Lincoln Whittier Junior High 1930 Yearbook

May, 19 3 0

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FOREWORD

THE GREEN LEAF IS HERE AT LAST ! IT HAS TRAVELED OVER A LONG ROAD OF HARD WORK AND HAS STRUGGLED THROUGH MA Y TIGHT PLACES , VICTORIOUS. N OW T HAT YO U ARE READY TO OP EN ITS PAGES AN D READ OF WHITTIER DAYS , WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL B E SATISFIED WITH OUR BEST E FF ORT. WHEN I N FUTURE Y EARS YOU GROW LONELY , JUST REACH FOR T H E COMPANIONABLE GREEN LEAF A N D RELIVE T H E J O Y S O F W H I T T I E R D A Y S.

-Betty A 11drews, 8B

- Harold Carrol, 8B

C O N T E N T S

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-Haward Dean, 8B

- Harold Carr ol, 8B

THE GREEN LEAF

TEACHERS' SIG ATURES

THE F -\ C CLTY OF \Y HITTIER JCXIOR HI GH C IIOOL

THE GREEN LEAF

THE F \ Cl.LTY OF \\.HlTTIER JC X IOR HIGH SCHOOL

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THE G REE N LEAF

vVhittier has been very fortunate in having such an efficient, sympa thetic man as Mr. Culler for its leader. His personal interest in each one of us has inspired us to greater efforts. He truly represents th e ideals \Ye are striving to attain. The follo"-ing quotation of Frances Willard can cer t ainly be " -ell applied to Mr. Culler. " Character is bounded on the north by so briety, on the east by integrity, on th e south by gentleness, and on the west by industry.''

When asked a question she does not " guess"She knows and answers "N o or Yes"; When set a task that the re st can' t do, She buckle down till she's put it through This seems to hold true of our beloved assistant principal, Miss Selma Hult , who has ,rnn the love and respect of Whittier students. We hold a sincere appreciation for the ge nuine enthusiasm that she has shown for our success When other memor ies are dimmed by time , that of Miss Hult will remain clear and stead fa t through the years.

MR. C L. CULLER

MISS ELMA A. HULT

Assistant Principal Whittier Jun ior High School

MR. C. L. CULLER

Principal of fV hittier Junior High School

Mrs SED-1.-\ A. HuLT

ROSCOE BEKTO:-S , Pres.

DOROTHY BL o o~r, V.-F.

Sp o 11sors

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MRs. Bos c 11uLT

Class Roll - First Semester

Ander on, Morris

B ailey, Mable Barnett, Floyd Beck, Roscoe

B enton, Roscoe

B e rnstein, Le on Bl oom, Dorothy

B raun, Angelica Brown, .Allen Brown, Lester

Buk in, Irene

Cone, Julius Coo l ey, Orval Coster, Everett Dahl trom, Edwin Dalton, James Davi , George Deane. Raymond Bebus, Bertha

De Long, Donald

Demehovsky, ;\fary Detrich, John

De Y ere, Constance .ue \' ere, .\Ia u r ice Dresselhau , Donald Evans, Lester Fent, Evelyn Fent, Harlan

Firtstine, ;\fargaret Franks, Frieda Gammon. "Martin Gentry. Catherine

Ge rl ach, Arthur · Goodale, George Gould. Maurice Hall. Burke

Helble, Dorotha

Henderson, Esther Holmes, Alfred

J o hnson Luemmie

Johnson, Roderick

J urgen5en, Mild r ed

Kaiser, \Villi am

Katsantone s, Anton ie Knowles, Joseph

Krumµu : , Raymond

L a pp,J o hn

L a wrence, \\ -illiam

Lind, Evelyn

McGraw , Jack

.\Ic.\lur ra y, George

.\I cReyn o lds, Paul

.\Iayfield, M aynard

.\lerting, Fritz

.\Iichael. Kathryn

.\lili e r, Rowene

.\Io o k. Evelyn

.\look, Fl o rence

.\lorris, .\fary Jane

::'\ o rthrup \ lfred

P a ntier. Doris

P a ul, .\fary

Pavey, Kenneth

Pedigo, .\Ielvin

T o t a l number promoted,

Perry, Joe

Peterson, Chri tine

Phelps, Helen Dicy

Qu e en, .\fona

Reel, Delmar

Riley, Clarence

Sawyer, Lucy

Schwartz, Grace

hields, L eo inclai r , Dorothy

mith, Evelyn

mock, Newell

Steen, Viola

Stuertz, Fred

weat, C l aud i a Swinde ll. Lucile

Tapley, Ru th

Trout, .\va

, ance, .\Iaurice

, -anHook, Ir ma

Venter, Thelma

Vogel, Jack

\\ .agar, Dorothy

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\' ay, VI. allace

\\ east, Laura

\\ -helche l , Allen

\Vhinn ery, Jean

\Yhitb urn, Roger

\\ - hitmer, James

\Yhitn ey, Franc e s

\\ -int erhalter, Fe rn

Wo l f, R uth

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9A Class Day

The curtain rose o n the 9A farrn -ell p rogram with t he hon orable se ni ors sea te d on the stage Each member of the class wore a scarle t a n d cream aviator cap.

R oscoe Bent on, the class pre si dent , gave the address . He compare d the pupils t o aviators. The pupil s had t o learn how t o stud y, the rules and tr a diti o ns of Whitt ier, and its slogan, " Whittier on the Square. " The y also had to le a rn about the Ci vic League , like t he aviator "lea rning the contro l ."

" In the World War, t he pilot bringing down a certain number of enem y planes was called an ' Ace '. Our class a l so has 'Aces', the honor pupils."

In closing he asked the que stions , "Are we read y to do honest work , keep at a task until it is completed , t o be sa ti sfied only when we have done our bes t ; ha ve \\-e al read y mastered work here , so that we have a firm found a tion for the ,rnrk that is before u s; are we equipped with self-starters to do our work our el v es? "

"If we ca n a n sw er ' Yes ', we are read y to say 'Contact' a nd take o ff for another three yea r non-stop-flight."

" One Fleeting H our," a voca l solo by Floyd Harnett , followed th e addres~. [PAGE

THE GREEN LEAF

9A Class-First Semester

Christine Peterson then presented the "Class History."

"Calling on the Pastor ' s Wife," a humorous reading wa given by Doroth y Bloom , vice president of t he class.

The following clas poem was read by Mary Morris:

OUR SCHOOL

This is our school , our junior high. We ' re going to miss it by and by When memories' pages we'll linger o'er With a fleeting sigh for days of yo re. But now our airplane is ready to carry us away, So it's farewell to our school we must say.

It will be hard to doff our black and green.

Among our souvenir the y' ll be seen, But loyalty to Lincoln High we cannot lack.

Now our airplane is ready to fly away , So we bid farewell to Whittier School today.

Now we bid farewell to the school we adore

As many others have done before ' Tis like leaving a friend so dear and tru e

As for the last time your doors we pass through.

Hark , the airplane is ready to carry us away. Now farewell to Whittier we say.

A tap dance presented by Frances Whitne y was next on the program.

Angelica Braun then gave a piano selection entitled "Valse Parisienne."

"Choosing His Vocation," a short skit on aviation, which was enjoyed by everyo ne , wa presented by Melvin Pedigo and Orval Cooley.

George Goodale, accompanied by Ruth Wolf, pla ye d a flute solo, entitled "Va lse Gracieu se "

Mr. Culler then introduced Miss Hult, who in turn introduced the honor pupils.

John Lapp, Fritz ferting , Kenneth Pavey , and Christine Peterson were o n the honor roll for six semesters, and Doroth y inclair and Morris Vance five semesters. Morris Anderson , George Davis , Irma Van Hook , and Jack Vogel were on the honor roll for four semesters , two of which was in g B and gA. Katherine Gentry wa on the honor roll four sem esters , but not in the gB.

The following pupils were on the honor roll three semesters, one of which included the gA, Angelica Braun, Frieda Franks , Mona Queen , Doroth y Wa gar, Fern Winterhalter , and Ruth Wolf.

The following clas song do ed the program:

gA CLAS SO G

The years have flown o fast at dear old Whittier, Too soon the time has come to say good by.

A d t here's a little sadness with the gladness

As we think of leaving Junior High-Oh

Chorus

We mus t say goodby to Whittier , Dear ol d Whi tt ier Junior High. With a smile and a sigh for yo u We say goo d by to you, Whittier High. Whit t ier , we love yo u , Memories of you we'll treasure , \Vhittier School, goodby.

In years to come we'll think of dear old Whittier, Recall the happy days in Junior High , When life was gay and joyous here at Whittier , And our class day when we said goodby-Oh

-Jean Spencer, 9A

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THE GREEN LEAF

Class History

Three years ago a band of would-be explorers set out to find an unknown ,rnrld. Thi band ,vas assembled from different parts of our own city. One cold morning they set out and reached their destination in January, 1927. To their a tonishment they found that thi s world had been discovered and had a President and different parts. The world ,n s named " Whittier" and had for its Pr esident, :Mr. Culler. Thi world was very be" ildering, rooms, bells , stairs and elevators. It seemed as if the y had just settled in a room when a bell would ring , pupils would pour out of the room, disappear into another one, leaving the strangers to find their own way. It also seemed as if the inhabitants of Whittier had been expecting them and had a name for them. The name? Freshies ! Imagine it. Another thing that bothered them was the elevator rides. Where were the talked -of elevators , and did they really have to buv assembly tickets? That is what the 9A's had t~ld them. For the first few weeks the poor Freshmen st o od in a,Ye of the teachers and principal. It seemed to them that all they had to do was to study all the time. "\Vhen they became acquainted, they found the te achers ,vere there to help them. Then came their first class election. Their first class president was George Da vis. Text came the Civic League trip. Finally the end of the semester dre"· near , an d they witnessed their first cla s day. Oh! what wouldn't they give to be able to be 9A's and have a program like that? They ,Yent through the 7A and 8th grade and finally became 9 B 's In this semester they were greatl y honored by having both th e leads in the operet ta in Home Ro om 3 IO. These were Dorothy Bloom and Rodger Whitburn. That year, a they saw the class day program, the thought came t o them , "Next year will be our year and next [PAGE TWELVE]

class day our day." Finally they were 9A's. They had thought that being eniors would make them feel and act differently, but to their surprise it didn't. The semester passed very fa t. and finally the time came to plan for the class day, their own class day. They gathered once more January I 7, I 930.

T o,y they are ready to start another exploring trip , thi s time to a larger world , and they hope that they have left a commendable record behind them in \Vhittier's book. They also hope to make a good a record or better in the ne"- " -o rld they are about t o di scov er.

