Flintridge Prep School - Log Yearbook (La Canada Flintridge, CA)

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We, of the Class of Forty, hereby publish and declare in the true spirit ot generosity the following gifts: To our cherished Alma Mater we leave our loyalty, devotion, and gratitude for the gifts of mind and soul that she has so carefully developed in us. Dan Frost leaves — with the fond hope that his gifts will be well used — to Dick Munroe the most remarkable ability he has of talking the teacher out of the ' gift ' grades that his pull with the faculty was about to get him; and to Jim Gamble he wills his faultless dancing steps. Upon his graduation, Don Baxter regrets exceedingly that he must give up his title of The Speed King of Flintridge ; but he has at different times been heard saying he wished Frankie had a chance, so it only seems natural that he donate his title to one Mr. Pope. Walter Walters once said, I get my money ' s worth, for I haven ' t been absent from school even one day in six years. In all fairness to the Juniors, he wishes to make Bob Hampton the recipient of this generous Scotch gift. To prove that he isn ' t always Scotch, he wishes to give Brady Johnson his unexcelled quality of penmanship. ' Tis rumored that Don Bullock once talked for forty days and forty nights without pause for even so long as a second; and, as we think to will such a gift to any one person preposterous, we have advised him to halve it up and let Charley Markham and Earl Weaver take whichever half they want, and thus it is bequeathed. Upon quite a little adding, subtracting, dividing and multiplying, it was dis- covered that Thorndyke Mackay broke over twenty five windows and received about five hundred demerits in the short span of around one thousand days. He did not have the heart to will all this trouble directly to any one person, so he said the Senior Class could dispose of it as they wished. After much deliberation Mr. Benjamin Earl was made the due recipient in order to falsify his boast that no Senior could bother him. Tom Melin has agreed to will to Reid Allen his enviable ability to grow side- burns plus his conversational quips. And don ' t sell these gifts short, for each and every Junior begged and begged Tom to give him these gifts. Mac Lawrence one day had a change of mind and this is what happened. He willed to Ogden Kellogg his ability to play badminton, ice skate, and even to jitter- bug . My, my, what a versatile lad this Kellogg boy is going to be! To quote Doug Goodan; The thing I hate most is to see a fine student and good athlete who allows himself to become enchanted by feminine pulchritude. This will soon lead to his ruination. Therefore Doug wills to John Eliei his peculiar trait of never letting a feminine character into his life. Since Ted Munroe said that he just couldn ' t see anything in himself that any one else might want, he told the Seniors that he preferred to let the Juniors will themselves any quality they saw worth taking. Upon further persuasion, however, he consented to give, in addition to the above, his persistency to Jim Gamble. 30

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WALTER WALTERS On the Basketball Squad Member of the Swimming Team Baseball Team Member When Walter Walters leaves the school, he will leave a real gap in the student body. hHowever, in spite of his cherubic appearance, Walter is a juggernaut on the gridiron. In the first of his six years at Flintridge he attained a reputation for sling-shot marksmanship which any of the present-day members of the grade-school might well envy. In spite of this early attainment, Wally is now quite peace-loving. Indeed, his present ambition is to be a lawyer, and, in order to further that ambition, he plans to enter Pomona in the Fall. The milk-man, clattering through the streets in the rosy dawn, or the usual revelers, returning from a night of merryment, have often seen the strange sight of Wally, complacently roaring through the quiet streets of suburban Glendale, his faithful blue Chevy headed for school loaded to the ' gunals ' with just himself. But stay, he is muttering! The reason? His secret ambition is to be a lexicographer. C? : -» y= y r W

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U I L u To every Senior class falls the burden of being analyzed, prophesized, and pub- licized. Along with this there is the never-ending task of setting an example for the rest of the school. Therefore, huddle your shoulders, fellow Seniors, and prepare yourselves for the worst. You know that being a Senior is no easy job. You know that being analyzed is a most embarassing experience. But it must come, so hide your blushing faces, my little violets. The year 1965 is on its last legs. Already the new year is creeping around; time is still waiting for no one. Our scene takes place on a cold misty evening in the house of the Reverend Donald Bullock, Bishop of the West, hie has issued invitations to all his former classmates at Flintridge to partake of dinner and merrymaking around the Bishop ' s keg of good old wine. The dinner has been a success and now the guests are gathered around the fire. All nine are present. Situated in a semi-circle around the fireplace we see: Donald Baxter, president of the Baxter Motor Works. His is the biggest surprise of the group assembled. From a mechanic in a small garage to president of the fastest growing company in the country, is an achievement of no mean endeavor. It is the result of integrity and drive that possessed him after leaving high school. Once he got into a business that he really liked, Mr. Baxter was unstoppable. Ted Munroe, chief of the engineering force working on the new Roosevelt (pardon me, Taft) dam. He is known for his feat of swimming the Mississippi from its source to the Gulf of Mexico. I might add that he did it underwater. Aside from this achievement, Ted is also known for being the father of the famous Munroe quintuplets. His face is known from Hackensack to Peiping. Walter Walters, district attorney of Los Angeles is renowned for being the scourge of the underworld, and a reformer of rare courage who tracks killers of the deep right into their lair. He is now serving his third term, and is said to be con- templating running for the Republican nomination for U. S. Senator. Macllvaine Lawrence, author of Hello Chicago , Personality in the Nucleus , etc. He is the rage of the fair sex, having just returned from New York where he was mobbed by autograph seekers. He is said to be offered a one hundred and fifty thousand dollar a year job with Paramount pictures to write a screen version of Ham- let in Harlem dialect. Donald Bullock, the host. He joined the clergy after leaving Singapore Uni- versity. A very pious man, is still said to like a nip of the bottle for festive occasions only, of course. Thomas Melin, manager of Melin Makes Mightier Muscles . He owns a huge camp in the Sierras for decrepit men. And does he give them a going over! He, himself is known for his beautiful body; was three times winner of the Atlantic City beauty show. Thorndyke Mackay, otherwise known as Muller Mullins . He is champion wrestler of the world, just back from a command performance before the King and Queen of England. Also he is a rising star in movie heavy roles. Wears a crew hair-cut and pink flowered shirts with purple coats. Called the best dressed man in Hollywood. Douglas Goodan, Texico baron. One of the ten highest salaried men in the United States. Known for his discipline and sterness in his factory. Also for his power on Wall Street. Although he is celled a tyrant and an effigy to be erased by the laboring classes, he is, in reality, a quite sincere fellow; the same old Doug of Flint- ridge days. And lastly, Daniel Frost, big corporation lawyer. He has gained a distinguished gray at the temples. He has to hurry off soon to prepare a brief for a big case in court tomorrow. He has been selected, by a jury of debutantes, as the most eligible bachelor. The gossip columns call him a glamor-boy.