Corona High School - Coronal Yearbook (Corona, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 136 of the 1945 volume:

COROnflL 1945 PUBLISHGD flnnUflLLY BY THG STUDGnTS OF THG COROnfl SGI1IOR HIGH SCHOOL t FORGUJORD UJith our nation at war and with many alumni end students answering the call to serve our country, we are constantly being reminded that we have American Traditions and a democratic way of life worth preserving. Therefore, the theme American Traditions ' ' seems very appropriate for this 1945 Coronal wiiich is a record in word and picture of the traditions, the accomplishments, and the var- ied activities of the Corona High School Stu- dent Body. Also we feel it is especially appro- priate to devote a section of our Coronal to file recognition of those of our members who have and are giving their best to protect these Traditions. IDe of (. ' he staff, have tried to produce the very best possible war-time annual in spite of the many shortages of film paper, and other materials. UJe have spent many enjoyable hours in its preparation and at this time we wish to present your Coronal which has been a tradition for many years. comenTs ADminiSTRATion FACULTY CLASSGS PUBLICATION ORGAIUZATIOnS SCHOOL TRADmonS GIRLS SPORTS BOYS SPORTS BOYS in SGRVICe ACKnoiDLeDGemenTs DGDICATIOn TO THOSG TRADITIOnS UJHICH ARC TRU- LY AmeRicn, AnD to thg YOunG men AnD YounG ujomen ujho havg Gone FRom coRonA senroR high school in- TO THG ARmGD FORCGS TO DGFenD THOSG TRADITIOnS. UJITH PR1DG AnD RGVGRAnCG, CJG DGDICATG THIS 1945 COROnAL tdmiaid foatian Board of Trusttees — fllr. TDare, fllr. Jacobs, fllr. Fullenwider, Hlr. Lillibridge and fllr. Brownfield The Board of Trustees were all new this year but they quckly showed us that the welfare of the students came first in formulating their policies. It is gratifying to know that the future of our sdhools is in the hands of men such as these. Frank G. Bk .op, Superintendent He has guided our schools through another war year with the same patient understanding of .the many problems con- fronting us that has characterized him throughout our stay in the Corona City Schools. Lorraine Tillson, Superintendent ' s Secretary I C. Finis Frazier, Principal fflr. Frazier, during his first year as principal, endeared him- self to all students by his enthusiastic spirit and undertanding of the school and personal problems of the students. fllrs. Hough, Registrar, ffiiss Piester, Clerk fa-cutty FACULTY Airs. Hazel Hyatt — English, Latin, Sophomore Sponsor, Scholarship Society Alias Alaragret Jones — Spanish, English, Girl Reserve Sponsor, Book Room C. J. Slattery — Chemistry, Physics, Physical Science, Curriculum Com- mittee, Junior Class Sponsor, Photography, Visual Education IL Stroh — U. S. History, World History, Curriculum Committee Alarion Griswold, — Typing, Shorthand, Otfice Practice, Curriculum Committee Senior Sponsor, Special Typing Airs. Alardorf (and Helpers) — CitySchools Cafeterias manager J. L Farmer — Vocal fllusic, Special Vocal music Lawrence G. Thome (and Secretaries) — Direcor of Child Welfare and Attendance, Guidance FACULTY Alias Lois Kelly — Gnglish, Dramatics, Assembly Programs, Dramatic Pro- ductions Harriet Genung — Librarian, Typing, Curriculum Committee N. G. Bynum — City Schools Business manager, Bookkeeping, Dance Committee, School Bank Auditor, F. J. Andrus — mathematics, Guidance Committee, Semoi Sponsor Alias Alargaret SpiUer — Instrumental music, Special music, Girl Reserves Alias Katherine Stewart — Biology, Social Interpretation Committee, Sophomore Sponsor Leo A. Pauly — Print Shop, Gnglish, Journalism. Guidance Committee Publications Sponsor, Student Body Sponsor, Cadet Corps Rosalie Lincoln — Girls ' P. G„ G. A. A., Sponsor, Girls League. School Dance Committee, Girls Athletics Total. MOON 1 §yj i ' $ 1 irp m fM | jW FACULTY O. R. Brooks — UJood Shop, mechanical Drawing, Social Inlerpr elation Committee, Athletics, Stage Construction S. G. UJaldrip — Boys ' P. €. Athletics, Letterman ' s Club Sponsor, School Dance Committee (Hiss Hlary Healy — Art, Social Interpretation Committee Hire Debbie Brown — American Problems, Homemaking, Guidance Committee. Juniior Sponsor, Costume Room Homemaking, U. S, History, Guidance Committee, Junior Sponsor, Girl Reserve Sponsor H. m. Hendrickson (fllr Ilash Tool Room man) machine Shop, Sophomore Sponsor, Special Construction PResiDem karl JAnson 1 Cddie flliller STUDem body execuTive board It has been through the efforts and plan- ningof the Student Body Executive Board that She activities have been so enjoyable and worthwhile this past year. Under the sponsorship of fllr. Pauly, the board has met every other week to discuss the needs and business of the Student Body. These officers have done a fine job and should be congrat- ullated. Officers were: President, Karl Janson; Vice President, Edde miller; Secretary, Irr.o gene Acker; Treasurer, Iladine Lusk; Editor of the Coronal, Janet Bishop; Business Hlar.- ager of the Coronal, Katherine Iriart; Fire Chief, Dale Genung; Class Representatives, FrankBrewster, Stanley Gravey, Alyce Iriart. P.H. Phillips, Vivian flclan. Seaiai SSniOR CLASS On September 11, 1944, the class of 1945 entered Corona Corona High School as seniors, a goal they had looked forward to since they were sophomores. At that time the class was privi- leged to assume many of the senior customs and traditions such as. being able to leave all assemolies before the under- classmen. As an outstanding class, the seniors have participated in almost every extra-curricular activity throughout their stay in high school. Some of these were dramatics, athletics, the Cadet Crops, -the Scholarship Society, Girl Reserves, and numerous other activities. To raise money for the senior class, a talent show was pre- sented on December 1st. This hilarious program was enjoyed by almost the entire student body, and it showed the type of cooperation shown by the class members throughout the year. One of the highlights of the show wa s a skit presented by the senior math class which practically had the audience rolling in the aisles. Towards the end of sdhool the class of 1945 had an especial- ly full program. They were guests at the Riverside J.C. Senior Day and profited much from it. Probably best liked was the en- joyable day spent at Huntington Beach. For the past two years the students have been unable to have their annual ditch day because of ' the war but this year the custom was re- sumed. Trucks took the seniors down to ihe beach. The day was filled with swimming, games, lunch, and sun bathing. Ilext on the calendar was class night which was an exciting night in the history of the seniors. Thus in ending their short stay at Corona High School, the seniors attended Baccalaureate at the Congregational church on June 3 Th is was followed by their last public appearance together. Commencement exercises were held on June 7, and so ended many enjoyable days at Corona High School. As in all over the United States, many of the boyfs left for the service. Among those who joined the armed forces are: Gddi-J Bradbury, Charles Knorr, Victor Scamara. Jim Pauly, Hlitchell Cole, and Stanley Garvey. Class officers for the past year have been; President, Gordon Hogan; Vice President, Suzano Ortiz; Secretary, Christine Burnett; Treasurer, Phyllis Hebenstreit, and Yell leader. UJanda Spencer. American Problems Class representatives to the board were: Stella Bellinis, Jim Pauly, and Betty Hanapel. Class sponsors were fllrs. Griswold and fTlr Andrus. SENIORS Robert Piester Janet Bishop Flaomi Cleveland Hlildred Stanley Fred Szabo Fiorina Roos Betty Lou Hanapel Fllary Lou Hastings Ronald Lundeen Barbra Brown Beverly tUilliams Phyllis Hebenstreit Loyce Alien Lenore Lescault Connie Anderson Frank Lunetta SENIORS Dale Genung fllarilyn Root SaLoma Ogan Diary Jo Graham Jane UJierick Gordon Hogan Opal Turner Imogene Acker John Frazier Barbara Reed Iladine Lusk Beverly Barr Cvangel ine Rodriquez Lucy Castamagna Doris lTleissner Donald Bradley, SENIORS Gene Kessler fflctry Jean Stewart Clara West Ruth Caldwell Christine Burnett Stanley Carvey Betty DeBeal Florine Gonzales David Franklin Stelca Ann Harker Cynthia Anderson Julia Villa Harold Simmons Freda Smith Odessa Barto Wallace Hutchins SENIORS Robert Cervantes Flo Gibbons Gva Ramirez Ilia fllae Bryant flla;guerite Gunderson Lupe Hloreno Harold Roberts Frances Smaldino Carmen Orozco i Virginia Tse John Kessler ITlardenna Baxley Ruth Delgado Hazel Graham Kathrine Iriart Gugene flletherell ' SENIORS Edwin fTliller Dorothy Tubb Laura Lflae Wells Virginia Alumbaugh Karl Janson fUarian fTlurray Gmily Rodriquez Stella Bellinis James Pauly Ruth Panattoni Charlotte Jackson Lyla Dedmon Shirley Turman Wanda Spencer Gloria Gillett Mitchell Cole Seniors JUniOR CLASS The members of the class of ' 46 as well as taking an active part in many school and extra curricular activities have also been out- standing for their originality, adeptness for raising money, and also for making a success of anything they attempted to do. President Robert Freeman left school to go in the navy shortly after he had taken off- ice. Robert was succeeded by Yvonne Dupuis, vice-president. The position of secretary was. filled by Helen Emerson with Peggy Gills as treasurer and La Verne I ' Diller, yell leader The Juniors were represented at executive board meetincis by representatives fllyce Iriart and Frank Brewster. You Can ' t Take It UJith You , the junior class play, was very successful under the di- rection of miss Kelly with the help of the jun- ior class sponsors, fllrs. noel and fllr. Slattery. Besides presenting the junior class play, the Lemonville dance as well as several booths and other dances were sponsored by the jun iors. Preparations are now under way for the Junior-Senior Prom and the Junior Assembly to make them bigger successes than ever be fore. flcctUon, rfutoynaft ki SOPHOmORG CLASS ACTIVmGS Billy Shannon was eleated president of the Sophomore Class of Corona Senior High School when the election was held in the fall of 1944. Bryce Townsend was elected vice- president but the office was vacant the last semester as Bryce moved out of town and no need for another officer was seen by the sponsors,. Barbara Tuthill served in the capacity of secretary and Bobbie Ruth Stewart was the treasurer. Roe Dell Clary and Dixie IIlcGlhaney served the class as yell leaders. Vivian Ilolan and P.H. Phillips were the sophomore representatives on the student body executive