Torrance High School - Torch Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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TORRANCE HIGH SCHOOL aggggyggagggggggggggqawafmb -',.,- -fggggggg. .gl :gage .gggggggsegggggagaggggggggggggggffggggggggggggggggrg'g'g'g g'gfg'g'g'.,ggg+p 1 Summer 3 7. Class Prophecy Time 1945 Place-Aboard Zipplin Hu, ------,-,, -,,,-,,-,, , ,,-,,,.,,, , ,,,,,, As the curtain rises, we discover a comely maid dressed in a black and white uniform, busily dusting the lobby. We recognize her as our old friend and class mate Genevieve Guyan. As she continues dusting, the porter comes in-still playing the butler, Hartley Cooke, He stumbles over her duster. A great argument arises. The captain rushes in, still the dignified captain of our class. He is still settling feuds- Lawrence Stevenson. As the melee calmed, we find all the passengers in the lobby. We couldn't fail 'to recognize our old friend Marie Batsch, who is on her way to Paris. She is doing the buying for one of the exclusive womcn's shops on Seventh Street in Los Angeles. At the further end of the Zip hysterical screams arise, as if from the effects of anightmare. We recognize the voice as Cleta Neville's. She is madly calling that she can't find her parachute! Cleta seems to be a famous woman transport pilot who is headed for Paris to establish a European air line between Torrance and Lomita. Here we also find two people in horn-rimmed spectacles. Kindred souls, both interested in the same weird subject. On close discernment we discover Charles Montague, and Blanche Lukes. Charles is a professor of anatomy while Blanche is his secretary. Next we notice the former Irene Fix, who, in these last few years, has ac- quired a great deal of wealth through Torrance oil. She has, as her companion, Le- Roy Thompson. He is still gigoloing around, and brightly entertaining the ladies. A radio announcement of the ship-board's festivities quiets the crowd. To our surprise we recognize the voice to be that of our loud speaker of former days, Mr. Robert Nourse, who is the radio engineer of the Zip. An announcement is made that the first thing on today's program will be the daily exercise led by john Mock, who is athletic instructor aboard ship. The curtain falls on a peaceful lobby. ACT II - The curtain rises on a scene in the lobby. It is about two in the afternoon, Each person is busy with the different entertainments of the day. In one corner we find two of our old friends, Arbelle Kirchner and Ruth Wilhelm. They are both busy writing letters. We are not sure to whom but we have our ideas. Ruth is an artcraft teacher, and Arbelle a sports editor for the news- paper. Both are on their way to Europe to spend their vacation. just then in walks a very distinguished personage. He seems to be the celebrity aboard ship this trip. He is setting the styles for men, dressed in the very latest. He is on his way to Paris to leave Enal instructions at his men's shoppe. His home is Hollywood, which he prefers to Paris. Oh! I almost forgot to tell you who this notable is, none other than our leader of gentlemen styles, Pete Zamperini. It always was what Pete wore, and it still is. Zamperini is the man's vogue. As his secretary we find Florence Merriam, Page Twenty-seven

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THE TORCH, NINETEEN THIRTY-TWO .f..v..v..v,- .. U . .. .. .. , v..y,.Q,Q,,,,'-.JJ-Aonyiy..ynQh,..,mmmyhfhm+ y..fmnfnf2QnvLLomanrh f..y..,..f. a..z..x..Q..y..1..q..y. Q 1.1.4, v Q .L 'f r'r r'r-v-rw-'r-s- wwfvvw-'x v's x'v'r-a'-rv'vw 5 s v'vvv'rr-rvv-r-f x c s x f x--s--vaffffffg-x x-'i 5'fFiff I, Dolores King, leave my place in the senior class to any little junior. I, Arbelle Kirchner, leave here to join Willie. I, Marguerite Lincoln, leave my sisters in care of the boys in the orchestra. I, Melvin Lockhart, bequeath my athletic ability to Margaret Kibbe. I, William Loftus, will my cute little mustache to Bobby Elder. I, Blanche Lukes, leave my long years of practice as treasurer to any one who feels in need of them. I, Thomas McNeil, will my dancing ability to Cecil Bishop. I, Florence Merriam, leave my interest in George Washington High School to any girl who finds it interesting. I, John Mock, will my Ford to any good auto mechanic. I, Charles Montague, leave my position as Boys' Self Government president to Jimmie Miller. I, Mary Nady, leave my brother in care of all the girls. I, Cleta Neville, will my Eastern accent to