Topazette, vol. 1, no. 12 (June 24, 1943)

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Volume 1,: Number 12


TOPAZ HIGH SCHOOL


Topaz, Utah


Adachi To Head Topaz High Student Body


Topaz High Schonl to Observe


First Graduation Ceremony


CLASS OF 198 SENIORS


TO GRADUATE IN


COLORFUL CEREMONY


On June 25, 1943 at 8:00 p.m,


weather permitting, 198 students of


the Topaz High School `will receive


their diplomas on the out-door


platform, which will be erected for


the occasion on the high school'


grounds. The graduating seniors


will be attired in navy blue caps


and gowns and the girls will be


distinguished by white collars.


The theme for the graduation is


to be-`We Must Make Men to


Match Our Mountains." The com-


mencement speakers are Masao


Ashizawa, Rhoda Nishimura and


Michiko Okamoto. The speeches


will be summarized in Japanese by


Motoichi Yanagi for the benefit of


the parents. During the intervals,


Ernestina Teranishi will play `In-


termezzo"', and the Topaz High


School A Capella Choir will render


several numbers. Among the ren-


tions will be the fs Chor-


Hymn.


Superintendent of schools, L. G.


Noble, will present the diplomas


to the 198 seniors. The Topaz High


School principal, Dr. G. L. Woolf,


and Junior Administrator Henry


- Tani will introduce the graduating


seniors.


The Junior High School will


have its graduation exercises on


the same day at 10:00 a.m. There


are about 160 ninth grade students


who will be graduated. An impres-


sive program has been planned for


this ceremony.


GRADUATING SENIORS


Teruko Adachi, Michiko Aihara,


Minoru Akiyoshi, Dorothy Ann Ao-


ki, Kiyoshi Aoyagi, Stanley Aoyagi,


Masao Ashizawa, May Ashizawa,


Fumiko Azuma, Alma Bando, No-


boru Doioka, Edna Dowke, Grace


Fujimoto, Nobuji Fujimoto, Hisako


Fujinami, Saburo Fujita, Aiko Fu-


kada, Paul Fukami, Sachiko Fuka-.


mi, Henry Fukui, Mae Furusho, Mi-


tsuyo Handa, Fumi Hanyu, Michiko


Hara, Chiko Haramaki, Kazuko Ha-


se, George Hashimoto, Oki Hashi-


moto, Margaret Hayamizu, James


Hayashi, Michihiko Hayashida, Sa-


(Continued on Page 7)


Sophomore Assembly


| Acclaimed Success


Under the able chairmanship. of


Sambo Nakaso, the sophomore


class assembly, which was given


on June 11th, was acclaimed to be


a great success. Credit should go


not only to Pete Matsumoto, the


sophomore prexy, but also to the


individuals who participated in the


program. Not to be stopped by on-


ly the talents of the individuals,


the sophomore class also presented


a very alluring "feminine" fash-


ion show in an all-star Power's


models. Remember that sexy "gal"


in red? Wow!!


An unexpected surprise was in


store when Harry Kitano and his


supposedly 13-piece band rendered


their version of the Topaz March


Another surprise was in store


when the school choir sang the


new school hymn, words written by


Bill Oshima and music by David


HO: The choir was under the direc-


Senior Week Activities


The senior week was started off


with a bang at Mt. Swazy on Sun-


day, June 20. The seniors and sen-


ior teachers had an unforgettable


time. About 200 students left the


school grounds at 8:30 a.m. The


trucks started at about 9:00 a.m.


Although the ride was quite long,


the excited seniors had a lot to


talk about. After many games, tthe


seniors finally got to the food.


The credit for the refreshments


should go to Frances Kusumine,


and for transportation to Hiroshi


Nakano. The entertainments were


planned by Alma Bando.


Baccalaureate services were held


at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday evening at


D. H. 32. A committee of the Inter-


faith Ministerial Association, under


the chairmanship of the Rev. Ka-


wamorita, arranged the program.


The seniors are to hold a Senior


"M" Banquet on the evening of the


22nd of June at 7:30 p.m., at D. H.


32. The affair is to be informal.


The seniors will gather at Rec Hall


31, and later when all have arrived


will go to the "dinner" together.


Arranging the affair are Miye


Shinoda and Chiyoko Matsuzaki.


Students Asked


to Consider


Summer Session Plans .. .


What are your plans for the


summer? Are you going to spend


the summer with. idleness or with


wholesome activities? These are


the questions revolving in every


student's mind.


The students of Topaz High].


should seriously consider which of


the following possibilities best


suit his needs,. the needs of the


community, the needs of the coun-


try, and the needs of the Japanese-


American people.


1.-Relocation-of particular in-


terest to seniors.


2.-Seasonal work outside - for


older students generally.


3.-Full-time work on project en-


terprises.


4.-Part-time work on the proj-


ect. es


5.-Attendance at summer school


classes.


6.-Participation with groups in


special interests.


7.-Participation in athletic and


playground activities.


8.-Summer camping, hiking, etc.


The conditions prevailing in To-


paz and in the country at large are


such that most students will be


forced to consider seriously his par-


ticipation in one of the first four


(Continued on Page 7)


Clean-Up Day


Yes, sir!


Get that dirt off the ere


FORMER B. A. PREXY


ELECTED PRESIDENT


FOR COMING TERM


Last Friday's election results ac-


claimed Eichi Adachi as the new


Student Body President. Assisting


him will be Terry Nakahiro as


Vive President, Dwight Nishimura


as Secretary, Pete Matsumoto as


B. A. President, Betty Nakaso as


G. A, President, and Juro Hayashi-


da as Treasurer, a second term of-


ficer.


Those who etek ran for office


are: Norman Hirose, President;


Etsuko Honnami, Toshiko Katsu-


moto, John Oshima and Ryozo Ku-


mekawa, Vice President; Hime


| Enomoto, Secretary; Yosh Takaku-


wa, Treasurer; Takashi Kubota and


and Mariko Shinoda, G. A. Presi-


dent.


Prior to the election, difficulty


was caused at the candidate's as-


sembly by the fact that many of


the studennts who should have


run for office "backed out." Unlike


Sp agha-i hyilding cass


the manifold and colorful esters


before,


Shaiititine Topaz High School


Himeo Tsumori


Receives Special Award


As all sports and activities come


to an end, some have been noted


for their outstanding DEEHe enon 15th, turned out to be a great -suc-


in such activities and sports. Such


as the purpose of the award as-|


sembly which was held today. Ap-|


proximately 70 letters were given)


to the girls who have joined at


least two clubs and have had not


more than two absences. For the


boys, 24 Block T's were given plus


a star which was presented to Hi-


meo Tsumori for his outstanding


athletic ability.


"Stairway to the Stars"


Theme of Senior Prom


The long awaited Senior Prom


will be held on Thursday, June 24,


| from 8:30 p.m. at Dining Hall 32.


Carrying out the theme,. "The


Stairway to the Stars," this last.


school dance for seniors is sched-


uled to be the best of the year,


with George Yamamura as master


`of ceremonies. It will be an infor-


mal affair, strictly invitational, and


outsiders will be admitted provided


they come with a senior. Faculty


will be charge@ the slight admis-


sion fee of $1.00 a couple.


Patrons and patronesses for this


occasion are to be Mr. and Mrs.


Charles Ernst, Mr. and Mrs. Lorne


Bell, Mr. and Mrs. James Hughes,


Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Watson, Mr.


and Mrs. LeGrande Noble, and Dr.


and Mrs. Golden Woolf.


The arrangements for the dance


are in the capable hands of chair-


man William Sakai, and the senior


dance committee, Annabelle Uyeda,


Agnes Mori, Mary Matsumoto, Ma-


chiko Nakamura, Chiyo Matsuzaki,


Frances Kimura, Ayako Ota, Joe


Inatome, Seiji Kaibe, Takao Matsu-


zaki, Tomio Sakurai, Vincent Mo-


mii and Tom Yoshitomi.


Clean-Up ate Succosatil


Student Body officers are: Masao


Ashizawa, President; Rhoda Nishi-


mura, Vice President; Annabelle


Uyeda, Secretary; May Matsumoto,


G. A. Prexy; Eichi Adachi, B. A.


Prexy; and Juro. Hayashida, who


`will again serve as Treasurer next


term.


States Dr. Woolf (c) a


Clean-up Day which took place


during 3rd_ period, Tuesday, June


cess. All students helped clean the


room and immediate surroundings


in which they were in 3rd period.


Dr. Woolf considered it very im-


portant that we took class time to


clean the buildings and rooms so


that they will be in good condi-


tion for the elementary school,


which -will move in this fall.


Journal Netiting


Completion; May Be


Issued by June 25th


Ramblings' green has gone te


war!


Due to the shortage of green dye,


the cover of the '43 journal will be


blue instead of the appropriate


green,


Ken Shimomura, editor-in-chief,


and Paul Tani, technical editor, of


the staff took a trip to the print-


ers in Springville, Utah, last Thurs-


day and Friday, in order to proof-


read the material. It is hoped that


the journal can be issued to the


students by June 25th.


Ramblings' green has gone `3


war!


Student Aid Committee


Sponsors "Tag Week"


This week, June 21-25, the Topaz


High Student Aid Committee is


sponsoring a "Tag Week". The pur-


pose of this drive is to raise funds


for the graduates who are qual-


ified to attend college but who do


not have sufficient financial back-


ing. To become a member of this


"Booster Club" you must buy a tag


for five cents from any of those


seniors who have applied for stu-];


dent relocation. This tag is to be


worn all during the drive to signify


that you have contributed.


George Tsuda and Elsie Mayeda


are in charge of this drive.


The Girl Reserves raised $60.00


from their pie and punch sale, and


a total of $22.50 has been received


from relocated persons. A gener-


ous contribution of $250 was also


Announce Junior High.


Election Results


Tuesday the newly elected of-


ficers of the Topaz Junior High


School were announced. They


will take over their duties in the


coming school term.


The election was held Monday


with the following students


named to fill the posts:


received from a friend in the Bay President .............. Eugene Sasai


Region. : Vice Pres, 23 . Harold Hayashi


The seniors are planning a "Cor- Sec.-Treas. -.. Helen Yamanashi


onation Ball" for the 4th of' July || G. A. Pres. ...... Asako Kawamoto


with the queen to be chosen from B. A. Pres. sreeenene Ken Yamanaka


the senior class. Meanwhile, come|| Yell Leader ............ Betty Harada


on, everyone! Contribute to this|| Historian ..... Grace Matsumoto


worthy cause! Let's buy those tags Setsuko Asano


and have Topaz High School 100%.


Editor-in-chief ....


Hideo Yonenaka, B. A. President; -


last term's election, very little.


campaigning was done this time. |


Only a few posters Siete: on the ee


t.


- be on the alert tor news! Typing should be one of your


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TOPAZETTE


Thursday, June 24, 1943


THE TOPAZETTE


Published by the Journalism Class of the Topaz High School.


Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah.


THE TOPAZETTE STAFF


EDITOR Shizu Nishino


' Associate Editor Tama Yoshimura


Sports Stati... Editor, Masaru Kato; Tets Ochi, Tom Tomioka


Page Editor Albert Nabeshima


Circulation Department ......2....2-...--.---0e---eeeceeene Manager, Miyo Ishiyama


Assistant Manager Joan Ihara


Artist Tetsuro Uyehara


POR CUIGN PCOVISOLS 25 ooo alos o een e merge tenre Mrs. Boardman, Mr. Maggiora


FRGPOLCONS ooo ss ccc Yae Sekimachi, Rey Nakahara, Kay Sekimachi,


May Hayashida, Ayako Ota, George Yoshioka,


Nobuo Kono, Albert Tsugawa.


EDITORIALS


What Is Newspaper Work Like?


