Santa Barbara High School - Olive and Gold Yearbook (Santa Barbara, CA)

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14 OLIVE AND GOLD Santa Barbara has good reason to congratulate herself on the progress made during the present year in extending the use of her public school property. AGRICULTURE. The Agricultural Department of our high school has been steadily grow- ing, and, if appearances are not deceptive, Santa Barbara will soon be well- stocked with scientific farmers. A three-year lease has been secured on two blocks of land on Islay street, between San Pasqual and San Andreas. This plot is now being energetically tilled by our farmers. It is a credit not only to our high school but likewise to our city. Here's luck to you, farmers! JUNIOR COLLEGE ORGANIZATION. Among the Junior colleges of the state established by the University of California, the Santa Barbara Junior College ranks first in high standard of instruction and also in scholarship. The college has its own student-body, faculty-council, and dean. Mr. Turner has bee-n appointed to this latter posi- tion by Principal Hollingshead through the authority of the Superintendent. Mr. Turner was chosen for this place because of especial fitness, and his intimate knowledge of the details of the course of study and of the procedure of the State University. This year the student-body of the Junior College had a membership of twenty-two regular students. Many Seniors and juniors are looking forward to two years of college work here, eager .to take advantage of the diverse courses of study now offered. The new courses in Mechanical Drawing and Physics enable the student intending to enter any college to make his first, and, in some cases, his second year of work here, at a greatly reduced expenditure of money. Already thirty-nine are enrolled for next year. W are proud of our Junior College! GENEROUS MUSICIANS. Greater demands are made by the public upon the musician than upon any other kind of artist to stand and deliver his art. At least, so it would appear in our high school community. Our busy principal has found time to meet with the Glee Club weekly, and to give to them out of the richness of his musical knowledge. Those who have availed themselves of this opportunity have felt it a rare privilege. Miss Overman has assisted in this work, and has also conducted the choral work in the assembly. Under her inspiration, many new school songs have been written and adopted by the student-body. In this matter of school songs and singing, Mr. Baldwin Quintero likewise deserves much praise. The orchestra, too, has given generously of its music, both as a whole and as individuals. Mr. Armstrong and his players have been on hand at plays, debates, rallies, dances, assemblies, and May Festivals. Jules Moullet and Arthur Hillman, Philip Deuel and Robert Foxen, have never failed to respond to the call of the student-body. HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE.