Grossmont High School - El Recuerdo Yearbook (El Cajon, CA)

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u ootfzi!! ,Echoes cr OOTHILL Echoes the bi- w e e k ly publication of the school became a member of the Na- tional Mimeograph Exchange this year, where it has received the A or highest rating given a mimeo- graphed publication. Seventeen regu- lar editions, three published by the lower classes, and a Senior Razz edition were published. A regular feature of the paper this year was a Sportlight of outstand- ing athletes conducted by Sports Edi- tor Barbara Lee Andrews. Colored paper was used for special editions. The staff has included the follow- ing permanent members: 'Mildred Peterson .......................... Edztor Jack Abbott ................................... Manager Roderick Harris ........... Mimeograpber Barbara Lee Andrews ................. Sports jean Brady.- .... - ................ - ....... - .... Humor 'Bob Moore...AJst. Editor, Exchanges 'Marjory McKinney, Elsie Gough, 'jean Ballantyne ............................. Literary Isabel Rhoades ................................. Typist! Kay Ryall Penang!! George Mukai ......................................... Art Dorothy McCarthy ' Dorothy S. Cooke ........................ Adviser 'janean Romig ................................ Features 'Elva Beckwith, Florence Grifhths, Marjory McKinney, News Writers,' Stanley Clark, Mimeograpla Ariirtantg Betty McLean, Elsie Gough, Martha Winterton, Margaret Tretheway, Hattie Fansher, Ruth Ann Hoyt, Harriette Walz, Ed Bailey, jean Conant, Ruth Swoboda, Mary Lee, Bill Chilvers, Reportersg Rich- ard De Falco, Henry Nelson, Asrirtanlt Art Staff. 'Member of Quill and Scroll, National Honorary Journalism Society. Ae HMJAOOL Grossmont's Hrst Handbook was issued early in March as a joint project of the Quill and' Scroll chapter and the California Scholarship Federation. It was distributed free to the Freshmen B's, and sold to other students for five cents a copy. This mimeographed booklet, a complete review of organizations, departments, features of the school was begun in the spring of 1935 under Foothill Echoes Editor Raynold Hawley. Its financing was made possible this year by a pay assembly conducted by C. S. F. The staff was headed by janean Romig as Editor and Bob Moore as Assistant Editor. The following people served in compiling, typing, and mimeographing the book: George Mukai, Roderick Harris, jack Abbott, Mildred Peterson, Elsie Gough, Bob Crowningshield, Betty McLean, Keith Whitcomb, Marjory McKin- ney, Bill Chilvers, Marion Rogers, Mildred Durham, and Marjorie Swoboda, Ruth Hawley and Raynold Hawley of the class of 1935. A Twenty-two

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Jpeecfz PEECH constitutes one of the most important activities of the school. A scant list of the year's events includes: Extempore Speech: The year opened with two consecutive contests with Hoover and San Diego high schools. Mildred Peterson, George Bailey, Betty McLean, Florence Griffiths, Jeanne Stapp entered. Mildred won third place. A contest sponsored by State Collegewas entered by Edwin Bailey, Mildred Peterson, and Betty McLean. At the N. F. L. Tournament at Redlands University in April, Betty McLean and james Casteel reached the semi-finals against state- wide competition. Oratory: Edwin Bailey won first place in an original oratory contest with San Diego and Hoover. In the annual N. F. L. Redlands tournament, he reached the semi-finals in this event. Declamation: The annual Grossmont elimination in declamation was won by Harriette Walz. She and Lee Clapham, second-place winner, successfully weathered the competition in the state tournament, to reach the semi-finals. Harriette delivered Thurston's Plea for Cuba, Clapham, a new oration, Blood Will Tell. Other entrants in the local contest were Edwin Bailey, Hattie Fansher, and Richard Nelson. Toartma.fter'r Context: Jean Brady won the division contest, competing in the state finals in May, at the Exposition. She and james Casteel represented Grossmont in the county preliminaries at Coronado, and boti. reached the division finals, where james was third-place winner. This was tl : fifth con- secutive district championship for a Grossmont student in the Toastmaster's event. Debate: james Casteel, Betty McLean, George Bailey, Mildred Peterson, and Barbara Lee Andrews, comprised the debate squad which began its season of competition early in the year on the State Medicine question. San Diego and Hoover high schools were the opponents both in the tournament sponsored by State College in December, and in the local debate league competition. The four first-named also entertained Bakersfield high school debaters in a lively encounter, and at the Redlands Tournament, the two teams consisting of Betty McLean and Jimmy Casteel, and Mildred Peterson and George Bailey lasted Eve and six rounds respectively of strenuous competition. Vacher Cup Context: This event remained to be run off at the time of the Na- tional Forensic League Banquet in june. Twenly-three dk?