With this last grand edition of the Topazette, the staff


bids adieu, Each publication of the Topazette has been a


challenge to our stamina, energy, and spirit. Working under


difficult - to say the least - conditions, a few of the staff


members have had to work days and night proof-reading the


stories, typing them up, making dummy sheets, stenciling,


and stapling the pages together. You have no idea of what


we have had to endure-at times we have felt as if we were


on the verge of collapse-to put it mildly. Working dogged-


ly into the late hours of night, or perhaps it would be more


proper to say wee hours of the morning, we "Westbrook


Peglers" have had a very good insight into the nature of


newspaper work.


This editorial is not meant to be one asking for pity.


Emphatically no! It was written primarily for the benefit


of those students who intend to take journalism next term,


and secondly to enlighten those hundreds of students who


are in the dark as to the time and labor involved in the pub-


lishing of each issue of the Topazette.


All this which has been written heretofore tends to make


one believe that journalism is nothing but work, work and


more work; consequently a course which many of you "lan-


guorous" students would avoid. Quite to the contrary, journ-


alism is a field well worth exploring. It is a course that is


alive, and in which one learns through actual experience.


The student of journalism learns among other things to


meet people in a poised manner, to write concisely, to work


cooperatively with others, to give unselfishly his time and


energy, and to evaluate the wp of news and news publi-


cation.


Here are some tips for you future journalism students.


Be able to devote a great deal of your time to the paper


whether it be on school nights or Saturdays or Sundays! Be


--*--~--n about the school campus! Al-


pees


ways


-.accomplishments. Journalism is wale for people with|


ideas! Whatever you do, don't enroll for the course in journ-


alism thinking it is a "snap"-don't be fooled!


Here's hoping that next term's Topazette staff will not


be as handicapped by inexperience as this outgoing staff


was. Good luck to them!


The Struggle of the Journalism Class


By Miyo Ishiyama


The room was topsy turvy, a scramble of page threes, staples,


page threes, books and yet more extra copies of page threes. And


then two by two, the tired shoes returned loiteringly from their beat,


belying a look of satisfaction spread on the faces of their possessors.


For on that "fateful" day of Dec. 23, the Associated Students of the


T. H. S. saw the first conscientious efforts of our Topazette Staff -


then the Topaz Times Jr.


And with this successful start, we were to go through many head-


aches and anxieties heretofore never experienced.


During the first half of our newspaper career (and a career it was,


for as many unlucky, cut-victimized teachers can vouch, it took more


than just class time) every thing under the sun seemed to beset us.


Shortage of typewriters, shortage of papers, shortage of staples and


staplers; it seemed as if we were the receiving end of someone's fury.


Taking any available rooms, moving from day to day, one could easily


be misled into thinking that we were traveling salesman with can


openers to sell-working only when the needed tools could be bor-


rowed.


Talking about the factory swing shift, Tama, Shizu, George and


Mrs. Boardman were its originators here at school. Despite the en-


croachments on slumber time and grouchings. such as, `Boy, I'm nev-


er going through this again!''-, nevertheless everyone-or most every-


body-showed up-probably due to the aggressiveness of their editor:


May, with her Mess 7 sandwiches, George with his songs, and Tetsuro,


the staff artist, making his last minute rushes.


When the papers are finally ready to go to press, the mimeograph


decides to leak. To humor it along "Yo" or "Aki", the mimeographers,


try to make it work by greasing themselves. At last the mimeo ma-


chine behaves, and the next few hours are spent in a quiet frenzy of


slip-sheeting each mimeographed sheet that comes out-slip one, slip


one, slipstitch-no!, slip one, etc.


All of a sudden Nobby pops up with one of his "intelligent" jokes,


and we realize the great need for a thorough fumigation of the prem-


ises. Twelve o'clock rolls around and finds us with little results. Then,


the room becomes a mad house. "Miyo, here're some more slip sheets."


"Nobby, why don't you work once in a while instead of `gabbing' all


the time." "Tamago-head, wake up!" At one-thirty (A.M.) the world-


ly wise moon looks down upon a tired, bedraggled file of Topazette


workers walking tiredly home. As Tets Ochi so mildly puts it, "These


people don't realize how hard we hustle." |


Bad times or good, I imagine none of us could help but reminisce


about;


The home-workless times under Miss Bills regime;


The bad times that George's fervor for duets brought;


The countless number of times that Nobby didn't show up to help


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I Tue TRaw HEAD For, THE JUNIOR CLASS


WHERE TI MET, A PRETTY LASS,


Despite my HeaRTBREK, I CARRIED ON,


HoT my Sewior YEAR was THE BEST I HAD


WHICH WENT By,


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THINK Of THE PAST,


SO VERI" FAST


- Hank SHIN-


BULL SESSION


By "Snoopy"


Well, here our first semester at


Topaz High School has come to an


end, and it is the end of this col-


umn too (almost!), but don't jump


on our backs, because the column


was only meant in fun and we


hope that everyone took it that


way. Here goes for the last Bull


Session of the winter and spring


term of 1942-1943.


Nobe Kobayashi, Joker Hada, Sa-


... Shizu Nishino claims "boys are


waste time'-but who was that


boy you were talking to so earnest-


ly on your porch the other day,


Shiz? . . . Midori M. goes about


with a smile on her face all the


time now that a certain person has


come back to camp... Next se-


mester the school is going to be


pretty boring with the "spirit lift-


ters" Hank Fukui, Shiz Ozaki and


Bill T. Sakai, gone (Oh horrors!


What if they don't leave!) but


Clem Nakai can hold his own...


Hey, Pete Matsumoto and Shiz


Namba, how about giving some


other fellows a chansu? ... He-ya-


ku-zo Handa must be keeping


many late nights, (Ah ha!) or else,


why sleep all the time, Andy? ...


Tet-chan Hideshima is still dreamy


Tet-chan Hideshima is still


dreamy-eyed from that trip to Salt


Lake. Wonder why? . . . Charles


Boyer wants to know what KOJI-


nova has that he hasn't got...


Yes sir, Mr. Yabuki, you're right in


there! . .. Sambo, too bad that


bee-oo-tie-ful gal that delivered


`it" solid wasn't really a girl! Bet-


ter luck next time ... Ah! Such


glamour, such allure, at the fash-


ion show presented at the Sopho-


more assembly! The girls are


green with envy at "Rosie", "Jig-


gie', "Shiggie' and Yamashiro.


Such legs, and curves! Woo-Woo!!!


get, after all it isn't leap year yet!


IDEAL GIRL


Tait Yae Sekimachi


TEV OS: oo ees cecetcome Marion Oishi


INOS@ eocc5csss cnkeeceaaeesces Shigeko Suzawa


PAYS cet wdc teeecuta ee Joan Ihara


PIQUIC coi occ eee ace Oki Hashimoto


TGO PS oo cee Ets Honnami


Braing Shizu Nishino


Personality .......... Annabelle Uyeda


SMiHe@) 2s Ayako Ota


Disposition ............ Mary Matsumoto


ClOURGS ce Miye Shinoda


Athletic Ability -...... Betty Nakaso


Voice -....----nes--- Toshiko Suzuki|


HUMO? ..0-.eeeeeceeoces-o-------- ROSie Adachi


Complexion -....0..3.. Elsie Mayeda


OPACOLY 25. Michiko Okamoto


Leadership .......... Rhoda Nishimura


IDEAL BOY


Plait cases ei, Harry Kitano


BEV OS sk. acca oo Jose Inatome


NOS@ 280s ee Shizuo Ozaki


Bulli Roy Harano


ea elas ean Albert Nabeshima


Reding Mich Hayashida


Personality ............ Pete Matsumoto


Smile 20a Hiroshi Nakano


Disposition: .2-a... oo Frank Kami


Clothes: 2..25.2.0-:2 Thomas Tomioka


Athletic Ability -....... Eichi Adachi


Sense of Humor .. Hisashi Watanabe


NVOIGR: os Kiyochi Kumekawa


PACU cae Ken Shimomura


OLOlOry ao Paul Tani


Leadership .............. Moss Ashizawa


Why Not?


Customer - "Somehow I don't


like the looks of that mackerel."


Fish Dealer-`Hell, lady, if it's


looks -you're after, why don't you


buy a gold fish?"


Vital Statistic


`Where did I come from?" asked


the little rosebud.


"Why, the stalk brought you,"


answered the rose.


burn the midnight oil;


of "Queenie's" struts.


The times that Tama, Miyo and George spent walking back and


forth to the administration trying to find Shizu, the editor;


The times that we didn't cooperate in our tests;


The times that May was our Mess Hall;


The long quiet hours that Nobuo spent in his corner;


The times when "heart to heart" talks were in order;


The thrilling times when we were permitted to walk in the wake


Notice: That on and after this date-June 21, 19438-I will not be


responsible for any cutting of classes by my journalism students with


newspaper work as excuses. Signed, Mrs. Boardman.


With this short article, the Topazette staff under the advisorship


of Mrs. Boardman regretfully make our timely exit...


FASHIONS


of


THE Week


By Joan Ihara -


The girls of the senior class


seem to be the best dressed in the


school with an exception from the


junior class, (As yours truly is a


junior, I have to put in a good


word.) Quite a few "Mademoiselle"


magazines have been seen lately


which will prove that the prom,


etc., will be as interesting as a


fashion show. |


Joyce's "Alerts" will probably be


the main attraction. Fashions from


"Peck and Peck', and "Lord and Tay-


lor' are surely expected. There will


also be the "I want to be differ-


ent type." In this column we will


present a preview of the originals.


Can you imagine-Yae Sekimachi


in a gold suit with black french


heels, Frances Kuzu-mine in a


white dress with real original trim-


mings, Shigeko Horita in a blue


coat, Machiko Nakamura in a blue


dress suit with white specs, Hisa-


ko Tanaka in brown and white


specs and a dress that'll take the


men's hearts away, Eomi Otsuki


with a powder blue dress suit with


blue specs, May Honda with a cun-


ning beige dress and black pumps,


Tama Yoshimura with a beige fly-


front dress with tan pumps, Misao _


Yoshiura in a dress that'll be the


envy of all, and Miye Shinoda as


usual with nothing but the best.


With this much as the preview of


the commencement, the graduating


class of '43 will surely be the best


dressed girls in the State of Utah.


The junior class or the class of


`44 has by popular vote the best


dressed girls in the high school last


term. During the term we saw quite


a lot of exceptional fads such as


Mary Tsuda's collection of blouses,


Albert Nabeshima's one in a mil-


lion saddles, Yo Ikeda's sweaters ,


Fumi Ebihara's espadrillas, Flor-


ence Sasajima's green Houndstooth


suit, Miye Yanagi's argyle sweat-


er, and Kitty Yamauchi's kelly


green print ballerina skirt. As for.


the really masculine sex, we have |


Harry Kitano, Masao Taketoshi,


Paul Kageyama, Chinky Hidekawa,


and Frank Gyotoku's levis. As for


the "natural" fads, we have again


Harry Kitano's feather-cut, Eichi


Adachi's eyes, Ham's height - I


guess that's all in the Junior class.


Student Forum...


Due to the absence of the three


other speakers, who were to speak


on "Nisei Look Ahead', on June


3th, Miss Katherine Nakaso, act-


ing in her capacity as Replacement


Officer, spoke the entire length of


the discussion period. Her talk was


concentrated on the available jobs


outside and so-called "in service


training", which will offer the stu-


dents some experience in their de-


sired fields.


"It will be favorable t% the stu-


dent if he takes an apprentice job


now to prepare himself for the fu-


ture," stated Miss Nakaso. Keiko


Iriki acted as moderator.


"Topazette" Puts Out |


First Printed Issue


The Topazette staff congratu-


lates itself for getting out the


first printed paper in Topaz, out- |


doing the Topaz Times, for in-


stance. .


The printing was done at the


Chronicle Publishing Company


of Delta.


Sincere thanks go to Mr.


Beckwith, Jr., Mr. Beckwith, Sr.,


and Mr. Yasuda, the linotypist,


for aiding us in publishing the


first printed newspaper in To- 4


paz.


