Yuma Union High School - El Saguaro Yearbook (Yuma, AZ)

Text from Pages 1 - 152 of the 1944 volume:

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CARL HOSSLER ADVISER MR. CARL HOSSLER ADVISER MR CARL R. CARL HOSSLER ADVISER ,MR. CARL HOSSLER ADVISER MR CARL R. CARL HOSSLER ADVISER MR. CARL HOSSLER ADVISER MR CARL R. CARL HOSSLER ADVISER MR. CARL HOSSLER ADVISER MR CARL R. CARL HOSSLER ADVISER MR. CARL HOSSLER ADVISER MR CARL HOSSLER HOSSLER HOSSLER HOSSLER HOSSLER Three Four I I I I I NrrS CONTENTS N ' TS CONTENTS NfrS CONTENTS HTS CONTENTS NCrS CONTENTS CON TE NTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENT ' S CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS US CAMPUS CAMPUS I CAMPUS CAMPUS CAMPUS CAMPUS CAMPUS SNiDER GYM SHOP MAIN SNIDER3YM SHOP MAIN SNIDER GYM SHOP MAIN SNIDER GYM SHOP MAIN SNIDERCYM SHOP MAIN SNIDER GYM SHOP MAIN SNIDER GYM SHOP MAIN SNIDERCYM SHOP MAIN SNIDER GYM SHOP MAIN SNIDER CYM SHOP MAIN SNIDERCYM SHOP MAIN SNIDER GYM SHOP MAIN ISTRATION ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION FACULTY STUDENT BODY GIRLS LEAGUE A. M.S. OFFICE FACULTY STUDENT ilRLS LEAGUE A. M.S. OFFICE FACULTY STUDENT BODY GIRLS LEAGUE A.MS. FACULTY STUDENT BODY GIRLS LEAGUE A. M.S. OFFICE FACULTY STUDENT ilRLS LEAGUE A.M.S. OFFICE FACULTY STUDENT BODY GIRLS LEAGUE A.MS 3 CLASSES CLASSES CLASSES CLASSES CLASSES CLASSES CLASSES CLASSES S JUNIORS SOPHS, FROSH SENIORS JUNIORS SOPHS FROSH SENIORS JUNIORS S JUNIORS SOPHS ,FROSH SENIORS JUNIORS SOPHS FROSH SENIORS JUNIORS S JUNIORS SOPHS FROSH SENIORS JUNIORS SOPHS FROSH SENIORS JUNIORS S JUNIORS SOPHS FROSH SENIORS JUNIORS SOPHS FROSH SENIORS JUNIORS TIES ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES ALL SCHOOL AWARDS MUSIC DRAMATICS PUBLICATIONS SNAPS ATHLETICS nSEMENTS QUEENS ALL SCHOOL AWARDS MUSIC DRAMATICS PUBLICATIONS ATHLETICS ADVERTISEMENTS QUEENS ALL SCHOOL AWARDS MUSIC DRAMA- JBLICATIONS SNAPS ATHLETICS ADVERTISEMENTS QUEENS ALL SCHOOL Fiv r Six . 1 DEDICATION I This year ' s El Saguaro is dedicated to May Doaii. Mrs. Doan has served the school md its students since 1936 as clerk of the attendance office. Only recently has ;he resigned her position here to devote her full time to life with her family, rhe Doan familv has iontr been associated with the school and its affairs. Mr. Ilohn Doan served ten years as clerk of the Bcjard of Education. Oiir athletic Reld, scene of many Criminal victories and defeats, bears the name Doan in his ncmory. The school song we all sing was composed by Marian Doan. In fact Mrs. l ian and her family belong to the school tradition. Although the duties of Mrs. I I I [)oan were to look after the book store and attendance recrds, she did much more. Vlany is the time that a late student would come to the attendance with a loud and engthy story of oversleeping or missing the bus trying to beat the twinkling eyes It the game they had taught her themselves. And the student with trouble came o her too, secure in her confidence. It would seem that all the troubles in school .vere brought to the attention of Mrs. Doan for her to iron out and this she would Jo in a very human manner. Teachers and students alike would make a path o her doorway with their trf)ubles and they were all straightened out. For this unfaitermg love of students we sholud like to otfer our most sincere ippreciation and our most humble thanks for no one who knows this loveable ady will ever forget her or ever stop thinking of her. The silver of her hair and rhe warmth of her eyes lent to the school a beautiful homev atmosphere. Seven Eight CAMPUS Nine •sr- ' MAIN Oldest huildini; on the catnpus is the Main Hiiilding. The administrative office, a: tendance offxe, and science department arc on the first floor. Tiic library and study hall occupy the second floor as does the soc al science department. Ten SNIDER HALL Snider Hall, located at the south end of the campus, houses the home economic de- partment, c(immercial department, math- metics department, and the English and Spanish departments. Assemblies are held every Thursday in the Auditorium which has a capacity of 830. Eleven GYM 1 he liigh school gymnasium, center of indoor sports, also houses the art department, which is located on the second floor. The various school clubs hold their dances in the gym. Boxing matches, basketball tourna- ments and other exciting events take place under its spacious roof. Twelve Skilled students in sheet metal, wood work, and mech- anics are turned out by the Industrial Shop. In 1940 a new wing was added where the students are taught these courses. The agriculture students use part of the large building to hold their classes and laboratories. NDUSTRIAL ARTS Tfiirtecn The following shows a fair cross section o; ' the school ' s capacities. The vocational agriculture classes are set up for boys and girls interested in becoming farmers or interested in the technical phases of agriculture. In the art department three and three-quarter possible units may b; earned by the student. Basic and ad- vanced art, sign shop, commercial art, ceramics, crafts and painting make up these units. AGRICULTURE m A R T Yuma Union High School ' s curricula olTer a student the choice of ten courses of- study leading to graduation and a high school diploma. Two college preparatory courses are given, one de- signed specifically for Arizona schools of higher learning and one for the other colleges and universities of the nation. Eight vocational courses are offered with major work in art, auto mech- anics, agriculture, home economics, in- dustrial arts, secretarial, accounting, and music. Each course is planned to build with- in the student a strong foundation for the growth of their interests and abili- ties, vocational or avocational. Sixty-six subjects make up the list of studies and curricular experiences offered the student in his chosen course. Students are guided by the Principal and Vice- Principal in the choice of course and subject. Fourteen A lyping cl.iss ,u work. M.my .sui- dciits are iollowinj; the vocation.il sec- retarial [ilan aiul arc hnclinn it very I merest iny wurk. Autii inechanics is one of tlie b;iys favorite courses. Manv hot rods ha e been tLirned out by the boys. Working under tlie conditions brought on by the war the classes have been more attentive. The students thiN year have concentrated more and more on learning to speak and use English. AUTO MECHANICS m BUSINESS ENGLISH Fifteen Three and one half units are offered by the home eco(tiomics department. Girls are taught the everyday duties of a housewife. The goal of the industrial art de- partment is to impart to the boy voca- tional skills in woodwork, sheet metal and auto mechanics. HOME ECONOMICS @ INDUSTRIAL ARTS The mathematics department offers five units of work to the student. Al- gebra is very popular with the incom- ing freshmen every year. As is the custom of Arizona schools, Spanish is the foreign language taught in the high school. With the Latin- American relations growing more and more everyday, more pupls are enroll- ing in the Spanish classes. Latin is also :aught in YUHS. The high school band and orchestra is operated by the students. The Girls ' Glee Club is very popular among the girls. Sixteen MATHEMATICS LANGUAGE MUSIC Seventeen _ Physical education is one of the most popular classes in VUHS. All sorts of major and minor sports are enjoyed. Biology is the course all freshmen dream about and the course all soph- omores enjoy. In this class many new things are learned by the Sophs and the traditional experience of dissection is encountered. Our high school offers eight semes- ters of social sciences, six of which all pupils are required to take. This year, thanking the teachers for their efforts, many educational movies were shown. M-1 was equipped with blackout shades and all types of mov- ies were shown. The library, occupying one half the top floor of the Main Building, otfered many new books to the students. Old books were rebound and fixed and the general appearance of the room was given a boost. !