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

Text from Pages 1 - 76 of the 1940 volume:

Published by the Student Body MT. DIABLO UNION HIGH SCHOOL CONCORD, CALIFORNIA THE DIABLO, 1940 CONTENTS C cuuia iy CLtAj loaa 71 Dear Mom and Pop, We figure it's only right that we dedicate the annual to you this year. High time we showed some appreciation for all you've done for us. If nothing else, it will prove that our hearts are in the right place. But don't linger here. Go on with the book. We think it’s pretty good. Love, Growin' Pains 1940 GRADUATES ADELE ACCINELLI WINONA AGOSTINO ALBERT AZEVEOO PHILLIP BAER ROBERT BARBER ALBERT BIAGI MARGERY BIGCRAFT ROBERT BLIKENG DORENDA 8LOCHING DOROTHY BRIGHT HELEN BROUX 8ETTE BROWN BRUCE BUOD BETTY BURCHAEL CLARK BURTON DOLORES CAM8RA FREO CAPERTON LOIS CARLSON JOSEPH CATLETT WILLIAM CAUDEL GEORGE CAVAZZA JOHN CHADDOCK YOLANDA CHIONO WILLIAM CHRISTENSEN CHESLIE CLARK LUCILLE COLEMAN IRENE COSSO WAYNE CRAWFORD DE VERE CULLUM MORRIS DAVIES ELIZABETH DEQUINE LILLIAN DEVINCENZI DONALD DOU3AN THOMAS DOWD LAURA DUARTE KATHLEEN DUGAN JAMES EDWARDS DONALD ENSIGN CLELIA FABBRIS ANTONIO FAGILDE CLIFFORD FAHY JANE FAISST FRANCIS FARIA AILENE FITZGERALD ELMER FORBES GLADYS FORTIER MARIE FREITAS FRANCES FRITS 1940 GRADUATES PAUL FRITTS EULA JEAN FROBASE JAMES GALLAGHER GERTRUDE GANDERA JAMES GARAVENTA BERNICE GARCIA LA VERNE GAUGER HARLAN GENTRY CLINTON GLAZIER ROBERT GLAZIER EOWARD GLOTFELTY ROSALINA GONSALVES DOROTHY GOODRICH LOUIS GUERISOLI EDNA HAFER WARREN HAVILAND MARJORIE HENNESSY DELLA HESS JEAN HESS DICK HINKSON CORADELE HOOK JOHN VINCENT HOOK NANCY HUB8ELL MARGARET HULL OSUKE IKEDA OSS INGRAHAM iniE JOHNSON OE JOHNSON YOSHIKO KANAGAKI PATRICIA KEEVER HOPE KELLER BETH KENNERLY MARY JO KING GEAN KRIGIN ROBERT LEHTO LEONARD MAHLER PAULINE KLEINKE GEORGE KRUEGER SHIRLEY LOUGHLIN ERNEST MARINES WILLIAM KOLOKOUSIS HERBERT LANDES WILLIAM LYNCH KENNETH MATTSON GWENDOLYN KRAMER DAVID LAWRENCE BARBARA JANE MocDONALD VIRGIL MAZE 1940 GRADUATES Alvin McDonald marjorie McGregor james McKinnon ROBERT McNEIL IRVIN McQUADE BILLIE JUNE METHVEN JOHN MILES JOHN MONDAY CHARLES MOORE LUCY MUKUNO ALVESTA MYERS PHILLIS MYERS FRANK NAKATANI FRANK NAVARRETE MASUKI NITASAKA ALBERTA NYQUIST ELSIE OLIVER BETTY OSBOURN EDWARD PALMER GEORGE PALMER LEONE PALUBICKI LOUISE PARIANI AUDREY PENN BEVERLY PINE FRANK PIRES LUCILLE PORTER CHARLES PRATT EDNA PRATT WANDA PRATT GRACE RAINE NORMAN RAMES IDA RAMSEY WILLIAM REGAN BETTY ELLEN RICKETTS VIVIAN RODEEN VIOLA ROGERS JESSIE ROMERO PAULA RUFF JOHN RUSCONI CONSTANCE RUYS EVERETT RYAN NORINE SANDERS ERIKA SCHMIDT EUGENE SCHNEIDER TED SCHRODER HENRY SCHULDT LILLIAN SECCHI EDNA SEDERCRIST 1940 GRADUATES BARBARA SEELY GERALDINE SIMI LENNART SJOBERG STANLEY SMART FRANK SNEDEKER BARBARA SORENSEN CAROL SPARROW FRANCES STECCATI IRENE STONER ORALEE STRONG HARRY STUBBLEFIELD STANLEY SULLIVAN VALERIE TAIT DOROTHY THOMAS VIRGINIA TOLAND JUNE TOWERS JAMES TREADWAY JIM TREADWAY BERNICE TURNER CURTIS UTTER8ACK ELEANOR VARGAS BETTE VOICE WESLEY WADDELL JOHN WAKEMAN :HARD WALLACE ROBERT WATSON RODNEY WESTFALL EVELYN WHITTEMORE BARBARA WINTERS JEAN WIXSON L WATKINS GEORGE WESTERLUND MARY WHITE EVERETT WILES PAUL WILLIAMSON CLIFFORD ZWECK Notes on Senior Class President William Kolokousis, Port Chicago Vice-President ..............................Robert Blikeng, Concord Secretary-Treasurers Barbara Winters and Geraldine Simi, Concord Senior Cards and Announcements Committee. ......Barbara Winters, Chairman, Rosalina Gonzales and Bernice Turner Senior Picnic Committee................................. Robert Blikeng, Chairman, David Lawrence, Mary Jo King, Stanley Sullivan Top Row: Manuel Martinez. Willard Phillips, Richard Olson, James Regan, Robert Osborne. Bill Jorgenson. Middle Row: Caesar Mon- tenari, Jim Matheson, Phyllis Jacoboni, Joalicc Bryant. Valerie Seoly. Aldo Parma. Charles Marines. Bottom Row: Alice Berend- sen. Ruth Haviland, Elisa Marcellini. Evelyn Rothel, Norma Jones. Mabel Odegaard. Frances Rupnow. Top Row: Herbert Neller. Arthur Fleuti. John Denman. Leroy Gomes, Allen Ephraim. Middle Row: Jimmie Kanada. George Hara. Doris Stoner, Beverly Richardson. Frances Giammona, Mar- jorie Miller, Dick Corbett, Frank Roque. Bottom Row: Florence Douglas. Rowena Vargus. Helen Lehto. Margaret Ross. Barbara Kleinko. Mary Deane Bradley. Ruby Amilletegui, Pauline Legiss. JUNIOR CLASS I. Can it be the smell that makes brother Petti- john frown? 2. Three of our Kampus Karacters gorging them- selves. 3. Roger ond Barbara on their daily tour of the school grounds. Juniors Top Row: Lucille Phillips, Jack Gelhous, Ralph Cordor. Jack Paulson, Bernice Fea- gans. Bottom Row: Marion Sly, Maxine Roberts. Carmen Felix, Mary Macchi, Hazel Grant. Top Row: Robert Hitchock. Paul Helmke. Wallace Jackson, Melvin Jory, Curtis Woodruff. Middle Row: Roy Lovell. Tony Lobo, Jean Straight. Joyce Scheuer. Helen Harmon, Ezra Nelson. Ralph Ruyle. Bottom Row: Lois Adams. Dorothy Gasser. Pearl Fenton. Betty Hoyes. Claire Rice. Mariluise Routzahn. Top Row: Richord Pettijohn. Phillip Clark, Dick Cooper, Paul Meier. Don Walker, Donald Huovenin. Middle Row: Eugene Mould. Glenn Erickson, Lorraine Royall, Jerry Hoskins, Betti Lu Foskett, Howard Buschke. Lorry Smith. Bottom Row: Doris Ruyle. Lorraine Marshall. Ruth Wharton. Jackie Humble. Jean Harrison. Barbara Lawrence. Evangeline Radley. Top Row: Charles Davis, Oscar Johnson. Marshall De Bisschop. Roger Harding. Vincent Graziano. Louis Dewing. Middle Row: Jim Ferrier. Kenneth Burtchaell. Suzann Lawrence, Virginia Lee Pierce. Pat Watkins. Jerry Whittaker. Jack Le- vake. Bottom Row: Joan Herrick. Muriel Kerr. Mory Bisson, Marjorie Voico, Bar- bara Barnett. Margaret Cann, Betty Hawes. Top Row: Peter Kolokousis. Rudolph Jel- lesma, Edward Robinson. Claylo Butler. Horace Hoovor. Middle Row: Marcus Rose. Earl Eigard. Mildred Tomlin. Doro- thy Roine, Lois Grafelman. Ruth Wildes. James Marzotto. Corrado Marchetti. Bot- tom Row: Colleen Robinson. Olive White. Melba Gomez. Verna Baeta. Shirley Rob- erts. Swemi Yamashita. Betty Lee Tait, Frances Luce. Top Row: Aldo Lorenzetti, Salvador