Colusa High School - Colus Yearbook (Colusa, CA)

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CLASS HISTCDRY Like most Senior Classes, the class of '46 has completed four successful years of high school. Let's turn back the pages four years-to the time when we were meager little Freshmen. Remember? iHow can we forget'?J It was the fall of '42 when we got our first glimpse of high school life. At the end of our first week at C. U. H. S. we were warmly welcomed by the Sophomore Class, with an unforgettable initiation, followed by the Freshmen Reception Dance, that night. Perhaps, our most outstanding activity of that year was the Fresh- men Assembly-a preview of the Gay Nineties, under the direction of our class advisors, Mrs. Stanley and Coach Glasgow. Then came '43-accompanied by a promotion in rank-Sophomoresl We were now beginning to feel that we were a part of the school. One part was the honor of initiating the green Freshmen. QOh, sweet revenge!! Accompanying this promotion was something which we soon discovered was a part of school-homework! Some students never managed to get in the Honor Society. iIsn't it wonderful what older brothers and sisters can do for you?J At last, in '44-we were upper-classmenw Juniors! Now came a big responsibility-the production of the Junior Play. Under the direction of our new advisor Mrs. Lange, who had replaced Mrs. Stanley when she was transferred, we presented an outstanding performance, The Fighting Littles, starring Alma Baker. In January of that year Louie Ferraiuolo left to join the Navy and at the end of the year Logan Ash also donned the bell bottomed trousers. We really missed you fellas, '45-'46! Our last year of high school, and we could hardly believe it-we were Seniors-those great and all-mighty Seniors! Out of this class came two football stars, Ted Scott, Captain and Kerch Mayberry, right half back. Also, we con- tributed an outstanding student leader in our Student Body President, Joe Erisey. The thrill of the Senior year was the annual Senior Sneak Day-a day when we supposedly go to some spot unknown by our fellow students. fWe tried anyway!J Accompanied by Coach and our new advisor, Mrs. King fdon't get the impression that our advisors couldn't stand us- let's just mark it up to fate, for all our replace- mentsj we had a really memorable day. Baccalaureate services had a sobering effect on us, for we were again warned of the new responsiblities that were not too far away. We began to realize that high school would soon be a closed Chapter in our lives. Senior week-the week when we could do anything we wanted-no more school! The girls were busy preparing for the coming graduation: the boys-well, they were generally having a good time doing nothing. fNed Genise really had a thriving business that weekly The great day finally arrived--graduation day! We were confident of ourselves, after all the practicing, but once on the stage, we began to feel slightly nervous. As we walked down the aisle, diploma in hand, with tears in our eyes, and hearts full of memories, we realized that our high school days were over-so ends the class history of '46. u T

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CLASS I-IORCDSCOPE FAVORITE PASTIME Brushing navy blue Writing to Roy Joan Getting along with Mrs. Baker Writing letters Riding to Williams Making quick wit Talbott and trumpets Driving Fords Soothing Carol Sutter girls Farming Washing the hearse Laughing at her own jokes Ned Jr. Making up with Freda Riding his motor bike Men Talking to Betty at noon Standard station Riding in a beat up Ford Woman hunting Learning to play the trombone Feeding Oscar Talking to Hobos Beating bass drum Bill Digging up dirt Wearing hats Looking for Arrow articles Wearing glasses REDEEMING FEATURE Chin Figure Wavy hair Laugh Honesty Blond hair Personality Voice Long beard Ploasantness Eycs Quietness Good looks Hair Eyes Hair Nice manners Eyes Physique Red Sz white ca Eyes Wink Sailor hat Smile Southern drawl Eye lashes Intelligence Complexion Smile Teeth Mouth ' I' FUTURE 2nd Ally Oop Sailor's wife Fireman in Chico Owner of J. C, Penney's Writer To live in Williams Bookie First woman president Guard at Napa Rancher Gold miner F. F. A. executive Manager of Sullivans Teaching Arthur Murry to dance Hog caller in Lodoga Cultivator of garlic Traveling salesman in Princeton Chamber maid Mailman in N. Y, Author of McCoy Encyclopedia City street cleaner Pill pusher 2nd Tommy Dorsey Lady taxi driver Cat driver in Sycamore Tobacco salesman Soap box opera author Sheepherder's wife Translator at Chung Sun's Marry a Swede Garbage collcctor

