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

Text from Pages 1 - 290 of the 1928 volume:

Jfr. «j4 EZ L LIDRI a l s - c£ ++ Oct rr9 £ J? Ov f z -f LA sAs ( A Y v v ' 5 Tbe nineteen Hundred and Tvveoty-eioM Footed bytbe tudei)t crftbe printing dojre oj Tytcchnic High 9)Ool _ji)g E)cacb Califcroia ttiocteci) Twerjty eigbt CAQMEA .FUEil HED AMrtLTALD: Hf THE 7UDEttT BQDT OF TIE IOIIG BEACH ?QCOECOT3ra Qi00L VOLUTE TWEHTY JIVE ! ' f ■i FOREWORD Tfoi j not ju t another Cderulea I celebrate two important events Caeruleay twenty-fifth birthday and the ano ' tver ary on which Principal David Burcbam attain hi majority in year of ervice to Polytechnic High - fboa. It aim ha been likewi e twoi ld:to commemorate the pa t at our Abool and to challenge for it a wider future. We have dedicated our Caenuea of 1928 to the pirit of advancement, a expwed botl) in the deed of yerterday and In tbe ambition of today Our incerert hope i tbat ometbing of the fine aroma of other day may imbue tbe e pa$ with an in piration fordayr to come. To tbe man wl)o, lp twenty-one year of en ice, pa molded Polytechnic Higb y£bool,Caerulea offer homage. For tbo e who __ have known Mr. Emrcbam, tbiV Caerulea will bold a deeper ' significance than awy of it predece or for In him and in bis work liey mucb of tbe in piration of this book. May Daddy Burcbamy wi e couryel and good fellowship be wiib Polytechnic High stbool for many yearr to come. DEDICAHOn Tbe tarjdard of ye terday do pot mea ure up to Hje requirement of tomorrow. We dedicate tpe 192 s Cdemlea to the pew pirit of advancement wl)icl) embrace wilbin it meaning a higher cbolatytnp, a tronger leadeiypip, a better cttizeiypip apd above a l,a new courage for the untried and difficult ta k -a courage v( i ahio to tt at pirit of adventure wind) today j driving ournational beroe out to undertahto and achievement tbat challenge tl)e admiration of tbe world. David Burcbam Editor;- Note : Caerulea dedicator; embodies or) aim propo cd by Principal David Burcbam at the fuyt Boy League meeting of tbe year. Wneo ,at tbe editor? reque t Mr. Burcbam pbra ea it for Co.erulea uj , be wa uijaware that it wo to be u ed over bi Agrjature. Caerulea 1 proud to adopt bi  a t word a tr dedicate} CONTENT division i Admioi tratior) Division II DIVL IOW III Organizations Student AdmloStratlor) Hooor S3cletle. Clubr DIVISION IV Activities Camera [Publication literary Academic Competition MuSxc -Drama Atbletlcr Military DIVISION V Mow and Toeo ■_™ A: I 1 X fi MOKniHG WALTER MO l MTLKOY ISi ing uir. Aod tbe gray old roof are white and gold, And po longer purple-zfeadowed. Ri iog uo: And tone-gray court apd portico Are wa W ofdinroe r in tbe treamiog ligbt Ki ing ui): And tone-cold arcb apd cupola Flame and bimmer, gold. Alma Mater, Graciou Motber, We bal tand here atttje doL kr Drinking tbeold,old beauty of morning.... And wondering, Wondering long Jong thought :... Could Youtn be a ri wg up And gild gray wall will) gold ? r li 1 ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS 17 Among ' the thousands who have played their part in the history of Long Beach Polytechnic High School there are many who have reached high attainment. Caerulea, with the student body of Poly, feels the greatest pride in these former students. It is therefore with extreme pleasure that we present anniversary greetings and reminiscences from a few representatives of this honored group. We regret only that time did not permit our hearing from many more. EUGENE I. FISHER 02 Eugene Fisher, member of the board of education and prominent Long- Beach lawyer, is. as his message attests, one of our earliest alumni and possessor of a wealth of pleasant memories concerning early days at the high school and of Caerulea, to which he was a contributor. Happy indeed is the alumnus who can look back upon high school days in such an institution as Long Beach High School. He must surely have gained something noble in the way of ideals and ambitions from such associations and friendships both with members of the faculty and fellow students. When I entered in 1898 Professor Howard L. Lunt, now an instructor in the University of Southern California, supervised the entire school system of the city of Long Beach in addition to being principal of the high school. The high school faculty consisted of three other teachers: E. W. Frew, heading the mathematics department; Miss Jane Harnett, teaching history, civics, and English; and Miss Louise Callow, who resigned a year later and was replaced by Miss Katherine Mosher, then completing her course at Stanford University. Miss Callow taught Latin, Greek, and German. I am glad to pay tin ' s personal tribute to .Miss Harnett, now deceased, who was a teacher of remarkable ability and rare personality, greatly beloved by students and faculty associates. I shall always be grateful to her and to those other men and women who served the Long Beach High School so excellently in the earlier days and who were a constant inspiration to me throughout my high school career and later years. I am glad of this opportunity to express my appreciation for the fine service Mr. David Bureham has rendered the high school as principal during the years of his administration. I am frank to say that our high school annual, which was launched durin ■■ my time at the school and christened Caerulea by Miss Katherine Mosher, has made some progress typographically and otherwise since those halcyon days ; but 18 CAERULEA ' 28 I will never admit that the editors and writers entered into their task with more enthusiasm, faith, or courage than did we in those days of small beginnings. Proud we are of Poly High and her graduates and particularly proud of Caerulea. EUGENE TINCHER ' 08 Another version of the clock story ' ' is given by Mr. Eugene Tincher, student leader in his time, now one of Long Beach ' s most prominent attorneys, whose constant loyalty to Poly High is characteristic of many of the alumni of those early days. To have served twenty years continuously as principal of the Long Beach Polytechnic High School, to have seen its student body grow from less than three hundred to more than three thousand in number, and to have put into the lives of thousands of young people passing through its class rooms an impress that left no regrets to mar the years of life that stretched beyond, is a record which would seem in itself too magnificent to include reminiscence of the common place. David Burcham, however, is like all of us and is human; but just as the touch of the minor lights and shades brings out the beauty of the central motive of a master painting, so the commonplace in life adds brightness to the exalted qualities in men. The old high school building which stood at Eighth and, American, where now the George Washington School stands, was destroyed by fire about ten years ago. On the wall in the assembly hall of that building in 1908 there hung a clock. It was just an ordinary clock, but it had a very attractive face, so attractive indeed that Mr. Burcham, then a young man, paid it constant and devoted attention. A stepladder was always near at hand and several times a a day Mr. Burcham would with agility mount the stepladder and peer longingly into the clock ' s face. Occasionally a look of satisfaction would spread over his countenance at the meeting, but most often a look of disgust, and he would seize the clock by its hands and give its face an adjustment. Why all this attention? was the question often asked. The answer was simple. The clock was wrong, and ' Daddy ' Burcham was right, and not even a clock was permitted to go wrong if he could help it. CLYDE DOYLE ' 09 Polytechnic High can boast no more loyal supporter than Clyde Doyle, whose leadership at this institution was notable and who for many years since has been one of the most brilliant members of the California bar. ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS 19 I am glad to see that you folks are showing Daddy Burcham, while he is alive and here rubbing elbows with us all. how much we really respect his manhood, cherish his friendship, and are inspired by his friendliness. During 1908 and ' 09, I remember Daddy Burcham ' s climbing the step-ladder and winding the assembly clock at the old Poly Higli on American Avenue, where the George Washington School is now situated. Sometimes lie could wind it, and sometimes he couldn ' t — I am not now telling why he couldn ' t, because that would be revealing ' confidential communications ' , and also be writing a book in ancient history; and I am no historian. As a student at Poly High, when there were less than six hundred students attending, and Daddy Burcham was, in fact, the disciplinarian as well as principal, and when he was chaperon to our athletic teams in out-of-town games, his fair but firm treatment, his virile manhood had a great influence for the highest and strongest things of life. And the years since graduation in June. 1909. have increased my respect and love for this man; and my wife, Lydia Yeomans Doyle, (L. B. P. H. S. ' ll) joins me in these observations. Good luck to Poly High, and ' God bless vim. HAROLD B. RILEY 10 Harry Riley, outstanding student in his time, recently president of the Alumni Association, and one of Poly High ' s real friends, calls to mind the stirring days of the early history of the school. Years have passed since I was a student at Long Beach High School, but I still enjoy some pleasant memories of certain events that transpired there and hold dear some the friendships made at that time. When I attended high school it was located at Eighth and American and was considered to be out in the country. We boasted an enrollment of approximately five hundred. What we lacked in numbers was made up in appearances. I have a number of comical pictures that prove this last assertion. At the first football game there were six husky rooters, and we had a difficult task in keeping them on the bleachers throughout the game. When the first serpentine was held the residents of our city thought we had gone mad. Throughout our struggles, both in and out of class room, we received encouragement from our principal. By his words and actions he proved himself a friend, and I am glad of the opportunity to offer my word of appreciation of and praise for Mr. David Burcham. 20 CAERULEA ' 28 GLENN HUGHES 11 Glenn Hughes, poet, playwright, critic, and assistant professor of English and dramatic art at the University of Washington, cheerfully waves his hand at Caerulea. I should certainly be very sorry to miss an opportunity to pay a tribute to Principal David Burcham, whom I remember often as the embodiment of gentlemanliness and the spirit of friendly paternalism. At the same time I am happy to wave my hand at Caerulea. in which my first writings were published. I still cling, sentimentally, to an old copy, for it is a tangible link between I.. B. P. H. S. and me. PAULINE FARQUAHR ' 12 The name of a former outstanding Polyite, Pauline Farquahr, is widely recognized in music circles. As a teacher and concert pianist she has marked ability. Her recent tour was pronounced a great success, and Poly High is proud of her excellent record. A kindly greeting, a ready smile, the comradely talk on kindred interest — these are a few of the impressions that will always remain of our splendid leader, Principal David Burcham. We owe him a boundless debt of gratitude for his unswerving loyalty to the youth of Long Beach, for his never failing, enthusiastic response to their achievements, for his sympathetic encouragement in times of trouble. How fortunate for us to have had such a one to guide our school to its present stable position. LORNE MIDDOUGH 12 No two men are better known and better liked than the Middoughs, whose pep and efficiency made them all around Poly students and later two of Long Beach ' s foremost business men. Both have maintained a constant interest in the high school. You say this year ' s annual should be dedicated to David Burcham — that it is ' fitting and proper ' . Well, I should say SO. Daddy Burcham has been a big inspiration to me. During my last year at dear old Poly, when I was trying hard in my feeble way to manage student body activities as president, I always found Mr. Burcham going more than half-way. He ' s a friend of all — white or black, rich or poor, bad or indifferent. ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS 21 WAY MIDDOUGH 13 In ray opinion the success of Poly High School is measured greatly by the ability of its head. Principal David Burcham. Need we say more? DONALD C. WILLIAMS 18 Donald Williams, at present attending Harvard, is one of Poly ' s brightest stars. He has won scholarships to leading colleges, including Yale, and has been rated the best college student in the United States. His letter is indicative of his striking personality. In my heyday I perhaps made for the high school administration all the kinds of trouble there are, except (thank God) the imbecile fraternity boy kind of trouble. I have faith thai these kinds of trouble arc still being made (for they constitute, I suppose, what Caerulca is celebrating as ' the spirit of advancement. ' ) If they are, the trouble-makers will meet in Principal Burcham what we used to meet — the understanding, kindliness, and tolerance of a thoroughly fine gentle- man, winning him a unique claim on the respect and affection of all those into whose lives he enters. I am glad that the high school is again conspicuously acknowledging the rare, the very rare, dispensation it possesses in Mr. David Burcham. CLARE McCORD ' 19 Clare McCord, world traveller and winner of international trophies in advertising, has kept in close touch with high school affairs since his graduation. He sails shortly for Honolulu, where he will again compete in the advertising field. I have closely watched the growth of Long Beach Poly High School every year for over fifteen years, and I believe that its advancement is due, through more than any other single influence, to the life-work of David Burcham. He lias given the best years of his life, has worked tirelessly, has dealt with the pupils in a fair, merciful, considerate, sternly just and yet kind,, fatherly attitude, has inspired them to better living and greater heights of achievement, and has continuously kept a keen foresight into the future for the advancement of the school and its various activities. The school as it stands to-day is a monument to his faithful work; and the advancement made by its graduates, many of whom have won both local and nation-wide reputations, has been due largely to the foundations laid during high school days by our beloved ' Daddy ' Burcham. CAERULEA ' 28 HAROLD HARVEY ' 20 Harold Harvey, writer of promise during his student days, now contributor to Field and Stream and other prominent magazines, sends the following unique contribution characteristic of his pleasing personality. P ' rom a little dot (thus . ) of an Idaho high school I came to the triple exclamation point (so ! ! ! ) of Long Beach Polytech for my graduation year of ' 19- ' 20. I appreciated the opportunity of Polytechnic then, but I value it doubly now. Of the friends I made there, I remember and cherish none more genuinely than I do my friends of the faculty — and that is not epitaphic apple- sauce, either. ECHO ' Burch is a man for fair; He ' ll give you plenty if you ' ve got it comin ' . But he ' ll shoot square. ' Such was the slangy way My old chum phrased his words of admiration. And though, perhaps, today The self-same thing I might express in more high-sounding terms, Still, there ' s a ring To that crude phrase — Dad Burcham would liked those words Of boyish phrase, ' Burch is a man for fair; He ' ll give you plenty if you ' ve got it comin ' , But he ' ll shoot square. ' LES CUMMINS ' 21 The pleasing originality of Les Cummins, whose career at Poly was excep- tionally outstanding and who is at present a well-known member of the U. S. C. Law School, is immediately apparent in this interesting little article concerning a famous event. He still maintains his strong ties with Poly High. Reminiscences of Poly High? Yes. scores of them, comprising the happiest kind of memories. Something particularly about Mr. Burcham? I have a very clear recollection of one event that no one else will write about. First, however, ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS 23 my word of appreciation of Mr. Burcham himself. Since my graduation from Poly High, I have attended the three largest universities in California; but in none of these institutions have I known a kindlier, more considerate, Christian gentleman. Men of his spirit are all too rare in the educational field as well as in all others. Now for the event. First, picture old Tournament Park in Pasadena with a wild but tense football crowd in the stands and Long Beach fighting desperately to defeat a great Berkeley High team for the championship of California. Sounds like imagination, but it was honestly — the fourth quarter and the score tied, fourteen all. LeFebvre and Dolley had scored on long, brilliant runs while the Yellow Jackets, champions of Northern California, had smashed our line for two crushing touchdowns. Our boys were making their last bid for victory; the ball was on Berkeley ' s thirty-two yard line, and Dolley called for what looked like a place kick. Tiernan made ready for the try; but when Miller passed the ball, Chet wheeled around and threw it back to Tiernan who, like a flash, passed it a long way over to the left of the field. Cheek, Berkeley half-back, was playing close to the line (Cheek, by the way, captained the Harvard Varsity last year) ; the ball went over him, and Jim Lawson caught it and ran over the goal line — Well — I just had time to see Roy Baker (one of the greatest football players we ever had), who was down from Santa tiara carrying water for the team, throw a full bucket twenty feet in the air, soaking several, when I was hit so hard on the back that it knocked me off the end of the bench. Who did it? I suspected some husky sub; but no, — it was Principal David Burcham. Did he apologize? Not a chance! He didn ' t even watch me pick myself up. He wasn ' t even looking my way ! 1 have had the privilege of returning to Poly many times since that memorable game in 1919, and it is a joy to say that Mr. Burcham has not changed. He is still the finest spirited, most loyal supporter Poly High ever had. RICHARD LOYNES ' 21 The world of sport knows few more prominent men than Dick Loynes with his famous speedboats which, since his successful career at Polytechnic, have brought his numerous prizes in addition to world-wide recognition. His famous Smiling Dan ' ' ' slogan attests his success also as a business man. As I read your recent letter requesting a few words from me for this edition of Caerulea, I found myself turning back again in memory to the days of my own activities at Poly High. Happy days! As I review the panoramic history of my high school period, I can truly say that no other events of my life surpass in vividness the colorful pictures of that time. 24 CAERULRA ' 28 My Alma Mater has made many achievements since those days; and her invincible spirit of progress may in great measure, I believe, be attributed to the untiring efforts of David Burcham. His faithfulness to a vision of work well done is worthy of your highest tribute. Personally I feel that honor is due him and that it will receive the hearty approval of all who know his name. WILLIAM FENNELL ' 26 William Fennell, through his keen intellect and strong personality one of Poly ' s finest graduates and leaders, has rapidly come into prominence through his achievements at Yale University, where he has recently distinguished himself as orator and debater. I congratulate you on dedicating the 1928 annual to Mr. Burcham. If the people of Long Beach should respect any man, it is Mr. Burcham, who has served the city in its educational system for so long. He has endeared himself in the hearts of all those students who have come closely to know his warmth of friendship and his great patience in dealing with perplexing student problems. FACULTY It would be inadequate indeed to consider the achievements of the alumni without noting the leadership of the hundreds of faculty men and women who with Mr. Burcham through the years have guided the life and thought of Poly. Among those men and women are two whose anniversary greetings are of especial significance to Caerulea and her readers. MISS KATHERINE A. MOSHER Miss Katherine Mosher was a faculty member, teaching languages, when Poly High was in its infancy. To her belongs the distinction of christening Caerulea when it began in small pamphlet form. She also has the honor of being granted a certificate to teach before her graduation from Stanford University, an almost unheard of thing. She still maintains her home in Long Beach and her interest in the affairs of Polytechnic High. She sends the following greeting: I am happy to send greetings to all the alumni and teachers of Poly High whom I have known and loved, especially to Mr. Burcham. In recalling the years I was associated with him, I shall ever remember him as a fine, Christian gentleman, always exerting an uplifting influence upon the students and courteous and kind to teachers and students alike. Can it be possible that this is also the twenty-fifth anniversary of Caerulea. which made its first appearance so long ago in very modest for m? If 1 remember ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS 25 correctly, its first cover was blue with a ship upon it because the name I had given it meant ' The Deep Blue Sea ' . It has grown beyond all our expectations; and true to its classical name, its early numbers themselves have become classics. I am proud of ' Caerulea ' . Long may it live and grow. MISS ELIZABETH H. BAILEY It is futile to attempt to comment on the exceptionally brilliant style of Mis-, Bailey, whose interesting letter speaks for itself. Suffice it to say that her intense interest during the years that she headed the English department at Poly was a major factor in the development of literary organization. She personally advised Caerulea. Acacia, and La Brisa. Although she is no longer teaching, her interest in Poly continues and her influence is still felt. These recollections should be entitled, ' When we were very young ' , as indeed we were. That was when you senior Caeruleans were not yet in your cradles; when your registrar, Mr. Frank G. Reid, was a bachelor with a wavy pompadour; and the high school fatuity of some twenty-live sociably lunched together around the tables in the chemistry lab, brewing cocoa and bacon in the midst of H2S or some other equally violent odor. By the incoming freshies Mr. Bureham was frequently mistaken for ' the man who fixed the clocks ' , for on each Monday morning, accompanied by Ins wiggly ladder, he hurried from room to room to start the clocks (they always stopped on Sunday) and us aright. In those primitive days the principal was also chief of the fire department, in fact, the fire department in full. Never will the old grads forget the day when at the sound of tiie fire alarm, the whole high school rushed down the stairs to find only two scared dago hoky-poky peddlers, Hannibal and Scipio. Some miscreant seniors, probably now in the judiciary or the ministry, had captured their ice cream and told them to ring the gong in the hall; Mr. Bureham would come out and give them their ice cream. They rang; Mr. Bureham did come; but to the hapless dagos it seemed Inferno had broken loose. Twenty-one years ago that was, and happily still Mr. Bureham is the center of the life of Long Beach Polytechnic High School. His office teems, as of old, with students and teachers; and he is never too rushed to listen to a fresh triumph or a dour tale of woe. From the quiet of years how petty the woes seem, but how genuine the help of my kindly, generous, broad-minded chief! A Scotch sense of justice, an Irish sense of humor, an American common sense: all that in one man, David Bureham. Lucky indeed is Long Beach Polytechnic High to hold such a man for twenty-one years. ' ' 26 CAERULEA ' 28 CAERULEA ' S BIRTHDAY In presenting this, our first issue of Caerulea, to the public, we do so with tlie request that all imperfections be overlooked, modestly wrote the Caerulea staff in March, 1903. This is not just another Caerulea, write the editors of the twenty-fifth volume in 1928, proudly aware of the fascinating succession of books and their editors and of the growth of the tradition they are upholding. The first Caerulea was a fourteen-page monthly in blue paper cover. Its dedicatory page solves the much-vexed question of the origin of the name Caerulea : We on the shore land of the western sea, Which ancient people called CAERULEA, Launch with glad hearts today our precious freight. Oddly enough, its theme, though phrased in language quaint to our modern ears, expresses the idea which has motivated this year ' s birthday number — the forward look towards achievement. Reading it, one lives in a world full of slightly musty Ciceros, of pigtails and hair ribbons, of class picnics and proms . One gathers that the students whose record this is must have been immensely absorbed in the things they studied, so thoroughly is their book permeated with allusions to Victorian literary lights and to the major Greek divinities of classic mythology. The books which followed are in themselves a miniature history of the evolution of book-making during the last twenty-five years. One notes the change from paper to composition leather covers; from rough news stock to highly glazed, cream-colored pages; from crude cartoons to finished pen-and-ink illustrations; from a collection of notes on school activities to elaborately developed organized departments. One reflects on the men and women whose ideals and ambitions are herein set forth. They were the pioneers. And now the Caerulea of 1928 is in the hand of its readers. What will some editor of twenty- live years hence write of it? POLY ' S TRADITIONS To the old grad many fond memories cluster about the traditions of his school. As Poly High School has grown so have its traditions undergone changes, some to increase in scope, some to vanish. For many years, it was traditional to hold indoor track meets in the Municipal Auditorium. Signs of old age in the structure perhaps caused the discontinuation of that yearly event. Rigid enforcement of the senior section privileges in the high school auditorium has long since ceased, along with inter- girls ' scholastic athletics, the faculty-senior baseball game, and Tacky Day , a senior event which gave way in 1922 to the Catalina trip of today. In the old days before oil was discovered on Signal Hill, various classes vied for possession of the hill, that they might emblazon their class numerals on the hillside. EDITORIALS 27 Competition became so fervid that on certain occasions guards camped on the spot all night to guard the sacred numerals. Since the passing of the old traditions, annual Poly events of interest are the Pasadena game and the bonfire and serpentine preceding it, the senior and junior plays, the Christmas concert, Low Life, the class rush, the annual Catalina trip, the interelass track meet, junior-senior reception, senior reception, crowning of the May queen, the publishing of High Life on the first day of school, and the ringing of the three bells for assembly. Just how large a part these traditions play in the life of Poly today the student will realize when he becomes the old grad of tomorrow. DRURY, ALL-AMERICAN To consider Morley Drury in a fair way, one must think of him in a double aspect, as grid star and as civilian. The world acclaims Drury because of the honor he has won for himself, for his high school, and for his university. Caerulea wishes to congratulate him further upon having retained, despite his achievement, a degree of modesty which becomes him and which is perhaps the greatest achievement of the Drury we know and claim. It is with this in mind that we present a full-length picture of Morley Drury on the title page of our athletics section, which we dedicate to him. APPRECIATION Those of us whose pleasure it is to labor over the publications of Poly High come to experience, as the days and their problems are met, a feeling of comradeship for those of the faculty who, with kindly guidance, steer these projects. Here it is that the teacher is in every respect the friend. To Miss Florence Carpenter, who went this year to teach in the new Junior College, we of the publications group owe a great debt. During her four years as High Life adviser, her high journalistic standards, her originality of thought and expression, and her unusual ability in adapting new ideas to old problems have meant much to Poly High and its publications. ACKNOWLEDGMENT Caerulea takes this opportunity of acknowledging the work of Walter Neweomb, Seth Felt, Dolph Winebrenner, Billy Nute, and Ronald Larson, who were forced by heavy programs or mid-year graduation to give up their staff positions during the year. Margaret Wheeler, Ruth Buffum, Helen Clarke, and Richard Emery were also valuable to Caerulea in their work above and beyond their own departments. William Olsen and Texas Dalton assisted in last-minute assembling of the books. To the typing classes, who handled a large portion of the Caerulea copy, and to Miss Mertie Davis, their adviser, as well as to the various faculty members who aided US in collecting the material in the book, we express our appreciation. ADMIHI TKATIOfl 30 CAERULRA ' 28 WAHILL1NG NO PICTURE AVAILABLE Superintendent and Board of Education 1908 Superintendent James D. Graham Board of Education Members F. C. Yeomans H. L. Enloe Wm, Schilling Note: Caerulea was unable to secure the picture of Mr. Schilling. Sit.- of L. B. H. S., 1908 American Avenue and Eighth Street •A • II ADMINISTRATION 31 Superintendent and Board of Education 1928 Superintendent W. L. Stephens Board ' Of Education Members H. B. Clifton, President E. I. Fisher Mrs. J. M. Edgar H. F. AJhswede Melvin Neel Site of L. B. ! ' . II. S.. I!t28- Atlantic Avenue and Sixteenth Street CAERULEA ' 28 VI DAVID BURCHAM, Principal For twenty-one years David Burcham lias been the guiding power of Polytechnic High School. When Mr. Burcham entered upon the principalship in H 07, the student enrollment numbered 350 and the faculty, 15. Now, Daddy Rurcham ' s influence extends to 3200 students and 108 teachers. Before Woodrow Wilson High School drew upon Polys numbers, there were over 1000 in the student body. During his administration Mr. Burcham has labored wholeheartedly for the highest possible educational and moral development of the school. HARRY J. MOORE, Vice-principal Harry J. Moore came to Poly High in 1919 as coach of second team football, baseball, and 110 pound basketball, the latter team winning the Southern California crown under his tutelage. In 1920 he assumed the responsibilities of vice-principal. As ex-officio member of the Student Body Commission and Boys ' League. Mr. Moore influences the character and ideals of many students. Of those who know Mr. Moore, all realize his merits — many, in fact, his demerits — but all find him a real sportsman and a fine friend. MRS. ANNA M. GILBERT Dean of Girls Mrs. Anna M. Gilbert has been a member of Poly ' s faculty since 1913. In 1917 she assumed her present posi- tion. As dean of girls she lias super- vised the Girls ' League throughout her period of service. As a persona] friend she has solved witli sympathetic understanding many problems of Poly girls. ADMINISTRATION FRANK G. REID, Registrar Frank G. Reid is indispensable to Poly High. In 1907 Mr. Reid joined the faculty as head of the science department and baseball coach. He was the first vice-principal, assuming the office in 1911. In 1917 he became registrar and director of finance. As the school has grown he has developed an efficient system of school records, perfected the registration plan, and helped to organize a practical and modern curriculum. Although he is a busy man, Mr. Reid is ever willing to listen to the student and to assist in ironing out difficulties. MISS JANE L. FOX, Vocational and Educational Adviser When Miss Jane L. Fox came to Poly in 1912, vocational guidance was offered in but few schools. Miss Fox began this work in the English classes, devoting half her time to vocational advisement and the other half to teaching. Since 1919 sin- has given her full time to advising students regarding educational courses and future vocations. In recalling pleasant and helpful associations at Poly, one may not well neglect Miss Fox, kindly friend and willing guide. DAVID SEGEL Director of Research Until 1921 the work of research was performed solely by class room teachers. As this plan did not afford adequate time for the work, David Segel was appointed to organize a department of research. In placing school studies upon a scientific basis. Mr. Segel has rendered invaluable aid to teachers and students. 34 CAERULEA ' 28 Home Economics Elva M. Richards, Head Lena Pearl Bennett Mildred Dorothy Druschel Stella V. Lunn Demerris Moon Elizabeth Mary Moore Music Mary Shouse, Head Marian H. Higgins Lucile Anderson Noble Sara E. Pepple Edith M. Wyant Dwight S. Defty Marie Maples 1 ' ivsl IK ad Lora Rinehart Barr Levantia W. Bartlett Lillian V. Breed Edna K. Cooper English Emma . 