Santa Monica High School - Nautilus Yearbook (Santa Monica, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 168 of the 1940 volume:

I I ' Y r ( Hautili4 I n n(U4iiUui pdJdldied Lf GMociaied d44xieHi lodif 6c iia 2 . moHMd UUfU dcAool 64ifda MOHdca, ccUi o inda To you, the campus, where beauty is abundant in your buildings and surround- ings. Where activity in all phases; art, music, physical-development, and social studies are combined to further talent and enrich life. Your beautiful Auditorium, Me- morial Theatre, Patio, Circle, and Vike ' s Inn, each contributes to happy memories. We the Class of 40 dedicate this book to the campus, with its portrayal of life. May the book have caught the spirit and vividness of Samohi, that in future years students may relive the story of their campus life. CG4fifU4A. oeauiif y camfu A. wo ca4nfU44. picuf. Entrance Administration Building irom the Circle North Wing Administration Building The Patio — The Viking ca H ' p,ui. i.te ' p,6 to- the ttew- audito- iutn %■ f mn f Win? ildii; I M I cain ul UiftU Kl lead ta a t Luildina Night and Day tUe center a caiftfxul actiuitiel k alleinLliel, afxe ad p.laif6. cance tl Y tf ' ilkU c ' o ' f ' 4:: ■ ' Jr ir-V i Ji ' %- ' -- •t ' Open Air Memorial Theater World War Memorial to Students ap cH ain. meni a ial tUeat e ((!( 10 htalit iduli The setting sun casts a transitory ligiit upon Caroline Lucy Judd, Faculty U i e u a na us, then softly fades away through peace- ful twilight; but its glory bursts anew on some distant shore, leaving in our hearts Pauline Skokowski Paul White 11 Claude Boyd a glowing memory to cherish forever. Students di 12 I I ani atio-Hi f fi ei ident . 13 lU. I. WiA ti444n 9 w-ii-H lo-n, eaclt al uau the I I 14 I: §4 ' Santa Monica High School is located five blocks from the shore line of the Pacific Ocean. The elevation is about one hundred twenty feet which gives a commanding view of the ocean and the mountains. The site consists of fourteen acres of land, well adapted for building sites, plant- ing, and beautification. Trees, shrubs, walks, and lawns make the grounds beautiful and attrac- tive. Everyone who views this creation of buildings and grounds will place it among the best combinations to be used as a high school plant. Here — those about to graduate have had a school home for three years. Here — you have made lasting friendships; here — you have participated in student and extra-curricular activ- ities. Here — under pleasant surroundings and helpful instructions you have carried on your high school education. This Nautilus is dedicated to the campus. It permanently records by picture and story the achievement of the students in art, music, drama, athletics, club activities, student body organiza- tion, as well as the regular class curricular work. As the years come and go this Nautilus will pleasantly remind you of this campus, its teachers, its fellow students, and all curricular and extra curricular activities. May each of you who grad- uate in this year of 1940 find a place in society where you can happily serve your fellowman and where the greatest amount of success and self-satisfaction can be obtained. As principal of the Santa Monica High School, and as your friend 1 wish for you the best life and work can give. If Sincerely, W. F. BARNUM, Principal. aed.t tile and iuan.n can (f iue 15 L. Our lovely campus with all its ac- tivities and contacts is the setting in v rhich our modern world places youth to carry out the main purpose of school life, the use of the curriculum for per- sonal growth through study and self expression. The counselling department ' s sin- cere hope is that it may contribute to the making of such wise choices that the end of every student ' s career will be filled with the happiness that comes from true success. ETHEL M. ROBINSON Counsellor Campus life with your contribution of ideas has swept along through three swift years. Now you are facing a new life on another field of activity — A new campus. Life at Samohi has offered you the opportunity to equip yourself to go on, with the conviction that you can serve elsewhere as you have here. Through participation in your Girls ' League activities, sports and clubs, you girls are equipped to be responsible leaders. It has been a real pleasure to work with this class and their cooperation has been deeply appreciated. MARILYN HOLMES Dean of Girls M 16 A glance from the windows of my office today, reveals four majestic palms beckoning those who wish to learn, to enter; old Glory waving en- couragement for democracy; the mas- sive and dignified auditorium remind- ing us of enjoyable assemblies, beau- tiful music and inspirational messages; the gymnasium housing the athletes of Samohi shouting defiance to their op- ponents; and off in the distance the peaceful waters of the Pacific gleam. AH hail to thee, Beautiful Samohi Our Faith in thee will never fail. A. R. VEENKER Vice-Principal We like to think of our campus as being the training grounds for our fu- ture citizens of tomorrow. When we compare the environment that sur- rounds our European brothers, it gives us a feeling of relief to know that here, our students are striving for higher at- tainment in mental and physical quality and through our student body activ- ities and government are learning to live harmoniously, and constructively. May the student body continue to uphold and improve the high standards and traditions of Samohi ' s campus. JOE E. DAY Dean of Boys 17 Favola Bratton, Chairman; Mary Josephine Boyd, Margaret Jackson, Library; Charlotte B. Suits, Katherine B. McFarland, Frederick T. Burrill, Elizabeth Elgin, Mae K. McGregor, Olive Morris, Earl J. Clabby, Ed- mund Evans, Fern Hester, Marianna Read, Verona Wegerer. Opposite page : Sarah B. Bingham, Acting Chairman; Caroline E. Pierson, William S. Fogarty. Alton Nielsen, Carrie Belle Smith, Joseph Earl Day. Mrs. M. Grace Morey, Chairman; Claribel L. Bickford, Bertha Ammon, Walter R. Cope, Eleanor Emmet. Mrs. Peggy Baum Gerry. Opposite page: N. D. Knupp, Chairman; Sigmund H. Huth, Harold C. Brownsberger, Mrs. Florence Johnston, Roy W. McHenry, Valford E. WeithoH. I 20 Elmer M. Krehbiel. Chairman; Beatrice Weigle, Christine Anderberry, Nathan E. Shutt, Robert C. Craw- lord. Opposite page: Mrs. Eola M. Quinn, Fred M. Mitchell. A. D. Trotter, Alvie M. Natvig. Nathan E. Shutt. Franklin E. Lord, Chairman; Nettie Belle Rice. ; Neme bene R.ce. ' Z 22 hu Am defU4 dme4 Opposite page : Mrs. Josephine S. Roberts. Chairman; Mrs. Lucille Brown Nielsen, Dorothy Sklar Phil- lips. Mrs. Nanon Brunaugh Ohman. IciX lutif, k 04ne ecO ' ita4nia4 W iiMS m Mrs. Janice E. MacMillan, Erna M. Brenneman, Chairman; Mabel M. Smith, Mary Virginia Story, Bertha J. Wilson. Opposite page: George W. Stewart, Arthur R. Bullock, Edwin B. Jacka, Shelley B. Miller, Paul E. Rich- ards, Ernest E. Nighswonger. 25 T ' e.- ' pjr Htini ' as - ■ [1 f ♦ i-Tv Bomeisler, White, Lincke, Florer, Shell, Porter, Schick, Kalman, Terry, Aikins, Harrison, Cavarrero. . , . aHocdJcded {AJ U AJS Bouquets to this semester ' s A.S. B. Board whose constantly busy officers put over many new and different ideas. Highlights of the group ' s functions included the issu- ance of special basketball tickets for adult sports fans. With the en- tire student body ' s help the idea proved a big success and Santa Monica oldsters wholeheartedly endorsed the venture. Petite Mary Lincke ' s qualifications as recording secretary were put to the test when Samohi held open forum one fall afternoon. Reports from various board members evidence she came through with flying colors and left not a word from those tedious minutes. Guests at the event were student body officers from neighboring schools whose words of praise for prexy and acting host, Bob Bomeisler, were enough to make any Samohite swell with pride, irst girl vice-president, energetic Dorothy White, glowed with hos- did Ed Florer, the school ' s lively yell-king. Vike gym teachers claim that no reward could be too good for this group who inaugurated a project to beautify the girls ' gym. Many plans have been made and the project is well under way. Every student should give a vote of thanks for this piece of v ork, as the school dances will now be ultra-smart and far more complete in appearance. Upholding the girls ' side of arising situations Vivian Atkins fulfilled a difficult job admirably. Representative for the boys, Dave Terry, had leadership that was not to be overlooked. Capably handling a semester that was one of the most active Samohi has ever known, the winter officers can look upon their work with the pride that Samohi has shown they deserve in their appreciation. Bob Bomeisler At the same event Samohi ' s pitality and friendliness, as the v-ihii ai c eed: 6.i4 ce itif f 30 iiude4ii ucdu Euwer, Magruder, Jenkins, Flanigan, Phillip, Rogers, Caverrero, Overin, Christenson, Terry. 644 4fUfVe l Hg Bill Magruder Bringing activity to a usually quiet semester, the A. S. B. Board equaled their predeces- sors in carrying on the business of the student body. Taking over with equal enthusiasm the gym-improvement project officers pushed ahead with plans to further the idea. This combined with outside reports served to occupy much of the meeting time. Jaunts to Beverly, Inglewood, and Leuzinger were all in a day ' s work to Prexy Bill Magruder and his chief stooges, Dick Jenkins, vice- president; Jean Flanigan, secretary, and Marshall Pattison, yell leader. Bay League Forums formed the reason for these journeys, which always furnished new ideas for the officers to bring back. Open-mouthed amazement was voiced at the beauty of Beverly Hi ' s beautiful, recently installed swimming pool. This only served to heighten the determination of Dick Jenkins, one of Samohi ' s few vice-presidents to boast a platform, to secure a swimming pool of equal beauty for Samohi. Presentation of assemblies made up one of the major achievements of the year. Added flavor to school life was brought about by these shows, presented nearly every Friday in the term. Top- ping the rest, however, was the special talent assembly with two performances, occurring at night. Success of the venture was shown by the record attendance. Successfully fulfilling their jobs were Commissioners Harry Euwer, Finance; Harold Phillip, Athletics; Bob Rogers, Entertainment; Annie Caverrero, Girls ' Athletics; Jim Overin, Publicity; Mar- jorie Christenson, Girls ' League, and Dave Terry, Boys ' League. 4nanlim6.i. Uana and le o-lce 31 Terry, Lewerke, Fuller, Garret, Cazier, Long, Johnson, Stancliif, Ball. ' 5 ' fe , f Al Dave Terry A year cramful of action and work was successfully carried through by the Boys ' League. Efficient is the only word to describe the manner in which the board fulfilled its duties. Through their splendid leadership and the entire student body ' s cooperation, the Christmas Cheer and Community Chest drives were especially successful. Social doings, in the form of noon dances, a Blue and Gold Day shindig and the annual Get-acquainted hop, made school history. Records at noon also supplied students enjoyment. Top spot on the spring calendar was occupied by Boys ' Week which combined business and pleasure to make a memorable occa- sion for all participants. For a week boys from every school in Santa Monica were honored in churches and schools. Wednesday climaxed the whole affair when the flower of Viking manhood guided the destiny of Santa Monica ' s gov- ernment and business. A big luncheon in honor of the temporary leaders was held uptown while at school faculty members looked suspiciously like campus pals. Regular classes went off with- out a hitch and teachers were seen to breathe a little sigh of relief when the great day was over. Mayor Magruder and Chief of Police Terry decided school should come first and sadly returned their respective positions to Mr. Crawford and Mr. Webb. Responsibility for one of the biggest and best assemblies ever to be staged at Samohi was in the capable hands of this organization. One of the few assemblies to be held in the Open Air Theater, the presentation had many spectators other than students. Swing comprised the theme and each number on the program was in that vein. leade d in demO ' C aciff aad ellaiulU 32 • . le iaM Dudly, WoU, Zumwalt, Moorman. McCall, Cazier, Pero, Myers, Wilde, Bohn, Studt, Yamada, Mills, Mendoza, Chidlaw, Young, Dunham, Mirabito, Carr, Sutherland, Conner. Fugard, Mackay, Barker, Flink- man, Wooley, Cianci, Posner, Harding, Clinton, Conner, Throssel, Bailey, Barnum, AUinikov. Edwards. Temple, Johnson, Divola, Knapp, Stayley, Wilkin. McGregor. Leasure. Garrett. Carlysle. Fritzel. Lasley. Orlando. Grosser. Lee. Lane, Tucker, Edwards, DeFino, Hurlburt, Rassch, Lees, Forbes, Walden, Guidry, Young, Hosking, Ball, Tarle- ton, Cowenburg, MacDonald, Cooper, Garton, Allen, Hoegee, O ' Brien, Wyatt. White. Reder, Greene. Cruickshank. Young. Affairs for the year were handled by president, Dave Terry with the assistance of vice-president, Jack Lewerke; and secretary, Jack Fuller. Included among the commissioners were: Entertainment, Bill Garrett; Finance, Ed Cozier; Publication, Neville Long; Social Service, Bill Johnson; and Traf- fic, Ted Stancliff. Jimmy Ball was Commissioner of Finance during the spring semester. As far as the boys are concerned, the advisory board is one of the places where the question is, to get demerits or not to get demerits. This group of learned gentlemen upheld the school gov- ernment. They are judge, jury and court with nearly absolute power. If a boy is believed to have broken a law, he is given a citation slip and appears in court. With a number of advisory board members acting as jury, and the Captain of the day as judge, he is tried and if found guilty, given a loss of citizenship points. Many advisory board members hold positions on the traffic committee which is endeavoring to control the traffic problem of the school and to lessen the possibility of accidents. Among the duties of the Advisory Board are watching conduct around the school and making possible school freedom. Boasting the school ' s one and only hot dog machine, the board collected pin money by renting it to various school functions. The hot dog machine was much in evidence at track meets, football games, and basketball games. Getting in on the G. A. A. ' s hen party, the machine also saw service at the Gym Jinks. Coach Day made his first year in the capacity of advisor of the board one of the most notable years this group ever experienced. The Boys ' Advisory Board, along with the Girls ' Advisory Board, is one of the main and most important organizations at Samohi. They manage to further the causes of the school and to adjust difficulties due to infraction of school law. The Boys ' Advisory Board is particularly to be noted for its work on the traffic problem. ' fi and l ieH(ltliH.e6 i o-ft trie ca4ftp.uA. 33 :M s Holmes, Bernard, Chandler, New, Christensen, Harrison, Clifford, MacFie, Kinningham, Cavarrero, Gallows, Fiord. ijuuiien. Vivian Atkins Adhering to their usual plan of an assembly and tea to introduce new sophomores to Samohi, the Girls ' League added another affair to their long list of successes. An effort to create a feeling of friendship for incoming girls and the desire to make newcomers at home was the idea back- ing both these functions. Introductions to Miss Holmes, the league ' s charming advisor, and semester board members occurred at the assembly. President Marjorie Christensen presided and made known her co-workers Alice Harrison and Dorothy Clifford, vice-president and secretary, respec- tively. Uniform Dress Commissioners Carolyn Bernard and Muriel MacFie explained the system to their audience and requested their cooperation. Several other commissioners also explained their work. The purpose of the assembly was successfully carried out as was evidenced by the audience. Co-hostesses at the tea, Miss Holmes and Margie, together extended Viking Hospitality. A more informal atmosphere reigned and everyone mixed freely. Music in th Roe manner was ren- dered by the talented group of singers under that teacher ' s direction. Acquaintances were easily formed and the faces of many of the faculty members were made familiar to the guests. A grand time was had by all with plenty of tea, sandwiches and cake to boot. Giving the girls another super assembly, for their eyes alone, in the form of a spring fashion shsow, the board increased its popularity with the campus coeds. Applause for models, commen- tator and the complete success of the whole thing m general filled the auditorium. Remaining members of the board whose cooperation proved a great help, included Annie Cavarrero, Athletics; Jeanne Kinningham, Publicity; Phyllis Chandler, Ways and Means; Venita New, Entertainment; Violet Gallows, Information Booth; and Betty Fiord, Social Service. leacte i in i.e if-ice and l ieH.di.Uip. . . leGG44e Atkins, Christensen, Waller, Cavarrero, Rawn, McNeely, Howe, Wilson, Steinle, Flanigan, Storms. Marjorie Christensen t r Continuously on the go this winter, the Girls ' League began the semester early with a tea held to welcome incoming sophomore girls and other newcomers. A formal aspect was lent by the receiving line which added dignity and charm to the affair. Literally the entire student body tripped the light fantastic at the League ' s annual backwards dance, better known to Samohites as the Spinster ' s Skip which accounts for the success of the venture. For weeks beforehand boys around school were noticed to be a bit more spruced up than usual for the girls proved severe critics when it came to choosing their dates. Taking top honors, the winter fashion show had a capacity crowd filling the auditorium. Ohs and ahs arose as girls most nearly fulfilling professional model qualifications parad 3d across the stage in eye-catching creations. Pre- senting choice selections for every hour of the day, Betty Lee Duncan ' s clever descriptions and patter made every costume even more charming. Credit for initiating a new idea into Christmas goes to both boys ' and girls ' organizations who cooperated to bring Christmas cheer to needy Snmohi students. Urging all students to contribute old and out-grown clothes a committee headed by Miss Holmes and Mr. Day worked long hours in attractively preparing the baskets. Food was also included in the plan. Heading the excellent officers of the winter league, president, Vivian Atkins; vice- president, Marjorie Christenson; and secretary, Claire Waller gave freely of their time to league activities. Commissioners included Annie Cavarrero, Athletics; Shirley Rawn, Entertainment; Joanne Mc- Neely, Ways and Means; Peggy Howe, and lona Wilson, Uniform Dress; Information Booth, Betty Lou Steinle; Jean Flanigan, Publicity; and Social Service, Mary Storms. 