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

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l Lett to right. Bill Robbins, Charles Schimptt, Allen Mitchum, Charles Detoy, Bob Ghrist o ll ll Bill Moller, Bob Lissner, and Lewis Lyon. iors A junior is truly a strange creature. He is Comparable to the mouse who has almost reached rathood, The junior is an unruly, jealous individual, slowly breaking away from the servitude that accompanies lower classmanship and grasping greedily at the position of dominance that is soon to be his as a senior. This metamorphose is usually accompanied by an uncontrollable rest- lessness and many ot the juniors are often seen gawking around the campus performing strange antics. But besides trying to master the change oi position. the juniors tind time to consistently nag the seniors and to make bold acclaims of what is to happen come senior ditch day, Disregarding these unwarranted quirks, the juniors are tairly normal and will tEd.---we hopell be prepared lor the grave responsibilities that will contront them next year. 30

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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

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Lett to right. Huston Denslow, Thornton Ladd, Brewster Benedict, Spud Melin, Tom Box, Emerson Egbert, Iohn CYogil Iorgensen, and Dick Markham, George Frazier missing from picture. S0llll0Ill0lf0S Someone, back in antiquity, said, lully oblivious to the tact that he was giving man a poor alibi in the case ot any and almost every irregularity, variety is the spice ol lite , As for variety, this years sophomore class has an abundant share, but as to the merits of this quality we will not attempt to comment. Amongst this contingent we at Flintridge believe we have one ol the oldest assortments ol humanity that was ever gathered together at one place, Brewster tsixty-nine Russians-barehandedl Benedict, as every one in second lunch will swear, is undoubtedly one ol the most gifted story tellers that ever graced lair Flintridges oak-studded hills. We lind D. Mark- ham, Frazier, and Iorgensen most excellent company, that is, during their periodic migrations from the depths of jolly Bud Lyndon's swimming hole. Sailors, world travelers, painters -A you narne a few, you will lirid one in the sophomore class. 31