, regislralion was speeded My A. .9 '- .V ' AK ' fit gf W S -1V1- H? f . . 4 . 4 . ' . A ,ji ii 'ii if I Allen Cannon Director of Counseling Bonnye Deal Director of Testing up from lhree days lo one when Allen Cannon streamlined the procedure. Mid-term regislra- lion was also more efiicienl under his new plan. l-lis clireclion ol counseling involved a delailed sludy of problems and serious con- sideralion of correclion melhods. Right, L fo R: Jewell Coon, Glendon Rodgers, Belly Moehnke. Lower Right: Counselors: Seated, Ruth Neiman, Eloise Nelson. Standing, L to R: Virgil Kirkpatrick, George Wil- liomson. Lower Lefl: L to R: Fred Robinson, Betty Mulvano, Howard Wholen. Our T I M X if Above: Mathematics Department: 'Ist Row, L to R: Bernard Lustig Edith McLean Walla Jh . , ce o nson. 2nd Row, L to R: Eileen Bowling, D. M. Griffith, Department Head: Mary Waggener. 3rd Row, L to R: Mar- garet Meyer, William Nielsen, Laura Heyd, Carter Phair. Not Shown: gsuis Davy, Robert Coombs, Joseph Koegler, George Osborn, Allen YUMCN. eachers Guide Claire did V2 ot her practicing in the morning and lf3 ot it in the after- noon. What traction oi her practic- ing does she have left to do? Prob- lems like this and algebraic formulas were assigned in classes ot the MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT. Vo- cational and college prep students alike acquire mathematics necessary to daily lite. The ENGLISH DEPARTMENT is concerned with enlarging the stu- dent's vocabulary, developing con- structive thoughts and ideas. and eli- minating many common grammatical errors. The romance ot Shelley. Shakespearian tragedies. and other famous authors are otten studied and discussed to broaden the siudent's viewpoint. Specialized classes in dra- matics, journalism, and radio are also presented in this large department. English Department: Row I: Mark Wilcox, Department Head. Row ll, L to R: Albert Lewis, Sam Wallace, Kathryn Houston, Harold Silver- man, Fern Doe. Row lll, L to R: Beatrice Rose, Theora Bartholomew, Elvan Hedgecock, Laura James, Clara Porterfield. Not Shown: Nana Anderson, Richard Harkins, Martha lee Myers, Mary Ritchie, Ethel Robinson, Frank Wattron. Below: English: Row l, L to R: Kay Patton, Margaret Thayer, John Matz, Peggy Cooke, Pauline Chenoweth. Row 2, L to R: Virginia Stearns, Rosalie Phillipoi, Josephine Wiley, Maybelle Mentzer, Joy Ruf, Marguerite Johnson, William Weitzel. To Higher Knowledge Tired ol the everlasting l-lin? Then try some- thing from the FOREIGN LANGUAGE DE- PARTMENT, such as, I-leus, a Latin greeting: Hola, a Spanish term for I-Iellop Bonjour, a French expression, or Wie Gehi's, an old Ger- man saluiaiion. In the SCIENCE DEPARTMENT students ex- tended their learning to include knowledge oi the entire universe as well as the world about them. Telescopes enabled students to view the vast solar system. Nothing was too large or 'loo small io engage 'lhe attention ol a science stu- dent. Microscopes enlarged rninuie organisms, loo, so that they could be seen easily. In the SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT stu- dents loecame acquainted with other peoples and their lands. Newsreels and 'excerpts from movies were used to enlarge social understanding. Right Center: Foreign Language Department: Row I, L to R: Eloise Nelson, Josephine Wiley, Joy Ruf. Row II, L to R: Pauline Chena- weth, Emma Sandrini, Jewell Coon, Maybelle Mentzer. Not Shown: Lucile Burk, Adelaide Schafer, Ysabel Forker, Department Head. Lower Left: Social Science Department: Seated, L to R: Kathryn Houston: Eleanor Frater, Department Head: Ruth Neiman. Standing, L to R: Howard Whalen, Chris Christenson, Glendon Rogers, Don Robesky, Elbert Stewart, William Weitzel. Lower Right: Social Science Department: Row I, L to R: Lawrence LaFond, Esther Pinnell, Editha Nowels. Row ll, L to R: William Heffernan, Albert Lewis, Don Doolin, John Keene. Not Shown: Jahn Collins, Edith Fitzgibbon, Jack Hollen, Anne Keeshan, Kenneth Kiefer. Below: Science Department: Row l, L to R: Georgia Arnold, Carter Phair, Homer Likely. Raw 2, L to R: Sidney Lang, Gilbert Shimmel, Axel Peter- sen, Virgil Kirkpatrick, S. D. Gates, George Sagen, Department Head. Not Shown: Raymond Cross, Albert Dennis, Harry Gaul, Forest Lynn, Ben Sut- ton. Upper Left: Study Hall: Front and seated, L to R: Emily Renner, Above: Home Economics Department: Row l, L to R: Esther Shell- Wesley Moore, Faye Stark. Standing, L ta R: Carter Phair, Harold man, Margaret Moore, Tena Marion: Lida Siemon, Department Burt, Harald Hendry, Bernard Lustig, Lawrence LaFand. Herld: ChI'iSfiv1e Bufkdoll- ROW 2, L to Ri FOYG Sfflfke, GlGdYS Many students welcomed the opportunity to do their homework in STUDY l-lAl.l., which was supervised by the prociors. The instructors of the HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT laughl many girls the new arts oi homernalcing as well as the old. Praciical appli- cations were made oi new appliances, such as the deep freeze and the auiomaiic washing machine. With the aid oi the IZO acre school farm laboratory, the teachers of the AGRlCULTURE DEPARTMENT instructed boys in the ways oi farming and livesioclc raising. Penn, Emily Renner, Dorothy McCrath. Not Shown: Bess Hallagan. They Brought Out Below left: Agriculture Department: Row I, L to R: Bob David- son, Harvey Brockmeyer, Harry Holmes, Jim Gardiner. Row ll, L to R: John Knight, Dale Duncan, George Cliff, Lewis Cook, Howard Dickson, Department Head. Below: Agriculture Department: Row I, L to R: Peter Luppen, Ed Lutlrop, Merle Tobler, Frank Nagel. Row ll, L to R: Ben Sutton, Clarence Reid, J. W. Nielsen. l Peek inTo any class TaughT by The DRAW- ING DEPARTMENT and you will see The engineers and archiTecTs oT The TuTure. Maiors in This deparTmenT sTarT wiTh The sTudy and pracTice oT basic principles used in mechanical drawing. Advanced courses prepare sTudenTs To become archiTecTuraI or machine draTTsmen. PreparaTions are made Tor The TurTherance oT sTudy in archiTecTure or engineering. Right: Drawing Department: Front and seated, George Gurr, Department Head: 2nd Row, L to R: Lowell Nelson, Ed Welz, Albert Roach, Raymond Buckle. Not Shown, Clar- ence Cullimore. ' Our Hidden Talents The ART DEPARTMENT Teaches sTudenTs how To creaTe a balanced picTure in regard To design, painTing, and harmony. In arT hisTory advanced sTudenTs compare diTTerenT periods oT arT. The purpose oT The MUSIC DEPARTMENT is To Try To expand The charms oT music by Teaching vocal music, insTrumenTal music, and music Theory. Groups Trom This deparTmenT presenTed many numbers in assemblies and concerTs. Below: Art Department: Row I, L to R: Faye Stark, George Rippeyp Below: Music Department: 'lst Raw, L to R: Calvin Mueller, Ronald Ruth Emerson, Department Head, Patricia Patterson, Jack Hopkins. Clark. 2nd Row, L to R: Wesley Moore, Blanche Patton, Harold Not Shown: Eva Lefevre. Burt, Department Head. SoTTbaII, basIceTbaII, Tennis and archery- Those are The Tour TavoriTe sporTs in The GIRLS' PI-IYSICAL EDUCATION DEPART- MENT. The purpose oT This deparTmenT is To provide a weII-rounded program of acTiviTies Tor high school girls. The eleven insTrucTors know how To call a square dance. reTeree a TasT hockey game, and do abouT everyThing Trom using a good backehand Tennis sTroke To hiTTing The buII's eye in archery. Left: Girls' P. E. Department: Row I, L to R: Dorothy Rounsavell, Betty Mulvano, Lucille Billings, Betty Moehnke, Margo Robesky. Row II, L to R, Caroline Friel, Mary Donaldson, Helen Bullo, Department Head, Helga Hildebrand. They Struggled Throu h The husTIe and busTIe oT The MECHANICAL ARTS DEPARTMENT can be heard and seen in iTs diversiTiecI subiecTs, woodship, sheeT meTal, auTo mechanics, aviaTion mechanics and elec- TriciTy. This deparTmenT gives pracTicaI experience in The handling' and repair oT auTomobiIes and oTher machines. Progressing Trom The smaller problems in mechanical drawing To The bigger ones in aviaTion mechanics, sTudenTs soon develop a Thorough and ready Icnowledge oT Their parTicuIar indusTriaI Trade. A course in archiTecTuraI drawing is also popular among Those inTer- e:Ted in The compIicaTed arT oT building. Below: Mechanical Arts Department, Row l, L to R, Jerry Smith, S. D. Gates, Wilbur Turney. Row ll, L to R: Peter Gilli, Robert Par- sons, Jack Charvo, Burr Scofield, Rob Walt, Milton Perkins. Row Below: Mechanical Arts Department: Row I, L to R, J. H. Davis, Ill, L to R: Harry Drennan, Department Head, John Von Osdel, Lyman Curtis, Walter Stiern, Fred Bonar, Don Lucas, Alvin Klein- Harry Gaul, Clarence Reid, Lowell Nelson, Forrest Lynn, Sid Long. hample, N. D. Stutzman. Row Il, L to R: Pete Smith, Leo Meyer, Not pictured, J. W. Nielsen. Raymond Cross. -- - i i The BOYS' PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT each year Teaches hundreds oT BakersTielcl High boys The TundamenTals and mechanics oT sporTs such as Touch TooTball, baske+baII, boxing. Track. Tumb- ling. swimming and Tennis. The sTaTT also Teaches TirsT aid. The newly required course Tor graduaTion, in which The boys learn The immediaTe and Temporary care Tor every- Thing Trom snake biTe To shock. Right: Boy's P. E. Department: Row I, L ta R: Robert Doble, Jack Hollen, Earl Sargeant, Carl Berra. Row Il, L to R: Don Doolin, Lawrence LaFond, Bill French, Earnest Dalbom. Not Shown: John Collins, J. F. Cap Harolson, Hamer Beatty, Richard Harkins, John Harp, Jack Hilton, Kenneth Kiefer, Joseph Koegler, Henry Pfister, George Williamson, Head of Department. First Aid, Too T-h-e. No, This is noT a spelling class, buT a beginning Typing class, a business class oTTered by The BUSlNESS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. SiTTing behind Those TypewriTers are sTudenTs who will someday Take Their place in The business world. The model sTore in G. A. 7 is The laboraTory in which merchandising maiors sTudy displays and window arrangemenTs. No cusTomer will ever be misguided by These alerT sTudenTs who learn all abouT TexTures, gualiTy sTandards, and manuTacTuring. Bookkeeping sTudenTs are prepared Tor business careers in accounTing. They realize The imporTance oT knowing simple elemenTs oT bookkeeping, Trom simple debTs and crediTs To personal bookkeeping and social securiTy and income Tax problems. Below: Business Education: Row l, L to R: Dorothy Bitner, Marion Scott, Louis Davy, Department Head: O. W. Rister. Row ll, L to i R: Richard Tigner, Otto Asperger, George Kyle, Wallace Johnson. Below: Business Education: Row l, L to R: Clara Holmes, Hester Not Shown: Marion Carson, Robert Coombs, Alan Parker, Lucille Kinnear, Mildred Virts, Harold Hendry. Row 2, L to R: Mary Parmenter. Ritchie, Gladys White, George Osborn, Rodney Wessman. es' Nags. . F'1 M M3 s SSCS As lhe awe-slriclcen and bewildered freshman en'rers high school and loolcs a+ ihe senior who is so self-assured. he wonders if he will ever bear rhe 'rraifs which are fhe senior's frademarlc. Bu'r afler four years he, loo, acquires Jrhese Trails in addilion 'ro 'rhe knowledge and leadership which are pallerns of our CLASSES. An early sfarl was fhe goal of fhe Frosh when fhey elecfed represenfalives lo fhe FRESHMAN CLASS COUNCIL early in Sepfernloer. The elecfed officers plus fhese represenfafives became fhe busy insfigafors of fheir class acfivifies. The Council began by sponsoring a dance, Freshman Fling. Freshmen found high school a new ex- perience and responded by quickly joining acfivifies. ln addifion fo fhe way fhey managed class council dufies, fhey clearly showed fheir enfhusiasm when fhey won fhe cheer-champs banner for half a year by fieing wifh fhe seniors. L to R: Jackie Fisher, Secretary: Murray Smith, Vice- President: Diane Peery, Treasurer. We Al Start a Fre hmen 15 v' 'Bi 3?- ,551 Below, Left: Bob Myers, President. Row l, L to R: Stephanie Klakoff, Billy King, Sarah Trevino, Maureen O'Meara, Jacque Ritchie. Row Il, L to R: Jackie Pierce, Rosemary Robinson, Calherine Conran, Elizabeth Klein, Alice McAdams, Jackie Fisher. Row Ill, L to R: Bob Myers, Bill Bradford, Layne Stramler, Barbara Show, Milo Atkin. Row IV, L to R: Jerry Brock, Norman Dang, Pat Bradley, Nick Kavalhas, unknown. 29 K , w 30 3I dw , . A,,V I , Inset, above: Bill Caraway, Presidenl. Above, Raw l, l lo R: Buelah Powell, Peggy V if Beam, Dolly Kulas, Dixie Branch, Maxine Whitley, Secretary, Adrienne Johnson, , A Margaret Rodriguez, John Falchi, Vice-President. Row Il, l lo R: Wanda Morrison, Q .on yx Avery Goodman, Sandra Anderson, Pal Kinslow, Nada Barnes, Treasurer: Carol Y Clark, Kay Webster, Wallamae Pannell, Joyce Hulsebus. Row III, L fo R: Bill Y Caraway, Presidenl: Pal Willse, Coyle Gardiner, Jack Adkisson, Robbie Davidson, - f V-X Richard Carney, Duncan Johnson, Paul Newell. I We Move Upward as Sophomores Cac'rus Creep was ihe name lhe SOPHOMORE CLASS COUNCIL gave lheir dance. Togelher, lhe class offi- cers and represenlalives generaied ihe power which added zesl To sophomore acliviiies. Ample proof of lhis was giv- en by lhe manner in which 'lhey laclcled responsiblliiles and clulies such as selling lnler-Class Traclc lvleel' liclcels and hclp- ing a needy family al Chrlsimas. School spiril was booslecl when inler- esl was encouraged in mulual problems concerning school life. Appoinled mem- bers from lhe Sophomore Class repre- senled lhls council on The Campus Al- lalrs Commlllee and The Elhics Com- miliee. Leif: Left lo Righl: Maxine Whitley, Secrelary: John Falchi, Vice-Presidenfg Nada Barnes, Treasurer. 35 Directing the aclivilies ol their class. the JUNIOR CLASS COUNCIL spon- sored lhe biggest formal dance of the year-the Junior-Senior Prom. ln ac- cordance wilh tradition, they honored the graduating class with the Senior Farewell Assembly. They planned each event, eagerly looking forward to next year. An aller- lhe-game dance with an unusual theme was their Carnival in Venice. 'Follow- ing the Driller victory over Venice. Con- cessions al the Inter-Class Traci: Meer and the Kern Relays were a means of raising funds to finance the Junior Class's numerous activities. left: Junior Class Officers: L to R: Wanda Frazier, Secretary: Shirley Leonard, Vice-President, Mary Lea Wright, Treasurer. As Juniors We Near Our Goal Below Lett Ronnie Shields, President. Row l L to R: Sylvia Roberts, Janice Redman, Wanda Frazier, Secretary, Polly Spencer, Shirley Leonard, Dona Lewis, Marilyn Friedman. Row ll, L to R: Kathryn Houston, Ad- Ann Williams. Row III, L to R: Ronnie Shields, President, Joe Lopez, Luther Lane, Mary Lea Wright Treasurer, Wanda Hanley, Sherry Corr, Johneene Koch, Ruben Contrearas, I K o x . I : , .fra -egjfg v VIS9l'i Sonya Hall, Nydia Jeppi, Joann Doyle, Dorothy Smith, Sue Cantrell, Shlrlee Upton, I x, I ii I Gordon Peldlo. 36 ,Y - --- - - - 38 5' Y 113, .- 1 wp.. li-P 38 Q Q-R i G kk 'fi 'V S. asf-f,nbf X H A Above, Inset: David Mack, President. Row I, L to R: Robert Davidson, Alan Uran, Loretta Shatto, Jerry Reese, Barbara Kerley, Secretary, Rowena Cox, Barbara Henning, Jackie York, Pat lightle, Sammye McGrath. Row Il, L to R: Billy Love, Art Keithley, Billie Cierley, Betty Moore, Ann Dutton, Frankie Green, Yvonne Martinson, Janet Martin, Betty Bates. Row Ill, L to R: Bobby Blalock, Alphonso Love, Roger Watts, Dorothy Johnson, Harriet LeVan, Pat Brosnan, Dixie Crandall, Jean Peppers, Margaret Terril, Wayne Brown. Row IV, L to R: David Patterson, Jack Richards, Anton Ozanich, Jim Kinser, Wilbur Strong, Vice-President, Gene Meyers, Lamont Skiby, J. C. Barnes, Bob Bayley. After Four Years We Are Left: Row I, L'to R: Barbara Kerley, Secretary, Wil- bur Strong, Vice-President, Frankie Green, Treasurer. Look, there's mel is an exclama- tion which may be heard in some tuture assemblies, since the Seniors chose a six- teen millimeter movie camera as their class gitt this year. It will be used to take pictures ot school games ancl ac- tivities and was presented to the Student Body at a Senior Assembly. Senior activities, the most important on the campus, are headed by the SENIOR CLASS COUNCIL. They had charge ot the Senior Sock I'Iop dance, Senior Banquet, Senior Class Day, Ditch Day, and the Senior Picnic. Remember your lirsl day of high school? ll was frighlening, wasn'Jr il? Bul life soon seHled info a definile paHern and +he sirangeness wore off. Then you became a sophomore, an old limer wilh pleniy of experience in making up minules. Razzle Dazzle Doo was some- lhing new and homework was old sluhf. As a iunior, you had more 'lime for lun. The year slipped by 'foo quickly and ended wiih Jrhal glorious Junior Prom. Then, ai long lasl, you became a mighiy senior. Thoughis ol Baccalaureale and Gradua- lion 'filled your head. Suddenly Jrhe greal day had arrived. The caps and gowns . . .The music . . .your proud parenrs-high school graduaiion will remain a cherished memory in years 'ro come. on the Top Proud parents and friends watched the flower girls award the long-awaited diplomas, which represenied fa the gradu- ales four years of hard work. .MQW B Abbolf, Darlene Akins, Joan Allmon, Cliff Anderson, Joan Anglelon, Fred Ansolabehere, Mau Aniel, Romana Arias, Tony Ariey, Nancy Armslrong, Goldie Arnold, Jimmy Ares, Bobby Atlcway, Carl Aullmun, Nancy Avukian, Slephcnie Bocheller, Sylvia Bachtenkircher, Jerr Boehr, Wayne Bagsby, Margaree Bailey, Cordell Bailey, Drug Baker, Irene Boker, Ronald Baker, Wayne rice Y nd -ma0 153 Ballard, Barbara Barneil, Patricia Bales, Mariorie Beckell, Joe Bennell, Harlan Banducci, Josephine Banks, Marlene Banlhrall Dons Barrett, Judy Barrel, Sylvia Bale: Bellye Ballou, Barbara Barrelt, Jean Bayley, Robert Bell, Margarel Berry, Louise Beatty, Jerry Beavan, Berlha Bechere Bully The swing band plays al assemblies and al' noon dances lo slarl fee? lapping Bicldy, Bob Bilsborough, .lack Bird, Marilyn Blackwell, Janice Blake, Virginia 'BIakemore, Jess 'Blocker, Barbara Bolden, Arthur Boolh, Caroline 'Bosse, Fred Boullinghouse, Gene Bowen, Belly Bowen, .lerry Bowen, Sylvia Bowman, Daisy Boyd, Minnie Boyd, Virginia Boynfon, Charlolie Bradrick, Maxine Bramlefl, Eugene Brand, Shirley Bralcher, Bob Brallon, Berry Brinkley, Chuck Brooks, lelha Broome, Wayne Brosnan, Pal Brothers, Vernon Brown, David Brown, Elmer Brown, Richard Brown, Roland Brubacker, Dick Brunsell, Alan Bruton, Charlene Bucka, Paul Buckle, Don Bullard, George Bunting, Joyce Burch, Werner Burns, Bob Burns, Willie Butler, James Byers, Margie Bynum, Wanda Cade, Bobby 'Cain, Deloris Calhoun, Joyce Call, Rezilla Campbell, Ernest Campbell, Hubert Campbell, John Candelaria, Alex Cannon, Margaret Cantos, Rosie Carter, Selina Castro, Jim Cazares, Ralph Chacon, Angie Chambers, .loan Cham bers, Margaret Chappell, Crandel Childers, Jennie Chilton, Ann Choy, Bernice Christenson, Sally Christy, Jim Church, Charles Church, Marie Cierley, Billie Cierley, Shirley Cisternas, Wayne Physics Iesls are u good reason for long faces. Cobb, George Cobb, Maxine Coffee, Pal Cornish, Belly Cornish, Carl Cossey, James Cowden, Virginia Cox, Beth Ann Crandall, Dixie Clark, Donna Clark, Irene Clark, Winona Clow, Peggie Cook, Carol Cook, Jim Collon, Norman Coughran, Eugene Crandall, Gary Crawford, Joan JSF Creegan, Ann Cruse, Wilma Cunningham, Marvin Curlis, Stephen Daniel, Vera Davidson, Robert Davis, Barbara Davis, Elvin Davis, Frankie Lee Davis, Joyce Davis, Shirley Delanly, John Del Frafe, Bealrice Demos, Adrienne Dempsey, Belly Denney, Velma Deramus, Betty Dewbre, Genell Dial, Dearl Dinelli, Bruno Dodge, Joan Dooley, June Dorsey, Reber? Douglas, Gus Dowell, Rosy Duncan, Margie Dye, Paula Eornshuw, Roy Ederra, Lucille Duckworth, Joe Dunn, Lorraine Dzirklas, lilefa Easlberg, Edwin Eilts, Delores Duffy, Ozella Duke, Torn Duncan, Bemice Durham, Dorothy Durreh, Tom Duilon, Ann Eakin' phyms Egrlg, Ken Earnshow, Robert Seniors admire lheir class piciures on display in 'he Administration Building Elam, Roy 'Elgin, Jim Elliall, Doyle Ellis, Clayton Ellis, Edna Ellis, Milburn Elms, Wanda Elrich, Ken Emmons, Chrisline Encinas, Anthony Engel, Bob Epperson, Clay Errecorl, Ken Esles, Conley Evons, John Eworf, lorelln Eyroud, James Ezell, Leona Fanning, Bill Fargo, Ruby Fuulconer, Carlton Faulconer, Lo Nan Foulk, Roy Fell, Jona Finlayson, Ann Finley, June Fish, Robert Fontaine, Joe Foote, Thelma Ford, Marion Frasch, John Frazier, Vernon Fry Marion The dance committee makes sure that the decorations fit in with the theme and the name of the dance. Ferraud, Virginia Fillmore, Ralph Flippen, Mary Florence, Lavania Foster, Ruth Francis, Jim Gallardo, Al Gannon, Pat Garcia, Gloria Garcia, Marino ww, Yew' New .fm Yau-F ,Q , E 1 a Gardiner, Jackie Garriolf, Erna Gales, Mary Genlry, Arvel Ghllarducci, Julia Giddings, Bin Gilbert, Helen 'Glenn, Sam Goalcher, Barbara Gober, Margie Goldsberry, Arlene Gonzales, Consuelo Gonzales, Nancy Goode, Lee Goodwin, Maxine Goodwin, Pearl Goodwin, Wanda Gordon, Shorrit Goree, Greta Goucher, Mary Goularf, Manuel Graham, James Graham, Sadie Granger, Sam Greene, Frankie Gregg, Belly Gregory, Kathleen Griffin, Barbara Griffilhs, John Grigsby, Jack Grisham, Delores Grisham, Norma Groff, Clifford Guinn, Bill Gunn, Wanda Guplon, Willie Guslig, Elouise Haley, Bill Hall, Belly Hallum, Barbara Hammers, Rulhanne Haney, John Hanna, Earl Hanning, Marlene Harmon, Margaret Harris, lessie Harrison, Dail Harrison, Francille Harlley, Shirley Haynes, Bill Healh, Darlene Hefner, Leonard Henderson, Dol Hendrix, Elsa Henning, Barbara Herndon, Polly Herod, Harold Herring, Josephine Herring, Ruby Heslov, Arr Heller, Willard 'Hicks, Floyd Hicks, lrene Hickson, Jim Hildenbrand, Albert Hill, Grace Hill, Mary Hill, Truman Hinderliler, Kathryn Hilchcock, Don Hodges, Bryce Hodson, Barbara Houge, Marian Halliday, Milburn Hopkins, Pat Hudiburg, Doug Hunt, Glena Halley, Joan Holloway, luenna Hougham, Sally Huesby, Larry 'Hunt, Nancy Each Monday morning students gather to discuss the events of the week-end. Halt, Patsy Honeycutt, James Hoover, Marian Howard, Bill Hoy, Isabel Hubert, Darlene Hull, Patricia Hulsebus, Bob Humphrey, Bonnie ,-M 291 wwe' Hunting, Betty Huskey, Marianne Hylton, Howard lnness, Beverly Irick, Patty 'Isaacs, Keith Jackson, Hubert Jackson, Pat Jacobs, Norma Jacobsen, Margaret Jensen, John Jensen, Mervin Jett, Marlene 'Jimenez, Rudy Johnson, Dean Johnson, Dixie Johnson, Dorothy Johnson, Ederson Johnson, Glenda Johnson, Kay Johnston, Hugh Jones, Stanley Kaley, Mary Kaylor, Robert Keithley, Art Kidd, Annice Kimm, Daniel Kliewer, Arlene Kolhoff, Eugene Kelley, Barbara Kidd, Bob King, Cathy Kofahl, Dorothy Krebbs, Mary Kennedy, Jack 'Kerley, Barbcroa Keyes, Ethel Kidwell, Elvu Kimble, Ken Kimbrell, Wanda King, Doris Kinser, Jim Kirksey, Belly Driller roolers ge? ou! their pom-Dons and don 'he school colors to cheer for the Drillers ai on ou?