Torrance High School - Torch Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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JUNIOR IFS What Would T. H. S. Do If: Lex should get married? Edward should call Dorothy his darling? Chester should quit school? 4 Myrle should drive over twenty-five miles an hour? Ruth Lingenfelter should dye her hair 1'ed? Paul should become Willy's,' Knight? Maurice should look at a girl? , Verne should look at Mary? Esther should giggle? Floyd should fail to Walk home with Tottie ? Ray should forget to marcel his hair? Ruth Warren should go to Texas? Eustus should say his name was Long? Harry should lose his voice? Leonard should be called Bluebeard ? Warren should be seen with a book? Russell should happen to have his algebra? Toshi should fail to have her chemistry? Ted should be called Slim ? Eileen should smile at Harry? Dick V. H. should be on the Honor Roll? Doug should tease the girls? Lucille should lose her Boots ? Ruth should fail to say no to Miss Burnham? Cassie should look at a boy? Ethelene should mention Dick ? Leslie should swear off girls? Edna should forget to come to school? Marjy should go to a dance? Ben L. should fail to spy on the morning chemistry class? John should be called an escaped convict. Charline should plead with Mr. Mowry? Clifford should get a girl? Ruth Murray should vamp Myrle? Edith should write such an article as this? Twenty-five

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JUNIOR CLASS The Junior Class maintains several offices of the Student Bodyg Dick Von Hagen, Vice-President and Secretary of the Boys' Leagueg Leonard Babcock, Yell Leader 5 Harry Phillips, President of the Boys' Leagueg Floyd Chandler, Manager of Student Body Store, and Commissioner of Oral and Art Activitiesg Eileen Woodburn, President of the Honor Societyg Ray Sleppy, Commissioner of Athleticsg Ruth Lingenfelter, Editor of the Annual, and Dorothy Darling, Secretary of the Girls' League. In athletics the Junior Class is equally well represented. There were only three boys from Torrance Hi eligible to enter the district track meet held at Bell in April, two of whom came from the Junior Class. They are: Russell Roberts, who competed in various events, and Ray Sleppy, who won a medal for pole vaulting. The Inter-Class Athletic pennant awarded to the class winning the championship in athletics for the entire year was won by the Class of 1927 last year. This pennant includes basketball, track and baseball. The Junior Class has already Won the basketball and track championships, and they have only to win second place in baseball to win the Inter-Class pen- nant for the second successive year. Seek Knowledge Crave Honor Have High Ideals Obey Rules Observe Decorum Live Right Support Teams Produce Pep Improve Morals Root Vigorously I mprove Yourself Trust Others Twenty four

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h.g..w. SOPHOMORE CLASS CLASS OFFICERS President . . ........ Richard Patterson Secretary . . .... Nina Leslie Treasurer . . ........ . . Hazel Clark CLASS ATHLETICS The Sophomore class was well represented in basketball by Richard Patterson, Ben Townsend and Dale Merritt. Richard Patterson and Ben Townsend played on the champion Lightweight team. Dale was a lighting Midget. In football, Richard Patterson and Dale Merritt were good representa- tives. In baseball we claim the left and right fielders, namely, Richard Patter- son and Ben Townsend. CLASS REPORT The Class of '28 gladly pass on to the coming Sophomores the right to initiate the green Freshmen. All those of the Student Body know how nobly we fought for our rights. Of course, the right always conquers, so we came out the winners. Altogether the Class of '28 has enjoyed our Sophomore year. We have had trouble fconcerning the initiation both before and afterl, but we have weathered through them and are still here, wiser for the experience. Sopliomores furnished several amateur actors for Pickles and Am I Intruding T The Class of '28 has been interested in every movement that goes to make a better school. X Twenty-sin: