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

Text from Pages 1 - 140 of the 1920 volume:

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HILLIARD MISS MASTERS Inu Memoriam JOE BUTLER om ERO ee oe HELEN LONGATTI LAVERNE SANDERSON “Think of him still as the same, I say: He is not dead—he is just away!” 10 ORLYZ RWIS G , ) ° sl 20 es Riwould be true for there are those whe trust me Slwould be pure for there ave those who care (Os lewould be stvone for there 13 much to suffer= ’ Twauld be brave for theve 1s much to dave fi Ss Mass S EN, Wx’ S Aa B Jwould be friend to all-the foe the friendless would be giving and torget «he gift Iwould be humble for I know my weak Néss S) Ywoould took up-and laugh-and love-and ft. 0) © Ber CLASS ROLL OFFICERS PRESIDENT CORNELIGS NABLE WCE PRES, RAYMAND COFFEE SEGR ETARY FLORENCE REA TREASURER GERALW WASTELLER LAURA ALLEN DéNALD AWCSTEN VELINA BLOOY FRAKES KEGL CLYDE CAVIN (CIEL KENDALL ORLS CAVIN ALMA LONGACT 4 THOMAS CASGRAVE LOIS HAAG A an SABRA CRAG TARIORY GALLIGIS GLUE CROWDER EVELYN PARTER 3 aD FREeMAN Ravnamsmupe «=| ACY LéO FRIEBERSER CDNA LEWIS Ladls Waop RURKHY GRIFFIN KA ALTER WATTERBARGER se LAS, NY CRO NARDZALLO Senior Class Notes September—The newly-made Seniors went about looking stiff and puffed up. They were struggling to live up to their dignified title. Sometime in November—The Seniors received their class rings and pins, and kept elevating their fingers an inch in the air as they said. “Did you see pa’s cow?” February—The Senior girls wore their hair baby fashion one day and one day was nuff. Of all the braids! Lean and lanky, short and fat, scrawny, brown, yellow, black and red. But it was really a refreshing sight to see all the dignified ladies’ hair so childishly arranged. March—Seniors had a pie sale to raise money for the music fund. A wonderful display of pies was presented and all were eagerly bought by lower classmen. Mr. Teall rebuked the Seniors one day for disorderly conduct. Olive got up, apologized profusely, and then added, “But you know, Mr. Tall, the good Lord gave me a tongue, and I just got to exercise it a bit.” April—Senior indicted! Gerald Mosteller was accused of smoking cigar- ettes on High School premises the night of the Senior-Junior party. Judge Darpinian tried the case. Attorneys for the school were James Dickey and Thomas Cosgrave. Defendant’s attorneys were Olive Crowder and Lois Waag, who testified that defendant’s mind was unbalanced. Drs. Florence Rea and Clyde Cavin, examining physicians at the state asylum, testified that Gerald was hopelessly insane. Evelyn testified that she had danced every dance with Gerald at the party and that he had not smoked that evening. Sabra testified that she had sat out one dance with Gerald (he being too poor a dancer for her to waste her time upon) and that he had had the audacity to offer her a cigarette. Upon her indignant refusal he had smoked it himself. The jury returned a verdict of “not guilty.” May—Try-out for class play. No one seemed to know that the Seniors possessed such dramatic ability as they manifested in their try-out. Elmer looked so subservient and deferential as he announced to Miss Oerter that guests were awaiting her pleasure. Tommy enacted a little love scene. Fear- ing that he would become too excited if he permitted his eyes to rest upon his sweetheart who was in the audience, he looked upwards and made love most touchingly to a fly perched high upon the wall. Owing to the class’s remark- able dramatic ability, Miss Oerter said she lost nearly all her beauty sleep one night, trying to figure out who were the best actors. 1] May—Senior Day at Fresno Normal. ‘lhe Seniors certainly distinguished themselves in Fresno where they won great honors. Velma Blood won in girls’ singles defeating both Fresno and Sanger. Evelyn Porter won the swim- ming contest for form, while Laura and Tommy won mixed doubles from Fresno. Laura declares that she scared Fresno so by her ear-piercing yells, that it just couldn’t play. The head of every Senior was visibly “puffed? and has not, as yet, regained normal size—even Senior size. Class Statisties: Members—25. Youngest member—Gerald Mosteller. Oldest—Lois Waag. Prettiest—Marjorie Williams. Ugliest—(?) Liveliest—Olive Crowder. Quietest—Alma Longatti. Tallest—Louis Wood. Smallest—Dorothy Griffin. Class poet—Enid Freeman. Class scientist—Clyde Cavin. Athletes—Laura Allen and Tommy Cosgrave. Business Manager—Cornelius Noble. Eminent French student—Orlo Cavin. Vamp—Sabra Crow. SABRA CROW ENID FREEMAN 13 CORNELIUS NOBLE EVELYN PORTER LOUIS WOOD 14 LAURA ALLEN OLIVE CROWDER 15 EDNA LEWIS MARJORIE WILLIAMS 16 DONALD HOUSTON ALMA LONGATTI 17 Kx Si we y Ff Ros SS RAYMOND COFFEE DOROTHY GRIFFIN ORLO CAVIN FRANCIS KEHL 19 RAYMOND SHUPE LOIS WAAG ELMER WATTENBARGER 20 Bas From Freshman to Senior September 8, 1916.—Born to the Madera Union High School, the class of Nineteen ‘Twenty. (1) October 28, 1916.—Baby is officially christened and initiated into Madera High. This celebration is given in the form of a Freshman Reception. (2) February 23, 1917—Baby has been quite ill lately, and has cried and yelled outrageously. The twenty-third it had an especially bad crying fit which asserted itself in the form of a concert held at the Lincoln Auditorium. April 12, 1917.—Baby is losing weight and so it was taken to the coun- try on a pleasure trip. A picnic luncheon is served at Skaggs’ bridge, and baby returned plus fifteen pounds. (3) May 1, 1917.—Baby at work. It indulges in some innocent, infantile tricks when the stern voice of Grandfather Mower exclaims, “He who is wear- ing his face where the back of his head ought to be, turn around and stop gossip- ing.” September, 1917.—Baby is presented with a brand new brother, the class of 1921. October, 1917.—Young 1920 is becoming sophisticated for it now instruct- ing 1921 concerning the way of the world at the Reception. (4) December, 1917.—Poor nineteen twenty is growing pale and wan over Geometry problems. (5) February, 1918.—Nineteen twenty has become a cadet, and with his brothers gives a grand ball to his sisters. (6) March, 1918.—Nineteen twenty is ill! (7) Zh September, 1918—Nincteen twenty is growing up. (8) September, 1918.—The fact that its brains are developing is made mani- fest im the establishment of the book stall and the introduction of a weekly paper into the school. January, 1919—Flu yacation. Nineteen twenty learns how to study thru correspondence course. Foot Notes: 1. Nineteen twenty is a big, fat baby, weighing eighty odd pounds. It is nourished on a healthy diet of “kidding,” which food was furnished by its brother classes. Grandfather Mower pronounced said infant an unusually fine specimen of babyhood. 2. The newly-born is taught the fine art of swearing by Professor Lasa- ter. The professor makes baby swear by the primary dictionary, that it “love, honor, and obey” its older sisters and brothers for all time and eternity. 3. Baby is given its first taste of ice cream today. It also goes in wad- ing and makes mud-pies on the sand. 4, Nineteen twenty returns with interest the fun poked at it to Baby Nineteen Twenty-one. 5. “My dear 1920, you may go out and talk to the pepper trees for a while,” says Mr. Alexander. Nineteen twenty then seeks solution of Geometry in the pepper trees. 6. This is Nineteen Twenty’s subtle method of seeking his sisters’ ad- miration for his new uniform. 7. The cooking class gives it some pie with disastrous results. 8. It has added vamping and dancing to its list of accomplishments. The Alchemist’s Crucible The little alchemist was working busily in his laboratory when he heard a gentle knock at the door. “Who is there?” he muttered crossly. “Tt is I, Kenneth Butler, sent as a delegate from Madera High School, to ask your aid in restoring the lost articles willed by the class of 1920.” “That is a laborious task, my man, but as it is for Madera High, I shall comply with your request.” He lit a fire beneath his big crucible, and began to collect strange herbs and potents, which he stirred into his melting pot. It was a strange picture, that little old weazened alchemist made, as he stood over the huge crucible, stirring the contents vigorously, and muttering his incantations. He was dressed in loosely fitting garments which had the ap- pearance of being much too large for him, for he was thin almost to emacia- tion. He had long hair, and a great flowing beard which he stroked vigorously now and then. He wore large green spectacles which made his face look smaller and more grotesque than ever. His laboratory was a fair sized room, filled zy with bottles of all sorts and sizes, and the apparatus he used to work his magic. There was a great fireplace, over which hung the alchemist’s crucible. Hanging overhead were many different varieties of herbs and grasses. The worker in magic labored slowly and deliberately, but at length, heav- ing a sigh of relief, pronounced his task accomplished. Providing himself with a huge ladle, he drew out the long lost articles, one by one. The first time he drew out the ladle, a key was bobbing around in the dark liquid. The alchemist, going into a trance, read the message which he seemed to see in empty space before him. “T, Marjorie Williams, do will to the 1921 P. W. editor my office key, lost during it’s first day in my possession.” The next article to appear was a huge book entitled “How to Make the Girls Love Me.” “T, Orlo Cavin, do give this treasure to Dan Sheldon, with the sincere hope that he will win at least half as many girls as I,” read the alchemist, slowly deciphering the message. A tennis racket was drawn next. “To Tola Safford, I, Laura Allen, bequeath my remarkable athletic ability,” drawled the magician. Then a great pair of tortoise rimmed glasses came to view. “My scholarly mien I, Raymond Shupe, will to Effie Garst, for I realize that she needs it badly.” The ladle brought up a dainty slipper. “T, Enid Freeman, bequeath my love for dancing to Beth Teall. Only seven dances a week now, Beth.” A well worn history book was next drawn from out of the depths. “My prodigious knowledge of Civil Government I, Edna Lewis, leave to the Junior Class. I am afraid Miss Stone might be overcome if I should leave all my knowledge to one poor unfortunate.” A hunting license emerged from out the apparent chaos. “To Lawrence Macon, I, Cornelius Noble, bequeath my unfailing luck in hunting.” After a mighty effort, the little alchemist drew up the ladle heavily bur- dened with huge sticks of gum. “T. Thelma Kendall, bequeath to Geneva Gibbs my endless supply of gum.” The ladle was very light now, for only a tiny piece of music burdened it. “No Curtis Walling, I, Lois Waag, will my musical giggle, providing that he spend his summer yacation learning to render it properly.” A bottle of bandoline and numerous other kid curlers were drawn forth next. “My beautifully sleek wave I, Raymond Coffee, bequeath to Emmett Whitesides.” A speedometer with a warning “Three hundred words to the second,” at- tached, appeared on the ladle. “T, Donald Houston, do bestow upon Dolly Evans, my remarkable rapidity of speech. I know you are badly in need of such a gift, Dolly.” A pair of tiny wings now rested upon the ladle. “My angelic disposition, I Alma Longatti, graciously bestow upon one who is badly in need, namely James Dickey.” 23 A cup overflowing with honey supported itself upon the ladle. “To Marion Gale, I, Olive Crowder, solemnly bequeath my sweet words and kisses.” A young Ford emerged next. “My position as chauffeur, I, Elmer Wattenbarger, will to Molden Baker hoping that he will enjoy it as | have.” A picture of two great eyes was drawn up. “I, Sabra Crow, graciously bestow upon Kathryn Grove my great big fascinating eyes. Please do use them advantageously, Kathryn deah.” A box of powder and rouge appeared. “To Bertha Wood, I, Clyde Cavin, bequeath my dainty pink and white complexion.” The ladle brings up a fashion plate. “My dainty and charming appearance, I, Florence Rea, will to Fay Stephenson.” A “funny” paper “comes up smiling,” “To Curtis Walling, I, Gerald Mosteller, do bequeath my ready wit and humor.” A box of pills manifests itself. “My sickly grin that serves as a magnet to the gentler sex, I, Thomas Cosgrave, bestow upon Jack Porter. Take three pills after each meal—ten be- fore a dance.” A cucumber sprouts up. “My quality of being ‘cool as a cucumber’ in times of stress, I, Louis Wood, bequeath to Beth Mickle. That’s a great gift, and I hope you appreciate Ling eines A French flag waves on high. “To Marie Moore, [, Evelyn Porter, will my charming French accent.” A parrot perches saucily on the ladle. “My friend, Leo Friedberger, bequeaths his garrulity in History IV to Barney Dickey,” says the parot, “Barney needs it!” A well preserved report card floated on the ladle. “To Winifred Smith, I. Velma Blood, will my brilliancy in all my classes.” Up from the crucible came a slip of paper, with the dimly distinguishable words: “Transcendentalism—religio-philosophical teachings characterized by a somewhat mystical phraseology, the exaltation of the spiritual, a tendency to synthesis of a “T, Dorothy Griffin, will my modest linguistic abilities to Tla Coffee.” Last of all a box of Anti-Fat tablets was drawn forth. “I, Frances Kehl, bequeath my slyph-like “figger” to Harvey Knowles,” drawled the alchemist wearily. Then the alchemist and his crucible disappeared in a cloud of vapor and left Kenneth alone with his trust. Class Prophecy ENID FREEMAN, ’20 Last night as I lay sleeping You tell me, who'd have thunk it? By my window open flung, I wouldn’t, Vl declare. Visions slipped down on a moonbeam But I saw them—Thelma and Velma— And passed me, one by one. A vaudeville dancing pair. These visions took me swiftly IT next saw Orlo Cavin To scenes both old and new. On a motor truck of hay. They showed me my old classmates He was a successful farmer In nineteen-thirty-two. Living out Berenda way. First I saw an artshop I heard a busy clatter, Arranged in clever style, Ten typewriters all a-gog; And always there to greet you And in their midst was Florence, Was “Baby’s” pretty smile. High-salaried head stenog. The next vision in a twinkling I moved in learned circles Bore me across the main, teceiving haughty looks, There I saw friend Evelyn It was there I saw Dot Griffin, In a chateau on the Seine. The author of many books. “Madame’s Beauty Parlor,” And Leo was a merchant, The lights spelled brilliantly, The next picture made quite clear. Leaning closer, I saw Sabra. He ran his father’s business, The proprietress was she. And still was living here. I found myself in darkness— T saw a downtown office, Then a light flashed on the screen. Where a woman sorted mail. The star was Marjorie Williams, She raised her eyes and saw me, Unrivaled movie queen. And T saw Frances Kehl. “You must be quiet, children !” The next vision showed me Gerald I heard a voice declare. With his pygmy dignity, T’was Madera’s kindergarten, A yery staid professor With Olive teaching there. Teaching truck like Chemistry. A bridge was under construction— Clyde came walking toward me Men toiled with might and main. A huge book under each arm; There I saw “Butch” Noble— fle was now the owner He who supplied the brain. Of a scientific farm. Zs) And Louie was a lawyer Of very wide spread fame, His early High School training Helped win honors for his name. Next I searched for Laura, My pal in days of yore And found her in a city— Settlement Worker, Number 4. You remember Raymond Coffee High School Treasurer in 719 ? Among the President’s cabinet His familiar face was seen. I glanced swiftly thru a paper And read of “looping the loop,” There was a picture of the flier, Who was surely Raymond Shupe. Edna? She got married, In my dreams I saw her, too, She was living down near Fresno, Children ?—Oh yes—two. The people all stood staring As the cireus passed thru town; But I was quite astonished, Hor Elmer was the clown. A glimpse of San Francisco Showed me a famous man. Who was it? Tommy Cosgrave, Now minister to Japan. Of course, you’ve heard of Alma, But I saw her busily Teaching foreign languages, Up at U. of C. And then I saw Don Houston, Four times a millionaire; He'd won his monstrous fortunes By always playing square. The last vision faded— A cloud passed over the moon, Of myself I had learned nothing— And the dawn was coming soon. 2 Sis SS MY Ss TLR IR UR ET DAL LITERARY 2, The Indian Trail ENID FREEMAN, ’20 There were no signs of life at the army post. The year 18— had been a dry one and the noon sun beat down relentlessly. At this hour discipline was relaxed and the post dozed quietly. On all sides the level floor of the San Joaquin Valley stretched way yellow and dry to the encirling mountains. ‘T’o the east rose the mighty Sierras, to the west the lower Coast Range. The road, a white parched ribbon of dust, wound through the fields and came to an end in the equally dusty parade ground of the post. ‘ Breaking incongruently into the motionless scene appeared a gradually in- creasing cloud in the eastern distance. As the cloud drew nearer a horse and rider took shape out of it, speeding at a killing pace through the burning heat. The rider dashed through the gates of the post and stumbled exhausted up the steps of the Commandant’s office. Opening the door, he saluted mechanically and, leaning limply against the door post, began to speak rapidly before the Commandant had hardly time to acknowledge his presence. “Sir,” he said, “I am Lieutenant Kenny and I come from the station in the hills. I bring word from there that the Indians have made another raid on the Carter ranch and this time they have carried off old Carter’s daughter.” A young man who had been seated talking to the Commandant when the messenger entered now sprang to his feet and savagely seized him by the arm. “My God!” he shouted, “not Carter’s daughter—not Meredith !” Kenny stared at him for a moment and then shortly reiterated his state- ment. The Commandant rose and placed his hand on the excited young man’s shoulder. “Calm down, Laughlin,’ he said. “Your getting wild won’t save her. What she needs is clear thinking friends who can trail those Indians into the hills. Brace up, old man; we'll get her.” Laughlin loosed his hold on Kenny and faced his commander. “I’m sorry, sir,” he managed to say. “But, if you could realize how much she means to me.” He stopped and turned away. “T know, Milt, I know. I was engaged myself once, you know. But we are losing time. Get a company together at once and lead them yourself. Don’t return until you have the girl!” Shortly afterward a company of grimly determined men galloped out of the no longer drowsing army post. They all knew and loved Meredith Carter, 28 the only girl within forty miles, and the darling of the post, where she spent many happy days as the guest of the Commandant’s wife. Picking up the Indians’ trail as they entered the foothills the men followed it diligently until the setting sun forced them to make camp. Laughlin, chaf- ing at the delay, paced up and down before the fire. “Milt, for Heaven’s sake, sit down! We’re nearly crazy now, and you’re making us worse. Sit down, I say!” Laughlin snarled something about “idiotic unfeeling fools,” but neverthe- less sat down. For some minutes he sat brooding, his eyes staring unseeingly at the dancing flames. Suddenly he raised his head. “Lieutenant Kenny,” he said sharply. “How did those cursed Indians happen to get Miss Carter? You haven’t told us exactly.” Kenny, after a moment’s hesitation, began to talk slowly. “It was just at ten o’clock this morning,” he said. Meredith—Miss Carter—had been rid- ing on the east range of the ranch. As nearly as we can judge she must have dismounted and left her horse at the ford of the creek—we found him there later. A little farther on in a grove of scrub oak we found signs of a scuffle, and many moccasin tracks. The trail led off from there deeper into the hills. The Indians were gone and they had taken a large herd of cattle and Miss Carter with them. This offence is too much. When they only stole cattle we could stand it—but now that it’s girls—” Kenny broke off. A silence held the men around the camp fire. Abruptly Laughlin rose and strode viciously off among the trees. The next morning the men were mounted and on the trail at the first light of dawn. Thus far the trailing had been easy but now as they progressed far- ther into the mountains the trail grew fainter and Milt knew from former ex- perience that it would soon be lost completely. Always before, after Indian raids upon the cattle ranges, they had follewed them into a narrow rocky pass and there lost them. This time they must not lose them! An hour later the soldiers rode into the treacherous ravine. Five minutes riding and the trail had disappeared. Dispirited, they stopped and gathered about Laughlin who sat his horse with a determined look on his face. “They’ve done it again, confound them! How can they always disappear in this pass? There must be some way out that we haven’t found yet. Spread out over the territory and look for a way out. Fire when vou find one.” Laugh- lin spoke rapidly and at his last words the men wheeled their horses and the search began. Three hours flew by while the men searched feverishly. It seemed that they had gone over every inch of the ravine and still the way out had not been found. Laughlin rode dejectedly along the eastern wall. He had been over the territory before but some faint hope urged him to retrace his steps. Sud- denly he stopped. His dejection left him. Jumping off his horse he stared hard at the ground. There, barely perceptible on the hard earth was the faint track of a moccasined foot. Laughlin raised his eyes. The path, almost in- visible, led up the all but vertical cliff side. Here at last was the solution of the mystery. Here the Indians had left the ravine. MHastily Laughlin fired his rifle. The chase no longer seemed hopeless. That baffling, lost, Indian trail was before him and Meredith would soon be safe. From that point on the trailing was comparatively easy. The path led up the cliff side and came out upon a narrow, grassy plateau. Crossing that it dropped abruptly. The horses plunged down with forehoofs in the air. They 29 slid and broke away down the steep, soft banks, through the thick brush and clusters of saplings, sending loose rocks and earth in avalanches ahead of them. Laughlin’s horse fell over one bank but a thicket of aspens upheld him so that he rebounded and gained his footing. Down, down they went onto a small meadow through which the trail of the Indians was distinctly visible. Crossing this at a pell mell gallop the men reached the foot of a towering pine- covered mountain which rose up and up into the blue of the heavens. a seem- ingly insurmountable barrier. But the Indian trail mounted it and after al- lowing the horses a few moments’ breathing space the soldiers went up with Laughlin in the lead. It was noon when they reached the summit and emerged from the pines at the edge of a cliff which dropped sheer away for five hundred feet. The soldiers stopped amazed. Below them stretched a long, narrow, winding val- ley, enclosed by straight rock walls, some of them almost a mile in height. In the center of the picture was set a jewel of a waterfall—a white, misty thing, like a bride’s veil, that floated down from the top of the cliff. Immediately across from where the men stood rose an immense mountain of granite, re- sembling a huge, crouching lion guarding the entrance of this hidden valley. Speech deserted the men for a few moments and then quite suddenly re- turned, along with the desire to be off down the cliff side onto the floor of the valley. ‘The Indian trail led along the edge of the cliff for a few hundred yards and then went down, perilously narrow and at a very steep angle. The swift sure-footed horses scrambled and slid down but managed to avoid plunging over the edge into oblivion. After a descent of three miles the men breathed freely once more as they found themselves on a level meadow through which flowed a quiet, but rocky stream. Rounding the jutting head of the “huge lion fresh wonders burst upon them. There plunging in two magnificent leaps from the top of the rock wall into the heart of the valley was a splendid falls whose waters swept on rapidly and joined the calm waters of the stream the men had been following. The path of the Indians led the soldiers the entire seven mile length of the valley, past tumbling falls and haughty crags, past domes among the clouds and a placid, mirror-like lake reflecting the beauty surrounding it. At the end of the valley a camp fire burned before a natural cave. At the entrance sat a mo- tionless Indian, staring sleepily at the fire, resting secure in the assurance that no white man could find the valley. No other Indians were in sight nor were their horses visible. Realizing the situation the soldiers spurred their horses rapidly ahead and soon surrounded the lone Indian. He gazed up at them with- out surprise and slowly spoke. “You come for girl?” Laughlin stared at him and then replied, “Yes. Where is she?” “Tn there,” he said shortly. Laughlin bounded off his horse and into the dark interior of the cave. There against the inner wall he found her, bound hand and foot and almost un- conscious. He seized his canteen and poured the life giving water down her throat. Meredith opened her eyes and gazed at him. “Milt!” she sighed content- edly and let her head drop weakly against his shoulder. Then began the trip home. Meredith and Laughlin with Meredith’s In- dian guard and two other soldiers started immediately. The rest of the com- pany stayed in the valley to capture the remaining Indians. On the road down 30 the soldiers induced their captive to talk and learned from him that the valley they had just left was called by the Indians Yo Semite, or Big Grizzly Bear. ‘They gave it the worship and reverence which they accorded only to an earthly demonstration of the power of the Great Spirit. Never before had the eyes of white men beheld it. It had been discovered and named by the Indians in far remote ages and was their stronghold. Twilight was falling over the hills, dropping down like a soft, dark blanket. Meredith and Laughlin rode close together in the half light, con- tented, little knowing that the adventure they were drawing to a close would give to the world that now famous wonderland, the Yosemite. aS Auto Repair DAN SHELDON, ’21 Listen my children, while I relate The awful, terrible, horrible fate That befell the third vear auto class And how these things all came to pass One day in April, nineteen-twenty. Of survivors there are still a plenty Who remember that famous day and date. Jack said to his friends, “Let’s swimming go. We'll tie Mr. Riggins down below, And when that’s done, in Max’s flivver We'll hit the high spots for the river.” “Tt’s a go!” all cried, and off we went, Hach on his aqueous pleasure bent. The sun was warm, the water fine, And no one noticed the lapse of time. Till lo! Just as we had feared A racing Lizzie then appeared ! As Mr. Teall came to a smoking stop You should have seen the swimmers hop. For B. V. D.’s are hardly right To greet our dear Professor’s sight. His words all gaiety arrest. With each Ford doing its level best We soon returned; (at his behest.) “Gentlemen, in the next room wait Until I come to pronounce your fate.” We all filed in with nervous tread To await his coming with fear and dread. Now each boy grins whenever you mention The three long hours he spent in detention. 31 Towser IT EDDIE UNDERWOOD, ’22 This is a true story because the remains of the hen are still in circulation. When the golf epidemic captured Wheatley the victims scoured the coun- try far and wide to find ground suitable for links. Hi Hacock’s pasture was selected as being the best site, and negotiations were entered into with Hi with a view to leasing and eventually purchasing the land. Hi was wary. For some time he held off. He could not understand why a crowd of town people wanted to acquire so much ground “jes’ to play shinny on.” ‘'T'o the most casual reader it must be evident that Hi never in- dulged in golf. Finally after he had been talked to by the mayor, both bankers, the school superintendent, and other leading citizens, all golf fiends, he consented to give the lease as desired. Immediately the old pasture became a famous resort. The Wheatley Golf Club, its friends, and friends’ friends flocked there. Business in the town of Wheatley was paralyzed. No one had time for it. Out of this fervor a unique incident arose. Hi, himself, related it to me just the other day. “Couldn’t see as they’d hurt the land any, though they ploughed it up considerable with their sticks, an’ as they paid my price I rented it to ’em. Then they came out mornin’, noon and night, men an’ women with red shirts an’ knee pants tucked inter their socks an’ short dresses, an’ every durn one of “em had about a dozen of them golf sticks. My boys an’ Peter’s boys made as high as a dollar a day totin’ sticks for parties playin’, an’ I tole ’em to go ahead an’ I hired han’s to do the chores. “When the players weren’t playin’, they an’ their help—caddies they called °em—were lookin’ fer lost balls. ‘The way the balls were lost was a cau- tion—part of the game, I reckon. I dunno who beat. Any way, these women—you never could tell where their balls was gon’ to land. They’d swat at the ball an’ ’twas as like to go behind ’em as in front. Some of the men, especially them little dudes, was as bad. Quite often the big fellers would knock a ball clean out of sight from where you'd thing it would land. “T begin to think I’d better go over that pasture with a hoss rake an’ gether in a few hundred of them there balls, jes’ fer luck, when Towser IT came to the front. You must have heard of Towser II? Pshaw now! Why Towser IT was the famousest settin’ hen in the hull country. Set! She was a setter from Setterville—named her after a dog we had, both setters—but she was the setterest. “That hen, why, when we had the hail storm a year ago, with hail as big as your fist, she got out in the yard an’ tried to set on the hailstones. Set first on one lot, and then she’d think she saw a better place, an’ she’d hustle over an’ set there. Never saw a hen so flustered. Job too big for her, I reckon. TLeast- wise, she like to caught her death o’ cold. But this isn’t the pint. “About them golf balls. One day we missed ol’ Towser, an’ I said to 32 ma, says I, ‘Towser’s a-settin’ agin. Johnny’ have to go out in the mornin’ an’ hunt her.” So in the mornin’ Johnny struck out an’ he follered the gully down through the pasture while T sarched the barn. But where do you reckon we foun’ Towser? In the dried up swamp, b’ gosh, a-settin’ to beat creation, with fourteen golf balls under her! Fourteen, by gum! ““Wa-al, ol’ lady,’ I thought. ‘we don’t want no Indy rubber chickens so I'll jes’ relieve you of these here eggs.’ With her a-cluckin’ an’ a-sputterin’ at me I put the balls in my hat an’ started off. When Towser saw that, she jes’ give a little flirt of her tail, sassy like, much as to say, ‘Ill show you, you can’t get ahead of me,’ an’ stead of takin’ after me as usual, swearin’ an’ askin’ for her eggs, she made way through the swamp-grass as tight as she could go. “Nex? time we foun’ her she was in a corner under the rail fence, settin’ on twelye golf balls. She collected em in less’n half an hour [ swan, but I was as pleased as a peacock. “T begun to see Vd struck a real bonanzie. JT dumped this second lot ‘long with the firs’ in a barrel. In about a hour more we rounded up Towser in the swamp agin on top of fifteen balls. All day we jes’ let her have full swing an’ at night derned if T didn’t have a barrel plum full with golf balls. Dunno how many dozen, but anyway ol’ Towser had done herself proud. “With golf balls wuth forty cents apiece new, as somebody tol’ me, | reckoned this was a purty fair days work. I counted on turnin’ Towser loose eyery day ’s long ’s she liked it, an’ she’d more’n earn her keep, easy. Of course she wouldn’t do as well as this every stretch, for balls wouldn’t get such a head start agin, but I figgered on two dozen a day. “Twould have panned out all right if the blame fool hadn’t hid hers elf so we couldn’t find her fer three days. Somehow she carried a lot of them balls off a mile—one at a time, I cal’late—into the timber along the creek, an’ made a nest ina holler stump. Sot there till we come across her by accident, an’ she’d sot so steddy, fearin’ we'd interrupt agin, that she’d melted the balls, by gosh, an’ all the Indi rubber war aroun’ her legs an’ on her stummick, an’ she was about all rubber, so we couldn’t get her apart. She died from it.” “And you sold her to Mrs. Robinson’s boarding house,” I added. “Durned if T didnt! How did you know?” exclaimed Hi, astonished. “We had her for dinner,” TI replied, “and they haven’t been able to get her off their teeth yet!” Faculty ENID FREEMAN, ’20 There’s some thing that I’d like to tell you— Not scandal, or a death, as you'll see— Just a few scraps of intimate knowledge, Of those folks in our faculty. You’ve seen them around in Madera, Tho’ theyre not a conspicuous lot, But Mr. Teall, tearing round in his flivver, Does his best to keep all the roads hot. Did you know that he is the principal ? He runs things with vim, that’s a cinch. He is jolly and good natured, mostly— But, beware if you're caught in a pinch. KH. Hidden, girl’s gym, French, and Glee Club, And three or four other things, too, Strives hard to cram wee bits of learning Into heads not a thing can go through. Of course you all know Mr. Sheldon, “Mayor Susie” we called him last year— When we saw our Cadet Company’s leader With long curls and lawn ruffles sheer. But he’s right there when it comes to science, You can’t beat him at that if vou tried, Me’s our star in the physics laboratory With chemistry and general science on the side. Then there is Miss Nellie MceSweeney— A wee lady who works day and night— She’s our banker, bookkeeper, and typist, And we love her with all of our might. Now please take a peck in the art room, There’s Miss Masters midst our young artists dreams. She’s just a peppy young person And “dying for excitement” it seems. Here’s one thing I can not quite fathom, Perhaps it’s because I’m so dull, But if you knew Mrs. Gunderson You'd see some one whose head is quite full. 34 She’s past master of all mathematics, And Biology—it’s a mere snap! Why, the way she devours geometry Makes me feel like a dot on a map! Mr. Frasher assists our young farmers, And is coach of boys’ basket ball, We girls neither see him nor know hin, We just know he’s here, that is all. Let me tell you where there’s lot of knowledge All stored “neath some curly blonde hair— See Miss Oerter, who teaches us English And be convinced that she’s all “on the square.” I once heard our august professor Declare forcibly she is a “find.” And you might be pleased to discover We are all of the very same mind. Some day we'll all be historians, Just walking history books, And we'll know how to run a newspaper, That is, if one can tell by the looks. For Miss Stone. who presides o’er the “Shrapnel,” And pokes history at us in chunks, Has decided we must be enlightened, And the Lord help the fellow who flunks! Miss Allin’s a jolly voung creature, Who gets tickled and giggles in class, But it appears she knows oodles of Spanish, And her pupils all seem to pass. Now let me present Mr. Riggins— Td say “Riggie” but perhaps he might hear— He directs our aspiring young carpenters, And meets with success, that is clear. Mrs. Hilliard is very domestic, She must be, it’s her business, you see She presides with much skill in the kitchen And o’er many a Frosh sewing bee. Last, but not least—Mrs. Williams, Old Caesar’s intimate friend, She knows Algebra and Commercial Arithmetic And history—but here’s the end. 35 Springtime ENID FREEMAN, ’20 When you wake to a fresh, blus hing dawning, To a world smiling soft thru the mist, And the fields flash and gleam in the sunlight, And the grasses are all dew drop kissed; When the sun, chasing myriads of rainbows, Dispels the cool, clinging haze, Then you know that this is the Springtime, Lovely season of long sunny days, But joy!! You ean know that it’s Springtime Without getting up with the sun, For I’m sure I don’t know many people Who think early rising is fun! Goose JOSEPH MEILIKE, ’22 The sun was just peeping over the distant mountains. Above, the sky was gray, slightly tinged with red. The sun rose and its rays stirred the quiet world before it. The crisp April air of the morning exhilarated the sleepy drivers of the city-bound vegetable wagons. Near the railroad where the quietude of nature was intermittently dis- turbed by the appliances of civilization, in a shock of hay the ancient marvels of Moses were being surpassed. As the first ray of sunlight struck the shock it suddenly began to convulse and then—marvel of marvels—a leg, then another, and finally a whole man issued forth. The straw-covered man presented a unique appearance. His mild blue eyes were red around the rim. A scragely beard stained with tobacco juice nearly covered his face and an old soup-strainer perilously completed this covering. The clothes next invited fleeting attention but not severe scrutiny. A much too large dirty coat, a pair of greasy, very baggy trousers, and a dirty shirt made up the greater part of his apparel. A ragged hat and two-thirds of a pair of shoes completed it. The old fellow was evidently bewildered. He scanned the country in all directions and then scratched his head. Just then the faint honk-honk-honk of wild geese came to his ears. He gazed upward and, as he saw that swiftly moving V in the sky, all perplexity left him and he broke into smiles. “Well, 36 well,” he said to himself, “it certainly does seem fine to be home again. IL didn’t think I could walk ten miles with the load I had on last night.” Now, why was this old tramp so pleased by the sight of wild geese? This tramp, while outwardly seeming to be a commonplace bum, was different. Men said that he followed the birds. Anyway for twenty years when the first eoose was going north the old fellow was also, and when the geese were flying south, he too departed. So regular had he been that the village of Oaks, which he styled “home” called him “Goose.” One young lady of poetic nature eyen went so far, in a poem of spring which she had written for the town paper, as to term him “the harbinger of spring.” And the sheriff of Oaks. usually let Goose loaf around and renew old acquaintances before he floated out of town. Goose in the course of twenty years had come to look upon his arrival at Oaks as an event. True, no banquets were prepared in his honor, yet he was generally cordially greeted on the streets the first few days, if the sheriff failed to make it a point to hunt him up and invite him out of town. Goose was dusting up his clothes in anticipation of his entrance when he was accosted by another “gentleman of the road.” ‘Hello, Bo, going to meet the Prince of Wales?” “Well, no. I had an appointment with him for today but I turned it down for the grand welcome yon town has in preparation for me” replied Goose. “T have always had a soft spot in my heart for that town.” “Youse had better take my advice and not disappoint the prince; he might give youse a job as prime minister,’ advised the shiftless one as he started out for a meal via some wandering hen. With a light heart Goose entered Oaks. The first person he met made him go into a cold sweat. It was Tim Brown, the sheriff. But strange things happen in this world as Goose found out. “THello, Goose. How are you?” Tim hailed him. “Oh, pretty good,” faltered Goose. “You look pretty hungry. Come on to the lunch wagon. Tl give you a good meal.” (roose as in a dream followed. The proprietor of the lunch wagon, a shrewd old man, who, when he saw Tim and Goose approaching, easily divined their mission and prepared for them. He gave his breakfasting cat a kick, usurped the cracked plate it was licking, wiped it and placed it on the shelf. When Tim made known his errand, the proprietor with an abstract air heaped the cracked plate with potatoes and hacon and gave it to Goose. Meanwhile the poor cat meowed piteously. A short fat man, who saw the whole proceeding, paid for his breakfast and when outside of the wagon let forth his feelings in bursts of laughter. Goose had a second helping and Tim became apprehensive. Would. Goose know when to stop? He was relieved when Goose instinctively stopped (he could hold no more) and turned to Tim. “Sheriff,” he said, “vou and me has had our differences but I don’t forget a good deed. Tl leave this time without being kicked out.” “Hold on, Goose,” cried Tim, “I want to talk to you at the jail.’ But Goose bolted at this and had to be taken to the jail by foree. Goose looked at the calendar in the jail and then said understandingly, “I see the joke now, sheriff. It’s April Fool’s day and I’m certainly the fool of all months, let alone April.” By “No, I didn’t take you up here to jail you. I wanted to have a private in- terview with you.” Wonderingly Goose sat down to listen: “Now, Goose,” began Tim, maybe you know and maybe you don’t know, but there’s lots of moonshining going on in the hills.” (Goose did know, for he had consumed the greater part of a quart of “bottled moonshine” the night before.) “Well, I have been up there a number of times hunting stills, but of course I couldn’t find them. None of those city detectives can either. Those hill-bilies can spot an officer, disguised or not disguised, a mile off. “Now, what I want you to do is this: go up into the hills, try and get ac- quainted with those infernal moonshiners, and see if you can’t spot their stills. [f you succeed, I’ll give you five hundred dollars. If you fail, nothing. What do you say?” “Tf there’s no work to it, V'll take it,’ replied Goose. “The way I see it,” said Tim, “if an old bum—oh, excuse me, Goose—if an old, mild leisurely man goes up there they won’t suspect him because it takes a clever man to act like a genuine tramp if he isn’t one.” “Yes, that’s it,” broke in Goose, “tramps has got to have training and talent to succeed but folks don’t appreciate our profession.” “Whatever you do,” continued Tim, “never let out that you know me.” “T know how to manage that,” he replied. “Guess I'll saunter towards the hills.’ And with that he made his way leisurely out of the jail. “That’s it,” said Tim, “Go up tramp like.” About twenty-four hours later Goose sauntered into the moonshining terri- tory. He hunted up a cabin and knocked at the door. “Good evening, boss, could I sleep in your barn?” said he to the tall, lanky, black-hearted mountain- eer who opened the door. “Sleep in the barn? No, you can sleep in the house if ye want accepted with alacrity and without further invitation sat down in the moun- taineer’s place to the supper which the family was eating. The family consist- ed of the mountaineer, his wife, and two men who were evidently his brothers. The mountaineer gazed at Goose during the entire meal and watched him voraciously devour the meal. Then he looked at his dirty hands and face and said impulsively, “Why youre just a bum. If I had known that I would have let you sleep in the barn.” “T lost my ecard case but I am known as a gentleman of the road. Have you got any work?” “No, we haven’t got any work,” said the mountaineer quickly, “We hire ourselves out a good deal. If you want to you can split wood for a few days and then maybe a job will turn up.” Goose assented resignedly and slept that night in the loft. THe split wood for about three hours during the next few days. All the while Jay, the moun- taineer, watched him closely and asked many apparently meaningless questions. One day Jay said to Goose, “Say, my man, where did you come from ?” “T came from Texas,” lied Goose. “I am related to all the big guns down there.” “You look as if you came from a clever family all right. Tl give you a job for a while. Do you see that old wash boiler upon that hill? Well, vou sneak up the canyon and keep out of sight all the time. When you git up there sit in that brush and watch the country. If you see anyone coming, take a rock and slam it at the wash boiler. You see we are working in a cave on the Goose 38 slope on an invention. People are trying to steal it, and that’s why I want you to watch out. Keep out of sight and don’t fall asleep, for if ye do I'll wake ye up with a barrel of buck shot.” “Our family doctor used to say that hard work would never agree with me but Pll take the job anyway,” said Goose. “That doc was one wise fellow,” agreed Jay. Goose proved a faithful and efficient worker and also a very observant one. At night when oft times the brothers would be working at their invention, Goose would slip out, peer in their eave and wander in the moon light far over the hills. THe always did this so cleverly that he was never suspected. Other nights when visitors came to the cabin and talked about inventions they would look questioningly at Jay, then nod up at Goose. Jay, grinning. would tap the floor, then his head, point up at Goose and nod his head in as- sent. One day he asked his employer for a week’s leave of absence “to see the doce about my head, it’s been achin’ lately,” His request was generously grant- ed. Several hours later he sauntered into Tim Brown’s office. “Well, well, Goose! It’s been half a year since I saw you. Are you mak- me ihe “Not very well, sheriff. That fool deputy of yourn kicked me red, white and blue when I turned on a fire faucet to get a drink.” “Tgnorance causes lots of trouble. What did you find out?” “Gimme some paper and a pencil. T’ll put it down so you won’t forget it.” (roose wrote and drew for half an hour. “Here, sheriff, is a map of the region with all the stills marked on it. Tf you raid them, raid ’em in a couple of days when I’ll be gone. It’s gettin’ cold now and if everything turns out right send the check to Rufus Peyton, Los Angeles.” With that Goose departed. Two days afterward twenty stalwart looking men with badges and rifles stepped off the train at Oaks and hurried in automobiles to the mountains. A week later Goose read in a newspaper thrown out of a train the follow- ing headlines: “Great Capture of Stills in San Mateo Hills. Forty Men Cap- tured. Twenty-five Stills Destroved. All Due to Sheriff Brown.” Goose drew a deep breath and tramped on to Los Angeles where he found a letter postmarked “Oaks” awaiting him. Goose lived high that winter. When the geese were flying northward he broke a twenty-years’ custom. He did not go north but secured work in Los Angeles and made known his intention to stay there. “Tm getting too old to wander. Tl have to settle down and shave every other day,” Goose explained. “TI always wandered to see the beauty of the world, but now I spoiled it all by helping put some fellows behind the bars where they never see the wonders of nature. IT might as well indict myself farther now by working, because IT can’t stand to wander any more.” said he in explanation of his unusual conduct. 39 Forest Glade EDDIE UNDERWOOD, ’22 In a deep secluded spot where the sunbeams never dance, But the shadows darken, deepen, as the legions of night advance, A tiny river murmurs and speaks in an unknown tongue A response to the oak trees’ whispers, a song that is never sung. In that little forest glade, down by the whispering stream I love to sit and listen, to think and dream, and dream ; To dream of life’s dark pathways beneath the shady pines, Of the bushes, trees, and flowers, of Pleasure’s ruddy wines, Of the times when the sun seems brightest, of the times when the night shades fall, Of the times when the darkness shelters, conceals and covers all, But when my thoughts are deepest, of the darkest sombre hue A ray of sunshine sparkles and brightens the world anew. a The Aeroplane ENID FREEMAN, ’20 Soaring thru the heavens with a proud sweep of wing, With a steady, distant throbbing, as its powered motors sing— That marvelous creation of a simple, human brain, That thing of life and beauty—the pulsing aeroplane. Wheeling, dipping, gliding, with the eagle’s majesty, With the grace of swallows, the lark’s glad minstrelsy— And vet a thing of terror, of fearfullness unheard— Oh! Would that we might keep it just a swift and splendid bird. 5 ATA en, bites wos MAURICE THEDE, ’21 Curiosity and knowledge sat idly glancing through the photographs of different classes of the Madera Union Tigh School when Curiosity suddenly pointed his finger at one and asked. “Who may this smiling class be? It looks like a tooth paste advertisement.” “That,” answered knowledge, “is the happy-go-lucky Junior class of 1920.” “Really? Is that the class IT have heard so much about? Will you not tell me some more about them?” “Certainly ; it always gives me great pleasure to do so. “On September 22, 1919, having cast off their Sophomore shell, these thirty-two enrolled as Juniors. A meeting was held, in which Maurice Thede was elected President, Maxwell Millard, vice president; Doris Snyder, secre- tary, and Harry Thede, treasurer. “These students claimed to be loved by all the teachers for their studious appearance and serious demeanor, although the rumors which floated around suggested possibilities quite the contrary.” “Did they have any pep?” broke in Curiosity. “Will you kindly refrain from interrupting after this? I had an in- spiration and now I have lost it,” answered Knowledge icily. “Yes, if pep were cold they would have been iceburgs. The Juniors won in absolutely every school contest—that is, almost every time. The Junior girls challenged a picked team from the school to a basket ball game and defeated them with a score of 21 to 4. The boys’ basketball team defeated the Sophomore and lost to the Seniors by only one point. The Juniors were first to go “over the top” in the Student Body dues contest. Really, they be- came so accustomed to winning that they couldn’t do anything else. “And fun? Juniors always do have more fun than other classes, but I do believe these would capture the prize. I’ll wager that eight of the boys will never forget April 27th of that year. They were the boys of the Auto Repair class, who decided that water would be more soothing than oil and grease on a hot afternoon, so they disappeared, finding themselves again at the swimmipg pool. It was a glorious afternoon until Mr. Teall happened along. The boys have occasion to remember forever the ensuing afternoons spent in detention. 4] “On St. Patrick’s day the boys of the class came to school all decked out in old clothes. They claimed to be the originators of the world-wide move- ment against the H. C. of L. “In regard to society the Juniors excelled also. And this was another demonstration of their “pep.” The first party was held in November, fully two months before any other class. The second was in February, and the third on April 23rd. This was a reception given by the Seniors to the Juniors, and was poorly described as a ‘swell affair.” “An impromptu wienie bake held on April 19th was probably the most fun of the season. It was proposed after school that afternoon and by 7:00 o'clock three Ford trucks filled with Juniors, wienies, buns, soda pop and marshmallows, were rambling across the country to Skaggs’ bridge. They had a wild, wild time, but a marvelous one at that. “The Junior-Senior annual reception was held June 16, and was a happy climax to the social events of the year.” “How about athletics?” queried Curiosity. “Oh, athlétics! That was the Juniors long suit. They had in their midst James Dickey, noted football star; Maurice Thede and Pete Petty, prominent in the basketball world; Curtis Walling, Max Millard and Elton Macon, tennis champions, and Harvey Knowles and Murray Miller, baseball players. The Junior girls on the school basketball team were: Bertha Wood, Effie Garst, Ora Moore, Edith Crow, Winifred Smith and Doris Snyder. Yes, indeed, the Juniors were athletes above everything else.” “What about studies? From their description they must not have had much time or inclination for studying.” “What! not like study? Why, IT have seen Junior skip a half hour period just so they would have the chance to make up three in detention. Actions are surely plainer than words. Yes, indeed! They enjoyed studying; two of the Juniors were members of the Scholarship Society. “Well,” after a pause for breath, “what do you think of the Juniors of 1920?” But Curiosity had disappeared, entirely overwhelmed with the splendors which had been unfolded to him. HOHE He ileal JUNIOR CLASS BB. ae Sakae JOSEPH MEILIKE, ’22 Yesterday, Friday, June 13, Professor Spooks of the department of Psychic Research, Spirits’ Academy, performed an experituent which is the most important and startling one in the history of Psychic Research. Professor Spooks chose an interested member of the Astral Clu and by plac- ing him in a state of hypnosis, forced him to reveal and write down the exact history of a certain period of his life, presumedly his school life. The gentleman, whose name is withheld, stated that the history was cor- rect but that he had long since forgotten it. The report as written by the gentlema n is printed below. It is interesting to note that the point at which Professor Spooks started to awaken him can be distinguished by the growing vagueness of his report. On September 22, 1919, fifty-eight Sophomores enrolled in the Madera High School. We had just passed out of that crawling worm stage called the “scrub age” and were bouyant and confident. We looked down on the Freshmen, scorned them and gleefully related the humor of his innocent balle and play. We, as observers, were awed by their class meetings, the din and turmoil brought to our minds the accounts of the buffalo stampedes of the days of yore. We had our first class meeting and elected the following officers: Joe Meilike, president; Kenneth Butler, vice president; Millie Gordon, secretary, and Gerald Thede, treasurer. Our class determined to set a precedent and if we missed it, it was by so close a margin that no one knew it. The Red Cross stamp sale and the Purple and White ticket sale were launched and the Sophomores were second in the school in the former and first in total number sold in the latter. We were also 100 per cent in payment of our student body dues. We held many class meetings, none of which we are proud to say bore any resemblance to the scrub stampede sometimes spoken of as meetings. Many private parties were given by Sophomores to their classmates. The crowning social event of the class was a picnic at Skaggs’ bridge. We went after school to the river and after a few hours of playing games, ad- journed to the eats which were the drawing card of the picnic. After the disappearance of the good things to eat, the whole class returned to the Annex where a few hours of delightful dancing were enjoyed. Though the 44 SSWID AYONOHdOS social affairs were more to the students’ taste, we certainly did not neglect our studies as the report cards proved. In athletics we were honored by haying several of the school’s foremost athletes in our class, Ralph Harrison, Robert De Chaine, Puzant Darpinian and Glenn Freeman. Now I am being slowly drawn from my classmates by some irresistable foree. I can hear and see them in their classes, but can not speak with them. In one room, which looks like a machine shop, I see boys working industriously with machines. They appear to like the work very much. In another part of the room coal-blackened boys are toiling over forges with cheerful indus- try, hammering the glowing iron into various designs. The sound of foreign languages comes to me and in one room I see pupils struggling with Caesar and with stuttering accents read his works. From another room comes the soft musical sounds of Spanish as the students freely discourse with the teacher in the strange language. I hear screaming and see girls disect bugs with repugnance. Strong in contrast to this is the sight of girls in another building, sewing and cooking. Voices and people are getting hazy. I seem to be drifting farther into space. Still I see some of my classmates studying science and chemistry. Their laughter comes to me as I dimly see the effect of a miniature explosion, broken bottles and tubes. Now that world of happiness and study is invisible to me, yet T can hear a voice, rapid talking of angels, degrees and loci. Fainter still becomes — the voice and I can barely hear ths groans of dismay of the pupils uplifting their voices in utter hopelessness. Nothing is now visible but I hear a faint voice rapidly growing louder, commanding “wake up, wake up” and now something damp is thrown on my face. I’m barely able to see a man in front of me snapping his fingers. I wonder what it is all about. PRESHM = MARION GALE, ’23 When the whole fifty-seven varieties of verdure spread themselves over the campus last fall, a new Freshman Class was created. The little dears were so full of fun and exuberant spirits that it took the whole school to calm them down. Miss Stone was appointed their advisor, otherwise pilot, over the rocky way to civilization. It took them a long time to reach that state of being, too as their Reception didn’t come till March, instead of in the fall, as is the cus- tom. On the whole, they have been exceptionally smart, though. They have been able to distinguish between an “aud” call and a fire bell, even though they can’t read the sign “Keep off the grass!” At the beginning of the year their voices had a “forty acre pitch,” but now they have calmed down. Instead of their class meetings sounding like foundries in full operation, they have now assumed the quietness of a yell practise. Among the sports the Freshmen have been very prominent. They have had a basket ball team, from which several good players have developed. Now they have a lively baseball team. 'wo of the boys are in the school first team. They have had games with Chowchilla Freshmen, and also the grammar school. In the former they lost, but in the grammar school game they won. They practise assidously, however, with the idea of some day winning. The school orchestra is composed almost entirely of Freshmen. They have played several times before the student body, much to their own delight, at least. They like each other lots. To sum it all up, the class of °23 shows much promise of learning something some day. There are a couple of future presidents, suffragette lead- ers, and leaders for the home rule of Ireland in the class. Outside of the fact that they haven’t been able to resist the temptation to run around on roller skates and make mud pies, they haven’t done much out of the way of the usual Freshmen. Making the necessary allowances, they are a very intelligent, good- looking class. The Freshmen will win. This proves it. 47 M co 5 =| o Z a = FA RM ee a) ae (=! x ws H. L. IL. We . is for Francis, A shy little girl, Wearing at all times a bandoline curl. is for Ruth, a girl with class, She who for brains always will pass. ). is for Emmet, to girls so nice. He’s good at baseball, better at dice. is for Stanley, an artist of fame, Who for himself will make quite a name. is for Honey, so good and sweet Which. like the Freshmen, cannot be beat. _ is for Molden, a fat little chunk Always going around peddling bunk. .is for Elva, ever alert Though only a Freshie, she is some flirt. for Naomi, so distractingly cute, That everyone says, “she is some beaut.” for Wilbur, so tall and slim That he looks like an animated hair pin. is for Ila, who loves to dance. Also in front of her class she rants. is for Lester, “Molino” for short Who loves at detention to report. is for Leslie, who left us so quick So all we can say’s that he was a brick. is for Wayne, rather shy and scary 3ut he certainly is fond of Mary. is for Ivan, a baseball hound. He’s after the ball, right on the bound. _is for Norman with the little round face Who will come out first in any man’s race. 49 ovina eset eee oy foe be Be rey Sesiguer Uacuhd 50 1919 . Hello everybody: Just because you are publishing an annual and we couldn’t you need not think you will not hear from us. Oh, we are all making our marks in the world, and will be famous some day if we last long enough and we are awfully good Alumni. You will hear from each one of us. Eunice Cook has the destinction (or courage?) to be the first one married. Yes, she and Shirley have at length satisfactorily fulfilled every one’s expectations. According to rumor some others will be married soon, Lois Mitchell and but there, I promised not to tell. Really, though, I wish I could. I’m sure you would love to know. Oh, no. it is not myself ! Normal School seems to be popular—second only to the Business World. The Lewis girls, Elvera Ann and Lulu Mae are both attending Fresno State Normal, and Vera Brewer, the Santa Barbara Normal. Marion Faust is taking a course in Heald’s Business College at Fresno, as is also Sadie Theis. Arthur Stevens is now an accountant, having studied at Healds. Merritt Shedd is also in business—and a partner at that! Truck business. He solicits your patronage and guarantees to handle everything with care. Everett Coffee is ranching but expects to go to school this fall and Ralph Shupe, our Physics shark, is li ving up to his record and is taking a correspond- ence course in Electrical Engineering. When not thinking about volts and watts, he is working on a fruit ranch and taking care of Trigo. Cecil Williams is studying at the California School of fine arts. He says he draws seven hours a day—but—well, he lives in the city, you know. Gladys Lusk is keeping books for the Crown Printing Co.. in Fresno, Tva Garst works in a candy store in Kingsburg and Victoria Dowell works in the telephone office in Madera. And I am working very hard at Stanford. We, the class of 1919, greet you, TOLA WILLIAMS. 1918 It is very interesting to look back on the good old days spent at Madera Union High School, and to recall the good times and all that goes with high school life. And then one wonders what the members of his class are doing and where they are. Most of the class of 1918 hag stayed in Madera. The majority of the members are engaged in business of various kinds, while some others have gone away to school or to new fields of activity, and a few are married. After eight months of bookkeeping for the firm of Wehrmann and Meilike, Josephine Oliva abandoned the business world and is now a home-maker, Mrs. Ralph Ninnis. Marie Autrand did not see fit to give up her position as Assistant book keeper for the same firm, although she is now Mrs. 8. E. Mosley. Anna Shirk become Mrs. Delbert Secara after having been on the Madera County Library staff for some time and is now residing on the Secara ranch. The business world, rather than school, has claimed most of the graduates of the class of 1918. The position of Assistant Librarian of the Madera County Library is held by Irene Glas, who was trained at the Riverside School in 1918, where Ethel Williams, who is also on the library staff, has been studying. Maude Rea is 5] a book-keeper for the San Joaquin Light and Power Company in Madera, and Florence Hunter for the Waterman Garage in Fresno. Eva Lynch is employed in the grocery store of Bondeson and Palmer. Lawrence Williams is following up his mechanical tendencies in Chamberlain’s garage in Madera, while Carl Mecilike is an aide to his father in the Wehrman-Meilike Company. Two of the boys are engaged in farming, Francis Kegel who is working on the family Dee near Madera, and Edmond oe who is on the Desmond ranch. Lyall Vanderburgh reports that he is in North Fork “enjoying life.” (Perhaps he is, after his strenuous army ee Two of the girls are living at home: Aurora Michaelson, who went up north to live for a short time, but found Madera much the better place and re- turned, and Blanche Wilson who is residing on the Wilson ranch. Geneyleve Wren is visiting the Snyder home for the time being. Among those who have sought new fields is C lara Late, who is employed the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation Ltd. in San Francisco. : hile she was visiting the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in that city recently, she chanced to see Betty Rhodes, who is a student nurse at that institution. The number of those who are braving the university life is small. The University of California register contains the name of Mae Owens, who has just completed her Sophomore year, and that of Alan Quigley, who is a pre-medical student. As for the writer, suffice it to say that she has hopes of receiving a degree from the same university some day. At least, she has proven the falsity of the sage prediction of Clara’s Ouija board that she would be the first to leave the states of single blessedness. LOIS NEWMAN. Sly Madera, Calif., April 26, 1920 Dear Editor of the Purple and White: I am deeply conscious of the honor which you saw fit, some time ago, to bestow upon me, when in vour own inimitable and irresistible manner you asked me if I would “report” the class of 1917; and being mindful of the parti- cular nature of the undertaking, it is with much misgiving that I set myself to the task. This latter state of mind has been induced, in a great measure, by yourself, who have persistently “hounded” me for “copy” during the past sev- eral months, and have caused me to fear even to venture upon the street, lest I might be confronted with your accusing stare. The enviable reputation of the class of 1917 did not arise from the num- ber of our boy students. We pride ourselves on its quality, rather, in that regard; and in this connection of whom could one think, unless it were our Beau Brummel, J. Paul Huchting; at whose shrine worshipped everyone in dresses. Paul tells us that he is now attending commercial college; that his address is 1861 31st street, San Diego; and that while in the service of the United States Navy, he “spent eleven months in foreign waters. ” When I best knew Paul, his liquid diet was not confined to water of any kind; although he did favor imported and foreign varieties to domestic brands. Cheer up, Paul you fought for Democracy, and got Prohibition; but your fellow-sufferers are Legion. Sy Lyla Crow still lives in Madera. She will attend the California School of Arts and Crafts at Berkeley next fall, and there complete her course; and will be a teacher of arts and crafts upon her graduation. Louise Meilike spends most of her time around the bay. She honored the writer with an occasional glance or nod when classes were in session at 101 California Hall; and though his chances for observation have been scant, he can state unqualifiedly that Louise is taking great strides toward her chosen profession. Louise’s aspirations tend toward journalism, so I am informed. Vivian McCabe tells us that she is now Deputy Recorder of the County of Madera; that she is satisfied with life; that nothing eventful has happened since school days. Short and snappy, isn’t it? Barbara Theis now resides at 175 Diana street, Fresno. She teaches at the Tielman School there. Lucile Gambrill is another of