Sonora Union High School - Green and Gold Yearbook (Sonora, CA)

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Faculty Barfliol Pearce Claire Sargenf , Virl Swan Irene Parli Lawrence Fiorini Lorene Smelser Karl Robinson Beverly Barron Laura Henry Paul Dawson Mary Long Roberf Ferguson Genevieve Peddicord Leland Cardwell Phyllis Wesf Berfha Bailey Lino Borelli Eleanor Milligan Efhelmae Davis William Dusel

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There've been schools wifhouf books: fhere are schools wifhouf buildings: buf fhere never will be schools wifhouf feachers. Sonora Union High School has a capable and 'ralenfed 'reaching sfaff, selecfed from Ten of America's leading universifies. ln facf. fhey're all so falenfed fhey mighf have gone places in ofher professions if fhey hadn'f preferred 'ro help young people. Miss Smelser, for example, mighf have confinued as research chemisf af U. C. Miss Parli could have remained a professional bookkeeper. Mr. Swan and Mr. Card- well mighf sfill be playing firsf frumpefs in big-name bands. Mr. Pearce mighf have sfayed in radio broadcasfing: Mr: Borelli in fhe window-decorafing business: and if Mr. Dawson had remained a bus driver. whaf a swell coach and counselor we would have missed! Mrs. Sargenf mighf sfill be insfrucfing foreigners in 'rhe infricacies of English: Mr. Robinson could sfill be bucking logs in a lumber camp if he hadn'f realized his work was feaching fufure farmers. Mr. Dusel sfudied fwo years foward an M. D. before he decided he'd rafher work wifh well people. Mr. Barron mighf have gone info professional foofball-he was varsify capfain af C. O. P. Miss Long mighf have kepf on wifh her work in experimenfal horficulfure. And Misses Peddicord and Henry, quife possibly. mighf have mef and organized Girl Scouf Camps for a living-fhey bofh are experienced counselors. Mrs. Bailey mighf well have become a fraveling correspondenf and world fraveler: and Miss Davis could sfill be doing speech correcfion work wifh pre-school children. Mr. Fiorini was-and sfill is-a frained governmenf fruif inspecfor: Miss Milligan re- veals fhaf she mighf have chosen fhe quief life of a cloisfered nun or fhe acfive life of a sisferi of charify. Miss Wesl mighf sfill' be modeling and selling ,sporfswear in dress shops. And Sonora would nof have ifs capable shop insfrucfor if Mr. Ferguson had decided 'ro sfay wifh fhe U. S. Army affer World War I. Thanks, feachers, for giving up such fascinafing-sounding jobs iusf fo come here and pound knowledge info our offen-unwilling heads. This feaching sfaff has had ifs share of social evenfs during fhe year. ln early Ocfober a Hobo Picnic was planned by fhe Fiorinis and Dusels as a recepfion for 'rhe new feachers. Mr. Dunlavy's birfhday was honored by a dinner and card parfy al' Cold Springs: and fhe Dunlavys, in furn, invifed all fo a Chrisfmas parfy af 'rheir home. Jusf a few monfhs ago Mr. Ferguson headed a surprise House Warming for fhe Dawsons. So. all in all, our feachers reporf fhey have had a pleasanf year wifh us and wifh each ofher.

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Student Government The Student Body Commissioners have been very successful in emerging trom a debt ot 5550.00. A more extensive drive was made to sell student body cards which were sold betore school, at noon. during seventh period. and in the locker rooms each period. The Student Body received 553I.00 trom the sale ot cards alone. The 52.00 card allowed the holder to attend all Student Body activities tor 5.05 each and also gave him reductions at theatres and the bowling alley. The remainder ot the debt was cleared by means ot a carnival held in September. Approximately 550.00 was realized trom this venture into the tield ot entertainment. A new amendment was passed this year whereby any commissioner will be auto- matically relieved ot his duties as a student body otticer. it he is absent trom com- missioners' meetings three times in one semester. without having been excused previously. A week betore the Sonora-Oakdale tootball game, Green and Gold hats, pins, and teathers were sold by each commissioner in an ettort to create more enthusiasm tor the game. Student Body President, John Gresham. gave pep talks in sponsor meetings and assemblies. The Student Body responded whole-heartedly and it has been telt that school spirit has been unusually keen this year. The Commissioners thought that in this year ot world-wide war they should extend their sphere ot activity beyond the school. They adopted a patient at Weimar and endeavored to bring some ioy into his lite. They sponsored a sports carnival and with the money earned. purchased a 5I00.00 detense bond. Trattic Commissioner. David Brown. has done an excellent job this year in keeping the hall monitors doing their iob etticiently. He helped to work out car-parking plans which have greatly relieved trattic congestion around the school. The Student Body Commissioners have worked hard this year and teel that a great measure ot their success is due to their sponsors. Mr. Barron and Miss Parli, and to the cooperation they have received trom the entire school.