Stockton High School - Guard and Tackle Yearbook (Stockton, CA)

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, FRESHMAN RECEPTION Little green pennants were given to the freshman girls to distinguish them from their older sisters, as they entered the boys' lgymnasium on October 23 for the first freshman reception of the year. 'Janet Morton's Victory, a four-act play, composed by Sue Drouin, was presented during the afternoon. The action centered around a group of boarding school girls, the scenes being laid in the school reception room. Yvonne Goulding. president of the Cwirls' Association. gave a short speech, stating that every upper class girl should know at least five Freshmen before the end of the party. Anna Eagal, Betty Hackett, Dorothy Malloy, Dorothy Reynolds, and Ysabel Cureton gave a Dutch dance. The remainder of the afternoon, until 5 o'clock, was spent in dancing. THE NIGHTSHIRT PARADE The annual nightshirt parade and bonfire were held not before the Sacra- mento game this year, as has been the custom since time immemorial, but before the Lodi game. Several hundred students gathered at the high school on the evening of November 25. The procession went down California to Main, and then to Hunter Square. The noise and the bonfire drew several thousand people, who had a good View of the yell rally. The bonfire was so hot that it was impos- sible to have yells at first, but as the fire subsided, the students gathered around to encourage the team on to the Lodi victory. TACKY DAY Old Clothes, gaudy clothes, futuristic clothes made Tacky Day a particu- larly colorful event on Friday afternoon, November 23. More than one thousand startlingly garbed students took part in the parade which started at the high szhool, and 'Anoised its way through the main streets of town. A vaudeville show in the boys' gymnasium followed. and afforded the onlookers much amusement. The Prunepicker's Orchestra furnished the music for the nickel dance. A grand march, in which the A'Tackyites partici- pated in order that the judges might see which students had arrayed themselves in the most conspicuous Hnery, was a feature of the dance. Leah Holt and Sam Kramarski were decided upon as being the best dressed couple present. The different language clubs conducted booths at which ice cream, candy, hot dogs, pies, and soft drinks were sold. Ted Clark, official manager of Tacky Day, contributed much towards mak- ing this year's Tacky Day a better and more original one than its predecessors have been. The returns from Tacky Day amounted to Sl6l.l3, 5544.53 of which was netted by the Tack. The Tack was written and edited by the Press Club. J 1 fzgf 7Y'ZL'I'lIfj thi F6

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fGfllR.IaXS'i zlssocizliiom GIRLS' LEAGUE CONVENTION HE convention of the San Joaquin Valley Girls' League was held at lr Stockton High School on November ll when representatives from alll twenty-two high schools met to discuss problems dealing with high f i? school girls. The first meeting opened at IO a. m., with music by the High School Orchestra and songs by the Girls' Glee Club. Principal W. Fred Ellis gave the oHicial welcome. Visalia Union was elected to choose a president for next year: Fresno Tech- nical, secretary: Modesto, treasurer, and Kingsburg Joint Union, third adviser. HCharacter Education was the topic discussed by Dr. Katherine Rogers Adams, Dean of Mills College, speaker of the day. Discussions followed, and at I2 o'clock the delegates and sponsors were served luncheon in the school cafeteria by the students in the home economics classes under the direction of Miss Con- stance Post. A delightful program entertained the guests during the afternoon session. First, former oral expression students played 'AThe Romancersf' After an Ulf for Girls, written by Elizabeth Lincoln Otis, and recited by Ruby Tremain. discussion and talks began on: i'We of the Transition-What Are Our Ideals? led by Margaret Bullard of Fresno High School: A'Radiant Girlhood Through Sports and Athletics, led by Mary Casebier of Ceres High School: i'What Are the Biggest Things the League Can do for the School, led by Frances Berg of Manteca High School: and Report of the Committee on Standardization of the Point System, led by Isabel Warren of Modesto High School. Hanford, Tulare, and Sanger compose a new committee appointed for the purpose of developing further the standardization of the point system. The Committee on Resolutions, consisting of representatives from Bret Harte Union, Tulare, and Sanger, thanked Stockton High School for her generosity and kind- ness during the convention. President Clara Catherine Hudson then announced the reception for the guests and students that was held in the girls' gymnasium that evening. Between dances, short bits of entertainment arranged by the entertainment committee were presented. The prettily decorated hall and the cordiality of the hostesses assured everyone a good time. Page 7V'IL'I'7lfuY-l'fL'0

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PUBLIC SPEAKING I the High School Parent Teachers Asso 1at1on invited the students y Q represented by the class to voice the requests of the other students e'1.., ,f in regard to improving the school. Those who thus spoke to the Association on November ll were: Clarence Bush, Lucy Ritter, Dwight Humphreys, John Anderson, Jean Williams, Albert Caplan, Harry Berg, Nadine Lubosch, Marian Littlefield, Harry Pearce, Arline Whipple, Mervin Garibotto, and Frank Wilbur. Others who also prepared for the occasion were: Margaret Bishop, Norman Wenger, Willard Clark, Harry Webster, James Barr, and Vicenta Zambra. HE practical value of public speaking was well demonstrated when p i ' - , C. . . - ll! t Participation in civic work was undertaken by Nadine Lubosch, Lucy Rit- ter, Arline Whipple, Marian Littlefield, Harry Berg, and Norman Wenger, who told stories of Norway to the children at the public library during the story hour on November 21. The activities of the semester were completed with the extemporaneous contest, the subjects of which were: John Muir, Woodrow Wilson, Aircraft, Juvenile Reform, and Present Conditions of France. Stock- ton's representative in the contest had not been chosen when the annual went to press. DEBATING SOCIETY In still another activity, Stockton High School is the first in the state. This time she is the first charter member in the state of the National Forensic League, the national secondary school honor debating society, which recognizes Par f Y 'zvflztiy-f011r