Piedmont High School - Clan O Log Yearbook (Piedmont, CA)

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.,A. CLAN-O-LOG SENIOR CLASS HISTORY iael , S Mr. Johnson has so thoroughly impressed on our minds, history is a 3 record of the past in relation to the living present. It has become our 7 , duty to show what the past of the class of 1924 has been, and as the 'jak happenings of the last four years are directly responsible for the great YT 'L events of the living present,-namely, our career as seniors and our ' ' graduation from high school, the truth of Mr. johnson's statement is apparent. li The class of 1924 has several distinctions which cannot possibly be- illflls long to any future group of Piedmont students. First, we are the initial ' group to complete four years in Piedmont High School. We are, there- 'K 'T fore, the first real representatives of the school. Next, we never have suffered the trials and tribulations ordinarily experienced by freshmen, because when we were in our first year, we were the school, there being no other classes above us. Finally, we have the honor of numbering among our classmates Ross Brown in person. Ross, better known as Magnavox, is said to have given the inventor of that instru- ment the inspiration for its production. It is our conviction that the magnavox system now in use in the school will be far more appreciated when Ross graduates. -Mi When we started school in August, I52O, conditions were slightly different from those which prevail at the close of our high school career. Mr. Cooper was then our principal, and we were occupying the shacks. The only teachers who were with us when we started and who have had the courage to remain to see us graduate are Mrs. Lohse and Miss Drury. Our chief opponents in athletics were the pupils of Havens School. The exciting moments of these games were recorded in an Annual, the forerunner of the Clan-O- Log, edited by Bill DeWitt. This book, now historic, consisted of a number of mimeo- graphed pages. Jimmie Tyson proved to be an embryo artist by his illustrations, it is to be regretted that he did not develop his talent further. We must also mention the humorous section, and hope the joke editor's sense of humor has improved since then. Among other notable events we mention Elvin Pfister's frequent visits to the of- fice. According to the best available statistics, he spent more time there than any boy is likely to spend in the future. Here our class set another record for originality, or efficiency, as you may wish to call it. iQ-- While we were sophomores, Piedmont High grew into a real school and our class enlarged proportionally. We chose Mr. Jones as our new principal, and to help him, as additions to the faculty, we brought Miss Haub and Mr. Martin. Mr. Martin can- not be mentioned without a reference to his famous watch which came to be as well known as its owner. On every possible occasion he would extoll the merits of this re- markable timepiece. We can never forget Mac Willimann, our coach, who struggled very successfully to produce winning teams on an athletic field that ran up hill and down .as it chose. The presidents of the class for the year were Harmon Bell in the fall term, and Fred Bullard in the spring term. The question of school colors, of the names for va- rious publications, and of the school seal came up this term and were settled after due consideration on our part. A spirited debate took place between those' who wished to see gray and crimson as the school colors, and those who desired purple and white. The names, Clan-O-Log, Highland Fling, and Highlander, were selected at this time after much argument. We were also instrumental in the success of the bond election for the completion of the new school. -fs-W vw. 1- - . .,, . . .1 . . f--1 .--1. .1- -ff.---V,--.. 1 .---rv-r--yn--Y-,--, .A - ,,-,Lam,.,k,1gf-,-,u.,f,.1.:Lx,,xj- Lu '-,gk . . 2-- f .. .1-L Lx I Lx 1.1-f' X I3