California School for the Deaf - Foothills Flame Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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THE FOOTHILLS FLAME 1'9'3'9 CLASS PROPHECY In the year of 1959, I, Stanley Vranesh, wishing to know what had be- come of my former classmates, decided to find out. Being a great magician, I could easily do that with my magic lantern. So taking it up, I gave it a few rubs on the sides until the Green Hornet appeared to do my bidding. I commanded the Green Hornet to take me to Anita Leichel. I was taken to far away Holland and with a surprise was led into an art shop to see Anita standing behind the counter. But soon I slipped back into the United States. It was about dinner time when I gave the next command. The command was to take me to a cafe. In the lunch room a slim figure pulled up beside me. It was nobody but Shirley Dunlap. Shirley explained that her love for cooking led her to open a lunch room. I become curious as to what became of Frank Paniagua. At my command I was soon in his presence. Frank had a large farm, a wife and three kids. I then vanished into thin air and decided to look up Racy Drake. I found him busily at work in a large print shop, boldly displaying his name above the front door. I-Ie did not recognize me until I spoke to him. I then asked about his work and himself and he told me that he had a nice home and a set of twins. Looking up, I saw Merle Davis and Billy Curtin, who were printers at Drake's. Merle was married and owned a house in the suburbs while Billy was single and saving his money to become a multi-millionaire. My next visit was with Elberta Torgerson. Elberta revealed how she eloped right after graduation. Leaving Elberta I proceeded to look for Roy Miller. Finding him I began to question him. I elicited the fact that he was an A-1 truck farmer. Sorry, folks, but he was a bachelor. After that the Green Hornet surprised me and took me in the presence of Catherine Eng- strom. Catherine went through college waiting for her boy friend to graduate so they could get married. I decided to take a peep into the life of Joseph Pospisil. He was the head of a large cabinet shop and had hopes of owning his own shop. Looking up Audrey Harris, I found her to be a nurse in a day nursery for babies. Next I visited Florence Brown and Frances Perry. Both were married and living very happily. Flying to Pauline Schneider I found her sitting quietly at a desk with a typewriter in front of her. She began telling me that she loved her manager and they hoped to live in the mountains when they got married. From her I set out to visit Roger Specht. The Hornet took me to a garage called i'Specht's Garagef, Talking with Roger, I learned that he had a girl and hoped to marry her when he became ric. enough. He told me that William Inman was one of his best helpers. It .fa f ' 1 Roger that I got information regarding Mary Sladek. Once E211

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THE FOOTHILLS FLAME 1-9-3-9 CLASS HISTORY The graduating class of 1939 writes Huis to its record book-our work here is completed! From day to day, as we filled the pages, we looked forward to the time when we must enter on the last chapter and close the book. Now, as we round out our last school year, we seniors, bid our Alma Mater a sad farewell. Our struggle to achieve our goal has been perilous at times. Since enter- ing the Freshman class four years ago, we have looked forward eagerly to the day when we would be ready to seek our fortunes in the large but com- pact world. We, the graduating class of '39, have enjoyed the pleasant environment at our Alma Mater so much that mere words cannot translate our feelings. Russell Drake, Pauline Schneider, Joseph Pospisil, Shirley Dunlap and Roger Specht in the senior class have been in this school through all the grades from the kindergarten to the twelfth grade. In the fall of 1938 a meeting of the seniors was held to elect class ofiicers. The following class officers are: Pauline Schneider S,,,,.S,,,,. ........ P resident Russell Dralqe Ykfffwfffz ,,,.r,, , Vice President Catherine Engstrom to,,.f, ssssf... S ecfetary Mary Sladgk r,,,rrrr,, rre,,,,,...ee,,,.,,,, Y , ,....oS.,,. Treasurer At the same meeting the officers of the editorial staff of the Foothills Flame were elected and plans were made for getting out the class book. The following students are in the regular twelfth grade under Mr. M. Lapides: Pauline Schneider, Russell Drake, Catherine Engstrom, Roy Miller, Stanley Vranesh, Roger Specht, Shirley Dunlap, Joseph Pospisil, Frank Paniagua, Mary Sladek and William Inman. The following students in the twelfth B class under Mrs. E. Martin are: Billy Curtin, Florence Brown, Elberta Torgerson, Frances Perry, Audrey Harris, Anita Leichel, Yvonne Metzner, Merle Davis and Jorma Ranta. Our Alma Mater will always be remembered as the place where we spent our school years and formed many enduring friendships. i T , N l20l iw- -VA. .

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g THE FOOTHILLS FLAME 1-9-3-9 again the Green Hornet took me across the country to Washington D. C. I found Mary giving a lecture on social problems in the chapel of Gallaudet College, where she had become a famous professor. I decided to make one more request before breaking my power over the Green Hornet and that was to visit the California School for the Deaf. When I arrived at the school, I found new faces, new teachers and also many new buildings. How long it seemed since I was a student there! Having visited my former classmates and Alma Mater I returned to my home happy in the thought of all my classmates' leading happy and useful lives. . I i CLASS WILL We, the graduating class of 1939 of the California School for the Deaf, of the City of Berkeley, County of Alameda, State of California, being declared sound in mind and body, do therefore make, ordain, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament: We, the graduating class of 1939, do hereby bequeath to the faculty of the school our sincere gratitude for their efforts for our successful pro- gress in school. We also make the following individual bequests: I, Pauline Schneider, do hereby bequeath to Elodie Berg my ability to act as a lady rather than as a utomboyn, and to Eleanor Anderson my ability to sign poems very gracefully. I, Russell Drake, do hereby bequeath my unfinished work in the project of NC. S. D. on the hill near our school to Earl Ruffag and to Conard Hutcheson my position as basketball scorekeeper. I, Catherine Engstrom, do hereby bequeath to Pauline Leichel my re- fined mannersg and my charming smile to Charles Pruitt. I, Florence Brown, do hereby bequeath to Elaine Burkett my ability to read books, and a neat basket of needles and thread to Berta Bareno so that she might become a good housekeeper. I, Billy Curtin, do hereby bequeath to all the boys and girls my ability to pay attention to the teachers, and my worries about the next World War to Larry Simpson. ,X I, Merle Davis, do hereby bequeath to Donald Nowdesha my great fill to run the half-mile, and to. my gentlemanly nfanni 't 1 ff 22 , V M 5, I 'Q ,Q .