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

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The bells were ringing loudly The engines groaned and went; While over a desk in his car A well-known form was bent. Low down at first in the ranks of clerks He had risen above them far. And proud was he of his name Wo (Co dagnaner, Die. dy ete A black-board rose from nowhere With figures drawn in white. Before it Nellie worked and explained With all her old-time might. She too, had risen upward, Was now a high school tutor, And although she was now quite old She never found one to suit her. Now came a lady walking With dogs and cats along. And old maid curls were visible : But she sang a pretty song. Just after school was over Her heart was broken rent; So Bess retired to solitude And there her life was spent. A German class were listening, The language flowed as free As if she spoke the tongue Of her own dear country. In far away Europe On the silver flowing Rhine Bess Vanderburg is teaching The English to her line. Next came a large old building A hospital known to fame. A matron stood before it, I could not think her name. Then turning full she faced me I knew her then “tis true. But why was Margaretha In there I never knew. Now came a baseball park With crowds standing round. The baseball girls were plaving With Lucia on the mound. In Hi she started training And now a star she'll be Upon the Boston Diamond The champion battery. No more moyed sights before me The cauldron was no more. The witches stood before me But a minute; the show was o’er. I wished to ask my fate But fast my tongue was tied. And when I found it, too late— On the wind the witehes ride. CONCLUSION And so [ went, with thoughts intent Back through the farthest gloom : Over the rill, on vonder hill, Prepared to meet my doom. And gladly [ rest, without the pest, Of knowing what may be; Now you may rest, with all the blessed, For here endeth the Phophecy.

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Then far away the mists And set me down with ease In the land of ltaly. A large hotel showed plainly, Then a girl in tears of relief: Just home-sick for her mother Was Ethel’s only grief. Now came a prairie scene With miles and miles of land, Plowed by the hardy William With his sturdy rugeed hand. [le had wished VOM AOn IEC) school To study, learn and know, But when he was all ready She wouldn't let him eo. It’s just the same as Hi school days, No further had it spread. Some say there’s awful danger The two may never wed. But IT have seen the future And well T might here write But Retta says be careful And treat such matters Helht. The next showed Paul a-talkine, He hadnt changed a bit. Ile vainly was collecting With all his old time wit. First would he talk in Enelish And finally end in Germany. And finally end in taking An add for the Mereury. Carried me o’er land and sea: Slow came the next in doubt. I waited long to see. Then came a large convention, Led by —who could it be? Then shouts rose o’er the hall And Henry rose to quell ; ITe spoke, he ran for president, He won, will do to tell. school-room took its place Filled with a happy throne. The teacher was before them, They sang their morning song. Then she put them at their work To study while they play. For Estella is a teacher Not found every day. Now came a life worth living Of study and of gain A large laboratory Showed he had not lived in vain. Within he proved his theories Without were stored his proof, lor Linton was a man Not afraid of the truth. Then came a suffragette proudly Carrying her banner high, Followed by many others, Her praises loud they Chive Oo I looked closer, thinki Now who could this be? Then she turned and said, laughing, Its only (N) noble Annie.

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Clas oy Ee THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE SEN- IOR CLASS OF 1913 OF THE MADERA HIGH SCHOOL We, the members of the Senior Class of 1913 of Ma- dera Union High School, of the city and county of Madera, State of California, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this, our last will in manner and form as follows, that is to say; 1. To the Juniors do we bequeath our good nature, tolerance and forbearance, in the hope that these qualities, said class may be able to accomplish something without a light. 'To this class do we leave the physies laboratory and the “playthings” continued therein. 2. To the Sophomores class we leave a large portion of spirit, pep and ginger, of which they are sadly in need. 3. Having set an example of dignity and sedateness, we advise the Freshmen to follow our example in these lines and living the rest of their high school life to forget their baby tricks and behave like young men and young women, 1. We do leave the care of the class of 1917 to the Faculty, hoping that they will be able to control the said class without our help. 5. We do personally make the follow bequeathals: 1. 1, Leshe J. Conley, do leave to my small brother “the school bluffer and roughhouser.” the official title of 2. I, Linton R. Mantonya, do bequeath to David Bar- croft my job as the scientist expert of the school. Bo The Vanderburg, will my privilege of sticking out my tongue at the boys to lany girl that can qualify in the size and shape of the tongue and eracefulness of that act. Bessie Ae “Pee Wee’ i scnool. Trueman A. Wood, do will and bequeath to Watson my position as poet laureate of the De Nellie Secara, do leave to any girk mathematic- ally eae my position as the smartest girl in’ the inathematics class, when all the other members are boys. 6, I, Anne Noble, do will to Effie Raburn my title of “Carrots.” to lly We ting, Jr., do will to Stanley Ford my position as chiet of the outlaws. 8. 1, Florence Belcher, leave my position as class adviser to any girl in the class of 1914 who thoroughly has the ability to talk as fast and hard in the face of opposi- tion. 9 1, Re Paul Husted, do will and bequeath to my little brother the duty of expounding on the qualities of Kansas. 10. I, Agnes position of the athletic (SEAL) Briscoe, Gertsen, the leave to Myrtle ‘shrimp” of the school. Signed, CLASS OF 1913.