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

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HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL. 90201028000 0 000 05058 © 10 0000028000800 7008280808080N0e 2080e se . -— IS 0000008085800 0080 0080808 OOO OO OOOO Ow. . po@cecececececececy? PS-000 0 0 08% » Gransitional. O, the Seniors, noble § How they thrill our hearts with joy, By narrating ’mongs’t their troubles, How their time they do employ. O, the Middlers, merry Mic lers, How they fill our heerts with fear, By repeating all the questions The mn Berkeley tutors hear. , list not to them As our progress they decry— ‘ Junio We'll be Midc ‘ers, even Seniors, In the futu: bye-and-bye. ody Lives Ohere a Graduate--- Who ne’er unto himself has said, When school is over and playtime fled, While passing from these scenes so dear, “Farewell, thou happy hours spent here? ’’ Who ne’er breathed out a long-drawn sigh, As the parting of the ways drew nigh, Sighed for the pleasures, hopes and fears, Which are only found in dear school years? Who ne’er in sadness of farewell, Truly wishing all his comrades well, Grasped long and fondly their hands, And softly spoke of the severing bands? Who ne’er joyfully pondered o’er Jolly pranks and legends of school lore, That in youth occupied his time, And of pleasure made each hour a mine? Who ne’er when commencement is past, Ready his life work to begin at last, Has with great delight his life reviewed, And gone forth with energy renewed ? Who ne’er when seeking better fields, While full-clad in learning’s arms and shields, Has cast back his sad glance again And said, ‘‘time ruthlessly runs its train?”’ ae Shakespeare applied : Ne’er durst poet touch his pen to write until his ink were tempered with love’s sighs. It is firminess and fortitude that makes fortune favor us. Social Insurance Company. (All rights reserved.) ax PPLICATIONS accepted: pi Name—William R. Curtin. a! Business—Riding in H. M. T. with a small dog following. Present Condition—Age 18; unmarried, but engaged; passing fair; from Emerald Isle ; tanned and healthy ; girls think ‘‘there’s just one boy.”’ Wishes to be Insured Against—Old maids. Risk—Safe. So attractive. Name—Kenneth L. Hughes. Business—Dancing dude. Present Condition—Age 27; quite wealthy ; a flirt; bank clerk ; soft brown eyes; educated ; an N.S. G. W. Wishes to be Insured Against— Girls. Risk—Unsafe, as he is handsome. Name— Walter Ezekial Pollard. Business—A poet. Present Condition—-Nigh on 30; married; wealthy ; picturesque home ; lover of sweet peas; strong Populist ; answers to name ‘‘Intellect.”’ Wishes to be Insured Against—Copyrights. Risk—-Safe. Name—Francis Algenbroad Whitehead. Business—Tennis champion. Present condition—In love; noted athlete; red neckties a specialty ; greatly admired. Wishes to be Insured Against— Millers. Risk—Unsafe. Huffy’s gone. Name—Dow H. St. John Ransom. Business-—Joshing. Present Condition—Used to have severe case of ‘‘can’t get his breath’’; heavy-eyed; acts as editor on the High School paper; likes to play the butler ; down-hearted at times. Wishes to be Insured Against-—‘‘Those Senior Girlss” Risk -Unsafe—He is the only one. +} Paradoxical, If that tennis crank can’t find his racket, it won’t do him any good to make one.

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HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL. Cennis. wt, HE tennis spirit of the M. H. S. revived Cw VY We fixed our courts up and en- : gaged in the sport for the year. About the middle of the term the spirit relaxed al- During with the beginning of the new term of 1900. though we had new nets and rackets. the latter part of the term, the idea entered the the heads of several of our tennis players to chal- lenge the This talked about for some time and finally one of Euphoria Tennis Club. was our worthy members drew up a challenge and sent it to the club. date of the contest fixed for Saturday, May 12th. This was accepted and the The longed for day came at last and the usual number of spectators gathered around, some re- clining on benches and some perched on the numerous buildings which surrounded the court, with tin musical instruments. We also noticed that one armed horns, cans and all sorts of of our worthy teachers had his little horn with him. At last the game was called by the umpire. The first contest was between Borden of the Euphoria Club and Whitehead of the High School. This contest was won, amidst enthusi- astic applause, by the High School. The next contest was a double game between Hughes and Miss Edwards, representing the High School, and Taber and Mrs. Sharpless, representing the Euphoria Club. ‘This was well played on both sides, but the repre- game sentatives of the Euphoria Club had to succumb to the superior skill and dexterity of our mem- bers. But alas, our hopes were blighted in the last contest of the day—a double game played by Hughes and Preciado of the High School and Sweeney and Sharpless of the Euphoria Club. Although the playing of our members was fine, still they were outclassed by the superiority of their opponents. The most prominent feature of the games was the rooting. descriptions. ‘There were rooters of all sizes and Half while noise equal toa band of Comanche Indians, did not know why. or for whom they were rooting. of them, making One of our worthy teachers went so far as to desert his colors and root for the opposite side. Of him one of our High School poets has written the follow- No wui der we lost the last game. ing fitting lines : And Taber, the tutor, he tooted his tabor And tried to teach others to toot; But it didn’t do any good If he did to For they lost the game to boot. t for the opposite side, od Geachers’ Club and Lecture Course. —.) HE teachers of Mudera Cou turers that would interest an ty have form; 4 a club for the purpose o tex education of the county They adopted a play ior engaging lec- ustruct the people When the sta’ co rse of lectures was presented them they quickly accepted. In November the Knickerbocker Club, consist- ing of four male singers, a pianist and an imper- of the county. sonator, gave an entertainment in the Methodist church. ‘This entertainment was superior to the majority of classes that are usually shown here. Hon. Schoonmaker was the second lecturer of the course, and his lecture upon ‘‘China’’ was well accepted by the audience as he showed an impartial view of a hitherto comparatively dark subject. Prof. Jordan of Stanford University lectured on ‘‘Climbing the Matterhorn’’ and his audi- ence was well pleased. This speech was de- livered in February and later in the Mr. lectured on ‘The Uncrowned King.’’ that crowned king,’’ has not descended from the lower species. J. W. Hudson in” March the ‘‘Boer War’’. interesting question and told of the political and month Taylor He endeavored to show man “the as un- lectured on He presented both sides of this social conditions of the inhabitants of the Vaal. In the discussion of the feasibilty of a picnic, one of the Middler girls insisted that, ‘‘Where there is a Will there is a way.”’ One of Mr. Taber’s famous weapons for the enforcement of his imperial edicts: ‘‘I’ll tell Miss Bovard on you.”’

