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1945 Mar-Ken School Yearbook DESTINY Words – what are words? Basic, concept, static, terminology What do they mean? Can you speak with the heart? The failure of words The eternal struggle To convey ideals Falls short in the nucleus Of hair breadth definition Mutual affirmation As scanty, black bread Apportional sparingly As fruit of battle Lends bare sustenance Time – the unwavering line To progress Buries itself like a lance In distance Man tries his awkward hand As synclinal thought And starts aghast At the potency of mind The cannon breach Hangs open and silent. Gone are the cries The poet says but this - - The chaos dies -------- Behold the splendid East Behold triumphant light Behold the conquered beast Fleeing with the night The brilliance of the sun Brings forth evils doom As God and man are one The stone rolls from the tombs The bells of gladness ring In every mortal breast When man in union sing And lay the sword to rest. DESTINY freshman Introduction Biographies Pictures A Day with the Freshman at the East Coast Predictions Comic Strip Characters Nicknames Ideal Boy and Girl Class Activities sophomore Introduction Biographies Pictures The Sophomores and the Mississippi Valley Predictions Ideal Sophomore Boy and Girl The Mississippi Valley Comic Strip Characters junior Introduction Biographies Pictures Building up with the Juniors City Boy The Rocky Mountains Then Give Songs to fit the Junior Class The Grand Canyon (or the pre-eminent Gorge) Predictions Junior Activities Tramping DESTINY senior Introduction Biographies Pictures Ye Old Senior Class of ’45 Pictures Ideal Boy and Girl Last Will and Testament Hit Parade Seniors Voted Most Likely To - - - Comic Strip Characters I’m Confessin’ Academy Awards Senior Nicknames Calendar ’44 - ’45 Baccalaureate Graduation clubs Science Spanish French Boxing Club Pictures honor society Activities Poem CHARTER ORIGINATORS La Voy Halle Pat Roe Mary Vallee BUSINESS MANAGER Virginia Allen EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Dolores Barty WRITERS Ann Harris Patsy Parsons – Carmina Cansino Valerie Shepherd – Alberta Parker Courtna McMann ARTISTS Rene Bergstrom John Thomas Don Brown Shirlee Forrest Nancy Angela PHOTOGRAPHERS Bob Haynes Walter Sage Jimmie Harrison Reigh Lang – Ray Pearson Then said a teacher, “Speak to us of teaching,” and he said: “No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of your knowledge. The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, among his followers, gives not of his wisdom but rather of his faith and lovingness.” We think this lovely passage, from the pen of Kahill Gibran is quite appropriate in opening this dedication to our Mrs. Bessire. For through her long years of struggles and hardships, Mrs. Bessire has attained the pre-eminate goal in her life, the establishment of a school based, not on dogmatism and narrow minds, but rather on individualism with a basic foundation of intelligence. We, who are facing a world torn by turmoil and strife must have a human and just understanding of humanity, its trials and tribulations. Mrs. Bessire has met the challenge, and with the help of the Almighty, so may we. We the student body of ’45 with sincere respect and appreciation dedicate this annual to our Mrs. Bessire. FACULTY AND ADVISORS TECHNICAL ADVISORS: William Kent Bessire Mary Wiggins Annie J. Ross FACULTY Mrs. Lydia Peterson Mrs. Theresa Hicks Mrs Mary Cecilia Rummell Mrs. Jones Mrs. Phila Burck [A photograph of M. Ethel Bessire appears after the dedication. Please see photographs of Mrs. Bessire and faculty under ‘Faculty’ on the website] The Threads of Fate are varied in design, their patterns I weave as I watch you. From the beginning of time, since I started the Cloth of Eternity, strange patterns formed as you mortals started your workings. At first, the colors were dull, the patterns drab, but slowly, they started changing. New colors and schemes developed as your dreams materialized. As I watched your growth and development, I could see also the changes in my cloth. Newer and better ideas entered, and also a few snags, but they straightened out as time crept on. Joy and Sorrow determined many things, for when you were happy, you were concrete in your ideas, but Sorrow; then many changes could result, and they usually did. Yes, I did watch you for a long time, and have seen many changes, but these changes were only superficial, you have all been potentially the same, all through the pages of Time, for I have watched you all, YET, WHAT OF TOMORROW? freshman officers Courtna McMann - President Diane Tyler - Vice President Anita Lhoest - Secretary Nancy Angela - Treasurer freshman biographies Anita Lhoest was born in Hollywood, Calif. On Jan. 31, 1931. She started to Mar- Ken in the last part of the first term. Her ambition is to be a senior national swimmer and chellist. She has been studying the chello for five years and has won several swimming awards. Her favorite subject in school is History and her favorite sport is swimming. She belongs to the French Club her at school. Her love interest is Alan Ladd. Jean McLaren was born Aug. 8, 1930 in Berkeley, Calif. She came to Los Angeles three years ago and is new to Mar-Ken this year. Her ambition is to be an opera singer and has been studying singing for three years. Her favorite sport is football. She is a member of the French Club. She has a seven year contract with 20th Century Fox, which she received last summer. She loves to dance with a certain someone here at Mar-Ken and I know her favorite song is "More and More". Her current love interest is Tommy L., who is playing Jody in "The Yearling". Courtna McMann was born in Omaha, Nebraska on Oct. 29, 1930. She moved to Calif. in June, 1941. Her ambition is to be an actress and dancer. She has been studying ballet for six years and tap for four and one-half years and dramatics for eight years. She has another ambition in the algebra class, too! Her favorite subject in school is Algebra (naturally) and favorite sport is ice and roller skating. She also loves to dance with someone at Mar-Ken. Her love interest is in Algebra! and also Van Johnson. Richard Pollock was born March 9, 1930 in San Diego, Calif. He came to Hollywood six years ago and to Mar-Ken a year and a half ago. His ambition is to kiss Joan Fontaine. What an ambition!! He's been studying this ambition for six weeks, ever since seeing "Frenchmen's Creek". His favorite subject is Study Hall and favorite sport is football. His love interest is Joan Fontaine. Barbara Allen was born Oct. 3, 1931 in Hollywood. She started to Mar-Ken in the beginning of this year. Her ambition is to be a grand opera singer. So she and Jean McLaren ought to get together, because Barbara has been studying singing for two and one-half years. She likes Algebra and baseball and football. Her love interest is Dennis Morgan, who is her best friend. Eleanor Hippe was born April 11, 1930 in San Antonio, Texas. She came to Calif. when she was only five years old and started to Mar-Ken the last part of November. Her ambition is to be a great stage and screen actress. She has been studying dancing for a year now. freshman biographies continued Loralli Horton was born in Los Angeles on Dec. 18, 1930. She started to Mar-Ken in the 8th grade. Her ambition is to be a dancer on the stage and I hope her wish comes true. It ought to after taking ballet for five years. Her favorite subject in school is Study Hall. Her favorite sports are horseback riding and ice skating. Her love interest is Dennis Morgan. Bernard Kolbor was born October 24 in Kansas City, Missouri and moved to California in June of 1943. He started going to Mar-Ken in the A9. His ambition is to be a journalist and his favorite subject in school is History. His favorite sport is basketball and his love interest is Lauren Bacall. Charmion Slaughter was born in Hollywood on May 26, 1931. She has been going to Mar-Ken for a year and a half. Her great ambition is to be a pianist and she has been studying for four years. Her favorite subject in school is History. She likes football games and bicycling. Her love interest is Gary Cooper. Clive Thomas was born on October 10, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois. He moved to California in 1939 and started Mar-Ken at the beginning of the semester. His favorite subject is Library, where he and Richard can talk about his favorite sports, basketball and boxing. His love interest is Betty Rowland. Zoe Ann Wiley was born in Los Angeles on September 10, 1931. She has gone to Mar-Ken for three years and what three years! Her ambition is to be a musician and should be after studying for four years. Her favorite subject is History and her favorite sport is horseback riding. Her love interest is Jess Barker. Diane Tyler was born March 6, 1930 in New York, N.Y. She came to California in August 1944 and started Mar-Ken at the beginning of the ninth grade. Her ambition is to be an actress. She has never taken dramatics but is writing a series of Sunshine Adventures. Her favorite sport is swimming. She also belongs to the French Club at school. Her love interest is Van Johnson. Nancy Angela was born in Spokane, Washington, October 3, 1931.

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