Maricopa High School - La Revista Yearbook (Maricopa, CA)

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0l'6W0l This year, as we reviewed the events of our school term, and as we remembered all the people who had taken part in them, we were tempted to liken our friends and schcol- mates to fish, and the habits and activities of our com- panions to the strange or familiar movements and excur- sions underseas. Our comparison we believe is a plausible one. Those who study closely the habits of fish can easily see how they resemble human beings in many ways. They travel in schools-the small fish in one school, the larger ones in another, and the largest in still another. Some people are gullible and easily duped, quickly caught on hooks. Some are sly and wary, caught with difficulty after a long search. The personalities of human beings are not unlike the personalities of fish. Some are gay and happy like trout, some are playful like dolphins, some are cruel like swordfish, others are aimless like jellyfish, or courageous like salmon. For our purposes the Seniors have been compared to whales. The Juniors, who are next in line, have been classed with sharks. The Sophomores and Freshmen we thought of as trout and minnows Since we consider ourselves faster moving creatures than the Junior l-ligh pupils, we have considered them as turtles. Superficial resemblances like these are easy to con- iure, and are perhaps unworthy of long consideration. What we think pleasurable is the contemplation of the variability of all natures-whether of fish or of people. We hope you can imagine with us as you read the pages of this book.