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

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Typical Sophomore Girls' School Day I+ is a far far bei-Ier 'fhing I do, 1-han I Library walls 'Filled wi'I'h books. This is I'he have ever clone. In shorl, clog +hese IiHIe place many Poly SIUCIGHIS COINS 'IO CIO re- phrases per chance bring back memories SSGYCIW WOFIC CIUVIHQ Slvdy hall PGFIOCI- of 2a ENGLISH? Tha'I's a iiolce, son! Can you draw an egg, an apple, or a One of +he more pleasanl' meihods of purely my+hicaI mons+rosi'I'y lainlly resem- learning is by lhe molion piclure, and only bling a human? The DRAWING AND in movies can 4 or 5 cenluries of HISTORY PAINTING classes do +his and much more. be compressed info 45 minulesi HOCKEY. a new game +0 mI0S+ of fhe girls. In 'Ihis class one becomes frhoroughly ac- has been infroclucecl again +o +he sporls' quain+ed wi+h Mr. X and Mr. Y, and all classes. Don'+ 'forgef your shinguards, I-he 0+-hers of +I1e ALGEBRAIC rage, girls, or you'II be sorry. I

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Individual Sophomore Represenfafives Sophomore Sue Sophomore Sam Joan Norberg and Earl Knowles were chosen by chance from 'ihe group of elecied sophomore represen+a'I'ives. Their classes were ihen closely aH'ended by 'I'he camera- man +o recapfure for you 'I'he +ypicaI sophomore bioy's and girl's school day. Do you remember when you were a sophomore? Trying +o find a familiar 'Face in 'l'ha+ huge audiiorium wasn'1' easy. And weren'+ you sligh+Iy shori of cash from buying so many eleva'I'or +icke'l's ? The Class of '49, no doubi, has fainl recolleciions of 'ihese and oiher iypical incidenis of sophomore life. They feli' 'rhe well known bewildermenf of 'lhe liHle duck in 'l'ha+ greai' big puddle , bu'I' 'I'hey also leH' surprise in 'iheir wake .among ihe upper-classmen, For 'lhey were +he largesi' class 'rhese iuniors and seniors had seen. Now, a+ 'lhe end of +heir lirsi' year a+ Poly, fhe well seasoned sophomores no longer look for fhe 'rhird floor of 'ihe Adminislraiion building or ihe Phys. Ed. bus line . They've emerged admirably from +he perplexiiy of sophomore life. When lhe upperclassmen bid +heir las+ farewell io +he Poly campus, ihey may feel assured +ha+ +hey have lefi' iheir alma maier in good hands. -

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Typical Sophomore Boys' School Day Facfors, exponenfs, ferms, co-eFiicien+s. Gee!!! Jusl' one semesler, and l can speak ALGEBRA Huen+Iy! Buenos dias. Como esla Ud? Firsl' year SPANISH sfudenfs are very proud. THEY can speak Spanish! A large porlion of +he Sophomore class has fourlh period lunch. While 'rhey relax, lheir liH'ing IiHle voices haunl' +he chambers of 1'he hard working upper classmen. Do Silas Marner , Tale of Two Ci+ies , pronominal cases, and Themes all remind you of good old sophomore days?. A knife carved desk, a sleepy class, a fain!- ruslle of paper and +he sfern glances of a harrassed 'Teacher can mean only one Thing-STUDY HALL. Poly's TRACK leam is one of lhe fines! in 'lhe sl'a+e, and we're very proud of il. Bul' wha+ do +hey do wi+h +ha+ whi're +ape affer They gel 'lo if? ls fha! 'rhe losf chord?