Elk Grove High School - Elk Yearbook (Elk Grove, CA)

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S- O lui, xf sl ' Sl-'J 1 7 THE MM' hLh wg. Xil- STUDENT BODY OFFICERS ' Jessie Cumpston Howard Wackman Pfearl Wilson CSecretaryJ CPresidentJ CVICC-P1'CSld6fl0 STUDENT BODY PRESIDENTS' CONVENTION The fifth annual convention of The High School Student Body Presidents of California was held on October 24-25, 1919, at Stockton in the'library of the high school: Leonard Santini presided. The founder of the annual Stu- dent Body Presidents' Convention was john L. Lynch, president of the stu- dent body of the San Jose High School. That the representatives of the different schools might get together and exchange ideas was the purpose of this meeting. ln the first session on Octo- ber twenty-fourth, an introductory speech was given by each delegate and following this, various matters, such as the school paper, athletics, student control, and means of raising money, were brought up. During the second session on October twenty-fifth, this discussion was continued. After this, resolutions bearing upon the subjects considered were drawn up. The day closed with a swim in the tank in the gymnasium, followed that evening by 2. dance given by the Stockton High School. About one hundred student body presidents attended the meeting, repre- senting about twenty-five thousand high school students. Of the one hundred members, ninety-five were boys. The guests were treated royally, being taken to Stockton's best hostelry to dine, and then to the homes of the pupils or to the Y. M. C .A. where they were hospitably received and entertained. An unusually interesting meeting of the E. G. H. S. S. B. A. was held May 18. At this meeting the nomination of candidates for student body officers for the term 1920-1921 was made. Considerable amusement was found in the statement of the nominations made by some of our wittiest members. In accordance with the testimony rendered by our president, 1 nominate A. Ring for yell-leader, is the substance of XVilbur's contribution to the mer- riment of the occasion. The affair was very successfully managed by the Seniors, who railroaded their choice into office, and but twenty minutes elapsed from the time the meeting was called to order until it was adjourned. Former members of the S. B. please take note that this is the record for speed! -Howard Wackman, '20. Sixty-four

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XL!! ufgn .Qi J THE ELK , Jllaf 'QA ZMT5-f.fi required of those who type for the two regular periods a day, he or she is entitled to the same amount of credit, namely, one unit. l suppose it might be a good idea to explain why l happen to be rushing into print again this year when l said goodbye in last year's Annual. lt seems a horrible thing to say that one is going and then not to goat all, doesn't it? I assure you that it wasn't my fault. A paternal government saw fit to refuse to issue a passport for me, so I came back to Elk Grove like the eat in the song- because l couldn't stay away. XVould you like to hear a dead secret? l'm just longing for the school year to end so that I can wear the very pretty ring the school gave me as a going awayl' present. XX-'hen I found that l could not set sail I felt as if l had. entirely unbeknownst to myself of course, obtained the gift under false pre- tenses, so l simply could not wear it until the time came for me to go. There- fore it will be just as new in my eyes this year as it was last year. l appreci- ate very much indeed the kindliness that prompted the students to give it to me. Every time I look at it I'll think of the Commercial Department. of dear old Elk Grove High, and of Elk Grove itself, although indeed l did not need anything material to jog my memory. The number of kindnesses we have been shown here will always leave a very green spot in my recollection. 'llhere is no color like green after all, is there? Saying goodbye is not by any means a subject to jest about in my opinion, but still I cannot help registering a hope that, when my final farewells are being made, nobody will feel inclined to say to me what an English lady, inno- cently ambiguous, said when she went down to the train to see off a friend who was going to India: Goodbye, dearf' said she effusively. l'm so glad to have seen the last of you. Farewell. Commercial Department! Farewell, Elk Grove High! Farewell to all those-a goodly number-who gave the stranger within your gates a kindly greeting in passing! Fare thee well, if not for ever: llut, if for ever, then- Fare thee well lu -Mabel Briscoe. Sixty-threC

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l Bad Actors 1.-Dollyg 2.-N. C. O.'s5 3--The Rest of the Familyg 4.-Foot Raceg AA.-Platoons, atten-shun! 5.-Part of the Fleetg 6.-Aggie and Heleng 7.- Ya-as g 8.-The Prof's. Pets: 9.-Twin Sixesg 10.-The Lover's Tubg 11--Sheldon Taxig 12.-Rose of japang 13.-Sharks!g 14.-Mr. Rolfeg 15.-Soap-boxerg 16.- Teeth of the Gift Horse : 17.- Le-Flee-var. Sixty-fmve