Thursday, June 24, 1943


Good Manners


Are Essential


By Sachi Kawahara


Many of us students are inclined


to look upon good mannered peo-


ple superciliously, for we have


come to believe that common cour-


tesy is a sign of "sissiness." This


concept of good manners should be


altered immediately. Even though


we are disillusioned (as young peo-


ple often are) we need enlighten-


ment on Emily Post's favorite sub-


`ject, "Courtesy will never become


old-fashioned."


Whenever we see a well-man-


nered person who speaks quietly


and walks without shuffling; we


automatically realize that this is


the result of good-breeding and


constant practice. A person who


holds his head high and_ his


shoulders well back shines out as


a ray of light among a group of


people.


Many of us complain. of bad


manners and general degradation,


existing in Topaz, but if we, as in-


dividuals, determine to be polite


and considerate of others at all


times, we would be setting a much-


needed example. Since Courtesy is


contagious, as well as bad man-


ners, others would inevitably fol-


low our lead toward the practice


of good-manners.


Many of us hope to relocate


soon. As we enter the caucasian


communities, we must act courte-


ously as "ambassadors" represent-


ing those who are still residing in


"The es" "


Building


For Tomorrow


By a Ninth Grade Student


_ "You can never step twice into


the same stream for new waters


--are-ever flowing | in upon you," said


Hiraclitus. A year has elapsed


Since we, J apanese-Americans, were


evacuated from our dear homes.


It was a tough and long year. It


was entirely different from what


we had been used to. As Hiracli-


tus said, however, we shall not


again meet the same situation. The


universe is not static. Now, while


we are in this center, we must_be


preparing for the days to come. It


must not be a joking matter, but


a.serious one. As long as we are


Americans, we must understand the


various circumstances of the out-


side world.


The United Nations are fighting


for a better world to live in, not


only for the Caucasians but for ev-


ery single soul on this earth. You


know that we, because we have


Oriental faces, were discriminated


against. Loyal citizens will not be-


come antagonistic because of this


extreme prejudice. On the con-


trary, they are challenged to fight


for the abolishment of racial prej-


udice, and make this nation a per-


fect democracy. Your burning hope


will be realized if you have cour-


age and love for your country.


Cromwell is quoted as saying -


"You-never go so far as when you


don't know where you are going."


He did not mean to advocate aim-


less wandering; he was driven by


an internal fire of purpose like few


others before or since. He did


mean, however, that when you do


your job and cling to your purpose,


you land often higher and farther


than you have ever expected.


Many people say that it is use-


less to study in Topaz. I think this


is a most dangerous fallacy. A


school is not the building, but it is


the students, diligent and ambiti-


ous. The crudeness of the school it-


self should be a challenge to study


harder. Time must not be wasted.


Always prepare to face the future]


difficulties, we shall be the pio-


neers for the new life to come. Let


us never neglect to build ourselves


to be more fit for. tomorrow. |


TOPAZETTE


Topazette in the Making


The "Struggling" Journalists at Work.


What I Like


About Topaz


By Yuri Obata


This is a topic I especially like


to write about because my view of


Topaz has changed quite a bit from


the time I arrived here. I had come


with bitterness, disillusionment and


anger in my heart for I, an Amer-


ican with free American ideas, had


been thrust in the midst of a


strange, barren and bewildering


country. But now I know that


wherever the place may be, Na-


ture's beauty always prevails and


can lift your soul, no matter how


heavy the heart. I discovered this }


`on the dawn of the `first morning.


The sun threw rays of reddish hue


on puffs of floating clouds, lining


them with soft pink. It rose in a


clear blue sky, majestically, like a


king upon his throne reviewing his


subjects. Then at the close of the


day as I rested in a cool and peace-


ful atmosphere, the sky suddenly


became a mass of colors, incredible


and fantastic. I watched as if in


a trance. These colors grew


stronger and lighter until finally


they disappeared as quickly as


they had come. The ball of dazzl-


ing light slowly retired behind the


stately mountains in the distance.


After nightfall the stars came


out timidly at first, then sparkled


brilliantly against the dark blue


sky, as if symbolizing courage and


hope to all the people of this bat-


tle-scarred world. They are clear


and beautiful like the angels of the


heavens pleading to the earth to


follow their light of peace and


love. With them is the moon, some-


times a white dazzling scythe of


lustrous pearls, other times a Ball


of smokey powder with a rim of


dull gray stardust, but always


proudly displaying its beauty a-


mong the many jeweled stars.


By day the surrounding moun-


tains, tall, stately sentinels of na-


ture, with white, frosty caps of


snow, are silent vigilants keeping


watch over the desert. I thought


this was a panorama of the great-


est art of all, the art of the Maker,


unsurpassed and unequalled by all


mankind. We could never be like


that, patient and loving through


years of storm, wind and sorrow.


We were like brambles, with no


hand to check them, growing ugly


and cruel within, no blooming


flowers to show. I became ashamed


of myself, of my hatred, and


knew that, although I could not be


like the moon, stars and mountains,


I could try. I could be patient and


wait until the world awakened


from its nightmare and stopped its


killing and selfishness. Moonlight


can play odd tricks upon fancy,


What I Don't Like


About Topaz


By George Yoshioka


Oh, gosh! Ugh! Whew! Oooh!


Sounds awful doesn't it? Well,


you've probably heard these ex-


clamations before and quite often,


too!' =


There you are walking with your


girl friend; it's a wonderful day;


you feel wonderful, too . .. then


wham! What's going on? What's


this, a smoke screen? Oh no! It


can't be. Yep, it is. Here comes


that dust again. The wind starts


blowing hard; _ dust Starts. une,


eeceent -- you' ve got


an excuse to put your arm around


her . . .to protect her, of course!


(Or is that your only intention?)


The dust storms are certainly


nuisances and they make the "Suez


dustorms" look like a puny sand-


box. There is one _ consolation


though. If any of us enlist and get


sent to Africa, we ought to make a


darn good soldier.


You know, they should have a


certain kind of clothes for these


"dustiforous" days. Perhaps a suit


of armor would do. A little awk-


ward, but it's better than nothing.


The ones to really feel sorry for


are the girls, You know, the obso-


lete specie who still wear skirts.


Maybe that's why the girls wear


slacks now. (Or is it to hide their


daikon legs? Mmmmmmm). Well,


getting back to feeling sorry, those


girls certainly do take"a beating.


With sand hitting their legs like


shrapnel, they bravely struggle or


rather grope their way home. Of


course, a home is sort of a refuge


but not in this case! You enter, and


instead of finding a haven of rest,


you find that the house looks as if


it had been turned into a sandbox.


The tables, chairs and everything


in sight are tinctured with a film


of silicon, ete. (To non-chemistry


students-sand). There's dust pen-


etrating the air which looks like


parachutists coming down to take


over and actually they do take


over! It is about this time that you


wonder why you were ever born. In


fact, everything in this camp looks


as if it had gone through Dunkirk.


Then like everything, it comes to


an end. But you dread the time


when nature again will exhale and


send dust flying around Topoz.


Dust-ugh!


even a dreamer's fancy. As I stood


beneath the moon I could have


| sworn that it smiled a little, happy


to see that the people were chang-


ing, becoming normal agaih, to


Start itself to carry an everlasting


peace for an eternal time.


See Shizu?


LIBRARY NEWS...


During the past two weeks, the


library has been filled to capacity


especially in the evenings. Term


reports apparently, was the cause.


The library hasn't added any


new books recently, but here are


some good ones already on the


shelf:


Theodore Harper's "Siberian


Gold," which tells of a young min-


ing engineer in the Siberian gold


fields. He's there during the Rujso-


Japanese War. It's en


well as romantic. =


"Green Light", by Lloyd C. Deve-


las is also available. This is a no-|


j vel with a decidedly religious in- |


|| fluence. Dean Hareourt conducts a_|


sanctuary for troubled people. His


everyday advise provides help for


many callers. Very interesting.


For the students interested in


non-fiction we have Vice President


Wallace's speech on "The Price of


Free World Victory," and also Her-


bert Argar's "A Ame for Great-


ness,"


Students Make


Occupational Survey


For the purpose of finding out


for what job each individual is fit-


ted, Miss Gerard's 3rd and 4th peri-


od core class made an occupation-


al survey on June 2, 4, 7, 9 and 11


during the time Miss Gerard was


vacationing in California.


Various jobs in different sections


on the Project were taken over. To


the Co-op went students to work


in the position of file clerk, clerk,


bookkeeper, beauty shop helper


and photography helper.


Those interested in pre-med took


a trip to the hospital where they


witnessed a "minor" operation. A


wide open, uncrowded field, the


girls found, was the position of


medical stenographer. To be one,


one must be a skillful stenograph-


er and understand medical termini-


logy, as an M. S. keeps the pati-


ent's case history.


Would-be farmers described their


experience of watching the cattle


being branded with the U. S. stamp


at the Project farm. Other boys


told about their first ride on a


horse which they enjoyed im-


mensely,


Jobs at the `Connhuhity Welfare


Section, the Public Works Section,


and the Administration Buildings


were also handled by students on


those days.


After returning from "work",


each individual made a report and


presented talks to the class, telling


about his or her job. Each mem-


ber of the class agreed that he


had gained much knowledge and


enjoyment from the experience.


papas Se nets;


Page 3 d


HAWAIIAN


LEIS


= By Albert Tsugawa


Leis are what constantly pop in=


to my head, now that graduation


is so near. I've heard people pro-


nounce the word "lee", "lai" and


countless other quaint ways. (Of


course, only a main-lander would


commit such a crime.) Lei is pro-


nounced lei, with the accent on the


e". (And for the benefit of those


who don't know, leis are "the long


string of flowers that are worn


around the neck of the `hula


maids.'"' Catch?)


People who have gone to Ha-


waii will never forget the crowd of


"fat Hawaiian ladies" who sold


leis at the waterfront on the days


the huge ocean liners came in or


left. Buying leis is "old stuff" with


me. Whenever I had to buy one, I


would go around and see which


lady had the longest, neatest, and


the least expensive. I always in-


sisted on a carnation lei, and many


will agree that it's the sweetest


and the loveliest; although, the ad-


mirers of the rival of "Miss Carna-


tion", "Mlle. Ginger' will no doubt


like to cut my throat for saying


this. Of course we always felt a


profound respect for the ilima lei,


which is most dignified, and anci-


ent. (Ilimas are flowers of a very


bright orange or yellow the size


of a nickel.)


These lei-sellers are most insist-


ant and if you don't watch out,


they'll make you buy all of their


leis. I was safeguarded from that


embarrassing position by my "Jew-


ish" instincts. I did my best not


to get cheated.


Next to the weekly "steamship"


business, the lei-sellers` boom-time


comes in June, at graduation time.


Of course, it's all different now.


Most of the many lei-sellers are


`some-


are remnants of hese lake


sitting on one of those shabby wa-


terfront streets, leisurely stringing


flowers.


Last year, I wandered down


there, rhade a "survey of prices,"


and bought a delicious pink and


white carnation lei, for $1.50. Leis


formerly cost from 35centc each and


two for a dollar. What inflation will


do to things these days! That was


|the best I could do; in fact, an-


other lady asked us $2 for her very


degenerated ginger leis! Gradua-


tion is graduation, and it is the


same everywhere. Only we have


leis in Hawaii and that is as far as


I know the only difference.


"May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii".


There even was a song for Lei Day,


which was held on May Day. Ev-


eryone wore leis; the laborers, the


students, teachers, business people


and even doctors. It is astonishing


to see the many kinds of quaint


leis that appear that day. There


were candy leis; gum leis that had


Wrigley's gum wrapped in cello-


phane, and tied together with rib-


bons; orchid leis which were very


rare; chrysanthemum leis, the tiny


forgetsme-not leis; and even a


pineapple lei!


Lei shows were held annually at


the City Hall. I always went to see


it, and it was on the night of May


1, 1940, that I opened my eyes in


surprise to see a pineapple lei. It


was an enormous, weird thing and


was laid among the leaves on the


floor. The purplish pineapple


flowers and the ripe pineapples


were strung together, and natural-


ly nobody could possibly wear it.


