Compton High School - El Companile Yearbook (Compton, CA)

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:Cp ' on ,o 4 ' ' . f-I '.' ,o. ,225 'A' cs! - ,,o. -,vi 9 an sua 4, A 'o Q5 Q-' 5 3' .v. FOG Soft lips of fog that steal in lake and land Move on with creeping, gliding, ghost-like flow, Now resting for a moment on the land, Now rising up before a breath of low Retreating wind. Then through Aurora's gateS, Across gray covered, a rosy light Begins to shine, as if decreeing fates I-lad thus so chosen day. a-chasing night To steep its ink-black cloak in ocean deep. IYith rosy hue becoming fused with gold, NYhile mortal folk unknowing this do sleep, The moon doth this majestic sight behold, A Like dawn of man's deep troubled heart, breaks The golden comfort, sprung from dark anew. ?Q1?h AN ODE Dawn brought you, And bringing- Left her caress upon your heart. Day called you, And naming- Planted seeds of knowledge in your mind. Sunset beckoned to you, And beckoning,- Opened wide the paths of desire. But night claimed you, And claiming,- Closed the gates of life from out your soul . idk? HAPPINESS A little gleam of sunlight, As restless as a Faun- I caught it up and held it tightg And ran far out into the night, And now 'tis gone! i.-+ PASSING FANCY Moistened pearls of bitter sorrow, In a long but broken chain, Gleaming tokens of a heartache, Glistening evidence of pain. XVould that I could catch the teardrops, As they fall into my hand, Then I'd chain them on my heartstrinff In a firm completed strand. by throug h By I'IELENE CHANDLER 27 . . v i.,- 4 , v.,, .- I J L fu WU 1 -rrr Rf sg, :as , l29I

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r i' 1 ' t ENA WINTON' Ente , RUTH YINGST Vocabulary Santa Monica High '24 Huntington Park High '25 Hillsborough High, Tampa. Los Angeles Poly High '26 Fla., '24 Legend of Nacoocheen Mimirathenian N Girl Reserve .'27, Lionet'teY'27, fiIg . ytl ' --y ' ,rig .Ilujpt , 6 ' ii, v ,I in t .tt 2 f 1 .T . J F T T 4 f , 1 t' T T T, ,J Vial! KATHERINE STEWART Kali MARY 'IZALLON Q t ' ' San Pedro High '24 ,.' Class TVEGSUYBF '25 John C. Fremont '25 i . W X! I l 2 , r J T NIGHT 'f Q 1' L 5, 1 'T t Thuu blessed night, the time when labors cease, f, jj ' T XYhen weary men lay down their heads and rest. ffl Thy mystic balm enraps the earth in peace. The time of all the day that is the best iff Are your myriad stars up in the sky Gud's silent answers to our many prayers. The lady nioon keeps watch with kindly eye. ' Thou peaceful night, no lonesomeness T know. QQ For God Himself communicates with me QA 'Tis then I feel His love the most, and lo' The angels mingled in my dreams T see I love thy sfmthing darkness, gentle night it 'Tis then, 'Tis then my sriul can best seek light. Vt i ll if De: It I ', ' 1 Tllli ITXNCIQRS ' . i lfELlllfll'tl1JS are runziteur dznicers, Clumsy and awkward and dull, lint ii tht-y'd have inure time tu przictice, They might lic-gmiie pimlessiniizil. ll. Su when yuu see r:tiiidi'iips tit-sceiitliiig, lifeless, yet trying tu dzince, lluift laugh :it the shurt lived t'l'k'llllll'k'S, ul 1151. think tliey'x't' haul hzirdly ai elizuice. lllil,liNi-1iill.XNl1l,liRu.37H. T 28 l

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l l . r l ,g ...,.,.,,.M CLASS QF XVINTER '28 On January 24 this year the first mid-year class in the history of the school was organized and given a separate room with Miss Mary McLean as class teacher. Some of the students have attended Compton High since their freshmen year which began in january of 192-l. Some of them have come from other schools and some of them are '23 students. In short. the class is a melting pot. Bert Bales was selected president this year. Edith Mcliinney is vice- presidentg Hazel Spurrell. secretary: and Jean Gillette. treasurer. .X ten- karat gold ring with a lion's head, ahove a liig on top, and Coinpton :ind 'XV ,ZS on either side of the signet was chosen as the class ring. The class is quite small, nuinhering only sixteen. lint it is hoping that before it graduates next year there will he others to share its splendid school spirit. Members of the class have entered into niztny school activities this year and made a very fine showing. Some proininent ineinhers til the school are in the class, a few of them heing strong candidates for nizinx honors both in athletics and other activities for next year. D The Class of XYinter '23 has no history or traditions :ts it has heen first with one group or the other since its lreslnnain year. llistorx' :ind traditions are, of course, pleasant things to have :ind he proinl oI', lint the Lilatss uf XY 'QS feels that it has estahlished :1 precedent that will have the way for the conting- mid-year graduates. K l30l