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

Text from Pages 1 - 128 of the 1926 volume:

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GI ASS Socrates ee eee 28 SOCIC(y ae ee 83 PN bhagb a) Ue epee Be eee, ee de arena cee 39 PNET EtG Ges ees age cere 91 @ ec arnial 11s eee ee eee 43 Okcsee ee ee eee 104 FOREWORD The staff of the “Purple and White” sincerely wishes to thank Miss Mary Petty, Head of the English Department, for reading and correcting all material for the annual and for her aid in selecting the stories. We wish to acknowledge as well, the loyal support given us by members of the student body who have contributed the articles appearing in this issue of the “Purple and White”. We appreciate, also, the work of Miss Ruth Quinn, who very kindly took charge of the typing of the articles, thereby saving the staff many hours of extra work. To Miss Edith Johnson, Faculty Advisor for the Annual, we wish to give special praise for the way in which she has supervised and worked in publishing this “Purple and White”. mse, STAFF Walit@ rete @liicien east eu e oe aera Lucetta Ransom Butiesoe Viaaeei Se en eee Milburn Wright eNSsistant Md itOG wa- tn conde tin wee tee en as Corine Tompkins pe et lee ae Pe va Rader Roberts te en We ane eke Ernestine Gardner SEE ae EAE ee Eo eee eet ON cit RR ogee eee Hildegarde Case ‘SI DIOSIGSI Peeper Nera ie 4 Nt 2 eee iee aruda eerie ie Cm ..Owen Reinold CESS Soiree tek = gece eae ene Smt Ren Grace Bartmann SWaperand alee Wer eles tee wy ee Edna Tipton Iter eA div SOpt nets meee Miss Edith Johnson EDITORIAL, It is the desire of every high school senior class to publish an annual which will show the people of the community just what the schoo] is doing and what advancement it has made. It attempts to bring before the parents in a concise and definite form, the literary, club, and social work in which their sons and daughters take part. Its purpose is to form, in the minds of the people, an opinion concerning the development of the future citizens in the community. Many times this desire is not realized by the class, because of a definciency in funds. This cause of failure is due almost entirely to lack of co-operation between the students and the business men of the community. On the other hand, when the citizens work with the young people in attaining the publication of an annual, the result is a true and successful record of the activities of the school. In the case of the “Purple and White,” there were two years, 1922 and 1923, when co-operation was lacking between the school and the people of Madera. In 1924, however, the senior class aroused interest in the prospective annual; and, as a result, succeeded in their publica- tion. Last year, enough funds were obtained, through the co-opera- tion of business men of our community, to pay the expenses of another “Purple and White”. Thus a 1926 issue of the annual has been assured, for it would have been much more difficult to sell the required number of copies and to receive sufficient funds to publish it if the classes of 1924 and 1925 had not worked faithfully toward the same goal. This publica- tion of the “Purple and White” is due, therefore. not only to the co- operation of the students of M. U. H. S. but also to that of the business men of Madera, our patrons and friends. Mens “PURPLE AND WHITE” STAFF Lucetta Ransom Miss Johnson Milburn Wright Owen Reinold Hildegarde Case Corine Tompkins Rader Roberts Ernestine Gardner Grace Bartmann Edna Tipton Box FACULTY Miss Alice Jongewaard Robert J. Teall Mis. Bonita W. Maloy Home Economies Principal English and History Howard L. Rowe Miss Mary Eger Miss Helen Hoefer Cecil P. Moffitt Physical Education English Spanish Agriculture Mrs. Margaret Hubbard Mrs. Florence Williams Miss Nellie McSweeney Dramatics Mathematics and Latin Commercial oe pe FACULTY Mrs. Alice Teall Miss Lois Bennink Miss Edith W. Johnson Mathematics Vice-Principal, History Art and Mechanical Drawing L. C. Thompson Miss Virginia Short Miss Ruth Quinn Chester C. Smith History and Civics Music and Library Typing and Office Shop Miss Mary Petty Geo. M. Sheldon Miss Lois Merwin Mrs. Barta Hilliard English Science Physical Education Science (No Picture) eas R= MRS. FLORENCE B. WILLIAMS Class Advisor. GLENN ASHTON Glenn Ashton is not much on style, But he’s a whiz when it comes to the “mile’’. KVELYN BARCROFT Sweet and good seems this little child, But watch out, boys; she’s surely wild. GENEVIEVE BARCROFT Our Genevieve was tall and proud; She always led the opposing crowd. ALETHA L. BROWN Aletha Brown had good words to lend; Every one thought of her as a friend. HELEN M. BARRY Helen’s dear, sweet, smiling face Has led our boys a merry chase. ANNABEL K,. BROWN Annabel Brown is certainly bright; In Social Civics she’s always right. ROMILDO BRUNETTI “Rim” Brunetti is the hero of our bunch; Without him, our picnics have no punch. BERNARD BULFINCH A shy, quiet boy was Bernard, So being good wasn’t hard. ELDON CADY Eldon Cady has a place in our class; We all know he barely passed. JERRY CAMPBELL Jerry would never win a prize for looks or curls, But he was always there when it came to girls. BERNICE CARLSON Bernice Carlson is very wise, And accomplishes whate’er she tries. STELLA G. CRAWFORD Stella Crawford is out for a lark. In the school pranks she hag a part. HILDEGARDE CASE An artistic person is Miss Hildegarde Case, For her in this world there’s surely a place. CARL T. CAVIN Carl Cavin worked with all his might To make the Book Store the school’s delight. LOGAN COFFEE Logan Coffee is loyal and true; In track he proved what he could do. CECIL J. CROWDER Cecil will always do his part; In all he does he puts his heart. PAUL EK. ELLIS Now, Paul Ellis had an elegant nose; The Englishman’s role was his favorite pose. JAMES H. FREEMAN “Duke’’ Freeman has really just begun; But he will win a place in the sun. ERNESTINE M. GARDNER Ernestine is our girl athlete; In any sport she can’t be beat. CLIFFORD GASKIN Clifford Gaskin’s wavy, brown hair; Always gets for him a maiden fair. ALLEN R. HARDER Allen knows just what to say; To make people happy all the day. RAYMOND G. HARTWELL In football Ray Hartwell was surely a bear; In holding the line he was right there. LAVERNE R. HAWLEY Laverne Hawley is timid and meek; But knowledge and fame she is wont to seek. VIRGINIA B. HURT Virginia Hurt is not a vamp; But in culinary art she’s surely a champ. 20SE LIBERTI Rose Liberti came last September; Her accent quaint we’ll all remember. G. HARVEY LONG As a friend Harvey is mighty fine. You’ll find him jolly all the time. MARIE LONGATTI A studious girl is our Marie As bright and clever as she can be. GILBERT LUTE In athletics Gilbert does not compete— Winning friendship is his only feat. ELEANOR S. MARTIN Eleanor, a maiden brown of eye, Is very sweet and always shy. ETTA I. MILLER Etta Miller seems very clever, And in our hearts she’ll remain forever. RUTH M. MILLER Although Ruth’s hair is flaming red, Underneath it there’s a noble head. DOROTHY L. MYERS Sings little Dorothy all the day, “Tm getting thinner in every way.” J. JOSEPH OSPITAL If Joe aspires for a name, He’ll win it in the field of radio fame. CLAIR K. OWENS Clair Owens, whose nickname is ‘‘Buck’”’, On the track has met good luck. WILHELMINA PARSONS “Bill” Parsons is a wee sma’ gal, But Choppy says she’s a worth-while pal. wfo= LUCETTA F. RANSOM Lucetta is not the village belle, But in book knowledge she does exeel. OWEN S. REINOLD “Oley” Reinold is a comical lad; His presence always makes someone glad. CECELIA REYNOLDS Cecelia’s a girl with big blue eyes, Who laughs a lot, and seldom sighs. EVELYN RICH Evelyn Rich is very sweet; In size, they say, she’s quite petite. HILDA B. RICKETTS Hilda Ricketts is shy and sweet; She’ll play fair and never cheat. M. RADER ROBERTS Rader has a gentle heart, But he always plays the villain’s part. CAMILLE L. RUSSELL At a party Camille is frivolous and gay. She always has something witty to say. PAUL A. SHELDON To play in concert was Paul’s ambition; But then, you see, he was the class musician. IRENE SKAGGS A saucy girl is Irene Skaggs—- She plays her part and never brags. LEROY SMALLIE This is Leroy, if you please; His dark eyes will inveigle and tease. RUTH TEALL Ruth Teall has a childish lisp. Yet her name is on the senior list. EDNA TIPTON Edna Tipton is also short, But in spite of her size, she’s a good sport. as, ee REBECCA TYLAR Rebecca’s work is extremely neat, But precious gems are sometimes small. BETHLA VAN CUREN Beth is little; she isn’t tall. But precious gems are sometimes small. VERNA VAN CUREN Will Verna cast off the conventional yoke, And all her time to dance and song de- vote? NINA G. VAN CUREN Nina, a loyal member of the senior class, Is a pleasant, happy and carefree lass. VIRGIL M. VAN CUREN Curie, although he’s exceptionally small, Certainly can play basketball. ARTHUR B. WRIGHT Why is Arthur’s last name Wright? Can it be ’cause he’s so (very) bright? SARA E. COX Sara Cox wasn’t much on antics, But she always had her place in dra- matics. (Not in picture.) COMMENCEMENT WEEK BACCALAUREATE SERVICE School Auditorium, Sunday, June 6 Violin Quartet—Andante, Fifth Sym- phony. Tschaikowski. Miss Virginia Short, Mrs. C. P. Moffitt, Fenton Dean, Edmund Schroeder. Opening Hymn—‘‘Come Thou Almighty King” Prayers. Rev. Sydney B. Cooper “Phe Omnipotence’’..--.--.---------- Schubert Combined High School Glee Clubs SOTTO sc ceeeteceoceocece Rev. L. C. Smith rine “Peace I Leave With Thee” Benediction— SENIOR PLAY School Auditorium, Tuesday, June 8 “BAB” Cast of Characters al ha eer eee Edna Tipton Dea ee Ne eee cee Rader Roberts Mrs. James Archibald, her mother-......-- Be eee ee eee ee eee Ruth Teall Leila, her sister. Wilhelmina Parsons Warte n LOOkKge = = Paul Sheldon Guy Grosvenor.....-.-..--- _Ray Hartwell Jane Raleigh... ..Evelyn Rich Eddie Perkins...... ..Carl Cavin GlintonmBenest or, desea eee Paul Ellis Hannah, Maid at Archibald’s...............--- Senet Me ah ae, Seer Rose Liberti Synopsis of Scenes The morning room at Archi- An afternoon in Act 1. bald’s country house. May. Act 2. The morning room as in Act 1. Scene 1. The next day. Scene 2. Night of the same day. (Curtain is lowered for three minutes between Scene one and Scene two.) Act 8. ‘‘Bachelors’ Quarters’’ in the Archibald boathouse. A few minutes to twelve the same night. Act 4. The boathouse as in Act 3. Afternoon, three weeks later. Margaret H. Hubbard, Director Aletha Brown, Business Manager IVIWUSL Cree ee eens High School Orchestra Miss Virginia Short, Director IMfenTe@lal INEM REI cece oeeoaccoree Schubert IVEY (een eer nn Eee 2 oc nee Mozart AWE 2 COMBO Sn Woo eescseose Hanley STVIViiTa UG eee esc eee ce ee See Valensin COMMENCEMENT School Auditorium, Thursday, June 10 Prelude—Triumphal March of the (BOwar Sener ee ee ee Halvorsen High School Orchestra IPLOCESSIO lal eee ees The Senior Class TM AOXOE NOV ce cece Rey. E. L. Howe Presentation of the Class..........---..------- Bo eee et ee Robert J. Teall, Principal Waltz: from the Suite for Two Pianos Paul Sheldon, Lucetta Ransom Salutatory Address—Luther Burbank... Fee et ee Se James H. Freeman Valedictory Address—Satisfaction of Accomplishment....Genevieve Barcroft (a) The Wind Fairies.....- eC Chatiin (b) The Sweet of the Year....Mary Salter Girls’ Glee Club Address—Education for Citizenship...-.- Professor Raymond G. Gettell, Uni- versity of California Preaeenmianieione Ore Wy ilOanenss. 6 ose eee eece H. G. Rodgers, for the Board of Trustees, Madera Union High School assisted by Mrs. Florence B. Williams, Senior Class Teacher. TRUS OCRIOMEM eae eee cece The Graduates CLASS DAY PROGRAM School Auditorium, Friday, June 11 Danceron thier Cnricketsas=-- J. S. Seredy High School Orchestra Spanish Play—‘‘Spanish Without a Mas- COL ee eee TristanBernad Cast of Characters Percy, an interpreter..... Fenton Dean Juan de Villahorrenda, Father of Clarines= Frank Diamantini Gerald Forsythe, a young English- sTTMEL TAs ree eee Theodore Brown Police Officer...-.. Stanley Warburton BRON, IPONPWEIP oes css eee John Boyle Gilarineshder Vallaiio men cites asses Grace Bartmann Scene—-Small London Hotel. Time—Present. = Bullard Merchant of Venice Up-to-Date, Act V. Scene II. Piano Solo_Polichinelle—Rachmaninoff REEDS? bernie Guat Paul Sheldon asap onl © iy ac aw we ae _Ernestine Gardner, Hilda Case Chlass WGN). sescee cee ee tesce Evelyn Barcroft Select lone mare High School Chorus Announcement Scholarship Honors....---. OE Pe nT Sete Geman Miss Helen Hoefer Announcement Debating Honors.........-.