Tracy High School - El Portal Yearbook (Tracy, CA)

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SEIIIUR HISTUIW Rather lengthy, but far from boring, is the history which our class has written for itself in the past four years. Displaying dauntless courage and hoping for su- premacy, the Freshman boys set out to defeat the Sophonlores on the first Friday after our high school career started. However, the Sophomores followed tradi- tion, nlaking us how down to them in the initiation brawl. A short playct, 'LThc Lady Loses Her Hoop, served as an outlet for the energy of a number of our bois- terous girls. Norma McCray and Yvonne Schroeder were the stars. Margaret McCleary brought us fame that first year by placing second in the 20-30 Club Uratorical Contest. And by the end of our first term we had already saved 3100. We1'e we proud! The girls took possession of the Turner Hardware lnterclass Basketball Championship Trophy and have kept it thru thc entire four years, being the only class in the history of the school to accomplish this feat. Presidents-Bill Ramsay, Norma MeCray Vice-Presidents-,lames Lynch, Betty Moore Secretaries-Bill Grove, Kenneth Norris Treasurers-Kate lVeston, Barbara Blincoe Mrs. Duffy left the school, and her position as advisor was taken over by Miss Hawley. We all gathered in the typing room on flctober 10, l935, to bid a sad adieu to Mr. Patterson. Mr. Coupe staged his entrance here, supplanting Pat . By December of our second year in high school, we had accumulated 55199 so we set 3575 aside for the production of this annual. Our ship came in in our Sophomore year in the form of the Hop on February 21. Barbara Blincoe and Gertrude Friedrich won gold medals this year, the first for art and the other for speaking. Bill Ramsay won the school extemporaneous contest and placed sec- ond in the league finals. Adorned in pretty ruffled aprons and caps, our beauti- ful belles served the Senior Tea which was held in the gym this time. The boys copped the lnterelass Basketball Trophy given by the Good Lumber Co. and also the 20-30 Interclass Football Trophy. The Montgomery Ward Trophy went to the girls' varsity hockey team as did the basketball championship. Barbara Blincoe's name was engraved on the Lions Club Art Plaque. Dipping into our treasury, we bought corsages for all the graduates at baccalaureate time as well as greenery and decorations for the stage. Presidents-Keith Reeve, Kate WCSIOII Vice-Presidents-Bill Ramsay, Robert Reece Secretaries+Lloyd Watson, Eleanor Moran Treasurers--,lames Lynch, Lloyd Watsoli Our financial status gained right oil the bat in our ,lunior year because we sold everything possible at the Tracy-Nlanteca football game and cleared SE-1-4.90. Boy, but we were money makers. That same November Mr. Coupe married Miss Fitch, so-o-0. ,lohn Rickman presented him with a tremendous ball and chain at tCrmtinne1l on P1120 Ilij Page ll