-Chri st ine Peterson, 9A

What If-

Dorothr ,nre a Blo ssom instead of a Bloom?

Allan and Lester were green instead of B ro"-n?

Jul ius were an Eskimo Pie instead of a Cone?

Donald ,nre DeShort instead of DeLong?

George were Baddale instead of a Goodale?

l aurice " -ere Silver in tead of Gould?

Burke ,yere a Room instead of a Hall?

William ,nre a General instead of a K aiser?

Ro"-ene \\--ere a B aker instead of a Miller?

l\1ona "-ere a Prince s instead of a Queen?

Delmar ,nre a Waltz instead of a Ree l ?

-9A Last Sem. Section

Corridor Ushers

Those corridor ushers are t ough, If the y tell yo u, "Home Room," it 's enough

But if then, yo u in ult , They'll send for Mi Hult , And Mr. Culler " -ill then do his s tuff

THE GREEN LEAF 9 A Class Song

I.

We came t o our Whittier as freshies, To our school we've tried t o be true blue. Green and black, our colors we'll remember, And our teachers dear, \\·e love so true.

Chorus

o farewell, dear schoolma tes and teachers, For onward to high we must go. We've \\·orked from beginning Yes! unto the ending Trying rn hard to get through. So now we must leave you forever, Good times we have had here with you. And we'll never feel blue when we think of you To our Junior High we'll be true.

II.

We're one class that never will forget you, For you've always been our loyal school. When we're far away from Whittier High School, Our sc ho ol memories will come back to you.

(Tune : "Vagabond Lo ver'')

Lovie McChesney, 9A

1930 CLASS

We the 1930 class

Wish you all good-bye

We shall now turn on the gas And start for Lincoln High.

We've enjoyed the time s w e 've had here We will miss you when we've gone, We will never forget Whittier And our dear old Whittier Song5.

We'll remember all our teacher s We'll remember classmates, too, And remember times tho e te achers had Pulling us all through.

Enid Fritts, 9A

THE GREEN L E AF

9 A Class Hist or y

On September 12, 1927, the present class of 9A ' s entered \Vhittier. This cla s \\" as originally made up of eight home rooms. They were: 101, 106: 208, 209, 212, 30+, 312, and 320

When Mr. Huffm a n of 208 left, the pupils of hi room " ·ere sca ttered among the remaining room s . It ,n s but a sho rt time until Mr. Niles left Whittier to go t o Everett a an industrial arts t eacher, le av in g 106 \\·ithout a leader. lvlr. He s t on filled thi s vaca n cy In abo ut a year's time the pupils of 2 12 were transferred to 308 as Miss Cowin resigned because of p oor health. L as t of ~11 Mr Grubb moved from 312 t o 208 so as t o have more room for dramatics.

The orig in al number of pupils in thi s class \\·as t\\ o .. undred a nd fifty-eight. There are now t\\ o hundred a nd fifty-four. ome pupils have been dem oted, others dropped , and ne\\· members have come in.

At the tim e \\·e made our entrance th e 7 B ' s \\"ere n o t permitted t o ha ve class officers so in 7A \\·e selec ted as pre si dent Miriam Taylor, 8B Lowell English, 8A John Erick on , 9 B H azel McChesney, and in 9A Ilene Crum.

Among other per so n s of prominence are th e leads in the operetta: Rastus , Ray Shaw; Housekeeper, Dorca s Cra,dord; G ardner , \Villi am Miller; and the Ma te r , Girard Putm an Geni vieve DO\din g has been on the l\ ews staff three se me ster s and is n ow the Editor-in-chief. Mary Pro vos t has the honor of being the first Editor-inchief for th e an nual ince it has been t aken ov er by the pupils under the supervision of the t eachers' s taff. Glen B eema n , Fayellen Jordan, and Smith Da v is have been quite prominent in var ious play s that have been gi ven , e pecially in the la t mid-year program. Lowell English, 9A

Class Will

We , the class of June '30, being physically obstre perous and mentall y opaque and kn ow ing the possibility of failing and impossibility of pa ss ing, and being desirous of making di spo itions of all our ,rnrdl y effects , d o make , publish , and declare this t o be o ur last will and testament , hereb y declaring all other wills null and void.

Di ck Brown le aves his chrn·in g gum to anyone who d oes not fear hydrophobia.

Harr y Bauer wills his delicate form to Francis Johnstone.

Adrian Almqui st lea ves his know-it-all comments to any future 9A who knows as much about algebra as he does.

R ober t Hutt o n bequeaths his ability t o play a tuba to Ralph Durh am . With thi s abili ty R alph can go int o the junk business.

With much sorrow, Fred Glassman leaves his detective agency to anyone who asp ire s to be a Sherlock , the second

As soo n as Roger Townsend and Dick Watson get through with the book , "How to Get Along With the Hom e Room Teacher ," the y will pa , s it on to Benj ami n Ce can

T o Ge orge Cunningham , Ge orge Wa sso n leaves his ability to star in tourn a ments.

Harold Cates leaves hi s love for innumerable fad s such as wearing hi s girl ' handkerchief to Donald Jensen.

Glen B eeman a nd D oro th y Jane Andrew s will their dramatic ability to Jame s Ayres a nd Mildred r eil.

Irene Ellis wills her book on " Diet ," to Virginia Kirkbride. In witness " hereof \\·e hereb y se t our hands and seals on the 6th da y of June , I 930 (S igned) J UNE CLASS OF I 930.

THE GREEN LEAF

9 A Class-Second Semester

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9 A Class - Secorid Semester

9 A Pupils-Second Semester 1929-30

Almquist, Adrian L.

Anderson, Helen Loui!>e

Anderson, Mildred

Andrews, Dorothy Ja1:c

Anstine, Edna May

-\pgar, William Boland

.\shford, Helen Gertrude

Aspegren, Hugo Albert

Axthelm, Freeman

Bailey, Wilbur

Ball, George Haskel

Ball, Helen Clare

Ball, Robert Wilson

Barbee, Howard Chester

Barcus, Gordon

Barnes, William

Bauer, Harry Alex

Bauer, \Valter Edward

Becker, Louise

Beeman, Glen Willard

Beltz, Philip

Black, Elvin Jay

Blinde, Vincent Paul

Boggs, Pauline Isabelle

Boline, Evelyn

Bowlby, Joseph Rex

Brehm, George

Brehm, Minnie

Brewer, Mildred E.

Brockman, Paul Evans

Brown, Richard Allen

Brown, Eleanor

Buettgenbach, Viola Irene

Bukin, Samuel

Cariotta, Rose

Carlisle, Jesse

Carter. Ruth Virginia

Case, Thoma

Cates, Harold

Cather. Imogene Reginia

Clare, Eugene Francis

Cole, Dorothy Marie

Combs, Velma l\fay

Connelly, Ralph Benedict

Cooper, Imogene Catherine

Copple, Lois Lucille

Covey, Eunice May

Cowley, Alan Bradford

Crawford, Dorcas Esther

Craig, Francis H.

Crittenden, William Charles

Crum, Ilene

Daggett, Marion

Davie, Alice Lou

Davis, Gwendolyn Elaine

Davis, Smith

Davisson. Dolores Maxine

Dedrick, Donald

Deming, Frank

Dinges, George Henry

D orn, Melvin Raymond

Dorr, Harry Edward

Douglass , Eugene Walter

Dowling , Genevieve Catherine

Dyar, Dorothy Virginia

Ebert, Rheinhardt

Flliott. Homer Glenn

Ellis, Irene Ida

English, Lowell Edward

Erickson.John Lonam

Ernisse, Harold, Jr.

Fager, Harold

Faling, Dorothy Lucille

Ferguson. Bernice Adeline

Finigan, Helen Irene

Fish, Marion Louise

Flanagan, John Cain

Fox, Peter

Fr a nklin, Lvle William

Frederick, Eleanor

Frick, Jacob

Fritts, Enid May

Gaddis, Erla Roosa

Gary, June Lucille

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Geller, David Gia man, Frederic Sherman Grady, Paul Gerhardt, Lila Gray, Roy Eldon Gurnsey, Clara Haile, \ irginia

Harmony, Pauline Harman, Elsie Clare Hawthorne, Everett Heath Heidenreich, Emmanuel Heili~. William Heiliger, Kenneth Helzer, John Helzer, Viola Grace Hempel, George Henderson, Evelyn Hester, Isabella Hickman, Merle Roehler, Pauline

Hoge, Everett Jay

Hudson, Ernest LeRoy Hudson, Korman Lewis Hutchinson, Orville Marvin Hutton, Robert \Voodrow Hyatt, Marjorie Jackson, Donald Stuart Jewell, Donald Johnston. Virginia

Jordan, Fayellen

Kadlick, Curtis James Kahler, Dorothy Kahler, Fred Keim, Virginia Voigt Ketterer , Genevieve King, Frances Kidney, Donald Klein, Henry Knee, Edith Evelyn

Krcmarik, Helen Krumm, Elizabeth

Kyckelhahn, Russell Harold Lahr, Anna May Lamme, Charles \,Yendell

Lee, Josephine Sarabel

Leslie, Helen Frances

Lickei, Albe r t

Lohr, Donal d Long, Ruth Elizabeth Loro, Dorothy McAdams, Lucille Ruth McAtee, Violet

::\!cChesney, Hazel McChesney, Lovie

l\foClure, Margaret McCurdy, Ervin Lee

McDonald, Donald McDonald, Morris McGovern, Margaret ~IcGregor, Virginia

McNerney, Robert Jame

1fcPheeters, Martha Loren a ::'lfcWilliams, Elizabeth Ruth Mc\Villiams, John

::'lfartin, Bernice Irene Martin, Gladys Mericle. Helen Lucille :;\feyer, Erma ).filler, Marguerite Estella Miller, Stanley Miller, Wayne :\filler, William :\fillikan. Grace Moore, Fawntella Zearta :\fosher, Edward Lister ~fullen, Eleanor Maxine X egus, Rachel Kewbill, Elsie Xull, Paul Elton :-{ull, Robert Ogden,Clifford Owens, Albert Leslie Owens, M usetta Packard, Emery Erwin

Pappas, \Villiam Andrew Parker. Mabel Parks, Francis \Vilber

Patterson, Ted Patton , \' erna Lucile Pearson, Sidney \'ern o n P or ter, R obe rt \\ "illiam Portsche, Richar d ).ficheal Provost, Mary :Marjory

Putnam, Gerard 11. Ramsey, Una Christina Raskin, David Bernard Roberts, Jack Roszelle. Josephine Pauline Rymer, Harry .-\u tin Ryne,Willard Saunders, Helen Eldora Schaffer, Dorothy Schafer, George Schmidt, Miriam Schnell, Jack Schnitter, Selm a Schreurs, Evelyn Schuldeis, Marie chwartz, Loui se Eli zabe th S c hwindt, Sarah Scolaro, Anthony Shaffer, Guilford

Shaw. Delbert Raymond Shel don, Florence Sheldon, Walter Shockey, Gilbert Shonerd, Clyde Gilbert Shryrock, Frances Eileen Sibley, William Sipp, Frances W.