-of-fnwn game. Kroesch, Leroy Krone, Don Krough, Bryan Krum, Alys Kusfer, Delano Kuias, Mary Lace, Earldine Lake, Barbara Lake, Carolyn La mend, Howard Laney, Fay Lanlerman, David Lasfer, Bud Laiiimore, Roy Lawrence, Leo Lee, Ruby legan, Tom Lemons, Doris Lemons, Lois Lenoir, Murlene Leonard, Beify Lewis, Jack Lighile, Pai Lighiner, Mike Logon, Joe Lomas, Tony Love, Alphonzo Lowe, Frank Lynn, Alben Mabroy, Jick Manion, Lois Manning, Alvin Marchetti, Elsie Mcrney, Jessie W. Lopehaguy, Murgueriie Lopez, Theresa Lousfolof, Linda Lozcno, Som Lucas, Cosiello Luifrell, Delberl Mack, David Mahon, Delores Moliby, Donna Envious underclcssmen wuich seniors proudly fry on their caps and gowns in Elm Grove. Marquez, Raul Marlin, Janet Mariin, Johnny Marlin, Mary Mariinson, Yvonne Mason, Juanita Massey, Richard Mather, Marvelle Malhews, Elva Maxwell, Sam May, Don May, Gerald McAdao, C. l. McBrayer, Sue McCain, Virgil McCallie, Belly McCIard, Harold McCown, Merlene McCoy, Curl McCrimmon, Joyce McCulcheon, Bill McElroy, Joyce McEwen, Marilyn McGary, Charles 60 l McGee, Tollie McGrath, Sammye McKenzie, Evelyn McQuilliams, Gerald McWilliams, Glenn Mellon, Cecil Weske, Wayne Meyer, Bob Meyer, Gene Michael, Arvillu Miller, Darrell Miller, larry Miller, Melvin Miller, Willie Mae Mills, Dan Mills, Harold Mince, Bob Misemer, .loan Moignarcl, Sue Mole, Joanne Montgomery, .luanilu Moody, Don Moore, Belly Moore, Eddie Morgan, Audrey Morgan, Harold Morgan, Jimmy Morrison, Bob Morrison, Fred Morrow, Florece Mossman, John Muir, Kennelh Munoz, Evelyn Munoz, Josephine Mushuney, louis Myrick, Kenneth Nous, Frank Nelson, Bill Nelson, Carol Nelson, Jone Newton, Carl Newlon, Robert Nicholson, Mari Nielson, Nancy Nikkel, Melba Noble, Ruih Noles, Richard Nord, Eugene Seniors get an official dilch day to picnic and lo relax. Olsen, Lois O'Meara, Sharon Ono, Takashi Osborn, Jerry Ozcmich, Anlon Palmer, Bob Norlon, LaVon Ogan, Harold Orcufr, Shirley Paloma, Toni Parton, Gary Parcher, Robert Park, Jeraldine Pallerson, Dave Obermire, Delene O'Leary, Jimmy Orrick, Robert Parcher, Michael Payne, Norma Pease, Don Peppers, Jean Peiree, lawrence Pelly, Charles Pierce, Don 'PZfcher, Joyce Polsfon, Joyce Pomeroy, Sylvia Pope, Audrey Powell, Geralene Powers, Jerry Powers, Rosie Foynor, Myrble Price, Earl Purvis, Bob Queen, Rex Radio, Darlene Ralph, Dick Ramey, Charles Ramirez, Paul Ramirez, Rose Ramsey, Gladys Ramsey, Wesley Raper, Mary lee Rasske, Jeanne Reid, Novella Rice, Laurence Rigdan, Dan Ring, Rulh Ray, Bill Replagle, Mary Richards, Jack Righelli, Don Roberson, Carolyn Redman, Floyd Reed, Gay Rees, Jerry Reynolds, Kennelh Reynolds, L. A. Reynolds, Ronald Richardson, Pal Richmond, Jim Riel, Bill At noon lime the student slore is a popular place for meeting friends Roberls, Paul Roberls, Wilma Roberfson, Bill Robertson, Vinifa Robinell, Helen Robinson, Jim A. Robinson, Jim N. Robinson, Meedie Robinson, Nancy Rae, Odell Rodges, Wayne Rogers, Marilyn Ross, Harvey Ross, Roy Royal, Frank Ruby, John X Russell, Elvis Ryan, Jareha Sanderson, Bob Sandle, Charles Scaife, Deloris Schaefer, Barbara Scharpenberg, Bill Schilly, Don Schmidt, Alberta Seaman, Tom Shonafelt, Barbara Simanson, Dorothy Skelton, Nancy Schmieder, Steve Sephus, Jackie Lee Short, Martha Sims, Betty Skiby, LaMont Schwacho, Ken Scott, Carolyn Scott, Helen Shatto, Loretta Sheridan, Larry Shields, Jackie Shreffler, Jerry Shrefflor, Vernon Sikes, Pearl The quad was the meeting place for many during their lunch hour Smith, Smith, Smith, Smith, Smith, Smith, Smith, Smith, Smith, Smith, Bennie Ruth Beverly Bob Evelyn Jo Ann Kenneth Lois lorune Pete Phyllis Smith, Wayne Smith, William Smithson, Gerald Smyser, Charles Snow, Gaylene Solari, Ray South, Ted Sparks, Jack Spears, Barbara Springstead, Bill Stanton, Jim Starr, Mary Steinhoff, Violet Stockbridge, Donna Stone, Jayne Stone, Marvin Stone, Melvin Stow, Dorryl Stringfellow, Bert Strong, Frank Strong, Wilbur Sullivan, Jayne G. Summerford, Winona Summers, Norma Swan, Donald 'Sweel, la rry Syfrett, Leroy Taylor, Bill Taylor, Eddie Terrill, Margaret Teter, Yvonne Teutimez, Patsy Thacker, Virlee Thoene, Don Thompson, Gary Thompson, George Thompson Louie Thompson , Margaret Thornlon, Delores Tillery, Bill Tiscn, Don Tomlinson, Gerry Townsend, Mary Toy, George Trout, Carolyn Troufl, Raymond Tubbs, Mattie Turner, Carolyn Turooniian, Ronald Unruh, lloyd 'Upshaw, Bill Uren, Allen Valov, Lillian Veon, Roland Villicano, Sophia Virrey, Daniel Virrey, Sam Volkman, Belly Voogd, 8elly Voorhees, Donna Wade, Herbie Wahl, Richard Wcllde, Jimmie Walker, Herb Walker, Jeanette Wallace, Robert Walters, Nick Walton, Joe Weaver, Kay Weeks, Wanda Weldon, Velma Weller, Delores On Class Day, the seniors are easily recognized in their finery as they sign Oracles for the last time. Wallis, Lois Walsh, Roger Walston, Pat Warkentine, Theresa Watson, Helen Watts, Roger Weichelt, Walter Weir, Elva Weldon, Anna ' of-J New gf-ve Wells, Gloria Werls, Homer Wessel, Bob Wesfervell, Phyllis While, Margarel Whilezell, larry Whilfield, Marie Whiflock, Dollie Whilson, Orvan Wickersham, Janet 'Wierick, Dorolhy Wilkerson, Doralhy Willard, Charles Williams, Audrey Williams, Bonnie Williams, Cecil Williams, Jay Williams, lim Williams, John Williams, Mary Lou Williams, Richard Williams, Rita Williams, Rosalie Williamson, Joan Williamson, Margaret Wilson, Joel Woods, H. C. Yick, Lois Zimmerman, Dean its Wilson, Carolyn Winters, Crillene Wren, Freda York, Melvin Zimmerman, Martha Noi gradualing in June Wilson, Deloris Wifham, Quentin Yadon, Bud Yuhas, Raymond Aldana, Lawrence Alex, Victor Anderson, Clarence Anderson, Ronnie Balthrop, Darwin Bolles, Homer Campbell, Bill Clark, Barbara Fay Colson, Bill Conley, Shirley Couch, George Couch, Robert Delgado, Amelia Dopp, James Ellis, Barbara Garner, Dale Goff, Nathaniel Gonzales, Richard Goodwin, Donald H. Wilson, Joan l. Wolfe, Don Yarbrough, Walter Zamora, Steven Wilson, Jaan N. Woods, Clyde Ybarra, Evelyn 'Zarkas, Bill UATES NOT PlCTURED Hackley, Tom Hailey, Joe Hamm, Wesley Harris, John Horne, Dale Howard, Buck lynn Hyles, Bill Jamerson, Burnell Jones, Oscar Keen, Arthur Koyzer, Kay Kieth, Mary Kirkman, Dell Lewis, Edwin Malone, Loren Maltone, Faye Jacobs Mize, Dean Mooney, LeRoy Wm. Morris, Bonnie McCaIIy, Carial Nickell, J. L. Pusley, Jo Ann Robertson, Norma Sharp, lawanda Simpson, Maxine Southwood, Ruth Stamper, Kenneth Stanifer, Charles Stone, Dorothy lWilsonl Tasos, Johnny Taylor, Dean Thompson, William Unruh, Howard Wallace, Jewell Ward, Odie Williams, Ausiin York, Jackie Young, Betty Jane Berlin f 'js . 25:5 3 - W. , ., 4, ,MMWQQ vm ' , wmv . ,Q .- :: 'EZ.. wb , - mr y as-Q sw 7g 5' wigmf 8 bi M N.. 'Rf H 1 ,Ng icsgxgb. , N wi,-Q-.. Q. mm ixwkwxi, W 3 ,rhks fiffax' he my WM W ,Nw xx. jf eww hw ' .- ' . . - I 'fig . Q, 'Y 3 Nkq X.. , ,.'-uk T si ra tion The choice of which club To join has always been a mailer given serious consideralion by Bakersfield High siudenis. The seleciion is belween clubs siressing Toler- ance, o+hers based upon creeds, and socieiies composed of siudenls wilh muiual inieresfs. There are many names.. purposes, and acfivilies, bui leadership Training. co- operaiion, and service are The pallerns of all our ORGAINHZATIONS. Above: Row l, L lo R: Polly Spencer, Jackie York, Caroline Booth, Katie Hinderliler, Barbara Kerley, Judy Barreff, Maxine Whilley. Row ll, L lo R: Bill Caraway, Bob Myers, Wanda Weeks, Shirley Cierley, Joan Dodge, Slephanie Klakoff, Francille Harrison. Raw lll, L To R: Glendon Rodgers, Adviser: Ray Solari, Ronnie Shields, Bob Purvis, David Mack, John Griffiths, Paul Bucka, Al Dennis, Adviser. AT Their monThly meeTing, The EXECUTWE COUNCIL, pre- sided over by The sTudenT body presidenT, made many decisions concerning The policies oT The sTudenT body. The Council, ad- vised by Olendon Rodgers, is composed oT sTudenT body oTTi- cers and The president secre- Tary and Two represenTaTives Trom each class council. Co-ordinaTing club acTiviTies was The CO-ORDINATING COUNCIL, composed of all club presidenTs and presided over by The sTudenT body presi- denT. One problem broughT beTore The Council This year was The clisTribuTion among TorTy- Three member clubs oT The TorTy ,X ' available carnival concessions Their Efforts Improve Left A' Co-ordinaling group relax afler their Tuesday meeling. Below: Row l, L to R: Larry Miller, Adrienne Demos, Mar- garel Cunnan, LaNan Faulconer, Ken Kimble, Bobby Biddy, Carolyn Wilson, Jackie York, Joan Misemer, Unknown, John Griffiths. Row Il, L to R: Jim Dopp, Tom Legan, Maurice Ansolabehere, Bob Myers, Bill Caraway, Barbara Kerley, .'u:ly Barrefl, Shirley Cierley, Kalie Hinderliler. Row lll, L To R: Ada Marie Acfis, Jonah Fiel, John Mossman, Bar- bara Ballord, lanel Wickersham, Marlene Hanning, Sylvia Bachellor, Carolyn Turner. Row IV, L lo R: Dixie Crandel, Frank Strong, Jim Walers, David Mack, Jaan Williamson, Unknown, Rita Stone, Kay Marlow, Ronnie Turooniian, Bill TiIIery.' Row V, L la R: Ronnie Shields, Dick Brubaker, Dean Johnson, Bill Riel, Jack Richards, Ari Heslov, Allen Cannon, Adviser. l-lail! l-laill The gang's all here Tor The weekly meeTing oT The RALLY CLUB. They originaTed Danny Driller, our bold symbol oT school spiriT. Remember The skiT in which Danny baTTled The Cavemen oT San Diego? The Rally Club pre- senTed ThaT slciT and oThers. SpiriTs were high when They gave ouT beaT Tags as parT oT pre-game acTiviTies. A posT- game acTiviTy was giving recep- Tions Tor The Drillers and The visiTing Teams. Above Righh Row l, L lo R: Caroline Boolh, Janet Tvrnipseod, Helen Miller, Pat Coffee, Katie Hinderlifer, Joyce Burns. Row ll, L Yo R: Pe99Y Hedge, Billy Cierley, Carolyn Roberson, Mariory Trammel, Anna Weldon. Row Ill, L lo R: Kalhryn Houston, Adviser, Bill Caraway, Yvonne Mariinson, Diane Perry, Bev Brians, Jeanne Miichell. Row IV, L fo R: Jim Williams, Bab Purvis, Sally Schoelkopf, Wanda Hanley, Ronnie Turooniian, Shirley Clark, Fred Robinson, Adviser. the Campu PosTers urging Keep our campus clean were nailed To every Tree in Elm Grove and Taped on every wall when The CAMPUS AFl:AlRS COMMITTEE had Their yearly drive. Divided inTo various sub-commiTTees Tor more eTTiciency in carrying ouT proiecTs, They aroused inTeresT in The school and sTudenT problems. The TwenTy Teachers and ThirTy sTudenTs who composed This group emphasized The responsibiliTy oT each sTudenT Toward mainTaining a beTTer school. School problems were considered in a round Table discus- sion. When a suiTable plan Tor soluTion To a problem was Tormecl, iT was Turned over To anoTher group Tor TulTillmenT. Below: Row I, L lo R: John Griffilhs, Bob Carney, Arl Runnels, Polly Spencer, Jo Ann French, Joan Marchelfi, Frankie Green, Lee Goode. Row Il, L to R: Bill Ratekin, Bob Hulsebus, Eleanor Kimm, Ann Williams, Mary Kaley, Kay Ann Marlow, Shirley Cierley. Row Ill, L lo R: Joe Miller, Art Keithley, Aveline Gochicoa, Shirril Harvey, Ada Aclis, Barbara Ballard, Robert Taylor. Row IV, L To R: Axel Pelersen Gladys While, Elvin Hedgecock, Fern Doe, Evelyn Schilling. ' 1 icers sm Th L M S ff ile Their approval of their new b Th ff .Yah -if ,avi . An organizaTion comprising The enTire male halT oT The sTudenT body is The LEAGUE OE MEN STUDENTS. L. M. S. and The Girls' League co-sponsor WesTern Days and The All-Club Carnival. The car- nival dance, however, is sTricTly an L. M. S. acTiviTy. Their parT oT The proceeds Trom The carnival, plus money earned Trom con- cessions aT aThleTic evenTs, enables The boys To give Three scholarships To needy sTu- denTs aT The Scholarship Banquet LieuTenanT-Governor Leon l-larris clirecT- ed acTiviTies aTTer Governor Jim Dopp moved away aT mid-Term. lnsTead oT having every boy in school aT- Tend business rneeTings. eighT boys Trom each class are on The board oT commis- sioners. As This year's proiecT, These ThirTy- Two commissioners publicized lighTweighT Teams and minor sporTs. To give recogni- Tion To lighTweighT and J. V. TooTball Teams, a special TooTball assembly was held in OcTober. This spring a posTer campaign TurThered Their oTher purpose oT boosTing minor sporTs. Everyone Belongs -ff il T Below- Inset, Leon Harris, Governor. Row I, L to R: Don Klmm, Treosurerp Larry Miller, Ken Abby Gochicoa. ow , o : ae om on im ro 1- Row Ill, Lio R Roger u s, R nLrRDlcpi,J sv H I : A A -W ff .Mourice-Kyle,-.Harry Lemons, GIRLS' LEAGUE is composed ol lhose sludenls who are not in lhe League ol Men Studenls. In October at lhe all-girl as- sembly, Carolyn Wilson, presidenl, gave rhe welcoming address lo freshmen and re- frurning alumnae. Eollowing lhe assembly, girls signed up for the various commillees 5-scholarship, rally, arl, courtesy, publicily, weliare, messengers, and historian. Committee chairmen, elecled ollicers, and class represenlalives comprise lhe Girls' League Council which sponsors l'Ii Day and Costume Day. On Coslume Day cowboys and Indians dressed in lheir ideas of auihenlic garb roam about our campus. Edilh Eilzgibbon and Eloise Nelson ad- vised lhe group on aclivilies, which also in- cluded l-lomer's l-lop afler the Valley Championship Game and the annual Eem- inine Eollies lor girls and Their mothers. The lal'l'er had a Greelc theme this year, complele with a modernized version of the wanderings ol Ulysses. One or the Other What can they be planning now? 'as Below Right: Inset, Carolyn Wilson, President. Raw l, L to R: Joan Nicodemus, LaNan Faul- caner, Maurene O'Meara, Carolyn Wilson, Virginia Ferrand. Raw ll, L to R: Polly Spencer, Carolyn Roberson, Mary Kaley, Lyda Carlile, Pat Lightle, Nadine Doleo, Stephanie Avakian. Raw lll, L to R: Belly Hall, Karen Sagen, Donna Black, Lue Anne Daniel, Patty Black. I. R. C. Promotes Tolerance Early in the spring Bays' Inter Ra ' I Above Inset Al 1 , an Brunsell, President. Above: Row I, L to R: Darrel Lecklighter, Ralph Cazarez, Wayne Meske, Mike Lightner, Bobby Matsumoto, Robert Davidson. Row ll, Lto R: Mike Lopez, Bob Morison, Budgie Loustalot, George Toy, Roger Watts, Ono Jak. Row III, L to R: Jack Hilton, Adviser, Art Heslov, Jim Castro, Jerry Beatty, Vice-President, Gabe Solomon. Row IV, L to R: Henry Mar, T. H. Lockard, Dean Johnson, Wilbur Strong, Secretary, Dan Kimm. Row V, L to R: Marino Garcia, Ken Schowocho, Russel H - cia members start planning for the Inter-Racial Variety Show. af ',,,,.f ampton, Allan Brunsell, President. lhe development ot better understanding b t ' e ween races at school and in the com- munity is the main concern ot BOYS' INTER-RACIAL COUNCIL. The member- ship tor each race is determined by its percentage in the total' student body. By working together on projects, the members trom the tive races develop ideals ot tolerance. Carnival booths, dances and potluck dinners, all ot which they co- sponsor with GIRLS' INTER-RACIAL COUNCIL, give them the opportunity to cooperate with those ot ditterent heritages. Rumage sales and other sales tor money-making purposes enabled them t o sponsor a successtul Junior Council at Emerson Junior High School. At Christ- mas and Thanksgiving, the members packed numerous baskets tor the less tortunate. The needy were given turther help by this group's clothing bank. These boys and adviser Jack I-lilton are resolved to make b' t campus. V :go ry unknown on our on Our Campu GIRLS' INTER-RACIAL COUNCIL, wiTh help Trom Boys' lnTer-Racial, came up wiTh Two TirsTs This year-The TirsT TooTball dance oT The season and WhiTe ChrisT- mas, The TirsT ChrisTmas Tormal in The hisTory oT Bakersfield High. The laTTer, a girls' daTe Tormal, is The beginning oT a new TradiTion. An unusual evenT was drawing names To selecT The Snow Princess. AT The dance aTTer The Driller-CaThedral game, CaThedral's players were Their guesTs. Girls' lnTer-Racial works in coniuncTion wiTh Boys' lnTer-Racial on all proiecTs and acTiviTies. WiTh a ioinT Treasury and periodic ioinT meeTings, Their sTrengTh is re- doubled The membership is very careTully chosen among Those candidaTes suggesTed by oTher members. Members oT The Two coun- cils geT TogeTher annually To sTage Their varieTy show, which was held in April This year Tor The sTudenT body. The Girls' Inter-Racial put assembly . Bl Row l L to R- Katie Hinderliter, Jaretta Below, Inset: Barbara Ballard, President. eow: , . Ryan, Patsy Kuwahara, Secretary, Toni Garcia, Margaret Martinez, Marie Whitfield, Yvonne Teter, Margaret Rodriquez, Jackie Whitfield, Cecelia Wong, Loraine Jung, Catherine King, Marleen Hanning, Polly Spencer, Vice-President, Bobbie Franklin. Row II, L to R: Barbara Ballard, President, Judy Barrett, Nancy Ariey, Rosie Contos, Shirley Cierley, Frankie Duftey, Ann Williams, Ardie Mae Wytch, Gaye Lum, Joann Doyle, Kay Johnson, Loyce Hankins, Ber- nice Choy. Row lll, L to R: Lois Yick, Kay Marlow, Betty Moore, Billie Cierley, School Re- lations, Frankie Green, Charleen Smith, Petra Sisneros, Angie Chacon, Connie Gonzales, Soila - A Lois Weldon, Dorothy Johnson, Elea- Fuentes Ethel Keyes Isabel Hoy. Raw IV, L to R. nna ' ' - ' , e Herring, Ann Dutton, Selina Patterson, ,killing AA-11.-Ar their heads together for their Q ' ' nor Kinim, Vice-President, Solveiga Dzirkals Josephin ' l'I'b.. IX-I-L-I. IZ.-,-I- l-...-I-I,-.5 Anplvn-A lA--n-- Cu.-.lun Q 1-,t...i n-t-t.--., .. l i Do They Give Girls wearing clashing colors, shorT slcirTs, shower caps, and wiTh no make-up on, meanT ThaT once again The l-IOSTESS CLUB was iniTiaTing iTs plebs. The Two day iniTiaTion was climaxed by a poTluck Tor The members, wiTh Tood Turnished by The plebs. Plebs also helped To decoraTe Tor ' The annual semi-Tormal dance held March lo. Freshman girls and TransTer girls were welcomed To This school by a parTy wiTh ' songs and yells by The song and yell leaders. AnoTher evenT was The Tashion show, New Year Knock-OuTs, held in The LiTTle TheaTer. The sTudenT body was enTerTained aT an assembly puT on by The l'losTess Club and Valkyrie-s. AT anoTher assembly, These Two clubs donaTed To The school casT iron leT- Ters reading BalcersTield High School,' To be puT on The new brick wall beTween The AdminisTraTion Building and The Girls' Gym. Hostess girls are given instructions on how to handle the incoming freshmen during registration. Below: Row l, L to R: Marlene Hanning, President, Mary Lee Roper, Bxrbara Henning, Catherine King, Vice-President, Joanie Misemer, Ann Chilton, Jackie York, Dorothy Simonson, Carolyn Wilson, Mary Flippen, Carolyn Roberson, Pot Lightle, Yvonne Teter. Raw ll, L to R: Mary Kaley, Janet Martin, Darline Abbott, Jerry Rees, Barbara Ballard, Crillene Winters, Jackie Gardiner, Mary Goucher, Audrey Morgan, Sr. Reoresentative, Janet Wickersham, Linda Loustalot, Betty Cornish, Cha'lene Bruton. Row Ill, L to R: Joyce McCrimmon, Sharon O'Mearo, Rowena Cox, Fat Walston, Harriett Levan, Secretary, Mari Nicholson, Margaret Jacobsen, Nancy Robinson, Treasurer, Gay Reed, Wilma Roberts, Kay Johnson, Marion Hoover, Betty Moore, Row IV, L to R: Donna Stockbridge, Joan Williamson, Joyce Bunting, Darlene Heath, Delores Weller, Barbara Kelley, Patty lrick, Mary Townsend, Betty Hall, Evelyn Hinzer, Belva Mos, Beverly lnness. Service? You Bet! Above: Row I, L ta R: Barbara Nelson, Betty Jo Eiler, Elaine Evenson, Janet Turnipseed, Helen Miller, Mildred Allen, Barbara Palmer, Phyllis Sutton, Leslie Robinson, Loyce Hankins, Shirley Leonard, Cathy McCIuskey, Orelie Ansolabehere. Row II, L to R, Sue Cantrell, Claudette McClain, Bonnie Stanley, Nadine Daleo, Beverly Brains, Jr. Representative, Gail Kindig, Donna Black, Mary Hickson, Marlene Billington, Joyce Siler, Margie Anderson, Joanne Doyle, Dorothy Williams. Row lll, L ta R: Ann Williams, Freddie Gaulding, Nydia Jeppi, Membership Chairman, Mary Jo Duff, Stephne Federhart, Karen Sagen, Lorraine Evenson, Registration Chairman, Bobbie Speak, Nancy Renfree, Carol Dorland, Billie Jones, June Scheuer, Carol McKinnon. Row lV, L to R: Frances Watson, Gaye Patterson, Dixie Radon, Wanda Frazier, Pat Barbeau, lou Ann Daniel, Barbara Marchie, Barbara Kimmel, lyda Carlile, Jan Fritsche, Carmen Barnes. Row V, L to R: Kay Marlowe, Mary Lea Wright, Wanda Hanley, Nancy Reigel, Johneene Koch, Maye Mortensen, Joyce Parker, Janet Smith, Adele Newell. The HOSTESS COUNCIL is the governing body which co-ordinates all activities ot the Hostess Club. The otticers and representatives, with Caroline Friel, adviser, were in charge ot the initiation ot plebs. Each council member acted as big sister to three or tour plebs. The detailed activity records, kept by council members, deter- mined whether or not plebs were to become active members. The council originates all new ideas presented to the club tor approval or disap- proval. Opions ot the council are given consideration in making decisions. Below: Row l, L to R: Nancy Robinson, Treasurer, Gail Kindig, Helen Miller, Sue Cantrell, Elaine Evenson, Shirley Leonard, Patty lrick. Row Il, L to R: Carolyn Roberson, Secretary, Catherine Ring, Vice- President, Pat Barbeau, Gaye Patterson, Mary Jo Duff, Johneene Koch. Row III, L to R: Jo Ann Doyle, Mary Townsend, Wanda Hanley, Barbara Henning, Janet Martin, Marlene Hanning, Presi- dent. Row IV, L to R: Lorraine Evenson, Carol McKinnon, Carol . Dorland, Dorothy Williams, Nydia Jeppi, Nancy Reigel, Right, L to R: Catherine King, Vice-President, Marlene Hanning, President, Nancy Robinson, Treasurer, Nydia Jeppi, Membership Chairman, Carolyn Roberson, Secretary, Lorraine Evenson, Registra- tion Chairman. Service Club members arrive early of lhe gal fo usher th e big crowd expected for lhe g Below: Row l, L fo R: Wally ack. Row ll, L lo R: Jack Johnso Reeves ame. This Club Lives Up The SERVlCE CLUB develops leadership, characler and personaliiy, and renders serv- ice io our high school, slucleni body, guesls, and friends, in accordance wiih Jrhe pur- poses oullined in ils club conslilulion. Eoolball fans receive as souvenirs iree programs which are compiled by lhe Serv- ice Clulo in cooperalion wilh local mer- chanls. During lhe weelcs prior 'lo Visilors' Day, members dislribule adveriising poslers in downlown slores. When lhe day arrives, wilh iis swarms of visilors. 