1 I ahlen Lela F. Douthart John .1. Fris.il Arthur B. Gleditzsch Helene F. Hitchings Alma Koepke Jaeger William V. MoCay Edith D. Mattoon Josephine Moulton Lucile Anderson Noble Ida G. Xolds Cecile I. Norton Marjorie Oerter Eleanor G. Pooley Mildred E. Ritchie Lura C. Rau ADMINISTRATION 35 Mary Alice Lamb, Head Florence M. Bonhard Mary B. Buerger Modern Languages and Latin liuth Marion Oxley Anna Bell Taller Lois F. Thompson Florence M. ECimball, Head I. ma C. Rau Malcolm Li. Yeary Mathematics Deca Lodwick. Head Albert B. Pincher Ruth Adair Hazelet lii.se Cranston Hess liosr Lawhon Ada McClellan Mary K. Kobb i Ralph E. Oliver, Head Meta M. Bergen Oleta Bigelow Gertrude I. Buchanan Commercial Mertie Davis Albert B. Fincher G. E. Hadley Frances B. Holder Elizabeth Lodwick Margaret D. Macintosh Edwin W. McClun Ethel A. Scott Effie Stevenson Jessie Wyant 36 CAERULEA ' 28 Art Carol M. Lewerenz, Head Ruth E. Poster Emma Ruth Ziegler R. O. T. C. Colonel B. B. Hyer, Commanding Officer Sergeant Ben H. Griffin Social Studies Charles Seymour, Head Howard C. French Helen S. Burke Leva M. Handy Mabel E. Fergus Kathleen Harnett Mabel R. Harrison II. Violet Hess Mary E. Johnson Roy B. Mealey Adelaide M. Miner Edgar H. Price ADMINISTRATION 37 Girls ' Physical Education Grace M. Thomas, Head N ' ancy Uavanagh Gertrude Frame Elva B. Gates Violet D. Lacy Mary I ' arham lii.s I  . Price Boys ' Physical Education Wallace 1 J . Detrick Orian M. Landreth Russell E. Sprang Walter W. Bell, Head Norman Barker Albert W. Comfort Biological Science and Agriculture, Physical Science L. W. Welch, Head Wilbur F. Douglass Howard B. Gray Sophie Helfand Paul A. Lichti Minnie Yonge Ernest A. Just. Head Cyril E. Farrand Dorothy G. Himes Walter Lesh Claude F. Peck William P. Rankin Ruth B. Wallace 38 CAERULEA ' 28 Study Halls Grace E. Irvin, Head Paul E. Millar Leva M. Handy Library Edna E. Anderson Winnie Bucklin John Turk, Head Francis M. Bernard Edward S. Brainard Industrial Arts Henry F. Bullard Charles E. Cresmer John H. Johnson Robert R. Lynn George F. Murray Albeit T. PiggOtt 5 P in Levantia Bartlett Edna Jewel Winifred E. Johnston Clerical Force Ruth E. Kidwell Penelope Lvmburner Helen S. Rudge Jessie R. Taylor Henrietta Trafton Matilda Wei ostein Adelaide Williamson ML T FK.EVTOH Mfc. WELCH or iWMW M! LAMB ML l 9 KIM E ALL MR;. ( EYMOUKj MR. PECK MR TUBR. C L!A E 42 CAERULEA ' 28 G. Reeves Mr. Brainard R. Neveau Miss Mr. mj-. ' A. Anderson S. Felt 1  . Pe nder C Hibbs Miss Burke Miss Harnett O. Leal H. Stump By graduation of the mid-year senior class the high school careers of one hundred and thirty-three students culminated on the evening of February 2. Commencement exercises were held at the First Christian Church. Following the daisy chain formed by the junior girls, the class entered to the processional march played by the High School Orchestra, directed by Dwight S. Defty. The Boys ' and Girls ' Glee Clubs each sang two numbers under the direction of Miss Mary Shonse with Miss Sara Pepple as pianist. Superintendent W. L. Stephens of the city schools presided. The invocation was offered by Reverend Don S. Ford. The president, George Reeves, spoke on The Class of ' 28. The class oration, Commencement, was delivered by Harwood Stump, class orator. The commencement address was given by William John Cooper, State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Principal Davi d Burcham formally presented the class; and H. B. Clifton, president of the Long Beach Board of Education, conferred the diplomas. Honor students were Seth Jehiel Felt, Cleo Hibbs, and Otis Leal. Officers were George Reeves, president; Raymond Xeveau, vice-president; Amelia Anderson, secretary; and Don Fender, treasurer. The advisers were Miss Burke, Miss Harnett. Mr. Brain;. rd, and Miss Moore. Seniors outstanding in school activities were Frances Campbell, dramatics; Dick Coleman, athletics; Seth Felt, publications and dramatics: Frank Goss. military and dramatics; George Reeves, yell leader and dramatics; and Paul Wiley, military and literary publications. FEBRUARY CLASS Amelia Anderson U. S. C; Masque and Sandal; Sec. Mid-Yr. Class; Fire Seiuad Catherine Armstrong Business College Elepha Gladys Baird Bookkeeping; Walla Walla High. Walla Walla. Wash.; Commercial Josephine Barrow Business; College of Commerce; Golf Club; Cosmopolitan Club; Tennis Club Peter Beard L B J. C. ; High School Chamber of Commerce ' 26- ' 26; Debate Board ' 25- ' 26 Marjorie B. Best Calif. College of Commerce Margaret Bewley Swimming Club; Life Guard Thelma Blair Elective; L. B. J. C. Margaret Boles Business College; Pomona H. S. Charles Breese Commercial; L. B. J. C; Senior Debate Ronald Brown L. B. J. C. Florence Brown Business; Calif. College of Com- merce; Commercial Club Mary Brunner Commercial; Poly Civic Club Vera Burns Bavard H. S.. Neb.; College of Crafts; Thumb Tack; Euodia Pearl Cameron So. Pasadena H. S.; L. B. J. C. Charles Capen L. B. J. C. ; Fire Squad Charlotte Carr L. B. J. C; Stratford H S.; Golf Benito Castillo Commercial; Boys - Glee; Orches- tra; Cosmopoltitan; Pres. Spanish; Scholarship 3 44 CAERULEA ' 28 Marjorie Alice Cheroske L. B. J. C; Kindergarten School Dick Coleman College; B Basketball ' 23- ' 24, ' 24- ' 25; B Football ' 24; Varsity Basketball ' 25- ' 26- ' 27; Football Harold Coon College; V-Pres. Sophmore Class; Fire Squad Donald Corey U. C; Swimming ' 25. ' 26, ' 27; Water Polo ' 27; Caerulea ' 27; Fire Squad Lois Evelyn Crouch Fine Arts; Art School; Chairman Art Com. G. L. ; Christmas Con- cert James Day Colo. A. C; Richmond Union H. S.. Calif.; Commercial Club; Leaders ' Corps Marjorie Jean Dooley L. B. J. C; Stars and Stripes; Euodia; Rifle; Theta Epsilon Ross Droegemeyer Central H. S., Minneapolis, Minn.; Pasadena H. S. Hi Boys ' Glee; High Life; Masque and Sandal; Writers ' ; Scholarship 5; Ed. Acacia ' 27; Erminie (lead) Lola Pearl Felts Elective; Hanofrd Union H. S.; Seaside Hospital Nursing School; Commercial Club; German Club I Rex Finney U. C. L. A.; V-Pres. Commercial Club; V-Pres. and Treas. Soc. Sci. Club; Scholarship Com. of Five Andrew L. Fletcher Elective William Wesley Ford Elective; Tech. H. S., Atlanta, Ga. Rita Freeman Business; Commercial Opal Dungan Commercial Edith Edwards Elective; Otis Art Tri Frances M. Fawson L. B. J. C. Seth Jehiel Felt Raymond Frost L. B. J. C. FEBRUARY CLASS 45 Mary Betty Garlock L. B. J. C: As You Like It ; S. B. Store ' 26-27 Frank Goss West Point; Capt. R. O. T. C. ; Commander Military Club; Rifle Team; Masque and Sandal Georgia Gurney O. S. C; G. A. Scholarship 1 A.; Hi Tri; Charles Hall U. of Mich.; Track ' 27 George Hann Elective Dorothy Hansmann Pasadena Hospital tor Nurses Mary Harper Business; College of Commerce; Golf; Cosmopolitan; Tennis Victor Hathaway Colo. A. C; Cheyenne H. S.. Wyo.; Soc. Sci.; Commercial; Leaders ' James Heartwell College; Sports Ed. High Life, ' 26; Hi-T Gladys Henry California College of Commerce; Abilene H. S. ; Tennis Club M. Ruth Herriek Hi Tri; Commercial Club; Schol- arship 1 Cleo Hibbs U. of Music, Chicago; 1st Orches- tra; 1st Band; French; Opera Orchestra; Scholarship 4 Bert Hotchkiss Annapolis; S. B. Store; Swimming Katherine E. Hynson U. C. L. A.; Redlands H. S.; Re- dondo H. S.; Sec. French Club Elizabeth Ivy Elective; French; Commercial Harold Johnson Elective Louise Thelma Jones Elective; Scholarship 1 Helen F. Kanow Commercial; L. B. J. C. ; Cosmo- politan; Commercial Club c CAERULEA ' 28 Norman Kettering Li. B. J. C. ; Swimming ' 27; Water Polo ' 27 Bettie Jean Klein L. B. J. c. Margaret Klippenstein Commercial Robert Bruce Knight Elective Jesse Knowles L. B. J. C; South H. S. Lima. Ohio w } •- ' John Lai ghlin U. of Wisconsin; Fire Squad; 1st Orchestra Charles Lawson Elective Otis Leal College of Law; L. B. J. C.i Cos- mopo.itan; Sec. French; Spanish; Gontio; Scholarship 6 Leo J. Longo Elective; Loyola College Wallace Macaulay Elective Madeline Maddox Business; P. C. C; Sec. Commer- cial Club William Marks College; Glee Club; P. C. C; Iolanthe Coyola Maylen Elective; Commercial Club Lorene McCurry College Hoy McDonald EleC.Ive; Loyola College Edwin Mee L. B. J. C. ; Spanish; Radio Fred Mense Katherine Miller L. B. J. C; Euodia; Rifle; Outing Clubs FEBRUARY CLASS 47 Eleanor Morris Diploma Raymond Niveau Sr. Officer: Mgrr. Golf; B Football Margaret Newman Swimming; Scholarship 2; Hi Tri Mildred Old-, Diploma: Scholarship 2 John Oliver Elective Irma Park Diploma; San Diego H. S. Irene Perry Commercial Russell Porter Diploma; Commercial Club Helen Posther Diploma; Mgr. Golf Club Alan Preston Diploma Charles Rajrsdale Elective; L. B. J. C. Marjorie Rand Commercial Helen Randall Diploma: G. A. A.: Euodia Florence Reed Elective Leon Reed Elective George Reeves Yell Leader . Glee Club: Fire Squad: Sr. Play Sarah Roulstone College; Art Ed. Caerulea ' 27 Dorothy Saenger Diploma 48 CAERULEA ' 28 Earl Schlosser College; Football; Glee Club; Fire Squad Florence Schultz Diploma Dorothy Shaffer Commercial; Scholarship I Iola Shanar Commercial Carlyle Smith Radio Club; Foly Civic Club Margaret Smith College; Scholarship 1; Hi Tri; Tennis Club; Theta Epsilon Maydean Smith College; Euterpe Club Robert Smith Elective Virginia Smith Diploma Priscilla Sneden Diploma Dorothy Solomon Diploma; L. B. J. C. Geraldine Sprague College Harwood Stump Diploma; L. B. J. C. ; Debate Clark Sweet Diploma; B Football ' 26 Jerome Townsend College Athaline Troxel o. s. c. Winston Tucker Diploma; Basketball Marion Wallace College; Fire Squad FEBRUARY CLASS Allen Watkins Diploma; Junior College Ralph Webster College; Class A Football Esther Wein Euodia Club Virginia West College; High Life; Pi Kappa; Theta Epsilon; Spanish Club Gladys Whitten Commercial Frances Wild Commercial Paul Wiley College; Writers ' Club; Caerulea; Scholarship, 4; Captain R. O. T. C; Military Club Charles Witte Diploma; University ot Nebraska Dorothy Woodle Diploma; Junior College Helen Wucetich Commercial Lazo Wucetich Commercial; Junior College Paul Wright Diploma; Hi-Y; Chemistry Club; Football Cluster Andrews Ethel Camilla Boving Frances Campbell William Cover Dixie Davis Robert Farnham Isabelle Green Muriel Holliday Alfred Kearnes Dean Kimpson Paul Walter Leadom Gerald Maher Wilena Beelc Noland Joseph Seedborg William Shira Leota Speck Kenneth Wilcox Belle Witter 50 CAERULEA ' 28 G. Easterbrooks M. Stevens B. Gordon Miss Burke Miss Harnett Mr. Brainard Twice each year Principal David Burcham formally presents a graduating class for public recognition. In his twenty-one years as principal, he has sent forth thirty-four senior classes, made up of perhaps 6500 students. This year ' s June senior class, numbering -100 members, equaled in number the largest class ever to be graduated from Poly High. A class of its size needed excellent officers to guide it through the years. In its sophomore year it found them in Ensley Brown, Chaplin Collins, Billy Nute, and Reginald Barden. Junior officers were Dick Barber, Norman Cantley, Helen Clarke, and Marcia Smith. Affairs of the seniors were directed by Gerald Easterbrooks, president; Maribeth Stevens, vice-president; Bonnie Gordon, secretary-treasurer. Advisers for the three years were Miss Harnett. Miss Burke, and Mr. Brainard. The class of ' 28 has exhibited unusual versatility in the number and type of its activities and in the manner of handling them. So this is London , the senior play, was outstanding as a dramatic achievement. Many individual members of the class have ably served in the highest positions of honor that Poly lias to offer. And now on June 11 the high school career of the 1928 seniors is at an end. Daddy ' ' Burcham presents his thirty-fourth class for graduation. JUNE VALEDICTORIAN With an average grade of 1.00 for the eight semesters of his school work, Charles Wright Jones was chosen as valedictorian of the June Class of 1928. Charles has been a member of the Scholarship Society for five semesters, having won his pin and seal this year. He was a member of the chemistry and track teams of 1927 and belongs to Writers ' and Contio Clubs. Jane Anne Russell, as the salutatorian, had a grade average of 1.017. JUNE CLASS 51 Clinton Abernathy U. of Utah; Writers ' ; Scholarship 2 Miriam Abrams Stenographic; L. B. College of Commerce Josephine Allen Diploma; Golf Sarah Dean Allen Diploma; Ames, Iowa: Sr. Glee; Iolanthe Virginia Allen Diploma; California College of Commerce; Outing; Thumb Tack; G. A. A.; Theta Epsilon Doris May Anderson Diploma; U. S. C. Sterling Anderson Mechanical; Pomona H. S. ; L. B. J. C; Student Body Store Willard Ar Diploma; Polytechnic College of Engineering; Ass ' t Mgr. S. B. Store La Vena Arnold Diploma; L. B. J. C. Marion Elizabeth Atwood Diploma; U. C. L. A.; Scholarship 1 ; Jr. Glee Mary Marie Autler Business; Grand Island, Neb. H. S. Marion Babcock Diploma; Woodbury Business Col- lege; Caerulea; High Life; G. L. Adv. Bd. ' 27, ' 28; Theta Epsilon Tim Baker Diploma; L. B. J. C; Poly Assem- bly, lib, 11a Lois Bair Diploma; Hi Tri Harold Baldridge Diploma; El Paso H. S. ; U. C. ; R. O. T. C; Boys ' Glee Gerald Barbeau Diploma; Dodge College of Music; Tres. Boys ' Glee; Chimes of Nor- mandy; iolanthe; Orth. Gym Dick Barber College; Com. Affairs ' 27; Pres. Jr. Class; Jr. Play; Track ' 28; A Football ' 26; Capt. Fire Squad Gladys Barden Diploma; U. S. C: G. L.; Scholar- ship, 2; Fire Squad College; U. S. C: Writers ' ; Caerulea; P. C. C. ; V-Pres. Ger- man; French Novelle Barry College; Chaffee Union H. S. Diploma; L. B. J. C. ; Tennis ' 27, ' 28, Capt. ' 28; Lt. Fire Squad Dorothy Barton Commercial; Sec. of Commission, Theta Epsilon Edith Beam Diploma Earl Beauchamp Diploma; Southwest Military In- stitute; L. B. J. C. Esther Beckenstein College; L. B. J. C; Major L Club; Tennis ' 26, ' 27; Thumb Tack; Tennis Club; P. E. Majors Catherine Bell College; L. B. J. C: Pres. Hi Tri; G. A. A.; Tennis; G. L. Adv. Bd. Harry J. Bell Diploma; San Bernardino H. S. : McKinley H. S., Honolulu; Band; Orchestra; Judging teams ' 24, ' 26 Luther Benedict Diploma; O. S. C; Swimming ' 26, ' 27, ' 28; Water Polo ' 26, ' 27, Capt. ' 28; A Football ' 28; Officers Maxine Beneke Diploma; Art School; Thumb Tack; Art Committee Una Benson College; L. B. J. C; Scholarship 1; Euodia Leo Benzini Diploma Helen Bergloff College; Porterville Union H. S. ; Pomona Helen Bewley College; U. C. L. A.; Caerulea; Fire Squad; Scholarship, 7; Pin, Seal ' 28 Joseph Bills College; Santa Clara; High Life; Track ' 28 James Bivens College; L. B. J. C; Water Polo and Swimming ' 26, ' 27; Leaders ' JUNE CLASS College; Mitchell H. Colorado A. C. Edythe Blair College; L. B. J. C; Scholarship. 3; Spanish Club; Chi Alpha Tau Ellenore Bogigian Diploma; L. B. J. C. ; Debate Squad; Stars and Stripes; Rifle; Tennis Marjory Bowers College; Franklin H. S., L. A.; L. B. J. C; French; Contio Mildred Boyce College; L. B. J. C. ; Scholarship, 1 Clara Braakenburg Business College; Scholarship 4, Pres. ' Zl- ' it, Pin ' 27. Seal ' 28; Jr. Play; Masque and Sandal Malah Brackett Diploma; L. B. J. C. Sr. Speodball Roger Brackney College; L. B. J. C. ; Scholarship 1 Ray Brady Diploma; Manual Arts S. C. Betty Briscoe Diploma Mabel Brockway Diploma Ada Mae Brown College; Trent H. S., S. D.; Scholarship, 1; Contio; Hi Tri Leona Brunyer College; East H. S.. Salt Lake City; Madison, Wis. Maxine Bryan U. S. C. ; Jr. and Sr. Glee; Schol- arship, 3; G. A. A.; Outing; Ten- nis; French; I_. Club; Basketball Ruthann Bryner Diploma; Washington H. S., Cedar Rapids, Iowa; L. B. J. C. Kieling Buerger Diploma; L. B. J. C. Ruth Buffum Redlands; Caerulea; Outing; Ten- nis; Cosmopolitan; Orchestra; Cabin and Friendship Committees 5-1 CAERULEA ' 28 Norman Burgess College; San Pedro H. S. ; Ama- rillo, Tex. H. S.; Wilmington H. S.; L. B. J. C; Chi Alpha Tau Russell Burlingame Northwestern College; Tennis ' 28 Wanda Burnett College; L. B. J. C; Hi Tri ; G. A. A.; Tennis Dick Byrer College; L. B. J. C; Ed. Caerulea ' 28; Ass ' t. Ed. Caerulea ' 27; Deep Stuff; Ass ' t. Ed. Acacia; Gold L Carolyn Cannoy Diploma; Oregon or Relands Norman Cantley U. C; V-Pres. Jr. Class; Joke Ed. Caerulea ' 27; Fire Squad; Police; Cafeteria; Social Science Cam- Leaders ' Kans. Dick Carpenter Diploma; San Pedro H. era Ed. Caerulea Fred Carr Diploma; U. of Ariz.; Corps Georgia Carr Diploma; Wichita H. S., Scholarship, 1; Rifle Paul Carr Diploma; Hutchinson H. S.. Kans.; Tennis ' 28 Leona Carson Business; L. B. J. C. ; Outing; G. A. A.; Cabin and Friendship Com- mittee; Tennis; Minor L Austin Casey Diploma; Haigler H. S.. Neb.; Santa Clara William Cheney College; Newton H. S., Kans.; U. C. ; B Basketball Mgr. ; B Foot- ball ' 27; Fire Squad; Police Harold Church Diploma Marion J. Clark Diploma; Lincoln H. S., Provo, Utah; Brigham Young University; Scholarship. 1 Eloise Clarke College; Inglewood Union H. S. ; L. B. J. C. Helen Louise Clarke U. C. L. A.; Comm. Wei.; V-Pres. G. L.; Jr. Class Sec; Caerulea; Writers ' Soc. Sci. ; Hi Tri; Gold L Jayne Clarke College; Compton H. S. ; Wood- row Wilson; Illinois and Radcliffe JUNE CLASS 55 Cora Hadley Clemons Diploma ; Gradwold Laboratory, St. Louis; Ch. Uniform Bd. G. L. Doris Vyrle Coe Pomona; Spanish; Swimming; G. A. A.; Minor L; Swimming; Team ' 25, ' 26, ' 27; Scholarship, 3 Garrett Coleman Annapolis; Wrestling ' 28 Clara Comstock College; L. B. J. C. ; Scholarship, 4; Tin, Seal ' 28; Sec. Contio; Chemistry Genevieve Conwell Diploma Walter H. Cooper Diploma; 1st Orchestra ami Band Ross G. Cortz Diploma; Commercial School L. A.; Chorus Maxine Courson Diploma; Otis Art Institute; Fire Squad Billy Cowle Diploma; U. C. Helen Jeanne Cowle College; U. C; Swimming Team ' 26, ' 27; Pres. Swimming ' 27; Scholarship 3 Oren Crane Business; Varsity Football ' 21!; Wrestling Edgar Crawford Diploma; Scholarship 4; Pin ' 27 Frank Crissman College; U. S. C. : Track ' 27; Class A Football ' 28; Track Mgr. ' 28 Virginia Cross College; The Principia, St. Louis; Brice Academy, Sierra Madre; U. C. Margaret Crouse Diploma;. St. Anthony ' s; L. B. J. C. Bill Crowe College; La Grand H. S., Oregon; U. S. C. ; Comm. Safety; Masque and Sandal; Sr. Play Consuelo Crowley U. S. C; High Life; Fire Squad; Theta Bpsilon; Social Science; Pres. Rifle Team Nay Dean Curyea Diploma; Baxter H. S., Iowa; Nurses ' Training, Seaside Hospi- tal; Girls ' Glee 56 CAERULEA ' 28 Ilene Dailey College; Parowan H. S., Utah; L. B. J. C. ; Euterpe; Contio Roscoe Daniel Diploma; L. B. J. C. Ralph Danielson Engineering; Blackie H. S., Al- berta, Canada Bradley Davenport Diploma; O. S. C. ; C Football ' 25; B Football ' 26; Soph. Baseball Mgr. ' 26; Vars. Baseball Mgr. ' 27 Robert H. Davis College; Franklin H. S., Pa.; Am- herst, Mass. Wilda Davis Diploma; L. B. J. C. ; Swimming Club; G. A. A. Eugene De Remee Diploma; L. B. J. C; Sr. Play Fred Dexter Diploma; L. B. J. C. Crystal Dickerman Diploma; Redlands; Scholarship, 2; Orchestra; Spanish Lyle Dixon Diploma; Washington State Ward Dixon Diploma; St. Anthony ' s; Santa Clara Lavinia Dobler Stanford; Interscholastic Debate ' 27; Scholarship 4, Pin, Seal ' 28; High Life; Gold L; Caerulea; G L. Virginia Dobler Stanford; Scholarship 2; Caerulea; Gold L; G. L. Adv. Bd.; Soc. Sci.; Fire Squad; Interclass Debate ' 27 Marjorie Dougherty College; U. C. L. A.; Comm. Wel- fare; Fire Squad; Ch. Cabin Com.; Jr. and Sr. Girls ' Glee; Iolanthe Kenneth Douglass Diploma; Oakland H. S. ; Sg ' t R. O. T. C. Mildred Drake College; Canton H. S.. 111.; L. B. J. C; Masque and Sandal; Oontio; Sr. Girls ' Glee; Hi Tri Harold Drury Diploma; U. S. C; B Football ' 26; C Football Cai t. ' 25; C Basketball ' 26; Soph. Rep. B. L.; Treas. B. L. Charles Duncan, Jr. Diploma ; Omaha Technical H. S. ; Scholarship 1 JUNE CLASS 57 Katie Dunham L. B. J. C. ; Pomona; Pres. G. A. A.; V-Pres. G. A. 9.; French; Contio; Minor L; Scholarship 2 Elizabeth Dunn Diploma; Greenwood H. S.; Mass.; Blue Mountains College H. S., Mass. ; Contio Gerald Easterbrooks College; Varsity Football ' 25. ' 27; Varsity Basketball ' 25. ' 26; Sr. Pres. ' 28; Pres. B. L. ' 28; Gold L Herbert Edwards College; Pasadena H. S. ; L. B. J. C. Mell Frances Edwards College; L. B. J. C. ; Scholarship 1 Richard Emery College; Oakland Tech. H. S.; L. B. J. C. ; Writers ' ; Ed. Acacia ' 27; Mgr. Ed. High Life; Caerulea Vincent J. Enzie Diploma; O. S. C.; C Football ' 26: C Basketball ' 27; B Football ' 27; B Basketball Capt. ' 28 Charles Erganian Business; L. B. J. C. Rose Erganian Diploma; Fresno Technical H. S. ; Stanford School for Nurses; Hi Tri; Outing George Stephen Estabrook Diploma; Selma Union H. S. ; L. B. J. C; Water Polo ' 26, ' 27; Swimming ' 26, ' 27 Morris Evans College; California Institute of Technology; Fire Squad Bernice Faa College; L. B. J. C. ; Scholarship 5. Pin ' 27, Seal 28; Chi Alpha Tau; Tennis; So. Cal. Bk. Champ. ' 27 Mary Fallon Diploma; L. B. J. C. ; Pres. Lead- era ' 27; Pres. Outing; Hi Tri Cabi- net ' 27, ' 28; Tennis Team ' 27 Lesta Fankhouser L. B. J. C; Masque and Sandal; Song Leader ' 27- ' 28; Pres. and V-Pres. Chorus; Jr. Play Dorothy Farrar College; U. C. ; Masque and Sandal; Contio; Scarab Eleanor Faust Diploma; St. Anthony ' s Donald Fender Diploma; Mgr. S. B. Store; Cos- mospolitan officer John Edward Fenwick College; Central H. S., Washing- ton, D. C; U. S. C. 58 Paul Ford f CAERULEA ' 28 B. J. C. Lorena Ferrell Diploma; L. B. J. C. William Clay Fiske College; Esparto H. S. ; I., Raymond Fletcher Diploma; L. B. J. C. Mildred Flippin Commercial; L. B. J. C. Rexton Fluke Diploma; Military Marguerite Flynn Diploma; Ventura Union H. S. ; Scholarship 1 A. College of Osteo- College; L. pathy Carol Forsythe Diploma; U. S. C; Lt. Fire Syuad High Life; Spanish; French; Theta Epsilon; Pi Kappa; Riding- Marie Fortune Diploma; Redondo and San Ber- nardino H. S. ; California College of Commerce Helen Foster College; Secretarial School; High Life; Pres. Golf; Sec. Jr. Girls ' Glee; Spanish; Scholarship 3 Frank Evans Frable College; L. B. J. C; Writers ' ; French Raymond P. Francis College; Lowell H. S., San Fran- cisco; U. C; Cross Country ' 25; Stock Judging ' 25; Interclass Deb. Donald Frank Diploma; L. B. J. C; Radio Norris Freeman D iploma; Fort Worth H. S., Texas; L. B. J. C. Miriam Fulton College; U. C. L. A.; Adv. Bd. G. L.; Jr. and Sr. Girls ' Glee; Theta Epsilon; French Hazel Galvin Commercial; Phineas Banning H. S.; Wilmington; School of Nursing, Seaside Hospital; Outing Hilly Gardner Diploma: V. S. C. ; Spanish: Jr. Girls ' Glee Marie Agnese Gam Commercial; Jefferson H. S.. L. A.; L. B. J. C. JUNE CLASS 59 Wayne Garrison Diploma; Brooking and Fountain H. S., S. D. ; L. B. J. C; Rifle Ellis Gates Diploma; Woodrow Wilson; Cali- fornia Institute of Technology George Gates Diploma; Buhl H. S., Idaho; L. B. J. C. ; Jr. Service Club; Military; French; Orchestra Ruby Gilliland Music; Orchestra Imogean Glenn Diploma; Central H. S., Oklahoma City; U. of Okla.; Hi Tri; Tennis; Cabin Com. G. L. Leo Goldberg Commercial Sibyl Good Commercial Bonnie Gordon Commercial; V. C. ; Treas. Sr. Class; Lt. Fire Squad; Adv. B 1. G. L. Ethel Grand College; L. B. Tennis Team J. C. ; Tennis; Jr. Katlierine Green Diploma; L. B. J. C. ; Pres. Euter- pe; Scholarship 5, Pip ' 2 Seal Ray Griffiths Diploma; Commercial 1 Birt Grove College; College of Architecture, L. A.; Coverall Club Helen G. Gwyn Commercial Dorotha Hadsell College; U. S. C; High Life: Corr. Sec. G. L. Jr. Play; Scholarship 3; Fire Squad Melvin Hahn Diploma; Clarkson H. S.. Neb. Doris Hale U. C; Corr. Sec. Ch. Adv. Bd. G. L.; Major Stars and Stripes; Scholarship 4, Pin ' 27; French Evelyn Halladay College; Narbonne H. S. ; L. B. J. C. ; Orchestra and Band Edith Halley Commercial; O. S. C; Rec. Sec. G. L.; Fire Squad 60 CAERULEA ' 28 W j Robert Hammer College; Delano Joint Union H. S. ; L. B. J. C. Miles Hann Diploma; A Football ' 26; Varsity Track ' 26 George Hannay Diploma; San Francisco Poly; A Football ' 27; Chief Fire Squad; Boys ' Glee; Lt. Officers Doris Hanseh Diploma; U. C. L. A. Josephine Hardison College; Pomona; Scholarship 1 Nettie Hartman Commercial Marguerite Haskell College; Southeastern H. S., De- troit; Ann Arbor Medical College, Mich.; German; Chi. Alpha Tau Richardson Hastings College; U. C. L. A.; Caerulea; Ed. High Lite; Gold L; Pres. Cos- mopolitan; Intercl. Debate Mgr. Reed Hatfield Diploma; L. B. J. C. Robert Hauge Stanford; Fire Squad; Spanish; High Life; Pi Kappa Doris M. Hayden University of Illinois Harold Hayden Diploma; University of Illinois; Varsity Track ' 27; Cross Country ' 28; Mgr. Cross Country ' 28 Jack Hays College; Memphis H. S., Tex.; U. C. L. A.; Scholarship 3 Emma Virginia Hazan Diploma: El Paso H. S.. Tex.; Sec. Spanish; Scholarship 2; Cos- mopolitan Daniel B. Healy Diploma; S. Mary ' s ■28 L. B. J. C. Tennis ' 27, Mgr Harold Hedrick Diploma; O. S. C; Masque and Sandal Lucille Helm College; Ritzville H. S., Wis.; Business College; French; stars and Stripes Mildred Henker Diploma; Marion H. S.. N. D.; North Dakota Business College JUNE CLASS 61 Georgianna Henselman College; Girls ' H. S., San Fran- cisco; U. C. Li. A. Roddy Henselman College; Lowell H. S., San Fran- cisco; U. C. L. A. Ted Hermann Diploma; La Crosse H. S., Wis.; L. B. J. C. Nadine Hess College; Woodrow Wilson; L. B. J. C; Swimming; Rifle; Spanish; Golf Marie N. Hill Diploma; Lancaster H. S.; Ten- nis; Rifle Florence Hodges College; U. S. C. Pauline Hodgkinson L. B. J. C. ; Pres. Writers ' ; Cae- rulea; High Life; Jr. Girls ' Glee; Oontio; Scholarship 5. Tin, Seal Eula Hogan Diploma; Sheridan H. S., Wyo. Lawrence Holland College; Sargeant H. S. Monti- Vista, Colo.; Pomona; Chi Alpha Tau Donald Holt College; U. C; Varsity Basebal ' 27, ' 28; Chi Alpha Tau; Scholar- ship Kenneth Hommer College; L. B. J. C. ; Radio; Scholarship 1 Dorothy Horner Diploma; U. S. C; Spanish Bernard Horning College; L. B. J. C. Wrestling Betty Hughes Diploma; Belmont H. S., L. A. 1 . C. ; Chi Alpha Tau; French Tennis; Theta Epsilon Dorothy Hutchinson Diploma; Rifle; Tennis; P. C. C. George Irwin Diploma; L. B. J. C. ; Track Jack Irvine Diploma; Davis College; Scholar- ship 1 Bernice Jacobs D. B. J. C. or U. C. L. A.; Uni- form Bd. G. L.; Jr. and Sr. Girls ' Glee; Theta Epsilon; French N Sr ' v v 52 CAERULEA ' 28 Bob Jacobs Diploma; L. B. J. C; A Football ' 27; Fire Squad: Officer; Hi Y; Chi Alpha Tau; French; Band Anna Jacobsen Diploma; L. B. J. C. ; P. C. C; Sec. Euterpe; Tennis; Swimming; Sec. Theta Epsilon; Hi Tri Arloa Jaques Diploma Vivian Jensen College; L. B. J. C; Spanish; Hi Tri; Swimming Emil Johnson Diploma; Colorado A. C. Julia Johnson University of Montana Margueritte Johnson Diploma; L. B. J. C. ' . Swimming; Euterpe Paul Johnson A. College; U. C. L. ' 27. Capt. - 2S Walter S. Johnson Wrestling Diploma; L. B. ' 27 J. C; B Football Chem. Team Wanda Lee Johnson Diploma Edward R. Johnston College; L. B. J. C. ' 27; Chi Alpha Tau Naomi Johnston Diploma; Spearfish H. S., S. D.; Teachers ' College, Spearfish Charles K. Jones Diploma; O. S. C. ; Water Polo ' 26 Charles W. Jones California Institute of Technology; Scholarship 5, Pin, Seal ' 28; Track ' 27; Writers ' ; Contio; Chem. Team Lloyd W. Jones College; L. B. J. C; Band; Pres. Service Club: Fire Squad; Or- chestra Lucile Jones Diploma; L,. B. J. C. ; Scholarship! Velma Marie Jones Diploma; Treas. Hi Tri; Campfire Frank Jordan College; L. B. J. C; Football pJ A Ow JUNE CLASS Clara Judson Diploma; Lowell H. S., San Fran- cisco; L. B. J. C; Girls ' Glee Minnie C. Kammerer Diploma; French Alice Kastle College; U. S. C. Dorothy Kellogg Diploma Elaine Kellstrom Diploma: California College of Commerce Kurtesa Kelly Diploma; Santa Monica H. S.; Downey Union 11. S. Margaret Kelly Diploma; Jr. and Sr. Girls ' Glee; Iolanthe Aimer Kelsey College; L. B. J. C. ; Pres. Radio Club; Chi Alpha Tau Gladyee Kennedy U. C; Pres. Sr. Glee ' 28; Iolanthe; Fire Squad ' 27. ' 28; Masque and Sandal; Chimes of Normandy Florence Killen College; L. B. J. C; Pi Kappa; Oontio; French; Spanish; Hi Tri; Scholarship 2 Philip Bowen Kimball Diploma Archie King Diploma; L. B. J. C. V Doris Kirkeby U. S. C; Scholarship 1 Herbert Kirkpatrick Diploma; U. of 111 ' 26. •28 B Baske Varsity Basketball Mabel Kitselman Diploma; Washington H. S Oregon; Tennis Paxton Klaus Diploma; Swimming ' 26, ' 27, ' 28; Water Polo ' 26. ' 27. ' 28; Capt. Swimming ' 28 Sarah Kuhn Diploma; L. B. J. C. ; Euterpe; G. A. A.; L. Club Hazel La Bonte Diploma; La Sierra Academy I 64 CAERULEA ' 28 Milton Lakey L. B. J. C; California Institute ot Technology Guy Laraway Diploma; O. S. C. ; Orchestra; Business Mgr. Music Dept. Eula Mae Larson Diploma Fred Larsen Hansen H. S., Idaho; Stanford (Howard Latham ISollege; Wr odro v Wilsonl U. Neb.; Tra k ' 27,j ' 28 fo{esk i Diploma; Music Patsy Lj.ee V ) College; Pasadena H. Sji Vassar; VsPres. G. L.; Theta. Bfrsilon: L Club; Chi Alpha Tau; Scholarship 1 Harwood Globe 11. S., Arizona; Stanford N-errman Alton heb mah U. S C; Bus. Mgr. Shakespearean Play; Stage Mgr.; Fire Squad; Officer; Spanish; Commercial Ruth Leonard L. B. J. C. and Fresno State Nor- mal; Scholarship 2; Girls ' Glee Orin Charles Levis L. B. J. C. and California Instituti of Technology; Pres. Chi Alpha Tau; Scholarship 4, Pin, Seal Dorothy Lindblom Commercial Jean Linn Diploma: U. S. C; High Life; Jr. Play: Girls ' League: Pi Kappa; Theta Bpsilon; Fire Squad Frank Little Diploma; O. S. C; V-Pres. Hi-Y; Fire Squad; Officer Adele Loomis College; Medford H. S., Oregon; U. of Oregon Esther Lopez Commercial; Business College; Cosmopolitan: Spanish Winifred Ludy Diploma; U. of Washington: Swimming JUNE CLASS 65 Maynard MacKay Diploma; Baseball B. J. Ci Mgr. Soph. B Basketball ' 28 Adrienne Mann College; East Denver H. S.. Colo.; L. B. J. C. ; Scholarship 1: Pres. Tennis; V-Pres. G. A. A.; Contio Maud Marsh Diploma; L . B. J. C; Girls ' Glee 0 Mary Ellen Marshall U. S. C. Virginia L. Martin U. C. L. A.; Pres. G. A. A.; V- Pres. G. A. A. ' 27; L.t. Fire Squad; Minor Major L; Gold L; Caerulea Joe Mason Diploma; L. B. J. C Paul Mason College; L. B. J. C; Country ' 27; Varsity Track Ruby Matthews Commercial; Woodrow Wilson; L. B. J. C. Bruneis McCoy Commercial; Redlands Marcel McClure Diploma; Witchita H. S., Kansas; Washington State; Basketball ' 26, ' 27 Robert McDonald Diploma; L. B. J. C. Kathleen McDowell Diploma; San Bernardino H. S. ; Redlands H. S. ; Milwaukee H. S. James McGregor Diploma; Western H. S., Detroit; Track; Wrestling; Soccer; Base- ball; Capt. Cross Country; Hi Y Malcolm McKenna Diploma; Mgr. Water Polo ' 27, ' 28; Mgr. Swimming ' 27, ' 2S; Adv. Mgr. Caerulea ' 27; Mgr. B Football ' 2S Richard McKie Stanford; Jr. Play; Fire Squad; Officer Vernon McKinney Diploma; Longfellow H. S., Neb.; L. B. J. C. Margaret McMahan Commercial Jeanne Elise McQuillen Compton Union H. S. ; L. B. J. C; Writers ' ; Hi Tri; Scholarship 2, Pin, Seal ' 28; Chi Alpha Tau 66 CAERULEA ' 28 Howard Merrill Agriculture; Kans. A. C. ; E Basketball ' 26 ' 27; Varsity Basket- ball ' 27- ' 28 Everett Millei Diploma Frances Miller Diploma Mary Louise Millner Diploma; Wheaton Community H. S. Delight Mills Diploma; Huntington Park H. S. Remington Mills Diploma; O. S. C; Officer; Fire Squad Bernadine Minnix Diploma William Mittlestedt Dip ' oma; Anaheim H. S.: Stan- ford; Varsity Football ' 26, Capt. ' 27, ' 28; Track ' 26, ' 27; Basketball Allen Montgomery Diploma; Whittier H. S.; L. B. J. C. Elizabeth Morrill Diploma; East Denver High Philip Mort College; Goldendale H. S., Wash.; McMinnville H. S., Oregon; U. of Wis.; Fire Squad Marshall Mosher College; L. B. J. C. : High Life, Pi Kappa; Leaders ' Corps Dorothy Munger U. C; Scholarship 4, Pin ' 27 Beryle Munson Diploma; Compton Union H. S. ; G. A. A.; Baseball; Leaders Ruth Musgrove Pomona; Writers ' ; Swimming; Hi Tri; Chairman; Scholarship 4, Pin •27 Mons Lorenzo Nelson Commercial; Hanford Union H. S.; A Football ' 28; High Life; Fire Squad William E. Nicolaus College; L. B. J. C; A Football ' 28 Alice Nieb Diploma; L. B. J. C. JUNE CLASS 67 Billy Nute College; L. B. J. C; Debate; Ora- tory; Comm. of Safety; Fire Squad; Debate Mgr. Dorcas Oates Diploma; U. S. C; Jr. and Sr. Girls ' Glee Jacquelyn Oberlioltzer College; L. P.. .1. C; L Club; Euterpe; Swimming;; G. A. A ; Stars and Stripes: P. E. Majors Doris Ochs Commercial Richard E.- ' Ogden Commercial; R. O. T. C. Irving; Osborn College; L. B. .1. ( ' .; C Basketball; Varsity Basketball Merretta Page Diploma; Miller H. S., Olympia, Washington; Rifle; Spanish Raymond Painter S. Business; O. Basketball ' 27- ' 28 ball ' 27 Benedicta Palmer c. ; Varsity Varsity Foot- Commercial; Business Rifle; Commercial Club College; Hazel Palmer College; L.. B. J. C. ; French James Palmer Diploma; Homer H. S., Illinois Alfred Paquette Diploma; L. B. J. C; Chi Alpha Tau; Radio; French; Cosmopoli- tan; Orchestra and Band Sara Frances Park College; Florence H. S., Colorado; Colorado College Margaret Parke Diploma; Theta Epsilon Aletha Parkins Diploma; L. B. J. C. Merle Paul Diploma; Viola Consolidated H. S., Iowa Max Paull U. S. C. ; Sr. Play; Masque and Sandal; Boys ' Glee; Pres. and Treas. Spanish Victoria E. Pierce Diploma; Wilmington H. S. ; L. B. J. C. 68 CAERULEA ' 28 Keith Pearsall California Institute of Technology Floyd Pendleton Diploma; Woodrow Wilson; L. B. J. C. Lois Person Pomona; Spanish High Life; Writers ' ; Dorothy Pflug Commercial; L. B. J. C. ; P. C. C. Howard Ph ilippi Diploma; L. B. J. C. Jack Phillips College; L. B. J. C. ; Hi-Y; S. B. Store LeRoy Phillips Stanford Clarence Pickering Diploma Catherine Leona Place Diploma; Havre H. S., Montana; Sacramento; L. B. J. C. Dorothy Plummer Pine Arts; Otis Art Institute; Pres. Golf; Cabin Ch. G. L. Eloise Pollard College; Astoria H. S. ; U. of Neb. Allison Polley California Institute of Technology; Debate Mgr. ' 26, ' 28; Ass ' t. Fire Chief Winzola Poole Diploma; Oklahoma City H. S.; U. of Okla.; Song Leader; Masque and Sandal; Fire Squad; Jr. Play Dorothea Nye Powers Diploma; Jr. and Sr. Girls ' Glee Ruth Prout Diploma; Chicago Conservatory of Music; Sec. Sr. Girls ' Glee; V- Pres. Swimming; Ch. Friendship Vera Fern Puffer Diploma; Pasadena H. S. ; School of Music; V-rres. Euterpe Clifford Pugh College; L. B. J .C. Kathleen Raine Diploma; Huntington Park H. S. ; Woodrow Wilson; L. B. J. C; Swimming Team 10a; Mgr. Soph. JUNE CLASS 69 Lucille Ramsey Diploma; Cleburne H. S., Texas Lola Rascoe College; Montebello H. S. Catherine Rassi Commercial; L.. B. J. C. ; Swim- miming; G. A. A. Samuel Rathvon Diploma; U. of Colo. Tennis ' 28 Daisy Ratley Diploma; Riverside H. S.; L. B. J. C. Ben Reidenbach Diploma; Bakersfield H. S. ; L. B. J. C. Marcella Emily Resnick College; L. B. J. C. Clara Rethwisch Cairoll H. S., Nebraska; U. S. C. Emeron Reynard College; L B. J. C. Tennis ' 28 I.ula Richardson U. C. L. A.; G. A. A.; Scholar- ship 2 Edward Rickard Diploma; U. of Neb.; Stage Mgr. ' 26, ' 27; Fire Squad Linda Lee Riddle College; L. B. J. C; Contio; Com- mercial Howard Riley College; Polytechnic H. S., land Oak- Elmer Riopelle Business; U. S. C. Eugene Roberts Pheonix H. S.. Arizona; Stanford; Comm. Athletics; Track ' 27, ' 28; Tennis ' 27; High Life Opal Roberts Diploma; U. C. L. A. Mildred Robertson Business Ruth Robertson Diploma; Business College 70 CAERULEA ' 28 Theodore Rodriguez Pomona; Inter. Debate; Pre.s. Cos- mopolitan; Pres. Spanish: V-Pres. Contio; Scholarship 5, Pin. Seal ' 27 Maida Belle Roe Diploma; La Jolla H. S. J. C; Minor L B. Bartee Marjorie Roe Pomona; Caerulea; High Life; Scholarship 3; Rifle Dave Rosensweig University of Chicago; Track 28 Margaret Ross Diploma; L. A. H. S.; San Ber- nardino H. S. ; Stanford School of Nursing; Fiie Squad; High Life Mattielee Ross Diploma; Compton Union H. S. [ Kenneth H. Roth College; L. B J. C. ; Fire Squad Virginia Lee Roulstone U. C. L. A.; Writers ' ; Caerulea Myrtle Rowe Diploma; Mission H. S.. St. Igna- tius. Montana; L. B. J. C. and u. s. c. Ruth Rowley Diploma: Mitchell H. S., S. D.; Oberlin College. Ohio Jane Russell Banning H. S., Wilmington: U. C. ; Scholaiship 3, Pin, Seal ' 28 Alfred Mark Ryan Diploma; St. Anthony ' s; Santa Clara Edward Saatjian Diploma: L. B. J. C. ; Military Club; Cosmopolitan Ford Sams College; L. B. J. C; Genevieve Sanders Art School; Pres. G. A. A.; Thumb Tack: Scholarship 1; Major L (4 Stars); Minor L: Gold L; Tennis Ramona Sanford U. S. C.i Hi Tri; Fencing Rhea Sawrey Diploma; l T . S. C. : S. B. St.. e; Scholarship 1; Fire Squad: Lead- ers ' Corps; B Football Elizabeth Sawyer Diploma; Clarendon H. S., Texas; l J. ..I ' Tex. ; Buterpe JUNE CLASS 71 Joe Saylor College; U. of Chicago; Football ' 24; Basketball ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; Fire Squad; Officer; Commercial Vernon Schacht Diploma; Varsity Football ' 27; Stage Mgr. ; Officer Betty Scharlin Commercial; Long Beach College of Commerce Mildred Scherbing Diploma; L. B. J. C. Martin Schinnerer Industrial Arts; Scholarship 1 U. C. L. Nona Schmoll Commercial; L. B. J. Esther C. Schwarz Diploma Jean Ashley Scott College; Pomona; Contio; French; Scholarship 1 ■ nish; Donald Seaman Business; U. of Ariz.: Spa Commercial; Leaders ' Corps Eva Sedgwick Diploma Walter Seedborg Diploma; U. of Neb.: A Football •27 Clara Mae Seguine Diploma Wilma D. Sell College; L. B. J. C. : Sr. Girls ' Glee; Euodia; Scholarship 1 Josephine Selover Diploma; Santa Barbara; Masque and Sandal; Pub. Chairman. Sr. Glee; Adv. Bd. G. L.; French; Fire Gay Shaw Diploma; Manual Arts H. S.. L. A.; Art School Helen Sheppard Fraser Simpson Diploma; L. B. J. C .: Band; Orchestra; Boys ' Glee Nettie Slamovitch L. B. J. C; U. S. C. Adv. CAERULEA 28 Cecil Smith Industrial Arts; National Electric School Harold Smith Stanford; Sgt. Police; Fire Squad; Soph, iiasebah ; B Football ' 26; Varsity Baseball; A Football Marcia Smith Mills; V-Pres. Hi Tri; Treas. Jr. Class; Cli. Lnifoim Bd. ; Adv. Bd. G. L. ; Soc. Sci.; Theta Epsilon Martha Margaret Smith Diploma; Redlands Opal Smith Diploma; Calif. College of Com- merce; Scholarship 3; Outing; Theta Epsilon; G. A. A. Ward Smith Business; Business College; Ass ' t. Mgr. arid Mgr. S. B. Store Edmund J. Snearly College; Anaheim H. S.; L. B. J. C. John Snedden College; Alliance H. S., Ohio; Lakeland H. S., Fla.; L. B. J. C. Marjorie Nell Snider College; Huntington Park Union H. S.; Calif. Ooll. of Commerce; Masque and Sandal; Jr.-Sr. Plays Betty Snyder Business; U. of Okla. ; Jr. and Sr. Girls ' Glee; Fire Squad Lucille Sowers College; L. B. J. C; G. A. A.; Spanish; 1st Orch. ; Scholarship 4, Pin ' 27 Margaret Spellman Redlands; Ch. Uniform Bd. G. L. ; Social Science Mildred Louise Spivey College; L. B. J. C; G. A. A.; Spanish; Scholarship 5, Pin ' 27; Seal ' 28 Juanita Springer Diploma; Fremont H. S., Iowa; French Lee Stacy L. B. J. C. or U. S. C; Sport Ed. High Life; Caerulea; Wrestling ■27, ' 28; C Football; Pi Kappa Hillard Steen Diploma; L. B. J. C. Maribetli Stevens Diploma; Whittier Union H. S. ; New Orleans School of Design; Sec. Senior Class; Capt. Fire Du.ine L. Stevenson Diploma; Ooalinga Union H. S. ; L. B. J. C. ; C Football; B Foot- ball; Soph. Baseball JUNE CLASS Ernest Stewart College; El Paso Tsleta H. S.; Texas; U. of Tex.; Varsity Foot- ball 26, ' 27; Varsity Baseball William Stewart Diploma; L. B. J. C. ; Wrestling Samuel R. Stiff L. A. College of Osteopathy Charles R. Stimson College; L. B. J. C. Marshall A. Stoddard Diploma; Torrance H. J. C. Goldye Stokesbary Diploma; L. B. J. C. : Tau L. B. Chi Alpha Cedro Lalo Supe Diploma; Palo Alto I ' nion H. S. ; U. S. C. Averil Swancutt Business Edmund Swanson Lincoln H. S., L. A.: L. B. J. C. or U. S. C; High Life: Pi K 5. B. Store; Treas. Military; Orch. Margaret Swanson Diploma; Miami H. S., Ariz.: Busi- ness College; Stars and Stripes Jean Swiggett College; L. B. J. C: Scholarship 6, Pin ' 26. Seal ' 28: Cosmopolitan; Thumb Tack; French Roy Tanaka College; L. A. Poly: California Institute of Technology; Pres. Cos- mopolitan; High Life: Spanish Audrey Taylor Diploma Dorothy Taylor Diploma: U. S. C: Comm. Arts: Pres. Masque and Sandal; Jr.-Sr. Plays; Capt. Fire Squad: Caerulea Muriel Teach College; L. B. J. C; Caerulea; High Life; Contio Dorothy Thomas College; Hartland Academy. Me.; L. B. J. C; French; Euterpe Melvin Thomas Diploma; Thumb Tack; Euterpe; Cosmopolitan Elma Thomason College; L. B. J. C; Scholarship 1; Euodia CAERULEA ' 28 Vida Thompson U. S. C; Pres. G. L.: Pres. Masque and Sandal: Capt. Fire Squad; V- Pres. Theta Epsilon; Scholarship 3 Will ' in Thompson Diploma; Santa Ana Poly H. S. Jane Townsend Diploma; Haaren H. S., New York Ci ■. r Thelma Trafton L. B. J. C; Fire Squad; Gold L; L Club; G. A. A.; Pres. Outing; Pres. Tennis; Pres. Leaders ' ; HI Tri John Tweedy College; Hopdale H. S., Ohio; Yale; Caerulea; S. B. Store Mildred Frances Tyler College; L. B. J. C; Hi Tri; Cabi- net; Sec. Thumb Tack; Fencing Gretchen Vanderslice Diploma; Business College Kent Van Every U of Colo.; Varsity Football ' 27; B Football ' 25, ' 26; V-Pres. B. L.; Capt. Police Robert Vaughn College; San Bernardino H. S.; L. B. J. C. ; Contio Victor Vhicenzi Diploma; Rome H. S., Georgia Clara Waale Diploma; Nampa H. S., Idaho; Northfield, Mass. Hob Waldie Diploma; Santa Maria H. S.; L. B. J. C; Track ' 28 Faye Walker Diploma; Brigham Young Univer- sity; Scholarship 3; Sr. Girls ' Glee; G. A. A.; Tennis .Frank Wallingford I 7y Engineering; Kern County Union ■JP SH. S.; L. B. J. C. Kc«teamel Walters College; L. B. J. C. ; Scholarship 4. Pin, Seal ' 28; Spanish; Chi Alpha Tau Stanley Waltman Diploma; Needles H. S.. Arizona; Commerce H. S., San Francisco; U. of Pa. Adrian Ward Diploma Jean Louise Watson U. of Ariz.; High Squad; Goll Life; Fire JUNE CLASS 75 George Warden Diploma; V. S. C; Bus. Mgr. High Life; Adv. Mgr. Caerulea; Pi Kap- pa; Fire Squad; Capt. Band; Rifle Charlotte Weber Diploma; Business College Elizabeth Weir U. S. C; Major L; G. A. A.; L Club; Leaders ' Bythenia Whipple Diploma; L. B. J. C. Virginia White U. S. C; Caerulea; High Life; Pi Kappa; Writers ' ; Theta Epsilon; Golf; Girls ' League Clifton Wilborn Diploma; Visalia H. S.; L. B. J. C. Clyde Wicker Diploma; Kalama H. S. ; Chi Alpha Tau; Band Fred Wilkinson Business; L. B. J. C. Jerald Wille Engineering; L. B. J. C. Charles Williams Diploma Prentice F. Willis Gravette H. S., Ark.; U. C. L. A. Forrest Wilson Diploma; Bishop H. S. Dolph Winebrenner L. B. J. C; Caerulea; Managing Ed. High Life; V-Pres. Writers ' ; Pi Kappa; Leaders ' Corps; Radio Grace Wiswell Roosevelt H. S., Seattle; Woodrow Wilson; U. of Wash.; Ch. Welfare Com. G. L.; Ch. Scholar. Com. of 5 Miriam Yvonne Withers U. C. L. A.; Masque and Sandal; Jr. Play; Social Science; Spanish; French; Scholarship 3 Charline Wood u. c. Jimmie M. Wood Engineering; U. C ; Fire Squad Cathleen Woodward Diploma; Business College 76 CAERULEA ' 28 Helen Woodworth College Laura Mae Wright U. C. L. A.; Stripes; Rifle; V-Pres. Tennis Stars and Verner O. Wright Industrial Arts; Chaffee Union H. S.; L. B. J. C; Oontio; Hi Y; Track ' 28 Otto Yaisli Diploma: U. of Idaho; Soph. Base- ball ' 26; Varsity Baseball ' 27, ' 28 Dorothea Zantiny College; Shaw H. S.. Cleveland. Ohio; L. B. J. C. ; Sec. Chi Alpha Tau: Spanish; French Randolph Louis Carl Firmin Vidano College; L, B. Capt. Leaders J. C; Poly Spanish; Assembly Delbert Bixby Jack Boswell Germaine Brisson Bernice Brown Roy J. Brown John Buntin Francis L. Chester Johnnie Wellington Cline Gene Combs Marjory Davis Frances Duncan Bessie B. Durbin Estelle Elmore Edward A. Fink E. Alton Fisher Robert Freeman Margie Grigsby Gordon S. Hayward Maxine Howard Phyllis G. Hudson Dorothy Hughes Duncan Carlyle Johnson Joe Larimer Ronald Larson Willie Lee Robert C. Lewis Wendell McCarnes Hugh Hamilton Moore Howard Taft Page Earl Quigley Yorke Quimby Glenn Ramsey John Reynolds Lucille Rutherford Emmett Sasser Genevieve Seward Leone Skinner Glen S. Smith Frank W. Stewart Lyle W. Stokes Clayton Tewell La Vaughn Turner Carrie Waale Walton Cherry Walker Earl Walton Edna Wamhof Clyde Whaley 78 CAERULEA ' 28 L. Laniies R. Kirkpatrick M. O ' Brien W. Artman Miss Thompson Miss Gates Mr. McCay The junior class has excelled in activities during the past year under the guidance of Loyd Landes, president; Ruth Kirkpatrick, vice-president; Madeline O ' Brien, secretary; and Bill Artman, treasurer. Harriet Kreyssler, Milton Pike, Paul Schwartz, Clarice Delfs, and Walter McElroy were on the Caerulea staff. Walter Freeman was chosen to captain the varsity football team next year. Other junior class members of last year ' s team were Paul Bixby, Lenneus Bridges. Albert Carr, Clair Crane, Hugh Davis, Robert Deem, Les Schulz. Paul Voorhees, Bill Voorhees, Herb Scharlin, Jack O ' Neil, Harold Bristol, and Robert Morrison. Class representatives in the Class B team were Dick Barton, Si Beebe, George Grain, Ehrsam Chase, Cliff Edmundson, Havelock Eraser, Bert Herrod,, John Houssels, Loyd Landes, John Marooka, Robert McKenna, Robert Sprague, Ed Wall, Joe Hardin, Kenneth Martinson, Harry Reel, Frank Mettler, and William Edmund. Those on the Class C team were Norwood Davis, Harold Estabrook. Donald Gustuson, Howard Heckendorn, Harry Lee, Gordon Wilkinson, Robert Williams, and Frank Lopez. Paul Bixby, Walter Freeman, and Loyd Landes represented the class on the varsity basketball team. John Alien and Jesse Green were members of the school ' s water polo team. The Patsy , by Barry Conners, was presented as the junior play. The leading characters of the play were Marie Hall as the Patsy and Otis Brown, In , [over. Other members of the cast were Dorothy Attig, Cliff Eldred, Babette Jenne, Otto Smith, Genevieve Reedy, Donald Hooper. Everett Butcher, and Edwin Hagen. Miss Thompson, Mr. McCay, and Miss Gates were advisers. CLASSES 79 Weems B. Pi Mr. Landreth V. Rapp Miss Norton Mr. Landreth Mrs. Hitchings Headed by Victor Jay. president; Virginia Weems, vice-president; Robert Park, secretary; and Wayne Rapp. treasurer, the sophomore class lias finished a successful year. Robert Park was also a member of Class B football and basketball. Advisers were Miss Norton, Mr. Landreth. and Mrs. Hitchings. Odie Wright brought honor to his class by winning in the sectional elimina- tions of the Constitutional Contest. Martha Sherwin was the first student in Poly High to be awarded the seventy-word-a-minute Underwood typewriting award. Margaret Wheeler and Rollin Calkin were on the Caerulea staff. The heavyweight football team had among its members three sophomores. They were Edward Mitchell, Earl Pleseia, and Robert Tarry. The class was represented on the Class A team by Harry Allen, Jim Gibboney, Loren Harrison, Homer Heller, Linwood Howe, Wayne Rapp, John Staeke, Cordover Vance, John Martinez, Ben McLendon, and Horace Walling. Sophomores of Class B were Richard Henderson, Victor Jay, Wayne Kessler, Everett Morris, Billy McCoy, Russell Olson, Saxon Elliot, Randall Smith, Duane Taylor, Jack Pitts, Lester Reniy, Floyd Hughes, and Cyril Cook. Members of the Class C team were Parker Dean, Dick Deeble, Haskell Elder, Jerry Fraser, Bob Horn, Norman Johnson, Bob LeMond, Forrest Lunsway, William Moore, Orin Ripley, Jerome Stein, Jack Drown, Wallace Thompson, and Gordon Wyckoff. The sophomore members of the Class C basketball team were Dick Deeble, Norman Johnston, William Mooney. and Gordon Wyckoff. Fred Kaylor, Dick Yeamans, Earl Butcher, Ernest Moore, Oliver Premo, Jerome Stein were on water polo teams. 