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

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HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL. The question is often asked, ‘‘What good will the High School studies bring to us if we are not to seek for more training?’’ By searching deeper and wider for the cause of things, and by study- ing that which require deeper thought, our mind Our powers are developed, and the knowledge which is continually being broadened. mental is imparted to us, enables us to distinguish from the good and the bad, and guide ourselves by the experience and philosophy of others. The two branches of study, Science and Litera- ture, have each different results in making our education. In the study of mathematics our mind is trained to form principles and facts. In thought is widened and Not only do we derive these advantages from having the study of Literatur the mind greatly cultivated and enlarged. a High School, but mental happiness and moral good is imparted to us. Knowledge increases ou” sense of moral obligations. A prosperous town must have a High School Outsiders judge a town by its educational advantages. A that it may further its own interests. community having good schools induces others to settle, thus increasing its population and at the same time doing a vast amount of good A town like Madera should be able to support a first- finaiucially as well as educationally. class High School, and there is no reason why it can not, while smaller districts can and do. ‘To have a good High School, furthermore re- quires the support of the district’s citizens and To good attendance a High School must be properly also a sufficient number of pupils. have a provided with necessary equipments to make it effective. “That the citizens of Madera do not take enough interest in High School matters is evident to all. This for instance is verified by the election of school trustees. The number of votes cast in the election of these important officials have been so few in number in compari- son with previous years, that it would leave one to believe that the citizens do not care whether a school is improved or not. There is no hope that a Union High School will ever be established. The citizens of the out- side districts would likely vote down this propo- sition because of the unusual taxation that would fall upon remote districts. Since this is not probable, the people of Madera, who care for the advancement of education, and believe in having a High School, should arise from a neglectful state and with united efforts establish a credit- able High School. Those that do not believe in having a good High School may have their own opinions, but others shall stop before they take a step to help to extinguish that growing power for intellectual improvement which has brought us to our present standing, and which is doubtless working great good to Madera and to the community at large. oe Madera County. {A general description of some of the most important resources of our county. | % % ADERA COUNTY is situated in about yy : : ws 4} the center of the San Joaquin Valley. It q : os I is bounded on the north by Merced and Mariposa counties and separated from Fresno on the south and east by the San Joaquin river. ‘ : E : sie The county has an area of 2250 square miles, F £ with an assessed valuation of $5,841,785 and has 1864 registered voters. “he principal industries are agri- ; culture, SHUOCK = raising, lum ber- ing, min- ing and fruit- growing. The is very soil fertile, being mostly sediment the past overflows of the San Joaquin, Chowchilla and from MADERA COUNTY JAIL. Fresno rivers. The western half of the county is devoted mostly to cattle raising as there is a rank growth of wild grass, and water is made abund- ant by the numerous artesian wells. From the west branch of the S, P. RR. to the Nevada Mountains the land is mostly farmed and s

