Livermore High School - El Vaquero Yearbook (Livermore, CA)

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uniioir Red Cross UNIOR Red Cross activities have played an important part in the Liver- more Union High School during the year 1926-1927. This organization has for its motto 1 Serve, and for its purpose the closer union of men and nations. At the opening of the school year every class of the high school renewed its membership and its subscription to High School Scrifice, the junior Red Cross magazine published for high school students. At this time the grammar school and several district schools also renewed their memberships. 1n October, 1026, Livermore responded to a call for service by tilling 81 boxes with toys and small useful gifts for the children of Guam. Of this number the high school filled -lo, the grammar school 25, Summit 2, May 2, Townsend 2. and the Camp Fire Girls 3. Letters received from the teachers and children in Guam assured us that this type of service is a worthy one. During the Christmas season the -lunior Class dressed fifteen dolls and filled twelve Christmas stockings for the children at Del Valle. At the Christmas pro- gram the major room representatives presented a goodly number of white gifts to Miss Ada lessen, the community nurse. These gifts were later distributed among the poor families of our community. Early in the spring Mr. Lee received from .lunior headquarters in San Fran- cisco, ten boxes of Greek currants. These boxes were handed to the English 3 classes for distribution. Letters to accompany the currants were written by students of these classes and sent to the schools that had participated in the Guam box project. As much of the home service work of the ,lunior Red Cross is carried on through the major rooms, the representatives from these rooms are largely respon- sible for its success. The students this year who deserve special mention are Elvira Holm, Doris Gray, Genevieve Bronner, Rosie Ferrario, Roberta Armstrong. Ida Mae Spencer, and Nora Ferrario. In addition to the Guam boxes and white gifts mentioned above, these girls have supervised the writing of some forty letters to members of the student body and faculty, the sending of three bouquets, the Filling of Thanksgiving boxes, Christmas stockings, and the making of ten cross- word puzzle books. The Girls' League subscribed two dollars to the Mississippi Flood Fund. One of the most interesting and worth-while phases of junior Red Cross work is that of international correspondence. Under the supervision of Miss Reith the English 1 and 2 classes have sent portfolios to and received replies from schools in France, Norway. Latvia, Roumania and japan. Under the direction of Miss Anderson the English 2 and 3 classes have corresponded with Zurich, Switzerlandg Vinderen, Norwayg Ascot Vale, Australia: Sirane, 'lapang and Manila, Philippine lslands. These classes have prepared eight portfolios and have received six. 25

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Girls' Atllitlleties 4 I f -..- ,nfxru lf? 'gig N The girls have shown a great interest in athletics this year. especially in lvaskethall. There were many thrilling and exciting inter-class games. The scores were very close. A word must lie handed to the tluniors, as they were the Champs They have won every game they playecl in lroth series. Final scores of inter-class games were as follows: Ixf Gauze Juniors . , 7 Seniors ...,Y,a,. -l Smphomores H IO Freshmen .,.., 24 Sophomores 0 Freshmen ...., IO Freshmen ..te. 1 Sophomores 4 Juniors ..,,.ee,, -l Sophomores ..............tt,,..eee.....eeee.....,,......... 2 Arrangements are being marle for the hasehall series. have heen selected from the two physical education classes. 311117 Gunn' 9 -l 15 14 6 10 7 5 First and second teams

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The Modern High School HE high school of twenty years ago was made almost entirely for the C4tllCgC-I3I'CpEl1'IltOI'y type of student. It was often called a prep school. Today it is more often called The Peoples College, for it is planned to help the boys and girls of all the people. Today the hrst question asked of the entering Freshmen is this: VVhat do you want to be? Most earnest students have formed some ambition by the time they enter high school. As soon as the student answers this important question, the high school teachers and the principal have reference books that tell them just what subjects to recommend. Here, for instance, is a typical paragraph from the Circular of Information of the University of California: Engineering: leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in one of the four Colleges of Engineering fMechanics, Mining, Chemistry, Civill. Required sub- jects: plane geometry, algebra Celementary and advancedl, trigonometry, physics, chemistry, mechanical drawing. Recommended subjects in addition: freehand drawing, solid geometry, and two years of a foreign language. The State Board of Education of California lays emphasis on Vocational Education. Every student should be working towards some definite aim or occupation. There are special textbooks on Vocational Education and Vocational Guidance. Wle use them. There is nothing more important for success and happiness than the right choice of one's life work. The high school makes genuine efforts to tit its students for occupations in which there is a demand and for which they may be fitted. Thus we have frequent calls for really capable students who are expert in both typewriting and stenography. There is always a demand for really first-class mechanics. Every community must have doctors and dentists, and these occupations require years of patient study and preparation. The great industries of agriculture, transportation, manufacturing, as well as the various lines of professional service invite the progressive high school boy and girl to apply himself and get ready to enter some path that leads to success and honor. In short, the high school trains students to live and be strong and activeg second, to make a living, and so be self-supporting, an asset not a drag on the communityg third, to live as an up-to-date intelligent citizen, and fourth, to live abundantly, with a genuine interest in art, music, literature, science, and philos- ophy, to have in fact what the late President VVheeler called so well the Abundant Life. Thus the modern high school as it tries to serve all, so deserves the support of all sections of the community. A town is rightly judged by its schools. Hnaminr LEE, M. A., Prizzrijuzl.