Coalinga High School - Petrolia Yearbook (Coalinga, CA)

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June 1937 The Petrolia Page 41 j raffic Squad: Smith, Stephens, Officer Mechalis, Peck, Ayers, O ' Neill, Zwickey, Haw- kins. FireSQUad; Top row; Chamberlain. Chedester, Hale. Johnson, Ayers, Cowsert, M. Powell, Srnilh, Hawkins. MacLean, Myers, H. Powell. Center row; Davis. Loftis. Brunson. Peck, Cheney. Danne, Stephans, Catlin. Penheld. Sajraser. Bottom row: Ca. Bourdeau, Koehler, Lacey, CI. Bourdeau. Jackson, Murphy. Prindle. Fire Squad Proves Most Beneficial To Life, Property One of the most remarkable dulies nl the school lies in the hands of (lie Fire Squail is that ih. lives of many children and i he protection of school property depend upm their quick thinking, swiftness, and ability to handle themselves in case of an emer- gency. Ai tin- beginning of the year e;i ch fireman is assigned to a post, for which he alone is re- sponsible. When an alarm sounds. he must get to this post as quick- ly as possible. Bach member lias charge of his own equipment, and it is part of his duty to see that it is kept in proper condition. If there is a fire near his post, he then uses the apparatus to the best of his ability. In conjunction with the Coal inga City Fire Department, the Fire Squad renders an important service to t h e community as a whole. Traffic Squad Protects Lives Of Community In the hands of the members of the Traffic Squad rest the im- portant responsibilities of pro- tection of life and the enforce- ment of traffic regulations. This group, with Dick Ayers as captain, has worked tirelessly in conjunction with the city traffic and police force to protect school children from all traffic dangers, to instill in the motorist a great- er respect for the right of the pedestian. and to enforce traffic regulations to the best of their ability. At the present time, when the ra ' e of automobile accidents is continually climbing, the serv- ce performed by these junior traffic officers is of the greatest value. Each officer on the squad is as- signed a school zone, over which he has complete authority. These zones are located at each of the two grammar schools and the high school. Numerous violators of the law are warned of their infringements by these officers, and more serious cases have been brought into court, the violators receiving due punishment. Besides their particular duties pertaining to the school the mem- bers of the squad have supple- mented the local police force at various parades, rallies, and oth- er public gatherings. CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS 1. Failure to obey the traffic laws. 1 . Failure to observe stop sig- nals and other warning signs. 3. Failure to practice highway courtesy. 4. Failure to give the correct driving signals.

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Page 40 The Petrolia June 1937 Top: Hay, Abshier, Dunsmuir. Boughan. Bottom: June, Berman, Bourdeau, Cheney, .Selma Berman. Henry, Proto Club Sets Social Pace Under Presidency of Cheney Protoans, under the presidency of Arvilla Cheney, and the spon- sorship of Helen Jardine and La- zelle Towle, added many events to the social calendar during the year of 1936-37. At the first meeting of the club, October 1, 1936, Arvilla Cheney was elected president ; Flossie Henry, vice-president; June Ber- man, secretary; Selma Berman, treasurer; and Cledith Bourdeau, sergeant-at-arms. The same offi- cers were reinstated for the sec- ond semester. Four dances were held through- out the year. The first was a sport dance, held on November 7. On December 11, club members gathered for a formal dance, with the Christmas spirit predominat- ing. In direct contrast the next dance, to which the student body was invited, was strictly a sport affair. The year of social events was completed on May 21 when the members attended the annual spring formal dance to bid the senior members adieu. Girls ' League Progress For Year Listed Members of the Girls ' League carried through a successful year under the sponsorship of Laura Lauritzen, Dean of Girls. With the cooperation of the first and second semester officers; Helen Dunsmuir, president; Mary Lou Abshier and Yvonne Hay, vice-presidents; Nellie Mabrey, Secretary-Treasurer; Yvonne Hay and Betty Boughan, Yell Leaders, the girls strove to live up to their creed: G — generous to others, I — intelligent in thinking, R — rev- erend to sacred things, L — loyal to home and to school, S — sin- cere in friendship, L — law abid ing. E — eager to serve, A — appre- ciative of beauty, G — great in pur- pose, U — unselfish in conduct, E — earnest toward life. To assist in providing for the unfortunate of the co m m u n i t y, noon dances were held to which the admission fee was a can of food. This food was distributed for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. On December 16th the girls met for a Christmas Party, and the spirit of the season was perfected with the gifcs and gen- eral cheer. A unique S n o w dance was held in conjunction with the boys ' Excalibur Club. Toward the close of the year, the president attended the Ideals Conference and returned with many new ideas and aims which she passed on for the betterment of the order.

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Page 42 The Petrolia J une 1937 Dnnmuir. S. Berman. McCollum, Scow, Hay. Lauritzen, insteoctor, Henry. Ayers. Mabrey, Johnson. MIKADO CANTATA FOLLIES The Mikado , by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan was present- ed to an overwhelmingly large audience on May 14th, by the Coalinga High School Glee Clubs, under the direction of Laura Lau- ritzen, Donald Rea, Harriet Tay- lor, and Lazelle Towle, costumes. The cast, which introduced many new students who had nev- er before taken leads in the mu- sical productions of the school, consisted of: Mikado of Japan. Bill Mealer (junior college); Nanki-Poo, Dale Johnson; Ko-Ko, Bill Ayers; Pooh-Bah, Bob Eng- strom; Pish Tush. Donald Fleish- er; Yum- Yum, Pittl Sing and Peep-Bo. Dorothy Rector, Margar- ed Gregory, and Loree Vergon, re- spectively; and Katisha, Earldine Cavener. The elaborate stage set was completed by the pastel shaded Japanese costumes of the chorus, which consisted of school girls, nobles, guards, and coolies. Night of Holy Memories. a beautiful and appropriate Christ- mas cantata, was presented De- cember 17, 1936, by one hundred glee club students under the di- rection of Miss Laura Lauritzen. While the high school orches- tra, under the supervision of Don- aid Rea. played the processional march, the choir, clad in white sir pices a n d carrying lighted candles slowly passed down the a:slos of the auditorium and on to the darkened stage. With this sacred setting, Night of Holy Memories was present- ed. Bill Ayers, Marie Leahy, and John McCollum were soloiss; Yvonne Hay. Bob Scow. Nellie Mabrey, and Dale Johnson com- prised the quartet. This Japanese comedy-romance was marked the most colorful and melodious operetta the com- munity has yet seen produced by local talent. Fashion Frolic , the first ma- jor activity of the Glee Cub for (he year of 1936. was presented in the high school auditorium Oc- tober 22. for the benefit of the Patron-Faculty Club. Clothing made by students in the sewing classes, and other new- creations loaned by the different local s;ores were modeled by va- rious students. The orchestra for this occasion was comprised of Flossie Henry, Bill Ayers, Bob Scow. Gertrude Snyder, Dale Johnson. John Mc- Collum. Allan MacLean and Merle Douglas. Glee club students under the supervision of Miss Laura Laur- itzen offered several m usical selections. Other entertainment features of the program were the follow- ing: Yvonne Hay, Nellie Mabrey. and Flossie Henry, jazz trio; Pat- ty Ann Walker, tap dance; and Marie Leahy, vocal soloist.