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

Text from Pages 1 - 180 of the 1932 volume:

4N POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL PRESS Illllll •I.Y¥ IR 4t s«iiyi« •  Bkl¥ r LTTSIIiyK lll ll tlll M lALIr KyiA 19 11 y V ki B = ■ THIS IS TRULY A Significant year. Not only is it to be remembered for the Washington bi-centennial and for the coming of the Olympic Games to Los Angeles, but also in the minds of the Seniors it is outstanding as the graduation year of the Classes of 1932. Because we are so near to becoming alumni of Polytechnic High School, we are led to a serious consideration of our responsibilities. We are thinking of ourselves as contestants, taking part in the greater Olympics, life itself. As there is a variety of events in the actual games, so there is a wide enough choice of activities in life to suit the interests of everyone. School is one event in the Great Series. To the outsider it is just a place where the three R ' s are taught; but to those who know better, a modern school with all its depart- ments is a vast system of learning. School allows a selection suited to the individual capacity. In the Olympic Games one not able to compete in physi- cal contests may enter the Fine Arts exhibition. So in school we may choose from different courses to suit our personal tastes. To acquire perfection various factors must be considered. The two most important of these are correct training and constant practice. For the Olym- pic teams, the coaches and trainers are selected with care from the best the country has to offer. So it is with our teachers, for they are entrusted with the moulding of the minds and characters of the youth of the nation. But no coach or teacher can develop an aspirant for honor unless the pupil contributes his utmost in work and practice. Any coach will say that practice and hard work, plus native ability, will pi-oduce a champion. Teachers also must have the same complete cooperation in order to get the best results. The goal of the athlete in the Olympic Games is the attainment of the olive wreath. This becomes the prize of him who wins first place. In the high school we also are striving to win a final prize, a diploma, awarded those who have met certain requirements. The ones we think of as champions are the students outstanding in service and scholarship; but we know it is not only these who are popularly acclaimed that we should recognize. We must not overlook the others who compete and give the best they have; who play a square game, yet win no applause; for such are champions as truly as those who win the plaudits. Our work in trying to attain the goal of graduation has confronted us all alike with joys, sorrows, and problems to solve. This Annual is a record of the more important events which have happened diu ' ing a year ' s effort to win the championship. It records our progress as contestants in the school event. We have struggled to be successful, and we look back over our experiences with gratification. Our stay at school has been an enjoyable one; may this issue of The Polytechnic Student perpetuate the memories of happy associa- tions made here and preserve the remembrance of years full of happiness and achievement. Victor H. King, Editor -in-Chie] Strive with all the energy at your command. Give the best of whicli you are capable. This places you among the real victors. Strive to the utmost. This was a fundamental requirement of the Greek athlete, and it is the re- quirement today of every contest- ant whatever the game he enters. To strive really means to reach far out to receive, not the wreath of victory, but the torch of en- deavor that is to be handed to you. Carry it aloft and deliver it with an added glow to the one who follows. Then you will have performed the service rightfully expected. W. A. Dunn, Principal Back to the Greeks has been a world slogan ever since the Golden Age of Pericles. We in Los Angeles have definitely fol- lowed the suggestion by adopt- ing the name Ephebians for our honor society of the c!ty high schools. We use as an initiation into the organization the impres- sive oath of allegiance which was taken 2000 years ago by young Athenians as they became Ephebia or citizens. We will never bring disgrace to this our city, by any act of dishonesty or cowardice, is one of the promises made. Such a vow, if universally made and kept, would bring the millenium. Adele Humphrey, Vice-Principal Nineteen hundred thirty-two will sttind out in Los Angeles history as the great Olympic year. These games have come down to us from about 1453 B.C., when, according to Greek mythology, they were instituted in honor of the god, Zeus. These festi- vals were abolished in 394 A.D. and not revived until 1896, a lapse of more than 1500 years. The Golden Mean was the ideal of the Greeks, constituting the wor- ship of Truth, Beauty, and Good- ness. The Greek philosopher, Plato, said, The good life is one that is calm and harmonious. This summer we shall have the privilege of wit- nessing the greatest gathering of sportsmen the world has ever seen. May these men and women show this turbulent world a real revival of the Greek ideal. J. G. GooDSELL, Vice-Principal The Tenth Olympiad! Back to the Greeks of centuries ago with their outdoor life, contests for a perishable wreath, deep interest in the philo- sophically spiritual, and a keen ap- preciation for the beautiful in art. Readers of The Polytechnic Stu- dent, living in Southern California sunshine, make the best of this chance of a lifetime. Imbibe all of the Greek ideals you can; they will come naturally. Aristotle tells us that tragedy is the result of error. We, I think, can see that comedy is also the result of error. Both conceptions from a liter- ary and practical point of view are helpful. One may be corrected and the other may help develop a sense of humor necessary for success. In tragedy let us not lose our sense of humor. E. B. Couch, Registrar Veda H. Adams, Language Frank L. Anderson, Music Frederick G. Appleton, Mechanic Arts May Atkinson, Biology H. E. Bailey, Mechanical Drawing Laurel Boyd Baker, Architecture Fredric Ellsworth Ballou, Architecture James Bernard Benson. Biology Voyle E. Brennen, Physical Education Frances Watson Bridges, Development Work John C. Burke, Head, Physical Education Coleman Hall Bush, Commercial Amy Christine Carlson. English Lucile Mae Carter, English Maud Coble, Physical Education Annice Cook, Mathematics Alice Craig, English Stanley Merrett CunditT, Architecture Virgina Gleerujj Dasso, Language Vesta Davenport, Junior Clerk J;)hn A. Davies, Mechanic Arts Ciiarlotte M. Davis, English Mildred Rachel Davis, History Eiin ' ce Egan Deal_ ' . History Anna G. Smith deRevere, Physical Education Lucile E. Dickson, History Mary M. Dole, Mathematics WiUard J. Dolph, Mechanical Drawing Avenel V. Downs, Electricity Katharine Dryer, English Horace Dwinell, Treasurer Paul L. Edmondson, English, Counselor Emily S. Elliott, Secretary Claude A. Faithfull, Head, Architecture Beth Nash Fennessy, English Siegfried Fischer, Jr., Physics Angela J. Fogarty, Head, Home Economics Maicie L. French, Personal Hygiene Florence Eye, Physical Education Henry Bert Glover, Commercial Julia L. Wagner Gobrecht, Commercial Mary Meyer Goodwin, Language Annie Greenberg, Junior Clerk Olga Tarbell Greenwood, Biology Attye A. Griffin, Commercial Ada Kathryn Gunn, Americanization Work John Edward Hagopian, Mathematics Katharine Hanley, History Tracy Barbour Hatch, Head, Mechanical Drawing Alice Maud Hindson, Head, Language M. EHzabeth Hodges, Nursing Frederick D. Hood, Head, Mechanic Arts Frances Maria Hov, Journalism Jane Hunter, Americanization Harold Edgar Ives, Commercial Ralph William Jesson, Physical Education Homer L. Keller, Chemistry Thea Kjelland, Art George Eugene Lain, Head, Commercial Ada G. Lattig, Art ' 1 ' % Ri S Edward Lawrence Leahy, Physical Education Charles E. Locke, Law, Geography Edith Wheat Locklin, Librarian Charlotte Mable Lord, Head, History Percy Madison Lorraine, Surveying Ethel Blaine Magee, Head, English Clarence H. Mahoney, Physical Education Roy Willis Maupin, Chemistry Vesta Milrae Mawe, Commercial Guenevere Metkiff, English Leila E. Monks, Senior Clerk Clare Montgomery, Handicapped Milo Stuart Moore, Head, Chemistry Mary L. Davison Moran, Commercial Herbert M. Morley, Physics Mary F. Mulvihill. English George E. Nelson, Music Mary L. O ' Donoughue, Music Helen Ohman, Head, Physical Education Dorotliy Selina Opfer, Commercial Gertrude B. Parsons, Head, Music Galen T. Pearson, Printing Tallahatchie Pettingill, History Maud Philips, History Lee Sheldon Pratt, Mathematics Helen Randolph. English Edith L. Rehwold, Commercial Alfred Edmund Ricksecker, Head, Biology Klla M Rider Sanford, English Mabel Schopbach, Language, Commercial L. Louise Wood Seyler, Development Work Esther Gordon Shafor, Head, Mathematics Eleanor Humphrey Smith, English Julia Smith, Music Sadie Bridges Snyder, English Floi-ence Steinberg, Home Economics M. Ethel Dunn Stell, English Ei-nst Arthur Sundberg, Mathematics Ralph Jay Sunderlin, Biology Joseph L. Taylor, Mathematics Myrtle E. Teskey, Art Grace Helen Todd, Home Economics William J. Trevorrow, Mechanic Arts Harry L. Twining, Head, Physics, Electricity Helen Tyndall, History Ivan R. Valgamore, Commercial Ruth C. Vandenhoudt, Home Economics Anna M. Vaughan, Junior Clerk W. H. Wagner, Commercial Creighton O. Waldorf, Chemistry Kaspar Warmuth, Mechanic Arts Maude Waiters, Home Economics Hope Wells, Music, Language Nada B. White, History Rutha Myrtle White, Handicapped George Thomas Winterburn, Head, Art Lewis A. Wisler, Mechanic Arts Caroline C. Wood, Art Frederick R. York, Physics, Surveying Cora B. Young, English r m ; Memnricivi The students of Polytech- nic who have had the priv- ilege of knowing Mrs. Eleanor Smith miss the kind friend who endeared herself to all with whom she came in contact. Deep within our hearts we cher- 1- h the memory of one upon whom we could always de- pend. We remember how her sense of humor, her reassuring smile, and her readiness to share in our joys and to sympathize with us in our sorrows, carried us over those rough stones of difficulties and discour- agements which seemed at times almost to block our pathway. She was unselfishly devoted to youth, and when conflicting doubts and dreams baffled us, she came to our aid and showed us how to understand life better. She thought of her pupils as her friends, and their problems were never too trivial for her earnest attention. She was proud of our achievements and continually spurred us on to greater heights by her en- couraging guidance. We shall always be grateful for the inspiration she has meant to us. As a guiding star in Heaven, So shines the light sublime From her face in memory ' s garden, Undimmed by passing time. Elinor Eddy, S ' 32 Crossing the Bar Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea, But such a tide as moving seems asleep. Too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home. Twilight and evening bell. And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell When I embark. For tho ' from out our bourne of Time and Place, The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crossed the bar. Tennyson. • ¥V sy¥ ▲ lilUI«TlATI«U .4ilhl KM: W ' 32 AS.B.O. Cabinet Jack Little President. AS.B.O. Louise Liuzzi Vice-PrcRident. A.S.B.O. Margaret Steell ■ Secretary. A.S.B.O. Robert Lewis President , Board oj Finance Kenneth Larsen President. Boys ' League Irma Jane Hollingsworth President, Girls ' League Taube Kaufman President. Girls ' Selj-Government Frank Christie President. Boys ' Selj-Governmcnt Robert Crippin President. Scholarship Society Patrick Hart . President. Ionian Society Al Wise President. Board oj Publicity Richard Nash Manager oj Publications Victor King Editor. Polytechnic Student Mrs. E. H. Smith Adviser 20 S ' 52 A.S.B.O. Cabinet George Senyohl President, A.S.B.O. Irma Jane Hollingsworth Vice-President, A.S.B.O. Frances Hollins Secretary. A.S.B.O. Varre Cummings President. Board of Finance Hal Spencer President. Boys ' League Felicia Dunn .. President. Girls ' League -- y Helen Mracek President, Girls ' Self-Government Guy Dunlap President. Boys ' Self-Government Robert Lewis President, Scholarship Society Herbert Morley President, Ionian Society Joseph Seldon President, Board of Publicity Gladys Cook Manager of Publications Victor King Editor, Polytechnic Student Mr. Morley Adviser LJ iiM % - cs H )L. dMi 21 Frank Christie Howard Tons Bert Barron W ' 32 SELF-GOVERNMENT CABINET Miss Dickson — Adviser President Vice-President Secretary aube Kaufman Jean Spencsr Madeline Brod ' WmBm -i: W ' 32 SELF-GOVERNMENT KEPKESENTATIVES 22 Guy Dunlap Leslie McGavran Frank Coi-y S ' 32 SELF-GOVERNMENT CABINET Mr. Taylor — Adviser President Vice-President Secretary Helen Mracek Verne Marsden Aleise White O.R f -V  l A A ft M ' S ' 32 SELF-GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES 23 W ' 32 Boys ' and Girls ' Leagues Kenneth Larsen President Irma Jane Hollingsworth President Mildred Charters Vice-President Hal Spencer Vice-President Frank Figueroa Secretary Margaret Maupin Secretary Aleise Wise Treasurer Harold Bailey Treasurer Ralph Olson Twelfth Grade Representative Margaret Wilson Tweljlh Grade Representative Elsie Urbano Elercnth Grade Representative Robert Duncan Elerenth Grade Representative George Kalionzes Tenth Grade Representative Cleo Fincher Tentli Grade Representative 24 S 32 Boys ' and Girls ' Leagues Hal Spencer President Felicia Dunn President Alice Rowley Vice-President Robert Duncan Vice-President Dave Anderson Secretary Cleo Fincher Secretary Eleanor Rynkoff Treasurer Erwin Devron Treasurer Harold Bailey Tweljth Grade Representative Virginia Grover Tweljth Grade Representative Marie O ' Connor Eleventh Grade Representative George Kalionzes Eleventh Grade Representative Gerald Baccus Tenth Grade Representative Mary Steell Tenth Grade Representative 25 FIRST SF.MESTER Robert Crippin Lucille Doak Maria Wisler Eugene Stones Mrs. Greenwood — Adviser President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer SECOND SEMESTER Robert Lewis Eileen Crenshaw Helen Bancroft Martin Arvey Chapter 57, Call for iiict Scholarship Federation W32 COUNCIL Paul Zens Mildred Danson William Camphuis Marj aret Bennet Aileen Crenshaw S ' 32 COUNCIL Corinne Slocuni Salvador Arrangoiz Margaret Nash Eugene Stones The Scholarship Society of Polytechnic, formally known as Chapter 57 of • the California Scholarship Federation, is only one of 240 such organizations in senior high schools all over California. This federation is controlled by a State Board of Directors. The officers are a president; regional vice-presi- dents for northern, central, and southern California; secretary; treasurer; registrar of eligibility; and a chairman of collegiate relationships. The local branch at Polytechnic is a major organization, the president and vice-president being elected by the student body, thus becoming members of the Associated Student Body Cabinet. There are three recognitions of scholarship at Polytechnic: one local, the faculty pin; one city, the Ephebian Society; and one state, the federation pin. This pin, which is accompanied by a gold seal on the diploma, is presented to those graduating students who ha ve ' been nK ' mbor.s inJjioSchol arship Sj tcj j for three-foiu ' ths of the ij h i gH ' (H)l__careeE TKese studenTs bocoino lite WiLBERTA Newberry, S ' 32. M U. ' TM 0 VKXYK i- ' ' ■i. aJ u - 4m - lUf , MERIT BOARD Mr. Burke — Advise SETOND SEMESTER Ruby Conley Taube Kaufman Frank Christie Alphonse Macis r;R3T SEMESTER Helen McDougal Ruth Scnnewold Fobert Ainsley Myron Priseler The merit system was installed at Polytechnic to enable the faculty to give more accurate recommendations of students, as the merit score of each is kept as a permanent record. By this system a student may earn merits in several ways as well as lose them. The student body is familiar with the method in which merits and demerits are obtained. As some students in the past felt that they had lost merits unjustly, the Merit Board was organized to act as the go-between for the students and faculty. The duty of the Merit Board is to hear cases brought before it. If any doubt arises, a member is appointed to consult the teacher who gave the demerits. In this way the full details of the questionable cases are obtained, and rules are interpreted and misunderstandings are adjusted. The board consists of four members, two girls and two boys, selected from the graduating class by the presidents of the Boys ' and Girls ' Self-Govern- ments. Meetings are held every day except Thursday at the beginning of lunch period in the office of the Associated Student Body Organization. Two of the members preside with the efficient assistance of Mr. Burke, adviser of the board. Because of the new ruling which restrains the faculty members from ex- cusing students from any offense, particularly tardiness, the Merit Board re- views at least ten cases per day during the year. Taube Kaufman, S ' 32. 27 FIRST SEMESTER Miss C. Davis Patriclc Hart Shirley Widener May Kruege r Kenneth Carruthers IONIAN SOCIETY Adviser President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer SECOND SEMESTER Miss H. Randolph Herbert Morlev Eva Kish Evelyn Hutchison Joe Meyers OLYMPIC PROGRAM PRESENTED BY THE IONIAN SOCIETY MAY 20, 1932 Forecasting the Tenth Olympiad to be held in Los Angeles, the Ionian Society sponsored a program to stimulate friendship and good will, as well as to promote a belter understanding of nations. The opening speech, given by Herbert Morley, president of the society, was in keeping with the occasion. Uncle Sam and Miss Los Angeles, seated regally upon their thrones, pre- sided over a succession of scenes worked out with careful attention to details. Shields and flags, emblematic of various countries, made a background full of life and color. Athletes in costumes symbolic of the country represented performed with skill and spirit. The act presented by the Poly Gym Club held the audience spellbound with its daring. A highland fling from the kilt country, a swaying tango from Argentine, and a graceful waltz typical of the United States were among the features which gave an international feeling to the program. These were interpreted by girls of the gym department in their dances of the nations. The comedy given by the Mask and Sandal Club carried out the theme of the program in an original way. The grand finale consisted of tableaux representing the different sports of the present time. These were planned by Herbert Morley and presented under the direction of Mr. Winterburn and the stage crew. Music selections appropriate to the general theme were chosen by Mrs. Parsons and Mr. Nelson. 28 FIRST SEMESTER Richard Nash George Robert Ruth Knickerbocker James Farmer THE POLY OPTIMIST Miss Hov — Adviser Editor Editor Assistant Editor Assistant Editor SECOND SEMESTER Gladys Cook Cirilo Villegas Virginia Grover Owen Hansen The Optimist has been entered in several newspaper contests and achieved wide recognition. Last semester, The Poly Optimist entered the Southern Cali- fornia Press Association contest and took several honors. A prize medal was presented the paper for receiving first place in the contest for front page make- up. Certificates were also given to The Optimist for first place in the writing of editorials and humor. The prize-winning issue appeared during the period when Richard Nash, W ' 32, was editor. Also under the editorship of Richard Nash, The Poly Optimist was judged the best high school paper of its class in Southern CaUfornia in the University of Southern California Newspaper Day contest, February 27, and received the Crombie Allen placque. In the spring convention of the Southern California High School Press As- sociation, a bronze medal, given for first place in front page makeup, was won by The Optimist. The paper submitted was edited by George Robert, S ' 32. In a contest sponsored by the University of California at Berkeley on April 8, second place for all around excellence was achieved by the paper. Gladys Cook, S ' 32, was editor of The Optimist at the time this honor was won. During Cirilo Villegas ' term of office as editor. The Optimist won Ail-American rating in the National Scholastic Press Association contest. George Robert was awarded one of the two annual journalism scholarships given by the University of Southern California. Irma Jane Hollingsworth, S ' 32. 29 UJTc TMytechuic Student Staff Victor King Editor-in-Chief I I Perce Fleming Business Manager Maria Wisler Nathan Carhart Senior Pictures Boys ' Sports Wil bur Knudtson Marion Leaver Senior Pictures Girls ' Sports Paul Kuehnert Elizabeth von Krogh Organizations W ' 32 Text Billy Justis Virginia Grover Advertising S ' 32 Text Elsie Hamilton Calendar Marcus Roybark Asst. Bus. Mgr. 30 9M ' Tolytechuk Student Art Staff Robert Woolsey Art Editor Jack Skinner Assistant Art Editor Betty Miller Assistant Art Editor Helen Stone Margaret Wilson Associate Art Editor Assistant Art Editor Werdna Laster Associate Art Editor LoREN Steinberger Vernice Snyder Photographer Associate Art Editor Ruth Shoemaker Madeline Rogers Associate Art Editor Associate Art Editor Phyllis Todd Associate Art Editor Al Wise Assistant Lettering 31 ■.▲••=« %oyali§t %ctmblings Entering 159 and becoming acquainted with our faculty advisers, Mrs. Fennessy and Mr. Brockhouse . . . Selecting our class colors, Copenhagen Blue and Silver, and watching our rivals, the mighty Ayes, turn green with envy . . . Booing vociferously when the Cardinals came out in their flaming Senior sweaters and yelling for someone to call the Fire Department . . . Holding our first elections and choosing Jack Little to lead the class. Other officers included Dorothy Slager, vice-president; Gretchen Mai ' sden, secre- tary; Elaine Card and Mike Prieseler, treasurers . . . Beginning our rivalry with the Cardinals by defeating them in baseball and girls ' basketball, while losing to them in tug-of-war and boys basketball . . . Forgetting all rivalry and dancing the night away at our reception for the departing Seniors of Summer ' 31 and congratulating Bob Crippin for putting over such splendid entertainment . . . Voting in the A.S.B.O. elections, which made Jack Little, Margaret Steell, Robert Crippin, Pat Hart, and Richard Nash student lead- ers of Poly . . . Receiving our summer report cards, which made us (most of us, at least) lordly Senior Ayes . . . Worrying the entire summer vacation over what econ is like and wondering if we would be able to pass it . . . Returning in September to greet Mrs. Fennessy and our new faculty adviser in place of Mr. Brockhouse, Mr. Sunderlin . . . Electing Al Goodman, Gretchen Marsden, Dorothy Slager, Virginia Carlisle, and Herbert Balder- son to lead us in our last but happiest term at Poly . . . Swell Senior Aye sweaters and listening to the praises of everyone excepting, of course, the pessimistic Morticians . . . Attending the 12 to 6 football victory over L.A. High . . . Listening to the 359ers yell their famous One, Zip! . . . Selecting Margaret Wilson, Mary David, Pat Hart, Robert Crippin, Dick Fox, and Arthur Erickson as our six Ephebians . . . Choosing our class gift of a small motion picture projector . . . Being photographed for the Annual and getting quite hot under the collar . . . Attending the combined theater party and enjoying it immensely . . . Listening to the class will and prophecy and roaring at the burlesque and wise cracks made at the expense of our class . . . Being entertained by the Modernists (Morticians) and having a pleasant time during every minute of their very entertaining reception . . . Attending Class Night to see Hank Scudder and the remainder of the cast in our Jazz and Minuet, directed by Mrs. Fennessy . . . Also seeing ourselves on the screen in our movie, The Royalist Revue . . . Realizing the proximity of Commencement . . . Graduating in all our glory with a very queer feeling in our throats when singing Alma Mater . . . Celebrating in the final social event as a group at the class banquet . . . Through with school and facing the world as alumni . . . — Richard Nash, W ' 32. 