'rhese boys can can be seen ushering, giving iniormalion, and helping parlc cars. Each year ihey give serious consideralion 'ro The mailer of choosing a gill' for The school. The need for a gill' and ils useful- ness delermine which gill' lhe gradualing members will leave. n, Adviser, Ar! Keithley, Jim Slonlon, John Griffilhs, .lack Richards, Roland Veon, Floyd Redman, Dave , Hugh Johnston, LaVon Nonon, Gary Pullon, Melvin Miller, Frank Lowe. to Its Name Members oT The SERVICE CLUB can be easily idenTiTied, noT only by Their Tamiliar blue sweaTers wiTh The insignia oT a lcnighT, buT by Their scholarship, willingness To worlc. courTesy, and Triendliness. To mainTain Their high sTandards oT serv- ice was The chieT duTy of The ThirTy iuniors and seniors. Wallace Johnson advised The boys as They sTrived To TulTill The high ideals expecTed oT Them. AT The Scholarship BanqueT, The Service Club gives Tour scholarships-Two voca- Tional and Two academic. The amounT oT each scholarship depends upon The proTiTs Trom The TooTbalI programs and Trom Their carnival booTh. New members, sophomores recommend- ed by Teachers, Turnished The enTerTainmenT Tor The annual iniTiaTion banqueT aT which new oTTicers were also insTalled. AT Their I-loop I-lop, aTTer The TaTT- K. C. baslceTball game, members had The opporTuniTy To relax aTTer handing ouT pro- grams during The TooTball season. Above: First semester officers, I. to R: Peter McCuen, Treasurer Roland Veon, Vice-President: John Mossmon, President. Not pictured: David Mack Sec.etmv. Below: Second semester officers, L to R: Jim Waters, -Treasurer, Gary Patton, President. Not pictured: Peier McCuen, Vice-President: Jack Richards, Secretary. Below: Row I, L to R: Gordon Peldo, Pete McCuen, leon Harris, RoberI Phair, Roger Phair. Row II, L Io R: George Webber, Don Woodward, Bob Hall, Jim Waters, Bruce Vogel. J Their Service l Modern day VALKYRIES do noi conducl heroes lo Valhalla as lhe maidens of Norse rnyihology did, bul ihey do perform func- lions of service in accordance wilh lheir aims. Vallcyries ialce parl in almosl every phase ol service, and develop inleresis in cerlain lines of aclivily by giving such service. Those wilh arlislic inleresls brighlened lhe halls al Chrislmas iime wilh paper decora- lions of loys. The girls became quile skill- ed in climbing goal posls lo enlwine lhem in blue and while crepe paper for foolball games. Above: L lo R: Janel Wickersham, Presidenf: Doska Saunders, Hspflflg Pl'GViGW'J Sl'lOWGd lhe 'l:6Sl'llOI'lS of lhe new season. ln 'rhe lalre spring lhe Vallcyries' girls's dale formal, held in The 'rennis courls. is always one ol lhe promi- nenl social evenls. Hisforiong Shello Turner, Treasurer, Loyce Hankins, Junior Repre- senlcllive: Joan Dodge, Vice-Presidenf. Below: Row I, L to R: Lue Anne Daniel, Donna Black, Joan Misemer, Calhy King, Katie Hinderliler, Jackie Shields, Jo Ryan, Peggy Dye, Shella Turner, Treasurer: Anila Jasan, Jerry Rees. Row II, L to R: Crilene Winters, Siephne Federharl, Billie Jones, Nydia Jeppi, Ann Williams, Sharon O'Meara, Lyda Carlisle, Kay Johnson, Secretary: Loyce Hankins, Janet Marlin. Row lll, L fo R: Beverly Brians, Karen Sagen, Rowena Cox, Joanne Beckefl, Sally Hougham, Linda Lauslaloi, Audrey Morgan, Cafhy McCIusky, Jo Ann Doyle. Row IV, L Yo R: 'aan Dodge, Vice-President: Pal Barbeau, Jaan Williamson, Kay Marlowe, Eleanor Kimm, Joyce Bunting, Janel Wickersham, President: Marlene Hanning, Wanda Hanley, Lavania Florence. Become Traditional Valkyries agree lhat everyone should sign lhe Freedom Scroll. Gelling ready for the dance requires lols of helpl Since lhe official lille of our school appeared nowhere on The campus, VALKYRIES wilh l-losless dedicaled lo lhe school iron lellers spelling The lille, along wilh a plaque giving The names ol lhe lwo donors. Their services lo Jrhe communily included giv- ing food baslqels al Chrislmas and Thanksgiving. The girls managed lo avoid lhe all worlc no play rouline by having many polluclc dinners and parlies. Wilh c greal deal of skill, Valkyries decoraled the goal posts before football games. The latest styles were modeled at the Valkyries fashion sho mx ' ,,,,,. Administrators and persons connected wifh the late A. J. Ludden pay tribute. 88 Bi Boys Carr ln recent years, +he BIG B has grown so tremendously in membership that last year the club was divided into two groups according lo class in sports. Whether a member is in the Varsily divis- ion with Homer Beatty as adviser, or class B division with John l-larp as adviser, he goes through two inirialions to gain the lull right of wearing a lellerman's sweater. The iirsl initia- tion, informally held ai school. consists oi stunts 'such as polishing shoes of old members. At the formal initiation, new member sub- scribe to the oath oi The BIG B , Survivors become iull-fledged members oi Bakersfield l-ligh's oldest organization. Left: Bill Fanning, Vice-President, Larry Rice, Treasurer, Daniel Kimm, Secretary, Glenn McWilliams, President. Below: Row I, L to R: Lee Goode, Manager-Secretory, Marion Garcia, Bob Newton, Dick Sherer, John Griffiths, Larry Miller, Jim Castro, Jerry Kirkland, Herb Walker. Row Il, L to R: Wesley Romsey, Don Krone, Lawrence Rice, Treasurer, Budgy Loustclof, Ron Barger, Pete Smith, Bill Fonning, Don Kimm, Vice-President. Row III, L to R: Mel York, Sergeant- at-Arms, Dick Brubaker, Alan Brunsell, Ken Schwocho, John Frasch, Arvel Gentry, Art Heslov. Row IV, l to R: Tom Legan, Clifford Almond, Ronald Ogilvie, Glen McWilliams, President, Deon Johnson, Tom Hackley, Dave Patterson. on Traditions Since l909, when the BIG B was organized with eighieen charier members, ii has esiablished many iradiiions io be carried on as long as This club exists. The Ludden Memorial Service in January is one oi ihe programs conducied by Big B boys. Al ihis time aclminislraiors and ieachers connecied wiih. A. J. Ludden are invited io pay Tribute to ihe iormer principal. On the lighier side, lhe annual spori dance, al- ways held on ihe lasi Friday oi ihe iirsi semesler, is climaxed by the revealing oi lhe leilermen's choice for Big B Queen. This year, for the iirsl iime, names oi candidates were published. The Big spring. B members discuss their activities for Right: L to R: Wayne Meske, Vice-President, Mike Lightner, President: Blair Russell, Secretary. Below, Row I, L fo R: Clive Alexander, Treasurer: Ken Porcho, Blair Russell, Secretary, Bill Riel, Jim Gerry, Richard Williams, Jim Harrison, Morris Kyle, Jim Stanton, Frank Strong. Row ll, L to R: Bob Biddy, Don May, Art Keithley, Ken Kimble, Ronald Schmeider, Wayne Meske, Vice-President: Jerry Burt, Leon Harris, Larry Foster, Louis Mello. Row Ill, L to R: Gary Crandall, Robert Morrison, Harvey Warren, Steve Schmeider, Tom Legan, Grant Lott, Mike Lightner, President: Buddy Cuen, Robert Baldwin, Bob Matsumoto, Eugene Nord, Richard Russell. Row IV, L to R: Wilbur Strong, T. H. Lockarcl, Marino H t . Row V, L to R: Dick Brubaker, Bob Garcia, Hugh Herndon, Russell amp on Rcus, Ronnie Schields, Jack Qualman, Dick Feron. Q 1 Below: lnset, Paul Bucka, Business Manager. L to R, Pe99Y Hedge, Ronald Baker, Paul Bucka, Bob Rous, Marilyn Fox. lnsets: Left, Wanda Weeks, Editor, right, above Marguerite Johnson, Adviser, right, below, Al Dennis, Financial and Photographic Adviser. Row l, L to R, Norma Summers, Assistant Editor, Wanda Weeks, Editor, Christine Emmons, Assistant Editor. Row II, L to R, Peter McCuen, identification Editor, Yvonne Teter, Social Editor, Ada Actis, Junior Editor, Mary Kaley, Senior Editor, Nancy Nielsen, Senior Editor, Billie Cierley, Art Editor, June Finley, Typist, Steve Schmieder, Sports Editor, Evelyn Smith, Typist, David Knoll, Assistant Identifica- tions Editor. Not Pictured: Barbara Lake, Art Ed-itor, Delores Eilts, Typist. Combined Efforts With the completion ot the dummy by Wanda Weeks, editor, the ORACLE EDITORIAL STAFF began work. Sched- uling pictures, writing copy. meeting deadlines, and other-behind-the-scenes ettorts were directed towards the de- sired end-a completed Gracie, Work? You betl But did they enioyi itl Any eighth period the ottice was zulging with statt members. The BUSINESS STAFF, under the man- agement ot Paul Bucka, was depended upon to contract ads and sell Oracles. The entire statt took time out to re- lax at a Christmas dinner held at the Rice Bowl, when Marguerite Johnson, Adviser, and Al Dennis, Photographic and Financial Adviser, were presented appreciative gitts. Top: Row l, L to R: Ronald Langworthy, Gaye Lum, Johneene Koch, Janet Turnipseed, Sally Curtis, Christine Emmons, Assistant Editor, Norma Summers, Assistant Editor, Nancy Shields. Not Pictured: Roberta Chipps, Bob Horsley, Kenneth Foote, Violet Collins, Gary Patton. Hats ott to the COPYWRlTERSl Do you ever stop to thinlc about those who, as a part ot the editorial statt, helped write the copy tound in the yearbook? Atter re- ceiving their assignments trom the assistant editors, Norma Summers and Christine Emmons, they got the necessary intormation which was then written in correct torm tor publication. Thanks, also, to the PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES. The major part ot their daily classworlc consisted ot producing negatives, contacts, and enlargements tor almost all the pictures shown in the Gracie. Produce the Oracle Below: Row I, L to R: Bob Palmer, Jim Kinser, Mervin Jensen, Donald Pease, Lavania Fior- ence, Theresa Lopez, Annice Kidd. Row ll, L to R: Bill Riley, Virgil McCain, Robert Davidson, Roy Solari, Barbara Ballard, Luella Holloway, Jimmie Jimersan, Linda Loustalot. Row lll, L to R: Bud Engel, Jim Robinson, Pete Smith, Ernest Veal, Betty Moore, Helen . , . Watson, Betty Gregg, Barbara Lake. 9l Hard Work Accompanie we 5 GX. Inset: Above, Shirley Cierley, Editor, below, Rosalie Phillippi, Advizer. Row I, L to R: Phyllis Smith, Exchange Editor, Mary Lea Wright, Janet Turnipseed, Delores Martin, Marcia Pleasant. Row ll, L to R: Bud Engel, Margaret Chambers, Third Page Editor, Lelha Brooks, Nancy Renfree, Margaret Jacobsen, Assistant Editor, Fally Spencer, Barbara Marchi. Row Ill: L to R: Froncill, Harri- son, Business Manager, Mrs. Rosalie Phillippi, Adviser, Joyce Po ston, Janet Wickersham, Nancy Robinson, Shirley Cierley, Editor, Leon Harrie, Jim Downs, Joyce McCrimmon, Wayne Smith, Sports Editor, Dail Harrison, Sports Columnist, Frank Strong, Bob Engel. No! pictured, Yvonne Martinson, Assistant Editor, Carla Moore. ln publishing THE BLUE AND WHITE, the editorial statt strove to maintain the high standards which had won the Crombie Allen Award in I95O. A society column circulated among various guest editors was a new addition. To celebrate important occasions, tive special editions were published. Complete news coverage on school activities ot gen- if eral interest was their well-carried-out aim. ,A The chiet worry ot Francille Harri- son, business manager, and ot her business statt, was raising the money needed to pay tor printing and en- graving the Blue and White. Al- though the money trom student body cards was used, additional necessary tinances were obtained trom adver- tisements, classroom sales, and spon- soring Blue and White Day at Broclcs. Lett: Francille Harrison, Business Manager. Front Row, L to R: Nancy Robinson, Francille Harrison. Back Row, L to R: Bud Engel, Janet Wickersham, Wayne Smith. their Honors get s v r 5 Attention all upper classmen doing superior worlc in writing, editing, or business management! It you can meet the national re- quirements, you are eligible tor the QUILI. AND SCROLL, an interna- tional iournalistic honor society. New members are initiated at a banquet, which is a candle-light ceremony held annually in March. Above: Row I, l to R: Margaret Jarobsen, Francille Harrison, Wanda Weeks. Row II, L to R: Margaret Chambers, Christine Emmons, Norma Sumnors, Yvonne Martinson, Janet Wickersham, Ado Marie Actis, Ramona Antell, Shirley Cierley. Row Ill, l to R: Wayne Smith, Paul Bucka. Trying to learn more about the procedures ot a democratic government, the JUNIOR STATESMEN OF AMERICA visited model legislatures and the state legisla- ture. At their regular meetings they discussed resolutions and bills pertaining to na- tional and international problems. Their growing group to two state conventions discussed. Below: Row I, L to R: Johneene Koch, Honor Thompson, Frankie Green, laNan Faulconer, Polly Spencer, Darrel Leckliter, Judy Barrett, John Griffiths, David Mack, LeRoy Kroesch, Paul Newell. Row II, L to R: Gary Patton, Jan Fritsche, Karen Sagen, Margaret Jacobsen, Jean Peppers, Mary Leo Wright, lee Goode, John Falche, Tom Merson, Bill Caraway, Steve Schmieder, John Mossman. Row ll, L to R: Adele Newell, Kay Ann Marlow, Eleanor Kimm, Mary Kaley, Shirley Cierley, Tom Dilley, Ronald Fontaine, Wendell Ramey, Dwight Makoff, Danny adviser, Albert Lewis. tool: this rapidly where current governmental issues were Morgan. Row IV, L to R: Ronald Langworthy, Mary Lois Henry, Sonya Hall, Babbye Chipps, Kent Kilburn, Pete McCuen, Denny Wetterholm, Paul Mitchell, Jim Waters, Dale Compton, Lamont Skiby, Roger Sond- berg. Row V, L to R: Bob Hulsebus, Eleanor Ellis, Mary Allen, Bruce Vogel, Neil Nutter, Gabe Solomon. Row VI, L to R: Albert Lewis, Adviserg Dail Harrison, Floyd Hicks, Bob Bayley, David Christensen, Jim Brobst, Don Hartman. tuclents Join Together A shiny gold medal was presenl- ed by ihe NATIONAL FORENSIC LEAGUE lo lhe winner of lhe Besi Speech Conleslf' The win- ner's name was also engraved on a permanenl plaque. : Elvin l-ledgecock. adviser, ac- companied lhese public speakers io many compeiilive debaies and speech coniesls. The group also had lheir annual picnic and a fall and spring banquel. Left: Row I, L lo R: Kennefh Earls, Dail Harri- son, Bruce Vogel. Row ll, L to R: John Falchl. Row lll, L lo R: Elvin Hedgecock, Adviser: Wendell Ramey, Jim Walers, LaNan Faulconer. ln compehng for fhe Oulslanding Speech Award, members of lhe VARSITY DEBATE squad enlered varied 'rournamenls during The year. The squad was com- posed ol juniors and seniors, boih boys and girls. The debalors, under lhe direciion ol Elvin l-leclgecoclc, had an opporluniiy lo 'rake parl in debaling, exlernporaneous spealcing or oralorical evenls. This year The squad had represenlalives al 'lhe Uni- versily of California, Fresno Slaie, Redlands Universiiy, and in The Alhambra lnviia- iional. They also had a chance lo praclice alier-dinner speeches al 'iheir lwo Banqueis. Below: Row I, L io R: George Higgins, Tom Hunl, Ronald Morgan, Joan Morrison, Priscilla Guezee, Frank Pycho, La Nan Faulconer. Row ll, L to R: Leland Van Fossen, Maxine York, Janie Phillips, Eleanor Ellis, Mary Goucher, Jim Walers, Elvin Hedgecock, Coach. Row lll, L lo R: Al Lewis, Coach, Ronald Wilson, Roy Ives, Bill Huskey, John Falchi, Harly Harly, Jack Mclinighl. Row IV, L lo R: Bruce Vogel, Jim Lovegreen, Gregory Kuriz, Marshall Wiflen, Jim Drennan, Dail Harrison. for a Purpose Below, L to R: Ada Marie Actis, President: Arlene Reed, Secretary: Jim Waters, Treasurer: Margaret Jacobsen, Vice- President. Right: They have talent for a variety of activities. It you had plenty ot school spirit this year, you bought a Charge! DriIIers ribbon sold by the CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP FEDERATION. Some ot their activities were the get-acquainted picnic tor the old and new members at Jastro Park and the iourney to Shatter in the tall tor a district convention. With the East Bakers- tield students, the members attended the Annual Gold Seal Banquet at the Balcerstield Inn. The ambition ot every member is to quality for membership tor six semesters in order to receive a gold seal upon his diploma. Belaw,: Row I, L to R: Arlene Reed, Secretary: Joyce Simmons, Sally Christensen, Irene Quiring, Cecelia Wong, Linda Turnipseed, Birdie Weaver, LaNan Faulconer. Row Il, L ta R: Thelma Foote, Margaret Cannon, Charlene Bruton, Pauline Pack, Wanda Weeks, Jean Peppers, Maurice Ansolabehere. Row lll, L to R: David Butler, Barbara Fair, Ann Williams, Kay Marlow, Ada Marie Actis, President: Norma Summers, Robert L. Davidson, Shirley Cierley. Row IV, L to R: Tom Merson, Arthur Fattig, Jim Waters, Treasurer: Henry Mar, Ronald Turooniian, Margaret Jacobsen, Vice-President: Larry Faster, Ken Foote. Row V, L to R: Denny Witterholm, Bob Wessel, Ronald Fontaine, Robbie S. Davidson, Dale Compton, Roy Ross, Gene Meyer. Nat Pictured: Monty Pike, Bill Caraway, Peter McCuen. Running About Is Part Above: Row I, L to R: Don Crawford, Diane Peery, Secretary, Carol Stockstill, Billie King, Unknown. Row ll, L to R: Bobby Gentry, Unknown, Rosemary Robinson, Sue Hill, Edna Crosby, Don Edwards. Rav Ill, L to R: Frank Pierucci, President, Niel Wanner, Pat Brardely, Carolyn Jones, Vice-President: Unknown, Albert Dennis, Adviser. Below: Stone, Ruthie Gel in and support the P. T. A. Drive! Buy your student body card now! These were the cries oi the influential BOOSTERS, representatives from second period classes. These traveling salesmen also help with the sales ol Oracles, and sell liclcels io student body plays. But all work and no play isn't their motto: they have a roller skating party in December and a picnic in May. Y i N7 rj i Row I, L to R: Unknown, Monty Pike, Marlene Jett, Jayne Marilyn Bird, Joanne Mole, Janelle Baldrich, Maxine Whitley, Baughn, Darlene Belden, Arlayne Shepherd. Row ll, L to R: Ruthie Randle, Beverly Johns, Joyce Douglas, Gloria Delgado, Charle Treclsu Lopez, Donna 96 ne Moak, Pat Kinslow, Barbara Fair, Beulah Powell, Secretary- rer, Marian Fry, Gwenda Bennet. Row Ill, L ta R: Joe Delores Eills, Carol Kessler, Floyd Redman, Vice-President: Mallby, La Donna Smith, Adele Newell, Marcia Mickleberry, Publicity Chairman: Loretta Rudnick, Darlene Williams, Frances Watson, Jeannie Raskey. Row lV, L to R: Bob Winslow, Darlene Heath, Ann Pryor, Jerry Orrick, Ardnol Blakemore, Roger Walsh, John Mossman, Judily Nelson, Martha Miller, Mary Corbe, Margaret Tarrell, Danny Morgan. Row V, L to R: Jay Williams, Clinton Merrill, Denny Welterholm, President: Coyle Gardiner, Lee Hudi- berg, Jim Robinson, Ike Dunn, Gordon ViGario, Rodney Wessman, Adviser. of Their Routine Maybe you can recall how all heads, especially masculine, Turned To The door when The girl Trom MESSENGERS came in To geT The absence slips and presenT The Teacher wiTh call slips and noTes Tor sTu- denTs. Upon requesT by The fXTTendance OTTice, They also escorTed cerTain sTudenTs To The AdminisTraTion OTTice. As a service oT The Girls' League, These girls periormed Their duTies as messengers insTead oi Taking sTucly hall. AT The change oT semesTer, They acTecl as guides To Trans- Ter sTudenTs who Tind our large campus bewildering. The Messengers are The Tie ThaT binds our wide-scaTTered buildings TogeTher. Below: Row I, L to R: Tienna Finnley, June Foster, Patsy Ross, Selina Carter, Janice Smith, Verna Hawkins, Helen Miller, Vice-President: Sue Coffey, Nathalie Olson, Lynn Lovett, Secretary: Chloe Keithly, Clara England. Row Il, L to R: Kathryn Denny, Bonnie Blakely, Marian Smith, Charlene Moak, Unknown, Martha Hodges, Bobby Jo Clifton, Helen Martin, Barbara Sparks, Leveta Christenson, Joan Lohmann, Doreen Adkins. Row Ill, L to R: Dina Berry, Pat Kelly, Marion Lackey, Pot Evans, Gloria Rusk, Barbara Jefferson, Georgie McCracken, Publicity: Maureen Jpst, Nadine Dalea, President. Raw IV, L to R: Barbara Above: Row I, L to R: Pat Kelly, Treasurer: Donna Adkins, Vice- President: Nadine Daleo, Chairman: Mary Davidson, Publicity: Barbara Sparks, Secretary. ' Brunk, Nina Hicks, Treasurer: Donna Black, Lue Anne Daniels, Norma Bowser, Corrine Gregg, Connie May, Adrienne Barnett, Joan Freeman, Esther Pinnell, Adviser. Row V, L to R: Mary Davidson, Darlene Heath, Phyllis Mangold, Mildred Hinkle, Novella Reed, Mary Starr, Leona Robinson, Leona Robertson, Mary Alice Brown, Gwenda Bennett, Ivory Divers. Raw IV, L to R: Joyce McDonough, Darleen Smith, Joan York, Shirley Conner, Joan Compton, Sylvia Trantham, Ralpha Yeoman, Carol Kollenborn, Gay Andrews, Maxine Wood, Wanda Hanley, Barbara Kavern, Shirley Bowen, The Accent is Placed Left: Row I, L to R: Joann Beckett, Vice-President, Suzie Stolzenfels, Secre- tary-Treasurer: Kay Marlow, President, Stephanie Avakian, Joyce McCrimmonp Loretta Ewartp Shirlee Upton, Carla Moore. Row ll, L to R: Roberta Chipps, Honor Thompson, Dan Zimmerman, Frances Watson, Frankie Green, Marcia Mickelberry, Gay Reed. Row Ill, L to R: Jack Grigby, Joe Beckett, George Webster, Ronnie Turaoniian, Theora Bartholomew, Adviser. Raw IV, L to R: Charles Sproule, Dail Harrison, Harvey Prince, Jim Brobst. , Act well your part: there all honor lies is the motto of Tl-IESPIANS. Everyone who observed the activities of Thes ians this year will agree they lived up to il admirably. Troupe 824 oi the National Thespian Society is one of many troupes throughout the nation form! ecl for the advancement of dramatic arts in secondary schools. Students may gain the required points tor membership by participating in dramatic productions. Those still earning their points are Associate Thespians. The Associate Thespians became Initiated Thespians in two impressive initiation ceremonies this year. Thespian parties included a reception after the senior play and a Valentine party for East Bakersfield. Below: Row I, L to R: Lavetta Christenson, Betty Creekbaum, Adele Ne'feIl , Jan Fritsche, Joan Potter, Monty Pike', Margie Byers', Judith Nelson, Eldora Ash, Arlene Vines, Donna Sandy. Row ll, L to R: Ronnie Sells, Carolyn Salau, Loretta Shatto, Sue McBrayer, Sonya Hall, Lois Magnuson, Kathryn Sproule, Jean Barrett, Caroline Rice, Delores Thornton. Row III, L to R: Alfred Alexander, Danny Morgan, Joyce Calhoun, Jim Carden, Floyd Hicks, Dorothea George, Sue Walton, Toni Phillips, Theora Bartholomew, Adviser. Row IV, L to R: Joline Fowler, Donald Davis, Bob Evans, Gail Hanson, George Sturgis. 