■ L ' It -ttittt t y •9 PHYSICAL EDUCATION m SCIENCE Eighteen SOCIAL SCIENCE VISUAL AIDS LIBRARY Nineteen Twenty ADMINISTRATION Twenty-one ADMINISTRATION ■ - Ji - ■ g. ■ - - 1 B- I .. d l . ' ' B 1 PRINCIPAL L. T. ROUSE Education is what the world wants, demands, and will have. Without it there would be no real advancement, advancement as we understand it; that is better- ment of conditions relative to ourselves and those associated with us. The vital element of progress is education; for the progress of Yuma Union High School we have much to thank Principal L. T. Curley Rouse. Curley, we will venture to say, is probably closer to his student body and faculty than darn near any other guy in a principalship. He is a stickler for letting the kids take over and sincerely believes that he gets more results by allowing students to form and execute their own laws. Twenty-two ADMINISTRATION B. L. BLOHM, R. N. CAMPBELL, H. XRYGER, H. F. COLMAN. D. B. WISENF.R Vice-Principal Dingess aims at a wider, student participation in extra currcular activities, increased efficiency in vocational guidance, and a statistical program to give faculty and administrators ex- act knowledge of each individual student. Results of this cooperative drive should result in wider, better student preparation. The Board of Education, consisting of Mr. Homer Kryger, president; Mr. H. F. Colman, clerk; Mrs. Blanche L. Blohm; Mr. R. N. Camp- bell; and Mr. Donald B. Wisener as members have served the Yuma Union High School long and faithfully. It is the function of the Board to determine the policies of the school and to set that these policies are carried out. This Board is elected by our parents and serves without com- pensation, give freely of their time and effort. L. C. DINGESS Twenty-three FACULTY iA I ARM Tl, Bl_ RR. i i ; r,ss I ' 0S11-,R. (i. . 0. Twenty-Jour FACULTY 1.1.ARADF-L Making their first appearance at YUHS this year were: Miss Edith Haner, com- mercial subjects; Miss Marjorie Piatt, commercial; Miss Leslie Burr, Spanish; Mr. Mike Starr, athletic coach; Mr. Jerome Stone, social living and coach; Miss Conklin, chemistry an physics: and Mrs. Carl Weisser who has returned from a two year absence, is teaching typing. During the school year we have lost several of our good teachers for various reasons. Mr. Morris, mathematics, has entered the college of dentistry at Berkeley, California. Mr. Hal Starck, science, is studying engineering at the U. of A. Miss Jean Tillet, home economics moved to Phoenix; Mrs. Anna Kate Bouldin Sloan, commercial, was married and is now living in San Bernardino. Veteran teachers of two years or more are Mr. Walter Arnett, auto mechanics; Mr. Joe Braun, siKial sciences. Mrs. Ora Lcc Chafey, Miss Mable Cloyd, Miss Ruth Foster, English; Mrs. Lucile Haughtelin, history; Mr. Carl Hossler, art; Mr. Arthur McNeil, industrial arts; Mr. John Nankervis, music; Mrs. Laurene Olson, library and science; Miss Elizabeth Rose, physical education; Mr. George Smith, biology; Miss Sue Wentworth, mathematics; Miss Paloma White, Latin and English; Mr. L. C. Dingess, advanced mathematics, and Mr. Ford Gano, agriculture. Mrs. May Doan held the position of attendance clerk until midyear when she retired, alter eight years of service. Miss Claradell Earp. YUHS alumnus, served her second year as secretary to the principal. TILLEt M N rWllRTII W IIITK Twenty-five BUS DRIVERS MRS. TRANK RAM.si.V, clll.sll R riilLLII ' S, KLLIS ALBRIGHT ■L- , i R. D. REESE, LESLIE C. HIBBARD, JAMES MASON (and Daughter) Twenty-six These are the boys who roll the buses in olT the desert each morning, loaded to the brims with YUHS students from, as far out as Wellton and Roll. This year there was a femine addition to the list ot drivers, the manpower shortage in evidence. All kidding aside, the drivers have a job of major importance, the resjxjnsibility for seeing that a goodly portion of our students reach L ' HS on time in the mornings and home in the afternoons, and safely. Without them it would be dill ' cult to carry on the routine affairs of the school. Our drivers this year include Mrs. Frank Ramsey, C hester Phillips, Ellis Albright, R. T. Reese, Leslie C. Hibbard, and James Mason. Everyday the maintenance st.itf performs countless duties and services for the stu- dent of the high school. They are called on to open lockers, hx desks, put up decora- tions, arrange for assemblies, etc. The members of this stal? work all the year ;i round. Ever wonder how it was that the board was always clean in the room and the floor spotless when you came to class in the morning? It was always a gfK d job, wasn ' t it. ' ' Well, vou can thank the janitors. JANITORS WAKKLN l. ll kL), C. I). COLE. lIAKNliV MILLER Tiventv-scvtn STUDENT COUNCIL The student council this year was under the leadership of Dorothy Fleming, student body secretary. This was caused by the ab- sence of Bud Coffeen wh(j joined the navy. The officers, coupled with the various home room representatives from each class, have discussed school problems with a serious mind during the year. Notable among these problems is the one of listing the members of each club and giving the teachers a copy. Another action taken by the council was the reactivating of the clubs. Every week the council had a Social Mixer in the hall of Snider Hall. STEVE BAYLESS DOROTHY FLEMING MARIE FRAUENFELDE,R JACQUELINE WINN BOB ANDREWS Twenty-eight STUDENT ADMINISTRATION For all those who did not care for sports and the like, Social Mixers were pro- vided. The space in front of the auditorium was used and the music was furnished by a juke box. These get-to-gethers were held once a week. During March the council got together and made a list of all the club members. A list was given to all the teachers. The council was also head of the clean-up campaign. In the latter part of March the council was turned over to next year ' s student body vice-president, Mona Lee Morton. The other officers selected at this date for the school year 1944-45 were: secretary. Verda Rae Donkersley; treasurer, Bobbie Ruth McCain; publicity manager, John Durkin, and Minetta Phillips, social manager. Ttt cntvnnic GIRLS ' LEAGUE RUT 1IE FRAUENFELDER. MRS. ORA LEE CHAFEV. MINEITA PHILLIPS, NORALV JOVNER, SIIIRLKY OLMSTEAD Every girl in Yuma Union High School is a member of the Girls ' League. The League enjoyed a successful year under the direction of the adviser, Mrs. Qra Lee Chafey. Of the many activities this year, the council went to Phoenix State Convention in October and the State Convention m Mesa in November. The League gave a special assembly and spcaisored a contest dance. They held the annual Mothers Assembly and Tea for Mothers Day in May. A Big Sister program was organized for freshman girls. The 194J-1944 officers were: Norma Joyner, president; Shirley Olmstead, vice- president; Minetta Phillips, secretary; and Ruth Frauentclder, acting treasurer. The class representatives were: Jacqueline Winn, senior; Hilda Banister, junior; Marjorie Coon, sophomore; and Beryl Koon, freshman. The committee chairmen were: Lura Mae Power, service committee; Rachel Frauenfelder, friendship committee; Ruth Frauen elder, ways and means committee. La Vera Akins, publicity committee; and Loreta Simons, program committee. Thirty af ASSOCIATED MENS ' STUDENTS KENNETH WRIGHT SONNY POWER VIC MANN The Associated Men Students, under the capable leadership of Kenneth Wright, have been the most active group in schof)l this year. They formed the student body cheering section. In previous years the students sat just anywhere on the bleachers but now the cheering is concentrated and everyone has a better time. The A. M. S. sponsored the winning (!impus Queen, Dorothy Fleming, a Father and Son smoker, a Barn Dance and a barbe- que for the student body and parents. The Blue Room, the best dance of the year is credited to the A. M. S. It was one of the two contest dances, the other being g ' ven by the G. A. A. The president of this active gang, is the red-headed Kenneth Wright, Victor Mann is - ce-p esidcnt, and Sonny Power is the bouncer. Thirty-one Thirty-two I h yrwwrr-sw CLASSES Thtrty-lhrte SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS This year ' s Senior Class headed by Jimmy Vomicil, as president; Charhe Mabery as vice-president; and Helen Yarwood as see retary-treasurer, proved itselt a competent class, despite the number of students who have gone into the Armed Forces. Arsenic and Old Lace was given as their annual play. It was a good play and v.