Whittier Junior High 1929 Yearbook

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F O REWORD

I N THIS , THE FOURTH VOLUME; OF THE WHITTIER GREEN LEAF, THE STAFF HAS E DEA VORED TO KEEP ALI V E THE LOVE AND ADM IR ATIO FOR OUR SCHOOL, A D TO HAVE IT SERVE AS A MEMO R Y BOOK O F T H E ORGA IZA TIO S, ACTIVITIES, A D PLEASA T ASSOC IA T IO NS WITH PUPILS A D TEACHE RS.

C O N T E N T S

11R. ~1. C. LEFLER

11p erinte11d e nt of Lincoln S chools

The one man, perhaps , who is most resjJonsible for the many n e" · schools " hich have been erected in Lincoln is Mr. lvl. C. Lefler, our city superintendent. He has done much for the welfare of the boy · and g irl s of Lincoln and ha worked for a clo e r relationship bet"·een school and cominunity. We Yalue l\1r. Lefler as one of our be s t speakers and ah, ays look fon, ard with pleasure to his appearance on our pl a t fo rm.

MR. C. L. CULLER

Prin cipal of ff/ hittier Junior High School

Our beloved principal has from the first n-on our respect and admiration through his fairness and helpful leadership. He is the one to whom we all turn with our troubles, for we know that he will always give us both sympathy and help. Though o ther memories grow dim, we hall never forget our leader, Mr. Culler.

MR. M. C. LEFLER

MR. C L. CUL L ER

Jrittripur !i flr!i!ittgr

To 9A Boys and Girls:

All progres s denotes change. All goals toward \\ hich \\ e trive inrnlve an adaptation of o~r lives in each step that we make to\\ ards them. And o the 9A class lea\ es "\Vhittier for the senior high school, the ambition of every pupil \\·ho en te rs "\Vhitti er. I have enjoyed working \,·ith you for three years, and my interest in you will not cease after you leave Whittier. I shall be happy and pleased to learn of your success. 1\tly sincere t good \, ishes go \,·ith each one of you , and I kn o w I shall be proud of the fine records which you will mak e in the senior high school.

Sincerely,

C. L. CULLER

Class Roll - First Semester

.\dams, Florence .\very, :'.\Iarjo rie

\yres, Glenn '

Bailey, .\rthur '

Baldwin, :\lark•

Bartlett, Orville

Beard, Xorman

Behrens, John

Bell, Philip

Bergin, Orville

B o llar d, Dorothy , B osserma n, Ruth , Bradley, \nnajane

Brittain, Lois

Brundage, Raymond·

Cain, Paul

Campbell, .-\gnes , Campbell, Harry Frank

Carpenter, Agnes

Carr, \Villa

Childress, Esther '

Christakes, Xick

Clark, Leland

Cooley, Paul , Crewd on, Paul ,

Dailey, Claire

Dale, Pearl •

Davie, Fred •

Deines, Edward •

Denni on,John

Detrich, Elizabeth •

Dye, Edvardine

Earley, Paul

Elder, Paul Ewaldt, Ralph Fauble, Kenneth

Feather , Ruth / Fleek, ::\Iary • Flournoy, Theodora, Fox, Peter Frickel, .\dolph ' G ar dner, Deacon l Gatto, am Geist, Alma Gravis, ::\Iarie Yaleria ' Groh, Fred •

Grone, Donn · Hahler, Henry• H a nna, Lela • Hawthorne, Alvin , Hayes, Rachel • Hayward, Lillian •

Hegel, Harold ·

Helzer, Harold

Hinkle, Pauline · Hockenbary, Robert ' Hohnstein, Esther' Hook , Donald •

Horn, Ruth

Huber, Walter

Huck, George• Hud on, Jack• Hutchens, \\'ilbur f Hutchens, \Villiam , Hut on, Robert ~

Jameson, Gladys·

Johns, Henry• Johnson, Louri se

Johnston, James

Keithley, Lloyd • Kelley, Franci

Kleinebecker, Ruby ' Knee, Jeanette • Kukas, .\melia • L acey, Clarence• Lakin, Maynard

Lamb, Roderick , Lapp, Imogene• Ledford; Helen ·

Lee, Dorothy

Leikam, .\nna · Lindeman, Donald l Lowrey, Jeanette • ::\IcDonald, Evelyn McKie, Yanessa

::\Iartin, ::\1ildred ' l\1ook, Daniel

Xash, Dorothy·

X iederhaus, Theodore

Pate, Lois, Paul, :\folly•

Pearson, Hany

Phillips, Jack i

Philpott, Millard , Pilkington, Raymond

Playford, Gerald

Polsky, Frances 1

Powell, Jean

Preble, \nnette •

Quillin, Shirley , ' Regler. Etta • Reifschneider, \ lbert Rider, Roy • Rumbaugh, Lois 1 Rumbaugh. ::\Iarion Ryder, Lillian • Saunders, Florence • chaaf, George • chultz, Henry·

Segobiano, Fred Severy, Edward Shankland, Jeane ' Shankland, Willa Siedell, Chester

Skolil, Grace , Smith, Ralph Sparks, Pearl Starns, Nick

Steele, Emma • Stiastny, Dorothy• tickler, Beulah • Straka, Paul ·

Swanson, John Richard Tays, Burdett

Thompson, Glady , \ ' an ickle, Leonard

Wheeler, Helen , \ Vheeler, :\1erwin 1 Willis, Edna • Young, Claude ' Young, Harley •

THE GREEN LEAF

THE GREE LEAF

Home Room Histories 303

Ho"· we dislike to say good-bye t o \Vhittier because "·e have enjoyed our year here.

ot a D in 303, ha been our logan.

"\Ve tarted out a 7B' " ·ith an enrollment of thirty-nm tudent and ,Yith Miss Water a our teacher , but she left us during our la t year in Whittier and Miss Hall took her place.

A number of pupils entered the home room later. They are: Harry Pearson , Harry Campbell, Donald Lindeman , Nick tam , Helen Wheeler, Rarn1ond Pilk inton Beulah tickler and· Fred Davie.

Although we have not excelled in sports , we feel that we have achieved something in scholarship. Our gold medal people are: Arthur B ailey, Ruth B o se rman, Willa Carr, Edvard ine Dye , F ranci Kelly , Ruby Kleinebeck er, hirlev Quillen, Grace kolil , Dorothr tia stny and Etta 1arie Regler. Tho ·e recei vi ng silver medal are: Ruth Horn. Jack Philip _ and Jean Po,Yell.

"\Vith the foundation that we ha ve made in Whittier , ,n hope that we will be able to carry on our scholarship rec o rd in high chool as " ·ell a \\·e have here.

316

We have had our up and downs in getting th rough our six emesters at Whittier. As 7B's we had Mis Pri ener for our home room te ac her in 208. There ,Hre thirtr-fi ve of us. Then " e had Mi King until he " ·a married. Since then " e have been in 316 with Mi B. Green.

Glenn A yre " ·as president of the Boys' Civic League in 9A, and Willa Shankland president of the gA class in our la t emester. Agnes Carpenter won the ilver pin and Willa , Glenn , and Anna Leikam won the gold pin for high cholar hip. We are proud of Anna , for he had been ab ent o long.

Our highlight was port . The boy ,rnn the cla and school championship in gB basketball, and in gA ba eball, speedball , socce r , and touch.

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On April third , 1928 , we entered our classes with a heavy heart , for no other rea on than· 1 r . Philip ' departure , but \H soon regaine d our lost spirit , however , ,Yhen we learned that we \\·ere to have Mi s Ethel Jones for our home room teacher.

Our 7 B enrollment wa about thirtrfour; ix have joined us since. ·

A champion hip in baseball ,n \\·on by the boy in 1926.

Our gold medal winners are: Jeannette Lowrer, Maynard Lakin , Imogene Lapp , Lillian Ryder , and Jeane hankland. Don Grone received a ilver medal.

We had several people to receive efficiency certificates. They are: Don Grone , Emma Steele, Maynard Lakin , and Jeane hankland.

e\'en of the members of our home room are in the glee club.

· Helen Ledford , \Yho has played the piano for the chant each morning ince 7B , say she plays it in her leep every n:ght.

216

One bleak, sno\\ y morning three year ago , thirty-two of us entered Whittier for the first time , to take up our residence in room 216. Of cour e we were home ick , but it did not take u · long to get acquain ted , for in one of our home room periods we gave an impromptu program; among other numbers were two readings by Claire Dailey; the program closing with joke and conundrum Then we felt acquainted , and who hall ay that since that time ,,·e have been bashful and homesick.

From our original number of thirtytwo , only seve nteen remained to gradua t e . However , thirt y-four others entered from time to time , so our ranks were never depleted. One of our number entered the navv , one moved to Tew York , another to T·exa , while t\\·o were married. The e people we de ignate a our has bee ns.

Three of our members earned ilver ( .om inued on Page Forc!•fo ur)

9 A Class Day

On January 18, 1929, royal purple and white caps \\·ere een in the cla ss rooms and halls. Thi wa the 9A class day.

They gave a fare\\ ell program which was cleverly worked out and e nj oyed by al l.

A very effective entrance was made when the class marched on to the st age. which was decorated in purple and white. They sang th eir class song which was composed by Harry Pearson. Arthur B ailey gave a clever skit entitled Little R ed Riding Hood. A cornet solo by Francis Kelley and the mock orchestra com po sed of a group of 9A girl and boys furnished the mu ical numbers on the program. Some athle ti c stunts given by the 9A g irl s proved th eir athletic ability and skill. Jeanette Lowrey gave t wo readings and Lois Britt ain read the cla s poem. A play let entitled His Best Seller was given by a group of 9A's from Miss Br yant's drama class

The gold scholar hip pins were awarde d to Willa Shankland , Glenn Ayres, Anna Leik am, Arthur B a il ey, Ruth B osserma n , Will Carr , Edvardine Dye, Francis Kelle y, Rub y Kl ei n ebecker , Sh irle y Quillen , Grace Skolil, Dorothy tia tny, Etta Marie Regler, Maynard Lakin ,· Jeanette Lowrey , Imogene Lapp,

Lillian R yder, Lel a Hanna , and Jeane

Shankl a nd. The ilver pins wer e received by Donn Grone, Ruth Horn, Jack P hilips , Jean P owell, Loi B rittain, and Agnes Carpenter.

Their class ong, Good-bye, closed the program.

-Helen Eppler, 9A

9 A Class Song GOOD-BYE

To th e t u ne of Chinese Hon eymoon

Our junior high school days are over, Our work a t Whittier n ow is done , Our lessons were indeed a pleasure , Our d a y com posed of joy and fun. The g irl of our clas o you n g and fair, The bo y so big a nd strong, All jo in to say good-bye t o friend and te acher , As we ing thi s farewell ong .

Chorus

The 9A class of t wen t y- nine , Now sadly bids old Whittier good-bye , We're full of yo uth a nd wisdom , And well prepared for lif e The se ni or class of '29 Is qualified t o fall in line, We ' ll all remember Whittier , Our old Whittier junior high.