board. The big event of the year for the sophomores was the dance they sponsored on April 6. A program was included in the dance of which Tom Ashlock was master of ceremonies. Other sophomores displayed their talent in the program. The other big job for the class was the decoration of a local church for the Bacclaurreate services for the graduating class of 1945 held in June. The class also sponsored a booth at Lemonville which made some money for the class. Under the able guidance of the sponsors ITlrs. Hyatt, chair- man, and miss Stewart and fllr. Hendrickson, the largest class in the school had a successful year, their first, in Corona High School. Sife oynore 4uto r zjt a ' Pa (ic zti M4. COROnfiL STAFF Due to the excellent cooperation of the members of the Coronal ' staff, this year ' s printed record is filled with manv accounts of the school ' s activities. Although materials were hard to get because of the war, the staff has planned and has given you the best wartime annual possible. Those mak- iing up the staff for the 1945 Coronal ' ' publication were: Ed- itor in Chief, Janet Bishop; Business ITlanager, Katherine Iriart; Art Editor, DRildred Stanley; Sports Editor, Gordon Hogan; Senior Class Reporter, Deity Lou Hanapel; Junior Class Reporter, Oneta Perrin; Sophomore Class Reporter, Ray- mond Holton and Faculty Advisor, Leo A. Pauly. TH€ KO-HI-nUR The Ko-Hi-Ilur was published this year at irregular intervals as part of the class room work in journalism. The staff was: Stella Bellinis, editor-in-chief; Gloria Gillett, Asst. Gditor; Betty Lou Hanapel. Business manag- er; David Franklin, Sports editor; Reporter , and Page editors, John Frazier, Barbara Brownn, Stelca Ann Harker, Beverly IDilliams Dorothy Tubb, Oneta Perrin, Lois Bale, Alvin ITlcCoy, Lupe Uloreno, Lucy Costamag.au. Odessa Barto. Alary Lusk, Dorothy Kock, Janet Bishop, Gordon Hogan, Velma fllitch- ell, riaomi Cleveland, Gva Ramirez, Julia Villa, Ruth Delgalo, Doris meisner, mary eilen Shumacher, Gmily Rodriguez, Bobfcv Underhill and Air. Pauly, adviser. •pflnTHGRS in seRVice A new kind of publication was created this year under the sponsorship of Airs. Hazel Hyatt and edited by the Juniorr Gnglish class. The purpose of this mimeographed sheet is to let former members of our student body know in what serv- ice or field of operation his friends are located. It also tells of the promotions and citations received. members of the Gnglish classes are responsible for mail- ing and addressing the paper to a man in the service each month. A personal letter is written on th reverse side by the sender, adding a personal touch to the project. This paper has been enthusiastically received by service men all over the world. Oxfy ' Zwif .tiMid GIRLS ISAGUe Gvery girl in the school is considered a Girls ' League mem- ber and for this reason Girls ' League is the largest girls ' or ganization in the school, fit the beginning of the school year every other Tuesday B period was given for a meeting. Usu- ally educational speakers were obtained to provide entertain- ment. fit one of the first meetings a sailor and a marine from the Corona naval Hospital came to tell the girls some of their ex periences overseas. Another program from the naval Hospital was Bliss Alary UJalling who told all about Red Choss work. Gariy in spring Airs. George Snedecor showed the girls how to arrange flowers. She brought many different types of flow- ers and flower bowls and demonstrated how they could be arranged to best advantages. UJhen the speakers from the Hazel Hurst foundation came to Corona High the Girls ' League invited all the boys to the program. On the day that the ninth graders came to visit High Sdhool the Girls ' League gave their Big Sister Party. Gach ninth grad- er was assigned a big sister from the high school girls and that girl provided a lunch for her little sister. After eating lunch on the lawn, a program was presented. This party Con- cluded the year for the Girls ' League. Officers for the year ' 44- ' 45 were as follows: President, Alarian Alurray; Vice-President, Stella Bellinis; Secretary, Cynthia Anderson; Treasurer, SaLoma Oaan, Girl Reserve President, Alarilyn Root; G. A. A. President, Lucv Costamagna: Junior Representative, Shirley Golliher; and Sophomore Rep- resentative, Dorothy Huffman. Aliss Lincoln and Airs. Reel were sponsors of the group. SCHOLARSHIP SOCIETY Although this group ; has not Joeen as active as most clubs, the membership has been large and its members have given much service to the school. One of their functions was that of conducting the Freshman visiting d ay. IB embers of the Scholarship Society escorted groups of ten around to the var- ious classes so that they might become acquainted with the Corona Senior High Sahool. Those persons- whose semester grades added up to ten point or more, and who became members this oast year, were as follows:Janet Bishop, Frank Brewster, Jackie Burcher, Bruce Dolan, Yvonne Dupius, Helen Emerson Dale Genung, ' Peggy Gills, Betty Hanapel, Stelca Harker, mary Lou Hastings, morton Henson, Gordon Hogan, Raymond Holton, Karl Janson Gladys Jellsey, Eugene Kessler, Franklin Lane, Dadine Lusk, Doris ffleissner, Roaul fllunoz, Sa Loma Ogan. fllarilyn Root, fflan- EHen