'Super-Colossal' Carnival Planned At High School

Santa Paula Chronicle
Friday, March 12, 1937

This post is going to leap about 50 years ahead to 1937 with a story (written by SPHS Students) about upcoming Santa Paula High School events. The main story is about an ASB school carnival, with additional information about a school board banquet, a St. Patrick's Dinner and a Hi-Y conference. The Hi-Y conference is interesting in that the Hi-Y club was prominent in yearbooks and stories around the 1930's. It stands for HIgh school Ymca. The story of the club's origin is that in 1889 a teacher took some cigars away from students and challenged them to do something more worthwhile with their lives. The students challenged the teacher to help them, and the Hi-Y organization was formed. The goal of the club is to help students improve themselves, their school and community. I'm not sure how true the tale is, but it's interesting.

Students prepare for Gala Event Next Friday; P.T.A. Joint Sponsor

This weekly resume of high school news is prepared by Cecille Pettitt and LaVerne Beck, Students in Williams Bauer's English Classes.

THANKS
At this time we feel that it is most appropriate to extend the sincerest thanks of the students of S.P.U.H.S. to all those voters who made it possible for the school bond issue to go through.

CARNIVAL
Ringling brothers will look like amateurs in comparison! P.T. Barnum will seem like a piker after the school circus and carnival. The date - March 19, the place - high school gym. It will be "tremendously original, surprisingly 'different' and stupendously entertaining.

The local P.T.A. fathers will present a hair-raising "Meller-Drama". "Doctor" Coultas, who is athletic adviser in his spare time, will dissect a human torso before your very eyes. Among the many other concessions there will probably be a fun-house, and a terrific "Slide For Life." There will be various baseball throws, games, dancing, and plenty of balloons and confetti. A Hula-hula show is being considered by the Hi-Y bays and of course there will be barkers, too. Jim Lincoln, student body president, will do some 'plain and fancy' orating for this cause. Bill (Swampy) Larkin, also will be a barker.

This year's carnival is being sponsored by the student body of Santa Paula high school and the local Parent-Teachers association. Each student organization is to sponsor and operate a separate concession.

As an added feature, all grammar school children will receive 10 cents worth of scrip free with their admission tickets. The public is cordially invited.

SCHOOL BOARD BANQUET
Invitations have been sent to the school board members requesting their presence at a dinner which will be served in the school's dining room March 17. The home making girls are giving the dinner, and the decorations will be carried out in green and white in honor of St. Patrick's Day.

ST. PATRICK'S DINNER
At 6:30 Thursday evening, the homemaking girls are giving a dinner for their mothers in the cafeteria. Green and white will be the dominating colors in honor of Ol' St' Patrick. Corsages will be given to the mothers as they enter. Ruth Redick will present a toast to the mothers and Dorothy West will welcome them. Dorothy Burdick is in charge of the program, which gives evidence of being very entertaining.

HI-Y CONFERENCE
On Saturday and Sunday the annual older boys conference will be held at the First Methodist church in Ventura. The Santa Paula Hi-Y's plan to attend this conference. Frank Wyckoff, Olympic athlete; Miss Mary Blair Wallace, distinguished lecturer on personality adjustment and human relationships; and Doctor Frederick P. Woellner, of U.C.L.A. will be honored guests.

The topic of the day will be "Creating Character." This, and many other attractions, including basketball competition for the tri-county clubs, will keep the boys interested.