Madera Union High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Madera, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 24 of the 1899 volume:

eee ve one Lett? eae Feann ake . ee ‘ Vp alder gd Wey ther) shee ey ene eon Sey enh ut giwet Ped ‘ a Sea i fal Wak ety oe rere Fi saya acebababrs SY Whim pa vn bt Petts © eer er A IM or seh , kere ae ; 419,45) Stigh School KHnnual, VOL. I. MADERA, CAL., JUNE 1, 1899. INO w= 2) High School Annual. PUBLISHED BY The Madera High School. Editor in Chief, - Associate Editor, Assistant Editor, Business Manager, - Assistant Manager, Louise Mordecai Mayme Saunders Sophia Wolters W. J. Clark F. J. Cook + HE ANNUAL now makes its appearance A) for the second time, to greet those whose Cl’ acquaintance was made last year, and to : try its fortune once again in the great world. Perhaps we could make greater headway if the paper were issued monthly, but we feel that our school is not of sufficient size at present to justify such a step, and the burden would be greater than the pleasure. But by sending out a little volume at the end of every term, the pupils hope to inter- est outsiders in their school work, and at the same time to produce, with each revolving year, something to show that their time has been both pleasantly and profitably spent. We have tried to show both the serious and the joyful sides of our school life, and have introduced some topics of especial interest to the citizens of Madera, so that our subscribers as well as school- mates might be entertained. We hope the editors of the next ANNUAL may receive as generous assistance from all as we have enjoyed. We wish them the very best success. ae editors and business managers wish to express their heartfelt thanks and sincerest appre- ciation to all who have aided us in any way toward the publication of the ANNUAL. To our advertisers we feel that great thanks is due, for we realize that the financial part of the paper is indeed very important. Among the business men our managers have met with great success. This only tends to show the interest taken in our High School by the citizens. To the contribu- ee tors among our High School students we extend our appreciation for their kindness and the labor which they have spent upon their topics. In conclusion, the editors hope that the results of our efforts have not been a disappointment to our many friends and well-wishers. see Wr are pleased to hear so many good reports of our former pupils and graduates. Although they have left our school, we feel that we have still some claim, however small, upon them. We always feel that their joys or sorrows are ours and that their success is our success. We hope that all our former members feel that in what- ever clime they may be, or in what vicissitude of fortune they may be cast, they carry with them the best wishes of the M. H. S. Is rr necessary to remind our pupils and friends to patronize our advertisers? Remember ‘‘one good turn deserves another.”’ ze Secraee WISHING to have a story in the ANNUAL this year, each member of the school was urged to try his power in that direction. The one we consider best has been published; but there were many good ones, and the only regret is that there was not room for more. ‘The editors appreciate the interest shown in this new branch and hope the authors of the many unpublishea stories will not feel as if their work was wasted. i ess As THE name of our paper suggested no suit- able decoration for the cover, the editors were at a loss to arrange a design, and took the liberty of putting on their class motto. We think it is a good idea and hope to establish the precedent, that each succeeding ANNUAI, may bear the motto of the graduating class. cance SHOULD anyone object to any item in the ANNUAL, pray do not blame the editors; and most of all do not tell them your troubles—they have a multitude of their own. kA) 4 MADERA COUNTY FREE LIBRARY MADERA, CALIF, W. W. W. Prescription Pharmacy Is the place fonts HUNTER’S :P Pare Drugs and Medici Prescriptions Accurately (Ofedany eloleyaves=te| At Lowest. Prices Telephone Black 24 YO Ines § Jee Cream Soda For Hot Summer Days HOTEL. NEW SOUTHERN JOHN CAREY, Proprietor. ; “oe NE Oubey ae No Liquor Sold Rooms, 25 and 50 Cts, Meals, MADERA, CAL. fF. 4 AFirst: Blass anil Hotel 25 Cts, GRVSSTETBVTETVTSTTETVETVTSTFTESTESTESSUESUTES C. M. PECKINPAH KEEPS ON HAND RUSTIC, ic FLOORING, � CEILING, SHINGLES, SHAKES: REDWOOD, FINISHING, COMMON : AND BUILDING LUMBER AND STOVE WOOD AT His ‘Cinber Yard SBS BSCS TVETSVETEFETFTTVSEEBE a IN HUGHES ADDITION, MADERA, CAL. RACV CUBRERCEREGEREEG When you have COMMENCED More Petty’s There you will find a full line of CRBESERVRZWDE ¢ Groceries and Crockery 3 Glassware and Tinware Stationery and Paints = (ils - and - Varnishes § PE REET OE ON LOWEST IN PRICE BEST IN QUALITY TELEPHONE RED 55 hoes copiny mmeyeatey pu bYs) ib “ ® COMPLETE IN VARIETY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL. Debating Society. OR the benefit of those who have expressed i a desire to be present during the meeting ! of the Debating Society and have not been , able to attend, I will endeavor to outline briefly the proceedings of a session: Time, 2:45 Friday afternoon. President Cunningham took the chair, and ina tone that made the walls ring, commanded the Society to come to order. First in order, reading of minutes. Secretary Woodson proceeded in the reading of her report, which, being correct, stood approved as read. The Critic’s report of previous fol- lowed, and could easily - distinguish the debaters by the flush or smile on their faces when their work was criticised or commended, as the % session one case might be. The next in order was the quotations, among which were some bright and laughable ones, others old and dry. The President then with the voice of a Web- ster declared the floor to the debaters in their respective turns. The debaters, when their names were called, addressed the chair and the society, and then proceeded with their debate. ‘The boys, asa rule, delivered their speeches with all the oratorical powers of an Edmund Burke; while the girls, with all the tenderness of a woman’s heart, pleaded earnestly and tenderly for the cause which they represented, and lost many telling glances by devoting their eyes to their papers rather than to the audience. After the debate again could be heard the echo of the President’s and: the steady he collected voice, ‘‘Prepare your ballots,’’ tread of the Sergeant-at-arms as them. ‘These were now counted and the winning side announced: Unfinished business claimed the attention of the Society, and sometimes during this there were sharp debates over points of order, lasting from five to ten minutes. New business followed and the Society selected a question and elected debaters. Motion to adjourn next in order, and being car- ried, the President declar ed the Society adjourned. ; Jas Jog) “ito Library. _ UR school library, though considerably Af) reve: than none, is not dignified enough in a ; character, pretentious enough in its dimen- : sions, or sufficiently supplied with books, for so prominent an adjunct to the school. Never- theless itis a spot particularly dear to the scholars and will be cherished forever in their souls as the most delightful place for stolen confabs, stage whispers and conspiracies that was ever devised. In the first place its appearance has a most homelike aspect and seems to invite confidence and communication. Inviting lunch baskets may be seen innocently reposing against a dignified Cicero, or a forbidding Latin grammar and hats calmly rest on the same shelves. ‘The trophies of sport also lend attraction to the eye, for baseballs, tennis balls, bats and boxing gloves mingle en- ticingly with books, while rackets (not always tennis) can sometimes be disclosed. Delightful seats are often constructed out of fat gazetteers, and a very pleasant view of the stairs and back hall can be had through a back window. ing episodes can often be viewed unespied in this way, especially when the Middle Physics class happens to be experimenting on that melodious organ pipe or looking for the stars. The number of persons and things this little place can hold is surprising when one knows that it is only nine feet long and six feet wide. Won- derful to tell, there is still much empty space on its shelves and plenty of room for many new ‘Touch- volumes. Although we have the most necessary reference books, the works of fiction are sadly lacking. Other references are needed which should of course be gotten first, but the others are also im- portant, for amusement and leisure, as well as improvement. It should be the earnest aim of all to enlarge both branches of our library, for, fellow school- mates, when you are pressed for room you can choose another trysting place, but none of us can afford to do without books. Va O9: HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL. If We Realized. If we realized that school life For us all would soon be o’er, If we knew that soon our lessons Would trouble us no more, Would we wish to have them over— All our joys and all our fears— Feel that we were free to travel Down the dim and distant years? If we knew that all our schoolmates, Whom we love and cherish now, Would be separated from us, Though with many a parting yow, Would we wish to have the moments Glide so rapidly away; Would we long to see the summer, And our fair “Commencement Day?”’ And the teachers, two in number, Both of whom have been so kind, Pointed out the path of duty, Called our daily tasks to mind; They have taught us that the future Holds for-us its pleasures dear, And to strive to win our laurels, Though it takes full many a vear. We have seen two classes leave us— Ninety-seven and Ninety-eight— We have often sorely missed them In our school work and debate. Though we thought they were concciied, Still we hear the same in time, And the Middlers and the Juniors Murmur, “What conceit, O, Ninety-Nine!” Strange we never miss the Seniors Till their voices all have flown; Strange we never know their value Till the loving ones have gone; Strange their knowledge and their kindness Never seems to us so dear As when they have left our High School— Then we feel they are not here. Let us then enjoy our school life, Which is fleeting fast awav; Let us use the golden moments That make up life’s long, sweet dav. Then, O, Seniors, Middlers, Juniors, Though school life must soon be passed, Let us not forget old High School, Teachers, friends, true'to the last: SNE IOS ore The Aeronaut’s Death. —.—y HAT was the afternoon appointed as the U time for the balloon ascension. A disagree- able wind-storm prevailed from the north. Nevertheless the infrequency (indeed, some had never before seen one) of a balloon ascension caused a great crowd to assemble. been dismissed for the occasion. The gaily-dressed aeronaut moved conspicu- ously among the assembled spectators. His assistan t, blackened by soot, heated by suffocating gasses, worried by the tediousness of his task and the impatience of the crowd, slowly emerged from beneath the inflated silk dome. A voice announced that everything was in readiness and that the long-delayed ascension would immediately take place. An silence fell upon the multitude. Slowly but steadily, with his parachute at- tached, the balloonist, in his aerial conveyance, rose higher and higher. ‘The strained eyes of the anxious and intently gazing crowd now and then spied an ill-defined, black object wandering aim- lessly southward in the atmosphere of the clouds. The crowd allowed its eyes a moment’s rest, and a moment later saw an elongated object rapidly descending. Was that ominous silence that had preceded his ascent the foreboding of some com- ing disaster? Or was this object only a fanciful streak in the clouds? True there was that same meagre, ill-defined, black spot in the clouds, though diminished in size. Yet this fact offered no consolation. ‘Their fears rose; their hopes fell. Surely that falling object must have been the man. While such thoughts as these were flitting across the confused minds of the people, the acceleration of the falling body was momentarily increasing. Soon the descent ended. Ina few minutes—for he had drifted four miles southward in the balloon—many arrived at the place where it was expected the object had fallen. Indeed, their fears had not been groundless. There he was. Sadly they beheld it alla heaped mass of parachute and man. The assistant had neglected to remove the cord that was wrapped around the parachute. It never opeued its umbrella-suaped wings to the air. Nor did the aeronaut’s voice chide him for his negligence. He was dead. DNs CP Oo: © School had ominous and th © aan orator ait, pla = bieh | P glaes ! al ie axing © vi’ i The ortals were 8, aS night f one Our used neat! iteral bows onl’ of have 15 Of alac: ells HIGH “SCHOOL, ANNUAL. 5 Natural bridges, the Garden of the Gods in Colorado and Needles have become to us merely eroded forms. The beautiful colors of purple, blue, gold and scarlet given to the flowers are now known as allurements of insect-fertilized plants. Most surprising of all, the luscious peach, apple and pear are only metamorphosed calyxes pro- vided by the plant for the dispersal of its seed. Electrical induction has supplanted Jove derful thunderbolts, and the passage of electricity in the atmosphere is the cause of thunder. Some of the other descriptions of electricity are really too shocking to relate. Ss won- INE, Wen ers A Junior’s Ideas of a Berkeley Professor. te awty HE merry Middlers and the sedate Seniors Uy seem anxious to impress on the minds of jolly Juniors the many unpleasant experi- ences that they are about to contend with in High School life. Among the many horrors they have depicted to the Juniors, are the visits of the Berkeley professors. ‘The Juniors have been so intimidated with such thrilling stories that the knock of a harmless book agent causes great consternation. Upon the arrival of the long expected visitor the Juniors were summoned to appear before his august personage. Then with eyes wide open, hair standing on end, knees quaking so that they can scarcely support the weight of knowledge in their brain, this scared band of Juniors may