Smith, Leona Ethel mith, Ruth

Smith, Verne Spencer, Jean Winifred

Splain, William A.

Stall, Lloyd Erral Stansbury, Dorothy May tewart, Dorothy Stickler, Ramah

Stuermer, Delmar Wayne

Tait, Howard Gladston

Tavlin ky, Ida Thomas, Beulah Laura Thompson, Dorothy L ou i e Thurston, Lawrence Townsend, Roger

Tuttle, Carol Umberger, Carol Vanderpool. Mildred Elaine

Vidlock, Wilfred \\ agner, Mary ).fildred \\ ·all, Howard v\ ·assen, George Albert \Vatson. Richar d Eugene Weber, Elizabeth \Veerts, \\.inon a Freda \\. eitzel, Clara \,Verner , Eunice l\fildred \,\.hitburn , Robert Henry White, Mary \\.hite d, \'erna Opal \\ .h itmer, \rline : \1111 \Vhitn ey, Gwendolyn Whittaker. Julia t. Clair Willis, Mil d 1·ed Edith \\ 'i ls o n, Henrietta \Yimberly, Steven B. vVitul ske , Rov Earle \Voltemade, Willi am \Voodward, Donald \Verrell, Charles 11.

Wright, Hazel \\' right, Victor Hadley Young, Irene Young, Raymond Yungblut, Janet Zigler , Geraldine Zitterkopf, Benjqmin

THE GREEN LEAF

Class Snaps - Second Semester

Chums

:.fott and J eff

Bu y ;.foments of th e \nnual Staff

Three of a Kind

Pals

Orators

"Dimples" Good Citizens

On the Front Ste ps Fuzzy"

" \\"hi tty"

Pictures listed f ro111 /cf t to right a11d from top to bottom

Whittier on the Square

Do you know the four corners of the Whittier square? The y are Work, Justice , Heal t h and Spirit. Let ' s visit these corners and see \Yhat they have t say for themselves.

Here we are at the Work corner. \V stands for work , the mainspr :ng of succes s and the secret of content. For is not work the start to success? Without honest effort , no one merits accomplishmen t . It seems that " work ,, hile you work , and play while you play" is the be s t motto for Whittier.

Justice is our next stop! Why is justice nece ssary to a school's foundation ? It is vital becau s e it is the very cornerstone upon ,,·hich ,,·e must build. Without justice , the standard s " ·ould crumble and fall. No organization ,,·ith any sort of governm~nt is comple t e without this corner. Fair play, which in reality is justice , is practi ced tn games , school work , and other act ivities in vVhittier.

Now the third. Health is perhap s the mo s t important corner of the square , for if health breaks down, the ,,·hole structure give s way. Home room tournaments , gymnasium work, and milk lunches at vVhittier help to increase our efficienc y in making us strong and vi g orous. Even though ,n possess the three other requisites of the square - and they are highly nece ss ary in our live s - ,ve cannot secure any great degree of success without good health.

And las t , ,ve hear from Sp iri t . What is it that holds this school of ours together? Spiri t keeps a school running smoothly as a timer chain regulates a car. As our sixteenth president said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand!'' So it is with Whi t tier on the square. If the spirit ,nre taken away , there could be no semblance of order or love for our school. It r es embles character in every way and should be shown on the playground by good ci t izenship and in loyal t y throughout our school. Being the fourth corner of the squar e , it completes the W. J. H S. and concludes this sketch , sho" ing the interdependence of each corner upon the others for the " common good."

Now that you have made the round trip, don't you think that it ,rnuld be best t o keep on the square wi t h Whi t tier?

..:_Sixth Peri o d 8A Engh~ Clas s , R 10 1

Another Use for o ur Auditor iu m

The auditorium here at Whittier is being put to a u se that is " ide l y appre c ia ted by the pupils.

Until t his semester , the pupils of Whitt ier \\·ere obl iged either to cro,vd into the entrance or remain outside in the cold. Now , if they arrive here before the firs t bell has rung, they can go directly to the · warm auditorium At noon if the pupils do n ot " ish to see the games in the gym, they are allo,nd to enter the auditorium to re a d, or if they have a checker game , they may play it. Formerly at noon the pupils would stand in t he halls, thus making them noisy and giving them a cluttered appearance

This new ruling has kept t he halls neat and many a cold finger from getting colder. The pupils of Whittier appreciate thi s new m:e of their auditorium.

-Dorotha Helble, 9A

Are Home Rooms Beneficial?

Can you imagine the feelings a little freshie would have upon enter:ng our school for the first time if he did not have a home room in ,,·h ich to learn th e rules of the school? The home room teacher an \Hrs all the ff,any questions which the freshie s have to ask.

Leadership is one of the important thin gs developed in the home rooms. Delegates are chosen t o represent each home room in the delegate assembly The in terhome-room sports teach the pup:ls good portsmamhip.

Where ,rnuld th e pupils go during activity periods if they did n ot have a home room ? A smaller group of pupils become better acquainted with one another and are able to accomplish more in various activities.

Each home room teacher has th e interest of her home room pupils at heart and tries to encourage them t o do their very best. Her rnggestions often help the pupil s to improve their effor t s and thu s get better grades.

The se are some of my reasons wh y home rooms are beneficial.

Bank

If you happen t o glance into 204 between the first and last bells, you will see the place crowded with pupils ready to make their deposits. About 160 students have acco unt s in the Whittier Bank. The deposits each day amount to abo ut $4.50.

There is a new ruling concerning the bank which says that all money deposited by pupils in the Whittier Bank shall be strictly permanen t sav ing s. Also that for the purpose of earning intere s t each pupil depo si tor shall t ransfer savings of $r or more to some bank or other savings agency whi c h he chooses. This choice must have the approving signature of parent or guardian. The plan described above has a purpose. It encourages the saving habit a nd requires the pupils to invest as well a s save.

The ba nk affords an excellent opportunity for th ose wishing to save. First, saving is an effort , then a habit , and later it becomes a pleasure t o watch your bank account grow.

We believe The vVhittier Bank under the management of Miss Dee will continue to grow and become "bigger and better than ever."

-June Gary, 9A

-Helen Anderson, 9A

THE GREEN LEAF Just Snaps

Miss Liberty and Attendants

Cafeteria Girls

Sewing Cl as Patriotic Drill

~Ietal W o rk

Alum ni

Whittierites are always intere s ted in knowing what the ex-pupils of their school a re doing. There are ever al o ut st andi ng pupil s who ha v e won special recognition. Music seems t o play a grea t part in the lives of ~x-pupils from \ Vhittier. L owell B oom er and Beth :Miller have won laurel s in thi s line. Lowell ,von in an instrumental contest. H e carried off honors in the ci t y first, and then the state. He plays the clarinet. Beth " o n the J ulliard Extension contest for pianists. Harriet Daly is al o well kn o wn as a n accompli hed piani t. Holmes Congdon vrnn a medal while in the Columbia Glee Club.

To be president of so me committee or socie t y is an honor indeed. Among the se nior high school presidents we find former \i\Thittier s tudents. Franklin Meier is sophomore pre ident; Martha Her shey, president of Girl Reserves; Cl yde Wedgewood , president of Orpheons. Catherine Keal is the v ice-president of the senior class a nd also is on the s tudent council thi s semester. Harold Spencer has been appointed managing-editor of the Links · and Advocate. Mable Bignell is vice-president of Y. W. C. A. a t the State Farm. Mable also won a scholarship in home economics and is attending chool in Detroit.

P robab ly all boys ha ve a secret dream of some da y going into business with their father. Robert a nd Art Danielson have realized this secret dream. They have gone into floral work.

H ave you ever wondered what Willa Sha nkland is doing? Willa has recently recei ved an honor of which she may be proud. She was elected the best all-around girl by the Y. W. C. A.

Everyone is not gifted with the t ale nt t o successfully dramatize a play. However, Bernard Jennings and Vivian Cummings are outstanding members of the ~1ummers Club. Bernard is the president, and Vivian took the lead in one of the important plays. La Verne Lamb and Lillian Cummings had leads in the 1930 Junior pla y Margaret Hulfish and Chester Hunt were representatives in a contest on extemporaneous spea king and were highly commende d by the judges.

Successful operettas ha ve been given at high sc hool. Howard Van Sickle, Sidne y Pepple , D o n Carr, Grace Pech ous, Walker Condner, Morris P oaster, Ilene Baker , a nd Bett y Freeman have all taken leads.

If you ha ve ever been in the new Stuart you probably have noticed the beautiful tage ettings by Sidne y De wey Sidney painted se ttings for Whittier in the past an<l is now painting the operetta sce ner y Splash! Whew! The re he goes!

Thus Harvey L a nnon carries off honors as captain of his swimming team , also he is president of the senior class. Bernard Masterson excels in sports, football , basketball, · and swimmi n g Richard Ferguson, who now attends the University , won honors on the U. of swimming team.

It is most interesting to know how many people from Whittier are among those chosen for the a ti onal Honor Society. As yo u know, the ational honor roll is an organization of pupils who . outshine their fellow men in their school work. January , 1929 , fift y-thr ee per cent of th ose chosen were from Whittier. June , 1929, twentyeight per cent were from Whittier, and in J a nuar y, 1930, twenty- even per cent were from Whittier. Arnold Klinbe cker a nd Wilmer Haack have both been pre idents , while Doroth y Wilkens has been secre tary and tre as urer of the same. In the last t,rn yea rs more than thirty-five former Whittier pupil s have been members of thi society.

-Fayellen Jordan, 9A

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The Glee Club

The gle e club s are made up of selected voices from the 9 B and 9 A cla ss es. The fir st eme ster under the direction of :Mr s White the g lee clubs are divided into t\YO $eparate cla ss es and sing for various occas ions uch as P. T. A , a emblie , and the ebraska Sta t e Teacher s' convention. The seco nd seme ster , owing to the oncoming oper ett a, the combined glee clubs h ol d clas fifth peri od in the a udit or ium \\ here the y practice to make the ope ret t a a "ba ngin g" s ucceS$. Whittier pupil s are all proud of thi s musical o rganization , and are constantly hoping that some da y the y may become a member o f the Whitt ier glee club s

Thi $e mest er the y will pre ent " The M ys teri o us l\1aster."