35 Carolyn Bernard, Mary Heller, Helen Cooke, Peggy Howe, Margaret Lindsay, Barbara Harding, Dave Terry, Vivian Adkins. 36 The Band, Ed Florer, The Mascot, Mr. Bamum, Joy Reese, Barbara Adkins, Ted Stancliff. ca4fifH L6. celeL ate6. O ' lue ( ald dai 37 38 FRATlOfeT WHITE- le an the ca p i- e ' a i 39 winter 6£4iJx cIgAA. Lights, camera, action! Here comes a class of over 150, who are having the honor of being the second class to graduate in the new- auditorium. The class officers, who upheld the honor of class and school, were Gene Posa, president; Nome Krueger, doing his bit as vice-president; Pat Cook, holding down the secretaryship; and Elizabeth White, taking care of the money as treasurer. Other seniors taking honors in the political field were Bob Bomeisler, who did a grand job as A. S. B. prexy; Dot White, first girl vice-president of the A. S. B., and Vivian Atkins, who swung the Girls ' League through their activities. The class turned Irish and chose Kelly green for their senior sweater and class color, and Wednesday to wear their sweaters. On Wednes- day, the campus looked like the first days of spring. On December 15, the Girls ' Gym blossomed forth in a barrage of snowflakes, when the senior prom took the idea of Winter Carnival. Some 200 couples danced to the music of the Samohi Serenaders. Every Senior class must have its senior play, and this class was no exception. On the afternoon of January 18, and the evening of January 19, the senior class gave the play, The Youngest, with Jimmie Ebben as the youngest, and June Bundy as the light of his life. Both per- formances enjoyed huge success. The subject, Careers, was chosen for the graduation theme. Emi Maruyama, the salutatorian, began with Careers in General, Louis Bailin followed with Chemical Engineering, A Benefit to Humanity, then Rachel Scott spoke on Homemaking as a Career, followed by Howard McKaughan on Ministry as a Life Work. As Valedictorian, Alice Parks wound up the panel, speaking on Creating Your Own Job. Gene Posa; Norrie Krueger; Pat Cook; Elizabeth While. W ' an.hf iOLlaif. ainaitian 40 Top Row — Left to Right: Abbey, Fred, Orchestra 2, 3, 4 Alexander, Tad, President of Piano Club Aramaki, Chiko, C.S.F. Pin, Secretary World Friendship Club 4, Advisory Board 3, 4 Atherley. Beryl. G. A. A. 2, German Club 3, Advisory Board 4 -h Atkins. Vivian, President Girls ' League 4, Tri-Y 2, 3, Delians 4. Bottom Row — Left to Right: Alexander, Lorraine, C. S. F. Pin, Secretary Delians 2, Vice-President Delians 4, Assistant Editor Nautilus 4 ■ Altland, Doris, Vocalist in Swing Band 3, 4, Secretary Literary Club 2, Advisory Board 3 il Arundel. Eve- lyne, Delians 2, 3, 4, Publicity Chairman 4S Club, Advisory Board 2, 3, 4 Atherton, Stanley, Samohi Staff 3, 4, Varsity Football 4, Boys ' League Executive Board 4 Bailey, Florence, Spanish Club 2, Tri-Y 2, Secretary Piano Club 3, ir Top Row — Left to Right: Bailin. Louis L., C, S, F. Pin, C Track 3, 4, C Basketball 2, 3, 4 ir Barker, Paul, Jr., Spanish 2, 3, 4, Science Club 3, 4, Director Senior Play 4 ii Betton, Jack, Track Boaz, Ruth Aieleen, Science Club 2, 3, 4, Advisory Board 2, 3, Information Booth 2, 2 ii Bomeisler, Robert, C. S F Pin, A Football, President A. S. B. 4. Bottom Row — Left to Right: Baker, Vivian June, G. A, A. 2, 3 T Baum, Lisetfe Carol, Waco High, Waco, Texas, 2, 3 Blich- feldt, Frances, Dods Club 4, German Club 3, Glee Club 2, 3 ir Bolton, Ethel, Delians, 4, Fiesta 2, 3, 4, Riding Club 4 Bray, Bill, Hi-Y, Boys ' League 4, A Football 2, 3. k P 41 ir Top row, left to right— Briscoe, Robin, C. S. F. Pin, Tennis Team 2, 3, 4, President Delians 4 Erode, Roseann, G. A. A., French Club, Girls Advisory Board A Brunton, Carolyn, Photography Editor Nautilus 4, Fiesta, Senior Play 4 ir Burkhardt, Benjanun Le onard, Fjesta Campbell, Calvin Richard. Fiesta 2 Varsity ootball 4, Athletic Mgnager Senior Class !y 9rc ' ' ' f ' wy iwfe ' ' an, (Fiesta 2, 4, Girls Advisory ans 4 Cable, Warren G., Manager B Track, Gun Club, Bottom ottom Board 3 Spanish Club is Casillas, Carmen G., A Football, Baseball 2, 3, Letterman 3, 4. Top Row, Left to Right — Caswell. Lois Reva, Fiesta 4, Dods Club 3,4, G. A. A. Star, Letter and Pin Chesworth, Viola. Secretary Dods Club 3, Advisory Board, Treasurer World Friendship Club ir Coe, Jerry, Fiesta 2, 3, 4, Advisory Board 2 ti Culligan, Evelyn, Dods Club 4, Spanish Club 3 Dice, Margaret, Fiesta Duarte, Gilbert, Fiesta, Varsity Football, 1939 Nautilus Cover. ■ Bottom Row, Left to Right — Chambers, Marjorie, Fiesta 3, Advisory Board 4, Uniform Dress Checker 2 Clark, Robert D., Fiesta 2, Var- sity Track, Varsity Football Cook, Patricia. G. A. A. 3, 4, Secretary Junior Class, Secretary Senior A Class Daugherty. Opal Lea. G. A. A, 2, 3, 4, Fiesta 2, 3, 4, Glee Club 2, 3, 4 Donnally, Grace. Glee Club 3, 4 Dukeshire. Gladys. Fiesta 2, Dods Club 4, Spanish Club 2, 3, 4. ■ Top Row, Left to Right — Duncan, Minnie Ella, World Friendship Club Feller, David D., C. S. F. Pin, D Basketball, President Science Club t! Fink, Irving, B Football, C. B. Track, Senior Play Gland, Dorcas E., Fiesta 4, Music Festival Hail. Madeline, Fiesta 2, 3, 4, Delians 3, Advisory Board 3 ■«: Harrison, Warren. A Football 4, Commissioner Athletics 4, Advisory Board 2, 3, 4. ■ Bottom Rov , Left to Right — Dunham, Lloyd B., Assistant Yell Leader, Varsity Football Manager, Assistant Business Manager Nautilus i! Ferrini, Lewis, Careers Club, Science Club, Latin Club 3, 4 Fisher. Arlene. Ushers Club, Delians 2, 4, Secretary Tri-Y Gregg, Vir- ginia Anne. Fiesta Halberl. Albert F., Samohi Serenaders, Samohi Band 2, 3, 4, Samohi Orchestra 2, 3, 4 ir Hartman, Barbara, Fiesta 4. Top Row, Left to Right — Heath, Elizabeth, Delians 2, 4, Perks Club 2, 3, 4, Advisory Board 2, 3 -ir HiU, Marguerite. Fiesta 2, 3, 4 1 Holguin. Vicloria, Fiesta 2, 3, 4, Bandbox Club, G. A. A. ■ Humphrey. Betty. G. A. A., Advisory Board, Secre- tary Tri-Y fr Jennings, Robert Frederick, Careers Club, Voice. Top Row, Left to Right — Herrin, James. Basketball 2, 3, 4, Letterman 2, 3, 4, Circulation Manager Samohi 3 Hoffman. John Richard. C. S. F. Pin, Science Club, Vice-President German Club Horlick. Norma. Fiesta 3, Thumb Tack Club 3, 4, Advisory Board 4 Humphrey. Frances. Fiesta i: Johnson, Marjorie. Tri-Y 2, 3, 4, Science Club, ■ I4ik Top Row, Left to Right — Jossman, lacob M., Orchestra 2, 3, 4, Delians 2, 3 Kogawara, Marie, C. S. F. Pin, Secretary Thumb Tack Club, Vice-President Thumb Tack Club Langley, Claude Alexander, Hi-Y 2, 3, 4, Nautilus 2, World Friend- ship Club 3, A i! Leighton, lames. Fiesta 3, 4, Thumb Tack Club ■ft McCauley, Dewey, Band, Football. ■ ■ Bottom Row, Left to Right — Kirby, Jeanne, G. A. A. 3, 4, Advisory Board 3, Delians 4 Krueger, Ralph Norton, Delians, Letterman 2, 3, 4, Vice-President Senior A Class Layman, Peggy. C. S. F. Pin, Orchestra 2, 3, 4, World Friendship Club 2. Love, Virginia, Fiesta 2, 3, 4, Voice Club 3, A ii McCoy, Douglas L., Fiesta. i Top Row, Left to Right — McCune, Adaline Ann, C. S. F. Pin, Secretary Delians 4, Art Editor Nautilus ' 39 McKeen, Ruth A., Choir 2, 3, 4, Fiesta 2, 3, 4, Advisory Board 4 ir MacMurray, George, Fiesta Marks, Marcia Adele, Bandbox Club 2, Literary Club 2, Delians 4 ■ Mason, Andrew, C. S. F. Pin, Editor Samohi 4, Boys League Board 3 H Montgomery, Cliiiord E., President Choir 4, Manager Track 4, Custodian 4S Club 4. -i; Bottom Row, Left to Right — McKaughan, Howard, C. S. F. Pin, Treasurer Delians 4, Drum Major 3, 4 McLaughlin, Charles Hugh, A Bas- ketball 4, Delians 3, 4 ' i Mankey, Jack, B Track 3, 4, Debate Team 4, Treasurer Senior B Class ■ Maruyama, Emi, C. S. F. Pin, Secretary World Friendship Club 4, Advisory Board 4 H Mitchell, Rosie G., G. A. A., Girls Lyric Club 2, World Friendship Club ■ Morrison, Archie M., Band 2, 3, 4, Latin Club 2, Serenaders 2, 3, 4. , A Top Row Left to Right — Morse Robert L.. Fiesta 2, 3, 4. Football Service League 3, 4, Vice-President Aviation Club 3, 4 ir Newton, Nancy L., G. A. A. 2, President French Club, Advisory Board i-r O ' Dell Terry, G. A. A., Bandbox Club, Girls League Pattison. Gordon, Track 2, 3, 4, Football 2, 3, 4, Letterman 2, 3, 4 i ' Peck, Harry, Fiesta i: Phy, Evelyn, Home Economics ii Bottom Row, Left to Right — Nethercutt. Carl C, Jr., Fiesta 2, 3, Boys League 2, 3 O ' Cana, Gladys Adeline, Choir 2, 3, Glee Club 2, 3, Music Festival 4 Owen, Eleanor, Fiesta 2, Spanish Club 2, Advisory Board 3, 4 i: Parks, Alice Caroline, C. S- F. Pin, President Spanish Club 3, Secretary-Treasurer Science Club 4, Corresponding Secretary Delians 4 I ' r Pennington, Ornella Nancy. Fiesta ■ Pine, lean, G. A. A. 3, Stage Crew 3, Thumb Tack Club 3, 4. Top Row, Left to Right — Posa, Eugene E., C. S. F. Pin, Senior A President, Captain B Basketball 3, Vice-President Delians 3 is Quandt, Russell, A. S. B. Board 2, 3, 4, Manager B Basketball t - Ramos, Tony 1., Baseball. Advisory Board, Lettermans Club iS- Reynolds, Robert, Swimming 3, 4, Orchestra 2. 3, 4, Serenaders 3, 4 ■ Ride, Dale, Fiesta 2, Ushers Club. ' d Bottom Row Left to Right — Priest, Grace, Newport Harbor High i: Quinn, Phyllis, Glee Club 3, World Friendship Club, Fiesta 3 ■ Reese, Joy, Song Leader 3, 4, Secretary Senior B Class, Commissioner Ways and Means Girls League t Rich- mond, Joan H., Delians, Editor Samohi, Literary Editor Nautilus H Riessen, Robert, Basketball 3, 4. ' i m Top Row, Left to Right — Robertson, Frances, Fiesta 4, World Friendship Club 4 6 Ross, Robert, Ushers Club 4, Delians 2, Spanish Club 2, 3 Schick, Edward, Commissioner Finance A. S B., Lettermans Club, Advisory Board 2, 3, 4 Scott. Rachel C, C. S. F. Pin, Recording Secretary Delians 4, Assistant Editor Samohi 4 r Shay, Dorothy Marie, Fiesta 2, 3, 4, Careers Club. Bottom Row, Left to Right — Robertson, Helen, Fiesta 3, 4, President Tri-Y 4 Saunders, Betty Lou, G, A, A 2, 3, 4, Orchestra 2, 3, 4 -i Schroeder, Eloise, G, A A 2, 3, 4, Literary Club Shawver, Juanita, Fiesta Shell, Virginia, C, S. F. Pin, Editor Samohi, Commissioner Publications A. S. B. Top Row, Left to Right — Simonds, Doris Gene, Spanish Club 2, 3, 4, C S, F. Pin, Advisory Board 3, 4 ir Speers, Bette, Fiesta 2 3 4 Thumb Tack Club 2, 3, 4, Make-up for Senior Plays Steinman, Ruth, Samohi Staff 3, Chairman for Senior Prom, Assistant Captain Girls Advisory Board Storms, Mary Jeanne, Vikes Inn, Commissioner Social Service Girls League -h Swiney, William C, Fiesta it Tarver, Vineta, G. A. A., Dods Club Bottom Row, Left to Right — Smith, Nancy, Fiesta Steinbock, Perry. Delians, Debate Squad Stephens, Robert, Fiesta Suttle, Patricia, Treasurer Literary Club, Careers Club, Fiesta Swink, Kenneth, Gun Club Tenney, Mary P., Choir 3, 4, Tri-Y 2, 3, 4, Girls Advisory Board 2, 3. Top Row, Left to Right — Tyra, Dannie Louise, Fiesta Waltz, Imogene. Latin Club 2, Advisory Board, Information Booth 3 West, Lenore, Delians, Fiesta White. Elizabeth B., Assistant Yell Leader 3, 4, Treasurer Senior A Class, Vice-President Senior B Class Williams, Robert, Hi-Y 2, 3, 4, Football 3, 4, Advisory Board 3, 4 ii Wood Donald A.. Debate Squad, Delians, Vice-President 4S Club. i Bottom Row Lett to Right — Vesy. Doone, Fiesta 3, Swimming, Glee Club Ward, Edwin, Basketball While, Dorothy, Fiesta Queen 4, Secretary A. S, B. 4, Vice-President A. S, B. 4 Wilken, Laura Louise. C. S. F. Pin, Tri-Y, Science Club, Advisoi Board Wilson. Frank, Fiesta ' ft ' Wood, Miriam, Bandbox Club, Advisory Board, Cartoons for 39 Nautilus. 1 -V Chadwick. Arthur lohn. Stage Crew H Gallagher. Carole Lee. Fiesta Harrison. Catherine. Fiesta 2, 3, French Club, Thumb Tack Club i Margaillan Harry. Or- chestra 4 • Peterson. Bonnie Leona, Fiesta, Home Economics H Richard. Charles. A Track, A Football i Silva. Alfonso. Fiesta 3, 4, Spanish Club 2, 3, 4, Advisory Board 3, 4 li ' Sollee. Laverne. Fiesta i Whatley. Lex. Bandbox Club 4 i ' Cline, lames. Fiesta Hurbut, Katherine, Fiesta lohnson, Lynn, Bandbox Club 3, 4, Senior Ploy ts Kaplan, Donald, Football 3, 4, Nautilus Photographer 4, Band- box 3 ■ Lewis, Rosella Mary, Fiesta A Linder, Edward. Football, Basketball, Baseball ■ McDonald. Betty. G. A. A. Letter and Pin 3, 4, Vikes Inn Manager 4 Mireles. Gonzalo. Baseball 2, 3, Fiesta 2, Letterman 2, 3 t t Morrison. George, Nautilus Photographer Scarff, Darell, Fiesta -fc Shaw, Cardelia, Fiesta Sisto, Bill, Fiesta -tr Stevens, Clarence, Captain Varsity Football, Varsity Base- ball, Vice-President Lettermans Club Tours. Joan. New York. « ' 47 Wright. Carolyn. Fiesta 2, 3, 4, Careers Club Ebben. limmie. Debate Squad 2 12-A Representative Vice-President Glee Club 3, 4 ■■ ■■H 644 iii4iueA. dje4 UoA. cloAA. Strike up the band, hang out your flags and bunting. Here comes a Samohi graduating class of approximately 360 members. When they were Senior B ' s, these intellectual Senior A ' s, had as their president, Bill Magruder; vice-president. Bunny Masters; secre- tary, Carolyn Bernard; Helen Cook, treasurer; and Tubby Stevens was athletic manager. That seems to be most of their activities as Senior B ' s. Having taken care of that, we now come to their activities as Senior A ' s. As Samohi classes invariably have class officers, so did this one. Bill Porter was handed the job of president; Mark Allen took over the vice-presidency; Carolyn Bernard retained her position as secre- tary; Jim Ball handled finances; and Mildred Lynn, athletic manager. The class managed to have a monopoly on the A. S. B. board. Bill Magruder was the prexy of said board; Dick Jenkins was elected vice- president and Jean Flannigan was secretary. The class cho e Thursday to wear their senior sweater. Leaving the almost traditional English rib type sweater in the lurch, these seniors chose a sloppy joe style sweater, with beige as the color of the sweater, and brown for the emblem. On May 24, they staged the senior prom. At 8:00 P. M. many couples were swaying in rapture to the sweet strains of swing music coming from the Girls ' Gym. Choosing the Broadway hit, What a Life , as their Senior Play, the class put all its support behind the production, and presented two super performances. One on June 13, a matinee, and the other on the evening of June 14. The play was reminiscent of the school days the seniors were soon to leave behind them. Amid tears, joy and the traditional strains of Pomp and Circum- stance , this class, after an exciting semester full of memorable inci- dents, graduated in the Open Air Theater on the evening of June 21. .mm Bill Porter, Mark Allen. Carolyn Bernard, Jim Ball. o a Izf fit fiiaif f a4n Liti an 48 Top Row, Left to Right — Adkins, Barbara, Song Leader 4. G, A, A. 4 Allen, Jr., Mark C, Vice-President Senior A Class, Winner Lions ' Oratorical Contest 3, Debate 3.4 Alley, j hn, German Club, Gun Club, Science Club Ambrose, Shirley Ann, Orchestra 2, 3. 4, G. A. A. 3. 4, Latin Club AokiAily, G. A. A. 3. 4, World Friendship Club 4, Advisory Board 4. Bottom Row. Left to Right — AHord, Jerry, Basebal l Pitther 4. Manager of B Football 4 Allen, Opal Mae, Fiesta Alli- nikov, Sol, Football 4 Track 4. Advisory Board 2, 3, Anderson, June, Fiesta Aramaki, Jun, L. A, Polytechnic 2, 3. 1 - j ho Top Row, Left to Right — Armstrong, Jr., Edward, Fiesta 2, 3, 4, Choir, Language Assembly ir Atherley, Garth, Fiesta Bnldrick, Virginia, Fiesta i ' Banks. John, Fiesta ' Barnes, Virginia, Fiesta ■fr Bottom Row, Left to Right — Ashway, Betty Jeanne, Nautilus Staff 4, Fiesta 3, 4. Piano Club 2. 