Marquez. Jack Brunelle, Robert McIntyre. Vernon Baeta. Middlo Row: Marlin Van Brocklin, Ver- non Simpson, Annie Sebastian!. Nellie Stephens. Velma Strom- berg. Harold Russell. Armand Glazier. Moredith Clark. Bottom Row: Toshi Kaya. Mary Diaz. Hanako Watanabe. Ruth Reeves, June Fahy. Edna Avila. Helen Como. Top Row: Al Demartini. John Curletto. Angolo Rossi. Bob Borden. Jackie McKinnon. Ralph Green. Middlo Row: Jack Taylor. Eu- qene Ahlf. Jean Correia. Frances Neilson. Carol Wright. John Pastorino. Roger Rothlisberger. Bottom Row: Eva Ortiz. Carmen Olvera. Marcella Fregulia, Bonnie Smith. Winifred Bloching, Emiko Sano, Kameyo Nitasaka. JUNIOR CLASS Sophomores Top Row: Robert Haines. Robort Ridge. Delbert Dequine. Robert Bietz, Warron Debenedetti. Middle Row: Joe Carrion, Carl Ostrom. Louella Schmidt. Charlotte Hafer, Victor Guerisoli. Willard Ballengor. Bottom Row: Marilyn Roinlce. Mary Ed- wards, Mildred Hook, Juanita Cruse, Mary Moresco, Sallie Tycer, Marie Le- moine. Top Row: Russell Binderim, Bill Grant, Gerald Lombardi. Emerson Nunos. Middle Row: Ulysses Merrill, Takeshi Kaya, Doris Pacini, Cleofo Bertera. Lois Hallmeyer. Jeanne Bussey, Jock Peabody. Bottom Row: Maizie Ogilvie, Betty Oldenhogo. Betty Brecht, Lorraine Butzback, Barbara Mitchell. Yoshiko Kaya. Top Row: Bobby Filomeo. Merton New- hall, Robert Bedoll. Ralph Richardson. Donald Parsons. Jack Imhoff. Louis Man- gini. Middle Row: Ernest Fontana. Caro- lyn Dean, Heidy Knecht, Inez Huntsmon, Corel Kimpton. Bottom Row: Evelyn Fran- cis, Dorothy Crum. Marion Dalton, Emily Duarte, Elinor Neilson, Inez Frates. Top Row: Harold Dutra, Ronald Skow, Robort Enos, Stanley Honsen, Edwin Pail- lassov, Norman Thompson. Middle Row: Robert Levada, Joan Buckner, Genevieve Benedict, Mary Phillis Hiser, Donald Hult- berg. Bottom Row: Carolyn McCausland. Ethel Tinkham. Elizabeth McLennan. Aud- rey Burk. Marion Choadle, Laura Wed- sted. Bonnie Cohrard. Top Row: Warren Flanders. Guinevere Butler. Elmer Secchi. Bot- tom Row: Wilma Priest. John Plessman. Dorothy Copeland. Top Row: Jack Souza. Raymond Cembra. Lyle Atkinson. Charles Senders. Middle Row: Fred Sangmaster, Muriel Moier, Joyce Davilla. Hazel Frits. Norma Johnson. Bobby Fabbris. Bottom Row: Lorraine James. Lois Catlett. Jerry McNees, Mary Jean Alves. Mary Sangmaster, Mary Dunlap. SOPHOMORE CLASS Sophomores Top Row: Lyle Palmer. Charles Tinstman, Robert McMullen. Robert Leonard. Tom Snook, Warren Cawthorno. Middle Row: Raymond Taliaferro. Helen Raine. Roso Crossan, Mariellen McCombs. William Gomes. James Peckham. Bottom Row: Margaret Rogers. Lois Cabus. Constance Reid. Beverly Thompson, Clarice Marga- lati, Mary Mukuno. Top Row: Ted Ramsay. Delbert Heck- mann. James Cline. Robert Peterson. Caosar Candiotti. Jerome Machado. Middle Row: Donald Bell. James Spowart. Robert Ventura. Ethel Rohrer, Esther Mao Lindner. Alan Anderson. Bottom Row: Patricia Wise. Lois Thomas. Phyllis Jack- son. Myrtle Schuldt, Hatsuko Kanagaki, Sumiko Watanabe. Sadako Kido. Top Row: Dale Wells. William Johnson, Clifford Young. Frank Whaley. Oliver North. William Bardin. Middle Row: Cal- vin Case. Jack Coover, Edna Clark. Nancy Larson. Betty Simpson, Tom Riccobuono. Bottom Row: Margaret Waddell. Mary Puglisi. Mae Stewart. Marjorie Gelhaus. Alice Starr, Betty Collins. Top Row: Juddie Smith. Vaughn Barrus, Robert Thompson. Harry Boomer, Edward Miller. Robert Walker. Glenn Nelson. Middle Row: Clifford Quinting. Barbara Soukup. Marjorio McClintic. Nadine Ho- qan. Daphine Coleman. Russoll Hicks. John Ehara. Bottom Row: Marjorie Hawes. Anita Young. Jean Cook. Aloha Stokes. Dorothy Erickson. Lena Zaccheo. Laura Steers. Top Row: Donald O'Day. Livio Vanni. John Kolokousis, Robert Green. Robert Sahm. Middlo Row: Tod Border, Richard McKin- non. Dolores Olson. Margaret Newman. Clarence Stanley, Karl Williams. Bottom Row: Betty Ann Earl. Beverly Johnson, Rosemary Mitchell. Evelyn Gapen. Char- leno Robinson. Doris Moore, Alice Ca- veae. Top Row: Toolu Nakatani. Frank Bettencourt. Jack Boma, Donald Gill. Edgar Thompson. Middle Row: Udell Hughes. Robert Gino- chio. Louis Ginochio. Lillion Onstott. Lotus Lesnick. Doris Mae Costa, Robort Erickson. Mario Secchi. Bottom Row: Dorothy Pires. Shirly Dutra. Dorothy McKinnon. Gloria Stewart. Olivia Silva. Mary Ellen Mendenhall. Leota Agostino. Muriel Lancaster. Top Row: Bill Hall. Gaius Manion, John Rivera. Middle Row: Yu- taka Nakatani. Lester Clark, Paul Arrighi, Ben May. Bottom Row: Lena Sobastiani. Elva Mae Peters. Patricia Rupp. Hideko Soga. Kikue Teraiawa. Misako Watanabe. FRESHMAN CLASS 1. Those personality smiles! 2. Furtive looks and old clothes. Don't tell me! Initiation. 3. Can it be homework or a movie maga- zine? 4. All but Barclay posed for this one. Freshmen Top Row: Benjamin Verdusco. Melvin Kuehno. Robert Dethlefson, Richard Do- ran. Dean Lovell, Robert Basham. Josoph Barkley. Middle Row: Jimmy Border. Marilyn Johnson. Laverne Lucas. Thelma Osborn. Borbare Warfield. Marilyn Moody. Jack Norden, James Tycer. Bot- tom Row: Jean Chaddock. Nancy Whit- taker. Patty Jolliff, Joan Sullivan, Peggy Lou Pearson. Barbara Rhodes. Jacqueline Methven. Violet Giannelfi. Top Row: Bill Krueger. Wayne Carlson. Donald Fagerlund. Robert Williams. Archie Nottingham. Middle Row: Paul Yarrington. Robert McCollum. Barbara Jean Johnson, Mildred LaVcrne Sturdy, Bertie Sosfia. Lucile Bailey. Carl Connally. Dositeo Pagilde. Bottom Row: Alberta Frey. Virgene Reed. Inez Austi. Betty Kinkey. Jane Ann Edwards, Mary Jane Beatty, Ruth Hickman, Armeda Oxley. Dagny Lindquist. Top Row: David Gasser. Lloyd Luoma. William Abbott. Thomas Pearson, Rich- ard Hardy. Godfrey Mould. Middle Row: John Mogaio. Joe Cereghino, Wilma Johnson. Shirley Forbos, Florence Mc- Kean, Virginia Lee Swartz. Harvey Mc- Atee. Norman Mattson. Bottom Row: Jeanne Roberts. Angelina Reviglione, Lois Rodeen, Shirley Mercer, Virginia Sanders, Doris Anne Porter. Edna Catlett, Shirley Davies. Margaret Garcia. Top Row: Paul Hultberg. David Schmidt. Martin Stow, Burt Ravizza. Caspar Wold. Anthony Sapone. Middle Row: Jack Adams. Russell Hill. Betty Bunker, Erline Gean. Maxino Miller. Florence