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

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1948 volume:

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Miss Lois Smades is well deserving of all praise and admiration she has received. Vocal instructor for the past several years, Miss Smades has always been ready to provide choral entertainment for various programs and special occasions. Through her hard work and diligence she has pro- duced an excellent vocal department here at Madera High. Our sincere gratitude and appreciation go along with the dedication of the 1948 Purple and White to Miss Lois Smades. Princinal To one hundred and fifty-three individuals in Madera, California, the numerals ''48 ' convey a particular set of impressions. For some of that group it was the last year of competition in foot- ball or track at Madera High; for others my big opportunity to take part in the class play ; for still others it meant a trip to Badger Pass on an open truck, and for those slightly more romantic it was the year of a colorful Junior-Senior Prom, or the first real employment in a downtown office with actual cash as a reward. No more B's or C's or A's, just real work and real pay. Then by all means let's not forget that large group of Seniors who have attended a formal class in Spanish, agriculture, mathematics, chem- istry, or Senior problems, for the last time. Yes, ''48 will continue to bring back memories throughout your lifetime and the surest way to make those hazy recollections stand out in bold relief will be to pick up this Purple and White, dust off its much worn cover, open it up, and there staring you head on, will be some slave L. C. THOMPSON, Principal driver, some wolf in sheep's clothing, some friend in time of need, or more possibly, some individual whom you liked so much but knew so little about, Happy memories for your years to come. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, left to right: Fry, Nelson, Sanderson, Miles, Gill. MARY JARDINE HARRY VOLLBORN ERWIN DECKER HELEN OWEN HAR Dean of Girls Vice-Principal Guidance Commercial ‘ GRACE FULLER JAMES ARNOLD JOE KEEBLE MADELINE BARRON JANE Math, Tennis Instrumental Football French Hi EDWIN SMITH EDITH HUGHES BRUNA FORASIEPPI JOHN CHRISTENSEN — WILI Journalism Registrar Treasurer Speech CLARENCE FOSTER BONITA MALOY RUTH WATSON RICHARD MASTIN ALL Science Latin Biology Biology ON |SEN HARRY VOLLBORN Gen. Math. JANE ELLEN CURRY History, English WILLIAM HANSEN Carpentry ALLEN HARKINS Music AILEEN BLUMENTHAL History, Civics EMERSON BAIN History, Civics JEAN PATTON Spanish FRANK PETERSON Woodwork CARL LARSEN History, English HELEN TRUEAX Chemistry, Algebra WILLIAM GAMBOA Spanish PAULINE INGLIMA Geometry, Typing ROBERTA WILLS Cooking ROBERT SELKIRK Agriculture VIVIAN WIEGAND Librarian GEORGE MONTAGUE English — RINALDO WREN Commercial Department LOUISE DOWLEN Journalism BERTHA SOKER Commercial Department ANN RICHARDSON Home Economics EMMA ROSICKY Home Economics MARY NELSON Art CLAUDE FISHER Auto Shop LOIS CHAMBERS Health, Girls’ P.E. PETE MINNETI Agriculture HARRY DICKSON Agriculture GRACE HANHART Cafeteria CAROLYN PITMAN English ee _ LOIS SMADES Vocal Music WARREN SMITH Agricultur KENNETH McCOM! Basketball Coach SANFORD GROVE Driver's Educatiot IRENE JENKINS ! LORRAINE BOWLUS Girls' P.E., Dancing Girls' P.E. A|TH KENNETH PHINNEY ANITA CLARK 2 English, Dramatics Mechanical Drawing OM! JESSIE TUCKER JESS MARKLE ach Commerce Track, Cadets, Biology OVE! DORIS MASTIN tion Commerce 2 : MAIN OFFICE STAFF HEALTH DEPARTMENT STAFF (’ 7 The assistants in the main office learn to do the things that a person would need to know if he or she were out in the business world on his own. The following are some of the various things that they do: Filing, typing, alphabetiz- ing, running errands and learning to work the switchboard. The office, under Mrs. Edith Hughes and Miss Patricia Peck, is also in charge of all students’ credits, and in charge of the daily attendance. The Treasury department, under Miss Bruna Forassiepi who has been in charge for the past five years, is a busy department. The work consists of making the payroll tor the school system which is done once a month, taking care of clubs’ financial accounts, and taking care of all financial matters in the school. LIBRARY STAFF TREASURER'S OFFICE CAFETERIA STAFF GARDENERS Those Who Sowa Madera High could not get along without their janitors. They keep all the floors looking wonderful and take care of all the odd jobs around school. | The Cafeteria girls cook and serve lunches for 200 or more every day. The afternoon girls learn to bake, to decorate cakes, to can and freeze food, to serve at dinners, and to make menus. In Library students are assigned to desk duties which consist of waiting on customers, checking out books and magazines, and finding reference material. Keeping the Library attractive and in order, typing overdue cards, filing magazines in their proper order and keeping bulletin boards changed weekly is another duty. | Students are also given a course in Library training before they are allowed to work at the Circulation desk. During the year as the course progresses they are given a series | of tests which determine their capabilities as student librarians. CUSTODIANS BUS DRIVERS Se en eR MARY MARTIN Girls' League Pres. MITCHELL LASGOITY Rally Committee Chairman RICHARD CRUZ MARIAN BISCAY ANDREW GOODE Boys' Federation Pres. Social Welfare Finance MARY NELL WESTON RICHARD RIGBY FLOYD SHILLINGS Girls' Activities Clerk Awards The first semester Commissioners were kept busy with their activities. The group sponsored one of the first all-school dances and several noon dances. They undertook the job of revising the school handbook, What's What,’ which was not completed during their term of office. After registering the school voters they opened the campaign for the election of new officers. Both the primaries and final campaigns went smoothly with the noon rally and electioneering assembly being very successful. The new semester officers were then elected. The group spent an enjoyable evening at the Club Joaquin in Merced where they had their final gathering of the semester. Installation of new officers during an assembly ended the group's term of serving on the Student Council. BILL KIRKMAN REGISTERING VOTERS Student Body President AT THE POLLS RAE HOUSTO Publications TERRY ANDRE Yell Leader FANN ‘as NET KARAHADIAN USTORG irs League Pres. ns ELEANOR ROWE NDRE Committee Chairman iL ANNING ACTIVITIES SPOS? VIRGINIA GRATTONE DICK GRANGER JIM FRY Boys' Federation Pres. Social Welfare Finance MARILEE GILL PAUL COFFEE NICK ELIAS Girls' Activities Clerk Awards By being elected student body president for the second semester Mary Martin became the first girl since 1944 to receive that honor and the third girl in the history of Madera High to hold the office of student body president. Her ability to preside over assemblies and Student Council meetings, however, was outstanding as that of any boy. Under the leadership of Mary, the Student Council found themselves very busy during the Spring semester. Some of the members attended a conference of the California Association of Student Councils which was held at Fresno High. At this meeting officers of the Association were elected and Madera was honored by the election of Richard Rigby to the office of treasurer. March 19, the Council sponsored a semiformal all-school dance which was called The Bunny Hop.'' The gym was transformed into a veritable bunny-land by the use of appropriate Easter decorations. MARY MARTIN Student Body President DISCUSSING THE BUNNY HOP DOROTHY MAE AHLES Publications GRACE FULLER Advisor HARD AT WORK Vy FRONT ROW, left to right: Blackburn, Allen, Bain, Cortez, C. R. Baldrica, C. M. Baldrica, Con Bass, Clark, Bosworth, Cain. SECOND ROW: Bongorno, Andrew, E. Cook, Bellinger, Boys Castro, Cox, Brunolli, Arriola, Cheuvront. THIRD ROW: Aoki, |. Cook, Cromwell, Ame SECOND SEMESTER OFFICERS, left to right: Si Boysen, Wattenbarger, Fortune, oe g The class of '49, with Mr. Allen Harkins as their advisor, had a very active Junior year. Now being upperclassmen the class dove into activities and really showed their enthusiasm in various ways in the latter part of the year. Samples for Junior class rings arrived, style was selected, and orders taken. The rings arrived in early February. The Junior show was presented in May to earn funds for the annual Junior-Senior Prom. The prom was given in June, with all the work involved being done by the Juniors, in order to give the departing Seniors a successful Prom that would be remembered for | a long time to come. Among the many outstanding sportsters in this class are: Lou re Bollinger, football and basketball; ''Bones'’ DaSilva, football and Peet mens rommang basketball; Don Fortune and Lavon Morgan, basketball; ''Peanut'' Aguirre, football, and Angelo Spera, football. Dorene Dufloth ranks high in the music department and William . A. Smith and Harvey Dame in the field of Public Speaking. Sara Pistoresi and Lou Mallory have been two of Madera High's majorettes since their Freshman year. Their Senior year should prove a very successful one for the class of 1949. rG eo et = pe FRONT ROW, left to right: Gardini, Firmalo, Del Bono, Dumont, Creamer, Failla, Delgado, sae FEAST SERIESTER ale Dockery, Cross, Denman, Crosno, Dedmon. SECOND ROW: Elliott, Dworack, Dickey, Hayes, eft to right: Peck, Morgan, Shillings. Gleichweit, Fortune, Foust, Dufloth, Davis, Elmore, Farned. THIRD ROW: Galleano, Lemmie, cs eee George, T. Haynes, S. Haynes, Findley, Evans, Da Silva, Graves, Elias, Ferretti. Tischmaker carries in the Merced game. Tieia | eS FRONT ROW, left to tight: Gill, Jarcine, Gleichweit, Hall, Kennedy, Garibay, Garcia, Juarez, Hindman, Hemphill, Hartin, Hinson. SECOND ROW: Nesmith, Graham, Lyon, LaMascus, Guintoli, Kollmann, Medlock, Moosics, Goodwin, Goeringer, Miller. THIRD ROW: Pitcock, Overstreet, Morgan, Johnson, B. Lyon, Ingle, Langfor, La Rue, Maciel. ii caters FRONT ROW, left to tight: Mallory, Kimrey, Kutch, Micham, Medlock, Lopez, Martinez, Schoelen, Potter, Parker, Pruett. SECOND ROW: Kirk, Kilcrease, Kincy, Kornegay, Lawson, Noli, Peck, Park, Padilla, Samora. THIRD ROW: Real, Piper, Parker, Roos, Schneider, Rogers, Scheid, Shillings. c) FRONT ROW, left to right: Pistoresi, Racley, Price, Sanches, Row, Sims, R. Smith, Soto, Taylor, Thomas. SECOND ROW: Pickett, W. A. Smith, W. B. Smith, Thomass-n, Snapp, D. Smith, Shoemate, Tolladay. THIRD ROW: Steele, Stoetz!, Smit, Spera, Tischmacher, Tunnell. oun ate ne. oe FRONT ROW, left to tight: Wisener, Wright, Nelson, Yiaga, Wattenbarger, Perry, Whitlock, : Whittaker, Wright. SECOND ROW: Veatch, Spelvin, Lavalle, Jones, Westcott, Th-mpson, Yan Alstyne, . Hin THI ROW: White Vanderburgh, Johnson, Wilmeth, Wood, Wright, McDonald. a sie ay FRONT ROW, left to right: Cavin, Clark, Braddy, Brown, Castro, Cook, Blalock, Boekenoogen, Astin, Bass, B Ayala, Del Bono, Atkins, Amador, Adams, Abundis. SECOND ROW: Austin, Camarena, Arzate, Aoki, K, J Adame, Bottorff, Castleberry, Burns, Atkins, Cowgar, Chatman, Burnett, Brown, Bolding, Bays. THIRD ROW; ( Brooks, Coffee, Banta, Chatman, Dean, Carlen, Bottorff, Bellinger, Brown, Burns, Clendenen, Bacon, Bounds, b; The