the 101 California Hall crowd. Lives now in Chowchilla; a small rural village situated in an out of the way corner of Madera County. It has a bank, and this bank is run under the personal super- vision of Lucile. She spends her spare time in guiding the destiny of the Chowchilla Four Hundred. Miriam Healy, likewise of Berkeley, reports that the only thing worthy of mention concerning her is that her chest expansion has increased consider- ably. Is jubilant over the report that this issue of the Purple and White will surpass the publications of all former years. Marguerite Donavan, now of Redwood City, teaches at Spring Valley School, San Francisco. Maurine Jacqueline Palmer, whom we knew as Maurine Griffin, lives in Colorado. Edward Marvin Brickey hangs out at Stanford University. After being denied admission to the U. S. Army, several times, on account of his youth and inexperience, he managed to find a berth in the Tank Corps. Marvin may be- come president of the United States some day, if he isn’t hung first. We still have with us, Marie Dromey, who principle occupation, when she isn’t attending the White Theatre. is that of assisting Arthur Heavenrich in some details of the management of the Sugar Pine Mills. There, dear editor, is what information we have been able to gather con- cerning the lives and hopes of the members of the class of “17. There are others, who did not respond to the call, and the return of “non est imventus” must serve for all of them. The class of 1917 was the finest which ever flourished within the four walls of the old building which sheltered (and imprisoned) us during our four vear strug : le for mastery over the autocratic forces of Algebra, Geometry, His- tory, English, ete. This, being a conventional letter, should contain nothing which would prove a source of inspiration to the student, but cause the faculty to lift their hands in holy horror, so the biographer of necessity, must forbear from telling much of real interest. The Germans receive credit, or discredit, for having originated the idea of he Gas Attack. Some day, dear editor, when you will yield me your private ear, I shall prove to you that the idea originated in the minds of members of the class of °17, and was used with great success during the first (and only, to my knowledge) visit of the State Superintendent of Education. We laid down a varrage of T2S8. which flooded the assembly room, and caused the forces of 53) education to retreat in disorder and ignominy. Some time I’ll tell you how the class of ’17 shunted an alarm-clock into the annunciator bell circuit, with re- sults both entertaining and scientific. T’ll tell you a hundred other things which will establish the claim which we assert. In anticipation of the time when you may hear, unvarnished and untarnished, the true history of the class of 1917, I beg ever to remain, Your obedient servant, DAVID P. BARCROFT. The following failed to respond to inquiries : Alliene Willis is engaged in teaching the kindergarten of Madera. Sabina Ripperdan (who later responded) resides at 172 N. Van Ness . Fresno, Cali., at her occupation of bookkeeping. Olsen Lasater is residing with his parents in Madera. Mabel Trinidade is a Junior at U. C. Deltha Stevens (Mrs. Elmer Hoover) resides in Madera. Mary Mickle is attending U. C. 1916 Per the request of the Editor of this annual, it gives me the greatest of pleasure to introduce for old times sake, a review of the most conspicuous, most intelligent and best looking class in the history of Madera Union High. For your approval—the class of 1916 as they were, as they are and as they hope to be: Viola Macon (alias Red), Madera. California. As red headed as ever. Motto, “Oh! to be brilliant.” Student at University of California since eraduation. It may be safely said that she is as studious as ever. Lena (Northern) Adams (Alias Lene), Madera, California. Dimpled chin and rosy cheeks. Motto, “It is not all gold that glitters.” In the matrimonial harness with a little sunbeam in the home. Time brings many changes, doesn’t it Lene? ( Note.—Remember the old days, Lena?) Artye (Gordon) Shebelut (alias Artve), Madera, California. Very petite and cute. Motto, “The leaves may fall and the roses fade, but the sun shines on for- ever.” Married to Conrad Shebelut, living at Madera, California. Is still enjoying life and is happy and content. Ethel (McCumber) Pinion, (alias Mac), Madera, California. Brilhant, sweet and humorous. Motto, “All things come to those who wait.” Attended U. C. two years—Secretarial course at Munson’s School for Pri- vate Secretaries, San Francisco. California. Married to Val Pinion recently. Employed in the office of Sherwood Green, Attorney at Law, Madera, California. (Note.—We weren’t surprised at all, Mac.) 54 Hazel Irene Appling (alias Hazel). Trigo, California. Good looking, but very bashful. Motto, “Most industrious under the teacher’s eye.” Teaching at Sweet Flower School, Madera County. Desires to teach high school under the principalship of F. O. Mower. Isabel Barcroft (alias Isy), Madera, California. Impertinent, with the ish-ka-bibble sort of look. Motto, “Everything as easy as possible.” Single—no definite matrimonial inclinations. Adapted to office work. At present in the office of her father, Joseph Bareroft, Attorney at Law Madera, California. Expects to become the female champion of Justice. ( Note-—Good luck, Isy.) Gertrude Brown (alias Gertie), Madera, California. A dreamy eyed maid, and only 18. trying to get along. Motto, “What’s the use of studying when you have so many friends.” Also single, fellows. Can do most anything. A temporary fixture in the office of Harry Maxim, attorney at law, Madera, California. (Note.—I assume her ambition is to become most anything with big pay and little work.) Rey M. Merino (alias Duke), Madera, California. Pretty boy with darling wavy hair (if curled). Motto, “Vd do anything if someone would watch me.” Single, with fond hopes for a bachelor’s life (No chance, Rey). Scientifically inclined. Attended Stanford one year. Is now the younger half of the firm of R. Merino Son, garage men, Madera, California. (Note.—Rey tells me his highest ambition is to become an inyentor, like Kdison. Best 0’ luck, old kid). Rey also has a good war record, Alpha (Keyes) Ashley (alias Alphie), Hickman, Tenn. Tall, slender and graceful with black eyes and hair to match. Married August, 1916. High school ambition was to become an artist—now a farmer’s wife in the wilds of the Tennessee hills, cooking breakfast 4:30 A. M. and washing dishes 9 P. M. Only two in the family as far as the writer knows. Is most content with developments. (Note.—A happy married life, Alphie). Ruth Ann Blowers (alias Pat), Redlands, California. Fat, fair and always happy. Also liked the boys. Motto, “Finders reapers. loosers sleepers.” Dreadfully sorry I can’t report her marriage. Present diversion—Student at the University of Redlands. Graduates Dy) this year with honors and will teach high school for a short while. (How long, Pat?) (Note——The writer is at a loss to predict her future.) Joedwin Willis (alias Jodie), Oilfields, California. Pretty, petite and jovial. Motto, “The first are always on time.” Teaching kindergarten at Oil King School, Oilfields, California. Single, and very ambitious. Expects some day to become an oil magnate. (Note.—Jodie wants a few good recipes on how to look dignified without blushing when before a roomful of young scholars. Kindly refrain from rushing the mails, boys.) Carol Wilkinson (alias Kinky), Madera. California. Very small, dark and always trying to look dignified. Motto, “Pass it when no one is looking.” Was known in school days as the authoress of “Curly hair without the aid of irons.” Attended Fresno Normal. Teaching school at Alpha, Madera County, and the leader of the “raise in salaries for teachers’ crusade. Not matrimonially inclined. Expects to revolutionize modern teaching methods in a short while. Mary Petty (alias Mary), Mills College, California. Words fail to express her wisdom. Motto, “The best always.” Graduates from Mills College with an A. B. degree in June. She abhors the sound of men and hilarity. The editor has the audacity to predict for her the Presidency of the Wom- en's Federation of California. ( Note.—All the apologies in the world, Mary, and good luck.) Ruth Jessie Williams (alias Fat), Madera, California. Charming in her ways, but let not her anger rise. Motto.—Has none; anything for the occasion. Single, but with an eye for one. (Hostile territory, boys.) Attended Fresno Normal. Teaching at Howard, Madera County. The future is bright she says, but doesn’t anticipate much more of a teaching career in her young life. (Note.—Come on in, Ruth, the water’s fine.) Winifred Goffe (alias Winnie), Address unknown. Very quiet. Motto—‘Laugh and the world laughs with vou, ery and you cry alone.” (Ed. Note——Winifred has left the County and her address cannot be as- certained. Wherever you are, Winnie, heaps of fortune and happiness. Dollars to doughnuts you’re married.) 56 Gladys (Stevens) Mickel (alias Glad), Madera, California. A young lady wrapped up in domestic affairs. Motto—“Nothing in life but work.” Married to William H. Mickel—climax of school day romance. Three in the family and it’s a girl at that. As the poet said “And a little child shall lead them.” Note. A ton of best wishes from the class for you and yours, Glad. Leslie A. Stevens (alias Steve), Pittsburg, California. Lean, lank and nervous. Motto—“Drink when you're dry, laugh when you're blue.” An excellent student at times. Two years attendance at the University of Southern California in the study of law. Expects to return to finish his legal ambitions. Author of “How to Pass the Bar Examinations.” ( Note.—There’s more than one road to Rome, Les.) Stanley Ford (alias Stan), Madera, California. Who humbly requests a thousand pardons for failing to adequately eluci- date the virtues of the class of 1916. Still practising law, a married man and as foolish as ever. STANLEY FORD. 1915 April 22, 1920. Dear Alumni Editor: Five years ago, the class of 1915 graduated from the Madera Union High School. Some of the members continued their education after leaving Madera, others entered business, while four of the fairer sex decided that single blessed- ness wasn’t at all in their line so proceeded to get married. Lucille Ring was the first of the class to change her name. She married W. J. Isakson, a graduate of the local high school and she is at present busily engaged in raising a family. Peggy Murray and Effie Raburn were the next to follow in the footsteps of Lucille. After attending Los Angeles Normal for two years and teaching a similar period Margaret Murray married Earl B. Martin of Long Beach, California, and is now making her home in that city. iffie Raburn reported on the Madera Mercury for nearly four years, when she became Mrs. Wood and is living at present in San Francisco. Florence Floto studied at Mills College for two years and then accepted a position with Saunder Bros. and Bell. About the first of the year she was mar- ried to Herman Brammer. After graduating from Fresno Normal, Grace Latham was offered a posi- tion with the Bank of Italy in Madera and has been there ever since. Four years at Mills College didn’t seem to give Pauline Stahl all of the knowledge that she wished along the lines of Bacteriology, so after receiving her A. B., she entere] the University of Columbia in New York City, and is now working for her Master’s Degree. Frieda Kegel also graduated from Mills College, having received her de- erece in Home Economics. Frieda hopes to be teaching Domestic Science next vear. 57 Charles Moore entered the University of California the year after graduat- ing from high school. He is now taking Law and will perhaps spend two more years as a student. He writes that he is still president of the Bachelors’ Club. Rosa Scheffing has been living with her parents in Madera County since 1915. Hague Maloyan joined the army soon after graduating and has been spending his time in the Philippine Islands, Japan, Honolulu, England and France. He writes that he has seen a great deal of the United States also, during his time in the services of Uncle Sam. The writer is practicing Law in Madera. Very truly, MATTHEW CONLEY. 1914 Dear Alumni Editor: Our class consisted of only nine members, one boy and eight girls but we are all so well scattered it has been hard to find much up-to-date news about us. Matrimony has lured all but two of the girls and we hope the glamour of it was such as they expected. Helen Wilkinson and Edith How say they are still trying to prove the joys of single blessedness. Everett Honeycutt was the favorite boy in the class. He had the honor of serving his country in France and the good fortune to return home in good health. When the war broke out he left his college work to answer the coun- try’s call but returned to it after the signing of the Armistice. One of our number, Elizabeth Washington Banker, graduated from the University of California in 1918 and was married the same year to Irving Banker, a Y. M. C. A. secretary. They make their home in Berkeley and a little daughter, Mary Eleanor, has come to add another joy to their lives. Marie Brown Ward after graduating from Fresno Normal and teaching one year decided to make a man happy. She and her husband make their home near O’Neals on a cattle ranch. Stella Turk Brockman and Helen Wilkinson graduated from the West- ern Normal in Stockton. Stella taught in Porterville and Heald’s Collge in Stockton but she too was caught in the snare of matrimony. Helen is still a peragog and at present is engaged in the Lincoln grammar school at Madera. Our first member to marry was Grace Crow. She attended San Jose Nor- mal one year but in the summer of 1915 was married to Theodore R. Malech. During her four years’ residence in San Jose she completed her normal course and then taught in Alameda county. She is temporarily teaching at Kirkwood, Tehama County. Her little son, Russell, is about a year old. Grace sends good wishes to all the M. U. H. S. Ruby Russell Heffers is living in Selma wi th her husband. She graduat- ed from the San Jose Normal in 1916 but didn’t want to explode the theory that the average life of a single school teacher is two years. Helen Whiting Knox had a short but interesting stage career and is now living in San Francisco. She spent some time studying at the University of California during which she was a member of the Treble Cleff Club. Edith How graduated from San Jose Normal and after teaching at _ Marysville and Arcola joined the teaching staff in Madera. 58 We hope the Purple and White will be the success you wish it to be, By two members of the Class of 1914, } EDITH HOWE. HELEN WILKINSON. 309 North D Street, Madera, California, April 23, 1920. Dear Alumni Editor: The largest class to graduate from M. U. H. S. to date made its exodus from the aforementioned institution in the spring of 1913. At that time twenty-one young people stepped over the threshold into the cruel, cruel world to see what fate held in store. Many of them found out and married it—but a few have maintained their equilibrium and state of single blessedness. W. C. Ring has the most noteworthy record. After finishing law school at U.S. C., he went into the army where he received a commission as First Lieu- tenant. Upon returning home, Will served for a time in the office of the Dis- trict Attorney and is now the junior member of the law firm of Fee and Ring. He was President of the Chamber of Commerce during the campaign that put that organization on its feet and is one of the most prominent young men in the community. Anne Noble attended U. C. for two years and then completed her course at Mills College. She is now teaching the younger generation the domestic arts, which she expects soon to practice on our Postmaster. San Diego Normal was the scene of Virginia Craig’s further seeking after learning, and she is teaching the pupils in the Patterson schools the things which she learned there. Bess Vanderburg completed her course at the University of California and then taught for one year. She is now married to Earl Wells, a college con- quest, and resides in Berkeley. After attending U. ©. and Fresno Normal, Margaretha Wehrmann taught until she became aWare of the better opportunities presented in homemaking. She is now Mrs. Tom Ware of Fresno. Helen Froom embarked on the sea of matrimony soon after graduating. She is Mrs. Harkins and lives in Fresno with her husband and son. Trueman Wood has had a varied career as student, farmer and business man. He finishes his college work this spring and will be an electrical engi- neer. He is married. Lucia Whiting is Mrs. L. L. Koonce and resides in Coalinga with her hus- band and young son. She attended Fresno Normal and taught for a few years before getting married. Elizabeth Trene Smith attended Redlands University and also I. A. Nor- mal, taught in Nevada, annexed a vineyard, and now there is a little vine in the Vineyard family. She lives in Long Beach. Redlands University also claimed Jeannette Blowers as a student. She later attended U. C. for one term. Jeannette is now principal of a school in Nevada and seems to have found the country very attractive. To quote: “I'll have to come back again, perhaps to stay.” R. Paul Husted graduated from U. S. C. Dental School and has a good practice in Los Angeles. During the war he received a commission as First 59 Lieutenant in the Dental Reserve Corps of the army. In his own words: “Married in 1917, still married.” Nellie Secara graduated from U. C. in 1917 and soon afterward married F. W. Williams. She is now living in Daly City and is the mother of a lively little girl. A graduate of San Jose Normal, Retta Honeycutt has spent the interven- ing vears in the teaching profession and is at present in the Madera schools. Leslie Conley, who raised so much cain in school, is engaged in raising rice in the southern part of the state. He was formerly associated with his father in the auto stage business at Trona, but gave that up to enter the army. Six years in the service of the Chamber of Commerce, during which time she spent three months, in the Middle West with an exhibit train, gave a differ- ent tone to the career of Ethel Hardell. The Madera Rochdale Company has recently secured her services as bookkeeper. Agnes Briscoe is another member of the class to become a teacher. She received her training at Fresno Normal and teaches in Taft. One year at Redlands University, followed by work at San Jose Normal gave Florence Belcher the basis for her services in the Newman schools. She later married O. C. Fleener and a young daughter graces their home in San Jose. W. J. Isakson entered the office of Tighe-Breyfogle Co. soon after gradua- tion but went into business for himself a little later. He is now salesman for W. M. Hughes and Sons. He is married and has one son. Estella Moore attended U. C. for a while but left to become the wife of E. W. Beatty, head of the mathematics department of the San Francisco Normal. As she expresses it: “We now have a little daughter to share our joys.” Investigation reveals the fact that the writer graduated from Occidental College in 1918. Aside from that he has spent most of his time working in some store or postoffice but has plans for further schooling in a theological seminary next. Yes. Almost hopelessly single. Volumes could well be written about this illustrious class but we will leave that to the historians and biographers of the future. Yours for the best interests of M. U. H. S., HENRY B. McFADDEN. 1912 Dear Alumni Editor: The great majority of the members of the “12 class are either married or teaching school. There are only a few exceptions to this general rule. John and Mrs. Owens (Isabel Bennett) are ranching near Minturn. Mrs. Welton Rhodes (Mae Burgess) is living in Madera, housekeeping and taking care of two little Rhodes’, Mrs. Wm. J. Maze (May Wood), after four years of teaching, married during the war, spent several months in Washington and New York, and is now residing in Oakland. Earl Cardwell is married; Earl is connected with extensive business interests in Chowchilla and bids fair to be the first capitalists among the 12 graduates. And now for the school teachers. Hazel Osborn, to use her own words, is “instructing and inspiring the young American” in Madera. Dora Wren has carried the torch of enlightenment to Patterson, California. Hazel Crow is 60 testing California educational methods in Bingham Canyon, Utah, and Hilda Footman is making similar experiments in Montana. Winna High is residing in Madera. David Glock is a conductor on the Southern Pacific, and the writer is practicing law in Madera. Sincerely yours, PHILIP CONLEY. 19m FROM: The very ordinary office of a very ordinary, very typically weary busines man. TO} Those good friends and fondly remembered associates of High School days. SUBJECT: The doings of eleven lads and lassie’ throughout their 3,288 days since M. U. H. 8. Graduation. GREETINGS. 1. Prepare yourselves, my friends, to tolerate the “style” of one who now writes as he runs—clumsily, but in a hurry. 2. Be it known to all who read that I have this day returned from an extended trip south to find among my mail a post card from my good friend Miss Crowder, who, I would presume, has now become my task-mistress in the capacity of Alumni Editor, and who, by mail as above mentioned, an- nounced that the 1911 Class “Letter,” unwisely put into my awkward hands to assemble, is now become immediately due and “submittable”’ Therefore I hurry. 