Prizes are offered at these shows,


and is one of the main attractions


of Lei Day.


But nothing beats the pageant,


where very ancient chants, and


hulas are presented. A lovely Ha-


waiian Queen is chosen just for


the occasion and it is the mask


gala of days. (Wow!)


But now my pencil has worn out


up to the eraser. How can I write


any more of my monologue?


Page 4


News Briefs...


"Suez'' Brings in $119.00


"Suez," sponsored by the Senior


Class, took in approximately $119


to further the progress of the Stu-


dent Aid Fund Drive. It was shown


at not only Rec. 32 but at the vari-


ous mess halls.


"Suez" is a truly great picture


portraying the struggles of one


'Ferdinand De Lesseps, the builder


of the now strategic Suez Canal.


Faced by political and foreign op-


position and by the tremendous


obstacle of one of nature's weap-


ons, De Lesseps carved out a water


`line which connected the Mediter-


ranean and the Red Sea.


The most exciting portion was


the event of the desert sand storm


which completely wrecked the


equipment, supplies, spirit, and


morale of the workers and leaders.


The characters were brilliantly


portrayed by Tyrone Power as De


Lesseps, Loretta Young as Empress


Eugenie, and Annabella as Toni.


These stars were expertly support-


ed by Milton Standish? J. Edward


Bromberg and Nigel Bruce.


"LITTLE WOMEN"


To Be Next Play


Under the auspices of the T. H. S.


Girls' Association Dramatics Club,


"Little Women," based on the well-


known novel by Louisa May Alcott,


will be presented to the public dur-


ing July 7, 8, and 9 in Dining Hall


a2; So p.m,


The story will Ba staged in the


Civil War period amidst the color-


ful costumes of that era.


In accord with the title, the per-


formance will be directed by Sumi


Ashizawa and will star the follow-


ing all girl cast: Fumi Ebihara as


Meg, Alice Mori as Jo, Alice Nomu-


-wfa-as Amy,xwhoe will play the roles


_ of the little women, Alice | Nemoto |.


as Marmee, Aileen Yamate as out-


spoken Aunt March, Daisy Uyeda


. as Hannah, Aki Ochi as Sally Mof-


fat, and Kay Kanzaki as timid


Aunt Caroll. .


There will be an admission price


of ten cents. Proceeds for two per-


formances will go towards the Stu-


dent Aid Fund.


Science Club...


The Association for the Advance-


ment of Science is one of the most


unique clubs in this school. Na-


turally, it is another Doc Board-


man product, introduced and ad-


vised by him. The club has four


individual organizations within it-


self. They are: 1) Bacteriology, Bo-


tany, and Physiology under Mr.


E. Johnson; 2) Chemistry, Photo-


graphy, and Geology under Mr.


Westover; 3) Psychology and Phi-


losophy under Miss Gerard; and 4)


Physics, Radio, Math, Meteorology,


and Astronomy under Mr. Bando


- and Doc Goodman.


According to the A. A. S. consti-


tution, conventions will be held


this week. The plans are to hold an


election for next term's officers,


present exhibits, and have each


sectional group report its accom-


plishment for the term.


~TOPAZETTE


Students Hard at Work


Drama. .


Remember tha Hapless


Best foot forward we hit our


first year in Junior High School


with plenty of breaks and good


times. We hadn't had much ex-


perience but we were willing to do


our bit.


Soon after school began we had


an opening social, but, alas we had


no refreshments. Immediately, we


planned another get-together to


prove that we could take care of


the eating end.


Our third party was a welcome


to the new core at mid-year. The


dessert was hot molasses candy.


Imagine 160 boys and girls pulling


and eating! It really happened.


Later, at an informal working


party we made ninety pounds of


molasses candy which we sold on


`Play Day." The net proceeds were


Seventh Graders Review Socials


given to the Red Cross,


Our next party was a farewell


to Elaine Nishimura and Reed


Adams. Games, dancing and re-


freshments were features of the


evening.


Our


events. We've hiked all over the


place, to Topaz Mountain, out on


the flats and to the Hog Farm.


Having the social habit we've ev-


en said our three onion Pee


have been parties.


We are finishing the year with


a series of dancing parties. Satur-


day evening, June 12, was the first.


From eight to nearly eleven we


danced, cooled ourselves with iced


punch, and finished off with dainty


jellied crackers.


Exchanges...


HEART MOUNTAIN, WYO.


Heart Mountain High School had


a Luggage Day, sponsored by the


Girls' League, in which boys were


to buy tickets for five cents apiece,


give it to his favorite girl, and for


return, have his books carried for


him all day.


TULE LAKE, CALIF.


Seniors of Tule Lake High School


ordered sterling silver gold plated


class pins for graduation.


sung


fine,


School Hymn


All hail Topaz High School, a torch that our path will light,


Our colors the Green and Gold they shall symbolize our might,


From far and wide we've gathered, and made now into one,


We'll.cherish this our Alma Mater which shall not go un-


All hail Topaz High School, we'll leave thee with spirits


And hope we will prove to be ever worthy sons of thine,


Our steps for long you've guided and now without a fear,


We're proud to leave as part of you, our Alma Mater dear.


Ag Students Take Part


In Work Program


Sixty Topaz High School boys are


now thinning beets for farmers in


the nearby communities and are


doing a very good job according to


County Agent Whornham. The boys


are being supervised through the


Topaz High Agriculture department


with Mr. Adams and Mr. Nelson in


charge. Seventy students are be-


ing used in the afternoons each


day assisting the truck gardening


in the area.


The other Ag students have been


allotted to the different depart-


ments on the farm area for sea-


sonal work. This consists of train-


ing with the swine group, beef


cattle, poultry and truck garden-


ing. The students not only receive


fine training but also help raise


the food which will be needed in


the center.


Mr. Herman Stucki from Delta is


now assisting in the Ag program


he pes i along with Mr. Nelson. Mr. Adams


y `When the Teachers Put}


on a "Drama''?


is in charge of the training and or-


ganization.


The first period Ag class will be


given an outing and a trip to Del-


ta in appreciation by the Ag de-


partment for the fine attitude and


ability they have shown during the


past school year. Also all senior


Ag students will take in a show as


a farewell party.


One of My


hikes have been social}


True" Stories


By E. D. Harris


One day while I was hunting


deer, I had just discharged my gun


firing at a large buck. I had an


old muzzle-loading rifle and was


preparing to fire. again when-A


LARGE GRIZZLY BEAR SHOWED


UP! The weather was very cold


and I had difficulty loading up my


gun. All that I had with me was


a charge of powder and no shot!


Becoming confused and nearly


frightened out of my wits I could-


n't find the charge of powder.


Realizing that the bear was about


to pounce upon me, I began to cry.


Tears rolled down my nose and


formed pellets of ice and dropped


into the barrel of my gun. Seeing


this, I hastily primed my gun and


fired point blank at the middle of


the bear's head. Heat caused by


the discharge of gun melted the


tear drops and formed a spear


head of water which immediately


froze as it left the gun and pene-


trated the bear's head. Thereupon


it melted and the bear died from


. .. WATER ON THE BRAIN!


Mrs. Boardman (at dinner): Will


you pass the nuts, professor?


Dr. Goodman (absent mindedly):


Yes, I suppose so, but I really


should flunk most of them this


- term.


Thursday, June 24,1943


School in Topaz.


and


School Outside


Whenever you go to a new place


or receive something new, you al-


ways have the tendency to com-_


`| pare it with something which you


had before. Well, comparing is not


unusual in Topaz. People in gen-


eral compare their present living


conditions, their stores and food


with that which they had access


to before. In our case we compare -


schools.


He would be a hypocrite who


would say that other schools were


inferior in academic standing to


Topaz High. Our school grounds


and buildings could never compare


with those of Oakland High and


Oakland Tech, Richmond High,


Lowell High or Berkeley High. We


can't exactly call our school, build-


ings, for they are actually barracks.


There is a shortage of equipment


and supplies, especially in our sci-


ence classes where experiments


and practical training are essen-


tial. It's really hard for the sci-


ence students to go without exper-


imenting. Because of this lack of


training, our science courses could


not be rated as equivalent in prog-


ress with those in other schools.


Our library, though essential, par-


ticularly for our use can never


equal the public libraries where


we used to study. Our campus


could be humiliated by three-


fourths of the other school cam-


puses in this country. We have no.


lawn on which we could lie down


in a shade of a tree to study, leis- (c)


urely; we have no smooth basket-


ball courts; we have no spacious


auditorium, nor do the physical ed--


ucation boys and girls have access:


to a gym where colorful dances


and programs could be held. Whens-""-~"


Jever it rains, the school grounds


look like China during the mon-


soon season. Mud packs up on our


shoes and splatters all over the


trousers and legs. Whenever it's


cold there is no steam heating


system to turn on, only pot-bellied


stoves which have to be filled with


coal.


When we look over all these dis-


advantages, however, we can't


help thinking, "Haven't we learned


anything?" "Has everything been


bad?" To these questions the an-


swer is, NO! Against all the dis-


advantages there doesn't seem to


be room for any advantage. But


there are! Decidedly! This has


been our first year of school in To-


paz. Because of this fact we have


been pioneers. Through our experi-


ences have come a more distinct


understanding of real hardship.


From the conditions here we have


grown closer, not only to our fel-


low students, but to the teachers,


whom we didn't know until very


late last year. Between them and


us has arisen a deep understanding


that could never have existed in


the bleak, impersonal schools of


Oakland, San Francisco, Berkeley,


Richmond, Alameda, etc. We have


teachers and high school officials


who could be "dubbed" very ap-


propriately "regular fellows." So


you see, the physical and material


structure of our school and its


buildings are not important. The


students, the teachers and every-


one connected with the school are


the ones who really make a school


great. You have not only knowl-


edge but a heartful of sympathy,


friendliness, and devotion - the


products of Topaz.


Then there was the little drip


who finally grew up to be a big


squirt.


Hideo Yonenaka-Aren't we fools?


Eichi Adachi-Kindly speak in the


singular.


Hideo-Aren't you a fool?


Thursday, June 24,1943


| Reminiscing


Back Into the


Days of Topaz


By George Yoshioka


Ah! It's a wonderful thing...


reminiscing.


Do you remember all those won-


derful (and an equal number of


rather gruesome) events? You


don't? Well, let's recall together,


~ eh?


ro inated by the personalities who


It was wonderful in November


last year with everybody as happy


as larks and why? It was the first


day of school, of course!


On December 23rd came an event


which will go down in journalistic


history. The first issue of the To-


pazette, then called the "Topaz


Times Jr.", came out. (You lucky


people, you.) Accompanying it


came the presentation of the first


play, "D289", starring Florence Sa-


Sajima, and John Katsu, followed


by the hugely successful, `Don't


Feed the Animals" under the guid-


ing hands of Mr. Lewis and Sumi


Kato.


Moss Ashizawa, Rhoda iNshimu-


ra, Annabelle Uyeda, Juro Hayashi-


da, Saburo Nakaso, Mary Matsu-


moto, Eichi Adachi, and Shizu Ni-


shino took the spotlight as the


election returns came in and the


newly named Topazette carried a


scoop. Kiyoko Suyeyesy submitted


the name.


The Inaugural Ball was held on


Lincoln's Birthday with the debut


of the now very well Known Tsuji's


band.


February rolled around and with


it came those very infamous report


cards. When some saw their grades,


they stoutly retorted, "I'm going


`to get an `A' the next time." I


wonder how they're doing?


The week of March at: was dom-


were chosen for the parts in "Our


Town." In that same week the an-


nouncement of the construction of


an auditorium-gym was announced,


but as yet, because of the shortage


of lumber, only the shops are un-


der construction.


A lot of "ughs"', "phews', and


"oh goshs'" were heard on March


12th when the high school got a


good scrubbing.


Get acquainted day landed on


March 17 with several "Hello Day"


activities topped by a matinee


dance at D. H. 32. But all good


things do not come alone. On that


same week that oversized bell,


whose mournful tones you hear


each morning in bed, was installed.


