Torrance High School - Torch Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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Ladeen Banks graduated from Ernest Belcher's School of Dancing and is now the most popular dancer in France. She dances in the largest salon in Monte Carlo. Needless to say she wasn't at the meeting, but I learned all about her from Marie Evans who is known as the best dressed woman in the world. She had a special meet' ing of the women- present and explained to them what clothes had to do with have - L 1 mg -It. Winnifred Nickerson is helping her husband raise bees in the Mojave Desert, but she manages to get down to alumni meetings once a year. l'Mildred Raymond and Doris Spoon have a lovely little art shop in Hollywood. Doris draws portraits as a result of her practice in English classes during her senior year. She is certainly making a success of it. Mildred is doing art needlefwork for the 'Elite' of 'moviedomf She was offered a start in pictures but chose an artisic career instead. L'Margaret Tiffany is editor of the Los Angeles Examiner and each year publishes her famous 'April Fool Issuef i Marjorie Ott plays every Thursday night over radio station KNX where Har' wood Clark is chief announcer. She certainly charms her audiences with her musical speaking selections. Mr. Clark is thinking of removing her from the program as she takes the interest away from his jokes. What about Kieth Tinsley and Alva Richhart? asked Nellie fwho is always most interested in men, as Louis paused for breath. Let's see-Kieth Tinsley is head of Oregon Agricultural College, but each year he returns to Torrance Hi to speak at the Arbor Day exercises. Alva is one of the wealthiest farmers in the West and has given several large donations to improve the agricultural department of his Alma Mater. De De Barnard-but of course you've heard about her being elected Miss America for this year. She was twice Miss California in the National Contest. Marie Boyd is teaching ballroom dancing to the newly rich of Los Angeles and Hollywood, and is one of the wealthiest women of the world. 'LLois Zuver has certainly scored high. She graduated from a large dramatic school and is now playing in New York. She takes no engagements except for characf ter parts and is one of the biggest hits on Broadway this year. Russell King is in the movies now and what a villain he is! He makes all the feminine hearts flutter when he starts his Caveman stuff! 'LHenry Walker and Ben Townsend are both teaching at Harvard. Henry is a professor of German and Ben spends his time teaching freshman history. Remember how he used to love it? Harry Mintun has, perhaps, gained the most fame among the members of our illustrous class of '28. He invented a light mctal armor for football players and has literally 'rolled in gold'. And Robinette See, I see her quite often. She is the head of the Titian Crphan's Home to which she admits none but redfhaired children. She said the poor dears needed motherly love more than those not so handicapped at birth as she was. Walter Carpenter is the one lawyer our class produced. He handles all the important cases for the state. Olive McKenzie is president of Wome11's Clubs' Associations of California and has been one of the foremost workers in the 'men to the home and women to business' movements. Twenty

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WALTER CARPENTER Uma Walt Entered from Hurley High School '27: Stray Cats '28: Spanish Club '28: Science Club '28 Much learning doth make me mad. EDWARD PRICE Eddie Lelawala '27g Pickles '26: Come Out of the Kitchen '?.5: Business Manager T.N.T. '25 '26: . Schumann Society '2'T. Never be it said of him that man is fickle. .' sf SENIOR GLASS PROPHECY '28 N a lovely spring afternoon in 1935 Mr. Louis Cramer, president of the alumni association of Torrance High School, had just completed this plans for attending the International Undertakers' Convention when his private Secretary, Maxine Brown, entered his office and announced that there was a young woman waiting to speak to him. . , Close behind him followed a tall, slender woman of the dark vampish type. I ,I Louis jumped to his feet. Why, it can't be Nellie Middleton, my old school chum from Torrance High? Then he stopped short as he noticed the anxious look on her face, What can I do for you? Are you in trouble? I should say so. Here my third husband has just decided, on the spur of the moment, to lose his entire fortune and pass from this world. Now I have to make the arrangements for his funeral. ' Too bad, consoled Louis, won't you sit down? And when she was seated, I didn't see you at the last alumni meeting. Nearly all theothers were there, but I don't believe you've kept in very close touch with your old friends. l Oh! Tell me about them. exclaimed Nellie. Of course, if you are interested at this time -Louis began doubtfully. Certainly, such a time as this is the only time I'll ever talk to you, said Nellie impatiently. Well, at the meeting last month we elected officers for the coming year. Vivian Beckwith is the treasurer and she doubtless obtained the position because of her ex' perience in handling the funds of our Senior Class. She has been employed as model by a famous artist for the past seven years and she has preserved her figure and youth' ful appearance until she is absolutely a knockout! The secretary is Marion Vieths. She can write shorthand SOO words a minute and is working as a public stenographer. They say she is very much in demand. The faculty thought if she was tied by some cord to her Alma Mater she would give up some of her wild ways. The vicefpresident is to be Dick Danton who is now working in a mattress factory as a 'tester', an ideal job for one who needs sleep as badly as he does. Frances Haynes and Rose Paige were there too, but they spent almost the entire day givmg advice on married life so I didn't find out much about them. Nineteen

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Hazel Clark graduated from business college and is secretary to the Governor. Her next move will probably be to Washingtoxi as chief advisor to the President. Gilbert Mumy has an office down town where he gives advice to distracted teachers on how to control the students and charges ten dollars a call. He has proved invaluable to many teachers and is getting calls from all over the state. Jack Tidland is joke editor of a big New York daily and goes in strongly for Scotch jokes. It is said he has actually become stingy himself under the influence. Joan Neelands is doing Spanish dances in Chautauqua courses now, but is think' ing of quitting, as the continual moving keeps her from getting her much needed beautyfnaps. Vera Davies is teaching business training at Redlands now and has been offered a much larger position, thanks to Miss Weaver's training. Marjorie Huber is a dress designer in Paris. She gained her reputation through Marie Evans who will wear clothes designed by no one else. Did Bob Bordeaux graduate from Annapolis? asked Nellie. Yes, he is now chief adviser to the secretary of the Navy and next in line for the office. Tatsuo Inouye is teaching mathematics in U.S.C. All the farmers for miles around come to him to have their problems worked out. Mildred Pannier is going to Bible Institute and has become famous as a bannister slider. She never uses the elevator to go down on, but finds the stairway railing swifterf' Louis paused, 'LI guess that's all of the members of our class. Don't you wish you had been at the meeting? I certainly do, exclaimed Nellie, Shut it was the day I was married, so of course I couldnt i As she rose to go she said, LLWHSIIQC that Maxine Brown who showed me in here? Oh, yes, she was the leading lady in one of the biggest 'hit' last year, but she had an unfortunate love affair with the hero and I offered her this job as a refuge. By the way, asked Louis, Did you ever hear of Miss Jones and Miss Kunkel? I should say so! Miss Jones is living in 'state' now. It seems an uncle died and left her a fortune. She and her sister still taketheir annual boat trip each summer. Miss Kunkel is living with them, since, after we graduated, she failed to find another class good enough to satisfy her. ' Well, it's a good thing she stopped looking, said Louis, for she could shave looked forever, and to the ends of the earth, but never would she be able to find another to rival our Class of '28. Long live its memory! 'Twentyfone