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

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Senior History He Ee Z5) As I was visiting New York in 1935, I thought I would drop in and see my old classmates, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. I was given a warm welcome to their palatial home and was attracted by two of the sweetest children I had ever seen. I was talking with them after dinner and they asked me for a story. I asked, “What shall it be?” Little Blanche said: “About a fairy.” But little Adam didn’t like that. He loved the giants. Then, to please both of them, I de- cided on a story entirely different. It was a true story: One bright Autumn morning in September of 1919, funny little groups of the greenest, most frightened children were going slowly to a great brick building on which was written, Banning Union High School. They had a hard time finding their way about, but, with the kind (?) help of the upper-classmen, they soon learned. One evening they had to wear little white bibs with “baby” written on them, in green. All they had for supper was a bowl of dry corn flakes. Poor things! But they soon began to lose their fears and became a bright and jolly bunch. In the early spring months three more came into their midst. They were Margaret Hardearte, Charles Short and Blanche Phillips. Thus they labored in their own green way. When they returned from vacation there were twelve of them, and, my, how differently did they walk into that great intellectual institution. They were wise and learned Sophomores. Three of the class represented them on the basketball and baseball teams. As the year progressed a thirteenth member joined the class. Now there was a “baker’s dozen.” The summer brought four more to add to the jolly Juniors. They went about their work gayly, not fussing about it like a good many boys and girls. Children, do you like “Christmas presents?” Of course, you do, and this class did, too. Their Christmas present was Alberta Brandt, who joined us and added more pep and fun to the “bunch.” This class was again well represented on the field and in the Student Body, “La Revista” staff and scholarship society. Oh, what a banquet they put on! It was a real one! When they again entered that lonely building, they came with solemn purposes, but nevertheless you could hear their peals of laughter echoing through the halls. They had lost three of their number during the summer, so only 15 remained. This loss did not daunt them, for they accomplished much on the field, in Student Body activities, scholarship, debating and the Annual staff. Then came that final event, when they received the reward for all their labor and which every one had looked forward to with joy and yet with a little sadness, intermingled. What a beautiful scene they [Page Ten]

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BLANCHE PHILLIPS “Butch.” Entered Latter Part 1; Girls’ Indoor Cap- tain 2, 3; Girls’ Basketball 2, 4; Captain 4; Vice- Pres. Class 3; Vice Pres. Student Body 3; Annual Staff 4; “When Smith Stepped Out” 3; Vaude- ville 3; “Mr. Bob” 4; Sen- ior Play; Operetta 2, 3, 4; Scholarship 38, 4. Occu- pation: Giggling. Favorite Expression: “Good Nite!” ELDEN BROWN “Browny.” Basketball 4; Baseball 3, 4; Annual Staff 4; Vaudeville 38; Class Treasurer 4; Senior Play: Senior Play 3. Occupation: “On the road to Cabazon.” Favorite Expression: “Aw, Dry Up.” EMIL SZUGGAS “Zoogy.” Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 1, 2, 3, 4. Occupa- tion: Speculating. Favor- ite Expression: ‘“Snickle- fritz!” HAZEL LAUGHLIN Class Sec. 2, 3; Treasurer 3; Operetta 2, 3, 4: Stu- dent Body Sec. 4; Vaude- ville 3; Scholarship So- ciety Permanently; Girls’ Basketball 2. Occupation: Being Noisy. Favorite Bx- pression: “O, Heck!” FREDERIC WING “Beetle.”” Baseball 4; For- ensic 4; Student Body Treasurer 4; Senior Play; “Mr. Bob” 4; Business Manager Vaudeville 3. Occupation: Chewing Gum, Favorite Expression: “O, Gosh!” [Page Nine]

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presented, sitting under t he old apple tree. The diplomas were given and the goodbyes were said. I saw then that it was time for goodnights, for the children were nodding. Perhaps the story was uninteresting to them, but my host and hostess had listened eagerly.. The story of one’s High School Days never grows old. Seniors’ Farewell ae 13}, 12, 283 We, the graduating class of ’23, look forward to commencement eve as one of the big events of our lives, but we do so with a feel- ing of regret. We will become scattered after we have left dear old B. U. H. S. We will have reunions, but never will we be the same jolly group. We may miss the games that we all love so well. We may miss the plays and debates in which we all took an active part. But, oh, how we will long for comforting chats with our teachers, who faithfully kept us on the right path! We have made many friends in our four years’ course. So, we will make many more; but no friendships can be made that will be as true and last- ing as those made in B. U. H. S. Class Will We have assembled to listen to the last will and testament of the Senior Class of ’23, and to receive from her dying hands the few precious gifts she has to bestow in her last moments, and she deems it best to distribute these gifts to her friends in the manner and form following: Article I. To the Juniors she leaves her responsibility in rais- ing properly and caring for the Scrublets of the institution. Article II. To the Sophomore Class she leaves her noble ex- ample—(make use of it, dear friends). Article III. To the woe-beguiled Infants she leaves her scholar- ly habits. Article IV. To the incoming Frosh she-leaves her sympathy for having to spend three years with the rest of the inmates. Article V. Individually. “Pud’” Smith leaves to Donald Palmer his ability to drive a car with one arm or the back of his neck. He leaves his (pink) Mexican shirt to Leo Wieland. “Lancelot” Ketcham bequeaths his record of ‘4’s” to any one who can break it. “QO, Min!” White wills her coquettish ways to Frances Bigley. Delemar Mahaffey offers his interest in Beaumont girls to “Jack” Pritchett. [Page Eleven]