34 Mrs. Fennessy Alfred Goodman Gretchen Marsden Mr. Sunderlin Adviser President Vice-President Adviser Dorothy Slager Herbert Balderson Secretary Treasurer WINTER ' 32 ASSISTANT OFFICERS Virginia Carlisle Girls ' Treasurer May Heath Girls ' Athletic Manager Gilbert Henry Boys ' Athletic Manager Gertrude Myers Girls ' Chairman Elwood Henry Boys ' Chairman Roy Brown Yell Leader Howard Earl Yell Leader WINTER ' 32 COMMITTEES Class Motto: Consider; then act Henry Scudder Mary Borevitz sweaters and emblems Patrick Hart Muriel Fletcher social Shirley Widener Howard Earl Myron Prieseler class gift Edward McFadden Alfred Hix CLASS NIGHT Dave Houghton Kenneth MacDonald Goldye Glassberg Norris Stone Irving Brown Betty Burton Adeline Bakeman CLASS WILL Richard Nash Richard Cannon announcements David Hollombe Setsu Yamanaka CLASS song Philip Olson RafFaela Clemente Leon Rouge graduation apparel Evangeline Jennings Woodrow Hall class banquet Fred Hagner Virginia White Donald Williams FLOWERS Helen Hillquist Bessie Buttress 35 4- -f -drJi- jJh Frances Abbot Goal: Civil Service Yardage: Treas., Tri Y Coaching Council Sec, Girls ' Forum Jack Adams Goal: Doctor Yardage: Boys ' Jr. Glee Boys ' Senior Glee Boys ' Hi Y Boys ' Senior Gym Club Robert Ainslie Goal: Public Accountant Yardage: Merit Board Manager, Bookstore Vice-Pres., Science Club Home Room Officer George Allen Goal: Druggist Yardage: Varsity Track Football Band Bounds Committee Class C Basketball Margaret Allen Goal: Opera Star Yardage: Girls ' Jr. Glee Commerce Club Walter Altoonian Goal: Electrical Engineer Yardage: Radio Club Electrical Eng. Soc. Self- Gov ' t Rep. Dorothy Anderson Goal: U.S. Senator Yardage: Girls ' Forum Self-Gov ' t Rep. Commerce Club Lee Andrews Goal: Architect Yardage: Gym Club Architectural Society Seymour Armond Goal: Pharmacist Yardage: Geology Soc. Chemistry Society Edna Arvey Goal: Champion Typist Yardage: Scholarship Society Self- Government Typing Contests HaIG AyaniAN Goal: Civil Engineer Yardage: Varsity Track Class B Basketball Surveying Society Augusta Bacon Goal: Secretary Yardage: Commerce Club Lois Bakeman Goal: Head of a Hospital Yardage: Girls ' Jr. Glee Girls ' Forum Club Mask and Sandal Club Vice-Pres., Treas., Kod Cross Club Herbert Balderson Goal: Senator Yardage: Lightweight Football Treas., Poly Hi Y Architectural Society 36 Virginia Barnhart Goal: Actress Yardage: Playlet Club Commerce Club Herbert Bell Goal: Operatic Baritone Yardage: Sec.-Treas., Boys ' Senior Glee CORINE BlXBY Goal: Advertising Yardage: Commerce Club LuELLA Black Goal: Dental Assistant Yardage: Commerce Club Kenneth Bohling Goal: President, Neon Sign Company William Both Goal: Architect Yardage: Football Track Architectural Society Hugh Bowlby Goal: Chartered Accountant Daniel Boyd Goal: Lawyer Yardage: Basketball Scholarship Society Olive Branch Goal: Interior Decoratoi Yardage: Outdoor Club Architectural Society Girls ' Senior Glee Eugene Brase Goal: Business Man Yardage: Poly Hi Y Pres., Boys ' Choral Club Mechanical Eng. Soc. ■Varsity Football Fred Brauns Goal: Capitalist Yardage: Choral Club Home Room League Representative Football Sec, Mechanical Eng. Society Irving Brown Goal: Casting Director Yardage: Architectural Society Sec.-Treas., Choral Club Mask and Sandal Club Varsity Football Roy Brown Goal: Dance Instructor Yardage: Lightweight Football Pres., Boys ' Jr. Glee Senior B and A Yell Leader Senior Hi Y Betty Burton Goal: Head Librarian Yardage: World Friend- ship Club Sec, Red Cross Club 37 Elizabeth Buttress Goal: Librarian Yardage: Tri Y World Friendship Club Girls ' Gym Club Frank Capacchione Goal: M.G.M. Studio Director Yardage: Junior Glee Senior Glee Club Fire Department Elaine Card Goal: Actress Yardage: Outdoor Club Pres., Girls ' Senior Glee Treas., Senior Bees Vice-Pres., Mask and Sandal Club Virginia Carlisle Goal: Private Secretary Yardage: Playlet Club Treas.. Senior Ayes Choral Club Commerce Club Evelyn Carlson Goal: Saleswoman Yardage: Forum Club Commerce Club KennethCarruthers Goal: Doctor Yardage: Senior Class Pianist Scholarship Society Vice-Pres., Forum Club Treas., Ionian Soc. Wayne Carter Goal: Head of a Life Insurance Company Yardage: Boys ' Forum Commerce Club Bookstore Eleanor Chelson Goal: Advertiser Yardage: Choral Club G.A.A. Commerce Club Raphaele Clemente Goal: Musical Comedy Yardage: Senior Glee Accompanist Choral Club Mask and Sandal Club Scholarship Society Harold Cleworth Goal: Salesman Yardage: Poly Air Nuts Mechanical Eng. Soc. Poly Gym Club Roy Cloud Goal: Civil Service Yardage: Class B Track Electrical Engineering Society Louis Cohen Goal: Civil Engineer ' Yardage: Usher Civil Eng. Society Samuel Cohen Goal: History Teacher Yardage: World Friend- .ship Club Scholarship Society Dorothy Cole Goal; Nurse Yardage: Senior Glee Commerce Club 38 Minerva Conway Goal: Nurse Yardage: Choral Club Commerce Club George Cook Goal: Commercial Aviator Yardage: Poly Hi Y Mechanical Eng. Soc. Boys ' Senior Glee Varsity Football Robert Crippin Goal: Professor of Entymology Yardage: Boys ' Sr. Glee Pres., Scholarship Soc. Poly Knight Scholarship Council Mildred Danson Goal: Teacher of Econ Yardage: Pres., Girls ' Senior Glee Mask and Sandal Club Scholarship Society Vice-Pres., Girls ' Junior Glee Mary David Goal: Teacher of Music Yardage: Pres., Vice- Pres.. Euodia Club Pres., Coaching Council G.A.A. Scholarship Society Sheila Dawson Goal: Journalist Yardage: Optimist Reporter AlPOLONIO DE LOS Santos Goal: Physician Yardage: Pres., Vice- Pres., Filipino Club World Friendship Club Joseph de Rosas Goal: Electrical Engi- neering in Mexico Yardage: Electrical Eng. Society Radio Club RUTLEDGE DenNEY Goal: Architect Yardage: Camera Club Architectural Society Baseball Evert De Wyn Goal: Contructionist Yardage: Architectural Society Pres., Camera Club Advisory Committee Pres., Boys ' Hospital Olga Duerksen Goal: Nurse Yardage: Euodia Club Thomas Eager Goal: Chemist Yardage: Chemistry Society Howard Earl Goal: Author Yardage: Cross-Country Varsity Track Mgr. Robert Earl Goal: Mechanical Engineer Yardage: Choral Club Mechanical Eng. Soc. Boys ' League Rep. Football 39 Carlyle Eastwood Goal: Opera Star Yardage; Hi Y Mariners ' Club Boys ' Junior Glee HaroldEisenmenger Goal: Sound Technician Yardage: Pres., Mask and Sandal Club Vice-Pres., Electrical Engineering Society Scholarship Society Senior A Optimist Chairman Eva Lee Ellison Goal: Private Secretary Foreign Exchange Yardage: Pres., Choral Club Sec.-Treas., Pres., Playlet Club Girls ' Junior Glee Girls ' Hospital Club Eleanor Enfield Goal: Bookkeeper Yardage: Choral Club Commerce Club Dolores Englander Goal: Champion Swimmer Yardage: Junior Glee G.A.A. Arthur Erickson Goal: Teacher at Poly Yardage: A.S.B.O. Trcas. Boys ' Senior Glee Pres., Board of Finance Scholarship Society Bernard Fahy Goal: Business Man Yardage: Baseball Self-Govcrnnicnt Rep Football Band Commerce Club Theodore Fichtel Goal: Aviator Yardage: Engineering Society Lieutenant, R.O.T.C. Sec, Officers ' Club Charles Fish Goal: World Chess Champion Yardage: Individual Chess Champion, City League Pres., Chess Club Chemistry Team Muriel Fletcher Goal: All-Western Hockey Team Y.Trdage: Girls ' Sr. Glee Hockey Club Sweater Chairman Aaron Forst Goal: Fireman Yardage: Mining Soc. Chemistry Society Usher Richard Fox Goal: Builder Yardage: Poly Hi Y Cafeteria Manager Scholarship Society Ephebian Logan Frazee Goal: Aviator Yardage: Class C Foot- ball Letterman Class B Football Letterman Mechanical Eng. Soc. Chairman. Announce- ment Committee David Freedman Goal: Architectural Engineer Yardage: Class C Football Architectural Society 40 Ann Freundt Goal: Police Matron Yardage: Self-Gov ' t Representative Commerce Club Homer Garrott Goal: Chief of Police Yardage: Hi Y Loyal Comrades Lightweight Football EuLA Gift Goal: Cosmetology Yardage: G.A.A. Sec, Commerce Club Thomas Gill Goal: Mechanic Yardage: Pres., Aero- nautical Association Ruth Glass Goal: Manicurist Yardage: Outdoor Club Girls ' Junior Glee A Cappella Choir Goldye Glassberg Goal: Artist Yardage: Scholarship Society Mask and Sandal Club Book Illustration Club Ass ' t Exchange Editor, The Optimist Dorothy Godden Goal: Private Secretary Yardage: Forum Club Commerce Club Harry Goldstein Goal: Doctor Yardage: Cross-Country Alfred Goodman Goal: Major Baseball League Yardage: Pres., Hi Y Pres., Self-Gov ' t Pres., Boys ' League Pres., Senior A ' s Louis Grusman Goal: Athletic Coach Yardage: Class B Track Letterman Class B Football Letterman Fred Hagner Goal: Business Man Yardage: Poly Knight Senior Hi Y Architectural Society Senior B Athletic Manager WooDRow Hall Goal: Architect Yardage: Architectural Society James Hansen Goal: Track Star Yardage: Class B Football Class C Football Class B Track Joseph Harrington Goal: Electrical Engineer Yardage: Vice-Pres., Electrical Engineers Treas., Sec, E.E. Baseball Mgr. E.E. Class C Football Mgr. Senior A Treasurer 41 Patrick Hart Goal: Annapolis Giadu- Yardage: Hi Y Pres., Ionian Society Gym Team Letterman Poly Knight Marguerite Hart Goal: Scientist Yardage: Chemistry Soc. Girls ' Gym Club Forum Club Girls ' Senior Glee May Heath Goal: Nurse Yardage: Senior Glee Treas., Vice-Pres., Outdoor Club Senior A Athletic Manager Edwin Hendrickson Goal: Chief L.A. Fire Department Yardage: Chief, Fire Department Lightweight Football Mechanical Eng. Soc. Chairman, Class Gift Committee Elwood Henry Goal: Organist Yardage: Chairman, Senior Home Room World Friendship Club Gilbert Henry Goal: Sports Writer Yardage: Hi Y Senior A Athletic Manager Camera Club Architectural Society uanita Henry Seal: Designer Yardage: Mask and Sandal Club Helen Hillquist Goal: Nurse Yardage: Euodia Club G.A.A. Alfred Hix Goal: Mechanical Engineer Yardage: Boys ' Jr. Glee Mechanical Eng. Soc. Dave Hollombe Goal: Scientist Yardage: Air Nuts Dorothy Horn Goal: Journahst Yardage: Commerce Club Bessie Hosman Goal: Dressmaker Yardage: G.A.A. Home Economics Club Pros., Vice-Pres., Girl Reserves Margaret Hufford Goal: Librarian Yardage: Self-Gov ' t Representative Choral Club Junior Glee Mask and Sandal Club David Houghton Goal: Aviation Engineer Yardage: Radio Club Boys ' Junior Glee Civil Eng. Society Varsity Track 42 Roland Jarrett Goal: Engineer Yardage: Air Nuts Mechanical Eng. Soe. Evangeline Jenning Goal: Aviatrix Yardage: Junior Glee Forum Club Swimming Club Carl Johnson Goal: Aviator Gertrude Johnson Goal: Nurse Yardage: Choral Club Tri Y Seasonal Sports Coaching Council Arthur Kaji Goal: Agriculturist Roger Kenyon Goal: Scientist Yardage: Radio Club Electrical Eng. Soc. Chemistry Society Hazel Kephart Goal: Radio Artist Yardage: Choral Club Red Cross Club Commerce Club Mask and Sandal Club William Kludjian Goal: Basketball Player Yardage: Boys ' Jr. Glee Football Electrical Eng. Soc. Radio Club Elmer Koehler Goal: Architect Yardage: Camera Club Architectural Society May Krueger Goal: Designer Yardage: Outdoor Club Sec:. Ionian Society Girls ' Junior Glee Home Economics Club Robert Kostoch Goal: Chemical Fn ' ineer Yardage: Annual Staff Vice-Pres., Chemistry Society Lieutenant, R.O.T.C. Sec, Officers ' Club ElwooD Larsen Goal: Civil Service Yardage: Radio Club Bookstore Manager Senior Orchestra Commerce Club Ruth Levine Goal: Pianist Yardage: Music Club Home Economics Club World Friendship Club Girls ' Forum Club Albert Levinson Goal: Economist Yardage: Checker Club Varsity Football 1930 All-City Guard Commerce Club 43 Harry Lew Goal: Electrical Engineer Yardage: Radio Club Mgr. of Publicity Electrical Eng. Soc. Scholarship Society Warren Lewis Goal: Doctor Yardage: Lightweight Football Vice-Pres., Chess Club 147-pound Wrestling Champ Mechanical Eng. Soc. Victor Linares Goal: Philanthropist Yardage: Football Poly Knight Jack Little Goal: Football Coach Yardage: Poly Knight President, A.S.B.O. President, Senior B ' s Varsity Football Julius Lloreda Goal: Professional Wrestler Yardage: Spanish Club Lightweight Football Boys ' Junior Glee Boys ' Senior Glee Robert McCarty Goal: Pharmacist Yardage: Chess Club Chemistry Society Helen McDougal Goal: Professional Dancer Yardage: Merit Board Pres., Girls ' Senior Glee Manager, Girls ' Senior Glee A Cappella Choir Edward McFadden Goal: Lawyer Yardage: Latin Club Senior Gym Club Senior Orchestra Flora McKinnon Goal: Kindergarten Teacher Yardage: Class Play George McSheffery Goal: Electrical Yardage: Pres., Hi Y Electrical Eng. Soc. Football Manager Kenneth McDonald Goal: Buyer Yardage: Scribblers ' Club Senior B Optimist Chairman Senior B Reception Committee Senior A Class Night Jane Manson Goal: Oflice Manager Yardage: Manager of Bookstore Scholarship Society Commerce Club Gretchen Maksden Goal: Pharmacist Yardage: Scholarship Society Sec., Senior Bees Vice-Pres., Senior As Mask and Sandal Club Lulu Marvin Goal: Designer Yardage: Girls Sr. Glee 44 Margaret Mather Goal: Cosmetologist Yardage: Self-Gov ' t Representative Sec, Rifle Club Girls ' Junior Glee Senior Class Optimist Chairman Evalyn Means Goal: Pianist Yardage: G.A.A. Commerce Club Laura Means Goal: Beauty Operator Yardage: Commerce Club Harry Michelsen Goal: Forest Ranger Yardage: Architectural Society Harry Miles Goal: Physician Yardage: World Friend- ship Club Chemistry Society Florian Moore Goal: Champion Rope Climber Yardage: Gym Club Mechanical Eng. Soc. Nellie Morrison Goal: Beauty College Teacher Yardage: Forum Club Tri Y Commerce Club Ruby Mullings Goal: Librarian Yardage: Girls ' Sr. Glee Golden Trail Cast G.A.A. Bookworm Club Gertrude Meyers Goal: Stenographer Yardage: ' Vice-President Rifle Club Girls ' Hospital Club Coaching Council Senior B Athletic Manager Richard Nash Goal: Editor, New York Times Yardage: Chess Club Mgr. of Publications Optimist Editor Sec, Checker Club Jennie Niesevitch Goal: Lawyer Yardage: Senior Glee Self-Gov ' t Rep. Scholarship Society Forum Club Philip Olson Goal: Organist Yardage: Student Oi ganist Class B and C Basket- ball Chairman, Class Song Committee Aeronautics Club KatherineO ' Malley Goal: Musician Yardage: Commerce Club Mask and Sandal Club Self-Gov ' t Rep. David Paltun Goal: Doctor Yardage: Boys ' Jr. Glee Camera Club Chemistry Society 45 Theodore Parker Goal: Symphony Con- ductor Bertha Pearson Goal: Stenographer Yardage: Commerce Club Ruth Prince Goal: Personnel Director Yardage: Commerce Club Ethel Prioleau Goal: Evangelist Yardage: Poly Orchestra Pres., Girl Reserves World Friendship Club Euodia Club Myron Priseler Goal: Architectural Engineer Yardage: Merit Board Class B Track Treas., Senior B Class Mask and Sandal Club Richard Pruessman Goal: Chain Gas Station Owner Yardage: Leightweight Track Boys ' Junior Glee Delfin Quevedo Goal: Artist Yardage: Mgr., Sec, Board of Publicity Trcas., World Friend- ship Club Sec, Filipino Club Commerce Club i Ml Milton Quon Goal: Architect Yardage: Chinese Club Architectural Society Board of Publicity Sarah Rabago Goal: Naturalist Yardage: Outdoor Club Phillip Raskoff Goal: Automotive Engineer Yardage: Class B Foot- ball Mechanical Engineer- ing Society Wilbur Reddick Goal: Politician Yardage: Chemistry Society June Robertson Goal: Dancer Yardage: Forum Club Seasonal Sports Red Cross Club Sam Robman Goal: Basketball Coach Yardage: Camera Club Class A, B. and C Basketball Architectural Society Mae Ross Goal: Certified Public Accountant Yardage: Forimi Club Commerce Club World Friendship Club Seasonal Sports 46 Leon Rouge Goal: Owner of a Newspaper Yardage: Treas., Schol- arship Society Pres., Vice-Pres., French Club Vice-Pres., Scribblers ' Club Gertrude Rynkofs Goal: Beauty Expert Yardage: Outdoor Club Commerce Club Glass Gift Committee Oratorical Contest Ruth Rynkofs Goal: Director Travel Bureau Yardage: Pres., Sec, Rifle Club Sec, Mask and Sandal Club Girls ' Junior Glee Scholarship Society Grace Savage Goal: Teacher Yardage: World Friend- ship Club Joseph Schaefer Goal: Architect Yardage: Camera Club Varsity Football Architectural Society Nathan Scheinbaum Goal: Wrestling Champ Yardage: Lightweight Football Commerce Club Wrestling Tournament Henry Scudder Goal: Surgeon Yardage: Hi Y Senior Gym Team Boys ' Senior Glee Boys ' Junior Glee aM Ruth Sennewald Goal: Spanish Teacher Yardage: Merit Board Senior B Social Chairman Girls ' Senior Glee Manager Scholarship Society Harold Senter Goal: Political Leader Yardage: Aeronautical Society Architectural Club Commerce Club Dorothy Slager Goal: Surgical Nurse Yardage: Commerce Club Vice-Pres., Senior B ' s Sec, Senior A ' s Eleventh Grade Rep., Girls ' League Fred Smith Goal: Architect Yardage: Mgr., Cafeteria Architectural Society Gym Club Elsie Soos Goal: Buyer Yardage: Camera Club Commerce Club Richard Spear Goal: Aero Mechanic Yardage: Engineering Society Treasurer James Starbird Goal: Mechanical Engineer Yardage: Fire Dept. Mechanical Eng. Soc. 47 Sam Stawisky Goal: Coach of Notre Dame Yardage: Vice-Pres., Boys ' Self-Gov ' t Scholarship Society Architectural Society Varsity Football Ralph Steele Goal: Foreign Ambassador Yardage: Ass ' t School Editor, The Optimist Boys ' Forum Club Sec, Electrical Engi- neering Society Margaret Steell Goal: Nurse Yardage; Girls ' Sr. Glee Secretary, A.S.B.O. A Cappella Choir NoRRis Stone Goal: Mining Engineer Yardage: Leader, Foot- ball Band Captain, R.O.T.C. Manager, Orchestra William Stones Goal: Corporation Lawyer Yardage: Mgr., Stage Crew Homer Sumner Goal: National Guard Helen Sumner Goal: Doctor Donald Svendsen Goal: News Hound Yardage: A.ssistant Sport Editor, The Optimist Pres., Poly Printers Bernice Tenn Goal: Owner of a Beauty Shop Yardage: Girls ' Sr. Glee Robert Thomas Goal: Electrical Engi- neer Yardage: Radio Club Electrical Eng. Soc. Marion Thompson Goal: Physical Educa- tion Teacher Yardage: Tri Y Girls ' Choral Club Seasonal Sports Mask and Sandal Club Maxine Thompson Goal: Reporter Yardage: G.A.A. Commerce Club Optimist Reporter Self-Gov ' t Rep. Virginia Thompson Goal: Newspaper Woman Yardage: Optimist Reporter Commerce Club Claudius Troy Goal: Civil Engineer Yardage: Varsity, B, and C Track Lotterman Class B Football Letterman Varsity Football Self-Gov ' t Rep. 48 James Tucker Goal: Electrical Engineer Yardage: Radio Club Pres. and Mgr., Pro- jection Club Lieutenant. R.O.T.C. Electrical Eng. Soc. Natalie Ullo Goal: Author Yardage: Treasurer, Scribblers ' Club World Friendship Club Elizabeth vonKrogh Goal: Teacher Yardage: Scholarship Society Chief Girls ' Hospital Vice-Pres., Girls ' Gym Club Girls ' Senior Glee %ne Wagner Goal: Dietition Yardage: Red Cross Fred Walter Goal: Moving Pictur e Operator Yardage: Radio Club Pres., Electrical Engi- neering Society Football Band Robert Walton Goal: Aviator Yardage: Air Nuts Mechanical Eng. Soc. Virginia Ward Goal: Teacher Yardage: Vice-Pres., Ionian Society Pres., Hockey Club Sec, Girls ' Forum Playlet Club Herbert Warnberg Goal: Counsul Yardage: Mask and Sandal Club Joseph Wasserman Goal: Lawyer Yai ' dage: Orchestra Manager Ruth Weaver Goal: Nurse John White Goal: Electrical Engineer Yardage: Electrical Eng. Society Virginia White Goal: Artist Yardage: Girls ' Sr. Glee Golden Trail Cast A Cappella Choir Walter Wichman Goal: Mechanical Engi- neer Yardage: Football Pres., Vice-Pres., Me- chanical Eng. Soc. Eugene Wieczorek Goal: All-American Tackle Yardage: Camera Club Architectural Society Varsity Football 49 Shirley Widener Goal: Teacher Yardage: Social Chair- man, Senior A ' s Sec.-Treas., Girls ' Senior Glee Scholarship Society A Cappella Choir Donald Williams Goal: Mechanical Engineer Yardage: Varsity Foot- ball Letterman Athletic Mgr., Hi Y Class C Football Coach Margaret Wilson Goal: Commercial Artist Yardage: Class Play Twelfth Grade Rep., Girls ' League Scholarship Society Book Illustration Club Philip Wit Goal: Consulting Engi- neer Yardage: Camera Club Scholarship Society QuEENA Wolfe Goal: Author Yardage: A Cappella Choir Self-Gov ' t Rep. Commerce Club Howard Worthing Goal: Aeronautical Engineer Yardage: Mechanical Engineering Society Setsu Yamanaka Goal: Newspaper Writer Yardage: Outdoor Club Girls ' Spurts and School Editor Seasonal Sports Vicc-Pres., Japanese Club George Young Goal: Playground Director Yardage: Scholarship Society 3n iHemoriam Borotl)! ' Cole i:ilarcl) o. 1032 Robert Crippin Mary David ephebians Arthur Erickson Richard Fox Patrick Hart Margaret Wilson 50 W32 QommencemenLj Theme: The Spirit of the Patriot t Commemorating the Bicentennial of George Washington) 1 Processional The Polytechnic High School Orchestra Elwood Henry at the Organ 2 Egmont Overture Beethoven The Polytechnic High School Orchestra Kenneth Carruthers at the Organ 3 Washington, the Man F. Robert Kostoch 4 The Swan Saint-Saens Mary David Accompanist, Sylvia Cohan 5 Washington, the Pioneer Gertrude Rynkofs 6 America ' s Message Johnstone , The Class of Winter 1932 __,„,- ' 7 The Spirit of the Patriot ' ' Jennie Niesevitch ' The Day is Done Longjellow-Lohr Raffaela Clement and Herbert Bell Accompanist, Felicia Dunn 9 The Need of the Hour Edwin Markham Howard Earl 10 Melody in D Flat Huerter Philip Olson 11 Address: For value received, I promise to pay Mrs. George Herbert Clark Member of the Board of Education 12 Presentation of the Class of Winter 1932 Mr. W. A. Dunn, Principal 13 Presentation of Diplomas Mrs. George Herbert Clark 14 Acceptance of Diplomas Alfred Earl Goodman President of the Class of Winter 1932 15 Alma Mater Custance The Class of Winter 1932 51 y ZZ r r M ' CL: Colonial splendor blended with modern life was presented in Jazz and Minuet, the W ' 32 class play, given in the auditorium on Class Night, Janu- ary 19. The play not only had an entertaining value but was historical as well. To Mrs. Fennessy belongs much credit for the success of the production. She worked long and hard with the cast, and the result of her eifort was evi- dent in the ease and poise with which the characters were interpreted. Ftir the grace and beauty of the minuet, credit belongs to Miss Ohman. who taught the performers the intricacies of the stately Colonial dance. Mr. Winterburn, directing the stage crew, deserves much praise for the work he did in provid- ing the scenic effects, especially the color and lighting. The contributions of 52 — ■ — — — the music department added to the program with solos and accompaniments appropriat e to the time of the play. Much of the music was taken from songs of the Rev olutionary period. The stoi ■y centers about a young modern girl, Eleanor Van Hayden , who decides to go to a bal with a ne ' er-do-well to spite her would-be suitor. While waiting, she picks up the diary of a great aunt. The scene shifts, Eleanor ' s aunt being depicted in a situation similar to that given in the first act, differing only in the ending, where her lover meets his tragic death at the hands of a man with whom she has thoughtlessly trifled, Milord Devereaux. The scene again shifts. Eleanor is shown after reading the story of the tragedy. She decides to wait for her true love and not to trifle with the other. Her suitor ' s arrival brings the situation to a happy ending. Henry Scudder, as Milord Deveraux, won the admiration of the audience. The other parts, also, were well taken, and the play as a whole was a finished production down to the last detail. CAST Mrs. Van Hayden Elaine Card Nettie Margaret Hufford Eleanor Prudence Van Hayden Margaret Wilson Prudence Van Hayden Flora McKinnon Lucy Gretchen Marsden Milord Devereaux Henry Scudder Mrs. Morris Ruth Sennewald Mr. Morris George McSheff ery Tyler Homer Garrott Dr. Rush Gilbert Henry Mrs. Rush Margaret Steell Mrs. Madison Virginia White Mr. Madison Rutledge Denney George Washington George Cook Martha Washington Eva Lee Ellison Other Guests Dorothy Cole, Mui-iel Fletcher, Elizabeth von Krogh, Gertrude Myers, Ruth Rynkofs, Grace Savage