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

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY From the time when sixty or more childish voices prattled forth their praises of the “Pink and Green” of 1920 till the time in which fifty or more of the cream of this Nation’s youthhood in full-throated splendor proclaimed the glories of this, our high school, the record of the class of ’24 has been one of surpassing glory upon glory, splendor upon splendor, and victory upon victory. There have been few, if any, honors in this school which have not at some time been held by this superior class. Athletic, Dramatic, Schol- astic, Rhetorical, and Social annals of this school all bear out the claims which will be presented here. A brief survey of the trophy cases will reveal the following ma- terial evidences of the prowess of our athletic warriors: Interclass track ee ee ee ee Interclass tennis BS 8) Ses Mennis: sineless | = | ee ae 1923-24 Ineerclacs baseball. = ==) = 92) 2 loz Football was first started in this high school the same year in which we entered and we have contributed largely to the success of the varsity team since this time. Wood, Leal, Zimmerman, Mitchell, are names known throughout the San Joaquin Valley in this sport. Other sports have received similar support both from the side lines and field. Glancing at the dramatic records of this school we find such charmed names as Lucian Scott and Ralph Mitchell, whose peers have never before been seen in high school dramatics, registered as members of the graduating class of °24. Our Junior play, “Nothing But ine Truth” and our Senior play, “The Man From Home,” have been judged as two of the most finished productions ever presented at the Madera Union High School. During our Sophomore and Junior years three-fourths and in our Senior year four-fifths of the school’s varsity debaters have been furnished by the class of ’24. wo of the best scholars this school has ever known, namely Lucile Burk and Edward White, this year leave for new fields to conquer. With such a record of glorious achievement the class of ’24 will un- doubtedly find its name engraved upon the annals of this institution as the standard of all that is good and worthy of achievement in high school life. 17

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EMILY HUMPHREYS Emily certainly knows her oil, For all that she does is according to Hoyle. CECIL ALLEN Cecil Allen is a very nice boy But still he’s not the parson’s joy. ILA COFFEE Though Ila Coffee’s hair is red, Her calm demeanor belies her head. FRANCES SCOTT Frances Scott makes herself indis- pensable By being bright and gay and—sen- sible. BERTHA PINKHAM Bertha Pinkham is a little mouse You'd never know she’s ’round the house.

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We, the Senior Class of the Madera Union High School, realizing that our life in this institution is steadily drawing to a close, and believ- ing ourselves to be of sane mind, do hereby make our final will and testament. Collectively we bequeath: To the Juniors, our Senior dignity and our admirable behavior in class meetings. : To the Sophomores, our never failing vivacity and pep. To the Freshmen, our love of study and our remarkable powers of concentration. Individually, we bequeath as follows: I, Malcolm Baird, do bequeath my natural marcel to Leonora Bailey. I, Florence Bryant, do bequeath my nickname “Chatter-box”’ to Paul Sheldon, providing he can live up to my record of three hundred words per second, I, Alma Bohleber, do bequeath my demure ways to Albert Winkel- man. I, Cecil Allen, do bequeath my athletic ability to Claire (Buck) Owens. I, Helen Cobb, do bequeath my curls to Elizabeth Hoffman, hop- ing they will give her my innocent, childlike appearance. I, William Carroll, do bequeath my irresistible Irish humor to Eilew Lewis. I, Lawrence Ellis, do bequeath my deep, manly voice to Ellis Throck- morton. I, Perry Kinsman, do bequeath my efficiency in football to Vaughn Hammalian, feeling certain that he will become one of next year’s star players. I, Emily Humphreys, do bequeath my aristocratic mien to Elias Gallardo. 18