Ponce de Leon High School - Cavaleon Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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Left to right, first row, Garcia, Fitzgerald, Culliver, Delaney, Watson, Cribben, Duckett, Cobb, Brigham, Brown, Hardin, Secretary Melntyre, Peeples, second rowv Nay, Hjort, Fitzpatrick, Reeves, Nowlin, Einfeldt, Sebastian, Newman, .Iacksong third row: Wheeler, Adviser Mrs. Edith Mason, Smith, Roesch, Boulton, Edgar, Johanson, Fossum, Bollinger, Adams, Cribben, Chavez, Vice-President Shaw, fourth row: McCall, Miller, Strehlke, President McDonald, standing: Treasurer Ohcnaucr, Woodmansee, Treasurer Mon- salvatge, McClamery, Seated, left to right: Secretary Mclntyre, President McDonald, standing: Treasurer Monsalvatge, Vice-President Shaw. Most Honorable Scholars ' MAYBE SOMEDAY you, too, will sit on the edge of your chair during one of the impressive tapping ceremonies held twice a year and wait expectantly for some one to bestow upon you a huge safety pin with a blue and gold ribbon which symbolizes the truth and honor that are keywords of the National Honor Society. If you have a MBP average, you are eligible for approval by the faculty and the vote of the present members of the club. ln 1927 the Ponce chapter, then under the direction of Mrs. Pearl Davis and Mrs. Susan Archer, was the first of its kind in Florida to receive its charter. Today it is sponsored by Mrs. Edith Mason and holds a meeting once a month. A flaming torch and keystone, symbol of a National Honor Society member, stands for the outstanding qualities of character, leadership, service, and scholarship. Admittance into N. H. S. is probably the highest ambition of a high school student as well as the highest honor a high school can give him. -MILDRED GARCIA 49

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Seated, left to right: Corresponding Sec- retary Brown, Secretary of Treasury Johanson, President Chavez, Vice-Presi- Left to right, first row: Copeland, Pinh- ston, Oelkers, Dienger, Allen, Parrishg second row: Sealander, B. Johnson, H, Johnson, Blount, Raudenbush, Williams, Clarke, third row: President Chavez, Secretary of State Nay, Merriam, Lewis, Chavez, Berry, Pattong fourth row: Stephens, Parker, Cobb, Hanna, Smith, McCormick, Secretary of Interior Al- fonso, fifth row: Grafton, Bentz, 0'Brien, Kingston, Corresponding Secretary Brown, Watson, Hefnerg sixth row: Bowers, Senn, Sturgis, Harding, Hagler, Powerg seventh row: Jones, Moore, Duckett, Viee-Presi- dent McCall, Secretary of Treasury Johanson, Strehlkeg eighth row: Steers, Cahill, Adams, Recording Secretary Bri- gham. dent McCall, Recording Secretary Bri- gham, Secretary of State Nay, standing: Secretary of Defense Prahl, Secretary of Publicity Slack. Governing Body 0 IMAGINE EL PONSO'S surprise when on December 9, 194-6, he discovered his first Student Day. This day, long the ambition of many a Ponce student, was one of the outstanding achievements of this year,s Student Council. Remember the day the freshmen were sent sprawling to retrieve their lids? The traditional Ponce dink had staged its first comeback since the war. Among the many services and duties of the Student Council, one of the more important is that of our hi-weekly assemblies. In an effort to acquaint our parents with the school, Student Council mem- bers served as guides during the P.T.A. open house held at the beginning of the year. . At this time visitors were priviledged to witness displays made by each The Ponce de Leon Student Council is registered with the Southern Associa- tion of Student Government and under the guidance of Mr. Micah Buggles is blazing the path to new and better things for the student body. department. QMILDRED GARCIA 48

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Prominent Actors ON STAGE EVERYBODY! In the lower picture we've caught the presentation of '4Dinner for Two as it was given for the PTA on February 19. Sponsors of the Senior Play, given on April 10 and 11, were the National Thes- pians who are represented by the official masks of comedy and tragedy. Member- ship in this organization is limited to those who have earned ten service points in some branch of dramatics. '4Mar1-iage Before Sunrise, the play chosen for Class Day, included Doug Phil- lips, Barbara Brown, Katherine Einfeldt, Carol Culliver, .Ioan Browne, and Frank Wilcox in the leading roles. 50 E K Above, left to right, first row: May, Smith, Bentz, Ward, McDonald, 0'Brien, Johnson, Fuliordg second row: Parker, Secretary Cohh, President Hiss, Treasurer Mclntyre, Vice-President Wright, Newmang thircl row: Hardeman, Brown, Grafton, Watson, Arias, Bollinger, Nowlin, Albury, Jack- song fourth row: Stephens, Bowers, McCall, Ansley, Tucker, Woodmansee, Towns, Murphy, Roberts. Below, left to right: Grafton as Jean, a hat checker, Ansley as Hugh Morris, .lean's child- hood playmate, Clinton as Valerie, a high society girlg McDonald as Teddy, Valerie's escorts .lack- son as Ada Briggs, a checkroom girl. With the help of Mrs. Marguerite Har- vey, plans were made for the presentation of assembly plays throughout the year. f1N'IILDRED GARCHA