Polytechnic High School - Polytechnic Student Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 240 of the 1929 volume:

- eX JblBRIS « DOLytreoHDio ;8[I]UDenT T DOtyTeoHDic HIGH SCHOOL OBLIBORDIR nmereen - hurdrgd ADD ° Twentpu ° nine Straining at the fetters of the earth. Climbing skyward through the night. Standing mystic, splendid, glorified — Behold Tomorrow rising in the light. 8 Contents ADMINISTRATION CLASSES ORGANIZATIONS WHO ' S WHO LITERARY R. O. T. C. CALENDAR ATHLETICS ID MGMORIflM © FflCUL(Dy MdRGOPefPODonneLL Glizcib ecDHfl ' MeyeRL o o o Vl RGlDTa° Mus SGLWHrrre CuRO is ° CI. ° Dnopscp MoRion ° BeRGOcjGDOux © © © ' Dedkatioru THE heights to which any organization may rise are determined, in the last analysis, by the capacity of its individual members for greatness , but upon the leader devolves the re- sponsibihty of inspiring and imbuing the or- ganization with strength for higher things. To Willis A. Dunn, the principal of Poly- technic High School, the man whose kindly smile, unfailing sympathy, and generous un- derstanding have made him not only leader in name, but in spirit also, we gratefully dedi- cate the Polytechnic Student of 192.5. , Across the valley, over the hill, Thou fleet-footed courier, Ride until a new dawn breaks When Tomorrow will leap to the saddle And take the message of courage you bear To all the earth. ® OGSCDGRDflU Out of the dissonance of strife Along the level, earthbound way, Man ' s aspiration lifts him to the stars Beyond the clouds that veil Today. TODRU eDMiniSTRflCtlOD rip. Duim o o o riiss HunPHReu o o o Mr. Goods eLi3 o o o H S B O Ffl°0°U°lJ T U Thirty-four years ago a commercial depart- ment was instituted in the Los Angeles High School, with W. H. Wagner, still a member of our faculty, the first teacher appointed. One hundred and ten pupils comprised the enroll- ment. In 1896 the de- partment was placed un- der the supervision of Mr. John H. Francis, and was transferred to the second floor of the California Street School building, located back of the old L. A. High School on North Hill Street. Two years were required to complete the course, which included bookkeeping, arithme- tic, English, spelling, stenography, typewrit- ing, commercial geog- raphy, and penmanship. Six boys and six girls were in the first class graduated from this de- partment. Attendance in this commercial department increased rapidly and in 1901 a special building was erected on Hill Street opposite L. A. High. This building cost $10,000 and accommodated 600 students. It was filled to capacity from the first. The course was extended to three years, and Spanish, drawing, and civics added. Among the fifteen members of the faculty Mr. Wagner, Mr. Faithfull, Mr. Twining, and Mr. Locke are still teaching at Polytechnic. Miss Kate Smith and Miss Bertha Sanborn, who left only a year or two ago, also taught in this school. In the beginning the citizens of Los Angeles considered the Commercial High School only an experiment. But under the leadership of Mr. Francis, a man of broad vision, a dreamer of dreams that come true, the little school so developed that in 1904 the Administration Building 414]H- name was changed to Los Angeles Polytech- nic High School and the course extended to in- clude additional sub- jects much as they now are. Bonds were voted for the purchase of grounds for the main building, although the people of the community gener- ally thought that they would have a white elephant on their hands. But in spite of the prediction that the auditorium would be filled with spiderwebs before it was filled with people, students were so eager that when school opened in September they began to come on Saturday to wait in line for the opening on Mon- day morning. They slept in blankets and their food was brought them by their families. For a few years the new buildings accom- modated Poly ' s stu- — dents, but by 1908 her numbers were so increased that the site for the art building was purchased. Plans for the structure were drawn by the students of the architectural department. Former President Taft turned over the first shovel full of dirt, and when school opened in 1905, the building was ready to be occupied. In 1906 Polytechnic made an important addition to her faculty. Mjss Katharine B. Ross became the first girls ' vice-principal. In 1908 Mr. Dunn, then a teacher in the science department, took the place of Mr. Birney H. Donnell, former vice-principal. Poly could not keep the Big Chief long, however, for Mr. Francis accepted the position of Superintendent of City Schools in 1910. Mr. Dunn became principal. As Mr. Francis is known to the older alumni as the Big Chief, so Mr. Dunn is spoken of by the younger alumni as Daddy Dunn, kind, helpful, and sympathetic. Mr. Willis A. Dunn, Principal €15 W. L. Richer was ap- pointed vice-principal. Miss Kate Smith, upon the resignation of Miss Ross in 191X, became girls ' vice-principal. In 1 91 5 Miss Smith re- signed, and Miss Adele Humphrey was chosen her successor. Mr. Louis Foley became boys ' vice- principal in place of Mr. Richer in 19x4. A year later Mr. Foley left, and Mr. Goodsell was ap- pointed totakehisplace. The problem of more room was apparently solved when the art building was erected, but by 191 1 Polytech- nic ' s numbers were so large that still more space was needed to care for her students. To sup- ply the growing needs, the Yellow House, once an elegant residence, was purchased and re- modeled into class- rooms. This house was situated near the giant . . . rubber tree. In 1915 more room was added to Polytechnic in the form of the Gray Castle, so outworn that in 1919 it was removed in order that the proposed gymnasium might have a site. How- ever, the plans for the building were indefinitely postponed, and the grounds became an athletic field, equipped with basketball and volleyball courts. In the same year, the boys of the Electrical Engineering department built a house of two stories, each containing twenty rooms, to serve as their laboratory for inside wiring. Since 1910 five large units have been added to the school. In 1911 the gymnasium was completed, in 1915 the English building and the auditorium, and in 1916 the science and domestic science buildings. Adele Humphrey, Vice-Principal 4l6]|i- Always a school of high ideals, Polytechnic showed her patriotic spirit during the great World War by attempt- ing to supply $3,000 for a Red Star ambulance. In this tremendous under- taking the students raised over $i,ooo, but the war closed and over half the amount was given to the Red Cross and to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. About forty French or- phans were adopted by the school, besides the ones adopted by indi- vidual students and teachers. Of these no record has been kept. Far more important than the money given to relief organizations were the boys of Poly- technic who put aside personal ambition and fought for democracy. Today the flag of the school has nine hundred ■ and seventy-seven blue and twenty-seven gold stars. Polytechnic may ' boast some of the finest equipment in the city. The organ, paid for by faculty and students, is one which any high school may be justly proud of; the auditorium is one of the best that could be procured; the cafeteria, shops, and print shop possess some of the latest machinery used by high schools. But more significant than her excellent equipment, even more important than her dramatic, musical, artistic, and athletic superiority, are the ideals of the students Polytechnic sends out into the world. May her present and future graduates always uphold the standard, Victory with Honor. . G. Goodsell, Vice-Principal 417 Wi9 ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY ORGANIZATION Marie Kalionzes Lillian Vezzetti Vice-President Secretary Ray Morgan Boys ' Self Government Carl Estep Ionian Society Marjorie Gitelson Elsie Corbett Girls ' League Publications n Sam Shabo Mrs. Snyder Board of Finance Adviser Charles Burr AMES E. Smith Scholarship Society President Patricia Ryons Girls ' Self Govt. Sanford Greenlaw Harry Brosnan Board of Publicity Boys ' League S ' 2.9 ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY ORGANIZATION Marjorie Gitelson Mary Young Vice-President Secretary Lee Coats Boys ' Self Government Sam Shabo Board of Finance Harry Brosnan President Pierce Smith Ionian Society Alice McElheney Helen Schouboe Maurice Nemoy Mr. Brockhouse Adviser Maxine Roberts Girls ' Self Govt. Jack Luhring Scholarship Society Frank Doig Girls ' League Publications Board of Publicity Boys ' League Jlssociated Student Body Organi atiofL A. S. B. O. Twenty-six years ago Mr. Francis, Polytechnic ' s first principal, announced a special facultv meeting to the fifteen men and women who comprised the teaching force of the new high school. Little did they dream what things were to come out of that eventful hour! He went to the point at once. What would you think of proposing to the boys of our student body the idea of self-government? Doubt was manifest on everv side. If the faculty were unable to maintain order, how could the serious problem of discipline be successfully handled by mere boys? However, after much discussion, Mr. Francis laid his plan before the faculty, and it received a favorable though hesitating vote of acceptance. The following day the boys were called together. When the purpose of the meeting was announced, they were as astonished as the teachers had been. For over an hour they argued pro and con, until the question was finally voted on, and passed. This was the beginning of Polytechnic ' s keystone organization which has become nationallv and internationally known. It did not grow in a day, but it has grown through the years into the reality of Mr. Francis ' dream,— self-government. The A. S. B. O., which is built on this essential principle of self-government, is composed of the student body president, vice-president, secretary, and the presidents of the nine primary organizations, which are as follows: the Boys ' and the Girls ' Self Government: the Boys ' and the Girls ' Leagues, the Scholarship Society, Board of Publicity, Board of Finance, Ionian Society, and Publications. The duty of the first organization is to provide a maximum of discipline with a minimum of restraint, while the Leagues sponsor friendship and athletics. During the past year they have entertained the children of the California Street School, whom they adopted and pledged part suppport. They have also furnished entertainment for certain groups of disabled soldiers, launched a better speech campaign, promoted athletic contests, and provided fun with aud calls, cake sales, and many jolly frolics. The Scholarship Society has honored the students, and enabled deserving ones to receive college scholarships. Chapter 57 was a very successful host to the hundreds of state delegates who attended the last C.S.F. convention which was held at Polytechnic. Notable among Ionian achievements stand the lovely Christmas program and the spring semester ' s contribution, the Festival of Nations. The presidents of these groups, together with the three student body officers men- tioned and the two faculty advisers, meet every other Thursday to discuss and formu- late plans, bring up problems, and, in general, direct student body affairs. Upon entering Polytechnic, one is impressed with the atmosphere pervading the halls. It is not silence, but the quiet air of power that is found in places of business conducted on the self-government principle. Mr. Francis organized self-government, but to another goes the honor of keeping faith with it, working for it, expanding it to its present importance, where it includes not only one organization, but where it has become the dominating spirit of a great school. To this man goes the honor of raising it from an experiment in a comparatively small institution to a successful actuality in a large one— Mr. Willis A. Dunn. 420]H- Veda H. Adams, Language Ruth L. Allbee, Library- Frank L. Anderson, Music George F. Appleton, Mechanic Arts May Atkinson, Biology Leo F. Bachman, Architecture H. E. Bailey, Mechanical Drawing Laurel B. Baker, Architecture Fredric Ellsworth Ballou, Architecture John Allison Bell, Physical Education James Bernard Benson, Biology Voyle E. Brennen, Physical Education Ruth C. L. Brockhouse, Mathematics Thomas E. Brockhouse, Mathematics John C. Burke, Jr., Head, Physical Education Coleman H. Bush, Commercial Lucile Mae Carter, English Maud Coble, Physical Education 421JN- Annice Cook, Mathematics Edward B. Couch, Registrar Stanley M. Cundiff, Architecture Virginia G. Dasso, Language Vesta Davenport, Junior Clerk John A. Davies, Mechanic Arts Charlotte M. Davis, English Mildred R. Davis, History Eunice Egan Dealy, History Lucile E. Dickson, History Mary M. Dole, Mathematics Willard J. Dolph, Mechanical Drawing Avenel V. Downs, Physics Katharine Dryer, English Paul L. Edmondson, Counsellor Claire S. Epler, English Claude A. Faithfull, Head, Architecture Beth N. Fennessy, English Siegfried Fischer, Jr., Physics Elizabeth B. Flores, English Florence Eye, Physical Education Henry B. Glover, Commercial Julia L. W. Gobrecht, Commercial Mary M. Goodwin, Language L. Belle Gray, Home Economics Olga T. Greenwood, Biology Attye A. Griffin, English and Com. -ff22 Jo hn E. Hagopian, Mathematics Katherine Hanky, History Tracy B. Hatch, Head, Mech. Draw. Alice M. Hindson, Head, Language M. Elizabeth Hodges, Biology Frederick D. Hood, Head, Mechanic Arts Harold E. Ives, Commercial Ruth O. Jackson, Biology Ralph W. Jesson, Physical Education Homer L. Keller, Chemistry Thea Kjelland, Art George E. Lain, Head, Commercial Edward L. Leahy, Physical Education Minna Mae Lewis, English Charles E. Locke, Commercial Edith W. Locklin, Library Charlotte M. Lord, Head, History Percy M. Lorraine, Head, Surveying Ethel B. Magee, Head, English Clarence H. Mahoney, Physical Ed. Roy Willis Maupin, Chemistry Vesta M. Mawe, Commercial Joan B. MacPherson, Language Guenevere Metkiff, English Elizabetha Meyerl, History, Deceased Cleo Montalva, Language Leila E. Monks, Senior Clerk 423 Clare Montgomery, Handicapped Milo S. Moore, Head, Chemistry Mary L. D. Moran, Commercial Herbert M. Morley, Physics John J. Mudgett, Military Mary F. Mulvihill, English George E. Nelson, Music William E. Neuswanger, Chemistry Samuel M. Newman, English Mary L. O ' Donoughue, Music Helen Ohman, Head, Physical Education Dorothy S. Opfer, Commercial Otis O. Painter, Physics Gertrude B. Parsons, Head, Music Galen T. Pearson, Printing Tallahatchie Pettingill, History Maud Philips, History Ruth L. Phillips, Music Lee S. Pratt, Mathematics Edith L. Rehwold, Commercial Alfred E. Ricksecker, Head, Biology Emily S. Ross, Secretary Ella M. R. Sanford, English Mabel Schopbach, English and Com. Esther G. Shafor, Head, Mathematics Anna G. Smith, Physical Education Dorothy F. Smith, Physical Ed. 424 - Eleanor H. Smith, English Julia Smith, Music Charlotte Smythe, Language Sadie B. Snyder, English Ethel Dunn Stell, English Ernst A. Sundberg, Mathematics Ralph Sunderlin, Biology Joseph L. Taylor, Mathematics Myrtle E. Teskey, Art Grace H. Todd, Home Economics Harry W. Todd, Language William J. Trevorrow, Mechanic Arts Harry L. Twining, Physics Helen Tyndall, History Ivan R. Valgamore, Commercial Ruth Vandenhoudt, Home Economics Anna M. Vaughan, Clerk W. H. Wagner, Commercial Creighton O. Waldorf, Chemistry Maude Watters, Home Economics Nada B. White, History William P. White, Military George T. Winterburn, Head, Art Lewis A. Wisler, Mechanic Arts Caroline C. Wood, Art Frederick R. York, Physics and Surveying Faith L. Young, Handicapped 25 - Editorial TOMORROW never comes. This is true because tomorrow is merely another today. There may be a tomorrow in the minds of the dreamers, the careless, the lazy, but for the intelligent and the ambitious, there is only today. The value of the present has been expressed in words so familiar that we are apt to forget their significance. ' ' Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today ' ' we have drilled on frequently enough to have its thought impress us. The road of By-and-By leads to the House of Never and Procrastination is the thief of time — how familiar these sayings are, but how indifferent we may be to them! Thev all mean that Now is the time to make a goal. They all tell us that the future, which seems always confronting us, is really made up only of todays which we meet at the present moment. We may estimate character by the way the individual uses his time. There are those, for instance, who deceive themselves by thinking there is a future; who count on that future to do things. They are the dreamers who vision the big work they are going to do. They know what they would like to achieve. In imagination they see themselves acclaimed for their achievements, and in the world of dreams they are important and successful. Then there are the procrastinators who are always putting off till tomorrow the demands of the present; the idlers, who are indifferent to any sense of today ' s duty but always count on tomorrow. Another group is made up of the pleasure-loving sort, always going to do their serious work in the tomorrow which they talk a great deal about. These and the lazy ones really want to succeed, but somehow they find it easier to think they can realize their desire some other time and they accomplish only what they may be forced to do at the moment by necessity. In contrast are the ones who have the power to value the present as the moment to think definitely, and to do what their work requires without delay. For us students of Polytechnic High School each day has been an opportunity. We have had the chance to study, to gain knowledge through books; to know people rightly and to estimate their value; to learn the technique of various activities; to gain an insight into government and citizenship; to meet emergencies and surmount them; to appreciate the finer things of life. The opportunities have come day by day. Those we have thought to get tomorrow, we have lost. We may, of course, try to make up the loss and we can at least partly succeed, but we can never bring back time. The greatest lesson life can teach us is how to make use of today. Arthur Danner Editor-hi Chief 426]N- Sfaff Virginia Jones Assistaut Editor Robert Enright Associate Editor Evelyn Wilson Art Editor Herman Riddell Business M.anager Radence Luke Associate Art Editor Edward Shinbane Assistant Art Editor Jack Fowlston S ort Editor William Massey S ort Editor LaVida Jones Girls ' Sports Walter Vowels Joke Editor 427 Taylor Richards Literary Editor Patricia Ryons Primary Organizations Geraldine Elliott Secondary Organisations Maxine Roberts Who ' s Who Flora Westfall Assistant Associate Art Editor Charles Lacarra Cartoonist Nevin Kunkle Circulation Manager Wiley Goza Assistant Circulation Manager Henry Lang Photographer Thomas Cass Alumni Editor 428 - Ernest Bretherick Assistant Associate Art Editor Robert Wickersham Calendar Lillian Vezzetti S ' 2g Class Editor Helen Archer W 2IJ Class Editor LuciLE East Assistant Associate Art Editor Elsie Hagin Assistant Associate Art Editor Margaret Crittenden Assistant Associate Art Editor LORENE KoKAL Secretary Earle Immel Assistant Associate Editor James Keller Assistant Business Manager 429 O Lg Fl G j8 ® © © 431: The Alumni Once a Polyite, always a Polyite is the foundation idea of the Polytechnic Alumni Association, formed that its members may continue old friendships and con- tacts with their former environment. The officers for the year 1918-19 are as follows: president, Loyal Peterson, S ' 2.3; vice-president, Mary Henneberry, W ' iy; secretary, Florence Odemar, S ' xy; treasurer, Morris Leech, S ' lo; adviser, Mrs. Anna Mason Vaughan, S ' 2.3. Directors: banquet, HildegardeTraub, S ' xy; publicity, Knute Thorsen, S ' li; program, Anna Cohen, W ' i8; Alumni Recorder, Edward Tachet, S ' 2.8. AS THE ALUMNI SEE IT At the request of the Alumni editor of The Polytechnic Student, members of the alumni have written expressing something of the viewpoint gained by those who have gone out from school into fields academic or otherwise. The following excerpts have been taken from the letters received. Juanita Oudermeulen, S ' i8, editor-in-chief of the 191S Annual, writes from S. C. Dear Polyites: As once we were loyal Polyites, so now we are loyal Trojans of Southern California, Troy, our Alma Mater! Under the Cardinal and Gold we stand united by the spirit of Trojan duty. That spirit which typifies S. C. is always present. Before our big games the flag bearing the Trojan helmet is raised and gallantly waves, defying any attempt to scale the walls of Troy. A ter the game it still flies, for the spirit of S. C. has won again We are a modern university. We have progressed rapidly and in time we shall have our proper setting— a new campus. Within the walls of Troy friendships are easily made. Here one is aware of a feeling of Hail, fellow Trojan, well met! We are glad you are here. Polyites will always be welcome at the Trojan institution where we shall make them glad to be working to transmit our university greater than it was transmitted to us. Still, we cannot forget Polytechnic. Florence Odemar finishes her Sophomore ye ar at Occidental. The following realistic suggestion of spring fever is not wholly responsible for the fine impression the sur- roundings make on her. Many colleges have their own individualities. At Occidental, I find the picturesque surroundings especially appealing at this time of the year. The campus is lovely with gypsy eucalyptus trees against the hills covered with Id flowers. Glimpses of mountains peaks from class rooms tantalize us, and many it IS hard to keep our minds on the work in class when the song of a meadow wi times €32 lark rises clear above the drone of the earnest professor. We pretend to listen, but the tragrant odors of the mock-orange blossoms sift through the window and our thoughts sift out to other things. Roswell Beverstock, who edited the 1917 year book, sends us greetings from Stan- ford University. Dear friends : This college life seems to be little more than that of high school with a lot of Greek and Latin names to disguise the courses of mental gymnastics offered. Here it is the Morphology of Bryophites or Histology; in high school, good old Biology. The worst results so far seem to be occasional bunions on the mental machinery. Many former Polyites are here doing their best to uphold the standard of Poly- technic. It is perhaps somewhat surprising to discover that the supposedly ultra- sophisticated college men get figurative lumps in their throats when referring to the good old days at Poly. Jack Murphy, Bud Rehrig, and Pete Heiser are on the varsity football team; Pete was captain of the Freshman team and recently made the trip to New York. Alex McKinnon, Glen Logan, and Dick French gain points for the varsity track team. Bill Simon, Ralph Cook, Harry Morrison, Jerry Simpson, Don Coombs, Bob Alaman- zan, Bill Foote, and Jack Cornell are all active in one way or another. (It is necessary to be somewhat active to even stay here.) I wish each and every one of you every success. Mary Henneberry, vice-president of the Alumni Association, forwards us the following message from the business world : An absolute change is this, working in the offices of the financial concerns of the country, from studying at Poly. The short days of pleasant endeavor with much of social activities to speed them on, differ pronouncedly from these of the eight-hour, work-a-dav world and yet they tie up daily. The methods of procedure, the atti- tude toward the job ahead, and the stimulated urge toward advancement, all seem to connect work-a-days and school days. Needless to say, what we take with us from the former has much to do with the start, the hardest part of any job, in the new life where the survival of the fittest is the watchword. From U. C. at Berkeley two adventuring friends write to us. Dear Polyites: Although several years have elapsed since we attended Poly, we frequently find ourselves speaking of the enjoyable times we had there. We therefore deem it a great pleasure to have this opportunitv to write to you about the University of California. Here under the standard of the Blue and Gold of California, we find the same friendliness, the same happiness, and the same loyalty to Alma Mater that we found under the Blue and Gold of Poly. The students are very friendly and glad to make new acquamtances and social contacts. There is, therefore, every opportunity for one to 433 - enter activities if he has a desire to do so. In this environment arises a sense of har- mony which manifests itself in a profound loyalty, a loyalty to do or die for Cali- fornia. Even the surroundings lend themselves to the spirit of California. The Campanile, which chimes the hour for classes and also the favorite football songs; the new white buildings literally covered with marble, and the old ones covered with traditions; the memorial stadium, which has witnessed many victories and few defeats, are parts of California which make it dear to those who attend it. Even the hills, the rugged, tree-rimmed, eastern foothills, send back the cry, We ' ve got to do or die for California. All in all, we like it very much and hope that many of you may some day have the privilege of being Californians. Sincerely yours, ExiNE Dunn, S ' i6 Martha Carlson, S ' 2.7 Robert L. Dennis, former major at Poly, is continuing an army career as first ser- geant at U. C. L. A. Still under the Blue and Gold! U. C. L. A.! What opportunities for those who seek inside her ivy-covered walls! What democratic spirit and cheery happiness radiate on and about her campus! Good fellowship is rife, made more intense by the oft-spoken greetings of old students from Polytechnic. Yes, Polytechnic is here, not in being or actuality, but in the friendliness and spirit of her graduates. They are everywhere, whethe r it be in the class room or about the campus. One meets them everyplace about the grounds of the university. Indeed Poly is here, and we still live under the protecting folds of the Blue and Gold. Edward O ' Malley, well-known not only to journalistic and military individuals, but to everyone else as well, tells of the life of a newspaper man. Typewriters are clicking in the Record editorial office as 1 try to think of a good way to start this letter, not to mention putting anything into it. You say you want to know the humorous and serious sides of newspaper work, but know ye, that is a large bit of territory. The reporter is a queer duck, judging from magazine stories, moving pictures, and what-not. As a matter of fact, most newspaper men are not super men, neither are they morons. Of course, being exposed to all kinds of knowledge, newspapermen usually catch some of it, and many know more about things in general than the usual person The work of a newspaperman has a glamour that attracts most people, but underneath is a real seriousness of purpose that holds most of those who are attracted. Newspaper work is a stern taskmaker at times, and the hours put in by a reporter are liable to be long ones. The pay is sometimes small, but there is a real satisfaction to be gained in knowing that somewhere, somehow, someone is being benefited by 434 - what one is telling the world about the latest action of the city council, or forecast- ing what the fire commission will do about the fire horses. Ray Candee, serving his Alma Mater in his Senior year as earnestly as he worked for Poly, writes from U. C. L. A. Dear Polyites: I should be very selfish if I did not express gratitude for the experiences I had while at Poly, for the lessons gained have helped me immeasurably in my work as business manager of the U. C. L. A. yearbook. I see no reason for an inflated sense of ego, for I am only doing the bidding of a great power. Hence, though I am in charge of $18,000.00 of year book money, yet the task does not seem big to me. As each one of us progresses, there is presented a larger vista of opportunities in the overcoming of insurmountable obstacles. It appears true that most of us are finding that we can knock down the limitations and barriers, and accomplish more. After we have conquered a certain giant which has previously hindered our freedom, we learn how easy the task really is. Thus there is opened for us the way to bigger achievements. I wish I could personally extend to each Polyite my best wishes for success. I know he has an advantage in life in being a Polyite, for a true bearer of the Blue and Gold learns early that success is gained only by hard work based on intelligent, alert, and honest thinking. Good luck! Ray Candee Carl Estep, W ' 19, president of the Ionian Society in his Senior year, sends us the following greeting; Dear friends at Poly: One of the grandest things about graduation is the mystery of it; the mystery of what is to follow. If anyone had told me two weeks before I received the sheepskin that I would soon be a