3, 4 A Austin, Frances, Wash- ington Union Hi 2, Music Publicity Committee 3, 4 Girls Board 2 H Ball, James, Treasurer Senior A Class, Vice-President Sophomore Class, Boys League 4 it Barcus, Bob. Fiesta ■ Barteaux, Carolyn, Fiesta d p. 49 Top Row, Left to Right — Bass, Joe E.. Fiesta ' fr Bean. David, Roosevelt High, Honolulu 3 ■ BennY, Bill, Oakland 2, 3 Bernard, Carolyn. Secretary Senior A Class, Commissioner Uniform Dress 4, Calendar Editor of Nautilus 4 it Bowman, Zelma Cathryn, Voice Club, Careers Club, Piano Club- • Bottom Row, Left to Right — Bassett. Clive, Tennis 4 k Beecher. Cynthia. Secretary World Friendship Club, Orchestra, Stage Crew i; Bensinger. Joe, Aviation Club 4, Science Club, Hi-Y Best, Gloria, G. A. A. 2, 3, 4, Tennis 2, Playday 2j,3 Brooks, Bill, Venice Hi 2, B Swimmer, Ushers Club. -- m - VA it Top Row, Left to Right — Browne, leanne. National Music Contest, Band, Fiesta ' fe Buckler, Kay, DeKiins 3, AdvisorX ' Board 2, 3, Fiesta 3, 4 Burger, Charles. President Riding Club 4, Track 2, 3, Football 2, 3, 4 it Call, Marie, Riding Club 4, Fiesta 3 Bbki. Bob. Editor-in- Chief Nautilus 4, Boys ' League Executive Board, Samohi Staff 3, 4 ' ir Carter, Richard, Spanish Club 2, Fiesta 3, 4. i Bottom Row, Left to Right — Brule, Betty, Lyric Club 2, 3, 4, Dods Club 2, Fiesta 2, 4 Bundy. Beverly. Girls ' League, Fiesta 3 Butler, Flora, G. A. A. 2, 3, 4. Uniform Dress Checker 3, Advisory Board 3 i: Carlson Joan Marguerite, Girls ' League, Advisory Board, Thumb Tack Club t: Carter, James W., D Basketball 2, Delians 2 ii Car ter. William Hayvygrd Fiesta. y V- €tv Gvv ' U ' b rc, ' V _ i Top Row, Left to Right — Caskey, Lucil le. Glee Club 2, 3. Fiesta 3 Chandler, Phyllis, Delians 3, Girls ' League Commissioner 3, 4, Nau- tilus StafI 4 ■ir Charpentier, Barbara, Fi 2, 3, 4, World Friendship Club, Baseba Bottom Row, Left to Right — Cavarrero neth. Varsity Football 3, 4, Letterman ' s sta 2, 3, 4 ir Christie. Jack. Talent Assembly, 1 2 Collins, Richard, Fiesta. [itterbug Assembly, Fiesta i: Clark, Leroi, Letterman Annie, President G. A. A., Delians 2, 3, Vice-President World Friendship Club 3 ' iV Chappie, Ken- Club, Spanish Club ir Chown, Dorothy lane. Advisory Board, Thumb Tack Club, Fiesta ii Clague. Gordon, Track 2, 3, 4, Gun Club 3, Letteiman ' s Club 4 Clark, Mildred Ann, Mikado 4, Dods Club 2, Mixed Choir 2, 3, 4 Cooke. Helen, Secretary Junior Class, Treasurer Senior B Class, Advisory Board. Junior l lass, Ireasurer benjor B Olass, Advisory tsoprd. Top Row, Left to Right — Cooper, Crosson, William, Baseball Man Davis, Dalton, Varsity Baseball aoaJf WjUun Clu d (Bagketball, — iCorjQK Bill, H Club 3, 4, Gun Club 4, Evanston, 111 b 4, Advisory Board 4 ' i Darnell, Eloise, Secretary Letterman ' s Club. , 2 Cox. leanne Joy, Fiesta t 4S Club, Honor Scholarship 4 it it Bottom Row, Left to Right — JCorfajK Bill, Honor Scholarship Society i Crommelin, George. President 4S Club 4, President Stamp Club 2, Delians 3 Daggett. Eilleen. Thumb Tack Club 2, 4, Delians 2, G. A. A. 2 ir Davis. Barbara Lorraine, Ca- reers Club, Band Box Club, Speakers Bureau Decker, Clyde, Basketball 2, Track 3, 4, Letterman. i! Top Row, Left to Right — DeLowery, Wallace, Fiesta i Devine, Wade Track 2, 3, 4, Football, Letterman 3, 4 -fr Dorman. Marie, G. A. A. 3, Lot Basketball Manager. Bottom Row, Left to Right — Detrixhe, Bill. Gun Club 4, Fiesta 4, Donham, Dorothea. G. A. A. 3, 4, Stage Crew 3, 4, Choir 4 ■ Du Football 4, B Football 3, Vice-President Letterman ' s Club 4. Track 2, Band 2, 3, 4 i Diamos. George Frank. Club 2, 3, Fiesta 2, 3 -fc DuHield, David. Band 2, 3, De] ies. Austin. A Football, A Track Margaret Ann. Fiesta Dufiy. Walter. Varsity % ) Top Row, Left to Right — Duron. Alice Virginia. Mikado 4, Voice CI Eckeniels. Virginia. Careers Club, Delians 4 Eder. Evelyn. S ■fe Erickson, Evelyn. German Club 2, 3, 4, Advisory Board 2, sioner Finance 4. Bottom Row, Left to Right — Duron. Helen Lucille. Dods Club, Fie ' Club, Ad Club ' i Edelman, Miriom, Secretary Careers Club 4, 2, 3 Ethell. Nadine. Piano Club 2, 3, 4, Secretary Piano Club, MM 2, 3, 4, Fiesta 2, 3, 4 -si- Duvordo. Don. Student Photographer 3, 4 :tary German Club 4, Uniform Dress Checker 2, 4, Piano Club 4 Friend ip Club 3 ' i Euwer. Harry. Boys ' League Board, Commis- ■6- Bible Club 3 k Dyon, Betty. Sports Editor Samohi, Ushers ords. Bonita, World Friendship Club 3, Dods Club 2, Fiesta Fongerow, Arthur E.. Tumbling 2, 3, 4. ' i ; Top Row, Left to Right — Fay, Peggy. Latin Club, Thumb Tack Club Fiksdal, Morris J., Orchestra, Band, Gun Club 3, 4 T r Florer, Ed, Yell leader 4, Basketball 2, 3, 4, Sports Editor 3, 4 ' ir Foglesong, George, Delians 2, 3, 4. Boys ' League 3, Science Club 3, 4 Foremarj, Pearl, President Choir 4, Mikado 4, Pianist in Serenaders Francis, Helen C. Spanish Club 2, 3, Recording Secretary G. A. A. 3, 4, Fiesta 3, t Bottom R9W, Left to Right — FetheroU, Aida. Delians 2, G. A, A, 2, 3, Fiesta 2, 3. 4 Flanigan, Jean. Secretary A. S. B, 4, C, S. F Pin, Vice-President Delians ' ii Fluty, Bernell, Fiesta i Ford, Mary Ellen, Delians 3, 4, Treasurer; Vice-President; President Piano Club 2, 3, 4 ■ Fortune, Clotilde D., (f. A. A. 2, 3, 4, Dods Club 2, Lyric Club ir Frevele, Bob, Secretary and President Aviation Club. ■ V y Top Row, Left to Right — Fritiel, Henry, Spanish Club 3, A Track 4, Advisory Board 4 i! Fugard, Bill, Club, Advisory Board FuUingim, Floy. Careers Club i Gallagher, Bob. Fiesta ir Garrett, Robert DonaJjL Pr6 4 Boys Glee Club, Lettermon. V •. ' v . „ X Bottom Row, Left to Right — Frost, Betty, Fiesta ■ Fugle, Jim, Tennis 3, 4, 4S CI Galbraith, Mary Lee, Fiesta 2 Gardner, Wal do, 4S lub 3, 4, Latin Club 2, 3, Yell Leader 3, 4. CammisaiortWi EntertaifhnienLB ySrL gue, Golf 4, (, . President Gun ent Hi-Y 4, ger Nautilus 4 ii liam. Assistant Top Row, Left to Right — Garrod. Margaret, Lyric Club, Fiesta 3, St. Louis Hi Geiger, Barbara Ann, Nautilus Staff 4, Samohi Staff 3, 4, G. A. A. 2, 3, 4 ir Gillelt, Philys A., Fiesta Goerner. Jane, Thumb Tack Club, Advisory Board, Fiesta Gonzales, Mary, Delians 2, 3, 4, Spanish Club 2, 3, 4, Secretary Spanish Club 3. ' ft ' Bottom Ro ' w, Left to Right — Geier, Jr., Neil H., Band, Choir it George, Betty Lou, Secretary Sophomore Class, Secretary Thumb Tack Club, G. A. A. ' Glasscock, Doris, Delians 2, 3, 4, Vice-President German Club, Secretary Ad Club ■ Golil- ring. Bud, Tennis 2. 4, Letterman 3 i Gorsuch, Margaret. Debate Squad 3, 4, G. A. A. 2, 3, 4, C. S. F. Pin. ' is Wilson Hi, Long Beach 2, 3 ' ft Grieve, Jean A., Piano Club 2 ' ft Gunn, Eliza- 2, Advisory Board 4, Fiesta 2 ' ft Harland, Pearl S., Secretary Delians 4, Sec- kado 4, Fiesta 2, 3, 4, Voice Club 2, 3. ft- Top Row, Left to Right — Green, Marguerite Ellen, beth. Girls League, Fiesta, G. A. A. • Hansen, Rei: retary G. A. A. 4, Tennis 2, 3, 4 i-i Hatch. Janet, Lea., Bottom Row, Left to Right — Greer, Violet L., Worldjbi ship Club 4, French Club 3, G. A. A. 3 ft- Griswold, John, Track 2, 3, 4, Vikes Inn 3, 4, Advisory Board ft- Hamilton, William P., fni ta -ft Hardman. Stanley, Basketball 4, Football 3, Track 4 -ft Harrison, Dale C, Drum Major 3, 4, Riding Club 4, Football 2 ft ' Heller. J tj ational High School Orchestra 3, Band Box 2, 3, 4, Fiesta 3. ' ft Xot ' Cf ' io Top Row, Left to Right — Hensey, Bob, Fiesta Higgins. Maxine, Lyric Club, Choir Hinderer, Marjorie. Stage Crew, Fiesta ■ Hines, Ruth, Uniform Dress Checker, Fiesta tS- Holt, Phyllis Jean, 4S Club 4, Fiesta Make-up Manager 3, Fiesta 2 i Houston, Jane Hope, 4S Club, Delians, Spanish Club. Bottom Row. Left to Right — Henshaw, Patsy, Fiesta Hill, Eleanor, Prescott Hi, Iowa 2, 3, World Friendship Club 4, Fiesta 3 Hine, Frank James, Track 3 Hoegee, Glenn A., Boys Glee Club, Hi-Y Club, Gun Club if Herman, Miriam, Fiesta i Howard. Bob, Swimming 3 ' ft ' Top Row, Left to Right — Howe. Peggy, Delians 3, Uniform Dress 3, 4, Advisory Board 2, 3, 4 Hum, Josephine, Samohi Staff 3, Uniform Dress 3, Thumb Tack Club 2, 3 ' ft Hutchison, Ed, Fiesta ' ft Jack, Anne, Mikado 4, G. A, A. 2, 3, 4, Ushers Club 4 ft Johnson. Constance. Fiesta ' ft Bottom Row, Left to Right — Hubbard. Bill, Band ft Hunt, Jr., Harry, Football ft Iverson, Carolyn, G A, A 4, World Friend- ship Club 4, Careers Club 4 ft Jenkins. Dick. Vice-President A. S, B, 4, Delians 2, 3, 4, President 4S Club ft Johnson, Dorothy, Treasurer Girls Reserves 3, Girl Reserve 4, Uniform Dress Checker 2. ft Top Row, Left to Right — Johnson. Gertrude, Delians 3, 4, G. A. A., Stage Crew 2, 3 is lung, Kwock Hing, Private School, Canton, China Kathner, Hoy, Bond 2, 3, 4. Fiesta 2, 3, 4, Advisory Board Kelley. Frank ].. Samohi Staff 3, Advisory Board 3, 4, Fiesta 3, 4 ■ Kelchum, Jr., Marshall, Stage Crew 4, Fiesta 2, 3, 4, Advisory Board 2, 3. . Bottom Row, Left to Right — Jones, Virginia Lee, Literary Club, Spanish Club, Fiesta - Kalman, James Eugene, Commis- sioner Forensics 4, Exiemp Winner 3, 4, C. S. F. Pin Eeeley, Bill, C. S. F. Pin, Editor of Drama, Senior Photography, Nau- tilus 4, Chairman Boys Costunx fe J ikado 4 i Kelly, Patricia, Choir, Music Festival, Mikado, Fiesta -k King, James, German Club. Top Row, Left to Right — Kiii|g, Lots, Careers Club 4, Tri-Y 2, 3, 4, Spanish Club 3, 4 -fr Kirchen, Richard H., Fiesta Koch, John L, Ffesta • Lamb. Jeremy Jerome, Most Valuable Basketball Player 4, Delians 4, Sports Editor Nautilus 4 ■ Larivere, Robert C, Publicity German Club 3, Science Club 3, 43 Club 4 Lawson, Jim, Band, National High School Band 4, Tuba Solo, Assembly 4 Bottom Row, Left to Right — Kiningham, Jeanne, Valedictorian, Girls Sports Editor Nautilus 4, Commissioner Publicity, Girl Knapp, Dorothy L., Gay Nineties Assembly 4, Fiesta 2, 3, 4 -ir Krisel, Danny, Stage Crew 4, Piano Club, Chess Club H La: Delians 3, 4, Spanish Club, Advisory Board Lasley. James, Boys League Board, Samohi Staff, Swimming 4 is Leavilt, Aijjlri Club 4, G. A. A. 2. V) V I ittii Top Row, Left to Right — LeFeuvre, Elizabcfh D.. Tennis 2, 3, 4, G. A A. Yell Leader 3, 4, Delians 3 Lewerkc. Jack, Football 3, 4, Vice- President Boys League 3. 4, Publicity Chairman Fiesta 3 Lewis. Mary Lou. Secretary Thumb Tack Club 4, German Club 2, 3. Advisory Board 2, 3 • Lincks, Mary E., Secretary A. S. B. 4, Delians, 4, G. A. A. 2, 3 • Lord. Celia, G, A, A, 3, Fiesta 2, 4 ir Lynn, Mildred, G. A. A 2, 3, Yell Leader 12A Class, Advisory Board 4. ir Bottom Rov , Left to Right — Leighton, Alfred, Debate 2, Fiesta 3, 4 -k Lewis, Austin R., Stage Crew 2, 3, Fiesta 2, 3, 4, Spanish Club Lienesch, James T., Delians 4, Science Club 4, Fiesta 4 -t Link, Muriel, Fiesta 4 -fr Lubisich, Mitchell P., Baseball 3, 4, Choir, Glee Club 3, 4, Mikado 4 i ' McDonald, John R., Golf 2, 3, 4, Letterman, Advisory Board 2, 3, 4. is Top Row, Left to Right — McKenric. Mabel, Tri-Y 2. 3, 4, Voice Club 2, 3, 4, G. A. A. 2, 3. 4 ir McNeely, Joanne, Activity Ed- itor Nautilus 4, Chairman Girls Costumes, Mikado 4, 12A Reoresentative, Delians 4 i Magruder, Bruce. Golf 2, 3, 4, Letter- man 2, 3, 4, Sports Editor 4 i Mangiagli, Sebastian. C Basketball it Marquard, Jack, Science Club 3, 4. d Bottom Row, Left to Right— McLean, Flora Ruth. G, A. A. 2, 3,Dods Club Magruder, Bill. President A. S. B. 4, Captain B Football Champions, President Senior B Class ir Malley, Jacquelyn, Advisory Board, Information Booth ii Maries, William Jason, Band 2, 3, 4, Serenaders 3, 4 ir Martin, Carl A., Varsity Football 4, Science Club 3. Fiesta 4. y Top Row, Left to Right — Martin. Fred, Band, Chess Club, Gun Club i Masters. Bunny, Vice-President Senior B Class, Del- ians 3 ■ May, lone. Secretary Careers Club 3, 4, Band Box 3, Fiesta 3 ' i Melone, Dick, Fiesta 6 Mettler, Florence, Delians, Secretary German Club, World Friendship Club. ir Bottom Row, Left to Right — Massaglia. Louie, C tS B Track 3, 4, Glee Club 3, 4, Gun Club 3, 4 Masters, Frank, G un Club 4, Careers Club 3 ■ Megugorac, Ann, Gym Jinks Mendoza, Nellie, Careers Club. Spanish Club 2, 3, 4, Secretary and Vice-President ■ Miller. Peggy, Delians 4, Tennis Champs 2, 3, G- A A. 2, 3. ii i • V ' Top Row, Lelt to Right — Miller, Ronald F., Science Club, Latin Club, Fiesta Mirabito, Eleanor, Careers Club, Thumb Tack Club, Tea Hostess Morden, Ruth, G, A. A., Spanish Club 2, 3 Morris, Maine, Serenaders, Basketball 2, Nautilus Photography 3 Nethercutt, Patricia Ann, Commissioner Lost and Found, Girls League 4, Advisory Board 2, 3, Fiesta 3 Nischwitz, Frederick, President German Club 2, Golf 3, Language Assembly 4, Bottom Row, Left to Right — Milner, Wandamae, Fiesta Montgomery, Madelyn, Delians 3, 4, Band 3, 4, Tri-Y 3, 4 ir Morgan, Evelyn Louise, G A. A. 3, Vice-President German Club 4, 4S Club 4 Morse, Mildred, Fiesta r Newberger. Babbette, Delians 4, Band Box 4, French Club 4 ■ ■ Noonan, Dorothy. Latin Club 2, Advisory Board 3. Top Row, Left to Right — Noidhues. Anne. Three One Act Plays 3, Assistant Manager Vikes Inn 4 O ' Neal. Doug, Three Year Track Let- terman. A, B, C, Class -H On. Robert. Football, Samohi Staff Pace. Susie Darlene. Secretary Lyric Club 4, G. A. A. 2, 3, 4, Fiesta 3 i Parks. Beatrice, Fiesta 4 ir Potion. Burleen, Delians 2, 3, 4. Bottom Row, Left to Right — Nourse, Bill. Football 2, 3, 4, Most Valuable Football Player 4, President Delians 4 -fe Opelt. Gloria Gretchen, Careers Club 4 it Overin. lames E., Commissioner Publications, Orchestra, Advisory Board Pardee. Douglas, Varsity Swimming 2, 3, 4, Basketball 2, 3, 4, Letterman 2, 3, 4 Palfat. Pat, Art Activities for Fiestas ■ Patten, Dalton, Baseball 2, 3, 4, Basketball 2, 3, 4, Letter- man 2, 3, 4. Top Row, Left to Right — Pelline. Philip. Fiesta -b Peters. Vera. G. A. A., Delians 4 i Pier. Harriet Jean. Song Leader 3, 4, G. A. A. 2, 3, 4, Advisory Board 2 -fr PoWer. Bill. President 12A and Junior Classes, Football and Track 3, 4, Advisory Board 2, 3, 4 ■ Prothro. Donna. Vi ' orld Friendship Club 2, 3, Drum and Trumpet Club 2, 3, Nederland, Texas. ■ Bottom Row, Left to Right — Pennington. Helen. Samohi Staff, Spanish Club, Delians t Phillips. Harold. Commissioner Athletics 4, Band 2, 3, 4 ■6 ' Pierce. John, Swimming 2, Latin Club 2, Science 3 Porter, Fay, Fiesta t: Rau, Eliabeth, Delians 2, 3, 4, Tri-Y 2, 3. 4, Ushers Club 3, 4. Top Row, Left to Right — Rau. Margaret. Delians 2, 3, 4, Tri-Y 2, 3, 4, Ushers Club 3, 4 ir Reuter, Catherine Marie, Advis- ory Board Commissioner 4, Girls League 4, Delians 3 ' ft Robson, Dorothy Dean. Thumb Tack Club 4, Tri-Y 2, 3, 4, Spanish Club 2 ■i Rogers. Robert. Commissioner Entertainment 4, Debate Squad 3, 4, Delians 3, 4 i Rorison. Merton. Helpers Club, Fiesta. ' Bottom Row, Left to Right — Remington. Glen S.. Samohi Staff 3 Roberts, Doris, C. S. F. Pin, Program Chairman Stamp Club 3, Advisory Board 2, 3, 4 Rodel. Carrylle. Dods Club2, 3, 4, G A, A. 4, Fiesta 2 ir Romero. Rosemary, G. A. A. 2, 3, 4, Fiesta 2, 3, 4, Mikado 4 Roth, Juanita Mary. Fiesta 4. if Top Row, Left to Right — Ruppenthal. Betty. G, A. A. 2, 3, 4, Baseball Manager 3, i -ir Schmidt, Jean, Tennis 2, 3, 4, Corresponding Sec- retary G. A. A. 4, Mikado 4 Schubb. Shirley. Forensics 3, 4, Orchestra 2, 3, 4, G. A. A. 2, 3 i Scragg. Bill. Fiesta Shaw. Jack, 4S Club 3, 4 ' ii ' Simpson, Belly, Spanish Club, Girls League, Fiesta. ' i Bottom Row, Left to Right — Savage, Nancy, Uniform Dress Checker 3, Fiesta 3 ' Schroer. Charles K.. Bush Hi, South Bend 2. 3, Orches- tra 4, Band 4 Schuelte. Fred W.. Riding Club 4, Science Club 3 Shaver. Julie. President Ad Club 4, Mikado 4, Delians 2. 3, 4 Sim- mons. Doris, World Friendship Club 3, 4, Dods Club 4, Riding Club 4 ■ Sloggetl, Bruce, Secretary Hi-Y, Traffic Board, Swimming 3. Top Row, Left to Right — Smith. leanne. Fiesta Snee, Michael Ber ' nard, Football 3, 4, Track 4, Glee Club -k Spooner. Robert A., Basket- ball 2, 3, 4, Letterman 2, 3, 4, Advisory Board 2 Stanciiii, TedyCompijssioher Entertainment A. S. B. 3, Traflic Commissioner 3, 4, Gun Club ■ir Stephan, Virginia, President World Friendship Club St«wart, -DenoI i Fiesta. Bottom Row, Left to Right — Smith, Marian. Science Club 3, Tri-Y iir- Advisory Board 3 -fr Sorensen. Darrell. Basketball D, C, B, Letter- man Staley. Elbert, Spanish Club ' Stapleton. Richard fe-Oub, Band Box Club Stephens. lack. Vice-President Science Club 4, Delians,3, Fiesta 2 Stone, Madolin, G. A. A. 2, 3, 4,ii sta 2, 3, 4. Top Row, Left to Right — Suits, Phyllis, Delians 2, 4, G. A. A. 2, 3, Advisory Board 2 -fr Summeriield, Virginia, Fiesta Sweeney, Jack R.. Latin Club 2, 3, Debate 4, Gun Club 3, 4 lir Terrell, Virginia, Hyde Park Hi, Chicago, 111., World Friend- ship Club -k Tharratt, Mary, Assistant Captain Girls League, Thumb Tack Club, Uniform Dress Checker. Bottom Row, Left to Right — Sullivan, Ruth, President Tri-Y 3, Band Box 2, 3, 4, Advisory Board 4 Sutherland, Ian M.. Sophomore President, President Careers Club 4, Assistant Editor Samohi 3 ■ Tarleton. Eleanor, Los Angeles Hi, Careers Club it Teubner. Maryland, Fiesta Tobin, Doris Margaret. C. S. F, Pin, Tennis 2, 3, 4, G, A. A. Yell Leader. li i f ' - m Top Row, Left to Right — Tucker. Peggy, G. A. A., French Club ■ Valenzuela, Marguerite, World friendship Club, Spanish Club Vaughn. Maxine. President Bible Club 3, Piano Club 2, 3, Dods Club 2, 3 Villegas, Jessie, Spanish Club 2, World Friendship Club Von, Bill, B Track 2, A Track 3. j i Bottom Row, Left to Right — TuxnbuU. Joanne. Fiesta 2, 3, 4, Band Box Club 2, 3 VanDevenfer, H len, Fiesta fe-Veen, Earl, Fiesta -ir Volk, Lyris, Delians 4, Thumb Tack Club 4, Girls League 2 iJ Walker, Olive Dorothe. G. A.■ A. 2 ' . Piano Club 4, Fiesta Top Row, Left to Right — Walter, Betty, Song Leader 3, Fiesta 2, 3, 4, Lyric Club 2, 3, 4 t Wasden. Bill. Basketball 4, Baseball 4, Long Beach Poly 2, 3 Webb, Betty Mae, C. S. F. Pin, President Dods Club 4, Advisory Board 2, 3 Weiss. Harold, Delians 2, 3, 4, Orches- tra 2, 3, 4, Band While, Arthur V., Delians 4, Basketball 2, 3, 4, Letterman 2. 3. 