Avalon High School - Torqua Yearbook (Avalon, CA)

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09 w as + 79f3,-? r'i57iX'lESQ?lT30lU1iIl 4 E if X LJ COMMISSION Commission First Semester OFFICE Commission Second Semester Bernice Smith ...................... ....... C ommissioner of Affairs .................................. lierne Slaughter Patsy Lee .......,.. ......... C ommissioner of Arts ......... ...... l Betty Hewer Neal Warwick ..... ......... C onnnissioner of Athletics ........ ....... I 'arlane Reid Lois Harrison ........ ........ C ommissioner of VVelfare ...... ....... l idear Harrison Gloria Gnrasich ..... ........ C nmmissioner of Safety ....... ...... S teve Gurasich Barbara LeVitt ..... .................. . Clerk ................ ..... l larbara LeVitt Miss Davidson ........................... .................. A dvisor ............................................................ Mr. l'ryor iii-1 COMMISSIONIQKS, uns year, have worked like troopers to better various conditions in the school. NVhen lfatsy Lee, Connnissioner of Arts, left school, liernice took her place. Neal became Commissioner of Affairs and Art Gonldine' was elected to lake Neal's place as Commissioner of Athletics. 'llhe first thing that confronted the commissioners was the revision of the Nlerit System. After holding' many meet- ngs and discussing the system from every point of view, it was finally finished. Then the organization of and the rules for the Honor Society were the next things that came to the attention of the connnissioners. l'atsy Lee and Bernice Smith worked with a committee to revise the former mode of execution used by the Honor Society, but the semester went all too' fast and they had to leave that for the Commission of the second semester to finish. The conunissioners of the second se- mester started out with a bang hy work- ing as hard and fast as they could. lierne Slaughter, as Commissioner of Allairs, kept the rest of the commissioners busy all through the semester. 'llhe revision of the point system was completed and the constitution was changed. At the present date of writing the point system and scholarship society are being' combined. The Commission has talked with all students having fifteen or more demerits and have thus tried to cut down the number of oifenses. These two groups ,endeavored to make the Commission a government of the stu- dents, by the students, and for the stu- dents, and it is sincerely hoped that in the following years the commissioners may recognize this ideal.

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Qggagsf-S +'i.rniE'ro1noUa+i+ 4g9 , - - GEORGE MINNISY FISIQNIC SLAUGIIIIICR ' VVho speaks the truth stabs Fame is the scentless sun- falsehdod in the heart. Hower with gaudy crown of gold, but friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold. Class Prophecy 'll NVAS a gloomy evening in the year 1950. After partaking of a heavy meal, ,I retired for a good night's rest. It seemed as if I had slept but a few moments when, sud- denly, I was awakened by the feel- ing of a presence in my room. This indescribable something took the shape of Torqua, Indian Chief of Catalina. llc beckoned me to fol- low. Out into the wind and driving snow we Ilew, over rain drenched hills and windswept seas to.-Paris. Here in an immense opera house- could I believe my eyes ?-was Ferne. Hair llying, eyes wild with emotion, face contorted, she was nightly thrilling thousands with her tantrums on a live keyboard piano and at the same time airing her powerful contralto voice. Suddenly there was a terrilic ex- plosion which rent the air and tore one entire side of the opera building asunder. VVell, you can guess George Minney was at the bottom of it. In a wild attempt to invent a painless method for absorbing mathematics he lost his worthy life. As we moved on, the tower of the Woolworth Building came into view. 1-Iere was ArtAGoulding-he always had high aspirations--db recting plane traiiic. Passing over Cairo, now quite a city, I saw Catherine MacKay. Great guns! She was editor-in- chief of a 'llrue Confessions Maga- zine and wri.ting most of the stories herself. 'l'hen the spirit wafted me back to my home in Avalon where I meditated and pondered over the things I had just seen and wished that we could all have those good old High School days to live over once again.

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flihggisi -s'intuiE'1ron2onra+ fi + f5.Q A Message from the Alumni O Al,l, of our former high school friends the Associated Alumni of Avalon ltligh School wishes to extend a most cordial greeting. D This is the first time that we have ntil- ized 'I'!1e 'l'orqna as a means of convey- ing to you the activities and progress of the Alumni, and for this priviledge we are indeed very grateful. Perhaps the most important achieve- ment which we have accomplished this year is the formal organization of the Alumni into the Associated Alumni of Avalon lligh School. 'l'his Association was form.ed in order that closer fellow- ship between the Altttuni themselves and the Avalon High School students might exist. Nlany groups of alumni members of various institutions often make the mistake of waiting too long before creat- ing a formal organization. The result is that all trace of the members is lost or nearly so, and that the close feeling for the school as well as for former school friends practically disappears. On the other hand, an alumni association of some sort tends to preserve these valttable it becomes a very powerful influence in directing aright the traditions and spirit of the school. At our meeting in January Mr. llnnkle was elected an honorary member. 'l'he chief social event which occurs an- unally and is eagerly anticipated by every Alumni tnember, is the Aluumi dance given by the senior high school. We hope to establish another custom of having an Alumni llanquet at the close of school every Alnne, at which time we shall wel- come the new graduating class to our association. 'l'l1e officers of the Alumni Association for the past year have been: Xlalcolm Renton, l'resid,tnt. Klartha Kleyer, Secretary-'.l'reasurc1'. We have tried to gather up information about all our Ahnnni, but, in some few instances, have been unsuccessful. We shall be grateful for any added informa- tion that anyone may be able to send in to us at any time. 'llhe roll of the Aluumi members is as qualities, and, as new members are added, follows: Name and Class Occupation Florence lfeltrop '24 ....... ..... C lerk Tom Daly, '24 ............. ........... l 7. S. C. ........ . Edythe Stone, '25 Blanche Runels, '25 ..... Esther Rose, '25 ...... Betty Berning, '25 .... Shirley Stall, '25 ...... John Miuney, 25 .......... Malcolm Ren ton, '25 ........... Edward Van Alstyne, '25 John Shields, '25 ........ .... lvlartha Meyer, '26 ...... Mary Gibson. '26 .... Doris Wilcox, '25 .... Robert Garcia, '26 ..... 'Ilelephone Operator Nurse, St. l,uke's Clerk . .... 'lleachers' College junior College junior College junior College Residence ....... Avalon l.,os Angeles Avalon San ,Francisco . Los Angeles Avalon San Jose Pasadena flfasadena Pasadena Cal Tech llagmlt-lm 'I'elephone Operator .... Avalon Mrs. l.. Gaylord ...... ,,,, A vnlon Business College Glgmlulc Clerk-W'alker's ...... .,., L O5 Angclcs C113