80 CAERULEA 28 J. Heartwell M. Coburn X. McCook E. Schlosser Anna Abercrombie William Adams Amelia Anderson Elpha Baird Vincent Bailey Edith Blenkinsop Eleanor Brand Vera Burns Marjorie Candle Frances Carey Marie Carlson Pearl Carlson Myra Case Marjorie Cheroske William Cover Ruby Davis Opal Duncan Frances Fawson Doris Fickling Andrew Fletcher Raymond Frost Helen Gallivan Mary Betty Garlock Katherine Gibson William Gray Isabelle Green Katherine Green Eleanor Hannon James Heartwell Florence Hodges John Houser Louise Jones Helen Kanow Dean Kimpson Elsie Marshall Jim McCummins Paul Mealey Wilena Noland Henrietta. Packman Gwendolyn Parshall Ruth Peck George Pettengill Peggy Potts Wallace Pugh Marguerite Rhodes Gardner Simmons Chester Smith Margaret Smith Harriet Stanton Lucille Stevens Katherine Taylor Odetta Terry Zona Belle Trafton Marion Wallace Evelyn Wells Henry Wells Mike Welsh Eva Wheeler Paul Wiley Arthur Wittenburg Margaret Wright Howard Youl Shifting membership and difficulty in assembling the class as a whole are two serious obstacles in the way of post graduate history making. Despite the hampering restraint that these conditions place upon the post graduates, their influence is none the less important; and their efforts, collectively and individually, are aimed at a worthy end. The post graduate body is an interesting one inasmuch as it is made up of students of varying ages with widely divergent ideas and aims. Of course these conditions are to be encountered in any class; but they are particularly apparent in a group of graduates such as is to be found at this school. Many students return after several years in order to complete courses, take up extra studies, or gather additional credits for entrance into an institution of higher learning. The largest number comprises graduates who remain for a semester or two for the ostensible purpose of completing vocational work. Before the establishment of the Long Beach Junior College, many students reenrolled in order to keep up with their academic interests while endeavoring to secure positions or decide upon their occupation. The class of 1928 jiathered during the first semester and got under way by electing Frances Wallace, Nelson McCook, and Marguerite Coburn, all prominent on the campus, to hold the offices of president, vice-president, and secretary- treasurer respectively- Frequent meetings were planned. Second semester officers were James Heartwell, Paul Wiley, Earl Schlosser, Marion Wallace, Vincent Bailey, Opal Duncan, and Zona Belle Trafton. Mr. Oliver was adviser. CLASSES 81 icm mmmmm To comment on the history of the alumni association of the Long Beach Polytechnic High School, a group which includes so large a number of outstanding people, is a difficult problem. Poly Higli may well be proud of her alumni, many of whom are coming to be nationally known in nearly every field of endeavor. There are jurists, musicians, artists, physicians and surgeons, athletes, diplomats, educators, army and naval officers, business men, and scores of others of national and local fame. In speaking of the history of the high school, one must of necessity speak of the history of the alumni, who today number many thousands — a number that continues to grow with passing years. A few months ago Poly students read with regret of the death of Ernest Shaul, our first alumnus in the days when the school was a little frame building, with an enrollment of forty, located on the corner of Third Street and Locust Avenue. That little frame building housed our first history makers in the year 1897, when most of the alumni were as yet unborn and the Spanish-American War an event of the future. From our up-to-date conditions of modern buildings, cement walks, lawns, and athletic fields, we salute our beginners. From this starting point our progressive march has been steady. The school buildings were located in several different places before their final situation on Atlantic Avenue. For a number of years we made history over on American Avenue near Eighth — eventful history too. Equipment was becoming more modern, and graduating classes steadily grew in size. Today Polytechnic High stands in an eminent position, but the grade is still upward. Almost constantly one is being reminded of our athletic history. In the old days there was no Burcham Field,, and teams had to struggle to provide themselves 82 CAERULEA ' 28 W. Boice M. Lawry C. Hammond Miss Burke Mr. Burcham Miss Law linn Mr. Just with necessary equipment. In athletics, Polytechnic High now holds an enviable position, and with pride remembers the names of hundreds of stars who helped to put the school where it is today with regard to sports. Championships have been many, and the old grads will not soon forget a football team that was in the eyes of the nation. The girls also did their part, a state championship in basketball being accredited to them. In still other fields Poly graduates have gained enviable reputations for themselves and reflected much credit on their alma mater. As debaters and as orators they have continued in college and in the world of affairs the record of achievement begun by them in high school. The roster of alumni who have devoted themselves to music is of equal honor to the school. Leads in the long line of operas presented have taken prominent places in the musical world. During the harassing years of the World War, Poly was ready to do her bit. Today we pay tribute to the men who carried on overseas and so indelibly wrote their part of our annals. Our service record is a stirring one. and the list of Polyites who answered the call to the colors contains the names of many of our most prominent alumni. To those who gave their lives belongs a glory imperishable. Poly ' s development saw many changes, changes in which the alumni were deeply involved. To every branch of student activitity belongs a distinctive story. Thanks to the students of other years, there are now organizations enough to mei t the interests of nearly every citizen in the high school world. Oil, yes. the styles changed too. CLASSES 83 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The Alumni Association for 1928, officered by President Winchell Boice, Vice- president Mary Lawry. Treasurer Claire Hammond, and Secretary Helen Burke, with Mr. Burcham. Miss Lawhon, and Mr. Just as advisers, was. as usual, an alive and enterprising body. The chief event of the year was a homecoming day, held in January, for the alumni and their families. Its big feature was a baby contest for alumni children under the age of four, with a silver cup for the winner. At an assembly on Burcham Field, Winchell Boiee. in behalf of the alumni association, presented Morley Drury with a bronze plaque in recognition of the honor that the latter has brought to Poly High. The visitors enjoyed a varied program throughout the day. and another reunion was planned for May. To the student body of the Long Beach Polytechnic High School, the record of its alumni in honorable achievement will ever be an incentive to greater things. ° oBGarazanarv In recognition of achievement in leaderybip, publication , athletic debate, mu ic, and drama, Long Beach I-frlytecboic fligb « ctyol award the 6old IT BlcK Byrer Dick Barber Dick Ha Hog Dick Coleman MarjorieDougbeity WlliamMttJwfeJt Lavinia Doblcr « Genevieve Thclma Traftop Bonald Lai on Dorothy Taylor Billy Hute George Bccve VdaTnomp oi) « ?tb Kit ar)dery Dick Emery- Mary Fa I Ion Eugene Robert Helen Clarke Billy Wright Virginia Dobler Hormai) Lebmao Marion Babcock Ki cal Dilday Virginia Martin Gerald fa krbrook Catherine Bell E tberBecken teu) Malcolm M ' Keuna Theodore Rodriguez Oeorge 5Wirder) 88 CAERULEA ' 28 l . Barber M. Dougherty B. N ' ute n. Taylor P. Dilday Mr. Reid Mrs. Gilbert Mr. Moore Mr. Gleditzseh 1927 COMMISSION Coming into existence in 1912-1913 as the organ of student body jjw government, the Commission has triumphantly weathered the sixteen years since its establishment . First commissioners were Arthur Wilcox, finance and revenue ; Way Middough, public welfare and safety ; Esther Dayman, entertainment; Harold Crowe, literary activities; Hugh Shippey, athletics; Jane E Harnett, keeper of the archives; J. William Gastrich, auditor. The 1927 fall commissioners started a very successful term by cutting down their department budget in order to leave a .$2000 surplus. The commissioner of affairs supervised the cleaning of the school banners and awarded athletic letters and gold L ' s . The commissioner of arts made possible the awarding of letters for debaters and obtained radio music for the benefit of students lunching in the cafeteria. The commissioner of athletics promoted interest in various games by staging pep assemblies. A smaller and tetter fire department was the result of the work of the commissioner of safety. The commissioner of welfare super- vised improvements in the Lost and Found Department. Members of the 1927 commission were Dick Barber, affairs; Dorothy Taylor, arts; Pascal Dilday, athletics; Billy Nute, safety; Marjorie Dougherty, welfare; Arthur B. Gleditzseh. records; and Frank G. Reid, finance. Mrs. Anna M. Gilbert and Harry J. Moore were ex-officio members. STUDENT ADMINISTRATION 89 R. Larson H. Clarke B. Crowe T. I ix B. Roberts Mr. Reid Mrs. Gilbert Mr. Moore Mr. Gleditzseh 1928 COMMISSION As a symbol for clean, progressive legislation, the commissioners for the spring of 1928 started their career with the redecoration of the commission room. A major action instituted by the entire commission was the proposal and passage of an amendment to the Student Body constitution providing that banquets only for Commission, Girls ' and Boys ' League officers, and lettermen should be financed either wholly or par tially with student body funds. The commissioner of athletics secured recognition for lettermen of three- year standing on major athletics teams in at provision for the awarding of gold charms. The commissioner of welfare instituted a better checking system in Lost and Found. She also managed all elections of the semester. Awarding of special honors and the announcing of assemblies comprised the greater part of the work of the arts commissioner. The commissioner of affairs devoted attention to the furtherance of various general affairs, including the Jane Harnett Fund, which was under his jurisdiction. The safety commissioner worked with the fire department and the Boys ' League. Successfully closing the fifteenth year of student body commission form of government were these commissioners: Ronald Larson, affairs; Helen Clarke, welfare; Eugene Roberts, atheltics ; Thelma Dix, arts; Bill Crowe, safety. Mr. Gleditzseh was again elected to serve as keeper of the records; Mr. Frank G. Reid was financial administrator. Mrs. Anna M. Gilbert and Mr. Harry J. Moore were ex-officio members. 90 CAERULEA ' 28 GIRLS ' LEAGUE ' 27 Trul y the Girls ' Student V. Thompson D. Hadsell H. Clarke C. Delfs C. Braakenburg Mrs. Gilbert League has endeavored to live up to its purpose. Records since its establishment consistently show constructiveness of welfare work, constancy of friendliness, and high ideals. Organized in 1915, the first League had Hazel Middough as president; Ger- trude Willey, vice-president; Eleanor Warner, secretary; Gladys Beeks, treasurer. Fac- ulty advisers were Miss Clarke and Miss Paine. Displaying exceptional initiative, the 1915 League entertained the first Southern California Girls ' League Federation conference, when delegates from six schools attended. In 1927 one hundred schools entered the conference. The League officers of 1927 managed the now multiple affairs of the work in fine manner. The week before school opened executive officers helped to register and aid new girls, at the close of the week giving a jolly party for them. Later a Christmas tea was given for late entrants. A progressive step was the forming of a committee to buy classroom pictures. Futhering friendly relations, the executive and advisory board served supper to the Long Beach and Pasadena heavyweight football squads. At Thanksgiving time the Social Welfare Committee conducted a food drive and at Christmas the same committee gave several parties for poor children. In January a delightful mother and daughter banquet was held in the cafeteria. Executive officers were Vida Thompson, president; Helen Clarke, vice-president; Clarice Delfs, recording secretary; Dorotha Hadsell, corresponding secretary; Clara Braakenburg, treasurer. Advisers were Mrs. Anna M. Gilbert, Miss Hess, and Miss Thomas. -fl STUDENT ADMINISTRATION 91 1928 GIRLS ' LEAGUE With the election of officers in February the Girls ' League executive board inaugurated a very successful semester. Offi- cers installed were Grace Brit- tain, president; Patsy Lee, vice- president; Doris Hale, corre- sponding secretary ; Edith Hal- ley, recording secretary; Made- line O ' Brien, treasurer. Mrs. Anna M. Gilbert, dean of girls, successfully closed her twelfth year as board adviser. Miss H. Violet Hess and Miss Grace M. Thomas also served as board members. The first event of the second semester was the tea given for alumnae on their home-coming day. A few weeks later a tea and program were given for new girls in the Social Hall. After the Long Beach-Pasadena track meet, the executive and advisory boards served dinner to both squads. During March the officers sold tickets to Drinkwater ' s play. Abraham Lincoln, for the benefit of the Jane Harnett fund. A tea for advisers and a welfare drive occurred about the same time. A novel event was the revue of home-made wash dresses on May first — a prize being given for the most attractive, best made dress. Seven valuable antique maps purchased by the picture committee of the first semester were framed about this time and presented to the student body. The year was beautifully closed with the annual Girls ' League lawn fete. On the first board of 1915 we find four advisory committees. In 1928 there were twelve committees: art, refreshment, program, cabin, publicity, picture, welfare, Hi Tri, Stars and Stripes, athletic, friendship, and L Club. G. Bi ilt.iin E. H alley P. i ee M. O ' Brien l . Hale Mrs. Gilbert 92 CAERULEA ' 28 Mittlestedt M. Rankin K. Van Every H. Drury E. Sechrest Mr. Bell 1927 BOYS ' LEAGUE Growing out of the old Chamber of Commerce, the Boys ' League was organized in 1925. Its first officers were Em- mett Sullivan, president; Dave Williams, vice-president; Bob Blake, recording secretary ; Raljjh S a y 1 o r, corresponding secretary ; Ronald Sweet, treasur- er. Mr. Franklin was adviser. The purpose of the Boys ' League is to stand for the true ideals of manhood, to further the interest of boys ' activities in Long Beach Polytechnic High School, and to foster a spirit of good fellowship and democracy. The 1927 Boys ' League tried in various ways to further this purpose. In general the major portion of the League work pertains to school business, one phase of which is the appointing of a police captain. Although the captain appoints the squad under him, the responsibility for their efficiency rests upon the Boys ' League. During the semester the League played an important part in planning and conducting athletic assemblies. Pep assemblies were held with such popular speakers on the program as Les Cummins, an old Poly graduate, and Coach Walter Bell. The yell-leading staff also came under the jurisdiction of the Boys ' League. The semi-annual conference of the Boys ' League Federation was held at Alhambra, where problems of school discipline and student body control were discussed. Bill Mittlestedt, Billy Nute, and Mr. Moore represented Poly at this conference. Guiding the Boys ' League were Bill Mittlestedt, president; Kent Van Every, vice-president; Montgomery Rankin, recording secretary; Earl Sechrest, corresponding secretary; Harold Drury, treasurer. VIGILANTES During the past year the police force has contributed to the development of better order in the assemblies, cafeteria, and halls. The excellent work the force lias done was made possible by the cooperation of every man on the squad witli his captain , Bill Artman. Men who assisted Bill as lieutenants were Pascal Dilday, Francis Naughton, Herb Scharlin, and Bill Adams. The second semester squad was ably captained by Kent Van Every. Lieutenants were Billy Marshall, Hugh Davis, Ray Painter, and Harold Drury. STUDENT ADMINISTRATION 93 1928 BOYS ' LEAGUE Approximately fifteen hun- dred boys were members of the Boys ' League in Long Beach High School this semester. This large number made for pep and an enthusiastic support of school loyalty. It was due mainly to the efforts of the Boys ' League that the students came in contact with the various athletic teams. At pep assemblies, promoted by the Boys ' League officers, it was possible for the team captains and managers personally to meet the student body. During the Coast League track meet held in Long Beach on April 11 and 11, many members of the Boys ' League acted as student hosts and committee men. Their courtesy and service contributed much to the successful management of the meet. Early in the spring semester, the Boys ' League conference was held at South Pasadena to formulate plans pertaining to student body control. Harold Drury, Ronald Larson, and Mr. Bell represented Long Beach in discussions concerning student body discipline, open and closed ground policies, and sweater awards. The annual father and son banquet was held May 1 in the school cafeteria. Mr. Moore acted as toastmaster and in the course of the evening introduced such speakers as Mr. Stephens, Mr. Burcham, and Mr. Bell. Guiding the Boys League as officers were Gerald Easterbrooks. president; Harold Drury, vice-president; Randolph Louis, corresponding secretary; Richard Zehms, recording secretary; Pascal Dilday, treasurer. Mr. Bell was the adviser with Harry J. Moore as an ex-officio adviser. G. Easterbrooks R. Zehms R. Louis Mr. Bell VIGILANTES 94 CAERULEA ' 28 W. Smith W. Ar D. Fender E. Baird C. Faa Miss Bereen Miss Seton STUDENT BODY STORE Students who enter the Student Body Store and care- lessly order a ehoe malt or a history map, D.D. No. 2, may be interested to learn how the store has grown. In 1919- 1920 it was organized from the old book exchange and occupied Room 104 in the Main Building. Sherman Nielsen was the first manager; and Charles Conley, George Lower, Theodore Bergen, and Harold Orr were assistants. There were fifteen clerks and one bookkeeper. It is interesting to note that all the members of the first managing staff are still in commercial work. From the Main Building the store changed to the faculty dining room in the old cafeteria. In 1923 it was moved to its present site, formerly a part of the Girls ' Gym. In contrast to the first year ' s receipts of about $18,000, including money received from the sale of second hand books, is the sales total of 1927-1928, which amounted to approximately $35,000. The sale of school supplies brings the most dollars, but candy makes the greatest profit. The school really owes much to the cheese cracker devotees and chocolate bar consumers, because the profit received from the store sales is applied to the financing of student body activities which are not self-supporting. The program for the store clerks is both interesting and instructive; sales talks made by men in commercial pursuits have alternated with social events. In October a supper with games and a program following was held in the Social Hall. During January an excursion was made to Los Angeles, where two factories and one wholesale house were visited. An interesting banquet in the cafeteria, at which the clerks entertained their parents and various business men, was the most important social activity of the second semester. After the banquet program the clerks opened the store and explained its inner workings to the guests. The success of the Student Body Store is due largely to the guidance of Miss Meta 15. Bergen, faculty adviser, and Miss F. Vivien Seton, her associate. The manager for the first semester was Ward Smith; Don Fender and Willard Ar were assistant managers. Clarice Faa kept the books with Agnes Hoover. Elepha Baird and Myrtle Rowe. Don Fender was the second semester manager; Willard Ar was again assistant manager. Clarice Faa kept the books with Agnes Hoover helping her. Elepha Baird was stenographer. first semester clerks were Sterling Anderson, Dick Barton, Peter Beard. STUDENT ADMINISTRATION 95 Vera Burns, Benito Castillo, Robert Dunbar, Charles Ennis, Nellis Garlock, Edwin Hannay, Elmer Hoik, Muriel Holliday, Donald Hulbert, Kenneth Jones, Clarence Jordan, Harry Lee, Arleen McBride, Maxine Pratt, Malcolm Robinson, Jess Shackelton, Edmund Swanson, John Tweedy, Thomas Walker, and Charles Witte. Clerks for the entire year were Edith Allen, Dane Balmer, Howard Bell, Duane Boyce, Carol Brown, Paul Chandlee, Billy Coon, Lyle Crandall, John Freeland, Jack Galbreath, Jesse Green, Arthur Hodge, Paul Hughie, Floyd Mahannah, Harley Oremus, Rhea Sawrcy, Mary Skelley, Richard Smith, Almeda Vaughan, Donald Artz, and Mack Halladay. Second semester clerks were Paul Anderson, Thurman Baldwin, Keith Brounell, Robert McMullen, Jane Clinton, Margaret Crouse, Sigurd Densmore, Bruce Farmer, Verba Hale, Maurice Hazan. Marvin Helms, Maxine Holliday, Douglass Huggan, John Koekkoek, Everard Mahannah, Leland Miller, Ev Morris, Bob Payton. Paul Rowley, Ed Searles, Ray T ague, Jack Vaughn, Mary Welch, Jeannette Williams, and Jerry Holmes. 96 CAERULEA 28 CAFETERIA The newest unit on the Poly campus is a cafeteria. It is especially appreciated because in 1912 Long Beach Poly had a cafeteria that seated only one hundred and fifty students and served fewer than four hundred a day. The four women in the kitchen were headed by a capable cook. Even in those good old days hash was first in the hearts — and stomachs of Polyites. Marcaroni and spaghetti also began their march down the years. Long ago only one kind of dessert was offered. In 1928 one perplexedly tries to choose between pie, cake, and ice cream — all in one day. As additions were built to the original cafeteria and two outside stands were erected, a teacher from the department of domestic science took charge of the project. However, these stands and the old structure were forced by growing demands to give way to a new building. Now in 1928, trained home economic institution workers are effectively supervising our cafeteria, which seats seven hundred and serves over eighteen hundred students and teachers daily. The cafeteria opened in November 15, 1925, is one of the best equipped on the Pacific coast. There arc eight lines of steam tables and four hand-out lines. The equipment is handled by fifteen women working full time and about twenty-five students assisting part time. Miss Hazel Magnuson, city cafeteria supervisor, and .Miss Mildred Druschel, Poly cafeteria manager, are directing the project to the complete satisfaction of Poly students. Student cashiers for 1927-1928 were Kent Van Every, Harold Drury, Emil Johnson, Henry Chase, Raymond Griffiths, and Rex Finney. Other helpers were Vivian Coons, Nadine Curyea, Jenell Richards, Bernadette Gerard, Delight Mills, Carl Gustafsen, Albert Jamison, Jack Bachelor, Carl Ehman, Herbert Scharlin, Raymond Frost, Johnnie Buntin. Malcolm McKenna, Stanley Neser, Milton Gustafsen, Alton Mammoth, and Walter Cooper. STUDENT ADMINISTRATION 97 G. Kennedy M. Babcock M. Stevens V. Thompson C. Forsythe L. Fankhouser B. Gordon D, Taylor C. Crowley FIRE DEPARTMENT Headed by Billy Nute. commissioner of safety, and George Hannay. fire chief, the 1927 fire department established itself as a commendable, efficient squad. Bill Mittlestedt was assistant chief The special .squad, with Bill Artman as captain and Herb Scharlin as lieutenant, supervised the general clearing of the buildings. Heading the traffic squad were Gerry Easterbrooks, captain; and Dick Barber, lieutenant. Other captains were Bob White, Harold Hedrick, Pascal Dilday, Ed Hannay. and Leonard Lyndon. Lieutenants were Richardson Hastings. Allison Policy. John Laughlin. Bob Farnham. Walter Newcomb. Ernie Stewart, and Francis Naughton. Maribeth Stevens captained the girls ' fire department; and Vida Thompson, Dorothy Taylor, and Consuelo Crowley were lieutenants. Selected by the Student Body Commission, Billy Nute served as the head of Poly ' s 1928 fire fighters. The aim of the department, fostered by the 1928 safety commissioner, Bill Crowe, was to put into executive offices only fellows with previous service record. A concerted effort was made during the semester to clear the buildings in record time. Capably assisting Chief Nute was Allison Polley. Captains for the 1928 semester were Richardson Hastings, Dick Barber, Bud West, Ed Hannay, Ernie Stewart, and George Hannay. Lieutenants were Gene Roberts, Carl Bartlett, Gerry Easterbrooks, Don Darlington, George Reeves, Bill Mittlestedt. Joe Hardin, Norman Cantley. and Ronald Larson. The girls ' fire squad was cap- tained by Vida Thompson and Dorothy Taylor. Lieutenants were Lesta Fank- houser, Carl Forsythe. Marion Babcock. Bonnie Gordon, and Maribeth Stevens. 98 CAERULEA ' 28 F. Person, E. Crieder, Mr. Millar, P. Hughie H. Lee, N. Lehman, L. Lough, M. Hazan, E. Simpson Bell, Dougherty, Wiley, Macaulay, Kennedy, Burnett, Dugas, Jacobson, Clarke, Dobler TICKET SELLERS Witli Paul E. Millar as adviser and Lyman Lough as manager, the ticket dispensers worked efficiently throughout the year. Tickets for all the athletic events in which Long Beach participated were handled by the salesmen, who also sold tickets for High Life, the Shakesperean play, and the junior and senior plays. The ticket sellers may point proudly to the fact that Burcham Field was considered by the California Iriterscholastic Federation officials as a prospective gridiron on which to hold the middleweight play-off game, mainly because of the excellent manner in which the ticket sellers had placed their goods before the student body. In the opinion of Mr. Moore, Mr. Millar and his group of assistants deserve much credit for the efficient manner in which they handled the selling of the tickets. Ticket sellers were Lyman Lough, Edwin Creider, Frazier Simpson, Frank Person, Paul Hughie, and Ralph Anderson. LOST AND FOUND Many lost articles, including one lone stray penny, found their way to the Lost and Found office this year. Since a bulletin board suggested that the purpose of the booth was to return lost articles, 311 students recovered their battered fountain pens or other missing objects. Approximately 400 unclaimed articles were given to public welfare. Helpers the first semester under the direction of Marjorie Dougherty, welfare commissioner, were Thelma McDonald, Dorothy Taylor, Vesta Willey, Lavinia Dobler, Catherine Bell, Blanche Wells, and Marjorie Dougherty. Helen Clarke, the 1928 commissioner of welfare, supervised the work in a very creditable manner. Assistants were Caroline Tucker, Julia Ann Goodman, Wanda Burnett, Helen Kennedy, Marion Babcock, Bitty Macaulay, La Verne Dugas, Julia Rousere, and Anna Jacobsen. STUDENT ADMINISTRATION 99 Jane Harnett JANE HARNETT FUND In the days of 1905-06, when Poly was located on American Avenue, the student loan fund, at that time maintained for the sole purpose of helping graduates attend college, was called the Long Beach High School Alumni Scholar- ship Fund. Miss Jane Harnett, a teacher of history at Poly, was the originator of this fund and one of the administrators until her deatlv in 1917. In 1920, by a vote of the Commission, the fund was renamed the Jane Harnett Memorial Fund and the plan was considerably changed and enlarged. The commissioners who sponsored the new plan were Albert Gilbert, Delbert Sarber, Olive Bursell, Les Cummins, Charles James, and Thomas Short. Through the death of Miss Harnett, Poly High School suffered an irreparable loss. Mr. Burcham said of her, She was the best friend, the kindest, truest, most unselfish friend that Long Beach High School has ever had. It was, therefore, especially fitting that this fund planned by her should be continued in her memory to aid either students in Poly or graduates of Poly to gain the education she coveted for them. By the present plan a maximum sum of one hundred dollars is allowed anyone whose scholastic and merit records indicate a desire for attainment. As in previous years, the high school has this year supported the project enthusiastically. Events which increased the fund were a tag day sale, a carnival at which various clubs had booths, and a faculty vaudeville stunt, which was especially appreciated by the student body. Organizations which contributed to the fund were the Girls ' League, Boys ' League, Lions ' Club, and G. A. A. School clubs contributing were the Spanish, Poly Civic, Thumb Tack, Builders, Swastika, Coverall, Scarab, and Rifle. The Commission voted $200 from the student body treasury. Outlaying loans, which number about one hundred, .amount to $8985. Officers for the administration of the fund are Mr. Burcham, chairman; Miss Scott, treasurer; Miss Burke, investigator; Mrs. Macintosh, secretary. J 00 CAERULEA ' 28 C. Braakenburg: V. Thompson M. Pike W. McElroy V. Wiley Mr. Seymour A . I inhler L. Dobler CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO, C. S. F. Sixteen years of progress, largely the result of campaigning by the present head of Poly ' s department of social studies have evolved a state organization fostering recognition of scholarship. At the principals ' convention of 1916 in Oakland Charles F. Seymour, at that time principal of National City High School, first informally advanced the idea which led to the establishment of the California Scholarship Federation. Later schools drew lots for numbers and Poly drew Chapter 22. Mr. Seymour at the conclave of 1916 discussed organizing scholarship societies modeled after the one initiated in Long Beach in 1912 by Principal David Burcham. Miss Elizabeth Bailey, Miss Jane Harnett, and Miss Frances Carroll. In 1921 he addressed the state principals at the annual convention and a few weeks later called a conference of all high school representatives to draft a constitution. Upon its ratification, thirty-four schools applied for charter membership. More than one-hundred and eighty high schools are now affiliated. This year Chapter 22 engaged in various activities. A Scholarship Friends ' Committee was formed under the chairmanship of Helen Bewlev with the purpose of forming helpful contacts with new sophomore numbers. The Globe Trotters ' Club, started by Miss Mable Harrison, conducted several entertainments. In March the chapter held its annual banquet at the Y. W. C. A. and in April sponsored a play given by Masque and Sandal. In May the annual boat-ride was conducted. Representatives were sent to both the December and April C. S. F. conventions in San Diego and Sacramento, respectively. HONOR SOCIETIES 101 SCHOLARSHIP SEAL BEARERS SUMMER SCHOOL, 1927 E. lone NVlsoii Lila M. Wolfe MID-YEAR, 1928 Seth Jehlel Felt Cleo A. Hihl.s Otis M. Lea] Paul Luzon Wiley JUNE, 1928 Helen Bewley Clara Braakenburg Clara Comstock Lavinia Dobler Bernice Paa Katherine Green Leamel Hayes Pauline Hodgkinson Charles W Jones Grin Levis Elise McQuillen Mildred Spivey Jean Swiggett SCHOLARSHIP PLAQUE To win the seal of the California Scholarship Federation upon his diploma, a student must have had three years of membership, including one semester in his senior year. The above June graduates have been members in the first seme3ter and so are assured the seal. Doubtless others have qualified since, in the second semester; but at the time when Caerulea went to press their names could not be included here. SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Through scholarly accomplishment and service in school activities, Seth Jehiel Felt attained the highest number of honor points for the year ending June, 1927. Twenty-one and one-half of his thirty-two points he made by excellence in classroom work; the remaining ten and one-half by dramatic, music, and literary participation. His name has been engraved on the Scholarship Plaque with those of the two former winners. CAERULEA ' 28 MASQUE AND SANDAL In the wartime Caerulea of 1918 may be found the first recognition of what time, sound finances, and student voice have acclaimed one of the most popular and constructive clubs of this school. It reads, ' Over the top ' of the footlights this year we have witnessed the most successful dramatic season in the history of Poly High. The dramatic class was replaced in the middle of the semester by the Masque and Sandal Club, an organization of carefully selected footlight artists. We hope that Masque and Sandal will be continued next year. Now the club, under the direction of Miss Lillian V. Breed, has completed its tenth year of dramatic activity, and has produced eight one-act plays during the past two semesters. Proceeds have been divided each time between Masque and Sandal and some other school organization. Masque and Sandal submitted its share to worthwhile school funds and used its own budget to promote better plays and more interest in dramatics. Weekly radio plays were given this year over KGER, and a banquet honoring alumni was given at the Pacific Coast Club. Membership 1927-28 President Vida Thompson Vice-President Seth Felt Secretary Marjorie Snider Treasurer Helen Morton Amelia Anderson Joseph Bjorndahl Robert Blatt Clara I ' .raakenburg (His Hmwn Km i- . - 1 1 Butcher Prances Campbell Jeanette tornyn Mildred Drake Ralph Dunn Hudson Edwards Clifton Eldred Lesta Fankhouser Dorothy Farrar Doris Pickling Frank Goss Billy Harrison President Dorothy Taylor Vice-President Babette Jenne Sec. -Treasurer Bill Crowe Adviser Lillian V. Breed Bernie Harvev Gordon Heater Harold Hedrick Juanita Hill Paul Hughie Gladyce Kennedy Elsie Klatt Evelyn Lussier Max Paull Winzola Poole Genevieve Reedy Josephine Selover Tom Skillington Esther Swancutt Robert White Miriam Withers HONOR SOCIETIES 103 THE WRITERS ' CLUB w yi A The Writers ' Club was organized in 1921 by a group of students — ' interested in creative literary work, witli Miss Elizabeth H. Bailey, Miss Marie Maples Preston, Miss Julia N. McCorkle, and Lesley Bates as advisers. Since then scores of young writers have participated in its activities during their high school course and in later life have carried on the ideals of expression which the club fosters. -Verse and prose written by members in school have been published in the Scholastic, the Magazine World, the Gleam, Lyric West, and Harcourt ' s Anthology of High School Verse. Members have won prizes in national contests and each year have taken many ol the Caerulea literary contest awards. In the year 1921 the club began the publishing of Acacia, a magazine composed and edited entirely by club members. An outstanding achievement of 1925 was the sponsoring of High School Verse, a sixty-four page booklet of poems by Polytechnic students and alumni. Entirely apart from Acacia is the club magazine, which is read at the meetings each month. It is made up of verse, short-stories, essays, sketches, and plays by Writers ' Club members. Membership 1927-28 President _ Pauline Hodgkinson Advisers Miss Marie M. Preston Vice-President Dolph Winebrenner Miss Eleanor G. Pooley Secretary Virginia White Virginia Lee Roulstone Frank E. Frable Paul L. Wiley Richard W. Emery Bodil Ryberg Lois Person Walter Morgan McElrovRichard Byrer Jack B. King Elise McQuiIlen William Adams Charles W. Jones Milton Pike Jane Stanley Helen Clarke May Wein i Ruth Musgrove Eric King Clinton Ab rnathy Charles Barringer ) 101 CAERULEA ' 28 ! II f MMMAaMii