Harold Cleworth, Kenneth MacDonald, Harry Miles, Fred Walter Violinists Elwood Larson, Mary David, Ethel Prioleau Miss George and Mr. Tremaine Mildred Danson, Jack Adams Robert Trowbridge Ai-thur Erickson Richard Townsend David Houghton Director: Mrs. Beth Nash Fennessy 53 Slye Victory of the Modern i s We Modernists of the city Polythens had been waging war for almost three years with the stubborn enemy. Ignorance. There were signs that our foe was weakening; and so with hope and faith we struggled on, believing that the end of the battle was near. The inhabitants of the city Polythens, numbering approximately 2800, were divided into three groups according to their strength and power. The first classification included the very youthful Polythenians; the second, the more advanced warriors; and the third, the strongest and mightiest, whose mem- bers called themselves the Modernists. The aim of each group was to destroy Ignorance and to gain entrance to the city of Knowledge by victory with honor. It was mainly through the efforts of the Modernists that all Poly- thenians were attaining this goal. We fought to be the first to enter the city of Knowledge, and the gods favored our efforts. To aid us in preparing for the combat, the last year of the war was divided into two parts, one known as the Beta and the other, Alpha. Realizing the need of a leader, we chose for our commander during the Beta period Georgios. whom all-powerful Zeus favored. At the end of that period, Georgios had proved so excellent in counsel and oratory that he was chosen chief dictator of the whole city of Polythens. We Modernists then chose Brutios, pride of warlike Ares, our general for the Alpha session. The Polythenians recognized our superior ability and considered it an honor to accept our services in the administration of the city. Those who held offices in the main seat of government were bright-eyed Irmejane, winged Victories, soft-smiling Gladea, Francia, beloved of Artemis, Felicia of the silver voice, bold Haraldos, and Henriettea, golden-haired. Besides being out- standing in civic leadership, the Modernists also e.xcelled in scholarship. Ro- bertos, he of the many offices, and Aliene, whom great Athene endowed with wisdom, were appointed by the Polythenians to guard the Lamp of Know- ledge because they represented the highest ideals of learning. As the Mod- ernists believed in perfect balance of mind and body, they also took great pains to develop their physical faculties. Ralphios, son of Olsonios. whom Hermes gifted with fleetness of foot, and other youths of our group were considered the noblest athletes of the time. Assault after assault was made upon the enemy. Ignorance. We prepared ourselves for a final drive, and this charge was so well carried out that we finally routed the enemy. We were overjoyed indeed to be the first to win this victory, and we prepared to depart from our beloved Polythens that we might take up our abode in the city of Knowledge. Arrayed in finest armor which shone brightly in the morning sun, we started for the gates through which we must pass. With valiant hearts, chanting our song of ictory and farewell, we marched on prepared to achieve even greater fame. 54 Miss May Atkinson Adviser Bruce Atkinson President Leona Deel Secretary Mr. Ralph Jesson Adviser Eleanor Walker Vice-President Milton Wolfe Treasurer SUMMER ' 32 ASSISTANT OFFICERS Henrietta Uzzel Girls ' Treasurer Al Wise Boys ' Athletic Manager Annabelle Kellenberger Girls ' Athletic Manager James Gage Boys ' Chairman Phyllis Todd Girls ' Chairman James Celoni Yell Leader Edward Green Yell Leader SUMMER ' 32 COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Ralph Olson Social Committee Robert Dodds Sweater Committee Kenneth Koll Class Night Committee Muriel Tanhardt Class Song Committee George Robert Class Will Committee Arno Heimberger News Reel Committee George Dvorak Class Gift Committee Louise Liuzzi Class Banquet Committee Margaret Zilahy Class Motto Committee Mabelle Moumjian Girls ' Apparel Committee Robert Levinson Boys ' Apparel Committee Sterling Leach Announcement Committee 55 DiONICIO Agcaoili Aim: Teachin 5 Score: Filipino Club World Friendship Club Marian Allum Aim: Art Desien Score: Junior Glee Gym Club French Club Girls ' Hospital Victor Almaleh Aim: Mechanics Score: Senior Glee Class B Football Mech. Eng. Society Beatrice Anderson Aim: Library Work Score: Commerce Cluli Self-Govcrnment Bernice Anderson Aim: Business Score: Commerce Club Self-Govcrnment Garret Anderson Aim: Forestry Ella Appling Aim: Bureau of Education Score: Outdoor Club Sec. and Vice-Pres., World Friendship James Arimoto Aim: Business Score: Japanese Club Class B Track J 5hn Arminctq Aim: City Plaiinj Score: Senior Glee Cafeteria Fire Department World Friendship Club James Ashbaugh Aim: Fire Department Score: Radio Club Electrical Eng. Soc. Bruce Atkinson Aim: Teaching Score: Senior A Pres. Head Yell Leader Class C Track Letter- man Scholarship Society Harold Bailey Aim: Commercial Art Score: Varsity Football Optimist Cartoonist Sec.-Treas.. Jr. Glee Treas.. Boys ' League Mary Baillie Aim: Sports Score: Junior Glee Pres., Girls ' Choral Club Leslie Baker Aim: Nursing Score: Chor al Club Vice-Pres., Red Cross Club Librarian, Junior Glee 5G Helen Bancroft Aim: Civil Service Score; Scholarship Soc. Pres., World Friend- ship Club Self- Government Vice-Pres., Tri Y Lawrence Bartlett Aim: Tax Office Score: Fire Department Dorothy Berken- heger Aim: Homemaking Score: G.A.A. Junior Glee Mask and Sandal PyilNETTE BeRKEN- HEGER Aim: Operatic Work Score: G.A.A. Self -Government Jun-or Glee Club Mask and Sandal Sydney Blank Aim: Engineering Score: Class C Track Scholarship Society R%T mCnd Boothe Aim: Bridge Building Score: R.O.T.C. Civil Eng. Society Self -Government Scholarship Society Henry Boucher Aim: Literatui ' e Score: Mask and Sandal Self -Government Optimist Reporter .C! _ Paul E. Boyle Aim: Mail Service Score: Jun ' or Glee Club Senior Glee Club Class C Track Letter- man Class B Football Madeline Brod Aim: Secretarial Work Score: Hockey Club Eleventh Grade Rep Scholarship Societ Self- Government Doris Broggie Aim: Notary Public Score: Choral Club Commerce Club Catherine Burgess Aim: Dramatics Score: Outdoor Club Girls Hospital Summer Knight Mask and Sandal George V. Bruskoff Aim: Dentistry Score: Senior Glee Club Self- Government Sidney Butow Aim: Medicine Score: Radio Club Pres., Choral Club Seniar ' TfoD- taker Pr ASeifor Glee Bert Buttress Aim: Engineering Score: Radio Club Electrical Eng. Soc. Aeronautical Society 57 June Byington Aim: Beauty Culture Score: Commerce CUib Optimist Chairman Harold Cad- wallader Aim: Engineering Score: Gym Club Optimist Chairman Joseph Cahn Aim: Pharmaceutical Laboratory ' AN CaRHART Acoustics Score: Spanish Club Class B Basketball Sport Editor, Annual Scholarship Society James Celonia Aim: Orchestral Work Score: Senior Orchestra Senior A Yell Leader Choral Club Captain, Baseball League Clara Chandler Aim: Coaching Score: G.A.A. Scribblers ' Club World Friendship Club Senior B Reporter Nell Chapman Aim: Interior Decorating Score: G.A.A. Treas., Forum Club Mask and Sandal Commerce Club Mildred Charters Aim: Literature Score: Treas., Girls ' League Self-Gov ' t Cabinet Pres., Hockey Club MarJORIE Christensen Aim: Cinema Work Score: Junior Glee Club EleventT Graete Rep. Seasonal Sports Senior Glee Club Frank Christie Aim: Vaudeville Score: Poly Knight Pres., Electrical Eng. Society Pres.. Self-Gov ' t Merit Board Roswell Clark Aim: Engfuviftg Score: Mechanical Eng. ;■ Society Aeronautical Society .Junior Gym Club Sylvia Cohan Aim: Piano Work Score: Scholarship Soc. A Cappella Choir Accompanist, Girls ' Choral Club Accompanist, Boys ' Junior Glee Club IIkrbertCohen Ann: Surgery Score: Orchestra String Ensemble 58 ViviENNE Cole Aim: Dress Design Score: Euodia Club Self- Government Donald Col: Aim: Wrestling Score: Varsity JurnQT Glee TraclO ,J  Olive Combs Aim: Business EUBY CONLEY Aim: Concert Work Score: Merit Board Vice-Pres., Senior Glee Sec, Girls ' League Scholarship Society Elsa Conradi Aim: Social Service Score: Forum Club Scribblers ' Club Seasonal Sports Scholarship Society Gladys Cook Aim: Journalism Score: Outdoor Club Vice-Pres., Jr. Glee Merit Board Mgr. of Publications Frances Cooper Aim: Costume Design Score: G.A.A. Forum Club La Vern Cooper Aim: Dramatics Score: Hi Y Mgr., Class C Track Varsity Track Pres., Senior Glee WALTER Couchman ) vy Aim: Engineering 1 LJ Score: Basketball (-V Civil Eng. Society _ Class B Track - yf II ' ' Ji Jack Creighton Aim: Aviation Score: Chemistry Society AiLEEN Crenshaw Aim: Private School Score: Pres., Tri Y Vice-Pres., Scholar- ship Society Pres., World Friend- ship Club Sec, World Friendship Federation Helen Dalton Aim: Stenography Score: Commerce Club Alphonse D ' Amato Aim: Box. ' ng Score: Gym Club Class B Football Camera Club Architectural Soc. Virginia Dashner Aim: Portraiture Score: Senior Glee 59 Marjorie Davis Aim: Secretary Work Score: G.A.A. Scholarship Society Commerce Chib Playlet Club George Davis Aim: Architecture Score: Poly Knight Football Letterman Architectural Society Self-Gov ' t Cabinet LeonA Deel Aim: Politics Score: Pres., Tri Y Pres., Rifle Club Vice-Pres., Senior B Class Sec, Senior B Class Lewis Dingman Aim: Exploration Charles Dixon Aim: Engineering Score: Forum Club Chemistry Society Dallas Downs Aim: Aviation Score: Mechanical Engineering Society Aeronautical Society Benjamin Drasin Aim: Business Score: Sec, Forum Club George Dvorak Aim: Orchestra Work Score: Orchestra Class B Football Usher Force Mechanical Eng. Soc. Elinor Eddy Aim: Dietetics Score: Rifle Club Scholarship Society G.A.A. Coaching Council Paul C. Elofson Aim: Drafting Score: Architectural Society Angelina Fazzone Aim: Theatrical Work Score: Commerce Club Volleyball Captain Girls ' League Rep. Cora Feeley Aim: Playground Work Score: Hockcv Plavlct Club Mask and Sandal Club Hospital Club Perce L. Fleming Aim: Stock Exchange Score: Class C Basket- ball Business Mgr., Annual June Forrest Aim: U.C.L.A. Score: Scholarship Soc. World Friendship Club 60 ' = ' ? .: Thomas Fujimoto Aim: Mining Score: Class C Track Vice-Pres., Mining Society Class B Football Pres., Japanese Club James Edward Gage Aim: Chemistry Score: Varsity Football Vice-Pres., Jr. Glee Camera Club Self -Government Cabinet Don Gallant Aim: U.S. Senate Score: Poly Knight Hi Y House Manager All-City 110 Mildred Gallop Aim: Botany Score: Librarian, Senior Orchestra Sponsor, R.O.T.C. Band Robert Gates Aim: Concert Organist Score: Forum Club Vice-Pres., Radio Club World Friendship Club Parliamentarian Martha Gellinck Aim: Business Score: Hockey Club Pres., Commerce Club Junior Glee Club Choral Club jM ' M Anthony Gentle Aim: Newspaper Work Score: Forum Club Poly Debate Club Boys ' Senior Glee Advertisers ' Club Genevieve Gibbs Aim: Interior Decorating Jack Gilder Aim: Construction Work IsADORE Goldberg Aim: Surgery Score: Science Club Treas., Checker Club Sydney J. Goldberg Aim: Radio Engineering Score: Radio Club , , Electrical Eng. Soc. ' R.O.l ' Track Harold Gottesman Aim: Architecture Score. Pres., Chess Club Architectural Society Chess Team Betty Grant Aim: Geology 61 L Qrant y ' WILLIAS Jll. ( Aim: RadiiJOperator Edward Green Aim: Newspaper Work Score: Optimist Stall Class C Basketball Senior A Yell Leader Class C Track Sherman Green Aim: Juvenile Court Score: Red Cross Club Virginia Grover Aim: Literature Score: Annual Staff Twelfth Grade Rep. Optimist Staff Scholarship Society Guadalupe Gutierrez Aim: Bookkeeping Score: Commerce Club Spanish Club Scholarship Society Pose Hackel Aim: Music Score: Junior Glee Club Gtee Club Forum Club Scribblers ' Club Elsie Hamilton Aim: Library Work Score: Annual Staff Treas., World Friend- ship Club Publicity Mgr., Tri Y Max Handin Aim: Chemistry Score; Chemistry Society Arno Heimburger Aim: Radio Technique Score: Sec. -Treas.. Electrical Eng. Soc. Librarian. Electrical Engineering Society Optimi Chairman Movi( Committee Ch. •MAS Henderson Sports fcore: Track Letterman Cla.ss B Football Elmer Hendrickson Aim: Sa.xophone Work Score: Class Chairman Chemistry Society Senior Glee Club Fire Department JiTLiA Clec) Herndon Ann: Theatrical Work Mary Herndon Aim: Concert Stage Score: Junior Glee Club Helen Hersey Aim: Advertising Score: Forum Club Commerce Club 62 Charles Hewitt, Jr. Aim: Radio Work Score: Forum Club Radio Club Fire Department Howard Hill Aim: Engineering Score: Senior«Ql( Aeronai: Masahiro Hirota Aim: Journalism Score: Football Optimist Staff Japanese Club Irma Jane Hollings- worth Aim: Social Service Score: Pres., Girls ' League Vice-Pres., A.S.B.O. Assistant Editor, The Optimist Frances Hollins Aim: Dramatics Score: Sec, A.S.B.O. Sec, Junior Glee Club Mask and Sandal Club Playlet Club Irene Horton Aim: Family Welfare Work Evelyn Hutchison Aim: Y.W.C.A. Work Score: Sec, Ionian Soc Self-Gov ' t Rep. Girls ' Junior Glee Coaching Council f i i A C Walter Isenberg Aim: Radio Announcing Score: Radio Club Mechanical Eng. Soc. L. Davis James Aim: Journalism Score: Optimist Reporter Lester Janzqw Aim: Printing Score: Class B Football Mech. Eng. Society 4aO Thomas Je Aimi AeronaV Score:JM«ah. I SecrTAeronautH Society Alfred Jenanyan Aim: Philately Score: Self-Government Stamp Club William Jenanyan Aim: Consular Office Maurice Johnson Aim: Architecture Score: Pres., Senior Glee Librarian, Camera Club Pres., Camera Club Pres., Mask and Sandal 63 Harry Jung Aim: Medicine Score: Fire Department Self-Government Scholarship Society RANK KaDISH Aim: Business Score: Chess Club Mask and Sandal Club SUTEO Kageyama A im: Diplomatic Score: Camera Club Aeronautical Society Electrical Eng. See. Wrestling Bertha Kauffm: n Aim: Cinema Work Score: Commerce Club Sec, Science Club Scholarship Society Forum Club Taube Kauffman Aim: Personnel Work Score; Hockey Club Pres., Sclf-Gov ' t Vice-Pres., Commerce Club Vice-Pres., Self-Gov ' t Annabell Kellen- berger Aim: Decorating Score: Coaching Council Self-Gov ' t Cabinet Senior A Athletic Mgr. Sec, Forum Club Warrkn Ker Aim: Finance Score: Gym Club Usher Force Hi Y Scie Ei.wiN Kick Aim: Chemistry Score: Forum Club Senior Glee Club Victor H. King Aim: Eleventh Olympiad Score: Editor-in-chief, Annual Varsity Track Sec. Boys ' League Class B Track Donald Kirk Aim: Banking Score: Varsity Football Electrical Eng Society Eva Kish Aim: Dancing Score: Vic; -Pres., Ionian Society Pres.. Hockey Club Vice-Pres., Mask and Sandal Club Treas.. Commerce Club ts mAce Club all Letterman • KutiiKnickerbocker Aim: Teaching Score: Outdoor Club Self-Government Optimist Staff Banquet Committee Wilbur Knudtson Aim: Aviation Score: Aeronautical Society StafT, Polytechnic Student Mech. Eng. Society Chemistry Society 64 Norman Koizumi Aim: Business Score: Vice-President, Japanese Club Kenneth Koll Aim: Radio Mechanics Score: Radio Club Home Room Chairman Track Electrical Eng. Society Haru Kono Aim: Accounting Score: Japanese Club World Friendship Club Commerce Club Self -Government Mildred Kotera Aim: Secretarial Work Score: Junior Glee G.A.A. Commerce Club Edward Kudlac Aim: Football Coaching Score: Varsity Football Varsity Track Architectural Society Paul Kuehnert Aim: Business Score: Annual Staff Pres., Civil Eng. Soc. Scholarship Society Radio Club Edward Kuroishi Aim: College Instruction Score: Chess Club Treas., Japanese Club Scholarship Society Alfonse Lacarra Aim: The Navy John Lamb Aim: Medicine Score: Chinese Club George Lamson Aim: Mechanical Engineering Score: Junior Glee Club Varsity Basketball S. R. Lanier, Jr. Aim: Aeronautical Engineer Score: Class C Football Class C Track Class B Track Head YeLLLeader Ke] « NETH LiARSEN Aim: Music Score: Poly Knight Pres., Boys ' League Pres., Hi Y Varsity Track Werdna Laster Aim: Designing Score: G.A.A. Home Room Chairman Optimist Chairman Self -Government Sterling Leach Aim: Stage Hand Score: Stage Crew Electrical Eng. Society 65 Marion R. Leaver Aim: Teaching Score: Senior Glee Club Vice-Pres., World Friendship Club Pres., Girls ' Gym Club Scholarship Society Helen Lem Aim: Bookkeeping Score: Commerce Club A Cappella Choir Helen Levonian Aim: Etching Score: Commerce Club Forum Club Robert Levinson Aim: Salesmanship Score: Boys ' League Rep. Manager, Varsity Basketball Robert Lewis Aim: Surgery Score: Pres., Boys ' Self- Govcrnment Pres., Bd. of Finance Pres., Scholarship Soc. Pres., Mask and Sandal Club Kathryn Libke Aim: Hospital Work Score: Commerce Club Choral Club Robert Lkker Aim: Law Score: Chess Club Checker Team Class C Basketball Helen Lim Aim: College Dean Score: Scholarship Soc. World Friendship Club Irving Lindenbaum Aim: Mechanic. Score: Varsity Football Varsity Track Scholarship Society Gym CluB Philip Litmer Aim: Bacteriological Laboratory Louise Liuzzi Aim: P.-T.A. Presidency Score: Pres., Self-Gov ' t Pres.. A.S.B.O. Sum- mer School Pros., Forum Club Vice-Pres., A.S.B.O. La Donna Long- hurst Aim: Homo Economics Score: French Club Harry Luengen Aim: Etching Score: Bookstore Senior Glee Club Book Illustration Club Katherine Lyons Aim: Nursing Score: Choral Club Red Cross Club Hockey Club Science Club 66 Harper McB: Aim: Aviatioi Richard McCormick Aim: Aeronautical Engineering Frances McDermott Aim: Teaching Score: Hockey Senior Glee Club Lesley McGavran Aim: Civil Service Score: Optimist Staff Prophecy Committee Senior Glee Club Pres., Self-Gov ' t Joseph McGraa Aim: Electrical Engi- neering Score: Radio Club Electrical Eng. Society Chemistry Society Earl McIntyre Aim: Finance Score: Cross-Country Vice-Pres., Mech. Engineering Society Radio Club Boys ' League Rep. Leota McNichols Aim: Journalism Score: Forum Club Optimist Reporter ' Alfonse Macis Aim: Teaching Score: Merit Board Vice-Pres., Forum Club Scholarship Society Choral Club Alvin Malinow Ain : Supreme Court Score: Class B Track Mask and Sandal Club Treas., Senior B Class Gretchen Maltby Aim: Medicine Denver Markwith Aim: Architecture Score: Camera Club Sec, Architectural Society Scholarship Society Basketball Miriam Marr Aim: Law Score: Bookstore Clerk Optimist Reporter Commerce Club World Friendship Club Lois Marsh Aim: Organ Work Score: Music Club Scholarship Council Self -Government World Friendship Club Frank J. Martens Aim: Medicine Score: Science Club 67 Frank Martin Aim: Lecturing Julian Martinez Aim; Business Score: CSmera Ar Fo. Lawrence Maurice Aim: Dentistry Score: Class C Football Abamile Mauricio Aim: Law Score: Sec, Filipino Club Vice-Pres., Filipino Club Joseph Mead Aim: Insurance Score: A Cappella Choir Electrical Eng. Soci Sec.-Treas., Boys ' Junior Glee Club Abelardo Merino Aim: Salesmanship Florence Mey Aim: Music Score: Commerce Joseph Meyers Aim: Vocal Work Score: Cross-Country Treas., Ionian Society Architectural Society Senior Glee Club Betty Miller Aim: Portraiture Score: Scholarship Soc. Vice-Pres., Book Illus- tration Club Self - Government John J. Mitchell Aim: Law Score: Golf Team Herbert Morley Aim: Architecture Score: Prcs.. Ionian Soc. Sec, Camera Club Scholarship Society Class B Football John Morris Aim: Surveying Score: Varsity Track Pjes., Civil Eng. Soc. Mabelle Moumjian Aim: Stage Score: Senior Glee Club Home Room Chairman Operetta KnKn Mueller Aim: Radio Technique Score: Pres.. Radio Club Electrical Eng. Society Senior Glee Club 68 George Najarian Aim: Court Reporting Score: Track Scholarship Society Sec, Gym Department Commerce Club Gene Neiman Aim: Commercial Art Score: Gym Club Board of Publicity Architectural Society R.O.T.C. Virginia Nelson Aim: Auditing Score: Hockey Club Self-Gov ' t Cabinet Forum Club Treas., Senior B Class WiLBERTA Newberry Aim: Newspaper Work Score: Annual Staff Scholarship Council Sec, Bookworm Club Optimist Reporter Mildred Nick .jjl— Aim: tva.vfmsfi ' ' §core_; or Sec, Com- ' ' rce Club , 0 £ PlWihist Chairman Fred Nidorf Aim: Art Work Score: Camera Club Architectural Society Football Band Orchestra Ralph Olson Aim: Farming Score: Poly Knight Track Letterman Football Letterman Self Gov ' t Cabinet Helen Owen Aim: Traveling Score: Vice-Pres., Play- let Club Vice-Pres., Girls ' Junior Glee Club Mask and Sandal Club Scholarship Society Lela Owens Aim: Board of Education Score: G.A.A. Self- Government Optimist Reporter Treas., Girl Reserves Eileen Panter Aim: Aviation Score: Senior Glee Club A Cappella Choir Mask and Sandal Club Senior Optimist Ch. Dorothy Patterson Aim: Designing Score: Optimist Reporter A Cappella Choir Girl Reserves Susie Peluso Aim: Art Score: Choral Club Hockey Club Vice-Pres., French Club Self -Government Charles Peterson Aim: Business Score: Poly Ushers Chemistry Society Theodore Pilger Aim: Banking Score: Mining Society Sergeant, R.O.T.C. Chemistry Society 69 :] John J. Prunty Aim: Grand Opera Score: Commerce Club Adventurers ' Club Aeronautical Society Senior Glee Club David Pullman Aim: Gymnastics Score: Commerce Club Gym Team Letterman David Quiring Aim: Vocal Work William Radoff Aim: Sports Score: Senior Glee Club Lightweight Football Mining Society Science Club Dewey Ralphs Aim: Farming Score: Poly Knight Track Letterman Football Letterman Pres., Varsity Club Charles Read Aim: Medicine Score: Senior Glee Club Sec.-Treas., Junior Glee Club Senior Glee Club Magee Cup Entry Scholarship Society Jeannette Redding Aim: Teaching Score: Euodia Club Scholarship Society Music Club World Friendship Club Annabelle Redpath Aim: Insurance Score: Junior Glee Club Self -Government Tri Y Hockey Club Martha Reiter Aim: Designing Score: Commerce Club Tri Y World Friendship Club Eileen Richmond Aim: Concert Work Score: Junior Glee Club Scholarship Society Vice-Pres., Forum Club Senior Glee Club Gertrude Riedler Aim: Piano Work Gildardo Rico Aim: Engineerim; Score: Los Hispanofilos Civil Engineering See, George Robert Aim: Reporter Store: Editor, Optimist Mgr. of Publications Marik Louise Robert Aim: Social Service Score: Vice-Pres, G. A. A. Vice-Pres., Hockey Club Vice-Pres., Playlet Club Treas., Hockey Club 70 Elvin Robinet Aim: Engineering Score: Pres., Mechanical Engineering Society Self -Government Electrical Eng. Society Home Room Chairman Madaleine Rogers Aim: College Faculty Score: Head, Girls ' Sports Vice-Pres., Hockey Club Athletic Mgr., Senior B Girls Sec, Bd. of Publicity Lena Rosen Aim: Movie Career Score: Orchestra Forum Club Commerce Club William Rosenberg Aim: Medical Woi-k Score: Camera Club Mechanical Eng. Soc. Choral Club Aviation Club Samuel Rosenthal Aim: Electrical Engineering Score: Scholarship Society Alice Rowley Aim: Dramatics Score: Senior Glee Club Vice-Pres., Girls ' League Self-Gov ' t Rep. Marcus Roybark Aim: Accounting Score: Pres., Bd. of Finance Asst. Bus. Mgr., The Annual Alice Rys Aim: Landscape Gardening Dorothy Rys Aim; Scenery Art Score: Scholarship Soc. Hazel Sanderson Aim: Telegraphy Score: Pres., Playlet Club Pres., Forum Club Vice-Pres., Junior Glee Vice-Pres., Mask and Sandal Club Carmen San Miguel Aim: Traveling Score: G.A.A. Cor. Sec, Commerce Club World Friendship Club Camera Club Wendell Schaefer Aim: Medical Work Score: Pres., Hi Y Pres., Gym Club Self-Gov ' t Cabinet Letterman Esther Schwartz Aim: President, Board of Education Score: Scholarship Soc. First Place Winner, Forum Oratorical Contest Pres., Red Cross Club Seasonal Sports Mildred Searer Aim: Bookkeeping Score: Girls ' Junior Glee 71 George Senyohl Aim: Publishing Score: Head Yell Leader Senior B President Poly Knight A.S.B.O. President Clarence Serrano Aim: Police Department Score: Forum Club Safety Committee Fire Department Bounds Committee EsKALEEN Shaw Aim: S.C. Faculty Score: Scholarship Soc. A Cappella Choii; Ruth Shoemaker Aim: Artist Score: Senior Glee Club Scholarship Societ,y Vice-Pres., Book- worm Club Book Illustration Club Isobel Simmons Aim: Drama Score: Mask and Sandal Margaret Smith Aim: Nursing Score: Red Cross Club LoRiNE Smith Aim: Organ Score: Senior Glee Club Scholarship Council Marion C. Smith Aim; Professor of Ethics Score: Forum Club Scholarship Society French Club Ked Cross Club Stanley Smith Aim: Bookbinding Virginia Smoot Aim: Court Reporting Score: Self-Government Mask and Sandal Club Vernice Snyder Aim: Juvenile Court Score: Playlet Club French Club Senior Glee Club Book Illustration Club Roberta Sparks Aim: Interior Decorating Score: G.A.A. Pros.. Forum Club Junior Glee Club Sec, Self-Gov ' t Hal Spencer Aim: Judiciary Score: House Manager Pres.. Boys League Gym Club Lettcrman Sec, Hi Y Helen E. Spencer Aim: Stenography 72 V WlLLTAjniSpENCER Aim: Architecture Score: Track vV j , Cross-Country 7 ' Sec, Loyal Comrades ' Architectural Society Richard Spicer Aim: Dairy Chemistry Score: Chemistry Society Manager, Cafeteria Fire Department Self- Government Matt Stankovich Aim: Coaching Score: Poly Knight Vice-Pres., Boys ' League Basketball Coach Carl Starke Aim: Chemistry Score: Chemistry Soc. Mining Society IsADORE Stone Aim: Architecture Score: Commerce Club Architectural Society Cashier, Poly Cafe- teria Alfred Strong Aim: Aviation Alec Sugarman Aim: Pharmacy Score: Senior Glee Club Junior Glee Club Boys ' Hospital Class C Football VOYO SUGICH Aim: Steam Engineering Score: Football Norman Tanquay Aim: Experimental Agriculture Score: Chemistry Soc. Mech. Eng. Society Muriel Tanhardt Aim: Cinema Score: Sec.