3. Eleven there were in the Class of Eleven; and bonnie folk they were, of course. The “Purple and White” of that year is on my desk be- fore me. The “prophecy” it contains is queer and eerie to read. It didn’t all pan out as the prophetic Oak Leaves whispered to the youthful poet who listen- ed from the greensward below. One who was slated to preach is now teaching school; the aviator becomes a bank clerk; the missionary marries and stays at home; and she, whom first we saw in prophecy established snugly in a “cottage all her own” or, I should say, “HALF her own,” writes, “I have been THACH- ING SCHOOL ever since High School davs!” Oh, Fate of fates! And woe is yours, young poet of the whispering Oak leaves! We are betrayed and no more harken to your words of fantasy. False verses of an idle prophecy, be gone! 4. And now, being done with these preliiminary observations, kindly note that the “Letter” follows forthwith: Having married, according to a statement above his own signature, “an undergraduate of Madera High School.” Columbus lL. Appling begs to an- nounce that he is comfortably established in Caruthers, California, as principal of the Grammar School, and sends his regards to all his “old friends.” Thanks, old man, and the same to you. Preparatory to arranging the Alumni Pages of the “Purple and White,” Miss Crowder thoughtfully and efficiently posted double-mailing Information Cards to all alumni. Did you get your? And did you answer as requested ? Johnny Gordon, among others, failed to do so. However, I am informed that he holds an important position in the Madera Abstract Company where he has given excellent service for a goodly number of years. He is married, has a beautiful home, and—no, [ don’t think that’s all. Tn justice and fairness I am duty bound to write that Charley High also 6 6] neglected to answer the Alumni Editor. He is employed in the Madera branch of the Bank of Italy and with two others has remained true and faithful to the sworn pledges of the old ‘Bachelors’ Club. “Member the insignia, fellers, that we used to wear? Santa Barbara’s beauty is enhanced. A certain Domestic Science College in that city is lucky. A friend lately graduated from the Santa Barbara school, whom I recently encountered in Los Angeles, told me, while gossiping about this and that, that she was “well acquainted with Ona Honeyeutt, who is really one of the most popular students in the college!” Well, well, dear L. A. Friend. I guess we'll have to agree with you at that; at least you ought to be right. And so, you see. Ona intends to become a school mistress. (N. B. See Class Prophecy, “Purple and White,” 1911. Author.) Florence Latham, [ am told is teaching school in Oakland. Now, that’s all I know about her doings at present; but it is safe to assume that she makes a mighty good school marm. Lelia Schmidt, according to propheey should be married. But she’s failed us: she isn’t; she’s teaching school like all the rest. Oh, these women! Erna Wehrman! Good for her! She is—married, of course!—and in addressing communications kindly prefix “Mrs.,” yes, Mrs. Lee Skaggs; and when visiting DON’T FORGET to congratulate her upon the possession of so wonderful a son. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Skaggs are living on the old home p lace not far from Madera. Miss Bernice Edna Woodson passed away with influenza pneumonia on the 27th of February, this year. She was married and living in Lockford, Cali- fornia. She was one of the faithful who returned her Card of Information to the Alumni Editor, and her remarks on it read strangely, “Live happy ever after.” Those of us who remember her fine character and sweet, happy nature deeply regret her untimely death. Faustina Wren is teaching school—that makes the fifth out of a class of eleven !—“somewhere” on the West Side; Information Cards gladly received, Faustina; we really would like to hear from you; though we know you must be doing splendidly in your class-room, wherever it is. Of the eleven Information Cards mailed to the members of this class, five were returned to the Alumni Editor. But the one from Milnor Blowers—he signs “H. M. Blowers”—is so hen-scratched-over with typewriter hieroglyphics that it might well be called illegible. He says he attended the U. of R. four years, and U. C. one. He lived in Honolulu—do we spell that hula-hula name right ?—for three years where he served as principal of Mills High School in that city; while there he learned to talk Kanaka, ride the surf-board, and “do” the hula. During the recent war he enlisted, was attached to the Air Service, stationed near Perris—don’t be alarmed; that’s only a small hamlet in South- ern California—and says that he flew over said city “frequently—every day for months, in fact.” It might well be said here that Charley High also served his country in the war, going over-seas and performing efficient service for some two years as sergeant—or something of that sort. Blowers is located in Visalia, handles Western States Life Insurance business for Tulare County, and drives a young roadster about the country. He openly brags that he is still single, but refers to the remaining “several months of the Leap Year 1920” with some temerity. He asks for a copy of the annual. And here we are at the “W’s”. Harold Lewis Wright subscribes his name to the statement that he lives in the city of Fresno, California, that he is a 62 concerned, have been “Just one thing after another”—(that sentence sounds elliptical, someway). Well, P’U say that Lewis has a good and responsible posi- tion with the Bank of Italy in Fresno, that he owns a nice little ranch nearby, and rides to and from the city in a “cah”—you understand Banking Business. And that makes eleven. It’s been a pleasant afternoon, Miss Crowder, writing the “Letter,” reviewing old times, recalling old friends and happy memories. Best of wishes to you, and to the old Madera High. Cordially, sincerely, penitently, “The Poet Awakened,” MILNOR BLOWERS. bank clerk, and that the “happenings since High School days,” so far as he is Lewis is in the 1910 P. M. Vanderburgh, who is a physician and surgeon, resides in Fresno. Mr. Vanderburgh graduated from Stanford in 1915, graduated froin Stanford Medical College in 1918, and has been in Fresno County Hospital since June, 1918. He has been a house physician for the past six months and sends regards to Madera High. The rest of the class failed to respond to our inquiries. Frank Reid is a successful automobile dealer in Oakland. Gladys Renfro (Mrs. Beck) resides in Fresno. Jack Dodson. Whereabouts unknown. Lucile Fortune (Mrs. Wenk) is a bookkeeper in San Jose. enna Skaggs (Mrs. Earl Cardwell) resides in Chowchilla. Bertie Raburn (Mrs. Emil Nelson) resides in Madera. 1909 Dear Alumni Editor: You asked me for the history and whereabouts of the class of 1909. As I re-read the class prophecy I smiled to discover that the Fates are sometimes misinformed, We as a class are somewhat scattered but truly alive and each carrying on his duties as well as the peversities of life permit. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Desmond, Miss Lucile Heiskell, and their three small children are living on a grain ranch north of town. Roy Scott is married and living in Madera until recently employed as Post Office Clerk. Clay Daulton, wife and small son are living at Daulton. Mrs. Shirley Wilson, nee Gladys Hunter, is living in Madera. Harry Ross is a mail carrier in Nalispell, Montana. Prior to this he served in the U. S. Army. Russworth Bennett, until recently in the army, is now married and living in Taft. S. Chester Enos is married and living in Fresno. He is employed as assistant cashier, Bank Trust Co. of Central California. Hallie E. Gleason is practicing law. He is married and living in El Centro. Mrs. T. E. Laughingham, nee Helen Whitehead, taught for several years before her marriage and is now living at Sugar Pine. She is now teaching “Junior Boy.” Mrs. Ralph Cleale, nee Jeanctte Bailey, is teaching in Oakland. 63 The writer is teaching in the same school she herself went through, the old “Hast Side.” In closing I am sure all my fellow classmates will agree that Among the beautiful pictures That hang on Memory’s wall, The one of the dear old High School Seemeth the best of all. Sincerely, EDITH HALL. 1908 Dear Alumni Editor: It is with great pleasure that I look back over the years and recall the good old days when we were in Madera High School. The class of 1908 was a wonderful class. In faet quite the most brilliant of any up to that time. It seems but a few short weeks since the night we were seated, fifteen strong, in a semicircle on the stage of Athletic hall awaiting our diplomas, which event ended our pleasant H. 8. days and sent us out in the cold, cold world. The thing in which we are now interested is how the world has treated each member of the class since that eventful night. One week after our graduation, Lillian McKenzie set the matrimonial ball rolling by becoming Mrs.Gerson Price. They have made their home in Madera ever since. Lola MeLellan, our charming valedictorian, became Mrs. Ward Patterson in October, 1998. For several years they lived in Madera County. Now they are on a ranch of their own in Fresno County near Raisin City. Birdie Appling, our class poet, attended Fresno Normal and is now teach- ing at Trigo in Madera County. Will Reid, after graduating from Dental College, located in Madera until the war, when he received a commission in the Dental Corps of the Navy. Since his discharge he has made his home in Oakland. Margaret Freeland and Isabelle Metz, the song birds of our class. both prepared for a business career, Margaret in the Oakland Polytechnic, Isabelle, in the San Jose Business College. After a brief experience in the office of the S. J. L. P. Co., Margaret decided to make musie in a home of her own. She is now Mrs. C. R. Dunean of Big Creek, Fresno County, California. Isa- belle, after some years with the Madera Lumber Company in Fresno, became Mrs. Howard Shaw. She is now singing to her audience of one in Melrose Highlands, Mass. Margaret O’Meara entered on a career of home making for her mother and brothers. For some years they lived in Madera. Water they moved to Imper- ial County, where they still make their home. Howard Clark, after a brief apprenticeship in San Francisco, went into the office of the Madera Tribune, where he has been ever since. A few weeks ago he became a partner with his father, so is now greatly interested in making the Madera Tribune not only the largest but the best paper in the County. Gladys Wood attended Domestic Science school for one year and then mar- ried Mr. L. W. Cooper in order to put into practical use the arts she had learned. At present, she is Deputy County Auditor in the office of her hus- band. Elmo Clark attended Business College in San Jose and has become a very 64 efficient and competent stenographer. She is a present employed in the law office of Fee Ring. Addie Cook resided with her parents until her marriage to Frank Barnett. They are now living on a ranch near Madera. Gladys Footman attended the San Jose Normal and taught in Madera County and city. Having a thirst for further knowledge, she entered Stanford University in 1917. She was graduated last year with honors and is back this year working for her Master’s Degree which she will receive in June. Shirley Wilson was in the office of the Thurman company until that com- pany went out of business. Since that time he has been in the office of the Ma- dera Sugar Pine Company. Evelyn Hall attended San Jose Normal and after teaching four years de- cided to limit her class to one. She is now Mrs. Guy Bixby and lives near Easton in Fresno County. And last and least am I. Since my graduation from San Jose Normal I have followed my chosen profession. As the children of my classmates come nearer my classes, I wonder if they will display the same traits of brilliance as their parents before them. Most sincerely, ISABEL McFADDEN. 1907 Dear Alumni Editor: Grasping in one hand a newly acquired diploma and in the other clutch- ing the masses of flowers, visible tributes to our greatness from an admiring world of friends and relatives, the seven members of the Class of ’07, started forth in search of the wonderful Bluebird and to make our bow to “Dame For- tune.” That Carl Newman should prove to be one of that elusive lady’s favor- ites, is not surprising, but that he is following the oil game in Texas may be news to many. At present he is Assistant Manager of the Provident Oil and Refining Company and as a future oil magnate, the knowledge of banking which he acquired in the Commercial National Bank of Madera, where he was Assis- tant Cashier after leaving Stanford, will doubtless be of great value. During the war, Carl was one of the former Madera High School boys to serve his country. He received his commission and was First Lieutenant A. S. M. A. and is now in the reserve as First Lieutenant Air Service in active status. Cora Cook Desmond, the “girl of the sunny hair and disposition,” was the first to end her quest for happiness. She now lives near Berenda, her husband being one of theprosperous grain ranchers of this section. So little has she changed that it is hard to realize that she is the “mother” of three lovely little girls who are rapidly growing into three big girls. Merle Goucher deserted the teahing professtion to become the wife of Clay Daulton, thus completing a romanee which began in High School days. Among her other accomplishments, she includes that of an automobile driver and may often be seen with her little boy beside her driving to and from her attractive home on the Daulton estate, at the edge of the hills. Then there is Le Roy B. Hall, the genial Roy of High School days, who lives in Atwater and earns the eternal gratitude of houseless people by building their bungalows most expeditiously. Roy has long been a Benedict and two children help keep time from hanging heavily on his hands. 65 That “The best laid schemes 0’ mice and men gang aft agley,” proved to be true in the case of Eva Dodd, for a private secretary to some famous man she would be and in preparation she took a business course, after which she was stenographer for one of the leading lawyers of Fresno. She is now Mrs. Sund- berg and is living on a ranch near Kerman and knows no regrets for the lost career, accepting motherhood as a bigger and better calling. The latest member of the class to suecumb to Dan Cupid’s wiles was Lydia Hosler of “stately mein and many graces” who was married to G. H. Rothe during the summer of 1919 and is now living in Sacramento. For several years she had taught the primary class of the Lincoln Grammar School in Madera and was the beloved of many a childish heart. During the period of the war she was Chairman of the Junior Red Cross and was one of those most active in the Red Cross work. Then lastly, there is myself, who as County Librarian, is the dispenser of reading matter to past, present and future Madera High School students and whose motto still continues to be when remonstrated with concerning procrastinating proclivities, “O, we have plenty of time.” With best wishes for the continued prosperity of the Madera Union High School, T am Sincerely, MARY GLOCK. P. S.—In a recent card received from him Carl says, “I am very much single, and do not contemplate matrimony.” Which is a very good sign that he does. 1906 Many years have passed since the class of 1906 left the Madera High School. Yet, wherever we are, and we are widely scattered, we still remember the pleasant associations and the sincere friendships formed there and the life-long lessons learned there. Many of our number are married now. Shall we say they have entered a broader field of endeavor? Ella Ransom, who in the days of gone by was one of our star debaters, is now the wife of Mr. Craig Cunningham, County Super- intendent of Schools. She is still starring in rearing two buxom daughters. Lillian Wood Meek and her sister Olive Wood Viau both became teachers after leaving High School. They stayed with the profession but a few years. The former now lives in Patterson, and that latter, with her husband and two chil- dren make their home on an orange ranch in Lindsay. Not long after graduation, Frances Alley became Mrs. Boring, Dora Belcher, Mrs. George Bartman. Mrs. Boring, I belive, is still in Madera, and Mrs. Bartman, after an absence of several years, has returned with her two children to reside in Madera. Georgia Dodson is a nurse living in San Francisco. Until very recently she was in the service of the government. Corinne Lornaz taught school for a time and then went to Business Col- lege. At present she is in San Francisco where she is employed as a_book- keeper. Frances McFadden is an employee of the Madera County Library. She is also Deputy County Superintendent of Schools. Naomi Heiskell is one of our Madera teachers. Her scene of action ig the East Side Grammar School. One of the most brilliant of our class, and one whom we shall long re- 66 member, Irene Bryan C. O'Keefe has passed into the Great Beyond. She it was who was always ready with a cheering word or a helpful hand. Her joyous energy and her jolly stories smoothed many a troubled brow. May more of us acquire her loving and lovable spirit. We had but three boys in our class. Cornelius Appling was for many years principal of a school in Fresno county. At the same time he was a mem- ber of the Fresno County Board of Education. This year he is farming in Ma- dera County. Rumor has it that he intends to return to his profession of teaching. He was married a few years after graduation. Larue Woodson, too, is married and is living in San Francisco. He is a manufacturer’s agent and he must have been successful for in his own words he has managed to keep the wolf from tearing up the front door mat. Torace Bailey was the fun maker for the class. How many recitations and other activities he has livened up by his drollery! Now he is in the oil business in Bakersfield. And I am doing as most of my class mates are doing or have done, teaching the young idea how to shoot. This class of fifteen achieved a high standard of efficiency both in aca- demic subjects and athletics. The debating team, football squad, tennis team, and track team, all drew recruits from its number that soon won enviable re- cords for themselves and their school. BELLE HOSLER. 1905 This class failed to respond to our inquiries. Abram Preciado is engaged in newspaper business in New York City. Elsie Edwards (Mrs. M. T. Garland) resides in Reedley. Florence Reid (married) resides in Sacramento. Lou Montanya (Mrs. Wm. Holding) makes Madera her home. Rhodes Borden resides in San Jose. 1904 Miss Olive Crowder, Alumni Editor: You have asked me to write of the goings and comings and all other in- teresting things concerning the class of ’04. I am afraid our history will not make very interesting reading. There were just seven of us—all girls. Of that number, one, Helen Hos- ler, has passed away. Bertha Wooten was married to Mr. Geo. Ladd shortly after our graduation and has resided here ever since. She has one little daugh- ter almost ready for High School. Lettie Currans and Maud Bowman taught for several years in our city schools and I am sure both were very efficient teachers and dearly loved by their pupils. Maud gave up teaching to become Mrs. E. C. Bryan and for several years resided at Redlands Beach. She is now living in Fresno with her husband and two children. Lettie taught two years in the city schools of Mo- desto and then returned to Madera where she was married to Mr. C. K. Lesan. She is now living on West Yosemite Avenue and is the proud mother of three children, Maud Williams assisted her father, W. I. Williams, in the post office for a number of years. Several years ago she became the wife of Lawrence B. Tlickey and went to Turlock to make her home. She makes frequent visits to 67 Madera, bringing with her her two children who are the pride of their grand- parents’ hearts. Two of us, Mae Cook and I, took up clerical and stenographie work and both of us worked in Oakland for a number of years. I understand that Mae has just recently been married to William Byrd Olds and is living in Oakland. For my part, I did just what all the others did—got married too. Mr. J. O. Rue was the unfortunate man. After living around from place to place wher- ever Mr. Rue’s work called him, we finally came to Madera to live, and with us, our little boy. So you see none of us have done anything very exciting or out of the ordinary. Bertha, in her class prophecy, prophesied great things for us but now when the registration clerk looks up at us questioningly and says, “‘Occu- pation?” we each one meekly reply, “Housewife.” Fraternally yours, Mrs. J. O. RUE, nee VIRGINIA BE. LAREW. Class of ’04. 1903 The four girls of this class were too busy with their household duties to respond to our inquiries. Alice Cunningham (Mrs. Eli Pitman) resides in Madera. Ethel Westfall (Mrs. Ed James) resides in Taft. Mabel Metz (Mrs. A. E. Becker) resides in Los Angeles. Ruby Metz (Mrs. H. Plate) resides in Richmond. 1902 Herbert M. Shadle resides at 312 South 7th St., San Jose, California and is a successful druggist. He reports: “The years have passed full of work and play, success and failure, love and hate. Just an ordinary life. I often look back over the years and think of the good times we used to have in the old Madera High. Them were the happy days.” Kenneth L. Hughes resides at 108 High St., Madera, California, and is a Civil Engineer. He has spent two years in the service of the Kings River Re- clamation District, two years with J. G. Jame Co. and five years in Arizona stock raising. Ida Bailey (who never responded) is, I believe, married and living in Oak- land. 1901 This class failed to respond to our inquiries. Arthur Belcher is engaged in the draying business in Madera. Ben Preciado is manager of the C. F. Preciado store in Madera. Frank Cook resides in Oakland. Gertrude Edwards (Mrs. J. K. Hollister) resides in Madera. Ila Woodson (Mrs. W. R. Curtin) resides in Madera. W. R. Curtin is county clerk of Madera. 68 1900 This class failed to respond to our inquiries. Dr. Dow Ransom, our noted physician and surgeon resides with family in Madera, Lorena Kendell (Mrs. J. Boling) resides in Caruthers. Mary Trincano (Mrs. M. Harris) resides in Portland, Oregon. 1899 Louise Mordecai is to be found at the Old Home Place at Madera. Her Red Cross and War work reflected great credit on her class. Mrs. Levi St. John Tely, nee Sophia Wolters, now resident of Richmond, California, sends greet- ings to her class and best wishes to Alma Mater. Mrs. William Mathews, nee Nellie Dwyer, lives on a farm east of Madera. She shows her loyalty to the Madera High by the attendance of her oldest son in the Sophomore Class. Mayme Saunders continues to wield her splendid influence upon the chil- dren of the Madera Grammar as Vice Principal. LeRoy Kendall—Whereabouts unknown. Craig Cunningham since 1911 is County Superintendent of Schools. William Clark, late Missionary to Burma, India and Pastor in Vermont and Florida, is now President of Virgin'a Union University. Truly yours, CRAIG CUNNINGHAM. 