SOCIAL SCIENCE The Social Science Club, with Robert MacWhorter as its first president and Miss Violet Hess as its adviser, originated in 1924 in the widespread classroom interest taken in some of the social questions studied. The purpose of the organization was to discuss topics of the day. The club has claimed many of the prominent alumni of Poly, as William Fennell, Sturgis Riddle, Princess Booth, Maxine Glass, John Ramsey, and others. Membership is open to those students who are interested in discussing topics of the time. Students are admitted only by vote of the majority of the members; and the personnel has, to date, been confined to thirty. Among the subjects discussed by the club this year were the five-day labor plan, presidential candidates and direct primaries, national newspaper censorship, and national wealth. A vote is always taken before and after the discussions. Results seldom check witli the original votes. This fact proves that the club has some very influential members. Committee chairmen for the past year have been Lavinia Dobler, membership; and Ronald Larson, program. The adviser was Edgar H. Price. Membership 1927-28 President Billy Nute Vic-President Seth Felt Secretary Virginia Dobler Treasurer Consuelo Crowley Dick Barber Helen Clarke Barbara Benefield Lavinia Dobler Otis Brown Marjorie Dougherty I lick Byrer Rex Finney Norman Cantley Billy Harrison President „. Dick Emery Vice-President Gene Roberts Secretary Miriam Withers Treasurer Marion Babcock Richardson Hastings Dorothy Smitn Loyd Landes Ronald Larson Frank Little Dorothy O ' Toole Marcia Smith Otto Smith Dorothy Taylor Vida Thompson CLUBS 105 COSMOPOLITAN CLUB In a desire to build a firm foundation for international friendship the Cosmopolitan Club originated in 1922. This purpose, its founders believed, could best be accomplished among students, the future citizens of our country. Any student who was interested in international affairs was elegible to membership in the club. Students of many nationalities were represented. The new organization chose Howard Lam as its president and Miss Albie Fletcher as adviser. In 1925 the local club and the Hollywood High school organizations were the originators of the Federation of Cosmopolitan Clubs in Southern California. Members of the Poly club feel that this accomplishment is of the utmost importance to international relations of the future. The achievement marks the climax of an idea formulated by the club in its first year. This year the club carried out a successful year. It has obtained several speakers in a series of illustrated lectures on their travels. At Christmas time the club gave presents to the Mirasol kiddies. Cosmopolitan ' s annual banquet was held in May. This year ' s club was advised by Lela F. Douthart. President Vice-President Corres. Secretary Treasurer Paul Anderson Minnie Aguilar Joseph Bjorndahl Carol Brown Estella Bushnell Benito Castillo Helen Gwyn Lotis Gwyn Membership 1927-28 Roy Tanaka President Richardson Hastings Ronald Larson Vice-President Clara Hinckley Josephine Castillo Corres. Secretary Roy Tanaka Otis Leal Treasurer Jean Swiggett William Harris Esther Lopez Flavio Rodriguez Emma Hazan John Marooka Theodore Rodriguez Maurice Hazan Amv Marooka Edward Saatjian Emma Hierro Elizabeth Mueller Wendell Sether Helen Hierro Charles Mull Ha Stiles Maybelle Hiroshima Max Paull Betty Stone Helen Kanaw Edith Perryman Pick Yeamans Fred Koenig Maxine Pratt Michie Shimizu 106 CAERULEA ' 28 HI TRI SjiiIdi To combine service, sociability, and recreation among girls, J Hi Tri was organized in 1915 with Mabel Martin as president and Esther Dayman, adviser. In 1922 Mr. F. A. Hall presented Laura Hall Club House to Hi Tri as a memorial to his wife. Since that time the girls have spent many happy hours there. Miss Whitehead is the charming house mother. Exemplifying the motto, To find and give the best , the club has grown steadily. Under Miss Hutchins as executive secretary, this year has been a satisfactory one. Calendar events were a beach supper, recognition service, world fellowship banquet, Christmas party, Mother Goose masque, croquet tournament, May breakfast, co-ed dinner dance. Membership 1927-28 President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Service Social Ring Music l. ' Hs Anderson Marian Atwood Virginia Allen Lois Baii- Beryl Baysinger Ruth Buffum i latherine Boyton Maxine Bryan Wanda Burnett Ada Brown Eleanora Bushrod i na I arsox) Esther Conger Edith Crouse Mildred Carmack Lois Crocket! i [azel I eeds Frances Dexter ...Catherine Bell ...Thelma Trafton ...Betty Macaulay ...Velma Jones ...Ruth Musgrove ...Helen Clarke ...Helen Kennedy ...Carol Bell Lavinia Dobler Virginia Dobler Geraldine Denison Dorothy Downing Frances Duncan Rose Erganian Alice Flickinger Imogean Glenn Mary Garwln Doris Hale Evelyn Halladay Clara Himphill Marjorie Hoyt Jessie Hoenk Mary Hurst Donna Jones Florence Jones Gertrude Jolly President Betty Macaulay Vice-President Vesta Willey Secretary Thelma Rolo Treasurer Helen Windes Recreation Mary Fallon Art Mildred Tyler Ceremonial Marjorie Dougherty Camp Adrienne Mann Dorothy Jefferson Frances Riggs Maude Kavanaugh Phyllis Ritchie Mariette King Eleanor Liggett Virginia Martin Thelma Miser Elise McQuillen Devota Norris Sara Park Lillian Peterson Carolyn Pickett Ella Price Gloria Putnam Genevieve Reedy Jimmie Rogers Clara Rethwisch Gladys Reed Elizabeth Reid Maida Roe Ramona Sanford Olive Sharrar Leone Skinner Arminta Smith Rebecca Starr Marjorie Bteck Mary Stimson Thelma Stubbs Doris Taylor Irene Thompson Ava Watts Virginia Welch Eleanor Worthington Lola Worthington CLUBS 107 HI Y , Hi Y has as its purpose creating and maintaining high standards y of Christian character in the school and the community. In 1922 Hi Y became a school club. At one time the organization was divided into five groups: Pirates, Tuxis, Tri Stars, T. N. T., and Drakes. A year ago these organized into one group. Weekly meetings are held, at which time such topics as chivalry and self reliance are discussed. One of the annual projects of the organization is the holding of assemblies at the different junior highs. Clean thought, clean speech, and clean sports are stressed. Early this year a successful ladies ' night was held- In February a stag party was given to sophomores just entering Poly. These new students were informed on what to expect in high school. Clean athletics and scholarship were stressed. The boys are interested in promoting the older boys ' conference, which was held at Redlands this year. In March the Hi Y sponsored an assembly, at which H. E. Dodge addressed the students on the subject What Price Success . The advisory committee is composed of Mr. Burcham, P. M. Drake, E. E. Tincher, E. Havestock, Mr. Bell, and A. C. Preston. Membership 1927-28 Officers for 1927 Officers for 1928 President Fred Cawrey Vice-President Frank Little Secretary Berner Wright Treasurer Jack Phillip Norman Adams Bob Burbank Jack Brown Raymond Cilley Otis Brown Eugene Dial Ellis Evans President Earl Dible Vice-President Louis Cawthorn Secretary Rollin Calkin Treasurer Elden Reed Edward Grisinger Walter Neweomb Richard Henderson Billy Nute Gaylord Holden George (Jmbaug Bob Jacobs 108 CAERULEA ' 28 PI KAPPA Although it celehrates only its second birthday this year, Pi Kappa claims many alumni who have made good in journalism. The first president, Lorrie Smith, is now editor of a department on the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Tom Patterson, Harold Bock, and Ernest Denning are working on the Sun. Pi Kappa is an outgrowth of the Press Club, formed in 1923 with William McKillop as president. Miss Julia McCorkle was adviser. The club was instrumental through its president in bringing the Southern California Press Convention to Long Beach in 1926. Since then, members of High Life staff have represented Poly High at all press conventions. Membership of Pi Kappa is made up of students taking la journalism and of other members of the High Life staff. The organization meets once a month and usually invites persons successful in certain lines of journalism to address the meetings. Several times during the past year Pi Kappa lias held meetings purely social in character. Pi Kappa binds the staff members of High Life together by the creation of a friendly spirit among them. In the choosing of officers the editor-in-chief of High Life automatically becomes president. John J. Frisch advised the club this year in his capacity as High Life literary adviser. Membership 1927-28 I ' resident -Richardson Hastings Vice-President Marshall Mosher Secretary Marion Babcock Treasurer Dorothy Smith Joseph Bills nick Byrer Mildred Cormack t ' onsuelo Crnwley Carol Forsythe Helen Foster Dorotha Hadsell Madelyn Hall Pauline Hodgkinson Florence ECillen LeRoy Lake Jean Linn l olph Winebrenner President Richard Emery Vice-President Lee Stacy Secretary Robert Hauge Treasurer Lavinia Dobler Ruth Musgrove Edmund Svvanson Bill Olsen Roy Tanaka Lois Person Muriel Teach Marjorie Roe George Warden Margaret Ross Jean Watson Gardner Simmons Virginia White Margaret Wright CLUBS 109 COMMERCIAL CLUB The Commercial Club was organized in 1921 under the guidance of Ralph E. Oliver and W. P. Rankin. Its purpose was to develop interest in commercial pursuits and to give the student body an insight into commercial life. Originally membership was open only to students selected for their efficient work and high scholarship. Commercial department teachers examined candidates for admission. The scope of the club has widened to such a degree that it is now no longer an honorary society. The club convenes once a month. At each meeting talks are delivered by prominent local citizens on their experiences in the business world. Advice on how to cope with problems encountered every day is given the students. An old minute book reveals the fact that a club paper entitled The Spotted Elephant added much zest to the meetings. To create a better social understanding between the students and teachers of the department is one of the newer aims of the club. An entertainment or party often is given to encourage enthusiasm. All expenses are covered by club dues; and money remaining in the treasury at the end of the year is turned over to the Jane Harnett memorial fund. Faculty advisers for the year were Miss Jessie Wyant, Mrs. Margaret Macintosh, R. E. Oliver, and E. W. McClun. Membership 1927-28 President Vice-President - Secretary ..._ Treasurer Elepha Baird Florence Brown Helen Brown Estelle Bushnell Dorothy Byrd Wayne Compton De Los Woody Dorothy Attig Rex Finney Lawrence Baxter La Vone Rockwood Ruby Davis Harold Dixon Maxine Dawels Lloyd Grace Donaho Hall Agnes Hoover President Dorothy Attig Vice-President Zereita Baird Secretary Laurene Baxter Treasurer La Vone Rockwood Jack Irvine Dorothea Powers Louise Jones Les Remy Ronald Larson Mattie Lee Ross Norman Lehman Myrtle Rowe Roberta Lyons Esther Swartz Walter Newcomb Charlotte Wibber Kathleen Woodward CAERULEA ' 28 EUTERPE The Euterpe Club, a group of young music students, was organized in 1926. Beatrice Tibeau was president and Miss Editli Wtjfeht was adviser of the first club. The organization encourages students who nave musical talent and offers them opportunity to make the most of their possibilities. Euterpe, Muse of Music, is an exceedingly appropriate name for the club. The slogan is Promote better music in the school . To attain membership, a student must be able to play a memorized composition on the piano. At the meetings, held every three weeks, reports on composers are read and selections are played by the students. Several of these meetings have been broadcast over the radio. This year Euterpe has redecorated the music room with new curtains and pictures. The big project of the year, as in past years, was the annual piano recital, in which members of the club participated. Miss Edith Wyant has retained her position as adviser of the club. Membership 1927-28 President Beatrice Turner Vice-President Virginia Dobler Sirrel.-u.i- Anna Jacobsen Treasurer Vivian Gardner K s. marjr Andrews ii. in i lailey Adda Kspev Paul Ford Nacillli I ' .le .en Gtaytias Weimer Margueritte Johnson I [elen Kennedy Sarah Kuhn Eleanor Leggitt A.drienne Mann President Katherine Green Vice-President Fern Puffer Secretary _ Virginia Dobler Treasurer . . Eloise Pollard Roy Putney Elizabeth Sawyer Albert Ramsey Gladys Sell Dorothy Rankin Raymond Stanford George Rolf Dorothy Thomas Carl Rummler Melvin Thomas Stanley White Jeanette Williams CLUBS r- -. CHI ALPHA TAU Chi Alpha Tau organized in 1917 for the purpose of training a chemistry team which couldn ' t be defeated. John Ausman was the first president. The purpose now is to stimulate an interest in chemistry and chemistry subjects. It was known as the Chemistry Club until last year, when the name was changed to Chi Alpha Tau. meaning The Alchemists ' Club . Membership is open to all students taking chemistry. Programs of the club ' s semi-monthly meetings are varied. Experiments and interesting demonstrations are often given by the club members; representatives from industrial concerns give demonstrations and talks on the part chemistry plays in their work. Field trips are taken regularly by the entire club to such places as bakeries, foundries, refineries, ice plants, chemical factories, and various industrial plants that emphasize interest in chemistry. This year ' s social events have been a beach party, a Hallowe ' en party, and a picnic in the mountains. Committee chairmen for the year have been very active. They are Field, Raymond Francis; Social, Leamel Hayes; Program. Clara Comstock ; Member- ship, Alvin Bixler; Constitution, Aimer Kelsey. Miss Dorothy Himes is adviser of the club. Membership 1927-28 President Orin Levis Vice-President Frank Stewart Sec ' y-Treasurer I orothy Zantiny Joe Blackburn Ernest Corbeil Edith Blair Charles Cresmer Edward Brady Berniee Faa Alvin Bixler Raymond Francis Louis Cawthon Marguerite Hakell Clara Comstock Leamel Hayes Hugh Hixon Lawerence Holland Donald Holt Betty Hughes Leroy Keith Aimer Kelsey Horace McQuigg Elise McQuillen Franklin Morse William Race Emeron Reynard Reinhardt Schuman Martin Shinner Stanley Smith Goldye Stokesbary John Snedden Shirley Ward Arden Westman Clyde Wicker Prentice Willis 112 CAERULEA ' 28 EL CLUB ESPANOL Los Corderitos, meaning little lambs , named for its founder, Miss Lamb, was the first Spanish club formed in Pol} ' High. Later El Club Espanol was opened to third-year Spanish students. These clubs had as their aim the development of friendships among the students taking Spanish. From these organizations has come our present El Club Espanol. Membership 1927-28 President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Minnie Acmilar Carol Bell Catherine Bell Bdythe Blair Roger Brackney Otis Brown Virginia Chapman Rosalind Chubbic Doris Coe Catherine Craig Clarice Dawson Crystal Dickerman Pauline Toll Benito Castillo Leamel Hayes Emma Hazan Max Paull Bernice Duke Ernest Foster Helen Foster Ethel Grand Madelyn Hall Clifford Hann June Harrison Helen Hogue Dorothy Horner Bernard Horning Paul Hug-hie Vivian Jensen Arden President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Florence Killen Eric King- Doris Kinkely Norman Lehman Ruth Leonard Josephine Longo Esther Lopez Frank Lopez Eleanor McCaffney Virginia Mendenhall Everett Morris Franklin Morse Westman Max Paull ...Miriam Withers ...Jane Stanley ...Maurice Hazan Merreta Page Elinor Palmer Lois Person Leona PriestJ La Verne Rockwell Flavio Rodriguez Wilma Sell Virginia Searles Marcia Smith Grace Soden Betty Stoddard Roy Tanaka Wilma Winstead LE COQ FRANCAIS With the phrase Pas a Pas , meaning Step by Step , as both name and motto, the first French club was organized at Poly High in 1910. Out of this organization grew the present Le Coq Francais. his year ' s officers were: president, Doris Hale; vice-president, Charles Barringer; secretary, Katherine Hynson ; treasurer, Robert Woodman. For the s,r 1 semester Robert Woodman was president, Sara Louise Sherman,secretary- treasurer. Miss Florence Bonhard and Miss Lois Thompson were advisers. CLUBS 113  DER DEUTSCHE VEREIN Organized two years ago under the guidance of Miss Lois Thompson, Der Deutsche Verein has offered to German students through social intercourse the opportunity of furthering their knowledge of Germany and the German Language. Membership 1927-1928 President Marv Hortnagl President Marguerite Haskell Vice-President Herbert BufEum Vice-President Flora Mendenhall Secretary Goldie Clausen Secretary Herbert Buffum Treasurer Gordon Wright Treasurer Reinhardt Schuhmann Frances Giftord Rosa Lee Teach William Wengert CONTIO 8V In order that students making grades of A and B in Latin might ( JglE) meet and enjoy classical programs in party settings, the Contio Club 5 was formed in 1920. For six years with the assistance of Miss Florence Kimball and Miss Lura Rati, the club has sponsored an annual Roman banquet and many interesting programs. Membership 1927-1928 Consul Praetor Censor Quaestor Marguerite Bergloff Maynard Berk Ada Brown Carol Brown Helen Brust Carolyn Chantry Mildred Cormaek llcne Dailey I ' M 1 tavies Lindley Dean . Raymond Francis Adrirnne Mann Jane Stanley S. R. Beebe Mildred Drake Katie Dunham Elizabeth Dunn Carl Ehman Alan Elerding Audrey Elliot Tr elen Espey Clarice Faa Kutli Flannery Gerald Frerks Consul Praetor Censor Quaestor Lucille Garrison Mary Garrison Richard Henderson Paul Kapp Maude Kavanagh James Keipp Stanley Merryfleld Walter McElroy Eleanor Powell Paul Randall .Shirley Ward - Theodore Rodriguez ..Clara e omstock ..Louis Cawthon Ruth Reid Wendell Sether Certrude Slater Arminta Smith Virginia Smith Rosa Lee Teach Robert Vaughn Eleanor Wagner May Wein Margaret Wheeler RADIO CLUB Although organized on but a small scale, the Radio Club has maintained progressive standards. In its first year, 1921, European messages were received by members of the local club. Its president in that year was Robert Sent; H. J. White advised. Demonstrating that its purposes are of some practical use, this year ' s Radio Club proudly points to former members who have become commercial radio operaters. Among these are Curtis Turill, Erwin Post, Conrad Craven, Harold Bender, Laurence Higgens, Theodore Turner, and Russel Alexander. The success of these boys can be accounted for when one takes into consider- ation the aims of the organization. The first purpose of the group is to increase its knowledge of radio. To this end the club visits broadca t transmitting stations, commercial telegraph stations, and marine stations. In addition to participating in these most interesting trips, the organization invites some expert in applied radio for each meeting to address them on the particular phase of radio in which he is skilled. Perhaps one of the most instructive and enjoyable activities of the group was the operation of a transmitting station for which the club holds license. This station operates under the call letters 6CE. Membership lf 27-2S President V ! • -President Corr. Secretary Secretary-Treasurer Serseant-at-Arms ... ] c,n:i M i ' .lai ' liam Krank Beane Ri | nolds 1 )oty Donald Frank iHcar Gilliland ..Aimer Kelsey ..Charles Williams .Adrian Ward .James Callaway . Kenneth Hawes William Harbert Kenneth Hommer Frederick Hyde Get trge Irwin Orin Levis President Vice-President i ' .iir. Secretary Secretary-Treasurer Sergeanl -at -Arms Caii McLeod Harold Monroe I iran Porter Glenn Ramsey Emerson Reynard ..Aimer Kelsey Adrian Ward Marshall Stoddard James Callaway Charles Williams Cecil Smith Edmund Snearly Frank Stewart Sherl Thornton Merit Tucker CLUBS THETA EPSILON To form a connecting link between the home and the school, to train girls to be active and efficient leaders, and to furnish an opportunity for the pursual of social life, Theta Epsilon, home economics club, was formed in 1921 under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Moore and Miss Hazel Lamm. Olive Faber was the first president. During that year fifty girls of the group served at the Kbell Club and gained fifty dollars for the club treasury. Living up to the standard set by clubs of former years. Theta Epsilon has a great many achievements to its credit. The serving of refreshments to visiting and home teams after athletic contests and the staging of a mother and daughter banquet and a tea for Theta Alpha, the sister club at YVoodrow Wilson, were but a few of the interesting projects of this year ' s group. The membership of the club is made up of girls who have taken at hast one semester of home economics. Miss Elizabeth Moore, of the department of home economics, was adviser. Membership 1927-28 Officers President Marion Babcock Vice-President -Jean Linn Secretary Anna Jacobsen Treasurer Consuelo Crowley Virginia Allen Betty Hughes Dot Barton Bernice Jacobs Helen Bewley Patsey Lee May Belle Davis Jenette Richardson Marion Fulton Delores Shults Committee Heads Refreshments Caroline Tucker Social Doris Hall Program Margaret Ross Membership Virginia White Initation Clara Braakenhurg Marcia Smith Julia Ett Tucker Opal Smith Mary Vacerro Dorothv Tavlor Liela Van Amburg Vida Thompson Harriet Walker 116 CAERULEA ' 28 EUODIA CLUB Organized nationally in 1922 to instil, through Bible study, Christian qualities in girls, Euodia has steadily enlarged until now there are nearly sixty clubs in Southern California. The word Euodia means fragrance. The significance of the name is reflected in the high principles governing the organization. This year, members of the local organization under the guidance of Miss Elizabeth Merritt, teacher, and Miss Meta Bergen, adviser, have spent their time in interesting study. Membership 1927-28 President _...Kathryn Miller Secretary Gwendolyn Roberts Dorothy Ball Clarice Dawson .Ivan Bullock Adda Espey Marion Behrens Helen Hagerman Ada Brown Flora Harris Mildred Cormack Kllen Jones Cora Cotton Margaret Larkin President May Wein Secretary Leah Belle Carter Eleanor Liggett Klvera Seguire Claudia Miller Wilma Sell Melba Morgan Mary Skelley Gladys Opie Esther W in Edith Perrvman Brenda Wilson Gladys Sell Elizabeth Wright THUMB TACK Calling themselves Los Trozadores, the sketchers, a group of students formed the first art club in 1916 under the direction of Miss Carol Lewerenz. Two years later this organization was succeeded by The Art Club and from that group bis come our present day Thumb Tack Club. Membership 1927-28 President Esther Beckenstein Vice-President Pauline Rankin Rec. Secretary rohn Williams Corr. Secretary Mildred Snyder Treasurer rean Swiggett Virginia Ulen Rollin Calkin Jessie Barnes larice I a«sc,n Maxlne Benecki Geraldine Denison I ' resident Paulire Rankin Vice-President Jean Swiggett Rec. Secretary rohn Williams Corr. Secretary Mildred Snyder Treasurer Melvin Thomas Flora Harris Genevieve Sanders Pilhnore Phipps Gay Shaw Marjorie Roe Mildred Tyler CLUBS LEADERS CORPS To help where there is need in the boys ' department of physical education is the aim of the Leaders ' Corps, which is an outgrowth of a group of squad leaders that began to function in 1925 under the direction of Charles H. Hunt. Last year a definite organization of all leaders took place, and fifty members participated. This year the group has grown to more than one hundred. The hoys help at athletic events and aid the coaches in gym classes. Membership 1927-28 President Secretary Byron Adrian Gerald Barbeau Frederick Bastion Frank Birch Alvin Bixler Joe Blackburn Arnn Booth William Boyd Edward Brady Otis Brown Roy Brown Keith Brownell George Byrum Rollin Calkin Maurice Callahan Richard Carpenter Fred Carr Henry Chase Leslie Chester Harold Church Raymond Cilley Everett Claypool Ernest Corbeil William Cowle Edgar Crawford Kenneth Criehton Marion Crowe Ed Demack . Ray Chesley ..Dwight Koxie Floyd Dolling Lloyd I H um Edward 1 uke Harold Estabrook Gerald Easterbrooks Paul E Iwards Clifton El. lied Richard Emery Morris Evans John Fenwick Paul Ford Donald Frank Gerald Frerks William Frizzell Derrington Green Lyle Gregory William Gustuson Mark Halladay Donald Hammond Doyle Hanewinckel William Harbert Richardson Hastings Dan Hazard John Healy Homer Heller Richard Henderson Arthur Herald Morris Highstone Fred Hobson Kenneth Hommer 1 ion Hooper Robert Horn Duncan Johnson Edward Johnson Walter Johnson 1 lean Kimpson James Kline Frank Lamb Myron Lehman Cordon Leonard Robley Linville Harold Luck George Margruder Rex McKee Malcolm McKenna Ton Miles John Moffat Wallace Monroe Allen Montgomery Marshall Mosher Mons Nelson Kenneth Nowling William Nute Howard Patrick Robert Pense Donald Perry Clarence Pickering Howard Phillippe Lekoy Phillips Allison Polley James Porter Franklin Preissler Clifford Pugh James Rahl Ben Reidenback Millard Ringdahl Howard Rollins Jack Salveson Paul Schwartz Harry Skinner Harland Smith Jack Sneddin Arthur Southstone Ray Stanford William Stewart Sam Stiff Charles Thomas Melvin Thomas Sheri Thornton George Umbaugh Carl Vidano Edward Wall Charles Williams Robert Wilson Dolph Winebrenner G MOSA J 20 CAERULEA ' 23 CAMERA 121 122 CAERULEA ' 28 CAMERA 123 •-, ' K-- ' s r jV S H 1 ' 1903 FU iJiaKrions 126 CAERULEA ' 23 LA BW5A •- t..uwi:it:ii«: J U N t PUBLICATIONS REVIEW Progressive publications have been of outstanding importance to Poly High for the past twenty-five years. Back in 1903 the first student publication, Caerulea, was published in the form of a small monthly magazine reviewing student activities. It continued in this form until 1913, when it became the school annual and La Brisa was inaugurated as a new monthly publication containing literary contributions in addition to news reviews. High Life, the long-awaited weekly, took the place of La Brisa in 1917 as the official school newspaper. Members of the Writers ' club compiled a monthly magazine composed of typewritten manuscripts and read it at the regular club meetings. In 1921 the club president selected the best of the manuscripts and edited and published them for the entire student body in a literary magazine titled Acacia. High Life, Acacia, and Caerulea are the three present publications. As editors and advisers for the past twenty-five years, the following have been the builders of these present progressive publications: CAERULEA EDITORS Lawrence Earnest Lloyd McDermont Laurence Ridenour Mable Sharp Whittier Flickinger Julia Howell Clement Nadeau Mabel Sharp Earl McDermont Katherine Stein Loraine Huntington Leslie K. Lynn Katherine Gilbert Helen Montgomery Travis Sheldon Harry Mercer Anita Risdon Eugene Withers Neil Locke King Morrison George Walterhouse Wolcoti Noble Virginia Wells Vernon McGuffln William Fennell John Ramsey I lick Byrer ADVISERS Grace Wiltshire Elizabeth H. Bailey Julia N. McCorkle Grace E. Pof£ Edith D. Mattoon Clara B. Barnhisel Carol Lewerenz Hannah Thompson Ruth Burdick George Barker, Jr. Ruth Foster Rexford Newcomb I ludley B. Kendall Robert R. Lynn LA BRISA KldTORS Katherine Gilbert Aumist Reingardt Evelyn Browning Allen Carncross Mabel Dye ADVISERS Elizabeth H. Bailey Mary Jones Elizabeth Fitz Jarrell Hannah Thompson Mr. Richardson Rexford Newcomb HIGH LIFE EDITORS John Crouch Donald Williams Anna L. Titus Albert H. Rogers Eugene Withers Waldo Drake Curtis Avery William McKillop Thad Omohundro Ed Kinsey Albert Gustus Stanley Selover Henry Clock Lorrie Smith Bradford Bond George L. Harrington Richardson Hastings Richard W. Emery ADVISERS John W. McNair Arreta L. Watts Julia N. McCorkle Florence M. Carpenter John L. Frisch J. C. Greenup Dudley R. Kendall Robert R. Lynn ACACIA EDITORS Vernon McGufnn Julia P.irk Seth Jehiel Felt Richard W. Emery ADVISERS Marie Maples Preston Eleanor G. Pooley Catherine Richter Dudley B. Kendall Robert R. Lynn PUBLICATIONS 127 Richard W. Emery Seth Felt ACACIA Setting a new mark for literary publications, the 1927 edition of Acacia was published just before the Christmas vacation. This edition was the only one that was printed this year, but it was the largest of the seven editions that have been published since the inauguration of the magazine in 1921. Christmas was the theme for many of the contributions and the art work contained in this seventy- two page edition of the Writers ' Club magazine. Four art plates, an original Christmas carol with words and music by Seth Felt, and a cover printed in three colors were the outstanding features of the edition. Richard W. Emery was editor; Walter Morgan McElroy, business manager; and Seth Felt, art editor. Miss Eleanor G. Pooley and Miss Marie M. Preston were literary advisers. Robert R. Lynn supervised the printing. The magazine contained a great variety of short stories, sketches, essays, and poems. Students contributing were Pauline Hodgkinson. Paul L. Wiley, Walter Morgan McElroy, William Adams, Helen Clarke, Seth Jehiel Felt, Richard W. Emery, Charles W. Jones, Dick Byrer, Edward Brady, May Wein, Clinton Abernathy, Virginia Lee Roulstone, Dolph Winebrenner, Bodil Ryberg, Jack B. King, Milton Pike, Ruth Musgrove, Charles Barringer, Lois Person, Frank E. Frable, Virginia White, and Elise McQuillen. Miss Preston Miss Pooley W. McElroy Mr. Lynn 128 CAERULEA ' 28 D. Winebrenner JU ' Dobler HIGH LIFE Laboring under the handicap incident to one of the smallest staffs in the history of the paper, the fall High Life staff produced twenty-three editions of the Poly newspaper. Deep Stuff , High Life ' s outstanding humor column, was awarded the medal granted by the Southern California Press Association at the fall convention at South Pasadena to the best humor section in all Southern California high school papers. Dick Byrer wrote the column for the entire year. Despite the small size of the staff, several feature editions came out, including the first six page Low Life ever published at Poly, and extra editions for the Thanksgiving drive. Girls ' League banquet, and commission election. Richardson Hastings was editor-in-chief for the semester. His assistants on the editorial staff were Richard Emery, managing editor; Dolph Winebrenner, news editor; Hugh Ellis, sport editor. Department editors for the fall semester were: Marshall Mosher. academics; Dorothy Smith, music, arts, and sciences; Marion Babcock, girls ' activities; Bill Artman, boys ' activities; Lavinia Dobler, society; Dick Byrer. columnist; Seth Felt, poetry; Carolyn Pickett, humor PUBLICATIONS 129 TURN IN MANUSCRIPTS FOR CAERUIEA Poly Music Groups Combine For Yuletide E vent f?K__ PURCHASE CHRISTMAS ROS IN STORE TERS ' CLUB ISSUES MAGAZINE NEXT WT r iS CONCERT TO BE L DEDICATORY FOR HR POLY INSTRUCTOR BIGGEST CHRISTMAS ACA TO BE OUT TOESLAY Richard W. Emery SPRING HIGH LIFE STAFF The spring High Life was judged first in news story and third in general excellence among Southern California newspapers. A record was set by the publishing of a daily and the regular weekly during the Principals ' Convention. Richard W. Emery was editor-in-chief. His editorial assistants were Dolph Winebrenner, managing editor; Lee Stacy, sport editor; Lavinia Dobler, news editor; Marion Babcock. assistant; Pauline Hodgkinson, copy editor; Lois Person, assistant; Virginia White, desk editor; and Helen Foster, assistant. The staff members included Dorothy Smith, music, arts, and drama; Joe Bills, boys ' activities; Consuelo Crowley, girls ' activities; Gardner Simmons, academics ' ; Dick Byrer, columnist; Ruth Musgrove, girls ' sports; Dorothea Hadsell, clubs; Ed Swanson, humor; and Margaret Ross, personals. Reporters were Florence Killen, LeRoy Lake, Jean Linn, Marjorie Roe, Roy Tanaka. Margaret Wright, Mildred Carmack, Carol Forsythe, Robert Hauge, Madelyn Hall, Muriel Teach, and Jean Watson. The business staff for the entire year consisted of George Warden, business and advertising manager; and Bill Olsen, circulation manager. John J. Frisch supervised the journalism and Robert R. Lynn, the printing and business. ittlL HWft TZ EAUUttE HODGVjVOlt R UTH MUttfcOVE L VI iftJX BI£ 1 i MURIEL TEACH TOl£H.._MWtgi M.OB MILTOtt Plt E ,0 J rEEBBROOK l jffiasftBcr wholes- w£ iriiA ao mnjat CAELEMJLE.A. 4g| TiXFF I t MEMBER K 1925 HAK1K PUBLICATIONS 131 Dick Byrer Marjorie Roe CAERULEA STAFF BILLY WRIGHT Business Manager GEORGE WARDEN Advertising Manager RUTH MUSGROVE Academic Competition HELEN BEWLEY Administration GERALD EASTERBROOKS Boys ' Sports LEE STACY Boys ' Sports DICK CARPENTER Camera VIRGINIA DOBLER Clubs MARGARET WHEELER Clubs ROLLIN CALKIN Cartoons MISS EDITH D. MATTOON Literary Adviser DICK BYRER Editor-in-Cbief MARJORIE ROE Art Editor PAUL SCHWARTZ Assistant Business Manager LAVINIA DOBLER Debate DOROTHY TAYLOR Drama RUTH BUFFUM Exchanges VIRGINIA MARTIN Girls ' Sports PAUL WILEY Graduates and Alumni RICHARD W. EMERY Honor Societies CHARLES BARRINGER Humor HARRIET KREYSSLER Juniors and Sophomores MISS RUTH FOSTER Art Adviser Walter Mcelroy Associate Editor PAULINE HODGKINSON Literary MURIEL TEACH Assistant Literary MILTON PIKE Military CLARICE DELFS Music RICHARDSON HASTINGS Publications MARION BABCOCK Mid-year Seniors VIRGINIA ROULSTONE June Seniors VIRGINIA WHITE June Seniors HELEN CLARKE Student Administration ROBERT R. LYNN Business, Printing Adviser W. McElroy B. Wright Miss Mattoon Miss Foster Mr. Lynn LimSABY i9oa 134 CAERULEA ' 28 THE CRIPPLED LAD SPEAKS By Walter Morgan McElroy God takes the clean, wet earth to make us of, The loam that sun and wind breathe blessing on. Did God ' s hand tremble then, When God made me? O little people dancing in the dell On moonlight, silent nights; lads that run in wind and sun So neatly framed, so swift of flight; 1 shall never dance; I shall never run. The footsteps come ; The footsteps go ; They mock me all the time. And all the time My heart is burning so To go where they may go. Dancers dance a saraband Most abandonedly; Pain leads my feet Down the dancing-floor of agony. O green grass meadows, Green to race; O hills to climb ; O paths to pace; O little folk; O lads that run ; O footsteps mocking me ; O dancers dancing most abandonedly; O dancing-master Pain ; When God made thew and thigh and hip Of me from cool wet clay, Did God ' s hand slip? LITERARY 135 ON ASKING WHY By Laura May Wright Why ! Why ! Why ! What anger, laughter, distress, grief, love, joy, and ever so many other emotions can this small insignificant looking word cause. That eternal question, Why? ! Children ask it; girls ask it; boys ask it; women ask it; men ask it; grandmothers, grandfathers, uncles, cousins, lovers, enemies, friends, and even mere acquaintances ask it. The whole world seems to revolve around the single question Why? Crime, love, punishment, joys have a common interest in that small three-letter word. Why? Why usually brings out the Because that is a great weapon in the hands of women. And witli the Because there usually comes some great emotion. Teacher says, Why? Pupil says, Because ; his heart stops beating; his distress is plain. How could he know that Why was going to be thrown in his face ? A crime is committed. Why? is the first question asked. The lover whispers, I love you. Why? conies the exasperating response. Mother says, You must be punished. Why? pleads the child. Why is the age-old word for expressing emotion or killing time. It is a very appalling word when used in the right way. Why did you do that? thunders out the lawyer to the prisoner. That thunderous Why strikes the prisoner in the face. It mocks him, taunts him, and debars him from every- thing except fear. He cringes at that fearful but eternal Why? What tragic distress can be brought out by that innocent word ! The mother bemoans the fate of her son; and then comes the tragic word, Why! Oh why was it my son ? Why sometimes reveals the startling fact that one is stupid. Somebody may state a fact in which the reason is very apparent to the others, but poor 136 CAERULEA ' 28 little you are so dumb that you must ask why and be rewarded with amused but delisted glances. Yes, I am thoroughly convinced that the entire world revolves about the question Why? The world could not and would not go without it; we could not and would not live without it. Governments would fall, wars cease, peace languish, gossips die, and even Father Time would stop. Why, yes, even my small world would cease too. If there were no Why , there would be no essay; and no essay, Teacher would ask, Why didn ' t you prepare you lesson? Why? Why indeed! Because there is no why. Yes , I should repeat, there is no why. That is why. SERENITY By Ruth Musgrove The beauty of a clear green curling wave White-crested with a flash of mermaid s hair, The curve of cliffs, the salt tang of the air, The roar of breakers echoed in a cave, The sweeping flight of slim cliff-swallows brave, Wee shells that roar, and blue sea-flowers rare: Is there aught else in all God ' s world so fair? Now sudden stillness holds the seas that lave. In gently sloping grey that is the shore, And in the quiet hush, my spirit finds The peace it craves; and beauty fills my soul. The rush of day is past; the strife is o ' er. The wet shore, giving back the sunset, binds My heart; and here at last I reach my goal. LITERARY 137 THE FISHY FISHERMAN By Richard W. Emery What marvels Aunt Matilda was expecting to find in the fabled wonder- land of Southern California I can hardly guess even now. I know only that she came for a brief visit, looking for miracles to happen every day on her front steps, and that she almost went back disappointed. Almost, I say, because when that credulous, good old dame finally did depart, she bore with her a tale such as would cause people back home to open their eyes and their mouths in wonder. Luck, luck pure and simple, enabled me to make Aunt Matilda contented before she returned. I enjoyed my triumph more than I should, perhaps; for even now, after these months, sometimes I cannot sleep nights just from laughing. Lest I seem unkind, let me explain about Aunt Matilda. In the first place, she isn ' t my aunt. I called her Aunt Matilda because she looked the part. She lived for a short time in an apartment near mine. She was the most unreasonable and the most talkative tourist I have ever met so far. Her conception of California before she saw it must have been something like this: Long Beach, built largely of wigwams, oil wells, palm huts, adobe missions, and Yosemite Valleys, shaded by waving cocoanut palms, inhabited by semi- civilized movie stars from the jungles of Hollywood, and surrounded by a changeable-taffeta sea with waves ninety feet high. Also there was some foolishness about earthquakes. The idea of going outside of Long Beach to see the rest of California seemed not to have occurred to her. It was all here; and when she had seen it, she was going back to tell everybody all about it. With this notion she implored me to show her California in an afternoon. She