anybody who thinks he can master it. I, Robert Nourse, leave my excess brains to Earl Doner. I, Elmer Riley, leave all the teachers broken hearted. I, Margery Roelofs, leave and am glad to get out. I, Trixie Rowell, will my senior sweater to any under classman who dares to put it on. I, Stanley Sach, bequeath my side burns to Ralph Montague. I, Dorothy Stevenson, leave my joking ability to Hal Smith. I, Lawrence Stevenson, leave with Virginia Turner. I, Leo Sweeney, leave Coach Fields wishing there were more like me. I, Le Roy Thompson, leave my luck just before football games to any one who hasn't suffered with broken bones. I, Virginia Walker, will my ability in short hand to Aldine Brown. I, Ruth Wilhelm, leave my public speaking ability to Louis Briganti. I, Arthur Yamamoto, will my position as advertising manager to Jacqueline Rogers. I, Pete Zamperini, bequeath my tactfulness to Alice Burger. We, the class of S'32, do hereby atiix our signature and seal to this document on this fifteenth day of February in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-two. fSignedj CLASS or S'32 I solemnly aihx my signature and the seal of California to this last will and testament of the class of S'32 of Torrance High School. The testarors to the best of my knowledge are in sound mind and fully understand the acts to which they have affixed their name. Sworn to before me this Hfteenth day of February in the year of our Lord ninteen hundred and thirty-two. I. WILL TELLEM, Nor-Amr REPUBLIC. Page Twenty-six

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THE TORCH, NINETEEN THIRTY-TWO Wi-'9 --'L'49i'2Q929:9:'21:' -'LVLVL'L9gL'4'4'l'i'Q'i' M' J!JY:!:929:'L'2Y2!..X.. ..!. 0 -'LLL -Y--9-JJYQL he insists that she travel with him, as his correspondence, including fan mail and such, is so great he cannot possibly handle it alone. What next! Can you imagine again-honeymooners-well, we might have known '32 was leap year. None other than Miss Henry. She and her doctor husband are making an artistic tour of Europe. We can not quite recognize her husband, but we feel sure he was a post-graduate in '32, The afternoon is busily spent at tea and bridge. At one table we find Lola Cokely, Marguerite Lincoln, Jean Crawford, and Grace Denny. They are absorbed in a game of contract bridge. The girls are all school teachers touring Europe on their vacations! You know these wealthy teachers! In a little time we find Dolores King and Mary Nady. What do you suppose they are doing? Well, you would never guess! They are in evangelistic work. Both loves to help missions and are saving many souls. On the observation car we see Bertha Hinman, still with a manuscript and a pencil, hunting all over the zep for personages. She is editor of the magazine Hooey. Ah! much to our surprise also we find Stanley Sach, Sidney Nickerson and Stanley Gilbert standing in a group talking, they are in business together, but no longer future farmers, they are now present farmers, trying to cultivate non-slide banana skins. Just about that time through the Zep could be heard a familiar voice yelling-gum, peanuts, pop-corn. And who do you suppose it is? Concetta Briganti- but she gets the business in spite of the depression The curtain falls on a 1932 class reunion, finding that so many all are aboard. ACT IH A formal dinner dance in the dining room. As our Toast Master we have none other than Ray Christenson, who is at present an orator and public speaker. All the girl class members look almost as lovely as they did some years ago at that long remembered evening in June 1932. As dinner is served, we are entertained by the most elite group of dancers-Marje Belasco, Audrey Clark, Alice Gall, and Olga jaunsem, they are returning to Paris after a tour of America. All around the room are seated our old friends, honey-mooners, teachers, dancers, styles, etc. Why-if-there isn't Elmer Riley and Viola Dawson. They are both prominent now. Elmer made his million in telling bed time stories over the radio, and Viola sings. At the table next to them are seated Florence Gramling and Jean Hudson. The two girls have just opened a beauty salon in Hollywood and are returning to their original one in Faris. Next our 'Toast Master said there would be a trip-The last survivors of the Madrigals. We recognize them as none other than Trixie Rowell, Bernice Baker, and Margery Roelofs. Behold! The three musketeers sit far over to the left-the three famous bach- Page Twenty-eight