Torrance High School - Torch Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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l l Elllil . wanna lr:-'uzunsl-Ill: A W CLASS WILL A Renunciation in One Act Setting: Gymnasium Time: Some Sunday in the middle of the week Dramatis Personae: Senior Class of S'29 Spendthrift Juniors Bargain hunting underclassmen Curtain 2 Enter James Shearer and Ralph Sach carrying training table. They place it in the middle of the gym. Closely following them are the tearful seniors, each one carry- ing his respective belongings. Soon a crowd of students gather. Carefully wiping away all traces of tears, Ben I-Iannebrink mounts the table. Ben Hannebrink: Friends, Scotchmen, fellow-sufferers, lend me your ears. VVe come to sell our priceless treasures, not to bury them. The evil that we have done with them is to he allowed to live after us. The money collected today will go toward the senior gift-individual rubber-coated pads on which to park during gym classes. To start the ball rolling I offer to sell to anyone my faithful sousaphone. The person buying it will have the privilege of carrying it back and forth from school every day and may learn how to blow upon it from Mr. Crawford. What am I bid? Alan Renn bids five cents! Here you are, Fat. Yours for keeps! Lois Goddard: Students, a real bargain! I'm willing to sacrifice this special copy of True Romance that I've found so interesting to read during English class. A perfectly good copy except for a few coupons missing from the back. Ah, Beulah, l give it to you for two sticks of VVrigley's. Alfred Jaunsem: lVIy secret out at last! I'm offering to any lassie this jar of beauty cream of my own invention. Apply it every night as I've always done, and you will acquire rosy cheeks like mine. A guaranteed money-back proposition. Who is this blushing maiden who makes the bid of 25 cents! Oh, yes, Oma Beckwith. La Dorn Hall: Here is my bright orange tie. Genuine silk from the cocoon. I'll give it to anyone who will have the nerve to wear it. Put? Did I hear you speak? Right, my boy, you may have it to wear with your purple sweater. lVIildred Bell: Will anyone buy me out? I have 500 pounds of paper here, a most complete collection of middle and skirt records and demerit slips: don't all speak at once, please. CSilence.l Alack! this student body is devoid of charitable beings. Ethel, Ethel, come to my rescue, quick! Catherine lVIullin: Economics clippings! just the thing for people contemplat- ing taking ec. next semester. A complete set-that is, er, nearly complete. lVIost valuable collection of data for prospective economists. Who,ll give a good price for the goods? Charles Faulkner gives a whole dollar! Fine! I'm glad my taking eco- nomics has done my class some good, even if it did no good to me. Helen 'l'ouvell: My offering is a rare specimen of an art appreciation note book. A glamorous and heterogenous color effect on the cover and a unique type of hand printing within the book. Perhaps a little illegible at spots, but what bearing has that, considering' the originality of the whole. Here's your chance, you freshmen! Richard Burr offers I5 cents! Itls worth more, but I'1l let it go at a sacrifice, since he's a deserving lad. john Clark: This morning I brought a TOSC-I1 most perfect one-to V. D., but she wouldn't accept it, so having resolved never more to give flowers to any female, I sell to anyone this rose. It has taken a fortune to raise it in my garden, I19I

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. P El- o wanna RIENESI-ll? FERN STEVENS Pirates' Daughter '2G: Lehm- wulu '27: Schumann Society '27, '2S: Aggie Club '27p Glee Club '26, '27, '28, '2Sl: Lon- stitutlonal Contest '29: Un In The '29. Without a sorrow, without a care, With her laughing eyes and shining hnlr. Eumcs TANSEY Pirates' Daughter lil: G l e e Club '26, '27: Leluw:x1a. '27: Schumann Society '2TC May Festival '27: Aszrivulture Cluh '27: T. N. T. Stall' '29: Torch Staff '29: G. A. A. '27, 29. Hanm' no lucky, fair and free. Nothing there is that bothers ine. HELEN Touvrzu. Entered from Ull.llllll'itlg0 High Sehool, Ohio. '2S1 Student, Olllecr '28. They do not love, that do not show their love. RICHARD WALLER Aggie Club '26, '27, '28: Stock Judi,-'inpr '26, '27, '28, '2Sl: Fruit, Judging '27, '28, '29: Plant Identification '27, '28, '2SI: Football '2S: Amlei Antluuitatis '28, '29: Scholarship Society '28: World Friendship Society '2ll: T, N. T. Stuff '28, '29, Where can I get somethin!! for nothing? 8 WESLEY Srnonl. Entered from Gardena High '2ll. Once ll, week is often enough for me. NYr,A'1ANsEY Ort-llestrax '26, '27: Svhuinnnn '26, '27: Vice-l'resldelt Girls' Leauzut- '27: Allele lfluh 'Z7: Glee l.,luh '27, '2H, '2!l: Stunt Night '27: Torch Stull' 'QRS Sulmlurslxln Society '2SI May Festival '28: Clurenee '2!l: Un lu The- Air '29, Such Fveet uornnlxlrslon doth in mush: e.' Joe Townssnn Basketball '26, '27, '28, '2!J: luterelnss Athlctles '26, '27, '28, 1251: Aclrurtlslmz Manarler '2T: Vlue-P1-uslclent or Class '2S: Commissioner ul' Oral Arts '2H: Vine-Preshlent of Student Body '2S: President of Student Body '2El: Key Clulu '29, Ilia- tory easts its sluulnw far into the future. Mkxiqonxa YAMAMOTO Entered from Calhnllc Girls' llluh Schlol. Los Angeles. '27: Scholarship Society '27, '2S. '2!l: Amivrl Anliuulnnls '2S: T. T, Stull' '28, '29: Torch Stull' '28, Editor '29: Student Body Secretary '281 Secrutury-Tl'ens- urlfr Junior Clues '28: World Friendship '23, '2ll: G. A. A. '28, '20, A winning wny, :L nleusnnt smile.

