The City of Orange was very conservative in the 1920’s and churches thought dancing should not be allowed on campus. When seniors went down into the basement gym and danced to piano music they got in trouble. The basement gym of the 1st school building had a piano for rhythmic exercises for girls, but it was not allowed for dancing. According to a story related at the 75th Anniversary celebration, the seniors were suspended for 3 days and the school newspaper was not allowed to report on the incident.

The Reflector did run an article mentioning that a statue in the study hall had been draped in black in honor of some missing seniors. There were many newspaper articles, at this time, by students who thought OUHS should modernize. They wanted modern clothes and hair styles as well as dancing and smoking on campus.