GO LD ~IED \L \\\ \RD S Glen ..--\ y re s, \rt h ur B a il ey , R uth B osserma n , \\ i li a Carr Edva r d in e Dye , L e l a H a nn a , F rancis K e l ly , Ruby Kle i n ebec k er , ~Iayn ard L a kin , I mog e ne L ap p , \nn a L eikam, J ea n e tte L o w rey, h i rley Quillen , Ett a ~Ia r i e R e gler , Lilli a n R yde r , Jea n Shan kl and, \\ ili a S h a n k l and , G r ac e Sk o l i l, D o r o thy tiastny

9A SNAPS

An Apprec iation

All through life we are constantly hanging pictures in our gallery of mem o ry, which in later life, in moments of leisure we can l ook at , and li ve over again the experiences they bring t o o ur minds.

Chief among these will be the picture of our three ye ars' life in Whittier junior high school. We will recall our association with our teachers and remember their patience and their kindne ss, too , and will honor them for th e ir service to us.

We will feel again the thrill of the friend ship s made with our schoolmates, a few of whom have become famous. We will recall the first day of school when we looked for the elevator to take us to the third floor , and the other jokes th a t were played on u s, and which we pas sed on to others

The class of 19 29, in leaving Whittier junior high, wish to thank all who have made our life here so happ y . We hope that as we go on in school or out into life , we will prove that what we have learned ha s been profitable , and that we will always reflect honor upon o ur dear old junior high.

-Doris Cochran, 9A

_NAME

THE GREEN LEAF

HOBBY NAl\IE

HOBBY

Adams, Frances Rosa Studying Gould, Maurice \viati on

Adkisson, John Henry Copying Engli h par1er

Alexander, Helen Drawing .\llen Laverna Sport

Amodeo, ::\Iary Reading

\ nderson. H owarcl Giggling

Anderson Kenneth Being studious

\ ndrus, Frank :\laking airplanes

Baker, \' erna Painting plaques

Barnett. Floyd Eugene Sp ort -

Bair. Helen Sports

Baldwin, Ray Singing

Gurnsey, ::\1ary \' iolin Hadden. Fra.nces \\ 'orking hard Hagelberger. Phillip Chemi try Hahn, Elma Playing rnllev ball

Haines. Eleanor :\laking bead flower Hall, ::\I elba Typing

Hansen, Juanita \'i ola Drawing

H aydon Herbert : Coming in late Hefty. Or\'ille rollecting credits Heilig. R obe rt.... Talking to teachen, Hensch. Emma Playing the I ianu

Barnhill , Grace Sports Hendricks, M ary Chewing her tongue

B arribo, George \ uto mechanics

B arrows, Bettv Dreaming Hergenrad er Henry Ba ehall Hickm a n, :\ fer le P1·etencling not guilty

B artholomew. Fern Incessant talking

B artzatt, Fred Ba ehall Hilgert. Cli,·e Frowning Hoag \ rthm Carl Coughing

B artzatt. •Rob erta Sp ol'ts H oag. ::\ Iaurice Getting hy with few w ords

Batt, Emma \ Vriting tori es Hoagland. Iren e Collecting stamps

B ell, Dale Re ading Holmes Esther Re ad ing

Bentz. ::\Iarie \'irginia Keeping a diary

Berlowitz. Pauline Readins.t Hubbell. \'elor a : F l irting Hudson. Jame Ba eball

B ickle,·. John "Putting on" Hunt. :\[elvin Chewing gum

Bignell. Edward Dreamnig

B inger. Conrad Chewin!! ![Um

Bird. Stanl ey :\cting foolish

B irss. Paulin e \;\hi ting poetry

Boggs. Phillis \Y riting storie,;

Boline. Earl Looking innocent

H u1·st, Ha1·ry :\l a king himself a new ce nts Jich a. Julius Playing cornet

J ohnston, Glendon R es igning office in IT R. .Tones Ruth \\' o rking in the officp

Kahl er \meli a ::\fu sic

Kahler. \\'illiam .........................• mi ling

Boo!. Helen Sports Keim. ::\Iau rice Printing

Borner. Charles Chewing ~um

B owman, Anna .'\ct111g

B owman, Forrest Laughing

Brehm, Sarah Smiling

Buckner .'\Id ridge Teasing othe1·s

Buckner. Y irginia Sports

Byrne, Charles \,·iation

Campbell. Erm:i Jean Laughing

Campbell. ~ adine Studying styles

C:irver. Kathryn T;\lking

Child er,;, Clair Sp orts

Clark, ::\fyron \cting up before the girls

Clear. Leola ::\ fayis Srorts

Clement. Leot a Playing vi o lin

Clement. M argaret Basketball

Cochran, Doris Riding bicvcle

rolvert, R amon Ban]:-ing

roots, \V illiam Bead work

Kelley, Kathryn ::\Iu sic

Ke1·nodle. Jean :\" ot a minute to pa1·e

Kerns. Elizabeth Reacli ng

Kimball. Erma Collecting poems

King, Roy al Playing cello

Klaus. Ly dia Giggling

Kl erk, D o rothy

K!erk. M ahle

Being quiet

Being quiet

Koerting. Rebecca SJ ·orts

Krieger. Clyde Chewing gum

Kreiner. Carl \ cting grown up

Kuhl. Dorothea Typewriting

Kv ec h '\ugu t Pr onou ncnig his name for o th er

Lagoni, Ruth \\ 'rit ing poems

Lamb, 01·vill e Basketball

Lange. \\ 'illiam Finding place for his feet

Langevin. Dora Stu<lying Leckei. Kathryn Sports

roster Everett Rai si ng pigeons Lee, Annabelle Spo1·ts

C'reathb:aum, R odney Learning to t\'pe

C'ruin. ::\ farvin Rea cli ng

Lee. R obert Tap dancing

Leichner, ::\farie prots

Daughertv. L ois Singing

Davie. 1\fave K eeping a scrap hook

Lesh. \" ernon Cpholding the dignit~• of an office r Lewis, Ella Telling which twin she is Davis, Valed:i Latin

D pa n, Olive Irene Doing home work

D e:>ne, FrancPs Phving vme,;

Lewis. Eh·a Being the other twin Lister. Faye :\faking flo wer s Loos. Lydia Cooking

DeKav D orot h Aa ":\faking face Lotman, Gertrude. ports

Demehovskv. H arriett Re :iding Lovelace. Lue Emma fusic

De Yo re ?lfarion Sports Lo,Yn. Era Sci e nce

Dingm:>11, Lvle R e;icling

D oty , K athryn ewing and cooking

Doyle. J ack. ::\f akin<' toy sailbo:its

Dunkle \ gne Knocking flies

Epppns, \\ 'enclell Electricity

F.poler Helen Tickling thP i,·ories

Erh. James Chemi try

Frickson Anna R eaclin!!

Lutz, H elen Fancy work Lvnxwiler, Linv e l. Slinging hash :\[cCl ellan. Paul Drawing ::\fcKie. Harold Latest fads

::\Iarsh. Kenn eth Football ::\[axwell, :\" elson Teasing gids ::\faycock. Eva. Fus in~ around ::\[ endoza. Edward Playing the violin

Evans. ::\ farv Re ading :\fessing, E<lwin Hunting for his tongue

Everett, Edna Draw i ng :\Ietrako~ \ 1·dclis L ooking dumb

Fwart. Edwin \ Vhistling :\feyer, Edah

Gaining knowledge

F:ihrenbruch, Richard Reading :\feyer, Esther \\·orking hard

Fe:>ther, Har o ld Teasing l\Ieyers, Everett Eating

Felsing, Philip RPacling ?lfickel. C'lara Reading

Fenkn, E 1 ~na_ "!rene \\ 'rit!ng

Folsom. \ 11·g1111a br awmg :\filler. Hern<l • bowing off ]\fill er, K athry n Stuclving music

Fountain. Carl ?\faking wooden tovs

Fowler, Llew elly n Loa fi ng :\filler, Lvdi a Being good :\.1oran , D onald Drama

Fowles. Doroth y .\lgehr a

Fox. Louise P!a, ing piano :\[orris. ::\f ,irian Eating c:incly :\1:ulliner. :\f argaret Hiking

Frederick, Hom er Kn ocking home run :\"age!. Elizabeth ::\1usi c,I instruments

Fuennin!!, Charle Plaving tag :\"ich olas Tv or Earl

G:id<lis Y elma Drawing

Gardner. James B as keth :i 11

Gavin: Roberta \\" alking in the corridor

Gerlach, ::\ farie Re a<ling

Gettemy, Rich ard Playing games

Gleason. Elsie Pow<lering her nose

Gold, 1' <!than \\ "01·king his iaws

Goldberg, Palmer Talking

Collecting stamps

Kiels en Charles Studying X ordst1·om \\ 'ayne H anding in late paoer K orthrup \lfr ecl Staving after school O'Conno1· Charles Following the leader Ogden. David Thinki ng up alibi

Pantier, Doris Eating

Palmer, Raymond Cooking

Pearson, Hel en Typing

Phelp , Helen Dicy

HOBBY X -\1\IE

HOBBY

Swimming Stopher, Edith Baseball

Phelps, Jean Reading Strayer, Phyllis Singing

Phillips, \lice

Spo1·ts Summers, Dorothy Sports

Pillard, Grace Typing weney, \'irgini a Music

Quincy, \' era ).la de lyn \ cting sophisticated Swerdfeger, Donald Drama

Ray. .-\ Ifred Pets Talley, Lawrence \\' asting his time

Rearden, Donald Combing hi s hair Te t, ).fargaret Singing

Redding, ~Iaxin e Prim[>ing

Ree d. \'ivian Dolling up

Teten, Hollis.· Studying Latin

Thomas, l\fartha Singing

Reichenbach, ).l ary Collecting snaps!1ots Todd. Lucille Precise language

Rich ardson, Burl. \thletic s Traver, Char les Reading

Righter, ).lary Jan e. trolling through the corridor Treadwell, Mil dred Embroidering

