Madera Union High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Madera, CA)

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i q ql freshman class president been idle. In fact they have already acquired a little of that promised notoriety. The first outstanding achievement was the Junior play, ‘“Remember the Day’’ when audience and cast were transported via the stage to the school days of their early youth. That was the Friday night of January 15 and everyone still is remembering the day. There was something else for which the Juniors Lloyd Taylor y received publicity. That was for their indecision con- Bophiomore iclassipresident first semester cerning the presentation of their class sponsored as- sembly program. After much debating, and we know not what else, the class of ‘38 gave up the idea of an original minstrel show and demonstrated dra- matically ‘““Why Teachers Go Nuts.” The faculty might have been able to SHI ene: sophomore class preside have given the reasons, but the Juniors did an amusing bit of work second semester It was a nice idea inaugurated last year—that of bringing forth hidden talent in assembly programs sponsored by the respective classes. The precedent was continued and the Freshmen led off with a musical variety show exhibiting some budding young artists of the terpischorean art to Say nothing of instrumentalists and vocalists. Remembrances of Bruna Forasseppi tapping her shoes away and Evelyn Pistoresi pushing and pulling on that accordian lingered throughout the year. Others who offered their services for the pleasure of upper class- men included Billy Roach, Pat Dowhan, Leland Edman, and the members of the Frosh haywire orchestra. When the Sophomores took the Stage it was to present a one-act play, “At the Stroke of Twelve.’” Doris Carpenter was in the stellar role with Wendell Smith, Jacqueline Bobbitt, Lucille Rowe, and Jacqueline Fleming. Class social activities rose to a new high beginning with the Frosh reception sponsored by the Sophomore elite. Later in the second semester the Babes took matters into their own hands and staged a party (dancing included, please) on Friday evening, April 9, in the cafe- teria. Social life for the Sophs did not end with the reception tendered the class of ‘40 as the Pe ee second year lads and lassies entertained themselves during the latter part of studying? the first semester. Scavenger hunting stirred the imagination of the sophis- ticated third year personalities and they organized one following the Junior play. Dancing and refreshments gave then that satisfied feeling on returning to the cafeteria after the search for what-nots. Rae Marie Adams freshman class secretary It takes a little guidance to weather the seas in a hurry? oe” of action and the captains for the four classes first and second semesters, respectively, were: Seniors, Roy Archibald and Ver! House; Juniors, Aubrey Baker and Jack Bick; Sophomores, Floyd ‘’Min- nie’ Taylor and Bill Baker. The Babes of '40 clung to Keith Pinion’s hand throughout the year, re- electing him to the class presidency for the spring term.