- pee ry L. C. Thompson CASS iS ORY In the fall of 1922, freshmen entered—ninety-two. October saw them very game when the big Reception came. With green bibs and great big cups, milk was swallowed, sups and sups. But they soon returned the pleasure to new freshmen, without measure, for one February morn there were freshmen, all forlorn, the High campus to adorn. And before the year was o’er, they accomplished one thing more—a huge picnic up at Friant—on its success they were compliant. “Sophomore” meant get-into-everything: all the teams. ‘here was not anything in which they did not have a number, which surely made the rest look dumber. Basket ball, speed ball, football, and tennis teams—though scholarship was not neglected by any means. As Juniors the class held every sport, especially on the basket court. The girls need lots of mention there—of stars the Barcrofts were a pair. “Adam and Eva” was: its name. To see Ray court Miss Sara Cox made Tommy grind his teeth The Junior play won lots of fame like rocks. A Hard Time party of joy supreme, a Kid party that was very keen, and a picnic held at Live Oak Springs are a few of the pleasant social things. Now, as seniors, the class has reached its fame and made for it- self a wondrous name in sports, in scholarship, and fun. ‘The class of ’26 has won most plaudits for its many arts, and now looks out to other parts. Besides the splendid co-operation, the class has made a great donation of high school spirit, honor, and worth—that can’t be equaled on the earth. Ge CLASS WILL We, the members of the Class of 1926, do make this our last will and testimony : As a class, we do bequeath, to the Juniors, our high intellect, our massive brain-power, and our unresponsive dignity (we don’t think much of ourselves!) ; to the Sophomores, our love (?) for the Juniors; to the Freshmen, our love for the faculty, the school, and for studies; and, to the school as a whole, our everlasting loyalty, benevolence, and good behavior, etc., etc. (More modesty!). Individually, we bequeath as follows: I, Glen Ashton, do bequeath my handsome countenance to Leland Radley. I, Evelyn Bareroft, do bequeath my ability as an equestrian to LaVerne Lathem. I, Genevieve Barcroft, do bequeath my Herculean strength to Halley Davis, who should be able to use it to advantage. I, Helen Barry, do bequeath my ability to catch Crows to any other good-looking hunter who desires a sheik. IT, Aletha Brown, do bequeath two hundred pounds of my excess weight to Jessie Hurt. I, Annabel Brown, do bequeath my love for teachers, books and studying to Aline Tylar. I, Romildo Brunetti, do bequeath my short stature to Alton Bol- ing. I, Bernard Bulfinch, a very obliging individual, do bequeath whatever I have that anyone wants to whoever wants it. I, Edon Cady, do bequeath my light hair and fair complexion to Willie Whitesides. I, Jerry Campbell, do bequeath my Scotch characteristics to An thony Liberti. T. Bernice Carlson, do bequeath my slow, bashful manners to Ethel Kingston in order that she, too, may be fast with the boys. I, Hildegarde Case, do bequeath all the Swede in me to Johnny Rea, with my best compliments. [, Carl Cavin, do bequeath my low, quiet voice to Francis McNally. I, Logan Coffee, do bequeath my affection for the principal's daughter to Odell Haynes. T. Sara Cox, do bequeath my vamping ways to Nevio Olivia. I. Stella Crawford, do bequeath my friendship with Marie Moss to Hazel Bush. p58. I, Cecil Crowder, do bequeath my ability to pitch hay to Durward Hope. I, Paul Ellis, do bequeath my position as star haberdasher for Money Back Sam and Company to Charles Bundy. I, James I reeman, do bequeath my ability to keep away from the wild, wild women to Johnny Burns. I, Ernestine Gardner, do bequeath Jimmie Rea to Wanda Begley, hoping she will take good care of him. I, Clifford Gaskin, do bequeath my permanent wave to Bud Mit- chell. I, Allen Harder, do bequeath my famous one-handed watch to James Ingersoll, hoping that he will supply the missing hand. I, Raymond Hartwell, do bequeath my position as the Assistant Postmaster’s Assistant’s Assistant to Lloyd Webb. I, Laverne Hawley, do bequeath my flock of chickens to Irene Critchfield, hoping that she will feed them regularly. I, Virginia Hurt, do bequeath my nickname, “Cleopatra” to Lois Tipton. I, Rose Liberti, do bequeath my New York brogue to Odelle Jus- tice: I, Harvey Long, do bequeath my candy salesmanship to “Fat” Hughes I, Marie Longatti, do bequeath my quiet, demure manners to Corinne Hughes. I, Gilbert Lute, do bequeath my lazy disposition to Max Wilkes. I, Eleanor Martin, do bequeath my uncontrollable giggle to my sister, Hilma. I, Etta Miller, do bequeath my artistic temperament to Idella Michaelson. I, Ruth Miller, do bequeath my ever-apparent meekness to Viola Thompson. I, Dorothy Myers, do bequeath my love for Jews to any and all other Irishmen. I, Joe Ospital, do bequeath my shy, bashful ways to Cecil Moore. I, Clair Owens, do bequeath my well-deserved title, “Mr. Ameri- ca,” to Freeman Shouse. I, Wilhelmina Parsons, do bequeath “Choppy” to any sap who will accept him. I, Lucetta Ransom, do bequeath my Buick roadster to my sister, Tda Mae, hoping she will soon learn to drive it. I, Cecelia Reynolds, do bequeath my ability as a bare-foot dancer to Martha Nikirk. e,) ae I, Evelyn Rich, do bequeath my two bow legs to Jackie Mathews. I, Hilda Rickets, do bequeath my gigantic proboscis to Evelyn Tessier. I, Rader Roberts, do bequeath my ability to play a clarinet to Jim Page. I, Camille Russell, do bequeath my lowly Ford Sedan to any near-by junk-pile. I, Paul Sheldon, do bequeath my athletic ability to George Van Curen. I, Irene Skaggs, do bequeath my tall, skinny figure to Audrey Kirby. I, LeRoy Smellie, do bequeath a certain red-headed girl to Howard Long. I, Ruth Teall, do bequeath my habitual lisp to Mr. L. C. Thomp- son. I, Edna Tipton, do bequeath my ability as an actress to Gloria Swanson. I, Rebecca Tylar, do bequeath my religious temperment to my sister, Aline. I, Bethla Van Curen, do bequeath my vermilion thatch to Inez Metcalf. I, Nina Van Curen, do bequeath my straw-colored hair to Mil- dred Ellis. I, Verna Van Curen, do bequeath my love for a wild time to Aileen Cunningham. I, Virgil Van Curen, do bequeath my ability to win winsome women (such as Winnie) to Kenneth Brown. I, Arthur Wright, do bequeath my interest in the Bank of Italy John D. Rockefeller. BOs JUNIOR A OFFICERS Cyril Wootten Saudth ance A Corine Tompkins Genevieve Gordon In the month of September, of the year nineteen hundred and twenty-three, fifty-two pair of struggling feet brought fifty-two freshmen to the portals of the Madera Union High School. After we had been given sufficient time to settle down and be- come used to our new quarters, we were nobly entertained by our up- per classmen with an elaborate Freshmen Reception. Every fresh- man came that night with shaky knees, fearing some pretty rough treatment. However, we all managed to get out alive. As this step seemed to take away some of our greenness, we man- aged to live through the rest of the year under the harsh treatment of those who were so much above us, and could hard were honored with the name “sophies.”’ Although we felt we had taken a big step from “freshies” to “sophies,” there still seemed to be many who were far above us. Dur- ing our sophomore year, we scored well in athletics by winning in inter-class soccer, basketball, and foothall. We showed the other classes that we were well able to take up the duties of the juniors. Our junior year in high school has so far been one of great suc- cesses. We have shown this by our many achievements, one of which is the junior play, “Quality Street,” which was certainly a success. When the seniors held their annual sneak day, we handled their re- mains in a most original and noble manner. “The junior picnic, held Saturday, May 8th, was a day of fun and lots of it. No doubt there is a fine Senior class this year, but the present Junior class can ably take up the work which they will leave for us. y realize when we JUNIOR A CLASS SENIOR B OFFICERS EES TC OT bee aeeees eee reese, Receuse ec REO, Sere een ee Milburn Wright RVC ESPN OST Cle Tite soccer: nee ik ce Ln ei eal ay Ot Re TEEN oT Grace Bartmann Erma Stapp Three years ago thirty happy youngsters were graduated from the Lincoln Grammar School, entering the Madera High School in February, 1923. Our number has varied from time to time by stu- dents having fallen by the wayside or perhaps some few having been added, until we now number tw enty-one. Though we had many mis- givings about our initiation, on the whole we were anxious to begin life on a higher plane; and after the first few weeks. we settled down to the daily routine and enjoyed our work as much as we had an- ticipated. As Junior A’s we were peicoemveds in almost every sport, especial- ly football, basketball, and track. “Quality Street,” our Junior Play given in November, was a real success. S32 JUNIOR B OFFICERS Tye SEU TU Eis a a cee ee ee elo Fillmore Koenig AW AVG EN NSD KG (ENON Ee se or eee ee ee ac er RC eee eee EE Evelyn Erickson Secretary-Treasurer Roberta Wills Most of the members of the Junior B class entered Madera High School in 1924. The rest either came up from the Sophomores, or bade goodbye to the Junior A’s. In our freshman year we admit that we were as “green as they make em,” and vowed that when we were sophomores we would never initiate the poor little “scrubs.” However, we failed to keep our reso- lution, and the feeling of retaliation arose in our hearts so that the freshmen suffered as much under us as under any preceding sopho- more class. As Juniors we possess some good material in girls’ athletics, as well as in boys’. We are represented not only in athletics, but also in the Scholar- ship Society, in plays, and in musical organizations such as the band, orchestra, and Glee Clubs. Pan) ee SSVIO V HYONOHdOS SOPHOMORE OFFICERS President TNT aE GCN a ee aa ee ee James McNally VS CTS GeAiTs Vee NIG © AIS UIST: pee oe eco ee ee Catherine Trigg c Although we were a frightened class of freshmen who entered Madera High School September 29, 1924, we started to be the best. There were originally ninety of us, but several have gained enough credits now to be Junior B’s. We were invited to the Freshmen Reception, where many lost some of their greenness by eating dead coyotes, and the boys were painted green. After the initiation and program, the evening was given to dancing. Everyone went away feeling equal to the upper classmen, and thinking of what the Juniors and Seniors had endured. Our class president for last semester was ‘Theodore Brown. When the campaign for Student Body dues began, everyone worked hard, and the Sophomores and Seniors won the largest percentage. During this last semester, which began February 1, 1926, John Burns has been our class president, and the Freshmen and Juniors won the Stu- dent Body dues campaign. Miss Merwin is our class adviser. We have been loyal and earnest supporters of the “Purple and White.” In athletics our class ranks very high. We are represented in football, speedball, basketball, and soccer. We are also represented in Orchestra, Chorus, Glee Club, and Spanish Club. Watch the class of 28 grow, fellow students! SSVWIOD @ HYONOHdOS SOPHOMORE B OFFICERS IPP OST tec ne eee ee : = eae ee ; _.Max Wilkes BVA COSIRIRE Side mii eee aera ere eee ee eee ee fee oee = Ida Mae Ransom Secreta vaduce aSUC ia eo ee eee : _..