Rolofson, Elwyn Horseback riding Trigg, \genese Music

Roszelle. ::\larie Reading

Ryan. Irwin \ rguing the case

Turner, Margaret Being attentive

Tuttl e , Eleanor Doing her · duty

Sauer, Edward Carl Trying t o grow uµ Tuttle, Robert Fishing

Schleiger, Lillian R ose Smiling at her neighb ors

Vroman, Gertrude \,\ "riting stories

Schlesselman, .\lice Singing \\' akeman. June Swimming

Schmidt, H arold

Ra9i os \\ ' a Iker, Flora Catherine. port

Schmidt, l rene \cting nice \\' alker, Mildred l'sing make-up

Schwartz, \ do lph Basketball

Seigel, John Basketball

Senger, Laura Lei ).fu sic

Shaw, Ila Rose Rea di ng

Shepherd, ).lari o n ).1 usic

Sherwood, \rlie \thletic s

Shrader. Reed Singing

-inner , ).largar el Embroidering

Smack, ).Iarjorie B asketball

Smith, (;ailen Csing red ink

Smith, Genev iev e \mu sing others

Spahn, Hassel tine Playing the piano

Sp ahn. Leona1·d Singing

Sparks. Lee.... elling something

Spoor. Esto! Loafing

St ephens. R obert. \\ ·orking

Stone, \lic e Typing

Walkinsh a w, Gerald \ sking questions

\\' ard, Caro lee Perfect Latin papers

Ward, Ruth Mary Dancing

\\' arne, \ udrey ).f aking tar dy mark,

\\ ·arner, Dorothy Je an :\laking speec he s

\\' atson, Howard ports

\\ 'ay, !lo Drawing

\\ 'estcott, Dale Boxing

\\' estfall, Betty Jane

Sports

\\ 'hitney, Fern C ivic s

\\ 'iedeman, Beryl Reading

\\ 'illiams, Daniel Ba sketball

\\'illi ams, )fonr oe Chewing gum

\\' ilson. Charles p_orts

\\ 'oodhead, Dora Ice skating

\\ 'oods. Dorothy Imit ation (meow)

\\ ' right, Eva Faye

Basketball

Betty ~arrows

Charles Byrne

Paulin e Berlowitz

K athryn Carver

Ylavis C le ar

Doris Cochran

Ram on Colvert

Dorothea DeKay

l l elen Eppler

).lary Evan

Genevieve Smith

R oberta Gavin

)1ary E. Hendricks

Emma Hen sch

Irene Hoagland

Kathryn Kelley

IL \'ER l\IED.\L \\\' \RD

Jean K ernodle

Ruth Lag oni

K athryn Le cke i

:

\nn abelle Lee

R obert tephens

.\lice tone

)larie Lei chner

Ella Lewi s

Lydia Lo os

Kathryn 11iller

\lice Phillips

\'ivian Ree d

).lary Jane Righter

\lice Schlesselman

Ha sseltine Spahn

Slips From Lips

)1arg aret Test

Hollis Teten

Lucille Todd

).1 argaret Turner

June \\' akeman

Carolee \Y ard

Dorothy J. \V arner

Daniel \\ 'illiams

Th e 9 B 's feet will ha ve to grow if the y expect t o fill the sh oes of the 9 A 's We ' ll try hard.

Farewell, 9 A 's . Ma y your scrub day s at high school remind you of yo ur freshit da ys at Whittier.

Gradu a te s, you a re ,,·elcome at Whittier any time . The latch-string is alway out.

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THE GREEN LEAF

Vo lle-y Ba.H Lo""t Base. Cha.l'TlpS

®r.gauiiatinus ...

Our Delegate Assembly

Every community has its problems which must be solved to insure domestic tranquilit y In reality, Whittier is a small community and has new problems coming up each semes ter that must be solved . The solving of these problems is undertaken by both div isions of the delegate assembly " hich is compo sed of a boy a nd girl delegate from each home room , together wi th the chairmen of the six standing commit tee s, and th e officers of the Civic League. Miss Hult is sponsor for t he girls , and Mr. Culler, for the bo ys. This group, tot a ling for t y-fo ur, does not arbitrarily make laws which the y expect the student body to obey , but all matters are finally referred t o the home room s for their approval. Each semester every pupil covets the honor of being chosen the representative from his home room.

The order of business is the usual one The meeting is called t o order , th e secretary's report is gi v en, and the reports of the standing commi tt ees follow. The problems which have come up smce the previous meeting are discussed.

au l S c hn e i d e r :;\f e l vin P oh l e n z

R ober t B ool

G eo r ge D a vi s

R ober t \ yres

H aro ld Ke ll ey

J-.:: en n et h \\ .ah l

[PAG

B i ll y H e ilig

G l e nn W ie bu sc h

Billy v\T o lt emade

To hn B e h r en s

: \ugu s t K v e c h

P e t e r K o hl

\lfr ed R ay

Co nr ad Bing e r

Th o m as K a t so nt o n ess

R od er ic k J o hn so n Ni c k Starns

R o bert l\ fc:-,T e rn ey

R u ben c hn eide r

St a nl ey S i e v ers

Ar t hur Ge rl ac h

\T ard K uebl e r l\Iil d r ed V a n de rp oo l

N ewe ll S moc k L u la ::VIa rs h a ll

l\f a n sfie l d R o h rbaug h \\'il o n a Lin deman

Charles O ' Co nn or Dorot h ea H ud k i n s

D eaco n Gard n er G r ace S c h wa rt z

H arry H a n s en De l o r es J a k abos ki

Emanue l H ei n denreic h IT e l e n :.lcCo w a n

Girls

Ge r a l d ine Zi e gl e r

Eloi se B e nj a min

M a r y Hen dr i c k s

R u t h J o n es

Emma Ste e l e

Doro th y O s t ro m

J ose phin e R oze ll e

B e rni ce Bur mood

A li c e D av i e M a rj o ri e A v e ry

Ye1·na B a k e r

:.Ia rth a T h omas

M a vi s C l ea r

D oro thy J ea n \\' ar n e r

Ev e ly n B o nni fie l d

C a t he r ine

Ru t h H o rn

Ge nt ry

J ea n Sp e nc e r

P au line S c hw a b

M ax in e C umming s

Vi o la Ste e n

Pr ovidence G a tt o

D oro thy Bl oom

C l a ra Gurn s ey

Ev a Wright

F lo r e n c e \ da rn s

H arr i e t v\ ·o rr e l

Haze l M cC he s ney

- Madelyn Quincy, 9A

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A joint delegate assembh · i called o

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g matters. Here the p r in ipal preside s and the problem s a re di scusse d th oroug hly. All the delegate s give a report to their h o me rooms.

have the v ie\v s of both the bors and g irl s· co

This yea r the deleg a te assembly has progres sed rapi dl y a nd if the students continue to give their co-operation th e plan of the as embly wi.11 continue to grow and influence Whittier tudent s -Margaret Test, 9B

Installation Speec h

Perhaps there are so me who do not underst a nd the meaning of our Civic Lea g ue. Civic mean s something pertaining t o citizens, and league me a n s b a nded together. So " e are citizens banded t oge ther working for the goo d of the school, city, state and o ursel v es.

Let us think o f our Ci v ic League as a huge bu ildin g " hich " e are planning. In stead of calling it the Civic League , " ·e will ca ll it character.

First of all the foundation mu st be strong and firm. It was laid by th ose fir s t members on the firm ground of faith.

Next the cornerstone must be l a id. What would be more fitting th an the cornerstone of the building we call character being inscribed wi th the word , truth.

CIYIC LE \ GCE OFFICERS-FIRST SD [E STE R Edward Bignell, Ruby Kleinebecker, Glenn .\yre , :\ Iargaret Test, Betty Barrows, \rth ur Bailey

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CI\"IC LE \GUE OFFICE RS -SECO XD HIE TER

· Conrad Bing er, Ruth Jon es , V er n on Le sh, Ru th L agoni, Roger \ \'hitburn, Kathryn Kelley

pan this foundation our s tru c tur e

until it is s ix s t o rie s high , one for each year since the Civic L eag u e \\·as organized, u s ing the sa me materi a l in all o f them , loyalty, friendline ss, sa fety and truth.

In o rder that our buildin g mar not loo k dr ab and dull , a bit of color adds to it. attractivene Th e s tars and stripes wave above it and in each home room the flag is di sp layed.

In building this great structure " ·e call character, you mu s t n o t live for yourself, but fo r others, and build for th e future .

-Ruth Lagoni, 9A

Duties o f Committees

The pre s ident of the Ci v ic League has always appointed , with the consent of the s pa n o r , six of hi s fellow s tudent s t o be the chairmen of the six standing committee Th ese c hairmen direct the activities o f the committees as given below:

The PRO P ERTY CO~1MITTEE ha s charge of a ll school property.

The SERVICE COMMITTEE ha s the most respon sibility and work . Its memb ers render their se rvi ces o n the playground at games a nd in the office. They also u sher at assemblies.

The SA FETY COM:\IITTEE help s in the preventi o n o f accidents , but one o f it s speci al duti-e s is to assi t the se rvic e committee.

CO:-L\IlTTEE C l L \IIDll :\" - 1° 1 RST Sl·::\l ESTER

E d w a r d S e \' er y. R ode rick L a mb. R o h e n ilia ,o n :\f ay n an l L a kin. F 1·e d D a \'i e \ h ·i n H a wth orne R u t h Lag o n i K a thryn K e ll e y. Ge n e \'i e \' e S mi t h. D oro t h y B o ll ard lm o g e n e L a pp, ll o lli, Tet e n

ha s gro\\·n

The LOYALTY COMMITTEE promotes loyaltr to the school, and the tate, takes care of the flags, and leads civic league meetings, and assemblies of a patriotic nature. They keep a record of the ca , es of tardiness and display it in the office.

The PROGRAM COMMITTEE prepares the programs for the Civic League.

The PLAY GROU D COMMITTEE plays an important part in our school activities. Its members help to make the sche dules for the home room tournament s an d lend their assistance at all the games.

Ci v ic Leag ue to Publis h W h ittier News

At the beginning of each semester the Junior Civic League has always set a ne\\· task for us to accomplish. This time the civic league i taking over the publi shing of the Whittier News. It is one of the most difficult piece s of "·ork ever attempted by the Junior Civic League.

The news staff hope s to publish a paper once every two week s It is printed by the bo ys in Mr. Gammill ' sixth period class.

There will be no advertising in this paper such as there is in some o the r j uni or high school papers. The Whittier ews is not a mone y making proposit io n.

The object of this y ear 's staff is to let the parent of the Whittier students know what is going on here in school. You hear some st udent s say, "Why should I want a paper? I know what's going on in school." That may be true , but you forget so easily. If yo u have copies of the Whittier "1' ews, school incidents will be kept fresh in your memor y . Think what it will mean some da y t o look back to your Whitti er da ys You might very easily forget the fun you had in history cla ss or how yo u worried the girl who sat in front of yo u. Keep yo ur Whittier d ays fre sh.

Sports, as emblie , stories, personal items, activities, and jokes are among the many subjects written up for t he paper. We will place the re spon si bility upon the home room president to write up the home room activities. They ma r d o the work t hemselves or have substitutes. The v should be writ t en up neatl v in ink on one s! de of notebook paper a nd turned in t o the office. The English clas ·es o f the chool a re asked to furni sh much material.

The staff i made up o f eight picked members chosen from the ninth gra de by Mr. Culler and Mis s Hult. It meet s dail y during the s ixth period in room 201 A. The s t aff members are: Editor in chief, Franci s Kelle, · ; associate editor, Ruth Bo sserman; school editor, M ary Jane Righter; editorial and column editor, Margaret Test; home room, personal and exchange editor, Glend o n Johnst o n ; bors' port editor ,· Ma y nard Lak in; g irl s' sp o rt editor, Holli s Teten; t y pi s t , Gr ace Skolil. -Franci K e lle y, 9A

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NE\VS ST \ FF

\Vhittier students are very fortunate in having several musical organizations, the band, preparatory and adva nced orchestra, instrumental classes and glee cluh. The se clas es give pupils an opportunitr to cultivate their mu ical ;;ibility at school.

