311 NEW STUDENTS ENTER THIS TERM - The Lowell
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TWO<br />
Publlahed hjr t*M A»«v!«t«d StuiI«nU<br />
of Lowtil Hi«h School<br />
1100 Hajrca 3trt«t. 8M Francisco. California<br />
I. Ii; S. S. A. X.irt'^n Frw<br />
STAFF<br />
EDITOR. ...CHARLES DAVIS<br />
AKScIntc Editor. Glortii Spn>"»<br />
Now* Editor. - „ „.-Pierre Salinger<br />
Sport* Editor. ~John Prcovolo*<br />
Feature Editor.- _ .-..AnnJQowman<br />
<strong>NEW</strong>S STAFF<br />
Mnry Klen-i.-r Juan Poritliie<br />
llfirtuir-i Oiila 1U>|(>- Hulliv^n<br />
li-nn Mn.!?dllum M.irjnri* Tnrtwr<br />
IMtil McKwy llamitrri \\'»>-<br />
FEATURE STAFF<br />
llnnnlrick school building<br />
with its wonderful tmditir.ns, its spirit, it* fun.<br />
Are you disappointed in it? Love of it will grow<br />
in you junt as it haj< on most of us why came<br />
-here before you.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is Homcthing, intangible though it [5.<br />
"that will mnk'! you proud of our old alma mater<br />
Perr-np* it*« the traditions . . . the arc . . .<br />
the U»wc!l Hymn. Perhaps U'« our fighting ri>iril,<br />
our tendency to stand behind our team and support<br />
it. even though it may tic losing.<br />
Welcume future seniors! Our hope and faith<br />
is in you to "carry on" where we leave off. W«<br />
aec ymi. not us lowly freshmen, but as future<br />
-clam officer*, future deHtcrjt, future block men.<br />
future lenders of <strong>Lowell</strong>-<br />
Get into <strong>Lowell</strong>'s ; fe by participating in our<br />
nctiviiics. You won't regret it! Enjoy <strong>Lowell</strong> for<br />
.all the grand opportunities it can offer you.<br />
Safety Measure: driving should<br />
Be taught in public schools<br />
Why is It that teen age boys and irirls have<br />
znorc automobile accidents than any other ape<br />
? ft fs not chance that Ottrs these ac*;iin<br />
this one age croup.<br />
No, there must be a good reason. Fibres for<br />
1940, gathered by the Public Itoads Acimiutstra*<br />
tJon tJn of Federal Fedeal Works Agency Agcy show sh the te age a iip<br />
op to t twenty t yenm of f age have h twicr i Oi many<br />
accident* as any other. Why in it? Pirhaps It i;<br />
that young people nrc not prepared tr» drive a car.<br />
It's true, maybe four out of every t?n pom<br />
through thfc atfc group without on accident, but<br />
on the whole, a young p»nmn. In the glory »if<br />
finding himself behind the whee> cf a car, forgets<br />
2]is responsibility of "Live and L~t Jive."<br />
But still the question prevails—what should ho<br />
•done? <strong>The</strong>se young people rr.jst be taught to<br />
drive carefully and be ready fr.r a:>y and oil crr.ereenclcii.<br />
And what better way •« there than tefich-<br />
'Jnjc them In public schonto along with tlrawire;,<br />
jrymnustiea, ami the three "RV?<br />
- Bewildered Freshman Struggles<br />
Through First Day at <strong>Lowell</strong><br />
Ily Fr«nclitca Mlddlclon<br />
(<strong>The</strong> fut'owing essay won the low Freithman<br />
Eam*y Coldest, which ended February 4. <strong>The</strong><br />
- wiener received a bid to the Low-3 Dance.—<strong>The</strong><br />
Editor.)<br />
My firtt day at <strong>Lowell</strong> was one of the happiest<br />
and most eventful dny* of my life. Bric^r<br />
and early (fcr me), at 6:110, I jumped out cf bed<br />
"Yc* jumped!! I wonder how long that will last?<br />
When I arrived ot <strong>Lowell</strong> I wu creeled by<br />
many "Shield ana V girls, ready to help me find<br />
my room. I wus iligntly afruid I would end in<br />
the battctnent or the pvinnndln of >hvur Cal.<br />
aup'iomoru?<br />
tloli Arnold—About bijr re^pon*<br />
fiibiiitles as proxy?<br />
N'cw tenthera—If Lowcll'5 n.cb<br />
tilsyit you?<br />
N'nricy— Owi **:io Kiden" rule in<br />
Vi.ywlt-'a tintype?<br />
Ini Thompfcon—Over a noiioa<br />
thst you haven't go", what %vu<br />
tl-em? tS; A.)<br />
Yua iwo—If Don Welcom» for-<br />
Kttit to bring hi« luncii for you to<br />
«-t'.'<br />
Geary Krill—About your smooth<br />
"platform appearances?"<br />
Diive Berwick—flow Jong forever<br />
will last?<br />
Readers--If you don't get above<br />