had nob seen the ocean; I submitted it to her approval. Of all the conceivable remarks to make, she expressed a new one. I always thought it was bigger than this, she said, gazing uncompre- 138 CAERULEA ' 28 hendingly seaward. I had a vision of the world map in my history room and felt sorry for her. Then we saw oil wells, which were noisy and dirty. Aunt Matilda, I found, didn ' t approve of noise and dirt. The romance of sinking a pipe a mile down into the earth stirred her not because she couldn ' t see the pipe. No wild moving-picture stars? Well, she knew those stories were untrue. But where were the Spanish dancers? And where were the westerners that shot holes through silver dollars tossed into the air? As can be imagined, I failed utterly to get Aunt Matilda ' s point of view. By the time she had listened in vain to hear a pelican sing, had watched in vain to see a pedestrian drop of a sunstroke (her visit was in December), and had lain awake in vain to feel the world reel with an earthquake, I was almost as disgusted as she was. She. living in the neighboring apartment as she was, took pleasure in trapping me and keeping me informed of the latest Californian shortcomings. In fact, she kept everybody informed. When she started talking, time and her prattle would run like rainwater down a gutterspout. I came expecting to find something unusual, was her favorite conclusion to a half-hour remark, and I am disappointed. Plainly, this talkative person would scatter her unreasonable convictions for miles abroad in her native community, besides being discouraged herself, unless she saw something to catch her interest. My duty as a human being and as a Californian — not that I wish to distinguish between the two, but just that I like the sound of the expression — was to hunt up a marvel, a marvel somehow connected with action, that would appeal to her. In this search I miserably failed. Luck alone was responsible for the Great Impression. It was the day before her departure. We were walking along the beach between the two main piers just at sundown. The stretch of sand was nearly deserted; the tide was about half in; and the effect of the surf shattering and re-shattering the mirrored sunset was worth a whole trip across the county. But it was lost on Aunt Matilda. She wanted action; beauty was all right as far as it went, but it didn ' t do anything. Thus we were strolling along, she talking and I beginning to understand just a bit of her view, when out of the very sea itself came that for which I sought. Why, look! her nasal voice sawed into my thoughts. There ' s somebody away out there in the water. My ! I ' d think he ' d freeze on a cold day like this! The day was fine, and I should have enjoyed being in swimming myself. Her exclamations were distasteful to me, but I looked. A swimmer was coming in from far out. The flash of his wet arms in the oily pools of color was hard to distinguish. He swam with a deliberate stroke that seemed to attract Aunt Matilda ' s interest. Look, she said, he is coming right this way. The coincidence was remarkable: we stood on the shore and he swam in the water; therefore he swam LITERARY 139 toward us. But this would be my last chance to convert Aunt Matilda. I pinned my hope to the incident and took the chance. Yes indeed, I assured her. He is one of our long-distance swimmers. No telling how far he has come. He may have been miles out to sea. My words were true. The man was a long-distance swimmer, for he had swum at least around the pier. He may have been several miles out to sea, but he probably had not. Anyway, Aunt Matilda ' s eyes grew round. Gracious ! I should think sharks would attack him. She looked with haste at the swimmer, who was nearing the breaker line. In a few moments he burst out of the waves and strode ashore, the blood-red of the sunset about him so that he seemed to be outlined in flame. He was like some fiery god of the sea coming forth upon the land. And wonders of wonders ! Aunt Matilda gave one squeak, more eloquent than two straight hours of her talk, and stared like a spell-bound child. I looked, looked again more intently. Then I confess that I stared very much as Aunt Matilda did. P or out of the waves came the great blond swimmer in a black bathing suit, and on a heavy cord tied about his waist were half a dozen large, green, flapping fish. Well, that was enough for Aunt Matilda. As she watched that young Neptune, or amphibian, or whatever he was , go striding down the beach witli the fish struggling on the cord, her face was a sight to remember. Next day she left for home, and she was happy. She had seen her wonder, and she will tell the story to the end of her days. As for me, I later became very friendly with the blond fellow and went fishing with him several times. We would swim out to the boat anchored a few hundred feet off the end of the pier, borrow tackle from his friend on the boat, and fish all day. At sundown we would string the fish we had kept alive in a suspended net. tie them about our waists, and swim ashore. But I have not written about these trips to Aunt Matilda. CONTRAST By Helen Clarke The irony of hanging on a precipice, With rocks slipping from } our clutching hands, As lovers walk on the trail beneath, Planning their future fairy land (Reprint from Acacia) 1-10 CAERULEA ' 28 THE JURY A play in one act By Paul Wiley — Characters — Jurymen Smith (foreman) Jones Brown Green White Black O ' Hara Ryan Olson Plotz McGregor M acini A court officer Time: The present Scene: A juryroom finished in some sort of dark wood. A long table of the same wood as the wainscoting of the room, and upon which stands a pitcher of water, occupies the center of the stage. Twelve armchairs are grouped around the table. A large, powerful white light is fixed in the ceiling immediately over the table so that its rays shine directly down. The far corners of the room are dark. There is a large window at the rear of the stage and a heavy door to the left. It is night. As the curtain rises the twelve jurymen enter the stage by the door, left. LITERARY 141 They appear to have been through an ordeal. They are coughing, sighing, shuffling, and wiping their foreheads and faces with handkerchiefs. Smith, the foreman, comes first. He is a fat, red-faced man with a heavy gold watch chain stretched across a well-filled paunch. He walks with an air of complacency. He might be a butcher. Jones, Brown, Green, and White are birds of a feather, middle-aged American shopkeepers. They have an all in the same boat air. O ' Hara and Ryan enter together. The former is an old bald-headed Irishman. Ryan is younger. Botli are workingmen. Olson is a heavy, stolid Swede who enters alone. Plotz is a little, wiry German Jew, clothing store variety. Macini is an Italian, short and dark. McGregor, a Scotchman, is tall and silent. Black, the youngest of the group, is a rather nervous fellow. He is well dressed; his general appearance suggests the student type. All of the men drop into the chairs about the table in various attitudes of relaxation. Ryan tilts his chair back and puts his feet on the table. Smith takes a seat at the head of the group. A court officer in uniform enters last and stands by the door. Officer. I ' ll be outside. Knock on the door when you ' re ready. (Goes out and closes door behind him. Most of the jurymen begin talking at once.) Brown. Give me a cigarette, someone. (Green passes him one. O ' Hara lights pipe — Smith, a cigar. The room becomes filled with smoke.) White. What a life ! Wow ! Green. (Looking at watch) Judge talked two hours. I timed him. Plotz. Yes, und he nefer said nothing anyhow. Ryan. Funny old bird. Talked as though we oughta pay attention to all that scientific bunk. White. The wound was toward the stylo-hyoid and diagastric. Ha-Ha ! Smith. (Rapping table) Men, please, we must get down to business. The sooner we decide upon our verdict the sooner we will be free. As the judge said, it is our duty only to decide upon the guilt or innocence of this man without regard to those things — O ' Hara. We ' ve hearrd all of that before. Let ' s be gettin ' to the mate av the matther. Smith. I was just making sure that everyone understood. Now, I propose that we take a vote to see how wc stand. Have we any paper? Jones. Never mind the paper; get it over with. Let ' s have a show of hands. Smith. That ' s perfectly all right with me. Any dissent? (The men say nothing.) Very well, let us — (Black rises.) Black. Just a minute, Smith, are you sure this is perfectly right? All legal I mean? Plotz. (excitedly) Legal, legal, legal! Nefer haf I heard such foolish pisness. All chudges are fools and lawyers tiefs. Black. But surely the judge said — Ryan. He said a dale more than was necessary. 142 CAERULEA ' 28 Brown. Sit down, Black, and be sensible. You youngsters bave a lot of funny notions these da3 r s. (Black subsides, apparently unwilling.) Smith. (Smoothly) Very well, gentlemen. How many for a verdict of guilty? Hands up, please. (Jones, Brown, White, and Plotz put up their hands immediately. Green follows suit after a second or two. Smith counts.) One, two, three, four — five and myself makes six. It won ' t do; we must have a unanimous verdict. Can ' t we come to an agreement? .McGregor. (Slowly) A ' hm not sae sure but what we ' re a bit hasty wi ' the votin ' . We havena suffeeciently discussed the problem. If we go bringin ' in a hasty verdict, the judge ' ll no be pleased. Jones. (Impatiently) Trust a Scotchman to be bull-headed. What do you want to do anyhow? Do you want to talk all night about it? Black. Can ' t you fellows realize the importance of this? It ' s a murder trial, and a verdict of guilty will mean almost certain death. Brown. Oh, modify the verdict; modify the verdict. Chances are the fellow ' s guilt} ' anyhow. White. Look at the way he acted on the stand, nervous and shifty. Olson. I tank maybe dat don ' t mean nothing. I was made a fool of once. (Reddens) Brown. How strange. (There is a laugh) Smith. Well, it seems to me that the evidence of guilt is clear. I had made up my mind upon that point before the trial was half over. Black. But that was against all rules. Green. Yes, the rules. If we followed the rules we couldn ' t have a sensible opinion on the matter. Personally, I hate all law. Let your conscience be your guide, and you can ' t go wrong. Plotz. Veil. If he vasn ' t guilty for vy do dey dry him? Black. Oh, you make me tired ! (Jumps up and goes to window. Smith looks at the rest and smiles.) Smith. (To Black) Don ' t get excited, Mr. Black. Come back and tell us what you think; we ' re all here to see justice done. We ' re all aqua] on this case. We all respect your opinion as a student. (Winks at the men about the table.) Black. (Mollified — returns to table) Here ' s my idea. The whole case hinges on that last piece of scientific evidence introduced by the defense. If you remember, the picture showed the situation of the neck and throat organs, and Dr. Lands explained the probable effect of the wound — Jones. You remind me of the district attorney, Black. You ought to have more of a bay window though. Black. (Angry) If you had a brain any bigger than a flea ' s, Jones, you ' d pay attention and not deal with trivialities! Ryan. (Jo fer him, kid. (Laugh) LITERARY 143 .Tones. (Sneering) Who do you think you are anyhow? Clarence Darrow? Smith. Gentlemen, gentlemen ! O ' Hara. Let ' em fight ut out. Black. Oh well, settle it yourselves. I wash my hands of the matter. Jones. The youthful Pilate, eh? Ha-Ha! (Lights a cigarette) McGregor. A ' hm thinkin ' the lad ' s maybe right. Jones. Well, well. Let ' s all join in on Scots wha hae . Smith. Come, come. We must try to reach a settlement. O ' Hara. Me an ' Ryan ' s aginst conviction on th ' grounds av insifficiency av ividince. Takin ' ut all in all — Jones. Taking it all in all, the prisoner ' s a Mick and you and Ryan are for him That ' s what you mean. Isn ' t it? Ryan. (Jumping up) Say! Fer two cents — Brown. Sit down ! White. Keep your shirt on ! (The Irishmen leave the table and go to one side, talking in low voices.) Green. What ' s the matter with you, Macini? Macini. So long as Park is district attorney, I will convict no one. Jones. (Aside to Green) Park sent too many Italians up to suit Macini. The defense worked like the devil to get Macini on. Park exhausted his challenges too soon and couldn ' t get him off. Smith. Isn ' t that a little radical, Mr. Macini? Macini. I will not convict. Never ! Never ! Smith. Well, Olson? Olson. I tank prisoner not guilty. I feel it. (Reddens) Jones. Well what do you know about that! (White, Brown, and Green guffaw) Brown. (To White) That defense lawyer did a good job when he mixed this jury up. Smith. It seems to me that a little common sense should make things clear. It has been a long trial; we have all heard the same evidence. Why cannot we agree upon the same verdict? Jones. (Rises) For a bunch of grown men we ' re indulging in a lot of mawkish sentiment. If there were women in the case, I ' d be willing to put up with it; but there isn ' t and we ' ve got to face facts. There ' s six of us who ' ve made up our minds about the guilt of this man. The rest of you choose to be stubborn. O ' Hara, Ryan, Macini, and Olson have no valid reason for their attitude. I don ' t know what McGregor thinks. Black ' s trying to make believe he knows it all and to stuff men ten years his senior with a lot of torn-foolishness. That man they ' re trying looks definitely guilty to six of us. Let ' s come to a decision and finish the business like men ! Green. (Irresolutely) We could disagree. Jones. The judge won ' t let us so soon; and besides, why dodge our duty? Try another vote, Smith. 144 CAERULEA ' 28 Smith. (Shrugs shoulders) Very well. Hands up for guilty. (Jones, Brown. Green. White, and Plotz raise hands immediately. Olson joins rather doubtfully.) Jones. Oh, come on! (O ' Hara and Ryan join the others. At last McGregor easts his vote with a fateful air.) O ' Hara. Aw, Macini, fergit yer grouch. Macini. As you will. (Votes. All look at Black who remains staring out the window.) Smith. What do you say. Black? (Black whirls and comes to the table. He stands so that the rays from the light shine directv on him.) Black. I say that this is a farce ! Here we are, twelve men acting like a buncli of kids. Twelve men. officers of this court, set here to judge as to the guilt or innocence of a man battling for his life. Why, we haven ' t even discussed the case; half of you must have been asleep anyhow to talk the way you do. You said you did ' nt understand the rules. Those are the first true words you ' ve spoken. You didn ' t want to understand ! Your damned squabbling over selfish interests would have sent a man to the gallows without a thought ! Jones said I was sentimental. Hell ! What do you care about a man ' s life just so you get a good night ' s sleep. (Bangs table) The sacred institution of the jury ! That ' s the best joke I ' ve ever heard. You smug fools ought to crawl ont on vour knees and beg that man ' s pardon. Believe me. you ' d precious soon be bawling for mercy if the judge heard about this. Those of us. Olson, McGregor, and the rest, who tried to object to your actions got laughed at just because we didn ' t happen to agree with (scorn- fully) Lord Jones and his henchmen. You even had the nerve to try to make others vote your way. (Voice rises) But you won ' t make me. I ' ll never go your way. I ' ll tell the court and then watch you hunt your holes — I ' ll — I ' ll — (Gasps) Get me a chair somebody! (He falls but is caught by O ' Hara. who eases him into a chair.) Smith. What ' s the matter with him? O Hara. Painted, poor kid. Room ' s too hot, I guess. Jones. Crazy as a loon. Pour a little water on his head. (O ' Hara moistens Black ' s forehead witli a little water from the pitcher.) O ' Hara. He ' s coming to. Aisy boy; yer all right. (Black passes his hand across his brow and shivers.) Black. It ' s darn cold. I was a long way off. They crucified iiim after all; didn ' t they? Smith. (Sharply) What ' s that he says? O ' Hara. Notliin ' . He ' s wanderin ' a bit vet. Jones. (To Smith) Worked himself nil up. Did him a lot of good to faint. | Loudly] How are you now. Black? Black. O. K. now. Did I say a lot of foolish stuff? I ' m sorrv. LITERARY 145 Smith. (Magnanimously) All right, I ' m sure. We knew you weren ' t just right. — By the way, have you decided on your vote? Black. Vote? — Oh, yes, it was guilty. Wasn ' t it? Smith. Yes. Yes. Guilty of course. (Smiles at others.) Well, gentlemen, are we agreed? We find the defendent guilt}- of murder in the first degree? (Jones, Brown, White. Green, and Plotz nod. The others say nothing.) Call the officer. Jones. (Jones raps at the door. The officer enters) Ah — We have reached our decision. (To the others) I think we are to be. congratulated upon the rapidity with which we reached our findings. How about it, officer? Officer. I don ' t know. You can come in now. (All rise except Black, who remains staring straight ahead of him as though stupefied. Plotz prods him, and he jumps up quickly. Smith. Jones. Brown. White, Green, and Black leave together. Black leading. Olson. M acini, and Ryan follow. O ' Hara and McGregor are the last to go.) O ' Hara. He was dippy as th ' divil when he was rantin ' and roarin ' there. McGregor. A ' hm thinkin ' lie was craziest at the last. O ' Hara. Th last? — Oh, ye mane th ' crucifixion talk? McGregor. Aye, maybe that ' s it. (They leave) CURTAIN RAIN By May Wein Rain, Fine silvery mist, Sliding softly down upon the earth: Cool refreshing rain. Bathing the leaves And stealing quietly into one ' s heart. Rain. Pouring down in torrents Like a mighty avalanche. Shrubs cowering at its strength And pleading for its mercy. Rain, bringing thoughts of mighty battles. Victories, and defeats. 146 CAERULEA ' 28 VERNAL HYMN By Seth Jehiel Felt I was cloyed with the incense of temples, The noisy harangue of the priest; I had knelt at an hundred high-altars Long after worship had ceased; But my soul was heavy within me, My heart so it could not sing; So I told my woe to the sunshine, And I found my God in the spring. It was the time of the iris. The purple and white and gold; When the air was a misty blueness, And the earth was damp and cold ; But I warmed myself in the sunshine; I danced in the shimmering air; I worshipped God in the springtime, For my Savior was witli me there. And I gathered a strength for the winter, A warmness against the chill; I basked in the folding sunshine Till my soul had drunk its fill. To the temples in the times of sadness When winter brings cold in its train. I must go, but no temple can hold me When spring kisses earth mold again. O pale green daughter of gladness, nymph of the mist and the rain, Make haste lest the winter should tarry And tell us too much of pain. 1 wait with an impatient longing; I faint where I fain would sing; Bring iris and lilies and tulips And sunshine once more, O spring. LITERARY 147 faaafig — • —  — « — T — — r —  — — Basaiaa — ■- THE BIG PARADE By Elise McQuillen Each morning as the sun streaks the quiet gray of our buildings and throws broken leaf-shadows on the pallid walls, the big parade begins. Busses filled with eager boys and girls rumble up and discharge their passengers. They pour out in endless streams; one wonders that they were ever all in at once. They are so confident, so buoyant, so busy with the all-absorbing task of living! Each moment must give its full share of joy or experience to these spirited adventurers. These are the boys and girls who will be tomorrow ' s men and women; well it is that they are keenly filled with life. As I stand aside, I see them strolling by. The crescent walk is an excellent promenade. See the young girls — little women ! Already they have learned the secrets of their attractions. They a re in the prime of girlhood, like a garden oi half-blown posies. There are demure violet, gay chrysanthemum, shy heliotrope, dancing Scotch broom, roguish dandelion, sunny daffodil, timid crocus, proud narcissus, serious hollyhock, and grave dahlia. Yet no flowers ever had such grace as these, their human likenesses; none ever boasted such charms. I am reminded of young warriors when I see the dauntless courage flame in the eyes of ♦he lads; not knights in bulky armor and weighted with battle-axe and shield, but young, half-earthly creatures daring to do with weapons of will. And they stream on. More come to join the group. They are hurrying now. They take on the air of performers hastening to their acts. Soon a bell rings, and magically the walk clears; only a few stragglers are left; then they, too, are gone. The sun clambers across the sky like an ungainly bear-cub. Under its brilliance, flappers and sheiks are eating their lunches. They call hellos and exchange scraps of conversation in the approved vernacular of the day. The dainty flowers have assumed a hardened look. Their rouge is poorly applied; 148 CAERULEA ' 28 their lips are stiff with sticky paste. The soldiers have fared badly too. Recal- citrant locks and soiled linens shatter my last illusions. These are no bold adventurers mocking hazard; they are only careless boys. The front walk is again a popular resort. Now it sponsors sly flirtations; and Dame Gossip, too, holds sway. In two ' s and three ' s they wander by. Pity stirs for the girl dressed so cheaply in the latest style; envy arises for the confident youth laughing at the world; curiosity creeps in and wonders about the serious lad with the far-seeing, hardened eyes; mirth at them all overwhelms other emotions. Once more a too-hasty bell clears the walk; and only in glimpises of them at the periodic intervals does the suggestion of weariness enter. A while later they rush out. There is no lingering now, for the school day is over. The horror of a thought that has been edging forward in my mind breaks upon me. I cannot admit it even yet. Still, where are my flowers, my warriors, even my flappers and sheiks ? Alas ! They are gone. They have all vanished; and in their places — oh sad truth! — are ordinary people. Not even the glamor of hardened youth remains, for the worried glances, the fretful words tell only too well the sad story. They are human, these boys and girls, and Life touches them with its cares and they are bowed by them, even as I am. They learn the same mind-lessons, and feel the same heart-lessons by the same old rules of endless time. They are as their fathers were before them, and their children to come; they are human. And yet, night comes and youth rallies. The morning illusion almost returns and would once more dazzle bewildered eyes but for the recent revelations. When at last sleep comes to these restless ones and steals away all affectations, when consciousness is dulled, and emotion drugged, they lie innocently chaste, deep in the mysteries of the realm of dreams. They are more truly themselves then than at any time throughout the haste-ridden day. But the spell is short, for once more the sun creeps up and once more begins the big parade. VALOR By Elise McQuillen I laugh in the face of life And gaze at my goal through my tears, Knowing whatever its price, The payment will come with the years. LITERARY 149 STORY WITHOUT A MORAL By Lois Person The clerk in the book room opened the book and stamped on the first page DO NOT WRITE IN THIS BOOK . The words were printed with bright purple ink and a heavy line was under not . The book was an English text that was to be issued to three or four students a semester. The boy wrote his name on the strip of paper that was pasted inside the cover for that purpose. He read carefully the line DO NOT WRITE IN THIS BOOK . He turned to the next page. It was a blank page of fine, white, highly glazed paper. Blank pages are often as useful and inspiring as are pages covered with wise words. The boy looked at the page a moment and then he drew an isoscles triangle upon it. If it was not a perfect triangle, it was a very good imitation of one; and only an expert would have been able to distinguish between it and the genuine. However, the boy thought it looked a little severe. The boy would not have appreciated cubist art. The girl in front of him wore a lace collar, a very lovely lace collar, if we may be permitted to say so. The boy copied the design carefully into each of the three corners of the triangle. The boy turned the page over and began to read of the life of Charles Dickens. The book was not new, because the boy had had it; but it was still very good when it was handed to the beautiful blonde who had excruciatingly lovely hair, which she was letting grow. Her hair fell over her eyes so she could watch unobserved the very handsome young man on the other side of the room. The young man began to talk to a girl with black curls. The blonde sighed and drew a neat little border of hearts around the triangle. Then she sighed again and turned the page in order that she might read of Charles Dickens. The red-haired youth knew that he too must read of Charles Dickens or 150 CAERULEA ' 28 he would fail in tomorrow ' s test; but lie did not care. He had made a touchdown the day before and he felt that he had met his obligations to society. He turned to the page of the isoscles triangle. In each corner of the page he drew a cornucopia with fruit pouring from it. They were very handsome and the youth was glad he had put them there instead of ice cream cones, as he had, first planned. The girl was not pretty but despite her lack of romantic charm she was able to appreciate the triangle and lace and hearts and fruit. She knew more about Charles Dickens than any one in the class except the teacher; so it was with a clear conscience that she gave her contribution to the page. She drew a wide border of flowers around the page connecting the four cornucopias. The freckled lad could not draw at all but his contribution is perhaps most important of all. He had a very conscientious teacher who always looked through all the books as they were handed in. He remembered this as he went to school one day ; so he tore out the page and let it fall on the grass. Soon after he had passed, the man came. He had the look of one who had searched long for that which he did not believe existed. As he saw the page on the grass, he gave a cry of joy, for he knew his search was over. His life was not to end in oblivion after all. A month later a replica of that page was in the humblest and highest of America ' s homes. It was unchanged except for the addition of a line of words that proclaimed modestly to the English speaking peoples, Burke ' s Pickles Are Superior. ' SONG TO THE SPINNERS OF FATE AT THE LOOM By Walter Morgan McElroy spinners, Weave some purple in my gray for me. Delight my hungriness With chrome and turquoise, Jade, vermillion, jasper-green. Pour out the lacquered floods of color, Spinners three ; Spin rainbow-colored threads for me. 1 sicken unto death of dull, wan dun. LITERARY 151 ROTARY-PRESS SONG By Richard W. Emery The last plate has been locked on the form of the press, And the paper is ready to go; The switch for the starting is thrown, The rollers revolve with a groan, The ribbons of newspaper slip At eager and quickening clip. Go ! growls the rotary. Go ! And the thousand dull voices grow loud as they tongue Ever faster and faster their song; The racing white ribbons unreel And sing to the drone of the steel, Dinning the cry of the age Over each swift-passing page: On ! to the uttermost ! On ! And the voices unite in tumultuous roar In the man-taught chant of a dawn, A chant with a limitless scope Of confidence, freedom, and hope. The theme of the whole modern time Is there in that thunderous rime: Progress is infinite ! On ! PLEASANT THINGS IN MY MIND By Pauline Hodgkinson I really get some splendid ideas ; I know I do. They come and go through my thoughts like priceless pearls slipping through caressing fingers. I get some beautiful inspirations; I know I do. They beam upon the recesses of my mind as a midsummer day sun beams upon a receptive earth. There is no doubt about it; there are many pleasant things in my mind. But somehow, those splendid ideas and beautiful inspirations, like the will- o-the-wisp of old, disappear all in a flutter when I try to crystalize them into 152 CAERULEA 28 hard unsentimental facts and translate them into a language — any language. It doesn ' t seem fair. Why, if I could but make the world grasp the thoughts I feel, those splendid, indefinite thoughts, I could indeed remould it nearer to the heart ' s desire , and that without any assistance from Omar. Life is so built, however, that one human being cannot tell his fellowmen all the wonderful things there are to know. Only One did that, and He met a cross. Nevertheless, I wish that a few, just a very few of the pleasant things could he relayed from my inner self to the world outside. It seems that one of my ideas should find a place in life to grow and expand and some day come to be a full-fledged, up-to-snuff inspiration for the use of a bored universe. Goodness knows, we need inspiration. There are subdivisions in the mind world of pleasant things. Under the big fine things I have been referring to (indeed, overshadowed completely by them), are the little inspirations — the inspirations to say lovely things about people, to suggest attractive plans. I have them; I know I do. They surge through my brain as the tide of our old Pacific surges. Yes, I have good little ideas and inspirations. But almost always these pleasant thoughts never find utterance. They are too early or too late. The sincere compliment is thought of ten minutes after the object for it has departed ; the happy plan is perfected while the adopted one is being pursued. So it is with me. I am caught in the meshes of my own futility. Entirely apart from the baffling ideas which seek expression in vain are those thoughts we would not admit possession of to anyone in a thousand years. They, perforce, are selfish, pleasant only for us, since they concern only us; but dear — they are dearer than anything in all the world. Mostly, I think, they are impressions and ideals. Perhaps the two are synonymous. At any rate everyone has a mental gallery of pictures, a volume of inscriptions, which are bread and wine to his daily life. One sees a friend smiling intently at nothing, apparently, and inquires what he is smiling at. Oh, nothing , he answers sheepishly. I was just thinking . That is it; he was thinking; he was drawing on the pleasant things which inhabit the minds of the greatest and the least of us . LITERARY CONTEST A hundred different subjects, a hundred different moods expressed the individuality of Poly students in the Caerulea Literary Contest for 1927-28. This diversity and the theme of the annual afforded a splendid chance for selecting a wide variety of literary material. The results are here. Able judges, chosen from the English department, LITERARY 153 selected manuscripts of very nearly uniform excellence of subject, style, form, and suitability. In the poetry division, first prize was awarded Walter McElroy for his poem, The Crippled Lad Speaks , a delicate expression of the beauty and pathos of an afflicted child ' s reaction to life. Second prize was bestowed on Seth Felt for his Vernal Hymn , a song of the gladness and everlasting freshness of spring. The Rotary Press Song by Richard Emery, a poem of the great machine, was third prize winner. Honorable mentions were given to Paul Wiley ' s Irony and to Serenity by Ruth Musgrove. First prize in the one-act play was given for Paul Wiley ' s The Jury , a problem play showing the defeat of justice through class prejudices and ignorance. The Philosopher ' s Stone , by Seth Felt, rated second prize among the plays. It is the dramatic story of an old professor on the edge of a great discovery when he is overtaken by insanity. Third prize was taken by Wind , a drama of a great fear, written by Walter McElroy. In the short story division, Richard Emery placed first with his humorous story of the Eastern tourist visiting California, who expected miracles and was unexpectedly furnished with one — The Fishy Fisherman . Second place was given Richard Byrer ' s story, Five Hundred Dollars , a modern romance dealing with a radio announcer with a beautiful voice, a beautiful girl, a too long nose and chin, and a very famous plastic surgeon. Third prize also went to Richard Byrer for the short story, Ratification of the Peace Treaty , dealing with a feud between a magnificently dignified cat, the Smith ' s Alice, and Dombelio, son of Sunny Italy. Elise McQuillen took first prize in the sketches with The Big Parade , a lively description of the pupils (presumably of Poly High) arriving at school in the morning, their progress during the day, and finally, the rush home at the close of their classes. Story Without a Moral , by Lois Person, a humorous cross-section from the life of a text-book, rated second prize. Third prize was bestowed upon Doris Coe ' s In Control , which concerns itself with observation on the hazards and joys of manipulating an automobile. In the essay group, Laura May Wright was given first prize for her On Asking Why , which indicates some of the pitfalls of that oft-asked question and draws in the end a working conclusion. Second prize was taken by Pauline Hodgkinson with her essay Pleasant Things in My Mind , a whimsical meditation on the complexities and contrasts of the mind. Third prize also was won by Pauline Hodgkinson with her essay On Chewing Gum , a humorous narrative of the pitfalls of this great American habit. Honorable mention was given May Wein for her essay on Rainy Days . 154. CAERULEA ' 28 IRONY By Paul Wiley The thinker stirred the glowing wine That winked and sparkled in the crystal bowl, And cursed the sands of life that ran so fast To thwart the great desire of his soul. Cruel Death sat by to mock the man And rail at him with cackling, brutal mirth, To nod and wait and mutter by the fire That danced and played upon the open hearth. With trembling hand the thinker grasped The goblet brimming with the finished draught. His failing strength too quickly could not guide The cup that brought the sought-for truth at last. But ere the glass could reach the lip A mighty hand had gripped and wrenched it free, To smash it on the stony floor; a mighty voice Cried out in anger, No, it cannot be. Grim Death roared out with savage glee And tottered forth to watch the man in hell. But shining Progress smote him on the mouth and turned To catch the dying thinker as he fell. academic coMF rrnori 1.56 CAERULEA ' 28 Mr McCay Mr. Gleditzsch REVIEW AND SEASON For the past twenty-five years Poly has boasted an excellent debate record. She has to her credit many champion debate teams and numbers perhaps just as many outstanding stu- dents among her debaters as among her athletes. The student body of former years was most enthusiastic regarding the forensic art. Whenever a debate was scheduled, the entire school attended ; one year the city mayor even suggested that the municipal band accompany the team to a debate. In 1909 a Pasadena student paid what was then a not unusual compliment by remarking that he had never seen such school spirit in all his life. Perhaps it was to the support given by the community that Long Beach High owed her spirit in the days before she became Polytechnic High School. Among the well known students who have defended this high school in debates of previous years are Frank Robinson, Anna Mussetter, Eugene Fisher, Clyde Doyle, Howard Berryman, Elmer Tucker, Albert Moroseo, Arthur Jamison, Vivian Kraus, Miller McC ' lintock, Ray Iredell, Charles Cook, Harry Buffum, Ellsworth Myer, Spurgeon Finney, William Fennel], Sturgis Riddle, Donald Murray, George Shibley, and Wadieh Shibley. Not all the credit can be given to the debaters; the coaches during the years comprising a fourth of a century deserve much recognition. Practically every debate teacher has coached a championship team for Poly. Miss Knowles coached the debaters in 1908; coaches of later years were Miss Frances Carroll, Miss Deca Lodwick, Jerome McNair, Anthony Blanks, Leonard G. Nattkemper, William P. Rankin. Albert F. Small, Edgar H. Price, and William V. McCay. With Mr. Arthur Gleditzsch as the efficient coach this season, Poly won two debates out of three. This is the school ' s second year as a member of the Southern California League. In the field of public speaking Poly has always taken a prominent place, having been well represented in each annual Constitutional contest to date. In the first contest Ellsworth Myer won a place in the district finals at Los Angeles. William Fezmell and Harwood Stump, both able orators, have brought similar honors to their school. When Caerulea went to press on May 1, Poly was assured a competitor in the Southwest finals through the victory of Odie Wright, brilliant Poly sophomore in the Elimination A Contest at Pasadena. ACADEMIC COMPETITION 157 SAN DIEGO DEBATE Many miles from home, the Long Beach debate team was defeated by San Diego High in the initial league contest of the season. The question was: Resolved, That the United States should have a department of national defense with sub-departments for land, naval, and air forces. The T. Rodriguez debate took place before an audience comprising the entire San Diego High School. Long Beach defended the affirmative. Otto Smith and Theodore Rodriguez were the Long Beach duo. Smith is a new student at Poly; Rodriguez has been very active in debate work, but this was his first interscholastic debate. The debate was carried out under the usual league rules; however, a new form of judging was used, in that there was only one judge. Otto Smith SANTA ANA By a two to one decision in the second league debate of the season, Poly ' s debate team, Theodore Rodriguez and Otto Smith, defeated Santa Ana February 10, winning with the affirmative side of the social and economic question: Resolved, That the Five Day Labor Plan Should Be Adopted in the Mining and Steel Industries. Santa Ana ' s side of the argument was upheld by Katherine Spencer and Bertha Bordan. Both of the Long Beach boys, new in local debate circles this year, exhibited improved methods of exposition. PASADENA Meeting her most important rival of the season, Poly ' s debate team. Otto Smith and Theodore Rodriguez, defeated Pasadena on March 23, to close the forensic year. The question. Resolved, that the direct primary method of nominating local and state officials should be abolished, brought out the best thought of each team. Although both teams exhibited remarkable skill in the manner in which they handled and delivered evidence in support of their contentions, the Long Beach debaters early in the discussion demonstrated their superiority in both logic and presentation. Rodriguez in his rebuttal did some exceptional work in refuting the opponents ' arguments. 