Lompoc High School - La Purisima Yearbook (Lompoc, CA)

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LOMPOC UNION I251 HIGH SCHOOL of entertaining the Student Body. This was very well done March 7 by present- ing The Grand Cham's Diamond . The characters were: Mrs. Perkins, Eileen Swan, Mr. Perkins, Attilio Rivaldig Polly Perkins, Marguerite Shel- many The Man in Black, Fred Ruffnerg Albert Watkins, Harry Rule. An operetta, The Quest of the Gypsy , was given by the girls of the 6th period music class, March 28, a few days after the same production had been presented at the Lompoc Theater. Mr. McAllister, leader of the Santa Maria Quintet, composed of High School and Junior College students, brought the members over on April 11 to play for us. The club was made up of the piano, cello, violin, double bass, and the flute. Two of the members of the club sang for us, also. This was very much enjoyed by our Student Body. May 2 three students from the Senior English class, section one, pre- sented Stuart Walker's clever one-act play Nevertheless Janie Grossi took the part of The Girl, Merle MacCullon was The Boy, and Mario Vial entered upon the scene as The Burglar. Other programs are scheduled for the remainder of the come too late for recognition in this year's book. WELFARE COMMITTEE First Semester Dorothy Riggs Mary Morehart Denning McArthur Mrs. Solovsky Miss Ricker Second Semester Jeannette Fairbanks Wilbert Fitzpatrick Denning McArthur Miss Ricker Miss Pritchett Pk ik Ik lk lk year, but will Scholarship Society The past year of the Honor Scholarship Society has been one of marked success, although the membership has been small. Those attending the district meeting of the student branch of the Cali- fornia Scholarship Federation held in Santa Maria this year were Fenton Hollo- way, Marjorie Fischer, and Hellene Hardesty. The question discussed at this meeting was Shall there be regular meet- ings of the northern branch of the Scholarship Society? A banquet was held at the Santa Maria Inn, and after the banquet all delegates were shown through the Santa Maria airport. This was an enjoy- able experience for all the delegates. There are many advantages in being an honor student. To have one's name on the honor roll is the greatest scholastic honor in school.

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LOMPOC UNION lf24j HIGH SCHOOL vember 11, by the Senior class, Section II. The Knife was the name of the play, the scene of which was laid in Belgium during the war. It was well pre- sented by Vivien Cronholm as Madame Duclose, Kay Batkin in the part of the grandmere, Elisa Lafourcade, the young wife of a soldier and the daughter of Madame Duclose. Robert McCain gave us some moments of suspense as the escaped prisoner, Fenton Holloway was the food administrator, and Kenneth Heiges was a Prussian officer. A reading, In Flander's Field , was given by Francine Cazenaveg another, The Answer , was read by Lena Moody. The story showed us some of the heartbreaks of the Great War. A few of the girls in the class then sang some wartime songs. The entire Student Body was af- fected by the solemnity of the occasion. On December 17 we enjoyed the large Christmas tree that the Juniors provided and the Seniors decorated. Presents were distributed by our good friend Santa Claus, on this same occasion Mr. Mockford delivered a speech on the Adventures of Life . Members of the music class also entertained us with a short skit, The Captain and the Colonel. Those taking part were: Addie Huyck, Pat Sims, Raymond Reynolds, Genevieve Ramos, Johnny Graton, and Frances Thompson. This was a clever little play, and the actors all carried off their parts well. A vaudeville program was acted out January 17 by the Junior B class. The tragic ballad of Abdul-a-bul-bul-ameer and Ivan Skivinsky Skivar was chanted by Donald Hall. Edwin Kalin assisted in the pantomimic actions of Abdul-a-bul-bul, and Everett Horn was Ivan. The curtain was lowered on the touching scene of the two warriors lying dead on the stage. Lawrence Howerton and Ed Kalin also sang, accompanied by Smittie's banjo. The vaudeville was completed with a clog dance by Irma Benedict and Addie Huyck. January 31, the Santa Barbara Glee Club came up to Lompoc to sing for us. This group, composed of a Male Quartet and a Double Octet under the direction of Miss Carter. After the Glee Club's much applauded performance, Mr. Bowhay of Santa Maria High School and Junior College addressed us, urg- ing greater interest in the scholarship society and explaining why we should strive toward it. ' A play, Pickaninny , written and directed by the 9B class, was given February 12. It dealt with a little colored girl during the Civil War. The char- acters were Lucille Lafourcade, Frances Thompson, Bill Pollock, Rosie Toffoli, Harold McCain, and Fern Murray. Both the writing of the lines and the presentation were a credit to the class. The tap dancing of Lucille as the Pickaninny was especially enjoyed. Commemorating George Washington's birthday, the Sophomore class, section 1, gave some short talks and readings. At the beginning of the assembly the entire Student Body joined in the singing of patriotic songs. Then the program was announced as follows: Sketch of Washington's Life, Erwin Hollo- wayg The Unknown Washington, Roxie Noe: Washington, the Business Man, Virginia Parks, Washington's Farewell Address, Marjorie Fischer, The Vow of Washington, Mildred Canfield. The Junior A class was the next to take upon itself the responsibility

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LOMPOC UNION I261 HIGH SCHOOL MAMA T--7'-Q -Y f- - -- ---- fu- - - ,YY Y , W, m-ana c...v.,i The Orchestra We have just completed the third year of our existence under the able direction of Miss Hamann, and we hope for many more such years. Our membership does not stay constant from year to year, but for those that go there are always others ready to take their places. At present we have sixteen members, five girls and eleven boys. Last year the Student Body began the practice of awarding pins for service in the orchestra. The first year a silver pin is given, and the second year a gold oneg then for each succeeding year of service a more elaborate emblem is awarded. We are called on occasionally to play for lodges and club entertainments as well as for school functions. These occasions we always look forward to. Our study and our practice are not entirely for the good of the orches- tra as a whole, but for the pleasure and up-lift of each member in the years to comeg for we are learning to do that which will fulfill a desire in the life of all, the ability to produce music.