The Whittier band , under the competent le a der hip of Mr. Paul Bieber5tein, \Yas kept busy giving entertainment during the first emester. One of their first appearance was made on the \Vhittier stage, father and son night They also played the first seme~ ter for 9A cla s day and for color da y Outside engagements have included Hartley , Longfell o w , Park , and Hay\\·a rd schools.

The preparatory and advanced orchestras are under the supervision of Mrs. \Vhite.

The preparatory orches t ra prepares t he pupils for the advanced orchestra. The ad va nced orche tra has pla ye d for many entertainments.

AJ._ •a11ced

Donald Cunningham

Fred D av ie

M ary Guernsey

\ me li a K ah l er

Era L o wn

Clarence R i l ey

L aura \\ ·east

Charles Fuenning

L eonard Ortiz

Billy Chapin

H aze l Edward

Ruby Gibbons

Duane Huffman

Helen L ame

:-Iarie ::\fo ss

Rich ard ewhous e

Char le s Xi e lso n

Dicy Ph e l ps :\fa rgueri te h r yock

L eo S ouc i e

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Begi1111ers

Elizabeth \' an Sickle

\u drey \\" a rn e

h arles \ \Torrell

R obert :-Iartin

Adrian \l mquist

R oge r \Vhit burn

Glen \ Viebusch

John Bi c kle y

K en n et h Bir d

Stanley Bir d

Bob B o ll ard

G len Cam pbeH

Billy C ritten de n

\\" illiam Dailey

\Iauri ce Gould

:-Ia rio n ~Griffiths

L ore n H11ffine

, ara .-\nne Kauffm a n :-Iauri ce K eim

Ru sse ll K. yc h e lh a hn

B ur hl L e land

Ru sse ll Parsell

M e lvin P o hl en z

G e or g e R edfie l d

Dona ld R obi n so n

B e nj a men chu lt z

Yict o r Spenc er

Trum a n P a rker

R ober t \Y adhams

Kenneth W a hl

R aymo nd \V a li e r

-C h arles B yrne, 9B

YIOLii\ \X D IX TRl::-[EXTAL C L.\ SE -F IR T SD [E STER

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Lela

The violin clas5e are composed o f a beg :nners' class and an advanced class , with a roll call of twent y in the beginners' a nd sixteen in the advanced. The class es are under the direction of Miss Larabee.

In the violin cla ses beside s the routine work of learning fundamentals, new material is turned out to replace the graduates in the orchestra. To appreciate goo d music and to interpret it by means of a mu s ical in trument is the aim of the in trumental cla ses.

The glee club , under the direction of Mrs. \Vhite. ,, -ill pre ent the operetta The .lllaid and Th e ,1/iddy some time in Mar.

-Helen Eppler, 9 A

Kenneth .\n derson

Billy Apgar

I-I ugo Aspegren

R osco e B enton

C harl es B yrne

R amo n .Co lv e rt

Claire D ai l ey

B \ KD l\IDIBERS - FIRST SD1E TER

Donald Dres e lh aus

R a lph Durham

Edwin Ewart

L es ter Evans

L owe ll Failor

Everett H awt h o rn e

Billy Heilig

EYer et t H oge

W alter H ube r :.Ielvin Hunt

Julius Jicka

Gle n do n Tohnston

Donald Lin deman

).T e lson M axwe ll

Tack :'.fc Graw

i >aul :'.fcReynolds

Donald R earden

:.farion Rumbaugh

F1·edt>rick Sargent

L eo Shields

(;ilbert Shockey

Bud Sibley

Chester Siedel!

Delmar Stuermer

Bi shop Toms

R obert Tubbs

K enneth Heileger

H enry Schultz

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Glen \ yres

R ay B aldwi n John Bi ck l ey

Conrad Binger

aymond Brundage

:\ ad ine Campbell

1--: ath ryn Ca1·ver

Doris Coc h ran

Ceorge D avi

arold Feather

GLEE Ll-B-FIR T SE:\fE.STER

Carl F ountain

Theodora Flournov

L ouise Fox · Donn Crone

Hanna :'.[ ary Hendri cks

B ob H eil ig

Ruth Horn

R obert Hutson

Henry Johns

\\'illi am 1--:ahler

Roderick Lamb

Helen Ledford

Evelyn Lin c.I

Lue Emma L ove lace R ob ert :.I cCranahan Eva l\f aycock \ rdd is :'.I etrakos h or Xi c h ola J ac k Phillips

Frances Polsky \nn ette Preble :,[ ary Jane Righ ter Lill ian Ry der \ lice chlesselman Jeane hank land \\ .ilia Sha n klanc.l

R ead Shrader

K athryn Simpson

Genev ieve Smith

Le onarc.l palm

R ober t Stephens

Phyllis traye1·

Donald werdfeger :.Ia rgar et Te st :.1a r th a Thomas

Dorothy Je an \V arner

Roger \\'h ithurn

Francis \\' hitney

THE GR EE LEAF

Whittier Song

If' ords and music by / l1 rs. N ohm: fC

The Fire Prince

The action takes place in the land of P a ntouflia " here Prigio , the Fire Prince , live Prigio is di liked b y almost everyone because of hi s cleverness, which was a gift bestowed upon him by a bad fairy who had become angry because of not being invited to his chris t ening. Pri gio h a d thrown hi magical gifts into the dust bin and the y had remained unused all the se years.

About this time a terrible scourge o f heat , caw~ed by the Fire Drake, falls upon the land. As Pri gio is th e oldest son, it is his duty t o fight the beast , but Prigi o flatly refu es, so the t ask falls t o the younger brother . The brothers go bravely , but later new s i rec eiv ed that th ey h av e been killed in their fight. The king, enraged , disowns his son. So, in his poverty , Prigio makes use of hi s magical gifts and goes t o Glucksberg, where he makes th e acquaintance of Rosa , the Spanish ambassador's daughter.

He attends the ball at Glucbberg and in the course of the evening, promi ses to get the horns and t ail of the Fire Drake for Ro sa . He is successful in his quest and when he comes back he has some difficulty with a treacherous butler , but finall y claims the reward, one part of \vhich is the hand of the Lad y Malinda in marriage, but Prigi o refu e becau::e of hi s betrothal to Rosa. Hearing this , the king requires that Pri gio marr y Malinda or die on the gallows. So, with the aid of the fairie s, Prigio restores his brothers to life, thus winning favor in his father's eyes and the ri ght to marry Rosa.

Donald Ball took the part of Grognio , the king; John Connelly that of th e Fire Prince , and Berneice Bethel wa s a very lovely R osa, to whom Pri gio lost his heart.

The choru and other leading charac ter s al o played an important part in making the operetta a uccess.

-Dorothy

Jean ' arner, 9A

Girls' Sports

Each term at Whittier the girls show greater skill and ability in sports. Every semester the number of girls taking part in play ground acti v itie and after school spor t s increa es. The girl who can not hit a home run or doe s not know how to shoot a basket is the exception.

The tournament last fall started with ba seball , which seems to be quite a favorite with Whittier girls. Home room 307 , after a hard , long s tru ggle, won the seventh grade championship and home room 302 took eighth grade honors. 2 I 6 " on the ninth graae championship and ucceeded in annexing the school championship, thu s proving th eir superiori t y over the other two.

Long base followed b as eball and in this 222 proved the most powerful by defeating 310-302, the eigh th g rade ,vinners for school championship. 205 "·on the seventh grade pennant .

A round robin volley ball tournament for 9 th grade girls ,ms held in th e girls' gym during noon hours when the " eather would not permit playing out of doors. 222 again dominated in this tournament, finishing its eight games undefeated, with 103 the runner-up, having a percentage of 7 50. Two all star t eams were elected to play again t one r1no ther and the game was a thriller. The rou nd robin tournament vvas very successful, providing recreation for the girls and helping t o promote skill in volley ball.

Special practice in ba ketball wa held

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Boys' Sports

,vhen the Whittier boys are n o t " ·orking at th eir lessons , th ey can usua lly be found on the cho ol play gro und or in the boys' gym part ic ipatin g in th e different tournaments , "·hich are spon so red b v l\1r. Porter, and o fficiated by the boy~' pl ay gro und committee.

Home room 3 I 6 some ,vhat domi na ted ports in ,vhitti e r. They started by t a king the ch oo l baseball honors by defea ting 203, t he eighth gra de champion s In touch-fo o tb a ll the y o nce more t oo k the champion hip by " inning fr o m 201. They then t ook th e school socc er l aurels by winnin g the championship over 309 Volley ball ,va s played in the seve nth grade. H ome room 305 " innin g th e c hampi o n hip fr om 108.

The n e"· plan for ba ~ke tball ha s nroved verr s uccessful. Th is plan i t o have t"·o divi s ion s, the l ig htw ei g ht s and heavywei ghts, thu s enablin~ th e sma ller bo\·s t o have as mu ch chan ce as the la;ger o ne s. The se games " ere pl ay ed after school in the boy s' gym , and am· boy " h o ,m s eligible to tak e physical education could enter. There were I 2 teams in the lightweight di v ision, and eight in the he avy weight. Te a m 6 won the champion hip in the light,night secti o n , " ·in nin g ix games a nd lo ing n o n e The member s of the te am wer e : Childers, Diu zma n, Fowler , Sauer , Splain , Toit and Jack Vogel.

Team 6 ,von the hea vv ,night chami1ionship in a pl ay -off ,vith te a m Io. 8. Memb e r s of the winnin g te am ,nre:

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-.'lt!illa1·d Phi lpo tt. 9A

THE GREEN LEAF

on rnw eJ from Page T wcn r) -nmc each \Vedne day evening after chool. A color tournament " as held in "·hich the Blacks " ·ere uccessful. An all star team ,rn chosen from the color team · " hich played the faculty , " ho won.

Thi spring a tandard ball tournament was inaugurated for the seventh grade. 108 and 309 " ent into the final~ \\ ith 309 winning. By the time thi annual is in vou r hands the baseball tournament wili be OHr and the champions decided.

During the gym period the girl learn a number of dances which develop a sen .-: e of rhythm. There are etting up exercise that develop deep breathing, good posture, and physical deHlopment. The m a rching tactics teach proper carriage o f th e body. The girl - do mat work \\ hich teaches agility and co-ordination of the muscles a s well a control of the body in general. The girls' phy sic al ed ucat:on department is under the direction of l\Iiss Lambart and l\Iiss Roberts.

It is hoped that the experience and skill gained \\ ·ill help the girls in their life at Lincoln high and that it ha , ginn them many h o urs of pleasure at \ Vhittier.

-Irene D e an, 9A

CuncmucJ from Pa •c T u ·cnc)-11111<.!

