Mount Diablo High School - Diablo Yearbook (Concord, CA)

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CHORAL UNDER the direction of Miss Bland the choral, composed of seventy-three mem- bers, has become one of Diablo's outstanding organizations. Throughout the year this group gave many splendid performances among which the musical program at the Christmas Cheer Play was outstanding. Irene Abel, Eleanor O'Hara, and Grace Trimingham represented Diablo at the Western States Music Conference in San Francisco in March. Irene Abel and Eleanor O'Hara played under the masterful direction of Alfred Hertz, distin- guished conductor of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Grace Triming- ham played in the band, led by one of the outstanding band conductors of the Pacific Coast, Mr. Frank Mancini. MUSIC MAJOR —1937-1938 DIABLO students, for the first time, are to have the opportunity of majoring in music. This is particularly planned for those, registered in the general course, wishing to take music as a second major.

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BOYS’ SPORTS DIABLO has finished one of its most successful athletic seasons. Because of record turn-outs for almost every sport, the athletic program is reaching and affecting more individuals than ever before. More boys have learned the essen- tials of good sportsmanship, fast thinking, and the ability to take the knocks. More boys have felt that breathless moment just before the kickoff or the tipoff. Not everyone is experienced enough, or has the ability to start a game, but due to the extended junior varsity program, many boys, who otherwise would have had to spend the entire game on the bench, have participated with fellows from other schools. From these new contacts the boys have learned to play and to cooperate with the fellows whom they don't know, to make the game one of mutual benefit and enjoyment. This is better known as getting along with the other fellow. More individuals have learned one of the most essential rules of life, and that is to play the game for all they are worth, to enjoy the game, and still to follow the rules of the game. Although they never think of them as such, these points are why fellows turn out for sports. Foremost in their minds, as a rule, is the idea of piling up a bigger score than that of their opponents or limiting their opponents to a minimum score. However, they know that score must be piled up in a clean, decent manner, in other words, VICTORY WITH HONOR. It takes the best of their skill and ability to win the game the hard but the right way. This season, for some sports, was not so outstanding as far as the scoreboard was concerned. That came second. What came first was the fact that more fellows learned the fundamentals of the game and how to handle themselves, without getting seriously injured. They have a fine start for college athletics or life. Not only do major sports receive their share of attention, but tennis, swimming, and soccer are fast gaining followers. With fellows competing in the N. C. S. swimming meet at the University of California, various tennis matches being played with Diablo boys throughout the bay region and talk of a soccer league, minor sports are growing rapidly. Altogether the athletic program is more than a source of entertainment, or revenue, or a way to build up the school's reputation. In the space of four short years fellows develop into men, men who can take their places in the world and do the jobs assigned to them. The athletic program is a machine that takes raw material and molds it into men who will be a credit to their school and to them- selves. 25«