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HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL. belonged was stationed just beyond the plan- tation, and she was too happy to look for details in his appearance. But soon her womanly un- selfishness asserts itself and with a cry of sym- pathy she noticed that his foot was wounded, she must do something for him, she was sure that she could make it feel better and ease the pain. Her father had left a few hours before and would probably not return until late at night. He must come in and let her bandage it. It did not take much persuasion to induce him to follow her into the house, where the servants so anxious to help their mistress hovered round. Pete gladly washed and shaved Edythe’s friend while she was getting the bandages. Only a few moments of happiness were allowed these two, for Pete came running in crying, “‘O missus, dis heah nigga’s scairt, for he see sojers a comin’ down de road. Dis coon kno’ dey ridin’ fo’ to catch dis heah lubber of Missus Edythe. O Lor’, I know deys rebels fo’ I see de kurnel’s white hoss shu’. O missus, run to de cella’ and hide.”’ Edythe runs to the window and can not doubt the truth as she sees the soldiers not so very far away. Sheruns up stairs to an old chest and draws out a black silk dregs which had belonged to her aunt Samantha, long since dead. Love works and time Hartley Griffith was arrayed in Miss Samantha Stephens’ black that hoarded so carefully and only been worn once in miracles in a short dress dress which had once been about ten years, nor were they desecrating her memory when they adjusted to his head her wig and lace cap. Her father dashes in with the soldiers and asks her if one of those scoundrel blue coat runaways has been seen about the place, then seeing the old lady sitting there he excuses himself, rushes out to the soldiers telling them to ransack the premises, but their search is fruitless. HMdythe and Hartley, breathless, hear their departing foot- steps. Then the old Colonel returns and begins his apology to Edythe and her venerable guest, but is interrupted by Edythe, who throws her arms about his neck and cries, ‘‘Oh father, I have out- witted you! You know not how much I suffered in that one moment of suspense when you were et deceived by the appearance of my friend. ‘That old lady sitting there is Hartley. Grant us, father, thy blessing now. Mr. Stephens, finding that he has been cleverly outwitted, kissed his daughter and gave Hartley his hand. High School, wy HAT a High School is essential to the pros- Al FL where its citizens support and interes’ themselves perity of acommunity, both for educational and financial improvement, is shown by the good results it brings to a community, in the promulgation of higher learning. We should have a High School to receive and prepare others that they may enter into a higher plane; that it may improve the town where it is established, and also because of the benefit de- rived by possessing a knowledge of High Se 100l studies. A High School serves as a medium between When and labors of a grammar school are finished, at the high and low education. the trials first it seems to the successful ones as if they were launched far out into the sea of knowledge, but in reality they have merely pushed out into the to another period in the swifter currents of deeper shallows and shoals, be anchored for learning, where they will be taught the higher classics and mathematics. When we enter the High School, we begin to contend with studies that are new and strange to us. We must build our knowledge on that foun- dation erected by the grammar school course. On this ground-work we can safely build, and when our High School education is finished, we have then studied some of the essential truths given to the world by the greatest thinkers. When we have finished this we can reasonably hope for a brighter future, and with more con- fidence and assurance we can mingle with others in life. The studies of the High School must be mas- tered by one before he can lay claim to a fair education. Furthermore, they are studies that must be understood in order that we may have smooth sailing when we enter a still higher school,

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4 HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL. very large crops of wheat and barley are raised. The orchards and vineyards are mostly in the This branch of industry is vTA The will vicinity of Madera. not very extensive but is steadily growing. new system of irrigation, it is thought, greatly improve it. The Swiss-Italian winery, which has been built about five miles from Madera, makes the finest wine in the valley. ‘The S. P. has recently built a bratich line to this institution and business is flourishing. The new system of irrigation, when completed dam across the San by the construction of a Joaquin river which will have their planing mill and sash and door fac- It will be con- nected with the saw mill by a flume 65 miles in length. tory completed here in town. Sti tistics show this to be the longest lumber flume in the world. All these growing enterprises have brought numbers of new settlers to Madera, and inspired our citizens with confidence. The contract has been made for the erection of a granite courthouse in Madera at the cost of $60,000. This magnifi- cent building together y “ ’ -ur new jail, and new grammar school, will render this an attractive and beautiful little city. ‘The prospects of Madera are of the brightest and she divide the stream, will be one of the best in the state. This proposition can easily be carried through at a smallexpense to the county. Mining is also very ex- tensive, as the mountains in the eastern part of the county are rich in gold, sil- The majority of the gold mines J g ver and copper mines. are quartz, but there are numerous placer mines as well. Copper mining has recently been made more profitable by the erection of the largest copper smelter the Cali- Company. in the state by Copper all these mineral fornia Besides resources there is an inex- haustible granite quarry near the town of Raymond, and twenty-three miles from Madera. ‘his is one of the most stable enterprises in the valley. Two hundred and fifty men are constantly em- ployed and the best building granite and monu- ment marble in California is quarried here. No less important is the lumbering industry. The California Sugar Pine Company has recently erected the largest mill in the mountains, which is surrounded by vast stretches of the finest kind of timber. The district will afford enough lum- ber to supply this mill with 200,000 feet of solid timber per day. Ina.very few months they will MADERA GRAMMAR SCHOOL, is now entering upon an era of improvement and prosperity t. t can be ex- celled by no nty in the an Joaquin uuey. ob ‘There that keep: pir ce but generally th -,gest are many people want to piece. Sport: ‘How did the cock fight come out?’’ l rd got the ) ‘Brown's decision on a foul blow.’ “Or: heard of Miss B’s hair?’’ “No. What about it?” “Why, you’re slow ; it’s say, haven’t you all over town !”’ We note that the problem Ser- vant girl has wrought great reforms in the hire education of women. “Why can’t Mary catch her breath,” The querulous Junior cried, ‘ Because she loves......the lamb, you know, The Senior lad replied.’’ Freshman (Just elected president of the de- bating society, with Ida Bailey as vice president) : ‘Well, say,—er—er, do we both take the chair?”’ Mac (in Latin): Orgetorix to death with fire,’ “They were going to burn ’