Select Images from the 1941 Denfeld Oracle
The Internet Archive hosts the 1941 edition of the Denfeld Oracle. My friends’ grandparents — those are the folks I am looking for in here, I think. And a nod to “then and now.”
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Cecile Tessier was the “peppy head of baseball for girls.” Under the supervision of Mrs. Anderson, Tessier arranged a tournament in which several teams participated.
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About 20 girls from Denfeld attended a gathering at Chester Park, went tobogganing, and had lunch as part of the outdoor activities program managed by Mary Jean Graham.
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The yearbook doesn’t offer a caption for this photo, but the girls appear to be playing horseshoes or croquet, which were both offered under the banner of the Denfeld Girls’ Club Athletic Division.
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The Denfeld gridiron squad was led by sophomore running back Wally Smith, who scored nine touchdowns in eight games. Denfeld’s record in 1940 was 6-2.
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