Benicia High School - Panther Yearbook (Benicia, CA)

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MARLEEN I-IIGGINSON SHIRLEY VINCENT EARLEENE STANHOPE PAT BRAZIL PAUL REDDEN BILL SMOTHERS ALEX DE LEON MICKEY CRAIG JEAN TRIPP JOE FINN W v-4 41391 I I- Q ,. ,Ii 1

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9 ,Q Q w L L-f - A ff-fs Amelie qty. .W . I id' r X Ni Gene Curry Luzil Salvador Charles Glass Ed Littlefield Colleen Nichols Douglas Wold Each of the returning sixty-one seniors wanted to make his last year one of fun and activity. The following did their part as Student Body Officers: Don Trent, Presidentg Bill Corn, Business Manager, Alex De Leon, Vice-President, lrene Precour, Secretary-Treasurerg and Senior Representatives, Barbara Larnbro and Paul Redden. Class officers were then chosen for the year and heading the class were Bill Smothers, President: Charles Glass, Vice-President, and Dolores Bernard, Secre- tary-Treasurer. Through the help and guidance of Class Advisors, Mrs. Ruth Chorley, and Mr. Leo Giorgerini, the class was led to a successful year. Many of the seniors participated in social activities. Cn the Prowling Panther staff were: Luzil Salvador, Editor: Barbara Craddick, Assistant Editor and Artistg Barbara Lambro, News Editory Dolores Bernard, Feature Editor, Paul Redden, Sports Editor, Alex De Leon, Business Managerg and Reporters, Eddie Vierra, Sue Littleton, Irene Precour, Douglas Wold, and Mickey Craig. The Annual staff was also made up of a few seniors, Irene Precour, Business Managerg Barbara Lambro, Typistg and George Clark, Senior Representative to the Annual. A number of the senior girls were members of G.A.L. and Barbara - mbro and lrene Precour were President and Vice-President respectively. Like se, several boys belonged to Block B, with Chet Carr, President, and David Galbreath, Secretary-Treasurer. 1 The Senior Class started its fourth year at Benicia High with 5581.43 in their treasury, but they knew that they would need much more to have a fun-packed year. To raise money they held a White Elephant Sale on December l4, l95U, in the auditorium during the noon hour. It was quite successful, adding S1422 to their funds. During the second quarter the Senior Class regretted losing some members of their class, because of the Korean War situation. 14

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Eddie Vxerra Barbara Baker Kenneth Liqqett Dolores Bernard Chet Carr Dorotha Price Alvin Bortisser, Henry Sandoval, and Eugene Adams, were called in lanuary with the National Guard unit frorn the Benicia Arsenal. Many of the boys and girls of the class began working, with sorne of therrr leaving school, and others going only a half day. This situation rrrade the nurrrber of senior students fluctuate often. Early in their fourth year the senior students had their pictures taken, in order to receive their finished produr'-s before Christmas. All the students were very well pleased with their portraits. A few senior girls took part in the Ctrristrrras play presented before thu Student Body, on Friday, December 15. They were, Barbara Craddick, Clara Grace, Earleene Stanhope. A Lincoln Day program was given before the Student Body on February l2, by eight senior boys under the direction of Miss Alice Crooks. Carl Pagter, chairrnany Bill Smothers, Alex De Leon, Bill Corn, Charles Glass, Eddie Vierra, Mickey Craig, and Paul Bedden gave a series of talks on Lincoln and his life. The same boys gave a repeat performance before Kiwanis members at their dinner-meeting at Spenger's Grotto the following Tuesday. The senior girls then had their turn and gave a Washington Day program before the Student Body on February 21. They were Barbara Craddick, chairmang Barbara Lambro, Clara Grace, Mary Ellen Brosch, Irene Precour, Norma Boderick, Dolores Ber- nard, and Marleen Higginson. The girls were then asked to repeat their stories and poems about Wcrsliingtori at a Congregational Church dinner on Thursday, February 22. The Mothers' and Fathers' Becepticn was next on the list of activities which the senior girls participated in, helping to serve, prepare food, arrange the auditorium, nrodel, and the many citrer Chores needed to niake the activity a success. to