-Treas., Orchestra Librarian, Orchestra Accompanist Fletcher Tapley Aim: Music Score: Poly Orchestra Vice-Pres., Senior Glee Treas., Checker Club Publicity Mgr., Junior Glee Club Ruth Taylor Aim: Opera Score: G.A.A. Home Room Chairman Girls ' Junior Glee Phyllis Todd Aim: Photography Score: Tri Y Choral Club Seasonal Spoi ' ts J Frank I ' fismYUKij Aim: Ec iTomist Score; Junior Gtee Club Pros., Science Club A Capp la Choir Fire D3partmenf 73 John Toshiyuki Aim: Pharmacist Score: Japanese Club Chemistry Society Ruth Tsutsui Aim: Medicine Score: Japanese Club World Friendship Club Cyril Turchinsky Aim: Music Score: Orchestra John Ugrin Aim: Chemical Engineering Paul Ugrin Aim: Coaching Athletics Score: Varsity Football Shigura Uyemura Aim: Journalism k Score: Class B FootbSJl V Class C Football ' : ' Class C Basketbair Henrietta Uzzell Aim: Dancing Score: Junior Glee Club Couching Council Treas., Senior B Class Treas., Senior A Class Alice Van Dame Aim: Interior Decorating Score: Sec, G.A.A. Vice-Pres., Architec- tural Society Prcs., Junior Glee Marguerite Vessel Aim: Nursing Score: Commerce Club Junior Glee Club Forum Club Scribblers ' Club Irene Viarengo Aim: Sports Score: Outdoor Club Commerce Club CiRiLo Villegas Ami: Journalism Score: Varsity Football Baseball Letterman Scholarship Society Editor, The Optimist Ethel Viller Aim: Architecture Score: Vice-Pres., Camera Club EuGTOE Wald Airf? A.V iiiiKJO - ' t,- Eleanor Walker Aim: Secretarial Work Score: Vice-Pres., Senior A Class Sec, Senior B Class Treas., Hockey Club Commerce Club 74 Sidney Weiss Aim: Organ Instruction Richard White Aim: Horticulture Rowland White Aim: Aviation Score: Varsity Football Aeronautical Society Robert Whitaker Aim: Director Ford Factory Score: Electrical Engineering Society Aeronautical Society Al Wise Aim: Commercial Art Score: Varsity Track Pres., Bd. of Publicity Athletic Mgr., Senior A Class Boys ' League Rep. Ethel Wilkerson Aim: Department Store Personnel Dorothy Williams Aim: Medical Work Score: Playlet Club Maria Wisler Aim: The Stage Score: Playlet Club Assoc. Ed.,The Annual Scholarship Council Senior Glee Club Milton Wolf Aim: Architecture Score: Senior Glee Club Treas., Senior A Class Sec, Self-Government Cross-Country Amanda Woods Aim: Music Composition Robert L. Woolsey Aim: Portrait Painter Score: Varsity Track Varsity Football Pres., Book Illustra- tion Club Art Editor, Annual Blanche Yeoman Aim: Home Economics Ruth Yoder Aim: Laboratory Work Score: Scholarship Society George Yokomori Aim: Floriculture Score: Varsity Football Japanese Club 75 Leslie Zertsoff Aim: Surgery Score: Class B Football Civil Eng. Soci s Paul Henry Zens Aim: Applied Chemistry Score: Scholarship Society Scholarship Council Margaret Zilahy Aim: Medical Work Score: Pres., G.A.A. Pres., Tri Y Vice-Pres., Rifle Club Sec, Mask and Sandal Aileen Atwell Aim: Landscape Gardening Daniel Zinck Aim: Chemistry Score: Mining Society Chemistry Society Lightweight Football Robert Zittle Aim: Stanford Score: Varsity Football Boys ' League Rep. Self-Governmenl Felicia Dunn Aim: Concert Stage Score: Pres., Girls ' League Treas., Gn-ls ' League Scholarship Society Pres., Tri Y Frank Figueroa • ' Aim: Surveying Score: Self-Government Scholarship Society Sec. Boys ' League Civil Eng. Society S ' 32 Ephebians Nathan Carhart Robert Lewis . Paul Kuehnert Bruce Atkinson Gladys Cook Helen Lim Ruby Conley Alvin Malinow The Willis A. Dunn Awards As a recognition of outstanding character, scholarship, and leadership, Ralph Olson, Richard Nash, and Louise Liuzzi were selected as winners of the annual Willis A. Dunn award. Ralph Olson, Poly Knight, varsity track star, and two-year football letter- man, was given the first award, the gold medal. To Richard Nash, graduate of W ' 32, former editor of The Optimist, and responsible in large measure for three of its interscholastic victories, and winner of the C.S.F. pin for high scholarship, was presented the silver med al; while Louise Liuzzi, former vice-president of the student body, received the bronze award. 7() i Class mght S ' 32 THE POOR NUT A COLLEGE COMEDY Mrs. Beth Nash Fennessy, Direotor (Cast in the order of their appearanc? Charles Reed _ . ! . . . Colonel Small Harold Cadwallader The Freshman Isobel Simons _. . .__. . . Marjorie Blake Maurice Johnson Nv J John Miller Marjorie Christensen A Julia Winters Hazel Sanderson . . . .J3 . . . . Angel Brewster Joe Meyers ' v: Spike Hoyt LaVern Cooper - S Magpie Welch Hal Spencer . . . _X Hub Smith Leslie McGavran . V. . . . Professor Deming Tom JefTers v, y. Wallie Pierce Frank Kadish .T ?T Coach Jackson Clarence Serrano . Doc Spurney Milton Wolfe i . . .The Official Starter Eva Kish Betty Harry Luengen, Victor King ' X- Ohio Runners Alice Rowley jn . Helen Madeline Brod . . y ' ]4,f! U JLjl ' ! ' r- . . . V Reggie Al Wise, Dewey Ralphs, Matt Stankovich Wisconsin Runners Crowd of University of Oju Rooters OiiiQRobte spite of the Depressioti-: The members of the graduating class of S ' 32 have come into great wealth a the close of their high school years. By means of the long and hard efforts during this time they have at their command self-confidence, self-control, in- dependence, obedience, riches that cannot be estimated. These are the qualities that make for fine citizenship, the business to which all are called. Besides this there is the added wealth which daily contact with teachers and students gives them. This has meant the opportunity to make life-long friends. These friends have enriched their characters with sympathy, kindness, and consideration of others. Such opportunities, along with the problems and adventures that have confronted them throughout the high school years, have taught them how to play the game of life fairly. They are learning that it is not the heights one reaches that determine character, but the efforts put forth to reach the heights. In doing their school work, they have found that only diligent study, determined will, and unceasing patience will bring the know- ledge they are seeking. Through their own experience and observance of others they have discovered that the person who gains the best m life is the one who gives the most in endeavor and kindness. Greater and finer than all the material riches in the world is the character that is developed from per- sistent effort and consideration of the welfare of others. Virginia Grover, S 32. He Is ChamfyioiL ' Mid strife and greed the game of life is played Where throngs by idle words and lusts are swayed. And through the strife and tawdry show Who plays the game must learn to know The rules by which the victor ' s goal is made. Upholding faith in God and honor true. He plays forever with this end in view: True victory lies in something more Than human praise and winning score; And only he is champion who plays The fairest game and walks in upright ways. WiLBERTA Newberry, S ' 32. 78 B12 CLASS ,j r All CLASS fp 1 1 - ,.. ' - f ;, (f r!V li ' - ji i Bll CLASS n Mik ' ' ' ' itkj AlO CLASS BIO CLASS •K AyiZATI yS ' . j. } FIRST SEMESTER Elaine Card Ruby Conley Shirley Widener GIRLS ' SENIOR GLEE Miss Wells — Adviser President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer SECOND SEMESTER Ruby Conley Jean Spencer Lou Ann Pierose FIRST SEMESTER Paul Timberman James Gage Fletcher Tapley Bob Huntoon BOYS SENlUii (.a KK Mrs. Parsons — Adviser President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer Manager 86 SECOND SEMESTER Sidney Butow Fletcher Tapley Sol Spector Bob Huntoon FIRST SEMESTER Alice Van Dame Gladys Cook Charlotte Smith Eulalia Ennen GIRLS ' JUNIOR GLEE Miss Smith — Adviser President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer SECOND SEMESTER Alice Van Dame Annie Kalionzes Lucille McCauley Gwendolyn de Loye FIRST SEMESTER Benjamin Adelman Robert Post Frank Toshiyuki BOYS ' JUNIOR GLEE CLUB Mrs. Parsons — Adviser President Vice-President Secretary- Treasurer Head Librarian 87 SECOND SEMESTER Eugene Stones Curtis Jones Luther Cutler George Demay FIRST SEMESTER Thomas Jepperson Seth Bryant A CAPPELLA CHOIR Miss Smith — Adviser President Vice-President Secretary Librarians I •-J v. ' ' .- COND SEMESTER Harry Hough Marie O ' Conner Rafaela Maillard Edward Buck, David Goldstein FIRST SEMESTER Norris Stone Paul Timberman Muriel Tanhardt ORCHESTRA Mrs. Parsons — Adviser Manager Secretary-Treasurer Librarian 88 SECOND SEMESTER William Davis Paul Timberman Muriel Tanhardt {.OoJ i FIRST SEMESTER Robert Crippin Lucille Doak Maria Wisler Eugene Stones SCHOLARSHIP SOCIETY Mrs. Greenwood — Adviser President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer SECOND SEMESTER Robert Lewis Aileen Crenshaw Helen Bancroft Martin Arvey FIRST SEMESTER Harold Eisenmenger Elaine Card Ruth Rynkofs Richard Fox MASK AND SANDAL CLUB Mrs. Fennessy — Adviser President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer SECOND SEMESTER Maurice Johnson Eva Kish Pauline Kelleher Mike Priseler 89 FIRST SEMESTER Mr. Ives Robert Lewis Marcus Roybark BOARD OF FINANCE Adviser President Vice-President SECOND SEMESTER Mr. Dwinell Varre Cummins Marcus Roybark Mil t 4t. % ? t jM « « POLY KNIGHTS OF WINTER ' 32 90 FIRST SEMESTER Al Wise BOARD OF PUBLICITY Mrs. Moran— Adviser second semester President Joseph Seldon Manager Edward Valenzuela Illustrators Booker Washington Nark Kim, Tony Quinn, Erlan Sangren FIRST SEMESTER William Stones Clarence Young Dean Kunkle Allen Hobbs STAGE CHEW Mr. Winterburn — Adviser Manager Assistant Manager Chief Electrician Flyman 92 SECOND SEMESTER Gordon Caesar Bud Young Dean Kunkle Robert Massingill POLY BOOKSTORE FIRST SEMESTER James Tucker Lawrence Moon Lloyd Shetler PROJECTION CLUB Mr. Twining — Adviser President Vice-President Secretary 93 SECOND SEMESTER Lawrence Moon Lloyd Shetler Kenneth Parker n FIRST SEMESTER Alice Edmark Leslie Baker Charlotte Smith Martelle King RED CROSS CLUB , Mrs. Hodges — Advis President Vice-President _N Secretary Treasurer SECOND SEMESTER Alice Edmark Helen Flesh Helen Fricker Esther Geiser FIRST SEMESTER Paul Kuehnert Louis Cohen Leon Trucsdell Henry Altman VA CIVIL ENGINEMINC Mr. Lorraini- «5 PresicU ' iit Vice-President Secretar Treasurer 94 SECOND SEMESTER John Morris Paul Kuehnert Clayton Hawkins James Hagerty -yn piM- l ' £.vV L- FIRST SEMESTER Eva Lee Ellison Eva Lee Ellison Virginia Ward PLAYLET CLUB Miss Randolph — Adviser President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer SECOND SEMESTER Hazel Sanderson Marie Roberts Marjorie Davies FIRST SEMESTER Edwin Hendrickson (] Charles Peralta 1 V John Armington ' Ajtrff- FIRE DEPARTMENT Mr. Keller — Adviser Chief Captain First Lieutenant 95 SECOND SEMESTER Charles Peralta John Armington Joe Serrano W ' 32 COMMERCE CLUB Mr. Locke Martha Gellinck George Lamson Alyce Curtis Marcella Kneirim Adviser President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer -a ,  r ' • ■■J ' U P J ' J ,1 Mr. Locke Paul Basfeldt Ann Shipp Helen Johnson Sadie Chavoor S ' :S2 COMMERCE CLUB 96 Adviser President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer FIRST SEMESTER No Club JAPANESE CLUB Miss Gunn — Adviser President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer SECOND SEMESTER Thomas Fujimoto C Mary Wakamatsu Lincoln Shimidzu Edward Kurioshi y FIRST SEMESTER George McSheffery Wendell Schaefer Marshall Doolittle Herbert Balderson POLY HI Y Mr. Ballou — Adviser Pi-esident Vice-President Secretary Treasurer SECOND SEMESTER Wendell Schaefer Anton Pierose Gene Wald Bill Sefton 97 FIRST SEMESTER Milton Quon Ida Fong Helen Wong Clarence Louie CHINESE CLUB Miss O ' Donoughue — Adviser President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer SECOND SEMESTER John Lamb Helen Wong Ida Fong Clarence Louie CHEMISTRY SOCIETY FIRST SEMESTER Mr. Moore — Adviser Edward Resnick President Bob Kostock Vice-President George de May Secretary Louis Prokop Treasurer 98 SECOND SEMESTER Charles Peterson Harry Jung Gilbert Lizer William Parker FIRST SEMESTER Paul Basfeldt Albert Dalton Salvador Arrangoiz SCIENCE CLUB President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer SECOND SEMESTER Salvador Arrangoiz Andrew Gotzenberg Bertha Kaufman FIRST SEMESTER Fred Walter Gordon Caesar Ralph Steele Dorian Edwards ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SOCIETY Mr. Morley — Adviser second semester President Del Marshall Vice-President Jay Brick Secretary Jack Epstein Librarian Ed Veil 99 FIRST SEMESTER Ailcen Crenshaw Helen Bancroft Ella Appling Elsie Hamilton WORLD FRIENDSHIP Mrs. Dasso — Adviser President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer SECOND SEMESTER Helen Bancroft Ella Applin, i Elsie Hamilton Lois Marsh CAMERA CLUB FIRST SEMESTER Mr. CundilT Adviser SECOND SEMESTER Maurice Johnson President Maurice Johnson Eulalia Ennon Vice-President Eulalia Ennen Margot Frazer Secretary Margot Frazer Bill Rollins Treasurer Bill Rollins 100 FIRST SEMESTER Al Dalton Dick Spicer USHERS Mr. Mahoney — Adviser House Manager Assistant House Manager SECOND SEMESTER Bob Huntoon Bob Snow FIRST SEMESTER Mrs. Hunter Apolonio Santos Mauricio Abomile Jose Costes Rufo Balbido FILIPINO CLUB Adviser President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer 101 SECOND SEMESTER Miss Gunn Dionicio Agcaoili Simplicio Miguel Pedro Peralta Rufo Balbido r FIRST SEMESTER Robert Woolsey Betty Miller Virginia White BUCK ILLUSTKATluN CLUB Miss Kjelland — Adviser President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer SECOND SEMESTER Betty Miller Jack Skinner Jeannette Walker I - h J FIRST SEMESTER No Club VARSITY CLUB Mr. Brennen — Adviser President Vice-President Secre tary Treasurer 102 H J SECOND SEMESTER Dewey Ralphs Ralph Olson George Noll James Stutz Qubs of Tolytechuk High School Board of Finance — Poly ' s own finances are ably handled by an elected board. Student body and club finances are handled by the organization. Board of Publicity — The Board of Publicity has chai-ge of the publication of all matters of school interest. Results give evidence of the splendid work. Book Illustration Club — The art of making illustrations for use in books, as well as other branches of art, is encouraged through the work of this club. Camera Club — The chief aim of the Camera Club is to acquaint members with the art of photography. It offers practice in developing and printing. Chemistry Society — The Chemistry Society is open to chemistry students who desire to delve further into that most useful and enjoyable subject. Chess Club — The Chess Club, through its hard work, has developed many championship players. Poly ' s chess team has won many matches to indicate their prowess. Chinese Club — The work of the Chinese Club is to promote closer social relations among the Chinese members of our student body. Civil Engineering Society — The Civil Engineering Society sponsors many trips of educational value to points of engineering interest. Commerce Club — The Commerce Club is the largest at Polytechnic. All commercial students are eligible for membership. Electrical Engineering Society — The Electrical Engineering Society spon- sors talks and tours of interest to the electrically-minded student. Filipino Club — The Filipino Club, founded to promote social relationship among Filipino students, originated the Magee Cup contest, an oratorical event. Fire Department — The work of the Fire Depai-tment is of value to mem- bers as well as to the student body. They conduct all fire drills. Mask and Sandal Club — The Mask and Sandal Club is composed of stu- dents interested in the art of acting. They present many interesting programs. Playlet Club — The Playlet Club is another organization devoted to the furtherance of stage work. Its membership is limited to girls. Projection Club — The Projectionists are boys studying moving picture ma- chines and their operation. They do much for the benefit of various classes as well as for the student body. Red Cross Club — The work of the Red Cross Club is suggested by its name. It is of practical benefit to its members. Radio Club — Boys belonging to the Radio Club study short wave trans- mitters and receivers, of which many members are proud possessors. Science Club — The discussion and study of great scientific experiments and developments make membership in the Science Club a worthwhile investment. Stage Crew — To the boys on the Stage Crew belongs much of the credit for the success of the presentations on the Poly stage. World Friendship Club — The work of promoting world peace and friend- ship is begun in our school through the medium of the World Friendship Club. 103 r ' LI¥SrAr¥ ; the Olympic Stadium, 1932 It was the final day of the Tenth Olympiad. I had occupied the same seat during the games, and had therefore become rather well acquainted with all around me. But on this last day the seats in front were taken by some people I had never seen before. Though they were dressed in modern clothes, they somehow gave the impression of another age and place. The women wei ' e beautiful and the men handsome and athletic. They conversed in a manner which, I had learned at school, is known as the grand style. They discussed, of course, the famous athletes gathered at the great Coliseum. As I was observing the strangei ' s closely, one of the women spoke to the young man beside her. Hermes, dost see the youth down yonder? He who seemeth as if to have winged feet. Thou must look to thy laurels if thou wouldst still retain thy place as messenger of our people. The youth addressed laughed and did not bother to answer aside from say- ing, Thou dost most surely speak the truth, sweet child of Zeus. I was puzzled indeed and listened attentively to catch their words more clearly. Ah, what Artemis saith is more than mere jesting. Frank Wyckoff is as the eagle that flyeth o ' er the clouds at sundown, and easily could steal thy place whilst thou played tricks on some poor unsuspecting person. These words were uttered good-naturedly by one of the group called Hephaestus. Thou, Artemis, and thou, Phoebus, he continued, believest thou there is none who can evenly race with thee? Thou art mistaken, for he that is known as Nurmi, and the youth they call Eastman, be no unworthy rivals. I was certainly excited. Who could these strangers be who had the audacity to compare themselves with the world ' s supreme athletes? Not only that, but thou too shouldst watch for thy laurels if that maiden. Georgia Coleman , were to come to our land. A tall, slender maiden spoke. I i ii ' ' Mi Surely she is as fair as the sun in the early morn, and as wonderful as any Xu D ' ' ' youth thou canst name. Yea, Hippolyte, she can shame the most renowned ' of men as thou too canst. Hippolyte immediately answered, But, Atalanla, do st thou know that maiden who hath won so many races, she they call Anna O ' Brien? Thou couldst take many lessons from her. Mayhap she would teach thee not to pick up even golden apples from thy path whilst thou art competing. Atalanta — Hippolyte — Hermes, these names were familiar. I was beginning to be sure my suspicions were right. But I listened once more as a broad- chested, powerfully-built man spoke: I am glad he whom they call Herman Brix is not of our country, for I be- lieve he could conquer even me if he so wished. Many were the protestations from the group, and one of the maidens evi- dently spoke for them all wlien she said, But, Heracles, wc remember the lot; great lion thou overpoweredst as though it were a cub. Surely thou art stronger than any puny mortal! But Heracles still mournfully shook his head. That is true, he admitted, but that feat was only by the grace and kindness of Zeus. Well, I say too that I am glad these youths and maidens are not of my domain. I most truly believe those known as Chabbe, Kojac, Riley, and Smith might easily usurp my trident. The man who spoke had a very deep voice that in some unaccountable way reminded me of rolling waves. Nay, my beloved Poseiden, said a woman they called Amphitrite, but were the maiden Helene Madison in our sea kingdom, it is I who would be the one to lose a crown. She is indeed a Queen of the Waters. All this is true and much more also, said Hermes gravely. These people could shame even the gods, though it would seem impossible at first thought. But we have come, and we have seen. Now we know the truth, however much we dislike to admit it. Astonished beyond words, I listened. I could not believe what I had heard. As I strained to watch their every movement and hear their every word, a soft gray mist drifted across the great Stadium. With it came a cold air. I shivered. Was the last great day of the Olympics to be spoiled in this way? Stooping, I pulled on my jacket which lay on the seat beside me. As I turned again I was amazed to see that those who had been in front of me had disappeared. I looked around to see if they had gone out, but there was not a sight of them any place. They had completely vanished. Could it have been real, all that I had heard? Could these have been divinities of Olympus to whom I had listened ? Their names, their bearing, their words, and the myste- rious disappearance — what could all this mean? Not something real? But I know it to be true, whether you believe it so or not. Mildred Charters, S ' 32. WTe Open Road I am off to the call of the great outdoors. With its promise of ecstasy. For I know as I stride down the open road, That the world is ahead of me. With my head held high and a smile on my Hps, I whistle a merry tune. I laugh at the wind as it whips my hair; Its gust will be over soon. I breast the rise in the trail with joy. And swiftly I take my way Till there, at the top of the hill, I pause To watch the end of the day. Irene Haney, W ' 33. 