San Jose High School - Bell Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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COURSES Mechanical drawing gives one 'rhe frain- ing needed for consfrucfion and engineer- ing work. Taking advanced courses in many special- ized fields, +oday's sfudenf is prepared +o help +he war e'FFor+. Experimen+s are conducfed in +he chem- isiry classes, and laboralory nofeboolcs are kepl 'lo give sl'uden+s experience in record- ing and conducfing experimenfs 'For fufure use. Mr. Sicgzil, Wzir Pmducliun Training Board, Radio ln' slrucror. Bill Oghurn, Mr. Was! :md l3:n'lJ:u'1i Short, prcfflighr zicronautics. Mrs. d'Aru.-nay. Miss Bishop :ind Mrs. Grundcll. Home Economics tcnchcrs. In+eres'r in radio has been rapidly growing. ln 'lhis class fhe siudenls learn fhe general background and mechanics of radio work. Because of ihe imporfam' parl' fhai' air- power is playing in 'ihe presenf conflici, il' is no wonder fhal more sfudenfs are faking pre-flighl aeronaulics. Boys in nufrilion classes are no longer an uncommon sigh'l'. Bolh boys and girls are faking 1'his course eilher for vocalional purposes or general informafion. 15'

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Ellun Pcuzrson and Maury Dczuvirlg from nfficc assistants. cn Nulson, Barbara: Short, Nancy Szuraniti. uid Mr, Zahn in :hc dcposiwry. STA!-'FS' The school sfaffs are made up of sfudenfs who give up fheir sfudy halls fo assisf in fhe offices. Several fimes a semesfer, office assisfanfs meef wifh Miss Roose fo discuss fhe cor- recf way fo meef fhe public, personal appearances, voice, and manners. These characferisfics are imporfanf fo a good office assisfanf. The girls in fhe fronf office, under Mrs. Flanigan's direcfion, fake messages fo fhe feachers, hand ouf supplies, and give in- formafion perfaining fo finding rooms and feachers. Mr. Zahn and his assisfanfs care for class- room books, mend fhem, and sell cerfain fypes of paper and workbooks fo fhe sfudenfs. Miss Thomas and her assisfanf, Mrs. Sf. John, have charge of fhe sfudenf library. Here, sfudenfs may borrow up-fo-dafe magazines, ficfion, and non-ficfion books for classroom references or for pure en- ioymenf. The affendance office sfaff, headed by Mrs. Charfers, checks fhe sfudenfs' affendance. ln fhis office, informafion can be supplied concerning every s'I'udenf's whereaboufs. Miss Thomas, Librarian, Viola Ln Mni', and Carmen Mzinning, Mrs. Charters, and Frances Stcvcns Mrs. Sl. john, Assistant Librnrizin. check attendance

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A S B PREXIES' DAVE SAUNDERS Spring ASB Prusidcnt Coming info office lasT Sepfember as San Jose High's Third girl presidenT, lively liTTle Mariiane Call led The Associafed STudenT Body Through a busy season. Long sfanding for friendly rivalry and co- operaTion wiTh Lincoln, Mariiane saw in The San Jose High-Lincoln Armisfice Day Game and in The ioinT dance culminaTing The Bond Drive The realizaTion of one of her greaTesT hopes. Under her leadership The greaf 4Th War Loan Drive was organ- ized and High once again proved iTs abil- iTy To go all ouT for a mosT imporTanf proiecf. Before her elecTion Mariiane was well known for her acTive parTicipaTion in many school affairs, and during her Term of office she also served as Senior EdiTor of The Bell, was concerf misfress in The orchesfra, and played The parf of AnToineTTe in The fall senior play, The FighTing Li'H'les. To Take over sTudenT affairs for The spring semesTer, Dave Saunders sTepped direcTly from The vice-presidency To his posiTion as newly elecTed presidenT. During his Term of office The new Monday- Wednesday-Thursday Reg. sysTem and plans for Thursday assemblies were carried inTo eTFecT. Through more and peppier assemblies and The issuing of advance informafion, Dave sTrove To bring greaTer recogniTion To The minor sporTs, and by careful planning he was able To obTain more enTerTainmenT for sTudenT assemblies. Full of spiriT and enThusiasm, Dave served as general acTiviTies commissioner before his elecTion as vice presidenT and was very acfive on The Traclc Team. Known around school as a good Joe, Dave is a life member of CSF, and also holds membership in Crown and Shield, Block SJ, Excalibur Service Club, and The Boys' Quarfef. This semesTer he also served as a sporTs wriTer for The Herald. MARUANE CALL ai ASB President.