Gardena High School - El Arador Yearbook (Gardena, CA)

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The Commission Since its establishment in the Gardena High School during the fall of 1925, the Commission form of government has been steadily growing in efficiency and worth. This year each of the Commissioners has done a very great deal to improve and stimulate interest in the various activities of the school. The establishment on a large scale of a fire crew under Commissioner Kenneth Harrison was one of the finest steps the commission has ever taken. Great enthusiasm on the part of the boys was instantly shown, resulting in a very well-organized de- partment. Fire drills at regular intervals have become a custom long-needed. The new Student Court functioned very satisfactorily under Kenneth Harrison and Charles Brunzell, Commissioners of Safety. The February-June Commission undertook a long-necessary step toward im- proving our student government by rewriting the constitution, which until then was an almost useless organ to the commission and the school. Many items found mean- ingless were removed and more important ones put in their places. Through the efforts of Leola Sutter the Lions ' Club of Gardena offered and pre- sented a silver loving cup to the best class debating team. The A9 class team at that time were the winners, the debaters Dorothy Mae Collins, Frank Laws and Harold Black. The Lost and Found department under Marion Johnston and Emily Cost, Com- missioners of Welfare, has given a very systematic service to the students before school and after. Much jollity was added to the school year by two well-planned high school parties, at which dancing, for the first time in Gardena ' s history, was per- mitted. However, the condemnation of the gymnasium later prevented more than these two. Mrs. Whedon was the faculty adviser for the year, and aided materially the commissioners with her advice and assistance. If all the future commissioners are as active and accomplish as much as those of the past, Gardena High School may well say that the commission type of govern- ment is a great success. Those filling the offices of Commissioners this year were: Fred Clark and Wil- liam Boehlert, Affairs; Marion Johnston and Emily Cost, Welfare; Margaret Yoder and Tokumi Hamako, Arts; Kenneth Harrison and Charles Brunzell, Safety; Wil- liam Boehlert and Paul Bateman, Athletics; Lester Whally and Marjorie Owen, Jun- ior High. The secretaries were Josephine Rehor and Madelyn Garner. — Josephine Rehor, S ' 28 Page Nine

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The Lark Serving perhaps the most and receiving the least recognition, always looking forward and hoping for better days — trying to improve the student body govern- ment and promote better friendship in its own school and better sportsmanship among the schools — the Lark continued a courageous flight all through the year 1927-1928. I I 4S( In spite of the small Journalism class, the staff of the fall term had a suc- cessful semester. Aside from the regular issues, there were a number of special editions which proved very interesting. The Lark Contest for the seniors, juniors and sophomores was won by the energetic sophomores. Compared to the preceding term, the Journalism Class of the spring term was very much better off, for size. And several experienced students were back in the class making a better organized and enlarged staff. The special art exhibit edition proved very successful. Three delegates repre- sented the Lark at the High School Newspaper Day Convention at S.C. on March 9th. Two delegates were sent to the Southern California Press Convention held in April at Whittier. Following students comprised the staff: Fall term: Madelyn Garner, editor; Tokumi Hamako, associate editor; George Bateman, sports; Miyeko Hashii, exchanges; Ruth Powers, distribution; Richard White, business manager. Spring Term: Tokumi Hamako, editor; Margaret Yoder, associate editor; Paul Van Riper, Roy Tracey, sports; Nellie Johnson, features; Lawrence Bourquin, ex- changes; Louise Ernst, jokes; Phillip Tepper, distribution; Jack Ahlberg, business manager. — Tokumi Hamako, S ' 28 Page Eight

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Thoughts You ask me to give you my thoughts ? That would be a difficult thing to do When they come to me a host of weird, unr eal, Tiny creatures, making themselves at home As though they expected always to stay, Crowding out the matter-of-fact Today, And painting wonderful dream pictures On the canvas of the mind — Dreams never meant to be real Filling the air with the fragrance Of a million rose petals; Playing with magic fingers On the harpstrings of the heart — The strains of a forgotten song . . . I live again in the dream picture, Never meant to be real — I hear again the melody of the forgotten song; I breathe in the fragrance Of the million rose petals, And go back from Today to the Beautiful Time . . . But another thought — quiet, alone — And I read the page of Yesterday ' s Sorrow . . . Give me again the Beautiful Time With its fragrance and beauty and song . . . Let me hold it to my heart for a moment; Then I will wrap it in dream fabric — And . . . forget . . . Margaret Yoder, S ' 28 Page Ten