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

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SCHOLARSHIP SOCIETY Scholarship Society has worn a proud smile all this year because of the fact that seventeen members annexed the shining grades required for entrance. High membership honors were divided between the seniors and sophomores. A new project this year was the admittance of freshman honor during their first semester. The Club also held, foritlfle first time, an Honor Day, on which they took time off from school and spent an interesting afternoon on a historical tour around Salinas. Mr. Parker conducted the tour. The oflicers for the honor society for the first semester were president, Madeleine Lowell, vice-president, Janet Rowe, and secretary-treasurer, Ellen Lowell. Second semester the officers have been president, Joseph Genserg vice-president, Gladys Onoyeg and secretary-treasurer, Thelma Genser. Miss Ruth Rothrock is faculty adviser. This year two members of the Scholarship Society have attained the rank of Seal Bearer, an honor awarded to students who have belonged to the society six out of eight possible semesters. The two students who have Won this honor are Taneko Irino and Marguerite Hayward. FLASHLIGHT Flashlight this year has gone on to new heights. Several changes have been made in the paper, one of which was the placing of editorials on the second page. The most radical change on the humor page' was the abolishment of Guess Who section. Replacing this section is a more gossipy column than ever published before in the history of the paper. A new section made its appearance with the coming of the Fortune Teller. Over nine hundred students subscribe to the paper, from freshmen in high school to sophomores in junior college. This brought many diiiiculties in the type of news, but the staff came through all right. Members of the staff for the year of '33-'34 were editor, Doris Alexander, sports editor, Jim Tetrickg humor editor, Dorothy Abbott, feature editor, Mary Williams, circulation manager, june Abe, business manager, Arnold Cornettg reporters, Kathleen Rice, Ruth Appleby, Ruth Kellom, Marian Andersen, Margaret Trondhjem, Miles Holaday, Ethel Miller, Irma Johnson, Jerry Hirsch, Charles Maloney. 032

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UPSILON GAMMA CHI The Upsilon Gamma Chi oiicers were president, Isabel Hebbrong vice- president, Beth Bartensteing secretary, Aloha Tisherg treasurer, Thelma Thomsen, fourteenth year representative, Margaret Whyte, thirteenth year representative, Lois I-Iileg and twelfth year represent- 1' ative, Helen Heer. Mx Upsilon Gamma Chi was very active. In November the annual Pot-Luck supper wa's held successfully-without macaroni. I-Iallowe'en found the halls crowded with be-ribboned girls, for it was Ribbon Day! The second semester, a new President, Viola Schroth, was elected. And in February the Upsilon Gamma Chi and the Men's Club pulled taffy and chased ping-pong balls around the cafeteria. CREATIVE WRITERS For several years there has been need for a literary club in the Junior College. Such an organization might publish a yearly collection of the creative work which would in time develop into a Junior College year- book. This plan materialized at the end of last year when a group of students under the guidance of Miss Ward and Mr. Lemos formed the Creative Writers. The organization meets for the purpose of furthering the creative work of the members-whether by writing themselves, by criticism, or by studying works of other writers. Membership in the Creative Writers is limited to students of the Junior College, including seniors. The club has been small this year, but the members have derived real pleasure from it. ' MEN'S CLUB s I The Men's Club of the junior college this year has been under the leadership of Foster Tavernetti, president, Ben Tarver, vice-president, Fred Lovett, secretary, and J. B. Lemos, adviser. The Men's Clubis open to all Junior College men, including seniors. I Its purpose is to foster a spirit of loyalty and service to the Salinas Junior College and to the community. In return for good times given by the Upsilon Gamma Chi, the Men's Club is planning a dinner and theatre party for the 'girls on May 25. This should be a big event and a fitting finish for the Men's Club few activities of the year. g 310

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emu' :Lua The Girls' Club was formed for the purpose of giving the girls organ- ized leisure. It has also served another purpose, that of giving the girls training in leadership. Among the most important events in the calendar of the Girls' Club this year were the annual conference at Paso Robles, the Vocational Conference at Asilomar, Hi Jinx, and programs at the general meetings. The Paso Robles Conference had the general theme, The Things That Are Most Excellent. This was adopted as the Girls' Club theme for this year. The Asilomar Conference attempted to show the girls which vocations are best for women and which are not overcrowded. Hi Jinx this year had the general plan of a mock track meet. That idea combined with the appearance of Topsey and Turvey succeeded in making an excep- tionally interesting evening for all the girls who attended Hi Jinx. The programs for the general meetings were as follows: A play describing the trials of some would-be play producers by Miss Luella Hall's group, a patriotic program by Miss Gertrude Waterman's group, a play in blank verse by Miss Margaret Poole's group, and Tea and Algebra, an amusing story of high school girls' troubles by Miss Ruth Meier's group. The officers of the Girls' Club this year have been president, Melba DeClossg vice-president, Evelyn Errington, secretary, Esther Jacobsen, treasurer, Ruth Tarverg song-leader, Emma Schneider, and custodian of records, Mary Williams. Mrs. Ruth Wing was the Girls' Club faculty adviser, and Miss Gertrude Waterman, Miss Luella Hall, Miss Poole, and Miss Meier were the group advisers. GIRL RESERVES r W Gracious in manner, impartial in judgment, ready for service, loyal to friends, reaching toward the best, earnest in purpose, seeing the beauti- ful, eager for knowledge, reverent to God, victorious over self, ever dependable, sincere at all times-the first letters of the phrases, when grouped together, spell Girl Reserves. To the members of this club in our school, it spells much more. These few lines represent a measuring stick for the Reserves. Always to live up to the motto is the greatest factor in the club. Taffy pulls, potluck suppers, and swimming parties are some of the added features to the more serious purpose to carry out the four projects of religion, health, service, and social work. 330