Endersby, Jimmie Teegarden. Robert Cleary. Bot- tom Row: Martha Millard, Shirley Ruyle. Lidia Diaz. 8etty Manners. Margie Bow- beer. Betty Dovis. Bernice Woodhead. Hazel King, Marvelle Enloe. Top Row: Forrest Wilton, Leonard Bussey, Guy Chaddock. Theo- dore Wilson, Dilmar Turner. Robort Powell. Richard McNeil. Middle Row: Clyde Thompson, Raymond Burk. Colloen Skaggs. Janice Dunning, Joyce Johnston. Betty Henderson. Ruth Caudel, Joseph Giammona. Bottom Row: Loreen Rupnow. Doris Caudel. Barbara Hutt. Helen Earl, Allene Gordon. Pamelia Townsend. Nada Miller. Beth Bradley. Top Row: Joey Noma. Georae Temori, Manabu Sano. Tatsuki Kanada. Goorgo Kusaba. Middle Row: Johnny Joaquin. Ernestine Costa. Darlene Hildebrand. Mary Margaret Reeso. Marguerite Mata, Betty Ann Edwards. Robert Onstott. Bottom Row: Virginia Silva. Adele Merrill. Eleanor Hornoy, June Buschke. Nancy Miller. Nobuko Kido. Betty Arnold. FRESHMAN CLASS 1. All right, Mary Ann! So it doesn't fit! 2. The best loid schemes of mice and men— 3. Ham V eigs, cornin' up! Freshmen Top Row: George Matsuda. Edwards Phil- lips. Leonard Vecchi, Victor Pagliero. Ray- mond Vlach. Lloyd Lokse. Middle Row: Ronald Duncan. Thomas Hill. Genova North. Catherine Evons, Jean Waddell. Marjorie Delgado. Norman Dahlin, Wil- liam Watson. Bottom Row: Elizabeth Lee. Irene Fritchman. Marjorie Ann Perry. Eve- lyn Baeta. Hazel Roberts. Pearl Stolpor, Betty Galli. Rose Hara. Mary Lobo. Top Row: Robert Hidalgo. Gilbort Olvera. Raymond Morford, Edward Marquez. Richard Brown, Ransom Fitzgerald. Mid- dle Row: Darrell Snidoman, Floyd Gauger, Maria Henningson, Rosemary Holt. Patsy Emerson, Leo Coloman, Willis Reed. Bot- tom Row: Leah Rae Tillotson. Beth Gal- lagher, Leola Spieler, Jean Williams. Carmen Tiscereno, Mary Marquez. Doro- thy Cuellar. Gladys Rogers. Norma Clark. Mabel Matsuda. Top Row: Kameichi Matsumota, Clair Mesenburg, Lewis Johnson, Leroy Bene- dict. Dick Starr. Roderick McDonald. Karl Ross. Middle Row: Yuwao Nakatani, Earl Duncan. Alice Lohto. Patricia O'Brien, Janet Hughes. Peggy Monday. Mildred Ball, Fred Mason. Bottom Row: Velma Dee Hutsey. Joy Kaiser. Barbara Boomer. Flor- ence Erdahl, Dorothy Traud, Beverly Rhoads. Margaret Jones. Florence Good- rich. Top Row: Kenneth Rhode. Elton Wiles. James Wisman. Jimmy Loeffler. Dale Car- scadden. Arthur Martinez. Alfred Foster. Middle Row: Robert Frank, Donald Rob- son, Daniel Curtis. Catherine Frobesc, Geraldine Carter. Anita Ansel. Helen Frei- tas. Bottom Row: Norma Taylor. Virginia Rusler, Maryan Fagundes. Lydia Penna. Lorraine Gabriel. Dorothy Carroll, Elvida Figuoira, Agnes Machado. Dear Parents of Mt. Diablo Union High School Students: I am not writing to tell you that Tom has been playing hookey again, that Jim is not working in his Physics class, or that Ed is late too often be- cause of a certain attraction in the English Building. We have no serious epidem- ics—other than heart trouble. This comes with spring, but the bug travels quickly from one victim to another, so we do not worry about the serious- ness of any case. I am troubled, as you probably are, about certain things. Without our realizing what is happening, influences are at work which will convert our boys and girls to a way of life which will not bring them happiness, or eco- nomic and spiritual good. We are too tolerant of bad manners and bad social relationships. We have too much of lying, or dishonest motives; desire to get by with poor work or no work, to get by the law and its enforcing officers. We fear too often to stand for what we know to be right. We accept the cheap in our radio programs and even the vile in our books, plays, and magazines. We allow the claws of communism to grasp at the roots of our democracy. Our hope is in our young people. They, you, and I must stand together with determination to be clean, decent, honest, law-abiding Americans who will fearlessly guard our democracy from our own weaknesses, and from the undermining influence of any ism. My letter stresses serious issues, but I have not forgotten that humor, the beautiful in music, literature, and art, and honesty and cleanness in liv- ing still exist among us to give us courage. I may say, for your future comfort, that Anne, in spite of her spelling, finally passed her English A examination. Sincerely, FACULTY MR. GEORGE BARBER Commercial MRS. LOUISE BELLPORT Social Studies MR. CHARLES COX Social Studies MR. RUFUS JOHNSON Science MISS JOSEPHINE GEIZEIHART Science MR. RUSSELL BERST Science MISS MYRTLE WILLIAMSON Aft MISS HELEN COURTRIGHT Commerce MISS JOYCE WAUO Domestic Science MISS MARY HERETH Domestic Science MISS BESSIE SHARP English MISS EDITH BEIER Social Studies MISS RUTH LINNIE Social Studies MISS FRANCES MEYER Science MISS ELEANOR ALBERTSON Mathematics MR. STANLEY WALGREN Social Studies MR. PETE KRAMER Physical Education MR. LESTER WILLIAMS Physical Education MR. ARCHIE McEWING Mathematics MISS AIETHA MORTENSON English MR. WILLIAM THORNTON Mathematics MISS EDNA PORTER Nurse MISS ELENA BARTLETT English MISS ETHEL BRUBAKER Librarian MR. PEYTON FARRER Industrial Arts MR. HOWARD BRUBECK Music MR. CURTIS WOODRUFF Industrial Arts MISS ALMA COUCHMAN English MISS LILLIAN DESMOND Physical Education MISS JESSIE FALCONER Physical Education 31 Jtr Student Body Council Dear Friends: I’m not calling you dear friends because I'm running for office again, but because this year has been full of your friendship toward me. Working with you this year, I have had for the first time a taste of the responsibilities which await me in the outside world. I have learned to respect the rights and opinions of others; tolerance, the stuff which helps constitute a de- mocracy. If I have learned nothing else I will have, in tolerance, a solid foundation for success in life. I wish to express to Miss Romaine my gratitude for her timely sugges- tions and kind guidance, which have been an invaluable aid to me. I also wish to thank the members of the faculty, various student committees, and finally the students themselves, who have made my year, as president, so enjoyable. Sincerely, Vincent Hook STUDENT BODY COUNCIL Standing: Betty Ellen Ricketts, Chairmen of Entertainment; Lillian Secchi, Treasurer; Francis Giemmone. Vice-President Girls' League: Louis Dewing, Vice-President Boys' Federation. Seated: Eugene Mould. Vice-President; Roberta Jones, President Girls' League; Vincent Hook. President; Gertrude Gandera. Secretary; Warren Haviland, President Boys' Federation. BOYS; FEDERAI ION Standing: Clark Burton. Athletic Reporter; 8ob Thompson, General Reporter; B'Ii Regar, General Athletic Manager; David Lawrence. Coptain of Fire Squad; Louis Dewing. Vice-President. Seated: Willard Ballenger. Assistant Yell Leader; Jim Edwards. Sergeant-at-arms; Warren Haviland. President; Robert 8arber. Secretary-Treasurer; Mr. Perry, Deon of Boys; Carmen Dougan. Yell Leader. GIRLS' LEAGUE Standing: Patricia Garbutt, Attendance Checker; Jean Ellen Straight. Bus Chairman; Suzann Lawrence. A sistanf Attendance Checker; Frances Giammona. Vice-President; Pauline Kleinke. Yell Leader; Gwen Kramer. G.A.A. Presi dent; Doris Ruyle. Reporter. Seated: Eula Jean Frobase. Chairman of Decoration; Bernice Turner. Chairman of Build- ing and Grounds; Miss Bromley. Dean of Girls; Roberta Jones. President; Irene Cosso. Secretary-Treasurer; Norine Sanders. Secretary of Entertainment; Marjorie Hawes. Assistant Yell Leader. Dear Herby, Enclosed are a couple of pictures of our Boys’ Federation and Girls’ League Officers for this year. Yes, this group and the student body council really makes things hum around here. Not a bad looking lot, eh? The girls had their picnic at Castle Rock last fall and we’re preparing for ours now. Will they be jealous! I have my swimming suit and eating utensils lying in wait. In haste, ACTIVITIES Torch and Scroll Adviser: Miss Couchman Dear John, I have a pet aversion to being called brainstorm, so don't call me that any more. After all, a fellow can’t help it if he's smart, can he? And he shouldn't be apologetic about it—so I won’t be. Why don't you try to get in Torch and Scroll? The scholarship require- ments are not difficult. You must have at least eighty points for all the school year. An A average in a subject for a semester gives fifteen points; a B average, 10; and a C average, nothing. So, you see, any normally intelli- gent person can make it. There are citizenship requirements, too. That is, you must obey laws, co-operate with your teachers and fellow students, and contribute to class work and student activities. These last requirements are new and more satisfactory because a last-minute rush for activity points is avoided. This year we earned money for the scholarship fund by selling candy at basketball games, and we managed the annual sale of lost and found arti- cles. Forty-seven members are graduating this year. Why not join us? Sincerely yours, PETER 36 Sword and Bauble President, Norine Sanders Adviser, Irma Bromley Dear Footlights, Once again we students of the drama wish to thank you for adding brightness and glamor to our efforts. We have had a good time together. Our plays would have been dull and stupid if you and a host of others had not worked unceasingly with us. We are thinking of musicians, of art students, of electricians, of builders, of ticket sellers, of costumers and of make-up artists. To all of them our everlasting gratitude. Happy plays ahead, dear Footlights. Will you blink a greeting for us to Big and Little Spotlights? Excuse us now, for we must remove the grease paint and put the stage in order. Love to you in great abundance from, The Play Directors and All the Shining Stars of Players' Club and Sword and Bauble Players' Club President, Dorothy Bright Adviser, Elena Bartlett Our Town” By Thornton Wilder CAST OF CHARACTERS STAGE MANAGER .......DAVE LAWRENCE DOC GIBBS.........-....JIM EDWARDS JOE CROWELL CONNIE RUYS HOWIE................JACK GELHAUS MRS. GIBBS .BARBARA SORENSON MRS. WEBB PEGGY HULL GEORGE GIBBS CARMAN DOUGAN REBECCA GIBBS NORINE SANDERS WALLY WEBB WALTER McATEE EMILY WE8B ROBERTA JONES PROF. WILLARD.. BILL KOLOKOUSIS MR. WEBB............ RICHARD WALLACE WOMAN IN BALCONY.........OLIVE WHITE MAN IN AUDITORIUM........DON DOUGAN LADY IN BOX _______EVANGELINE RADLEY SIMON STINSON......WARREN HAVILAND MRS. SOAMES......... BARBARA KLEINKE CONSTABLE WARREN RICHARD PETTUOHN SI CROWELL.........STANLEY SULLIVAN JOE STODDARD PHILIP CLARK DIRECTOR .......... MISS IRMA BROMLEY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MISS ELENA BARTLETT ___________________________ (Mcmber7 ut Published semi-monthly during the school term by the students of Mt. Diablo Union High School. Conoord. California WILLIAM REGAN ............................... Editor in CSllt EUGENE MOULD GLENN ERICKSON CONSTANCE RUYS MARY JO KINO ___ TOM DOWD..______ MARY WHITE ..... KATHLEEN DUGAN .. VALERIE SEELYHta Associate Edlto I- Sporta Feature _____ Chatter Edito Staff Artis Feature Write Business Manage Circulation Manage LORRY SMITH. BARBARA MITCHELL and .RMON......................Advertising Representative BARBER ......................... Faculty Advise Alvesta Myers. Doris Ruyle. Norlne Sanders. Shirto] suki Nltasaka, Bob Thompson. Claire Rice. Richart lorence Douglas, Lois Adams, Paul Williamson. ' Biablo©l ews The Summit Is Diablo s Goal Dear Peggy, What fun Mr. Brubeck's classes must have—nothing but music and song all the day long. If only I could carry a tune, I'd try out for the chorus. That's the chorus picture down at the bottom over there. You should have heard them sing at the Christmas program, and the Music Festival on April 5. Someone said the festival was the first program of its kind Diablo's had. And wouldn't you be proud to be a member of the band and wear one of those attractive uniforms? The band backs up the rooting section at athletic events and either band or orchestra performs at nearly every school function. People can't seem to do without music, and who'd want to? The more we get the better we like it. I mentioned the orchestra. They certainly deserve a lot of credit, for their practicing must all be done out of school time and they really sound Swell. Yours for more and more music, Bob O.