'Later Initiated. on Entertainment The student body views talent galore tor tree at each MASQUERS variety show. You name it and they have it-singing, dancing, comedy acts. piano solos, instrumental numbers. Members can get a show together on short notice because two or three re- hearsals are all that are needed to get the timing pertect, since each member has his own special num- ber ready anytime. A theme such as blues, New Orleans. or Manhat- tan, keeps a consistency through each show. Trips to Rio Bravo and Beardsley Grammar Schools to present va- riety shows are more tun than work tor the members and Harold Silverman, their adviser. Above: Row l, L to R: Don Crawford, Jaann Barker, Hazel House, Mariorie Trammel, Mariorie Byers, President, Gwenda Bennett, Secretary-Treasurer. Row ll, L to R: Wanda Hanley, Ronnie Sells, Monty Pike, Bev Brians, Elizabeth Errasarett. Row lll, L to R: Wayne Kyker, Don Zimmerman, Shirlee Upton, Marcia Mickelberry, Pat Rousell, Leona Robinson, Gail Hanson. Row lV, L to R: Jim Carden, Ben McCulley, Arnold Magnuson, Barbara Kavern, Vice-President, Harold Silverman, Adviser. Not Pictured: Janice Scoftield, Leona Robinson. Quiet, everyone, the picture is about to begin! Then working quickly and etticiently, the VISUAL SERWCE club operator starts the tilms. Working with their advisor, Elmer Peery, the club was taught how to operate and adiust three ditterent types ot sound projector and a silent projector. The Visual Service Club sponsored and paid tor tour moving pictures ot the Drillers in action to be shown to the team and the coaching statt. ' They also held their annual tield trip to the proiection room ot a local theater to observe and learn about the ditterent apparatuses used. Below: Row l, L to R: E. J. Peery, Adviser, Paul Newell, Bob Constable, Gary Hyland, Pete Shorland, Terry Kinney, John Clanin. Row ll L to R: Ted South, Claude Chance, George Webster, Merl Boynton, Luther Holsanbake. Row lll, L to R: Bob Smith, Byron Mobus, Don Hartman, Jerry Greer, Bill Hand. Row I, L to R: Bill McCuicheon, Drum Maior, Don Wolfe, Beverly Brians, Carolyn Rice, Roberta Rees, Robert Davidson, Jim Francis, Stephanie Klakoff, Claudette Williams, Joyce Hayhursl, Troy Mullins, Richard Oaks, Roland Brown, Bill Churchwell, David Suender, Jerry Shreffler, Alberl Mooney, Librarian: Alberta Schmidt, Donna Jean Fadenrecht, Elvis Russell, Charles Hangenson, Freddie Gaulding, Gail Kindig, Wesley Moore, Director. Raw II, I. to R: Ruben Contreras, Kenneth Dobbs, Dan Willhoite, Shirley Dunbar, Lynn Rynn, Joe Carroll, Lyle Sluck, Bob Myers, Elsa Goodwin, Jack Kelly, Joel Sursher, Wilmer Nord, Donald Waits, Joanne Mole, Kay Webster, Ronnie Johnson, Bill Baker, Bryce Hodges, Allan Wren, Ray Latlimore. Raw lll, L to R: Bill Gribble, Phil Pierson, Byron Gregory, Frank Smith, Richard Foster, Jim Price, Gene Hughes, Phylis Westerveli, Jean Sudds, Joyce Simmons, Mary Wild cheers greeied ihe DRILLER BAND ihey walked off wiih sweepsialces ai ihe All-Wesiern Band Review. The gold irophy presenied To Them made ihem officially ihe besi in ihe West Also performing in 'rhis iriumphani march were ihose baion-whirling MAJORETTES, who siruiied in perieci formaiion ai ihe head of 'lhe Band. Many iimes iheir iniricaie marching arrange- menis were presenied ai iooiball games and parades. Ann Emry, Pat Brians, Richard Simone, Sharon Wilson, Mike Lighlner, Ralph Raark, Earl Stuck. Row IV, L to R: John Martin, Captain: Larry Foster, Jack Agan, Jack Weeks, LaVon Norton, Walter Carlin, Rollie Moore, Gary Cunningham, Wayne Pol, Allan Pol, Charles Ostrander, Eddie Cox, Charles Caldwell, Gordon Hazzard, Donald Dennis, Richard Engel, Melvin Miller, lieulenant. Row V, L to R: Larry Brooks, Bruce Mabus, Duane Gilbert, Jim Harrison, Marvin Cooper, Raymond Thompson, Edward Miller, Sergeanlg Gene Bull, Rex Mason, Glen Pawell, Jerry Horne, Wilbur Nikkei, Don Reynolds, Leland Nord, Charles Jones, Aron Kliewer, Wesley Ramsey, Frank Huddleston, Richard Clausen, Richard Ricker. Far Right: Amid loots and whistles, the Driller Band swung into their formalions with ease. Coordinatio n I I 00' Set to Music O Below, Row I, L to R: Conley Estes, Grethe Israel, Librarian, I semester, Margaret Jacobsen, High School Publicity, I semester, Nancy Burt, Librarian, ll semester, Fifi Weder, College Publicity, Il semester, Harold Hill, Manager, I semester, Pat Haddican, Bill McCutcheon, President, I and ll Semester, James Jones, Larry Thornton. Row Il, L to R, Albert Hildebrand, Carolyn Ewing, Marilyn Bird, Ada Marie Actis, Historian, I and II semesters, Nonie Rouner, Paula Dye, Jim Pewthers, Helen McKnight, Pat Zachary, Jack Weeks. Row Ill, L to R: Janice Cierley, Cora Stiger, Janet McCoIister, Pat Walston, Rita Williams, Librarian, ll semester, Robert Davidson, Anton Ozanich, High School Publicity, ll semester, Phil Pierson, Manager, Il semester, Clive Alexander, Bill Smith Row IV, L to R: Jerry Butchert, Linda Wilkerson, Mariorie Trammel, Pat Clark, Pat Beckey, Regina Haddican, LaVaughn Mix titty-tive talented student musicians, stir in Harold Burt as director. shake well, and you have the BAKERSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA. At dramatic productions and assemblies they played selections loetween acts. Baccalaureate and commencement were important dates tor the or- chestra. Kaycee's talented students shone at the Kern County Music Festival, which was again held here. The Annual Concert in May gave citizens ot Balcerstield another opportunity to hear this group. Shaw, Joan Luke, Joan Ashmore, Herbert Pierce. Row V, L to R: Lee Carlson, College Publicity, l Semester, Beverly Brians, Secretary- Treasurer, I semester, Vice-President, II semester, Elling Sagen, Ray Thompson, Dolores Weller. Row VI, L to R: Mike Lightner, Allen Uren, Gail Kindig, Librarian, I semester, Secretary-Treasurer, ll semester, Ted McGoey, Norman Miller, Norman Cotton, Bill Giddings, Albert Mitchell, Rollin Azlin, Donna Risley, Harold J. Burt, Conductor. Row VII, L to R: Ethel Thompson, Vice-President, I semester, Jimmie Jimmer- son, Shirley Dunbar, Lois Magnuson, Wanda Padgett, Marcus Cornell, Manager, ll semester, Jerry Shreffler. Far Left: Maiorettes: Kneeling: Josie Munoz. Standing, L to R: Iavaughn Stewart, Judy Jerome, Peggy Lewis, Cleda Boyd, Betty Snider, Tiiuana Bowser, Fran Morren. l0l . ,, .gsnwr 1--f Above: Sealed: Sue Zimmer, accompanist. Standing, L lo R: Wayne Kyker, William Davidson, Alan Brunsell, Paul Bucka, Freda Unruh, Dixie Johnson, Carol Nelson, Vi Sleinhoff. Sin, ln, ln, During TourTh period The halls of Harvey AudiTorium echoed wiTh The harmony oT The ADVANCED GIRLS' GLEE. Each person was chosen Tor her singing abiliTy and experience in oTher musical organizaTions. This year's group parTicipaTed in The ChrisTmas program Gloria, Their annual spring concerT, and The Music FesTival. The girls wore lighl green lolouses, dark green skirTs, and lolack shoes. . Girls who like To sing may join ELEMENTARY GLEE and receive crediTs while They sing To Their hearT's ,conTenT. These second and sixlh period glees presenTed programs dur- ing Their class periods Tor The luclcy Tew who received inviTaTions. This was a new projecT and was subsTi- Tuleol Tor Their oTher public per- Tormances. Below: Row I, L la R: Dixie Crandall, Accompanisl, Sally Barwick, Jennie Sowles, Hislarianp Elva Weir, Shirley Loving, Willamae Pannell, Evelyn Smilh, Presidenlg Dorolhy Perrian, Treasurer. Row ll, L lo R: Eylvia Bachellor, librarian, Pal Coffee, Secrelary, Joanne Clagg, Clarice Mallhews, Belly Jo Chapman, Pal Calder, Librarian, Margie Byers, Alice Carlan. Row Ill, L lo R: Jean Barrell, Shirley Van Dusen, Joyce Chandler, Carolyn Willhile, Polly lrick, Jo Boullinghouse, Rulh 'allen Novella Reid, Blanche Fallon, Adviser. Nol Piclured: Gloria Wells, Vice-Presidenl. . . v ,, ls Their Watchworcl Below: Row I, L to R: Sherlene Dunham, Gloria Dusel, Bafbara Med- lin, Mary Starr, Shirley Mears, Doris King, Carol Borden, Margaret White, Jackie York, Vera Miller, Louise Yynn. Row ll, L to R: Leona Ezell, Marion Williams, Myrna Shattel, Jeannette Walsh, Joan Holley, Marcella Verim, Patsy Harris, Doreen Boss, Molly Fox, Wanda Kemp, Almeda McDaniel, Dorothy Durham, Lois Olson. Row Ill, L to R: Maxine Mitchell, La Verle Reimer, Darlene Radio, Florece Morrow, Ruth Sauthwaod, Blanche Svenson, Dena Alexander, Mary Heape, Lola Smith, Evelyn Ybarra, Marion Brown, Gloria Lewis, Betty Sims, Meredith Buckner, Adele Newell, Dorothea Stroud. Row IV, L to R: Armecia Ramos, Alberta Papoiff, Janet Olsen, Glenna Hunt, Rosalee Williams, Cara Sue Keys, Janice Scofield, Gwenna Holman, Joyce Laney, Sally Friesen, Betty Murphy, Ja Ann Barker, Marlene Sheridan, Syble Pirtle, Colleen Springstead. Below: Row I, L to R: Deana McCaa, Maxine Nord, Dixie Branch, Ellen Pannell, Peggy Beam, Arlene Frey, Jo Ann Pusley, Lu-Anne Tedrow, Dorothy Bowman, Patsy Raper. Row ll, L to R: Judy Massman, Joan Chambers, Mary Johnson, Minnie Murphy, Toni Perez, Elois Wyatt, Delores Grisham, Mary Buckmaster, Annabelle Jarvis, Mary Oxford, Juanita Robles, Toni Paloma, Antonia Villa. Row Ill, L to R: Virginia McBride, Laverne Burkhart, Christina Mitchell, Marlys Clark, Rayanna Johnson, Jeanne Dye, Barbara Frank, Claudia Stephenson, Ann Allen, Ellen Norvell, Levita Agee, Nancy Rocha, Ann Geiger, Iris Brunton, Nadine Craft. Row IV, L to R: Tiny Ann Elliott, Janice Portertield, Lorraine Hubel, Jean Wriggle, Jo Ann Lohman, Beverly Johns, Shirley Brinkley, Joyce Renolds, Ruth Raymond, Diane Kresin, Wilma Cruse, Sophie Stamoulis, Judith Green, Carol Reed, Darlene Hubert, Margaret Rodriquez, Genevieve Gimminiani. Learning New Music Above: Row I, L to R: Gordon Wickersham, Dan Zimmerman, Pianist, Bill Baker, Gary Crandell, Richard Williams, Jerry Berven, Bob Fish, Wayne Wheelock, Ralph Cazares, Wayne Meske, Don Crawford, Damon Roberson. Row Il, L to R: Calvin Druery, Louis Thompson, Leroy Kroesh, Bob Fletcher, Cecil Williams, Jim Carden, Bob Rous, Bill Tillery, Bruce Simpson, Roland Veon, Stanley Jones. Row lll, L to R: Unknown, Bob Turney, Frank Strong, Marino Garcia, T. H. Lockhard, Wayne Baher, Harold Mills, Bob Palmer, Dick Ralph, Ben McCuiley. Row IV, L to R: Wesley Moore, Instructor, Jerry Morgantine, Arnold Magnuson, Melvin York, Kenneth Schworko, Jerry Kirkland, Richard Walt, Floyd Hicks, Bill Colson, Ronnie Shields, Jim Robinson, Joe Miller. Row V, L to R: Richard Brubaker, Ronald Oglevie, Gene Meyers, Mel- vin Jones, Bill Scharpenberg, Soloistg Alan Brunsell. Scene: iwo students in Harvey Auditorium. Time: seventh periocl. Do I hear a radio? No, ihal s the BOYS' GLEE CLUB praciicinglu When these masters of harmony combined their voices for moving effects, ihe annual Christmas program and the Spring Festival were still more enjoyable. This is The MIXED CHORUS oi Balcersiield High School broadcasting from KERO. You probably heard this program presenied last tall. Dressed in blue and grey costumes, they were an eye-catching group. Another performance io their credit was the beauiiiul Christmas pageani, Gloria, Below: Row l, L to R: Mary Gates, Treasurer, Christine Emmons, Li- brarian, Ann Chilton, Betsy Davidson, William Davidson, Jimmie Tillett, Ray Humecky, Cletis Owen, Librarian, Earldene Lace, Toni Garcia, Sue Zimmer, Accompanistg Dorothy Smith. Row ll, L to R: Sylvia Trantham, Doris Banthrall, Carol Nelson, Secretary, Joyce McCrimmon, Wayne Kyker, Paul Bucka, President, Luther Lane, Jim Robinson, Vice- Presidentg Willie Burns, Barbara Kavern, Dixie Johnson, Margaret Bell, Violet Steinhoff, Jeanne Mitchell. Row Ill, L to R: Betty Hunting, Carolyn Lake, Mary Ann Herrgesell, Freda Unruh, Pat Irick, Alan Brunsell, Robert Newton, Cliff Allmon, Doyle Elliot, Bob McElroy, Beth Russell, Nancy Reigel, Pat Roussel, Jean Barett, Joyce McElroy, Blanche Patton, Adviser. I04 I Their Specialty CharacTerisTicalIy robed Trom head To Toe, The COLORED CHOIR portrayed sparkling panoramas oT spiriTuaI music. Local organizaTions, grammar schools and junior high schools ol The surround ing communiTies have IisTened in awe To Their various programs. Always busy, These voice specialisTs go ChrisTmas caroling every year, per Torming many oT The beauTiTuI songs oT Their own people. The proceeds of Their spring concerT are given as music scho Iarships To members oT The choir who show excepTionaI Talent. The direcTor oi The choir, Ronald Clarlc, is as imporTanT a parT oT This large group as Their music. Above right: Carl Newton, Vernon Brothers, Ronald Clark, Director Joseph Grundy, Delores Scaite, Louise Keyes, Betty Hardy, Hurman Gupton, Ardie Mae Wytch. Right: Row I, l. to R: Louise Keyes, Publicity, Mary Lou Williams Secretary-Treasurer. Row II, L to R: Carl Newton, Pres: ent Thurman Gupton, Manager, William Davidson, Assistant Manager Below: Row I, L to R: Ronald Clark, Director, Lonza Walker Evelene Pierce, Selena Carter, Ophelia Lee, Francene Marzette, Delores Scaife, Joyce Carter, Shirley Calico, Edith Warren, Mary Davidson Betty Hardy, Joyce Bagsby, Adrianne Harris, Lela Scaite Row II, L to R: Alice Warren, Emma Smith, Liza Starr, Ozella Duffey Ella Dixon, Virginia Cato, Mary Powell, Mittie Young, Anna Weldon Vice-President, Ardie Wytch, Rodine Carter, Lou Pearl Jeffery Betty Marzette, Irene Thomas, Louise Keyes, Publicity. Row III L to R: Audrey Wilson, Ivern Alexander, Bessie Amberee Betty Rivers, Mary Bailey, Nita Weldon, Shirley Robeison, Ozell Morgan Bobbie Jean Ghalsten, Ethel Keyes, Mary Williams, Secretary Treasurerg Estelle Greene, Rosie Powers, Betty Gaines, Lawanda Godwin, Bonnie Keyes. Row IV, L ta R: Henry Moore Harold Alexander, Charles Jones, Ernest Fuqua, Willie Burns, Carl Newton President, Alfred Lee, Isaac Henry, William Davidson, Assistant Mana er- Arthur Bolden Fred Bursi Hurman Gu ton Thurman 9 1 1 I P , Gunton, Manager. Girls Dance and Swim The MODERN DANCE CLUB is com- posed oT a group oT girls who have ad- vanced skill in modern dance. TryouTs for apprenTiceship in The club are held Twice a year. Any girl who wanTs To be in modern dance club may Try ouT. The apprenTices musT be alole To pass The elemenTary skill TesTs and musT also be voTed on loy The club. To be a regular member, a girl musT pass The advanced skill TesTs, and presenT an original dance composiTion. The main acTiviTy Tor The year is The annual Spring Conc:erT held in Harvey AudiTorium. Left Above Rowl Lfo R Charlolie Jones Treasurer Rosalee xlluams Vice President w ll L T R Frankie Green Secretary Ann Finlayson Presldenl Lefl Modern dance members nnlerpref well known sforles and poetry with their graceful dancing ow w lo R Helen Muller Lorraine Dunn aan Balmer Audrey Bagley Jaan Paller Josie Marhnez Marguerite Barron Barbara March: Kalhryn Sproule BeTTy Hunl Dena Berry Row II L lo R Ann Demos .lane Best Dorothea Stroud Carolyn Jones Dorolhy Tucker Ardle Mae Wylch Darlene Abbol Joyce Parker Doska Saunders Shlrlee Uplan Row lll L lo R Frankie Geen Sally Christensen Ann Finlayson Belly Jn Chapman Billie Cierley Charlotte Jones Duane Orlaff Nancy Renfree Rosalee Williams 'SPV exam their Way to Fun Who's goT an exTra baThing cap? l-lave you goT a bobby pin To spare? These are behind-The-scenes preparaTions Tor The annual Aquacade, presenTed by The AQUANETTES. Medals Tor The besT per- formances in This Aquacade and a Trophy To The most ouTsTanding member Tor her sporTsmanship, iniTiaTive, and cooperaTion were awarded aT The lvioTher and DaughTer BanqueT in The Spring. AT ThaT Time iniTi- aTes became Tull-Tledged AguaneTTes. These waTer Lil's hold a splash parTy in The Tall Tor TuTure members. Seniors will remember The exhibiTions These girls gave aT The Senior BanqueT and on Senior DiTc:h Day. N Right, above: Aquanettes learn to swim in rhythm in order to present their water bullets. Right: Standing, L to R: Margaret Cannon, Vice-President, Joan Williamson, President. Seated, L to R: Lavania Florence, Historian, Publicity Chairman: Layce Hankins, Secretary-Treasurer. Below, Row l, L ta R: Nancy Karch, Joyce Douglas, Donna Wel- borne, Loyce Hankins, Joanie Misemer, Catherine King, Shirley Leonard, Lou Ann Langford, Alice Kay Hankins. Raw II, L to R: Catherine Conron, Marilyn Smellie, Doska Saunders, Stephanie Federhart, Phyllis Sutton, Janet Martin, Audrey Morgan, Mar- garet Cannan, Janice Redman, Linda Loustalot, Lavania Flor- ence. Row lll, L to R: Joyce Hulsebus, Jerry Rees, Joyce Large, Lynn Lovett, Thelma Foote, Barbara Ballard, Nancy Burns, Phyllis Gentry, Adele Newell, Joane Williamson, Betty Ann Cox, Joyce Parker, Gay Reed, Carolyn Turner. They Offer Both Service Row l, L to R: Dixie Crandazl, Barbara Kimmel, Joan Burgess, Ann lll, L to R: Helga Hildebrand, Adviser: Walta Spoon, Elsa Godwin, Dutton, President: Betty Gregg, Bertha Beavun, Lois Yick. Row ll, L to Jackie Church, Secretary: Yvonne Champlin, Norma Whitten, Etta R: Geraldine Park, Jaan Bucka, Alberta Schmidt, Frankie Duffy, Wanda Montgomery, Vice-President: Barbara Chasney, Edwina Adams. Stansbury, Margaret Harmon, Treasurer: Pat Jackson, Earlene Lee. Row Girls: is leadership important to you? This is one of the goals ol the LEADERS, which they attain by taking roll and retereeing games in the girls' gym classes. While learning rules, skills, and teaching methods, they also participate in campus affairs and socail activities. Formal ancl informal banquets, two picnics a year, and Christmas and l-lalloween parties were on their social agenda. Below, Seated, L to R: Barbara Kimmel, Secretary first semester: Jackie Church, Secretary second semester: Ann Dutton, President 2nd semester. Standing, L to R: Yvonne Champlin, Vice-Presi- dent lst semester: Etta Montgomery, Vice-President 2nd semes- ter, Dixie Crandall, President lst semester, Betty Gregg, Trea- Leaders enioy an exciting game of basketball. surer ist semester: Margaret Harmon, Treasurer 2nd semester. l08 and Recreation Volleyball is one of the many sports which G A A girls enpoy Right G A A members enioy a game of volleyball Above Raw I Lto R Barbara Thomann Dorothy Henning Janelle Baldridge Helen Groseclose Joyce Nichols Delva Mintonye Joanne Barker Lonya Mae Walker, Dorothy White, President. w Il, lo R. Sylvia Lean Sharilynne Gee, Jean Watts, Loretta Shalto, Anita Johnson, Barbara Sparks, Unknown, Jean Coetana, Mary Donaldson, Adviser. Row Ill, L lo R: Arlen Vines, Francine Lum, Elaine Schulkof, Belly Valov, Shirley Dunbar, Betly Stubblefield, Helen Goodwin, Meallean Rivers. Row IV, L to R: Maxine Lock, Juanita Robinet, Mary Davidson, Joanne Winston, Barbara Ballou, Georgena McCracker, Phyllis Gentry, Bobbie Crawford. The GIRLS' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, playing fairly To win compeliiions, pro- molecl good sporlsmanship in all lheir acliviiies. In games of soflloall, baskelloall and minor sports. lhey increased lheir skill in conlrol and 'rheir slarnina. Wilh 'rhe help oi iheir adviser, Mary Donaldson. lhese G. A. A. girls also held an inslallalion loanquei in lhe spring and a formal olance al lhe end oi lhe year. Giving lo help oihersu was lhe rheme oi +he JUNIOR RED CROSS, This small group wilh Marlha Lee Meyers, adviser, pre- pared 'fray favors lor hospiial pa- fienls. Giil boxes wilh much- neeclecl supplies were semi ro European school children. Right: Raw I, L to R: Howard Cross, Publicity Manager, Delores Clevenger, President, Dina Berry, Secretary. Row II, L to R, Jack Wil- liams, Vice-President. Nol pictured: Jimmy Simpson, Treasurer, Wayne Barksdale. See How Our School A group discussion on teen-age mailers was a new lealure for the monthly meet- ings of the NEWMAN CLUB. The filly members participated in traditional activi- ties and initiated new proiecls. Palienls ol the tuberculosis sanilarium al Keene and residents ol the Old Follcs' Home enioyed the talent shows that this club put on. A+ Christmas lime Newman members sang the old familiar carols in hallways of local hospitals and rest homes. A+ the annual club talent show, The main feature was a three-acl comedy written by a former Bakersfield High student. Happy memories of social aclivilies included square-dancing, sllcaling parties, and pol- luclc dinners with other Kern County Newman Clubs. Newman Members, Tillie Roblez, Fred Alberti, Barbara Haberfelde, Raymond Solari, and Conselta Stratton have an old-time sing. Left: Newman Officers: L to R: Buddy Highfield, Vice-President, Orelie Ansolabehere, Secretary: Maurice Ansolabehere, President, Pat Gannon, Treasurer. Below: Row l, L ta R: Buddy Highfield, Vice-President: Lou Ann Langford, Edith Cannon, Maureen Hassman, Elizabeth Erassorret, Betty Jo Eiler, Margaret Rodriquez, Beatrice Radriquez, Elsie Marchetti, Genevieve Giminiani, Maurice Ansolabehere, President. Row ll, L to R: Orelie Ansalabehere, Secretaryg Barbara Haber- felde, Concetta Stratton, Joyce Large, Nancy Reigel, Nancy Ariey, Joyce Douglas, Patsy Teuitimez, Connie Yanzales, Tony Garcia, Mary Replogle, Barbara Ruwalt, Pat Gannon, Treasurer. Row lll, L to R: Evelyn Schilling, Adviser, Sonya Hall, Josephine Munoz, Pat Brosnan, Barbara Ballard, Rosie Cantos, Sylvla Sandoval, Antonia Perez, Virginia Sandrini, Ada Marle Actis, Joann Marchetti. Row IV, L to R: Joline Deary, John Delanty, Raymond Solari, Mnrcie Gamino, Petra Cisneras, Tillie Roblez, Angie Chacone, Fred Hickok. Row V, L to R: Marino Garcia, Scott Norman, Russel Patterson, Bob Mercer, Bob Patterson, Ralph Cazares, Bob Christian- sen. Benefits from Them ,. For The TirsT Time in The hisTory oT BakersTield High, a square dance class became a noon-Time acTiviTy when The RECREATION CLUB puT iT inTo being. The music oT The RhyThmaires sTarTed TeeT To dancing aT The noon dances. Ever- popular noon movies, anoTher club proiecT, drew large crowds oT Bugs Bunny Tans each Tuesday. Right: Raw I, L to R: John Falchi, Wanda Lyon, Marian Sharp, Carol Stockstill, Zoe Eddy, Myrna Shadle, Eddy Blood, Linda Wells. Row II, L to R: Alice Trumbull, Betty Hughes, Caro- lyn Roberson, Nadine Daleo, Alice McAdams, Leona Bass, Nancy Zcuver, Jackie Pierce. Raw lll, L to R: Jo Boultinghouse, Secretary, Betty Lane, Lue Anne Daniel, Vice-President, Donna Black, President, Geraldine Yarian, unknown, Margaret Chambers, Louella Holloway. Row IV, L to R: Richard Kirkham, Dennis Evans, Gerald Moore, Gene Meyer, Wayne Smith, Jim Williams, Jack Hollen, Adviser. AT all maior programs oT The sTudenT body, DRILLERETTES, dressed in ballerina slcirTs and pink blouses, disTribuTe programs and serve as ushereTTes. These girls also usher aT cerTain communiTy programs held in Harvey AudiTorium. Any money received Tor Their services is donaTed To The STudenT Body Fund. The ThirTy-Tive members, eiTher juniors or seniors, are recommended by Teachers on The basis oT scholarship. aTTiTude, ability To meeT people, and neaTness in dress and grooming. New members became acquainTed wiTh The group and wiTh Faye STarlr and Emily Renner, advisers, aT a parTy. Row l, L to R: Marlene Banks, Vice-President, Irene Baker, Polly Herndon, Wilma Broadnax, Joanne Mole, Winona Summerford, Mary Jane Wllker son, Holly Cable, Melba Williams. Row Il, L to R: Alys Krum, President, Marion Hogue, Secretary, Doreen Boss, Yvonne Goodwin, Pat Ellis Frieda Freeman. We Organize Accordin L lo R: Tillie Robles, Secretary, Margie Gamino, Treasurer: Sieve The colorful dances and Zamora, Vice-President, Paul San Miguel, Presidenl. ' music of Mexico are enloyed by members of the Los Amigos Club. Learning more aboul Mexico and ils lradilions, once a monlh LOS AMIGOS had special guesls who gave lravel lallcs and slories, performed on 'rhe guilar, or gave special demonslraiions of Mexican folk dances. The special proiecl for lhis year was organizing a lalenl show which lhe club pul on al Keene Sanilarium and al Tehachapi Women's Prison. Individual members slarled correspondence wilh Spanish palienls al Keene 'ro keep ihem inleresled in school aclivilies and senl These pen pals Chrislmas gills. Los Amigos has made ifself well- known lo Spanish people around Bakersfield. Below: Row I, L to R: Evelyn Munoz, Tony Perez, Pafsy Teulimez, Sleve Zamora, Paul Marquez, Rudy Jimenez, Pelra Sisnero. Row IV, Margaret Rodriguez, Mary Valladares, Cresenia Gamez, Alice Martinez, L lo R: Homer Leon, Noe Garcia, Alex Candelaria, Tony Lomas, Connie Gonzales, Row II, L to R: Sanlos Maldonado, Dorolhy Monlez, Evelyn Schilling, Adviser. Row V, L fo R: Leo R' ' ' Tillie Roblez, Margie Gamino, Sylvia Sandoval, Helen Diaz, Ramona Ton A' Caballero, Ada Robles. Row lll, L f R: ivas, Abbie Gochucoa, y nas. . o Bobby Lomas, Bobby Aros, to Our Interests Abave: Row I, L lo R: Fred Bien, Melvin Chow, Isabell Hoy, Gaye Lum, Edwin Sue, Billy Quon. Row IV, L to R: David Ching, Larry Sue, Treasurer: Sylvia Leong, Loraine Jung, Cecelia Wong, Sharilynne Gee, George Toy, Daniel Kimm, President, Norman Dang, Edwin Eng. Not Bernice Choy. Row ll, L to R: Clayton Choy, Francine Lum, Eleanor Pictured: Marston Chow, Vice-President: Henry Mar, Kwoon Leong, Kim, Gary Louie, Sue Jung, Sammy Quon, John Him. Row III, L to R: Henry Joke. William Weilzel, Adviser: Lois Yick, Secretary: Erie Bien, Albert Bien, ' The CHINESE CLUB is open io all Chinese siudenls. The purpose of lhis club is lo provide wider social and educaiional opporiunilies lor iis members. Some ol ils aciivilies included an annual Chrisimas card sale and a boolh in ihe carnival. QUO VADIS is a Chrislian organizalion ihal gives help when and where ii is needed. A+ Chrislmas and Thanksgiving especially, ihey gave iood and clolhing 'lo needy siudenis and families. An inspiraiional spealcer and a laleni show were iwo Fealures ol lheir meeiings. Below: Raw I, L to R: Arlene Kliewer, Evelyn Smith, Alberta Schmidt, Wilma Hicks, Secretaryg Irene Feil, Sue McBrayer, Minnie Murphey, Gerri Tomlinson, Levlta Agee, Betty Macey, Vennetta Macey, Pat Marian Smith, Margie Lackey, Treasurer: Mary Ann Powers, Jora lee Yates, Delois Fitzgerald. Row ll, L la R: Sylvia Bartel, Arlene Sour- Carlson, Billie .lo Barnes. Row IV, L to R: Eugene Nord, Calvin Elrkh, beer, Arlene Reed, Belly Murphey, Cora Sue Keyes, Sandra Hostmeyer, Letha Brooks, Joan Wilson, Maxine Nord, Donald Richert, Kenneth Virginia Sheppard, Wanda Barker, Audrey Ellis. Row III, l to R: Elrich, vice-president, Jana Feil, President: Wilbur Nikkel. II3 The Languages of Our Correspondence wrillen in French was senl abroad lo France in accordance wilh lhe cuslom ol lhe FRENCH CLUB. Accompany- ing lhe lellers were gill boxes for French youlhs. Calce and candy sales were lhe 'Finan- cial sources of This friendly geslure. Encourag- ing lhis inleresl in France and in The French language was lheir adviser, Maybelle lvlenlzer. who direcled bolh work and play. Lefh Row I, L Oo R: Edilh Slrange, Mildred Allen, Arlene Sour- bier. Raw ll, L lo R: Joe DoMario, Mary Allen, Secrelary, Donna Risley, Della Clalre Smllh, Dennis Evans. Row lll, L fa R: Maybelle Menfzer, Adviser, Ronald Fonlaine, Joanne Beckelr, Anne Marie Olmslead, Ronald Turooniian, President. Row IV, L fo R: Tommy Merson, Tommy Giles, Ralph Todd, J. Richard Call. Row V, L lo R: Joseph Beckeh, Vice-Presidenig Phil Richards, Gordon ViGario. Noi Pictured, Pafricla Beckey. The SPANISH CLUB. composed of sludenls ol lhe Spanish language, is en- couraged by lheir adviser, Pauline Chenowelh. lo lurlher inleresl in Spain and lhe Spanish-American counlries. The club pin is a symbol of 'lheir inleresl, for il is a shield wilh lhe Spanish coal-of-arms and has a somberero for a guard. Sinaloa's provided lhe Spanish almosphere lor lhe iniliaiion of new members al lhe beginning oi 'lhe year and for lhe spring inslallalion of new officers for lhe following year. Row l, L lo R: Kay Dennen, Secretary, Darlene Belden, Clifton Highman, Treasurer, 2nd Semeslerg John Falchi, David Slagle. Row ll, L lo R:,Jerry Weeks, Jack Weeks, Virginia Blake, Don Pease, Darrel Slow, Darrel Leckliler, Pauline Chenowelh, Adviser. Row lll, L lo R: Bill ifillery, President, Bob Wessel, Treasurer, lst Semesferg Charles Smyser, Clinton Merrill, Wayne Smilh, Eugene Jamison. School Are Varied Above: Row I, L to R: Juanita Chandler, Eldora Ash, Mary Ann Emery, Nini Arlayne Shepherd, Lou Ann Langford, Bill Collup, Larry Crandall, Monty Pike, Kenny Martinson, Eddy Blood, Ben Crabb. Row ll, L to R: Marcia Mickelberry, Joan Wilson, Secretary: Shirlee Northway, Victoria Worthington, Geraldine Gilliland, Joyce Douglas, Mary Lois Henry, Virginia Thompson, Buster Putman, Kent Kilburn, Robert L. Davidson, President. Row II, L to R: John Flippen, Myron Overton, Virginia Boyd, Eleanor Ellis, Patty Goss, Edith Saunders, Audrey Waters, Janice Kay, Treasurer: Marilyn Shields, Jerry Orrick, Martha Miller, David Egger. Row IV, L to R: Richard Brown, David Clement, George Howells, Denny Wetterholm, Arthur Peart, Floyd Parish, Bob Hull, Robert Parcher, Vice-President: Dwight Makoff. Not Pictured: Neil Nutter, Dave Olson, Toni Phillips, Rodger Sandbery, Arlene Frey, Gaye Lum, Mary Replogle, Diane Lane. The enrollment ot the LATIN CLUB zoomed upward at their initiation picnic. when many new members were tested and tried. In ApriI they dressed in costumes ot ancient Rome to present the program tor their annual banquet. Also included in this year's busy schedule was the club's participation in the Junior Classical League. na- tional organization tor those who enioy Latin classics. The Iucky members ot the GERMAN CLUB went to Los Angeies to see a play. and atterwards dined in a German restau- rant. During the year the ciub, advised by Adeiaide Schater, was entertained by a program ot German music, a dinner meet- ing, and the tull-Iength German movie, Die Fledermausf' a musical comedy in techni- color. Their special project tor this year was heiping a needy high school student. Right: Row I, L to R: LaNan Foulconer, Dorothea Stroud, Vida Ratzlatf. Row ll, L to R: Byron Mobus, Thomas Rubbert. Row Ill, L to R: Adelaide Schafer, Adviser: AI- berta Schmidt, Nadine Smith, Mary Corbe, Barbara Schaefer, Sally Christensen. I II5 They Make Preparations Left: Row l, Jaan Misemer, Jerry Rees, Calherine King, Aud- rey Morgan, Nancy Robinson. Row ll, Margarei Cannon, Gay Reed, Kay Johnson, Peggy Hedge, Nancy Manes, Paulette Wilhide, Carolyn Wilson. Row Ill, Maureen O'Meara, Sharon O'Meara, Paliy lrick, Marilyn Fax, Joyce Hulsebus, Pal Calder, Janet Wickersham. The S. O. S. girls have a lovely 'rradilion in ihe name of old S+. Pairick-ihey give carnaiions io all ihe ieachers on Si. Pairick's Day. ln keeping wiih 'rheir name-SOCIETY OF SERVICE-ihe girls gave a baske? io a needy 'family ai Thanksgiving and ai Chrisimas. These girls perform olher valuable services around ihe school and communiiy ihroughouf +he year. A fairly new club is ihe MASTERS AND MARMS, organized for 'rhe purpose of preparing sludenis for 'rhe 'reaching profession. Various speakers and .films acquaini ihem wiih educaiional problems. Wilh experienced educaiors. members discussed qualiiicaiions for ieachers, recommended colleges. and ihe numerous phases of ieach- icngh ln April and May members journeyed io grammar schools io regisier nexi' year's res men. Below: Row l, L to R: Palricia Clark, Mildred Allen, Barbara Palmer, Nancy Renlree, Dolores Marlin, Sue Mcbrayer, Virginia Mashbum. Row Janet Turnipseed, Loretta Rudnick, Vice-Presidenrg Louis Pelosi, Margaret III, L to R: Gene Meyer, Margaret Chambers, Carmen Barnes, Secrelaryp Thayer, Adviser. Row ll, lo R: Fred Crawford, Norma Summers, Della Smith, Palricia Lewis, Don Zimmerman, President llo for the Future ii , Above: Joyce Polston, President, Marlene Jett, F, H. A. girls make their own candy for their Vice-President, Darlene Heath, Secretary, Mar- noon candy sales. garet Thompson, Treasurer, Pearl Phillips, Reporter. ln Asilomar, ai lhe siaie convenlion oi ihe FUTURE HQME MAKERS Qi: AMERICA, Sonya l-lall oi Bakersiield led the delegaies as president. The Bakersfield Chapter was hosless io ihe seciion conveniion in The spring. Through the World Youih Organization, these girls seni a Chrislmas package io Europe. During ihe holiday season The members also solcl iruii calce which ihey made rhernselves in a Luolden l-lall lciichen. Below: Row I, L to R: Margaret Thompson, Treasurer, Joyce Polston, Emma Gene Smith, Doris Myers, Darlene Heath, Secretary. Row IV, l President, Betty Macey, Marlene Jett, Bobbie Jo Maye, Helen Martin, to R: Dortho George, Vice-Presidentg Betty Langley, Jackie 'Van Cleave, Gloria Lewis, Martha Hodge, Sonya Hall, Section 8 President. Row ll, Lorraine Henderson, Jora lee Carlson, Marion Laughlin, Nancy Smith, L to R: Jo Ann Dotson, lda Love, Linda Miles, Dorothy Wilkerson, Daisy Not Pictured: Marie Waller, Evelyn Hows, Peggy Daughtys, Linda Bowman, Pearl Phyllips, Reporter. Row Ill, L to R: Peggy Doughty, Miles, Dorothy Sabbatine, Nadine Nix, Joyce Griffith, Marilyn Canapa, Margie Beighle, Sylvia Johnson, Cora Louise Stiger, Wanda Goodwin, Meredith Reynolds, Mary Ann Powers, Elaine Oliveo, Eucene Ford. gbove: Row I, L to R: Bob Smith, Feed Manager, Virgil McCain t' I ' ' en ine, Cecil Williams, Treasurer, Donald Thoene Secrelaryi R b . . o ert Fish, Vice-President, Stanley Jones, Presidenl. Row II L to R: Peter Luppen, Adviser: Larry Sweet, David Lanterman Delegate, Fred Patterson, Delegate, Happy Ray, Representative. Below: Agricultural Mechanics Classes Row l L t R D I Agriculture I Their Ii you saw some boys wallcing around the campus carrying ropes, they were probably from the AGRI- CULTURE MECHANICS CLASSES which were learning how to malce rope haliors. Working with their instruc- tors, C. S. Reid and J. W. Nielsen, the boys learned by theory and by practice how to operate, use, and repair farm machinery, trailers, and coops for small animals. Guiding members ol their chapter ol the Eulure Farmers ol America, the nine members of the EXECUTIVE COUNCIL drew up an activity plan which was closely followed during the year. On the club agenda for this year were the exhibition ol prize animals at the Kern County Fair, the California State Eair, and the Great Western Livesloclc Show. , , o : ona d Smith, Earl Hignite, Virgil Hollingsworth, Donald McDonald. Row III, L to R: Orvil Marshall, Eugene Skinner, Curtis Amason, Happy Ray, Harmon Sheets, Smith, Dion Watkins, Junior Rodriguez Gary Garett, Raymond CI Hubert Campbell Robert Hodel R d J , , ee er ohnson, Bobby Sanderson, Don Taylor. Row ll, L to R: Neal Ruegsegger, Maril Buoni, Jimmy Moore, Leland Nord, Howard Chase, Joseph Hale, Chester Classen, Clayton I GY' Harold Evans, Donald Kirkendoll, Ornius Harper. Row lV, L to R: Kenneth Smith, Jim Sherman, Norman Nixon, V. J. Dockey, Glen Walsh, Ralph Winston, Clinton Telfer, C 'l W'lI' ' ec: i rams, C. S. Reid, Instructor. -' I tudy and Hobb Below, top: Row I, L to R: David Bickerstatf, Jim Christy, LeRoy Rice, Bill Selbach, Vernon Frazier, Norman Olsen, Durward Walkins, Ralph Hodge, Dave Patterson, Cecil Williams, Robert Denico, Donald Thoene, Bob Smith, Harvey Smith, Bob New- ton, Don Smith, Billy Moris, Charles Newell, Larry Hevel, Junior Bedford, Lawrence Brown. Row ll, L to R: John Peters, Carl Brock, James Wilson, Leslie Cook, Rob- ert Hodel, Alfonso Checchi, Leslie Robinson, Jim Hedger, George Pullen, Don Wyatt, Harold Evans, Bob Sanderson, Robert Kerley, Danny Thompson, Bill Murphy, Robert House, Bentley Moore, V. J. Dockery, Hubert Campbell. Row lll, L to R: Clayton Knopf, Donald Kirkendall, Wayne Milbrant, Robert Lewis, Tommy Martin, Raymond Osborne, Eugene Peters, Virgil Hollingsworth, Bob Lemons, Howard Mil- house, Donald Edington, Takashi Ono, Walter Wichelt, Dave Lanterman, Marvin Stone, Unknown, Willard Hetler, Larry Hicks, Harry Lynch. Row IV, L to R: Glenn White, Bruno Dinelli, Don Kirkland, Bill Hand, Estel Davis, Junior Radriques, Jim Goede, Clyde Woods, Kenneth Smith, Norman Nixon, Bert Stringfellaw, Kenneth Nibblet. Row V, L to R: Darwin Blair, Bill Calderwood, Hoarce Hester, Happy Ray, Gerold Smithson, Culver Rogers, Bill Haynes, Elvin Davis, Gustino Wills, Tom Collins, Walter Schuffleburger, Charles Hamm, Orval Smith, Larry Sweet, Eugene Coughran, Below: Row I, L to R: Wayne Kruger, Ronald Weisenberger, George Jensen, Bill Haley, Curtis Amosan, Wilmer Nord, Virgel Chesser, Bill Hydes, Harold Herofl, Neal Ruegsegger, Robert Phair, Glenn Walsh, Unknown, Unknown, Hugh Kennedy, Willard Hetler, Layton Knopf, Connie Seibert, Ronald Morrow, Ronald Froehlick, John Wardwell, George Jones, Unknown, Unknown. Row ll, L to R: Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Carl Bosworth, Gary Heath, Howard Chase, Ray Bush, Louis lampkin, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. Row Ill, L to R: Unknown, Unknown, Eugene Skinner, Joe McElroy, Mario Buoni, Fred Pat- terson, James Kirby, Leland Nord, Bob Patterson, Maurice Wahl, Chester Allen, Unknown, Ernst Thoene, Unknown, Grady Thompson, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. Row IV, L to Rf Gary Garret, Tom Seomen, Unknown, Louie Chevlaver, Unknown, Virgil McCain, Wayne Baehr, Unknown, Joe Hale, Don Fisher, Unknown, Robert Fish, Harold Ogan, Dean Mize, Unknown. Row V, L to R: Unknown, Kenneth Mole, Jim Sherman, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Bill Mills, George Thompson, Eddie Phillips, Unknown, V. D. Dorery, Dan Mills, Ornus Harper, Unknown, Carl McCoy, Albert Horner, Stanley Jones, Unknown. Our FUTURE FARMERS OF AlviERlCA group, which is the largest in Calitornia, has won honors both tor themselves and tor Balcerstield High School. Members ex- hibited their prize animals at the Calitor- nia State Fair at Sacramento, the Kern County Fair, and the Great Western Live- stock at San Francisco. They sponsored a dance, the Barnyard Stomp, and a Father-Son Banquet in May. Each summer the boys who have contributed the most to their chapter are awarded a camping trip. ll? Left, Top: MOO-MILK: Row I, L to R: Joe McElroy, Happy Ray, Robert Patterson, Bill Reineking, James Wilson, John L. Knight, Adviser. Row ll, L to R: Terry Kenny, James Kirby, Bill Mills, Don Wyatt, Gary Garrett, David Lanterman, Henry Worth. Left Center: CROOK AND SHEARS: Raw l, L to R: Carl Bosworth, Eugene Skinner, Ronald Froehlick, Curtis Amason, Bob Smith, Happy Ray, Alfonso Checcki, Layton Knopf, Ernest Thoene, Bentley Moody. Row ll, L to R: Mario Buoni, LeRoy Rice, Donald Thoene, Harold Herod, Robert Hodel, Robert House, Gary Heath, Clayton Knopf, Merl Tobler, Adviser. Row lll, L to R: Bill Murphy, Joe McElroy, Tam Collins, Walter Weichelt, Jim Christy, Chester Cfassen, Cecil Williams, Robert Phair. Left Bottom: MAVERICKS: Row I, L to R: Norman Olsen, Harvey Smith, Wayne Milbradt, Happy Ray, Junior Bedford, Henry Joke, Wayne Kruger, Merle Newfield. Row ll, L to R: Hugh Kennedy, Durward Watkins, Gary Heath, Niel Ruegsegger, Ted Taylor, David Fisher, Connie Siebert, Eugene Skinner. Row lll, L to R: Stanley Jones. Don Taylor, Ronney Morrow, Kenneth Niblett, Don Wyatt, Robert Denio, Albert Horner, Danny Thompson. Row IV, L to R: Darwin Bloir, Bill Calderwood, Junior Rodriguez, Vernon Frazier, Melvin Flitcraft. Row V, L to R: Buddy Rogers, Larry Sweet, Clyde Woods, Lewis Lampkin, Robert Fish, Norman Nixon, Harold How- ard, J. W. Nielson, Adviser, Right, Top: POULTRY: Row I, L to R: Billy Newton, Larry Herle, Nor- man Ellis, Virgil Chesser, Happy Ray, Hubert Campbell, Billy Selbach, Leslie Cook, Donald MacKenzie, Earl Marshall. Row ll, R to L: Donald Kirlcendall, Charles Newell, Gerald Floyd, Ray Bush, George Pullen, Robert Fish, Fred Davis, Clayton Hignite, James Maxwell, Douglas Funderburk, Row Ill, L to R: V. J. Dockery, Leslie Robinson, Glen White, Bobby Lemons, Don Wyatt, Gustino Wills, Don McDonald, Dean Mize. Row IV, L to R: Fred Pat- terson, Garland Hammers, Virgil Hollingsworth, Howard Milhoys, Virgil McCain, Eugene Coughran, Alten Bender. Row V, L to R: Harvey Brockmeyer, Adviser: Cecil Williams, Tom Seaman, Ken- neth Smith, Bill Berkshire, Wayne Lemons, Jim Gaede, Larry Hicks, Larrk Sweet. Right, Center: ROOT AND SQUEAL: Row l, L to R: Bobby Shuler, Curtis Amoson, Norman Ellis, Charles Newel, Happy Ray, Robert Patterson, Bill Reineking, Robert Hodel, Wilmer Nord, Ronald Rey- nolds, Ronald Weisenberger. Row ll, L to R: Don Kirkendall, Gary Heath, Junior Rodriquez, Leland Nord, Joe Hale, Harmon Sheets, Lloyd Johnson, Robert Kirley. Row lll, L to R: Orvol Smith, Bill Calderwood, Wayne Baehr, Chester Classen, Louis Lumpkin, Bruno Dinelli, Donald Thoene, Stanley Jones. Row IV, L to R: Gary Garrett, Norman Nixon, Bobby Clark, Merl Tobler, Adviser. 1 Right, bottom: DIRT AND TURNIP: Row 1, L to R: Virgil Chesser, Bert Sringfellow, Harold Evans, Grady Thompson, Don Smith, Bob Smith, Harold Ogan. Row Il, L to R: Harry L. Holmes, Adviser, Jim Sherman, Cecil Williams, Unknown, Glen Walsh. Row Ill, L to R: Tom Seaman, Fred Patterson, Kenneth Mole, Maurice Wahl, Howard Chase, Raymond Clay, Don Mills, Dave Patterson. Young Scientists Experiment Each week throughout the school year, students paused betore the display case in the Science Building to look at one ot the many displays arranged by the SCIENCE CLUB. Members worked on individual pro- iects, such as making minor repairs on scien- titic equipment. At the regular meetings they gave reports on late developments in scientitic research. When EB's Science Club was having trouble re-organizing this year, members ot KC's Science Club played host to a special night meeting to acquaint their guests with proiects and reports. The Indonesian Cadets who are training at the airport were guest speakers at the annual installation banquet held at the end ot the tirst semester. Above Right: Spring officers: Jim Waters, Vice-President: Nancy Nielsen, Secretary: La Nan Faulconer, President: Gene Meyers, Publicity. Not pictured: Sally Christensen, Treasurer. Right: Fall Officers: Bill Tillery, Publicity: Vir- ginia Boyd, Secretary: La Nan Faulconer, President: Jim Waters, Vice-President. Below: Row I, L to R: Don Willhoite, Kent Kilburn, Vida Ratzlaff, Betty Sawyer, Pauline Pack, Linda Turnipseed, Sally Christensen, Norma Summers, Virginia Boyd, LaNan Faul- coner. Row ll, L to R: Pete McCuen, Neil Nutter, Jim Richmond, George Howells, Tommy Merson, Nancy Skelton, Thelma Foote, Rozilla Call, Jean Peppers. Row lll, L to R: Darrel Leckliter, Dave Mock, Cliff Graff, Eddie French, Gene Hughes, Ronald Langwarthy, Jim Waters, Joanne Beckett, Nancy Nielsen. Row IV, L to R: Sidney Lang, Adviser: Roger Sandberg, Gene Meyer, Bill Tillery, Alfred Hcirral, Bob Hall, Mike Parcher, Bob Bayley, Jerry Powers, Virgil Kirkpatrick, Adviser. Place in the Bu iness Raw I, L to R: Irene Hicks, Vice-President, Christine Emmons, Elsie Marchetti, Marie Whit- field, Secretory-Treasurer, Meedie Robinson. Row Il, I. ta R: Pearl Goodwin, Joan Chambers, Costello Lucas, Virginia Pipkins, Josephine Munoz. Row lll, L to R: Mary Ritchie, Adviser, Delores Eilts, Paula Dye, Publicify Chairman and Historian, Kathleen Gregory, Dorothy John- son, President. Are you a senior and a sfenography major? If so, you are eligible fo join fhe SENIOR SECRETARY SOCIETY. This club is especially helpful for fhose girls who hope fo become business women, because fhey receive firsf hand informafion from successful business women in regard fo proper dress. office efiqueffe and procedure in business offices. Addressing envelopes for welfare campaigns gave members invaluable pracfice. Behind fhe scenes of Blue and Whife Day in fhe fall and Oracle Day in fhe spring are fhe MERCI-IIES OFFICERS who work wifh fhe sfaffs of fhese organizafions in super- vising fhe days. In connecfion wifh acfivifies of Disfribufive Educafion Clubs, fhe officers senf felegrams fo Congress fo help save fhe Disfribufive Educafion Funds and played hosfs fo fhe firsf sfafe convenfion of fhese clubs. Learning lechnics of display are Merchies Council members Marritta Edwards, Secretary, Helen Miller, Publicity Manager, Nick Dokolas, Treasurer, Ken Kimble, Presidentp and John Jensen, Campaign Man- ager. -- -.. World Awaits Them THE MERCHIES, a distributive education club, had its hearts displayed in the showcases of the Administration Building for its annual valentine movie. The lvlerchies group, composed ol juniors and seniors, sponsored this movie with a drawing lor candy, as well as several sales and rallies, to gain money tor its three two-hundred dollar scholarships iund. The purpose ol the club is to help prepare its members for a place in the business world. Merchies also co-sponsored Blue and White Day at Broclc's and Oracle Day ai Weill's. Below, Tap: Row I, L to R: Donald David, Frances Esponda, Joanne Long, Iva Lee Clemons, Hazel Newton, Bobbie Franklin, Martha Hodge, Dotsie Collier, Molly Dela Rosa, Cresencia Gomez, Dotty Roland, Dale Marlof, Bon Reynolds. Row Il, L to R: Abbie Lu Rice, Meredith Buchner, Anna Marie Martinez, Joyce Fieldgrove, Genieve McBride, Irene Feil, Marilyn Friedland, Soila Fuentes, Frank Davis, Melba Williams, Mary Hickson, Joyce Davis, Dale Bingaman. Row lll, L to R: Joe Lopez, Margaret Bell, Jean Wriggle, Dottie Smith, Mandie Redfern, Betty Shepard, Adrienne Gregg, Lois Wallis, Conna Maltby, Bertha Hartline, Demetrice Fitzgerald, Beverly Mudd, Cothena Wilson. Row IV, L to R: Wanda Kimbrell, Bobbie Speake, Noe Garcia, Nancy Barton, Ronald Johns, Jimmie Tillett, Joyce Joslin, Velma Denney, Marian Smith, Charlotte Nord, Betty Bratton, Wanda Hanley, Peggy Mason, Bennie Ruth Smith, Row V, L to R: David Duran, Ray Johnson, Nick Dokolas, Wayne Rodgers, Kenneth Myrick, Fred Payne, Robert McCIanahan, Opal Block, tlflorma Camp, Margaret Thompson, Betty Bates, Elizabeth Kinsey, John ackey. Below: Row l, L to R: Ken Kimble, Bob Biddy, Violet Bebout, Lois Olson, Jerry Parks, Beverly Smith, Betty Sims, Patricia Barnett, Bonnie Humphrey, Genell Dewbre, Ann Cossey, Jennie Childers, Elva Weir, Gloria Garcia, Erna Garriat, Sylvia Bowen. Row ll, L to R: Alice Car- lin, Barbara Hallum, Mary Ellen Kutas, Lorraine Dunn, Helen Gilbert, Barbara Spears, Shirley Green, Rosy Dowell, Ruth Noble, Jacqueline Gardiner, Harriett Levan, Norma Jacobs, Lessie Harris, Putt Coffee, Josie Martinez, Tonic Garcia, Marlene Jett. Row lll, L to R: Deloris Mahan, Martha Zimmerman, Crillene Winters, Lowanda Sharp, Ber- nice Duncan, La Donna Smith, Barbara Griffith, Angie Chacon, June Dooley, Pat Goetz, Betty Vockman, Eddie Taylor, Jayne Grahm, Laura Phillips, Theresa Lopez. Row IV, L to R: Merlene Lenior, Eloise Gusline, Dorothy Durham, Lois Manion, Maxine Goodman, Goldie Armstrong, Juanita Montgomery, Betty Hall, Beatrice Del Frate, Pat Jackson, Louie Thompson, Dorothy Bitner, Adviser. Ravi V, L to R: Paul Ramirez, Steven, Zamora, Joe Duckworth, Lamon Carter, Bob McElroy, Jim Cook, John Jenson, Melvin York. l23 Cadets Develop Left: TORCH AND SABER: Row l, L to R: Capt. Anthony Encinas, Capt. Russell Lee, Capt. Eddie Moore, Capt. Gene Boultinghouse. Row ll, l to R: Lt. Richard Massey, Lt. Franklin Kuster, Lt. Carlton Faulconer, Maior Jack Bilsborough. Left: RIFLE CLUB: Row I, l. to R: David Winegar, Warren Simpson, Wayne Short, Tommy Conder, Ted Crump, Tommy Hunt. Row ll, L to R: Jerry Powers, Norman Dang, Richard Massey, Gene Boultinghouse, Eugene Anderson, Bill Huskey, Keith Webster. Left: Raw 1, L to R: cpl. Glenn white, Cpl, Lee Bosse, Cpl. Gary Cuningham, Cpl. Elmer Coats, Cpl. Keith Webster, Cpl. Wayne Short, Cpl. Ted Crump. Row ll, L to R: Sgt. Joe Wilson, Sgt. Fred Bosse, Cpl. Donald Chevez, Cpl. David Howard, Cpl. Wayne Broome, Sgt. Lewis Ruwaldt. Row lll, L to R: Sgt. Walter Carlin, Sgt. Edward Miller, Sgt. Howard Buck, Sgt. Culver Rodgers, Sgt. Jerry Powers, Sgt. Marcus Cornell. Each morning as a bugle plays up goes the tlag on the pole in tront ot Ludden l-tall. Standing beneath it and salutlng are members ot the CADETS who are responsible tor this daily ceremony. Boys who want to receive military training loin the Cadets and receive gym credit while they learn Composed ot members trom the Cadets and attillated with the National Ritle Association, the PlELE CLUB has competition among its members tor medals and awards. Sharpshooters went to El Monte tour times this year tor matches in the Southern Calltornia Junior Ritle League. The Club beat Tehachapi in the district match By beating Portervslle in the area match, they qualitied tor the state tinals At Sacramento their tive man team toolc third place in the O'Sullivan match, and their TORCH AND SABER consisting ot commissioned ottrcers sponsors the Annual Military Ball each December There is also a club tor NON COMMISIONED OFFICERS. Leadership Below, Top: COMPANY F: Row I, L to R: Edward Chapman, Donald Lane, Joel Wilson, Edwin Eng, Leslie Robinson, Donald Evans, Bruce Mobus, Willis Flickinger. Raw Il, L fo R: Walter Carlin, Norman Dang, Gene Binsfield, Russell King, Odis Johnson, Jerry Powers, Jim Arnold, Row Ill, L to R: Lf. Franklin Kusler, Glenn While, Leon Morley, Paul Jones, Edward Miller, Bill Nelson, Gary Cunningham, Capt. Gene Boultinghouse. Cenier: COMPANY G: Row I, L lo R: Ernest love, Bill Deluncq, Raymond Tye, David Winegar, Aubrey Holder, Herman Hinger, John Tim, Ted Crump, Tommy Brand, James Taylor. Row Il, L lo R: Ronnie Johnson, Jack England, Tom Talbot, Carleton Thompson, William Halmark, Richard LeMay, Francis Janes, Jack Collins, Edward Marly. Row Ill, L to R: Carlton Faulconer, Buck Howard, Warren Simpson, Fred Bosse, Joseph Williamson, Lee Bosse, Elmer Costa, Fred Davis, David Howard, Olon Slromblor. Raw IV, L to R: Eldie C. Moore, Gordon Peldo, Gary Hyland, Sam Granger, Bill Riley, Wayne Broom, Ted South, Ronald Baker, Jack Bilsborough. Bollom: COMPANY H lhonor companyl: Row I, L lo R: Capf. Anlhony Encinas, Vernon Jones, Fred Sheible, David Arnold, Gerald Mianes, Wayne Short, Gary Hough, Tommy Cander, Gerald Van Cleave, Leroy Early, Mickey Simonson, Sammy Quam, Tommy Hunl, Norvan Powers, Gayle Gray, Darrell Trussell, Larry Sigler. Row Il, L fo R: Pai Hopkins, Harvey Bridges, Charles Thurslon, Keith Websler, Michael Fowler, Bill Huskey, Donald Chavez, Richard Highland, Dennis Evans, Jimmy Tillell, Alan Buechner, Lewis Ruwaldf, Jesse' Marney, Bill Kilmer, Richard Penninglon. Row Ill, L Io R: Isl. Ll. Richard Massey, Peler Sharland, William Clark, Culver Rodgers, Jimmy Young, Gordon ViGario, Leroy Smllh, Phil Richards, Thomas Rubberl, Bren? Shrum, John Good, Jack Lee, Roy Taylor, 2nd Lf. Marcus Cornell. 