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I E!-El wanna :'l:uE:r.l::l-ul: but since it has been the means of breaking my heart, I'l1 sell it for anything. Who bids? Forest Pingel gives 20 cents. Sounds fishy, but I guess his intentions are good. Josephine Lupo: Pointers on how to translate Spanish. This should come in handy to students having difficulty in that particular language. Pay a good price and save yourself E's later on. Who bids? Grace Buck gives 10 cents. Alfred Pennington: A well-known horse laugh will be gone forever from the portals of this school if no one takes this chance of buying it. No need to describe its particularly appealing idiosyncrasies-everyone should recognize it who has ever been at aud calls. Any offers for the said natural gift? Let me have airg Toshiaki Sumi- naga is going to buy me out! 31.00. Too good, any way. Elwood Nahmens: No one has ever found out, but just the same I'1'n an agile terpsichorean artist. This trait will do me no good in my old age, so l'm leaving it to anyone who has gotten into the habit of swearing on a dance Hoor, provided he pays for it-I mean the dancing ability, not the swearing part. Frank Psaute bids 25 cents. It's worth more to you than that in the long run, Frank. Give me 50 cents. Eunice Tansey: lVIy curly locks have been the envy of many a student, and I'll will them away to anyone who pays the balance of the permanent. Who bids? John Young trades in his constitutional essay for them. Cheerio, Johnny! you will be a lady's man in no time. Robert Bartlett: Prospective Romeos, here is your chance. This past year, I've been busy writing a book on how to culminate a successful love affair, and now l'm ready to offer my supreme masterpiece. What am I bid? Ed Paramore bids one dollar! 'I'hat's a boon to ou1' cause. Vivian Daugherty: Having nothing worth while to offer, I leave my kid brother to any unsuspecting female who is willing to pay the price. Harlan Barrett: Boys experiencing a vicissitude in living habits will appreciate what I have here. A shaving set, together with directions how not to cut yourself. Bert Me1'rill bids 7 cents. Now, now, Bert, no need to blush about it. Fern Stevens: After ten weeks of research in the chemistry lab I have ultimately compounded a soothing salve for b1'oken hearts. Prudent administration of the same around the affected area will result in a sure recovery. It really works, as I've given it to suitors that I've rejectedi What am I- offered for this scientific product of mine? Stanley Creighton gives 10 cents. Ah! Stanley, maybe Loma will be sorry some day. Clifford Crane: Personality plus! Can anyone ask for more? I am selling my It to the one who speaks up first for it. John Di Massa bids a penny! CSomeone aside: Ignorance is bliss: 'tis folly to be wise. j H John Kolesar: A perfect replica of my now famous moustache. Paste it care- fully above the upper lip and you, too, will have something to boast of. Anyone buying it will have his facial beauty enhanced, as just that much territory will be veiled from the public view. Wliicli one of you sheiks want it? Ah! George Kyle. I knew you would buy it from me. Thatls ten cents to the good. Richard Waller: lVIy demerit slips will furnish a thrill to any angelic student, so I'm putting them up for sale, at the same time ridding myself of bad ear marks. Who will buy? lVIargaret Richhart gives 5 cents. Well, that's off my chest. Clifford Jarrett: A diabolical grin has been my monopoly for ages, and upon request I'm leaving it to an underclassman. Wilfred Tidland had already put in a bid for it for 25 cents, so it goes to him. Virginia Rowell: Going forth to serve the world, I shall have to put away all childish habits and delights, so am auctioning my favorite baby doll to the highest bidder, if only she will promise to treatit kindly. Millicent Lincoln gives her last nickel! So much for that, I20l