The Journal Staff was officially


introduced to its tedious job of


putting out the `"'43 Ramblings".


The members of the staff have


worked hard and we thank them,


but our thanks will never repay


them for their efforts. Green and


Gold became our school colors, ac-


companied by a thundering ram


for the school mascot.


Because I have to get in good


with the Junior High Staff, I guess


T'll have to mention them, too! The


junior high page originally appear-


ed under the name of "Junior High


News", but was later changed to


"Scorpion". The staff has really


worked hard and has always


turned out a more than satisfactory


page. The Topazette has always


been greatly highlighted by the ex-


cellent fourth page. (What am I


saying!) :


All this time the highly success-


ful basketball team had been


bowling over their adversaries but


suffered their first defeat at the


hands of Delta, by a very close


margin. The games have always


been colorful and exciting and


have spotlighted such "greats" as'


Adachi, Hidekawa, Momii and To-


mioka.


About this time the "Hawaiians"


"arrived and some new students


- were added to the roll call.


.| SOPHOMORES ENJOY.


"SA-YO-NA-RA" DANCE


AT DINING HALL 32


As a finale to their first year in


high school, the sophomores held


a "Sa-yo-na-ra" Dance on June 18


in Dining Hall 32, which turned out


to be the best dance sponsored by


the class this term.


The affair, which was emceed by].


class president, Peter Matsumoto,


was declared "swell" by the en-


thusiastic dancers. The _ refresh-


ments were arranged for by Yuta-


ka Yoshida. Next term, when the


sophomores. are juniors, watch


them, for they promise even better


socials in the future.


Fellowship Elects -


Officers


With the Reverend Tsukamoto


officiating, the newly elected offi-


cers of the T. H. S. Fellowship were


formally installed on June 13th.


The election of. the candidates was


held on June 6th, at which time,|


the following officers were elected:


Presidents 325 Bill Oshima


Vice President .... Albert Nabeshima


Sec.-Treasurer ............ Michiko Hara


Publicity Chr. .... Dwight Nishimura


Hospitality Chr. .... Sachi Kawahara


mBOCIal Chr. shes tee, Yo Kishii


Head Wsher ... ) 222 yet Tats Sano


Song Leader ine. Paul Bell


Membership `Chairman -...:...0)--...4....-..


fe eee ae Richard Yamashiro


Miss Mary McMillan is advisor to


the group.


"Wonderful! Magnificent! Spec-


tacular"', were some of the words


exclaimed regarding "Our Town"


which was presented as the term


play.


The Seniors had their fun when


}the Senior Jinx rolled around. on | a


April: Raf: ig


The stirring and beautiful 1 Tones


of "Intermezzo" and "Amapola"


were floating around Topaz, when


what was considered the best tal-


ent show presented here, was held,


starring Ernestina Teranishi with]


her violin, and Fusaye Kunisawa


`with her vocal solos.


The student body cards, designed


by Kats Sakai, went on sale about


this time.


It was in May, wasn't it, when


the faculty announced that there


would be a three-day vacation and


a lot of kids got mad because they


found out one of the three days


was. Saturday? Well, in a way, I


don't blame them.


Again those miserable white


cards came out, and again those


certain individuals limped out of


their classes looking like something


the cat dragged in.


The A Capella Choir certainly


outdid themselves when they pre-


sented the products of their music-


al talents to not only the Topazans


but. also to the students of Delta


High School.


The class of 1999 A. D. picked


May 8th as the date of the "Spring


Frolic' and' according to inside


dope it came out all right. (You


Junior Highs can pay me later).


About this time the juniors took a


hunk of Hawaii and dropped it in


D. H. 82 and presto-the Junior


Prom!


It was a wonderful day for the


Seniors on May 31st when they


took over the school. Ah, it must


have been a wonderful feeling!


Everybody is perking up now,


especially the seniors. I wonder


why? Could it be because the fin-


ish of the year is approaching?


_The lucky seniors are having a


wonderful program because they


have a lot of activities crammed


into the last week and then that


moment of moments-graduation!


All in all, it's been a wonderful


year for all of us despite the fact


that this was the first semester of


school work to be held in Topaz


! High School.


|| Relocation -


TOPAZETTE


Summer Plans of Topaz High School


This is a time, as the end of


` : school approaches, when we take


stock of what we have done and


what we plan to do in the future.


To all the students of the school,


I extend my congratulations on


your progress during the past year.


Your studies, your participation in


various activities have done much


for your development! What you


have done in the formation of good


habits and good attitudes will be


to your credit and ic aah ats as


time goes on.


. During the summer which lies


ahead there will be many oppor-


tunities for you in the school pro-


gram. Some of these opportunities


are as follows:


1.-There will be opportunity for


work within the project center it-


self, and on the farm. Many of. you


may have an opportunity to leave


the project on seasonal leave and


work in various communities in this


area or far away. It is my impres-


sion that -all qualified students


should make of their summer time


a period when they will gain first-


hand experience with things and


activities. Those who are interest-


ed in work should go to the place-


ment office in Recreation' No. 4.


Mr. Adams will assume leadership


for all those who are interested in


the Project's Agriculture Depart-


ment. Sone


2.-There will be an opportunity


for study. This opportunity will be


confined to three large groups. (a)


We are anxious to help those who


for any cause have deficiency in


their school program. They will be


assisted to the maximum by the


faculty. (b) Then there are those


who need special courses to equip


them for some opportunity in the


academic line or in industry. (c)


The third group are those who wish


to take some Junior College courses


here. They, of course, have to be


high school graduates. Mr. Goertzel


will be able to give advice and


counsel in these three fields.


3.-There will be an opportunity


to have a rich experience in the


fields of arts and crafts which will


include woodwork, design, home


economics, and various phases of


art. Mr. Melvin Roper will be able


to give guidance in this field.


4.-In the leisure time field and}


excellent program will be provided


in recreation and games of all


kinds. Mr. Crowton will be pleased


to help in this area.


5.-Many students who are in-


terested in developing themselves


in fields of language arts, and


music should consult with Mr.


George Lewis.


6.-Students who are interested


in club work and socialized activi-


ties which have not been men-


tioned above will find leadership


nd help in Miss Eleanor Gerard.


7.-Those of you who are book


lovers and want to improve your-


self through broad and intensive


reading will find the leadership of


Miss Lamb at your service during


the summer.


Altogether we expect to have


something for everyone to do that


will be interesting and education-


al. Therefore, as the school term


ends and the summer program be-


gins let me encourage all the stu-


dents to take stock of what they


have done and what they will do


agd plan well for the immediate


and distant future. In this you will


have the full cooperation and sup-


port of the faculty of the Topaz


High School. ip


-DR. G. L. WOOLF,


Principal :


Topaz High School. |


Ramblings ; ge


By Albert Tsugawa


The days are very uncertain -


and the nights too-for the whole


world and ourselves. But it is the


future that is especially dark, for


we know not what's coming. Who


knows where we'll relocate to?


That is why, when asked to write


about some of the students who


were planning to relocate, your


"timid" reporter turned pale, and


then to a delicate olive green! But


before he knew what was happen-


ing, there he stood with the as-


signment in his hand!


Thus it was that your rambling


reporter,-in this case the rambling


refers to the wandering of the foot,


not the instability of the mind,-


went around interviewing. As has


already been stated, plans for the


future are very uncertain and


vague. Therefore the interviewed


persons were very reluctant to give


their full plans.


Rhoda Nishimura, when asked


what her future plans were, paused


and then firmly stated that her fu-


ture school is a secret. However,


she disclosed that she plans to


major in pre-medical courses. To


be a physician is her aspiration.


(Wow! Men folks nowadays have


just got to watch out).


"I aspire to go to college and


become a - --- - ", stated Shizu


Nishino in her cool, soothing voice.


She hopes to major in `blood'


chemistry ...


(At this point, your reporter gave


a low whistle and wiped his fore-


head.) "I am planning to minor in


languages and journalism." (She's


going to be a combination of a


blood chemist and a woman news


hound. She certainly will rise in


the future world!)


Your reporter, not knowing Seiji


Aizawa, had to be introduced to


Industrial Arts Dept.


Offers Interesting Coursest


For Summer Session


The Industrial Arts Department


."| will hold one of the interesting


courses for the summer session,


which will be on arts and crafts.


Mr. Melvin Roper will be the di-


rector. The following subjects will


be taught: Fumio Nishino will be


the leader for the Block Printing,


Willow Furniture and Carving. El-


mer Johnson, the former Biology


teacher, will probably be the lead-


er for Cabinet Making. Chiye Fu-


kuoka will continue to teach Crafts


|and many other interesting things


added to her list.


Mrs. Marguerite Hudson will be


the leader for the Needle Arts,


which will include sewing, knitting,


embroidery, weaving, etc.


Mr. Masao Yabuki will continue


to teach Designing, Map Making,


Painting and Sculpture.


Credit will not be given for these


courses. Watch for the sign-up


dates.


him. He (the reporter) found him


(Seiji) to be one of the nicest


young men he'd ever met. Seiji's


plans are thus: He has made ap-


plications to enter the Elmhurst


University. (For the benefit of


those who don't know, Elmhurst


University is in Illinois). Science is


what. he's interested in and he


probably will minor in business ad-


ministration!


Science! Business Administration!


Gee, what ambitious people there


are! (At that moment, I must say


that your reporter felt a tinge of


envy.)


It is most interesting to note that


all of the interviewed are going


to work their way through college.


It is agreed that education will


mean more to you when you work


your way through.


Naturally, our (the Topazette' s)


best wishes are sent to all future


student relocators, with hope that


they will somehow promote friend-


`tic sideboard.


ship between all races.


Page 5


Boners ...


By SenseofHumor


He was dressed in the garbage


of a monk. i


Before the age of reason, men


took everything for granite.


The judge was very kind. He


asked the deceased if he had any-


thing to say.


A sincere friend is one who says


nasty things to your face, instead


of saying them behind your back.


Just before Nathan Hale was


hung he said, "Give me Liberty -


or give me death!"


A sinister is an old maid.


A wharf is a person who has no


home and is kept together by a


large house.


"What kind of noun is trous-


ers?"


"An uncommon noun because it


is singular on top and plural at


bottom."


The correct way to find the key


to a piece of music is to use a


pitch-fork.


Describe the heart.


All I know about the heart is


that it is shaped like a Valentine.


The.proof that the witches in


Macbeth were super-natural is that


one could not eat what they cook-


ed,


I liked the painting of the two


fish lying by the bowl. It was call-


ed "Still Life', to ance that the


fish had just been caught and


were still alive.


Newspapers are useful for re-


porting calamities, such as deaths,


marriages, and the like.


The enraptured tourist stood on


the bank of the Grand Canal in


Venice drinking it all in. |


One of the main causes of Aawt


jis janitors.


- An optimist is a man who looks.


"after your eyes. A pessimist looks


after your feet.


-Homer wrote the Oddity.


New York stands' on the Atlan-


te


Omnia est Galla, etc, means


how ominous it is that the Rom-


ans had so much gall.


Last year many lives were caus-


ed by accidents. (c) ae


What did Paul Revere say at the


end of his ride? Whoa. (c) a


Explain the meaning of "erg''.


When people are playing football


and you want them to do -


best you erg them on.


When you breathe you inspire.


When you do not breathe you ex-


pire.


The Augustan era was a mistake


of Augustus.


The President has a cabinet in


order to keep his china in it.


Masculine, man; feminine, wom-


an; neuter, corpse.


`Mussolini is a sort of material


used for ladies' stockings.


An oboe is an American tramp.


A teacher was drilling her class


in the principles of subtraction,


"Now, if you subtract 25 from ahs


what's the difference?"


"Yeah, that's what I basa an-


swered one of her pupils. I think


it's the bunk, too."


