Torrance High School - Torch Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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The Torrance High School of 1920 Those were the good old days when the Torrance High School was young. In room 17 only twenty were there, then the fun was begun. Just tables and chairs we had Cmuch the better to sneak notes to our neighborsj. , Lots of room for your books and papers, besides plenty of space to stick your gum under the table. Oh! but when a new girl came to start our school, then the boys would comment on her eyes or gaze from her hair to her shoes. And if next to Karl she chanced to take a seat, lo! and behold! his face would quickly turn as red as the reddest beet. The girls would criticise her and wonder if she was another that they could add to their small number. No fiappers allowed, just plain girls of whom the school would be proud. Oh! those boys, Karl, Ralph, Dewey, Rex and Polodor, they would tease the poor girls until they got sore. On one's chair in the morning, a tack 01' two awaiting for you was a warning. Or maybe a little garter snake or some other pet would succeed to bring a scream or a fret. But when the teacher had the Hu and each in turn taught a class, we found we had nothing much to do so we got along fast. One day while Marie Patton was teaching the correct use of grammar, a nice little mouse decided to run across her lap. Not long after the room was in a clamor for our little friend had missed the trap. Rapidly the tops of the tables were occupied, while the girls were out of reach, our heroes ran wildly about to capture the beast. Master Dewey, after a hard fight, won the girls' favor by catching the little mite. We were proud of our ball team, with Virginia as pitcher, Kitty as catcher, and Helen N. on first base. Nothing could begin to beat it, not even the Yanks, for they would find a real fight to face. All is over! Those school days are gone, for now we must work and leave little time for fun. Lucky are those who are still under the Red and Gray . T. H. S. forever! H. L. T., '23. Ten

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6 l.-. E51 ie l , . iw T 'Q ff ' x I 5 H ,YZ 5 Ruth Beckwith Glee Club '23, '24, 25, '26g Operetta. '23, '24, '25g Treasurer of class '23, '25, '26g Secretary of class '24g Charm School '24g Manager of Costume Room '25, '26g Vice- President of Girls' League '26! Pickles '26g President of Girls' Self-Government '26g T. N. T. Staff '26. Short mul small, liked by u-ll. Helen Bodley T. N. T. Staff '23g Charm School '24g Glee Club '25, '26g Operetta '25g Girls' League playg Torch Staff '26g A Case of Suspen- sion '2G. H Quiet-except when talkiugf' Erma Borgo Phoenix High School. A sincere friend. Jane Roelofs Briney Glee Club '25, '26g Scholarship Society '26g Pickles '26g The Junior '26g Schu- mann Club '26g Quien Sabe 'Club '26g Junior Vodvil '26g Assistant Editor of Torch '26g Agatha's Aunt '26. fl lze1'o's always tall, you k11.ow. Rosalie Conkel Glee Club '24, '253 Oueretta '25g Treasurer of Girls' League '25, '26 5 Girls' League Play '26g Treasurer of Student Body '26. I3i'itlze of cheer and gentle of mood. Twelve