references?<br />
Rila Wiolaod—If you ever ean.<br />
less than liisty *io'iur DoinU?<br />
Low 1 giiia—If t hey call you<br />
"Rosebud" |jrcsc—If you'll never<br />
gel wise?<br />
Fellow."—Because Barbara PJnpcr<br />
has »-T# welcome mat?<br />
Bab ' ••••• -S — ^out getting<br />
"Wise*'<br />
Jear ' , '|«y circle?<br />
Cur— 1 • .-• rfn Barb<br />
Letter Box<br />
Tho girls' g>m 11 reality? All's<br />
h(cretar>- wondfringly incaked a<br />
>ly glance Into the depths of the<br />
mystcry-fhrau'I'.rd cn*stul bull. Ans—ers<br />
to m.iny nuericF vvera there,<br />
l-ut AH** Secretary, Hhc everyone<br />
•-lee, can only wnlt and hope. Word«<br />
It'ck, and we thought we could<br />
score n Kcoop!<br />
Dear Ali's Secretary*:<br />
I wish these yang '.varit In thu<br />
court, 'jtli i*eriod. would stop. Us<br />
dcfennclens civilians haven't .1<br />
rl.aiice. We get hit in the head<br />
with squishing oranges and rotten<br />
apple cores.<br />
What do wdo?<br />
—An Ornnge-Juicc Ha tor.<br />
Dear CranirdJuit., Hater;<br />
You have two alternative*, either<br />
tlr,dge the flyinrr missileH of liquid<br />
punshlm- or carry nn umbrella.<br />
Ituth arc proven methodn,<br />
—All's Secretary.<br />
—L—<br />
Pear AII'J* Socretarj";<br />
Why r:in't we have a little soap<br />
in the cK'tnii'try rooms? T':e other<br />
iiinrninir I had an experiment which<br />
invulved lampblai'k nrd the rest o:'<br />
the day I W.M cjked. "Are you cold, Beven^e?**<br />
Someone replied, "PII nay sho In." . . . It's<br />
easily seen Ihnt the xki xraiton IN Id full nwiu«—<br />
Jerry Apptegarlh*^ icft leg In only onr nf (tie<br />
ir.any ncridenN. . . . Pat Farrell—a very cite<br />
;ngh-:i. . . .<br />
Seen around . . . Snonn TrYjMch hitch hikinv—my<br />
niy, . . . "Boob" Thompson nnd<br />
"Cnnu'l" L'offman seen whooping it up at one of<br />
thv local jigs, . . . Court porter nonchalantly<br />
oyruig a new soph—her name is Barbara Jean<br />
Cuiilnttt. . . . 'Tool" U'Connetl really enjoyed<br />
hi.* "blind date" with a certain Hamlin clr'—we<br />
hear nho hud the same feeling. . . . Every girl<br />
looking wild-eyed at the fight of mammoth Bill<br />
Ctnvden. . . . "Corky" Kettler just can't stem<br />
t» be able to :nake -p Ms mind. . . . Norm<br />
Keller doing very \. • on S. F. S'-ote'n basketiral!<br />
team—he never played at L«w-ll. . . . Dot<br />
Richnnlnon nern grabbing a "Quickie" breakfast<br />
at the King Cnle. . . .<br />
Our Lo'vell composers, Bob Rotfprs and Patsy<br />
Alexander, are really scaling the heights—Lto<br />
lii'ismni] ha/» nccepted tneir sont», "Evening to ILjintnt^r,"<br />
C'lnKratulatitnn:!! . . .<br />
Fred N«'L'atadter WHS th" only fnor and M.icein WilMam» t. \»z hit oft<br />
HuddliaV Amateur I'our. , . . .Mac^'o hef.t out<br />
MH version of Boiurr Vi'oogy" on the ivork'jc -Ue<br />
cnvt. a \nca\ renditfem of "JeanEe With tlir Light<br />
Mrifwn Hair." . . .<br />
Vinl"t Johns wan seen a.i one of t!>o many<br />
"1'aiiely model. 1 * at the Si»b-Den Fashion show.<br />
. . . Gtenna Martin *een in n Girl Sc-'Jt uniform.<br />
. . . What are you ncoutlnir iir. t'lrnna?<br />
,r . . Val V,'i|.*o» getting inti of golTing prac*<br />
tice. She ca-i rea'ly swing those elubi!' , . .<br />
lion McKee trying to take iiliysioljc/ U when he<br />
liasn' 1 an yet pac>c you prefer Stan "Peanut" Rwler,<br />
or Elmer "Thick-knee" i'icr?on?<br />
How about Steve "Turk" Dotur, Clayton "Lefty"<br />
Calender, or Gloria "Sutwlster" Sproul?<br />
HereV "Charlie"!<br />
Do you know- Shirley "Charlie" BurKc Lor<br />
ralne "Tommy" Thoinns. Howard 'Tank" Hjllt<br />
and Jim "Tool" O'Connell? Perhaps you'd IU;V<br />
Louise "DuckiV Iloran or Doris "Dody" McCuIr*<br />
Have you been introduced to Betty "Cynthla*|<br />
Bohln. Louise "Pussy" Austin, and Janet "Ricoco<br />
P.ico? Over here you might like to meet Ed<br />
"Easy" Eas*a, Bernico "Bee" Bowman, or Ophel»<br />
"Dopey" Marrorjuln.<br />
Of course, Johan "Joey" Files, Jean "Beannte"<br />
Rowe, ond Ira "E-Sah" Thompson are quite nice,<br />
too. And may WR suggest Barbara "Ping" Pinjfff<br />
and Jim "Mltcaue* Montrosc, who have nicknames<br />
of the first water?