Banning High School - San Gorgonian Yearbook (Banning, CA)

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A literary contest was held during the year, and prizes were given for the best story, essay and poem submitted. The judges of the contest were Mrs. Wing, Mrs. Coombs and Mrs. Innes. The following are the prize winners: Prize Story Betty’s Thanksgiving Vacation Betty Blythe was traveling alone for the first time. She was going from boarding school near Boston to her home in New York to spend Thanksgiving vacation, and was having the time of her life. Of course, there had been plenty of direc- tions from teachers. Not that they didn’t trust Betty, but she did have a friendly way with everyone. So far, though, she had not spoken to a single person but the old lady across the aisle. She had tipped the porter correctly and now sat gazing out of the car windows at the fast passing trees and meadows. What a lark she was to have the next four days! Parties, matinees and perhaps a dance. The train stopped at a small station and university students crowded in on the way home for the holidays. One very nice looking young man asked Betty if the seat opposite her was taken. She said it wasn't and moved closer into the corner, remembering her instructions. However, after disposing of his traveling bag next to hers he went into the smoker. Betty noticed that the traveling bags were alike. Betty arrived home at five o'clock and eagerly looked for some member of the family to welcome her, but no one arrived, much to her disgust. And she had written them, too. Oh, well! She supposed they had all been busy and thought she could take a taxi. Well, she could, but it was the first time she had ever come home for a vacation and found no hearty welcome at the station. Then she discovered that she had lost a ten dollar bill from her handbag. Gracious! Now she was in a mess! What would she do? All she had left was fifteen cents. She must have lost the bill when she Page Eighteen

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y) ») Freshman Class History The Freshman Class is the largest class that has ever en- tered this High School. We entered with twenty-four mem- bers and later on we had two more added to our rcll, Leo Weiland and Jessie Gerdon. The other classes gave a kid party to initiate the Freshmen into High School life. They tied green ribbons cn the girls’ hair, and made the boys get pennies cut of a dish of flour with their mouths. And altogether we had a good time and i yeminded us of our younger days. At the time of the first school play we had a ticket selling contest among the four classes upper and lower division stu- dents, the two losing classes to give a party to the winners. The Freshman and Sophomore classes won, and were given a very enjoyable picnic at Hall’s Grade by the Juniors and Seniors. In athletics the Freshman clase has held its own with the other classes. In basketball we had one member on the second team. In track we furnished one of the two members of the team which went to Riverside and captured third place in the county meet. Two freshmen are playing with the first team in baseball. The Freshman class has a baseball team of its own which acts as the school’s second team, meeting the second teams of neghboring schools. E. W, 23. Page Seventeen

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opened her bag at some time or other. When would she learn to take proper care of her money? And fifteen cents wasn't enough to take a taxi home. She would have to tele- phone and if everyone at home was out, have the maid order a taxi to come for her at the station and pay him herself. What a lot of trouble! Betty was not frightened, but a little tired and quite a bit provoked. It was all well enough to travel alone, but it was no fun being in the Grand Central Station in New York and having to telephone home because she was practically penni- less. Oh, dear! It seemed as if ‘“Trouble’’ was her middle name. She entered a telephone booth and deposited a nickel in the slot to telephone. After a few minutes her mother’s wel- come voice came over the line. ‘Betty!’ exclaimed Mrs. Blythe, “‘didn’t you receive our telegram?” “Telegram! ’ faltered Betty, ‘““What about a telegram? I'm in the city at the Grand Central and I want to come home. !'ve only ten cents between me and starvation and for good- ness sake send someone after me quickly. Why weren't you here to meet me?” “Oh, Betty, Betty!’ exclaimed Mrs. Blythe, ‘“What a ter- rible tangle. Bobby came down this morning with measles. No danger of course, but we didn’t want you at home because you ve never had them and it would keep you out of school. We sent you a telegram and thought you would receive it be- fore your train left.” “Well, I didn’t,’ almost sobbed Betty, “‘and here | am and I'd like to know what's going to happen to me. I've only got ten cents.’’ Betty was trying bravely to keep tears out of her voice. Mrs. Blythe’s voice came again over the wire. “‘It’s too bad, Betty dear, but there is nothing for you to do but go to Aunt Matilda Porter’s.”’ Betty groaned. Any sixteen year old girl would have groaned with that prospect. Aunt Matilda! Four days! How would she stand it? But che answered cheerfully and con- sented. Mrs. Blythe was to call Aunt Matilda, explain the situation and Aunt Matilda would send James, her chauffeur, after Betty. A meeting place was arranged and after a few cheerful words to each other they ended the conversation. Betty went to the arranged meeting place directly. Her suit case seemed doubly heavy and she was tired and hungry. Oh, why should bobby have the measles now? At the thouzht of Aunt Matilda she groaned again. Aunt Matilda was a snobbish, selfish and very wealthy old lady. She had never approved of her nephew’s marriage to Betty’s mother and the Page Nineteen