4 it White, Peggy, Nautilus Staff, G. A. A., Dods Club Bottom Row, Left to Right — Ward, Robert. Basketball 2, 3, 4, Track 3, 4, Letterman 4 ■ Wear, Bob, Varsity Basketball 3, 4, Baseball 4 ir Webb, Nina, Dods Club 4 Weldon, Virginia. Vice-President Careers Club 4, Advisory Board 2, 3 -s White. Mary Louise. Delians 4, Vice-President Dods Club 4, Advisory Board 4 t Wiley, Madge. World Friendship Club, Fiesta 3. Top Row, Left to Right — Wilke, Ruth, Vice-President Dods Club 3, German Club 2, Fiesta Williams. Bette Ann. Choir 2, 3, 4, Fiesta 2, 3, 4, Mikado 4 i Williams, Natalie, 4S Club 3, 4 6 Wilson, lone. Secretary Girls League 4, Commissioner Uniform Dress 4, Fiesta 2, 4 1- WoHord. Dick, Assistant Yell Leader 4, Delians 2, Captain C Swimming Team Wood, Jim, Football 2, Swimming, Delians 3, 4. Bottom Row, Left to Right — Wilkes, Ruth Eileen. Fiesta Williams. Mary Frances. Fiesta -f Wilson. Burton R.. Stage Crew ' 2, 3, 4, De- signed Python Set, Base%lJ 3 i? Wilkow, Florence. Delians 2, 3, Advisory Board 2 -k Wood. Elden. Fiesta ir WoodqwJ.i Nadfae. Choir and Glee Club 2 64 6£4n ix L cIgAA. Kenneth Treadwell; George Dru- liner; Ruth Dreyer; Al Hartley. The Senior B ' s of today are the Senior As of tomorrow, but for a semester they are just Senior B ' s. This semester they elected Kenneth Treadwell to be the class prexy; tennis player, George Dru- liner, vice-president; Ruth Dreyer was an efficient secretary; Al Hartley was treasurer; and Perry Glass was yell leader and athletic manager. With this capable staff of officers, and members who excelled in many fields, the Senior B ' s rose to new heights this term. The distinction of staging the first one-man art show ever given by a student at Samohis be- longs to a Senior B. This young artist was Jean Reasoner. The Senior B ' s managed to do pretty well on the tennis question. Top man on the boys ' tennis team was George Dru- Imer. Dave Fehling was also a valuable member of the team. Holding up her class honor in girls ' tennis was Gertrude Moran. Senior B ' s seem to have gone to town in the music department. Especially to be noted are Robert Jamieson, for his work as a cellist, Don O ' Neill was outstanding in his work in harmony; and Phil Webb made a hit as Ko-Ko in the Mikado. As do most classes, the Senior B ' s held their share of eclair sales, hot dog sales, noon dances, class meeting and general get-togethers. The Senior B ' s were very much in evi- dence at the talent assembly, where they managed to do very well. These Senior B ' s will take over next semester as Senior A ' s, and from appear- ances this semester, they should be good. i 66 a ta It ita 4n H to. 67 i44414XiA. cIgAA. Ed Cazier; Betty Weaver; Billie Marshall; Leland Curtis. The Juniors are the in-betweens of Samohi. Looking down on Sophomore and up to Seniors, they generally have a pretty good time. Durmg the winter semester, the upstanding Juniors elected Marshall Pattison to be their presi- dent; Betty Weaver lent her able support as vice-president; Bette Newcomb broke her fingernails on the typewriter as secretary; very busy counting the money and paying it out too, as treasurer, was Joan Slaughter; and Chubby Trent was an able athletic manager. The Juniors had several of their members playing on the varsity football team. These enter- prising Juniors were Black Jack Pattison doing a swell job at guard, Clarence Lees, hitting them hard at tackle, and Warren Harding hold- ing down end position. The Juniors also furnished the winning B team with some players. Bill Myers was very good at quarter-back, and Ed Cazier played a great game at guard. The class started the summer semester off in a big way, electing football player, Ed Cazier, to head the class as president; Betty Weaver did such a good job as vice- president the term before, that they elect- ed her for another semester; Billie Mar- shall was elected secretary, and acquired the right to stain one ' s fingers with ink writing the class correspondence; Jim Burke was treasurer, and Leland Curtis was athletic manager. These are the Juniors, they are all yours. Samohi Seniors of Tomorrow. k. 68 ' ' --.. Come September and February, Samohi always receives a new bunch of things known as sophomores. At first they are slightly green, but within a few weeks, they have turned a nice blue and gold, like the rest of the school. Last September, they started off in fine style, by electing Jimmie Tucker as president, where he did a swell job; Dick Wilson held down the fort as vice-president; Dot Clifford banged away as secretary; Angela De Fino made things hum as treasurer; and Bob Heinricks kept the athletics in order as athletic manager. This group of seal-shiners had the unusual luck to have one of their members on the varsity football team. Bruce Wilde was the shin- Dorothy Clifford, Jimmie Tucker, Dick Wilson, Bob Heindricks. ing example of unusualness. - Starring on the B football team, who were Bay League champs, incidently, were Aurelio Alcala, Jimmie Tucker and Pete Barnum. In February, Samohi received a new group of potential seal scrubbers, and the old sophomores were even more eager than the Juniors and Seniors to put them through their paces, however, for some reason, the seal wasn ' t very well polished. The February class began in a big way. They elected Fred Wilken to run the class as president; Charles Marsh to be his right hand man as vice-prexy; Auriel Macfie as secretary, wrote the minutes and letters; Charles Snodgrass handled the money in the position of treasurer; and Frank Wilke was manager of athletics. Nothing like having the president ' s twin for athletic manager. 70 , to. a iae Ifiak Ita fi n.ta I 72 -kJU G€R-Al-DlNe: COE dn aina f lite atu e 4nuHc 73 c ea t i a e e p ei.i.io-n o- y i i 74 a G4ijd tU c uniU4A. Mrs. losephine S. Roberts t Acquisitions this year: To the Art Department — Sculpture — The Four Star event of the year was the acquisition of the Chumash Indian Lignum vitae sculptured by Donald Hord. Other notable additions include Water Color Paintings — Rex Brandt; Marian Curtis, Landscape No. 3; H. S. Ford, Death Valley Lithographs — Boris Deutsch, Mother and Children, Jean Goodwm, Angel and Deer; Dorothy Jeakins, Two Trees; Nicholas Ponesis, Mexican Quarters Exhibitions — Photography: Student Work, Gold Medal to Charles McLaughlin; Modern Painting, Raymond and Raymond Reproductions; Oriental Art, Chi- nese and Tibetan Paintings, Jades, Snuff Bottles; Drawings and Portraits, Jean Reasoner, Senior B; Mexican Costumes and Crafts, Viva La Fiesta; Courtesy of Mrs. Cejudo, Mrs. Ohman, Mrs. Roberts, Miss Featherston and lone Wilson; Senior Mayors Exhibitions, Painting, Illustration, Costume and Crafts; Development of Modern Painting, Arranged by Miss Benkesser Important Events — Ca- reers in Art, Mrs. Marjorie Adams of Art Center School; Open House to mothers and fathers of Sa- mohi; Exhibitions and Demonstrations in the Gallery and Laboratories; Beaux Arts Ball, Thumb- tack Club; Lovely sets of ' The Mikado ; Congratulations to Mrs. Ohman and the Crew; Guest speaker, Mr. Newhouse, Thumbtack Club, The Artist and the Dealer, illustrations included orig- inal paintings by Renoir, Franz Hals, and Raeburn. ip ea tUauaUti. e 4n at i a 4i. 75 Duvardo, Kaplan, Edwards, McLaughlin. Gold medal to Charles McLaughlin for super work in photography. He is the artist responsible for the sen- sitive shots recording the beauty of our Campus. Honorable mention goes to Alfred Edward, Betty Jayne Regan and Charles McLaughlin for work accepted in the High School Exhibition of Pho- tography at the Junior Museum at Exposition Park. To Donald Duvardo and Dan Kaplan for their assistance on Nautilus photography our thanks for good work well done. tU Ice 76 I. The Senior Art Majors Exhibition shows the work Mrs. Phillips, Evelyn Morgan, Don Duvardo, Don Boettcher, of such promising young artists as illustrators, Jerry F f ' f, Shroer, Clive Basseit, LeRoi Clark, Alfred Edwards, r T- r I T D 11 D i_ r ■ i Jack Healev. Charles Snodgrass, Maryette I-olsom. Coe, Jim Carter, Jim Ball, Bar bara Geiger, Leonore West, Mary Frances White, Merton Rorrison, and Errol Dunham; Craftswomen: Betty Mae Webb, Betty Simpson, Ruth Shikami; Weavers: Lorraine Alex- ander, Doris Simonds; Fashion designers: Jane Georner, Helen Cooke, Eileen Daggett, Elizabeth Gunn, Joanne McNeely, Elda Valencia, Ruth Chown, Phyllis Suits and Phyllis Chandler. ice e . . . li(f,Utl - lto.ix6. - cantadd. - d.p.eed 77 Don Bardon. Mrs. Ohman, Peggy Miller, Bill Porter. Charmaine Howard. Art m Action is the department ' s theme song and its rhythm of color and form are to be found in every part of the campus. Selling through texture, color and form is the job of the advertising artist, layout, lettering, splatter, airbrush and stencil, it ' s all funl Posters on bulletin boards and in Vike ' s Inn, sets and costumes and lighting for the stage, gorgeous harmonies of the Fiesta in deco- pMLUcitif. aninti ijelL tlte. M lkada rr 78 ]ean Reasoner rations, sets and costumes. The new mural The Dance, which is being designed for the girls ' dance gymnasium. These artists never stop. Jeannie, with the big gray eyes — draws portraits of Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Nielsen, Mrs. Ohman — and are they good ! Since her exhibition Jean ' s friends besiege her for Just a quick sketch, please! podle d a po t uuti ay the lacuUif. 79 La Reina de la Fiesta, Muriel MacFie El Galan de la Fiesta. Bill Porter Los Miembros de La Casa y La Corte Nupcial Fiesta 1 Romance, laughter, strumming guitars ! Enchantment ! Campus rhythm — magic of color roll- ing through the life of Samohi. Castanets and throb- bing strings — waltzes and a tango. Campus glam- our girls, more glamorous as sloe-eyed senoritas, murmuring sweet somethings to dashing Dons. Campus lovelies languishing and swishing in taffeta and lace. Vivas and orchids to — Lovely Muriel, the Queen and bride, and to distinguished Bill Porter, the lucky groom, for playing their parts so well ' Mrs. Roberts for the super production of all fiestas — general organization that clicked every minute of the day Mr. Evans for the writing and direction of the {jLi iAa la id lie i td uiua ema Muriel MacFie. Bill Porter, El La Reina de la Fiesta. Galan de la Fiesta. 80 (i Senora Roberts. Padre Clabby. Senor Miller, Senor Evans, Senoritas Gunn, Geiger, Goerner, Nethercott, Erickson, McNeely, Wilson, Carrie Belle Smith, Senor Bill Keeley. pageant, and to his student director, Warren Kingham Miss Moon, Miss Roe, Mr. Thomas and their groups for fiesta music Miss Hellner, Miss Featherstone, Miss Malone and Mrs. Carter for authentic and beautiful dances and costumes ■i Miss Emmett and Ian Sutherland for a fine performance of the bullfight, and two orchids to El Toro, one front and one rear ' Those magicians of the art department who transformed the patio, the court, the circle, and the theatre into settings of en- chantment for the day Mrs. Nielsen, Merton Rorison, and her assistants for the beauty of booths and decorations Mrs. Phillips, Miss Benkesser and the art students for campus decorations, espe- cially the gay caretas Mrs. Ohman, Leonard Housemann and the stage crew for the set, the pool and properties Miss Fleming and Miss Thompson for the patent leather bull ■ Miss Clark and her students for costumes Vinita New for her sensitive playing of Concep- cion Arguello Lynn Johnson as the gay and handsome Russian Nikoli Frances Miller, Rose- uiua e t ciat an aio-a el ta o- 81 Senoritas Bauer. Lewis, Volk, Senor Weithoif, Senoras Nielsen, Phillips, Gibson, Senores Hoskins, Temple, Percy, Allinikov. mary Romero, Carole Rutledge as the ranch house flirts Mrs. Morey for research and costume ren- tal and her appearance as a distinguished guest ■ ■ Mr. Clabby for his sincere impersonation of the Padre Joanne McNeely and company for their parts in the Corte Nupcial Mr. Miller for his en- tertaining performance of grandfather ■ Miss Carrie Belle Smith and her California history stu- dents for parts played as members of the groom ' s family Mr. Day and Miss Holmes for the Fiesta ca0tp4 d Icw-eliei (fOdf and eHcUahtlHCf. 82 Senores Sutherland, Day, Mishler, Senorita Bunny Masters, Campus in festive mood, flags flying. Bailie Miss Brenneman and Mrs. McMillan for the Fiesta barbecue Mr. Mishler, Mr. Tichenor, Mr. Brown, Mr. Sutherland for dances Mr. Miller and the students in printing classes for the beautiful program and invitations Mr. Bullock and students in the shop for fiesta properties Mr. Barnum and Jim Fugle, super salesmen for organization of ticket sale All clubs and their spon- sors for wonderful cooperation In fact. Super Vivas for Everybody • It was a Grand Fiestal ...aadJuH a04id In alue anxi aolA 83 George Chest, Dorothy McHenry, George Chest, lanice Wyncoop, Zelma Bowman, Dorothy McHenry. Many fine chances there were this year for the school ' s thespians to prove their ability . Besides the regular dramatic activities presented, there was the Mikado, in which there were several choice bits of acting done, and of course there is always the Fiesta. First in this year ' s regular line of action was America ' s Destiny, the Armistice Day Assem- bly which effectively pointed out in pageant presentation the futilities of war and emphasized that in America lies the one hope for Peace. Due to the qualities of reverence, peace, and good will, portrayed by inspired students as directed by the capable Miss McFarland, and to the impressive lighting, supervised by Mrs. Ohman, the production was a great success. A variation of the Cinderella theme was The Youngest, the production of the Winter Class. Jimmie Ebben, portraying a down-trodden son, gets mixed up with the charming, but scheming Anxs. Miss Katherine B. McFarland fiutin the alue . . . dun the Lo- ulLen. . . . 84 kk --4 wma Irving Fink, Carolyn Brunton. Andrew Mason, Stanley Atherlon, Evelyn Arundel, Jimmie Ebben. June Bundy. The youngest eventually learns to assert himself, then the tables are turned with much ado. k Jimmie Ebben, June Bundy, and the fine supporting cast headed by Eve- lyn Arundel, Irving Fink, Stanley Atherton, Carolyn Brunton, Andrew Mason, and Pat Cook, all turned in a hilarious performance under the direction of Miss McFarland and her student director, Paul Barker. That gay, ingenious comedy, What a Life, was presented with much fanfare for the Sum- mer Senior Play. Its theme is one which is familiar to all — high school — with none other than Henry Aldrich as the central character, who is always in some kind of a mess. Bob B arcus turned in a great performance as Henry, with Peggy Howe taking care of the heart interest. The fine supporting cast, which also turned in a great performance, included Marie Reuter, Ian Sutherland, Mark Allen, Bob Larivere, Janet Hatch, Dick Jenkins, Ruth Sullivan, George M ie Ucf Uti.! . . . lujte 4ftinutei ta C44 icun tUne 85 . Joanne Turnbull. Janet Hatch, Louie Massaglia. Dick Jenkins, Ian Sutherland. Crommelin, Phyllis Chandler, Margaret Rau, Joanne Turnbull, Louie Massaglia, Betty Ashway, Jack Lewerke, and Bonita Edwards. The success of the play was due to the clever direction of Mr. Evans, Mr. Clabby, and their student director, Carolyn Bernard. Before beginning rehearsals, the cast saw several different productions of the play put on by other dramatic groups. Then starting rehearsals in full swing they preceded to combine the best points of these productions plus a wealth of original ideas to produce What a Life. Mr. Edmund Evans. tUe fnihada . . . ne lie ii t! 86 Marie Reuter, Janet Hatch. Dick Jenkins. Phyllis Chandler. Margaret Rau. Mark Allen, Bob Barcus. Joanne Turnbull. A workshop production, of three one-act plays, was presented by one of the drama classes to give the students that feeling and experience only a real audience could give them. The plays were Mansions, The Man in the Bowler Hat, and the third, He, starred Lynn Johnson. Interesting demonstrations in the art of make-up are part of the drama student ' s experience. The group, under Mr. Evans ' guidance, became so expert that thirty of them served as make-up staff for The Mikado. %t w luUat a tile rr 87 For weeks before the 11th, 12th, and 13th of April, students were heard around the campus, chanting dialogue and sound- ing their a ' s in their prepara- tion for the Music Department ' s spring presentation, The Mi- kado , a product of Gilbert and Sullivan ' s abilities. The oriental music supple- mented to the authentic cos- tumes and scenery to transport the audience to the Far East — . to the land of cherry blossoms and fans — Japan. The love interest was pro- vided by Adrienne Aye and Phil Maggio as Yum-Yum and Nonki-Poo. Convincing as the cantankerous, love-sick Katisha was Janet Hatch, followed by the coy, unsuspecting little maidens fresh from school, Pitti-Sing (Frances Miller) and Peep-Bo (Mary Burden). A rare Pooh-Bah was found in the person of Gordon Stanton, while Phil Webb ably presented the clowning Lord High Executioner, Ko-Ko. Walter Cole- man was slyness itself as the crafty politician, Pish-Tush, while Duane Anderson exerted all his almightiness as his highness, the Mikado, accompanied by his comic little um- brella carrier, Nee Bon, portrayed by Don Bardon. miA4C U Miss Doris Moon tUe lilo-wenA. tUdt Llojo m in tke Ip iim A.i M ' t f iha-la . . Haoeji tUUt ta da witU tke ocuie rr V jiK The Choir. Boys and Girls Christmas Cheer Assembly Under the able direction of Miss Dons Moon, the choir has presented ° ' , t i:f and h hly successful year ' s work, including various community programs. Fiesta the Christmas presen- tation Commencement and the biggest production of the year, The Mikaao. The students enjoyed the Christmas mood created by the traditional carols and songs which the music groups presented. Across the campus martial music can be heard: the band is m session. mulic to- tUe le t a if au ... 90 tj V - ' ' ' M ii i|- :.: . = Girls ' Lyric Club Boys ' Glee Club Also, drifting lightly on the air, a chorus of youthful voices break forth in song. The Boys ' Glee Club and Girls ' Lyric Club under the direction of Miss Hazel Roe, presented interesting programs. Included in those were Fiesta, Commencement, The Mikado and the Christmas program. Accompanists, Mrs. Elizabeth Salter, Boys ' Glee Club; Miss Rose Alice Wills, Girls ' Lyric Club. 4ft u die to- the iaUt o-l if.au . . . 91 Santa Monica High School Band Santa Monica High School Orchestra With a beat of drums and a flare of trumpets, the Samohi band, under the direction of Mr. Wade Thomas, marched through a most successful year. The Southern California Competitive Festival headed the activities in which the band participated — the others being games, rallys and community functions. The orchestra, also under Mr. Thomas ' direction did on exceptionally fine piece of work in their presentations at Christmas, Commencement, and music for The Mikado. jfinlandia . . . tUe 4nant ao-e tun e • • • 92 Webb, McClelland, Kingham, Holt, Prouse. Holgee, Massalgia, Valencia, Edwards, Snee, Housman, Moore, Bowman, Garrett, Lee, Lasley, Lamb. With a daring, Oh, you kid and a Thirty-three skiddoo, the Voice classes and Boys ' Glee Club presented a merry little skit entitled The Gay Nineties. The atmosphere was thick with songs of the good old days and dances that were popular when Grandma was a girl, including the daring Can-Can and a number by the Boys ' Glee Club of the Flora-Dora Girls singing that flirtatious number, Tell Me Pretty Maiden. Teep p.u p.le . . . tell 4ne ftn ettii 4ftaidten 93 Kalman, Rogers, Allen. Briscoe, Kinningham, Schubb, Gorsuch. loAe Mr. Frederick Burrill Santa Monica High School has opened wide ave- nues to those interested in pubUc speaking. Not only- are there two debate squads, the Varsity and the Junior, open to capable students, but there are also forensic activities open to any student of the school. League debates, tournament competition, and individual contests in extempe, oratory and declamation form the basis of Samohi ' s public speak- ing program. As Secretary of the Southern California Debate League Santa Monica has actively participated as an officer and member of the organization. At present, due to the efforts of Robin Briscoe, Eugene Kalman, Margaret Gorsuch and Robert Rogers, the squad is tied for second place in League stand- ings. League opponents have been Los Angeles High and Susan Dorsey. Hollywood High will provide competition in the third round. John Ehrlichman will join three of the above debaters. Hi 94 I ci Upper Left — Robin Briscoe. Upper Right — Shirley Schubb. Second Row — (left to right) — June Bundy, Robert Rogers, Jeanne Kurningham, Marcia Marks. Tournament competition provides a greater op- portunity for squad participation. In this type of event rounds of debate are held and in addition contests are conducted in extempe, oratory and declamation. In the fall semester the University of Southern California invited the schools of this region to partici- pate in its annual tournament. Thirty-five Santa Monica students engaged in these events. Eugene Kalman, Commissioner of Forensics, was not eliminated in the extempe contest until the finals. Beverly Hills High played host to the memberof the National Forensic League in early spring. Mark Allen, John Ehrlichman, John Speers and Norman MacGregor entered m debate; while Robert Rogers and Charles Wilson represented the school in oratory, with Eugene Kalman and John Ehrlich- man speaking in extempe. John Ehrlichman reached the finals of this last contest. Future tournament competition will be found at the Annual Redlands Tournament, in which the entire squad will again take part, and in the League Debate Tournament at Glendale. e, | M0 ' extent pa i an d declaiftatlaH 95 Friedman, DeFrieles, March, Bossier, Mr. BurriU, Miller, Gil- ■ i i • i i more, Townsend, Speers, Wolb, Douglas, Ehrlichman, Temple. Individual speech contests provide the Widest QVe- Hohlenburg, Wilson, Gilutin, MacGregor, Berlin, Sweeney, g { j. all_school participation. Samohi ' s Semi-Annual Hart, Hall, Wright, Castendyck, Roche, Sears, Gage, Heaton, f i . i i x i ■ iU- Newby, Coleman, Forde, Allen, Kalman, Bundy, Kinningham, Extempe Contest has stimulated much interest m this Gorsuch, Schubb, Briscoe, Rogers, typg qJ expression. Eugene Kalman, outstanding stu- dent speaker, won this contest, for the second time, from a field of forty speakers. Eugene, as a two-time winner, will not be eligible to compete in the May contest. Eugene, entering the Southern Cali- fornia League Extempe Contest, displayed ability in placing fourth. Citizenship Contests, sponsored by the American Legion and the California Bankers ' Associa- tion, provided another outlet for verbal enthusiasm. Mark Allen, representing Samohi in the Dis- trict Finals of the American Legion activity, was awarded a silver medal for his excellence in winning second place. Seven finalists will vie for awards donated by the Santa Monica Bay Clearing House in conjunction with the Bankers ' Association. Presenting their views of American Citizenship will be Mark Allen, Jack Douglas, John Ehrlichman, Jean Gage, Mary Jean Ganton, Eugene Kalman and Robert Rogers. The topic Over Here — Over There was the theme of the Lions ' Oratory Contest of this year. A field of twenty-five entrants was narrowed to Mark Allen, John Ehrlichman, Helen Forde, Mar- garet Gorsuch, Eugene Kalman, Robert Rogers, Shirley Schubb and Charles Wilson. Eugene and Charles placed first and second in the finals. Picnics, ice-skating and bowling parties add interest to the forensic activities. The Squads are sponsoring the Annual Spring Dance to aid in financing their trips. Director of Forensics is Frederick T. Burrill. calilO ' Hlai la aed t deaate 6.( uad 96 do-H t jud(f.e a Lao-k Lif itl title BY JUNE BUNDY Don ' t judge a book by the cover. So goes the ancient adage. In other words, don ' t let your eye run hurriedly over the shelf and pick out a dull book, just because it has a pretty bright new- red or blue cover. This old adage, though, is slightly outmoded; for today the old adage is stream- lined and reads like this, Don ' t judge a book by its title. Nothing could be more misleading than the titles of present-day books. For instance, From Bed to Worse sounds to some like a slightly risque farce, when m reality it is merely a collec- tion of Robert Benchley ' s whimsical stories. Then again, the title Death and Taxes might appeal to the more serious-minded, until they investigated and found it to be a delightful group of subtlely cynical, humorous poetry by that mistress of sarcasm, Dorothy Parker. There was even the extreme case of Joe Doakes who, because he was a bit vague about his historical quotations, spent a complete hour searching vainly from cover to cover, the English Diary, With Malice Toward Some, for a glimpse of the life of the great Emancipator. But for all their misleading quips and disappointing shocks, the author who uses the unusual title IS really a blessing. For where would lurk that delightful surprise when we open a book with a particularly puzzling title ' ? After all, isn ' t Gone With the Wind more intriguing than A Tale of the Old South ? And why should we read the Dust Farmer ' s Plight when we can flaunt the Grapes of Wrath ? Jitters and Dithers, by Cornelia Otis Skinner, arouses your interest, while Life With a Society Woman would only cause you to yawn slightly and hunt feverishly for Flash Gordon. On the other side of the issue, though, we have books that suffer because their titles are not sufficiently ear-catching and eye-holding. Essays Old and New by Essie Chamberlain is blunt. 97 : .tpLli a la ma 4 4 % ifr fli lid U Miss Mae MacGregor. to the point, and, to be frank, extremely uninviting, which is unfair, for Miss Chamberlain ' s book is really a charming collection of noteworthy essays, humorous and otherwise. Think of how much more intriguing Essays for You would sound! Yes, today is truly the age of unusual titles in literature. There is the Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman. The play concerns a greedy Shylock family, but the title comes from an obscure pas- sage in the Bible. Then there is the simple terse title Rebecca , in which you never meet the title character because she is dead before the book even starts. Of Mice and Men, by John Stein- beck, certainly doesn ' t contain even a hint as to the contents of the story. But the fact remains that all of these stories have benefited hugely from their unusual titles. Perhaps some day in the not so distant future, when mankind has lost his flair for the imag- inative and romantic, you may pick up a book in the scientific age and discover that the title tells the book ' s contents exactly; but until that day we will have to go along reading While Rome Burns by Alexander Woollcott, which doesn ' t concern Rome, and enjoying a rough, rather wonder- ful book by Petri Donati, concerning the steel girder workers entitled, ironically, Christ In Concrete. the w-ate lall BY PHYLLIS SUITS Snow peacefully blankets the mountain tops, slumbering in the icy cold of winter ' s breath. Then spring appears, gently but firmly awakening the white snowflakes that yawn, stretch a little, then slowly begin moving from their comfortable beds. Faster and faster they step until they are tumbling over one another in their race to the mountain ' s edge where they plunge into space, forming a rainbow of sparkling jewels that restring themselves and go gurgling on — a wild, roar- ing, surging torrent — in their mad rush to reach the sea; an adventuresome few pausing now and then to climb over a rock and make their own little cascade, a few caught between the rocks, swirling around in little eddies that will later be deep, glassy springs. Some will, after a long journey, reach the sea and become an infinitesimal part of that mys- terious expanse of water; others will branch out into rowdy little streams and babbling brooks. Tucked away in the dark pocket of a foreboding forest, poised on the side of a towering peak, II I I or springing from behind a rock on an unsuspecting little hill, the waterfall splashes on, gaily defy- ing anyone to restrain it in its flight, and bringing peace and joy to those who see it. the dau daW ' nd. BY EVELYN CULLIGAN The day dawns. Bleak and cheerless it awakens the men from their cold beds, brings them into startled and instant consciousness. The cold nips their cheeks, turns their lips blue, like the lips of some of their comrades out there who do not awaken to the dawning day. The realization of the nearness of death, the futility of attempting to avoid it, have given many of them a sleepless night. Will they awaken every day to this— to cold, horror-stricken moments, to dread silence, and perhaps to death? The day dawns. Bright shines the sun on the roof tops, and it peeks in through the neatly cur- tained windows to awaken the sleeping. Sunbeams dance across their faces, and finally awaken those in the quiet little village to the beautiful new day. A drowsy peace prevails in the tiny vil- lage, and unruffled calm and quietness descend on it. There is nothing here to cause unrest; noth- ing here to disturb the serene dignity and peaceful beauty of the lives of the people. The day dawns. The sun rises slowly and majestically over the horizon, and falls with beauty and stillness upon the graves of those who have fallen in battle, to make the world safe for De- mocracy. The trim, white crosses are standing, row upon row, ever a reminder of the futility and waste of war. There is no hint here of the horrors of war; the filth, the rats, the fear, the pain, the bewilderment, and the terror of seeing their comrades fall under the merciless fire of the ene- my ' s guns. There is no pity in the barrage, and the soldiers have seen the cold-blooded slaughter of their fellow men. They have known the meaning of Slay, or yourselves be slain. Much has been written on the futility, the waste, the horror, the pain of war, but it has been of no avail. Even today Europe ' s mighty guns are thundering; her men are again lying still and si- lent; her towns are being burned and pillaged. Will humanity ever find the answer to the question that is burning in the hearts of all who ab- hor war and what it stands for? When, if ever, will the peace-loving beings discover the answer to the question that would prevent the heartache and suffering in their lives that war inevitably brings ' ? Where is the answer to the question, When will our final and lasting peace come? 99 I i Hautilul I am ah ]00 -i i H, deliaH.l, uike ' l inn 4 d. 101 Mr. Barnum. Carr, Fugle, Mrs. Nielsen, Geiger, Miss Mac- Gregor, Foreman, Mrs. Roberts, McNeely, Keeley, Chandler Mr. Wickman, Allen, Lamb Ashway, Kinningham, Bernard L MEET THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THE BOOK. Here they are engaged in a bit of the activity they enjoyed during two semesters. The 1940 Nautilus Staff. Editor-in-Chief Bob Carr and Business Manager Jim Fugle, hold a conference with Principal Barnum. Jim, able business manager, kept both barrels blast- ing in an effort to pull just one more purchase out of the student body. This year ' s smart lay-out and clever illustrations are the work of Art Editor Barbara Geiger and members of Mrs. Nielsen ' s illustration class. All deserve special recognition for coming through with a swell job. A rearrangement in the Music section was responsible for the conference between Music Editor Pearl Foreman and Mrs. Roberts. Mrs. Roberts, by the way, was the head helmsman, whose spirit and enthusiasm in working hand-in-hand with the students, had such a contagious effect upon the Nautilus. Every member of the staff is in- debted to her for her splendid guidance. Miss MacGregor and Editor Carr check Literary copy. Miss Boyd, faculty copy-reader, was always ready with a kindly criticism and a valuable suggestion. Bill Kelley, who now counts senior photos instead of sheep, handled over four hundred senior pictures, came through with the Drama section and worked on the Administration to boot. Seen pondering over copy is Activities Editor Joanne McNeely and her helper, Phyllis Chandler. To Joanne goes the credit of the most outstanding performance. Possessing a writing style and ability de luxe, she inherited the Assistant Editorship from Lorraine Alexander, February Senior. Miss McNeely was acting-editor during an absence of the editor-in-chief. Mr. Wickman, of the Business Office, worked with Manager Fugle. The last photograph features the entire staff, and contains such people as Carolyn Bernard, who kept a con- stant vigil on the cherubs and femmes of the campus so that she might have juicy bits to match Earl Dunham ' s crazy cartoons. Even rarer than the rarest are Sports Editor Jerry Lamb ' s writings. Jean Kinnmgham, of Girls ' Sports, con- tributed valuable service, Betty Ashway carried on with classes where Winter Senior Alice Parks left off. Altogether, the Staff produced a year-book per- sonifing the best of Blue and Gold tradition — Loyalty, Sincerity, Service. Mrs. Roberts. Robert Carr, loanne McNeely, Jim Fugle 6xa41UoUl dioM rii m Mr. Earl J. Clabby Virginia Shell Wendell Smith Young, Glass, Mirabito, Pattison, Kastens, Clarke, Vos, Porter, Florer, Magruder, Dyon, Matthews, Moulder, Regan, Overin, Laier, Hakanson, Waller, LeFeuvre, Willis, Staley, Morris, Kingham, Smith, Peterson, Lesley, Godino. With a hardworking staff always willing to meet the unexpected, the Samohi managed to come out every Friday filled with up-to-the-minute news items. Reporters, cub reporters, rumonsts and scoop artists all com- bined to turn in a paper overflowing with vitality, life, and action thus making it possible to enter a state-wide contest. Winding up the year with a bang the staff took its annual trek to U. S. C. for newspaper day. Fun, business and, most important of all, lunch were all included to make one of the biggest events of the year. Virginia Shell, Commissioner of Publications, turned in an enviable record during the fall semester. Her most constant aids were Associate Editors, Andrew Mason and Joan Richmond. A triple threat man, Bruce Magruder covered assignments, makeup, and a dozen other jobs to fulfill his job as sports editor. Specialists deserving particular mention include Wendell Smith, that amusing dealer in words who served as an authority on radio; Betty Dyon, G. A. A. columnist; and Barbara Ge ger, socialite propagandist. Carrying on for the spring semester Wendell Smith added the monicker (?) of editor to his other duties. Jim Overin took over the difficult job as Commissioner of Publications and Bill Vos that of assistant editor. 104 pAinilnCf Clarke, Banks, Wellman, Parker, Garrett, Hoyt, Vessa, Harman, Carlyle, Toomey, Mr. Miller, Condon, Osti, Golden, Munson, Balsley, Maxwell, Shepherd, Lee, Kaufmann, McLaughlin, Majick, Brannt, Moorman, Collins, Wendel, Brooks, Hoffman, Helms, Knapp, Gayer, Dixon, Williams, O ' Brien, Lasley, Myers, Smith. A wide representation of Samohi ' s boys are among its ink slingers, better known as printers. The individuality and attractiveness of all the school ' s printed material is due to Instructor Shelley B. Miller and his apprentices. Talking to a printer, one discovers that he never considers himself thoroughly educated in the art, and that the work is always in the stage of development. Work is never assigned individually, for everyone has the same opportunity to show his ability in planning and balancing any problem presented. Styles vary so that no two products of printing are ever alike. There is more to printing than meets the eye, such as composing or setting up type, spacing or making the subject attractive and keeping type in order is a big job in itself. Many worthwhile and practical projects are undertaken and com- pleted by students in the printing department. Some of the most out- standing being the eight-page Mikado program and the more elaborate twelve-page, two-color program of the Thirteenth Annual Spanish Fiesta. Three thousand each of these two programs was composed, printed, gathered, and stapled within the Samohi printing department. 105 Miss Margaret Jackson Mrs. Grace Morey deJUani Representatives of the best in Samohi are Honor Scholarship members. Fulfilling their motto Scholar- ship for Service is the goal toward which this group is constantly aiming. Introducing a new idea mto the organization, the beginning of a Who ' s Who of Samohi in which a record of the activities of graduate members will appear, was started by the winter semester officers. A year full of district conventions and get-togethers had the scholars jumping from place to place through- out Southern California. Claremont High School was the setting for the Southern Region Convention with Pomona College acting host to visiting delegates. Bustling with activity, part of the day was spent with round-table discussion, various reports and an elab- orate luncheon. The remaining few hours were spent in informal talk with other guests and a tour of the grounds. Delightful is the only word to describe the entertain- ing half day the club members enjoyed at U. C. L. A. A district meeting, the affair boasted an attendance of twenty-one schools. Information was gained at this time on obtaining the university ' s Glee Club for the concert which the society presented, with so much success later in the year. Student talent is plentiful within the club ranks and business meetings are brightened by offerings from the more gifted members. Standouts among these artists are Donald O ' Neill and Shirley Schubb, whose piano playing equals that of many professionals. Fall officers included president, Robin Briscoe; vice-president, Lorraine Alexander; recording sec- retary, Adeline McCune; corresponding secretary, Alice Parks; and treasurer, Howard McKaughan. Robin Briscoe Emi Maruyama Alice Parks 106 President Bill Nourse received capable assistance from vice-president, Donald O ' Neill; record- ing secretary, Pearl Harland; corresponding secretary, Mary Lincks; and treasurer, Jerry Lamb. Bill Nourse lean Kinningham Harold Weiss 107 iukeli 44i4 Miss Betty McDonald Mrs. Ruth Matz Griswold, Bloom. Koch. Mack. McDonald. South- ern. Gilcrest. Hoffman. Koch, Glazer. Meecham. Supplying the school need in stationery and appetite wants is the Vike ' s Inn. Lunch hour finds this haunt especially busy with the Tip Top Trio composed of Bradley Koch, John Griswold, and Ben Bloom really stepping; soda jerking for the crowd of students and faculty members. Working in the Vike ' s Inn affords valuable training and experience, conse- quently the few jobs to be had are much sought after. The only references one must have, are average grades and a high merit rating. Our Profit is Your Gain is most appropriate, for the Inn is the financial bank of the school, its profits being given over to the various organizations for use. We Have it Here ought to be another slogan for the Vike ' s Inn, as the store is always supplied with the must haves of school. Faculty Manager is Mrs. Ruth Matz, whose assistants are Betty McDonald, and Anne Nordhues. 