Luther Burbank Middle School - Genius Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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GIRLS' SPORTS Most of the girls in Luther Burbank have been entering very enthusias- tically into the sports and field activities this semester. The two sports which the girls seem to favor are base-ball and basket-ball. The various games played during the semester have been base-ball,basket-ball, hand-ball, tennis, and horseshoes. The homeroom teams which have won the greatest number of games in basket-ball are home rooms 158, 201, 1302, and 208G in the senior division, and in the junior division are 260 and 154. For base-ball the leading home rooms have been 158, 302, and D.S. 4. The self-testing events which have now brought to aconclusion the class work of the girls' physical education for the semester give an opportunity for each girl in each squad to make her individual record. This semester squad III of period I has received the highest number of points for these self-testing events. Mary Smith is the leader of this squad, and Mildred Caminetti is the team captain. Squad V of period IV with Laur- etta Williams as leader and Roberta Meredith as captain lost by U24 of a point. The following scores, which include all grades, tell who won the highest number of points in each event. For basket-ball goal-shooting two A9's, Claudia Price and Ruth Simonson won, having made a record of 15 baskets a minute.. I Vivian Kuder, an A8, Elaine Hoglund and Katherine Penny, A9's, ran, the 60-yard dash in 7 4X5 seconds. Winning 10 out of a possible 10 serves in volley-ball are Margaret Nagel, a B7, and Helen Wilson and Alice Green, A8's. ' n The record for soccer throw and catch is 10 out of 10. There are two in the B8's, three in the A8's, five in the B9?s, and five in the A9's who are holding that record. ' Phyllis Thomure, an A7, holds the school record in horseshoes, having made a score of eight out of a possible ten. ' , BOYS' SPORTS Since the opening of Luther Burbank in 1927, sports have played an ever increasingly-active part in the lives of the students. There has been more enthusiasm in the games at noon and after school. The cooperation and sports- manship have grown greatly. Among the various activities of this term have been foot-ball, base-ball, basket-ball, soccer, and volley-ball. - It seems that foot-ball comes first in the minds of the students. In this sport 155 has won the championship for the second consecutive year having never been defeated or scored against. 206 won an undisputed junior cham- pionship but was defeated in the play off by 155. A school record was estab- lished by Jerry DeHoog quarterback for 155 by scoring 18 touchdowns during the season, five of which were made in one game. One of the features in 104's playing was the brilliant kicking of Sterling Hairell. , Base-ban is also an important pastime of the students.

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Behind the steady pitching of F. W. Wilson, 155 won three consecutive championships, while 258 stormed through to a championship in the fourth round, Don Pulford being undoubtedly the outstanding figure both in hitting and pitching. Soccer hasn't been as popular as the other activities, although some of the teams enjoyed it immensely. Basket-ball is another of the favorite sports. Every team is striving to win a letter in this activity. There are many strong teams playing an active part here. Volley-ball has been the least patronized among the activities. It has been played ,at noon along with baseball. H. R. 109 is the leading team in this sport. In each of the afterschool sports 100 points are given to the winners in each division, while at noon only 50 points are awarded the home room which collects the greatest number of points receives the school achievement banner, which is awarded each year to the winning team. During the semester a good-sized group of boys was organized for both tumbling and pyramids. These boys appeared publicly only once, on Fathers' Night, at which time they proved a decided attraction. The tumblers have done more advanced work this year than heretofore. The pyramids have had new equipment in the form of double ladders and two six-foot iron rings which has enabled them to make some new and interesting designs. 1lC0 THE GLANCER Extra! Extra! The depression is over! If you don't believe it, just ask one of the poor A9's who has recently completed an essay, or who has, per- haps, been struggling through the final exams. It's quite a job to have to con- centrate on The Development of Education in Los Angeles , An Oil Well Is Dug , or some similar headache and at the same time vaguely try to recall whether Disgustavus Adolphus was a general in the Civil War or a seaport in Switzerland. Yes, every cloud has a silver lining: so, the A9's will please join in the chorus, Happy Days Are Here Again'. -c THE DRAMA CLASS As the culmination of many weeks of hard -work, study, and practice, the drama class under the direction of Miss Constance Campbell presented on the afternoon of December 4 the delightful comedy, The Knave of Hearts . In this play the entire class participated, the leading parts were played by James Allan who represented the king, Elizabeth Wagner the queen, and Leo Lava- telli in the title role of the knave himself. The class has tried to realize certain objectives in all the Work of the term. These have been as follows: to develope clear speech, to present pantomines in order to fit the action to the words in plays, to tell stories for the purpose of giving ease and informality to the individual, to present plays and pro- grams in order to give self-confidence to the actors.