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

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virs. Signe Ahnsiedi Miss Ruih A. Alberi Mr. Ray G. Allee Mr. Noel B. Allison Miss Helen H. Auslin Miss Rulrh Baker Mrs. Grace O. BarIleI+ Mr. Calveri W. Bowman Mrs. Sue K. Braii Mr. Edward Burda Mr. Anrhony J. Campagna Mr. Loren A. Campbell Mrs. Grace Caviil Mr. Eranlc J. Collin Miss Lucy M. Collopy Miss Mary A. Cool Miss Agnes M. Corcoran Miss Chrisiine Coupar Mr. Lawrence E. Culver Mr. Edward M. Dalva Mrs. Zelda Dawson Mrs. Frances W. Dirsiine Miss Helen Dobby Mr. Harold M. Dunn Mr. Harry D. Eagan Mr. Harold R. Eearon Mr. Charles P. Geer Mr. WilliamW. Gill Miss Johanna Goe-Izl Mr. S. G. Goodhue Mis s Mardell Graham JMLQMLHH Superinfendenf Principal MR. THOMAS F. REYNOLDS MR. JAMES I. STEWART FACULTY UST Mrs. Mariha Grannis Miss Lucy A. Hall Miss Josephine Hanks Miss Doroihy Hasseri Miss Mildred E. Hays Mr. Crmand C. Heacock Miss Marcia N. Hinlcins Mr. Wagner Jorgensen Mr. George W. Kerfell Mr. George Krisiovich Mr. Edward A. Kueiier Mr. Dan E. Lacy Mr. William E. Larson Mr. Blaine J. Lemmon Mrs. Grace Macdufi Mr. Eranli MacGraw Miss Ruih E. Maniz Mr. Charles Marshall Miss Ruih Marzo++o Mr. Vaden R. Mayers Miss Margarei McCandless Miss Doroihy H. McCone Miss Margarei McCully Mr. Ben McGuire Miss Jean E. Mclniyre Mrs. Susan J. McNeill Miss Dolores E. Meyers Mr. Donald C. Miller Mr. Roberl M. Mills Mr. C. W. Moore Miss Grace O'Neill Miss Mary E. Peiers Mrs. Marian M. Poage Mrs. Maribel S. Pyle Mr. John J. Quinn Mr. Donald A. Reynolds Mr. Erancis W. Robinson Miss Veronica A. Rourke Mr. Richard R. Schoizlco Mr. Murray E. Shipnuck Mrs. Eleanor J. Siegrisi Mr. Arihur H. Smiih Mrs. Hazel H. Smirh Mr. Richard C. Smiih Mr. Ralph R. Sieele Mrs. Nancy M. Sierling Miss Edilrh R. Venezlcy Mr. Lloyd A. Wallcer Mr. Howard Walrlcinson Miss Jeannerie M. Webe Miss Leona E. Weelcs Mrs. Una A. Wesiigard Mr. Richard H. Williams Mr. Cecil J. Wrighi ADMINISTRATION Mrs Mrs Mrs Mrs Mrs. Mary Blanchard Ediih Bloss Maybelle Brown Evelyn Hollisier Esiher Gerszewslci F