Classes Hear Lectures


The stenography classes under


the supervision of Miss Kiyoko Da-


te have been having a series of lec-


tures on business personality dur-


ing the term. Among the speakers


have been such notables as Miss


Nakaso who stressed the impor-


tance of correct speech and of a


wide range of words; Mr. Tani who |


lectured on business technique -


presentability, dependability, and


efficiency; Mrs. Henderson on


speech intonation; Dr. Maughan on


business psychology; and Mr.


Goertzel on vocations for women.


George Tsuda: What's new in the


Topazette? ,


Juro Hayashida: The date!


What a sense of "tumor. "


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e


om


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;


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The year 1942-1943 has been a


hectic year for our school and, as


it comes to an unheralded close,


there are many things we shall


never forget. It marked Topaz


High's first year of competitive


sports and was a year with many


ups and downs, as well as thrills.


How can we forget those cold


winter days when some sixty po-


tential casaba tossers turned out


for basketball tryouts.


The dusty and grimy court be-


came the scene of the practice.


Some showed signs of being vet-


erans and others showed inex-


perience, but everyone tried hard


and diligently to make the team.


The traveling squad was then pick-


ed for the first encounter with the


Hinckley Mustangs. After careful


consideration, twenty casaba tos-


sers were picked.


We still remember that first


game, Adachi, Shimizu, Yamamu-


ra, Tomioka, Hidekawa and Co.,


playing like veterans, literally mas-


sacred the hapless Mustangs.


Thus history was written: the


fighting Rams had annexed their


first victory. Then, the Rams. again,


invaded the Mustang lairs and here.


again history was repeated. The


Rams worked like a_ well-oiled


_"-""=machine, working intricate plays


and scoring with monotonous con-


sistency; the Rams won again!


With two victories under their


-belts, we were proud of our boys;


but then, in their first encounter


. With the Delta team, the Rams


`suffered defeat.


On that fateful day, some 360


_ rabid casaba fans saw a. great


- game. Both teams battled desper-


ately for the lead; and, until the


final sound of the gun, the game


: was a_hair-raiser. In the final sec-


onds of the game, sensational To-


mioka made a desperate bid for


victory but fell short.


Though we lost we were still


proud of our boys.


Coming up from behind, the


Rams concluded their season by


mopping up the Mustangs for the


third time. The hero of the game


was Tom Tomioka who personally


took charge of the offense and


_ seored:20 points.


In `the final encounter, Mas Ka-


waguchi, Tom Tomioka, George


Yamamura, and Tom Nitta all don-


ned the green and gold for the last


time.


The fine record made by the


team is the result of the hard work


of the coaches Dave Crowton, Mas


Isobe and Frank Sakurai.


FACULTY MEMBERS PUFFED .


At the conclusion of the basket-


ball season an intramural program


was set up. The highlight of the


program was the intramural bas-


ketball tournament in which the


teams participated.


Braving dust storms, basketball


tossers from every class, tall, slim,


and fat, all shot, ran and fought to


gain honors. The seniors and jun-


iors were heavy favorites but the


seniors were humiliated when up-


set by the lowly sophomores. The


juniors composed of the "cream of


the crop" easily annexed the title.


We still remember those puffing


faculty members as they puffed


and steamed to win but failed to


climb out of the cellar spot.


POST MORTEMS|


TRACK


During the crisp days of March,


we saw our spikesters practicing


hard and diligently under the


watchful eyes of our Coach Crow-


ton. The boys were handicapped


by lack of equipment and proper


training grounds, but determina-


tion and courage made up for the


handicap.


We knew that potentially, the


Rams was one of the best track


teams in the region. The nucleus


of the squad was built around


such stars as Tsumori, Yonenaka,


Adachi, Kami, Yamada, all out-


standing stars in their former


schools.


With only a week of short work-


outs, the Rams entered the Invita-


tional Meet and things really look-


ed sad for the Rams. For many of


the boys it was the first time on


a track for a long time. The fight-


ing Rams scored surprising upsets


and managed to eke out a third


place. :


Out to taste first victory, the


-Rams met Delta in a dual meet.


Mastering in every department, the


Rams scored a surprise upset to


win 66-60. In the final meet, many


of the Rams toed the marker for


the last time to end their brilliant


campaign. -


ATHLETE OF THE YEAR


After careful consideration we


have risked our necks to pick the


outstanding athlete of the year.


The field from which we chose


were full of outstanding athletes. |


Eichi. Adachi, Tom Nitta, Tom


Tomioka could easily be on any


"all star" squad, but in all around-


ness, we have picked Himeo Tsu-


mori. Tsumori has been our high-


est point winner on the track team.


ORCHIDS TO DEPARTMENT


To the B. A. prexy, Eichi Adachi


and his staff for the swell athletic


activities - to some twenty-five


boys who will receive their first


block "T's', they. have really


earned their letters. To our coaches


Dave Crowton,. Mas Isobe and


Frank Sakurai who have done a


really swell job. To all the fellows


who participated in sports to past


years, Johnny Katsu for his swell


artistic work on this page.


SENIORS AND FACULTY


TO CLASH IN FINALE


Heralded as one of the best events


of the "Senior Week", the outgo-


ing seniors team will match bats


with the faculty team in what ap-


pears to be a thrilling game.


The senior team will be star-


studded: Tom Tomioka, Tom Nitta,


Kaz Kato, Min Sasaki, George Ya-


mamura and the boys will be really


out there to get the faculty.


Figuring to pull an upset the


faculty ten will be manned by


Dave Crowton, Doc Goodman,


Frank Sakurai, Leon Westover and


other members of the faculty.


FINALE


At last the end has come, the


din of shouting fans, sweating


athletes have faded away into his-


tory. Z


The Rams did not play many


games but the few they did play


( Continued on page 7 )


~~,


Grid Teams


Manned by Girls


By Kuni Sumi


Well, girls, here it is the end of


the term, so we'll just glance back


and start from the beginning and


cover all the tracks. First of all our


G. A. president, Mary Matsumoto,


who tries to be a star athlete in all


the sports including golf and polo,


is a sharp ole "ace." (joke) She is


the one who has made it so inter-


esting for the girls. She even


thought of giving the girls block


awards. (Well, whatcha know.) Of


course she got full cooperation


from the girls?????


Remember when the G. A. was


first organized, we all thought it


impossible. Well girls, don't you


think she deserves a lot of credit?


She sure does.


A lot of credit also goes to girls


who participated in track, horse-


shoe, tennis and baseball. Some of


the girls who participated were:


Midori Hashimoto (track), Machi-


ko Nakamura (horseshoe), Shizu


Nishino (tennis) and Betty Naka-


so (baseball). We did better than


the boys: we won, they. lost.


the G. A. were: basketball, volley-


ball, baseball, tennis, Home Econ-


omics, dramatics and Big Sisters.


There are going to be about 80


awards to be given to all girls of


various grades.


The Senior G. A. Representatives


are: Agnes Mori, Kiyo Tate, Mary


Sutow, May Honda and Alma Ban-


do. The officers of the G. A. were:


Mary Matsumoto, president; Michi-


ko Hara, vice-president; Mariko


Shinoda, secretary; Sumi Honnami,


treasurer; and Elsie Itashiki, yell


leader.


Some of the teachers who have


helped along in the G. A. activi-


ties were: Miss Kusumine, Miss


Fuji, and Miss Amemiya. The girls


have acquired many techniques


from them. More power to them.


Isn't it a shame that the girls


don't wear gym suits, boys? We


can't give the boys the treat they


used to get back home. Remember


( Continued on page 7.)


Some of the clubs organized by


Take Me Out


To the Ball Game


By Joan Ihara


. "Batter up!", yells the ump. (The


following will be the girls' conver-


sation.) "That man thinks that he's


the umpire of the game." "Oh gee!


That batter's cute but don't you


~think that he shouldn't wear Jeans


and a blue tee shirt?" The batter


bunts the. ball. "Goodness, I


thought that man had muscles!


What team has the cutest boy any-


way?" "Well, I see three boys out


there, but if they were my broth-


ers I wouldn't let him wear such


filthy clothes. If I were going to


play baseball, I'd dress a little


more decently. After all, everyone's


watching you." The batter hits the


ball which goes bounding straight


through the field, but is stopped


and thrown to first base, then to


second base. "Home it! Home it!"


"Golly, is he still there? Now, if


he were I, I would of hit it really


hard and then run all around and


then come home." Next batter


comes up. "Oh golly! What a yo-


go-re! I just can't stand people


that slop glue on their. hair, but if


he didn't have his gooey hair and


pimples and if his eyes, nose, and


mouth were different, ''d go out


with him if he asked me, wouldn't


you?" "Oh look! He hit it way out


there and oh see, he must have


heard me! That's why he did that.


Do you know his sister well? She


and her beau broke up and I heard


that she really dropped him like a


hot potato. She told him to jump


in a dry lake! If it were I, I'd wait


until my birthday passed; then I'd


drop him."


"Oh look! That little boy is up.


He really looks like a mimic." The


batter hits the ball to first base.


"Look they're chasing him. I won-


der why they pick on him. Golly,


I bet he wishes that he was about


six feet. Maybe then, I'd go out


with him. Have you noticed that


all the good looking boys are all


on one side. I'm for that side."


"Look! The game must be over,


because everyone's leaving. What


( Continued on page 7 )


help on the home front.


SPORTS EDITORIAL


In a few days many boys will bid adieu to high school


life and will go out into the war torn world. Many of the


boys will enter into the armed forces and still others will


It has been proven on the battle fields of Tunisia, Solo-4


mons, and Dieppe that it takes tough and mentally alert


men to achieve complete victory.


All over the nation, schools are emphasizing physical


fitness in creating championship teams.


The days of glamorous traditional and intersectional


games are gone for the duration.


transportation facilities have reduced these contests. Star-


studded, classy and great teams are also gone; they have


all answered a call for a bigger and a more important game.


As the first year of school comes to a close, we are jus-


tified in saying that Topaz High has done her share. The


boys she trained and taught will go out into the world,


prepared for their share in the battle for peace and free-


dom, so that we can once again continue where we left off


and see youth engaged in a battle, not for blood, but for a


great American heritage that is sports.


Till this cause is won, no matter how difficult it may


become, Topaz High will do her share and will een on


turning out stronger and better boys.


Heavy rationing and


intra-mural games.


Many OutstandingAthletes


To Return Next Season -


Next Season's Team


To Be Manned by


This Year's Nucleus


By Tom Tomioka


The last clouds of a thrill-packed


sports year have faded away into


faint memories. The season saw


the spectacular casaba season and


the sensational cinder squad.


Looking into the crystal ball we .


see a great sports year looming


ahead.


First the basketball team. Next


year's team will be built around


the three outstanding veterans. We


wil see the services of Eichi Ada-


chi again, another Hank Luisetti;.


Chinky Hidekawa, the sensational


hook shot artist; Hiro Shimizu, a


steady ball handler with a danger-


ous two hand shot. The two posi-


tions left open by the graduating


seniors will be the forward and (c)


guard spots. The guard position


may be replaced by two stars-to-be,


George Hamada, the six footer,


who was left over from last year's


team, and Yosh Takakuwa, who


played like a veteran guard in the


The forward spot may be re-


placed by four reliable boys such


as Yosh Fujita, the sharp shooter;


Shig Yoshimine, the tall, lanky ball


hawk; Hisanori Sano, the tall dark


dead-eye; and Kiyoshi Kusunoki,


the sophomore sensation. Other


boys fighting for the jobs will be


Ki Tanamachi, Mas Oishi, Nob Ko-


bayashi, Harry Kitano, Orsi Tama-


ki, Maxi Nakahiro, Tom Masuda,


and George Matsuura.


Adachi, Hidekawa and Shimizu


will be the nucleus of the team.


With so many stars to fill the va-


cant spots, Topaz High's basket-


ball team will be headed for a


championship year.


The next year's prospect for the


cinder team will be one of the best


with many star veterans returning


like Yonenaka, Yamada, Takeshi-


ta, and many others. They will miss


the services of Himeo Tsumori, Kaz


Kato, Frank Kami, James Ida, Tom


Nitta, Pete Kashima anl Paul Tani.