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Mrs. McMillan junior adviser classes Let’s be different,’’ and understood slogan among the Seniors this year, was followed throughout to the very dot over the very last “i.” Idealists for three years, the cocoon was burst and the Class of ‘37 emerged from its lethargy to bewilder faculty and lower classmen with whirlwind antics. On Tuesday, January 19, a so-called Class Day (labelled Sneak Day, we believe, by those in power) took sixty members of the class to the high Sierras, leaving an exasperated and highly indignant minority in the lurch. The merry-makers returned to face an irate faculty, deter- mined to take their medicine without a grimace. Seniors debated al! year whether or not to buy class emblems. It was finally decided in the negative, as so many expenditures were facing them that they preferred not to be financially embarrassed at the end of the year. Result, no class emblems for ‘37. Further differentiability of this one hundred and one group showed again in their choice of three one-act plays for their final dramatic offering on Friday evening, May 14 in the school auditorium. Of course, three one-act plays offered greater opportunity for the dramatists of the class, so that, no doubt, was the reason for scorning the usual three-act comedy. The three plays included: “A Message from Khufu,’’ ‘““The Unseen,’’ and ‘The Bishop’s Candelsticks.’” There presentation demanded a production and business staff of thirty-eight Seniors and four faculty advisers besides Miss Mary Lou Shetler, who directed them. Freak Day, with Seniors disguised as barrels, movie stars, tomboys (and girls) and many other well known personalities, proved quite an historical event. It was topped off by a hu- morous assembly just so that none of the freaks would be missed. On Sunday evening, May 30, the usual Baccalaureate service combined with Memorial Day was observed. During the quiet and lovely service most of the Seniors didn’t know whether to be happy and gay, or cry. The Reverend H. F. Truscott was the speaker. Best bibs and tuckers (new suits and formals to you) were the vogue on that memorable evening of June 2 when the Juniors honored the high and mighty ones at the annual Junior- Senior prom. One hundred and one-fourth year students solemnly wended their way to the speakers’ platform in the new gymnasium on Thursday evening, June 3, and just as solemnly received the longed-for diplomas. Milton Gould presided as chairman and for the first time in Madera’s history, the main speakers at commencement were students. Those honored by their class- mates were: Leonard Logoluso, David Whiteside, Clara Mae Allen and Velda Letoile. The nine Seniors who found small circlets of gold bearing the C. S. F. seal on their diplomas were: Roy Archibald, Verl House, Morgan Sheldon, Chew Woo, Clara Mae Allen, Juliette Biscay, Patty McKinnon, Hisako Niino, posing? ; sigs oe and Grace Nikaido. The final day, Friday, June 4, gave the Seniors their last opportunity to Jack Bick and impress the student body with their ability and dif- ee Aubrey Baker 3 5 Tago ei ferentiability at the final assembly. The differenti- ability was most noticeable in the class will and pro- phecy which was read at that time. Coming right up in the world is just a short phrase that can best describe the Juniors. It won't be long now. If they can only hold out until September, they'll be acquiring all the publicity, notoriety, blame n’ everything the Seniors have had cornered. Just be- cause they are not Seniors doesn’t mean they have

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pw 4—J. Baldrica C. Denny, M. Church, Ely, Bondensen, Faso, Cappelluti, H. Anderson, Baratta, L. Ben- , Emmert, Arnold. ow 3- Flemming, J. Davis, Caldwell, Barnett, Bick, Diebert, Bishop, J. Failla, E. Foust, A. Baker. pw 2——Dooley, A. Brown, Childs, A. Bollinger, Clayton, Snowden, Foster, Coats, Benjamin, B. Adams, Crawford, |. Davis. ow 1—-Fracchia, F. Baldrica, Crick, J. Barr, Cheuvront, V. Failla, Del Zetto, F. Dal Cerro, E. Conklin, M. DaCosta, sider er | ; Row 5—H. Kobiashi, H. Niino, M. Okano, F. Hirahara, A. Jones, A. McConnell, M. Koch, Bryhn, Kennel!, M. Nishimoto. Row 4—K. Nishimoto, Moody, Halloran, A. Hawkins, R. Harkins, Morse, C. Harrell, Malick, Hilton, N. Gould, C. Mathews, Millagan. Row 3—Litton, R. Lane, |. Moore, Gustafson, B. McKee, H. Morgan, Hall, Jay, Gile, P, Lynch, Miller, Mari- scotti, Martin. Row 2—lvy, F. Mollica, Gerbi, List, Lincoln, C. Kurisu, C. Harris, Nygren, H. Holliday, Madden, Hardin, E. Gordon, Peime. Row 1—Niskala, Morini, R. House, K. Hughes, M. Ohashi, Jacobson. o Row 4—Padron, A. Preciado, B. Preciado, A. Stone, Shebelut, A. Ruby, W. Raymond, Winters, Robley, Tubbs, R. Preciado, T. Okano. Row 3—H. Scott, Patterson, M. Ward, Owens, Wilkinson, Pemberton, Poythress, Overgaard, F. Upton, J. Schmitz. Row 2-—Olivas, A. Pickford, Potter, Willingham, M. Rogers, C. Walker, Wood, T. Pistoresi, F. Walker, Sharp, Wesson. aes Row 1—Photopolous, B Pimental, G. Santos, Turner, L. Mariani, Reid, Rife, Unti, A. Scott, Phillips.