Phineas Banning High School - Pilot Wheel Yearbook (Wilmington, CA)

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I 'L 0 G x HISTORY OF CLASS OF S '32 It seems only a short time ago that a large class of more than one l1un- dred and fifty 'Abright and beaming faces entered the dear old halls of Phineas Banning High School. The teachers who were to take charge of these tiny infants during this first year were Miss Flora R. Vxfaterbury, Miss Lois Hall and Mr. Iohn P. Comerford. Members of this class showed their ability from the first by bringing honors to their class. Albert Balinget won first place in a track meet, and Colisto Dolente won the 50-yard dash and championship in the Southern California finals. Fairen Sion and Henry Diharce were on the tumbling team for the school. The girls of the class starred in a Russian benefit show. After suffering through the many hardships and troubles that accom- pany one's first year at high school, the class came through a little wiser to the ways of the world. The first president of the class was lean Foster. The class teachers were Mr. Ierome G. Van Zandt, Mr. Iohn P. Comerford, and Miss Lois Hall. One of the main features of the year was a Valentine Party held in the school cafeteria. While in the ninth grade this class led in many events of interest, the most important of which was the graduation from Iunior High. Milo McCard was elected class president. In track and basketball Fairen Sion was high point man. Eldon Towner was on the fruit judging team and won high honors. Milo McCard was named the most valuable backfield man on the football team and was also elected Iunior High Student Body President. As Sophomores this large class of over one hundred students continued to increase, and because of the large enrollment, the class had to be divided into three home rooms, under Mr. Morris Freed and Mr. and Mrs. Ierome G. Van Zandt. I This class had stored up much wisdom and experience during their first few years of high school life and now it began to pour forth. Milo McCard brought more honors to the group by being elected football captain. The boys of the class won the interclass track and basketball championship. Reino Maki. Edward Maquena and Robert Moore were basketball honor men for the school. The girls participated in playday and won the basketball games. Gerald Compton took the lead in the operetta. In fruit judging contests many honors were won by Gerald Green, Bob Campbell and Earle Hubbard. Mary McKinnon, lean Foster, and Clarence Davis held high points in the National Oratorical contest. This was indeed an eventful year and there is no doubt that the class was looked upon as Hidealf' Members of the renowned class of S'32 were now Iuniors. In all phases of Student Body activity during this year they were at the top of the list. Athletics were a specialty to this Iunior class, as can be seen by tracing down the athletic heroes of the school. Captain-elect Tommy Turley and Omar Skeen proved to be valuable men on the championship football team. ln basketball the class contributed Buster Boyer, Reino Maki, Fairen Sion, Kenneth Cook, Harold Lind, Robert Moore, Richard Pratt, Henry Diharce, Theodore Peter, Louis Martinez and Eddie Maquena. Another honor in athletics was the winning of the Varsity Inter-class track meet. The Iunior girls won the championship in basketball and excelled in many other sports during the year. Otis Peterson won a reward which has never been accom- plished by another Iunior. He received first place in school district, first place in semi-finals at Beverly Hills and entered the grand finals of the National Continued to Page 52. PAGE TWENTY-ONE