member of one of the finest banking institutions in the city, I would have opened my mouth wide enough to admit a flock of sheep and have simply stared with amazement. But here I am and I ' m not the least bit sorry about it either. Banking, of course, is a very deep business. In these days it is a vital part of every kind of business or project, and more, the bank is the financial aide of every individual citizen. Some people think the work in a bank must be dry and dead. Yes, I thought so myself until a short time ago. The work I have been doing is anything but dead. I am a bank messenger, yet I feel as if I held a position. One of the outstanding things which has impressed me is the responsibility intrusted to me. I meet many business men, and handle work that I thought was never intrusted to so young a person as I. Through it all I am learning a great deal. I can ' t help saying a little about the fine organization here at the Union Bank and Trust Company. Everybody in the bank belongs to the Union Bank Club. We have our own cafeteria and a very large club room. Yes, the business world may be some- what stern, but it ' s far from cold. 433 CLASS OF WINTER ' i9 Senior B OFFICERS Senior A Ray Craig President John McCIoskey Marie Kalionzes Vice-President Riva Miller Myrtle Dietrich Secretary Violet Colby Thurlow Kendall Treasurer Thurlow Kendall Dorothy Kiess Asst. Treasurer Dorothy Kiess Florence Lyons Girls ' Athletic Manager Elinor Starke Gregory Engelhard Boys ' Athletic Manager Carl Estep Robert Klingensmith Yell Leader Paul Overmire Fred Bierlien Yell Leader Gus Kalionzes Inez Hopkins Girls ' Chairman Inez Hopkins Louis Foster Boys ' Chairman George Stoops Mrs. Beth Fennessy Riva Miller Dorothy Sasine Ray Craig Siegfried Meinardus Muriel Hughes Helen Archer Ferris Gregory Belle Wax Carl Estep Stanley Greenbaum Albert Vignola Martha Bellamy CLASS ADVISERS SOCIAL COMMITTEE Nelson Appel APPAREL COMMITTEE SWEATER COMMITTEE CLASS WILL COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENT COMMITTEE Elinor Starke POLYTECHNIC STUDENT COMMITTEE Shirley UrofF CLASS NIGHT COMMITTEE Viva Pettigrew CLASS GIFT COMMITTEE Charles Burr Manuel Abascal CLASS BANQUET COMMITTEE Lillian Jackson FLOWER COMMITTEE Gloria Kachold Mr. Lee S. Pratt Florence Lyons Gregory Engelhard Albert Vignolo Gregory Engelhard Leo Nolte Gus Kalionzes Fernando Gonzales Edward Krueger John Barrett Ray Craig Laura O ' Flynn Marie Kalionzes 436 Mrs. Fennessy, Stnior Ad- visor. W 29 — Mothering her chil- dru W ' 49 — Metfini, us again John McCLQiiKtY W ' 29 — Stnior A siUncir W ' 49 — Whirr House doorman Mechanical Eng. Course President Senior A ' s Secretary Boys ' League Violet Colby W29 — Co iif an convenient ' ■ 9 Slaroj the Follies Art Course President Girls ' Gym C!ub Secretary Senior A ' s George R. Stoops ff 19— Usher in Poly Aud W49 — Ushered into fame Architectural Coarse Senior A Class Chairman Scholarship Society Elinor Starke W29 — Posing for Ionian ' W ' 49 — Artist ' s model Social Science Course President Rifle Club Scholarship Society Gregory Enl.elhard ' W ' 29— Just a little boy W ' 49 — Playing Santa Claus Mechanical Eng. Course Pres. Boys ' Sell Goiernmenc Secretary Combined Hi Y Marie Kalionzes W ' 29 — Favorite everywhere W ' 49 — Reaches ' Co-ed-hood ' Social Science Course Vice-President A.S.B.O. Vice-President Senior B ' s Mr. Pratt, Senior advisor W29 — Gmd to us all ' W ' Ad— Never forgets the old boys RiVA G. Miller W ' 29 — Specializing in dimples W ' 49 — Plastic surgeon Social Science Course Vice-President Senior A ' s Mask and Sandal Club Carl Robert E-step W ' 29 — Cleverness personified W ' 49 — In the pulpit Commercial Course President Ionian Society Athletic Manager W ' 29 Ruth E. Wortham W29 — Managing to graduate W ' 49 — Somebody ' s darling Social Science Course X ' icc-President Ionian Pub. Mgr. Girls ' Senior Glee Paul Overmire W ' 29 — Heaven has sent me kre W ' 49 — Hoping for the best Architectural Course Senior A Yell Leader Architectural Society Inez Hopkins ' 29— Intelligence plus V ' ' i9 Home for aged Scribblers Social Science Course Pres., V ' ice-Pres. Scribblers H. R. Chairman Senior A, B James Ellison Sm ' th ' ' 29— Pride of the Senior A ' s ' 9 - Victory with Honor Electrical Eng. Course President Student Body President Boys ' League 437 Cecilia Abbott Wl )—Timi will till W ' 49 — Training musical tars Commercial Course Commerce Club Vocational Guidance Club Allen Palmer W ' 29 — A lady ' s man W ' 49 — Doabtingthiahovi Civil Engineeri ng Course Treas. Civil Eng. Society Scholarship Society Florence Rosenthal W29— Taking dictation W ' 49 — Giving dictation Commercial Course Secretary Commerce Club Self Gov. Representative Walter E. Haskell W ' 29 — A scholarly scholar W ' 49 — You ' d iicvtr know it Social Science Course Pres. Boys ' Speakers Forum President Chemistry Society Mae Patsy Cooper W ' 29 — Objective — a husband W ' 49 — Finds one at last Social Science Course Mask and Sandal Club Girls ' Junior Glee Club Albert Vignolo W ' 29 — Everybody ' s friend W ' 49 — Providential bachelor Architectural Course Varsity Track Letterman Secretary Senior Hi Y Lyrel Marvin W ' 29 — Running the army W 49— Tie soldiers ' friend Music Course Battalion Sponsor R.O.T.C. President Girls ' Choral Club Fred Bierlein W19— Failing to flunk W ' 49 — Surprising folks Mechanical Eng. Course Senior B Yell Leader Optimist Chairman Sara Abramovitz W ' 29— A faithful friend W ' 49 — Above the average Commercial Course Commerce Club Scholarship Society 7 terms Edgar M. Coleman W ' 29 — Playing the game W49 — Posing for collar ads Social Science Course Laura Cordelia O ' Flynn W ' 29 — Burning the midnight oil W ' 49— 0 , what a life! Social Science Course Kenneth M. Davis W ' 19— Playing with the pig- skin W ' 49 — Alive in Chicago Electrical Eng. Course Electrical Eng. Society no-lb. Football Boys ' Senior Glee Club Mary Alice Gulick W ' 29 — Quiet and shy W ' 49 — Surprising everyone Art Course Homeroom Chairman Eddie Peahody Club Samuel Reed W ' 29 — Electrical engineer W ' 49 — Getting a shock Electrical Eng. Course ' -P. Electrical Eng. Society -438 - Freida Wallbrinck W29 — Jumbling dates W ' 49 — Driving ' em wild Commercial Course Pres. Girls ' Choral Club Secretary Commerce Club Albert A. Gout W ' 29 — Inttrtsted in rubber W ' 49 — Changing I ires Social Science Course President Mexican Society Editor Noticias del Lorito Florence Gail Lyons W19— Revealing talent W ' 49 — Exterior decorator Social Science Course Pres. Girls ' Outdoor Club Treas. Girls ' OutdoorClub William F. Lancaster W ' 29 — Chess champion W ' 49 — A checkered career Architectural Course Sec. Boys ' Self Government Pres. Chess and Checker League Emma Johnson W ' 29 — Learning to work W ' 49 — Knows how now Commercial Course Junior Glee Club Vocational Guidance Club Walter Allen W ' 29 — Master architect W 49— Office boy Architectural Course Hi Y Architectural Societv Dorothy Robey W29 Playing with paints W ' 49 — Decorating billboards Art Course Outdoor Chib Girls ' Choral Club Arthur J. Downie W ' 29 — A keen observer W 49 — Advising the lovelorn Electrical Eng. Course Senior A Scholarship Council Self Gov. Representative Sophie Gold W ' 29 — Smart but nice W ' 49 — The world at her feet Social Science Course Camp Fire Scholarship Society !. EO Edward Nolte W 29 — The army ' s pride W ' 49 — Leading the 400 Social Science Course MaiorR.O.T.C. W ' 29 Second Lieutenant R.O.T.C. Shirley Uroff W ' 29— H Aa her eyes Jo. ' U ' 49 — Chaperoning Social Science Course V-P. Mask and Sandal W ' 29 Choral Club S ' 28 Nelson Appel J ' 19— Jolly good fellow W ' 49 — Being respectable .Architectural Course Varsity Track Mask and Sandal Club Virginia E. Riogs W ' 29 — Drawing pictures W ' 49 — Drawing a salary Art Course Pres. Natural Science Club Vice-President Poly Ami Siegfried A. Me ' nardus W ' 29 — Not failing in words ' ' A9— A poet ' s life Architectural Course President Chess Club Vice-President Chess Club 439 Robert Barnett W ' 29 — Crashing gales W ' 49 — Doiigbctttr Social Science Junior Gym Club Marie ArrillaGa W19— Choosing friends wiit y W ' 49 — Hrr fortune made Social Science Course Hockev Club Ray Craig W ' 29 — Loves em and leaves ' em W ' 49 — I ain ' t got nobody Architectural Course President of Ionian President of Senior Bs Constance M. Strobel W ' 29 — Playing far mixers W ' 49 — Concert pianist Music Course Swimming Club Gus Kaltonzes W 29— Fi ,hting till the last drop W ' 49 — True to them all Architectural Course Varsity Basketball Architectural Society Belle Wax W ' 29 — Studiously inclined W ' 49— CAan f of heart Social Science Course Girls ' League Representative Director Girls ' League ) Mixers Richard Armstrong W ' 29 — Always dancing W ' 49 — Living alone Architectural Course Hazel Harper W ' 29 — Prepared for anything W ' 49 — Even matrimony Social Science Course President Red Cross Club Leon A. Chernus W ' 29 — Dabbling with chemi cats W ' 49 — Flavoring Wrighy s Chemistry Course President Poly Hi Y Pub. Mgr. Senior Glee Club Marie Hendrickson W ' 29 — Earning her A ' s W ' 49 — A coquette at la ' -t,e Social Science Course Vice-Pres. Girls ' Forum Club Scholarship Society John L. Barnett W ' 29 — Speeding along W ' 49 — Hasn ' t stopped yet Commercial Course Ann Marcus W ' 29 — Making good grade t W ' 49 — Finding happiness Commercial Course Melvin Keumm W ' 29 — A woman hater W ' 49 — A yes man Architectural Course Architectural Society Scholarship Society Esther Golding W ' 29 — Ceraldine ' s other half W ' 49 — Keeping house Social Science Course 440 Kenneth LeRoy Hoitman W29 — Making Music W ' 49 — Music s making him Music Course Choral Club Adventurers ' Club June Makie Toolan W29— A n ug. ' n Mid W ' 49 — Gtown up and nice Music Course Self Government Librarian Juiiior Glee Club Glyda Mae Burbank W ' 29 — Beautiful and kind W ' 49 — The a-iginal Picrrjt Social Science Course Girls ' Gym Club Edward Kkeuger W ' 29 — Leading D.an W ' 49— Bf  e led Mining Engineering Course Varsity Football President Mask and Sandal Elsie CoRBETr W29 — Editor Optimist W ' 49 — Reporter Watts News Journalism Course Pub. Mgr, Girls ' Senioi Glee Scholarship Society Abram Reisner W ' 29 — Big money man W ' 49 — Star hoarder, poor farm Commercial Course Vice-Pres. Board of Finance Advertising Mgr. Optimist Geraldine Fox ' W ' l ) Ethers other half W ' 49 — One in a million Social Science Course Forum Club Martha Bellamy W 29 — Aouatic marnl W ' 49 — Still in the swim Social Science Course President Hockey Club Pies Girls ' Varsity Club Stanley Greenbaum V, ' 19— The teacher s ide: ' l W ' 49 — Keeping hts record Civil Engineering Course Varsity I ' ootball ' 27 28 Scholarship Society Jack Wilder W ' 29 — Gentlemen prefer blondes W ' 49 — Not a .jf« t ' w.i . ' Social Sciei.ce Course ' ice-Pres. Adventurers ' Club Captain Golf Team Dorothy Thelma Rogers ' ' 29 — A Ford wechanic W ' A - Taxi driver Commerce Course Secretary Ionian Sociecy X ' icePresic ' ent Choral Club Clifford Larsen V29 Kil ingti ' ne V49 Notsol ad Mechanical Eng. Course Track Team Grace Alice Scanlon W ' 29 — Opportunity knocks J ' A9— Still hwckmg Home Economics Course Girls ' Senior Glee Club Bookworm Club Douglas H. Freeman W ' 29 — Playing the organ W ' 49 — Improving with age Music Course Scholarship Society Orchestra 44i - Barbara Florence Sims W ' 29 — Expectitii, success W 49— Getting ir Social Science Course Editor Summer Optimist Copy Reader Optimist Norman B. Rolle W ' 29 — Playing attunes W ' 49 — Mover of pianos Social Science Course Senior C ' rchestra Sergeant R.C.T.C. Lily A. White ' I ' i—Onci a blonde W ' 49 — Now a brunette Commercial Course Senior B Optimist Chairman Girls ' Senior Glee Club Daniel Joseph O ' Neill W ' 29 — Quiet in hit -May ' W49 Louder and b,tter Commercial Course Commerce Club Gloria Kachold • ' 29— Playing Pollyanna W ' 49 — Looking lor Daddy Commerce Course Secretary Choral Club Junior Glee Club Earl Woods ' 19— Hospital heavy W49-Ph.D., M.D., A.B.C. Social Science Course Chief Boys ' Hospital Asst. Football Doctor Florine Holley W ' 29 — Good to everybody W ' 49 — M.uch may be said Social Science Course Vice-Pres. EuodiaClub Secretary Red Cross Club Harry Jandt W ' 29 — Tlirice a Senior A i ' 49— Professor of English poetry Social Science Course Hi Y Lightweight Football Lillian F. Jackson W ' 29 — Exposed to art ' 49 lt didn ' t take Art Course Commerce Club EuodiaClub Frfd F. Furtsch W ' 29 — Playing around W ' 49 — Gathering addresses Music Course Varsity Football All-City 1926, 1927 Senior Glee Club Ethel Crippin W ' 29 — Enlarging vocabulary W ' 49— Rfi ' r ; Webster Commercial Course Commerce Club Rodney T. Robinson W ' 29 — Shooting baskets W ' 49 — Emptying {waste ' ) baskets Architectural Course V-P., Sec. Arch. Society Lightweight Basketball Ruth Woouford W ' 29 — Class song witer W ' 49 — have a song jor iule Music Course President Senior Glee Club Vice-Pres. Girls ' Senioi Glee David H. Bridge W ' 29 — Having his own way W ' 49 — Buthering no one Mechanical Eng. Course Board of Finance Sell Government 442|5- Marvin A. Williams W ' 29 — Sun but not hit nl W 49 — Book agtnt Social Science Course Senior Glee Club Hi Y Clara Bischoff W ' 29 — ttari ' ing her Itssons W49 HoJtas, ThiGaylord Commercial Course Lewis Marshall Moore W ' 29 — Wanttni, much ■49— Asking nothing Social Science Course Boys ' Choral Club Boys ' Senior dee Club Thaisa Marin ' . Troy W ' 29 — Asking questions W ' 49 — Answering them Home Economics Course Pres, Home Economics Club President Red Cross Club Francis Lloyd ' Wig—Posstbilitirs plus WA9Subiiiviilinz, Mtirs Electrical Eng. Course Senior Hi Y Lightweight Football Katherine Chadduck W29— ' 0 Kay W ' 49 — Wondering when Commercial Course Self Gov. Representative Choral Club Eugene Stelzer W29— Typing expert W ' 49 — Breaking records Commercial Course So. Ca!if . Tvping Contest Los Angeles Typing Contest Hi.NRiETTA Edwards W ' 29 — Composition expert W ' 49 — Writing a best seller Art Course Natural Science Club Polv Ami Helton McCollum W ' 29 — Senior A bouncer W ' 49 — Housing orphans Social Science Course Evelyn Bernice Brown W29 — Evading assignments W ' 49 — Making much noise Commercial Course Girls ' Gym Club Choral Club Howard Gryka W ' 29 — Wanting the moon W ' 49— TAf :hild is older Social Science Course Manager Boys ' Senior Glee Helen Blattenberg W ' 29— I person oj few words ' ' 49- Shining in opera Social Science Course Sell Government El l.orito Start Roberts Klingensmith W ' 29 — An ice man W ' 29 — A nice man Mechanical Eng. Course Head Yell Leader Mgr. Lightweight Football Daisy Max Huson W ' 29 — Tickling the ivories W ' 49 — Musician n ' everything Music Course Secretiry Hockey Club Treasurer Hockey Club |43 - Viva Pettigrew W ' 29 — Flaming youth V ' 49 — Spanking her own Music Course Pres. Girls ' Swimming Club Vice-Pres. Girls ' Hockey Charles Burr W ' 29 — Who doesn ' t know him? W ' 49 — A man oj character Social Science Course Pres. Scholarship Society Pres. and Mgr. Orchestra MvRrLF, Dietrich W 29— W m - price glory ' . W ' 49 — English at command Social Science Course Secre.ary G. A A. Treasurer Girls ' League Leland Brown W ' 29 — Cafeteria hound W ' 49 — Washing dishes Social Science Course Orpha a. Burket W ' 29 — Distinguished tap dancer W ' 49 — Advertising Famous Feet ' ' Social Science Course 12th Grade Re|.-resentative Librarian Girls ' Senior Glee ISADORE SuSSMaN W ' 29 — Studying the accent W ' 49 — Passing in Pans Social Science Course French Club Jewell Irene Blackford ' 19- A jewel ts right W ' 49 — Increasing her value Commercial Course Commerce Club Self Government Ray Morgan Vv 19— Putting the shot W ' 49 — Bobbie and me etc. Mechanical Eng. Course Pres. Boys ' Sell Government Vice-Pres. Poly Knights LiLtlAN Leary W ' 29 — No very busy ' 49— Modern Cinderella Commercial Course Commerce Club Vocational Guidance Club Ferris Gregory W ' 29 — Acting his specialty W ' 49 — Nothing lo do Architectural Course House Manager Capt. Class C Track Cecilia Arthur W ' 29— TA.- age of love W ' 49 — Doing big things Home Economics Course President Camera Club Vice-Pres. Camera Club Armando S, Wallace i ' 19—Too deep to fathom ' ' ' 49— Living and learning Commercial Course Self Gov. Representative Varsity Track Team Josephine H. Rooke ■W ' 29 Dal i!ing in art ' W ' 49— On tie line Art Course Choral Club Donald E. Cole W ' 29 — Hiking around W ' 49 — Forest ranger Architectural Course Forestry Club Secretary-Treasurer Poly Hikers -444]H- Dorothy E. Sasine W ' 29 — Air-castlt archittct W ' 49 — Famous designer Social Science Course Forrest G. Seelye W ' 29 — Gaining courage ' W ' 49 « need of it Social Science Course Asst. Sport Editor Optimist Adventurers ' Club Dorothy A. Williams W ' 29 — Getting wiser V ' 49—Sure of herself Social Science Course John R. Patterson W ' 29 — A bright future W ' 49 — Polishing brass Architectural Course Self Gov. Representative Varsity Track Blanche E. Jost W ' 29 — Culinary expert W ' 49 — Treating dyspeptics Commercial Course Red Cross Club Commerce Club Bert J. Klein W ' 29 — A student who studied W ' 49— TAf old, old story Mechanical Eng. Course Mechanical Eng. Society Helen McMahon W ' 29 — Grace from the Gym Club W ' 49 — Admitted to Hollywood Music Course Girls ' Gym Club Hospital Staff Albert G. Varjabedian W ' 29 — Flying around W ' 49 — Pensioned air-nut Electrical Eng. Course Boys ' Gym Club Aeronautical Society Julia Osher W ' 29 — Time is valuable W ' 49 — Orpheum Circuit favorite Commercial Course Scholarship Society Commerce Club Nicholas Weinstein W ' 29 — Everywhere at once ' W49—Sttllonthego Mechanical Eng. Course Scholarship Society Scribblers ' Club Muriel Huthes W ' 29 — Everything nice W ' 49 — Always the same Social Science Course Vice-Pres. Self Government Scholarship Society Theodore Candee W ' 29 — Day dreaming W ' 49 — Getting in earlier Mining Course Treas. Mining Society Birdie Bears J ' 19- ' Enjoying life W ' 49 — As fickle as ever Commercial Cour se Treas. Voc. Guidance Club Copyreader Optimist S ' 28 Alfred Wright W ' 29 — Learning how W ' 49 — Making dates Commercial Course Basketball Fire Department 445: Dixie Pilger W ' 29 — Playing tiddliwinks W ' 49 — Watchhif, thcclock Commercial Course Vice-president Camera Club Commerce Club Robert L. Fowler W19—A brilliant hoy W ' 49 — Shining shots Electrical Eng. Course Hi-Y Society Electrical Eng. Society Ethel Golde W ' 29 — Looking wist W ' 49 — Not looking, hut is Social Science Course Choral Club William J. Gardiner W ' 29 — Good at shooting marbles W ' 49 — Slowly waking up Commercial Course Sec.-Treas. Boys ' Junior Glee Sec.-Treas. Boys ' Senior Glee Elizabeth F. Carney W ' 29 — Reaching high notts W ' 49 — Galli-Curci ' s rival Music Course Junior Glee Club Choral Club Cliff E. Billat W ' 29 — A mischievous youngsttr W ' 49 — Older and wistr Social Science Course Manager Boys ' Gym Club Treasurer Adventurer ' s Club Harvey Lamont Dyer J ' l9—Modtl studtnt W ' 49 — Those days are past Mechanical Eng. Course Erwin Frauenhoff V ' 29 — Saving his energy W ' 49 — Running beach con- cession Mechanical Eng. Course Dorothy V. Kiess V, ' ' 29— Holding offices W ' 49 — Holding ' ' him ' ' Commercial Course Assistant Editor Optimist Vice-Prcs. Girls ' Sr. Glee Wenzel Weber W ' 29 — Hard-working child W ' 49 — Taking life easy Commercial Course Captain Track Team ' 28 Poly Knight E. Louise Bassette W ' 29 — Drawing attention W ' 49 — Time works wonders Music Course Pub. Mgr. Girls ' Senior Glee Spanish Club Fernando Urban Gonzales W ' 29 — Starting in chemistry W ' 49 — Dusting chess hoards Electrical Eng. Course Commerce Club Radio Club Harriette C. Galblum W ' 29 — Trying to grow up W ' 49 — Grandma Harry Social Science Course Merit Board Sec. Girls ' Self Government Helen Archer W ' 29 — Getting ready to post W49—Sttll posting Social Science Course Secretary Girls ' Gym Club Optimist Staff 446 - Ruth Hammes W ' 29 — Aspiring secretary W ' 49 — Queen of the sex Comm. Secretarial Course Commerce Club Joe V. Casala W ' 29 — Getting by W49 — Making a go of it Mechanical Eng. Course Mech. Eng. Society Bethel Games V ' 19— Just so-so W ' 49 — Favorite of the footlights Commercial Course Commerce Club ZuLA Earl Stevens W ' 29 — Her word is law W 49— If Wow talks Social Science Course Euodia Club Latin Club William C. Pauly W ' 29 — Feigning intelligence W ' 49 — Somebody at last Electrical Eng. Course Band Electrical Eng. Society Lillian Columbus ' Vj— Little hut leading W ' 49 — Managing to manage Commercial Course Red Cross Club Commerce Club William Y. Shiwo W ' 29 — Detouring studies W ' 49 — Tour hig the sta te i Electrical Eag Course Japanese Student Club Electrical Eng. Society Fred W. Erret W ' 29 — A musical career? W ' 49 — Tuning pianos Music Course Honorary Member Board of Finance Scholarship Society EvELYNE ScHOLL W ' 29 — Quietly mischievous W49— Happily toiling Social Science Course Vice-president Poly Ami Vice-president Natural Science Club Manuel R. Abascal W ' 29 — Strictly studious W ' 49 — Result of brains Commercial Course Self Government Rep. Mexican Club Mildred Smith W ' 29 — Time for nonsense W ' 49 — Down to work Social Science Course Euodia Club Latin Club Nell Robin Shields W ' 29 — Taking advice seldom W 49 — Giving advice often Social Science Course Lloyd Staples W ' 29 — Cross countr y man W ' 49 — On his way hack Social Science Course Boys ' Senior Glee Club Track Elizabeth Thun W ' 2.9 — A hud amidst thorns W ' 49 — Blossoming out Commercial Course Scholarship Society Spanish Club 447]|i- I Sanford Greenlaw W ' 29 — Aspiring, artist W ' 49 — Goad at jigtires Art Course Pres. Board of Publicity Boys ' Forum Roberta Perkins W ' 29 — Making flans W49 — Putting them over Commercial-Secrirarial Course Commerce Club Alexander Kish ■W ' 29— Radio hug W ' 49 — Through experimenting Electrical Eng. Course Vice-president Poly Radio Club Chester Hale W ' 19— Lamp of knowledge W ' 49— 1 1 burning Chemistry Course Track Lightweight Football Tadasa Shimizu W ' 29 — Humoring himse f •W ' 49— Still feels funny Mechanical Eng. Course Elmer OpPENHbiM W ' 29 — An adventurer W ' 49 — Exploring Jupiter Commercial Course Vice-pres ' dent Adventurers ' Club Secretary-Treasurer Choral Club William H. Petzold W ' 29 — Lost in thought W ' 49 — Found, thoughthss Archiicc ' .ural Course Senior Hi-Y Thelma E. Parkfr j19 —Studying hard W ' 49 — Making othersstudy Cummercial-Secrecarial Course Sec. Girls ' Rifle Club Commerce Club RonEKT Mease Wl9—Lcaiing Poly sad W ' 49 — Wanting t go bad Social Science Course Herbert E. Freeman W ' 29 — t .mous track ace W ' 49— Still on the go Surveying Course Self Government Rep. Track Team,1928 George Goldman W ' 29 — English shark W49— Still a fish Commercial Cour ' ,e Adventurers ' Club Lightweight Football SiNGO Saito W ' 29 — Planning great things W ' 49 — Carrying them out Social Science Course Albert K.Johnson W ' 29 — One of the firemen W ' 49 — Protecting old Poly Electrical Eng. Course Poly Fire Department Radio Club Blaine H. Brook W19— A sleepy head WA9— Just the same Architectural Course Treasurer Arch. Society Scholarship Society ■448 Stanley F. Maurer W29—One of the Archils ' ' W ' 49 — P easant and prosperous Architectural Course Architectural Society Commerce Club Edward Marinoff W ' 29 — A struggling student W ' 49 — Janitor, Jonathan Club Electrical Eng. Course Scholarship Society Boys ' Forum Beverly Shields ' 19— Writing sports W ' 49 — Looking for news Journalism Course Sport Editor Optimist Commerce Club KONRAD W. CORNFELDT W ' 29 — A vegetarian devotee W ' 49 — Big fruit-and-nut-man Architectural Course Pres. Architectural Society Neil Cummins W ' 29 — Trying to keep warm W ' 49 — Famous fire chief Sureveying Course Captain R.O.T.C. Lieutenant Fire Department George L. Smale W ' 29 — Studying hard W ' 49 Sti l studying Hardly Mech. Eng. Course Pres. Mechanical Eng. Soc. Secretary Combined Hi-Y Abe Danar W ' 29 — Just a track man W ' 49 — Detective— still tracking Commercial Course Pres. Japanese Club Lightweight Football Edward Unickle W ' 29 — Typing his lines W ' 29— Talking his lines ' Social Science Course Commerce Club Typing Team Walter Koopman W ' 29— T .f girls ' ideal W ' 49 — Roaming around Mech. Eng. Course Mech. Eng. Society. Mateo Cocpal W ' 29 — Wanting a car W ' 49 — Getting a Ford Social Science Course Pres. Filipino Club Sec. Filipino Club James Parker W ' 29 — Well known at oos W ' 49 — Animal trainer Electrical Eng. Course Self Government Rep. Scholarship Society Thor Gulbrand W ' 29 — Broadcasting in archi- tecture W ' 29 — Kadio announcer Architectural Course James W. Sullivan W ' 29 — Wasting her time W ' 49 — Saving his time Architectural Course ArmandJ. Rascon W ' 29 — Wise as can he W ' 49 — Circus giant Architectural Course Vice-president Boys ' Hospital -449 T)iary of the Class of Winter ' zg It was in February, 192.5, that we reached a milestone of thrilling importance in our career. We became the Class of 1919, Polytechnic High School. Of course we were only Freshmen — but there was something, a certain air about us, that distinguished us in any crowd. As all great people have suffered hardships to prove their worth, so did we. Always, as we were forced to consort with the common mass, students jeered at us on every occasion. Especially was this true of the Sophomores who, blinded by envy, were unable to recognize our superiority. However, we finally succeeded in passing the first three years without serious mishaps, and in turn we became Senior Bees. Oh, what a joy to be able to look down on the silly, frivolous lower classmen as we were once looked down upon! But we were not destined to remain even in this exalted position, for our class was too brilliant to stay put anywhere. Events began to happen fast and furiously and soon, we, the now Famous Ones, were ready to set out to con- quer the world at large, as we had conquered in our high school sphere. Commence- ment has come. We are out to win that fame which awaits the deserving. We are privileged to quote the extracts which follow from the private records of the class. It seems only fitting that the public have the benefit of this history. We present it to Poly with our hear felt thanks for all the school has meant to us in work and play. February 7, 1918. We vacate 359 and move to 159. (Very satisfactory as we are two stories nearer the cafe.) February 14. Senior A girls present our girls with heart-shaped box of candy. (No comment necessary.) Senior A bovs present our boys with affectionate poem decorated with a battle axe. (The peace-loving children copy the poem from the 159 ' ers.) February 15-2.8. Business! Business! Nominations and election of officers. March i . Tug-of-war with Mighties (?) This event will seldom be mentioned by us. March 3. Invade the aud to witness Annual skit. A ' s and B ' s greet each other with friendly grins. March 6. WE challenge Senior A ' s to three games of basketball. The innocent things accept. March 7-18. The series gives us the championship in basket-tossing. March 19. Get-together party in gym. April II. Proudly don our colors of green and sand. Is everyone jealous of us, though! The B ' s foil the A ' s by destroying the paper colors. No riot! June I. Another tug-of-war sponsored by the Boys ' League. WE WIN! This e vent will often be mentioned by us. June 1. The Senior A-B reception — Everyone has a wonderful time — Even the A ' s. This space denotes a lapse of time during which we rest and wait to begin the last lap of our journey. 