H e l en Ball

:\Iil dred Brewer

Vi o la Buettgenbach

Dorothy Cole

Imogene Cather

Im ogene Coope1·

Eunice Covey

Dorca Crawford

Ilene rum

Maxine Cummings

Marion Daggett

Alice Davis

Genevieve Dowling

Irene Ellis

Helen Finigan

Enid Fritts

Erla Gaddis

\ ·irginia H aile

Yirgini a J o hnst o n

Fayellen Jordan

Dorothy Kahler

Xadyne Kear

Virginia Keim

Elizabeth Krumm

Josephine Lee

Elizabeth L ong

Hazel :.Ic Chesney

L ovie :\Ic Chesney

Y irginia McGregor

Bernic e Martin

:.1 usetta Owens

R osa Schwabauer

arah Schwindt

Jean Spencer

\nn abell e Summers

Dorothy Thompson

\rline \ Vhitmer

Mildred Willis

Robert Ayres

Geo rg e Ball

Harrv Bauer

Elvir{ Bl ack

R obert B orner

Paul Brockman

Dick Br own

\I an Cowley

Billy Crittenden

George Cunni ngh am

Donald Duermyer

John Flanagan

Don Jackson

Lowd! English

Tohn Erick on

Robert McX erney

Willi am Mi ll er

Paul Xull

Ted Patterson

Girard Putnam

Tack Roberts

R ay haw

Clyde honerd

Bud ibley

Evert Spellman

George \\. asso n

Robert \ \'hitburn

Y ictor Wright

- i1- tlitu.1,i .i.i,.ie,, yA

-Roy Gray, 9.-l

-Hazel McChesne y , 9A

GLEE CLL'B

.\clrian \ lmqui s t

Don \ nder so n

George \ nderson

Harold -\nderson

Freeman \ xthelm

Billy : \pg a r

Hugo .-\ s pegren

\\ .illiam Beeson

Bob Bollard

Dalton Bos ser man

Lyle Cay,,·ood

Wi l ber Campbell

Billy Crittenden

THE GREEN LEAF

Randal Colvert

::'l l yer ather

\\ "illiam Dailey

Loren Dickinson

l ac k Dickinson

jack Fate

Kenneth Fea ter \ \.illi a m Gillespie

::'IIari on Griffitts

lohn Helzer

Everett Hoge

Ra l ph Iund

Fr Ed Jackson

B

Raymond Kelley

Laurence Frisbie

Loyal Lawson

Ha r old L edford

Ruth Mathers

Tuni or ::'IIiller

Clifford Ogden

Russel Parsell

::'II eh·in Pohlenz

Berta Reason

Howard Richards

Tohn Roberts

Donald Robinson

The Band

Frederick a1·gent

Benjamin Schultz

Stan l ey Sievers

Hart Smith

Roger Smith

Edward Sm·der

Kenneth \\ ··ah!

Robert \\ 'hitburn

Dwain \\ "ierts

Billy \\"oltemade

Th e B a nd is a n o rgani za ti o n v,·hi c h Whittier is ver y fortunate in h av in g U n<ler

t he directi o n o f Mr. P a ul B ieber s te in , the y h av e pl ay ed for numerou ent e rt a inment s, in cl uding C o l o r Da y as embl y, P. T. A , Cl ass D ay, a nd the F a ther and So n B a nquet.

-Leonard William s

Wind I1tstr11111e11t Class

Gale Patton

Tack Pea e

iTarvey Crewd on

William Fredrickson

Billy :Marshall

George Kull

Tames Rice

Curtis W ilkerson

Kenneth Vlitt truck

Loren Zook

I X TRG ::'11EXL\ L CLASSES

Violin I

::'lferle Bailey

\ Villard Brundage

Gerald Diefenderfer

\\ "ilma ?lfayfielcl

Elimor ::'l'l:cCullock

Frieda ::'l'liller

Burtan Mook

Wilma Pate

Ida Emma S huler

Wilfred Steem on

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Paul \ Veast

Clarence Gray

LeRoy Xeff

Violin II

Gordon Barcus

Paul De Shayes

Catherine Jone

Charles Krechtel

Melvin :Maaberry

Robert Oden

Roland \\ "a llick

Julia \\ "hittaker

W allace Dare

John Priest

\lbert Grin ted

Blanche Larabee

Paul Bieberste,n

\XD

The Maid and the Mi dd y

This operetta take s place at th e Lake View Boat Club. The offic ers and middi es of the U. S. S Dreadnau ght, hav:ng bee n invited to p ar ticipate in the annual boat races come, and are being entertained. Bill y, a hand ome young midshipman, falls in love with Va leria , a beautiful heiress.

A pani sh count s uddenl y appears on the ce ne with a story that Bill y has run off with his "Bee-u-ti-ful Anita. " The count tu rns all of the influential members of the club against B ill y, and Valeria becomes a n gry wi th him. At the end of the first act Valeria wins the timl race and the club championship for the coming year.

In t he e ve nin g a program is give n , af ter which Valeria comes in disguised as a Spanish ma id. She fools all of them for a while , but when she tries it on Billy he detect s the d isg ui se The count glorifies hi s " Be e-u-ti - ful Anita" before the e yes of Nlr G aily, a v ivacious widow, saying th at he has a vocabulary of 127 words, 1s green, ye llow, a nd blue, a n d abo ut one hundred y ears old. Bill y, he said, had also given an old sailor some money a nd run off with Anita, much to Mrs. Gaily's horror. He had followed him from Spain and n ow he had him a t last.

Evans become interested a nd decides t o t ake a hand, but Billy warns him that she will call him n ames and bite. At last he promi es he will give up Anita if Valeria will forgive him , ,vhich she promises t o d o. He then gives Anita , a beautifu l parrot , t o ~he cou nt and all e n ds happily.

R oger Whitburn played th e part of Bill y, and Valeria wa represented by Doroth y Bl oom. Charles S" eat to o k th e part of th e v ici ous co unt. All three were from home room 3 IO. Mrs. Gaily was impersonated by Virginia Kirkbride of 309, and Evans was pl ayed by Morris Anderson of 203. The other l ead - and choru people did fine work and helped put the operetta over.

On e hundred a nd for t y-five pupils to ok part. Thi wa the first time a junior high school orc hestra had pl aye d for a n operetta. It " ·as given under the direction of Mrs. White. -William Miller, 9A

THE GR EEN L E A F

Our P. T . A.

Father and Son banquets are very valuable to the community These banquets help the fathers and sons to know each other more closely and help them to understand themselves better. At these gatherings the fathers and so ns play games and sing so ngs. They usually ha ve a toastmaster , some speakers , a nd a program Some people regard the banquets as a ,nste of time and money a they do not know the value of having the fa t her and son together. :Many men, although they do not have so n of their own, attend the se banquets to take boys who ha ve no fathers. Father and on banquets are a world-wide celebration, and even the savages have ceremonies in ,,.,·hich the fathers and ans gather together.

This last year , the Whittier P T. A. sponsored a gathering for the fathers and sons. It was held in the audi t or:um. We had a speaker a nd then Theodore Ber g, the city clerk , did ome sleight-of-hand performances. After the program, the fathers and sons went to t he firs t floor to inspect the shops. After the y h a d finished looking at the shops, they went into the Cafeteria and were served " ith pie and cocoa.

No one can imagine this world without mothers! Though we lay down our life for her, we will not be able to pa y the debt we ovve her. What would it be like if we were to go home at the end of a trying da y and had no mother to tell our trouble s? A home is not a home withou t a mother , and everyone should hold a heart full of love and consideration for her.

A mother is a child's best friend as she is true when others are gone, and lo yal where others ha ve failed. We should confide in her when in trouble and take our joys t o her also for she suffers with our sorrows and smiles with our joys.

This year t he P T. A. , an organization composed of the parents and teachers of school children, cele brated their founders ' day by a mother-daughter luncheon. A short program followed t he lunche on, which was erved in the cafeteria. During the activity period an all girls' assembly was presented.

The P. T. A. has been an active organizati o n in bringing the teachers , parents, and school children clo er toge t her in their interest of school affairs.

-John Lapp, 9A

-Eleanor Mullen, 9A OUR DADS

" Say , Dad, will ya bu y me this?" Or, " D a d , will ya get me that?" A n d at t his rate of speed, he wonders Why his purse is always flat.

But he always buy us what we need, Tho' he doesn't get everything we say, So we ' ll always stick to our dad , yo u bet , Till his last and oldest da y

We can do lots of thing s to help him , Do some good work for a while, Tell him \v here there ' a big pie feed , Then look at t hat man smile.

We h ave s uch joll y times there , The dads mix well with the lads. Com 'o n , let' s pull the kid streak out That is still inside of o ur dad s.

-Sm,ith Davis, 9A

ORGANIZATIONS

-Hex liow1/Jy, 9A

Our Civic League

\V e han a Civic L eag ue th a t is run practi cally on the same basis a s our government. The pres ident of the Civic League appoints a cabinet much th e same as the president of the nit e d tates appoints hi s. \¥ e have a delegate a sembly which compares to th e se n a te in Washington. Th e sen a te has two representati v e s from each s tate; \Ye have a boy and girl delegate fr om each home room. The delegate a ~s embly discusses , suggests, and vo te s o n the la\\·s for the school. Then they a re taken to the h o me rooms a nd presented b y th e delegate. When they have been acted on in the home room, the y a re t a ken to the student ac ti v it :es committee who in turn vo te on the rulin gs and take th e m to Mr. Lefler , superintendent of schools, for final decision.

1\1 iss Hult is the spo n sor for the gi rl s delegate assembly. As the vice -pre sident of the United S t a te s take s charge of the senate, so the vice -pre side nt of the Civic League acts as cha irman for t he dele ga'te as embly.

Mr. Cu ller i s th e spowor fo r the boys; he al o call s a joint meeting of the b oys and girls del egate assembly ,Yh en it is ne cessa ry , a n:i acts as chairman.

Girls

L ouis Schwartz

Jani ce Sarbach

Donna filler

R uth Ston e

Elizabeth Burr

fario n Daggett

Marie Stier

Adel e Staat s

Evelyn Spark s

Thelma Verter

L uana Mar shall

~Iildred Neile

Kathryn Hahn

Elizabeth Long

Georgianna B o lt on

Gretchen ~Ierting

~Ia xinc Sharkey

:vlaurine Brob st

~Iary Thompson

largaret \\'hitney

Evelyn B onnifield

Constance De\' ere

Leon a Daugherty

Josephine Lee

Lucile Young

Dorothy Rebuck

~larion Fish •

Irene ~la be l Bailey

H elen Le slie

I da ~la y Shuler

Helen Ellis

Betty Andrews

Arline Whitmere

B oys

Howard Tait

R ay Jicka

George Snyder

Paul Fuenning

Ri chard White

X orman Rud on

Robert Bo o!