Kahler, l\1iller , Clark , Pruyn , S\\ erdferger , Sch\\ ultz , \V atson and Coots.

Approximately q- boy took part in the league and played t\\ ·ice a " ·eek.

\ bittier boy · play good basketball an:! furni s h a good share of the material for future teams at the hi,gh school.

The first semester game fough t out bet\\ een the faculty and a picked g r\ team wa · a thriller from the startin g "·histle to the finish The \'ictory \Y ent to the faculty , namely because of ~Ir. Porter' ability under the ba ket an<l the splendid floor \\ ork of the remaining memb e r of the team. Roderi-: Lamb, Ah in Ha\\ thorne. and am Gatto stood out in the students' line-up. ~Ir. O,·erman of the high school \\ ·a the referee.

The line-up was as follo\\ ·s: FacultyPorter , Loder , tra,\ n, Gammill, Bieberstein, and Ro s. 9A's-A. Ha,\·thornc , ' . Gatto, H. Hahler, 11. Lakin , F . Da, ie , R. Lamb , R. Hockenbary, C. Young, and F. egabiano.

\V ith th e opening of spring we began our baseball practice in earne t, " ith our eyes on the goal of championship.

222 \\ on the school champ:onship in baseball. Other championships " ere n o t decided \\ hen this annual " ent t o -Daniel 'Nilliams, 9 .'\ -R o bert S:ephen , 9A

\Ve " ant to " ork-to earn our living; we want to play-to enjoy our leisure; ,n "·ant peace and content in our resting hours. These ,n can have only a s we have health. The activitie of a healthy body in work and in play are a source of sati faction and joy

\Vhittier has a modern well-equipped building and a flexible program which give s each child a ,vider opportunity for activity in "·ork and play. We also have a nur e, a doctor and a dentist. who are kept busy looking af t er the health of \ ,Vhittier boys and girls..

A thorough examination before the close of the first eme ter is given all 7 B and 7A pupils by Dr. Breuer and Dr. Ruth Warner. Each year there is a routine inspection for kin and contagious dise a e

Vision and hearing tests are also given each year by Miss Freebern, our school nur e.

A competent ear, eye, and no se specialist examine all children for tonsils and adenoids, and the dentist makes an examination of the teeth.

pon the completion of these examinations, each pupil is notified of his defects and a written statement is sent to th e parents. If the parent wish the chool doctor or dentist t o correct these defects, they sign the statement t o that effect Tonsil operations are performed in the Whittier school clinic.

In eptember and J anuary each pupil i carefully "·eighed and mea ured. Those ,vho are ten per cent or more undennight are ,nighed each month.

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Any child seven per cent or more under,night is given an opportunity to take the morning milk lunch, but those who are fiftee n per cent or more under,night are not permitted to regis t er for physical education or after chool sports. The undernourished are given rest rather than exercise.

Our health program would not be complete if it were not for the gymnasium work and athletics Exercise is an aid to health, and as necessary a food and play. Exercises sui table for all parts of the body are given. Special emphasis on good posture and correct brea thin g are made.

At noon various kinds of games are played and the ambitious boy or girl may earn extra credit by registering for after chool sport .

\Ve have another helper t owards pro• mating health, the science classes. A knowledge of personal and community h, giene is developed and throu gh th e playing of games good citizenship i taught.

The nurse, Miss Freebern, renders our school a great service. In time of an epidemic of contagious diseases she makes the necessary examinations. Daily she is in the clinic t o tak e care of an~ one who become ill a t school.

Whittier boy and girl not o n ly learn throu gh their daily experiences at chool how to live healthful lives, but are in pired with the de ire t o observe the rule of health and to be good citizens in the community in which the y live. -Alice Stone, 9A

-.Uilla rd Phi l p o tt, 9.4

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The Art Classes

In l\Ii s Beardsley's classes linoleum block print cards, tie-dyeing , tea til es and patter-work were Christma s projects. The drawing and design clas cs have aha ,rnrked on linoleum bl ock designs for the annual. Other cla sses have made wall piece s on cloth , borders on runner s cross-stitch pattern s and s tencils. A study of va lue s and color has been carried on " ·ith the application in each type of work.

In Mis s Ralston's design class the pupil have been making geometric designs to be u ed in decorating block printed and batik scarfs, handkerchiefs and tea tiles.

The SB art classes have made stained glas " indows and mosaic paperweights and potter y

Block printed Christmas car d , p os ters for some of the sc hool activitie s and dec o rati ve folders and window cards w ere made by the po ster classe

-Doroth y Jean vVarner, 9A

Our Library

The \ i\Thittier students have the advan t age of a fine librar y situated on the third floor , under the careful direct:on of Mis Emma Sn yder and her a si -tants.

We have 2 ,09 3 book of our own, and 500 books from the cit y librar~ Every cla ss of book is well repre ented and among t he se are: fiction, literature , hi s tory , · tra ve l , biograph y vocational

g uidance a nd many others. "\ Ve also h a\'e man y good magazines.

The school is \'erv fortunate in having many friend s ,~ ho have pr ese nted , ,u ious gifts to the libr a ry. The ~\Ii ss es Bertha a nd Dorothy Green have given u s a set of Sha kespeare. A twenty- volume set Gre at Event~ by Great Histori ans, was pre se nted by Miss Oliva P oun d. l\1 r. Cull e r has given the libra ry a group of books entitled Six Thou sa nd Y ea rs of Hist ory. Ele ven volumes of the En cyclopa edi a Britan ica was a g ift from Mi ss Bethune.

\Ve can show o ur appreciation of the se gifts by co-operating " ith Mi s Snyder and tak ·ng proper care of t he b oo k s

-Mary E. Hendri c k s, 9A

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Au t o Mecha nics

If a bo y ,rnn t s to be a me cha nic and like s to w o rk o n cars he can get a wide experience in the auto mech a ni cs shop under Mr. Ross.

The beginning classes spend mo s t of their time doing simple car mainten a nce ,, ·o rk a cleaning, making adjustments, a nd min o r rep a ir jobs , " hile t he advanced classes do more general repairin g on cars brought into the hop by members of the class. Thi s g ives the boy experien c e that could n o t be gai ned o n cars no longer driven.

-Robert

Stephen ., 9A.

Drama

While kn o " ·ledge i being poured in from all ide s, we un co n sc iow:lr find our -

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selves day dreaming. A boy, one day , ,yants to be a great athlete, the next, a doctor; the girl, a princess and \H ar beautiful go,Yns, then again, a foreign missionary or a movie actress. In our childish world, play is all in all. Making believe is the thing " ·e enjoy most.

By means of our dramatics these experience s may come true. It gives us a vis:on of what life might be and ought to be. In addition, it gives us an appreciation and interpretation of good literature. It helps us overcome self-conscio usness , g ives us poise and teache s us co-operation. It is these , rather than the finished spectacle, that is the aim of our " ·o rk.

From the many plays read and studied, the follon-ing have been presented for the P. T. A. and assembly programs: Estabrook Nieces, All on a Summer's Day , and Th e Gh ost Story.

Drama is taught by Miss Bryant , " ho organized the course thr ee years ago, and by Mrs. Grubb.

-Dorothy Jean V\Tarner, 9A

Printing

The printing department under lVI r. Gammill is on the first floor. It has two presses, one paper cut ter , a proof set and type, and desk for every pupil.

The printing course is most educative. One learns spelling, spacing, punctuation and capitalization. To form good sentences an d paragraphs , t akes time and thought.

One of the big problems undertaken by the advanced class is the printing ot the u· 1zitti er News, besides various handbills , bulletins, and other papers for the school.

-Robert Stephens, 9A

The Whittier Cafeteria

The Whittier cafeteria is a very busy place at noon. About 300 pupils buy their lunches each da y The double line system is used and is very efficient.

We ha ve one of the most modern and best equipped cafeterias in the Lincoln public schools and it has been very highly complimented by the city health department for its modern and sanitary

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equipment Almost everything is prepared in the cafeteria.

Under the efficient management of Mrs. Folger the cafeteria has been very success£ ul and is self-supporting.

-Everett Meyers, 9A

The Bank

Banking is an important item among the activities connected "·ith school life. It is not compulsory but a great privile ge for the pupils as it encourages them to form the habits of systema ti c saving.

The Whittier bank at the present time has 2 I 2 depositors and $600 deposited. The banking hours are from 8: IO to 8 :30 a. m. , and from 3 :30 t o +:oo p. m. l\I r. Heston is our banker.

-Margaret Mulliner, 9A

Clothing

If one wandered into 108 or I IO and took a glance into the glass covered lockers, he vvould see many of the new spring colored frocks.

In the 7 B this work is required and the st yles are very simple. They make a dress for the house or school, and an apro n for the food laboratory. Some of the materials they use are chambray, gingham, and percale. They keep t extile cards and mount the materials they use for garments. Miss Schofield has charge of thi s work.

The 8B clothing work is required also. The girls show a grea t improvement both in th e number of garments and the quality of work. They make gaily colored smocks and printed dresses.

P ersonal account books are comple t ed in this grade.

Clothing II being an elective course in the 8A, 9B and 9A, girls are given more freedom in the choice of garments. This class helps to make the costumes for th e operetta. This work is done under the guidance of Miss Mary \ Vilso n.

-Doris Cochran, 9A

Electricity

Mr. He s ton teaches elec tri city in I I 8. There are two courses which the boys may take , elementary and electricity I.

THE GREEN LEAF

In the elementary course the pupils learn the principles of electricity and t o "·ire up door bells, ,Yhile in electricity I the boys learn how to wire up electric lights for hom1es.

l\1r. Heston is an excellent teacher. All the boys like him a nd his pleasant manner gl\·es the shop a happy atmosphere.

-Everett Meyers , 9A

Foods

The 7 A and foods I classes are so me of the busiest in \Vhittier. \ Vith keeping accou nt books, studying foods, and laboratory lessons , the girls are learnin g the best way to perform the duties the y are doing a t home.

Four thing s are stressed in th e cla sses They are: citizenship, health , economy and efficiency.

Under citizenship comes courte sy, respo nsibilit y and co-operation.

The health problem is important and the girls are devoting much of th eir time to studying correct health foods and learning to like them.

The main unde r t a kin g is the keepin g of account books Through this practice the girls receive trainin g in economy and efficiency

Miss D ee and Miss Day are the instructors. -Mar y Reichenbach, 9A

Sheet Meta l

If you are a boy who like s to roll, cut and hammer useful ar ticles from tin and sheet metal, you would enjoy takin g Whittier 's sheet metal course , under Mr. Updegraft.

In the elementary classes some of the project s made of tin are: a p o liceman' s star, heart- haped cookie cutter, locked sea med boxes , funnels , and matchboxes.

In the advanced shee t metal class. th e work is a ge ne ral review and extension o f the elementary course. All problems are elective so a grea t variety of articles are made The y range from sma ll funnel s to larger projects , such as footscrapers, stove pipes , and airplanes , ,vhich are often decorated in bright colors.

