Torrance High School - Torch Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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CLASS WILL '29 WE the winter class of '29, realizing the serious disaster that will befall the Tor' rance High School when we depart from its realms, wish to bequeath our im' pressionable gifts to other members of the Student Body. We know these treasures will always recall pleasant memories of our class and will be used to the best of ad' vantage by the fortunate students that receive them. Herewith, then, on the sixteenth day of April, 1928, we solemnly make our last will and testament. Doris Edwards bequeaths her superflous height to La Gretta Hall. Roy McReynolds leaves his disability to play tennis with Lola Cokely. Dick Sinclair leaves his seat in iirst period history class to Leonard Locke on conf dition that he'll not be tardy more than four times a week. 'Dorothy Wacker leaves her sweet temper to Paul Welsch. Paul Carpenter, wishing to live up to the name he made for himself in the Tightwad , desires to take everything with him. Howard Hudson leaves his checkered socks with Pete Hall, on conditions that he d0esn't pull them up. Ada Thorington bequeaths her lipstick to Dorothy Chandler. john Reynolds leaves his tie that no one has ever seen to Swede Jaunsem. Tom Anderson leaves any merits he may have left to the irst poor soul that needs them. Dolores Ferguson bequeaths her sweet and demure ways to Earline Frame. Koichi Kiyomura leaves his failures in the shop with Harold Fritz, Harold Cook leaves his winning ways with girls to Alex Mason. Thelma Price bequeaths her curly locks to Margaret McDonald. Melvin McFarland leaves Ben Hannebrink to take care of the stage when he is gone. Bob Kembel leaves his printing ability to Donald Darling. Irving Freedman leaves his shyness to Junior Hudson. Forrest McKinley leaves his dramatic efforts to most anyone. Elsie Aitken leaves the summer class of '29 to write their own will. We,,. the winter class of '29, leave our ability to ditch without permission to the summer class of '29, Singed: Class of W'29. Twenty-seven

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THELMA PRICE President of class '26g Tightwad '28g Schumann '26 '27 '28g Glee Club '25 '26 '27: Operettas '25 '25 '27Z Spanish Club '27 '2S: Orchestra '26 '27: May Festival '26. She can't do anything, and does it well. ROY MCREYNOLDS Entered from Taft Union I-I. S. '27g Football '2'7g Varsity Club '27 '28g Tennis Club '27 '28. I've lived and loved. RICHARD SINCLAIR Constitutional Contest '26 '27 '283 Torch Staff '26 '27 '28: T.N.T. Staff '26 '27 '28g Editor T.N.T. '27g Scholarship President '27 3 Glee Club '26 227: Latin Club '28, He hath the stride of a learned man. JOHN REYNOLDS Football '25 '26 '27: Track '28: T. Club '25 '27: Varsity Club '27 '28: Science Club '26: Aggie Club '273 Baseball '28g Commercial Club '26. It's better to rust out than wear out. DOROTHY WAOKER Orchestra '25 '26p Girls' Representative '28: Span- ish Club '27 '28p The Tightwadn '28: Tennis Club '28g Sec. and Treas. of Class '27: Schumann '26. She's a mortal of a careless kind. ADA TH ORINGTON Entered from Valley Ford H. S. Washington '28, She never talks--that ls.--er--rarely. IRVING FREEDMAN Entered from Chicago, Illinois '28. He works and watched. 1 PAUL CARPENTER Football '26g Tightwad '28g Varsity '28. - My life is just one girl after another. DOLORES FERGUSON Entered from Deadwood High School, South Dako- ta '27: Usher at Tightwad '28. A small still voice. 'Twentyfsix

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i Y Gladys Adamson Mildred Bell Lois Goddard Louise Hilpert Leona Johnson Josephine Lupo Vera Martin Fern Stevens Nyla Tansey Dan Barnard Harlan Barrett Ben Hannebrink Clifford Jarrett Paul Kneisler . Robert McMaster Alfred Pennington Frank Russel . Ralph Sach . James Shearer Earl Tavan . Richard Waller Paul Welch IUNIOR CLASS Favorite Occupations for B 11's . Wise Cracking Collecting Cash Working for A's . Backing up Fern . . Talking . Giving them the air . . Still waiting . .' Dating them up Letting her hair grow out Interviewing Miss Parks . Watching for her . . Growing . . Frowning . Supporting a hat . . . Loafing Imitating Rip Van Winkle . Being just a good boy . . Passing gum . . Growling . Robbing the Cradle . . Day dreaming Sitll hunting for her Twentyfeight