We will lose these cinder men by


route of graduation.


Himo Tsumori will be replaced


by none other than Hideo Yonena-


ka, a future Hal Davis. He is cap-


able of running the 100 dash, the


220 medley relay, and also he is


an. excellent broad jumper. Run-


ning the 440 will be Yosh Yamada


and George Murakami. Yamada in


his 1941 prime next season, will


shatter all records.


The distance running will be


handled by Takeshita, the miler,


who will be a sophomore next sea- P


son, and Yosh Takakuwa, the


promising 880 man. The high hur-


dles will be run by the up-and-


coming Dwight Nishimura.


In the high jump, we have the


tall, lanky Hisanori-Black Boy -


Sano, who also throws the javelin,


and also Frank Sasagawa and


George (Pewee) Matsuura, who


both jump like jack rabbits and


fly over the poles like birds.


The shot put will be taken over


by Eichi Adachi and Roy Harano,


( Continued on page 7 )


-


Thursday, June 24, 1943


SPORTS


Continued from page 6


Grid Teams |


Manned by Girls


( Continued from page 6 )


_ the blue gym suits, the green ones,


and the black and white ones?


They remind you of back home,


don't they? What a relief we don't


have to wear them in a place like


this. Daikon legs, carrot legs, pia-


no legs and all! But of course there


are some girls who really have the


legs.


Sports is something everyone


should be interested in. Next term


the same sports and some others


will be included, so how about


thinking it over and play for at


least one. Won't you girls?


The_ shortage of manpower


seems to be the major problem


now-a-days. Here at Topaz we have


o


Right Tackle ................ Emy Hosoda


Left Tackle 2... Mich Takaki


Lett Balto oe Yo Ikeda


Pulboack = oe Lil Miyachi


HZ(c): Boy jas Henry Hidekawa


The Team That Would Have


Succeeded (Outgoing Seniors)


GROWN. eee Shizu Nishino


Right Bnd: 3c: Annabelle Uyeda


Left, Tackle 2.5... Yae Sekimachi


Right Tackle ........ Rayko Sekiguchi


Pett Guard jc Ayako Ota


Right Guard ...... Rhoda Nishimura


Center so. Mary Nishioka


HUNDACK | her ee ae Agnes Mori


Quarterback ........ Mary Matsumoto


Right Halt. k Teru Nakamizo


Wek MAI eo. cs Moe Kawashima


H2O" BOY ite Bill Oshima


The Future Bench Warmers


was the score anyway? Who won?"


. "Golly, I never saw a more boring


game than today's. Let's go!"


Now do you understand why


women are nothing but nuisances


at the ball games. I wonder why


they go?


POST MORTEMS-


( Continued from page 6 )


brought many returns to us. We


have built a solid and keener re-


lationship between the schools and


in the future we are sure that we


will have more games and perhaps


build a real rivalry that shall not


be equaled.


To all of the courageous partici-


pants we extend our thanks and


we are sure that their efforts have


not been in vain.


In closing we the members of


the sports staff extend our appre-


ciation to all for their swell cooper-


ation. We have enjoyed bringing


you the sports light and hope that


you too enjoyed reading it.


Well, that's thirty and so long!


Many Outstanding


Athletes Will Return


( Continued from page 6 )


the two muscle men of Topaz High


School. Adachi will also throw the


discus with George Hamada.


For the broad jump we have the


reliable Gus Fujimoto who amazed


the fans with his jumps.


There are many more stars-to-be,


but these boys will be ours for the


next season.


enough material to cope with this (Faculty)


situation. We have ventured forth Second String


and picked the following girls who Hight Goard = -. McMillan


we think will make the team? Lett Guard oe Boardman


Future All-American Right End esses Caffell


Team of 1943 DOLCE MNG ke ea Gerard


Center Nail


feeht Guard... Hedy Lamar) Left Tackle 2.0.0.0 Sundquist


Meth Guard: .200 Honea ecurnert Pullback 22 Winters


Beeht Hd 2s oo Veronica Lake | Quarterback 002000000... Hudson


RG Noose scat enone (rilteer Ropers: Gert. Halt Bell


ian. Betty Grable] Right Half 0... Deffebach


Quarterback .......000...... Betty Hutton] Right Tackle ............. Bee Lamb


Right Half -.......... pera doan Bennett) N20 BOY a Maggiora


Right Tackle ............ Loretta Young


Left Tackle ............ Dorothy Lamour Topaz High All-Star Team 0x00B0


MR sion. esonctencepes sss Alice Fayel Conter oo Betty Nakaso


Fullback .......................... Lynn Bari] Right Half .............. Mariko Shinoda


FA TRI oshns os oneness Jerry Colonna] Left Half ................ Yume Tsugawa


__ Future Ail-Americon: Tan ot Right Guard ....___.. Butch Nakami


1943. from. Topaz Hi gh Left Guard ........ Fujuko Takahashi


`Right TA eaten Kaoru Morita


Right guard - ery Reh T Lert nS Masu Kamatsu


Lett Guard: =...) Lume Uchiyama | Fullback ..................:... Maryon Oishi


Rigne End'... Fumi Ebihara Quarterback Seka Tomiko Hase


Lett End ......- .."Sooki Takahal Right Tackle -.... Mary Tsuda


tthe May Furusawa | Left Tackle ................... May Murota


"Quarterback |... Sumi Yui] H20 Boy .............. Peter Matsumoto


Right Half ........ Midori Hashimoto


Take Me Out Graduation


To the Ballgame


( Continued from page 6 ) Ceremony


(Continued from Page 1)


ta Hideshima, Fusaye Hirono, May


Honda, Sachiko Honda, Shigeko


Horita, Shigeo Hotta, Mike Ichima-


ru, James Ida, David Iino, Joe Ina-


tome, Kaoru Inouye, Ruth Iseyama,


Jimmy Ishida, Yoshikazu Ishida,


Miyoko Ishiyama, Kazuyuki Ito, Ki-


yo Ito, Kenneth Iyeki, Yutaka Ka-


gami, Seiji Kaibe, Frank Kami, Ta-


kashi Kariya, Masaru Kato, Kazuo


Kato, Motoichi Kato, Lily Katsu,


Mary Kawaguchi, Masaru Kawagu-


chi, Pete Kashima, Kaoru Kawaha-


ta,


Umeko Kawakami, Joe Savane:


rita, Motoko Kawashima, Frances


Kimura, Shizuko Kimura, James


Kirihara, Shigeo Kita, Peter Kita-


gawa, Yukiko Kiyomura, Margaret


Koide, Masu Komatsu, Yoshiro


Konno, Eiji Kubokawa, Hideo Ku-


bota, Yuriko Kumamoto, Kiyochika


Kumekawa, Asako Kusumi, Frances


Kusumine, James Machida, Edith


Marubayashi, Yemiko Maruyama,


Mary Matsui, Aiko Matsumoto,


Mary Matsumoto, Grace Matsuno,


Chiyoko Matsuzaki, Takao Matsu-


zaki, Toraichi Matsuzaki, Yuki Mi-


kami, Jack Mizuhara, Vincent Mo-


mii, Shinji Momono, Agnes Mori,


Midori Morita, Walton Morita,


Florence Muneno, Yoshiko Nabeta,


Susan Nail, Nobori Nakagawa, Mi-


dori Nakagawa, Rey Nakahara,


Ichiro Nakamura, Machiko Naka-


mura, Hiroshi Nakano, Natsuko


Narikawa, William Naruo,


Atsuji Nishiki, Janet Nishiki,


Rhoda Nishimura, Marion Nishimu-


ra, Yuki Nishimura, Shizu Nishino,


Mary Nishioka, Thomas Nitta, Ken


TOPAZETTE


Summer Session


Plans


(Continued from Page 1)


choices listed. In case choice 1 or


2 is selected, the student will be


uninterested in summer activities


in Topaz. If case 3 is selected, the


student will have opportunity to


take part in 6, 7, and possibly 8,


most of which will be offered as an


evening program. In case a stu-


dent selects number 4, he may be


able to do some classwork and


take part in some of the other ac-


tivities as well.


In the event neither of the four


choices are made, students should


select. wisely from the other ac-


tivities.


Summer school classes will be


held at Block 32 during the morn-


ing hours only and will provide


principally an opportunity for stu-


dents to make up work missed pre-


viously or to follow academic in-


terests in the fields of English,


mathematics, science, or social sci-


ence. Instruction will be on an in-


dividual basis, and enrollment will


be permitted after consultattion


with high school directors on the


needs of individual cases. _


Special interest groups will meet


for participation in crafts (includ-


ing home economics and art), mu-


sic, dramatics, science, dancing,


with the possibility of additional


groups where interest demonstrates


a need. In the crafts area, not only


will organized groups meet, but


workshops will be open for infor-


mal individual work. A detailed


program formulated from responses


to the recent questionnaire will be


announced as soon as possible.


Playgrounds will be available at


all times. The use of certain play


equipment will be limited to after-


noon and evening periods. Organ-


ized games and tournament com-


sports.


Camping will be limited to a


comparatively small number of in-


dividuals. Preference will be given


those who are members of organ-


ized groups. Individuals between 12


and 15 years of age inclusive have


been permitted to register, and it


is hoped that they will all be able


to go. This applies to both boys


and girls. Registration for camping


at Antelope Springs was held on


Monday and Tuesday, June 14th


and 15th at the High School.


There will be no lack of oppor-


tunity to keep busy at worthwhile


interesting things. Students, the


choice is yours. After school, what?


Nobe, Emi Obata, Henry Obayashi,


Tetsuo Ochi, Mary Ogawa, Marion


Oishi, Dorothy Okada, Lillian Oka-


moto, George S. Oku, Teizo Okuda,


Fujiko Okuno, Hayato Orikuchi,


Moses Oshima, Ayako Ota, Sachi-


yo Otsuka, Tome Otsuki, Katsumi


Ozaki, Shizuo Ozaki, William Sakai,


Yoshiharu Sakauye, Tomio Sakurai,


Minoru Sasaki, Taketoshi Sasamo-


to, York Sato, Rayko Sekiguchi,


Yaeko Sekimachi,. Vincent Shijo,


Taketoshi Shimamura, Kenichi Shi-


zawa, Kuniko Sumi, Tsutomu Su-


mimoto, Mary Satow, Masu Suye-


moto, Kiyoko Suyeyasu, Miyoko Su-


zawa, Chiyoko Suzuki, Florence


Suzuki, Kazuo Takahashi, Midori


Takahashi, Kenichi Takaki, Yone-


ko Takata, Frank Takeuchi, Miye-


ko Takita, Masamichi Tan, Hisako


Tanaka, Miyoko Tanaka, Paul Ta-


te, Kyoko Tate, Kay Tatsuguchi,


Hagiko Teramoto, Ernestina Tera-


nishi, Tsutako Toba, Ikuko Toda,


James Toda, Tom Tomioka, George


Tsuda, Himeo Tsumori, Yaeko Tsu-


mura, Chiyoko Tsuno, Ann"nbelle


Uyeda, Tetsuro Uyehara, Hisashi


Watanabe, Michiko Yamads ~*~


ko Yamamoto, George Yamamura,


Mariko mazaki, George


shiro, Digs


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vVema-


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momura, Masako Shimotori, Henry


Shin, Miye Shinoda, Mitsuye Shio- |


Page 7


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Message to Seniors Planning


Future Relocation


7 peAltils ARTICLE IS FOR ALL persons


to read, but it centers on chiefly


t3-Gaa4| the seniors, who will soon go out


Ay ;


of this project to work, and again


mingle with the rest of America. -


There has been a lot of talk circula-


ting outside of camp about the bad influ-


ence of the Japanese-Americans, no matter


how loyal. Most of us have continued to


casually disregard those insinuations, but


now with the first Topaz High School grad-


uation looming in the near future, it is time


to do some real thinking. Why bring up


graduation? Because with the graduation


over, scores of boys and girls will be leav-


ing the center in search of work. They'll be


getting jobs in defense plants, agricultural


positions, and other occupations. How they


do their work, and how successful they


are, will have a great bearing on the re-


ception the coming evacuees will receive.


many of you will smile


slyly, and smirk about the things written in


this editorial, but when you come to think


it over, isn't it true? Isn't it true, that on the


shoulders will rest the grave responsibili-


ties of seeing to it that America finds out


what we really are, and not what she has


heard, which are the products of baseless


insults from, more- or-less, moronic exci


As written belore, this is a `Special


message to the graduating seniors. This is


not a plea, and is not intended as an influ-


encing article. It is merely here to try to


tell you what is expected of you. It is up


to you to carry out these expectations.