—The man who plays the drum P.S. Mr. Brubeck says, Please, God, send me some clarinets and 'Clarinuts'. Note: A clarinut is a student who plays a clarinet. 0 Hello, Folks, Well, the book is done. The staff and I sincerely hope it will always be a pleasant reminder of the good old days at Diablo. Those of us who are graduating, as well as those who will attend Acalanes High next year, have what we fondly believe is a real annual to remember our last year with the Red Devils. Possibly, in the not too distant future, Diablo and Acalanes will be athletic rivals. If so, this rivalry will be nothing but friendly, for we cannot easily forget the days when we rocked the old gym with the drum yell, and were pulling for the red clad team down there on the floor. Let this book be a reminder of those days, and let it keep the rivalry at all times friendly. It has been fun getting out the book and I'd like to thank our advisers, Miss Schacht, Mrs. Dewey, and Miss Sharp, for keeping us on the straight and narrow path in the matter of finances and common sense. Our yearbook could never have become this pretty, perfect thing with- out our patient photographer, Mr. Collins; Mr. Metcalf, who guides the engraving; and Mr. Knapp, who tells us about covers and how many words we can put on a page. Our thanks go, too, to any teachers whom we have inconvenienced, and to students who have reluctantly)?) given of their class time in order that they might be photographed. And so I take my leave of Diablo, hoping we all may, in part at least, measure up to the standards set for us by those parents to whom we dedi- cate this book. , „ I really mean it, Tom Dowd 42 The Diablo Staff TOM DOWD............................................................. EDITOR ROBERT BARBER. HELEN HARMON. RUBY AMILLATEGUI. RODNEY WESTFALL. DORIS RUYLE. JIM EDWARDS. GLENN ERICKSON ..................ASSISTANT EDITORS JIM TREADWAY......................... ....................... ART EDITOR RALPH RICHARDSON ASSISTANT ART EDITOR BETTE VOICE BUSINESS MANAGER ALLEN EPHRAIM................................... ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER BERNICE TURNER SALES MANAGER GERTRUDE GANDERA. LOIS GRAFELMAN TYPISTS BOB OSBORNE........... PUBLICITY BOB THOMPSON. WALLACE JACKSON SNAPSHOT EDITORS MISS SCHACHT. MRS. DEWEY. MISS SHARP ADVISERS 8ETTY LEE COLLINS. ALBERT AZEVEDO. FLORENCE McKEAN. GODFREY MOULD. GERTRUDE GANDERA. MARIELLEN McCOMBS . . SALES STAFF Top Row: Bob Thompson. Glenn Erickson. Helen Harmon. Allen Ephraim. Middle Row: Ruby Amillotequi. Robert Berber, Rodney Westfall. Ralph Richardson. Bottom Row: Bob Osborne. Wolloce Jackson. Bernice Turner. James Edwards. ATHLETICS Top Row: Bill Berry. Jerry Whittaker. Charles Davis, Bob Haines. Jack Wakemon. Melvin Jory. Vincent Graiiano, Dave Lawrence. Ed Palmer, Donald Dougan. Peter Giammona. Coach Kramer. Middle Row: Lloyd Borber. Al De Martini. Bob Lehto, Marshall De Bisschop, Vincent Hook. Jim Edwards. Ed Allen. Ed Glotfelty, Roger Harding. Jim Matheson Peter Kolokousis. Elmer Forbes. Delbert Dequine. Morris Davies. Bottom Row: James Treadway. Bill Kolokouvs. Louis Dewing. Stanley Sullivan. Bob Ridge. Bill Lynch (Captain), Lyman Glasgow, Dade Skinner, Bill Freito . Oscar Johnson. Jim Ferrier. Clifford Fahy. F O O T B A L L DearGus, Our coach, Pete Kramer, turned out another winning football team this year. It wasn't as strong as last year's team, due to a line which was light in spots, but they still finished on top of the league. The backfield was as good as, or better than, any in the county. The best backfield man was, by far, Lyman (Beans) Glasgow, left half; and boy, you should have seen him run! Bill Freitas, a three year veteran, was back at fullback and Stanley Sullivan called signals. Bill Kolokousis and speedy Cliff (Buck Shaw) Fahy alternated at right half. The best lineman was Captain Bill Lynch, who again held a first string guard position. The other outstanding linemen were James Treadway and Ed Glotfelty, ends; Oscar Johnson and Marshall (Monk) De Bisschop, tackles; Al De Martini, guard; and Vincent Hook, center. Although some of our prospects will be going to Acalanes next year, I think there will be enough material left to insure another winning Diablo, team. I hope so. So-long, Gus, P. W. 46 VARSITY SCORES RICHMOND at DIABLO Diablo Opp. 6 HAYWARD at DIABLO 6 o PIEDMONT at DIABLO 19 JOHN SWETT at DIABLO 14 6 PITTSBURG at PITTSBURG 6 JOHN SWETT at CROCKETT 19 6 ALHAMBRA at MARTINEZ lad) 0 PITTSBURG at DIABLO , I? ALHAMBRA at DIABLO ... 6 Dear Oswald, Just a few words about our Junior Varsity. We had a record turnout for the Jayvees this year and they received plenty of experience for next year’s varsity. There were quite a few bright spots in the line-up. Horace Hoover, Jerry Lombardi, and Vernon Baeta were outstanding in the back- field, and Bob Walker and Ed Allen certainly held that line. I have to do my homework, so goodbye for now. Write soon, P. E. Top Row: Dave Furukowa. Godfrey Mould. Carl Abraham, Edwin Paillassou. Ralph Corder. Leroy Benedict, Jock Imhoff Ray Morford. Charles Tinsfman. Bernace William . Emerson Nune . Ralph Green. Jimmy Witman. Second Row: Coach William . Leonard Bussey. John Monday. Bob Piedmonte, Leroy Gomes. Bob Walker. Joe Johnson. Don Huovenin. Paul Meter, Bob Borden. George Taliaferro. Eugene Schneider. Delbert Heckman. Third Row: Lloyd Barber. Frank Whaley. Dick Olsen._ Frank_ Snedeker, Louis Johnson. Bob McMullen. Jim Cline. Gilbert Hickmon, Horace Hoover, Walker, Elton Wiles. Dick Hinkson. Bottom Row: Daryl Tupper, Robert Belorde. Carmen Dougen, Jerry Lombardi. John Plessman, John Kolokousis, 8ill Gott. Vaughn Barrus, Bob Levada. Vernon 8aeta. Richard Hardy. VARSITY Top Row: E. Glotfelty. J. McKinnon. R. Harding. 1. Gueritoli, D. Houvenin. Coach William� , Middle Row: M. Martinez. K. Mattion. R. Border. 0. Dougan, 0. Lawrence. W. Haviland. Bottom Row: G. Erickton. D. Dcguine, J. Mile� R. Cooper. W. Kolokoutis. B TEAM Top Row: L. Smith (Mgr.). T. Lobo. R. Morford. R. Green, V. Baeta Middle Row: K. Kanagaki. E. Burror E. Pa! lowoo. E. Peterton. E. Mould. Bottom Row: R. Bedell. P. Clark. J. McKinnon. R. Bietz. 