4[50 - September ii-October x. As usual we start out with a boom. We make programs, have nominations and elections, and receive and answer challenges from the new Tots in the aud. October 3. Lowlies haven ' t learned yet that we ' re all-around champions so they want a tug-of-war. It is all over in a muiute, though, and the Babes leave hanging their heads in shame. October 9. The girls, too! We just won another game of basketball. October 19. Acquire class song to tune of Varsity Drag. Yes, a snappy bunch! October 11. Fitted for our sweaters. (They fit, too!) November i. The class has a skating party at the Shrine Auditorium. The effects are still felt by some. November 10. Intelligence tests. (Not necessary; just an old custom.) November 2.3. Our sweaters at last! And are we admired? (The girls especially.) December 7-Januarv 6, 1919. Practising for Commencement songs; deciding on dresses and suits. January 7. Ephebians voted on. (Yes, we had some eligibles.) January 19. Receive Ionian pins. (Thanks, Poly.) At 8:10 p. m. march with dignity down aisles of aud before relatives n ' everybody to take our places and to see our Class Play, The Show-Off. January 31. Saying good-bye to our Alma Mater when we receive our diplomas — Everyone sad but happy. February i. The banquet. Sobs and a last farewell to our friends. (Most of us are returning, however!) SCHOLARSHIP HONORS WON BY MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF WINTER ' 19 FACULTY GOLD PIN Awarded to students having made 14 or more A ' s in solids during the last three years of high school: Dorothy Kiess Inez Hopkins Nicholas Weinstein Charles Burr CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP FEDERATION HONORS For their scholarship and service through their membership in Chapter 57, the gold pin and the seal on the diploma and on the transcript of record are awarded to the following students by the California Scholarship Federation: Dorothy Kiess Sarah Abramovitz Douglas Freeman Nicholas Weinstein Walter Haskell Elsie Corbett Inez Hopkins Sophie Gold Arthur Downie George Stoops Marie Hendrickson Muriel Hughes Charles Burr EPHEBIAN HONORS For scholarship, citizenship, and leadership, the following students are awarded the Ephebian ring; Myrtle Dietrich Charles Burr Arthur Downie Muriel Hughes Frank Lancaster 45l]H- Commencement Winter ' zg Theme: Widening Horizons I . Lusrapiel Overture Keler-Bela The Orchestra I, Widening Horizons Through Amateur Radio Carl Estep 3 . Fantasia for Piano Pred Emt Fred Erret 4. Understanding Other People, the Mexican and the Japanese Marie Hendrickson 5. Selection for Violin Kreisler Belle Wax Accompanist, Constance Strobel 6. Our New Leader, Herbert Hoover Elsie Corbett 7. Concert Overture for Organ Douglas Freeman Douglas Freeman 8. Widening Horizons: The Dawn of a New Day Ray Shields Craig, Jr. 9. The Song of Man Kountx, Boys ' Senior Glee Club Accompanist, Thelma Hayes ID. Address Mr. Louis H. Evans First Presbyterian Church, Pomona II. Presentation of Class Mr. W. A. Dunn, Principal II. Presentation of Diplomas Harry M. Shafor, Assistant Superintendent 1 3 . Acceptance of Diplomas John McCloskey, President of Class of Winter 1919 14. Alma Mater distance The Class 1 5 . March Holl sender The Orchestra 452]N- Class Night Winter ' ig ■THE SHOW OFF Clara Myrtle Dietrich Mrs. Fisher Shirley UrofF Amy Riva Miller Frank Hyland Howard C. Gryka Mr. Fisher Harry Ferris Gregory Joe Leo E. Nolte Aubrey Piper Edward Carl Krueger Mr. Casey Stanley Greenbaum Mr. Gill Armando Wallace Mrs. Harbison Florence Lyons Stella Harbison Mae Patsy Cooper Mr. Rogers James Parker Director: Miss Minna Mae Lewis IL Greeting and Presentation of Class Gift John McCloskey, President of Class, Winter ' 19 in. Acceptance of Class Gift James Smith, President of the Associated Student Body Organization IV. Class Song Class Winter ' 19 €53]K Robert Enright Lillian Vezzetti Margaret Schucking Celia Takeuchi Charles Weede Miss May Atkinson Harry Brosnan Mary Young Virginia Obuchon Radence Luke Maxine Rogers Selman Steinberg Herman Lev Dorothy Barrett Barbara Norberg Dorothy Dunn Hinako Kodama Herman Riddell Class of Summer ' zg SUMMER 1919 OFFICERS President Barnett Sharpe Girls ' Athletic Mgr. Vice-president Aubrey Swan Boys ' Athletic Mgr. Secretary Helen Schouboe Girls ' Chairman Girls ' Treasurer Roy Djerf Boys ' Chairman Boys ' Treasurer Martin Earley Yell Leader Sam Goode Yell Leader CLASS ADVISERS Mr. William E. Neuswanger CLASS NIGHT COMMITTEE Herman Riddell, Chairman Marjorie Gitelson Radburn Robinson Erma Martin SOCIAL COMMITTEE Tom Flickwir, Chairman Maury GilligofF Janet Perrett Frank Eastman BANQUET COMMITTEE Roy Djerf, Chairman Franny Kilfoil Bud Swan Harry Brosnan ANNOUNCEMENT COMMITTEE Walter Vowels, Chairman Sadie Lee GIFT COMMITTEE Patricia Ryons, Chairman Taylor Richards Phyllis Evans DRESS COMMITTEE Madge McLane Dorothy Stanley Lucile East Evelyn Pierce FLOWER COMMITTEE Ruby Shirakawa, Chairman Loma Catlin Archie Herbert SWEATER COMMITTEE Margaret Schucking, Chairman Ann Miller Martin Earley Shirley Boone Anna Hemmel Vernon Selvy Arbutus Barrett Martin Earley LeRoy Swenson Geraldine Elliott Glenn Rathbun 454 - Miss Atkinson Class Adviser Robert Enright, Bohb ' President S ' 29 Class President Polv Knight Associate Editor Annual Celia Takeuchi, Ce Treasurer Senior A ' s Girls ' Choral Club Girls ' Forum Spanish Club ' Barnev ' Harnett Shar Rifle Club Girls ' Junior Glee Club Bookworm Club Martin Earley, Marty ' Yell Leader Senior A Yell Leader Arthur Danner, Art Editor Optimist Editor Annual Make-up Editor E! Lorito ' Member Polv Hi Y MariOry Gitelson, Marj ' A.S.B.O. Vice-president Girls ' League President Varsitv Letter Junior Glee Club Mr. Neuswanger Class Adviser Lillian ezzetti, Mike President Outdoor Club Secretarv A.S.B.O. ' ice-president S ' 29 Bookworm Club Margaret Schucking Maggie Secretary S ' 29 junior Glee Club Senior Glee Club Outdoor Club .■ UDREY Swan, Bud Cateteria Manager Merit Board Hi Y Track Manager Samuel Goode Sammy B. Good Head Yell Leader Senior Glee Club Hi Y Fire Department Charles Weede, Seaweed . Vss ' t Manager Bookstore Treasurer Senior A ' s 12th Gr. Rep. Boys ' League Poly Knight Harry Brosnan, Hankie A.S.B.O. President Senior B President Boys ' League President Football ' 28 455]|i- Elsie Hagin, Toodles ' Gym Club Choral Club Charles Anderson Andv Radence Luke, Rae Pres. Girls ' Camphre Club Associate Art Ed. Annual Frank Pocock, Poky Mechanical Eng. Society Esther Russell, Russ La Vida Cobe, Lovie ' Richard McCarthy ■Dick Chemistry Society Ross La ' iolette, Hoss ' Varsity Football Lucile East, Lefty ' Art Staff Annual Forum Club Laury Burke, Burky Hospital Staff Architectural Society Gwendolyn Monroe Gwennie Girls ' Athletic Association June Rose, Pinky ' Commerce Club Harold Sachse, Hal Electrical Eng. Society Ruth McIntyre, Mac ' Junior Glee Club Girls ' Gvm Club 456]! - Madreen Lipp, Peggy Camera Club Commerce Club Vocational Guidance Club Senior Glee Club Reginald Buller Reggie Pres. Astronomical Society Track S ' 25 Mildred Bakerman Mike Taylor Richards Editor Optimist Literary Editor Annual Treasurer Boys ' Forum President French Club Flora Westfall, Flo ' Choral Club Charles Groman, Chuck ' Usher Self Government Track Baseball Edith Eyre, Speedy ' Choral Club Edward Schenck Geranium Architectural Society Barbara Norberg Babbie Pres. Girls ' Senior Glee Girls ' League Cabinet Scholarship Council Gvm Club Charles Walker Charley Treasurer Scholarship Soc. Chemistry Society Mary Young, Nek ' A.S.B.O. Secretary Senior B Vice-pres. Scholarship Society Junior Glee Club Charles Kral ' se, Chuck ' Boys ' Senior Glee Club Aeronautical Society Boys ' Forum Club Edna Stinnett, Stinney ' Euodia Club Orchestra Scholarship Society Home Economics Club George Treneer, Canary Mechanical Engineering So. Aeronautical Society 457. Marion Bergougnoux School Editor Optimist Scholarship Society Outdoor Club Poly Ami Deceased May 19, 1929 Wm. Massey, Hot Shot ' Sport Editor Optimist Senior Glee Forum Club Chemistry Society Georgia Bittler, Biitie ' Red Cross Club Commerce Club Polv Ami Don Davis Fluttering Kneecaps Aeronautical Society Mechanical Eng. So. Lilly JuHL, Blondie ' Junior Glee Forum Club Benton Schuster, Benty Editor Noticias del Lorito Associate Editor Optimist Scholarship Society Iris Ballard, Ire Commerce Club Red Cross Club Cohclo Campfire Club John Thompson, Tommie Doris Addiss, Door ' Commerce Club Lawrence Davidson Dave Publicity Mgr. Aeronautics Club Elizabeth Rowley, Lizz Secy. Red Cross Club Commerce Club Vocational Guidance Club Ray Pierson, Piercey ' Senior Glee Forum Club Orchestra Helen Schoudoe, Shy ' Editor Optimist Rifle Club Scholarship So. James Earlev, Blushes Golf Club Adventurers ' Club Commercial Club Senior Hi Y -«f58 Elizabeth Redpath Betty Varsity Letter Hagolu Campfire Hockey John Muchmore Muchless Stage Crew [uANiTA Fernandez Nita lunior Glee Edwin Pummer, Plum ' R.O.T.C. Officer Officers ' Club Electrical Eng. Society Choral Club Shirley Boone, Surley ' Choral Club Commerce Club Fred Larson, Curley ' Aeronautical Society - Selma Steinberg Freddie Flench Club Senior Glee Junior Glee Scribblers ' Club Vernon Selvey Song Bird Senior Glee Aeronautical Society Electrical Society Forum Club Margaret Shehady Shady Junior Glee Commerce Club Wendal Morgan, Poetic ' Scholarship Society LoMA Catlin, Giggles ' R.O.T.C. Sponsor Polv Ami Jack Newsome, Newsy ' Architectural Society Anna Hemmel, Ann French Club lunior Glee Samuel Keller, Huskey ' Chemistry Society •■459 - Leonard McDowell, Len Commerce Club Self Government Patricia Ryons, Pat Pres. Self Government Student Adviser Self Gov ' t. Swimming Club Scholarship Society Le Roy Swenson, Grip Geraldine Elliott Jerry Annual Staff Junior Glee Club Scribblers ' Club Choral Club Frank Eastman Franklets Secretary Varsity Club Boys ' Junior Glee Mask and Sandal Club Merit Board Pearl Saxton, Speed ' Commerce Club Henry Beck, Pansy Class Chairman Sen. B ' s Ann Taylor, Twinkles ' Mask and Sandal Club Girls ' Junior Glee Girls ' Forum Gvm Club Thurlow Kendall High Low Circulation Mgr. Optimist Pres. Combined Hi Y Sec. Poly Knights Mgr. Varsity Football Evelyn Wilson, Eve Art Editor Annual Senior Glee Poly Ami French Club Herman Lev, Herm Pres. Architectural Society Class Gift Committee Track Camera Club Elda Chamberlain, Scholarship Society Commerce Club ' Larv ' Jack Levey, Oh, Yeah? Commerce Club Track B Mgr. Mary Biescar Innocence Choral Club Forum Club Commerce Club -460 - Richard Bishop, Dick ' Boys ' Senior Glee Club Boys ' Senior Gym Club Junior Orchestra Evelyn Pierce, Evie ' Outdoor Club G.A.A. Walter Sutton, Walt. Self Government Rep. Boys ' Junior Glee Adventurers ' Club Bert Williams, Corkey ' Choral Club Francis Kilfoil, Frannv ' Pres. Boys ' League Pres. Senior Glee Club Varsity Football Varsity Track La Verne Hollins Vernie Campfire Club Choral Club Scott Kennedy, Scotty ' Architectural Society Phyllis Evans, Phil Mask and Sandal Club Norman Sharer Beautiful Voice ' La Verne Steadman Verne Hockey Club Scholarship Society Edward Heck, Oh Aeronautical Society Elnora Mott, Red ' Rifle Club Junior Glee Merit Board Rowland Bush, Bushy ' Architectural Society Ethel Hansen, Toughie Choral Club 461 - John Useem, Useless Chemistry Society Forum Club Mask and Sandal Senior Glee Club Martha McLeod, Marty ' Girls ' Choral Club Lewis Morgan, Louie Electrical Engineering So. Aeronautical Society Nadine Neely, Deene R.O.T.C. Sponsor Poly Ami Norman Lunt, Milkman ' Chemistry Society Clarice Tubes, Tubby ' Varsity Letter Rifle Sharpshooter Vincent Emanuel, Vine ' Electrical Engineering So. Chemistry Society Radio Club Melba Johnson, Blondie ' Poly Ami Euodia Club Commerce Club Wayne Olsen Senior Glee Club Chemistry Society Maxine Rogers, Max ' Varsity Letter Choral Club Commerce Club Bertel Yager, Bert ' Architectural Society Helen Noyes, Quiet Commerce Club Christian Markworth Chris Bookstore Lucile Fanning, Blondie ' Choral Club Natural Science Club -462]|4- Jack Naylor, Knuckles ' Class C Track Lightweight Football Stage Crew Boys ' Senior Glee Club Janet Perret, Parrot Desk Chairman Girls ' S. G. Latin Club Swimming Club Frank Doig, Dizz) Pres. Boys ' League Pres. Boys ' Gym Club Capt. Gym Team Polv Knight Thelma Lees, Kitty Jack Merriman, Mary ' Self Government Senior Glee Margaret Craig, Choral Club ' Mugs ' Jack Knabe, Nobby Secretary Aeronautical So. Madge MacLane Midgie Girls ' League Senior Glee Poly Ami Varsity Letter Herman Von Eute Werm Architectural Society Usher Margaret Criitenden Maggie Ass ' t. Ass. Art Ed. Annual Sydney Westfall, Sid President Mining Society Football Margaret McNeal Neely Red Cross Club Thomas Flickwir Bright Eyes President Mask and Sandal Social Chairman Senior A ' s Senior Glee Club Junior Glee Club Virginia Obuchon Ginnie Vice-president Ionian So. Outdoor Club Mask and Sandal Senior Glee 4.63 - Earl Lemke, Butterfly ' Varsity Track Dorothea Fair, Dot ' Walter Vowels just Walt Senior Glee Treasurer Ionian Varsity Football Advertising Mgr. Annual Marguerite Fernandez •■ Peggy Commerce Club Vocational Guidance Club Frank Charters, What? ' Radio Club Grace Graham, Tiny MoREY GiLIGOFF, Red Mexican Students ' Society LUELLA EkOFF, Lu Pres. Cohela Campfire Club Commerce Club Vocational Guidance Club G.A.A. Ernest Bretherick Ernie Gym Club Dorothy Stanley, Dot Vice-president Girls ' League Junior Glee Outdoor Club Mask and Sandal James DuLON, Sober Vice-pres. Civil Eng. So. Captain R.O.T.C. Fire Dept. Aeronautical Society Rose RoNDZiK, Honey ' Cohelo Campfire Club Orchestra String Ensemble Scholarship Society Robert Price How Much? Class Room Chairman Capt. Cross Country Track Poly Hi Y Glady ' s Jacobian, Happy ' Euodia Club Commerce Club Poly Ami Scribblers ' Club 464 Byron McRae, Mac Mgr. Poly Orchestra Electrical Eng. Society EuDORA Slaughter Dottie ' Gabriel LizER, Li?ard Football ' 28 Varsity Club Boys ' League Chemistry Society Frances Tapley, Frannic Business Mgr. Choral Club Ass ' t. Manager Cafeteria Junior Glee Polv Ami Leonard Roush, Lennie ' Ruby Shirakawa Ruebee Japanese Club Mark Meyers, Lightning ' Junior Glee ' arsit ' Baseball Dorothy Dunn, Dot ' Prejident Playlet Club Secretary Forum Club Campfire Club Librarian Junior Glee Floyd Rawlings Rah-Rah Chemistrv Society Ann Miller, Merry ' LAWRENCE Stoddard Lawrie Football Track Kathlene Campbell Secretary Poly Ami Swimming Club John Kajimoto, Jim Thelma loHNSON, Cherie ' 465 Radburn Robinson, Rad ' Pres. Boys ' Senior Glee Club Poly Knight Arline King, Leany ' Varsity Club Junior Glee AbBIE CoMEAUX, Ab Cosmopolitan Club Alice Hawthorne, AT Senior Glee Red Cross Mask and Sandal Forum Club Lew Kaufman, Koffee Yell Leader Chief Fire Dept. Sec. Board of Publicity Adventurers ' Club Carita Harbert, Babe ' Commerce Club Spanish Club ' ocational Guidance Roy Djerf, Swede Architectural Club Camera Club Senior Glee La ' idaJones, Bobbii Varsity Letter Swimming Club Rifle Club Hockev Club Howard Clark, Husky Capt. Football Team ' 28 Circulation Mgr. Optimist Mildred Anderson Millie Girls ' Athletic Assn. Herman Riddell, Red ' Business Mgr. Annual Senior Glee Latin Club Mask and Sandal Helen Kalionzes, Kal Librarian Junior Glee Club Outdoor Club Mask and Sandal Plavlet Club Francis Curry, Frank Dorothy Barrett, Dot Vice-pres. Red Cross Club Forum Club -4 66 Roland Daugherty, Ro ' Gym Club Electrical Eng. Society Radio Club Nathan Carll, Rube Instructor of Rifle Team Aeronautical Society Civil Engineering Society Captain R.O.T.C. SiMPLICIO Maramba Simple Filipino Club Forum Electrical Ens. Society Nevin KuNKLE, Nevy ' Manager Bookstore Secy. Boys ' Senior Glee Senior Hi Y Poly Knight RUEBEN GoLUB, Bud Chemistry Society Electrical Eng. Society Lightweight Football MoNico Ageaoili Molecule Vice-pres. Filipino Club Sergeant R.O.T.C. Electrical Eng. Society Paul Hagerty, Polly Ralph Thevenot, So so Gym Club Architectural Society Lloyd Ermshar, Wormie Chief Poly Fire Dept. Junior Glee Chess Club Dave Sato, Chops Martin Gaiblaird Buttercup Radio Club Electrical Eng. Society Lightweight Baseball ' arsity Track Claude Martin, Cloud ' Stage Crew Gym Club French Club Dalmacio Corpus, Dal ' Filipino Club Chemistry Society Joseph Markman, Lefty ' Junior Glee Honorary Member Board of Finance -467 Ida Levin, Idea Commerce Club Scholarship Society Arthur Smiley, Smiles ' Surveying Society Virginia Shuberg Ginger Home Economics Club Harry Wortman. Wart ' Adventu-ers ' Club Forum Club Self Government Fannie Pushkin. Pushy Scholarship Society Henry Lang, Lilv Architectural Society ' ice-pres. Camera Club Annual Staff Elizabeth Randall Bessie Rifle Club Virgil Thomas, Red ' Gym Club Architectu-al Societv Molly Gorberg, Bergie Commerce Club ' ocational Guidance Club Weston Rice, Pudding Electrical Eng. Society Roberta Gardner Bobbie Conrad Creim, Sugar ' Electrical Eng. Society Radio Club Sadie Lee, Sadee Commerce Club Vocational Guidance Club Scholarship Society Wenzel Ziegler, Wenz Baseball -468 I Gilbert Chavez Bertram Ass. Ed. Noticia Del Lorito LlLLUN RoSENTH. L Rosey Girls ' Junior Glee Commerce Club Louis Prosin, Anti-right ' Mechanical Eng. Society Machiko Hanaka, Hank Japanese Club Milton Bowater, Lake ' Architectural Society Hi Y Poly Band Ruth Chinal, Babe Commerce Club John Martin, Tin Scholarship Society Mechanical Eng. Society Virginia Biglev, Ginger Joe Skuro, Squirrel Senior Glee Track Chemistry Society Polly Levine, Fatty ' Commerce Club Vocational Guidance James Yamamoto Jimmy Basket ball Track Scholarship Society Aeronautical Society Nellie Greaves, Nel Amiel Dunn, Mickey Athletic Mgr. Chemistry So. Commerce Club Choral Club Marion Parker, Maggie ' arsity Letter Hockey Club Mask and Sandal Red Cross Club 4691H- Catherine Erode ■•Bobbie Poly Ami Commerce Club Vocational Guidance Club Archille Herbert Archibald Hi Y Electrical Eng. Society Aeronautical Society Rudolf Peters, Pete Civil Engineering Society Grant Mills, Granite ' Electrical Eng. Society Aeronautical Society Astronomical Society Aaron Pinskoy, Pesky ' Junior Glee Fireman Chemistry Society Valentine Babicz, Val Civil Engineering Society Lightweight Football R.O.T.C. Band James Kern, Jimniie Mining Society Chemistry Club Natural Science Club Frank A. Thorne, Paco ' President Scribblers ' Club Editor El Lorito Aeronautical Society Mexican Club Anna Comeaux, Aunty Milton Stumph, Milt ' Aeronautical Society Milton Hill, Milt First Lieutenant R.O.T.C. Manager Orchestra Track Scholarship Society Harry Penn, Pcnnie President Poly Hi Y President Loyal Comrades Chemistry Society Hartvvell Shippey Skippey Varsity Track Glenn Rathbun Joe Blow President Choral Club Publicity Mgr. Senior Glee Stage Manager Mask and Sandal ■Vo Ralph Pfeiffer, Fife Commerce Club Jose Garduno, Spud ' Secretary Forum Club Pres. Mexican Society Mexican Club Gregory Almarez Greg Filipino Club Forum Club Jarrett Harlin, Jerry ' Radio Club Electrical Eng. Society Gvm Club Frank Verhulst Shakespeare Self Government Bennie Abramovitz Bonnie Lightweight Football Bovs ' Choral Club Ralph Thevenot, So-So ' Gym Club Architectural Society Ronald Higby, Hig Bovs ' Senior Glee Leo Epstein, Eps Architectural Society Alipio Lorenzo, Allie ' Filipino Club Howard Pool High Pockets Sergeant R.O.T.C. William Chisholm Wild Bill Cross-countrv Letterman Theodore Richey, Ted Commerce Club Arthur Herman Nelson Herm Secv. Polv Chemistry So. •C71 Morris Lewin, Maury Chemistrv Society Conception Gutierrez Concla Secy. Scribblers ' Club G.A.A. Mexican Students ' Society Commerce Club Douglas Stoddard Oglets R.O.T.C. Officer Office ' s ' Club Aeronautical Society Ethel Mattoon, Et ' Lloyd ' Walker, Curly ' R.O.T.C. Officer Officers ' Club Scholarship Society Electrical Eng. Society Seiko Doi, Banjo Eyes Japanese Club Arne Gulbrand, Swede Architectural Club Doris Schillerstrom Dodie Carlos Castelazo, Carl President Mexican Club junior Glee Spanish Club Arbutus Garrett Beauty Forum Club Girls ' Junior Glee Self Government Red Cross Club Flavio Murillo, Mury ' Civil Engineering Society Chemistry Society RuTHELMA Newberry Newberries Scholarship Council Scribblers ' Club Commerce Club Euodia Club Esther Higuchi, Hig ' Euodia Club Japanese Club Muriel Porter, Port ' G.A.A. 472 Edith Watkins, Edie Commerce Club Edward Kurshima ■■Sheik Electrical Eng. Society Japanese Club Julia Cohen, ■■Dodie ' Commerce Club Maxine Roberts, ■ Max Pres. Girls ' Self Government Pres. Red Cross Club Vice-pres. Girls ' League Sec. Girls ' League Mary Teats, Tuts ' Commerce Club Daniel RossMAN, Boone Commerce Club Myrtle Hoffman, ■■M Tt Raymond Davis, ■ ' Lucky ' Manager Bookstore Boys ' Forum Club Commerce Club HiNAKo Agnes Kodama Aggio Japanese Club Commerce Club Edward Shinbane Mouthy Asst. Art Editor Annual Chemistry Society Forum Club junior Hi Y Walter Oi EN, Ole Pres. Radio Club Secv. Hi Y Basketball Junior Glee Earle Immel, ■■Dub Varsity Track Ass ' t. Ass. Editor Annual Anabel Rehm, ■■A-nabeF Sec.-treas. Varsity Club Hockey Club Red Cross Club Edwin Sallows, ■■Sallv Junior Hi Y :|[73 NoRAL Moon, Nora Senior Gvm club Takeo Koizumi, Tack Japanese Club Robert Sunderland Sunland Track Radio Club Electrical Engineering Soc. Marvin Chernow Cinch Adventurers ' Club Abraham Gordon Irish Rose Chief Boys ' Hospital Adventurers ' Club Home Room Chairman Fernando Carrere Speed Architectural Society Irma Martin, Marty Home Room Chairman Eleuterio B. Navarro President Filipino Club Vice-President Filipino Club Jack Feldman, Coogan French Club Architectural Society George Clar, Whiskers ' Architectural Society Stanley Gray, Squirrel ' Commerce Club Ray ZiEGLER Ad ' . Manager Optimist Chief Boys ' Hospital EPHEBIANS OF THE CLASS OF SUMMER ' 19 Marjorie Gitelson, Frank Eastman, Maxine Roberts, Earle Immel, Patricia Ryons, Wendall Morgan, Charles Walker 474|8- Class Gift of Summer ' z and Winter ' o As each class leaves Polytechnic High School, it presents a gift, artistic or utili- tarian, (perhaps both) as an outward expression of its gratitude for all that the school has meant of knowledge, growth, and friendship. The gift is the symbol not only of what is left behind for the inspiration of future Polytechnic students, but also what is taken into the world by those leaving. The classes of Summer ' 19 and Winter ' 30, in deciding upon a gift, felt that nothing more fitting could be chosen to present to their Alma Mater than that which would commemorate the spirit of the man who has been a friend in every sense of the word — Mr. Dunn, their principal. To those who have had the privilege of a personal con- tact with him, nothing is necessary to deepen the memory of his unfailing kindness, his wisdom, and his sincere affection for his Poly children. But to the many who are denied this privilege, and to those Polytechnic students of years to come, the classes dedicate their gift. The gift to be presented in the fall of 192.9, will be a portrait of Mr. Dunn. Jean Manheim, the eminent artist of Pasadena, has been entrusted with the responsibility of reproducing on canvas not only the features, but the spirit of this man whom the classes of Summmer ' 19 and Winter ' 30 have called friend. Summer ' 1 Class Night ADAM AND EVA By Guy Bolton and George Middleton Adam Smith Tom Flickwir Eva King Marjory Gitelson Mr. King Herman Riddell Uncle Horace Walter Vowels Julie DeWitt Barbara Norberg Clinton DeWitt Thurlow Kendall Aunt Abbey Janet Perret Dr. Delamater Llovd Walker Lord Andrew Gordon Reuben Golub Corinthia Dorothy Stanley il5]¥- SITUATIONS WANTED— FEMALE LEARN THE ART OF WHOOPEE MAKING. Reliable firm of Massey and Jones offer to any two ambitious young ladies the opportunity of learning. CASHIER — Broken-hearted wants job; good ref- erences. See FRANCES TAPLEY. DIAMOND POLISHER and plate setter. Exper- ienced. Wants position. Reference — Wriglev Ball Park. MNx 0213. WENZEL ZIEGLER, LANDSCAPE GARDENING wanted. Satisfaction guaranteed. Any finish desired. Call for MISS M. MacLANE. P08921. QUEEN OF COMEDY, Miss Helen Schouboe, is open for engagements. If nothing else to do, call DP7546. MISS VIRGINIA SCHUBERG will care for CAST OFF BOY F RIENDS. Call BRownville 0678. DANCING INSTRUCTOR, YOUNG. Would like a steady position in some exclusive ballroom. Competent and painstaking. Pupils learn quickly and thoroughly. See Miss Virginia Obuchon. PAINTING — inside or outside work. Guar. $6 day or Cont. Call Pearl Saxton. B- 11167. LEARN HARMONY— Ann Taylor, recently of the Metropolitan Grand Opera, desires position in private studio to teach harmony. LOngneck 2279. SAXOPHONE instructor wants chair in symphony band. Best of references given. Call FLORA WESTFALL. BE 2345. WANTED— EMPLOYMENT by Miss B. Norberg, internationally known palmist. If troubled, see me. BE8765 GIRL — capable of taking full charge of tire and battery business as nightman; doesn ' t under- stand ignition, but that ' s your hard luck. Has selling ability. Apply 7645 S Central. Call for ' MARIAN PARKER. SITUATIONS WANTED— MALE PIANO TUNING. Concert experience. F. Thorne, Phone Do 123,123,1234. STAND PAT! DON ' T pay more than you have to. We will sell you cheaper auto parts for more. AARON PINSKOY. The RANDALL HOME announces NEW CURE for RELIEF PITCHERS. Under direction of Miss Bessie Randall, experienced young lady. MAN — YOUNG. Wants position as companion to bachelor. Will drive car and take care of all details. Call Laurence Burke. 2121Crookwitle st. WANTED— GOOD WHITE COLLAR JOB with interesting pay. Hours from 12 noon to 2 P.M. with hour off for lunch and one nap hour. Man of ambition and value. Please call REGINALD BULLER. PT 0486. ENJOY CALIFORNIA with one who knows the state intimately. Don Davis is for hire. I AM OPEN AT ANY TIME to those who want to learn to dance. If you can eat we can teach you to dance. Pri ate lessons. Reasonable rates. No appointments necessary. 6672 Chicken St. RICHARD BISHOP. JOSEPH DYE, aged army officer, seeks light em- ployment. Ele vator or wooden Indian. Call Poly 6012. NURSE — open for engagements; doctors ' referen- ces maybe — Call CP 0627. Ask for James Dulon. Want STEADY WORK and HIGHEST WAGES. Experienced on khaki and corduroy. Box 01-one-half. PAUL HAGERT Y. VALET wants position. Can cook and serve. Will give the best of references. Call Charles Groman. DR 2684. WANTED— EMBROIDERER and other needle workers. Come and see some of my results. 102 East Eighth St. Ask for Mr. Doig. HELP WANTED— FEMALE John Martin needs the help of ENTERPRISING YOUNG GIRLS to pack Friday ' s lunches on Saturday instead of Monday, the regular Tues- day ' s packing day. Call Mllkway 0672. POLLY LEVINE, instructor in cooking. Such famous characters as Molly Gorberg, Loma Cat- iln, Melbajohn, and Carita Harbert are among her pupils. You too can be at home in the kitchen. Call Mllkway 0672. Young lady needed to assist in giving special care to young children between the ages of 18-21. Apply to Phyllis Evans or Arbutus Garrett. DC1234. MISS THELMA JOHNSON would be interested in almost any young person. Miss Johnson needs such a person to assist her in her business. Call OK 5620. Have you a PROBLEM on your MIND That you ' d TELL some one KIND ' COME and SEE her; she is NEAR. By the STARS she makes it CLEAR. Call MAXINE ROGERS for further information. 476 WANTED— TWO NICE YOUNG LADIES to as- sist in caring for eight boys, six girls, three dogs, and cat. Ask for GRACE GRAHAM. Mr. M. Early, DASHING WESTERN HORSE- RIDER, wants party of young people to take with him on a riding tour of Southern Mexico. Make reseryation early. Miss E. Pierce has 2000 LOTS between San Pedro and Catalina to sell. Good chance for the right girls. WATER ON EVERY LOT, and money too. Call EM 803. WANTED— YOUNG LADIES to sell latest labor sayer. MILTON BOWATER. Inyencion Bldg. HELP WANTED— MALE UNCLE SAM NEEDS MEN SIGN UP NOW with Nate Carll. I CAN USE seyeral good stage hands. The work is such that the applicants must be immune from the opposite sex. If you think you are the man, call R. Pierson, 302 ' So. Main St. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT A DEAL????????? The only one of its kind. You can sell ' em. Every one can sell ' em. Claude Martin. SWINDLE. Calif. FOUR men with fiye passenger roadsters to do deliyery work for Maoum studio. See Miss L. East of 8056 Los Angeles St. WANTED A group of enterprising young men to learn vege- table business. After studying under me, you can get a position on any wagon in the city. Call BAdtune 9678. Ask for Radburn Robinson. YOU DON ' T HAVE TO BE CRAZY to work for me — but it mav help. Call Charles Weede, of Watts, Calif. STATION F.A.C.E. announces arrival of dandv SONGS for GRADUATING CLASSES. Address appeal to Station announcer, Irma Martin, care of station. EX BENCH-WARMER WANTS JOB— Patience biggest asset. HENRY BECK. 1932 Pansy Ave. L. A. ROUTEMAN for linen supply. Have excellent proposition for one who can finance self. JULIA COHEN. Box K 1203. Men for SPECIAL SALES WORK for national organization. Sell Ford parts to Packard dealers. Apply 7 30 A.M. Monday. Bunk Bldg. Ring Mr. D. Stodd. PERSONALS CLARICE TUBES, CLOG DANCER of note is doing a Tappie for M.G.M. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE — A Swimming Poet, by Patricia Ryons, and other books of verse. Apply 10th floor, Woolworth Bldg. EXCHANGE violin for lessons in telepathy. Ap- ply ROSE RONDZIG at the Bridge Bow. HOME in L. A. for one in Ventura. Immediate exchange necessary. Herman Riddell, EM 5281. WILLING TO EXCHANGE almost anything. Rush exchange to DOT FALK, 672 Mump St. WILLING TO TRADE— track shoes, 1 pair stand- ard make. F. KILFOIL. Ph. 199 Herman Van Eute wants HOUSE PLANS. Bring all your odds and ends to him at 72 T Square. L. A. YE OLDE ENGLISH TEA CAKE SHOPPE— Special entertainment between halves. F. EASTMAN, Mgr. YOUR HEALTH COMPELS YOU TO live in a higher altitude? Let nie show you how to do it. Dlnow0753. H. Brosnan. WANTED— The Book of Knowledge. State your own price. Taylor Richards. FOR SALE— Popular SHEET MUSIC OF A BY- GONE-DAY. STEINBERG HEMMEL, Music Dealers. THE SWAN HEALTH SANDWICHES BEVERAGES Try Trackman ' s Delight and you ' ll come again. A. SWAN, Mgr. MONEY TO LOAN— Low Interest Rates. Quick Loans. Apply R. McINTYRE. WANTED— INSTRUCTOR in Texan Brogue. ARLENE KING. Box 8510. FOR SALE— One statue of Venus de Milo. One pair of arms missing but otherwise in fair con- dition. LUKE WILSON ART SHOPPE. LEARN BY CORRESPONDENCE— No course is more fitting for you than this. Realize best things in life, and they ' re free if you take this course from me. Call LIEagin 0000. LOST— 250 able-bodied boys and girls. If found, please return to 400 W. Washington. Reward. Call W. A. Dunn. FOUND, one witless youth willing to graduate with class of W30. Answers to name of Axel McWheelbase. 