15S CAERULEA ' 23 J. Bjorndahl T. Rodriguez L. Dobler R. Larson O. Brown B. Hurst H. Jordan J. Wheldon D. Smith I. Lakey N. Fouler E. Bogiginn DEBATE SQUAD In the 1909 Caerulea appeared the following plea: Be sure to sign up for debating next semester. It will be worth your time. You maj- make the team some day. But what if you don ' t? If you once enter a Long Beach High School debating class, you will never want to leave it. So sign up for debating. Reference — any one who has tried it. Although written nineteen years ago in rather primitive style, it is nevertheless expressive of the situation today. Those on the squad declare that the work holds them; discussion and study o! ' tiie many questions that are submitted for the debates offer an opportunity for expression and for investigation of present-day problems. The squad was organized primarily to aid the debaters. All the extensive research work necessary in the collection of brief material was done by the squad. In addition, squad members emulated their huskier brothers in scrub team football, by offering themselves in competition with the regulars. These scrubs, however, will be the first team of the future. One of the most noteworthy achievements of the debate squad in recent years was the Debate Book, published in 1926 under the editorship of William Fennell. It contained many of the speeches of Long Beach debaters from 1915 to 1925. Squad members this year were Joseph Bjorndahl, Ellenore Bogigian, Otis Brown, Lavinia Dobler, Nancy Fowler, Betty Hughes, Paul Hughie. Robert Hurst, Harold Jordon, Irene Lakey, Ronald Larson, Otis Leal, Thedore Rodri- guez, Dorothy Smith, Otto Smith, Jarrell Wheldon, Prentice Willis. ACADEMIC COMPETITION 159 O. Wright B. Nute V. Dobler H. Patrick THE CONSTITUTIONAL ORATORICAL CONTEST Reaching the grand finals as one of seven winners remaining from 175,000 original participants in the Fifth National Oratorical Contest on the Constitution, Odie Wright, a sophomore, by his firm arguments and strength of delivery achieved the distinction of being one of the first underclassmen ever to compete in the Pacific-Southwest championship. With the finals still in the future when Caerulea went to press, hopes were high for his ultimate victory. He chose for his subject The Bedrock of our Present Power and Happiness and was coached by William V. McCay. A group of California citizens inaugurated the Constitutional Oratorical Contest in 1923 to stimulate the study of the Constitution and the respect for its laws. Newspapers all over the United States, led by the Los Angeles Times, assumed the task of carrying the idea to the whole nation. The southwestern part of the country has had its share of winners in the national contests. In 1921 Don Tyler, a student from this state, received first place in the first national contest. Herbert Wenig, also from California, won the second national contest held at Washington, D. C. in 1926. Last year Dorothy Carlson, a resident of Utah, ably represented this section at the capital. She in turn won the title of national orator. The president of the United States and others of the nation ' s influential men are cooperating in making the contest successful. Representatives of countries assemble from all parts of the world to compete, choosing themes which apply to their nation. In 1927 the eight winners from the various districts of the United States received as their rewards a three months ' tour of Europe. Again this season the same prize was offered. In the district finals at Poly, which comprises a district in itself, seven students received places. These were as follows: Odie Wright, first; Billy Nute, second; Nancy Fowler, third; Virginia Dobler, and Howard Patrick, fourth; Lindley Jones, fifth; and Frederick Bastion, sixth. One hundred and fifty dollars in prizes were donated in equal amounts by the Press-Telegram, the American Bar Association, and the Los Angeles Times. 160 CAERULEA ' 28 DALY SCHOLARSHIP For promoting attainment in scholarship, high moral character, and other qualifications that give promise of success in the legal profession the Daly Scholarship was founded in July 1927 for Long Beach Polytechnic students attending the School of Law at U. S. C. This is a permanent scholarship established by Mrs. John E. Daly of Long Beach in memory of her husband, John E. Daly, and son, James H. Daly, late of the Long Beach Bar Association. The award is made annually by the president of the University of Southern California upon the recommendation of the principal and registrar of the high school. Les Cummins was last year ' s recipient of the honor. THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY CONTEST Sponsored by the American Chemical Society, a contest has been held annuallv for fifteen years among the schools of Southern California. Elimination contests are held at the schools and those chosen take a three hour examination to determine the highest man and the best team. These receive awards. Out of the six times that the cup has been presented, Poly ' s teams have won it three times, under the coaching of Mrs. Estelle Rinehart Hunt. In 1923 the winning team was composed of Herbert Taylor, Phil Brown, Erward Adams, and James Brown. On the team of 1924 were Leland Brown, Edwin Merwin, Gerald Luhman, Thomas Vasey, and Jack Levine. The 1926 winning team included John Cristlaw, Edward Peer, Lloyd Woodruff, Milton Lee, Alex Levine, John Jones, AVilliam Riggs, and Emery Livers. On the 1927 team were Charles W. Jones, Emery Buffum, Tenny E. Blake, and Edward Johnston. The 1928 finals had not yet taken place when Caerulea went to press. TYPING CONTEST In the typing contest sponsored by high school teachers, Martha Sherwin, a sophomore, won for the) first time in Poly ' s history the Underwood solid gold pin set with pearls, which was awarded for typing seventy-five words a minute. Winners of plain gold pins were as follows: Royal, Ethel Rickey and Elaine Kell- strom ; Remington, Josephine Castillo. GREGG SHORTHAND CONTEST Keeping up the high standard that former Poly students have set by winning each year some honors in the Gregg International Shorthand contest, this year ' s students have won several honors. The highest local honors possible in the contest, the club prize and honorable mention, were awarded to a Poly student, Beryl Munson. Seven Poly girls were awarded honorable mention. Bethyl Good, Mildred Spivey, Wilda Davis, Mildred Laas, Dorothy McElheny, Elaine Kellstrom, and Minnie Kammerer were the winners. ACADEMIC COMPETITION 161 LITERARY HONORS A large number of literary honors have marked, an unusually successful year for Poly literati. Three magazines and two anthologies have accepted material submitted by Poly students. In the Magazine World have been published the essay Written On a Packing Box by Elise McQuillen, Charles Jones ' essay Row , John Ramsey ' s Sketches of the Grand Canyon , Wild Horses , a sketch by Clarence Bequette. and a poem by Marjorie Hall. The Lyric West, a magazine published in Los Angeles for the fostering of interest in poetry, has published this year and last the work of four Poly students: Hazel Kuno, ' 26, Beatrice Tibeau, ' 26, Julia Birk, ' 26, and Seth Felt, ' 27. Walter McEIrov and Seth Felt have secured recognition in The Gleam, national poetry magazine. Walter ' s poems were Heather Sprite and Pastoral on a Muted Reed . Seth ' s were Letter to You and Moloch . High School Poems, a high school verse anthology of national scope, printed by the Script Club of Minneapolis, included eight contributions from Long Beach Poly High aspirants. Julia Birk placed five: Leaves , Question , Sky , Small Songs , and Youth . The others were Puddles by Mary Titus, Clouds by Grace Margaret Webster, and Helen Webster ' s Grey Trees . Quill and Scroll, the National Honorary Society for high school journalists, publishes yearly the winning material obtained from a national contest, in a volume called the Best Creative Work in American High Schools . When Caerulea went to press, results were not obtainable. The National Scholastic Awards Contest is conducted annually through the Scholastic Magazine by a national committee of educators, and entered by thousands of student all over the country. Last year Dorothymae Risdon won first prize of fifty dollars in the essay group and Seth Jehiel Felt, honorable mention in short story. This year Walter Morgan McElroy won third prize with a group of poems and Richard W. Emery an honorable mention in the short story division. LONG BEACH ESSAY CONTEST Seventy essays on What the Long Beach Schools Have Done For Me were submitted in the 1928 Long Beach Essay Contest sponsored by W. L. Stephens, superintendent of schools and promoted by the department of English under Miss Marie Maples Preston. As Caerulea went to press before the winners were •Announced, the results of the contest were not available. EXTEMPORE CONTEST For the first time in the history of Poly, an extemporaneous speaking contest was held this year. One hundred students competed, ten reaching the finals. Nancy Fowler placed first and Hazel Clark second. The prizes of ten and five dollars respectively were given by the Friday Morning Discussion Club. Mr. William McCay coached. MU TC AHD DBAMA CAERULEA ' 28 Back row: Nadine Curyea. Suzanne Huston, Dorothea Powers, Frances Quie. Carol Bell, Josephine Selover, Bernice Jacobs, Alice Bonfleld. Annabelle Fisher, Miriam Fulton, Claudia Miller, Doris Fickling. Middle row: Josephine Mclntyre, Kathryn Taylor, Edith Wilson. Marie Hall, Clarice Delfs, Margaret Kelly, Marie Gillespie, Vera Herning, Betty Tingling, Jean Johnston, Ruth Prout, Ruth Leonard. Carleen Tucker, Hazel Young, Faye Walker. Front row: Miss Sara Pepple, Kathryn Horn, Margaret Davis, Maxine Bryan. Dorothy Griffith, Marjorie Davis, Gladyce Kennedy. Wilma Sell, Elsie Klatt. Sarah Hirshberg. Mary Louise Hurst, Sara Dean Allen, Arline Roepke. Madeline Lindsley, Miss Mary Shouse. SENIOR GIRLS ' GLEE Presidents .Gladyce Kennedy {Catherine Taylor Vice-President Marie Hall Secretaries Ruth Prout Betty Yingling Treasurers Sarah Dean Allen Clarice Delfs Publicity Manager Josephine Selover Past Caeruleas show that the Senior Girls ' Glee Club as such has existed only since 1922 when, under the direction of Miss Ethel Ardis, the older organization known as the Girls ' Glee Club was divided into senior and junior groups. That year the glee clubs in conjunction presented the opera The Fencing Master . The years since then have seen an imposing line of operas to the credit of Miss Ardis and the clubs. This year with Miss Mary Shouse as director and Miss Sara Pepple. accompanist, the Senior Girls ' Glee Club has been very successful. Its public performances were highly complimented. The girls sang for the Wonians ' City Club, Federation of P. T. A., Rotary Club. Soroptomists ' Club. Principals ' Convention, Club California, and Pacific Coast Club. Three concerts were presented at Poly assemblies and one at Woodrow Wilson. Numbers were offered at both commencements. Nine members of the club sang for the Opera Reading Club in Andre Chenier . Several radio performances were given. The Christmas Concert was the important achievement of the year. MUSIC AND DRAMA 165 Officers for 1927 President Bob Farnham Vice-President Emil te Groen Secretary George Hannay Treasurer Fred Tucker Officers for 1928 President Gerald Barbeau Vice-President Emil te Groen Secretary Otis Brown Treasurer Fred Tucker yUOsS Back row: Lyle Crandall, Everetl Bell, Cordover Vance, Otis Brown, Alan W Is. Richard Byrer, Paul Hughie, Hen McLendon, Ed Creider, Thomas Gilcrease, Roland Christman, Robert Saunders, Robert Blatt, Howard Rollins, Alfred Ryan, Prank Stewart, Eugene Nielson, Ralph Williams. Front row: Gene Combs, Han. id Dixon, George Hannay, Lyman Conklin, raul Randall, Max I ' .i ull, Emil te Groen, Fred Tucker, Miss Mary Shouse, Gerald Barbeau, Joseph Bjorndahl, John Jackson. Rollin Calkins, Wendell Si ther, Robley Linville, Hudson Edwards, Robert Payton. BOYS ' GLEE CLUB The Boys ' Glee Club was organized in 1920 with Miss Ethel Ardis as director. Its big piece of work for that year was the presentation of the opera, H. M. S. Pinafore in collaboration with the senior and junior girls ' glee clubs. Since then the opera has become a tradition. This year has been very successful. With Miss Mary Shouse as director and Miss Sara Pepple as accompanist the club has presented programs before a great many groups and has received very high praise. One of its most important presentations was The Builders in the Barr-Cadman recital. The boys also sang before the Knights of the Round Table, Lions ' Club, and Soroptomist Club, at the concert at the Pacific Coast Club., at the Woman ' s City Club, and at the two Principals ' Convention programs. In addition to the annual Glee Club concert numbers were offered at both commencements and at several school assemblies. Programs were presented over KFON and KGER, at Woodrow Wilson, and for the P. T. A. The Boys ' Glee Club contributed a great deal to the success of the Christmas Concert. 166 CAERULEA ' 28 Back row: Mildred Drake, Irene Goodson, Nellie Upjohn, Rosalind Chubbic, Rebecca Starr, Eois Crockett, Ellen Kenton, Clarice Dawson, Ruth Baker, Marian Requa, Helen Butterfleld, Edna De Blois. Middle row: Betty Macaulay, Pauline Hodgkinson, Lillias MacKenzie, Clarene George, Margaret Larkin, Tillie Folkstead. Frieda Kelly. Betty Stone, Evelyn Mohns, Maude Marsh. Dorothy Eims, Mabelle Marshall, Hally Gardiner. Front row: Miss Edith Wyant, Elizabeth Mylott, May Kroegcr. Wauneta Vickers, Helen Foster, Erma Carlyon, Weta Lurvey, Virginia Peterson, Marie Potts, Jessie Barnes, Clara Judson, Elizabeth Reeves, Vesta Willey, Miss Mary Shouse. JUNIOR GIRLS ' GLEE Presidents Betty Bort Betty Macaulay Vice-Presidents Phylis Taylor Vesta Willey Secretaries Clara Judson Helen Foster Treasurers Erma Carolyn Dorothy Elms The Junior Girls ' Glee Club is of comparatively recent origin, having been organized in 1922, when under the direction of Miss Ethel Ardis, the Girls ' Glee Club of former years was separated into junior and senior clubs. In that year members of the Junior Glee Club, though younger and more inexperienced singers, were close rivals of the seniors. The girls ' glee clubs, in conjunction with the Boys ' Glee Club, staged the opera, The Fencing Master , by DeKoeven. The Junior Girls ' Glee Club has grown this year from a group of inexperienced singers into a well-trained body. The requirement of two solos each semester by each member in addition to the public performances furnished very valuable training in poise and practical experience. Under the leadership of Miss Mary Shouse and with Miss Edith Wyant as accompanist, the club made many appearances at school and before public bodies. It sang before the Elks Club and at the Principals ' Convention. One of its most important performances was its participation in the annual Christmas concert. Special numbers were presented at the annual glee club recital concert, at the auditorium concert, at the Woodrow Wilson concert, at a program at the Club California, and over Radio KGER. The annual May Day concert was the outstanding achievement of the year. MUSIC AND DRAMA 167 CHORUS Poly ' s first chorus presented the cantata, Rose Maiden , under Miss Alice Rogers in 1910. Since then choral offerings have been presented annually. This year Mrs. Lucile Noble directed and Miss Edith Wyant accompanied in two auditorium appearances, one appearance over KGER, participation in the Christ- mas Concert, and cantata presentation of Mendelssohn ' s First Walpurgis Night. . Membership 1927-28 President Dorothy Horner Virginia Welch Marie Medford Basses Ronald Laron Jeanette Williams Jessie Peterson Lee Atkins Vice-President Harold Church Elizabeth Wrght Fern Puffer Kalph Barr Ed Creider Laura May WrightRuth Puffer Frederick Basteon Sec ' y-Treas Marlin Hathaway Altos Ruth Reed Allan Beene Helen Mayfield Frances Ainsworth Beatrice Roland Bill Boyd Business Manager.. Virginia Cross Lila Alexander Arlene Sanders Nixon Brown Publicity Manager.Don Darlington Nora Barrett Lois Schilling Ross Cortz Robert Hauge Alice Basney Margaret Schuster Spencer Ellsworth Sopranos Wesley Day Mary Brooks Florence Smith Andrew Fletcher Anna Abercrombie Frances Judy Suzanne Brown Doris Taylor Billy Frizelle Jean Aikins Rose Kastle Arlene Cady Jarvis Tankard Sam Gosney Lillian Bannister Thelma Key Vilena Mae Cissne Laura Teller Bernie Harvey Mary Bartnett Dorothy Kirchen Doris Coe Beulah Thomas Homer Heller Beryl Baysinger Neva Leonard Hazel Crafts Wilma Troxel Bert Herrod Elenora Bushrod Patsy McArdle Rosina Crosby Mildred Tyler Claud Hilton Pauline Billings Florence McCloud Hazel Cutler Harriet Walker Bernard Hirshfield Billie Blanchard Helen Mount May Belle Davis Margaret Wheeler Fred Hobson Jewel Bright Clara Morning Dorothy Dilday Carol Williams George Koons Doris Coplinger Elinor Palmer Vera Eilers Thelma Witbeck Jesse Larragoity Harriet Church Ethel Reckev Mary Fallon Ruth Woodward Randolph Louis Jane Clinton Gertrude Salter Marguerite Ford Elinor WorthingtonRobert McDonald Marion Coates Edith Sawyer Nellis Garlock Tenors Willie Moore Clara Comstock Mildred Scherbing Mary Haigh John Chelius Bill Olson Lucile Daubert LaVerne SchraederMadeline Hall James Gibboney Odell Pardeau Geraldine Denison Gladys Sell Hazel Hedges Amiel Gilman James Pickerel] Daisv Eldridge Olive Sharrar Mildred Henker Marvin Helms Hershell Ratcliffe Mabel Eldridge Rachel Shepard Helen Hill Val Holbrook Kenneth Reed Stella Elmore ' Armenta Smith Maxine Holliday B ' ob Hurst Fran K Ripley Eva Lawson Martha Smith Rita Hodge Herbert Houghton Albert bahr Lorena Ferrell Virginia Smith Dorothy Hughes Sam Qantara Harry Skinner Rachel Floyd Helen Stegemann Lucille Iverson Herman Koenig Byron I aylor Genoa Foster Bonnie Steward Dorothy Johnson Frf-nk Lopez Dan West Clara Fowler Marv Stimson Dorothy Kavanagl Billy McCoy R? b , ert , vv , ' i J 1 ?, 1 ' Lucile Garrison Mareella Tibeau Devota Kahrs Morris Miller RicharJ bitten Helen Hadlev Dorothv Tolman Pearl Liess Cecil Storey Pete Wucetich Lillian Hodge Helen Walters Katherine LindsleyPuane Taylor Russel wirtz Kathrvn Johnson Julia Warrington Elizabeth Martgan Raymond Young 168 CAERULEA ' 28 ADVANCED ORCHESTRA Since 1907 Poly lias boasted an orchestra. Public performances for 1927-28 include music for Senior and Shapespearean Plays, Teachers ' Institute, Principals ' Convention, and commencements. Membership 1927-28 Conductor Dwight S. Defty President Harry Bell Vice-President George Porter Secretary-Treasurer John Healy Business Manager Joe Bjorndalil 1st Violins Roland Halbriter George Torter, C. M. Lyle Creel Lu cille Sowers, As.C. M.James Oates Billy Cook Ruth Kirkpatrick Frances Riggs Ruth Prout Hollis Faulk Gerald Frerks Mary Jane Kiser Viola Frank Lamb Marie Gillespie Rosalind Chubbic Mary Lombard Catherine Craig Cellos Haskell Elder Harry Bell 2nd Violins Paul Randall George Stephenson Tuba Floyd Haskell Herschell Ratcliff Flutes Jean Hoyt Henrietta Wetsteon Clarinets Walter Cooper John Healy Paul Harrison Trombones Paul Wiley Linwood Howe Joe Bjorndahl Euphonium James Wooes French Horn Wayne Garrison Marion Clark Percussion Lindly Jones Maurice Wishon Saxaphones George Carl Duane Boyce Leroy Keith Trumpets Richard Ellsworth William Schroeder De Voine Blakenbaker Carlton Smith Duncan Johnson Wesley Badger William Race Pianos Dorothy Judy Flora Mendenhall Frances Gifford Harp Lois Pettingell COMBINED BAND The Combined Band, comprising R. O. T. C. and civilian members, was organized this year with Dwight S. Defty as leader. It played at assemblies and football amis. Presidenl Vice-President Sec ' y.-Treas.-Mgr Harrj Allen Paul Bixby Joe Bjoi ii ' lahl Duane Boyce George Carl Marion Clark Walter Cooper Ralph Cowlea Membership 1927-28 • Wayne Garrison Paid Harrison James Wood Jack Drown James Egan Richard Ellsworth Rexton Fluke Bob Fuhrer George Hates Gordon Gauss Wayne Greiner Harold Hall William Harris Paul Harrison John Healy Richard Henderson Arnold Henryson Linwood Howe Fred Hyde Lindley Kahler Donald Kahler Donald Kelly Leroy Keith Fred Koenig Donald McClure Nobel Montiero James Mooney Mf-ed Peaquette Robert Patterson George Porter Karl Richards James Rose Albert Sahr William Schroeder Glenn Smith Frank Stewart George Warden Clyde Wicker Paul Wiley Maurice Wishon James Wood La Vern Crowell 1 elos Woody MUSIC AND DRAMA 169 SECOND ORCHESTRA The Second Orchestra, organized in 1924, provides inexperienced players with practical training. This year it furnished music for the Junior Play. Dwight S. Defty directed. Membership 1927-28 President Virginia Rose Peterson Vice-President Keith Brownell Secretary-Treasurer Jean Swigett Business Manager William Harris Concert Masters Charles Cressmer Louis Cawthon June Harrison Gordon MacDougal Earnest Caldwell Violins Genevieve Queen Melvin Chapman Ellen Rothie Jean Swiggett Irene Telford Franklin Morse William Wingert Leonard Callahan Woodwinds Paul Banks Wesley Rutin e Marguerite Bickett George Carl Clara Coob Cecil Ganglion Saxophones La Rue Spiker Purest Wilson Alfred Peaquette Brasses Lloyd Jones Odie Wright Mary Ellen Newman Henry Newton Emmet Dixon Paul Leonard Cello Florence Grover Trombone James Wood Frances Stoneking Virginia Rose Peterson Walter Richards William Harris George Gates Percussion Keith Brownell Mack Halliday Pianos Alice Kerns La Verne Garvin Virginia Rogers Harp Lola Pettingell 170 CAERULEA ' 28 THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT Dedicated to the memory of Miss Ethel Ardis, the annual Christmas concert was presented by the glee clubs and chorus on December 15 and 16, 1927. In tribute to Miss Ardis, the concert was planned to duplicate the one presented last year. In the future it will be a memorial to its founder. The program began with a processional of choristers, singing Hark! the Herald Angels Sing. Mrs. Higgins, violinist, played Schubert ' s Ave Maria. There were Shepherds , by Vincent, was sung by the chorus with Josephine Selover as soloist; and the Boys ' Glee Club with Julietta Burnett as soloist sang Ring Out, Wild Bells ' ' by Chopin. Succeeding numbers were the Adore and Be Still of Vogrich, by Julietta Bjifiiett, Berniee Brown, Gene Combs, and Foster Rucker; Beautiful Savior , by Clnwstiansen, sung by the combined glee clubs and chorus with Berniee Brownv i loist ; Sanctus by Gounod, given by both girls ' glee clubs; and the H Upfijah Chorus of Handal, by girls ' and boys ' glee clubs. The audience sairg- yoy to the World. Colorful settings and unusal lighting effects made the seene of the nativity most impressive. Miss Shouse, director A nd Miss Gee, Miss Breed, Miss Pepple, Miss Wyant, Mrs. Noble, and Mr Gjirdaitzseh deserve praise for the success of the concert. 2 I IN MKMORIAM To Ethel Arils How can we fill the burned immensity Whence her bright flame flared out, then sank and died? She was a bringer of the quiet sea Where our ambitions like safe ships could ride. She was our spur lest we should turn aside; She taught us beauty, and she kept us true To it. How, then, can we push on and hide Our grief that every moment grows anew? Let us seek solace in the coming days; And you who are to sing, know this: that she Has hallowed every harmony we praise. So sing her gently to our hearts, that we May sing the paean we forgot so long, The everlasting triumph of her song. — Seth Jehiel Felt 172 CAERULEA ' 28 TO ATi iWIATOIS J like to thinh that as you. uinged youruuy Up thru the dusk o{ that dim darh ' nmg do 4 That God leaned doun and took you by the hand And led your soul in ro that  - the r land cause He sau en-graued across tne shy, The baths you made u hm then flared net fly , Hnd |P|SP FS p f fi sail you dim the distance oj the west , H lit tit neur er ncauen than rfu rest Hnd ffc-H-H r ,0X :=rf}ii% MUSIC AND DRAMA 173 LM RinCLCOOKTL ' T uhen, a-bouc some flam-ing battle ' s uaKe, My soul shall stand, nor knou uhich bath to take , I ■A :% C,i ,.„ ,„th ,,,„„ : raiKthpftiil Ivtumithf enrthonJ sku uou ualch the dead . And standing, head ei-cct,uith umgs .out -spend, be tuccti tlic earth and sKy uou uatch the dead noes toso ZF,; i .u £ 4 a A n fe g ZT jp£= ffl f jfe uhrn tlKirsouls.tonfused.bculdcKd rise, The u. find uou there .to point, to point them tc the slues i7-l CAERULEA ' 28 Hiram Draper, Jr Bill Crowe Eleanor Beauchamp Frances Campbell Lady Duckworth Doroyth Taylor Hiram Draper, Sr Stanley Waltman Mrs. Draper Vida Thompson Sir Percy Beauchamp.-Seth Jehiel Felt SENIOR PLAY Cast Lady Beauchamp Marjorie Snider Alfred Honeycutt Frank Goss Thomas George Reeves A flunky Max Paull Jennings Eugene De Remee This year ' s senior play, So This Is London , was perhaps Poly ' s biggest dramatic success in several years. This circumstance is due largely to the splendid direction of Lillian V. Breed and the skill with which she selected each member of the cast. Too, although our stage is far from what it might be, an excellent shift of sets provided by Earl Bannon alleviated the handicap. The plot of the play revolves about the love of an American boy and an English girl and the mutual contempt of the American and English parents. Both families violently oppose the marriage. Insult is added to injury when it is discovered that both men are shoe manufacturers. Draper, Sr., father of the boy, pictures the English as a ludicrous set of haw-hawing nincompoops; and Sir Percy, fond, parent of Eleanor, sees the Americans as gum- and tobacco-chewing monstrosities. Amy Duckworth, chaperon of Eleanor, finally steps in and helps the young people out of their difficulties. The witty lines and illuminating pantomine, the splendid scenic and dramatic effects, and an excellent cast united to make the presentation a big success. MUSIC AND DRAMA 175 JUNIOR PLAY Cast Mrs. Wm. Harrington. .Dorothy Attig Mr. Wm. Harrington Cliff Eldrei Grace Harrington Babette Jenne Patricia Harrington — The Patsy... Marie Hall Billy Caldwell Otto Smith Tony Anderson Otis Brown Sadie Buchanan Genevieve Reedy Francis Patrick OT- ' Iaherty — Everett Butcher. Thursday Donald Hooper, Friday Trip Busty Edwin Hagan Esmerelda , a play which in early Caerulea records is not elaborated upon, is the pioneer of all junior plays in Poly dramatic history. Back in 191(5. when juniors were seen and not heard except in dramatics, this production was current. Miss Mattie Russell, dramatics teacher at that time, coached. If Esmerelda is not a particularly snappy title for a play, we may account for that fact by referring to the times. In considering this year ' s junior play, The Patsy , we may also note the times. Miss Lillian V. Breed exhibited in the 1927 production a distinctly modern type of drama. To an unusual degree, Miss Breed was fortunate in having plenty of material from which to choose an excellent cast. The result was perhaps the biggest dramatic success in junior class history. Marie Hall, as the charming and ingenious Patsy thoroughly won the hearts of the audience, as well as that of Tony Anderson. Otis Brown, who played the role of Tony, was distinctly successful. Babette Jenne, Otto Smith, Dorothy Attig, and Cliff Eldred were excellent in lesser roles. SHAKESPEARE PLAY Cast Rosalind. .Frances Campbell, Thursday Belle Witter, Friday Orlando Arthur Gleditzsc ' i Touchstone Marjorie Snider Celia Marjorie Davis Audrey - Vesta Willey Jacques Seth Felt Duke Frederick Bob Blatt Shepherd Bob Blatt Charles Wallace Pugh Duke Senior Wallace Pugh Oliver Bob William; Corin Hudson Edwards Phoebe Mary Garlock A Lord Paul Hughie Le Beau Joseph Bjorndahl For a score of years Poly dramatics classes have dibbled more or less in the Shakespearean drama, but no attempt at production of a complete play was made until 1923, when As You Like It was offered by the Oral Shakespeare Class under the direction of Leonard G. Nattkemper. Perhaps it was a coincidence, or perhaps merely the result of confidence in the judgment of those of former years, that this year ' s Shakespeare play was the same as that presented in 1923. Arthur Gleditzsch, who coached this year ' s production, is to be congratulated upon the excellent manner in which the cast as a whole functioned. The outstanding student member of the cast was undoubtedly Seth Jehiel Felt, who played the part of Jacques with finished technique. Marjorie Snider as Touchstone also excelled along with Frances Campbell and Belle Witter, who played the part of Rosalind at different performances. Mr. Gleditzsch, departing trom precedent because of the lack of certain casting material, was an admirable Orlando. Minor roles in the production were portrayed with general excellence. MUSIC AND DRAMA 177 MASQUE AND SANDAL PLAYS The Travelers , first of the six plays presented by Masque and Sandal this year, was a thrilling mystery play. All through the night the travelers, in a little out-of-the-way inn, hear murderous noises and see strange green-faced people come and go; but there are no murders, and the mysteries are all solved by morning. Frances Campbell, John Houser, Helen Morton. Harold Hedrick, Dorothy Taylor, Marjorie Snider, Bob White, Hudson Edwards. Robert Blatt were the members of the cast. The Flying Prince involves a picturesque meeting of the Sleeping Beauty and a modern aviator. Did it turn out happily? It did, as do all good fairy tales. The parts were taken by Bill Crowe. Gladyce Kennedy. Winzola Poole, Bob White, Marorie Snider, and Seth Felt. Confessions was a dialogue between a newly married couple, each of whom wanted to know about the other ' s affairs before marriage. As you may suspect, troubles arise. Vida Thompson and Harold Hedrick took the parts. The Eldest portrayed a picture from real life, in which the elder daughter has sacrificed her happiness to care for an invalid mother. She is entirely unappreciated by her family. Her younger sister even captures the man to whom she was engaged when she was young. The parts were played by Josephine Selover, Dorothy Taylor, Bob White, Harold Hedrick, Frank Goss, Clara Braakenburg, and Miriam Withers. The Trysting Place is the one secluded spot in the hotel, and it seems to be a trysting place for all loving couples. Many amusing complications arise when Mother and her old lover, Sister and her sweetheart, and Brother and his widow all make their appointments at the same time. The parts were taken by Seth Felt, Frank Goss, Bob White, Frances Campbell, Lesta Fankhouser. and Harold Hedrick. Poor Audrey ! Aubrey is a terrible show-off. He tells his wife ' s friend all about his expensive home and his expensive cars; but Mother-in-law bursts his pretty bubbles with her wagging tongue. The parts were taken by Otis Brown, Dorothy Taylor, Clara Braakenburg, and Vida Thompson. Mr. Millar Norman Lehman Vernon Schacht mumcf 180 CAERULEA ' 28 HISTORICAL SURVEY Football has been on the sports calendar at Long Beach since 1908, and in the years which have elapsed, it has been raised to the dominant position in local athletics . After two years of indifferent student body support, the team tied for the county championship in 1910, and again in 1912. The first undisputed county championship came in 1917 under the coaching of Eddie Kienholz. Dick Lawson was the star and captain of this team. A great team led by Captain Baker and including stars such as Tiernan, Dolley, Lefebvre, Jim Lawson, Miller, and Farrow were kept from a championship by the influenza epidemic, which made it impossible for them to schedule games. In 1919, the most successful season in Long Beach football history, Poly won the undisputed championship of South- western United States, after winning the state title and then defeating Phoenix 102-0 to annex the intersectional championship. Eleven men on this team placed on the All-Southern with Captain Dolley, Lefebvre, and Tiernan outstanding. After breezing through the regular season, winning every game by over 48 points, Long Beach withdrew from the state championship playoffs because of the lack of competition and scheduled a game with Everett, Washingon, for the championship of Western United States. Everett was represented by a team that would do credit to any university and managed to carry home a 28-0 win. Captain Jim Lawson, Lefebvre, Boice, and Ray Price were the outstanding locals. To Coach Kienholz belongs the lion ' s share of credit for the wonder teams of 1917 to 1920. With stars such as Captain Don Hill, Drury, Dinty Evans, and White, the team of 192-1 could not be stopped short of a Southern California championship. The last league title of the list was added by the scrappy team of 1926. Mittlestedt was the outstanding performer. The outstanding basketball season took place in 1921 when the team composed of Captain Myers, Boice. Elcock, Hastings, and Drury won the state championship. In the years of 1912, 1920, 1925, 1927, and 1928 the teams have won the league title but were eliminated in the playoff games. Largely through the efforts of Pete Lenz, water polo was introduced in 1912, in which year the locals won a Southern California championship. Beginning with 1916 and lasting through to 1923, Long Beach was invincible, winning the state polo championship for seven consecutive years. After a lapse of several years Poly again won the state championship in 1927. In track Long Beach won the county championship in 1910 and 1915, the Southern California title in 1911, and the State Championship in 1928. Some of the most outstanding individual performers were Dodd. state champion miler in 1910; Wark, who set a new Pacific coast interscholastic record of 22 seconds flat in the 220 at the state meet of 1915; and Thompson, who set a new world ' s interscholastic record of 15.2 seconds in the high hurdles at the same meet. Poly teams have won many other championships in minor sports, but lack of space does not permit their enumeration. X BOYS ' ATHLETICS 181 Mr. Comfort Mr. Barker Mr. Sprong Mr. Landreth THE SEASON Maintaining the reputation of being the strongest athletic school in the Coast League, Long Beach has won the championship in two major sports, basketball and track, and a Southern California championship in middleweight football; we had also high hopes of winning another Southern California title in track. In the middleweight football division, Poly dropped only one game in winning the League and Southern California championships. The heavyweight Coast League basketball championship was won for the third time in four years, and the team advanced to the final game in the Southern California play-offs before being defeated. Breaking a long precedent of losing track teams, this year ' s team won the Coast League championship in convincing manner and, when Caerulea went to press, had a good chance to win the Southern California meet. F. Brich G. Reeves L. Fankhouser W. Poole 182 CAERULEA ' 28 Heavyweight . Football W. Mittlestedt (C) Dick Coleman (M) R. Farnham (Ass ' t M) William Artman Clair Crane Lenneaus Bridges Robert Deem G. Easterbrooks Walter Freeman Leroy Lake F. Naughton Robert Morrison Ray Painter Herbert Scharlin Ernest Stewart Robert Tarry Kent Van Every Bill Voorhees Earl Walton Dick Wilson Class A Football Pascal Dilday (C) Ray Neveau (M) Luther Benedict Paul Bixby Harry Branch Harold Bristol John Buntin George Byrum Albert Carr William Cheney Charles Comer Edwin Creider Frank Crissman Hugh Davis James Gibboney Lloyd Grace Lewis Graham Ed Hannay George Hannay Homer Heller Linwood Howe Robert Jacobs Frank Jordan Leonard Lyndon E. McAdam Ed Mitchell Bill Nicolaus Jack O ' Neil Earl Plescia Wayne Rapp Leon Reed Lester Schultz W. Seedborg Harold Smith John Starke Donald Tombs Cordover Vance Paul Voorhees Vernon West Class B Football Randy Louis (C) M. McKenna (M) Dick Barton Si Beebe Ehrson Chase C. Ednmndson Saxon Elliot Vincent Enzie Havelock Fraser Victor Jay Loyd Landes K. Martinson Russell Olson Robert Parke Earl Schlosser Robert Sprague John Willis Frank Mettler Bert Harrod Joe Hardin Edward Wall Walter Johnson Class C Football Norwood Davis (C) L. Turner (M) Dick Deeble Haskell Elder Harold Estabrook Don Gustuson Norman Johnson Harry Lee Robert LeMond Forrest Lunsway Frank Lopez William Moore Orin Ripley Wallace Thompson Harvey Towns Gordon Wilkinson Robert Williams Gordon Wyckoff Heavyweight Basketball Tom Brown (C) H. Kirkpatrick (M, Paul Bixby Delbert Bixby Walter Freeman Loyd Landes Howard Merrill Ray Painter Earl Walton William Marshall Class B Basketball Vincent Enzie (C) Bill Cheney (M) Jack Batchelor Cliff Edmundson Saxon Elliot Lawrence Higgins Maynard MacKay Russell Olson Robert Parke Duane Stevenson Allen Watkins Garland Gray Class C Basketball William Moore (C) L. Turner (M) Dick Deeble Harold Estabrook Norwood Davis Norman Johnson William Mooney Gordon Wyckoff BOYS ' ATHLETICS 183 Waterpolo Luther Benedict (C) M. McKenna (M) John Bell Jesse Green Fred Kaylor Paxton Klaus Earl Plescia William Race Richard Yeamans Don Kelley Class C Waterpolo Ernest Moore (C) Ray Chesley (M) Earl Butcher Glenn Eastwood Oliver Premo Albert Ramsey Art Stephen Art Tighe Ralph Dobson Frank Stanton Swimming Paxton Klaus (C) M. McKenna (M) Earl Plescia Luther Benedict Fred Kaylor John McDonald Cecil Smith John Allen Jesse Green Chester Keefer Bob Daymans Don Kelley Charles Carey Class C Swimming Ernest Moore (C) Ray Chesley (M) Glen Eastwood Albert Ramsey Frank Stanton Stanley Nesser Earl Butcher Emmett Moan Paul Hazard Track Carl Childreth (C) Class C Track Jack Hallet (C) Willie Lee (M) Lome Bucknam John Wade William Mooney Seymour Janow Walter Grove Haskell Elder W. Thompson Robert Taylor G. Wyekoff Frank Crissman (M) Baseball R. Deems (Ass ' t M) Ed McAdam (C) Joe Bills Dick Barber Lloyd Goodman Herbert Scharlin Berton Barnes Al Carner Gene Roberts Randy Louis Artemus Miller D. Rosensweig Robert Epperson W. McLaughlin Bob Waldie Paul Whitmyers Cross Country Donaho Hall (C) H. Hayden (M) Artemus Miller Arthur Peters I. Rosensweig F. Rodriguez Paul Mason Billy Wright (M) H. Kirkpatrick Frank Gabler Ed Mitchell Art Clausing Lester Schultz Don Holt Walter Freeman Ernie Stewart Ed Creider Harold Smith Otto Yaisli Junior Varsity Birchard Cox (C) Orval Elder (M) Paul Bixby Bob Fuhrer Ed Davies Fred Shindler Lawrence Yocke Ernest Holbrook Byron Taylor Harold Bristol Prank Ono William Ferrell N. Franklin Forrest Baker Jack Diamond Walter Carson Tennis Carl Bartlett (C) Dan Healy (M) Gene Roberts R. Burlingame Larry Higgins Samuel Rathvon Raoul Sanders Jess Shackelton Robert Wilson Dick Zehms Havelock Fraser Golf H. Heckendorn (C) Pascal Dilday (M) Willis