Lompoc High School - La Purisima Yearbook (Lompoc, CA)

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Thr I.. V. Il. S. noni-or l'NloN num scuooz. Q P Ei qv? . - T . L is-.li-11'-,sn ROY Mc-HENRY . . . . .... Prcsidcnt l'l'l'Hl'll. UPTON . ....... Vicc-Prcsidcnt RUTH BURNOR . . . . . Sccrctary-Trcasurcr HAI. S'I'ATl+1li ..........,. . . Boys' Cup Managcr l'l'lC'II.ll4l GI.IlJlJl'lX ........ .., .... .. Girls' Cup Manager MISS GliR'l'ItUIJl'i BOWEN ....... .. ................ Class Tcachcr l'I,.'1SS l'UI,ORS, Purplc and Gold CLASS FLU IVER, Larkspur POR UNA CAIVIARA OBSCURA Fcz, Morocco, Dcccmlmcr 3, 1938. In all my wands-rings, not oncc havc I comc upon any of my class-matcs of 'Q-L until this morning. It was carly when I awokc in this Mohammcdan country of Morocco. I hcgan to have a vague fc-cling-a for-ling that I must hcstitatc no longcr in this placc full of lawlessness and danger, whcrc thcrc was practically no law cxccpt thc Red Sultan's whim. The air was sultry and stifling, a gloomy. mclancholy dcprcssion scttlcd on mc, and I hurricd across thc strcct to make arrangements for a quick dcparturc. I was startlcd hy a loud cvcn thump-tlnunp and thc shrill note-s of a fifc. I stoppcd and watchvd thc prcocssion pass. The- chariot drawn hy camcls drcw closcr. I hcgan to fi-cl thrilled, for now was my chance' to fulfill my long wishcd-for dcsirc- to gazv on a rcally and truly sultan. I watched with intense intcrcst. Hc- grcw ncarcr, nc-arcr still. until I could scc him plainly. Honestly. folks. you'll imaginc my disaiipointmcnt-for the-rc, scatcd in :ill l1is splendor, was no onc but our df-ar I.awrCncc Armstrong, followcd hy sliciks. African wazicrs, and servants carrying haskcts of fruit and jcwcls upon thcir he-ads. It was a bcautiful sight, hut I ncvcr had thought of such a, thing' in all my wildcst drcamsl The shock was so great I cntcrcd thc wrong huilding. I passcd down a long hall, through a wide' heavy door which closcd immcdiatcly aftcr mc, and wcnt up a narrow, crookcd, and mighty wabhly staircase. At thc top an ugly, dried up, and misshapcn old ma.n me-t mc. Grinning hidcously, hc howcd me into a largc room which contains-d no furniture. In thc middle was a pondfclcar as a crystal-a pcrfe-ct mirror. On thc floor and on a platform in thc rcar we-rc many skills of var- ious animals. Tha- room was lightcd hy oriental lantcrns. I turncd to the man to tl-ll him what I wantcdg hc grinned again and said in a sickly wcak voicc, Blcsscd lic Allah! I kncw you come-I show you much. Ilcforc I could speak hc clappcd his hands, thcrc was a roar, a hissing sound, and thc room was full of smokc. Thc first thing I saw was my quccr companion's hands, long and scrawny, pointing to tht- mirror pond. Thcrc I saw Dorothy Ashc in thc midst of a joyous Spirit of Spring dancc, tripping gaily and hlithcly ovci' thc grccn, darting lichind trcc and stonc as if pursued. I lookcd for thc pursucr. and lo and lmchold! Ccdric Huyck appcarcd on thc sccnc, drcsscd in a hcar skin carrying :1 clulv as lmig as a trcc. I always kncw thcsc two dclightcd in Ancicnt History. IGI

