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

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F kGRd EILfd J C P well dock Our fwo service flags, doffed wifh sfars, symbolize our faifh in freedom. They represenf a freedom and a faifh fhaf are composed of qualifies which free men everywhere admire-unseifishness, valor. courage, sacrifice and service for ofhers. Wifhin fhe spirif of fhis freedom and fhis faifh are securify, welfare, eniighfenmenf, culfure, and fhe abundanf life. They pro- vide fhe opporfunify for deveiopmenf of individuals and nafions. They are fhe es- sence of our way of life and fhe way fo ifs growfh and unfoidmenf. H. H. Hicks A Elwood Ada Cecile l. Norfon L ff ' :x1

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They served ...... Now 'l'hey re'l'ire Miss Demerris Moon From a background, rich wifh culfure and achievemenf, Miss Demerris Moon has broughf op- porfunily and vision fo her sfudenfs in fhe Home Making Deparfmenf af Poly High. Her wide experience in various schools and cifies of fhe Unifed Sfafes, her inferesf and work in civic and social service have made her leadership valuable and insfrucfive, Miss Moon, nof willing fo resl or quif an acfive life in fhese days of need for frained people in nafional service, looks forward fo a fime of civic acfivify along her special line. We wish for her years of joy among her hobbies of gardening, and fhe coilecfing of miniafures. During her sevenfeen years af Poly she has been an ardenf supporfer of fhe sfudenf body and fhe friend of sludenf and feacher alike. Her years of friendliness, cooperafion, and leadership serve as a lasfing memory fo our friend-Demerris Moon. Elva M. Richards Miss Florence Kimball As we say farewell, fhe fhougl-if persisfs, will fhe Lafin Deparfmenf ever seem fhe same wifhouf ifs guiding spirif, Miss Florence Kimball? For many years Miss Kimball as head of fhe deparlmenf, has inducfed classically minded sfudenfs info fhe mysferies of 'rhaf ancienf language, mofher of so many ofher fongues. To say fhal' a large proporfion of fhese Lafin s-ludenfs have been scholarship members reflecfs credif upon fhe feacher and upon 'rhe qualify of fhe subiecf. Before coming fo Polyfechnic High where she has been an infimafe parf of ifs growfh from a small-fown school fo ifs presenf rank, Miss Kimball faughf in San Mafeo, Nevada Cify, and Alameda. She affended Universify of California and Sfanford , so pracfically all of her educafional experience has been in California. As she leaves acfive work, her fellow-feachers and her many sfudenfs wish her many years of happy leisure. Lois M. Thompson Miss Mabel Fergus Lei only fhe eager, lhoughfful and earnesf enfer here mighf well have been inscribed fhrough fhe years over fhe enfrance fo fhe classroom of Mabel Fergus. Always a sfimulafing insfrucfor, alwa s Y a sincere and generous friend, she has made of her profession a career rich in creafive expression and fruifful in fhe personalify growfh of her sfudenfs. Miss Fergus has faughf in every segmenf of fhe educafional sysfem from kindergarfen fo college: her locale has been from fhe Aflanfic fo fhe Pacific. Since l9I5 she has been idenfified wifh fhe varied and offen fhrilling experiences in growfh of Long Beach Polyfechnic High School. Here's fo you Mabel Fergus: we'll miss your sfrong and gallanl spirif in our midsf. We see you eagerly going on fo wider horizons of service and advenfurous experience. Bon voyage! ' Kafhleen Harneff f Mr. R. C. Wilson Mr. R. C. Wil for fhe feaching profession included, in addifion fo feacher frainin son became a member of fhe Poly High faculfy in April l9I4. His preparafion g courses, pracfical experience in fhe building frades indusfry. He places much emphasis on problems connecfed wifh fhe frade and relafes fhem fo fhe proiecf under consfrucfion. His service fo fhe school is nof limifed fo his classroom work. He is ever ready fo use Sfudenf Body and Communi-ly projecfs as media of insfrucfion. Boofhs for lnfernafional Day Pageanfs foys for fhe Chrisfmas Cheer Fund and model airplanes for fhe Federal Governmenf are examples. Wifh his refiremenf Poly will lose a capable teacher and a loyal supporfer of all school acfivilies. Frank G. Reid

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gl , jf! A Ln' If up by DEDICA now . I Q J!-dy? ll!! P ff! J' U! fir' 4 J ' 4 ' i N I fl f wh jf' . lp, 1, f .IA jp J 'Y all W1 - 5 v 'i .flu J' -P ,V xg VN gr rg! , V Y Ol .JD If , ,,' I X nf v J, v Lv 1 1 , V' , - ,f-I a J ,iw MTL ,Af X 'Ku J VU To fhe defense of our price- less herifage, freedom of speech and religion, free- dom from fear and wanf, fo Poly's War Memorial Build- ing of fhe fufure, our monu- menf fo fhe memory of 'l'he American boys who foughl' and died for fhese free- doms, we dedicafe our 1943 Caerulea.