It is an advantage to boys to be able to make u se ful thing s, particul arly at Christmas time when funds run low and mother app re cia te s a homemade gift.

-Lucille Todd, 9A

The Woodwork Shop

Have you ever vis ited the woodwork shop ? If you haven't a visit would be ,nll w or th while. Mr. Strawn , the instruc t or, t eaches the boys how to make mam · useful ar ticl e from w ood

A~ you en t er the shop you will be greatly in t erested in the machinery. We have man y electrically dri ve n machines a nd all th e ne cessary hand t oo l s.

l\1anr useful articles are made amo n g " hich ·are magazine racks, footstools , ca ndle s tick s, and end t ab les.

In the eleme nt ary course the o oys are required t o make certain articles , bu t in the adv a nced classes the proiects may be chose n " ith the consent of Mr. Strawn.

-Da niel v\ illiams, 9A

A ssembl ies

Ju st as var iet y is the spice of life, so ou r assemblies furnish the seaso nin g t o our school life. Every \Vedne sdav bring s us some interesting program , either of home or outside talent. One " ·eek it is athletics which is stresse d , and " ·e learn what the p hys ical education classes are d o: ng , and the champions of the t ournaments are also introduced. The n ext week may advertise The Green Leaf or the news · by clever stunts, and again the drama classes , I and II , take th eir turn in amusing us. The band , orchestra, g lee club and ch orus classes have given u s man y en io yable programs.

The U ni ve r sitv School of Music and nther city organizations, as the old soldiers' fife and drum corps, as well as intere sting speakers, have helped in keenin !! the bo:vs and girls well entertained.

Special days, such as Armistice D ~ ,;i nd color day are also celebrated. So the old adage of "all " ·o rk and no plav makes .Tack a dull bO\·," is prevente ,{ from being true in Whittier junior high by our interesting assemblies.

-Doris Cochran, 9A

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Friendship

I do not believe that there is a buy or girl who does not have a trong deire for friend hip. Youth is the season for friend hip, and it is a very important part of one's education. \Vhat kind o f friends should we choo e? \Vhat is the te s t of a true friend? These que stions arise in every one's mind.

First, choose your friends wisely , and test th e m ,nll. A true friend is honest , tru t\\·orthy, and unselfi h , and is one " ho kno" s all about you and yet care s for you. · ·

Second, · a good friend is an inspi ration a nd a comfort, not so much br "·hat he does for you, but bv the thi ngs he incites , ·ou to do, and because of his examnle, his deeds and his ideals.

Emerson sa ;d, "The onh- ,var to have a friend is to be one." Is t.hi r~ot true?

_r ucille Todd, 9A

Conduct In the Halls

Is the conduct in Wh;ttier junior high school as good as it c o uld be? If not, do y o u help to improve it? The onh · \\·ar to have good conduct in the hall and in the class room is bv cooperation The teachers do all the).' can, but the pupils must help also. Let us set a good example by not running or ~houting in the halls and see if our inAuence will have an effect upon others. It \\ ill be greater than you realize.

-Alice Schlesselman, 9A

Are You On the Honor Roll?

Have you ever been on the honor roll? If you haven't, now is the time to begin. Perhap you think it i an impossibility, but if you will remember you are only required to have half of

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your grades ones or t"·os and no grade belo"· a three. ls that too much to expect? I am sure there is not a bo, · or girl in \Vhittier who cannot accompli ·h this. I knm , · that next emester there will be a greater per cent on the honor roll than e,·er before. Try for it.

-Daniel Williams, 9A

Why Study Latin?

\Vhy study Latin? Many pupils ask this question Lat:n helps one in man,· n-ays. So many English "·ord are d;rived from Latin that a tudy of it make~ our language easier. Our vocabulary may be greatly increased by a knowledge of Latin Much of our literature contains Latin quotations and thev may be e n joyed more if we kno\\· their meanings 1\/Iany scientific t erms are derived from it. A knowledge of Lat=n help greatly in tudying other foreign la n guages. In sacred poetrr, rnno: and i n the Roman Ca t hol ic church Latin s t ill lives. Although pure Latin is not spoken today , i t s t ill lives in the languages of Italy, Spain, France and Portugal.

-Hollis Teten,

9A

Thrift

Whittier iunior high has introduced a school savin!:!s bank, thereby t rying to ~how the pupils the nece sit, · of t hrift . The idea of thrift had bee~ taught to many pupils before the school bank \\·as ~tarted. Many have accounts in larger banks, but in our bank one can start an -1,count with only a few cents. Due t() t he ~mall deposi t s required, i t is possible for any pupil to boost h is school bank and start a n account at on,e A nenny helos ! Let u all try to do our best and bank as much a possible, and bring up our banking per cent to the very top

-Don Moran, 9A

LEAF

Co-operation

Co-operation is the most important requisite for the success of any bu iness. Without it any group, no matter ho\,· firmly founded it may be , will slO\dy but surely go upon the rocks. However, with co-operation as one of its elements a weak group may gradually climb to success. One reason why, in most cases. affairs at Whittier run so moothly is that all of the teachers and most of the pupils are willing to make a few acrifices for the general good of the group. If the few " ho do not strive to cooperate \rnuld only try, not only the school as a whole , but they, too , \Yould be happier because of it.

-Era Lown, 9 A

The Ideal Pupil

The ideal pupil is the one " ho can be depended upon, and \Yho does not do things to annoy his teachers. He is one who strives to get his lessons honestly and shows his loyalty by keeping up the high ideals of the school. He does not "·ilfully destroy the school's property. He is the one " ho does not run in the corridors or scatter paper over the floor , and at all times sets a good example for o t hers. This is the kind of pupil who keeps up Whittier's reputation. Are mu an ideal pupil? If not , why not t:rv and be one bv being trus t worthy , h~norable and loy~l to your school.

-Everett Meyers, 9A

Parent-Teacher Association

P. T. A.! Does that mean anything to you? From just a small gn,rnp of mothers scattered over the state , the P. T. A. has gro,Yn until it has become a real force , political as well as social. In Whittier, P . T A. is the means of making our mothers and some of our fathers interested in our school and school activities. and acquainted " ·ith our teachers. It is the link between our home and schools , and any o rganization ,, hich brings the two greatest factors in our lives closer together should be supno rted by all. Does the P. T A. of \Vhittier· have a hundred per cent membership? If not, " ·hr not?

-Doris Cochra n , 9A

School Spirit

\ Vhittier pupils show considerable :chool spirit in every t hing they undert ake. After all, school spirit depend s ent i refr on the individual, bu t is sometimes mis~nderstood , and the mob spirit leading to loud words and actions is evident The noblest spirit exist s in no spectacular demonstration or boasts, but in daily doing your duty. One way to show school spirit is by practicing good sportrn1anship which is i n spired by the tournament The pupi ls boast manv undertaking s such a t he ne,n, annual. librarv and bank, and do their best to practi~e the civic league pledge.

-Valeda Davis, 9A

- Emery Pa c ka rd, BA

A Tragedy

Rheims was doomed . Word had been received t hat morning from the French trenche s t hat Rheims was doomed unless the American soldiers got between the Germans , "·ho \\·ere t,Yentr miles di s tant , and the delightfully b~autiful French village

At dusk the village folk ,nnt to bed with a sad foreboding in their heart:;. Da,vn found them awakened b,· the singing of shrapnel instead of -birds. But as the staunch, courageous French pea sa nts listened , the shrapnel eemed to be coming from a different angle than the German lines.

Rushing to t he windo\\·s, the peoole perceived that the entranc e to the Argonne wo ods ,ns choked with cavernous cann o n mouths. What puzzled them wa s that the can n ons " ere poi n ted at the German lines.

Had the Americans come? They must have received \\·ord in time since the Argonne woods wa swarming with them. The French village was saved.

The only bit t er drop in the fount of joy was that the stained glass dome of the beautiful a n d famous cathedral was ruined.

-Billy Gant, 7B

Arub a . the Island of Coral

Aruba i an island of the Dutch West Ind:es. t"·enty- ix miles from the coas t of Venezuela: which can easily be seen when visibility is good.

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Vegetation is very scarce excep t for cactus Th is, however, grows in a n abundance of various types

When it rains, it is a custom of the native s to stop all other work and plant corn, " hich is t heir chief food.

The animal life consi ts of goats, sheep, lizards , pigs, and a few cows. To the extent of our knowledge , there is o n ly o ne horse on the island.

The chief occupa t ion of the natives is the raising of bitter aloes, which are used for medicines a n d dyes . Aruba produces three-fourths of t he world's supply of aloes .

They like bright colors and women and girls wear as many as four colors at one time. It is not an uncommon s ight to ee black shoes, purple tocki n gs, an orange skirt with a pink blouse, and a blue ha t on one person P erhap her companion would have a green dres s with a pink sash around it.

The love of brie.-ht colors is hown in their hou es. Thev are much alih- , being of a Spanish type , but each hou e is a splash of color against the sky. Some are green a n d red striped, others are a mixture of pink and orange. We have even seen one wi t h three sides i n pink, the other purple, the " indows and rtoor trimmed in green, and a gray roof. One queer cu tom is that when a man builds a house it is completed , ave for the roof, if the man is unmarried. The roof is put on after he find a ,vife.

It is a n interesting experience t o go shopping in O ranjes t ad. There are n o

-Agnes Dunkle, 9A

shop windows. If a person wishes to purchase anything he must go into the s t ore and lo ok aro und until he finds " h a t he want s The s t ore keeper s make no effort to se ll anything a nd close up the store s very early.

Twili g ht and d awn are very beautiful whil e they la s t , but the y d o n o t l as t lo ng. The sky is every sh a de of re<l , from fiery red to pale pink , and it is reflected on the ,rnter.

Y o u ha ve, no doubt, heard of t ropical moonlight. When the moon is full it is as li gh t as d ay The sof t moonlight is reflected o n the sea as is the s t arlight a t time s -Rowene Miller, 9A Aruba, D. \V. I.

Ou r School Motto

l f/ hitti er On Th e Squar e

"\Vh a t a n excellent motto for a school! It con t ai n s factors essential for building a fine character. If we follow its teachin gs, we sha ll become men a nd women o ur country will be proud t o claim. But are \ve liyin g up to them? Perh a ps we are not , because we do not understand its full meaning. Let us analyze it and see what it does mean.

WORK is something everyone mu st do to gain happin ess othing \\ orth while can be procured without work. Without it everything would soon be in ruin s- gove rnment , our ci ties, all the tie s which bind a ci v ilized wo rld woul<l be shattered.

The secon d part of our m o tto is JUSTICE , the corner stone of our government; in fact , o ne of the hi ghes t ide a ls of humanit y

Next is HEALTH. " A sound mind in a so und bod y" was l o ng ago thought o f as one of the best o f m ax ims. Without health no one is really happ y. An o ld verse says:

" He spent hi s health t o ge t him wealth, And then , with might and main, He turned aro und and spent his wealth

T o ge t his he a lth again."

