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

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usic epartment HE Music Department, under the leadership of Mrs. Merle C. Donohue and Mr. Edward Ortiz has represented Grossmont on a great number of occasions this year. In- strumentalists and vocalists have been in demand for community pro- grams, and for radio performances. They appeared at school in programs of their own and on programs spon- sored by others. A partial list of the activities of these organizations in- cludes: The Annual Christmas Pag- eantg the Sacred Concert by the A Cappella Choir, the Annual Spring Concert, appearances of the Band at foot- ball gamesg programs by the orchestra between acts at plays, and innumerable appearances of the Male Quartette, Mixed Quartette, Instrumental Trio, and Girls' Trio, for assemblies, and incidental entertainments. Climaxing all musi- cal activity of the year was appearance of vocal and orchestral groups in the big All-County High School Music Festival, May 3, in the Ford Bowl at the Exposition, a huge undertaking for which Mr. Edward Ortiz of Grossmont's Music Department was general chairman, and Mrs. Donohue choral director. PERSONNEL OF GROUPS ON THIS PAGE Mr. Ortiz, Director THE BAND Virginia Armstrong Jack jackson Leland Hester Betty Bishop Irvin Lyons Claud Morton Harold Clark Glenys North Vincent Villavicencio Ruth Comfort Eugene Robeson Frank Marple jean Conant Tom Silos Jimmie Hardin John Deering Marjorie. Flynn Jimmie Floto Dorothy Funk john Glenn James Hurley Barbara Dennis Bettie Wetter Frank Griflith Jack Fenner Orville Huffman Ralph Miller Twenty-four Bill Burns George Treantafeles Frank Chidester Augustine Villavicencio Richard Dyson William Rogers

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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?

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THE ORCHESTRA Ruth Bagby Mildred Bogue Francis Byrnes john Deering Barbara Havens Jacqueline McAfee Florence McKinney Frances Meinke Hubert Merrill Norman Merrill Vera Miller jane Monteverde Nubiko Morishita Helen Mortensen Dorothy Nettke Glenys North Louis Palmer Dorothy Patten Margaret Peters Betty Robeson Eugene Settle Earnest Sutton Carol Swink Virginia Tipsword Evelyn Walker Mary Ann Byrnes Marjorie Meyer Barbara Dennis Evangeline Funk Norbert Lee jack Nye Adalaida Treganza Marjory McKinney Marie Farnsworth Lenore Miyamoto Yukio Miyamoto Henry Mukai Marguerite Parker Mabel Twyman William Wolford Ella jane McKinney Neva Sneath PERSONNEL OF GROUPS ON THIS PAGE Mrs. Donohue, Director A CAPPELLA CHOIR Margaret Tretheway Virginia Daw Ruth Brickey Helen Slinker Marjorie Swoboda Adalaida Treganza Katherine Griffith Nettie Clark Charlotte Hester Betty Betts jane Phillips Virginia Lippert Florence Close INSTRUMENTAL TRIO Winona Richards Marjorie Swoboda Ruth Bagby Jean Ballantyne Betty Betts Mary Anne Bliss Nettie Lois Clark Lornel Grable Charlotte Hester Margaret Tretheway Harriet Cross Kay Ryall Norma Golden Marguerite Hadaway Winona Richards Dianthe Brown Elsie Fortner Betty McLean Henry Nelson james Nelson Fred Ward Ray Manning Harold Colby Francis Byrnes Howard Carter Wesley Kelley Bob Vilcone Lloyd Donahoo Willis Comfort Rex Huffman Glenn McDougal Glenn Rogers Harry Petree james Casteel Bob Rogers MIXED QUARTET113 'jane Phillips 'Margaret Tretheway 'Winona Richards Marjorie Swoboda GIRLS' GLEE CLUB Helen Slinker Elizabeth Halbert Virginia Daw Betty McLean Norma Golden Marguerite Hadaway Winona Richards Twenty-five 'F 'Henry Nelson 'V 'F red Ward 'Glenn McDougal ' 'Bob Vilcone Leona Snyder Florence Close Virginia Lippert Jane Phillips june Maxwell Kay Ryall 'Giflr' Trio ' 'Mal e Quartette