Girls High School - Journal Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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CLASS HISTORY THIS class is Different. That’s a good topic sentence because not only does it summarize in four words what is about to follow in 250, but it also furnishes the keynote to our claim to distinction. We started being different when we were Freshmen. We elected Cassie Arnstein president. She was a peppy girl, and for the next six months pep was our motto. Instead of discarding that worthy motto when we rose to the elevated position of High I’s, we kept it and nursed it along until it grew fast and furiously. In the next three and one-half years, our presidents were: Jane Brandenstein (familiarly known as Jane B.), Noel Walster, Beverly Fisher, Ruth Knutsen, and Doris Doepfner. During Ruth’s able administration, we gave our famous rally, Sailor Maids,” in which were featured Helen Wright, Caddy Hall, Beatrice Caro, Janice Elberg, Dickie” Arnall, Freddie Fredericks, and Louis Louisson. That rally took the school by storm. Simply carried away the day, that’s all. Why? Because it was different. During Doris Doepfner’s term, we again distinguished ourselves by winning the much coveted and fought-over Cup on S. P. A. Day. And now—here we are— Seniors. We capped the climax this term. We elected M. J. B. herself, president, and we presented an original rally—a very original rally—written by Jane B. and M. J. B. as joint authors. Of course, everyone remembers it, and always will, ’till the cows come home. It was a dramatization of L. Frank Baum’s famous Oz books, and in the cast, which was really a remarkable one, were Bee Caro, Muriel Ireland, Jane B., and M. J. B., Muriel Rothermel, Caddy Hall, Maxine Bohr, Helen Brown, Lolly Sommers, Olive Hindshaw, Elizabeth Burnell, Frances Levy, Alice Ferguson, and Anne Levin. It doesn’t seem like four years since we were little 1-A’s, fighting for recognition, playing games in the yard at noon, and getting violent cases on older girls—it seems like four days—four long, beautiful days. 24

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WE NOMINATE FOR THE HALL OF FAME All seniors because they are such; and in particular: Janice Abraham because she wears vermillion nail polish. Ruth Helen Abraham because she helped hold the purse strings. Dorothy Arnall because she is a wonderful sport. Eleanor Arata because a mouse has nothing on her when it comes to being quiet. Marjorie Bepp because she is a good student. Elizabeth Best because she seems to have discovered the fountain of youth. (Incidently she found it in the Gym.) Katherine Bettman because she has long hair and knows about bookbinding. Bernita Betram because her nickname is Bunny,” and she is a good sport as well as being a good student. Ruth Blum because she never gets Hot and Bothered.” Vera Bogart because she brought flowers to a certain teacher every day in the year. Helen Bohn because her soft voice is so soothing. Maxine Bohr because she was ornamental, as Oxma in the rally. Bonnie Jean Boyd because she is tall and thin. Isabel Braden because she is gentle. Marie Breidenstein because she discovered the way to get an A” from Mr. Salzman Adelaide Britton because she draws well and has become a true Girls’ High specimen. Helen Brown because she was so majestic and imposing as Glinda, the good. Dorothy Butler because she has a good disposition. Elva Canada because we like her eyes. They twinkle. Beatrice Caro because we like her hair, and because she was one-fourth responsible for the success of the Rally. Erma Carstons because we like her on general principles. Alice Castaing because she speaks good French. Marye Catechi because she gave a new turn to the good old name of Mary.” Muriel Chadwick because she always helps Mr. Ofheld with the apparatus and has black eyes. Dorothy Dahlman because of her contagious smile. Helen Deeming because she can eat more pickles than any one we know. Clem de Valley because she is a blonde and an actress. Doris Doephner because she was Low 4 Prex. Janice Elberg because she had the lead in our High three Rally. Valeria Evdokimoff because she only cut once during her four years at G. H. S. Lily Fanella because she is so good-looking. 26