Los Angeles High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Beatrice Brand John A. Clark Ruth Gortikov Louis Kuplan Helen Reed Phil Lansdale Elizabeth Kilpatrick Dorothy Servis Joe Herman Ethel Emerson James Stewart William Kuert Milton Klein Andrew Wern Ben Gorchakofy' Marion Buck William Stern 17

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Murray Chotirier Bernice Palmer Chester Williams Virginia Kellogg Walter Jillsorl Elizabeth Nye Martin Blank Winifred Semmence Jack London Esther Beer Fred Davies Efnis Moriterastelli Freeman Ambrose Ruth Babcock Parker Wilber Genivieve Ellis Noel Petter 16

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Biography of William Harvey Housh As the pervading spirit of a great tree inspires its growth ever upward and outward, ever becoming more beautiful because of lofty endeavor, so Mr. Housh has been the inspiring spirit of L. A. through many years. Few, if any, educational institutions have been blest as L. A. has been with the guidance of a great spirit like that of Mr. Housh. Thirty years have pass-ed since he first entered the life of our school, thirty years of self-devoting service to embody his ideals in the most lasting of marble, the throbbing, living souls of human beings. Thousands of men and women throughout the country cherish the memory of the dayis which they spent under his tender guidance. His has indeed been an inspiring life, and one at which we cannot too much marvel. All his accomplishments have been possible because, although a cheery companion humanly ready to understand all, he has kept the ideals of per- fection and service before him. Whether his early training influenced his character, or whether his character influenced his early training might well be asked, for the combin- ation of the two has proved ideal. On a large farm in Indiana, Mr. Housh was born and reared during his early childhood, the eldest of ten children. When but a boy of ten he saw his father march off to the Civil War, leaving the lad, his mother, and a hired man to work the large farm-, and care for the lively brood of brothers and sisters. The boy, taking his responsibility to heart, became the staff of the family. To the many brothers and sistens it was always, Brother will make it right, and brother always did. He was the ideal of the children, al- ways thoughtful of the rest, never ostentatious. Even as a child he loved best to read and study, musing alone over his problems, yet he was the allround boy with a healthy body as well as mind, a leader in athletics as well as in school. Baseball thrilled him even als it does the boy of today, and he was the ideal of every aspiring youngster in all kinds of sports. But best of all he loved to ice skate, sometimes engag- ing in the races and feats of his companions, and often gliding over the .smooth ice by himself, thinking and hlling his soul. But the most common sport was that of working hard on the farm. He was ready to join in the fun, but never played pranks or willingly harmed anything. Far from being considered goody-goody, he was respected by all his school-mates. This is the marvel of all and the secret of his present gentleness. As a child, and throughout his life, there was never any friction, any quarreling or angry words. His parents brought up the family to believe in the right of others and to live peaceably with their neighbors. Afterwards, Mr. Housh entered Fort Wayne High School, where he excelled in all activities, yet was ever reserved and appreciative of others. His courses chiefly centered around the Sciences, which were his chief delight. As a fitting honor he was valedictorian of his class. After his father died, the resources of the family were low, and so with- out complaint Mr. Housh gave up college and became a teacher in a little grammar school near his home, yet did not give up his hope of future education, Night after night be spent poring over his books, taking his college courses by correspondence, a pupil of Ann Arb0r College- At twenty-one, since now both hiis parents were dead, and he felt that the spirit of the Middle West could not hold him, he came to California. He was a teacher and principal at San Juan, Salinas, and Pasadena High Schools. At Salinas, he married an artist, refined and lovely, the help- mate of his future efforts. Then he came to L. A., as a teacher of physics. Be- cause of his great ability, he rose to the head of the department, then to the office of principal. 18