108 4 cImJ Johnson. Williams, Peters, Morgan, Huston, Rau, McHenry, Dyon, Darnell, Holt, Reagan, Rau, Shaver, Kinningha m, Fugle, Young, lenkins, Shaw, Larviere, Druliner, Wooley, Griel, Gardner. May I see your ticket? This way, please. Another grateful Vikmg has been rescued from the bewildering dark of Samohi ' s auditorium by the Super Service Society, better known as the 4 ' S Club. Recently formed, this organization has proved to be one fine service group. Functioning only as a service society, the 4 ' Ses do not give out with benefits for providing money, but they do give various socials for the members. Limited to thir- ty-five members, the club maintains a balanced and well organized group, will- ing to give their all for the many programs presented by Samohi. Acting prexy for the year was George Crommelin, along with his fall and spring assistants, namely Vice-President, Don Wood; Secretary-Treasurer, Dick Jen- kind; Historian, Dorothy McHenry, Publicity Agent, Evelyn Arundel, and Custodian, Clifford Montgomery. For spring, Vice-President Bill McCurdy; Secretary Treasurer, George Druliner; Historian, Jack Shaw; Publicity Agent, Anne Jack, and Custodian, Evelyn Morgan. f 109 6iaae c ie4AJL Lewis, Wilson. Kitchen, Lane. Dickey. GIossop. Hausmann, Whitman, Donham, Maulder. Johnson, Keyser, Klingman. Adding new zip and life to Samohi ' s stage produc- Moore, Krisel, Tappan. , , , i ,, i ■ .1 • 1 tions, the decorators outdid ttiemselves m their work this past year. Shining examples of their creative abil- ity appeared in the Christmas program and the Senior Play, presented during the fall semester. Even more difficult to stage was the Mi- kado, musical highlight of the year, but undaunted, the crew tackled the problem and as everyone agreed did the job up in fine style. Another achievement to add upon the credit side was the Senior Play, What a Life, which required the use of unwieldy props. The handling of dances, assemblies and other auditorium activities was effici- ently taken over by this group of hard-working set artists. A behind the scenes ma- chine, responsible for the smoothness with which affairs are run off, credit is sel- dom given them for this function. Under the leadership of Mrs. Ohman, a professional manner was achieved by the end of the year. Numbered among the members were Stage manager, Leonard Hausmann; as- sistant manager, Dick Lane; electrician, Phil Webb; crew, Charles Moore, Burton Wilson, Austen Lewis, John Glossap, Jack Keyser, Marjorie Hinderer, Jackie Howard. 110 4a oaM bUeiixiUUfi Meet the friendliest organization in school, the World Friendship Club. Good will to people everywhere con- stitutes the creed of this group which boasts club members from several foreign countries. Meetings, which always open with the organization ' s song, many times feature individual reports on various countries. These greatly aid the group to a better understanding and knowledge of our neighbors. Typical of this was Louise Moss, hailing from down Panama way, who presented iirst-hand information on her home state. This, combined with a study of Latin America, furnished the group with food for thought during a good part of the semester. Straying from the beaten path of business to indulge in a few social doings, not the least of which was an informal potluck dinner, the club also staged a Christ- mas frolic. Next on their calendar came a Valentine party, while in a more serious vein was the convention at Canoga Park High. Accompanied by their dynamic sponsor, Miss Pierson, everyone voted the day a big success. Dividing honors for the year, Claud Langley and Virginia Stephen made both semesters outstanding. Madge Wiley turned her office of vice-president to Jack D ouglas, while secretary, Chiko Aramaki, stepped down with Cynthia Beecher to replace her. Marsh, Hohenberg, Douglas, Kitchen. Miss Pierson. Gage. Simmions. Simmions. Yeaton. Stevens. Beecher, Wiley. Hill. Lee. Terril. Aramaki. Mirabito, Darland. Vaughn. Lyons, Lin- ley. Qark. Jones, Coleman. Neal. Ill Vl4 Carson, Lewis, Kinningham, Rineharl, Castator, Edelman, Bowmon. Skong, McKeniie, Moody, Ford. Ringwald, Rowen, Hartman. Robson, Peterson, Davidson, Pretke, Rau. Rau, Miss Boyd. Gilligan. McHenry. Montgomery. Full of cheer and friendship wherever they go are the Tri-Y members. Aiming at high goals these girls successfully combine beauty and common sense in every problem they undertake. A full and interesting program is always planned and this year was no excep- tion. Parties for personal enjoyment and group get-togethers to give happiness to others are always on the fire. Typical of this custom was the Hallowe ' en party full of ghostly fun and frolic. At Christmas time everyone joined in caroling before the homes of less fortunate people. Holding forth on club affairs for fall, president Helen Robertson should feel proud of her work. Capable, indeed, was vice-president, Margaret Rau; secretary, Betty Humphrey; and treasurer, Mable McKenzie. To gavel-pounder Dorothy McHenry and vice-president, Genevieve Peterson goes much of the credit for the club ' s successful spring semester. Also, keeping the organization affairs in order was no mean job as secretary, Elizabeth Rau, and treasurer, Elaine Gilligen can tell you. 112j Ul- Mason. Alley, Mr. Knupp, Reder. Reder. Allen, Sloggel, Young, Garrett, Young, Hogee, Friel. Swimming, basketball, skating, bowling, and prac- tically every other competitive sport are all included in the program of the Hi-Y. In active competition with similar organizations, teams are formed from the club ranks which boast many stellar sportsmen. Regular meetings present talks on every subject of interest to the boys and also feature special talent from members or guest artists. A favorite with club members is Mr. Mitchel whose entertaining monologues are always in demand. The prac- tical side of things isn ' t omitted either as was evidenced by guest speakers from the Edison Company and other business concerns in town. Always looked forward to by Hi-Yers is the annual dinner held in the Malibu home of Mr. Gunn. Informally styled, the shindig is held barbeque style after ap- petites have been whetted by a swim in the ocean. Winter semester officers boasted such leaders as Leland Curtise, Errol Dunham, and Bob Mason, president, secretary and treasurer, respectively. Malibuite Pete Reder kept order the second semester with the assistance of vice-prexy. Bob Mason and secretary, Bruce Slogget. Treasurer Withrow Young kept track of funds. 113 oa iee cluJ Bell, May. Rogge, Sutherland, Weldon, Hall, Perrien, Edel- man, CuUen, Tobin, Riza. Smith, Ford, Larmouth, Campbell, Sysler, Mendoza, Gonzales, Townsand, Cavarrero, Le Feuvre, Carr, Bauer, Roache, Pyle, Reagan, Bensonzer, Woodlord, Anderson, Fry, Opell. Wright, Duirene, Leavitt, Doch, Betton, Breden, Tarlton, Mirabito, Bauer, Boeman, King, Laurence, Gonzales, Meacharu, Logan, Connor, Gingenib. Education for what? Do the students know what they want to do upon finishing high school? They may study medicine, law, engineering, salesmanship, art, teaching or perhaps homemakingl The knowledge of what all these vocations are about is the basis of the Careers Club. It provides the why, when and wherefor of any and all vocations, an excellent principle for a club. Speakers on various kinds of work and business are called upon to present the general characteristics and opportunities different professions afford. Several local factories have also been visited by the members to study the factory condi- tions and modern industry. A Careers Day was held for the purpose of acquaint- ing the seniors with the working of the outside world. Numerous members of the townspeople spoke to groups on their respective professions. The Careers Club President for the year was Ian Sutherland; Virginia Weldon was Vice President; Miriam Edelman, Secretary; and Babs Le Feuvre, Treasurer. 114 latin oUiM ' Who said Latin was a dead language? Definitely this is not the truth if Samohi ' s Latin Clubbers are any example. Constantly on the go with new and different ideas both social and educational, they are considered one of the school ' s most active clubs. A Roman dinner highlighted the fall semester. Beside their Roman dinner the club enjoyed a beach picnic this spring and swung forth a noon dance, much to the delight of the rest of the school. More in Latin form was their contribution to the All Language Assembly. Tak- ing honors was Morilou William ' s Latin salute to the American Flag. During the fall Marilou Williams was the capable President, upheld by Vice- President Berkley Moss, Secretary Betty Barth, Treasurer Jean Gilmore, Program Chairman Donald Wood and Publicity Chairman David Pollard. Prexy for spring was Berkley Moss, Vice-President Louise Tyler, Secretary Betty Earth, Treasurer Bob Hendricks, Program Chairman Pat Guidy and Publicity Chair- man Jean Gilmore. Miss Ammon, Gottlieb, Young, Slufflebeam, Gardner, Haya- mizer. Dick, Cook, Miyata, Robertson, Wall, Hartshorn, Sears, Rau, Rau, Wexler, Aye, Smith, Snyder. Guidry, Tyler, Sil- more, Barth, Mass, Mcllvaine. 115 Ge l M1Xx4€ oUiJ King. Stem, Hokenburg, Christensen, Hiller, Ballard, Lewis, Alley, Carlson, Mettler, Erickson, Mr. Cope, Summerfield, Stem, Lifllefon, Eder, Glasscock, Erode, Stanton, Freeze, Morgan. Bubbling with activity, one of the German Club ' s chief characteristics is their typical enactment of the German form of happiness. Proof of this fact was ably demonstrated by their part in the Language Assembly. Songs, dances and traditional customs of the country, under student direction, gave to the audience a new understanding of the true Germany. Actively engaged in outside social doings, the club ' s many interests take them roller skating, picnicking and partying at various German restaurants about town, and to friendly members ' homes for dinner. Always a topic for conversation were the presentations in meetings in which student talent was shown. Singer Gordon Stanton, and dramatist Myrtle Freese served as fine examples. Officiating for fall was Harold Erode, President; Doris Glascock, Vice-Presi- dent, and Evelyn Eder, Secretary. Presiding officers for spring were President, Gor- don Stanton; Vice-President, Evelyn Morgan, and Secretary, Myrtle Freese. 116 1 04441. i i.y jc Instead of Here come the British With a Bang, Bang! today it ' s Here come the Vikings with a Bang, Bang! thanks to Mr. Weithoff, the Gun Club ' s crack shot instructor. Lincoln Jr. High School students are not to be alarmed by the hollow reverber- ations echoing through their school from time to time, for there lies the practice ground of Samohi ' s top-notch marksmen. Active competition with other schools takes place twice a month, cups being presented to the winners. A close race with five cups as the goal was held with Lincoln Jr. High School, the club ' s main rival. The club ' s sharpshooting President, Louis Massaglia took honors for the winter semester along with Vice-President Bill Crosson; Secretary-Treasurer, Mary Heller; and Jim Lasley, Publicity Chairman. Taking over for spring were the successful officers with Bill Fugard as President; Neville Long, Vice-President, and Mary Heller, Secretary-Treasurer. Plans to secure membership to the National Rifle Association are being made to further the club ' s activity. We belong to the N. R. A. now! Massaglia, Daniorth, Hiller, Fugard, Long, Webb, Fisher. Mr. Weithoff, Ward, Kaufman, Crosen. Held, Miller, Durst, Bence. Friel, Alley, Myll, Renzi, Godino. Brooks, Lasley, York. 117 LcuHXXVO X. oUlM- Sacks, Wells, Miller, Miles, Hostrup, Troy, Hearsch, Whitman, Newberger, May, Schneider, Nack, Abrahmson, Houston, Judy, Grant, Langley, Folsom, Simmons, Wexler, Clayton, Bodine, Moslery, De Fritas, Carrulh, McGann, Aye, Brooks, Riza, Du Frene, Sutherland, Dunham, Lewis, Snodgrass, Thompson, Wooley, Dowsing, Lasley, Jenkins, Armstrong, Webb, Hexton. Giving dramatically minded students a fling at their calling, the Bandbox Club strives to bring out Shake- spearean abilities in their members. Meetings afford individuals in the group opportunity to air ideas and acquire poise as actors. Another phase of the work is a study of the art of stage make-up. Pointers on the subject were presented by an expert from Max Factor. Staging and Lighting were also discussed and several speakers were heard. Susan and God, one of the nation ' s top hits, presented by the Pasadena Com- munity Players was taken in by the group under the chaperonage of the club ' s gracious sponsor, Miss Morris. One of the highlights of their school activity is the annual Talent Show. This gives the entire school a chance at showing off their talents. Gavel pounding for the fall semester was Joy Reese, helped by Vice-President Errol Dunham, Secretary Marilyn Hostrup and Treasurer Thelma Riza. Filling the outgoing President ' s boots was Marilyn Hostrup, Vice-President Margery Troy and Secretary Leona Hirsch. Bandbox is always active. II 118 tHM4flJdGXlJz cluJ) Here we have the lovers of art, those interested in all types of artistry. These dabble in art themselves and are often seen about the campus with their pencils and drawing boards. An effort to obtain speakers on all phases of art is made by this group to broaden their views and to interest all members of the club. Guest speakers who have visited the Thumbtackers, include Mr. Bert Newhouse, an art dealer from New York, who spoke on the growth and progress of art through the centuries. During his talk, he exhibited an original Renoir, a Frans Hals, and a Rae- burn. Other talks were given about classical art, book-binding and the art of pottery making. Thumbtackers present an annual good-bye ball to the Seniors, which is one of the Seniors ' highlights. The dance is a masquerade and is known as the Beaux Arts Ball. Among other activities are field trips to places of art interest, and fa- vorite functions of the club are its delightful teas. Presiding as President for the year was Robert Ruben, assisted by Vice-Presi- dent Marie Kogawara, Secretary Mary Carruth and Publicity Agent Austen Lewis. Spring brought Lyris Volk to office as Vice-President, Mary Lou Lewis, Secretary, and Publicity Agent Eileen Daggett. Art instructor, Mrs. Nielsen successfully di- rected the year ' s activities to a successful conclusion. Ruben, Reasoner, Shafer, Mrs. Nielsen, Reasoner, Edwards, Reasoner, Lewis, Carruth, Donaldson, Daggett, Volk, Mack. Davis. 119 fUGAiO- oUuL Adelstein, Hall, Matthews. Ford. Pickens. Crew. Prowsc. Har- ▼ey. McUvaine. Shikami Kogawara, Ethyll. Michae lis. Parno, lamieson. Ford, Neerken, Heck. Joyner. Skiles. Tillcy. Active in the realm of music are the Piano Club members, with many of their noon periods spent in planning and studying different types of piano presen- tation. When Christmas time rolled around, the orga- nization gave its Christmas program. The program, which puts everyone into the seasonal spirit was enthusiastically received by the students. Each semester brings forth a recital, in which the musicians of the Piano Classes and the Piano Club are featured. Their recital of January 17th proved what they had accomplished in the organization. Some of the social features of the Piano Club include the fall and spring wel- coming parties to the sophomores, and the weinie bake in June, the last of the year ' s activities. Holding down the President ' s place for the fall was Mary Ellen Ford; Vice-Pres- ident, Shelby Ford; Secretary, Nadine Ethyll; Treasurer, Lucille Parno; Publicity Chairman, Mayre Mathews. For the spring semester Shelby Ford became Presi- dent; Mary Ellen Ford, Vice-President; Dick Neerken, Secretary. Lucille Parno was chosen again for Treasurer, and Mayre Mathews, for Publicity Chairman. Miss Cronkhite is the sponsor. I 120 JiM. ixUce oUuf- Entertainment may well be the keynote of the Voice Club. A fine example of the talent of these songbirds was put forth m that rollicking musical, The Gay Nineties. Staged in the era of derbys, tandem bicycles and bustles, the production was eagerly applauded. Success to a great part is due the club members asthey provide singing of Spanish music for the annual Fiesta. Serious moments are taken up by attending the many concerts and operatic performances as they further their musical education. Voice Clubbers do much entertaining themselves, and often hold potluck sup- pers, with group singing afterward. From these get-togethers came the Octette of girls, including Mildred Poacher, Mable McKenzie, LaVonne Hartman, Marilyn Southeran, Iram Koppleman, Anne Studwell, Ruth Seidenstucker and Vivian Lafer. Singing at school functions these girls have proved their ability at harmonizing. Handling the meetings for the fall semester was Myrtle Freese, assisted by Lucille Coury, Vice-President, and Janet Siebert, Secretary. Spring found Presi- dent Virginia Duran busy, with Mabel McKenzie as Vice-President and LaVonne Hartman, Secretary. Miss Roe is the sponsor. Johnstone. Zuckerman, Haines. Betz, Carlyle. Young. Ed- wards. Wooley, Roe. lones. Barnes, Duran. Aye. Freese. Coury. Studwell. Sutke. Rinehart. Schneider, Mireles. Lafer. Hum- phrey. Parslow. Seidenstucker. Peart, Dykema. Large. Bar- rett, lones. McKenzie. Bowman. lUions. Davidson. Hartman. II 121 Joan Richmond. lUenjGAM 01444}- Willis. Miller. Heaton. Bowen, Brooke, Gillette, Cohn, WooUey, McFarland, Phillips, Wolie, Bach, Hargreaves, Gruner. Bauer. Garrod. Miss MacGregor. Baker, Aramaki, Castaton, Brunton. Fry. Reading and writing minus the ' rithmetic constitute the main purpose of Samohi ' s Literary Club. Presenting an ideal opportunity to express one ' s individ- uality in writing, this club always flourishes with a wealth of material. A past hand at guiding the members and giving them pointers on developing and discovering abilities is the organization ' s sponsor, Miss MacGregor. Meetings are taken up with the presentation of one of various selections writ- ten by various members of the group. Discussion on writmg technique and its va- riations is another of their inexhaustible topics. Study of famous authors and their works is carried on through individual reports and group study. Up-to-date infor- mation is always on hand concerning newly published literature. At present a drive to interest the rest of the school in a literary magazine put out by Samohi talent is being backed. Pins bearing the club ' s insignia have also been brought up. Not to be outdone by other school clubs these intellectuals never fail to pre- sent their yearly noon dance or to finance one of the gay Fiesta booths. Planmaker for the semester was Mary Heaton whose charming and capable assistants included Jacqueline Miller, vice-president; Helen Bower, secretary-treas- urer, and publicity chairman, Evelyn Brooke. 