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

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testimony of our ability and perseverance that no one had failed in it. When it came time to choose class pins there was, of course, a “rumpus.” Some wanted one, some another, and the boys intended to get different pins and graduate by themselves. However, we finally compromised on a pin that was accepted by all. We are now proud to assert what even our principal has asserted, that we are the most harmonious class that ever graduated. Our greatest pride lies in two things, that we are the largest class that ever graduated from Madera Hi and that we have the largest percentage of students that have earned the right to be recommended to a higher school, We have a right to be proud of these achievements. The long patience and kindness of our faculty have aided us in this and they have taught us many lessons we will not soon forget. Though we are soon to say farewell to high school life here, we will ever hold our teachers in fond remembrance. May the seniors who follow after us have a successful year and may they not forget their indebtedness to their teachers. “Oh, isn’t that an interesting history,” said Dorothy when she had finished. “I do hope our class will be able to have such a nice one when we enter high school and be- come seniors.” With this she turned back to the beginning and read the book entirely through before she put it back to its dusty place. Che Wischiel Waking Kodak ESTELLA MOORK, 713. “All aboard for Glacier Point!” shouted Jack, as he came out of his tent just as the sun peeped over the moun- tains. Immediately some one shouted, “We'll be on hand by the time breakfast is ready.” “Let’s take our provisions along and cook our break- fast at Mirror Lake. It will be right on our way and the walk in this pure air will give us a fine appetite for break- fast, besides a novel experience,” said Jack, trying to show his oratorical ability. “Bright idea,” cried the chorus of girls laughingly came running out of their tent. they as Mrs. Shaver, with her son and daughter, and a comi- pany of four other girls, were spending their summer at Yosemite Valley. They had planned to spend this par- ticular day at Glacier Point. Approving of Jack's sug- gestion they breakfasted at Mirror Lake. Jack’s propheey was correct in this one instance, for to say that they had ravenous appetites is putting it mildly. After his appetite was satisfied Jack walked down to the edge of the water that he might “admire his beau- tiful face” in ‘the mirror of the lake. He was gazing in- tently at his image when he suddenly saw his sister Gladys’ face peering over his shoulder. Tt so startled him that he lost his balance und fell right into the silvery

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Our parents couldn't help rejoicing when they first re- ceived our report cards, for “ones” appeared quite often. During the second term of our Freshmen year. we hid reason to congratulate ours elves upon our ability in social affairs, for on the fourteenth of February we gave a Valea- tine party to the rest of the school, a party which all ou: guests united in praising. One of the numbers on the pro- gram consisted of a farce, and another number, whien especially interested the Freshmen, was a play in which an old time country school was represented. All pupils of that schooi were dressed in oid-fashioned country clothes. Girls had long braids hanging down their backs, and some boys had overalls and knee pants. Representation met with great applause from the audience. Refreshments brought the evening to a close. The remainder of the term passed quietly and quickly for we were too much absorbed in lessons for anything else, Proud of our numbers and ability, we left school for two months vacation which we claimed was much needed after our strenuous labor. The next year found us Sophomores and it was our turn to assist the Freshmen to find their places; it was our turn to look down upon a class of less experience than our own. Lessons assailed us on every side. English, in- stead of being our easiest subject, as it had been the year before, now proved our iardest and one which caused even more students to continue their studying into the late hours. The more we heard “There will be a test in English tomorrow” the more frightened we Hix’s” j became. mM Geometry came but we pulled through with no one hurt. It was this vear that we learned what the “jug” was, but as most of us were reasonably cautious, we managed to stay away from it most of the time. Several of our classmates bed dropped out during our Freshmen year and this vear others had also left us. much Saddest of all. our beloved class- to our disappointment. mate, Regina Desmond, passed away. Our principal excus- ed the whole school to attend her funeral. The flowers sent by our class could express only faintly our love and esteem in which we held our dear classmate. As Juniors, our class became smaller still, for two or three more of our members dropped out. We barely escaped a dreadful fate in the chemistry laboratory this year, for trying unusual mixtures was our hobby. Makmyg gunpow- der was great fun, all the more so because it was a forbidden pleasure, but, even though it was forbidden, it never sent us to the “Jug.” I regret to say, however, that we became better acquainted with that institution than we had ever been before. The Freshmen and Sophomore were alarmed one day by a dreadful odor all over the building and upon imquiry learned that it was H2S. Chemistry language was beyond their comprehension so it behooved us to explain further. Towards the close of this ear, we entertained the seniors so that they could leave the school feeling that they had been appreciated. We, ourselves, have been taking notice of the seniors, for we were to succeed them the following year and we wanted to be ready to act the part. In fact we were so busy getting ready to be seniors that we began to think that we were before the class of 1912 had eradu- ated. September, 1912! Seniors at last! How long we have desired to attain that proud height! Really seniors! Tt was hard to believe. For three long years, or so they had seemed to us, we had worked to become seniors and at last our hopes were realized. Now that we were there we no longer spent sleepless hours at night until long after mid- night. We had learned how to get our lessons without this. Some new members entered our class so that we ean now boast of twenty-one. Everyone who entered the Physies class exclaimed at first, “Oh, this is where Tam going to flunk’.” But it is a