-as excellently presented. The Ditch Day was held at Laguna Dam and although there were a great many cases of sunburn, stomach aches, blisters, etc., a good time was had by practically everyone, except Allen Hudson. The Seniors presented Mr. Joe Rrtun, class adviser with a wrist watch at the Junior- Senifir Prom. - ' - V 0 ' V ' , vrv JIMMY VOMOCIL CHARLES MABERY HELEN YARWOOD T iirty-foiir VALEDICTORIAN RAYMOND QUON Raymond Quon was acclaimed Valedictor- ian on the basis of his outstanding scholastic record. Raymond ' s extra curricular activities included the National Honor Society and the Spanish Club. He is interested in science but he plans to go into the Army Air Corps after he trraduates. Merlin Montgomery was chosen as this year ' s Salutatorian. Merlin is a member of the National Honor Society, Commercial Leaders and the Spanish Club. He entered this school in 1943, transferring [rom Aledo, Texas. This is the second time in the history of Yuma Union High School that both the honors were won by boys. SALUTATORIAN MERLIN MONTGOMERY T iirty-five ROBERT ANDREWS JOSEPHINE ANGELO ELDON ARRANT DORA AVILA HENRY AVILA JOHN BAILEY ANNABELLE BARKER STEPHEN BAYLESS RAUL BEDOYA BRIDGETTE BLACK WILLIAM BLAKLEDGE CARLTON BLAIR ' ' v,. CLASS OF NINET Thirty-s, SUZANNE BRANCFIELD LUCILLE BRISTOW ALICE CAMPBELL WILEY CARTER VINCENT CARVAJAL LAWRENCE CASTINE WAUNETA CLINE PATRICIA CLINE LAVERNE COLE CLINTON COFFEEN FLORA CUNNINGHAM ALVIN DORRIES EEN FORTY -FOUR Thirty-seven JACQUELINE BUTTON HAROLD EATON DOROTHY FLEMING MARIE FRAUENFELDER COLEMAN GIDDINGS GLORIA GONZALES ALICE GREEN DOROTHY GROSS DONAL HACKETT DONNA HARRIS BARBARA HAVENS ALLEN HUDSON CLASS OF NINET Thirty-eight PAUL IRVIN NORMA JOYNER WINIFRED JOSE ELLEN KIMBALL SALOME LOPEZ ANGELITA LORONA DAVID LOTT CHARLES MABERY VIC MANN LEE McCilNNIS ARLINE McGLOCKLIN MABLE Mclaughlin EEN FORTY -FOUR Thirty-nine DAVID MOLINA LEONARD MOLINA MERLIN MONTGOMERY ALFIA MORALES JOY MORTON SHIRLEY OLMSTEAD LUCIA ORTEGA BARBARA OWENS BETTY JO PATTERSON IRWIN PETERKIN RUDY PIHL EDWARD POWER CLASS OF NINET Forty LURA MAH FOWEtl r k 7 CORA FRICE) yA J V RAYMOND QUOJsi 4 ' JOHN REDONDO JAMES ROBISON. J ' RfP ANN ROHRBOUGH liOB ROHRER ELMON SAPP BOB SAWERS RICHARD SCHUMAN GENIE VE SELF MARY VIRGINIA SMITH EEN FORTY-FOUR F rty-onc BILL SNAILUM ROSALIE SNYDER LOVENE SPLAWN MARILYN SUTTON ROSALIND TATE RICHARD TAYLOR BILL TRACKER ESTHER UBERT JIMMY VOMOCIL HASKELL WALLING TOM WATSON MARCEL WEBB CLASS OF NINET Forty-two JOHN HOMER WESTOVER HELEN WHEELER GLEN WILLIAMS MADELYN WILLIAMS JACQUELINE WINN HILTON WISELY SHIRLEY MAE WOOD KENNETH WRIGHT HELEN YARWOOD BARBARA YATES BETTY YATES JERRY YATES EEN FORTY-FOUR Forty-three Proi King and Queen . . Bill Snaihim, John Bailey Temptation . . SoKny Powers Senior play cast Forty-jour REMEMBER? Little trouble . . . cute gals . . . I ' m hungry . . . Stop it!! We ' re reaJv ■ . ■ That was worl{ . . . bottle dance Forty-five y JUNIOR CLASS ' j H) OFFICERS Having struggled through threj years I of high school with only one more year to go, the Junior Class prepares to be next years seniors. The Junior Class president was Kort Meier; Minetta Phillips, vice-president and Verda Rae Donkersley, secretary- reasurer. This year the Junior Class chose as their annual play, The Fighting Lit- tles. The class honored the seniors by sponsoring the Juliior-Senior Prom, held, April 21. Class adviser this year was Mr. Geo- rg Smith, head of the science depart- ment. The class presented him with a very nice wrist watch at the prom. KORT MI-IER MONA LEE MORTON VE,RDA RAE DONKERSLEY I Forty-six JUNIORS LA VERA AKINS CARL AMMONS MARY MARTHA BARKLEY JIMMY BERRY EMERALD DE FRACA HUBERT FARRAR MAE FERGUSON DORA ANAYA MARY LOUISE AVILA LARY BALLARD HILDA BANNISTER MARJORIE BRADSHAW DAVID BRANCH VERDA DONKERSLEY ROSALIE DRYSDALE )OHN DURKIN )ERRY FLINT GENEVIEVE FRANKLIN DICK FOREE EDWARD CONNOR JOY DEES NED DUSENBERRY LEE ERWIN FRANCIS GARCIA Forty-seven JAMES CARRETT ILENE GEORGE JAMES GILMORE PATSY HAM ETHELINE HENDRICKS KATHRYN HENDRICKSON GLORIA HIGUERA IMOGENE HOUSE EUELL JOHNSON CARMEN KEHL STEPHEN KELLY MARVEL KISSEL NORMAN HARRISON EDWIN HOVATTER lUANITA LEATHERS BERTHA LIMON BERTHA LORONA DORA MARCUS EMMA LEE MARSHALL MARY ANN MEANS Forty-ei ht JUNIORS KORT MEIER RANDOLPH MORACO MONA LEE MORTON BOBBIE McCAIN ALBERTA McCAIN PATSY McCOY )OY McDANIELS LINNIE McDONALD |AMES McELHANEY DELORES NELSON Forty-nine LARRY OLLASON BETTY PENNINGTON MINETTA PHILLIPS BILL PITCHFORD GEORGE OGRAM JOHNNY RAY ETTA MAE ROHRBOUCI- TED ROLL VIRGINIA ROSS MARJORIE SCHMITT BILLIE SEALE GEORGE SEAMONS WELDA DEAN SEAY IMOCENE SEAY SUE ANN SIMONS MARY BETH SMITH CHRISTINE SOUTHARD BILL STAFFORD BILL STEVENSON GEORGE STEWARD Fifty JUNIORS EDWARD TEVIS FRANK TOWNSEND YVONNE TRUAX BETTY TURNER KATIE VANCE BUELAH WHATLEY GRACE WOODS DICK WRIGHT EMMA DEE WRIGHT PEGGY YARWOOD Fifty-one SOPHOMORE OFFICERS Here it is the end of the year already Why, t ' was only yesterday, it seems, that we became sophomores and now we ' re soon to be juniors. We were extremely happy when we were allow- ed to initiate the freshmen. We smear- ed lipstick all over them and then made them eat chili [uppers. Of course lliis was all off the record. We soon began to function as a class and elected Skippy Perkins as our president, Ruthie Frauenfelder, vice-president; and Rachel Frauenfel- der as our secretary. Mrs. Ora Lee Chafey was selected as our capable adviser. Wc held our annual banquet in the high school gym. Next year we will be juniors? . ' ' . ' ' SKIPPY PERKINS RUTHIE FRAUENFELDER RACHEL FRAUENFELDER Fifty-two SOPHOMORES THEODORE ARVISO DAVID AVILEZ TOM BAKER FORREST BALINGER BURTON BANN RUBE N BARRACAN CARLYLE BEEBE LOU HELEN BENNETT CALVIN BLACKLEDCE BUCK BODENHEIMER BILLY BOWER DORIS BRITAIN JAMES BURNS MELVIN BRYAN ROBERT CALLAHAN SIDNEY COLBY DAVID GANG LORRAINE CARTER MARY RUTH CAUDELL LYNN CHENEY MAR) OR IE COON, ISABELUE CORTEZ LAURA MAE CRANFORD DORRIS CRAWFORD JERRY CRAWFOD FRANCIS CUNNINGHAM DONALD GYPERT JAMES ,CYPERT PATSY DALABETTA THOMAS DEHL DORCAS ANN DEWHURST BETTY DUNHAM MILDRED DUNNE ISABELLA ESTUPINAN RACHEL PRAUENFEiUDm RUTH FRAUENFELDER Fifty-three SOPHOMORES VIVIAN GIBBS ELEANOR CRAY SAMMY CUYMAN DOROTHY HAIR NOLA FAYE HARLASON ROBERT HARP BARBARA HARVEY JOE HEINZ MIKE HEMPERLY RAY HOUGHTON DEE HUDSON HARVEY HUGHES HUBERT JOHNSON VALERIE JOHNSON GERTRUDE KEEGAN JOHN KEEGAN GILBERT KIRKPATRICK JOE LAWRENCE EUPHIA LEATHERS BOBBY LEE JAMES LOPEZ BARBARA LOVETT EMMA MACANA BENNIE MANN DORIS McBRAYER MILTON McDANIELS MARY MclNTYRE DOUGLAS McPHERSON FRANCIS MENDIVIL EDWARD MONTANA WILLIE MOODY HERMAN MORALES MILDRED MORGAN JOE OSBORNE JOiHN OSBORNE RAY PATTON Fifty-four SOPHOMORES DORIS PATTERSON )OHN PEREZ SKIPPY PERKINS BOB PRUETT RALPH RIVERA LEOLA ROGERS AMELIA ROSAS IMOCENE ROSS BETTY SAINZ CRUZ SALARIA BETTY SALTER JOHN SANCHEZ )OAN SAPP RICHARD SHARPE MILDRED SIMUNEK. JANET SLATEN ALVIN SMITH GLORIA JEAN SMITH MARY JO SPRADLIN RICHARD .STANTON JEANNE SYLVARIO JOHN TALBOT ROBERT TATE EMMA NELL TAYLOR JEAN TELFORD LORENE THOMAS CHARLENE THOMPSON JOYCE THOMPSON TED TOWNSEND TOMMY TUDOR ETHEL TURNER , CHARLES VAN DYKE SAM WAGONSELLER LLOYD WHITE LYLE WINN DORA WOOD Fifty-five FROS H When school opened on Septeml-wr 15, 1943, we rushed in. We were duly initiated by the sophomores and began trying to accustom ourselves to the buildings, teachers and new faces. After a few weeks, we were civilized enough to become curious. We learned all we could about everything in YUHS and began to study. But alas! We found we knew nothing. At this point we really began to work. We elected John Carvajal as our president; Allen Bagby as vice-president ind Ruthie Johnson as secretary and .Vlr. C arl Hossler as our adviser. Now we realize that we have done only one-fourth what we must do; that the past is but a taste, a smell, perhaps, of the future, and realizing our mis- takes in this last year, we intend to become more perfect Sophomores. .K)IIN CARVJAL Al.LEN BAGBY r.UVHIE JOHNSON Fifty-six FROSH 1% EUNICE ALSTATT lEAN ANDERSON WALTER ANDERSON ALLEN BACBY WALTER BANDY ' UANITA BANCSTON 1 aVERNE BANN I OUIS BATTLE FARL BAYLESS BILLY BECK AT BERRY BILL BERRY HARLEY BERRYMAN MARILN BLALACK LEO BRANCEFIELD MAE COLLOM RUTH COLLOM GLADYS CAREY CHARLES CARTER JOHN CARVAJAL EDWARD CHAVEZ HOYT COBURN RAYMOND COKER BETTY LOU COLEMAN LeROY CONRAD Fijty-seven FROSH MIKE COZ NORRIS CRAWFORD IMOCENE CYPERT LOIS DORRIES BILL DOTEN HARRY DYE LEON EDDINCS PRINCE EDDINCS FRANCIS ELLIS HERMAN FRAUENFELDER BARBARA FREY LELAND CALLAHER LESLIE CALLAHER DOROTHY CARRETT )OHN CARRETT AURORA CARCIA KIRBY CARRISON LILY CLEASON TRAVIS COWAN LEON CRAY WENDELL HALEY JACK HAMILTON ROBERT HARP VALERA HARRELL BILLY HARRIS AUGUST HEADINCTON MARY HENDRICKSON HELEN HERRERA EVA HIBBARD JOHN HICUERA Fifty-eight FROSH SHIRLEY HICHTOWER LOYE HODGES EUGENE iHOWARD DOROTHY lOYNER lUANITA KELLY DONALD KING RICHARD KLEIN RICHARD LACKEY FRANK LACUNA JOHNNY LEE MILDRED LEE HECTOR LEROY CELIA LIMON PAULINE , LIPSCOMB COLLEEN LONG GERALDINE LONG CHARLES LOPEZ LAMBERT LORONA JACKIE LOVETT RUDOLPH LUCERO EDDIE MANN ALICE MARTINEZ GEORGE MARTINEZ REGINALD McCLENDON LAURENE McCOMBS JOSEPHINE McCRORY HERBERT McDONALD HENRY McGINNIS BILL McGOWAN BOBBY McPHERSON Fifty-nine FROSH SAtLY MENDIVIL lOSEPH MATYKA RAYMOND MILLER LYNN MILLER FLORENCE MOLL MONTGOMERY HELEN MORENO THERESE MORROW TOMMY MUNOZ BARBARA NELSON MARIE NELSON BILL NELSON WILLIE NELSON NANCY NOBLE PAUL NORTON EDDIE OCHOA JOHNNY PEREZ OSCAR PELL BILL PENNY BETTY PHIPPS JOANNE POTTS PAT PUCKETT WESLEY RATHER BETTY RAY , ALICE REESE PERCIVAL RENICK EUTEMIO RIVERA DOROTHY ROBER ' SON CARMAN RODENBAUCH MABLE ROHRBOUGH Sixtv FROSH CHARLES RUSTIN RICHARD SAPP ROBERT SEALE VERNON SCHAD BILLY SIMMS DOLORES SPIKES GENE SMITH )OAN SMITH FRED SOUTHERLAND OLA FAYE STORTS EVA LOU TADE MURLIN TALLEY SIDNEY TALLEY FRANK TAPIA JUNE TELFORD ELEANOR THOMAS KATHRYN THOMAS lOHN THRAILLKILL NORMA LEE TINSLEY MARTIN TIRADOR LUCY TORRES ELMER TREON JOHN UNDERHILL HELEN VASSAR RAYMOND VENECAS LLOYD WILLIAMS MELDA WINBURN EVA V ORTHINCTON DONALD YELTON LYDIA YOUNG Sixty-one Sixty-two j m oiTfr lii . t ' .ir -- - =■■ i- : i ACTIVITIES Sixtv-t iree MISS DOROTHY FLEMINCj QUEEN Sixty-four COURT MISS MABLt NUI.ALGHLIN Sixty-five ALL SCHOOL AWARDS DOROTHY FLEMING STEVE BAYLE.SS This year four students attained tlie thirty-six points necessary to be granted the coveted All-School Award. Those students are: Jimmy Vomocil, with thirty-eight points, Dorothy Fleming with forty-three points, Marie Frauenfelder with forty-nine points, and Steve Bayless with thirty-six ponts. The points are earned by participating in extra-curricula activities such as: ath- letics, dramatics, class officers, student body officers, student council, publication, club officers, and a high academic record. Marie Frauen!:elder, who obtained the highest number of points, received ten points in athletics, seven in dramatics, four as class officer, t en as a student body officer, four for student council, four for club officer and ten points for her academic record. Sixty-six ALL SCHOOL AWARDS JIMMY VOMOCIL MARIE FRAUENIELDER Dorothy Fleming who received forty-three points scored in the following activities: ten points in athletics, ten points as student body officer, four points for work on the student council and nine points for her work in the Latin and G. A. A. clubs. Jimmy Vomocil with thirty-eight received ten for athletics, seven in dramatics, four as class oihcer, seven as :) member of the student council and ten points for being on the honor roll for eight semesters. Steve Bayless this year ' s hard-working student body president received his points as follows: four for athletics, four for dramatics, four as a class officer, ten as student body officer, seven for two years on the student council and seven points as club officer. Sixtv-feven BAND BWn ON I ' ARADE The band was very inactive this year due to the lack of instruments and exper- ience. Although there was a shortage of experienced band members, Mr. Nankervis prepared them for a number of occasions. The Band pkiyed at all the football games and members of the band participated in political rallys such as the A. M. S. elect- ion. They also participated in the rallys for campus queen. Climaxing almost one full semester of grinding practice, the Girls ' Glee Club, under the direction of Mr. Nankervis, gave a spectacular performance at our annual Christmas sing . Several solos from girls in the club helped to round out the pro- gram of varied choral numbers. The ensemble, picked from the chorus, this year chose to remain in the back- ground till graduation exercises, at which time they sang several delightful melodies. A new yet distinctive group this year entered the limelight. That was the String Quartette. The four violins, accompaned by a bass viola and piano, blended togeth- er in a rare and beautiful quality. This group played before several civic clubs and also at graduation services. Sixty-eight GLEE CLUB JOAN I ' OTTS. LILV GLEASON. INA REAGAN, LUl llKl.l.N BENNKT, GENIE ' E SELF MILTON McDAXIELS LORETA SIMONS, LOU HELEN BENNET, GENIE VE SELF. ARLINE McGLOCKLIN. MONA LEE MORTON. VIRGINIA STAFFORD WAUNETA KLINE. VIVIAN GIBBS. lANE STURGES, GRACE WOODS. MILDRED DUNNE. ACCOMPANLST Sixty-nine SENIOR PLAY Arsenic and Old Lace was presented by the Senior Class on January 28, to a capacity filled auditorium. The story centered around the mad Brewster family who had twelve men buried in the cellar. The cast gave an excellent performance to a very tense and amused audience. Marie Frauenfelder and Dorf)thy Fleming portrayed the old maid aunts, Martha and Abby Brewster. Mable McLaiichlin as Elaine Harper and John Westover as Mortimer Brewster held the romance interest. Other players were: F.lmon Sapp, Rev. Dr. Harper; Allen Hudson, Lt. Rooney; David Molina, Teddy Brewster; Donal Hackett, Officer Brophy; Raymond Quon, Olficer Klein; David Hyams, Mr. Gibbs; (-harles Mabery, Jonathon Brewster; Jimmy Vomocil, Dr. Einstein; Edward Power, Officer O ' Hara; and Bill Thacker as Mr. Wiiherspoon. The play was directed by Mr. Joe Braun, class adviser, and assisted by Mr. George Smith. Seventy ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Seventy-one JUNIOR PLAY The Junior Class presented The Fighting Littles to an admiring audience March 24. The three act farce was packed with laughs and hilarious situations. The cast was composed of Buddy Stewart as Mr. Little; Goody Little was played hy Mona Lee Morton; La Vera Akins, Mrs. Little; Filmer, the son was played by John Durkin; Ham Ellers, suitor, George Ogram; another suitor, Norman Peel, by Carl Ammons; Cousin Olita by Patsy McCoy; Mary Martha Karkley as Henriette; Antoinette, Filmer ' s girl friend, by Pat Ham; Almatina, the colored maid by Mary Beth Smith; Cuckoo, a friend by Grace Woods; Screwball, another friend, Ethelene Hendricks; Dickie Harpendale, a mean little kid, by Larry Ballard. Mrs. Harpen- dale. Peel ' s aunt by Marjorie Bradshaw and Miss Pologa, an Egyptian dancer by Verda Rae Donkersley.  The play was directed by Mr. George Smith. Mr. Joe Braun assi.sted. Seventy-two THE FIGHTING LITTLES Seventy-three EL SAGUARO STAFF JIMMY nll.MORE ELLEN KIMBALL Sei ' entvfoin Ikginning early in the year to prodtice a super annual, we, of the stall came into many conditions of delay that hampered the production of our book. Accident to the equipment made the going rough. The best possible engraving along with the best printing is incorporated into one big book produced for the students of YUHS. Working with editor-in-chief Richard Schuman were Marjorie Coon as associate editor. Norma Joyner and Helen Yarwood as business managers, Jimmy Gilmore as sports editor, Allen Hudson as feature editor, Elanor Pihl and Mildred Simunek handled the classes with Ellen Kimball as typist. Mr. Carl Hossler, our adviser has com- ing to him much thanks for his untiring work on the production. NORMA II.VM;R. HELEN YARWOOD MILDRED SIMUNEK, MARJORIE COON. ELEANOR PHIL I Seventy-five THERMOMETER Z- ALLEN HUDSON MNC ' F.NT CAR J l.. r.OSM.II ' . DRVSDAI.F. Seventy-six ELMON SAP! ' . BETTY I ' ATF.RSON. PAT HODGF.S Tak ' ng o er the editorship at the en i of the first quarter, Allen Hudson founti himself burdened with many problems that any new editor would find. Pitching in with feverish haste the jour- nalism class began to produce stories. After the paper began to find its way into the students hands every week, the paper .shortage again became apparent. The paper could be produced only twice a monh. The Editor and his staflf feretted out all the news they could find and then assigned the stories to the journalism class. Working against the constant dread of deadlines the staff produced a paper bi- monthly. The staff this year included Allen Hud- son, editor-in-chief; Rosalie Drysdale, news editor; Betty Patterson, managing editor; John Redondo, sports editor; El- mcn Sapp, feature editor; Leonard Mol- ina, advertising manager; Helen Wheeler, circulation manager; Helen Yarwood and Norma Joyner, business manager; and Madelyn Williams and Alice Campbell, typists. Mr. Carl Hossler was the adviser. % HELEN GARWOOD, LEONARD MOLINA, NORMA JOVNER. DEE HUDSON. PATSV PENDER HELEN WHEELER. IXLEN KIMBALL. GENIE E SELF MADELVN WILLI.. MS. ALICE CAMPBELL. ALFI A MORALES MARJORIF COON JACKIE DLTTON. MAKLE MiLALGHLIN. GENIE E SELF LOVliNE .nPLAWN, ARLINE McGLOCKLIN, .MILDRED SIMUNEK, IOSEPHINE ANGELO. ELEANOR PIHL, CORA PRICE. GRACIE WOODS. MERLIN TALLEY. NORMA H1ATT. DORIS PATTERSON Seventy-seveti Seventy-eight Romans . . . decorators and viejos ASSOCIATIONS . Oh! hoy . . . big flirt. that lool s much better . . . tuhat are you loof(ing at? Seventy-nine Stei ' enson eiUi antes . . . Time out Bull session . . . Cute girl, no doubt More worl{ Possible Queens Eighty SCHOOL IS SUCH HARD WORK . . . Ciuli date bov dance Eighty-one hunch time . . . first aid Eighty-two TIME PASSES... I Make the jrosli tvor Eighty-three M:Kr STARR Jerry Stone comes to Yuma from Cape Giradeau, Missouri, where he played two years of high school foot- ball and one of track. He is a grad- uate of the Southeast Misouri State College where he participated in ath- letics. He received his M.A. at the University of Arizona in 1941. At Yuma, Coach Stone assisted Starr in football, coached B squad basketball and