122 J. dodi oUiM. Syster, Syster, Newkirk, Adams, Webb, While. Callan, Rodel, Her, Pasquaro, Gingerich, Volk, Knapp. Walt, Shaffer, Roche, Benjamin, Logan, Simmons, Simmons. White. Sielert, Lewis, Lang. Martin, Wells. Through these portals pass the most gracious home-makers in the world, could easily be the slogan of the Dods Club, one of Samohi ' s largest organizations. Strictly a girls ' club, this group specializes in every phase of home economics. In an effort to acquaint themselves with interior decoration, the girls obtained Miss Sandra Hayes, one of Santa Monica ' s most prominent deco- rators, who spoke on the basic principles of the art. Taking up the more personal side was Mrs. Case ' s talk on correct campus dress. The next subject for investigation was ably described by Mrs. Weitoff who spoke on flower arrangements. Delving deeper into the flower subject was an en- lightening trip to Pattison ' s Flower Shop which interested the members greatly. Entertainments once a month, in the form of teas, furnish the girls with the op- portunity of displaying their talents as hostesses. Individuality and capability in the presentation of these affairs are stressed. Leading the year ' s activities was twice-elected Betty Mae Webb. Rachel Scott and Louise White shared honors as Vice Presidents for winter and summer se- mesters with Frances Adams proving the popular choice as Secretary for the term. Betty Mae Webb i V 123 6jC4e4 ice cUuL rij- uO Terry. Alley, Dematriau. Hedges, Kastner, Miller. Pollard. Lienish, Alley, Hurlbut, White. Mr. Huth, Bailey, Foglesong. Fortmiller. Judy. Christensen. Thorson. Stevens. Long. Robin- son. Neilsen. Flinlcman. Smale, Pascoe. O ' Neill, Brode, Drake. Myers, Fulcuhara. Hiller. Keeping Samohi ' s master-minds busy along scien- tific lines, were various discussions held on medicine, geology and other branches of science, throughout the year. Exhibiting to other students the miracles and mysteries of the scientific world was a display presented during public school week. Field trips, under the auspices of Mr. Huth, the club ' s genial sponsor, were taken this year. A tour of Cal-Tech proved the highlight of the spring semester activities. Not above a lighter vein of thought the members presen ted two very success- ful noon dances, and who could forget their gay Fiesta booth? Gavel-pounder for the fall semester, Dick Christensen, claims credit should go to his assistants, Jack Stephens, vice-president; Alice Parks, secretary-treasurer; and entertainment chairman, Bright Boy Louie Bailen. The seat of honor for the spring went to Harold Brode. Helpmate, Donald O ' Neill; secretary-treasurer. Bill Drake; publicity chairman. Royal Kastens, and program chairman, George F ' ogle- song, filled their jobs admirably. 124 Lectures, excursions, social activities and the pres- entation of a super colossal areo show have combined to keep Samohi ' s future Men with Wings plenty busy. Prexy Allen Reasoner arranged for all the glitter of Hollywood celebrities, the glamor of Globe Girdling adventures and the more down to earth aviation producers to appear on the program. This host of aviation personalities were brought together in the auditorium . . . Carole Lombard, Douglas Corrigan, Donald Douglas, Clark Gable and count- less others prominent in the field of flying. The Club interested other Vikes in its organization. A reasonable amount of the profit from this enterprise v as donated to the A. S. B. Gym Improvement Fund. Trips to various points of interest proved popular as did the lectures on sub- jects pertaining to aviation. Industrious Allen Reasoner was leader for both semesters supported by Bob Morse, Vice-President; Walter Myall, Secretary, and Perry Glass, Publicity Man- ager in the fall. Spring brought forth Vice-President Joe Bensinger and Secretary Peggy Jones. Mr. Brownsberger. Morse, Myall, MacLean. Heitman, Preike, Bensinger. Hadra. Lee. Reasoner, Cooper. Glass. Jones. Sar- gent. Lang, Reasoner. Harding, Jolly. 125 I UiteAAfvcuki cUiM- Yamada, Pattison. Fugle, Mirabito, Long, Graff, Maggio, Mc- Gregor, Trout, Glass, Diamos, Lamb, Jenkins, White, Nourse, Treadwell, Stevens, Claigue, Spooner, Drulener, Patton, Parker, Mr. Tichenor. A Collection of about twenty-five masculine mono- gram winners found occasion to devote a stretch of time to promote mutual sport affairs and extra activ- ities. Broadening their athletic scope, these lettermen have sport experts speak on the various fields of endeavor in athletics. Neville Long and Jim Talmadge, both members of the organization, spoke to the circle on Marksmanship and the art of Gun Collecting. During the grid season Andy Pollack of St. Mary ' s and U.S.C. ' s Cal Clemens talked to the group of boys on the importance of training for football. Not at all one track minded, these ironmen enjoyed entering into campus life. A successful noon dance was staged by the Lettermen and other types of frolic were undertaken by the club, such as their ball-throwing of the Fiesta. Fall gavel-holder, Bill Nourse, was ably assisted by Clarence Stevens; Vice- president, and Dalton Davis, Secretary. Jerry Lamb headed the chab for spring aided by Vice-President Stive McGregor and twice-elected Secretary Dalton Davis. 126 9 CL. c Standouts in the sports field ore G. A. A. members, always present with new ideas for their lively organi- zation. Each semester prospective members are easily spotted around the school by their defmitely different garb. Usually consisting of huge hair-bows, clothes every color of the rainbow, and cardboard signs with quaint verses, these costumes always prove great material for campus punsters. Highlight of the year is the annual trek to a neighboring school for play-day. There are always champions for every contest, particularly tennis and badminton. Leave it to this bunch to give the school a noon dance in a brand new dress. Featuring dances in which everyone could participate, mainly the cokey-coke, and reviving that lively step, the polka, a hilarious time was had by all 1 Leading the field for the year was popular Annie Cavarrero, president; vice- president, Jeanne Kinningham; recording secretary, Helen Francis; corresponding secretary, Jean Schmidt; treasurer, Joan Slaughter; and yell leader ' s, Babs Le Fevre, Doris Tobin, and Cleone West. Miss Hellner, Miles, Lowenburg, Welles, McKenzie, McHenry, White, Man, Barber, Carroll, Calton, Hall, Inglehart, Miss Featherstone, Gorsuch, Dyer, Shikami, Sothern. Barnbrock. Carson, Ringwald, MacFie, Riza, Staley, Reuter, Miss Malone. 127 ipjCunlUi. Smale, Kalscheur. Coleman, Moran, Reasoner. Haskins. Sta- ley, Mendenhall. Davis. Willette, Sanchez. Mendoza. Casillas. Sanchez. Barrozo. Valez. Davis. Mrs. Morey. Harvey, Neilsen. Langley. Anderson. Woodley. Moody, Owen. Shaver. Gor- such. Montgomery. Techner. Younggren, Guiterrez. Miss Bickiord, Shafer, Berman, Ford. Gonzales. Brignon. Bertrand. Bodine. Carpenter. Gandara. Gandara. Golden. Guevara. Completing one of the most successful years of the Spanish Club was the in- dustrious group of members comprising the club for the past term. One of the largest organized clubs of Samohi is this group of Tortilla Lovers. Activity seems to be their theme as they are continually breaking forth with entertainment of some sort. Since all Spanish Clubbers are high-spirited, there could not help but be plenty of enthusiasm. Special events were planned for every month, with an invitation party for a beginner. This affair ushered the new members in amidst great ceremony and much-to-do. Next on the entertaining monthly events were the club ' s tasty suppers, prepared by the fair sex of the organization. Typical Mexican food comprised these dinners, and motion pictures of Guatemala were shown, a Mrs. Bailey com- menting on her life spent there. The club boasts a colorful Mexican orchestra. 128 Rupert Casillas. President; Rachel Sanchez. Nellie Mendoza. Naomi Sanchez. Leader Alfonso Silva directs his rhythm band with the true native touch, and the boys perform for many school functions. Entering into the Language Assembly, the band provided the music for Dancer Anita Roses; thus giving the rest of the stu- dent body an idea of real Mexican folk dancing. During the Christmas holidays the Spanish Club ventured to Padua Hills for an enjoyable day of feasting and viewing the play given by the theater group. Keeping busy for fall were officers, President, Rupert Casillas; vice-president, Rachael Sanchez, and secretary-treasurer, Nellie Mendoza. Spring saw twice- elected Rupert Casillas as president with vice-president, Nellie Mendoza, and sec- retary-treasurer Naomi Sanchez also officiating. Senoritas Bickford and Morey gave faculty advisement to the organization. 129 6jCuifuUu 6je ie4i44Ae iyi Mr. Thomas, Morrison, Reynolds, Halbert. Makes you want to dance music of Samohi is supplied by Wade Thomas ' swell swing band, the Serenaders. Organizations like this prove that there is such a thing as high school talent, and Samohi seems to be especially gifted with all types of musicians. Performing at school shindigs and Community Dances kept hepcats plenty busy rehearsing and learning new numbers. Their fame spreading up and down the coast, the band trekked to Redondo High School to swing forth at one of their big affairs. The Samohi Serenaders formed a fine bunch last fall, members being, Saxophones: Bob Pinky Reynolds, Bob Gable Nabars, Al Wolf Halbert and Sunny Sutherland. Trumpets: Archie Dippermouth Morrison, Dave Jowls Fortmiller and Jimmy Babe Winn; Trombones: Westly Joe Blow Hicks, Jason Dorsey Maries and Bill Miller Halcomb; Rhythm section: Pearl Countess Bassie Foreman, Fred Tuba Martin, Bud Drummer-boy Hol- comb and Maine Moron Morris. Spring semester included Saxophone sec- tion: Hazel Breden, Schlame Flinkman, Bob Nabors and Sunny Sutherland; Trumpets: Dave Fortmiller, Jimmy Winn and Warren Barker; Trombones: Bill Holcomb, drum; Pearl Foreman, piano; Pearl McFarland, guitar, and Fred Martin, bass. n4a44 oUuf- Recapturing the romantic days of early California, when the horse reigned supreme, are those horse- mad riding club members. Seen jaunting through local by-ways and paths twice a month, they present a pic- turesque appearance in the club uniforms of blue jeans, white shirl, and boots. A favorite in the group ' s eyes is Mr. Duppee, rid- ing master supreme. Instruction at his popular stables takes place in the ring each morning before the orga- nization canters forth. Applause goes to Charles Berger whose deft han- dling of his sensitive, high-strung thoroughbred easily resembles that of a professional. Out-doing many of the fellows in skill, petite Lois Barnbrock is always top contender in any horse show. Also taking honors are Barbara Moss and Kim Kirby. No mean equestrienne herself is the club ' s youthful sponsor, Miss Jackson. Officiating at meetmgs. President Charles Berger is assisted by Vice-President Marcelle Whitman and Sec- retary Donald Held. Rubin, Harrison, Moss, Dar- land. Whitman, Mack, Berger, Held, lones. Miss Jackson, Phillips, Farr, Lee. Charles Berger, Donald Held, Marcelle Whitman. 131 cui ciuL Einningham, Burrill, Dyon, Rogers. Shaier, lack, Sweeney. Allen. Wilson. lenkins. Glasswck, Berlin. Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Come One, Come All! So goes the chant of the school cryers. Ad Club members to you. Because of many activities at Samohi, there is always the need of the right advertising to help these functions click. The Ad Club provides this advertisement for the school. Their methods are unique, such as traveling from room to room singing out their business. Sometimes skits are presented, and there are always posters de- scribing the function. Occasionally the Ad Club members are asked to speak for civic clubs, to ex- plain the ways of the high school and general school system. This is fine training for students, as it teaches them poise in public speaking. A regular Easter Parade was staged the night the club presented its dance on April 5th. It was a huge success with the school turning out en masse. Other so- cials were given throughout the year which included picnics, dinners and parties. Holding the gavel for fall was Jeanne Kinningham, also officiating were Robert Rogers, vice-president; Claire Waller, secretary, and Charles Wilson, treasurer. Spring found Julie Shaver acting as president, with twice-elected Robert Rogers as vice-president, and Barbara Belnap, secretary. Blue Baron Burrill was the fac- ulty helmsman for the year. i 132 « a ■ 1 - 1 IP . B — I ifii 134 IJ J i 1.EM0AE NWEJ-T atel an aadiel L amatr ci d L ainl 135 Wolford, Pattison, Glass, Pier, Moron, Aitkins, Chest, Farr, Florer, Reese. Linck. k, lamaUi ... dean, aid lama ii 136 ipjo iii No wins, two ties, and five defeats! This is the record of Mr. Joe Day ' s 1939 Varsity Football Team. Unsuccessful as it may seem, the season ' s tabulation does not relate as fully a failure as it appears. For the Samohi Pigskinners neatly out-gained the majority of their opponents via the air lanes and terra firma trotting. Inability to score formed its cause in the lack of Blue and Gold push deep m enemy territory. The return of only three lettermen at the offset spelled mistakes, these misplays underselling fine football products placed on the market by the Santa Monica agency. The infamy of the Viking Varsity remains a mystery with the remembrance of such out- standing performers as: Ends, Nourse, (most valuable player award and All Bay League), Harding, Porter and Berger. Tackles: Lees, Orlando, Campbell, and De Vries. Guards: Bomeis- ler, Clinton, Pattison, and Kirby. Centers: Chappie and Lewerke. Quarterbacks: Stevens (co- captain), and Groff. Halfbacks: Richards, ' Wilde, and Leasure. Fullback: Harland (co-captain), Co-captains Clarence Stevens and Tom Harland, turning in yeoman service at the block- ing back and plunging back spots, respectively, made ideal leaders. Bill Nourse, playing his usual smashing game at the strong wing, more than merited his top league honors and the most valuable player award. The Leuzinger set-to marked the curtain call for several outstanding performers of the past three years, such as: Jack Lewerke, Bud Duffy, Kenneth Chappie, Bill Porter, Calvin Campbell, Clarence Stevens, Bill Nourse, Bob Bomeisler, Charles Richards, and Tom Harland. All ten of these men were summer seniors. yiif aueen o-l the i ettiita ' iuH I 137 ' '  ' • ■• 3 ,i«M 16 35 40 13 36 - 4 - f S {A,-. ?, 3? ?, ri .6 30 0 : 38 I 28 26 Front Row (left to right) — Divola, Forbes, Yeager, Leisure, Cassillas, Stimpson, Roh, Burke, Second Row (left to right) — Harland, Stevens, Pattison, Campbell, Clinton, Johnson, O ' Brien, Groff, Bomeisler, Gibboney, Harding, Nourse. Third Row (left to right) — Crawford, Atherton, Richards, Lewerke, Porter, De Vries, Lees, Orlando, Ortega, Handley, Day. Fourth Row (left to right) — Duffy, Berger, Chappie, Hones. Afner, Dunne, Kaplan, Leek, Kirby, Martin, Wilde, Benbrooks. Wifi The revenge is sweet motto aptly formulates 1939 ' s Bee football cry as they cannonaded through their field to make amends for the previous year ' s narrow loss. With his go-get-em quartet of Linder, Alcala, Myers, and Magruder transporting the porker, headman Sutherland cast an iron-like line to get-de-oder-mugs-out-of-de-way, and the combination welded la u a u UAB tally la if.a u a 138 .i vi Ui First Row (left to right) — Myers. Alcala, Linder, Magruder. Second Row (left to right) — Takahashi, Long, Medina, Wood, Mirabito, Cozier, Tucker, Walhs, Cramer, Barnum, Hurlbut, Neilson. Third Row (left to right) — Afford (Mgr.), Potion, Miller, Morton, Gloss, Murphy, Yomada, Buck, Fink, Olson, Redmon, Flotin, Philbrook, Peterson, Edwards, Coach Sutherland. Fourth Row (left to right) — Held, Trout, Golden, Staots, Willson, Fukohora, Curtis, Eirby, Dovis, Francis, Tolamantes, Gail, King, Wood, Austin. into a winning one, namely, the championship. The starting eleven consisted of Cramer and Mirabito, ends, Edwards, Long, and Barnum, alternating tackles; Wallis and Cazier, guards; Tucker, center; Myers, quarterback Linder (c) and Alcala, halfbacks, and Magruder (c), fullback. a ( ' aanmn l o e {juIh yo- a u I 139 Takahashi, Miyaki, Corwin, Bobbins, Yamada, Peterson, Feldon, Fukahara, Wilken, Seevers, Wilken, Mendoza, Duifield McGregor, Herrin, Florer, Linder, Ward, Alcala, Mann, White, Lawrence, Tripp, Wasden, McKay, Krueger, Friel, Mishler. Blessed with only two returning varsity lettermen, and lots of material from the lower ranks, Coach Tichenor molded a team that ended up on the middle rung of the Bay League title ladder. Ably captained by Silent Bob Woodcock, ace guard and ball hawk, the first string con- sisted of five seniors: Norrie Kruger, tall, smooth playing forward, and constantly a scoring threat; his running mate at the other forward, Jerry Lamb, whose scoring title and fine floor play merited the Most Valuable Player award; Bill Nourse, rugged, hard-fighting center whose gridiron tactics injected lots of fight and spirit into the team ' s playing; and Bob Wear, aggres- sive, hard-playing courtman, whose one-handed shots made him one of the most feared guards in the league. Understudies of the first stringers who saw considerable action were: Ralph Richardson, Dal- ton Davis, Bob Spooner, Eugene Posa, George Druliner, and Foy Moody. Turning back their foes with ridiculous ease the Viking featherweights raced to the Bay a II Itail ia tUee 4fiialttif, la4no-ltif k 140 Patton, Richardson, Moody. Davis, Spooner, Druliner, Hardman, Lamb, Nourse, Simmons, Woodcock, Rook, Parker, Munkers, Calderwood, Wear, Tichenor. Sutherland, Day, Burrill, Brown, Mishler, Crawiord, Tichenor, McNeil. iO Crown in their five-game debut, undefeated. Coach Brown molded his starting quintet from Corwin and Peterson, forwards; Captain Jack Robbins, center; and Miyaki and Yamada, guards. Proving to be inexperienced the scrappy Dee brigade fell back into last place. The sopho- more majority, however, lends promise for the future. Following right along on the glory road of the Lightweight football team, the Samohi Babe Cagers smashed their way to the first Bay League Championship in recent years. Although starting men Friel, Wasden, Herrin, White, hinder and Sorenson dealt out most of the dynamite, the exceptionally fine reserves, Lawrence, McKay, McGregor, Alcala, and Florer were undoubtedly the secret of a successful campaign. High scoring honors were eked out by the brilliant sophomore forward. Bob Friel (52). Close behind were forward-guard Art White (50), center. Bill Wasden (49), and Eddy hinder, com- pleting his third year, as first string guard, with 44 digits. u jfaitU in tUee ne ' e (aaIII lail 141 Humason, Chest, Harding, Leisure, Clague, Magruder, Wilde, Diamos, Ainer, Wood, Nourse, Griswold, Brode, Knowles, Parker, Hardman, Lees, Kirby, Hawkins, Clark, Pattison, Johnson. Sutherland. in AX k Marshaled by Coach Jim Sutherland, the Blue and Gold cinderpath colony recognized the value of fine products by fashioning just that for the 1940 meets. The varsity boasted its strong sections with Harding, Leisure, O ' Neal, and Clague, sprinters; Hawkins in the one-lap event; dusky Thelmo Knowles, 880; Clyde Decker, tiny mile star; Harding, Humason, and Leisure in the 0-un. laue to- aiue iA. tUii fiaw-e 142 cl i UiJok Sales, Ward, McLaughlin, Hoskins, Mirabito, Hamburg, Cozier, Tucker, Florer, Sutherland, Massaglia, Cutshall, Wallis, Spalding, Mann, Bobbins, OtI, Zumwall, Fukahara, Sievers, Wilken, Heindricks, Yamada, Buck, Sutherland. broad jump; gifted Bob Parker, high jumper; Bill Magruder, pole vaulting in sharp form; Hu- mason and Leisure hopping-stepping-jumping; O ' Neal, Nourse, Humason, shotputters; flashy Bill Porter m the platter fling; and the consistently good George Chest in the hurdle events. Samohi won the Green-Badenoch Perpetual Trophy in the Inglewood Invitational Relays. a f to- I iue to- t Ue e f all hail ! 