Cloverdale Union High School - Spectator Yearbook (Cloverdale, CA)

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THE SPECTATOR raft for several days we landed on our island. The natives think that we are gods and our word is law. Down there gold grows on trees and all you have to do is say you want this or that and it comes.” Miss Yordi: “Well my story isn’t very long. I took a chance and got on the rocket that landed me on the Moon. It has been so hot up there I couldn’t stand still so I’ve taught dancing lessons. This is the first time I’ve been down. It surely is a wonderful experience to come tearing through the air for miles and miles and miles.” Mr. Pearce: “For a while I thought I wouldn’t be able to see you, dear friends. Being the President of the United States keeps one busy. I was never so busy in my life before. The K. K. K. are an awful bother. I’ve been trying to get to the head of it but so far I haven’t succeeded. No one seems to know anything about it but people have been mobbed and tarred and feathered, I wish I had some one to help me. Ben would be awfully good. Whey here he comes! Hello, Ben. You’re just in time! What have you been doing?” Mr. Warren: “Me? Why I’m the leader of the K. K. K. We’re cleaning out the bootleggers and other bad characters. In a short time we shall make the United States a model place to live in; then we’ll put the K. K. K. away for a while.” Mr. Pearce: “Ben—you? The leader of the K. K. K. And I was trying to find out about it. I’ll have to settle with you later.” Ben laughed. “Yes, you will not. When I leave here you’ll never find me. I’m going to do this up brown and I mean it.” Miss Smith: “ I went to the Philippines as a teacher to help in the better¬ ment of the young Filipinos. There I met General Wood. I talked and worked and finally proved to him that the natives should have a chance. After that he worked with me. Now we have succeeded and the Philip¬ pines are free.” Miss Kleiser: “I am a famous toe dancer in Paris. I also do much chorus work. .My success is due to the fact that I took dancing lessons in Santa Rosa during my high school days.” Miss McPhail: “I am working in San Francisco as Jackie Coogan’s heroine in his latest picture. I didn’t expect to be doing this and I know you are all greatly surprised. I went to Hollywood and there the chance was given me. I accepted and have never been sorry. It is very interesting. I enjoy it.” Miss Sink: “ I’ve been riding elephants in the circus. I’ve been all over the U. S. It’s a wild life, to be sure, but thrilling. I can charm snakes and hypnotize people. You learn all those things if you belong to a circus. I’d advise that you all come and join.” Mr. Nobles: “After school was out I went South. I had heard of several people getting rich by digging up gold, which was said to be quite M

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THE SPECTATOR 11 ' ir le i. t. :t :s n .s y y li k f s At the Banquet June 6, 1949 Here we are back in Cloverdale! How different everything 1 looks! Why you hardly know the town. What I admire $ most, though, is the beautiful dining room that the domes ' In tic science department has. It is one of the most artistic I l have ever seen. The blue curtains and the oak furniture ever seen. look so well together. We surely never had things like these when we were in school. It sort of reminds me of old days, though.” “Let’s make Mr. Nobles toastmaster of this grand occasion. Is every one in favor? Yes? All right, Mr. Nobles is toastmaster.” Mr. NoblesFirst of all, let’s give a toast to Cloverdale. Also, I want to suggest that we all relate our experiences. I imagine that some of them are very interesting and though some of them may be commonplace, I know we’ll all be glad to listen to them.” Miss Yordi: “ Oh, that will be fine. I can’t imagine anything more thrill ' ing! Let’s have Isabel speak first. Isabel!” Miss Murray:“I have my new aerostat almost perfected. If you hadn’t come down we might all have gone up to the moon to see you for a short visit, though I can’t say I admire your place of abode sufficiently to want to stay long.” Miss Hurt: “ I took up the work of translating the Bible into the version of the later generation. I am sure it will suit all of our needs. Some of the phrases were so clumsy for this generation to understand. I have only finished about half of it but maybe in fifty years more I’ll get it finished.” Miss Liest: “Mr. Gibbins and I surely were lucky. We have a little island domain all our own. I was on my way to India and he on his way to China to see Mr. Pearce. The ship was wrecked and after floating on a M

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plentiful. I went down, but the only thing I could find to dig was potatoes. I haven’t had any success in finding gold and haven’t even my old Ford left, so I had to walk all the way up here. It took me a week, but I could not think of missing this banquet. Meeting you all and talking with you has much more than repaid me for all the weary steps that I trudged to get back to this spot. Alice Grace, will you start up the Old Blue and Gold so that we may once more feel thoroughly at home in our Clover dale?” The Old Blue and Gold Near the glorious Russian River, With its wealth of legends rare, Is the school we all shall cherish, Is the school to us so fair! We have seen her growth and progress And with spirit free and bold We declare our firm allegiance To the Blue and the Gold! Tho the years in quick succession Roll away to come no more. And we wander never staying. Ever land and ocean o’er, We will still recall with gladness Happy days we spent of old When we marched beneath the banner Of the Blue and the Gold. To the banks of the Russian River When the days are past and gone, When as schoolmates we have parted And our lessons all are done, We’ll return and show our comrades We’re as loyal as of old And cheer them on to victory ’Neath the Old Blue and Gold.