baseball. COACHES Hilton R. Mike Starr came to YUHS from Greeley, Colorado, where he was engaged in the training of Army Air Force Pre-tlight Cadets. Mike , a former Greeley athlete, starred in football, basketball, and track both in high school and college. Before return- ing to the Greeley faculty he had coached five years in Wyoming. This year Mike coached football, basketball and track at ' UHS and we of the school must give him a great deal of credit for a job well done in rejuvenating the boys physical educa- tion department. n-RRY STONE Eig ity-foiir The boys that really took a beating this year, as in all years, were the man- agers of the different sports, namely, Red Wright, Robert Gleason and Joe Lorance in football and basketball, and Ed Power in baseball. These are the unsung heroes of the athletic depart- ment. The boys who clean up the mess after the show is over on the gridiron, tlie court and the diamond. ST. MARY ' S KNIGHTS MANAGERS ■RED ' WRIGIir. ROBERT GLEESOX. JOE LAWRENCE Eighty-five FOOTBALL CONRAD ANDERSON. Q.B; LARRV BALLARD, L.Il; JERRV CRAWFORD, L,H; J, C. DA IS, T: DICK FOREE, R,E. PAT HODGES. Q,B; ROBERT LOPEZ, L,H; DA ID LOTT. I.,G; .lACINTO MADERO. R.G: BENNIE MANN. R.E. IC MANN, K,B; ISAAC MARTINEZ, F,B; LEE .MU.INNIS, R,T; JOE OSBORNE, R.E; JOHN PEACH, R.G. Eighty-six VARSITY With no captain elected at the start of the season, the Criminals relied upon a different captain for each game, selecting an honorary captain at the end of the season. The choice of the squad was big Bob Sawers, stellar ISO pound tackle, who was also chosen most valuable player. Bob has ben a varsity tackle since his Sophomore year and has been outstanding in his line play, though his possibilites were often un- realzed. His constant fighting spirit kept the Criminal team on their toes. We thank you. Bob. CAPT. BOB SAWERS Lettermen for the year included ends Lee Erwin, James Robison, Joe Osborne, and Dick Force; backs, Bob Sawers, Buddy Coffeen, Lee McGinnis, Vic Mann, J. C. Davis; guards, Jack Madero, Erwin Peterkin, David Lott, Frank Townsend, and John Peach; centers. Rudy Pihl and Hill Stafford; backs, Conrad Anderson, Pat Hodges, Larry Ballard, Jimmy Vomocil, Blase Montague, Jerry Crawford, Bill Pitchford and Isaac Martinez. BII.l, I ' lIVHlORl). R.ll: JIMMV ROBINSON. l.,F.: BILL STAFFORD. (. ; FR. NK TOWN.SFND. L.G; JIMMY (lM()rlL. L M, Eighty-sc ' jen iir ii B TEAM SMU ' l. Al.l. l: jimmy BAKER, L.T: .M.l.KX li ACim . R.ll: WAI.riCR BWDV. C. ; STIAIL Li ' l ' I.iCSS. l.C CARLTON ' KLAIR. E; Hl.ASi; . R)N ' l AGlli. 1. 1 1 ; . J. CROSI.IN, T. J MI ' .S GARRI ' . IT. R.T: TOMMY GAR RETT. II. IS. BILL PKNNV. C; SONNY POWERS. L.H.; WESLY RATHER, L.IL; GIIARLI.S Rl ' STIN. R.II; TOMMY TUDOR. R.E; Eighty-eight i ' lKlKNIX rOOIBAI.l. 0 MK FOOTBALL Almost a war casualty this year, the YUHS Criminal football team got off to a late start in their poorest season in several years. The call to service caught Yuma with very few experienced men returning, and injuries cut the list down further. Lack of experience and fumbling in crucial moments lost many a chance for a score. Practice was delayed three weeks in starting. Yuma— O Medics — 20 With only two weeks practice, Yuma ' s Criminal eleven opened the season with the Evacuation Hospital and went down to defeat before a heavier, more mature service eleven to the score of 20-0. Power plays by the Medics pushed over three touchdowns. The Crims greatest scoring opportunity came at the beginning of the third period when Lopez received the kick-off on his own thirty yard line and ran it to the fifty. A series of running plays lost ground when a pass from Anderson to Osborne made twenty yards, failed to make a first down by inches. This ended our only scoring threat. Y UMA— BRAWLEY— 2 The Criminals dropped their second game to Brawley by a score of 2-0. A, punt by Pihl was blocked and recovered behind our goal line, thus giving the Wilrlc its their lone score. After a smashing air attack, we drove our way to the Bra ' .vley two yard line as the game ended. Eighty-nine BR.WVLEV FOOTBALL GAME KKAWLKV FOOTBALL EL CENTRO FOOTBALL GAME Ninety FOOTBALL YUMA-6 PHOENIX-43 Failing to break the Phoenix jinx, the Criminals suffered a 33-0 loss at the hands of the Coyotes in the Phoenix Stadium. In the third quarter, the Yuma team received the ball on the Phoenix forty-nine yard line and on the second play Vic Mann passed to Robison who received the ball and ran it to the two yard line. Mann plunged through the center of the line on the next play for Yuma ' s only score. YUMA— El Centre— 27 Outgaining the Central Spartans, Yuma nevertheless succumbed to a heavier team through lack of an experienced backfield. Fumbling at crucial moments cost the Criminals their scoring opportunities. YUMA— CALEXICO— 61 A crippled Yuma team journeyed to Calexico to take the worst beating ever suff- ered by a Criminal team at the hands of an Imperial Valley eleven. Sawers, Ballard, and Vomocil were absent from the lineup and Coach Starr was (unable to attend because of a broken ankle received in a practice scrimmage. The Bullogs unleashed a smashing aerial attack that had the Criminals bewildered from start to finish. YUMA— 7 CALEXICO— 13 The return game with the Calexico Bulldogs was a difTerent story. After leading by a score of seven to six, the Criminals succumbed to last minute attack in which Samaha passed to Brown for a score. The closing minutes of the game found Yuma on the Bulldog two yard line, but a fumble lost the ball as the game ended. YUMA-13 ST. MARYS-19 Again Yuma almost upset the dope bucket in the last game of the season against the highly touted St. Mary ' s Knights. A magnificent defense game by Jack Madero and Bob Sawers tied up the heavier Knights running attack. Yuma led until the last six minutes of the ball game, when the Knights pushed over a touchdown. The game ended with Yuma again knocking at the gates of pay dirt. EL CENTRO FOOTBALL GAME Ninety-one LEE ERWIN. DA ID LOTT, LARR HIGGINS. 1C10R MANN JOV McDAMELS, JAMES ROBISON, I-RANK TOWNSEND, TOMMY TUDOR SMIEl. AI.I, J. C. DAVIS. BKNME MANN, Rl y I ' lIU, Ninety-tiL ' o BASKETBALL After a lapse of a year, basketball was resumed at YUHS under the tutelage of Coach Mike Starr. After a short two weeks practice, the season opened with a trip to the Salt River Valley, where games were lost to Peoria, Mesa and the state champions, Phoenix. During the Christmas holidays Peoria returned the game and overwhelmed the Criminal basketeers. A trip to the Imperial Valley cost Yuma another defeat this time at the hands of a fighting El Centro five. We first broke into the victory column on the Crims journey to Ajo where they split a two game series with the Red Raiders. The Yuma five improved steadily and defeated a crack Calexico team on the Yuma court the following week and again split a series with Ajo when Ajo returned their games on the Yuma court. Calexico deleated us in a fast game on the Bulldog court. The same day, the reserves visited Holtville, where they dropped a close decision to the Viking five. The final game of the season was lost to El Centro. Lettermen for the year were as follows: Joe Osborne, Victor Mann, James Robison, Tommy Tudor, Joy McDaniels, Larry Higgins, Bill Pitch ' ' ord, David Lott, Lee Erwin, and Frank Townsend. Mann was elected captain. Reserves who received B letters were Bennie Mann, Charles Rustin, Rudy Pihl, J. C. Davis and Smiel Ali. YUMA— 18 YUMA— 6 _ 22 23 YUMA— 26 ..._ _.. - 52 Y U M A— 4 _. YUM A— 37 - 28 42 . YUMA— 30 14 YUMA— 16 YUMA— 27 YUMA— 18 32 25 40 UMA— 27 27 YUMA— 37 ' i ' UMA- 32 YUMA— 22 43 40 there Peoria there .. _ .- Mesa there Phoen ' x here . . Peoria there El Centro . there A)o there Ajo here Calexico hero Ajo here - . Aio there ... -. Calexico here El Centro 23 -. here Holtvilk ' hlinetv-three BASKETBALL ALLKX BAGBV, WALTER BANDV. BILL DOTEN. MIKL COZ, JACK HXMILTON.GUS HEADINGTON Fast breaking forwards and a tight defense were the outstanding features of the Juvenile Dehnquents of 1944. Sparked by small, speedy Kenneth Red Wright, the mob met and defeated all competition in their class, save the Calexico Bullpups, undefeated in the past two years. The junior criminals opened their season at El Centro and defeated a taller and more experienced five by a score of 22-17. With one victory under their belts they next trekked to Gila Bend and Ajo for a pair of games the same day. An experienced Gila Bend Varsity bottled up the Yuma offense and caught the Mob ' s defense un- aware to rack up a 20-7 victory. A few hours later, Ajo ' s B team fell before an angry and determined five by the score of 19-15. The first home appearance of the B-Sc uad found them overwhelming a local team, the Freaks, to the tune of 27-11, in the preliminary to the Varsity-Ajo game. Ninety-four JUVENILE DELINQUENTS JOHN OSBORNE, SKIl ' PI ' PF.UKINS. HILL .VLI KNSON. I.LM Li WlllIK. DICK WRUillL KKNNKTII WRRIirr Gila Bend visited Yuma the following week and a different story was entered on the books. Determined to avenge the previous defeat, the Mob jumped into an early lead and increased it throughout the game, winning by a score of 28-19. Calexico invaded Yuma to hand the Delinquents their first defeat in B competit- ion. The youthful Criminals led at halftime by a score of 16-10, but faded before the sharpshooting Calexicans, losing 27-35. The following week found the B-Squad journeying to Calexico for a return game which almost resulted in an erasing of the earlier defeat. Yuma outclassed the taller, Btillpups for three quarters, but in the final three minutes, with Yuma leading 25-21, rangy Dick Wright fouled out and the Yuma defense crumpled. Final score 27-25. . . gr ? . 