Riverside Polytechnic High School - Koala Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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no i Smiles were supple Sophomo e off ce s Pa la T ap ell soc al chairman, Ronnie Shumway, president, Roy Benedict, vice-presi- t Glo Ve e So gen, debate chairman, Betty Sue Hall, secretory, and Peggy L tt e g ls ath et c age le su ely ecline on Classics Building steps, ignoring their numerous tasks. The lowest of human species lSenior class definition! descended upon This Crazy World and soon proceeded to acquaint themselves with their newly adopted home. In the first weeks, much to their chagrin, Senior girls found the eligible males snatched from beneath their very noses by the fairer sex of the class, but, when the newness had worn off, muscle men returned to the fold and life continued as usual. Sport- ing a championship basketball team only further increased the inflated opinion of which some Sophies were guilty. However, those gifted by a Senior speaking acquaintance were held high in the esteem of fellow Gismos. As the year drew to a close, Sophies found themselves fully embraced by their fellow characters, for time had shown upperclassmen that a Gismo was not just a cog in the wheel of Progress but an essential tool in the hands of Time. TH

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C, YOUNGEST CHARACTERS Presented in the form of a bathing beauty contest, this year's SOPHOMORE DUBBING found Gayland Hood-complete with beach umbrella, shower cap and hairy pins -crowned Miss Gismo of I949. Thus another group of strange little creatures were no longer nameless individuals but official members of Poly's throng. Effort was endless X WERE GISMCS Beauty was bounteous Each spring found a group of little men armed with hose and bucket bound for a region familiar to all. The traditional dirty work presented to the unsuspecting little Sophie was that of SCRUBBING THE R. The huge cement structure gracing Poly's hillside caused many a skinned knee and vio- lent profane outburst. A sudden downpour blithely erased the hours of work, but, nevertheless, it had been done, Sophie men of muscle had proved themselves --and the Gismos were in.