107 c_x Trip to the Cow ' s Hor i Only those who have visited foreign countries can really appreciate the pic- turesqueness of such places. Though we may read many books about other nations, we are still outsiders. So it is with Old Mexico. Comparatively few can really appreciate its beauty, because the number who have visited in the interior is so small. Down in the heart of the sugar country, about forty miles from Mexico City, nestles one of those old Mexican towns which have hardly changed for cen- turies. Known by the name of Cuernavaca, which translated means Cow ' s Horn, this hamlet has witnessed the passage of many famous people through its streets. There Cortez had a palace: Maximilian made his winter abode a short distance away; and others, little known to Americans, but famous in their own country, have left their charm upon the community. In the town proper are many sights worth seeing. First among them, per- haps, are the Borda Gardens, named after their builder, a wealthy French- man, who died many years ago. The gardens compose an extensive estate, which has fallen into ruins at the present time. The grounds are overgrown with tropical trees, such as mangos, papayas, and guayavos. while here and there small lakes reflect the bright foliage in their clear depths. The estate is now owned by an American, who has transformed it into a most popular resort. Another interesting sight is the palace of Cortez. a large, red structure, pat- terned after a Spanish design, with high towers at the four corners. Though the building is now in decay, its beauty lies in these very ruins. A sight which a tourist never misses is sunrise from one of these towers which command a wide view of the beautiful valley wherein the town lies. Cathedrals abound throughout the town. Exceedingly elegant, these build- ings were erected under the guidance of Catholic priests, who secured free labor and material from the devout natives. The walls, both inside and out, abound in images, while high, narrow windows add to the effect. The altars are massive and most richly built, as are all parts of these structures, gold and other precious metals being used profusely. The ruins of Maximilians home comprise another interesting sight. Luxu- riously developed on an extensive estate, the grounds are now overgrown with weeds, while the buildings have fallen into abject ruins overrun by the children of the neighborhood. Outside the village is a structure which has puzzled archeologists for years. About 150 feet on the side at the base and 75 feet high, a pyramid, uncovered only recently, is a center of attraction which draws tourists and scientists alike. Constructed apparently for worship, it is surrounded by massive walls, which made it an excellent refuge in time of danger. It is the work of a people who vanished previous to the reign of the Aztecs and of whom we have 108 no records. Inside its walls, as well as outside, may be found many objects which indicate the high civilization to which these people attained. To examine this structure and then see a modern iron horse puffing its way toward the City of Mexico arouses one to a keener realization of the im- mensity of time as he reflects on the different civilizations which these objects represent. Ascending the mountains to i-eturn to Mexico City, one breathes a sigh of regret as these wonders disappear from his view, and he realizes that only fond memories now remain to him. Nathan Carhart, S ' 32. Two Boys of Aucieut Greece In the cool, marble-pillared hall, Cyrus and Teucer stood with their fathers before the purple-robed judge. Do you both swear by the gods of Olympus that these youths have trained for ten months, are fifteen years of age, and of pure Hellenic blood? When the two elders had taken the sacred oath, the judge declared their sons participants in the great Olympic Games. As the boys came forth from the temple, filled with joy at their good fortune, a gay scene met their eyes. On this first day of the Olympiad, slaves were erecting brightly colored tents, while everywhere pedlars cried their wares, and Greeks strolled about in white mantles and tunics, mingling with flowing-robed Arabs, turbaned Egyptians, and fur-clad barbarians from the north. The night hours swiftly passed in revelry. With the coming of the morn Cyrus and Teucer rushed to see the chariot race. They established themselves at one of the turning posts, for here many of the drivers were bound to come to grief on their wild course. Soon the lads saw the august Hellanodikai enter and take their places for the judging. Then everyone turned his eyes toward the chai-ioteers waiting for the signal. Lifting their lashes above the impatient steeds, the drivers smote them with the reins, and spoke eager words of encouragement. With the blare of the trumpets they were off in a cloud of dust. Look, Teucer, how the chariots bound. May Apollo watch over and speed them! shouted Cyrus, in great excitement. Faster and faster flew the chariots, sometimes on the ground and sometimes in the air. One after another overturned or was left behind until but two remained, fiei-cely contending for the victory. Finally the race was won. With wild acclaim the victor was crowned with an olive wreath and carried off by his enthusiastic friends. With the afternoon still before them, the two boys started out for the Stadium to see the Pentathlon. Here was a place of tremendous activity, with keen competition in every event. Runners dashed about the track at a swift pace; javelin and diskos throwers cast their weapons with far-reaching force; 109 and the men in the long-jump gave stirring exhibitions of their prowess. Teucer expressed the hope lying deep in both their hearts when he said, May the gods grant us equal success tomorrow. If Zeus favor their aid. I — yes, I promise him a steer as white as the clouds on Olympus itself, vowed Cyrus recklessly. When finally the many victors had been crowned and the setting sun colored everything with a rosy glow, Cyrus and Teucer hurried home. Each wearily flung himself on his couch to seek the sleep that would prepare him for the contest on the morrow. With the coming of the dawn on the third day of the Olympiad, the two went immediately to the Stadium, where they practiced the whole forenoon. The preliminaries finished, they were rubbed down with sweet-smelling oils and ointments by the swarthy trainers. Then they entered the amphitheater, filled to the brim with noisy, impatient spectators. Teucer thrilled as he lined up for the foot-race. Hearken to me, Athene, guardian of runners! Aid my feet on their way, he prayed fervently. As the signal sounded, Teucer darted forth with such lightness of limbs that no one could match him. The goddess heard and answered his prayer, for with perfect grace he passed each competitor. Soon only the open course was before him. He crossed the finish line in a burst of speed to fall gasping into the arms of his jubilant friends. Amid the uproarious shouting of the crowd, he advanced to receive his olive wreath. Then, thoroughly exhausted, he found a seat where he might rest and watch Cyrus in the next event, the wrestling contest. In a few moments the wrestlers entered, their bodies powdered with sand and their muscles tense. They drew lots for their partners. Cyrus advanced toward his opponent and clasped him in a crushing grip. As they grappled, swaying back and forth, the sweat poured out in streams, and welts, red with blood, appeared on their shoulders and ribs. They strove together so long that the audience began to tire. As you are so equally matched, declared the judges, you shall each lift the other once. First Cyrus tried, and then his opponent, but to no avail. Neither one could move the other. They would have set to wrestling again, but the Hel- lanodikai pronounced them both victors and awarded a wreath to each. When the happy Teucer had joined Cyrus, the two went proudly home thankful that the gods had been kind to them. What mattered it if tomorrow others were to race, wrestle, and box? They had brought honor and glory to their fathers ' names. So on the fifth day, the two victors, wearing their wreaths, marched to each of the six double altars on the hill of Cronus. After- wards they were feasted and praised at the Prytaneion, the banquet hall of the victors. Joy filled their hearts as of a work well done. Irene Haney, W ' 33. 110 JJje Misanthropists DREAM on! there S NOTHING BUT ILLUSION TRUE As the door closed upon the two figures, an unearthly silence descended upon the crowd. The succeeding minutes were extremely tense. The dazzling light of the beacons showed a sea of strained, white faces. Suddenly there came a blinding flash, followed by a dull roar. The giant projectile soared into the night, where it was swallowed up in the darkness, leaving a trail of fire that hissed in its wake. Seven years elapsed. The flight of the projectile was but occasionally re- ferred to and only with misgivings and sober protestations as to the folly of the expedition. Then, out of the clear sky, came an occurrence that sent the memory of the world rushing back to that day when an earth-made contriv- ance had taken flight into celestial spaces. Blazing headlines appeared in the papers: METEOR CRASHES IN HEART OF NEW YORK CITY — heavy TOLL OF LIFE TAKEN. A blazing visitor from the outer spaces, believed to be a meteor, veritably decapitated the tallest sky-scraper in the world. Clearing the structure from its path, it crashed into the noon-day throngs, killing and maiming countless hundreds. The extent of the damage done can only be approximated until the wreckage has been cleared. This, in short, announced the return of the projectile from outer spaces. The world was again thrown into an uproar. All information was hungrily awaited and received. Between news dispatches question after questio n was asked: Where had it been? Did it come to anchor on one of the distant planets? Was it possible that the occupants survived? How had it returned to the earth? Ultimately all mystery was cleared up, for an authentic and detailed report of the space-explorers ' adventures appeared. During a close examination of the compact mass of wreckage, a small cylindrical container was discovered. Upon removal of the screw-cap, a heavy manuscript, wrapped in coarse brown paper, came to light. The several hundred pages of type-wi-itten material gave a complete account of the travels of the adventurers, written by them in collaboration. The following condensed restatement of the contents is sub- mitted for what it is worth: To the People of the Earth: We, Frank W. Roeckner, Jr., and Chester Wellman, having arrived at the conclusion that our contempt for the inhabitants of the world has led us to nothing but an aching desire to remove ourselves from their neighborhood, set about evolving a plan by which we could accomplish this. Having together studied astronomy, we were in a position to experiment in the abstract mode of inter-planetary travel. We were familiar with all the literature pertaining to this subject, and a review of our notes took us but a comparatively short time. The construction of a machine to carry us from this earth was the least of our worries; the method of propulsion and guidance 111 most important. Rocket power, although indispensable, had its weak points. For instance, the resisting atmosphere of the earth would insure the desired effect of the rockets, but it was probable that these would be of little use in the vacuum-like outer spaces. How to overcome this difficulty occupied our thoughts for a long period of time. We racked our brains and exhausted our experimental material in search for a device that would facilitate our aerial navigation. We had almost reached a point of despair, when finally we suc- ceeded in evolving a contrivance, the unique powers of which astonished us and left no doubt as to the ease with which we could guide our projectile through space. We named it the ' Gravitation NuUifier. ' By harnessing and directing electricity, in a way known only to ourselves, we found that we could cause a metallic body to fly from the earth at a terrific speed. Com- bining the driving force of the rockets with the repelling force of the nullifier, a tremendous velocity could be attained. Under the double driving force of our machine we would proceed at a consistent acceleration until we ultimately established an unchanging rate of speed. In addition to this advantage of our nullifier, we found that we could use it in avoiding collisions with stray meteors. We shall not attempt to describe the building of this projectile for reasons to be later divulged. The flier was in readiness seven months in advance of the date set for leave-taking. We spent the remaining months in storing vast quantities of supplies, hundreds of pounds of grain, books, guns, and other sundries. On the eve of our departure we destroyed all remaining evidence of our work. On August 20, 2024, the planet Mars would be in opposition to the earth. That is to say, the two planets in their perpetual joui ' neying through space, would have assumed such a position as to be in one straight line with the sun, the earth eclipsing the superior planet. Mars. (For the benefit of the layman, it may be explained that a superior planet is one whose orbit is of greater diameter than that of the earth ' s.) At the same time, the dis- tance separating Mars from the earth would be less than it had been for more than one hundred years. Only 35,500,000 miles would lie between the two heavenly bodies. With this in mind, we calculated the advisability of leaving twenty days before the oppositional occurrence, hoping to reach this point simultaneously with Mars. The day of our departure arrived. At two o ' clock in the morning we com- pleted the final inspection of our intricate apparatus. With our eyes glued on the chronometers, we awaited the crucial moment. It arrived! We applied the nullifiers, and as the projectile was precipitated from the earth ' s surface, we discharged a full blast from the rear rocket tubes. Looking through the periscopes, we saw the earth retreating dizzily into space. Ten minutes later the earth became a large, shining ball far to our rear. The continents of North and South America stood out in bold relief. We suffered no ill effects from the rapid acceleration, for our pneumatic chairs had absorbed what little 112 shock there was. The sun, ringed by the silvery wisps of its corona, glowed fiercely in the black, star-shot firmament. The trip to Mars was uneventful except for the infrequent encounters with reckless meteors which, thanks to the repelling force of our nuUifiers, we were able to circumvent. As we came within the gravitational reaches of Mars, we applied our nullifiers to their maximum capacity. This alone was not sufficient to check our headlong speed. We discharged several powerful rocket blasts from the forward tubes. This retarded our progress consider- ably, bringing us almost to a standstill. We sank gently to the surface of Mars. Casual observations proved that human life here would be impossible. Nothing but vast expanses of rocky wastes greeted our eyes. The scant at- mosphere made our breathing laborious. We entered the projectile, and, after a hasty but serious discussion, decided to direct our flight to the ever- hidden planet, Venus. The trip was as uneventful as that from the earth to Mars. Coming to a halt just outside the layer of clouds that forever enshrouds Venus, we trained the beams of our powerful lights directly ahead, hoping to ascertain our distance from the planet. Unable to penetrate the heavy vapors, we proceeded at a slow pace until we emerged into a clear, pink at- mosphere. There we hovered, but twenty thousand feet from the surface of Venus. Decreasing the resistance of our nullifiers, we slowly descended. At a close range we observed the country beneath mantled with an extensive forest. A mild discharge of rockets brought us to the edge of the verdant growth, bordering on which were vast rolling prairies and broad valleys. In one of these latter we came to rest. Clambering out, we breathed fresh, in- vigorating air. Immediately we realized that here we could make our future abode. For the past seven years our daily life on this beautiful planet has tran- scended our wildest earthly expectations. We are living in complete con- tentment. Animal life does not exist. There are only innumerable species of prolific, fruit-bearing flora. From these we obtain our daily sustenance. We want for nothing. The climate is perpetually temperate, and to this and the use only of natural foods we attribute our immeasurable improvement in health. We have our abode on only one side of the planet, as the other side is in eternal darkness. There is no glaring sunUght, only a warm pinkish glow that suffuses everything. Our pitiable vocabulary fails us in the at- tempt to do justice to this most wonderful planet. You will notice that we have omitted any technical description as to our space-flier and machinery. We do this for the purpose of removing any possi- bility of the inhabitants of the earth ever reaching this planet, at least while we are alive. To rid ourselves of all remembrance of earthly things, we are returning the projectile to you. It shall be the means of communicating this, our farewell, to the terrestrial sphere. Wilbur C. Knudtson, S ' 32. 113 A¥III.STI« John C. Burko Voyle E. Bioiincn Edward L. Leahy Clarence H. Mahoncy Ralph W. Jcsson Our Athletic Coaches John Burke, head of the boys ' physical education de- partment, has held that office since arrival at Poly- technic nineteen years ago. Besides his many executive duties, he coaches our Junior and Senior Gym Clubs, which always make an excellent showing. Voyle Brennen has for twelve years coached our varsity gridiron teams. During those years as football mentor he has made a remarkable record and gained a wide reputation, inasmuch as he has led three of Poly ' s teams to an undisputed city championship and one team to a tie for that high honor. These squads have set records which it will be extremely hard to equal, es- pecially the 1926 Golden Tornado, which, though it existed before the time of Poly ' s present generation, is still talked about. Eddie Leahy, Polytechnic ' s smiling track coach, is one of the most-feared leaders in Southern California and, indeed, in the whole state, due to the excellent showing which his teams always make in competition. Never has one of his squads finished lower than third in a City Meet. Last year, however, was Coach Leahy ' s banner season. Starting off with a bang, the squad swept through the dual season, the City, Southern Cali- fornia, and States Meets without a defeat and copped the much coveted state championship. Coach ' Cop ' Mahoney has enjoyed a splendid record in baseball activities. Since baseball was dropped at Poly, Mr. Mahoney has held no varsity coaching posi- tion. However, ' Cop ' has charge of the corrective class, and, in addition to coaching the Class B basketball squad, which has for three consecutive years tied for the city championship, he handles the after-school in- door baseball leagues. Last, but not least, is Coach ' Pop ' Jesson. Mr. Jesson has coached varsity basketball for only three years, but his teams always have that old Poly fight. Last term Ills squad finished with a percentage of .666. Besides iiis casaba duties, Coach Jesson tutors the Class B foot- ball squad and the Class B and C track teams. 116 ' Po y on the Gridiron Though Polytechnic ' s Golden Tornado did not enjoy a very successful year as far as a final average goes, the Mechanics, under the tutelage of Coach Voyle Brennen, scored triumphs over their major rivals, L.A. High and Manual Arts. These games being the only two won during the year, Poly finished the season in ninth place, with an average of .333. Nine lettermen reported for duty when the first call was issued for candidates, and one was declared eligible later in the season. They were Kudlac, end; Davis, tackle; Stawisky, guard; Fuqua, center; McCallum, quarterback; Reis, fullback; Ralphs, Olson, and Stutz, halfbacks. Williams, another half, returned later in the season. Using this squad as a nucleus, Coaches Brennen and Leahy built up a team which rose to great heights on occasion, lacking at times a scoring punch. The Yellowjackets played two practice games, coming out successfully in both encounters, beat- ing Hollywood, 6 to 0, and trouncing the Belmont Hill- toppers, 27 to 0. Twenty-one men were awarded their letters at the end of the season. They were Abajian, Chavoor, Cory, Davis, Feltenberg, Fuqua, Harmel, Kammerling, Kud- lac, McCallum, Marshall, Ralphs, Reis, Stawisky, Stutz, Taylor, Troy, Weiczorek, Williams, Huston, and Man- ager George McSheffery. It is indeed fitting and proper that we should at this point acknowledge those men who strove all the year, taking the knocks as they came, but receiving no bit of glory for their endeavor. To them is due our esteem and our support. Therefore, substitutes, we salute you and acknowledge our indebtedness to you. To Coaches Brennen and Leahy belongs the credit of molding Poly ' s grid machine. Coach Brennen took the first string material and built from it a team which was capable of conquering in one season its three major rivals, L.A. High, Manual Arts, and Hollywood, thereby winning a mythical Big Four championship. Though Coach Leahy had the second squad, he sent onto the field a team which gave the first-stringers all the com- petition they wanted and hardened them for league opponents. Bruce Atkinson S. R. Laniei- Ross Hamilton Harold Yates 117 ♦ t • « f  s t 7 Grid Year at Poly Fairfax Slated to win easily from a lighter, more inexperienced team, Polytechnic ' s over-confident Yellowjackets suffered the first upset of the 1931 City League season when a fast, versatile Fairfax squad trounced the Parrots to the tune of 12 to 0. The Colonials ran through the whole gamut of football plays, trying line smashes, passes, and end runs with equal success. For only a few minutes in the first half, and again early in the second half, did the Mechanics show any offensive strength. At all other limes, Poly was tm the defensive, and a poor pass defense it was, Fairfax being largely aided in its scoring by timely passes thrown over the heads of the Parrot backfield. Davis was the shining light in a rather disappointing team, one which seemed to lack the punch against the fighting Colonials and simply could not overcome the too-confident attitude with which they entered the game. statistics Poly Fairfax 3 First downs from scrimmage 7 37 Yards from scrimmage ' I ' .Vl 37 Yards from running plays 128 Yards from forward passes 104 118 FremouLj, Displaying the old Poly fight, which they had lacked in their first game, the Golden Tornado outplayed and outfought the Fremont Pathfinders in the second game of the season, only to emerge with a 3 to defeat. A perfect 18-yard field goal, booted early in the second quarter, was the cause of Poly ' s downfall. In all except the first quarter, the Parrots outplayed their oppon- ents but were unable to push over a score. Ralphs, Stawisky, and Kammer- hng stood out on the Poly team, only, however, after receiving excellent support. Dewey Ralphs was the spark plug of the Mechanic offense. He was handicapped with a broken finger, but that did not seem to hinder his brilliant playing. Several times he almost got away for long runs but was stopped by the miraculous work of the Fremont players. (jarfield Fumbleitis ruined Poly ' s varsity in the only home game of the year, an encounter which Garfield won, 12 to 7. Twice after Garfield recovered a Poly fumble, Bob Bench sent the pelota through the uprights for a total of six points. Dennerline, Bulldog tackle, recovered a fumbled punt and scored his team ' s other six points. A short pass from the 10-yard line netted Poly ' s score late in the last quarter. Outstanding on the local squad were Kudlac and Stutz. The results of this game brought despair to the hearts of Poly fans, for after a week ' s lay-off, following their victory over Manual, the Golden Tornado lost the coordination they showed against Manual and seemed to have lost all their teamwork. J hicoltL In the last football game of the season, Poly ' s Yellowjackets failed to tame the Lincoln Tiger, coming out on the short end of a 13 to score. On the opening kickoff, Lincoln tried a lateral pass, but Taylor rushed the receiver, and the Mechanics recovered on the Lincoln 18-yard marker. The Parrots, however, failed to score, and late in the first quarter Joe Aprato intercepted a pass and raced seventy-five yards to a touchdown. Lincoln ' s second score came as the result of a 45-yard drive down the field. Functioning well in midfield, the Mechanics lacked a scoring punch. Davis, Fuqua, and Kudlac stood out on the line, while Ralphs shone in the backfield. The outcome of the game rather disappointed Poly rooters, as Poly was doped to win the con- test, the last of the year. Much of the sting of defeat was alleviated, though, with the realization that in one season Poly had subdued her three major rivals, L.A., Manual, and Hollywood. 