Alhambra High School - Alhambran Yearbook (Alhambra, CA)

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EDITORIALS HY have an annual? Well, suppose we try this sort of an answer. This school is a dandy. We are all very glad to have been a part of it. We do not like to think of the time when we will no longer own some little corner of A. H. S. Particularly, we do not like at all, the notion that these school- mates of ours will move away into times and places outside of our lives. We 've become uso used to you , you know. Of course, it would be ideal if we could arrange to have chums, friends, and beloved enemies, always at hand. Perhaps, some day, some type of animate mummy may be perfected so that we can have our old schoolmates forever where we may see them as we wish. But, until that time comes, our best resource is to pack them all into the coniines of an annual and keep them there. Hence, the Alhambran. This is more than mere sentiment. The writer has often needed help and inspiration which could be supplied only by Laura 's grin, or Eddie 's camera, or a glimpse of Lottie earnestly expostulating with Miss Blount. You all know how it is. Some life strikes melody from your own and you need it. Well, here they are, pictured at their best and guaranteed not to change. When, years hence, your responsibilities oppress you and you' feel inclined to ditch,', open the old Alhambran and look again at the V-P's. When woes o'er- whelm you and you wonder if life is worth living, look again at the old crew and laugh with them. Here they are, all of them 5 they 're worth keeping. So, we have an annual. T HAS been the aim of the Alhambran to portray the life of the school as closely as possible by the articles and pictures in this annual. Limitation, both in time and money, has prevented the inclusion of a number of departments in this annual which might have added greatly to the interest and beauty of the book. However, we hope that it will give a fairly comprehensive portrayal of the life at A. H. S. It has been our purpose from the first, to give a record of the achievements of the years 1922-'23, as complete as possible so that the Seniors may, in years to come, look back to this annual with pleasure as they remember their old high school days. We hope that we have been successful in our purpose. The staff wishes to take this opportunity to thank every member of the faculty who has aided in forming this annual, and everyone who has contributed to it. Much credit is due Mr. McAlpine, our faculty adviser, for his able assis- tance in times of need. Miss Bainbridge, faculty adviser for the art work, has produced remarkable work, and for that we thank her most kindly. We also wish to thank the students who so willingly typed our material in preparation for the press. To the Seniors, we extend the heartiest wishes for success in the future, as successful- as their high school days have been. As we close, we wish to say that we realize the many limitations of this annual, but we only hope that the readers will overlook them and get as much pleasure from this book as we have tried to give. Thirteen

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BOARD OF EDUCATION HE Board of Education of the Alhambra City and High School District considers itself highly honored in responding to the invitation of the Al- hambra High School Student Body to contribute a few lines to the 1923 High School Annual. We realize that this HAnnual will be read and reread for many years, by not only every student in our schools today, but it will be closely scanned by our entire school faculty and read with some degree of justifiable pride by the students' parents. VVe hope that it will find its way into the hands and hearts of all taxpayers of our school district, whether or not they now have children attending our wonderful schools. To the students we will say, during the years past we have asked the tax- payers of the school district for a great deal of money, and they have responded most nobly, and it is all being expended for your educational advancement and comfort. We have endeavored to employ the best teachers obtainable and to supply you with the best equipment for your work. VVe have not been able to give you the room you need, owing to the rapid increase in school enrollment and other causes beyond our control, but we assure you of a constant endeavor on our part to speedily remedy the crowded condition of our schools. We want to express to you our appreciation of the high standard of scholar- ship attained by you in all branches of educational endeavor. You have placed our school at the top in the rating and standing of High Schools in this State. Each class has contributed to this excellent attainment and we are proud of you. Everywhere Alhambra is known for its wonderful school system and we do not forget that the pupils largely make the school. You have more than justified the expenditure of the many thousands of dollars by the district, and we are going to continue to co-operate with you to make Alhambra High School even a greater success. TO THE FACULTY, and other co-workers with us, we Want to sincerely say that we know of no better body of men and women anywhere. We know you have given us the best there is in you, and the results are highly satisfactory. Your compensation is not altogether in dollars and cents, but largely in the pride and joy that we all have in knowing that we are giving to our boys and girls something that money cannot purchase, the building of a good character and a clean, correct way of living. TO THE FATHERS AND MOTHERS AND TAX PAYERS of our Dis- trict, we want to thank you for your co-operation in making our school system the success that it is and especially our High School. We need more room, more money, and more children. We know we will get the latter and we are confident that you will supply the former. We promise you our best efforts along, educa- tional lines, which means larger cities, better cities and increased values of all real property within our district. Yours sincerely, BOARD OF EDUCATION, Charles Emory Barber, Superintendent George L. Yelland, Secretary L. D. White, President Thomas A. Berkebile, Vice-President Mrs. Nellie A. Goudge Mrs. J. B. Scullin Edward L. Farmer. T7,C6l7i6

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Fourteen IN MEMORIAM Gladys Main, '26