Barstow High School - El Desierto Yearbook (Barstow, CA)

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1 1 . X - - delighted in the cakes and orange jelly served in jack-o-lantern cups. ' up r M A n c r D Then came November theeleventh, upon which date the Student B.ody'rece1ved a pleasant' and unexpecteditreat in the form of a picmcat Mt. General, Where We celebrated the signing of the -Airmistice. T J 1 . ' ' Tlfrelililreshmenn, proving that they hadbeen properly trained, on the thirtieth of January 'entertained the Student Body with a Unut party.j Thecostumes- in which the guests attired themselves were in every sense of- the Word nutty. Every one displayed a surprising knowledge of- nuts! in the nut guessing game. The refreshments appropriate for the occasion, were chocolate With marshmallows, and' nuts+dough and otherwise. ' i c Thefirst school ball Was given by the Junior class April 30. The room was ,attractively decorated With the class colors, blue and Whiteg- and the programs presented to the guests entitled '?Junior Hopf' were of the same colors. Good music and a ffkickn infthe punch assured everyone of a glorious time. ' - Q But thisdoes not complete the social activities of the B. U. H. Sr-for-this year, as the Freshman and Sophomore classes are each planning to give another entertainment, the nature of which has not yet' been divulged. There are also rumors of a Student Body box- supperf- I, ' I ' J Q - J The events of Commencement Week will include ra banquet for the Senior. and Junior classes to be given bythe Faculty. . Dr. ,Daniel Fox has been secured to speakiat 'the Commencement exercises Which, will be held June the eighth, . a, c K . L A OOO XO OOO Miss McNeese Cat play practicej-No! No! Ellen, you must be very proper and sedate. Just What you are not. 1 -Page Thirty-Six

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p, ,, , , -,,-4.+i'The1i.ibeSt of Qlifelfigu, when ag ,Shafer gufgglveg,wiufoctheirs ,gd inflrpleasant company,,1'augh at life's .incongruitiesxri 4 5 - Q'gifgln'Septemberof 1919 the B. U. H. fg diltq tt, A '.Freshi'esfinvading' its .halls with bewildered-. excitgmentweglliesedig not remain in this ,state of unrestl11ong,.however, ffor-fthe upper Q1aSSmen1..obSeI'Ve!d- the -perplexed 'feelings and extended their sympathy, and so' on the. night of' the thirdof October, they -were initiated into the- U. H. S. ' ' Q r J 4 'iAfter all had assembled in- the reception room, which hadbeen appropriately .decorated for the occasion, the'Freshmen-were.b1ind. folded and led, one at a time, by-:guards into the court room: - Here -the .prosecuting attorney announced-thecharges of which theyewere accusedn Some had detracted from the beauty, of the B. U. S.. Qby.-trodding' upon itslawn, and picking its fair flowers. Others had beenlguilty' of chewing gum fand doing oh, so many wicked things! Then the dignified president of the Student Bod actin a y, er SS judge for the occasion, -fromhis towering desk, peered over his spectacles and.-proceeded to sentence lthe, terror-stricken criminals- to 'direst punishment. 1 . ..'. F , , - ' c r V i I Some were .made to stand on boards which were jiggled and Joggled until the poor Freshman thought .that he .must bump, his, head against the. ceiling. Then he was told to ijump,,and pre- paring for a high-dive, it was somewhat of a disappointment to find the floor only two feet below him. . . . F ' s It was feared that some of the SMALLEST' Freshmen could not endure the evening performance without-their accustomed nourish- ment, ,so after being dressed in their 'fnightiesn they partookg of the lacteal fluid inthe most approved style by nursing bottles, and -they proved to be really hungry. . ' - Some of the girls found that an economical method of re- moving Ushinesl' was to race, apples with their noses, on the floor. The bridal. couple evidently, enjoyed the thrills of matrimony, for one honeymoon was not sufficient, but they insisted upon taking wo. l After the terrible agonies were over, through which all miracu- lously survived, their strenuous labors were rewarded with ice cream and wafers served in school colors. ' . The Sophomores were responsible for the next social event of the year, giving a Hallowe'en party. .The guests were received by the spookiest of ghosts who ushered 'them into a room decorated with cornstalks and black cats. 'Here were assembled a group of grotesque personages. Many enjoyable games were played and all Page Thirty-Five A F

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irls, cfftbletics - gl, 1 L . GIRLS' 'BASKET BALL TEAM . ' p At the beginning of this term the High School girls under the supervision of Miss McNeese devoted their gymnasium period to folk dancing, but when the weather became cooler they turned their energies to basketball. The last of February Victorville challengedius to play basketball. Everyone hoped the game would takeplace about the first of March, but the 'fflu interfered, so the match was proposed for April 10, 1920. ' The students of the High School furnished five machines, enab- ling all who wished to attend the contest. We started early be- cause Victorville had suggested that the boys' play tennis in the morning, before the wind, which had been blowing for three or four days, should become too severe for playing. The girls' team was entertained for lunch at the Oasis Cafe, then hurried back to the Victorville School to prepare for the game. While we were putting on our suits Joe won a tennis single. The team, consisting of Lily Reeves, captain, Ellen Iveson, Doris Jones, Inez Howe, Grace Brock and Grace Toennies, took their places on the field about half past two. The 'first half resulted in a score of eighteen to two in favor of our opponents, but- during the second half we succeeded in checking them so that they made only ,baskets The final score was twenty-two to two in Victor- 1 e s avor. The Victorville Student Body gave a banquet at six o'clock in Page Thirty-Seven '