119 120 121 KJMauiiid A rts For the first time in the season, a fighting Mechanic varsity managed to chalk up a victory over a league opponent when it defeated a strong Manual Arts varsity by the score of 9 to 0. The first score, a safety, came early in the second quarter. After working the ball to within one foot of a score, Poly lost the ball on downs. When Captain Haman of the Toiler squad at- temped to punt out of danger, Fuqua broke through and blocked the kick behind the goal line, thereby scoring two points. Far from being dis- couraged, however, the Artisan squad only put up a gamer fight. In the last quarter, Manual took to the air in a desperate eftort to score, but Killer Kammerling cut short their hopes when he intercepted a long pass and, led by perfect interference, galloped forty-five yards to a touchdown. The com- pleted conversion ended the scoring, and the remainder of the game passed without incident. In spite of an injury which forced Captain Dewey Ralphs out of the game in the first quarter, the whole team played heads-up ball, with Kammerling, Troy, Stawisky, and Kudlac showing up best. The results of the game brought joy to the Poly rooters because, for the first time in three starts, the Parrots showed a coordination that resulted in their first league victory and augured well for the future success of tlie Mechanics. STATISTICS POLY MANUAL ARTS 5 First downs from scrimmage 7 156 Yards from scrimmage 131 112 Yards from running plays 76 44 Yards from foi-ward passes 55 122 J os Angeles Led by Dewey Ralphs, an inspired Mechanic team tramped all over the Romans in their annual grudge battle. The fireworks started in the second quarter when Willey intercepted a pass and raced to the Parrot 12-yard line. In two plays the ball was put over for a score, and the outlook was indeed dark for Poly. However, the second half started with the Yellowjackets a ' rarin ' to go. With Ralphs and Kammerling doing the heavy ballpacking, Poly made a sustained drive down the field which finally ended in a touch- down. During the fourth quarter, the ball was worked to the Roman 42- yard line. Here Ralphs took the ball over his own right tackle. Finding himself cut off, he reversed his field, and, aided by some good blocking, raced forty-two yards to a touchdown and a 12 to 6 victory. The Parrots had just started and were headed for another score when the final whistle blew. The whole team played splendidly, and on the line was no one who stood out from his mates, except Kudlac. Ralphs and Kammerling shone in the Poly backfield, while their mates played the supporting roles. The game was one of the most exciting league encounters witnessed by fans this year. In the first half Poly rooters were plunged to the depths of despair when Rome scored its one and only touchdown. However, the spirit of the Parrots gradually rose to heights sublime as first one and then another touch- down was scored by the Golden Tornado. STATISTICS POLY LOS ANGELES 13 First downs from scrimmage 3 254 Yards from scrimmage 84 205 Yards from running plays 66 49 Yards from forward passes 18 123 s ' 14 - - ll iMbsla JC ' Li J c  j;iM2:!2tal ' U ' ;2; ' ;v, A Qridiroii Lii htweight. AAvX A- Under the tutelage of Coach Pop Jesson, Poly ' s lightweight football team experienced a most successful season. With five wins to their credit, the squad placed high in league standings, mainly because of the fighting spirit which the boys displayed. In their first game with Fairfax, the Parrots came back in the second half to turn seeming defeat into a 12 to victory. Again, as in the first en- counter, the Yellowjackets came back in the second half, this time winning by the identical score of 12 to 0. A highly-touted Manual squad was sent home with a stinging 14 to defeat in a game which showed Poly ' s supcripr- ity in every department of the game. After a hard fight, Poly added still another victory to its credit when she defeated the Garfield Bees, 6 to 0, in a thrilling game played on the losers field. With their eyes on a champion- ship, the Parrots were sadly upset when a husky L.A. squad invaded the Yellowjacket lair to return home with a 19 to victory. After the dis- heartening setback suffered the week before, the Mechanics turned to bat- tle with renewed vigor in the last game of the season and emerged with a 6 to victory over Lincoln. Waxman and Smith proved to be the most out- standing men on the Parrot squad, but if one were to name all the good players ho would of necessity include practically the whole team. The following players were awarded letters: Captain Kalionzes, Arikawa, Hutchinson, Hough, Taylor, Nardomarino, Nelson. Landes, De La Vera, Quinby, Rodriguez, Smith, Sugich, Vechione, Wartiack. Waxman. Wilson, Winchester, Wismer, and Manager Starr. 124 Class C Footballers Experiencing a fairly successful season, Polytechnic ' s Class C gridiron squad, under the guidance of Coaches Williams, Beckner, and Leahy, won three out of their five league games and tied another. Beginning the season with three consecutive wins, the Parrots slowed up after the Manual game, tying Garfield and losing to L.A. The opening conflict ended with Poly on the long end of a 13 to score. Though not outstanding, the Parrot team played well and was never in a dangerous position. Working like an automaton , the Yellowjackets proved invincible in their game with Fremont, winning by a score of 20 to 0. A blocked punt proved to be the difference between a tie and victory in the Manual game, which was won by the locals, 6 to 0. Though the next week was a bye, the Class C squad played a practice game with the Franklin eleven, in which the locals came out on the long end of a 21 to score. Eleven fighting Garfield pups managed to hold the Parrakeets to a 6 to 6 tie score in the fourth league game of the season. Ending any title hopes which the C ' s had, L.A. played host to the Mechanics and sent them home with a stinging 13 to 12 defeat. The score was close, but a heavier L.A. squad managed to push over the extra point, which meant victory. Lee and Tanaka in the backfield and Henderson on the line seemed to be outstanding on the local squad, but their mates proved to be notable competitors. Lettermen were: Captain Lee, Failes, Tanaka, Zarrow, Donichi, Henderson, Tamaki, Cisneros, Thun, Santiestevan, Tom, Friedman, Babjian, Moses, Prioleau, Pusina, Bilkiss, Ha, Lucas, McNeilly, DeRenne, Newman, Keller, and Manager Devron. 125 Our Athletic CouUellatio ;z_j Captain Dewey Ralphs — Fast, reliable, deceptive, a consistent ground- gainer, an outstanding All-City selection. Killer Kammerling — Stocky, powerful, a good tackier, a driving line- plunger. Stinky Davis — An all-around tackle, hard to get by, often stopping op- ponents ' plays behind the line. Shifty Stawisky — Big, powerful, a hard tackier, excellent at running interference. Ed Kudlac — A veteran wingman, a hard fighter, candidate for All-City. Jim Fuqua — An accurate passer, and a tower of strength at center. Art Taylor — Fast under the ball on punts, a hard man to get around, a capable end. Our star 440 man on the track squad. Jim McCallum — Brainy, fast, excellent in selecting plays, a reliable safety man. Jim Stutz — Quiet, unassuming, one of the Golden Tornado ' s most con- sistent men. Bud Reis — A two-year letterman, playing halfback and fullback with disastrous results to opponents. Captain George Noll — A capable leader, fast, bi-ainy, an excellent shot. Sleepy Valley— Speedy, a good dribbler, a dead-eye under the bucket. Harden Wells — Tall, rangy, an accurate passer, consistently blocking op- ponent ' s tries for the basket. Sam Robman — Comparatively small, but a fighter, a good guard, a dead- eye on long shots. Dave Siegel — Poly ' s star sprint man, one of the Siegcl boys, with a mark of 10 flat in the century. Ralph Olson — Unable to play football because of a broken shoulder, a star sprint man, running close to Dave in the 100 and often winning the 220. Jim Girazian — Contributing more than one point in the sprints, our best broad jumper. Leonard Spencer — Star middle-distance man. with marks close to 2:00 min- utes flat in all the meets. Bennie Siegel — Hurdler supreme, Poly ' s best bet in the lows and often winning the highs from his teammate, Vic King. Victor King — Runner-up to Bennie in most meets, setting new school rec- ord of 15.6 seconds in the highs during the Lincoln meet. Bill Sefton — Another record breaker, having cleared 13 feet, 5J inches at the City Meet to make a new world ' s prep record. Moose Abajian — Most consistent Poly weight man, besides being a foot- ball letterman. 126 Polytechnic ' s Varsity Qigers Winning four out of their six league games, the Mechanics finished in a tie for third place and experienced a most successful season. As in the pre- ceding season, the Mechanics started slowly, but once they struck their stride they were unstoppable. Under the coaching of Pop Jesson, the team rounded into shape after the Roosevelt game and defeated L.A. for the first time in many years. Lester Valley and Bob Duncan were the only re- turning lettermen. Captain George Noll, Lester Valley, Ed Bartholomew, Harden Wells, Sam Robman, Bob Duncan, Ivan McCloskey, and Basil Perkins were awarded their varsity letters at the close of the season. Joe Nelson received his manager ' s letter. Though no one was picked for the first string All-City five, both Lester Valley and Harden Wells were selected on the second team. HoUywood A hard-fought battle, ending in a victory for Hollywood, set Polytechnic ' s varsity back a notch in the first league, game of the current season. The final score, 26 to 19, does not indicate the closeness of the game nor the ferocity with which the two teams fought throughout the game. 127 B Coach R.Jesson Captain G Noll 1 i I  % S.ROBMAN % B Duncan H Wells 4 1 ' L.Valley B.Perkins Manager J.Nelson i X I.M Closky t E.Bartholomew 128 ROOSEVELT Polytechnic ' s varsity suffered a second defeat of the season when it met the Roosevelt Rough Riders on the local court. The Mechanics showed great improvement over the previous week, the 25 to 22 score testifying to the great fight the Parrots put up. Both teams played a good floor game and displayed a fairly tight defense, but the greater experience of the Roosevelt squad prove to be the margin between victory and defeat. Nate Halpern, All- City forward from the Roughrider squad, was the outstanding player on the floor, shooting baskets from all angles and in general hampering the Parrots. LOS ANGELES Breaking into the win column, the Mechanics downed their age-old rivals, the Romans of L.A., in one of the most hectic struggles ever seen by local fans. The battle raged back and forth for three quarters, but in the last quarter Poly found itself and could not be stopped. Showing championship form, the locals won by a 52 to 18 score. The whole team performed well, the outstanding feature being the teamwork which the boys displayed. Valley was the outstanding man on the floor, if there was any, but he was hard pushed by Noll and Bartholomew. JEFFERSON Another victory for our Alma Mater was chalked up when Jefferson ' s Democrats lost a hair-raising game by a score of 21 to 17. The Mechanics, after finding themselves in the L.A. game, were invulnerable, and, though the score was close and always in doubt, the Mechanics showed great form and fight in wimiing. The teamwork which was strongly evidenced by Poly in the L.A. game was again displayed, and, though the Jeffersonians put up a hard fight on their home floor, they were unable to stop the machine-hke per- formance of the Parrot quintet. BELMONT Belmont was the Parrots ' next victim, succumbing to a powerful attack displayed by Poly and returning home on the short end of a 29 to 13 score. Both teams fought hard, but the Mechanics proved to be too strong for the Hilltoppers to down. This strength was largely manifest in the shooting, for had the Belmont quintet been sinking the casaba the score would in all prob- abihty have been much closer or, perhaps, reversed. FRANKLIN Winding up the season with a victory, Poly ' s Yellowjackets showed good form in winning their scheduled game with Franklin. The team was ex- cellent on shots and played well in all departments of the game, winning handily by a 37 to 12 score. Captain Noll was outstanding on the local squad, his shooting and floorwork being the feature of the contest. Robman and ' Wells kept the opponents ' scoring down with an air tight defense as well as aiding their companions on offense. 129 cQightweight Qhampioiis City champions for the third consecutive year. Polytechnic ' s Class B hoop- sters, under the leadership of Coach Cop Mahoney, went through the sea- son with only one defeat to tie for the pennant with Fremont and Lincoln. Hollywood came to Poly for the first encounter, only to return home on the short end of a 22 to 19 score. Both (earns played bang-up ball, with Poly holding the edge. Running up one of the largest basketball scores even seen in these parts, the Parrots sent the Roosevelt Rough Riders home on the short, short end of a 40 to 7 score. Over-confidence proved to be the Me- chanics ' Waterloo, for after leading L.A. for three quarters, Poly failed to stem the scoring of her opponents in the last quarter and left the game with a 20 to 12 defeat. Not to be downed, however, the Yellowjackets traveled to Jefferson for their fourth game, and brought home the bacon to the tune of a 29 to 15 victory. After a slow start. Poly ' s fighting spirit became mani- fest, Belmont being completely subdued in the last three quarters. The final score, 28 to 15, meant another victory for the Mechanics. Winding up the season with a fine record, the Parrots turned animal trainers and downed the Franklin Panthers, 30 to 15, in the last game of the current season. Captain Klarin was the outstanding player on the squad and was ably supported by his teammates. Letters were awarded to Captain Klarin, guard; Chism, guard; Jones, center; Nickerson, forward; Obregon, forward; Prokop, forward; Gonzales, forward; and Anderson, manager. 130 PBMS ' HIft-- , f mn m A ' H 5 nJ ' iLA - ' Tarrakeet Hoops fers Coaches Stankovich and Brennen built up a Class C basketball squad which, though not making an outstanding record, was in all respects worthy of Poly and its support. Led by Captain Uba, the Parakeets won three games and lost three, ending with a percentage of ,500. After a hard battle, Hollywood finally succumbed to the superior Yellow- jackets, the final score being 14 to 4. The game was hard fought and closer than the score indicates. After their good showing the week before, the Parrots were sadly jolted when a strong Roosevelt five swamped Poly to the tune of a 23 to 10 score. The Cee ' s picked up another defeat when an L.A| Gopher returned home with a 14 to 12 victory. Returning to the win column. Poly, after a slow start, managed to forge ahead, sending the Demo- crats home with a 16 to 12 defeat. A new low was reached when a fighting Belmont team managed to take advantage of the C ' s, winning by a 15 to 12 score. Winning their final game, the C ' s lived up to pre-season forecasts and showed good form in downing the Panther Babes, 16 to 5. Though the team did not live up to pre-season forecasts, it was nevertheless a fine Cee squad, having among its number three returning lettermen. Captain Uba was by far the outstanding player, his consistently good work making him a most valuable member of the team. The following men received letters: Captain Uba, forward; Slater, for- ward; Failes, forward; Shimidzu, center; Leppek, guard; Kristenson, guard; and Moose McKinnon, manager. 131 o., M Southern Pctcific ciud City Relays !i ' ' Following a most successful practice season in which they defeated the Long Beach Jackrabbits and the S.C. Trobabes, the Parrots took part in the South- ern Pacific relay carnival and were successful. Coach Leahy entered three teams, two of which placed first and one second. The four-man 440 was timed in 44 seconds flat, and the eight-man mile in .3:04.8. Poly ' s four-man two-mile placed second, behind L.A. The Parrots also entered the City Relay carnival, which they won with a final score of 21 1-5 points. The four-man 440 was run by Dave and Ben Siegel, Girazian. and Olsen in the time of 42.7 seconds, which broke both the school and ineet records. The eight-man mile team, composed of Valley, Evans, Spencer, King, B. Siegel, Girazian, D. Siegel, and Olsen, won their event in .3:01.3. The Mechanic distance medley team placed third in their race. In Class B, the medley team placed first, Arikawa placed fourth in the shot, and Chism tied for third in the high jump. The Parrakeets managed to nose into third in the Class C medley. Poly ' s relay teams continued the good work of last . ear b. - winning their races and showed great promise of future success. Unfortunately, the four- man 440 will not meet in actual competition again and will therefore be unable to take another crack at the world ' s record in this event, which they would have a good chance of shattering. The eight-man mile team is not considered as a record breaker, but they are nevertheless the best in the city. 132 Breaking one school record and scoring firsts in every event but the shot, Poly ' s track team easily defeated a weak Lincoln squad in their first dual meet of the league season. The final score was 79 to 25. The outstanding performance of the day was the record-breaking high hurdle race, which Vic- tor King ran in the fast time of 15.6 seconds. Though many of Poly ' s men did not compete, the Parrots showed early season form, sweeping the mile and low hurdles. Sefton returned to form in the pole vault, soaring to the height of 11 feet, 6 inches. Vonder Kuhlen was a surprise first in the 880, running the distance in 2:07.3. Pastore, the only Railsplitter to place first, broke the Lincoln shot put mark by tossing the iron ball 48 feet, 9 inches. Fairfax Avenging the defeat which Poly suft ' ered in 1931 at the hands of the Fairfax football team, a fighting Mechanic track squad sent the Colonials home with a 78i to 25] defeat. Dave Siegel was high-point man, winning the 100 in 10 flat, the 220 in 22.8, and running on the winning relay team. Hansen was a big surprise when he put the shot 48 feet, 8 inches. Hough, Campillo, and Owens finished in that order to sweep the mile. In the highs, Vic King came in first in 16 flat, followed by Bennie Siegel. These same boys traded places in the 120-yard lows. Taylor looked good in the 440, pulling up fast at the end of the race only to lose to Baird in 52.6. Fairfax showed its greatest strength in the 880, taking the first two places. However, if Spencer had been able to run, the story might have been different. •JMaiiiial f rts A strong Toiler track squad upset the old dope bucket handily in their meet with the Parrots to claim the battle by the close score of 52 5-6 to 51 1-6. Manual started off well by taking first and third in the 880, with Spencer leading second. The Parrots immediately offset this advantage, however, when D. Siegel, Olson, and Girazian finished in the order named to sweep the century. From then on the visitors continually threatened the small lead which Poly built up, until Rossiter and McBride of Manual took the pole vault, thereby cHnching the meet for the Toilers in spite of the fact that Poly won the relay. Taylor finished behind Baker of Manual to take second in a 53 second 440 race. Campillo managed to net a third in the mile. Siegel and King won the hurdles as usual, with ' Nosey ' leading his teammate in both races. The first real upset came in the broad jump, when Girazian only man- aged to take third behind Williams and Cramer of Manual. Smelley, the Toiler shot putter, outdid himself with a put of 48 feet, 8 inches to lead Abajian and Hansen. Keith and Harris managed to tie for third in the high jump with Lawrence of Manual to garner two-thirds of a point. The pole vault, however, as before stated, proved to be the Mechanics ' Waterloo. 133 •R ' I Capt. Ralph Olson BeNNjiE Siegel 1 Coach Ed Leahy ft - J I ( ( KiKG I ijSefton Taylor ' ( Evans] ■; i % rt  % i P © ■ w George French . 1! _i Carl B« rt Earl Keith m J 134 fft ■a I f ' iM GiSAZIAN Da Ow£N ' Hansen Joe r ATHANSON Manager % u u Guy Ed DuNlAP AOAJIAN Harry , . Hough i i , n I5 Al MenicK % V ife WiLDuR Harris • f ♦ 135 Fremont Featured by Bill Sefton ' s record-breaking leap in the pole vault, the Parrot track squad easily defeated the Pathfinder tracksters by a score of 76 ' to 27 i. After an early-season injury, Sefton returned to form, leaping 12 feet, 11 ' inches, only stopping there because the standards would go no higher. Ralph Olson, after having run the lOfl-yard dash and 220 in the other meets, changed to the 440, coming in second to Art Taylor, who ran 52.1. The two Siegel boys won their respective events, Dave taking both dashes and Bennie, the two hurdles, followed in both by Victor King. Evans was a surprise first in the broad jump, followed by Girazian, who also took second in the 100. Fremont ' s only first came in the mile. Owens, who took third, was the only Poly man to place in that event. J os i geles Scoring two major upsets besides numerous minor ones. Polytechnic ' s tracksters overturned the old dope bucket by defeating L.A. High for the sec- ond consecutive year. After breaking the twelve-year jinx last year, the Par- rots were out for blood, and turned in a 63 to 41 victory. Bennie Siegel and Vic King pulled the first upset in the high hurdles by placing one-two to defeat Koch, the favorite, who managed to take only fourth. ' Nosey and King again took eight points in the lows. Taylor and French pulled the next upset by finishing one-two in the 440, where Taylor had only been doped second, and French was not placed. Azajian and Hansen furnished a minor attraction by taking second and third in the shot. Sefton again broke the school record in the pole vault by leaping 13 feet. He tried for a new world prep record at 13 feet, 4 inches, but knocked the bar down with his elbow at each attempt. D. Siegel and Olson finished first and second in both sprints, Siegel copping the century and Olson the 220. Guy Dunlap clinched the meet for Poly when he grabbbed a third in the mile, which was won in the good time of 4:49.9. Spencer and Spector helped themselves to more points than they were doped for by taking second and third, respectively, in the 880. g rJii ' ( In preparation for the City Meet, Poly traveled out to Garfield for the last dual track meet of the season and returned victorious, 70 to 34. The Bulldogs pulled numerous upsets but never threatened the Golden Tornado. The main feature of the day was the defeat of B. Siegel and King in the high hurdles. The best Bennie could do was third, while King failed to place. It was the first time this year Poly has not taken first and second in the highs, so much credit goes to Coster of Garfield. One pleasant suiprise for Poly fans was Hough ' s victory in the mile, which signified that Harry has finally recovered from his mid-season leg injuries. The sprints ended as usual, Dave Siegel and Olson splitting sixteen points between them. 136 City Meet Bill Sefton, Poly ' s premier pole vaulter, broke the world ' s interscholastic record by clearing 13 feet, 5:| inches during the annual City Meet held at Housh Field on April 30. Sefton won the applause of the packed stands and barely failed to clear 13 feet, 8 inches. Hollywood won the meet with a score of 41 . The Blue and Gold pushed the Movie lads all the way, scoring 39 points. Other leading scorers were Jefferson with 34, Manual Arts with 19 ' , and Los Angeles with 15. Spencer drew first blood, taking a fifth in the 880. Webb of Manual won in 1:58.3. The hard breaks which follow Poly popped up in the 100. D. Siegel stumbled and nearly fell at the half-way mark and barely managed to grab fifth. B. Siegel brought hope to Poly hearts, however, by tying Coster of Garfield for first in the high hurdles in 15.8. Taylor added three points to the Mechanic ' s score by taking third in the 440. Coverly of Hollywood defeated the favorite, Rout of Jefferson, in the exceptional time of 49.5. D. Siegel and Olson took second and fourth, respectively, in the 220, which was won by Creal of Hollywood in 22 fiat. ' Nosey ' Siegel took high point honors by win- ning the lows in 25.1. Vic King ran a nice flight of lows by taking second from a classy field. Harry Hough was an unexpected fifth in the mile. Nimmo of Hollywood took this event in 4: 32.8. Evans was, perhaps, the biggest surprise of the day when he placed second in the broad jump with a leap of 22 feet, f-inch. The Golden Tornado ' s baton tossers climaxed a most eventful day by winning the eight-man mile in the fast time of 3: 00.4. t ill-City Divisional Meet Scoring 32 J points, l ' points ahead of their nearest rival, Hollywood, Poly came through with colors flying and won the first All-City Southern California Divisional Meet. Manual Arts, Jefferson, and Jordan trailed in the order named. Dave Siegel began the day ' s scoring by taking a very close second in the century to Burch, highly rated Jordan sprinter. The time was 9.9. seconds, and Dave was less than a foot behind. In finishing the race, however, he pulled a leg muscle and was forced to retire from the 220 and relay. However, Captain Ralph Olson came through with a third in the furlong, while Vic King took Dave ' s place on the relay and showed enough speed to enable the team to win in 1:30.2. Art Taylor showed up to advantage and took third in the 440. Bill Sefton, handicapped by a slightly strained leg, tied for first in the pole vault at 13 feet. Bennie Siegel and Vic King made it a field day in the low hurdles by taking a first and third place. Evans placed fifth to complete the Poly point gathering. 