Pacific High School - Pacificana Yearbook (San Bernardino, CA)

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W . , rr ..:',f' 1 vk:3'vef.-9, Q ,, .A 7, A, T .fi iw . 1 ' ,T . 1, A - 1 ,. any ,,5'.. 2'- 'ffft 2 m 15 .pi . be , A... e syncopated beat of a new rhythm, hot and sweet, flowed u usic, quick in tempo, stirring to the blood, bathed the new century strains. Jazz was born! Primitive as the new earth itself, the nascent snatches of melody and structure their beginnings in the rhythmic chants of the Negroes as they worked and spoke to each other. Centuries passed. Then one day the Negro was free-a man to live unto himself and be a man! His songs became free with him. He became a professional musician. His music flowed out and imbued the cultural pattern of our entire century. The early 1920's saw the coming of the flapper, with her high heels and bobbed hair, fibwlh!!Hn the Charleston, newest fad in tripping the light fantastic. the motion A new pict e me into being with Al Jolson in 'The Jazz Singer, .thdiirst '-talking filmff The ' oaring 20's gave birth to all these and like Good- man, ,ommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Stan Kenton, and Paul quick cessi 'T even into our own decade. These formed potter ll the world loves and dances to..From the of 1957, dancing feet havslieatfn out of the music i he world-iazz and its varmions. . This ne 'ttempo of song and dance and we ,ance to the popular our beats w feel a closeness to the e 'self, istic of tlU?reedom of our reedom, of life itself and e A ere at Pacific, weiiveto the ' the 20th century-Jazz ill Til Ni lvl The Jazz Age

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We dedicate the 1957 Pacificana to Miss Alverda Hertzler for her loyalty, integrity, and preseverance, but most of all because we love her. This retired teacher and counselor started her career at Wilson College in Chambers- burg, Pennsylvania, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree, and then was a- warded her Master of Science in Education at the University of Southern California. She taught two years in Pennsylvania and then came to San Bernardino, as she thought, for one year in 1926. Her visit was prolonged though, because she iust didn't leave! She started teaching English at Sturges Junior High and became Dean of Girls at Arrowview in 1928. 4 After a year at S.B.H.S. as Girls' Vice-Principal and a return to Arrowview, she took over permanently the position of Girls' Vice-Principal at San Bernardino and was in that capacity for 23 years. She then switched to a counselor for gifted students here at Pacific. She spent a great deal of time investigating the needs of students-concern- ing college help and scholarships-and was instrumental in obtaining college and national awards for worthy students in such an amount that the 1956 graduating class probably won more national recognition than any other. Even though she retired last year, Miss Hertzler has spent numerous hours at Pacific this year in hopes of helping more students develop academically, emotionally, and personality-wise. She has also been a member of the Board of Education at the First Baptist Church, written magazine articles, been President of the California Dean's Adviser's Association, Secretary of the Wilson Club in California, on the Board of Directors of the YWCA, and served as co-sponsor of the Fellowship Club at P.H.S. Miss Hertzler has brought goodwill and progress to the students and faculty. She worked as hard for scholarships as did the applicants. This fine lady and outstanding educator is very deserving of any yearbook dedication. Congratulations Miss Hertzler on being Pacifiic High School's Woman of 1957.