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CLASS WILL I, Admiral Logan Ash, will my ability to scrub the decks of the U. S. Fleet to the next 18 year old boy of CUHS, who joins the navy. I, Alma Baker, will Helen Westfall my ability to get a tall man. I, Bill Comfort, being of sound mind, although it is kind of battered, will my ability to play football in a basketball game without being caught only once in a while to any football lover who is a good enough man. I, Robert Conway, will my ability to read funny books in Mrs. Baker's fifth period study hall to Clifford McCormick. I, Betty Cox, will my place in Office Practice and the locker I could never get open to someone who can figure out how to open it, I, Marjorie Crane, will my vulgar language, loud voice and quick wit to Mildred Nordyke. I, Don Davis, will my ability to herd sheep to Dick Pryor. I, Betsy Davison, will my soft low voice and quiet demure, sweet manner to Royetta Burton along with my favorite saying-touche'. I, Bill Emery, will my safe and careful driving to Jonny Grenfell. May he avoid as many man- slaughter charges as I have. I, Joe Erisey, will my gavel to my successor and hope he enjoys his office as much as I have mine. I, Robert Fitch, do hereby will my two years of American history to any student taking the said subject-He'll need them. I, Al Gomes, will my ability to play as fullback on the football team to anyone that takes that position next year. I, Everett Guild, will my shot-gun to Gus Brown and Paul Miller because I figure they may as well have something to do while skipping school. I, Barbara Guiliani, will my two beautiful false teeth to Earl Lockhart to add to his collec- tion. Keep them clicking. I, Lorraine Heard, being of sound mind and body do hereby will my one man constitution to Lorraine Farnsworth-hubba, hubba. I, Vernon Huse, will my mechanical ability to Gordon Fitch. He really needs it. I, Clyde Lamphere, will my good time in Mrs. Baker's fifth period study hall to Charles Comfort. I sure wish him luck. I, Barbara Locke, will my ability to lose more men in school than anyone else to Bobbie Betterton. I, Kerch Mayberry, will my speed to Fred Sandridge, With his weight and my speed we really make a good team. I, John McCoy, will my Model T Ford to anyone who can make the ? ' 'I !8z: ? '? thing run. I, Fenton McCullough, will my Math ability to Reggie Wescott. I, Merrill Newman, will my well known wink to Keith Cale. Don't forget to keep in practice, fella. I, Jack Page, will my sailor hat to Robert Stagmier. It might look better on a blonde for a change. I, Mary Lou Rathbun, being of sound mind do hereby will Oscar to Pauline Guild, hoping that she will keep him as well fed as I have fand believe me it ain't easyl. I, Ted Scott, will my sheep herding equipment and vast herds of sheep to another no good sheepherder, Gus Brown. I, Peggy Skinner, will my bass drum to Normie Newman, who has the high intelligence to play it. I hope you have better luck in getting a new drum head than I did, Normie. I, Joan Sivley, although I am mentally unqualified to will anything, after this last year, do hereby will my job as Colus Editor to the poor soul who succeeds me. I, Carol Thayer, being of sound mind do hereby declare this to be my last will and testa- ment before joining forces with the outer world do hereby will Margaret and Lloyd the seat in the back of the room left Joe and me by our dear departed friends Tilly and Stan. I, Herbert Tom, will my slow but sure nature to Wong. I, Burnell Welander, will my ability to walk so heavy in study hall to Gary Kaveney. I, Elsie Westfall, will the Arrow and a bottle of aspirin to my successor and hope she doesn't have as many headaches as I did.