Sophomores, Class of 1950, began the year with a large group under the supervision of Mr. Richard Mastin. Having left the ranks of Freshmen and being full-fledged mem- bers of the school, the Sophomores sponsored for the Freshmen the annual Freshman-Sophomore Reception. A ''Welcome ’ theme was used and every effort possible was made in order to make the new students feel that they were beginning to climb the ladder oward four happy years of high school. Outstanding in the class is Richard Rigby in the Sports field. He ranked high even before entering high school by being mascot of he championship football team in 1941. Rigby looms large as a star in football, basketball, and track in the coming years. Fountain Rudel, Lyle Hood and Joe Wells are three very promising members in the sports department. Other active members in the class of '50 are Patsy Wood, Pat Lute, and Barbara Jean Murdock in the field of music. Mary Joyce Freeman and Lila Nelson have been active as song leaders and other activities around school. On the whole the present Sophomore class promises well as a future Junior class next year. FRONT ROW, left to right: Ford, Gates, Hayes, Glenn, Dworack, Freeman, Culp, Cox, Gaines, Garibay, Dobashi, DeLuna, Cornelius, Cromwell, Cossey. SECOND ROW: Fleming, Davis, Flippo, Garabedian, Del Bono, Hanna, Hardy, Cross, Floto, Freeman, Denney, Gekko, Erickson, Findley, Fontes. THIRD ROW: Dominici, Hemphill, Griggs, Green, Haggard, Galbraith, Harvey, Floyd, Hindman, Gill, Fischer, Morger, Hirter, Medina, Evans, Deniz. - FIRST SEMESTER OFFICERS, left tal right: Coffee Dominici, Huarte. SECOND SEMESTER OFFICERS, left to ‘i Dean, Astin, Rigby. PAT LUTE, Sophomore Songbird. es oo Lute, Kelly, Koch, FRONT ROW, left to right: Pistoresi, Oliver, Sotelo, Noble, Murdock, Stanfield, Rasor, Perex, Martine, Morrison, Matsumoto, Rollins, Moberg, McMellon, McKinzie, McDowell. SECOND ROW: Rol'ins, Smith, Schoelen, Smith, Padgett, Nelson, Smith, Pitcock, McCool, Rose, Russell, Rogers, Riedel, Rockhold, Price, Schoelen. THIRD ROW: Simmons, Price, Palacio, Rudel, Scarborough, Rigby, Ridge, Raviscioni, Ramsey, Russell, Richardson, Radosevich, Quilla, Nichols, Netto, Nance ae : OS eee SS os as a FRONT ROW, left to right: Williams, Thornton, Wood, Ward, Tamura, Serrano, Wisener, Toschi, Valdivia, Stenovich, Sordi, Setelo, Sloan, Schlumbohm, Ruth. SECOND ROW: Yindal, 8. Wocd, M. Wood, J. Wood, Steiner, Talamantes, Wiebe, Herrera, Seman, White, Vived, Weis, Stone, Turner, Goodwin. THIRD ROW: Jackson, Windsor, Tune, Valorosi, Walsh, Sterling, Snell, Yeqerider, Yalasquez, Wells, Walker, Zamora, Soria. The Sophomores s how a Senior and faculty member how to do it. This episode taken during a recent ballet class shows Sophomore Mary Joyce Freeman explaining how to be graceful, Senior Elsie Gonsalves following instructions, Coach frene Jenkins enjoying the fun, and Sophomore Pat Lute doubled up with laughter at the absurdity of the situation, a FRONT ROW, left to right: Adame, Camorino, Aguilar, Cheatham, Carter, Aldama, Avin Aguirre, Bain, Amey, Avila, Bellach, Amey, Armentrout, Combs. SECOND ROW: Cheuvror| Ames, Conn, Cederlof, Castro, Boyce, Caldwell, Bundy, Bonilla, Boger, Bond, Bartmess, Bradje| Bongorno, Andrew. THIRD ROW: Canant, Cain, Caballero, Adame, Beck, Bond, Blackwe Blackburn, Allen, Avina, Ambler, Ballard, Allen, Alderman, Aguirre. FOURTH ROW: Cog Cervantez, Brady, Bowman, Cederlof, Casillas, Chavez, Chappill, Clark, Campbell, Chair: Anderson, Arnold. j The Freshmen, Class of 1951, entered high school at the begin- ning of the school year with an exceptionally large’ group. Mr. Carl Larson is the class advisor. While they were still becoming acquainted with Madera High at the beginning of the term, the traditional Freshman assembly was held. This assembly showed to the other students the talent and ability that the new class contained. As a result of this talent the performance was a huge success and some of the entertainers were selected to participate in the exchange assembly with Merced which also proved to be highly successful. To mention all of the many outstanding members of this class would hardly be possible as there are so many of them. Like most Freshmen classes they turned out for activities with a hearty response. The Frosh were welcomed at the Freshman-Sophomore Recep- tion which, although held !ater in the year than usual, went very well. If the class of '51 goes through its three more years of high school as energetically and enthusiastically as it has its Frosh year, it can rest assured its high school years will have been a success. FRONT ROW, left to right: Edwards, T. Edwards, Fimbrez, Dufur, Cripe, Dumont, Gomes, Dallas, Del Bono, Jacobson, Cook, Foust, Jacobs. SECOND ROW: Fox, Hoover, Hanna, Hartwell, Hatcher, Condit, Elleson, Gonzales, Hugues, Gonzales, Denney, Davie, Faucett, Dorn. THIRD ROW: Guerra, Garcia, Griggs, Firmalo, Franco, Felix, Euless, Graves, Hartin, Delgado, Gonzales, Contreras. FIRST SEMESTER OFFICERS, left to right: Cook, Vici Larnzarno. . ae SECOND SEMESTER OFFICERS, left to right Tunnel, Brady, Potter. Perennial Freshman Passmore and a couple of fellow é i % — FRONT ROW, left to right: Hagan, Harte, Kilcrease, Hemphill, Holiday, Wright, Lopez, Lee, Lope, Lopez, King, Lively, Hall, Lee, Lindros, Kimrey. SECONO ROW: Kennedy, Jantzen, Kisin, Jorgensen, : Espincza, Cosgrave, Hawkins, Cudd, Lopes, Kirkman, Hart, Jones, Le Galilee, Jaconetti, Klase, Johnson. p= THIRD ROW: Jay, Lewis, Johnson, Hurst, Lewis, Gallegor, Erwin, Eddy, Laurenzana, Daugherty, Aving Gilliland, Johnson, Glass, Davie, Jett, Lewis, Johnston. FOURTH ROW: Couch, Jones, M. Jones, E Kinch, King, Low, Kollmann, Eddy, Ramirez, Lucow, Hall, Hagans, Landucci, Leach. UY Tor ra dle) a ickwe _ Coc) oo hairrs . Vick — LO ee ——C—t—“‘_iéOéO—S—SO Parks, Loving, Noblett, Deming, Norwood, Montagna, Martinez, Neely, Newcomb, McCracken, Newe-mb, Naito, Montoya, Nesmith, Morales. SECOND ROW: Mata, Maciel, McCandless, McCool, McWatters, Paris, Peart, Olono, Mayes, Miller, McHenry, Nelson, Netto, Me- Guire, Hefner. THIRD ROW: Posey, Montana, Pezalla, McCullough, McDaniel, Madewell, Mayorga, Montejano, Mays, Noli, Millhollon, Marquez, Brosi, Bradford, Miller. FOURTH ROW: Morris, Yaughn, Thompson, North, Montelongo, Palacio, Miller, Pitcock, Martin, Medina. oo Se eee FRONT ROW, left to right: Rogers, Poulekas, Rutf, Savala, Schmall, Roberts, Scruggs, Smith, Parker, Polloni, Sanderson, Schmall, Roberts. SECOND ROW: Russell, Pruett, Quintero, Radosevich, Poindexter, Rollins, Price, Price, Poe, Renfro, Peralta, Palacios, Sterling. THIRD ROW: Reyal, Smith, Seghetti, Routh, Real, Rasmussen, Potter, Ringer, Sellers, Sesock, Roberts, Sambueso, Scott. ellow — — S—rti‘iOC ROW, ieft to right: Tyler, Williams, Shcemate, Sotelo, Jerald, Ward, Simmons, Sandhu, 4 Vickers, Wattenbarger, Tolladay, Wood, Watson, 5-telo. SSCOND ROW: Yaldivia, Welch, Trevins, i : i : Scott, Soria, Wilcox, Spinks, Toner, Tunnell, Sheffield, Sterling, Townsel, Rubio, ne THIRD ROW: | j H i ia indri if +. i There are dozens of scenes around campus that will be familiar to our memories: The North steps... the halls and class- rooms. .. the office, where we had to explain a ditch ... that ''certain reserved seat in the gym... the library, where we crammed for exams .. . the Activity Room and the broken-down jukebox. These and many more will be impressed in our memories for years to come. — nie .. O q PRESIDENTS GRANGER AND CRUZ FIRST SEMESTER COUNCIL, FIRST ROW, left to right: Coffee, CrufBpiRst Scheid, Aguirre, Granger, Huarte. SECOND ROW: F. Huarte, Brad Ringer, Bollinger, Aguirre, Joe Keeble, Boys’ Federation was able to live up to its expectations. Ce : It was a full year from beginning to end but was capably handled by : the fall and spring councils and officers. ar’ Starting off the year financially the boys were able to secure ] peanuts and sold them at the home football games which netted ‘| a profitable sum. Boys’ Federation was also able to get for one of their programs, Dick Cantino, who later won national fame with his accordion. Probably the biggest event was the Merced-Madera after game dance which later proved to be the largest of this sort during the year. Boys’ Federation has adopted a plan which they hope that the Federation councils will carry on in the future. This was the ordering of council pins from A. H. Dankworth Co. in Los Angeles. This year's councils hope in the future that Boys' Federation will carry out this tradition in making it a more worth-while organization. The councils have also added a new office to Boys’ Fed and this is the office of Handshaker. The job consists of introducing new boys to Boys’ Fed and welcoming them to school. These introductions have brought many amusing moments and at the same time making the boys more interested in Boys’ Federation. Meeting every other Thursday under the sponsorship of ''Coach | SECOND SEMESTER COUNCIL, FIRST ROW, left to right: D. Grangfer, Voorhees, Rogers, Odell, J Rigby, K. Granger. SECOND ROW: Morgan, Fortune, Wood, Potter, Shillings, Brady, Huarte. ADVISORS ARNOLD AND KEEBLE se % Ce ¢ 7 , Cru FIRST SEMESTER COUNCIL, left to right: Kornegay, Dufloth, Lattanzio, ADVISOR JARDINE Brady Simi, Martin, Williams, Lute, Ragnetti, Bongorno, Warren. Girls’ League, an organization composed of all the girls in school, had a very successful year. During the first semester, Mary Martin wielded the gavel as presi- dent. There were many interesting meetings, one of the nicest enter- tainments being highlighted by the appearance of Dick Cantino, champion accordionist. ay In October, the council sponsored a tea for the girls and women nll faculty members. ‘Saale’ Leap Year was opened by the Girls' League giving a turn-about dance at which girls asked the boys to attend and also took the r ) initiative on the dance floor. | Janet Karahadian was elected president of the League for the wy nee second semester. During her term of office several events took place. ‘ A Annual Blossom Day was held on April 2, at which time girls came q : y : to school wearing their new spring dresses. Prizes were given, as usual, ” ap. to the girls who modeled the most attractive, most appropriate school a: a od frocks. The girls had an exchange meeting with the Boys' Federation and : one with the Clovis Girls' League during the second semester. During | bly the first semester Madera girls went to Clovis where they gave a ; { it a7 . program for the girls of that school. 4 i { | } | fd As it has been the custom for a long time, the league had their i Vs Pons all-girl picnic at the end of the year. _ Both the spring and new fall officers, were installed at formal = installations held in the gym. SECOND SEMESTER COUNCIL, FIRST ROW, left to right: Del Bono, Ragnetti, Pistoresi, Noble DENTS MARTIN AND KARAHADIAN Simi, Karahadian. SECOND ROW: Row, Warren, Williams. 