------Wivian Lyman The Class of ’29 entered Madera Union High School in Febru- ary, 1925, with an enrollment of forty-one students. Since then, the group has been changed a little by the entrance of classmen from other schools and also by the absence of those who eit her advance or dropped behind in their work. On the whole, however, the class 1s almost the same as it was when it first came into high school life. During the two Student Body Campaigns at the beginning of each semester, this class lost both, although it made a real effort to have one hundred per cent membership in the student body. However, this failure was offset in April by the success of several stunts given before the students by the Sophomore B’s as a penalty for not work- ing harder in the contest. ‘They certainly proved their sportsmanship in this instance. Last semester, under the leadership of the president, Vivian Ly- man, the secretary-treasurer, Max Wilkes, and the class teacher, Mrs. Teall, the members worked toward the selling of subscriptions to the annual. Although they were not so successful as some of the upper classes, they did their bit. During the second semester, on May 1, 1925, the Sophomore A’s and B’s went up to Fresno Crossing on a picnic, with Mrs. Teall and Miss Lois Merwin as chaperones. Everyone had a good time swin- ming in the Fresno River, and eating the good supper prepared by the girls. The Sophomore B class has always tried to bring the standard of Madera Union High School up to a high point and to keep it there, in athletics as well as in other things. The girls, especially, have made good records and several have been on teams. When the class has reached another step in the ladder leading up to the position held by the Seniors, it will be an outstanding class, no doubt. SSVIO V NVINHSaUA FRESHMAN A OFFICERS (PTO Gl Cites ee fan eee ease ee eee REE Sete Peers eee Margaret Teall Vice-President ...Vera Justice SECTS AVE HEEC AISUITE Cason cement ene ei sets rit nce stern yn Ses eens Fe John Ferguson The fourteenth day of September marks a memorable date in the lives of several students. It was then that one hundred and eleven meek, but willing-to-try freshmen entered the Madera Union High School. It was not a cold reception that awaited us at the por- tals of that august building. With fear and trembling we withstood the criticisms of the notable Sophomores. As we look back now, these criticisms were only their peculiar method of introducing us into the why’s and wherefore’s of a new existence. No freshman’s life can be called complete without this constructive assistance better known as torture. Not satisfied with vocal criticisms, they bedecked us in beauti- ful green hats, each one chosen to meet the particular need of that student. It was but short time, however, until we Freshmen were called upon to make ourselves conspicuous by assisting in the program fol- lowing the Student Body membership drive. At the beginning of the second semester it became the precious privilege of the Freshmen A’s to make the mid-term students ac- quainted with things in general about the school. Delicate kinder- earten chairs and lily white bibs suggested the proper atmosphere for these youngsters. If they were as appreciative as we, it seems that our school must have acquired some willing workers during the past year. The big event of the second semester was a Freshman party, which, from the report of the neighhbors, was a howling success. Our list of officers for the first semester is as follows: TARE SVC Cin vaseseeeeese ene Hilma Martin AVAL OF IS© SII Gl Chita ere ee Vera Justice Secretary-Treasurer Dean Smellie FRESHMAN B CLASS FRESHMAN B OFFICERS See ee eee eae Turner Daulton Pe Tate ade Dae ae ene Ye Martha Sledge Ellsworth Gordon Don’t you pitty the poor freshmen? If you don’t, you should for we seem to have no use whatsoever in this cruel world, ExXCepE Or the high and mighty upper classmen to walk on and laugh at. Soon after our arrival we were duly initiated on the stage in front of the whole school. But green as we may seem, we are already beginning to climb, as is shown by the representation of our fellow classmen in the orchestra and the number of freshmen going out for athletics. The Freshman Reception has so far been the greatest event of our green young lives, and it certainly was thri ling to think that a party was actualy being given in our honor, In spite of the fact that the greenness was again rubbed in, we tried to be good sports and had a most enjoyable time. == oo 1925 Katheryn Bailey—Business College, Berkeley. Mary Beban—Fresno State College. Josephine Bethards—Madera Drug Co. Dorothy Branson—Madera. Neva Bennett—C. C. C. C., Fresno. Audre Carpenter—Raisin Association, Fresno. Wayne Carpenter—Madera Sugar Pine Co. Earl Coffee—Fresno State College Hart Cook—Madera George Copeland—Madera Alice Davis—Stanford Beulah Davis—(married) Indiana. Isobel DeChaine—( Mrs. Dan Stahl) Fresno. Genevieve Desmond—Fresno State College. Vinka Dulcich—Madera. Kittie Freeman—Madera. Beatrice Fuller—Working, Madera. Elias Gallardo—Tuolumne. Loya Galeener—Polytechnical High, Los Angeles. Suren Gumurian—SsStanford. Annie Hamm—Madera. Elizabeth Hoffman—Munson Secretarial College, San Francisco. Dorothy Hunt—Madera Sugar Pine Company. Everett Itanaga—Fresno. Helen Jones—Santa Barbara. Eda Ladd—Fresno State College. Ione Leonard—Madera Sanitarium. H i L Q E 6 A R oO 3 marr Edwin Long—T yee Company, Madera. Phyllis Loveland—San Francisco Nurses’ Hospital. Marie Maricich Mreeno State College. Beatrice Mastrofini—Fresno State Colle Paul Mitchell—Stage Depot, Tulare. Lester Osborn—Madera cee Pine Company. Alice Parker—Methodist Hospital, Los Angeles. Chester Peterson — Kenneth Reynolds—San Joaquin Light Power Co., Fresno. Maxfield Sheldon—U. S. C.. Los Angeles. Carolyn Steinhour—Rosenthal- Kutner. Co., Madera. Eulalie Steinhour—Rosenthal-Kutner Com Madera. Fred Stevens—Madera. Ellis Throckmorton—Madera. Kathleen Tipton—Fresno State College. Rosie Tognotti—Madera County ieee Thomas ‘Townsend—Madera Sugar Pine Company. Robert Waag—Madera. Richard Warner—Pharmacv School, San Francisco. Roy Wattenburger—Madera Sugar Pine Company. William Yocum—Mader Trae 1924 Cecil pflane ade Hazel Bair sno State College. Florence Bryant—(Mrs. C. Fiennes) Hawthorne. Lucile Burk—Stanford. Alma Bohlebar—Working, Fresno. Malcolm Baird—Fresno State College. Dorothy Brown—College of Pacific. William Carro come C. Dental College, San Francisco. Helen Cobl sno State College. Blanche Cook resno State College. Ila Coffee—Fresno State College. Lawrence Elli -esno. Juanita Grace—Redlands College. Philip [lumphrey a d. Aurora Hedberg sno State College. Lyla Hartwell— Me Rector ) Daniel Hunt—Fresno. sernice [unt—Stenographer, Madera. ae ae Minnie Hughes—Fresno State College. Emily Humphreys—Madera. Erma Keys—(married) Celena Lyman—Courthouse, Madera. Marie Meilike—Fresno State College. Ralph Mitchell—Martha Washington Store, Tulare. Marjorie McNally—Clerk, Madera. Agnes Nohrenberg—Occidental College. William Pedras—Clerk, Madera. Bertha Pinkham—Clerk, Madera. Ruth Radabaugh—(married ) Lucian Scott—College of Pacific. Doris ‘hompson—F'resno State College. Isabelle Trinidade—University of California. Ralph ‘Teall—University of California. Elsie Tognotti— Bookkeeper, Madera. Katheryn Townsend—Fresno State College. Carlton Wood—Berenda. Edward White—Stanford. Paul Windrem—Oakland. Martha Yocum—Madera. Omar Zimmerman—Aviation Corps, U. S$. A. 1923 George Ashton—F'resno State College. Fred Conn—Madera. Kenneth Crowder—Madera. Elsie Evans—Fresno. Virginia Frazier-—(Mrs. Chandler) Oakland. Ruth Grove—Mills College. Rolline Harrington—(Mrs. Stoetzl). Marion Gale—Fresno State College. Ivan Knauer—Shell Oil Company, Madera. Beth Mickel—(Mrs. Hart Cook) Madera. Elva Pruitt—Madera. Irene Sanderson—(Mrs. Dallas) Madera. Tola Stafford—Clerk, Madera. Fay Stephenson—(Mrs. Leo Fredericks) Monterey. Grace Williams—Stanford. Miriam Wilkinson—Teaching, Madera. (Continued on page 108) pes kes Aleck (3 Al i STUDENT COUNCIL—FIRST SEMESTER OFFICERS SERA sera a ON hee ee Logan Coffee SEES EES eS SS GE Be Oc aS SEOs danse ease ree ee SESE se Bernard Bulfinch Genevieve Barcroft fa ete me ee se ees ake Pen ee ee oe ee ee ee ee Milburn Wright Under the excellent leadership of the president, Logan Coffee, the Student Council performed its many tasks very capably Of the many obligations which came before the Student Council, perhaps the most important was the organization and the launching of the Student Body dues campaign. ‘The plans were made for the Juniors and lreshmen to ene against the Sophomores and Seniors The losers, the Freshmen and Juniors, put on a stunt before the Stu- dent Body, October 28. The final task which came before the Council was the nomination of officers for the spring semester. STUDENT COUNCIL—SECOND SEMESTER OFFICERS Set es Bere re enna eae aise te ee an ER te ae Re ed ee James Freeman Sucsieme sth se Ad eae ns ean Oe tee een eet Oe LE” ea Virgil Van Curen Qn wae ae seen cuhccerasaceneeten pastas eee scene Nei eee week Genevieve Gordon Milburn Wright Corine Tompkins Editor of Maderan.. The work of the second semester Council was a success, due to the leader ship of James Freeman and the co-operation of the classes with the Council. One of its first accomplishments was the successful manner in which the Student Body dues campaign was organized. In this con- test the Freshmen and Juniors competed against the Sophomores and Seniors. As the Freshmen and Fontes s were the losers, they were re- quired to put on several stunts before the Student B ody. The editor of the Maderan, who is now a member of the Student Council, is nominated by the Council and elected by the Student Body at the regular election. The editor is required to have had one semester of journalism. Officers for the fall term were nominated at the end of the spring term. a) ae Student Council, First Semester (above)—Second Semester (below ) GIRLS’ LEAGUE OFFICERS Se cence eee. Oe ee Evelyn Rich ---Corine Tompkins Idella Michaelson PISCE eS ee aa nara ene eae ee ea oh Jacqueline Mathews The Girls’ League, after organizing in October, started a most successful year. Nov ember 20, 1925, the league sent three delegates and a sponsor to the annual Girls’ Leag ue conference at Stockton. The girls came back with many good suggestions for improving our or- ganization. Uniform dress, a great question at the meetings, was overwhelm- ingly defeated in December. At Christmas the league proved its value as an organization by providing several local families with food, clothes, and other com- modities brought by the girls. The annual Hi- Jinx was held January 8, 1926, at the high school cafeteria. Scotch lassies, Turkish misses, old-fashioned girls, tice, made their ce pearance in large numbers. For the mid-term freshman girls, the league council gave a luncheon, at which the rules of the school were explained. pe SCHOMARSEUIE SOCIETY OFFICERS PPO SUC Cee. csc rs ee Se tee ee Oe Lucetta Ransom VTP OC Ed BA eatin e Me) 0 Cpe es es ee RO Ree no Re ee eee enna cree cee Ida Mae Ransom SCR UA ays URC Tee eee eee ae ee Grace Fuller The students have come to recognize the value of scholarship more than ever, since the introduction of two new rulings, which are: 1. Scholarship Society members who have done “one” work in any subject throughout the whole semester are excused from the final examination in that subject. 2. Honor students are not required to report to regular study halls, but are free to study wherever they wish. These privileges have added more honor and distinction to mem- bership in this organization. The Society has had an active and successful year with Miss Helen Hoefer as its sponsor. Candy and hot dog sales aided in enrich- ing the treasury a great deal. Aside from this money there is a scholar- ship fund, which was built up for the purpose of lending money to graduates of this high school. It is already serving its purpose. Sie Maderan Staff, First Semester ( above)—Second Semester (below) MADERAN—FIRST SEMESTER Many things of great importance were accomplished by the Journalism class for the first semester. ‘The enlarging of the paper was a feature of the successful term. Many ideas were learned from the conference at Stanford Uni- versity, November 13-14, the third annual meeting of the California Interscholastic Press Association, under the auspices of Sigma Delta Chi, honorary journalistic fraternity. ‘Those attending were the edi- tor, Robert Williams; his assistants, Lucile Bryant, Corine Tompkins, Carol Smith; the journalism teacher, Miss Eger: and the adviser of the “Purple and White,’ Miss Johnson. The members of the staff were: i hioteathae © Hite hee ne ae pe gee ee mee Robert Willams Assistant Editors...........