Salinas Junior College - La Reata Yearbook (Salinas, CA)

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J. C. STUDENT BODY The oicers of the junior College Student Body were chosen at the beginning of the school year. Results showed that the Junior College is composed of students from Watsonville to King City. Albert Rist, president during the first half of the year, is from King City. Foster Tavernetti, vice-president, and Lawrence Struve, treasurer, are both from Salinas. Kathleen Sheehy, secretary, is from Watsonville. From Dinuba is Bill Tatum, yell leader. The Student Body held an Armistice program in which students were called on to give their personal reactions to the World War. This ex- change of student opinion started interesting discussion. A more formal student program was given in honor of I.incoln's and Washington's Birthdays. Outside speakers talked about government, economics, and character. Several Pep Rallies were held, which were worthy of the J. C. teams. The Junior College of Salinas has been a melting pot for Monterey county since it was founded. May it continue so. III. S. STUDENT BODY The High School Student Body has passed the usual year of business meetings, pep rallies, and programs. This year the chief business consisted of buying the yell-leader a new megaphone, of buying the president a new gavel, of reorganizing the merit point committee, and of balancing the budget. The pep rallies were very enlivening. Under the direction of the yell-leader, the students yelled loudly in a patriotic attempt to shake the dust off the rafters. The most important social event was the Freshman Reception given in November under the auspices of the Social Activities Committee. That committee also sponsored the Christmas program. The balancing of the budget was done, after a great deal of hard Work, by the Student Body Commission and the Student Body advisers, Mr. Bean and Mr. Hagestad. In April the eighth graders spent a day at the high school, learning their way about and getting a few pointers about what being a freshman in a big school was like. The Student Body donated money to feed them all cookies and jello in the cafeteria. The Student Body officers were president, Harvey Wilrodtg secretary, Barbara Joy, commissioner of finance, Joseph Genserg commissioner of Boys' Athletics, David Lumsdeng commissioner of Girls' Athletics, Patria Mixong and commissioner of Literary Activities, Jim Tetrick.

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EDIOTORIAI. The janitor used to ask the E1 Gabilan Staff, when he came around to close up and found us still busy, whether the work and worry of it all was worth it. We always wiped the hounded expres- sions off our faces and told him yes, more than worth it. And we meant it. We have our memories and our experience. For long weeks we work- ed, through school and vacation alike. The high-school door mouthed our passkey every morning. We spent long silent hours of cutting articles, identifying ads, copy reading, counting ads, hacking blockprints. The only sound was ,tliepdropping of linoleum chips and grades. The only recreation was playing ball on the roof and wishing to go fishing. But a day with a pole and a can of bait remained a phantom. The work went on. Spending a thousand dollars wisely has its responsibilities. El Gabilan is far from all fun. It it mostly all work. It has a way of detracting from studies that worries the teachers. It leaves printer's ink stains that are almost irremovable. It curtails the sleep and ruins the appetite. It adds lines to the brow and a stoop to the walk. But no mat- ter what it does, it is more than worth it. For the sake of the friends, the fun, the experience, and the satisfaction that El Gabilan gives, no price in grades and time is too much. We say that for the benefit of the janitor. But we have a feeling that he'll remember all the times that he had to haul wheelbarrow loads of linoleum chips out of our office. At the present time the El Gabilan Staff intends to go fishing for a month or two. The El Gabilan Staff has been editor, Marguerite Hayward 5 business manager, Berneth Layer, assistant editor, Richard McCollum, assistant business manager, Albert Barding senior editor. Lucien Caillaug club editor, Lucille Andersen, ' J. C. editors, Charles Burgman and Nora Belle Lichtyg art editor, Janice Lemony boys' sports editor, Stanley Parker, girls' sports editor, June I ' N si u Rhodes, humor editor, Arlene Walker, class editor, June Abe, alumni editor, Mary Williams, snap editor, Winston Nelson. Pauline Benson was literary editor, but re- signed because of low merit-point record. - Lois Hile rates a very honorable mention for the small blockprints used in the book. El Gabilan also thanks Madeleine Lowell and Hede Kubota. 270

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FRESIIIMEN The Freshman Class started on its path to glory by winning top honors in the student-body card sale, and, incidentally, a large purple and gold banner was awarded to the class, signifying this achievement. A number of the most brilliant freshmen were made honorary mem- bers of the Scholarship Society for the first semester. The second semester the class broke all records for freshman member- Q ship of that society. Janice Lemon,Thelma Genser, Johanna Lieuallen, Ruth Igleheart, and Bob Works became regular members. In athletics the freshman teams have had quite consistent success. They have won most of their games, tying or losing very few. Socially the class has had greatness thrust upon it because the only important social event, the Freshman Reception, was put on by the upper classmen. The Freshman Class officers have been Richard Clark, president, Richard Snell, vic e- president, Harold Peters, secretary, Betty Force, treasurer, Bernice Thompson, song leader, and Fred Zinani, yell leader. Miss Gertrude Waterman is the class councellor. SOPHOMORE! The oiiicers of the Sophomore Class are Burr Scott, president, Jerome Kasavan, vice-president, Mary Williams, secretary, Nettie Wiechring, treasurer. In the Scholarship Society there were eight sophomores: Ellen Lowell, Velma Martin, Nettie I 'W iechrin g, Julius Snow, Gene Denson, Alva Retta M u r r a y, Mitsue Matsumune, and Janet Rowe. There have been also many sophomores in the orchestra, bands, and glee clubs, and two oper- etta stars, Helen Black and Mary NVilliams, hailed from the ranks. Two of che four Girls' Club group presidents, Jeanette Crook and Helen Black, have been sophomores, too. The sophomores who received football sweaters were Al Maida, Orley Hiserman, and Jackson Barnes. The majority of the lightweight basket- ball squad were sophomores. The class won the inter-class track meet. Ruth Appleby was the sophomore girl to win her letter this year. 290