Tohn H o ward

Edward Snyder

Billy Jewel \\ "illis Shank

l\Iayn ard Mayfield

Jack Turner

Kenneth Hieliger

Willie Geish

Lloyd Shank

Lowell English

Henry Reif chneicler

X ewe ll Smock

Rich ard \\ 'atso n

.\lvin Burley

Dwain \\ 'ertz

Frank Turner

Donald Megah an

L eo Shelds

George Eppers

Elli ot Eastman

Le o Heath -

Richard P o rt sche

R a lph Dur ham

Glen Bal dwi n

Cleme n t Theobald

,-\l bert \,Vorkman

Donald \V ells

[ P .\GE TWENTY - NINE]

-Jean Spencer, 9A

THE GREEN LEAF

crh c L E. \ G L.E OFFIC E RS - Il JT TT SDIE S T E RS

F ;rst R o w- B illy Critte n de n ;\forr i \n der , on. R oge r \\'b itburn, \\ .i ll is S h a n k, R ober t \\ .hitburn, R obert \ y r e

Seco:1<.l R o w-Irene Ell is , J ean. penc 1·, ;\ [o n a Q u ee n. J osephi n e L ee Doro t hy J a n e \ ndrews

Girls

P au lin e H a hl e r Fr a n ces Fi s h Cathe rin e J o n es

\Vil ma Me s t er

A rl e ne Fo l ger

l:n a R ams e y

K a th e rin e Hu c k

Eliz ab et h , a n Si c kle

AJi ce Y o u ng

D oro th y Co n n Ir e n e Elli s Virgini a J o hn s t o n

B er ni ce B ur w ood

D EL EG. \ TES ECO :'\ D S DI E S T ER

:\Ia rio n B orc h ert

F lorence Gablchouse

Emma Pau l

\' era K ei thl ev

;\'la xi n e T itl e·r

tacia Qu inn

Lucile m it h

Charlotte L arge

Rosa Mi c kel

Do r othy Thompson

:'\ orma Tohnso n

Charlotte B er e n

\'i rgi ni a H a il e

\' er l a Y a nH ook

\Yil ma Pate

;\[ a r ga 1· et Holman

;\I e lba \\·ampler

Roma l ea n Sinclair

H ele n Kio u s

L ouis Becker

Be tt y \ ns tin e

Boy s

r.01 don Barcu

Donald Gor t on

Herold L edford

\ ·ictor B a ue r

Randol Co l vert

Freeman .-\ xthe l m

Committees

.-\aro n F in ki l ste in

Y ance Clear

R obert \\ u rm

Robert ;\fart i n

H ar r y B a u e r

H arold Fa g er

Sterli n g Dobbs

\\ .illiam H u dso n

\\' ay n e Co rove r

Russel Tay l or

Jack P ease

L a :M ar Sl ag l e

K enneth To n es

Pa l mer Fi.1rse

Tac k T raver

Dona l d Deurmyer

G l e n B eemo n

\\ ·ayne \ 11oway

Car l Ebe rt

mith Davis

L oya l L awrn n

De l zon Durham

F lovd 01 o n

Ri chard J oh n s

\\ .i l ber Campbe ll

G l e n E ll iot

Evert Spe llm a n

R D Thoma

There are se venty-t\\·o pupils each semester that are on various committees of the Civic League. The se pupil s have the privilege of ffearing a Civic League badge. When you see one of these badges , yo u are expected to give the person we a ring it the ame courteous treatment and co-operation. hat a teacher would receive.

The pre sidents of the Civic Leag-q_e- ·'~ppoint the chairmen and the chairmen m turn appoint their commi ttee s 1 • ·

The program comm ittee s plan ;, tfi~ Civic League prog r ams.

The ser v ice commit tee supervise the corridors and u shers in Civic League meetings. It al so ha char g e of the lost and found department and renders any service which is needed.

The safety commit t ee renders its service s on the playground and in the gymnasium b y helping to pre v ent acc ident s.

The propert y committee has charge of all school property such as balls , bats , an'.l Civic League badges.

The loyalty commit t ee leads the flag salute and Civic League pledge in Civic League meetings, keeos a record of the cases of tardiness , a nd a record of the student s w h o graduate from \Vhifrer as ,veil a th e offices and honors which the y receive m high school.

The playground committee supervises the games in the gymna ium and on the playground.

-Jean Spencer, 9A

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The Whittier News

If you should happen t o enter 201A during the fourth period some day, you would probably find the ~ix members of the I\ e"· staff ,rnrking t o get some story in before the bell rings.

All of the material " hich goes into the paper such a assemblies, s ports, stories, Civic League trips, class meet:ng s, delegate assemblie~, notable notes, and jokes is gathered together by the editor-in-chief with the help of th e staff a nd then it is assigned to the different members to be ,nit t en up. Articles ,nitten by pupils in the school are gladly accepted.

Everything that is ,nitten has to be in a ,nek before th e paper is pubfahed so that the printe r ha ve time t o do their \\·ork. Frequently eve nts have to be written before they really occur so any changes made in the program can not ah, ·ays be changed in the 1 ews.

The I\ rn·s typi st \\·ork during fifth period and th e Print ing II class, ,Yhich doe the News printing , meets the ~ixth

First Row-Christine Peter so n, Virginia Keim. Je a n Sp encer, Catherine Gentry, Musetta Owens, Ru lh Tap'.r. y S eco n d Row-John L app, \Yi lliam K aiser, Delmar R ee l , George Davi s, Kenneth Pavey , Fr itz Mert i ng

-Jean Gordon, 9B

CO~D[ITTEE CH.-\IRME X - SECOXD D1E TER

Fi rs t Row -Josephi n e R osz elle , Dorothy K ahler, Jean G ordo n, Helen Le s lie, ~Iu setta Owens, H a zel ~IcC hesn e ; eco n d Row-Bud Sibley, R obert Hutt on, R ay haw, John Erick son, \drian \l mquist, George Breh m

THE GREE N LEAF

Our Class Organization

"Will the meeting please come to order?" Thus starts the procedure oi each class meeting. Each class has officers who are elected by the pupils every semester. In accepting the oath of office, these officers take over the responsibili t y of serving their class faithfully. The 7B's this year experienced their first class meeting in an entirely different way. One morning at the close of the first semester an eager group of freshies met in the auditorium with t heir home room teachers and the Civic League presidents , ,Yho gave short talks. Following this they "·ere shown to their home rooms by members of the 9B and 9A classes. They visited the office, bank, library, cafeteria, and gymnasiums. The mystery of the up and down stairs was explained. Thus the 7 B 's had their first class meeting and introduction to Whi tti er. The officers can always rely upon t he class sponsors to help them out of any difficulties or troubles. The chief purpose of the meeting is to get acquainted wi t h members of the class, to l earn what th ey have accomplished as a group, and t o carry on any other business delegated to t he class as a whole.

A t the first mee t ing of the semester

t he new class president is introduced by t he outgoing president. Following this, t he other officers and various committ ees are intro d uced. Then the business of t he class is take n up and plan· are made for the semester.

The 9A's are kept very busy as they are attending to preparations for the oncomi n g class day. The last seme , ter 1s a very busy but enjoyable one.

Class Day! Who can describe it? A day set a ide for t he 9A's who are about to leave. "\ Vhittier and seek greater knowledge at enior high school. The clas day program, the biggest assembly of the year , is awaited with extreme pleasure by all. A silent hush falls as the curtains are dra\\·n once more to an attentive audience about to view the program of a 9A class bidding farewell to \ Vhittier. The cla s song and poem , which are read and sung in , ome part of the program, have been ,nitten by some of its members The scholarship a\\·ards are presented to those 9A's " ho have been on the honor roll four emesters , two of which mu t be in the 9B and 9A. These pupils are introduced and heartily congratula t ed by Mr. Culler. Thus you can see we are not only organized as home rooms as a school, but also as a class.

The question of adopting a new standa r d p:n for Whi tt ier has finally been

- Harol d Car oll, 8B

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determined ,vith the result that \Vhittier will have the much-talked-of pin. It was rumored that the board of education would in the near future adopt a standard class pin for all four junior high schools. Thus Whi tti er students , wi shing t o have a class pin of their own , were stirred to action , and the s t andard pin was adopted , after being voted on by each class. This pin is worn by the 9A's only The second clas of thirt y " ·ill ha v e the honor of first wear in g this

nm· pm. It has the initials of Whittier and the year of the class on it and is a very neat looking little pin ,vith a black center framed in gold. One advantage of a standard class pin is that when you have left Whittier and see a person wearing one of these pins, you immediately know he is from Whittier too, and most likel y a warm friendship arises , due to the fac t that both have been students of the same school.

-Hazel McChesney, 9A

CL\S S OF FI CE RS - F IRST SD1E TER

First R o w- T helma Gro w , P au l Sn yder , ~I ye r Ca th e r s , Ca t he r i n e Jo n es, H aro l d Le dford, R ober t Hu d s o n , R osco e B enton S eco n d R o w- B ill y \V o lt em a de , M a ri o n Fi s h , H az el M cChes n e y , L y m a n B a l d win, Willi s Sh a nk , R e ubtn Sc hn e i de r , \ tla Bu c kn e r , F e rn \\'inte r h a l te 1·, D oro t hy Bl oom

C L\S S O F F I CE RS - S ECO ~D S E 1I E TER

This year the tournaments seemed more exc1tmg than ever before because of the unusually close scores. In the boys' basketball championship game \Yhich was played by home rooms 205 and 106 the score varied constantly but a member of 205 's team made a perfect shot just as the bell rang, thus ending the game in favor of 205. The boys' baseball tournament ·was won in the seventh grade by 103, m t he eighth grade by 205, and in the ninth grade by 3 IO who also \YOn the school champ:onship. The touch tournament was \YOO by 102 in the eighth grade who played 203 , the nin t h grade "champs", for the school title. Home room 203 was victorious. In the eighth grade basketball tournament, 102 was again the winner, and played 106, ninth grade winners. This time 106 came out on top.