be seen wending their way to the recitation room. They return as a group of smiling lads and lassies, and now entertain a far different opinion of a Berkeley professor than the one the Middlers and Seniors had portrayed. The Juniors would never pardon the Middlers and Seniors for their highly colored stories did they not have hopes of retaliating on the coming Juniors. Ne Cre as The Teachers’ Club. i N EVERY profession fellowship has come 4 to be looked upon as something most neces- J sary to its advancement. In no profession is the demand for this more necessary than in the teachers’ profession. The teachers of Madera county, having been awakened to this fact by the late annual meetings of large associations, organized a ‘Teachers’ Club for the purpose of discussing their work and for providing a means by which the people could be afforded the pleasure of listening to a series of lectures by some of the prominent educators of the State. The meetings have taken place monthly, and considerable interest has been taken. Discussions of the different branches, readings and occasional debates have been the principal features. Professor M. K. Dailey of Fresno attended one « Identification Bureau. NAME, MANNER. DISPOSITION. HOBBY. DESTINY. QUOTATION. 01 Placid. nae eat intoae Happy medium.|Fast driving....... Cav alier Ac. Sey sate sad “The will to do, the soul to dare.” 7 ’99 Pious... PHINLOGESUiemictncunter Bouquets Orator. _... | Friends, I come not here to talk.’’ 7 00 Gentle eet. .|Bloomers “14 bachelor girl Slats ‘In maiden meditation, fancy free.” ; OL Saucys,...........|Rrisky Dancing.. .|Prima donna. ..| “Come and trip it as ye go.” 00|Dignified........ Humorous ...... GUTS au asructes eater ParsOnieae aes ce . “And like a primitive apostle preached.” M, ’01 Self possessed...]Amiable........ High stocks. .|Dress-maker “No better than you should be.” Ni SGM Wot irie cealtcss axe DENG Rare cle te iol S05 Whip-poor-wills...}A runaway.. A sight to dream of, not to tell.” Fi 100 Philosophical...|Impulsive ...... UVa WS ceacnes oemen ‘|Senator.... “This was the noblest Roman of them wall. NY NG ‘01 Pleasing......... Frolicsome . .|Motions to adjourn|Politician. “T am not in the roll of common men.’ M. 100) Brusque.... .| Inquisitive ..|Pitle of Senior..... Missionary ...... “An honest man the noblest work of God.” ‘ 101) Nervous, .. a5. . Friendly Bina oahaboy, ar .. Sunday School teacher| She singeth loud her godly hymns.” Se ‘99| Never-changing |Gilt-edged....... Joshing .. ‘|Someone’s pet........ |My heart is as true as steel.”’ ; 00 Logical SpSceNactG Die einiy terete snare ISHII Ree ot eee aur Athlete “After life’s fitful dream, he sleeps well,” A. H. ’01 Contident.. .j Even. ..........]Matheinatics a SUUGOIN cece tno ...|Sober, steadfast and demure.’ cB. 700 Sedate .... Good BOOKS amen SINOVOlIStiee a neen ee weet not the insulting for ny fame pursue.” M.S. ’99|Entertaining....|Happy-go-lucky Mee Mess ...|Astronomer. ..| ¢The stars are forth.” By Dae 0l as y pews Reliable .....-. Sketching . .|Artist.. ..|“He left a name at which the world grew pale.” A.B. O0 Cheerful........ Ladylike... ANAC pts ctr Benefactress . ...... “She was good as she was fair.” L.R.K.’99|Brisk............ Sugar-coated.... Candid remarks. . .|;Pedagogue....... _ “Let there be no inseription on my tomb.” J.C. 7’01 Don’t care. .|Cloudy... Boxing. Organist . .......,{ He raised a mortal to the sky.” G.N. 700 Good-natured,..|Jolly......... .. |Letters . To be married....... “My love is like a red, red rose.’ [O sea!” Bs aN licen OO |S OCI UL reemtecredtersts Earnest . ) |Poetry..:..9........|ulvelby the sean... ... “Break, break, break, on the fia gray stones, ey ANU Anna OME on ones SUM DV pusaeniae vier Case arone toed. ee WAaTTein ge teacher. ..... Come, kind hands, and beat the ground. E. M. ’01|Serene. é Jinni MN ani ls Boas otedace Woman suffragist.....|' O, woman! though only a part of man’s rib.’ W. ©. 799) Business- Tilkkem.a Honest pone Rejoicing ..... .. Judge : “Judge not, lest ye be judged. He F,W. ’01 Impulsive Lively. . Smacking . Stump speaker ST would that my tongue could utter the ; thoughts that arise in me.” HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL. California. Fair art thou, our land of beauty, Where in silent glory reigns Golden God Apollo brightly Over all thy vast domains. Here in Nature’s verdant valleys Blossom many flowers wild. Dear are all thy brooks and meadows, Dear to him, the western child. While the golden sun is resting In the deep, blue, rolling sea, Nature’s busy brush is painting Bright the sky from mount to lea. Over all this plain Elysian Wafts the soft and scented breeze From the green and fairest meadows And the many fragrant trees. Goddes Ceres loves to visit All thy