4m Vl Z , i 2c S . 22 ' ht ' OyifU j | jL; - : t -5 2 IAj ' Ninety-five kimi mm : WAI.TKK DWDV. MIKK C ' ClZ. _K F DWIS. Bll-L IxllLN IlilIN l.AKRKIT. JAMES GARRr-TT. Hl l, i,KLI , l. RI IIIGGINS 1 4 ' ? ' mm ' M jOH KEFX;A . DAXID LOTT. BKNNIK MANN. IC MANN Nifiety-six BASEBALL III their regular scheciulc hr l ' ' i4, iIh YLim.i Oiminal Baseball team split the season with three wins ami three losses. Due to the war a curtailed program was necessitated. The Criminals opened the season against Calexico and went down to de.eat 7-5. A few days later they bowed to El Centro, 7-0. Against Holtville, the Criminal nine hit their stride and behind the three hit ptching of Rudy Pihl they swamped a weak Holtville team, 14-2. The first home game of the season saw Calexico drop a close decision to Yuma. The score was _ 2. El Centro proceeded to administer a thorough shellacking to the Criminals when they journeyed to the Yuma diamond for the fifth game of the season. Score, Yuma 1, El Centro 14. Closing their season, Yuma again downed the Holtville eleven by a score of 5 to 4. Coach Stone lettered fourteen men in the diamond sport. They were: David Lott, Rudy Pihl, John R edondo, Larry Higgins, Bill Doten, Henry Green, Victor Mann, Percival Renick, Bennie Mann, Edward Tevis, Kort Meier, Tommy Tudor, John Garrett, and John Keegan. iuWv .; iiiW, 4 ' MaM A i ' KORT MEIER, EDWARD OCIIOA. Ri:D rilll.. JOHN REDOXDO ' S ' ' ::i ' iU tof I ' FRl.l AI, RI.MCJR, EDWARD TE IS. lOMMV Ti DoK. M.ii,.itcr, SOWi POWERS Niiiety-setfen ELIZABETH ROSE COACH Coach Rose, formally known as Miss Elizabeth Rose, director of girls ' physical education, the intramural sports progrom and coach of the tennis team. The greatly expanded and highly successful intramural sports competition was the emergency born answer to a curtailed athletic schedule forced on the school by the circumstances of war last year. It was begun experimentally last year as a noon hoiur activity with volleyball as the game. Its success gave impetus to this year ' s series of contests and tournament play in not only volleyball but tennis, shu ' He-board, horse-shoes, checkers, softball and ping-pong. The program as it now operates gives every student an opportunity to participate in competitive sports. Miss Rose also aroused a lost interest in tennis and built a capable team of racqueteers who made a good showmg in interscholastic competition, winning m;tches against the best teams of the Imperial and Salt River Valleys. Ninety-eight GIRLS PHYSICAL EDUCATION INTRAMURALS TENNIS N IIKK!) G1M GIRLS WJU.R TOIGH SOCCER GAMK . ' (KC KR GAMK IN THF. FROCK S l ' i l l: s v Tcni i; tkwis tocun mk ts 01E rOR SOFTBALL TKAM IIOSS AND ROSIR msec S SWIM TKAMS CilS TI ' .NNIS SI R. S LOMK I.OI ' KZ Ninety-nine BILL bTE EXSOX. rRAXRlE IXJWXSKND TENNIS The tennis team, rejuvenated, came back with vigor and flash to win all games played during this season. The boys team defeated El Centre, Qilexico and Brawley of the Imperial Valley, proceeded to whip the Phoenix High, North Phoenix High and St. Mary ' s of the Salt River Valley. Members of the boys team are Frankie Townsend, in the No. 1 position; Bill Stevenson, No. 2; Bill Anderson, No. 3; Eugene Swenson, No. 4; Lessel Conrad, No. 5; and Larry Ollason, No. 6. Bill Stevenson and Frank Townsend, doubles team, were undefeated. They went to Tucson for the Open State Tournament and returned with a junior doubles championship defeating some o: the best players of the Southwest. The girls were not so acomplished. Out of six meets they defeated only Calexico. Members of the girls team are Verda Rae Donkersley, in the No. 1 position; Salome Lopez, No. 2, Barbara Fry, No. 3; Bridgette Black, No. 4; Marie Frauenfelder, No. 5; Betty Patterson, No. 6. One him J red TENNIS KRANCIS CUNNINGHAM. BETTY PATTERSON. BARBARA KRY. AURORA GARCIA. BRIDGETT BLACK. MARIE FRAUENFELDER. S. LOME LOPEZ. CHARLENK 1 HOMPSON. BERTHA LIMON. HELEN MORENO. MISS ROSE HXROLD EATON. EUGENE SWENSON. DONAL H. CK;1- IT. CHARLES RLSllN. Lh M-.L u NkAI. BOB McPHER.SON. BILL STENENSON. FRANKIE TOWNSEND. BILL ANDERSON. RUBEN BARRAGON (Jnc hundred and one INTRAMURAL VOLLEY BALL HOME ROOM CHAMPIONS Imj K r - ' i ; S9 S s ■1 i2 P VTta ' S ' 1 HBm F T H Hv O S l B l .1 1. 1 Li— jt B vf f ' r H tf - ■ Qq mjV ■F iH w H B HJJHvn ' l Be Bj Iv 1 i-_ = Ti jiM M s si jjU H B ai tMiNiA MAGANA. BOH LEE. TONY MORENO. PETE MUNO ; .MILDRED MORGAN. JOE BRALN. DORIS McBK.S ' iEk FRANK TOWNSEND. GEORGE SE.VMANS. DICK WRIGHT ANNIE SEGLLJA. BILL h.ENEN ON. MR. SMI 111. EM.AUEE WRIGHT (Xne hundred and two ALL STAR CHAMPIONS DICK FOREE. FRANKIE TOWNSEND LARRY BALLARD, EDWARD RAMON. BILL PITCHFORD. LEE ERWIN N The intramurdls program, last year ' s war baby, under th; direction of Miss Elizabeth Rose, expanded into a daily noon activity. Tournaments were held in volley ball, tennis, ping-pong. checi crs, hor.se shoes and soft b.dl. The first volley ball tournament played between home rooms oi. each class was won by Mr. Starr ' s freshmen home room, and Miss Tillett ' s senior home room. In the play off, all teams fell before the killing attack of Mr. Braun ' s sophomores who became champions. The next tournament, known as the y ll-Stars, was won by the Juniors All-Star team. Members of these teams were elected by each class. ALLEN HLDSON. DONAL HACKETT. PALL IR IN, LEE McGINNIS VIC MANN. ALICE GREEN. WINIFRED JOSE, S. LOME LOPEZ, DAVID LOTT NELSON. LESLI E NANCY NOBLE. BILL PENNY, RATHER. BILL RENICK One hundred jnd three NTRAMURAL TENNIS BILL STE ENSON, BILL ANDER ON SALOME LOl ' EZ. LOIS DoRRIES In the tennis intramurals tournaments. Bill Stevenson beat Bill Anderson to win the championship in the boys division. In the girls division, Salome Lopez beat Lois Dorries for the girls championship. One hundred and four NTRAMURAL PING PONG r.DDIF. OCIIOA, NORRIS CRAWFORD MARIF. FRMENFELDER, COLLEEN LONG In ping-pong, Eddie Ochoa defeated Norris C3raw!:ord to become the boys ping- pong champion. Freshman Colleen Long defeated veteran Marie Frauenfelder, in a fast game, to win the girls ' ping-pong championship. One hundred and fire INTRAMURAL CHECKERS . SHUFFLEBOARD Lll, .MF BLS.VL KlKlN. BAKliARA IIAR EV. DOROTHV JOVNER DOROTKV FLEMING, EMADEE WRIGIIF, MARIE FRAUENEELDER. IMOGENE SEAY One hundred iind six HORSESHOES OSCAR PF.LL Tournaments were also held in checkers, soit ball and horse shoes. In the checker tournament ' Beryl Koon defeated Barbara Harvey. In the shuffle board fracas, the team of Emadee Wright and Imogene Seay whipped Dorothy Fleming and Marie Frauenfelder. Oscar Pell over came all-comers ro become the undisputed champion of horse- shoes. I One hundred and seuen G. A. A. SOFTBALL CHAMPS One hundred and eight GIRLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION The girls physical education is organized around the activities of the Girls ' Athe- letic Association. The activities consist of tournaments in basket ball, volley ball and soft ball. Under this set-up a system of points enables a girl to win a letter and sweater. The girls awarded letters this year were: Salome Lopez, Barbara Fry. Marie Frauenfelder and Betty Patterson. The ]unior teams made a clean sweep in all tournaments played. They defeated the seniors ui volley ball; they defeated the sophmores in basketball and they are fav- ored to win in Softball. Other sports enjoyed by the girls class in Physical Education were soccer, golf, archery, touch football and later in the spring, swimming. MILLIE I-NRRAR. NANCV NOBLE. MARILYN BLAL. CK ... EVA HIBBARD. BERYL KOON. DOROTHY IGVNER. BARBARA WILLIAMS. ROSALEE . RNETT V.ALERIE JOHNSON, INA REGAN. MILDRED MORGAN. DORCUS ANN UEWHURST, DORIS McBRA) ER CH R1F E THOMPSON EMMA MAGANA. R.XCHF.L FR. UENFF.LDER. ELEANOR PIHL, RUTH FRAUENI ELDER MAY FERGL.SON. BOBBIE M. C I , S.MIV 1-RANKLIN. HILDA BANNISTER „, ,, „. NIE SFGILIA LANERA AKINS, MARIORIE BRADSHAW. EM.VDEE WRIGHT, GLORIA HIGUERA SALOME LOPEZ. LICE GREEN. WIVi HED ' ( r- BRil ' ia-.n BL.VCK „.. ,,„c- v, DOROTHY FLEMING. HELEN YARWOOD. .MARIE I RAUENrELDER, BETT JO P. TTERSON One hundred and n. ' nc G. A. A. VOLLEYBALL CHAMPS I HOHHIK IU;TH NK(,. I , sally IRANKLIX, L i■, I- IIKGL SON. GLORLV lUGLKKA. IIILI) BANMSTl-U MARIORIK BRADSHAW. , NN11C SEGULIA. EMADF.K WRIGHT HKLKN YARDWOOD, WINIIRF.D lOSr- AiJC K ciRM ' .N. SAl.OMK I.OPKZ noROlTlY FLEMING. MARIE FRAUENFELbKR. BRIDGETT BLACK. BEITY 10 P.VTTERSllN One hundred and ten BASKETBALL G. A. A. I CHAMPS EMADEE WRIGHT. ANNIE SEUULIA, MARIORIE BRADSHAW GLORE IIIGLERA, MAE EERGLSON. SALLV FRANKLIN. BOBBIE RUTH McCAIN DOROTHY FLEMING. BRIDGETT BLACK. MARIE FRAUENFELDER HELEN VARVVOOD, WINIFRED JOSE. ALICE GREEN. SALOME LOPEZ One lutiuirrd am eleven G.A.A AQUATICS One hundred and twelve ' -■tyC t p „ . -y-y JL.