Oakland Technical High School - Talisman Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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CLASS HISTORY =)ND it came to pass that in the fall of the year of our Lord 1 1912 there entered an old, but noble building on Twelfth and Market Streets in the city of Oakland, some two hundred 3) students, termed by their elders, “Freshies.” Now these “Freshies” were put into the charge of Miss Hampel who bestowed upon them much good advice. Following this advice and the example set by their elders, they produced satisfying reports and the girls’ Freshman team was awarded numerals for basketball victories. Arriving at the age of “Sophs” they tugged the Freshmen over the “Poly Campus” (the middle of Market street) in a tug of war. They became Low Juniors, organized and elected Milton Earley president, and Lucy Bradley secretary. A class luncheon featured by toasts, solos, and good things to eat was followed by an informal dance. And as the years rolled by some of the original members left the class and some new ones entered, until, in the fall of the year 1915 as Low Seniors they were the largest class in the history of the school. Colors of old rose and white and distinctive pins were adopted. A con- cert by the University of California Glee Club was held by the class in the school auditorium with the High Seniors as guests of honor. An in- formal dance in the girls’ gym followed to further honor the upper class. As High Seniors, members of the class were prominent in all the organizations and activities of the Student Body. Early in the term the High Senior girls held a successful candy sale for the benefit of the rest room fund. On May 6th a tug ride on the good ship “Zone” to El Campo was a jolly and lively event, from the casting off at the home wharf to the return by moonlight as the musicians played “Perfect Day.” As guests of the Low Seniors on the 13th of May, the class was entertained at the Nile Club. Last and the best of all, came the Senior Farewell dance at the Claremont Hotel when everything was done to carry out the class color scheme and to make it the most original and successful dance of the term. And so with colors flying and music playing the rest of the school joined in with the graduates to make it a memorable farewell. Class Officers First Term Class Officers Second Term. Presidents) 33. a. Guy Calden President..... .... Russell Lindgren pecrelarys- =. Lucy Bradley Secretary. 2 ae Rosalie Cogorno Te se ee { Ruth Morton Tee { Gladys Barnum [ Claude Girvin [ Elmer Schwarz

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CLASS PROPHECY WO old graduates of Tech, members of the Class of June 716, met quite by accident on the main thoroughfare of Oakland SY CR) in the fall of 1925. Not having met since graduation, they ray | decided to spend the evening together and discuss their old seer After dining, they visited the apartments of a well-known q Y) seer who made his headquarters in Oakland, in order to find out what had become of their old classmates. The seer had a large crystal into which he looked intently while he spoke as follows: “The vision clears and I see a woman—it is Myrtle Marshall—she is studying the violin in Berlin. Louise Jorgensen is also in Berlin where she is conducting a ballet school. I see in New York Gladys Barnum, who is the leading lady in Zieg- field Follies, and El izabeth Cooper who is a star in the Famous Players. Edith Case and Grace Wilson are conducting a bookstore in Brazil, and Edith Sterne is in the Philippines lecturing to the Igorrote women on the political and social emancipation of women. 1 see now the busy streets of Oakland. A large store bearing the name of Mlle. Silverman’s Select Shop of Parisian gowns and novelties attracts my eye. The Vercelli Dramatic School occupies the top floor of the Trust Building, and Allison Parry, the national secretary for the W. C. T. U., has her offices in the building. I see the department store of H. C. Capwell Co. where Frieda Weber is employed as head buyer and has just returned from a trip to Paris. Also, Irene Pollok, who is designing some of the gowns. I see the University of California—there are Macie Kenney and Anita Coffey helping Mr. Ayres in his chemical research work, and Ruth Gleason, an instructor in girls’ athletics. I see now—Muir Glacier in Alaska where Helen Egan is leading a hiking expedition and Augusta Davie is managing it. Amy Gordon is teaching in Nome. I see—I see a large pig ranch and its owner, Lucy Bradley is known as the woman hog producer of California. Her ranch is called “Hog Wallow.” Blanch Meyers and Armida Bignami, the famous women detectives, have succeeded in finding her lost hogs that were stolen last summer. . I see in the South—Marguerite Dwyer as a social secretary for a multi-millionaire, and Cora Peterson, private secretary of a prominent