The seventh grade, instead of playing basketball, played volley ball. The winner was 104. In the second semester 102 \\~a s again the eighth grade champion. Although it was a close game , 102 defeated 205 , a ninth grade home room and again were the school champions Ba seball in the seventh grade was won by 104 In the eighth grade 210 defeated 308, the ninth gr de title-men Home room 210 won, but lost to the faculty 21 to 12. A second to urnament was played in which 104 secured the seve n th grade title. They were defeated however, by t he ninth grad e champions from IOI, who won the school championship

The gi rls from 308 won the baseball tournament the first semester, while a team from 203 and 3 Io won the nine court basketball tournament. Second semester the girls from 308 won the first nine court basketball t itle, while in a second tournament 304 became the "ch a mps" after a clo se game. The volley ball champion hip went to 207 and 305 and th e bat ball title \vent to 300. The girls from room 300, a seventh grade team , defeat ed 105, the eighth grade "champs", and were beaten by 209, the ninth grade cha mpion s, who also defeated the facu lt y The kickpin tournament was won by 103.

A Big Surprise

" You're out!" the umpire cried aloud, To the great di ma y of the che-ering crowd.

" Batter up! " the pitcher cried once more, As again she pitched the baseball o'er

" Strike one!" came the umpire's read y shout.

"Strike two !" One more and then she's out.

'Twas a puzzle to all, a s to what was the fate. Would 30+ win or 308?

She pitched t h e ball, 'twas below the knee.

" Too low! " the umpire cried, " ball three."

That poor baseball, how the batter did hit She knocked a fly, t h at on first base lit.

" Three outs," the scorekeeper cried aloud, As she announced the winner to the anxious crowd.

'

Twas 304 and not 308.

The honor of beating the champ , the y take.

-Hazel McChe ney, 9A

P \ G E T H IR TY· FI V E ]

THE GREEN LEAF Sports Snaps

.\n Exc:ting ~foment

.\ Hard Hitter

R. 209- Baseball Champions

R. 210-Baseball Champions

R. 300-Ba eball Champions

Playground Commit:ee

Playground Committee

H. R. 307 and 205-End Ball Champions Cham9ions

Pictures listed from left t o right a11d from tof> to bottom

Assemblies

"Oh, boy, today we'll have an assembly!" These word often drift to my ears on Wednesday. They sho"· ho"· much the Whittier students enjoy them.

Our assemblies vary quite a bit. Those celebrating Color Day and advertising the Greenleaf occur annually, " ·h ile those in which the installation of Civic League officers take place and the Whittier Ne\\·s is advertised occur every emester.

On October 23, " hich " -as Color Day , the gay looking student flaunting thei1 green and black colors marched into the auditorium. The spirit of Color Day was explained in an intere s ting manner. The stage represented a school room. The teacher called on various persons to tell a poor little freshie " hat the spirit of Color Day meant. An acrobatic dance " ·as al o gi\'en, and the Color Dar poem "·as read.

The Green Leaf and K ews are advertised in unique ,yay s

The e,n assembly for the first emester to ok on the form of a club meetiilg m Whittier Grov e . Various speeches telling why one should subscribe for the Ne,\·s were given. A humorous reading entitled " Red Head" ,ns read and the audience then sang a song, "Whittier N e\\·s." This interest ing program was supposed to come to us over station W J H and because of tele\·ision "·e ,nre able to ee it.

For the seco nd semester the T e,n assembly " as unusually original and intere sting. A nrn·sboy elling the "\Vhittier e,n " as the first to appear on the stage. A lady \\ ishing to buy the N rn ·s asked him if the paper really contained school news The boy sa:d it urely did, and as proof he asked t,rn of the pupils in the audience "·hat they th ough t about the Whittier ~rn· Both of them enthusiastically agreed with him and said they thought the e,vs ,nll ,rnrth fifteen cents, or even twice that much. The new sboy then told the lady she might see the Whi t tier News family celebrating their birthday if she ,rnuld si t down in the front row. This she did. As th e curtains ,nre drawn, :Miss Whittier I\ e,rs ,n s seen celebrating her sixth birthday. She had invited all the family to her birthday p a rty. Eddie Editorials, Nellie New s, Johnny Joke s, tella tories , and var iou other per ans representing the different departments of the paper " ere introduced and g-an speeches concerning their departments. P olly P oetry read a poem entitled "Whi ttier News." She \\·as then abl e. because of a magic lamp ,vhich she had secured in China, to introduce the Tews Staff and its P rinters

The 1930 Green Leaf assembly was one of the mos t interes t ing of the year. It ,ns supposed to be a reunion of the 1930 class taking place in 1960. A dispute as to who ,rnn the baseball tourn ament in 1929 wa the cause for bri n g ing in the Green Leaf of 1930. The class proph ecy ,vas read. A poem and a st ory which were in the Green Leaf were given by their authors. Four original songs were also sung. The reunion closed after enrr one , including the audience , ha d enjoyed a pleasant half hour.

In the assemblies in ,\·hich the Civic League officers are installed , the t ,\·o president e-ive speeches and introduce their cabinets.

There are al o special day proe-rams such as those celebrating Hallowe'en , Thankgiving-, Christma s, and Armistice Da y.

At the Christma assemblies. Chri . tmas carols are always su n g bv the glee club and chorus clas e In the assembh· last seme ter Mr. Culler read the Christmas story from the Bible. A dram a tic reader from the university gave an interesting .rea ding entitled "Christmas Da y in the Morning."

A spooky Hall0\n 1 en ola" ,n s pre ented by one of ML . Grubb' . Drama I classes la st seme . ter for the H allo,n'en a emhly. [PAGE THlRTY-SEVE~]

THE GREEN LEAF

On Armistice Da y a chorus class sang two appropriate number and Mr. C. W. Motter, who is connected with the American Legion , gave an interesting talk on the World War.

A reading wa given by a dramatic reader from the university for the Thankgiving assembly. Two appropriate numbers were also sung by a chorus clas

'f'he Drama classes have their place in the assemblie They entertain the students with interesting plays and are u s uall y responsible for the ews and Greenle af advertising as well as the Color Da y assemblies.

One assembly is u su ally given over to listening to the vVhitt ier orche tra. The orchestra gave an especially amusing program last semester. Each kind of instrument played the selection "London Bridge Is Falling Down" alone. Then they all played it together. The band also has a chance to play three or four numbers in some assembly.

The glee club and chorus classes have their turn at entertaining us. The y alwa ys sing at the Christmas assembly and usually at the Thanksgiving and Armistice Day programs.

The physical education departments have a chance to "how what they can do , too. Drills , dances , and stunts are presented by the girls. The y gave a patriotic drill in clever George Washington costumes in the assembly celebrating his birthday. La t semester they gave a dem ons tration of a " free " period. The boys' physical education department is also represented. The y give drills and do stunts.

The blush ing yet proud winners of interclass tournaments are introduced in the assemblies from time to time.

" All aboard who are going aboard! All a hore who are going ashore! " Thus opened the He al th as sembly. A plea sa nt surprise was in store for the Whittier students as the curtains ,vere drawn. The stage repre sented the ship S. S. Efficiency. Various people tried to board the shi p , but only those who had satisfactor y passports were given passage. Having teeth fixed, having tonsils removed, bringing up weight

Io per cent or more in o ne semester and correcting flat feet were some of the accepted passports. Some cold germs tried t o g ain admittance to the S. S. Efficienc y, but the y were promptly shooed off.

A he al th dance ,ms then gi ven b y four girls, and the pupils representing each home room in good posture were introduced.

Some of the Wednesday programs are devoted to home talent. Whistling, singing , dancing , reading , and playing piano solos are among the things which make up these programs.

Musicians and dramatic readers from Wesleyan an d the Nebraska universities also appear on the programs. The male quartette from Wesle yan is one of the frequent visitors to Whittier. The pupils are ahvays glad to have them come.

Special men give interesting talks. For instance, last semester lVIr. Black, who is a sco u t leader and who had attended the scout jamboree at London , came out to Whittier and told us about his trip. Reverend Riepma is always a welcome speaker at Whittier. Other business men also speak at times.

One assembly out of the year is set aside to advertise the operetta. Bits of the operetta are usually given.

For the assembly during fire prevention week , a man who is closel y connected with the fire department , usually the fire chief or a fireman , comes to Whittier and talks to the pupils on this subject, urging the pupils to co-operate with them in preventing fires.

The students of Whittier certainly appreciate the fine assemblies they ee at their school.

-June Gar y , 9A

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Books

Usually a friend expects some courtesies and favors from you. But a book, everyone' s friend , asks noth : ng except decent treatment. eedless to say you couldn ' t treat a friend unfairly and still maintain hi s friendship . Yet a book can be as valuable and preci o u s a s the de a rest human friend. A b ook can carry you away to explore unkno" n l a nd s a nd rnyster:es. It can teach yo u about things you \\'eren't consciou s existed. In return for your j o urney s and in s tructions, its leaves are turned dO\vn, torn out, and cov ers are broken. In face of such treatment a human friend would turn against yo u , but a b ook is al" ays at your be ck and call. One \\ ho loves to read b oo ks will nenr be friendless, so it st a nds to re as on that you should treat them like the loyal friends they are.

I.

There ' s something in the air

That ' s neYv and sweet "n d rare; A scent of summe r thing s A whir as if of wings.

II.

There's something , too , that's new In the color of the blue

That's in the morning sk y, Before the sun is high.

Spr i ng V.

- Genevieve Dowling, 9A III. And t omorrow, or today, The brooks will break away From their icy, froze n sleep , And run , a nd laugh, a n d leap.

IV

And t he tassels, soft and fin e, Of the hazel -brush untwine , And t he elder bra n ches show Their buds against the snow.

And all this changing tint, This whispering stir and hint Of bud, a nd bloom, and \\·ing , I s the corning of the pring.

-Gretchen Merting, SB-222

- Jfa lc o/ 111 Cable, 9B -Rex B owlb:y, 9.-l

THE GREEN LEAF

Paper Dolls

P aper dollies by the dozens , B ro thers , sisters , aunts, and cousins. P olly cut them with her scissors every d ay

Some are le g les s, so me are a rmless. But that reall y does not harm as "C rippled children" is a game she l ove., t o play.

o me ha ve he a rt- shap e d head s, good gracious!

o me ha ve new s upon their faces. For sh e u es up the ne,\·spaper s in sca n· d a l ous amoun t s

P o lly 's scissor are so busy, That it m akes the family dizz y . F or with P olly it 's not quality , But quantity th a t counts.

-Anna Margaret Riepma , 7A-103

Our Library

Whittier 's lib rary is the best in th e st a t e You o u gh t t o se~ i t. Gee , it's great! Our lib rarian, Mi ss Snyder, is hel p ful to a ll ,

Her a~s:s t a nt s are ready t o a id whe n yo u call.

Here books of k n o v., l e d ge a nd fiction are found,

\V hen l ooki ng for t hese t o the libr a ry you ' re bound.