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mirror; but no “glass” jingled as he broke its smooth sur- face. Gladys screamed but since Jack was well able to swim he soon stood dripping on the shore. The girl’s screams brought the others to the spot just in time to see Jack emerge from the water and swim to land. Of course they all thought it a good joke on him and had a hearty laugh because it served him night for being so vain. It was too cold for Jack to keep on his wet clothes, so the girls wae had brought along some extra clothes to go swimming in, kindly lent him theirs. When he was all dressed he lonked so funny that when he wasn’t looking the girls took a picture of him standing before his “mirror.” The trip to Glacier Point had to be abandoned for the day, because of Jack’s misfortune, but much to his sur- prise, the girls seemed quite eager to get back to camp and started on ahead. Jack and his mother walked slowly and took in the scenery lone the way. When they arrived in sight of camp the girls came running to meet them. Gladys, who was in the lead, was waving something fran- tically in the air, “Oh, Jack, look at the picture,” she cried. He, thinking it a picuure of some friend through the mail, hurried to see who it was. Imagine his surprise when he saw it was his own picture just as he looked now, dressed in his sister’s clothes. He took it good- naturedly for he thought that they would leave it when they broke up camp. However, he was tired of being joked about that ple- ture long before they left ae The girls were very eare- ful to keep it out of his reach for if they hadn’t it wouldn't have existed long. One evening, just at dusk, he determined to ect that picture and burn it up. So, going into the eirl’s tent, he picked up a photograph that was lying on the bureau and later he put it into the camp fire. He was a very sur- prised boy the next morning when he saw G ladys with his photograph and at once came to the conclusion that he had made a mistake and burned the wrong one, Jack’s the city. A few days before he left the valley the girls sent picture to Dorothy, his ae girl friend, in i They wrote on the bottom of it, “One of our friends” but didn’t explain anything. she didn’t recognize Jack and thought i t was some girl they had met on their camping trip. Immediately after to see Dorothy. After she said, “You haven’t Yosemite.” “Why, what girl do you mean? said Jack, very much surprised. their return to the city, Jack went hearing all about their fine times told me about the girl you met in I didn’t know about any,’ “T mean this one,” she said, as she showed him his own picture dressed in the girl’s clothes. “Why that,”’—he began and then suddenly stopped, very much confused and blushing violently. Then when he refused to explain, of course she took it for granted that he thought a great deal of her and her tone changed. “Tf Gladys hadn't a me to return this to her, J would give it to you as a keepsake to remember your new friend by.” she said very indignantly. Poor Jack, not wanting to explain the picture, him- thought that he would have Gladys tell her all about it and keep himself out of an embarassing position, and so took his departure. self, Dorothy immediately sent the Peaetape to Gladys for she didn’t want to see any more of They had been home only a few ae but during that length of time a great many people had come to see the Shavers. When they told their adventures in Yo- semite, Gladys, much to Jack’s mortification and embar- that horrid pieture and told rassment always brought out