Schumaker, UJanda Spencer, Barbra Tuthill, Jane UJierick, Eleanor UJhite, and Pauline Ulhite. Those qualified for membership in the California Scholastic Federation received their pins at an assembly held in Febru- ary. These members included as follows; Janet Bishop, Betty Hanapel, Stelca Harker, Doris fReissner, marilyn Root, and Jane UJeirick. GIRL RGSGRVeS The Girl Reserves began their year ' s activities with a weiner bake at the grill in honor of all new girls in school. This was followed by regular supper meetings held on the first and third Tuesday in each month in the Girls ' Clubhouse. The main activity of the fall months consisted of service work for needy families at Christmas time. However in ITovember they held a Sock Dance for their invited guests. UJith all the Christmas activities over, the girls began plan- ning for the Recognition Service which was held in the Bap- tist Church on Illarch 4, 1945, and was a formal initiation cer- emony for all new members who passed certain admission re- quirements. ' Ihe new girls were again initiated when they had to present the program for the next regular meeting. The next main activity w as the Girl Reserve IT] id- winter Area Conference held in Redlands on IBarch 10,1945. Twelve Corona Girl Reserves attended it, and they came home with many new ideas. In April the girls honored their parents by enter- taining them at dinner. The climax of the year was the annual Spring Formal on ffiay 18, 1945, when the girls entertained their invited escorts at a program dance. The year ' s activities were ended with the election of offi- cers for the coming year. The officers for the year 1944-1945 were as follows : President, Hlarilyn Root; Vice-President, Yvonne Dupuis; Corresponding Secretary, Helen Emerson; Re- cording Secretary, Pauline UJhite; Treasurer, Rlildred Stanley; and Program Chairman, Peggy Gills. GIRLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIOn On every IHonday and Wednesday B period those girls, who don ' t get enough athletics in class, are given an opportunity to participate in after school sports provided by the Girls Ath- letic Association. A point system determines the awards the girls receive. The first 100 points merits an emblem. 400 additional points merits a letter; and for each additional 500 thereafter a star is awarded. For each sport, an all-school team is chosen from the girls who are best in that particular sport and miniatures are given to those girls. At the end of each school year the five senior girls with the most points get their names on the G.A.A. plaque, and the Senior girl with the highest number receives the fflarv Gard Jameson Award. Outstanding sports for this year were basketball, speedball, hockey, and baseball. Also tennis has been developed more this year than in the past few years. The Junior class seemed to have a monopoly on the inter-class championship games when they won the basketball, the speedball, and the .hockey games. Besides just participating in athletics, the G.A.A. is a social organization and has given several parties and spreads. At the end of the school year the G.A.A. gave a banquet which climaxed the activities for that year. The officers for the following year were introduced and many awards were given out. The G.A.A. cabinet members for the year 44 - 45 were as follows: President, Lucy Costamagna; Vice-President, Barbara Wheeler; Secretary, Alyce Iriart; Treasurer, Peggy Gills; Pro- gram Chairman, fTlarilyn Root; Publicity Chairman, Stelca Harker; Sophomore Representative, Pauline White; Sports man- agers, Janet Bishop, fladine Lusk, Shirley Golliher, fllildred Stanley, Eleanor White, Betty Hanapel and SaLoma Ogan. Glected officers a! the beninning of the year were Cleanor IDhite, manager; Barbara Wheeler, assistant manager; and P H. Phillips, secretary-treasurer. The club had a party at Christ- mas time with dancing, games, and refreshments, ft banquet was held on Illay 14, with all members invited. Awards ana letters were passed out with the winner of the ladder tourna- ment which was played during the latter part of April lasting until Way 1 1 , getting his name on a cup. The members also played the Elsinore team several times breaking about even. Some of the better members also partic- ipated in some outside tournaments to see what good compe tition looked like. ..They found out. The Tennis Club had a good year from the opinions of most of the members and it is hoped to have it again next year. flmon ' i the clubs orqanized at the beginning of the year was the Tennis Club. Under the sponsorship of Bliss Lincoln these lovers of the raquet pastime were divided into two groups after they had taken tests to determine their mental and playing ability. Tennis club LeTTeR imn s club Starting out this year with rather a depleted membership, the Letterman Club has now become a large ond prosperous organization, with many of the prospective members taking the required course to become a Letterman following the football season. Two colorful events sponsored by tie Leiterman ' s Culb this year were their annual dance, and the always, “laugh packed varsity-faculty basketball name that featured o souvenir pro- gram, giving a humorous description of the