2h ee SENIORS— FRONT ROW, left to right: Biscay, Ragnetti, Dedmon, Lattanzio, Silkwood, Martin. SECOND ROW: Brattone, Tedford, Connor, Sciacqua, Cavallero, White. THIRD ROW: Advisor Curry, Houston, Ahles, Ryan, Karahadian, Rowe, Stark, Simi. ios i ; 1 4041 . ly bP y , JUNIORS—FRONT ROW, feff to right: Del Bono, Whittaker, Goeringer, Wisener, Pistoresi, Gill, Hinson, Hartin, Firmalo, Jardine, Kirk. SECOND ROW: Yan Alstyne, Williams, Elmore, Kornegay, Dufloth, Noli, Wattenbarger, Gleichweit, Davis, Pickett. THIRD ROW: Calana, Advisor Owen. iS = : o HOR ee FRESHMEN-—FRONT ROW, left to right: Paulekas, Gomes, Word, Tolladay, Jacobson, Dallas, Lee Newcomb. Foust. SECOND ROW: Cosgrave, Russell, Cudd, Sterling, Wattenbarger, Conn, Sheffield Radosevich, Cook, Olono. THIRD ROW: Jones, Ward, Hart Kirkman, Warren, LeGallee, Advisor Nelson SPANISH—FIRST ROW, left to right: Maciel, Cortez, Juarez, Perez, Aquilar, Garcia, Savala, Ba'bas, Adame, SECOND ROW: Espinoza, Advisor Inglima, Marmolejo, Lopez, Adame, Soto, Contreras, Mata. This past year has been a very su cessful one for the Horizon girls as group. One of their first joint atta was the annual formal initiation he early in November in the Memor} Hall. Approximately fifty new qi were initiated into the several horix clubs at this very impressive cand: light ceremony. The Sophomore a} held a Christmas ball in Decemb: The dance was formal and it prove to be a huge success. The Junior a) sold holly and Christmas cards a; money-making project. The annu vesper services were held Decemh: 21, 1947, in the high school gy nasium where sixty girls participate in the program. The groups undertook several pr ects during the year for service wo such as taking care of the small c: dren at the county fair, folding 1) seals at Christmas time for mailr and contributing money to the N tional Building fund for new Campi headquarters in New York. The Sen’ girls sponsored two dances during!’ year and they also enjoyed a trip’ San Francisco for a week-end. | Amanecer horizon club held a ru mage sale and a Valentine party February. In the early spring the annual Cou cil Fire was held. Later, the big Bir day Dinner was given. There are: Horizon groups and 150 girls w’ participated eagerly to make all 1 events a big success. Wel wuts The six Girl Scout Troops of Madera High have had a full and active year. The groups started the year by having a tea in honor of the birthday of the founder of Girl Scouts in America, Juli- ette Low. This was held in Oc- tober and proved to be a big SUCCESS. November found the troops sponsoring atter-game dances and selling cold drinks and cookies at various school ac- tivities to raise funds for their treasury. A Christmas program and party held in December for all Madera troops at the Lincoln School was enjoyed by the girls. To start out the new year in style several groups traveled to Yosemite Valley and Bad- ger Pass for a week-end of fun. The annual Valentine Box, sponsored by all the troops was a big success in February and March found the groups attending another tea in hon- or of the founding of Girl Scouts on March 12. The remainder of the schcol term the girls were rewarded for their diligent work through- out the past year by sponsor- ing dances, parties and sev- eral trips to the coast. rs. George Wiegand is Chairman of the Girl Scout Board. 49 é TROOP 1—-FRONT ROW, left to right: Padilla, Allen, Redriguez, Warner, Higuera, Campbell, Price, Kisin. SECOND ROW: Sesock, Cox, Radney, Abercrombie, Ward, Gill, Bowlus, advisor Oldham, Windsor. TROOP -—-FRONT ROW, left to right: Price, Gaines, Carter, Mayes, Price, Burnett, Chatman, Thomas. SECOND ROW: Glass, Johnson, Chatman, Edwards, Davie, Smith, Scruggs, Amey, Atkins, Reed Chambers, advisor, THIRD ROW: Blackburn, Goodwin, Hodge, Jett, Graham, Blackburn, Price, 5 Davie, Price, Brown TROOP 8—LEFT TO RIGHT: Bass, Dedmon, Hemphill, Crosno, Wright, Taylor, Gann Forassieppi, advisor: Bain, 10--LEFT TO RIGHT: Naito, Matsumoto, Tamura, inami, Dobashi, M. inami, Blumenthal, advisor. be bee | oe _— - AMERICAN NT FORUM MERICAN NT FORUM . OFFICERS: FRONT ROW, tight: Rodriquez, Padilla, Delgado, Cruz. SECOND Farinelli, Medellin, Barron, | a, Patton, Dworack, Perry. LITTLE OLD MEN: left to right: Perry, Griggs, Scarborough, Rasor. STRY CLUB: FRONT ROW, ight: Goode, Wattenbarger, Trueax, advisor: Bellinger. D ROW: Hubbard, Secara, Cheuvront, Wright, Smit. GIRL SCOUT TROOP II: FRONT ROW, left to right: Hawkins, So- ello. Ambler, Toner, Dumont, Parker, Watson. SECOND ROW: Jenkins, advisor: Sterling, Cheath- am, McCracken, Montejono, Poin- dexter, Caldwell, May. PRESS CLUB FRONT ROW, left to right: Mr. Smith, Ahles, Houston, Simi, Row, Gann, Firmalo, Kil- crease, Meeks. SEC- OND ROW: Secara, Cavallero, Inami, Boy- sen, West, Andrew Bain, Perry, Jamison. THIRD ROW: Hayes, Radley, Hubbard, Maxwell, Cheuvront, Farinelli, Fisher. RALLY COMMITTEE FRONT ROW, left to right: Lute, Watten- barger, Peart, Noble, Vickers, Wiebe. SEC- OND ROW: Rowe, Simi, Potter, Hinson, Wil- liams, Andrew, Van AI- styne, Cheuvront. THIRD ROW: Karahadian, Cof- fee, Johnson, Lasgoity, Andrew, Miss Jenkins, Dominici. SOPHISTI-KATS FRONT ROW, left to right: Noble, Hunts- man, Wisener, Row, Whittaker, Dufloth, Warren, Miss Watson. SECOND ROW: Pass- more, Tolladay, Las- goity, Dean, Cruz, West, Andrew, Rodgers, Halleen. FRENCH CLUB FRONT ROW, left to right: Jardine, Watten- barger, Noli, Row, Huntsman, Murdock, Yoshida, Gliechweit. SECOND ROW: Jones, Hubbard, Mrs. Barron, Warner, James, Ryan, Odell. THIRD ROW: Trevino, Russell, Jares, Beasley, Gill, Conn, Lopez. eS ee OS MASG iT RO' lensen hles it Phi Il, Pa: mith, ae . HARVEY GIRLS T ROW, left to right: Herron, man, [hompson, Rogers, Cos- LaRu Gilliland, Bays. SEC- Castleberry, Bass, Gomes, Silkwood, Caldwell, Morris. ROW: jo, Bass, ‘or Wills, COMMERCIAL CLUB FRONT ROW, left to right: Cook, Radley, Warner, Padilla, Fairbanks, Perry. SECOND ROW: Blalock, Inami, Advisor Owen, Kanady, Newcomb, Sciacqua. MASQUE AND GAVEL T ROW, left to right: Advisor lensen, Grattone, Simi, Hous- hles, Martin, Biscay, Hartin, t Phinney. SECOND ROW: ll, Passmore, Vincent, Steven- mith, Lasgoity, Piper, Hal- leen, Cruz. SKI CLUB FRONT ROW, left to right: West- cott, Kirkman, Granger, Maxwell, Passmore. SECOND ROW: John- son, Gibson, Tolladay, Huarte, Lasgoity, McDowell, Halleen, Tolladay. REEL SPINNERS RIGHT: Hagans, Hartin, Sherman, Kilcrease, Gleichweit. GARDENING CLUB FRONT ROW, left to right: Mc- Watters, Miller, Scott, Jamison, Del Bono, Bounds, Woodley. SEC- OND ROW: Morgan, Real, LaRue, ohnson, Floyd, Eddy, Advisor Minetti. ORPHEUS CLUB W, left to right: Jardine, udel, Dworack, Murdock, Ine, Gleichweit. SECOND illiams, Piper, Advisor Christensen. FORENSIC CLUB RONT ROW, left to right: Advisor ristensen, Martin, Grattone, ECOND ROW: Biscay, Cruz, Fry. LAL SCHOLARSHIP First Semester FRONT ROW, left to right: Advisor Trueax, Steiner, Weston, Cain, Matsomato, Inami, Inami, Noble, Brooks, Erickson, Astin, Free- man, Biscay, Jardine. SECOND ROW: Kurisu, Aoki, Freeman, Watten- barger, Floto, Russell, Sciaqua, Elmore, Ayala, Tiaga, Davis, Caval- lero, Padilla. THIRD ROW: Simi, Tolladay, Westcott, Del Bono, Williams, Ahles, John- son, Kollmann, Goode, Fry, Dworack, Farinelli, Garabedian. FOURTH ROW: Stevenson, Kirk- man, Smith, Coffee. SCHOLARSHIP Second Semester FRONT ROW, left to right: Sheffield, Wat- tenbarger, Bain, Toll a- day, Andrew, Steiner, Cain, Cook, Noble, Inami, Schmall, Ayala, Apagh, Astin, Freeman, Biscay, Freeman, Ad- visor Trueax. SECOND ROW: Mallory, Mihich, Kurisu, Aoki, Freeman, Wattenbarger, Floto, Nelson, Elmore, Rus- sell, Tiaga, Davis, Cav- allero, Padilla, Culp. THIRD ROW: Mays, Bellinger, Simi, Coffee, Westcott, Del Bono, Williams, Ahles. John- son, Rowe, Gill, Fry, Garabedian, Erickson, Cortez, Schlumbohm, Rubio, Kirkman. FOURTH ROW: Fair- banks, Stevenson, Tol- laday, Kirkman, Las- qoity, Rigby, Seman, Calnan, Kollmann, Dworack, Farinelli, Radley, Smith, Archi- bald, Hanna, Aoki. GOLD SEAL BEARERS, left to right: Kirkman, Oldham, Cavallero, Sciaqua, Simi, Rowe, Padilla, Inami, Farinelli. FIRST SEMESTER OFFI- CERS, left to right: Farinelli, Cavallero, Noble, Freeman. SECOND SEMESTER OFFICERS: Tolladay, Lasgoity, Simi, Davis, Farinelli. ving 1947... Time To Count Our ae —— “DEDICATED TO SPORTSMANSHIP, TRUTH, AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP” Madera Union High School, Friday, November 21, 1947 [ES HIGH FOR MERCED. FALL STAFF, left to right: Jeanne Row, Jim Cheuvront, Eileen Meeks, Rae Houston, Roy West, Advisor Smith and recipients of Press Dorothy Mae Ahles, Terry Andrew, Connie Simi, Bill Hubbard, Neil Radley. Trophy, Rae Houston and Dorothy Mae Ahles. The fall Maderans were edited by the members of the '47 spring staff. The style of the papers continued to be the same but changes were made in the makeup by adding a front page column and a new type of masthead. All of the papers were four pages with the Thanksgiving and Christmas issues representing the highest ambition on the part of the staff. Maderan photographers were on the scene at every kickoff. The mad scramble for Maderans. i : iB NEIL RADLEY Che Coyote varsity eleven won Spring Editor 2c DOROTHY MAE AHLES Fall Editor , first Yosemite League victory October 8th when massacred the Fresno Tech “Wolves” 38 to 13 in Ratcliffe Stadium in Fresno. Front and third page Editors Houston SPRING STAFF, FRONT ROW: Jann, Kilcrease, Cavallero, E. Smith, Inami, Farinelli. and Capra confer. SECOND ROW: Bain, Firmalo, Ogletree. THIRD ROW: Jamison, Fisher, Piper, Vincent, Maxwell, Perry, Hayes. The last Maderan of January marked the beginning of the actual journalistic career of the first year Journalism students, as they then took over the job of editing the paper for the rest of the school year. The members of the staff issued several Maderans during their term but the most important was the Purple and White edition which advertised and promoted the sales of the yearbook. Fisher doubles as tackle and sports Behind the scenes coverage of campus scribe. activities . . . Senior play in rehearsal. DRAMA DEPARTMENT'S PRODUCTION OF ''FOOD ' A CAPPELLA CHOIR Madera Distuct Farr Madera High contributed many attractions to the Madera District Fair which was held October 2, 3, 4 and 5. In the building which contained the exhibits from all the schools in the County, Madera High presented many displays in the numerous booths. Sewing, Art, and Woedshop classes all presented interesting displays pertaining to their particular departments, while the Journalism department showed many old Maderans and Year- books and also put out a special ''Fair'' edition of the Maderan. The Commercial department added variety to their booth by printing a pamphlet containing the names of all the old timers of Madera. Members of the shorthand and typing classes showed the audience different speeds and skills in each subject. The Biology department had a display of various stuffed animals and also typed blood several days. The Dramatics department presented a 'live'’ demonstration by presenting a s on the stage of the building. A Spelling Bee was held; the participants being selected from the best spellers in the English classes. The process of elimination was used with the winner being a Freshman girl. The A Cappella Choir, Horizon Girls, and Girl Scouts also participated in the program. The Future Farmers also participated and with all the groups working together, the exhibits presented by Madera High proved to be a huge success. it JOURNALISM EXHIBIT COMMERCE DEPARTMENT DISPLAY C _ ay ne | | PRS =! : : go _ a eo LEFT TO RIGHT: Instructors Mine tti, FUTURE FARMER OFFICERS AND ADVISOR LEFT TO RIGHT: State Selkirk, W. Smith, Dickson. Farmers Passmore, Jchnson, Tolladay. H Future Formers off | Following their motto, Learning to do, doing to learn, learning to live,'' the Future Farmers came through with a very successful year to their credit. Travis Passmore, Dick Johnson, and Don Tolladay were chosen delegates to represent the Madera Chapter at the national Future Farmers of America convention which was held at Kansas City from October 20 to October 24. The convention featured as its | guest speaker, Clinton Anderson, Secretary of Agriculture. Local Future Farmers, along with other chapters of the San Joaquin Valley, partici- i pated in several radio programs throughout the year. A fat stock show, featuring a judgment contest, was held at the Cow Palace in San Francisco March 20.25. Many local Future Farmers took part in this contest. The Madera Chapter played host to various other chapters at a field day at Adobe Ranch on April 10. Hal Williams field day took place May 15. An important event of the Future Farmers was the Father and Son Banquet at which the boys honored their fathers and installed the officers for the new fall semester. One of the big highlights of the year, not only for the Future Farmers but for the entire community, was the annual Barn Dance which took place April 16. A typical barn scene was carried out in the decorations. Sponsoring the club throughout the year were Mr. Warren Smith, Mr. Robert Selkirk, and Mr. Harry Dickson. UPPERCLASS F.F.A. MEMBERS LOWERCLASS F.F.A. MEMBERS ¥ PUBLIC SPEAKING CLASS members hard at work. LEFT TO RIGHT: Gloria Firmalo, Richard Graves, Jeanne Row, Ray Fisher. grrr Enrollment in public speaking is limited to Juniors and Seniors who may choose it as a regular course or as an extracurricular activity. For the Juniors this year the public speaking course included the physical in speech, the spoken word, speech in action, and American literature. Speech in action was | perhaps the most interesting. Students were taught the different types of public speaking, how to organize a speech, how to gather material for a speech, and finally, the presentation of speech. As student critics were chosen for each talk the last was definitely the most enjoyable to the class. Adding extra interest and variety to the course was individual voice recordings made by each student. These recordings, in turn, were analyzed for correction by phonetic transcriptions. As an extracurricular activity public speaking was popular, with debate being the type of speaking in which there was the most active participation. Several Madera Union High School students participated in intramural forensic contests. SE Dates and locations for these contests were as follows: January 21, Merced; Febru- ary 28, Ripon; March 13, Hanford; April 3, Fresno State College; April 9-10, College of Pacitic in Stockton, and May, Lowell High School in San Francisco. Students who successfully represented Madera in these contests were Mary Martin, Marian Biscay, Pauline Astin, Barbara Jean Murdock, Ronald Garabedian, Leon Maxwell, Mitchel Lasgoity, Joan Noble, Greg Radosevich, and Paul Coffee. The Public Speaking department was coached by Mr. John Christensen. cs LEARNING PHONETIC ALPHABET JOHN CHRISTENSEN, Instructor MAKING RECORDINGS LEON MAXWELL DELIVERING MARY BAL 36 7) ARY BALBAS AND ERNEST PIZANO DANCE QUINTETTE SOME OF THE PERFORMERS CAUGHT DURING A DRESS REHEARSAL Pan American Forum started the year 1948 with a candlelight initiation of new members and the installation of its officers: Virginia Rodriques, president: Juliet Del- gado, vice-president; Connie Padilla, secretary; Ray Perry, treasurer: Tony Farinelli, publicity reporter; Teresa Garcia, historian; David Dworack, musician; Tom Brooks, Senior representative; Lawrence Medellin, Junior representative; Victoria Cruz, Sopho- more representative. The annual typical Mexican Christmas Fiesta was held on December 10, in the high school cafeteria. During the evening the 'Posadas'' were sung and large colorful, pic- turesque, paper bags—''Pinatas''—containing candy, fruit and other sweets, were broken and the contents enjoyed by the group. On April 15, the scintillating Fiesta Panamericana’ was presented by the Forum. That evening the gym floor was alight with the gaiety of the carnival season of any Latin American country. The scene was a plaza surrounded by palm trees and quaint stores with bright awnings. The mission with its towering bell stood at one end of the gym and on the other, the Varsitonians on a colorfully decorated stand. The Mardi Gras theme was used throughout the decorations. Sparkling rhythms of the Latin American sambas, rhumbas, and the sophisticated tangos were featured on the program. There were also typcial folk dances of Mexico. At the close of the program, there was the coronation of the Queen of the Americas. April 30 was the date of the Pan American all-school dance; May brought the annual hayride which concluded the activities of the Pan American Student Forum. Miss Jean Patton headed the Forum as its sponsor—with assistant sponsors being Mr. William Gamboa and Mrs. Madelline Barron. WILLIAM GAMBOA ANDJEAN PATTON, VIRGINIA RODRIQUEZ and Instructors LAWRENCE MEDELLIN 37 GIRLS' GLEE, FRONT ROW: Newcomb, Jacobson, Bain, Pistoresi, Sotelo, BOYS' QUARTET, left to right: West, Bellinger, Morgan, Bongorno, Silkwood, Aguirre, Cox, Newcomb, Culp, Cudd. SECOND ROW: ‘ Bosworth, Mallory, Cook, Toner, Thornton, Apagh, Price, Hinson, Amey, Lively, Tunnel, Davis. THIRD ROW: Gill, Gilliland, Blackburn, Wood, Boekenoogen, Kirkman, Johnson, Howard, White, Weaver, Hemphill, Turner, Hefner. Chows and Q (Cappella The vocal section of the music department experienced a very busy year with its various groups performing at many outside activities and also giving their annual performances at school. The Advanced Girls Chorus made their first appearance at the Madera County Fair where they sang several times each day. The annual Christmas program came next; and then three months later, the Music Festival, held in Fresno, March 19. Their last performances were at the Senior Tea, Baccalaureate and Commencement. The Boys’ Glee Club showed their talent at performances given at the County Fair, the Christmas program, the Music Festival, and the all-school musical held in the spring of the year. The Beginning Girls' Glee Club did not deal with as many programs as other choral groups but it did contribute to the Christmas program and the all-school musical. The A Cappella Choir, a new organization in the music department which has grown extremely popular, gave approximately thirty-five performances before service clubs and churches in and around Madera. They also performed at the County Fair, at the Christmas program, at the Music Festival, the all-school musical, and at assemblies. Their final performances were at the Senior Tea, Baccalaureate, and Graduation Exer- cises. As a unit, the entire vocal department had a very full year during which they earned for themselves recognition from citizens of the community. A CAPPELLA CHOIR, FRONT ROW, left to right: Cudd, Smades, Culp, Dufloth, Kanady, Silkwood, J. Culp. SECOND ROW: Hinson, Bosworth, Radney, Simi, Cox, Stone. THIRD GIRLS' TRIO, left to right: Kanady, Dufloth, ROW: Weibe, Kilcrease, James Firmalo, Bel- INSTRUCTOR SMADES Culp, accompanist; Simi. linger, West, Stevenson, Morgan, Evans. RG ESTP = ane OGLETREE AND ELSIE GONSALVES A CAPPELLA CHOIR ERNESTINE McKELVEY Chustmas Program mmediately preceding the Yuletide season the annual Christmas program was twice presented; once, in the evening for the general public, and again at general as- sembly during activity period. The gym was decorated in the traditional manner of Christmas, with trees lining the walls and one extra large tree in the center of the floor. Terry Andrew acted as Master of Ceremonies and Narrator. The A Cappella Choir i and Girls’ Glee Club, under the direction of Miss Smades, sang familiar carols. Two humorous parts of the program portrayed little children acting with Christ- mas spirit. Tall, lanky Lou Bollinger and Dick Granger dressed in short pants and bow ties took the part of 'little'’ boys and elicited uproarious applause when they appeared riding a tricycle and wagon and eating all-day suckers. Ruth Hartin and Fay Hinson played two small girls opening their C hristmas packages on Christmas morning only to find them empty. A group of short numbers added variety and entertainment. Don Tolladay and Marian Huntsman, with a supporting cast from one of the dance clubs, brought forth a beautiful ballet. Ernestine McKelvey sang a couple of Negro spirituals with piano accompaniment. Elsie Gonsalves and Elvonne Ogletree presented an original ballet with orchestral accompaniment. Under the direction of Mr. Arnold, the school orchestra presented several selec- tions throughout both performances. The Christmas program was under the combined direction of Miss Smades, vocal groups; Mr. Arnold, instrumental music; and Mr. Phinney, dramatics. BABY DICK DON TOLLADAY AND MARIAN HUNTSMAN FAY HINSON AND RUTH HARTIN it 40 “WALTZ ME AROUND AGAIN, WILLIE, I'M A HIGH STEPPER. Gaslight Gaieties, ' sponsored by the Junior class, was held in the high school gym, May 7, 1948. Proceeds therefrom were used to finance the annual Junior-Senior Prom. Music was centered around that which was popular in 1890 and of course featured a barber shop quartet. One-act melodramas, typical of the era, highlighted the performances. Members of the Glee Clubs and A Cappella Choir performed specialty numbers; also members of the dancing department contributed interesting exhibition dances. Though the Gaslight Gaieties was sponsored by the Junior class, it was actually an all-school event inasmuch as many students from all classes participated in the program. Miss Ruth Watson and Miss Irene Jenkins were in charge of the dances, Miss Lois Smades supervised the vocal numbers, and Mr. James Arnold conducted the orchestral entertainment. Dramatics were managed by Mr. Kenneth Phinney. ie SORE — a ae JAMES ARNOLD, INSTRUCTOR Band nas MAJORETTES BETTY LOU MALLORY AND SARA PISTORESI The Madera High Band, under the direction of Mr. James Arnold, has not only had a very successful year; it has also received honors to prove it. Marching high in their bright new, blue uniforms, the band played for all Coyote football games. They also played at football games at Fresno State College, repre- senting Fresno's rival teams. For the second consecutive year this organization has taken first place in Armistice Day Parades, this year's top honors being won at Selma. MADERA HIGH BAND — MADERA HIGH ORCHESTRA Onchestra Varsttonians With its first appearance at the Senior Play, the high school orchestra gained the reputation of being one of the best in many years. Later—in March—it made a good showing at the annual Music Festival which was held at Fresno State College. Three of the members, Bennie Whitehead, who played the trumpet; Kenneth Potter, who played the saxophone; and Kermit Wright, who played the flute; competed in the indi- vidual contests at the Festival. Final performances made by