Mountain View Union High School - Blue and Gray Yearbook (Mountain View, CA)

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wwf--'4 f Senior Class History r HESE four years of high school have been as a mighty drama to us. The four years comprise the acts, and the events of each respective year might well be taken to comprise the scenes. We, as the characters of this play, have faith- fully tried to portray the roles selected by us, and through the untiring help of our prompters, the teachers, in conjunction with our willingness to co-operate with them in their effort to lead us successfully to the end, we are about to enact the last scene of this drama of high school life, the whole being ended with the dropping of the commencement curtain. Our first appearance in this high school drama was truly and realistically made on the high-school stage the night of the Freshman Reception. That was the first scene in the first act of the play, and though we were a little timid at first, we soon became accustomed to our new environment, and progressed very splendidly ever after that. We were somewhat puzzled that we the guests should do the entertaining, but we played our part so well, regardless of the fact that the custom was such, that we were applauded on every side by the ostentatious upper- classmen, being next compensated for our labors by refreshments, the only part of the entertainment which we really enjoyed. Being the largest Freshman class, that had thus far entered this high school, it is to be expected that we ought to accomplish a great deal in proportion to our numbers. So we did! Our class numbered about thirty, and among them good scholastic as well as good athletic material was much in evidence. Members of the present football, basket ball, and baseball teams are reminiscent of Freshman accomplishment, and some members of the present Senior Class have been dis- tinguished as honor students. With Victor Etzkorn presiding over class meetings, we proceeded from one new scene to the next quite successfully. Several business enterprises of an epicu- rean nature were conducted successfully from a money standpoint, and we derived enjoyment therefrom, since we now understood what high school life was, both socially and academically. The vote of the class decided that Victor Etzkorn should again lead us through the Sophomore year as he had done previously when a Freshman. As the first two years of high school are usually spent Without much responsibility, we were a joyous, carefree crowd. Nevertheless, the majority realized that some work must be done, so we passed through the term quite successfully, both in academic work and in Student Body undertakings. We furnished our part of the high school float at the Prune and Apricot Exposition Parade. In football a large part of the team was composed of Sophomore boys, we also had our representation in basketball, baseball, and track, in the musical organizations and the Dramatics Club. Honor students were Doris Smith and Annette Chapman. Money for providing socials was obtained by the usual method of selling delicacies, to which the sweet-toothed students and faculty all fell a prey. The Junior year found us enacting the most exciting as well as the most laborious scenes of our high school drama. We immediately selected our class officers. Raymond Harbinson, a new student of the preceding year, and who is E191

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ESTHER PAULLUS Transferred from Cambridge, Idaho, ' Dramatics, '22. Staff, '23. Baseball, '21, Momus RIPPEY Soccer, '22, '23. Track, '22. Staff, '23. Drzmmtics, '23, CLARENCE DWELLY fJI'Ch8Stl'1l, '21, '22, '23 Glee Club, '23, l1S1

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now at Salinas, was the presiding oflicerg Robert Geisler, Vice-Presidentg Anthony Taormina, Secretary-Treasurer. This year, among the many activities, the different classes were requested to contribute their share to the Near-East-Relief Fund. The juniors responded with a Junior Jynx which was considerably more successful than the name might lead one to expect. We netted about twenty dollars, sixteen of which was turned over to the Fund. The juniors also helped to make the High School Float a success at the Prune and Apricot Exposition Parade. During this year three essay contests were held at the high school. The win- ners of the first prizes were Juniors! Annette Chapman won the first prize in the first essay contest, On the Flag and What lt Stands For, conducted by the local American Legion, Anthony Taormina won the first prize in the second contest, conducted by the local Chamber of Commerce, the theme being Home Loyalty. The last contest was conducted by the Friends' Peace Society of San Jose, three schools accepting the invitation to compete. The subject was Dis- armamentf' Anthony Taormina again won first prize. Besides our usual representations in the high school athletics, musical organi- zations, and Dramatics Club we were represented on the Blue and Gray staff by several members of our class, and in the Student Body offices. Harriette Hole- man, Donald Guthrie, and Robert Geisler were on the staff, and Victor Etzkorn was Student Body Treasurer. Most of the boys and girls who were in the operetta entitled Love Pirates of Hawaii were Juniors, and several members of the class took parts in the small plays put on by the Dramatics Club, also. Members of the honor roll were Annette Chapman and Gwendolyn Dingley. Feeling that we could safely challenge the rest of the classes to a track meet and win it, we issued our challenge. We virtually ran off with the meet, leading by a large score. Along about the end of the term we whisked the sedate Seniors away over the mountains and down to Santa Cruz, where we did our stuff. The Seniors all declared that they had had a mean time, and we felt that we could do justice to almost anything that might confront us from them on. With this view in mind we have set out this glorious year the climax of this drama of high school life, to round out our four years of high school with the final scenes of our fast expiring high school days. During the beginning of the term we elected our class officers as follows: Donald Guthrie, President, George Theuerkauf, Vice-presidentg Estelle Whelden, Treasurerg and Lucy Manfredi, Secretary. As a rule this year our class affairs, small business enterprises, and socials have been successful. We owe a great deal to our president, Donald Guthrie for conducting our meetings in a spirit of busi- nesslike leadership. After several meetings in which we looked over several different styles of pins and rings we finally decided this important matter. Some of the class wanted rings and some pinsg so each secured what he wished. The design, made by George Theuerkauf, is quite attractive. Our class colors are green and white. We, furthermore, aided in making the four-act comedy Penrod a booming success in all respects. Senior members of the cast were James Mead playing the part of Pa Schofield, Harriett Holeman and Allys Hitchcock alternating as the E201 Ei -. J-i...nnsi'i V X'