--ifU- - C - ' i- - Mt -t-f - J U-t tC f ' n,, r-Z.-t. - -(_ INTRAMURALS IN ACTION 0«f hundred and thirteen LIGHTER MOMENTS One hundred itnd fifteen TEACHERS IN ACTION One hundred and . i. tcfn NINE JEEPS. jeeps . . . Loo ( there he is . . . Lots start . . . W heeeeees . . s firiu ' to ! o home . . . cute hahell One hundred and seventeen Bt)B CALLAHAN, lOHN TALBOT. NED DLSLNBERR ' l. BOB ODOM. lAMES BURNS, lERRY FLINT. lOMN DLRKIN. JOHN UNDERBILL. ROBERT ' lATF.. SAM GL ' l MAN. . ' IDEXV COLBY. NU NU BVLINGER. AL ' IN SMITH. MISS WHITE. THERESE MORROW. Lol HELEN BF.NNET. I ' ATSV MtCOY, JOE LORRANCE. TOM BAKER. DiV ID MOLINA CHARLES AN DYKE. MARY MARTHA BARKLEY IO N SMITH PEGGY WHITEHEAD, LILLY GLEESON. BETTY LOU COLMAN. RUTHIE JOHNSON. DOROTHY FLEMING LORRMnE CARTER. RACHEL FRAUENFELDER. B. RB RA H.ilaEl. MARY McINTYRE. INA REEGAN. J. C. DAVIS, VTC MANN. ICNIOR ROBINSON. SONNY POWERS, , „.,.. „ ., . , r-  . r-. vvic BILL SNAILIJM, LARRY BALLARD, DAS ID LOFT. JIMMY OMICILnTE K BA LESS. ERVVIN PETERKIN, LEE McGINNIS. JOHN REDONDO. BILLY .STAFFORD, FRANK TOWNSEND. lOHN PE.VCII. BL. ZE MONFAGLE, JERRY CRAWFORD. DICK FOREE. EDWARD CANNON. .,. v„,., JOE LORRKNCE BOB SAWERS. EUGENE SWENSON. BILL PITCHFORD, BILL STEVENSON, KENNETH WRIGHT, P.VT HODGES. ROBER I CU.EE.SON. One hundred and eighteen LATIN CLUB The Latin Club is conipi.sed of those students taking Latin and making a three or better in their work. ALso those students who have successfully passed the two- year are eligible for entrance into the club. Under the capable leadership of the club ' s president. Bob Callahan, and the en- thusiasm of the members, the club has hatl a very sucessful year. The initiation was held in true Latin style, depicting a trip through H.ides and thence to the Elysian Fields. The annual banquet which is the highlight of the year was held on the 17th o: December. The banquet was successfully carr.e.l off with gladiatorian combats and s :)ngs between courses. Each year the club has charge of an assembly. This year the scene was laid in the Underworlds, and was excellently depicted by the stage crew under the leadership of Ned Dusenbery. Through it trailed the heroes and villians of Ancient Rome and Greece and some of modern day. To celebrate the success of the as.scmbly, the club had a picnic a week later which all enjoyed. The officers for the year were: Bob Callahan, president; Lou Helen Bennett, vice- president; Jane Slaten, secretary and treasurer. The adviser was Mis,? Paloma White. y CLUB The honor students participating in school activities are the boys of the Y Club. They are gathered to promote good sportsmanship and to encourage more boys to participate in athletics. This year they had a thorough initiation. The incoming members were pounced on with unmerciful glee. Preceeding the initiation was the annual Y club picnic, which is one of YUHS ' s many traditions. The officers were: Bob Sawers, president; Vic Mann, vice-president; and Davy Lett, secretarv-treasurer. The adviser of the club was Coach Mike Starr. I One hundred and nineteen I.INWOOI) I ' KRKINS, MO . LKK MORTCIX. BOK WnUFWS. I)OR()!ll ' |- I ' LKMING. C ' I1 RI-KS MMIIRI MR. ARriUR MiNKIL. JOHNNY W KS 1 0 KR. ]t NOMOlll., STK K B Wl.KSS. i;K( IRC I-: (i.RAM ROSALIND TATK RITHIK KRAl ' NI-KLI-KR. noBHIl-M.fAI N I:R|) I KIN KI-.R. l.KV. I.IRN MM. I ' OU I.R SHIRI.I ' .V OLMSTAI), NORMA lOVNR. lACkll ' : WINN, M RII- !■ R l N !■ Kl.l -l-.R. RMllKI. IR l Ni l-:i.l)l,R One Innidred anil twenty STAMP CLUB The Stamp Club was organized tor studenis interested in collecting stamps as a hobby. This year the stamp club met every other Thursday in the cafeteria. One of the projects was the annual stamp exhibit in the show case in Snider Hall. The social activities of the club for the year were a hayride and an all dav fishing trip at Laguna Dam with fathers and jerry Stone, adviser attending. The olBcers for this year were lames Robison, president; Jerry Flint, vice-president, and Forest Balinger, secretary-treasurer. WARDENS CLUB The Wardens club was ably led through an active program by president John Homer Westover. The Athletic Award was presented to Bob Sawers by the Wardens this year. The club sponsored the Leitennens Banciuet. Other activities during the year were; two picnics held at the sand hills, two initiations, a dance and an assembly. The club was also in charge of the concession counter at the Football games. There are twenty-five members in the club and there are possible plans for the club to sponsor an orphan or refugee child. The officers for the club are; John Homer Westover, president; Bobbie Ruth McLain, secretary-treasurer. The adviser is Mr. McNeil. One hundred and tiventv-one DtJROTHV Kl.LMiN;.;. NORMA HYATT. MARY BETH SMITH, BOBBIE MiCAiN MARIE FRALEXKELUER. MARJORIE BRADSH-WV MRS. SLO.K.N. MONA LEE MORTON, HELEN ' I R O0D. NOMA JOYNER. ELDON ARRANT. RAYMOND QION. JIMMY VOMOflL lOY MORTON. ROS.NLIE SNYDER. MISS SI E UKNiWOKTH LURA M. E POWER. DOROTHY M.l-MINo. M.NKIE ER At ENI ' E.I.DER. DOR. . II, . SHII.EY OLMSTE.M) One hundred and tii ' ent -tn ' u PEP CLUB The Pep Club consisted of thirty-three members. During the year the Pep Club sponsored the Annual Bonfire Raliey, Pep Club assembly and a supper dance- also a student body dance to fill in for the Pep club carnival which they were unable to have this year. The officers for this year were: Verda Rae Donkersley, president; Mona Lee Morton, vice-president; Bobbie Ruth McCain, secretary and treasurer; and Lovene Splawn, corresponding secretary. The adviser is Mrs. Helen Weisser. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Impressive ceremonies twice a year initiates YUHS honor students into one of the most exclusive societies in the school, the Natonal Honor Society. This organiza- tion stands for character, leadership, scholarship and service. In order to be admitted fo this group, a grade of a two is required in ail subjects throughout the year. At ceremonies which are held in assembly before the whole student body, each prospect- ive member of the group marches forward and lights candle from a burning brazier pledging himself to uphold the standards and leadership as a member of the ' ' uma Chapter of the National Honor Society. The main duty of this society is to perform service to the school by getting assignments to all sick students. Miss Sue Wentworth is adviser: Lura Mae Power is president; Shirley Olmstead, vice-president; and joy Morton, secretary. One hundred and twenty-three ETTA ROliRBOLUH. UeSALlE DRYSUALE. EioRES BREriAIN. MR. GAXU lOE OSBORNE. LELAND GALLAHER. EI:GENE EMPAXTE, MEI, IN BRIAN RlCilARD REESE. JIM i Ii El.JI.WEV, WALTER BANDY. LEONARD B. (;B ' ' HILI.IE BECK L MF.S GARRETT, lOE HAYNES. SHERMAN IIENRUKS. LAWRICNtl ' , CASTINE, EDWARD BOWERS, KORT MEIR. CHARLES LONG, GENE .S. II III El GENE SWEN.MlN. I.ESEL CONRAD, CHARLES RUSTIN. DON L II.ACKETT. HAROLD E. TON BOBBY Mac PHERSON, ANGELITA LORONA, RIEBEN BARRAG.W. ERANCIS CINNINGHVM SALOME LOHEZ. CHARLENE THOMPSON. BARBARA FR ' i , BERTII. LORONO AURORA GARCIA. BILLY ANDERSON. BETTY lO IWTERSON. BILLY SlE LNSON. LVRIE FRAL ENKELDER. FRANKIE TOWNSEND, MISS RO E BRIDGET BLACK One hundred and twenty-jour FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA The aims of the Future Farmers of America are to promote a better and more practical understanding of modern farm methods, make the community, state and nation conscious of advantages o ' ' farm hfe. The F.F.A. entered in the Mission Field day at Phoenix and they entered the Judging Contest. They gave the annual Barn dance in the high school gym. Their banquet was held in the cafeteria. Together with the Home Ec club they presented the third of assembly contest. The officers of the