L as t , but not least , is SPIRIT, the courage to go on when faced by see mingl y unconquerable odds. With o ut it

no one can succeed, for no one is wi t hout trial s.

Althou gh W O R K, J U S T I C E , HEALTH, and SPIR I T ,vould be a fine m o tt o for any per so n or organizati o n , it is especially fitted to Whittie r, for th e initial letter ·in WORK is also th e initial of Whittier. JUSTICE and JU TIOR ; HEALTH a nd HIGH; a nd S PIRIT an d SCHOOL are similarly related.

Surely "\Vhitti er ha s as fine a motto as could be selec ted.

-Maurice Vance, 9B

A Vivid Experience

It " ·as an excep ti onall y warm da y, the kind th a t makes yo u feel listl ess and don ' t care " hat happens. P lea se t ake note of, don't care what happen s, because t ha t has something to do with my s t o r y

My ol der sister a nd I were bound for Rud ge and Guenzel ' s cafet er ia, where we were t o meet my other sis ter.

As we were p ass ing the street entrance t o the cafeteria, Ruth, m y sister, exclaimed, " Oh , let 's go in t his way. It " ill save u s some walking."

I did n o t reply, but t urned t o go down the st airs Ruth followed me.

Out On the Pr ai ri e

Out o n th e prairie the cattle low, Tall g ra sses wave, warm breezes blmY. My so ul is hungry, longing to go

Ou t on th e prairie!

Out on the prairie the air is clean , The sun is bright , the sky serene. No one is heart sick , poor , or me an Out o n the prairie!

Out on the prairie life' s at its best. Each da y bring s forth a ne wbo rn zest, And with evening comes perfect rest

Out o n the prairie!

Out o n t he prairie dream s come true. · One has the will to see a nd do.

All n a ture unites in helping you

Out o n .the prairie!

-Aldridge Buckner , 9A

Just as I passed the turn of the staircase I must have made a mis -step, for the next thing I knew I w as lookin g at my sister's laughing face, and had a vague idea of being on my back \\·ith my legs in the air, but still it seemeJ as th o ugh they " ere against something.

I d o n't know yet , but it appeared as if I " ·ere looking through a blue mi s t o n the sea, and saw my sis ter de sce nJing upon me as if supported by invisible ropes.

"Mir iam ," she cried. And yo u can take it from me that when Ruth calls me Miriam I know she means what she says. "Quick, get up! Don ' t you knovv so mebod y will be coming b y any minute and wonder what you are doin g on th ese stairs up s ide down? " As she spoke sh e clutched my arm and tried to pull me to m y feet.

Kow, if anything makes me angry, it is when I fall down and so meone , espec iall y Ruth, tries to help m e to m y feet. I scrambled up a s quickly as I could with a little bit of help, I'll ha ve to admit, and reque sted her to let me alone as I w as n ' t a feeble old woman yet.

As I didn ' t have any more stairs to go down , I pushed the door open and my sister and I resumed our walking. Then a horrible thought came to me. Had anyone seen me on those steps, going down head first? Wit h that in m y mind I could feel the hot bloo d surging into m y cheeks.

" Well ," laughed my si ster, interrupting m y thoughts , "o ne thin g will always be a Chinese puzzle to me, a nd that is , how did yo u e ver turn around in that snail -size space and go down the stairs head -fir st?"

My lips vvere trembling with words to fling back at her , and then , afraid someone might hear what we were discussing , I threw m y head up and walked on with all the haughtines s a ten-year• old girl can posse ss

When we talk about th at little incident Ruth often teases me about turning around in s uch a snail-size space, as she calls it , and I , all I can do is to throw up m y head a nd declare , "Well,

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ple ase remember that I was much sm a ller th a n I am now."

And Ruth , ,Yith laughter in her eyes, says, " I do ," just like the good, littl e, demure girl sh e is

-Miriam Taylor, 7B

The Hero

It \\·as Christmas time in Alabama. About thirty-five b oys had remained a t the Biloxi Military Academy und er th e care of Sergeant Allen , because th ey l:ved too far away to go h ome in the time given for vacation.

The acedemy was not a re a l modern o ne , a lthough it was very beautiful. Gre a t live oaks stretched n aked and li che n-co vere d branches over th e campus and buildings, almost completely shadin g them in summe r. But th e barracks in which the bo ys were sl eep in g "·as a fr a me two-storied building. The boys slep t out on a long sleeping-porch. The sergea nt , his wife, a ten- yea r-old daughter , and a friend slept in rooms in the rear of the building. There was but one st airway and n o fire escapes.

One night during the vaca tion , the sergeant was awake ned suddenly. What was it that awa kened him? He li stened

My Mother

My mother is very dear to me , Deare r than all of the pearls in the sea. An y thing yo u could find, any beautiful gem, M y mother rank s higher than any of them.

M y mother works and lives for me; Am I appreciative as I should be?

To so rrow should I give her through the da y, A be a utiful smooth road for her I should lay.

This road should be a road of love. I should , ;vork for her as for me she doe s. For I should re a ll y like to show How her daughter love s her so

-Betty Andrews, 7B

and did n o t hear a n y thin g, but " hat did he smell : Smoke!

Hurriedl y putting on his clothes, he hastened out into the hall and to the head of the s t airs. The barracks ,Hre o n fire! It " ·as only a question of minutes a nd th e " hole building ,rnuld be in flames a nd n o thin g could save it. His family; he must save his " ife and child. No, his duty ,ns first to th e thirty-fi ve boys asleep o n the porch.

Hurr yi n g back t o the porch , he awoke the boys and marched them all out t o sa fet y . Returning he found the mokc filling the building and the flames finding their way t o the stair s. As he hurried t owar d his rooms, he tumbl ed over an object in the hall. Kneeling he di scovered it t o be his friend, who ha d heard the n o ise and had come out to see what w as th e matter, o nl y t o be overcome by the smoke .

B y thi s time the sergea nt was nearly suffocated with the smoke, but the thought s of his wife and child urged him on. He lifted his friend and carried him out into the open where he left him to be re vive d by some of the boys. Then he ran back into the burning building. To arouse his wife and child would take only a moment. He showed them the way t o the s tair s, but when the little girl saw the flames she was afraid and broke away from her father. Running back t o her room, she shu t th e door and locked it. Tow what was th e frantic father and m other to do?

Growing near the barracks , vas a large oak , and one of the branches grew out over the roof. The father th ough t of this , but he wondered if he could reach the window from this limb. Still there was a chance.

Ha stening to the tre e, he was soo n out on the limb calling t o his little girl to come to the window. Now what should he do: Then he tried "s kinnin g the cat" as he u se d to do when he wa s a bo y, but still he could not reach it. Steadily the fl ames were getting higher and higher. There was just o ne chance left. Carefully, he t ook o ne leg o ff th e limb , and hung by the other from the branch. Slowly he s t ar ted his body t o swinging. He could just touch th e

,Yind o"· n ow. Calling t o his littl e girl t o ca tch hold o f his hands as he s" ung toward th e \\·indow , he braced himself and as he s\\ ung to\\·ard her he called, " Jun1p !"

She reached out and caught her father's hand , and t ogether they s,nmg o ut from th e fast burning \\ indo,, . Then , exerting every bit of his rema:ning s tr eng th , he put his leg over th e limb agai n a nd carefully drew him self up into the tree to safety just as the burning building fell , sending a shO\Hr o f s parks high into the air.

-D o ri s Cochran, 9B

Color Day Poem

Our Green and Black

Do \H love o ur flag , our country' s flag, Our own red, white, and blue ? The flag that waves above us; Indeed , - yo u say, \\·e do!

I t s colors have a meaning That speak a message grand Red , white, and blue mean honor true And joined in heart and hand.

There are many other colors That have a meaning too; There's black and green for loyalt y; It also means be tru e.

They stand for Whittier Junior high, The school we l ov e the best. She's stood by us, we'll stand by her In every kind of te st

' Ti s a school where we've learned le ssons Tot only in books, you see ; But the te acher b y example H ave taught truth and loyalt y.

Some time when we're far a\vay, I'm sure we will think back To truth s ,ve've learned in juni or high , Where we wore the green and black.

Say black an d green, o r green and black, · It ' s all the same to me. Where e're I see them I shall think Of truth and lo ya lty.

-Ruth Lag on i, 9B

( Con tinued from Page T wel t ,e) scholar hip pins and one, t he gold pin. Three earned their efficiency certificates.

In sports our room was rather outs t anding, we think. Our girls usually s t ayed in the tournaments well to the end, and won school championship in baseball in 9A. Our boys never won a game during their three years at Whittier.

A t our final meeting Tuesday our room voted t o leave our flag and our home room fund to the incoming 7 B class.

Mis s Madsen has been our home room teacher during our three years, and was one of our class sponsors.

Color Day

Whit t ier sets aside one day each year to be color day. On that day most of the children wear Whittier ' s colors. But color day is no t celebrated just to wear a cap, arm-band or ribbons; it is to show our loyal t y to our school.

Whit t ier's colors are green and black. The green stands for tru t h, loyalty and justice to t his, our school. Black is the color t hat should blo t out all the wrong thi n gs from our minds. If there are any bad feelings between one another , black is to do it s work by blo t ting them away . Gree n and black are colors ,ve should always love and respect

Showing loyalty t o our Whi t tier colors is the same, or similar, t o showing loyalty to t he flag of the United S t a t es. Red, white and blue s t and for the United Sta t es, and black and green stand for our Whi t tier junior high school.

-Dorothy Brad t , 7B

A Narrow Escape

The summer I was eleyen years old I spent my vaca t ion in Grand Island. My uncle and au nt , who were living t here, had a cabin on the short of Lake Schimmers, which is five miles on thi side of Gra n d Island.

One Sunday a f ternoon I swam a long time in the deep water, then went back

near the shore in shallow water. As I stood gazi n g wonder i ngly at t he scenery I suddenly became dizzy and felt myself sinking. It all happened so quickly that I ,ns startled. When I \\·ent under the second time, I opened my eyes t o find the ,nter muddy and disagreeable. The third time I went under my uncle caught me. The next I knew , they were standing around me , pumping my arms to get the water out of m y lungs. I coughed, sputtered, choked and gasped tryi n g to get my breath.

That was my last at t empt at s\\·imming that summer.

-Leona Daugherty, 7B

Naming My Dog

My dog was born about six months ago. He was a fat little puppy, so I thought I would call him Fatty un t il I could find a better name for him. One day I heard a man in our store say , " Here, B en." I asked him why he called my dog "Ben . "

"Well , " he said, " he has been down in t he baseme n t, he has been upstairs, and he has been everywhere."

Since t hen we have called him, B en.

-Elizabeth Long, 8B

An Early Morning Prowler

M y uncle, who lives in the coun t ry, had z:ieve r slept in an apartment house before and i t proved rather exciting for him. It was about three o'clock in the morning when he was startled by a ligh t and the sound of someone mounting the stairs. Why should any o n e be

Happy Little Brooklet

Happy li t tle brooklet , Running very fast, Sweeping over pre t ty stones

To make them look like glass How the stones do sparkle Like crystals bright, This makes a happy brooklet B abble with delight.