143 Jordan, Richardson. Patton, Davis. Linder, Munson, Yeager, Aldala. Wear, Alford, Boughan, Groff, Estrada, Lubisich, Hamilton. Woodcock, Olson, Buck, Glass, Dougherty, Kuhlmeyer, Munkers, Benbrooks, McKay, Stevens, Tichenor, Crossan, Maynard, Crawiord, Meyers. AP ' - op. y (pCuiewiiL As the pressing of summer advanced Samohi athletes took heed of the time by kicking up win- ning diamond dust in the 1940 baseball front. Coach Tichenor while juggling with a tentative league line-up split most of his early season games, but soon fashioned a fat win column which climaxed itself in the Bay League session. Aiding in the Samohi pennant push were : Joe McKay, first base; Bill Myers, sensational key- stone keeper; Aurelio Alcala, shortstop; Ed Linder, temperate spotter; Bob Wear, Hamilton, and Henry Groff, outer gardeners; Lou Munson, backstop; and Jerry Alford and Clarence Stevens com- pleting the battery as hurlers. 144 Mi ' Ji te4uui Fugle, lenkins, Fehling, Conley, Simmons. Mishler, Goldring, Herman, Druliner, Rogers. Gillutin, Wolf. With the spirit and rare ability so characteristic of past Vike net teams, the 1940 Samohi Club adhered to ancestor worship by stroking their way through the opposition with surprising success. The local stringed ensemble dispatched representatives to many local tennis Championships, but their music proved anything but soothing to opponents as they gave scintillating accounts of themselves. Steps in the Norse stairway to stardom were Captain Druliner, Peel, Fugle, Goldring, Herman, Fehling, Conlee, Jenkins and Gillutin. t(jiff Al la iuiH if.au jfi(f,Uti4€ f. aikina team 145 J Christensen. Talmadge, Reuben, Maggio. Taylor, Calderwood, Reder, May, Howe, York, Or- lando, Sutherland, Pardee, Lasley, Browne. 64AH4fUnMUl With the contact of cold H20 supplying an invigorating stimulus the aquaticly inclined men of Samohi turned to the pursuit of tank titles en masse and proved their w inning ability. The Vike Varsity based its formula of accomplishment on the great senior Douglas Pardee as he dominated the 100 yard, 220 yards, and Individual Medley races. Completing the team were Hovan, Rueben, and Bach in the 50; Matthews in the breaststroke; Maggio and Christen- sen, backstrokers; York and Maggio, diving; and relay of Christensen, Bach, Rueben, and Hovan. A anta 4naitica . . . 6.anta inanica 146 J 147 oMi ipjo ii Miss Martha Hellner Ye lads and lassies of the campus groaned the first semester when it was announced that social dancing with the overpowering he-men was to be held for one horrible week. It cannot be ascertained as to what caused the change, although suspicions are floating around, but dur- ing the second semester, optional social dancing was proclaimed and surprising enough, three-fourths of the former class signed up in a jiffy. Li ' l Abner, Tillie and Dale headed the group of comics who were glimpsed at the gals ' Annual Jim Jinx. Billie June Wells as Daisie Mae and Tillie Hall realistic as Mammy Yokum tied for first place in costume characterizations. Those rhythm gals, Susie Pace and Madolin Stone, walked off with top honors in the waltzing contest. Play Day, April 27, was held on the orange and white campus. Water sports were featured in the initiation of Beverly ' s new water hole. All of the Bay League G. A. A. ' s entered crock teams in basketball, baseball, volleyball, speedball and soccer. The hard-hitting netswomen, also, met for some challenging court scenes. During the annual rainy season of January, the G. A. A. hibernated for several days in the study hall. At this time. Miss Hasbrouck, a recognized authority on social education, gave four peppy talks on Personal and Social Problems. The Sophomores concentrated (not too hard) on creative dancing demonstrated by Helen Carter. First Aid was the jivin ' Juniors project in regular gym. Nearly two hundred and twen- ty-five certificates were bestowed upon these deserving students (well, they did work — some) by their instructor, Hortense Malone. Combining brains and brawn, Rhea Featherston ' s classes divided their efforts between activity and such games as chess. These lucky Vikings have a sun room in which to air their views beside extensive equipment for ping-pong and loop ten- nis. Descending from unknown heights the sophisticated Seniors deigned to play a rousing tournament of badminton. Summoning the necessary pep and go, singles and doubles compe- tition were held for champions. Miss Hellner, Miss Malone, Mrs. Carter, Miss Featherstone. Mrs. Carter. Ruppenthal, Schmidt, Shikami. Miss Malone, Cavarrero, Le Feuvre, Caswell, West, Tobin, Lee, Davis, Slaughter, Miss Hellner, Francis, Miss Featherstone. 9 Cu. C Prexy Annie Caverrero headed the many activities planned by the G. A. A. Board this year. Among other things, the amazons trudged off to Rustic Canyon for hiking points, and a few- weeks later, an ice skating party was held at Westwood. The G. A. A. bowling party was en- thusiastically attended by some fifty girls. As was soon observed, only a few of the girls had ever played before. Serving as co-hostesses with the Girls ' League Board, the G. A. A. Board helped sponsor the dance given for the Joliet band. Each year the Board chooses a project to work on. Redecorating the G. A. A. Club room was the aim this year. i 148 J ' i te4i4iyii Barretl. Clifford, Defino, Gaston, Geiger, Gordon, Harland, Miss Hellner, Langley, LeFeuvre, Moody, Moran. Schmidt, Ticfienor, Tobin. ] The girls ' net team, with Dot Clifford as manager, was on the heavy end of the Bay League score this season. The return of champion Pearl Harland and a new addition, Marquita Don- nelly, were in part responsible for a fast-moving team. Smooth-stroking Pearl Harland, senior, annexed the Blatz trophy by defeating Marquita Donnelly, junior. Veteran netswomen Nancy Slaughter, Barbara Tichenor, Laura Moody, Pearl Harland, and Gertrude Moran were Samohi ' s mainstays in the Dudley competition. 149 Anne lack, Jeanne Kinningham, Ruth Holt, Baker, Arundel, Si- monds, Owen, Cheswerth, Jones. fdcufdcuif Volleyball competition surged ahead to a grand {male with the Seniors claiming the victors ' spoils. Crackshots, senior team, captained by the veteran scorer Lois Caswell, ran roughshod over the other teams to cop the tournament. To wind up the season, a swell-elegant spread was held for the G. A. A. and their friends. Lois Caswell capably managed the worries and cares of the business end under the direc- tion of Miss Rea Featherston. 150 i iMMeuwul Miss Martha Hellner, Carole Rutledge, Ruth Shikami. Viora Lomer, Susie Pace, Cleone West, Annie Cavarrero, Grace Hunt, Patricia Finch, Nona Donaldson, Shirley Ambrose. Opal May Allen, killer-diller behind the plate, was the curve queen of the baseball season. Ace of the G. A. A. sluggers was Martha Chest, hard-hitting Junior. Rosemary Romero, Annie Cavererro, Clothilde Fortune and Betty McDonald were responsible for some outstanding team- work and proved for the most part to be veteran fly chasers. Betty Ruppenthal, senior hot-shot, planned the tournament schedule in her capacity as baseball manager. She was coached by Miss Hellner, faculty helper-outer. ca4fte an heep. up. that uo-lleii 151 Miss Malone, Allen, Ruppenthal, Geiger, Muller, Sontheran, Alex- ander, Chest, Lindley, Skikami, Fortune, Cavarrero, Gorsuch. LGAJTetLail In later years, if your breath is scant and your figure on the upgrade, remember the basket- ball games you passed up that might have perfected your oomph. The Seniors ' all-round strength barely nosed out the surprising talents of the Sophs and Juniors to take the girls ' basketball tournament. Peppy Martha Chest managed the season under the guidance of Miss Hortense Malone. i4AaicU itf aua at that la W ' a d 152 6 p eeaMciL Alexander. Allen, Austin, Barker, Bauer, Benton, Burden, Carter, Caswell, Cavarrero, Chest, Daugherty, Davis, Fortune, Gallo, Gayer, Hakanson, Hiett, Iverson, Jack, Lang, Lee, McDonald, McHenry, Morrison, Mueller, Peart, Peters, Prickett, Reilly, Rocky, Romero, Ruppenthal, Shaver, Slaughter, Sutlle, Thompson, White, Whiteman. The Seniors ' up-and-coming Fortunettes copped a victory over the Sophs and Juniors dur- ing speedball competition. However, between you and me and the bedpost, the Juniors played a smashing game and carried through some tricky plays. The formidable senior team was cap- tained by Clothilda Fortune. The season ran in apple-pie order because Marjorie Lee, speedball manager, was the wire behind the shock. Mrs. Helen Carter, faculty advisor, helped make connections. live u if f fi ic h u p. a H d p u t ■ 1S3 1 cale4ijajGA. 154 ;1 155 HALP HALP IV ' E riADE n SELF jDISAPPEAR] V viowJ September eleventh, 1939 — Super Stupendous Samohi opens doors to all Samohities to begin fall semester. We saw many of our cute little sophomores, such as Mary Beth Ready, Jeanne Bauer, Sally Bossier, Shirley Gray and many others running around with bewildered expressions trying to find where they were going and why. Well, look what we have here, Lanny Swallow debunking spook frauds and other happy mediums. His X-ray eyes which are supposed to be able to see blindfolded, really had us stumped, and not even Ed Florer, Ed Schick or Bill Gar- rett could fool him no matter how hard they tried. November third was the day for padre Clabby, who came through with top honors by winning the Blue and Gold Day Banner. November third also saw our old Spinsters up and hopping . They were all out en masse and having the time of their lives. The gym was beautifully decorated as a garden. Peeking through the picket fence we saw our Sa- mohi Serenaders swinging out for two hundred happy cou- ples. Who should come tripping through the flowers to win the dance contest but Lloyd Dunham and his escortes Muriel Linck. On November fourth, the convention for the Federation of Girls ' League was held at San Bernardino High School. The lucky girls who got to go were Vivian La Atkins, Marjorie Christensen. They were accompanied by the dean of girls. Miss Marilyn Holmes. Talking about the Girls ' League, the outstanding fashion show November fourteenth, which was given for the girls of Samohi was sponsored by the Girls ' League. The pretty models were none other than Doris Alt- land, Carolyn Bernard, Helen Cooke, Carole Gallagher, Bar- bara Harding, Mary Heller, Peggy Howe, Margaret Lindsay, Nancy Newton, Betty Speers. IL GAL5,„ 1 lUHX NOT flip! J Hd r ' ' A COIN? .C. , « ' V COME ON GAHG, LE5 ' JUnPJIVE AN J M| THE nUS BE TALKIN ' BOUTTH ' ■JAM ■JINX DANCE Something new and beautiful — that ' s right — our Christmas assembly program with the choir singing many of the favorite Christmas hymns. We also should give praise to Mrs. Ohman for the lovely lighting, which greatly beautified the production. Creating a frosty atmosphere was this winter ' s Senior Prom. December fifteenth was the date with over three hundred Sa- mohities trucking to the music of our Serenaders. The gym decorations had us believing we were out in the snow-clod woods with the girls looking lovelier than ever in their new holiday formals. Whirling through the jumble to win first prize for the Waltz contest was none other than Jimmy Young- est Ebben and Virginia oomph Stevens. The Youngest Jimmy Ebben found trouble and turmoil in the winter Senior Play. This parlor production which was spon- sored by the winter Senior A ' s enjoyed a splendid success at both performances. February second was a sad day for Samohi as we lost many of our Samohities who were graduated that night in the auditorium. Things are quieting down a bit as we fall back to the old grind again. The Student Body Offices changed hands and Bill Magruder took charge of the gavel, with Dick Jenkins as Vice-President, and Jean Flannigan keeping minutes. Flash!!! Noon dance given for Sophomores huge success! It was a gala welcoming, with over half of the school surrender- ing their lunch period to the melodious melody of Maestro Thomas and his music doodlers. Mr. Thomas does it again . . . Classical music assembly big success with Wade genius Thomas and his Samohi Virtuoso band. The feature number of the program was Finlandia, with Deep Purple receiving a prolonged ap- plause from the audience. 156 Li ' l Abner to right of me, Apple Mary to the left of me, Tarzan, the Katzenjammer Kids, Mag- gie and Jiggs, Blondie, Tillie the Toiler, and the rest of the comic strips milling around . . . That ' s right, it ' s the girls ' gym jinx given March eighth, 1940, by the G. A. A. Many cheers and laughter filled the Auditorium March fifteenth, 1940, for the Occidental Col- lege Men ' s Glee Club Assembly, which, by the way, included many of our alumni. They sang many of our favorite songs and were received with great enthusiasm by all the students. With all the girls in their new Easter bonnets looking as fresh as the new crop of Easter bun- nies . . . Maestro Thomas and his bunny hoppers swinging out all the new tunes of the spring, this year ' s Easter dance was given by our Forensic department, and was a huge success. Student talent assembly, which was held April fifth, found many of our Jeanette McDonalds and Nelson Eddys really getting up and singing to their hearts ' content along with a few Fred Astaires and Ginger Rogers dancing across the stage to the enjoyment of all Samohi. Presented with success was the opera, The Mikado, with the supporting cast of Phil Mag- gio and Adrienrie Aye portraying the leads, Nanki-Poo and Yum Yum. Gordon Stanton as Posh-Bab was followed by Ko-Ko and Pish-Tush, presented by Phil Webb and Walter Coleman. All the boys are going strong, the schools and even the city are in a turmoil. Boys ' Week — with leading citizens of Santa Monica giving over their positions to the choice boys of Samohi. Hot dogs — Tamales — Enchilades — music — dancing — color — the Fiesta. It is quite a day with all of Samohi ' s Senores and Senoritas out in their gay regalia. That happy gleam in all the Seniors ' eyes is because their dream of three long years has finally come true, it ' s the Senior Prom with all the lucky boys and gals having a wonderful time dancing merrily about the girls ' gym. Talking about dances, this year ' s Beaux Art Ball was quite a colorful event with a large group of Samohities in their different costumes dancing gayly to the melodies of the Serenaders. What a Life was the marvelous play which had the audience rolling in the aisles. It was put on by our Summer Senior class of 1940, with many of our graduating Seniors playing the parts as if they were professionals. June twenty-first was a day to be remembered by all summer Senior A ' s, as it was their last day at dear old Samohi. With a record-breaking number graduating, they paid their last trib- ute to Samohi in the Greek Theatre. To the class of 40 we wish you all a happy journey. 157 ■ ' a.-.- $ ■ V- g-M r d££aflri ( ' } fr 4 To the professionals who gave so splendidly of their time and effort. To the student body who supported sales loyally. To Mr. Frank Roshnell of Austin Studios for campus coverage in Photography. To Miss Sally Haney of Austin Studios for Senior Photographs. To Mr. Duffy of Metropolitan Engraving Co. for the color print. To Mr. Rogers of Metropolitan Engraving Co. for engravings. To Mr. Earle Gray for the cover. To Mr. John D. Roche for printing. To Pacific Press Photo Service for Fashion Show, Football, Christmas Cheer Photographs. To the members of the Faculty who assisted in sales campaign. To Mr. Barnum for his unfailing support. Thanks, everyone of you — we are grateful. •