Sidney Lanier High School - Los Recuerdos Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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 ?lue jackets The Blue Jackets were organized in 1933 by Mrs. Henry Jones. The purpose in organizing this body of girls was to support aM school activities that are of service to the student body, to attend sport events, and to increase the interest of others in activities which are for the general welfare of the school. Girls are chosen on the basis of scholarship, char- acter, service, health, and general attitude Girls in the 8th grade or above are eligible. After a name is submitted it is voted upon by the Bluejacket mem- bers, then approved by the Dean of Gir’s, the advisor, and the Blue Jackets’ sponsor. The Blue Jackets now number 93 members and are sponsored by Mrs. Brewer, who succeeded Mrs. Jones in 1934. ennts The Tennis Tournament started two years ago and has proven to be a successful activity as every girl is enthusiastic to win. The Blue Jackets awarded a cup and the girl that wins the tournament for the year has her name engraved on the cup. The champion for 1938, the first year, was Lupe Valdez. In the fall of 1938 Aida Ramos was champion and Bertha Rod- riguez for the spring of 1939. At the finals Aida Ramos won the championship. Josephine Martinez. Rita Rodriguez, Conception Hernandez, Lillian Fal- con, Elvira Garcia, and Bertha Rodriguez, were the winners in their tournament and complete winners of other period classes. Conception Hernandez was the final winner in the long run and Bertha Rodri- guez was the runner-up.

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Realizing that “Allwork and no play makes Jack a dull boy”, the first Lanier administrators, with Mr. J. O. Loftin as principal, planned the extra-curriou ar program for Sidney Lanier school to include ample athletic activities. Lanier was classified as a junior school, although it had a semi-vocational department, it had only one athletic coach. The first coach was Mr. Julian Thom- as who was succeeded by Mr. Wright “Toady” Riley- Mr. William “Nemo” Herrera was added to the department as assistant coach in 1928. There were a series of changes and additions until by 1935 there were three coaches “Nemo” Herrera, Farris Brother- man, and Arthur “Dub” Norton. These three main, tain their position at the present time. It is they who are responsible for the fine showing the Lanier ath- letes have made in the Interscholastic League activ- ities. Lanierhasalways been complimented for the sports- manlike in which the students have taken defeat. Somehow, it has been well impressed on them that they can’t always win, not because they have not given their be but because in some years there are greater number of odds against them and less man power to overcome these odds. Lanier’s most popular sport is football. Since 1932, the year that they entered the Interscho’- astic League, the “Voks” have won a considerable number of victories, the district title among them. During the ‘38 - ‘39 season, the districts were div- ided and Lanier was placed in the class “A” divis!on Those boys who contributed the’r share in miking the football team last year and were rewarded with sweaters are: Dante Barron, Joe Nino,Captains; Pieter De Koster; Lupe Mendiola; Conrad Salinas; Thomas Valdes; Alfred Hernandez; Gus Rodriguez; Domingo Bampi, Bias Delgado, Benito Castillo, Andrew Castro: William Booker, Jesse Morales, David Es- piritu: and Solomon Felan. Lanier’s best basketball year, to date, was the ’38- ’39 season. This was the season that the Voks won the city, district and regional championships and allowed the state title to slip through their fingers by a mere 2 points. Two of the men on the Voks' squad were placed on the all-state team: they were Tony Cardona, forward, and Joe Trevino, center. The intra-mural games take place between the high school advisories. Basketba.l, volleyball, and baseball are played by these groups in competition with each other. The schedule is made by the coaches so th it each high school advisory plays with every other school advisory.

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