San Pedro High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (San Pedro, CA)

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The roaring twenties might not have actually roared into SPHS. but they certainly did not go unnoticed. The seventh graders were dropped from the student body, the school buildings were enlarged as were the choices of classes and a new principal, T. H. Elson. was added to the faculty. The Black and Gold had been a success since its beginning in 1910, and so the 1920 students wanted to add a school newspaper to their printing successes. It became the Fore n Aft. The community hosted the first Ca- brillo Pageant in 1921 in honor of early adventurer Juan Cabrillo. This event became a tradition, as did the now illegal ' Senior Ditch Day ' and Senior Boat Ride. Senior Ditch Day in its original form, came to be in 1922. The senior class and faculty took a holiday and went hiking over the ' Palos Verdes hills ' to White ' s Point (now Royal Palms) and back again. The third tradition, less easily kept alive, was the Senior Boat Ride. The faculty sent the seniors on a tour of the 2 3 hfltfeefi The Harmoni] Tour Tibtre Pdtne Three Younq Ama om ' SI KRRI JOHNSON frej ej 4n!di ' QlUiiife l !!

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ixarcelii o sinner geti oul oliui Each class has vtctims in p enfy. So (rue y I ' ll be as good as goUl Of course It ' s a dungeon, tho ' I cj ' Whether or not they ' re treated i Tilll ' ve been sentenced, then I ' ll » What sinners have to undergo I haven ' t seen the dungeon et. Though i.ouoi!cn lu,:ihft I «Mi»..-s »uH.:i.«. ' „, ' the Solewav Hore ii i iVarbooks 01 th«- ( ■ lent stones and I ' •ii,i fvinnv fhof ii ' O rhe earlv yearbooks, such as the 1 .hired the seniors with their c oss oi. . !iom Lillian Buckle] . Laura Gamer. «H-..r.|iu laughlin and Ernest Kirchner represent the ■ orsofthis year 75th nni ersiir

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harbor and then over to Catalina for a wienie roast. As classes grew, this activity and the Spaghetti Dinner given the night before graduation, were can- celled because of impracticality. The new Chemistry lab was added in 1927: and the Merit System of four years was revised. The old system allowed students to earn merits by being on a team and by participating in assemblies. The loss of 20 merits resulted in the stu- dent being sent home pendino a parent teacher conference If the same student lost ten more merits, he was expelled for the rest of the term. In 1927. SPHS started its second semester enrolling system - still used today. 1928 saw 25. 34 and 23 cent lunches The candy window usually only made 12 dollars a day. grossing a giant $17.50 on its best day of the year. Teenage petting was considered a fad that was fading fast in 1929. SPHS had a closed campus because even then stu- dents persisted in smoking and ditching if left unattended. 75th Anniversary