San Mateo High School - Elm Yearbook (San Mateo, CA)

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I files? lgldcoafiiefiecflye 'Ji twins A. B. S. ACTIVITIES The vibrant notes ofa bugle sentinel through the morning stillness. Students around San Mateo High School come to attention and face the flag. This is the flag-raising cere- mony that takes place each morning be- fore school. It has become as much a part of the school as the A. B. S.. which has been given the honor of performing the cere- mony. Back in the year 1930. the A. B. organized by Mr. Moore. started building traditions which now are a vital part of school life. A. B. S. promoted a greater interest in athletics by organizing inter- mural sports. One of the main features was a monthly boxing. wrestling. and tumbling exhibition, but these events were discon- tinued during the war. Another traditional feature was the Fathers' and Sons' Ban- quet. This activity. also discontinued dur- ing the war, will be renewed. Among the social events put on by the A. B. S. is the annual fall dance which meets with great success each year. The A. B. S. has also arranged noon hour dances and has pro- vided some outstanding assemblies for the student body. During the war the A. B. S. brought entertainment to San Mateo High's bond rallies. Recently. in keeping with their traditional support of athletics. the A. B. S. was assigned the task of main- taining the show case in the northwest hallway. A. B. S. OFFICERS fSpringl Left to right: JACK SMITH, President VINCE COSCRAVE. Vice Presielenl JIM THABUCCO, Sec.-Treees. 'iiiiceinfyf -es ,, ' CTW -s. ..' f A,. 'ia Q .3 f I my . , 4 L- ??'e. I J., h we A , it ealI l 531-H li .M L .-ne? I 1 ,..4.w- ' it I LV1 'P ' e - 1. 5. v - i .3 5,,,,,. K., J. I :sf- -,...-...guna at 5 5 'S ., fx' K il t we 5 v .e 'fav l The Elm or The Carillon--which will ' 'on stnele-nt we-rc arguing in W28. liven in l9l.i the Il eve illlllut' the- name- ol our se-bool paper thit he been ele-bate-el on lor the pit teeo ve n lll our se-ho ls a llllt'SIl0Il z as -- ILM state-el e-qnixocallv: Sha lvel lnee the noble old elm tre-e- 'llt which our papv- as z bnilelin-' 's as -- 's . e I Nl n une el. hael to be- e-ut down to make- room for our n ol Q PM thl he be e n ell e'nsseel.ll1oe s n um lol It eh me claiming lae- ' e-1 ol FlgllllI1'ilNt'l', lint the- l'.l.'Nl ll me Z ll ll,,X. xxhe-n a xole- Ionnel llle ffezrillon exinne-r. In l'l2'l. ilte-r 'l re it l ' r- -a el lo I tr th ol l nnne lINl lor the- ve n npbe-axal. the- stnele-nt body Note- -a book. Ubxiously. the- name- of our ve n -a book NOI'l'l4'1l se-ve-ral ge-ne-ratiems ol stnele-nts. lor lt nas not until 'eronnel Wfill that the- name--fe-nel Sl ellleel tis -- lee-rs flnb le illxeel the nune ol our ve-arbo .. I I. ax .. le nn lhen that the liar ole by planting an e-lm tre-e- in 'n ve-rx lm pre-ssixc Xrbor llay e'e-re-mony. Today eh In been llonrl-lun in e en be een ne n the- north ll enel of our ellool lbs Iiltlllll 'll l'e-xv 'll nl stnele-nts re-alixe-. as the-5 -it nnele-r lln lin elm tree enjoying. II hide- or e-a lllt'Il' lnnche-s. that lllls is a tre-e- for which our ye-arbook is name-el

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IF ui lfoawf -Ju wg, 1. y Q . :X , :- V in-5' X. li. S.tlI lfI1II'1RS flfalli I.1'fl In right: 'l'H'Nl lilil lllf. l'rvxid1'nl I,Il Nl Xtilx. l ire l'r1'sid4'nl 1,IzUlil.l', Xl! K Nlb. .54'1'.-I rem. classmates and friends who wanted to say goodbye. None was ashamed to cry. for the grief xx as fell through 0 ut. What a man be would hau- ba-cn that box who non lSlNll'l1'lll But his manhood will be attain I ' I in a fir be-tter world than we can know. XX 1' grime- but for oursclics. lo rYS4' are deprnu-d of anlrri-pl'u1 .able pwl. And In his place- uc bau- tl NPV? XSUllll1l1'l'l-lll llll'lll0l'y of 1 le-lloxs who Nt'l'2lIl t llllllt'lH'll1'X1' ls 41 0ll1'. San Mateo's flag at half-mast on April twenty- seventh denoted the heartbreak of the whole community. George Adams had passed away. Vive can be sure that he would have us remem- ber him perhaps walking to the baseball field with two or three bats in one hand and a first baseman's mitt in the other . . .perhaps running onto the basketball court shrugging off his orange jacket. Vfiedl remember what a great, fast-moving member of the varsity team he was this year. And again. perhaps we'll see him worrying for fear heid not make the team, but no one else ever worried about it. Even though the other schools feared him as a player, they liked and respected him for the kind of a fel- low be was. l can remember exactly how he looked. He had a perpetual good tan, which he acquired not by lazily sun bathing, but by practicing his golf, or shooting baskets, or playing base- ball. His eyes were twinkly blue, and his gen- erous mouth was kind, always ready with a grin. His build was manly and muscular far beyond his meagre years, and he often ran his bands through his short sandy hair. Who among us does not remember the sight of him walking down the hall toward a history class between Dick Ransom and Jim Trabucco for any two of that inseparable gangll wearing that white tennis sweater with red and blue stripes around the bottom? His head was bent slightly forward and his walk was singularly distinctive. Wvithout being trite, we can safely say that San Mateo has never seen such an outstanding all-around guy. He had a high B average, and was surely slated for the Student Body presi- dency. He just thoroughly enjoyed whatever he was doing, no matter how seemingly unim- portantfand since he enjoyed everything so immensely, you always found yourself laugh- ing, too. St. Catherineis Church was crowded on that April morning. Her doors were bulging with it is

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t '54, tiiilsigjf ful? canmccf ffgcrtiyi tlnfxeu Moi:ToN Let's just suppose that I ani the front door of the school. You know the one l mean - the great douhle door in the center of the entrance - the one that is so hard to open. Girls have to tug uselessly at my wide handle. and then smile gratefully at the fellow who easily pushes ine open I'or them. l could tell you all a thing or two about your school that you'xe never known or thought ahout. live heen watching you for many. many years. and though you may he out- wardly changed. inside you tick just as those other freshmen or seniors who used to l'llIl out eagerly when the last hell rang. The janitor unlocks me very early in the morning. and I'll never Cease to he surprised at how soon the lirst arrivals appear. There is usually one group which comes for early morning chorus practice. starting at 7:15 a.ni. They are quite quiet when they come, for they are prohahly more near the land ol' nod than the land of geography and algebra. for which l ani the unpopular portal. The girls nowadays dress more or less alike. l watch them walk down Bellevue in their s I x it is have Xi 'I 4 i N. 'S i ' x T X' I Y ., ,M . V J ij WN'