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

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PURPLE AND WHITE. 19 to be spent in pursuing these studies. Hence there is insufficient time for success- fully prosecuting the business courses. Another and perhaps stronger reason was that owing to the early age at which School, a two } pupils of today enter High years’ course puts them into the business world before their minds have developed, and consequently they are too young to grapple with the problems which they are there compelled to face. It was, therefore, deemed advisable to arrange the commercial course to embrace the last two years of High School work, the first two years to be spent in regular literary work. In this way the mind is strengthened, the education broadened and the person is made capable of taking up the more strenuous business life in a way which would make him useful to himself and to the world. mentioned no one the reasons is now taking the commercia! course, there For being no one in the junior class of this year who cared to take up that line of work. And indeed under present conditions it would be impossible to properly conduct the commercial course. Owing to our increase in numbers, the faculty have all they can attend toin the literary work. If, then, the commercial course is continued, and we hope it may be, it will be necessary to enlarge the body which has in hand the directing of the ‘tyoung idea.”’ Under the present educational regime a commercial department is not only a useful addition to the High like ours, but a School where the public undertakes the educa- necessary course. In a system tion of its young people it is necessary that the public be ready to furnish every kind mind de- mands. binds itself naturally to High School work. We be- lieve, then, that a commercial course in our And we have which the of education young I'he business course High Schools is a necessity. no doubt that in our own case a sufficient number of pupils with adequate preparation will in the near future make the commer- cial course as strong as we should like to see it. Class of ’06. IRENE TIRZA BRYAN. ALK about your classes in High, Well, there’s none can come nigh The Class of ’06. None can ever surpass This wise, sedate class, The Class of ’06. We're the greatest of all And they’ll miss us next fall, The Class of ’06. So drink, lad and lass, To the greatest class, The Class of ’o6. Class of 07. C. E. NEWMAN. YES, we are the Jolly 10, O Although young and untrained, We are jolly, funny and full of glee, A detriment to the faculty; And used to being up late, When we to seniors have attained We expect to be sedate. Class of ’08. ISABELLE METZ. TOAST to the Sophs of Naughty-EHight! What sort of a class? We’re simply great! Of all other classes we’ve got the name. We’re still striving onward achieving to fame. So quaff a measure to our health, And wish us success and abundance of wealth.

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PURPLE AND WHITE Published Annually by the Student Body —OF THE— MADERA UNION HIGH SCHOOL STAFF. Editor in Chief CORNELIUS J. APPLING, ’06 First Associate - - - Roy B. HALL, ’07 Exchanges” - ELLA K. RANSOM, ’06 Joshes IRENE T. BRYAN, ’06 Manager - LARUE Woonpson, ’06 Official Cartoonist ELMER H. OsBurn, ’08 MADERA, CAL., JUNE, 1906. No. 7. WO. ar WHITE and we a=wyHE PuRPLE AND aU greets its friends, hy . ae, it tay meet the ¢ again hope same welcome which has always been given it. We have labored hard to bring it up to the standard so long ago established, and we believe we can say that our toil is not with- out some measure of success. If we have succeeded we owe that success to the many contributors who have so faithfully per- formed whatever has been placed upon them. We take express our thanks to them and to others this occasion, then, to who may not have contributed, yet have helped with many encouraging words. Especially do we feel obliged to Mr. Ben Preciado, of the class of 1901, who has ever the PURPLE AND WHITE and has rendered us very valuable shown an interest in service in the drawing of many appropriate cuts. THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT. “What has become of the commercial department?’’ This question is frequently asked by persons interested in, though not directly connected with, High School work. We think it expedient, therefore, to say something in this issue concerning this department. The commercial department is not dead, but sleepeth. The course was instituted in the High School in September of 1903, and placed in charge of Mr. C. E. Haas. It continued under his management for two years, at the end of which time it graduated a small though successful class. For several reasons this department did not prove satisfactory to the faculty. One reason that pupils entering High School are so deficient in spelling, English, arithmetic and so on that much time has Was

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PURPLE AND WHITE. Class of 709: NETTIE BAILEY. ERE’S to the Class of Nineteen ’o Nine, le We're the heart of the fruit, we’re not of the rind, We're the jolliest set that ever came here, And our tongues wag on with a clang and a cheer. As we fly by the door With a rush and a roar, You can hear the Seniors say, ““Here’s babies galore; We don’t want any more; Those freshinen are getting too gay.”’ Then here’s to the class of Nineteen ’o Nine; We’re the cream of the earth, we’re the gems of the mine. =o Dr. Simmons and Roller Skates. HERBERT PADDACK, ‘og. SR. A. J. SIMMONS was sitting in the paper when Jack Castle, reporter on his office reading morning the Greenville Tribune, came in. “Good morning, Doc,’”’ said Jack. ‘‘Any news?” ‘Nuthin’ stirrin’ ’cept the skatin’ rink,”’ replied medicine man. ‘Have you been up there yet, Doctor?’’ the muscular and rather heavy he asked as he seated himself. “No, I haven’t been up there yet, but as sure as fate I’m goin’ up tonight,’”’ said the doctor. Wella Castle, as he retreated through the open door, ANE Gio) jo} saul wish you good luck,’’ said Doctor Simmons was climbing the stairs that led to the rink, and at 7:45 he had signed an agreement with skates No. 13, of the Greenville skating rink, property of Johnson James. Now I don’t think that meant the doctor any harm, but that num- ber 13 put the skate s and consequently put the doctor on the floor a the skates ) ‘ hoodoo’’ on few more times than was necessary to keep his constitution in smooth running order. Once upon a time the doctor had been a good skater and when the skates had been securely fastened on his cumbersome shoes (not his feet) he arose and with a sweep of the body he started, but not fast enough to keep up with the skates and, asa conse- quence, the doctor sat down on the patches on his breeches. This well executed maneuver brought forth a volume of cheers and laughter and the doctor, rising to his feet again, started Then something must have gone wrong; anyway and went half way around the hall. the doctor was seen to hit the floor. This time the doctor regained his feet with caution, then made a vicious attempt at diving through the floor, which brought nothing but a knot on his head and a second or two of sight-seeing among the the planets and around the moon. This last event thoroughly angered the doctor and he inwardly made this resolu- tion: ‘‘I will show this crowd that I can skate.’’ So catching his breath he began the keeping of his vow. He started slowly and then gradually gaining speed he man- aged to make the circuit of the rink. Then—“‘ Biff!” “Bing! ‘“Thump!”? The Skates started on a balloon ascension, but the tail end of the balloon, Mr. Simmons’ head, refused to leave its anchoring on the floor. Doctor Simmons was now thoroughly disgusted with the skates and himself, but he would not succumb to a few tumbles. With the perspiration running from every pore of his two-hundred-and-fifty-pound body, his head a mass of knots and his body inlaid with black and blue spots, he again tried the fulfillment of his resolution but this time the attempt was fatal. He went safely for a few feet, then somebody struck him from behind. He fell squarely on his ‘‘fomnebopoint’’ and as he lay there struggling, he assumed the appearance of a punctured punching bag. By the time he was able to navigate again, he decided that he was needed at home to rock the baby. So he and the skates broke the aforesaid agreement and parted, to meet again no more. The next morning a specialist on bruises, bumps and bad temper called at the Sim- mons home and Mrs. Simmons sat by the the bedside of her husband as he munched his ham and eggs