Castlemont High School - Falcon Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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REFLECTION O NE HUNDRED sixty five men and nme officers made up Castle mont s military unit this semester Not unlike the other seven Oak land high schools the Umted States Reserve Oilicers Training Corps is represented at Castlemont R O T C IS the major character building course in the high school Cour tesy leadershlp and hygiene are taught to the cadets Military organ1zat1ons a feature of R O T C work is used principally as a dlsciplinary measure by which members of the organ1zat1on may be instructed rn the elements of good citizenship In this work a cadet who 1S ambitious can advance as examinations he is promoted in rank Qualities of leadership and wllling ness to assume responsibility form part of the basis of determining a candl date s fitness for promotion The range of promotions open to students include not only offices within the high school but the command of the combined R O T C units of the city of Oakland Ofhcers at Castlemont range in rank from second lieutenant to major The following are officers of Castlemont given in the order of their rank Major John Platt Captains Ralph Lakness Max Campbell and Edgar Warnholz First Lieutenants Fred McIntosh and Guy Blood Second Lieu tenants jack Shaw Earl Klnder and Ernest Miguel l . QB. TE. rapidly as his ability will permitg for, through the medium of competitive

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ilietnarh ENIOR AFFAIRS the xery words convey the galety and the com radery the achlevement and the ant1c1pat1on that comes to the stu dent IH h1s senlor year Sen1or Affalrs the dmner the assembly the ball and the farewell all vull be ours to laugh over to Slgh over to remember 1n years to come Henry Weed presldent of the Sen1or class and Ralph Lakness vxce presldent assxsted by the Sen1or Councxl successfully executed all of the class 3Ct1V1t1CS whlch mcluded a skatmg party a dance a candy sale and a pom pom sale Members of the Sen1or Councml were jane Cluston Florence Waxham Marlann Walker Phyll1s Mlller Lloyd Havercroft George Pan tages and John Thew v The first gala event was the Sen1or Dmner on December 13 Never before had the srlver gleamed so or had the l1nen been so Whlte as upon thlS occa s1on Mldst holly and tmsel mxdst all of the good cheer and the good w1ll that IS created by the Chr1stmas atmosphere we dlned The toasts the Chr1stmas carols and the lovely Chr1stmas tableaux made the Sen1or Dmner an 1mpress1ve and enloyable funct1on Y Twelfth Nlght Revels 1n an old Engllsh manor house was a most clever and or1g1nal Sen1or assembly As decreed by the drawmg of a bean and a sllver penny from the Twelfth Case a kmg and a queen ruled over the merry sports and called for the mummers the dancers the mmstrels and the for tune tellers who performed 1n accordance wxth the old customs Later a sec ond semor assembly was held for the presentat1on of Castle awards to out stand1ng students and for the presentatlon of the class glft to the school The Sen1or Ball a colorful v1s1on permeated by the rustle of taffeta the ghtter of lame the sparkle of satln the rxchness of velvet the perfume of Howers the soft glow of llghts the entrancmg rhythm of the mus1c set 1n the dazzlmg whxteness of a w1nter scene all these made the Senxor Ball the very qu1ntessence of elegance and romance And then Commencement We Slt s1de by s1de gowned m purple the color of majesty Together for the last tlme we hsten to the speakers and we are lost 1n memorles of the days both merry and sad that we have spent together We llsten to the r1tual we smg the hymn together for the last t1me and we are 1mpressed We watch the presentatxon of dlplomas as we assocxate names w1th personal1t1es and thexr ach1evements We start the recesslonal and It IS then as we step down from the stage for the last t1me that we FCHIIZC that It 19 not the end for us thxs IS truly the com mencement , - v . ... y v .an 3 V 9 , . 1 I - v v , v v a - I 1 , v 1 v y ' Y Y . , . . , . . ,. . ' Y 7 ' 1 , . Y Y tt ' 73' ' 9 s 1 9 ' Y ' - YYY -T V v 1 v v y YYY .... , , . , ... v 1 - a , . ... , O ' 'W V 4 -

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uhhcatlnns EW STUDENT publ1cat1ons have had such an influence upon the actions of its readers as Ye Castle Crier has had this term Indeed our paper has been the life insurance of every important event Strange as it may seem the Crler staff operated under entirely new condxtlons Editor Mary Jane Kirby supervised the work of her assistants and each associate editor at some time was given an opportunity to set up page one This system recommended by Mr Mortensen has proven successful by giving a deslrable variety 1n page makeup Phyllls Miller associate ed1tor of Ye Falconet achieved an enviable efficiency 1n executing her duties Not content with wrxtmg almost half the Falconet Phyllis absorbed most ot the unfinished material which always appears at the eleventh hour byfbm, HDHDSUUP USIC hath its charms and well indeed do we know the meaning of this saying owing to the fine work of the music department of Castlemont during the past semester Orchestra glee club and voice culture classes co operated in putting on the now famous Beaux Arts Soiree an evening of musical and ented group of vocalists from the voice culture classes entertainment was furnished for a music assembly and later thls same group furnished a chorus which sang Christmas carols with never to be forgotten beauty An equally important part of the music department 1S that of the lnstru mental which is composed of band and orchestra The band whlch lS noted for its Fine talent presented two noon day concerts this semester and has had several important engagements outside of school In addltion to this both orchestra and band are responsible for the success of many assembly programs illibe QEIZUBII uf the Eulhen Spur ITH the presentation of gold p1ns to Pat Graley Bessie Obrado vich Arnold Beasley and Stanley Backlund the Order of the Golden Spur concluded 1ts aCt1Vlt16S this term Gold pins which are awarded to students who have been members of the honor society for five semesters is the highest scholastic recognitlon glven by Castlemont Under President Stanley Backlund the O G S enjoyed a full program The honor society rltual written by Arnold Beasley was presented for the first time at an assembly this semester The semi annual initiation picnic was held at Durant Park on October 29 Unique stunts and elaborate tortures for the new members were the most appreclated events of the day I V I ' ' ss ' u ' . . , . , - . . . . J ,, . . . , , . - . A . . . ,, . . 3 7 s a ' ' ' . . , . . dramatic entertainment which will long be remembered. Thanks to our tal- 7 , L y . . l , . . G v ' Q ' ! . . , . - l 9 D ' Y 9 . , . . . ' Y 9 AK 91 '