477 tin O CO U -478 - CO o ; u 479 O l u 480 - O U 4 81 - O CO 482|4- if83 H W u o oi O u CO RD. .O 485 ' T(eserve Officers Training Corps COMMISSIONED OFFICERS Winter Term Major Leo Nolte, commanding; Captains N:il R. Cummins, and Lloyd A. Walk:r; First Lieutenants, Nathan Carll, Adjutant, Carleton Bentall, Rollin Duni, Band Lead- er: Second Lieutenants, Erwin Golisch, Stanley W. Meline, James W. Dulon, Douglas A. Stoddard, Erwin L. Pummer, and Walter A. Streithorst. Summer Term Major Lloyd A. Walker, commanding; Captains, Nathan Carll, Adjutant; Neil R. Cummins, Training and Executive Officer; Erwin L. Pummer, James W. Dulon, Rollin Duni, Band Leader; First Lieutenants, Harry Wortman, Carleton R. Bentall, Walter A. Streithorst; Second Lieutenants, Frank Pierce, William Keech, Donald J. Melvin, Ralph Scharch, Joe Dye, and Charles Bulotti. C 86 y T{eserve Officers Training Corps SPONSORS Winter Term Lyril Marvin, Battalion Sponsor; Virginia Jones, Band; Riva Miller, Company A; Lillian Vezzetti, Company A; Dora Edwards, First Platoon Company A; Helen Mc- Dermott, Second Platoon Company A; Barbara Norberg, Company B; Loma Catlin, Company B; Betty Cantrell, First Platoon Company B; Ruth Dahlman, Second Pla- toon Company B. Summer Term Maxine Roberts, Battalion Sponsor; Othella Brown, Band; Iris Ballard, Staff; June Toolan, Staff; Nadine Neely, Company A; Jane Golde, First Platoon Company A; Patricia Randall, Second Platoon Company A, Betty Cantrell, Company B; Evelyn Cantrell, First Platoon Company B. -487 - THE R. O. T. C. BAND FIRST PLATOON, COMPANY A SECOND PLATOON, COMPANY A -488; m w W S •■r 1 ■ ' - i ■ oM ?ii tHii ...mir ■■ ■ . am COLOR GUARD FIRST PLATOON, COMPANY B SECOND PLATOON, COMPANY B 489]H- During the fall semester Company B, Captain Lloyd A. Walker commanding, re- ceived the distinction of being honor Company during the entire semester. The award of the platoon competition was won by Lieutenant Erwin L Pumm:r, of Fir3t Platoon Company B. The squad leadership was won by Corporal Fred Zuehke, of Company A. The Rifle Team, which participated in a shooting contest for the Ninth Corps Area trophy, placed high with Llovd Walker hrst among competitors. In the Hearst Trophv match, Nathan Carll, instructor for the team, placed the highest. Many social events brightened the te.-m. Outstanding were the semi-annual dance, and several horseback riding parties, under the direction of Major Leo Nalte, cul- minating in the trip to Big Bear. The proficiency medals for the semester w;re awarded t3 commissioned ofhcer, Erwin L. Pummer; non-commissioned officers. First Sergeant Joe Dye, Company B ; Corporal Walter C. Walcott, Band; and Private Jack Lipman, Company B. At the end of the semester an unusually large number of certificates were awarded. Thirty men of first ) ear class were given this recognition, and many cadets received second and third year certificates. Due to a successful campaign, under the auspices of Major Lloyd Walker, Poly- technic ' s R. O. T. C. unit was larger during the summer term than it has been in several years. Company B, Captain Erwin L. Pummer commanding, received the distinction of honor Company of the battalion for thes.Miiester. Various functions varied the routine of the year. Tne R. O. T. C. marched in many parades and served as guards at games. The annual formal dance, a brilliant affair, took place May 31. Perhaps one of the most spectacular social events of the year was Field Day staged May 2.9, on Dunn Field. Company A displayed a rifle drill. Butt ' s Manual, and Company B gave an exhibition of silent drill. Other important events of the day were the Manual of Arms contest, tent pitching speed contest, an equipment race, and a competitive shooting match to determine the best shot in the battalion. This was won by Cor- poral Fred Zuelzke of Company A. The members of the drill team were Joe Dye, commanding Nassif; Sady, Richard Davis, Willis Dickinson, Howard Pool, Robert Plecharty, Ward Watson, Alex Forbes, Homer Garrett, Robert Clark, William Keech, and Frank Pierce. The members of the Rifle Team were Nathan Carll, instructor; Lloyd Walker, Carle- ton Bentall, Erwin Pummer, Ralph Scharch, Joe Dye, Charles Bulotti, Dell B;- ssuet, William Keech, Richard Davis, Fred Zuelzke, James Dulon, LeRoy Dockstader, and Walter Haskins. |90 491| ORGflHEflCDIOnS ® ® ® 493 First Semester Sam Shabo Abraham Reisner Ai Wolfe BOARD OF FINANCE Mr. Ives, Mr. Lain — advisers President Vice-president Secretarv Second Semester Sam Shabo James Keller Sam Brodc First Semester Sanford Greenlaw Maurice Nemoy BOARD OF PUBLICITY Mrs. Moran — adviser President Manager Second Semester Maurice Nemoy Abbev Simon 494 First Semester Carl Estep Ruth Wortham Dorothy Rogers IONIAN SOCIETY Miss Magce — adviser President Vice-president Secretary Second Semesthr Pierce Smith Virginia Obuchon Othella Brown First Semester Charles Burr Virginia Jones SCHOLARSHIP COUNCIL Mrs. Greenwood— Miss Davi?— Mrs. Brockhouse— Mr. Leahy Advisers Second Semester President Jack Luhring Vice-oresident Helen Dietrich if95 - Mr. Burke Harry Brosnan James Keller William Leedks W29 BOYS ' LEAGUE Advisei President Vice-president Secretary S ' 29 BOYS ' LEAGUE Mr. Burke Adviser Frank Doig President Rollin Duni ' ice-president Adolph Anderson Secretary if 96 W29 GIRLS ' LEAGUE Miss Julia Smith Adviser Marjorv Gitelson President Dorothy Stanley Vice-president Virginia Wilcox Secretary S ' 29 GIRLS ' LEAGUE Miss Julia Smith Adviser Alice McElheney President Virginia Wilcox Vice-president Helen Dietrich Secretary 497 W29 BOYS ' SELF GOVERNMENT Mr. Pratt Adviser Rav Morgan President Lee Coats Vice-president Frank Lancaster Secretary S ' 29 BOYS ' SELF GOVERNMENT Mr. Pratt Adviser Lee Coats President John Turnquist Vice-president Jack Luhring Secretary -ii9S}i- ' W ' 29 GIRLS ' SELF GOVERNMENT Miss Dickson Adviser Patricia Ryons President Muriel Hughes Vice-president Maxine Roberts Secretary S ' 29 GIRLS ' SELF GOVERNMENT Miss Dickson Adviser Maxine Roberts President Eleanor Wright Vice-president Winifred Lange iburg Secretary 499} ' - FIRST SEMESTER Harriette Galblum Myrtle Dietrich Gregory Engelhard Leland Brown MERIT BOARD Mr. Burke — adviser President Vice-president Secretary Treasurer SECOND SEMESTER Elnora Mott Dorothy Stanley Frank Eastman Aubrey Swan BOUNDS COMMITTEE Mr. Pratt Joseph Markman Adviser Chairman ■■5flOO - J !|c|olu®ptimi5t i HOLAB POLY WINS GRID TITLE INTSVSIEiH I POL YS 1928 CHAM K)TB AU- T EAM 1 LOCALS DOVJj e WHNI SUPS ... -.rr™: __ — ■— .i.,.. . - IN FINAL c «LlM)lfHAMF ¥ S S WWI OFFOOf ft If It « If I POLY ' S GOLDEN TORNADO WINS 1928 CITY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP The Poly Optimist Staff FIRST TERM Arthur Danner, Elsie Corbett Elsie Corbett, Bob Wickersham Taylor Richards Helen Schouboe, Marion Bergougnoux Barbara Sims, Faiga Fram Jack Fowlston, Beverly Shields Dorothy Kiess Lou Hirschorn Alex Gorberg Ray Ziegler Don McNeal Arthur Danner EDITORS ASSISTANT EDITORS SECOND TERM Tavlor Richards, Helen Schouboe Bob Wickersham, Helen Schouboe Virginia Fenn, Daniel Stevenson SCHOOL EDITORS Marion Bergougnoux, Harriet Dern, Miriam Ronkin COPY READERS SPORT EDITORS GIRLS ' SPORT EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITORS EXCHANGE EDITORS ADVERTISING MANAGER CIRCULATION MANAGERS STUDENT ADVISERS Bill Massey, Joe Dye, Jack Fowlston Jack Fowlston, Benton Schuster Alice Quarles Ray Ziegler James Strutzel, Howard Clark Taylor Richards -4ioi]N- W DC U oi O O O X U 1 3 o u z u w H I-) o II 4102 - ■4103 D u w u o u o BOYS ' SENIOR GLEE CLUB FIRST SEMESTER Bob Wickersham Leon DuCasse Howard Gryka Mrs. Parsons — adviser President Vice-president Manager SECOND SEMESTER Radburn Robinson Ray Pierson Gene Coquet FIRST SEMESTER Barbara Norberg Madge MacLane GIRLS ' SENIOR GLEE CLUB Mrs. Wells — adviser President Vice-president SECOND SEMESETR Madge MacLane Elizabeth Conlin BOYS ' JUNIOR GLEE CLUB FIRST SEMESTER Miss Julia Smith — adviser SECOND SEMESTER John Turnquist President John Turnquist Albert Ruiz Vice-president Earl Lemke George Bock Sccretary Joseph Allen FIRST SEMESTER Harriet Galblum Edwina Gershon Barnette Sharpe GIRLS ' JUNIOR GLEE CLUB Miss R. Phillips — adviser President Vice-president Secretary SECOND SEMESTER Dorothy Stanley Charlotte Stevens Barnette Sharpe ■4i05 - FIRST SEMESTER Lyrel Marvin La Verne Hollins Virginia Riggs GIRLS ' CHORAL CLUB Miss J. Smith — adviser President Vice-president Secretary SECOND SEMESTER Lucille Fanning Edith Eyre Florence Zottarelli HH r J ' fl ► ' ' . H i %- m r L H Hf S .1 i w ■. F «dK ft 1 1 B H 4 1 M SW m! iky i j BSxii ' i x r E ' K f l K n P«fl 1 Bifl Wm ■ J H mM y ■1 V w r w y V ifl Kkii ' 1 M J H f 1 ' y9 i R 1 1 1 L I BPSj j i ma ' H i. i yi ?i 1 9 B B V ' 1 R Vi Sj r4jii| 1 wv 9 ' M i ' ' W % y! ' ■jT ' j|8 f 5B l ftl 1 ml yH iiriHi ■ IhA, jftfll FIRST SEMESTER Roland Meyers Lewis French William Hamilton BOYS ' CHORAL CLUB Miss R. Phillips — adviser President Vice-president Secretary SECOND SEMESTER Vernon Greenlaw Ray Scharch Ray Dobbins FIRST SEMESTER Alice McElheney Marie Hendrickson Virginia Fenn GIRLS ' FORUM CLUB Mrs. Reynolds — adviser President Vice-president Secretary SECOND SEMESTER Faiga Fram Virginia Fenn Anna Petroskv FIRST SEMESTER Leo Nolte Walter Haskell Jerome Weber BOYS ' FORUM CLUB Mrs. Flores — adviser President Vice-president Treasurer SECOND SEMESTER James Ray Jerome Weber John Useem 4107 VARSITY LETTERMEN ' S CLUB jimmie Young President Frank Eastman Vice-president Lewis French Secretary PIRST SEMESTER Roland York Lew Kaufman Rico Link FIRE DEPARTMENT Mr. York — adviser Chief Captain First Lieutenant SECOND SEMESTER Lew Kaufman Rico Link Ray Dobbins 4108]|«- FIRST SEMESTER Lyle Armstrong Fred Larson Rodney Colvert AERONAUTICAL ASSOCIATION Mr. Painter — adviser Presi dent Vice-president Secretary SECOND SEMESTER Lyle Armstrong Rodney Colvert Jack Knabe FIRST SEMESTER Albert Ashjian William Angeloni Donald Davis MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SOCIETY Mr. Wisler — adviser President Vice-president Secretary SECOND SEMESTER Donald Davis Michael Wurtz Donald Hunt FIRST SEMESTER Ray Craig Bud Swan Max Smith SENIOR HI Y Mr. Goodsell — adviser President Vice-president Secretary SECOND SEMESTER Bud Swan Robert Klinker Walter Olsen l li lL ■ liNlrly H J H ImhIv V a « FIRST SEMESTER John Brucr Henry Lang Barbara Sims CAMERA CLUB Mr. CundifF — adviser President Vice-president Secretary SECOND SEMESTER John Brucr Rexford Moore George Kaplan i[noy FIRST SEMESTER Rollin Duni Frank Pierce Leon DuCasse ADVENTURERS ' CLUB Mr. Taylor — adviser President Vice-presidenr Secretary SECOND SEMESTER Rollin Duni Harry Wortman George Mahon B B te . ta 4 k ' V j4 fei _£ B mi j clHl a If ' T fpi J| FIRST SEMESTER Edward Krueger Shirley Uroff Virginia Obuchon MASK AND SANDAL CLUB Miss Lewis — adviser President Vice-president Secretary SECOND SEMESTER Tom Flickwir Virginia Obuchon Dorothy Stanley FIRST SEMESTER Nevin Kunkle Ray Davis Charles Weede BOOKSTORE Mr. Glover — adviser Manager Assistant Manager Stock Manager SECOND SEMESTER Ray Davis Charles Weede Charles Woodrich ' • FIRST SEMESTER Inez Hopkins Frank Thorne Geraldine Elliott SCRIBBLERS ' CLUB Mrs. Fennessy — adviser President Vice-president Secretary SECOND SEMESTER Frank Thorne Marylene Shippey Concepcion Gutierrez 4ll2 - THE PLAYLETS Mrs. Charlotte Davis Ad iser Doroth ' Dunn President Charlotte Stevens Vice-president Gladvs Hess Secretarv-Treasurer MINING SOCIETY First Semester Mr. Waldorf — Adviser Second Semester Sidnev Westfall President George Candee Leonard Roush Vice-president Leonard Roush Ted Candee Secretary Melvin Redhead First Semester Frank Thome Emilio Chavez Charles Pueh NOTICIAS DEL LORITO Mrs. Montalva — Adviser Editor Assistant Editor Make-up Editor Second Semester Benton Schuster Celia Grohmann Arthur Danner first semester James Booth Charles Groman Jack Newsomc POLY USHERS Mr. Burke — adviser House Manager Assistant House Manager Head Usher SECOND semester Gordon Templar Jack Newsomc Max Smith 4ii4 - LE CERCLE FRANCAIS DE JEANNE DARC FIRST SEMESTER Miss Hindson — adviser SECOND SEMESTER Tavlor Richards President Clara Bishop Sclma Steinberg Vice-president Lucille Erickson Clara Bishop Secretary Mary Curly OFFICERS- CLUB PIRST SEMESTER Col. Mudgett — adviser Leo Nolte President Carlton Bcntall Secretary-Treasurer Nathan Carll Recording Secretary SECOND SEMESTER Lloyd Walker Natan Carll Charles Bullotti 4115 ±9 1 1 itwili « ' 9! . POLYTECHNIC DEBATE CLUB Mrs. Flores John Useem Jerome Webber Anthony Gentle Adviser President Vice-president Secretary FIRST SEMESTER Abraham Gordon BOYS ' HOSPITAL Mr. Burke — adviser Chief SECOND SEMESTER Ray Zicgler -ffll6 - FIRST SEMESTER Claude Martin John Muchmore Henry Rado STAGE CREW Mr. Winterburn — adviser Manager Assistant Manager Chief Electrician SECOND SEMESTER Claude Martin John Muchmore Hcnr ' Rado FIRST SEMESTER Richard Bagley Boyd Gibbons Dowell Calles POLY PROJECTIONISTS Mr. Neuswanger — adviser President Secretary Manager SECOND SEMESTER Stanley Miller Gilbert Heyser Boyd Gibbons ni FIRST SEMESTER Arthur Downie Samuel Reed Joseph Harrington ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SOCIETY Mr. Morle — adviser President Vice-president Secretary SECOND SEMESTER LaMar Wood Joseph Harrington Eric Stall FIRST SEMESTER Herbert Freeman James Dulon Anthony Durando CIVIL ENGINEERS Mr. Lorraine — adviser President Vice-president Secretary SECOND SEMESTER Rudolf Peters Ralph Wanless Abe Malin 4118 - ARCHITECTURAL SOCIETY FIRST SEMESTER Roy Djerf Roidney Robinson John Patterson Mr. Faithful — adviser President Vice-president Secretary SECOND SEMESTER Herman Lev Kathleen Craig Don Jarvis FIRST SEMESTER Walter Haskell Sam Keller James Boroughs CHEMISTRY SOCIETY Mr. Moore — adviser President Vice-president Secretary SECOhTD SEMESTER Pierce Smith Howard Boroughs Herman Nelson FIRST SEMESTER Albert Gout Carlos Carrillo Artemisa Duarte MEXICAN STUDENT SOCIETY Mrs. Dasso — adviser President Vice-president Secretary SECOND SEMESTER Carlos Casielazo Isabel Ainslie Becky Aragon FIRST SEMESTER Mateo Capal Eluterio Navarro Cornelius Montejo POLY FILIPINO CLUB Miss Craig — adviser President Vice-president Secretary SECOND SEMESTER Eluterio Navarro Monico Agcaoili Pascual Wamil - C120 FIRST SEMESTER Dana Abe Chujoki Sakamoto Celia Takeuchi JAPANESE CLUB Mr. Painter — adviser President Vice-president Secretary SECOND SEMESTER Thomas Yamate Kimi Shigaki Seko Doiwichi K I K ' IH ■ ■ HB ■ p j ' L -Ifl l ■ Wk 1 vT ' T, ii I Hi w i mr ' tf ' l K w fl Vv. H HEi BH H M A HB HbiiH I V I B K HI M FIRST SEMESTER Harry Peon Darby Jones Wyman Thomas LOYAL COMRADE CLUB Mr, Edmunson — adviser President Vice-president Secretary SECOND SEMESTER Darby Jones Mortimer Jarrett William Gibson m FIRST SEMESTER Miriam Ronkin Adella Armstrong Frances Wilson HAGOLU CAMP FIRE Mrs. Brockhouse — adviser President Vice-president Secretary SECOND SEMESTER Harriette Cooper ' Virginia Musselwhire Virginia Fenn Deceased FIRST SEMESTER Paul Lamb Hallie Wong Flora Chan CHINESE STUDENT CLUB Miss Maud Pliilips — adviser President ' ice-president Secretary SECOND SEMESTER Paul Lamb Lucille Leni Daniel W ong C122 - RED CROSS CLUB FIRST SEMESTER Mrs. Hodges — adviser SECOND SEMESTER Muriel Rehrig President Ella Henderson Dorothv Barrett Vice-president Mildred Lips Bonnie Smith Secretary Anna Jean Vestal SENIOR HI Y FIRST SEMESTER Mr. Goodsell — adviser SECOND SEMESTER Ray Craig President Bud Swan Bud Swan Vice-president Robert Klinker Max Smith Secretary Walter Olsen ■ C123]H WHO ' S WHO m- 4125 Albert Ashjian Pres. Mech. Eng. Treas. Ionian James Booth House Manager Treas. Adventurers Leland Brown Pres. Poly Knight Boys ' League Cabinet Charles Burr Pres. Scholarship Soc. Poly Knight Lee Coats Pres. Boys ' Self Gov. Poly Knight Arthur Danner Ed.-in-Chicf Annual Editor Optimist Frank Doig Pres. Boys ' League Pres. Boys ' Gym Team ROLLIN DuNi Pres. Adventurers Band Leader Martha Bellamy Pres. Hockey Club Pres. Varsity Club Harry Brosnan Pres. A.S.B.O. Pres. Boys ' League Othella Brown Secretary Ionian Band Sponsor George Candee Pres. Mining Society Yell Leader Ray Craig Mgr. Football Pres. Senior Hi Y Myrtle Deitrich Merit Board Ephebian Roy Djerf Pres. Archies Poly Knight Frank Eastman Self Gov ' t Cabinet Merit Board -4l26 - Robert Enright Pres. Poly Knights Pres. Senior A ' s Carl Estep Pres. Ionian Poly Knight Marjorie Gitelson Vice-Pres. A.S.B.O. Pres. Girls ' League Muriel Hughes Vice-Pres. Self Gov ' t Ephebian Marie Kalionzes Vice-Pres. A.S.B.O. Pres. Outdoor Club Thurlow Kendall Mgr. Basketball Team Polv Knight FraNNY KlLFOlL Capt. Track Team Poly Knight Jack Luhring Pres. Scholarship Society Secy. Self Gov ' t Rudy Engelhard Student Adv. Boys ' Self Government Merit Board Thomas Flickwir Pres. Mask and Sandal Chairman Social Com. S ' 29 Sam Goode Pres. Rally Com. Head Yell Leadei Virginia Jones Pres. Latin Club Vice-Pres. Scholarship Soc. Louis Kaufman Chief of Fire Dept. Assistant Yell Leader James Keller Vice-Pres. Boys ' League Poly Knight Benton Schuster Editor Noticias del Lorito Optimist Staff Robert Klingensmith Head Yell Leader Mgr. Football Team 4127 - Radence Luke Pres. Camp Fire Girls Art Editor Annual John McCloskey Pres. Senior A ' s, W ' 29 Poly Knight Maurice Nemoy Pres. Bd. of Publicity Mgr. Golf Team Elnora Mott Secy. G.A.A. Secv. Merit Board Leo Nolte Pres. Officers ' Club Pres. Boys ' Forum Walter Olsen Secretary Hi Y Pres. Radio Club Herman Riddell Business Mgr. Annual Basketball Maxine Roberts Pres. Girls ' Self Government Secretary Scholarship Soc. Alice McElheney President Girls ' League President Girls ' Forum Ray Morgan Pres. Boys ' Self Government Vice-President Poly Knights Barbara Norberg Pres. Girls ' Senior Glee President Girls ' Gvm Club Virginia Obuchon Vice-President Ionian Vice-Pres. Mask and Sandal Viva Pettigrew President Swimming Club Vice-President Hockey Club Patricia Ryons Pres. Girls ' Self Government Annual Staft Taylor Richards Editor Optimist President French Club Radburn Robinson President Boys ' Senior Glee Poly Knight ■5fl28 Sam Shabo Pres. Board of Finance W29 Pres. Board of Finance S ' 29 James Smith President A.S.B.O. Poly Knight Eleanor Starke President Rifle Club Secretary Swimming Club John Turnquist President Junior Glee Club Vice-Pres. Self Government Walter Vowels Advertising Mgr. Annual Treasurer Ionian Charles Weede Asst. Manager Bookstore Poly Knight Virginia Wilcox Vice-President Girls ' League Secretary Girls ' League Jimmy Young Captain Football Team Captain Baseball Team Pierce Smith President Ionian President Chemistry Society Aubrey Swan Manager Cafeteria Boys ' Self Gov ' t Cabinet Eleanor Wright Vice-Pres. Girls ' Self Gov ' t Sec. Girls ' Self Government Lillian ' ezzetti President Outdoor Club Vice President Sen ors, S ' 29 Lloyd Walker President Officers ' Club Major R.O.T.C. Rober t Wickersham President Senior B ' s Poly Knight Albert Wolfe Chairman Bounds Com. Secretary Bd. of Finance Mary Young Vice-President Senior B ' s Secretary A.S.B.O. ' (129 - rrcrgRTmy Q ft Against the winds of the world I give vou no warmer cloak than youth; Youth — which has nothing to do with years; Youth — which means health, joyousness, courage, dreams. Against the whiteness of happiness I give you the shadow of sorrow: Sorrow — to bring out the depth of life; Sorrow — to bring forth divine understanding; Sorrow — to make the path of service sweet. Against the loneliness of crowded ways I give vou the quiet friendship of nature: Nature — and the handclasp of a tree; The warm, undoubting faith of a bird; The infinite melodv of stars and sea. Against the mystery of life and death I give you God: God — to answer prayer; God — to live in the Temple of your heart, God — to carry high as a Light into the darkness. — Patricia Rvons, S ' 2.9. .|[132 Strikebreakers OUR LUCK, which for weeks had been bad, took a turn for the better. Tom and I were again employed. For seemingly fair stipends we were to give our services to the Detroit Forging. We had completed the process of being hired and were waiting in front of the company ' s uptown office for the truck to take us to the factory. How much money have we? asked Tom casually. If you will allow me one-sixtieth of an hour for investigation, partner, I shall be delighted to give you an accurate and official report on our pooled resources. Granted. Five — nine — ten — thirty-five — eighty-five — ninety — one dollar — dollarn ' a quarter — dollarn ' a half, I counted slowly. One dollar and fifty cents is the amount of our total wealth. Richard, I wish to congratulate you for the way you have juggled our meager funds. Your congratulations are accepted. Our acting was cut short by the sight of a gasoline elephant pulling up to the curb. Its powerful motor turned slowly and fired perfectly. This is the truck, fellows, shouted Mr. Ray, the employment bureau man. Climb in. Very little time was consumed in loading the fifty men who had been waiting. Half an hour ' s ride brought us to the factory, a structure covering a city block. As we approached the steel gates of the building, near which a large group of men loitered, several policemen cleared the way for us. In the plant the new hands were sent to the various departments. Tom and I were assigned to the assembly room. We received instructions and put them into execution immediately. The remaining few hours of the morning rapidly flew by as we worked side by side at a bench, riveting the bows of auto tops. When the twelve o ' clock whistle blew, each of us received a box lunch and a pint of milk free. I believe I ' m going to like this job, I confided to Tom as we began to satisfy our hunger. A five-dollar a day guarantee isn ' t half bad; and the free lunches make it still better. Our timely connection with this concern rather upsets the governor ' s predictions, Dick. Now I mav write and tell him he won ' t have to worry about sending me money to get back to Madison. The head of the Law household too will be relieved of much anxiety when he hears of our lucky break. We chuckled through our substantial lunch and then decided to stroll around the place. We had time only to see the drop-hammers and the enamel tanks before the whistle announced the afternoon session when we resumed our work with zest. Occasionally we looked out of the half-opened window near the bench and saw the 4133 crov d of men still milling around the gates. The cops also remained in evidence. The afternoon wore on. Our bench was well stocked with the production of our diligent labor. Even the assembly room foreman, whose mouth, merely a jagged crack, indi- cated his temper, commended us on the amount of work we turned out. With the exception of asking the boss where we could find some rivets, Tom and I directed our conversation to each other. Our fellow employees had not made any attempt to exchange words with us, and we were not in an inquisitive mood. Our main idea was to impress the overseer, and we had succeeded. Thus quitting time came, but we were not aware of it until we noticed a strange silence and saw the men putting away their tools. We then laid our hammers into the drawer assigned us and closed a busy day. As we were making our exit in a truck, the mob around the gates became more restless. Contempt was registered plainly on the faces of the men. Malignant looks were cast in our direction. Still Tom and I thought nothing of the fact. The men were completely out of our minds before we had traveled many hundred feet. Maybe you think I won ' t do justice to that dinner tonight? said Tom, fingering his belt which he showed was too loose. The amount of food I ' m going to store away would make a good-sized cargo for an ocean freighter. If you beat me, you ' re a better man than I, Tom. Boy, if that ' s a challenge, I ' m taking it, and may the best man win. The way we gorged ourselves when we sat down to dinner was disgraceful. In fairness to both participants the contest could be called a draw. The next morning we found again the scowling visages of restless men gathered near the gates of the factory. We had just passed through the steel portals when we heard an officer bark to a hos- tile-looking bruiser: Don ' t get too close, buddy, or you ' ll find yourself inside our jail! The huge hulk in the blue uniform directed his steps towards the too-near-to- the-fence fellow. The latter backed away slowly with the advance of the patrolman. The morning passed. Twelve o ' clock arrived long before we expected it with box lunches and milk again. Such hospitality was new to me and aroused my curiosity. ' ' Can you tell me how long this company has been giving its workers box lunches? ' ' I asked an old hand who was passing by. Surely. Since yesterday, the man informed me. Since yesterday? I fired back. What ' s the reason? To keep the fellows inside so they won ' t get into trouble with the strikers. ' Strikers! Then that gang hanging around the gates is on a strike? They are. The news made us extremely uneasy. We looked out of the window but the mob and the police had disappeared. We had planned to make a tour of the factory after finishing our lunches, but the recent information altered our actions. We sat watching for the return of the crowd outside. The whistle sent us back to work but at irregular intervals we glanced out to note any progress of events. Three hours of the aftern ja quietly slipped into oblivion and our uneasiness began to wear off. I guess the coppers have dispersed them, ventured Tom. iCl34|j- I ' Just then a fierce veil started a rush and roar outside. The strikers ' wrath had broken loose. They had apparently dispersed only to reappear when the police had left. They shouted; they cursed; they hurled missiles through the windows. Three bullets shattered the glass in front of us but luckily missed human targets. Th-this is a fine mess we got into this time, I stammered. A riot call brought the police in a few minutes, but the infuriated strikers had scattered before the officers could apprehend them. The cops remained on guard until the employees were dismissed. Do you think we ought to report for work tomorrow? I asked Tom on the way home. I don ' t know. We need the money, but it ' s a cinch we won ' t be able to use it if we get drilled. Then again, perhaps the crisis has passed. Which do you prefer: get shot to death or starve to death? We returned to our quarters in a condition contrary to the happ) ' mood of the morning. Upon opening the door of our room we met the final surprise of the evtrntful day. Whv, dad! shouted Tom. What art you doing here? Mr. Gillis! I exclaimed, clutching his hand. Hello, boys. How are you getting along? If we could rate steady jobs, we ' d get along fine, dad. I ' m on mv way to Cleveland — didn ' t you notice the car when you came in? No, we didn ' t, governor. And I thought you two might like to make the trip then come home with me. We returned to the factory the following morning not tor work but to collect the well-earned wages of the two days ' labor. — Benton Schuster, S ' lij. DRIVING AT NIGHT The fog descends. Out of the mist Two orbs of light loom Piercing the haze and gloom. A rush of air Like the swish of a whip Races by Into the damp night. A tiny speck of red gleams, And is lost In black and white Of fog and sky. — Alice McElheney, W ' 3a. C135 Windows of the City In long monotonous row To right, to left, above, below, A thousand hollow eyes are set In stone. Unblinking, hollow eyes That stare Unseeing; They do not care To see. To see the reeking, crowded streets; The cars in caterpillar lines; The shrieking billboard signs. The ebb and flow of human tides. Hungry eyes that search For what they never find; j-iopeless eyes that gaze Down the maze Of buildings tall; Down the aisles of brick and steel, Seeing nothing there at all. Once when day was nearly done. And the flare of setting sun Lit the sky. Through a gap between two structures Sunbeams in a golden sprinkle Found their way. And among those ghost-eyed windows Did I see a kindly twinkle In one solitary eye? — Alice McElheney, W ' 30. AW, ' KENING FROM SLEEP One moment of forgetfulness sublime — As that infinitesimal part of time When someone presses for electric light And naught is black nor yet is aught come white. One moment — nor sorrow, doubt, nor pain; And then remembrance summons them again. Taylor Rich.iirds, S ' 2.9. 