If a book you wish to read clear th rough, Just check it out a nd return it when due. But woe if the book's not back on time You're marched t o the library t o pay fine.

It ' s a n ideal library, the be t of th em all, I ts fame is kno,vn through o ut our hall D on' t b e a shirk, in th e halls d o not t a rry , But ge t ac quainted wi th ou r fine libr ary.

-Hazel McChesne y, 9A

The Meadows

I like to wander in mead o,vs, When pring is in th e ai r , And pick the lo ve l y blo ss oms In radi a n ce blooming there.

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I like t o lie in the meadows , And watch the summer sky

A s the snowy clouds above us Go drifting slowly b y

I like to run in the meadow s

When " ·inter is drawing near , In time \Yhi ch th ey call autumn , When the sky is s till and clear.

I like t o ,rnlk in the meadows

When th e snow is o n the ground, When th e da y is cold and crisp

And the dark cloud s seem t o frown.

- Virg i nia Haile, 9A-308

Going After the Cows

I

Tv.-o little friends trot side b y side

O ver th e meadow green an d wide. On a nd on t o the pas ture gate

Where Fl ossy and B ossy st and a nd wait. Two little friend s, o ne wear s a hat , Its broad brim hiding h is cheeks so fat . Hi eyes a re blue and hi s hair is gold, And he 's mama 's little ma n , fi ve years o ld.

II

The other, o nl y a dog is he , But h one st and tru s t y as d ogs should be. With o ut him Johnn y co uld never go After the great big co"·s, you know. On a nd on , o'er the fields so wide Johnny and Ro v er side by side

H as ten on t o t he pasture gate

Where Flos sy and Bo ssy sta nd an d wait.

III

And the dog , R over, barks loud and fast , And n ow the pasture is reached at last , But Johnn y-mama 's scare d little manG oes scampering off as fast as he can; F or the cows are big and Johnn y's afra id

And Ro ve r can dri ve them wi th ou t his aid

And that 's ahvays th e way that R over a nd he

Together go after th e cows , yo u see -Cecil Linc oln, SB-318

A B ump in t h e N igh t

\Vhen my sister and I were quite mall, we had a bed room of our own upstairs. When we were very good we were allowed to sleep alone in the spare room.

Often in the night \Ye would ,rnke up and, being hungry, down we wouid go to the refrigerator. Mama didn't like this at all, and \\·e promised not to , but our hunger always got the better of us.

One night I was sleepi ng in the spare bed, and ,rnke up to find myself astonishingly hungry My sis ter and I _had made a vow that we " ·ould discontinue our practice , but I thou gh t , "Oh, dear , I heard mama say that she \Yas leaving a large piece of pie in the refrigerator. I'll just slip down and get it. o one will be the "·iser." So silently I opened the door and went no iseless l y do,n1 the hall. I reached the head of the stairs safely, and ,vas just he av ing a sigh of relief, when I bumped into something . Down the stairs that some thin g and I rolled. When I had gotten back my breath enough to look around, I disco,·ered my sister sitting beside me at the bottom of the s tairs. We confessed to each other that we were both after that pie , and after a good laugh a~ oursei ves, we went back to bed , spending the remainder of the night peaceably.

-Eleanor Lewi s, 7A-300

A Childhoo d Experience

I used to be afraid of fire truck s I thought they went around town set tin g houses and barns on fire.

One da y the trucks came roaring down the street on which I lived, rn I ran home as fast as possible to warn mother. They went right by the hou e at a terrible speed and didn't sto p t o set our place on fire. I hated to have them come around the corner near our house , o I thought I \VOuld set the house on fire to keep them away.

One ~londay mother had hung her clothes up tairs, a \\·e didn't live up there. I got some matches and went up tair s. While I \\ as gone dad came home to dinner and had ju t about fi ni hed eating " ·hen I came do\\·n stairs " ·i th my finger badly burned, and dad , in looking at them, smelt smoke. He turned to ee make coming do,Yn the stairs. He realized ,Yhat I had done and grabbed a tub, filled it " ith water , and told mother to do the sa me . It didn ' t take long to put the flames out, and a soon as the moke cle ar ed away, " ·e found that nearlv all the clothes had been ruined. Dad ·soon r·d me of the idea of hating the fire truck s, and I have al\\ ays wanted to ride on one since

-Roger Whitburn, 9A-310

A Chi ld hood Ex pe rience

When I ,Yas very young and still wore dre sses, I had the "run away" spirit. This experience lives in my memory because I was often tied to an iron picket fence , which enclosed the lawn. My mot her had ju t put a long dress on me , wh ich I despised, for it always t ripped m e, and then he tied me to the fence. I ,ns sitting there niffiing and perhaps crying, when the neighbor' bull pu p came along. He was an understanding fellow and amid my now happy laughing promptly ripped t he dress off of me.

About th is time mother came out of the house to see what wa so funny, and, oh, my, I surely got a scolding.

She kicked and hit the dog and he with a "yip" ran home. Another starched and stiff dress was the n put on me , much t o my disappointment an d disgust.

-Delmar Reel, 9A-203

Mo t h er's New Curtains

It was on a Monday , when mother w as washing, that I wa left alone uptai rs. This uited me fine. After taking all the things out of the library table desk and writing on the ,rnll paper, I

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had a feeling for more amusement

Looking around, I happened to remember that t he cur t ains, ,vhich mother had purchased only a few days before, had pretty "·ide lace on the edge that would make a lovely trimming for one of my doll's dresses. With this idea in my head, I "·ent to the drawer "·here I knew the scissors ,rnuld be found. Ye:;, t here they were. I started in at the bottom of the curtain, and as fast a I could work t he scissors, the lace fell. Having cut as far as I could reach from the floor, I climbed up on a chair to continue my work. Just as I had finished t he first curtain, mother appeared upon the scene to spoil all my fun. After administering a spanking, she kept me indoors the rest of the day

-Helen Leslie, 9A - 2 08

When I C limbed to th e Top of Wash i ngton 's Monumen t

While on a trip to Washing t on, D. C., wi t h my parents in 1925, we though t ,ve would like to go to the top of Washing t on's Monument.

When we reached there we found the elevator was being repaired, and in order to reach the t op of this 555 · foot shaft we must "·alk all the way. We decided that rather than be outdone, we would t ry it . "\Ve fou n d this much more in teresting than if we had taken the eleva t or. We had n in e hundred steps to climb We fo u nd the inner "·alls set with stones a n d tablets from different societies, countries, and states. These sto n es and tablets had a most int e r es ti ng his t ory. There was one stone from t he old Greek P arthenon, one from Vesuvius, and one from the ruins of ancient Carthage. Other were from histor ic scenes in the life of George Washing t on.

We fel t well repa id for our long climb.

-Elizabeth Burr, SB-105

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I Refuse to Run 1n 1930

It "·as an a,dully disagreeable morning. The rain poured down in torrents, and the gushing ,Yater in the streets fully told the force of the do,Ynpour. The car simply ,rnuld not tart. It coughed , and wheezed complainingly, and when it did get s t arted, its sides shook pitifully. It slo,dy backed out into the flooded street. There was a sudden report like that of a gun, a flat! Oh, that car "·as simply impossible. "L-9768'' was dialed. "Hello, station? Please ending a wrecking car around. What? o thanks. Junk! You can have it for nothing."

-Robert Hudson, 7 A-300

When I Was Young

"When I " as a little boy, about so high , if I couldn't be an explorer I thought I'd die."

One day I received a small knapsack t o play with. Filling i t wi t h whatever paraphernalia I could find, I started off. I had reached the corner when I remembered I hadn't any gun, so back I tramped and found my cop gu n Then I star t ed again, came t o the alley, and turned. With my gun ready for any emergency, I advanc e d cautiously, reached the other end o f the alley, and looked back. That alley had already been explored, and so on I wen t througn a small dump into "unexplored t erritory," creeping through towering weeds on the trail of adven t ure omeone had been digging fishworms, and the fresh dirt looked like a treasure trove for sure

Taking a stick, I dug and dug until the wind caused a swi hing in the trees over my head. Seizing my gun, I rushed to the top of a rise of ground. The swishing was repeated. Off I dashed for home . Of course, I wasn't scared, but dragons weren't anything to joke about.

-Frederic Glasman, 9A- 308

THE GREEN LEAF

A Lament

A poor, abused desk am I! My once beautiful top is full of initial s and art work. One of my front legs has a large wad of gum on it , and my other three are so scarred that there is no longer paint on them. ~Iany de ep sc ratches are to be found on my back! At night I have my one pleasure, dreaming of the days when I ,vas young.

-Janice Sarbach, 8A-102

A Spirit That Has Flown

Here I am in the Smithsonian Institute , a hero at rest. I may never fly again, but it thrills me to think of the many stirring flights I've had with Lindberg in my cabin. When ,vith him at my controls we pulled away from good old U. S terra firma, it was the happiest day of my life. Reaching France , my cup of joy was overflowing. Now ail that I can do is to hope for th e success of other adventures of my kind.

-L e o nard Williams, 8A-102

The Disaster of the Pumpk in Pies

It was April first. Does that date recall any a musin g incidents to your mind? To my sorrow it doe s one of a number of yea rs ago.

All day I had been res tl ess. As soon as school was out, I rushed home and , to my delight, no one was there. Rushing out into the kitchen , I snatched up the sugar bowl and the salt shaker. I had in mind an incident that I once overheard ( when I should have been in bed probabl y). Then I proceeded to empty the contents of the salt shaker into the sugar bowl, right on top of the . little bit of sugar there was in it.

B ye and bye mother came home. Not knowing what she was going to do, I ran out doors. Meanwhile mother was preparing to bake a few pumpkin pies.

She found that there ,m s no sugar in the house except in the bo,d and she didn ' t want to take time to go to the s t ore. Therefore, she emptied the contents of the bo,d into her pies un suspectingly.

At dinner th a t evening the family ,v ere all anticipating the dessert. At last it came. The family took their first bite a nd oh! the l ooks! but nothing was said. They took a seco nd bite. Everyone automatically laid down his fork . Mother looked bewildered. That \\·as too much, for I burst out laughing. They then began to notice that I hadn't touched my pie. After I h a d been questioned, I admitted the t ruth. Tabl es had turned and the joke was on me. For punishment I had to eat all of those salty pies by myself!

From now on, ca t ch me mixing salt and sugar together!

-Dorcas Crawfor d , 9A-320

Law~Breakers

One sunny Saturda y morn , two little la d s , who went by the names of Jack and Jim, were playing "au t o "

Jackie, a six-year -old, had a large re d truck "·ith which he was hauling dirt. Jim on his new tric ycle was a speed cop.