-Marjorie Francis, 7B

THE GREEN LEAF

coming up to the third floor at this unearthly hour unless they had an evil purpose?

He was out of bed in a minute and seized a chair. This improvised ,veapon was poised in mid air ready to come down with a great force on the intruder's head , when a man appeared around the turn of the stairway. To my uncle's great surprise and embarrassment , he found it was only the milkman.

-Betty Barrows , 9B

History Book

I am a history book. My back is broken , my pages torn out, and m y cover is only part there. I look " ·i th . envv at m,· master's reading book , Pirates of the Southern Sea , to see a beautiful engraved double cover on it. and not a spot of dirt or finger prints to be seen. The pages are all there , not creased or soiled. I am surprised at my master's liking toward this impudent book which crows over me. When th e teacher is out my master picks up the pirate book and reads with a joyful smile, but when the teacher comes back he picks me up and looks at me with a dark thre ate nin e: sco,d that makes me shudder. He then mutters something under his breath, but when the bell rings his scowl disappears an d he closes me ,vith a slam.

-~athan Gold, 9B

Children of Yesterday

One evening after supper I asked grandmother to tell tne story of her e:irlhood days. As I said this , a new light came into her eyes and the sweetest smile I ever saw came to her lips.

She then started her story:

When I was a little girl of ten my father moved to Indian a . Father and the boys built a house out of rough ,vood, a nd everybody around came to see our wood house , because in those days the houses ,vere all made of sod.

My two sisters and I slept in one bed ~nd father and mother in ano ther. These beds had also been made by my father. · My two brothers slept on the floor because we had only three rooms.

One was the kitchen, the dining room and living room combined. We did all our washing on the board and ironed "·ith a heavy flat iron , heated on a ,vood and coal s to ve.

Our school was three miles a,vay. ,v e ,nlked because father needed the horses to work in the fields , and sometimes the snow was very deep, but n o thing could stop us. When we finished th e eighth grade we s t ayed home and helped mother with the work. The boys helped father in the fields. The only high sc hool "·as tw enty miles a,vay.

The girls and mother got the meals and scrubbed the floors. We had to get do"·n on our hands and knees and u se the brush. We made quilts during the cold weather so we could keep warm

Father went to town only once in a great while and traded oats and other grains for our food and clothing. Our food often ran so low that sometime s "

·e were forced to go hungry. Our clothes were often patched to the extent that some looked like Joseph's coat of many bright colors.

We didn't have much music, bu t one of the bon two miles awav could olay some so n gs such as CaPtai~ Jinks , Turk ey in the Straw, and Yankee Doodle. We had some good times , too, as you have t oday.

So here I am now in the presence of m y little granddaugh ter , but I have enjoyed man y things, too. There were tears of happiness in her eyes. When she had finished I said, "Grandmother , do you think that the children of today are much happier than those of yesterdav ?"

"I think that thev are much hapoier than those of yesterdav because the electrici t v has made ,vork so much easier ;rnd thev have the pianos , and radios. A fe,Y friends come to see you and yo u tune in on the radio. and sing and dance and have a joyful time."

I don't quite agree with Grandmother. We children of toda y are provided with more luxuries than those of \'esterday. but I wonder if we are any happier than they were.

-Kathr y n Michael, 8A

THE GREEN LEAF

We Want To Know

Who ,vill edit the News when Margaret Test leaves?

How tall Jimmie Hud on will be \Yhen he gets his full growth?

When - athan Gold \Yill try out for the movies?

\Vhen vVilliam Lange studies?

If Palmer Goldberg ever has his silent moments?

\Vhen Mary Jane will stop primpin g in class?

\Vhen Carolee Ward will ever come to class without her Latin lesson?

\ Vhen William Lange gets up in the morning?

\Vhen June \Vakeman \\·ill enter the national typing contest?

How Emma Hensch got her curly hair?

HmY Carl Fountain made glee club?

\Vhen Mild red Tread,Hll ,,·ill get her hair bobbed?

\Vhen John Bickeler ,,·ill ever get algebra into his head?

Do You Know These?

Who's the talker from 222?

\Vho's the boy from 300 ,,·ho has hi s hair marcelled b, · his sister? ( Perhaps?) ·

\Vho ' s the best actor in school?

Who's the drama star " ·ho never d oe · , his ,rnrk?

\Vho are the t wo seniors ,,-ho stick together like glue?

\Vho's the boy from 3 0 0 who always has to go on his paper route when a teacher asks him to stay?

\Vho are the two Shetland po~ies of the 9 A class?

Who ' s the boy they call Irish ?

Who ' s the lazy senior?

\Vho's the quie t est member of the 9.A cla , s?

Who's the most limber girl in athletics?

YVho's the boy who is very fond of shooting paper ,nds?

\Vho's the best comedian?

vVho's the girl ,Yho wears many bright colors?

\ Vho is the chap with the schoolgirl compl exion ? [PAGE

Class Will

We, the 9A class of '29 , do solemnly make , publish, and declare this to be our last " ·ill and testament, hereby declaring all other ,~·ills null and void.

The 9A's give, devise , and bequeath to the 9B's their unbounded devotion to the school.

To any 9 B , Vernon Lesh leaves · his ability to be president of any organization.

Dorothea DeKay wills to any o n e who is ,, illing to take it , her ability to a muse the civics class " ith funny face s

To Viola S t een, Evere t t Meyer leans his job as cash boy in the cafeteria. He says he thinks she is large enough to fill his shoes.

Kathryn Kelley leaves her nimble fingers to any one ,,·ho will assume the responsibili t y of being general piano accompanist.

Ruth Lagoni bequeathes her honor of being school poet to any one who has rnme poetical ability and will , rnrk hard.

To Fern Winterhalter, Dan Williams leaves his sad countenance.

Ra, · Bald,Yin told us he had noth 'n g to le~ve but his good looks. He "·ill::, that to Antonie Katsontoness

Burl Richards leaves his height Shorties , here's your chance

Emma Batt has read all the books in the library , so she, with pleasure , beque~ t hs them to any o t her bookworm in the · future 9A class

Dale \ ,V estcott ,, an ts to leave his stage crew overalls to t he next st age manager. Advice : These are useful on Hallowe'en and for hard time parties.

Kenneth Anderso n leaves his permanent to the cutest 9 B .

U pan George Davis, Charles Wilson bestows-not offers , notice-his flaming virtue and title of Brick .

I ary Reichenbach's spontaneous and extemporaneous peeches she wills to Jean Spencer.

In ,,·itness ,,·hereof. we do set our hands and seal this 29 t h day of May. nineteen hundred and t wenty- n ine.

Signed 9A Class of '29

W itne ss e s The Sta ff

The G reen Lea f Staff

Editor

IRENE DEAN

.4 ssistant Editors

DORIS COCHRAN

DANIEL WILLI.U1S

Literary Section

MARY REICHE , BACH

HE LEN EPPLER

Organizations

MARGARET MU LLINE R

MARY HENDRICKS

Pi ctures

ALICE ST ONE

LUCILLE Tooo

Sports

ROB ERT STEPHE S

IRE NE DEA

J okes

ALICE SCHLESSEL'.VIAK

DOROTHY ]. \VARNER

.4 dvertising

HO LL IS TETEN

Typist

ALICE STONE

Distri bution

ROBERT STEPHEN

D -\NIEL \ ;VILLIA~lS

EVERETT MEYERS

Financial S e cretary

Miss MARIE CRoss

Ph otograph e r

MR. HESTON

Advertising

MR. GAMMIL L

Sponsors

MISS MARGARET WILSOK

Miss MARIE CRoss

The 1929 Green Leaf staff was composed of fourteen members from the 9A class under the supervision of Miss 11argaret Wilson. Our purpose has b een to publish an annual " ·hich may w o rthily represent the "\.Vhittier junior high school. :Many , besides the staff, have given their time and effort to help us accomplish this undertaking.

Credit is due Mr. Heston, the photographer , and Miss Marie Cro ss , the financial secretary . Miss Cross increased our subscriptions by holding a contest. A picture of all rooms one hundred per ce nt in rnbscribing for the annual wa s put in The Green Leaf. She also collected and mount ed the pictures

We apprecia t e the interest and efforts of Miss Br yan t and the members of her drama II class for the play they prese nted to advertise The Green Leaf.

To the art department , Miss Beardsley and Miss Ralston and their pupils, " ·e are indebted for the fine work in designing and cutting the linoleum blocks. The cover design ,n made by Dorothy Stiastny and cut by Charles Byrne , both members of Mis Beardsley's drhving and desi g n class.

The taff wishes to express its appreciation to any others who have contributed in some way toward s the publication of thi annual.

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Ali s John on: "Where was thf Declaration of Independence igned ?' 1

H a rr y Hur st: " At the bott om . "

Re spe cted Infant: " Dear mi s," wrote a particular m o ther to the tea cher, " d o n ' t ,vhip o ur T om m y . He isn ' t used t o it. \\ e ne ver hit him at h ome excep t in se lfdefe n e."

l\1r~. White: " If you want t o go over big , you mu t sing louder."

Harr y Bauer: "I'm singing as l o ud a I can."

Mr. White: " Well , Harr y, b e enthusi as tic; open your mouth a nd throw yourself into it."

tumblin g - block s- " D o yo u know , only tw o thing s pre ve nt your becomin g a great d a ncer? "

" Inde ed? What are t hey ?"

" Your feet. "

t. Peter: ' Who 's there?"

Mi s Dorothy Green: " It i I."

Peter: " Get out of here. We don ' t want any more school teacher s "

Once there wa ~ a cotchman wh o would only let hi s bo y ha ve one mea sle at a time.

Holli Teten: "There are everal thing I can always count on."

Dorothea DeKa y : " And they an: - "

H olli s Teten: "My finger ."

Antoin e Kacs ontoncss, 9 B

The trouble " ·ith ome tud en t i th a t the y write thin g d o\\ n in their minds and then lo se their head

Mr. Heston: " I know a d og worth $ 17,000."

A Depositor: " H ow could a d og ave so much?"

"

P ardo n me , sir , but yo u ha ve n ' t paid for your purchase. These articles aren ' t free."

"Isn't th :s place a gift shoppe?"

E ve re tt l\1e yer : " How far \\·ere ) o u from the right a n s\\·er in the test tod ay ?"

Herod Liller: "Acros the aisle and do\\·n two ea t "

"W ho wrote the first short tor y ?"

"A scotch a uthor. "

l\l av i Clear: " What did you have for lunch?"

Audrey Warne: "Three gues e "

M av is Clear: " Io wonder yo u are so hun g r y."

Mi M arie Cro s ( di cta tin g word s in spellin g te t) : " Appreciate."

R ober t tephen " I can ' t hear. \V o uld yo u mind writing it on the board?"

D oro th y Jean: " Wh y does Bud Fountain sin g with hi s eyes shut?"

Alice: " He hate s t o see u s suffer."