- Carol Smith, Lucile Bryant, Corine Tompkins Buisinesss Wiaitacer sen. eee Milburn Wright, George Garabedian MADERAN—SECOND SEMESTER The Maderan staff for the second semester, 1926, endeavored to maintain previous standards and to raise them to an even higher plane. Though the staff started out with a financial handicap, it achieved results that we re as good as, or even better than, those of proceeding staffs. In the course of the semester, the Journalism class emphasized constructive editorials, varied make-ups, and better news articles. By the assistance and co-operation of the journalism teacher, Miss Mary Eger and by their own effort, the class had a very successful semester. The members of the staff were: Pdironin=Chict ec. Pe ener sto ee Corine Tompkins NG siGtamt MCitOL S20. ter ee eee es Thekla Barnett, Merit Clark Business: Vianagers =. Theodore Brown, Stanley Warburton aioe CAMP FIRE GIRLS CAMP FIRE GIRLS OFFICERS IRreSLdChit=se seewe ee Stan eee PERE SOR ret ome eee we ORS te Aileen Cunningham WHG@QSIESHOSIGIOING, 5s eos peste emeecenee: Lovera Ladd PSIXEDRENULEH ES AU eCGH SAI EN ee ees ee ee Ilene Wilson Now that all the high school Camp Fire groups are reorganized, and united under the guardianship of Miss Petty, the work is going on smoothly. Meetings are held each Wednesday, luncheon and _pro- gram alternating with an afternoon craft meeting Many things have been accomplished by the girls in the various crafts of the organization. Frequently the Camp Fire Girls have shown their worth in helping others who are less fortunate. Along with their work this year the Camp Fire Girls have en- joyed many hikes, parties, and weenie bakes, and are planning with much enthusiasm to go to Summer Camp this year at Asilomar, the first week in September. =e ee JUNIOR LIONS CLUB OFFICERS Presi de te Logan Coffee Secretary-Treapurer Paul Sheldon In the fall semester of 1925, a new organization came to life in M. U.H.S. Under the leadership of Mr. L. C. Thompson the Junior Lions Club organized with a dual purpose: first, to create among the boys a feeling of better fellowship and the ability to trust in one’s friends: second, to give the boys an opportunity to develop the ability to run a club and to be able to speak and act intelligently when called upon to so do. Membership is allowed only to Junior. and Senior boys, others however, are invited to attend. During the first half of the year, the luncheon period served as a time for club meetings at which the mem- bers responded to certain questions given them. The last quarter found the club organized among the regular Tuesday special classes. Fluent secretary reports, mixed with heated give-and-take discussions on topics of local interest have furnished vehicles for extemporaneous expression. Only the members know the many questions of import which have been settled definitely by a vote of this august group. ae Bul CIS OFFICERS ERROR COME c2 secre te ccn see OOy a ey Harvey Long NANOS ST) Sheen eee ee eC ee ei Roy Moore CUS CAN cere trometer ue eeroaet. i sama an ae Fillmore Koenig Treasurer PROSSER PS SORES ce HOSES EES SEA Ge aS SBCA SRS REECE pane act Logan Coffee Under the capable direction of Mr. Teall the Madera Hi-Y Club has progressed rapidly, extending its membership from eight to over thirty. Among the most outstanding features of the year were the Hi-Y picnic, the annual Hi-Y plays, Ladies Night, and College Night. The picnic was held near General Grant Park and on returning, we tarried for awhile in Dinuba to watch the championship basketball game between Dinuba and Madera. The plays were very humorous, keeping the audience gasping for breath while they were presented. They were: “Free Speech”, a Rus- sian comedy dealing with parliamentary law; “Rising of the Moon,” an Trish comedy; ‘Three Rogues and a Rascal,” dealing with three un- scrupulous men and a darky. College Night was held during the last part of the term. Some boys from Fresno State College explained to us the courses offered. ee) ee EHS TOR W (CILWIB OFFICERS LEA cNSDUCIS) oll psec ean ee ee eae ear le edn ve Ne Roan? he PENPRION rename Sone Thekla Barnett Wi CEE Re Si Cie Titer. sca nen eee ae oe eee ton he ee orae a oi Ida Mae Ransom CSHEY CT TSI HON 2 Speraese ae za at FEE Oe RG PN oop od eee te ee ot eee eee Theodore Brown FETE CO CUS UTC Tages re ae resen e ee e n RRe ) n a Aileen Cunningham Though organized late in December, the History Club, or the “Diet of History Worms,” as it has been named, has done a great deal to stimulate interest in present day current topics as well as in the work dealing with World History. The club is organized into six committees: museum, bulletin, cur- rent events, historical, research and program, each having its own spe- cial work. Membership in the club is limited to the third period World His- tory class, taught by Miss Bennink. The money needed for materials such as note-books, clay, etc., is obtained from the members’ dues, amounting to five cents a month. As the club has been a great success, it is hoped that it will be con- tinued next year. Club (below) ish Span ) roo) © Po) S = 2 = = Le! 1S) Latin ILACIPIN CICUN8 OFFICERS RPT: SS NCE CN Ee ak 2 een Ce rn ace nh ee ra Benes se re sae Opal Knox WalCO= Parsi eritiet cu. ent ates eee ee ee ee ee cee Aileen Cunningham SS SCTE TDI p eae ee ee one oa ARIE NCO R CORED RE RAST CONC EINe Jacqueline Mathews HINT B'S UTC Tea eres sae ere Re DP oe acer Na tae seat aaa red tea eer Thekla Barnett This year under the leadership of Mrs. Williams, a Latin Club was organized. It was composed at first, of second year Latin students; however, beginners were admitted later. A reel showing the important buildings of Rome was obtained by the club and shown before the Student Body. The club gave a “Welcome” party for the freshman Latin stu- dents in January. The purpose of the club is to promote interest among students of the Latin language. ‘To accomplish this, a number of interesting and educational talks on the history of Rome and on the customs of the people are given at each meeting. The enthusiastic beginners give promise of success for the club next year in all projects which they undertake. SPANISH CLUB OFFICERS PTS SC TN ew ese ne ne Une nas Lucetta Ransom IVs CSP Bi CS Titer ee See ae ce ee ee eee Grace Bartmann SOCTEEATV = (LTC AG UTC Ui ce oe ee ee eee eee ede ee eee Jerry Campbell The Spanish Club was organized at the beginning of the first semester. Officers were elected, and the class time on the first and third Fridays was set aside for the meetings. The purpose of the club is to encourage a more varied use of the Spanish language than students often get. To do this, each member is required to have something prepared in Spanish for every meeting. The time is spent discussing current topics, studying various authors, and playing games. Membership in the club consists of all students who have studied Spanish for more than one year. The success of the Spanish club is for the most part due to the energetic and untiring efforts of the Spanish teacher, Miss Helen Hoefer. BEOC§NG= Wis s@Cisw OFFICERS PA ROSHIO NES I haere pap eee tee Sey AA i ne Be Genevieve Barcroft Vice-President ____.. Fo See Se tire = oe Cee Roy Moore Secretary-Treasurer Wayne Wood The Block M Society, which was established six years ago, has always been a purely athletic organization. All students who have earned Block M’s, either in minor or major sports, are eligible. Since the Block M is the highest athletic honor which can be awarded any student in the Madera Union High School, the players upon receiving a letter believe that they have attained the height of their athletic ambitions. During the football season Mr. Rowe organized the members into groups which took charge of the ticket selling at the different en- trances to the football field. Because of this, much more gate money was obtained than would have been if this organization fede been effected in such a manner. Some players’ grades were raised to satisfactory work this year because of their desire to enter athletics. In order to be members of this Society, the players must be doing satisfactory work, besides ful- filling the athletic requirements. JUNIOR FARM BUREAU OFFICERS 12a otek ies) eh ees tees ROE AAAs ee Oe Ar het i EN MR cin a Soe ae oP Pees ome eo Glen Ashton BV COP Sil rn Cy te cee aoe re ae wee eee eee Cecil Crowder SCT tary aS U TC ise meer eae ea rac ee ee enon Frank Bergon Fresno County Representative and Director..................-.- eeceee Velmer Roberts The Junior Farm Bureau, one of the new organizations of school, is an outgrowth of last year’s Agricultural Club. It meets twice a month, with the object of farm betterment. It is doing excellent work under the guidance of its officers, with C. P. Moffitt as director. Many members are carrying valuable projects in live stock and gardening at home, in addition to their agri- culture studies at school. The Junior Farm Bureau participates in activities of the Fresno County Farm Bureau by sending a representative to Fresno once a month, where the work of each community is discussed. It has also been asked to help publish a “Junior Farm Bureau Annual”, the first in the San Joaquin Valley. aaoee eee aa a, CAFETERIA When the noon bell rings, there is a rush toward the cafeteria, for who enjoys standing with trays to wait their turns? And besides, all want to arrive before everything is gone. “Shall it be lemon or chocolate pie? Yum, yum—that fruit salad looks delicious, but how about the potato salad? What’ll I take, what'll take! Such thoughts probably run through the minds of the customers. Those are the people who know where to go to satisfy their appetites, for several capable girls, under the supervision of Miss Alice Jonge- waard, prepare the cafeteria lunches as well as the banquets held at the high school. In order to have luncheons daily, the girls have to make sacrifices now and then. Often they miss organization meetings held during the third and fourth periods. ‘The students are grateful that they have hot lunch services every day and patronize the cafeteria as much as possible. =coes DEBATING The debating team, under the Capable ainectton: or Wing by C Thompson, has had a very successful year. Of the four debates in which Madera p varticipated, three were won by a 3-0 vote. On Decem- ber 12, Robert Williams and Rader Roberts journeyed to Fresno High School as members of the negative for the first debate, while Evelyn Rich and Evelyn Barcroft upheld the affirmative at home. ‘The ques- tion for debate was: Resolved, That the Child Labor Amendment Should Be Adopted. During the second semester two new debaters came to the front. Dorothy Myers and Genevieve Barcroft upheld the affirmative of the question: Resolved, That the United States Should Join the World Court. The girls proved their ability by winning at home. The two Evelyns strengthened their previous reputation when they defeated Livingston on the same question. Affirmative Negative Winner Debaters for Madera Fresno Madera Fresno 2-1 Rader Roberts - Robert Williams Mader a Linden Madera 3-0 Evelyn Rich - Evelyn Barcroft Madera Galt Madera 3-0 Genevieve Barcroft- Dorothy Myers Livingston Madera Madera 3-0 Evelyn Rich - Evelyn Barcroft WOO FANG’S REVENGE (With due apologies to the feelings of those gentle readers who look with disfavor upon mystery stories) How Tow, Woo Fang’s ever faithful life-servant, had seen it all. Yes, the large clock in the. richly carpeted hall had just struck twelve. Yes, he had just opened the portals of his master’s room; had seen Li Chee bury the wicked looking tong hatchet into his employer’s breast; had heard the low death groan of ies master’s voice; had seen the cruel smile spread over Li Chee’s hardened face; yes, so the story ran. And that was why a meeting of the tong had been called: to find a just revenge upon Woo Fang’s murderer. To bury another hatchet into the assassin’s breast was too quick and just a death; death by the silken cord was also too easy a means for Li Chee’s departure to the unknown world. Yes, something else had to be thought of—something more sinister; more cruel; more tor- turing; more hateful; more rev olnne: yes, more unhuman! Elan Tow arose. He addressed the almond- eyed gathering. “Most illustrious brothers,’’ he began, “I, as the ever f faithful ser- vant of the deceased one, here just now held communication with his departed spirit. His words, like the honey-dew’d flowers, fell upon my gifted organs of hearing. Like the distant, yet clarified tinkling of sweet harmonious golden bells, my departed master spoke to me. Yungpingfu,’ the dulcet voice of my master commanded.” The audience to which How Tow addressed this last word recoiled as if they had all seen a snake under their moccasined feet. A death of deaths! Horrible, yet justifiable to such a traitor! “And, what is ever so more pleasing,” How ‘Tow went on, “‘is that KO lamin possession of one of the largest and fiercest Y ungpingfus in the hands of any of our brethren. Its enormous size has made it necessary for me to place it in the secret underground tunnel of the Alkalichi.” Another gasp was heard as How ‘Tow made this announcement. “The question at hand,” went on How Tow, “is to appoint a re- venger for Woo Fang, and to leave it to the revengeful one’s ingenuity as to how to entice Li Chee into the Alkalichi. “Sang Lee, pass the bowl containing the black and white beans,” commanded How ‘Tow, addressing his remarks to a fat, oily Chinaman on his right. “Tt is understood, of course, my brothers, that whosoever pulls out the last black bean is appointed by the gods of our sacred ancestors as the revenger of our departed brother, Woo Fang. Proceed, and pass the bowl, Sang Lee.” Thirteen lean, bony hands were placed in the dirty earthen bowl, and then withdrawn. Eleven unclinched hands showed six black and five white beans that had been withdrawn. Sang Lee’s clenched fist slowly unfolded. A small white bean lay in the -yalta of his hand. All eyes turned to How Tow. “Brothers,” he said, “The gods of chance have seen fit to choose me as the revenger of my master. I shall not fail their trust nor shall T fail in my mission.’ The master of ceremonies arose and addressed the motely gather- ing. “Tt is just,” he explained, “that the death of the murderer be left in the hands of so faithful and capable a servitor. Begone to your places of abode.” The shuffling of padded feet was the only sign of noise in their departure. “Officer McNally calling, Sergeant.” “McNally from Chinatown?” Wespociseaning ‘Well, what is his business now?” “He reports, sir, that another murdered Chinaman has been found, 39 but no evidence as to how it was done, can be found on the body.” “No marks on the corpse; is that it?” COVES. Sir,” (Continued on page 110) eG A FLOWER OF THE SUN Deep in the heart of the beautiful and lofty Sierras nestled a green valley, where mischievous little brooks leaped from high walls to run tumbling and laughing through the pretty meadows, fragrant with flowers. Here dwelt ‘he Monos, a tribe of strong, bronzed Indians. Down by a stream two maidens were sitting, washing their long tresses. One of the maidens was named Moocdain: meaning toga She had luxuriant hair that reached to her knees, and was a beautiful type of the American Indian. Her companion, a maid of the same age, had skin as white as snow, and, because of her lov ely golden hair, was called by the Indians ‘““Oawensa”’, Flower of the Sun. Long before anything was known of the West, Oawensa’s father and mother had fled from their home into this little known country. The father had taken the blame for a theft of which he was innocent, to pro- tect his invalid brother. The night after the theft, the father and mother, with their baby girl, whom they had christened Janice, put all of their possessions into an old covered w agon and disappeared into the vast West, which swallowed them completely. Then followed many months of hards ships for the young husband and wife. Several times they lost their w ay and w andered for days before they found the trail, which was hardly more than an old cow path. Their food had almost given out, and their clothing was ragged and threadbare when they reached the Sierra Nevadas. For a few days they lived upon berries and roots, when all of a sudden a great snow storm arose. ‘The oxen were maddened by the swirling snow, and one, in his wild trampling, killed the father, leavi ing Oawensa and her mother to brave the merciless snow-clad mountains alone. A few days latter, Oawensa’s mother fell down in the snow, never to awaken again. ‘Thus the Indians found her with little Janice clinging to her, crying for her to get up. ‘The Indians adopted her, and she was reverenced and regarded by all the tribe as a beautiful and priceless treasure, Little Janice, called Oawensa by the Indians, was now a beautiful maiden of seventeen, worshipped by her dear friend, Moosquin. Oawensa was sad that morning, for the chief had told her that she must marry his son, whom she and all the Indian girls hated. “Come, I think we had better finish your wedding dress,” sighed Moosquin, getting to her feet. “I know how you hate Natik, and I wish you didn’t have to marry him; but what can we do against the chief’s wishes ?” ane ae “T won't marry him! cried Oawensa. “I would rather die than live with him. He is conceited and cowardly. Why, he is afraid in the dark!” she exclaimed scornfully. “Ah, I have a plan; come with me to the waterfall, Moosquin, and [ will tell it to you.” x It was midnight and all was still, save for the soft whisperings of the pines and the rustling of the underbrush as some woodland creature hunted for its supper, when two figures glided silently out of the ring of wigwams into the forest. “Goodbye, dear Oawensa. Oh, how I shall miss you! Promise that you will some day come back to me, dear sister,” sobbed Moosquin, as the two girls stood clasped to each other. “Yes, dear little Fawn, I will some day return; but now I must go, or the Indians might awaken and finding me gone, start in pursuit. Goodbye, goodbye, dear sister,” and away sped Oawensa, to be lost in the shadows of the forest, leaving Moosquin to return to the silent village alone. It was growing light in the east; the sky was flushed with pink and the birds were just beginning to twitter when Oawensa, tired and footsore, stopped to rest by a little stream. She had brought a large basket of dried deer meat and Indian corn cakes with her on her jour- ney, and these had to last her many a day. She had just finished her breakfast and was resting on a large rock when she heard a noise that made her heart beat wildly. Indians were shouting to each other just over the mountain behind her! They had probably missed her and were now searching the mountains. “T must find a place to hide!” thought poor Oawensa, looking wildly around. At last she spied a big rock pile, where possibly she could find a hiding place. Hunting around among the rocks, she soon found a little crevice between two huge boulders, and into this she crept. Far down at the end she saw a little room-like place just large enough for her to crawl into. She had hardly crept in before she heard the tramping of horses and the shouts of the pursuers. She heard Natik dispatch one Indian to search the rocks, and she waited, trembling with fear. “Oh, they will find me, and I shall be taken back to the village to become Natik’s wife! Oh, they must not find me!” thought poor Oawensa. ‘Then, seeing a little bush growing near the mouth of her cave-room, she had an idea. Pulling it up, she stuck it into the door way of her little room, and then she was shut off from the rest of the cave. Lae She hardiy finished when she heard the Indian crawling up the narrow passage way. Would he be deceived by the bush and think he had reached the end of the cave, or would he discover her little room? She waited, hardly daring to breathe. At last he came to the bush, paused a moment, and Oawensa thought she had been discovered; but finally she heard him turn around and go back, thinking she was not there. The Indians soon rode away. Oawensa thankfully crawled from her hiding place and resumed her journey. l’or five days she traveled; and at the end of the sixth day she had run out of fcod and had to live on berries and roots. It was getting dark, and she was so tired that she wanted to lie down and sleep for- ever, when she came to the foot of a high mountain. “T will climb to the top of this mountain, and then I will go no further. | wish the Great Spirit would take me up to the Happy Hunt- ing Grounds where my mother is,’ sobbed the unhappy girl. At last, after many weary hours, she reached the top. What a sight met her eyes! ‘There before her stretched the beautiful valley named “Yosemite” (Big Bear) by the Indians, in all its grandeur, bath- ed in a mellow alpine glow. A beautiful river wound its way through the pine trees, and large waterfalls fell murmuring from high pre- cipices to the great river on its way to the sea. The wondrous sight put new life into Oawensa and filled her with the longing to live and play in this beautiful valley. The next day she went on and on around the rim of the valley until she came to a beautiful waterfall, since then named the Vernal Falls Here she decided to stay awhile, as the berries were very thick and the place so enchanting. In this beautiful valley of wondrous domes, waterfalls, and pin- nacles lived a tribe named the Whichodas. ‘The chief’s son, the most daring and handsomest brave of the tribe, was Tynia. All the maidens waited upon him, hoping for a word of praise, but none of them suited him. Lately he had gone around as in a dream. For hours he would sit before the fire, looking into the flames where a strange vision seemed to be lurking—a vision of a beautiful maiden who was different from any he had ever seen. The old men shook their heads and mut- tered that he must be bewitched by an evil spirit. One day he decided to go hunting, and, taking bow and arrows, climbed up Half Dome, so huge that it looked as if it had been cut in BE oee two and only one half left to rear its head among the clouds. From there he went on to the Vernal Falls. He had emerged from a clump of bushes at the top of the falls when he beheld that which made him start back in amazement. For there at the water’s edge stood a beauti- ful maiden watching the rising sun with arms outstretched towards the first golden beams. Tae uttered a little cry of amazement, for she was the maiden he always saw in his dreams; the face he had seen once in the flames. Oawensa turned, startled at the sound, and her heart seemed to stop beating when she beheld the Indian. But when she looked into. his handsome face with the clear, honest eyes, she knew that she need not fear him. “Oh, fair maiden, are you a beautiful wood spirit sent to me, or are you the Princess of the Sun?” asked Tynia in an awe-stricken voice. “No, [am only a human being,” said Oawensa with a little laugh. Then, with an impulse to tell him all, she told the story of her life. Every day after that Oawensa and Tynia grew to love each more and more. Oawensa begged him to let her go into the valley and meet his people, but Tynia was vaguely troubled that all would not be well if she did. One night as they sat talking by a little campfire, a dark shadow moved from the bushes a few feet from them, and undisturbed, dis- appeared into the valley. The figure was that of an Indian who had been sent to spy on Tynia by the chief, who was becoming suspicious of his son’s visits to the water-fall. The spy returned to the chief with his eyes very big, and told of the beautiful maiden with hair like the sun and wonderful white skin. “She is an evil spirit come to harm my son!” exclaimed the chief; and the next night while Tynia was away on a hunting trip with some of his friends, the old chief sent three braves to get the “witch maiden”, as he called Oawensa. Oawensa was sitting before the fire, when she heard a quick step behind her. She turned, expecting to find her lover, but to her horror three Indians stepped forward and tied her hands behind her. She tried to scream, hoping Tynia would be near and hear her. An In- dian quickly tied a piece of deer skin over her mouth, and she was led to the old chief. The Indians were dazzled by her golden hair and snowy skin, but were frightened, and thought she was an evil spirit come to harm them. Oawensa pleaded in vain, and weeping, told them she was no aeoeee witch; but her only answer was a grunt from her stolid-faced captors, and she was led away to the stake, to be bound where great piles of brush and wood were stacked. Oawensa prayed to the Great Spirit to send her lover to her res- cue. “If Tynia knew what danger I am in, he would come swiftly,” thought the poor girl, shivering as the Indians began chanting wierd songs and dancing around her, which she knew to be the death dance. Soon an old Indian with a blazing torch appeared, so feeble and bent he could hardly walk. He had started to apply the torch to the wood when a great shout was heard, and Tynia, mounted on a great black horse node into the midst of the dancing Indians, knocking them this way and that. “Stop! Stop!” he shouted, raising his tomahawk threateningly at the old man, who with a shriek threw the torch down and hobbled away as fast as his feeble old legs would carry him. Tynia quickly re eleased Oawensa, and tur ning to his people he told them the story of her life and how there were people who had white skins and lived many thousands of miles away. When Tynia had finished, the people gave a great shout and from that day on the Indians were her devoted servants. —Aileen Harder = 6G «SGAH GNOWTY WILL, FO LSVO ORERE WA On the evening of February 19, the Madera Union High School presented its ae operetta. “Little Almond Eyes,” selected as the operetta for this year, was based on a charming story which took place in the thirteenth dynasty of the Mings, who were the Emperors of China. The setting was an elaborate scene in the palace of the Emperor Ming, (I enton Dean) who was hunting for a bride. Among ie ee brides was Little Almond Eyes, well portrayed by Iola Barcroft. The Chi- nese girls in the palace of the Emperor Ming scorned her and ac- cused her of not being even a Vee just plain Chinese.” How- ever, although Almond Eyes’ father was a dealer in junks, she was well educated and very proud. When the prospective brides assembled before the Emperor, he chose Little Almond Eyes to be Empress. She was very keenly dis- appointed, fer she and her lover, Wang-Ho, (Logan Coffee) had planned to be married. Because her friends hel] a her in overcoming he stubborn Emperor, Little Almond Eyes Gaal managed to free herself from marrying him. The last scene of the operetta took place on