Excelsior High School - El Aviador Yearbook (Norwalk, CA)

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IEE PHI CIP L Born in Susanville, Miss Rankin is a native Californian and the daughter of a Superior Court Iudge in Glenn County. She attended the University of California, and has traveled a great deal in the West. She especially knows the Western National Parks, and has always been a lover of the mountains and the desert. Her teaching' career started in Nevada, was continued with naturalization work, and then with her position at Excelsior where she' taught history before becoming Vice-Principal, She is a naturalist to the extent of being an authority on the subject, likes hiking, and is an excellent horse-woman. Her great interest is in people. She is a reader and student of philosophy, tries to understand whomever she meets and will go to great length to help anyone in trouble. Although she appreciates the art of the cinema, she dislikes many movies that aim at nothing in particular, and she holds a great distaste for funny papers. She likes nothing better than good cowboy music, but can- not stand Hawaiian music. Her background and her knowledge of people perfectly fit her job of being Vice-Principal to Excelsior's nine hundred students. Often working many extra hours in her office. she bears out her philosophy of helping everyone both privately and officially. Counselor Miss Watkins is a real Southerner. She was born at Eureka Springs, Ar- kansas, a well known resort. Follow- ing a high schooling in St. Louis, her education was finished at the Uni- versity of Kansas, where she received her M. A. degree. She lives in Nor- walk with her mother and is the only girl in a family of four. One brother is a Captain in the Army now sta- tioned at Panama, and the other two are lawyers. She likes everyone and is liked by everyone she meets: still, she has never been a lover of social life. She reads a great deal, includ- ing the comic section, loves classical music, and is usually in bed by nine every night. Before coming to Ex- celsior, she taught in both Montana and Colorado. She has traveled ,over the entire United States, but her fav- orite place is California.

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PHI CIP L At Excelsior for the past twelve years, Mr. Burnight, has been successively a history teacher, Dean of Boys, and now superinten- dent. Among his experiences are posts at the University of Peking in China where he taught for two years: and a position at a high school in Fresno. He graduated from Redlands Hi h School Magna Cum Laude and from the University of Southern Cali- fornia. Here he was forced to finish work in five semesters because of the War and, serving the United States as a lieutenant in the Hospital Corps, was contented with the distinction of a Cum Laude degree at his graduation. After coming back from France he re- turned to private life. He has a red haired twin sister, is married. and has three children. Very modest about his achievements, a Phi Beta Kappa key with which he was honored a few years ago seems always to be upside down so that the insignia is hidden from view of anyone curious. He is a good friend of U. S. C.'s eminent professor, Dr. Emory Bogardus, and works with him frequently. He can be considered an authority on social problems and the thesis for his Master's degree has been printed and is in the Congressional Library for reference. He is very much interested in music and, although one of California's youngest high school principals, is very much a human being. Dean uf Buys Mr. Longshore was born some- where in Nebraska, but doesn't know exactly where. When about ten he came to Los Angeles. After grad- uating from the University of South- ern California, he went to teach in South America. He lived there for several years near the city of Lima, Peru. Outside of school one of his chief delights is playing bridge. He o build, has three houses to his and is planning another. Be- fore coming to Excelsior he taught at National City and at Calexico, near the Mexican border. He now handles the discipline problems of Excelsior's boys and likes his work very much. He is married and has a family of f three daughters, past and future Ex- celsior graduates. Y' ' -' ' I

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