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

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K s X X TRUSTEES Rowan Hardin Garnef Barron Charles Shafer John Barfleff Bruce Defiebre Adminisfrafion Building Laura Henry Paul Dawson Horfense Danicourf Lower Leff: Vernon A. Dunfavy Horfense Danicourf Lower Righfz Paul Dawson

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Trustees and Gffice lzorce The Board of Trusfees of fhe Sonora Union High School composed of Rowan Hardin, Charles E. Shafer. and Garnef Barron. was joined fhis year by fwo new mem- bers. The newly elecfed frusfees are Dr. Bruce Defiebre and Afforney John Barfleff. A+ fhe firsf meefing of fhe Board, Afforney Rowan Hardin was elecfed Presidenf and Garner Barron. Clerk. The following commiffees were appoinfed 'ro acf fhroughouf fhe year: Building and Grounds: Garnef Barron, Dr. Bruce Defiebre. and Charles E. Shafer: Audifing: Rowan Hardin and John Barfleff. The Board of Trusfees has helped wifh many problems around fhe school fhis year, such as fhe erecfing of fhe agriculfure shop. fhe dismanfling of fhe old Macomber building, The landscaping of fhe grounds, fhe building of refaining walls along fhe creelc. and fhe laying of a new pipe line fo falce care of The wafer righf acquired wifh 'rhe purchase of fhe new grounds. We, of fhe High School, wish fo 'rhanlc our fine Board of Trusfees for fheir very efficienf service and for fhe mainfenance of our very affracfive school grounds. Due fo fhe resignafion of Mrs. Jaclcie Brisfol Honey as general secrefary of fhe school, Miss Horfense Danicourf, who graduafed in fhe Class of l94I. has been em- ployed in her place. Mr. Paul E. Dawson, Vice Principal, has been able fo devofe all of his fime fo his dufies as vice principal since he is nof doing any coaching fhis year. He has also been appoinfed as one of 'rhe sfudenf guidance direcfors. Miss Laura Marie Henry, feacher of mafhemafics, has been affendance supervisor fhis pasf year. She is also acfing in fhe capacify of Dean of Girls and Guidance Direcfor. Miss Shirley Hufchins. graduafe of Sonora Union High in l94l, has been acfing as affendance clerlc. Under These direcfors. worlc several sfudenfs of fhe office pracfice class. They are as follows: Peggy Lee, Virgie Sullivan, Edna Laffie. Geneva Leary, John Gresham, Beverly Penrose. Mabel Suffle, Ted Ennis. and Beffy Lind.

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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.