Modesto High School - Sycamore Yearbook (Modesto, CA)

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ADMINISTRATIQN GRACE M. DAVIS VICE PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE The editor of the Sycamore has made a wise choice in his decision to emphasize in this Year Book the Panther, symbol of the school, for such a choice is a recogni- tion of the fact that the tangible honors that have come to Modesto High School have come as a result of that real, though intangible, spirit that has made this school distinctive. As you turn the pages which record the victories and achievements of this year you will notice that all of the title pages picture the Panther as leaping upward. May every student of Modesto High School recognize, as does the editor of the Sycamore, that, if the school is to progress, it must each year set anew a higher goal for achievement and a higher standard for victory. GRACE M. DAVIS l J w Page Eleven it

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A ADMINISTRATION C. E. OVERMAN PRINCIPAUS MESSAGE I have always believed that the best way to learn to do anything is to do it, or at least to do something which is as similar as possible in principle. That is why I have always been enthusiastic about extra-curricular activities, for they seem to me to furnish a sort of laboratory of life within the protecting walls of the school. It is undoubtedly desirable that Mr. Average Citizen should be familiar with Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and be able to solve a quadratic. Is it not, however, even more desirable that he be an able leader of his group and a civic-minded, self-reliant citizen, willing to co-operate with his fellows? In pursuance of this objective, we have taken as our aim the participation of every student in Modesto High School in some activity. C. E. OVERMAN 734 Rx, Page Ten

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3 Fall Student Body Ojicers f fl STUDENT BODY The activities of the Associated Students have been many and varied during this school year. The old point system was corrected and made more efficient. On account of the do or die spirit of our teams, a great deal of school spirit was developed among the students. Although our football teams were not always on the winning side, night-football increased the attendance. Our basketball and track seasons received enthusiastic support. Money was appropriated for new equipment about the school. The football Held was improved, and the bleachers were repainted. The stage was repainted, and a stage door was added. The biggest improvement was the addition of the Agriculture Building. ' During the year many pep rallies were held. Some of them were given in the boys' gymnasium in order to accommodate all the school. We enjoyed these very much as we were very often entertained by down town speakers. During the year a petition was brought before the student officers to change the constitution con- cerning athletic awards. The ofhce of President of the Student Body was ably filled by Bill Bacon during the fall semester and by Bob Hummer in the spring period. Barbara Wright Page Twelve