0. Car cadden. C TEAM Top Row: E. Fontana. W. Ballenger. N. Dahlin. N. Maftton. W. Reed. G. Manion. J. Levake. J. Noma. J. Machado. B. Walton. E. E gard, J. Teaaarden. Middle Row: J. Cereghino. C. Doniclton. T. Hill, M. Yamashita. G. Timor! W. Carlton. 0. McKinnon. T. Pierton, R. Levada. R. Anuta. J. Maggio, R. Ginochio. Botton Row; J. Ehara. B. Gott. C. Candiotti. J. Coover. J. Smith. V. Gueritoli. 0. Skinner. L. Coleman. J. Peckham, E. Mile� . SCORES VARSITY F.G. F.T. T.P. 20 10 50 20 4 44 15 9 39 17 10 44 W. Kolokoutis. G 1 6 8 B TEAM F.G. F.T. T.P. 12 4 28 P. Clark. F 8 3 19 J. McKinnon. C 2 28 9 3 21 9 6 24 C TEAM F.G. F.T. T.P. 19 4 42 3 21 £ 0 12 4 4 12 4 3 11 C. Candiotti. G 3 3 9 SI Top Row: Fcrricr (Manager), Oick McKinnon. Caldera. Candiotti. Marques. Regan. Marine . Hainct, Hickman. Eigard. Graz ono. Palmer (Manager). Middle Row: MatJuda. Fahy. Navarrtte. lobo. Riccobuano. C me, Jack Me Kinnon, linttman. Matheron. Levake. Hardy. Botfom Row: Steer . Mile . Furgkawa. Jim McKinnon. Skinner. Lynch. I. atheton, Ma one. Gueritoli. Miller. Dear Joe, You asked me about our baseball team. Well, we lost most of the games, they say, because the pitching staff was pretty green and inexperienced. Steers and Matsuda, along with our two southpaws, Faria and Miller, were the best of the hurlers and all but Faria will return next year, fortunately. Bill Lynch played first again and Jack McKinnon inherited second base from his brother Bill, who played it last year. Imagine a team without a McKinnon! Dade Skinner was regular third-baseman again and Cliff Fahy (the speed burner ) made first-string shortstop his first year out. Jimmy Matheson, Johnny Miles, Jim McKinnon and Guido Massone were the regular outfielders, and of course Louie Guerisoli was number one catcher again. He had two good substitutes, though, in Frank Nava- rette and Dave Toad Furukawa. We should have a mighty good team next year, as most of this year's are undergraduates. Wish us luck! Your pal, J.P. 52 TRACK GROUP—Top Row: Monion. Eigard. Bae� a. Songmastrr, J. Kolokousis. Ehara, Anuta, Komicchi Nitasaka Coach Kramer. Second Row: McIntyre (Manager). Mono . W. Kolokouti . Fahy. Morford. Oougan, P. Ko!okou is, Lorenxetti, Rusconi. Ikeda. Mahler (Manager).Third Row: Erickson, Raveta, Griffin. Butte, Muovenin, Edwardt Lawrence. Polmer. Monfenari. Neljon. Anderion. Carrion. Bottom Row: Carlson. McDonald. Taliaferro, Ridge. Turner. Deguine. Vanni. Starr. Levada. TRACK ACTION—Jim Edwards. Carmen Dougen. David Lawrence and Paul Fritts. Middle-Distance Runners. TENNIS ACTION—David Crosett serving. TENNIS GROUP—Top Row: Whittaker. Smith. Dougan (Player-Manager). Jackson. Cooper, Kolokousis. Bottom Row: Choddock. Reed. Crosett. Johnson. Budd. Coleman. Hi Sam, Sorry to hear you're laid up for the track season. I just got home from a track meet and am I ever excited! Many of the fellows were new to track this year, you know, but Coach Kramer has whipped them into fine shape and a winning team. Our tennis team is having a pretty fair season, too. We lost a few early season matches to Piedmont, Hayward, and Alameda, but we got revenge by trouncing Antioch and Crockett. So-long, Sam, G. E. 53 GIRLS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Top Row: France Giammona. Beverly Richardton, Bette Voice, Marjorie Miller. Jean Straight. Second Row: Yolanda Chiono. Gwen Kramer. Caro1 Sparrow, Beth Kennedy. Jeon Wixton. Audrey Penn. Coradele Hook. Third Row: Al- vetta Myer . Eriko Schmidt. Barbara Winter� . Pauline kleinke, Barbara Kleinke. Gertrude Gandera. Loeella Schmidt. Carmen Felix. Bottom Row: Evelyn Franci . Violo Roger . Margaret Rogers. Yothiko Kanagaki, Ruby Amillotegu'. Billie June Methvcn. Dori Ruyle, France Luce. Marjorie Henne y. Virginia Toland, Norine Sonder . GIRLS' ATHLETICS SPORTS MANAGERS Top Row: Muriel Kerr, Marjorie Miller. Beverly Richardton, Jean Wixton. Middle Row: Ruby Amillategui, Yothiko Kanagaki, Carmen Felix. Pauline Kleinke. Olive White. Marjorie Have . Bottom Row: Gwen Kramer. Billie June Methven, Barbara Kleinke. Barbara Seely. Dori Ruyle. SENIOR G.A.A. Back Row: Bette Voice. Barbara Sorenton. Front Row: Billie June Methven, Gertrude Gondera. Yothiko Kanagaki, Coradelle Hook. Jean Winson. Mitj Falconer. Mi« Oewnond; Gwen Kramer. President of Girls' Athletic Association. GIRLS' ATHLETIC COUNCIL Doris Ruyle, Secretary; Pauline Kleinke. Yell Leader; Gwen Kramer. President; Marjorie Hawes. Assistant Yell Leader. Dear Anne, You asked what we do in G.A.A.—and I could reply, Oh, almost every- thing, but that would be rather vague and slightly exaggerated. All this year we have been having the most fun in our activities. The Quadrangular Playday with the Brentwood, Antioch, and Pittsburg high schools was held at Diablo this year. There was a Hockey Playday at Mills College and a Sports Day at the University of California. One afternoon this spring we invited girls from Pittsburg to come over and play badminton with us. Both in the fall and spring, we have had get-togethers with any faculty members who felt athletically inclined. It is good to see them slam- ming the bird over the net or missing a few baskets instead of thinking of some homework to give us. Besides providing fun and an interest in sports, the G.A.A. does a lot for the girls. The exercise promotes health. The G.A.A. itself creates an interest in activities that makes the school seem more than just a place to sit on hard seats five hours a day and absorb knowledge. It helps make good citizens out of the girls, even if they don't manage to earn mem- bership in the association. Well, Anne, I have a tennis game to play now, so I must stop. Wish me luck. As ever, Judith 55 FEATURES HIGHLIGHTS OF MY DIARY SEPTEMBER 1. School opens. It is a Friday. The new seniors try their wings. Freshies are scared stiff. 14. Initiation. Just a little too much enthusiasm— Diablo's last. 15. First Football Game (practice). Richmond at Con- cord. 12-6. Diablo's favor, of course. 19. First issue of the Diablo News. Best yet! OCTOBER 5. Girls' League Picnic. Mr. Perry cooked the steaks, Miss Bromley jitterbugged and everyone swam. 13. Freshman Frolic. A Bad Luck Dance! I'm just a hep-cat a hollerin'. 