137 ' ' .1 .:i - Cli ss B Tyac Winning six meets, four of tliem being league encounters, the lightweight trackmen, under Coach ' Pop Jesson, continued tiic fine records made by former B teams. In the City Meet Poly finished fourth with 15 points. Man- ual Arts was the victor with 38 digits. Nickerson was the Poly star of the meet when he ran a beautiful 660 to take first in l:26.,i. Other medal win- ners were Lanier in the pole vault, Cisneros in the broad jump, Prokop and Chism in the high jump, Arikawa in the shot; Musso, Manriquiv.. and Peralta who ran with Nickerson in the relay. The Mechanics won their (iisl prac- tice meet with Long Beach, , ' J3 ' :) to 41 -it. In a triangular trackfc.st with JefT- erson and Hollywood the Parrots were again victorious. The final score was: Poly, 54.1; Jefferson, 38J; Hollywood, 22. Starting off the season with a l ang, the locals upset Lincoln, 74 i to 20.1. In a practice meet with Belmont during a bye week, the Yellowjackets were victorious. 48-.-. to 46 • .. Resuming their league meets, the Fairfax Bees went down to defeat, 55% to 39%. Suffering their first defeat of the season, the Poly Bees lost a close meet to Manual, 48 i to 46 . Redeeming their loss of the week before. Poly swamped Fremont by a score of 62 to 33. The LA. Romans proved too strong for the Mechanics when the two teams clashed, the Gophers winning, 52 to 43. The Mociianics ended their season with a bang when the - tangled with Garfield. The Poly squad was victorious, 72 to 23. Class B emblems were awarded to the foiiowin,;.; tiackmen: Peralta, Musso, Manriquez, Fernold, Nickerson. Kaiionzes. Chapman. Delavera, Arimoto, Haggerty, Moses, Prokop, Rodriguez, Lanier, Chism, Dandridge, Cisneros, Waxman, Louie, Arikawa, and Devron, manager. 138 I « i -- ' ' ■ ' -_: i iiMm k ...i . -i ' • If (U. Qlass C Tracks, Polytechnic ' s Class C ti-acksters went through the season splitting 50-50 with their opponents in the dual meets and then finished their work with a fourth in the City Meet finals. In their two practice meets the Cees lost to Long Beach and then won handily from Hollywood. The score of the Long Beach meet was 40 to 37, while the Parrakeets walked away with Hollywood, 58 i to 18A. Starting their regular season with Lincoln, the Mechanics tamed the Tiger squad by a tally of 43 to 34. The next week-end, however, all was not well. After a hard afternoon against Fairfax, the local team added up their points to find the score was 47 to 30 in favor of Fairfax. Manual hastened the locals ' decline in percentage by rudely upsetting the Parrakeets, 49 to 28. Displaying a will to do-or-dle, the Mechanics conquered the Fremont Path- finders to the tune of a 53 to 24 tally. Poly ' s old Nemesis, the Romans, proved to be the next stumbling block. The Gophers came out in such hordes as to subdue the locals under a 51% to 25 ' a score. Ending a rather m ediocre sea- son against Garfield, the Parrakeets ran rings around the Bulldog, defeating him 50 to 27. In the City Meet Poly made a good showing, with Owens, Taka- hashi, Kajiwara, Prioleau, Adoor, and Slater receiving medals for their work. Owens was third in the 50; Takahashi was fourth in the 100; Kajiwara fifth in the broad jump; Prioleau third in the shot; Adoor tied for first in the pole vault; and Slater tied for filth in the same event. The relay team managed to nab a fifth. Letters were awarded to Adoor, Akers, Goldstein, Kajiwara, Kim, Owens, Prioleau, Robson, Slater, Takahashi, and McKinnon, manager. A-t - - fl 139 Qross-Qountry Led by Captain Guy Dunlap, Polys leather-lungers enjoyed a fairly suc- cessful season. Though not exceptional, the team, under the guidance of Coach Eddie Leahy and Assistant Coach Howard Earl, through constant practice improved steadily and were thei-eby enabled to win their last two meets. The races, which are run over a mile and three-quarters course, developed a num- ber of future tracksters as well as providing the boys with a set of the well known leather lungs. The first meet of the season was with Fairfax. Though the Parrots put up a hard fight, their inexperience proved to be a stumbling block which withheld victory from them. On October 23, the Mechanics pursued the Manual Arts Toilers about the track only to lose after a most exciting meet. The outcome was never in doubt, as Manual placed the first four men. Guy Dunlap put up a nice fight to nab fifth behind the Toilers ' stellar performers. Turning the tables at last, the Yellowjackets defeated Garfield in a meet held between halves of the lightweight football game. Though Garfield placed the first two men, Poly ' s greater strength accounted for the victory. After losing a close meet to Los Angeles a year ago, the Parrots took revenge this year, defeating the Gophers, 27 to 28. Dunlap and Spencer put up fine races to take first and second. Letters were awarded to Captain Guy Dunlap, Leonaid Spencer, Charles Owens, Sol Spector, Salvador Jiminez, George French, and Joe Nathanson, manager. 140 Defeating both Manual Arts and L.A., Polytechnic ' s musclemen, mor( familiarly known as the Gym Club, enjoyed a most successful season. Four Poly men represented the school in the annual Turnverien championship on February 19. They were: Jack Hoist, horizontal bar; Reginald Anderson, side horse; Jack Warnack, horizontal; and Gene Nieman, Indian clubs. The first practice meet was held with Lincoln on March 3. The locals defeated a highly touted Railsplitter squad by a score of 76 to 44. In their first league meet the Mechanic gymnasts defeated both Hollywood and Belmont easily. Warnack, Schaeffer, and Anderson were the stars of the Poly club. In a thriUing gym meet before a record crowd, the locals defeated the L.A. Romans, 75 to 45, on the local floor. Warnack was high point man with 16?i digits. He was closely followed by Pullman with 13. Virtually cinching the city dual title, the locals defeated a strong Toiler squad by a score of 75 to 45. Warnack displayed his caliber as the outstanding league gymnast by scoring 16i points in four events. Competing for Poly were the following nineteen men: Jack Warnack, hori- zontal, Indian clubs, long horse, tumbling, all-around; James Hagerty, rings; Bernie Allen, rings; Dave Pullman, rings, long horse, tumbling; Lloyd Berris- ford, parallels, long horse; Andy Anderson, parallels, side horse, long horse; Dick Robson, parallels; Octavio Arrangoiz, parallels; Wendell Schaefer, paral- lels, side horse, long horse; Dick Wykoff, horizontal; Jack Skinner, horizontal; Bob Nye, horizontal, side horse; Orval Wright, side horse; Pete Florio, clubs; S. Nieman, clubs; Robert Knous, ropes; Robert Wright, ropes; and Jack Compton, ropes. Harold Caldwallader held the position of manager. iaX r 141 go Club Though the Mechanics were not very successful in their divot-digging as far as match percentage goes, the inexperience of the boys and their un- famiharity with many of the courses played accounts in a large degree for their defeats. The boys were coached by Mr. York, who rounded hem into shape. In their first scheduled match with Belmont, the local team won when the Hilltopper aggregation failed to show up for the afTair, thereby forfeiting the meeting. Encountering their old rivals, L.A. High, the Parrots were sorely defeated, 5 to 0, in a match held at the Fox Hills course. The bright spot of the contest was Vernon Quinby ' s remarkable round of 79, one of the best scores ever registered by a Poly player. In a surprising upset the Mechaiiics met the Manual Arts Toilers on the Rancho course, winning by a lopsided score of 5 to 0. Again playing on the Fox Hills course, the local team lost to the strong Hollywood aggregation by a score of 4 to 1. Mitchell, Poly second man, was the only one who defeated a Sheik. Playing on the Rio Hondo course, the Mechanics dropped a close match to tlie Fremont divot-diggers, 3 to 2. Mitchell and Scudder were the two local boys who made good. Though the majority of matches were lost, the boys improxed throughout the season and showed promise of greater things ahead. Of tht- inan. - who tried out for a berth on the team only five could be chosen, as this is the num- ber of contests held during the course of each match. Those who showed the greatest abiUty were Captain Vernon Quinby, number one man; Jdlin Mitilicll, number two; Hubert Scudder, number three; Edgar McKinnon, luiniber four; and Coin-ad Walker, number five. Vernon Quinby also acted in the capacity of manager. 142 T heti and l [pw 1932 A.D. being the year of the X modern Olympiad, track interest of the world has turned to Southern California, and Los Angeles in particular. Polytechnic has the best track record over a number of years of any city school; so the Blue and Gold attracts especial interest for this enviable position. While looking toward the future and speculating on the nearing world Olympic Games, let us for the moment turn back the pages of time and peer into the sports pages of the 1907 Polytechnic Student. Great advances have been made in every line of world endeavor for the past twenty-five years, and we find Poly is not the exception in improvement. Art Coover not only held the Poly 100-yard dash record in 1907, but also was possessor of the Southern California interscholastic record in this race at 10.2 seconds. Although this is still fast time, it must be classed as slow compared with Walt Hopson ' s school record of 9.8 seconds. Then we find that Walter Streeton held the Poly and Southern California 440 record at 52.4 seconds. Some speed, remarked old timers, who had as yet never heard of Ted Meredith who was to startle the world as the boy wonder. How slow Streeton ' s mark now compares with that of Cliff Gantt of ' 26, who trotted the quarter-mile in 49.4, and the unofficial mark of Jimmy LuValle, who lost a race by inches in 48.7 seconds. We ponder over v arious records, comparing them with the present stand- ards and admit a feeling of awe at the phenomenal progress made by Poly athletes. Below are printed the school track records of twenty-five years back, 1907, when Poly won the Southern California title, and those of the present, 1932, the year of the X Olympiad. 1907 10.2 seconds 23.2 seconds 52.4 seconds 2 minutes, 9.4 seconds 4 minutes, 50.4 seconds 16.2 seconds 27.4 seconds 10 feet, 6 inches 5 feet, 6 inches 19 feet, 10 inches 44 feet 1 minute, 38 seconds 100-yard dash 220-yard dash 440-yard dash 880-yard dash Mile run 120-yard high hurdles 220-yard low hurdles Pole vault High jump Broad jump Shot put Half-mile relay 1932 9.8 seconds 21.6 seconds 49.4 seconds 1 minute, 59 seconds 4 minutes, 36.1 seconds 15.6 seconds 24.6 seconds 13 feet, 5j inches 6 feet, 2 5-16 inches 22feet, 5Unches 50 feet. Hi inches 1 minute, 28.2 seconds IS ■ Made in 1909, as only mile relay was run in 1907. 143 FIRST SEMESTER Margaret Zilahy Barbara Harrison Alice Van Dame Madeline Rogers Helen Mracek Cfifls ' Athletic Associations Miss Fye- -Adviser President Vice-President Secretary- Treasurer Head of Sports Yell Leader SECOND SEMESTER Margaret Zilahy Barbara Harrison Alice Van Dame Madeline Rogers Helen Mracek PLAY DAY AT BELMONT HIGH SEHOOL The girls of the Poly Girls ' Athletic Association journeyed to a play day at Belmont High School on November 17. The other schools participating be- sides Polytechnic and Belmont were John Marshall and Jeflerson. Poly played Belmont in hockey, John Marshall in basketball, and John Marshall and Jefferson in volleyball. After the games, everyone adjourned to the gymnasium to dance. School spirit was everywhere in evidence, but the rivalry was friendly and wholesome and all differences were finally merged over the refreshments served by the hostess school. PLAY DAY AT UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL Polytechnic, Fairfax, and Alexander Hamilton High Schools attended a play day held at University High School on April 20. Poly played basketball with Hamilton High School, hockey with University High School, speedball with Fairfax and University, and volleyball with Hamilton. Poly girls won foiu- games, tied one. and lost one. thus adding to their laurels for the year. After the games were played everyone adjourned to the gymnasium, where a program was presented by talented members of the University student body. 144 FIRST SEMESTER Mary David Annabel Kellenberger Dorothy Slager Gertrude Meyers Ethel Prioleau Coaching Council Miss Fye — Adviser President Gertrude Johnston Frances Abbot De Lois Long Evelyn Hutchison SECOND SEMESTER Helen Mracek Leona Deel Henrietta Uzzell Cleo Fincher Eleanor Rynkofs The Coaching Council is made up of eight specially selected girls chosen to act as coaches, referees, and general leaders in the seasonal sports class which meets first period. These girls take an active part in all school sports. SENIOR BASKETBALL GAMES FORWARDS Senior B ' s Senior A ' s Charlotte Boyd Doi othy Berkenheger Irene Biescar Margaret Zilahy Margaret Lynch Werdna Laster Muriel Schneider GUARDS Elsie Urbano Phyllis Todd Evelyn Stoll Aileen Crenshaw Irene Haney CENTERS Elinor Eddy De Lois Long Annabell Kellenberger Sara Watkins Leona Deel Muriel Woodland Madeline Rogers SCHEDULE OF GAMES Date Played Score Winner February 29 10-6 Senior B ' s March 8 9-6 Senior A ' s March 14 9-8 Senior B ' s 145 FIRST SEMESTER Jean Spencer Virginia Hoffman Marion Leaver (jit ' ls ' Cf) ' M Club Miss Ohman — Adviser President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer SECOND SEMESTER Marion Leaver Maxine Hutchison Lillian Dudding The Poly Girls Gym Club was the first organized at Poly. It was estab- lished to give an opportunity for girls who were especially adapted to and pre- ferred a program of dancing rather than sports. This work, with its technique, develops the natural grace that every girl has. The technique and dances used in the club are all classical. Opportunities that are rare and unusual are offered to the members. Grace is not the only thing developed. A sense of social responsibility and judgment in addition to knowledge of teamwork are among the assets of the girls in this organization. The club is ready to be called upon at any time or for any emergency. Mem- bers take part in various meetings in the auditorium and are sometimes called upon to appear abroad. No matter who it is or what it is for in the school, they are ready with a gracious response. The girls have taken part in most of the Ionian and always in the Alumni programs, besides the frequent skits. Towards the end of every semester the club holds its semi-annual dance in the gym, to which each girl is privileged to invite an escort. This is one of the gala events of the semester, for all girls join forces to make this party an out- standing success. Every girl serves on some committee, while the president oversees all plans and helps the various committees. Twenty-four girls belong to the club this semester. They have mastered the technique of five difficult dances and made a record for themselves in general. 146 FIRST SEMESTER Sherma Green May Heath Jane Wagner Pearl Newlee Outdoor Club Miss Fye — Adviser President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer SECOND SEMESTER Pearl Newlee Charlotte Smith Irene Viarengo Katherine Burgess One of Polytechnic ' s most notable athletic organizations for girls is the Outdoor Club. This group, sponsored by Miss Fye of the gymnasium depart- ment, is composed of twenty-five girls who have proved themselves at semi- annual tryouts to be good, all-around athletes. One initiation is held every term, at which those eligible are formally and informally accepted into the club. During the week preceding initiation, the old members have the privi- ledge of putting the new ones through various stunts on Dunn Field, where the girls practice. Speedball, basketball, baseball, and volleyball are played by the club, and a team of one of these sports is always sent to the play days. Club colors are green and white. On every Tuesday, the members wear a uniform consisting of skirts and middies. On the front of their middies the girls wear the club emblem, the body of which is dark green, with letters which stand for the club, in white. In honor of the girls who are graduated each year, the Outdoor Club gives a banquet, at which the graduates are presented with tiny bats and balls tied with green ribbons, and the president is honored with her gavel and pin. Through the various sports practiced by the club, the girls develop strong, healthy bodies as well as much skill in the games played. They also get enough experience to help them should they take up sports as a profession. 147 FIRST SEMESTER Roberta Dennis Elizabeth Von Krogh girls ' Hospital Miss Ohman — Adviser Chief Assistant Chief SECOND SEMESTER Rebecca Casey Dorothy Burgeson The Girls ' Hospital of Polytechnic High School was organized for the pur- pose of giving first aid to the girls. The members must have had a course in home nursing and a grade of ' A ' or ' B ' in their work. A system has been arranged so that there are at least two nurses each pe- riod during the day. They must report for ckity in uniform at the beginning of each period, and they have full charge of the hospital din-ing that time. Through this arrangement student nurses give very quick, correct, and effi- cient service to sick girls reporting for help. The hospital is unusually well equipped and is able to take care of many major accidents and all minor accidents. Several students with conditions which might have resulted in permanent injury have been successfully treated. The nurses keep a file of the names of girls coming under their care. This is for the purpose of checking the patients to see if they miss at regular intervals or miss a certain class many days in succession. If a girl loses the excuse which explains her absence from class, she will not get demerits, as her name and the period she was in the hospital will bo in the files. There is a list of duties for each period in the day posted in tin- hospital so that each nurse will know what to do after she has reported, and at the same time every detail in the hospital will be taken care of each day. A systematic routine must be followed, for the hospital is maintained on the principles of a regular institution. It is open for inspection at any time, 14S ■ - T rji Br ' - A. .y  . _i bB _ . y H H FIRST SEMESTER Eva Kish Muriel Fletcher Mildred Charters Eleanor Walker Hockey Club Mrs. deRevere — Adviser President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer SECOND SEMESTER Mildred Charters Madeline Rogers Virginia Nelson Marie Roberts The Hockey Club — the ambition of every girl enrolled in the hockey class. To this end the girls strive to improve their form in passing and accuracy in playing the game. This team, under the sponsorship of Mrs. deRevere, consists of twelve mem- bers. These are chosen from the hockey class to fill the vacancies resulting from graduation. The members are elected not only for their ability in the game, but for their qualities of leadership, cooperation, and scholastic stand- ing. Each semester the class is divided into twelve squads, with a Hockey Club member at the head of each group. These squad leaders coach the girls in the procedure of the game. Incidentally, of course, the initiates learn much, not only about the rules and technique, but also what qualities of char- acter are necessary to direct efficiently any group of individuals. Applicants for admission to the club have to go through a trying-out process before they are full-fledged members. They must wear middies and skirts, black cotton stockings, and white shoes, and are not permitted to speak to the other sex for a week. They must also obey the other members. When this is carried out satisfactorily, the girls are privileged to wear the maroon and white Hockey Club emblem. 149 T • I.TM IA AUGUST 31 School opens with a 50-yard dash up the front steps of dear old Poly. Daddy Dunn comes in first. Miss Humphrey, second, and Mr. Goodsell and Mr. Couch, third. SEPTEMBER 5 Hustle! Bustle! Bang! S 32 comes hurdling out of the aud, flashing black and white ribbons. Morticians? Who knows? Maybe this generation is starting a new sport. 7 A 220-yard dash to the parade on Figueroa Street. Polyites all the way from Washington to the Coliseum. 24 Tug-of-war! Splash! The Bees are off for their final struggle in the aquatic contest. 28 Everyone makes way for the Royalists when they come pole vaulting out of 159 in new sweaters. 29 The Self-Government representatives receive badges of office. A one- mile walk across the stage. OCTOBER 8 The first rally opens with the archery tryouts. Miss Victory, the arrow, falls for Mr. Poly, her bow. Beware of Fairfax in the finals! 9 Fight ' em, Poly, fight ' em! An end comes to a four-round boxing match when Fairfax walks off with a score of 12 to Poly ' s 0. 14 Swim, girls, swim to the Senior A and B tea in the gym. Leona wins first place as hostess, and Helen Owen takes the loving cup, 16 Poly makes a non-stop flight to the Fremont bleachers for the second game of the season, and a high dive to a score of to 3. 23 It was certainly a running high jump for Poly when the score shot up to 9 above Manual ' s standing jump of 0. 30 The Olympics will get you if you don ' t watch out! Enter the contest of fast and short breathing in the Ionian Halloween program. NOVEMBER 3 A rivalry of opinions toboggan through the girls ' open discussion on How Old a Girl Should be Before Going out with Boys. 9 Asking Dad to sign your report card generally ends in a dual fencing match, when he turns it over for an examination of the grades. 10 Ailecn Crenshaw takes charge of the assembly. The theme carried out by the speaker. Miss Dowling, is world peace. 