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

Page 42 text:

The C.S.F., the Phi Beta Kappa of High schools, this year became one of the most active groups in the school. At the first meeting the members, Ben Earl, Jim Gamble, Dan Frost and Ted Munroe, elected the latter two President and Secretary respectively, and then immediately voted themselves a ditch day to v hich they were entitled. So on October 27th, the four members, accompanied by Mr. Lowery and Mr. Dickinson, journeyed to Burbank to inspect the Lockheed Air Corporation plant, a rare privilege in view of the fact that the war raging in Europe has made it practically impossible to gain entrance. There they saw bombers being built, ready for shipment to England, with the rapidity of two a day. Tales of the day ' s experiences, and the ever present urge for higher grades, seemed the incentive for other boys to try to make the grade standing of three A ' s and a B. The next semester Mac Lawrence became a new member in addition to the four who maintained their standing. Also at mid-semester, Flintridge presented her fourth life membership in the Federation in the six years of her existence, and this one went to Ted Munroe, who had kept his grades up to the level for seven consecutive semesters. What this present crop of brains will do remains to be seen; but for what they have done, these boys who compose this year ' s chapter should be highly congratulated, .as they have not only won one of the highest awards a high school offers, but also one of the few preparatory school honors recognized in college. 38

Page 41 text:

inifiiK 37

Page 43 text:

Contrary to the opinion of the majority of the readers of this annual, the task of producins such a book as this is no easy one. The boys on the staff are not given the positions as sinecures to get their pictures in the book another time, and they really deserve much more credit than it is here possible to give them. It was through their untiring efforts alone that the publication of this book v as made possible. Much praise and many thanks are due the following staff members for their splendid work. Chuck Detoy, the invaluable assistant editor, was the author of the interesting biographical quips on the teachers and the Seniors. Dan Frost wrote en- tertainingly of the social activities, and contributed numerous other articles throughout this annual. Jim Gamble, the man behind the headlines , has attempted to reproduce the sports season in just the manner the above quotation intimates. Ted Munroe was the editor-in-chief; it was he who begat the Flintridge Log, it was he who acted as a patient mediator between the publishers and the short tempered students, and again he who worked continually with all those herein mentioned, helping them and making their jobs easier. The rest of the staff ' s literary powers are too primitive to properly express themselves here, but we all wish to say that in the future, Ted, when we ' ll be arguing in the halls of Congress and maybe living in the White hlouse, well, come around and we ' ll treat a brainy engineer to a hamburger and a chocolate soda. Dick Munroe and Mac Lawrence must not be overlooked, for it was they who had the responsibility of obtaining the financial backing necessary for the publication of this book, and they really did a colossal piece of work. Not only was the book more than paid for, but enough extra money was made for the staff to have a big party for themselves, besides having something left for the next year ' s staff. And last, but in no way least, for if it were least, this record could not be much of an annual, was Jim Gamble, who found time inbetween his article writing to take these pictures.