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

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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.”

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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

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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