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A 67 ..-.. .- r.- -1 PROPHECY S '32 Dear Martha: In answer to your request for me to prophesy the future of my class- mates, I racked my brain but could think of nothing. So, in desperation, I tried a fortune teller on the Pike, but she could supply me with no information. Then I tried A'Zanda of the radio, and Chandu, the Magician, but still no results. Suddenly I remembered my old pal Aloysious Wonders of Portlight fame. I hurried to him and told him my trouble, and this is what he answered: I, Aloysious Wonders, do hereby prophesy the following to take place twenty years hence: The sweet and charming Becky Smith to be Wilmingtorrs greatest lion- tamer. The dignified Eldon Towner to be a barker for Mary McKinnon's Wild West Show. The vivacious joe Kimbrough to be an African Missionary. The dashing Buster Boyer to be Santa Claus' helper. The infinitesimal Theodore Peter to be California's biggest A'Butter and Egg man, and Mary Ellen Merkley to be crowned a Mack Sennett Bathing Beauty. t The red--headed Carl Davenport to be the best judge of blondes in the U. S. A., and the blonde Lee Ona Bixler to go brunette. The lovable Tommy Turley to be an old Scrooge, and the charming Dorothy Rial to be a man-hater. The bashful George Walsh to prefer brunettes, and the alluring Martha Schultz to raise guinea-pigs. The serious Clarence Davis to be a gigolo at the Majestic, and the demure Lucile Everley to be an evangelist for the Four Square Gospel. The brownaeyed Harold Lind to be a cop, otherwise known as officer of the law, and the dainty Chiyo Takashima to own a string of Chop Suey Cafes. The lanky Gareld Green to be a referee of rooster fights, and the calm Ruth Morrison to be a bull fighter. The delectable Alyce Horney to be a Senator, and the lovely Laura Gianera to be a rum runner's Moll The singing Gerald Compton to be Maurice Chevalier's double, and the haughty jean Foster to be a Prima Donna. The winsome Virginia Malcolm and Myron Yinger to be a song and dance team for the Avalon Theater. The Three Musketeers, Louise Booth, Hazel Meister and Lucille Nelson. to operate Wilmington's Roman Inn, and Richard Larson, Bob Campbell and Howard Harvey to be the flying fools of Goosetown. The peppy Matoshi Masukawa to still be attending Banning, and Kenneth Cook to still be looking for Marjorie L. The singing Michi Shiraishi to be the Empress of japan, and the scowling Violet Pearson to be the First Lady of the Land. janice Whited to be a Ziegfield Show Girl, and the earnest Eddie Church to be a prohibition agent. With hopes that this will give you new slants on many Banningites, I remain your slaving class editor, Alpha. PAGE TVVENTY

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B fi M SENIOR SOCIETY The Senior Society, as remembered, consists of the most treasured and happy moments of one's high school days. Making these memories more pleasant, the semester began with an enjoyable dancing party at Balboa. Then just as the October days faded away, November brought three frolicking good times. The first was a Cotton and Cord dance held in the school cafeteria, with much dancing, laughter, and delicious refreshments carried out in the I-lallowe'en idea. Next was the drama of the year, The Nut Farm, given by the W '32 class. This skillfully presented play brought much laughter to all those present at the performance. just as the colors about the school began to fade and diminish, came the bright and colorful sweaters of the S'32 class. The green and black shone long and colorfully in the halls of Banning. To make it more exciting, a clever skit was presented by the class in honor of the event. With the cold atmosphere of the beautiful month of December several more delightful socials were held. The Prom, honoring the seniors of W'32, was one of the most glamorous affairs in the history of the school, Much of the success of the evening was due to the unique and picturesque setting, the beautiful ballroom and patio of the Banning home, in Banning Park. Then, just before the Christmas vacation, to spread that happy, friendly spirit that comes with the holidays, the seniors met for a dancing party in a senior home room. This cheerful feeling among the senior classes carried over into another affair, a skating party, which ended with many bruised bones, sprained ankles, and happy hearts. The new year was welcomed with much pomp and enthusiasm, for the chimes of 1932 meant many leap year celebrations. On New Year's Eve came the first colorful event, which was a mas- querade with leap year invitations. Other fetes of the january month in- cluded the comical class day features of the W'32 graduates. Following this came the beautiful graduation, after which many beautifully dressed young ladies accompanied equally handsome young men to La Fonda to cele- brate the occasion. Although Banning seemed rather forlorn with the absence of the grad- uates, the enthusiasm and pep of the senior class couldn't be dauntedg for the month of February blossomed forth several snowball wars, ice skating parties, and toboggan rides, March is always remembered by its dreary winds, when nothing interest- ing happens, but whether it was the spirit of the seniors or the general feel- ing of leap year, an unusual amount of Saint Patrick parties, individual senior birthday parties, and collegiate dances were had. The most enjoyable of these was the Saint Patrick contest dance held in the Casa Venida, in honor of the senior classes of neighboring schools. April, the month of showers, kept the said tradition more than well in the hearts of the seniors, but in a far dif- PAGE TVVENTY-TWO