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HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL. Ghe Relgian Stare. + URING the last three months the ‘‘Belgian i ” 4 | Hare Craze J wellas many other places of this State. € has swept over Madera as ‘Three rabbitrys have already been started in the new enterprise and many others have been projected. The rabbit, is the result of many years of selection rabbit of with a view of producing a rabbit Belgian Hare or, properly speaking, and careful breeding of the native Belgiuin, similar to the old English hare. In doing so there has been developed a certain code of rules by which hare men determine the genuineness of the stock and blood. To get a clear and thorough idea of these qualities and scoring points of the Belgian one would need to resort to a table of rules. A few be summed up “Rufus Red,”’ which is a clear and bright reddish-tan. ‘This should show clearest on the top of the neck and The proper proportion of black-tipped hairs properly of the essential marks might thus: (1) The color must be shoulders. (2) ticking consists of a distributed over the body of the animal, thus making him of a mottled and wavy appearance. (@iyewt he forefeet are small and delicate, being kept well under the body; whereas the hind legs (4) the face, body, or on any of the four feet is an rs (Ey) AB bred Belgians always produce young of an uni- And if there are any in a litter differing among them- are large and strong. Any white hair on absolute disqualification. thorough- form cast, size and general appearance. selves in respect to color and the other qualifica tions above mentioned, it is a positive evidence of impurity of stock. Some of the higher bred animals, scoring from 95 to 96 and 97 per cent, are sold regularly in this State for from $350 to $700. is their market sale. The prime object in raising these animals nA we I‘hey are said to excel any other meat in the world in respect to tenderness and delicacy. Teacher: ‘‘Name a very elastic substatce.”’ Poetic Pupil : in the human breast’.’’ ‘Hope, for it ‘springs eternal Alumni Yotes. —YHE Alumni organization serves as 4 : : : VJ connecting link between the pupils of X ihe take exist- school and the world in general. Alumni have just entered life to the ence and hold fond memoiies of their pleasant their places in struggle for an days at school. George Mordecai, ‘97, is becoming a very excellent student at Stanford, where he is prepar- ing himself for the legal profession. James O'Meara, ’97, is employed with his father in Madera. Merle Rush, ’97, has a position in Lincoln, Neb. Miss Margaret O’Meara, and George Nichol- ‘97, have both become jolly young peda- gogues. Twice -have the wedding bells rung for this Miss Slaten Mrs. Dayton Wilson, and second, when Miss Lois class. First, when Irene became Wilson became Mrs. Dr. Reid. Miss Cora nographer at Salinas. Miss t eacher at Waterloo, Leo Woodson, ’98, is a clerk with Rosenthal Kessler, ’98. is employed as ste- Alice Stockton, ‘98, is the charming near Coarse Gold. Kutner. William Clark, ’99, Theological Seminary at Oakland. is attending the Baptist has recently been Certificate intends to teach school next winter. 90, Grade Craig Cunningham, granted a Grammar and Miss Mayme Saunders, ‘99, is book-keeping in an insurance office in Madera. Misses Louise Mordecai, Sophia Wolters and Nellie Dwyer, ’99, have spent pleasant winters at at the homes of their parents. La Roy Kendall, ‘99, is clerking for Moore Petty. One of those sober Senior sages, looking down at the little girls, of the grammar grade, playing “tag’’ around the school building, and taking a retrospective view of her learned career, finally remarked : ‘Alas, ye tiny tow-heads, how Soon ye’ll all be co-eds !”’