South Pasadena High School - Copa de Oro Yearbook (South Pasadena, CA)

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John E. Alman, Principal You tell me that you have chosen Vocations as the theme of your book this year. I want to commend 30U for your choice. Webster says a vocation is a calling or a fitness for a calling. I suppose many of you have your minds pretty well made up as to your vocation. Are you sure you are fitted by temperament for that thing? Do you have the energy, the push, the stability to go through with it? Can you keep level at the top. as Damron the potter told you? Education is experience gained for efficient living. As you think and plan your life ' s work, keep that in mind. With best wishes for your success and happiness, I am, Yours sincerely, John E. Alm. n. Page Sixteen

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Georgi; C. Bush, Superintcndint FRIENDS OF THE CLASS OF 1929: It is a great pleasure to me, after watching your progress through many years of school tasks, to be able to congratulate you upon your graduation from High School. I assure you I am intensely interested in every one of you and shall continue that interest as you each take up new tasks and undertakings. I know you are looking ahead, else you would not have selected vocations as your theme for this Copa de Ore. Fortunate is he who knows early in life just what vocation he wishes to follow. This knowledge gives purpose to the training and preparation in high school and college. However, if you are not yet convinced as to the vocation you wish to follow, you need not be discouraged. There will always be the element of chance in selecting a life work. Human ingenuity has not yet framed an infallible rule for determining fitness to succeed in any calling. However, you can at least study the various vocations and inform yourselves upon the possibilities, limi- tations, and weaknesses of them, so that whatever you do. you do it with your eyes open. I sincerely trust that you will all find your proper niche , and that you will be bqth succe ful and happy. Ver cordiallv, k • George C. Bush. Page Fifteen

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Miss Oldt Dean of Girls Foreign Language Course : English — 2-3-4 Language — 2-3 Plane Geometry — 2 American History — 3 Laboratory Science — 3 or 4 ( Language 1- advised ) Social Science Course: English — 2-4 Plane Geometry — 2 History — Modern — 2 ; American — 3 American Problems — 4 Laboratory Science — 3 or 4 Technical PREPARATOR ■ Course: English — 2-4 Plane Geometry — 2 Language — 2 American History — 3 American Problems 1- (advised) Advanced Algebra — 3 Chemistrv — 3 Physics— 4 Solid Geometry or Trigonometry 1- Shop Course: English — 2-4 History — World — 2; American — 3 Woodshop or Printing — 2 Mechanical Drawing or Machine Shop — 3 or 4 Laboratory Science — 3 or 4 (Americans Problems advised if History is second major) LEGEND 2 — Sophomore Year ; 3 — Junior Year ; -I — Senior Year. Requirements for graduation in any course are sixteen units in academic work and one in physical education. COURSE OF STUDY (Only required subjects are named) Commercial Course: English — 2 ; Business — 3 World-History — 2; American — 3; Problems 1 Typing — 2 Bookkeeping or Shorthand — 3-4 Laboratory Science — 3 or 4 (English 1 is required for college. Two years ' tvping for stenographic course) English Course: English — 2-3-4, or Journalism — 3 Language — 2 Plane Geometry — 2 American History — 3 Dramatics or Public Speaking — 3 Laboratory Science — 3 or 4 (American Problems 1- advised) Fine Arts Course: English — 2-3 Poster or Harmony — 2 American History — 3 Adv. Drawing or Music — 4 Elect one: Costume or Plain Design, Stage Craft, Pen and Ink, Ad . Piano or Harmony — 3 Music — 4 Home Economics Course: English — 2-4 Cooking — 2 Art— 2 American History — j Clothing — 3 Costume Design — 3 Homemaking — 1 Laboratory Science — 3 or 4 (History advised as second major) Mr. Monroe Dean of Boys Page Seventeen