Eighth Graders


Donate to S. A. F..


The 8th grade, group 4, unani-


mously agreed to donate their


party fund to the Student Aid


Fund. The commitees for the


Student Aid Fund wishes to thank


the 8th grade for this generous


gesture.


shida, Tama Yoshimura, George


Yoshioka, Misao Yoshiura, Haruye


Yoshiwara, Setsuko Kimura, May


Shiozaki..


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Faculty : meet Looking D fead to the - a Faculty i


: ca


3 In a few more days summer va-; Mrs. R. Bell... not sure because | (Social Science.) . 2


Caricature cation will be upon us. The stu-|she is teaching temporarily. Mr. Edward Bando... intends to Caricature .


-By Henry Shin- dents probably have plans already} Myr. Kats Handa... not teach-| go out but if here will teach next} By Henry Shin-- =


made for the summer but the ing right now-plans to go out. term and summer session (math, }


teachers too, have things to do, Miss Miyuki Kusumine ... if here} science.) :


and places to go to this summer. | will. work on Community Educa- Miss Kiyo Koisumi.. . will teach :


For your interest, here is written | tion. Plans to go out. if here-has plans to go out. Ls


the tentative plans of the faculty} Miss Kimi Fujii and Miss Tane| Mr. Fumio Nishino ... will teach :


for the coming summer and for the| Amemiya . . . have same plans as|summer session and probably next


following term. Mickey. term.


Dr. G. L. Woolf... plans to be} Mrs. Elizabeth Boardman... will] Mr. Elmer D. Johnson . . . here


here right through:summer session] head "Music Department" during] for duration as far as he knows.


and next term. : Summer unless called away. Will Miss Sayuri Ishida . . . will teach


Miss Eleanor Gerard .. . recent-| not be here next term. _ [summer session. And will teach


ly returned from vacationing in| Miss Eloise Sundquist . . . will| next term until she goes out.


Oakland, Calif., will head "Clubs| teach summer session - has no| Mr Shig Yamagata ... Uncer-


and Social Group Work" during the] plans for next term. tain.


summer session. Will be here next} Mrs. Ballard (Miss Deon Caffel) Mr. Dave Crowton . . . head of '


term. . is planning to "settle down" in|"Health and P. E., Recreation" .


Mr. Victor Goertzel .. . will head} Salt Lake City this summer unless during summer session. _


-_, | the "Academic Work" during the] she starts "camp following." Mr. John Iwatsu . . . has left


- a for be summer session and will be here| Mrs. Ellen Henderson ... will be| about three weeks ago-is work- : j


Po ee Ores ee VentEuO next term. here part of summer session. Not] ing in Salt Lake City. HENRY TANI - We couldn't get


quism acts. Mr. Henry Tani . . ..will-make a| certain of next term. Mrs. Yoshiko Goto . . . will teach along without -good old Tani, the


trip to the mid-western states dur-} Mr. Mas Yabuki... is working| summer school but is uncertain of | 70x00B0Pa2 High's "politician."


ing July and August for his church] on "Student Work Program.' Will| next term.


denominations. Stopping one week] teach tempura art. Miss Kisako Okawa... will


at a time at different leadership Mr. E. D. Harris . . . will be here| probably teach summer session but


training schools and camps. next term and during the summer] is uncertain of next term.


Dr. Joe Goodman ... will take] session. Says, "Most of his future Miss Toshiko Kataoka ... un- 4


an eleven days vacation in San] is behind him." certain of next term, will teach


Francisco. Be here for part of sum- Mr. Elbert R. Simmons... . will] if here.


mer session and next term. probably be drafted in July-will Mrs. Marguerite Hudson... un- :


Miss Mary McMillan ... is vaca-| teach until then. certain but may teach during the oN


tioning in her home town, Pensa-| Mr. Kojiro Kawaguchi... will go} summer. ee Me


i cola, Florida. Will be back next| out to summer camp if possible. Mrs. Elizabeth Nail .. . has left PS


term. Will teach next term. for Manzanar. ~


Mr. Melvin Roper ... head of| Miss Lottie Lee Lamb... will] Mrs. B. Deffebach... will not be = S$


"Arts and Crafts" during summer] stay this summer and take charge} here during summer but may be (S Fa


session probably be back next] of library. Will probably be here| back next term.


term. next term. Mr. Frank Sakurai... intends to


Miss Doris Winters . . . has re-| Miss Kiyoko Date ... will teach| go out, but if here plans to teach )


turned to Oregon to recuperate.| during summer session and next] Summer session. "


Will not return and teach next] term if here. Mr. George Lewis . . . hoping to


term. Miss Rose Watanabe . . . will] go into air corps this summer. Will


Mr. Maggiora .. . is being trans-| probably teach summer session and| head "Fine Arts" department un-


ferred to the Procurement section| next term if here. til he goes.


`on the new Community Education| Miss Fumi Sugihara ...sameas| Mr. John Shinkai... will teach} MARY McMILLAN-Topaz High's _


: FUMI SUGIHARA-The girls all F nivision in July. You'll see him] Miss Watanabe. this summer if here-may go to noted for her southern accented (c)


envy her for that bright red coat] 5;oynq! Mrs. Ella Black . . . uncertain school later or go to a camp. Japanese. 4}


=.-She_has.


rm


_ RICHARD NELSON-What would


he look like with a slitzie? Frank-


enstein's creation?


DR. JOE GOODMAN-John Barry-


more had nothing on Doc Joe's pro-


file!


Mr. John Izumi . .. Uncle Sam


has him down in Camp Shelby,


Miss.


Mr. Edwin Iino .. . he's in the


army, too.


Mrs. Zeda Lisle . . . very uncer-


tain about everything.


about next term. May. work in}


elementary division.


Miss Shizu Tamura... will teach


summer session and next term.


Mr. Golden Black ... Going to


take vacation on ranch. Will teach


next fall in Delta High School.


Mr. Carl Verhaaren . . . will teach


summer session here. Next fall will


teach in Millard High School.


Miss Katherine Nakaso . . . has


gone to Denver, Colorado. Confer-


ence and tour.


Shinji Momono leaves his knowl-


edge of math to up-and-coming


classes.


George Hashimoto wills those


cute dimples to envious fellows.


Yoshikazu Ishida leaves his nick-


name, "Gangster" to Humphrey


Bogart.


Dorothy Ann Aoki leaves her


dancing feet to would-be jitterbugs.


_ James Ida bequeaths his Cal


rooter's cap to Henry Tani, a Stan-


ford graduate.


Sachiko Honda leaves her vital-


ity to the gym classes.


James Hayashi wills his farming


ability to the future F.F.A. presi-


dent.


Agnes Mori leaves her poise to


Natsu Ikeda.


George Tsuda bequeaths his dis-


position to Isamu Nagata.


Miye Shinoda wills her taste for


clothes to the "zoot suit" boys.


Motoichi Yanagi leaves his ac-


cent to Fumi Ebihara.


Kuni Sumi leaves her athletic


ability to the G. A. members.


Annabelle Uyeda wills her chub-


biness to Martha Oshima.


Tama Yoshimura leaves her


j journalistic ability to future journ-


alism students.


Grace Matsuno bequeaths her


unusual laugh to the "Believe it or


Not" column.


David Iino wills his innocent look


to David Yamate.


Mich Hayashida leaves his stu-


dious ways to Topaz High School.


Oki Hashimoto leaves her height


to Takashi Kubota.


May Honda wills her friendliness


to all those who need it.


Mary Matsumoto bequeaths her


enthusiasm to next term's G. A.


president.


Miyoko Ishiyama wills her fine


acting ability to her sister, Motoko.


Joe Inatome leaves his flashy red


socks to Dickie Katayanagi.


Tomio Sakurai wills his smiles to


"Chinky."


Paul Tani bequeaths his pleasant


sounding voice to Topaz teachers.


Hisashi Watanabe leaves his


clowning to Mikihiko Kita.


George Yamamura leaves his


popularity to next term's senior


class president.


Kyoko Tate wills her smart wise-


cracks to Joan Ihara.


Ken Shimomura leaves his "Ram-


blings'" headaches to future journ-


al staffs.


Tom Tomioka leaves his sweat-


ers to Yo Ikeda.


Florence Suzuki bequeaths her


quietness to "Ashi."


Rayko Sekiguchi leaves her


sweetness to Betty Nakaso.


Yaeko Sekimachi wills her cute-


ness to bags of Topaz.


Vincent Shijo leaves his many


girl friends to Johnny Katsu.


Michiko. Okamoto leaves her


marvelous speaking voice to-???.


Machiko Nakamura leaves her


talent on the piano to Ryozo Ku-


mekawa.


Takao Matsuzaki wills his schol


astic ability to his younger broth-


ers.


Henry Fukui leaves his super-


intelligence to the sophomore and


junior classes.


Mike Ichimaru leaves his Japan-


ese "hellos" to Mr. Bando.


Senior Will


Kaoru Inouye wills his vocal tal-


ent to the high school choir.


Masao Ashizawa leaves his huge


vocabulary to Yumi Tsugawa.


Frank Kami wills his sleeping in


chemistry to up and coming chem-|


istry students.


Hiro Nakano leaves his "Ipana


Smile" to Kay Kanzaki.


Tom Nitta leaves his expressive


eyes to Naomi Kitagawa.


William Sakai leaves school for


better or worse.


Mas Kawaguchi leaves his wolf-


ing to Richard Yamashiro.


Henry Shin wills his artistic abil-


ity to Mr. Yabuki's art classes.


Himeo Tsumori wills his athletic


ability to Albert Nabeshima.


Ayako Ota bequeaths her petite-


ness to Mary Tsuda.


Rey Nakahara leaves her typing


(?) ability to the next Topazette


typists.


Pete Kashima leaves his carving


ability to Mr. Nishino's Industrial


Arts Department.


Shizuo Ozaki wills his comical


ways to Yosh Takakuwa.


Vincent Momii leaves


"moods" to Pete Matsumoto.


Shizu Nishino wills her majestic


walk to Sadame Hara.


Kiyoshi Kumekawa leaves his


acting ability to the hero of next


term's play.


Rhoda Nishimura leaves her


leadership abilities to future offi-


cers.


Chiyo Matsuzaki leaves her


brains to Sam Fujikawa.


Ernestina Teranishi bequeaths


her talent on the violin to Herbie


Yamate. :


his


IWAO EDWARD BANDO - He


never fails to talk his Physics


classes to sleep. :


ELIZABETH H. BOARDMAN


|"Oh Solo Mio!" (She is only Mrs.


Boardman testing out her vocal


chords.


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Topazette, vol. 1, no. 12 (June 24, 1943)

Creator

Topaz High School Journalism Class
Central Utah Relocation Project
Nishino, Shizu

Date

1943-06-24

Identifier

MS-840_0474

Description

June 24, 1943 issue of "Topazette," published by Topaz High School journalism class.

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Series: Topazette (Topaz High School newspaper), 1943

Physical description

8 pages, 17.5 x 11 inches

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Topazette, vol. 1, no. 12 (June 24, 1943); Joseph R. Goodman papers on Japanese American incarceration, MS-840; California Historical Society.

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Topical subject(s)

Japanese Americans
World War II--Incarceration camps--Education
World War II--Incarceration camps--Publications

Named subject(s)

Incarceration Camps--Topaz (Central Utah)

Geographical subject(s)

Delta (Utah)

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Collection identifier

MS-840