the day before Little Almond Eyes and Wang-Ho were to be married. This was the most beautiful scene in the entire play. ‘lhe two lovers were rejoicing at being with each other again, and everyone seemed happy to see them together. The chorus, composed of the glee clubs and the high school chorus, added a great deal to the music of the play. The solos by the lead- ing characters, lola Barcroft, Fenton Dean, Logan Coffee, Genevieve Loveland, and Durward Hope, were delightful. The head-dresses, made by the sewing classes, and the hand- painted costumes for the chorus were gorgeous. There was no limit to their beauty, for gold and silver colored tassels, and gems were all used in making them. The dramatics and sewing classes deserve credit for their hard work in making the operetta a success. The settings were designed and arranged by Mrs. Hubbard’s dramatics class. The quaint little dance by Miss Tiptoe (Vivian Bradhoff), coached by Miss Hoefer, was exceptionally well done. Everyone was well pleased with the evening’s performance. It is hoped that the operetta next year will be as successful as “Little Al- ea Eyes” was. aaa 2 EI = ‘© ) © x S 2 | S CERES “Geb CECE The Girls’ Glee Club of Madera Union High School has had a very interesting and busy year under the direction of Miss Virginia Short. The cause of the girls’ first excitement was the thought of uni- forms. After much discussion concerning the pattern of the dresses, it was finally decided to have plain white uniforms with purple ties, and purple and white felt monograms purchased by the Music De- partment. As a result, the Student Body of Madera Union High School is always ready to attend a performance of the Glee Club, for the girls make an especially attractive appearance when they sing. The year has been full of work for the girls, for they are always preparing a program for some entertainment. In November, dur- ing the teachers’ institute in Fresno, the Madera Girls’ Glee Club sang. Sonat al times this year the Farm Bureau have asked the group to per- form at their meetings. The principal event of the year was, however, the operetta, given annually by the combined glee clubs and the chorus. These organizations worked hard for a month before the per- formance. Since their work was successful there, they were entered in the primary music contest, competing against the limited glee clubs of the Fresno county high schools. Although our girls did excellent work, they received ‘second place, the Clovis glee club winning the medal pre- sented to first place. The Girls’ Glee Club presented another program the day before May day on the lawn of the high school. The gym classes worked out dances to the songs, thus making it a very lovely affair. Altogether the work of the Glee Club has been very beneficial as well as entertaining. Under Miss Short’s capable leadership the girls have become known as an organization which does its work almost perfectly. Most of the girls will be here next year to carry on the work, as only a few out of the group are being graduated this year. We hope that the Girls’ Glee Club next year vy will ‘do as good work as this one has done. BOYS, GEER CLUB Under the direction of Miss Vi irginia Short, the Boys’ Glee Club has become an important organization in the school. It has provided entertainment for the Lions Club and the Student Body. It was entered in the music contest held at Kerman, March 19. Although the boys did not capture first prize, they received second place. One hindrance to the advancement of the club is that many of the boys are freshmen and, therefore, have never sung in an organization like this. This is an advantage, however, for in teaching the boys to sing now, a larger and better glee club is assured when the members are all upper classmen. Several suggestions were made concerning uniforms, but as the group Is still rather small, it was decided to wait another year. How- ever, it is hoped that the organization will grow both in quality and in size so that we shall soon have a Boys’ Glee Club of which we will be justly proud. Sees MS NEL OPM EEE eazy Ios Cs CHORUS The Chorus of Madera Union High School has accomplished a great deal during the last year. There are about twenty members in this organization, with Miss Virginia Short as director. It mieets every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in the music building, con- structed last year for the use of the music classes. The Chorus, in combination with the glee clubs, formed the main chorus of the operetta, “Little Almond Eyes,” and also in the May Day Festival, which was presented to the public on April 30, on the high school lawn. ‘The program was delightful, as the singing and dancing were both done well. In March, the Chorus competed with the high school choruses of Fresno County at Kerman. As it won first place in the mixed chorus group, the school was given a silver medal for its excellent singing. However, defeat came in the final contest, held in Fresno a week later. Besides entertaining various city organizations and clubs, the Chorus has sung for the Farm Bureau, Parents’ Night, an educational meeting, and for the Student Body. = ae ORCHESTRA chestra also Commenceni 1 stra has been enlarge REI Sh he ] (eal don, clarinet; Silvio Kenney, violin; Elmer Welch, drum. valued assistance of Mrs. Moffitt, with violin, with saxophone. == fA clarinet; been honored by and William Pedras, otal, SBAN'D A new idea has been worked out in the Band this year by having it in the form of a class where instruction has been given on all in- struments. A Band was organized last year, but, due to the fact that there was no regular teacher for wind instruments, only those pe ple who I were already proficient on their instruments could be members. How ever, this vear Mr. Forsblad has been hired as the Band instructor an AL. PD gives lessons on all instruments (he Band has sixteen regular mem- bers, of which ten have learned to play their instruments thi: Next vear this band w il] be able 1 rform very cre hepe to add to it by buving some new instruments students, and also by interesting many beginners. A pay assembly was given in May to Band defic1 public opinion to Fe WM Saal tH i ( yl i zg “a ——s SS (MoTaq) ..deA,, JO ISVO—(oAOGE) ,.J00I1g APITVND,, Jo ysvO Nhe Junior Play, “Qualit sented to an appreciative audien was given Grace Bartmann, | ie excellent portrayal In the first a before leaving he leir money. [he second act takes -oom of the Throssel home 1oney, the are now ¢ lt Phoebe masquerades as one by her apparent youth and § Miss Phoebe, Captain Brown In the last act, the secret 01 Captain Brown declares his love for ever alter. CHRISTMAS PROGRAM A delightful program was presented in the Madera High School auditorium on the evening of December 18. The combined glee clubs and the chorus came down the aisles of the auditorium robed in black, carrying candles. ‘They sang many fine old carols. “We Three Kings of Orient Are’, “The First Noel”, “Silent Night”, and “Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly” were some of the well known carols enjoyed by the audience. A fantastic clown dance by Martha Nikirk, Vivian Bradhoff, and Vivian Lyman, added diversity to the program. There were also tableaux presented of the “Three Wise Men”, “The Shepherds”, and “Virgin Mary with the Wise Men and Shep- herds”. “Why the Chimes Rang”, a play based on an old legend, was pre- sented by Thekla Barnett, Lois Tipton, Hildegarde Case, and Francis McNally. SHAKESPEARE PAGEANT For one night a few of our prominent students stepped back to the Elizabethan period to present a scene from “Romeo and Juliet” at the annual San Joaquin Valley Shakespeare Pageant at Fresno. The Dramatics class sent some of its best talent, which made a very fine showing. The role of Lady Capulet was graciously por- trayed by Camille Russell. That of Lord Capulet, taken by Otto Muller, was done admirably. The difficult role of Juliet was played by Thekla Barnett, while that of her maid was played by Edna ‘Tipton. Though the scene from “Romeo and Juliet’ was well enacted by all and met with much praise, special commendation should go to Thekla Barnett and Otto Muller. To Mrs. Hubbard, the coach, is due the praise for much of the fine acting of our talented thespians. =O Scene from Tableaux (above)—Scene from ‘‘Romeo and Juliet’? (below) MADERAN SOLIETY NOTES Frosh Peeptin HI-JINX SENATUN ALUMNI Troll tha Gite League PIGANC BANQUE Snnvg a the. Many castum Can attend a orl PARES A ASSVAN (ZA at : we wert 's | Jy WAKA Novel Fo AVE WA = . qf EV uF Prize told Hope bert heheld ie Ss Chores ) Fenieve. a S aherertbertis tt leagsW A. elite an saciccie a ‘ eo AS cS Padwalten Annual Operetta. Game Pidny Night Seacest Vt cS ses ieee FRESHMEN RECEPTION The freshmen and new teachers were given a cordial and rousing welcome into the social life of the Madera Union High School, Friday evening, October 2, at the annual reception in the gymnasium, The new-comers were brought before Satan and his attendants, where various forms of initiation were performed, consisting of a castor oil sandwich eating contest, bi ys’ scramble for shoes, and ballet dancing. In a spectacular scooter race, the new teachers showed their ability. Miss Jongewaard won by a nose dive. Dancing was the main feature of the evening. Ata late hour re- freshments of cake and ice cream were served. BACUL INE PreNIG Nog! Fog! everywhere, but not at Alder Springs—so reported the members of the faculty who spent the New Year’s vacation at this mountain resort. Even better than escaping from the six weeks’ fog which hung over Madera, was the enjoying of the wonderful eats, which proved that the fair members of this group have culinary, as well as intellectual accomplishments. Real honest-to-goodness turkey, raised by Mr. Moffitt especially for the occasion, was the center of attraction. For amusement, the worthy instructors enjoyed hiking, snow- balling and Charlestoning, Those who were included in the patty were: Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Teall, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Moffitt, Misses Virginia Short, Lois Merwin. Mary Eger, Lois Bennink, Ruth Quinn, Edith Johnson and Mr. L. C. Thompson. Ci S! HS) TND« Funny paper boys and girls, tomboys, Valentinos, cowboys and Spanish senoritas, took the cafeteria by storm January 8, at the annual Girls’ Hi-Jinx. During the evening, each class presented a skit. Of course, the girls couldn’t do without the Charleston. Genevieve Loveland proved to be the champion of the school in the contest which was held. Dancing and games were the chief events for the evening. Ata later hour, eats of beans, hot dogs, chocolate and wafers, were served. pan fen Dot Weinburg. JUNIOR-SENIOR PICNIC Starting with a bump and about a million mosquitoes, the Junior- Senior weenie bake of May 8, on the bank of the San Joaquin turned out to be a scratching success—the success that night, and scratching the following day. After ec mducting a somewhat effective campaign against the winged pests by building a large, smoky bonfire, the pic- nickers proceeded to “picnic”. The “eats’’ consisted of roasted weenies and buns, both of which were conspicuous by their absence, However, both classes managed to gather enough mosquitoes to make up for the lack of other food. A lively game of Flying Dutchman, several casualties, and a great thirst then took place, and were found sufficient to break up the hilarious group. As a natural climax to the affair, several flat tires and an empty gas tank served for excitement; and when the merry children were at last in their cradles, they were sorry that it was all over, PARENTS’ NIGHT Three hundred parents, friends, and patrons Were the guests of i a Madera Union High School on the evening of March 24. A one-act play, “The Fifteenth Candle,” opened the program. After this, the parents went through the daily programs of their sons or daughters, talked to the teachers, and witnessed a number of demon- strations given by the gym, shop, chemistry, biology, art, typing, and sewing classes. Addresses on the various activities were given in the cafeteria. Following these, there was a delightful social hour spent in dancing a a a the old and modern dances. Light refreshments were served MOTHERS’ TEA On the afternoon of March 25, the senior girls with their mothers met in the sewing room of the cafeteria for the purpose of discussing the dress problem for graduation. A very enjoyable program, which included a vocal number by four members of the class, a reading by Mrs. Hubbard, and a short skit by Evelyn Rich and Camille Russell. followed the discussions. The sewing room was tastefully decorated in lavendar and yellow. After a