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

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EL PORTAL 7 - ws, if V .162 lf- 41 '. ' ff'if ff f Y xf ,., PRESENTS QQQW r z.. vfyf L 0, ' ' 6 Q il. , L ,' :zu XY 177 ' , s 3 ,X . -I' , . X A -uv. 35 I'he sounds of hammering and san- H j Q - ing. and the noises of great tractors .. -. were heard Over the eampus ol' Traey t -5 ' 'MK fee A hlnion Hligh St-hool this year. Front ' ,V -' , ttese int it-ations one was aware that ii A r it ' so .Eiga there was much buildint-'Z at hand. The 6 1 4 'ARR - yr! tedious labors over blueprints and ron- ' L' IV' tra:-ts were finally showing some profit. 'Q ag X X X ,ff The foundation of the gym had been sq' a, V E laid. as were the foundations of the K new garages and classrooms. Soon the ' '- skeletons of these buildings were seen. , n' ,L and finally the finished bttildings them- ' 5 selves. 1 ROLAND OBERI :ef it E-If 75 . . I FL I E-.1 1 5 1 I A 1 , 'sl-L' , If '.-21,4 592251 'VL '4 - vgfih 4' I-Istapg tv 5 7 --11481 Y 5 1 1 p ,I . .ff X '9 S L' N . I 4 49' . -fe 71,1 3 Q2 .Q X o ifunuu ul Tiiin ARATA -cs' EDWARD LYON These additions were made to at'- eommodate the ever increasing elasses that are entering Traey High. The old loeker rooms have bet-ome erowded. and the gym, built to seat 500, strains at the seams. The new loeker rooms will provide ample spaee for every- one. There are enough showers now, so that students will never again have to wait their turn. The great strueture of the new gym was built to seat 1600 to 2000 people. There will be a dividing vurtain to aero m mo date two mueh needed gym elassrooms during the day. The strong steel beams and the won- derful lighting system is certainly no eomparison for the old gym. Four of the elassrooms that were built will be used to house the English department. These four rooms are iden- tieal. The remaining three classrooms will be a modern and well-equipped Home Economies department. Six new gas stoves and five new eleetrie stoves will be installed in the vooking room. There are enough sinks and working tables to aeeommodate twenty-two girls. In the sewing roont will be many elosets and separate drawers lor eaeh girl. Thirteen mueh lleeded Singer sew- ing marhines have been purehased. A spaeious fitting room with full length mirrors aml a display ease has been eonstrueted eloseby. The interior of all classrooms is light green and the ex- terior is a darker eolor with an ofl' white trim. A new bus garage was built in order that the old building eould be used for shop elassroom expansion. These modern buildings, that were eompleted during the latter part of April, were eonstruvted for the safety and health of the students aeeording to state and lot-al requirements. ELM NE LAWRENCE I t , 4 U 1 l 5 Q sv . 1 Q f, 3 I MA RJORIE DUN TON xx ' J ' J 1 tl. A V I l if , . L l 1 ', E- A lT,1,, . . NN ' Q if I . vt fir l Y ' l l, i E R,.r tt ll Luft. i ' I l il 5 K ,fi 'tc . K 'V lj, 4. L V ' , Y 4,

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fi KQW KEN N E TH THOMAE LEA MOORE GEORGE KER ' 'QFCDT Q33 MAXHQE lyfmcz-m.o LEILA Rises MARGARET DANNER 1 -.Jn RENA CROSS LETTERS T0 THE STAFF Editorial Staff: There have heen many splendid issues of the lil Portal in the past, hut you are to be com- mended for the unique manner which you have employed in presenting the 1950 issue. You have done an excellent job and your efforts will be greatly appreciated. Irvin Petz President of School Board Sirs: Like everyone I was a little doubtful on entering a new high school, and was sure this school could never compare with the one l formerly attended. I have gone to many schools, from Indiana to California, and I can truthfully say that l have made more friends more quickly here than in any school l've attended. l just hope that Tracy High School students will continue to be friendly to newcomers like myself. Sharon Kingery Tracy, California Sirs: I am very happy to live in the United States. The American people are just wonderful. I shall never forget how kind the American peo- ple were in Germany, on the hoat, and right here in Tracy. ln America a man is free. This is different from Europe. In Germany if you wanted to move to another place, you had to register with the police and get allowances. That's how it was during the war. Also the people in European countries had to suffer from different wars and foreign governments. Housing in Germany was very bad: lots of people lived under the blue heaven, and it was much harder with the food which was almost nothing. The difference between American food and German food during and after the war was that a millionaire could not eat as well as an American Workman eats. Everybody had a ration card, but the rations were so little that a man could eat his food for one month in one week. I like Tracy High School very much. I am iust surprised that a town ot this size has such a nice big school. The teachers are very good and kindly. The subjects are very prac- tical and good. In our school we didn't have such subjects as shop, auto, radio, and photo- graphy. We could take them outside school. We had school about half a day, and couldn't study in school: we had to study at home. I think that we had more work in our schools. We learned more languages and about foreign countries and their histories. It's strange that American schools don't teach these things. The American students are very friendly. They almost all like football. In Europe we played a difTerent kind of football. The Amer- ican students don't have the rigid discipline in the school. After I have finished high school, I want, if it is possible, to get more education in an American college. Guido Zvigzne Recent immigrant from Latvia Tracy, California

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Huphnmwres Dian thvir Tnrkf, Um gsrugrum. Girls' Block TM inrvriiewx S and A editair. 'UR' The Harris Morris prmfrnm Q-ws on vhs nir 3 This clown plans with ixcrjurse while listening to the rndm. TAGKY DAY ilu- trmiitimxul xun'k-frm-ei fun :lazy at 'li'r:u'y High this yvur fm:- iurvll pzlrtivipzxliun ily vznfh vlusa :uni m'g:miz:xliun in Ihr form of rxuiiu prugrznru- ami f-Ingo rkits. 'liixv ifm-In wun thi' zuvurci fur thc- higziu-wi ll!'ll'f'lllll:,Il'Uiil'0FUllllf'lI stu- ale-nt-. but tha' utiwr uwauwis for tim iwst gmup, in-QI vnuplv, and lu-A indiviriual imp' and girl wf-nt In lnvxniwrs ri-pire-sa-nting vw-ry riufsi El Pnrtulis phutngmpiwr. War:-vlln Nizxrtixwz. illilliiblnli wvefrzxi of threw groups. Mr. Westlake swapped this picture of his Chem class un Tucky Day. 1 5 Summa students await the class skits in the auditurium.