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

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of the whole event was the orchestra. Martha was the pianist, El- liot the drummer, Margaret the violinist, and Jack played the saxo- phone. They played only long enough to exhibit their ability as musicians and then they joined us at the table. We learned that Martha was the only one that had taken up music as a profession. Jack is one of Banning’s most faithful traffic cops at the intersection of her two most traveled airways. Margaret was attracted to the Salvation Army some time ago and is now a devoted leader. She sings very sweetly and strums on her guitar for accompaniment. Elliot has just been elected Senator from California. In the little talk that he gave he merely mentioned his regret of having to leave California soon. The program was about half over when the door flew open and Theodore rushed in. He was in aviator outfit, which led us to be- lieve that he had just ended a trip through the air. He handed a message to Dick who opened and read the following: ‘Impossible to attend reunion. Very special operation to perform tonight for which the best of surgical skill is essential. Your class-mate, Allen Hicks.” From this we gathered that Allen must be a very promi- nent surgeon of Chicago. Theodore was in a great rush, but we did not let him get away until he had told us about his work. He has been an aviator. Theodore has not been in the aviation business for long, but already he was scheduled to fly around the world in a National Aeroplane Contest. At nine o’clock Frances Bigley was scheduled to sing for us over the radio, and so at nine we tuned in to the station from which she was to sing. Her voice was superb! We could hardly believe that it was she until after she had sung and then she spoke to us, mentioning her regret at not being able to be with us at the reunion, and announcing her recital which was to take place in Ber- lin, Germany, some few weeks hence. After Frances had finished her visit with us Dick announced a film which he had planned to show to us. The lights flashed off and the picture started. Florence Deweese was dancing for us. She looked just like she always did in the face, but she was very much more slender. She danced quite beautifully, too. She had danced in a great many of the larger cities of the West and next year she will come to Banning. She will dance here in the West Coast The- ater. I would like so much to tell you more about all of us, but it is so late now, and tomorrow is such a full day, that I must not write longer. I am planning on another summer at summer school, and then I shall be ready to teach in U. of C. (University of Cabazon). We all send our best wishes for your work way out in those jungles. Your friend, AVIS ELDER. Page Fourteen

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came walking directly toward our group, but not one of us recog- nized either of them until they were quite close. The little man pulled off his glasses—he was Charles Deweese. The other grinned —he was Robert Jones. During the conversation of the next few minutes we learned that Charles was engaged as a biological in- structor at Pomona College, and that Robert was a criminal lawyer at Phoenix, Arizona. It was still early in the evening when Sybil joined our crowd. In answer to our many questions she told us that she was a nurse in a Children’s Hospital in Boston. She had come west to attend a nurses’ conference which was to be held in Los Angeles. Sybil was so gentle and considerate and seemed to be so enthused in her work that we all felt sure that she was a success in it. Sybil told us that she had seen Bernice Wood while she was on her way to the park and so we were expecting Bernice when she arrived. We knew that Bernice had taken over the work of Prudence Penny for the Los Angeles Examiner, and through her articles in the paper most of us were familiar with the work she was doing, and so were more interested in what she told us about Edith Hessel. A few days before while she was on a trip in the northern part of the state, she had stopped into Montgomery Ward Co. store to purchase some articles and had discovered Edith Hessel as the head floor walker. Edith had been a mannequin in the store for some time but had lately been transferred to the other kind of work. Lolin, Tom, Katherine, and Leland arrived at the same time, having come to Banning on the evening train. You can well imag- ine the tumult that followed upon the arrival of these four at one time. In fact, the discussion became so disconnected that it was well in place for Dick to call the “class’’ to order so that all might hear what these four had to say for themselves. Lolin said that for several years she had been a physical education director in various grammar schools in Indiana. She was very muscular and exceeding- ly active, and so far as we could see there was no reason why she should not make good in this work. Next Tom told us that his job was supporting a family and that just exactly the kind of work he did depended upon the humor of his wife. Tom did not look hen- pecked, from which we gather the idea he had made quite an obe- dient husband. Katherine has just recently taken over the propri- etorship of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel at Owl. It doesn’t seem pos- sible that Owl would be the most prominent suburb of Banning. You remember it was hardly anything when we were there. Leland told us that soon after his graduation from High School he became very interested in the wonder of nuxated iron. In fact, he had be- come so interested that he accepted a position as salesman for it. Laland looked healthy. There was certainly nothing wrong with his liver. It was almost time for the banquet and so Dick suggested that we adjourn and meet again later. We did, and the biggest surprise Page Thirteen

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CLASS WILL We, the Class of 1926 of the Banning Union High School, Ban- ning, Riverside County, California, being of sound judgment and faithful memory, do hereby make, publish, declare, and ordain this, our last will and testament. We give, devise and bequeath to the Class of 1927 our exalted privilege of being Seniors. To the Class of 1928 we willingly bequeath our good standing with Prof. We leave our dignity to the Inferior Class of 1929. We, the following persons or people, do hereby give, devise, and bequeath to the following persons or people the following articles, traits, or qualities. I, Dick Bramkamp, do hereby bequeath to the future president of the future Senior Class, a large knuckle-duster with which to pre- serve order in class meeting. I, Wadsworth Southworth, do hereby give the ear on which I hang my cap to Horace Hunt. I, Betty Stone, do hereby give my ability to dig beans and climb toothpicks to whoever wants it. I, Charles Deweese, do hereby bequeath my “school girl’ com- plexion to “Lappy” Miller. I, Pat Ketcham, do hereby will my “baby farm” to Bobby Hyskell. I, Biffo Corum, do hereby bequeath my childish figure to “Fat” Rutherford. I, Elliot Pownall, do hereby will my popularity with the fair sex to Franklin Stark. I, Avis Elder, do hereby give my post of school loud speaker to Eugena Butler. I, Jack Struve, do hereby will my arguments with Prof. to who- ever should feel unlucky. I, Bernice Felts, do hereby bequeath a package of hair dye to Snowball Coombs. I, Allan Hicks, do hereby will my bountiful whiskers to Bobby Harris. I, Frances Bigley, hereby bequeath my cheerfulness to the whole school. I, Bob Jones, do hereby give my surplus weight to lanky Ken- neth Pratt. I, Flossie Deweese, do hereby will my perfect slang to Mildred Pomeroy. Page Fifteen