1- Y members who have arrived early for lheir meellngs :hal on the steps of the Y Building. Below: ALPHA: Row I, L lo R: John Griffilhs, Richard Russell, Jim Slanfion, Larry Miller, President: Wayne Meske, Vlce- Presidenl: Bob Myers. Row II, L to R: Lee Hvdiburg, Jack Qualman, Duncan Johnson, Gregg Hall, Budgie Loustalol, leon Harris. Row lll, L lo R: Richard Carnez, Leland Slahl, Pal Higgins, Phil Fosler, Mike Llghlner. Below: BETA, lnol charleredl: Row I, L lo R: Calvin Drury, Chaplain: lack Richards, Presidenl: Rodney De Graff, Bob Engle, Treasurer. Row ll, L lo R: Bob Hulsebus, Skip Wllham, Doll May, Vice-Presidenl: Nick Walters, Secrelary: Don Swan. Row III, L lo ll: Don Buckle, Nick Doaklas, Cliff Allmon, Dick Biggs. ' 9 Here Are Thi Year ln addilion lo crealing, mainlaining. and exlending high slandards ol Chrislian char- acler lhroughoul lhe home. school and communily, lhe l-li-Y's and Tri-Hi-Y's of lhe Y. M. C. A. proved lo be a boon lo 'lhe communily by aiding The Communily Chesl and giving baskels lo lhe nee-dy: Top: BLUE AND WHITE: Row I, L to R: Jerry Osborn, President: Lewis Lampkin, Jim Carden, Melvin Miller, Vice-Presidenf: Row II, L lo R: Daniel' Meyer, Represenfalive: Burel Wesl, Fred Pal- lersan, Jim Hicksan, Leroy Works. Row Ill, L fo R: Fred Payne, Jim Moore, Treasurer: Wayne Stevens, Ronald Clause, Gene Miller. CALYPSO: Row I, L lo R: Gaye Palterson, Maye Morlensen, Treasurer: Vickie Worthington, Nancy Karch, Ann Williams, Chaplain. Row Il, L lo R: Joyce Parker, Vice-Presidenl: Nancy Byrne, Secrefary: Johneene Koch, President: Adele Newell, Belly Cox, Council Member: Barbara Fair. Nof Picfured: Barbara Kitchen. Ys Guys and Gal The l.. M. S. booih was oiien occupied by Y members who sold cake or candiecl apples io raise funds for pariies and lor sponsoring junior groups. Giving numer- ous pariies and aiiending 'lhe all- Y picnic in May were ihe social aciiviiies which everyone enjoyed. Below: COPA-SETlC: Row I, L to R: Barbara Thomann, Secretary: Carolyn Beard, Sally Schoelkopf, Vlce-President, Nancy Maness, President: Mary Ann Emery, Nene Shepherd, Mariorie Trammel. Row ll, L to R: Pat Wlltse, Treasurer, Carol Clark, Peggy Hedge, Marilyn Fox, Emlly Foster, Joyce Hulsebus. Row Ill, L to R: Norma Christie, Donna Risley, Suzie Stozenfels, Nancy Young, Barbara Westphal. Below: GAMMA: Row l, L to R: Vivien Graham, 2 Parliamentariang Jacque Gardiner, 'l Parliamentariang Betty Cornish, 1 Vice-President: Barbara Palmer, 'l Secretary, 2 President: Betty Ross, 2 Historian. Row ll, L to R: Carmen Barnes, 1 Historian, 2 Council Representa- tive, Harriet Levan, l President: Stephanie Drasin, Nadine Werts, 2 Vice-President: Pat Hull, Nancy Gonzales. Raw lll, L to R: Nancy Skelton, l Council Representative, Mary Townsend, I, 2 Chaplain: Beverly Bass, Beverly Innes, Cathy Christopherson, 2 Sec- retary: Joyce McDonough, Lauwanna Bryan, 2 Treasurer. Not Pictured: Greta McCutcheon, Marvelle Mather. 3, 'HW1 Robert Davidson represented Bakersfield in the Y. M. C. A. Model Legislature at Sacramento. Below: Top: HI-YACKEY: Row l, L to Rx Shirley Leonard. Vice- President: Wanda Frazier, Secretary, Dana Kerley, Sheila Turner, Janice Redman, Dale Marolf. Row ll, L to R: Stephanie Feder- hart, Dorothy Armas, Sergeant-at-arms: Jo Ann Bemard, Peggy Dye, Cathy McCluskey, Joyce Seiler. Row lll, L to R: Colleen Buckley, Barbara Felkner, Diane Orloff, Charlotte Jones, Wanda Hanley, Treasurer. Not Pictured: Beverly Patterson, President. Below: IOTA lnat charteredl: Row l, L to R: Genevieve Glmian- iani, Cletis Owens, Sylvia Roberts, Betty Richardson, Council Representativep Beverly Smith. Row II, L to R: Nancy Barton, Vice-President: Florece Morrow, Betty Bowser, President: Janie Olson, Treasurer: Arlene Goldsbury. Row lll, L to R: Darlene Radio, Secretary: Bernice Brock. Above, Top: KAPPA: Row I, L to R: Dolly Kutas, Judy Adams, Frances Sands, Nada Barnes, Marsha Ashby, Adrianne Johnson, Treasurer, Marilyn Frances. Row ll, L to R: Jean Sudds, Vice- President, La Vaughn Shaw, Val McDonald, Donna Alexander, Nennet Peterson, Karen Dixon, Pat Young. Row Ill, L to R: Shirley Tunner, Pat Baxter, Secretary, Eleanor Smith, Fern Lester, Joyce Stone, Betty Fenwick, Shirley Bundy, President. Middle, KICKAPOO lnot charteredi: Row l, L to R: Ken Parcho, Jack Richards, Treasurer, Bill Riel, President, Art Kiethley, Secre- tary. Row Il, L ta R: Frank Lowe, Vice-President, Jim Eyraud, Art Heslov, Chaplain, La Mont Skiby, Sergeant-atvarms. Above, Bottom: KODA: Row l, L to R: Dorothy Williams, Chap- lain, Janet Turnipseed, Secretary, Dona Lewis, Council. Row Il, L to R: Barbara Marchi, Treasurer, Betty Jo Chapman, Nancy Renfree, President, Delores Martin. Row Ill, L to R: June Scheuer, Eloise Nelson, Adviser, Carol McKinnon. Not Pictured: Kay Marlow, Honor Thompson, Pat Calder. Above, Top: LA FHETA: Row I, L to R: Robert L. Davidson, Sec- retary, Donald Shaw, Manuel Owens, Albert Vaden. Row ll, L to R: Francis Jones, Vice-President, Harold Thomas, President, William Davidson, Bernell Jameson, Dillard Jackson. Row lll, L to R: Hardy Nickerson, Alfred Lee, Billy Jefferson, Alphonso Love, Eugene Bramblett, Bobby Cade. Row IV, L to R: Harvey Warren, Herman Gupton, Thurman Gupton, Clifford Jackson. Above, Middle: LIBERAE: Raw l, L to R: Elaine Evenson, Betty Dempsey, Jackie York, President, Maureen Hassman, Violet Steinhaff, Edith Gannon, Frances Esponda, Barbara Hodson. Row ll, L to R: Josephine Munoz, Joyce McCrimmon, Treasurer, Margery Anderson, Lorraine Evenson, Florice Morrow, Claudette McLain, Barbara Nelson. Row lll, L to R: Joan Anderson, Chaplain, Mary Krebbs, Secretary, Bobby Speake, Donna Maltby, Le Verie Reimer, Pat Barbeou, Vice-President, Maxine Mitchell. Row IV, L to R: Georgia Harris, Jay Caraway, Pat Goodwin, Rosalie Williams, Pat lightle. Above, bottom: OCADIA: Row l, L to R: Mary Lou Trout, Peggy Joy Beam, Donna Lee Sands, Merla Creegan, Chaplain, Janice Smith, Treasurer. Row ll, L lo R: Barbara Misurelli, Adrienne Shurtz, Karol Kollenborn, Sue Riddle, Beverly Ryans. Row lll, L lo R: Lois Elaine Magnuson, President, Yvonne Hammers, Sue Walton, Secretary, Ralpha Yeomans. Not Pictured: Liz Erassarrett, Margaret Thayer, Adviser. Above, lop: OMEGA CHl: Row l, L lo R: Dorolhy Herring, Estelle Greene, Joyce Bagsby, Belly Jean Hardy, Marie Whit: field, Secretary. Row ll, L lo R: Mary Lou Williams, Ethel Leno Keyes, Bonnie Rae Keyes, Sylvia Johnson. Row III, L to R: Josephine Herring, President, Louise Keyes, Margerie Bagsby, Evelene Pierce. Row lV, L to R: Dorolhy Johnson, Vice-Presi- dent, Ido Mae Love, Chaplain,'Mary Davison. Above, Middle: PHILIKII: Row I, L to R: Katie Hinderliler, Yvonne Teler, Nancy Hunl, Caroline Booth, Jackie Sheilds, Ja Ryan, Shirley Cierley, Treasurer. Row ll, L lo R: Judy Bar- retl, Secretary: Sammye McGrath, Darline Abbott, Sally Houghom. Crillene Winlers, Lavonia Florence, President. Row lll, L to R: Belly Moore, Vice-President: Polly Brosnan, Billie Cierley, Barbara Ballard, Joyce Bunting, Sergeant-at-arms. Above, Bollom: PRO: Row I, L to R: Billy Turner, Ken Porcho, Bob Fulfer, Billy Condon, Bob Thomas, .Ierry Flory. Row ll, L to R: Wayne Rogers, Maurice Wahl, Bill McCulcheon, Don James, Bob Newton, Cal Orvey. Raw III, L lo R: Hooks Walker, Crawley Kirkland, Alfred Butt, Doyle Elliott, Roy Latti- more, Ken Myrick, Cliff Allmon. Above, Top: PUELLA: Row l, L lo R: Kay Dennen, Marilyn McCuen, Holly Cable, Joan Chambers, Publicity Manager. Row Il, L lo R: Luella Holloway, Caroline Turner, President: Anne Marie Olmstead, Secrelary, Gerry Yarian, Geralene Powell, Treasurer. Above, Middle: SIGMA PSI: Row l, L to R: Frank Strong, Bob Purvis, Floyd Redman, Nick Walters, Bill Riel. Row ll, L to R: Rus Hampton, Marina Garcia, Hugh Herndon, Treasurer: Tom Legon, President: Kenneth Errecarl, John Williams. Row lll, L to R: Wendell Hays, Jim Kinser, Bud Cuen, Dean Johnson, Secretary: T, H. Lockard. Row IV, L lo R: Ronald Ogilvie, Sergeant-at-arms: Dick Brubaker, Bill Taylor, Wilbur Strong. Not Pictured: Ken Schwocko, Vice-President, John Frasch, Mel York, Harvey Brock- meyer, Adviser. Above, Below, TANDA: Row l, L lo R: Catherine King, Belly Jo Sims, Carolyn Wilson, Jerry Rees, Vice-President: Joonie Misemer, Dorolhy Simonson, Ann Chilton, Barbara Henning. Row ll, L to R: Linda Louslalol, Carolyn Roberson, Secretory-Treasurer, Janet Wicker: sham, Janet Martin, President: Mary Gates, Marlene Hanning, Ann Finlayson. Row lll, L to R: Rowena Cox, Audrey Morgan, Barbara Kelly, Barbara Kerley, Kay Johnson. Row lV, L to R: Joan Wil- liamson, Donna Stockbridge, Helen Watson. --4' Above, lop: TANDA JR.: Row I, L lo R: Gay Chambless, Secre- fary: Deanna Beaily, Stephanie Klakoff, Pal Allison, Diane Reynolds. Row ll, L lo R: Judy McCulIock, Joan Morrison, Vir- ginia Lake, Carol Yackey, Marilyn Smellie, Presidenlg Peri Davis. Row lll, L io R: Carolyne Betlers, Beverly Varner, Layne Siramler, Vice-Presidenl: Nancy McKriNick, Anila Haral- son. Row IV, L la R: Joyce Glaniy, Marianne Challis, Belsy Davidson, Maureen O'Meara. Noi Piclured: Jacie Robertson, Alice Trumball, Belly Chanley, Treasurer, Deanna Garlow. Above, below: TRINA: Row I, L lo R: Phyllis Sullon, Vice- Presidenl: Mary Lou Blakemore, Treasurer: Lyda Carlile, Ann Demos, Presidenl: Fay Laney. Row Il, L Io R: Lavelle Elliol, Ann Creegan, Orelie Ansolobehere, Pai Porter, Secretary: Marily Smith, Sue Moignard. Row Ill, L io R: Mary lea Wrighl, Carolyn Troul, Olela Key. I Above, lop: ZETA lnol charleredl: Row I, L to R: Marilyn Zim- merman, Vice-President, Donna Jones, Secrelary: Lynn Lovell, Nancy Robinson, Sylvia Bacheller, President: Alice McAdams. Row Il, L lo R: Gay Reed, Darlene Sfienhoff, Maureen Jost, Lynn McCarl', Pal Olerich. Row lll, L io R: Jackie Pierce, Nena Hicks, Audrain Bullock. Above, below: ZETA PHI: Row I, L lu R: Evelyn Gray, Doris Beckslead, Council: Beverly Combs, Sergeanl-ol-arms: Carole Hooper, Presidenlp Dorolhy Sian. Row ll, L lo R: Jeanne Lind- say, Mary Jo Duff, Publicily: Pal Kinslow, Eleanor Kampe, Jacque Rilchie, Louise Lony, Secrelary. Row Ill, L in R. Claudia Knighl, Dixie Radon, Dona Welborn, Chloe Kieihley. Below: LAMBDA CHI: Raw l, L lo R: Darlene Smilh, Coleen Mc- Maslers, Presidenlp Concelta Slrallon, Barbara Haberfelde, Alice Hankins, Secrelary. Row ll, L lo R: Rosemary Robinson, Trea- surer, Jackie Fisher, Vice-Presidenlg Peggy Walslon, Sergeanl-ah arms: Jan Wyall, Chaplain: Catherine Conron. .9 F an. xtfvxu I 'J p X, K 3 If R .E-, 1 IV fifvl w RIS 9153 ,gif 53 In NA L..5,ga I MXL, I ' KF ', 2 lc - ii, ?'-7 X - E' - 55 'usa a 'pf 1' if L -. 5 U -Q K J:-1 is ' T V 'J' 1 - -1 'j 'D fax. YMCA ' Q O ,Q-A .7 ,sage 3C1 'c.S Girls inTeresTed in a Y group ioined AlvllCl-Y-TEENS To parTicipaTe in The num- erous acTiviTies and services which malce iT a lively club. Their welTare proiecT was pre- paring baskeTs Tor needy Tamilies. Two ac- TiviTies which The girls enjoyed parTicularly were a visiT from Maurice, The hair sTylisT, and a visiT To a local dancing school. Y-KNOTTS members gave a Tollc dance perTormance Tor The elderly Tolls aT The La Casa ResT Home in EasT BalcersTield as Their proiecT. Mary Donaldson was The girls' choice Tor adviser when Jacqueline TeeTs moved To Fresno. This group is one oT The Two on The campus which is spon- sored by The Y. W C. A. ing., . Kappa girls sold Hawaiian leis to make that green stuff for their Treasury. Fun and Work Made a Grand Year Below: AMIEI: Row I, L to R: Gwen Elgin, Presidenl: Darlene Hubert, Yvonne Martinson, Irene Kaskus, Carol Slockstill, Secre- s lary. Raw Il, L To R: Shirley Alameda, Barbara Kimmel, Virginia Ferrand, Linda Wells, Treasurer: Sharon O'Meara. Row Ill, L to R: Helen Watson, Barbara Lunsford, Betty Hall, Joan Burgess. Below: Y-KNOTTS: Row l, L to R: Maxine Whitley, Treasurer: Janelle Baldridge, Linda Turnipseed, Secretary: Dana Christy, Mary Heape, Donna Whitley. Row ll, L to R: Gloria Delgado, Buelah Powell, Beverly Rynes, Elaine Shulhoff, Vice-President, Donna Bender, Betty Sawyer. Row lll, L lo R: Betfy Coughrum, Riio Sfone, President: Dortha George, Ralpha Yeomon, Barbara Buckholz. l3l The TECHNICIANS CLUB creaTes beTTer undersTanding beTween shop Teachers and sTudenTs and promoTes cooperaTion in The shop deparTmenT. The reguiremenTs Tor membership are a B average in shop and a C average in oTher subiecTs. An annual deep-sea Tishing Trip aT Avala was The auTsTanoling acTiviTy OT The year. OThers included nighT meeTings wiTh movies and reTresh- menTs, a wiener roasT aT JasTro Park and Two Tield Trips-one Through The mobile homes and anoTher Through The General EIecTric Train. They help- ed Two needy Tamilies and helped The college club by repairing Toys Tor disTribuTion To children aT ChrisTmas. Above: Row I, L Io R: Harvey Ross, Maurice Ansolabehere, Don Hicks. Row Il, L to R: Charles Caldwell, James Carler, Doyle Ellioll. Row lll, L Io R: Donald Lucas, Adviser: Bill Calvin, Pele Smifh, Adviser. They Will Improve America's Homes In The pasT The STUDENT ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION has inspired many oT iTs members To conTinue in The Tield oT archiTecTure. By designing Their own plans Tor buildings, members gained pracTical knowledge. Eor The annual conTesT sponsored by The Eagles, members drew plans Tor a ciTy hall .and made Tull scale working models. As They become successful archiTecTs, They will Tind Themselves compeTing Tor conTracTs insTead oT prizes. Clarence Cullimore, adviser, Took members on Tield Trips To ForT Teion and oTher consTrucTions as a parT oT Their sTudy oT archiTecTure. Below: Row I L lo R: Dick Scherer Eddie Ryan Clive Alexander la mont Skiby, Vice-President: Jack Richards, President: Ralph Cazares, Secrelary: Darryl Slow, Treasurer: Edwin Easfburg. Row II, L Io R: Billy Tillery, Sam Virrey, Bob Consiable, Rodger Phillips, Harold Mills, Joe Wilson, Jimmy Arnold, Clarence Cullimore, Adviser. Row Ill, L to R: Quentin Wifham, Robert Wallace, Ken Reynolds, Charles Pierez, Frank Kuster, Marino Garcia, Dean Johnson. Row IV, L lo R: Dick Brubaker, Don Krone, Eugene Kolhoff, John Haney, .lim Eyraud, Doug Baily. I32 Come Along and Have Fun IT you're a sTamp enThusiasT or if you like To devoTe your spare Time To a hobby, ODDS AND ENDS is iusT The club Tor you. Members exchanged ideas and sTimulaTed in- TeresT in hobbies as They helped each oTher wiTh Their collecTions or hobbies. Members exhibiTed The prize gems oT Their collecTions in The showcase oT The AdminisTra- W Tion Building and aT VisiTor's Day. 4 Above: Row I, L to R: Daisy Bowman, Secretary, Marian Fry, Presi- dent, Sally Christensen, Vice-President, Bill Tillery, Publicity Manager. Row ll, L to R: Wanda Goodwin, Dorthy Wilkerson, Juanita Turnipseed, Juanita Robinetl, Barbara Schafer. A group OT volunTeers Trom shop classes reorganized The SAFETY CLUB This Tall aTTer a period oT inacTiviTy during World War ll and The years Tollowing. Weekly inspecTions, wiTh demeriTs Tor shops having oily Tloors, broken machinery, and guards ouT oT place, helped To keep shops saTe and deTermined which class would geT The saTeTy pennanT aT The end oT six weeks. Below: Row I, L to R: Harvey Ross, Charles Petty, Bill Selboch, Pub- Robert Parsons, adviser, Jim Eveland, Hubert Jackson, President, Don Iicity Manager, Wilburn Jackson. Row II, L to R: J. C. Barnes, Treo' Schilly. Row IV, L to R: Leonard Hefner, Bill Calvin, Jock England, surerg Rex Queen, Bill Newton, Jana Feil, Secretary. Row Ill, L to R: Bob Bringle. f' I33 i 134 ,VW ,sv N' gf wa --were ff fs, L LJ One of lhe besr lilced and longesl remembered pal- lerns ol school lile is The arhlellc conlesls. As in previous years, aulumn heralded a memorable season for every loolball player. Winler wilh Hs baslcelball and spring wilh Hs Jrraclq, baseball and swimming, 'filled our our well- rounded program ol SPORTS. Melvin York Bill Fanning Joe Halley Ken Schwocko Since l939, I95O was 'rhe grealesl 'iooiball year. Wilh holdovers from lhe baby gian+s, a leam was moulded which conquered highly praised Venice, Phoenix. and Glendale by walloping scores. San Diego. 'rhe besl in lhe C. l. F., lhrew lhree long passes lo liploe by lhe Drillers. The favored Drillers losl lhe valley finals when Merced picked up a fumble and ran 98 yards lo win lhe game, 20-I3. Keeping fans jumping is iusl whal phanlom safelyman Bernal Jamerson accom- plished. Bernie averaged 8 yards per lry. Halibaclcs were high-scoring Joe Hailey and Hal Morgan who leamed wilh Junior Fanning, all-valley 'lullbaclcpio give lhe Drillers l'he speediesl baclcfield in ihe valley. Mel York. a crushing laclcle. made high school all-American, while also being an all-valley seleclion along wilh John Frasch and Ken Schwoclco. - Valley Championship Russell Hampton Purley Poulson AI n Bruns ll John Frasch Ken Errecarf Har Morgan Bernal Jamerson Maurice Wahl T. H. Lockhart Glenn McWilliams Bill Thompson Dean Johnson The Drillers again became The mosT Teared Team in The Valley. When The boys Turned ouT Tor spring pracTice Coach BeaTTy hoped he could mold a Team To overcome The Teams Trom down souTh. WiTh The assisTance oT coaches I-lilTon and KieTer, The school Tielded a Team wiTh blazing speed and exciTing break-away runners. The Dillers played Venice, one oT The many ouTsTand- ing souThland Teams, and smashed Them 46-7. During The regular season San Diego was The Drillers' only cIeTeaT. The Drillers won 9 and losT 2, and Trounced E. B. 33-I3. ConTenders Tor The Valley Championship, They IosT a rough game To Merced, 20-I3. f, Above: Row I, L to R: Lee Goode, Student Manager: Jim Carden, Assistant Manager. Row ll, L to R: John Vallem- bois, Equipment, Kenneth Kiefer, Line Coach: Homer Beatty, Head Coach: Jack Hilton, Bockfield Coach. DRILLER FOOTBALL SCORES Drillers lvlounT Carmel 0 Drillers CaThedrall 7 a 0 Drillers EasT Balcersheld I3 Drillers Glendale I4 Drillers Venice 7 Drillers Long Beach Jordan 7 Drillers San Diego I9 Drillers Phoenix I3 Drillers Excelsior I7 Drillers GrossmonT 7 Drillers Merced 20 Row I, L to R: Dean Johnson, Kenneth Errecart, Melvin York, Kenneth Schwncho, John -1- Frasch, Art Heslov, Glenn McWilliams, Bernal Jamerson, Allen Brunsell, Joe Hailey, Bill Thompson, Bill Fanning, Harold Morgan. Row Il, L to R: Jim Jackson, Jim Kennedy, Budgie Loustalot, Buddie Cuen, Rex Garner, Harvey Warren, T. H. Lockard, Dean Little, Louis Myles, Jim Geary, Richard Olive, Lawrence Rice, Terry Kinney, Morris Kyle. Row III, L to R: Tony Arias, Hugh Johnston, Maurice Wahl, Don James, Hugh Herndon, Kenneth Cupps, Fred Doehrn, Joe De Maria, Tom Penrice, Purley Poulson, Eugene Nixon, Pat Higgins, Russell Hampton, Kenneth Stamper. Row IV, L to R: George Williamson, Director of Athletics, Kenneth Kiefer, Line Coach: Jack Hilton, Backfield Coach: Homer Beatty, Head Coach, Lee Goode, Manager: Robert Garden, Manager. 7 . f T 'il feel-..W,..f -'TT iff, T .QQ ' C Q T: f ll sie' f. .TTTTT 'T 4 ' , -M V if .. 