4136 - Shadow THE DAY was glorious. Walking as youth walks, with head upraised and hopeful eyes, ! passed a mailman with his pack. I looked hard at him, but he did not know I had passed, for he walked plodding, mechanically, his back bent under his load, and with downcast eyes, looking neither to the left nor right, seeing, not the day and the sunshine, but perhaps the dust he kicked up with his feet. And as I walked, I looked into the faces of all that passed and found happiness and contentment in none of them. Should I, too, soon have my pack of little troubles as numerous as the letters in the postman ' s bag, weighing my shoulders down? Should I, too, walk with unseein r eves? Does life hold only disillusionment and disappointment? Why else, then, the trag- edies in grown-up faces? Why, too, the bright hopefulness of youth? — Enid Pederson, W ' 30. MINNESOTA I lie by the blue, blue lake. On a mossy bank underneath the white young birch trees. I see the midday shadows lengthen, deepen, and I give myself up to dreamin r. I watch the pale moccasin, gracing the green slope; I listen to the poplars whispering, We know the secrets of the birds. We know the secrets of the wavelets lapping on the still shore. Hush, and we will tell you our secrets. I hear the faint murmuring of the forest. I stretch forth bare arms to your cool breezes. Oh my Minnesota, Oh land of many laughing waters. Oh land of my fathers ! — Enid Pederson, W ' 50. A great red moon hangs low, And the lake reflects its splash of cool fire. The ripples quiver like a trillion rubies in the pool. The forest stands, a shadowy silhouette Against a span of clear night sky. It casts a deeper shadow on the silver-shining lake. Enid Pederson, S ' xg. |137 ' Dreams I dream — T dream of lovely, subtle things: Tall trees, the rush of whirring wings; A silent hill that lifts its face To worship Night ' s deep starry space; The wind ' s lament; a raindrop ' s cool surprise; The laughter of a waterfall; the open skies. I dream — And weave my dreams into a tapestry Of stars, that all who see Its pattern sense the throbbing heart. The pain and tears beneath the art; May know that I have dreamed — And lived — May know my heart floats heaven-free Because I hear the earth-song of a tree. — Patricia Ryo.vs, S ' i9. THE QUEST Is there an honor high, achievement dear That heart hath wrought. Which, after getting, it doth still appear As you have sought? Is it the glory high or cause sincere For which you fought? It is the quest. The prize you will revere Is in your thought. Wendal Morgan, S ' 19. TRIOLET What matter one ' s self he suppressed? Achievement ' s complete without praise. Men work; Fools may grab for the rest. What matter one ' s self he suppressed? If one has but done for the best, Or aided some standard to raise. What matter one ' s self he suppressed? Achievement ' s complete without praise. Taylor Richards, S ' 19. C138 Sun Worshippers HAVE you ever been hiking? If so, you are familiar with the great trees, the massive mountains, the valleys, all radiating that strange feeling of peace which is Nature ' s reward for those who live close to her. Perhaps she bestows this most generously and reveals her greatest beauty in the early morning, just as the sun is rising. Then the silence is profound. The midnight mist still floats in the air, softening and beautifying the crags and pinnacles. The sunlight, penetrating the leafy roof of the forest, paints fantastic designs against a cold earth background. It was such a morning, several years ago, when the sun, rising on schedule, darted an inquisitive glance into a small cabin where several boys were sleeping, profoundly unaware of the beauties that surrounded them. In the dim past, removed by thousands of years from the little cabin and its occupants, the ancestors of the sleeping boys would, at this time, have been bowed in worship at the altar of the greatest of all ancient deities, the Sun God. But the passing aeons have lessened the reputation of gods. Todav we take the sun as a matter of course, save when the weather is too hot or too cold. However, even if the ancient divinity failed in his purpose to awaken the youthful campers, he succeeded in causing an old cow, pastured nearby, to open tired eyes, rise to her feet, and wander off in search of a better pasture. The neglected Sun God perchance directed her footsteps. Whether he did or not, she espied the cabin and ambled slowly toward it. A gentle lowing awakened one boy. who surreptitiously prodded his neighbor, who in turn rolled against his mate until all were wide awake. The old cow, having done as much as she could, slowly wan- dered on. The sun proceeded to cast his spell much as he had done in ages past. One of the boys walked to the door, looked out, and straightway forgot all about getting back between the blankets. The others, attracted by his low whistle, crowded through the narrow doorway and beheld nature in all her splendor. The next morning when the sun reached the mountain ' s rim, the boys were wait- ing. Inside the cabin all the blankets were empty. The Lord of the Heavens had again proved that his dominion is eternal. — Ira SwF.rx, W ' 31. O life, what canst thou give to me That I with joy may live? So asks the world, and life replies, What is it thou canst give? Isolation Behold the stars with countless miles Between each one, and then More stars, more breathless distance still- ' Tis thus the souls of men . How near to each we seem to be. Yet helplessly afar. In light-year isolation of A lonely, distant star. Although the lips may touch, although One grasps the other ' s hand. We may not know the inmost thought; We never understand. Thus life — in sense corporeal One hears the other ' s heart; So near, the flesh, so near, and still The souls — how far apart. Taylor Richards, S ' 19. LOVE ' S POWER Sometimes I feel the crushing sense of things That seem to me in sorrow and in pain To deal hard blows and then on fleeting wings Depart and mock at me, their victim slain, Accursed am I, and doubt, and deep despair Do hold me captive far too long. Life ' s subtleties I shall no longer dare. Instead, I ' ll strive to hear the lark ' s sweet song. To you I ' ll turn and have my sorrows drowned In that sweet bliss of tender grace divine. With which your queenly brow is gently crowned. Bid me forever worship at your shrine. Your wondrous love hath borne me through the fray; Let other riches fade and pass away. Warren Arey, Post Graduate. 4140 - rf Triumphs MOTHER, RUTH, and I stood in front of Le Hotel Royale. Would a taxi never come? Twenty-five minutes in which to reach a train for Versailles at the Gate Saint Lazare! Frantically we watched cab after cab dash by, each with its load of passengers. At last we sighted one slowly moving down the Avenue Friedland. It halted in front of us. I undertook to direct the driver. Alonsimr, station a Versailles, toot sweet, tray beans, sahel I sank into my seat with a sigh. Traveling in Europe was no snap. This was to be our last day in gay Paree and the fountains at Versailles were too beautiful to be missed. Hence our effort to reach the station. ■ ' Jerry, do you realize we have only a few minutes to catch that train? What shall we do? ' ' asked my mother. We ' ll get there all right, I replied soothingly: but what is that lunatic stopping for now? Oh, for a universal language! As I spoke the taxi jerked up to the curb and halted. With peculiar dexterity the driver poked his head around the glass barrier. ' ' Je ne sais pas ou vous voudrez. aller- V ous etes americaines, n ' est-ce pas? Je ne comprend pas V amlais . Can you beat that? He doesn ' t understand English! exclaimed Ruth. You might know it. I ' ll try a little Spanish. Vaya Vd. a la estacion, saior, urged my mother imperiously. What were we going to do? The precious minutes raced by and all because someone had to invent French! I thought desperately. My Latin! But what was the word for station? Oh, if only my proficient teacher. Miss Smythe, were at hand! She would know. At last an inspiration came to me. Stationes! Stationes! I cried happily. No answering smile broke over the Frenchman ' s face. I stared at him in amaze- ment. He did not or would not understand. The situation was unbearable. Do you realize we have only fifteen minutes left? cried my mother. I know it. Station, driver. Hurry up! Step on it! I cried. Have you a piece of paper, Grace? Ruth asked my mother. What in the world — here then. Mother held out a small notebook. Are you going crazy, too, Ruth? I demanded. Ruth did not answer me. Serenely she took a small pencil from her purse, and made certain deft motions in the notebook. When she finished, I peeped over her shoulder. On the paper I saw a cartoonish sketch of a miniature engine and its cars! This she gave to the driver who was waiting placidly Voila! La gare. The Frenchman was excited and voluble. Vous voulez. prendre le train? Oui,oui! Jecomprendsmaintenant. Mcrci, merci! A la gare, tout de suite. ' As the result of a few strokes of a pencil we reached the station on time, took our train, and spent a never-to-be-forgotten day at Versailles. Thus Art breaks the barriers of race and speaks a universal language. — Geraldine Elliott, S ' 2.9. -4141 he Optimistic Woodsman Will you listen to the trees! And it ' s only jest a breeze! What ' ll be by mornin ' , Cappy Mate? Oh, the skies are bendin ' low, And I ' m ' fraid it ' s like to snow. Can we hold out, think you, at this rate? Of more wood I have a doubt, And the fire ' s a goin ' out; The soup has frozen solid hours ago. With two blankets in the pack That I ' ve carried on my back — And there, it ' s jest a startin ' for to snow. Even though it is November, We had to strike out for the timber. Where our cabin nestles by the canyon wall. We could have reached there safe all right In jest another day and night. Oh, Cappy, listen to that coyote call! If we keep the fire a-goin ' ' Till it lets up on the snowin ' . We can start out early with the day. Oh, my hands and feet are numb! — Will the mornin ' never come? Oh, but buck up, Cappy Mate, what say? See, the East is gettin ' light. We can ' t stop for nar ' a bite. But must out to break the trail a-new. We could have stood a little more, ' Cause that ' s what we ' re lookin ' for, Some new experience for me and you. Wendal Morgan, S ' 2.9. C142K TSSjiture ' s Symphony It was just befoie the break of dawn in the majestic Sequoia National Park when I heard Nature ' s Symphony. I had arisen earlier than usual. The air at first s:emed heavy with silence until I distinguished the sound of the brook faintly at first, then distinctly emphasized. It was like a soft, sweet prelude. A rustle of wind played through the trees. The crisp leaves quivered as a tambourine shaken by wild gypsy hands. From far off I heard the flute — like murmurs of a mourning-dove. A little nearer, its mate answered in tender echoes. A mocking-bird directly above startled me out of my half dream and I was at once alert. He lead the crescendo in the per- formance. The answering notes of a myriad of birds filled the air. The others had waited until the mocking bird sang a phrase and then all joined in one jubilant chorus. A perfect expression of happiness! Tender and louder the symphony swelled as each bird responded more joyously to the Spirit of Nature. Suddenly came a low, distant rumble as the muffled sound of a huge drum. The birds ' chorus diminished, and swelled again, but the sense of complete harmony changed. There was discord, notes of anxiet y and fear. The thunder sounded nearer. Only a few birds sang on. Then all had flown to their nests to warn their young and prepare for the oncoming storm. Still louder the thunder roared until it ended in a mighty crash. The concert was over. Laura Fitzgerald, $ ' 50. THE AIRM.AN The roar of a mighty motor, The rush of air through wings — ■ The joy of jovs to an airman Is the joy that flying brings. Forgotten are his troubles As scattered clouds at morn. His cares are merely bubbles, He soars above the storm. The thrill of fighting tempests, The joy of having won, The ecstasies of flying Through the gold of setting sun — ■ His life is the life of an eagle That wings o ' er hill and dale. His soul is the soul of a Viking, Who conquers and again sets sail. Norman Lunt, S ' 19. :|[143 - THE STORM The Aeiieid, Book I, Lines Si-ioi He struck his spear against the hollow mountain ' s side, And lo! the winds rushed forth in phalanx through the gates, Arousing all the lands, swooping o ' er the sea, Descending in a whirlwind to its lowest depths. Together Eurus, Africus, and Notus hiew Incessant blasts; great waves they rolled unto the shore. There followed shrieks of men and creaking of the sails. A cloud snatched daylight and the sky from Trojan eyes. Dark night reposed within the halls of ocean ' s realm. The heaven ' s thundered; fire incessant pierced the gloom. All things foretold an instant death to every man. Aeneas ' body shivered with a chill of dread. He cried aloud and stretched his hands unto the stars And spoke these words: Oh thou, whose lot it was to die Beneath the walls of Troy, before thy father ' s eyes; Oh thrice and four times blessed, oh bravest of the Greeks, Thou son of Tydeus, Diomedes! Would that I Had perished by thy right hand on the Illian plain. Where cruel Hector fell by bold Achilles ' spear. And great Sarpedon lies; where Simois River rolls Beneath its waves the shields and bodies of the brave! Translated from the Latin by Virginia Fenn, S ' }o. CANTARES CRIOLLOS (Buenos Aires) My guitar has a mouth. Has a mouth: It knows how to talk ; Eyes alone are lacking To help me weep. In my dreams, oh treasure mine. Treasure mine, I found myself beside you In such happiness divine, I dreamed that I was dreaming. Treasure mine! Translated from the Spanish by Marian Matthews, S 30. Jigger YES, SIR, drawled Dad Garretson. Of all the dogs I ' ve ever had, and that ' s considerable, Jigger was the best. ' ' Dad Garretson, the lean, weather-tanned government hunter, was a true example of the South . ' rner of days gone by. His soft drawl, humorous eyes, and gentle expression bore out the reputation he had of a kindly man whose only weakness, if it could be called that, was his love of dogs. When I came to hunt with Dad, I expected a good time. As we sat around the fire in the evening and I listened to the stories of his youth, I could believe myself on the old plantation by the quiet river, amidst the hoary, moss-covered oaks with the pack of hounds yelping around me. This gift of story telling was one of the most enjoyable of Dad ' s accomplishments. This Jigger dog, resumed Dad, was one of those slow, sleepy creatures with wistful brown eyes, and the manner of a village Sunday school teacher. He was cer- tainly a big brute with a massive yet graceful head and tremendous lop-ears which reached almost to his shoulders. His deep chest told the story of his wonderful endur- ance and strength. And as for what was inside o that big head of his — well, — there never was a doubt about that. From the time I got him as a puppy, he was always the smartest dog on the place. Here Dad paused to add more wood to the already glow- ing stove, for the crisp December air easily penetrated the logs of which the cabin was built. Jigger, — an inconsolable sigh escaped Dad as he said that name, — was the finest dog I ' ve ever seen, and 1 certainly miss him. Why, that dog could do half the chores about the place; he would use his head, and if you don ' t believe it, I ' ll just tell you a little story to prove it. Moving the chair closer to the fire, I settled myself comfortably, for I knew some of Dad ' s little stories took about an hour to relate, but with no dull moments. T ' was about six years ago, began Dad. I was living over at Bear Creek. I had a little apple orchard planted about a mile from the cabin, and every evening I ' d take Jigger up there and chain him to his dog-house at the edge o the clearing to keep the deer away. At the scent of the animals. Jigger would howl as if on the trail of some old buck and that kept the deer from trimming all the young shoots. A forest fire had been raging for a couple of weeks some distance away. I never thought that it was likely to break bounds and turn my peaceful woods into a Hades. One night 1 awoke to find myself in the midst of a fury that knew no bounds. My first thought was for my own safetv, but after escaping into the small, rocky clearing about the cabin, I thought of my faithful companion chained to his house and con- demned to a horrible death. The three large pine trees around the cabin made it necessary for me to stay out in the clearing because it was likely to burn along with the trees. I thought of the road leading to the clearing and running towards it, I attempted to fight my way to where Jigger was chained, but all around was fire. When I thought of my foolishness in 41451 - chaining poor Jigger to his house, I certainly did suffer agonies. I pictured the dog cowering in his hut as he saw the red monster approaching like a Juggernaut; then the wild, fear-crazed and desperate last attempt to free himself from the wave annihila- ting all God ' s wonderful works. Believe me, I saw in that short time a picture of how Jigger had saved my life from a hidden diamond-back, how he had faced a crazed she- cougar whose cubs I had just killed, and covered my retreat, saving me from certain death. I would gladly have given all my worldly possessions to have had the hound safe at my side. Dad had to pause a moment. There was a catch in his breath. Well, he finally continued, by and by the fire subsided enough so that I could ight my way along the road banked on both sides by smoldering brush and trees. It took me but a few minutes to gain the apple orchard. Pushing over to the dog-house in the smoking clump of trees, I looked to see what trace there was of poor Jigger. Here Dad paused again and then softly asked, What do you think? Will you believe me if I tell you I saw the great dog slowly lift his head from the ground, a strange light in his film- covered eyes, an expression that said, ' It ' s all right, old timer, don ' t look so scared. ' Well, believe me. Bub, I nearly mauled that old hound to death in my joy at seeing him alive. When I became rational again, I noticed that only his back and head had been exposed ;the rest of his body was in the soft earth to the depth of about a foot. The fire had passed over him burning only his back and tail, which he couldn ' t very well bury, of course. Imagine, if you can, the dog digging away feverishly, in a last effort to save himself from death. Then the seething flames, and finally only the smoldering trees around him. All the other hounds had been burned to death. Again Dad paused as he filled his old corn cob pipe. That, he resumed, is the best example of a dog ' s brains, or any one else ' s for that matter. A great many years have passed, but I ' ll never forget that crowning achievement of his life. Dad apparently sensed the question that had formed in m.y mind, for he added quickly, Yes, Jigger recovered after about a month in a dog hospital. He finally died of old age four years after the fire. — Norman Curtis, W ' 30. METROPOLIS A multitude of toiling men. A maze of buildings, heaven high. The busy streets, a seething mass. The swirl of life goes by My corner where, alert, I wait With palpitating heart. The traffic bell must change to Go Before I dare to start! — Marylene Shippey, S ' 31. -f|146 JMusic Easter, igig Life, whose rhythm beats in the tides chat sweep the far corners of the earth, the majestic movement of the stars, the endless procession of days that flow with each setting sun into eternity. Life, whose melody is flung heavenward on the rapture of a bird ' s note, caught in the joyousness of spring-time, carried by the night winds and rippling waters. Life, whose deepest harmonies are born in the hearts of men — in their joys and sorrows, strivings and longings, laughter and tears, and in the Great Hope that keeps their heads ever lifted to the stars — Life, with its rhythm, melody, and harmony, is the supreme expression of Music. Life is Music; Music, Life. He lives most truly and finds the deepest happiness whose soul is attuned to the beauty of the universal song. Patricia Ryons, S ' 2.9. On Hearing the Adante fron. TSCHAIKOWSKY ' S FIFTH SYMPHONY Recalling at evening thoughts of the morning, Hopes that gleamed bright ere the mists of the years, Shrouded in darkness, left but a yearning Too deep for my doubting: from love came my tears. Clear in the evening, fresh as the morning. The joy and the passion of youth in its flower Recalled for an instant strengthen the burning Of a soul that has lost all the pride ot its power. Recalling at evening fears of the morning. Fears that grew great as the shadows grew long, Fears of life ' s vainness brought by love ' s waiting; Oh, that my will with my heart had been strong! Dim in the twilight, close to the future. All hope is now vanished except that som.ewhere Maybe a heaven will fill hope despondent, Or you, O my angel, mv heart will repair. Gilbert Stuart Moore, S ' i8. m HLjeT io ® JL. BR£THERJCli_ THE STAFF ;; John C. Burke, head of the boys ' physical education department, came to Poly- technic in 1915. He has been the director of the gym department since his initial ap- pearance. In addition to these duties, Mr. Burke takes personal charge of the junior and senior gym clubs. Coach Voyle Brennen, Polytechnic football coach, has a substantial foundation for the well-known reputation which he has established during his nine years of varsity coaching. Three City League championships and one tie for the top honor is his record. Probably the most sensational achievement of his coaching career, thus far, was the development of the 1916 championship squad. This so-called ' ' wonder team went through its entire season without being scored on. Mr. Brennen, in addition to handling the varsity team, has also coached the varsity basketball teams during the past few years. Coach Eddie Leahy, popular varsity track mentor, has established an excellent reputation for himself during his five years at Poly. His 1916 All-City-State cham- pionship team will long be remembered. He has never finished a team with less than a third place in the city meets. Besides developing many of the best teams in the Southland, he has discovered some outstanding individual stars. Bill McGeah, per- haps the best known half miler in the south, was formerly a Polytechnic trackman. Cop Mahoney, Poly baseball and basketball coach, has been at this school since 1919. He is in charge of the boys ' corrective gym work in addition to his other duties. Coach Ralph Jesson is the man responsible for the consistent good showing of the lightweight football squad. He also handles Class B and Class C track. To date his football squad has won one title, and on another occasion, tied for the championship. The close of every season finds Pop Jesson ' s squad on the top or very near to it. The same statements apply to the performance of his B and C track teams. The last addition to the coaching staff is John Bell, who came to Poly in 1916. Mr. Bell handles the second baseball team and will coach lightweight football next season. He enjoys a great deal of popularity with the students and should prove a valuable asset to the coaching staff. YELL LEADERS Pep, pepper, and paprika seem fitting words to describe the lung exercise and stunts indulged in by the members of the student body during the big athletic events of 19x8. Led by a competent group of Yell Kings, many big things were put over in a big way. Throughout the entire year the enthusiasm and interest of the members of the student body was kept alive by peppy rallies, bleacher stunts, and lively skits. The cheer leaders figured largely in making these events successful. Much credit is due them for the clever work. The first athletic competition of the year came in the form of football. During the course of the season, many games were played in the Coliseum. Among these was the now famous Poly versus L. A. game. At this time, especially, were bleacher stunts effective. The old Poly Parrot screamed its vengeance across the field at the aloof Roman formed in the L. A. rooting section. The ancient Roman blinked his eye non- chalantly. The spectators in all parts of the grandstand enjoyed these stunts greatly. Bleacher stunts characterized many other games at the Coliseum. During the basketball, track, and baseball seasons rooting and cheering were as effective as during football although not quite so spectacular. It was seldom that a fellow or girl could resist the call of the rooter ' s cap, megaphone, or the gay pompon. 1 [2 h-l h-1 : H o g X CO o u oo H CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL SQUAD OF 1918 A gigantic fighting machine of championship caliber incorporating within itself the traditional influence o ' The Old Poly Spirit — thus one might describe the Poly- technic Championship Football Squad of 192.8. Paramount not only in playing ability but also in morale, the 191S squad will remain an indelible figure in the athletic annals of Poly. A famous athletic mentor once said that a real football team could never be com- posed of merely the eleven men that occupy the players ' positions. There must be an animation, a spirit of fraternal organization within the whole squad. The members must be welded together into a single unit in order to accomplish their object. So it was with Poly ' s squad. As a result practically the whole membership of the first squad earned letters. Remarkable in itself is the ability of the Golden Tornado to succeed in its conquest of the difficulties encountered off the gridiron. Foremost among these was a psycho- logical obstacle created by various sources of publicity which naturally would have a tendency to create over-confidence in the players. This obstacle was easily hurdled, however, due to the effort of Coach Voyle Brennen. Sickness also played a major part in the scheduled games. Fans will long remember the past season as one when not only did the flu cut the squad in two but also confined Coach Brennen in bed for two weeks. In this instance the team showed real courage and morale. Faced with the hardest game of the season, the Lincoln engagement, they came through in fine style, playing a perfect game. Coach Brennen was also ill during the Jefferson game when Poly won by a score of 47-0. Assistant Coach Fd Leahy took charge of the squad dur- ing Mr. Brennen ' s absence. Upsets were a primary factor in the schedule play-off. They took place every week and added unexpected interest and thrills to the gridiron sport. The players to receive letters arc as follows : Captain Jim Young, Harry Brosnan, Jack Strutzel, George Kleffel, Herbert Barthels, Lee Coates, Gabriel Lizer, Stanley Greenbaum, Bob Knappman, Francis Kilfoil, Norman Brill, Winston McBride, Joe Gibson, Ed Hill, Ross LaViolette, Walter Vowels, Louis French, Gerald Tanner, Bill Dalton, Hymie Yuster, Sinclair Lott, Chile Gomez, and Ray Craig, manager. This group comprises practically the whole first squad. Manual Arts, the only team to defeat the Mechanics, was a highly touted favorite to win the city title. However, the Artisans were defeated by the Los Angeles and Lincoln High aggregations. Lincoln High tied Poly in percentage, but since a City Conference rule prevented a playoff, the title went to the Mechanics by virtue of their victory over the Tigers. The schools finished in the following order; Polytechnic first, Lincoln second. Manual Arts, third, Los Angeles fourth, Hollywood fifth, Franklin sixth, and Jefferson seventh. Seven Poly men were placed upon the mythical All-City team by a composite selec- tion of city high school coaches. These men were: Harry Brosnan, end; George Kleffel, tackle; Herb Barthels, guard; Lee Coats, center; Jack Strutzel, end; Jim Young, quarterback; and Francis Kilfoil, halfback. These players were the mainstay of the Poly Golden Tornado. 