Gail (Gunderson) Downs '56 reminds us: TCHS school colors, green and gold and the mascot ram, were chosen in 1950, when the school initially opened, was a junior high and part of the Pasadena School District. That is the true history.
(Ed. note: If memory serves, a new HS on the west side of Pasadena adopted the same colors after the TC district was formed. Cannot remember that school's name, but when they played one another in sports, it was a challenge to watch.)
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jjenkins - Dec 26, 2007, 11:16 AM
Hey Rees;
I think you are talking about John Muir Hi, yes?
reesclark60 - Jan 8, 2008, 8:41 PM
Right you are! Reminds me of a story. About 20 to 30 years ago, probably during the "hippy" era, the conservative Pasadena School District tried to command a teacher at JMHS to shave his beard. He refused; they fired him. He sued, of course, for reinstatement.
The judge ruled in the teacher's favor, noting that many famous American men had sported beards, including (these may not be the original examples cited) Abraham Lincoln, US Grant, Oliver Wendell Holmes...
...and John Muir.
From the JMHS alumni site: "Often, district-wide change began with innovation and leadership at Muir. In 1967, an incident at Muir would produce a crisis that would divide the school and change the way Americans view grooming and dress. Paul Finot, a Muir social studies teacher, returned from his spring vacation in Mexico having grown a beard... I doubt that Finot had much more in mind initially than tweaking an increasingly uncomfortable principal, Dr. Vernable. But Vernable's knee jerk reaction, banning him from school and later assigning him as a "home teacher" (I still can't follow that logic) prompted a Federal court battle that literally changed the unwritten dress code for teachers. The judge sided with Finot, and even today when a principal or board does battle with a nose ring, tattoo, or tongue stud, on student or faculty, the Finot case is cited."
(During World War II, Finot was a tail gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress. He flew 21 missions before being shot down over Germany in November 1944 and was a prisoner until the war ended about six months later. He received numerous military honors and awards, including two Purple Hearts. He died in Fallbrook, CA, in August, 2007, at age 84.)
A bit of a digression from Green and Gold, to be sure, but if the Web is for anything it's for history. RC
reesclark60 - Jan 8, 2008, 8:45 PM
Just realized the lawsuit was actually 40 years ago, in 1967. A reminder to one who just registered for Medicare, I suppose. Young alumni, take note: whatever you have planned, act now!
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