Torrance High School - Torch Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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l ln 'rheir miscellany of lavorilre songs, l irusl The seniors will file away in an especially honored place one Thai, for a period of four years, has sfirred fheir emolions and uniled 'Them in a closer fellow- ship-ihe school song of Torrance l-ligh. May 'rhe spiril of This school, lhe laiih and courage for which if slands, conlinue 'ro cheer you on +o vicioryg may 'rhe pledge of loyally 'ro noble slandards be considered a sacred obligalion: and finally may lhose familiar words, We siand for honor and right be pro- phelic of ihe lives of all you boys and girls. May you indeed help +0 bring aboul a realizalion of ihal high hope Thai Torrance High School will always represeni 'ro you and olhers only 'rhe besl in all 'rhe land. ELIZABETH F. PARKS. If You Knew Susie

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I may noi sing Ihe oId songs, Ihe songs I used Io sing Noi' only 'cause I'm geHing old, buf 'cause noihing goes buf swing And so Ihe Ihing for me 'ro do, if I'm To do my pari Is iusi' forge+ The good old songs, and swing Jrhem in my heari. I cannoi' sing ihe modern songs, Jrhe songs The sfudenfs sing. Insfead of harmony and rhyme, Ihey've goi a 'rhing called swing And so, beiwixf Iwo evils, I believe I'd be righi smari' If I'd refrain from my refrain, and swing if in my heari. THOMAS I-I. ELSON. Who ls Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf

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FIRST ROW: Willces, Speheger, Bell, Franklin, Mr. Elson, Kirlcpalriclc, Tiffany, Kresse, Puplcoff. SECOND ROW: Leech, Smifh, Mr. Haig, Gilberl, Murray. Student Gouncil FIRST SEMESTER MILDRED HIGGINS - LOUIS MADORE - HARRY BELL - - - ALICE TAYLOR - - TOMMY WILKES - - - CommissionerofAlhlefics - - RALPH GILBERT ---- Adverlising Manager - - - WESTON LEECH - - Commissionerof Enferlainmenf - WILBUR FRANKLIN - - Boys' League Presidenl' - - DORIS KRESSE - - - ADDISON SMITH - - Boys' Self-GovernmenI'Pres. - MARIAN SFEHEGER - Girls' Self-Governmenf Pres. - LEE ROY BENNER - - Commissioner of Group Conlrol - - - - Presidenl - - - - - Vice-Presidenf - - - - Commissioner of Finance - - Girls' League Presidenf - ADVISORY BOARD PEGGY OLSON - - - Eclifor of Flame LEE ROY BENNER ---- Safefy Commissioner - - DONALD HITCHCOCK - Junior High Presidenf - - KORENA CARLIN ---- G.A.A. Presidenf - - OFFICERS SECOND SEMESTER WILBUR FRANKLIN - LEE KIRKPATRICK - - HARRY BELL - - - Secrelary - - - GEORGINA TIFFANY - TOMMY WILKES - RALPH GILBERT - WESTON LEECH - HENRY PUPKOFF - - DORIS KRESSE - ADDISON SMITH MARIAN SPEI-IEGER - LOUIS MURRAY - PEGGY OLSON - LEE ROY BENNER HELEN THOMPSON - - LORAIN HILL The Sfudenf Council is a legislafive body composed of fhe chairman of each school governmenf organizafion. and an advisory board of appoinfed members. If handles all school business, and endeavors fo promofe a more democrafic governmenf. Each member rnusf be well qualified 'fo handle problems arising in his parficular field of work. Through The efforfs of fhe Sfudenf Council, safefy condifions have been befrered, new self-governmenl' regulafions have been insfalled, and fhe financial con- difions of The school h.ave been greafly improved. Under Your S Pell