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

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CLASS HISTORY It was four years ago that we climbed the stairs of B. U. H. S. and started to ascend the ladder of education. Four years, and now we are ready to go down the trail of life, better fitted for our work. We were a merry group of Freshmen, numbering twenty-eight, the largest class to enter the school. The first event was the kid party, and then a get-together wienie bake of our own. We also en- tertained the Student Body with a picnic at the close of the year. The next year, as Sophomores, we were still the most numerous. Miss Reynolds guided us over the rough places with kind words and a helping hand. This year we entertained with a Hallowe’en party, with booths where one might meet fortune tellers, tricksters, and other performers. Our boys and girls were prominent on the ball teams. Our booth at the carnival was very successful, and the queen q was a Sophomore. With this record behind us, we became Juniors. The Junior class was prominent in High School life. We were rep- resented on the teams and in all Student Body activities. A Junior was sure to be found among the cast of the plays. Near the close of the year we gave a banquet to the Senior class. And now we are Seniors! The largest class to graduate from B. U. H. 8. Seniors participated in the events of the athletic field, tennis, basketball, baseball and track. A number of Seniors are members of the C. S. F., and four will be life members. We chose, as the Senior play, that masterpiece, “Seventeen.” It was given to a capacity audience two nights. The climax of the four years is the publication of “Dos Picos.” Taken, all in all, as we look back over the past four years, we see “SUCCESS” written in capital letters. During those four years some of our class-mates have left us, others have entered—but the class that started their career in °22 still remain intact. And the friends we have made will remain friends, for they became such in 1a 1), 18h Si Wy Now we must make room for other classes, and to those classes, we of 1926, wish bon voyage! —E. P. ’26. Page Eleven

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FLORENCE DEWEESE Vaudette III, Operetta I, Il, Ill. Favorite expression, “Oh you dumb pretzel.” Fa- vorite occupation, staying home from school. Nickname, Flossie. Ba Cee TOM PIERCE Lights and scenery for plays, II, Ill, IV; Basketball Ill. Favorite expression (Censored). Favorite occupa- tion, arguing with Doc. Pope. Nickname, Thomas. BERNICE WOOD Operetta, Baseball IV, Bas- ketball IV. Favorite ex- pression, “Sorta.” Favorite occupation, stepping out. Nickname, Mike. AROL McKINNEY Entered III, Baseball III, IV; Basketball III, IV; Op- eretta III, IV. Favorite ex- pression, ‘Darnit.” Favor- ite occupation, playing ball. Nickname, Dutch. CHARLES DEWEESE Favorite expression, ‘Ca- ramba.” Favorite occupa- tion, studying Spanish. Nicli- name, Carlos. EDITH HESSEL Entered IV. Scholarship. Favorite expression, ‘My goodness.” Favorite occupa- tion, studying. Known as Edith.

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CLASS PROPHECY Banning, California, July 24, 1940. Miss Helen Corum, Head Medical Missionary, Zanzibar, Africa. Dear Helen: The graduation class of 1926 held a reunion on last Saturday. You were one of several who found it impossible to come, and so different members of us were delegated to write them and tell, in general, about the reunion. It was impossible for Betty to attend because of a women's high-jumping contest in France, in which she represented the United States. Fred Southworth was absent, too, due to the serious illness of his wife. Dick told that he had heard from Fred quite lately and that he was prospering as a “Real Silk Hosiery” agent, in New Orleans. Although the reunion was a whole day affair, there were only about one-half of the members present at the picnic at noon, which was held on the Banning City Park grounds. Among those, were Dick, who presided at the head of the table both at noon and at night. Even though the street cars come in from Morongo several times a day, Dick chose to come by donkey cart. He is a practicing physician, and still prefers his burros to his Airford because of their greater speed. Bernice Felts rode in with him to the reunion. She is superintendent of a series of beauty shops in Morongo Valley, and seems to be prospering. The McKinney girls were early arrivals at the affair. (By the way, Helen, they are not McKinney girls now.) Theil married short- ly after our graduation and is still enjoying her home, hubby and happiness. The man she married is quite wealthy and quite a prominent business man. Arol is quite different from Theil in every way. For almost seven years she starred at Grauman’s Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. The man she married was a rancher in New Mexico, I can’t imagine why she ever picked on that type of per- son, can you? Morris Johnson was among those early. He stopped over on his way to Los Angeles, where he is heading a campaign for the sale of his lots in Death Valley. By the way, Helen, did you know that Death Valley is now quite a habitable place? Lights, water, gas, good roads and airplane service are quite a boost to the place, and Morris ig making himself quite a wealthy man by playing the part of a real estate agent there. It was near the middle of the afternoon when those of us who had already gathered, noticed two peculiar looking men alight from a street car. One man was much larger than the other. They Page Twelve