12 Boo-oo-oo-oo! The Spirit of the Tombstone is the scheduled speaker of the day. Due to the inten.se interest in the Olympiad, the Spirit is put off until a more fitting occasion. 13 Fee, fie, fo, fum! Poly smells the blood t)f the Romans! Poly ' s score shoots to 12 over L.A. ' s 6. 152 18 An end of a three-year relay comes for the Ephebians. Arthur Erickson, Robert Crippin, Richard Fox, Patrick Hart, Mary David, and Margaret Wilson are the runners. 20 Poly ' s score remains to Lincoln ' s 12. Maybe she could have played a better game of water polo. 24 A plain high dive into the delicious turkey dinner quenches many a starv- ing student ' s appetite. 25 The Ionian Thanksgiving program carries out the theme of Edison ' s life, an excellent shot put in placing the student ' s attention to such ambitions. DECEMBER 4 A dancing marathon couldn ' t attract more contributions than did the Girls ' League mixer. The proceeds play Santa Claus for the California Street School. 4 An all-round friendly spirit is shown in the gathering of representatives from other high schools. After the French menu. Miss Dowling speaks on European countries. 9 After running through the years in school with a high record, the Ephe- bians receive their pins. Others are presented honors for their splendid efforts. 9 Fehcia Dunn wins first place in the Girls ' Forum oratorical contest. She is crowned with the wreath of wild olive for her ability in this line. 12 to 27 A long distance ski jump for all the students, and they won ' t return until December 27. JANUARY 6 Hamlin Garland, by his charm and personality, holds a Poly audience spellbound during his interesting sketch of country life in a midwestern state. 11 Winter sports are carried on in our own school. Polyites enjoy their first real snowball fight on the roof of the main building. The bill for broken windows will come up later. 15 The 1932 winter semester makes a hop, skip, and jump out of Poly ' s aud, as the new officers take their places of authority. Good luck to them through their Olympic season. 21 Report cards again! Another fencing match, consisting of the student and the whole family. 21 Members of the varsity football team are guests of Mrs. Duncan at the Montmarte Cafe in Hollywood. Sleepy Valley is responsible for the star numbers on the program. 22 Royalists relay to the Mary Louise banquet for an exclusive feed. A full meal and a jolly time — a memorable occasion. AND so ENDETH THE FIRST HALF OF THE OLYMPIAD 153 FEBRUARY 5 Girls make a 100-yard dash to the mixer in the gym. Senior Ayes as hostesses make sure that everybody has a good time. 5 The Olympics are eclipsed when Senior Bees come bounding out of room 159 with their green and silver colors. St. Pat ' s direct ofTsprings! 10 Tin, tin, who wants some tin today? The price to this mixer is one can. Students make a 20-meter walk to the fun in the gym. 22 Time speeds to the bicentennial of George Washington ' s birthday. After an appropriate aud call, students march to the planting of the memorial palms. 24 Bob Hall, a Southern California athlete, as speaker on the Boys ' League program, receives tremendous applause for his talk on athletics. 24 Girls run a relay to the aud for the Girls ' League program. The audience responds most enthusiastically to the gracious speaker, Mrs. Clark. 26 A wild dash to Dimn Field to the tug-of-war! Heave, ho, boys! Finally the Morticians bubble forth from the mud — but my, how wetl 26 The Rollerdrome rumbles with the sound of the Senior skating party. Applause for the success of the Senior Bees in the boys ' relay. But wait! A Senior Aye girl wins a first place also. 29 Leap Year jinks have bad effect on Senior Ayes in the girls ' basketball game. Baby Bees carry off all honors of the day with a score of 10 to 6. MARCH 2 Students hurdle to the moving picture. Goofs, but conclude that such locomotion is better adapted to the Olympics. 4 Gr-r-r-r! Polar Bears? Hurdling out of the aud, a woolly herd of sweaters scatters campus loiterers. Some call them gorillas. 5 The Poly Optimist wins first place in its entrance for the S.C. contest of high school papers. Congratulations to them for their splendid efforts! 8 There ' s better luck for the Senior Aye girls in a fast game of basketball. « Rooters pole vault to the gym to watch the score end 9 to 6. 9 An illustrated talk on The Prevention of Forest Fires is the interesting subject presented by Francis Fultz, a Poly alumnus. 11 A broad jump to the aud for the performance of Rich Man, Poor Man. Laughter and applause show the approval of the audience. 11 Dashes, jumps, hurdles! There ' s no scarcity of ability when Poly comes on the scene. She scores with Belmont, 73 j to 30 ' ,. 12 Our track team honors us again! In the annual cit - school relay carnival at L.A. High. Poly dashes to the highest score. 16 Mary Steel! takes the laurels as hostess to the tenth grade get-acquainted party. A dance and refreshments make the guests happy. 17 The Blue and Gold track team leads in the meet with Fairfax. Speed and Perfection must be the motto of Poly athletes. l.Vl 28 Full of vim, vigor, and vitality, the Poly contestants hurry back to work after vacation. Seniors who ditched Friday before pay ten demerits. 30 Members of the Boys ' League make a touchdown to hear Dr. McCollum ' s exciting talk illustrated by the moving picture, A Dear Hunt. 31 Senior Ayes! Rah! Rah! S ' 32 boys ' basketball team comes foot-racing out of the gym cheered for their score of 13 over 12 for the Bees. APRIL 1 April Fool for Poly ' s track team! The Manual Arts Toilers defeat us by a joke of 51 Vs to 52%. 8 Senior dance in the gym! Terms of admission: Seniors only and 15 cents for a guaranteed good time. 12 Another successful tin can mixer! We hurdle to the gym and join in the good time. 15 Entrants in the Constitutional oratorical contest high jump to ultimate goals in speaking talent. 18 Contestants taking the low hurdles to the auditorium see the comical Annual skit and are rewarded with loads of fun. 20 Play day at University High School shoots Poly contestants to first place! That ' s right, girls, don ' t allow the boys to carry ofT all the laurels. 29 Hear ye, hear ye, fellow listeners! The constitution and bill boards promise us A Trial by Jury. Let ' s go and hear the verdict. MAY 5 Attention! Boys ' Day and chairmen are elected for the classrooms. 11 Members of the Scholarship Society sprint to Griffith Park for their Free Day. 18 Helen Bancroft takes charge of the Good Will aud call. Listeners race to hear the progi-am. 24 A running jump to see the Hi Jinks presented by the clubs of the school. 27 Alumni make a non-stop flight back to their Alma Mater for a day ' s visit. JUNE 1 Students hop, skip, and jump to the aud to hear names proposed for next year ' s Ionian leaders. 2 Nominations for the A.S.B.O. result in a relay of campaign speeches. 10 Modernists and Senior Bees make a javelin throw to the gym for an en- joyable evening at the Senior reception. 14 Class Night, and the Modernists make a 30-meter walk to see the class play. 14 Ephebians place the shot to high goals and receive their pins of honor. Ionian pins are also presented to Senior Ayes. And Thus Endeth the Poly Oympiad of W ' 32 and S ' 32 155 T wentieth Street Addition to Dunn Field THE CLOSING OF TWENTIETH STREET The closing of Twentieth Street between Flower and Barnard Park on Novem- ber 18 climaxed the efforts of many years to secure a valuable piece of property for our school. Going back in the history of this memorable event, it is interesting to note the at- tempts made by many prominent people to bridge the gap between the gym and the main buildings. Ten . -ears ago Mr. Dunn witli members of the Board of Education went to the City Council in an attempt to gain control of the desired Twentieth Street property for Polytechnic. After a great deal of discussion they were emphatically re- fused this authority. Because of the imperative need for a better athletic field and the incon- venience of having a school divided by a main thoroughfare, another attempt was made two years ago to secure possession of this property. Mr. Carl B. Wirsching, president of the Los Angeles City Board of Public Works, a gra u- ate of Polytechnic in 1905, has for the past two years been president of the Polytechnic Alumni Association. He is vitally interested in the welfare of the school, and it was through his unceasing eftorts during two years of earnest debate with city officials that Mr. Wirsching was finally able to obtain recog- nition of the claim of Polytechnic High School to Twentieth Street. It is said that this addition is to be divided between the boys and girls for athletic prac- tice. Long desired tennis courts and new bleachers will provide for the over- flowing crowds as well as improve the appearance of Dunn Field. With the athletic ground thus improved and the planting of Washington palms, shrubbery, and lawns along Flower Street, Polytechnic students will be proud to exhibit their school to visitors of the Tenth Olympiad who will pass on their way to the Olympic Stadium. The student body is proud of an alumnus like Mr. Carl Wirsching, whose interest in his school sets an example all may well follow. l.W ' • Anditormni-j The Thanksgiving program by the Ionian Society presented interesting tableaux depicting Edison ' s Ufe; Triumph Thanksgiving, by the Junior and Senior Glee Clubs; a violin solo by Lester Spencer, accompanied by Felicia Dunn; two numbers by the A Cappella Choir; and a Thanksgiving declama- tion by Patrick Hart. On December 11, the Ionian Society of Polytechnic gave one of its most beautiful and impressive programs in honor of Christmas. Patrick Hart, presi- dent of the society, opened the exercises by telling of celebrations in other lands and of the origin of our customs. The Mask and Sandal Club interpreted a pantomime, The Doctor of Lone- some Folk. A monologue was recited to accompany the presentation. It is a story of unhappy people. Each one has his troubles. The Doctor knows that unselfishness is the secret of happiness. By chance or choice, each comes to him, and he willingly shows them the right road to happiness, dis- closing his secret: Giving happiness gives happiness. These people are brought to realize that their unselfishness has kept them alone. Thereupon each one places a share of his possessions at the bottom of a beautiful Christmas tree. As carolers pass by singing, the unhappy people find they are no longer lonesome. The ease and smoothness of the interpretation was notable. Music that added much to the holiday spirit was played and sung by various groups of the music department. At the end of the pantomime, Mr. Dunn gave his Christmas message to the school. He repeated from the play that we could gain our happiness only through giving others happiness. As has been the custom for many years, the student body closed the program by singing the traditional Christmas song. For Dear Old Yarvard was one of the outstanding programs of the year. The scene takes place in the social hall of Yarvard, where tryouts are being held for the college froUcs. The first of these was a tap dance by ten little belle hops from Miss Fye ' s gym class. The Leap of the Year, a short skit, was acted by Leona Deel, Verne Marsden, and Tom Jeppers on. Amanda Wood, a successful composer, played several of her numbers on the piano. The last of the tryouts was Sunny Girl, composed by Jean Spencer, and sung by twelve girls. 157 The open forum plan of the Girls League aud calls offered some of the most interesting programs of their assemblies. How Old Should a Girl Be Before Going Out? was a subject which called forth many unusual opinions. The first Self-Government program was the introduction of officers and the presentation of badges to a long line of representatives filing across the platform. A skit put on by the yell leaders at the Fairfa.x— Poly rally offered a good deal of amusement to a fascinated audience. Aileen Crenshaw took charge of the World Friendship program and in turn presented Miss Dowling. who spoke on world peace. The close of the pro- gram was dedicated to the memory of those who had fought in the World War. Hamlin Garland, an author of one of our favorite books, The Son of the Middle Border, held his audience spellbound in a description of midwestern pioneer life. You can have what you want if you ' re willing to pay for it was the theme of Mrs. G. H. Clark ' s snappy speech in the Girls ' League aud call. If one wishes to be pleasant, sweet, kind, and attractive, one must have such thoughts of one ' s self. To carry out one ' s ambition, one must concentrate along that line. As a man thinketh, so is he was the speaker ' s slogan. Mrs. Clark ' s ingenuity in arrousing the enthusiasm of her audience was surely proved in this assembly. The George Washington program was divided into two parts. Tableaux and music made the first part inspiring, and planting of the Washington palms in front of the Art Building was in keeping with the plan lo beautify our grounds. Glimpses of every phase of PoK- life were included in the clever Annual skit written by Maria Wisler and Louise Liuzzi. Miss Babson, speaking on Social Interests. advised the girls not to limit their friendships but to widen the circle of contacts for the purpo.se of develop- ing tolerance and gaining new ideas. Mr. Grove ' s snappy talk on Preservation of Forests and his presentation of colored slides of California landscapes made the students more determined than ever to help prevent forest fires. 158 DRAMATIC CONTATA TRIAL BY JURY By Gilbert and Sullivan Presented by the Boys ' and Girls ' Senior Glee Clubs April 29, 1932 Place: Hall of Justice Time: Any time CAST The Judge Wayne Beckner The Defendant LaVern Cooper The Plaintiff Eileen Ewart The Usher Al Dalton Counsel for the Plaintiff Ralph Townley Counsel for the Defendant Seth Bryant Foreman of the Jury Barney Shane Reporters Robert Huntoon, Robert Zittle Bridesmaids Ruby Conley, Irene Biescar, Elizabeth Turman, Alice Sisson, Hazel Sanderson, Jane Settles, Idelle Harry, and Eileen Richmond Flower Girl Louise Liuzzi Ring Bearer Vera Storch Harry Luengen Jack Prunty Barney Shane Paul Zens THE JURY Horace Shearer John Armington Paul Boyle Warren Brooks Hubert Feurtado Max Fisher Bernard Goldstein Gilbert Lizer Felicia Dunn ACCOMPANISTS Sylvia Cohan One of the best programs of the year was The Trial by Jury, a short but most lively operetta sponsored by the music department. The excellent in- terpretation of the Judge by Wayne Beckner, the swaggering success of La- Vern Cooper in the part of the Defendant, and the a ppealing beauty of Eileen Ewart called forth much applause. Every part was excellently presented, all details being carefully worked out by the many members of the Senior Glee Clubs. The success of the operetta is due to the many rehearsals and hard work of those who took part and the abihty of the splendid directors, Mrs. Parsons, Miss Smith, and Miss Wells. 159 J iHiNNES JVlodernhtk At the helm of our school there ' s a buddy, A fellow by the apt name of Stubby. If only he ' ll wait, it ' s sure that Dame Fate Will make him sometime a dear hubby. Our diminutive Senior Aye leader Each day does his share of the toil. But still we complain, though sadly in vain, No results of that cod liver oil! A chubby, bright maiden named Walker, Vice-president of the Modernist Class, Has tried to reduce — not a pound can she lose! But that doesn ' t bother this lass. From the Bees comes down-hearted Al Dalton; His face is most dreadfully sad. In fact it is such that it frightens Miss Hutch, Who keeps running away from the lad. There ' s a chap whom we call Kenny Larsen; His home where the bold Vikings reign. As wise Senior Ayes, we tender o w praise To mollify Poly ' s Great Dane. She ' s a very young girl we call Nicky, Whose tongue is most awfully trick-y. With a little of oggle, and a mixture of doggie, She makes all her friends feci quite sick-y. At the head of our league is Felicia; She ' s ready with many aud calls. To be in a pinch is never a cinch, But Felicia is not one who stalls. There are others we surely should mention If rhymes we could always command. We wish them best luck, health, good cheer, perhaps wealth. May the Gods bring to pass all they ' ve planned! RUBERTIAN WlLVIBY, S ' 32. 162 See the End Around and around he went at a terrific pace. At every revolution he became dizzier. Would he never reach fresh air? Faster and faster he moved, at last breaking into a gallop. His breath came hard and fast, and each inhalation was like a knife that cut and slashed at his lungs. His hat fell off and was stamped and torn into a thousand pieces by his madly flailing feet. Soon he felt another sensation. His throat was parched and dry; he wanted water. Outside he could see cars and people rushing past in a dizzy kaleidoscope of color and noise. On he sped, like a squirrel in its cage, and days lengthe ned into nights, and nights changed again to days. Would he ever speak to man again? Would he ever draw in another breath of fresh air? At last he was determined to give all in a final effort. Gathering his strength, he hurled himself forward and felt fresh air strike his face. With a sigh of contentment, he fell exhausted upon the sidewalk. That night a streamer in the Daily Bugle announced: Missing Man Trapped Five Days in Revolving Door. JUVENILIA Grandpa Stankovitch was dozing in his armchair and emitting a combination sound of the Gatling gun and buzz-saw. You mustn ' t disturb grandpa, admonished Mother. I ' m not disturbing him, said Matt. I ' m just tuning in on something different. Irma Jane, six years old, was out for a ride in the country. She saw a swamp where cat-tales were growing. Oh, daddy, she exclaimed, look at the hot-dog garden! Mamma, said Al Wise, age six years, at the movies, when are the Indians coming out again? Hush, dear, there are no Indians in this picture. Then who scalped all those men in front of us? Elsie Urbano (whose tooth had just dropped out): Mummy, mummy, quick! I ' m coming to pieces. Sunday School Teacher: Now, children, you must never do anything in private that you wouldn ' t do in public. Stubby: Hurray! No more baths! 163 Bennie: And Vic Eddie t- ' S Mmn i — . ' . Three Musketeers And Joe: Wins By A NoSE Art And Georgc I M uJ 164 speed Demons et al Look at those boys go! First one i« ahead and then the other. It really seems that track men have wings the way they cover ground. Vic King ' s 15.6 high hurdle race, which set a school record, was surely not run on ordinary feet, while those outspread arms of Nosey must have wafted him o ' er many a high barrier. Eddie, Edward, Mr. Leahy, or what have you, seems to be possessed of that wide-mouthed grin which may be associated with a winning day. Seriously though, he has a right to that expression considering the reputation his teams have established. It seems as though Dave rather left his opposition behind in this race, unless some phantom has managed to escape notice. The lead which Dave built up in many races added points to the Poly score, but it still seems cruel the way he must have discouraged those who also ran. The Three Musketeers! An apt term for these dashing speed demons of the cinderpath, Ralph Olson, Dave Siegel, and Jim Girazian. Their flying hoofs played havoc with many an opponent ' s dreams of victory. And then there is poor Joe Nathanson, who merely stands out in the cold holding the tape for the Three-Must-Get-Their-Points to break! William Sefton, better known as Big Bill, has established a mark which few boys can ever hope to equal or even approach while in high school. Not every day or every year is a record broken; and when a world ' s record is cracked, the cracker has something to crow about. During the City Meet, Bill lifted his massive frame over the bar set at a height of 13 feet, 51 inches. An interesting side-light on the jump was the failure of college athletes during the S.C.— Stanford meet to come within two inches of Bill ' s interscholastic record. Bennie ' s proboscis proved to be a valuable asset during the season. If hard- pressed, Nosey would simply unlimber his nose and shove it into first place. But seriously, don ' t you like that expression on his face? A little-big man is better than a big-big man, at least so says Len Spencer. In more than one meet this year his stout heart and wonderful running out- distanced many a man whose bulk towered above that of our star 880 man. From a study of Moose ' s picture it would seem that the correct shot putting form includes a graceful showing of his tongue to the awed spectators. How- ever that may be, we really believe it was those bulging muscles which sent the iron ball out into the ether. The thundering herd, at least two of the leaders, are shown in this most amazing snap shot. It may seem sort of synthetic with no opposition in sight, but if you are a doubter, challenge ' em to a race and just try to keep up with the herd. 165 c Ackjwii ' led gin en ts No volume the size of The Polytechnic Student could be brought to a suc- cessful completion without unselfish cooperation on the part of ail connected with it. The editor wishes to express his sincere thanks and appreciation to all those associated with the year book for their loyal support. It seemed at times that the difficulties were insurmountable, but patient and hard work on the part of advisers and editors overcame all obstacles. First, the editor wishes to thank Miss MetkifF, whose devotion and efforts in every instance were most helpful; Miss Kjelland, whose constructive sug- gestions and guidance in the art work meant so much; and Mr. Pearson and Mr. Dwinell for the able assistance they gave. Mr. Arthur Banner, who worked on the printing, deserves the thanks we are very glad to give him. Without the cooperation and help of these friends the organizing and printing of this book would have been impossible. Nathan Carhart probably had the hardest position on the staff, that of edit- ing the sport section. His work merits only the highest praise. He was ably assisted in the girls ' sports by Marion Leaver. Wilbur Knudtson and Maria Wisler creditably handled Senior pictures. Elizabeth von Krogh and Virginia Grover are responsible for interestingly compiled Senior text. Virginia also contributed several articles to the book. Paul Kuehnert is to be complimented on the fine way in which he edited organizations. To Perce Fleming and Marcus Roybark is due the credit for the successful sales campaign. Elsie Hamilton, in addition to editing the Calendar and the Auditorium sections, was the staff ' s official typist. Her help in all ways was valuable. Billy Justis did well with the advertising considering the present lull in business. The art staff, headed by Robert Woolsey, has been a credit to the Annual; their work shown in the cuts, illustrations, and mounting confirms any praises given them. Robert was assisted by Al Wise, Madaleine Rogers, Margart?t Wilson, Jack Skinner, Helen Stone, Verenice Snyder, Werdna Laster, Phyllis Todd, Betty Miller, and Ruth Shoemaker. Lorn Steinberger was the staff photographer. The high quality of his work is proved by the page of action pictures which he contributed. The Annual skit, given to stimulate sales of the book, was most successful. The editor wishes to thank the following: Mrs. Fennessy, who so generously gave of her time and a.ssistancc in directing the production; Louise Liuzzi and Maria Wisler, authors; Mrs. Parsons, Mr. Jesson, Mr. Brenncn, Mr. Lealiy, Miss Fye, and Mr. Burke, who contributed special acts from their various classes. The stage crew, although in the background, are to be complimented on their efficient work. We wish also to thank all the advertisers for their patronage which we very much appreciate. Last l)ul not least, the editor desires to thank the student liody for the loyal support accorded this issue of The Polytechnic Student. Victor H. 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