South Pasadena High School - Copa de Oro Yearbook (South Pasadena, CA)

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OQ O U ) ALUMNI The honor of organizing an Alumni as- The home of sociation belongs to the class of 1907. organization was formed at the Miss Helen High by the election of the following officers: Mr. Marion Burns, presi- Miss Mrs. Edna Goldman, secretary; Mrs. W. C. dent ; Helen High, vice-president; Sheckler, treasurer. At this meeting plans were made for a reception to the class of 1908, which was held at the home of Mr. the evening of June Marion Burns on twenty-six. Here the classes of 1907 and 1908, the faculty, and school board spent a very enjoyable evening. A clever address was given by Mr. Green and toasts were given by Mr. Bush, Mr. Van Patten, Miss Miss Wishard A history of the school was read by Mrs. Leach, and Leon Axtman. Edna Goldman, then Miss Edna Mungor. Some delightful music furnished the re- mainder of the entertainment and later de- licious refreshments were served. The present members of the association are Mr. Marion Burns, Miss Helen High, Mrs. Edna Goldman, Mrs. H. W. Sheckler, Misses Freda Coward, Ethel Bashore, Eu- nice Baldwin, Mildred Chase, Pearl Crutch- field, Bessie Farrell, Mary Gillies, Lillian Hilliard, Anna Miller, Maude Thompson, Muriel ‘Trott, and Clarence Lewis. and Messrs. Leon Axtman With the graduation of the present Sen- ior class, the Alumni will number thirty- It is hoped that interest in an of South seven. Alumni association Pasadena High School will never lag and that at least once a year the members will meet for social intercourse and to indulge in reminiscences of the past. CLASS OF '07 The first class from the South Pasadena High School graduated June 26, 1907. school being new, there was only a This number has been gradually increasing each The small number in the Senior class. small year until in 1909 there are twenty who will receive diplomas. Those who were the first to graduate were Misses Freda Coward, Helen High, Ethel Bashore, Hazel Finch, Edna Mungor and Mr. Marion Burns. Freda Coward and Ethel Bashore are now in their second year of Normal School, Miss Coward in the Los Angeles State Normal and Miss Bashore at San Diego Normal. Miss Helen High is in her Sophomore year at Leland Stanford Junior University Hazel Finch is now Mrs. W. C. Sheckler of Dulzura, California, and Edna Mungor Mr. Pacific is Mrs. Goldman of South Pasadena. Marion Burns is studying in the College of Osteopathy in Los Angeles. fed I } g

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O P A 12—Junior class meeting. 13—Class game—Seniors 20, Freslimen 2. 14—Junior class meeting. 15—Baseball—Dolgeville 9, S. P. H. S. 6. 19—Junior class meeting. 20—Mr. Collins wins county oratorical con- test. 21—Baseball—L. A. Teachers 0, S. P. lth, Sal) 21—Tennis—Harvard vs. S. P. H. S. 26—Rhetoricals. 26-27-28—Tri-monthly examinations, 29—County ‘Tennis tournament. 31—Vacation—Decoration Day. 3 O R O June 2—Senior class meeting. 2—Cocper acquitted from class day oration. 2—Who broke the window? 3—Junior class meeting. 3—Very warm; boys relieved of coats. 23) —Junior to Senior reception. (All is mys- tery.) 11—Cooper entertains Seniors. 19—V acation—Saturday. 19—Senior Class Day. 20—Vacation—Sunday. 24—Commencement. 25—School closes.

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O O vu A E, O R eo) CLASS OF “Os The class of 1908 was the largest class so far in the history of this High School. There were eleven members. These eleven came from eight different states in the Union, viz: Kansas, North Dakota, Michigan, Indiana, North Carolina, Colorado, California, Hlin- Canada. The the were as follows: Mary Gillies from ois and members of class Michigan; Anna Miller from North Dakota; Muriel ‘Trott from from Kansas; Mildred Chase Maude V. Canada; Lillian Hilliard from North Caro- lina; Pearl Crutchfield from Indiana; Bessie Indiana ; Thompson from Farrell from Illinois; Eunice Baldwin a native daughter, but residing in Florida be- fore coming to South Pasadena; Clarence Lewis from Colorado, and Leon Axtman from Illinois. At the close of the school year the grad- uating class gave successfully an extrava- ganza entitled, “The Expedition of the Eleven,’ which was written by Miss Wil- son, a member of the faculty. From the proceeds of the play the class presented to the High School a statue, ‘Winged Vic- tory.” At the close of their High School days, the class of ‘O8 were looking forward to the future with varied hopes and desires. A year has passed and looking over the class, we find the members as follows: Neidia Dedman (hunting around wildly) : I’ve lost my vocabulary. Douglas Richards: I understand this perfectly, Miss—, but I don’t just see this part. (Eng. His.): Mr. Wride, who invented the steam engine? Wride: Watts. Miss Wishard (to algebra class the day before Christmas vacation): I hope you will all have a pleasant vacation and please don't forget all you know. , Grace Judkins: Same to you. Mary home. She is a frequent and welcome visitor at the High School. Miller dental college but was compelled to disco n- Gillies, president, at Anna I. started to attend Occi- tinue her school work on account of trouble with her eyes. Muriel Trott is attending Occidental col- lege. Mildred S. S. Throop Polytechnic Institute of Pasadena. Chase is attending the She is taking a domestic science course, preparing to teach along that line. Maud V. ‘Thompson, Crutchfield attending the Los Angeles Normal. Hilliard, Farrell Lillian Pearl and Bessie are Chorus (quartet), Lillian, Maude, Bessie and Pearl: “We'll soon be ‘school marms; come to our school in 1911.” Eunice Baldwin is at present residing in Bishop, California, but she is constantly wishing that she were in South Pasadena. Clarence Lewis is attending Potts’ Busi- ness College in Pasadena. South stantly wishing that he were in Bishop. He is at present residing in Pasadena, but is con- Leon G. Axtman, who was formerly em- ploved by the Los Angeles Express, has dis- continued his work there and has accepted a position in the office of the South Pasadena Record. Miss Leach(speaking of Northern lights) : You have all heard of the Arroyo Borealis. Miss Leach (giving out Burns’ poems as special topics): Miss Castleman, “My love is in the Highlands.” Miss Ticknor: What is the highest form of animal life? Cupid: The Giraffe! What made Horton hold up both hands when Mr. Van Patten asked how many were However, he turned going to the Whittier debate? didn’t go, so he must have been down.