17. Exposition Day. Went to the Fair. Coke and cigars. The Follies and the Gayway. Very edu- cational. 20. First Student Body Meeting. Mr. Hook makes a swell prexy. 27. Alhambra Game canceled. A black mark on our record, but we learned a lesson. 29. First Report Cards. No more shows on school nights for us. NOVEMBER 2. Julian Oliver sang for a very satisfied audience. His personality and voice were both very charm- ing. 8. Play— The Man In the Bowler Hat. The Players' Club gave it. The audience is not sure, even now, what it is all about. 10. Alhambra Game, at Concord. Score was 6-6. Most exciting game of the season. 14. Press Convention at U.C. Mr. Barber and several students interested in journalism attended. 22-24. Thanksgiving Holidays! I always eat too much! DECEMBER 8. S.S.S. Diablo Hop. All aboard for one swell dance with Merilyn Merle and her Orchestra. 15. Two fine plays were given for the Cheer fund. The Choral made a very successful debut. 15. Christmas Vacation. When I got my new type- writer so I could improve my grades. 3 I. Five Diablans were on Professor Puzzlewit's pro- gram. Barbara Sorenson won, and then didn't know what to do with the ten dollars! JANUARY 5. First Basketball Game. What a thriller! Played overtime to win 27-25 against Pitts. 24. Semester ends. Was I going to college? FEBRUARY 5-9. Senior pictures. The boys with their hair combed an' ties and everything. 16. Junior Prom. Valentines and Bill Lacy's orchestra. 20. Brass Choir. Fine music from that San Jose State organization, including a selection written by a former Diablo student. 21. Cross Country Run—Griffin wins—close finish. MARCH 15-25. Easter Vacation. When we got old fashioned attack of spring fever and poison oak. And found out there isn't any Easter Bunny after all. APRIL 12. Variety Show. Musical questions, prizes, an' every- thing. 26. Open House. When parents and teachers com- pare notes on the pore innocent student. MAY 17. The setting of the play Our Town reminded us of Concord. It was a great success. 28. Boys' Picnic. They just wouldn't sell tickets to girls. JUNE I. Senior Ball. Lovely girls, dashing young men. a very special occasion. 13. Graduation. Where each father hopes his son will be president. Mary Jo King, '40 Dear Sally, No annual, much less a feature section, would be all there without a few examples of our best in the field of literature. We wish we had room for more. Tom and Rodney are both Seniors and their essays are examples, Miss Bromley says, of how it should be done. Hope you like ’em. We have included also what the staff with Mr. Barber's help considers the best editorials, feature and news stories of the year. And here the honors go to Bill Regan. Alvesta Myers, and Shirley Wood. Best Wishes for a Happy Vacation, S. F. MY FIRST FRIEND AMONG BOOKS The back cover hung on by only a few threads; the pages were torn and blurred in many places; the book was ancient and had the pleasant odor peculiar to old books. In spite of its decrepit appearance, it was packed full of a charm that children cannot resist. The name of the book was Illustrated Bible Stories of the Old Testa- ment. Maybe it was the illustrations, showing battles and all kinds of adventure, which made me love the book. Whatever it was, it caused my mother many an hour's loss of sleep, as I insisted that she read several chap- ters aloud to me every night. In its pages could be found everything of interest to a small boy's fancy. Things that were boring in regular Bibles took on a glamour that would dazzle the eye of any heathen. My frequent references to this fine old book gave me a fairly thorough knowledge of the Old Testament. It was always a source of wonder to my Sunday school teacher that I knew the stories so well, yet used nearly every precious minute of class time discussing the problems of a big game hunter or Saturday night's show. I would like to know the man who compiled that book. If our up-to-the- minute authors of text books could acquire his manner of presentation, maybe students would willingly study a whole hour longer each night. Rodney Westfall 64 SUMMER IS HERE A warm day in May. A shaggy, long-eared dog with large, doleful eyes rounds the corner of the house seeking recreation. He stops, meditates and scratches thoughtfully at a flea. What a dull world. Nothing to catch the fancy of a dog with time on his hands. A green-eyed cat jauntily rounds the opposite corner of the house, a huge bacon rind clamped between his jaws. He sees the dog, stops, con- templates a moment, then scuttles up the apple tree in the front yard, there to sit, the ever present bacon rind in his mouth, and dwell at length on why the Creator made dogs. The hound beneath dares him to come down and take it like a man. No response but a slant eyed glare. Seeing that the feline tree-sitter hasn't the slightest immediate intention of coming down from his lofty perch, the sad-eyed mongrel flashes the recluse a look of disdain and ambles off in search of other sport. None to be found. A robin twitters cheerfully in the apple tree. The c'og decides he doesn’t like robins, much less cheerful ones. He flashes the bird a look of utter loathing and retires to the shade of the porch. There on the porch is a tennis ball. He regards it solemnly for a time. He picks it up in his mouth and drops it experimentally. It bounces. Bright- ening somewhat he passes at it with an awkward paw, causing it to roll be- yond his reach. His mien once more becomes doleful as he concludes he didn't want to play with the ball anyway. One last searching look reveals nothing to do, so he resigns himself to a nap in the shade, only waking to blink sleepily at the paper boy, making his rounds a few hours later. The lazy spell has set in. Summer is here. Tom Dowd 65 LET'S STAY GROWN UP By Bill Regan Student behavior at Diablo has been the outstanding factor that has placed us at the top so far as citizenship is concerned. Mt. Diablo Union High School students have always been noted for their