Moore Parker Dean Douglas MacKay Dick Barber Wrestling Paul Johnston (C) W. Stewart (M) Harvey Hadley Lee Stacy Bernard Horning Garrett Coleman ;84 CAERULEA ' 28 e a Back row: Coach Sprong, A. Can-. H. Smith. K. Van Every. W. Freeman, L. Schultz, W. Rapp, E. Mitchell, F. Crissman, Mgr. R. Coleman Middle row: W. Artman, E. Walton, F. Naughton, R. Morrison, J. O ' Xeil, E. Stewart. G. Easterbrooks, L. Lake, R. Painter, W. Voorhees, H. Bristol Front row: L. Graham, R. Tarry, F. Jordan, L. Lyndon. H. Seharlin, R. Wilson, C. Crane, G. Hannay, E. Hannay, P. Voorhees, R. Deem, T. McXeely, Ass ' t. Mgr. R. Farnham HEAVYWEIGHT FOOTBALL Judged strictly on their record, this year ' s heavyweight squad was distinctly successful, having ended the season in a tie with Pasadena for first place. Because of a league ruling, the tie was not played off; but the title was awarded to Pasadena by virtue of her win over Long Beach. The success of the team rests not upon the high standing in the league, but upon the brilliant comeback . ' ter two early-season ties seemed to destine mediocrity. The long uphill fight of the team from their early season slump cannot be too highly praised. Every man on the squad deserves credit. Not in many years has the Green and Gold been represented by such a distinctively great second-half team. This ability to come back in the face of a disastrous first half and to turn impending defeat into victory characterized this year ' s squad. The fighting spirit and stamina exemplified in the battle against odds brilliantly reflected the character of the men on the field and traditions of the school that they represented. Back of all the success achieved by this squad looms the imposing bulk of Coach Sprong, who developed a team to be remembered for more than mere game- winning ability. Poly High may well point with pride to the manner in which the group was coached. Although the Sprong system is a winning system, the emphasis is not on winning, but on clean, hard football, and as a result the character of the men is developed, over mere physical perfection. BOYS ' ATHLETICS 185 MANUAL ARTS Ability to follow the ball in the same manner that brought them the Coast League championship in 1926 enabled the Jackrabbits to defeat Manual Arts 7-0 for the season ' s first victory. Easterbrooks recovered a fumble in the first quarter to score the only touchdown. A spectacular play was provided by Mittlestedt when he dodged three interference men to down a Manual Arts back who had broken loose. Van Every, Artman, McNeely, Deem, and Wilson were also out- standing. HOLLYWOOD Facing a veteran team, Long Beach battled Holly- wood in the first game of the season and held the Inlanders to a 0-0 tie. The Hollywood eleven, although running off trick plays in perfect fo rm, was unable to penetrate the Jackrabbit defense. Naughton was the principal ball carrier for Poly, gaining fifty yards on end runs. Wilson starred on de- fense. Only two Poly men, Easterbrooks and Artman, played the entire game. Scharlin, Tarry, and Bridges were outstanding in the line. LEL TEOT FAKKHAM _ 186 CAERULEA ' 28 EKEEMAN BRIDGE SANTA ANA Coming back in the second half with a furious fighting spirit after two quarters in which the line had failed to hold, Long Beach battled Santa Ana to a 6-6 tie in the first league game. With the ball on the thirty-yard line, the Jack- rabbits opened a determined drive with Mittlestedt, Wilson, and Naughton carrying the ball. Mittlestedt caught a pass from Naughton and ran twenty yards for the touchdown. Outstanding players were Morrison, Walton, Bill Voorhees, and Lake. ALHAMBRA Although favored to win. the heavy Alhambra eleven was unable to score against Long Beach and was held to a scoreless tie. Wilson plunged over the goal after a spectacular fifty-yard run by Mittlestedt, but the play was not allowed. Twice the Jackrabbits held the Moors within the ten-yard line. Mittlestedt was the star of the day, tackling and punting excellently and gaining sixty-eight yards in six plays. Crane and Wilson starred on defense and Easter- brooks and Tarry excelled in line play. MORRISON BOYS ' ATHLETICS 187 GLENDALE Displaying the finest offensive football seen in several years and functioning with perfect cooperation, the Poly gridiron machine fought to a 20-12 victory over the Glendale Dynamiters. Artman recovered a fumble, enabling Wilson to smash over the line for the first score. The Jackrabbita made the other two touchdowns after strong offensive drives. Painter scored on a pass and Mittlestedt, the out- standing player of the game, made the last touchdown. Easterbrooks and Artman starred on offense. A highlight of the game was the tackling of Walton and Painter. SOUTH PASADENA The phenomenal open field running of Captain Mittlestedt brought a decisive 25-0 victory over South Pasadena. Mittlestedt, carrying the ball five times, made scoring jaunts of 65, 41, and 12 yards. Long Beach gained 213 yards to South Pasadena ' s 84. Naughton led in ground gaining, reeling off sixty- five yards. Freeman gained nineteen yards in five plays. Artman was the most noticeable lineman of the game, breaking up many plays with his hard tackling. - '  V 1. I t ' 1 5BS 5 i-- WALTON EA TEKBROOK 188 CAERULEA ' 28 LAKE % SAN DIEGO After being forced to play defensive football for the first half. Long Beach came back strong in the second half with scoring drives that netted two touchdowns, enough to defeat San Diego 13-0 in the most spectacular game of the season. Elusive Captain Mittlestedt scored both touchdowns, one on a sixty-yard run and the other on a ten-yard run after the team had marched down the field. Stars of the game were Mittlestedt, Naughton, Crane, Bridges, Van Every, and Lake. PASADENA Playing the crucial tilt of the season, Long Beach was barely defeated, 6-2, by her traditional rival, Pasadena, in a stubbornly contested game. A passing attack climaxed by a fifty-two yard pass to a touchdown spelled defeat for Poly. Tarry ' s safety, made in the first quarter, was the only score for Long Beach. In the final half the Jackrabbits fought desperately and twice threatened the invader ' s goal line, but incom- pleted passes ruined their chance to score. Long Beach ' s fighting spirit was superb. Mittlestedt, Naughton, Deem, Walton, and Artman starred. BOYS ' ATHLETICS 189 WHITTIER Although eliminated by Pasadena ' s close victory from any chance of winning the league title, Long Beach ended the season with a 7-6 win over the strong Whittier squad. Both teams scored in the first half as the result of recovered fumbles. Walton pounced upon a Whittier fumble on the Poet nine-yard mark, and Mittlestedt scored on a fake line buck after three futile attempts to pierce the Whittier forward wall. Mittlestedt ' s place- ment provided the margin of victory. Poly ' s defense was weak in mid-field but strengthened in her own territory. Captain Mittlestedt, Easterbrooks, Lake, McNeely, Naughton, Stewart, Van Every, Walton, and Wilson played their last game for Poly. SUMMARY This year ' s heavyweight team had a seasonal record of five wins, one loss, and three ties. They scored a total of 80 points to their opponents ' 30. In first downs their opponents held a slight edge with 80 to 71. Long Beach was able to amass 1100 yards from scrimmage. Mittle- stedt was the high scoring ace with 56 points to his credit. He gained 515 yards. Naughton made 493 yards and Wilson, 230. L0H6 BEACH 80 ovFomms 30 ■ A CRANE ' 7CHAKLIN 190 CAERULEA ' 28 Back row: J. Buntin, P. Crieder, G. Byrum, Harrison, V. West, II. Smith, W. Rapp, S. Johnson, C. Vance Middle row: Capt. P. Dilday. J. Martinez, W. Seedborg, R. Fuhrer, R. McLaughlin, H. Walling, Coach Barker, J. Gibboney, W. Cheney, B. McAdam Front row: H. Branch, D. Tombs. J. Martin, M. Nelson, R. Jacobs, L. Benedict, R. McLendon, R. Gordon, W. Nicolaus. L. Reed CLASS A Although winning but one game out of seven played, the Long Beach Class A team, by developing players for next year ' s team, had a worthwhile season. The team, after starting the season with a 12-0 victory over Phineas Banning of Wilmington, could not win another game. Other scores were Narbonne, 19-7; Anaheim, 14-7; Pasadena Junior Varsity, 9-0 and 6-0; Orange, 12-0; Long Beach All Stars, 15-13. Coach Norman Barker coached. Raymond Neveau was manager and Pascal Dilday. captain. Players were Dilday. Sid Johnson, McAdam, Evans, Seedborg. Walling, McLaughlin. West, Gibboney, Heller, Martin. Pardue, Byrum, Martinez. Smith. Johnson, Creider, Smith McLendon, Starke, Fuhrer. Cheney, Buntin, Nelson, Benedict, Reed, Grace, Rapp, Vance, Gordon, Branch, Jacobs, Dunn, Howe, Comer, Nicolaus, Tombs, Harrison, and Edmunds. Capt. P. Dilday Mgr. R. Neveau BOYS ' ATHLETICS 191 £ v . , 3| ? tfbfc-= ' t f Kack row: Coach Landreth, C. Edmundson, B. Spague, D. Taylor, M. Highstone, H. ryle. J, Houssels, J. Willis, F. Mettler, R. Smith, E. Johnson, E. Henderson, D. Timnus Middle row: F. Daley, S. Cook, J. Pitts, J. Hardin, H. Reel, R. McKenna, B. Harrod, W. Kessler, W. Johnson, EJ Schlosser, E. Wall, L. Higgins, Mgr. M. McKenna Front row: K. Martinson, S, Beebe, V. Enzie, R. Olson, H. Fraser, R. Barton, Capt. R. Louis, E. Chase, H. Chase, L. Landes, V. Jay, R. Parke MIDDLEWEIGHT FOOTBALL The Southern California championship was readied by the class B team this year. The winning of the Coast League title and the elimination of three teams in the playoffs stand as witness of the spirit of team play so strongly exemplified in this great team. In practice games Long Beach defeated Hollywood 13-0 but lost to Huntington Park 21-6. After defeating Santa Ana, Alhambra, and Glendale each by the score of 11-0, the Jackrabbits defeated South Pasadena 13-0, then lost to San Diego 16-13. Trouncing Pasadena 7-6, and Whittier 22-0. Poly reached the playoffs, to defeat Compton 8-6, Oxnard 19-6, and Fullerton 6-0. Orian Landreth was coach; Malcolm McKenna, manager; and Randy Louis, captain. Captain Louis was the outstanding performer; Fraser was the leading performer. Mgr. M. McKenna Capt. R. Lewis 192 CAERULEA ' 28 Q r g ,r£l -I I r ' M 9 Back row: Coach Cline, J. Frazer, C. Fiske, H. Elder, H. Heckendorn, G. Able, Mgr. L. Turner Middle row: W. Thompson, R. Horn. N. Johnson. J. Drowns, J. Stein. R. LaMond. O. Ripley, P. Deem, R. Deeble, H. Estabrook Front row: F. ' Lopez, F. Lundsway, G. Wilkinson, H. Lee, R. Williams, Capt. Davis, W. Moore, G. Wyckoff, H. Towns, D. Gustuson, R. Brooks LIGHTWEIGHT FOOTBALL After starting the season with two convincing wins that led to high hopes of a championship, the lightweights met with hard luck and ineligibility, which resulted in four consecutive setbacks. Although the team ' s record is not very impressive, the lightweights fought hard and kept the scores low. In practice games Huntington Beach was defeated 1-1-0 and San Pedro won 7-2. In the first league contests the lighties trounced Santa Ana 13-0 and Alhambra 12-0. Glendale won over the too-confident locals 7-6, and South Pasadena inflicted a 6-0 defeat. For the first time in the history of athletic relations between the two schools the Pasadena lightweights were victorious over Long Beach. Although the bunnies fought tenaciously, the visitors won 13-0. In the final game Whittier won 10-7. The lightweights were guided by Coach Cline. Davis captained and Turner managed. 1 ■F V ... -_ PIP S K iP Sr Capt. M. Davis Mgr. L. Turner BOYS ' ATHLETIC Back row: Mgr. H. Kirkpatriclc, C. Crane, S. Johnston, V. Bestile, L. Howe, E. Walton, P. Voorhees, I . Bixby, K. Fuhrer, Coach Landreth Front row: W. Voorhees, L. Landes, R. Painter, P. Bixbv. Capt. T. Brown, W. Freeman, H. Merrill. L. Lake, W. Marshall. E. Stewart HEAVYWEIGHT BASKETBALL For the second consecutive year Long Beach has captured the Coast League basketball title and advanced to the final round in the Southern California playoffs. Although eliminated in the championship game, the team was one of the strongest aggregations in the state. Since only two lettermen returned from the successful team of last year, hopes for another championship were not very high. In practice games the team showed promise) but nothing spectacular. Rounding into form under the expert coaching of Orian Landreth, the Jackrabbits were able to go through the stiff league competition without a defeat. Conceded but an outside chance to win, as they entered the playoffs, Coach Landreth ' s men soon established themselves as prime favorites in the Southern California title race. A slim four-point defeat at the hands of Santa Monica finished the locals. Captain Brown at forward was easily the fastest man on the floor. His passing and floor work were the highlights of many games. Paul Bixby, high scorer of the season, was one of the cleverest forwards ever to play for Long Beach. Merrill, playing the key position, was in a class by himself in the art of converting short shots. Painter worked the ball down the field from guard in excellent style. Freeman starred in defensive play. Delbert Bixby and Walton played fine basketball until the second semester, when they becam e ineligible because of the nine-semester ruling. Marshall and Landes were seen in action in most of the games. Manager Kirkpatrick left little to be asked in the way of managerial efficiency. 191 CAERULEA ' 28 c •4 D. BIXBY SEASONAL REVIEW In practice games Poly met and defeated Compton 36-28 and 27-9; Huntington Park 39-12; and Manual Arts 33-29. The second team won from Huntington Park 35-9 and Inglewood 36-9, but lost to Redondo 19-26. In the first league game Santa Ana was defeated 35-23 by a spectuclar last quarter rally, which netted the locals several baskets. Alhambra, completely bewildered by the speed and clever play of the Jackrabbits ' attack, was snowed under with a 30-8 score. Glendale ' s highly touted team was unable to offer the locals much competition and took a 42-15 drubbing. South Pasadena provided the worst scare for the locals by taking the lead in second quarter and keeping ahead until a barrage of Poly baskets brought the score to 22-16 on the locals ' side of the ledger. Walton and Delbert Bixby closed their high school careers by playing brilliant games. Superb fight and team work enabled Long Beach to overcome the handicaps caused by injuries and ineligibility, and by a 19-16 score to down San Diego, which had been favored to win the league title. BOYS ' ATHLETICS 195 Determined to keep alive the jinx of the Pasadena barn over Long Beach teams, Pasadena fought desperately in the Long Beach-Pasadena game, but was outclassed 35-21. The entire local team worked in championship manner. The second team took over the duties of the first string against Whittier. The Polyites ' 39-16 win officially cinched the Coast League title for the third time in four years. Meeting with stiff competition in the first round of Southern California playoffs, Poly was barely able to defeat Orange 28-20. A scoring streak near the end of the game was all that kept Poly in the running for the championship. Brawley was easily defeated 38-11, to advance the Jackrabbits another rung in the playoffs. Playing superlative basketball, Poly eliminated Lompoc by the score of 28-14 in the semi-final game. Overcautiousness defeated Long Beach in the game witli Santa Monica for the Southern California title. Had the Jackrabbits played up to form, the score of 17-21 might have been reversed. Captain Brown, Marshall, Merrill, and Painter played their last game for Poly. B. MARSHALL .I1TE ■. «M • eth ffl ■  i iSs Back row: Coach Barker, J. Batehelor, J. Gray, R. Olsen, B. Peterson, E. Chase, D. Higgins, W. Cheney Middle row: R. Parke, D. Stevenson, Capt. V. Enzie, M. Mackay, C. Edmundson Front row: F. Daley, H. McClain. W. Kessler. R. Sweet MIDDLEWEIGHT BASKETBALL Faring rather badly in the stiff competition offered in the middleweight division, Poly ' s Class B team ended the season in fifth place with three wins and four losses, despite several practice season wins. In league games the locals defeated Alhambra 27-12, Glendale 4,0-24., and South Pasadena 27-19, but lost to Santa Ana 31-11, San Diego 31-28, Pasadena 35-6, and Whittle 28-32. Stevenson was high scorer with 92 points. He was followed by Elliot with 59 and Edmundson with 55. Norman Barker coached and was able to develop a creditable team despite lack of material. Enzie was captain, and Cheney managed. t Capt. V. Enzie Mgr. W. Cheney BOYS ' ATHLETICS 197 j4 L I mm™ ft.. Back row: Coach Sprong, JJ Hardie, W. Thompson, J. Shackelton, R. Horn, C. Fisk, H. Wyckoff, Mgr. L. Turner middle row: 11. Deeble, N. Davis, N. Johnston, Capt. W. Moore, H. Estabrook, H. Lee, W. Mooney, G. Wyckoff Front row: J. Hile, H. Lee, O. Ripley LIGHTWEIGHT BASKETBALL Back in the season of 1919-20, Harry J. Moore, in his first year at Poly, coached the first local lightweight team, known as the 110 pound team. This squad won a Southern California championship. Since that season but one team, that of 1921-22, has duplicated this feat. The 1922-23 team won the loop flag but was not allowed to enter the play-offs. If there were any crown offered to the hard luck champions of the Coast League for 1927-28, Polys lightweights woul havewon it. Practice ganu|; were: Redondo 17-10 and 18-11; Inglewood 12-18 and 6-16; and Ban- ning 16-9: In league competition the lightweights lost to Santa Ana 8-10 and Alhambra 10-13, defeated Glendale 12-11 and 17-15, lost to San Diego 11-19 and to Pasadena 6-12, but beat Whittier 11-11 in the season ' s final. Russell Sprong coached- W. Moore was captain and Turner, manager. Mgr 198 . . .,,: .: , ... :.:; : .,- ' , 31 ERULEA ' 28 ? 5, « S a BJ .lJ Back row: Freeman, Smith, Bridgman, Timmis, Coach Barker, Hardin, Elliott, Adams, Chase, Rapp, Langio, Minnick Third row: Deem. Grace, Rodriguez, Toombs, Lewis, Randall, Bridges, Wilson, te Groen, D. Rosensweig, Mason, Jones, Morrol, Steward, Mgr. Crissman Second row: Epperson, Latham, Carner, Whitmyers, Barber, Capt. Childreth, Scharlin, Hall, Goodman, Roberts, Miller, Barnes, Peters Front row: Gilcrease, I. Rosensweig. Irwin, Saunders, West, Lewis, Ogden, Mitchell, Waldie, Atkins, McLaughlin, Callahan, Hooper TRACK By winning the state championship, the track team finished a season never before equalled by Poly track men. Captain Childreth, winning the i 10 ; and Bills, winning both the low and high hurdles; and Barber, winning the broad jump, were the outstanding performers for Poly in the state meet. The home team captured every meet of the Division B with high scores and then seized the 192S Coast League crown by winning a one-point margin over the star track aggregation of Glendale, winner of A Division. In the Coast League Individual Championship Meet, Long Beach again took first place. In the Southern California meet Long Beach placed second, scoring 20 points. Coach Norman Barker has made a championship team from a nucleus of lour returning lettermen. The track team rounded into shape by winning three pre-season relay meets, including the Fifth Annual San Bernardino Relay. Capt. C. Childreth Mgr. Frank Crissman BOYS ' ATHLETICS 199 Back row: W. Lee, W. Compton, G. Mongee, H. Lee, Coach Barker Front row: H. Gamble, S. Janow, II. Elder, L. Bucknam, Capt. .1. Hallet, W. Mooney, W. Thompson, V. Grove, R. Taylor CLASS C TRACK In 1925 Class C track was instituted to give the smaller fellows an opportunity to enjoy the advantage of track training. Although no championship has been won in this division, many good men have been developed. The squad had a successful season this year, winning in their division of the Coast League and qualifying four men for the Southern California meet. In the Coast League meet the lightweights lost to Glendale by the score 50-18. The only two meets in their division of the Coast League were with Santa Ana, the first of which ended in a tie 31-31 and the second 50-18 in Poly ' s favor. The lightweight team was handicapped by the meagre schedule to which they were forced to hold themselves. Had there been more meets scheduled, the development of the individual would have been far greater. Under the tutelage of Coach Barker, the class C track team has developed several men who will be valuable on next year ' s heavyweight team. Hallet was captain of the squad and Willie Lee, manager. Mgr. W. Lee Capt. J. Hallet 200 CAERULEA ' 28 ©INil U Backrow: Ass ' t. Mgr . H. Kirkpatrick, D. Stephenson. P. Bixby, E. Creider, A. Clausing, B. Voorhees. D. Holt, J. Diamond, Mgr. B. Wright, Coach Landretli Front row: E. Stewart, W. Freeman, O. Yaisli. F. Gabler, K. McAdam, E. Mitchell, F. Baker, H. Smith, Mascot Billy Paul BASEBALL i ' rom the first year of local baseball in 1908, Long Beach has been represented by hard fighting teams, but none have been able to add a baseball championship to Poly ' s sports annals. The Jackrabbit ball tossers of 1918 tied for the city- county championship honor and back in 1901 finished in high status. At the time Caerulea went to press, the local baseball outfit had been victorious in seven of eight pre-season tilts and two out of three league practices. Long Beacli walloped Santa Ana in the opening league battle by a 1-1 count, then lost to Alhambra. The next game saw Glendale defeated by a 10-5 score. Coach Landreth. Captain McAdam, and Manager Wright contributed in a major degree to the development of the team. Team members were Stewart, Yaisli, Freeman, McAdam, Mitchell, F. Gabler, Holt, Smith, Creider, Clausing, Matsura, and Shultz. Capt, l ' ' .- McAdam Mgr. W. Wright BOYS ' ATHLETICS 201 9 ■ life Back row: Mgr. O. Elder, Ass ' t Mgr. W. Mittlestedt, P. Ono, .1. Freeland, O. Clark, P. Hughie, W. Ferrell, N. Franklin, C. Woods, Cant. B. Cox, Coach Sprong Front row: I. Serisawa, J. Hile, E. Davies, F. Shindler, M. La Rue, H. Bristol. E. Kuhrer, W. Carson, E. Holbrook, Smith, E. McCormick JUNIOR VARSITY Three years ago a sophomore baseball team was organized for the purpose of developing players for the varsity team. Today the team plays under the title of junior varsity and its roster does not necessarily include sophomores only. Practically all the first string players of the heavyweight squad are graduates of the junior varsity team. The junior team competes with smaller schools around Long Beach and has usually managed to give a good account of itself. This year at mid-season the team had won two and lost one; the scores stood Banning 9-7 and 3-10, and Huntington Beach 11-1. Coach Russell Sprong has been very successful in his tough assignment of rounding out baseball players from the green material he has had to develop. A large part of the success of the first team is due to the thorough ground-work built by Coach Sprong. Orval Elder was appointed manager of the squad. i 1 • «•- i t ., ' ..:■;;; .4 Capt. B. Cox Mgr. O. Elder Front ack row: Coach Barker, Hendricks, F. Rodriguez, Mgr. Crissman . Callahan, K, Minnix, A. Peters, T. Miller, D. Hall, I. Rosensweig, P. Mason CROSS COUNTRY ScouringJPMeTntire Pacific Coast, one could not easily find a faster and more capable cross-cbaintry team than that which Coach Norman Barker put on the track this season. Since the initial cross-country marathon held during the carnival of state field day at Poly in 1925, Poly ' s runners have continually crept to the front. This year the Poly men ranked supreme in Southern California, having to their credit both the Coast League and Southern California titles. Captain Hall was easily the outstanding performer of the season. The high-score practice wins seemed to become traditional with the locals as the season progressed. In the league meet at Alhambra, all Coast League schools entered men except South Pasadena, Santa Ana, and Whittier. The scores stood: Long Beach 28, with San Diego 40, Alhambra 72, Pasadena 86, and Glendale 93. In the Southern California meet, Long Beach had her only difficulty, beating Hollywood by a single point. Long Beach totaled 70 points, Hollywood 71, L. A. Poly 81, L. A. High 87, Manual Arts 123, and Lincoln 154. O 11 - j Capt. I . Hall BOYS ' ATHLETICS 203 Standing: D. Kelley, C. Remmler, W. Race, W. Harrison, R. Paul. C. Corey. B. Yeamans, C. Keefer, J. Prothero, W. Falls, P. Anderson. P. Chesley R. Rodgers Seated: Coach Detriok, K. Kaylor, R. Yeamans, P. Klaus, Capt. L. Benedict, E. Plescia, J. Green, J. Allen, Mgr. M. McKenna WATERPOLO In waterpolo Polytechnic High School has for many years been outstanding; it is probable that no other Southern California school can exhibit a record equal to that of the local school in this sport. Five years ago waterpolo was on a basis of popularity along with football and baseball at Poly. For eleven consecutive years after waterpolo had entered the local sport calendar, the local team captured the Southern California title. This remarkable string of victories then ceased until 1927, in which year the title flag again came to Long Beach. This year the Poly team finished well up, nearly winning the Coast League banner, the possession of which would have marked them as the favorites for the Southern California honor. Hollywood was the lone league opponent to upset the locals. Long Beach, though defeating the movie city once, lost to the sheiks twice. ' l V. Capt. L. Benedict Mct. M. McKenna 201 CAERULEA ' 28 Back row: R. Pence, C. Keefer, D. Kelley, R. Paul, R. Yeamans, P. Anderson, J. Prothero, W. Race, C. Corey. Coach Detrick, Middle row: Mgr. M. McKenna, C. Smith, J. Allen, F. Kaylor, E. Plescia, Capt. P. Klaus, L. Benedict. J. Green, R. Yeamans, J. McDonald Front row: R. Parke, Cleo Smith, W. Harrison, W. Falls, C. Rummler, H. Howison, R. Rodgers SWIMMING Long Beach ' s swimming squad, at the time Caerulea went to press, was making telling strides toward establishing one more championship in swimming. The sport was recognized in Poly when in, 1909 the first swimming tournament was held. From that date until the present time swimming has made great progress at the local school. The 1927 team won the first Southern California and state swimming championship. Last year Inky Kettering won the National Interscholastic 440 yard free style dash, Don Corey was selected fourth on the Ail-American diving squad, and the relay team: Kettering, Bivens, Benedict, ;ijud Bixler, set a new Southern California record. This year Coach Wallace Detrick h outfit then that of last season. The tea, managed by Malcolm McKenna. evelop a greater point-getting aptained by Paxton Klaus and Capt, P. Klaus Mgr. M. McKenna BOYS ' ATHLETICS 205 Back row: Coach Detrick, E. Butcher. S. Neser, A. Tighe. R. Chesley Front row: A. Stephen. A. Stanton, Capt. E. Moore, O. Premo, A. Ramsey, G. Eastwood, P. Hazard CLASS C WATERPOLO AND SWIMMING This year for the first time, a Class C waterpolo and swimming team was organized to enter interschool competition. Under the direction of Coach Wallace Uetrick the team was formed from the Class C swimmers in the ninth period swimming class and the lightweight men made a fair showing. The locals opened the season January 31 by losing the first game to Inglewood, but were credited with the Division A title since none of the Division A league schools had a lightweight squad. The Class C team did its best work in preparing swimmers for next year ' s heavyweight outfit. Ray Cliesly managed the waterpolo and swimming teams. Class C waterpolo lettermen are Ramsey, Butcher. Stein, Eastwood, Premo, Tighe, Captain Moore, Stephens, and Stanton. In swimming, Eastwood and Moore competed in the 50 yard dash; Tighe and Butcher in the 50 yard breaststroke ; Ramsey and Stanton in the 50 yard backstroke; Moan in diving; and Moore, Neser. Tighe, Eastwood, and Stanton in the relay. Mgr. R. Chesley Capt. E. Moore Back row: G. Able. L. Mack, J. Sullivan, F. Dexter, L. Stacy, H. Hadley Front row: Coach Detrick, W. Thomas, G. Coleman. P. Johnson, B. Horning, R. Swe t. Mgr. W. Stewart WRESTLING As a recent sport in Long Beach Poly, wrestling has risen nearly to a major sport level. Poly ' s first wrestling team was formed in 1925 from the class in wrestling. The next year the Poly wrestlers won supremacy among Southern California schools. The 1927 season was a less fortunate season, for the Poly grapplers won but a few of the league meets. However, two Long Beach men won semi- final medals in the Southern California tournament. After opening this ye;ir with a surprise win over the strong Whittier aggregation, the local matmen finished the season in second place in the league. San Diego, winning the league honors, defeated Poly in a close match near the beginning of the season. Coach Wallace Detrick shaped a strong wrestling outfit, which lias made a good showing in the league. The lettermen are Hadley. Stacy, Sweet, Horning. Johnson, Coleman, and Stewart, who managed. Capt. I ' . Johnson Mgr. W. Stewart BOYS ' ATHLETICS 207 Back row: R. Zehms, S. Rathvnn, E. Roberts, R. Saunders, A. Clausing Front row: Mgr. T . Healy, L. Higgins, H. Frazer. R. Wilson, Capt. Bartlett, J. Shackelton, Coach Comfort TENNIS As a minor activity in Poly ' s athletics, we find active tennis squads competing among interclass groups as far back as 1908. In the following year, the Long Beach tennis team obtained matches with other schools. It was not until 1918 that the net men actually made any kind of a showing; in that year they lost the league championship by but one meet. With Captain Bartlett as the only returning letterman material. Coach Albert Comfort developed a fairly promising team to represent Poly in Coast League competition. Although the tennis squad did not appear strong at the opening of the season, at the time Caerulea went to press many changes in the regular lineup were being made. The latest available lineup had Captain Carl Bartlett, Babe Fraser. Bob Wilson, and Jess Shackelton playing singles; and Zehms, Rathvon, Higgins, and Burlingame holding down the doubles. Mgr. D. Healy Capt. C. Bartlett 4 208 CAERULEA ' 28 Coach Bell, W. Moore, H. Heckendorn, D. McKay, r. Dean, D. Barber, P. Dilday GOLF Golf made its first appearance in Poly High sports when in 1923 Harry J. Moore develojied a fair aggregation from decidedly new material. Since that time golf has developed into a strong local sport. In 1926 when the sport was well under way, the locals exhibited considerable skill by taking the first Coast League golfing banner without a loss. By taking four straight victories this season, the local golf men proved that they are in line for high standing in the Southern California league. Golf competition in Southern California is divided into four divisions, and Long Beacli fights its battle for the lead of Division One. Huntington Beach was Polys ' first victim and the home golfers played Fullerton, Santa Ana, Whittier, and Woodrow Wilson to round out the season. Coach Moore developed a good outfit this year from a group of inexperienced masliie swingers. Those on the team were Willis Moore, playing first; Douglas McKay at second; Parker Dean, holding third; and Howard Heckendorn and Ray Englers, playing fourth and fifth respectively. Capt. II. 1 fecki ndorn Mgr. P. Dilday GIRLS ' SPORTS 209 R.TU1 PRE : 0. y NDEEy 2 m V IW EeHA ; EC-TfcEa mv.ccmcn G. A. A. The organization of the G. A. A. in 1922 was a step toward promoting the right kind of girls ' athletics. From the first year, in which Miss Vinnie Gee supervised, it has offered excellent coaching in many of the most popular sports by way of fenc- ing, golf, archery, tennis, swimming, and rifle clubs. The aim of the organization is to present the whole subject of girls ' athletics in such manner that every girl in school wiil realize the oppor- tunity the school offers through the G. A. A. to develop individual sports- manship, leadership, and fair play. This year ' s calendar included a successful party, the initiation of new members, a real Hi Jinks, the G. A. A. assembly for the Jane Harnett memorial fund, the awarding of letters to mid-year students, a treas- ure hunt, and the annual L banquet in June, when all other awards earned during the year were presented. First semester officers were Vir- ginia Martin, president; Katie Dun- ham, first vice-president; Genevieve Sanders, second vice-president; Bev- erly Segna, secretary-treasurer. Those of the second semester were Katie Dunham, president; Adrienne Mann, first vice-president; Vesta Willey, second vice-president; Thelma Rolo, secretary-treasurer? Advisers were Miss Gertrude Frame and Miss Grace Thomas. m rvray? V. aUEY 2 v! T. ROLO ' K-TR£V? MWTitOMJVADV.- 7 210 CAERULEA ' 28 e,. HUQQiry : WILEY m 9 ! ■2 B. MACAULAY P TOLL CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL TEAM Among the first sports introduced for girls at Polytechnic High was that of basketball. It has been one of the most popular activities offered, and since 1907 has held its place in girls ' athletics as a major sport. Plenty of enthusiasm and actual work have made it an exceptional body-builder and one in which almost every girl has participated. This year as a result of extensive advertising of the game, the department of physical education for girls had the largest number of candidates for cage team positions it has ever known. Each class chose managers, who conducted an intensive practice season. Finally when the class teams were successfully under way, all went into the interclass games well prepared. In each class considerable enthusiasm was exhibited. Through this means competition became intense when the games were finally played. In these contests the senior and junior classes defeated the sophomores, 23-14 and 42-28 respectively. After a close game for champion- ship, the junior class emerged victorious after tipping the senior class 16-14. • ■ m I DLO GIRLS ' SPORTS 211 CHAMPIONSHIP SPEEDBALL TEAM Speedball, a comparatively new game in the field of girls ' athletics, had its first showing at Long Beach Poly High School this year. From the start every girl was exceptionally enthusiastic toward the game; conse- quently each class had large turn-outs and carried on its practice eagerly. Since the game was new and therefore had to be learned from the very beginning, it required much concentration of mind and muscle; however, by hard and earnest work every girl improved in technique until she was quite ready for the interclass play-offs. Following the draw, which decided the contests in order and classification, came the interclass games. In the first contest, a spirited clash, the juniors won from the sophomores 10-8. In the second contest the seniors won by a walk-away from the sophomores 23-5. But the climax of the season came when the seniors carried off honors from the juniors in the championship tilt, the final contest. The game ended with the close score of 8-6. Because of the popularity of the game, the department of physical education for girls has decided in favor of continuing speedball as a major sport. M fAU-Orl 9 i m  nti I 11 T TgAFTOtt f s t. BECKEtvrart 212 CAERULEA ' 28 E . WEB H. E.UBY r ! D. PKLttTKE. B. MACAULftY CHAMPIONSHIP HOCKEY TEAM Hockey runs parallel to basketball and the other major sports offered to girls. Ever since its introduction at Long Beach Poly High School in 1907, it has held an important place in the G. A. A. program. Since the sport is one of the most difficult fn the field of women ' s athletics, it was necessary first for each girl to learn the fundamentals: handling the stick, dribbling, driving, scooping, the reverse drive, and the left hand lunge. As these were mastered, the player could adapt her knowledge of hockey technique to the game. In the first interclass match of the season the juniors defeated the sophomores. The next game between the seniors and sophomores was more exciting. The lower classmen fought for every point and succeeded in tying the seniors, 2-2. This roused the interest in the outcome of the interclass tournament to the highest pitch. After a hard-fought game in which every effort was exerted by both seniors and juniors to make a second goal, the score was a tie. 1-1. which left the juniors with the title. t ' R . KIBKPATR-ICK. If t T.E V ' GIRLS ' SPORTS 213 LLOK CHAMPIONSHIP BASEBALL TEAM Baseball has long been considered one of the most important sports sponsored by the G. A. A. for girls at Poly High. This season brought out many candidates for class teams. Almost every girl has at some time played, baseball either at school or on vacant lot playgrounds, so that little time had to be spent on coaching in first principles. Instead, every girl directed her interest mainly toward careful, intensive training to develop the technique so essential to a winning team. As the practice season advanced and each girl gradually improved her game, emphasis was shifted to the working out and learning of the importance of each position in relation to the team as a whole. When this was accomplished the player had the privilege of choosing the position she liked best and was best adapted to play. Then her duty was to specialize in this position to such a degree that by the end of the season she would be able to hold her place on the team. This work terminated the practice season and the interelass games immediately followed. Caerulea had gone to press before the results of these became known. . . ■ - - BECKETVTHK E . I4UH, 0H B WEIR 1% 1 CBELL M ROE r X2ER 214 CAERULEA ' 28 J •$ J. ._. % L . AA i Back row: H. Cure, R. Kirkpatrick. F. Wells, E. Grand, L. Wright, M. Bryan, M. Roe, V. Martin, L. Carson. N. Millhorn. W. Burnett. H. Clarke Middle row H. Brewer. B. Wells. L,. Spiker, K. Boyton, J. Hoenk, B. Walters. R. Buffum, K. Dunham. K. Griffln, M. Fallon Front row: G. Sanders, M. Gillespie, V. Eilers, T. Trafton, Z. Trafton, E. Beckenstein, A. Mann, TENNIS CLUB The Tennis Club holds the distinction of being the oldest organization under the G. A. A. It was organized in 1923 with Miss Gass as adviser. At first it was an informal group; but with rapid growth came the necessity of formal .organization. Its first president was Dorothy Richardson. The Tennis Club has proved to be one of the most interesting and enjoyable organizations under the G. A. A. It is open to all girls who enjoy the game or who wish to learn how to play it. Before the minor L is awarded to any girl she must have earned not less than fifty points in tennis or swimming. There are after-school tennis classes for beginners and opportunities for practice whereby points may be earned toward the coveted L . Tennis is now one of the two all-year-round sports offered to the girls of Poly. Several tournaments are held during the year: the All-comers, play days, the interclass, and finally with the spring season, some interscholastic practice matches. Once every month there is a business meeting, after which social programs are presented. Occasional parties at beach clubs and homes help the girls to get acquainted with both old and new members. The