5 le}ehs) This class failed to respo nd to our inquiries. Alice Stockton. Whereabouts unknown. Cora Kessler (Mrs. Blockie) resides at O’Neals. Leo Woodson is manager of the store at Sugar Pine. 1897 My dear Miss Crowder: It gives me pleasure to reply to your postal, as it brought to memory all the old association and pleasant days spent in my high school life. Envy is mine for those who are going through that period, for that certainly is the time when life ahead has a rosy hue, and expectation of accomplishment runs wild. It is now twenty-three years since my last vear in High School and almost all of this time has been spent in a business career. Have been office man- ager of the San Pedro Lumber Co. for five years. The balance, outside of the first three years after leaving school, has been spent in the sash and door business. Have been Sales Manager of above concern since 1914, as well as one of its directors. We are incorporated with a fully paid up capital stock of £200,000 and expect to do a business of $1,000,000 during 1920. So I feel that IT haven’t made bad use of the knowledge I received at the Madera Union School. My good sister, Anne M. Nicholson taught us all through our three years and in spite of our handicap of but one teacher and poor equipment, we managed to get through as full fledged graduates. We occupied one lonely room in the new (at the time) school in the Hughes’ addition. Am married to, of course, the best woman on earth, and am the father 69 of seven healthy children. The oldest of this group is nearly fifteen and is now in her second year of high school. Would certainly appreciate a copy of your alumni edition when ready. Sincerely yours, GHO. H. NICHOLSON. The rest of the class f ailed to respond to our inquiries. Margaret O’Meara, whereabouts unknown. George Mordecai is practicing law in San Francisco. Irene Slater (Mrs. D. B. Wilson) resides in Richmond, Virginia. James O'Meara, whereabouts unknown. Lois Gregg (Mrs. D. H. Reid) resides in Tuolumne. Merle Rush is employed in Fresno Post Office. Zbae Su Memoriam HELEN HOSLER - IRENE BRYAN O'KEEFE - - SADIE O’MEARA McELLIGOTT BERNICE WOODSON PRIESTLY Hied in Service LINTON MANTONYA - - HARVEY REAGAN ALLEN — - HERBERT MACON and HAROLD TYRRELL, fellow students though not graduates, were killed in action in France. In our thoughts, our lives are divided into three phases, the past, the pres- ent and the future. We may choose the atmosphere of any one of these for it is possible to live in one to the neglect of the other two. It is in reality a matter of values. We want the most out of our lives. Therefore we must live in that state which will be most beneficial to us. We are wont to look with scorn upon those who center their lives around the past altogether, for there are undoubtedly many past experiences which we could use advantageously now. In these days of efficiency and economy we must utilize everything. So let us profit by past experiences and past examples and let them be a guide to our actions today. In this respect we are indebted to our Alumni for their examples of perseverance and their standards of living. “The best of profits of the future is the Past.” As we have lived, so will we be. So the Present comes into prominence. A Hindu poet has said: “Took! The clay drys into iron, yet the Potter moulds the clay ; Destiny today is master; man was master yesterday.” Today is our moulding day, and 1 ies foundation of our careers. How are we going to fashion our lives? We in the future some definite goal to be reached. What is the course that to that goal? Let us find inspiration in the past: ye in the future; but in the present let us live! Irrigation The people of Madera are now passing through an epoch which will leave its mark forever on the years to come. This irrigation project which the far- seeing, clear-thinking citizens, who hold the good of the community foremost in their hearts, are striving valiantly to make a living thing, will bring a sys- 7 tem whose benefits will be felt in all the future days. Madera’s prosperity will increase ten-fold; Madera’s land will advance in value; Madera’s population will grow; Madera itself will become a much larger, thriving city. The waters of the San Joaquin River which heretofore have flowed by the outskirts of the county will be harnessed and made to give life to the crops planted in the fields. To do this a large dam is to be constructed on the riv above Friant and a great percentage of the water will be directed into canal] which will network the county. Then will come prosperity. Actual examples have proved the truth of this prophecy. Modesto, the county seat of Stanislaus County, has reaped great benefits from the irrigation system installed in that community a number of years ago. Realization of their an was slow in coming. Over twenty years ago the idea was first put forward id was met with approval by the foremost citizens. But litigation kept it at a standstill for a long period of time. A few people, feeling that the tax, which ich an endeavor always involves, was too great, carried it into the courts and thus kept great prosperity from their friends and neighbors. But gradually all 1 obstacles were overcome, and today Stanislaus County is one of the most pros- perous in the state. Modesto is a rapidly growing city. Men are realizing that irrigation in a community is the magie which brings wealth and contentment. Our project is now practically assured. It is confidently expected that 1e Supreme Court of the United States will render an adverse decision re- garding the formation of a rival district which will bring a gift of water to all of Madera County. Operations have commenced. A dam site has been selected and a Board of Directors, consisting of representatives of Madera’s ablest people see the big hing that is offered them ; to make them look beyond the next few years when here will be greatly enlarged taxes to pay, and catch a glimpse of those future lays when the county wil! have been transformed. Our High School, too, will feel the effects of the project. People will ‘apidly settle here and as a result, the school will grow to many times its pres- ent size. Then perhaps, more building will have to be done. Our enlarged and remodeled High School, which now adequately meets our needs, will then be nuch too small to accomodate the increased student body. And that day is not rar away in the dim future. Prosperity is a marvelous thing and it will come with the life giving water. Feditorial Staff Editor-in-chief Marjorie Williams Assistant Editor Thomas Cosgrave Business Manager Cornelius Noble Assistant Business Manager Lawrence Macon Literary a Enid Freeman Alumni , Olive Crowder Society Doris Snyder Lois Waag Assistant Art Sabra Crow Athletics James Dickey Jokes Gerald Mosteller Class Editors: Senior ; Dorothy Griffin Junior : Maurice Thede Sophomore Joseph Meilike Freshman : Marion Gale Feditorial Staff MARJORIE WILLIAMS THOMAS COSGRAVE CORNELIUS NOBLE LAWRENCE MACON GERALD MOSTELLER DORIS SNYDER JOSEPH MEILIKE ENID FREEMAN LAURA ALLEN OLIVE CROWDER MARION GALE JAMES DICKEY SABRA CROW DOROTHY GRIFFIN LOIS WAAG MAURICE THEDE “Green Stockings” An attempt to introduce into Madera the old English custom of wearing “oreen stockings” was made by the Senior class when they presented their play at the opera house June 15. Although few young ladies are seen wear- ing them green, the attempt was very interesting. The scene is set in Farady Hall, England. In the house of William Farady, there are four sisters; Celia, the eldest, aged twenty-nine, unmarried ; Lady Trenchard, a widow; Lady Rockingham, and Phyllis, the youngest, who is in love with Bobby Traver, a young politician. Phyllis and Bobby want to be married but Faraday will not consent to the marriage until Celia is engaged, which by all indications will be quite far in the future. Celia has already worn “green stockings” at her other two sisters’ marriages. Phyllis and Bobby plan to have Admiral Grice, “that old fossil of an Admiral,” propose to Celia. But when Phyllis tells Celia of Bobbie’s plan, Celia startles her with the announcement of her engagement to Colonel J. W. Smith of the West African Rifles. he Indian Mail is just going out so everyone insists that she write to Colonel Smith, or “Wobbles,” as Celia calls him. Celia immediately changes from a confirmed old maid and mother of the motherless Farady family to the most popular young lady of the neigh- hborhood and most influential worker for Traver in his election campaign. She and Aunt Ida, whom she has taken into the secret of the imaginary Colonel Smith, plan to end him on October 11, and go back to Chicago, but after Smith’s death notice in “The Times” has been read, a messenger arrives from Somaliland in the person of Colonel J. N. Vavisour. Colonel Vavisour turns out to be a Colonel John Smith, who, unknown to Celia, has received her love letter and comes to England to discover the mvs- tery. The death notice in the Times is corrected as a false report, and Celia’s engagement becomes a reality. 76 The cast which was particularly suitable to this play, was as follows: Admiral Grice, a testy old gentleman with the manner of an old sea dog 2 eet ee eet PE eee gr NS Iya ee Pe Clyde Cavin William Farady, superficial and thoroughly selfish ............... Cornelius Noble Colonel Smith, dignified dryly humorous man of military bearing ...... SE See a er Oe Ce a Pe ee ee Thomas Cosgrave Robert Traver, an empty-headed young swell .......................- Gerald Mosteller Henry Steel and James Rolly, two superficial young society men............ Bari Soke De Co, Rizo ere tee Ee _-.---.-.-.. Leo Friedberger and Raymond Shupe Martin, a dignified old family servant —...0.0.00202020-2.2----- heh ee ey Orlo Cavin Celia Farady, an unaffected young woman with a sense of humor ........ Eee AA I adc Ok AS. settee bed ee eS ee OE Re ea oa Lois Waag Madge (Mrs. Rockingham) and Evelyn (lady Trenchard) handsome, well dressed, fashionable women _........... Enid Freeman and Evelyn Porter Phyllis, the youngest sister, a charming and pretty, but selfish girl ...... s Be Laura Allen Mrs. Chisolm Farady of Chicago (Aunt Ida), a warm hearted, quick- tempered woman .............. Se es ete caw 8 Pa) Olive Crowder nae Faculty Vaudeville On the evening of March 5th the faculty of the High School presented a most successful vaudeville. he first act was a shadow pantomime acted by Mr. Frazier, Mr. Riggins, Mrs. Gunderson and Miss Allin. The second act was a Happy Home Orphan Asylum in which each mem - ber of the faculty took a part. The lady members were dressed in rompers and the men in white blouses and short pants. The main event of the evening came in the third act when the play “Neighbors” was presented. The cast is as follows: Mrs. Abel Ba ontario tue, Peabo Ve can teats Mined nla feat Miss Hidden eters bene aa tie acl ie carl, Meee Ae Mr. Teall Inez Abel Miss Oerter Mrs. Trot Miss Stone Sli aeetlV lo aint Meee tee eee ee tere Oo ee eee Miss McSweeney J BPAY RAI AUUICT catch crete eee ene On ae OD OP Ramee iene, cee epee Mr. Sheldon KC HREKC ligula) mentee ot eam a OO gee onl oN ere, Be Wade Lage eae! Mrs. Williams S aaarvae Bi SW Ie Unies Seetene teeter Etat 84 2 oo, ae Sc Date Ae eee Mrs. Hilliard evpsies singing and dancing in the woods. The dancers were Miss Allin, Miss Oerter, Miss Masters and Miss Hidden. Mr. Dan White, Miss Lois Mitchell and Miss Myrtle Parks assisted by providing entertainment during the intermissions. The proceeds went to benefit the musical fund. 77 “Pauvre Sylvie” The one-act play, “Pauvre Sylvie” was presented by the Senior French class on Class Day, June 18th. However unintelligible the story may have been, clever acting and costuming were shown to best advantage by the actors. “Pauvre Sylvie” chambermaid of Madame Darcourt, was tired of being a servant, so, when opportunity afforded itself, she dressed in Mademoiselle Cecile’s new satin dinner gown, and prepared to enjoy herself with some cream puffs and Malaga wine. But the Darcourts returned too soon, and Sylvia hasily retired behind a screen. When she cautiously stepped out, she found herself facing Miss Nancy, Cecile’s English teacher, Then followed a strange conversation, rather exasperating to Miss Nancy, who thought that Sylvie was her pupil Cecile who could not speak a word of English. The climax came when Madame Darcourt and Cecile appeared. Miss Nancy fainted, leaving Cecile and Sylvie facing each other. Cecile sarcastically remarked that her gown was quite becoming to Sylvie. But Sylvie replied coolly glancing at her cap and apron, which Cecile had donned, “Mademoiselle est charmante avec mon bonnet.” The cast was as follows: Sylvie, the chambermaid Marjorie Williams Madame Darcourt Kvelyn Porter Cecile Dareourt ... . Florence Rea Maria, the cook .. Alma Longatti A Newsboy Raymond Coffee Miss Nancy, English Teacher Hnid Freeman The Caterer Orlo Cavin A Traveling Salesman Clyde C avin Pierre, the Baker Gerald Mosteller “One of Them Must Marry” Each year the Second year Spanish class has given a Spanish play at some time during commencement week and each year the play has been better, not because the talent increases but because more time and energy are being devot- ed to dramatics each succeeding year. This year the play was a snappy little one entitled, “One of Them Must Marry.” The scene was laid in the romantic town of Madrid, at the home of two middle aged professors. The younger, Don Juan, was ably portrayed by 78 Glenn Freeman, and the older, Don Diego, by Elmer Wattenbarger. Their aunt, a housekeeper and self-imposed guardian for them was dramatically played by Arza Hughes. The aunt had become so tired of doing the house-work for the two old bachelors that one day she declared she would leave if they did not get mar- ried. She reminded them of their dead father’s last wish which was that one of his sons should marry. As neither one wished to attempt a life in double harness they decided to settled the dispute by lottery. Don Diego proved to be the unlucky one. He tried to beg off, declaring that all the girls he had ever known were either dead or married. heir aunt then came to the rescue telling them of her niece, Louise, who was at that time visiting her, but whom the professors scarcely knew. The part of the niece, Louise, was charmingly played by Lois Gibbs. Don Juan attempted to teach Don Diego the rudiments of love-making by imagining austere Diego the fair lady, but this was unsuccessful. So they decided that Don Juan should make love to Louise herself with Don Diego watching in order that after becoming adept he might win the hand and heart of the gentle Louise. The plan started well. Don Juan made love to Louise in most touching terms. But just as Diego began to become confident enough to approach Louise, Don Juan proposed and she accepted. This might have created a complication, but Don Diego decided that single blessedness was much to be preferred to married life anyway, so all ended happily. Freshmen Reception On the night of April 16, 1920, the Freshman class of this year became full-fledged Freshmen. Although they had been given eight months in which to grow up and get rid of some of their childish ways they were impatient for the actual initiation to begin, and spent the tedious minutes of waiting for the program by playing ring-around-the-rosy and other happy little school games. It was not hard to tell a Freshman from the other members of the school, as each was forced to wear a green ribbon about his head. In order to give full initiation to the Freshmen, sixteen of them were called out to show off before the rest of the school. They each had a bib pinned around their necks and a nurse to give her or him a bottle of milk. The program consisted of welcoming speeches to the Freshmen class by Mr. ‘Teall and each of the upper class presidents as well as the student body presi- dent. The Freshmen reply to these welcomes was given by a half a dozen Fresh- men girls in gingham dresses and half socks who recited in unison: See our pretty gingham dresses, See our little lockets, We think we’re almost ladies now Because we have some pockets. Then came the main feature of the evening: the marriage of the Freshman class represented by Grace Florence Eunice Barta Margarite Nelly Elizabeth Hazel Queen Baker to the student body represented by Louis Eli Robinson Wood. The wedding march was quite spectacular with two flower girls carrying ‘large market baskets of vegetables to strew the bridal path. In these days of H. C. L. it should be a good omen of the peace and prosperity of the married life of this couple. The flower girls were followed by three bridesmaids and three best 80 men, the ringbearer and finally the bride and greem. The wedding ceremony was performed by Gerald Mosteller. After the ceremony refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. The rest of the evening was spent in dancing. Shrapnel Party In order to get more subscriptions and to put some pep into the Shrapnel campaign the Junior English Class was divided into two sides with Bea Frank- lin as captain of the Purple side and Louis Wood captain of the White side. As a penalty the losing side was to give a party to the rest of the class. Many subscriptions were sold and the campaign was short and snappy but the White side was forced to entertain. The party was superintended by Miss Stone, the English Class teacher, and as most enjoyable evening was prepared. On the evening of October 24th, the annex was discovered to be beautifully decorated in the school colors, purple and white. Everything was in readiness for the first party of the school year. The class gathered at the annex at an early hour and the first part of the evening was spent in playing games and cards. At ten o’clock dainty refreshments were served and the party was trans- formed into a dancing party with Mr. Parks at the piano. Home, Sweet Home was played at 11 o’clock and everyone went home de- claring the first social event of the school year had been a great success. Maderan Party The second party of the season was the result of the second campaign for subscriptions for the Maderan. he party was given in the Annex under the supervision of Miss Stone. The early part of the evening was spent in playing cards, after which light refreshments were served. The remainder of the even- ing was spent in dancing. Madge Dubray plaved at the piano. Senior-Junior Party “Tid you ever see a Junior, a Junior, a Junior, Did you ever see a Junior, go this way and that? Go this way and that way, Go this way and that way, Did you ever see a Junior, go this way and that?” And thereby hangs a tale———. 81 On April 23rd the Seniors entertained the Juniors at a cabaret dinner con- sisting of three courses. Between courses dancing was enjoyed. Three of the Senior girls featured a clever take-off on some of the familiar antics of the Juniors. Miss Hidden, the Senior Class teacher, played a violin solo which was thoroughly enjoyed. After dinner cards were provided for those not caring to dance and the festivities continued until 11 o’cloek when we ‘folded our tents like the Arabs and as silently (?) stole away.” Junior-Senior Party On the evening of June 16. the Juniors gave the annual party for the Seniors but to vary the regular routine, it was preceded by a swim in Roberts’ private swimming pool. About eight o’clock everyone met at the school gymnasium which was cle- verly decorated in yellow and white, the Senior class colors. The balcony was well supplied with cards, tables and chairs for those who wished to partake in card playing, while the lower floor was prepared for dancing. At ten o’clock a dialogue was given by the Juniors and immediately after- wards refreshments were served. The remainder of the evening was spent in card playing and dancine. Everyone enjoyed himself heartily. Mothers’ Luncheon On the 13th of May the cooking classes gave a luncheon to their mothers. A color scheme of pink and green was carried out in the decorations of pink sweet peas and sprays of ivy with dainty place cards of the same color. The guests present were: Mesdames Dubray, Taylor, Clendenin, Stafford, Knowles, Walling, Hughes, Leming, Butler, Hope, Ireland, Fortune and Egen- hoof and Miss Ida Preciado. Mrs. Williams assisted Mrs. Hilliard in receiving the mothers. Faculty Dinner The cooking classes of the Madera Union High School entertained the faculty with a dinner given at the Annex on Thursday evening, May 27th. The dinner consisted of five courses which were served by six members of the cooking class. 