courteous conduct, not only in athletics but also whenever Diablo has had a representation at any public function or whenever the student body has had any occasion to meet. However, a series of unpleasant occurrences has cast a definitely unfavorable light upon not only the students but the faculty and the whole school as well. Near-boisterous conduct at the Christmas plays in the form of unnecessary talking, giggling, and even laughter at the wrong times combined to give the public a distorted idea of our real conduct. Then again at the last student body meeting, while the general behavior was good, a certain group thought it more distinctive to provide the entertainment them- selves than to be polite enough to listen to the program provided. Later, the unfortunate accident in which three girls were injured drew forth much uncalled for comment on the manner in which our students drive around school. And still again, the problem of steal- ing that has arisen has given the school unfavorable and undeserved publicity. Here again all suffer because of the misdeeds of a few. Some of us are becoming so ill-mannered that one of our taiented alumni refused to appear in a student body meeting, fearing the wrong response. Something must be done about these perils to our reputation. What? It is up to you and you and you—to every student in our school—to bring our reputation up to its former peak. Everybody knows that talking during a performance of any kind is rude. Well then, why talk? It only makes people think how rowdy and ill-bred you are. If you would rather not go to a meeting, arrangements can easily be made to give you a study period. As for the reckless driving around school, it is unfortunate that an accident so serious was required to make students realize the danger of showing off. When we were in the primary grades we received a grade for deportment. Remem- ber? And as we grew older and advanced in school the subject was removed from our report cards. Why? Because we were growing up—we had passed the stage of being good or going to the office. We had become young ladies and gentlemen. Now we find there are a few among us who apparently haven't grown up—who per- sist in acting contrary to the traditions of Diablo. To these a note of warning is being sounded. Steps will be taken—they are definitely being taken—to make it so embar- rassing for them that they will never again repeat the performance. It might be well for them to read the writing on the wall before it is too late. 66 IN RETROSPECT By Alvesta Myers When I was a little green Freshman working on the Diablo News as advertising representative. I can remember gazing upon the editor and thinking him somewhat of a god in a position unattainable by ordinary mortals. I can remember thinking the editor's work the most desirable of all work. I never once dreamed that some day I would be editor too. Now. as I have finished my term as editor and look back at it. it appears more realistic of course, but I can better appreciate the fun and the work and the experience of being editor. I shall never forget it. The working and trying and striving on each issue, know- ing that it is not perfect, but that each one is just a little better than the last. Truly noihing is more interesting. As I look back. I am satisfied that I succeeded in doing what I set out to do. taking into account the resources available. Of course I know that it is not the editor alone that makes a good paper—he is only a small part of the organization. I honestly think I had the best staff any editor ever had. And to each one of them I owe thanks for making my term successful. I know Bill is going to have even more fun and experience in his term because he will have the distinction of being the first editor in the new office of the Diablo News in the Commercial and Social Studies building. And he will carry on. as all editors have in the past, striving to make each issue a little better than the last. FREEZING. FOOD. FANDANGO FEATURE FROLICSOME FEMALES' FUNFEST By Shirley Wood Eek, it’s cold!” This was the cry of many of the 160 girls who attended the Girls' League Picnic at Castle Rock Park Thursday afternoon. After arriving on three large buses, the girls ran up and changed to swim suits. The day wasn't very warm, but that didn't daunt the water lovers. Soon the girls came streaming to the pool, ready for a swim. The braver ones dived or jumped in. the more careful ones tested it first. Well, the water was just plain freezing! What fun it was to toss in girls who just hated cold water. Finally the pool was full—full of shivering, goose-pimply girls. At last another stream of girls pa- raded back to the dressing rooms, their plans for a swim a bit dampened by t' e tempera- ture of the water. But of course there are always the natural water nymphs who swim in the water even if it is half ice. Jean Chaddock entered and won the swimming race. Barbara Winters succeeded in winning the diving contest. After arraying themselves in slacks and shorts, and going through the usual primping, •he gir.s got up a game of baseball. The Greens were managed by Margaret Waddell, but they lost to the Reds. whose manager was Marge Hawes. The game was made a bit jollier because of the fact that the bases, really old sacks, kept blowing all over the field. When the cry of come and get it rang out. the girls suddenly perked up and scrambled for their plates, lining up to be given French bread at least two inches thick, potato salad, nice juicy steaks, and coffee. When all of this was eaten, everyone felt quito ’stuffed. so it was decided that dancing was just the thing to do. Jitterbuggin'. waltzing, polkas and just plain dancing mixed on the platform. The faculty jitterbugged along with the girls, and they really enjoyed themselves. Miss Brom- ley and Miss Meyer have jitterbuggin' down pat. A contest was staged, and Valerie Seely and Ruby Cavagna were tied with Barbara Winters and Gertrude Gandera. 67 AUTOGRAPHS frimltJ h LEDERER, STREET 8c ZEUS CO.. INC.. Berke!tf. C i r� « mm Wmm imm . 7irAj i ClrM mUt wFtikmw mmrnm sra! ni MM® v.rr- V v.