Tennis Club extends an invitation to all girls to come out on the courts and play, whether just for the fun of the game or to earn the points required for the minor L . First semester officers were Adrienne Mann, president; Esther Beckenstein, vice-president; Marie Gillispie, secretary; Patricia Marshall, historian; and Vera Eilers, manager. Second semester officers were Esther Beckenstein, president; Blanche Wells, vice-president; Jessie Hoenk, secretary; Maida Belle Roe, historian; Genevieve Sanders, manager. Miss Violet Lacy is adviser of the club. GIRLS ' SPORTS 215 L. Dugas, E. Bushnell, V. Searles. V. Weir, E. Mylott, A. Russell SWIMMING TEAM Organized competition in swimming had its beginning in 1908. This year a spirit of keen rivalry was evident through the first semester when the three class teams practiced for the annual inter-class swimming meet. The junior team coached by Nora McCabe and managed by Adele Russell, was victorious by a score of 31-32-22 over the seniors and sophomores. WATER POLO Water polo was introduced last year into the girls ' sport calendar. Under the coaching of Miss Frame the contests were so successful that they were repeated this spring with an even larger turnout. This sport requires excellent technique and endurance; but within a few years Poly hopes to have as exciting games in this sport as in any other. Back row: L. Dugas. A. Russell. K. Griffin, M. Hoyt. V. Searles, W. Ludy, F. Weir, B. Busnell, R. Mylott, E. Mylott Front row: P. Toll. E. McCaffrey, H. Bersloff, E. Bennett. S. Brown, M. Johnson. F. Ainsworth, H. Kreyssler, J. Russell, M. Bergioff 216 CAERULEA ' 28 Back row: B. Munson. T. Trafton, M. Roe. M. Fallon, W. Burnett Middle row: B. Weir. K. Dunham, M. Bryan, V. Martin, G. Sanders, A. Mann. B. Well Front row: T. Rolo, D. Jefferson, L. Dugas, E. Beckenstein, V. Willey, P. Toll, J. Oberholtzer, B. Macaulay, E. McCaffrey, F. Hertzinger, F. Helene, Z. Trafton MAJORS CLASS The Majors, a class of girls who expect to make physical education their life work, was formed in 1923-1924 by Miss Vinnie Gee. Since then its activities have been increased and many new types of work have been undertaken for the purpose of developing girls into all-around athletes, with emphasis on leadership, sportsmanship, and citizenship. Virtually every phase of physical education is taken up by the class, including tumbling, swimming, golf, rhythm, and folk dancing. Basketry is also taught one day a week during one quarter as preparation for summer playground supervision. Definite training in playground work is given, since many of the girls in the class are chosen as junior directors for the summer playgrounds. A notebook on the work is required; and many of the girls are allowed to give coaching and practice work in other classes. After a girl has been in the class for one semester, she is given the Majors ' Jackrabbit emblem. To be a member of the Majors ' Class one must meet certain requirements. Applicants must be of junior or senior standing; must be recommended by every member of the physical education faculty for ability, sportsmanship, and initiative; must take part in three after-school sports a year; and must have recommended marks in two subjects, a passing mark for all subjects, and a merit record of above 80. GIRLS ' SPORTS 217 Kick row: F. Kimball, V. Searles, G. Sanders, J. Rousere. F. Weir. D. Prentice. B. Weir, B. Ryberg, E. Mylott, H. Borgloff, E. Huggins, D. Coe, K. Griffin, W. Ludy Middle row: Miss Parham, H. Cowles, L. Rockwood, F. Hellin, V. Peterson, L. Copeland, S. Huston, A. Jacoks, G. Jolly, N. Hess, E. Worthington. J. Oberholtzer Front row: H. Kreyssler, M. Bergloff. M. Johnson, A. Russell, V. Allen, L. Dugas, L. Banister, J. Russel, E. Bennett, R. Mylott THE SWIMMING CLUB The Swimming Club originated in 1923 with Miss Frame as adviser and Natalie Ferrell as president. As the largest club under G. A. A., the organization has just finished a most successful year. The club membership numbered over seventy-five. Twenty- three girls became proficient enough in swimming and diving to pass the highest, or Flying Fish, test. A spirit of keen competition was evident throughout the first semester when the three class teams practiced for the annual interclass swimming meet. The junior team, coached by Nora McCabe and managed by Adele Russell, was victorious by a score of 31-32-32 over its rivals, the seniors and sophomores. During the second semester several friendly meets were held with neighboring high schools. At the March meeting of G. A. A. the club sponsored a demonstration in life-saving methods by the Long Beach fire department. All the girls in school were invited to witness it. At the annual Hi Jinx held in the girls ' gym and sponsored by G. A. A., the Swimming Club presented a clever skit, In a Doll Shop , which featured club talent. A part of this act was later repeated in the G. A. A. assembly. Many social events, which fostered a spirit of friendship among the members, were given throughout the year. Officers for the first semester were: president, Julia Rousere; vice- president, Helen Bergloff; secretary-treasurer, Marguerite Bergloff; keeper of records, Bodil Ryberg ; adviser, Miss Mary Parham. CAERULEA ' 28 1j H Brewer V. Allen, A. Jacobs, K. Wagner. O. Smith. R. Erganian, B. ells. M. Bryan, Carson M. Garrison, J. Hoerik, B. Walters. C. Bell, Z. Trafton. R. Buffum, L. Priest. M. Fallon, A. Mann, M. Wein, T. Trafton. Miss Cavanagh OUTING CLUB Since its organization in 1922 with Miss Alice M. Dunbar as sponsor, the Outing Club has been very popular. In 1927-1928 the club started a camera section, drew up a constitution, adopted a pin and enjoyed after-school hikes, week-end mountain trips, and a San Pedro light-house hike. Officers for the two semesters were Mary Fallon and Thelma Trafton, president; Leona Carson and Mary Ellen Newman, vice-president; Blanche Wells and Leona Carson, secretary. Miss Nancy Cavanagh was adviser. FENCING CLUB The Fencing Club was organized in 1925 under Miss Vinnie Gee. Activities for 1927 were headed by Edna De Blois, Clara Hinckley, and Ellen Kenton, with Miss Nancy Cavanagh as adviser. Paul E. Millar and Miss Cavanagh coached. Weekly tournaments gave Julia Ann Goodman the championship. ;: De Blois. L. Gray, R. Sanford, B. Morrill. A. Schwartz, B. de Jong, C. Hinckley, E. Kenton, .1 A Goodman, I ' . Cooper, H. Buttertiekl, A. Smith. Miss Cavanagh Front row: L. Copeland, P. Jefferson, G. Jolly, r. Toll Back row: L. M. Wright, H. Smith. B. de Jong. F. Hellin. C. Grant, S. Ward, C. Pate, 1J. Worthington, J. Goodman. Miss Pai-ham, B. Macaulay, V. Willey, J. Oberholtzer D. Hutchinson, A. Jacobs, N. Hess, H. Mount, V. Cole, C. Chantry RIFLE CLUB Organized in 1918 under the direction of Miss Grace Thomas and Colonel Boice, the Girls ' Rifle Club has proved highly popular. Officers this year were Betty Macaulay, president, and Julia Ann Goodman, secretary. Miss Mary Parham was adviser and Colonel B. B. Hyer and Sergeant B. H. Griffin of the Ji. O. T. C. unit were instructors. GOLF CLUB Organized by Miss Gates in l! 2(i. the Golf Club in its second year has enjoyed an increased membership and the establishment of putting greens, sand trap and a driving cage near the gym. Officers for the two semesters were president, Dorothy Plummer, Helen Foster; secretary-treasurer, Helen Foster, Beulah Thomas; publicity manager. Helen Posther, Bertha Lloyd; social chairman, Eleanor Jones. ■  . „,  l Lynch R Warde N. Trevor, E. .Jones. B. Lloyd, V. White, K. Baldwin. D. Plumber, 10. Mankin. B. Thomas, M. Ross. H. Foster 220 CAERULEA ' 28 T UL L LLL f Back row: L. Dugas, H. Cowles. V. Martin, M. Bryan, J. Oberholtzer, .1. Rowserg. K. Griffin, M. Fallon, A. Mann, D. Coe, M. Dougherty. E. Worthington, V. Willey, B. Wells, D. Prentice, F. Wells THE L CLUB During this past semester the girls of Poly High who have earned their minor, major, or gold L have reorganized the L Club under the direction of Miss Gertrude Frame. For several years L winners have automatically been L Club members, but this semester saw the group function for the first time as an active organization. The purpose of the club is to give to the school through loyalty and service the very best that is in each girl ; to co-operate with the school in every way possible; to promote school spirit; to support botli boys ' and girls ' athletics — and not merely athletics but all other school interests or activities. Members of the club were very useful this year in acting as usherettes at the Shakespearean play and at the three performances of the junior play. In the week of the Principals ' Convention, the girls helped to make the beach picnic a success by assisting at the games, refreshments, and entertainment. Membership in the club must be actually earned through the acquisition of points; and no points are credited to a girl unless her scholarship and merit records are up to the standard. For the minor or major felt L ' s earned through participation in athletics and service in the department of physical education, 500 and 1000 points respectively are required. The gold L is awarded to girls representing the school in oratory or debate or to those acquiring points through the holding of school offices or otherwise rendering service to the school. The 1927-28 membership of the L Club included thirty-four girls. Officers were: president. La Verne Dugas; vice-president, Mary Fallon; secretary- treasurer, Kathleen Grifrin; faculty adviser, Miss Gertrude Frame. GIRLS ' SPORTS 221 G IRLS ' TENNIS TEAM Since 1919 Poly High has had a representative team in girls ' interscholastic tennis. Several of these teams, as well as individuals, have been outstanding in Southern California tennis circles. Records reveal that Cecil Wells. Zona Belle Trafton, Irma Catterlin, and Dorothy Kilpatrick carried off trophies in the 1926 Coast League and Southern California tournaments. Last year Zona Belle Trafton was singles runner-up in the Coast League tourney. Because of a new Girls ' Amateur Athletic Federation ruling, which went into effect this year, Poly High has been unable to enter interscholastic girls ' tennis competition. Practice matches with various schools are permitted, however; and several were held this year. When Caerulea went to press, Santa Monica, Huntington Park, and Fullerton had been met by the locals, who had won each time. The team this year had as a nucleus three girls: Esther Beckenstein, Thelma Trafton, and Genevieve Sanders. Vera Eilers managed the team the iirst semester and Genevieve Sanders replaced her at mid-year. L !3fc L jH ' Is MAJOR D 1 THELMA T AFT0H ZOHA BELLE T AFTOn BETTEE WEI MA 6AKET WEIGHT MiriOK? IT E THEK EECKEft TEIM CATHEKIrlE DELL GENEVIEVE JMiDI S LUCILLE yTfVEtV HELLTt BE GLOFF maxihe bktYah DOW COE HELEtt COWLE MA JO IE DOUGHEftTY LA VD5HE DU 3A« MAKY FALLOH LE TA EATLKHOIL EK KATHLEEH GRIFFin FAT Y LEE AD iEnnE MAitn VT G IHIA MAK TITt THELMA M c DOT!ALD JACQUECm OBERflOLTZER MADELIIK O ' BRJEtt Dorothy FRErrrrcE ber-nita KODin on JULIA r ou er e BLANCHE WELL FRAHCEV WELL VEVTA WILEY ELOTOR woKmineTon LAU A M:AY WfclGHT M 1 UTAKtY •221 CAERULEA ' 28 Colonel Hyer Lieutenant Boyd Sergeant Griffin Lieutenant Cronk Captain Goss Lieutenant Herman BATTALION EVENTS For the past nine years, the R. O. T. C, organized in 1919 under Colonel Charles H. Boiee, has been an important asset to Polytechnic High School. Since the opening of the Woodrow Wilson High School and the installation of an R. O. T. C. unit there, Poly ' s unit has had a reduced membership; but the last year has been an unusually successful one. Seldom have such fellowship and friendly rivalry been exhibited. The efficiency of the unit was the result of much labor on the part of Colonel B. B. Hyer and his assistant, Sergeant B. H. Griffin. Throughout the year the interest of Sergeant Griffin kept the unit in good spirits and in excellent shape. Through his unfailing concern many changes were made for improvement. One of the most popular innovations since garrison hats replaced over sea caps has been the permissive weari ng of regular long trousers in the place of the unpopular leggings formerly worn. For the purpose of varying instruction, three B. Coon D. Porter R. Ellsworth MILITARY 225 days of the week were devoted to military drill in uniform, occasionally inter- spersed with guard mount, competitive drill, tent pitching, and different special formations and instructions. On the first day of every week the R. O. T. C. was given the use of the plunge ; and for those who were unable to swim, a special class was organized. Upon the last day of the week competitive sports were enjoyed. Instruction in the elementals of fencing was offered to those especially interested. Perhaps the most signal of all work was that for the development of efficiency in battle formation. For the purpose of teaching the leaders and members of small units the mechanism of deployment and movement utilized in combat exercises and actual combat, intensive instruction was given on extended order. During the exciting platoon tests, Woodrow Wilson ' s platoon carried off the honors. So close was the competition, scored by Los Angeles Army officers, that there was a difference of but two points between the leading platoons. Units from both schools participated in the annual Armistice and Memorial Day parades with competition as to which unit should lead the R. O. T. C. division of the parades. 226 CAERULEA ' 28 G. Warden, P. Harrison, F. Mahannah, E. Swan: E. Hoik, R. Markley. W. Garrison RIFLE TEAM Each year since 1919, when the R. O. T. C. was organized at Poly High, a group of the best rifle shots in the battalion has been picked, and from this group the fifteen most accurate and consistent have been chosen. These have competed witli other school teams of the corps area having R. O. T. C. units. The ten making the highest scores constitute the team for each year. Members of the rifle team receive the L with crossed rifles and are entitled to wear the regulation Poly High athletic sweater. This year Kenneth Cronk achieved a perfect score, the first made on the Poly High range. Sergeant Griffin coached the team on the school range and has developed a creditable array. This year ' s team members were Frank Goss, Kenneth Cronk, Wayne Garrison, Rodney Markley, Floyd Mahannah, Ralph Webb, George Warden, Paul Harrison, Elmer Hoik, and Edmund Swanson. THE MILITARY CLUB To promote harmony and efficiency in the R. O. T. C. and to stimulate interest in military training, the Military Club has served as a necessary adjunct to the social life of the unit this year. As a result of the policy begun in 1927 of having but a single club in the place of separate clubs for officers and men, a spirit of comradeship has pervaded the organization. As in the past three years, Camp Leonard Wood proved to be a popular resort for the social activities of the club. Through the initiative of its officers and the cooperation of its members, the Military Club has established itself as an important factor in the local unit of the R. O. T. C. Club leaders were Richard Ellsworth, commander; Kenneth Cronk, vice-commander; Wayne Garrison, adjutant; Edmund Swanson, finance officer; James Wood, mess officer. MILITARY 227 Front row E. MacCaffery, E. Barthelmew, A. Schwartz, E. De Blois, E. Kenton, L. Wright, D. Hale. J. Clinton, F. Battelle, 1-:. Bogigian, M. Page Pack row P. Toll. A Smith, C. Pate. C. Crabbe, S. Ward. M. Taylor, L. Helm, M. Swanson, R. Gilliland, E. Crouse, M. Ballaek STARS AND STRIPES CLUB Since its organization in 192t the Stars and Stripes Club has been active in assisting the R. O. T. C. and other patriotic organizations of the school. Among the ways in which the club has responded to call are the handling of retreat for two days of every week, participating in the two annual parades on Armistice and Memorial Days, stimulating interest among Poly High girls, and entertaining the unit. The interest which the members have displayed in the welfare of the school and the success of the unit in forwarding projects has been the subject of commendation. The club has been fortunate in choosing an excellent corps of leaders. The officers, who served for the entire year, were Doris Hale, captain; Laura May Wright and Edna De Bloise, lieutenants; Ellen Kenton, first sergeant. The Stars and Stripes Club feels that the most successful year in its existence has just been completed. W. Garrison j. Woo3 E. Swan:. mi R- Ellsworth CAERULEA ' 28 Capt. Wiley 2nd Lieut. Ellsworth 1st Lieut. Warden Mr. Defty THE R. O. T. C. BAND Under Dwight Defty as instructor and director, the R. O. T. C. band has completed an unusually successful seaspj this year, serving the school loyally and well. Mr. Defty has directed the bandJfor the last two years; and prior to that, for twleve years, George C. MoojeX in charge. There are few organiza- tions that have served the school ,a1;ra£?iduously as has the band. In addition to having gained almost perfectionT the regular military duties and drill, it has functioned for a great many ci i and school affairs. An excellent set of officers contributed to the efficiency anp. perfection of music and drill. MILITARY 229 Commissioned Officers Captains Prank Goss Paul Wiley First Lieutenants Verne Boyd George Warden Kenneth Cronk Second Lieutenants Henry Lundby Alan Preston Richard Ellsworth Rolf Herman Non-Commissioned Officers First Sergeants Malcolm Robinson George Gates Sergeants Robert Blatt Elmer Hoik Floyd Mahannah Milton Pike Marshall Stoddard Rexton Fluke Wayne Garrison James Wood Corporals Fred Koenig - Joe Bjorndahl Paul Harrison John Eng-el Jack Galbreath Sturdevant Kennedy Edmund Swanson y HOW HD THET1 g? ;M1 PO [DEDICATED TO THE ROHANTIC FUTURE OF CALIFORNIA wmmT A ©LOCATED TO THE SPORT OF BASKET BALL PEDICATED TO OUR HOME LAND Dedicated to the romantic pa5t of CALIFORNIA [DEDICATED TO THE VICTORIOUS TEAMS [Dedicated to the SPIRIT OF THE OLD HIGH SCHOOL 0S)D D M I - 30.... i l lW Art N o m C TXZULE S FOOTPRINTS lLIk [DEDICATED TO THE SOPHnORE. CLASS DEDICATED BY HE BOYS TO THE GIRLS Qg)03 00, [41 00 o y IS,  l ----_ [DEDICATED TO THE AMUSEMENT OE THE UNDERCLASSMEN DEDICATED TO LEAP YEAR NTWLYWCP3 DEDICATED BY THE GIRLS TO THE BOYS : DS D tl Hi 41 41 411 t: ' W y o 00 = 4 [DEDICATED TO THE SPIRIT OF PROGRLS5 urn 5. Gg= Of? f | =J4 234 CAERULEA ' 28 ALENDA IS)  Va - ' i ti-ie: 28 WEEK 1 Young America gives up jobs and beach to return to first love. Weatherman nips stock- ingless fad in ankle. WEEK 2 Girls are back in prison uni- forms. Everyone gets ac- quainted to win soda. WEEK 3 Girls drown each other out in song-leader try-outs. Sopho- mores hunt for classes. WEEK 4 School paper asserts faith in advertising. Sun melts foot- ball at Santa Ana, causing local team to fumble it to a tie. WEEK 5 Prominent local attorney sobs annual sob about lack of proper spirit in Poly High. Moor grid invaders lay seige to city but neither army wins battle. WEEK 6 Seniors kid Chicago mayor by choosing So This Is London for dramatic effort. Team runs up pretty score on Glendale ' s pretty score board. WEEK 7 School dramatists fall for avia- tion craze and present Plying Prince . Amateur orators tell us what we already knew about Roosevelt. WEEK 8 Seth Jehiel Felt accepts honor- ary scholarship award. Team turns sausage grinder and sends South Pasadena away in hamburger condition. WEEK 9 Broken-down Fords reduce in San Diego marathon. San Diegoans prove good sports when locals beat them. g?4 - S CALENDAR 235 I5 OF Tl-tlZ WIZEIKS 128 ¥ ro WEEK 10 Ancient rival, Pasadena, an- nexes annual game. Studes cele- brate defeat with scnool dance WEEK 11 Poly gets two days of vacation in which to masticate turkey. Victory over Whittier, though slim, helps dark meat go down. WEEK 12 1776 and 1812 are forgotten at senior play, So This is Lon- don. Middleweight team ac- quires fame by ruining Comp- ton ' s chances for championship. WEEK 13 Girls turn snobs and hold stag party. Middleweight team shoves Oxnard into mud. WEEK 14 Middleweights break off vest buttons by winning So. Cal. grid championship. Glee clubs show students that Christmas is fa- mous for more than Santa Claus. WEEK 15 Everybody pretends to be sad that Christmas vacation is over. Univer sity of Chicago coach ex- plains at real Stagg party how to live to ripe old age. WEEK 16 Failing notices, indigo bunt- ing, are printed on paper to match receivers ' complexions. Epidemic of colds throws sus- picion on cigarette venders. WEEK 17 Girls are forced to listen to saxophones wail in assembly. Railroaders strut stuff in Stu- dent Body election. WEEK 18 Alumni come back to tell us how good they used to be. Studes gasp at disclosures in school paper ' s scandal extra. W-s T 0} 236 CAERULEA ' 28 MusicnL 7)35i;r ei-Y . WEEK 19 A few brilliant scholars, eager to get to Junior College, scorn June graduation. WEEK 20 New crop of big-eyed sophs ar- rives. Juniors report big sales made in elevator tickets. WEEK 20 New crop of sophomores ar- rives. Long enrolling lines are conducive to fallen arches. WEEK 21 Studes play cards with section teachers. Near riot as school paper fails to come out on time. WEEK 22 Clubs weep as school decides not to pay for their banquets. Temperamental artist sings to assembly about green-eyed dragon with thirteen tails. WEEK 23 Caerulea staff gets practical experience in salesmanship try- ing to sell reservations to stu- dents. Girls ' League stages cosmopolitan revue, which goes over big in assembly. WEEK 24 Caerulea strives to get seniors ' pictures, but bashful students are Way too camera shy. Scholarship Federation invites Writers ' Club members to fur- nish entertainment at banquet of combined elite. WEEK 25 Juniors become ambitious and stage professional comedy. Stu- dents flock to assembly to hear Gipsy Smith. WEEK 26 Caerulea encourages budding literary geniuses with cash prizes. Ha! New shoes for father! Orators get revenge from Pasadena for lost football game. WEEK 27 Dime novel enthusiasts listen to real detective in assembly. Orators put the Constitution through the gamut from Bunker Hill to Le Bourget Field. VSSLi r Got r« v W tN ONE or- those PRIZES. ' . A CALENDAR 237 19 -DBLl. chhmPS M , NX THG DAY H K WEEK 28 School board postpones Easter vacation so studes may help entertain Principals ' Confab. Huge last minute rush to get pictures taken for Caerulea. WEEK 29 Athletes break training and feast to their stomachs ' delight Juniors give reception to hast°n seniors on outward path. WEEK 30 Many seniors have fo ur to eight years ' patience rewarded. Others again shake moth-balls off their bathing suits. WEEK 29 Everyone has big appetite for freedom after taste of it at Easter. WEEK 30 Hot scandal flames in fire de- partment. Emulators of Barney Google receive set back from Board of Education. WEEK 31 Scotchmen hide in bleachers as tag day arrives. Optimists send male quartet to rock auditorium. WEEK 32 Girls ' sport gingham dresses to remind ex-Iowans of farm. Junior high track enthusiasts swarm over campus like ants on ant hill. WEEK 33 Wilson High tries to overcome competition for its play by dramatic advertising. Pacific- Southwest Exposition assembly encourages studes to be patrio- tic to Queen of Beaches. WEEK 34 Even junior highs solicit patrons from high school drama public. Studes pawn school supplies as three pay assemblies arrive in row. WEEK 35 Spanish Club does its bit toward increasing registration. Poly High takes on Chicagoistic at- mosphere during student body election. WEEK 36 Most students neither know nor care what the holiday is about. Scholarship Society forgets dig- nity on moonlight boat ride. g ? Our usual orniu,, f- EXERCISE- N if JL . Cmims Tun bus T kldme His p gcX 5 . HUMOR 239 TTBBBTo P O o If J Mo o t M o ill Id o WV ' J r 0 otJ ' d j J (I d vpm oP ,2° n B — In k J n o B 9 i;J 1 KjgDjl L iFj8l ii ik± yi o (ill 1 ; 1 1 f.i 1 1 c Drgoiyo c| |o . S In oHHIri ° CTr° m!Pi-iJmiO ■■ W¥ u Pt I (i 5 vHn f j UMm ™ J n y p i ■531 ' j y Soto u g_v i ■ L I i r Oo I gMo I |mJ I sss t 1 11° jo [ ( f M 1 pn ( E°°2° 1 ■. -1 D ky|. Ml fcj ■ ' ii ' 1 COW CHEW By Richard W. Emery Funny cow Nothing do; Stand all day Eating hay: Chew, chew. Foolish cow, Feet in mud ; Very dumb. Flies hum. Chew cud. Five o ' clock, Farmer Drew Milk cow ; Hungry now, Faster chew. ■ ■ II Krns II WL. ' j$r ■ , ' i JjU : | | o S ■ ii 551 ii o K w liOs ; j n Kaifl : J ■ S n l nl ' ' jP 1 „i ,) il yl i n Hi D oP jo M I n Kj ' . J :; 1 1 ■ ■ o 1 In Pw |0 o EnOWo , IL U | ■ mm l ™j o B SmP o MOC u 11 ■kSMHU B ■ YE ETERNAL TAKE-OFF WO(ILt f l T WATtB T «r LITTkC Board of Education 1908 Bored of Education 1928 2H) CAERULEA ' 28 FILINGS Little incidents in the history of Poly (and we ' re not talking real estate) are interesting to the average student. Here are a few of them, properly garnished and dated. Way back in 1903, the infant Caerulea published an editorial which began: It ' s the same old story about supporting the school paper. The orchestra has a membership of twelve and expects to make lots of nois? on fortissimo passages. — 1907 They were frank in those days, to say the least! T T T T T Decidedly modernistic sentiments are expressed in a poem, too long to be printed, which is titled: How California Girls Kiss . It is also from the 1907 file. This excerpt from the 1908 file needs no comment: A couple of weeks ago the Boys ' Glee Club sang the ' Tinker ' s Song ' in assembly, to the amusement of all. In 1908 a group of vigilantes , though not acting under that name, was to be found at Poly High. Wonder if they had to try to prevent the boy ' s initialing the fire hose? In 1916 a German band (glee club fellows directed by Way Middough) made our auditorium ring with popular music Friday afternoon. They closed by playing their national song, ' The Watch on the Rhine. ' It is safe to suppose that the national anthem has not been so popular with the Germans since the Ruhr incident. We can be sure that hash is one of the oldest, if not one of the most healthy dishes served in the local cafeteria, after we read this item from what was called the Josh column, back in 1916: The fly lit on the Irish spud. Smash! Hash! In 1911 the local girls ' basketball team must have had an exceptional season, for they are quoted as saying: Other teams may lose and other teams may win, but our teams will win forever. Well, no denying the fact that there was school spirit in those days. Our social scientists may point proudly to a noble set of predecessors in the CAERULEA ' 28 241 i 4 Tomorrow ' s Clothes for Today ' s Sophisticates at Buffi i v urns . 212 CAERULEA ' 28 3 911 House of Representatives, which functioned in much the same manner as the club of today. House members probably debated the short skirt question! 5js Sji 2j= 5(c c Several jokes my fathers knew before me are to be found in the 1910-1920 period. Here we have a few of them: First flea: You look tired. Have you been on a vacation? Second flea: No, I ' ve been on a tramp. Snow: I know a girl who got a pearl from a clam. Higley: Huh! That ' s nothing; I knew one that got a diamond from a lobster. Waiter: How did you find the steak, sir? Bronk: Oh, I turned over the potato. Mr. Nattkemper: My coffee is nothing but mud. Waiter: Well, it was ground this morning. Hewitt ' s Bookstore is Books; Office Supplies, Stationery Fountain Pens, Engraving « 117 Pine Avenue CAERULEA 28 213 The Villa Riviera 130 Luxurious Apartment Homes On the curve of East Ocean Boulevard at Alamitos Avenue Long Beach mm ss_fc_ Now far advanced in Construction. J 00% Financed Surety Bonds aggre- gating over 200% guarantee completion. Xh 9 ■ .Jij3 ' . ( r[ k ffggSggn TO OWN YOUR HOME IN WHAT IS DESTINED TO BE TH E MOST BEAUTIFUL APT.-HOTEL IN THE WEST WILL SOLVE YOUR EVERY HOUSING PROBLEM AND COM- PLETELY SATISFY YOUR EVERY LONGING. Its Steel Frame and reinforced concrete walls assuring Maximum Safety; High Speed Otis Elevators; Incinerator; Automatic Refrigeration with Cubed Ice; Two-Way Vacuum Steam Heat; Automatic Ventilation. Every Room an Outside Room. Magnificent Lounges overlooking Ocean; Palm Rooms; Italian Roof Garden; Tower Observatory; Privately Owned Beach of more than 6,000 square feet; Income Features, such as Marble Arcade of Shops, separate two-story 100-car garage, servants ' rooms, etc. Every portion Completely Equipped. Hand Tied Oriental Rugs and beautiful carpeting; high grade specially designed KARPEN Furniture; handsome Draperies; Box Springs and Nachman Inner-Spring Filled Mattresses; imported Chinaware of exquisite pattern, and Gorham Silver. For further particulars see Frank F. Merriam. Sales Manager 317 East Ocean Boulevard 1 , Surpassinq in Sple §o%CJs aag | LIONEL V. MAYELL fe xM Class of 1916 244 CAERULEA ' 28 A gentle vein of sarcasm is exhibited by the staff of 1915, who conceived the following cartoon. AND THEY CALL THIS SCHOOL SPIPIT! (CUT FROM NOVEMBER, W5 LA BRISA) We have seen similar situations in this day and age. We are pleased to have had a part in making this year ' s Caerulea the best ever. All group and action photos furnished through our commercial department. ALL FILMS DEVELOPED FREE KODAK FINISHING ENLARGING COPYING Raymond Weilenman The Home of DeLuxe Kodak Finishing 142 PINE With Wood ' Jackson Arms Co. 7 CAERULEA ' 28 245 WILLIAM WAY Official Caerulea Photographer for 1928 «?5£1V Photographs Live Forever Telephone 618-392 311 Pine Avenue Long Beach, California 216 CAERULEA ' 28 Jn 1909 Caerulea achieves considerable distinction in the fact that in the book that year, sophomore was spelled with three o ' s. It is interesting to note that the junior college idea was the subject of an editorial in 1915. Concerning the wearing of corduroy trousers, 1914 contributes the following editorial excerpt: Senior boys will not wear corduroy trousers. Incidentally, most of the faculty and the senior girls are glad of it. They feel that this is a dignified institution and that dignity should be carried out in every respect. One needs but to look at the procession of cords in the north court to feel that dignity is still being carried out ! Ralph Euclid Oliver made his first appearance as a chalk-talk artist back in 1919. Since then the gentleman has discarded the chalk, but he still rates as an artist in Long Beach Poly High. Back in the days of the bingo , 1908 for 1928 ' s hot dog , moonlight track The World ' s Greatest Nation, Our Own United States Came into being largely through the efforts of a church-going people. The community that is characteristically intellectual is a community of church-goers. The preaching and teaching of this church appeals especially to intelligent and for- ward-looking young people. A WELCOME LIKE YOUR MOTHERS Geo. P. Taubman, Minister CAERULEA ' 28 217 Men Like Our Service as Well as Our Clothes Were here to serve you . . not merely to sell you. When we serve you well, the selling will take care of itself. If we give you the right clothes . .at a fair and reasonable price . . then we know that we are giving you everything you expect to get. THIRD AND AMERICAN 2-18 CAERULEA ' 28 meets were in vogue, and the favorite lunch period sport was queening . In 1919 Harry J. Moore ' s championship 110 pound basketball team won its Southern California title in the municipal auditorium. Perhaps that, combined with the fact that the auditorium long sheltered the track meets, accounts for the run-down effect so evident in that edifice today. 1916 saw Poly High hold a tacky day , which was almost duplicated among the faculty. It may be supposed that they utilized the chair variety of tack. 1913 is famous in the annals for its scathing editorial battle over the dance question at Poly High. These are but a few gleanings from the past, gleanings which are expressive of the growth and crystallization of thought at Poly High. We hope they will prove amusing to the readers of 1928. CAERULEA ' 28 219 THE CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF COMMERCE 38 Pine Ave. Lon g Beach, Calif. Expert Training Opens the Door to Golden Opportunities HIGH SALARIES ARE THE REWARD OP BUSINESS TRAINING The figures shown on the chart below are the average salaries paid to executives and their secretaries in bis industries throughout the United States. Highly remunerative positions are open for men and women if they are trained for the work. California College of Commerce trains you for these positions.. Stockholders or Owners I Board of Directors Chief Executive  I5,ooO -  50,000 SUPERINTENDANT $8.000 - 15.000 J C Sales Manager aooo - i5,ooo Aoditor 8,000 - 15,000 Pmvate Secpetapy, i3t800 -S250Q Private Secpetapij 1,800 - 2,500 3 n Ppivate Secpetapu l,SOO - 2,500 Treasurer 8,000 - 15,000 PRODUCTION Jn Charge of. AXES ACCOUNTS ] L Ppivate SecpelapjJ  l.800- 25OO FINANCE For vocational guidance bulletm and complete information, address: The Registrar, 38 Pine Avenue. Send for new catalog. CAERULEA ' 28 ART WORK Cover design Leonona Priest Lettering Ernest Foster Title page Sarali Louise Sherman Dedication pages Jack Phillips 1 memoriam Pauline Rankin ivjsion pages Administration.. ..designed by Robert Brown revised and enlarged by Pauline Rankin Classes . small picture, Robert Brown large picture, Genevieve Sanders Organizations Genevieve Sanders Activities Adele Russell Now and then Pauline Rankin Title pages pictures taken from old Caeruleas Literary title page Adele Russell Borders -Harold Luck Dorothy O ' Toole Dawna Sheridan Amy Morooka Elinor Birkland Title ribbons Genevieve Sanders ' Sonnet border Dorothy O ' Toole Gold L design Sarah Louise Sherman Girls ' L design Jeanne Scott Lettermen design Dorothy O ' Toole Literary illustrations On Asking Why Robert Tarry Serenity Amy Morooka The Big Parade Harold Luck The Crippled Lad Speaks Alan Woods Story Without a Moral Amy Morooka Fish} ' Fisherman Amy Morooka Music head design Gaither Littrel Special assistants LaVerne Rockwell, Agnes Abedcrombie, Virginia Allen, Wendell Beardsley, Gaither Littrel, Helen Foster, Robert Tarry CAERULEA ' 28 251 Everything in Music at Ht MPHRElYS Determine to learn some musical instrument during vacation. Whether you are in High School or going on to University — you ' ll find music a wonderful asset — and fun galore! PIANOS HARDMAN KIMBALL GULBRANSEN RADIOS STROMBERG- CARLSON ATWATER-KENT RADIOLA PHONOGRAPHS BRUNSWICK VICTROLA KING BAND INSTRUMENTS LUDWIG DRUMS SHEET MUSIC Humphreys MUSIC COMPANY 431 Pine Avenue CAERULEA ' 28 Back row: J. Moffatt, R. Saunders, D. Perry, L. Wells, V. Hedrick. A. Rea, C. Barton, P. Wilson, I. Gorman. H. Lee, E. Randall, H. Estabrook Middle row: W. Hitchins, W. Carson, M. Helms, S. Iantorno, B. Fuhrer, F. Gabler, R. Cortz, Et. Runion, P. Dean, H. Oremus, E. Jastram, N. Steidley, Mr. Lynn Front row: J. Hughes, Pi. Cannon, R. Langworthy, G. Warden, I). Darlington, M. Hathaway, M. Houser, G. Beede PRINT SHOP Few can appreciate the advantage to a year book in a well trained print shop force when the yearly April rush is to be met. Caerulea in its twenty-fifth year is fortunate in having on the force three veterans of the print shop, who have contributed largely to the success of the book. They are Robert R. Lynn, printing adviser; Ruth Stevens, compositor; and Elmer Randall, pressman. The 1928 Caerulea is the eleventh consecutive issue which Mr. Lynn has supervised. Before the 1918 annual, first of the eleven, he had worked with the 1907 annual, in which we read of the coming of Mr. Burcham. Ruth Stevens has successfully completed the tremendous task of setting all the type in the last four Caeruleas. In 1921 she folded Caerulea. Elmer Randall has been pressman for the seven most recent annuals. In 1921 lie folded the book, and he has printed every Caerulea since that time. Elmer Randal lUUll .Stevens J Dobyns Is a Popular Rendezvous for Collegiates graduates of 1928 We Congratulate You We Believe in the Spirit of Youth; Your Vision Your Optimism — Your Ability to Achieve. There is always a friendly welcome for you at The Sign of the Horse Dobyns Beauty Salon Features the Latest Parisian Bobs Adapted to Your Personality OPEN SATURDAYS UNTIL 10 P.M. HIGH GRADE SHOES t, HOSIERY FOR ALL THE FAMILY 435 PINE AVE BETTER THAN USLJAl SHOES SCIENTIFICALLY FITTED BY X-RAY 3L CAERULEA ' 28 LATE AWARDS litors regret that the following important announcements were received department of academic competition had gone to press. Levis ' essay was awarded second place in the state contest conducted imerican Chemical Society. His topic was The Relation of Chemistry , to the Utilization of Waste in Industry . A certificate of honorable mention and a xopy of Chemistry in Agriculture are the prizes. Orin is president of Chi Alpha Tau, the Chemistry Club. Bringing more honor to Poly High, Otto Smith was winner in the district preliminary of the contest to pick the Southern California champion orator. May 1 1 at Whittier College. He defeated representatives from Los Angeles High School, Manual Arts, San Pedro, Citrus Union, and Pasadena. As a result of the elimination chemistry tests referred to in Caerulea ' s academic contest department, Henry Lee won first place on the 1928 chemistry team witU Reimkardt Schuhmann second, Prentice Willis third, and Edward Brady and Donaid Holt tying for fourth. To settle the tie the boys drew, Edward Brady k ig fourth place and Donald Holt acting as alternate. The final a three-hour examination held at U. C. L. A. May 19. t)i one-act play division of the annual contest sponsored by Quill and actional Honorary Society for High School Journalists, Paul Wiley ' s a modern adaptation of the morality play type, received first place. r ' s hook review of Carl Sandburg ' s American Songbag gained third his entry in the Innovations for Annuals division was given fourth en thousand manuscripts — representing over one-half million students Is from coast to coast — were submitted. Quill and Scroll publishes year containing the best creative work in American high schools, is book that Paul Wiley ' s play Problem will be published. Dick e will also be mentioned in the work. CXeWilea regrets an inadvertent mistake in the placing of the senior pictures HarWood Stump and Willie Lee, which were interchanged. Harwood was dyfar graduate and Willie graduated in June. Their pictures and activities 4.. j Harwood Stumj Diploma l. b. .i. n. I lebate Willie Lee College of Osteopathy C Track ' 27 Mgr. C Tra.U ' 28 Basketball ' 26 Football rU- . CAERULEA ' 28 255 «n THAT BELOVED ENGLISHMAN SAMUEL JOHNSON ONCE OBSERVED THAT IF HE WORE ANYTHING FINE, IT SHOULD BE VERY, VERY FINE. REALLY, NOW, THAT ' S EXACTLY HOW WE FEEL ABOUT OUR OWN STUDENT FRIENDS WHEN WE RECOMMEND A RE- VIEW OF CHARTER HOUSE GARMENTS. dtmrter House CLOTHES Ready-made And Cut to Order 40, $45, 50 y y A ' « l J. 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