Jackie backed up on to a dirt bank , shoveled some dirt into his truck, ran past their stop-button and drove down the paved highway , which was the side,rnlk.

In a second Mr. Ji mmie Cop appeared from behind a tree where he had been hiding, whirled out on to the sidewalk, and began to pursue the racing truck. The race lasted only a block, for the heavy lumbering truck was no match for the light, spee d y tr ike. Jackie leaped from his car and disappeared behind the house with Jimmie in hot pursuit.

-Billie Barns, 9A-304

THE GREEN LEAF

Ou r Shops

The sheet metal shop is combined with auto mechanics, forging, a nd bench metal work. Each boy di v ides his time between the four courses. In elementary au t o me chanics small adjustments are made on wheel bearings and various mech a nical instruments are taken apart. In the advanced course much time is spe nt making experiments on cars and securing valuable information. These t,rn divisions te ach the boys to become better car owners. In sheet metal the pupils make articles such as garden trowels, funnels , and sugar scoops. In forging class, iron is forged and twi ste d int o very useful tools , some of which are camping forks and scratch-awls. The bencn metal course is taught to enable the boys to become better acquainted with the t ools used in ever yday life , such as the hack saws and electric drill s This course in metal trade is under the supervision of Mr. Ro ss

In woodwork the boys are taught by Mr. Heston. They _learn how to make tables , stands, magazine racks, an d numerous other articles.

Drawing diagrams and wirin g according to them is the chief concern of the boys taking electr ic ity under Mr. He s ton.

Building t rades is a course combin:ng a general knowledge of all the above ment io ned shops in addition to brickla y ing. Mr. Stra\\·n supervises thi s course.

In elementary printing, Mr. Gamill teache s the fundamentals of printing such as typesetting , distributing , and printing on the hand press. In printing I and II the y print the Whitti e r ews.

-Leonard Williams, 8A

- W illiam Miller, 9A

Home Eco nomics

The foods a nd clothing classes are some of the busiest in Whittier. Miss Dee has charge of the foods department. In the se classes the girls study the preparati o n a nd value of food , keep account books, and have labor a tor y le sso ns. The 7 B and 88 clothing classes make various useful garments of percales, ginghams, a nd chambray.

The costume and de sig ning classes, which are made up of 9B and 9A girls , make costumes for various entertainments , s uch as assemblies and the operetta. The advanced classes have the privilege of sel ecting or having more freedom in the choice of pa tterns and materials used for their garments. The home economics department has proved very useful to Whittier pupil s.

Mary turned the oven on, 'Twas nearly half past four.

The task she started then to do , She ne'er had done before.

The instructions in a nearby book

She quic kly gave a determined look.

Put in the flour , sa lt , and lard , Yes! that's what's written on the recipe card.

Oh! she must hurr y, 'twas getting late, Good night! what made that pie crust break?

She promptl y put in more lard yo u see.

Oh , dear, what could the trouble be?

Oh, how can I tell this tale of woe?

Of cooking meals not a thing did she know. Whittier students, proud we should be That from cooking and clothing our girls ne'er ,Yill flee.

So Whittier folks rejoice toda y, For Home Economics ( Hoo-ra y, Hoo-ra y!) -Hazel McChesne y, 9A

THE GR E EN LEAF

Snaps

II. R. 10 4- \' o lley B a ll C h a mpi o n s

H. R 30 4- 10 0 % for Green l eaf

F our o f a Kind

II. R 103- B a s e ball hampi o ns

II. R 10 1- 100 % fo r Gree nl ea f

Twins?

H. R. 209- 100% fo r Gree nl eaf

THE GREEN LEAF

Extracts from Famous Speeches

"Friends, Classmates, and Teachers, All Orators."

"Whittier has always given the very best co-operation to every new project that the Civic League undertakes, and we are asking your co-operation in this matter of corridor supervision."

-From Mona Queen 's installation speech.

"While we are wearing our school colors, we are held respomible for the upholding and mainta1010g of our school's high ideals and reputation."

-F ro m George Davis' Color Day speech.

" Somehow , it's almost impossible for me to think of Whittier without at the same time thinking Civic League "

-F rom Miss Osthoff's speech.

"So far we find that living according to rules is easier in school; rules also make our school a place of safety."

-From Robert \Vh itburn'5, installation speech.

"The Civic League is perhap s the most important organiza ti on in Whitt ier Junior High in it s effect upon the life of the school."

-From Miss Johnson's speech.

"Perhaps many of you have ,vatched a plane in the air writing something out , this is called 'sky writing.' We hope that we have written something across Whittier's sky, at leas t our motto , which is , 'W orkers , not shirkers.' "

-From Rosco e Benton 's Cl ass Day speech.

"There is no doubt that the Civic League is the outstanding student acti vi t y in the school."

-From Mr. Straw•n 's speech.

"Wha t is life to you? It isn't what others think of you that cou nts , but "·hat you think of yourself. It's the respect you are able to have for yourself that counts."

-From Mr. Lefler 's speech.

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" We , as members of the Civic League, must work t o rid ourselves of the weeds "·hich are poor study habits, carelessness, and poor sportsmanship , and substitute for them the spi rit of co -operation , good sportsmanship , and industry."

-From R oger Whitburn 's in sta llation speech.

" The various committees wear badge s so that the student bod y is able t o recognize them and show them the same courtesy the y would a teacher. "

-From Mussetta Owens' speech.

"You can show class loyalty by taking an active interest in class meetings."

-From Anna Margaret Riempa ' s speech.

"The pupils must co-operate with the committee men to attain success, and as they have done so in the past , I know the y will in the future."

-From John Erickson ' s speech.

"Charac ter is something to be att ained through right thinkin g, right living, and right doing."

-From Illene Crumb's speech.

"After hearing the possibilities of athletics in any school and their actual accomplishment by ·Whittier pupils, do you not think that th is activity should hold an important place in every school system?"

-From Eloise Benjamin's speech.

"Anyone can be a failure; it onl y take s a little laziness. To be a rea l scholar take s hard work."

- F rom Vance Clear's speech.

"Former Whitt ierites have made a very high standard, and we will certainly be disgraced if we do not maintain or raise it."

-From Jack Tonne r 's speech.

"Wh ittier is entirel y capable of maintaining her high place in competition with other schools and in closing we should like to have the thought that the traditi ons of Whittier will ever be upheld. "

-Fro m Bill y Gant 's speech. -Jean Spencer, 9A

The Green Leaf Staff

Edit o r ::VIary Provost

A ss ist a nt Edit o r \ Villiam 1illcr

Lite ra r y Hazel l\1cChesne y

O rga niz a ti o n s Jean Spencer

Ed it o rial s June Gary

Music - Joke s ...

General A ss ignment

...... L eonard Williams

Typi st Virginia Kein

Chair ma n Mr. Culler

Facult y Bu ine ss I

Faculty Director

. .... .. ...... Miss Osthoff

As sist a nt Facult y Dir ec t o r Mrs. Swisher

Facu l t y Proto g rapher 11r. Heston

Our Staff

"Hazel , quit singin g !"

"William , get to work !"

These commands a re f ten heard issuing from room 201A, third period. It happens that at that tim e the Greenleaf staff is h a rd at work Until this semester an English class was assi g ned to the task of putting out The Greenleaf , but this year a special staff was selected for the work.

The staff is indebted to various English classes who supplied them with poems , stories, and editorials , "vhile the art classes under the direction of Miss Bear dsley and Mis s Ralston made the blo ck prints and the co v er. This year the cover was de signed by Gl rs- Martin , a 9A from h o me room 209.

Mrs Grubb , and her drama classe s, deserve a vote of appreciation for the special advertising ass embly. T o Mr. Gammill and his printers goes the credit for th e preparation of the ad verti ing m a terial s, and to Miss Wilson a nd her costume and design clas s, \Ye expres s our apprec ia ti o n for co stumes used in the annual assembly .

1is s Cross de er ves all the credit for the mounting of pictures, which requires a great deal of accur acy and sk ill. To all wh o have in any \\·ay contributed to the succe ss of this Greenleaf , ,re express our sincere a ppreciation.

-THE STA FF

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Fir st R o w - Fa ye llen J o r d an, :,Iary P rovos t, June G a ry, L eo nard \ \'illiams, Jea n S pe n cer, V irgin i a K e i m Seco n d Row - 1I iss C ro ss , \ Vi l liam l\Iill er , M r s Swi s her, H a zel :,fc C hesney, :,Ji ss O th o ff T hi r d R o w- :,Ir. H es t o n , :,fr Cu ll er

A RESEMBLANCE

A profess o r was lecturing on the rhinoceros. Seeing that so me of the clas s were allowing their minds to wander , he said: "I must beg you to give me your undivided attention. It is absolutel y impossibl e for yo u to form a true idea of this hideous animal unle$S you keep your eyes fixed on me. "

Frederick Glasman ( in English class) : " Girl s all believe in love at first sig ht."

l\1iss Osthoff: "A re you sure? "

Frederick: "Yes, but the y al\\·ays look at me a second time."

The local doctor , pa$ sing the carpenter's shop , thought it would be a good thing to have a joke a t Jim's expen se , and said: " Paint and putty co v er a lot of your bad work."

"That may be so," replied Jim , "but spade and shovel cover a lot of yours."

Bob in science class ($ligh tl y mixed) : "Nicotine is such a deadly po:son that a drop of it on the tail of a dog will kill a man."

There \Vas a lad y named White , Who drilled us from morning till night. The operetta was fine , So we did not whine, But \\·orked with all of our might.

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-Ralph Contiell · 9A

GEOGRAPHICALLY SPEAKING

"Jack fell out of his car the other da y and nearly broke his peninsula."

" His what?"

" Peninsula. A long neck stretching o ut to see."

Miss Peters o n: "That man has a wooden leg."

Ted Crawford: "Aw, that 's nothing. l\lly uncle has a cedar chest."

Mrs. Barrows: "Wh y is Ireland the richest country in the world?"

Fre$hie: "Because its capital is always Dublin."

Clarence eal was recently asked to give a definition of water. This is what he wrote: "Water is a colorless liquid th at turns completel y black the minute you put yo ur hands in it."

Miss D. G reen : "Now, William , why do we put a hyphen in bird-cage?"

William Miller: "Its for the bird to " sit on.

Delmar Stermer: "W hat's the difference between a wild horse and a tame one?"

Bob Whitburn: "Only a little bit."

Alan Cowle y, reading a report of a fire: "And one woman had to escape down a rain pipe."

Dorcas Crawford: "Oh, how splendid to be as thin as that."