players. The officers of the club were President, Suzano Ortiz; Vice- President, Gddie miller; Secretary, Bob Freeman, (with Dale Genung taking over after Bob ' s entrance into the Davy) and Treasuer, UJally Hutchins. SPflniSH CLUB fill students of Corona Hic?h School who have decended from Spanish-speaking people are eligible for the Spams _ Club This club was to meet once a montn in flhss Jones classroom. Toward the end of the year the dub became mac- tive and didn t have any meetings. fit Lemonville the Spanish Club sponsored two booths; one a fortune telling booth with a ouije board and the other sold tacos. This was their mam activity for the year. Officers for the year ' 44- ' 45 were as follows: President, Susano Ortiz; Vice-President, manuel Reynoso; Secretary, Plice Cha vira, Treasurer, Gve Ramirez; and Program Chairman, Emily Rodrequez. BACK ROID — major Henderson of the Adjutant General ' s office and Captain Leo Pauly, Commandant of Cadets. FRODT ROUJ — Honorary Sgt. Patty UlcLlanus, Cpl. Katherine Iriart and Cpl. Jane Uiierick The Cadet Corps, this year, had as its officers, Capt. Karl Janson, Capt. James Pauiy, Lt. Gene Kessler, Lt. Gddie flliller, and Lt. Frank Chambers. Theprincipal events of the year were ihe annual inspection and the military Ball. GLCG CLUB Although the Glee Club has always been a very active or- ganization, it seems as though it really reached its heic ht cf perfection this past year. Because it was called upon so many times to present music, the programs can not all be mentioned in this written record. However, those which seem most im- portant will be touched upon. Gariy in the year the Glee Club started working on their Christmas music and at that season the group gave four pro grams; one at the UJoman ' s Club, the High Sdhool, the Com- munity, and at Camp Haan. Later in the year the club pre senled programs at the Lions and Rotary Clubs. HI any of the churches also were fortunate to have this club give programs for them. On V-G Day, the glee club and the drama class presented a patriotic program in honor of our victory in Gu- rope . ITlusic week also gave this group another chance te perform and they did so by giving the Junior High School a program. Lastly the Glee Club sang at both the baccalau ' eate and commencement exercises for the graduating class The mot exciting activity o the year was the broadcasting the club did over K.P.R.O. Altogether, the club gave ten broadcasts ond this series was ended by a nice party given by K.P.R.O. over at the Riverside Station. Officers for the past year have been as follows: President, Gddie Bradbury; Vice President, Shirley Golliher; Secretary - Treasurer, Gloria Gillett; Librarian, Alary Lou Hastings, and Sfonsor, Air. Farmer. ORCHeSTRfl Under the leadership of tlliss fllargaret Spiller, the orches- tra has had a very interesting and busy schedule this year For the Senior talent show, several of the senior students pro- vided a number of selections. However, the complete orchestra participated in the Christmas Program, which was followed by the Junior Play, Open House, The Spring Concert, and both the Junior High and Senior High School Graduations. Probably the most outstanding program of the year was the Spring Concert which was given fllay 8, at the Corona Senior High School Auditorium. The Performance featured many stu- dent instrumental soloists and miss Glinor Parker, vocal soloist, who came from Los Angeles. The program was very well attended by the public and was said to be one of the nicest programs of its type given in Corona for many years. It is hoped that it will be an annual affair since it was such a HomemflKinG club One of the more recently organized clu - at Corona Senior High School is the Home- making Club under the sponsorship of the homemeking teachers, fllrs. Brown and {firs nool. The active members of this organization are the girls who are taking home economics this year. The associate members are made up of the girls who have had at least one year of home economics in junior high ,or high school, but are not taking homemaking this year. The election of officers took place at the beginning of the second semester, soon after the club had been organized. The first mem bers to hold office in this club are La Verne ITliller, president; Freda Smith, vice-president, Opal Turner, secretary; lTaomi Cleveland! treasurer; and Oneta Perrin, scribe. LIBRARY CLUB Tlewly organized this year, was the Library Club which was made up of all the students earning the Library Club pin Five points were required to earn the pin so that only those students that really worked were able to become members. The club went -on two trips: first, to the Huntington Librarv and second, to the U.S. naval Hospital at Corona, fin eniov- able year was hdd by the club and they profiled much from their club activities. JUIUOR PLAY On fllarch 9, the class oj ' 46 presented George Kaufmans and moss Harts ' well known play Vou Can t Take It Uhth You. Due to the diligence and cooperation of the cast, and the director, miss Kelly, this play turned out to be a tremendous success. members of the cast included: (Ilary Gllen Schumacher, Yvonne Dupuis, Albion Lee, Patti mdllanus, Harold Reedei Verne Olufson, John Salyer, fllary Rose ffiuratore Gene Bris- tow, Frank Chambers, Raymond Ulebb, George Belcher, Bob Bolland, Glranor Uihite, Beverly Adams, ffielvin Smith ana Ravmond II ' ebb. mistress of Ceremonies Stella Bellinis announces the arrival of Queen Rlarilyn Root The Queen and her Court: Carroll Anne IDaldrip, Katherine Iriart, Gva Ramirez. Jane UJierick, Queen fllarilyn Root. Janet Bishop. Evangeline Gnriquez, fRary Jean Stewart, and Randy Rutter HI-JII1KS BACK ROUJ — Barbara UJheeler, Betty Jo Biley. Alary Rose flluratore. Shirley Golliher, Betty DeBeal. Virginia Tse. Pnyl- lis Hebenstreit, nadine Lusk, Yvonne Dupuis. FROI1T ROUJ Lucy Costamagna, Peggy Gills, Alice Iriart, filar gaiet CnTi- guez, Janet Bishop. GIRLS flTHLSTICS ... For the first time in several years the Corona High gnl..