fields of golden grain; While o’er mountains, woods and valleys Nymphs and satyrs claim their reign. There are many lands of beauty, There are lands of greater wealth, But there are no richer valleys Than this of beauty, wealth and health. —A. H., ’or. odpo— Five Line Topics. T THE beginning of the term, as an exer- cise in English, each pupil was required to write five lines every day on any sub- ject he chose. The following have been selected from among the best: There is one consolation to a Madera High School student, and that is: ‘The pupils are not crowded in their studies, fo r they are allowed a full twenty-four hours in which to get their lessons. It often appears that the reason that the person who flatters himself with being good-natured is so simply because he endures none of the ills or troubles which annoy someone else. It is not his virtue, but his good fortune. In the great sea of knowledge, the most skillful mariners are those that have launched the farthest out. Some of us never do more than but paddle and wade in the shallow waters around the shore. I believe it is commonly known that it is the fear of being detected in a crime, more than the fear of the severity of the punishment, that keeps us from committing many offenses. It is always the person with the empty pail that knows where to get the most berries. We are too apt to mistake forwardness or ‘brass’? for self-possession. I believe in being moderate in all things. If you are a king, don’t spend your money like a beggar; if you are a beggar, don’t spend your last dollar like a king, but be moderate. let us live accord- ing to our means, : The hardest difficulty to overcome is that we are too afraid of what others will say and think about us. This keeps many a sage silent and hides many a genius from the world. If, when asked a question, a person does not know the answer very well, why not say openly and candidly, ‘I do not know’? Why try to impress others that we are more than we really are? Itis better to offer an unconditional sur- render than to fight within an empty fort. Dra Ren voor ees Metamorphoses of a Junior’s Ideas. _ WHAT revelations were there! Simple 4l) explanations, given to us in childhood, ¥ were dispelled, and in their places new 4 and startling thoughts were given. Wonderful are the stories of mythology. ‘The twinkling stars we see in the heavens are mortals who, being especially favored by the gods, were put in the heavens under various disguises, as bears, scorpions, lions and crabs. The imaginative Greeks and Romans thought earthquakes were caused by the movements of one of the Titans imprisoned under Mt. Etna. Our physical geography tells us that they are caused by the breaking and slipping of subterranean strata, the prime cause being the continued lateral pressure on the cooling crust of the earth. One of the simplest myths of childhood, ‘Rainbows in the clearing sky Were angels’ scarfs hung out to dty,”’ has been dispelled, and we are told that rainbows are caused by the refraction and the reflection ot the sun’s rays in drops of water. The wonderful lamps of Aladdin’s cave have been dimmed by the cold, penetrating gleams of the torch of science, and stalagmites and stalac- tites now occupy the place of the glittering gems of Aladdin’s cave. It (SSESESS555=0: ee ea is i a a eee a ie oe Ladera r men years in the tunber fadera ini of ity of . By verage s heel y mills HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL. 7 There are yet other sources in our county upon which not only this company but several other companies have drawn and will continue to draw for many years. The North Fork Lumber Company with its mill and logging camp at Cascadel has been cutting timber in that region for ten years. Their supply has not yet failed. The Miami mills, owned and operated by M. H. Cassell, although located in Mariposa County, have their interests so closely allied with those of Madera County that they may be readily spoken of as belonging to this county. The product of these mills has been almost wholly marketed in our county. The organization of the Madera Sugar Pine Company has created quite a boom in the lumber business of Madera County. It is the intention of this new company to push the enterprise to its utmost capacity, therefore causing our sanguine business men to foresee Madera as the center of one of the largest and most successful lumbering establishments on the Pacific Coast. 