Bonita High School - Echoes Yearbook (La Verne, CA)

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Bonita Bearcat Gossip Column September 15, 1 960 second marriage Turned out to be a failure, he has become a woman hater. Bill always was a woman hater-hates to be away from them. Dorrine Montz VanDusan has broken the record of Aiice Baird, sensational woman mountain climber, in her recent daring ascent To the highest peak in the Alps. Miss May Brubaker has painted another of those famous pictures of hers. She calls this one Schooldays. New York has been greatly excited over some of Miss Brubaker's paintings in the past. We find Miss Elizabeth McNeil has lately secured a position as school teacher in a little country school in the Ozark Hills. Tom McCullough, noted dealer in all sorts of cars, has put a new model on display. lt is an extremely quaint-looking fashion, resembling a crcss between a Ford and a Pontiac. lt has therefore been named the Fordiac. Mrs. Grant Foote has just broken the old tree-sitting record by sitting for nine, teen days, six hours, twenty-five minutes. and five and one-half seconds in a pear tree in her back yard. Mrs. Foote will be remembered as Ida Watts. The enthusiastic professor, Mr. Robert Keswick, has resigned his position as Philosopher on Etiquette at Harvard College. He will be succeeded by Mr. John Lin- qenfelder, who opened a group of tea shops in Los Angeles last year. Mr. Henr Dale Winthers, lawyer, recently won a case over Mr. Vernon McQueen. famous crime lawyer, Hilario Cachero, Justice of the Peace at San Dimas, declares business is picking up this year. Misses Regina Veiar and Edna Ibanez, two prominent leaders ot the Ladies' Aid Society of a middle western town, have resigned their positions because of a lack of members. Miss Hazel Holbrook, Brethren missionary to Africa, has announced that since August l she has converted twenty Africans in her special revival meetings. Viola Brooks Jochimsen, song writer, has recently published a new song entitled, l Want to Grow Tall Like You. Joaquin Sanchez was last seen drifting on a raft off the coast near Laguna Beach. He intended to get himself shipwrecked and bo a hermit, For all we know, he may have succeeded. -Vera Sheely 17

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oniirta Bearcat Gossip Column September 15, 1960 in her suil. Miss Dare and Mr. Bixby, alias Cuddles, have recenlly announced lheir engagemenl. Among the dislinguished dinner guesls of Russell Hullgren, prominenl congress- man, lasl week, were Yoshimi Yoshida, governor of California, and Jim Donibble, cele- braled crooner lwho acquired lhe arl ol crooning lhrough hard and persislenl imila- lion ol Bing Crosby during his senior year al Bonilal. Colin Binks McLean, noled Ascol Speedway driver, was slighlly injured al lhe lasl race while allempling lo sel a new speed record. He slill wears 'rhe famous grin ol lhe good old days. The La Verne Church ol lhe Brelhren wornen's allendance has been failing lalely. due fo lhe lacr fha? a discovery has been made lhal lhe new minisler, Mr. Lloyd Stevens, is married. His wife has been on a lemperance lour back easl. Mr. Sleveris mel her in high school: she was a sophomore when he was a senior. lda Huslon, comic slrip arlisl, recenlly seriously sprained her hand, and will be unable To do her work this week. Raymond Gribbin has al lasl achieved lhe honor of being lhe world's grealesl' malhemalician. You will remember whal a poor sludenl of algebra he was in I932. Helen Goodwin, world famous pianisl, has recenlly declared her inlenlion of spending her vacalion al her privale sludio in Paris. You will remember lhe excilemenl' caused when il was rumored lhere was an affair of 'rhe sorl in The making, when Miss Goodwin was seen frequenlly wilh lhe Presidenl of lhe Uniled Slales, Mr. Lambrelh Hancock. F. Sanchez and A. Navarrerle, lwo Alaskan explorers, were found nearly frozen 'ro dealh in a small Alaskan lown lasl week. They are recovering speedily and will very soon be aclive again. Farmer Everell Shorl won a medal al lhe Los Angeles Counly Fair lasl Seplember for his lwo prize hogs. His poullry also received a very high prize. Roberl Renlro, big business man, has hired a new slenographer, Miss Mary Ellen Lapp. Miss Lapp has formerly proved herself a cornpelenl worker as a privale secre- lary 'ro Leslie Roland, edilor ol 'rhe Los Angeles Examiner. Marcia Vaniman has been very aclive. She won 'lirsl prize in lhe Miss California Balhing Beauly conlesl, which proves she hasn'l losl her charm in all lhese years. Virginia Bixby has been conducling a polilical campaign in New York. ll seems she is having a difficull lime, for we find her opponenl 'ro be none olher lhan lhe famous oralor, Mr. Gordon Haskell, who has iusl relurned from Bulgaria wilh his wife. Marvin Hopkins, famous dancing leacher, who broke his neck lasr year in ax novelry number al rhe Mounlain Meadows Counlry Club, has announced his inlenlion of reviving The carioca. A greal discovery was made recenlly when Miss Alla Goelz, molion piclure producer, discovered rhal Srella Hall, well-known blues singer, has everylhing neces- sary lo make a l96O Mae Wesl. Elmer Sapp, noled wriler, has iusl published a book enlilled The Arl of Living Up lo Ones Name. Edward Michael, mulfi-millionaire, recenrly mel wilh an aeroplane accidenl. He was slighlly injured, and his pilol, Mr. Fred R. D. Baugh, was confined 'ro his bed for a brief time wilh a fracfured rib. Miss Ruth Bell, afler her recenl divorce from lhe rnyslerious Mr. R., has reopened her column, Advice lo Young Ladies, in lhe Los Angeles Examiner. The well-known life guard, Bill Collins, recenlly declared publicly lhal since his 16

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5. n I I I C K M5255 QUITE A ms FISH IN' I-IERLHUHPNELL, In SHOUIEM How 7U FIsI-I! li .17 fr .4 I 2, fo EEE. l vliiiii l Ii , l i l ' FRESHMHN ' - 'f:.4f-- Y , -YA ---1.--V -V ,...f ,Xi Y Y,.,..f -T . ' a f---- uw i d-I 1 Freshman Class This year, I934-35, our lreshman year in Bonila l-ligh School, has been one lhal will always be remembered by The class members. From eighlh grade 'ro high school is always a broad educalional jump for any freshman. We, lhe class ol '38, received a greal lhriil when we enlered and became accjuainled wilh so many helpful Upper Classmer- and lacully members. - In addilion lo our sludies we were soon enjoying fhe various alhlelic sporrs and clubs. These oufside aclivi'ies assured us lhal we were really slu- denls of Bonila. We have grea+ly enjoyed 'raking par? in and wilnessing lhe many delighrlul and lhrilling plays and aclivilies presenled during The year ar Bonila. We are delighled al rhe Though? +ha+ we have rhree more happy years yer fo come al Boni+a. Vife lfnow lha? we, lhe class of '38, will worlc lo enjoy ils friendships and acriviries and, above all, live up +o Boni+a's morlo I Serve. Vv'hen we fhinlc of rhe seniors who are leaving us, a 'reeling ol loneliness comes over us, buf we are pleased Lhai fhey are going inlo lhe world lo acquire grearer slcill in learning how lo be happy. 'We really do appreciale and will never lorgel' rhe kindness and a++en+ion +hey gave 'ro us during our freshman year al' Boni'a. Seniors, we wish For you in We lulure all lhe luclc and joy 'rhal can be wished. -Laura Dale IS