- have participated in numerous plav days. Several of them v ere Tri-County, others were in no league at all. The first rdav day of the year was held at Citrus where basketball was played. Corona High won three out ofseve.i games with the sophomores and freshmen being the victorious teams. They did better at Gsinore by winning three oui of |ou ' games in basketball. The second senior team, trie junior team, and the sophomore team carried the glory for Corona High. Speedball was plaved at Chino and Corona High was real ly victorious, they didn ' t lose a game. The seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen all Won their gomes. The hockey playday which was to be held in Co r ona had to be called off twice on account of rain, so it was. decided to cancel it altogether. On Gay 18, a baseball playday was held at Bonita. This was different because instead of school teams, cblor teams played. VARSITY TCARl-Back Row: Barnes, Allen, Janson, Bradley, Finnell, Szabo, Brewster, Ptauly, Reed, Slattery, Bristow, Freeman, Kroonen, Gonzales. middle Row: Assistant Coach Hecksrt P. H. Phillips, martin - ez, mejia, Lunetta, Scamara, Hutchins, Searcy, Ortiz, UJeiss, Bell, miller. Coach UJaldrip. Fron: Row: manager Gunderson, Lincoln. Lay, Olson, De George, Assistant manager Dick Harter. VARSITY FOOTBALL Despite the fact that there were very few returning iettermen on the squad, football prospects looked fairly bright for this year ' s edition of the Corona Panthers. The team was coached by the very popular new mentor, S. G. UJaldrip and although they met lots of rough weather during the season, the season, the boys played good ball and improved as the season went along. In the backfield, we had Capt. Ortiz who is a first class block- ing back and a lion on defense. Gddie fQiller at the Quarter- back slot and handling the T with precision and skill Hutdhins, right half, did most of the ball carrying and was the most consistent ground gainer. Frank Lunetta played fullback and did it so well that he won the coveted most valuable player award. Also seeing heavy duty in the backfield was Vic Scamara, speedy halfback. Several members of the X squad joined up with the varsity and saw service in the last two games. The line did yoeman service and should get its share of the glory. Bob Freeman played superb ball at left tackle, the backfield being able to count on making yards over (his vosi- tion. Freeman weighed in at 170, the heaviest man on a very light squad. Jim Pauly, left guard was dependable and show- ed up well both on offense and defense. Jim missed the las two games of the season because of an arm injury. Brewster, playing his first year of football, took over the first string cen- ter position and did a beautiful job. As a matter of fact, good enough to be elected next year ' s captain. Fred Szabo played a good brand of ball getting in to stop lots of plays doming through the line. Bradley and Janson played in the line and alternated at the kicking chores for the Panthers, having a very good average. Bud Janson, a veteran of last year ' s team, was out a good deal because of an arm injury but being very fast, ran the ball from punt formation several times for sizeable gains. Other linemen who played alot were Lincoln, DeGeorge, Bristow, Olson and Lay CHAmPIOn ”X Team. Back Row: Bennie Finnell Augustine Ramirez, Verne Olufson, Tom Alien, Donald Kraft Bob Town r end. Bill Coleman, Keith Rathbone, Bill Shannon, Roy UJar- ren, manager Tom Ularner. middle Row, Coach Brooks. Reuben Lemus, Celestine mar- tinez, manuel Reynoso, Captain Jack Searcy, Tom Ashlock, Harold Simmons. P. H. Phillips, Roland Attebury. Front Row: Cddie Lugo, Jack Kroenen, Joe m©reno. Harold Reader, Bob Lite. Sam Lowrey, Zone Young. X FOOTBALL Starting right where they left off two years ago, the Corona X team won their third straight Tri-County League champ lonship by mowing down the opposition to emerge undefeat ed and scored on only once during the entire season Lead by a powerful running attack and bolstered bv a hard chara mg forward wall, the Panthers could not be stopped as thev chalked up five victories to no defeats. This team was one of the best in Corona history. Coach Orville Brooks hopes next year ' s team will follow suit and give Corona their fourth stright X championship. He has some fine building material and we are looking forward to next year ' s editionof the “X ' s . VARSITY TRI-COUI1TY LGAGUG CHAmPS The basketball team looked