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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1926
Page
8
A clipped OCR fragment lists literary editor social columns and department heads for a school yearbook. Names such as Jack Topping Eva Danielson Miss Pfau and editors across junior senior and freshman classes are named alongside roles like Athletics and Socials. This garbled segment outlines staff roles and calendar markings without a cohesive event.
The article remembers friendship as a guiding ideal and covers Barstow High School senior dance details. Palmer Orchestra provided music while Miss Phau Miss Hitzler and Mrs. Reass offered dance lessons. The piece notes large attendance, tasty punch, and future 22P-200 score prospects as Barstow's basketball squad features Guard Wetenhall Melton and center Topping.
The article notes Miss Paxton was away in the latter part of last week and expresses that she was missed, while acknowledging it is nice to have the principal back and she rejoined students Monday morning.
The Credentials Committee of the California Scholarship Federation met Thursday and approved the new members. Seniors Elizabeth Francis Bernard McCoy Imogene Fisher Sophomores Kathryn Drumm Mary Francis Eva Danielson Freshman Viola Jensen Harry Swanger Le Vaughn McDermott Frank Speth. Chapter 93 will send four student members and one faculty member to the annual Convention at Riverside December 18. Eva Danielson is president, Viola Jensen vice president, Imogene Fisher secretary and treasurer. If unchanged, Eva Danielson Viola Jensen Bernard McCoy Elizabeth Francis will represent the chapter.
The first inter scholastic basketball game of the year is set for next Friday December 17 at 2 30 PM on the local high school grounds. Last year Victor ville and Barstow split their two games with Barstow winning the opener 20 19 at Victorville and the local boys winning the Barstow return.
After a week off the boys returned to practice, better in defense and outside plays. The first team worked hard on signals and routines. Thursday the High School faced a fast town team, trailed at halftime but woke in the second half as signals improved and fast play emerged.
In the last quarter the town team fought hard but home school fell 82 to 27. The first inter-society game saw the Apaches beat the Mohicans 32 to 18 with a close first half 14 to 14. Topping led the Apaches with 7 baskets as Kerr Wetenhall Gliebe and Rowe starred for the Mohicans. Senior notes report ten members admitted to the Scholarship Federation with five seniors and a successful class dance drawing praise from alumni.
The American History class elected new officers Monday to preside on days with Outside Reading Reports and Literary Digest Reports. James Kerr was named Chairman and Myrtle Meek Secretary.
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