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

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CLASS OF ’28 In the year of 1924 a group of about 32 green, giggling children entered the ground floor of the building of High School Education and were led, by the initiation at the kid party, to the Hlevator of Progress, and ascended slowly, but surely, by hard studying and participation in school activities, such as dramatics, sports, Forensic and music, to the Sophomore department, where again they began climbing, studying, aiding the teams and plays, if only by their pat- ronization, performing a stunt at the box social, and enjoying a wienie bake given by the class. Now, at last, they have almost reached the third floor, of the Juniors, and are working steadily toward Senior Tower. DFP andi. HH. 28: Richard Hansen, president. William Leonesio, vice-president. Eugena Butler, secretary. Howard Trudeau, treasurer. Louise Bickham, Bedia Nickles, Floy Hodges, Mildred Neel, Harold Purpus, Winifred Shaw, Merril Warren, Dorothy Dowling, Orville Zitlau, Nellie Childers, Vivian Hawley, Fern Murphy, Dor- othy Page, J. C. Purpus, Donald Urton, Lyle Rutherford, Mary Heyer, Alice Elder, Henrietta Dietrich, Russell Hewitt, Marjorie Neel, Marcella Pownall, Nell Louise Roach, Mildred Wagoner, Harl Smith, Florence Furgeson, Frank Henderson. Page Highteen

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JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY IMMIGRATION The average person, when he thinks of immigrants at all, thinks, I am afraid, of something rather comical. He thinks of bundles— funny, picturesque bundles of every shape and size and color. With this picture in mind, we see the class of 1923 immigrating to this new land called High School. We see Pauline Goff carrying her bundle of fragrant hot-dogs and onions, Robert Coombs with his bundle of arguing matter, and Pearl Hansen with her bundle of sarcasm. There were thirty of these green, odd, moving bundles. We aliens not acquainted with High School customs, were welcomed with a “Kid Party,” and at the end of the evening we were consid- ered full-fledged citizens of High School Land. We now organized, electing Kenneth Guild, president; Rea Niel- son, vice-president; Adger Cothran, secretary and treasurer, and Miss Justine Conrey assumed the leadership of our ship of destiny. As our brains developed we passed into what is known as Sopho- more land, with Mr. C. J. Boyington as our able pilot. With the port of Success in view we traveled to Junior Land, where we were considered upper-classmen, and much better repre- sented in all school activities. Again we reorganized, electing Ad- ger Cothran, president; Evelyn Walch, vice-president; Edwin Hem- merling, secretary and treasurer, with Miss Pray aiding the crew. Our class has always been well represented in athletics, foren- sics, scholarship, debating, operetta and other school affairs. And now as an ending of a successful year, we plan to give the Seniors a jolly farewell as they embark on the good ship Success for their journey on the great sea of life. E. E. W., ’27. Page Seventeen

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CLASS OF ’29 The class of ’29 is striving for good fellowship, honesty, and the recognition of our worthiness by the upper-classmen. A large amount of credit is due to Mrs. Day, our class teacher, who has helped us in many ways. —G. G., ’29. President, Laura Mary Hauverman. Vice-president, Donald Cott- erell. Secretary, Catherine Hicks. Treasurer, Richard Coombs. Top row (left to right): Benjamin Taylor, Sylvan Parker, Milton Earl, Frank Stark. Second row: Quinten Johnson, Richard Coombs, Ralph Marvin, Lester Sanders, Jesse Sherod. Third row: Patricia Cody, Betty Mixsell, Reta Hansen, Mrs. Day, Laura Mary Hauverman, Genelle Gilman, Catherine Hicks. Bottom row: Louise Mason, Dorothy Warren, Katherine Stone, Maudie May Hunt, Eleanor Oechsli, Carol Smith, Frances Pierce, Thelma Koger. Those not in the picture are Roberta Willman, Donald Cotterell, Eldon McKinney, Donald Haile, Antone Armijo, Horace Hunt, John Gray, Harold Goss, Hal Corum, Genevieve Johnson. Page Nineteen