Central Junior High School - Tower Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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THE TOWER, 1930 ATHLETICS FOOTBALL BASKETBALL BASEBALL SOCCER VOLLEYBALL TRACK

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THE TOWER, 1930 a Magic Maker . The hlagic Makerv written by J. K. Kendall and directed by hlrs. lVIarian Johnston was given on May Q3 by the Glee Clubs. The play consists of a prologue and two acts. The prologues takes place in an outdoor scene on a mesa inhabited by Indians 1000 years ago. The two acts take place at tl1e Bar Q ranch at the present time. hlernbers of the cast were: Frank Tavaglione, Josephine 1XIcClaskey, Jules Covey, Audrey VVagner, Dick Vail, Frederick W'arner, Eugene Bloodgood, Howard Johnston, Ben hiilliken, Beryl Stewart, Robert Horton, Robert hlorris, Jeanette Simms, Robert Paschke, Dwight V elzy, Irene Engleman and members of tl1e Glee Clubs. This operetta is one of the best productions the glee clubs have ever presented. There are many fine voices and promising talent. - CJ HS Junior Red Cross The Junior Red Cross helped in many ways this year. They prepared large books, samples .of their work and exchanged them. Central received a very inter- esting book from some of the schools in another country. The Red Cross sent a box to other lands where children were starving, and have no parents or schools to go to. They filled the box with clothes, toys, books, aad many other needed things. All students who joined helped to do a great work. . CJHS Operetta One of the big events of the yearwas the Drama Club Show given in the Central Junior High Auditorium, Friday, April 11, 1930. The purpose of the show was to give the parent.s some idea of what the Drama Club had accomplished during the year. Three one act plays were given. They were: At The Stroke of Twelve, The Violin lVIaker of Creniona, and The Singing Lesson. The cast of At the Stroke of Twelve, U directed by Eva hlapes was as follows: lVIrs. Briggs, Frances VVilson, Liza t.he maid, lilary Louise Casey, Miss Sample, Frances Burke, Eileen the niece, Gertrude Grant, George Baker, Tudor VVall. The cast of The Violin hlaker of Cremona was Taddeo Terrari, Fred VVarriner, Filippo, his pupil, George Plows, Sandro, another pupil, Phillip Allen, Gammina, his daughter, Theodora Warner. The cast of The Singing Lessoni' directed by Theodora VVarner included: the singing master, Fred VVarriner, Lucy, his daughter, Thesba Hill , Lawrence Light- foot, Melvin Johnston, Tippy Toes, the butler, VValter Davison. Between the acts there was tap dancing by Irvin Logan and Jody Lugo, Josephine McClaskey and Audrey VVagner presented several popular song numbers called Sweet Harmonies. I -C Q4 5-

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THE rowen, was Girls' Athletics BY DOROTHY CORNEAL On May ninth a play day was held at Poly stadium in which all the junior highs of the city took part. Teams from Chemawa, University and Central competed in baseball, volleyball and basketball. Every grade had two girls' teams picked from a group that signed up for practices. Girls on the teams displayed splendid school spirit by wearing red and white dresses. A combination of this and fine cooperation helped in making the results for the day a tie, with each school winning three games. hliss hiorgan was the play day chairman of the girls' division. Ninth grade baseball results, in a close game with Chemawa and Central, were 19-16 with Chemawa the victors. Central's teams consisted of: Amelia Baird, first base and captain, Sonia T Wight, catcher, Caryol Long, pitcher , Faye Kreigh- baum, second base, Billy Doster, third base, Thelma Buck, short stop, Bennet Goodwin, first fielder, Evelyn McNeill, second fielder, Bonnie Cripper, third fielder, Thelma hiorelock, Mercedes Buhr and Launia Baker, substitutes. University was victorious in the ninth grade volleyball game with Central. The first game was University's with a score of 15-7. Central won the second 9-15 and the final game was University's with the score 15-8. Those on the ninth grade volleyball team were: Eva hlapes, captain, Frances Burke, Doris Egbert, Dorothy Corneal, Evelyn Schwartz, Lucy Kim, Doris Ross, Monica VVaters, Lois Jensen, lvinona Dugan, Lova Barber, substitutes. Central was the victor for the eighth grade volleyball winning the first two games played with a score of 15-Q and 15-11. The team consisted of: Frances Stephen- son, captain, Ella Plumb, Frances DeCow, lVIarion Thompson, Eleanor N ishimoto, Edith Clark, Alice Read, Blanche Knight, Lucille Sharp, Jean Pearse, Elaine Anderson, May Ohno, substitutes. ' In the seventh grade Central played University in indoor baseball, winning 6-4. Those who made up the team were: Georgia Goodwin, captain and pitcher, Emily Unland, catcher, Joe L. Brand, first baseman, Ellen Read, second base, Eva Waddle, third base, Mary Ham, short stop, Jane Cravens, first field, Teresa Martinez, second field, Evelyn Coulter, third field, Jane Skelley, Betty, Jack, Lorene Kuehl, Martha Frary, Catalina Solorio, substitutes. Chemawa was the victor for the seventh grade basketball game With a score of 9-6. Girls on Central's teams were: Mary lVIori, captain, Edith Cornelius, Naomi Mitchell, ltiargaret Richards, Evelyn Pena, Annamae Johnson, Alice Easterday, Genevieve Raymer, lvlargaret Lichty, Lucille Hightower, substitute. The eighth grade also won their basketball game by a score of 18-8. The mem- bers of the team were: Camilla Vilaters, captain, Anne Weatherhead, Marjorie Hamilton, Viola Thomas, Keitha Simpson, Evelyn Hightower, Candida Rametti, Wilma Clay, Jeanette Strippel, ltlary Jane Moulton, Maude Coulter, substitutes. CJHS The girls' physical education classes have been working hard this year on various sports. Elimination tournaments were played off in each grade to determine which section were the champions for their grade. After several basketball games the nine A-B class won the ninth grade champion- ship. In the eighth grade after a close game with the G's the D section proved victorious. Seventh grade champions were the H-I sections. A game of hit-pin baseball between the E a11d A sections left the E's ninth grade champions with a score of 28-20. The 8 D's were again the victors when they beat