1 l llNUE 'fvuggl ,Ninas Qmngggj ,Mmm X -1 T Th ,sl Y 2:-slI l:T2'1essi:I'l WJ: ff? . Y T' r -.ax 4 , , r ff T I TL -:asm 57 my Q 1 f Right: The referees keep a close watch on Russ Hampton while 1 Left: Joe Hailey sneaks over for six points, Driller halfback Hal Morgan carries opponents with him in scoring a touchdown, The 1950 squad ot Tl-lE BLUES AND Tl-lE Wl-llTES got ott to tough starts be- cause ot only nine days practice betore opening games. The boys ot the Blues were able to smash all J. V. opponents, but were outscored when they played varsities. The Blues combined some mighty good 140 pound ex-Sandabs and a group ot rough junior newcomers to make a team with real drive and speed. The Whites, composed ot 'Freshmen and sophomores, had to turn to a passing attack because ot inexperienced linemen and runners. This attack showed up well against stitt opposition and pro- duced promising players tor next year's Drillers. Working out at Second and P streets, the J. V.'s had one inter-squad scrimmage which produced a score ot 38 to O in the Blues' tavor. We want to play . . . l was the chant ot every C class tootballer. Coached by Bill Erench, they excelled in a running attack. The will to play tootball runs as high at Bakerstield as the will to win, Below: Row l, L to R: Melvin Miller, Jerry Kenney, Morris Kyle, Roblez, Clifford Jackson, Roy Mushaney, Phil Foster, Joe Koegler, Coach. Charles Ramey, Phil Cook, Joe Duckworth, Bill Sharpenberg, Wayne Row Ill, L to R: Jimmy Eveland, .lim Downs, Phil Withums, Greggy Meske, Bill McCutcheon, Richard Williams, Rudy Jiminez, Dale Goode, Hall, Ronald Maurel, Walter Allsman, Fred Critser, Larry Smith, Dave Manager. Row II, l. to R: Jim Kennedy, Roy Ogelsby, Jimmy Moore, Patterson, Dean Zimmerman, Dave Smith, William Smellie, Assistant Harold Musick, Manuel Garcia, Steve Schmieder, Gerald Brown, Pete Manager. I38 Above: Row l, L to R: Bob Chandler, Bill Calvin, Don McQueen, Gilbrrt Frazee, Wayne Coolee, Bob Martin, Dick Meyer, Buster Putman, Roger Smith, Gilbert Michelar. Row Il, L to R: Jim Parks, Al Gallardo, Leon Francies, Tom Davis, Unknown, Obie Mustin, Ray Reynolds, Jae DeMario, Tommy Penrice, Bob House, Dick Harkins, Coach. Row Ill, L to R: Calvin Cook, Manager, Art Cummings, Junior Rodriquez, Joe McElroy, Dick Clark, Lee Hare, John Chambers, Arnold Hamilton, Unkrown, Unknown, Charles Masely. Blues Garces Whites O lvlclzarland C Class Shatter Blues Wasco Whites O Arvin C Class Tait Blues I6 Delano Whites O Delano C Class Delano Blues Arvin Whites 7 E. B. C Class E. B. Blues Zl E. B. Whites I2 Delano C Class E. B. C Class Tatt Row l, L to R: Jerry Flory, David Butler, Captain: Blair Russell, Darrel Felkner, Jackson Brooks, Eddie Franks, James Alexander, Jack Weir, Gayle Carlson, Ray Myers, Norm Olsen. Row Il, L to R: Lee Willis, Dickie Rodman, Ronald Myers, Gerald Floyd, Carl Bosworth, Bob Meyers, Bob Matsumoto, Bill Churchwell, Roger Shonofelt, Lawrence Brown, Billy Turner, Olen Ring. Row Ill, L ro R: Norman Etchardt, Manager: Bobby Redstone, James Chapman, Clifford Bishop, Dick Nelson, David Egger, Nathan Sowles, Jerry Starr, Herman Hobbs, Rex Martin, Gary Leach, James Baker, Bill French, Coach. lnexperienced Sandabs MQ W - - A.., , f , ,A ,W M ,., , 'Q r My 'r 1-':A ' s wg Floyd Redman Mike Lighlner Bob Rous Doug Hariline Grunt Lori Clive Alexander Alfred lee George Spencer Jerry Bowen Don Hicks Jerry Burt Harry Nickerson Robert Rodman Julk Wise Don Hcmmon Ken Porcho SANDAB coaches had a hard lime making bolh ends meel lhis year. They were plagued from lhe slarl wilh a lack of beefy lineman. The only relurning players were hallbaclc Ken Porcho and guard Floyd Redman, lhis year's caplain. Bul wilh Clive Alexander, lhe +eam's highesl scorer, and Milne Lighlner, 'lhe rnosl valuable player, keeping busy opening holes, lhe shifly running broughl poinls To lhe Dabs. Jack l-lollen coached lhe baclciield and helped develop lhe playing abilily of such boys as G-ranl Loll, Doug l-lariline, Richard Fuller and George Medina. Head coach John l-larp worked hard wilh ihe line lo gel a siarling berlh. Jerry Bowen, George Spencer, Don l-liclcs, l-lardy Nickerson, Roberl Rodman, and Jaclc Wise were The aclion boys who helped pile up poinls. Many ol These boys will be relurning nexl fall as experienced players. l40 Gained Momentum SANDAB coaches John I-Iarp and Jack I'IoIIen sTarTed The season wiTh an inexperienced Team. Through lopsided vicTories and close deTeaTs, They insTiIIed in Their boys The spiriT oT never give up. The Sandalos Tound The early season Tough, Tieing Two games and losing Three, buT The IasT Tour remain- ing games broughT vicTories ThaT will be remembered along Time. SANDAB SCORES Sandalos O TaTT 6 Sandabs I3 Muir I3 Sandabs O Glendale 40 Sandalos 7 Fresno 7 Sandalos 6 Jordan 34 Sandabs 4F PorTerviIIe 6 Sandabs 53 Garces O Sandabs I4 CaThedraI I 3 Sandabs 20 Arvin O I53 I I3 Right, Above: Row I, L Io R: Warren Buck, Manager: John Morgan, Assistant Manager. Row II, L Io R: John Harp, Head Coach, Jack Hollen, Coach. Right: The Sandabs give Ihe crowd plenly to yell about Below: Row I, L Io R: George Medina, Richard Fuller, Grant Lori, J. H. Bun, Clive Alexander, Norman Esfes, Floyd Redman, Ken Porcho, Bob Rous, Tony Duncan, Robert Rodman, Don Hicks. Row II, L fo R: Arf Keithley, Ronnie Morris, Jack Wise, Archie Porter, Don Ham- mons, Ernie Hull, Merlin Frasch, Roland Veon, Blalock, Mike Lighiner, Alfred Lee. Row II n - e I Coach: John Morgan, Ma Sfahl, Jim Bowen, George Warren Buck, Manager: Jack ager, L Spencer, Hollen, Doug Harfline, Walrer I, L to R: John Harp, son, Louis Mello, Lelan Hardy Nickerson, Calamie Delgado, Coach. onardo Ne Driller Five Proved The papers dubbed lhe Drillers luclcless because +hey were iinxed wilh Trouble from 'rhe srarl. They finally overcame 'rhe iinx lhe lasr of 'rhe season and finished in a 'lie for second place in lhe league. Playing a double overlime againsl Tall, 'lhe Drillers ripped one in, +0 come from behind lo win. Noi lo be overshadowed by Jrhis, lhey upsei Sanla Barbara, who also had bealen 'lhem earlier. The Driller baskelballers won I3 and losl 8, averaging a sensarional 5l poinls a game. Above: L lo R: Carl Berra, Coach, Wayne Kyker, Manager. Below: L lo R: Dean Johnson, Russel Hamplon, Vernon Brothers, Arvel Gentry, Daniel Kimm. Team: Row l, L lo R: Wayne Kyker, Manager, Arvel Genlry, Daniel Kimm, Russel Hampion, Vernon Brolhers, Carl Newton. Row ll, L lo R: Carl Berra, Coach: James Marlinez, Louis Myles, Bill Taylor, Dean Johnson, Ronald Ogilvie. A , , . , . 4' 'K H, it f xo, AWNL 432' W. mf We was fi? to Be Sharpshooter The Whizz Kids grew up and iound Thai varsily baslcelball was rougher 'rhan ihey expecied. Vernon Brolhers, Driller cenler, was elecied all- counly guard. l-le drilled wiih eighly baslceis during lhe league season and averaged l3.3 poinls per game. Speedy Daniel Kimm was lhe boy who worried E. B. when he pumped I0 conseculive poinls To keep 'rhe Drillers inspired. The lasl league game found Bill Tay- lor winning lhe game almosi single handed, when he scored 2l poinls againsl' Tail. Arvel Genlry, Dean Johnson. Russel l-lamplon, and Carl Newion, The smallesl Driller, were lhe play- malcers, who lcepl lhe loall moving. Drillers Lone Pine Drillers Paso Robles Drillers Cal. Poly Frosh Drillers Edison lFresnol Drillers Fresno Drillers Arvin Drillers San Deguilo Drillers Sanla Paula Drillers Wasco Drillers East Bakersfield Drillers Antelope Valley Drillers Taft Drillers Santa Barbara Drillers Delano Drillers Wasco Drillers Antelope Valley Drillers East Bakersfield Drillers Delano Drillers Taft Drillers Santo Barbara Drillers Shafter Lower Right: Vernon Brothers, Driller pivot man, drills two through the hoop. Lower Left: Drillers prefer floor lo score when playing lhe Blades. Below: Russ Hampton swishes two pain Top: Row I, L fo R: Bob Rous, Ken Sarver, Eugene Brclmlelf, John Griffilhs, Willie Howell. Row Il, L lo R: Larry LaFand, Coach: Robert Phair, Jim Samarian, Bob Tanner, Floyd Red- man, Don Hammons, Dale Goode. Above: L to R: Willie Howell, Bob Rous, Eugene Bramleil, Ken Sarver, John Griffilhs. Below: Dale Goode, Manogerg Larry LaFond, Coach. Bollom: Sandabs raced down the court for lwo poinls. 4 Sanclabs and Bits Their Hlinesl hour was lhe nighl lhe Sandabs heal Easl l'ligh's Dirks 32-30. As lhe buzzer was sounding lo end lhe game, lhe Sandabs swished lwo poinls lo win. The Sandabs were The only leam lrom K. C. lo lineal an E. B. learn lhis year. The Sandabs finished lhird in Their league, winning I2 and losing 4. NlVillie l-lowell was lhis year's oul- slanding player, and Bob Rous led lhe leam in swing. Sandabs Maricopa Sandabs Arvin Sandcbs Arvin Sandabs Kernville Sandabs Wasco Sandabs East Bakersfield Sandabs Lancaster Sandobs Garces Sandabs Tuff Sandabs Sanla Barbara Sondabs Delano Sandabs Lancaster Sandabs Easl Bakersfield Sandabs Delano Sandabs Taft Sandabs Soma Barbara Sandabs Kernville Sandabs Shaffer Sandabs Wasco 'P- .1 Y ,, Y ff i jmrnm 3. sa 4 Q' Us 'HF i fine l G li 'ss . me g miiwre 3 r NEWS WHETSR if rfiiWiis..ls how Winning Ways Bakersfield roolers were very proud of the C class basketball Jream lhis year. The scrappy Bits 'fied for second in lhe County League, win- ning I2 and losing 3. Joe Koegler worked hard io instill spiril, sporls- manship, and abilily in his inexperienced players. Using a fasr break allack, lhe Bits proved again ihal 'rhey wanled lo win. During the past four years ihe Biis have won over 70 game less Than I2, a very ouislanding record. Bits 29 Bits 36 Bits 36 Bits l9 Bits 26 Bits 26 Bits 26 Bils 34 Bits 39 Arvin Arvin Wasco East Bakersfield Taft Delano East Bakersfield Delano Shatter s and lost ie is 23 za I4 25 so 12 si Top: Row l, L to R: Nick Demos, Albert Blackman, Bob Otterness, George Medina, Avelino Gochicoa, Manuel Candelaria, Joe Koegler, Coach. Row ll, L to R: Henry Moore, Bob Taylor, Albert Pippl, Bob Fisher, Quan Terez, James Tuttle, Bob Morrison, Manager. Above: L to R: Nick Demos, James Tuttle, Albert Blackman, Avelino Gochicoa, George Medina. Below: L to R: Joe Koeglar, Coach, Bob Morrison, Manager. Bottom: The Bits piled up the score. Fans Flockecl to See Z 5 '4 -. ' ' K Drillers Shaffer ' '. Drillers Arvin Drillers Delano Drillers E. B. Drillers Visalia Drillers Tuff Drillers Tulare Drillers Wasco Drillers Porierville l Drillers E. B. Drillers Delano Drillers Taft Drillers Visalia V Drillers Wasco Drillers Tulare Drillers Porfervllle Drillers Semi Valley Drillers Valley Championship ' Q si y, 1QgiLLER5f,,,, ., QTLLSHS , W - fa Q' 3 ' ' A K y if N y if E Kneeling: Managers Bob Morrison, Jim Berry, Willie Clopion. Standing: Coaches Carl Barra, Bill French, Jack Hollen. The Drillers have The TinesT ball diamond in The valley aT 2nd and P sTreeTs, buT This didn'T overshadow The TacT ThaT They had one of The TinesT baseball Teams in The valley, Too. WiTh sTrong arm CliTT Allmon back. They shaped To annex The Valley championship which They losT To Visalia lasT year. This year The Drillers are playing in The YosemiTe League. Row I, L to R: Dean Litile, Glen McWilliams, Rex Garner, Robert Koylor, Jamerson, Arvel Gentry, Bill Schulz, Cliff Allmon, Jimmy Moore, Raul Darryl Dial, Bob Aros. Row II, I. lo R: Doyle Elliolf, Bob Newion, Ken Marquez. Slamper, Alex Candelaria, Roy lailimore. Row lll, l lo R: Bernal Ruins n ,QRMERS 5 .2 Emi Q 52-3..... I46 J. V.'s and Drillers Row I, L to R: Duncan Johnson, David Butler, Kenneth Maier, Ted Val- Jack Vandigrift, James Tuttle, Harold Donathan. Row Ill, L to R: lembois, Russell Lusk, Mickey Germinetti, Alan Stramler. Row ll, L Albert Roberts, Duane Stevens, Earl Stuck, Don Reynolds, Robert Phair, to R: Douglas Hartline, Norman Tanner, Richard Kaylor, Johnie Wertz, Carthal Wyatt, Bob Rous. The Balcerstield tarm system was handled by Bill French. It was his iob to develop Driller varsity material by giving them ex- perience on the J. V.'s. The J. V. s. strengthened by eleven veterans, played an eighteen game schedule. l-lot prospects tor next year's Drillers were David Butler, intielder, and Harold Donathan, pitcher. V For the tirst time in school history an all-treshman baseball team was termed. ' Coached by Jack l-lollen, they also playecl a tull schedule. Our teams had lots of practice before going onto the playing field. I47 Driller Thinclad in--vu Track has become a year-round sporl , since Don Doolin, lhe Driller Traclc rnenlor, arrived lwo years Iago. During lhe lall, when lhe cold slarled lo sel in, Coach Doolin was developing lulure prospecls and lirnbering up on a cross counlry learn. The cross counlry learn slarled slowly, bul by lhe end ol lhe season was lhe pride ol lhe San Joaquin. Wilh Ken 3 Kielens assislance lhe lraclc leam was in 'r line lorm lor lhe inlerclass. Standing: Richard Poe, Manager: Don Doolin, Kenneth Kiefer, and Larry LaFond, Coaches: Sam Trivilt, Manager. The inlerclass was held in early March wilhoul any new records going inlo lhe books. A J. V. squad ran Arvin inlo lhe ground. Then on successive week-ends lhe lhinclads made line showings al lhe Long Beach, Tulare, Sanla Barbara. Wesl Coasl, and Kern relays. The linal goal ol every lhin clad was lo make lhe Slale meel by placing in lhe counly and valley meels. Left: C TEAM: Row l, L to R: Gary Clause, Travis Spears, Leroy Hathaway, Lloyd Kretzer, .lim Franklin, Bill Churchwell, Walter Pippi, Lewis Ruwalt, Richard Hood, Nick Demos. Row Il, L to R: Leonard Stump, Ron- nie McRarey, Nathan Sowles, Jerry Starr, Joel Virrey, Bob Matsumoto, Alfred Rwnnels, Roger Mc- Kee, Ben Mooney. Row lll, L to R: David Egger, Jule Fallot, Don Watts, Herman Hobbs, Roger Johnson, Bob Patterson, Gordon Wicker- sham, Alfred Brown, Jim Overton, Bill Bradford. Lefl: B TEAM: Row l, L to R: Don Kirkendall, Glen Powell, Dillard Jackson, Carl Moland, George Toy, J. H. Burt, Mike Lightner, Clive Alexander, Kermit Holliday, Walter Blalock, Charles lanes, Hardy Nick- erson. Row ll, L to R: Ralph Winston, Tim Moore, Alphonzo Love, Jerry Brock, Alfred Lee, Gary Skaggs, Leslie Keel, Grant Lott, Ronnie Slaughter, Gordon Hazzard, Joe Burton, John Tinney. Row Ill, L to R: William Alexander, Bill Havens, Carl Attoway, Ger- ald Moare, Leon Harris, Fred Bien, .lack Qualman, Richard Johnson, Pat'Dunn, Doug Alexander. ' Were Hard to Beat Right: A TEAM: Row I, L fo R: ' Charles Jones, Ronald Johns, Roger Walsh, Phillip Foster, Richard Wil- liams, Busfer Pulman, Clifford Jack- son, Budgie louslolof, Clarence Mo- land, Hugh Herdon, Morris Kyle. Row Il, L to R: Ray Warner, Don Francies, Jerry Barnard, Bill Thomp- son, Harvey Warren, Maior Camp- bell, Eugene Cade, Bob Wallace, Bob Mince, Glen Elcano, Jim Hellon, Eugene Johnson. Row III, L io R: Ederson Johnson, Dick Ralph, Quen- lon Wilham, Bob Hulsebus, Isaac Henry, Gerald Brown, Kennelh Capps, David Payton, Dan Cheney. The greaTesT Thing a Traclirnan can do is To brealc The Tape. The n'1osT consisTenT varsiTy Tape brealcers were LousTaloT and Williams in The shorT sprinTs. Joel Virrey was a sensaTional C-class sprinTer. Long disTance runners were paced by Warren, WiTham, Kyle, Mince and CasTro. Richard Wahl made very Tine showings in weighT evenTs. Vernon BroThers, a high jumper, and Ralph Winsion, a 21 TeeT plus broad jumper, heaved record leaps.- Clive Alexander was The TinesT all-around Sandab aThleTe, being a sensaTional hurdler, pole vaullrer, and sprinTer. OTher lighTweighT connpeTiTors were STarr, MaT- surnoTo, and Merlin lzrasch, holder oT valley C-class discus. Drillers edged out Easl Bakersfield. He made ill 5 H w riwmz5qyc3:rw:,-ggzfwv ' A ' 'W ' ' 4' ' P l l Left: Row I, L to R: Mary Lou Maxwell, Helen Watson, Eleanor Kimm, Barbara Shaw. Row II, l to R: Caroline Friel, Adviser: Palsy Sloval, Calherine Conron, Francine Lum, Geralene Powell, Dorothy Williams. Lower Left: One of the members of lhe learn returns lhe ball in perlecl form. The e Are a Sure ll was worlh lhe lime ol lhe GIRLS' TENNlS TEAM lo praclice lhree limes during lhe week and once every weelc-end, because lheir reward was winning lwo rnalches, bealing Wasco ll-6 and leaving McFarland lar behind wilh a score ol I7-O. Their deleal lrom Tall was very close, 9-8. Slars Mary Lou Maxwell, lreshman, and Helen Walson, senior, wilh lhe olher six players, were coached by Carolyn Friel. Wilh a close score ol 9 lo 8, lhe BOYS' TENNIS TEAM won lhe conlerence game wilh Shaller. The learn had lormerly played Shaller and had bealen lhem lwice. ln lheir game wilh Venlura, however, lhey losl by one poinl. Skill and speed enabled lhe leam lo win lhe conlerence game. Malcoll, l-lodges, and Lackey were lhe leading players ol Plisler's leam. Upper left: The ball goes over the net for an- other point for Bakersfield. Left, Kneeling, L fo R: Wayne Baldwin, Leland Aday, Alan Hodges. Standing, L lo R: Dwight Makoff, Conley Esles, John Lackey, Denny Wetterholm, Kenneth Foote, H. R. Pfister, Coach. Handing out ice picks early, Dick Harkins' swim- mers held the inlerclass al Beale Park, March 30. Icy waier made a good slimulanl as the looys sei many new records. The valley champion Sandab squad bolslered the varsity so greatly lhal every berth was filled two deep with lellermen. Sprinlers were Walker, Zimmerman Brown and I Smith. 220 swimmer Bill Riel was back again and was dueling Kane oi Tulare lor the varsily 220 record. Patterson. Slalon and Crandall were oul for breast slroke. Wes Ramsey, wilh the brolher com- binations ol Bruce and Byron Mobas, Ronald and Steven Schmieder, and Blair and Richard Russell, formed a championship contender team. Sign of Spring Right: Driller Swimming Team shows the fine form that brought them Class A trophy. Below: Row I, L to R: Wesley Ramsey, Jim Bolduc, Byron Mobus, Ronald Schmieder, Lee Hudiberg, Wayne Meske, Dean Zimmer- man, David Brown, Bryson Moan, Larry Crandall, Unknown, Richard Castro, John Spencer, Wayne Kyker, Manager. Raw ll, L to R: Ronald MacKenzie, Billy Norman, Jerry Weeks, Stuarl Witharn, George Zimmer, Roger Coach, Roger Shonafeldt, Emil Berk, Gary Leach, Tom Cander, Rodney Minfcnye, Jack Doremus, Bill Bailey, Ronald Wilson, Bill Smellie. Row Ill, L Io R: Murray Smith, Jim Stanton, Richard Russell, Blair Russell, Tom George, Gary Crandall, Don Schilly, Lawrence Foster, Bill Riel, Dale Murray, Unknown, Larry Boyd, Bruce Mobus, R. W. Sulli- van, Nathan Stewart. Row IV, L to R: Dick Engel, Steve Schmieder, Herb Walker, Ken Reynolds, Bill Scharpenberg, Dave Patterson, Gerald Manda, Cecil Melton, Pete Smith, Wayne Smith, Richard Kirkham, Bill Williamson. ......a.1g- .i - . L to R: Dick Harkins, Coach, Wesley Ramsey, Manager - I W I52 2 , ,- I 11 or IT 'TWT L -'f1 . , 7f'F w, wwb- iw: The usual dances and rallies hail each game of every season, jusl as sfudem' musicians and sfuclenl' ac+or pre- pare concerls and plays for presenlalion each year. Very few club acflvilies or social evenls are clifferenl' from 'rhose of preceding years, yel' each one adds To 'fhe palrlern of our progress and +o Iurlher enioymenl of our SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. Th I unds Queen J k Y k hA lMllyBll 0 The Climax of the Dance The sevenleenlh annual MILITARY BALL cornplele wilh ils quiel, dignified and slale: ly alrnosphere, was one of lhe mosl im- pressive dances ol lhis year's fall season. The formal program dance was climaxed by 'lhe crowning of vivacious Jaclcie Yorlc as queen ol lhe ball. Miss Yorlc's escorl was Cade? Colonel Jaclc Nelson, who was in charge of lhe dance. The royal courl included Carol McKinnon, junior: Margarel Rodriguez, sophomore: and Lynn Lovell. freshman, as Miss Yorlcs lovely ladies-in- wailing. Military Ball, with its crossed subers and officers in full dress, e of The most impressive formal dances of fhe year. was Crowning the Queen Mardi Gras was The Theme Tor This year's annual Typical Co-Ed Dance sponsored by The Girls' League. ConTeTTi-Tilled balloons. gay sTreamers, and maslcs wiTh The couples names on Them decoraTed The gym. Bob Sisson and his orchesTra Turnished The music Tor The girls and Their daTes. Popular Audrey Morgan was chosen Typical co-ed by The couples aTTending. STudenT Body Vice-PresidenT Bob Purvis presenTed Audrey wiTh The Tradilrional, inscribed braceleT. The Annual Big B sporT dance was broughT To a close by The revelaTion oT The leTTermen's selecTion oT aTTracTive Jo Ryan as Big B Queen. While couples sur- rounded her Throne, she was presenTed a gold braceleT by Glenn McWilliams, presi- denT oT The varsiTy division, and Wayne lvleslce, vice-presidenT oT The B class di- vision. BeTween The walls oT The gym, decoraTed wiTh carToons of aThleTes in poses depicTing all sporTs, couples danced To The music OT The RhyThmaires. A beaming smile reveals Audrey's icy as Typical Co-Ed of 1951 Jo was presented her bracelet by Wayne and Glenn. Dance Tonight Blue lighTs, crepe paper, laughTer, and good music seT The paTTern Tor all sTag dances. The Howdy Hop, wiTh a special welcome To Treshmen, sTarTed The whirl oT sporT dances. ATTer-The-game dances included The Kick-OTT, The CacTus Creep, The FooTball Finale, The Hoop l-lop, and The Rival Rompf' co-sponsored wiTh E. B. The Junior Class' Carnival in Venice, was compleTe wiTh balloons, sTreamers, and conTeTTi. Prizes Tor The loudesT soclcs were given aT The Senior Sock Hop. The 'Frosh Flip was decoraTed wiTh drawings oT Turlceys, Pilgrims, and Indians To honor Thanksgiving. AT l-lomer's l-lop, aTTer The Valley Championship Game, caricaTures OT coaches and oT players decoraTed The walls. The main evenT oT The evening was The crowning oT KaTie l-linderliTer as FooTball,Queen. Levis, brighT shirTs, and sTraw haTs were worn To The F. F. A.'s Barnyard STornp. Among The prizes given was one Tor The hiclciesT cosTume. The lasT sTag dance oT The year, The STudenT Body Card Dance, had Spring Swing as The Theme which was carried ouT wiTh picTures oT TwiTTerpaTed animals. 806 Couple. 60 Stag. Wl1om shall l' ask? Will you Trade me a danceff' and LeT's double daTe were expressions heard before a daTe dance. The TirsT Tormal daTe dance was The annual MiliTary Ball wiTh iTs TradiTional digniTy and iTs miliTary aTmosphere. Following iT was The TirsT ChrisTmas Tormal dance in our hisTory, WhiTe ChrisTmas. Sponsored by The lnTer-Racial Councils, iT was one oT The loveliesT aTTairs oT The year. There were gay and exciTing sporT dances such as The Big B Dance, wiTh iTs Big B Queen, and The Mardi Gras, wiTh The Typical Co-ed reigning over The dancing couples. 