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

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lily! M TI-IE PASSING PARADE . . ' Graduates F all ,45 ' Graduates Spring '46 ' Mission Registries ' Organizations . . . Clubs ' Portfolio of Sports ' Frolicking Femmes ff, an In August of 1923 the first wing of the new building was com- pleted. At the same time it was decided that the school should have a newspaper, and that the paper should be called the W'est Wing in honor of the new building. The main building was occupied on April 18, 1927 and for- mally dedicated on June 12 of the same year. During the fall term of 1927, the Mission High Chapter of the California Scholarship Federation was organized under the dir- ection of Miss Simon. DREW FIELD GROUND BREAKING

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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

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f v 1 Miss Ada Goldsmith, who graduated from Girls High School, was the tirst teacher at Mission and a member of its faculty for thirty years. During this time she held many positions, including those of history teacher, head of the history department, vice-principal. and dean of girls. Since her retirement and during her years of teaching. Miss Goldsmith has done considerable traveling which has taken her to many of the other countries, though she is still a resident of San Fran- cisco ,her native city. Drew tield became part of Mission on November 5, 1958, after Mr. Drew, the principal, had circulated petitions throughout the city in an attempt to obtain an athletic field for his school. In 1916 Mr. joseph O'Connor retired from the school of which he had been principal since 1896, when it began, except for a two year period when he was appointed to the Board of Education .ind Mr. Wailter O. Smith acted as head of Mission. He was suc- ceeded by Mr, lf. H. Clark who was transfered to Lowell High in 1919. Mr. William Drew became principal, a position he retained until his retirement in 1945. BREAKING OF GROUND FoR NEW BUILDING, i-in