4153 4154 - 4155 - WlLLIA ' --! Dalton George Kleffcl KiLFOlL AROLiND EJ B C APT. Young scores Norman Brosnan Hill XXAlteir Vowels 4156 - POLY vs. L. A. Showing a smoothness in attack unusual for so early in the season, the Poly Golden Tornado literally desolated the L. A. High aggregation 13 -o to score its third consecu- tive victory over the Romans in the last three years. Incidentally the Romans have been held scoreless during these three engagements . The game was interesting from more than one point of view. The fact that it was theL. A. versus Poly game is in itself a real point of interest. Poly andL. A. have long been known as traditional enemies. The second point of interest is that the game was the first of the season for both schools. Adding another t hrilling feature to the initial game, was the fact that the game had been postponed one week because of rain. The postponement put every fan on edge in regard to the outcome of the clash. Poly had been heralded by many metropolitan newspapers a heavy favorite to win the Citv Championship. L. A. High, on the other hand, while rated high, was not given so much publicity because of her inexperienced squad. The outcome of the game was satisfactory to Poly but disconcerting to the Romans. The game was played as usual in the Coliseum before a group of 15,000 students, alumni, and fans. While Poly won an undisputed victory over the Romans and undoubtedly proved her superiority, the game was not as one-sided as one might be led to believe. Lingren, L. A. halfback, proved a real threat when thrust at Poly on line plays. The Roman captain, Jimmy Owens, also led his team into the shado w of the Parrot goal posts. Outstanding on the Poly squad was Captain Young and Franny Kilfoil, backs, and Strutzel, Brosnan, KlefFel, and Coats, linemen. Captain Young was effective on re- verses, while Kilfoil did most of the ground gaining around the ends. Kleffel was es- pecially efficient on defensive work. A passing attack between Young and Strutzel netted many yards for the locals. Harry Brosnan was a very good excuse, defensively, for the L. A. defeat. The statistics of the game were: score, Poly, 13; L. A., o; yards from scrimmage, Poly, x3o; L. A., 100; substitutions. Poly, 6; L. A., 6; touchdowns, Gomez and Mc- Bridc; conversion, Strutzel. POLY vs. MANUAL Poly ' s lone defeat of the season came in the form of the Manual versus Poly game. The Parrots were downed by a score of 14-0. No team could be ashamed of defeat at the hands of a team playing the brand of football shown in this engagement. Manual Arts was in real fighting trim when she encountered the locals. Behind her in the grandstand was ninety per cent of her student body. The Artisan squad had expectations of a championship season. Poly, on the other hand, was determined to do her best to stem the tide of the Purple and Gray. From the kickoff until the last gun the Manualites played high-powered football. Their offense was perfect from all angles. On defense her line was immovable. If any alibis were offered by the locals, these would be the only ones. The game opened with a furious line attack by the Artisans. They literally marched down the field and scored before the startled Mechanics were aware of it. Continuing -4157]H- their aggressive work, another score was made in the second quarter. The local de- fense then tightened and the game was scoreless during the second half. The single threat of the locals came when Young ran thirty yards through a broken field after intercepting a pass. Cashill, Artisan center, presented one of the most spectacular kicking attacks ever seen in a high school football game. He gave his squad an unusual advantage. POLY vs. FRANKLIN As one Optimist scribe remarked after the Franklin-Poly game, It ' s hard to fly a kite in a tornado. It was not only difficult but impossible when the Mechanics met and defeated the Printers, 16-0, in the third game of the season. The Franklinites, who had tied the Los Angeles High squad one week before, failed to produce any of their boasted strength during the Parrot engagement. In the first four minutes of play, the Mechanics had scored and converted. At the beginning of the second quarter, a Franklin back fumbled within his own end zone, and Lee Coats, Poly center, scored a touchback. After scoring and converting again in the third quarter. Coach Brennen removed most of his first string players and put in substitutes. This was like giving the student body a glimpse of the 1919 varsity team. The Mechanics, while they were not very spectacular, displayed the consistency that characterizes a Brennen team. They were on the offensive practically the whole game. POLY vs. LINCOLN The Golden Tornado encountered the fighting Lincoln Tiger in the fourth game of the schedule at Occidental field. The score book records the occurrence, Poly, 13; Lincoln, o. Without the aid of Mr. Brennen ' s presence, a fighting Poly team was able to defeat one of the best prep squads in Southern California. Lincoln High was no cinch. Heretofore their men had won all the games on their schedule and with a team composed of nine lettermen were bound to finish high in the percentage column. Polytechnic was the only team to defeat them during the season. Demonstrating football strategy. Captain Young called for a field goal in the first quarter, after the ball had been worked to the Tigers ' 2.0-yard line. Strutzel ' s attempt failed by inches, but the threat was so great that the morale of the Lincolnites was lost for the rest of the game. In the second half Young dropped a beautiful pass into the arms of Kilfoil, who easily outdistanced the Lincoln safety man and ran thirty-five yards for a touchdown. The conversion was blocked. Poly again scored in the third quarter on a reverse play from the Lincoln 5-yard line. Practically every play gained ground for the Mechanics, although the Railsplitters executed some beautiful end runs that would have struck terror into less staunch- hearted opponents. Lincoln confined itself to plays around the ends when Osborne, stellar line bucker, failed to gain over center. Although good gains were made by Lincoln backs around the flanks of the Poly aggregation, many attempted end runs were cut short when Strutzel or Brosnan would elude the interference and make tackles behind the line. Coach Voyle Brennen was high in his praise of the splendid morale shown by the squad. He also congratulated Coach Eddie Leahy, who ran the team that day. POLY vs. JEFFERSON A football game started which ended in a rout. Jefferson ' s Democratic squad was eaten by a flock of vicious Parrots. A better description might be given of the game if one said that it was a fracas where everyone on the squad was given a chance to play. That is just what happened when Poly chalked up a 41-0 victory over the Jeffersonites. In the first quarter the Democrats succeeded in holding the locals to a one-touch- down score. The second quarter found the opponents weakening under the varied attack of the Mechanics and two more scores were registered. After the first half the Parrots met with little opposition and tore through the six-man line defense of Jeffer- son like water through a sieve. Score after score was made until the final result was 41-0 in favor of Poly. Coach Brennen used every man that was able to walk during the game and even the first year men on the second squad were able to score. POLY vs. HOLLYWOOD Because Coats blocked Vejar ' s attempted conversion, and later Strutzel made good on his place kick. Poly won the game against Hollywood and with it the Los Angeles City High School Interscholastic Football Championship for 1918. In a game crowded with thrills conversions meant the winning or losing of a game for Hollywood; the winning or losing o( a championship for Poly. Poly won by a 7-6 score. Hollywood entered the fracas armed with Laury Vejar, one of the most spectacular backs ever developed in the Southland. He was a backfield in himself. Poly entered the gridiron with ten of last year ' s veterans and Joe Gibson, a first year man. Hollywood immediately opened up an attack of reverses, double reverses, and passes. These plays netted her one touchdown. Vejar ' s place kick was blocked by Coats. Then Poly played her hand. A pass from Young to Kilfoil tied the score. Strutzel made good his conversion and Poly held the Stars scoreless during the re- mainder of the game. Remarkable alone was the exhibition of reverses and passes given by the Stars. Pass after pass was completed until they had the ball on Poly ' s own lo-yard line when the final gun sounded. Although statistically outpointed the Mechanics played a good game of straight football. Their win was by no means luck. 41591 - VARSITY BASKETBALL Fate had evidently decreed that Manual Arts High School should win the city high school basketball championship. Whether the winning of the championship was premeditated or not is of no consequence, because the Artisans, by their fine record, undoubtedly and unquestionably established their supremacy in this sport. Poly, on the other hand, was nearer the bottom than the top, but her unconquerable sports- manship and morale are still fluttering strongly, supported on the staff of student enthusiasm. Captained by John Turnquist, All-City guard, and armed with a group of loyal players, the basketball team representing Poly made up for early season defeats by finishing in fine form. Jefferson High ' s democratic five was the last opponent of the season for the Mechanic basketeers to conquer. This they did to the tune of Poly, 36; Jefferson, 17. Franklin High was scheduled to meet the Poly team, but due to an emergency, the Franklinites were forced to forfeit the game. Although Coach Brennen ' s aggregation lost four consecutive games, not one was lost without a fight. This fact is shown by the comparatively small scores, few teams winning by a larger margin than five points. No alibis were offered for the four de- feats, but it is a recognized fact that the turnout for basketball was unusually small this season. Poly was lacking in reserve strength. That was the main trouble. For the fellows who had the school spirit to turn out for basketball much can be said. They were fighters. Every opponent ' s team will verify this fact. They were stickers who turned out for the sport and stood staunch in the face of defeat. They had the grit to face superior teams and not flinch. All this they did without any hope of compensation. Their desire was to serve their school, not to win any honor that might fall to their lot. -5(160 POLY vs. LINCOLN The abilitv of Railsplitters to shoot fouls spelled defeat for the Mechanics in their first engagement of the season. The Lincoln High team won luckily from the fighting Polyites by a score of ii to 18. The low score reveals the closeness of the game. Many fans declare that the Mechanics actually outplayed the Lincolnites on the floor, but due to errors, lost the game. Lincoln started the scoring when the opening whistle sounded. Thereafter the scoring progressed in a see-saw fashion until the final gun sounded with Lincoln in the lead. The game was one of the closest of the season and one of the most evenly matched . POLY vs. L. A. Lead by Neimer, L. A. ' s varsity basketball team outplayed the Poly team and won by a score of 2.6 to 14. Neimer, crack Roman forward, proved himself one of the best basketball players in the City League when he played his best game of the year against the Mechanics. This brilliant casaba man found the basket from all angles of the court. He was especially deadly on set-upshots. As the outstanding star of the game, he gave the Romans a lead which they never lost during the second half. Shapiro, L. A. captain, also played a classy game for the Romans. Poly was proud of her whole team. Although outplayed by the Romans, Poly ' s men looked good on the floor. The Parrot balloon wafters kept the game moving at a fast pace and forced the L. A. team to fight for their victory. MANUAL ARTS vs. POLY The Manual Arts ' team was destined by fate to win the 1918 City League champion- ship. The Polytechnic game was undoubtedly a great obstacle in Manual ' s path to the pennant. Manual defeated Poly 32. to 2.0, but in doing so the Artisans had to put out the best brand of basketball shown in the City League. Manual Arts ' team had a distinct advantage in having three All-City players in her lineup. POLY vs. HOLLYWOOD In the most thrilling game of the season, Hollywood was barely able to win a 17 to II victory over Poly. Polv ' s team entered the engagement under a heavy handicap. Sorenson and Anson were both unable to play on account of sickness. Had these two men been on the floor, the score would have been different. Despite this fact the Me- chanics won an undisputed moral victory. They displayed unusual class throughout the entire game. Hillery, flashy Poly forward, proved himself a stellar player when he almost won the game single-handed for Poly in the last quarter. POLY vs. JEFFERSON Poly ended the season in a spectacular manner by defeating Jefferson High School by a score of 36 to 2.7. The Polyites opened the attack by leading the Jeffersonians by a slight margin in the first quarter. In the second quarter Jefferson took the aggressive by jumping in the lead a few points. The third quarter was see-saw. First the Me- chanics would gain the lead and then Jefferson would make a spurt and lead for a while. The fourth quarter was the deciding round of play. Poly exhibited great re- serve strength by increasing her lead to nine points at the end of the game. ifl61 - -ifl63 - u H VARSITY TRACK The Poly 1919 Varsity Track Team, under the watchful guidance of Coach Eddie Leahy, emerged from what may be called a very successful season. The squad proved its strength by defeating Franklin, Jefferson, and Manual. The team lost only to the strong Los Angeles High aggregation by four points. In the open meets Poly showed up very well, taking highest honors in the A.A.U. Relays, garnering 18 points to beat L.A., took a strong place in the City Relays, the first meet of its kind ever to be held in the city, losing by only three points to L.A. High. Had not Captain Franny Kilfoil pulled a muscle in his leg in the City Preliminaries, the team might have captured the City, Southern California, and State Meets. The speedy captain was the mainstay of the team, being able to gather from 10 to 15 points in every meet for the Parrots. As a result of Franny ' s being unable to partic- ipate, the team lost considerable prestige, taking fourth in the City Meet, tieing for seventh in the Southern California, and, having only two men in the State Meet, gathered only 3 1-2. points. Kilfoil was the fastest sprinter in the city, going through every meet undefeated. Besides running the 100 and 12.0, Franny was a genius at broad jumping and ran as anchor man on the Poly relay team. He was the most val- uable man on the Mechanic squad, and despite his injury in the City Preliminaries, gathered 84 points and took fifteen first places for a new Poly high point record. Franny holds the 100 and 2.2.0 school records, running the century in 9.9, and the furlong in 2.1 seconds flat. He will be a valuable college athlete. Darby Jones, Poly ' s lanky high jumper, was undefeated the entire season, except in the State Meet. Darby could find no active competition in all Southern California, but the North was fortunate enough to have a world ' s prep record holder, who succeeded in defeating Darby by equalling the record at 6 feet, 4 1-4 inches. Jones was the second most valuable man on the squad, making points for the Parrots. He was always a sure winner in his event. Captain-elect Glenn Mack was Poly ' s star hurdler in the timber events, and accounted for many of Poly ' s points. Glenn was one of the classiest hurd- lers in the city. The low sticks was his favorite event and it was in these that Polv ' s traditions were upheld after Kilfoil was out of the running. Mack has one more year left and he should be the best in the country by that time. Norman Curtis, the Poly leather lunger, is one of the best runners in the mile that Poly has ever had. He was a consistent winner in the dual meets, and placed third in the City Meet. Norman received a bad break in the Southern California Finals, being forced to stumble im- mediately after the start. He was famous for his sprinting at the end of the grind. Harry Brosnan and Dick Lindsay were Poly ' s best bets in the pole vault. Harry could be counted on to succeed in every meet. He graduates this semester and Poly will miss one of its best vaulters. Lindsay was known as the boy wonder in the city. He was discovered by Coach Leahy, taken from the Class B team, and entered in Varsity competition in the L.A. meet. Dick surprised everyone by vaulting 12. feet, 3 inches to tie with Brosnan in the event. He is only 15 years old and has two more years of track. -4165 4166 - ■4i67]H- The Mechanics received the greatest of setbacks in the City Preliminaries held Saturday, April 9. Captain Franny Kilfoil, the mainstay of the Poly Varsity Track Team, was injured. At about ten feet from the finish in the last lap of the relay, Franny was suddenly halted with a severe pain in his left leg. This unfortunate happening prevented him from competing in any other track meet the rest of the season. Captain Kilfoil, before receiving his injury, had already placed in the century, the furlong, and the broad jump. The others from Poly who qualified were Harry Brosnan, Dick Lindsay, Howard Warboys, Gail Martin, Lee Coats, William Dalton, Glenn Mack, Arvid Beurling, Howard Earl, and Darby Jones. The latter set a meet record in the high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 2. 5-16 inches. Hampered by the loss of Frannie Kilfoil, stellar captain, the Poly Varsity Track Team took fourth place in the City Meet held Saturday, April 13, at the Coliseum. L.A. ran away with the meet with a total of 48 1-4 points. Hollywood succeeded in gathering 31 3-4 points, seventeen points behind the winners. Jefferson placed third with 2.1 3-8, and Poly came in fourth with 16 7-8 points to beat out Manual by 7-8 of a digit. Darby Jones set a new city record in the high jump, clearing 6 feet, i 1-2. inches on the new standards. He was Poly ' s only first place winner in this occasion. Three more city records were broken. Lineburner set a new mark in the pole vault, clearing 12. feet 7 1-8 inches. Bill McGeagh ' s old record in the 880 was broken by Rudy Obergfall, of Hollywood, with the time of 1:59.6. Dick Lessly of L.A. set the last record of the day. He put the shot 49 feet 4 inches to break the old mark made in 192.1. Poly qualified three athletes in the Southern California preliminaries held Saturday, April 2.0, in the Coliseum. Glenn Mack, Poly ' s star in the hurdle events, made an excellent showing when he won his heat from a crowd of extraordinary timber- jumpers. His time was 1. .6 seconds, the fastest he had ever run his pet event. Glenn came back in the finals and succeeded in taking fourth place, to qualify for the big meet. Darby Jones easily qualified in the high-jump, taking one jump to clear the neces- sary height. Norman Curtis was third and last man to qualify. In a grilling mile run, won in 4 minutes and 35.1 seconds, the fastest time of the day. Spud took a strong fourth place by passing up two men two hundred yards from the finish. The L.A. aggregation placed nine men to make themselves slight favorites over San Diego in the Southern California finals. San Diego, Santa Ana, and Hollywood each qualified eight men. [168|i SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FINALS Coach Eddie Leahy ' s Varsity Track Team eliminated down to Curtis, Jones, and Mack, earned seven good points in the Southern California Finals held Saturday, April 17, at the Coliseum, to tie for seventh place in a meet in which 2.3 high schools competed. San Diego High defied the dopesters and walked away with the meet with 1.2. 1-2. points, nine digits ahead of L. A., the favorites. Even Hollywood outbid the Romans by half a point. The others finished as follows: Jefferson, 11 1-2.; Santa Ana, 11 i-i; Fairfax, 11 1-2.; Poly, 7. Sixteen others gained points in the meet. True to form Darby Jones won the high jump with a leap of 6 feet i inch. As a result of his performance. Darby won a gold medal. Glenn Mack upset things in general when he took third in the low hurdles. Mack was slated for fifth place. The race was won in 2.4.6, very fast time. Norman Curtis, Poly ' s third and last entrant in the meet, received a tough break in his event, the mile run. Right after the start one of the runners stumbled directly in front of Norman causing him to lose fifteen yards. Afterwards he was unable to gain his stride. Franny Kilfoil could have easily won the century, the race being won in lo.i seconds by Wilson of San Diego. STATE MEET Darby Jones and Glenn Mack upheld the Poly traditions in the State Meet two weeks after the Southern California finals. Darby Jones met his first defeat of the season at the hands of Walter Marty of Fresno, who broke his own world ' s prep school record with a leap of 6 feet 4 1-4 inches. Nevertheless, Darby leaped 6 feet 3 inches, the highest he had ever jumped, in an effort to outdo his opponent. Glenn Mack, Poly ' s other entrant in the meet, placed fifth in the low hurdles, which was won in 14 seconds flat. Mack did extremely well to place in such fast competition. San Diego upset the dopesters when they won the meet with 2.1 3-4 points. Holly- wood took second honors with 17 1-2. points. Santa Ana came third with 11, Jefferson surprised the city by getting fourth place, garnering 10 1-2. digits. The best Los Angeles High could do was to tie with Fresno for fifth place with 9 points. Two state records were broken. They were the half mile, held by Schiller of Poly, and the javelin record. 4169 - CROSS-COUNTRY TRACK A forerunner of a successful track season, the Poly cross-country sprinters com- pleted one of their most satisfactory seasons in ic|l8. The object of cross-country track is not so much the winning or losing of meets as the actual sportsmanship that it builds up in the participants. It also is a recognized builder of stamina and endurance. In addition to the competitive phase of the sport these factors should prove a lure to the athletically inclined youths of high schools. Coach Ed Leahy is a strong sponsor of this particular form of sport because it forms a fundamental training school for his Poly trackmen. It particularly helps in the development of distance runners. From the standpoint ot competition, Poly ' s cross-country team has indeed made an enviable record. Never once during the team ' s competitive engagements in 1918 has the squad finished far behind the winner. During the course of the season the team en- gaged in manv meets. Two dual meets with Belmont and Garfield were won by Poly with a large margin of points. Then a four cornered feature event was held. Poly, Hollywood, Belmont, and Long Beach competed . The outcome was a great success for Poly although Long Beach won the meet. The next event entered by the Poly ' ' leather lung team was the City Meet. Due to the fine finish made by the entire squad. Poly won second place in excellent form. The climax of the cross-country season came in the form of the Southern California Meet sponsored by the Breakfast Club of Los Angeles, an organization to which many sportsmen and A. A. U. officials belong. Out of all the large high schools of Southern California, Polytechnic won third place, a very high honor when the importance of the meet is considered. Many talented sprinters were discovered by Coach Leahy during the season. Curtis, high-point man in cross-country, was destined to become a point winner in track. So was Bush, another cross-country runner. Chisholm and Pink later competed for Poly in the mile run on the track team. The men to receive letters for cross-country were Price, captain; Curtis, Stales, Chisholm, Pink, and Freeman. Many medals were won by the individuals of the squad in different meets. ■■f|[170]|j- fr - riiniK 1919 VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM The Poly varsity baseball team finished the best season it has had in many years. Manual, Jefferson, Hollywood, L. A., and Franklin fell before the Golden Tornado ' s onslaught, while Lincoln was the only school to defeat the Mechanics. Lefty Meyer, Poly stellar southpaw, was the mainstay of the Parrot aggregation, being one of the best pitchers in the city. Captain Ernie Kmg, peppy leader of the team, was one of the outstanding second basemen of the City League. He was one of the best hunters on the team and could always be couuted upon for a scratch hit at the time when it was needed most. Mowbray, Gomez, Kalionzes, and Ybarra were the main sluggers and formed one of the most feared batting quartets to the pitchers of the opposing teams. The Mechanic infield with Gomez at first. King at second, Goodman at short- stop, and Mowbray at third, formed one of the fastest infields in the city. They were practically an errorless combination and performed some of the best double plays ever made. Alex Turk Kalionzes, backstop, filled the bill as well as any coach could ask for. He was a consistent hitter and had a very good throwing arm. Chile Gomez, the best first sacker in the city, performed his duties in an excellent fashion, being able to cover first base within a large scope of territory. He could handle the willow like a veteran and was famous for his timely doubles. Jack Mowbray ably took the place of Jimmy Young at third base. Errors were almost unknown to the tow-headed player. Al Goodman, the youngster of the Poly team, proved himself one of the most valuable shortstops on any city team. Goodman was a fast man in handling the ball and wielding the apple-socker. Al has two more years. Mark Meyers made the team in his Senior year and held down the job of right field as few could. His batting percentage was above the average, and he was a sensational one- handed fielder. €171 - POLY VS. MANUAL The Poly Varsity Baseball Team started on the road to a most successful season by overwhelming the Manual Arts nine by a score of 1 6 to 6 in a one-sided slug fest held on the Toilers ' diamond. Chile Gomez was the outstanding hitter in the con- test, making two doubles and two singles out of five times at the bat. Mowbray and Ybarra of Polv tied for second honors with three hits apiece. Lefty Meyer fanned out five Toilers in the affair. Manual used two pitchers to try to stem the tide. POLY VS. JEFFERSON With Lefty Meyer at the mound, the Poly baseballers made another victory at the expense of the strong Jefferson squad, winning by a score of 4 to o in a tight game on Dunn Field. Meyer held the 191S champions down to only two hits in the entire game, those being singles. Lefty helped to win his own game by contributing two hits to share batting honors with Mowbray, Poly ' s third sacker. Chino Mitrek the Democrat hurler, yielded eight hits to the Poly sluggers. Meyer succeeded in fanning seven Democrats. POLY VS. HOLLYWOOD In the easiest game of the season, the Poly varsity nine vanquished the weak Hollywood team by a score of 16 to 2. on the Redshirts ' home field. The Shieks suc- ceeded in getting only four hits off of Poly ' s stellar pitcher, Lefty Meyer. Turk Kalionzes, Mechanic backstop, led the day ' s hitters with four hits out of five times at bat. Ybarra and Goodman of Poly made the only home runs of the day. Holly- wood received two runs in the first inning, after which Meyer was invincible. Mark Meyers, Poly right fielder, made three hits to take second batting honors. POLY VS. L.A. The ancient rivals from L.A. High bowed to the superior Polytechnic baseball team in a hard fought game held on Dunn Field. The final score was 6 to 3. Lefty Meyer was a veteran in his chucking for the Mechanics, fanning seven Romans and holding them to six hits. He had perfect control, allowing the L.A. squad only one walk! Shapiro, the L.A. pitcher, was driven from the box by the Parrots in the fifth inning, and was replaced by Almada, who blanked the Blue and Gold in the next three rounds. Kalionzes was the main Poly hitter, making two safeties. LINCOLN VS. POLY The strong Lincoln baseball squad handed the Poly nine their first defeat of the season in a furious mixup held at Wrigley Field Monday, June 3, snatching the longed- for championship from the Parrots. The Mechanic team seemed to_be totally off form, making errors and bad plays which resulted in the Tigers ' running up a 9 to, 3 score. Hank Ybarra starred for Poly at the plate, rapping out three hits, one of them a double in four times at bat. Chile Gomez got a single and a double in four trips to the plate. m , Coach Mahokey EKing Captain M. Meyer A.Goodman . AKauonzeS WReADIN4GReR.