club were: Edward Pbwer.s, president; Lawrence Castine, vice-president; James Robison, secretary; and James Garrett, treasurer. Mr. Ford (iano was the adviser. TENNIS CLUB The officers of the Tennis Club this year were Miss Rose, adviser; Bill Stevenson, acting president; and Salome Lopez, secretary. The aim of the Tennis Club is to develop better sportsmanship and to encourage enthusiasm in tennis. The club sponsors net tournaments among those students who take tennis. The leading racketeers engage in tennis matches throughout the state. The qualifications for membership are that a student be in good standing and take active part in tennis playing. One hundred and tiventv-jivc tlL, Bill Snailum. Ted Town end, Richard Slanlon. C.iri An.niun ' , Charles Mabery Bill Thacker, Jimmy VonuKil. Robert Callahan Juhn Talbot, David Molina, John Durkin. Tom Baker. Ned Du enberry Nancy McCallum. Winifred Jti-e. Lovenc Spiawn. Jacqueline Dtitlon, Emadee Wrifrht. Betty Pennington. Joan Smith, Ruthie Fraunfcider Marvel Kissel, Kathryn Hendrickson, Genie VeSell, Lavera Akins, Rosalie Snyder. Dorothy Fleming, Marjery Coon. Mary Martha Barkely, Lorraine Carter, Joyce Thcrnpson. Rachel Frauenfelder. Betty Jo Key, Dee Hudson. Patsy Pender. Mildred SImtinek, Eleanor Pihi, Lois Dorries, Valerie Johnson, Barbarallar ey, Phjllis Holmberg One hundred arid ttucnty-six DRAMA CLUB To create interest in dramatics in high school and among the tcnvnspeople is the objective of the Dramatic Club. Each year members present a major production and numerous skits. Due to conditions and circumstances the Drama Club did not pres- ent a major production although for the Christmas play they presented Hyacinths for Christmas which was received and applauded by the student body. Officers for this vear were: Bill Snailum, president; Erwin Peterkin, vice-president; Janet Slaten, secretary; and Miss Mable Cloyd, adviser. G.A.A. The Girls ' Athletic Association- one of the most active organizations in school this year, was headed by Marjorie Bradshaw. The Girl-Dates-Boy dance was one of the number of projects this year. Tlie King and Queen of the dance were Dorothy Fleming and Charlie Mabery. Other projects were the G.A.A. and Y club picnic where initiates were put through traditional rituals. The G.A.A. banquet was held May 12, at that time the athletic awards were presented. Letter Y ' s were given to the girls who had earned them during the year. The election of officers for next year wa.s also held at the banquet. Marjorie Bradshaw was this year ' s able president: Ann Segulja, vice-president; Rachel Frauenfelder, secretary Ruthie Frauenfelder, treasurer; Carmen Kehl, report- er, and Miss Elizabeth Rose was the adviser. . One hundred and twenty-seven CONGRATULATIONS 1 AND SINCERE BEST WISHES i SOUTHWESTERN ICE AND COLD STORAGE CO. YUMA ARIZONA MISSION STUDIO YUMA One hundred and twenty-eight STAR CAFE Yuma, Arizona Highway 80 It ' s From THE SMART SHOPPE The Best Always Is A Boast As Well As An Explanation of Good Taste € 227 Main Street Phone 285W INSURE IN SURE : INSURANCE € JACK CHAMBERS INSURANCE After School What? Choose a Vocation Attempt to make a Strike . But Remember Most Good Scores are made by picking up your Spares YUMA Bowling Center 149 E. First Street. Phone 806 One himdred and twenty-nine CONGRATULATIONS And Best Wishes for Continued Success SERV - UR - SELF 301 8th St.. : Yuma, Arixona. i CORNET ' S 5c _ lOc — 25c STORE € SCHOOL SUPPLIES NOVELTIES Spanish Club Assembly Tennis Court Dance Interesting game? The Queens One hundred and thirty r— — ■ ' - t € CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF NINETEEN FORTY-FOUR e TEXACO One hundred and thirty-one REDDY KILOWATT Your Electrical Servant Says Congratulations to All you Seniors on Graduation I ' ve graduated from the luxury stage and now recognized as a necessity — A necessity for a cheerful home and for a fighting 7= - America. ©( ARIZONA EDISON COMPANY, INC. Congratulations Seniors! THE INTERNATIONAL PHARMACY One hundred and thirty-two HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS And especially Seniors, Congratulations on another year com- pleted! We ' re glad to have served you and your institution during this year. War may cut down on our ability to obtain goods, but we ' re always glad to be of whatever service we can. Anything you need in the line of sports equipment, gifts, hardware. We will supply within the limits imposed by our own wartime restrictions. Victory comes first. IMPERIAL HARDWARE CO. YUMA SOMMERTON MESA One hundred and thirty-three Snap course . . . tu {e our picture . . . Eleanor, Esther. Evelyn One h::!idre! cn-i th rty-j- ' iw ' O J ' t ' ' CONGRATULATIONS y L u. ,„. CLASS OF 1944 € icvuu Jr - ' - Our best wishes to you for vour success and well being. And in passing, may we offer a comment or two about Sanguinetti ' s. A firm that has weathered 57 vears of business life must have what it takes. Sanjuinefti ' s has been faithfully serving the people of Yuma since 1887. We are as much a part of Yuma as the sand on the desert. So today, as through the years, you can look confidently to us for merchandise of quality and dependability — at fair prices. We are deeply grateful for your loyal support which has so largely contributed to our success. Thank you and Good luck. € E. F. SANGUINETTLInc. 57 YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE One hundred and ihiity-fii e ' - Students are welcome at our store. We ' ll supply your school needs. We still have stocks of model supplies, photography equipment and other hobby facilities. € See Us SCHOTT BROTHERS Yuma County Farmers Ass n. INCORPORATED iWHCLESALE RETAIL DEALERS (field seeds— INtECTACIDES — FERTILIZERS HAY— GRAIN— STRAW— FLAX t 401 8th Street Tel. 180 MORt; .si ' irr.vToRS. different . E:■rrIN(.;. .hasfball game CLRLI ' IRIKS AMATEIR PIIOIOGRAI ' HV I.N CkIM C. P FROSH INni. TKS H. T CHECK GIRLS AT .SR. PROM PHIL IN IHE PINK DECOR.VTING FOR SOPH. BANQUET One hundred and thirty-six CONGRATULATIONS SENIORS You are the Men and Women of Today With Your Determination and God ' s Help We will All Soon be Living and Working in a World at Peace THE EMPORIUM DEPARTMENT STORE 240 MAIN u YUMA, ARIZONA CONGRATULATIONS And Best Wishes for the Future] BANK CAFE CONGRATULATIONS And Sincere Best Wishes THE UNITED One hundred and thirtv-seven ONE COKE COMING UP! YEP ! WE ' RE JOHNNY ON THE SPOT WITH OUR FOUNTAIN SER- VICE FOR ALL THE HIGH SCHOOL GANG McCALLUM ' S DRUG CO. Congratulations Seniors REMEMBER! GIFTS for all OCCASIONS FINEST J EW EL RY € Huberts Jewelry Company FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ARIZONA Yuma, Arizona € Member of F.D.I.C. ' COMMERCIAL SAVINGS SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS TOGGERY € FOR MEN ' S FURNISHINGS € YUMA, ARIZONA i One hiindyed and tlurtv-ei ' ht One hundred and thirty-nine ' One hundred and forty One hundred and forty-one Fountain Service € Your Every Drug Need SMIT H S YUMA PHARMACY CONGR ATU LATI GNS SENIORS! € STATE CAFE School Your Every Clothing Need Work Play o J. C. PENNEY CO. CONGRATULATIONS And Best Wishes for Continued Success € WILLWEBER GROCERY € Pho 103 230 Main Street t ,,,,,,,,,, . One hundred and jorly-two RAY HILL CRAFTSMEN THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES AND MEN HAVE GIVEN US THE BENEFIT OF THEIR) SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE IN MAKING THIS 1944 EL SAGUARO. IN IT YOU WILL FIND MANY EVIDENCES OF THE WAR, BUI WITH TYPICAL AMERICAN SPIRIT THESE MEN AND THEIR COMPANIES HAVE GOTTEN AROUND BUGS AND SHORTAGES. AL- THOUGH CHIS IS THEIR BUSINESS THEY ALWAYS GIVE US MORE THAN THE COLD CONTRACT CALLS FOR. FOR THIS WE THANK THEM. COVERS WERE MADE BY THE DAVID I. MALLEY COMPANY. MR. SAM BABCOCK. 421 SOUTH BRAND BOULEVARD, CLENDALE. CALIFORNIA, AGENT. ENGRAVINGS WERE MADE BY LOS ANGELES ENGRAVING COMPANY, 1220 MAPLE AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. MR. JACK CANNICOTT, AGENT. PRINTING DONE BY BOULEVARD PRESS. INCORPORATED. 1085 NORTH OXFORD AVE., LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. MR. ALFRED JONES, AGENT. BINDING BY THE PHILLIPS PRINTING COMPANY. 250 EAST FOURTH STREET, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, MR. WOOD GLOVER, AGENT. JUNIOR AND SENIOR PICTURES WERE TAKEN BY MISSION STUDIOS, YUMA, ARIZONA. MR. HICKSON, PHOTOGRARHER. PICTORIAL ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE SECTION ON CURRICULA AND CROUP PICTURES WERE MADE BY RAY HILL, YUHS ALUMNUS, YUMA, ARIZONA. PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES WERE FURNISHED BY SCHOTT BROTHERS, YUMA, ARIZONA. One hundred and forty-three J2. A ; (.V V ir-« yV A - ? i vJ ' y .A. 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