the orchestra were at the Senior Reception and at Commencement Exercises. Madera's dance band which, this year, was called the Varsitonians, played at the Pan American Day Program and added much to the atmosphere of the show, The Varsitonians played for many of the after-game dances and appeared as part of the program at several of the exchange assemblies given at other schools. At these assemblies music contributed by the dance band proved to be one of the popular parts of the program. The orchestra, dance band, and marching band were all under the direction of Mr. James Arnold. SWEET MUSIC THE VARSITONIANS DON TOLLADAY perfecting a turn on Senior Sneak Day. DAVID DWORACK PAULINE WARNER taking a beautiful spill. MAY INAMI Cae clowning in the snow, ¢ 1. e e e Very soon after the first snowfall, which occurred early in February, ski fans began making their trips to the mountains—usually to Badger Pass or to Fishcamp. Several students were members of the town ski club, and a few Senior boys had their own ski club, but both organizations made trips to Badger Pass nearly every weekend. They went early and stayed late, and while there they diligently practiced their skiing. On several occasions different groups of students made overnight trips to the snow, usually staying at Silver Tip Lodge in Fishcamp, or in some other lodge near Badger. On February 24 most of the Senior Class spent their ''Sneak Day'' in the snow. Some of them went to the mountains on the weekend before and stayed over until Tuesday when they were joined by a large number of their classmates. Many people began to ski this year for the first time. The local ski shop was usually very busy fitting the sportsmen to boots and skis. Even though the number of beginners was larger than for any other year, ‘Bunny Hill,’ or beginners slope, did not get any larger and was therefore crowded with prospective champions. While amateurs and experts skied, non-skiers spent their time taking snapshots, engaging in snowball fights, and giving face-rubs in the snow. Even though the snow was late in falling, it lasted well into March, thus giving the fans a chance to have a very successful season. MARY SCIACQUA, LENA CAVALLERO and VIOLET KISEN MSPIRIT and Jc SEN SPIRIT OF THE DAY ' Pat Wood with two of her attendants. Ann Brady and Joy Whittaker. Other two attendants were Grace Carter and Dancers performing at the BLOSSOM DAY program. Mary White. Blossom Day With gay, brightly colored, spring flowers adorning the classrooms and campus, that traditional Blossom Day ushered in spring at Madera High on April 2. The girls, blossoming forth in bright, spring dresses welcomed spring with great enthusiasm. The Girls' League—sponsors of the annual event—held a meeting during the day, at which time student judges silently selected the five prettiest, most appropriate dresses as the girls came into the gymnasium. The meeting itself consisted of a very interesting program including the modeling of various French clothes. Groups of girls presented traditional folk dances, and the voice department contribute vocal selections. At the conclusion of the program the judges announced the names of the five girls they had selected from the entire group. These girls then descended to the floor of the aym where one of the girls was crowned queen. The other four acted as her attendants. Each year Blossom Day is eagerly awaited by the girls of Madera High as the official beginning of the spring season. The boys, in order to keep up with the brightly bedecked females, usually wear slacks and white shirts and ties. The judges decision for the queen of Blossom Day is based on style and appropriateness of dress for school wear. The appearance of the girl herself is also taken into consideration. The committees in charge of the events of the day and Miss Mary Jardine, advisor of the Girls' League and sponsor of the annual event, can be well justified in thinking that Blossom Day in '48 was a huge success and again enjoyed by everyone. . GIRLS' GLEE performing for the Girls' League program. BLOSSOM DAY noon dance. Sports always have had a ''special’' place at Madera High. Those evenings we spent watching football games ... the cool, crisp air .. the haze of the floodlights ... the excitement of merely watching . . . it was all wonderful. The crowds moved into the gym when basketball season began. The crowded bleachers ... the air, stuffy and warm... the fans cheering . . . all of it was a part of the enthusiasm for sports. i ay nrarsamorasrrnensarrca ee — ee — ED VOORHEES Captain ANNUAL THANKSGIVING FOOTBALL TROPHY LOU BOLLINGER Most improved player DR. SMITH A. QUIMBY During the year 1948 the number of medals, miniature footballs, bas? ketballs, shoes and gloves awarded to the various sports contenders was extremely large. The Thanksgiving Day trophy was awarded to Madera High and now graces the main trophy case of the school. The Sportsmanship trophy, given to the most sportsmanlike school in the Yosemite League, spent its allotted time at Madera, where the campaign to win it was | oS — S - . RAY FISHER Best sportsmanshi CLYDE AGUIRRE Most valuable player ae fe. g | 4éR mv, FRONT ROW, left to right: Baldrica, Couger, Sanderson, Bongorno, PRESIDENTS vanshif RIGBY, Aguirre. SECOND ROW: Miller, Sanwo, Wells, Smith, Olono, Bongorno and Voorhees West, Shillings. THIRD ROW: Simmons, Mims, Voorhees, Aguirre, Bacon, Spera, Fisher, Granger, Da Silva, Bollinger. The Block M Society, having been discontinued during the war, was reorganized last year by Coach Atkinson and Ken Osaki. Only Varsity lettermen from one of the five major sports—toot- ball, basketball, baseball, track and tennis—are eligible. One of the main functions of the club is to keep students from wearing unearned letters and stripes. Many have been obliged to remove them. Members also serve as ushers at various athletic events. Commuttec The Rally Committee was quite active during the '48 football and basketball seasons. For football games Rally members decorated the goal posts and the cheering sections where those dressed in white shirts and sweaters sat. At both football and basketball games this committee super- vised the allocation of seating space for fans and the uniformed cheering section. i At the big Thanksgiving Day Game rally the group gathered wood and built a huge bonfire on the athletic field. RALLY COMMITTEE, FRONT ROW, left to right: Vickers, Van Alstyne, Row, Warner, Andrew, Williams, Noble, Lute, Simi. SECOND ROW: Piper, Watten- barger, Karahadian, Odell, Wiebe, Dominici, Hinsin, Coffee, Chevrount, Lasgoity, SOR JENKINS Huarte, Peart, Jenkins. er 5] FOUNTAIN RUDEL FLOYD SCHILLINGS CHARLIE OLON Carsity Although they emerged no higher than fourth in the Yosemite League standings, Madera's capering coyotes convinced the county that they can bat one thousand in 1948. Confirming Coach Keeble's pre-season prediction, the eager but not too experienced Maderans won their share and lost their share of games in 1947. Under the sharp tutelage of Bruin Joe and his assistant, Coach Wren, a squad was developed that offered two potential first strings. September opened Coach Joe Keeble's second year reigning as head coach in football at M.U.H.S. His material was slight. Only six men were veterans from the preceding year. But Coach Keeble went to work to build him a championship football team. In a sense he failed because his team did not turn out league champions but they fought with such spirit and underdog viciousness that they soon gained the admiration, respect, and support of the townspeople and the school. In their first game, a practice one, they met and were defeated by a big, high-scoring machine from Turlock. The Turlock team drew first blood a nd from there on out it was a scoring spree for both teams right up to the final gun. Final score, 32-25. Next the Coyote eleven met the Selma High team on the home field. Selma scored on a very lucky pass play in the fourth quarter to win 6-0. Madera traveled to Hanford and romped over the Bulldogs, 26-0. The highlight of the game was the opening kickoff when ''Peanut ’ Aguirre took the pigskin chest high and ran it back 97 yards and six points. BERT MILLER 3 RICKY BONGORNO ANGELO SPERA “BABY LOU PACKS THE BALL BILL SMITH DON TOLLADAY RAY FISHER Football The league opener showed the Coyotes dropping their game to Roose- velt, 30-0. Edison next invaded the M.U.H.S. gridiron and went home very thankful to have whipped the fighting Coyotes, 20-19. Next an undefeated and highly touted Monterey team played a non- leaguer against the home boys and won barely to the tune of 19-13. The ''Keeblites ' traveled to Ratcliffe Stadium in Fresno to drop a telling blow on the favored but luckless Fresno Tech Wolves by passing, blocking, and running perfectly to win, 38-13. With high spirits and hopes the Madera team went again to Ratcliffe to do battle with Fresno High but were trounced, 40-14. And then, on Thanksgiving day, the six times beaten Coyotes traveled to Merced to do or die against their old rivals. Madera emerged victorious with a trophy and Bear scalp, after having run all over the completely outclassed but previously favored Bears, 40-0. Suppose we take a close look at the boys who played ball for the Purple and White in 1947. Let's look first at a fairly representative eleven''—the outfit that started against Merced. This was El Coyote's biggest and best game of the season. Remember? Marion 'Bones'' Da Silva took off at left end. Bones played his share of games at this position throughout the season, and proved his aggressiveness, at least on the gridiron, pays off. Walter Smit started at left tackle. Big and durable, he made every tackle near him. CAPT. ED VOORHEES CLYDE AGUIRRE LOU BOLLINGER PEANUT RUNS INTO TROUBLE MILLER IN TURLOCK GAME PEANUTS'' AGAINST SELMA BEAUTIFUL STOP BY RODGERS AGAINS| Floyd Shillings helped keep the center of the line tight during the grid wars. Shillings will be around in 1948 also. Charlie Olono, at center, played in a crucial and murderous spot. His face was usually the bloodiest after every game. Charlie was kept out of a couple of games due to leg injuries. Bill Smith tightened up the other guard spot. Smith is another Junior, and should make his blocking and close-in tacking pay off still more in the fall of 1948. Ray Fisher played a solid season at right tackle. He was appropriately given the sportsmanship award at the football banquet. Ed Voorhees, the all-league right end, captained the team that mangled Merced, 40-0. Voorhees, a Senior, was especially good at tricky pass receiving. He gained well over a hundred yards in the Merced game. Lou Babe Bollinger, lanky quarterback, proved that altitude is no handicap in the backfield. He show this in his Passing, quarterbacking, and at times, running along with kicking. In all these departments six-foot-five “Baby Lou ' was one of the outstand- ing quarterbacks of the league. He was voted the Most Improved member of the team. He will be around for 1948. AGUIRRE AGAINST MERCED AND 19 LATERAL RODGERS AND 6 POINTS ON THANKSGIVING BONGORNO MANHANDLING RO6i MO! SARGE ig _ AINSIKY MOVES IN FOR THE TACKLE. BENCH SCENE AT MERCED. - — _ Clyde Peanut Aguirre, at left half, ran more yards and scored more points than anyone else in the league. Peanut, also an all-league player, contributed many yards and touchdowns in the games. ''Nuts'’ should be one of the main guns in 1948. Ricky Bongorno, tiny Italian, sparkled as the coyote's Senior scatback. Fight comes in small packages and that is typical of Ricky. His main ability this year, besides beau- tiful defensive play, was his wide end sweeps. The team will miss Rick next year. And completing the eleven is Angelo Spera, a fullback who proved again the poten- tial worth of the Junior class in the football picture for next year. Inside tackle and bucking the ends, Spera was an offensive thrust. He is only a Junior, still we have to realize his potentialities: heavier, and faster in 1948. And so the curtain rings down and the 1947 football season at Madera Union High School. The team had an average record for games won and lost but in view of the circumstances, it was a record to be proud of. And now is the time and opportunity to wish all the graduating pig-skinners good luck ' and the same to the underclassmen footballers. OME SARGE JOE KEEBLE 1947 COYOTE VARSITY SQUAD ASSISTANT COACH — 2 RICKY: WHERE'S MY INTERFERENCE?’ WREN c COACH McCOMBS GORDON FOUST 'B'' FOOTBALL, FRONT ROW, left to right: Garbini, Scarbraugh, McCool, King, Mon- tana, Andrew, Yoshida, Pruett, Baldrica, Velasquez, Serrano, Gekko, Quintero, Clendeman, Walker. SECOND ROW: Coach McCombs, Morger, Upton, Klas, Brunolli, Cauger, Potter, Matsenoto, Foust, Passmore, Euless, Aguirre, Brady, Noli, Adame, Sterling, Windsor. THIRD ROW: Parks, Landucci, Jorgenson, Huarte, Peck, Wilson, Cassillas, Weise, Evans, Griggs, Snapp, Findley, La Montena, Martinez, Arriola, Pizzano, Samora, Denny, Wright. “Bae” Football With the idea that a ''B ' squad exists primarily to give experience for future Varsity participation, coaches of this year's Bee football team decided the season's goal would be mastering of the ''T formation rather than number of victories won. During the first two weeks of regular drill both boys and coaches worked hard to get in shape for the Turlock game. Finally the day arrived when the Bees had their first interscholastic competition. The Turlock game ended in a 0-0 tie, but it was a hard- fought battle throughout. Even though many on the team were Freshmen and only a few had seen action before, the team as a whole looked promising. Robert Serrano went all the way for a touchdown, only to have it called back. In the next encounter the Selma Bees downed the Pups 6-0. The Hanford Bullpups overran the Pups 26-0. In the opening minutes Madera rolled up two first downs but couldn't keep things clicking. The Pups were outscored by the Roosevelt Colts 19-0. Although the score doesn't indicate it, it was a very close ball game. Four short touchdown passes were dropped when the receiver was completely in the clear. Kind and Potter showed up especially well in this game. The Pups were outlucked by the Edison Bees 7-6. Mack Wilson went about 30 yards on a blocked kick, and on the ground the first amount of first and tens was 3 to | in favor of the Pups. BEE FIRST STRING COACH DECK LEON POTTER ECKY WILSON AROUND END POTTER ON REVERSE YOSHIDA CARRIES AGAINST ROOSEVELT TER JAMES PECK ¥ iA A very rugged team from the California Youth Authority Camp at Coarsegold mauled the Pups to a 12-0 defeat. The youngest boy on the opponent's team was 19 years old. Even though out-weighed, the local Bees held the oldsters to one touchdown in the closing minutes of both the first and second halves. The entire team fought hard, but King, Brunolli, and Yoshida towed in a better record than the rest. The Madera Bees yielded to a defeat by the Fresno High Papooses. The Merced Bee game ended with the Pups trailing 6-0. It was a nip and tuck game all of the way, with each team getting about the same yardage. A fumble in the first quarter put the Pups off on the wrong foot. This, then, is an over view of the Bee games of '48. But the whole story is not told in the score alone. It's true the boys did not have the victories, yet behind the losing scores was a constant fighting spirit. They had a challenge to meet, and though the T formation was usually considered too complicated for a 'B team, the Coyote Pups were determined to learn it. As one football fan puts it: You don't have to win games to be the winner. When you accomplish your goal you are always the winner, even if the score doesn't show it. ' WAYNE KING FRANK BRUNOLLI SAM GEKKO Bo ek Se ee a a : : se i2 — FRONT ROW, left to right: Brown, Fortune, Woods, Morgan, Galleano, Aron, Jamison. BACK ROW: Da Silva, Rudel, june an Johnson, Bollinger, Chappel, Granger, West, McCombs. Caray The M.U.H.S. hoopsters started practicing soon after the foot- ball season had ended. Coach Ken McCombs, former All-Con- ference guard from Idaho, was head coach for the Varsity. In practice games the locals defeated Turlock twice—26-25 and 38-37; Dos Palos twice—37-33 and 42-32; Chowchilla—26-20 and 41-36; and Sierra—39-26 and 44-36. In the Valley Tournament at Delano the Coyotes beat Exeter, but were beaten by Delano. The League season started with Madera lads receiving a 45-37 defeat at the hands of the League champs—Fresno High. Bollinger had a sprained ankle and was unable to play in that game. In a very close, hard-fought game all of the way, the Coyotes edged a Merced five out by a score of 27-25. It was good team- work and the entire group turned in a good game. Then came the game with Edison High. The Coyotes traveled to Fresno and returned with a 61-38 score marked against them. Finding it difficult to get started, and actually never getting started, the Coyotes received another defeat, this time by the Fresno Wolves to the tune of 36-21. But it was soon that the dark clouds of defeat began to show their silver lining. The locals defeated Roosevelt 44-36. Once again the Coyote quintet started to roll on to victory. Plays worked out by Coach McCombs and set up by Don Fortune were beginning to pay off. COACH KEN McCOMBS Lavon Morgan Doug Woods Don Fortune Lou Bollinger Bor nye 4 er Nag ae Hune and 2 points for Madera. Bollinger registers a tip-in. Woods on a fast break. Fortune going high after 2 points. Basketball Next they defeated Fresno High 39-34. The Coyotes then allowed the Merced Bears to defeat them 40-32. This loss prevented Madera from winning the Yosemite League. In Madera's second meeting with Edison the Coyotes did much better as they defeated the Bengals 31-23. Next on the slate came the second meeting with Fresno Tech on their small court. This encounter ended in victory for the Purple and Whites'' with the scoreboard reading: Madera 46, Tech 44. The Coyotes ended League playing by dumping the Roosevelt Rough-Riders 26-21. Madera ended the season with their name taking third place in the Yosemite League, which is made up of the following schools: Madera, Merced, Fresno Tech, Fresno High, Edison, and Roosevelt. As a tinal game and victory to be added to those of the quintet, they played the M.U.H.S. Faculty and came up with a 36-3| advantage. The Annual Basketball Banquet was held March 12 in the high school cafeteria. Doug Wood was awarded the “Honorary Cap- tain'’ degree and Don Fortune was awarded the Most Valuable Player honor. Lou Bollinger out-jumping Edison's Pounds. Bones'' Da Silva Walt Jamison Joe Galleano Dick Granger B'' TEAM, FRONT ROW, left to right: King, Passmore, Gekko, COACH BILL GAMBOA C'' TEAM, FRONT ROW, left to right: Brooks, Pruett, Koll- Low. SECOND ROW: McCrady, Blackburn, Evans, Potter, mann, Cervantez, Kollmann, Pezalla, Kilcrease, Amey. SECOND Brady, Griggs, Gamboa. ROW: Firmalo, Blackwell, Potter, Hartwell, Wallace, Griggs, Karisu. The last field goal has been made; the last howl of indignation at the referee has diminished; and the gymnasium hardwood floor is now polished only for dances. Basket- ball of 1948 is over! Coached by Bill Gamboa, the Bees made a very reasonable showing for them- selves. Starting slow, they gathered momentum towards the end of the season and were the highest scoring combination of the League in their last two games. In non-League competition the Coyote Pups lost seven and won three games. In League games the team won three and lost seven, making a very good showing in doing it. All the players on the team were good sports and showed good fight and ability to learn. They should do very well next year, no matter whether they are on the Varsity or on the ''B'' team again. As the Madera Cee basketball team's season came to a close, the Pupettes viewed their record with pride. Five wins and three defeats had been hung on their basketball trunk belts. Coached by Bill Gamboa, the Coyote miley-mites gave a good showing in every outing. All of the team was composed of Freshmen excepting two Juniors who will move up to strengthen the 'B's'’ next year. Although the Cee team was not in any specific league they received their letters along with the Varsity and 'B's. ' If there had been a league the Pupettes would have undoubtedly wound up very high in league standings. Their games were played against Dos Palos, Kerman, Lincoln, Chowchilla and Sierra. Some will be back next year, some won't, but you may count on a good spirited team from the Madera ''C's ' at any time. Rigby shooting a ''one-hander'' against Edison. McCrady in the ''tip-off'' against Edison. Bongorno tipping it in for ''2 os a ey ef een Ww Se ee _ oe 7 rs d : a - cy . 4 Be, Fea i A ‘fh. é — — 4 VANDENBURG in Sierra game. BOAG is out at first. oll. ND 195, Baseball The Varsity baseball team started the season with seven returning lettermen. These players were Richard Bongorno, John Baldricca, Roy West, Mack Sanwo, Bob Cowger, Joe Aguirre, and Clyde Aguirre. At the time of this writing the Varsity was getting ready for the Yosemite League which began a month later. The team had chalked up two practice games to their credit: one with Le Grand which yielded the locals a victory of 8-4; and the other with Sierra which the Madera team won 28-5. The lineup of the Varsity was the following: Catchers, Roy West, Earl Vanderburg; Pitchers, Joe Aguirre, Lollio Aguirre; Ist Baseman, Dick Brady; 2nd Baseman, Eddie Banata; 3rd Baseman, Mack Sanwo; Shortstop, Richard Bongorno; Fielders, John Bald- ricca, Bob Cowger, Clyde Aguirre, and Wayne Boag. The team played Yosemite League games on the following schedule: April 6, Merced at Madera; April 9, Edison at Madera; April 13, Madera at Fresno Tech; April 20, Roosevelt at Madera; April 23, Fresno High at Madera; April 27, Madera at Merced; April 30, Madera at Edison; May 4, Fresno Tech at Madera; May 7, Madera at Roosevelt. The Junior Varsity team was composed of the following players: Catchers, Floyd Shillings, Grady Hayes; Pitchers, Clyde Aguirre, Bob Tischmacker; Ist Baseman, Mor- gan Johnson; 2nd Baseman, Elbert Pitcock; 3rd Baseman, Lawrence Palacio; Shortstop, Ed Robinson; Fielders, Virgil MacDowell, Wayne Boag, Sam Mashita, and Don Schnider. FRONT ROW, left to right: Robertson, Bongorno, Banta, Vandenburg, Baldrica, Aguirre. SECOND ROW: Schmall, Snyder, McDowell, Aguirre, Tunnel, Pitcock, Yoshida, Montana. THIRD ROW: La Valle, Brady, West, Aguirre, Hayes, yu COACH KEEBLE Palacio, Jones, Olono, Boag, Cowger. CAPTAIN LAVON MORGAN COACH JESS MARKLE Spring is here and along with it comes one of the ever favorite sports at Madera. The popular sport of track. All of the cinder- men start training severely for the big opening meet of inter- class competition and all the big meets to follow. Daily you can see the men running around the track, putting the shot, hurdling, pole vaulting and so on down the line. All the spikesters are off in an attempt to smash a record and have his name installed in Madera High School's Track Hall of Fame. Those who participated in the contests of the cindermen are as follows: 100 Yard Dash—Wright, Fisher, Rogers, Jamison. 