The Beeson years  (1932-1980) The current run of 
only four different advisers in the last 66 years began in 
1932 with the legendary "CDB,"
        Christina Davies Beeson. Beeson, according to 
   local lore, ruled the
  Journalism room for 48 
  years with style, grace, and 
  affection, always
  putting out a superlative 
  product of which the school 
  and community could
  be proud. The amount of 
  awards and honors won during 
  her tenure as adviser would 
  literally fill an entire room with 
  trophies and plaques to the ceiling. 
  She was known as a stern taskmaster 
  who did not suffer fools lightly; she 
demanded the highest journalistic standards 
from her staff  and usually got them. 
Taking over the paper during the early 
years of the Great Depression, she guided it 
through the 30s and into the 40s, saw the effects of 
World War II on the high school, continued into the 
carefree 50s and turbulent 60s, 
and by the 70s was an icon few could touch for longevity and 
respect. To fathom how long she was here, consider that 
her tenure as Pepper Bough adviser ran from Presidents Roosevelt 
to Reagan, and her staff reported on music from the early 30s big 
band era to early 80s New Wave. She herself was honored as the 
outstanding Journalism teacher in the state of California during the 
1970s and was known throughout the state and indeed the entire country 
as one of the top teachers ever to teach scholastic journalism. Sadly,
CDB passed away in 1997, but left a legacy to the Pepper Bough in 
the form of an endowment. The Christina Davies Beeson Memorial 
Journalism Scholorship is given each year to the top Journalism
student to help with future college expenses.