Nathaniel Narbonne High School - El Eco Yearbook (Harbor City, CA)

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history of the summer class of 1935 One bright morning in September, 1929, a large group of mischievous, alert children entered Narbonne as B7's. As the years passed, the mischievousness had changed into school spirit and plenty of pep. Thirty-seven outot that beginning class are now AI2,S. Because the group was so large, it was divided into three classes, Miss Rose, Miss Holloway fnow Mrs. Brinkerhoffj, and Mrs. Peterson being the advisers under whose guidance we started on our long trip through high school. As seventh and eighth graders, we celebrated various occasions by gay parties and entertainments. In the eighth year we all started to tuck honors under our arms and look for more. In December, 1930, when the operetta, The Toymaker, was Miss Rose presented, twelve in our class were in the cast. Helen Hart played the part of the mother, and jack XX'eber and Wilbur Maddy portrayed wooden soldiers. Vivian Knudsen, M ixine Henderson, Gertrude Scanlon, Irene Brumbelow, Rosemary King, Dorothy Hamilton, Phyllis Myerscough, Eva Carstensen, and Irba Schmidt took part in the chorus. Two members of the class, Shirley Reeves and Mae Whisler, displayed their creative writing ability by winning first and second place honors in the seventh and eighth grade division of the Pals ct-ntest. Executive ability began to display itself in our B9 year when George Gould was elected treasurerof the A.S.B. As A9's jack Weber was chosenjunior A.S.B. president and Phyllis Myerscough was elected secretary-treasurer. As an appropriate ending to a successful ninth year we held our A9 banquet, with the Olympic Games as the theme. Everyone had a good time and we looked forward next to junior high commencement. When we returned after summer, vacation in 1932, it was to find Mrs. Petersons roll call divided. Halfwent to Mrs. Brinkerhoff's room and half to Miss Rose's. With these two advisers we have finished high school. That year Mae Whisler was on the radio spelling team that competed against Torrance. The following year Alfred Thorsen was a member of the team, The same year George Gould was voted the most inspirational player on the foot- ball team and in the two years following, he was again given this honor. Still another field into which our classmates ventured was tennis. Neil Haynes, Harold Smith, jack Weber, Wilbur Maddy, and George Taylor played on the official tennis team and did quite well. What a full year we had as A11's! We started out by finding the traditional senior key, which was to us a huge feather in our caps. Later, with a ceremony befitting the occasion, we gave the key back to the senior class to whom it belonged. Then, of course, we were called upon to present the annual junior play. On january 19, 1934, the curtain went upon our production, Three-Cornered Moon. Those who played in various roles were Irba Schmidt, Alfred Thorsen, Earl Sterling, jack Weber, Virginia Milton, Harold Smith, Gertrude Scan. lon, Vivian Knudsen, Neil Haynes, Marian Barnett, and Maxine Henderson. It was a great success, and dicln't we have fun producing it! Early in our A11 year we were privileged to obtain our senior pins. Attached to the official school pin was a guard in the shape of a pair of gold wings with S'35 in green enamel. Another annual affair was in our charge about this time-the Junior Prom. The theme was yatching and the gala affair was held May 25, 1934, with jack Weber presiding as master of ceremonies aboard the S. S. Narbonne. There was also an orator in our class Page Fifteen

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Harold Smith. He won the school finals and placed third in the district finals ol the Wforld Friendship contest. With the B12 year came the choosing ot senior sweaters, Black ones with action backs and zippers were finally selected. The emblem was a Gaucho wearing a red and white sombrero into which a white S and black '35 were designed- The class had many members chosen to be Jane Addams and Vigilantes. Helen Hart, Phyllis Myerscough, Winifred Mulkern, Irba Schmidt, Gertrude Scanlon, and Esther Petrrsen became Jane Addams girls while Alfred Thorsen, Allan Rider, George Gould, George Taylor, Tsuneo Tawa, Floyd Ramsey, and Mrs. Brinkerhoff Jack Weber were chosen Vigilantes. Those who belonged to the 'G.A. A- were Gertrude Scanlon, Lois McCoy, Virginia Mertz, Irba Schmidt, Helen Hart, Esther Peter- sen, Catherine Bibica, Marion Barnett, Phyllis Myerscough, Winifred Mulkern, and Maxine Henderson. Helen Hart was president of this active organization both semesters of her senior year. The boys who were letter winners of the class were Allan Rider, who won letters in football, track, and baseball, Floyd Ramsey, track and football, George Taylor, basketball and tennis, George Gould, football and baseball, Neil Haynes, tennis, Wilbur Maddy, basketball, Eugene Huggins, basketball, Harold Smith, tennis, Leo Butts, football and track, Billy Dunstan, track, baseball, and football, Jack Weber, basketball, Paul Youngkers, football, Homer Cheek, football and baseball, Clede Beckley, track and football, Forrest Adcock, football and baseball, Tsuneo Tawa, football, Russell Gooden, basketball, Zuma Ohara, track and basket- ball, Alfred Thorsen, basketball, Louis Irvine, tennis and track, John McEwen, football and track, Merle Chandler, track and basketball, and Zeddie Masters, basketball. Neil Haynes and Clede Beckley were chosen yell leaders. In the B12 year jack Weber was elected president of the A.S.B. and again in his A12 term was elected to this high office. Winifred Mulkern was girls' vice-president, Phyllis Myers- cough,secretary, and Irba Schmidt, treasurer, in their A12 year. Many of our class were mem- bers ofthe Green and Gold staff in the A12 year. Virginia Milton was editor, Vivian Knud- sen was assistant editor, and Earl Sterling one of the sports editors. Shirley Reeves acted as departments editor while Rosemary King was club editor and Florence Stowe, circulation manager. Several also have had responsible positions on the El Eco staff. Vivian Knudsen was in charge of the clubs, Earl Sterling was humor editor, and Shirley Reeves had charge of the girls' sports. Virginia Milton was class editor, while Bernice Rozell was in charge of the calendar and Alfred Thorsen of the achievement section. May 3 was the date of our senior play, given under the direction of Mrs. Brinkerhoff. The same month, on the twenty-fourth, we enjoyed the Prom given us by the junior class. An appropriate climax to all our merriment, work, and enthusiasm comes on june 19, when we receive our diplomas at commencement. CLASS OFFICERS Miss Rose's class officers for first term: Jack Weber, president, George Gould, vice- president, Phyllis Myerscough. secretary, Alfred Thorsen, treasurer, Inez Dellacqua, historian. Second term: Homer Cheek, president, George Gould, vice-president, Florence Stowe, secretary, Alfred Thorsen, treasurer, Phyllis Myerscough, historian. Mrs. Brinkerhoffis class officers for first term : Allan Rider, president, Floyd Ramsey, vice-president, Neil Haynes, secretary, Helen Hart, treasurer, Shirley Reeves, historian. Second term: Floyd Ramsey, president, john McEwen, vice-president, Helen Hart, secretary, Irba Schmidt, treasurer, Winifred Mulkern, historian. Page Sixteen