Manual Arts High School - Artisan Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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i6 THE ARTISAN W ' 3 g PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE PRINCIPAL Floyd R. Ilonn was born in Artesia, Los Angeles County, California, the third in a family of nine children. At nine years of age Floyd and the three younger children accompanied their parents to China where the father was engaged in missionary work. Three other children were born after the trip to China. In Cheng-Chow and other cities in Honan for a period of six vears, this typically American family lived in an oriental house enclosed by a courtyard. It was a life totally different from that which they had known in America, but a life rich in interesting experien- ces. During most of this time, no other American or European family lived nearby and as a matter of course, the entire family learned to use the Chinese language. In these early boyhood days, Mr. Honn found life quite dull because of the limited types of activity. The Ilonn children had almost no oppor- tunities to attend school and were very rarelv permitted to leave the court- yard because of the danger of disease. However, the summer season afford- ed a welcome change, for at that time the family journeyed to the moun- tains where a great deal of liberty and freedom were enjoyed. Today Mr. Honn ' s favorite sport is one he first learned to enjoy in China. Here, hunting in the region of the Yellow River gave opportunity for a fascinat- ing pastime. The family ' s return to the States came at the outbreak of the Chinese Revolution in igio. In Los Angeles, our future principal entered a small denominational school now a part of Los Angeles Pacific College. After completing the high school and junior college courses in this city in 1917, he went to Greenville, Illinois, to attend Greenville College, majoring in social studies. Graduation came in 1921 and with it the urge to find a job. Then came the decisive event. A position in teaching was offered to him by a high school in Superior, Nebraska. FIc accepted and began teaching journalism, debating, and history. Thus, Mr. Honn launched himself on the career that was to lead him to the position of principal of Manual Arts. After teaching social studies in Memorial Junior High School at San Di- ego, he came to Huntington Park High School to teach science. Later he was made evening school principal at Huntington Park. During the next several years, while principal at the high school in South Gate, Mr. Honn was an active community worker and did a great deal for civic betterment, being instrumental in the acquiring and developing of an 86 acre public- park. Then came the promotion to the principalship of Roosevelt High School, where he was active in developing student organizations. This year of progress and improvement at Roosevelt High was followed by an assignment to his present position, that of principal of Manual Arts High School.

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Mr. Flovd R. Honn, Principal

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ORGANIZATIONS l 7 To the Highlanders: Your ideal is courageous living. You are needed today, as never be- fore, to take a place in your social environment. Life to many has no mean- ing and no direction. You have been taught to express yourselves. Con- tinue your education through the experiences which you meet till you have a self worth expressing. Live up to the very best that is in you each dav. Go to a happier, more democratic wav of life. Jessie Ray Ilanna.