Polytechnic High School - Caerulea Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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E D! TORIA LS 01,chth Viewpolnt What are we coming to? Is it true that the High School pu- pils are getting younger and smaller every year, or is it my imagi- nation? My Sister, when she entered High. wore Skirts long Nvay down to her shoe tops and her hair in a figure eight just like mother. And my chunfs sisters in the eighth grade were the same, tho' they still clung to the hair bows. VVheu our chat; reached there, the girls still wore little gingham dresses with straight gatha cred skirts, and the boys were evenly rlisvirled between . knic1mrs and long trousers. And when my siszlcr graduated, she was a really truly young lady and So were Iny-chumk sisters. How I looked forward to the time when I, too, would graduate. And here I am. still looking forward into the dim distance when I shall be a I'really truly young Eady. Just yesterday, I stumbled in going thru the hall; and looking down saw to my amazement-a wee. wee freshman whn ditll'l!t reach much higher than my waist. I thdt at first she was visiting big sister for she looked about 1113 fifth grade size; but her huge note book and Ancient Historyu proclaimed her a Freshman. It frightens me to think what win happen in the next twenly-fwc years 01' 50. Or is it just my changing viewpoint? E. Gutzler, '12. Seniors, dunk forget to have your pictures- takcn for the Arr mtal. Hurry, the time is short. Commission government spells succc DO ads bring results? Think about Caerulea advertisers. What are you going to do about it? We mean the student body. There is a matter that we, as students, should remedy. That mad race for lunch is a disgrace to our school. Let's not forget in our desire for food that we are ladies and gentlemen. If every stu- dent would remember that, we should all be fed with no feelings hurl, no clothes torn, and 110 feet stepped upon. Page Twanly-seven

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CIERULEA Sprmg Spring is coming. W'c all know it is. For nne rmsou it has always begun to scntl its messengers about this time, and why should it fail now? We have nuticell it more this week perhaps. W'e heard the little frog croaking umler our window last night; and he promised rain, which means spring, every timel What if the groundhog did see his shadow back East? Didn't a perfectly reliable business man swear on his honor he saw a robin looking perfectly natural on a twig of a chcrry trcc? And yet another sign. The girls have hcgun to talk dress, and select their coslmnes for conmwncemenl. No doubt if you could catch thcm nnawares snmc day, you would End them with a text book in one hand and the latest styles in the other! G. M. Garey, '12. Lells let the nRack alone, Have you put your wheel in the shed today? How about student hotly membership? Vthrc are you? 0:0mmlsslon Government We of the Student Body are about to vote upon a. most im- portant question-whether or not we shall be governed hereafter by the commission plan 01' government in place of the old long bal- lot system. This new plan supplants complexity with simplicity. We have a defmite body to blame and to praise; it utilizes all valv ued material; strong, clean, cFBcienL government will result. Abolition of party spirit spells unity. Get together; pull for greater Long Beach; and vote for commission government, and lay the foundation for the ideal student body. On account of the lack of space, many stories receiving hon- orable mention by the judges could not be printed. The students who so loyally supported the Cacrulea by writing these poems or stories arc: Louise Horton, Nettie Pike, Glen Hughes, Vesta Cor- nell, Helen Bugbee, Katrine Miller, Joseph Maltby, Fred Weaver, Lucile Stroud, Doris Durkee, l?crn Browning and Hazel Arm? strong. Sarah Clements. Page Wenly-six

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mlumni Dear Friends of Long Beach High School: I am just as enthusiastic a more: for Long Beach High as ever. except in case of Pomona versus Long Beach. I have the the same interest in your achievements as when I was. with you and am always glad to hear of your victories. I will tell you a little of the natural features that we enjoy here; We have the majestic peak of 0m Baldy ever inspiring us to climb higher At it: font lies many enchanting resorts within easy walking distanm Nearer still, even within our own campus, is the Wash, 3 section covered with live oak trees and low brush. The whole atmosphere of the Wash resembles the wildness of the woods and the fragrance of the sage brush plains. This woody ro- treat is often the scene of picnics and evening bonfire spreads. More appealing to the student might be the finely equipped library or the interesting science halls. Oh! it's great up here, and if you don't believe it, just come up and see. Most cordially yours, Mary Robinson. Long Beach Fratres Dear H: I am giad to extend the greetings from the best University to the best High School in Southern California. The honor of Long Beach High is being bravely upheitl at the University by a large number of Long Beach Alumni. A number of them are members of an organization known as Long Beach Fratres, which is sit- uated in a cozy bungalow a short distance from the campus. They Are: Fred Watkins TD, John Baumesherger s10, Elmer Higgins '11, Leonard Towner and myself 11. We all have a great interest in the aEairs of L. B. H.. and hope to welcome many Freshmen from Long Beach next year. As loyal as ever, we are The 'hFratres Alumni at S. C. Per Thomas Davis. Page meniy-eigm