4 Carousel, a semi-Tormal girls' daTe dance, had a merry-go-round bandsTand and decoraTions depicTing circus life. Two big Tormal dances ended The year's dances. The Valkyries Tormal dance was once again held on The Tennis courTs. The lasT and mosT imporTanT dancei of The year, The dreamy Junior-Senior Prom, was held ouTside in The quad Tor The TirsT Time. The Hawaiian Theme Aloha was well carried ouT To malce iT a dance To be remembered by all aTTending. the audience was firsl acquainted with Flora's troubles. Besides being lhe selling lor lhe many concerls, assemblies, programs, and noon plays produced by lhe dramalic classes, Harvey Audilorium was 'rhe selling for The sludenl body play, The Divine Flora. The plol revolved around a shy, dull, wall-flower, who was Transformed inlo a radianl beauly lhrough The ellorls ol her +wo school churns who used her as lhe subiecl of an an adverlising campaign. Shirley Uplon very aplly porlrayed Flora, and was sup- porled by Harvey Prince and Monle Pike in lhe leading male roles. Frankie Green and Don Zimmerman were 'rhe sludenl di- reclors assislinq Theora Barlholomew. tudent Productions Draw Noon plays and The Divine Flora conlained many comic silualions. The Brewsier family of Arsenic and Old Lace had more than iis share of characters. Large Crowds Arsenic and Old Lace. fhis year's senior play. was an amusing sfory abouf fwo sweef, old ladies- Abby and Marfha Brewsier. Their favorile hobby was giving forlorn genilemen elderberry wine spiked wi+h arsenic, cyanide and sfrychnine. Their nephew. Teddy, who fhoughf he was Presidenf Theodore Roosevelf, liked fo blow a bugle af midnighf. An- ofher characier was a nephew who resembled Boris Karloff, and he foo had homicidal fendencies. His friend Dr. Einsiein liked fo change people's faces wifh surgical insfrumenfs. Along wifh several ofher zany characfers fhe play proved +o be one of 'rhe besf ever. With ifs excelleni aciing, well-consirucied seis, and uufheniic-looking costumes and make-up, Arsenic and Old Lace made a hit with 'Zhe studenl body and wifh guesis. i I59 We Took Time Out for Fun May I borrow your hammer? l-land me Those Taclcs. Fix ThaT crepe paper. These expressions were heard during The morning oT The carnival as club members ioy- Tully Toiled in building The aTTracTive and money-malcing booThs. Classes were dis- missed aT Two o'cloclc so everyone could enjoy The carnival. People were een Trying Their slcill aT The penny piTch, baslceTball Throw, shooTing gallery, ring-a-duclc, ring Toss and many oTher booThs. Souvenirs were loalloons, cascaronis and leis. The busiesT oooThs were Those selling Toods such as chiguiTa loananas, Tacos, hoT dogs, lemonade or candied apples. The mosT compleTe booTh was The marriage booTh, which Turnished everyThing Trom The license To The ring. T ATTer The carnival, The l.. lvl. S. sponsored The Carnival Capers. The high lighT oT The dance was The crowning OT Alan Brunsell and Crillene WinTers as carnival lcing and queen. The gym was decoraTed wiTh crepe paper sTreamers, club signs, and a huge sack oT balloons which was opened aT The mid poinT oT The dance. Percy Robin- son's RyThmaires Turnished The music. ' 1,222 B F i r yi A we - We All Wanted More Lunch Perle S Busloads ol roolers are shown above. ready lo leave lor llwe Driller loolball game ar Long Beaclm. Below lefil is Ka+ie Hinder- liler, flue firsr Foorball Queen of Bakersfield High, receiving a gold bracelel from Melvin Yorlc, Driller caplrain, al flue annual loolloall banquet Below riglfnl, sludenfs are dressed in +l'xeir cowboy-and-Indians cos+umes on Wesfern Day. iieli r ra , ii Q B .Armin rm, l Peggy, Dana, and Sheila went through their routines Yells were louder with help from the apprentice yell as apprentice song leaders. leaders-Stephanie, Barbara, Jan, and Charlotte. l'Come on, You Guys, Yell. Spirit at games and al rallies was kept at its highest when our peppy song and yell leaders went through their routines. Adding color in their blue and while checked costumes, our three song leaders-Katie l-linderliter, Jo Ryan, and Crillene Winters, whirled and waved pom-pons to the music ol the band, Their junior apprentices were Peggy Dye, Dana Kerley, and Shella Turner. Leading us in victory yells at games and at rallies were Jaclcie Shields, Joyce Bunting, and Caroline Booth. Four Juniors-Jan Fritsche, Stephanie Federharl, Char- lotte Jones, and Barbara Fellcner, helped them cheer the team on to victory. Left: Joyce, Caroline and Jackie kept the fans yelling for more victories. Right: From the sidelines our three lovely songleaders Katie, and Ja-waved those pom-pans in rhythm with our songs. Crillene rg Vg 76, ur., , J. w'fI?fZFF'f We Took Time Out From Our tudies Besides building up spiriT Tor The TooTball games, our rallies were loTs of Tun. Our rally club planned and presenTed original sl4iTs. Each rally was pepped up wiTh The TradiTional songs and wiTh new yells. The big quesTion each Time was, Which class will win The Cheer Champs Banner? Award assemblies and a Treedom assembly wiTh Charles Coburn as guesT speaker were also held in The sTadium so ThaT everyone could aTTend aT once. L, M. S. and Girls' League presenTed separaTe assemblies To le+ each sTudenT know his leaders. The programs in The AudiTorium were varied. For ChrisTmas our school combined wiTh The Junior College To presenT an inspiring pageanT. Musical programs TeaTured The orchesTra, band, glee clubs, mixed chorus and colored choir. We saw movies, plays, and a magician and heard speeches. The lnTer-Racial Assembly was a circus wiTh loTs oT TalenT and laughs. l.eliTa Dzirlmals gave an inTeresTing Talk Tor The l-losTess-Vallcyries assembly. ln May, E. B. broughT us Their exchange assembly. LasT oT all was The TradiTional Senior Farewell Assembly given by The Juniors, and aTTended by The oTher classes who came To say Goodbye To The graduaT- ing class. lb3 J The Year Was Short, SEPTEMBER 8-We found oul where our classes were and saw old friends again on Regis+ra+ion Day. SEPTEMBER I I-Classes began. Wasn'l il Tun lo be back al school eller The long summer? SEPTEMBER I5-The lirsf dance of +he year, The Howdy l-lop, was a big nighi for freshmen. SEPTEMBER 28-Candida+es held +heir brealh while sfudenls voled for Jrheir class officers. SEPTEMBER 30-The migh+y Drillers downed Cafhedral in +he firsf game of The year. Aller lhe game was +he lnler-racial dance, The Kickoff. OCTOBER 6-Once again lhe Drillers beal Easl Bakers- field. Allerwards lhe lwo schools co-sponsored 'fhe Rival Rompf' OCTOBER I3-Girls' League and League of Men Slu- denfs presenled separale assemblies. The Drillers Traveled +o Glendale and bear The Glendale eleven. OCTOBER 20-The Drillers swamped Venice 46 +o 7. The Junior Class sponsored The dance, Carnival in Venice. OCTOBER 27-The Drillers played al Long Beach. Wilh Them wenl busloads of rooiers +o cheer our viclory. the Events Were Many NOVEMBER 2-Levis, brighT skirTs, cowboy haTs, hoIsTers and guns were signs oT WesTern Day. NOVEMBER 3-Our TirsT loss-San Diego Topped The Drillers I9 To 7. The Senior Class sponsored The Sock Hop. NOVEMBER 4-Many sTudenTs enjoyed working aT Brocks on Blue and WhiTe Day. NOVEMBER II - This year our Toofball Team skinned The Phoenix CoyoTes. ATTer The game The Sophomore Class sponsored The CacTus Creep. NOVEMBER I7-The Drillers once again came ouT on Top by beaTing Excelsior. The Fresh FIip was held aTTer The game. NOVEMBER 25--Our superior Driller band won The sweepsTakes aT The All WesTern Band Review in Long Beach. ATTer The Drillers won over GrossmonT, The C. S. F. sponsored The FooTball FinaIe. NOVEMBER 29-30- The Divine FIora, This year's sTudenT body play, was presenTed in Harvey Audi- Torium. DECEMBER I-The annual' MiIiTary Ball, sponsored by The CadeTs, was reigned over by Jackie York. DECEMBER 6-We played Tor Valley championship. IT was a hearTbreaking game wiTh Merced coming ouT on Top. A bonTire was held beTore The game and a dance aTTerwards. DECEMBER II-A ChrisTmas assembly, presenTed wiTh BakersTieId College, was enjoyed by everyone. DECEMBER I2-An honored guesT aT The TooTbaII banqueT was KaTie HinderIiTer, FooTball Oueen. DECEMBER I5- VVhiTe ChrisTmas, presenTed by The InTer-Racial Councils, was The TirsT annual ChrisTmas Tormal dance. JANUARY 2-Classes resumed aTTer ThaT welcome Two-weeks vacaTion. JANUARY 6-The Driller Tive played Wasco in an exciTing BaskeTbaII game. JANUARY 26-The end oT The semesTer marked The daTo oT The annual Big B sporT dance. This year's Big B Oueen was Jo Ryan. FEBRUARY 2-FooTball awards were given aT The award assembly held in The sTadium. FEBRUARY 5-We enjoyed an enTerTaining as- sembly TeaTuring a magician. FEBRUARY 9- Mardi Gras was The Theme Tor The Typical Co-ed dance. Audrey Morgan was The lucky girl who was chosen Typical co-ed. FEBRUARY I4-MoThers and daughTers ,enjoyed Feminine'FoIIies, a program given annually by The Girls' League. FEBRUARY I6-ATTersThe TaTT baskefball game The Service Club sponsored The Hoop Hop. FEBRUARY I9-The Tamed Driller band gave Their annual concerT. FEBRUARY 23-The seniors won an assembly Tor helping keep The campus clean. ThaT nighT was The annual hick dance sponsored by The F. F. A. MARCH 2-The STudenT Body Dance, Spring Swing, aTTracTed a large crowd because STudenT Body cards were honored. MARCH 6-We goT ouT oT school To rooT Tor our classes aT The inTer-class Track meeT. MARCH I2-The OrchesTra, Girls' Glee Club, and Mixed Chorus presenTed a musical assembly. MARCH I6- Carousel, The girls'-daTe HosTess dance was semi-Tormal. MARCH 26-Classes resumed aTTer a week's vaca Tion Tor EasTer. MARCH 30-The Driller nine won over EasT Bakers- Tield in an exciTing baseball game. APRIL 2-Dances Trom various counTries were given aT The Modern Dance concerT. APRIL 3-The band and colored choir presenTed an assembly. APRIL 4-Beale Park was The seTTing Tor The annual inTer-class swim meeT. APRIL 6-LoTs oT Tun was had by everyone aT The all-club carnival. ATTerwards The L. M. S. sponsored a dance reigned over by Alan Brunsell and Crillene VVinTers, Carnival king and queen. APRIL I2-I3-The senior play, Arsenic and Old Lace, was a deIighTTuI comedy. APRIL 2 I-STudenTs Took over The managemenT oT WeiII's on Oracle Day. APRIL 25-The In+er-Racial Councils presenTed a circus assembly ThaT was Tull oT laughs and TaIenT. APRIL 30-The Girls' Glee Club presenTed Their an- nual spring concerT. MAY 9-Valkyries and HosTess Clubs gave a joinT assembly. The annual Senior BangueT was enjoyed by all who were There. MAY I4-We enjoyed an exchange assembly wiTh EasT BakersTieId. MAY I8--Our besT work was puT on exhibiTion Tor VisiTor's Day. MAY I9-RomanTic and dreamy describes BIack Magic, Valkyries Tormal dance, which was held on The Tennis courTs. MAY ZI-Fine music was heard aT The OrchesTra concerT. MAY 29-The AquaneTTes presenTed Their annual waTer baIIeT. JUNE 2-One oT The biggesT nighTs oT The year was The nighT oT The Junior-Senior -Prom. Held ouTside Tor The TirsT Time, iT was one oT The IoveIiesT proms ever. Aloha was The name oT The dance and The Theme was carried ouT in beauTiTuI Hawaiian decora- Tions. JUNE 3-Seniors, in Their caps and gowns, aTTended BaccaIaureaTe Services in Harvey AudiTorium. JUNE 8-AT IasT, ThaT long-awaiTed nighT. WiTh solemn Taces and in caps and gowns, seniors march- ed by The Iines oT Tlower girls in pas+eI-colored Tormals To receive ThaT precious diploma. 'I 65 gf? fig? mf SX . ..- M..-a i A Using Each year differenf palierns are in+roducecl +0 pub- licize new siyles, merchandise. or sales. Today business- men bring Jrhe school and communify life +oge+her by furning over +he s'rores To s+uden+s during Blue and Whi+e Day a+ Broclcs and Oracle Day af Weill's. In school life or communi+y life we are always influenced by lhe baby gian+ -ADVERTISING. Hey, kids! Whaf are you going fo do fhis surn- mer? Go fishing? Or perhaps play fennis? lf so, like Chuck Morgan, Wilbur Sfrong. and Jo Ryan. you'll find all your sporfing goods af PIONEER iv1ERCANTlLE COMPANY. For household wares, appliances, and giffs of all kinds, if's fhe Pioneer Mercanfile. Come on in, guys and gals, for fhe Brofher Bill Ellioff Show! is a familiar phrase fo lisfeners of radio sfafion KAEY'S daily feafure. Kafie Hinder- lifer and Ronald Baker wafch Bill spin a currenf hif over Ke-rn Counfy's powerful voice for fhe lvlufual Broadcasfing Sysfem. I68 , Wifhouf a song, fhe day would never end. Joyce and Lavania buy fheir songs af BOOTH'S RADIO APPUANCE, Genial Al Price offers a fine collecfion of music fo Kern Counfy music lovers. Economy prices can make a symphony album or fhe lafesf hif funes yours fo enioy also. Don'f lef your friends have all fhe fun! Take your own picfuresl Go now and buy fhaf special camera af TOWNE PHOTO COMPANY, iusf as wise buyers like Jim Dopp and Arf Keifhley are doing. Towne Phofo offers a liberal frade-in allowance foward a new Kodak camera purchase. This fair CoIleen's eyes are shining as Ronnie selecfs iusf fhe righf corsage. For fhaf specific giff if's always in good fasfe fo give flowers, and Ronnie knows his flowers, for he has chosen one of fhe CHESTER AVENUE FLOWER Sl-lOP'S beaufiful corsages fo please fhis Hpreffy miss. l-low would you lilce fo change places wifh Doug Bailey and sif behind fhe wheel of a Ponfiac from ADAMS MOTOR COMPANY? Susie Sfozenfels, Alan Brunsell, and Gaye Pafferson realize fhe im- porfance of profecfing your Ponfiac wifh Ponfiac service-your besf assurance of facfory-frained me- chanics. , Are you fhinlcing of opening a business lafer, or do you lcnow someone who is? Your wholesale deal- er for ianiforial supplies and wholesale sfafionery is fhe BAKERSFIELD PAPER COMPANY. Their ware- house confains wrappings, fowels, fwines, carfons, fapes, bags, and ofher nofions necessary fo any busi- ness. Jusf whaf l need, fhinlc Rowena, Marlene, and Larry as fhey wafch fhe clerlc demonsfrafe one of fhe VALLEY OFFICE SUPPLY COMPANY'S super- duper fypewrifers. Wifh such efficienf and de- pendable business equipmenf as fhis, Valley Office Supply Company has become famous among sfu- denfs and 'rownspeople alike. I69 A big clay in The senior's year-having gradua- Tion porTriaTs Talcen aT I-iENLEY'S DORMAN PHOTO SHOP. Bill Taylor sTraighTens Kay John- son's cap Tor ThaT all-imporTanT picTure. And say, you seniors and underclassmen, clon'T TorgeT Dor- man's one-day phoTo Tinishing Tor all your snapshoTs, or Their excellenT line oT phoToc1raphv supplies. Paul Buclia and T. H. Loclcarcl love Those long sleelc lines-oT ThaT new ChevroleT converTible. Joyce STone ancl Linda LousTaloT, Too, love This Tine specimen oT carhood Trom MOTOR CENTER, Tor wheTher you wanT a ChevroleT, Buiclc, or Cacli- llac, you'll always have smooTh riding in a MoTor CenTer car. I7O The cusTomer is always righT when he shops aT HARRY COFFEE'S, Tor he knows ThaT qualiTy cloThing can be boughT Tor reasonable prices. Har- old, Ken, and Melvin lcnow They are righT as They malce Their selecTions, Tor CoTTee's sTyles are lcnown ThroughouT Balcersfielcl Tor Their perTecT TiTs. EasT side, wesT sicle, all around The Town, people Tloclc To WElLL'S Tor The besT in cloThes, and on Oracle Day and oTher special occasions, valuable cliscounTs are oTTerecl. ThaT saTisTied glow, which disTinguishes a Weill's cusTorner, is also reTlecTed in The eyes oT Barbara Henning and Barbara Mierelli T 1' I've ridden in a new STudebaker Champion Trorn MORRIS MOTOR COMPANY -only lucky boys and girls can make ThaT sTaTemenT. Budgie LousTaloT, Bob Rous, CaTherine King, and Georgia Harris have experienced This Thrill, and They know ThaT Morris cars are excellenT Tor speed and com- TorT on The highways. WhaTsa sign oT spring'7 DaTTodils7 No Roblns7 No. You can be sure spring is on :Ts way when crowds Tlock To SEARS, ROEBUCK AND COM- PANY To buy spring ouTTiTs. Mary Elippen and Mary Raper know ThaT aT Sears, BakersTield's com- pfeTe cleparTrnenT sTore, saTisTacTion is guaranTeed or your money back. C5eT seT Tor summer wiTh new Tashions Trom BROCK'S DEPARTMENT STORE. Joyce Lorge and Marilyn Fox shop aT Brock's Tor all Their sporTswear, Tashions, millinery, accessories and shoes. WheTher you're shopping Tor your own needs or looking Tor a giTT, Brock's has whaTever is seen in The smarTesT places. Looking Tor a swell place To meeT The gang Tor lunch? Try The CAMPUS CORNER. Jackie Shields, Eloyd Redman, Judy BarreTT and John C5riTTiThs grab a coke and hamburger and eaT Them aT leisure in The Rumpus Room while They Talk To Their Triends or play The iuke box. l7I Bill and Crillene seem fo agree fhaf if's fime for fea, and fhere's no bef- fer place fo buy a feapof fhan WICKERSI-lAM'S JEWELRY COM- PANY, for Wiclcersham's has given fiffy years of oufsfanding service fo Kern Counfy. Wiclcersham's feafures fhe disfincfive pafferns of fine iewelry, which is fheir specialfy. Cril- Iene gives Bill fhaf cerfain loolc which means fhaf she and Bill share fhe secref of Wiclcersham's popularify -friendly service and a qualify col- lecfion of famous name brands in wafches, silver plafe, sferling and china. ln fhe spring a young man's fancy furns fo fhoughfs of love and base- ball, and when he fhinlcs of baseball. he fhinks of BAKERSEIELD HARD- WARE COMPANY where fhe besf sporfs equipmenf is ready for use. lf's an imporfanf iolo selecfing iusf fhe righf loaf for fhe game, and Rich- ard Williams and Dean Zimmerman have found iusf whaf fhey wanfed. The friendly, efficienf service and economy prices of Bakersfield Hard- ware Company malce if easy for all sporfsmindecl people fo order fheir supplies. A familiar building io all wise shop- pers all over Kern Counly is Thar of J. J. NEWBERRY AND COMPANY on ihe corner of l9+h and Eye S+ree+s. Wiih iwo floors of goocl values in Their new million-clollar building, New- berry's has loe'r'rer values for less cash. Shoppers also ea+ a+ Newloerry's lunch counler or snack bar, which are con- venienlly locafecl on Jrhe main floor. Each purchase made a+ Newberry's is a wise one loecause, when i'r's a goocl buy, i+'s Newberry's. I l - 1 Whenever They have a Tree momenT, sTudenTs buy soTT drinlcs, sandwiches. TrosTies, and maI+s aT OUICKIE SNACK BAR. EasT service eliminaTes all worries oT missing Thai' bus or oT being laTe To class. Binder paper. pencils, and oTher school sup- -plies are oTher arTicles sold on This busy corner. as era IT you wanT To go places, Try The new Nash Ramb- ler aT KITCHEN 8: HODGES MOTOR COMPANY, Tor Their cars are oT high qualiTy. Peggy Hedge and Lynne LoveTT love Those deep down saTisTying seaTs, buT Bob Myers and Jim Robinson appreciaTe mosT The car's well-groomed appearance. we :im TTT MT 2 X WaTch! WaTchl Who geTs The waTch? This quesTion is running Through Mariorie's and Law- rence's minds as They examine The waTch oTTered by LECKEY 84 DICKIE in The School Daze conTesT. Marjorie and Lawrence lcnow ThaT They will also be able To Tind silverware and iewelry oT all varieTies here. ' l wish This would TiT in my hope chesT, Yvonne TeTer said as she and Ann Finlayson loolced aT new MayTag Appliances in URNER'S APPLIANCE CEN- TER, San Joaquin Valley's leading washer sales and service dealer. Urners sells and has auThorized service wiTh TacTory-made replacemenTs Tor Tamous name brands. I74 77 7 7 , 777 , , , Take home a bag of fresh. buffered popcorn from S. H. KRESS AND COMPANY. Dulcie Per- kins and Dean Johnson are served by fwo mer- chandising sfudenfs, Mary Kufas and Barbara Spears. who work parf fime fo help give fhe public fhe courfeous service expecfed af Bakersfield's busy deparfmenf sfore. Good healfh fo all from Rexall and BRUND- AGE PHARMACY, your local Rexall sfore. 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F qs. oqse Q36 ,,1' ,1 PN PH ONE 5f7ZQPP'heS'5?s .zxvtglkgggfngnff 06' xv- N KIWANIS CLUB 3, 909 -ISQ' STREET R E V '-fgwljf' ,BAKERSFIELD,CALlF'. lil ' H cf abtennef '5AffEpgF2f2K 54 jazz , lqgsgfgaigll 2 IJ ' Nl,q Eagef THRASHER NOTURS Confhfvyr 2531 CHESTER AVE -BR O NER'5,B.mcrf.rmLa, C..L.E C O' ,' N O '-13 fy 1, o0b ' STO RE I ,, 'FI 'f4-und rv, gtg , 3 A 5 5, IO dwval ' QQ an C. lim , c,,s.Lf, Bhnivfxeyvil' lf I78 5 Y, I lC.LiaiS I ELE,c'noNS 1 To0AV XEIg '1 UI gt.. 5-49 ,, we A Q - .. i but -B9 . . Q , 9 .El 35911 wrQ'la I' 7 TQ. 463 P' J 5, V 7 is x s-35 o l QE' if 'R ' f Q B Q ,a .iq we KJ-af -04' ' XX . lx ,W lil' f I fl I La. - -- Word of Thanks to . . . BOOKBINDERS COMPANY Harry Freedman 944 Soufli Grand Avenue Los Angeles I5, California CALIFORNIA ART AND ENGRAVING COMPANY Marvin F, Bonds-Earl R. Evans 2I2I Allsfon Way Berkeley 4, California HENLEY'S DORMAN PHOTO SHOP Joe Henley-Don Koeninger I673 Cliesfer Avenue Bakersfield, California MERCHANTS PRINTING AND LITHOGRAPHING COMPANY B. W. Andy Anderson-E. S. Busfer Ball 83 I Truxfun Avenue Bakersfield, California S. K. SMITH COMPANY S. W. Refchin 332 Souflw La Brea Avenue Los Angeles 36, California Mr. Avery Allen, Aclminisfrafive Assisfanf fo flue S ' f d uperin en enf, and Mrs. Beverly Torkelson, Assisfanf fo Mr Allen for faking man of - i Y flue picfures for flue l95I Oracle. Mrs. John Lousfalof. for her picfure of an earlier Class Day. I79 V Lg Q! ' ' fi Best Wishes to a Swell Kld In the quad students si! on the new benches or stand and t Ik! th f d u o eir rien s. Remember the Fun We Had? On Costume Day, Indians lurk behind every fre d roaring cowboys are everywhere. , u ' n Good Luck In ll You Do! Th gy 7 chefs didn'1 know fha? Mr. Dennis was behind fhem. Q 9 Hope to See You Next Year Don'11'orgeffhe Pam-pans and cow be Class Picfu res: I L 2--. L . Aclcnowledgmenfs ,,,,. ........ I 79 Adminisfrafion ....... ,.7,....,.A. I 4-25 Adverfising 7,7777.....g.,.......... I 68- I 78 Aquaneffes ,,,Y..,,,,.,7Y,,,,,,,.,.,,.A,,,, IO7 Assemblies and Rallies ,,.....,...sY, I63 Affendance Counselors... ....., .. I8 Affendance Office ,,s,. Aufograph Pages ...., I8 I 80- I 83 Band .,,YYs.,,s,,,,...,,. ....,s.,,...... I O0 Baseball ,,,s...,,.., .,...s. I 46-I47 Baskefball ,,,.,,.,s. sY...,,. I 42-I45 Big B 92 Blue and Whife ,,...,.. Board of Trusfees ....,,. I4 Boosfers ....,.s,..,.s.........,..,.,.,s.,.,. 96 Boys' Glee Club... s,s,.ss......,,..,, .I04 Boys' Infer-Racial Council ..,..,,, 80 Business Office .,s,.,....,,,,......s,,,,, I5 Caclefs ..,,,.,s.... .. ..,,v.... I24-I25 Calendar s,.s,,.... ,...,ss. I 64-I65 Campus Affairs .... .........,. 7 7 Campus Views ...... .....,.. 8 -9 Carnival ,,,...,.s...... ...,,.... ......., I 6 0 Chinese Club ...,,,......,.,s..,.,......... I I3 Class Councils and Officers: Freshman .,............,.,,. .,.,.,,, 2 8 32 36 40 Sophomore ,,...,.,..... .....,.. Junior ,.,c.,. ..,...,. Senior ,,,,,,.,.,, ,,,.,,,. Index Girls' Infer-Racial Council ......., 8I Girls' League ........v,...,.. .........,. 7 9 Hosfess Club ,,,.,,....,,.,, .,,,..,. 8 2-83 Junior Red Crossa. s,,.,, s,u... . IO9 J. S. A ..,cssc.scs,.V,.,c...,c ,,,,cc. 9 3 Lafin Club vs.,..s,,.Vs.,.... I .,... ,..s,V. I I5 Leaders ,,,,..,.....,.....,....,.cc,c,....,.,, l08 League of Men Sfudenfs ,,.,,c.,,c 78 Librarians .....,,,..,,.,..,c.,,s,,,,..,.,.,. I8 Los Amigos ...,..,,...,.,,..,c,, ,,,.,., I I2 .......IO0 99 Masfers and Marms ...,.,, ,,,,.s, I I6 Memoriam .,.,.,Ac..,... 7 Merchies ,c,,c,. Messengers .,,,s.c Mixed Chorus ..,.c,c Modern Dance ,,,v,.. .. Ma ioreffes ..,.....s...., Masquers ,.....,s.......,,,,c ,.,.,,c fffffffi'iill23 97 .......IO4 I 06 94 I0 I8 N. F. L ..,s,,,..,.,,,,,,,,, Newman Club ..,.... Nurses .,,,,,...,,.,,,,.s..,, Odds and Ends ....s.,. ...Qffln 33 Oracle Sfaff ..,.......,,. ......,. 9 0-9I Orchesfra ,,......,,..,,,..... .....,, I OI Phofography Classes ..,c,.........s, 9I Plays .sL.......us..,........ss..,.s.,.... I 58- I 59 Principal ,,c,,,,,,,.,,,,,,, ,,,As,,.,,, I 6 Ouill 81 Scroll .,..ss... ,,...,c 9 3 Freshman ....., Sophomore .. Junior ,,ss,,...,,.. . ,... ....A...29-3 I ........33-35 ........37-39 Classroom Views .......,.ss,.....,,, I0-I I Colored Choir s,,,.....,..,,,.,s,....,.... I05 Co-ordinafing Council ,,,,,...,,,.,, 76 Counselors ,.,.,........,... C. S. F ...ss,,..s Dances ,c,,c,. Debafers .,..,., Dedicafion ,cv,,,. Disfricf Officers ,,.. ,.,.,s ., I9 I 54- I 57 94 I5 Drillereffes ........,....ss... .....,., I I I Execufive Council ......,.....,,.....,.. 76 Execufive Commiffee .,.............. I7 Faculfy ..s,.. .............,V.....,.,.... 2 0-25 Foofball ..,.,v..,.,...,. ............. Foreword .. ,. French Club ,,,,,Y. I36- I4I I I4 F. F. A ............v.. ....... I I8-I20 F. H. A ................. ........... I I7 German Club ........ ........ I I5 G. A. A ................... ........... I 09 Girls' Glee Club. ............. I02-IO3 Merchonis P 7 9 d Lfh 9 ph gC Ouo Vadis.. ......... ....... I I3 Rally Commiffee... ., 77 Recreafion Club... ....,.. v....,. I I I Reqisfrar's Office .... Safefy Club ........... Science Club ......... Senior Secfion ...... Service Club ........ S. A.A .............. S. O.S ........... S. S.S ................ Song Leaders ....... Spanish Club ......... Superinfendenl' ........ Swimming . .,,......, . Technicians Tennis ..... Thespians Track ............. Vallcyries .......... Visual Service ...,... Y's: YMCA ...v... YWCA ...... 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