pleasant social hour, tea and Waters were served. BROCK NE SOCInInY. The Block “M” Society managed to kill two birds with one stone this semester, when it held its annual picnic and a league baseball game all in one day. I resno Crossing was the site selected by the revelers for it not only provided an excellent place for the picnic, but it was also within a few miles of Raymond, where the game was played. Starting in the morning, the members of the society reached their destination in time to initiate new members and to eat their first meal —heans constituted a good part of the menu, but it was surprising the way they disappeared. Then, to keep up the spirit of the day, the entire group went to Raymond, where the Madera nine made a clean sweep of the Raymondites. With everyone happy, all that was necessary to cap the climax and to end the perfect day was a second meal. This the picnickers had on returning to Fresno Crossing. SENIOR-JUNIOR PARTY The Seniors entertained the Juniors at a delightful lawn party Friday evening, May 28. The lawn north of the high school building was prettily decorated with Japanese lanterns and colored lights. After games and a pro- gram had been enjoyed, light refreshments were served. ALUMNI BANQUET One of the most successful affairs of the year, was the Alumni Banquet, given by the Class of ’26, on the evening of December 18. A four course dinner was served by the cafeteria class. Dr. Dow H. Ransom, the toast master for the evening, capably filled the position, receiving some clever responses from Mrs. Frank Blayney, one of the early graduates; Francis McNally, president of the senior class; Edward White, a recent graduate; and David Bar- croft, an early graduate. Billie Roach, diminutive four-year-old songster, and Ralph Teall, of the Class of ’24, favored with solos. A pantomime, “And The Lamp Went Out,” was presented by five seniors. The rest of the evening was spent in dancing. Bawl em Our Puthie Gn BYGONE Day Ginnie Unele Gawee UAVCIUIL DY IRIB(C BIE IOI) The high school faculty, school trustees, and their wives, were de- lightfully entertained by Principal and Mrs. R. J. Teall at a progressive dinner, Saturday evening, September 19. Soup was served at the Sheldon home, salad at H. E. Cook’s, the meat course at the high school cafeteria, and the dessert at the Teall home. Here, a most entertaining evening was spent in playing games and cards. JOTUISON AVE IIS IME TISUBANINIRIS, IARI WZ “All Around the Frying Pan’, featuring Fred Thomson, was the picture enjoyed by the Journalism class, Friday evening, January 15. After the show the members went to the Star Grill. Here they found place cards and caps symbolic of journalism. ‘The caps were made of newspaper; the place cards, of linotype metal. The main course was noodles. Many of the members demonstrated, or tried to demonstrate, the use of chop sticks. FRESHMEN A--FRESHMEN B PARTY The mid-year Freshmen received due welcome when the Fresh- men A’s entertained them at a party given in the cafeteria. The young sheiks and shebas did the Charleston with the air of professionals, while Martha Nikirk and Regina Desmond favored with a ballet dance. The Freshmen were served with sandwiches, chocolate and cake. After this welcome, the Freshmen B’s felt that they had become duly installed in M. U. H. S. SENIOR PICNIC February 27 proved to be one of the eventful days of the year for the seniors, when they held their class picnic at Alder Springs. Plenty of snow-balling was the chief attraction, while a few of the members succeeded in securing rides on sleds. After a morning of such events, besides hiking and sight-seeing, the picnickers ate a delicious lunch of the usual picnic “eats” at Alder Springs Lodge. The afternoon was spent in visiting the Kerckhoff Power Plant and dam. At five o'clock, the tired but happy seniors departed for home. ee 10s 3 8 5 m4 M =| S 8 © ° a FOOTBAIE Holding all opponents scoreless, the M. U. H. S. football varsity of 1925, easily captured the Bi-County Championship, thereby adding another pennant to our ever-growing collection. This team proved to be the most successful in several years of M. U. HL. S. football, none of its predecessors for some time back having equalled it, and it is considered one of the best elevens ever turned out by this school. Under the supervision of Coach Rowe, the team practiced faithfully throughout the entire season, fighting its way to the semi-finals for the San Joaquin Valley Championship. All of the Bi-County League contenders succumbed to the vicious attack of this squad of fighting pigskin- pushers, who gained five league victories without being ee upon. Chowchilla, Los Banos, Dos Palos, Livingston, and even Merced, usually a dangerous opponent, all met successive defeat at the hands of the Madera team. The second squad managed to outscore Le Grand in a dangerously close league game. ‘Turlock, one of our most formidable opponents, played us in a no-score game, which at times proved quite exciting. Clovis, com- paratively new in the field of football, was also defeated. In the semi-final game with Lemoore, the Madera squad for the first time met defeat. The Lemoore team outweighed us twelve pounds to the man, and managed to cripple three of our best players early in the game. Yet, handicapped as they were, the Madera men showed their gameness, and fought their hardest against these odds up to the last minute of play. Captain Francis McNally, husky first team center, did much to- ward making his team a success, playing a good brand of football throughout the season. “Duke” Freeman, star fullback, also deserves mention, as his line plunges always meant a gain of several yards. Others who showed their superiority throughout the season were Mit- chell, Hartwell, Hughes, Martin, Hope, Brunetti, and the Rea brothers. In the rating given out by Coach Rowe, McNally was highest with ten points, Freeman second with nine points, and Mitchell third with eight points. Next year’s team will be lacking four men through graduation, and others through ineligibility, but it is hoped they will excel. The following men receiver lletters: L. Mitchell, Johnny Rea, Ed Boring, V. Van Curen, ends ; Jimmy Rea, K. Brown, C. Gaskin, tackles: ses Huches, R. Hartwell, euards: alate McNally, U. Gendron, centers; D. Hope, R. Scott, quarterbacks; G. Martin, B. Moore, C. Miles, R. Brunetti, halfbacks; and J. Freeman, fullback. BG R= CREP DIB AE, The 1925 M. U. H. S. speedball team failed to win any champion- ships this season, although several Fresno County schools were de- feated. As there was no Bi-County League in speedball, the team was entered in the Fresno County League. The team was composed mostly of new men, since some of the veterans were playing football, and others were ineligible. It was probably due to lack of experience that the team was comparatively un- successful. Captain Donald Davis played a good game throughout the season, and did his best to lead his team to victory. Virgil Van Curen was the outstanding star of the squad, while his brother, “Bud”, ran him a close race. Others who played exceptionally well were “Lefty” Moore, L. Webb, R. Scott, and G. King, without whom the team would have made little progress. Minor letters were awarded to the following: C. Crowder, H. apace IMOOLe, DDavicn ©. somitt ladle otmomian, we Scottie I: Campbell, E. Schroeder, G. Van Curen, V. Van Curen, L. Webb, and G. King. 04 BASKETBALL—UNLIMITED Coach Rowe's heavyweight quintet of basket-shooters again won the Bi-County Championship this season, and also qualified to play Dinuba in the Valley semi-finals. There were several very fast and close games during the season, both at home and on the opponents’ courts, those with Turlock, Mer- ced, and Dinuba being exceptionally good. Every member of the varsity played very creditable basketball, each one continually playing a hard and fast game. Captain “Bud” Mitchell, flashy forward, led his team through a string of victories which ended in the Valley semi- finals. “Bud's” accurate shooting, his snappy passing, and his speedy dribbling made him the outstanding player on the team. ‘‘Curie’’, the lightest man on the squad, played his usual fast, brilliant game, and thrilled the crowd with his sensational shooting, which was accurate from almost any part of the court. “Jock’’ Rea also played a speedy game at forward, while “Duke” Freeman, “Spuds” Crosson, and “Hopeless” Hope composed the remainder of the first team. The following men received letters: L. Mitchell, Johnny Rea, V. Van Curen, forwards; J. Freeman, center; D. Hope, C. Crosson, F. McNally, guards. Aerts. Basketball Team, “B’’ Class (above)—Basketball Team, ‘“C’’ Class (below) BASKETBALL—‘B” CLASS Winning the Bi-County Championship without a defeat, the so- called “130's” also reached the Valley semi-finals. Each league op- ponent was easily defeated by these middle-weights, who were only beaten twice in the whole season: once by I resno High, and again by Visalia in the semi-final game. ‘The team played Merced, Le Grande, Los Banos, Dos Palos, Kerman, Iresno ‘Tech, and others. The team was efficiently captained by George Van Curen, a very light man of no little merit. “Bud” played an exceptionally good game, breaking through the opponents’ defense with his fast dribbling and passing, in almost every game. His accuracy at shooting goals was uncanny, making him a very valuable man. Scott and Bearer, held down the position of running guard between them, each earning recognition in that capacity. Other members of the squad also did their bit toward winning, some showing promise of developing into good heavy-weight men for next year. These men were awarded major letters: G. Van Curen, L. Webb E.. Schroeder, R. Scott, K. Brown, and E. Boring. BASKETBALL—“C” CLASS This season the lightweights bro ke all M. U. H. 5. records in their division by climbing as high as the San Joaquin Championship finals. oe a rule the “Peanuts” have difficulty in scheduling games, but this ar it was possible to play a good many games with outsiders. In eae the Bi-County Championship, the team defeated Merced, Los Banos, Dos Palos, and Chowchilla, while practice games were played with Fresno Tech and Central. Then, later in the season, the M. U. H. S. quintet defeated Wasco by a 14-9 score in the semi-finals of the Valley. his entitled the team to play Lemoore for the Valley Championship. Although the Lemoore five managed to outscore us, the Madera men played hard to the finish, holding the opponents to a 16-14 score. S. Jones, captain of the squad, and star forward, played consist- ently, while Burns, forward, and Wright, standing guard, were the other outstanding play ers. ‘These men proved exceptionally efficient at playing thet positions W ell I). Sanderson, js ‘bate S. jones, C. ae ML Wright, and C. Miles. Wey sas penbs [Teqosegq BASEBALL Coach Rowe's 1926 squad of bat-breakers, not to be outdone by previous teams, copped the Bi-County Championship, defeated Lindsay by a 3-2 score in the Valley semi-finals, and qualified to play Fresno Fh for the Valley Championship on June 5. It is impossible here to relate the cutcome, but it is hoped, M. U. H. S. will emerge victorious. Despite the ineligibility of several veterans, the nine this year was composed of a number of brainy, hard-working players who showed excellent ability and very good team work throughout the season. It downed all Bi-County opposition except Livingston, who played us an exciting twelve-inning tilt which ended a tie. As Livingston forfeited a second game, the M. U. H. S. team became the undisputed Bi-County Champions. For the fourth consecutive year, “Lefty” Moore occupied the pitcher’s box in every important game, and showed surprising control of the ball at all times—an unusual quality in a high school pitcher “Lefty” was the mainstay of the team, and, besides his pitching, placed second in the list of heavy-hitters. Captain Virgil Van Curen, holding down third base for the third consecutive season, did his part by brilliant catches and throws, and clever base-running. The confidence which the team had in “Currie” was shown by his being elected captain for the second time. “Duke” Freeman, another veteran, occupied the new role of first baserran, and played that position exceedingly well, pulling down wild throws of all kinds, as well as hanging on to all those thrown to him. Freeman was the season's heavy-hitter, and threatened “Babe” Ruth's title with his record of three home runs. “Durd” Hope, behind the bat, captured “Lefty's” tosses with un- believable skill, and helped his pitcher greatly by always calling for the right ball. “Bud” Van Curen, shortstop, grabbed all of the fast ones that went through his vicinity, and