San Diego High School - Gray Castle Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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Md lfze ' lacfa at the time, and complained laughingly that their stadium and front lawn stations were the most vulnerable spots in the school. Came the fall and the reorganization of the drill along with the progression of the war, and Hillers weren't so sure it was all a joke. Boys answered roll call on the upper field while girls again occupied the front lawn. SDHS lost four teachers to the service. Ralph Vernacchia, arty Frank Stein, commercial, and Dr. Loomis Ganaway, social science, to the army and Ed Ruia, physical education, to the navy. Retiring after more than twenty-live years' service at the end of this semester are B. O. Lacey,- science head 5 Lawrence Carr, language heady John Thombs, head custo- diang and C. A. Porter, head gardener. gn ,qppje fag Me 7e,cfW, g,,,5wJ,,ce,1 Teachers who entered Hilltop halls PGGWCGW4 ffl JW 1160094 wily' FGPUAVF 404194 aa Manu. Gam Me Randow, waadl-ec! dy Mmim Pele glaown fea- zwe zz... mr W. raw aa fm: duff even in a Squlem-den 40464 Jeffco! wal Frances Tupper, Miss Constance Bow- dung ka :wa Jai, Jawa, ol at the same time as present senior A's and remained to become Castle tradi- tion were Miss Mary Walker, Mrs. man, Tilden Barr, Russell Warren. a Lea! wan. 9

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,awpfrefazzw those who had towered over Mr. Taylor seemed like midgets beside tall, trim Mr. Austin. Nor will seniors forget the time when the teachers let down their collective hair at the Russ party in the spring of 1940 and portrayed typi- cal students. The next Russ party saw the faculty as Dogpatch charac- ters at Lil Abner's Wedding Day. Hit of the affair was Principal Asel- tine, who tipped a jug as Loathsome Polecat. The faculty skit to end them all came last spring when Wild Nell Bollo was hitched to Wild Bill Lyons while the other teachers looked on as Wild West stage props. Once though, when the faculty entertained, the students laughed and lost, 16-12. That was the teacher-senior A basketbrawl game last spring, dreamed up by history instructor Cleon Davies. Teachers led students in prepara- tion for War when all departments co- operated in the execution of a new emergency drill last spring, replacing the monthly fire drill. Students scoffe Miss Ruth Munsell Dean 8 David Austin Vice Principal f X

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PCLITICS . . . Castle Governors By luafzlfzcmne lfinqdley . . . who lufau .fafin aflm feud qeafut' 4ZuJq,!napaz'aleacl:. . flu44,z'a which Jlze cfaimd Jfze gaae Me Jedi' qeaadf of frm The sudden wave of silence as 3000 students stood at attention during flag-raising, cracks from upperclassmen about elevators and other Hill mysteries, and seniors who couldn't find their classes all added to the ,GM confusion and fun of the June '42 class's first year at the Gray Castle. EX-cheer-leader Dick Jackson was the last of a long line of male ASB S p'4jo05!V ,O N presidents to rule the Hill for ayear. Glamour boy Dick was S f, JS E55-il seen by lowly peagreens from a distance presiding at football 5 -lf--Lg? X rally assemblies, or being crowned as king of all student ac- V E tivities which required a king-and especially at the ASB 4, i Ball with blond song-leader Meredith Shelton as queen. -S 6 D W ' A Nineteen-forty came at last, and with it came f leap year and an ASB Council with six girls in the 4 A XS if bible 'gf isix major offices. Jean Crocker led the new regime 64 Q Q K SL with Girls' League president Shirley Ann Shaw, in 55 Q , control for the second semester, as an experienced XQN E f Di if XS E59 ?34XEdLV4 Q 2 10 X09 ,D Q00 Z X 5, f. X ceq' f f f S f