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

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LUTHER FORD KATHERINE CALDWELL G. WESLEY PALMER HARRY O. VAN PETTENWILLIAM VAN deCARR Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics INEZ WILSON ALICE MULCAHY GRACE WANLEY EUGENE CLEAVINGER VIVIAN MONTGOMERY Mathematics Commerce Commerce Commerce Commerce Mathematics Long periods ot deep thinking . . . calculating and tiguring . . . insurance rates , . . square root . . . the metric system . .. unsolvable problems . .. helpful teachers . . . Commerce The concentrated clicking ot typewriter keys . .. turrowed brows . . . double entries . . . despair over a three cent error dictation abbreviated words the schools business efficiently trans- acted . . . Social Science Heated arguments elections labor prob- lems term papers trying hours the night before . . . who discovered which and when . . . war news . . . not very heartening . . . l'Scholastics . . . the grade you wanted but dared not hope tor s ' 9 RAYMOND LUTTRELL BETTY IANE CAHILL ' EARLE ANDREW SPRINGFIELD TI-IERESA IINKS Social Science Social Science Social-Science Social Science Social Science

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ff l X l EDITH LOWE FREDERIC MEIERS IOHN A. GOBLE Art Art Mechanical Drawing EDWIN L. KIRKPATRICI4 WILDA YATES HUGH DAVIES Music Music Music ROBERT ASHTON IOSEPH LANGDON ERNEST G. IENSEN Physical Education Physical Education Physical Education ALVIN H. EDWARDS IUSTINE L. THORPE GENEVIE DEXTER Physical Education Nurse Physical Education LUCILE H. PAYNE MARGARET HOLLISTER FREDERICKA MOORE Physical Education Physical Education Physical Education Art Paint splashes striking colors . . . rough sketches . . . inspirations amazing re- semblances sparks of tal- ent all these in the art department among art minded people . . . patience and pains- taking care gratifying re- sults . . . Music High mellow violins . . . mo- mentous drums . . . stirring chords powerful assembly music Vibrating through the Whole auditorium . . . these are accomplished by hours of tedious practice . . . perfect tim- ing . . . ears for rhythm and harmony. . .and a deep under- standing and appreciation of music . . . Physical Education Gym period . . . a dash to change roll call chal- lenges Warming up team Work and fair play . . . in beating sun. . .drizzling fog. . . refreshing Wind . . . triumphant runs. . .glorious backhands. . . last minute points . . . yells for the losers . .. icy showers . . . gossip and laughter . . . sprints to next class . . . so gym period ends . . . E161

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NELLIE COX REAGAN RUTH HILL FLOYD E. DEWHIRST Library Textbook Clerk Study Hall .ABBIE BEAUCHAMP CHARLES KENDLE IOYCE BRAKENSHZK Attedance Clerk Supervisor of Attendance Secretary MILTON LONGSHORE EVELYN ENTSMINGER IEAN POWELL Continuation Education Bookkeeper Assistant Secretary Continuation and Secretaries A school in itself. . .taught efficiently. . .var- ied courses. . .students with lots of outside in- terests. . .Continuation School. . . Stenographic perfectionists. . .efficiently tak- ing dictation. . .tulfilling special tasks for busy administrators. . . Library. Textbooks, and Attendance Elbowing through the after- noon library crowd . . . a fran- tic search for special references a mad dash for the new magazines suppressed si- lence . . . thumbing through the card file . . . Waiting until the last minute . . . then the free-for-all scram- ble for an absence card trips to the nurse excused tardy slips. . .unspoken praises to Abbie . .. Missing books frenzied search discovered in the lost and found. . .rows of books all accounted for the end of school detaching our- selves from the books we have come to know oh, all too well . . . 6l,ClfL L1 8