220 Yard Dash—Wright, Fisher, Rogers, Jamison. 440 Yard Dash—Haynes, Thomasson, Haynes, Odell. 880 Yard Run—Brown, Andrew. Mile Run—Acuna, Wilmith. High Jump—Morgan, Thomasson, Medellin. Broad Jump—Morgan, Fisher, Rogers. Shot-Put—Breitweiser, Bacon, Rudel, Jamison. Discus—Breitwieser, Bacon, Rudel. Pcle Vault—Wright, Andrew 880 Yard Relay—Wright, Fisher, Rogers, Jamison, Haynes, Thomasson, Morgan, Andrew. 120 High Hurdles—Morgan, Thomasson. 180 Low Hurdles—Bacon, Thomasson. VARSITY TRACK, FRONT ROW, left to right: Thomasson, Andrew, Whittaker, Wright, Noblett, Evans, Morgan, Pit- cock. SECOND ROW: Dominici, Secara, Bacon, Breitwiser, Fisher, Haynes, Jessing. THIRD ROW: Bottorff, Hubbard, Wright, Wilmeth. “BEE'' TRACK, FRONT ROW,, left to right: Brooks, Arrolia, Castro, Matusmoto, Lasgoity, Kennedy, Serrano, Williams, Bellinger. SECOND ROW: Brunolli, Radley, Deaver, Coffee, Bacon, La Mascus, Camarena, Urguidez, Brown, Brown, Scott. THIRD ROW: Moosios, Caballero, Velaguez, Adams, Kincy, Garcia, Boysen, Roos, Graves, Baraldi, Schoelen, Price, Denis. The Madera Union High School 'B track team had the biggest season in four years. It was a strong team and those who participated in the various events were as follows: 100 Yard Dash—Aguirre, Wells, Brown, Turner, Matsomoto, Potter, Serrano. 200 Yard Dash—Aguirre, Wells, Brown, Scott, Turner, Matsomoto, Potter, Serrano. 70 Yard High Hurdles—Kennedy, Lasgoity, Radly, Roden. 162 Yard Low Hurdles—Kennedy, Lasgoity, Radly, Roden. 1320 Yard Run—Camarena, Urniguedez, Garcia. Shot-Put—Rigby, Roos. Discus—Rigby, Roos, Boysen. Broad Jump—Wells, Aguirre, Griggs, Turner, Mooseos. High Jump—Griggs. Pole Vault—Scholen, Ridge, Brunolli. Relay—Aguirre, Brown, Kennedy, Wells. C TRACK, FRONT ROW, left to right: Erickson, Potter, Kurisu, Hartin. SECOND ROW: Dominici, Chatman, Kimber, Schoelen, Aoki, Graves, Blackwell, Anderson. Eulema Kanady 64 SECOND ROW: Stoetzl, Gibson, Tolladay, Campbell, Peart, Halleen, McDowell, Goode, Taking over tennis as a regular period, Coach ''Teach Fuller was able to secure a successful tennis team out of a highly inexperienced group of tennis enthusiasts. With three returning lettermen—Eleanor Rowe, Eulema Kanady, Dorene Dufloth— and three reserves among the boys—Leon Maxwell, Buddy Halleen, Ralph Stoetzel— Coach Fuller worker hard and rallied through the season with a majority of wins. This year Edison and Fresno Tech were unable to secure tennis teams and there- fore were eliminated from League play. To make up for this loss, games with Dos Palos, Central, Los Banos were played as practice matches. Ladder matches were also played among the team to see who could stay on top the longest. The boy and girl who did so had their names engraved on the new tennis trophy. The schedule for League matches was as follows: MARCH 31 MADERA AT FRESNO HIGH APRIL 21 FRESNO HIGH AT MADERA APRIL 7 MERCED AT MADERA APRIL 28 avs MADERA AT MERCED APRIL 14 MADERA AT ROOSEVELT MAY 5 ROOSEVELT AT MADERA Coach Fuller C. L. Gibson Eleanor Row Leon Maxwell IRD R TENNIS TEAM, FRONT ROW, left to right: Calnan, Russell, Newcomb, Kanady, Rowe, Dutloif AND D uflothy de. xwe tics sil Ce ee PMERRES opi ONT ROW, left to right: Quintero, Sterling, La Mascus, Kollmann, Parker, Noli, McCool, Wiebe. COND ROW: Johnson, Wells, Montana, Pruett, Berkeley, Matsumoto, Findley, Windsor. IRD ROW: Jones, Erwin, Martin, Beaseley, Kirkman, Spera, Martin, Amey, Jorgensen, Simmons. AND JORGENSEN The Madera High boxers spent a busy season getting in shape for the tenth annual Punch Bowl. They had practice bouts during class time and gave an exhibition at one of the Boys’ Federation meetings. The gym was fairly crowded on the evenings of March 5 and 6 as those were the dates of the big ‘Punch Bowl sponsored by the local 20-30 Club. There were only ten veteran performers of the total of 39. Although the beginners lacked experience they did very well and showed good form. Friday evening, March 5, preliminary bouts were held in order to determine the most powerful contenders who would fight in the finals the following night. Winners of the finals received minature gold gloves while the runners-up received silver medals. Gold and silver belt buckles were awarded to Bill Kirkman and Glenn Sanderson for participating in the most active bout. Boxers who entered the finals fared as follows: G. Kollman dec. D. McCauley. L. Amey dec. L. D. Brown. G. Pruett dec. W. Nelson. G. Jones dec. R. Martin. B. McCool dec. D. LaMascus. B. Kirkman KO'd H. Ingle. E. Parker dec. J. Weibe F. Shillings dec. P. Johnson. D. Tindel dec. D. Erwin. A. Spera dec. J. O. Simmons. F. Montana dec. C. Quintero. W. Smit dec. R. Hardy. Y. Findley dec. M. Balbas. V. Findley dec. A. Dickey. eo og | oo 2 Y : “ — WIEBE AND PARKER MATSUMOTO AND AMEY COACH WREN SMIT ae - fo = i 5 Kins Pen FIRST SEMESTER OFFICERS: ADVISORS: Jenkins, Chambers, Bowlus. SECOND SEMESTER OFFICERS: MT RA Abercrombie, Warner, Austin. R. Radney, Silkwood, Warner Pistoresi not pictured. P. Radney. 5.4... With the closing of this school year, the Girls’ Athletic Association experienced one of its most outstanding years. The most outstanding event of the year was Archery. The winner, a Freshman, made ihe highest score in any tournament to date. Another outstanding sport was volleyball. One hundred and fifty girls on 26 different teams competed in the interclass contests, with the Senior class coming out on top. Enthusiasm for the basketball tournaments ran high this year. Many girls became gocd shots before the end of the season. BACK ROW, left to right: Bottorf, Brown, Astin, Bass, Vickers, Gates, Atkins, Del Bono, Dockery, Wright, Taylor, Conn, Guintoli. SECOND ROW: Cook, Blalock, Gann, Hemphill, Smith, Cook, Thompson, Koch, Hall, Clark, Poin- dexter, Andrew, Cook, Kirk. FRONT ROW: Atkins, Price, Mayes, Glass, Price, Chatman, Cassey, Herron, Russell, Jacobson, Neely, Dallas, Wood. 66 ST RATE INSTRUCTION. SPIKE IT! WATCH CAREFULLY! KEEP THAT ARM STRAIGHT. The more athletic girls who like to run up and down turned out for the speedball games. Although this is a new sport, each year finds more girls joining class teams. Badminton games, which are always eagerly looked forward to, proved to be one of the most highly played games. The games were played in groups and also by partners. The G.A.A. season closed in May with the baseball games. Members of the G.A.A. had a very enjoyable day when they traveled to Reedly High School and Junior College for a playday. Sponsors of the group were Miss Lorraine Bowlus and Mrs. Lois Chambers. FRONT ROW, left to right: Kilcrease, Davis, Ware, Oldham, Abercrombie, Higuera, Weis, Weston, Austin, Johnson, Gill, Pistoresi, Mallory. SECOND ROW: Bain, Toner, Jardine, Radney, Ryan, Gill, Warner, Inami, Windsor, La Clair, Wattenbarger, Cain, Padilla. THIRD ROW: Ward, Weis, Jantzen, Naito, Olono, Cosgrave, Allen, Cudd, Gomes, Tamura, Dobashi, Inami, Matsumoto, Watson. Looking. Joward ... We're Seniors now ... the past four years of high school have been a part of our life we'll never forget. We've had some gay times... and some sad times . . . but together they spell the best times we've ever had. They are all over now except the looking back and remembering . . . remembering the things we never want to forget as we start looking toward the future. esa aySeReN ARIS Virginia Grattone Comm. Social Welfare Senior Play Masque and Gavel Forensic Terry Andrew A Track Yell Leader Junior King Elsie Jane Gonsalves Ballet Junior Review Girls' Leaque 70 George Raymond Perry Senior Class President P.A.S.F. Treasurer Maderan, Press Club Mary Amparo Balbzs PEAGSSER Amanacer Horizer Adv. Chorus Pete Huarte A and 'B Foctball Comm. Awards Senior Class Vice-Pres. o ress Club Maderan, P.W. Staff Girls' Leaque Willard Lee Berkeley Boxing Band Photography Club Marian Biscay Comm. Social Welfare Junior Queen Forensic Club Pres. RICHARD CRUZ JANET KARAHADIAN BILL KIRKMAN MARY MARTIN SENIOR SPEAKERS William J. Kirkman Student Body President Gold Seal Bearer Boys’ State, Swimming Rae Houston Maderan, P.W. Editor Comm. Publications Girls' League Council John Mitchel Lasqgoity Rally Comm. Chairman Scholarship Masque and Gavel ‘ Charles Bacon A Track B Football Dance Band Claud L. Gibson Boys' State Ski Club Tennis Betty Jane Russel Scholarship Tennis Senior Play Staff Betty Jane Hodge Girl Scouts Girls' Leaque Baseball Dorothy Catherine Guintoli Girls' Leaque G.A.A. Reg. Curriculum Rose Mary p Ag Harvey Gidg™ Foc Chorus (4)gmestet! Girls' Leaqugm'y Ba MTr Anne Rodrig PAS.F, qmazel Girl Scout Seal Girls’ Leaaumet Ple h Co Richard Kutd Boys' F Reg. | Physica Walter Emmett J! A Basket Mad Faker rly Ap tu-Veta King rcro Tennis esidamg band nch Club (ary Mole Aguirre vey Gilg. Football srus (4lmmesketball Leaaim’y Baseball “WM Treasurer Rodri ASF, @atel Sciacqua | Scoutiame Seal Bearer Leadl Play Staff ; Commercial d Kutclflitna Cavallero 4 Seal Bearer aderan Staff nett JAMard H. Cruz tb is' Fed. Pres. Pomore King Bort lay, Yell Leader nip President Don Tindel Track, Boxing Debating Basketball Annie Ragnetti Taganu Horizon Girls' Leaque Rep. Girls' Glee Dorothy Mae Ahles Maderan, P.W. Editor Senior Play, Scholarship Comm. Publications Richard Granger A Basketball, Block M Boys' Fed. President Junior Class Pres. Angie Failla Girls' Chorus (3) G.A.A. Girls' League Ella Mae Chatman Library Staff G.A.A , Girls Glee Girl Scouts, Band Roy West A Football Basketball Varsity Baseball P.W. Staff Leon Maxwell Senior Class President Senior Play Tennis, P.W. Staff 8 Virginia Rodriguez P.A.S.F. President Amanacer Horizon Junior Review John Boysen Maderan, P.W. Staff Dance Club Ski Club Ronald Hardy Elvonne Ogletree Boys' Fed. Sec. Maderan Staff Varsity Swimming Horizon Boys' Glee, Band Sophista-Kats Janet Karahadian Mack Sanwo Girls' League President A' Baseball Senior Play Block M Sophomore Queen Boys' Fed. Tom Brooks Mary Martin Scholarship Student Body President PEASE: Girls' League President Track Senior Play Robert Hayes Yyonne Atkinson Press Club PY NSole Maderan, P.W. Staff Girls' League PIAS Reg. Curriculum Mary Patricia White Richard J. Bongorno Senior Play A Football, Baseball President of Block’ M Junior Class Vice-Pres. Taganu Horizon Girls' League Council W. Neil Radl ey Maderan Editor P.W. Staff Scholarship Track, Press Club Mary Louise Ward Girl Scouts G.A.A. Girls' League Don D. Tolladay A Football Sophista-Kats Pres. Future Farmer Council Andrew Goode Comm. Finance Scholarship Chemistry Club Clara Nell Hunter PyA SF Girls' League Req. Curriculum 7 Ruby Jean Radney A Cappella, Chorus Girl Scouts G.A.A. Anthony Farinelli Maderan, P.W. Staff Gold Seal