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

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September 18, school opened with all the veterans back along with the new recruits ready to stage intellectual wars with the faculty. Activity was somewhat quieted for the first week by the ' hot spell ' which took turns breaking thermometers and morale. September 20 saw Coach Lyndon organize four intramural football teams which battled in Flintridge ' s own Dust Bowl for weeks on end, till On November I , a memorable date for the Juniors, a Senior and a Junior team lined up on opposing sides in a gridiron gigantic that was to decide the supremacy in football. It was clear after the game that the teams were so evenly matched that only the gods could decide the winner, and they decided in favor of the Juniors by a score of 14 to 7. The days of the Grecian orators were recalled on November 7, when, after much haranguing, the name of this annual was changed to THE FLINTRIDGE LOG Friday, of the next week, was marked by a good old-fashioned spelling bee in which the Seniors evened the score between the two classes by soundly trouncing the Juniors. After two weeks of intramural basketball employing the ' close your eyes and shoot ' method, on November 20 serious practice began for the regular season. Thursday, November 30, school was dismissed for the Thanksgiving holidays, with the boys in a much more joyous condition than they were when the next Monday happened around with all students conditioned perfectly for one of Coach Lyndon ' s ' pepper-upper ' gym classes. On December 14, everyone turned out to cheer for our team in the first basket- ball game of the season. This greatly helped the boys since Dewey was sent down to defeat, 23-16, in a game which was close until its dying moments, when our scor- ing spurt turned it into a rout. December 15 was a marked day in the eyes of the Flintridgeans, for it marked not only the beginning of the vacations but also our first annual Field Day which was held to raise money for this year book. 62

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SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD JAMES EDWARD MUNROE Because he keeps his head in all situations; because he is kind and modest, win or lose; because he is a fine athlete and a splendid student; because of his unselfish and wholehearted school spirit; the students and faculty vote to Ted our highest honor, The Sportsmanship Award. ATHLETIC AWARD ALDEN THORNDIKE MACKAY Thorny is one of the finest all around athletes in Flintridge history, and a true Flintridge product— raised from a pup. He is Captain of basketball and baseball, a first string swimmer and a member of the golf team. It is no surprise therefore that for the second time Thorny is adjudged the All Around Athlete of the year.

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», During Christmas vacation on December 27 our third annual Alumni Banquet was held at the Pasadena Athletic Club. Bob McNeish, U. S. C. football coach, was the speaker of the evening, and he interested all with his talk on How to Scout a Football Team. Afterwards many hot words were uttered by alumni as to the rela- tive merits of their various Alma Maters. January 2, school reopened. By the look in many faces it took no genius to tell that New Year ' s night life had taken its toll. January 4 saw the Flintridge basketball squad swamp the quintet from Pacific Military Academy by a score of 21-12. Led by Captain Mackay, who scored 12 points, our team showed that it could match roughness with roughness In winning the game. Our winning streak was broken when, after journeying all the way to Long Beach on the 12th, we lost to a powerful Saint Anthony team. Our boys just could not ' find ' themselves in the different gym till the game was more than half over but it was then too late and our valiant rally fell far short. Our fourth game of the season is one that wil never be forgotten by those who saw it. On January 19 a crowd of around three hundred gathered to witness the game against Southern California Military Academy. All three hundred yelled them- selves hoarse when Ogden Kellogg heaved a basket from mid-court in the last thirty seconds to give Flintridge the victory, 19-18. After the game, we held our first dance of the year in our gym, which was amazingly well decorated. It was announced the following Monday that Earl Weaver had won the ticket sale for the game and that the Junior Class had nosed the Seniors out by two-tenths of a ticket average. From then on, however, we owned the flashy suits that we played in. On January 23, we travelled to Gardena, only to lose again, this time to a versatile Spanish American quintet by the close score of 28-22. Captain Mackay distinguished himself by scoring 14 points. Two days later we easily outscored an Oneonta team, 36-12, in a game in which every member of the squad had a chance to prove his worth. January 26 to 29 was marked as a week-end of sleepless nights, hot coffee, wet towels, and aching heads. Finals the next week were the terrifying cause. Our last Prep League game of the season on February 9 was also our third loss of the year, this time to Harvard on their court by the score of 24-14. This was the third time our boys had travelled to meet an opponent, and also our third loss, but these were offset by four victories. b3