Mission High School - Mission Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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.,, IW .I A If as fdjfiq. H E I S s I O N l' JUNE+1946 Published by the CLASS IN MAGAZINE WRITING MISSION HIGH SCHOOL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA aw? COPYRIGHT 1946 BETTY HOPKINS, Managing Edilor FRANK KAISER, Edifonin-Chief pA .01 . If ' ffizfiaifififf Lowell. Similar plans were made for Mission and Polytechnic. Neither plan was completed. In the first decades of its existence, Mission organized many extra-curricular activities. Notable among these were the athletic teams and the debating society. This society soon took the lead in most of the school activities and became one of the leaders in the Northern California Debating League. The organization as- sisted in selecting the editorial staff of the school publications. Miss Mary Donnelly, a member of the English Department and later Vice Principal, started the journal. MISSION AFTER 1923 FIRE

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HEN this school was founded in 1896, the question of where to put it was answered by placing the school in one room of the Horace Mann Grammar School Linder the instruction of Miss Ada Goldsmith and supervision of Mr. Joseph O'Connor, principal ot. the grammar school. Almost im- mediately the Board of Education voted 320,000 to be used for the construction of a new High School, which was ready for occu- pancy that same year. At one time there was a move to consolidate Mission and MISSION RlYl,lllF f'lfN'I'liR DllRlNG 1906 FlRE

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E n X ,-AZL' :lL ll . V l' ' s I . I ,J-'S 4 R s Mission R.O.'l'.CQ. was a popular group from the time of its organization about 1910, as its membership increased over four- fold in a year. The school orchestra made its first appearance In 1913. In 1922 21 fire destroyed most of the school building. The remainder was torn down. Students then attending Mission were housed in temporary buildings which were erected in the park. At the time of the construction of the new building the school site extended along the whole of 18th street between Dolores and Church. TIZMPORARY SHAI.KS HOUSE MISSION KIASSI-S Celebrlting Mission s goth Annixersary this year of 1946, our minds W tnder baels to the alumni who lr ue gone out md through the years teltpted themselves sueeessfully to the ever eh lngmff world through the turbu lent years We point with pride to these ilumni, who have made M1SS1lJl1 Wl1lI1flSIOLl1y 1 sehool with everlasting spirit Wherexfer you ire, ind wherever you go Mission's glorious ellys ilwtys stty within you and bring brele eherisheel memories The following plges of the lournrl will bring baele h rppy memories to you, when you too, will be in llumm of Mission