Bearer Senior Play, Press Club Marilee Gill Comm. Girls Act. Scholarship French Club - auees So = ees % we Samuel La Mattina 'B' Football Track Dance Club Dorothy Newcomb i Orchestra H Commercial Club P.A.S.F., Scholarship 72 Richard B. Johnson Senior Class Treasurer Ski Club F.F.A. Carol Clark G.A.A. Girl Scouts Girls' League Raymond Perry Maderan Staff Commercial Club Senior President Colleen Norton Commerce Girls' League Reg. Curriculum Joseph Padilla PYAGS2E: Track Commercial Club Barbara Jean Jester Library Staff Cafeteria Staff Girls' Leaque Doyle Long Boys' Fed. Phys. Ed. Reg. Curriculum Linnie Edwards Girl Scouts Adv. Chorus Cafeteria Staff Robert Serrano P.A.S.F. Band, Track ay Football Bill Weimer Boys’ Fed. Phys. Ed. Reg. Curriculum Leroy Mims A Basketball, Track Baseball, Boxing Junior Class Treasurer Dona Lee Dedmon Taganu Horizon Girls' Chorus Freshman Queen Joseph Avina Boys' Fed. Phys. Ed. Reg. Curriculum Ray Martinez Boys' Fed. Phys. Ed. Reg. Curriculum Pauline Warner Comm. Girls Act. Commercial Club Pres. French Club Secretary 4 Mary Ann Blackburn Girl Scout President Girls' Glee Library Staff Robert Noblett Boys' Fed. Reg. Curriculum Track Jeanne Balch Commerce Girls' League Office Staff Eleanor Rowe Rally Comm. Chm. Gold Seal Bearer Tennis Team (3) Violet Kisin Junior Review Commercial Club Girl Scouts Robert E. McDoi Junior Class 5 Rally C Band, Tennis Ski Club Dance Clut Gloria Tocchi Taganu Hor Commercia Girls' Leagu Q Howard Edwar ' Sue Tedford Bill Ro Sect@mboys' F Tagan ara H. Apagh iris’ Glee (4) r Review olarship ill Hubbard iorary Staff Bill Roden foys' Fed. . Curriculum rhys. Ed. Trost thy Campbell bit] Scouts ‘ls' Leaque R. Curriculum Gerald Zapata Band, Boxing A Football Block M Berniel A. Windsor BREAUS Fe G.A.A. Girl Scouts Kermit Wright A Track BeAGSabe Band Eulema Kanady A Cappella, Chorus Tennis Team (3) Commercial Club Thomas Higuera Orchestra Intermed. Band Cadet Corps Marise Fairbanks Scholarship Commercial Club Junior Review Earl Allen Boys' Fed. Reg. Curriculum Phys. Ed. Bula P. Hindman Girls’ Leaque Orchestra Girls' Glee Virgil McDowell Boys' Fed. Reg. Curriculum Phys. Ed. Kathryn Gene Silkwood Comm. Girls Act. A Cappella, Girls' Glee Taganu Horizon John Baldrica Boys' Fed. Reg. Curriculum Phys. Ed. May Inami Gold Seal Bearer Girls Scouts, Maderan Commercial Club G.A.A. Glenn Sanderson A Football F.F.A., Boxing Senior Class Secretary Wilma Louise Cox Girl Scouts A Cappella Junior Review O. E. Kilcrease A Cappella Projectionist Club Glee Club Audubon Club Lillian Virginia Culp Scholarship A Cappella Girls' Trio Francis Schoelen Track F.F.A. Scholarship Connie Simi Commissioners (2) Gold Seal Bearer Girls' State Abel Aldama Dance Band Boys' Glee, Cadets P.A.S.F., Piano Betty Price Girl Scouts Girls' Chorus G.A.A,. Louis Honeycutt Senior Play Boys’ Fed. Phys. Ed. Dorothy Conner Taganu Horizon G.A.A. Girls' Leaque Carl Rollins Boys’ Fed. Reg. Curriculum Phys. Ed. Elizabeth Higuera Girl Scouts G.A.A. Girls' Glee Benjamin Whitehead Band, Orchestra Chemistry Club Freshman Class Pres 73 A Cappella, Chorus French Club Dance Club Ed Voorhees Comm. Awards Boys' Fed. Vice-Pres. Captain ''A'' Football Anna Lattanzio Taganu Horizon Senior Treasurer Junior Review Ae Marvin Blalock Boys' Fed. Reg. Curriculum Phys. Ed. Mary Ann Ryan Taganu Horizon Scholarship French Club, G.A.A. 74 Marilyn James Lolita Gonzales Girls' Leaque Reg. Curriculum Ray Secara Track Chemistry Club P.A.S.F. Hazel Oldham Commerce Girls' Leaque Girl Scouts Curtis Chapman Boys’ Fed. Reg. Curriculum Phys. Ed. Phys. Ed. Connie De La Guerra Girls' Activities REAGSSE- Girls’ Leaque James Lee Beasley Lizabeth Jeanne Row Girls' League Delegate Maderan, P. W. Staff Horizon President Raymond Dolio Track ReRAS Boys' Fed. Margaret Rollins Girls’ League Reg. Curriculum Phys. Ed. Boxing Football Track Travis Passmore F.F.A. President Senior Play, Basketball Sophista-Kats Pres. Seniors graduated but not pictured are: ELVIN BALLARD DONALD DECKER, JAMES JONES, JIMMIE CARL LOW. C. D. JAMES WAS 4BURN. Junior ReW Girls' League EDNA MAE B Richard Odell Track P.W. Committee French Club Ruth Allen Girl Scouts Volleyball Baseball James L. Fry Comm. Finance Senior Play Masque and Gavel Mileva Mthich nator Wa ew Leroy Hoskins Boys’ Fed. U.S. Marine Corps Class of 1948 Mary Nell Weston Comm. Girls Act. Band Scholarship Ray C. Fisher A Football, Track Maderan, P.W. Staff Baseball, Block M Peggy Cudd A Cappella Girl Scouts G.A.A. Connie Flores Padilla Gold Seal Bearer P.A.S.F. Sec. Commercial Club Leonard Halleen Senior Play Masque and Gavel Ski Club Tennis, Swimming REVIG, ANDREW VERNON CLARK, PEEVEY, CLIFTON PITCOCK, DAN RODEN, Charlie Olono A Football, Base Corrine Stark Norma Gardin Barbara Jean Ca FIRST SEMESTER OFFICERS, left to right: Perry, President; Tedford, SECOND SEMESTER OFFICERS, left to right: Passmore, Sanderson, Huarte, Johnson. Maxwell, president: Ryan. The class of '48, under the advisorship of Mr. James Arnold, began its final year of high school in mid-September. In order to raise funds for the many needs that arise during the year, the Senior class sold cold drinks at two of the Fall football games. In addition to this the class sponsored a donkey basketball game that proved to be something different in the way of entertain- ment to the townspeople and drew a large crowd. “Out of the Frying Pan was the title of the Senior play which was presented in early December. The farce, given in the gymnasium in a unique setting, proved to be highly successful financially as well as socially. The Seniors were able to put something over on the underclassmen on Senior Sneak Day. This traditional day went off well, with even fewer than usual in on the secret. As the year drew to a close, the class found itself involved in three activities: the Senior Reception which was held on June 4: Baccalaureate on June 6, and finally as Commencement night rolled around on June ||, the Senior class said farewell to Madera High and started looking toward the future. PLANNING COMMITTEE, left to right: Fry, Goode, Odell, SNEAK DAY COMMITTEE — FRONT ROW, left to right: White, JAMES ARNOLD Houston, Granger. Sciacqua, Kisen. SECOND ROW: Arnold, Wright, Andrew, Maxwell. Senior Class Advisor 75 ee WELL, | NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. PLEASE SEND US A PRODUCER, “THEY'RE ALL DEAD. TM WORRIED 76 “Out. of the Frying Pan’ The Senior play, ''Out of the Frying Pan,’ was up for a two-night run on December 12 and 13. It was presented on the floor of the gymnasium with the audience seated in the bleachers of one side and a few rows of chairs on the floor. The rehearsals began during the month of October and the cast worked constantly from then until the nights of presentation. The rehearsals were conducted largely in the cafeteria due to the scheduled gymnasium activities which conflicted with the practices. This proved to be a handicap for the actors and actresses but they overcame it with hours of tedious practice of voice control. The stage crew set up an attractive setting for the play with the backdrops which were painted by Miss Mary Nelson's art classes and members of the Senior class, and with the use of props of comfortable chairs and other homey furnishings. The makeup of characters on the production night was done most expertly by the committee who had practiced applying makeup on several occasions beforehand. DIRECTOR AND PROMPTRESS HAMBURGERS AGAIN? GEE, SHE'S DEAD. _ —. oe | JUST WANTED A SHIRT. “PLEASE, MR. COBURN., “OHHHHHHH! The play, a three-act farce, is the story of three young men and three young women who crash the Broadway Theater and of the troubles they are confronted with when it is found that they all live in the same apartment. Both nights the cast played to a full house of responsive and quick-to-laugh audiences. It was the general opinion that Out of the Frying Pan was the best play to have been presented at Madera High for several years. After the curtain calls on Saturday night the cast presented to Mr. Kenneth Phinney, director, an engraved gold cigarette case as a token of their appreciation for the long hours of coaching he gave to them. Also on Saturday night, after the final curtain call, the cast, production staff and invited guests held a party in the Activity Room. Dhé group enjoyed the dancing and refreshments of cokes and cake. The play is said to have brought in an extra large amount of money Which was added to the Senior class funds. STI EPSPRITESAY Simnenens THE SMELLING SALTS, DEARIE. ' COACH PHINNEY THE GIRL WHO SAW THE MURDER. 48 Co-editor Dorothy Mae Ahles Business M naér Neil Radley Co-editor Rae Houston 78 : A Radley, Dowlen. Andrew, West, Boysen not pictured. Plans for the 1948 Purple and White began at the ) beginning of the school year under the supervision of Mr. E. E. Smith. The staff, composed of advanced Jour- nalism students, began submitting ideas early for the iNeme of the yearbook and as a result work was under way earlier than usual. Staff photographers covered activities which were held at the beginning of the year such as dances and football games in order to make certain that no early event would be passed up. After a publisher had been found and a tentative dummy drawn up, the Journalism department presented to the student body an assembly to show that the yearbook work was under way and to help promote the sales of the annual. Members of the staff told the student body just what went into the making of a yearbook and the types of work that were involved. Co-editors of the yearbook and the advisor met with representatives of the publish- ing company several times to arrange deadlines and take care of important details that had to be decided before the work could proceed any further. 1948 PURPLE AND WHITE STAFF, left to right: Hubbard, Cheuvront, Houston, Ahles, Meeks, Row, FACL e. oe i 4 Row, FACULTY PHOTOGRAPHER MASTIN PHOTOGRAPHERS HUBBARD AND CHEUVRONT ADVISOR LouisgpowleN _ The conferences having been held and the contracts signed, work started in full swing and the staff worked hard and long in order to meet the deadlines. The beginning of the new year brought many new activities all of which were covered by the photographers. Senior photographs were taken and turned in at an early date tn order to speed the work along. The business manager and assistants undertook the financial end by the sale of the yearbooks. The sales campaign went well with everyone cooperating and members of the Senior class participating in the sales. As a result the quota set was easily reached. Members of the Senior class, in addition to regular staff members, assisted with identification and similar jobs which required long hours of tedious work. Finally after months of planning and hard work and the final deadline having been met, the work eased off for a little while and the staff sat back with a sigh of relief, and possibly a sigh of sadness that it was almost over, to await the arrival of the finished product. 2 i mere omens es ey = of e hen Ey gs - “ : a mot d yo — — { | CHECKING PROOF. WHAT.A PICTURE! PREPARING COPY. 79 Gn. Wemouam Paul Ocheltree BOARD OF TRUSTEES Printed by LEDERER, STREET AND ZEUS €O., INC. BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 1027806023