good from the start until the end of the season. The boys seemed to click immediately un- der Coach UJaldrip ' s system, and the individual shooting rec ords kept up at a fast clip throughout the entire season. These two important factors set up the Tri-County championship for the home team. The first test of strength was a practice game with the Pan- thers dov ning Sherman 35-16. Gddie Bradbury led the Corona attack with 16 points, playing his only game of the year be- fore entering the I lavy. next, Corona took Glsinore in tow in a 28-21 thriller. In this tilt the starting line-up for the season took shape. It had John Kessler moving from center to the right forward position where he and Jack Searcy, the other forward, had an abundance of success in the scoring depart- ment all year. A very fine pair of guards was also in evi- dence in Jm Pauly and Capt. Karl Janson. Don Bradley took over the duties at center very ably and improved steadily as the season progressed. On this triumphant note, the season ended with a grand to- tal of 16 wins and 3 losses, only one league defeat. Of course there was the annual Faculty-Varsity contest (?) which the Varsity took 53-37. Jack Searcy led the scoring with a total of 207 points, next came John Kessler with 148, and Bradley with 103. Janson made 49 and Pauly 30. Subs seeing lots of action were Gene Kessler, Chuck Slattery and Loyd Lay. Kroonen, Reed, Brew- ster, Rawson and Szabo completed the Roster. Back Row:Coach UJaldrip, Reed, Bradley, Gene Kessler, Capt. Janson, Slattery. Front Row: Szabo, John Kessler, Pauly, Searcy, Kroonen, Brewster, Lay: Front Center: fl(lgr. Harter. W WM ■■■ B BASKETBALL TRI-COUnTY LEAGUE CHAmPIOns It is doubtful if these ivy covered walls have ever seen a B team with more on ' the ball than had the ' 44 ' 45 gang. UJhen the first string was playing, the opposition didn ' t have a chance and Corona substitutions nad noth quantity and quality. Possibly one of the main factors in the success of this year ' s Tri-County champs was the combination of experience and ability. There were several seniors on the squad includ- ing Capt. UJally Hutchins, high point man flianuel Reynoso, and Louis UJeiss. If it hadn ' t been for the loss of the first game of the season to Sherman, the young Panthers would have had the very rare experience of a perfect season. Tiie first string consisted of Coleman, Reynoso, Finnell, Hutchins and UJeiss. Also seeing lots action were Phillips Art Franklin and Gunderson. Parks, Simmons, Attebury and UJarren also had a full season. Back Row.: fl. Franklin. Parks, Capt. Coleman UJeis, Hutchins Front Row: flQgr. Aguilar, Phillips, Finnel, Reynoso, Attebury, Gunderson Coach UJaldrip. BACK ROID — Frank Chambers, Capt. Donald Bradley. Dcna! 1 Gels, Verne Olufson, Coach UJallrip, Louis UJeiss, Ronald Luis- deen, Gddie ITliller, Ulally Hutchins, Arthur Franklin. FROILT ROUJ — Eugene Bristow, Alvin Bradley, Roland Attebury, Rich- ard Harter, Lloyd Lay, Jack Russell, Tommy Gunderson, Ivan Rolan. Tom Ashlock, John Kessler. BAS -BALL Although the Panther ball team didn ' t take every game, they won the league games which count and won the Tri- County League baseball championship from Bonita on fllay 18. In the 14 games they played this season, the locals managed to cop 9 while losing only 4, an o.k. record anywhere. Bristow and Bradif; • led the locals in batting average. Bradley with .407 and Bristow with .421. Kessler pitched nice ball on the mound while Bradley did o.k. behind the plate. Franklin at first, Bristow at second, Hutchins at short, and Chambers at third, made a nice infield while the outfield akernated among I.undeen, Leonti, UJeiss, miller, Finnell, and Olufson. The locals opened their season with all-9 win over Colton- fflardh 20. Gene Bristow ' s homer did not fare so well in the Pomona tourney a week later, bowing to Colton 4-1 and then to San Diego in the consolation round 9-0. The locals just weren ' t up to par. The Panthers got hot in the next game walloping Glsinore there 24-11. Bradley led the locals with five hits in five trips. Flext Tuesday, April 10, the locals re- peated their win defeating Glsinore again, this time 10-9 in a game that was too close for comfort. Continuing their winning ways, the locals took Riverside into camp winning from them on the Local field 10-2 with Kessler pitching nice ball. TThe locals took their first league tilt, April 23, when they went to Puente and downed the team there 11-5. Bristow ond. Bradley led the winners with four hits apiece. A big first in- ning with Chino got the locals their sedond league game with a 15-5 win over the Cowboys. A week later the locals pound- ed out a 19-3 win over Claremont fbr Ilo. 3 in league wins. Corona went for its fourth league win may 1 1 , when the lo- cals took the nod from Citrus 12-5. On the following Friday, the lbcals journeyed to Bonita to play them for the league championship. Although coming from behind and barely stav- ing off a last inning rally, the locals topped Bonita 15-13 in guite a ball game. This ended the locals season with a championship, a thing that became rather common to the lo- cals after basketball season. Here ' s hoping it ' s as common next year. ,v rt . •a. •v-af . .w f- • -• -• ;-w ’ ‘ s ' V ' , ., ' - ■ . ’ • ; , i • • ■ V v H ' |8a : VARSITY TRACK This year Dale Genung was elected captain of the squad and was high point man for the season, running the high and low hurdles and high jumping with success. Glen Walker set a new pole vault record for Corona as he took first place at the Tri-County meet at Bonita. The first meet was at Colton and the Panthers took second place. At the Corona Invitational Tournament, Corona placed second with Colton taking the hontors. The outstanding race for Corona of the once postponed Brea-Olinda relays was the sprint medley. Running for the Panthers in this event were Lemus, Brewster, Janson, and Slattery, all gaining over their opponents to take a first place. The big event of the season was the Tri-County meet at Bonita in which Corona took third. Although only one first place was chalked up, every man who competed took some place which gave him a medal. Genung was high point man with 7 points. Ilext came Janson with 5 1 2, and then Walker with 5 points. flleeting some stiff competition at Chaffey, Janson took a third in the 440, and Chuck Slattery became the only prob- able Corona entry in the California Interscholastic Feleration track meet when he took second place in the 880 at Ruente Besides those already mentioned, Fred and Tom OQoffett, Bradley, Lay and Gene Kessler did good work for the Pan- thers. ■mm X TRACK The Corona Xs storied off the season by takina the meet at Colton with a total of 55 1 2 points to Colton ' s 48 1 2 and Beaumont ' s 10. Fbillips was tops with 11 points. In the return meet, the Corona X team again won with 7 first places, 3 by Lcmu . Flext was the woiona Invitational which saw Glsinore end Sherman being downed by he Panthers. At Brea-Olinda Bolland, Phillips, Rathbone and Townsend of the X team won libbons while Lemus war on the winning sprint medley team. naturally, the big meet of the year was tne Tri-County held at Bonita. The X” ' s took third in this to parallel the varsity accomplishments of That day. The boy ' s showed the customers some mighty sharp running but were not able to place higher in the final scoring because they did not have men to enter m several of the events. High spot was when Lemus Bolland, Rathbone and Townsend easily won the 4 man 440 relay. Corona won the B division at Glsinore with 50 points to 40 for the home team, and at Chaffey, Atterbury made the cnly Corona first place of the day in the 880. That about takes care of the X” ' c. for the season anl a very talented gang they were in all sports. Besides those al- ready mentioned, Gd Bell, Alvin Bradley and Bill Gist were very much in evidence foi tire Panthers. ( fyxiotuz Senior Sern ice ‘TfCea inTRODUCTIOn “Greater love hath no man than that of the love for his country. ' This statement, often times spoken, and many times proven, is again verified by our fighting men. They have gone forward to do battle for the things we hold dear and sacred. Some have died, many have been wounded, and a few have suffered the agonies of torturous prison life, but all are giving the best in them so that our free way of liv- ing may go on. Heros all! UJe thank you for your many sacrifices. UJe know we can never repay the debt we owe you but we hope that in some measure we may express our appreciation. UJe hope, as you scan hese pages, that you will get a small measure of enjoyment reminiscing over pleasant hours spent with your friends at Corona High School. UJe, who anxiously await your return, pray for a quick victory so you may again join us. PRGFACG It is with the deepest regret that photographs of many of our former students were not available. UJe wish to extend our thanks to the Corona Daily Independent and the Riverside Gnterprise for publicizing this project. The merchants whose acknowledgements appear in the back of this book deserve much credit, for it was their finan- cial aid which made this project possible. ITlr . Slattery of the high school faculty worked long hours photographing and reducing pictures so that they could be printed and thanks are due him for his untiring efforts The idea of printing pictures of our service men was orig- inated by the Coronal Staff and the arrangement and print- ing was done by the classes of the high school print shop. This brochure would have been much more interesting if it were possible to print She record and experiences of each man whose picture appears on these pages but the enormity of such an undertaking would have made it prohibitive. Be- cause it was impossible to obtain this information from all none have been printed. Ratings of service men were omitted when the proper rank was not known. In conclusion, we wish to thank the parents, and others who sent in title pictures of our service men and anyone else who in any way helped to make this project possible. LGO fl. PAULY, PUBLISHER Long Ray it wave o ' er the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave ACKNOY LEDGMENTS first nfiTionaL bark of coroqa affiliated with cmzcns Bans for savinGs 524 ffi iin Street thg cunmno drug storg Complete Fountoin Service FI. G. Corner 6th and ITlain FAIR ' S aUTO SUPPLY Phone Corona 394 511 Alain Street — Corona. 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