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

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H OLIVEANDGOLDM Ja in speaks well for the literary standard of our high school. We are, indeed, sorry that we could not publish all of it. Much of that which has not been used is of higher literary quality than that which has been published, but the articles selected for pub- lication were chosen on the basis of diversity of interest and good magazine material. Contributions we would like-to have published are: Stories- C'est la Guerre, james Kirby, '21, Peggy, Mildred Walsh, '20, Seeing Jim Through College, Virginia Richards, '23, A Slip of the Memory, Margaret Cronise, '22, A Story of Eearly California, Frances Dearborn, '22, Paul Warren's Adventure and A Texas Longhorn, by Dorothy Bidgood, '23. C'est la Guerre, by James Kirby, deserves special commendation. It is a war story of unusual quality and expression. It would have been a credit to the magazine, because of its length, however, we have had to omit it. Poems- Dreams, Hazel Glaister, '20, Memories, Thyra Catlin, '20, and Commencement, by llflildred Walsh, '20, Descriptions- A Battlefront Description, and The Desert in Spring, by James Kirby, '21, Cboth very excellent articlesj, Skiing, Leland Caya, '22, and A Service at the Mission, by DorothylBusby, '23. Skits- Last Will and Testament of the Class of Twenty, Ruth Prouty, '20, fvery goodjg Revelations of a Secret Service Agent, Horace Hoefer, '21, fvery goodly The Adventures of a Pencil in S. B. H. S., Margaret ,Ellison, '23, Cgoodl : A Hike to the River, Kingsley Mitchell, '20, fexcellentj , Extracts from the Diary of an Umbrella, Virginia Richards, '23, Cgoodlg Pulse, Ray Graham, '20, fvery goodj, After the Ball, Thyra Catlin, '20, The Faculty's Return, Margaret Cronise, '22, Concerning an Indian and a Camera, Gladys Doty, '22, An Ad- venture with Thirty-Four Cents, lylargaret Cronise, '22, The F in Lower Number Q, Gertrude Wright, '22, and Spooks, by Margaret Lincoln, '20. Jingles-- Seven Ages in School, and The Fatal Question, by john Ster- ritt, '21, Advice to Freshmen, Mary Catlin, '22 5 The Freshies' Prayer, Mildred Walsh, '20, Change Cars, and Teachers, by Jessie Lemmon, '20, The Fresh- man Motto, and A Freshman's Soliloquy, by Sadie Douglas, '23, and The Fresh- man's Protector, by Susie Heacock, '23. ' TIMELY HELP To those who at the. last moment came to our assistance as typists and proof- reaflers, we desire to express our deep appreciation. To Miss Williamson and the following students we are greatly indebted for help to our staff typists: Nan Wilkinson, Marjorie Parker, Daisy Nidever, Allison O'Brien, Catharine Vance, Minerva Botella, llflildred MacCulloch, Wealthea Cole- man, Annie Hamilton, Jeanette Zehren, Clarence Cotton, Ruby Pierce, Alice Pierce, and Doris Lloyd. To Miss Murphy, Yale Griffith, Bryce Vollmar, and Kingsley Mitchell, of the Forge go our sincere thanks for their timely help in proof-reading. IN HBONNE ADIEU 2 The Faculty. The Freshman speaks in terms of When I get through school , the Senior

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OLIVE AND GOLD H V and will last until the very last day of school-June 18. The girls have taken to gingham dresses and bungalow aprons, while the boys are dressed in- overalls and khaki. In harmony with this same ideal, graduation dresses of 1920 will be simple. All silks, crepe de chine, and georgettes are barredg also kid gloves. White slippers are made optional. Who says S. B. H. S. cannot beat old H. C. L.? HOUSING THE HIGH SCHOOL Is This a Square Deal? In 1916 the students of the Santa Barbara High School asked the city for a new high school, but the city felt that at that time conditions were too unsettledg that the United States might at any moment be plunged into war, and that, consequently, it would be very much better to wait for a while. So we waited. The United States was plunged into warg during the war, again and again, the city needed backing in various projects which she undertook for the aid of the nation. Invariably, she appealed to the high school for help. Invariably the high school came to her assistance. The city needed Red Cross workers, the high school en- rolled in the Junior Red Cross, 100 per cent strong. The city needed salvage col- lectors. On whom did she call? The high school. The city asked for volun- teers to collect clothes for Belgian orphans and others. Who volunteered? Th-2: high school. The city asked once, twice, three times, four times-yes, five times, for volunteers to work on the Liberty Loan Campaigns. To whom did she appeal? The high school. And so it was with Thrift Stamps. The city needed bands and orchestras to play, and glees to sing, and students to parade. And always and ever the students of the high school went gladly and loyally. Did they ever grumble and growl? Did they ever say NO ? Not once! In 1919 we again asked for a new school, but we were told that the grades needed housing worse than we, so we willingly gave up and waited that our little brothers and sisters might be served. What happened? The war had come and gone, but the city of Santa Barbara refused the call of her children. The school bonds were defeated! Those who had gone to school in the little red brick school house told us that we should be thankful for what wc had. So in 1919 we waited-and we are still waiting. OUR DREAM A Union High School, to include Montecito, Goleta, Hope, and Mission Carl- yon districts, a modern building on the group plang better equipmentg more specialized coursesg an enlarged facultyg and an athletic field of our own-all these we need and have needed long! Here's hoping our dream will not forever remain a dream, but may sometime come true! CONTRIBUTORS Without the help and backing of the students of the high school it would be impossible to publish the OLIVE AND GOLD. The students furnish the material for the magazine, and we take this opportunity of expressing to all contributors our sincere thanks. The wealth of material handed

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OLIVEANDGOLDYf'3 wishes he might begin the four years over again. The Class of '20 is no exception to this rule. As the time of graduation creeps closer and closer, we are reluctant to go. With regret we bid good-bye to class-mate, teacher, and school. We must progress: we cannot go back. But we cannot leave without expressing to the faculty, some portion of thc gratitude which we feel toward them for their earnest efforts to teach us the ways of the books, the ways of the world, and the ways of the spirit. Particularly does the Class of '20, and, I am sure, the entire school, desire to express to Mr. Martin, our principal, the deep feeling of appreciation, and of respect which we hold for him. His patient, kindly ways, his quiet, earnest smileg and his ever ready will- ingness to help wherever he can-all these have left their impression upon every one who has had the privilege of coming into contact with him in any way. His is an character we can never forget, and would not, if we could! TO 1921 Class of 1921, we, the Class of 1920, cannot depart without a word to you-- our successors. We have had a happy three years in each others company. As loyal students, we have worked together for the best interests of our school, as very friendly foes, we have clashed on the athletic field and before the footlights. Now that we go, '21 must shoulder the great responsibilities of the school. It is from within the Class of '21 that S. B. H. S. will find her Student-Body officers for the next year, her cast for the annual Senior Play, her staff for the OLIVE AND GOLD. To you the outgoing class entrusts the honor of the school-the spirit of loyalty and co-operation for which she is noted, and the upholding of the ideals for which she stands. In all the sincerity of a sacred trust, we charge you, Class of Twenty-One, Guard the honor of the Olive and the Gold! xprlf, J: 2 I 7 1'i I I