Dinuba High School - Delphic Echoes Yearbook (Dinuba, CA)

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I RUBY WESTMORELAND BETTY WHEAT ESTHER WILLEMS PAT WILSON WILLIAM WILSON ALICE WINTERS LOIS WRIGHT VERNON WYLLIE JACK YOUNG Nineteen-forty? Why are we fated To leave one last time and come no more As students entering this door? -Di Anne Rebman '40 SENIOR CLASS HISTORY 1936-37 President .....,.. -,-. ........ C h arles Freeman, Jr. Vice President .... ...........,... B etty Wheat Secretary ....... ....... C atherine Haycratt Treasurer ................................ Janis Boone The freshman class of '36 entered Di- nuba High with l57 members, the largest class ever to be registered up to that time. They underwent the traditional initiation and took it like veteran members. The freshman girls were victorious over the sophomore girls on F'ield Day. On December I5 this class gave their CLASS O'F '40 prcgram. A skit entitled Pay Rent ln Ad- vance or Else, which was played entirely by boys, was the main feature. ln sports the freshmen took an active part. ln football and basketball the fol- lowing boys were awarded letters: Free- man, Watanabe, Biswell, J. Young, Down- ing, and Guthrie. The girls won second place in the track meet held in the spring. Helene Gratz was capta'n of the freshman team- Those who participated in baseball were: Guthrie, Biswell, Delgado, Nagata, Alvarez, and Kennelly. 29

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EVELYN SOHNG ELSIE SPOMER LESLIE STEVENS MILDRED STEVES JUNE TERASAKI Rose Terzzmw ALBERT THIESEN MARY VELASQUEZ ouverz TRIMBLE ooRoTHY VETTER '40 In loter years, will we come beck And look with longing ot the plaque Which with our memories is doted GERALD VETTER GERALDINE WAGNON VERNA WALDNER JOEL WARKENTIN VICTORIA WEIS 28

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1937-38 President ........................ Tren Bisiwell, Jr. Vice president ...... ........ J anis Boone Secretary ........... ..... B etty Daniels Treasurer ............................ Forrest Barnes ln sports there were twelve letters won by sophomores in football-Watanabe, Downing, Smith, Bridges, Freeman, Biswell, Maxwell, Young, Wyllie, Alvarez, Barnes, and L'ighty. The boys filled important positions on the two basketball teams. The following received letters: Downing, Maxwell, Del- gado, Alvarez, Nagata, and Biswell. In track events Biswell, Freeman, Kor, and Willems placed- In the student body play, Howdy Stran- ger , Betty Wheat, Helene Gratz, Marge Giersch, and Roy Just had parts. Tren Biswell, Jr. and lra Loverin repre- sented the sophomore class in the operetta. The class program for that year was a Variety Hour . Advisors were Miss Dickson, Mr. Chap'in, Mr. Williams, Mr. Page, and Mr. Hayden. 1938-39 President ................ Charles Freeman, Jr. Viice president ...........,.... Louise Crawford Secretary ........... ........ E arl Maxwell Treasurer ........................ Bob McCormick ln their junior year the class of '40 was prominent in every phase of school activity. ln football there were l5 lettermen who were juniors. Besides having prominent players in basketball, a junior, Wayne Downing, re- ceived the trophy for the most valuable player on the team. Catherine Haycraft was secretary of this district of the California Scholarship Feder- ation. The first class play to be given in the new auditorium was presented by the class of '4O. The title was But Katy Did. Those who had parts were: Janis Boone, Emma- 30 jane Cochran, Randolph Dickson, Pat Wil- son, Di Anne Rebman, Charles Lighty, Roy Just, Charles Freeman, Jr., Jack Young, Helene Gratz, Forrest Barnes, Betty Dan- iels, and Paul Jost. The reception was a new and novel idea which was held in the city park. Tren Biswell, Jr. was master of ceremonies. Class advisers were Mrs. Seligman and Mr. Chaplin. 1939-40 President ..............................,, Floyd Miller Vice president ............ Emmajane Cochran Secretary ............................ Betty Daniels Treasurer ............................ Betty Wheat Football season found many seniors out for the teams. Those who received letters were: Alvarez. Barnes, Bisiwell, Bridges, Downing, Freeman, Lighty, J. Linzmeier, Little, Maxwell, Smith, Wyllie, Chung, Kor, and McMullen. Seniors on the basketball squads were: Delgado, Nagata, Nishida, Alvarez, Down- ing, Kliewer, and Maxwell. Many seniors turned out for baseball and track. Senior Dress-up Day was held April 8th. Many and varied costumes were worn. This is one of the unforgettable days for the class of '40 at Dinuba High. Ditch-day was spent in Mooney Grove during the third week in May- Senior Breakfast and Commencement concluded four successful years at Dinuba High. The sen'ior play, Big Hearted Herbert , was undoubtedly one of the best plays Din- uba has had. The leads were taken by Jack Young and Helene Gratz. They were ably supported by the following cast: Walter Kleinisasser, Dorothy Vetter, Tren Bisiwell, Virginia Goering, Ed McMullen, Ruby West- moreland, Charles Lighty, Randolph Dick- son, Di Anne Rebman, Margaret Lane, and Bob Kessler. It was directed by Mr. Don Eddie.