82 The table was prettily decorated with pink sweet peas and ivy. There was a touch of humor added to these decorations found in the place cards which were cartoons of each member of the faculty. There were a few additional guests. The dinner was a great success and the faculty are impatiently waiting for the next one. Senior Supper On the evening of the eighth of June, at five o’clock, the Seniors were given a supper by the Sophomore cooking class. This is the second year that the Seniors have been entertained in this way. Last year the dinner turned out to be a ereat success. his year it was equally successful. The table was decorated with the class flowers which were yellow and white roses and ropes of fern. The place cards which were made in the art classes were noyel and added greatly to the decoration. At the table were seated the Seniors, Miss Hidden, their class teacher, and Mrs. Hilliard, hostess. The cast had to leave while festivities were still in progress in order to get ready to put on their “Green Stockings.” The six girls from the cooking class who served the luncheon did great credit to Mrs. Hilliard by their capable management of the affair. Trustees’ Dinner The Cooking Classes entertained the trustees and their wives at a dinner on the evening of May 20th in the Annex. Mr. and Mrs. Teall and Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham were included among the guests. The table was artistically de- corated with sweet peas and ivy. The place cards were pink and white. Lois Gibbs, Mary Butler, Madge Dubray, Ruth Holmans, Lottie Clendenin and Hope Gabrielson served the dinner. “The Goose Girl” We were in Fairyland with the fairies in their woodland glade for at least an hour and a half during the term, when “The Goose Girl” was presented, April 29, by the boys’ and girls’ glee clubs. The north lawn furnished an ideal setting. The Operetta was an entire success and gained much praise for those taking part as well as the school. Much credit was given Miss Hidden for her strenuous efforts in making it a success. King Peppin was to marry Lady Di, but on the eve of her marriage, Hilda, her servant, or the Witch Spiteful usurped her place. Hilda cast a spell over her 84 and dressed as Lady Di and while Lady Di was forced to appear as the Goose Girl. Curdkin, the king’s attendant was attracted to Lady Di, then the Goose Gitl, because of her beauty. He told the King of the Goose Girl, with whom he was greatly infatuated. Peppin found Hilda to be the cause of much trouble at his court. He also found the Goose Girl very beautiful and winsome and be- lieved there must be a mystery to be unraveled. Curdkin opened the eyes of the king and the mystery was solved by Fairy Goodness, who told of the usurpation. They immediately planned to banish the Witch Spiteful. She was brought to trial for high treason. Fairy Goodness was the first witness. She said if three hairs were removed from the nose of the witch she could tell nothing but the truth. he operation was performed by Curdkin and the witch admitted that ie was the Witch Spiteful and the Goose Girl was Lady Di. The Goose Girl then became the wife of King Peppin. Curdkin took as his wife the Witch who would then be very truthful. The cast: L NEeifiao) YS 0 oh ake eee sere yey ee ee ON ree era er ree ey Clyde Cavin Hier Cave DD) pose, SASS ce eee eae se Neh 8 Es by Be RTT oR ee eee a Ora Moore WAVStiHlm [SVOMCT WW occ neceeenernerencmasry erdiet folic bewte tgs atte ever e keene Mary Baker Cu diimjeeeeee See .. Glenn Freeman HH eusayon (G0 GUT gg ee eee ee ere ese eee cer ee eed eee eee Dorothy Griffin PAONGNesteh eda ce er Men Wn PRN TL ot ad Ree eS roe eee ee Gerald Mosteller Policemen GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB The Girls’ Glee Club made its first appearance in public at the Teachers’ Institute in Fresno, December 18. Two selections were very creditably sung, 85 “The Book” by Alice Pugh and “After the Rain” by Frederick Enoch. The girls appeared in uniform dress of white skirts and blue middies which made a very pretty and pleasing effect. The trip was made in the new bus. Jt received a fine initiation. Beys Glee Club A green little boy, In a green little way, A green little apple Devoured one day. And the green little grasses Now tenderly wave, O’er the green little apple boy’s Green little grave, Ah—me! Thus sang the Bovs’ Glee Club in its initial performance which ended in a blaze of glory. 85 Organized and supervised by Miss Elizabeth Hidden, the Boys’ Glee Club had a very successful year. lt appeared at the Lincoln Auditorium in the Armistice Day celebration, at numerous student body affairs, and in combination with the Girls’ Glee Club presented very successfully the operetta, “The Goose Girl,” on Patron’s Day. It took part in the class day exercises, the eighteenth of June, the last day of school. It isn’t every boys’ glee club that has the advantage of a boy soprano such as Molden Baker. We hope that next year’s glee club, with members of the present organiza- tion and members from the incoming class wil! be even a greater success than nae Orchestra A worthy addition to school activities developed during the past year under the capable leadership of Miss Hidden. We now have a High School Orchestra. Although it is composed of but few members there is great hope for the future. Now that it has been founded we may well be assured that in a few years we will have a still more valuable organization. It appeared before the student body once and at the commencement exer- cises. The selections were thoroughly enjoved. The members and instruments played are: Albert Shelly Lawrence Brown : Adolph Picchi Violin. Nai eR ecinalgs see semen aa semen Renews doce cl Aad ye shee oat DO ah aera A A Clarinet. Marjorie Williams Pianist. Miss Hidden Violin and Directress. “i ACRICOLTURE wa i va The Federal Government, by an act passed February 23, 1917, made pro- vision for the financial aid and promotion of Vocational Education in the United States. When this act became a law the State board of education of California prepared to make use of the appropriation. Since a certain program was insisted upon by the Federal Board, it was necessary to make an extensive investigation of the conditions in California. The following conditions were found to exist: Agriculture instruction of a useful and practical nature was sadly needed to take at least a part of the place of that other type known as academic instruction which was and is now given in our secondary schools. The Board also found that we were losing to our rural communities, as a result of the above named struction, boys and girls who found little in secondary schools that would help them in making a living on the farm. The State Board found that the living conditions on the farm were unattractive and not to be compared with the advantages offered to city boys and girls, which condition caused a natural flow of the farm bred population to the city. Knowing that the back bone of our nation is built upon its agricultural population, our State Board endeavored to formulate a solution to this very serious problem. The following resolutions were finally accepted by the Federal Board: That a four year course in Vocational Agriculture should be established in secondary schools in our agricultural districts. That these courses of study should meet the needs of the communities in which the classes were established. That instruction should be given by a man who has had much practical as well as scientific training. That this instruction should be grouped around a project for which the student is entirely responsible. The project must be of such sizes as to demand the student’s best efforts. This course was planned for the Madera Union High School for the year 1918-19. This school was one of the thirty odd schools selected in California and E. E. Frasher was chosen as director of the vocational class. After a month of work spent in explanation of the course offered, sixteen boys entered at the beginning of the year. One of these, however, came in under compulsion because of the new state law. He abided his time and left when he became sixteen. Of the others, three moved out of the district to Los Angeles. It was with pleasure that we saw one of them go into a regular class, while the other two boys continued in the same kind of work. Thirteen boys remained and have done very gratifying work which can be summarized as follows: 88 Acreage under cultivation, Barley—Arthur and kenneth Clark c i os “ —Harold Ragan : bs —William Campbell i 2 He “ —George Bell Acreage under cultivation, Vines—George Bell Acreage under cultivation, Alfalfa—Roy Carpenter cS ie = “ —George Bell i 2 a e Ernest Rich Acreage under cultivation, Cotton—Kenneth Clark Acreage planted to voung fig trees—Laurin Bennett 10 Acreage planted to Sudan Grass—-Lauren Bennett 6 Vine Cuttings— toy Koontz 23,000 of on Arthur Clark 7,000 Animal Projects 1 pure bred Poland China—Owner Roy Carpenter, Value $110. 1 ue George Bell, Value 1 Wesley Coughran, Value ile os Bert Coughran, Value _....... 110. 1 pure bred Duroc—Owner, Roy Koontz, Value 2 pure bred Durocs—Owner, Ernest Rich, Value 200 S. C. White Leghorn Baby Chicks—Owner, Arthur Clark, Value 60 S. C. White Leghorn Laying Hens—Owner, Arthur Clark, Value 90 Hogs fed and marketed—Arthur Clark and Wenneth Clark. NaS: e § « —Edgar Thomas. ss e Laurin Bennett. te Ceci] Jaquish. Student Body Activities When the students of Madera Union High School returned to their classes in September, 1919, they found an entirely changed and remodelled school building, which they hardly recognized as the place of learning which they had left a few months before. The lower hall was widened considerably; the stairs had been replaced by new ones; the auditorium had been cut down to about one-third of its former spaciousness; an upper hall had been created; a lecture room had been added; a new gymnasium was in the process of con- struction. These new improvements were greatly appreciated, as the new class rooms and general remodeling had been sadly needed; the only phase of construction which was deplored by everyone was the loss of the large audi- torium, in which the Student Body meetings had formerly been held. The room in which Student Body meetings now took place was so small that it vecame necessary for two people to occupy the same seat. This deficiency in the size of the auditorium always made the assemblies more exciting and un- isual, since more visiting and fun is always present where crowded conditions prevail. The aud. call bell signals always occasioned the wildest enthusiasm. The more effeminate and excitable members never failed to evict a shrill and 1appy “squeal” as the prospect of an aud. call is always inviting as a substi- ute for Physics, Latin, or some other especially strenuous class. The back of the room was always reserved for the Juniors and Seniors. the more con- ventional (?) Freshies and Sophomores taking their seats placidly in the front of the room. The “exclusive” upper classmen had such good times in their corner of the room that they had to be reprimanded severely for their bad example and continuous chatter before they finally reformed and acted respect- fully in aud. call. They attributed their misconduct to the crowded capacity of the room, which was no doubt a good alibi. However, time alone will tell, and it remains to be seen how the illustrious Juniors will uphold the dignity of their exalted class next year in Student Body meetings, in the new audi- torium. The present Seniors, alas, will never be given a chance to prove their efficiency, and their good intentions in regard to proper behavior. Taken as a whole, the Student Body organization of Madera High School has been very successful during the past year, in carrying out school policies and business, and in promoting the best interests of the school. The annual convention of High School Student Body Presidents, which our Pres- ident attended and which is to be held every year, will no doubt aid in the co-operation and exchange of. ideas of the various school organizations throughout the San Joaquin Valley. Industrial Arts The first 1919-20 forge class consisted of four boys each occupying a forge, anvil and having the necessary tools. As none of the class knew much about the work, they all were afraid of sparks from hot irons and coals from the fire and even the blazing fire itself. There was a great tendency to hit the irons too lightly for fear of sparks but with the help of Mr. Riggins this was quickly overcome. The first problem was that of squaring a round piece of stock and then turning it into a round piece again. After this S hooks, gate hooks, punches staples and hammerheads were made. Many things in the way of amusements were also learned without the aid of Mr. Riggins. A fire blew up about the second day of forge work and since this made such a loud noise it became an every day happening. It was found that iron filing would make the fire flare up with a sputter and that chunks of iron tl Cl were a great detriment to the other fellow when welding. vunks of hard coal were found to go fairly straight and many times a forge looked like a fort, belching smoke and coal. But this was far from a mischievious class for many useful things were made, including a heavy chain. It took two weeks to make such a chain and when it was finished we had one more examination and passed to a half term of lathe work. Lathe work requires less muscle than forge practice but steady eyes and hands are needed to accomplish such intricate work. We began by turning out simple designs on the four lathes. Then a gavel, which required more careful work, was made. About this time 30 lockers were needed in the gymnasium and all the Advanced Woodwork and Forge classes were put to the task of mak- ing lockers. First the locker frames were put u� and then parts were cut out on saws glued together and wire stretched over the door y to} ‘or the doors. Then these were frames. ‘These were fitted on the locker frame and then the hinges were at- ached. gins was away and a grand o While the hinges were being attached, Mr. Ri time was had. For games we had water fights, stick fights, music on the gym- vasium piano, basketball, ete. When Mr. Riggins returned, the hasps and pad- ocks were applied as the finishing touches and all returned to their work on he forges and lathes. The bovs of the lathe-work who were best skilled in the work started on | laimp-stands and they have now turned out some very beautiful work which can- not be surpassed in the factories. Our teacher, Mr. Riggins, deserves a great part of the praise for his great ability to teach this work. The Auto Repairing course had given: the students much practical know- ledge as well as the technical why and how of gas engines. They have had a wide experience with the obstinate, always-ailing busses, and as a result know almost as much of Ford’s masterpiece as the inventor himself. This course is the most interesting of all to the upper class boys who have had previous experi- ence in shop work. The aim of the shop is to teach the students to handle tools and machinery correctly and at the same time hold the interest of the bovs by practical work and construction. With this aim it has succeeded admirably. Students’ Co-operative Association The bookstall which was established last year by Mr. Teall and Miss Mc- Sweeney is pronounced a success by all of the students. The money cleared from it goes into the student body treasury. At the end of last year the profits amounted to thirty-five dollars besides the hundred dollars worth of books on the shelves with which to begin the new year. The students receive a two-fold benefit: the profits go into the school treasury and the books and supplies are much cheaper than when purchased at a regular book store. The name “Bookstall” did not in any way signify that it was a benefit to the Student Body, so the name was changed to the “Students’ Co-Operative Association.” The receipts from sales from September 1, 1919, to June 4, 1920, amounted to $2151.45 and there was a net profit of $273.93. Miss McSweeney, who has charge of this bookstore, is also treasurer of the high school. Books and supplies desired by the students are ordered and in the course of a few days the supplies are on hand. Next year the stock of goods will be greatly enlarged because of the gr eat increase in the demand. Cum Laude It is our ideal that our school produce leaders in many different lines. We would honor the shop-worker who, with his hands, turns out a piece of work in which utility is combined with art. We would honor the agriculture student who makes to grow better grains and fruits and—yes, even pigs. We would honor our athlete who wins for us victories from rival schools. But also would we honor him, though his achievement is less tangible, who can show a clear high record in the realm of the mind. Therefore we wish to make known those who are in the vanguard in scholarship. The ten highest records for the three terms which have transpired out of the four of the school year 1919-1920 are held by those whose names follow: Clyde Cavin. Frances Kehl. Enid Freeman. Alice Liechti. Lois Gibbs. Joseph Meilike. Kathryn Grove. Gerald Mosteller. Ruth Grove. Marjorie Williams. New Auditorium The much needed auditorium with ample space for all is now under con- struction. Because of freight delays it will not be completed until fall. The auditorium will seat seven hundred and seventy-two persons with five hundred and eighty seats on the first floor and one hundred and ninety-two in the balcony. The orchestra will be placed directly in front of the stage. The floor will have a slope of three and one-half feet. The stage will be twenty-four feet wide and sixteen feet deep. A basement below the stage will accom- modate miscellaneous storage. Behind the stage scenery may be stored while on each side there will be dressing rooms. Entertainments of all kinds may be given there and a moving picture camera will also be installed. The Gymnasium The gymnasium which was completed the first of the year and which has filled our long-needed wants, has not been equipped as yet. The board expects to have it ready by next year. Horizontal bars, traveling rings, giant stride, and mats, are some of the things to be installed. Portable bleachers are to be put on the balcony so that every one will be able to see what is taking place on the floor. Steel lockers are installed on both sides of the building. The gym is equipped at the present time with hot and cold showers, which have long been needed by the teams when through with their daily pracuce. The kitchen in the front part of the building is to be used for a'I class parties and entertainments which take place in the gym during the year. The main floor, which is fifty by seventy-two feet, is an excellent place for all sorts of indoor sports and dancing. The Teachers’ Lunch (As a Teacher Sees It) At the beginning of the school year the members of the Cooking Class undertook the herculean task of furnishing lunch for such members of the faculty as were possessed of enough sporting blood to “take a chance.” A few of that august body, recognizing the gruesome possibilities such an arrangement offered of evening up old scores, chose not to avail themselves of the opportunity of having a lunch served to them according to the latest ap- proved scientific methods. Or perhaps they feared the general atmosphere of culture which permeates all temples of learning might seriously interrupt their gastronomic function. So they chose other environments for the happy pas- time of lunching. A few made a serious attempt to eat the classical food, classically pre- pared and served in a classical environment but found they were not architec- turally built along such classical lines so were unable to continue. Rather than admit utter defeat they chose to retain the environment only and bring their mundane food in a mundane package prepared—no one knows how! Only the truly great survive—of whom there are six. And these six find themselves somewhat in danger of becoming like Pharaoh’s hogs who, after, the seven years of famine and seven years of plenty are said to have first a streak of lean, then a streak of fat. When the am- brosia ordered for the day chances to be a tamale pie, by all the rules of profit and loss a streak of fat should result. When the decree is tomatoes au gratin with the emphasis strong on the gratin and the tomatoes appearing like a very weak, discouraged sunset in a murky, stormy sky, the resultant loss of adipose tissue should be very gratifying to one desirous of adopting Susana Cocroft’s timely suggestions. However, with the wide variety of delectable dishes, delightfully served the “Great Six” are able to maintain an even and a happy balance of mind and body. Signed “1-6”. E. H. P. S.