Torrance High School - Torch Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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By the way, what ever happened to Daisy Koehler ? asked Jerry. The last I heard she was working out a formula for making diamonds out of deceased frog's legs. She perfected it, answered Harry, and made her fortune. The only trouble was, the frogs were all killed off, and now they are as extinct as Ford automobiles. Ruth Beckwith was with her. Ruth owns the Diamond Bar Ranch and won the Roosevelt Cowgirl Trophy last year. And Garnet Cook- Garnet Cook!! At a dance'?!! Why I understood she was connected with the Salvation Army! You're right, she is! She's the whole army herself. Yes, Garnet was there all right, and the worst of it was, she held a revival meeting out in front of the Woman's Club while the ball was in progress. She had Helen Bodley, that notorious vampire, down on her knees swearing never again to vamp any poor, weak, innocent, helpless member of the male sex. She even promised to wear blinders!! I can hardly believe it, mused Melville. To think that the members of our class could have changed so. My! My! Geneva Holland, the world's most popular debutante, was there in her usual extreme apparel She is engaged in her fourth breach of promise suit for this year, this time against the President of the Mars Limited Airline. Her motto is 'Twelve suits per annum'. Martha Kirkpatrick! ! exclaimed Jerry, sitting bolt upright. I used to think her the nicest girl in the Class of '26. Of course, she was there, replied Harry. Did you know she and Mary Wilson had both fallen in love with Stud Zuver? Well, they did, and fought over who should dance with him and sit by him, till Stud got real disgusted and went out in the kitchen to talk to Tot Wheaton, who was scrubbing the floor. Scrubbing the Hoor! ! exclaimed Jerry. Why, everyone expected her to have such a brilliant musical career!! What happened ? Tot turned man-hater and now she boasts the exalted position of scrub- woman for all the influential families of Torrance. Rosalie Conkel, presi- dent of the 'Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Dumb Brutes', got Tot the job when she found her on the verge of starvation!! A sad story. You haven't mentioned Jane R. Brineyj' interposed Jerry. Well, Jane was there, but her head was buried in intellectual clouds all evening. She and Mr, Briney have just originated a new cult, which advo- cates the Perseverance of Primitive Prognosticationf' ' Olga Powell was there, too. She's Writing freer verse now and read her latest effort. It was dedicated to the Street-Sweepers and made a big hit. I guess I've told you everything now, concluded Harry, starting to rise, only to be pushed down by Jerry as he said: N ineteeiz,

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He would have continued his eulogies had not Jerry interrupted impa- tiently. But who, he demanded, who are you raving about ? Why the winner, Kathryn See! Whom did you think ? You never saw such matchless perfection! The Venus of 1950, she's- Kathryn Seeli' ejaculated Jerry. Not my childhood sweetheart from Torrance? You must be crazy! ! Absolutely not. The same girl, only more beautiful. Haven't you seen her picture in the Torrance Daily Herald as the most recent 'find' in the movie world? Jeanne Hudson, another old friend, took second place, and the contest was a close one. The judges had an argument which nearly ended in a free-for-all, replied Harry, with a reminiscent twinkle in his eye. Speaking of old friends, he continued, you should have been at the Street Sweepers' ball last night! The twenty-fourth anniversary and some affair! ! I Come up to my office and tell me all, commanded Jerry, leading the way to the elevator, I remember as though it were yesterday, the first meeting of that glorious organization. After shooting up forty-nine stories in a gold and pearl elevator, the two men entered Melville's office. The whole gang was there, Harry took up his narrative after seating himself in a sumptuous overstuffed divan. I had the time of my life! !' Irene Dunlop was the belle of the ball. She is just back from Florence where she took the Prix de Rome in the International Art Contest. Harold Romine, manager of the Romine Home for Old, Decrepit and Feeble-Minded Gentlewomen, came down from Los Angeles and led the Paul Jones with Ida Reeves, internationally known as the 'Best Dressed Woman in the World'. She wore a gorgeous creation which made all the other women green with envy. I'll wager that's where my beautiful star, Isabel Hamilton, rushed right after the performance, ventured Jerry, who was listening attentively. Why sure, old man, the whole Class of '26 was there, except you. It was some reunion. We had a delightful program, furnished by members of our illustrious class. Walter Zuver, who is first tenor of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Opera Company, flew down from Los Angeles in his coupe, to sing. To add zest to the program, Martha Lingenfelter, Pavlowa's successor, did her famous Swan Dance. Is she as graceful as ever? asked Melville. Worse, answered Harry. She weighs 275 pounds and is six feet tall, a truly magnificent specimen of womanhoodf' After Martha retired, Erma Borgo played and sang one of her own compositions, entitled 'There's a Rock in the Softest Cradle'. She's quite an eminent composer, you know. Eighteen

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You fogot Mrs. Eischen, our Classroom Teacher. I haven't heard of her for ages. She's still teaching in the University of Torrance, hoping some day to find a class equal to that of '26. But she looks in vain, for there never has been and never will be a class as peppy, active and loyal as the Class of '26 of Torrance High School. Long Live It's Memory!I Friday, June 11, 1926 SENIOR PLAY Agatha's Aunt Thursday, June 24, 1926 ' . COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Processional-Largo CHandelJ . . Combined Orchestra Invocation ' Class Song Oration . . . . Olga Powell Violin Solo . . Walter Zuver Soprano Solo . . Kathlyn Wheaton Oration . . Andrew Fraser Soprano Solo . . . Geneva Holland Quartette- Jane Briney, Garnet Cook, Martha Lingenfelter, Isabel Hamilton Oration ...... . Kathryn See In Sapphire Seas CFrimlJ Song of Liberty fBeachJ . . . . . . . Combined Glee Clubs Presentation of Diplomas CLASS DAY F riday, June 25, 1926 Twenty