Liberty High School - Lion Yearbook (Brentwood, CA)

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SERVICE CLUB Byron Houston ----- ----------------------------- President Helen Webber ----- -- ---------------------- Vice-President Ruby Frey ------ --------- ---------- Secretary and Treasurer The Service Club has been re-organized this year. The purpose of this organization is to foster student interest in school service, scholarship, conduct, ath- letics, and initiative. Pins are awarded each year. The first year, members receive bronze pins, and the second year they receive silver pins. At the end of the third year the members are permitted to keep the silver pins. Those who are eligible for permanent silver pins are Everett Bonnickson, Oscar Burroughs, Grace Columbo, Della Crocco, Lorraine Curtis, Nola Frey, Ruby Frey, Earl Hudson, Byron Houston, Lorrene Krumland, Donald Krumland, Clarice McFarlan, Twila Richards, Yolanda Vergano, Jack Vance, Julien Wagenet, and Henry White. Miss Echo Clark is the club advisor. COMMERCIAL CLUB Anita Kelso --------------------------------------- President Carl Mikkelsen --------------------- ------- Vice-President Elaine Ramos ------------------------ ---------- Secretary Evelyn Johnson ----- ------------------------------ Treasurer The Commercial Club is an organization composed of the students of the typing, shorthand, and bookkeeping classes. The girls of the club sold candy at one of the basketball games and gave several dances during the noon hour in order to raise money for the club treasury. The annual typing contest was held April ll in Mar- tinez. There were ten girls who entered the contest from this club. Mildred Lane won a bronze medal for accuracy. Although the other contestants from the club received no awards, they made a splendid showing. A picnic was held on April l2 in honor of the members of the typing team. Every other month the club published a school paper, the uLibertyn. To Lorrene Krumland, Lorraine Curtis, Myrtle Martin, and Della Crocco go most of the credit for issuing the nLibertyN. Josephine Reichmuth was the busi- ness manager. The circulation was over one hundred copies. It is to be noted that this paper dealt with school activ- ities and problems. Miss Echo Clark is the advisor of the Commercial Club.

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STUDENT BODY Lawrence Trcmbly -------------------------------- President Vivian Bonnickson -------- ----------------- --Vice-President Twila Richards ---------------------- - ----- N ------ Secretary Ruby Frey --------------------------- an----H-H-we-Treasurer Everett Bonnickson ---------------- H-e-H--fscrgrari-at Arms The Student Body has been very active this ycar under the leadership of Lawrence Trembly.' Student government has enabled the students to develop iniative and coopera- tion. Miss Louise Blake is the advisor. Throughout the year regular meetings have been held to transact the school business. From time to time special meetings have been called to cheer athletic teams, to en- courage ticket sales and to urge students to cooperate in ' the support of various activities. Two meetings pure held to give the commercial students an opportunity to type be- fore an audience prior to the state contest. ' Mr. Winfield Scott, secretary of the Calaveras Big Trees Association, spoke to the Student Body on forestry and re- forestation. At his suggestion, Mr. Nash wrote to the Pacific Lumber Company and secured seven California redwood trees. These trees were planted Founders' Day on the high school lot. Several motion picture scenes were taken of the school and students by Nr. William Card, who is making a travel- ogue of the Pacific coast. A short program was sponssred by the Spanish classes on Pan-American Day, April 14. A radio was borrowed, and the students were able to hear speeches made by President Hoover and others. On May 15, Mr. J. Evans Armstrong of the Armstrong College of Business Administration addressed the Student Body on the value a high school student should get out of his high school education. STUDENT AFFAIRS COKHITTEE Donald Krumland ------------------------------------ President Helen McKenzie ------------------------------------- Secretary Ruby Frey ------------------------------------------ Treasurer The Student Affairs Committee consists of two repre- sentatives from each class and is the body which passes on matters of importance before they are presented to the Student Body as a whole. The members are: Clarence Baxter, Oscar Burroughs, Eva Columbo, Ruby Frey, Rex Griffith, Donald Krumland, Helen McKenzie, Jeanne Swift. Mr. E. G. Nash and Miss Louise Blake are the faculty advisors.

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FUTURE FARMERS Hugh Armstrong ------------- ---------------------- President Charles Lewis -------------------- a--- ------ mVice-President Byron Houston ------------------- U---B ---- -- ------ Secretary Alvin Jesse ------------------- new---N - -------- nTreasurer Clarence Baxter ----------------- -muqM---- ------ M--Reporter Chapter 19 of the Future Furnnrs of America is an or- ganization eomposed of students of vocational agriculture. This club promotes interest in agriculture and makes the study of it more interesting. Some of the activities of the Future Farmers were: In September the students of agriculture attended the State Fair at Sacramento. This trip was open to all three of the agriculture classes. In October the Agriculture 2 and 5 classes studied grape and fruit judging. They made several practice trips and at Davis, during the state finals, both teams took third place. In November the Agriculture I and 5 classes took a trip to San Francisco to attend the Live Stock show. This trip was made to allow the students to see the methods of selling livestock. ' ' In December, Clarence Baxter, Clinton Broderick, Alvin Jesse, and Marvin Tillotson went to Los Angeles to attend the Christmas Live Stock show. They were accom! panicd by Mr. Graf. The annual trip to the Sierras took place in January. This journey was arranged as a short vacation and pleasure trip. Seven boys accompanied by Mr. Hilliard went on this trip. During April the boys of Agriculture 2 and'3 studied tree judging. A team composed of Byron Houston, Alvin Jesse, Ralph Lambdin, and Kenneth Dwclley Qalternatel, was selected to go to Davis. The boys were at their best and captured first place. As a result they were awarded a large silver cup. Ralph Ianmdin had the individual high score and was awarded a pair of pruning shears. As champions of northern California, thc Liberty tree judging.team went to the state finals at San Luis Obispo. They were not quite as fortunate as at Davis but succeeded in taking fourth place. The annual F.F.A. fathers and sons banquet was success- fully held on May 29. An everlasting gift to the school was presented when the students of agriculture finished planting the border of Walnut trees around the school grounds Mr. Hilliard is the agriculture teacher as well as advisor of this club.