15 Wi KC, OO: —oee- Faces. CROWD is not company and faces are § a, but a gallery of pictures wi thout love.”’ a_ Thus I mused as I gazed on a ‘“‘gallery of pictures’? in a railway car. Sad faces, glad faces, old faces, young faces, faces of every description. This sad face! What lines of care on the brow! What sorrowful eyes! ‘These were my thoughts as I glanced across the aisle at a lady. Her face was quite a contrast to the bright, happy one ofa child seated beside her. He had laughing blue eyes and rosy cheeks. His mother gave him an anxious smile which was answered by a rippling laugh from the child. She looked as if she wished she were as free from care as he was. Just behind this lady sat a man lost in the news of the day. Every once in a while the sharp expression of the eyes, with contraction of the brow, showed that he was planning a shrewd business transaction. A peculiar twirl to his lips showed that he thought he would come out the victor. After carefully scru- tinizing his face, I turned toward a lady sitting near me, She had a very saucy. face, her nose was slightly tilted, and her twinkling eyes showed that she was ready for all kinds of fun and mischief. Then that pensive face of a Puritan maiden near by told me of many visits to the sick. I wondered what incident in the sick room caused that smile that flitted across her face. As the train slowed up at my destination, I alighted from the car, and was once more among old familiar faces. I found that the ‘‘gallery of pictures’’ on the car were only passing and would soon leave my memory, while these were im- printed on my heart and would never vanish. Te Nie Ween 2or. odo. Class of Ninety-Nine. ‘We have launched, Where shall we anchor?”’ MOTTO more appropriate could not be X chosen and the illustrious class of Ninety- @, nine did not drift very long on that tumultuous sea before they anchored in the High School. How very important each one felt as they en- tered the High School September 14th, ’96; but that feeling of self-importance did not last long for this new Junior class were treated merely as infants. ‘They gazed upon the honorable Seniors (’97) with awe from afar and feared to approach them lest they should find Olympian deities too sacred for mortal gaze. These innocent babes made rapid progress in their studies under Mr. Williams and Miss Nicholson. The routine of school work was kept up till the middle year, when they began to display an air of importance. While in the middle year they distinguished themselves with spontaneous combustions and fearful explosions, both in the chemical and physical laboratories. Now the position of Seniors was reached at which the class of Ninety-nine had looked with so much awe a short while ago. But it did not seem possible that this class could command re- spect from the Juniors. Among those who have reached that state of Olympian godhood are: Mayme Saunders, Nellie Dwyer, Louise Mordecai, Will Clark, HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL. of the sessions and delivered an interesting ad- dress on the teaching of history. The Club has succeeded in securing several of the prominent lecturers in the State. Professor Bernard Moses of the State University delivered a lecture on the subject of ‘‘Life and Art in Japan.’ A great number of stereopticon views illustrated in a delightful manner the places spoken of in the address. The lecture proved highly entertaining. Professor W. D. Armes, also of Berkeley, en- tertained the Madera people with a very instruct- ive lecture on the ‘‘Study of Literature.”’ An endeavor was made to procure Dr. David Starr Jordan of Stanford University, but it was impossible for him to visit the San Joaquin Valley this spring. The Club has now disbanded until after the summer vacation. So far it has been very successful and has carried out its main purposes with satisfactory results. GE. Ne. 00, é Exchanges. GOOD many exchanges have been received if ah since the publication of the first ANNUAL, a © some by the pupils individually, and others @ by the business managers, but however ob- tained they have given great pleasure and have served as an introduction to other High Schools. It is a most pleasant and profitable way of promoting that feeling of interest and good fel- lowship existing between High Schools. We propose to be more liberal with our next ANNUAL and hope to hear from many other schools in the future. The Tyro from San Bernardino is a very enter- taining paper. Its witty selections are especially good. The San Jose High School Bell is an excellent specimen of what a High School paper ought to be. The Alameda Bee is a neat little paper with a generous exchange column. The Normal Pennant from San Jose was a welcome visitor to our High School. Many in- teresting items were found under a very pretty cover. The Tulare Argus of December, ’98, seems to fix its biggest eye on foot ball proceedings. Does it always look in that direction ? The December number of the Guard and Tackle from Stockton contains many interesting stories. We would be pleased to hear from them again. The Tocsin from Santa Clara is a very amus- ing paper whose articles are well written and well arranged. The October Owl from Fresno is also on the Editor’s desk. Each different department has an editor who is evidently ‘‘up-to-date.’’ The San Rafael Searchlight is an attractive paper, prettily illustrated. After reading the San Francisco Girls High School Journal, who can doubt the ability of girls in the editorial line? The Janus of Hanford is undoubtedly a suc- cess. Like our ANNUAL of last year, its first copies were ‘‘heavy,’’ but business first and fun will follow. The ANNUAL wishes the Janus the best of success in its youthful career. ode — Our Timber Product. .YHAT nature has richly endowed Madera aU County in forest product all lumber men readily attest. In view of this fact some twenty years ago the longest V-flume ever constructed in the world was commenced by the California Lumber Company and was completed by the Madera Flume Trading Company. The termini of this flume is the Soquel Mills and the city of Madera—a distance of sixty-five miles. By means of this flume in former years an average of sixteen or seventeen million feet has been transported yearly from the mountain saw mills to the planing mills at Madera. It is probable, however, that even this enor- mous output will be surpassed in the years now succeeding. For a company of Michigan and Madera lumber men has been organized under the name of the Madera Sugar Pine Lumber Company, into whose ownership has come three hundred million feet of fir, sugar and yellow pine. At the rate of fifteen million feet per annum it will require twenty years for the com- pany to exhaust its present supply. upon HE to dram mill a qo cutting oP Theirs 1B a Ther other ¢ The eM, 4. SP County those 0 b spoken 4 produc WP aarket The Compe busines : i of this utmost PP busines 1} oneol | establi 1s harp he br ee busin VE tis 5 —. ‘ f Tea. ated {0 and La yes. om, ts it dirtier, alloys ts nly tay be cast tly {I ade | 0 kuoy rork 0 site kee af, ho fet, an east kept lst r hie gots of things ‘itera at to spre {d be out ¢ for the cnowletse Hor wich {td cos HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL. 19) How Girls Study. 2. ID YOU EVER see some of the High 4 School girls get together to study? Je 1 have, and it generally goes like this: Julius Caesar was born 100 B. C., and his trag- edy was written by Shakespeare in 1600. In 1600 Shakespeare wrote the tragedy of What did you say, Ila? You had rather see the hair wavy than straight? Yes, so had I. Itis so much more stylish, and then it looks pretty, too; but how do you like——? O! dear, I can never learn this lesson ! Let me see; who stabbed Czesar? Casca stabbed Ceesar. Brutus, Casca, Casi us and the conspirators were—— Were what? Were against Ceesar. Well, I don’t care if they were; it does not make any difference to me. Now see here, Mollie, is there anything about my looks that you don’t like? No? Let’s get this English. I think we have studied enough. We can study the Latin now. What is the lesson for to-morrow? O yes! about the model sentences. Let us translate the first sentence. Hic puer est piger. That boy is——What did you say, Etta? That you do not like long dresses ? Well, did we translate that sentence? Why no, here is the sentence. The boy is——what? lazy ? I do not care if he islazy, and I do hate Latin. What is the use of learning it when yon will forget it again? O, there goes the bell ! And they go tell the teacher how awfully hard they have studied. OG Wea Oil Speakers. _ S AN evidence of the interest shown in our o High School by the citizens of our town, ak we will give short notice to each of the : “speakers who so kindly entertained us on various occasions. The first speaker we had the pleasure of listen- ing to, on January 20th, was Mr. Larew. His subject was the ‘‘Heart’’ discussed in a very interesting and practical manner. On January 27 Dr. Finley gave us a good lec- ture on the ‘‘Development of Character.’”’ ‘The subject readily suggests the excellent ideas brought forth for our good. On March 10 Judge Conley spoke to us in his usual eloquent manner on the ‘‘Constitution.”’ He told us of the many great and good men who took part in the framing of this Constitution. Friday, April 7, we listened to a very interest- ing address on ‘‘International Law’’ by Mr. Hargrove. The manner in which he handled this subject, showed he had spent some time and study in preparing this excellent paper. Mrs. Dr. Butin spoke to us on April 14. Her subject was a ‘‘Description of the Garden of the Gods,’’ which she had visited in Colorado. Mrs. Butin had specimens and pictures with which to illustrate her talk. She gave a descrip- tion of the place where Helen Hunt Jackson wrote, and the place where she was buried on Pike’s Peak. Much enjoyment as well as information has been afforded to the pupils of this school by these addresses. The subjects of the speakers could not fail to interest us as they were subjects either in line with the speaker’s profession or travels and personal incidents. In conclusion we wish to thank all who have thus helped our Friday afternoons to pass away so pleasantly. Kear eB eoo: Answer. Why a young lady absently accosts her teacher as Mr. President ? Why the Juniors when they gaze on their Latin lesson say, ‘‘Great Ceesar?’’ How a bright boy of the High School exists with his patella in his throat and his sternum in his back ? Why a Professor thought one of the Middlers read like Tennyson’s ‘‘babbling brooks ”’ ? If the pupils spent a pleasant day when our Principal was absent ? How a High School girl can move a shed in a buggy? 8 HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL. Craig Cunningham, La Roy Kendall and Sophie Walters (’98), who, owing to illness, could not graduate with the former class and joined the class of Ninety-nine. During the last month, many class meetings were held for the purpose of selecting the class colors and motto. As we were the first class graduating under the new High School colors, we decided to adopt them instead of going to the additional trouble of selecting others. But the choice of a motto was. not arrived at so soon, and after a long delay this motto was chosen: ‘We hope, we aspire, we resolve, we trust.”’ The last year of our High School was a memorable one, and we hope that all may look back to those three years in High School as treasure stores of sweet comfort and pleasure in after years. 18, J3, IDs OG) Leaf From a Junior Boy’s Diary. ay -S THAT the five o’clock whistle? It 4 4| must be an hour earlier this morning. AN ¢ I must get up or be late for school.” Finding my chores fewer than they generally are, I arrived at school earlier than usual. We opened our day’s labor with English; read a few selections from the ‘‘Classic Myths.” Hexameter translations hard to understand. Recess. Passed the time in playing tennis. ‘The game was unusually exciting. After recess Latin and Algebra were the order of the hour. Lessons better than usual. Then the welcome tidings came, ‘‘Clear your desks.”’ School dis- missed for noon. Ate out of doors to-day; had no coffee as the day was too warm. One o’clock school was called. Physical Geography recited. Lesson to-day on Meters. Interesting study; period passed quickly. Recess; played baseball. 2:45 P. M., Botany; found a new name for the tea plant—‘‘Skunk Weed.’’ 3:30, school dis- missed half an hour earlier. The walk home was interesting—discussed the next question for debate—‘‘Resolved, That the United States should share in the spoils with China.” Wig IR. Ci, “Ont Why We Should Study English. OLERIDGE tells us of four kinds of read- ers. ‘The first class may be compared to ) an hour glass; their being as the sand, it runs in and runs out and leaves not a ves- tige behind. A second class resemble the sponge, which imbibes everything, and returns it in nearly the same state, only a little dirtier. A third class is like the jelly-bag which allows all that is pure to pass away and retains only the refuse and dregs. ‘The fourth class may be compared to the slave of Golconda, who, casting aside all that is worthless, preserves only the pure gems.’’ ‘To be of the last class of readers is why we study literature. To be able to know and understand all that is good in any work one needs to carefully note the environments of the author, the epoch in which he lived, his own natural tendencies and the relation which his works have to each other, ‘This is only done by reading accurately and sympathetically. Prob- ing into the motives, feelings and objects of any work does not deprive us of any of the pleasures in reading. For an illustration take the botanist whose knowledge concerning plants and flowers deprive him of none of the joy in beholding the beauty of nature’s gardens. A new division of a leaf, an added stamen, or any varied hue in a dainty flower, the opening of a bud, the sprouting of a seed and the putting forth of a branch, give to him through his practiced eye, the keenest pleasure. He lies close to nature’s heart, ‘‘who ne’er did betray the heart that loved her,’’ and in studying her, she reveals to him, in a measure, those secrets which for ages have been kept close within her bosom. This joy is of the deepest kind, for he goes beyond the mere external appearance of things, and lays hold in a certain way of the individuality that lies behind them. Our study of literature should bring us to the same end. 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