—The advent of second man into the happy family causes a slight inaccuracy in the signature which will have to be reduced to ere ican The Teachers’ Lunch (As a Cook Sees It.) i eirls,” shouted Mrs. Hilliard amid the clatter of pans and kettles and the ‘attling of the “silver.” And the poor teachers’ lunch girls certainly needed the help. They were “Girls, if you have finished with your own work help the teachers’ lunch most snowed under with dirty dishes; the table was only half set; the jello simply refused to harden; the cream would not whip; the soup was burned, and it only lacked fifteen minutes of being twelve o'clock. Ruth was trotting around helplessly with a damp cloth looking for some- thing to wipe up. Thelma was asking what she should do next. Hope was talking about her last night’s escapade with Marion and _ for- getting that the water glasses weren’t filled and the bread wasn’t cut. A erash was heard and the dish pan went spinning around on the floor. “Somebody dropped something,” piped Margery. “Who said that silly thing?” roared Mrs. Hilliard. Margery (very meek), “I did.” “Tt seems to me,” crabbed Virginia, “that I have a faint recollection of Mrs. Hilliard saying at the beginning of the term, that this teacher’s lunch ” business was quite an honor. Why, I call it a calamity! ‘Yes, it certainly is awful now but when Christmas comes and_ they pass the candy around we forget that there ever were such things as dirty dishes and burnt soup, and think that the faculty are our best friends, which they sure are,” chimed in Madge. Even if on some days we have to economize on account of lack of funds caused by serving a more expensive dish some other day, I think that as a whole the teachers have been able to survive from one day to the next for not one of them looks the worse for the experience. LINDA WALLING. ZO IM Baseball Captain, ROBERT DE CHAINE It was not until Coach Rigeins appeared before the Student Body and asked for funds to efficiently equip our nine, that the majority of the Student Body awoke to realize that we had a base ball team. Nevertheless the team knows that it owes everythine to that body, for not only did it manifest that it was behind the nine by its attendance at the eames and athletic rallies, but also by the willingness with which it eave funds to equip the tea. With only two members of last year’s nine lost by graduation and a ereat deal of fast new material coming into the school, it is small wonder that Coach Riggins wore a large grin of satisfaction after the first few weeks of practice, MERCED, 1; MADERA 8 We started off the season by slaughtering, skinning and salting down Merced to the tune of 8 to 1, at the new $5,000 American Legion ball park. Wood pitched a fine brand of ball. walking but one man and allowing only six hits. These were well scattered. LE GRAND, 3; MADERA, 5 Madera added another game to its list of victories. Diffen. the clever 98 little twirler for Le G rand, pitched good ball and would have given us a run for our mony, had his team mates given him the proper support. CHOWCHILLA, 4; MADERA, 2 Alas, our first league game resulted in the above mentioned score. Since it was played during the spring vacation, several members of the regular team were unable to participate. The wind was blowing a gale from the north, which made it exceedingly difficult to play good ball. McCaleb, the visiting pitcher, allowed few hits. Wood was equally stingy. Time and again men died on second and third simply because we were unable to hit in a pinch. This cost Madera the game. LE GRAND, 2: MADERA, 4 On April 7th we took the Le Grand nine into camp. Things broke nicely for the Le Grand lads right in the opening inning. By a pair of dinky hits and a stolen base, a man succeeded in finding his way home. They were not so for- tunate the next five frames however, while both Wood and Friedberger scored for the home team in the fifth. Dickey and Wood followed in the seventh. Wood was as steady as an cight day clock. He was relieved by Miller in the eighth. CHOWCHILLA, 5; MADERA, 4 For a second time in the league season Chowchilla chalked up a defeat against us. Madera fielded very badly making a total of eight errors. Three of these came in the eleventh inning and the outcome was defeat. MERCED, 9; MADERA, § Once again we were forced to play ina blinding wind storm. Under such conditions good baseball is next to impossible. The fielding was poor on both sides as might be expected. Wood was relieved by Miller in the fifth. Both pitched good ball, together striking out twelve men. With the proper support they would have had no difficulty in winning the game. FRESNO, 8; MADERA, 6 Miller pitched wonderful ball for six rounds. He made some of the heavy artillery, of which the students of Fresno High are so justly proud, look like a collection of cast-off pop guns, and would probably have led Madera to safe victory had it not been for a certain person who hails to the name of Greene. Miller had some of the heavy hitters, batting all the air out of the park, in their attempts to connect with the snaky curves, thereby creating a vacuum, which nature abhors. We had the misfortune of losing our first baseman Knowles, during this contest. He was seriously spiked. MERCED, 5; MADERA, 4 Sadly we are forced to relate this game. The players were all in a slump and played poor ball from the beginning. KERMAN, 1; MADERA, 5 Miller and De Chaine formed the battery. The farmers proved no match for our nine. 99 CHOWCHILLA, 9; MADERA, 9 This was the last game of the season. With Chowchilla leading by seven runs at the end of the second round, it is small wonder that the Chowchilla rooters looked forward to an overwhelming victory. They had failed to take into consideration, however, Madera’s well known fighting spirit. The score was tied in the eighth, when Knowles knocked the ball out of the lot for a home run. This was the feature of the game. The contest had to be called off at the end of the tenth inning, due to the lateness of the hour. Boys’ Basket Ball Captain, LOUIS WOOD Due to the influenza epidemic, we were unable to play as many games this year, as we would have, had the health conditions been otherwise. The success which the team achieved may be largely attributed to Coach 100 Frasher, who built the team up from the weak, straggly five of last year, with hardly a victory to its credit. to a fast, accurate dae quintette, with team work always as its first object. CHOWCHILLA 16; MADERA, 6 The first game of the season was played on October 17, with Chowchilla at the Chowchilla fair. Our boys had started practice but a few days previous, and it was understood at the time to be merely a practice game. Not withstanding this, they put up a hard fight. The game was close in the first half, but in the second, Chowchilla’s practice and training began to tell. When time was called the score stood 16 to 6 in favor of Chowchilla. KERMAN, 22; MADERA, 44 A marked improvement in our team work was noticeable, and this, coupled with skillful basket throwing proved too great a combination for the Kerman five. The game was fast and interesting since both teams did considerable scoring. Tommie was knocked out for a few minutes towards the end of the first half; but quickly recovered and continued throughout the game to add to our rapidly increasing score. AMBRICAN LEGION, 5; MADERA, 25 At no time during the season did our team show to better advantage the effect of excellent coaching. The game was not a walk away, however, as the score might seem to indicate, but was closely contested throughout. Both teams had great difficulty in keeping their feet due to the extreme siippeninos of the Catholic Club House floor. Maurice Thede demonstrated his ability at throwing baskets; Harrison did some splendid work at guard. KERMAN, 26; MADERA, 26 On Friday, December 31, this game was played at Werman. Kerman threw what would have been the winning goal, a second after the timer’s whistle ° blew. Madera outclassed her opponent thoughout the game, working a number of new plays to perfection. The first half ended with the score 16 to in favor of Madera. But Kerman made a terrific come back and snatched — the eaine out of the fire. Wood continually outjumped his taller opponent at center. All who witnessed the game proclaimed it one of the best they had ever seen LE GRAND, 24; MADERA, 12 We were at a great disadvanage during this game since it was played on a floor court. to which our fellows were unaccustomed. Nevertheless the game was close and hard fought. Unfortunat tely we were unable to get a return came, for it was certain that we would have a good chance of winning. Briscoe and 'lhede did splendid work at guarding while Cosgrave’s and Puzant’s shoot- ing was above the standard. Wood played his usual hard game at center. KERMAN 17; MADERA, 29 Once again our team work and accurate shooting proved too much for the Kerman five. Maurice Thede completely overshadowed his opponent and took an active part in the goal shooting. Wood made several difficult shoots look easy. At half time the score stood 22 to 11 in our favor. 101] CHOWCHILLA, 35; MADERA, 25 Before a rather large crowd of enthusiastic spectators Madera failed to christen her new gymnasium with a victory. It was the last game of the season and perhaps the most bitterly felt defeat, since it was administered by our an- cient rivals. he first half ended with Chowchilla leading by but a single point. Thede and Cosgrave starred throughout the game. Puzant’s good guarding did much toward keeping our opponents’ score down. This defeat coming as it did at the end of the season had its disheartening effect, nevertheless taking everything into consideration, it could not help from feeling that we had a very successful season. SECOND TEAM In addition to the first five we had a very fast second team whose tireless energy and interest in the first team was largely responsible for the success which it achieved. It is needless to say that without the aid of the practice furnished by the scrubs, the first five would have amounted to but little. Some very promising material for next year’s team made its appearance, especially in several second team games with outside schools. Perhaps the most important of these was the one played’with Le Grand. The scrubs succeeded in bringing home the bacon to the tune of 24 to 12. The second team consisted of Harry O’Neal and Cecil Jaquis, forwards; Roy Carpenter, center; Pete Petty and Elmer Wattenbarger, guards. Girls’ Basket Rall Captain, EDITH CROW Although playing a fast and aggressive game throughout the entire sea- son, Madera was defeated in many of her contests. The first of the year a large number of girls turned out for Basket Ball. The hard work of Miss Oerter, the coach, kept them in constant training and practice and produced a good consistent team. CHOWCHILELA, 11: MADERA, 10 We played our first game this year with Chowchilla. In spite of the fact that our team had had very little practice, Chowchilla won the game by only one point. It was a very close, interesting contest. The Madera yell leader was on the job and the yells added pep and interest to the already exciting game. KERMAN, 10; MADERA, 15 Madera’s first victory of the season was won, when Kerman was defeated on our courts. We had the best of the game from the start, although every play made was well earned. 103 CHOWCHILLA 8; MADERA 6 The first league game of the season was played with Chowchilla in our new gymnasium, and was witnessed by a large crowd. Bertha Wood and Fran- ces Kehl, the guards, did some splendid work in keeping the ball from Chow- chilla’s forwards. Although defeated, our team plaved well. KERMAN, 15; MADERA 13 Once again our girls challenged Kerman to a return game. The coaches of the two teams refereed the game. Laura Allen threw the first goal, but Effie lost no time in throwing the second immediately after, thus giving Madera four points before the game had hardly begun. In the second half Edna Lewis and Bertha Wood were substituted in the places of Laura Allen and Ora Moore. It was a hard fought game. [Kerman managed to keep the ball from the Madera players most of the time. The Ker- man boys are good hosts. After the game they fortified us for our cold ride home with chile con carne and nice hot things like that. CHOWCHILLA, 11; MADERA, 3 Madera was defeated once more by Chowchilla. In the first half of the game Chowchilla scored seven points to Madera’s none. Chowchilla managed to keep the ball down at her goal a great deal of the time. Both sides had a chance for a free goal, but our forward missed while their’s scored, making the points at the end of the first half 7-0 in favor of Chowchilla. The second half started with Chowchila again making a field goal, but after that Madera’s girls kept the ball mostly in the center or at their end of the court. Madera made the last point of the game on a free throw, leaving the score !1-8 in Chowchilla’s favor. The game, everyone conceded, was far from a test of skill as the players were forced to spend most of their time sliding around and picking themselves up from the floor which qualified splendidly for a dance floor but poorly for a basket ball court. The score was soon forgotten in a delightful dance with which Chow- chilla entertained all Madera guests. Madera Union High School THE MADERAN SOCIETY--REDLETTER DAY The rumbling and creaking which is heard in Room 3 on Friday af- ternoon, is the working of the machinery getting the paper ready for press. The lick of the typewriter, the seratch of the pencil, the moan of the reporters and the sharp commands of the KEditor, instructing some one to finish the write-up on his article, or calling down curses on the head of the late re- porter, are evidences of toil. Later reporters are seen wending their way homeward through the lengthening shadows of evening or the pitch dark- ness of midnight. Tuesday, the red letter day of Madera high ar- rives, with myriads eager- ly awaiting the arrival of the school weekly. ‘‘The Maderan”’ foretells events and all the important or otherwise happenings down the hall, and stu- dents and faculty alike eagerly turn the pages to see how their name looks in print. The ‘Shrapnel’ was born in the year 1918, un- der the supervision of the Junior English Class. The ENTERS paper built up a name for itself, which has become known. among the other schools of the valley. As it was the beginning of a Journalism class in Ma- dera High it was a novel experience and Miss Chaf- fee, now Mrs. Riggins, was the moving spirit in the creation of the school weekly. This term a large group of students elected to take up Journalism and for the first semester it was left just as the class before had started it. But when the second semester arriv- ed, it was thought advis- able to enlarge the paper. Ag interest in our paper growing, we needed more space to publish all the news. Since the mer- chants of the town were willing to support it, it was agreed that we large the paper. It is now up to all the reporters to do their best and get every scrap of news. The Sport Editor dashes from the Legion grounds to the gymnasium at the High School to see if his reporters are getting the games. The Editor has his reporters Was en- News Second Appearance As is the custom in many schools, the Junior English class puts out the school paper. The begin- ning of the first semester, we elected staff for the “Shrapnel.” Those elected were Doris Snyder, Editor; Bertha Wood, As- sistant Editor; Harvey Knowles, Business Mana- ger; Maurice Thede, As- sistant Business Manager; Olive Crowder, Circulation Manager, with Miss Stone at the head putting every effort and energy in the organization. As journalism was something new to all of us, we had a rather diffi- cult time becomins used- to getting news and being reporters. But time flew by and by the end of the first semester new officers were elected, and our old staff received its much needed rest. Those chosen the _ sec- ond time were Kathryn Grove, Editor; Geneva Gikbs, Assistant Editor; Hubert Lynch, News Edi- tor; Lawrence Macon, Joke Editor; Alice Liech- ti, Exchange Editor; Law- rence Petty, Business Manager; Dan Sheldon and Fern Wilson, Ciretla- our Maurice—They say Lawrence Petty talks when he is alone. Do you know if it is true? Jack—No, I have never been with him when he was alone. CLASS JOKES TRIG STATA sys a os See se sce een ee a I OE SEED CB ee Seas Marion Gale Sophomores .. .. Kenneth Butler CISUTIL OLS oe te Sec eee. eee CRE engi LARRY Si ae eee Lawrence Petty SS GILL OTS Beer Ma Me GN er ado Meaee nr IM Aa e t eee 8 ee NSE eee All of them SECU Gp geen ae nk oe ee ies (Afraid to state) Verdant Freshman—What is Mr. Sheldon doing this period ? Bombastic Junior—Nothin’, he got the Senior Physics class. Bill Russell—Gimme a match. L. Mills—I’m your match. Bill R—Aw! I want one with a good head on it. “Looky heah, Linkum, doan’t ye’ nebbah agin lemme see yo’ shinnin’ up one ob dem telegram poles; mind dat!” “Why, mammy, whar’s de ha’m?” “Ha’m boy? Yo’ climb up dar en tech one ob dem diahs when hit’s full of ’lectrisitisms en you'll come walkin’ home daid; dar’s whar de ha’m is, my son.” Extract from a letter of thanks to an author for a copy of his work: T will lose no time in reading your book. Epitath : She lived a life of virtue, and died of cholera morbus, caused by eating green fruit, in the hope of a blessed immortality, at the age of 21 years, 7 months and 16 days. A letter from a soldier to his sweetheart closes: May heaven cherish and keep you from yours truly Patrick McSwiggen. Doctor—Well, Mrs. O’Brien, I hope your husband has taken his medicine regularly, eh ? Mrs. O’Brien—Sure, then Doctor, I’ve been sorely puzzled. The label savs, “One pill to be taken three times a day,” and for the life of me I don’t see how it can be taken more than once. Temperance Lecturer: Comrades, let us be up and doing. Tet us take our axes on our shoulders, and plow the waste places till the good ship Temperance sails gaily over the land. An Trish minister: “This is a sad and bitter world; we never strew flowers on a man’s grave until after he is dead.” 109 One editor gives as his reason for not favoring the League of Nations, that it will be hard to sing “My Countries, ’tis of Those.” Miss Stone—Before we begin reciting is there any question about the les- son? Harvey—Yes, where is it? l.aura—I haven’t a skirt fit to wear. Leo—Well, that’s the style, isn’t it? Has Edith had a disappointment? | never see her smile now. No; but she had two front teeth pulled out. Olive—Don’t you think love at first sight is wonderful ? Kelso—No. It’s love after people have been looking at one another for years that is wonderful. Harvey—She told me to kiss her on either cheek. Macon—Well? Which one did you choose? Harvey—lI hesitated a long time between them. Why is Tommy like a camel? Sabra—Because he doesn’t know how dry he is. Enid—wWhat do you think of women who imitate men? Bob—They are fools. Enid—Then the imitation is successful, isn’t it? “Ts your baby fond of you?” “Fond of me?” repeated Riggy. “Why the little tyke is so fond of me that he sleeps all day, so that he can ery to me all night. There are seven great wonders of the world, declared the philosopher, but the greatest curiosity is a woman’s. Orlo—What can I do with my voice, now that I’ve had it trained, Profes- sor? Professor—Well, if there’s ever a conflagration in your region you can yell Suire: B. Jones—What is the most nervous thing in the world next to a girl? Louis Wood—Me—next to a girl. Miss Oerter—Cornelius, will you please pay a little attention to me. Butch—I am, as little as possible. Carlos C.—There is one place in the world where you can find money. sym- pathy and comfort. Barney—Where? Carlos—In the dictionary. Why are the freshmen like real estate? Because they're an empty lot. They met by chanec, They'd never met before; They met but once, And she was smitten very sore. They never met again, Don’t care to, I allow, They met but once, The auto and the cow. e We suggest the formation of a committee to report what alterations and improvements are necessary to the josh editor. Our hotel will be run in the future by the widow of the former landlord, Mr. Jones, who died last winter on a new and improved plan. We will have bachelor apartments suitable for gentlemen with folding doors. A fine parlor for ladies thirty five feet wide. Visit our hotel and dining room once and you will never visit another one. —The Rakum Inn, Ady. Story Written by Max In spite of the most earnest solicitations to the contrary, in which the cap- tain and crew pleadingly joined in, I firmly persisted in remaining upon deck, altho the tempest had now increased to such a frightful hurricane that it was not without great difficulty that I could hold up my parasol! “And I want to say, “Io My Husband,’ in an appropriate place,” said the dear old widow to Slab, the gravestone man. And the inscription went on— To My Husband In An Appropriate Place Dentist (after examination of the offending tooth)—I’ll have to take out your nerve. Butch—Don’t take the trouble, Doc. I feel my nerve leaving me already. Jack—Why did you break your engagement to the school teacher? Tom—Well, if I failed to show up of an evening, she wanted a written ex- cuse signed by my mother. Virginia at the close of cooking class carefully wrote out a label that read. “Yankee Jam,” and pasted it on the jar she had just filled. “But why Yankee Jam?” asked Mrs. Hilliard. “Because every time I stir it up it wants to go over the top.” Effie—I see the girls of an eastern college declare that kissing is both safe and sane. Leo—Perhaps there is something in this higher education of women. after all. 111 Judge-—Guilty of speeding. Fifty dollars fine or ten days in jail. Mr. Teall—I'll pay the fine, Judge. Wife—Yow'll do nothing of the kind. I never heard of such extravagance. Gerald—Please let me hold your hand a minute. Dorothy—All right; but how are you going to know when the minute is Gerald—Oh, Ill have to have your second hand for that. Visitor (hungry)—And what time do you have dinner, my little friend ? Barney—Soon as you’re gone. Father—Look here, young man, I don’t like this running around nights. Son—Good for you, Dad—Mother will be so glad to hear it! In Cooking Mrs. Hilliard—Can any of you girls give a meat substitute ? Fern S.—Hash. Geometric Reasoning A sailor is not a sailor when he is ashore; but he must be either ashore or aboard. Therefore a sailor is not a sailor. A cat has three tails, because any cat has one more tail than no cat, and no cat has two tails. Therefore any cat has three tails. IN THE REALIZATION THAT THE PUBLICATION OF THE PUR- PLE AND WHITE WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF OUR ADVERTISERS, WE WISH HERE TO THANK THEM KOR THEIR CO-OPERATION, Madera Knows How The Madera Irrigation District of 350,000 acres was organized on January 2, 1920, with a vote 97 per cent in favor of the district. Madera was always the first county in the United States to go over the top in the many war drives. Madera City undertook and put through the paving of over two miles of city streets in the past two years. Madera County has the fastest and soundest new community growth in the entire San Joaquin Valley. ‘his is the Chowchilla, Dairyland, and Dixieland territory, which seven years ago was a cattle ranch and today is a garden spot. Madera County boasts two of the finest school buildings in the United States: the Chowchilla High school and the Lincoln Grammar School in Madera. 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Ave. Madera Fred Barcroft F é WV ; Chambers COMPLIMENTS FLORIST, SEEDS, OF WALL PAPER, a PICTURE FRAMING. Wehrmann Meilike GLASS “WHERE EVERYBODY BUYS” AND GLAZING 224 Yos. Madera Madera Service Station EH. M. SAUNDERS, PROP. D 5th Sts. a F 4th Sts. “We serve the Autoist” R. Merino Son Standard Garage Economy ELECT. WORK | Machine Shop IIOTOR REPAIRING 4 eF24 WOOD WORK TIRES TUBES | WELDING BRAZING | MACHINE WORK +f | See EOE ar zi BLACKSMITHING Phone 240 Phone 234 (PGW ING IB) osha South D St F Eo ciee ave) -R C. Jay Son Choice Groceries F uneral Directors and 109 No. D St. | | MADERA, CALIF. | Embalmers | Your Summer Vacation is Soon at Hand We are in line to supply you with a few essentials such as: Thermos Bottles, $3.50 to $7.50. Vacuum Flasks, $2.50 to $5.00. Bath Caps, 50¢ to $2.50. Hunter Drug Co. Cameras, $3.50 to $65.00. Flash Lights, $1.25 to $3.50 127 E. Yosemite Ave. Pocket Knives, $1.50 to $5.00. er : : SERVICE AND QUALITY IS ENJOYED AT THIS STORE | David P. Barcroft Attorney-at-Law Madera Calif. Dr. F.E. Sarl DENTIST FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG. MADERA Jos. Barcroft Attorney-at-Law Madera Calif. Dr. G. H. Bartman DENTIST FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG, Office Phone 306. Residence Phone 150-R. Green Houser Attorneys-at-Law ROBERTSON BLDG. MADERA Me J eatkas Men’s Furnishing Goods “THAT IS ALL” The Rest Is for You to Find Out Walter C. Maloy Attorney-at-Law Hargrove Bldg. Tel. 169-J. Madera Compliments of Madera Gas Company Victory Oil Motor For Pumping Water No Valves to Grind—Light Weight Beech Magneto—Friction Cluteh Pulley THE GREATEST ENGINE MADE—WE CARRY THEM IN STOCK 1MaKONME hr} Teh Tee MNO) Y Gy dele 12% LOWEST PRICED OIL ENGINE ON THE MARKET TODAY Call and See It at D. STEPHENSON’S e 15 South C St. Madera Phone 80. THE HOUSE THAT SAVES You SELLS EVERYTHING. “A STORAGE BATTERY HAS A CAMEL BEATEN FORTY WAYS, BUT EVEN A BATTERY WILL DIE IF YOU NEVER GIVE IT A DRINK” Willare Valley Battery Vulcanizing Works 118 North F St. Madera | : GEO. A. 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