Some time back, a friend of TCHS, Lisa Moore, wrote

We've leapt to the conclusion that Pat was in the class of 1951 and that this drawing honors the TC Jr. High team of 1950-51, before the creation of TCHS. These players might have been a mixture of PHS and TCHS graduates a few years later. Dauer's drawing adopts the Disney-style seven dwarfs of Snow White as the linemen and adds additional players of the time.

The file we received is a single 8.5 X 11 inch PDF at web resolution, which we have reproduced as a JPEG at 300 dip resolution for printing. The version in this article is of lower resolution for web transmission. With what we take to be Lisa's permission we will make both the larger files available on request as a Zip file approximately 12Mbytes in size, delivered by email. No assertiion of copyright is included on the drawing or stated by Ms. Moore; we are unable to contact Mr. Dauer.

If you are interested in Lisa's offer, please use our Contact form at the bottom of any page, and we will notify her.

PS: The editors regret the delay in this notice, which was lost in a disk crash at the time.

PPS: The editors note that this is the type of service we'd like to make available to all alumni. That takes money; not a lot, but not zero either. We have expenses for computers, internet storage and transmission and technical assistance. If you can spare a dollar a month, please become a subscriber.

<p>Some time back, a friend of TCHS, Lisa Moore, wrote
<div style="padding-left: 20px;"><i>"In going through my mother’s (Pat McGinnis’ ) box of treasures, I came across an original pencil drawing of the football “B” team. I thought someone might like it. Drawn by Art Dauer, better known as Doc Dauer, after the dwarf. </i><div>
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<p>We've leapt to the conclusion that Pat was in the class of 1951 and that this drawing honors the TC Jr. High team of 1950-51, before the creation of TCHS. These players might have been a mixture of PHS and TCHS graduates a few years later. Dauer's drawing adopts the Disney-style seven dwarfs of <i>Snow White</i> as the linemen and adds additional players of the time.</p>
<p>If you are interested in Lisa's offer, please use our Contact form at the bottom of any page, and we will notify her.</p>
<p>PS: The editors regret the delay in this notice, which was lost in a disk crash at the time.</p>

A new novel by Richard Veit is now available. The arts have always been a staple of Temple City education. We encourage fellow alumni to support TC authors. —RC

In the novel...
"Logan Gramm meets a strange woman named Tammi Hansen, who claims to be the recruiter for ProGrade Kronotechnix, a company from the future whose mandate is to 'fine-tune' history. Logan enlists as a PGK operative, which places him in the crossfire of significant moments from the past. Then a company innovator devises a method to bring clients forward in time, enabling Logan to experience the technological wonders-and political terrors-of a city called Solerograd. With the government watching his every move, Logan must choose whether to remain in Tammi's world or convince her to follow him back to his."

Members: Reviews and comments may be added in the comments, or if you want to review alumni literature in greater depth, contact the editors.

Review and purchase

Janell Marr Gregson '60 was a member of the TCHS Alumni Assn. board of directors, the first to say "yes" when I started this website in 2001. Because she lived nearby she was often the first person to see new features, and she often kept us from making bad choices. She passed away September 15 of this year.

Janell was a majorette and the editor of the Rampage, as the student newspaper was originally named, in 1959-60. She was ever optimistic and balanced family and work with grace.

She and her husband John were also good friends in other ways, and I miss them both.

The link below goes to Janell's profile on this site (login required).

—RC

Member profile and obituary

According to counter on our host's web server, we have now had 8.4 million page views on the website.

In related news, Qanon's claims that the website scans each visitor regardless of vaccination status and adds them to a secret database of San M HS admirers in the cellar of a Georgetown beer hall in the District of Columbia are false.

Temple City's annual Camellia Festival for 2022 will be held May 20-22. After two years of rescheduled, virtual or abbreviated versions, the event will be live but with May pinch-hitting for the traditional February dates. Confused? Check out the flyer.

The 77th annual Camellia Parade took a turn to the digital side this year with the theme "Everyday Heroes" largely honoring those who've played a role in keeping local society going during the current pandemic. The video features comments by local leaders and performances by TC neighbors and the Pride of Temple City band and others, and of course you'll meet the Royal Court of first graders.

About 31 registered TCHS Alumni members live in Texas. After the current freeze and electrical problems, this might be a good time to check in with them. If you are one of the well chilled, please sign in and advise of your status. The distribution by class year is as follows.

1955 1, 1960 2, 1959 2, 1957 1, 1966 2, 1968 1, 1980 1, 1983 1, 1988 1, 1979 2, 1984 1, 1971 1, 1991 1, 1972 1, 1961 1, 1956 1, 1987 1, 1986 1, 1981 2, 1973 1, 1976 1, 1992 1, 1962 1, 1974 1, 1982 1, 1970 1.

David Matuszak '71 writes "check out my new surfing book. My book chronicles TCHS surfers from the 1960s and '70s. And it includes the prominence of San Gabriel Valley surfers. Anybody remember the Wardy Surf Shop on Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena in the 1960s? Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving holiday week."

Image courtesy D. Matuszak; click to enlarge.

Pasadena Star-News Review

Students may not have been on campus that November day during the Covid-19 closure, but in their absence the superintendent, principal, assistant principal, board members, and staff of Temple City High School stepped up to plant the school’s new 30-tree orchard!

It took a lot of hard work and patience to bring these fruit trees to the school. They appear to be in good hands here and will go to good use for Temple City students and community. Vitafusion Gummy Vitamins provided support to this project! FruitTreeProject

Veteran TC folk will recall that fruit trees were ubiquitous in the early history of the town. Among the many inducements to settle the area, the availability of small plots suitable for orchards was fundamental, and anyone over 70 will recall that many households had orange, lemon, grapefruit or avocado trees. The slope from north to south with little relief enables a "mountain and valley" wind that keeps temperatures steady, and the shallow water table and sandy soil make cultivation easy.

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

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Historic San Gabriel Mission came close to destruction July 12 in a fire of unknown origin. The blaze destroyed the roof and many of the pews, along with some artwork. Much of the contents of the building had been removed for a renovation in anticipation of the Mission's 250th anniversary in 2021. A complete assessment is in progress.

The building was completed in approximately 1806 after the mission was relocated from its original location at Whittier Narrows, founded in 1771. An active congregation has worshipped at the Mission for over 200 years, and it has been a focus of study by generations of students in the region, including TCHS students from most classes in their fourth grade year.

The Mission was the starting point for the families who walked the nine miles west to found Los Angeles in 1781, and it was the source of population for several other Spanish and Mexican era settlements, making the Mission the birthplace of the birthplace of many if not most TCHS alumni. The Workman and Temple families instrumental in the founding of Temple City and many descendants were reputedly parishioners at various times.

Contributions to reconstruction can be made at the following link.

Most news outlets have additional details. This article will be updated.

Restoration Fund

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This would be a good time to sign into your profile and post a photo of yourself (and family?) engaged in social distancing, even better if you're in secret identity mode. We're inspired by Judith Arielle Golden '71.