Coalinga High School - Petrolia Yearbook (Coalinga, CA)

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June 1937 The Pelrolia Page 57 1. Aircraft marches on. 2. More out than in. 3. Where do you fly, little birdie? 4. Mere splashes. 5. Back to the crawling age. Baseball Teams Chosen For Championship Tilts; Seniors Forfeit Game Senior girls started their baseball season off with a bang with a forfeit of their chances at interclass championship to the juniors, because they failed to make previous arrangements with Coach Linse for postponing their junior-senior game scheduled for May 6, which v a s Senior Day . Due to the tact that the Pe- trolia deadline had to be met. the only game result w h i c h was known in time to be entered was the ninth grade defeating the sophomores by a score of 12 to 7. Those on the senior class team were: Helen Dunsmuir, captain; Marcella Ireland. Lulu Beckman, Khundina Ruiz. Christine Stines. Louise Robertson. Selma Berman, Dorothy Udell. Evelyn Glenchur, Aileen Riggin. June Martin. 11a Hensley, and Flossie Henry. The junior team consisted of: Mary Lou Abshier, captain: Mar- garet Gregory, Jessie Hunter, Marie Georgatos. LaVerne Spear. Jean Pressey, Frances Leek. Ger- trude Snyder. Juanita Reser, Hel- en James. Tessie Hunter, Marie Leahy. Barbara Lathrop, and Te- resa Serrano. The sophomores who made the team were: June Pascoe, captain: Mary Koda. Louise Hunter. Lu- cille Harrison. Yelnia Hanst. An- nabel Ireland. Leslie McKissick, Hetty Williamson. Mary Alley. Ann Alley, Dorothy Lathrop, Bet- ty Polack. Juanita Guthrie, and Wilma Sinninger. The freshman team was com- posed of: Grace Ann Goldbaum, captain; Ailene Farley, Natalie Burdick, Dorothy West, Norma Hoag, Betty Rae. Marsha Arlett, Lois Cooper. Helen Polack. Rob- in Fry, Maxine Casner, and Con- nie Cheney. AN ATHLETE ' S PRAYER Dear Lord, in the battle that goes on through life. I ask but a field that is fair. A chance that is equal with all in the strife. A courage to strive and to dare; And it 1 should win. let it be by the code. With my faith and my honor held high; And if I should lose, let me stand by the mad And cheer as the winners go by. (Favorite poem of Knute Rockne I

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Pa ge 56 The Petrolia June 1937 1 . Sixth sense balance. 2. On your mark, get set 3- No fish today. 4. Minus her trapeze. Girls ' Swim Teams Make Showing; Valley Meet Held At Fowler Girls began the week of April 5 with a splash when they dusted off their water wings and donned the scanties of the swimming pool. For the first few weeks, the air was so nippy that oh ' s riods, was the routine followed and all ' s were heard as the girls submerged gently into the pool. Calverna Linse, girl ' s swim- ming instructor, was pleased at the turnout of many of her vet- eran swimmers and many new prospects. Among those who made the team and who competed in the county meet at Fowler last year were: Mary Lou Abshier, Velma Hanst, Verna Hanst, Winifred Mc- Dowell, and Helen Dunsmuir. Three days a week after-school swimming practice, plus gym pe- by this year ' s team, and in this manner Coach Linse entered a trim team into the valley meet held at Lemoore. May 25. An interclass meet and exhibi- I ion was h e 1 d, in conjunction with the boys, May 11. Various dives were exhibited, among which were the standing front, by Jacqueline Stewart, Dona DeBell. Arloa Ridder, Lucille Loftis, Ruth Whitener, Phyllis Kelley, and Lo- ree Vergon; running front by Dona DeBell, Marie Hunt, Arloa Ridder, Rita Johnson, Jean Ander- son, Merilyn Johnston, and Mary Koda. The mercury was given by J. Stewart, R. Johnson, Louise Pilgrim, and M y r 1 1 e Harding. Back dives were given by Marie Hunt, Velma Hanst, D. Smith, Arloa Ridder, and E. Ruiz. Those exhibiting the jack-knife were E. Ruiz. D. Smith, Velma Hanst, M. L. Abshier, and Louise Pilgrim. M. L. Abshier, E. Ruiz, D. Smith and R. Dunsmuir did swan dives, and Dorothy Smith did a front flip. Those girls who did high board diving were: J. Stewart, standing front ; Velma Hanst, running front; and D. Smith and M. L. Abshier, each doing a swan and jack-knife. Those who went out for the 75- foot races were: backstroke — C. Cheney, M. Ellestad, G. Snyder, and W. McDowell; Side stroke — Hunt. M. Koda. L. Spear, E. Ru- iz; crawl — A. Ridder. Velma Hanst, M. L. Abshier, D. Smith: breast stroke — C. Cheney, M. El- lestad, M. L. Abshier, and D. Smith.

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Page 58 The Petrolia June 1937 Teams Chosen For Volleyball Volleyball teams were chosen early in December for games scheduled for the 10th, 11th, and the 14th, to start the ball rolling for the girls ' athletic season. Those comprising the Senior team were as follows: Helen Dunsmuir, captain; Evelyn Glen- chur, Lucille Hicks, Aileen Rig- gin. Louise Robertson, June Mar- tin. Erundina Ruiz. Earlene Phar- ris, Jean Whitener. June Berman, Cay Priest. Nellie Mabrey, Dor- othy Odell. Selma Berman, and Winnie McDowell. Junior line-ups were: Mary Lou Abshier. captain; Florine Jordan. Marie Leahy, Theresa Serrano. Jeanette Callahan, Bar- bara Lathrop. Marie Georgatos, Margaret Gregory, Betty Norris. Helen James. Juanita Reser. Nor- ma Lee Madiera, Gertrude Snyder, Frances Leek. Jean Pressey, Joyce Hickman, and Eleanor Mar- tin. The Sophomore team was com- posed of: Velma Hanst, captain; Ruth Kitner, Betty Williamson. Mary Koda. Mildred Page, June Pascoe. Earldine Cavener. Eliza- beth Gay. Ruth Dickenson. Mary Alley, Ailene Braase. Naomi Pep- per and Verna Hanst. The members of the Freshman class who played on the team were: Nellie Patton. captain; J. Stansbury. J. Maitia, B. Van Atta. R. Whitener. A. Farley. D. West. E. Smith, M. Casner, G. Hasle- hurst. A. May, E. Smithson, and M. Harding. Soph. Girls Win Championship In Class Volleyball All-Stars Play J, C. Faculty In the final play-off for the champions hip title in volleyball between the Senior-Junior and the Sophomore-Freshman games, the Sophomores beat the Seniors on the morning of December 14, by a score of 38 to 35. Coaliuga High ' s all-star volley- ball team beat the J. C. team on January 7. by a score of 35 to 29. On January 13. in a roof-raising, clownish game, the high school picked team again came through ahead of the faculty team, with a score of 23 to 11. Members of the faculty team were: John Adams, George Ol- sen. Vernal Lander, Darwin Con- net, Wallace Hall, Charles Buck, Donald Rea, Harold Johnson, Earl Smith. Lee Ralston, and William Baxley. Out of the entire group of high school teams. Hicks, Pharris, Dunsmuir, Riggins, Pascoe, Pat- ton, Page, Abshier, W T est, Norris. Casner Georgatos, and Velma Hanst were chosen as the all-star team to challenge the Junior Col- lege and Faculty teams.