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SPOTLIGHT ON SAN MATEO One OT The greaTesT years in San iv1aTeo l-Tigh's hisTory--ThaT's whaT The T954 Elm represenTs. Your annual This year is Tied TogeTher by a spoTlighT Theme and will Tocus The limelighT on each OT The several ouTsTanding TeaTures oT The year in iTs Turn. Through words and picTures iT will aTTempT To depicT The liTe, The sTudenTs, The TaculTy and adminisTraTion, The campus, and The acTiviTies aT The lair oT The BearcaT. The lighTs are dimmed, The curTain goes up, The TanTare sounds, and sTepping inTo The The spoTlighT TirsT is The adminisTraTion and TaculTy oT our school. While There is much disagreemenT beTween sTudenTs and TaculTy over various issues, a sTudenT aT San MaTeo enioys The beneTiTs oT a Tine group oT Teach- ers who really know Their sTuTT and who are really concerned wiTh his success. Special Thanks should be given To The sTaTT oT counselors and The TaculTy ad- visors oT cerTain sTudenT groups. The lighT is Tlicked oTT and Then back again-This Time Tocused on our sTudenT governmenT. Our sTu- denT leaders This year showed an unusual abiliTy and a desire To make our school a beTTer one. The A.G.S. and A.B.S. boTh enioyed successTul years, Thanks To The hard work oT boTh Tall and spring oTTicers, cab- ineT, and represenTaTives. The sTudenT body oT-Ticials, TogeTher wiTh Their commissioners, worked Tirelessly in behalT OT Their Tellow sTudenTs. Class oTTicers and Their councils also Turned in good iobs. NexT, The spoTlighT is Turned on The sTudenTs Them- selves. A secTion is devoTed To each class, in which everyone has a chance To be picTured. In This de- parTmenT, The '54 Elm scores an ouTsTanding TirsT- picTuring individually The junior class. Much crediT Tor Slv1's good year should be a+TribuTed To The aver- age sTudenT oT BearcaTville. l-le and his maTes showed a Tremendous school spiriT, one rarely maTched in high school. Now sTepping inTo The spoTlighT's beam are The aThleTes oT San MaTeo. Rarely has The campus seen such a successTul year in an all-around sense, wiTh sTrong Teams in almosT every sporT. While noT win- ning The championship, The TooTball Team broughT Themselves undying glory by beaTing haTed Burlin- game Tor The TirsT Time in nearly Ten years. The baskeTball Team was a sTrong conTender Tor The TiTle and powerhouse ouTTiTs were had in boTh baseball and Track. We had success in all our lighTweighT and Trosh-soph sporTs plus good Teams in swimming, golT, Tennis, and cross-counTry. For The TirsT Time, San MaTeo had a gymnasTics Team, which Through Their hard work broughT greaT crediT To The school and Their coach. The girls also enjoyed an ouTsTanding aThleTic program, led by Their Two Tine commission- ers. They parTicipaTed in such sporTs as hockey, swim- ming, baskeTball, and badminTon. The limelighT is nexT enioyed by The wonderTul sysTem, oT clubs aTTorded The BearcaT sTudenT. Our clubs showed greaT varieTy and range, designed To saTisTy all. Those inTeresTed in languages, drama, sporTs, phoTography, science-all Tound someThing To Their TasTe. Also deserving oT much aTTenTion are The many acTiviTies enioyed. We had many social evenTs which provided a good Time Tor all. There were such gala evenTs as The French Club annual, The Junior Prom, and The A.G.S. Tormal. Two new TeaTures were enioyed-The A.B.S. dance in The Tall and The big Grad NighT celebraTion Tor The seniors and Their guesTs on The nighT oT graduaTion. There were suc- cessTul Tun nighTs and The seniors had Two greaT skaTes. The seniors also had Their annual luncheon, Jinx Day, and Senior Ball. Many rallies were enjoyed. ATTer-game dances had unusual success during The year. LasT, buT cerTainly noT leasT, To come inTo The spoT- lighT is The senior class. To The seniors, more Than any oTher class, This book belongs as iT will live To give Them memories oT perhaps The happiesT year oT Their lives. They sTand on The verge oT Their careers and are Taced wiTh really serious problems Tor The TirsT Time. They sTand ouT as one oT The besT classes To graduaTe Trom The halls OT San MaTeo and should be given a big paT on The back Tor Their greaT con- TribuTion To The success oT I953-54. Now The spoTlighT is Turned oTT, The curTain comes down, and we are aT The end oT our book. The seniors are gone, The iuniors are abouT To enTer inTo The big year, and The sophomores wiTh Typical zeal are abouT To enTer The year which will mark The peak oT Their inTeresT, parTicipaTion, and endeavor. The Treshmen are iubilanT as They are no longer The sTrangers. lT's been a good year, one ThaT will be remembered always by Those who made iT so.

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