Franklin High School - Almanac Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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WWA 1'4 Pi , . ,. ' 5, F1 V History of Graduating Class, Summer 1924 Fourscore-or was it four? years ago our fathers brought forth unto this justly exalted institution of scholarship, a new freshman class, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all Freshmen and Seniors are, by an inalienable right, equal. This particular class, destined to become the now famous graduating class of Franklin High in the year of grace one thous- and nine hundred twenty-four-summer season-then numbered two hundred hfty one. To this number was later added one hundred fifty six who came from other schools. English, history, algebra, general science and Latin came, were seen, conquered. Rapidly knee-pants grew to full length. glasses eased eye-strain, due to undue consuming of the midnight petroleum: ten weeks came, with report cards and their dread import, and those who had laboriously accumulated the requisite number of solids passed on be- yond the vale of uscrubdomu into the much south-after Freshman A class- rooms. A few slipped and fell back, doomed to languish in the hated Hold- over Rooms, the bane of a Sophomore's life. june came, with a big step past the first milestone of high school life, and vacation was on. Summer school, however, soon began, and the merry school boys and girls, with their satchels and shining morning faces, ran like the swallow unhesitatingly to schooli' fapologies to Bill Shakespeare in As You Like It. J After summer session ceased, vacation time hung heavily on the hands for two weeks but at last the joyful day arrived, the first day of being Sophomores, with all the pleasure that that grades studies bring. The students eagerly greeted geometry, Caesar and rhetoric, but another Thermopylae was enacted at card time. However the valiant girded up their loins and went on to the task until they had oozed through the second year with the necessary threes. Again a milestone had been reached and, for most individuals, half the course was run, but a few had found the fence of failure too high to wriggle over, and these unlucky mortals were obliged to tarry yet awhile and practice the art of steady grinding. Nothing now remained for most of the class but to await the coming of the next school term, which they defied with the secure status of upper classmen. ' Nlany persons believe the junior year to be an unfortunate one in that there is a great deal of suspense in awaiting the advent of true Seniorism. The class passed the year in gaining distinction for itself. A Junior was Boys' Self-Government President, and the appointed and elected delegates aided in conducting self-government in an orderly fashion. ln dramatics several class members proved themselves satelites. 27

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BREAK-DOWN DUE TO FATAL OVER-EXERTION Joseph Milliken, the silent power behind the American Government, is today in ll state of unconsciousness, due to over-exertion. For years. Mr. Milliken has been working on his scheme to unite China and Japan with Uruguay and the Canary Islands, but his constant ap- liration to his work has caused a physical break- flown. .Hoi GEORGE PENNEBAKER ACCEPTS NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT Looking at the state of domestic affairs through the poIitician's eyes it seems quite likely that the Presi- dential chair will be graced with a member of the Re- publican body. Proving himself very worthy in the Senate, Senator George Pennebaker has at last ac- cepted the nomination for President. io.. MISS FlTCH'S MAMMOTH CAKE IS PLACED ON EXHIBITION Miss Fitch. of the Home Economics Department of California, is considered the best cake baker in the U. S. A sample of Miss F'itch's work is on exhibition in New York. The cake is four feet by nine feet in dimen- sions and was transported to New York in a glass lined box car with rubber Wheels. ...OT PORTRAIT PAINTED BY ARTIST WINS FIRST A W A R D The Leaping Tuna, a beautiful alegorical portrait, painted by Miss Genevieve Jones, is receiving much creditable criticism by art critics. lt is a colorful piece of work, praised chief- ly because of its lack of unity and simplicity. io? Miss Sigred Fusk, promi- nent society belle and presi- dent of the Idler's Club, is planning a trip to ltaly, the last part of the summer. SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGA- TION IS MADE IN LAND OF ESKIMAUX Miss Ethel Twait, head of the Dietetics Department at has just re- VVashing'ton, turned from Iceland, where she made a thorough inves- tigation of the dietetic con- ditions of that country. To remedy the lack of vita- mines among the Eskimaux, plans have been made to ship 5000 pounds of vita- mines to Iceland semi-an- nually. Lot. Miss Betty Davison, editor of the New York Times, is now at a convention for newspaper editors at Lon- don. 10.