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Lompoc 1'N1oN 1111111 scnoor. The L. U. II. S ff'-35 lfliI01'ial'fi H Hulb- As we look over the past year, we must realize that Lompoc High must he given credit for the progress it has made witl1i11 that time. Many changes have heen made which work for efficiency Jllld a hetter school i11 general. l.et us go hack and review some of these changes, wl1icl1 have played an im- portant part in making our school different from what it was a year ago. One of the most important is the pla11 of liaving regular student hody meetings in the inorning. thus assuring the presence of cveryhody i11 the school. Meetings must 11ow he held in the ggynmasiinn, in order to accoinodate everyone. Because ol' the larger attendance. we have had peppicr ineetings and more enthusiasm has heen aroused in student body affairs. YVe have alrady heen ahlc to see the results of this in the remarkahle school spirit the students have shown this year. ln order to make the incctings even more intresting, another plan has heen illtlllQ:lIl'fltt'Kl. Short lll'0Q:I'illllS are given after each meeting. the classes and faculty. in their turn. heing responsihle for some entertainment. Some fine work has hcen done in this respect. ln athletics. l.ompoc has climhed up among the leaders. Our liglltweight lmasketluall team was the champion of Santa liarhara and Ventura counties. and. when wc consider that this is o11r first liglitweigllt team. we Uilll see that the sky is the limit. Our haselmall team was the cl1an1pio11 of Santa Barhara county, and won that title with an ahsolutely ele:1n slate, no team i11 the county heing ahle to heat it. The track men showed what they could do hy placing second in the County Meet. third in the Santa Maria Invitational Meet. Illld fourth in the Tri-County Meet. So, l,ompoe has il right to he proud of her athletics gand, indeed, the students. as a whole, have shown :ii fine school spirit, for the different teams were given the finest support they have ever had. lint emphasis has also heen placed on scholarship. for we find that Lompoc still retains her high place among the schools of the state. The scholarship average of this year varies a s111all part of one per cent from that of last year. liar from keeping the same level, our music has increased o11e hundred per cent. From tl1e experimental stage. we have passed into work that hegins to show results. YVe now have a good-sized orchestra. hesides two glee cluhs, the hoys' and the girls'. Too lIlllCll cannot he said in praise of the fine work done hy these three organizations in developing our music into what it is today. This year we are presenting the second issue of The l.. U. H. Sf, in which we have made some improvements over last years' issuc. Thesc improvements include the evelusion of advertisements to make space for reading matter. and the inelusion of many more pictures. XV1- owe the Art Department. under Miss Colledge, a special vote of thanks for their arrangeincnt of pictures, :111d for the work done for headings for the different dep:1rt111e11ts of the annual. YV1- hope the hook will meet with your approval. -D. C.h'QAl4 l5l

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.LOMPOC UNION HIGH scnool. The L. U. H. S They faded, and I saw Alvin Scl1i1ylerQ'.,farho.,l1as excelled in his profession as an architect, but who is still the same ardentiiifvonian-hater as of years ago. Then on the Sahara Desert I beheld a dust covered parairie schooner. Driv- ing it was Hal Staterfit was hard to recognize him on account of his dense heardj and by his side sat the lovely Charlotte Douglass, still submissive and kind as ever, although her complexionis rather sunburned and weather-beaten. In Alaska on an Indian reservation .lack Lundberg came into view, teaching those ignorant people to eat peas with a knife. In Paris I found Allan VVescott, a struggling artist, painting a lovely Venus, I glanced at his model-it was Olga Larsen! Beneath the delightful shade of the palm trees in Hawaii, struunning lazily on a uke, surrounded by pretty Hula-Hula maidens was Donald Cherry, resting after a successful career as a railroad inagnate. Ted Lundberg appeared as a dutiful husband and at the head of a Ladies' Ready to VVear Shop in Lompoc. A way off in Kamakura, Japan, at the feet of Buddha was Ruth Burnor, pray- ing for intellectual power to Christianize the heathen. Forrest Hibbits had developed into a regular sheik. His epitaph is to be, He loved so ardently that at night time he slept no more than doth a nightingalef' On Broadway the flashing lights drew my eyes to the words- The VVorld's Greatest Dancer. Within I saw Ethel Upton giving a dance solo entitled The Swoop of the Buzzard. Annie Scolari was in New York, setting styles for Ladies' Hair Dress. You know Annie's failing for such things. The waters of the pond shivered as if a breath of air had crossed its silvery surface, and there I saw Esther Glidden, who sits at home the year round darning her father's socks. Lueile Fratis, due to her kind and loving heart, had become a matron in the Insane Asylum at Agnews. You know the old saying, Lucile, Birds of a feather flock together. Ah! Poor Neville De Vaul. Fate had played havoc with the joy of her life. Her eyelids were paralyzed and she couldn't blink them any more! Murray Hall had joined the Goldwyn Film Company, to ride saw-horses and potato sacks. Ride 'em, Cowboy! I knew it! There was Randall Daniels at the bottom of a ditch, car smashed, and so was his eye. His mouth was full of hair and his arms were full of girls. Anderson Douglass was a sailor with a girl in every port. Cecilie Glidden was teaching in South America, and fighting mosquitoes had worn her to a frazzlc. Who'd a thought it? Olivia Grosse had entered the high sassiety in Paris. It is whispered that she pays over 8350 for a pair of stockings. In Chicago, Edna Godet was the private secretary for a blond man. Lothele Miller's love for diamonds and luxury had led her to Africa, where she has become the wife of The African Diamond King. Roy McHenry, besides being a successful financier, also developed into a butcher-that is, :1 slaughterer of women's hearts. Violet Shanklin had bobbed her hair and now was the haughty wife of an un- dertaker. Last, but not least, Elsie Van Clief became a leader of Woman's Suffrage and dress reform. - The pictures stopped. I gazed into the mirror-pond until I started at thc touch of the ugly old man's hand. He pointed to the door and still under the influence of all I had seen I went outside, thankful that all of my classmates were still the happy-go-lucky bunch of yesterday. -flrene Lewis, ,2-L. l7l