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

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JANUARY-FEBRUARY Petitions circulated tor Student Body otticersy plenty ot night- mares, but no dark horses . . . A Seniors tryout tor Commencement speeches . . . A and B Seniors attend P.T.A. vocational guidance program in auditorium . . . B tootball champs hold banquet . . . B basketball players clinch championship . . . G. A. A. shows oH sweaters . . . Student Body ottice nominees orate at assembly . . . Junior l-ligh primary election is held with the Senior High primaries tollowing . . . Seniors shine as Prom is held at Yacht Club . . . A Seniors hold Class Day rehearsals . . . Student Body otticers are installed . . . A Seniors hold Class Day, then Baccalaureate services, then Senior Breaktast, and then lweep, weepl Commencement. New semester begins . . . New admittance rule . . . Girls take over A Senior class . . . Students hear Mr. Matier, authority on earthquakes . . . Valentine Day . . . F. D. Blakesbe, speaker tor Lin- coln's Birthday . . . Senior play, Babu, cast is shown . . . G. A. A. girls receive letters. . . Baseball practice starts.. .Candidates apply tor scholarship . . . Los Angeles Repertoire Theater presented The Tavern, . . . B Seniors hold important meeting . . . Track candi- dates meet in aud . . . Mr. Cohn speaks on American Legion award . . . Annual statt prepares tor skit . . . World Friendship Oratorical Contest candidates meet . . .Annual skit presented in assembly . . . Track candidates weigh in . . . Narcotic lecture presented at assembly.

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NOVEMBER-DECEMBER B 'football huskies again in the limelight when they tied with South Gate and captured the B championship . . . B Seniors became king tor a day as they pre- sented Sweater Skit and were ushered into the Chart and Compass Club at luncheon .. .Students had an eartul ot sweet music as the Fort MacArthur band entertained at assembly . . . Varsity and B hoopsters encounter Riis . . . Junior l-ligh students rate matinee to see The Swamp l-louse . . . The Swamp l-louse presented to public . . . Orv Mohler and Dave Davis are guest speakers at Football Banquet . . . A Seniors invite mothers to tea . . . Varsity and B hoopsters meet Bell . . . Thanksgiving vacation arrives and thanks tor two days. A Seniors exhibit pins . . .The tumbling team provides entertainment tor assem- blies . . . G. A. A. invited to Play Day at Torrance l-ligh School . . . lt's all over as tootball huskies turn in equipment . . . Noel presented, tree tor nothing, too . . . Ushers' Club members usher selves to banquet . . . Darkies render songs at canned Food assembly . . . Three cheers! School closes tor Christmas vacation. '

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., MARCH-APRIL Annual sales boom . . . Baseball rally held . . . Team loses initial game with Bell . . . P.T.A. holds District Meeting . . . Senior play, Babu, is huge success . . . Flag-raising ceremony started . . . B Seniors rehearse tor Sweater Skit . . . Pilots lose baseball game to South Gate ltearsl . . . Flash! B Seniors present Sweater Skit . . . First dance is held by the Prep Club . . . Jordan deteats Pilots in third tilt . . A Seniors vote on announcements . . . Record annual sales drive closes . . . A Seniors plan Class Day Skit and Mothers' Tea . . . Educational Rally held in auditorium . . . Seniors receive graduation photos . . . Initial track meet with Bell High . . . Easter vacation . . . Boys' Week observed . . . Snapshots tor Annual col- lected . . . Ushers' Club holds luncheon . . . Hiroshi lkeguchi wins school World Friendship Oratorical Contest . . .Spelling team loses to Torrance in Spelling Bee . . . Aerial Progress pictures shown tor one dime . . . Track teams meet Jordan in second league meet . . . A Seniors apply tor honors . . . Vocational Guidance Program presented: many noted speakers attend . . . A Seniors rehearse tor Commencement. 'IQ- ik-ilrsi