- G. Taylor H.Y ARRA 4173 - I THE BOYS ' GYM CLUB The Poly Gym Club, famous for its exhibition and competitive gymnastic accom- plishments, was one of the best in the state of California during 192.8. The team representing the club finished high in every meet it entered. As most of the credit is due to the individuals, one must consider them separately in order to )udge the quality of the team. Frank Doig, president of the club, is the outstanding gymnast. In a recent contest he placed first in the parallel bar event. This contest, the Junior State Gymnastic Championships, drew athletes from every part of the state. Since the parallel bar event is the most difficult one, the honor of winning first place can be realized. In the same meet Doig won second place in the free exercise event, fourth place in the Roman Rings, sixth in the side horse, and second in the all-around event. In the Senior High School Gymnastic Championships, Frank took second in the parallel bar event, fourth in the free exercise, and fifth in the all-around. Not content with these honors, he entered the Southern California Open Contest and won four more medals. In this meet he placed second in the parallel bars, fourth in the free exercise, sixth in the long horse, and fifth in the all-around. Vanendale is a true tumbling champion. He won first places in the Interscholastic meet, the Junior State Meet, and the Senior City Meet. He placed second in the South- ern California open. Dowel Callis, another outstanding gymnast, placed fifth in the Roman Ring event in the Interscholastic meet and sixth in the side horse. -t|[174 - LIGHTWEIGHT FOOTBALL Polytechnic ' s place in the final lightweight football standing was third. This po- sition was shared with the Manual Arts ' lightweight squad. Poly and Manual tied in the number of games won and when they met each other the result was a tie score. Los Angeles High won first place in the lightweight division for the fourth consecutive time. The Poly team gained its position by defeating the squads of Franklin, Lincoln, and Jefferson. All the games of the season were very close and hard fought. Poly lost her chance to get second place in the percentage column when she was defeated by Hollywood. Such is the technical aspect of the season ' s results. In judging a football team many angles must be considered beside the technical one. Although this basis is used to classify the final standings of teams, the morale, fight- ing qualities, and performance under handicaps should also be considered. The Poly babes were a miniature replica of the varsity squad members. This is attributed to the prevalence of the spirit that influences all of Polytechnic ' s athletic organizations. The city high schools in the lightweight division finished in the following order: Los Angeles, Hollywood, Poly, Manual, Franklin, Lincoln, and Jefferson. Poly met L. A. in the first game of the season on Housh Field and was defeated by a score of i8 to o. The L. A. squad showed their superiority and won the game after a hard fight. This defeat did not upset the stability of the hardy Polyites, who tied Manual Arts in the second game of the season. This was probably the closest game as well as the only game on the lightweight schedule. Poly ' s next opponent was the Franklin team. After a hard fought battle Poly was victorious. In the game with Lincoln, Poly had a rough time. The playing took place on all parts of the field and various methods of attack were used. After a very interesting game Poly won. The casualty with Jeff- erson ' s infants was a decisive victory for the Mechanics. Poly outplayed the Demo- crats at every angle and won by a large score. The last game of the season was a hard fought one. Luck finally decided the issue when a Hollywood man intercepted a pass and made the only score of the day. This decided Poly ' s place in the league standing. - I[175]N- CLASS B BASKETBALL Poly ' s Class B basketball team finished the season precisely the same as the varsity squad, winning only two games out of the six played. But there is more to the story — much more. Coach Cop Mahoney was hoping for a championship team when the season started. He fell a little short of the mark when the final reckonings were made, but there were many reasons for this. Primarily, the squad was without a single vet- eran player. Not one man had any experience. True, three lettermen had been expected to return, but when check-ups were made, they were all found to be ineligible. This lack of experienced men was destined to prove costly to the squad. Since all of their games were lost by a very narrow margin of points, and these points were forfeited on minor technical errors, it can be readily seen that Poly had one of the best lightweight teams in the City League. Had the squad possessed at least one veteran player, the final standings would in all probability have been different. As it was, every game was literally on the table until the final gun sounded. The Polyites had everything that goes into the making of a championship squad except that one valuable ingredient, experience. They had a strong attack, an impenetrable defense, and good organization. The Poly babes won from Hollywood and Franklin High Schools. The Mechanics ' team consisted of Meyers, Cohen, Mollner, Solomon, Davidson, and Burton. Mollner was elected to the position of honorary captain at the end of the season. Although not so high as might have been possible, from a game-winning standpoint, the 192.8 lightweight squad may be termed very successful. CLASS C BASKETBALL Poly ' s class C basketball pushers came through their season in great style under the tutelage of Coach Pop Jesson. As a result of their efforts they won third place in the final league standings. A more spirited squad was never seen at Polytechnic even in the realm of the varsity. Fine cooperation and fighting qualities gave them an advantage over many of the other teams in the league. Even the games they lost were hard-fought, and few opponents, if any, could say that Poly ' s team dropped a game without a terrific battle. The starting lineup generally consisted of Meadoff, Tsuruto, Groman, Nieman, and Vivonia. Meadoff, an experienced veteran, proved very valuable during the season because of his coolness and knowledge of the game. Tsuruto, also an experienced man, was a classy player on the floor. As well as being very fast, he had the much touted dead eye for shooting baskets. Groman, because of his aggressive playing char- acteristics, was a good reason for many an opponent ' s defeat. A flashy man was Nieman, who invariably planted himself in front of the opponent ' s goal and thus thwarted many attempts to score. Vivonia, a true battling Polyite, proved himself worthy of consideration in many of the hardest games on the schedule The rest of the squad was made up of Yamamoto, Smith, and Decker, all reliable men. Class C basketball is always more or less of a gamble. First, there are few boys in the school that are eligible for Class C, and all of the eligibles are not inclined to come out for the sport. In spite of this and other difficulties Poly has been fortunate in having a few fellows who are eligible and spirited enough to turn out and make a good team. -ifl76 - LIGHTWEIGHT BASKETBALL SQUAD Top Row: Coach Mahoney, Hatfield, Reading, Alden, Manager Koffler, Clinite, Goza, Lyons. Bottom Row: Solomon, Davidson, Captain Moellner, Berger, Markman, Cohen. CLASS C BASKETBALL SQUAD Top Row: Uvemura, Coach Jesson, Barrera, Wasmuth, Steinman, Manager Alden, Vivonia. Bottom Row: Smith, Groman, Meadoff, Neiman, Yamamoto. -sfl77 - CLASS B TRACK In the first class B competition ever held in the City League, Coach Ralph Jesson ' s Poly Lightweight squad had a very successful year. The Babes started the season by vanquishing the Franklin aggregation, 43 to 2.3. The next week the highest honors in the City relays went to the Poly Lighties. The Babes kept up their consistent win- ning by downing Lincoln 50 to 36, and Jefferson 49 2.-3 to 36 1-3. L.A. was next on the Parrot ' s defeat list, the Class B ' ers beating the Romans, 44 1.-3 to 41 1-3. The first stumbling stone of the season was the Babes ' defeat at the hands of the Manual team, by a score of 51 to 34. The Parrots came back in their last dual meet and de- feated the Hollywood squad 48 to 38. The Poly Class B ' s won the city championship, the first one ever held, April 13, 1919. Since this was the first year of Class B compe- tition, all first place men were record holders. Poly holds three! The Mechanic record holders are Joe Skuro in the shot put, George Weber in the low hurdles, and Lloyd Burton, a joint holder in the high jump. George Weber was Poly ' s high point man with eight points. He took a first in the lows and a second in the highs. Manual was Poly ' s savior in the relay, defeating the Hollywood team which would have taken the championship had they won. The first annual Class B High School Relays was also a success as far as Poly was concerned. The Parrots came through to win the meet with 6 1 1-16 points, half a point ahead of the L.A. team. Among the boys who won points for Poly was Burton, who took first place in the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 9 inches. Poly Class B Tracksters came within one lone point of being Southern California champions, when they finished second to Inglewood. The pole- vault was the deciding factor. ■iCl78 - CLASS C TRACK The Poly speedy Class C track team experienced a fair season despite the fact that turnouts were poor. The Midgets started the season with great fervor, taking a strong second place in the City Relays at L.A. High. Tsurata of Poly won the shot put with a heave of 41 feet, 2. i-i inches, to beat Vierson of L.A. High. In the first dual meet of the year, the Lincoln squad bowed to the Mechanics in a close meet which was decided by the relay. The Parrot ' s superior relay team came through to win their event and with it the track meet by the score of 41 to 36. Ritchie was the star of the meet, winning three first places to give Poly t. points. Besides being anchor man on the relay team, he was the winner of the 50- and 100-yard dashes and the shot put. The strong L.A. aggregation handed the Poly squad their first defeat in dual competition by a score of 47 i-i to 19 1-2.. Harrison won both the 50- and 100-yard dashes. The relays finished in a dead heat. The Franklin team was the next team to earn a victory from the Parrots, winning the relay and taking the meet by the close score of 41 to 36. Harrison won the 50 in the fast time of 5 4-5 seconds. Friedman took first place in the high jump with 4 feet, 10 inches, while Troy won the shot put. The Poly team lost out in the City Meet, scoring only 4 points to take the cellar position. Friedman gave the Parrots three points in the broad jump, taking second place. The other point came when the relay team placed third. L.A. High won the meet with xi points. Jetter was the hero of Poly in the Southern California meet, being the only one to score on the team. He made half a point in the no. Cn9 ■ ' .-..•■lUAi. OMI Civics Trip Annual Skit -?|[180 G.A.A. CABINET First Row: Barnet Sharpe, president; Mrs. D. Smith, adviser; Evelyn Pierce, vice-president; Lillian Vezzetti, head of sports; Margaret McCool, secretary. 1 % ft t • I F ' - ' w tt V Uim mm. Jl m d VARSITY CLUB First Row: Anabel Rehm, Mary Feeley, Mrs. D. Smith, Martha Bellamy, Marjorie Gitelson, president. Second Row: Harriet Galbluni, Bobbie Jones, Crystal Earll, Barnet Sharpe, Conception Gutierrez. Third Row: Vivian Barthels, Patricia Ryons, Augustine Hollanbek, Maxine Rogers. fl81 SWIMMING CLUB First Row: Harriet Galblum, Virginia Christopherson, Georgia Coleman, president. Miss Anna Smith, Martha Bellamy, Kathleen Walton, captain; Marjorie Gitelson, vice-president. Second Row: Johann Burkett, Dorothy Dunn, Mary Feeley, vice-president; Dorothy O ' Neil, Kathleen Campbell, Kathleen Craig, Rose Higgs, Eva Sheclman, Eileen Cambell, treasurer. Fourth Row: Ruth Wortham, Crystal Earll, Helen Dietrich, secretary. HOCKEY CLUB First Row: Dorothy O ' Neil, vice-president, Vivian Short, Bobbie Jones, Miss Anna Smith, Annabel Rehm, Harriet Galblum, Betty Redpath, treasurer. Second Row: Crvstal Earle, Marian Parker, secretary; Mary Arrilaga, Mary Feeley, Margaret Arrilaga, Augustine Hollanbek, Marjorie Gitelson, president. HOSPITAL CLUB First Row : Mildred Lipp, assistant chief, Mary Mersman, Miss Ohman, Evelyn Sloan, chief. Hazel Kephart. Second Row: Charlotte Stevens, Hazel Watson, Dorothy Barrett, Dorothy Phillips, Leona Kephart. Third Row: Vivian Barthels, Arbutus Garrett. GYM CLUB First Row: Helen Archer, June Toolan, secretary; Miss Ohman, Mrs. Ferguson, Barbara Norberg, president. Second Row: Edith Watkins, Phyllis Browne, Ida Mae Tucker, Mildred Dc Loge, Frances Smithers, Violet Davis. Third Row: Evelyn Cantrell, Miriam Ronkin, Rebecca Pratsman, Ruth Plumley, Elsie Regan, Thelraa Peterson. Fourth Row: Virginia Robinson, Dorothy Risk, Madge McLane. OUTDOOR CLUB First Row; Irma Martin, Evelyn Pierce, Alice McElhency, Miss Fye, adviser, Lillian Vezzetti, president, Virginia Obuchon, vice-president, Anna Petroskev, secretary. Second Row: Dorothy Randolph, Ruth Glass, Genevieve Schnucklc, Jane Dunbar, yell leader, Virginia Wilcox, treasurer, Ruth Reinke, Margaret McCool. Third Row: Helen Kalionzes, June Luhring, Ruth June Bittler, Julia Hansen, Eleanor Sweet, Bonnie Mae Fourth Row: Emilv Spellmeyer, Josephine Barker, Clella Belle Maxbane, Carol Kendricks, Ruth Glassman. RIFLE CLUB First Row; Bessie Randall, Barnette Sharp, secretary, Clarice Tubbs, Ida Randall, president, Eleanora Mott, Margaret Atkinson. Second Row; Marion Aldrich, Margaret Mather, Mrs. D. Smith, Ruth Dahlman, Dorothy Kinch. Third Row; Virginia Ward. Gertrude Meyers, Mae Cramer, Virginia Hawley, Burness Hess, Arlene Ostrom. -ifl84 G. A. A. PLAY DAY ABROAD The Girls ' Athletic Association is one of the highest rating organizations of Poly- technic. Any girl who has earned fifty points or more automatically belongs. The points are earned in different ways. To become a member of any first team entitles her to ICO points; of the second team, to 50 points. Holding any office also has its points in this organization. Scholarship also counts; an all A card receives 15 points; an A and B card, 15 points. After a girl has made a first team, it is her greatest ambition to be able to earn a G. A. A. pin, which requires 350 points. After this is secured, alerter is her next goal. This means harder work, for 700 points are necessary. A girl who has achieved her pin and letter has done a great deal in athletics. Those who really be- come interested wish to reach the highest positions. So they strive for letters with stars on them. Four stars are the most any girl has made. The ambition to become a member of first team is great because of the Play Days that are given in the course of the year. Play Days are intended to promote sports- manship-skill, spirit, goodfellowship in different acitivites. During the last year the girls have enjoyed three of these days, one at Fremont, one at Manual, and one on the home field. Poly girls considered the Fremont Play Day, held Tuesday, November f], a great success. Only speedball teams competed on this occasion, but every team won its event by an overwhelming score. The Senior speedball team included Dolores Mendez, left end; Clarice Tubbs, left forward; Arlene King, center; Maxine Rogers, right forward; Isobel Ainsley, right end; Elnora Mott, right half; Ida Randall, full- back; Elinor Starke, half; Beatrice Chavis, left guard; June Bitler, goal; Clara Pull- man and Marcell Courteau, substitutes. These girls opposed the senior team from Fre- mont with a final score of 14 to 5 in favor of Poly. Poly ' s |unior team, composed of Miss Fye ' s Outdoor Club, played Fremont ' s junior team and was victorious with a 10 to 4 count. The girls on Poly ' s team were Florence Lyons, center; Mae Mersman, right fullback; Lillian Vezzetti, right end; Virginia Obuchon, left full; Dot Randolph, left end; Evelvn Pierce, full; Alice McElheney, right half; Mane Mersman, left half, Rosalie Bravener, right guard; Anna Petrosky, goal; Julia Hansen, left guard. Jane Dunbar was substitute. Poly Sophomore girls played against Washington ' s Sopho- mores and rolled up a total of 19 points to 1 for their opponents. The team was Laura Woods, May Wolfe, Margaret Atkinson, Vivian Kokal, Lorene Kokal, Berthan Helm- holtz, Berness Hess, Ruth Glass, Mary Curley, Mae Cramer, and Helen Dietrich. The second Play Day was held on January 8, at Manual Arts High School. The girls emerged victorious in two out of three events entered. Results of the rifle contest showed the Poly team a decided winner of first place for it was thirteen points ahead of the nearest opponent. The results of the shooting were Poly, 445 points; Manual, 432.; Franklin, 430; Los Angeles, 311. The Poly Girls ' Rifle Team is now city cham- pion for the sixth time. The points made by them are: Elinor Starke, 91; Elnora Mott, 85; Barnette Sharpe, 90; Clarice Tubbs, 88. After each one of the Play Days the girls broke training rules and enjoyed fully the refreshments served by the school acting as hostess. After these repasts the girls were entertained with lively programs. POLY PLAY DAY AT HOME On March xo, 1919, Poly celebrated her debut as hostess at a Play Day on Dunn Field. Her guests were Hollywood, Fremont, Manual, and L. A. High Schools. Each school brought girls to play on hockey, basketball, or speedball teams. On this occasion Poly introduced a new system of making the Play Day a field for friend- ship and true sportsmanship. The schools were invited to bring girls who were to play in certain positions on teams instead of bringing whole teams. For instance, Fre- mont brought the forward line in the hockey game, and Poly furnished the backfield. This composed one team. These played against a mixed team from Hollywood and Manual. In this way the players learned each other ' s names and the social side was emphasized. Thus developed a feeling of comradeship that no other Play Day has realized. Games of different sorts were in session on the Polv gym grounds during the afternoon, each impressing the onlooker with the feeling of friendship which pre- vailed everywhere. As the various teachers and referees from the schools came into the gym, each was presented with a corsage of sweet peas. The girls from the different schools were tagged with cards on which a Polly expressed welcome. This was a simple and quick means of becoming acquainted. Every detail of the competition was in the hands of the different organizations of the G. A. A. of Polytechnic under the general supervision of Mrs. Dorothy Smith, sponsor. The Outdoor Club, directed by Miss Fye, had charge of the reception. Referees were from U. C. L. A. and the score keep- ers were the girl.s from the Varsity Club of Polytechnic. The decorations were at- tended to by the Rifle Club. Large posters in various parts o the gym represented each visiting school. Manual was the Toiler; Los Angeles, the Roman; Hollywood, mov- ing pictures; and Fremont, the pioneer school, was symbolized by the covered wagon. After the games, all trooped to the cafeteria where the Gym Club served a luncheon. The idea of creating friendship was again emphasized, for tiain; which had played together ate at one table. So the girls became still better acquainted. After refresh- ments the tired but happy playdayites went to the girls ' gym where an amusing pro- gram was presented by the Swimming and the Hockey Clubs, directed by Miss Anna Smith. The opening number introduced Miss Humphrey, girls ' vice-principal, and after her address each president of the different G A. A. cabinets expressed apprecia- tion for the welcome accorded her school. The idea of mixed teams introduced by Poly was also praised. Then our blue girls, Marjorie Gitelson and Dorothy Stanley, sang. Virginia Obuchon and Glyda Mae Burbank gave a clogging number, and Ev- elyn Edelstein and Sarah Shane, a tap dance. A group of popular piano numbers by Florence Lindsten was followed by the Anesthetic dance of the Poly Hoes. This group included Crystal Earle, Harriet Galblum, Marjorie Gitelson, Bobbie Jones, Augustine Hollanbek, Vivian Short, Annabel Rehm, Marion Parker, Mary Feeley, Margaret Arrilaga, Mary Arrilaga, and Dorothy O ' Neil. After this, Florence Lindsten ' s four- piece orchestra played for those who cared to dance. Thus closed the most successful Play Day in the history of this annual event. The idea introduced by Poly is to be generally used in the future. -i|[186 - f rit : 3 N ' i f-MJs •? © « ;r -? jSHMag OnbGRDflR -5ai 9g - Wi % M --if - 31 15 16 30 3 7 1 1 CALENDAR, WINTER ' zc, SEPTEMBER II All things must end. Back again with usual grade resolu- tions. I L Day by day in every way, we ' re getting bigger and bigger. i6oo students enroll. 13 Convinced that 13 is unlucky. Homework descends upon us. ID Subscribe to The Optimist. 17 ' Ark ' Ark! Poly wants a championship. Real live parrot supervises activities of varsity football squad. First month of school ends with few casualties. OCTOBER Senior Ayes beat Senior Bees in tug of war with a team of seventeen. Fourteen men, and Howard Clark. Give ' er the gun ! Polyites fly on first excursion of season. Radio station POLY. First radio rally for L. A. game over K M T R. Space no longer limits the Poly Spirit. Columbus Day celebrated by Monsieur J. Pluvius. City League football season set back one week. We go on air again for second radio rally. The ether is getting Polyized. Shades of Caesar! Poly decomposes ancient pillars of Rome for third consecutive time. Score: Poly, 13; L. A.,o. Apply the Poly Spirit! Community Chest campaign begins. i6 Holy smokes! Where did that Manual Tornado come from? Second month ends, and all ' s well! NOVEMBER Better luck! Score: Poly, 16; Franklin, o. A. S. B. O. defin- itely decrees that 113 will no longer be social headquarters. Herbert Hoover is Poly ' s choice for president. Whoopee once, and whoopee twice! Lincoln dances to 13 to o tune. Armistice Day. Senior Ayes and Senior Bees make tem- porary peace. Poly organizes Safety Club. All uniforms are not popular with girls. Poly ' s feminine population rules out middy and skirt. Two shows for the price of one: A track meet and a football game. Poly, 41; Jefferson, o. Z3 Maid of Tokyo, operetta, presented by combined junior glee clubs. 17 Poly girls win Play Day from all city high schools. 2.8 Flu won ' t close Poly. General disappointment. : I IZ — =5 N s m J ' 1 Dr ' ° ' 4t A r 1 - -S n — 5 -4190 ig Wow! Redshirts bite the dust as old score evened. Score: Poly, 7; Hollywood, o. 30 Then Lincoln jumps Manual, and we now present Poly ' s 1918 City Championship football team. DECEMBER I Sunday, and Polyites repair damages to nervous systems sus- tained in witnessing championship game the day before. 7 Eloquence flows. Evening Herald extemporaneous contest is held in aud. 8 Football championship celebrated at Boulevard Theater. Much whoopee! 13 Symphonically speaking: twelve Polyites on all-city or- chestra. 14 Christmas vacation begins. Hoot, Mon! 15 Merry Christmas! JANUARY I Happy New Year! No more ditching — not much. 3 Great things come in small packages. Christmas vacation is over. II It is indeed marvelous how nice prominent students become so suddenly. We smell election time in the air. II Big Army dance. R. O. T. C. personnel put down weapons for one evening. Colorful costumes and gay celebration. 1 ' = • - _ ' u- tt v ,-.- ' - -1-1 — l- H i: f --- f (■ - y Z ' . ' . ' . V - 7 M 15 Nominations. Where did all these logical candidates originate? 16 Ephebians chosen. Brains finally win. 17 Vitaphone to be installed in aud. A. S. B. O. discusses pos- sibilities. 18 General election day. One man ' s meat turns out to be another ' s poison. 15 Senior A-B reception. Fun galore. The hatchet is buried. (No casualties.) 19 Scinor Ayes present The Show-Off. Then they live the part at presentation of Ionian pins. 31 School receives public address system as Class Gift from. Class of W ' lg. 31 Class of Winter ' 19 is graduated. Term ends. All ' s well that ends well. 4191 1 - -- ¥ ■ = | ACATI0| ■■-i , «J S; ir 5 S M 15 CALENDAR, SUMMER ' 2.9 FEBRUARY The semi-annual program free-for-all took place with few casualties although five ambulances, a fire truck, and the riot squad were stationed along Twentieth Street. Bob Enright elected chief of the High n ' Mighties. He is accompanied by Lillian ezzetti. New students are welcomed in aud call. Professor Daniel S. Cupid attacks Poly with his latest, a five hundred shot per minute machine gun. Many casualties reported. Bob Wickersham and Rose Higgs universally acclaimed lead- ers of the busy Bees. zi The suspense is over! Army promotions out. i6 Representatives of law and order introduced and presented with badges of officiality at Self Government aud call. MARCH I Followers and admirers of Mercury inaugurate annual mem- orial season. Poly, 54 i-i; Jefferson, 49 i-i. President Hoover speaks to students — over radio. Federal inspection of Poly battalion by Colonel Waddell. A great peace of mind prevails. Forerunner of mighty Poly fleet arrives! Pursuit plane given to school by Reginald Denny. Ionian Society presents world pageant, appeal to brotherly love with universal understanding. 18 Annual tickets make official debut. 2.2. Spring breathing spell arrives in time to save Poly nerves from disaster on the reef of home work. APRIL I Big joke! Everyone returns to school with new resolutions as to grades. 3 Usual swatting of horse-hide pellets begins. Poly, 16; Arti- san ' s Union, 6. An illuminated success, ' The Ancient Mariner. 8 Council for scholarship consultations selected bv the powers that B and A. 11 Oratorical ebullitions in aud as Earle Immel wins constitu- tional contest. I faw down and go Boom! theme song of combined Senior A-B skating party. 12L Girls ' League holds party in gvm. No serious rioting re- ported. 4 6 7 15 Music, color, and |192]| - 2-3 Legally speaking; Mrs. Lineman advises students on prac- tical points of the law. 2.5 Feminine eloquence permeates the aud at Girls ' Forum Club cup contest. 30 In celebration of Boys ' Week, Mr. Geoffrey Morgan talks to boys on What will the future tell you? S V M Q---J«. K ' 4 ? !; : ij  iffi ffl ' V hmf :: 1 i ' ■ ;;: ' - ' W e 4 m MAY i At last! The Purple Mask unmasked by the Mask and and Sandal Club. 3 Boys ' Day in classes. Evening performance of The Purple Mask for admiring relatives. 10 The busy Bees attend en masse The Bad Man, who was very good. 15 Variety is the spice of life! Girls ' League entertainment carries us from East Indian dancers to rushing Russian parties. 17 Archies lay down pencil and take up fork in cafeteria. 11 New schedule of class periods inaugurated . 13 Alias the Deacon before the brethren of the congregation. 2.4 The busy Bees offer the following suggestion: Why not elec- tric roller skates with eight wheel brakes? xy Gentlemen of the cinder path banquet in cafeteria. 2.8 R. O. T. C. field day on Dunn Field. Equipment race fea- tures disrobing and dressing contest. Scholarship ditch day? Oh, no! Merely free day. 31 Which is followed by Grand Military Ball beginning Friday night. JUNE 3 Shrine band at army aud call. Commissions and warrants given to commissioned and warrant officers. Rifle juggling and fancy manual by the drill team. 5 Frederick Warde, Shakespearean actor, in A. S. B. O. aud call. 7 Pickles and ice cream on herring prove popular at Senior Aye picnic supper. 14 Alumni reunion and get-together dance. 2.1 The hatchet is again buried at the Senior A-B reception. 15 Members of S ' i9 presented with Ionian pins. Class Night. zy On the threshhold of Commencement! The beginning and the end. zS Whoopee! Vacation celebrated at the beaches and mountains. See you next term. Au revoir! iCl93 Jludttoriunu IN MEMORIAM The entire faculty and student body held an impressive service October 5 in memory of Miss Elizabeth Meyerl. The beautiful program and the reverent spirit of the audience expressed the regard in which this beloved teacher is held. She served Poly- technic in vears of tireless service and all mourn the loss of a faithful adviser and friend. The A. S. B. O. and R. O. T. C. presented a program November q, the tenth anni- versary of the signing of the Armistice. The exercises were in memory of those stu- dents who made the supreme sacrifice. The impressive ceremony consisted of a short address by Major Perry Weidner, music, and presentation of the colors. The names of the fallen students were read. The assembly was adjourned after taps were played. HONOR ROLL Oliver Davies, Lieutenant; Carl L. Kohlmeier Lieutenant; J. E. Swift Lieutenant; Joe Stearn, Second Lieutenant; Edwin Jagow, Sergeant; H. A. McMullin, Se ' geant; George W. Robbins, Sergeant; John A. ShaefFer, Sergeant; Eugene Levey, John M. Snyder, Arthur Kenneth Parker, Edward Friedman, Powles Henry, Arthur Kron- nich, Julian J. Colin, Walter A. Ellis, David Sidey, Don Kitt.J. C. Simpson, Edward Vance, E. Charles Kulli, Chris S. Villalovoz, Paul Williams, Walter Wir; . Recreation was the theme of the Thanksgiving program sponsored by the Ionian Society. The numbers by the music department inspired all in harmony with the occasion. The speaker was Mr. Evans of Pomona. His talk was helpful for every student. Each one in the audience realized that he had many blessings and priv- ileges not enjoved bv the young people of foreign lands. THE PAGEANT OF NATIONS The most impressive program ever presented by the Ionian Society was that given March 15. The purpose was to emphasize world understanding and the significance of the United States as the country in which various peoples have become one nation. The following countries were represented: Great Britain, Mexico, Holland, Italy, and Russia. America was shown in a tableau as a grand finale. This portrayed America with representatives of the past and the future grouped about her. Columbia was a particularly striking figure in the picture. Over one hundred students, including the orchestra, took part in the pageant. Pierce Smith, assisted by Miss Magee, Miss Craig, and Miss Lewis, was general director of the program. Special mention should be made of the untiring efforts of the music department. The national airs and folk songs were most pleasing. Thj costumes were colorful and true to the period represented. They were the result of Mr. Winterburn ' s careful planning. Much of the grouping, especially the impressive final tableau, was also his contribution. ' Cl95 Mr. Geoffrey Morgan spoke during Boys ' Week at an aud call for the Boys ' League. He set his audience to thinking on the subject of What Will the Future Reveal to You? Every listener responded to the sympathy and humor with which the speaker helped his audience face the problems of life with determination to ' play the game. The Annual skit came off April ID. The various departme nts of the school lent talent for the occasion. The orchestra enlivened the program with several numbers besides playing the numerous accompaniments. Mr. Nelson directed. The girls ' gym showed hockey as our grandmothers might have tried to play it in the costumes of the past. Miss Anna Smith was responsible for this most amusing feature. From the boys ' gym Mr. Jesson provided much mirth in an act representing the progress of sports, each of which was enough of a farce to delight the audience. Earle Immel and Harold Marshall plaved a saxophone duet and then some more in response to an in- sistent encore. Miss Ruth Phillips ' Junior Glee girls adapted the popular songs, Sweethearts on Parade and Let ' s Do It to words and motions appropriately emphasizing the Buy an Annual idea. The organ solos played by Urban Thiel- mann were as always a popular feature. Urban represented the alumni and he made a special effort to come to Polytechnic for this program. Harry Brosnan, the helpful prexy, and members of the staff of the Polytechnic Student provided the continuity. A speaking contest for girls only was sponsored by the Girls ' Forum Club April 15. Faiga Fram, president of the Forum Club, presided. The winner was awarded the cup and a copy of Miss Craig ' s Speech Arts as the prize. Dorothy Risk of the Junior Glee Club won first place with a speech on Carrie Jacobs Bond. Virginia Obuchon of the Outdoor Club won second place. Her ideal of womanhood was Helen Wills. Marjorie Gitelson of the Hockey Club was awarded third place for a force- ful presentation of Jane Addams. The most exciting speech program of the year was the oratorical contest on che Federal Constitution. From a large field of competitors Earle Immel, S ' 19, won first place; Alice McElheney, W ' 30, second place; and Jack Luhring, W ' 30, third place. The winners of the two first places were presented gold and silver medals by the Amer- ican Legion. Two motion pictures, The Ancient Mariner and Alias the Deacon, varied the term ' s program. The first was sponsored by the A. S. B. O., while Alias the Deacon was presented by the Senior Ayes and Senior Bees to raise money for their Class Gift. -4196 ik ,«  v @ S 0 i- Ws « i ■ iJtti .z o +fci ' m. fma , Hh-. ■:!■ i J i ■f .- flt m mglf m ■ i M 1 ■1 AJ f 1 i fl! -UJHll THE CHE ' ALIER OF THE PURPLE MASK The Chevalier of the Purple Mask, presented May t. and 3, was the year ' s most notable dramatic achievement. It is an adaption from the French by Mitheson Lang, with a plot woven about the highly romantic Napoleonic era in which plots, intrigues, and counterplots were hidden beneath the most commonplace exteriors, the most innocent gestures. Members of the Mask and Sandal Club, under the able and artistic direction of Miss Minna Mae Lewis, gave exceptional interpretations. The attention with which the audience listened was in itself a tribute to every member of the cast. Further talent was evidenced in the support given by various departments of the school. The orchestra, conducted by Mr. George Nelson, added to the general en- joyment with the following selections: French National Defile March, by Turlet; Farandale-l ' Arlesienne Suite, by Bizet; Selection from Madame Sherrv, by Hoschna; Air Louis XIII, by Ghvs; L ' Amour, Toujours, L ' Amour, by Friml. Silent, but equally effective were the parts played by the Commercial Art department, which supplied publicity through the medium of posters. The Optimist, which took charge of the advertising, and the Stage Crew, under the direction of Mr. George Winterburn. The work of the latter deserves special mention. Long hours, much labor, and much artistry added to the technical superiority of the production. Mr. Martin, a former Polyite, did notable work in supplying the production with settings faithful to the spirit of the period, and so smoothly and efficiently was all stage work done that the four long acts were characterized by their entire lack of stage -consciousness. Act I opens in Paris on May 11, 1803, in the secret headquarters of the Royalists. Here plans are being made to kidnap the aged Due de Chateaubriand as he is brought to Paris for a public execution. Not only do the Republicans believe the execution necessary for the final annihilation of the Royalist cause, but the party leaders them- 4197 - selves realize the peril in which k places them. Therefore, they decide to enlist the aid of a noted adventurer, the Chavalier of the Purple Mask, in the kidnapping. The Chevalier has disappeared, however, and in desperation they call upon a substitute, Armand de Trevieres. The plan is to inform the police (who are searching for the Purple Mask) that he will kidnap the Prefect on a certain night so that his capture will be insured, and the police thus be thrown off the trail of the real Chevalier. Act 1 portrays the eventful night in which the substitute Chevalier is captured by the police, taken before the Prefect, outwits him, and kidnaps him from under the very eyes of his most trusted soldiers. The first scene of Act 3 takes place in the Paris secret headquarters. The Chevalier spreads consternation among the plotters when he appears very much alive and in triumphant possession of his prisoner, the Prefect Orsanelli. The final blow falls when it is discovered that the Prefect is not Orsanelli, but Brisquet, the famous Re- publican detective, who has been entrusted with the task of capturing the Purple Mask. Deeply angered. Count Clamorgan, the Royalist leader, plans the false Cheva- lier ' s death in payment for his blunder. Scene i. Act 3 occurs in Laurette ' s boudoir, where de Trevieres has hurried in re- sponse to a frantic appeal for help, which he has every reason to suppose has been sent by the girl. Laurette, daughter of de Chateaubriand and niece of Clamorgan, is in love with him, and it is too late that they realize the trap has closed. Presently the soldiers appear, and after an exciting hunt, de Trevieres is captured. Once more, however, he escapes and is free to bring about the falfiUmMt of his pla.i. Act 4 brings the plot to its climax. The scene is the toll gate of Paris where Count Clamorgan and Laurette await transportation to England. In the meanwhile, Brisquet has met with an accident, and the Purple Mask appears disguised in his clothes, liberates the Due de Chateaubriand who has been imprisoned in a cell enroute to his execution, discloses his true identity to the astonished trio— Armand de Trev- ieres is the real Chevalier of the Purple Mask— and holds Brisquet ' s men at bay while his friends make a safe start for the friendly shores of England. Harry Brcsnan, Betty Thorne, and Tom Flickwir had the leading roles, the Cheva- lier, Laurette, and Brisquet. They were capably supported by the dramatis personae which included a large number of students. THE MAID OF TOKYO The Maid of Tokvo, a musical play presented on November Z3 by the combined Boys ' and Girls ' Junior Glee Clubs, assisted by the orchestra, was on: of the success- ful events of the fall semester of 1918. Its colorful scenery, lovely melodies, and ro- mantic atmosphere won the eyes and ears of every member of the audience. The dramatic and musical parts of the production were capably directed by Miss Ruth Phillips and Miss Julia Smith, respectively, and the following contributed in special services to the general success: Miss Warters, flowers and costumes; Miss Lewis, make-up; Miss Fye, clog dance; Mrs. Moran, posters; and Mr. Winterburn, scenery. 4198 - THE F URPI E MASK THE PURPLE HASK A MAID OF TOKYO LP UGH @ -fC201 WE MODERNS A spray of perfume and A dash of powder; A touch of rouge To make it louder; A tilt of the glass for A glance of inspection; A vision of beauty Complete to perfection. A twinkle of eyes ' neath A toss of curls; A flash of heels — And away she whirls. A honk of the horn with A bang of a door; A twist of the wheel, And the turn of four. A greeting of friends ' mid A ringing of laughter; A cloud of smoke that . Follows after. A life of joy — oh A life of fun! A love of life Till life is done — We Moderns! Helen Schouboe, S ' 2.9 ;C202 . The M.idnight Kuie of Ichahod Cranes As traffic was heavy on the main road, Ichabod turned off onto a side street. This was better for he had to be where it was quiet to get the proper atmosphere for his recollection of the evening ' s stories. There were only a few milk men around and most of the traffic signals had stopped. He rattled along in his borrowed 1910 collegiate Ford, thinking about winning the Varsity Drag prize. Suddenly he stopped. Was that a voice calling him? He looked about but could see no one. Then he glanced into the sky and there was an airplane telling the world to use Sichhr ' s Soapless Suds. He fell down into his rusty relic and once again resumed his journey. As he neared the old wooden bridge, his courage began to fail. The Ford darted from one side to the other. He drew up to the curb and was about to get out, but it was a red zone. Then with his anger roused, he pushed for the bridge. He looked to one side and there was the Headless Motorcycle Cop. Ichabod jammed on the gas and Lizzie chugged up to fifteen and a half miles per hour. Dashing along at this reckless speed he almost lost the apparition of the law, but the cop rose in his saddle and threw his head straight at the driver ' s seat. This so fr ightened Ichabod and Lizzie that they both fainted. Next day the Ford was found with the windshield covered with pumpkins. Ichabod was never seen, but it is believed he took the Air Mail to New York and found a job in a musical comedy. — G. Franklin Torrey, W ' 30 iC203 Bob Wickersham: I ' ve been out of school so much it seems to me I ' ll never get caught up. Irene St. Hilaire: Oh, well, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Bob Wick: Yes? M-m-m-maybe! First Nut: My shirt is just like yours. Second Nut: Nope, mine ' s clean. Miss Philips: Why is the northern boundary of the United States such a good one? ' ■ AlVignolo, brightly: Because it ' s so straight. (The real answer, dear reader, should be that the boundary settlement was agreeable to both sides.) At the Poly mixers one sees a great many step-brothers. Mr. Benson : ' ' Young man, leave the room. Bright student, who worked as bell hop in summer: Where ' ll I leave it, sir? ' ' Mr. Keller: What kind of metals are ' active metals ' ? Maxine Roberts, a sweet young thing : Metallic metals, sir. ' ' Yes, girls, the editor got his curly hair from turning somersaults on a corrugated roof. Miss Philips: Come now, class, take out your constitutions and look at them. It won ' t hurt you. Sergeant White: Don ' t you know better than to point an empty gun at me? Rookie: But it isn ' t empty, sir, it ' s loaded. -4204 - Maiden: I ' d have more sense if I were you. Urchin: Of course you would. Leo Nolte (in restaurant): Milk ' nd toast. Cook: No, suh!; cookin ' steak. Mrs. Smith: What is the plural of man? Class: Men! Mrs. Smith: And of child? Bright one: Twins! A brain is as strong as its weakest think. No, dear readers, a hop is not a dance for one legged people. If our thoughts could be read, it is true that outfaces would be redder. Instructor: How far can you swim? Georgia Coleman: I don ' t know exactly; how far is the bottom? Taylor Richards: What time are you expecting me? Pat. Ryons: I ' m not expecting you at all! Taylor R.: Well then; I ' ll surprise you! Mr. Benson: This is the third time you ' ve looked on John ' s paper! Ann Taylor: Yes, sir; he doesn ' t write very plainly. -iC205 - KING ATHLETICS fC206 CONTROLL£D 0 £Y Faster Operators ob G A O CAlCULArn G MACHff C If nol made by FELT TARRANT Means Cheaper Figure Work jt ' g not a Cnmptometer rl Far Exceeds the Power of Any One to Use It Comptometer Schools conducted in connection II principal Comptometer Speed Fili Business Need Comptometer Spi '  Felt Tarrant with Coniptometer sales oflices are maintained cities throughout the world. JOHN M. FLOWERS. General Soli.iting Agent 290 Chamlur ..f C ' li.mfrf. Bldt;.. L •j AhkcIc- WFfitmore 739. ' Knappman: I went out for spring practice. Girl friend: That ' s grand; how far did you spring? Sam Goode: I didn ' t get to bed till 4 o ' clock. Stanley Gray: What for? Sam: Four a. m. vou idiot. Golden Ade | ifw Frank W Bii-eley Co. Question (in biology): What ' s the best method to prevent the disease caused by biting insects? Answer: Stop biting them! AubreySwan: I ' m going to run the 880. Who has a stop watch? Coach Leahy: Stopwatch? You mean a calendar. Polly Levine: Where did you get those wonderful eyes? John Martin: Why, they came with my face. Compliments of W. SCHAIFER Good food - For less i ix Barnard Park Mr. Burke: Who broke the trapeze? Bishop: I did with my little acts. Mr. Edmonson says when you are un- decided as to the lesser of two evils al- ways choose the better looking. Clark: Gee, this is an old chicken. Van: How can you tell? Clark: By the teeth. an: But chickens don ' t have teeth! Clark: No, but I have. ' C207 SWEATERS WM. LANE COMPANY 108 E. Adams at Main SPORTING GOODS TENNIS BATHING SUITS Discount Allowed to Students Why take life so seriously? Not many have got by it alive! Were it not for this sweet verse, There ' d be a joke here ten times worse. Big Boy: Are you going to the Poly-Lincoln game? Not-So-Big: I don ' t know. Whom are they playing? Sam Erode: I could dance like this forever. Bored girl friend : ' ' Oh no, you ' re bound to improve ! ' ' Mrs. Parsons: I want you to be so quiet that you can hear a pin drop. (Silence was golden.) Voice from back of room: Let ' er drop! Jimmy Smith: Well, barber, how long shall I have to wait for a shave? ' Barber: From the looks of it, son, I ' d say about three years! Teddy Bears: I want a dime ' s worth of paper. Nevin Kunkle: Here it is; is that all? Teddy Bears: Yes. How much is it? Lincoln captain: What is this penalty for? Barthels: Don ' t tell him, referee. Make him guess. In Appreciation of Your Support During Past Year STANTON SARATOGA CHIP CO. 1 1 44 Crocker Street WEstmore 7407 -iC208 - Compliments of PACIFIC WHOLESALE GROCERY CO. TRinity 3626 761 Terminal Street I wonder what some students would do if the teacher should ask them the loan of their book during an exam? Aubry Swan: No girl ever made a fool out of me! Mrs. Ross: Well, who did then? Miss Mulvihill: Tomorrow we take the life of John Milton. Please come pre- pared. Scrub: I want a hot dog! Waiter: Want to eat it or take it with you? Scrub: Both! Mr. Anderson : Many years ago I received my Bachelor degree at Pomona College. June Toolan: So that ' s why you re single! Woe to the lad Who in love doth fall. For down come his studies, A ' s and B ' s and all! Disgusted student: I don ' t feel well this morning. Concerned teacher: Where do you feel worst? Disgusted student: In school! BROWN-PECKAM COMPANY Manufacturing Stationers Announcements - Greeting Cards - and Engraved Stationery of All Kinds 417 East Pico Street WEstmore 11 67 -sC209 - BIRTH STONES Sophomores: Emerystone Juniors: Grindstone Seniors: Tombstone Bob Enright: Sav, Mike, I ' ve been sitting here for an hour and this vanishing cream hasn ' t moved an inch. Although I sit and write, And think with all my might, And note until my finger ' s sore, I find some boob who always cites, I ' ve heard that one before! Miss Pettingill: What is the World Court? Bill Foster: I think that is where they are to have the international tennis matches. PalmaEgeland: Why, Jimmy, you can ' t tell the truth even when you ' re sleeping. Jimmy Keller: Oh yes? How come? Palma: Ynu lie in bed. FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT It more than meets the require- ments of the game. It is a silent team-mate, it stands the wear because it is correctly designed and made right. You will find the task of selecting the right equip- ment for yourself or your team made as easy as possible. We are football enthusiasts and our line of Wilson Equipment, from helmets to whistles, is very complete. FABER 8181 SEVENTH AT OLIVE illOf Franny Kilfoil (after football practice): No, mother, I didn ' t lose my teeth, I have them here in my pocket. It ' s many a fellow at Poly that appeals more to the fair sex as an answer to a squirrel ' s praver rather than a maiden ' s. Mary Young: I don ' t see why there is so much electricity in my hair. Harry Brosnan: I bet it ' s because it ' s attached to a dry cell. McBride, the Scotchman, says, Buy your thermometers during the winter. They will be higher in the summer. MacBride: Poly surely turns out fine men. Stranger: When did you say you were graduated? Mac: Oh, I wasn ' t graduated. They turned me out! Mrs. Tyndall: Why don ' t you answer me, Sam? Sam Goode: I did. I shook my head for the negative. Mrs. Tyndall : Yes, but 1 can ' t hear the negative rattle all the way up here. Frenchy: I have a new pup — Spitz. RoseH. : Does it? Largest and Best ! PACIFIC COMMERCIAL COLLEGES HoLMAN Business College Commercial Experts ' Training Inst., 909 So. Hill St. Hollywood Secretarial School 1717 Vine Street Willis College of Commerce Glendale Kelsey-Jenney Commercial College San Diego More Positions Than We Can Fill ASK us ABOUT PLAN FOR EARNING TUITION imy Gomez: Would you care to go to the dance Saturday night? Florence N. : Yes indeed. Gomez : Will you buy your ticket from me? ' ' Mike ist; I love him! I love him! I love him! Mikemd: Who are thev? Miss Dickson; Do any of you remember when Henry V died? ' (Class does not respond.) Miss Dickson: 1 do. Fooley Harvard; Fooley Yale; I get mv education Through the mail. r ist Bum: How are you getting along at school? md Bum: Well, I ' m trying pretty hard to get ahead. ist Bum: You certainlv need one! She said she didn ' t want to see me any more so I turned out the light. This is the day of Great Developments — in Education — in Wealth — in Better Health Keen thinking minds are required — such comes only from build- ing a healthy body which demands clean, wholesome food. GLOBE ICE CREAM contains nothing but fresh and purest of ingredients. No substitutes are ever used in making Globe Quality-Made Ice Cream. Globe Ice Cream is made in one of a few modern and sanitary plants in America. Globe Ice Cream is served regularly at your school. When you have your next party, our Catering Department would like to have the pleasure of serving you with special molds of an ice cream cake. They are not too expensive and are delightfully good, and in good taste, too. CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS COMPANY 130 West Jefferson Street HUmbolt 7790 ' |[212]|f MUtual 8804 MUtua 1 1707 THE MOTOR AND MACHINISTS SUPPLY CO Incorporated New and Used Motors 230-236 South San Pedro Street Los Angeles, Calif. Miss Davis: Have you done your outside reading? Scrub: No, it ' s been too nice outside to spend mv time reading. Helen Archer: Don ' t step on my feet! Art Danner: Why not? Aren ' t feet to walk on? We should like to congratulate the scrub who said kiss was a noun — both common and proper. Mr. Anderson (giving a harmony exam): I ' m sorry but I ' ll be unable to answer any questions concerning the test. ' ' Frank Thome: I ' m sorry too because I think I ' m going to have the same trouble. May I sit on your right hand? Thank you, but I have to eat with it. Won ' t you take a chair instead? Douglas Stoddard: This floor surely is slippery- It ' s hard to keep on your feet. Ethel Handsen: Well, you seem to be doing it pretty well. Why do blushes creep over girls ' faces? Because it they ran, they would kick up too much dust. Harry Brosnan: I never knew love was like this! Ardis Watkins : Neither did I; I thought there were more flowers and candy to it. Drink Hansen Quality Milk The high standard of Hansen milk is the outgrowth of our firm belief that the public want q ualitj and not price — es- pecially in fresh milk. ' |213 - For Brain and Brawn EAT HANNEMANN ' S Carmelized Whole Wheat PECAN SNAILS Sweet Young Thing: I ' d like a ticket to a football game. SamShabo: Yes, ma ' am. Which game? S. Y. T. : Oh, one that ' ll have a thrilling play in the last two minutes. A woman is as strong as her weakest wink. Rollin Duni: The next piece will be Hail, Poljtechnic Hirh. Clarinet: Gee, I just finished playing that. Do you like the talkies just as well as the silent movies? Yeh, I ' m a sound sleeper. Where are you going to eat? Let ' s eat up the street. Aw, no; I don ' t like asphalt. Hey, this milk is colored! Sure. This is the blue grass country. Mr. Newman: How many times have I told you to be to class on time? Bob Wick: I don ' t know. I thought you were keeping score. I wonder why those vaudeville comedians kept jumping around while they spoke their lines? Oh, that makes them much harder to hit. Compliments of S. MURATA Wholesale Florist and Florists Supplies 767-69 South Wall Street |214 942 W. 12th St. Compliments of COLBY McDERMOi i ' WEstmore 3661 Home of Abba-Zabba Bar Tourist (in Yellowstone National Park): Those Indians have a blood-curdling yell. Guide: Yes, ma ' am, every one of ' em is college graduates! I have a suit for every day of the week. Let ' s see them. This is it. Then there is the Scotchman who would only let his boy have one measle at a time. She : ' ' Only the brave deserve the fair. He: Only the brave will take them. Senior: I ' ll give you a hundred dollars to do my worrying for me. Scrub: Great! Where ' s the hundred? Senior: That ' s your first worry Tightwad (after purchasing newspaper): See here boy, what ' s all this you ' re yelling about — ' Big swindle; i6o victims? ' I don ' t see anything about it in this paper. Newsboy: Hey, read all about the big swindle; i6i victims! And now we hear of the chap who finally gave in and bought a radio because it was too cold to stand outside the radio shops and listen. THE MARY LOUISE 2200 W. Seventh Street Always Lends Charm and Distinction to Your Bridge Teas, Luncheons, Weddings, Dinner Dances and Banquets DOWNTOWN LOCATIONS Barker Bros., Seventh at Flower St. Second Floor Security Bank Bldg., Seventh at Grand OPPOSITE J. W. ROBINSON CO. -iC215 Compliments of CASTLE PRODUCTS, INC. Red Rock Cheese 773 South Kohler Street TRinity 1304 McTavish: I read a good Scotch joke today. Mac Andrew: Who gave you the magazine? If a man bites a hot dog, that ' s not news; but if a hot dog bites a man, that ' s news! I ' ve heard you have a new Ford. No, just the old one with the squeaks tuned an octave lower. My father says that he thought nothing of studying five hours a night. Well, I don ' t think so much of it myself. A hick town today is one where they are proud o the traffic congestion. Motorists should be pleased to learn that an automobile derailed a train in Okla- homa recently. Do you think we ' ll win the game today? Well, we may win and we may lose. Boy, you sure are overconfident. ' ' Campus Politician: Freshman, get me three well-sharpened pencils and a couple dozen sheets of paper. I ' ve got to make a list of all the promises I must forget when I ' m safely elected. When I go to college, said the little high schooler, I ' m going to call myself ' minutes ' because minutes always pass. ' ' Learn a Profession in Six Months STURGIS NIGHT SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHY 716 i-i S. Bonnie Brae Los Angeles Injormation and Keference by Mail [216 In Appreciation of Your Support During Past Year Christopher Candy Co. E. A. Hoffman Candy Co. Clover Leaf Product Co. Geo. W. Leihy Candy Co. I know a dog worth $17,000. How could a dog save so much? We argued for an hour, I guess. But, really, men are too absurd; For all throughout the argument He wouldn ' t say a single word! Buyer: Hey! These gloves are about six sizes too small forme. Salesman: Well, didn ' t you ask for kid gloves? I just bought a nickel eraser. Oh, I should think a rubber one would be much better. How many buns could you eat on an empty stomach? About a dozen. You ' re wrong. You could only eat one because after that your stomach wouldn ' t be empty. Two can live as cheaply as one, but it takes more money to do it. Street Car Conductor: Madam, this transfer has expired. Irate Lady: Well, you can ' t expect much with the cars so poorly ventilated. Isn ' t my auto a beauty? It cost sixteen thousand dollars. Why, I didn ' t know autos ever cost that much. Oh, it cost only five hundred, but I spent the rest in repairs. Compliments of HAMMOND LUMBER CO. Los Angeles ■4217 - WEstmore 0871 M. Polen, Prop. SO. CALIFORNIA CHINA CO. HOTEL RESTAURANT GOODS A SPECIALTY SILVERWARE, GLASSWARE KITCHEN UTENSILS 1205-07 So. Main Street Los Angeles, Calif. See that house? That ' s where Uncle Tom lived. Uncle Tom from ' Uncle Tom ' s Cabin? ' Yes. I never heard of him. Garageman: Check your oil? Gilbert Henrv: No, I ' ll take it with me. What ' s the difference between the North and the South Pole? ' All the difference in the world. Compliments of PRYOR MOORE, S ' ll ORCHESTRAS I 958 No. Oxford Ave. HEmpstead 7625 Don Hunt; Weil, well, I understand you are in business for yourself. Henry Rado: Yes, quite so, I have twelve offices in that building. Don Hunt: Yeh? That ' s a lot for one janitor. Rav Craig: Who wrote the first short story? Louise Arthur: A Scotch author. And then there ' s the absent-minded plumber who forgot to forget his tools. God ' s gift to the editor: A Scotchman. 754 S.Olive St. VA i8oi WESTERN OFFICE FURNITURE CO. See us for new or used desks and typewriters Special rates to students on rental typewriters [21 8¥ G. Cruickshank Phone TRinity 6668 EASTERN WHOLESALE GROCERY CO. WHOLESALE GROCERS 306-308 N. Los Angeles St. Los Angeles, Calif. Fred Errett: I had to leaveschool on account of pneumonia. Frank Thorne: Yeah? Fred: Yeah, I couldn ' t spell it. Helen Kalionzes (at soda counter): Give me a glass of water, please, vanilla flavor. Waitress: Haven ' t they given you a menu yet, mister? Famished Customer: Yes, but I finished that half an hour ago. NEWMARKET CO. WHOLESALE MEATS AND PROVISIONS 1138 So. Main St. Abbattoir and Stock Yard, Vernon Desperado: Halt! If you move, you ' re dead. Student : ' ' My man, you should be more careful of your English. If I should move, it would be a positive sign that I was alive. Maurice Nemoy : Don ' t you think the water is awfully hard here? Al Wolfe: Yes, but it rains harder here. Boy, you ' d better watch out or you ' ll lose control of this bus! You said it. I ' m four payment. ' behind right now. RINGS H. C. BOWDEN JEWELRY MFG. CO. 425-35 East Pico Street Los Angeles, Calif. WESTMORE 1571 PINS CUPS MEDALS The telephone pest turns radio announcer: Merry Christmas, ladies and gentle- men of the radio audience. Guess who this is ! Patricia Ryons: Why are you so down on Czechoslovakia? Taylor Richards: I am a poet. The history of an original joke is a joke. Cop: Lady, there ain ' t noted lights on your car. Bobbie Jones: Why should there be, stupid? They don ' t match the color scheme of this car. Did you get a hair cut? ' ' No, I just had my ears moved down a half an inch. The first thing a nation does after signing a treaty outlawing war is to enlarge its army and navy. Jack Strutzel : Have you ever seen a steam roller? ' ' Frannie Kilfoil : ' ' No, how does one roll steam? ' ' For High School Chaps VARSITY LANE COLLEGE CLOTHES Student Section Mezzanine Floor MULLEN BLUETT In Los Angeles, Broadway at Sixth In Hollywood, The Boulevard atVine In Pasadena, Colorado near Madison sf220 Where I come from, men are men. ' ' Is that why they chased you out? I hear Bill won an endurance driving contest last week. How did it happen? Oh, he was looking for a place to park near the school. She: Who ' s that on the stretcher? He: Oh, just another broken field runner. Miss Davenport (to ' ernon, picking himself up at bottom of steps): Did you miss a step? ' ernon Selvy: Well, I missed the first one, but I think 1 hit ail the rest of them. . ' Mice Hawthorne: Joe, you would be a mar elous dancer but for two things. JoeSkuro: What are they, Alice? Alice: Yourfeet. Martin Earley : You ' re writing your themes with red ink now, I see. Jarrett Harlin: No, this is just one that Mrs. Snvder looked at. TryCubbhon ' s MELBA TOAST Copyright 1917 by H.G.Cubbison With Berries and Fruit As Toast With Eggs or Creamed Dishes Insist on Cubhison s Nutriment Wafers at Your Grocer ' s Shakespeare didii ' ' t oM ' ii a Clotliing Store hut . • • POLONIUS advised his son Laertes, (in Hamlet ) costly thy habit as thy purse affords ...for apparel oft proclaims the man! Polonius was really voic- ing a wonderfully wise man ' s opinion on the value of Good Appearance! J)esmond ' S LOS ANGELES 5C221 iQnnrraRBg I •4 : f It i i • • • ■ • • • • • • • « i • • ( • • • 3 AlK ® f °i°ni° ®