Tamalpais High School - Pai Yearbook (Mill Valley, CA)

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Page ten Front row fleft to rightj-Harry Thayer, Barbara Currier, Catherine Mc Lean, Peggy Honeywell, Bob Elliott. Second row-Bob Zollner, Bill Keig, Yvonne Engelman, Dianna Beckwith, Art Baird. Top row-John Knapp, Jack Flagerman, Dexter Luce, Dick Miller. Executive Committee Tamalpais High School's board of control, the Executive Committee, which is composed of the student body officiers, Girls' Association president, Self-government presidents, and class representatives, performed as custom- ary, the important tasks of discussing school problems, authorizing school activities and functions. Members of the tall committee Were: student body officers, President Arthur Baird, Vice-president Bill Keig, Secretary Catherine McLean, Conrad Caprin, and Dex Lucey Girls' Association president, Pat Higgins, Self-gov- ernment presidents, Burton Stutz and Midge Bliss, Class representatives, Bur- ton Stutz, Dick Fairchild, Bill Frese, Peggy Aitken, Al Francke, Harry Bowman, Iohn Torresan, and Iacqueline Rice, and Editor of the NEWS, Iohn Walker. The committee tor the spring semester is pictured above. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES E. E. Wood ..,.,..... ......,......i....,.i.....,...,......,..tt....................,,,....... .....,........... P r incipal M, I, White ,,,,.,,,.,,, ,.,.i..,,..,..,,i,,ii..,.....i,........,.................,,...... .....i... D e an of Girls Harry G. Russell .,,.,... ......,........ R egistar

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l Y l E. E. Wood, Principal MESSAGE 1940 War! War! War! As you, the Class of 1940, step out into the world, this is what confronts you. Gver nineteen hundred years ago a great Teacher on the hills of Galilee taught the principles of friendship and peace. We have for centuries in all the countries of the western world called our- selves Christians, but no savage of pre-Christian ages could be more brutal or have less regard for human rights than the white man -today. What is the reason for this utter failure of our high ideals? We in America have believed that education and the development of the intellect would ensure progress. But while this has given us mastery over nature, it has failed to accomplish ethical development. As we have become more powerful, we have become more ruthless. The true answer must be elsewhere. For the answer, I believe we must go back to the Great Teacher who said, He that would find his life must lose it. What is the curse of today? Selfish Greed. Each individual, each group, and each nation is grabbing for wealth and power, no one caring what happens to the other fellow. But when success has been won by a few, has it brought happiness? Our papers show every day how these so-called successful ones have failed. What did the Master mean when he said, Lose a life ? l-le meant to live for the good of others. True happiness comes from trying to improve the world in which we live. This can be seen very clearly by taking a list of the really great men of the world. The greatest wealth a man can have is his friends. These only come from thinking more of others than of one's self. May each one of you of the Class of '40 find true happiness. I E. E. Woon Page nine

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is.. its ssisS -C . . . . ':- f Q K.. ers.. Q - X. .. ... . X X Front row Cleft to righth-Dick Miller, Bob Elliott, Arthur Baird, Marion VVi1liamson, Irene Pierce, Pat Higgins, Florence Sheridan, Catherine McLean, Jack Ferroggiaro, Ross Jeffrey, Evelyn Clark, Yvonne Engelman, Beverly Guess. Second row- Mike Doran, Ed Feder, Carl Schwarzenberg, Jack Oglesby, Marion Rudolph, Pepper Metten, Lorraine Seley, Sue Richards, Dorothy Frese, Nancy Hediger, Barbara Farrell, Milton Tonini, Warren Lavezo, Warren Uhte, Bill Healy. Third row-John Mahoney, Stanley Harries, NValLer Filippi, Stanley Caulfield, Keith Smith Ray Smith, Bill Keig, Mary Knittle, Diana Beckwith, Peggy Honeywell, Helen Deitz, Carol Connelly, Nancy Griffitts, Wanda Jones, Janet Nipper, Jean Kibby. Top row-Floyd Pettit, George Caulfield, Toni Wosser, Gene Kegschieder, Glenn Gunnison, Richard Garrett, Bob Hallin, Harry Thayer, Les Chrisxnan, Barbara Seitz, Myron Johnson, Barbara Currier, Bob Zollner, Pat Kelly, Ed Bullard, Dick Colombel, Dex Luce, VVarren Vincent. Student Congress Early in October of 1939, a new student body president concocted a plan for the formation of a governing body to assist the Executive Committee and better represent the students. Today, two-term President Art Baird's brain child, Congress, is the most respected and efficient ruling organization in the school. Among the many things the assembly accomplished during the year, the outstanding action was the revising and correcting of the Student Body Con- stitution Which had become obsolete with the changing times. Principal E.E, Wood Was Well pleased with the activites of the group and expressed his favor in an address at the first meeting of the spring semester when he closed With, l know what you are doing is Worth While! Representing the students at the semi-monthly meetings were presidents of classes, organization officers and the student heads of school activities. The congressmen closed both semesters with a Congressional Banquet to which school officials were invited. BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES Ernest E. Mead ................................................................................................. President Dr. H. H. Bjornstrom ...................................................... ...... ............ S e cretary S. V. Gunnison Edmund I. Thomas, Ir. Charles A. Burke Page ele