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

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Senior . oroscope The scene: The Twizzletwig Tea Boom, Pasadena. The date: November, l976. Around a roaring gas furnace are seated twelve sedate gentlemen, showing the mild ravages of their advancing age with agreeable grace. The twelve have met for the thirty-fifth annual reunion of the class of '41, Flintridge Preparatory School. As it is a bit nippy out, the gentlemen are ringed closely about the faulty heating apparatus to extract what warmth they can from it. An old-style, indirect-lighting fixture in the ceiling overehead brings out physical imperfec tions with ruthless impartiality. First we see Brady Iohnson, noted globe-trotter and expert on matters foreign. A scar on his right cheek shows us where an enraged tiger found its mark. A much-broken nose shows us where an enraged native carrier lunged during a feverish grapple in the steamy closeness of the equatorial jungle. A black eye shows us where an enraged . . . oh, well, let's get on. Next in the circle is Frank Pope, the Honorable Frank Pope now, Knight of the locker room, and First Lord of the Back Nine. He has been so decorated by a grateful monarch in recognition for his services in the field of diplomacy. For mann' years he has honourably held a post in the British consulate in Nisni-Novogorod, and he is puffing contentedly on his faith' ful briar while he hears . . . Earll Weaver tell about managing the Davis Cup Team the past year. Upon the retirement of the present captain, Earll was unanimously chosen to replace him by a convention of gut-stringers which met in Corn Hollow, Kansas. However, un- fortunately for Earll, this recommendation was not enougii, and it was some time before Weaver managed to work up to his present exalted eminence. Robert Hampton, the next member of the circle, has just returned from the l8th green of the Altadena Country Club where he has been making a sucker out of Bobby lones by doing the Atlanta Master one better and taking no less than five major golf titles in one year: The British and American Opens, the British and American Amateurs, and the East Altae dena Open, sponsored by Websters Drug Store. The years find Bob with a walrus moustache, and he is known internationally as the grand old man of golf. Ogden Kellogg clicks a new set of false teeth reflectivelv, and switches the topic of conversation around to the coming season of racing at Santa Anita, Ogden has become famous all over America for the excellent breed of horses turned out every year from his farms. lt is only with the utmost restraint that he retrains from disclosing the high expectations he enter tains for a young filly in his stable, Marjorie M. 28

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e i l l The Class of '41 takes with it many fair memories of Flintridge days gone by. ln return we feel obliged to leave something for those left behind to think about and cherish. Thus our Will. Ben Earl leaves behind him some well moulded footprints on the sands of Flintridge-'s ball park. Hoping that these will be an inspiration to those who are coming up, Ben bequeaths in particular to Bill Robbins his athletic ability and enthusiasm. Now that graduation is here, Bob Hampton has this to say: I have been at Flintridge three years now. Every one is aware of my 'remarkable' attendance record. So, without fur- ther ado, l hereby will my fine record to Bob Lissner, hoping that he will find opportunity to use it well. lim Gamble is Flintridge's master of unusual ideas and im- practical drearns, Behind him he leaves seventeen volumes of his fanciful impressions, To Bob Ghrist, lim leaves these volumes to read and enjoy. Og Kellogg swings the meanest tennis racket around these parts. He feels that some of his proficiency could be used by almost any of the juniors, but Lissner and Moller could make the best use of it. Ken Hunter feels that at the bottom of any man's miseries lies a woman, Keep clear of 'em and your troubles will be cut four-fold. This philosophy has failed him but he is a generous soul and thus he passes it down to Al Mitchum. Dick Munroe is Flintridge's all-time king of the Loopholeless Alibi Club. He knows from experience that this is a most worthwhile achievement, Feeling that with a little more polish than he now shows, Bob Ghrist can make good use of this characteristic, therefore Dick wills to him his title. The best way to a teachers heart fnew colloquialism for grade book J is to sit back inconspicuously and let the class room talk go as it may, but never stick your neck out. This is a prime rule from the notebook of Iohn Eliel who wills to Chuck Schimpff this trait. Brady Iohnson is the most unorthodox of any of the seniors in the way that he dresses. He gets a kick out of getting him- self up in some weird outfit and then coming to school. This simple forrn of amusement, he feels, must be left to some mem- ber of the Elintridge student body. Therefore, he leaves his long list of Hhaberdasheryu formulas to Chuck Detoy. Frank Pope is a golfer and also the possessor of a most fruit- ful imagination. He has been seen, in a pouring rain, sloshing down the fairway muttering to himself, lt isn't raining, it isn't raining. Then as far as he is concerned it is nice and clear. He bequeaths this strange characteristic to Bill Robbins. Charlie Markham is able to write more on one page than any other of the brethern. He says he not only saves pages, but is able to convince the unsuspecting teachers that what appear to be l's are really t's and that i's are e's, With a little practice he feels that Lewis Lyon ought to be able to develop this ability to good advantage. Reid Allen, though coming back next year for a little more study, leaves to Chuck Schimpff his power of never becoming wrought up over trivial matters, The only way that l managed to last through the week is by my ability to make the memory of the week-end linger. Here we quote Earl Weaver and discover a logical answer for his Clreaminess on Monday mornings. At any rate, Earl feels this faculty to be a real life saver and so he wills it to Chuck Detoy. 27

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john Eliel has just arrived from the radio station where he has been broadcasting to the youth of America on a program called, with searching candor, Wings . This is a program on which john hands out sage advice to those who are interested in air travel. Eliel himself has made quite a name in the air- craft industry by inventing an engineless plane for people who don't like the noise of flying. He has also made a great stride toward aeronautical advancement by contriving a step- ladder without any steps for those who work underneath planes. Dick Munroe explodes the real conversational bomb-shell on the meeting though. For some years he has been working on a bridge to span the Mississippi River up and down, in- stead of across. His theory is that one can't peel when in mid-stream, on the other hand, he maintains, the scenery is incomparable from a boat. His project is designed to include the desirable qualities of both. Reid Allen, agricultural expert, jumps to his feet when he sees what time it is. He has to catch the night plane for Wash- ington where he has a conference scheduled on the subject of a new ever-normal grainery. And also he has to see about some patents he has pending on a new machine to take the drudgery out of the farrner's life. This complicated gadget utters a soulful by gum when a button is pressed, thereby eliminating much extra effort. Kenneth Hunter strikes a dramatic pose, which his striking mop of silver hair allows him to do, and recounts his exploits on the field of battle where he attacked a strong enemy posi- tion single-handed, well almost single-handed anyway. For this daring feat he was awarded the very desirable command of Division B of the Ninth Army, stationed at San Bernardino. joseph Benjamin Earl amazes the conclave by telling about his new formula for stuffing ballot boxes. I. B. disguises this questionable act by the disarmingly long phrase, Political taxidermy , but it still has contributed very greatly to his astounding rise in national politics. A vote for Earl is a couple of votes for good government is his motto. Charley Markham shows up tanned and healthy to report that he is running one of the country's most successful health resorts, at Palm Springs. Charley has gone far in the World by diligent use of convertible Buicks. Now in a position to usurp the position of aging Charles Atlas, Markham flexes a trapezis and mutters that the world would be far better off if only it had the knack of taking a week-end off now and then to visit Palm Springs. As for the twelfth member of the group, lim Gamble, renowned copra trader and pearl king, he glares enviously at the tweedy group about him and huddles closer to the heat, wishing he had worn something other than a sarong. 29