- Miss Ruth McMillan, the athletic wonder, will per- form some unusual stunts in high diving at Olympia Plunge tonight. A crowd of ten thousand people is ex- pected to witness this mar- velous performance. ....0... MISS GERTRUDE WRIGHT TO CONTINUE WITH MANTEL G. CO. ,Ol Miss Gertrude W r i g h t plans to continue her Shake- speare work with the Mantel Players. Miss Wright por- trays the part of Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. Her interpretation of this char- acter is the most effective ever witnessed and her thrilling rendition of the lines, When Rome-owed what Juli-et, brings tears to the eyes of every audi- ence. CHOP SUEY COACHING Learn How to Eat Chop Suey With a Chinese Accent We Can Teach You In Four Lessons VVE FURNISH THE CHOP SUEY! Call Hongkong 2 Elizabeth Kelly, instructor A meltless ice cream is at last ready for consumption, created by the Massey Treamery of Los' Angeles. To Frank Masssey, owner of the company. goes the honor of the achievement. ' 26 MISS VIRGINIA HALFF IS G I V E N B A L L AT ASTOR HOTEL Miss Virginia Halff, head of the VVoman's Committee at WVashington, is to be in Los Angeles shortly. Among the social events planned in her honor will be a formal ball given at the new Astor Hotel by Miss Mary Ives, leader of the Prison Reform of this city. io.. Vera Keylin, protege of the famous Pavlowa, made her debut at the Opera, House in Paris on January lst. Miss Keylin is dancing under the name of ?- ?- ?- 10, To' Edna Roth and Jean Parrish goes the credit of having the largest kinder- garten class in the United States. The class holds the names of 450 children ranging from 3142 to 1 years. Proclaims the Man THE CORRECT TAILOR SHOPPE The Appearance Oft Clarence Badgley, Prop. LIFE OF BRAVE NEWS- PAPER MAN SAVED BY UMBRELLA The bravery of a news- paper reporter caused the death of Dwight Humphrey yesterday. WVhile walking along 57th and Broadway at noon Mr. Dwight Humphrey happened to glance upward and caught sight of a little child playing on the roof of a high building. Realizing the child's danger Mr. Hum- phrey proceeded to climb the building to' save it. He reached the 12th story safe- ly, but on attempting the 13th, his foot slipped and he went crashing to the ground. Luckily he was carrying an umbrella which he immedi- ately put to use by opening it and carrying it reversed. He landed inside and thus saved his life by his pres- ence of mind. I

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Members of the class held responsible Student Body offices. ln foot- ball, track and tennis, the Juniors were prominent. The boys congregated in classrooms I4I and 32 l , while the girls met in classrooms 220, l42 and 30. The class of the year showed over l I8 persons eligible for the cognomen of Senior B. At mid-term all the boys, who had previously convened in 321, with Mr. Seernan and Mr. Gilson as class teachers, moved up to 401, where the girls held sway, with Miss Greene, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Miller and Miss Rankin as advisers. Class elections soon held the center of attention. Arvid Maeder was elected President: Thyra Hoffman. Vice-President: Clara Bixler, Secretary-Treasurerg Virginia Glenn and Delamere Baldwin, Social Chair- meng Max Levine, Yell Leader, and Charles Weesner, Publicity Chairman. Arvid immediately proved himself an efficient leader by suggesting and ably conducting a picnic at Brookside Park, Pasadena. The usual wrangling over class colors terminated in a satisfactory choice of coral and gray over other combinations of the parts of the spectrum. After Christmas vacation, over a hundred Senior B's moved upward to the eighth term in school and across the hall into 402, at the same time ac- quiring the title of Senior A. The first event of importance in the term was class elections. Donald Tyler was given the sole privilege of beating the officers table with the gavel, while Thelma Creel was an overwhelming choice for Vice President. Clara Bixler and George Staff were chosen Treasurers, Margaret Perry and James Conley were elected Social Chairmeng Uriel Gerecht and Charles Weesner being elected yell leaders. A short time after elections the class journeyed to Switzer's Camp, where they enjoyed several feeds, snowballing, and hikes to surrounding peaks. The success of the outing was due to the efforts of the social chairmen. The crowning event of the first ten weeks was when the Senior Essays began to come in. The subjects varied from Kindergarten Work to Graduation and from Flowers to New Worlds and Old. Soon after the relaxation from satisfaction of having done a difficult task well, the time came for taking pictures for the Almanac, get- ting cards printed and graduation announcements engraved. Nellie Onstine was selected to write the class will: Doris Gattwinkle was chosen to write the class prophecy and Charles Weesner to write the class history. The present Senior A class was the largest graduating class in the history of the school. Among its members are many past school notables. There are two Student Body Presidents: three Second Vice-Presidents and Boys' Self Government Presidents of the Student Body: fourteen Athladelphians, or lettermen of the school, six of whom earned letters in football, four in track and four in tennis: three athletic team captains: three team managers: twenty-eight tetralphas, or members of the highest scholarship societyg seven inter-scholastic and inter- class debatersg twenty-six persons who have participated in either a play or an opera in Franklin: six Seniors in the Boys' Glee Club and eight in the Girls' Glee Clubg twelve Student Council members and one president, two Press editors, or editors of the school paperg one school yell leader, fourteen boys in the self, government and sixteen girlsg and eighteen club presidents. When graduation time is over, it will be with a feeling of regret that the class leaves the familiar halls of Franklin. The class is proud to be graduated from Franklin. Although the largest graduating class in the school's history, it hopes that it has been some quality as well as quantity, and will be remem- bered as it will always remember Franklin. 28