Galileo High School - Telescope Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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Captain W. S.Over- ton.R.O.'I'.C. com- mander, is officially made a Major. Mr. Nourse himself re- moved the old but- tons and pinned on the new. The feat was termed the Coronation of Captain Overton 27 Galileo R.O.T.C. regimental staff in 1925. In front are Sergeant Charles jenkins and War- rant Ofticcr Emmett Murphy. ln the rear are john Mord, jackson Macldux, Walter Raven and Henry Suacci

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LA n i The Hrst base- ball team, in 1922, which consisted of but twelve players. Their record for1923: Gali- leo 47, Sacred Heart 65 Gali- leo 7. Saint Ignatius 63 Galileo 12, Cogswell 38 tion and the thought of a satisfied pop- ulace for the work of the Board of Edu- cation, under the auspices of which the structure was dedicated. 'I think a city is judged more by the quality of its schools than by its police department,' President Dohrmann said. The parents, brothers, sisters and rel- atives of the pupils were escorted through the modern edifice, consecrated to the cause of education, and shown through every room in the building. The visitors saw modern, well-ventilated classrooms, an auditorium which resembled a most modern theater, a gymnasium second to none in the city, shops for hand-minded students who choose to learn by doing, and most important of all, they min- gled with the youth of today, the cit- izenry of tomorrow. Future Galileo pu- pils, students of the grammar grades yvere present to sing their appreciation of San Francisco's latest educational accom- plishment. Eleven boys who made up the Hrst track squad. Mr. Koch coached the track teams for a while, and thenMr. Spitzer took over the job rm

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I L The American flag, a gift of the Ex- position and Golden Gate Valley Im- provement Association, seemed to take on a new meaning as it was unfurled in the gentle breeze from the bay and hoisted to the air while the Municipal Band played the National Anthem. Then came the San Francisco R. O. T. C., clothed in the uniform of their country and pledged anew their alleg- iance to the flag. It was fitting indeed that the Native Sons of the Golden West, the descendants of the pioneers who wrested a competency from the undevel- oped frontier in the early days, should take a prominent part in the proceedings. Accompanied by William J. Hayes, grand president of the order, members of Pre- sidio, Marshall and San Francisco Parlors of the order came to the platform with American and Bear flags which they pre- sented to the school. Major Nourse delivered an address which gave to the assemblage some idea of the appreciation of his faculty and his charges for the building which San Fran- cisco saw fit to add to its educational temples. The new school with its gym, lockers, auditorium, shops, large classrooms, etc., looked like a palace to those students used to braving the weather in the decay- ing shacks. Then in 1927 came a greater surprise-there was to be an annex built to the building, which would contain many more classrooms, steel lockers, drawing rooms, sun porches, and even an observatory! By 1929 the annex was complete, and the number of students at- tending began to equal that of Lowell or Poly. Galileo l-ligh School Ml. joseph P. Nourse, Principal st' Commencement Exercises Class offune 1922 june 14, 1922 J' Graduates AILEEN CORRIDAN RUTH MARGARET MILLER ROWENA MARY ROSSI wt' Program 1. Selection, The Prophet fMeyerbecrJ ........ ....,..,..................Galileo High School Orchestra 2. Salutatory .............................. Rowena Mary Rossi Cello Solo ......... ......... .... ' 1 'hcodore Barret 4. Class History ................................ Aileen Corriclan Duct from The Pirates of Penzance .......... ..................Muricl Bates and Fernando Ybarra 6. Valedictory .......................................... Ruth Miller 7. Bass Solo from The Pirates of Penzance .... Fred Ellenberger 8. Address ...,.............................. Major W. S. Overton 9. Trio from The Pirates of Penzance ............ Hosmer, Fernando Ybarra and Fred Ellenbcrger 10. Address .................................... Frederick H. Clark tPrincipal Lowell High Schoolb 11. Presentation of Diplomas ................................ Alice Rose Power tMember Board of Educationj 12. Waltz from Madame Modisten ...................... ..........................Galileo High School Orchestra Excerpt from the program of the iirst graduation. The irst class consisted of but three girls, all of them transfers. wi