also substituted for “Lefty” in several games, showing unexpected ability as a pitcher. On second base was ‘Red-Hot’ Howard Long, a very dependable infielder, as well as a good batter. In the outfield, Mitchell, F. McNally, and Schroeder made a formidable defense against flies and long hits, all three fielding well All of the above players received letters or stars. en. oN TRACK A very successful season was experienced by the 1926 M. U. H. S. track team, which won the Bi-County pennants for all three classes. Captain Jess Markle piloted his team through a very successful season. He was high-point man, performing in five events. Despite ill health, he broke the broad jump record with a leap of twenty feet, one inch. “Jock” Rea made a new record of thirty-nine feet eleven inches in the twelve-pound shot put at the Modesto-Turlock-Madera meet. In the Bi-County meet, Virgil Van Curen crossed the bar at ten feet nine inches for a new record in the pole vault, while “Duke” Free- man unexpectedly came to the front in the javelin throw by slinging the “spear” 151 feet 9 inches, breaking the former school record of 147 feet 8 inches. To complete a successful day, Ed Boring sprinted to a new Bi-County record in the 120 yard low hurdles. The following men received letters: “A” class—Markle, Free- man, V. Van Curen, Boring, Ashton, Owens, Smellie, King and B. Reynolds; “B” Class—G. Van Curen, Brunetti, Peterson, A. De- Chaine and C. Smith; “C’’ Class—R. Long, EF. Miller, T. Smart and Jp otetain —100— TENNIS Again this season Madera Union High School was represented by an exceptionally efficient tennis team, which won the Bi-County pennant as well as one Valley Pennant. Captain Milburn Wright, after winning the boys’ singles in the Bi-County meet, entered the Valley finals at Coalinga and emerged victorious with the Valley Championship pennant. At the State finals in Coalinga a week later, however, he met defeat for the first time at the hands of Doeg, of Santa Monica, last year’s champion. Wright is a hard working player, with state championship possibilities. Ernestine Gardner and Evelyn Barcroft, composing the girls’ doubles team, also qualified to enter the Valley finals, after defeating all County opponents; while the mixed doubles team, Jackie Mathews and George Garabedian also won Bi-County honors and entered the Valley finals. Major letters were awarded to Evelyn Barcroft, Ernestine Gard- ner, Jackie Mathews, George Garabedian and Milburn Wright, while minor letters were awarded to Lovera Ladd, Coe Swift and Lawrence Mitchell. —101— Basketball Team (upper)-—Baseball Team (middle)—Volleyball Team (lower) GIRES BASKETBALL or the second consecutive season, the M. U. H. S. girls’ basket- ball team has brought home all Bi-County honors and pennants. This year’s squad was led by three veterans, Genevieve Loveland, Genevieve Barcroft, and Ernestine Gardner, who helped the team work out many fast plays, thus making themselves one of the most successful sextettes in the valley. In their schedule of six games, the Madera girls were not once defeated. This fact speaks for itself of the ability of the tear Following is this season’s line-up: Genevieve Barcroft, captain; Ernestine Gardner, Genevieve Loveland, Grace Fuller, Alice Moricich, Wanda Begley, Lucetta Ransom, and Mary Copland. GIRES’ BASEBALE Baseball season closed with the two defeats of the girls’ baseball team costing Madear High School the only Bi-County pennant which the school has failed to take this year. The girls’ team met both of its defeats at the hands of Los Banos. While the latter team excelled in team work, the home team was unsurpassed in good sportsmanship. As baseball ranks among the ma jor sports of the girls, the loss of the pennant was a blow in spite of the fact that the season as a whole was quite successful. However, with the remainder of this year’s team as a nucleus, next year’s nine will doubtless capture the pennant. A comparatively new game in girls’ sports is Volleyball, which has now been in vogue in Madera High for some three years. AI- though the Madera girls still rave a good deal to master in the tech- nique of the game, each succeeding teem, including that of 1925, has shown considerable improv ement. ” Volleyball in the future promises to be one of the foremost of girls’ athletics, as it is gaining in popular- ity each year. The line-up was as follows: Evelyn Barcroft, captain; Genevieve Gordon, Audrey Kirby, Mable Brown, Jacqueline Mathews, Mildred Ellis, June Martin, Marj jorie Itanaga, Margaret Jenkins, Lois ‘Tipton, and Grace Fuller. ae u = 4c¢ane_ City Arthur Wright—‘‘Auntie, they made me draft clerk at the bank today.” Auntie—‘‘Oh, that’s nice. (What do you do? Open and shut the door?” Mr. Washington—‘‘Oh, looky! Some darling kiddy has chopped down that nasty old cherry tree and has earned a shiny sovereign.” Lil’ Gawge—“I cannot tell a lie— ’twas the kid next door.” Ed. B.—“‘“I love you; I love you. Won’t you be my wife?’’ Ethel—‘“‘You must see mama first.’’ Ed.—‘‘I have seen her several times, but I love you just the same.’’ Oscar—‘‘Do you spell sense with a eC orvams (S22?? Miss Petty—‘‘That depends. Do you refer to money or to brains?” Oscar—“‘Oh, I don’t mean either of em. I want to say ‘I ain’t seen him x99 sense. ‘ Ma.—‘‘Why didn’t you wash your ears, Nevio?’’ Nevio—‘You only told me to wash my face, and I didn’t know if my ears belonged to my face or my neck.” Doctor—‘What did your father die One”? Dinge—‘‘Ah don’t know, boss, but it wasn’t nothin’ serious.’’ Paul—‘‘Did you build a garage for your flivver?’’ Harvey—“‘Yes, I had to. Caught a couple of ants trying to drag it through a crack in the sidewalk.’’ A teacher gave her pupils a recitation of the “‘Landing of the Pilgrims,’ then asked each to draw from his imagi- nation. a picture of Plymouth Rock. One little fellow hesitated and then raised his hand. ‘Well, Willie, what is it?’’ ‘“‘Please, teacher do you want us to draw a hen or a rooster?” FOR BOYS ONLY Didn’t you if girl a be wouldn’t you; this read would you knew we. (Read this backwards. ) Miss Eger—“‘‘V iola, what is a syno- nym?” Viola—It’s a word you use in place of another when you cannot spell the other one.” A lady was showing her daughter a beautiful new silk dress, and by way of improving the situation said, ‘You know, my dear, this was given to us by a poor worm.’’ The little girl look- ed puzzled for a minute, and then said, “Do you mean Dad, mamma?” Mr. Sheldon—‘‘Willie, what is zinc?’’ Willie—‘‘That’s the French pronoun- ciation for think.” Customer‘‘Have you any eggs that have no chickens in them?” Grocer—‘‘Yes, ma’am; duck eggs.” James—“Father, would you be glad if I saved you a quarter?” Dad—“Yes, why?” James—‘‘Well, I have. You told me that if I brought home a good report card you would give me a quarter, and I’ve brought home a bad one.’’ = where? MILHS. What ? Fool BALL GAME it when © 2 Qoantek W es So! —— é —105— Ivey = ; tes C lown Sunbonnet Sue Ut @ PAiey? 9 d eva Dozen a” Peaches? - —106— e 0 0) A) OS 0 0S OS AS AS) SS) AE) SD) A SED PGS % Py ! 3 Sy aw em DD) EP) DEE ESD TS D0 -D -DOLS MADERA IS YOUR CITY AES) PIRSA SERIE. IS LINKED WITH YOUR SUCCESS PRE MADERA Bikol Let Us Prosper Together Madera Business Men’s Association DD (C0 0-0) 0-0) 0-00-0000 0-0-0 0D 0-0 0 0D ED EE 0D) 0D) ALUMNI—Continued (Continued from page 41 Ruth Wakefield—(Mrs. W. Creighton) Madera. Louise Williams—Fresno State Col- lege. Florence Allen—Teaching. Mary Butler—Bank of Italy, Madera. Kenneth Butler—University of Cali- fornia. Carlos Cosgrave—-Los Banos. Lottie Clendenin—Madera Abstract Co. Robert DeChaine—-San Joaquin Light Power Co.. Madera. Bernard Dickey—Stanford. Nellie Dromey—(Mrs. O’Meara) Ma- dera. Madge Dubrey—(Mrs. Percy Cook) Ma- dera. Glenn Freeman—First National Bank, Madera. Lois Gibbs—Mills College. Hope Gabrielson—Madera Abstract Co. Millie Gordon—-(Mrs. Carpenter) Goldie Ashton—Teaching, Madera. William Berrier—Union Oil Co., Long Beach. Mary Baker—(Mrs. HE. Thompson) Glendale. Edith Crow—(Mrs. H. Knowles, Jr.) Madera. James Dickey—Harvard. Dollie Evans—tTribune, Madera. Geneva Gibbs—Teaching, Madera. Katheryn Grove—Instructing at Vassar College, New York. Harvey Knowles—Business, Madera. Marie Moore—Teaching, Madera. Velma Blood—Teaching, Oxnard. Raymond Coffee—Jeweler, Tulare. Orlo Cavin—Madera. Clyde Cavin—University of California. Thomas Cosgrave—First National Bank, Madera. Olive Crowder—(Mrs. Christian) Oak- land. Enid Freeman——Librarian, Fresno. Dorothy Griffin—(Mrs. W. McKune) Los Angeles. Donald Houston—San Joaquin Light Power Co., Madera. Edna Lewis—San Joaquin Light Pow- Wayne Williams—Madera Sugar Pine Company. Stanley Windrem—University of Cali- fornia. 1922 Lawrence Hope—Druggist, Sacramento. Ruth Holman—(Mrs. Parrish) Madera. Pansy Hope—(Mrs. C. Noble) Madera. Arza Hughes—Fresno. Mildred Mitchell—Los Angeles. Virginia Knowles—Madera Abstract Co. Lawrence Petty——Crescent Creamery, Los Angeles. Nell Sewell—-(Mrs. H. Thede) Ma- dera. Gerald Thede—San Joaquin Light Power Co., Madera. Beth Teall—Santa Barbara State Col- lege. Robina Thompson—Librarian, Madera. James Warner—San Francisco. James Webster—Shell Oil Co., Long 3each. Ora Moore—(Mrs. P. Ferson) Working, Madera. Elton Macon—University of California. Pearl Ross—-Madera. Winifred M. Smith—(Mrs. Everett B. Peck) Madera. Doris Snyder—(Mrs. Anderson) Madera. Dan Sheldon—Shell Oil Co., Wilming- ton. Maurice Thede—Madera Sugar Pine Co. Curtis Walling—Stanford. Bertha Wood—(Mrs. Maurice Thede) Madera. T er Co., Madera. Alma Longatti—Bookkeeper, Madera. Gerald Mosteller—uUniversity of Cali- fornia. Cornelius Noble—Business, Madera. 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Officer McNally has just called up, and he reports that aries murdered Chinese has been found in the downtown section.” “Well?” Freeman asked calmly. “Not so well, Freeman, if we don’t solve this mystery. I’ve just got a good calling down from those higher up in the administration, and if we do not get busy and solve this case, I know for sure that one thing is bound to happen; somebody’s going to lose his job!” Freeman smiled, and said, “Now Sergeant, don’t get excited. Let us go over the ground carefully. Something has to be done, and that at once. Do you believe that there are such things as human vampires in the world?” “Human vampires? What has that to do with this case?” “Sergeant, as I have told you before, I have gone over this case very carefully, and as a result have found that no marks are in evidence as to how the murder was committed ; but, | have found out what no one else has discovered.” “What is that, Captain?” “The blood has been sucked out of the Chinaman’s body!” “What!” “Yes, and now I repeat my question. Do you believe that there is such a thing as a human vampire? “No; and yet, | might be forced to a belief in the theory, for all thats” “You mean, then, that you will admit that there are things in the world which you do not believe, simply for the reason that you have not personally known about them, but that, nevertheless, there is a possibility of their being true? Wes ihat is theudea:” “Very well. With that start, I will proceed. 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I returned, however, as soon as it was day, and I made a thorough examination. ‘To the naked eye there was not a trace on the ground to be discovered; but I did find out that the earth on the sides of the wall had fallen down, and, with the aid of my glasses, I found the imprints of two large wings.” “You mean that some half-human being attacked Li Chee?” “Not at all,” said Freeman, speaking with great emphasis. “In no place under investigation is there an indication that the murderers or murderer attempted a ruse of any sort. There is no suggestion that at any time have they attempted to cover their tracks. In fact, it is because of this that I am the more puzzled.” “Why more puzzled?” “Just this: If this and the other like crimes had been committed by any person or persons of the kind with which we have had to deal in our careers, effort would have been made to cover up their tracks from the police, while these people, whoever and whatever they are, have re- lied solely upon their natural cunning and stealth as well as their habits, of moving swiftly and silently.” “So you believe, then, Captain, that some half-wild human being has done this?” “Not unless it is possible for humanity to sink so low that it may be classed as a wild animal.” “Well, if a human being did not do it, who the devil did?” 1? “A vampire! “What!” “Yes, a vampire, I repeat. I found Li Chee’s body in a secret passage of the Alkalichi a few nights ago, and carried it out in the open. 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